Chapter 88 Second Single

  On the first day of the new year, like "he", there was no single release conference held after all, it won't be long before his first personal album is released, let's accumulate all the enthusiasm and explode at that time.

  Ryan has already stated that the personal proceeds from this single will be donated to Princess Diana's charity foundation, it's not Disney's cake, they naturally won't have any objections.

  Promotions have been going on non-stop since December, and the quality of both singles and albums has given Hollywood Records a lot of confidence.

  Ryan also showed his influence among young people, and during the school holidays, record stores across the country experienced a surge.

  The quality of this song is better than "He", and after passing through the voice change period, Ryan's vocals have also become more pleasant to listen to.

  "I originally thought I couldn't hold on, life was just a melancholic song, but now I understand the meaning of true love, I've learned the most enduring weapon in life, as long as I can see hope, I can succeed, as long as I believe I can do it, there's nothing impossible, I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky, day and night, I'm imagining this scene, spreading my wings to soar..."

  Facing the hot sales, the owners of record stores played this song in their stores, attracting more attention.

  This song was the theme song of "Slam Dunk", born for the basketball emperor, one of the best R&B songs in Grammy history. Although Ryan made changes to the arrangement and reduced the proportion of black music, it did not affect the popularity of the song.

  Even without that movie, it would still be a classic song.

  A new week has arrived, and the Hollywood record company is bustling with activity. Unlike before, many people are wearing relaxed smiles on their faces. Since the establishment of the Hollywood record company, they have never smiled so happily.

  Music Director John Burns had arrived early at the CEO's office, waiting for the latest sales figures.

  "John, can't you sit down?" said Reid, the CEO, discontentedly from behind his office desk. "You're pacing back and forth like that, it's making me unable to focus on my work."

  "Work? You're still thinking about work?" John Burns sneered.

  "Alright, I'm in a hurry too..."

  A knock at the door sounded and Reed's secretary walked in with a file which she handed to her superior.

  "Is that the sales figures?" John Burns didn't care about rank, and in two strides he was at Reed's elbow, peering at the numbers on the papers.

  1... 2... 6, six-digit number, 211 thousand 213!

  Ried and John Burns let out a simultaneous breath, followed by an irrepressible look of excitement on their faces. For a single to achieve such results in its first week was already quite impressive.

  "Unfortunately, it didn't outsell the first week of sales for '_____'." John Burns still had some regrets that '_____' was completely defeated by another song written by Riel Jenkins.

  "Alright John," Reed said with a grin, "Ryan's just a newcomer to the record scene, Whitney Houston is a superstar many years over."

  "Alright, this result has actually exceeded our expectations, can we celebrate now?" John Burns cast his gaze towards the wine cabinet, "I know you've been hoarding a bottle of Martell, bring it out quickly!"

  "Are you sure we should celebrate now?" Reid pushed him aside directly. "Don't forget, Ryan's album is about to be officially released!"

  "This time I'll let you off, we'll celebrate when the album is a big hit!"

  It's clear that the single's success gave John Burns a huge confidence boost.

  At the same time, Ryan, who was enjoying his New Year's holiday, received a call from the record company with good news. He just smiled faintly, thinking that this song was originally a classic in his past life, and it was only normal that it would sell so well. Besides, all the income from the single had been donated, so no matter how many copies were sold, he wouldn't earn a single cent.

  He would never stoop to such unscrupulous acts as reneging on his promises or defaulting on donations.

  He hung up the phone and Ryan picked up a colored pencil and began to sketch on the draft. A rough drawing was soon completed.

  In the painting, a thin girl wearing a striped short-sleeved shirt has a deep brown bob that covers her sorrowful face. Under her bright eyes are two lines of clear tears. A silver-white sun-shaped pendant around her neck is particularly eye-catching.

  Ryan finished the last stroke and changed to a carbon pencil, writing down the line of letters 'Mathilda'.

  The door was pushed open by someone, and Nicole walked in with a few magazines. She came to the easel, looked at the colored pencil sketch, scanned the photo frame in the glass cabinet, and asked, "Is this...Nate?"

  "Ah? Nicole." Ryan stared at the painting in a daze, only now realizing that Nicole had come up beside him.

  "Is that a script for Natalie?" Nikki asked with some curiosity, knowing Ryan was writing one for her. "Is the script for Nat done?"

  "The first draft is done." Ryan nodded, this script had been dragging on for several months.

  "Here you go." Nicole handed over the magazine, "The latest Billboard and Rolling Stone."

