Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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Is this what you're looking for? Link: @Uesugi Kenichi

Yes, Kenichi Uesugi used his own name on Weibo back then for convenience.

It really looks like this person! Looking at the photo, it's exactly the same. There's no mistake.

Hurry up and follow Uesugi Kenichi's Weibo account, or that guy who just offered 10,000 won't run away.

As more and more people left their contact information, an increasing number of people born in the 1980s gathered under Uesugi Kenichi's Weibo account. Uesugi Kenichi originally only had a few dozen bot followers who were probably sent to him out of pity, and not many others.

In just a few hours, Kenichi Uesugi's Weibo account went from dozens to 1.3 million views!

Kenichi Uesugi logged onto Weibo with a strange expression.

Tens of thousands of comments have already appeared under a photo that was posted a long time ago.

All sorts of bizarre comments appeared. The number of private messages was countless, including some containing explicit private photos.

Good looks, superb guitar playing skills, street performances, a great voice, and high-quality original songs—these factors combined to create this phenomenal success.

Even some celebrities have shared this video.

As the saying goes, everyone carries the sedan chair.

Celebrities also need exposure, especially those who are not very popular.

What's most astonishing is that even Zhao Songling, a well-known TV drama director, reposted this Weibo post, saying: "I'm currently worried about the ending theme song for my new TV drama. I hope the creator can contact me in time so that I can use the first song in the video as the ending theme song for my new drama."

Zhao Songling's repost instantly attracted more celebrities to repost it.

That's right, directors may not be as popular as celebrities, but in terms of status, they are definitely at the top of the entertainment industry's food chain. This is especially true for directors who are already famous.

Uesugi Kenichi felt a little confused at this moment, and not only him, but Li Yang and the others next to him felt even more confused.

Li Yang paused for a moment before speaking, "Could it be that my little brother is going to become an internet celebrity?"

"I think so," Chen Wen said.

"Brother Yu, you're really showing off your celebrity status, you must need bodyguards, right? Look at me, how about that?" Li Yang joked, putting his arm around Uesugi Kenichi's shoulder.

After thinking about it for a moment, Uesugi Kenichi thought, "You know what, Li Yang is a really good choice as a bodyguard, with his big, burly build and fierce-looking appearance."

Uesugi Kenichi ignored him. He only realized the copyright issue after seeing Zhao Songling's Weibo post.

I quickly turned on my computer and registered the copyright. Luckily, no one would have thought that the copyrights for these two songs hadn't been registered yet.

Kenichi Uesugi secretly reminded himself that he must not make the same mistake again.

After successfully registering, Uesugi Kenichi replied to the famous director Zhao Songling on Weibo, agreeing to authorize him to use the song as the ending theme for his new drama.

Kenichi Uesugi had no reason to refuse, and this was a good thing for him as well.

However, it's definitely not okay to submit the song like this; it needs to be recorded in a recording studio before it can be submitted.

After receiving a reply from Uesugi Kenichi, Zhao Songling had a document sent to Uesugi Kenichi for his signature, and then readily transferred 10 yuan to him. For a newcomer, this was undoubtedly an extremely high price.

It's important to understand that he didn't sell the copyright to the song; he only acquired the right to use it.

Uesugi Kenichi did not refuse and readily accepted it.

The reason this song has so much money is thanks to the current popularity of these two songs.

After Uesugi Kenichi liked the posts from the celebrities who shared them on Weibo, he also sent a private message to Rakujin to express his gratitude.

Finally, I posted another Weibo post, including a selfie, a screenshot of the copyright information for the two songs, and a bunch of text.

Thank you so much for your love for these two songs and for your support of me. The audio files for these two songs will be released soon. I hope you will continue to support me.

This instantly sparked countless comments.

Is the audio coming out soon? That's great! Although the live performance was also very good, the surrounding environment was too noisy.

That's right, and you can't even download it to your phone to play.

You're so handsome, I love you.

Some enthusiastic fans even spontaneously formed fan clubs and vigorously promoted him.

Even Uesugi Kenichi couldn't help but stick out his tongue, taken aback by the crowd's enthusiasm.

After logging off Weibo, Uesugi Kenshin glanced at the time and saw it was almost 1 a.m., so he called everyone downstairs for dinner.

After finding a restaurant and ordering a simple meal of four dishes and a soup, Uesugi Kenichi decided to find a recording studio to record the two songs.

After all, they had already accepted the money from others and announced on Weibo that they would be uploading the audio.

Things that should be done sooner rather than later.

Furthermore, Uesugi Kenichi has learned over the past two months that listening to music in this world now costs money; a song preview costs one cent, and downloading it costs one dollar.

Judging from the current popularity of these two songs, hundreds of thousands of downloads shouldn't be a problem.

However, just like with Feilu Novel Network, this part of the money is split 50/50 with the platform that uploaded the songs.

