China Entertainment 2000

For the Chinese music scene, Luo Dayou and Li Zongsheng are undoubtedly two mountains that are difficult for ordinary people to climb. At the same time, they are also the objects of comparison by many young creatives after they come out.

Among them, Luo Dayou, who is more versatile among the two and has a wider range of themes and music types, is basically the godfather of the Chinese music industry.

As a singer in the field of pop music, Luo Dayou was able to achieve this status with his broken voice because of his pioneering and development contributions to Chinese pop music. The Chinese pop music before him and after him are obviously from the same year. To exaggerate, it can be said that they are two different eras.

One sentence evaluation: He has redefined the Chinese music scene.

He plays rock, punk, reggae, soul, jazz, R\u0026B, folk music, and even the so-called Chinese style.

Luo Dayou has played almost all the genres that have become popular in the Chinese music scene after the millennium.

Moreover, the content it sings is not only romance, but also intense social and humanistic care, ethereal yet realistic poetry and distant places.

Due to the times, some people may look back and listen to Luo Dayou's songs or albums after the millennium and feel that the production level is a bit rough in comparison.

But in addition, whether it is melody arrangement or instrumental arrangement, Luo Dayou's songs will not be outdated even in the era of increasingly violent and fast-paced Internet traffic. They are always new when listened to.

This is also the reason why some music creators are called "Little Li Zongsheng" and some are called "Little So and So", but no singer has ever been called "Little Luo Dayou" since his debut.

"Apple Daily" is also a chicken thief at this point.

If Li Zongsheng is alone, it will be difficult for him to become a topic, because strictly speaking, he is not on the same track as Zhou Yi.

But adding Luo Dayou is different.

As one of the few in the Chinese music scene - no, it should be said to be the rare local all-in-one machine that can span multiple music genres, Luo Dayou is a benchmark -

He is still a benchmark of extremely high influence and status, and most of his supporters are middle-aged people who have become the mainstay of society today.

And Zhou Yi, who is also labeled as an all-in-one player, has basically the following fans: teenagers and young adults.

One is an old god who has been in the top spot for nearly twenty years, and he represents exactly the memories and past of an era. Although the peak has passed, the residual power is still there;

One is the new god who has emerged after the new century, which represents the arrival of a new era. He looked at him vertically and horizontally, and was high-spirited.

Past and future: natural opposites, news-making machines.

More importantly, Luo Dayou is the face of the Rolling Stones, and today's Rolling Stones Records are also continuing to decline due to investment failures and the sluggish record market -

The Rolling Stones dynasty, which was once prosperous in the past, was like an empire at the end of history. There were endless problems, and even the two true gods Luo Dayou and Li Zongsheng could not alleviate them.

In contrast, under the leadership of the new god Zhou Yi, Warner Records, whose domestic record market share was basically close to falling to the bottom, bucked the trend in the new century and became the leader in one fell swoop, and is thriving every day.

By the way, they also gave birth to Stefanie Sun, who is known as the Gemini star in China. The two helped Warner encroach on the market share of male and female singers.

Virgin Records' Elva Hsiao also got Zhouyi Welfare, and Fumao Records' Angela Chang also got Zhouyi Welfare when she debuted.

Taken together, Zhou Yi now is exactly the same as Luo Dayou back then. Not only can he make records himself, but he can also help others.

The only shortcoming is that Luo Dayou's debut album "Zhihu Zheye" is obviously more important to the music scene than Zhou Yi's first album "Zhou Yi" that incorporates Hiphop elements -

The former directly changed the Chinese pop music scene, while the latter simply pushed Hiphop elements into the mainstream commercial market of the music scene and became a benchmark for market maturity.

"Such a comparison is actually unfair to Zhou Yi, because our music scene has been developing for so long, and the types of music we should have have actually developed very maturely."

July 28, Sunday.

After the publication of the "Apple Daily" article that stirred up controversy and feared chaos in the music world, Luo Dayou, who has always been low-key, took the initiative to invite local media reporters in Taiwan for the first time and personally refuted the "Apple Daily" article. News that could be good for the Stones in terms of sales.

"Before Zhou Yi, it was not that none of us had played Hiphop, and even more foreign Chinese played Hiphop. But whether it was us or them, our commercialization and localization of Hiphop was always not enough.

"We can play it, but we can't sell it. There's no way for record companies, relevant channels, or domestic audiences to accept this kind of music on a large scale. They will only find the songs noisy, even young people."

