China Entertainment 2000

Kogori Uzo thinks that he has been in the Japanese music market for so many years, and he still has some contacts. He can take advantage of both Sony and Warner.

Leaving aside Warner, Zhou Yi's old club, if this Chinese sales volume is even the slightest bit fraudulent, Sony would be eager to use a big loudspeaker to tell the world.

But now Sony and the records of Sony's various labels are all as quiet as chickens, not saying a word, not letting any wind blow. This attitude says it all.

"Please keep quiet."

At the head of the conference room, a woman with a rather solemn face knocked on the table, then turned her head and looked at Xiaoshan Riuzo: "President Xiaoshan, can you confirm that this Chinese named Zhou Yi The sales are not fraudulent?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

Xiaoshan Riuzo, who put down the information in his hand, nodded and solemnly said: "President Fujishima."

Keiko Fujishima, the niece of Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of Johnny \u0026 Associates, is currently the president of Johnny Entertainment, a subsidiary of Johnny \u0026 Associates that is responsible for the record business.

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With the resounding confirmation from Kogoro Riuzo, everyone in the conference room fell into silence. The documents in their hands clearly made them realize that an unexpected opponent was rampaging in the market.

Tuesday, October 2, 2001.

Oricon Japan announced as scheduled the sales changes in Japan's various entertainment fields in the past week.

Among them, on the weekly singles chart, a Chinese name named Zhou Yi appeared at the top of the sales volume in the first week in a manner that broke many people's eyes——

Fifty-three thousand three hundred and forty-seven.

Considering the characteristics of the O list, the actual sales volume of Zhou Yi's "The Lazy Song" is probably around 60,000-70,000, or even 90,000.

In the ranking of changes in the daily list data, Zhou Yi's name has been rising all the way.

Starting from the 98th place on September 24, it only took four days to complete the triple jump. From the fifth day, it firmly occupied the top spot in the daily list, and it continued until the seventh day, which represents the end of the week. Never came down.

"The number one person in the Chinese music scene?" ! Stars within stars shine in Japan! 》

"Hype or Strength?" Who is buying Zhou Yi's single album? 》

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When the data from the Oricon Chart came out on October 2, Zhou Yi, who was disliked by many people because of the many marketing news that had been made since the release of the single, immediately made people break their guard——

"With Jackie Chan before me and Zhou Yi after me, is Japan's leading cultural entertainment advantage no longer there?" 》

Because the Japanese music scene had been moving sideways in Asia in the 1980s and 1990s, the news that a Chinese had invaded their home territory for the first time almost immediately attracted the attention of a large number of young people who love entertainment.

Look at this, good guy, incredible——

Wasn't it agreed that because Zhou Yi met Utada Hikaru, they unanimously decided not to buy his album?

After all, Jackie Chan's album was only able to be sold in Japan by relying on his movie reputation that he had worked hard for for many years, and the actual sales volume was just that.

At the peak of Japan's dawn of fire, it also relied more on movies.

Does this Zhouyi really have no basis at all? !

After careful analysis, the media revealed that Zhouyi's first two albums were also distributed by Warner Bros. in Japan and South Korea -

The first album "Book of Changes" has sold about 5,100 copies in Japan so far, and the second album "Jiangnan" has sold only about 3,900 copies so far, less than 4,000 copies.

In South Korea, Zhou Yi's two albums combined have sold more than 100,000 copies.

In contrast, Zhou Yi's newly released English single reached more than 60,000 in seven days, and the new daily ranking data was significantly ahead of other singers...

Among them, Americans in Japan have made great contributions!

"It exploded! It exploded! Ayi! You exploded in Japan!"

Not long after the O chart results came out, Qian Jiang, who was always staring at the email messages at the company, excitedly put his hands on the shoulders of Zhou Yi, who also came to look at the data, and shook his head excitedly: "You are the number one single in the week?" ! First of the week!!!”

Looking at the Japanese names he didn't recognize on the series of documents, but seeing that the first person listed was Zhou Yi, Qian Jiang almost thought he had made a mistake.

"You see, you see, don't get too excited, this is just the first week's data."

Compared to the excited Qian Jiang, Zhou Yi was obviously much calmer.

"The lazy song" is a hit single with global sales of more than 4.5 million copies. He even thinks that the current sales volume in the Japanese market alone is low.

Moreover, judging from the customer portraits sent by Warner Japan, his warehouses in Japan are obviously concentrated in places with a large number of Americans, and the Okinawa region, which is not a good deal with the Japanese government, accounts for the highest sales volume.

This also means that he has not fully entered the Japanese market to fish for meat.

"Having this data is enough. If we don't push this hard, all the top executives of Warner Japan will commit seppuku and commit suicide!"

Watching Zhou Yi grow up step by step to the point where he went out to earn foreign exchange, Qian Jiang had mixed feelings in his heart.

The last Chinese singer who could sell an album or single in Japan, her name was Faye Wong.

On July 25, 2001, Faye Wong's single CD "Separate Ways" was released in Japan. It sold 27,000 in the first week and accumulated 76,000 sales on the list, ranking No. 14 on the weekly chart.

"If I remember correctly, Faye Wong's best single sales record in Japan was 335,620 copies in 1999. If this single CD continues to maintain this momentum, then I think it won't be a problem to break Faye Wong's record. .”

As an agent born in Hong Kong, Qian Jiang helped Zhou Yi find a target almost immediately - Xie Tingfeng's girlfriend: Faye Wong.

Zhou Yi was happy after hearing this: "No, after I beat Xie Tingfeng together, now I have to beat his girlfriend?"

After playing domestically, Xie Tingfeng went to Japan to break Faye Wong's record, so it's not good to catch this young couple and bully them, isn't it?

"There's nothing you can do about it. Only the couple's record can match yours now." Qian Jiang grinned and smiled very happily.

If it weren't for Zhou Yi's emergence, Xie Tingfeng's popularity and sales would have been leading by a cliff in China. Faye Wong's overseas achievements, especially those in the Japanese music scene, have yet to be matched by the younger generation of singers.

Facts have proved that Zhou Jianhui, who basically treats Zhouyi's album with the highest standards, is well prepared for publicity -

With a wave of his hand, this piece of news officially released by Warner Bros. sparked spontaneous publicity from countless media during this happy National Day holiday!

Especially the Hong Kong media.

As the singer with the highest single sales in Japan, Faye Wong's attitude as a senior or her status as Xie Tingfeng's girlfriend has caused her to attract many people after Warner officially announced this blockbuster news.

"Afi! Afi! What do you think of Zhou Yi's new single "The lazy song" topping the Oricon weekly chart in Japan?

"Do you think Zhou Yi can break your single sales record in the Japanese music scene?"

"Ting Feng! What do you think of your old rival Zhou Yi entering the Japanese music scene? Do you have the same thoughts as him about entering the Japanese music scene?

"Do you think if you released a single in the Japanese music scene, would you be able to beat Zhou Yi in sales?"

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Xie Tingfeng and Faye Wong, who finally went out to go shopping together on November 1, were soon surrounded by well-informed Hong Kong reporters, completely ignoring the impatient look on Xie Tingfeng's face.

ps: The third update has to be moved for two days. I received a notice this afternoon that I have to go to Shenzhen for a two-day business trip.

Fortunately, the manuscript is saved in Wuhu.