China Entertainment 2000

"He's betting on himself."

Zhou Yi smiled and corrected: "Then I must satisfy him."

Who doesn't know the release date of his album? Eminem announced it after him. It was obvious that he was betting on his reputation to come to him.

This behavior is an extremely dangerous double-edged sword, both from a business and personal perspective.

Warner also asked him to release it in advance on the pretext that pirated copies might be leaked, so as to avoid a collision between the two parties on July 15, but Zhou Yi refused.

"I thought the so-called bad relationships and quarrels in your singer circle were just hype."

Eva Green whistled at the horse and said with a smile: "If I remember correctly, the global sales of his last album were not as good as yours. You were No. 1 in the world and he was No. 2. There was a gap of two between you two. More than a million."

"He is now the boss of a record company, and he has a group of younger brothers who follow his lead. Do you still remember the 50 cents before? I beat him so badly in the United States, and the reputation I finally built was directly destroyed. As the boss, he must Don’t shrink your head, otherwise who will dare to follow him in the future?”

For hip-hop men, things like PK are simply commonplace. Eminem himself stepped on the corpses of his peers and predecessors to rise to the top.

In the past, you could use the excuse of not releasing an album or the album being released too early, but this year there is really no excuse.

Standing up for your younger brother is an essential part of being a boss.

"As for what you said about the good relationship in private, some people are indeed like this. Fans are affected by the antagonistic relationship they create, and they get into quarrels on various occasions. However, the relationship between the main characters is very good in private."

Zhou Yi shrugged, looking away from the well-behaved horses, and looking at the vast and vast racecourse: "But you can't expect these idiots who have lost their brains to know what humility is."

Without him, Eminem, as the most solid men's single at the turn of the century, would have achieved album results that no one could shake. If he hadn't taken drugs to the point of losing his mind, he might have been able to stay in his prime for a few more years. Year.

In fact, this is the last year Eminem can retain his sanity. Starting from the middle of next year, this man will completely fall into the abyss of drug abuse, and then mess up everything about him in the following days - family, career, family, love, and friendship.

It wasn't until he quit smoking that he walked out of the shadows and came back to shore, that his life got back on track.

"...I have a question."

Eva Green, who seemed to be choked by these words, laughed silently, put her arms on the railing, and turned to look at him: "Are you humble?"

You two should be the eldest brother, not the second brother, okay?

"Of course, I'm humble, of course."

Zhou Yi admitted it without any hesitation: "These Western media are chasing me, so they can't allow me to fight back, right?"

"No, you're not humble at all. In fact, you're arrogant."

Gray-green eyes were fixed on the man in front of her. Eva Green spoke very slowly - as if to match her tone, she shook her head slowly as she spoke.

When their eyes met, Zhou Yi did not dodge in any way, but just narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Look, it's this expression again, and it's this arrogance that's unconsciously embedded in your character."

Eva Green rubbed the imitation Egyptian cultural relic ring she wore on her left hand. She looked away and lowered her eyes to the emerald embedded in the groove of the ring——

"You seem to treat people equally, but there is a hidden fact that you always treat everyone with a overlooking attitude. Whether it's me, Eminem, or others..."

The emeralds sparkled in the sun, and Eva Green, who fiddled with the ring and pointed it straight to the core, was like the beautiful evil witch in the fairy tale, her eyes full of prying eyes on the Book of Changes.

The more she got in touch with him, the more she wanted to pry into this man's privacy - she liked his arrogance very much.

For her, who is very sensitive at heart, this feels like a pleasure of blaspheming the superior - she wants to drag Zhou Yi, the superior, down from the floating clouds.

Then, admire his embarrassment and listen to his breathing.

"Is this your blessing to me?"

Looking at each other again, Eva Green suddenly smiled: "Maybe. I hope you won't come to Paris in tears to ask me to shoot Armani's advertising."

As one of the spokespersons of the Armani series, she does have an advertisement to shoot with Zhou Yi.

"What's your level? Do you want to shoot with me? I'm the global spokesperson." Zhou Yi tilted his head and said happily.

"You have to ask Armani about that."

Eva Green took back the reins, got on the horse neatly, and left without looking back.

Zhou Yi, who watched her leave, took a piece of grass into his mouth and answered the phone with a smile——

"Ayi, it's time to go."

…………………………

On July 11, 2004, the entire American recording industry was completely in danger——

After Warner ended Zhou Yi's UK trip, it officially announced on the group's official website that its new album "listen/Future Sounds" will be released as scheduled and will not be postponed or brought forward.

Almost instantly, all the record companies that were paying attention to this matter immediately started an emergency meeting. The subject of the meeting was only one -

"On whether to avoid the July-September cycle".

