China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 173 Alert!The hot guy finally made his debut
Taiwan Province, Gaoshi

A Bing's high school grades were not satisfactory, but he finally went to a private school in the provincial capital, so he rented a student room near the school.

In the early morning, after greeting the landlady, A Bing happily ran to school with his schoolbag on his back.

Bought a sandwich at the school gate, Ah Bing went to class while eating, and just entered the door, he saw Xiaohui, the object of his crush, chatting with a few good sisters.

"I have already saved enough money. When Cao Xuan comes to Taiwan to hold a concert, I must buy a ticket to see it."

"I want to go too, but I don't have enough money."

"Relax, there is still more than a month left, you can save slowly."

"It's useless to save enough money. Do you know how many people want to go to Cao Xuan's concert? Tickets will definitely be hard to get."

This basin of cold water did not arouse the dissatisfaction of other people present, because everyone knew it was true.

Cao Xuan is too popular in Taiwan, not to mention the fan meeting that caused a stir in Taiwan last year, but the previously released "Bright Stars", not only smashed the charts in the mainland, but also achieved amazing results in Taiwan.

It occupies almost half of the rankings, and the sales volume is even hotter. Although it does not break the record, it is not far behind. It is currently the most popular among non-Taiwanese singers.

Even the latter was said by the Taiwanese media out of face.

At least Ren Xianqi and Zhang Huimei, the most popular male and female singers in Taiwan, dare not guarantee that they will be more popular than Cao Xuan in the base camp of Taiwan.

However, Warner previously set a concert scale of 3 to 5, which was obviously low and not enough for the fans of Cao Xuantai Province.

"Let's write a letter to Warner, requesting to increase the number of concerts, or to increase the number of performances. It is best to hold a few more performances, and I will join them every time."

"Forget it, do you have the money?"

"Ask my daddy, my daddy loves me the most."

"Stop arguing, Xiaohui has a good idea, let's write a letter to Warner together, and mobilize other classes so that Warner can see our determination."

"Count me in."

"I write too."

Several girls conspired loudly here, but A Bing was not interested, because he didn't like listening to music, but only liked watching movies and variety shows.

However, his tablemate Nobita is an out-and-out pop music lover, and he especially likes listening to music. His favorite singer is Li Zongsheng, and now he has to add Cao Xuan.

For A Bing who doesn't like to listen to music, Nobita has always liked to give him Amway, hoping to turn his deskmates into fellow lovers, but the effect is mediocre.

Today Daxiong pushes songs for A Bing Anli every day, takes out his Walkman, and pulls out a tape from his schoolbag.

"The album I just bought is very popular in the charts now, listen to it."

A Bing took over the album, the cover is a man wearing earphones, levitating and lying on the sofa, the earphones are connected to a computer that is also floating, it looks a bit confusing.

"I don't seem to know him, are you new?"

"Yes, the name of the album is his English name. I forgot the name in Mandarin, but it is written on the tape."

Ah Bing looked at the cover of the album upon hearing this, and read: "Jay Lun "Jay", Zhou...Jay Lun."

"Forget about the name, just listen to the song, it's very nice."

Nobita snatched the tape and inserted it into the Walkman, pulled the earphones over A Bing's head, and pressed the play button.

Accompanied by the prelude of drums, Ah Bing heard someone chanting, but his articulation was not clear, and he couldn't hear clearly. It was probably a line of two or three stars.

What is this, greedy for snakes?

Until the end of the prelude, the singing sounded, the sunshine, enthusiasm, accompanied by the constantly matching drumbeats, there was a feeling of broad mind.

"Wandering on the edge of the blue sky by the wind

A cloud fell in front of me
Knead into your shape and follow me with the wind

一 口 一 口 吃掉忧愁

Carrying you is like carrying sunshine
不管 到 哪里 是 晴天

......"

A Bing is not a professional fan, he can't tell what's good about this song, but he just thinks it's nice and interesting.

There is a very special feeling after listening to it, even the inaudible singing accent in it also feels very special and has an unspeakable temperament.

It was the first time that Ah Bing had such a strong liking for a certain song, and it was also the first time that he wanted to know a singer because of the song.

While there was still time, A Bing listened to two more songs in the album.

From the lyrics list attached to the tape, I knew that the two songs were called "Lovely Woman" and "Tornado", and the first song I heard was "Xing Qing".

The more Ah Bing listened to it, the more he felt it sounded good, and he became more and more addicted to it, until Nobita pushed him.

"Teacher Bai is here."

Ah Bing just put away the Walkman, but after school in the afternoon, he immediately ran to a video store and bought the "Jay" album.