  Ryan sat down on one side to flip through the magazine, while Nicole flipped through the already drawn storyboard setting draft, which was basically all based on Natalie's little girl image.

  "Wow!" Ryan let out a cheer, his own song was able to achieve good results, of course he's happy.

  In the latest issue of Billboard charts, "Endless Love" took the runner-up position, with Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" sitting atop it like an insurmountable mountain.

  It's normal, Ryan never thought that " could surpass "I Will Always Love You", even though both songs were written by him. Moreover, his vocal skills have matured over time, but there is still a certain gap compared to Whitney Houston.

  To say the least, "I Will Always Love You" had the movie "The Bodyguard" to boost it, while "" lacked "Space Jam", although Ryan doesn't like basketball, he also knows that without the basketball emperor, this song is somewhat affected.

  However, this song is more of an album warm-up, and as long as it can maintain its current momentum, that's enough.

  Billboard magazine also reviewed the song.

  " is Ryan Jenkins' second single, unlike the playful and teasing style of "He", this R&B-style song has a clear motivational tone."

  "Ryan's bright vocals carry a hint of huskiness, the previous section of the song gives off a low-key heavy feeling, as the melody progresses, his voice is like surging seawater, constantly rolling and jumping, advancing towards the open **, when reaching the climax, it spreads its wings and soars!"

  He flipped through Rolling Stone magazine, which, unlike Billboard, sometimes focuses more on the singers themselves.

  "Ryan's voice, like a spark before the darkness subsides, has radiance, hope and pursuit, finally obtaining light. He and his song are like a meteor streaking across the dark night sky, displaying brilliant light, also like a guiding star in the darkness, pointing the way for the lost traveler."

  "This song is just like Ryan's life, starting from darkness and coldness, gradually moving towards brightness, and finally soaring high, it's one of the best R&B songs in history."

  "From the few songs he has released so far, we can see that this boy is full of musical talent. Let's look forward to his first album in life!"

  After finishing the two magazines that praised him to the sky, Ryan didn't even bother to flip through the remaining ones and went back to the dressing room to change into sportswear. He pulled Nicole to the gym to play table tennis. As the saying goes, "Combining work and rest is the key." He had been rushing to finish "Hitman Leon" for days and it was time to relax properly.

  The song did not stop its progress, with word of mouth and hot broadcasting on the radio, the second week's single sales not only did not decline, but instead welcomed a small peak, selling nearly 240,000 copies.

  Hollywood record companies are highly motivated and confident that they can carve out a big slice of the music market.

  Many media outlets have praised the song while also expressing anticipation for Ryan's first album.

  "Yes, I'm really looking forward to Ryan's first album. I hope that day comes soon, we can't wait any longer." The TV station interviewed this fan and expressed the thoughts of many young people.

  Of course, there are not only voices of praise, but also complaints.

  "Ryan's song is indeed nice to hear, but I'd rather see the fourth volume of Harry Potter a day earlier. It's been so long since New Year's Day and neither Ryan nor the publisher has told us when the fourth volume will be published. I'm worried that Ryan has devoted all his time to music and movies and forgotten about our existence as book fans."

  Not just individuals, several book clubs also issued their own calls, hoping to see the fourth volume of Harry Potter as soon as possible.

  At this time, some movie fans jumped out and said that since "Terminator 2", Ryan has not taken on any film roles, they would like to continue seeing his brilliant performances on the big screen.

  Although there are record companies and publishers behind the scenes, the promotion has just begun, how did it enter **? Ryan clearly felt that his influence among American youth was spreading wider and wider, wasn't that a good thing?

  In mid-January, the Alien Body Press under the magazine Alien Body held a press conference to announce that the fourth installment of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", would be released in major bookstores across North America and the UK starting February 1st.

  Harry Potter fans were overjoyed and couldn't wait for February 1st.

  This has raised objections from Hollywood record companies, as the release date of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" coincides with their promotional plans for a considerable period of time, making it difficult to say that it will not affect album sales.

  "Ryan, it's best if we can delay the release of Harry Potter!" Reed even made a special call for this.

  "I'm afraid it's too late, Reed. The contract for 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' was signed ages ago." Ryan sighed, knowing that any attempt to delay would be futile, as the agreement had been finalized last October.

  "Isn't there another way?" Reed still wouldn't give up.

  Ryan curled his lip, he didn't think that the record and the contract would drag each other down, but rather felt that the two sides saying different things would add up to more than two, besides, the written contract was there, did he have to pay a breach of contract fee?

  "Reed, I've blown off the publisher's North American book signing tour. That's all I can do."

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