China Entertainment 2000

Linkin Park, the king of Warner's main rock market, was also Warner's global sales king from 2000 to 2001.

Unlike Zhou Yi, a lazy dog ​​who doesn't like touring very much, Linkin Park's enthusiasm for touring can be said to be full.

Since their official debut in 2000, except for the regular rest time, they have basically been either on tour or on the road. Sometimes they can't sit still and even take the initiative to participate in music festivals to expand the band's influence.

It is precisely because of this that although he has entered the U.S. market for nearly two years, the number of times Zhou Yi has met with Linkin Park is really only a handful - after all, he basically came to the United States to start promotions and was already busy.

It's enough to meet a few times in the company building and become acquaintances.

After all, the two Asian members of Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda and Joseph Han, are Japanese-American mixed-race and Korean-American respectively, so there was no need for Zhou Yi to wait to get to know each other.

"I don't know why this is happening, but we have a great relationship with Spike."

Mike Shinoda, one of the lead singers, also scoffed at this statement in an interview, and also deliberately expressed goodwill towards Zhou Yi through external and internal communication with the agent.

They are not stupid.

At this juncture, no one would be stupid enough to challenge Zhou Yi's majesty, even if he really had this intention in his heart.

But even so, the discussion about Linkin Park started by relevant media has not weakened, and it even turned into a battle between Warner Records——

Just because Warner also announced the first week sales of Linkin Park's second album "Meteora" in North America out of convention: 830,000 copies.

Although the sales in the first week did not reach the height of Zhouyi, he had benefited from the Grammy effect at the beginning, while Linkin Park had nothing. It relied entirely on its inherent popularity to achieve this terrifying first-week sales.

The song "Numb" immediately exploded on major radio stations as soon as it was released, and its popularity was almost equal to that of Zhou Yi.

As we all know, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

Naturally, a record company can only have one brother with the greatest privileges.

Take a look at Madonna, one of Warner Bros.'s most famous actress. A single MV can even cost a full six million dollars to shoot. This doesn't include the costs of arrangement, mixing, production, etc. It's just a MV for a song.

This is privilege.

"He's quite good at demagogueing people. He's definitely a journalism major."

On April 5, after busy promoting several radio stations and events, Zhou Yi drove to the Compaq Center, home of the Houston Rockets, and took the recent news summary from Qian Jiang and curled his lips disdainfully.

Unfortunately, this work is destined to be in vain.

You must know the so-called first brother and first sister status in a record company. The most important thing is actually the priority in song selection-as long as you are the boss, you can choose good songs first.

The most typical examples are Li Ming and Zhang Xueyou in China.

In the early 1990s, Lai Ming and Zhang Xueyou both belonged to PolyGram Records. As the most popular among the Four Kings, Li Ming was always ranked lower than Zhang Xueyou within PolyGram due to suppression, and became the most popular of the four kings. Li Jin's second brother, there is no priority at all in various golden songs.

Only after the first brother Zhang Xueyou finished picking, could Li Ming make a choice in the next round. Even if Li Ming had taken a liking to some of the songs, they were forcibly taken away and handed over to Zhang Xueyou to sing.

This situation lasted until 1998. Li Ming waited until his contract expired and switched to Sony and became Sony's number one brother before things improved. But at that time, Li Ming was already old and no longer had the enterprising spirit of the past.

This is why after entering the 21st century, many young people in the new era will feel that Li Ming is a bit confused among the Four Heavenly Kings. Why is there not a Mandarin song that is popular in the streets and alleys? Even most listeners in non-Cantonese speaking areas in the mainland are familiar with it. There are few Cantonese songs.

But this pain point does not exist for Zhouyi and Linkin Park - both are responsible for writing lyrics, composing, arranging, and even musical instruments.

Collect songs? Shut it up! Isn’t it good to write it yourself?

Theoretically speaking, the third child of the Warner male singer is the happiest one——

Both Zhouyi and Linkin Park are all-in-ones that produce albums by themselves. The third brother is treated like the first brother of another record company, and he can choose whatever songs the company accepts.

"That can't be said. After all, your permanent residence is not the United States. If you are successfully challenged, the reputation you have just created is bound to be affected to some extent."

Qian Jiang, who didn't know how to create but knew how to promote, was still not careless about this. He took out his notepad under Zhou Yi's ghostly gaze, and checked several invitations to activities after thinking about it.

When the vehicle arrived at Compaq Center, Zhou Yi got off the bus and his whole body was numb.

