1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan gave the song "Someone Like You" to Maria to sing, and Zhang Youan was very happy.

He had told Zhou Yan before that if he couldn't find a more suitable candidate, he would let Maria sing the song.

On the one hand, Maria herself really wants to sing, and the conditions given will definitely be very good. On the other hand, there are almost no female singers who are more popular than Maria. Since the release of "Daydream", Maria's commercial influence has increased a bit.

If the song is given to Maria to sing, it will definitely become more popular.

In Zhang Youan's opinion, what is suitable or not is not important, as long as it can be sold.

"One more thing. Who would you like to sing the song 'We Are Young'? When I was talking to New Balance, they mentioned this issue."

"When I was chatting with Williams before, didn't he say he wanted to invite the Backstreet Boys to endorse their brand? It's a good opportunity to give this song to them to sing."

"Okay, I'll tell them that. And the lyrics, do you want to write them yourself, or give them to someone else?"

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and said, "Let me do it. You can have someone come get it tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Zhang Youan smiled. Zhou Yan's efficiency was indeed impeccable.

……

The next morning, Zhang Youan ran to find Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan opened the door for Zhang Youan and was quite puzzled. "Why did you come here in person?"

For a small matter like lyrics, Zhang Youan could just send someone over. After all, Zhang Youan was quite busy right now and there was no need to waste time on such things.

Zhang Youan said with a smile, "Originally I was planning to ask Karen to come and get it, but there was an emergency."

"What's the emergency?" Zhou Yan asked as he went to get the music score.

"Your scandal has been exposed."

Hearing this, Zhou Yan stopped and turned to look at Zhang Youan in surprise, and said uncertainly, "Are you talking about the scandal?"

"Yes." Zhang Youan nodded.

"In the United States, or in China?"

"This way." Zhang Youan pointed down.

Zhou Yan became even more curious, "What kind of scandal could I have in the United States?"

Catherine's face quickly flashed through his mind, because he didn't know many women in the United States, and Catherine was the most likely one. Catherine had come to him at night before, and the atmosphere was quite ambiguous.

Zhang Youan smiled and said, "Yes, didn't Maria come to see you yesterday?"

"Maria?" Zhou Yan never thought that the object of his scandal was Maria. He asked in surprise, "Isn't Maria married?"

Zhang Youan curled his lips and said, "Can't you have scandals with others after you get married? And she's getting a divorce recently."

"What? Divorce?" Zhou Yan had no idea about this.

No wonder Maria was in a bad mental state yesterday, it turned out she was divorcing her husband.

Maria is the same age as Zhou Yan, but she got married very early, and at the peak of her career.

"At the beginning of this year, they were getting divorced. It was a big deal and was reported by many media outlets. I thought you knew about it."

"how could I know."

Zhou Yan didn't ask Maria why she got divorced, because it had nothing to do with him. What he cared about was the extent of the scandal between him and Maria.

He wasn't afraid of ordinary gossip, but having a gossip with a married woman was a bit too much. Even if he didn't care, it would affect Maria and her husband, regardless of whether they were really getting a divorce.

"How far has this scandal spread?"

"Some photos were leaked, showing Maria entering the hotel and you two going out together. Although they were not intimate, the news was written in a way that made people imagine things. It's not very popular at the moment, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future. After all, this is a sensitive period for Maria as she is going through a divorce."

Zhou Yan immediately guessed what the news would say. It would simply say that Maria came to Zhou Yan's hotel and stayed for an hour or two.

What is reported is the truth, and readers will certainly think more about it.

Zhou Yan usually doesn't respond to this kind of thing, because it's very difficult to prove one's guilt. The innocent will be innocent, and after a long time, everyone will forget about it.

It’s strange to say, when Zhou Yan was with Joey Wong and others, he was never photographed, but he was photographed more than once with other women.

Of course, it is reasonable if you think about it carefully, because Wang Zuxian and the others were more cautious when they came to see Zhou Yan, but Maria came here yesterday without any cover, and she was probably spotted on the way.

