China Entertainment 2000

Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

A name that looked extremely familiar to Zhou Yi.

A well-known female entrepreneur and beauty blogger, the future "Shandong Queen" and one of the Mesozoic Queens in the world music scene.

He was once a hard-working model worker who was rare in the European and American music circles. Although he later quit after the contract expired, he was busy with his own beauty career.

"What happened? What happened to Conan Show?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Yi's half-talking style aroused Elva Hsiao's confusion.

"Oh, I'm going to change the way I appear on "The Conan Show". If you're free, you can come over and give it a try. I'm short of people right now, so you can come and play songs."

Zhou Yi, who pulled out this demo separately, gave a simple explanation.

As a well-known talk show brand in the United States, "The Conan Show" is definitely the variety show he has participated in the most since coming to the United States, and he has become familiar with the host Conan.

This time when he comes to the United States, he will naturally appear on "The Conan Show" as well.

However, after seeing the "outlaw gangster" nickname given to him by the American media, he also had a new idea in his mind while having fun - after communicating with Conan, the host of "The Conan Show", the two Everyone thought this novel method was feasible, and naturally they hit it off.

"Are you lacking someone? Aren't you the only one who can do the talk show? What's missing?"

Elva Hsiao doesn’t understand.

It's not like she hasn't watched "The Conan Show". As the most watched and popular talk show in the United States, isn't it just a show where the guest host talks about gossip face to face?

"I won't be able to explain this for a while. Anyway, if you can ask, if it's possible, just leave the schedule to me on the 15th. I've also found someone else."

Zhou Yi smiled and mentioned a date.

After he first arrived in the United States and saw the news, he had already come up with this idea and started contacting people.

Of course, the whole process is kept confidential.

"That's it, okay, I'll talk to the company about it."

Elva Hsiao nodded, and after making an appointment to meet, the two hung up the phone.

After that, Zhou Yi began to look through the pile of demos in front of him - after looking through them, he didn't see another familiar name.

"Tsk, isn't this how Warner missed Rihanna?"

Playing with the demo, Zhou Yi felt a little strange when he thought of little Edgar's impulsive decision.

Rihanna's debut journey was still a bit of a setback compared to her smooth journey to the top. At the end of 2003, she was signed by music producer Evan Rogers who was on vacation in Barbados.

Then, the music producer who had discovered Christina Aguilera made a demo for her and sent multiple copies of the demo to major record companies. After waiting for more than half a year, none of them The company likes it.

Rihanna once thought her music career would be interrupted.

As a result, Ivan Rogers, who did not believe in evil, sent this demo to Jay-z. This unique-minded rap superstar overcame all objections and signed Rihanna, thus starting his own superstar career in the music industry. journey.

However, it is precisely for this reason that when Rihanna first became famous, the scandal that was hotly discussed by the public was that she gave herself to Jay-z in order to get a promotion, so she got the chance to debut.

Warner, as one of the international record giants, naturally received this Rihanna Dmeo, which is why Zhouyi saw it in the demo sent to him.

"Robyn Rihanna Fenty, this is the girl. She has a very good voice, unique timbre, high recognition and plasticity, and can be signed."

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February 8, 2004, St. Michael District, Barbados.

Rihanna, who will turn 16 in 12 days, picked up her phone and checked her mailbox as soon as she woke up in the evening——

Still no reply.

A month has passed since she was helped by Evan Rogers to record a demo and sent it to major record companies. During this month, she went from full of expectations to full of disappointment, and her mood fell step by step from heaven.

Get up, wash up, and change clothes.

Today seems to be a day without any good news.

Rihanna, who was eager to change her life, was in a daze for nearly half an hour before she tied up her hair and began to solve the problem of hunger——

The countdown to this year's Grammy live broadcast came on the TV screen, and the red carpet pre-show was broadcast live.

After doing some simple work, she sat down on the shabby big bed that she didn't want to throw away with a plate of noodles. Rihanna chewed a tomato and looked at the celebrities walking on the red carpet with envy.

They were glamorous, but the place she lived in didn't even have a living room. The bed, TV, and kitchen were all in the same room.

She saw the dazzling Beyoncé whom Evan Rogers often mentioned asking her to learn from;

She also saw the man who inspired her last year - Spike Chou.

"Welcome, Spike. Let me ask you a question, who is your favorite singer tonight?"

"You don't have to think about it, of course it's me."

Wearing a dark purple Armani custom-made suit, Zhou Yi put one hand in his pocket and accepted the interview: "You know, I have always been so confident."

Across the ocean in Asia, Chinese people in many countries turned on their TVs to watch the broadcast of this year's Grammy Awards. In China, CCTV Music Channel, which won the broadcasting rights this year, can clearly see a sudden jump in ratings——

Obviously, even if they have to stay up late, they can't stop Zhou Yi's fans from following the CCTV cameras to watch the Grammy Awards abroad.

Among all the whites and blacks, Zhou Yi, who has an outstanding figure and temperament, looks so conspicuous——

As we all know, among the male singers of this period, there were not many good-looking ones, and they were basically just bastards in meetings.

And Zhou Yi, to use a saying from the entertainment industry, this son of a bitch should be a Hollywood talent.

"Damn it! Zhou Yi is so handsome!"

Sohu, as the domestic online media that exclusively broadcasts the news, gathered a lot of night owls under the almost real-time broadcast of the picture news. The first sentence in the front row was lamenting Yu Zhou Yina’s appearance, which can be called a dimensionality reduction in the singer circle. .

There is an old saying that goes well: In all things, you are afraid of foil.

In contrast to Bai Jiahei's repeated crooked melons and cracked jujubes, Zhou Yi's appearance advantage has been infinitely expanded.

It was the first time for him to stand on the Grammy red carpet and interview one of his own. The CCTV Music Channel reporter was a little excited. Before Zhou Yi turned his attention, he secretly pinched his fingers and then started interviewing the artist fluently.

In Yishui's English interview, when it was Zhouyi's turn, the language abruptly switched back to Chinese——

"There is no need to speak English during our interview."

Zhou Yi glanced at the CCTV logo and walked over. He smiled and joked: "I've been speaking English for a week."

"Of course no problem."

The female reporter smiled slightly: "Can you reveal your mood at the moment? We all know that you will become the first Chinese singer to perform on the Grammy stage tonight."

"It's okay, it's not my first time to perform on stage."

Zhou Yi, who put one hand in his pocket, shrugged.

As usual, he became a Grammy guest performer this year as expected, which can be regarded as officially unlocking the "First Foreign XX" series that is currently very valued in China.

"It is reported that Warner is currently considering exploring female singers..."

In Barbados, Rihanna, who was still understanding the English subtitles, suddenly lit up when she heard this, and then the light dimmed.

What are you thinking about...

Rihanna, who felt that she was overthinking, had just wiped her mouth when she received a call from Ivan Rogers, the talent who discovered her——

"Robin, guess who we received a reply from? It's Warner."

On the phone, the tone was also a little surprised. Evan Rogers had to lament the girl's good luck: "According to my friend, it was Spike who heard your demo and asked Warner to sign you."

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