The date had already reached March 27th. Linton called Mira and learned that there were no work arrangements for today. Instead, Mira suggested throwing him a housewarming party, saying that after more than a month of hard work, a party would serve two purposes:
First, to celebrate his new home, and second, to help him release his accumulated work pressure.
However, Linton felt it was unnecessary. His work pressure had actually been fully released in the past few days, and since it was a rented house, there was no 'housewarming' to celebrate. He declined Mira's kind offer and told her to check out of the Hilton Room.
According to Universal's arrangements, the single was scheduled to be officially released and sold on April 3rd. Various promotional preparations were currently underway in an orderly fashion, including radio and television interviews, newspaper and magazine interview appointments, poster placements, promotional soft articles, inviting Seniors and big names to praise the song, music critics writing reviews, selecting and arranging offline events, scheduling the promotional team's itinerary, and channel distribution.
Additionally, once Zach finished editing the final MV, it would be sent to MTV to be broadcast according to the purchased time slots.
Starting tomorrow, Linton would begin accepting newspaper and magazine interviews as required by the promotional team. As for the interview content, Universal's promotional team had already prepared the script; he just needed to follow it.
From the 28th onwards, Linton frequently accepted newspaper and magazine interviews, which were essentially about his creative philosophy and touching stories.
Since it was a song about a young person's journey from love to heartbreak, he also had to talk about his views on love, delve into his romantic history, and so on. Some would even ask about his sales expectations for the single, future prospects, and the like. He was to answer all of these according to the script prepared by Universal, as they were all standard answers.
Some media outlets that had done their homework would also ask,
"Didn't you study film and television production at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts? Why are you singing now?"
Linton replied, "All arts are interconnected, and they all cater to people's spiritual and cultural needs. Right now, I'm writing and singing songs, hoping to bring some emotion and warmth to everyone through my voice. Maybe next year I'll go make movies, bringing emotion and joy to everyone through film."
The reporter was secretly delighted; he had a headline: "Newcomer Debuts, Boasts Singing and Filmmaking Double-Blossom, Are You Superman?"
For six consecutive days, he had to do 8 to 10 interviews daily, some of which also involved shooting cover photos. It was non-stop from morning till night, with no rest, and even meal times had to be carefully planned. It was much more tiring than recording songs.
The promotional staff also reminded him that this was just the beginning. Once the single officially launched, his schedule would become even tighter, requiring him to cover all major North America cities within a month.
Basically, every day he was either on a plane or in a car, followed by television and radio interviews, fan meet-and-greets, then autographs, with meals and sleep all taken care of on the car or plane.
However, for Linton, who possessed a cultivation Physique, it was all a breeze. As long as it brought an increase in fame, everything was worth it. In fact, the sales, which others cared about most, were just a side effect for him.
The time arrived on April 2nd, 5:30 PM New York time. At New York Deep Blue Radio, famous Black DJ 'Philip' was discussing gossip about Spielberg and Julia Roberts with the host. It was rush hour, and this radio show had high listenership. The host and guests often talked about scandalous gossip topics, but the listeners loved it.
"Did you hear? Julia Roberts had a fight with director Spielberg while filming 'Hook'?" the host asked.
"Of course, I know. I have a buddy who was on the 'Hook' set," Philip said calmly.
Host: "Tell our listeners, what exactly happened?"
"What happened was Julia had a marijuana addiction, and she often got high. When she got high, she couldn't act and was completely out of it. But the film crew had a schedule, and Spielberg was often delayed by her. He couldn't take it anymore, so the two had a big fight."
"How did they fight? Did they just curse at each other?" the host asked at the opportune moment.
"How could that be? I heard they cursed each other's ancestors for eighteen generations and almost came to blows. If other crew members hadn't stopped them, they probably both would have ended up in the hospital, and the movie would have been ruined, hahaha."
.......
"Alright, that's enough gossip about Spielberg and Julia Roberts for now. Let's go to a commercial break." The host interrupted Philip's further revelations at the right time.
Radio broadcast studio.
