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Chapter 262 - 242: You Actually Dare to Think about Inviting Wu Mu

Chapter 262: Chapter 242: You Actually Dare to Think about Inviting Wu Mu

Tencent Music undoubtedly came seeking exclusive album rights as well.

Mo Mo’s previous album "Farewell" had been extremely profitable.

Even more than the profits, though, the most crucial aspect was its ability to attract new users.

No one knows how many users who had never registered or spent money before spent their first dime because of Mo Mo’s album.

For a platform, that was far more important than simply making money.

Even if they couldn’t secure the exclusive rights to this album, they absolutely couldn’t let a rival platform get them.

With brash financial power, the Tencent Platform offered four million more than NetEase Cloud’s bid, proposing an exclusive authorization fee of twenty-two million, in addition to an equal revenue-sharing ratio.

This offer seemed to show a bit more "sincerity" than NetEase Cloud’s.

However, there were those even more earnest.

Representatives from Migu Music also came by, with an even more shocking offer: they went straight up to thirty million...

But for an ordinary singer to exclusively release on their platform would be purely a losing trade, as they had far fewer users, and the money couldn’t make up for the loss of user purchasing revenue.

They knew this fact very well, and their offer was more about stirring up excitement and throwing a wrench in the works.

Still, the news of all three mainstream music platforms seeking exclusive rights undoubtedly turned many heads.

What’s going on?

Is Wu Mu really that in demand?

While everyone was still debating whether Wu Mu was a top-tier singer in the industry, the treatment he received from the music platforms suggested they valued him even more than the average top-tier singer.

This kind of scramble for rights usually only happened with super-hot stars.

Everyone was surprised by the platforms’ emphasis on Wu Mu.

In Star City, people were also discussing Wu Mu’s situation.

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Star City, meeting room of the "Legendary Voice" project group at Star City TV.

A project meeting was underway.

An old acquaintance of Wu Mu, Wu Feng, who had produced the show that launched Wu Mu’s career, "singer-songwriter," and also the one who had kicked him out and assisted Xinghai Mobile in blacklisting him.

He was standing in the place of honor, speaking solemnly:

"The expectations of this show from our TV station don’t need to be stated, you all can see that from the support provided, right? You’re all the elite soldiers and strong fighters specially chosen from various shows at our station, the very best we have. Bringing you all together is aimed at creating a new hit, a program that could rival or even surpass our ’singer-songwriter’!"

Wu Feng had set the bar high.

The "singer-songwriter" program was undoubtedly the station’s top-rated variety show and was also at the top tier in terms of ratings and popularity in the whole country’s variety circles.

And now, they were planning a new program that would surpass "singer-songwriter."

Wu Feng set the bar high, but he also felt a certain confidence, believing it was very possible.

This possibility came partly from the station’s strong support and resource allocation for the new show, and partly from their program planning.

"As for the theme of our show, I believe you all understand it very clearly— a competition between power singers from Hua Country and other Asian countries!"

"However, it’s crucial that the selection of domestic singers must be true power hitters, while for the singers from other countries, talent can be considered secondly; their popularity in our country should be the primary consideration. Our show’s tone is not like ’I Am a Singer,’ where we’re overshadowed by others; we aim to maintain a high difficulty level but also an evenly matched and entertaining spectacle."

"When everyone is planning and considering the singers, you should all start from this theme."

Hmm, their new program’s theme is a showdown between domestic powerhouse singers and other Asian singers.

The inspiration and idea were refined from this year’s explosive new season of "I Am a Singer."

This season’s "I Am a Singer" had a popularity and fame that could be described as frightening.

Not only were the regular viewers of music variety shows watching, but even those who never cared for music shows before were paying attention.

And the reason it broke out of the circle this year can be said to be largely thanks to the gimmick of domestic singers versus foreign singers.

Then, the station, keenly picking up on this essence from "I Am a Singer," realized that extracting and focusing on this core idea to create a separate program could be very promising.

Over the years, with the advancement of the domestic economy and the elevation of our country’s global political status, our people have demystified those foreign images once idolized in various stories and, at the same time, have been somewhat eager for those once-hyped-up foreigners to recognize our progress and to praise it in return.

This sentiment, reflected in the field of cultural products, means that audiences also want to see those renowned foreign singers surprised and acknowledging our own domestic singers’ skills.

Wu Feng felt that as long as the program catered to this audience psychology, it should be very promising.

After Wu Feng made his opening speech, he let the program team members below speak freely, brainstorming various suggestions.

As Star City TV’s elite forces specially transferred from the station, naturally, all the people below understood Wu Feng’s meaning.

Everyone started speaking.

"The first domestic singer we must invite is Mo Mo. Mo Mo, as a big name in domestic singers, is essential. Without her, our program’s claim of having powerful singers wouldn’t hold up."

"And there’s Huang Zong, his strength among domestic singers is also top-notch."

"What about Liang Jun, King Liang? His reputation and strength are convincing."

"People are convinced by him, but King Liang Jun probably won’t accept this kind of gig. He’s already scaled back his activities these past few years; it’s unlikely he’ll join our program. Losing would be embarrassing, and winning is expected."

"We can also invite a few national team members as a backup, to act as challenge singers in the middle, and if the situation goes south, we can bring them out."

Everyone brainstormed.

Then, a voice resonated in the meeting room.

"What about Wu Mu? Should we invite Wu Mu?"

Hm?

Eh?!

The atmosphere in the heated conference room instantly calmed down.

Everyone cast a subtly colored gaze at the person who had just spoken.

The speaker was a program planner sitting in the corner.

He seemed unaware that he had said something wrong and tentatively said, "Wu Mu is also considered a top-tier figure in the circle, and he’s about to release a new album, with his popularity at its peak. Inviting him would not lack either strength or heat."

Hmm, what you’re saying makes sense.

But do you think the others here don’t know that, don’t understand?

In the past six months of the domestic singer circuit, who could bypass him?

Everyone deliberately avoided mentioning that name when making suggestions.

Have you forgotten where that person was first banned, and who made that decision?

Everyone looked peculiar, though they sat upright, only glancing with the corners of their eyes towards the main seat of the conference room.

Unsurprisingly, Wu Feng, sitting there, had a dark expression on his face, etched with displeasure.

(To be continued)