China Entertainment 2000

Being able to have Wu Tong, Zhou Xiaoou and Qin Yong come together to sell face as invitees, Wang Xiaojing's fear of Zhou Yi's rejection can be said to be written on his face.

In fact, Wu Tong and the others didn't know whether Zhou Yi would agree. They just said that they had been rehearsing every now and then this month, and their relationship with Zhou Yi was not bad, at least they could be said to be okay.

After all, since Zhou Yi's debut, the musicians who are familiar with him are basically young musicians from Taiwan, like Elva Hsiao, Angela Chang, Jay Chou and the like.

There are only a few people in the mainland entertainment circle who can talk to Zhou Yi, including Zhou Xun, Fan Bingbin, Chen Hao, and Lu Yi, and they are all actors. As singers, Na Ying and Zhou Yi can't find him even if they are in the same company. people.

Logically speaking, Warner also has Wang Feng who came out of Baojia Street, but Wang Feng is said to have only met Zhou Yi once since entering Warner, and he can't talk about it.

Therefore, due to Wang Xiaojing's status and reputation in the domestic rock circle and even the music circle, they decided to help as much as possible.

Especially Wu Tong.

As a top student who graduated from the Folk Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, although he now plays rock music and formed a reincarnation band, he still has a sincere feeling for Chinese folk music in his heart.

Because what Wang Xiaojing is doing now is exactly what revitalizes Chinese folk music.

"Twelve Women's Band? I heard Chen Hao say before that she said there is a new folk music group with this name. She also went to Renyi to talk about the concert venue before, but it didn't come to an agreement?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yi accepted the business card, agreed to the invitation, and joked: "Mr. Wang wants to use me to take a roundabout route to the People's Art Theater to schedule classes, right? I don't have that much dignity."

"That shouldn't be possible. As far as I know, Lao Wang has already found a theater venue for the next performance."

Seeing Zhou Yi giving face like this, Wu Tong was relieved and responded with a smile: "The main thing is that I think the musical ideas between you are very similar. He thinks he has probably found a soulmate."

He watched the rehearsal of "Yellow Race" and also bought two albums and one EP by Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi's idea of ​​introducing Chinese elements into his albums and Wang Xiaojing's idea of ​​creating Twelve Women's Orchestra can be said to have different routes but the same purpose. Coincidentally.

Zhouyi's "Hua Tian Cuo", "Susan Said", "East Wind Breaks", "By the Plum Blossom", and "West Chamber" are essentially Western for Chinese use, based on Western R\u0026B, Hiphop and other genres, supplemented by traditional Chinese elements. , to achieve a refreshing feeling, while also promoting the finishing touch of traditional Chinese elements;

The creative concept of the Twelve Girls Band founded by Wang Xiaojing is based on Chinese folk music, embellished with Western music elements, and blends traditional folk instruments with Western music to rejuvenate traditional Chinese folk music.

In terms of the nature of music, Wang Xiaojing's philosophy is higher than that of new generation musicians such as Tao Zhe, Wang Leehom, and Jay Chou.

What belongs to the nation belongs to the world. This sentence is not just rhetoric.

To be honest, Zhou Yi was genuinely surprised that this person would actually use his personal connections to find him.

Zhou Yi doesn't know much about Wang Xiaojing's past experience. He only knows that he is very senior and has a very high status in the domestic music circle——

Chen Lin, Luo Qi, Jiang Shan and others were all brought out by him, and even Cui Jian was single-handedly promoted by him to become famous.

He is a veteran musician recognized even by Japan as having advanced music production concepts.

If I remember correctly, the Twelve Girls Band led by Wang Xiaojing will first make a killing in the Japanese music scene by relying on the revitalized Chinese folk music, and their first album will enter the million-seller club in the Japanese music scene——

Later, it really entered the European and American markets and attracted a group of foreigners. Instead of holding a concert where 100% Chinese people or Chinese people came to make up the numbers, it was called a world tour concert.

In terms of honors, although there are only two nominations for the Grammy Award, it is enough to overwhelm those who have been looking down on it. He is also the only purely Chinese artist to have actually entered the top 100 of the US B-chart.

Although many people will say that Wang Xiaojing was able to make the Twelve Girls Band so successful because there were people behind it who pushed hard from the beginning, it is undeniable that the Twelve Girls Band was able to catch up at its peak. , and successfully fought, this is strength.

After the first batch of members of the Twelve Girls Band quit one after another due to various reasons, the second-generation band with no successors made a group of cultural worms and folk news bastards re-energized and began to criticize and criticize. Suppress.

