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Chapter 455: Suffer Sony, I will bear the false reputation

Wang Lihong felt that he was very unlucky.

It's really unlucky.

He was so unlucky that he had no way to vent his depression and could only rely on drinking to relieve his boredom.

At the beginning, he was full of expectations for his venture into the Japanese market. He filmed documentaries, did magazine cover promotions, and even started selling photo albums in Japan before his album was released - the response to the photo albums was quite good.

This fully demonstrates that Japanese girls are quite impressed with his appearance.

But it was precisely the sales of this photo album that gave him and Sony an unrealistic fantasy - and now the bubble of fantasy has been punctured by the naked reality.

With a "bang", the dream ended.

Photo albums can be sold at a low price, but albums really can't be sold.

"Welcome back to the nightly news. Let's take a look at the latest situation of Zhou Yijun, the star among stars, in the United States~
"Tommy Mottola, former president of Sony Music in the U.S., was accused of racial discrimination and used his power to suppress Zhou Yijun's ranking in the U.S.

"But it is obvious that this kind of suppression has no effect under the influence of absolute strength. Zhou Yijun not only broke the American blockade of the Asian music scene, but also became the first Asian in history to have three No. 1 singles on the Billboard singles chart.

"It is reported that Warner is helping Zhou Yijun to win four titles in one major. If successful, Zhou Yijun's name will be on par with legends—"

With a "whoosh", the TV was turned off.

The more Wang Lihong watched the news, the stronger the contrast in his heart became. After putting down the remote control, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep. He simply got up from the bed, opened the curtains of the hotel suite, and prepared to enjoy the moon to calm himself down.

But the next second after the curtains were drawn, across from the luxury hotel building was Tokyo's famous shopping destination. A huge poster of Zhou Yi was posted on the outer wall of the mall, and the smiling face on his face had the most direct impact on Wang Lihong...

My day...

The jealousy that is unique to young people made Wang Lihong, who was standing where he was, sigh, and he pulled the curtains that he had just opened back up.

To be honest, as a musician, he admires Zhou Yi's talent very much.

He also met Zhou Yi on the Global Chinese Music Chart. Some of Zhou Yi's opinions at that time had greatly inspired him, and he has now got a little clue.

But as a young man, he had to admit that he was really jealous of Zhou Yi - jealous of his talent.

If Zhou Yi wasn't tall or handsome, it would be fine, at least he could find some psychological comfort. But Zhou Yi was tall, handsome, and a freak at singing - Wang Lihong envied the voice gifted by God the most.

To be fair, his voice and function are not outstanding among singers who debuted at the same time.

Now he can stand out by creating songs that suit his singing style, and he has also been improving his singing skills.

How could God favor one person so much?
Before finally closing the curtains, Wang Lihong raised his head slightly and took a last look at the huge poster hanging high above.

He is very angry now.

Not just about the Book of Changes, but more about myself.

I feel ashamed of the uncontrollable jealousy in my heart, but I can't control it and I feel helpless.

"Hey, Addison, I need to cool down now."

"Okay, that's great. I can't sleep tonight either. I'll take you there."

The Japanese agent on the phone was obviously also depressed because of the failure of the album, and he immediately hit it off when he heard the words.

After breaking up with his girlfriend, Wang Lihong liked to play outside, and Sony kept it a secret. After all, if this thing was exposed, Wang Lihong's image as a pure boy and prince charming would be destroyed in an instant.

In order to keep it secret, the Japanese business agent took him to a private club that specializes in serving bigwigs.

It was just that the speakers in the hallway of this club had just finished playing "Because of you", a song from Zhou Yi's English album. After the ending, the prelude to the next song was still "How Long", a song from Zhou Yi's English album.

Wang Lihong: “…”

Damn it!

Why is he everywhere? !
Wang Lihong pursed his lips, feeling a little frustrated...

Even private clubs in Japan have been playing Zhou Yi's lyrical songs, which is enough to show how big a base that man has built in Japan. Compared with myself...

"Are you still registering with the same Mr. Zhang you used in the United States?"