In the years before the new home stadium Toyota Center was opened, the Compaq Center has witnessed the ups and downs of the Rockets along the way.

Zhou Yi didn't know much about the NBA, but when Yao Ming's height like a little giant was reflected in his eyes, he recalled some of the golden years of the NBA in China.

Of course, what impressed him most was the boomerang: first he mocked the girls in the fandom - then he was ridiculed by the fans in turn - and then he also did the "no room for maneuver" thing on CCTV, a set of boomerangs. That's a wonderful thing.

"Hello, I am Yao Ming."

The little giant who single-handedly opened up the basketball market in China does have an embarrassing smile.

……………………

"Hello, I'm Taylor Swift and here are the tickets."

On the evening of April 6, the Houston Rockets faced the visiting Orlando Magic at home.

Taylor Swift, who got first-row tickets through company relations, was directly treated as an adult. Thanks to her height of more than 1.7 meters, her long legs still attracted a lot of criticism when she walked into the venue. Eye-catching.

Summer has already entered Houston in April. Taylor, wearing short T-shirt shorts, always gives people the illusion that her legs are all from the waist down, especially when many people noticed that she was actually wearing flat shoes.

Even in the United States, a naked woman over 1.72 meters tall is conspicuous enough.

Because of his age, Taylor, who always felt that he could still advance further, sometimes murmured to himself.

The company's temporary agent found her the best tickets in the front row, because this was not a nationally watched event, and with Sony as her backing, she could naturally get this position easily.

I don’t know if it’s because Warner announced the itinerary early, but tonight’s Compaq Center has a lot more young and beautiful faces than usual, in addition to the rich and powerful fans—many of them even have Zhou Yi printed on their faces. Favorite magenta stripes.

It's obvious that they are all fans.

"There's nothing we can do. Spike doesn't hold concerts, and music festivals don't happen every day. We can only seize the opportunity to come and see him."

"Yes, I'm a Spike fan."

"What? Basketball? No, no, no, I'm actually a football fan. Isn't Spike the Arsenal ambassador? I'm actually an Arsenal fan..."

"..."

Before the game, reporters with obviously Asian faces were conducting random interviews on the scene. They looked for a few girls who looked like they were star-struck. The results of the questions made many men in their thirties and forties feel uncomfortable. dissatisfied.

This is a competition ground, not your estrangement ground!

Please have some respect for the sport of pick-up ball!

But Taylor, who had found her place, was surprised to find that there was a budding artistic film actress next to her - Scarlett Johansson.

Because she has been exposed to the entertainment industry since she was a child, although Scarlett Johansson's face is not a household name in the United States, she can at least be called a small celebrity, so that this person will not be found out.

Especially the figure that can be called a flesh bomb, it will inevitably make the corners of Taylor's eyes twitch since he was a child.

If I remember correctly, Scarlett is only 18 years old this year. How can Gouba be so old?

Is it possible that there is an extra buff for basketball fans?

"Maybe. I've watched some basketball and football games before, but this is my first time to watch a game live."

The Rockets' pregame interview apparently also captured the actress sitting courtside.

Taylor, who also has long wavy blond hair and long legs, was completely ignored by the Rockets interviewers, while Scarlett received the attention of the camera instead.

"Are you a fan of Spike, Scarlett? I think you have a pink three-stripe logo painted on your face."

"Well, actually, it's magenta."

Scarlett, who said this in the tone of Zhou Yi, smoothed her hair and smiled with a full American sexy style: "Yes, that's right, I am a big fan of Spike. I was obsessed with him when I was in Japan." Having listened to his songs, I can even be considered one of the earliest Spike fans in the United States.”

She happened to be filming the movie "Lost in Translation" in Tokyo, Japan, on the day when Zhouyi released her English book last year. From a timeline perspective, there's really nothing wrong with her being so nagging.

"Really Scarlett? Are you a die-hard Spike fan? Or are you just a fan?"

"Of course I am a die-hard fan, otherwise why would I be here?"

“How much of a die-hard fan do you have to be?”

"How should I put it, I am willing to drink his bathwater for him." Scarlett Johansson, who is well versed in the rules of wanting to be famous in the entertainment industry, can't stop talking without surprising.

Taylor Swift, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but curled her lips: Dead cow, you are crazy about being famous, aren't you?

Scarlett's sexy, Taylor's slightly disdainful muttering, the two of them in the same frame were caught by the camera. It's just that because one of them is an amateur and the other is a starlet, no one cares about them. Only the broadcast staff backed up the video...