China Entertainment 2000

Chapter 311 The birth of the earth - a bad start (Thanks to the leader of [Asakusa Yunfeiyang] Boss~)

"Luo Dayou is still too magnanimous. How old is Zhou Yi? Now that's all he has achieved, but in the future he won't be able to go to heaven?"

"It's just the tolerance of the old timers. I hope Zhou Yi and Zhou Yi's fans won't get in trouble."

"..."

Each generation has its own idols, and each generation has its own obsession with chasing stars.

Compared with fans of other singers who don't like Zhou Yi very much and like to start wars, Luo Dayou's fans basically determine that even if they are unhappy when Zhou Yi targets Luo Dayou in the public opinion storm, they will not be as jumpy as they were when they were young. I argued with reason.

We have already passed the age where we were passionate about fighting people in person and swearing at them.

Although young fans are prone to quarrels on the emerging Internet, it is still not a climate for Zhouyi fans who have a lot of free time after the summer vacation.

However, in terms of print media, Luo Dayou's fans clearly have the advantage.

Those who have spent their time listening to Luo Dayou's songs have a certain status in the field of entertainment-related paper media. Even if they cannot make some messy criticism publicly due to the size of Zhouyi, they can still secretly say a few words for Luo Dayou. of.

Zhouyi, which lacks a basic base in traditional paper media channels, has many advantages in the emerging Internet.

"Old man, don't rely on your old age and act like you're old!"

"Young man, be careful as it is easy to break."

Even if Zhou Yi and Luo Dayou do not want to start a debate about each other, once this fuse is ignited, the subsequent detonation will no longer be decided by the two of them.

At the turn of the century, when young people in the new era are rushing to seize jobs and power, the essence of the dispute provoked by Apple Daily is still a struggle for the right to speak, and the replacement of the old with the new.

After all, Zhou Yi has represented the image of the "new new humanity of the millennium" since his debut.

If he hadn't studied well, passed the college entrance examination and entered Peking University in black and white, and thus had a golden body filter, he would probably be the same as the parents in many families who are often criticized for "slurred speech", "stammering", and "what the hell is he singing?" Jay Chou's status.

Knowing that this controversy will definitely yield no results, Warner is still increasing its efforts to change the direction of public opinion, focusing on Zhou Yi's "Star" concert itself.

"No one of those idiots like Universal and Sony can escape."

The imperial capital, Zhou Yi's family.

Qian Jiang, who has been monitoring public opinion for the past two days, is gnashing his teeth with hatred.

As long as there is no one behind the scenes to muddy the waters and try to fish in troubled waters, this discussion will not stir up a storm.

Warner is using one family to fight against several companies, and it would be strange if the direction of the game would not be led astray.

"They want to weaken the influence of your concerts. Your albums are already selling like crazy. If your concert DVDs can erode a large market, they won't have to play anymore."

As Qian Jiang, who witnessed the excitement of Zhou Yi's concert with his own eyes, he knew what the other party wanted to do just by thinking about it with his butt.

More than half of 2002 has passed, and the decline of the domestic record market has been completely revealed. Compared with last year, the genuine record market has been hit hard by piracy again.

As of now, even if it is as popular as Adu, the sales of records are still far from Haidie's expectations, and the sales of genuine copies are not proportional to the popularity.

At this time, if the already strong Warner releases Zhou Yi's concert DVD to compete for food, the result can be imagined - the already shrinking record market will inevitably be taken away by the powerful Zhou Yi.

"It would be weird if they didn't take action."

After his first concert, Zhou Yi felt that a lot of burdens had been lifted off his shoulders. He didn't feel much about Qian Jiang's indignation.

After all, it is a real struggle for interests.

If we don't seize the opportunity to brainwash Zhou Yi with some news that can ruin some people's favorability, the market will really be named Warner, and they will have to pack up and go home.

"How is the situation at the British College?" Zhou Yi, who still wanted to buy dollars, pounds, and euros more than the three-acre land in China, curiously took over the summary information handed over by Qian Jiang.

"Thanks to the intensive recording of the programs you made in the United States, those programs are now being aired in an orderly manner. In addition, Mariah Carey, a top diva, was asked questions related to you. He won't shy away from it either. Although the popularity has declined compared to when he was feuding with Eminem, it still remains high.

"Your single "Yeah" is still the number one single this week, winning consecutively."

Qian Jiang briefly introduced the situation in the United States.

Earlier, through his relationship with Time Warner, he participated in many program promotions on its radio stations, television stations and other television stations.

Some of these are live broadcasts, and some are recorded broadcasts.

Live broadcasts are mainly broadcast by radio stations, while recorded broadcasts are mainly broadcast by TV stations.

After Zhou Yi left the United States and returned to China on the 23rd, the TV programs he participated in and recorded continued to be broadcast in an orderly manner according to arrangements, providing him with a steady stream of popularity and familiarity.

"As for the album chart, sales dropped to 890,000 this week, but global sales have increased. Your album has basically no live appearances in other countries to promote it. It relies entirely on word-of-mouth fermentation. It is now gaining momentum."

Qian Jiang looked pleased when he said this.

Today is different from the past. No matter how big the current American music market is, if sales can reach four to five million in a year, it will be as high as the sky. Five or six million is already an existence that can directly call God.

Linkin Park, the mainstay of Warner's headquarters, only earns more than 4.8 million a year in the United States.

