China Entertainment 2000

Although most people are like Ming Jing in their hearts, it is absolutely impossible for the DC editorial department to pay attention to Zhou Yi or even Zhou Yi's suggestion.

But they rushed anyway.

There is no other reason than to have fun!

After entering the new century, the intensity of competition in the American music scene has declined to a great extent compared to the past.

The new generation of singers who emerged in the late 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium began to gradually seize the voice of the old singers. Mariah Carey is a typical representative of those who were seized of power.

As for male singers, even those as strong as Michael Jackson inevitably show signs of being outdated.

As for this group of newly rising singers, the current intersections and nastiness between each other are not so complicated that people are addicted to them. This directly leads to the fact that there are not as many conflicts as before.

It is precisely because of this that Eminem, who has had a lot of street fighting experience since he was a child, finally woke up after experiencing repeated failures when he grew up——

In grief and anger, he reviewed past failures, began to integrate existing resources, and delved into new play styles that suited him.

Afterwards, he succeeded in enlightenment and changed his appearance. He opened up a new track with his unique technical hard-core rap - he scolded anyone who caught him, quickly became famous and promoted by relying on his top talent, and relied on his top talent to succeed. Thanks to this overwhelming wealth, he has established a firm foothold in the music world.

After this set of combos, you will get a lot of food.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that when Eminem scolded Mariah Carey this time, in addition to venting his anger, he most likely had the intention of stepping on this top diva to improve her status.

But Mariah Carey's no-response policy disappointed everyone who was expecting them to fight.

I thought it would be no fun to watch, but after Zhou Yi appeared, Mariah Carey changed her tone and began to actively praise Zhou Yi, and even took the initiative to leave the show for Zhou Yi.

"This is nonsense."

The DC editorial department, which was inexplicably involved in this dispute without doing anything, was dumbfounded at the moment. They also voted online and petitioned. You can think of this thing, and you are really fucking talented.

"The popularity is quite high, and it completely overwhelmed Eminem. The people who planned this marketing know a lot about the Internet, but they just don't know who ghost-wrote Spike's illustrated blog post."

It’s not like there are no discerning people within DC.

Although they are better at paper publications, they are not unfamiliar with the Internet.

After this marketing, the most obvious benefit is Zhouyi. His album sales were originally unlikely to exceed one million in the second week, but he relied on the high popularity created by the hype to attract more people to buy it.

Now Eminem is stepping on Eminem to expand this incident into a carnival in the online world, allowing a group of passers-by who have money, energy, more time, and more ability to accept new things to hear Zhou Yi's songs, and expand sources of sales.

In the first place, the rivalry attracted a lot of attention, but what Zhou Yi did was surprising even to the general public, not to mention the veteran fans like them.

"The only marketing plan in the world, find out who wrote this blog post for Spike."

The head of DC Comics also expressed interest.

Strictly speaking, they have benefited from this wave of widespread memes. This blog post is definitely a marketing technique worthy of repeated appreciation.

Because the aggression and fun contained in it are the core of this Internet carnival, allowing countless creative netizens to participate.

This was obviously prepared.

Eminem, whose voice channel is in traditional media, was caught off guard and lost completely.

Perhaps the only thing Eminem is thankful for is that the sales of his albums were already declining, but with this wave of popularity, they actually started to pick up.

Whether on the radio or offline sales charts, the recovery of data for the song "Without Me" allowed him to maintain his position as the runner-up on the B chart after the chart change.

As for Zhouyi, after entering the top ten of the Billboard, the potential of "Yeah" was completely released——

On July 18, the song’s surge in data made everyone in the industry unbelievable. It topped the radio charts in nearly forty states across the United States!

At the same time, after two weeks of explosive word-of-mouth fermentation, the two songs "Baby" and "Good Time" have begun to spread their influence outwards.

According to Warner's statistics, in the United States, the sales volume of the hardcover version of "The Attitude Show" actually exceeded that of the regular version.

"Dear me, this is too fast."

