Immortal Sword Asking for Love Premieres

Song Dao was still on his way home when he received the message.

Hu Wei, sitting in front of him, looked excited.

He wasn't wearing anything formal today, opting for a shirt and jeans like Song Dao.

He looked much younger.

Paired with his handsome face, he looked quite spirited.

But Song Dao was wearing a tracksuit today, which was more casual.

Every morning after practicing his vocals in the park, he would run two laps around the more than two-kilometer track, and a tracksuit was more comfortable.

"Boss, did Teacher Lin say when that song will be released?"

"Let's wait a bit, no rush."

"Mhm, no rush. Actually, it's quite urgent. It would be best if it could be released next month!"

Hu Wei rubbed his hands together like a fly and grinned back at Song Dao, "So, can you talk to Teacher Lin for us, boss?"

Next month?

Isn't that when your ex-girlfriend is getting married?

As expected.

Men are boys until they die.

He still hasn't completely let go.

Unwilling, unresigned.

Song Dao said, "Okay, I'll mention it to Teacher Lin later."

After that, he saw Lin Fei send a few messages.

They included two documents and a message from Lin Fei.

He clicked on the document labeled [Demon Love].

--In the early years of the Great Zhou, Emperor Taizong, who had just unified the land, often had nightmares. He dreamt of enemy soldiers he had killed on the battlefield demanding his life.

So he ordered the construction of many Buddhist temples across the land.

To offer salvation to the souls of the departed.

And he sent Master Zhenxuan to the Western Regions to seek true scriptures.

The Great Demon Wuzhiqi had wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace in the past and was suppressed under Five Finger Mountain by the Buddha for five hundred years...

Master Zhenxuan passed by this place, broke the seal, and rescued Wuzhiqi, taking him as a disciple. The master and disciple then traveled to the Western Regions together.

Passing by White Tiger Ridge, Wuzhiqi met his lover from years ago.

A White Tiger that had become a spirit over many years, possessing profound magical powers.

Facing his old lover, who was ruthless and wanted to devour his master, Wuzhiqi could only brace himself to stop her.

He later discovered that the White Tiger's desire to eat Master Zhenxuan was false; what she truly wanted was to keep him there.

Five hundred years had passed, and she still loved him deeply...

In the end, Wuzhiqi chose to accompany his master to the Western Regions, leaving the White Tiger with only a string of plant seeds from the south.

He promised that one day, when the seeds took root, grew into a large tree, blossomed, and bore fruit, he would return to see her.

Song Dao thought, isn't this just Journey to the West in this world?

The original owner had also watched it as a child; it was called Journey to the West, and the plot was very similar to Journey to the West.

It was also about subduing demons and obtaining scriptures.

No wonder people say the development trajectories of the two worlds are similar, with even many cultural similarities.

But they were only similar; ultimately, they were two different flowers.

What surprised Song Dao was that this movie had extremely high compatibility with the song he had opened from the Premium Gold Treasure Chest!

He had been pondering a question all along.

No matter how classic a song is, it still needs time to be validated.

Even if a good song is a good song, people will quickly like it even on the first listen.

But if it's enhanced by a story, the effect is obviously better!

This is why there are so many hit songs that come out of various films and television shows.

The two complement each other; when merged, they become a shared memory for a generation or even several generations.

When a familiar melody plays, thoughts are instantly pulled back to a sunny afternoon, or a rainy day.

Recalling people and events from the past.

This is how sentimentality is born.

Therefore, the best way to promote classic music from Earth and break through is to bundle it with film and television works.

Like a seed, planted in the hearts of this generation.

Then he opened the document titled [Three Kingdoms] again.

He glanced at it and immediately smiled.

Although his memories of music from his past life were hazy, he still remembered the song titles and some of the melodies.

Three Kingdoms!

This one is even more amazing!

If the system provided the corresponding songs, there would be no major problem for that top director in Xia Kingdom to film it, and it would definitely be a huge hit!

He had felt a sense of destiny in the songs the system provided before, very accurate.

Now he was even more certain of this.

"I was still thinking about how to get Sister Fei to sing, and she ended up coming to me herself. The only problem now is probably how Teacher Lin will react when he hears she only gets twenty percent..."

