dkrc Chapter 306 Goes Viral
Chapter 306 Goes Viral
In the first hour after the release of "Lone Warrior", the data was only surprisingly good.
The second hour turned into a shock.
Lu Ran sat in his wheelchair in the study, staring at the real-time data on the TUTU backend, his fingers scrolling back and forth on the mouse wheel, refreshing it again and again.
Every time I refresh the page, the view count jumps up dramatically, it just won't stop.
Within an hour of its release, the video had been viewed over 500,000 times.
It broke one million in two hours.
In three hours, it surpassed two million.
By 8 p.m., just six hours after its release, "The Lone Warrior" had already surpassed five million views on the TUTU platform.
five million.
This figure, in the entire Chinese music scene, is the kind of treatment only top-tier celebrities receive.
Those so-called "top influencers" often have professional fan management teams, organized data voting, and huge marketing budgets behind them.
Lu Ran didn't have anything, just a social media post, a song, and she didn't even make a music video.
Most importantly, Lu Ran's song has been released for less than a day.
When Zhou Mingzhe called, his voice was weak and unsteady.
"Lu Ran, have you looked at the data?"
"I've seen it."
"Five million. Six hours. Do you know what that means?"
Lu Ran leaned back in his chair and smiled: "What does it mean?"
"This means that this song has broken the record for the most plays in a single day on the TUTU platform. And it's still rising. At this rate, it's possible that it will have over 100 million plays by tomorrow morning."
Zhou Mingzhe's voice was filled with an unbelievable excitement, as if he had bought a lottery ticket thinking he could win five or ten yuan, only to find out that he had won the jackpot.
"And it's not just TUTU," he continued, "The data I've seen shows that the number of plays for 'The Lone Warrior' on Wanwan Music is also skyrocketing, and it's already reached number one on the new song chart. The comments section is full of positive reviews, all of them positive. I've scrolled through twenty pages and haven't seen a single negative review."
Lu Ran nodded without saying a word.
He knew the song would be a hit, but he didn't expect it to become a hit so quickly.
The song "The Lone Warrior" in its previous life also slowly gained popularity after its release, relying on word-of-mouth and widespread popularity to gradually accumulate and eventually become a phenomenal work.
But the speed of information dissemination in this world is much faster than in the previous one.
The social media presence of TUTU, the endorsement from celebrities, and the quality of the song itself combined to create an unstoppable craze.
"There's one more thing," Zhou Mingzhe added, "Your comment about League of Legends has been extracted and circulated separately. The phrase 'See you in Summoner's Rift' has already garnered over 200 million views on TUTU. Many people haven't even heard the song yet, but they've already remembered the name League of Legends."
Lu Ran's lips curled into a slight smile. This was exactly the effect he wanted.
"The Lone Warrior" is not just a song, but also a stepping stone to "League of Legends".
The more popular this song becomes, the more people will pay attention to League of Legends.
When the game is released, these users who were attracted by the song will become the first players to enter Summoner's Rift.
"Brother Zhou, how's the preparation going on the technical side?"
"Old Wang said everything went smoothly. The server is ready, and the stress test is complete. We're just waiting to go live next week."
"Okay. In the next few days, have the operations department coordinate to push more League of Legends-related content on TUTU. Hero introductions, backstories, gameplay analysis—anything is fine. Let users have a preliminary impression of this world before the game is launched."
"clear."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Ran opened TUTU and browsed the comments section of "The Lone Warrior".
The comment section has been flooded with messages.
New comments flood in every second, and the page scrollbar seems to never reach the bottom.
[User "College Student Xiao Zhang"]: I'm a senior in college, and the pressure of preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam is suffocating. Today, after hearing this song, I cried my eyes out in the library. Thank you, Lu Ran, and thank you for this song.
[User "Working Old Li"]: I was working overtime until the early hours of the morning when I heard this song on the subway home, and I almost couldn't hold back my tears. Who says only those standing in the light are heroes? We office workers who stay up late in office buildings are heroes in our own way.
[User "Sichuan Man Xiao Chen"]: I haven't been sleeping well since returning from the disaster area, but hearing this song suddenly made me feel relieved. In those days, we weren't the ones standing in the light, but we were all brave people.
[User "Left-behind Rabbit Alliance - Lao Zhang"]: Lu Ran truly understands ordinary people. He doesn't write those fancy love songs or lofty inspirational songs; what he writes about is our life.
[Anonymous User]: I'm a firefighter. I was burned while fighting a fire last year, and I have scars on my face. After I was discharged, people always stare at me when I walk down the street. When I heard the line, "Who says someone covered in mud isn't a hero?", I cried. Thank you, Lu Ran.
Lu Ran flipped through the articles one by one, her eyes starting to sting.
These comments are more convincing than any data.
Data can only show how popular this song is, but these comments show how profound it is.
It's not just the kind of song that plays in your ears and then you forget it; it's the kind of song that can touch your heart and give you strength when you need it most.
He scrolled through the comments section for a while and noticed a new trend emerging.
Many people have started using the lyrics of "The Lone Warrior" to create various derivative works.
