However, Lin Yuan can follow fate, but Xia Fan can’t manage his carefree attitude:
"I don’t care, you have to help me, my singer ranking is too low, every time I go out to eat I get beaten up!"
Xia Fan and Jian Yi grew up with Lin Yuan as childhood friends.
Others in Yu Dynasty are somewhat intimidated in front of Lin Yuan.
But Xia Fan is not scared at all:
"Remember how you made me record ’Fairytale Town’ overnight back then, because the song release was at the end of the month, which led to an average final ranking on the season charts? You even said yourself, you owe me a championship."
How many years ago was that?
Lin Yuan does remember this, but at the moment he playfully teases:
"Didn’t you take first place at the Blue Songlympics?"
Xia Fan stubbornly said, "Blue Songlympics was for the glory of the continent. You are our coach, you should help us. Marks of public and private matters should be drawn."
Lin Yuan stopped teasing her: "I’ll put out an album for you."
Xia Fan widened her eyes: "You want me to tackle the global season charts!?"
"Global season charts?"
Lin Yuan was slightly startled upon hearing this.
He hadn’t paid attention to the season charts for so long that he didn’t know the current situation.
How did the global season charts become related to albums?
Sun Yaohuo seemed to understand: "The junior still doesn’t know the new rules for the global season charts?"
When Lin Yuan was actually nodding, everyone was amused and puzzled: "What have you been busy with after representing the Blue Songlympics?"
Busy preparing concerts.
Of course, Lin Yuan wouldn’t say these things.
It was Sun Yaohuo who explained the situation to Lin Yuan.
After the major merger at Blue Star, the rules for the season charts underwent significant changes.
In the past, everyone was competing with singles, a mode Lin Yuan was familiar with; he once achieved twelve consecutive championships under this mode!
As the merger progresses, more singers joined the season charts, and more songs flooded the charts!
It became difficult for many singers to stand out!
Especially last year, after the global merger.
It became incredibly challenging for singers to achieve high rankings on the season charts!
Because the highest visibility on the season charts is in those top few spots!
Singers from various continents started competing aggressively!
What used to be competing for the season charts with one song evolved into competing with several songs—a strategy of casting a wide net. Several songs are easier to gain popularity than just one, and if one becomes popular, it can boost the download rate for others.
Faced with these complex situations.
The Literature and Art Association amended the rules last June.
Now the Blue Star season charts are comparing albums rather than a single song.
There are more opportunities for song exposure.
Of course, the format of competing with singles still exists.
But the single charts are named the Blue Star Single List, allowing music fans to find songs accurately, which is a supplementary chart to the season charts.
After all, singles come from albums.
Sun Yaohuo summarized: "Simply put, now the main comparison in the music industry is the level of complete albums. Singers may choose one or more composers to create albums for them. Like Fei Yang, I heard he plans to collaborate with Abigail on an album where all the songs are personally handled by Abigail for him!"
This is the Celestial Dynasty’s music golden era model.
One of the main channels for singers to earn money was selling albums.
Blue Star is now adopting this path, as singers start making money by selling albums, even though they’re electronic albums, the essence is the same.
Selling a whole album bundled and simply downloading a single song has completely different pricing!
Overall, it’s a good thing.
Musicians earn more money, providing them the motivation to create better music. Otherwise, would you expect artists to generate electricity from love?
Making money is not mundane for art.
Behind most artists is financial support.
Celestial Dynasty’s music may be criticized compared to foreign music, but few consider the cause; it’s ultimately because writing good songs domestically doesn’t pay!
Check those music players.
Other than Director Zhou and a few limited people’s electronic album charges, which can make some money, you try album charges for those less famous singers?
Some might ask, why were there more good songs early on?
Because if songs got hot in the past, the distribution of tapes and CDs, etc., was still quite profitable.
Even though piracy was rampant, those times had more impact compared to later when music became freely accessible online.
Streaming music for free online made things great for common folks, but the mainland music scene faced near extinction.
So it’s not that we’re inferior.
It’s simply a poor environmental determinant due to various causes.
If everyone were willing to pay for good songs, the music scene would definitely heat up fiercely.
Not to mention birthing another Director Zhou.
At least birthing several artists like xxx on that level would be possible.
Foreign lands protect copyrights, and the environment is far superior to ours, naturally making it easier to produce good songs.
Understanding the situation, Lin Yuan smiled: "Then it’s just right to try the intensity of the new season charts."
Xia Fan wanted to pinky swear with Lin Yuan: "Qin Continent people don’t deceive Qin Continent people!"
Lin Yuan helplessly accompanied her in pinky swearing: "Hmm."
After Lin Yuan and Xia Fan finished pinky swearing, they turned around and found five pairs of eyes staring at them like hungry wolves.