72_72291As one of the most important news programs in the United States, the attention of "Sixty Minutes" is naturally unmatched, but tonight, when I learned that CBS TV will produce the ultimate showdown special, it still caused a sensation in the United States. ABC and Fox TV have both had such plans, and the latter has even reached out to the Recording Industry Association of America to try to announce the results of the first day of the showdown through Guò live broadcast, but after "Sixty Minutes" joined the competition, all the suspense disappeared, and CBS TV firmly held the much-anticipated news in their hands.

More than 48 million viewers across the U.S. tuned in to watch "Sixty Minutes" tonight, surpassing the Oscars in March to become the second largest TV show in the whole of 1996 after the Super Bowl, the highest ratings since the 1989 "Whitewatergate scandal" and the primetime broadcast on 1,363 television stations – breaking the previous Michael Jackson record. Child. The broadcast record of the trial feature became the most prime-time broadcast in the history of American television.

It can be seen that the attention of the ultimate showdown has increased.

Mike Wallace is eighty years old, and the veteran known for his high-end interviews has been sitting on the anchor desk for nearly three decades, and he once interviewed Deng. Small. Flat. Today, his interview with Ed Simpson is enough to see how seriously Sixty Minutes takes this story.

"So, Ed, we all know what happened today, the Blackstone Mansion is already surrounded by a surging crowd, and my lunch takeout is almost out of here." Blackstone Building (Black. Rock) is the nickname for CBS's headquarters building in New York, "Sue us, is the result still beyond expectations?" ”

After a simple greeting and politeness, Mike cut straight to the topic, direct, fast and sharp, but with a little bit of ridicule, worthy of being the host of the No. 1 news program in the United States. As Mike said, the sensation of the final showdown has raised the anticipation, and everyone knows that today's sales are sure to be a miracle - especially after the Recording Industry Association of America announced the sales numbers for the morning, so it is already very difficult to "exceed expectations".

When there is a lot of shock, the spirit is numb, and it is not so easy to be shocked again.

Ed took two deep breaths and lifted the envelope in his hand, but his fingertips still trembled uncontrollably, facing the live broadcast of more than 40 million viewers? This is absolutely unprecedented for the spokesperson of the Recording Industry Association of America, where the focus is on the singers and sales, but never on the Recording Industry Association of America. However, Ed's rich experience forced himself to calm down and showed a shallow smile.

"Believe me, even the most daring guesses can't predict the end." Ed's voice trembled slightly at first, but it quickly returned to normal, and finally returned to his familiar track. Especially thinking of the answer in the envelope, Ed's expression couldn't help but relax even more.

Mike has seen countless winds and waves, but he is not so easily frightened, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I hope it doesn't go in a negative direction." This teasing sentence made the corners of people's mouths outline a slight arc, and then Mike went on to say, "Even your internal staff are surprised?" You know, you have lived through countless historical moments, such as 'Trembling'. ”

As the only album in the world to sell more than 100 million copies, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" has set an insurmountable benchmark back then, and the Recording Industry Association of America witnessed this miracle with its own eyes.

Ed nodded solemnly, "Yes, we still think this result is incredible, for fear of statistical errors, we checked the numbers four times before and after, and just ten minutes before taking the stage, our staff completed the fifth verification, and I got the answer: there is absolutely no error in this envelope in my hand." Ed raised the envelope in his hand slightly and said with a smile, "If you look closely, you can see that my fingertips are shaking, expressing my nervousness, not only because I'm sitting in the 'Sixty Minutes' live room, but also because the envelope in my hand is too important." ”

Ed's self-teasing made Mike chuckle, "It seems that the time to change history has indeed come." Mike turned his head to the camera and said to the 48 million people who were watching the show, "Our guest music critic has explained to us why this ultimate showdown is so important, so let's find out what kind of answer the North American music market is heading." ”

Today, Ed has only one task: to announce the detailed sales figures for the final showdown on October 28. As for the "sixty minutes" program, it has nothing to do with him. So, Mike quickly cut straight to the point.

Ed also knew this clearly, he stopped talking nonsense, just gently waved the envelope in his hand, "Then let's witness history together." Then he opened the envelope, took out a neatly arranged stack of cardstock from it, and looked down to make it carefully. Seeing the number jù on the cardboard, even though Ed clearly knew the answer, he gasped again, as they said: this is the moment to witness history.

