DAEYTT Chapter 65: Deadly Threat, Significant Impact!
Chapter 65: Deadly Threat, Significant Impact!
The night was already deep.
Li Qingyao dragged her tired body back to the hotel and lay down, not wanting to move.
Liu Lihua walked around with a phone, discussing the next day's activities.
"Let's schedule the fan meeting in Pengcheng for noon. We'll take an early flight there."
"Yes, make sure the organizers have everything ready..."
After a few hurried words, Liu Lihua hung up the phone and handed a glass of water to Li Qingyao. "Tomorrow's event is arranged. We have an early flight."
Li Qingyao took a sip from the glass and closed her eyes again. "How's the promotion going?"
Liu Lihua smiled. "The situation is great for us. Your new song has over 9 million downloads and has surpassed 100 million streams, making it the best-performing new song in the first month over the past two years. It should hit 10 million downloads by tomorrow. Wang Qian's song is also gaining traction, probably because he's secretly pouring money into promotions. Tengfei has some concerns about him and doesn't plan to give him any resources for promotion right now."
Li Qingyao, eyes still closed, said softly, "Honestly, winning this way doesn't feel very rewarding."
Liu Lihua looked at Li Qingyao and smiled. "Qingyao, we can't afford to be naive now. Winning is winning. We won fair and square. You've worked so hard, running around tirelessly. Every bit of success is earned by your sweat. Why wouldn't you feel accomplished? You should be full of pride."
Li Qingyao smiled but said nothing. She hadn't felt this fulfilled and hardworking in a long time.
Liu Lihua, while checking her phone, said, "Wang Qian's song is indeed good, but he’s just unlucky to have run into you. Serves him right!"
Suddenly, Liu Lihua's voice stopped abruptly.
She stared wide-eyed at the phone screen, where the top trending topic on Weibo was a large picture featuring Wang Qian.
She recognized him immediately.
The Voice's strongest season yet!
An independent singer, "Qianqian Junzi," starting his career at thirty, has auditioned!
Will the creator of hits like "Once You," "Ordinary Road," "Alive," "Not That Simple," "Those Flowers," and "I Believe" impress the judges?
Who are the mysterious mentors in this strongest season?
Is this season's mentor lineup the strongest yet?
Who is Qianqian Junzi?
One hot topic followed another.
The Voice had been produced in China for ten years.
From its explosive start, it had settled down for a few years but had recently been trending again.
Regardless of its ups and downs, the audience and fans accumulated over ten years were unmatched by any other variety show.
Thus, once the production team began full-scale promotion, information about The Voice spread across the internet, attracting countless followers.
Several of the trending topics on Weibo were related to The Voice.
What shocked Liu Lihua was that The Voice's production team had chosen Wang Qian as their main promotional figure from the start!
Now, all promotional resources were essentially being enjoyed by Wang Qian.
This...
Liu Lihua was stunned, overwhelmed by a massive sense of crisis. Her expression turned extremely serious as she quickly checked the current situation.
Everywhere was filled with information about The Voice.
There were articles about the previous seasons' champions.
Discussions about Wang Qian.
Speculations about this season's mentors.
Many people were extremely excited about this season.
Because...
This season was the first international competition!
Ten countries' The Voice franchise holders were jointly hosting an international competition, gathering the ten national champions to compete for the title of the world's strongest voice.
Just thinking about this event excited many people.
Liu Lihua recalled that a few months ago, she had tried to get Li Qingyao into this season's mentor group for The Voice, but they politely declined.
Though they didn't say it outright, the implication was clear.
You, Li Qingyao, are not qualified yet!
Instead, Liu Lihua secured a mentor spot for Li Qingyao on another music talent show.
Now, she didn't expect Wang Qian to participate in The Voice.
The recordings must have already been completed.
Moreover, Wang Qian's performance should be quite good, and given his current popularity, the production team used him for promotion.
This guy...
So lucky!
Liu Lihua felt a bit envious and jealous. If she could have signed Wang Qian, he would have had explosive potential.
She opened the Tengfei Music website and saw that Li Qingyao's new song was still at number one on the new song chart, with Wang Qian's song closely following and the data gap still significant.
"Qingyao!"
Liu Lihua called out to Li Qingyao, handing her the phone.
Li Qingyao sensed something was off from Liu Lihua's tone. She opened her eyes, took the phone, and frowned as she looked at it. Instantly, she became alert, focusing intently. She paused at Wang Qian's face before quickly browsing the other information.
