China Entertainment 2000

Chapter 191 An old enemy in a foreign country?

The Japanese Oricon Chart, referred to as the O Chart, also known as the Oricon Chart, is one of the most famous trendsetters in the Japanese music market.

And because the sales calculation method uses physical channels and avoids calculating repeated purchase sales as much as possible, during this period, the actual sales of singles that have appeared on the O Chart are actually more than the statistics on the list under normal circumstances. .

"Due to the statistical method of the O chart, which is calculated until Sunday and the data will be released on the next Tuesday, that is to say, the English single you debuted in Japan only took two days, Saturday and Sunday, to break into the top charts. 100!”

Seeing that Zhou Yi was still indifferent, Qian Jiang was so excited that he hurriedly gave him some science knowledge about the potential that this achievement meant.

"The lazy song" was released on September 22, which is a Saturday.

This means that, as the largest music market in Asia, there are so many local singers in Japan, Zhou Yi’s English single sold nearly 10,000 copies in two days, ranking 98th, and even lower than Two Japanese singers have been selected, which can be said to have a bright future.

Even with the popularity of "Rush Hour 2" just released and the vigorous promotion of Warner Japan Branch, if the quality is not good, it is impossible to achieve this sales volume even with blanket marketing.

"According to O Chart statistics, your English single sold 8,864 copies in two days.

"In terms of actual sales, even though you are a foreigner and did not have much fan base before this. It was just because you had a small group of fans because of Aaron Kwok's marketing last year, but these fans also supported you with some repeat purchases. sales volume.

"According to statistics from Warner Japan, the actual sales volume of your single in two days was 9,325 copies."

When talking about this number, Qian Jiang was even a little excited.

In fact, after determining the publicity plan, Warner (Japan) executives also agreed on a sales target in discussions with Warner (China) executives headed by Zhou Jianhui -

Taking into account Zhou Yi's foreign status, the sales volume was finally set at 10,000 copies in the first week and he could continue to promote it.

If it can sell 10,000 copies in 7 days, it is enough to prove that Zhou Yi's English single is worthy of continued investment in promotion.

Record companies are very realistic. You Zhouyi sells well in China because of the same language. Warner Japan has nothing to do with me, and the money I make does not count towards my performance.

But this time it was different.

Stars within stars within stars and century-old boy are often in the press. It has indeed cost Warner Japan a lot of money, but in the face of the market potential that is visible to the naked eye, they now want to tie Zhou Yi to a handshake meeting on the spot, and hold him for dozens of hugs first. Let’s talk about a lot of money.

The original one-week sales target was almost completed in two days. This result cannot be said to be an explosion, but at least it can be said to be Wuhu's take-off.

Once the snowball effect in the Japanese record market takes off, it will be extremely terrifying.

"Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour 2" has just been released. The promotional period bonus for his movie should be available for another week or two, right? How many final sales are expected?"

After getting used to domestic sales of more than 100,000 copies at first, when he suddenly heard the sales data of more than 9,000 in the Japanese market in the past two days, Zhou Yi found it difficult to get used to the gap.

"It's hard to say at the moment. The growth rate of your single is so good. This is the statistical data collected privately by Warner Japan. You can see for yourself."

Qian Jiang took out a document in English from his briefcase and handed it to Zhou Yi.

The single was released last Saturday, and today is Friday, September 28th.

In the past few days, the song "The Lazy Song" has been charging upward with an explosive sales trend almost every day, and its reputation has spread extremely quickly.

"A significant proportion of the buyers are...Americans?"

When he saw the sector share chart, Zhou Yi couldn't help but raise a question mark.

He is not American either.

"The American troops stationed in Japan are the ones who have to go to work."

Qian Jiang coughed and said cryptically: "According to the survey, they like the lazy attitude expressed in your songs, especially the lyrics about not wanting to go to work or doing anything.

"For example, the sales growth of your song is the best in Okinawa. The reputation of your single was initially thanks to some American soldiers who had nothing to do every day."

"..."

The mentality of Tianbing is really unqualified. No wonder it gets worse year by year.

Zhou Yi curled his lips.