In the evening, Ah Bing listened to all the songs in the album "Jay" in one go. He couldn't say that he liked all the songs, but most of them really fit his preferences. He also deeply remembered the name Jay Chou in his heart.

Bing is not the only one who remembers Jay Chou, there are also countless fans who were conquered by "Jay".

.........

November 2000, destined to be a legendary month in the Chinese music scene in the future, will be permanently recorded in the annals of history.

With the last part of the Stars Trilogy, "Bright Stars", Cao Xuan topped the charts and sold over one million in the first month, becoming the "boss" in the Chinese music scene.

And in Taiwan Province, the hot man who has been talked about by countless chapters has finally made his debut!
Before Xiao Zhou released the album, it was the time when Cao Xuan's new album was booming in the Taiwanese market, but the Alpha Records company behind him resolutely chose to release it.

This is not because they have the confidence to make Jay Chou and Cao Xuan tough, but because they don't take this album very seriously.

Even for Xiao Zhou's Bole Yang Junrong, the initial album target was only 20. If the target is achieved, the cost can be made back, which also proves Jay Chou's potential, which can continue to be cultivated in the future.

That being the case, it is reasonable to avoid Cao Xuan, choose a relatively suitable schedule, and sell as much as possible.

Naihe Alpha has artists releasing albums in December and January, including Xiangjiang's popular Chen Xiaochun and boss Wu Zongxian.

Alpha's own resources are limited. Compared with the two big names behind, Jay Chou, a newcomer, won't get much publicity at all. It's okay to delay it for a few months, but Jay Chou is afraid of long nights and dreams.

Simply go ahead and release it in November according to the original plan. Even if it is affected by Cao Xuan, you can still get some promotional resources from the company.

As for the rest, it depends on destiny!

Xiao Zhou was very pessimistic about his future, but he didn't expect that even though his elder brother overwhelmed the gods, he still didn't hide his talent.

Is always shining gold!

After "Jay" was launched, it quickly spread widely in Taiwan. Soon, the two songs "Xing Qing" and "Black Humor" broke into the top ten charts in Taiwan, and their sales also soared.

Although these two aspects are still being beaten by Cao Xuan, for a newcomer, they are already very good.

Even at this stage, apart from Cao Xuan and Sun Yanzi, Jay Chou's "Jay" is the most outstanding performance in Taiwan, even Ren Xianqi's new album is slightly inferior.

What is even more surprising to the industry in Taiwan is that although Jay Chou did not write the lyrics and music for the album "Jay", several capitals were written by him alone. Although others participated in the creation of other songs, they were also completed by him. .

Taiwan media are happy, don't think that Ren Xianqi's reputation is not much worse than Cao Xuan's.

But because Cao Xuan is a singer-songwriter, he arranged all the songwriting for the album, resulting in the gold content of his achievements and his status in the music world is much greater than that of Ren Xianqi.

Not to mention, many famous singers wanted to invite two songs from Cao Xuan, so they didn't dare to offend him easily.

A pop king is not scary, but a pop king who can create countless classic hits is really a strategic weapon.

Because Cao Xuanzhuyu is in the front, the Taiwan province has always wanted to introduce a singer-songwriter to fight with him.

Wang Lihong is one of the representatives, not enough influence, not enough effect, now that Jay Chou has made a great debut, no matter whether he is a rival or not, at least he has another choice.

Xiao Zhou became famous!
But the popularity of newcomers often brings controversy.

When Cao Xuan first became famous with "1 Reasons", many people said that this song was a bad street saliva song, and Cao Xuan took out "Light Chaser" to stop their mouths.

Later, he was criticized for rubbing Ren Xianqi's popularity. At that time, there were overwhelming scolding, and the Hong Kong and Taiwan media crazily ridiculed him.

It was not until later that Cao Xuan released his first album "Starry Stars" and fought a peak battle with Ren Xianqi, using statistics and results to shut everyone up again.

Although many people like Jay Chou's songs, there are also people who don't like them, or even hate them.

A series of labels such as yelling, weird tunes, unclear words, and incomprehensible meanings have been attached to Jay Chou.

It is said that Jay Chou seems to be an innovation and intends to create a new trend in the music world, but in fact it is just sensationalism.

Many people also took Cao Xuan as an example, saying that Cao Xuan's songs are also innovative and trend-setting, but they still guarantee the acceptance of the public, while Jay Chou is eccentric.

This is actually a deliberate provocation, Jay Chou's songs are not lacking in popularity, but they don't talk about it, they just make a fuss about what some people don't like.

In addition, Jay Chou's music style is indeed very innovative, it contains many western and Chinese elements mixed,
People who like it are crazy about it, but many people who are used to the original Chinese style may not be able to accept it.

Every singer will not be liked by everyone, especially this kind of singer with a very personal style. It is normal for some people to love it and others to hate it.

