China Entertainment 2000

"You said you were hurt too much by love, and I understand the sadness you said. Welcome to the Republic of Lovelorn~

"You live for a man, your heart is attached to him, what do they give you in return~

"You said you hated the weakness of girls in Dream of Red Mansions

“Being strong can be called indifferent~

"I said, sister, don't torture yourself anymore.

"I think too much, but in fact love can be simple and easy~"

Rhythmic R\u0026B tunes played melodiously in the recording studio. Sun Yanzi and Zhang Shaohan, who had put on their headphones, were sitting in front of the console, each holding a copy of the lyrics, and their eyes fell on Zhou Yi, who was recording the demo. It's like looking at a monster.

Zhou Yi, who swayed his body slightly to the rhythm, closed his eyes, and the arrogance revealed in his gestures seemed to be natural. The bad boy's temperament was undoubtedly revealed in the lyrics of the song "Hate the Dream of Red Mansions".

Even in Sun Yanzi's opinion, the rap lyrics of this song are too... straightforward.

If the previous verses and choruses are a bit fig-leaf-like, then the lyrics in the rap part are simple and straightforward, expressing one's heart directly——

"Don't keep thinking about whether we are worthy or not.

"I won't make you hurt, I will only make you scream.

"At worst, you'll be a little tired when you get up tomorrow morning.

"Cmon, waste, who else can you blame for these tears?

"Don't be as sad as Baoyu Daiyu's ending

"You don't have to regret it, you're afraid of fouling

"There's nothing wrong with this friendly match.

"As long as you are willing, go get under the quilt with me~"

With the clear rap coming from the headphones, the two women holding the lyrics in their hands had strange expressions on their faces. Until the recording of Zhou Yi's demo was over, the strange emotions on the two people's faces could not be completely eliminated.

The sky is clear. In the current Chinese music scene, the lyrics produced by Zhou Yi cannot be said to be groundbreaking, at least it can be said to be rare in the world.

"The singing is full of emotion and full of empathy... I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to write such explosive lyrics if I haven't dated ten or eight girlfriends."

When Sun Yanzi saw the man walking out of the recording studio, he looked him up and down with strange eyes: "Maybe there are even women who are not girlfriends."

He looks talented and tall, but he is not a boring gourd. It is undeniable that it will be very popular with women.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Being too handsome is also a sin. There will always be many female Bodhisattvas who want to use Buddhism to convert me, a monster like me."

Zhou Yi, who had never concealed his current romantic nature, shrugged helplessly, clearly saying: "Obviously their Dharma is not advanced enough, and they have all failed."

"...I think I need to update my understanding of the customs in the mainland." Sun Yanzi, who put the music score with the lyrics on the console and put one hand on his temples, turned to look at him and said in his tone He was obviously a little surprised.

"No, I'm just an anomaly and I can't represent the culture of the mainland."

Zhou Yi, who had recorded several song demos in a row, sat on a chair, picked up the tea cup that he had prepared, lowered his head and took a sip, and chuckled: "You have to know, in the eyes of my parents, I am still a poor person. He is still a good boy who has never even held a girl’s hand.”

"There's nothing wrong with shouting about a friendly match, a good boy?" Sun Yanzi raised his eyebrows, teasing him.

"The men are single and the women are unmarried. Everyone is single. What's wrong? Compared to the fun-loving celebrities in the entertainment industry, I might still be a breath of fresh air."

Zhou Yi, with a smile on his face, said noncommittally: "At least I abide by the law."

Sun Yanzi smiled and said nothing, while Zhang Shaohan on the side looked strange and didn't know what to say.

For those who are involved in the entertainment industry, especially those who grew up abroad and then returned to the entertainment industry on Taiwan and Hong Kong Island, no one's thoughts will be as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

It's just that this kind of thing is usually more like an unspoken rule that no one in the circle will explain.

Zhang Shaohan has been at Fu Mao Records for a year. She has seen many friendly matches or transactions for the sake of promotion, but this is the first time she has seen such an open-minded person like Zhou Yi.

It's all written into the song. This man is really a little bit... willful?

It felt like she was playing:

Play music, play in the entertainment industry. You can withdraw at any time and change to another track at any time.

Looking at the entire history of Chinese pop music, how can anyone fill their debut album with such a pornographic song?

I don't know if this is just for fun.

"Well, Brother Yi, aren't you afraid that the album sales will be poor due to image issues?" In line with the mentality of thinking about Bole, Zhang Shaohan still couldn't hold it back and said worriedly.

If you want to be willful, you have to be successful and famous before being willful, right?

"Don't worry, why should you worry? Haven't you heard the songs in my album? The quality is so high, how can the sales be bad?"

Zhou Yi raised his finger and pointed at the stack of music scores placed on the console, and said with a smile: "Besides, this can be regarded as a kind of unique marketing on my part."