Although he was a little surprised by the explosion of gold coins of the US military stationed in Japan, he could only say that the more the merrier.

"Of course, in addition to the beautiful songs and strong rhythm, another factor that can increase your sales is that the MV is so special. No one in the Japanese market has done it like this."

Qian Jiang actually didn't take it seriously at all when Zhou Yi first shot the MV, which was said to be shot to the end.

After all, Zhou Yi randomly found a room in Warner to decorate it. The dancer wearing the gorilla hood was an unknown person who was randomly picked up by Warner's existing staff. Even Stefanie Sun, who made a guest appearance, was casually removed by him because she wanted to be lazy. Gathered over.

What stands out in the entire MV is its simplicity, which takes an afternoon and a lunch and a dinner.

The result is such an unpretentious and even boring MV in the eyes of Qian Jiang, but it has received quite a lot of praise in the Japanese music market, with people saying it is interesting, and some even bought CDs specifically for this MV.

He couldn't understand it, but he was shocked.

All I can say is that he is worthy of Zhou Yi. Whatever he shoots can be popular.

And because in this MV, except for Zhou Yi who sings and Stefanie Sun who makes a guest appearance, all the other dancers are wearing gorilla masks and doing funny things, which further strengthens the audience's impression of Zhou Yi's face.

"A once-in-a-century handsome Chinese boy is truly worthy of his reputation! He can still be so handsome with such a face-offending photo!"

"I'm more curious about who is the short-haired woman who appeared in the middle of the MV? She looks so sunny and elegant."

"Does anyone think that the short-haired woman looks a bit like Masami Nagasawa?"

"He's a big man who can see you..."

"???"

In Japan, after six days of word-of-mouth fermentation, "The lazy song" has already attracted a lot of discussion due to its extremely sexy MV and its high quality that is easy to sing.

The Japanese entertainment media, which never expected that one day a Chinese would break into the music market, began to dig up the news about Zhou Yi.

A lot of information about Zhou Yi that has been reported in the Chinese media in the past is refreshed in many newspapers and periodicals every now and then. Among them, the close-up battle with Uda Tamitsu, the most popular female singer of the younger generation in Japan, has attracted a lot of attention - —

"According to the Chinese media and the official information revealed by "Rush Hour 2", Chinese singer Zhou Yi once defeated Tamitsu Uda, who is known as the strongest new singer in my country, in the soundtrack of "Rush Hour 2"... …”

Warner Japan, which was eager for the public opinion to get louder and louder, directly added fuel to the flames. Along with this wave of song popularity, it directly encountered Uda Takamitsu, who defeated Ayumi Hamasaki in the light step battle a few months ago and became the album sales champion.

Zhou Yi was born in 1981 and Uda Takamitsu was born in 1983;

Zhou Yi became a superstar when he debuted in China. His first album sold more than two million copies within one year, sweeping across all major domestic charts. His sales surpassed those of Xie Tingfeng, who was at the top of his game before, and his popularity skyrocketed.

Uda Takamitsu also became a superstar when he debuted in Japan. The first single album he released also sold more than two million copies. He also swept through the major charts as a newcomer, tying him in popularity. Ayumi Hamasaki is at the height of his power, and even his album sales have surpassed Ayumi Hamasaki...

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It’s so similar!

September 30th.

When Warner Japan put out the second set of marketing plans it had prepared, Uda Takashi, who was affiliated with Warner's rival EMI Records, was sitting at home, and his old enemy came from the sky.

As we all know, the Japanese like "fate" and "rival" games very much.

Especially this pair of "old enemies" from two different countries.

"What is a man who defeated Uda Takmitsu? Who is Zhou Yi? I have never even heard of his name before."

Inside EMI Records, several senior executives frowned and immediately turned their attention to the young girl sitting on the left side of the conference table——

The most powerful newcomer miracle in the Japanese music scene: Uda Takamitsu.

"I've heard of him before when my agent told me that "Rush Hour 2" failed in competition."

Facing the inquiry, Uda Takashi nodded and admitted without hesitation: "But his victory was influenced by Jackie Chan."

EMI executives' faces darkened: "Damn Warner!"