Chapter 1681: 1681 Afternoon Outbreak
The first-day sales—and even the first-week sales competition is based on topic popularity, popularity, fan support, and explosive sales. Everyone knows this fact. Because professional music critics and fan feedback require a period of precipitation and fermentation before they can gradually play a role, what these comments and opinions determine is the durability of sales; and the sales on the first day and the first week require explosive force.
This is also the reason why Maria and Oasis have such a huge first-day promotion. Sony Columbia Records and Creative Records are well aware that the first week of sales is a huge momentum. They may not be able to compete with the brilliant glory to death in absolute strength, but Relying on the support rate of Maria and Oasis, it is still possible to seize the commanding heights.
The reason why the Battle of the Century became the "Battle of the Century", the most grand duel before entering the 21st century, is because Maria, Oasis Band and Glory to Death are currently in their prime, with the same level of support from fans, and their popularity is as high as The heat of discussion is even more so. Therefore, in the sales showdown on the first day and the first week, everyone in the troika has the qualifications and ability to win, and no one is the weaker.
The sales data on the morning of the 28th also proved this. Maria won the top spot, and Glory to the Dead was in a hard battle with Oasis.
The first batch of music critics in the professional media praised the "storm" that led to the death of glory, but even the "first batch of music critics" will really affect the market trend and affect the choice of music fans, and it still takes time to settle. Therefore, the sales battle on the afternoon of the 28th was still full of countless suspense.
However, it is worth mentioning that the noon sun on the 28th has not had time to rise above the head, and the secrets of the album "Rainstorm" have spread like wildfire among the surging fans. One is the album's "B" "Face" was full of surprises. Although only a small number of people got the exact news, the news that B-side chose to record in an outdoor studio was spread among reporters, causing an uproar; It's a special surprise. Unfortunately, the news about the "hidden track" is still strict, and no news has been leaked, but it has stimulated more curiosity.
The press conference for EMI's new album was actually a last resort. On the one hand, they did plan to use a concert tour instead of a publicity schedule, because they believed in the ability of the live concert to die of glory; on the other hand, it was because of the concert market. The fiery reaction made them slightly underprepared. As a result, before the news conference of Glory to Death in San Francisco was held, the news about the "storm" had already exploded.
The mysterious atmosphere surrounding the album "Rainstorm" not only did not disappear with the release of the album, on the contrary, it became more and more intense. This "third album", which has gathered countless focuses, has been highly anticipated. Now The secrets are revealed little by little, which makes the fans feel unbearable. They can't wait to snap up the album early, so that they can open this Pandora's box at the first time, and see for themselves what Glory will dedicate after two years. kind of work.
The "San Francisco Chronicle"'s comment on the morning of the 28th was right: the album of "Rainstorm" can be bought at any time, but the tickets for the "Rainstorm" world tour concert, if you miss it, you can no longer There is.
Although on the 28th, only three cities, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, sold concert tickets; however, enthusiastic fans appeared in all major cities, requesting EMI and Live Nation: to release concert tickets in advance meeting tickets. There was a lot of stamina to not give up - in fact, they achieved their goal, and finally Live Nation quickly agreed to the fans' request, and the tickets on sale were sold out in just a few hours.
Therefore, the young volcanoes who re-gathered at the gates of the major record stores after snapping up the tickets quickly added another fire to the lively scene of the city. This also made the sales frenzy in the afternoon set off an unparalleled heat wave, which even far exceeded the frenzy in the morning, making this Monday at work so lively that even the white-collar workers sitting in the office could not feel at ease.
Even the major financial and securities elites on Wall Street couldn't help but open their mouths when they saw the exaggerated long queues on the street outside the window. For them, "The Ultimate Showdown" can't be compared to a transaction worth tens of millions of dollars in a second. It can only be regarded as a child playing a house - but now it seems that the commercial value and economic benefits contained in the entertainment industry go far beyond Imagination made them a little shocked, and when they met in the tea room, they also had a rare gossip discussion.
After twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the craze continued until nine o'clock in the middle of the night. The major record stores closed one after another, and the sales went on for nine hours without interruption. However, the turbulent queue at the door still did not get any relief, and there were still many People still haven't been able to buy their favorite albums for the first time.
