China Entertainment 2000

"Ayi, next time you come to the United States, if you encounter anything, you can call me directly."

After a few rounds of wine, Li Lianjie patted Zhou Yi's shoulder affectionately: "I don't say that I am the one who calls the shots in the United States, but I still have a bit of face. We are all Chinese, and we have to look after each other when we go out to work hard."

"Brother, if you say that, I will take it seriously."

With a smile on his face, Zhou Yi gently clinked glasses with him, and his words were no longer as unfamiliar as when he first arrived: "I will definitely go to the United States after the year."

"Going to trouble that guy named Eminem?"

Li Lianjie was not blind to what was happening outside the window. When Zhou Yi said this, he immediately thought of the hip-hop king who is currently popular in the United States: "He is not easy to mess with now. The movie is a big hit."

On Friday, November 8, the movie "8 Mile" starring Eminem was officially released in North America. As a result, it grossed US$73.84 million at the box office in just three days of release, directly occupying the top spot in the North American box office rankings that week. , shocked the eyes of everyone waiting.

Now the total global box office is expected to go straight to more than 300 million US dollars, which is a number that makes countless people jealous.

Having tasted the sweetness, Eminem became more and more arrogant on his personal blog and in interviews.

According to the analysis of industry insiders, the reason why Eminem's film had such explosive debut results is not only his own fame and attention, but also the fact that he personally sang a song in response to Zhou Yi, which caused a stir in the media and the Internet. The scolding battle is a well-deserved first achievement.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhou Yi, who refused the cigarette, smiled and said, "If I want to curse someone, I don't care whether they explode or not."

In his impression, the three-day box office of "8 Mile" should only be over 54 million, with a global total of nearly 250 million US dollars. Now it has jumped to more than 7,000 in three days, and the total box office is estimated to be 300 million US dollars. There is no doubt that hype plays the most important role.

But no matter what, Eminem will become more and more popular next year, and when he comes to crush people with his new English album next year, the promotion intensity will be even more explosive.

Why do European and American singers have so many disses? Except for some who really have hatred and want you to die, the majority are still hype and trivial matters. A typical example is Eminem, who criticized Mariah Carey and even wrote a song to include in the album.

You said this is not for sales and to promote yourself? I'm afraid only crystal powder would believe this.

After drinking and eating, Zhou Yi finally relaxed a little. Zhang Yimou, who was pleasantly surprised, was just about to take advantage of the victory. Unfortunately, Zhou Yi just excused himself as he had drunk too much, forcing him to hold back his words again - —

It stopped, and it was very uncomfortable.

"Looking for Li Lianlian in the United States? Will it work?"

After Qian Jiang picked up Zhou Yi and drove the car away, Zhou Yi, who was pretending to be drunk, suddenly woke up, explained the matter to him, and asked him to ask for a high price if he could. While the latter responded, he was also extremely curious about Li Lianjie's move of confirming the vote.

"It doesn't matter. It's just to put money on my face. He's not as good as Chen Long. If something happens to me, why don't I go to Chen Long to find him?"

Chewing the grapes that Qianjiang had prepared a long time ago, Zhou Yi, who felt a little more comfortable, moved his neck twice and was very disapproving of this.

At any rate, Chen Long's friendship with him was a little deeper.

"Oh, by the way, two more things."

Qian Jiang turned the steering wheel noncommittally: "One thing is about your concert. The next stop is the Shanghai 80,000-person stadium. The current expansion has reached the limit of three stages. Considering your current popularity, the company's opinion is, Do you want to challenge the four-sided platform?"

"Four-sided platform?" Zhou Yi, who spat out the grape skins, raised his eyebrows in surprise.

The so-called four-sided stage is actually a way of setting up the stage for a concert.

Many common concerts have two or three sides of the stage, and there is always a part of the area that is blocked by the stage, making it impossible to open up seats for people to use. For example, his first concert at the Workers' Stadium was on a three-sided stage.

But the four-sided stage is different. There are no obstacles in all directions. There are auditoriums around the stage. The audience can watch the performance from four directions. There are no blind spots in the line of sight. The audience can clearly see every detail on the stage.

This is an extremely big test for the singer - whether it is the scene atmosphere control, stage effect presentation and live viewing experience, they must be perfect, otherwise it will easily turn into a car accident scene.

The most important thing is that the four-sided stage is also a great test for the singer's fan loyalty.

