"You said Opera 2 had a high rise and was likely to be a threat to my National Enquirer?"

On Times Square, Maria had just stepped down when she heard her agent talk about it, and her face sank, "Are you sure?" ”

"According to the news coming from the Billboard, it is like this." Maria's agent said solemnly, "They say that the number of 'Opera 2' is rising very quickly, and it is very likely to surpass 'NationalEnquirer'. ”

Although the algorithm of the bulletin board is confidential, some information can still be heard by them.

"Opera 2."

Maria groaned, even though she had said that she wanted to exchange music with Li Lin, it wasn't true.

She just watched Li Lin and her singer who is also a singer under Universal Music to help, and she never thought that Li Lin's "Opera 2" would pose a threat to her "National Enquirer".

Even if "Opera 2" rises across the board in full swing.

Who is she? The diva of the United States, "NationalEnquirer" is even stronger, dominating the top position of the American billboard for several weeks, and maybe the first place on the American billboard of the year also has its name.

So she wasn't worried that Li Lin would have an impact on her at all.

Now, though, she wasn't sure.

The powerful threat from "Opera 2" made her feel like a man.

"I didn't expect that a small newcomer could burst out with such powerful energy." Maria muttered.

"Ma'am, please don't forget Jì, he is a king from Asia. Even though he's a newcomer in the U.S., that big ticket of fans stands behind it. He can't really be the same as a newcomer. The agent reminded in a whisper.

Of course not.

Which newcomer landed on Billboard without any fan support? You know, the billboard is a reaction to the American fashion trend. But it is calculated by including online downloads and album sales.

Singers with fan support behind them can easily get on the list with the support from fans at the beginning of the release of a single or album, and then look at the quality of the song.

It is almost impossible for a newcomer to rush out of it, let alone win the top spot, even if it is a divine comedy.

"I'm underestimating her."

Maria skillfully logged on the website and called on her fans on Facebook to support her, "Fans. Thank you for your support, it's your support that has made National Enquirer top of the Billboard charts. ”

"Thank you."

"But ......."

"Maria's agent told Maria that Opera 2 was challenging for the top spot in the National Enquirer, and Maria was shocked."

"The song 'NationalEnquirer' is Maria's gift to her fans, and its topping the Billboard charts is the result of the support of Maria's many fans, and now, someone is going to step on 'NationalEnquirer,' and Maria is here to ask the fans to step up."

"Support Maria. Support NationalEnquirer. ”

Many fans began to cheer for Maria.

"'NationalEnquirer' is one of the best songs I've ever heard, and I can't compare to any other song, and I listened to that 'Opera 2', which wasn't very good. I really didn't know it climbed to such a high position. ”

"I heard that it was Asian fans who helped him brush up the charts, but in terms of the number of fans, we Maria are not afraid of him at all."

"Everyone, support NationalEnquirer."

Maria's fans began to call out for friends.

Li Lin has many fans. But Maria's fans are no slouch, and this is America. It's their home field, compared to Li Lin's fans who also need to register a U.S. bank account. They can pay directly with a credit card.

"I have a hundred dollars in my account, and I'm going to support Maria with it all."

A Maria fan shouted on Facebook, and soon someone replied to him.

"Brother upstairs, don't forget to change the IP."

Everyone knows that the American billboard has its own mechanism to distinguish between fan and singer boards, the former Billboard gives great tolerance, while the latter, Billboard has zero tolerance.

But no matter how tolerated fans brush the list, if you brush it openly or too much, the billboard will also give a certain punishment.

Of course, this punishment is not to modify the number jù algorithm to pull people into the blacklist, but to achieve it by deducting the number jù.

For example, if a fan swiped 99 downloads, the billboard really can't help it, and the number jù will be deducted 99 times, and some of the strict zhòng will also deduct the number jù into a negative number.

However, generally speaking, billboards will not deduct the number jù into fans, and it is not possible to deduct it if you want to.

