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

Chapter 643 What is a conscientious party A?

After a brief moment of confusion, the New York Times reporter came to his senses and immediately became excited.

But just when he thought he had found the big performance bonus for next month, Zhou Yi got into the SUV without looking back, crossed his legs in front of everyone, tilted his head and smiled, "Bye, gentlemen."

"Eh?! No! Spike! Spike you--"

"Eh?!"

Not only the reporter from the New York Times, but all the other reporters who had not yet interviewed Zhou Yi were now collectively quitting.

Why did he leave?! They haven't interviewed him yet!
Shouldn't you, the son of a bitch, speak out in front of the media so that we can write a news story? Now you are holding an inch-stop challenge here, right?

"Spike! Spike do you think you--Spike!"

"Spike!"

The reporters who wanted to force the car to stop and further interview Zhou Yi were stopped by Warner's burly bodyguards before they could finish their words. They could not break out and could only watch the black SUV carrying Zhou Yi drive away...

"According to sources from Edgar Jr., your chances of winning this year's Oscar are very low. Basically, more than 90% of the votes are in favor of The Lord of the Rings 3. There is no way to reverse it."

There was no one else present, so Qian Jiang stopped hiding it. He sighed, summarized the news that Zhou Yi had not read during his vacation in Japan, and reported it to him: "Time Warner is also determined to create a miracle. It has spent more money on public relations than Edgar Jr. and Walt Disney combined."

"Time Warner... they are hoping to use The Lord of the Rings 3 as a benchmark to help themselves. That's normal. There's no need to waste time against them."

Upon hearing this familiar name, Zhou Yi chuckled and said nonchalantly, "At least Time Warner helped me before, and the quality of The Lord of the Rings 3 is indeed higher than that of Pirates of the Caribbean. It won't do me any good if we really fight to the death."

"also."

Qian Jiang nodded, and then he laughed as if he had thought of something: "From a certain perspective, this can be considered an internal fight between Warner and Warner."

The copyrights of the "Lord of the Rings" series are all in the hands of New Line Cinema in the United States, which was acquired by Warner in 1993 and naturally became a subsidiary of Hollywood giant Time Warner.

Last year, when Warner Music had not yet separated from Time Warner, the discussion surrounding the Oscar for Best Original Song could be seen as Warner's traditional skill - internal fighting.

Now, although Warner Records has retained the IP name "Warner Records" and has essentially nothing to do with Time Warner, in the eyes of many passers-by, this is still an "internal fight" between the two companies with "Warner" in their names.

So much so that under the guidance of many so-called "famous people", many of Zhou Yi's opponents and fans are saying that Warner is not a good person, but the former are gloating and the latter are angry. Some even joked that it is worthy of Warner, even a strong person like Zhou Yi cannot escape the vortex of internal fighting.

"Oh, by the way, one more thing."

After explaining a series of data about Elva Hsiao's songs and saying that his phone had been blown up, Qian Jiang drank a sip of water and said one last thing to Zhou Yi before getting off the bus -

"You have to keep a schedule for the Olympic torchbearer thing. According to the schedule announced by the Olympic Committee, it will be our turn to carry out the torch relay in June. In other words, your new album can only be released after June at the earliest."

Although it was not known how many songs Zhou Yi had written for his third English album, Qian Jiang, who now had unconditional trust in him, did not care about these things at all. He was only responsible for logistics management.

“Olympic torchbearer?”

"Yes, because we are hosting the 08 Olympics, so this June will be the first time that the Olympic torch will be passed in China. And according to the information I have received, you are the first torchbearer designated by the higher-ups, and you will be in charge of the last leg."

The last baton, and also the most important one.

The torchbearer needs to pass the torch to the designated location in the imperial capital, only then will the mission be completed.

As the most well-known figure in the world today, Zhouyi deserves it.

“That’s plenty of time.”

Zhou Yi stroked his chin and recalled.

In his memory, in the 04 Olympic torch relay, the last baton in the imperial capital seemed to be Yao Ming, who had already made a name for himself with the Rockets and became a national basketball idol.

But now, compared to Yao Ming, he, the world music king who has a natural tendency to become a hot search star, is more prestigious.

