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

Chapter 591: Tear That Down!

"Who am I~
"Remember the havoc in Heaven?
"I got drunk and broke every rule and never changed..."

Cai Zhuoyan's ears were filled with extremely strange rhythms and arrangements. She didn't quite understand them and even felt that they were...harsh?
Of course, this is her view from the perspective of a public hearing.

As a quickly-made idol singer, it's a bit too much to expect her to have any artistic understanding of a song like "Wukong".

Weird and unpleasant.

That was her first impression of the song.

Especially the rap at the end of this song followed by the chorus...

"Our main hero hasn't figured out his last name is Sun yet, he has some personal problems and hasn't found his self-esteem yet.
“No problem
"He will definitely find a moonlight treasure box and return to Jiangnan, just like the song of Zhouyi Lianshan Guizang

"I have one thousand years to practice now, don't think of breaking my 72 transformations.

"No matter whether you are a mortal, a soul, or a demon, don't stop me from guarding my master's life~"

If she didn't look at the lyrics, she wouldn't know what Fang Datong was rapping about. The tone was so different from Zhou Yi's.

In other words, Zhou Yi's Chinese rap was obviously improved and adapted by himself to be more in line with the listening experience of Chinese people.

But the problem now is that even after reading the lyrics, she still doesn't know what the entire lyrics mean.

The only thing I can understand is that sentence: "He will definitely find a moon box and then return to Jiangnan, just like Zhouyi's song "Lianshan Guizang"."

"He will definitely find a moon box and return to Jiangnan" should refer to the scene in "A Chinese Odyssey" where Zixia was boating in a reed marsh when she appeared.

That place is called Shahu, which is half lake and half desert. It is known as "Jiangnan on the Great Wall" because of its scenery. There is no doubt that this is Fang Datong's response to the plot of "A Chinese Odyssey" written in the previous lyrics.

As for the last line "just like Zhouyi's song of Lianshan Guizang", it is obviously a tribute to Zhouyi's four-part deification song "Zhouyi", "Jiangnan", "Lianshan" and "Guizang".

“You don’t need to know too much about the lyrics of R&B, otherwise you might end up with something surprising.”

Facing Cai Zhuoyan's confusion, Zhou Yi took off his headphones and smiled and reminded her: "If you don't believe me, you can find some lyrics of famous R&B English songs and see if they are particularly lame."

What many young music critics who believe that R&B is high-level are unwilling to admit is that the level of lyrics in many English R&B songs of this type is no different from those of the normal Tik Tok hits in China that they despise.

This group of people despise the lyrics of the hit songs, while making excuses for the messy and even obscene lyrics of many English R&B songs.

At the end of the debate, we came to a final conclusion - a good song doesn't need to be picky about the lyrics.

Since I can't win the debate with my speech, I can only argue with my lyrics.

After all, whether the lyrics are well-written can be intuitively seen at a glance, but most people cannot tell whether the music is vulgar or wonderful, or whether the arrangement is lousy or cool - ordinary people's ears only have three intuitive categories: good, average, and rubbish.

"So you still give him a chance to make an album?"

Cai Zhuoyan crumpled up the printed lyrics paper and threw it into the trash can. She was a little curious: "You think highly of him?"

"Of course, although his style is not popular, it plays a big role in broadening the popular boundaries of the Chinese music scene." Zhou Yi answered seriously, and the answer sounded quite high-sounding.

"What about Fiona Sit? She seems to be a singer of your Warner as well. She is said to be making her debut next year. What do you think of her?" Thinking of the little slut who came with Fang Datong but ended up flirting in front of Zhou Yi intentionally or unintentionally, Asa was a little curious about Zhou Yi's evaluation of her.

After all, he is the Warner singer who is going to release an album next year, unlike Fang Datong who was just promoted by Zhou Yi today.

"generally."

"generally?"

Zhou Yi spread his hands: "Yes."

At least, in his opinion, this woman is like this.

Rabbit police officer, the last girl in Hong Kong, and the person that Fong Tai Tung desires but cannot get, these are the three most famous labels for Fiona Sit.

But in fact, his acting and singing were average, and his voice gradually faded with the passage of time. The only thing that people talked about the most was the "well-known bootlicker Fang Datong".

Yes, this is just a joke.

Instead of believing that Fang Datong, a sultry Chinese American with many female fans in the music circle, is a bootlicker who has been doing it for more than ten or twenty years, you might as well believe that his most popular work, The Mage with a Child, is really a simple virgin who gets shy when holding hands.

