China Entertainment 2000

In fact, if Zhou Yi's "In the Name of the Father" had not exploded in the United States, Italy, and the United Kingdom last year, the brother company Warner Pictures saw the opportunity to use every opportunity to make a DVD and put it on the secondary rental market in Europe and the United States. The title of "Godfather" of Zhouyi may not be feasible in Europe and the United States——

Jay Chou's "Double Knife" music micro-movie will probably be praised by the domestic media as a fantastic idea and described as a hero who broke into Hollywood.

After all, Chinese Kung Fu is still very popular in Europe and the United States.

Cheng Long and Li Lianlian carried the banner of the modern world. The Kung Fu craze brought by Bruce Lee through movies still affects the Western world today - "Chinese Kung Fu" has become one of the stereotyped labels for Chinese people abroad.

But the bad food is the bad food, Zhou Yi Zhuyu is in front.

Chinese Kung Fu + Hollywood actors + Hollywood directors, although they are all on the fringes of Hollywood, at least they are in this circle. Sony should say that it is really interesting to Jay Chou——

Photographer Andrzej Sekula has shot the movies "Reservoir Dogs" and "Dangerous Man", and the heroine is Leila Arcieri, a black actress who has participated in the movie "3X". As for the two villains Noel Gugliemi and Danny Trejo, they have participated in Hollywood movies such as "The Invincible" and "Spy" respectively;

The director also specially found a Chinese director to facilitate communication.

But it is a pity that this music micro-movie has not made any splash in the United States. It can only be exported and sold domestically, and it has been praised in the country.

This has given many news practitioners a fresh bite to eat - they continue to use the successful export of Zhou Yi's "In the Name of the Father" in Europe and the United States to criticize Jay Chou's "Double Knife", calling it imitating others.

Zhou Yi himself wanted to laugh when he saw it.

Putting aside the issue of the ten or twenty minutes of the "Double Knife" micro-movie, no matter how inferior Jiang Wen's directing skills are, he is still compared to the great directors of the world. When meeting the director of "Double Knife", all I can say is wish him good luck. .

"Sony seems to be evil-minded. Wang Lihong's promotion failed. Is he planning to promote Jay Chou?"

Zhou Yi, who was rubbing his chin with his fingertips, put down the "Yomiuri Shimbun" in his hand, stood up and stretched his waist comfortably - "Is that mysterious Mr. Zhou just a thing they created?"

"We haven't found anything yet. We can't rule out that Wen Chun directed and acted on his own. They have done this a lot before."

Qian Jiang shook his head.

Warner's foundation in Japan is still too shallow compared to Sony, a local giant. Given the level of turmoil and infighting in the past, the reason why Warner was not kicked out of Japan in the last century was because of the singers headed by Akina Nakamori.

I don’t know how it happened. Every branch of Warner, whether it’s movies or records, no matter which country it is in, can’t escape the cycle of internal strife and falling into weakness – and God comes to save the company.

This is true for the Chinese branch, the same is true for Japan, not to mention the European and American branches.

Everyone knows that internal fighting is common and management is a mess, but if you are lucky, you can always get an SSR. Whether it is management talent or a cash cow in singers or movies, the main one is a man who relies on magic to solve all ghosts and monsters.

"However, Sony has promoted Jay Chou so much. It seems that Jay Chou's record deal should be fully signed to Sony starting this year, and Hao Ledi will be responsible for the management contract."

Qian Jiang sighed with emotion: "I guess when the contract with Holaday expires, Sony will sign a full contract with him."

Sony, which has two ace names including Wang Lihong and Jay Chou, would have really dominated the Chinese record market if Zhou Yi hadn't been blocking it.

It doesn't matter that Tao Zhe is a small company. It can't even take care of the mainland market. For overseas distribution, it has to ask Warner for help.

Zhou Yi was noncommittal: "Who knows."

Jay Chou's wings gradually hardened under the protection of Sony, but once his wings hardened, he burned bridges, so that the future anti-piracy press conference was blocked by Sony Records China executives who were angry at the time - that is, the famous Wang Lihong and Jay Chou Anti-piracy incident.

Jay Chou was invited to the press conference at that time, but another king, Wang Lihong, excused his sudden illness and did not come, leaving Jay Chou to stand alone in front of the camera and face the media in embarrassment.

It's unrealistic to say that Wang Lihong really doesn't want to come. After all, the relationship between the two was very good before.

It can only be said that under pressure from Sony's top management, Wang Lihong, who had signed a full contract with Sony at the time, finally chose to side with the company, and now the two have become superficial brothers.

