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Chapter 565 The Summer We Miss
"Zhou Yi played four-person mahjong in the US late at night. The banging sound lasted all night. The three female models couldn't stand it!"

"Zhou Yi played poker in the hotel, lost to three female models in a round-by-round battle, and lost everything!"

"..."

Monday the 10th.

It was a new week, and the two largest gossip newspapers in Hong Kong, the weekly Next Magazine and the daily Apple Daily, both promoted Zhou Yi on their covers and front-page headlines.

Of course, the accompanying pictures are still a feast for the eyes as always.

As a newspaper and weekly magazine sponsored by real foreign forces, Li Feizhu still managed to get some fresh photos of Zhou Yi in the United States from the British through his own channels, and also exposed the incompetent behavior of this man who plunged into the Victoria's Secret show and had not returned to China at all.

In the era of traditional records, radio charting was a very serious matter for a singer, requiring them to devote 120% of their energy to it.

This was the case when Zhou Yi first debuted in 2000. He was so tired of running around for radio activities.

But now, Zhou Yi's behavior of only watching the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show abroad and not coming back to participate in the promotion of his new song on the radio program as soon as it starts to chart is tantamount to one of the most serious dereliction of duty for someone who has come all the way from the traditional record era.

To put it bluntly, this is a disrespect for music.

If you don't respect your own music and don't take it to heart, how can you expect your listeners and fans to trust and pay for your songs?
Arrogant, spoiled, and conceited.

These labels that have never been removed from Zhou Yi were brought up again, but this time they were not aimed at his music, but at his attitude towards music.

"Is it true that Zhou Yi doesn't take the song 'Seven Miles of Fragrance' seriously at all?"

"Could it be that Zhou Yi made this up just to please his domestic fans? Didn't he rush back to promote it right away?"

"But then again, the domestic market does not seem to be that important to Zhou Yi. The US dollar is too attractive."

"To be honest, if I were Zhou Yi, it would be hard for me to escape from that land of comfort, with so many top supermodels..."

There are those who have doubts, and of course there are also those perverts who have passed this stage and don't care about attitude at all. They just like to look at beautiful women.

Those perfect-bodied models showing off their bodies and beautiful legs at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show not only make Hong Kong readers drool, but also, after being reposted on the Internet by mainland netizens, make all the old perverts so jealous that their eyes sparkle and they can't wait to shout that they can replace them.

"I am so happy here that I don't miss my homeland. If I were Zhou Yi, I would also be confused. With so many top supermodels around, wouldn't it be a dream come true?"

"Only three? Zhou Yi might as well challenge all ten at once, paying tribute to the legendary martial arts master Mr. Huo Yuanjia. It just so happens that he also calls himself a disciple of Huo Yuanjia."

"Those are just folk tales, not that mysterious."

"Brothers, don't be fooled. Zhou Yi's new song is of top quality. There is absolutely no such thing as him not coming back to promote it just to please his fans. It's very sweet, sweet to the point of bursting with sweetness."

"The Gemini Party is taking off, open the champagne!"

"..."

At 10:08 am Beijing time, when Zhou Yi’s fans had already known the time, the “Qilixiang” radio station was unblocked globally.

Yes, global ban.

This is the wording used on Warner's official website and in major news pre-releases, without any exaggeration.

Not to mention East Asia and Southeast Asia, led by China, Japan and South Korea, even in Europe and the United States, in all countries where Warner can reach, more than half of the medium and large radio stations have played the Chinese song "Qilixiang".

Warner is very rich——

No matter how many people in Europe and the United States will listen carefully to Chinese songs, I'm just asking you if you want it now since I'm putting my money here.

Because of Zhou Yi's name and fame, there are also many Zhou Yi fans in Europe and the United States who will stay at the night radio station to listen to this Chinese masterpiece from their idol - If you love someone, you have to love all of him!
However, compared to European and American fans who still need to rely on English translation to understand the lyrics, the listeners in the Chinese-speaking regions are more or less controlled.

Zhang Hongyi is one of them, whose family made a fortune thanks to Zhou Yi and Sun Yanzi and is still reaping the benefits.

