Liu Shengnan will bring new users to Qianqian Jingting, which is an inevitable result that everyone in the industry knows.
Both Wang Qian and Xu Zhongfei knew that Qianqian Jingting might have new development opportunities.
but…
After the specific data came out within an hour, Xu Zhongfei still couldn't hide his excitement.
Wang Qian seemed relatively calm and asked, "How many are there now?"
Xu Zhongfei immediately replied: "Liu Shengnan's new song has been online for less than an hour, and the download data has exceeded 3.5 million. Among them, 2 million are new users who registered and paid to download, and about 1.5 million are old users! It is estimated that there will be many new users in the future."
Although Wang Qian had expected this, he was still quite surprised by the data!
Surprisingly, more than half of Liu Shengnan’s download data were contributed by new users!
It seems that he had previously underestimated Liu Shengnan's appeal and fan stickiness.
He is worthy of being one of the most popular singers in the Chinese music scene in the past decade.
He is also known as the most talented and powerful singer in the past decade, no doubt about it!
After five years of hard work and without any hype or fan manipulation, the fans can still burst out with such amazing fighting power at this moment.
For today's young and popular stars, this is simply an incredible miracle.
Wang Qian immediately said to Xu Zhongfei: "Give all the recommended resources a turn, and make a public announcement on Qianqian Jingting's official Weibo."
Xu Zhongfei: “Well, we are doing it!”
Wang Qian: "Go ahead and get busy. You don't need to report to me. If you need anything, go find Mr. Qin."
Wang Qian doesn't really want to take care of the company's affairs.
Anyway, at least it didn’t go bankrupt.
Xu Zhongfei: "Um, OK, Mr. Wang!"
Xu Zhongfei was also quite surprised.
This boss is too relaxed.
He didn't care about the operation of the company at all, and didn't deliberately hold on to any power. He almost let Qin Xuerong and Xu Zhongfei be in charge of everything.
Hang up the phone.
Wang Qian immediately saw the latest news posted on Qianqian Jingting’s official Weibo account: “Thank you to the Queen Liu Shengnan for choosing us, Qianqian Jingting. We will continue to provide the best service and the most free environment for all singers.”
Qianqian Jingting’s official Weibo has millions of followers, making it a popular celebrity. This news also received a lot of attention, but its influence is far from that of the news released by Liu Shengnan herself.
… …
Chengdu.
Inside a high-end villa.
Liu Shengnan is discussing the next creative direction with her instrument team.
"This new song was released today and it received a very good response. Next, I will continue to explore this style..."
Liu Shengnan gave a brief summary and expressed satisfaction with the results of the new song.
Several instrument teachers from Sichuan Conservatory of Music also put forward some of their own opinions. Liu Shengnan listened to them with a smile on her face, but did not say much and announced that she would go off work today.
She just casually asked for the team's opinions. In fact, she already had a complete creative idea in her mind and would not be influenced by others.
Send the team away!
Liu Shengnan cleaned up the recording studio personally.
Liu Shengnan bought this huge villa with the intention of converting most of the space into a professional recording studio. This way, when she wants to make music, she doesn't have to go to the company, but can do it at home.
My mother brought the food over and asked, "You've released a new song? Can it surpass Wang Qian's?"
Liu Shengnan was a little hungry, so she picked up the rice and started to eat it without paying any attention to her image. She said in a vague voice, "It's impossible to exceed it."
My mother said with disdain, "How can you not surpass it?"
Liu Shengnan shook her head and rolled her eyes at her mother: "I haven't released a new song in five years. She has become extremely popular in the past few months. How can I surpass her right away?"
My mother also glared at Liu Shengnan: "So you said you would confess your love to her if you win, are you just fooling me? You know you can't win at all, right?"
Liu Shengnan was stunned for a moment while eating, then explained, "I mean the album won. Isn't this just a single? I also wanted the album to get better results, so I made a single first to test the market reaction. Now the market reaction is very good. Once the album is produced, I will definitely win."
After a pause, Liu Shengnan said with a complicated and vague look in her eyes: "When I win, I will confess my love to him! I will snatch him away from Qin Xuerong."
My mother nodded and said, "Can you rob them? Do you want me to give you some advice?"
Liu Shengnan: "Experience of watching thousands of episodes of melodramatic romance dramas? Forget it!"
