China Entertainment 2000

"Hey, David, trust me, this is just a not-so-good start, you don't need to take it to heart."

Los Angeles, USA.

When Tao Zhe's friends who he knew in the United States and have been in contact with over the years are constantly cheering him on and saying that the future is promising, the actual results speak for themselves.

"Ok, I'm ok."

Because he has been traveling to various venues and performances in Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston and other cities in the United States these days, Tao Zhe's overall state is obviously weaker than when he was first in China.

Especially the day before yesterday, he was booed when he performed at a small music festival in Los Angeles. This is a great shame for a singer, let alone Tao Zhe, a singer who has been famous in China for a long time.

"They just hate you because they hate Spike, but more people know you because of Spike."

Because Warner, who has relevant experience, was hired to be responsible for overseas distribution, Tao Zhe, who has been doing radio and offline work since he came to the United States, wore the title of "Spike's Friend" when he appeared, and he also appeared in several interviews. Talk about some short stories about the competition between yourself and Zhou Yi in China.

Tao Zhe is still an American citizen. In order to attract the attention of Chinese Americans, Warner even contacted people from his alma mater, the University of California, Los Angeles, to help promote it.

After being booed off the stage, in order to enter the US market as soon as possible, Warner now even intends to let Tao Zhe reorganize the campus band Instant Picturse that he once formed in school. Anyway, the audience of Tao Zhe's songs is also young people.

In this case, the experience of the campus band can still impress the audience.

"David, I remember you were a police officer in the United States, right? Los Angeles Police Department, right?" The agent, who was also worried about how to help Tao Zhe break into the American market with what kind of image, gradually began to think. .

Tao Zhe wiped his face and took a sip of coffee, cheered up and nodded: "I worked for a year and a half, 18 months. But I was just the lowest-ranking patrol officer. After that, I stopped working and used the excuse of returning to Taiwan to leave. ”

"...a policeman who can't form a band is not a good singer. How about this gimmick?"

The agent thought thoughtfully: "But you can't reveal that you are a patrol officer for the time being. Just talk about the dangers of the police, and then find a regrettable reason to say that you were injured because of protecting something, and finally had to quit. Los Angeles Police Department, returned to Taiwan to recuperate.

"Believe me, this set of stories is very popular in the United States, and it is very memorable. In this way, your publicity image can also be determined - a tender and tough guy..."

Whether you are a foreign singer or a local singer, if you want to succeed in the United States, you must have your own story, and a story that can be talked about.

Zhou Yi's previous stories were "Rush Hour 2" and the World Cup. Later, they advanced to the point where racial discrimination took up the banner. Each of them was highly discussed.

It has been discussed that the singer's personality can stand up and be remembered by people based on the story.

"In addition, I know that you used to have a bad temper and would fight with those who are racist. You can also focus on talking about this to the outside world..."

The agent arranged everything one by one.

Tao Zhe nodded one by one and finally picked up the newspapers placed on the desk in his office with extremely complicated eyes——

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is about to be released, creating a miracle at the North American box office! 》

"Currently US$371 million in North America!" Disney's big bet worked! 》

"Pirates of the Caribbean" tops North American annual box office chart? ! 》

"Spike's prophecy comes true again!" 》

"..."

In the American entertainment industry in mid-August, the blockbuster movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" once again put Zhou Yi, who is not in the United States, on the hot word rankings of Internet websites such as Yahoo and Google.

With the support of Warner Bros., major entertainment companies in the United States have published Zhou Yi's pages in newspapers every now and then. The appearance rate simply makes Utada Hikari in the United States cry, but it is still very popular. .

This comparison is simply too cruel.

She worked tirelessly to promote her album on the radio, talking about her album production concepts and exporting her music ideas. Universal also bought her space, but the level of discussion was not as high as that of people in the United States - really not even a hair. Not on!

Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.

Only when she really started to promote in the US market, she, who was invincible in Asia, really felt how valuable Zhouyi was in the past.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Spike is also a bad guy. The Americans are constantly giving him the spotlight, and MGM is really giving him a chance."

His agent couldn't help but be speechless.

When "Pirates of the Caribbean", which Zhou Yi once boasted about, now has a box office of 371 million US dollars in North America alone, 600 million US dollars globally is already a certainty, and even 700 million US dollars is not impossible.

In this case, MGM, which is often active in the European and American entertainment circles, was naturally pulled out and whipped to death again, and its pants were ridiculed.

This time and again, Zhou Yi has been invisibly attracted a wave of popularity. This is simply the "hot search physique" that countless record companies dream of.

"Based on the quality of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Zhou Yi's enthusiasm for anti-racial discrimination, he will definitely be nominated for next year's Oscars. The organizing committee dare not deny it, otherwise it will be slapped with a big label. After all, Pirates War Hymn is now a global hit.

"As for whether they can be sniped, we can only say that there is no hope for this group of rotten fish and shrimps at the moment. We can only wait and see whether "Lord of the Rings 3", which will be released at the end of the year, can surpass "Pirates of the Caribbean"..."

The more he listened to what his agent said, the more Utada Hikari felt a little sad.

Co-writing is not only for the music industry, but also for the film industry. Next year Zhou Yi will be involved, right?

Damn it, why is it so difficult for her to walk in the United States? It’s like your mother having difficulty giving birth...

"There is no way. Just like music performance, it all depends on the support of peers."

On August 18, Qian Jiangna’s eyes nearly narrowed with laughter as he looked at the plane about to land and exchanged the latest North American war situation with Zhou Yi: “Currently, theoretically speaking, the only thing that can pose a threat to “Pirates of the Caribbean” is The movie is "Finding Nemo".

"But the key point is that it is an animated movie and does not pose any threat to you."

Oscar, that's Oscar.

After the Grammy, the highest palace in the American film industry may also be touched by Zhou Yi. How could he not be proud of himself?

This is very helpful for Zhou Yi to expand his contacts and market.

Once there are nominations, it means that more crews may come to Zhou Yi to score or write theme songs in the future.

Unlike Tanton, who won the best soundtrack for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Zhou Yi is a big player with his own traffic. He is good at a variety of music types and is backed by professional and guaranteed results, rather than just limited to Tanton's "martial arts music in the eyes of foreigners".

"Don't think too much, it's great to be nominated."

Zhou Yi, who knew very well what kind of crushing situation Lord of the Rings would be at the end of the year, didn't take it to heart at all. After putting on his sunglasses, he put one hand in his pocket and walked out of the airport——

As expected, when he walked out of the exit, dozens of reporters carrying long guns and short cannons were crowded outside the cordons on both sides that Warner had already arranged, and they were about to squeeze in!

"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi, can you please tell me whether the mysterious Mr. Zhou is you?!"

"Zhou Yi, has Elva Hsiao been grounded by Yao Qian because of her romantic conflict with you?!"

"Zhouyi Zhouyi! Will you go to support Yanzi's new album "Unfinished" press conference on the 20th?!"

"Zhou Yi, what do you think about Zhou Runfa's suspected depression?"

"Jay Chou's new song "Sunny Day" currently ranks No. 2 on the major charts across the Taiwan Strait and the Mainland. Do you think he can beat your song "Super Star" to win No. 1?"

"Can you reveal the songs on the new album..."

"..."

Even the Hong Kong police were dispatched to help maintain order at the scene, but Zhou Yi still had difficulty walking, which shows his popularity.

There were even fans outside who kept screaming and shouting. Zhou Yi, who couldn't bear to have them wait in vain, could only sign autographs for them and answer the fans' questions selectively.

"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi, can you go to the Oscars next year??"