China Entertainment 2000

"That's not true. Britney's new single performed very poorly on the most authoritative Billboard Hot 100 singles list in the United States. To be honest, this is indeed a bit surprising."

Zhou Jianhui was also scratching his head when he heard this. He really hasn't understood the changes in the US market yet.

Since the release of the first lead single "I'm a Slave 4 U" on September 25 to promote the album, Britney's single ranking has been a mess on the B chart. I didn’t even get in when I was thirty.

This is the first time that Britney's lead single failed to even enter the top ten.

According to Warner's estimates, this song will only be in the top 30 in the end, and it will still be at the bottom of the 30s.

This is the first lead single.

At the end of last month, on October 31st, American sweetheart Britney released her third studio album "Britney" despite poor single promotion results.

Although Britney has been criticized by many critics for her image and messy song themes in this album of the same name, the album market is still very honest——

In the first week of its release, the album sold approximately 746,000 copies and instantly topped the US Billboard 200 album chart.

This contrast really shocked Zhou Jianhui, who had not paid much attention to the European and American music scene.

"Outside the United States, her single's performance is pretty good, and it has entered the top ten in many countries." After noticing the mark on the document, Zhou Yi rubbed his chin and lamented the fierce competition in the American music scene.

He had already seen a series of familiar names——

Janet Jackson, a veteran top female singer from the Destined Girl group who still has Beyoncé in the team;

Lenny Kravitz, who has won four Grammys for Best Male Rock Vocalist; the famous Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez.

These can be considered old faces on the singles chart.

In terms of new faces, a rock band called House of Life emerged with a shocking attitude that caught everyone's attention. They even beat newcomer Alicia Keys, who was also gaining momentum, on the singles chart. They were quite popular. The attitude of winning the annual championship.

Behind them are singers such as Kylie Minogue, who is reaching her peak again. Even though she has already won the number one spot on the UK Gold Chart, she is still stumbling in her pursuit of the American music scene.

"I think being on the list this time is considered a victory, and it makes up for the Chinese people's lack of record in breaking into the bulletin board. If the weekly chart can break through 90 to 80, then I will dare to slap the board table and give you more budget. "

Seeing Zhou Yi reading the document annotations with gusto, Zhou Jianhui, who was afraid that he might be hit later, spoke words of encouragement to him without revealing any trace, and took the initiative to lower his psychological expectations.

Originally, "The Lazy Song" performed so well in Japan that it raised his expectations for Zhou Yi. However, after seeing that Britney's album sales and popularity were so explosive that she couldn't make it to the singles chart, Zhou Jianhui still felt a little guilty. .

At the worst possible time, just come back and sing Chinese songs. It's not shabby. Just the base camp in the Chinese-speaking area is enough for Zhou Yi to become a superstar.

"It shouldn't be eighty or ninety, but it's really hard to predict how high it can reach."

After reading all the internal analysis data of Warner, Zhou Yi returned the file to Zhou Jianhui and took out an orange from the fruit bowl, peeled it and swung his legs: "Where is Yan Zi? Why didn't I see her in the company today? "

"She hasn't finished her first round of rehearsals. Don't forget that you went to rehearsal before her. You were almost finished when she arrived."

When talking about Stefanie Sun, Zhou Jianhui's eyes were a little more happy: "But I think you should not provoke her recently. With these things going on now, I'm afraid there are many people who want to ask you to meet through her."

Although Zhou Yiren could not be found after the rehearsal, Stefanie Sun was still there.

After hearing this, Zhou Yi almost instantly imagined that Stefanie Sun would come home after a tiring day, her cheeks puffed up and her face filled with anger, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Zhou Jianhui, who couldn't stand it, decided to find something for him to do: "Anyway, you have been shooting for "Asia Weekly" recently. Taking advantage of this free time, you can also spend more time on Coca-Cola's advertising song.

"You are only a spokesperson for China now. Once the ad song becomes popular next year due to the World Cup, it is very likely that you will be upgraded to the level of a spokesperson for Asia or even the world."

