Chapter 134： strong newcomer

"Bell, here it is; Us Weekly 'Excuse me, how do you feel about the 'Breakthrough', topping the Billboard singles chart in just three weeks?" Us Weekly and the nation's best-selling music magazine," "Rolling Stone" belongs to the same company, but "US Weekly" is more extensive, covering TV series, movies, music, star life and so on.

Gu Luobei's biggest impression of this magazine is that he has a keen eye for fashion, and has tapped a lot of fashion icons in the new generation. At present, the sales of this magazine can rank among the top five in the United States.

"Championship?" Gu Luobei was obviously surprised. He has been immersed in the role of Will-Domo recently, and he really has no energy to pay attention to other things. , "Then I have to congratulate myself." Gu Luobei's slightly relaxed self-joking made the reporters chuckle.

Maybe the filming has entered the state, maybe it is that "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night" has entered the later stage of filming, maybe the improvement of acting skills will not be unable to extricate herself in the role of Shen Mí, Gu Luobei's attitude towards reporters today is completely It can be said that it is like a spring breeze. This made many reporters breathe a sigh of relief.

It's not that they are afraid of Gu Luobei, it's just that they are confronted tit-for-tat like Elliot Carter, which is really not a lucky thing. The jokes around them can create gods, and I just hope that Gu Luobei's artillery fire will not be directed at him.

"Then who can tell me the results of the other two songs?" Gu Luobei asked with a smile on his face. He didn't really want to know the ranking table, just as a joke to liven up the atmosphere.

But there was a reporter who replied, "It's just a dream, second, last, fifth." I saw that reporter raised his right hand" "Bell, here is "Billboard." One of the most authoritative music charts in the world, they naturally also have a weekly magazine with a detailed introduction to the songs on the chart.

After two weeks of topping the charts, "The Sea and the Sky" became the No. 1 single of Guluo North Branch with a sales volume of 200,000 copies per week with a strong topic. The rate increased, and the sales figure of 105,000 copies made it successfully among the top five.

Today, Gu Luobei did not arrange a special venue to meet the reporters. It was an open space in front of a house in a small town. Gu Luobei stood on a step, while more than 30 reporters stood below Teddy Bell. Responsible for maintaining order, nothing more.

Under Teddy Bell's nod, the reporter from Billboard asked a question, "You alone have occupied three positions in the top five of the singles chart, creating an unbelievably good result for a newcomer. How do you feel?"

, "You all seem to care about my feelings. To be honest, apart from being happy when you hear the good news, what else can you feel?" Gu Luobei's relaxed answer made everyone at the scene burst into laughter. In fact, you can't blame reporters for always asking a more general question, such as feelings or mood, when they cut into the question, and then find a second entry point from the answer based on the other party's answer.

Although Gu Luobei's unexpected answer made everyone burst into laughter, some reporters still found a new entry point, "Bell, this is the mixer (Beende, everyone has been paying attention recently, the top three of the current download rankings) The name is "broad sea and sky,

"Just a dream, and "Finally" in which "Broad seas and sky, the number of downloads in one week has exceeded 210,000" and finally, the number of downloads in a single week has also exceeded 150,000. If you do not sign the digital music copyright to Apple Company, does all these downloads translate into physical sales mean that your billboard performance can be even better?"

, "Mixer" was founded in 1997, and it has only been four years since then, but it has been loved by many readers because of its wonderful style of writing, progressive remarks, including a strong focus on independent music. , the strong woman chasing the leaders of American music magazines, "Rolling Stone" and "Rotation".

Sales are currently ranked third.

People who understand, "Mixer" will not be surprised that this reporter asked such a piercing question.

, "Broad Oceans" and "Finally", the situation that physical sales and digital audio sales are flying together, has been discussed by countless media, analyzing the pros and cons, analyzing future prospects, and analyzing the feasibility of digital music commercialization xìng , Analysis of the possibility of anti-piracy digital audio source technology, Apple's Andy Rosen, and Warner Records, the first to try crabs, have been bombarded by the media, although Apple and Warner insisted in front of both sides: time will prove the number Commercialization of music is possible. But the media still has no plans to give up. After all, if the commercialization of digital music is really fully implemented, it will be a sea change in the entire music industry, and many pessimists have even begun to predict the collapse of record stores.

However, in this whirlpool, Gu Luobei has never expressed his views in public. As an independent musician, he is the only customer of Apple's eme, and is currently the only customer other than Warner Records. He also dominates two It is impossible for Gu Luobei to ignore the download rankings in the past month.

