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

Chapter 700 Too many people want to see me fall, but my heart is as high as the sky and I am an immortal bird

The London Gazette was born in 1665. It was the first single-page, regularly published printed material in British history that published news and was the first newspaper in the true sense of the UK.

Since its founder Mediman first established the newspaper in Oxford, the newspaper was originally named "Oxford Gazette". Later, as its influence gradually expanded, it was renamed "London Gazette" and published four times a week.

It is not only the oldest newspaper in the UK, but also one of the oldest newspapers in the world. It is conceivable how important its position is in the media industry.

Although the influence of the London Gazette has been declining compared to its peak period due to the collapse of the British Empire's dream of an empire on which the sun never sets in modern times, and powerful up-and-coming newspapers such as the Times and the Guardian have caught up, at least in London, it is still a weather vane in the minds of many people.

Moreover, due to the unique pioneering position of the London Gazette, it has rarely reported extensively on news of the entertainment industry. At most, it would simply mention it in a few lines as social news in the secondary pages.

But this time, the London Gazette used an entire page to publish this article on the theme of Zhouyi for the first time.

The last time a foreign singer received this kind of treatment was Michael Jackson, who dominated the English pop music scene in the last century.

"Don't bow your head, or your crown will fall off", an article that is all about standing with Zhou Yi and denouncing other colleagues. The writer is the legendary English journalist Jesse Marquez, who is over 70 years old.

"It's hard to imagine that a guy who became the so-called enemy of London is only 23 years old today and has not yet celebrated his 24th birthday.

“God, he is even younger than my grandson, but he has been in the music industry for more than four years and has become a leader in the world music scene.

“I was surprised that his music was so powerful and warm.

"Music has no borders. For a person of his age, he should have enjoyed flowers and applause all the way, but now he has encountered unwarranted accusations and criticisms.

"The malice from the outside world was like a surging tide, trying to drown him.

"But what surprised me was that in the face of overwhelming slander, Spike did not choose to beg for forgiveness or to calm down in a humble manner.

"He knows that his value and talent should not be defined by malice. He holds his head high and announces his existence and unshakability to the world with one brilliant performance after another and his soul-piercing singing.

"Every note and every movement on the stage is his most powerful response to those false accusations.

"He would never give up his principles and style to cater to certain forces, nor would he be afraid of those who tried to suppress his light with power.

"He demonstrated tenacity and perseverance through his actions, becoming a role model and source of strength for countless young people: he never bowed his head, never flattered, and never feared authority.

"Because he knew that once he bowed his head, the crown that symbolized glory, faith, and dreams would fall..."

This old man, who has done many exclusive interviews with superstars such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Queen, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, etc., rarely appears in public and gives a long and eloquent speech from a musical perspective, adding points to Zhouyi with both voice and emotion.

This world shouldn't be like this.

A big boy who is only 23 years old, he has achieved great success and become a monument in the history of world pop music that cannot be avoided - he should be praised instead of slandered by you.

Without the support of the concert, this article by the old man might not have caused a chain reaction. But the bad thing is that Zhou Yi just ignited the flames in the hearts of nearly 120,000 people in London!

The impulse of one person may be idiotic, the impulse of two people may be that of a superior, the impulse of three people may be a crime, but the impulse of thirty, three hundred or even three thousand people, that is what everyone expects.

Sometimes, the devil imprisoned in people's hearts can be triggered with just one trigger.

You did it, he did it, I did it, everyone did it - in this situation, human blind obedience is often magnified.

"The BBC is a disgrace to England!"

"Shit! You can't bully a foreigner who comes here with hope!"

"Music has no borders! Music has no borders! Music has no borders!"

"The Times! What on earth are you so afraid of?!"

"It's hard to imagine how rotten our media environment is. Why would people distort Spike's words and make him look even worse?"

"Spike is innocent, Spike is great!"

"I watched both concerts from beginning to end, and I can only say that I feel sorry for Spike..."

"..."

The number of searches for "Spike", "concert", "Unbreakable" and "unstoppable" on Yahoo and Google increased exponentially due to this explosive popularity. By the 8th, two out of five homepage news and three out of ten were on the search results.

Due to the 991 incident in the United States, personal blogs swept the Western Internet world at an astonishing speed, relying on the high timeliness reflected in this major case that shocked the world. The UK is no exception.

Many personal bloggers posted their impressions of Spike's concert, denouncing the BBC and other media for their crooked behavior, saying that they presented a distorted and completely unreal Spike to their readers, and strongly demanded that these people apologize to their idol whose reputation had been damaged.

"This is a malicious interview! This is a malicious editing! You must apologize to Spike!"

The surging public opinion on the Internet surged, and several major British media groups, led by the BBC, The Times, The Guardian, and The Daily Mirror, all frowned.

"What kind of madness is this?"

"It was them who were watching the news with great interest and sold out, so why are they the ones blaming us now?"

"Is it possible that they are not from the same batch?"

"I don't care if he is or not, this must be dealt with!"

"Is Warner crazy?"

The momentum of the crusade was so huge after the concert, no one would believe that Warner was not behind it.

Otherwise, why wasn’t there such a big storm before your concert?
"And why is that old man Marquez from the London Gazette back again? Didn't he stop writing a long time ago?"

..............................

"I asked Warner to find someone to invite him out."

Warner Building, inside the exclusive lounge.

Qian Jiang, who was in charge of everything, smiled at Zhou Yi who came over to understand the situation and said, "This is an old man who really loves pop music. He was also one of the people who supported Michael Jackson before." Zhou Yi, who thought he was being thrown money, was in awe.