Her parents set up a stall in the night market to sell snacks. Their life was neither good nor bad until the summer of 2000, when Zhou Yi, who was still able to do programs and free activities in Taiwan, secretly visited the night market with Sun Yanzi one night.

In the end, she was recognized by enthusiastic fans at a night market stall because she underestimated her popularity and overestimated her makeup skills.

Zhou Yi made up a nickname for his younger brother named Bagua out of thin air, while Sun Yanzi brought up the name of his own sister Sun Yanmei. When Zhou Yi ran away, he still held Sun Yanzi's hand and quickly "escaped" the scene.

That was the most unforgettable summer for Taiwan’s Zhou Yi fans and Gemini fans.

At that time, Zhou Yi was able to participate in the program "Food Crossroads" and hold autograph sessions in Taiwan. He also came up with the unique song "What's the harm in doing it again?", which is still talked about today and can be said to be a classic that will be passed down forever.

Yes, hers is the snack stand that has now become a check-in destination for Zhou Yi fans and Gemini fans in Taiwan.

Because of the benefits of the ban, her family's stall has become a unique "specialty" in Taiwan. Since then, business has been booming. Her parents even hung the original photo in the most conspicuous position on the stall's food cart.

The only regret is that the two dining table and chairs where Zhou Yi and Sun Yanzi sat were bought by someone, and no one has shown them off online so far.

This almost out-of-print memory of the twins had originally become the "white moonlight" buried in Zhang Hongyi's heart, but the song "Seven Miles of Fragrance" was like a gust of wind that blew away the dust on the seal and awakened her memory.

That night, the first midnight snack they had was Qilixiang.

"Damn it!!! This is a love confession song, right?! This is a love confession song, right?!"

"What a beautiful prelude, what beautiful lyrics, what a beautiful singing voice! Zhou Yi's new song is simply a love letter to Sun Yanzi! It's a wedding invitation to Gemini fans!"

"Back to the year 2000 in my dream! Woohoo, Zhou Yi still hasn't forgotten that summer, just like the rest of us!"

"They have eaten seven-lixiang and saury together, as well as anesthesia on telephone poles. If I remember correctly, in the MV of "You're Going to Marry Me Today", there were sparrows outside the window when these two were playing in the kitchen!"

"I checked it out and it's actually true! Damn it! I declare that this is the most beautiful and best song Zhou Yi has ever written, no doubt about it!"

The songs on the radio were unbanned at 10:08, and online public opinion was ignited at around 12 noon, which happened to be the time when students and office workers were able to move freely.

The three-year period has arrived, and those CP fans who had become increasingly silent due to Zhou Yi's increasing number of scandals have awakened their past memories after hearing this song. They have transformed themselves into ferocious beasts, attacking cities and capturing strongholds on the Internet, and fully releasing the emotions that have been suppressed in their hearts.

There was no music video, no hot recommendations, and even Zhou Yi himself did not make any appearances to promote it. However, "Qilixiang" directly hit the hotlines of radio stations in various regions of Taiwan just by virtue of the song title, the sweet and poetic lyrics, and the memories of that summer.

As the largest music radio station in Taiwan, Voice of Taipei had long anticipated how much early attention Zhou Yi's terrifying popularity would bring to this song, and for this reason it specially added operators to each channel and implemented anchor rotation and other measures today.

But even so, the operators are still too busy, the anchors are still too busy to handle the situation, and when necessary, even the supervisors have to bring people on stage to stabilize the situation.

For the first generation of Taiwanese CP fans who have watched Zhou Yi and Sun Yanzi all the way, the song title of Qilixiang immediately gave them a decisive blow as soon as it appeared -

The destructive power is greater than that of the past "Marry Me Today" or even "Fairy Tale".

Because this is a reminder of memories.

No one in this world can withstand the killing of memories. Even the ultimate villains in martial arts dramas, cartoons, and special effects films who make people hate them to the core are helpless when faced with the killing of memories.

In the summer of 2000, Zhang Hongyi was just a carefree sophomore; this year, she is already a newcomer in the workplace who has been working for a year.

Some people may have been single three years ago, but three years later they may already be married, and their children may even be able to walk.

Zhou Yi used the song "Seven-Li Fragrance" to remind them from their trance that three years had passed since that beautiful summer.

(End of this chapter)