Challenge Accepted
[TMY global fan club headquarters group]
"The Rex is being a bit too aggressive this time, isn't it?"
"This declaration of war is too much. It's clear that he just wants to fight, and he even wants to release a new single called 'The King of Street Dance.'"
"The songs that The Rex makes are nonsense. I can't listen to them."
"Not just him, after listening to 'Fox,' I feel like I can't listen to any electronic music anymore. It feels really weird."
"Now, the daily and monthly rankings of 'Fox' are twice as high as 'The Dodo.' Is this why they're being criticized?"
"Wow, that's shameless. The Rex has been in the industry for almost two years, but TMY? It's been less than a week since their first song was released. If we're talking about fans, he naturally has more than TMY, but it's really ridiculous for someone who's been in the industry for so long to publicly bully a newcomer."
"Truly disgraceful behaviour."
"If 'Fox' and 'The Dodo' were put against each other, who would Tianyou choose to collaborate with? It's obvious, right?"
"The key is that his post didn't directly declare war, which is really sneaky. Although anyone with common sense can see that he's declaring war, he doesn't say it outright, which makes us have to interpret it ourselves."
"He even implied he'd TMY how to make electronic music? Disgusting!"
"Pause for a moment, big news, have you guys seen Weibo? TMY made a response, go check it out, it seems like it's going to explode!!!" Soon, a group member suddenly spoke up, followed by three exclamation marks.
"What? She responded already?"
"Quick, let's go see."
"Is she going to fight back?"
The messages quickly increased, and even more people who had been lurking before were suddenly active.
After that, there was a brief silence.
A few minutes later...
The group suddenly became noisy, and the momentum was even greater than before. Everyone was chatting with each other, and the news was spreading quickly.
["Two new songs, 'Closer' and 'Solo Dance', will be presented in a completely different form from 'Fox' this time. It won't just be pure electronic music - there will be vocals. Regarding 'Solo Dance', there will be some exclusive fan benefits released later, allowing fans to participate in the production."]
When everyone saw the post, they were instantly excited.
TMY actually accepted the challenge without hesitation, ignoring the difference in fan base and debut time between the two!
And there is even more excitement to come - there will be a wave of benefits for 'Solo Dance' that will allow fans to participate in the production of the song!
"Great! That's it! Why should we be afraid!" Huashan felt relaxed.
However, there was one thing that puzzled Huashan, "What exactly is this fan benefit? How can we participate?"
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Meanwhile, Tang Miaoyi was eating salad with An Qiuying while refreshing her Weibo page. She noticed that the number of comments, likes, and reposts increased very quickly.
Of course, she was mainly satisfied with the reaction to her post.
"Two new songs at once??"
"To be honest, I was hesitant and indecisive between their works before, but the fact that there are two new songs made me decide. I also want to see how fans can participate in the production of the new song!"
"The Rex actually declared war and is going to teach TMY how to make electronic music? Are they living in a dream? Fans are cheering them on, but they might start thinking they're the new generation's first artist in China?"
"Overestimating themselves. My king will win, no explanation needed!"
"Just a new producer, yet they still suppress their seniors like this. They don't even understand the word 'respect.' Do they realize their mistake now? Let their seniors teach them how to make electronic music."
"They got a little success and now they're acting up. They made a song using fox sounds in the beginning, so what will they do this time? They didn't make electronic music properly and instead used these gimmicks to please the public."
"I don't care about anything else, I just want to know what the fan benefits are."
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There were many comments, and opinions were divided, but about half of them were positive. Tang Miaoyi's challenge naturally attracted many fans from The Rex's side.
The situation had developed to the point where it was now on the Weibo hot search list.
No. 18: #TMY-VS-The-Rex.
"Qiuying, we have something to do now." Tang Miaoyi moved her gaze away from the computer screen and said again, "You've always wanted to sing, right?"
"Yes, that's true, but... so soon..."
"Well, those idiots came out again recently, and this time I'm going to completely deal with them," Tang Miaoyi said, wrinkling her cute nose and humming twice. "Cockroaches are disgusting. They keep flying around, so this time I'm going to slap them to death."
"So, are we going to sing 'Closer' tonight?" An Qiuying's eyes lit up with excitement.
"No, we won't sing 'Closer' tonight," Tang Miaoyi gave a mysterious look and shook her head slightly. "We will sing a new song, called 'Solo Dance', just the acapella part... Of course, don't be too disappointed, the quality of this song is just as good as 'Closer'."
In fact, Tang Miaoyi chose "Solo Dance" as the theme song for "Street Dance of China"!
This song is different from "Fox". If "Fox" was just a playful work by Martin Jensen, then "Solo Dance" is his true masterpiece and breakthrough work. It once dominated various charts and was responsible for Martin Jensen's ranking on the Top 100 of "DJ Magazine". It is a classic work in the same genre and style as "Fox".
It mainly tells a vague love story between dancers, which is very moving. The theme of the song is perfectly in line with this episode of "Street Dance of China".
Plus, there was the benefit of it being by the same artist. Replicating another artist's sound is no easy task, but once she has the instrument files, she won't have to do it again. Since most artists have a few go-to instruments or sounds they like, they will often reuse them in other songs.
And since she had already made "Fox", she already had the instruments, making production for Marten Jensen's songs much simpler!
(It was also why she wanted to take more time on "Closer", to replicate The Chainsmoker's sounds more accurately)
As for how to give fans benefits and let them participate...
Who says that electronic music necessarily requires producers to invite singers to sing or collaborate with them?
The song "Solo Dance" does have vocals added to it, but there is also a unique aspect to it, which is that a large part of the background vocals are sung by multiple layered vocals. Her plan was instead of layering one singer's vocals, to use her fans instead!
Tang Miaoyi immediately sprang into action and had a quick conversation with An Qiuying.
Two hours later, at 9:30 in the evening, An Qiuying, encouraged by Tang Miaoyi, put on her monitoring headphones, faced the recording microphone, took a deep breath, and lightly opened her lips.
Suddenly, the room was filled with the sound of her singing.
...
When the time officially reached 22:00, Tang Miaoyi's Weibo updated again.
This was the third post tonight after accepting the challenge, and this message was like a torch thrown into a gasoline tank, instantly igniting this event.
TMYisMe, ["I'm sorry to keep you all waiting. Here's the content of the fan activity.]
[Audio file]
[↑ This is a raw recording that contains some of the melodies of the new song "Solo Dance", and the lyrics will be attached later. Here, I am collecting fans who are interested in being in the song to record themselves singing, then send it to the email: @TMYfansclub. As long as you send it, I will listen to it all, and if I think it's good enough, I will let you join the vocal part of the theme song."]
Of course, the email was just registered by Tang Miaoyi, and it is considered a throwaway email.
Since there's no fox to exploit, let's steal from the fans instead...