If Zhou Yi hadn't learned about the history of folk music when his ex-girlfriend learned guzheng from Feng in his previous life, he would have never known that such a true god group existed in the mainland at the beginning of the millennium.

And now, such a big boss is actually so aggressively looking for me...

After the press conference of the China-Korea Song Concert, Zhou Yi, who had spoken to Qian Jiang, followed Wu Tong and the others to an authentic old BJ alley. The sign in one area was a bit old, but once inside, there was a unique private kitchen. I saw Wang Xiaojing in the room.

His eyes are a bit small, he wears glasses, and his hair is quite thick and a bit long. He looks a bit like Zheng Qiang, whom Zhou Yi met when he attended lectures in school in his previous life.

Of course, Zheng Qiang's hair is just not as long or as lush as his.

"Hello Zhou Yi, this is the first time we meet. I am Wang Xiaojing."

When Zheng Wang Xiaojing saw someone coming, he stood up, smiled and stretched out his hand to say hello.

"Hello, Brother Wang, you're welcome."

After shaking hands with Zhou Yi, as soon as he sat down, an obviously excited waiter came rushing over to hand him menus, tea and water, and even asked for an autograph.

"The waiters here have even met Liu Huan and Mao Ning. It's been a long time since a celebrity has come over to make them excited and ask for autographs."

Wang Xiaojing happily handed Zhou Yi a cigarette: "Do you want to smoke?"

"No, I don't smoke."

"It's good not to smoke. It's right to protect your body's functions." Wang Xiaojing, who didn't know who he was talking about, looked at Zhou Yi with admiration in his eyes.

Wu Tong, who was smiling, was the first to say goodbye and then fled. Zhou Xiaoou and Qin Yong saw this and also hurriedly left.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhou Yi put down his teacup and chuckled, "Brother Wang, you seem to have scared everyone away?"

"They're quite conscious."

Seeing that Zhou Yi was not as difficult to approach as the rumors in the circle, the smile on the wrinkles at the corners of Wang Xiaojing's eyes deepened: "What can we eat? Let's chat while we eat?"

"You're welcome, Brother Wang. I'm a junior. You can order whatever you want. I can have any taste." Zhou Yi acted very modestly and kicked the ball back.

"Is this like this..." Wang Xiaojing narrowed his eyes slightly, ordered a few dishes without changing his expression, and then gave the menu to Zhou Yi: "Here, let's see if there are any other dishes to add."

Braised pork, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and mutton soup all look like meat at first glance.

Zhou Yi's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he said happily: "Brother Wang, there are only two of us, there is no need to order so many."

"The meat here is delicious. The weather is getting colder. I want to eat some meat to replenish my body. The mutton soup here is outstanding."

"...Really, if that's the case, then I have to try it to see how delicious it is, so that Brother Wang, an old man in the world, can recommend it so much."

Zhou Yi, who casually drew spinach, cabbage and sweet potato leaves with his pen, handed the menu back to Wang Xiaojing with a smile, and the smile on the latter's face suddenly widened.

After handing the menu to the waiter who rang the bell, Wang Xiaojing started chatting: "I have long heard that there is a genius from the Mainland who can walk sideways in the Asian music scene. He can be a hit in the Japanese music scene and is even more popular than The four kings of Hong Kong..."

Zhou Yi was drinking tea and chatting with Wang Xiaojing. After waiting for all the dishes to be served, Wang Xiaojing got to the point when he saw Zhou Yi picking up a pair of chopsticks of sweet potato leaves with rice.

"Brother Zhou Yi, to tell you the truth, I have played a lot of music genres over the years, but after playing around, I found that whether it is rock or R\u0026B, what I like the most and have the most sentimental feelings in my heart is still music. Our own unique musical form.

“To this end, I spent four full years finding and training people, and then combined them into a folk music group. I planned to use our folk music as the basis and combine it with Western music elements to bring new vitality to folk music.

“But now, I have a problem.

“I know a lot of people, but many people are not optimistic about my project. They think my idea is nonsense and is tarnishing folk music.

"I originally thought that my path might be wrong, until I heard your music. Although the path you took is different from mine, I think we should reach the same destination in the end. I think you should understand me..."

Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't even move his chopsticks, Wang Xiaojing took a deep breath and explained everything -

In a word: lack of money and lack of channels.

Don't think that Wang Xiaojing is not short of money. That's just for an individual. Launching a multi-person group combination requires a lot of money from a company.

No matter how powerful the people behind it are, they can only help this newly formed folk music group get on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.

When the outside world was generally not optimistic about the project, and the capital chain was too tight, he approached Renyi in order to promote the performance and sell more tickets, but no one at Renyi was optimistic about this project.