When Wang Lihong was ruined due to the Xiaozhuo incident, Jay Chou himself didn't even have time to confirm the authenticity of the matter, and directly cut Wang Lihong from Guan. This was the first time that Jay Chou acted so impatiently since his debut——

You must know that even the Canadian electric eel stepped on the sewing machine and he didn't get out of it. This shows how far these two superficial brothers have reached.

"Sony will definitely continue to mess with you. They are the pursuers anyway, so it doesn't matter if they lose."

Out of his trust in Zhou Yi, Qian Jiang didn't take these two things seriously, and turned to Zhou Yi to discuss two other matters -

"On September 13th, Warner Films' first fully-invested film "Go Left, Right" in China will be released. Although this film has Kim Sung and Wu Fan Bingbin, the film side still wants to invite you to the premiere. I’ll help you do some publicity, after all, your popularity is truly unique.”

Speaking of Warner Movies, Qian Jiang suggested: "They helped us with the channel of "In the Name of the Father" before. I think it's better not to refuse this. Just take the time to go there for a day."

As a stepping stone for Warner Films to enter the domestic film market, this film is not actually about making a lot of money - winning awards, brushing up on qualifications, and being gold-plated are the certificates of investment they hand over.

Essentially this is a literary romance film.

In Zhou Yi's impression, Warner's stepping stone strategy was very successful. After this movie, Warner Films, which was recognized and accepted by domestic circles, began to accelerate its large-scale land acquisition and cooperative construction of theaters in China.

It is equivalent to saying that they are looking for Zhou Yi to show the mainland - to tell the people in the mainland that they are very powerful.

"no problem."

After pondering for a while, Zhou Yi nodded in agreement.

It's not to support the show, he is mainly interested in the domestic theater chain that Warner Films will leave in the future.

In 2002, Warner Films, which had been preparing for a long time, officially entered the Chinese market and took the lead in cooperating with Shanghai Film and Television to establish the first Warner Bros. cinema chain in Shanghai.

From 2003 to 2005, Warner Films, which had proven its willingness to invest, took advantage of the official pilot strategy and cooperated with domestic groups to build theater chains in Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing, Changsha and other places.

But all the good things only lasted until 2006.

Because the domestic film market at that time was indeed not very large, Warner Films, which had been racing to gain traction in the country, was losing money year after year, and the amount of losses was getting higher year by year. In contrast, Warner Films' financial reports from foreign markets have been rising steadily.

In comparison, the Chinese market, which has been cultivated for several years, cannot be said to be a burden. At the very least, it has lowered the beauty of Warner Films' financial report, which is not good news for the stock market and investors.

Coupled with the change in official strategy, not surprisingly, Warner once again used its traditional art skill-infighting.

The result of this internal strife was the collective resignation of 16 senior executives, led by Yin Gang, President of Warner Pictures China, and Stego, Global Vice President of Warner Bros. International Cinemas, which was equivalent to a complete shake-up of senior management——

This also means that Warner has given up on the Chinese market due to consecutive years of losses, and its theater chain shares in two Beijing and seven provinces have been cheapened by the domestic groups such as Wanda and Jinyi that took over.

Zhou Yi didn't want to sit back and enjoy the meat with such a mouthful.

As long as you can get the money at that time, the theater shares will be equivalent to picking up for free. Rather than taking advantage of others, it's better to take advantage of Warner's own people.

Guiyi has made so much money from investments over the years, and in 2006 it was time to spread it out. With the support of the Internet cash cow, he has the patience to wait until the domestic film market matures.

When the time comes, he will have the Internet on his left and theaters on his right, and he will be a real rich man in the domestic entertainment industry, the kind that no one dares to offend.

Even if he retired early, no one in the entertainment industry would dare to show his teeth at him, let alone anyone who would stop drinking tea.

The reason why I don’t talk about the music industry is because the domestic music industry in the future has actually been destroyed. This thing is really not something that he alone can deter. Physical piracy + Internet piracy, the double stick will directly crush the normal development of the domestic music market in the next golden decade or even fifteen years——

With 100,000 copies, one can become the best-selling singer in Taiwan, and with 500,000 copies, one can drink champagne until death in the Mainland. Various so-called fair awards have begun to be given to singers to help them become more famous and get commercial performances and endorsements.

Even Jay Chou had to inject water to make more than one million, forcing him to develop various side businesses and investments to increase his income. This is a true portrayal of the domestic music industry in the future.

The most typical trend is that more than 99% of the Chinese entertainment novels written by Qidian under China Literature are about actors and directors. There are countless articles about singers on one hand, and there are even fewer articles about pure singers.

"One more thing is the arrangement for Mai Kuraki to bring someone as a guest to your music club."

Seeing that Zhou Yi was not averse to helping support the movie, Qian Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and happily talked about the second thing.

