China Entertainment 2000

It has to be said that under the background that Zhou Yi himself has already gained fame overseas, it is somewhat surprising to many people that the Golden Melody Awards can still announce this shortlist despite the huge pressure of public opinion that may arise.

In their impression, Zhou Yi is so popular and popular, so shouldn't they just give him the award directly?

In doing this, do you want to imitate Hong Kong's Hsieh Ting-feng and create a singer in Taiwan who can barely compete with Zhou Yi?

Of course, this is a "pure passerby" view that supports Zhou Yi.

The Taiwanese audience and the Chinese music industry audience, who have been proud of the fairness of the awards since the Golden Melody Awards was held, are impressed by the organizing committee of this year and gave them high praise.

After all, in terms of quality alone, "Fantasy" is indeed strong and worthy of these ten nominations.

"If it weren't for Zhou Yi, Jay Chou would be the biggest winner on this year's Golden Melody Awards shortlist."

"Foreign achievements belong to foreign countries. From a domestic perspective, there is nothing wrong with Jay Chou being selected."

After he came to Holliday, because he often took care of the staff's work issues like a chairman in the company office, a small group of fans gave him the nickname "Dr. Jay", and gradually became more and more popular among Jay Chou. It spread among my fan base.

Although it is not recognized by the public, it can be regarded as a nickname given by fans to their idols, just like how Zhou Yi fans call Zhou Yi "Emperor Yi".

At the same time, this list also reminded Fortnight fans of the scene when the two met for the first time at the Golden Melody Awards last year. Even Jay Chou himself could not avoid this question——

"Honestly, so many nominations are really surprising."

On March 29, Jay Chou, who was thrust into the limelight by the Golden Melody Awards, was as popular as Hsieh Ting-fung, who was currently performing Rashomon.

In an interview with reporters, this young man who is trying to get rid of his shy image in the past made a joke: "After I lost to Ayi last year, he invited me to drink a few cups of milk tea. This year I hope I have the opportunity to treat him too." Let’s drink a few cups of milk tea.”

"Then Jie Lun, how many trophies do you predict you can win at this year's Golden Melody Awards?"

"I don't know, it still depends on the judges, but it doesn't matter who wins the award in the end, because being on the shortlist itself means an honor."

Jay Chou, who rubbed his nose while speaking, smiled at the camera: "What's more, it's not just A Yi and I on the shortlist, there are also many other outstanding musicians in the music industry."

However, to put it simply, it is probably because the dramatic confrontation between Zhou Yi and Jay Chou was so eye-catching on the list that the major media selectively ignored many other finalists in their reports.

For example, veteran singer Yu Chengqing, who became popular again with "The Last Resort", and Wang Leehom, who was once again selected as the top singer with "Only", were basically ignored by the media.

The only singer who can show up in the recent Golden Melody Awards music storm is Stefanie Sun, who was also shortlisted for multiple nominations for "Kite".

"How do you feel about your Golden Melody Award nomination? I think it's okay."

Stefanie Sun, who was caught by reporters while running a Sprite event in Taiwan, held a lot of microphones in her hands and stuck out her tongue playfully: "My sisters and others are all my seniors. I still have a lot to learn. How can I be praised?" Nomination counts as success.”

When he opened his mouth, he habitually dropped a jingle he learned from Zhou Yi.

"Then how many golden trophies do you think Zhou Yi can win this time?"

"I don't know. You can ask him yourself about this."

The smiling Stefanie Sun shifted the pressure to the level of not letting Zhou Yi come at all except the Golden Melody Awards ceremony, which can be regarded as expressing dissatisfaction for Zhou Yi: "He is also doing advertising for the World Cup recently. He goes everywhere to promote it. It's easy. I even fell into the trap and bought a box of Coke to draw cards.”

"..."

Because he didn’t sign up for the Golden Melody Award at all, Elva Hsiao, who was working on the new album "4U" while staying in Viking, clearly stood on Zhou Yi’s side——

"If I were the presenter, all the nominated awards would definitely belong to Zhou Yi."

Last year, the girl group SHE was nominated for the best new artist in this year's Golden Melody due to the popularity of their debut album "Girls' Dormitory". Because they are affiliated with Huayan, no one can be blamed for choosing a bowl of water.

After becoming popular with "Fable" last year, Angela Chang, who is competing with SHE for Best Newcomer this year, also chose to side with Zhou Yi: "Jie Lun is indeed very good, but Brother Yi is my idol. Many people know that. , without Brother Yi, there would be no me."

"..."

Even Rolling Stone's Liang Jingru was asked about this matter in an interview, and her words were directed towards Zhou Yi, who she had communicated with before. Only then did people remember that Liang Jingru had been rumored to have an affair with Zhou Yi when she went to the mainland to promote.

This left the local media in Taiwan speechless——

Damn it, why do there seem to be more popular female singers in Taiwan than Zhou Yi?

Oh, no, some of them are still towards Jay Chou.

For example, Vivian Hsu, who is rumored to have fallen out with Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai, who is rumored to be in a relationship with Jay Chou, etc.

But their fame is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket compared to the likes of Stefanie Sun and others who are currently popular.

Especially Jolin Tsai. After switching to Sony, she was still in a lawsuit with her former employer. All kinds of dirty information was poured out by her former employer. If it weren't for her scandal with Jay Chou, would she have been able to survive this period after her song copyright was blocked? It doesn't necessarily come out loud.