With Maria's fans rallying in action, NationalEnquirer's downloads have surged again, and the head of the source website is already laughing happily.

"In the past week, the total number of downloads in the U.S. market has exceeded 200 million, which is the first time that the number of online audio downloads has exceeded 200 million."

"The growth in downloads of Opera 2 and National Enquirer is staggering, but overall, the number of downloads of Opera 2 is growing faster than that of National Enquirer, and of course, National Enquirer is still the number one in terms of total downloads."

As soon as the number of music source websites was announced, the whole music world was in an uproar.

Since the advent of online music sources, physical sales in the United States have begun to decline slightly, and the rate of decline is increasing day by day, and many musicians are pessimistic that the American market is about to collapse and that the golden age is gone.

Corresponding to this is the vigorous development of online audio sources.

From the beginning of the single weekly downloads exceeded millions, tens of millions, to the later 100 million, and now 200 million, the number of online audio source lists has shocked the world.

"The future belongs to the network of audio sources."

The New York Times, which had just been fined, said pessimistically: "Physical album sales are getting worse day by day, and the staff of physical stores are starting to lose their jobs, which is a nightmare in the music industry." ”

Compared with the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times is significantly more optimistic, "Although physical album sales are declining, online audio sources still provide singers with fame and funding." ”

"In the future, after the network sound source completely replaces the physical album, the main position of the singer will be completely transferred to the network, but this does not mean that the singer is going to the end, but on behalf of the singer to a new life, because the massive number of downloads will provide a lot of profit for the singer's album."

"This can be seen from the number jù algorithm of the billboard, and the download of network audio sources occupies an increasingly important position."

"And in the past, the cost of a physical album was about $10, but in the future, the cost of an online album will only be about $2, and the profit margin is enough to make the singer applaud."

The two sharp points of view collide with each other in mainstream American society, and even the people on the audio source website did not expect that simply announcing the number of audio source downloads would cause such a big response.

But soon, the people on the music source website were happy.

Because with the discussion, the audio source downloads on their website have increased a little bit again.

"After calling on fans, it can't compare to Li Lin's downloads?"

Avril, who was recording in the studio, just appeared when she heard the news from her agent, and she was immediately stunned, who is Maria? It was an American diva, and even she was jealous of Maria.

Not to mention the fact that "NationalEnquirer" is so strong on the charts, as evidenced by the fact that it has dominated the top spot on the Billboard for weeks on end.

Some expect that the song "NationalEnquirer" will hold the top spot on the Billboard charts for at least ten weeks.

As it stands, it may be a bit hangy for National Enquirer to remain at the top of the Billboard charts.

"The song "Opera 2" is of better quality than "NationalEnquirer", but Maria's popularity is not comparable to Li Lin, so it is lost, and it seems that the American music scene will soon usher in a popular star."

"Hasn't he won yet?" Avril's agent asked puzzledly, "Although Opera 2 has a higher increase than National Enquirer in terms of numbers, Maria is still firmly at the top of the list, and it is still unknown whether it can maintain this increase." ”

"Besides, the song 'NationalEnquirer' has been released for a few weeks, and it's normal for it to be knocked to the top of the charts."

When a new song is first released, it tends to be the most popular, and then gradually decreases in popularity over time, which is very similar to the music and film worlds.

The defeat of "NationalEnquirer" does not prove that "Opera 2" defeated it, and the victory of "Opera 2" does not prove that "Opera 2" surpassed "NationalEnquirer".

It's like when Titanic was about to go down, there were many movies that surpassed "Titanic" at the box office in a single week, can you say that those movies surpassed "Titanic"?

Of course not!

If you want to surpass Titanic, you can only surpass it from the total box office, just like Avatar, which pulled "Titanic" from the myth with its strong box office.

And that's true now.

"NationalEnquirer" dominates the Billboard charts, and the Billboard Trend of the Year in '05 has its place, and maybe it will be the number one. (To be continued......)