According to incomplete statistics, within three hours in the morning, more than 1.23 million people lined up at the entrance of the record store; and this group of data not only did not decrease in the afternoon, on the contrary, there was an upward trend, including the floating crowd. Within nine hours in the afternoon, more than 1.8 million people from the ten largest cities in the United States joined the long queues at the scene.
Fox TV once again produced a 24/7 live news program. They conducted a sample survey on the spot, and interviewed more than 300 fans in major cities. The results show that the young volcano is in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and other major cities. The ratio is more than 40%, while the fans of Maria and Oasis are on the same level, some cities have more Maria, and some have more Urban Oasis.
Apparently, as the San Francisco Chronicle expected, the young volcanoes are catching up. Only, the question is: will they be able to go into the record stores and buy the albums they support today?
Looking at the winding waiting line outside the door, there was even a record store owner who wondered if they should just stay open all night, but in the end, because the plan was too hasty and worried that there would be problems in the middle of the night, it still failed to be implemented. They closed their doors and stopped business. As a result, many fans who arrived late stayed at the door of the record store, preparing to stay here all night, and when the door opened the next day, they entered the store as soon as possible to snap up.
This is the real ultimate confrontation, even the momentum of the first battle of the battle of the century is far less than that, the thickness and weight of the album have been vividly displayed, and the fierce competition between the iron triangles has reached an unprecedented height. Such a grand event is not only unique in the history of music, but it is foreseeable that it may not be seen in the future music market.
The Recording Industry Association of America rushed to work overnight and began to count the data of major record stores. The "Morning Sales Record" announced at noon actually triggered such a shocking effect. I have already felt the huge influence of this ultimate showdown. Announcement of all-day sales on October 28th—that is, the outcome of the first stage of the final showdown, the staff of the Recording Industry Association of America began to get excited.
Ed. Simpson was a little nervous at this time. The envelope he was holding in his hand was trembling slightly, revealing his inner excitement and excitement. He is the media spokesman of the Recording Industry Association of America, facing the media. It can be said that it is his daily life, there is no need to be nervous at all, but at this moment, he is actually nervous.
Because Ed clearly knows the weight of the envelope in his hand, this is the moment that changes history, and he and all the people around the world are witnessing this miracle moment and witnessing the creation of music history. Now, Ed finally understands the nervousness of the presenters at the Oscars, not because they are not experienced enough, but because they know exactly what the envelope in their hands means.
"Let's have a request, Ed Simpson!" The host Mike Wallace's voice came, and then came the applause that was not loud but neat, and Ed felt it instantly All eyes were focused on him, which not only did not make him relax, on the contrary, the muscles all over his body became more and more tense.
Here is the live broadcast of "Sixty Minutes (60. Minutes)". It is no exaggeration to say that "Sixty Minutes", produced and broadcast by CBS, is the most important program in the United States. It has been in the top ten in ratings for two years, and has even become the highest-rated TV program in the United States for five times.
As a news program, "Sixty Minutes" can definitely be said to be unprecedented.
In fact, "Sixty Minutes" is a program performed by a group of elderly people. The average age of the production team is generally between thirty-five and forty-five. Very good journalists, otherwise they would not be able to do the work of this column, which is already a tradition of "Sixty Minutes".
So, there is no doubt that news events that can be reported in "Sixty Minutes" are absolutely no small matter - and they are topics that have attracted the attention of middle-class and young adults in the United States.
The "Sixty Minutes" program is divided into three parts, each part is a story, interviewed by reporters, and the whole story is told in series. Occasionally, "Sixty Minutes" will also report major entertainment events, such as Grammys, Oscars and other events have also appeared, but not any entertainment industry turmoil can enter the "Sixty Minutes" perspective - this is prime time , not the morning news.
The Battle of the Century has not received the attention of "Sixty Minutes" before, but this time is different. The sensation of the final showdown has far exceeded imagination. On the 28th alone, more than 200 people in the United States were mobilized. The fact that there are thousands of people is enough to shock "Sixty Minutes".
So, they invited Ed to be a special guest on the second story of tonight's show.