"This is the perfect opportunity to see if this girl, Xianxian, truly doesn't care about money or if she's just pretending."

Song Dao pondered.

Hu Wei, sitting in front, saw Song Dao looking at something and didn't dare to speak, only silently cheered himself on in his heart.

From junior brother to Teacher Song, and then from Teacher Song to boss.

The whole process was so smooth that he himself found it a little unbelievable.

He used to think he was a proud person, a person with backbone.

Even when facing drunk and provocative customers in the bar, he never backed down.

Now he understood, he hadn't backed down before because those people couldn't control his destiny.

But this junior brother, who was several years younger than him, sitting in the back... could!

That's why yesterday afternoon, he resigned from a job that could have provided him with a good living, without hesitation, despite his boss's attempts to keep him.

That's why he also learned to open the car door for his junior brother without being taught, and he didn't feel bad about it at all.

I want to prove to everyone who knows my name that I'm not dreaming!

Song Dao returned to his residence and didn't rush to reply to Lin Fei.

He simply replied with "Okay."

As usual, he opened his computer, logged into the Penguin Music Creator platform, and checked his data.

This had become the happiest part of his day.

See Through Love, See Through You, non-member downloads: 250,467.

Sad City overtook it, non-member downloads: 314,566.

As the heat cooled down, the growth rate began to slow down.

But for Song Dao, this was already very good!

Just the non-member downloads alone were over 500,000, which would translate to over 300,000 before tax in his hands!

Even after taxes and another deduction by the system, he would still get over 100,000.

And this was just non-member downloads, not to mention member downloads and advertising revenue.

He estimated it would be around 200,000.

Adding Lin Fei's share, that's over 300,000 a month!

Even if it decreased sharply later, it wouldn't be difficult for these songs to bring him tens of thousands of yuan in income each month.

This was without him taking any commercial endorsements, and his income already surpassed that of most people in this era.

It wasn't that no one had contacted him recently. Since he hadn't registered an account on My Show, his private messages on Audiovisual and Shuibo were flooded, and he couldn't possibly read them all.

Among them were invitations from many businesses and programs.

He hadn't responded to any of them.

Miao Xiu had nothing to do with him, and riding her coattails wouldn't benefit him in the future.

Lin Fei wasn't the type of boss who would drain her artists dry by squeezing them for every last drop.

The conditions were very lenient; no one could force him to do anything he didn't want to.

So, Song Dao was satisfied with his current situation.

Interestingly, two songs that had already entered the top ten of the Musician Original Chart were now pushed out.

See Through Love, See Through You ranked twelfth, and Sad City ranked eleventh.

The soaring chart and new song chart hadn't changed much because they were always a bit far from the top ten, still hovering around the teens daily.

Song Dao knew that the top ten were the exclusive territory of large companies.

If it weren't for the overwhelming popularity that allowed him to charge in, it would have been almost impossible to gain a foothold there.

And this situation wouldn't change just because he signed with a company.

At least these two songs wouldn't.

After signing, at most, the personal attacks against him would gradually decrease. Ultimately, competing with them through sheer spending wouldn't be as effective as the major companies.

Song Dao didn't care.

Firstly, the potential of these two songs had already been tapped by that wave of popularity, making it difficult to reach new heights.

Even though Always Been Quiet might yield a smaller share for him, in the long run, it would definitely earn more than these two songs.

Secondly, even if Lin Fei was willing to spend money, he would object.

After all, more good songs would come later.

Looking at his Prestige, which had already accumulated to seven or eight hundred thousand, he wasn't in a hurry to draw any prizes.

According to the trend shown by the system, it clearly placed more importance on finding singers in this world and promoting the classic songs in its music library.

Since that was the case, he might as well quietly make a fortune.

The system treated him as a tool, and he treated his collaborators as tools.

Everyone was the same.

This was perfectly reasonable.

June 26th.

8 PM.

The most anticipated ancient costume romance fantasy drama of the summer, Immortal Sword Asking for Love, officially premiered!

The chosen TV station was Orange, the leading local channel, and the online platform was Tencent Video.

With nothing else to do, Song Dao picked up his old tablet, intending to watch it casually with a cultural appreciation mindset.

