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

Chapter 702 Thousands of troops avoid white robes

"He's betting on himself."

Zhou Yi corrected him with a smile: "Then I must satisfy him."

Who doesn’t know the release date of his album? But Eminem announced it after him, and it was obvious that he was betting his own reputation on him.

This behavior is an extremely dangerous double-edged sword both from a business and personal perspective.

Warner also asked him to release the film early on the pretext that a pirated copy might be leaked, in order to avoid a clash on July 7, but Zhou Yi rejected the idea.

"I thought the so-called bad relationships and quarrels among you singers were just publicity stunts."

Eva Green whistled at the horse and said with a smile, "If I remember correctly, the global sales of his last album were not as good as yours. You were number one in the world and he was number two. The difference between the two of you was more than two million copies."

"He is now the boss of a record company, and he has a group of younger brothers who follow his lead. Do you remember 50 Cent? I beat him so badly in the United States, and his hard-earned reputation was destroyed. As the boss, he must not shrink back, otherwise who will dare to follow him in the future?"

For hip-hop men, PK is a common occurrence. Eminem himself rose to the top by stepping on the corpses of his peers and predecessors.

In the past, I could use the excuse that I had not released an album or that the album was released too early, but this year I really have no excuse.

Standing up for your younger brothers is an essential part of being a boss.

"As for what you said about having a good relationship in private, some people are indeed like that. Their fans are affected by the opposition they create and quarrel with each other in various occasions, but the real people have a good relationship in private."

Zhou Yi shrugged, looking away from the well-behaved horse, and gazing at the vast horse farm: "But you can't expect these idiots who have already had their brains damaged to understand what humility is."

If it weren't for him, Eminem, as the undisputed number one male singles artist at the turn of the century, would have had album performance that no one could shake. If he hadn't taken drugs and damaged his brain, his peak period might have lasted a few more years.

In fact, this year is the last year that Eminem can keep his sanity. Starting from the middle of next year, this man will completely fall into the abyss of drug abuse and then mess up everything in the days that follow - family, career, family, love, and friendship.

It wasn't until he quit smoking, came out of the shadows and got back on track that his life got back on track.

"……I have a question."

Eva Green, who seemed to be choked by these words, smiled silently, put her arms on the railing, turned her head and looked at him: "Are you humble?"

You two should just call me the eldest brother, don't talk about the second brother, okay?
"Of course, I am humble."

Zhou Yi admitted it without hesitation: "These Western media are chasing me, they can't not allow me to fight back, right?"

"No, you're not humble at all. In fact, you're arrogant."

Her gray-green eyes were fixed on the man in front of her. Eva Green spoke very slowly - as if to match her tone, she shook her head slowly as she spoke.

When their eyes met, Zhou Yi did not dodge at all, but just narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Look, it's that expression again, and that arrogance that's unconsciously embedded in your personality."

Eva Green stroked the imitation Egyptian artifact ring on her left hand, withdrew her gaze from the other man, and lowered her eyes to the emerald inlaid in the groove of the ring.

“You seem to treat everyone equally, but there is a hidden fact that you always treat everyone with a condescending attitude. Whether it’s me, Eminem, or others…”

The emerald sparkled in the sunlight, and Eva Green, who was fiddling with the ring and pointing to the core, looked like a beautiful evil witch in a myth, her eyes full of curiosity about Zhouyi.

The more they interacted, the more she wanted to pry into this man's privacy - she liked his arrogance.

For her, who was very sensitive at heart, this felt like a kind of pleasure in blaspheming the superior - she wanted to pull Zhou Yi, the superior, down from the floating clouds.

Then, admire his embarrassment and listen to his panting.

“Is this your blessing to me?”

Looking at each other again, Eva Green suddenly smiled: "Maybe. I hope you won't come to Paris crying to find me to shoot the Armani commercial."

As one of the spokespeople for the Armani series, she does have another commercial to shoot with Zhou Yi.

"What's your level? You want to shoot with me? I'm the global spokesperson." Zhou Yi tilted his head and said comfortably.

“You’ll have to ask Armani about that.”

Eva Green took back the reins, jumped onto the horse quickly, and left without looking back.

Zhou Yi watched her leave, put a piece of grass in his mouth, and answered the phone with a smile -

"Ayi, it's time to go."

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On July 2004, 7, the entire American record industry was in a state of panic.

After Warner finished Zhou Yi's trip to the UK, it officially announced on the group's official website that its new album "Listen/Future Sounds" will be released as scheduled and will not be delayed or advanced. Almost instantly, all the record companies that were paying attention to this matter immediately started an emergency meeting, and the theme of the meeting was only one -

"On whether to avoid the July-September period".

