China Entertainment 2000

"This Jay Chou is a bit evil. How can he be popular when he sings like this? He is not Bruce Lee."

Sony Taiwan, as the general manager of Sony Music China Affairs Development, Chen Yaochuan looked at the information on hand, his brows almost furrowed into a Sichuan character.

As a former Warner music director and a famous music producer in the Chinese music scene, Chen Yaochuan can be regarded as an old man standing in the music scene. In 1999, Wang Leehom was able to gain a certain degree of autonomy in the production of his own album, which was due to his great efforts.

Facts have proved that Wang Leehom has lived up to his expectations. Since 1999, this man who is deeply influenced by Western music has experienced explosive growth in album sales and popularity compared to the period of Foremost Records. This has also given Chen Yaochuan the right to speak within Sony Music. Gradually a rising tide lifts all boats.

If Warner Zhou Jianhui became famous by discovering the twin stars Zhou Yi and Stefanie Sun, then Chen Yaochuan's confidence in Sony China was due to the F4 record contract he signed with Chai Zhiping and the music he created The talented Wang Leehom.

Especially after F4 Records became extremely popular this year and Leehom Wang's "Only" became a big hit in the mainland, his voice within Sony has reached a new level.

Zhou Jianhui relies on Zhou Yi and Stefanie Sun to kill, and it is almost certain that he will become the president of Warner Greater China in the near future, and he is almost the same.

Theoretically speaking, this year's F4+ Wang Leehom is enough to send him to the position of president of Sony Greater China.

"Wu Zongxian bought it for him?"

"No, Mr. Chen. We have checked and there is no fraud in the data of "Fantasy" so far. A small company like Alpha cannot afford such a large amount.

"Furthermore, Wu Zongxian himself has recently been caught up in the negative news about the failure of his business turnover. He has no time to take care of the affairs of Alpha Records for the time being. General Manager Yang Junrong is in charge there."

The beautiful female secretary shook her head in denial.

It's also evil.

Huayan Records' SHE can scare many record companies in Taiwan because Huayan is considered a medium-to-large-sized company and has a large number of famous singers under its umbrella.

Which cookie is your Alpha, Wu Zongxian?

Wu Zongxian's own singing was tepid, and the singers such as Wen Lan and Liu Genghong promoted by the company were not able to take on the leading roles. As a result, last year's newcomer Jay Chou suddenly became popular, and now "Fantasy" is even more popular without warning. It is even more popular than last year, seriously squeezing the record market of Leehom Wang's new album in Taiwan.

This made Chen Yaochuan a little angry.

Zhou Yi's new album is coming in a big way. To be on the safe side, he arranged the release date of Leehom Wang's album in September to avoid Zhou Yi's influence in June as much as possible. After all, this person is so popular, and Warner behind him is also a marketing expert. .

It was finally moved to September, why are there still experts?

"I underestimated Jay Chou."

September 17, Warner Wheatfield, President’s Office.

Different from Chen Yaochuan's solemnity, Zhou Jianhui, who had completed the Zhouyi album target early, put down the information at hand and shook his head: "I'm afraid Chen Yaochuan has a big head now. Wang Leehom's album sales are not very high in Taiwan.

"The sales volume in three days is more than 70,000, which is scary. The sales volume of this album may threaten you. Its growth rate is too fast."

Handing the three-day sales estimate of Jay Chou's "Fantasy" to Zhou Yi, who was writing the lyrics, Zhou Jianhui reminded him with a smile: "Do you know that the marketing department has changed its market expectations for him twice in a row? It has now changed from twenty-five to fifty. Wan mentioned three hundred thousand."

The music market in Baodao is only that big in total, and there are so many singers competing. If it can sell for 200,000 yuan, it is considered a big hit, such as this year's Angela Chang.

Zhou Yi's second special volume "Jiangnan" was marketed at the right time, place, and people, and it was only then that it managed to pierce the barrier of 500,000 yuan and take off the hat of 500,000 yuan goalkeeper.

"Three hundred thousand should not be his limit. Never underestimate students' pursuit of novelty, just like me last year."

After being brought to the CEO's office to write the lyrics for "Remember" in person, Zhou Yi, who had no way to catch the fish, flicked his pen and curled his lips.

His "Happy Worship", "Inversion of the Earth" and "My Microphone" last year opened up the popular Chinese hip-hop market in advance, which is beneficial to Jay Chou's "Fantasy" this year.