But before that, after Oprah's talk show ended, Gu Luobei joined the crew of "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", and then came and went with you who were in a melancholy mood, so the reporter never had the opportunity to interview Gu Luobei. . Oprah and Winfrey are also quite embarrassed. The power of the show was not shown at the time of the recording, so it did not attract her attention. Otherwise, if she had a face-to-face conversation with Gu Luobei on the show, it would definitely make the show's ratings. rate to another level. today,

, "Mixer" finally followed up with "Broad Sky" and, "Last" chance to ask.

"Can I change your understanding of your words?" Gu Luobei knew that this day would come, so he didn't panic at all, and said calmly" "If I hadn't signed the copyright of digital music If you give it, there will be 360,000 illegal downloads. These are my losses, as a helpless independent musician, I don't have such a large asset to squander. "

Gu Luobei's meaning couldn't be clearer. If there are no paid downloads, then digital audio sources will be circulated for free on the Internet. These 60,000 downloads of Mitutoyo may not necessarily be converted into physical sales, but will disappear due to free downloads.

, the downloads of "Broad Ocean" and "Last" are not inferior to the results of physical sales. In the first two weeks, the sales of digital audio sources of "Broad Ocean" and "Broad Ocean" even surpassed the physical sales. Moreover, "Broad Ocean" only relies on a slight weakness. 's physical sales took the number one spot on Billboard's singles chart this week, which is undoubtedly an anomaly in a one-year music environment.

, "I'm an independent musician, I just hope that those who like my music can make gods hear my music. It's that simple." Gu Luobei sorted out his position in one sentence.

The words are said in this way, but different media reporters have different understandings.

After the "mixer" of progressive ideological progress, he expressed his support for Gu Luobei in a steady manner, saying that the era of digital music has come, and now that illegal downloading is rampant, if the copyright of digital music is not seized, the traditional Record companies will soon go into decline. The success of Gu Luobei also proves that although the influence of illegal downloads is inevitable, most of the songs still choose to pay to hold singers. At the end of the article, "The Mixer" directly announces that the time for a musical change has come.

The slightly conservative and authoritative, "Rolling Stone" still maintains a wait-and-see attitude on this issue. It is a fact that Gu Luobei has obtained the download support of Fu Lou, who is looking at netizens, but at the same time, according to incomplete statistics, Gu Luobei's three singles lost more than 1.8 million downloads because the digital music copyright could not be effectively controlled! Therefore, before the technical means to effectively control digital music copyrights come out, the promotion of the digital music commercialization model still needs to be cautious.

As of the time of the interview, the physical sales of "Broad Ocean and Sky" exceeded 500,000 copies. The current cumulative number is 530,000 copies, and the sales of digital audio sources are even more terrible. The sales of 600,000 are far more than the physical sales:, The "final" physical sales reached 300,000 copies, and the digital audio source sold 310,000 copies, which is not inferior.

In other words, after Gu Luobei handed over the digital music copyright to the Internet, although nearly two million sales were lost due to illegal downloads, digital music still showed a strong vitality, enough to compete with physical albums. Strength, I believe this number ratio will make many record companies think about it.

Of course, this is only the result of Gu Luobei's two singles and three singles. Whether further breakthroughs can be made in the future is also the object of concern of the record company. UU reading www.uukanshu. com Gu Luobei's three singles not only represent the rise of another new music talent, but also a test of the collision between traditional music business models and emerging music business models.

"Bell, here is the "rotation,". "Just as everyone was thinking about the future of digital music, another reporter seized the gap, and after obtaining the consent of Teddy Bell, he asked directly, "At present, the three singles you have made have been awarded in the music critics. Unanimously praised, and the sales of singles also proved that the audience loves you. It can be said that your talent in music has been initially recognized by everyone.

But at the moment you seem to be focusing more on the movie." The reporter paused here, obviously making everyone react. This is the shooting scene of "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", and then he said, "I Just wondering, do you have any plans to release an album? If so, when will it be? "

As soon as this question came up, let alone Gu Luobei, even other reporters turned their attention to the female reporter.

What is the subtext of this sentence? , "Rotation" is very popular for Gu Luobei's talent, and he has begun to expect him to release an album, and even hope that he can turn his attention from movies to music.

What an affirmation this is, enough to raise eyebrows. a.