Mom: "What's happening in the world is happening in the play, what do you know? You haven't even been in a relationship, how can you snatch a man?"
Liu Shengnan: "Please forgive me. I have an idea. Don't worry about it."
Mom: "I don't worry about you, so what should I worry about? If I'm gone in the next few years and you're still single, I won't be able to face your dad."
Liu Shengnan was speechless!
The so-called confession of love to Wang Qian after winning was just her way of perfunctorily answering her mother's question.
She didn't expect that her mother actually took it seriously.
However, when she thought of her last meeting with Wang Qian at Zhejiang University, she slowed down her eating.
Although, she was just joking to her mother at the time.
but…
Knock knock knock!
There was a knock on the door.
Mom went to open the door.
Liu Shengnan walked out with a bowl of rice in her hand, in a completely ungraceful manner.
The door opened.
It’s Liao Yongjiang.
"It's Xiao Liao, come in and sit down!"
My mother said this indifferently.
Liao Yongjiang smiled cautiously and said, "Thank you, Auntie. I have something to discuss with Shengnan."
Liu Shengnan finished the food in her bowl with big mouthfuls, wiped her mouth with a piece of paper, and said to Liao Yongjiang, "Old Liao, come and sit down."
Liao Yongjiang hurriedly agreed, ran over and sat down on the bamboo chair in the living room, and whispered, "Shengnan, you are reckless."
Liu Shengnan poured a cup of tea for herself and Liao Yongjiang, and said calmly, "Just say it if you have something to say."
Liao Yongjiang smiled at Liu Shengnan's mother who was leaving not far away, and then said to Liu Shengnan: "You should discuss with me before releasing the new song on Qianqian Jingting. If you do this, I will be passive, and the company will be very dissatisfied."
Liu Shengnan's tone remained calm: "If you are not satisfied, then just terminate the contract. Anyway, there is no penalty for breach of contract."
Liao Yongjiang was startled and waved his hands hastily: "No, Shengnan. No, we have no intention of canceling the contract, absolutely not. We are just not satisfied that you did not discuss the release of new songs with us in advance. We did not promote you in advance, so the early data will not be too good."
"Look, you posted it on Qianqian Jingting, and it got 4 million downloads in one hour, which is great. But if you had discussed it with us in advance, and we had promoted it for you ten days or half a month in advance to attract those die-hard fans who have been waiting for your new song for several years, the data would have increased by at least 50%, and the download data would have started at at least 6 million!"
"Shengnan, you've suffered a great loss!"
Liu Shengnan glanced at Liao Yongjiang and said, "I just finished making a new song today and just released it casually. I didn't think too much about it, and there's no need to think too much about it. As long as everyone likes it, that's fine."
Liao Yongjiang continued, "Also, Qianqian Jingting has a limited user base, and most of them are fans of Wang Qian. You see, Chen Xiaowen is such an amazing newcomer, but it is difficult to shake Wang Qian's position on Qianqian Jingting. It will be difficult for you to do so if you go there. So, I think it is wise to switch to a bigger platform. If your new song is released on Tengfei, and we promote it in advance, it may break Wang Qian's record of 20 million downloads in a single day. Then you will be the real king's return, and no one in the entire Chinese music scene can shake your position. You will be the new number one singer in the Chinese music scene."
Liao Yongjiang's tone was very inflammatory.
In particular, it is said that if Liu Shengnan takes off, she will become the number one singer in the Chinese music scene.
As if this was the truth.
This is a temptation that no female singer can refuse.
Liu Shengnan took a sip from the teacup and said softly, "Lao Liao, if you keep talking nonsense, you don't have to come to see me anymore. I will ask my lawyer to find your company to terminate the contract. The reason why I have been working with you for so many years without changing people or companies is because you have always cooperated with me and didn't talk so much nonsense."
"But this time, you guys have challenged my tolerance again and again, bothering me every day, and it has affected my mood for creation. Lao Liao, I don't want to listen to how good conditions Tengfei has given me anymore. I will only release the new song on Qianqian Jingting. Do you understand?"
Liao Yongjiang sighed and smiled apologetically: "I understand, I understand. I will never mention Tengfei again. Shengnan, don't worry. After so many years of cooperation, I will definitely listen to you. I will cooperate with you in whatever you want. Now, you want to produce a new album, what else do you need?"
