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Chapter 511 Mysterious Mr. Zhou

"This is the information of the new president of Warner (Japan), Yoshida Kei."

On the plane, Qian Jiang handed Zhou Yi the documents he had prepared long ago, and instructed him: "The producer of Fuji TV, Ken Tsuchiya, found him and that's how we established the basis for this cooperation.

“This person was basically parachuted in. He previously worked for a subsidiary of Sony and has no connection with our previous connections.

"But this man is indeed very capable—

"You know Ken Hirai, he is an absolute superstar in Japan. He was on the verge of retirement, but was finally pulled out by Yoshida Kei and brought to the throne..."

Knowing that Zhou Yi was not familiar with Warner Japan, Qian Jiang briefly introduced the man's past resume and then shut up, allowing Zhou Yi to concentrate on reading the information on the plane.

In fact, Qian Jiang and Zhou Jianhui were a little surprised that Warner Japan had such an airborne president, especially since this person had worked for Sony before.

But for Zhou Yi, the newly appointed president Yoshida Kei looked somewhat familiar.

If we must find a person in China to compare with, Zhou Yi would choose to call this person Japanese Zhou Jianhui——

It's not just because the two men look somewhat similar, both with round faces, short hair, glasses and a gentle demeanor, but also because the curves of their starting out, job hopping, integration of Warner and leading Warner out of the trough are highly consistent.

Zhou Jianhui was the general manager of EMI's subsidiary EMI before being poached by Warner, and Yoshida Kei was also the boss of Defstar Records, a subsidiary of Sony, before being poached by Warner.

Zhou Jianhui became famous in the industry for his work on Leung Wing-kei's "Short Hair", which made her famous across Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong; while Yoshida Kei became famous in the industry for bringing out the Japanese entertainment king Ken Hirai.

After Zhou Jianhui's job change, Warner was in a mess and had become a second-rate record company. The channels were starving, there was no new talent worth watching in the company, and the market prospects were declining.
Warner Japan, where Yoshida Kei jumped over to take the helm, was also a mess and had become a second-rate record company in Japan. Its channels were starving, but there was no new talent worth looking at in the company, and its market prospects were deteriorating.

Yes, in 2003, Warner Japan's strength in the local market had been far surpassed by companies such as Sony EMI, and it no longer had the glory it had in the s and s. The situation was the same as when Zhou Jianhui took over Warner.

This can be seen from the fact that Akina Nakamori is now able to come out and wander around.

What's even more coincidental is that because the company couldn't find new talent to train, Zhou Jianhui found the young Sun Yanzi himself. After three years of training, he successfully created the song "Tian Hei Hei". His first solo album sold over a million copies in Asia, which revitalized Warner in one fell swoop.
After Yoshida Kei took over Warner this year, he also turned to looking for new talents because he could not find any new talents to train. Not long after, he found the young Ayaka. After three years of training, he successfully created the song "I believe". His first personal album sold over one million copies, which revitalized Warner in one fell swoop...

This experience can be described as Zhou Jianhui's shining star in Japan.

Of course, Zhou Yi’s greatest impression of this man still comes from another thing - suicide.

On October 2010, 10, Yoshida Kei, the meritorious president who brought Warner (Japan) back to the ranks of the top record companies in his home country, chose to hang himself at home. He was 7 years old. The cause of death was severe depression caused by work.

All I can say is that fortunately Zhou Jianhui’s ability to withstand psychological stress is still better.

Yoshida Kei, whose psychological stress resistance has not yet been stretched, is busy in Tokyo arranging various things after Zhou Yi landed.

"Safety is of utmost importance. Zhou Yijun's coming to Japan is no small matter. His crazy fans must pay more attention." Yoshida Kei, who had a sharp vision and sense of smell, slammed the table and arranged his subordinates. His stern words made everyone who received the order silent.

The new head of Warner is not an easy person to talk to.

He seldom jokes with others in life or work, and is meticulous and pays attention to details, so many Warner employees privately call him "eccentric".