After the advent of the Internet era, Jay Chou's Sunset Red chart marketing started -

Sister Lang sweetheart Wang Xinling's domineering marketing went viral, Sun Yanzi's team's marketing of "unpopular singers" set off a craze for archaeology, abstract PPT godfather Tao Zhe revived with Internet abstraction, Xiaogang Zhou Chuanxiong started to sell misery, and so on. Many old singers have regained their second spring.

This also reminded Fiona Sit’s team and Kris Wu’s team of the positioning that they had once been tied to each other – more than friends, but less than lovers.

That is what is now called a dog and a goddess.

Just like how TikTok suddenly started to push videos of Fiona Sit and Kris Wu for a while, if you think about it carefully, you will find that the news about these two people before was basically non-existent.

But suddenly, from a certain point in time, there were continuous streams, and soon after, Xue Kaiqi began to appear on mainland programs; Fang Datong's team also followed suit, and the topic of Fang Datong, the dog-licker who had not been mentioned in the past ten years, suddenly became popular on the Internet——

Then, Fang Datong made a comeback and released an album.

Both teams intentionally or unintentionally used this method to intermittently hype up the popularity and solidify each other's personal labels for easier dissemination.

After all, the two parties have been friends for more than ten years and know each other well.

In fact, if the marketing is good, Xue Kaiqi will be able to reap the benefits of the comeback just like Sun Yanzi and Wang Xinling.

But unfortunately, she really doesn't have the ability to break out of the circle. Her most famous song "Suzhou River" / "Murong Xue" is not even a hit song that has been widely sung in mainland China.

Even at the niche level, there is a huge difference in popularity between these songs and Fang Datong's old songs that were revived by archaeologists, such as "Three People's Tour" and "Spring Breeze Blowing"...

"Ah!"

Xue Kaiqi sneezed suddenly when she returned to the recording studio. Fang Datong, who had already passed the excitement along the way, handed her a pack of tissues and asked, "Are you catching a cold?"

"I don't know, maybe it's because the weather is too cold."

Xue Kaiqi rubbed his nose and didn't take it seriously. He turned to the man with excitement and said, "Zhou Yi is very optimistic about you and personally gave you a chance to debut. You are amazing, Datong. I told you that you can do it."

This is the Book of Changes.

They are already in Warner, and Zhou Yi's words undoubtedly raised Fang Datong's status invisibly.

In Warner, Zhou Yi still has this lofty status.

After all, he is the living father who earns US dollars continuously, the legendary stabilizing force.

Seeing his friend talking about this, Fang Datong couldn't hide his joy on his face: "I was also in the mood to give it a try, but I didn't expect Zhou Yi to really listen. I didn't even have much hope at first, after all, he didn't stay in Hong Kong for a long time and had to go back to the mainland for promotion immediately."

Although the quarrel with public intellectuals helped Zhou Yi save a lot of publicity work, he still had to make every appearance during the album promotion period. He even took time out to make a cameo appearance on the Chenglong studio to whet people's appetite and make himself familiar to the public.

Coupled with the follow-up impact of the concert, the sales of Zhou Yi’s new album "Gui Zang" in various regions of Hong Kong naturally continued to rise.

On the 15th, when Zhou Yi, who was still in Hong Kong, attended his last Coca-Cola event, the gift from Huang Zhan was finally delivered to him.

A custom-made, one-of-a-kind burgundy Ferrari sports car.

Not only are there customized names of Zhou Yi's four music albums on the wheels, there are even labels with Zhou Yi's Chinese and English names inside the car, and the interior also has some elements of the albums.

"Zhou Yi Jiangnan Lianshan Guizang... Tsk tsk, your gift really exceeded my expectations, Uncle Zhan."

After testing the car, Zhou Yi unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. He teased the old man, whose face had turned slightly redder, "You're running with four albums."

"Yes."

Huang Zhan smiled, his hair meticulously combed: "I'll leave it to you from now on. It can also be regarded as a replacement for your broken Mercedes."

There has been no news about Zhou Yi buying luxury cars since his debut. The only car he was photographed driving was a black Mercedes-Benz. In this respect, he is different from many big stars who love to collect luxury cars.

"That Mercedes has been with me for a long time. No matter how good a Ferrari is, it is just a sports car and is not suitable for long-term driving."

Zhou Yi got the advantage and still acted cute: "But I'm already in the spotlight now. If you give me a luxury car, I'm afraid it will give those public intellectuals an opportunity to secretly mock me for being greedy for pleasure."

"If I don't send you off, you won't be greedy for pleasure?"

