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Just like Jin Chonglin predicted, ”Rebirth Melodies” couldn't reach the top of the music charts. It fluctuated around the eighth, ninth and tenth positions, sometimes even looking like it would fall down from the top 10.

The piano version of ”Rebirth” and ”Phantom of Your Love” were in the tenth and eighteenth positions respectively while ”Black Star” was thirty-sixth in the singles ranking.

Although these results looked disappointing, especially when compared to the success of the original ”Rebirth” album which was still reigning at the top of the music charts, it already defied the predictions made by most of the music industry experts. For an instrumental album like this to reach this height was already a great and unexpected achievement, especially when it was by a musician who many considered as a ”second-rate pop singer”.

Only Iris Long's dedicated haters mocked her piano album for not reaching the same level of success as the original ”Rebirth” album. They chose to ignore the piano album's growing success overseas, especially in Europe. It had now entered the top 20 in six European countries. In three of these countries, ”Rebirth Melodies” was in the top 10 in the music charts.

In fact, JJ's record label was already receiving various offers from abroad inviting Iris Long to perform in those countries. Of course JJ wouldn't let this opportunity go to waste, deliberately leaking the information to the public.

When Iris' fans learned of this, they went crazy with delight. Her official fan club, the Black Stars, were especially ecstatic and proud.

CaptainBlackStar: ”Listen up, comrades! This is the proof that our boss is now a world-class musician! We, the Black Stars, need to prepare ourselves when our boss decides to take on the international scene. We need to be there to support her all the way!”

”Yeah! Our boss is the best!”

”I'm crying. I feel so emotional. Someone pinch me. I think I'm dreaming.”

iEatSlippers: ”What pinch? Here, I'll whack you with my mighty slippers instead! You're not dreaming! THIS IS NOT A DREAM!!!”

”Wow. Just wow. Boss is just so wow.”

iEatSlippers: ”Slippers Army, let's follow Captain's instructions and prepare ourselves. Go polish your slippers because when our boss ventures out into the international scene, we need to be ready to wave our mighty slippers in her honour and whack anyone who dares stand in her way!”

LittlePhoenix: ”Yeah! All hail our mighty slippers! In the name of Boss Iris!”

”This uncle will follow the boss wherever she wants to go! I'm ready! Let's go!”

MrsLovePhantom: ”I'm so proud of Iris. She deserves the recognition she's getting both in our country and abroad as well. She's such a talented girl. I can't wait to see how far she'll go. I'll continue to support her.”

Her three friends echoed her statement.