Cao Xuan takes the "all-round" route, with a variety of styles, trying to cater to the tastes of most people as much as possible, so his fans cover a wide range.

Taking Cao Xuan as a foil, there are not many singers in the entire Chinese music scene who can compare with him in the acceptance of his works. A newcomer like Jay Chou whose style of audience has not yet formed is a pure bully.

These voices have a great negative impact on Jay Chou, causing many people who don't understand music theory and the way to do it to listen to and believe in it.

Later, even many neutral people's views on him were reversed. As soon as Xiao Zhou became popular, he immediately ushered in a crisis of public opinion.

The boss, Wu Zongxian, naturally wouldn't watch the cash cow have an accident, and immediately mobilized his contacts to speak for Jay Chou.

As the king of variety shows in Taiwan, Wu Zongxian has a wide network of contacts, and he has recruited a large group of singers to help him speak out, but although there are many people, there is no such big star who can dominate the scene.

Taiwan Province's plate is small, everyone's competition is fierce, Cao Xuan is covered by Warner, and he is a tyrannical dragon, and everyone can't do anything about him.

But Jay Chou and Alpha are really nothing in Taiwan's record industry, so many bigwigs are waiting and watching.

Their purpose is not to make Jay Chou useless, but to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the opportunity to poach the wall, and then use a wave of public relations to buy people's hearts.

The appearance of Cao Xuan brought Warner back to life and returned to the top. The major record companies have been jealous for a long time.

Jay Chou has already shown a certain potential. Although he may not be as good as Cao Xuan, it is still worth playing. Even behind this public opinion turmoil, there are their shadows.

But none of them expected that no one in Taiwan Province would easily step into the muddy water, but an interview report came from the mainland.

This is after Cao Xuan participated in the signing event in Guangdong Province, some Taiwanese media asked Cao Xuan about the Jay Chou incident.

"Actually, Xiao Zhou and I have known each other for a long time."

Cao Xuan broke the news a little bit, talking about that he was very optimistic about Jay Chou at the beginning, and intended to invite him to develop in the Mainland, but unfortunately missed it.

After that, Cao Xuan gave a very high evaluation of Jay Chou's album from professional music theory and various angles, and finally concluded.

"I think the appearance of Xiao Zhou has injected a new vitality into the current music scene. I am very optimistic about his future. Maybe in a few years, he will be the next Chinese king."

Cao Xuan is now a well-known bigwig in the Chinese music scene, and he is also an indirect party to this turmoil.

His affirmation instantly pulled Jay Chou out of the quagmire.

Taiwanese media even advocated that Jay Chou is Cao Xuan's hand-picked successor Balabala, which gave Jay Chou a lot of presence.

After Zhou Jielun learned about this, he called Cao Xuan immediately to thank him, and Cao Xuan spoke earnestly.

"Lun'er, I treat my brother as an outsider, don't worry, no one will touch you if you hang out with my brother in the future."

"Thank you Brother Xuan."

Jay Chou was both happy and grateful, he felt that this big brother was right, he really helped at the critical moment.

What he didn't expect was that Cao Xuan not only helped him tide over the difficulties, but also offered to support him.

"There are two concerts in Singapore and Malaysia. I need an assistant. If you are free, come and help me."

Cao Xuan said this politely, but between Tianwang and Tianwang, the concert is called helping each other, and between Tianwang and the newcomer, it is to give the latter a favor.

For Jay Chou right now, if he goes to the Singapore and Malaysia concerts with Cao Xuan, it will not only be a good platform performance, but also he can see the world and get a lot of exposure.

Even by showing their faces in front of the fans of the two countries, there is still a certain chance to enter the markets of the two countries.

Xiao Zhou was so moved and not good at words, so he could only keep thanking him on the phone. Cao Xuan comforted him and asked him to prepare for the show, and then hung up the phone.

Thinking back to Jay Chou talking about brother Xuan just now, Cao Xuan felt so much better.

Sometimes competitors in the entertainment industry don't have to blindly suppress each other, and helping each other can achieve a win-win situation to some extent.

With Cao Xuan's current status in the music scene, Jay Chou cannot shake it in a short time, so although Cao Xuan values ​​him, he is not afraid of his threats.

Even out of a certain kind of secretiveness, he helped Xiao Zhou repeatedly.

In the future, even if Jay Chou is so popular, he will still be honestly called Brother Xuan, and I am full of gratitude to him.

When people mentioned Jay Chou's rise, they also said that it was thanks to Cao Xuan's generous help.

Not only to grab people's wool, but also to say thank you, Cao Xuan sometimes feels that he is too wicked...

　And at night

　　
　
(End of this chapter)