Liu Shengnan said calmly: "I don't need anything for now. I'll tell you when I need it."
Liao Yongjiang agreed immediately: "Okay, you can always find me if you need anything. I'll be leaving first, you can rest first."
Liu Shengnan nodded: "Okay, take care, I won't see you off."
Liao Yongjiang stood up and left with a smile, then smiled at Liu Shengnan's mother who was packing her things on the opposite side, and then left carefully.
As soon as I walked out of Liu Shengnan's house.
Liao Yongjiang took out his phone and called the company's top management: "She refused and threatened that if I mentioned Tengfei again, she would terminate the contract. I dare not say more. Let's just forget about it."
A voice came from the other side: "Tengfei has sent a senior executive to Chengdu specifically to have a meeting with us and Liu Shengnan."
Liao Yongjiang: "She refused! I dare not mention Tengfei again, otherwise she will really terminate the contract, and the loss will be too great!"
In the entertainment company behind Liao Yongjiang, Liu Shengnan is now one of the biggest stars, and the only one who has the opportunity to be promoted to a super star. Once Liu Shengnan becomes a super star, everyone in their company will benefit!
on the contrary.
If we lose Liu Shengnan, the biggest star artist.
The entertainment company where Liao Yongjiang works may fall to a lower level in an instant.
So, after hearing what Liao Yongjiang said, the company's top management didn't dare to say anything more and hung up the phone immediately.
Liao Yongjiang looked back at Liu Shengnan's door again, then turned around and left quickly.
Only then did Liu Shengnan take out her mobile phone and carefully look at the response to her new song.
The data is good.
Most of the comments from Weibo fans are positive and they all like it.
However, a very small number of old fans did not like Liu Shengnan's changes and hoped that Liu Shengnan would continue to release the same musical style as her previous album, so they were quite resistant and gave bad reviews.
This is inevitable, there will always be conservative old-fashioned people.
Liu Shengnan immediately clicked on Wang Qian’s Weibo.
Seeing that Wang Qian also gave her a very high evaluation, a smile appeared on her face involuntarily. She looked at a framed calligraphy on the wall with Wang Qian's signature on it. It was the signature of Wang Qian that she had queued up to get at Zhejiang University last time.
Liu Shengnan felt inexplicably happy. It was the satisfaction of being praised by someone she had been waiting for. This was an emotion she had never experienced before. She immediately replied to Wang Qian on Weibo: "Thank you Professor Wang for your praise. I look forward to Professor Wang's new work."
I saw that a contestant of The Voice of China named Lin Gangjun openly challenged Wang Qian and said he wanted to defeat Wang Qian!
Liu Shengnan couldn't help but laugh and didn't comment on it.
… …
West Lake City.
In an apartment.
Chen Xiaowen put on headphones and listened to Liu Shengnan's new song again, closing her eyes, feeling a little intoxicated.
Listen!
Chen Xiaowen slowly took off her headphones, her eyes full of thought.
Sun Jing personally poured a glass of water for Chen Xiaowen and asked softly, "How is it? Liu Shengnan's new song has become a hit, and like you, it was released on the Qianqian Jingting platform. It has only been more than three hours, and the download data has exceeded 10 million, almost as good as Wang Qian! The subsequent growth is still very strong, and it may surpass your Shanhai tomorrow."
Chen Xiaowen's Shan Hai, with the popularity of the Voice of China stage, was a huge hit on the first day, with over 10 million downloads, but subsequent growth was somewhat weak.
After all, her basic foundation is still relatively poor.
Therefore, Liu Shengnan's new song may easily surpass hers.
However, Sun Jing was puzzled: "Why did Liu Shengnan release her new song on Qianqian Jingting? If she released it on Tengfei, it might break Wang Qian's record. On Qianqian Jingting, with her popularity, it is unlikely to break Wang Qian's record. After all, this is where Wang Qian's fans gather."
Chen Xiaowen stared at the score she had transcribed after listening to it several times, and said softly, "Sister Sun, Liu Shengnan and I may not think as much as you think. We just want to publish it on Qianqian Jingting, it's that simple. Liu Shengnan's song uses a very typical ancient music arrangement, the coordination of folk instruments is very harmonious and perfect, and a Peking Opera coloratura is added. To be honest, I feel very amazed when I listen to it, and it gives me new ideas."
