Chapter 289: New Song Free, Listen First! (Three Updates) (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
“Hey, what’s so good about it? Are you sure?”
Lin Tian immediately snapped back.
Gan Yan Yu was even more confused. “What’s wrong?”
Wasn’t it him who insisted she go back and spend time with her parents? Now that she nodded, Lin Tian was unhappy again!
“I just want you to think this through carefully. I’m just giving you a suggestion.”
Lin Tian said seriously.
After all, this was Gan Yan Yu’s family matter. He didn’t want her to give up the chance to communicate with her family just for him, so he made that suggestion.
All he wanted was for Gan Yan Yu to choose what her heart truly desired, without thinking about him.
Although, without Lin Tian in the picture, her choice would most likely end up being going home for the New Year.
But right after Lin Tian’s suggestion, she agreed and went “okay” again.
That made it seem like Gan Yan Yu listened to him instead of making her own choice!
In that case, how about I suggest you stay in bed with me on New Year’s Eve and try being “okay” with that!
“Lin Tian, you’re right.”
Gan Yan Yu nodded.
The girl thought for a moment, and her expression unexpectedly turned obedient.
Without even thinking, she slightly pouted and, after some deep contemplation, said, “Alright, I’ll go over there in a few days and discuss things with them face-to-face!”
“Face-to-face??”
Lin Tian was surprised by her boldness, even though he had suggested it.
“Can’t you just call them?”
“Important matters should be discussed in person.”
Gan Yan Yu said firmly.
“Fine.”
Lin Tian could only cheer her on now.
But he was genuinely happy to see Gan Yan Yu taking such a brave step.
In the beginning, she didn’t even dare to declare she was “running away from home,” opting instead for the dramatic leap off a building!
Being able to communicate so openly turned out to be not a big deal at all.
A few days later.
Amidst the overtime work being done in various departments of Leyun and the Moonlight and Cat studio, Moonlight and Cat’s third album was finally cranked out overnight.
Due to the sudden addition of new songs, the production of physical albums would take some time, with the official sale set for Monday.
However, just because the album wasn’t officially released yet didn’t mean fans couldn’t hear the music.
At Lin Tian’s request, the new track “Spring’s Voice Dance” was made available for free on the official website for everyone to listen to in advance.
He did this mainly so that everyone could listen to the song earlier and push the systems’ tasks to completion as quickly as possible.
Besides, he really didn’t care about the piddling album revenue he’d lose over this.
He Zhi Chen knew Lin Tian’s character—although he was surprised, he still went ahead with the plan.
What was a trivial matter to Lin Tian was absolutely epic in the eyes of netizens!
With the launch of the “free preview” feature, intense discussions exploded on Weibo.
[The new album has five tracks. Four of them are familiar, but the only new song we get to hear for free before the album’s release thanks to Moonlight Brother.]
[I’m in tears! This is the outlook of Moonlight Brother and Cat!]
[Oh my gosh, what kind of immortal musician is this! No selling, no hard ads, no endorsements, no variety shows. Just genuinely putting their hearts into making music for us.]
[d*mn, it reminds me of that actor Ren Lianyun I used to follow. Constantly accepting endorsements including a brand of milk powder laced with melamine, leading to her own downfall!]
You can’t blame the netizens for reacting this way.
In a circle where everyone’s scrambling to squeeze out more cash, only Moonlight and Cat felt like a refreshing breeze, consistently delivering surprises.
Who’s here to rake in cash, and who’s here to genuinely make music?
The netizens could totally tell!
After the “preview listen” feature from Moonlight and Cat was launched, the reservations for QQ Music’s electronic album skyrocketed by 30%.
“Brothers, big news! Huge news!”
Meanwhile.
The biggest “quarterly” streamer on Bilibili, Zhang Dong, also started a live broadcast.
He was called “quarterly” because there’s a well-known pattern to his streaming schedule.
Based on the intervals between each of Moonlight and Cat’s new songs, every time they released new music, Zhang Dong’s livestream viewership jumped high, straight to the homepage!
When there was no new song from Moonlight and Cat, his viewership barely broke a thousand.
You could say, Zhang Dong really knew what the audience wanted.
Recently, when Moonlight was in Tokyo competing in a piano contest, Zhang Dong essentially streamed the whole event live, letting viewers see every moment.
In fact, if it weren’t for Zhang Dong’s livestreams, the domestic audience wouldn’t even know half as much about Moonlight’s competitions.
“Big news, we can listen to Moonlight Brother’s new album first!”
Zhang Dong excitedly told the camera during the livestream.
However, his fans were still their spirited selves as they affectionately chimed in:
[Are you on 3G? Did you need to tell us that??]
[Do you think that’s why there are so many people in your livestream today? Are you brain-dead?]
[Is it possible that if it wasn’t for this, I wouldn’t even be in your stream.]
[Quit blabbing and start already; your time wasting here could earn your mom enough for a dozen customers!]
[.]
Ever since Zhang Dong’s iconic moments went viral on Bilibili, he’d completely transformed into a comedian!
Fans would roast him in the comments without holding back.
But Zhang Dong probably wouldn’t find it that funny.
Looking back, Zhang Dong once was a high-brow, classy performance-streaming musician who used to flaunt his past as a violinist, filming some street videos to show off—a total internet sensation!
But everything changed that day he stumbled upon Moonlight and Cat on the street.
From a beloved high-class violinist to being the punchline of everyone’s jokes—it was quite the transition.
His fanbase swelled from 1.67 million to 3.84 million in no time.
It took him two years to earn 1.67 million, but only two months to gain 3.84 million.
Zhang Dong had come to terms with it; there was no turning back from the internet!
Sometimes, he pondered—how many fans were enough?
[Quit daydreaming, hurry up!!!]
With the “King of Jiji” urging him on in the livestream, Zhang Dong finally snapped out of it and clicked on the music player.
“‘Spring’s Voice Waltz’?”
Upon seeing the title, he instantly sat up straighter and said to the viewers, “Hang on.”
Then he stepped away from his seat.
A few minutes later.
When Zhang Dong returned to the screen, he had changed into a magnificent tailcoat.
In front of the audience, he opened a bottle of red wine, pouring it into a glass and giving it a gentle swirl.
“Alright, now we can start listening.”
(End of this chapter)
