After a week of its premiere.
"Father" was finally released on music platforms.
On the day of its release, industry insiders were all frantically refreshing their phones.
And "Father" did not disappoint them.
In just ten minutes, it directly surged into the top ten of the new song charts.
Then, at an unprecedented speed, it charged forward relentlessly.
"Ninetieth place!"
"Holy crap, only a few minutes have passed, and it's already eightieth!"
"Breaking into the top fifty in half an hour, is this even human?"
Amidst everyone's exclamations.
"Father"'s charting speed continued to be unstoppable.
This was mainly because the song had already gained significant momentum for a week, making it an "unreleased but already popular" hit.
Those who were initially curious but unwilling to spend money on movie tickets could now enjoy it for free, and the playback volume naturally surged.
The tenth position on the Film and Television New Song Chart was held by the popular idol Qin Xiaorou. Her song was also the theme song of a recently hit Xianxia ancient romance drama. This drama was produced by capital behind her to promote her, so as the female lead, she naturally sang the theme song. Riding the wave of the drama's popularity, her song "Immortal Dust Fate" successfully entered the top ten of the Film and Television New Song Chart.
She was not a professional singer and her vocal skills were not particularly good.
She was already very happy with this achievement.
And she was still over three hundred thousand plays away from ninth place. With a little more effort and a few more Weibo promotions, she could try to challenge it.
As she refreshed the rankings.
Her vision blurred.
Her song had suddenly disappeared.
Tenth place was now occupied by a song called "Father."
"Ah, this..."
Qin Xiaorou was a bit bewildered.
She clearly remembered that when she last checked, the eleventh place was a theme song from a concurrent TV drama, not this song "Father."
How did this song suddenly appear?
The top ten songs were on the first page of the chart, which was a significant exposure position. Therefore, the exposure difference between the top ten and those below tenth place was huge.
Qin Xiaorou clearly remembered that she was a full million plays ahead of the eleventh place.
She clicked to the next page and, as expected, found her song at the eleventh position.
The song that was originally behind hers had now moved to twelfth place.
"Could it be a system bug?"
Qin Xiaorou refreshed the rankings again.
"Ah, this, this, this..."
In just a few minutes, that song "Father" had already climbed to ninth place!
Qin Xiaorou's pretty face was filled with astonishment.
As a popular idol star, she was undoubtedly racing against time.
Her company had invested a lot of money in her training, and she knew that traffic came and went quickly. Therefore, she wanted to produce more works while she was popular. If she was lucky enough to encounter good scripts, she might be able to shed the label of "idol" and become a truly talented actress.
For the past week, she had been busy attending promotional events and only now had a little free time.
Therefore, she hadn't had the time or opportunity to pay much attention to the popular song "Father" online.
Curiously, Qin Xiaorou clicked on it and started listening.
She wanted to know why this song was charting so fast!
"Always taking from you, but never saying thank you..."
Zhao De and Zhou Tao's grasp of the song's emotions, coupled with Su Yu's guidance, made the official version perfect.
The two of them had distinctive voices, one rugged and steady, the other gentle and sunny. Their collaboration could be described as a match made in heaven.
This was also why Su Yu insisted on them debuting as a duo.
They had memorable appearances and voices, making their combined impact more than the sum of their parts.
"Time, slow down..."
As the chorus began, Qin Xiaorou could no longer hold back, and her eyes instantly turned red.
She finally understood why this song was charting so fast!
"Slipper brothers, listening to the rain..."
She murmured.
Although she was in the film and television industry and usually spent her free time watching dramas and studying the acting of her peers, she only knew about the music scene through gossip with friends. However, she had heard of Ting Yu long ago.
Many of her singer friends were fans of Ting Yu.
And these "Slipper brothers"...
Pfft! What a funny name.
After listening to the entire song, Qin Xiaorou picked up her phone and called her parents in Shuangqing City.
She had been busy with promotional events during the Chinese New Year and didn't have time to go home. After listening to this song, she decided to find time to return to Shuangqing City to spend time with her parents.
...
After "Father" surged into the top ten of the charts.
The singers in the top ten all posted on Weibo.
And they included screenshots of being surpassed.
"What's going on?"
The eighth-place singer was a veteran in the film and television music scene. He had been singing for so many years and had never encountered such a bizarre situation.
"I just went to the restroom, and when I came back, seventh place was gone?"
"What flew past my head?"
"Fortunately, I was eating at the time. By the time I finished, this song 'Father' had already surpassed me and sped away. Thinking about it, I suddenly feel less sad than them..."
"Holy crap, I've long heard that a song can save a movie, but I didn't expect it to be this fierce. My third place!!"
"I overestimated myself. I thought this time it would be a battle between me and the ace producer Teacher Li Jie. Now it seems I was overthinking it..."
The top ten on the film and television charts all posted on Weibo, making lighthearted jokes.
And the fans of Ting Yu responded to their humorous teasing by offering their spontaneous comfort.
"Haha, excuse me, excuse me..."
"Sorry, our Ting Yu boss is too fast this time. We'll pay attention next time."
"Now, the pressure is on Li Jie and the lead singer Zheng Shuang..."
"Go, Ting Yu boss! Go, Slipper brothers!"
"..."
Net Cloud Music Headquarters.
Conference Room.
The Music Director looked at the real-time data in front of him.
Film and Television New Song Chart.
First Place: "Golden Age" - 4.5 million plays / 2.1 million downloads
Second Place: "Father" - 2.8 million plays / 2.5 million downloads.
The second place had half the playback volume of the first place but exceeded the first place in downloads by hundreds of thousands.
This situation was unprecedented in the Chinese music scene.
Moreover, this was not the most terrifying aspect. The most terrifying thing was the growth rate of "Father"'s playback volume, which left everyone stunned.
2.9 million!
3 million!
3.2 million!
...
Every minute, it grew by tens of thousands.
And there were no signs of its speed slowing down.
In fact, such rapid growth was normal for the song "Father." According to its release, the song had been known to the public for a week.
During this period, countless influencers had gone to cinemas to open it, and those viral covers had already built immense anticipation for the song.
Now that it was released, this explosive popularity was merely the eruption of a week's accumulation.
Even so, it was enough to make history in the Chinese music scene!
If any other producer saw their song in this situation, they would probably be so happy they'd faint.
However, Su Yu was currently doing something else.
Because Lin Chaoyang and Chen Rong, the couple, had suddenly arrived in Shuangqing City...