No matter how strong he is, he cannot conquer the entire hiphop market by himself. The addition of Jay Chou has enriched the diversity of this music genre.

If I remember correctly, the price of "Fantasy" in Taiwan was 350,000 or more than 400,000?

After writing the last word of the lyrics of "Remember", Zhou Yi closed the cap of his pen and left the complete song on the president's desk: "When will Stefanie's new album be released?"

"The current tentative date is October 22."

Zhou Jianhui angrily copied the complete score: "That's how I can make you so willful."

"It's none of my business, you go find Yan Zi, she is the culprit, I'm just an accomplice."

"Who do you think is the culprit?"

A head suddenly poked its head in from outside the door of the CEO's office. Stefanie Sun stared fiercely at Zhou Yi, who was blaming the blame, with a fierce look in her eyes.

Zhou Yi turned sideways and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Are you a voyeur?"

"Mr. Zhou asked me to come over to pick up the song and said you had finished filling in the lyrics."

"..."

6.

What to kill first and then play.

"I heard that you cut Chow Yun-fat's phone line?" After saying hello to Zhou Jianhui, Stefanie Sun came over with a smile and asked curiously.

"Wrong, I am sick and need to cut the thread."

"But now there are a lot of rumors spreading like this, especially on some forums in Taiwan."

Stefanie Sun, who took Zhou Yi's dog to record a song, acted like an Internet-addicted girl. She opened the place where she often surfs, pointed at the screen and grinned: "There are still people in Taiwan who say that Jay Chou and you can be called the same name." Do you feel that this operation is familiar to the Chinese pop-hiphop duo?"

"Alfa bought it?"

"It feels unlikely. After all, if it was AlphaBuy's marketing, then the company should tell you. Most likely it is netizens and fans who like to compare, and Jay Chou's promotional slogan when he debuted last year was still Little Tao Zhe."

Knowing that Zhou Yi did not pay much attention to Taiwan, Stefanie Sun skillfully led him to observe the relevant areas where such remarks appeared.

Three days after the release of "Fantasy", relying on the popularity of "Nunchaku", a large number of student fans who like this song are sharing their opinions on the Internet.

This group of people often have money and leisure, do not need to run around for life, and are full of energy——

"I think Zhou Yi and Jay Chou can definitely be called the twin heroes of Chinese-language pop hip-hop. You see, these two people are both named Zhou, both like to play hip-hop, and their R\u0026B songs are also very good, and they both debuted in the same year.

"It's just that Jay Chou has always kept a low profile. He doesn't have as many scandals and controversies as Zhou Yi. I still quite like his shy contrast."

"It's indeed interesting, but Jay Chou can't compete with Zhou Yi yet. Zhou Yi directly beat Jay Chou 4:0 in last year's Golden Melody Awards.

"In terms of popularity and sales volume, Zhou Yi far surpasses Jay Chou. You think Xie Tingfeng can still compare."

Stefanie Sun, who also fell in love with surfing the Internet under the influence of Zhou Yi, even introduced the source of the controversy in a matter-of-fact way.

An account with the online name "Free Beaver" and another account with the online name "Fragrant White Rice" first started arguing on this topic in the forum.

"Last year, Zhou Yi relied on Warner. Jay Chou is a small company, and Zhou Yi's sales and marketing accounted for a large proportion. There were rumors of an affair with Elva Hsiao before his debut, and it became even more serious after his debut."

"Come on, the Jay Chou you're talking about seems to be White Lotus without marketing. I can still find out the news about little Tao Zhe.

"You want to talk about scandals, what do Wen Lan say? What do Jolin Tsai say? What do Vivian Hsu say? There are a lot of scandals among the three of them this year, right? They are all more famous than Jay Chou, and most of Zhou Yi's scandal targets are not as famous as him …”

With the popularity of "Fantasy", this dispute started by the Internet has unexpectedly not been terminated, but has intensified.

"Don't quarrel, don't quarrel, we have a very good relationship in Shuangzhou, okay? Zhou Yi even saved Jay Chou's life."

"Yes, Zhou Yi saved Jay Chou's life, but his fans are still ungrateful and want to touch the savior again. The sales volume has not caught up, and there are no trophies."

"..."

Some of Jay Chou's fans who were clearly at a disadvantage were rebuked step by step. In the end, they could only use Sony Music's Coco Lee to endorse them: "Coco Lee is an international queen. Anyone who sang at the Oscars at the beginning of the year would come to Jay Chou." Inviting songs is a reflection of your status in the industry!”