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Chapter 673: We welcome you wherever you go
In just a few days, in several cities including the imperial capital, Tianjin, Changsha, Shangrao, etc., the popularity of "Gardenia Blossoms" surpassed a number of folk singers in the past and became the new darling of the charts.

Especially in the imperial capital and its surrounding cities.

If the cities of Changsha and Shangrao were influenced by He Jiong and Zhou Yi, then the popularity of "Gardenia Blossoms" in the imperial capital and its surrounding cities seemed to prove to people in the circle that folk songs are not dead.

In other words, folk songs still seem to have the potential to become popular on a mass level.

"Let's not talk about other cities for now. Just look at the imperial capital. How many folk songs and folk singers have been born in the past? They blame this and that. Now a Peking University graduate wrote a song casually, and a non-professional singer who graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University made it famous."

"You're blaming the environment everywhere. Why didn't anyone say the environment was bad when folk music was popular before? Now that you can't make money, you're blaming the environment?"

"Don't blame the uneven road for your own failures..."

The comment section under the relevant news on Sohu Entertainment News, which was the first to figure out the rules of Internet portal news, was filled with ridicule for Zhouyi haters (Folk Song Limited Edition).

Those who wanted to refute were unable to find an angle to respond easily, and could only pretend to be dead or curse at each other.

Although the Pepsi Music Chart was recently exposed for the scandal of "Sony Records suspected of buying charts for Wang Lihong", the tastes of ordinary people in the capital and surrounding cities are still quite consistent with the weekly, monthly and even annual rankings of the Music Chart.

In the latest weekly chart data of the Music Billboard, "Gardenia Blossoms" has squeezed into the top 15 and acted as the gatekeeper.

This is undoubtedly a gratifying result for a folk song, especially since no other songs in He Jiong's album made the list.

And if this hot trend continues, it may be possible for it to enter the top ten or even the top five.

For a time, He Jiong, the famous host who crossed over to sing, became popular again as a singer.

Yes, you can say that the melody structure of this song is simple and singing it is not difficult at all, but looking at the history of domestic folk songs to date, how many folk songs can be said to be difficult?
Don’t you have any idea of ​​what the singing skills of folk singers are generally like?
In other words, it is very likely that Zhou Yi took into account the fact that He Jiong is not a professional singer and specially tailored the song for him, so it was so easy to write.

“In fact, it is true.

"Everyone knows that the origin of this song is actually a passage that Zhou Yi sang at the beginning of the song on the base camp, but he was afraid that it would be difficult for me to sing it when recording, so he deliberately wrote the lyrics of the whole song in a simple and easy-to-understand way."

On the latest episode of "Happy Camp" aired on the evening of the 10th, He Jiong, who served as both host and guest for the first time, invited many album producers to tell some behind-the-scenes stories.

When talking about how this song is so simple that it sounds like a nursery rhyme, He Jiong did his own reading comprehension and once again thanked Zhou Yi for his good intentions: "In fact, even so, when I was recording the song, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to sing it well. It was Zhou Yi who helped me find the feeling..."

As they were talking, the program team also released the video of Zhou Yi holding a guitar and demonstrating how to sing in the recording studio.

The sudden appearance of chaotic images on the big screen made all the audience exclaim in surprise!

"What the hell! Was this recorded by Sun Yanzi?!"

"What's going on with these two? Why are they really together in private?"

"..."

On the big screen, accompanied by Zhou Yi playing and singing "Gardenia Blossoms", Sun Yanzi, who had put on the DV, couldn't help but smile, and his feet in the air swayed gently to the rhythm, with the toes of his shoes poking the ground from time to time...

As the original singer, He Jiong gives people the feeling of an outsider in this scene.

"Well, I believe you have seen it, this is the demonstration that Zhou Yi taught me how to sing..."

The video was not played in its entirety, or even half of it, but even so, it gave Gemini CP fans the confidence to speak out loudly after the show aired.

"Speaking of the haters! Who dares to say that it is company marketing, but in reality it is just a facade?!"

"Tsk, is it possible that this is also part of the company's marketing? Otherwise, why would He Jiong release it? Don't forget that he also signed a record contract with Warner."