Even though she was so open and honest, she still couldn't escape rumors.

Zhang Youan was also more relaxed. He smiled and said, "This is not a big deal. There are far more gossips in the entertainment industry in the United States than in China. You are just going to have a meal. If you are photographed passing by the hospital, people might spread the rumor that Maria is pregnant with your child."

Just as he said, the gossip in the United States is so outrageous that even those in China cannot catch up, so this level of gossip will not have any impact on Zhou Yan.

Especially for men, this aspect is very advantageous. It is normal for a male artist to have some romantic affairs, and in the minds of many audiences, this is even a plus point.

"Let's ignore the news and don't let the cooperation with Maria be affected. Just follow the normal process." Zhou Yan said.

"Of course, the new songs will not be affected in any way."

Zhou Yan glanced at Zhang Youan. He always felt that he and Maria had a scandal, but Zhang Youan was quite happy about it.

If Zhou Yan didn't have a good understanding of Zhang Youan's methods, he would have suspected that this scandal was fabricated by Zhang Youan.

In fact, Zhou Yan was not wrong. Zhang Youan was indeed very happy because this scandal was beneficial to the promotion of his new song.

Maria is going to release a single called "Someone Like You", which will be out soon. If the scandal really attracts public attention, it will also be a good opportunity to promote a new song.

Nowadays, many entertainment companies also like to do this kind of marketing. Every time before an artist releases a new work, they will always release some eye-catching but harmless news.

Gossip is the most common method. Couples are not something that has only been around for a while, but it has become very popular now. Many companies will also cooperate and let their artists hype up gossip.

This trick is very useful, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many companies using it thirty years later. Often the simplest routine is also the most effective.

Zhou Yan handed the sheet music of "We Are Young" to Zhang Youan and instructed him, "Let the Backstreet Boys record it for me first."

The implication is that if the Backstreet Boys don't sing well, he will consider others.

"No problem." Zhang Youan nodded, and then asked, "Will the book signing event tomorrow morning be held as scheduled?"

This time when Zhou Yan came, Zhang Youan also arranged a book signing event for him. The promotion of the book signing event was not strong, the scale was not large, and it was only scheduled for two hours. After a long time, Zhou Yan could not sign all the books.

The purpose of arranging this book signing event was actually to test the waters.

If the signing event is successful this time, when Zhou Yan and his friends come again in the summer, we can expand the scale of the event a little bit.

"Just proceed as normal. It's only two hours anyway, so it won't affect anything."

"it is good."

……

The Backstreet Boys were in Las Vegas, having just finished a three-day tour, when they received the call from Jeff Brown.

The popularity of Backstreet Boys today is no longer comparable to what it was before. They performed three shows in three days, with more than 30,000 people attending each show.

When receiving a call from Jeff Brown, captain Kevin Richardson said excitedly, "Jeff, you really should come to Las Vegas and see our live show. The atmosphere is really great."

"You did a great job," Jeff Brown praised, and then said, "But there is nothing to regret, because I believe that soon you will be on a bigger stage, with hundreds of thousands of people gathering in one place to watch your performance."

Jeff Brown's words also made Kevin Richardson excited.

The atmosphere was so good with 30,000 to 40,000 people on the scene, it is hard to imagine what it would be like with more than 100,000 people.

Although they performed three shows in three days and the total audience number exceeded 100,000, there is still a big gap between 100,000 people for three shows and more than 100,000 people for one show, because many fans bought tickets for all three shows.

Kevin was very excited at the thought that they might be able to stand on a stage like that in the future.

"Jeff, we will work hard, and I believe that day will not be too far away."

"I believe it too." Jeff Brown smiled. "Your next stop is Phoenix. You have three or four days of rest. During this time, you can go to Los Angeles."

"Going to Los Angeles, why?" Kevin looked confused.

