New Year's Day passed.
It was a new year.
The rankings on all music platforms changed drastically.
The hot song charts were reset every quarter, while the new song charts were reset every month.
Because of the chart resets, "Qing Hua Ci," "Chi Ling," and "Gu Yong Zhe," which had been topping the charts consecutively, finally left the top three.
However, the singers who had just prepared to release songs to challenge the charts didn't get to celebrate for long before Ting Yu's new song, "Qian Bai Du," directly used one day to forcefully climb to the top of both charts!
"Damn it, they timed their release perfectly? Are they giving others no chance to live?"
"Before, it was mid-month or end-month, allowing others to experience the taste of being number one. Now they're releasing at the beginning of the month?"
"This Ting Yu is too terrifying, the quality of his songs is getting higher and higher!"
"This is forcing the ace producers to make a move!"
"Haha, that's how it should be. Let's all compete, so we can hear good songs!"
"Haha, exactly!"
"Qian Bai Du" topped the charts again, bringing joy to some and sorrow to others.
For the current situation, the most frustrated were the A-list singers.
The reason everyone fought for the first place was that the number one spot on the charts came with an exclusive banner on the platform's homepage, offering the greatest exposure, equivalent to the effect of a tens of millions promotion fee.
Of course, those who cared about this recommendation were mostly A-list singers, or those below A-list.
This excluded the heavenly kings and queens whose fame had already reached a point where promotion was unnecessary.
For those who had truly reached the level of heavenly kings and queens, even without promotion, as long as they released a song, countless fans would flock to buy it.
However, they wouldn't release songs easily. At their level, every song had to be a hit, and reputation was more important than anything else.
...
The highly anticipated annual entertainment grand ceremony also arrived as scheduled.
Many producers and singers were invited to this ceremony.
Starry Sky's currently popular Lin Yan Yu, Jiang Xiao E, Gong Ju Ren, Zhang Wei, and Zhang Yang were all present.
After all, the songs they sang had all entered the top ten of the hot song charts, and they had a high chance of winning awards.
Among them, Gong Ju Ren was the happiest.
His song "Qian Bai Du" directly achieved an opening success on the charts, and his industry recognition also increased.
Even some A-list singers came to greet him.
Just as everyone from Starry Sky was full of anticipation, ready to accept their awards.
When the awards were presented, it caused an uproar.
Because the results were beyond everyone's expectations.
Top Ten Golden Songs of the Year.
Only "Qing Hua Ci" made it onto the list, taking the first place.
The other few songs were not even nominated.
What was even more shocking was.
Ting Yu had no songs on the Top Ten Hot Songs of the Year!
Number one: "Fu Ha Ha"
This was a viral meme song released in the first half of the year, composed entirely of funny skits featuring various celebrities, and was extremely catchy.
Upon its release, it immediately became a sensation across the internet.
It fluctuated in the top three of the hot song charts throughout the first half of the year.
Number two: "Zha Lei"
This was also a song in the top three of the hot song charts in the first half of the year and had once held the number one position for two full months.
However, it was later criticized by a long-established singer in the entertainment industry, who argued that this style lacked musicality and couldn't be considered music.
Subsequently, fierce arguments erupted online, and eventually, the authorities intervened to quell the situation, and the hype surrounding this farce gradually subsided.
Number three: "Xue Gou Jiao"
This was also the only song among the top three that could be considered a song.
This song was released in May and its popularity was entirely attributed to short video platforms, with countless internet celebrities covering it, along with numerous cute and catchy videos.
However, due to the excessive number of plays and the lack of depth in the song, many listeners gradually developed a sense of aversion, leading to mixed reviews and a decline in its popularity.
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In short, the annual Top Ten Hot Songs were basically all internet sensation songs from the first half of the year.
This was because the rankings were based on the total playback volume across the entire network. Songs released earlier, suitable for short video covers, naturally had an advantage.
However, the netizens were outraged by this result!
"Ting Yu started releasing songs in September, so I can understand him not being on the Top Ten Hot Songs, but only one song, 'Qing Hua Ci,' making it onto the Top Ten Golden Songs is absolutely ridiculous!"
"What kind of crap golden song chart is this, it's too watered down!"
"Does my 'Chi Ling' not deserve to be on the list?"
"Does my 'Gu Yong Zhe' not deserve to be on the list?"
"What kind of monsters are on the Top Ten Hot Songs chart, it made me cry..."
"Heh... is this the C-pop music scene?"
Weibo exploded!
The comment sections of the music platforms' charts also exploded!
Netizens furiously vented their anger.
They all went to the comment sections of those songs to give negative reviews.
As soon as the results were announced.
Everyone from Starry Sky got up and left without any courtesy.
Lin Yan Yu directly forfeited her award for first place on the Golden Song Chart.
This caused another sensation.
It was important to note that although the annual grand ceremony was not an official platform, it had significant influence. Leaving midway through the awards ceremony was a direct insult to the organizers.
Offending the organizers meant no more nominations in the future.
However, the singers from Starry Sky seemed to not care about nominations at all, leaving without any lingering sentiment.
This also indirectly reflected how much Lin Yan Yu and the others supported Ting Yu.
To speak up for him, they dared to offend the annual grand ceremony.
For a time, everyone became even more curious about this mysterious Ting Yu.
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After the annual grand ceremony concluded.
Renowned ace producer Shen Ling Feng posted on Weibo.
His remarks directly targeted the angry netizens online.
"It's quite funny, what are you all so upset about? Popularity is determined by the market, and all netizens represent the market. I dare say the vast majority of people have contributed to its popularity!"
Newly emerging ace producer Zhou Xin also posted on Weibo.
"The reason why cheesy songs are rampant is entirely because those who seriously create music do not receive the rewards they deserve. Over time, everyone becomes standardized. However, through Ting Yu's efforts in the past few months, he has forcibly raised the standard of the C-pop music scene and broadened the audience's taste. Our C-pop music scene will only get better."
The second place winner on the Golden Song Chart was the long-established heavenly king Guo Lei, who also updated a video.
The content of the video was.
He threw his second-place trophy into the trash can.
And then captioned it: "I don't deserve it."
As soon as these posts were made, the internet instantly descended into chaos!
The entire C-pop music scene was completely ignited.
Heavenly kings and queens who had been silent for a long time all spoke out, voicing their grievances for Ting Yu.
"What they said is correct. The market chose these songs, which is why the C-pop music scene has become like this."
"However, there's no way around it. In this era of traffic, songs like 'Chi Ling' and 'Gu Yong Zhe' that require singing skills are impossible for many internet celebrities to cover. If they force themselves to cover them, they will only be criticized."
"I am guilty, I have listened to all these songs..."
"There's no choice, I brush through short videos every day, it's hard not to hear them..."
Some people analyzed rationally, stating that this was indeed the case.
This was the market.
Of course, not everyone held a supportive attitude.
Ding Sheng Entertainment, one of the three major entertainment companies in Kyoto, directly made a statement on its official Weibo.
"Songs that the public likes are good songs. Existence is reasonable. All data speaks for itself."
This company was extremely skilled at writing internet sensation songs. They had a standardized production process for songs.
At the same time, they were also very good at marketing and creating hype. The top five songs on the hot song chart were all from their company. When netizens criticized the entertainment grand ceremony, it was equivalent to criticizing Ding Sheng Entertainment, so they naturally wouldn't remain silent.