In the past four weeks, Zhou Yi has completed four consecutive albums. Sales in the United States have been squeezed to the extreme in a short period of time, and the rest can only slowly climb.

However, due to the global market fermented by word-of-mouth and Coca-Cola's promotional channels, the album's sales have begun to burst into astonishing potential. Basically, all the songs in the album can be seen on major hot lists.

"According to the company's estimates, judging from the current trends in this global region, your album is very likely to achieve global sales of 15 million to 20 million copies during its lifetime. If it has more stamina, it will climb to It’s not impossible to go higher.”

Zhou Yi, who was listening to Qian Jiang's narration and looking down at the documents in his hand, was thoughtful.

His hard work in the United States, where he transformed into a donkey to participate in and record programs, was not in vain.

In China, after his concert on the 26th, sales of his English albums and past Chinese albums and EPs in the Imperial Capital and surrounding areas have rebounded slightly.

Obviously, this was driven by the concert.

"Oh, yes, one more thing. The song "Baby" is unexpectedly strong in Europe and the United States. After word-of-mouth fermentation, "Baby" has now topped the pop music charts in eight countries. .

"Many people call you a succubus from the east."

Before leaving, Qian Jiang also laughed and joked about Zhou Yi's "succubus" attribute.

I went to Ireland and hooked up with Kelly Brook, a Premier League goddess who became famous in the Premier League this year. I went to the United States and hooked up with a top diva, Mariah Carey.

After all, there are many rumors that Zhou Yi has had friendly exchanges with some tall and eye-catching models, which directly led to Zhou Yi's reputation.

Especially in the UK.

British actor Jason Statham, who participated in the promotion of the movie "Trafficker", was often asked questions related to the Book of Changes, which made him extremely depressed and irritable.

"succubus?"

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows after closing the document, then stood up and sent Qian Jiang out of the house.

"Zhou Yi, I'm going to Malaysia. I'll be able to shoot the MV when I get back."

Due to the close distance and relationship with Chen Hao and Chen Hao's parents, Stefanie Sun, who often wandered here to visit, suddenly jumped out from behind the door of Chen Hao's house, startling Qian Jiang——

"Stefanie? Why are you here?"

"Oh, I'm here to discuss with Chen Hao about transferring her father."

Stefanie Sun, who was still looking around, immediately said obediently after seeing Qian Jiang: "Brother Qian, walk slowly~"

Qian Jiang: "..."

Why does it sound so strange?

After Qian Jiang left, Stefanie Sun walked up to Zhou Yi with her hands behind her back, smiling like a weasel who had stolen a chicken: "Mr. Succubus, do you have time to help me clean up?"

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes and refused decisively: "Sorry, no."

"You can have this."

"This really doesn't exist."

"Please."

Stefanie Sun simply grabbed Zhou Yi's arm and dragged him to Chen Hao's home: "Chen Hao went to the hospital to communicate with people about transferring her father to the United States for treatment. I was embarrassed to go directly to the airport without packing up."

"It's none of my business that you insist on living with her these days. Shouldn't you take care of your own hygiene?"

"No, isn't it normal for us two sisters to live together and chat in private? Now I have only one good friend in the Mainland who can talk." Stefanie Sun argued with reason, and also picked up two dust hats——

One was put on his head, and the other was pressed on Zhou Yi's forehead.

"I won't do it. You can find your assistant."

"I'll treat you to dinner at home from now on, and I'll wash the dishes three times."

"...Ahem, I'm not saying that I don't want to eat. The main reason is that I don't want to see your assistant working so hard to serve you."

Zhou Yi, who suddenly changed his face, rolled up his sleeves, and the air of a professional came to his face.

"..."

Seeing Zhou Yi excitedly preparing to start work, Stefanie Sun blinked as she closed the door of Chen Hao's house, quietly raised her heels and kicked over the garbage basket beside the door.

"No, have you been living in the kennel for the past three days? Why is it so messy?"

Across the screen, Zhou Yi's incredible voice came -

A triumphant smile appeared on Stefanie's lips, then she quickly lowered her lips, turned to look at the trash can, and moved across the living room with a smile: "Please be considerate, this is what laziness is. But don't worry, I will always accompany you to clean. It’s hygienic and I won’t run away in advance.”

Stefanie Sun summarizes the first plan of creating her own love book: create something out of nothing - create a "public" space that can generate countless topics!

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"Now I want to run away. Is Sony pushing me?"

Taiwan, Sony.

Looking at the newspapers full of reports about "Zhou Yi Sun Stefanie", "Zhou Yi Luo Dayou", "Zhou Yi Concert", "Zhou Yi English Album Consecutive Winner", etc., I was stunned not to see the headline of Jolin Tsai in the newspaper as I expected. Unable to complain.

The new agent was also helpless about this: "You are unlucky. Warner is still increasing its efforts to promote Zhouyi. They are the headlines these two days. You have been out of luck for a year, and you still have to pay. If you file a lawsuit, the company has worked very hard to buy you a draft of [local talent] and [hard work]."

"..."

On August 2, 2002, Jolin Tsai, the former global "boy killer", released her first single EP "Chivalry" after switching to Sony, which happened to correspond to her previously released personal photo album "Masked Princess· knightship".

The lyrics of this song are written by herself, and the composer is Jay Chou.

This was the beginning of Sony and Holliday's plan to market "Double J Love", but it got off to a bad start——

It directly ran into the battle between the old and new kings between Zhou Yi and Luo Dayou, and once again missed the headlines...