In the interview, Luo Dayou did not have any reservations because Zhou Yi was the prince of his rival company, but instead made no secret of his appreciation: "But Zhou Yi did it, and this is his great thing.

"He is at the forefront of world music in this regard. His English album "The Attitude Show" actually better reflects his understanding of the market and the balance of playing music. It is also the place that best reflects that his music can lead the world trend. .

"He is the first person in China and even among Chinese pop singers to reach this point. I can even guess that many singers will use Zhou Yi's songs as a template for commercial production when they debut in the future.

"This is why Zong Sheng said before that Zhouyi promoted and enriched the popular commercialization of Hiphop elements in Chinese pop music.

"At the same time, he did not forget to adapt his understanding of world music to a reasonable localization and integrate it into our unique Chinese context. This is why Zhouyi's Chinese and English albums are so popular."

When the boss of Rolling Stone Records was eager to quarrel with Zhou Yi so that they could promote the company's singer Li Shengjie's new album "Infatuation Absolute", Luo Dayou resolutely chose to stand up and defend Zhou Yi and praised him greatly.

This is the first time Luo Dayou has expressed such high praise for a junior singer since he ascended to the throne in the media and public reputation——

A basin of cold water was poured directly on Jimmy Lai, the head of Apple Daily, who wanted to sell sales by raising the popularity of this war.

"Zhou Yi is young and energetic? I think it's okay. Who hasn't been young yet? Many of you don't know about the things I did when I was young. I also curse people, and I curse them more harshly than Zhou Yi ”

Luo Dayou, who gave up medicine to become a singer, smiled when he said this: "Including people like Zong Sheng, you did a lot of ridiculous things when you were young.

"If the media, my fans or others must compare me with Zhou Yi, then I think maybe the setting sun and the rising sun are the best portrayals."

"I am the setting sun, and he is the sun at seven or eight o'clock in the morning."

On Monday, the 29th, Sanli News Weekly directly released Luo Dayou’s complete interview——

Because of the "battle" between these two generations of kings, it became so popular that it was sold out on the island in one day!

In the Mainland, thanks to Luo Dayou's reputation and status, his evaluation directly transformed the heated atmosphere of war into the handover of the baton between two generations of music kings——

Among them, Zhiyu Zhile News and Media Company, headed by Wang Xiaoyu, has made great efforts.

"I like Mr. Luo Dayou's songs very much, whether it's "The Story of Time", "Childhood", or even "Pearl of the Orient", these are all classic songs that I was exposed to when I was in school.

"It is no exaggeration to say that these songs were one of the guides for me to embark on the road of music when I was a child, so I never paid attention to the criticism from the outside world."

Zhou Yi, who sincerely respects this person, really admires this person's mind after reading this interview.

If he were in the Rolling Stones and Luo Dayou was in Warner Bros., they would have to try to create some hype.

After all, the Stones are just short of record sales right now. And just in time, a very widely circulated album recently appeared in Rolling Stone——

Singer Li Shengjie released "Infatuation Absolutely" at the end of June.

After a month of fermentation, whether it is radio rankings or KTV popularity, the title song of the album of the same name "Infatuated Absolute" has become extremely popular, becoming a hit in all three places across the Taiwan Strait -

At the height of his popularity, he was chasing the god of war, Adu, under the car.

In terms of mainland popularity, KTV commercial licensing performance, and even Jay Chou, who had just released his new album "Eight Degrees of Space", he stepped under his feet. The prices of commercial performances and advertising endorsements all jumped sharply. Those who are short of money The Rolling Stones were filled with joy.

"So what you're saying is that you're ready to become king?"

"This is 2002, not 1802."

On July 30, at the Anta event, Zhou Yi glanced disdainfully at the fast-running Hong Kong reporter: "I said I am the sales king. What do you think? What do Jimmy Lai think? His boss doesn't even have any objections. It’s contributing to my album sales.”

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Damn me!

In Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai was almost so angry at Zhou Yi's words that he lost his temper.

What a fool, your mother is really arrogant and not afraid of getting into trouble.

"Check it for me! Check the overseas performance of Zhou Yi's English album this week. If there is any decline, mock me to death!"

"Uh, boss, there's no such thing."

"No? Really not?"

Jimmy Lai gritted his teeth: "Look for those small countries where his grades are not good! Where is his brain?!"

"Boss, this... really doesn't exist." The embarrassed subordinate looked embarrassed and said, "Don't let us start the staff directly. Then you will have to find someone to go to jail on your behalf."

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