The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 484 You were a boy

"If your English foundation is so poor, you may need to study for a few more years if you want to write songs fluently."

"…Is there any quick way to do this? One without side effects?"

"Unfortunately, no."

"..."

Jay Chou, who had become so painful from learning English, could only sigh and resigned himself to covering his forehead with a book after class to block his vision.

After many years, he finally regained the feeling of being flattered by his English teacher in school - this time the company spent a lot of money to hire a professional and reputable teacher to flatter him.

Now he hated himself a little bit for not having any talent for classical music. If that were the case, he wouldn't have to torture himself like this.

"Jie Lun, have you finished your studies? Then go play basketball."

Liu Genhong, his basketball partner, called at the right time. Zhou Jielun, who was very tempted but refused, moved his head and his whole spirit was a little depressed: "You guys play first, I have to go home and record a final VCR for the "Art Life" program team in mainland China."

"'Art Life'? Hasn't it been recorded yet?" Liu Genhong on the other end of the phone was a little surprised.

As one of the witnesses of the life-threatening friendship in the past, Liu Genhong was also contacted by the program crew from CCTV in mainland China in order to find out some of the things that Zhou Yi had experienced briefly in Taiwan in the past.

"Ah, I haven't recorded my final blessing yet, you guys go ahead and type first."

Jay Chou rubbed his brows and smacked his lips: "I'll come after I finish composing the last part of the new song."

After finishing his English class, Jay Chou cast his eyes on the music score on the workbench. Two Chinese characters were clearly written on the top of the head:

"sunny".

The trinity of lyrics, composition and arrangement: Jay Chou.

In this year's new album, Jay Chou tried to learn the Book of Changes for the first time, and wanted to take charge of the lyrics and music arrangement of all the songs in the album. However, in the end, due to limited strength and lack of energy, he had to settle for the second best and only took charge of the lyrics and music arrangement of three songs.

"Coward", "Terrace Fields", "Sunny Day".

"Sunny Day" was the last song he arranged.

"How did Ayi do it? He made an entire album by himself..."

Jay Chou, who has become more and more confident in himself since his debut, looks at the Zhou Yi album hanging on the wall of his office with envy in his eyes.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Only those who are called geniuses can understand the quality of all the albums written and composed by Zhou Yi himself.

In this year's album "Ye Huimei", he was so exhausted just by composing, writing lyrics and arranging the three songs that his brain couldn't keep up. In Zhou Yi's words, his CPU almost burned out.

"Come on! Work hard! Defeat Zhou Yi! Let him show off!"

After patting his face to wake himself up, Jay Chou's brain became extremely active. The endless inspiration prompted him to put down his beloved basketball and bury his head in the office to write new songs.

He accidentally knocked a document to the ground with his elbow, and as he turned the page, a new song title appeared -

"Tears of Departure".

The lyrics were written by Fang Wenshan, the music was composed by Jay Chou, and the arrangement was made by Michael Lin.

After listening to Zhou Yi's "Dong Feng Po", I wanted to write a song with the feeling of old songs, so I set my sights on Yuan Dynasty drama, and thus "Li Ren Lei" was born.

This is a new Chinese style song based on "The West Chamber: Farewell at the Long Pavilion". The title of the song comes from the lines in this Yuan Dynasty drama: "Blue sky, yellow flowers on the ground, strong west wind. Northern geese fly south. Who is drunk in the frosty forest at dawn? It's always the tears of parting."

He now discovered that Fang Wenshan really liked writing lyrics in this Chinese style.

..............................

"Indeed, I'm not going to lie to you, brother Jun, I really like it."

A few days later, CCTV, the "Art Life" program crew was recording the scene.

Zhou Yi, who came to the rehearsal, faced the host Zhu Jun, shook hands with him and said with a smile: "I really liked watching your show before, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to be on "Art Life" at my age."

Recalling that he watched "Art Life" in his previous life, all the entertainment industry figures who appeared on the show in the first few years of the millennium were already old, such as Cheng Long, Wang Jie and the like.

It is somewhat humorous for a young man in his twenties to come up and review his artistic life.

"That can't be helped. Your achievements are so dazzling that no one can ignore them."

Zhu Jun cheerfully recounted Zhou Yi's achievements, and at the end he made a joke: "I'm afraid our show's reputation for being tear-jerking is going to be ruined in this episode."

Since the show was broadcast, "Art Life" has been famous for its strong humanistic appeal. Under the hosting of Zhu Jun, it has become the only character interview program in the country. Whether in terms of ratings or influence, it occupies an overwhelming position in this field.

The so-called "tear-jerking" program means that the guests will naturally shed tears or choke up and sigh with emotion when they are deeply moved. This is one of the most famous labels of the program.

Zhou Yi is still so young, his parents are still alive, he has a successful career and is constantly surrounded by romantic relationships - even if you rack your brains, you can't find any tear-jerking moments that would make you lament the passing of time.

