1682 1682 Sixty Minutes
As one of the most important news programs in the United States, the attention of "Sixty Minutes" is naturally unrivaled, but tonight when I learned that CBS TV will produce the ultimate showdown special, it still caused a sensation in the United States. Both ABC TV and Fox TV had such plans, and the latter even contacted the Recording Industry Association of America to try to announce the results of the first day's duel through live broadcast, but after "Sixty Minutes" joined the competition, all The suspense disappeared, and CBS TV firmly held the highly anticipated news in its hands.
Tonight, more than 48 million viewers in the United States watched "Sixty Minutes", and the audience for this episode even surpassed the Oscars in March this year and became the second largest TV show in 1996 after the Super Bowl. The program, which not only created the highest ratings since the "Whitewater Gate Incident (that is, the Whitewater Development Company Case)" in 1989, but was also broadcast in prime time on 1,363 TV stations - which also broke the previous Michael- The broadcast record of Jackson's "Muse. Child. Case" trial session became the most broadcasted prime-time program in the history of American television.
It can be seen that the attention of the final duel is now.
Mike Wallace is 80 years old this year. The old man known for his high-end interviews has been on the anchor station for nearly 30 years. He also interviewed Deng. Small. flat. Today, for him to interview Ed Simpson, it is enough to see the importance of "Sixty Minutes" to this story.
"So, Ed, we all know what's going on today, the Black Rock Building has been surrounded by surging crowds, and my lunch takeout is almost impossible to get in." Black. Rock is what people say to CBS Nickname for the station's New York headquarters building, "Tell us, did the results still surprise you?"
After a simple greeting, Mike cut into the topic directly, quickly and sharply, but with a little bit of ridicule, worthy of being the host of the No. 1 news program in the United States. As Mike said, the buzz of The Ultimate Showdown has raised expectations, and everyone knows that today's sales are sure to work wonders - especially after the RIAA released the morning's sales figures, so, want to "Exceeding expectations" is already a very difficult thing.
When the shock is too much, the spirit is numb, and it is not so easy to be shocked again.
Ed took a deep breath twice and lifted the envelope in his hand, but his fingertips were still trembling uncontrollably. Facing the live broadcast of more than 40 million viewers? This is absolutely unprecedented for the RIAA spokesperson. The focus is on the singer, on the sales, but never on the RIAA. However, Ed's rich experience forced himself to calm down and showed a shallow smile.
"Trust me, even the most daring guess can't predict the ending." Ed's voice trembled slightly at first, but it quickly returned to normal, finally returning to his familiar track. Especially thinking of the answer in the envelope, Ed's expression couldn't help but relax even more.
Mike has seen countless strong winds and waves, but he is not so easily frightened. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I hope it will not develop in a negative direction." Then he said, "Even your internal staff are surprised? You know, you have experienced countless historical moments, such as 'Thriller'."
As the only album that has sold over 100 million in the world, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" has already set an unsurpassable benchmark, and the Recording Industry Association of America witnessed this miracle with its own eyes.
Ed nodded solemnly, "Yes, we still think this result is inconceivable. Because we were worried about statistical errors, we checked the data four times before and after, and just ten minutes before the stage, our staff completed the After the fifth verification, I got the answer: there is absolutely nothing wrong with the envelope in my hand." Ed slightly raised the envelope in his hand and said with a smile, "If you look carefully, you can find my fingertips. Trembling, expressing my nervousness, not just because I'm sitting in the 'Sixty Minutes' studio right now, but because the envelope in my hand is too important."
Ed's self-joking made Mike chuckle, "It seems that the time to change history has indeed come." Mike turned his head to look at the camera and said to the 48 million viewers who were watching the show at this time, " Just now our specially invited music critic has explained to us why this ultimate showdown is so important, so now let us reveal the answer together and see what kind of answer sheet the North American music market has handed over. ."
Ed has only one task today: to announce the detailed sales data for the final showdown on October 28th. As for the production of "Sixty Minutes", it has nothing to do with him. So, Mike quickly went straight to the point.
Ed also knew this clearly. He stopped talking nonsense, just waved the envelope in his hand gently, "Let's witness history together." Then, he opened the envelope and took out a piece of paper from the inside. Stacked the neatly arranged cardstock, and then lowered his head to distinguish it carefully. Seeing the data on the card stock, even though Ed knew the answer clearly, he took another breath, as they said: this is the moment to witness history.
