Chapter 424 Album Sales Soar

Chapter 424 Album Sales Soar

Chapter 424 Album Sales Soar

The office worker Keiji Ito was on his way to work at this time.

Some people who were still sleepy got on the subway in a daze.

Then as soon as he got on the subway, he saw a figure with a scarf tied on his forehead in the crowd.

It's also hard not to see that this white headband stands out in the crowd.

what is this?
Why is that JK wearing this?
Is there any school festival or cultural festival coming up recently?

His sleepiness was mostly gone because of his curiosity, and he secretly glanced at the figure with the headband.

This kind of one-character scarf is not a strange thing, but it is usually seen in various festivals or New Year activities. It is relatively rare to see it in daily life.

Loser, go ahead?

What do the words written on it mean?
After secretly observing for a while, Keiji Ito finally found a clue on the ribbon of the towel.

goki sauce, album "loser".

Hey, is this an album by some singer?
What kind of singer is so good that her fans can promote her like this?

Keiji Ito couldn't hold back his curiosity. He secretly took out his Bluetooth headset and started searching for the message on his mobile phone.

The album is released on Line Music, but you can listen to it directly on Line without downloading the software. Line is basically the equivalent of Japan's WeChat, and everyone has it, which is also a small advantage of the Line platform.

Keiji Ito quickly found Wu Mu's new album on his mobile phone.

Then what caught his eye was the album cover of a distorted little man with his hands on his head.

This cover.
Keiji Ito couldn't help but take a few more glances. It was so unique, and had an indescribable meaning.

After taking a few glances at the cover art, he began to listen to the songs on the album.

The first one is naturally the song "Loser".

"It's just like the past, day after day, this kind of life is unbearable"

Huh?
what!
Keiji Ito couldn't help but turn around to look at the singer's name on the album.

goki?

I haven’t heard of this name. Is he a new singer in the circle?

Are you so good at singing?

Not only is the singing great, but also the emotions in this song.
Keiji Ito listened silently, thinking about how he was a social slave, repeating this boring life every day, and his hands couldn't help but clench.

He suddenly understood why the singer's fans were promoting him in this way.

After listening to the trial part, Keiji Ito chose to pay for the purchase without hesitation.

Even if you don't listen to the rest of the songs, this song alone, just the first half, is definitely worth the 600 yen!

In a record store called Flash Records in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.

Shop clerk Masahiko Kojima was taking advantage of his free time to chat and rest with his new colleague.

"Hase Kousuke's new album has sold seven or eight copies today, right? I think he should still be number one on the Oricon chart today."

"After all, Johnny's is the main promoter of a new generation of idols, and this new album is of very high quality. It's normal that it sells well. Not only is he number one on the daily chart, he's probably also number one on the weekly chart. Including this week, he's been number one for six consecutive weeks." The new colleague replied.

"Then after Yoshida's song is finished on the radio in the store, let's play his songs. It should attract some customers to buy." Kojima Masahiko said casually.

"Yeah." The colleague nodded, then immediately remembered to ask, "Do you want to play the demo disc sent by Line Music? The one from China."

"he"

Kojima Masahiko hesitated a little.

Because of the very strange situation of the record market in Japan, physical record stores like theirs occupy a very large market.

There are not only smaller independent record stores like theirs, but also large chain record stores like Tower Records and Shinseido, and even large chain convenience stores like 7-11 and Lawson, which sell records.

With such a wide range of publicity channels, we dare not give up even if we focus on releasing albums digitally.

Therefore, digital music platforms like LINE and Spotify, as well as singers who release songs, often send some trial discs to their stores for promotion.

But physical record stores are generally not willing to release the album, because even if they promote it, they can’t make any money from record sales, they just make money from the promotion fees.

Normally, Masahiko Kojima doesn't let go very often, but this time he encountered an abnormal situation.

Well, along with the trial disc, LINE Music also sent a large promotional poster for the singer.

That thing was posted by Masahiko Kojima, after all, it looks very attractive to customers.

In fact, this is exactly the case. Early this morning, more than a dozen customers came in to inquire about the information of the Chinese singer on the poster.

Just as Kojima Masahiko was hesitating, another customer walked in.

"Hello, where is the album of the singer on the poster outside? I want to take a look."

