Chapter 62: Explosive Sales!

  Before the MS performance, "Small Love" had already gained some momentum, but the timing of MS was just too good. After MS, the "Small Love" craze swept across again, and this time, not only Tokyo, but the entire Japan was influenced by this trendy wave.

  Because it's not the first day of release, there won't be scenes of fans crowding CD stores and queuing up at the door. However, on Saturday afternoon, all CD stores in Japan were still packed with people. The age group of fans who bought this CD was mainly young people under 40 years old. It's worth noting that music releases have a target audience, and no one can please all age groups. Zhou Xiao's single is mainly rock-style, so older people who like quieter music may not like it much. However, the fact that young and middle-aged people, regardless of gender, all liked it means that Zhou Xiao's fan base is already very large.

  After the broadcast on Friday, the ORI calculation for Saturday is based on Friday's sales, so the final number is around 900,000, a number that seems to be about to drop out of the trend. However, no one takes Saturday's numbers seriously, and everyone is waiting for Sunday's numbers, which are the CD sales for Saturday alone.

  Because it wasn't a day for weekly sales reports, Zhou Xiao didn't show up at Being Company tonight. He was with Sakai Izumi instead.

  Sakai Izumi's thoughts about Zhou Xiao were very complicated. The old Taoist's words made her doubt her own life, and Zhou Xiao, who might be the one to resolve this doubt, but heaven knows whether that crazy old Taoist was telling the truth or not? This eighteen-year-old kid who suddenly appeared by her side, was he really that useful? Sakai Izumi also had her doubts about this.

  Matters concerning his own life, Sakai Izumi could not help but take seriously. However, the relationship between Zhou Xiao and him was actually superficial and had no binding force. Zhou Xiao looked like an eighteen-year-old boy after all, so when Sakai wanted to use him, he must have felt a little embarrassed in his heart. Using a simple, underage child, this was something that Sakai, who had always been calm and honest with others, could not erase from his mind.

  Moreover, she was well aware that this was only after the two had met now, but if her own life really needed Zhou Xiao's help in the future, and Zhou Xiao had to pay a huge price at the same time, Sakai Izumi's shame would probably become even stronger.

  Zhou Xiao actually felt some subtle places, first of all, Sakai Izumi seemed to be a little more eager for him, but if Sakai Izumi really treated him as a younger brother or something, why didn't Nagato Daikou arrange any promotional activities for himself, and she didn't come forward to help herself until it was confirmed that she would be on MS, and then told Inaba Hiroshi to help her accompany, to make her topic heat rise again?

  He was somewhat unclear about how Sakai Izumi viewed himself.

  In the past month, Sakai Izumi occasionally taught him some music-related things, but their meetings only went that far. One day when Zhou Xiao wanted to find her and ask her some questions about music, she made an excuse not to meet up because of other matters. They did exchange text messages frequently, mainly because Zhou Xiao was still very good at it and could bring out Sakai Izumi's topics well. However, in such a relationship, Zhou Xiao felt that the two people now seemed to have no difference from a month ago.

  Today is the weekend, Sakai Izumi plans to go on a trip on Monday. Because of her wealth and lack of need to appear on TV, more than half of her annual schedule is spent abroad. It's rare for her to stay in Japan for a whole month from June to July this year.

  Before leaving Japan, Sakai Izumi invited Zhou Xiao to have dinner together.

  "Sister, where are you going?" Zhou Xiao asked before the food arrived.

  "I'm going to China." said Sakai Izumi.

  "China?" A look of longing appeared in Zhou Xiao's eyes. On the surface, he was no longer Chinese, but in his heart, he always had been. He had forgotten what China looked like in 2000, but everything about China from 14 years ago remained etched in his mind.

  "Yes, I want to go to Mount Wudang this time!" Sakai Izumi said.

  "Mount Wudang?" For Japanese people, familiar Chinese landscapes might include the Five Great Mountains or the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, but few can name Mount Wudang directly.

  "It's just a place where Taoism originated, and yet you're so interested in it, sister?" Zhou Xiao asked.

  "Yes, how about it? You still don't have any impression of Taoism?" Sakai Izumi asked again.

  "No," Zhou Xiao shook her head without hesitation: "My impression of Taoism is all from movies and TV, I've never come into contact with a Taoist in real life."

  He was telling the truth, and it wasn't just in his life in Japan, but even in his past life, he had never come into contact with Taoists.

  Sakai Izumi was somewhat disappointed, but she tried her best not to show it and instead lowered her head to eat.

  At this time, Zhou Xiao's mobile phone also started vibrating. He took out his phone from his pocket and found that the caller was Uncle Inoue.

  "Excuse me, I'll take this call." Zhou Xiao said to Sakai Izumi.

  Sakai Izumi waved her hand and lowered her head, indicating she didn't mind.

  "What's wrong, Uncle Inoue?" Zhou Xiao walked out of the private room and answered the phone in the corridor.

  "Zhou Xiao, congratulations! This time you've really made it." said Uncle Inoue.

  "What? What's wrong?" Zhou Xiao hadn't reacted for a moment.

  "CD sales, CD sales!" said Uncle Inoue.

  "Sales? Uncle Inoue, I'm outside right now. What's today's sales?" Zhou Xiao remembered this matter, but because she went out to eat with Sakai Izumi, she didn't get the news in time.

  "You didn't know? I'm telling you, the whole of Japan is like it's going to explode! Yesterday's sales were 570,000 copies!"

  "570,000 copies!?" Even Zhou Xiao was shocked by this number. Japan today is not the same as it was in 2014, and news doesn't spread as quickly, nor does mobilization of power. So even for the most popular idols who are tested by their initial sales, selling CDs usually takes at least a week or so to achieve such numbers. And yet, achieving 570,000 copies in just one day is no easy feat, it's not an exaggeration to say that this is a historic achievement.

  "One day you can sell 570,000 copies, Zhou Xiao! By tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, this number won't drop too much, you've made it big!" said Uncle Inoue.

  "Yes, it's prosperous, and finally have enough money to do what you like." Zhou Xiao was full of emotion, from being poor and starving to becoming a billionaire, the distance between the two is only one song away.

  "What are you doing now?" Uncle Inoue asked.

  "We'll eat outside," said Zhou Xiao.

  "It's like this, since we ate tonight, let's go out for a meal tomorrow during the day." said Uncle Inoue.

  "Of course it's no problem, and I'm treating you this time. You've treated me so many times before, Uncle, now it's my turn to return the favor." said Zhou Xiao.

  "Alright then, I won't be polite," said Inoue.

  "Don't be polite with me, next time don't even mention eating, if you want to call an escort girl, the expenses will also be on me!" said Zhou Xiao.

  "What a generous offer! Alright then, I'll call the boss to ask for leave. Tomorrow, I'm going to have a big feast!" said Mr. Inoue.

  "Ah, Uncle Inoue!" Zhou Xiao suddenly said.

  "Anything else?"

  "Uncle, this is actually not very suitable for me to say, but if you don't... then just quit your job!" Zhou Xiao suddenly said.

  "Resign?"

  "Yes, now that I have money, the first thing I want to do is start a company! I'd like you to be in charge of this company."

  "Starting a company? What do you want to do?" Uncle Inoue asked.

  "TV dramas, movies, and talent agencies, signing artists, I want to do it all," said Zhou Xiaodao.