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

Chapter 624: The Rock King Who Saved the Music Industry

“Lately I’ve been I’ve been losing sleep

“Dreaming about the things that we could be
"But baby I've been I've been praying hard
"Said no more counting dollars, We'll be counting stars (Pray not to be confused by money, let us count the stars in the sky together)..."

Zhou Yi, holding a guitar in his hand, sang the prelude with the band. After the show, he picked up the shaker that had been prepared on the side and let it hang diagonally on his shoulder, and gently swung it in the suddenly quiet venue.

The venue was quiet for a few seconds, but then it became hot again with the sound of the sand bells swinging.

Guitar, drums, bass and other instruments came in one after another, and the almost a cappella effect at the beginning instantly brought people into the rock music scene!

"come on!"

Zhou Yi waved his hand.

For the first time, a popular singer from China appeared on the stage of the highest award for Western pop music and sang loudly.

The sparks of rock music instantly ignited the scene!

Taipei, Taiwan.

Xu Junde, who stayed up late to watch the Grammy broadcast with his friends, couldn't help but yell after seeing this exciting scene: "Damn it! When can we see Zhou Yi live?"

As one of Zhou Yi's most beloved fans on the island, he had experienced many years and many wars, from a high school student to a college student who was about to graduate. However, the resentment he felt when he saw Zhou Yi at the scene continued to accompany him, like a thorn in his side.

There was no way. He was one of Zhou Yi's first fans, but when Zhou Yi was still able to move freely on the island in 2000, he was still in his second year of high school and was under control, so he was unable to attend the fan meeting or autograph session.

I thought it was no big deal, but who could have imagined that this would be a "goodbye forever"...

“Old, but I’m not that old”

"Young, but I'm not that bold"

“And I don’t think the world is sold

“I’m just doing what we’re told”

The song that countless fans jokingly called "Counting Stars Divine Song" came from the speakers. The sight of Zhou Yi jumping and dancing on the Grammy stage not only made fans excited - even the singers were envious of him.

People like Zhe Tao, Lihong Wang and Junjie Lin are all following the Grammy Awards in their own way.

Jay Chou deliberately turned down his work tomorrow and planned to see if he could win the Grammy Awards tonight. After recording tonight's show, he attended a party. Luo Zhixiang, Cai Yilin, Pan Weibo, S. S. and others were all having a party and watching the live broadcast.

"Zhou Yi is really brilliant."

"Jie Lun, how is your English going?"

"Don't rush me, I'm still learning..."

As Taiwan's Little Jay Chou, Jay Chou's English level has always been the biggest obstacle restricting him from majoring in English. Even if he hired a teacher, the teaching effect was obviously not ideal.

imperial capital.

Cheng Hao, who had just finished communicating with his parents about his recovery, returned to the living room wearing a coat. When he saw the man in the CCTV broadcast signal, a smile appeared on his face.

Seoul, Korea.

The little Samsung princess who ran away from home and chose to start her own business was studying the company's future budget, and she subconsciously hummed along with the tune playing on the TV -

“Take that money and watch it burn

“Sink in the river the lessons I learnt…”

At the end of the song, almost the whole audience stood up and sang in unison:

The stars were in high spirits and the audience who entered the venue with tickets were caught in a carnival. As Zhou Yi's singers vented their dissatisfaction and pressure with their roaring voices, the Grammys instantly turned into a music festival.

There is no need to say much about the popularity of "Counting Stars" around the world. With the help of the promotion of the Apple Store, its influence has been further enhanced.

What is even more shocking is that there are at least five or six other songs in Zhou Yi’s album that are as popular as this one…

When the performance ended and a new round of hosts came on stage to present awards, the heated atmosphere had obviously not cooled down yet - "Wow, crazy performance. Spike, you turned this place into your own concert.

"But I haven't seen enough. When will you come to the United States to hold a concert? I believe your fans are just as eager as I am."

In the audience, Zhou Yi’s fans who were called out burst into thunderous cheers.

This question was not included in the prior rehearsal. It was obvious that the host was improvising after being affected by the atmosphere.

"You shouldn't ask me this, you should ask him."

After stepping down from the stage, Zhou Yi decisively passed the blame to Little Edgar, who had just finished having fun. The latter's smile had not yet faded. Hearing this, he spoke directly: "Obviously, I will supervise Spike's work. After all, it is a world tour, and there is a lot of planning to be done..."

Although no matter when it starts, but... let's just draw a pie in the sky first.

This was not difficult at all for little Edgar; he could do it easily.

With this interruption, the heated atmosphere at the scene weakened, and the subsequent album awards in other categories had nothing to do with Zhou Yi.

Sometimes he really felt that this kind of award ceremony was quite boring - leaving aside the part where one could win an award, the rest of the time was just sitting there watching other people win awards and perform; win awards and perform, and so on over and over again.

