Chapter 88： 2nd single

On the first day of the new year, Ryan’s second single "I.Believe.I.can.fly" was officially released. Like "he", there was no single release. After all, it won’t be long before his first single was released. A solo album will come out, and all the enthusiasm should be accumulated until then to explode.

Ryan has already stated clearly that all the personal proceeds from this single will be donated to Princess Diana's charity foundation. This is not a cake for Disney, and they will naturally have no objection.

The intensive publicity has not stopped since December. The quality of singles and albums has given Hollywood record companies strong confidence.

Ryan also showed his influence among teenagers. When the school was off, record stores across the United States ushered in a boom.

The quality of this song is better than that of "he". After the vocal change period, Ryan's voice has become more listenable.

"I thought I could not hold on, life is just a melancholy song, but now I understand the meaning of true love, I have learned the most durable weapon in life, as long as I can see hope, I can succeed, as long as I Believe that I can do it, then there is nothing wrong, I believe that I can fly, I believe that I can touch the sky, day and night, I am imagining this scene, spreading my wings and flying..."

Facing the hot sales, the store owners of the record store played the song one after another in the store, attracting more people's attention.

This song in the previous life was the theme song of "Slam Dunk in the Air". It was born for the emperor of basketball. It is one of the best R&B songs in Grammy history. Although Ryan has changed the arrangement, The composition of black music was reduced, but it did not affect the spread of the song.

Even without that movie, it will still be a golden song.

After the new week, Hollywood record companies are busy. Unlike the past, many people have a relaxed smile on their faces. It is the first time since the establishment of the Hollywood record company that they laugh so happy.

Music director John Burns came to the CEO's office early, waiting for the latest sales statistics.

"John, can you sit down?" Sitting behind the desk, CEO Reid said dissatisfied, "You walk back and forth like this, so I can't work at ease."

"Work? Do you still have the heart to work?" John Burns curled his lips.

"Well, I am also in a hurry..."

There was a knock on the door, and Reed’s female secretary walked into the office and handed the file to her immediate superior.

"Is it the sales statistics?" John Burns didn't care about the subordinates at all. He rushed to Reed's seat in two steps and stretched his head to read the numbers on the file.

1...2...6, six digits, 211,213 sheets!

Reid and John Burns breathed out at the same time, and then there was an uncontrollable excitement on their faces. For a single, it is already very good to get such results in the first week.

"Unfortunately, it did not exceed the first week of sales of "I.will.Always.Love.you"." John Burns still has some regrets. "I.Believe.I.can.fly" was created by Riel Jenkins. In front of a song, it can only be said to be a complete defeat.

"Come on, John." Reid looked very openly. "For the record industry, Ryan can only be regarded as a newcomer, and Whitney Houston is a superstar who has been famous for many years."

"Well, this result has actually exceeded our expectations. Can we celebrate now?" John Burns cast his gaze on the wine cabinet, "I know you treasure a bottle of Martell, hurry up and take it out. Right?"

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

"I will let you go this time, and celebrate when the album is on sale!"

Obviously, the popularity of this single gave John Burns strong confidence.

At the same time, Ryan, who was enjoying the New Year's holiday, received a call from the record company to announce the good news. He just smiled faintly. This songbook is a golden song from a previous life. It is too normal to be able to sell such sales. All the proceeds from the single were donated, and no matter how much he sold, he wouldn't get a cent.

He still disdains such dishonest things as repentance and repayment of donations.

cut off the phone, Ryan picked up the colored pencils and sketched on the sketch, a sketch is about to be completed.

In the painting is a thin girl in a striped short-sleeved shirt, with a dark brown bob head covering her sad face, two rows of clear tears hanging under her bright eyes, and a silver-white sun-shaped pendant on her neck is very conspicuous .

Ryan finished the last stroke, changed the carbon pencil, and wrote the letters ‘Mathilda’ on it.

The door was pushed open, Nicole walked in with a few magazines, came to the easel, glanced at the colored pencil sketches, glanced at the picture frame in the glass cabinet, and asked, "This is... Nat ?"

"Huh? Nicole." Ryan looked at the drawing in a daze, only then found that Nicole came to him.

"Scenario set-up?" Nicole was a little curious. She knew that Ryan was writing a script for Natalie, "Is the script for Nat finished?"

"The first draft is complete." Ryan nodded. The script has been dragging on for several months.

"Here you are." Nicole handed over the magazine, "The latest bulletin board and Rolling Stone magazine."

Ryan sat aside and flipped through the magazine, while Nicole flipped through the set shots that had been drawn, basically all portraits of the little girl based on Natalie.

"Wow~" Ryan let out a cheer. Of course he was happy to achieve good results in the songs he sang.