He had just gritted his teeth and held on, until he heard Zhou Yi's album and "Yellow Race" which he heard the last time he came to watch the Women's Twelve Band Spring Festival Gala rehearsal.

The melodious flute solo attracted him almost immediately. After all, he mainly produces folk music. Later, I saw Zhou Yi singing "Yellow Race" in the rehearsal area of ​​the China-Korea Song Concert.

Combining Zhou Yi's past albums, he felt that Zhou Yi should be able to understand his own thoughts.

Everyone is contributing to the promotion of Chinese elements in music, so we should be able to talk together.

Zhou Yi had the money, the connections he needed, and Japanese channels.

Now that the Twelve Women's Band has not officially begun to test the waters, no one wants to find a backer for his team more than Wang Xiaojing who can help guide it.

“There is no pure music market in China, and my intended target is Japan.

“The first reason is that the Japanese music market is large enough, much larger than the domestic market; the second reason is that the Japanese cultural market was previously dominated by the Chinese cultural circle, and I think pure folk music will be more popular there than in the domestic market.

"But the problem is, I couldn't find anyone in the Japanese music scene to help guide me, until you came out of the blue."

Wang Xiaojing was very honest and gave up everything.

Zhou Yi's popularity in Japan has been getting higher and higher with the passage of time. It is so high that fans of Mingyu Hikaru Tada have been scolding him for being frivolous and scolding Japan Warner for being an inappropriate person, but Zhou Yi has become more and more popular.

If this continues, Warner will definitely hold a fan club or even a concert for Zhou Yi in Japan next year.

His idea is also very simple. When the time comes, he will ask Zhou Yi to help lead the Twelve Women Band in Japan to show off their faces in advance, introduce them, and sing together with them to accumulate popularity.

He was even willing to transfer part of his company's investment dividend share of Twelve Women's Band, giving Zhou Yi a hope within reach.

If possible, it is best to sign a contract with Warner Japan through the introduction of Zhou Yi, the prince of the country, so that there will be no one to protect him.

Of course, there is a more important point -

"Zhou Yi, this year's Spring Festival Gala - oh, no, according to the time, it should be next year's Spring Festival Gala. You are rehearsing for next year's Spring Festival Gala, right?"

Looking at Zhou Yi, who still hadn't eaten a bite of meat, Wang Xiaojing gritted his teeth and said, "I have a spot for singing with a female singer in the Spring Festival Gala.

"I won't hide it from you. This year's rehearsal of the Twelve Girls Band is just a formality. They will actually sing along with the female singer.

"If you are willing, then we can make an exchange. I can exchange my place in the Twelve Women's Band with you."

"chorus?"

"Yes, the song "Friends" was sung, not the song by Zhou Huajian."

"...?"

Zhou Yi was stunned after taking a bite of cabbage.

"friend"?

Damn it? ! Awesome!

Zhou Yi, who never expected Wang Xiaojing to hand over this opportunity, was really shocked this time.

But yes, he is the only one who can see the future now.

"Brother Wang, with my singing skills, if you throw me next to the ranks of singers, you are somewhat insulting me."

Zhou Yi, who was feeling turbulent in his heart but still calm on his face, gave a wry smile: "To be honest, at first I thought that if we were to sing a duet, I would probably sing with Stefanie Sun. At least the difference in our singing skills wouldn't be obvious to anyone at a glance."

"Singing skills can be trained. If you encounter any trouble in the Imperial City in the future, just come to me. If I'm not in the country, you can just go to Cui Jian."

Seeing that Zhou Yi was about to relent, Wang Xiaojing immediately stepped up his offensive and made another promise to go out.

"Why is this so embarrassing, Brother Wang..."

With a push and a pull, Zhou Yi directly put his chopsticks on the plate of chili fried pork. After taking a bite of the meat, he praised Wang Xiaojing's vision as a veteran.

The two people who were laughing wildly in their hearts showed a satisfied smile after eating meat.

At the same time, Renyi.

Chen Hao, who was about to go to the cafeteria to eat, received a call from Zhou Yi——

"Hello Chen, come on. I've got an investment for you, the general manager, so come quickly."

ps: I never expected that my business trip would end like this.

The good guy's little hospital and small clinic ran out of medicine, so he and his colleagues packed up and went back to Guangzhou. We went back to each house to find each mother and started laying the body.

ps2: I’m just looking for the biggest supporter. Please don’t say anything above the red line in your posts. I don’t want to be taken down.

From now on, it will be ok if I know that I have such a backer, and I won’t write more about it.