China Entertainment 2000

All tickets for the Sino-Japanese Song Concert are free——

In other words, they are all free tickets.

Zhouyi's Japanese fan club will naturally receive some complimentary tickets, but the number should not be enough to create overwhelming momentum.

This can be regarded as artificial control of points in a sense.

After all, everyone who comes to participate is a celebrity, so they have to take care of their face.

But what is happening now makes the members of the organizer and director team headed by Japan's NHK TV station scratch their heads - this is not right.

"Did Warner secretly collect tickets for Zhou Yi's fan concert?"

"It doesn't seem like it. Look at that area over there. There is a fan card of Takuya Kimura next to it. They should be Takuya Kimura's fans, but Zhou Yi came out and shouted along."

"..."

He is quite smart and knows to put down his fan card when calling people.

The CCTV program crew members were happy.

Regardless of whether NHK TV station will cut this scene in, they will definitely have to cut it in when they return to CCTV.

"The Japanese song you sang first, right? What song did Zhou Yi sing?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of it. It seems to be called "The Real Folk Blues". It seems to be a jazz song?"

"jazz?"

Several Chinese staff who didn't know much about this topic were confused when they saw this song title that they had never heard of. However, the Japanese program members suddenly burst into cheers after the intensive drum beats and saxophone playing in the prelude. ——

"Yes! I love Zhouyi!"

“He sang my favorite song!”

"It's simply unbelievable. I didn't expect Zhou Yisang to know and sing this song. I couldn't believe it when I saw the title of the rehearsal song."

"Spike, Spike, I bet he's seen Cowboy Bebop!"

"..."

"Cowboy Bebop" is one of the pinnacle works produced by the Japanese animation industry at the end of the last century - the ultimate romantic space highway fantasy animation benchmark. Every second is an explosion of funds, influencing generations of animation practitioners and jazz. Enthusiast.

It is a work that will never go out of style no matter what time or age you watch it.

It was broadcast in 1998 and ended in 1999. In 2000, it won the Nebula Award at the Japan Science Fiction Convention.

Let’s put it this way, in the field of non-comic original animation, “Cowboy Bebop” is recognized as the pinnacle series member.

Because of its science fiction elements, this animation is more popular in Europe and the United States than in China. Later, Netflix even tried to remake the live-action version of this animation.

In Japan's local voting, this original animation can even compete for first place. Supervisor Shinichiro Watanabe also rose to the top in the industry with this "Cowboy Bebop".

Of course, in Zhou Yi's heart, "Cowboy Bebop" is his favorite Japanese original animation, no one.

This is also why he chose the song "The Real Folk Blues" because it is the ending theme of "Cowboy Bebop".

"爱してたと sighくには (sigh once loved)

"It's time to pass by (even though time has passed for a long time)~"

The phonetic symbols marked with Chinese homophones were displayed on the lyrics on the live prompter. After appearing on the stage, Zhou Yi twisted his body casually, showing the rhythm of jazz in every move, and raised his hand to point to the cheering and surprised fans in the audience——

His fan base is young people.

As we all know, young people in Japan today have a very nice nickname - Heisei Abandoned Houses.

No matter how sweet the past was, recalling it is always bitter - parting is the end of the past, and parting is not sweet; reunion is the beginning of memories, and reunion is always bitter.

Those who live in the past will eventually emerge from the dreamlike phantom.

This is a work created by Shinichiro Watanabe, who has supported Zhou Yi many times in Japan. At this moment, the two chefs were ecstatic!

"The Real Folk Blues!"

When Zhou Yi sang the last chorus, the Japanese fans who were moved even sang along with Zhou Yi's fingers -

"I want to know the true sadness of the original sadness."

"A life stuck in a muddy river is not a bad thing either."

"Once it ends, it ends (if it can end only once)~~"

The finish is long.

The unique feeling of jazz lingered in the hearts of everyone present. When the camera panned over, some of the male and female fans who must have been double chefs had their eyes red, which showed the strong emotions of being manipulated.

"The Real Folk Blues, I hope you like it."

After the concert, in order to give the band time to prepare, Zhou Yi, who stayed on the stage, took off his ear loops, smiled and said hello to the audience, joking: "If the Japanese is not standard, it is not my problem, it should be Question about Ms. Nagasawa who taught me Japanese.”

