Chapter 91
The moment Mira opened the Nightglow Music app, a featured cover immediately popped up on the homepage banner.
The first thing she saw were the cover artists: Damon and Paige.
The song was titled, “You in the Sunset Glow p>
Right below it was another song from Mercer Vision Entertainment, “Little Bee,” by the brother-sister duo, Damon and Mara.
It was clear Mercer Vision Entertainment had poured a lot of money and effort into
this launch. Feature spots like these came with a hefty, explicit price tag.
Mira scrolled down and saw another recommendation. She raised an eyebrow when she saw the song.
If she remembered correctly, this song was released by one of Porter
Entertainment’s subsidiary labels. She’d heard it had done quite well back in the
day.
In contrast, the two songs released by Mira’s Solflare Entertainment were just standard releases without any promotional budget.
She didn’t want to win a pyrrhic victory, spending a fortune on promotion before the songs had even earned a dime.
Mira trusted the appeal of her two songs. She was fine with being a step behind, letting the beautiful melodies and soul-stirring lyrics slowly win over the audience.
Mira pulled up her two songs and checked their rankings on various charts. Although their positions were still low, they were steadily climbing. Satisfied, she closed her laptop, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
Fate had a strange sense of humor. The two rivals, Mercer Vision Entertainment and Porter Entertainment, were now facing off, and both had come out swinging.
No, it wasn’t just two. With Mira in the mix, it was a three-way battle; she was just lying low in the shadows for now.
As the saying goes, it was best to wait for the dust to settle. Whether they burned through cash or engaged in a PR war, it was all a spectacle Mira was happy to watch.
Go for it, you two entertainment giants!
Meanwhile, she would quietly grow stronger, out of the public eye.
Mira slept soundly, but for the companies that had released new music, it was a sleepless night. That included Kieran and Callum at Mira’s company.
Being new in their roles, they were eager to deliver results and prove their worth.
It was as if everything was fated, a showdown destined to happen.
In her past life, she recalled that Mercer Vision Entertainment had ultimately come out on top, clinching the number one spot on the year’s new music chart.
But Mira knew they had spent far more on promotion than the songs ever earned. Worse, it had fueled Shane’s jealousy and animosity, leading to his frenzied retaliation later on.
The biggest benefit the Mercer family had gained at the time was the fleeting fame of Damon and Paige, which in turn had made Mara a moderately well-known pop sweetheart.
The next morning, the first thing Mira did upon waking up was open the charts. She saw that the
download numbers for both Mercèr Vision Entertainment’s and Porter Entertainment’s songs were still climbing rapidly. The real
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competition had begun.
Whoever secured the top spot would get more featured exposure.
If Mercer Vision Entertainment wọn, Porter Entertainment’s subsidiary would be knocked off its pedestal, becoming a stepping stone for the former’s rise. The reverse was als true.
Today would reveal who would claim the crown from the wreckage of their rival’s defeat.
As Mira was pondering this, Kieran called. He asked if they should start throwing money at the songs to push them up the charts.
“We don’t need the feature spots,” Mira said. “Since the two big companies are locked in a deathmatch, why not let them lead the charge p>
“Understood p>
After three long days of the two companies alternately splurging on promotions and attacking each other with negative PR, both sides
were showing signs of fatigue
Finally, the results were in
Just like in her past life, Mercer Vision Entertainment had a slight edge.
Shane was so furious he smashed a cup in his office. “Damn it! We spent all that money, and they still won p>
He then turned to his general manager. “Tell them to get back to work. We need new songs, and we need them fast p>
“Yes, yes, of course, Chairman. I’ll push them,” the general manager replied, but he was grumbling to himself. Did the chairman think new songs just appeared out of thin air?
As the general manager of an entertainment company, he knew the industry well.
Whether it was writing lyrics or composing music, you first needed inspiration, followed by careful refinement and polishing. Otherwise, all you’d produce was garbage.