Chen Xiaowen looked at Sun Jing and said, "Liu Shengnan is just like me, a pure musician!"
Sun Jing asked: "What about Wang Qian?"
Chen Xiaowen's eyes were filled with anticipation: "Wang Qian? For now, Liu Shengnan and I are catching up with him. We will know the result in the next album."
The three of them made an appointment.
Next album.
Let’s post it together!
Sun Jing is also looking forward to that time.
She was not looking forward to a grand event in Chinese pop music, but she was expecting that Chen Xiaowen would be able to take advantage of it to step into the threshold of super-giant status.
With the current rate at which Chen Xiaowen's fans are increasing, it is indeed very possible.
… …
After Liu Shengnan’s new song was released, it became an instant hit and directly topped the popularity list!
After being released on the Qianqian Jingting platform, the number of downloads exceeded 10 million in just over three hours.
Many people expressed shock and confusion.
Liu Shengnan has worked hard for five years and achieved remarkable results and groundbreaking breakthroughs, proving that her talent is indeed extraordinary.
It can achieve such amazing results even when it is published on Qianqian Jingting.
But what if it is released in Tengfei
Will it break 20 million in three hours and exceed 30 million in one day, completely surpassing Wang Qian's record
Nobody knows!
After listening to Liu Shengnan's new song, Lin Gangjun was full of praise: "Liu Shengnan is indeed one of the idols I chased ten years ago. The creation and production level of this song can be said to represent one of the highest standards in the domestic Chinese music scene. Although Chen Xiaowen is also very talented, she is still young and there is still some gap between her and Liu Shengnan. Only Wang Qian can be compared with her."
Not far away, Lin Gangjun's agent heard it and said, "In the next game, you will face Wang Qian! Don't encourage others and destroy your own prestige. Think more about how to beat Wang Qian. This time, the company spent more than 30 million yuan on you. If you lose, the loss will be huge, and it will also have a negative impact on your future development."
Lin Gangjun also had some confidence in his eyes, and said: "This new song is worthy of being carefully produced by a Grammy-level creative team. I like it very much. I think if I can sing it perfectly, then it is not impossible to eliminate Wang Qian!"
Agent: "This is a song that their team spent more than half a year creating. They originally wanted to work with a top international band, but they refused because they couldn't agree on the price. When we heard about it, we spent a lot of money to buy it, and then invited the team to come and make some modifications based on your personal style."
"If this song is released in North America, it will probably make it into the top ten of the Billboard charts. If you still can't eliminate Wang Qian, then it can only be said that there is something wrong with your own ability!"
The agent was rude to Lin Gangjun.
Lin Gangjun didn't say anything, but turned and walked towards the recording studio to continue practicing.
time!
Not much left!
The weekend is just around the corner.
Only five days left.
…
night.
After taking a shower.
Qin Xuerong lay limply in Wang Qian's arms, motionless, and whispered, "Xu Zhongfei just called and said that Liu Shengnan has brought more than six million new users to the platform."
Wang Qian also took out his mobile phone and entered the Qianqian Jingting platform to refresh it. He immediately saw Liu Shengnan’s new song. By now, it was almost twelve o’clock in the evening, and it had received more than 14 million downloads!
After exceeding 10 million downloads in more than three hours, the growth rate began to slow down, but it was still considerable. At this moment, it has surpassed Chen Xiaowen’s new song "Shan Hai", but it is impossible to reach 20 million in a single day.
However, Wang Qian did feel some pressure.
Liu Shengnan and Chen Xiaowen both brought him pressure.
“Has the platform relieved some of the pressure now?”
Wang Qian asked softly.
Qin Xuerong nodded: "Well, I guess so. The morale in the company has stabilized a little. However, we are still not so optimistic. Because we have been blocked by Internet giants. Now there is no external traffic entrance. We have to rely entirely on ourselves to attract users. This is equivalent to going against several major Internet giants."
"No startup can survive under their stranglehold. In their view, even if Liu Shengnan brings in a new wave of users, Liu Shengnan's popularity and appeal will eventually run out, and Qianqian Jingting will start to rely on its old capital again. There is no fundamental solution to the traffic entry problem!"