Off the stage, super-popular rising star Masami Nagasawa, whose popularity has soared in the past year, laughed and waved her hands after seeing her face appear on the big screen.

"So, if everyone can sing the next song, how about singing it together?"

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yi put on his earphones again after being notified, and he started to sing higher in voice as if singing a cappella——

"Mistake in the flower field!"

"Mistake in the flower field!"

The neat but untuned lyrics made Zhou Yi laugh out loud as he performed "Hua Tian Cuo" on the stage. Zhou Yi spread his legs on a tripod, hung an electric guitar around his waist, and raised his index fingers to point. them--

"Mistake in the flower field!"

"Mistake in the flower field!"

A Chinese singer stood on the Japanese official stage and directed tens of thousands of Japanese people to sing Chinese songs happily. Even major Japanese stars including Masami Nagasawa, Shizuka Kudo, and Naina Nakamori are singing along with it——

The level of shock to the Chinese singers present can be imagined.

"It's so late at night, why is the paper window so bright?

"That's not the candle you lit for me while I waited all night

"It's just an encounter, the dream in the Red Mansion"

"My landscapes have all faded, as if they have been washed by heavy rain~"

Singing back to the familiar Chinese, Zhou Yina, who had previously controlled his voice, exploded in an instant. The various changes of pitch and pitch made the fans have orgasms in their skulls. They kept roaring when they couldn't keep up with the singing!

Roar!

Still roaring!

With one person and a guitar, Zhou Yi Leng turned this party into his own concert, satisfying the long-standing wish of Japanese fans to watch his concert live.

After "Flower Field", there is the more soothing and elegant "Blue and White Porcelain", which can be regarded as a more soothing step for fans who roared a whole Chinese song to calm down their excited emotions.

Until the recording ended and he left the stage, fans could still be heard calling for Zhou Yi.

"Thank you! I love you!"

Zhou Yi blew a kiss to the audience, turned around and left, walking backstage.

After waiting for the recording of the Chinese and Japanese singing concert to be completed, all the singers who attended the evening party gathered together to take a group photo. They said goodbye this time and returned to the hotel where they were staying under the moonlight.

The complete success of the first China-Japan Song Contest after the restart also received overwhelming praise from the Japanese media the next day.

"The Sino-Japanese Song Contest came to a successful conclusion, with stars among stars shining brightly in the audience!" 》

"China-Japan Weekly Song Exchange Meeting!" 》

"Zhouyi, one person's song was covered for half the time"

"With the authorization for cover singing, the cover singing team will expand again!" 》

"Zhou Yi's first concert with ten thousand people on Sunday?" 》

"..."

Among them, Zhou Yi’s several concert performances that caused the whole audience to sing loudly also caused a lot of discussion——

After all, Zhou Yi has never sung in such a theater with thousands of people in Japan. The fans who went to the scene expressed their feelings one after another, which directly made the members of the Zhou Yi Japan Fan Club so angry that they exploded. The official website of Warner Japan once again Once captured by jealous Zhouyi fans...

"What are you doing! Urging Zhou Yijun for his concert in Japan!"

"Isn't it a world tour?! What a world tour if it doesn't go out of China!"

"Zhou Yijun, please don't leave. My sister wants to see you before she dies. Can it be okay?"

"..."

The mixed comments drowned out all the voices. Just as Zhou Yi was about to catch the plane, he received an unexpected notice——

"Ayi, don't leave yet. There is a fan letter from Warner Japan. Do you want to read it?"

Qian Jiang came over with a sad expression and an envelope.

"Fan letters? Aren't those handled by people from the company?" Zhou Yi, who was eating breakfast, was confused. He stuffed the special sushi into his mouth and took the envelope.

Japanese fan culture can be said to be extremely popular. In addition to various handshake meetings and fan clubs, fans write letters to their idols - and the idols then reply to fans or do other things. This is a common operation to maintain fans. .

It's just that Zhou Yi's size is too big. Without exception, his letters are opened by company employees pretending to be him, and then they pick out some worth replying, imitate Zhou Yi's tone, type out a reply letter on the computer, and pretend to be Zhou Yi. Written on a computer and sent back.