Qian Jiang, who had already begun to dream about the double championship, looked at the summary of feedback on yesterday's data and wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead.

The calm Zhou Yi stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of the lounge, with one hand in his pocket, swaying the champagne slightly, overlooking the bustling city at his feet, his eyes full of smiles: "That's it, I haven't spent much time in the United States. long, then harsh medicine must be administered.

"Eminem must be very unhappy with me right now, but seeing as his own record sales are also picking up, he can only suffer this dumb loss, and he will not and cannot release new songs to diss me.

"Because once a new single Diss Me is released, the attention and sales of the new single will inevitably affect his album. He still has a strong idea of ​​who will make more money, the album or the single."

This group of people may seem reckless and impulsive on the surface, but when it comes to making money, each one is better than the other.

As for whether he will release a single dissing himself when the album's prime sales period is over in a month or two, that doesn't matter. He can release it then anyway, and by the way, he will be able to explode sales again.

In the future, Canibus, who was so angry with Eminem that he could only forcefully exit the show, still has two songs ready.

"Dr.c PHD" and "U Didn't Care" are two diss songs that feature Eminem in full swing. He can basically use them by changing a few words and names.

"Oh, by the way, Mariah Carey asked you to meet and said she wanted to get to know you. She may have been shocked by the effect of your marketing."

After saying that, Qian Jiang also handed over a business card to the person - it was gold-gilded and looked very high-end.

Zhou Yi, who glanced back, held it in his hand and played with it with interest. After thinking for a while, the corner of his mouth raised a hint of amusement.

As the two most popular male and female singers at the moment, their meeting did not seem to be hidden from the media.

So much so that when Zhou Yi, who was sitting by the window of the hotel room, looked out, he could still see paparazzi cameras shooting towards him from time to time.

However, since Mariah Carey didn't take it seriously, he naturally didn't bother to worry about it. Instead, he drank and talked with Mariah Carey in a lively atmosphere.

"Well, to be honest, you are very different from the Chinese singers in my impression. Mike once told me that he met a singer from China at the World Music Awards. He was very humble."

Under the beautiful lights, the two people, who were full of wine and food, were chatting happily.

The 32-year-old Mariah Carey is at the end of her "flower and butterfly" peak period, and her hot coffee-colored tube top dress definitely showed off her figure.

Since coming to the United States, there have been few people to make fun of. Although Zhou Yi personally thinks that Mariah Carey's appearance is quite average, he feels that this woman is indeed interesting for her willingness to express his gratitude.

After all, she perfectly implemented the credo of "showing your breasts when saying thank you", especially when leaning over or lowering your head.

Don’t think that European and American women are everywhere with good figures. That’s purely a stereotype.

Not to mention that this is a real top European and American queen, with the bonus of star aura.

"Actually, I can be very humble, as long as you don't offend me."

Zhou Yi, who was relieved about the champagne, shrugged helplessly: "Everyone who knows me knows that I am actually quite elegant and easy-going."

"Refined and easy-going? You?"

As if she was amused, Mariah Carey leaned back her upper body while laughing - under the table, her raised right leg accidentally rubbed Zhou Yi's calf several times.

Well, accidentally.

"Really, everyone who really knows me says that."

Zhou Yi, who had a hint of joking between his eyebrows, started chatting with this sister with great interest.

The next day.

Eminem, who was forced by his mentor to stop producing singles for the time being, saw a piece of news in the newspaper that made him curse Bichi——

"Spike's Victory!" Eminem was defeated! 》

"The butterfly flew into Spike's hand!" 》

The accompanying pictures show Zhou Yi chatting with Mariah Carey over food last night, and they looked like they were having a great time.

After finishing the meal, the two people who were about to part ways even waved friendly hands to the camera. Everyone could see what they meant.

"Yes, I had dinner with Spike last night. He made a good impression on me and his ideas were wild.

"I think this is why he is so popular in Asia and the UK. An interesting man is better than a boring man, right?"