“Maverick marketing?”

Zhang Shaohan and Stefanie Sun were stunned when they heard the words, then looked at each other and asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

“Today’s mainland is in an era where the trend is gradually warming up with the opening of the window.

“Most of the listeners of the previous generation have not yet changed their minds, but the younger generation is not willing to be controlled by the so-called antiques, and will pursue rebellion, pursuit of difference, pursuit of uniqueness, and pursuit of being sober when everyone in the world is drunk.

“Essentially, it’s just because the younger generation wants to find a cultural symbol that shows that they are different from the previous generation, a unique symbol.

"This is no exception whether in the Mainland, Treasure Island, or Hong Kong Island."

Having said this, Zhou Yi raised his right hand, pointed at himself with his thumb, and said with high spirits: "And my album is such a symbol.

“They can hear stylistic elements in this album that are completely different from the Chinese music scene in the 1980s and 1990s. They can hear love songs with a more distinctive rhythm and a younger feel;

“They can even see what I said for them on this album.

"Believe me, in this turbulent era, the younger generation will pursue love more passionately and express their feelings more directly.

“Then they think I’m cool because I say things they’re afraid to say, and they idolize me.”

Having said this, Zhou Yi looked extremely confident.

The beginning of the millennium is a turbulent era. Although traditional love songs will not be outdated, whether new-age singers can stand out in this era and successfully reach the top depends on labels that are different from the singers of the previous era.

Who hasn’t had a dream as a teenager?

In his previous life, Zhou Yi was a genuine millennial boy, and he had absolutely correct experience in this regard.

“Maybe this debut album will attract a lot of criticism for me, maybe these songs will make me unpopular with fans who don’t like this kind of expression.

“But none of that matters.

“Because my target for this album from beginning to end is the group of young people who want new expressions, want to pursue coolness, and want to fall in love with beautiful sisters or handsome guys. They are my future base.

"In the current Chinese music scene, no one is doing this image except me. In other words, I will be the first to try it."

Hearing these eloquent words, Zhang Shaohan looked confused.

She is only eighteen years old this year, and her life since she was fifteen has been to work, practice singing, participate in competitions, and go home. Her little brain cannot support her thinking about the so-called situation of the times.

Sun Yanzi was thoughtful, and raised his eyes to look directly into the man's eyes: "So, you don't want to be some Asian little dance king at all?"

Zhou Yi raised his eyes and looked at him with the corner of his mouth raised: "It's no fun to copy King of Dance. If you want to play, just play big. I want to get rid of the so-called Little King of Dance hat with one album and reach the top."

To this end, he also prepared another killer song - "Hua Tian Tong".

The reason why I chose "Hua Tian Cuo" instead of a Chinese-style song like "Dongfeng Po" is purely because the style of "Hua Tian Cuo" is more suitable for the overall nature of his album, and it can also strengthen the album. His unique debut label.

Of course, he still has some bad taste in his heart.

With the development of the Internet in the future, mainland netizens will set off wave after wave of "archaeology" craze.

When the time comes to discover the lyrics of "Hate A Dream of Red Mansions" and the title of the song "Hua Tian Tong" from his first album, the two will undoubtedly be seamlessly connected into a hot meme——

Even if the content of the two songs is actually not related.

Mistakes made in the flower field = getting under my quilt, there is nothing wrong with a friendly match.

Even if the Internet age comes, he will not have much impact if he spreads a lot of scandals, because making memes can eliminate negative news about a person to a large extent, and at the same time, it can also consolidate the people who have been there since his debut. set up.

This is called vision.

Counting "Hua Tian Cuo", his first album is completely formed——

Side A is mainly based on hip-hop elements. It features a future hip-hop godfather in the Chinese music scene. The songs include:

"Happy Worship";

"Inversion of the Earth";

"My Microphone";

"Sound waves";

Add another dance song: "Fist of Fury".

Side B is a song composed of R\u0026B and pop elements. The songs include:

"Give Me Time for a Song";

"Hate Dream of Red Mansions";

"you are the one I love";

"can not help but love";

Dance music: "It's Me"

Here comes another "Hua Tian Cuo" that pave the way for the Chinese style.

As for the album name, since I want to create a personal image, I will just use my real name "Zhouyi".

It just so happened that Sun Yanzi's first album also used his real name, which also allowed Warner to promote and promote Warner Twins together.

Perfect.

"Zhou Yi, what's your major at Peking University?" Sun Yanzi, who never expected that this man would even think about marketing, couldn't hold back and asked.

This is the first time she has met a new singer who can define her album image so clearly, even the first wave of audience groups that need to be captured.

"Oh, I study law."

Sun Yanzi: "???"

Zhang Shaohan: "???"

ps: I’m finally done with my work. Phew, I can resume two updates starting tomorrow~