People such as Hamasaki Ayumi, Utada Hikaru and others have dealt with it this way, but many fans will not recognize it at all and feel that thinking so is tarnishing their idols. "

"This one is a little different. She is a woman with a terminal illness. She is your die-hard fan. Her brother wrote a letter saying that her sister has leukemia and is about to die. Her last wish is to see you..."

Leaning on the dining table, Qian Jiang sighed: "The company has confirmed it. It's true."

There is a popular fan culture in Japan - if a fan is terminally ill or does something else, and by chance the letter is not thrown away or drowned after being sent, but is actually seen, then many celebrities will really come and talk to them. Meet the fans.

In Zhou Yi's previous life, the people who knew the most about this situation were the Japanese special photography community——

Many Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and Super Sentai actors have satisfied fans who are seriously ill by going to the ward to see each other and send messages of encouragement and relief.

"..."

After opening the envelope and reading it, Zhou Yi was a little silent, and then took a deep breath: "I know, I will go. Anyway, the Oscar is at the end of the month, and there are still 5 days left, so there is no rush."

"Um."

Qian Jiang sighed and nodded. After seeing Zhou Yi retracting the letter, he then talked about the next thing: "There is one more thing, it is not urgent. Someone from the AFC contacted me, I want to invite you to write a song, do you want to talk about it?”

"Huh? Me? AFC?" Zhou Yi was a little confused when he heard this combination.

"The 2004 Asian Cup is our local Asian Cup and we are the host."

Qian Jiang shrugged: "The advertising song you wrote for Coca-Cola for the 2002 World Cup was so popular that it was considered the theme song of the 2002 World Cup by people in many countries. So this time for our local Asian Cup, the AFC wanted to I want you to write the official theme song.

"Of course, because we have to take into account other countries in Asia and even expand publicity around the world, the official theme song to be released by the AFC must be an English song. So, it depends on whether you have time."

"Then why isn't the Football Association looking for me?" Zhou Yi was a little curious after hearing this.

In 2004, it was the Asian Cup in China. Shouldn't the Football Association come to him?

"People from the Football Association asked me first, just to test whether you had written the eight-minute song for the Athens Olympics. I said no, and nothing more happened."

Qian Jiang spread his hands: "You know, the status of domestic football is actually not that important, especially in front of the Olympics, so people from the Football Association don't dare to disturb you at all.

"But the AFC doesn't care about this. They only value your influence around the world and want more fans outside Asia to know about the Asian Cup."

"..."

I almost forgot about this.

Zhou Yi slapped his forehead.

Because of China's strategy for Olympic gold medals, Japan and South Korea chose to backstab Japan and South Korea in the AFC, which wanted to promote China as the leader. They were willing to give up football and push people from West Asia to the top, in exchange for West Asia countries' support for some projects to avoid being expelled from the Olympics.

This can be said to have directly betrayed the interests of the entire East Asian football at that time, and also cheated the Japanese and Korean Football Associations that supported China at the time.

Since then, the East Asian Football League has fallen apart.

It can be said that football in this period is an existence where the father does not care for the mother and does not love the mother. It is somewhat understandable that the Football Association does not dare to disturb Zhou Yi, who is still preparing for the Olympics on the surface.

"The people at the Football Association are also smart. They know that the AFC will definitely come to you. If you write an official English song, then they can directly come to you to discuss whether they can translate it as a domestic theme song.

"It doesn't matter if you sing it yourself, or you just hand it over to someone else or designate someone else to translate it and sing it. Anyway, all they want is a song with your name on it."

Qianjiang could see clearly.

Zhou Yi rubbed his chin and thought about it for a moment, then smiled: "Can someone who can sit in this position not be smart? It's just eight minutes in time for the Athens Olympics. They can still tell the difference between what's important and what's important."

His opinion of the Football Association is just like that, neither good nor bad.

As for whether the Football Association is corrupt or not, to put it bluntly, the level of corruption in the Football Association is not ranked high in the world.

Yes, this is no joke, it really doesn’t rank.

Even FIFA itself is the leader of corruption. The famous scene of Blatter having dollar bills thrown at him is still vivid in my mind.

"Look at how much the AFC gives. These West Asian oil guys have a lot of money. Let me kill them hard."