The eyes of the 48 million viewers in front of the TV were focused on Ed's rough and thick palms, and the burning gaze passed through the TV screen, almost setting the cardstock on fire, and the weight of thousands of pounds was concentrated on Ed's palms. The air in the live broadcast room was about to freeze, everyone was staring with bated breath, and even Mike, who had experienced countless storms and rains, couldn't help but glance at Eddo curiously.

Ed raised his head, looked at the camera, tried to suppress his slightly trembling heart, and said with a smile, "On October 28, 1996, the sales of record stores in the United States were counted, and Oasis Band's 'stay at this moment,'" and then Ed turned the card in his hand to the camera, and said at the same time, "Four hundred and seventy-seven thousand three hundred and thirty-one." The card reads "'Stay in the moment'; 477,331" in large Arabic numerals.

Rumble!

All the viewers in front of the TV were shocked, and even in the "60 Minutes" live broadcast room, which has experienced countless historical moments, a third of the staff couldn't help but be moved. A simple list of two numbers jù horizontal comparison shows that the highest single-day sales of "Bathing in the Morning Light" were 230,000 copies when it was released. voloes)" sold 430,000 copies in a single day.

In the North American music market, where single-day sales exceed 150,000, there has never been an album that can break the 400,000 threshold in a single day.

Now, Oasis' "Stay Now" has broken this shackle and become the first person in the history of North American music! Single-day sales are even better than 90% of albums sold in a single week, how can such a result be inspiring! Even with the record of selling more than 200,000 albums in three hours in the morning, it is still surprising that the sales trend throughout the day is stable, and this is the true power of the so-called ultimate showdown.

Ed just announced the first set of numbers, jù, which had already easily made the audience's eyes widen, and they couldn't help but confirm to the people around them whether their ears had heard it wrong.

What's more, the Zào record was set by Oasis, a rock band from the British Isles, whose momentum has easily surpassed the invincible momentum of the glorious "Morning Light" two years ago. Even if you don't want to admit it, the truth has already been settled: Oasis is the most influential British band in North America since the Beatles, and the Oasis is tasked with reviving the glory of British rock.

It is precisely because of the excellence of the Oasis Band that people are looking forward to Maria and the achievements of Glory to Death. After all, this is the United States, the home of Maria and Glory to the Death, not to mention that Maria had already set an almost insurmountable sales record in the morning.

Ed didn't pause for long, handed the cardstock in his hand to Mike, and Mike pasted it on the display board next to him, and then Ed took out the second card, paused slightly, and said, "Mariah Carey, 'butterfly'," and then looked at the numbers on the card again, and turned the card over, "Five hundred and twenty-two thousand one hundred and eighty-four." ”

The cardstock of "'Butterfly';502,184" is magnified several times under the camera lens, and is displayed in front of everyone with great clarity.

Wow! Many people in front of the TV took off their glasses and began to rub their eyes, repeatedly confirming the authenticity of that set of Arabic numerals; More than half of the people in the "Sixty Minutes" live broadcast room began to exchange glances, and the vivid shock in their pupils clearly expressed the same feeling in everyone's heart.

The results of the Oasis Band are strong enough, and now Maria has actually set a new record: the single-day sales have broken through the gold record threshold, which is definitely a miracle that cannot be replicated, a myth that cannot be replicated in the long history of music for a hundred years. Although it is said that Maria has already set a sales volume of 300,000 in the morning, when she sees the all-weather sales, it still makes countless people amazed.

Someone once joked that in the American music industry, for every 100 albums produced, only one album can exceed 500,000 in final sales, which is called a small achievement; For every 800 albums produced, only one album can eventually cross the 1 million threshold, which is called a successful career. It can be seen that the music market is in difficulty.

Now, the album "Butterfly" has not only achieved a gold record of 500,000 yuan, but also in just one day, which is definitely a new record that has caused a sensation in the United States. No wonder Ed said that even if he was fully mentally prepared, it was still far beyond the unexpected, and even the most daring prophet would not dare to make such a prediction.

Just like the "Independence Day" that was born, this small step of "Butterfly" is a big step for the entire North American music market, and history has been created!

"Stay in the moment" and "butterfly" have made history one after another, so what about ...... "storm"?