China Entertainment 2000

"Don't tell me, this really made me feel that way. It's not unreasonable for Next Weekly to be a huge seller."

Zhou Yi, who was stunned for a moment, threw the weekly magazine on the coffee table in the rest room. He twisted his body into the sofa and chuckled: "But if I remember correctly, it is in Xiangjiang." They seem to be famous for being paparazzi over there, right?”

"That's true, but your achievements are too dazzling. Now, whether it is on the Internet or in reality, the discussion about you has never stopped, and they will naturally not let go of the hot spots.

"To be honest, I originally thought Sun Yanzi was already popular enough, but I didn't expect you to be even more popular than her."

Qian Jiang, who was slightly heavyweight, sat on the fabric sofa with his schedule in his hand and sighed: "You make me feel as if I am not leading a new person, but a king."

Which newcomer can catch all the kings and queens doing it when they debut?

"What's the origin of this Zhou Yi?"

Rolling Stone Records Building, Baodao, conference room.

Duan Zhongtan, the head of Rolling Stone Records, made public all the documents he had obtained, and sitting on both sides of the conference table were the famous people in Rolling Stone Records——

Luo Dayou, Li Zongsheng.

The two godfathers of the Chinese music scene joined forces to create the glorious era of the Rolling Stones music dynasty. Under the escort of the two of them, the Rolling Stones at their peak were defeated by several major international record giants stationed in the country.

However, at this moment, these two music godfathers were helpless with a young man from the mainland.

"The students Zhou Jianhui recruited from the mainland are still in college. They have just finished their junior year at Peking University."

Li Zongsheng raised the frame on the bridge of his nose and looked at a series of data on the report. His words were full of admiration: "It's incredible that a young man of only nineteen years old has single-handedly opened up a new path for the music industry. , excavated a new genre direction."

Album: "The Book of Changes".

Lyricist: Zhouyi.

Composer: Zhouyi.

Arranger: Zhouyi.

Singer: Zhouyi.

The album has a total of eleven songs, all of which were written by Zhou Yi.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, there may be suspicions of fraud, but in front of people of Li Zongsheng's level, whether it is true or false is just a matter of asking a few times.

The circle is so big. If this kind of song that could be called a time-breaker was written by someone else and then sold to Zhou Yi by Warner, it would definitely be unsettling.

"Now is not the time to praise him, Zongsheng. You must know that he is a threat to us now."

Duan Zhongtan had a headache, and immediately turned his head and turned his gaze to Luo Dayou on the left: "What do you think?"

"We can't stop him. This kid named Zhou Yi has already started to take action."

Luo Dayou, who had a broken voice, shook his head, casually threw the documents in his hands on the conference table in front of him, and raised his eyes to look at the man sitting diagonally across from him——

"The King of Killers" Zhou Huajian.

"Hua Jian's "The Ghost" and Ruoyin's "Love You Very Much" were both beaten to the point where they were unable to fight back. Now it's unclear how long "Later" can stay at the top."

Luo Dayou was a little emotional.

Having persisted in Chinese music for half his life, he now had mixed feelings and didn't know what to say.

Because the song "Later" was bought from RB.

This also means that the reason why "Later" can still hold the top spot without being replaced by Zhou Yi is purely a bit of bullying.

You are a combination of China and Japan, but Ren Zhouyi wrote it all by himself, and it is purely self-produced and sold.

"I listened to his album, and the songs in it shocked me a lot. It even made me feel a little confused. I was confused that the songs could still be sung like this, and the elemental melodies could be so integrated.

"Lao Duan, give up. If we fight for this album, we will lose more than we gain."

As a veteran figure under Rolling Stone, Zhou Huajian, who was able to sit in this private meeting, is naturally qualified to express his own opinions.

"...I still want to try."

As the leader, Duan Zhongtan is obviously still a little unwilling.

After Rolling Stone was reorganized in the past two years, some of its new investments failed one after another. Coupled with the advent of the financial crisis, the entire company's layoffs were approaching 50%.

If the kings and queens of the company hadn't been able to support the company, Rolling Stone might have gone bankrupt.

Liu Ruoyin and Duan Zhongtan regard this album as a golden work that can completely turn the Rolling Stones around. He can't swallow his breath just watching a child surpass him.

"No need."

At the critical moment, Li Zongsheng frowned and stopped: "Warner has not played any off-the-table tricks so far, we don't need to do this.

"Besides, Zhou Yi is only nineteen years old. He is still very young and his mental endurance is not the same as those of the old fritters in the 1980s and 1990s. Do you want to destroy him?

