China Entertainment 2000

Fans in first-tier cities are chasing stars, those in second-tier cities are chasing songs; fans in third-tier small counties are mourning, and those in fourth- and fifth-tier small towns are reminiscing.

If I had to use one sentence to describe Zhou Yi's current status in the piracy world, then this sentence sums it up well.

Especially in some backward towns and villages, Zhou Yina has almost become synonymous with "dying young", "being jealous of talents" and "music champion".

"If Zhou Yi had not been terminally ill, with the ability he has shown now, he would definitely be able to become a serious world pop music king in the future."

"The Book of Changes is like a limited-time plug-in sent by God to save the Chinese music scene. Now this limited-time plug-in has expired and will be forcibly recycled by God."

"The Book of Changes is a bug in Legend, right? It's been fixed now?"

"..."

If we were to choose a game that best represents the early years of the millennium, Legend is undoubtedly the number one game.

From large Internet cafes in prosperous cities to black Internet cafes in county towns, the game trend led by Legend has made Chen Tianqiao, the agent of this game, steal the spotlight.

In October 2002, after the game "Legend of Hot Blood" experienced a series of cheating incidents and bug corrections, the 1.60 version of "Hot-Blooded Condor" was launched. Now it is a hot time, and rumors of Zhou Yi's repeated death have also been spread by some small towns. Young people joked about it as "legendary bug" and "legendary plug-in".

The news compiled and polished by them is gradually spread through the Internet along with the chat while playing games.

The people of Zhou Yi were confused.

Piracy or not is another matter, why does he like to mention the treatment of "Lilac"?

Why do netizens of this generation like to arrange tragedies for others so much?

Self-inflicted knife, right? They said they didn’t want a knife or a knife, but in the end, they actually started doing it themselves with more enthusiasm than the other. They wished they could all be in a vegetative state and were amputated in a car accident due to a terminal illness.

The knife is used to mix the pickles, but where is the rice?

No wonder the Korean drama Sambo will be so popular in the future.

When he thought that he was not the only one who suffered such treatment, Zhou Yi, who could not resist, simply lay down and fell down. After all, the rumors of his dead girlfriend are not just about Tang Sanshi, the Lilac Flower, but also Xu Shangao, an even more important figure in the future.

You can't stop it, you can only rely on yourself to appear on a TV show to put this rumor to rest.

"I understand the truth, but why did I die earlier than you?"

Sun Yanzi, who also learned about this from Chen Zeshan, frowned. He was lying on the sofa in the hotel suite wearing a nightgown, chewing melon seeds in his mouth, and said vaguely: "Obviously you are in "Between the Rainbows" Ri is dead too."

"Is that the point?"

On the phone, Zhou Yi's voice sounded like he was crying or laughing.

Sun Yanzi immediately turned his head and glanced sideways at the mobile phone he had placed on the coffee table. His white and tender feet without socks were just stepping on the sofa cushion. While chewing melon seeds in his mouth, his legs were dangling. Saying: "Of course."

"There is no way, your "Between the Rainbow" is not as popular as my "Fairy Tale", then of course you will die first."

"Aren't they all your songs, so you're so partial to one?"

"Is there a possibility that your singing is stretching your hips too much?"

"Ah, yes, yes, everything you said is right."

Regarding Zhou Yi's behavior of belittling his own singing, Sun Yanzi not only did not have the slightest thought of becoming angry, he even directly acknowledged it: "No matter how bad I am, you are still a teacher. Do you know that you must respect your teacher?"

"What a scumbag, you went to Hong Kong to lie to other girls. If it were in ancient times, I, a teacher, would be able to slap you directly."

"I respect you. Why don't you respect me? If you buy papaya, I will treat it as invisible."

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Sun Yanzi, who was smiling one second, went crazy the next second. He was erect like a carp - well, he didn't erect, but shocked himself so much: "Hey, what are you talking about? How can I buy that? Plant something?!”

"Shasha" Sun Yanzi, who was rubbing his back, took the mobile phone placed on the coffee table with one hand: "Don't slander me, or be careful I ask my father to send you a lawyer's letter!"

Zhou Yi on the other end of the phone chuckled: "Both and each other. Hang up now. I have to meet Li Lianjie and Zhang Yimou later."

"Why are you meeting them? With your acting skills, they can still ask you to act in a movie?"

"I don't know."

Hong Kong, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Zhouyi Suite.

Zhou Yi, who tilted his head and clamped his cell phone, looked at himself in the full-length mirror and adjusted his tie with both hands: "Qian Jiang told me, I guess it may have something to do with the soundtrack of "Hero". Zhang Ziyi also mentioned it to me before. Mouth."