Zhou Yi also discovered this during the rehearsal. This episode of "Art Life" can almost be said to be a commendation meeting for his "first half of life".

Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that the program crew has left some material and is preparing to give him a surprise during the official recording in order to expose his true reaction at the time.

By the time the recording officially started, the free tickets for "Art Life" that had been announced early in the morning had already been given away.

Qian Yijun still spent 300 yuan to buy this ticket from a scalper - just to enter the program recording site and meet her idol up close.

As one of the founders of a Zhouyi fan club website in the capital, the 25-year-old has experienced what her mother felt when she was a fan of the Four Heavenly Kings. Once her idol comes to participate in an event near her home, she would be very anxious if she doesn't come.

What’s even more interesting is that as a male singer, Zhou Yi actually had more male fans than female fans at today’s “Art Life”, which is extremely rare in the entertainment industry.

Basically it can be said to be a 6:4 ratio, 6 males to 4 females.

A group of young people were holding light signs and shouting "Zhou Yi Zhou Yi". Their fanatical appearance surprised even Qian Yajun, a woman.

It was not until the lights on the scene gradually dimmed and CCTV's unique broadcast narration came from the speakers that the group of people fell silent.

"Art Life Magazine created in 2003: Zhou Yi, the dazzling morning star.

"For career, for family, for love, for family, for money, for friendship - 22-year-old Zhou Yi's insights on the stages of climbing the Mount Everest of life..."

Accompanied by the melodious piano music of "Jiangnan", the host Zhu Jun walked to the center of the stage, smiled and made a downward gesture to the audience who were applauding at a close distance: "Well, hello, dear audience friends.

“Welcome to the live show of Art Life.

"The piano melody of Jiangnan is ringing in your ears now. I think everyone should be very familiar with it. It represents a miracle and a legend. It was written by our guest who came to the studio today. When he wrote this song, he was only 20 years old..."

When talking about his age, Zhu Jun was filled with emotion and raised three fingers of his right hand to the audience: "He debuted in 2000, and it has only been three years so far.

"From the age of 19 to 22, in three years, he released three Chinese albums, two English albums, a Chinese EP, and songs he wrote for other people, a total of more than songs, making him a model worker in the entertainment industry.

"In terms of awards, he has won the Chinese Music Awards, MTV Asia Awards, World Record Awards, Music Billboard Awards, Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs, Jade Solid Gold Awards, Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, etc., as well as the Grammy Awards in Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Europe and even the United States. He has won them all.

"His singing voice has spread across five continents, and he has conquered fans all over the world with his own strength. According to rough statistics, the number of his die-hard fans around the world is as high as 130 million."

Zhu Jun paced back and forth on the stage, talking and gesturing at numbers like a neighbor's uncle, and his tone became increasingly excited: "If you ask me, this may not be enough. After all, this is just a rough statistic."

By this time, the applause from the audience could no longer be suppressed, and some even put their hands together to make a trumpet shape, shouting Zhou Yi's name. The recording of "Art Life" in this era did not divide the stage into two areas with steps. The audience was only two or three steps away from the stage where the host and guests were.

"Who is this person? I think everyone knows it without me saying it."

Zhu Jun, with a more amiable smile on his face, turned sideways and made a "please look" gesture toward the guest's exit: "Let's welcome Zhou Yi with applause."

"We who don't understand the torment of love, hate, and passion all think that love is like the fickleness of wind and clouds~
"Believe that one day of love is worth eternity
"Time is frozen at this moment~"

The song "Jiangnan", one of Zhou Yi's representative works, suddenly rang out from the speakers at the scene. Zhou Yi pushed the door open from the corridor and walked down the spiral staircase specially built for him. He was wearing a simple white printed T-shirt, jeans and Anta shoes. When he raised his hand to greet the fans in the audience, his smile was so bright that it caused waves of screams!

"Book of Changes! Book of Changes! Book of Changes!"

"Zhou Yi, we love you!"

“The music is pure, the love is absolute!”

"..."

The audience of about 120 people seemed quite crowded, and everyone was screaming and waving their hands to greet Zhou Yi. It was the first time for Zhou Yi to face hundreds of fans in the small studio of "Art Life". He could even feel his eardrums vibrating.

Being noisy.

"Hello everyone. Hello everyone."

After greeting the fans again and again with a smile and comforting them, Zhou Yi was invited by Zhu Jun to sit back on the stage: "Please sit down, Zhou Yi."

"Thank you very much, Jun-ge."

Zhou Yi pulled out a chair and sat down, and once again made a gesture of thanks and suppression to his fans in the audience.

Zhu Jun, with a look of relief in his eyes, smiled and started with a joke: "Zhou Yi, did you hear the long string of numbers I mentioned at the beginning?"

"It's hard to say. The backstage soundproofing of Art Life is pretty good."

Zhou Yi smiled and looked at him: "I only heard you say, Brother Jun, you said I am a model worker. Thank you for the compliment."