During the commercial break, Philip asked, "What's next?"
"Linton's new song."
The host took out an opened CD case and handed it to Philip, "Remember to say good things later, you know." He tapped the CD packaging.
"Who is this Linton? I've never heard of him, and he's a white guy."
"Universal arranged it. This is a big company, and they paid a lot of money."
Philip took the CD case. He opened the packaging, took out a $100 bill from inside, and slipped it into his pants pocket. "They're really willing to go all out. How much did they give you?"
"Commercial break countdown, 10, 9..."
"Same as you. Remember to say good things."
"Don't worry," Philip patted his pocket. "I'm good at doing things for money."
"Alright, welcome back! Next up is a new song from newcomer Linton! 'Baby'" The host began to praise him.
"This newcomer Linton's 'Baby' is a song he wrote and performed himself. New York music critics have given it very high praise, and his debut single will also be available in major music stores tomorrow. Listeners who want to buy it can..."
The beautiful singing began, and the host stopped talking at the appropriate moment.
The three-minute song quickly finished playing.
"Philip, give us your opinion. How do you rate this song?"
"This Linton is amazing! The song is so good..."
Philip was very professional.
Also on April 2nd, 5:30 PM Los Angeles time. At Los Angeles Banana Radio, famous DJ 'Glass' was discussing gossip about Madonna and NBA superstars Pippen and Jordan with the host.
"Everyone knows that a few days ago, the Chicago Bulls hosted the Hawks and won with a score of 109 to 98.
It is said that during the game, Madonna was there to support her rumored boyfriend Pippen. Pippen performed exceptionally well on the court, with excellent performance in shooting, scoring, rebounds, and assists.
Madonna, watching from the stands, was overcome with emotion and desire. She called her assistant, telling him to fill and heat the bathtub in her RV and drive the vehicle outside the stadium.
As soon as the game ended, she quickly pulled Pippen away from the court and into the RV for some hanky-panky, leaving the other Chicago Bulls players on the scene dumbfounded.
Afterward, Pippen bragged to his teammates that his powerful function had conquered Madonna, making the other Chicago Bulls players envious.
Among them was Jordan. It is said that the next day Jordan proactively offered himself to Madonna, saying, 'My function is also very powerful. Can we date?' What do you think happened?"
"What happened?" the host prompted.
"Hahaha, she rejected Jordan to his face, saying she highly doubted his abilities, hahaha."
.......
"Alright, that's enough gossip about Madonna, Pippen, and Jordan for now. Let's listen to a commercial."
During the commercial break, Glass asked the host,
"What's next?"
"Linton's new song."
The host took out an opened CD case and handed it to 'Glass', "Remember to say good things later, you know." He tapped the CD packaging.
.......
On the same day, similar events were happening simultaneously at famous radio stations in major North America cities.
At 6 PM New York time, on MTV, the music video for 'Baby' began to air. Everyone gathered at Universal to watch and collect audience feedback.
After watching the three-minute music video, everyone cheered wildly, "It's fantastic! The song is beautiful, the dance is hot, Linton is so handsome, that girl is so sexy, the visuals are so stunning! The audience is going to explode!" Most of those present were seeing the complete music video for the first time, and after watching it, they all exclaimed, "Linton, you're going to be famous!"
Indeed, half an hour later, MTV received feedback that viewers were calling in asking for reruns and inquiring when they could purchase the single. At this time, various radio stations also began receiving requests from listeners to play 'Baby'.
In fact, all the posters had already been put up that afternoon, and various promotions had been launched extensively. One million single discs had also been distributed to all channels and would be placed in prominent shelf positions tomorrow. The second batch of one million single discs was already being pressed.
"Everyone go home and rest. The promotional roadshow team will gather and depart at 9 AM tomorrow," promotional director Duke reminded everyone.
Linton took the promotional plan from his hand. The dense itinerary made his head spin. In total, 28 days to cover 50 North America cities, including Vancouver and Toronto.
The main promotional methods included accepting interviews from local media, interacting with radio stations and audiences, and performing live and interacting with fans in city squares or parks.