"Eh? You want to sing for the movie too?"

When Sun Yanzi heard this, he immediately became excited and heheyile: "I just received a notification from Chen Zeshan today, asking me if I want to sing the theme song for the movie."

"Really? Really?"

"Of course it's true, but I don't know what the movie is, but I know it's about love. The cost seems to be more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars. As you know, it was invested by Warner Films, and Chen Zeshan helped me get it. The chance to sing the movie’s theme song.”

"If you use the back door, it's okay."

"screw you!"

Sun Yanzi laughed and cursed, and said with a groan: "That means you still have to go out now, otherwise I will let you know what strength is. I can give you a concert directly over the phone."

"Then I suggest you go to the operator and sign an endorsement contract first to avoid making a phone call that can apply for the Guinness World Record."

Zhou Yi walked out of the suite and put on the sunglasses handed over by his assistant: "I dominate the radio station, and your sky-high phone bills are world records. We all have a bright future."

"Hmph, don't tell me, it's true. Someone from the mobile company has contacted Chen Zeshan, but you haven't, right?"

"Is there a possibility that the first person the mobile phone comes into contact with is me?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Let me tell you another news, Elva Hsiao has also been contacted by someone from Mobile."

"..."

Sun Yanzi, who was once again defeated in the battle, crossed his legs and sat on the sofa after the call was hung up. The five fingers of his left hand kept rotating the small Nokia fuselage; his right hand held his chin, and his index finger kept tapping his own. On one side of the cheek, the cheeks were bulging——

Apparently he was summarizing this failure experience and writing it down in a small notebook in his mind.

"Why, did Yanzi have a conflict with you?"

Qian Jiang, who was waiting for Zhou Yi to come over outside the nanny's car, opened the door for him with a smile, got in the car and closed the door, making a joke.

"I was playing harp with me, and my backhand was suppressed. Now I guess I have been beaten several times in my heart to vent my anger."

Zhou Yi took the water and took a sip: "What's going on over there in "Hero"?"

"Zhang Yimou has a relationship with Gan Guoliang, the director of Xincheng Radio Station, and set up a bureau with him. Li Lianlian is also here. He probably wants to persuade you together. After all, you rejected Zhang Ziyi's invitation last time."

"So persistent?"

"If they want to sell more royalties, they must increase their weight as much as possible. You are probably one of them. After all, soundtracks and movies complement each other."

"How many?"

"Three million yuan, plus subsequent royalties, they won't buy it out."

Qian Jiang raised three fingers.

"So willing?"

Zhou Yi was really surprised now: "Aren't they afraid that Tanton will be mentally unbalanced after knowing about it?"

Tanton, a well-known Chinese-American composer in the industry. One of the elite students who studied abroad at public expense at that time, he immigrated and became a U.S. citizen after finishing his studies.

In 2001, he won the Best Original Score Award at the 73rd Academy Awards for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and won the Best Original Music Album Award for a Film at this year's 44th Grammy Awards, one of four nominations.

A few months ago, I had a public quarrel with members of the Musicians Association on a TV show over a dispute over music concepts.

According to celebrity status, Tanton, who has won various foreign awards, has a high enough status in China, but even so, his domestic price has barely exceeded the top 1 million yuan, ranging from 1.2 million to 1.5 million yuan. Wandering between ten thousand.

The situation in foreign countries is different and there is no way to make a forced comparison, but in China, the three million offered by the producers of "Hero" can be said to be a sky-high price, which is a condition that breaks the ceiling of the domestic film and television drama market.

"Your commercial value lies here. Can Tanton do this to help Metro Radio reach the top spot?"

Qian Jiang shook his head: "The Grammys and Oscars won are just scrap pork awards, with little commercial value. Can it be hyped by adding his name? It's unrealistic. You are the one who has commercial value and can hype.

"How about it? Do you have any ideas? My suggestion is that you can take it, but the price should be negotiable.

"It's definitely unrealistic in terms of U.S. dollars. The price of the theme song for "Pirates of the Caribbean" is 2 million U.S. dollars plus subsequent royalties. For "Heroes," I estimate that about 5 million yuan is the limit that the producer can accept."

"I don't think three million is feasible, but five million can be considered."

I didn't expect that the producer could give so many Zhou Yi a bottom line immediately.

A movie-themed promotional song costs 5 million. At this price, he estimates that he may not be able to get this amount even if he receives another order in the next few years. After all, "Hero" has the right time, place and people, and he is the type to go all out. .

"Okay, then you can take your time at the dinner later and don't agree immediately."

Qian Jiang nodded and gave one last instruction.