"Some senior executives have suggested that we bring in giant capital. With our current user base and three high-quality singers, you, Liu Shengnan, and Chen Xiaowen, we should be able to get a good valuation. After bringing in giant capital, we will also be backed by another Internet giant and can get traffic, which will make it possible for us to continue to develop."
Wang Qian also knew that what Qin Xuerong said was the truth and that it was the most feasible solution.
Under the blockade of several giants, the only new company and new platform that has developed in the Internet field in recent years is DouYue.
All other Internet companies founded in the past decade, without exception, have been able to develop with the support of the three giants. Otherwise, if you refuse to join, a giant will imitate your business model, open a new company and force you to close down.
Qianqian, listen carefully. Now that Liu Shengnan has joined us, this is super good news. Raising funds and introducing giants is the best development strategy!
but.
Wang Qian shook his head: "No! We will not join any giant, we will just be ourselves."
Qin Xuerong smiled: "Okay, I support you!"
Whenever Wang Qian wants to play, Qin Xuerong will definitely accompany him.
Even if she spent all her private money in the end, as long as Wang Qian was happy, she would not feel any pain.
…
A few days passed in a flash.
These days.
Liu Shengnan's new song is still as popular as ever and has always been among the top ten hot topics.
Every day there are still a large number of fans discussing her new songs and the new album she mentioned!
Her new song has accumulated 30 million downloads on Qianqian Jingting in just five days, making her the third singer on the Qianqian Jingting platform to have a single download exceeding 30 million. The first two are Wang Qian and Chen Xiaowen.
The popularity of Liu Shengnan's new song has greatly reduced the popularity of Wang Qian and Lin Gangjun.
However, the Voice of China program team continued to work hard and still pushed Wang Qian to the top of the list!
No exceptions.
As long as Wang Qian is about to appear on the stage, he will definitely be the main contestant of this issue, no doubt about it.
Other contestants, such as Lin Gangjun, are just supporting roles in terms of popularity.
Even if.
A few days ago, Lin Gangjun created some hype by threatening to defeat Wang Qian on his Weibo.
His popularity is far from Wang Qian's.
but!
The topic of Lin Gangjun defeating Wang Qian has also been a hot topic in recent days, ranking among the top ten on the popularity list.
Hundreds of thousands of people discussed and spoke about this topic.
because.
The team behind Lin Gangjun constantly hypes him up, and with the resources of The Voice of China, his popularity has remained high, making him the second most popular contestant in this episode after Wang Qian.
A Grammy-level creative team spent half a year to create this song, costing tens of millions to create it, and it was created specifically for Lin Gangjun!
We invited internationally renowned and talented musicians to provide accompaniment!
etc etc…
It seems like the configuration for creating an international rock band.
Many rock music fans are looking forward to Lin Gangjun's performance.
"English rock has the real rock flavor. To be honest, among all the Chinese rock songs over the years, only two have given me the feeling of real rock, that is Lao Cui's second album when he was young and at his peak, and Wang Qian's performances of "Shameless" and "The Earth" on stage. Other so-called Chinese rock songs don't feel like rock songs at all. Many of them just add a little drum rhythm and guitar accompaniment and call themselves rock. It's ridiculous, and there is a big gap between them and foreign English rock songs. I am looking forward to what kind of English rock Lin Gangjun will bring this time."
"I know this creative team. The song they created five years ago won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song of the Year for Fire Dragon Band. In recent years, several rock songs they created have also been in the top ten of the Billboard. They are definitely a top creative team. I didn't expect that they sold the new song to a Chinese singer this time. I am looking forward to Lin Gangjun's performance."
"I just like listening to English rock. Chinese rock doesn't have that flavor. This time I will pay special attention to Lin Gangjun's performance."
"By the way, the international competition of The Voice of China is held in North America, and the competition system is the same, with scores from the audience inside and outside the venue, as well as scores from the judges. If you sing Chinese songs, will the audience there give you scores? Dream on! No matter how well you sing, people won't understand you. So, I support Lin Gangjun's English rock. If you want to get a good score in the international competition, you must sing English songs."
“Look forward to a real rock showdown!”
"Yang Yilong's Chinese heavy metal rock was very good last time, and I am looking forward to Lin Gangjun's English rock songs this time. Of course, I am also looking forward to what new songs Professor Wang will sing this time. I am an online voting audience, and I will vote for whoever sings better."
