Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 69 Killing the Game

"How is it possible... The theme song elevates the plot to its climax, the MV enhances the promotional video, and the cover song breaks through the circle and feeds back to the box office... A theme song actually led to the formation of such a perfect closed-loop matrix of box office diversion..."

Staring at the analysis results on the projector in amazement, all the committee representatives, including those from J Company, were speechless for a moment.

"By the way, according to on-site surveys by theater chains, the '10% higher than expected' box office of Attack of Dwarfs came mostly from viewers who went to the theaters but didn't buy tickets for Curse of the Dark Knight."

"In summary, we believe that the poor box office data this time is not a problem of publicity and promotion."

The representative of Company S added another blow, completely killing the meeting.

"Which music company and who wrote this evil song called "Red Lotus"?!"

After a while, Masada Hizuka asked weakly with the mentality of "I want to die with a clear mind".

"'Gurenhua' is produced by Bethesda. The lyrics, music and arrangement are all by the same person, called 'Xiafan'."

"By the way, the song "Sakura" that is currently ranked first in the "Tokyo Newcomer Music Awards" is also his work."

The representative of Company S sighed.

At this point, even if the reason is found, it is obviously impossible for "Attack of Dwarfs" to surpass the box office of "Damned Blade" by adjusting its publicity and promotion plan.

Perhaps, the phenomenal popularity of "Grim Regent" will cause the entire film industry to pay further attention to the quality of theme songs.

"What... Sakura... came down to earth... it's him again?!"

"One song 'Sakura' wasn't enough, and here comes 'Gurenge'. Where did Bethesda dig this freak newcomer from?"

The representative of Company A, who had remained silent until then, could not help but let out a low cry.

This time, Company A is in charge of the back-end peripheral production and sales within the production committee of "Attack of Dwarfs", and does not bear much responsibility for the box office results.

However, the three companies that made up the biggest investment in Attack of Dwarfs are still J-Company, A-Company and S-Company.

The intention behind the joint investment of these three companies is naturally the same as that of the "Tokyo Newcomer Music Awards", based on the strategy of "the past cannot be changed, so strive for the future", sniping Bethesda and the "Burning Series" in the layout of the film industry chain and IP creation.

At the Tokyo Newcomer Music Awards, the song "Sakura" from the human world took the first place, leaving J-company's "PPAP", A-company's "Please Marry Your Daughter to Me" and S-company's "Thousand Layers of Teasing Tricks" secretly fighting for the second place...

On the cinema side, the release of "Gurenge" helped "Cursed Blade" crush "Attack of Dwarfs" in advance.

The name "Xia Fan" has recently become a stumbling block in the "JAS Alliance"'s strategy to dominate the entertainment industry.

"This time, the huge gap in box office sales due to the movie theme song can only be said to be an unexpected situation, not the fault of Zhan. Although the box office performance is not as good as "Damn Blade", it has exceeded expectations and is enough to bet on the box office investment."

"So, don't be discouraged. Follow-up work will continue as planned. Let's stop here today."

With a sigh, Masada Hizuka smiled and boosted morale, then adjourned the meeting.

"This music producer's 'coming down to earth' is indeed worthy of attention. But he is a newcomer after all, and producing two hit songs in a short period of time should be the limit."

"That's right. The music promotion season starting next month will be the stage for the top singers and gold medal music producers from various companies to compete head-on."

But the representatives of J, A and S did not leave immediately and started talking about other business cooperation.

Even if "Attack of Dwarfs" lost to "Damned Blade" at the box office, as long as it meets the basic box office results and investment returns, it can be considered a successful investment film project.

The capital in the entertainment industry has no time to stay in the past and will only continue to pursue new profit targets.

"This time, we at J Company are well prepared and are confident that we can completely overwhelm Company B in terms of new record sales and concert revenue. If you are interested, you can invest in the music project we are planning." The representative of Company J changed the subject, took out a stack of information, and started promoting their own new project.

"Don't be too confident. The popular singers of your company in the past two years are indeed quite popular, and the song production level is also online. But the new top female singer of Bethesda, Yayoi Tsuki, is also quite talented."

Recalling the "backstabbing" he encountered at the Tokyo Newcomer Music Awards, the representative of S Company smiled disdainfully.

The Burning Series under the Bethesda has not had many new singers become popular in recent years, and its mainstays are aging rapidly, so the series is on a downward slope.

But the female singer Yayoi Tsuki, who debuted the year before last, has a great appearance and figure, and her singing and dancing skills are top-notch. Her ethereal singing voice seems to have a charm that goes straight into the soul. In just two years and two albums, she has become a top singer and was praised by the media as having a "voice kissed by God."

"Yayoi Tsuki, among the new generation of singers, is indeed considered S-level... but that was in the past... Have you seen her sing in public in the past year?"

When the name "Yayoizuki" is mentioned, J Club's representative smiles ambiguously.

"Come to think of it, it seems to be true. Do you have any inside information?"

Smelling a different scent, the representative of Company A curiously came over and lit a cigarette for the other party.

"Hey, the paparazzi's gossip is not reliable..."

"But I heard that her hearing was seriously damaged and almost unrecoverable."

The J-company representative took a greedy puff of his cigarette and spoke while puffing out smoke.

"What? Yayoi Tsuki has hearing problems. If that's true..."

"Then Bethesda, the music market this year, is doomed."

The other two looked at each other in ecstasy.

It goes without saying what severe hearing damage means to a top singer.

……

Tokyo University of the Arts, lecture hall.

"Dear students, the theme of our music practice course today is 'From the box office miracle of the animated film "Cursed Blade", on the empowerment of music in the context of the new era'."

"In recent days, the animated film "Cursed Blade" has achieved great success in both word of mouth and box office. I'm sure everyone has heard the popular theme song "Gurenge"...."

"What, you haven't listened yet? I'll give you five minutes. Go to the corridor and listen now, then come back."

On the podium, the gray-haired professor was giving a lecture in a serious tone.

[Faith +1...Faith +1...Faith +1...Faith +1...]

[Current cumulative faith value 3280]

"As expected of a big-budget animated film that's a box office hit, isn't the faith growing too fast?"

In the first row of the classroom, Xia Fan sensed the increase in faith and sighed silently.

"Cursed Blade" set the fastest box office record in three days after its release, and also brought him more faith growth than "Sakura" in one month.

(End of this chapter)