"You're just fucking jealous. Xiao Wu Niang will never find a video like this in her life."

"? I'm a fan of Cai Yilin!"

"Then your aesthetic taste is even worse."

"Fuck you, isn't Cai Yilin better than Sun Yanzi, that idiot?"

"He's just a loser who can only rely on Jay Chou. Without Jay Chou, could he have made it in Sony? He's even younger than Lin Xinru. If Lin Xinru really looked like this, Erkang would have run into a pig long ago."

"Stupid, you're talking as if Ma Gan would be popular without Zhou Yi. Jiu Lin was already popular at Universal Studios at the end of the last century."

"I'm sorry, but our Yanzi has some popular songs even without Zhouyi..."

"..."

As the new generation of Chinese female singers has stabilized, Cai Yilin's fans who want to have their own niche have obviously joined the battle - once the quarrel begins, the topic will naturally go off track. However, there is no doubt that Zhou Yi and Sun Yanzi's appearance in this way has definitely added fuel to the fire of "Gardenia Blossoms".

By April 4, it had successfully climbed to the seventh place in the new issue of the charts, and the album sales were heading towards 19 copies nationwide.

For a host, this achievement can be considered a success.

You know, He Jiong had never released any albums before. But this person, relying on a song by Zhou Yi, directly became the best folk singer today?
"That's about right. It will be hard for a folk singer to surpass him in performance in the future."

On the 20th, on the plane to Taiwan, Zhou Yi responded to Qian Jiang's words without raising his head while looking at the newspaper in his hand.

As the Golden Melody Awards are approaching, Taiwanese entertainment media, which always pay attention to mainland musicians, especially Zhou Yi, have been bombarding this achievement created by Zhou Yi.

"The value of Zhouyi is beyond doubt, as it can turn stone into gold!"

This is the headline of the newspaper he is holding, and there is also his headshot.

Although I am no longer in Taiwan, there will always be legends about me in Taiwan.

"Are you so sure?"

"Of course, the folk music market is almost dead, with only the young intellectuals enjoying the party."

Zhou Yi, who had been sitting for a long time, yawned and stretched.

As far as he remembers, the song "Gardenia Blossoms" was on the charts for a total of 28 weeks, which is four weeks a month, which means that the song was on the charts for a full seven months without being kicked off.

During these 28 weeks, it occupied the top ten for 18 weeks, or four and a half months.

The peak height was third on the weekly chart, and this peak lasted for a full 7 weeks. One can imagine how popular "Gardenia Blossoms" was in 04. It can be said to be the most successful folk song in the record era since the new century.

I just don’t know if this song can make a breakthrough and top the weekly chart after being released early thanks to his popularity.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi asked, "Who is the number one on the weekly ranking of the Fengyun Ranking now?"

"'Mouse Loves Rice', that Internet song."

"..."

That's fine.

"By the way, your Taiwanese fans have prepared support for you, so remember to thank them when the time comes."

"Support?"

"Learn from Japan. Didn't Japanese fans cover billboards for you before? They also learned..."

Originally, Zhou Yi didn’t take it too seriously.

As for support, the Taiwanese music scene has learned a lot from the Japanese music scene.

It wasn't until he got off the plane at night and saw the banners, flags and billboards erected outside the airport.

It's all him!
"Book of Changes!!!"

"Ahhhh!!! Zhou Yi!!!!"

"Book of Changes!!!"

Just like the annual meeting of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the moment Zhou Yi walked out of the airport, the fans who had been waiting here obediently instantly lost their self-control. Even the reporters waiting for interviews were dispersed and squeezed into the front row!
"Zhou Yi I love you!!!"

"Zhou Yi you are the best!!!"

Wild and mind-blowing.

What shocked Zhou Yi even more was that on his way from the airport to his hotel, almost all the billboards were replaced with his support slogans, protesting against the criticism and critique of him by many experts and professors.

"Wherever Zhou Yi goes, the people welcome him wholeheartedly."

On the 21st, the front page headline of Taiwan’s Liberty Times was a shocking photo:

The car Zhou Yi was riding in was driving on the road, with the bodyguards' cars protecting him from all directions, surrounding him firmly in the center. On both sides of the road, all he saw were billboards for him!

(End of this chapter)