It is obvious to the naked eye that in the next 789 months, the US and even the global record market will usher in a showdown of the highest intensity since the new century.

Anyone who releases a record or single during this period may be ruthlessly crushed, and all their popularity will be swallowed up.

Many people felt that their singers could not survive the heat of the head-on confrontation between Zhou Yi and Eminem. Releasing an album or a single at this time would be tantamount to suicide.

"I am against promoting it at this time. Destiny's Last Dance must be postponed. We can't afford the gamble!"

Columbia Records, conference room, USA.

Beyoncé, who returned to fulfill her contract and reunite with Destiny's Child three years later to prepare for the group's final album "Destiny Fulfilled", looked solemn as she watched her agent and company executives arguing with each other.

This is the final album of their group, and no one wants to suffer a setback.

But the problem now is that the promotional materials for the advance singles of the new album have been released before, since last month when the two men had not officially released the news of their competition. If they suddenly go back on their word, will they be scolded by the fans who have been waiting for it?

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As her lover, rapper Jay Z also encountered the same problem——

He and R. Kelly, the king of R&B in the United States in the last century, were also planning to release information about their collaborative album "Unfinished Business" recently, and were preparing to release advance singles for promotion. As a result, they encountered this battle that was finally settled, and they were so angry in their hearts.

"Jay, we can't take any risks. Both Eminem and Spike are at the center of the storm right now. They will suck away all the attention, which will be bad for you to attract passers-by."

The partner advised earnestly: "Stay away for now, stay away. Besides, you know that R. Kelly's reputation has hit rock bottom. Don't be impulsive when placing orders at this time."

Jay-Z: "…"

R. Kelly, the king of American R&B in the last century, lost popularity after the new century because of his sex scandal with an underage girl. Theoretically speaking, it is not suitable for him to go out and confront someone head-on at this time, as he would not have an advantage in terms of reputation.

Conference room of Interscope Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music.

No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani, who had exchanged contact information with Zhou Yi at the Grammys, also had a solemn expression.

She went solo this year, signed a record contract with Universal, and is currently actively promoting her first solo album. The momentum was good, but now there is a small problem: if her promotional single is not withdrawn, it will probably hit this big battle.

"No, let's just avoid it. I'll promote other songs first and I'd rather not release the new single."

After struggling again and again, Gwen Stefani finally chose to give up and avoid Zhou Yi.

There are many singers who have the same troubles as her and have made the same decision.

Kelly Bryson, the first season champion of American Idol, was forced to postpone the promotion plan of her new single due to the intervention of record company president Clive Davis;
Britney Spears, the American sweetheart who has lost her glory, chose to postpone the pre-promotion plan of her first compilation album "Greatest Hits: My Prerogative" at the suggestion of her company;

Even the legendary Green Day, a band under Warner Music, postponed the promotion of their new album at the advice of their agent.

"Yes, you are called legends, but you are old."

Green Day's manager sighed, "Trust me, postpone the promotional plan and wait for Spike's results."

Even though he was once a legend, the record company only looks at market performance.

This is cruel, but also realistic.

The only happy ones are probably the ones who happened to sell out their albums before the battle between these two began——

Such as Avril Lavigne and Elva Hsiao.

Canadian little witch Avril Lavigne's second album "Under My Skin" released in May has almost exhausted its market potential in the United States and has begun to explore markets in other countries;

There is no need to mention Xiao Yaxuan. Her English EP "Elva", which has been promoted in the United States, has been a great success. The physical sales have successfully exceeded 700 copies despite a slight increase in volume. The single "Because of You" is even more popular, with sales on the Apple Music Store exceeding million purchases.

The song has been listened to by more than 50 million people on regular radio stations around the world, making it a true hit.

As a newcomer in the American record market, Elva Hsiao can be said to have handed in a perfect score. Although her name is not a household name, at least she is no longer the ignored name when she first entered the American market.

"Yeah, of course I think Zhou Yi is stronger. Oh, I'm used to calling him by his Chinese name, I hope you don't mind."

When the American media, who knew about her past scandal with Zhou Yi, interviewed her about her inclinations, she smiled as expected, but it was a little difficult to hide the dark circles under her eyes: "There is no one stronger than him in this world, I can be sure of that."

She has been running around the United States non-stop, and even though she has excellent physical fitness, is young and strong, she can't help but show signs of fatigue.

At least when Zhou Yi saw her after getting off the plane, she was already in a state between half asleep and half awake in the nanny car.

(End of this chapter)