"Mr. Yoshida, are you making a big deal out of nothing?" Ken Tsuchiya, who also planned to meet Zhou Yi, was a little puzzled.

"We can't be careless, because his musical personality is a very unique and arrogant personality, which attracts fans who go to the airport to see him and most of them are extremely enthusiastic."

Yoshida Kei shook his head seriously.

Zhou Yi's external musical personality is the label he has always sought to attach to singers, because it can bring great recognition to the singers, and combined with the singer-songwriter's unique creative ability, it is undoubtedly a performance tool.

People like Utada Hikaru and Hamasaki Ayumi are among the best.

Facts have proved that when Zhou Yi walked out of the airport, the cheers and screams he triggered were completely beyond the expectations of Warner Japan and the police. Wave after wave of surging crowds were almost about to break through the Metropolitan Police Department's dilapidated Maginot Line.

"Zhou Yi-sama!"

"Zhou Yi-sama!!!"

"Zhou Yi-kun!"

"Zhou Yi-san!!!"

“Spike!” “…”

There were all kinds of shouts at once, and the buzz of voices almost deafened people's ears.

Zhou Yi, who took off his sunglasses, was also very fond of his fans and started signing autographs and taking photos with them. From time to time, he would show off the few Japanese words he knew: "Hello", "Thank you", etc.

Make money, not shabby.

You can't ask him to shout Yameide or Yikuyiku.

In addition, there was seamless switching between Chinese and English throughout the show - there were still some Chinese people among the fans.

I don’t know if it’s because Zhou Yi’s reputation as a pervert is too great or the summer wind is too hot, but the girls standing in the front row were all wearing cool clothes, and they kept pulling Zhou Yi’s arm into the abyss when he came over to sign autographs—

It is hard to say that they are not trying to replicate the famous scene when Zhou Yi was promoted in Taiwan in the past.

"Zhou Yi-sama, I love you!"

"Thank you. I love you, too."

"Zhou Yi-sama, how do you feel?"

"Well, Tokyo looks pretty hot."

"..."

Zhou Yi, surrounded by a group of Sakura girls, had a smile on his face. The security guards were all screaming in their hearts. The people carrying cameras were faithfully recording the interaction between Zhou Yi and his fans - from Fuji TV.

After finally satisfying the fans who came all the way to the airport to pick him up, Zhou Yi, who had a lot of gifts in his hands, was carrying large and small bags. When he looked up, the shopping malls and high-rise buildings and outdoor billboards not far away had all turned into his appearance.

"Welcome to Tokyo, Zhou Yi-sama!"

A line of large characters, extremely clear.

The love from the fans is clearly reflected in the surrounding Zhouyi billboards.

To be honest, Zhou Yi was indeed somewhat touched——

How much money does this cost? No wonder Japanese fan culture can be said to be the ancestor of Asian fan circles.

After saying goodbye to his fans, Zhou Yi got on a car and arrived at the Warner Japan building, where he met the man who would bring Warner (Japan) to another peak in the future: Yoshida Kei.

"Hello, Zhou Yi-kun."

"Hello, Mr. Yoshida."

Zhou Yi shook hands with him and said hello. Fuji TV's producer Ken Tsuchiya was very knowledgeable and arranged for beautiful models and actors to accompany and welcome Zhou Yi.

They all understand English, so Zhou Yi would not have trouble understanding.

However, what no one expected was that at this critical moment when the Japanese industry was paying attention in the middle of the night, the editor-in-chief of Weekly Bunshun, known as the Japanese sun newspaper, publicly announced that he had information about a foreign artist.

“The artist’s nationality is not Japanese, and he is not familiar with Japan;

“He flew directly from Taiwan to Tokyo;

“He ordered two women at once in a private club to relieve his troubles;

"He can sing hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock, etc..."

A mysterious Mr. Zhou who does not want to reveal his name!

Weekly Bunshun got the information early and held it back just to wait for Zhou Yi to come so that it could take advantage of the popularity to increase its sales. This wave of information directly attracted a lot of attention.

(End of this chapter)