Xu Qingqiu actually wanted to say that she’d be utterly embarrassed to be seen without washing her face, but hearing Chu Tian’s words, she worried that it would be even worse if she truly wasn’t in the right state tomorrow.
After so hesitation, she ultimately gave up on washing her face, put on her sunglasses and mask, and hurriedly went downstairs.
Chu Tian wanted to follow her, but he still had to worry about the album. Besides, Sister Hua and Yiyi were already accompanying her. If he left too, there would be no one left to make decisions, so he had no choice but to abandon the idea.
Watching the car depart, Chu Tian zoned out for a mont but didn’t linger. Going ho would waste too much ti, so he decided to make do with staying at the studio.
「The next morning at eight o’clock」
Chu Tian washed his face in the restroom. When he returned, he saw that the employees had all arrived early.
It was a critical mont for the new album. Everyone knew the drill, so the usual nine-to-six schedule had to be set aside for now. They generally arrived early and left late, prioritizing the project above all else.
"ng, I want you to summarize the public sentint information and get it to within half an hour."
"Yuan, send last night’s download data and kick off today’s promotion plan."
"Also, have the other two songs been linked up with the music platforms? Check again to ensure they go live on schedule. If there’s any issue, co straight to . Don’t hesitate. Do you all understand?"
After a moderately-sized morning eting to discuss key issues, the studio once again beca a hive of bustling activity.
Right on ti, the music platforms synchronized the release, and Xu Qingqiu’s new album page was updated with two new songs.
The first banner on the music platform client’s hopage carousel was a promotional image for Xu Qingqiu’s new album.
Early-rising fans and casual listeners, following their usual habit, couldn’t help clicking to take a look and happened to see the two new songs pop up.
"Damn, first!"
"Seriously? Dropping new songs without any warning?"
A quick-fingered netizen imdiately posted two comnts in a row. After about half a minute, more comnts started flooding in.
"Dude, your fingers are way too fast! You snatched the first comnt, and you’re not even leaving the second (the floor) for anyone else?"
"Is it possible you’re the one who’s too quick? I just saw the notification and ca right over, but you, you beat to it."
He really was too quick. Normally, both the song releases and the official announcents are sent out at scheduled tis.
But nobody expected soone to ignore the notifications and wait directly on the album’s dedicated page.
Once all the official studio accounts released the information simultaneously, everyone who had set up notifications rushed over. But they were no match for those already waiting.
As for why there wasn’t a notification last night? Well, Chu Tian hadn’t even finished recording the songs. He wasn’t even sure how many could be released the next day. The current release was completely rushed, an attempt to get ahead of the Spring Festival Gala.
All plans were made on the fly, with no ti to prepare and coordinate properly. The entire operation was being ticulously managed and pushed through by the team in real-ti.
Ideally, new songs would be released daily, but who knew if a day might co with no new songs, leading to a gap.
Chu Tian was now doing his utmost to avoid such a situation, let alone pre-scheduling release tis.
After all, Xu Qingqiu wasn’t currently chasing numbers but influence and recognition. Thus, the short-term data of the songs weren’t that important. Instead, the popularity generated by long-term marketing was crucial.
This was also why they were releasing songs so far in advance while still recording. He had other strategies up his sleeve.
"Just as I thought! Is this entire album going to be filled with couple-y stuff that makes us singles jealous? I feel personally attacked!"
"Haha, two new songs! ’Finally Waiting for You’ and ’As Love Approaches’? Sweet romance, I like it!"
"’Encounter,’ ’Finally Waiting for You,’ ’As Love Approaches’... Hmm, why do I feel like this reflects President Xu’s life experiences? Could Young have specially tailored it for her?"
"Damn, I wouldn’t have even realized if you hadn’t pointed it out! My wild guess is they’re going to make the entire journey—eting, getting acquainted, discovering love, falling deeply in love, and passionate romance—into one album, right? If that’s true, that’s incredible!"
"Whoa, comnter above, don’t freak out! After what you said, I can’t decide if President Xu is more amazing or if Young is!"
"Do you even have to ask? Obviously, Young is amazing! This is custom-made, isn’t it? And if every song is this classic, it’ll be legendary, right?"
