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

Chapter 567: Caught in the Worst Times
For Wang Lihong, this day was indeed the darkest day.

But for the vast group of Zhou Yi fans, this day is a day of carnival.

As a new song, "Qilixiang" broke the first-day on-demand music record of major radio stations in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau on the first day of its release - and this was without playing the MV.

As we all know, Zhou Yi is recognized as the person who respects his fans the most in the Chinese music scene, no doubt about it.

All the songs in his albums, even the hidden songs, are accompanied by exquisite MV performances, which cost a lot of money. Even if someone doesn't like a certain song, they won't feel that they have lost money if they buy the album, as they can just watch a short movie.

Last year's "In the Name of the Father" took this to the extreme.

“Although there is no news similar to “In the Name of the Father” this year, it is obvious that Zhou Yi’s title song this year directly abandoned the narrative from the perspective of European gangsters and returned to the Chinese style field that he is best at.

“He even incorporated rock music into it.

“Yes, unlike many people, I think the song “Qilixiang” is another exploration of Zhou Yi’s Mandarin album tracks.

"He blended together the new Chinese style he pioneered, the love songs he was best at, and the rock music he loved deep down, creating this fresh and cozy song that makes people feel like they are bathed in spring breeze.

“There are very few Chinese lyrical rock songs that can achieve the popularity of Zhou Yi. The lyrics are very cleverly written in the style of modern poetry, which together form the love poem foundation of this song.

"Seven Miles of Fragrance" is not only a love poem written by Zhou Yi for summer and campus, but also a love message from him to his fans..."

On the 11th, Dong Qing, editor of Contemporary Music, published his impressions on his personal blog, praising the surprise of Zhou Yi's hit song returning to the Chinese love song field.

The song abandoned the sad tune that was the most popular love song in his career, "Fairy Tale", which was the most popular in the market and also had the largest share. Instead, it just made people feel like they were back to their first love at the age of seventeen.

This is undoubtedly a bold decision.

If the MV had not been released yet, she would have done the reading comprehension in the MV again.

However, just when Warner was about to start popping champagne, just one night later, "Seven Miles of Fragrance" surpassed songs such as "Rewind", "Compromise", "Meeting", "Sunny Day", "He Must Love You", and "Dusk" on Baidu's MP3 search rankings and landed at the top of the list!

"Jianhui was stunned. It was the first time he saw a pirated product spread so quickly.

"Your song was just released from radio stations, but only one night has passed and pirated copies of your song are already all over the Internet..."

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Qian Jiang, who finally received the data report, frowned as he read it.

This topic is a bit beyond the scope.

What happened to the agreed seven days to half a month genuine sales period after the album is released?

How did it jump from the radio list to the MP3 search list in just one night?

Warner didn't release the MP3 audio source, and didn't find any insider leak.

"What's the big deal? This is how the wildly growing Internet is." Zhou Yi chuckled as he shook his red wine glass. He was obviously prepared for this.

He had anticipated this situation ever since he learned about the emergence of Baidu MP3.

If physical pirates have already put domestic record companies on the verge of collapse, then Internet pirates led by Baidu MP3 are the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

From this period onwards, it was no longer an empty statement that making music was a dead end.

The emergence of ringtones only helped a small group of people at the top of the pyramid. This small group of people extended the life of the Chinese music scene for a few more years, creating a false prosperity.

Middle- and lower-level musicians are in a state of being unable to make any money. Some have changed careers, some have returned home, and the Chinese music scene has completely become a rootless duckweed.

It was not until the rise of QQ Music that the new generation of musicians, led by the three giants of QQ Music, managed to regain some of the market, but it was just a drop in the bucket. Record companies were declining, and the influence of the new generation of singers was no longer as great as before. Actors became the only choice, and singers became vassals. There were no more titles like superstars, and the famous brainwashing statement was born - director > actor > singer.

Why do singers have the lowest status?
Because making albums doesn't make money, one still has to act, do commercial performances, and endorse products. Even a talented person like Jay Chou cannot escape the sanctions of this market change.

"But this will have a big impact on your album sales."

Qian Jiang obviously didn't have the same optimistic attitude as Zhou Yi, his eyebrows were almost twisted together: "This behavior has seriously violated our rights and interests."

"Get ready, old money, the worst times in the music industry are almost here."

Zhou Yi patted his agent on the shoulder and smiled freely.

This tide of the times cannot be stopped by human power.

Daolang's famous song "The First Snow of 2002" is popular enough, right? It can be said to be a rare phenomenon-level song in the music industry.

However, the official data given by his agent Li Songqiang was that only 20 genuine copies of this album were sold in half a year.

People in later generations always say that the Chinese music scene is over, but in fact, you reap what you sow, and the training of singers is cyclical.

The growth stage of the Q Music Big Three happened to be influenced by the last glory of the music environment at the beginning of the millennium, which planted the seeds of music for them. After that, it was gone.

The deterioration of the music environment has meant that the new generation of musicians have not been exposed to good music since childhood. The most direct consequence is that in the era of mobile Internet, those old singers from the early 2000s have become popular again by relying on their old foundation and a little marketing.

"Okay, go to bed early. I'll return home after attending the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show tomorrow night. My current popularity still guarantees a minimum sales volume in China, so don't worry too much."

Seeing that Qian Jiang, who had not yet experienced the power of Internet piracy, was still racking his brains for countermeasures, Zhou Yi took the folder from his hand.

At the previous Victoria's Secret Fashion Show party, he did meet a lot of models and celebrities who came to watch the show, but after watching the rehearsal, he really has no interest in this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

The venue of the 2003 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, known as the "Age of the Gods", was actually not very large. Its area was much smaller than the "War of the Gods" that was rebooted in 2005, not to mention the performances of the guest performers.

There was only a small space and they had to arrange all kinds of guests. Sitting in the audience was pure torture for Zhou Yi. This damn Jew made so much money that he was reluctant to renovate the stage. He just relied on models to sell their bodies to attract attention.

The only good thing was that the group of models did enrich his number book, and the AA even broke up with a "good sister" who accused her of lying. He enjoyed the show very much.

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At 7pm the next day, Zhou Yi, wearing an Armani suit, walked onto the red carpet on time and accepted interviews from various media outlets.

"Spike! Do you have a favorite Victoria's Secret Angel?"

"I am very philanthropic. I like everyone."

"I heard that you released a Chinese album but didn't return to China. Are you not planning to--"

"Hey, you asked the right person."

On the red carpet, under the confused gaze of the BBC reporter, Zhou Yi grabbed the microphone from his hand, interrupted his speech, and recited the slogan in front of the flash lights: "Dear Victoria's Secret show audience, my latest music album will be officially released at 11:20 am on November 10th.

“If you are interested, please go to various channels to purchase before 11:20 am on November 10.

"That's why I haven't returned home yet, because on November 11th..."

The BBC reporter was annoyed.

No, you fucking Satan Lucifer, is that how you promote it?

Are you brainwashing me on this red carpet?
(End of this chapter)