In the latest issue of the bulletin board rankings, "I.Believe.I.can.fly" won the second place, and on top of it is an insurmountable mountain, Whitney Houston’s "Iwillalwaysloveyou ".

This is normal. Ryan has never thought that "I.Believe.I.can.fly" can be compared to "Iwillalwaysloveyou". There is still a certain gap than Whitney Houston.

Besides, "Iwillalwaysloveyou" has the movie "Bodyguard" to cheer, but "I.Believe.I.can.fly" lacks "Slam Dunk". Although Ryan doesn't like basketball, he also knows that he lacks the emperor of basketball. There is still some influence on this song.

However, this song is more of a pre-heating for the album, as long as it can maintain the current momentum is enough.

Billboard Magazine also commented on the song.

""I.Believe.I.can.fly" is Ryan Jenkins's second single, which is different from the playful and cheerful style of "he" with sarcasm. This R&B style song, with With a distinctly inspirational taste."

"Ryan's bright singing voice has a hint of hoarseness. The previous section of the song gives people a low-key and heavy feeling. As the tune progresses, his singing voice is like the rising tide of sea water, constantly rolling and jumping. , Stride towards the climax in the open, and when you reach the top, spread your wings and soar!"

He opened the "Rolling Stone" magazine again. Compared with "Billboard", "Rolling Stone" sometimes focuses more on the singer.

"Ryan’s singing is like a spark before the darkness and dying, with light, hope, pursuit, and finally gaining light. He and his song are like shooting stars across the dark night sky, showing brilliant The light, like a Venus in the dark, pointed the direction to the confused traveler."

"This song is like Ryan's life, starting from the dark and cold, gradually moving toward the light, and finally spreading its wings and flying high. This is one of the best R&B songs of all time."

"From the few songs he has already come out, it can be seen that this boy is full of musical talents, let us look forward to his first album in life!"

After reading the two magazines that praised him to the sky, Ryan didn’t bother to look through the remaining ones. He simply returned to the cloakroom, changed into a sportswear, and took Nicole to the gym to play billiards. As the saying goes, Lao Yi He is the king. He has been catching up with "Killer Leon" these days, and it's time to relax.

"I.Believe.I.can.fly" did not stop its progress. With word of mouth and popular on-demand broadcasting on the radio, the sales of singles in the second week did not decline, but instead ushered in a small peak. The sales volume was close to 240,000 copies.

Hollywood record companies are inspiring, and so far they have established their confidence to cut a piece of cake from the record market.

While many media praised the song, they also expressed their expectations for Ryan's first album.

"Yes, I am looking forward to Ryan's first album very much. I look forward to that day as soon as possible. We can't wait." The fan who was interviewed by the TV station immediately expressed the thoughts of many teenagers.

Of course, there are not only voices of praise, but some people are also complaining.

"Ryan's song is really good, but I would like to see Harry Potter's fourth episode one day earlier. It has been so long since the New Year. Neither Ryan nor the publishing company told us about the publication of the fourth episode. Time, I am very worried that Ryan gave time to music and movies, forgetting the existence of us book fans."

is not just an individual, several book fan organizations have also voiced their own voices, hoping to see the fourth episode of Harry Potter as soon as possible.

At this time, some movie fans jumped out again, saying that Ryan hadn't taken any appointments since "Terminator 2", and they wanted to continue to see his superb performance on the big screen.

Although there is a relationship between record companies and publishers behind the scenes, UU Reading , but the hype has just begun, how come it has reached a climax? Ryan clearly feels that his influence among teenagers in the United States is becoming more and more widespread. Isn't this a good thing?

Entering mid-January, Alien Press, a subsidiary of Alien, took the lead and held a press conference to announce that the fourth episode of the Harry Potter series "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" will be released from February Starting from the 1st of the month, it will be available in major bookstores in North America and the UK.

Harry Potter fans suddenly beamed, wishing that tomorrow was February 1st.

As a result, Hollywood record companies have objections. The launch time of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" coincides with their promotional plans for a considerable period of time. It is difficult to say that it will not affect the sales of the album.

"Ryan, I better postpone Harry Potter's time to market!" Reid also called specifically for this.

"I'm sorry, Reid, the contract for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" has long been signed." Ryan sighed. It is impossible to postpone it. After all, the novel's agreement was already in October last year. Signed.

"Is there no other way?" Reid still didn't give up.

Ryan curled his lips. He didn't think that novels and records would hinder each other. On the contrary, he felt that one plus one would be greater than two. Besides, the black and white contract is there. Is it necessary for him to pay the penalty?

"Reid, I have already pushed down the publishing house's North American signing event. This is the only thing I can do."

...Second more~~~Tickets and collections~~