After more than ten minutes, Li Qingyao returned the phone to Liu Lihua and said softly, "We have ten days left. We won't lose."
Liu Lihua could no longer say that Wang Qian wasn't a threat.
With the added promotional resources from The Voice, Wang Qian now had a promotional edge over Li Qingyao.
Combined with the high quality and reputation of Wang Qian's work, the threat level had skyrocketed. It was not an exaggeration to call it a deadly threat.
If not handled well, Wang Qian might surpass Li Qingyao.
Liu Lihua encouraged, "We should be able to maintain our advantage for the next ten days."
Li Qingyao stood up, thinking aloud, "A few malls in Pengcheng invited us, right? We can do a few more events tomorrow, meet more fans. Have the studio constantly update Weibo to interact with fans. We can also accept invitations from a few live streaming platforms and do some live sessions with fans in the evenings..."
Liu Lihua frowned, concerned. She knew how tired Li Qingyao was recently. "Won't this be too exhausting for you?"
Li Qingyao shook her head. "It's fine. I'll get a few days of rest after the end of the month. Sister Liu, please contact them. We'll do three events tomorrow. The day after, in Beijing, we can also schedule three events, and in the evening, we'll record a show at Beijing TV. I'm not tired!"
This workload...
Even Liu Lihua, a veteran manager, felt the pressure.
A decade ago, even the most dedicated artists didn't work this hard.
Young stars today wouldn't even think about it. They'd complain about being overworked with just a few engagements a month.
Liu Lihua massaged Li Qingyao's shoulders. "Alright, I'll arrange it. I'll get two more assistants to help us with the trivial tasks."
Li Qingyao nodded. "Okay!"
She took out her phone and opened The Voice's official website, her expression serious.
…
The early bird catches the worm.
Wang Qian, after several busy days, finally enjoyed being woken up by the sunlight.
Lazily basking in the morning sun, he dozed off again.
He didn't open his eyes until almost noon, enjoying the view outside his window for a moment.
Maybe because his last life was so exhausting, running around for twenty years as a scene manager, screenwriter, director, voice actor, editor, often working all night, it became normal to be busy for days on end.
So, in this life, Wang Qian slept in whenever he could, seemingly making up for the sleep he missed in his previous life.
Ah...
He yawned loudly.
Only then did Wang Qian get out of bed, checking his phone for the time. It was just noon, and he had dozens of unread messages.
He opened them to take a look.
Glorious Xue'er: "Jiangjiang and I practiced piano until late. I used to learn until I was a teenager, so I have a good foundation. I can now play 'To Glory' smoothly. It's so beautiful. I played it dozens of times and still love it. Goodnight..."
Glorious Xue'er: "Good morning. You must still be sleeping in, right? Jiangjiang, Yue'er, Aunt He, and I are heading out. I'll first take Aunt He to Magic Sound. Aunt He asked me to tell you that Magic Sound's exchange event is inviting you again. You can go anytime. Professor Dawson and Professor Karl want to talk to you. Director Yang and Director Peng might contact you soon."
Glorious Xue'er: "Make sure to have breakfast. Skipping it is bad for your health. I’m leaving Jiangjiang and Xiao Yue at the studio. I have company matters today, so I can’t pick you up."
…
He Dongming: "The show's promotion is starting in full swing. You're benefiting from it! Director Zhou said, once the episode airs today, come to the studio as soon as you can."
He Dongming: "By the way, with the show's promotion, your new song might threaten Li Qingyao. She must be anxious. I remember she’s very competitive. This time you two fighting for the top spot is very memorable. I've already taken screenshots for keepsakes."
…
Zhao Lei: "Wang Qian, I called but couldn't reach you. Sorry to bother you. The movie's box office is doing well. We’d like to invite you to write a song related to the film for promotion. Do you have time
?"
Zhao Lei: "Wang Qian, congratulations on your new song's success. When we meet, I must treat you to dinner to celebrate."
…
Tang Xian: "The concert’s in progress. Remember the venue and time I mentioned before. We’ll record your part on site and arrange it into the album later. Don't miss it."
Tang Xian: "I look forward to working with you. We'll record your part this time, and I'll join in later for the duet."
Tang Xian: "The Voice is promoting you. Great! Your fan club’s buzzing with activity."
…
Wang Qian was getting overwhelmed by the number of messages.
The first episode of The Voice was airing today.
And it was the most important and explosive content.
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