December 1, originally a very ordinary day, but for most people who love music or gossip, today is a very important day.
Britney Spears, American National idol and pop diva, released her third album Britney at 9 a.m. this morning, but that''s not the reason why fans or gossip people in the United States or even around the world like to talk about it.
The real reason is that a new person, Avril, is going to challenge brenny today. The two will bet on their respective record sales in the first month. At this time, Las Vegas MGM group has received a total of $57 million in bets. Among them, more than 46 million US dollars were bet on blarney and 11 million US dollars were bet on Avril, of which Lin Feng alone lost 10 million US dollars.
The gap between them is clear.
In China, we are also paying special attention to this issue, and major websites are also following up on it. After all, there is nothing more to look forward to at the end of this year.
Avril challenges blarney, "phantom" declares war on "iPod", which is better than Hollywood blockbusters.
After acquiring the portal resources of new wolf, google immediately established the google portal. With Baidu search engine, it not only replaced new wolf as one of the four major portals in China, but also became the first portal again. In response to this matter, google got first-hand information because of Lin Feng, and opened a special zone to report the sales of Avril and blarney records 24 hours a day.
At this moment, in the United States, it is 8:45 a.m. on December 1, 2001, and 21:45 p.m. on December 1, 2001, Beijing time.
Because of their direct PK, the first stop was New York, the economic capital of the United States. Coincidentally, they were both in Times Square, but they were far away, one east and one west.
Their fans also came to the queue early to buy their records. However, blarney has been queuing up since last night. Up to this morning, tens of thousands of people have gathered here, shouting blarney''s name one after another. It''s crazy and frightening.
On the contrary, Avril''s earliest fans didn''t come until 6 a.m., and there are three or four hundred at the moment. Compared with the crowd of branny fans on the other side, they are much more humble.
Blarney is a loyal fan over there. Seeing that there are so few fans on Avril''s side, they ridicule and humiliate Avril''s fans one after another.
"Oh, oh, now there''s Avril, threatening to challenge our national idol, brenny. Oh, oh, fans only have a few kittens. Oh, oh, look at us, brenny. Tens of thousands of fans are waiting for her!"
Although Avril''s fans are angry to death, the voice of hundreds of people can''t be compared with that of more than ten thousand people. Before they fight back, they will be drowned in the crazy laughter of branny''s loyal fans again.
For today''s grand occasion, many media have already sent out the whole process, and even many media have carried out live rolling live broadcast. After all, this is a rare bustle after "9.11"“ After the "9.11" terrorist attacks (although only one of the twin towers of the world trade center collapsed due to Lin Feng''s reasons, the isolated one stood there, which was even more glaring). Many Americans were a little disappointed by the terrorist attacks, and such large-scale gatherings rarely happened again. However, the sales competition between blarney and Avril has made people prosperous again. People forget the shadow of terrorist attacks and gather together in the streets.
Afterwards, someone asked President Bush whether he should thank Lin Feng for this. Without Lin Feng, there would be no sales competition between Avril and brenny, and New York would not be so popular and have such a grand party.
In response, President Bush''s face twitched. Had it not been for the law of the United States, he would have ordered people to bring Lin Feng to this other interrogation room and asked him to thank Lin Feng, which is no doubt a fool''s dream.
The reporter''s report was also sent back to China through the Internet. Many netizens waiting in front of the computer to pay attention to this matter are excited to see the scene so noisy. After all, it can''t be broadcasted in China. Even if it is broadcasted, it will pinch out many disharmonious places. Such as the United States, it is relatively new, and it also makes many domestic netizens truly feel the differences between American culture and Chinese culture.
At 8:50 a.m., as blarney and Avril entered Times Square, the atmosphere reached a climax. Especially on blarney''s side, tens of thousands of die hard fans gave out a startling cry of cheering, while Avril''s side was extremely cold.
"Avril, don''t worry. Your record sales are at least one million copies, which is irrelevant. " Sam saw that Avril was a little frightened by the noise and quickly comforted her.
Avril took a deep breath, vomited a little nervous, nodded heavily. Looking at more than 100 fans on stage, although far from being able to compare with tens of thousands of people on brenny''s side, it still makes Avril happy. This is her first signing meeting. Avril is satisfied to have hundreds of people. As for sales volume, as Sam said, it depends more on the sales volume of record stores.
At 9:00 a.m., brandy and Avril''s record signing meeting officially began.
As many reporters had expected, there were a lot of people on brenny''s side, but there were few people on Avril''s side. Just like the singing of brenny fans, there were two or three kittens.
Many reporters sneered at Avril''s failure.
Blarney sat on the stage, quickly signed his name, and occasionally glanced at Avril, who was a little idle in the distance, with a smile on his face and a sign in his hand.