Then, he got hooked.

This historical romance drama, which in his previous understanding should have been melodramatic and full of cliché love-hate plots, was surprisingly good.

Firstly, the casting was excellent!

The male lead, Qin Ge, was undeniably handsome, with a pair of expressive peach blossom eyes.

His acting was also quite good!

Such a handsome guy, he appeared in disguise, brilliantly portraying a young beggar.

The plot flowed smoothly, and the dialogue wasn't awkward.

The female lead, Zhao Xue, a child star, had even more impressive acting skills, vividly portraying a willful fairy searching for her husband.

Secondly, the production team was willing to spend money!

As expected from a crew that splurged millions for a single song, they put great effort into everything from costumes and makeup to set design.

Finally, the overall soundtrack of the drama was superb!

This was the work of Feiyang Music Movement.

It wasn't Song Dao praising his own company; a great drama would have its effect greatly diminished without a corresponding excellent soundtrack!

How important was the soundtrack?

If you replaced the music with comedic sound effects, 95% of horror movies would instantly turn into comedies.

Feiyang Music Movement might not have particularly brilliant lyricists or composers internally, but in the field of soundtrack production, they definitely had experts!

There were only two episodes that night, and he finished watching them a little past ten.

Song Dao actually felt a sense of wanting more.

He wondered if it was an illusion, but as he gradually became accustomed to this body and this world, and distanced himself from the troublesome matters of his past, his mindset had unknowingly become younger.

He didn't go out much for the next few days.

Lin Fei also didn't rush him to write songs.

This wasn't like a hen laying eggs, one a day or one every few days; inspiration was needed.

He relayed Hu Wei's intentions to Lin Fei.

Lin Fei agreed immediately.

When they were drinking that night, Hu Wei had mentioned something about his ex-girlfriend.

So, even though Song Dao didn't say anything extra, Lin Fei guessed Hu Wei's thoughts.

After agreeing, she discussed it with Song Dao.

"Giving him 100,000 yuan to boost his ranking, do you think that's enough?"

100,000 views might not seem like a lot, but it's enough to push Hu Wei into the top twenty of the New Song Chart or the Soaring Chart.

After all, this thing updates once a day. As long as the spending is managed well, it's not difficult to get into the top ten for a few consecutive days to promote the song.

The Hot Song Chart updates once a week. If you want to spend money on that, the cost is really quite high.

Song Dao recently heard from people at Penguin Music that they are going to make some adjustments to the Popularity Index Chart, possibly linking it to the Soaring Chart.

Additionally, they plan to launch a new Classic Chart, ranking songs based on historical downloads and listening counts, with the former having a greater weight.

Spending money to get on a chart like that would be almost impossible.

Therefore, the top ten spots on the Soaring Chart, New Song Chart, and Original Musician Chart have always been the battlegrounds.

Beyond the top ten, people don't really care much.

"I think that's plenty," Song Dao said.

"Also, I plan to use another 100,000 to hire some well-known singing streamers and some decent music critics from Audiovisual and My Show to promote it," Lin Fei said from the other end.

"That's a good idea too!"

Compared to charting on music platforms, getting people to promote the song on video apps on mobile devices is also a way to spread the song quickly.

Just like his two songs, they actually gained popularity on video websites first, which then influenced the music platforms.

"Then it's settled."

June 30th.

The last day of the month.

Hu Wei, once a talented student from the Central Conservatory of Music but now an unknown in the music industry, released his first single on Penguin Music.

On the same day, Immortal Sword Asking for Love, which had reached its tenth episode, finally ushered in its first climax.

The angst began!

The male lead, who endured his most difficult days with the company of the second female lead, encountered the female lead who came looking for him just as he was starting to recover.

The female lead, with her somewhat spoiled, willful, and quirky personality, was far more attractive to the male lead than the gentle and virtuous second female lead.

As the plot progressed, the second female lead witnessed the increasingly intimate interactions between the male and female leads, and the longing glances they exchanged.

She quietly walked away, feeling a bit lost.

At this moment, Always Been Quiet, sung by Kong Xi, finally made its appearance amidst the strong anticipation of many people