The eyes of the 48 million viewers in front of the TV were all focused on Ed's rough, broad palms, and those scorching gazes passed through the TV screen, almost igniting those cardboards. All concentrated on Ed's palm. The air in the live broadcast room was about to freeze, and everyone stared with bated breath. Even Mike, who had experienced countless storms, could not help but glance at Eddie curiously.
Ed raised his head, looked at the camera, tried his best to suppress his trembling heart, and said with a smile, "In 1996, on October 28, 1996, according to the sales statistics of the National Record Store, the Oasis Band's 'Stay in the Moment', Then Ed turned the card in his hand to the camera, and said at the same time, "Forty-seven thousand three hundred and thirty one." The card was written in huge Arabic numerals "'Stay in this moment. '; 477, 331".
boom!
All the viewers in front of the TV became a sensation. Even in the "Sixty Minutes" live broadcast room, which had experienced countless historical moments, one-third of the staff couldn't help moving. A simple horizontal comparison of two data shows that the highest single-day sales of "Bath in the Morning Light" was 230,000 copies, and the single-day sales of "Young. Volcanoes" was 43. Thousands.
In the North American music market where single-day sales exceed 150,000, there has never been an album whose single-day sales can break the 400,000 threshold. Once Michael Jackson, The Beatles, and Frank Sinatra were unlimited Approaching such a limit, but ultimately failed to achieve.
Now, the Oasis Band's "Stay in the Moment" broke this shackle and became the first person in North American music history! The single-day sales are even better than the weekly sales of 90% of the albums. How can such a result be unimpressive! Even with the record of selling more than 200,000 albums in three hours in the morning, the steady trend of sales throughout the day is still surprising. This is the real power of the so-called ultimate showdown.
Ed only released the first set of data, and he easily made the audience's eyes widen, and he couldn't help confirming to the people around him whether his ears had heard it wrong.
More importantly, the record is set by the Oasis Band - this rock band from the British Isles, their momentum has reached such a height, easily surpassing the invincible momentum of "Bathing the Morning Light" two years ago. . Even if they don't want to admit it, the fact has already been settled: Oasis is the most influential British band in North America since The Beatles, and the Oasis has shouldered the responsibility of reviving the glory of British rock.
It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of the Oasis Band that people are looking forward to the achievements of Maria and Glory to Death. After all, this is the United States, the home of Maria and Glory to Death, not to mention that Maria had already created an almost insurmountable sales record in the morning.
Ed didn't pause for too long, and handed the card paper in his hand to Mike, who posted it on the display board next to him, and Ed took out the second card, paused slightly, and said, "Maria - Kelly, 'Butterfly'," and out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the numbers on the card again, and flipped the card over, "Five thousand two thousand one hundred and eighty-four."
The card stock of "'Butterfly'; 502,184" was magnified several times under the camera lens and displayed incomparably clearly in front of everyone.
Whoa! A lot of people in front of the TV slapped the table, took off their glasses and started rubbing their eyes, repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the set of Arabic numerals; and more than half of the people in the "Sixty Minutes" live broadcast room began to exchange their gazes. The stark shock in the pupils clearly expressed the same feeling in everyone's heart.
The Oasis Band's achievements are already strong enough, and now Maria has actually created a new record: the single-day sales broke the threshold of the gold album, which is absolutely a miracle that cannot be replicated, and a myth that cannot be replicated in the long history of music for a hundred years. Although it was said that Maria had created an incredible 300,000 sales in the morning, when she saw the all-weather sales, she still made countless people amazed.
Someone once joked that in the American music industry, for every 100 albums produced, only one album can sell more than 500,000. The sales volume can finally cross the threshold of one million, which is called a successful career. It can be seen that the music market is difficult.
Now, the album "Butterfly" has not only achieved a gold record of half a million, but also in just one day, which is definitely a new record that has shocked the United States. No wonder Ed said: Even with complete psychological preparation, it is still far beyond the unexpected, and even the most daring prophets dare not make such predictions.
Just like the "Independence Day" that was born out of nowhere, this small step of "Butterfly" is a big step for the entire North American music market. History has been created!
"Stay in the moment" and "Butterfly" have made history successively, so... What about "Storm"?