Well, even though there are a lot of posters posted outside their store, there’s no need for detailed explanations, Kojima Masahiko knows who they’re talking about.

"I'm sorry, sir. That singer doesn't have a physical album for sale. If you want to buy it, you can only buy the digital version on an online platform."

Kojima Masahiko looked at the disappointed face of the customer and said, "But we have a demo disc of his music here. We can play it for you to try."

The store's promotional broadcast had just ended, and Kojima Masahiko was teaching his new colleague to change to the trial disc of the Chinese singer.

Soon, a strong funk rhythm came from the store's radio speakers.

“It’s the same day after day.”

Huh? ?

what! ?

Masahiko Kojima was completely stunned. It was also the first time he heard this singer's songs.

He originally thought that a Japanese album made by a Chinese, and one who looked unprofessional, would definitely be of average quality.

The result is so amazing! ?
The customer in front of him was also surprised and shocked. Not only this customer, but many customers who were choosing records in the store also stopped and listened attentively.

Soon, one song ended, there was a pause, and then the second song began.

The quality of the second song is again surprising.

But now everyone couldn't stand still and came up to ask, "What record was that song playing on the radio just now? I want to buy one."

Customers were clearly very interested in the radio album.

But unfortunately they don't have any place to sell it in the store.

After hearing that the songs played were just samples, the customers were undoubtedly disappointed.

But some people's eyes lit up, "Wait, you mean, this Goki-san only released digital albums, not physical albums, and your store has a physical demo disc of his? I want to buy this demo disc! I can pay a high price! How about 100,000 yen!?"

what?
Kojima Masahiko was stunned.

This guy's digital album is only 600 yen, even if it's a physical album, it would probably be 2,000 to 3,000 yen at most, but this guy is going to pay 100,000 yen for their demo disc! ?
Masahiko Kojima understood that the person who asked this question probably thought that this demo disc had collection value or would appreciate in value in the future, but this was too much confidence!
A singer who I just met and listened to is so confident! ?

Time quickly approaches evening, and it is the day when the Japanese Oricon Daily Chart data is announced.

At this time, countless singers in Japan were paying attention to the Oricon data, such as Hase Kousuke, a new generation idol promoted by Johnny's Office.

He refreshed the screen of his mobile phone anxiously, wanting to see if he was the first place today.

Several of his friends in the industry were standing by, and when they saw what he had, they all laughed at him, "Kousuke-kun, no need to brush it, it must be you today."

"Yes, there aren't any strong competitors releasing new albums this week, so you're basically in safe hands."

"Even if someone wants to release a new album, they wouldn't choose this time to compete with you, Kosuke-kun. When I passed by the record store this afternoon, I went in to take a look. Kosuke, your records sold the most, far ahead of others."

In fact, Hase Kousuke also felt that it was him, but he was just too concerned.

The daily sales figures at a certain time are not particularly important to him, but there is one piece of data that is very important to him - the number of weeks the album stays at number one on the chart.

This is also a very important honor, which is recognized both inside and outside the circle, and there is also a special statistical website.

The current record for consecutive weeks at number one is 17 weeks, and the tenth is ten weeks.

He didn't dare to think about the data for the 17th week, but he couldn't help but want to make a breakthrough in the tenth week.

So now the daily sales volume is very important to him.

Hase Hirosuke was refreshing the list, and soon, today's daily list was announced.

The first one should be yourself.

He thought this in his mind and looked over.

First: Album "Loser" by Wu Mu, comprehensive score: 36191.

Eh?
Hase Hirosuke's expression froze.

He looked down at number two.

Second: Album "Declaration of Victory" by Hirosuke Hase, comprehensive score: 35011.

He actually lost!!

"Kousuke, how much ahead of the second place are you?" His friends nearby asked jokingly, not knowing that he had lost.

But someone immediately noticed that his expression was not right and came over to check, "How is that possible! Kosuke you are not number one!?"

"Eh?"

The friends were surprised and gathered around.

"Goki? Who is this? Is there a star like him in the industry? Why haven't I heard of him?"

"'Loser'? I haven't heard of this album being released recently."

Everyone was at a loss.

However, someone vaguely remembered, "It seems to be a Chinese singer who has appeared on TV Asahi's music station before."

Are Chinese singers coming to Japan to release albums?