It is precisely because of this that on April 4, as time went on, when some good media came up with the concept of "Chinese music world bi-weekly grandsons" based on the hit list controversy, they were immediately strongly criticized by Gemini fans. .

This is rubbish!

This is a hard move!

Haoledi, you are so fucking shameless!

When the news spread to the mainland, even Zhou Yi, who was promoting "The Victory" in various cities, began to be questioned about this matter one after another——

Asked in the imperial capital, asked in Tianjin; still asked in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

"My agent has already mentioned it to me. There are eleven nominations. I feel pretty good."

Wearing a sports uniform with the Coca-Cola logo and ANTA shoes, after taking the tissue handed by his assistant to wipe his sweat, Zhou Yi smiled and was interviewed at the Honggutan Activity Center in Nanchang: "But now there is still time before the Golden Melody Awards starts. It’s only been a month, it’s too early to guess.”

"Then what do you think about Jay Chou competing with you again at the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards after last year?"

"It's good. It's the same old rule as last year. Whoever wins more between us will buy milk tea."

"Then what do you think of the Xie Tingfeng incident? Is there any contact between you two? It is rumored that although there is competition between the two of you, the relationship is generally okay. Have you asked him to learn about the relevant situation?"

Going around and around, compared to the Taiwanese media who are more concerned about the Golden Melody Awards, the mainland media is obviously still paying more attention to Hong Kong's Nicholas Tse.

After all, they were the two most popular kings ever.

"I did go to Hong Kong, but it was just to discuss activities with Coca-Cola. I haven't contacted Tingfeng yet because they are both busy, so I don't know the specific situation yet."

In this matter, Zhou Yi directly chose to ask three questions.

"Then, Zhou Yi, are you familiar with the recently popular singer Adu?

"It is said that he, like Stefanie Sun, is from Singapore. The single "He Must Love You Very Much" has climbed to the top of the major charts after more than ten days of promotion."

"Of course I've heard of him, but I haven't had the chance to get to know him yet. After all, I've been quite busy recently."

When reporters mentioned Adu, Zhou Yi, who never forgot his identity as spokesperson, unscrewed the cap and took a sip of Coke, smiling and nodding.

On March 21st, the god of war Adu took the lead in releasing the single "He Must Love You Very Much" to hit the charts, and continued to promote it through various channels provided by Haidie.

Because of its unique voice and bitter lyrics, this song immediately captured the hearts of many audiences.

Although the album containing the single "He Must Love You Very Much" has not yet been officially released, no one knows how much Adu will sell when the album is officially released.

But thanks to the down-to-earth identities of "civilian singer" and "contractor singer" packaged by Haidie, so far, Adu, a man with a vicissitudes of life, has gained a lot of attention.

"If a reporter asks you about Xie Tingfeng in the future, you'd better ignore it. The rumors are not right recently."

After finishing the live recording and promotion in Nanchang, Qian Jiang, who came to pick up Zhou Yi and rushed to the next city, warned him with a very solemn face: "The Hong Kong police seem to have found evidence that he obstructed justice, and they want to treat him as a model." It’s done.”

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Zhou Yi, who didn't have any accidents, closed his eyes and took the time to rest: "Where will we go next?"

"Macau, then to Hong Kong."

…………………………………………

April 12, Zhang Bai's House.

Seeing that her boyfriend was still depressed, Zhang Baizhi, who was wearing pajamas, stood up and comforted him.

For Xie Tingfeng, entering 2002 was a bad year.

First, his old rival Zhou Yi showed great power in the international arena, causing his reputation to plummet to the bottom;

Furthermore, my relationship with Faye Wong was extremely bad. Recently, after I fell in love with Cecilia Cheung, I was targeted by the police for speeding and hitting a flower bed in the early morning. The company spent a lot of manpower and financial resources on public relations, but it was all to no avail.

It's very annoying.

"Don't worry, it will be fine. Just wait until the storm passes."

"I hope so."

Xie Tingfeng, who felt vaguely uneasy, slowly exhaled and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the doorbell ring——

Um?

The two people looked at each other confused, and then they were stunned when they opened the door!

In the early morning of April 12, 2002, the Hong Kong police, who had been secretly investigating for a long time, took away Xie Tingfeng from Zhang Pak's house, along with Zhang Pak-chi, who was invited to assist in the investigation.

As soon as this news came out, the whole Hong Kong was shocked!

It can almost be said that it instantly dominated the front pages of all entertainment newspapers across the country that day. Even the Zhouyi Golden Melody Awards could not compare to its popularity!

The headlines of domestic media and Hong Kong media are relatively normal, and they basically focus on reporting on the incident——

"Affected by the top bag case, the little king of Hong Kong has sadly left the stage!" 》

"The leader of the Chinese music scene in the new era: Mainland talent Zhou Yi!" 》

News reports like this have emerged one after another after the official incident of Xie Tingfeng.

As for the Taiwanese media...

With Holaday secretly stuffing money in, some Taiwanese media quietly began to let Jay Chou take Xie Tingfeng's position——

"Double one grandson, three parts of the world, a new force in the Chinese music scene!" 》

"In the Southern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the battle between the Little Heavenly Kings intensified! 》

"North and South Weekly, who is the king of the new era?" ! 》

"Infinitely charming, most female stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places are attracted to Zhou Yi, and the competition between the two weeks in the North and South may have been divided!" 》

Too hellish...