China Entertainment 2000

To be honest, for Zhou Yi himself, it doesn't make much difference whether there is an extra Chinese character on his forehead. After all, everyone mainly competes in different tracks.

But for the Music Association, the result is completely different. This is the first time that they have recruited such a young singer into the association, and he is still a pop singer.

You know, whether it is artistry, singing skills, or even the age of working years, Zhou Yi actually does not meet the standards for entering the Music Association.

But he just opened this door by relying on his international influence - the value of the World Cup closing ceremony and the British Academy is too high for them to ignore.

In the eyes of the superiors, its importance has skyrocketed.

It is unique in the entire industry for overtaking in corners, and no one has been able to copy it yet.

It has been a long time since Qianjiang walked with wind. This morning he had a rare bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge, which was very fragrant with the fried dough sticks.

"Latest news: The 4th China-Korea Song Festival will be held in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is reported that our young singer Zhou Yi will..."

The host on the screen was still introducing relevant information about this China-Korea Song Contest in a succinct manner. On the carpet in the living room, Zhou Yi, who was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, simply drank white porridge and took a bite of the meat in his hand. Bao: "Why is the promotion so high-profile this time?"

Not only the morning news, but also the current News Thirty Minutes column mentioned the Chinese-Korean Song Concert. Compared with last year, why is the promotion intensity increased this year?

"Because the Sino-Japanese singing concert at the end of September was messed up, and the internal impression was not very good."

Qian Jiangxiao, whose connections in the entertainment industry are at the acting level, almost narrowed his eyes: "Have you heard of Hamasaki? Apart from China, he is a famous diva-level singer in other parts of Asia. , she taught the mainland a hard lesson at the Sino-Japanese Song Contest at the end of September, which made people lose face."

On September 22, 2002, the Sino-Japanese Song Concert with the theme "China and Japan Hand in Hand for the Century" was sung at the Workers' Stadium.

This should be a memorable event.

But when Ayumi Hamasaki, who is known as the Queen of Asia, successively made negative news about being a big name and having conflicts with Li Wen, the domestic organizers were not human inside and outside, and in the end they had to hold their noses and hold the concert. Go down.

There's nothing we can do about it. People are already here, so we can't drive them out to sleep on the street. That would be really embarrassing.

"You don't know that CCTV doesn't plan to define this concert as a Sino-Japanese Friendship Song Concert. In the future, it will only treat it as an ordinary platter concert. Do you want to re-activate the Sino-Japanese Song Concert?" The official name will depend on subsequent reactions.

"Moreover, even if it is restarted, there is a 90% chance that it will be cut off first and re-organized as the first one, so the focus will naturally shift to this China-Korean song concert led by you. "

In a sense, this is a good thing for Zhou Yi - it helps him lower his expectations in advance.

It doesn't matter how good the performance is, as long as there is no trouble and the purpose of displaying art and culture is fulfilled in a serious manner, that's fine.

Zhou Yi was thoughtful as he listened to the inside gossip.

No wonder the China-Japan Friendship Song Concert in 2005, which had big names in attendance and congratulatory messages, was called the Second China-Japan Friendship Song Concert in the promotional draft. What is the reason for the co-authorship?

"Ayumi Hamasaki is outrageous enough. Let's not talk about acting like a big name. Anyway, she does a lot of acting in Japan. But when she was backstage, just because she felt that the staff filming Li Wen had her in the picture, she followed her Li Wen's team got into a quarrel and personally tried to take away the camera and delete all the footage."

Qianjiang complained about Hamasaki's nonsensical reason for the attack: "Even if Japan has strict image rights management, her participation in the concert means she agreed that her image rights will be used in this Sino-Japanese song concert. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but the direct attack backstage is part of the concert process, right?

"Ayi, you have to be careful when you go to South Korea. Don't let people think you are trying to be a big deal."

Zhou Yi, who turned a deaf ear to the word "playing a big name", laughed: "Otherwise, do you think that among the most famous female singers in Japan, Hamasaki Ayumi has the most news? Utada Hikaru actually defeated her in the sales war, and the news was exposed The quantity is still surpassed."

Ayumi Hamasaki's fan model and news model actually have a ready-made template to refer to in the near future - Cai Yilin.

