China Entertainment 2000

Hong Kong media, which has always been the first to follow hot topics, took the lead in producing a lot of news that was not there, such as "Purple Star America Shines!" The Emperor has come to San Francisco! "The pompous title of "Floating News" filled every corner of the newsstand;

In Taiwan's entertainment circle, there are also endless discussions about Zhou Yi. Wu Zongxian looked at his losing account and his heart was full of jealousy and envy for Zhou Jianhui.

It would be great if Zhou Yi was also his man, so that he wouldn't have to negotiate with Holliday because he was on the verge of bankruptcy, and package all the company's properties, including Jay Chou, to Holliday Group.

He is really short of money now, and Jay Chou's commercial value is still too low in his opinion, and the financial return that can bring him is still not as direct as that of Holliday's direct payment of a large sum.

And it was only after the transaction was completed that Zhou Jielun, who found out that he and Alpha Company had been sold to the Holliday Group, truly suffered the first betrayal in his career -

Betrayal from Bole.

Jay Chou, who once stated in a public interview that "I am willing to stand with Brother Xian forever" and "Without Wu Zongxian, there would be no Jay Chou" was in a very low mood.

At the same time, this was also the first time that he saw the cruelty and true magic of capital, and he also understood that it would not work to just make music by yourself.

The Mainland entertainment circle was a scene of peaceful singing and dancing. Only Zang Tianshuo looked at the police who knocked on his door with an ashen face.

"It seems that Zhou Yi really persuaded Zhou Jianhui. This kid had such a stubborn character before. I was really afraid that he would get mad."

Because I had a good impression of Zhou Yi during the rehearsal program, and because someone at CCTV couldn't find Zhou Yi at that time, they could only ask her to help as a middleman. Those who had a long conversation with Zhou Yi had an even better impression of this child. A lot of mention.

People in the United States don’t know that Zhou Yi is still treating himself as a donkey when these things are happening in China——

December 31st, the last day of 2001.

As Zhouyi's song that really became famous in North America, "The Lazy Song" has officially exceeded 750,000 copies sold in the United States. It has successfully surpassed Britney Spears in the Billboard rankings and jumped to the 29th place, exceeding the Warner Bros. The intended target of the record;

On January 7, the total sales volume was reported to be 870,000, and the Billboard ranking reached 13th.

On January 16, 2002, 950,000 copies were sold, just one step away from becoming a platinum single!

Also on this day, Zhou Yi defeated the group Mr. Right and entered the tenth position, becoming the first Chinese singer in the history of Billboard to enter the top ten of the singles chart!

On this day, the United States was shocked! !

"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! I can't believe my eyes! What did I see?! A Chinese beat Britney, beat Mr. Right.

"Who will he beat next? Kylie Minogue? Shakira? Or...Alicia Keys?!"

"Jackie Chan once dominated the North American box office with "Rush Hour 2" last year, and Spike Zhou also achieved miraculous results with the songs he wrote for "Rush Hour 2"!

"This talented singer who claims that he never auditions has created history on Billboard, and will also create history for Chinese singers - he is about to have a 1 million platinum album that has never been owned by a Chinese singer before. Certified platinum single!”

"Yi Zhou once released a song called "Yellow Race" in his country, which was interpreted by many people as containing a metaphor.

"But I don't think that's the case now. I think the lyrics of "Yellow Race" are him announcing his arrival to the world music scene.

"He is announcing to the entire world music scene that he has not played in the past 5,000 years, and now, he is here. He has appeared with his unparalleled ability!"

A Chinese singer broke into the holy land of American pop music for the first time, but ended up going straight to the holy land and smashing it to pieces.

If Alicia Keys, who ranked second on the singles chart, and House of Life, who ranked first on the singles chart, were not trying to save their respect, the American music scene in 2001 might not have been able to save its last legs.

After all, these top two are real newcomers making their debut. In comparison, Zhou Yi, who debuted in China, can be regarded as an old cucumber with green paint, pretending to be a newcomer.

The ones on the list who are in the same situation as him should be Colombian singer Shakira, who is ranked fourth, and Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who is ranked seventh. Both of them became famous in their own countries and later broke into the American music scene.

On January 18, when "The Lazy Song" officially hit the sales threshold of 1 million copies in the U.S. domestic market, Zhou Jianhui, the new president of Warner Greater China, personally hosted the celebration of Zhou Yi's platinum record at the Warner Records headquarters in the United States——

"What you said on "Conan Show" was wrong. Signing you is the best decision I have ever made in my life, bar none."

In front of the overwhelming cameras, Zhou Jianhui handed the ice pick in his hand to Zhou Yi along with the platinum single certification certificate, beaming: "I hope your album this year can also sweep the American market, Ayi."

"If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was still 2001."

After the high-spirited Zhou Yi carved out the digital ice sculpture, he raised the certificate and trophy in his hand to the camera——

"The first person in Chinese music history!" The English single sells millions and conquers the American music scene! 》

"How Zhou Jianhui Zhou Yi, Warner Fortnight was practiced!" 》

"The sword points to the world!" Warner Headquarters Celebration Party announced that it will soon launch a global release plan for Zhouyi singles! 》

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The domestic media, which are always paying attention to the news in the United States, almost worked overtime to produce the first batch of fresh news. "Asia Weekly", which interviewed Zhou Yi before he went abroad, waited until now to publish its report on Zhou Yi. The title and part of the cover interview are released——

"The Road to the Top of the Heavenly King: Son of the Era, Book of Changes"

"As American colleagues said, Zhou Yi clearly expressed his ambition in the song "Yellow Race": his soul had waited for five thousand years before he officially debuted at the turn of the century.

"He is an angel and a devil.

“Some people say he is more arrogant than confident, and some people love him so much that they can’t help themselves.

"In the face of controversy, Zhou Yi never put up any resistance and accepted all the good and bad..."

On January 20, the day Zhou Yi returned to China, "Asia Weekly" announced on the spot, welcoming the return of the king!

Warner (China) posted hero posts widely and held a celebration banquet!

"Holy shit, you're so fucking awesome!"

Jiang Wen, who was holding a cigar in his mouth, couldn't help but cursed after receiving the invitation: "When will the Italian story you mentioned before be filmed? I think the script framework set by Warner based on your wishes is not very good. It is not very suitable for you, brother." status."