A true musician, no doubt about that.

He doesn't really know much about people in the UK, and is only a little familiar with the American entertainment industry. After all, there aren't many memorable people in the British entertainment industry, and all the famous ones have gone to America.

"But the next activity is going to be about spending money."

Qian Jiang informed Zhou Yi in advance: "We need to let them have a taste of the big stick of freedom of speech, fairness and justice."

As an old capitalist country, the British media, which lacks morality, has suffered setbacks in history - they have also been forced to bow their heads and apologize.

After all, he is a traditional troublemaker who wants to get involved in everything.

But it is still unprecedented for a Chinese artist to apologize.

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

“Protest march.”

Qian Jiang showed off his unique skills.

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In the early years of Hong Kong, protests and marches were a big deal. Even someone of Cheng Long's stature had taken to the streets to participate. You have to know that at that time he was already Hong Kong's number one superstar.

As someone who has lived through that era, Qian Jiang is very familiar with how to play the British tricks, and he guarantees the originality.

What's more, he does have some connections among the British.

"The people I found are veterans, and they are best at encouraging college students to march, because they are the best at inciting."

Qian Jiang said with a smile as he took a sip of coffee to refresh himself, just like a weasel stealing a chicken.

College students are a group of people with excess energy, excess time, who like to join in the fun, and who are often easily self-moved and follow the crowd.

"You don't know what's going on. Anyway, I will make sure this hype continues until your new album is released on the 15th."

Zhou Yi blinked, and for a moment, he even had an urge to try it out -

Qian Jiang, who was so familiar with him that he knew what he was going to fart just by looking at him, quickly held him down and said, "Don't mess around. This is different from before. You absolutely cannot be the first to leave. It's very dangerous."

Although he usually didn't mind Zhou Yi's preference for leading the charge, he absolutely couldn't do that this time.

"Can you find someone to help him out?" After his restless heart was suppressed, Zhou Yi curled his lips in boredom.

"Don't worry. You may not know that there is an art school in London called The Brit School, which is called London School of Performing Arts and Technology in Chinese.

"This school is a secondary arts school jointly funded by the Department for Education and Employment and the British Phonographic Industry Foundation, focusing on subjects such as music, performance, drama, media, and production.

"The point is, this school has been funded and supported by several major record companies in the UK. I think you should understand what I mean."

At the end of his speech, Qian Jiang revealed a smile that seemed quite sinister to outsiders.

Schools sponsored by record companies and record associations are biased towards record companies, and a group of young people studying art tend to be more emotional...

Don't ask, if you ask, it's Warner, we are pure and innocent. We are the British branch of an American record company, not a local British record company, and we didn't pay!
Moreover, British record companies have long been disgusted with these impolite local media gangs, and they are eager to put a magnifying glass under the artist's butt to observe whether he has hemorrhoids.

Today he is beaten up, tomorrow he is beaten up, the day after tomorrow he is suspected of cheating, the day after tomorrow he is suspected of coming out;
Bloody love triangles, love quadrangles, love triangles, sex in cars, sex in stairs, no underwear, etc. etc.

This bunch of media outlets even write 800 kinds of messed up news when an artist goes out to eat - holding hands means they are having an affair, eating full means they are pregnant, wearing loose clothes means they are about to give birth, passing by a real estate development means they are going to spend a huge amount of money to buy a luxury house...

When it comes to the level of gossip, even the American paparazzi with a well-developed entertainment industry today have to obediently call these British guys "grandfathers".

The conflicts and transactions between the two industries have a long history.

Finally, a foreign monk dared to chant sutras. Even if some people in the local British record companies were not happy with Zhou Yi, with the help of Warner's money, they still joined forces to give these media groups some eye drops to see the effect.

Especially the big-name artists who have been harassed by the British media, they privately support it with all their heart.

It was difficult for them to stand up, but Zhou Yi had nothing to worry about when he stood up - after all, he was not British.

"Spike is not British, he is just a sunny boy who loves music. But our media puts tinted glasses on him and distorts his words without permission, smearing his personal image just because he is from Asia and China!

"This is a complete disgrace! A complete disgrace!"

Under the undercurrent, on the morning of July 2004, 7, a joint protest by college students officially broke out on the campus of the London School of Performing Arts and Technology in west London.

In the UK, where the media industry is extremely developed, this piece of news instantly became like fish and chips with wings, attracting countless greedy people carrying cameras and long guns.

Hundreds of students held high banners to protest against the unfair treatment Zhou Yi suffered. One radical freshman even held up the camera and shouted angrily:

As if he was really afraid that the photographer would run away with the camera, the emotional freshman held the camera tightly with both hands, and got close to the camera to express his indignant remarks.

"Hey, did you see it? It's a disgrace! It's a fucking disgrace!"

"Hey! Jessica! Don't do this, don't do this!"

Behind the excited freshman, several of her companions seemed to be trying their best to pull her back, but they were unable to pull the girl who was struggling with the camera.

Perhaps because she couldn't pull it away at all, the fat girl behind her got anxious and shouted out her friend's full name: "Jessica Ellen Cornish! Let go! The camera is very valuable, and you can't afford to pay for it if it's broken!"

"Don't stop me, Adele!" The girl named Jessica angrily rejected her friend and continued to output without looking back. The immobile high-definition camera clearly recorded everything that happened on campus...

London.

Zhou Yi, who was directly in the live studio of Sky News after the concert, was also asked by the host about the recent hot topic in public opinion. He shrugged indifferently: "I know there are too many people who want to see me fall, but my heart is as high as the sky and I am like a phoenix."

(End of this chapter)