They were not far from Los Angeles now, and could get there in half a day by car, but why did they suddenly want to go to Los Angeles at this time? Although the performance in Phoenix was still three or four days away, it would be best for them to go there in advance and make preparations.

"Y wrote a song and wanted you to try it out. His agent contacted me today. I wanted to give you the score and lyrics, but I thought, since you're not far from Los Angeles, why not go over there and meet up with Y, who's in Los Angeles right now."

"Y is coming to Los Angeles?" Kevin asked in surprise.

In the hearts of these boys in the group, Y is very important. Although Y only wrote one song for them, it was this song that made them famous.

Their rapid development is closely related to the success of "Yellow".

Although the group has many songs now, the most popular song during every performance is still "Yellow". Every time this song is sung, the chorus is the loudest.

Now this song has become the fixed last song in their program. As long as this song is sung, it means the concert is coming to an end.

In Kevin Richardson's heart, besides Jeff Brown, his mentor, Y is the person he respects the most.

So when he learned that Zhou Yan was in Los Angeles, he was surprised and happy. Even if Y had not written a new song, he was willing to make a trip to Los Angeles to meet Y.

"Well, he came to attend the celebration party for The Sixth Sense. You know how popular this movie is right now. I heard that the box office has exceeded 300 million US dollars."

“Yeah, this movie is so hot.”

After the movie came out, they went to the cinema to watch it. It was indeed very good and the attendance rate was very high. Now they can often see news about "The Sixth Sense" in the news.

However, every time Kevin thought about the fact that Y was also a talented director, he felt it was a little unreal. It was already very difficult for most people to do one thing well, but Y was able to achieve huge success in both music and film.

Kevin thought about the new song again, "Have you heard the melody of the new song? How do you feel about it?"

"I haven't heard it yet. You guys go check it out first. Go tomorrow and get it done as soon as possible so as not to delay Phoenix's performance."

"Okay, I'll tell the others right away."

After hanging up the phone with Jeff Brown, Kevin ran to tell others the news.

The other members were excited when they heard that Y was in Los Angeles and had written a new song.

"What's the new song like?" Nick Carter asked.

Kevin shook his head. "I don't know either. I'll know when I get there tomorrow."

"Did Y write it specifically for us this time?" Nick asked again.

"Probably not."

Nick was a little disappointed, but soon became happy again, "Anyway, at least there are new songs to sing."

In the past year, they have released some songs, some of which are very good, but they feel that none of them can compare to "yellow". They always feel that the songs written by Y are very special and different from other songs.

"Yellow" was not only popular when it was first released, but as time went on, more and more fans liked this song.

"Guess what type of song it will be? Will it be about love? Like "Young and Beautiful"? " Hoy said with a smile.

"Of course not. If it's the same song as 'Young and Beautiful', they definitely won't sing it to us. Do you think we can sing 'Young and Beautiful' better than Maria?" Brian said.

"Maybe, haha, we can also have a variety of styles." Alexander said.

"Anyway, as long as it's Y's song, I'm willing to sing it."

"Everyone is willing to sing Y's songs. I heard that many people want to sing his songs now, such as "Someone Like You" from "Sense and Sensibility". Many people want to sing it, but Y didn't give it to anyone."

To be honest, Zhou Yan has only released two songs in the United States, but just based on these two songs, major companies have competed for his songs. Everyone knows what's good, and of course they know that Zhou Yan's songs are extraordinary.

Besides, the performance of the two songs that have been released is too good.

"Everyone should have a good rest tonight. We will get up early tomorrow morning and set off for Los Angeles." Kevin said.

Nick rubbed his hands and smiled, "I can't wait any longer. Why don't we go there tonight?"

Kevin rolled his eyes. "What time is it now? Even if we get to Los Angeles, it will be midnight. How can Y possibly see us?"

"Go there tonight, and you can go see him early tomorrow morning."

Kevin did not accept the suggestion, "It is better to go to bed early."

"Okay..." (End of this chapter)