Since the tickets for this Zhouyi Fan Club are free, Warner naturally has to maximize its role at once - Mai Kuraki, as a popular singer under GIZA Studio, just released an album in early July this year, which includes a collaboration with Warner Sun A collaboration with Yanzi.

And this album topped the O chart in the first week of its release in Japan, which is quite popular.

In this case, GIZA Studio and Warner hit it off and planned to let Mai Kuraki appear as a surprise guest at the Zhouyi Fan Club, which can be regarded as helping her promote the album, stimulate sales, and also allow newcomers to show their faces.

In return, when Sun Yanzi, Zhou Yi or other singers from Warner China come to Japan for promotion in the future, GIZA Studio will also have to make corresponding preparations.

The two companies have reached a strategic cooperation in this regard, using Zhouyi as a bridge to open up channels for domestic singers to enter Japan.

only……

"Mai Kuraki wants to bring someone new?" Zhou Yi was a little surprised.

Qian Jiang nodded: "Yes, it's a new girl band called Saegi Yukari IN db, and its core is the lead singer Saegi Yukari.

"She just debuted in June last year and released her first single. Now she has taken over from Mai Kuraki as the singer of the theme song of the next Japanese super-national anime "Detective Conan". It can be said that GIZA Studio is quite optimistic about her."

"..."

Zhou Yi suddenly raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

He was still talking about it before, but now it’s happening?

Saegusa Yukari, born on June 9, 1980, is a creative talent under GIZA Studio. She is good at singing in the form of a band. Because of her beautiful and sweet appearance, she resembles Izumi Sakai, a famous singer owned by the parent company of GIZA Studio, and is regarded by many as Izumi Sakai among the new generation of female singers in Japan——

She is one of the rare young female singers in Japan with good looks. She will be a professional singer in "Detective Conan" in the future. During her peak period, her single was one of the top 20 regulars on the Japanese Oricon Chart. She is also a top 10 singer. Pass.

However, this girl is indeed a member of a band, she is free and easy——

After a short period of glory, Mirai was unwilling to tolerate the gap in status in the industry when he was out of date. In addition, the contract with the company expired, and he had made money anyway, so he quit the industry and married an outsider. It is a beauty salon or a nail salon for retirement, and fans come there from time to time to support and take photos.

"But don't worry, Saegusa Yukari and her band members will not perform songs. Isn't your second major in English rock? Their band is just on stage to accompany you."

Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't speak, Qian Jiang thought he was dissatisfied with this and immediately added: "Only Mai Kuraki will come out to sing a song with you."

After all, this is a Japanese music club, so it would be unrealistic for Zhou Yi to sing all Chinese songs. And once you sing English songs, rock music will definitely require a professional band to provide live accompaniment to achieve better results.

"I have no objection. When will rehearsals start?"

The Book of Changes doesn't matter.

"It depends on you. If you are willing, they can all come over to cooperate with you tomorrow, including Mai Kuraki."

……………………

"tomorrow?"

Tokyo, Ginza.

After receiving the notice from her manager, Saegusa Yuka, who had just finished an offline theater singing event, did not even bother to drink water to wipe her sweat. A look of uncontrollable surprise suddenly appeared on her beautiful face: "Really? Zhou Yi Do you agree? Can I see him?"

For Yuka Saegashi, an elementary school bully who dropped out of Kinjo Gakuin University, the largest women's university in the Tokai region of Japan, the existence of Zhou Yi is an inspiration to her——

Zhou Yi, a law major, can succeed in making music across different fields, so she can do the same.

The world is uncertain, you and I are both dark horses!

Not to mention that after Zhou Yi's second English monograph appeared, her feelings for Zhou Yi evolved directly.

That series of songs full of various rock flavors directly hit her heart. For a girl who likes to be in a band, it is simply a surefire success.

She even had the illusion that the songs in Zhouyi's second album were basically written according to the band's configuration. Many times, the ratio of instruments to vocals was quite perfect. This was an instrument that only rock bands would notice. detail.

She loved it.

So when she formally met Zhou Yi the next day, led by her agent and following behind Mai Kuraki, even though she restrained herself, her excited expression was still difficult to conceal——

"Hello, Zhou Yijun, I am Sanzhi Yuxia, or you can just call me U-ka."

It is true that she is one year older than Zhou Yi, but Sanzhi Xixia's behavior in front of Zhou Yi is no different from those other fans outside, and she looks at Zhou Yi with extremely hot eyes.

This is the god of the world's mainstream rock circle!

Although he doesn't admit it, the mainstream European and American people don't admit it either.

But it is undeniable that Zhou Yi's second English album "Forever Young" has put him on the altar, and also gained him countless fans.