A small company like Solflare Entertainment had broken the mold and become the first to conquer the market.
No, they would not allow it.
If they could succeed, why couldn't we?
It wasn't like they were unprepared. Let's do it! Charge!
Almost simultaneously, the major companies began releasing their own paid songs, hoping to ride the tailwind and cash in.
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After Mira went home that night, she took one look at the download numbers and knew they had succeeded.
With that terrifying volume of downloads, they would have been making a fortune even if the songs were free, let alone paid.
She then left everything in the capable hands of Kieran and Callum.
As for herself, she continued her routine of going to school, only stopping by the office after class to handle some matters.
Of the ten new songs, Mira only sang one. The rest were given to other artists.
Every hit song would simultaneously launch an artist's career.
While Solflare Entertainment and the songs were in the spotlight, the singers were also being promoted across the internet to build their fame quickly and start earning money for the company sooner.
As for Mira, she just needed to maintain her existing reputation and let people know she had a legitimate source of income and wasn't someone who could be easily bullied.
At the same time, the name Lune was once again thrust into the spotlight.
Industry giants like Mercer Vision Entertainment, Porter Entertainment, and Aura Media Group were offering high prices for Lune's contact information.
"Does anyone have Lune's contact info? Our company is willing to pay a huge sum!"
Comments asking for his contact details started trending online.
But who was Lune? No one even knew if they were male or female.
The only ones who knew Lune's identity were at Solflare Entertainment. Kieran and Callum's phones were blowing up, and eventually, they had no choice but to block unknown numbers.
People were offering millions, with salaries exceeding that of top-tier artists, just to poach him.
They even offered substantial rewards for any information about Lune, but there was no response.
The entire company kept their mouths shut, united in their silence. No one leaked a thing.
Mira looked at the song data. By next month, downloads should easily break one hundred million. The trend should continue for a while.
But after the peak, it would gradually decline.
She had already released over a dozen songs to the market this year. She decided not to release any more, letting these tracks continue to grow on their own and generate revenue.
The market was now saturated. These ten songs, plus the three free ones from before, covered nearly every genre and musical taste.

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