He never doubted the speed and quality of Zhou Yi's songwriting, but when it came to the World Cup and Coca-Cola in the second half of next year, he felt that it was better for Zhou Yi to have a more correct attitude.

Zhou Jianhui, who was no different from Tang Monk reciting sutras, kept mumbling: "It's time to start preparations for your new Mandarin album next year. You can't lose your base in China. Judging from the current situation, you still have a few in China." of potential competitors.”

Coco Lee's situation has sounded the alarm to Zhou Jianhui - no matter how good he sings in English, no matter how popular he is abroad, Chinese songs will still dominate the country.

The language barrier lies here.

Even if Michael Jackson, the current world's number one pop king, comes to China to release an English album, the sales will not be much better.

There is no shortage of new generation male singers in China. Not to mention Xie Tingfeng, who is as popular as Zhou Yi, Wang Leehom, who is enlightened, and Jay Chou, who has completed his second album, are enough to attract people's attention.

Especially the one named Jay Chou.

If Zhou Yi and Stefanie Sun dominate 50% of the Taiwanese music market, then Jay Chou is the singer whose market share is second only to these two. Together, the three of them directly account for nearly 70% of the Taiwanese record market.

There is no reason why Zhou Jianhui does not pay attention to this.

"I know, I know, I already have some clues."

Zhou Yi, who was chewing an orange, responded indifferently.

To be honest, he hasn't thought about the theme of his third album yet. The only thing he is sure of is "In the Name of the Father" which he plans to put on the B side to keep it at the bottom of the box.

Considering that the Mainland record market next year will also have a killer weapon called God of War, which is not about martial arts, so for his third album, he needs to have a song that is not inferior in terms of popularity, popularity, and audience.

This is somewhat of a unique benefit in the record era. After all, the partition setting on the AB side is enough for singers to explore and experiment with both popularity and style.

For example... "Fairy Tale"?

While thinking about the popular A-side song from the third album, the name of this song immediately popped into Zhou Yi's mind.

In terms of popularity and popularity, "Fairy Tale" really doesn't target anyone. It shouldn't be a problem if it surpasses Adu's "He Must Love You Very Much".

So the question is, how should he connect these two songs?

One of them is the main character on the A-side, and the other is the main character on the B-side. Their song styles are also very different...

Chewing the sweet and sour taste lingering on the tip of his tongue, Zhou fell into deep thought unknowingly. A different kind of idea gradually took shape over time and slowly emerged——

Hiss, it seems that it is indeed possible. If you do it like this...

Zhou Yi, who seemed to have thought of something fun, subconsciously smiled. The next second, a familiar voice came from his ears: "Who are you thinking about? You are smiling so happily?"

"Of course I'm thinking of you."

"Really? Then I have to listen carefully."

Stefanie Sun, who came back from the rehearsal in the CCTV building, just entered the president's office and planned to chat with Zhou Jianhui. However, Zhou Jianhui didn't see it. Instead, he saw Zhou Yi lying here and laughing at something--

He walked to the sofa with a smile, pressed his left elbow on the backrest, looked down at the man lying on it, his eyes turned into crescent moons, and joked: "Don't be something inappropriate for children."

"You may have an overestimation of yourself."

Zhou Yi curled his lips: "I was wondering if it would be suitable for you to play a terminally ill person who dies in the MV. The plot can also be linked with "Windblown Summer", such as the last wish before death. It’s time to go back to the university where I graduated that summer and take another look.”

Stefanie Sun: "???"

What do you mean?

I was just sweet, but you sent me to the hospital bed with your backhand? Or terminal illness?

ps: After working overtime until now, I vomited.

Grandma, the code wording state that has been shut down in recent times has finally ended.

I’m done adding. I’m done adding. Now I’ll go home and take a shower and go to bed. I’ll be in a good spirit to welcome the added update tomorrow.

ps2: Three updates tomorrow, at 5:30 pm.