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

Chapter 525: It all depends on the support of peers
"Hey, David, believe me, this is just a not-so-wonderful beginning, you don't have to take it to heart."

Los Angeles, USA.

When friends that Tao knew in the United States and has been in contact with over the years continued to cheer him on and say that the future is promising, the actual results speak for themselves.

"Ok, I'm ok."

Because he has been running around to perform in cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, and Houston in the United States these days, Tao Zhe's overall condition is obviously tired compared to when he first arrived in China.

Especially the day before yesterday, he was booed when he was performing at a small music festival in Los Angeles. This is a huge humiliation for a singer, not to mention that Tao is a singer who has been famous in China for a long time.

"They just hate you because they hate Spike, but more people know you because of Spike."

Because they found Warner, which had relevant experience, to be responsible for overseas distribution, Tao, who had been working on radio and offline since coming to the United States, was always wearing the title of "Spike's best friend" when he appeared. In several interviews, he also talked about some small stories between himself and Zhou Yi when they were competing in China.

Tao currently still has American citizenship. In order to attract the attention of Chinese Americans for his work, Warner even contacted people from his alma mater, the University of California, Los Angeles, to help promote him.

After being booed off the stage, Warner is now even interested in having Tao reunite with his former school band Instant Picturse in order to enter the US market as quickly as possible. After all, Tao's songs are aimed at young people.

In this case, the experience of the campus band is still more likely to impress the audience.

"David, I remember you used to be a policeman in the United States? Los Angeles Police Department, right?" The agent, who was also worried about how to help Tao Zhe enter the American market with what kind of image, gradually lost track of thoughts.

Tao Zhe wiped his face, drank a sip of coffee, and nodded after perking himself up: "I worked for a year and a half, 18 months. But I was just a patrol officer of the lowest level. After that, I quit and resigned under the pretext of returning to Taiwan."

"...A policeman who can't form a band is not a good singer. How about this gimmick?"

The agent thought for a moment, “But you can’t reveal that you’re a patrolman for the time being. You talk about how dangerous police are, and then find a regretful excuse to say that you were injured because you were protecting something, and finally you had to quit the LAPD and return to Taiwan to recuperate.

"Believe me, this kind of story has a big market in the United States. It's very memorable. In this way, your publicity image can also be determined - a gentle and tough guy..."

Whether you are a foreign singer or a local singer, if you want to make it in the United States, you must have your own story, or a story that you can talk about.

Zhou Yi’s previous stories were "Rush Hour 2" and the World Cup, and later he advanced to taking up the banner of racial discrimination. Each one of them was highly discussed.

There is a discussion that the singer's personality can only stand out and be remembered by people if it is established through the story.

"Also, I know you used to have a bad temper and would fight with people who discriminate against race. You can also focus on this point when talking to others..."

The agent arranged everything one by one.

Tao Zhe nodded one by one and finally picked up the newspapers on the desk in his office with a very complicated look in his eyes.

"Pirates of the Caribbean is about to be taken off the screen, creating a North American box office miracle!"

《Currently $3.71 million in North America! Disney’s gamble paid off!》

"Pirates of the Caribbean tops the North American annual box office chart?!"

"Spike's prediction comes true again!"

"..."

In mid-August, in the American entertainment industry, the blockbuster movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" once again put Zhou Yi, who is not in the United States, on the hot word rankings of Internet websites such as Yahoo and Google.

With the support of Warner's financial power, Zhou Yi appears on the pages of major entertainment newspapers in the United States every now and then. The frequency of his appearance is so high that it makes Utada Hikaru, who is in the United States, cry with envy. And it is still very much discussed.

The contrast is simply too cruel.

She worked so hard to promote her album on radio stations, talking about her album production concept and expressing her own musical ideas. Universal also bought her space, but the discussion about her was not even a hair away from her because she was not in the United States - seriously not even a hair away!

Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.

Only when she really started to promote in the US market, she, who was invincible in Asia, really felt how valuable Zhou Yi was in the past. "I can't help it. Spike is a weird guy. Americans keep giving us heat, and MGM really gives us opportunities."

His agent couldn't help but be amazed.

When the "Pirates of the Caribbean" that Zhou Yi once boasted about has now reached a box office of 3.71 million US dollars in North America alone, a global box office of million is already a foregone conclusion, and even million US dollars is not impossible.

Under such circumstances, MGM, which is often active in the European and American entertainment circles, was naturally dragged out and whipped once again, and its pants were ridiculed to pieces.

This back and forth invisibly brought a wave of popularity to Zhou Yi, which is simply the "hot search physique" that countless record companies dream of.

"Based on the quality of Pirates of the Caribbean, plus Zhou Yi's anti-racism enthusiasm, he will definitely be nominated for the Oscars next year. The organizing committee dare not not give him a nomination, otherwise it will be a big accusation. After all, Pirates' Song is a global hit now.

"As for whether they can be sniped, at the moment we can only say that these rotten fish and shrimp have no hope. We can only wait and see whether "Lord of the Rings 3" to be released at the end of the year can surpass "Pirates of the Caribbean"..."

The more she listened to her agent, the more sad Utada Hikaru felt.

So it's not just the music industry, Zhou Yi will also be involved in the film industry next year, right?

Damn, why is it so difficult for her to survive in the United States? It’s as difficult as your mother giving birth...

"No way, just like music performance, it all depends on peers to set off."

On August 8, Qian Jiang's eyes almost narrowed into slits as he watched the plane about to land and discussed the latest situation of the North American war with Zhou Yi: "At present, theoretically speaking, the only movie that can pose a threat to Pirates of the Caribbean is Finding Nemo.

"But the key is that it's an animated film and it won't pose any threat to you."

Oscar, that's Oscar.

After the Grammy Awards, Zhou Yi may also be able to get his hands on the highest honor in the American film industry. How can he not be very proud?

This will be very helpful for Zhou Yi to expand his network and market.

Once nominated, it means that more film crews may come to Zhou Yi to compose music or write theme songs in the future.

Unlike Tan Dun, who won the Best Original Score Award for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Zhou Yi is a big player in his own right. He is good at a wide variety of music and has professional performance to back him up, rather than being limited to Tan Dun's "martial arts music in the eyes of foreigners".

"Don't think too much. Just being nominated is great."

Zhou Yi, who knew very well what kind of overwhelming situation the Lord of the Rings would be at the end of the year, didn't take it to heart at all. He put on sunglasses and walked out of the airport with one hand in his pocket.

As expected, the moment he walked out of the exit, dozens of reporters armed with cameras were about to squeeze in from outside the cordons on both sides that Warner had already set up!
"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi, can you please tell me whether the mysterious Mr. Zhou is you?!"

“Zhou Yi, was Xiao Yaxuan grounded by Yao Qian because of the conflict between you and her in the relationship?!”

"Zhou Yi Zhou Yi! Will you go to support Yanz's new album "Unfinished" at the press conference on the 20th?!"

"Zhou Yi, what do you think about Zhou Runfa's suspected depression?"

"Jay Chou's new song "Sunny Day" is currently ranked second on the charts of major places across the Taiwan Straits and Hong Kong. Do you think it can beat your song "Super Star" and win first place?"

“Can you tell us about the songs on the new album…”

"..."

Even the Hong Kong police were dispatched to help maintain order at the scene, but Zhou Yi still had difficulty moving, which shows how popular he is.

There were even fans outside who were screaming and shouting. Zhou Yi, who couldn't bear to see them wait in vain, could only sign autographs for them while selectively answering the fans' questions.

"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi, can you go to the Oscars next year?"

(End of this chapter)