"You dummy!"
Wang Siyi scrunched up her pretty nose, her whole face wrinkling. She put down her phone and decided to ignore him.
At noon, Wang Siyi's new album, Lovesickness, was released precisely on time. Because the company hadn't promoted it, there was no push on the music platforms.
Only the die-hard fans who had followed Wang Siyi on the music platform or seen the notification on Weibo about her new album's release knew that it was coming out at noon today.
Besides that, the offline promotions Wang Siyi and Chen Baozhu had done over the past week had also had a minuscule effect.
The little promotional posts Li Changle had seen that morning were the result of Wang Siyi's offline promotional efforts.
However, these kinds of reports were usually published by small media outlets or self-media bloggers, limiting their exposure.
In short, many people didn't know that a female singer named Wang Wanjun had released a new album at noon today.
But there were still die-hard fans, like Ruyi, a junior editor at Chinese Web Novel Platform, who was a devoted fan.
"Wow, Sister Wanjun released a new album!"
Ruyi saw Wang Wanjun's new album with surprise. She had seemed so down the last time they met, and now, not long after, a new album was released.
Without hesitation, she chose to pay, buying the entire album. Wang Wanjun had debuted three years ago.
She had released one album a year for three years. The lead single from her first album was called If, and it was Wang Siyi's most widely spread song.
The other two albums had slightly less impressive results. If the quality of the fourth album wasn't as good as If, it would be difficult to challenge the popularity of a top-tier singer. However, this was just the opinion of ordinary netizens.
For die-hard fans, every single one of Wang Wanjun's songs was wonderful, and they had no doubts, their fan-goggles firmly in place.
She put on her headphones, clicked play, and the first song was the lead single, Red Bean. The pleasant intro from the headphones made her heart start to beat with the music.
After a brief intro, Wang Siyi's ethereal and sweet voice followed.
Before I could properly feel the season of snowflakes blooming~
We tremble together and understand more~
Ruyi was already entranced. Such a beautiful voice, such captivating lyrics. This song was incredibly good!
Without hesitation, she chose to loop it and play it again. This time, she specifically paid attention to the lyrics.
She had only thought the song was good before, and that a few lines were well-written. Listening for the second time, she specifically focused on the lyrics and froze when she saw the names behind "Lyrics" and "Composition."
Lyrics: Li Xiaoyao
Composition: Li Xiaoyao
Arrangement: Li Xiaoyao
Production: Yang Caiqian
Vocals: Wang Wanjun
Ruyi confirmed she wasn't mistaken. The lyrics, composition, and arrangement were all by someone named Li Xiaoyao. This...
Great God Xiaoyao not only writes books but also writes songs? And he wrote such a good song for Sister Wanjun.
This... in Ruyi's eyes, it was just like love.
Were they together!
Could someone who could write such sweet lyrics filled with Lovesickness be planning a comeback, and Great God Xiaoyao specifically wrote this song for Sister Wanjun?
Listening to the song and shipping the couple, Ruyi felt life was so wonderful. The love between those two was just too romantic.
Without hesitation, she shared the song Red Bean to the fan group and her Moments. This song was too worth it!
It was much better than Wang Siyi's previous song, If. Ruyi wasn't the only one who thought this.
Wang Siyi's new album was released without platform promotion or company backing, but as a second-tier singer, Wang Siyi had good public relations. As long as there were no scandals like secret marriages, tax evasion, or fake diplomas, her fanbase was stable.
Therefore, there were quite a few fans who followed her on Weibo and music platforms. They spontaneously started charting and buying the new album, leaving comments below.
"First!"
"Checking in!"
"Finally, an album. Thinking back to the last time Wanjun released an album, it was the last time."
"Tears, my Jun finally released an album!"
"My wife released an album!"
"Dude upstairs, I've never seen such shamelessness! This is clearly my wife."
"Holy crap, this song Red Bean, I'm blown away!"
"Red Bean is so good, the first song this year that I've put on repeat."
"Has no one else noticed the lyrics? These lyrics are written so well."
"+1 Red Bean is really good, I've already added it to my repeat list."
"The song Red Bean is great, but why didn't I see any news online about Wanjun releasing a new album? I wouldn't have known if my friend hadn't told me."
"I unilaterally declare that Red Bean is already among my top ten songs of the year,"
"You're not alone."
Wang Siyi and Chen Baozhu looked at the number of paid purchases for the new album, which was lower than that of the previous two years' albums.
But they weren't worried at all. This sales figure had already exceeded their expectations.
Moreover, the sales were still slowly increasing. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the movie was released later, this album release shouldn't cause any problems.
For the previous two albums, the company had pushed them with all its resources, and almost every new song release was met with great fanfare.
This time, it was silent. There was only one new song notification on Weibo. Wang Siyi was already very satisfied with this result.
Furthermore, looking at the fans' comments, almost no one gave a negative review to the song Red Bean, which indicated a really good reception.
With Red Bean as the lead single, even if the other songs on this album were of average quality, it wouldn't affect the best-selling status of the album Lovesickness.
Meanwhile, Su Yanying listened to the song Red Bean, her heart filled with jealousy. She lost control of her emotions and shouted in the company office:
"Why, why is it always her!"
"Why is she so lucky every time, why does she always find such good songs!"
"If I sang this song, the results wouldn't be much worse than hers now. Damn it, where did she get this song from? Why didn't I even receive any news!"
Su Yanying said to her agent with a gloomy expression:
"Go, find out for me how she got this song. I want songs like that too!"
The agent standing opposite her said helplessly:
"This song wasn't obtained through the company's channels at all. We, the entire company, didn't even know she was releasing an album before they did. Where am I supposed to ask?"
"I don't care! Why do all the good songs go to her! I snatched Yang Caiqian's song, so why did Li Xiaoyao suddenly appear? I'm not convinced!"
"How am I, Su Yanying, worse than her, Wang Wanjun? Why do all the good songs go to her."
"No, there's definitely one person who knows she's releasing a new album!"
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