On the 20th, amid the overwhelming love rumors, Mariah Carey personally accepted an interview. While denying the relationship, she also praised Zhou Yi: "It is impossible for Spike and I to fall in love. Please don't write nonsense, we are just good friends.

"As that Galway girl Kelly Brook said, Spike really fulfilled all my expectations of a man. If I were the same age as him, I think I would chase him at all costs."

At the same time, she also revealed her favorite song from the Zhouyi album - "Because of you"

Later, affected by the scandal, Zhou Yi's "Because of you" also improved by leaps and bounds in real-time radio data, and Warner Bros. was so happy that everyone was grinning.

Sometimes it's not a good thing to have too many songs in an album. If the three songs with the strongest momentum had not been selected, they really wouldn't know which songs to invest their main resources in.

However, when the song "Because of you" began to gain momentum, the various changes in the data made everyone at Warner dumbfounded——

No, why does this song also become a hit? !

After Zhou Yi accepted the interview with Time Magazine, July 23 was the day when the B list was updated again——

Under the watchful eye of the American music scene, the number one song on the b-list has become... "Yeah"!

"The singles chart champion "Yeah", Spike's first number one single was born! The previous "The lazy song" only won the runner-up."

"Wait a minute, all of Spike's new songs are in this top thirty list?!"

Under the continuous high popularity, after the third week of release, Zhou Yi began to regain his original dominance in the Chinese music scene——

"Yeah" soared from No. 8 last week, overtaking Eminem's "Without Me" and officially reaching the top spot!

Music fans who had expected this result were not surprised.

After all, "Yeah" is now so popular that it can be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys, and it is a frequent visitor to various bars and nightclubs.

What surprised them was that "The Attitude Show" was the album with the most hardcover editions, with a total of twelve songs.

And now, except for two old songs, all the other new songs have actually reached the fucking top 30? !

One person alone occupies one-third of the top 30 on the B list? !

"Yeah" topped the charts, "Baby" was stuck at eighth, and "Good Time" ranked 11th;

"Galway Girl", "Because of you", "What makes You Beautiful", "How long" ranked 14th, 17th, 23rd and 25th respectively

The remaining three songs "One thing", "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", and "Rude" are just guarding the gate - ranked 28th, 29th, and 30th respectively.

"Incredible! Unbelievable! I can't believe my eyes! This is a miracle that has never been achieved in the history of the American music scene!"

"If I were Warner, I would like to turn back time and hold Zhou Yi's hand in writing songs and releasing albums!"

"This is too scary. They are actually beating themselves up on the B list. This internal friction is too serious, and Warner's publicity resources are seriously wasted!"

"Don't look at the singles, look at the album charts. Spike has won the number one fucking title again! God, three times in a row. His weekly sales this week are more than 930,000, and the total sales in North America in the three weeks combined have exceeded three A million of them! It’s so scary!”

After Warner's marketing kept up with it, Zhou Yi's album, which is regarded as superb in terms of quality and popularity, directly blew up the entire American music scene and gave the United States a little king. Shocking!

The little Canadian punk witch, who thought her single "Complicated" would break into the top fifteen as expected, rolled her eyes and played her guitar after seeing the new rankings released——

"Complicated", ranked 31st on the B-list...

Tired, destroy it.

give up!

That’s ridiculous! ! !

What the hell is this Spike! Is there anyone who sings like this? !

Let me see which songs you plan to focus on next!

Avril, who already hated Zhou Yi to the point of gritting her teeth without ever meeting her, soon received a piece of good news——

Spike is coming home.

Because he was going to start his first concert, Spike had to go back to China first.

"Okay! Open the champagne!"

During this period, Avril, who was really disturbed by Zhou Yi's endless marketing, suddenly regained her confidence.

Zhou Yi is no longer in the United States, so there is no way he can still block her, right?

On July 23, 2002, Zhou Yi, who returned home with a full load of achievements in the United States, was directly featured by Sohu on the homepage of the portal website "Zhou Yi's trip to the United States"——

""The man who created the history of Chinese singers"!"