China Entertainment 2000

In the United States in 2001, the most authoritative indicator of whether a song was a hit or not was the Billboard chart—the Billboard chart, or the B chart for short.

At the same time, because the American music market can be said to be the most prosperous and competitive market in the world, the B-list has also been divided into multiple different categories to facilitate some record companies to build momentum for their own singers. .

As we all know, as long as enough attributes are added, everyone can be honored.

But the B list is the most authoritative and also the most valuable. In fact, there are essentially only two lists: one for top 200 albums and one for top 100 singles.

Generally speaking, because the single chart is more dependent on radio, the concerts of black singers or groups are more likely to achieve better rankings on the Billboard Hot 100 (Hot 100 Singles Chart) and become the number one single;

White singers or groups, on the other hand, tend to dominate the top 200 album charts, which means their album sales are higher.

As a singer promoted by Warner (China), and despite the fact that the head office is currently on good terms with China, Warner Records put some extra money into Zhou Yi's "The Lazy Song" and successfully sent the song to A huge list of radio stations.

Abby, who had just learned about the song from his colleague Jack Wilson during the day, doubtfully turned on the radio station he often listened to. After habitually listening to the daily recommendations, he heard the song "The lazy song"——

"Today I don't feel like doin' anything~ (Today I don't feel like doin' anything~)

“I just wanna lay in my bed

“don't feel like picking up my phone (don't want to answer the phone)

“so leave a message at the tone (so please choose to leave a message)

"cause today I swear I'm not doing anything~ (because I swear I don't want to do anything today)"

With a relaxed and comfortable tone, even accompanied by playful whistles, Zhou Yi maximized the overall lazy texture of the song almost as soon as he opened the song, and it immediately touched Abby's heart.

Isn't it him who the fuck is singing? !

There are endless calls and endless calls in the company every day. The one thing he wants to do most is to turn off his mobile phone and make the whole world pure.

He didn't know what this Asian singer named Spike looked like, but he could swear to God that he liked this song very much.

After only listening to half of it, Abby even started to shake his head to the rhythm of the music.

He doesn't know many Asian singers. The last one he saw on TV was Coco Lee (Coena Lee), who was Chinese when he was watching the Oscars.

"God, Spike who produced this song is a genius. I love the whistle he inserted into the song. It makes me feel like I'm back to my childhood when I was carefree and didn't need to work."

"It's a pity that not many people listen to such a good song, and it didn't even make it onto the Billboard singles chart."

"If he releases a song, won't he come to the United States to promote it? Those singers wouldn't do this if they release a song."

"Maybe it's because they're too far apart, so they're just testing the waters. The main market should be in Asia?"

"..."

In the black community, where it is easier to sign up for a group, Abby was pleasantly surprised. After sharing the song with friends at the party, it basically received good reviews.

Then a few people took a look at the Billboard weekly rankings...it didn't make the list.

Maybe this is a niche.

"Forget it, if it doesn't make the list, it doesn't make the list. It doesn't matter. I'm going to buy the CD of this song and prepare to learn it."

"You want to go out and buy CDs? Then bring me a Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan) disc, the latest one "Rush Hour 2"."

When Abby was about to go out, his friend called him.

It’s not that you can’t watch movies, but it’s more cost-effective to rent DVDs.

In the U.S. movie sector, the DVD rental market is, in a sense, a breeding ground for small and big movies. Many popular movies have a second life in the DVD market after being released, and many have mediocre box office or even losses. Movies make a lot of money from the DVD market.

"ok."

Abby responded and made an OK sign. When she went to the video store, before he could say anything, the fat white aunt pointed to the top shelf: "Jackie Chan's CD is right there, get it yourself."

Abby went to pick up the goods in a familiar way, but unexpectedly saw another package with Jackie Chan's face on the shelf. The song title on the cover was very familiar to him: "The lazy song".

"Susan, what is this? A record?"

"Yes, he is from China just like Jackie Chan. There is a song in "Rush Hour 2" that he sang."

"..."

As a casual fan of Jackie Chan, when Abby heard this, she curiously took down the box of CDs on the shelf——

Spike.

A very handsome young man.

The same scenes were staged one after another at different times and locations.

While Zhou Yi himself did not appear in the United States for promotion, the hot DVD market of "Rush Hour 2" became one of the main promotion markets that Zhou Jianhui tried to conquer.

"Jackie Chan Highly Recommends", "The Genius in Jackie Chan's Movie Soundtrack", etc.

Yes, Zhou Yi is not famous in the United States and not many people know him.

But Jackie Chan is so hot!

Especially after this year's "Rush Hour 2" made an astonishing $226 million in the United States, Jackie Chan himself became even more popular.

Naturally, the number of people who want to buy this movie's DVD collection, who can't afford to watch the movie and want to rent DVDs to watch at home, then noticed the genius Zhou Yi who bundled Warner's promotion of "Rush Hour 2"——

On November 28, "The lazy song" still had not entered the top 100 B-chart songs.

But on the 30th, this song really entered the attention of many people by bundling the fame of "Rush Hour 2".

Moreover, after 9/11, many office workers whose nerves were strained for several months felt surprisingly comfortable when hearing this song.

The phrase "Today I don't feel like doin' anything~ (Today I feel like I don't want to do anything)" has simply become a buzzword in the small circle, and it is even gradually expanding outwards. Radio data can A rising tide lifts all boats.

The Chinese translation of this popular phenomenon is——

"I'm not going to work today!"

December 1, 2001, Imperial Capital, "Asia Weekly" interview site.

Facing the female reporter who had obviously done some homework, Zhou Yi did not hesitate to say the meaning of the song: "This song represents the mood of not wanting to go to work.

"At that time, I was participating in an event in Hong Kong arranged by the company, and I happened to meet Jackie Chan at the event. He told me about the protagonist's mental journey and plot in the movie. I thought, isn't this exactly the same as me?

"I don't want to go to work, but I have to go to work. I am so busy every day that I don't even know what I am doing. I even have to stay up late to sleep, and have to crawl out of the warm bed the next morning."

"..."

Faced with such an honest Zhou Yi, the female reporter from "Asia Weekly" almost didn't answer the question and subconsciously looked towards Qianjiang outside the recording range——

The latter smiled slightly and indicated to her that there was no problem.

Warner has long been accustomed to Zhou Yi's lazy dog ​​personality, and it's fine as long as the prince is happy.

"Then do you know that your song has been on the Japanese O Chart for 7 consecutive weeks? Do you think you can break Utada Hikaru's single sales record this year?"

"It's difficult to say in the Japanese market, after all, it is other people's territory. But in the Asian market and even the world market, I think it should be possible."

"..."

No, what about modesty?

Isn’t asking this question a way for you to show your humility?

The female reporter Li Jiang, who was somewhat stunned, turned to look at Qian Jiang again. The latter remained unmoved and nodded to her, indicating that the interview could continue normally.

"..."

Li Jiang has been in the industry for so long, and this is the first time he has seen a star speak so frankly in interviews, and his agent didn't stop him!

ps: I wasted time after watching Black Iron Fish Shadow.

Not a big problem.

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