"Zhou——" Wang Lihong, who was upset, had his mind full of Zhou Yi at the moment. He blurted out the words subconsciously without thinking.

As soon as he said it, he knew he had said the wrong thing.

At least there was only an agent with a slightly strange look following him.

"Don't worry, I understand. People like Zhou Yi are too oppressive. Many Japanese singers even curse him privately. Some even imitate his makeup and hairstyle and then get hired." The agent looked like he understood and before Wang Lihong, who was hesitant to speak, he ran out to make arrangements.

The mysterious Mr. Zhou makes his grand debut in Japan!

"Ah!"

Warner Building, lounge, New York, USA.

Zhou Yi, who finished the theme song of Pirates of the Caribbean in a sporadic manner, sneezed suddenly. Qian Jiang, who had just contacted the Pirates of the Caribbean crew, handed him a box of tissues: "Catch a cold? Don't scare me, could it be that you and Scarlett Johansson caught a cold while working on the empty rooftop of the hotel last night?

"The Disney people have arrived and are in Conference Room 3."

"What a mess, am I that kind of person?"

Zhou Yi rubbed his nose and cursed with a smile: "I'm not a pervert."

Hearing this, Qian Jiang paused, took a few steps back, looked him up and down, and shook his head, "That's hard to say. Don't you always say that if you like excitement, you should follow through to the end?"

"Get out." Zhou Yi raised his middle finger at him.

Qian Jiang chuckled, with a teasing look on his round face: "I'm just reminding you that Sony will definitely try their best to find dirt on you, even if they have to cut ties with Tommy Motorola for the time being."

No one expected this kind of slander.

Honestly speaking, when Zhou Yi and Mariah Carey came up with this plan, intending to put all the blame on someone unlucky, Qian Jiang was shocked.

He never expected that after agreeing to Mariah Carey's plan to throw dirty water on her, Zhou Yi would actually learn from her experience and directly use what happened in the past two years to nail Tommy Mottola to death, and also took advantage of Michael Jackson, making Tommy Mottola, who is now being beaten, a little exhausted for a while.

He even suspected that Zhou Yi had thought of this way out when he proposed to use the concept of "racial discrimination" to buff himself two months ago, because this chain of circular proof worked so perfectly that even Michael Jackson would not stand up to refute Zhou Yi, but would stand on Zhou Yi's side.

But he has no evidence.

Because the two of them - oh no, including Mariah Carey, there are three of them, all pointing their guns at Tommy Mottola.

Even Zhou Yi can still be a white lotus, because he just casually added a few strokes to the dirty water plan proposed by Mariah Carey;

Although Michael Jackson, who is currently caught up in the vortex of pedophilia, did not inform him at all, Qian Jiang believed that with this man's team IQ, he might have already opened champagne at home to celebrate Tommy Mottola's death.

"Of course I know Sony will not accept this. After all, even Tommy has already left, so we need more allies now."

Zhou Yi raised the sheet of music in his hand and grinned, looking like a sunny and cheerful boy.

"He's a Pirate", theme song from Pirates of the Caribbean.

It can also be said to be one of the top theme songs in the history of Disney movies, and it enjoys extremely high popularity in both the East and the West.

Many Chinese people may not know the name of this song or where it comes from, but they can basically hear it as BGM in various popular videos.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" was created by Disney for its own theme park of the same name. It can be said that they made a big profit just for a dish of vinegar. It goes without saying how much importance they attach to this project.

They are now a community of interests.

Once the delivery is successful, Sony will not only have to face the troubled Warner Records, but also the booming Disney.

Is Sony frustrated?
It’s naturally frustrating to put yourself in Sony’s perspective.

But Zhou Yi can’t do anything about it.

Sony has done something shady to him in the past by doing fraudulent marketing. Let's talk business, so what's the problem with him giving a big response this time?
no problem.

Don’t say that Taiwan Sony is not American Sony. In Zhou Yi’s eyes, they are all Sony.

Let Sony suffer a little and let him bear the false titles such as "resistance leader" and "equality pioneer".

He is a kind-hearted person and cannot bear to see Sony bearing such a serious false reputation and being unable to move forward.

(End of this chapter)