The four most important awards at the Grammy Awards are presented at the end of the entire evening.

As expected, the Best New Artist award this year went to the dark horse band Disillusionment. The award presenter Norah Jones even complained on stage that she did not win the award last year, but had to be the award presenter instead: "Last year, Spike won the Best New Artist award, and he's still sitting down there."

The whole audience laughed. Many of the singers nominated for the other three general awards this year were in a relaxed mood.

Zhou Yi has won almost all the awards in the rock category, so according to Grammy's long-standing practice, he will definitely have no chance of winning the general award in the end.

The advantage is mine!

Especially Coldplay.

As the favorites to win this year's Grammy Award for Record of the Year, their single "Clocks" can be said to be the most popular winner under Zhou Yi.

If the rewards are to be distributed in a balanced way, then there is a high possibility that they will benefit.

Zhou Yi himself didn't take the record production of the year seriously. What he wanted now was the album of the year.

"Do you have any news?"

"No, the organizing committees of the four major categories are very secretive."

In response to Zhou Yi's question, Edgar Jr. was also somewhat confused about this year's Grammy Awards: "I originally thought they would give you two or three category awards and one general award, but now it's hard to say, you might have to follow in Beyonce's footsteps."

Beyonce, the biggest winner of this year's Grammy Awards so far, won five Golden Gramophones, one more than Zhou Yi.

But correspondingly, there is no chance for her to win any of the four general awards. If we don't watch her now, we are just watching the show.

The two were still whispering to each other. On stage, the host opened the envelope after announcing the nominations. His voice suddenly rose: "The winner of the 46th Grammy Award for Record Production of the Year is... Spike! "Viva La Vida"! Congratulations!"

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Beyonce, who was supposed to be the biggest winner of this year, slightly restrained her smile, and a question mark slowly appeared in her heart;
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, and all the members of Coldplay could not hide their disappointment on their faces.

As expected, Spike's "Viva La Vida" is just too good.

"Congratulations."

It’s not that they can’t afford to have fun. Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin extended his hand to Zhou Yi and congratulated him, saying, “Viva La Vida is great. It’s hard to believe that you produced all the songs, including this one, by yourself.”

"Thank you."

Feeling like something was wrong at the Grammys, Zhou Yi went on stage to receive his award.

"I've won five awards. Are there any more? I don't think there are any more, right?"

"Zhou Yi only had eight nominations in total. Winning five of them is already an outrageous number, right?"

"I don't know the history of the Grammy Awards, can anyone tell me how many were the most in a single year?"

"The number of awards in a year is not important. The main thing is that Zhou Yi won the general award, which is an award that is not limited to any category. The entire Grammy Awards only have four awards: Best New Artist, Best Recording, Best Single, and Best Album. They are very valuable."

People in China who don’t understand are still discussing it heatedly.

When the next Best Single award was not given to Zhou Yi, but to a singer who was absent due to illness and might not live for many years, all the singers competing for the last Best Album were heartbroken.

The ultimate award at every Grammy Awards: Best Album.

"The 46th Grammy Award for Best Album - Spike! "Forever Young"! Congratulations!!!"

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Fuck!

What the hell!

Not to mention those singers who were cursing in their hearts, Zhou Yi himself was shocked.

Grammys gone crazy?
The next second after the result was announced, the comments under the Grammy official website were flooded with waves of "shady dealings".

He won two general awards and four category awards, a total of six trophies, surpassing Beyonce by one to become the biggest winner of this year's Grammy Awards - the report card Zhou Yi handed in somewhat broke the defense of his haters.

“It’s an honor for the world music scene to have a talent like Spike.”

The chairman of the organizing committee smiled very kindly: "He is a well-deserved superstar, and a pioneer who has set an example for the road of music exploration. It was he who tried out the feasibility of digital music downloads for the music industry and opened up a new path for the precarious music market..."

As an old man who cares about the development of the music industry, the reason why he prefers Zhou Yi is because of the path Zhou Yi has paved.

From being mocked by the public when Apple proposed this idea, to Zhou Yi using himself as a bargaining chip to expand the territory, he saved the weakened music scene both emotionally and rationally.

Since we are powerless to fight against Internet piracy, we should find a way to provide paid downloads, at least we can still make money.

At least that's what they think.

Although many judges were still unhappy with Zhou Yi, they chose to turn a blind eye in view of the continuous flow of dollars from the Apple Music Store.

Don’t say that he just got a bargain. Zhou Yi is the superstar that Apple found at the last minute.

"The Rock King Who Saved the Music Industry"——

The next day, a headline published in the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times attracted attention, and the accompanying picture was a photo of Zhou Yi being interviewed while holding six Grammy phonograph trophies.

"Obviously, as the country with the highest level of music in the world, we have not yet adapted to the intensity brought by Spike. This is a fact that all American musicians should reflect on..."

(End of this chapter)