Once the four-sided platform is opened, it will be embarrassing for Dafa if fans do not sit down enough to return to the main line.

A typical example is Zhang Xueyou, who is known as the god of singing. In April this year, he just challenged a three-sided stage at the 80,000-person stadium in Shanghai. As a result, because there were few people and the ticket price was relatively low, the organizer directly suffered a loss of 100 yuan. Thousands.

In order to save their respect, Zhang Xueyou's team also came up with a press release of "90,000 people carnival at the concert". It was a bit dizzy. Without even looking at the total number of seats in this venue, you could just imitate the train and sell station tickets. It sold for less than 90,000 people.

If the organizer hadn't learned a lesson when the concert was held in Hangzhou in May and raised the overall ticket price of the concert since the fan attendance was lower than expected, I'm afraid the Shanghai station would not be able to make back the money lost.

"Shanghai has not opened any four-sided restaurant yet, right?"

In a large venue like the 80,000-person stadium, if one of the four platforms is not handled properly, major accidents may occur. The Imperial Capital is one of his active bases, and the previous Gongti dared to open the three-sided platform to him.

Qian Jiang, who was driving, looked straight ahead and nodded: "Yes, it can be regarded as setting a record for you. Your popularity is booming now. The economy of Shanghai and its surrounding cities is also relatively developed, and there are more people who are willing to buy tickets. There will be more.

“And many people in Hong Kong who used to live in Shanghai, such as Fatty Wang and Sunglasses King, belong to the Shanghai group in Hong Kong. Many people in Hong Kong are not too unfamiliar with Shanghai.

"It just so happens that ATV has sent you an invitation, and they plan to invite you to the special program of "Three Bald Guys". You can promote it on the program, and maybe you can attract a group of wealthy Hong Kong fans to come over and promote local consumption. , and can further promote the cultural influence of Shanghai.

"That's why Shanghai will give you the green light."

A concert by a popular superstar can really temporarily increase local economic consumption.

"Since they don't have any objections, then I don't have any objections either."

Zhou Yi, who rolled up his tongue and swept his gums, raised his head and leaned on the back of the chair: "Is Huang Zhan's show still going on?"

"Originally they didn't want to do it, but your influence as a dominator on the list is too great, and there is no telling when Huang Zhan's condition will worsen, so they simply planned to make a special episode with you as the last guest. It’s also the last episode of this show.”

When talking about Huang Zhan, Qian Jiang's face looked a little sad.

He can also be regarded as someone who has lived through the era of the "Hui Huang" of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. At that time, Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui were the two unrivaled twins who stood at the top of the Hong Kong music pyramid.

But now, one has lung cancer and is dying soon, and the other has officially moved to Canada and started a retirement model.

The prosperity of Hong Kong's music scene has gone with them forever.

"Is it the last issue? The publicity should be very good, okay."

Originally, the program "Three Bald Guys" was ATV's flagship program, ranking among the top two in Hong Kong's ratings list all year round. If it weren't for Huang Zhan's poor health, it would have been absolutely impossible for them to stop with their overall market share declining.

In this case, let him eat up the last wave of popularity of this show.

Zhou Yi closed his eyes and fell asleep, entering rest mode.

As the year draws to a close, a star of his level becomes busier.

Next, there will be a Chinese-Korean singing concert in South Korea at the end of December, and... the Spring Festival Gala.

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The next day, the ATV Building in Hong Kong.

Zhou Yi, who arrived here by car, received a very grand welcome ceremony. Even Chen Yongqi, the new CEO of ATV, came.

"Welcome, Zhou Sheng."

Chen Yongqi, who has always had a close relationship with the mainland, was extremely enthusiastic. He was even the "tour guide" who took Zhou Yi to visit the ATV building. The reporters who followed him took photos and left a group photo of the two.

The cheerful Huang Zhan was a little confused when he saw it.

So much so that when he started rehearsing "Three Bald Guys", he specifically mentioned this matter, and joked about whether he was so enthusiastic because he invested in Zhou Yi's concert, and then moved on to Zhou Yi's next concert. Concert at Shanghai Stadium with 80,000 people for promotion.

"For this Shanghai concert, I made a very bold attempt to directly open four stages."

Zhou Yi, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, was very comfortable: "We plan to make the venue full of 80,000 people and make it a real 80,000-person stadium. What do you think? Isn't this idea very bold?"