Chapter 622: Soul Singer – Janna |
Quality is “life,” and price determines “survival or death.”
Roman Roland, who had absolute confidence in the quality of the cassettes, not only spent heavily on early-stage marketing and promotion, but also put immense effort into identifying target customers and precisely setting prices.
For example, the most expensive luxury version was naturally aimed at Janna’s die-hard fans, as well as wealthy nobles in the Lower City who could afford exclusive customized editions.
The slightly cheaper value version targeted fans of Janna with limited finances, as well as middle-class customers in the Lower City.
As for the cheapest basic version, it was specifically designed for ordinary people who had never watched Janna’s operas—or were not particularly interested in her—as well as lower-class residents of the Lower City who were willing to spend ten Copper Surels just to “buy a mood.”
Of course, even five Copper Surels was not cheap for the poorest residents of the Lower City who could barely afford food. Therefore, Roman Roland came up with a marketing strategy: “The first five hundred buyers will receive a free cassette player.” This successfully encouraged a portion of consumers to make purchases and officially opened up the lower-tier market.
To be honest, even the cheapest cassette player cost around twenty Copper Surels. Even if the first five hundred basic cassettes were sold at five Copper Surels each, it was destined to result in a loss.
Even so, Roman Roland did not hesitate to spend money, because he had immense confidence in “The Angel’s Symphony” composed by Janna.
He firmly believed that the strong reputation of “The Angel’s Symphony” trilogy would spread among the masses and drive even greater sales.
Moreover, this “explosion” did not occur within the opera circle—it exploded in the real lower-tier market, within the Lower City that had the largest population.
The first piece of “The Angel’s Symphony” trilogy, “Holy Light,” which was inspired by the “Sacred Bell Sound,” gained popularity among churches and believers in the Lower City.
However, what truly made “The Angel’s Symphony” explode were the second movement, “Fallen Angel,” and the third movement, “Angel’s Nirvana.”
When Janna originally composed “Fallen Angel,” she created it based on the Melody of the Soul of the residents of the Kumish District in Dordogne.
Unlike the Saint Roland District where the White Tower was located, the Kumish District was an area entirely composed of relocated lower-class residents.
Mechanical carriages, alchemical creatures, and aerial rail trains—common sights in the Saint Roland District—were almost nonexistent in the Kumish District.
Even Dordogne’s highly developed alchemical civilization could not be felt there. Not only were there no alchemy-style architectural facilities, but the residents’ clothing styles were also dominated by oppressive dark tones and worn, patched garments—completely unlike the wealth and refinement of other districts in Dordogne.
It could be said that the Kumish District’s status in Dordogne was like that of a slum within the Lower City, specifically for the poor.
Although most people in the Kumish District could at least fill their stomachs, the heavy and low-paying labor, along with the hazardous environments of alchemical factories, cast a gray veil over the residents—a surface woven from struggle and numbness. Deep within their souls lay even deeper pain and despair toward their circumstances.
Yet even so, when Janna composed “Fallen Angel,” she did not simply portray their suffering and despair. Because within the depths of their souls, she also heard their yearning for happiness, their hope for the future, and their love for life…
From despair was born hope; from pain surged aspiration.
When the melody of “Fallen Angel” resonated in the ears of the Lower City’s residents, anyone who had experienced similar hardships would unconsciously find resonance in this soul-reaching song.
It was as if their dried-up souls were cleansed for the first time, and their numbed hearts were stirred once more by the flowing melody.
As for the third movement, “Angel’s Nirvana,” although it also received good feedback among the lower-class residents, those who loved it most were actually the middle class.
Rebirth from corruption, revival from destruction.
That tenacious struggle, mixed with helplessness and sorrow, felt like a reflection of the middle class’s lifelong journey, allowing their souls to resonate with the melody in an unprecedented way…
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“Soul Singer… to receive such a high evaluation.”
In Roman Roland’s letter of gratitude, he specifically emphasized that due to the explosive popularity of “The Angel’s Symphony” trilogy, Janna, as both composer and performer, had been given the title “Soul Singer” by her fans.
Not only that, but all paper media outlets were now lavishly praising “The Angel’s Symphony” trilogy, practically elevating Janna to the heavens.
Some well-known publications even deliberately interviewed Quentin Lycente, the chief composer of the Tulip Opera Troupe, poking at a sensitive topic by asking how he felt about “losing to Janna” when arranging “Withering Rose.”
Fortunately, when faced with such provocative questions, Quentin Lycente—having experienced countless ups and downs—did not respond with anything extreme. Instead, he sincerely commented on “The Angel’s Symphony” composed by Janna and honestly told reporters about the shock he felt when he first heard her play the melody on the harp in person.
Overall, thanks to the sincere praise from this senior figure in the industry, Janna’s reputation as a “musical genius” and even as a “Soul Singer” became increasingly prominent.
Especially when paired with newspaper images of Janna performing in “Withering Rose,” where her beauty was as exquisite as a true angel, her popularity—and the fame of “Withering Rose”—reached an unprecedented height.
“System, open the Character Panel.”
At Janna’s mental command, an illusory panel appeared before her.
【Name: Janna–Roland
Profession: Third Tier Wizard Apprentice
Level: 30
Wizard Talents: ……
Character Talents: ……
Law Authority: Law Seed of Purification (Comprehension Progress 50%), Law of Growth Fragment (Comprehension Progress 49%), Law of Beauty Fragment (Comprehension Progress 50%), Law of Withering Fragment (Comprehension Progress 45%), Law of Resurrection Fragment (Comprehension Progress 34%)
Character Attributes: ……】