It can be seen with the naked eye that in the next three months, the United States and even the global record market will usher in the most intense showdown in the new century.

Anyone who releases records or singles during this period is likely to be ruthlessly crushed, and their popularity will be swallowed up to the point where no one is left.

Many people feel that it is impossible for their own singers to survive in the heat of the head-to-head confrontation between Zhou Yi and Eminem. At this time, releasing an album or a single is tantamount to suicide——

"I object to publicity at this time. The last dance of Mr. Right has to be postponed. We can't afford to gamble!"

United States, Columbia Records, conference room.

After three years, Beyoncé fulfilled her contract and reorganized Destiny's Girl. She was preparing for the group's last album "Destiny Fulfilled" with a solemn expression on her face. Her face was red as she watched her manager and company executives quarreling with each other——

This is the final album for their group, and no one wants it to fail.

But the problem now is that the promotional materials for the new album's first single have been released before. They have been released since last month before the two men officially released the news of the confrontation. If they suddenly break their promise, will they be eagerly awaited? Are Yipan's fans scolding him to death?

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As her lover, rap tycoon Jay·Z also encountered the same problem——

He and R. Kelly, the king of American R\u0026B in the last century, also planned to release news about their collaborative album "Unfinished Business" in the near future, and were preparing to release advance singles for promotion, but they encountered this battle that has finally settled. , which is called a curse in my heart.

"Jay, we can't take any chances. Whether it's Eminem or Spike, they're at the forefront right now. They're going to suck up all the attention, which is not good for you in attracting passers-by."

The partner advised earnestly: "Avoid it first, avoid it. Besides, you also know that R. Kelly's reputation has dropped to rock bottom. You must not be impulsive when placing orders at this time."

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R. Kelly, the king of American R\u0026B in the last century, suffered a sharp decline in popularity after the new century due to his case with an underage girl, ooxx. Theoretically speaking, this is really not the right time for him to go out for a head-on confrontation, and he will not have an advantage in terms of reputation.

New Vision Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music, conference room.

Gwen Stefani, the lead singer of No Doubt, who had exchanged contact information with Zhou Yi at the Grammys, also had a solemn face——

She went solo this year, signed a record deal with Universal, and is currently actively promoting her first solo album. The momentum was originally very good, but now there is a small problem: if her promotional single is not withdrawn, it will run into this war.

"No, let's avoid it. I'll sing other songs first for promotion, so I won't do any new singles."

After struggling again and again, Gwen Stefani chose to give up and avoid Zhou Yi.

There are not a few singers who have the same troubles as her and have made the same decision——

Kelly Bryson, the winner of the first season of "American Idol", forcibly postponed the promotion plan of her new single after the intervention of record label president Clive Davis;

The already faded American sweetheart Britney chose to postpone the advance promotion plan of her first greatest hits album "Greatest Hits: My Prerogative" under the advice of her company;

Even one of Warner Records' own members, the former legendary Green Day band, postponed the promotion of their new album due to the painstaking advice of their agent.

"Yes, you are called legends, but you are already old."

Green Day's manager sighed: "Believe me, postpone the promotion plan and wait for Spike's results."

Even though he was once a legend, record companies only look at market performance.

This is cruel, but also very realistic.

The only happy person is probably the one who happened to be stuck in the situation and sold out the album before the war started——

Such as Avril Lavigne, such as Elva Hsiao.

The second album "Under My Skin" released by Canadian little witch Avril Lavigne in May has almost exhausted its market potential in the United States and has begun to enter the market in other countries;

Not to mention Elva Hsiao, her English EP "Elva", which has been promoting in the United States, has been a great success. The physical sales have successfully exceeded 900,000 copies despite a slight drop in sales. Her single "Because of You" It’s even more popular. Apple Music Store sales exceeded 7 million purchases——

The listening volume of regular radio stations around the world has reached the level of more than 50 million, making it a real hit song.

As a newcomer to the American record market, Elva Hsiao has delivered an absolute perfect answer. Although her name is not a household name, at least it is no longer unknown when she first entered the American market.

"Yeah, of course I think Zhou Yi is stronger. Oh, I'm used to calling him by his Chinese name, I hope you don't mind."

Knowing the American media's tendency to have an affair with Zhou Yi when interviewing her, she smiled as expected, but the dark circles under her eyes were a bit difficult to hide: "No one in the world is stronger than him, I'm sure."

She has been running all over the United States. Even though she is in excellent physical condition and is young and resilient, she cannot bear to show her fatigue.

At least when Zhou Yi saw her after getting off the plane, she was already in a state of half-asleep and half-wakefulness in the nanny car.