"That's not the case. The most important thing is to enjoy life while you can."

When the conversation came out, the two smiled at each other.

…………………………《Zhou Yi’s new love is exposed! Her red body stuns the emperor!》

"Willing to accept defeat, Huang Zhan tailors a "wife" for Zhou Yi!"

"Zhou Yi lost in the debauchery of Hong Kong"

"New song sparks craze for foreign porcelain"

"Zhou Yi VS Sun Yanzi, Warner Twins Civil War!"

"..."

In Shanghai, Sun Yanzi, who had just finished filming for the "Kung Fu" crew, was wearing a blue down jacket. He was holding a big bun in his hand and shoveling it into his mouth. He was chewing while reading the news. When he saw the last article, his eyes widened.

What is the Gemini Civil War?
Did Zhou Yi and I have a fight?

I do not know how?
"You two have both filmed a movie this year, so when it's released next year, it's going to be a civil war, right?" A plump woman wearing glasses on the car seat pushed her glasses frame, took a quick glance, and immediately told Sun Yanzi the reason before he could finish reading the report.

"Next year? 'Kung Fu' versus 'New Police Story'? But Zhou Yi is just a guest star, Sister Shan, and his role is less than ten minutes." Sun Yanzi paused in chewing, her cheeks puffed up and a few pickled cabbage leaves stained her lips.

Ji Shengshan, in legal terms, is Sun Yanzi's real agent.

It's just that Chen Zeshan had taken on all the responsibilities before, which made her seem somewhat insignificant. She was only responsible for helping Sun Yanzi and Chen Zeshan.

Now, after Chen Zeshan left, she, who had been working with Sun Yanzi for a long time, officially became Sun Yanzi's official agent, and was also promoted to manager of Warner's Artist Department.

"Who cares? The gimmick of the twin stars competing in the film industry next year is no better than a cameo appearance. Unless Chenglong has bigger news than this gimmick by then.

"Also, there is one more thing. You can start preparing and rehearsing for the Spring Festival Gala songs when you return to the capital. We have already received an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala. I have submitted three songs for you: "Little Lucky", "One Like Summer and One Like Autumn", and "Meeting". Let's see which one the director team will choose for you."

Seeing that Sun Yanzi had turned back into the energetic little deer after leaving the "Kung Fu" crew, Ji Shengshan hurriedly reminded her: "Don't eat anything or run around during this period, understand?"

"Wuhu, I love you, Sister Shan."

When Sun Yanzi thought that his next task was only to perform in the Spring Festival Gala, he couldn't help but smile and almost shouted "Long live the Spring Festival Gala".

It also depends on Sister Shan being nice to me.

"Where's Zhou Yi? Where's Zhou Yi? Is he still in Hong Kong?"

"No, I came back today. I just flew directly to Changsha to record Happy Camp. After that, I went to Shangrao to finish the concert in my hometown."

Since Zhou Yi was definitely going to be on the Spring Festival Gala, there was only one review process for him - whether his new song would be approved or not.

This year's Spring Festival Gala will begin on January 04, 1, which means that rehearsals for song and dance programs will not begin until early January, so there is still plenty of time.

Before seeing Zhou Yi's new song, Ji Shengshan didn't dare to guarantee that Zhou Yi would not need multiple rehearsals.

"However, Zhou Yi's Ferrari has been shipped back to the capital first. Cheng Hao is busy with work, so he asked you to take over."

"Fuck! This rich dog!"

When Sun Yanzi heard about Ferrari's incident, he became indignant and full of envy and jealousy.

She also has money and likes to go shopping in the mall when she is in a bad mood.

But a luxury item like Ferrari is still a bit out of her range. She recently fell in love with a camera worth tens of thousands of dollars, but she couldn't bear to buy it, let alone something like Ferrari that costs millions.

Most of her earnings were spent on buying a house in Singapore. Not only did she buy a big mansion for her family, she also bought a few more properties for herself.

I learned it from the Book of Changes.

There is no way. After all, she does not earn US dollars, and she has to set aside part of the money to maintain the team's expenses.

Originally, Zhou Yi was so rich but he didn't have many luxury cars, he just had a few houses. But when he gave her a Ferrari for free, she admitted that she was really jealous.

It's not just her. When the details of Zhou Yi's custom Ferrari were exposed by Hong Kong media, the media that reposted the news back to the mainland immediately received a lot of traffic.

"Shit! It's really free?!"

"Is this old man Huang Zhan suffering from Alzheimer's disease? Doesn't he regard money as money?"

