Chapter 1299: Racing all the way
Tick-tock, tick-tock, the hour hand is moving, and my heart almost stops beating. I sit quietly in front of the computer, and my palms continue to sweat.
Blair Miller stared at the iTunes page, which refreshed every three seconds. He was nervous and excited, and his body was shaking slightly uncontrollably.
On the computer desktop, messages came from the MSN chat group.
"Blair, tell me again why download data is so important. Doesn't it mean that these MP3s are not included in the Billboard singles chart data?"
Blair glanced over and saw it was Karen.
One look showed that Karen couldn't contain her excitement and started to get excited again.
Blair was about to respond, but Gloria in the chat group had already taken the lead.
"That's called digital audio source."
"Karen, at the end of the day, we just need to trust Blair that she knows what we're doing."
Since the last protest at Sony's Columbia headquarters, this group of friends gathered together to form a loose fan organization, hoping to provide Anson with the most comprehensive and powerful support.
As for Blair, who won recognition for her calm and wise performance last time, she took on the role of strategist, and then Gloria was responsible for bringing them together.
Today, the same is true.
They gathered together early, waiting for "another light" to come online.
Blair typed quickly on the keyboard.
"Because this is Anson's plan. We hope to unify the chaotic digital music market and protect the rights of musicians through exclusive cooperation on singles."
"We need to give our full support to let people see the appeal of Anson, and let people realize that the cooperation between Anson and iTunes can bring about the effect of one plus one greater than two, which will be helpful for subsequent development."
Although Blair could not explain in detail the intricate pattern of interests behind it, he believed Anson. With Anson’s intelligence, it was impossible for him not to know the impact of exclusive cooperation in releasing digital music sources. It was also impossible for him to just release a single and have everything. Deep meaning.
So, the only thing they need to do is support Anson wholeheartedly.
"Ah, Blair, I still don't understand what you are talking about. Anyway, we just need to fully support Anson."
"Karen, we're all going to download Another Light no matter what, right? So there's no difference."
"That's right. By the way, I'm going to buy the special deluxe version of the album later. Are you going? I hope Warner Records can use its money-making spirit and take more photos of Anson. My pocket money is here. They can take it. Take them all.”
"Go! Why not go! I have always wondered why there is no special edition of the album. Is it because we are not worthy? Now Warner Records has finally figured it out. You must not miss it."
"I have a hunch that Anson's special deluxe edition album won't just be a money-making project..."
"Time's up! Time's up!"
As soon as Blair saw the second hand in place, he immediately gave the signal.
At eight o'clock Central Time, the iTunes page is officially refreshed——
The homepage is completely black, without a trace of light, and all buttons and columns have disappeared.
When the mouse slides into the interface, a ray of dawn lights up from the center, slowly blooming in a counterclockwise spiral, illuminating the entire page.
In the center, Anson's face is very close. He reaches out his right hand to touch the screen. His right hand seems to be breaking the screen and interacting with the front of the screen.
The distinctive facial features, bright eyes and stretched eyebrows were all presented in front of his eyes, and a scream suddenly broke through his throat.
ah! Ahhhh!
Subconsciously, he tried to stretch out his right hand, break the screen, and shake hands with Anson.
When his right hand was about to touch the screen, he realized that it was "Adam's Creation". The famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museum was completed by them and Anson at this moment. It was so magical. The touching feeling makes the heart beat wildly and is on the verge of bursting.
But he didn't expect that in the picture, Ansen's fingertips began to turn into dust, and his palms, arms, and face slowly disappeared in the light. Finally, it evolved into a lyric——
"Yes, I care."
Directly below, the words "Another Light" appear as if they are surfacing.
Right in the center is the download link.
My heart is racing and my blood is boiling.
Even though Blair was mentally prepared and had high expectations, he was still surprised at this moment. I have to say that iTunes was very sincere this time and actually created a welcome page specifically for the August 31st band.
Snap.
Click to purchase and download, clear and moving strings flow from the speakers, your heartstrings are plucked again, and you can't help but close your eyes and immerse yourself in it.
“The purchase is completed, what’s the next step?”
"Blair? Blair!"
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"Then what?"
Karen's guy really had zero romantic qualities, and there was no atmosphere left. MSN message notifications came one after another, completely destroyed, and Blair opened his eyes helplessly.
"Let's go to the record store and buy a physical album."
Blair took a deep breath, grabbed his coat, and rushed out of the room.
When I got to the door, I went back again, picked up my iPod, plugged in my earplugs, clicked play, and rushed out with a brisk pace, my mood soaring.
This is just the tip of the iceberg, and it has spread throughout the entire North American continent.
There are even radio music programs that add gimmicks, click to download during the live broadcast, and give listeners the new song of the band on August 31 as soon as possible——
Of course, this is Warner Records' promotional strategy.
"Listeners, the song 'Another Light' that August 31st performed at the Grammy Awards is officially online. We can finally listen to this song again and take a look at the studio version and live performance. The difference between versions, this is an exciting moment, I hope the band’s music can wake you up in the morning on August 31st.”
In the Internet age, there is often such an illusion:
Things happened, but it seemed as if they didn't happen. There was a lack of reality.
Because everything is virtual, you can't really touch it.
That's how spending money is. Where you can't see it, your salary is gone.
It's the same thing in front of me. When I click to download, something seems to have happened but it doesn't seem to have happened. This is different from the feeling of buying a physical album.
However, everything was calm and calm, and the thunder just exploded——
boom!
iTunes official: "Another Light" digital audio downloads officially exceeded 500,000!
Boom boom boom!
There was an uproar and all of North America was shocked.
Five hundred thousand, what is this concept?
In 2004, there was no authoritative statistics from an authoritative platform in the market. There was no official authoritative figure for the number of downloads of a song as a reference. In addition, piracy was repeatedly banned, making statistics even more difficult. However, there is a consensus in the industry that more than one million A song with the most downloads is a hit, and this is the threshold that everyone is eager to cross.
The million downloads mentioned here refer to the total number of formal downloads through legal channels throughout the year.
However, now?
"Another Light" has been online for less than four hours, and the number of downloads has exceeded 500,000?
Unbelievable! Shocking!
However, this number did not stop there, it surged towards one million downloads at an alarming speed, and the shock and impact could not stop at all!
(End of chapter)