Although Kenichi Uesugi can now say he's not short of money, who would complain about having too much money? Of course, Jack Ma doesn't count.

After searching online, Kenichi Uesugi found a recording studio with good reviews.

After recording the song for about three or four hours, he left with Li Yang and the others.

Uesugi Kenichi originally said they didn't need to come along, but they insisted on coming, saying they wanted to see what recording was like. Uesugi Kenichi couldn't refuse them, so he took them along.

After returning home, Kenichi Uesugi uploaded the song to NetEase Cloud Music, one of the largest music platforms in China.

Although major platforms have extensive channels, the industry is rife with problems. However, Kenichi Uesugi is not worried at all.

After all, these two songs have already generated a lot of buzz on Weibo, so their performance is bound to be good.

After uploading the two songs, Uesugi Kenichi logged into his Weibo account and posted a message to notify everyone that the two songs had been uploaded to NetEase Cloud Music.

Then, the audio of "I Endured the Cold Wind for You" was sent to Zhao Songling.

After a busy day, Uesugi Kenichi finally breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that he hadn't written a single chapter of his novel that day, and that he only had about ten chapters left in his manuscript.

Uesugi Kenji let out a wail.

After dinner, Li Yang and the others went home.

Kenichi Uesugi returned home, turned on his computer, placed his long, slender fingers on the keyboard, and began writing for the day.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Kenichi Uesugi stood up in front of his computer desk. Three consecutive hours of typing had made his bones stiff.

Uesugi Kenichi cracked his neck, stretching his cervical spine, and a series of popping sounds echoed throughout his body.

He clenched his fist and once again marveled at how effective the system's products were; his previously somewhat thin body now displayed tremendous strength.

Aside from some stiffness, I didn't feel any discomfort after sitting for so long.

If it were before, my neck wouldn't just be stiff right now, it would be painful.

I believe everyone who works at a desk can relate to this feeling.

Oh right, the system upgrade seems to have been successful. Uesugi Kenichi suddenly remembered that the system had notified him that the upgrade was complete when he was recording songs that afternoon.

However, he was busy recording songs at the time and didn't check it immediately.

After silently calling out "System" in his mind, the familiar interface reappeared before his eyes.

System upgrade successful.

A new main quest has been released. Please check it out yourself.

Uesugi Kenichi opened the system's taskbar, where only one task was displayed.

Main Quest 2: Increase your fame value to 100 million.

Your current reputation value is 10.61 million. Please continue your efforts, host.

This update includes new features, including the system store. Please check it out.

Following the system prompts, Uesugi Kenichi opened the system store, which was like a game store, filled with a dazzling array of items.

He glanced at it briefly and noticed that it contained various skills that had appeared on the wheel before.

Proficient in guitar, proficient in erhu, master-level martial arts, and so on. And what you need to buy these skills is reputation points.

However, the price seems a bit expensive.

A skill that is proficient in the erhu costs 2 million reputation points. Generally, proficient skills cost around 2 million reputation points, while master-level skills require 10 million reputation points to purchase.

I originally thought ten million reputation points would be enough, but after seeing the prices of these items, ten million is far from enough.

After studying it carefully, he logged out of the system.

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The two songs caused a huge stir on his Weibo and NetEase Cloud Music after they were successfully uploaded.

The two newly recorded songs, except for "Twelve," which still uses only one guitar as accompaniment, "For You I Endure the Cold Wind" has a complete arrangement.

Listening to a recording costs only one cent, and downloading costs only one dollar.

In this era of soaring prices, this price is incredibly cheap. These days, a casual meal out with friends starts at two hundred yuan, a movie ticket costs tens of yuan, and even a 3D movie with a giant screen can cost over a hundred yuan. 1.8

Compared to these, this price is extremely cheap.

Why did the world music scene, as Uesugi Kenichi remembered it, decline so drastically? The reason is simple: they weren't making money.

After all, creative people also need to make a living. Apart from some established singers who can hold concerts and appear on variety shows to earn money, the rest rely entirely on their passion for creating.

With the continuous development of the internet, who would buy records anymore except for loyal fans? Everyone listens to songs directly online, and there are countless pirated copies online.

Kenichi Uesugi's Weibo account became lively again after the two songs were uploaded.

Downloaded, the song is delicious.

Downloaded, topping up is very convenient.

Although the live version is also good, the full version is definitely better.

I've listened to "Twelve" on repeat countless times; I absolutely love folk music. Highly recommended!

The number of reposts and comments on Weibo has been soaring. Countless people are willingly acting as unpaid promoters, sparing no effort to promote these two songs.

Several fan groups have already been created on Weibo thanks to the spontaneous efforts of a few active netizens.

Now, people are spontaneously promoting these two songs on the charts.

In addition to charging for listening and downloading, NetEase Cloud Music also has an extra tipping feature: stars, moons, and suns, which correspond to one yuan, ten yuan, and one hundred yuan respectively. Each star sent increases the song's popularity by one point.