"He is a genius. His success means that there is a new market in the music world waiting for newcomers to work together. You can't do this."

To be able to make the Rolling Stone half of the country, the bottom line of Li Zongsheng and Luo Dayou is a factor that cannot be ignored.

"Yes, besides, "Later" has had the first-mover advantage for more than half a year, so it may not necessarily lose in the end." A cheerful Zhou Huajian said with relief: "And we can also use this trend for marketing, right?"

Since these guys were all serious musicians, the head of the Rolling Stones was finally persuaded to go back.

On July 16, the Rolling Stones, unwilling to be ridden by a newcomer, also went all out on marketing. At the same time, they also cleverly reinforced that Liu Ruoyin is the queen sitting on the throne waiting to be challenged, overtly and covertly. He raised Liu Ruoyin's hand again.

Artists from the Rolling Stones series also stood up and cheered for the company's first sister.

Facts have proved that the Rolling Stones, who were half as powerful in the past, are quite powerful. In just two days, many people who did not pay attention to the disputes in the music industry knew about this——

There was a new singer named Zhou Yi who went all the way to defeat the four kings and then came to Liu Ruoyin, ready to charge towards her throne.

Many people who only listen to music and buy pirated copies and don’t pay attention to the so-called celebrity status, the first thought that pops up in their minds after seeing this news is——

Is Liu Ruoyin so awesome?

Are the Four Heavenly Kings no match?

Wasn't she always suppressed to death before?

Why is this newcomer named Zhou Yi so awesome?

"..."

And when comparisons of sales volume, on-demand rates and even various charts appeared in newspapers, this group of pirates who were originally the audience for the song suddenly became interested.

People generally like to join in the fun, and the bigger the fun, the more they like to join in the fun.

In this offensive and defensive war that has affected the entire Chinese music scene, many people who have bought a lot of pirated copies feel a little bit guilty. Under the implicit suggestion of Rolling Stone, they feel that they like it because they bought pirated copies. The singer is going to be picked off by a young boy.

How can this be done?

Are you kidding? How old were you, Zhou Yi, when our Liu Ruoyin was working hard in the music industry?

At this time, Liu Ruoyin’s diva background that she has worked hard for so many years in the music industry finally came in handy——

The vast base of pirated users is here, and even a small fraction of the conversions are enough to stimulate the data growth of "Later".

In this way, relying on building momentum, Rolling Stone Records, which was supposed to survive Zhou Yi's domineering chart slaughter with other companies, miraculously completed the promotion operation for Liu Ruoyin.

Not only that, after the Rolling Stones' momentum building operation, Zhou Yi was officially placed on the table as the only competitor, eliminating the possibility of other competitors taking advantage of it.

This made several other record companies that were really struggling look stupid, especially PolyGram Records, which only had Zhang Xueyou as its trump card.

No, how can you, Liu Ruoyin, climb to the head of my singing god?

Just rely on the song "Later"?

There is also "Kiss Goodbye" compared to my snowboarding friends at the peak!

However, after suffering a loss in the year of its release, PolyGram can only suffer but cannot speak out.

To be fair, in Jacky Cheung's new album released at the end of 1999, "She Comes to My Concert" can definitely be considered a classic.

However, he met "Later" before, and later he met "Happy Worship", which is the only one in the entire Chinese music scene and currently does not have any meal replacement. Now, he can only keep his face in Hong Kong.

Even more anxious than PolyGram was Emperor Entertainment, which was still full of confidence in early July——

No, where is our Xie Tingfeng? !

Rolling Stone, Warner, are you two working together to commit fraud? !

Our family's "Love Because of Love" by Xie Tingfeng is also a classic golden song. The sales volume is currently also at the level of 160,000, and the ranking is within the top ten. Why not play it with it?

Xie Tingfeng's manager Huo Wenxi tried to muddy the waters and pushed Xie Tingfeng to the poker table, but only a few people paid attention to him.

Even though Xie Tingfeng relied on his high popularity to push "Love Because of Love" to the third position.

After all, when the boss and the second child start fighting, not many people will pay attention to the rankings behind these two.

On July 19, "Later", which was the first to start the war, relied on the return of pirated users converted from the high popularity during this period and the additional purchases of new and old users, once again widening the distance from "Happy Worship" and firmly occupying the first place. throne.

On July 20, Warner, who followed suit, also hyped up this so-called "battle between the old and new kings of the Chinese music scene."

Promoting Liu Ruoying is a way of repaying his support for Zhou Yi, and at the same time, he has successfully labeled Zhou Yi as a "strong man".

