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Chapter 126 The Wife's Confession
Chapter 126 The Wife's Confession
On December 22, the winter solstice, Yang Du returned to Hangzhou to be with his parents.
Ten days later that day, the charts were updated, and the official website released the latest data for the albums "Swallowtail Butterfly" and "Unforgettable Goodbye".
"Swallowtail Butterfly" still sold 144 million copies in its third week, bringing its total sales over three weeks to 544 million.
In comparison, Du Li's "Goodbye, Unforgettable Love" has accumulated sales of 441 million, which is already 100 million more than Du Li's.
As soon as the news broke, not only Orange, but also ordinary netizens who follow the music scene were still in an uproar.
Three weeks after its release, it was just one step away from achieving double platinum certification and 600 million units sold. This achievement is not only among the best this year, but also among the best in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
The music magazine Pop Music even published a commentary specifically on this matter.
"Everyone is marveling at the figure of 580 million, but what's truly alarming is the drop in sales of 'Swallowtail Butterfly'."
The number of visitors was 220 million in the first week, 18 million in the second week, and 144 million in the third week, with decreases of 180% and 20% respectively.
Generally speaking, albums in the music industry are divided into several types.
The first type is the fan-driven type, which is common among various popular singers. Its biggest characteristic is a high burst of sales in the first week, but by the second week, fans' wallets have been emptied, resulting in a precipitous drop in sales.
This drop could be as high as 75% or even 90%.
The second type, the mainstream type, is suitable for singers with a certain fan base and casual audience; the drop in the following week is approximately 35%-55%.
%between.
The third type is the long-term type, which relies on a good reputation or word-of-mouth to keep the decline within 25%. Obviously, Tao Cheng's "Swallowtail Butterfly" is the third type.
Based on this price drop curve, there's a very high probability that "Swallowtail Butterfly" will surpass 900 million copies sold in two months, achieving triple platinum status!
Good heavens! 900 million copies sold, triple platinum—even the top three pop divas couldn't guarantee 900 million copies sold for their albums. Double platinum, however, would be a minimum guarantee.
I remember Tao Cheng's first album wasn't even platinum certified yet; it only sold 200 million+ copies. This time, it's really taking off.
[Yang Du is awesome! He deserves to be slapped in the face like this! All that talk about short production cycles and the possibility of making a good single but not necessarily a good album is utter bullshit.]
[Jiang Yinglan and Liang Bin should be tagged here.]
Yang Du ate his winter solstice dumplings with great satisfaction while reading the compliments on Weibo. No wonder they say honest advice is hard to hear; the praise was just too pleasing to the ear.
One minute they'd praise him as the producer as unparalleled in heaven and earth, the next they'd say that the Yang Du + Tao Cheng duo would sweep all the major awards at the end of the year, leaving Yang Du feeling dizzy and confused.
If he were emperor, he would probably be surrounded by treacherous officials, and even 100 Wei Zhengs wouldn't be able to pull him back.
After scrolling through Weibo for a while, Yang Du did some quick calculations and realized that it had been a month since his last post. He seriously reflected on it and felt that it was a bit inappropriate, so he prepared to immediately update with a post to cheer him on.
In the past, the female protagonists in Yang Du's works always suffered a lot in love because of their families, were difficult by their mothers-in-law, and were ignored by their husbands.
Today, he decided to try a different approach and let the female lead be the demon.
The story begins at the Municipal People's Hospital, where the protagonist, Li Wanrou's, marriage begins to crack.
That day, her mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer.
Yang Du originally wanted to bring Jiang Yinglan back for a cameo role, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he wasn't a petty person. He figured that letting her play the role of the wicked mother-in-law four times was enough, so he decided to let her off the hook.
"Wentao, Mom is 72 this year. How can she withstand surgery and chemotherapy at such an old age? Why don't we try conservative treatment? That way, Mom will suffer less."
"Besides—" Li Wanrou said, her voice trembling with tears, "What if—what if we lose both our money and our child? Xiao Jie is only in high school; he has a long life ahead of him."
"That's my mom!" Qiao Wentao said firmly. "We have to treat her no matter what."
To everyone's surprise, when Qiao Wentao went to the bank to withdraw the money, the balance showed 6053.24 yuan.
"Where's the money?" Qiao Wentao angrily questioned his wife, asking where his monthly salary of 30,000 yuan had gone.
When her secret was discovered, Li Wanrou panicked. Qiao Wentao pressed her for answers, and she finally stammered, "I—I lent the money to my brother to buy a house."
Click to publish.
At the same time, Yang Du received a moving evaluation and 1000 points of composition experience.
perfect!
Stretching, Yang Du ordered himself a milk tea. Once the milk tea arrived, he happily sipped it while opening the comments section, ready to receive another round of praise.
Who knew—
The comments section is different today than before.
The fans started arguing.
This kind of female protagonist is like Voldemort, beyond redemption!
"My younger brother is having trouble getting married because he doesn't have a house. What's wrong with me helping him out? Blood is thicker than water. You only children just can't understand this."
"Exactly! Her only brother came to their house begging for help, how could the female lead possibly remain unmoved? Is she even human?"
[The 100 million is marital property. Since it's marital property, why can't the woman dispose of it freely?]
"A million? That's such a large sum. You should discuss it with your husband before using it."
"It was a loan to my younger brother, not a gift. Besides, the article clearly states that the family's expenses were not high at that time, and the woman did not know that her mother-in-law would be suddenly diagnosed with cancer."
"Damn, are you Voldemort-like?"
Putting aside the fact that she borrowed money, I don't think the woman did anything wrong. Her mother-in-law was already 72; for an elderly person of that age, going to surgery is practically a death sentence. Especially with cancer, losing both the mother-in-law and her money was a high probability event.
[I don't understand what you're arguing about? The article's title is "A Wife's Confession: After Divorcing My Husband, I Will Still Be His Wife for the Rest of My Life." This shows that the wife herself regrets her actions, is trying to salvage her broken marriage, and knows she was wrong.]
"The mother-in-law is gone, but the female lead has also lost her love. I don't understand why she should be so harsh on her."
"Are you even speaking human language, upstairs? What's the use of regretting it? Is a human life something you can regret?"
"At least she realized that no one is perfect."
Yang Du mechanically took a sip of milk tea, staring dumbfounded at the comments section. The number of likes, reposts, and comments was increasing rapidly, with new netizens constantly coming in to engage in heated discussions about certain plot points or characters. He felt that even the tapioca pearls in his mouth had lost their usual chewiness.
He has even seen several self-proclaimed lawyers analyzing in the comments section whether the wife's actions were illegal and how the husband should recover the money.
Clicking on the profile picture revealed, wow, it really is a professional lawyer.
What's even more amazing is that these lawyers have already started arguing because of their differing opinions. They've begun to quote scriptures and engage in a rapid-fire debate, referring to the client repeatedly.
"No, I'm just writing a novel to earn some experience points, don't mess around with me."
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