After arriving at the private club, Zhou Yi, who was guided into the box by a dedicated person, also saw the man who would single-handedly change the title of "National Master" from a derogatory meaning to a positive one in the future, and then change the title of "National Master" to "National Master" again later in the evening. Called back the derogatory man——

Zhang Yimou.

Next to him, Li Lianlian, who had not yet turned into a sinister look, smiled and could still see some kindness on his face.

"Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road. I'm late."

Including the host Gan Guoliang, the three of them are almost 200 years old together. Zhou Yi, a twenty-one-year-old young man, is somewhat out of place.

"I finally met you. I had been busy in the United States and hadn't come back. When you went to the United States, I came back to film a movie, but I didn't catch up."

As a martial arts practitioner, Li Lianjie couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Yi's upright figure. He stood up and closed the distance with a smile: "My wife is saying why it's so hard to see you. She likes you very much." Song."

"It's my honor. I've also seen Sister Zhi's movie back then..."

In this box with only four people, Zhou Yi did not show any discomfort, but gave people a feeling of being at ease.

He is indeed not talking nonsense. Who was confused by Chen Long's peak Li Zhi in "The Club of Two Dragons"?

As for Li Lianjie himself, more of his movie Zhou Yi has been watched.

On the contrary, he hasn't seen many of Zhang Yimou's films. He only remembers the Olympic Games.

"I wonder if you, Zhou Yi, are interested in the Oscars and Grammy awards? We have a movie now, and you know it's very ambitious."

After going round and round and the foreplay was completed, Zhang Yimou and Li Lianlian looked at each other and immediately began to look forward to the future.

Oscars and Grammys are the awards most recognized by the domestic public, and they are also the awards that can best enhance one's talent in the country.

Domestic entertainment circles - oh no, it should be said that people in the global entertainment industry basically regard these two awards as the crown on the road to global movies and pop music.

Tanton, who was responsible for part of the composition of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" last year, happened to win an Oscar and a Grammy, and is now also composing the soundtrack for "Heroes", which is enough to prove the ambition of the film.

"Time is too tight, I'm afraid I won't be able to write any good music, Director Zhang."

Zhou Yi was unmoved, smiled and shook his head: "As you know, "Pirates of the Caribbean" gave me plenty of time before I dared to accept it. Promoting the theme song is very time-consuming.

"As for Oscars and Grammys, to be honest, I'm not really interested because I know there's a high probability that I won't win them."

Tanton's success in winning these two awards is inseparable from his American residence.

Mouzi has been competing for the Olympics for so many years. He has received many nominations, not even a hair on the trophy, and is not even willing to give one the offcut pork award. His attitude is evident.

Don’t think that the Oscars and Grammys are all grand awards. In fact, they are just a few awards after a lot of pork is divided.

Especially the Grammys.

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Zhang Yimou felt a little numb.

Isn't this man young and energetic? They all just let themselves go and bully others, so why are they talking like a fucking old man in society now?

What a Tai Chi master.

What about the enterprising spirit of young people? Where's the anger? Who else could be so unruly than me?

You need to stand up!

You are the future of the music industry!

"I think you can give it a try, Zhou Yi." Li Lianjie, who came along as a lobbyist, also started to help...

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"Try? How to try?"

In the mobile head office, in the conference room.

Facing the plan submitted by their subordinates, a few people sitting firmly in the middle held pens and raised their heads to start talking.

"This is what I think. As our most high-end brand, Global Communications needs to capture high-quality customers who are willing to pay to obtain various services, especially those who need to go abroad, travel back and forth, do foreign trade, etc.

“After joining the WTO, Global Communications’ market will definitely expand further.

"And Zhou Yi is precisely the best standard for global communication business, because he himself needs to fly abroad.

“At the same time, his high-end image with few endorsements and international limelight is also in line with our promotion and positioning of our valued customers.

"As for the M-Zone brand, what we mean is to follow the model of Warner Records and form our own Tianhou Palace gimmick. By signing several female singers who have had scandals with Zhou Yi, this will definitely become the first topic among young people. high."

As he spoke, the narrator also listed three candidates: "Warner Queen's Palace is Son Yanzi, Naying, and Zhang Huimei. The ages of the latter two do not meet our definition of the M-Zone brand.

"So our initial plan is to invite Elva Hsiao and Zhang Shaohan to join and form our dynamic zone Thean Hou Palace with Sun Yanzi. It just so happens that the three of them have sung songs written by Zhou Yi. We can ask Zhou Yi to specially create this new Thean Hou Palace combination. Write a song.

"This song can also be combined with the pilot business of ring tones, and combined with the gimmick of Thean Hou Temple in the dynamic zone, it will definitely attract the attention of young people at the first time and drive their consumption..."