Huayu: The Unbelievable Matching Mechanism of Jay Chou's Love Songs

Wu Zongxian has actually been quite eccentric lately.

As the owner of a record company, he should have known the "shipment volume" of Feng Zheng's album immediately, even before these media outlets and websites. However, this guy probably bet too much on Feng Zheng and was afraid of losing everything, so he simply deceived himself and asked others not to report short-term data to him, planning to wait for the first month's data to come out.

As a result, I couldn't wait until the first week!

Yang Junrong suggested that everyone take a look at the first week's sales figures to reassure Wu Zongxian.

In fact, the extent of the "sales frenzy" triggered by Feng Zheng's new album within this week is already well-documented. Even Liu Genghong could hear the receptionist at the gym humming Feng Zheng's songs when he went to the gym. They just needed confirmation.

However, they clearly underestimated the first-week sales of Feng Zheng's album...

They probably thought that the highest number of copies they could get was around 5, and at most they would only get a "gold record certification".

But who knew...

Feng Zheng's name appeared directly on the "Platinum Record Certification" symbolizing 10 copies sold!

"ber..."

"Eh!"

"This...this!"

"Aaaaaah!"

"A generous gift of crab!"

"Live Brother! Geneva Live Brother!"

"We've struck it rich! We've struck it rich!"

"To grow bigger and stronger, and create new glories!"

"Damn it!"

"Hahaha!"

"Whoa!"

"Clap clap clap..."

In an instant, the entire office erupted in cheers.

The sound engineer not far away took out the champagne he had prepared beforehand, shook it up and down for a moment, and with the crisp sound of the cork being pulled out, white foam sprayed all over the room. For a moment, all that could be heard was the sound of monkeys calling out, with monkeys crying incessantly on both banks of the river.

Yang Junrong, Liu Genghong, and the few staff members present couldn't help but get excited.

That's amazing!

It's important to understand that since the rampant piracy channels, such as MP3 players and pirated websites, began to spread a couple of years ago, the sales of physical records have been declining steadily. In the past, when IFPI was still relatively authoritative, first-week sales often reached 5 to 10 copies, but now 5 is considered the ceiling...

That's why reaching 5 is already quite exaggerated.

But even under these circumstances, Feng Zheng's new album still managed to break through the 10 sales mark in its first week!

What the hell is the difference between this and going against the heavens to become an emperor during the Dharma-ending Age when spiritual energy is depleted?

That's outrageous!

Very exaggerated!

So exaggerated that even after seeing the truth, Wu Zongxian still couldn't quite believe his eyes.

"Brother Xian," Feng Zheng said with a smile. Although he was also happy, he was calmer than the others. He said to Wu Zongxian, "Quickly call and ask about the actual sales."

Upon hearing this, Wu Zongxian forcibly suppressed his excitement. His hands trembled slightly as he took out his phone. After a long pause, he finally made a call. As soon as the call connected, the shipping company on the other end immediately said:

"Brother Xian, I was just about to call you. It seems Feng Zheng's stock is running low. Should we prepare more?"

"More...what? Isn't that enough right now?"

Wu Zongxian stammered upon hearing this, and was somewhat stunned.

Although Feng Zheng's first-week sales were indeed very impressive, exceeding 10 copies, he had already distributed 50 copies to Feng Zheng, which should be enough to sell for him for two or three months, right?

The first month after an album's release is usually the golden sales period. After that, sales will drop by half. Even if you prepare stock in advance, you wouldn't immediately prepare stock after the first week's sales figures, would you?

"Of course not!"

To Wu Zongxian's surprise, the shipping company on the other end of the phone replied, "Based on the current sales of this album, we estimate that the stock we prepared will sell out in about a month. If we don't prepare in advance, we'll run out of stock immediately."

"What?"

Wu Zongxian was a little confused...

Is it really that exaggerated?

"...You don't know Feng Zheng's first-week sales figures yet, do you, Brother Xian?!" the shipping company asked.

"I..." Wu Zongxian looked back at the Platinum Sales Certification and said, "I just saw it too, and I don't know the specific sales figures yet."

"Oh dear...you know...you didn't even try to be careful!" the shipper complained, looking exasperated.

"So... how much exactly?" Wu Zongxian's forehead was covered in black lines, his patience completely worn out: "Stop talking nonsense, be specific, just tell me!"

"Let me check the details, please wait a moment..."

A moment later, the supplier told Wu Zongxian, each word deliberate and forceful:

「截止今天12点，冯峥的这张专辑首周销量一共是16万6千8百8十6张！」

These words were like a bombshell, crashing into Wu Zongxian's mind.

"..."

At that moment, Wu Zongxian was stunned.

His eyes widened, he gasped, and a blank expression appeared on his wrinkled face.

The supplier seemed to say something else, perhaps asking if they wanted to prepare the goods in advance, but Wu Zongxian was already oblivious to it all...

In his mind, the specific sales figure mentioned by the person in charge of the shipment kept repeating over and over again.

More than 166,000...

More than 166,000!

It turns out that Feng Zheng's first solo album did not fail to reach the 5 copies sold in its first week, but was just short of the 20 copies needed for a double platinum record!

"Over 160,000?!?!?!?!"

When Yang Junrong, Liu Genghong and the others heard this news from Wu Zongxian, they were stunned!

They were just celebrating with champagne when they learned that Feng Zheng's album had sold over 10 copies in its first week, but now they were so quiet you could hear them breathing...

There's no other reason than that this data is simply too frightening in this era!

What does that mean?

For example...

The record for the highest sales volume in Taiwan at that time was 138 million copies sold by A-mei in 97!

During the period when IFPI was still considered authoritative, statistics showed that the album sold approximately 15 to 20 copies in its first week of release.

And now, Feng Zheng's first solo album has also achieved this figure in its first week of sales!

That is to say!

Feng Zheng's album has the potential to challenge and break the sales record in Taiwan's history!

you say!

How could these people not be shocked!

How can I not be completely bewildered!

What's most shocking is that A-mei's sales record was set in the 1990s, the golden age of physical records, while Feng Zheng's sales record was set in the 2000s, a year rife with piracy!

It's just that he was born at the wrong time; otherwise, if they had competed on the same stage, Feng Zheng might have been even better!

"Damn it!"

After a brief silence, the group in the office went wild, surrounding Feng Zheng, patting him on the shoulder, shaking him and shouting in a hoarse voice:

"Feng Zheng!"

"Feng Zheng! Feng Zheng!"

"He's famous! He's become an overnight sensation!"

"Let Chai Zhiping cry now! She won't even have anywhere to cry!"

"Haha! Hahaha!"

"You're the male protagonist of a wish-fulfillment novel!"

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