The fans under the stage who understood the joke burst into laughter.

As we all know, there are two Schrodinger's lazy dogs in Warner Music Greater China:

One is Sun Yanzi in Zhouyi’s mouth, and the other is Zhouyi in Sun Yanzi’s mouth.

"So I'm clearing your name?"

Zhu Jun smiled and turned to look at the laughing fans, then said seriously: "Honestly, Zhou Yi, as a host, I really think your data is too legendary. You are only 22 years old, and according to our traditional age calculation, you are only 23 years old.

"What was I doing when I was 23? I had just left the army and was working as an actor in the GS Provincial Opera Troupe."

Zhu Jun, feeling that heroes emerge from youth, sincerely praised: "And you? You are already a great figure in music. Now people say that you are the pioneer of Chinese style music, and you are even a historical figure in the international arena.

"Asia's No. 1 singer, this is the title given to you by media and musicians in many countries."

"Logically I should be more modest, but if I am modest now, won't it make me seem too pretentious?"

Zhou Yi, with his elbows resting on the armrests of the chair, accepted the compliment with a joking attitude.

Faced with CCTV rushing to stamp his name, he would not be so stupid as not to appreciate it. Although he once pretended to say that the Chinese style should be blown outwards, not inwards.

But after all, as long as China does not stand at the top of the world and have the right to speak, the Chinese style will not blow away.

“Maybe a little, but not much.”

Zhu Jun, with a kind smile, continued to control the rhythm of the hosting, and in a simple way, he dug out all of Zhou Yi's experiences over the past twenty years and presented them to the fans at the scene -

From being poor and having to go to Xinhua Bookstore when I was little, to being the top scorer in high school and the first Peking University student in the area;
From working hard in bar street to save money, to rejecting the olive branch from Wheat Field, and finally being begged by Warner's Zhou Jianhui to sign him into the company.

After hearing about the twists and turns of the experience, Zhou Yi himself called himself an expert.

Especially the part about Xinhua Bookstore. With Zhu Jun's touching description and the interview VCR of the old store manager and the staff, Zhou Yi, who was not very tall at that time, was directly portrayed as a good child who was positive and motivated, completing the sublimation of a poor man with a strong will.

Many sentimental girls in the audience shed tears while listening to this - they felt that Zhou Yi had suffered too much in the past, and it was not easy for him to get over it.

There's no way, Zhu Jun's voice is just too contagious.

Zhu Jun also mentioned the issue of Jay Chou, Liu Genhong and Wen Lan being rescued due to gas problems in Taiwan.

"In a sense, we are friends for life."

Zhou Yi shrugged and grinned unconsciously: "It's just that it was Wen Lan's life that was saved, because she was the only one who was unlucky enough to be dragged to have her stomach washed, and she almost lost half her life."

That shining teeth-baring posture is similar to Sun Yanzi's.

"Last question, Zhou Yi. We all know that you have graduated for two years. After you became a superstar, are you still in touch with your old classmates and friends?"

Near the end of the program recording, Zhu Jun asked a question that had not been rehearsed, smiling: "Do you miss the life back then?"

"Of course I miss it. I was free at that time."

Zhou Yi smiled and nodded: "As for old classmates and old friends, we are definitely in touch, but not as often as before. After graduation, everyone has their own careers to work on. It's not easy to get together for a meal."

"We all know that you, Zhou Yi, met with some of your college classmates not long ago, right? It was even on the news. It seemed that Sun Yanzi was there too, and it was raining heavily outside."

Along with Zhu Jun's somewhat evil smile, a burst of monkey calls suddenly broke out in the audience -

"Oh oh oh~~~"

"Yes." Zhou Yi tilted his head and glanced at the excited fans with a smile: "Then she caught a cold the next day and was scolded by her teacher at the company."

"Then do you want to know what those old classmates and friends who didn't have the chance to have dinner with you want to say to you?"

Following Zhu Jun's gesture, a VCR was played on the big screen at the scene——

"My name is Zhao Li, I'm from Hubei, Zhou Yi's roommate, and I'm currently in Shenzhen..."

"Sun Qian, from Guizhou, the captain of Zhou Yi's school team, now in Shanghai..."

When the old classmates who came from all over the world and finally met Zhou Yi at Peking University because of a college entrance examination train appeared one after another, and appeared on the screen, laughingly telling Zhou Yi's past and sending blessings, even Zhou Yi, who had been mentally prepared, was unconsciously fascinated.

That was the youth that he cherished even more after living his life again.

"Zhou Yi, at the end of the show, are you interested in telling me about the progress of your new album?"

"Of course, Jun-ge."

Zhou Yi turned around and said with some emotion, "The new album is called "Return to the Tibetan Region", and most of the songs have been completed."

"Return to Tibet? Can you tell me what the theme of the album is?"

"you guess?"

(End of this chapter)