Chapter 300: Unscrupulous Journalists
More than two months after the launch of "Rock?or Bust", it finally reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100, trampling a number of European and American singers and bands on the list.
This news not only caused an uproar in the United States, but the domestic media, which had been following the trend of this album for a long time, issued a press release as soon as possible, announcing the good news to all Chinese people.
"Chinese Band Tops the US Billboard Charts!"
"Black Hole Bands Rise to the Top of the American Music Scene!"
"Xinghai Culture and Sony join forces to create a world-class rock band!"
The huge headline appeared on the front page of various social media and grabbed everyone's eye.
And the titles used by some private public accounts and self-media are even more exaggerated and eye-catching, and they are used to the extreme.
"Black Hole Band: No One in America Can Fight!"
"The Year of the Peak of Chinese Rock! Black Hole Band Reaches the Top of the American Music Scene!"
"The five most well-known bald heads in the entertainment industry, no one questions the first place!"
With the popularity of the album, the Black Hole Band has gradually become known to more and more American people, and at the same time, the Black Hole Band's publicity wave in the United States has also entered the most intense period. In addition to the announcement and publicity activities arranged by Sony, more than 100 television and radio media contacted Sony to interview the Black Hole Band, many of which are no less well-known than "The Conan Show".
The itinerary of the Black Hole Band in the next half month has been crammed to the brim, running three cities in two days on average, and often unable to sleep for dozens of hours in a row.
And with that, there is real money, and the Black Hole Band has earned back more than five million dollars in the announcement fee alone.
The first batch of physical albums that Sony had previously asked for OEM production were also sold out, and they are rushing to produce a second batch of albums.
In view of the success of the last concert, Sony plans to help Black Hole plan a national tour early next year, with all expenses covered by Sony.
But only if Black Hole comes up with a second English-language album.
The Black Hole Band will not be able to come back for a while and a half, and the domestic media who are eager to see through it can only dig out the previous news and fry it again.
If you can't find anyone in the Black Hole Band, you can find their relatives, friends, teachers and classmates.
For a time, there were many more reporters and media in Xiangcheng.
As the girlfriend of Cao Wu, the core figure of the Black Hole Band, Fang Luxiao's whereabouts were also exposed, and many reporters went straight to the capital and came to the school to block her.
Fang Luxiao didn't get tired of it, except for class, he hid in the dormitory and didn't go out the rest of the time, even if he went out, he was in a hurry and didn't accept any interviews.
"Miss Fang, answer a question!
Several reporters waited for Fang Luxiao on the way to the teaching building, and stepped forward with a microphone to interview.
Fang Luxiao just waved his hand and refused to be interviewed, while quickly getting rid of them.
"Damn, it's just a question, as for it?" a reporter muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Who's to say it's not? Hiding from us is like hiding from something. ”
"People don't accept interviews, what can you do with them?" A male reporter asked with a smile: "What's the matter, how many brothers do you have?"
"I won't go back, the task has not been completed, go back to training?" A reporter picked up his backpack and walked to the dormitory building: "This young grandmother doesn't accept interviews, can't I interview other people?"
As soon as his eyes lit up, the male reporter got up and followed, and said with a smile: "Yes, isn't it okay for us to interview other people? Go and ask if there are any of her classmates or roommates, and it's not bad to make up a manuscript and go back to hand it in." ”
The two reporters came to the dormitory building to wait, and when they met a girl who came out, they asked, "Hello, do you know Fang Luxiao?"
Most people said they didn't know each other, and just when they were about to lose their patience, a girl who was not good-looking came out with a book, and they asked casually: "Classmate, do you know Fang Luxiao?"
"You're looking for her?" the girl stopped, "She's gone to class." ”
The two reporters were stunned for a moment, their faces were happy, and they stepped forward and asked, "Are you her classmate?"
"I'm her roommate. The girl asked, "Who are you?"
A quick response hurriedly said: "We are from Xinghai Culture, and we have something to give her." ”
"She's gone to class and won't be back until noon. ”
"It's a little late ......at noon," the reporter hurriedly said, "Then why don't you take us to her?"
"But I'm going to the library......" The girl thought for a moment and said, "But by the way, you can come with me!"
The two reporters looked at each other and smiled, and stepped forward to follow.
The girl didn't walk fast, and the two reporters deliberately slowed down, and kept talking to her.
The girls were not vigilant, and chatted with them happily as they walked.
"I heard she's not in a good mood lately?" the reporter asked in a rhetorical way.
"Is there one?" the girl thought for a moment, nodded and said, "It seems that it is, it should be a quarrel with her boyfriend, right?" They used to have to call and talk about video at night, but I haven't heard her call her boyfriend for a while. ”
The two reporters looked at each other with happy eyes, and deliberately pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Isn't it?"
"No matter how good the relationship is, there will be times for quarrels, isn't it normal for couples to quarrel occasionally?" the girl said casually, "but this time they seem to be arguing quite fiercely, anyway, she can't sleep for several days, and she is very poor in the morning." ”
The two reporters exchanged glances and deliberately asked, "Then do you think they will break up?"
"Probably not?" the girl was a little surprised, but then thought for a moment, and said, "But it's not impossible, I'll have to ask her in the evening...... When I get there, the school building is the one, and I have to go to the library, bye-bye. ”
Separated from the girl, a reporter took out a voice recorder from his pocket and pressed the play button: "Break up? ”
"The manuscript is here!" the reporter proudly tossed the recorder.
I didn't expect to dig up such news this time, you must know that the recent news about the Black Hole Band is so popular, if you hand over this manuscript, isn't there a lot of bonus?
They are not gossip media, but they are not very disciplined, and in these years, it is a fool to have money or not.
Naturally, this recording will not be released, but in case Cao Wu and the others get into trouble at that time, this is a talisman.
It proves that they didn't make up the news, and that they couldn't find it if they were looking for trouble.
In the afternoon of the same day, a news article of "Black Hole Band Lead Singer Cao Wu Suspected of Breaking Up with His Girlfriend" appeared on the Internet, and was frantically reprinted by the melon-eating masses.
Many fans are bitter that Cao Wu publicly confessed his girlfriend outside the circle at the concert that year, which was rumored to be a good story, but the relationship can't withstand time after all, and this model couple is also facing a breakup......
Many people automatically ignore the word suspicious in the title, and also exclude the entire manuscript According to people familiar with the matter, because people always like to see what they want to see.