"It is indeed abundant, I——"

Qian Jiang was about to say something when he was interrupted by the ringing of the private phone in Zhou Yi's arms, and he decisively shut up. Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows after looking at the note AA and pressed the call button -

"Hello? AA?"

Ever since she attended the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last time, Zhou Yi started calling Alessandra Ambrosio by her nickname "AA", which later became popular in the domestic modeling circle. He did this to save time because the name was too long.

"Hey, Spike, it's me..."

Apparently, by the time he was driving back to the Warner building, news that he had begun preparations for his new album had spread throughout the American entertainment industry.

While countless people were cheered up, many people also focused their attention on Zhou Yi's song MV, especially the miserable Victoria's Secret supermodels.

Yes, Victoria's Secret supermodels are in a bad situation this year. As an annual supermodel show, Victoria's Secret was forced to stop this year - the reason is that Janet Jackson's Super Bowl incident spread its influence under the guidance of the mastermind behind the scenes, and then caused the rise of American conservatives.

FCC TV stations, fearing another attack or unexpected disaster, stepped up their censorship of programs, and naturally the Victoria's Secret Show had no hope of being broadcast.

After losing the Victoria's Secret Show, which is considered the world's top exposure platform for models, this year's Victoria's Secret supermodels are trying every means to maintain their influence and exposure, because no one knows whether the Victoria's Secret Show will return next year.

Alessandra Ambrosio is naturally one of them.

Although she is a famous model, she is not currently at the level of Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen. She and her friends are very afraid that they will lose a lot of exposure and become out of fashion at this special event node.

After all, she had a good relationship with Zhou Yi. After Alessandra Ambrosio learned from her agent that Zhou Yi's new album had been prepared, she immediately volunteered to call him.

"In principle, it's not allowed. However, if it's you, it's not impossible."

After finding out the purpose of the visit, Zhou Yi agreed with a smile: "If you have other people, you can bring them along. I happen to have a music video that needs a lot of models to appear in it."

"Really?" Alessandra Ambrosio on the other end of the phone was obviously more surprised.

"I have the final say over my album. Even if it's fake, it will eventually become real."

"I love this Spike, I love you."

"Thank you. I love you, too."

After hanging up the phone, seeing Qian Jiang's strange look, Zhou Yi pushed open the door of the conference room and hummed a pleasant little tune -

"Who is this again?"

"Alessandra Ambrosio, you know, the Victoria's Secret supermodel. She wanted to come to my music video, and I asked her to contact a group of supermodels for me."

"?"

Qian Jiang almost thought he had heard it wrong: "A group of Victoria's Secret supermodels?"

What do you want to do???
"Yes, a bunch of them. Believe me, they will agree, and may even be grateful for my help. Of course, except for Gisele Bundchen's level, but she won't come because she doesn't lack exposure."

After pulling out the chair, Zhou Yi, with his feet on the conference table, raised his hand and rubbed his brow: "When the time comes, you can negotiate the treatment according to the industry standards."

He is well-known as a conscientious party A. He pays money promptly and never bargains for a lower price.

"One more thing. Ask the artist department to show me Rihanna's recent vocal training video. If she meets the standards for entering the recording studio, then have her come over and help sing a song for me."

As a good boss, Zhou Yi also did not forget Rihanna, whom he strongly recommended to sign.

Although Rihanna is still at the trainee level and needs more practice, the song she prepared does not require the female voice to have strong skills, so she can just use Auto-Tune.

Compared with top singing skills, he pays more attention to penetrating voice——

The current Rihanna belongs to this category: although her singing skills have not yet evolved, her extremely penetrating voice is a gift from God.

"Row."

Half an hour later, Rihanna, who was still on break, received a surprising notice:

"Rihanna, get ready, Spike wants you to audition."

"..."

???

For a moment, Rihanna's eyes were filled with indescribable astonishment.

what?
I got the audition now?

So simple?

After the shock, what immediately surged into my heart was an irrepressible ecstasy -

Zhou Yi is indeed a good boss who practices the principle of equality with practical actions. When he says he will give opportunities, he really is willing to give them!

If she can really become familiar with Zhou Yi's support, it would be a great start for her debut journey.

"What song should I try to sing?"

"No, he mainly wants you to try out the sound after using Auto-Tune. There are no specific lyrics, just simple interjections like boom boom pow."

(End of this chapter)