Similarly, many young people who bought pirated copies of "The Book of Changes" also had their dreams ignited in their hearts——

At this moment, Zhou Yi was like an incarnation in their hearts. They followed Zhou Yi and launched this charge towards the older generation who had the right to speak.

Can this still be supported?

I have long disliked my bald boss (teacher) who likes Liu Ruoyin!

Young people never give in!

Isn't it just a CD? It doesn't matter if you buy a genuine copy, just buy it!

Those who can afford CDs buy CDs, and those who can afford tapes buy tapes. The greater the strength, the greater the strength!

As a result, in this thoroughly heated battle for the "throne", the data of both sides officially began to skyrocket.

On the 22nd, Liu Ruoyin's album sales data miraculously recovered, and even "Later" also rose.

Unfortunately, before the Rolling Stones could be happy for a long time, "Zhouyi", which was trying to catch up, caught up again. The data of "Happy Worship" also rose rapidly, leaving the third place "Love Because of Love" by a distance.

On the 26th, "Happy Worship" officially overtook "Later" in the statistics of Baodao Popular Records, Rose Records, Baodao Popular Radio, Taipei Music Radio and other channels, and officially topped the list!

The sales volume of the genuine album "Book of Changes" has directly exceeded the 280,000 mark, heading straight towards 300,000!

In contrast, the popular king Xie Tingfeng has directly eaten up a large part of the market. His album sales have only just exceeded 220,000. The title song "Love Because of Love" is still ranked behind "Later" and "Happy Worship" in major charts. "under.

However, at this time, except for Xie Tingfeng's own fans, no one will pay attention to his songs and albums anymore.

People are obviously more interested in the back and forth between the rankings of "Happy Worship" and "Later", and they can't wait to move to a small bench to watch the two singers fight in the ring.

Liu Ruoying was doing promotions here, and Zhou Yi was holding a book signing event there. The two companies, which had no use for any off-site recruitment, started to go head-to-head.

On July 28, 2000, "Happy Worship" had not secured its No. 1 spot for two days before "Later" regained its No. 1 spot;

The next day, "Later", which hadn't even reached 24 hours and was still hot on the butt, was kicked out by "Happy Worship".

Zhou Yi felt that his hands were almost smoking when he wrote his signature.

It was the first time in Liu Ruoyin's many years that he felt that publicity was so tiring.

Why is this newcomer so fierce? !

She is a veteran queen!

On July 30, "Later" once again regained the number one spot. The tired Rolling Stones boss even wanted to start shooting, but fortunately, Lee Zongsheng, Luo Dayou and others stopped him;

On July 31st, the stalking "Happy Worship" once again overturned the Stones' bench and swaggered to wear the crown.

With the fight between No. 1 and No. 2, the Rolling Stones gained a new wave of popularity, the album raised a large sum of money, and Rene Liu's exposure increased significantly;

Zhou Yi directly stepped on the steps passed by Rolling Stone, relying on the music war with Liu Ruoyin that started in mid-July to take off the hat of "newcomer" on his head, and his popularity quickly rose to the front line of the music world.

Not convinced?

If you don't accept it, why don't you try to fight with "Later"?

Throughout July, the only injured person was Xie Tingfeng, who was ranked third, because starting from mid-July, his new focus dropped rapidly, and all the heat was absorbed by the two No. 1 and No. 2 who were fighting above him... …

"Love Because of Love" even dropped to sixth place.

Yang Shoucheng of Emperor Entertainment was so angry that he almost took out his knife and went to Warner Bros. Zhou Jianhui and Rolling Stones section Zhong Tan to quarrel.

These two fucking old bastards don't respect martial ethics and are just playing dirty tricks here.

This so-called "music war" was so huge that he didn't believe it if the two of them didn't get along in private.

August 1,

On the day when the charts were announced at the beginning of the month, "Happy Worship" still suppressed "Later" and continued to hold the number one spot.

At the same time, Warner officially announced that the sales of Zhouyi's album of the same name "Zhouyi" exceeded the 300,000 mark.

A newcomer in the music industry entered the 300,000 club in one fell swoop, and within one month he became Warner's top-grossing singer this year.

Regarding this, Zhou Yi felt both painful and happy.

It hurts because I am really tired. If Baodao wants to run around and promote, it is really treating artists like cattle and horses;

As for happiness, it is naturally the happiness of counting money.

Moreover, the most important thing is that his album does not need to be divided into lyrics and music royalties to others, he can just finish it all by himself!