"Andy Lau is going to work in the supermarket soon." Is "Gong Xi Fa Cai" the "No. 1 Chinese New Year song"?

　　China News Service, February 1 (China News Financial Reporter Wu Jiaju) "I congratulate you on getting rich, I congratulate you on being wonderful. Please come here if you are the best, and please go away if you are not good. Don't blame others if you give gifts... "

　　Many netizens said that every year around the Spring Festival, they can hear this song "Gong Xi Fa Cai" sung by Andy Lau in supermarkets, street shops and other places. Some netizens said, "When I hear this song, I feel like I am buying New Year's goods." "The sense of immersion is very strong. I am already in the supermarket." "The sense of atmosphere is very strong. I have already inserted my hand into the rice."...

　　As the Spring Festival of 2024 approaches, some netizens also joked, "Andy Lau is going to work in the supermarket" and "Andy Lau has been 95% unfrozen."

Search index skyrocketed

　　Baidu Index shows that since January 1, 2011, the national search index for the keyword "Andy Lau Gong Xi Fa Cai" has reached a high level around the Spring Festival every year.

　　The national search index for the keyword "Andy Lau Gong Xi Fa Cai" has seen an overall (PC + mobile) daily average increase of 76% month-on-month in the past 30 days (January 1, 2024 to January 30, 2024), and a month-on-month average mobile daily average increase of 89%. In the past 90 days (November 2, 2023 to January 30, 2024), the overall daily average increased by 110% month-on-month, and the moving daily average increased by 105% month-on-month.

　　The national consultation index for the keyword "Andy Lau Gong Xi Fa Cai" has a daily average increase of 6623% in the past 30 days (January 1, 2024 to January 30, 2024), and a month-on-month average increase of 6623% in the past 90 days (November 2, 2023 to 2024 January 30) the daily average increased by 186400% month-on-month.

　　The Baidu Index also shows that from July 1, 2013 to the present, regions with higher search indexes for the keyword "Andy Lau Gong Xi Fa Cai" include Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Beijing, etc.

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　　On January 31, a reporter checked a music platform and found that "Gong Xi Fa Cai" has been played more than 1 million times this week, and it also carries the label "a song that must be played in supermarkets during the Chinese New Year." Among the "Spring Festival Playlists" with high total playback volume, such as "Spring Festival | Must-have Lively and Happy New Year Songs" and "Collection of Happy New Year Songs", "Gong Xi Fa Cai" ranks at the top. It is worth mentioning that among all Andy Lau's songs, "Gong Xi Fa Cai" is also ranked first in order of popularity.

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Can supermarkets display "Gong Xi Fa Cai" casually?

　　"Gong Xi Fa Cai" has brought the flavor of the New Year to supermarkets of all sizes. However, when supermarkets display "Gong Xi Fa Cai", they also need to be careful not to infringe.

　　Zhao Zhanzhan, a lawyer at Beijing Jiawei Law Firm, said in an interview with reporters that if supermarkets, shopping malls, shopping malls, etc. play the song "Gong Xi Fa Cai" as background music in their business premises without the rights holder's permission, it is an infringement of rights. A person's performance rights in the work, and it does not fall within the scope of fair use.

　　Zhao Zhan pointed out that the determination of copyright infringement does not require profit-making as a constitutive element. That is to say, even if it is not for profit-making purposes, as long as it does not meet the scope of fair use, it still constitutes infringement.

　　If you buy a genuine CD of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" in a supermarket and then play the genuine CD in the supermarket, is it an infringement?

　　Zhao Zhanzhan said that the performance right in copyright includes two forms, one is live performance, and the other is mechanical performance (using mechanical equipment to publicly broadcast the work). Any public broadcast without the authorization of the copyright owner infringes the performance right. Supermarkets that use CDs to publicly play genuine songs are considered mechanical performances.

How did "Gong Xi Fa Cai" come about?

　　Public information shows that "Gong Xi Fa Cai" was released in January 2005.

　　A report in 2005 showed that Andy Lau had always hoped to create a New Year song for the Chinese people that was both joyful and blessing. At the end of 2004, when the composition of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" was about to be completed, the South Asian earthquake occurred and caused more than 160,000 casualties. Andy Lau not only organized 10,000 pieces of his clothes for charity, but also stepped up the post-production of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" The work hopes to provide spiritual comfort to the victims.

　　Since its birth, the song has been "updated" many times, incorporating new elements on the basis of the original song.

　　In 2016, "Gong Xi Fa Cai 2016" became the movie song for the movie "Macau 3". In 2020, "Gong Xi Fa Cai 2020" became the New Year's greeting song for the movie "Detective Chinatown 3".

　　In December 2023, Andy Lau said in an interview with the Global Times, "Everyone should take a good look at the past year, and stop thinking about the bad ones. Starting from today, do your little things well, and you will get better and better." The happier and happier you are, and soon you will be able to hear the song "Gong Xi Fa Cai". Here, I would like to congratulate you on getting rich. Congratulations." (End)