Someone made a mashup video, pairing disaster relief footage with this song, which was incredibly inspiring. Someone else made an inspirational short film, editing together scenes of ordinary people from all walks of life at work, set to the chorus of "I love you, walking alone in the dark alley," and the comments section was filled with "A tribute to every ordinary person." Someone else made a game highlight reel, pairing amazing plays from the game "Seven Heroes of the Jianghu" with this song, and the effect was surprisingly good.
These fan-made creations spread like wildfire on TUTU, which in turn boosted the popularity of "The Lone Warrior," creating a positive cycle—the song became popular, and more fan-made creations followed; the more fan-made creations, the more popular the song became.
The hype grew like a snowball, and it just wouldn't stop.
Shen Yuege carried a bowl of white fungus soup into the study. Seeing Lu Ran staring intently at the screen, she put the bowl on the table and leaned over to take a look.
Still reading the comments?
"Um."
"Stop looking, your eyes can't take it." She pushed the white fungus soup in front of him. "Drink the soup first, it won't taste good when it gets cold."
Lu Ran picked up the bowl and took a sip. The white fungus was stewed until very tender, the soup was thick and sweet but not cloying, and the temperature was just right.
"Is it good?" Shen Yuege sat down next to him.
"It's delicious. When did you learn how to make snow fungus soup?"
"I learned it online. You've been so busy these past few days, so I thought I'd give you a little something to tide you over." She paused, glancing at the data on the screen, "Five million?"
"It's almost six million. When you checked just now it was five million, and now it's gone up by almost a million."
Shen Yuege paused for a moment, then leaned closer to the screen to take a closer look, confirming that she wasn't mistaken. The view count column clearly stated: 583 million+.
"It's only been less than seven hours." There was a hint of disbelief in her voice.
"By tomorrow morning, it should have broken ten million." Lu Ran put down his bowl and leaned back in his chair. "The song is spreading much faster than I expected."
"What do you think is the reason?"
Lu Ran analyzed earnestly: "Because this song is about ordinary people. Not heroes, not celebrities, not those standing in the spotlight. It's just you and me, everyone who struggles in life, falls down and gets back up. This group is so big that everyone can find themselves in this song."
Most importantly, this song resonated with many people.
Shen Yuege looked at him without saying a word.
She remembered Lu Ran singing this song in the recording studio, his eyes closed, his brows slightly furrowed, and his voice trembling slightly.
At that moment, she understood that Lu Ran wasn't singing someone else's song; he was singing his own story.
The lyrics weren't just about the heroes in the game, but also about himself.
Lu Ran was well aware of this as well.
A person who transmigrated from another world started from scratch in this unfamiliar world, working hard step by step to get to where he is today.
He endured countless setbacks, faced numerous doubts, and spent countless late nights alone in his study, staring blankly at the computer screen. All of this was part of his "lone journey through dark alleys."
"Lu Ran," she said softly, "this song, is it from your autobiography?"
Lu Ran paused for a moment, then laughed: "I guess so. Not entirely. But there are definitely some of my own ideas in it."
Shen Yuege didn't ask any more questions, but simply took his hand gently. The two sat there quietly, neither of them speaking.
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The next morning, Lu Ran was woken up by a text message on her phone.
He reached for his phone and squinted at the screen. The message from TUTU read: "The Lone Warrior" has surpassed 12 million plays, setting a new record for 24-hour plays for a single on the TUTU platform.
Twelve million.
It was more than Zhou Mingzhe had estimated. Lu Ran rubbed his eyes, looked at it again, and made sure he wasn't mistaken.
Then he opened TUTU and found that the number of trending topics related to "The Lone Warrior" had increased from three to five.
#Lone Warriors Surpasses 100 Million Views, #Lone Warriors Fan Creation Competition, #When Will Lu Ran Release His Next Song—these topics occupied half of the trending search list.
The comments section showed no signs of slowing down. New messages flooded in like a tidal wave, with dozens of new comments appearing every second.
Some people shared their stories, some expressed their love for the song, some discussed the meaning of the lyrics, and some urged Lu Ran to release the next song as soon as possible.
To Lu Ran's surprise, he started hearing the song in completely unexpected places.
Open a short video platform, and three or four out of ten videos will have the background music "The Lone Warrior".
Everyone who makes movie mashups, game highlights, life documentaries, and inspirational short films is using this song.
As if overnight, "The Lone Warrior" became the standard background music for all scenes that needed to create emotional atmosphere.
He even heard the chorus of the song in a disaster relief documentary produced by an official media outlet.
The documentary showed footage of disaster relief efforts: rescue workers searching through the rubble, volunteers busy at resettlement sites, and children attending classes in tents. The footage was accompanied by the caption, "To the sobs and roars in the darkness, who says only those standing in the light are heroes?" The comments section was filled with messages like "I'm so moved" and "Salute to the heroes."
This song has gone beyond just being popular; it has transcended its niche audience.
From the music industry to the gaming industry, from short video platforms to official media, from college students to office workers, from teenagers to middle-aged people in their forties and fifties—the audience for this song far exceeded Lu Ran's initial expectations.
It's no longer just a game theme song; it's become a song for everyone.
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