China Entertainment 2000

If looks could kill, then Zhou Yi on the stage at this moment may have been disemboweled a million times by the employees of the Universal Music Group Hikari Utada team who were interested.

As Zhou Yi's "old rival" in the same age group in Asia, and with the substitution incident, Utada Hikaru's team still pays great attention to Zhou Yi.

Knowing that he was going to be on the show, they specially sent members of the team to sneak into the show in order to know Zhou Yi's movements and potentially controversial remarks as soon as possible. Universal Music also agreed with this decision.

After all, as the woman who beat Zhou Yi at the World Music Awards in the past, after experiencing Zhou Yi's success in the United States, Universal Music also placed high hopes on Utada Hikaru - not to mention that he sold 30 million copies worldwide like Zhou Yi. It's still okay to sell it for three million.

As long as the promotion keeps up and the quality of the albums does not fall behind, three million copies in her career will be in line with her position as an Asian queen.

Of course, this sales volume must exclude the Japanese market.

Because in the Japanese market, the distribution rights for Utada Hikaru's English album are still in the hands of EMI. They will distribute it, and Universal will not get a piece of the pie.

But now?

Zhou Yi, do you want to listen to what nonsense you are talking about?

"Eh? Zhou Yisang, are you a little too strict when you say that?"

Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, the host quickly pulled the topic back, trying to make up for him: "After all, not everyone can sell more than 30 million copies like you, right?"

As long as the goal is anchored on Zhou Yi's album sales and he is used as the benchmark, then everyone will be in trouble - from last year to now, no one in the world can sell more albums than Zhou Yi's.

Several other guests received the signal, nodded wildly, and immediately echoed.

The program producer outside the camera let out a long sigh——

idiot!

Who asked you to change the subject!

Emperor Sang is already thinking about making golden remarks, but what do you mean by holding back? Only if they fight me can the ratings of this show hit a new high!

Explosive! This is the breaking point, do you understand? !

I see that your kid is designated as a fan of Utada Mitsuyuki, so we must investigate him strictly.

You actually missed such a good opportunity. Fortunately, you still studied journalism. You all learned it in the belly of the imperial family, right?

The producer with a serious expression decisively contacted the director team through the earphones and asked them to inform the guests and hosts on the scene.

Qian Jiang, who was also watching from the sidelines, habitually raised his hand to pat his forehead and shook his head helplessly——

Here it comes again, Zhou Yi's unique gullibility.

He was already used to it. Anyway, wherever Zhou Yi went, he always brought popularity and hot news.

This should be the character that the company is most worried about and worried about ruining. After all, as long as Zhou Yi is not right once, he will be criticized by a large number of fans and opponents - but the strange thing is that Zhou Yi has not made any mistakes in his sharp comments so far. , causing many people to suffer from internal injuries.

This is also outrageous.

"So, Zhou Yijun, how much do you think Utada Hikari's new album will sell? Do you already have an estimated number in your mind?"

The guest who received the news from the producer immediately started asking questions, with a sincere look on his face, as if he was just curious.

"In Japan, the final sales volume will definitely be more than one million, because I think this country's music market is her basic base."

Zhou Yi, who could tell at a glance that this problem was causing trouble, didn't care. Anyway, his current personality is to speak freely without any scruples. What's more, if Elva Hsiao wants to rise to the top, he will definitely have to step on this person: "But In the U.S. market, I don’t think her albums will actually sell more than 100,000 copies.”

host:"……"

Guest: "..."

audience:"……"

Director team: "..."

The program producer looked excited: "..."

Qianjiang blinking crazily——

I'll be nice, you're getting more and more excessive.

Previously, it was just Zhou Runfa's deathly Hollywood movie and the now global hit "Pirates of the Caribbean", but now there are no more than 100,000...

How did you export this number?

The employees of the Utada Koh Global team lurking in the auditorium were almost furious - Bagaya!

The performance of the US market is related to the team bonuses of this group of people, which are delicious US dollars!

Moreover, the real score does not exceed 100,000. Are you looking down on the Japanese in the United States too much?

Even if each of them buys one, it’s more than 100,000, right?

One theme is to promote Zhouyi's variety show. Near the end, there is a most prominent theme——

So much so that Miyuki Nakajima was a little surprised.

Having spanned three eras in the Japanese music scene, she has never seen a singer like Zhou Yi who shows no respect at all. These two have never had any grudges before, right?

The main reason is that Zhou Yi's private personality is not arrogant. On the contrary, she always gives her a relaxed and pleasant feeling to get along with, which is somewhat in contrast to her "domineering" appearance on the stage.

"I've passed it. The number of 100,000 copies is too outrageous. She has never sold such a low sales volume in her life. Ah Yi, she writes songs with her toes and sells more than this number."

When the recording of the program ended, Qian Jiang immediately approached Zhou Yi, who was still saying goodbye to Nakajima Miyuki, Tsuchiya Ken and others through a translator. He wanted to discuss follow-up public relations strategies with him, but he never expected to be rejected by Zhou Yi— —

"Is it outrageous? I'm going too far with this. My actual psychological expectation is that it will sell more than 50,000 copies at most, and no more than 70,000 at most."

Zhou Yi, who was so generous, put his arm around his manager's shoulders and asked him to put his heart back into his stomach. A well-informed reporter ran quickly and directly sent Zhou Yi's remarks back to the newspaper, which instantly triggered the entire Japanese music scene. Big news in the industry.

There is no other reason, just because the number of one hundred thousand is too outrageous in their opinion.

The next day, August 10, many daily newspapers chose to put this breaking news on their front pages. The Mainichi Shimbun, one of the oldest daily newspapers in Japan, even made an extremely " The title of "Inciting War" -

"Please invite the next victim!" 》

The accompanying picture is a photo of Zhou Yi and Utada Hikaru.

"Just yesterday, the emperor from China once again judged others-but this time the victim became Utada Hikari..."

The "Mainichi Shimbun" took stock of all Zhou Yi's past achievements, and expressed concerns about Utada Hikaru's trip to the United States from a metaphysical perspective, which also caused another feud among Japanese fans——

The last time the Japanese fandom was so lively was the Hikaru Battle that started on March 28, 2001. It was a head-to-head confrontation between the two divas Ayumi Hamasaki and Hikari Utada.

"Are you kidding?! That's it? That's it? That's how Zhou Yi became a singer?"

"If you can't speak, just cut off your tongue. I'll give you a hundred thousand. I want to laugh when I see it."

"Book of Changes, there is talent but no virtue."

"Baga! Zhouyi sama never misses it! What are you barking at?!"

"..."

When Zhou Yi came with his own topic, the entire Japanese newspaper industry felt the happiness of their Chinese and American counterparts - this guy really wrote for the material. He has only been in Japan for a long time, and he has not been here for half a month to contribute. Big news twice.

The walking bonus machine belongs to yes.

Utada Hikaru, who has arrived in the United States to start promoting the new English album "Exodus", was immediately silenced when he received the news——

She felt underestimated.

Fuck!

Don't underestimate me, okay? !

The emperor’s golden words are all superstition! It’s the 21st century and you’re still so superstitious, the Japanese industry is taking pills!

To take a step back, even if he is really an emperor, there is a saying in ancient China that says, "My fate is determined by me and not by God."

Utada Hikaru's impression of Zhou Yi was a little worse, and he labeled him as "talented but not moral".

Universal Music Group, which actively helps connect offline traditional channels in the United States, obviously also understands the saying "I have no control over my destiny". They are all multinational international companies, and there are not many Chinese in them.