Everyone was surprised and felt sorry for Hase Kousuke. "What a pity. It was just a thousand copies short. If we had known that this guy was going to release a new album, we would have promoted it more. But it's okay. It's just one day's data. It won't affect the weekly chart. This guy should have released his album first, so today's performance is higher."

Hase Hirosuke also felt regretful. It was such a pity that he was only one thousand short, otherwise he would have been first again.

I was ambushed by someone without any moral principles.

With some regret, he casually clicked on the ranking details of a singer named Goki, whom he had never heard of.

Album "Loser", comprehensive score: 36191, physical sales: 0, digital distribution: 180955, streaming listening: 0
Hase Kousuke's expression gradually froze.

One hundred and eighty thousand nine hundred
After carefully counting the number and finding it was indeed six digits, he clicked on his detailed data.

Album "Victory Declaration", comprehensive score: 35011, physical sales: 21917, digital distribution: 4301, streaming listening
It turns out that it wasn't a thousand that was missing, but more than 150,000.
What the hell!

This guy's album sold over 180,000 today!!

Hase Hirosuke was stunned.

What does more than 180,000 mean?
Even though digital albums are cheap, selling more than 180,000 a day is definitely top-tier quality.

And looking at the zero sales of physical albums and streaming media, it is obvious that he did not release any physical albums or put them on streaming platforms for members to listen to.

In this situation, if someone scores 30,000 points, it's like fighting him with your hands and feet tied up.

No, who is this Chinese star and what is his album about?
Hase Kousuke couldn't help but leave and started searching for this person's album.

"Hey! Brother, we are popular again!"

Shu Mei excitedly ran into the office to report.

"Today our new album sold 180,000 copies in Japan!"

Shi Wu was also in the office. He also knew about this and had a strange look on his face.

No?

Did his boss really send out a tweet and sales suddenly went up?
This doesn't make sense. Can a tweet alone have such a big impact?
His boss doesn't have that many followers on Twitter, just over one million. How did his number suddenly increase so much just by posting a tweet?

Shi Wu couldn't understand it at all. This was too strange.

In the past in China, it could be said that the money was spent by old fans who were hiding away. But abroad, even if there are some Sakura girl fans who will pay for it, the price can't possibly increase that much, right?

But even though I didn't understand, I still had to continue reporting. "Boss, Atsushi Harada just called us and wanted us to do a physical release. He said that the audition results of our physical release were very good. The stores were all urging them to do large-scale filling of the audition discs they sent out. If we do a physical release, it will definitely be a big hit."

Well, everyone on Harada Atsushi’s side was confused.

Isn't it said that this album feels hopeless?

How come it was suddenly saved just by posting a tweet to promote it?
Can tweeting be so powerful?
Moreover, the feedback in the trial disc is a bit too outrageous. There are a lot of feedbacks saying that customers want to buy the trial disc at a high price?
Some people even went so far as to steal the trial discs and posters from the store?

Could the response be so huge?
Atsushi Harada didn't understand, but he saw that this was an opportunity for their company.

Let’s not worry about the digital album sales for now. Even if it tops the Oricon charts, it may not be able to maintain this momentum. After all, the coefficient is too low.

But their LINE Music also has a physical distribution channel that is somewhat neglected. Can they take this opportunity to develop their physical channels?

However, Wu Mu will naturally not release physical records. If he uses the profit card, he can release it. But if he uses the performance card, then he will be just giving money to others for nothing, and most of the profits will be eaten up by others.

Only he can harvest Tongzi’s leeks!

Shi Wu was not surprised at all to be rejected by Wu Mu, as he had never thought that his boss would agree before coming here.

If this had been hit once, it might have been possible for them to be unfree and honest, but now the situation is so negative and it has risen again. They must be free to the sky!

Putting himself in his boss's shoes, he feels that he can be free too. No matter what he does, there will always be someone to pay for it, so he can do whatever he wants.

Shu Mei was also very excited. "We sold 180,000 in one day. With yesterday's sales, we sold over 200,000. As long as we sell 800,000, we can get into the top 100 on the Oricon charts. That will be enough to prove ourselves to the domestic audiences!"

Eight hundred thousand?

Wu Mu looked at the remaining balance on the performance card on the system.

Isn't that just a small portion of the performance card?

(End of this chapter)