During this period of time, blarney has been under a lot of pressure. After all, she is at the top of the world and is always facing the challenge of her opponent. As soon as the Challenger Avril appeared on the stage, she threatened to compete with her in record sales; Lin Feng''s bet of 10 million US dollars is even more astonishing; However, the strength of Avril made blarney deeply afraid of it, and later Terry tichiott''s comments made blarney uneasy all the time. Fortunately, today''s results are really gratifying. My fans are far better than Avril.
Sam patted Avril on the shoulder. Three hours this morning, Avril signed more than a thousand at most. This signing meeting is a good result for the newcomers, but compared with blarney on the other side, it''s naturally frustrating.
On the first day, in the U.S. domestic market, all record stores, online orders and on-site signings, Britney''s Britney sold 78000 copies, and Avril''s first album let go sold 14000 copies, far less than Avril.
All branny fans are jubilant, and many journalists are excited about branny''s victory. The words are even more critical. They taunt Avril for finally understanding the strength of national idol this time. At the same time, they don''t forget to attack Terry teachout for being blind.
The next day, however, all the reporters were a little surprised.
Avril''s record sales have reached 30000, while branny''s has shrunk to 52000. Although it is still higher than Avril''s, the prospect seems not so good.
But the next day, all the media were still celebrating for brenny. She sold 130000 albums in two days, which was slightly inferior to her two previous albums, but she still admitted that she would win this week''s record sales champion.
Seeing the results of the next day, Avril was relieved.
By the third day, the results had been reversed. Avril sold 55000 copies, while blarney only sold 50000 copies. Avril surpassed blarney for the first time.
That night, many reporters were at a loss, and many of blarney''s loyal fans were even more puzzled. They didn''t know why. However, I still comfort myself in my heart that this is just a temporary ticket skipping behavior. Meanwhile, branny''s loyal fans do not forget to appeal on the Internet to let all branny fans buy branny''s records.
On the fourth day, although Avril''s record sales did not reach a new high, there were still 53000 copies. Branny''s sales rose slightly to 48000 copies, but still lower than Avril''s.
On the fifth day, the sixth day, the seventh day, Avril passed blarney. At the end of the week, branny''s records sold 390000 copies, lower than the 600000 copies of the previous two albums in the first week. Of course, it''s still a number that most singers can''t catch up with. However, blarney''s opponent, Avril, sold 300000 copies in the first week. Although the result is inferior to blarney''s, everyone can see its potential.
This competition is the first month''s sales. Although blarney still won the top of next week''s sales list, this month''s champion makes all blarney fans feel empty.
Witnessing such achievements, many reporters no longer sneer at Avril. No one is qualified to sneer at the singer who can sell 300000 records a week. But why blarney''s records have such a big decline has surprised everyone. It''s not only the reporters who are strange, but also many of branny''s fans. A blank face, a puzzled face.
Just as the whole United States was searching for the reasons for branny''s poor sales this time, Terry tichiott expressed his opinion on Google.
——As I said before, most of the songs on brenny''s record are mediocre except for one song im-a-slave-4-u. Of course, in terms of blarney''s popularity, although the quality of the song is average, it''s not just for sale. The key is that blarney''s style has changed. He is no longer the simple blarney he used to be. He has started to take the sexy route. Blarney has indeed won many new fans, but at the same time, he has lost a large number of young fans. Avril''s personality and singing are what these young people like.
Although many branny fans are reluctant to admit it, they can''t refute it. With this album, anyone can see that blarney has started to be sexy. He wears less clothes than before. Moreover, most of the songs are erotic, which really makes many teenagers resent. There are too many sexy American Actresses and too few pure ones. Blarney''s popularity lies in her purity. Now it''s subverting purity and going sexy. It''s really sad.
On the contrary, Avril is refreshing. Her unique personality, uninhibited personality, and her singing, which is not bound by the secular world, are really popular.
The biggest beneficiary of this transformation is undoubtedly Avril, the Challenger who made films with her at the same time.
In the second week, the challenge continued. However, in just one week, Avril''s record sales equaled the previous weakness with blarney. In the third week, Avril''s sales exceeded blarney''s. Avril''s reached 1.12 million and blarney''s reached 1.07 million. Although the difference was not far, many people have seen that blarney''s strength in this transformation of the record can no longer catch up with Avril.
Although both of them sold more than a million copies and won the platinum album award from the American record association, no one of blarney''s fans was happy. On the contrary, Avril''s fans finally have their own status for the first time.
The final result of the first month can be predicted that Avril will win in the U.S. domestic market. In the face of this result, many media feel embarrassed. After all, they used to ridicule Lin Feng, but now they prove that Lin Feng is right and all of them are wrong, which makes people feel a bit embarrassed.