Cai Yilin, who was supposed to go to Japan for plastic surgery and learn from Amuro Namie, went astray after she came back and started to move towards Ayumi Hamasaki. Then she started to learn the concepts of various news hypes by Ayumi Hamasaki, step by step. Integrate into your own position.

It can be said that after Cai Yilin started up again with the concept of bi-j love, she followed Ayumi Hamasaki all the way across the river, including her crazy fans who tore through many singers at the same time.

Ayumi Hamasaki's fans at their peak were a group of equally powerful fans who could tear anyone apart, so they were not afraid at all.

"Speaking of which, Hikaru Utada is also outrageous. I was waiting for her to release an English album and then kicked her out hard, but she actually got married."

Leng Buding heard the name Utada Hikaru again, and Qianjiang smacked his lips with regret when talking about this matter: "With this marriage, her English album will probably have to be postponed again."

He got married at a young age, and he is still a cash cow for the record company. It can only be said that he is willful if he is talented.

"If you postpone it, postpone it. Anyway, no matter when she posts it, she will inevitably be dragged out to compare with me." After eating and drinking, Zhou Yi put down his chopsticks and finally peeled an egg. He didn't care.

As the recognized "old enemy of Zhou Yi's music scene" in the Japanese media's description, Utada Hikaru's long-prepared British album can be said to have whetted the appetite of Japanese fans.

Many people, including Warner, were also afraid, but Zhou Yi himself didn't take it to heart at all.

"Oh, by the way, one more thing."

Qian Jiang raised his chopsticks and added: "Over in South Korea, you actually have a so-called musical rival, who is blocked by the Korean media. When you get there, the Korean media may make trouble for you, so I'll give you a vaccination in advance. .”

"Why is there another old enemy? Who?"

"Lee Jung-hyun."

Qian Jiang's face looked a little strange when he said this name.

Li Zhenxian, born in 1980, is only one year older than Zhou Yi.

She officially released her first music album in July 1999. After becoming an instant hit, she has since become a diva-level figure in the Korean entertainment industry. Park Jae-sang, who will become famous all over the world with his song "Gangnam Style", is now her. backup dancer——

The true ancestor of the Korean Wave, she exported her electronic dance music style to all of Asia in just two years. Even many singers in the Japanese music scene were influenced by her.

And in China...

As we all know, the former sister of Warner, Sammi Cheng, is nicknamed Lee Jung-hyun in Hong Kong. With the backing of Warner, a company with a lot of money, Lee Jung-hyun is about to be wiped out from top to bottom.

"The main reason is that you are so popular that the Japanese and Korean music circles have no choice but to pay attention to you and ride on your popularity. Then they discovered that there are music geniuses similar to you in their respective countries..."

Qian Jiang also felt a little evil when talking about this matter. Is there really something in this world that cannot be achieved?

The young leaders of the music scene in China, Japan and South Korea all became kings and queens at a young age, and their sales and influence have exploded.

The most important thing is that the three of them are similar in age and the date of their debut in the music industry——

Utada Hikaru was born in 1983 and released a song at the end of 1998;

Lee Jung-hyun was born in 1980 and released a song in 1999;

The Book of Changes was released in 1981 and the song was released in 2000.

It is precisely because of this that Japan is hyping Utada and Zhou Yi, and South Korea is hyping Lee Jung-hyun and Zhou Yi. The latter has also been compiled by many Korean media because of the tie between Warner.

What's more, after Zhou Yi conquered the international market, Li Zhenxian and Utada Na were described by many tabloid reporters as the second concubine belonging to the Chinese music emperor - one was consecrated to Japan, and the other was consecrated to Goryeo.

Zhou Yi was a little bit nervous when he saw this kind of gossip.

In the end, it is still the Kingdom of Heaven that is crushed by history. Japan and South Korea are old enemies at home, but when they come to China, they become tributaries, right?

"Oh, by the way, Ayi, who do you want to collaborate with for the new song you mentioned? While there is still time, I will contact you and arrange a time as soon as possible."

"No, Mr. Liang, I think you can't be contacted."

"Impossible, you are challenging my professionalism as an agent." Before he could react, Qian Jiang waved his hand and said domineeringly: "Tell me, who is it?"

"Liang Qichao."

"It's a small matter, isn't it just Liang Qi - huh?!"

Qian Jiang's pupils were so shocked by this name that he opened his mouth in surprise: "Huh?"

""Young China", lyrics written by: Liang Qichao."