…
The time is coming soon.
As usual, Wang Qian took his band to the live broadcast venue at noon.
Qin Xuerong still served as the driver and drove everyone into the live broadcast base.
The car just stopped.
A bus drove in from behind and stopped next to Wang Qian's car.
As Wang Qian got off the bus, the door opened.
A middle-aged white man with red hair came down, carrying a guitar case on his back, with fine stubble on his face and his red hair standing high. He was wearing old ripped jeans and a denim vest, with his arms and chest muscles exposed on his upper body, which were covered with all kinds of fancy tattoos.
The middle-aged white man grinned when he saw Wang Qian and said in English: "Hi, Mr. Wang!"
Wang Qian looked at the middle-aged white man and asked in pure American English: "Who are you?"
The middle-aged white man looked at Wang Qian in surprise. He didn't expect Wang Qian to speak such standard American English, as if he had grown up in North America. He immediately softened his tone and said, "I'm Ender, the guitarist and captain of Splash Band. I know you. You are our opponent tonight. I listened to your music, it's not bad. But that's all! Tonight, we will kick your ass!"
As he was talking, four foreigners came down one after another, two white and two black, all with dyed hair of various colors, green, white, yellow, silver... They wore vests or short-sleeved shirts, showing the various tattoos on their arms and shoulders.
Wang Qian was curious and wondered whether their tattoo images would be censored.
Several of them were unruly and looked down at Wang Qian, with expressions as if they would rush over to fight at any time.
Wang Qian laughed and said, "I am looking forward to your performance."
Ende wanted to say something else.
Lin Gangjun walked down, held Ende's shoulder, and said to Wang Qian: "Professor Wang, this is my band. I am looking forward to our showdown later!"
Wang Qian: “I’m looking forward to it too!”
After saying that, Wang Qian turned around and left with Qin Xuerong, Murong Yue, Jiang Yu, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin, heading into the venue.
Murong Yue took two steps forward and came to Wang Qian's side, whispering: "I've heard of the Splash Band. They used to be quite famous in California. My roommate used to be a fan of their band. However, later on, their band fell apart due to internal conflicts, and the soul of the band, the lead singer, ran away. I didn't expect that they would come here to serve as the accompaniment band for Lin Gangjun! Haha..."
Murong Yue finally smiled disdainfully.
In the eyes of many North American musicians, they are so disgraced that they have to beg for food here.
The most important thing is that they are not the protagonists, but the accompaniment of Lin Gangjun!
If this were to get back to North America, it would definitely become a laughing stock.
In the eyes of many North American musicians, they will only think of coming to China to beg for food when they are left with no other options.
Jiang Yu: "Don't underestimate them. They must be strong enough to make a name for themselves in California."
Murong Yue: "Of course, I don't underestimate them. California in North America is the world's entertainment center. There are at least 700 to 800 bands born and disbanded every year. Those who can stand out and become famous are not weaklings."
Both Zhao Wei and He Fulin felt a little pressured after hearing this!
Enter the venue.
Zhou Qinghua put his arm around Wang Qian's shoulders and said, "Professor Wang, you will be the first to appear in the show later."
Wang Qian and the people behind him were very surprised: "We are the first to appear?"
Aren’t they all the finale
Everyone is looking forward to their performance the most. They appeared at the very beginning, so why are we so excited about the rest
Zhou Qinghua hurriedly explained: "It's not you, it's you, Professor Wang. We have arranged a small program specifically for you!"
Everyone looked at Zhou Qinghua and Wang Qian curiously, wondering what Zhou Qinghua was going to do.
Wang Qian also asked: "What program? Let me sing solo?"
Zhou Qinghua shook his head: "It's not singing. I heard that you promised Brother Feng and Sister Yu to write a piece of calligraphy for them? I thought, this is an opportunity. Why not add this part of you writing calligraphy to the beginning of the program, so that the audience across the country can see the calligraphy you wrote for them? This is also to promote our Chinese culture and carry forward the spirit of Chinese culture. It is absolutely positive energy, and it can also improve the level of our program. It's killing two birds with one stone!"
Good job!
Several big hats were put on directly.
Wang Qian couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.
Murong Yue, Jiang Yu, Zhao Wei, He Fulin.
Qin Xuerong and others also looked at Wang Qian with a little expectation!