"Guys, why don’t we listen to the songs first?"
"Sorry, already listened. ’Finally Waiting for You’ gets a thumbs up! Currently listening to ’As Love Approaches’—highly recomnd!!"
"You’re aweso! I’m going to listen to the songs now..."
While they were still discussing, things exploded elsewhere.
"Holy crap! The Free Music server crashed!!"
"What, what? Whose crashed?"
"The Free Music servers! Too many people tried to log in this morning, and it crashed. I was listening to a song and reading comnts, then it lagged and went straight to a 404 error!"
"Hahaha, the server crashed! I’m dying! I was just trying to make a purchase, and I couldn’t even complete the paynt."
In an instant, as users of Free Music scattered, news of the server crash spread like wildfire, quickly surging to the top of trending searches.
And displayed prominently under the trending search entry was a sentence:
[Xu Qingqiu’s new album releases two more singles, leading to Free Music’s server crash due to user overload]
Onlooking netizens who saw this news grew curious.
"Goodness, what kind of songs are these to cause such a stir? I’ve heard of Weibo’s servers crashing, and forum servers too, but this is the first ti I’m hearing about a music platform’s servers crashing."
"Does Xu Qingqiu have that many fans? Enough to crash the servers?"
"Hmph, obviously the work of obsessive fans. Didn’t so K-pop idol go to Arica a few years ago and overwhelm their Billboard charts? Then the Aricans got the obsessive fans trending with criticism."
"Bro, Xu Qingqiu isn’t just so viral singer; she’s got legit talent. Listen for yourself, and you’ll know."
Actually, there was no need to actively seek them out; by this ti, the new songs had already spread to other platforms.
Not only short video platforms but even Weibo had them now.
The only regrettable thing was that the MVs hadn’t been fild yet, so without exception, all the videos circulating online were unofficial edits or montages.
"Finally waiting for you, I almost missed you"
"eting you in the pri of my life"
"ans I haven’t failed myself"
...
Seeing these lyrics, paired with scenes from various romantic TV dramas, many sentintal people found themselves smiling happily, loving the songs more with each listen.
And so who harbored regrets were moved to tears.
"I, too, once t the most compatible person but accidentally lost him."
"Back then, we were the sa, with eyes only for each other. We also thought we’d be happy forever, but in the end, we lost to reality."
Beneath each video, comnts were clearly divided into two distinct groups.
Happy people flaunted their bliss with countless photos: couple shots, wedding pictures, and marriage certificates, a visual flood of joy.
anwhile, those with bittersweet mories seed to console each other, sharing their pasts and trying to co to terms with irreplaceable regrets.
"Every ti love draws near"
"It feels like he’s holding you tightly"
"He stirs your heart"
"Covers your eyes"
"And won’t let you know where to go"
Two different songs, with different lodies, yet telling the sa story.
The sweetness seed to pour out from the screen, imrsing everyone who listened in happiness.
"BOO HOO HOO, this song is so sweet, but why do I feel so sad~"
"BOO HOO HOO~ I’m not sad because I have a partner! Person above, are you sad because you’re single?"
"Wow, man, that’s a low blow. I’m single too..."
"Hahahaha, this song is so good, look, my girlfriend even fell asleep listening to it [Girlfriend asleep on boy’s lap.jpg]"
"Reported, you’re welco. You found love, but you’re about to lose your userna! Single friends, let’s do this, give him a hard ti!"
"PFFT~ That’s harsh, I love it! Reported him too. Bro, try not to be such a jerk in your next life."
"Hahaha, he lost his userna—serves him right for showing off! It’s hilarious. What goes around cos around, truly!"
"No, bros, go easy on ! It was just a joke, are you guys serious? The platform already warned , stop ssing around! This is a couple’s userna; if I lose it, my girlfriend will kill ! [Screenshot.jpg]"
While netizens were having a blast here, Weibo seed to be having its own simultaneous carnival.
[Classic! Another classic! Young is truly a big shot! I bet this will be another divine album!]
[I’m convinced. After writing songs for over a decade, I declare Young to be the only god in my heart for this lifeti!]
[With three classic songs now released, what are Xu Qingqiu’s limits?]
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