"Nonsense, the person is dying soon, there is no point in keeping the money."

"My mind tells me that this is what Zhou Yi deserves, but the reality makes me feel so jealous, it's a Ferrari..."

With the public intellectuals hiding in the dark adding fuel to the fire, many media reports emphasized that Zhou Yi owned a Ferrari worth millions.

On this day, Warner officially filed a new round of lawsuits and did not forget to exaggerate and publicize a good news:

《Foreign porcelain craze, sold out in Chinatown! 》

"As Chinese people, we may have become accustomed to the existence of porcelain. But abroad, porcelain, especially blue and white porcelain, these traditional Chinese porcelains, are not used to by people.

"Blue and White Porcelain is now at the top of Zhouyi's overseas Apple Music Store Chinese song download charts, and has also boosted sales at porcelain stores in the United States, Britain, Japan and other countries..."

Is "Blue and White Porcelain" popular abroad?
Compared with English songs, it is definitely not that popular.

But if you compare it with Chinese songs, it is really popular.

Zhou Yi's extremely high popularity has made this Chinese song, with its unique charm, attract up to 70 paid single downloads in the US Apple Music Store alone, and even boosted sales of physical albums - many people bought it just for Zhou Yi's MV.

Especially the MV of "Blue and White Porcelain", many Zhou Yi fans are the ones who follow the trend, and this trend is undoubtedly led by Blue and White Porcelain.

The MV of "Blue and White Porcelain" not only features the male and female protagonists, but also various kinds of beautiful porcelain.

This is undoubtedly a symbol of idol for Zhou Yi's fans.

Originally, his fans tended to be young and student-like, and people of this age were often the most likely to spread certain trends. As a result, the sales of Chinese porcelain shops in big cities such as New York and Los Angeles have repeatedly exceeded the rigid figures of the past.

It doesn't need to be popular across the United States, it only needs to be popular among Zhou Yi's die-hard fans, and that will be enough to catch the unprepared stores out of stock in a short period of time.

"Damn, Old Yuan, do you have any celadon left? Give me some?

"What? You've sold out too? What about the others? As long as they're related, I can trick them into buying them.

"Damn! They're all sold out???"

Inside a Chinese porcelain shop in Los Angeles.

Tony Tang, the boss who never thought that this day would come, touched the sparse hair on his head and was almost dying of anxiety.

His purchase volume has always been according to the usual quota, and there has been no mistake over the years. However, he encountered an unexpected situation this year - a sudden surge in sales.

There are few stores selling porcelain in this area, and even fewer selling Chinese porcelain. As a result, some varieties of porcelain were sold out.

He even wanted to dye the other porcelain in the store and put them out for sale.

"Nonsense, who knew that Zhou Yi was so powerful? He is ridiculously popular in the United States. This arrogant and strongman personality is very much to the taste of the new generation of American young people." On the other end of the phone, Lao Yuan, who is also the owner of the store, sounded a little sad.

"It's mainly about next year's Oscar and Grammy nominations. Warner is doing its best to build momentum for him, which has led to the fact that even though he is not in the United States, his news and records often appear in newspapers, constantly refreshing his presence."

There are only two months left until the Grammy and Oscar awards ceremonies in February next year, which are the most watched awards ceremonies in the United States. The necessary public relations have already begun. Under such circumstances, Zhou Yi's attention is constantly increasing, and the newly released Chinese album naturally receives more attention.

Several major actors of "Pirates of the Caribbean" bought "Gui Zang" to show their support for Zhou Yi. Stars who are famous for their sexiness, such as Scarlett Johansson and Mariah Carey, who have a close relationship with Zhou Yi, also posted photos on their blogs to show their support, which also inspired some of their die-hard fans.

The buffs are maxed out, which has led to the rising porcelain fever.

"Hey, listen, this song doesn't seem to me to be about real blue and white porcelain. Believe me, I'm a billionaire and I've seen a lot of fine porcelain, including from China.

"Tear that down, you know?"

In Lao Yuan's shop, on the TV, a rich man with golden hair who loves to ride on the popularity of news, variety shows, and movies and TV dramas is facing the interview of reporters. He plays an accordion with his hands.

"I understand China and porcelain. Believe me, no one here knows more about dismantling porcelain than I do.

"This is actually just a marketing campaign by Warner Bros. They just want to build Spike's brand to build momentum for his Grammy and Oscars in more than two months, and further raise the banner of Asian representation.

"I would say this is really stupid. If I were him, I would never market myself in this way."

(End of this chapter)