Enix, President of MGM gaming group in Las Vegas, was also slightly surprised that Avril might be the final winner. It was a bit of a surprise. But this time, no matter what, he didn''t lose. Lin Feng won 20 million US dollars alone. This is undoubtedly the first time since the establishment of the casino. It is also the first time in the gambling industry that a single customer won 20 million US dollars. However, this will make MGM more famous, even if it is willing to pay $20 million. I believe other guests will trust MGM''s reputation more.
Casinos are never losers—— It''s a famous saying since ancient times.
Of course, many journalists who are still strong in blarney have not given up. After all, this competition is about the global sales of blarney and Avril in the first month. If the US market loses, it does not mean that the global market will lose.
In the third week, blarney and Avril went to Europe, because there was another battlefield, a bigger battlefield, and the final battle.
The debate between "phantom" and "iPod". This is the cause and the end of the war.
Lin Feng arrived in Milan on the evening of November 29. Thanks to Tang Jun''s help, the publicity here is very smooth. All kinds of posters are posted on the street, and advertisements also appear on various media platforms. But the "iPod" posters are all over the street, in the early advertising, the two almost tied.
However, what puzzles Europeans is that they are similar in appearance, which is very easy to confuse. Fortunately, the appearance of "phantom" has a little more subtle change, which can be recognized by careful recognition. And the spokesmen of the two brands are not the same now. Although they are stunning beauties, their temperament is quite different.
"IPod" is inviting Monica BELLUCCI.
Monica BELLUCCI, known as the national treasure of Italy, appreciates its quiet and rich beauty, just like the goddess given to Italy by heaven. The beauty is suffocating, and the sexy casual glance can evoke the deep desire of all men.
Lin Feng was also quite surprised. He didn''t expect that jobs would hire Monica BELLUCCI as the spokesperson of "iPod". Looking at BELLUCCI holding "iPod" in the advertisement, it really makes people have a desire to buy. Especially in Milan, Italy, inviting Italian national lovers is undoubtedly the best choice.
Lin Feng whispers that jobs is cunning, but he is not bad, and he has a long way to go. Otherwise, this time, he will be wronged for losing. At the beginning, Tan Zhi was dazed by Jobs''s bludgeons, and he almost got the move himself.
But thinking of the spokesperson he invited, Lin Feng showed a confident smile and expectation. This man, absolutely not to lose to Monica BELLUCCI.
"Mr. Lin, this is Ms. Sophie Marceau." Tang Jun introduces a very elegant and noble woman around him. His voice is a little trembling. Although Tang Jun and Sophie Marceau have been together for several days, whenever Tang Jun stands beside Sophie Marceau and sniffs the fragrance from the banks of the Seine River, there is always an inexplicable palpitation in his heart.
Lin Feng looks at people all the time, breathing slightly turbid. Although this person is the European spokesperson of "phantom", he still has difficulty breathing when he sees the real person.
Lin Feng looked at the woman in front of him and exclaimed.
Sophie Marceau, known by French men as "eternal love". Sophie Marceau, with a pair of clear, melancholy brown eyes, is this pair of big eyes let the world fall for it. This "the most beautiful woman in France" has both the sexiness of westerners and the mystery of Orientals. She exudes an unshakable charm. In particular, his performance in 007''s "Black Sun crisis" raised this 007 film to the height of the most successful 007 film in history.
Her beauty is suffocating, but her temperament does not seem to belong to this world.
Looking at Sophie Marceau, who is mature, noble and perceptual, Lin Feng smiles.
Isn''t jobs ironically saying that his "phantom" is not noble or temperament enough? This time, he specially invited Sophie Marceau, the most temperament actress, to speak for him and see what jobs has to say.
"Hello, Ms. Sophie. I''m Lin Feng." Lin Feng said with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Lin." Sophie Marceau looked at Lin Feng. She was a little surprised that she was so young, but her face didn''t move. She showed a charming smile and gently shook hands with Lin Feng.
Jobs also arrived in Milan, almost with Lin Feng. Looking at the billboards on the streets of Milan, jobs had no choice but to smile. I invited Monica BELLUCCI, the sexy incarnation in the eyes of all men in Europe. I thought that with the popularity of brenny, I would easily occupy the market in Europe this time.
Unexpectedly, Lin Feng invited Sophie Marceau as the spokesman, which is undoubtedly a coup. In particular, I criticized "phantom" for being a bit vulgar because of its low price. Now it seems that it is no longer a problem. Just look at Sophie Marceau gently carrying the "phantom" look, feel very noble. Sophie Marceau''s noble temperament makes the phantom noble.
It''s fun this time! Jobs smiles.
Sophie Marceau PK Monica BELLUCCI!
Jobs also had to admire Lin Feng, who always set off so many gimmicks. Undoubtedly, the media will be crazy about it. Of course, the products of the two companies will also be popular because of this.
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