Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Zhou Ziheng's 97 World Tour Concert completely set off this late winter.

Starting from the Beijing station, the attendance of each of his performances has never been less than 30,000 people.

Concert tickets have been driven up to sky-high prices by scalpers, but there are still people willing to pay for them, and demand is far exceeding supply.

There is no way, there are too few concert venues.

Due to the limited number of concert venues, a large number of fans even called Hengdong and Pacific Records in person to request additional shows.

However, adding more games is definitely not an option.

Zhou Ziheng's plans for this year cannot be changed, so he can only accept interviews in person to explain to his fans.

From Beijing to Xi'an, then to Shanghai, and then Guangzhou.

The final count of the total attendance at the four concerts in mainland China was 112,000 people.

Horror!
These are just four concerts!
The four concerts attracted a record number of 110,000 viewers.

This completely broke the mainland concert viewing record and fully demonstrated Zhou Ziheng's popularity.

On February 27, after finishing the performance in Guangzhou, Zhou Ziheng immediately rushed to Hong Kong.

On the 29th, the Hong Kong show will open.

That night, the Hung Hom Stadium was packed.

Even outside the venue there were still a large number of fans who had not bought tickets, about two to three thousand people.

Zhou Ziheng felt a little guilty about this.

Only one concert was planned for the Hong Kong venue.

This is obviously not enough for Hong Kong, where entertainment is booming, and there are still a large number of fans who like Zhou Ziheng who have no chance to watch this concert.

Fortunately, because Zhou Ziheng's concerts are extremely popular, wherever he goes, local TV stations will contact Zhou Ziheng and buy the concert broadcasting rights at a high price.

Although fans cannot attend the concert in person, they can watch it on TV.

In addition, all important sessions of Zhou Ziheng's concert will be recorded.

It will be made into a VCD and released later.

This is also a chance for fans to see his performance.

The number of fans watching the concert in Hong Kong was obviously less than that in the mainland.

This is not to say that there are few people in Hong Kong who like Zhou Ziheng.

The main reason is that seats in Hung Hom are limited.

In his concerts in mainland China, Zhou Ziheng always performs directly in stadiums. Although the conditions are relatively simple, it can accommodate more people.

Hung Hom is a gymnasium with seats and better conditions, but it can accommodate fewer people.

However, although there are fewer people, the popularity is just as strong as ever.

During this performance, the fans never sat down.

From the moment Zhou Ziheng appeared on stage, the fans have been standing and cheering wildly.

Of course, singing along is also indispensable.

Well-known media have pointed out that Zhou Ziheng is not only the person with the highest record sales in the Chinese-speaking region.

At the same time, his songs are also the most popular among fans.

Wherever there are Chinese people, there are his songs, and not just one, but many songs that everyone can sing.

In Hong Kong and Macau, even though most of Zhou Ziheng's songs are in Mandarin, it does not affect Hong Kong and Macau fans from singing along.

In addition, the most talked-about aspect of the Hong Kong station performance is probably the star-studded cast.

Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, the Four Heavenly Kings and other Hong Kong's most famous singers were photographed by the media entering the venue to watch the concert.

What’s funny is that when Zhou Ziheng was playing the singing lottery game that night, he also drew Chen Xiaochun, an actor who has been quite popular in the past two years.

He was not stage-shy. After being picked, he excitedly went on stage and spoke directly on the court.

"I am really lucky, I have always hoped that one day I could sing on the same stage with Zhou Ziheng.

I didn’t expect this wish to come true so soon.”

Jordan Chan sang a song called "Courage" at the time and said that he particularly liked this song.

The singing is also very good.

There is no doubt about this. Chen Xiaochun himself is actually a singer. He sang two songs in Young and Dangerous.

In addition, Zhou Ziheng remembers that after 2000, Zhou Xiaochun also focused on being a singer, released several classic albums, and became a popular singer in the Chinese-speaking regions.

……

As time goes by, Zhou Ziheng's concerts continue one after another, from China to Japan, from Asia to America.

This round of 32 concerts ended in early May as Zhou Ziheng worked non-stop.

This round of concerts took two and a half months in total, and attracted a total of one million fans.

This is the single round of concerts with the largest number of viewers in the Chinese music scene so far.

It has accumulated ticket revenue of 30 million US dollars.

The revenue generated from peripheral products and the impact on surrounding cities amounted to hundreds of millions of US dollars.

This is how Time magazine evaluated Zhou Ziheng.

"This is a miracle from the East. He is the only Oriental singer who has truly become a superstar in the world."

……

On May 8, after finishing his concert, Zhou Ziheng rested for two days and then rushed to the crew of "Journey to the East".

"Journey to the East" has actually been filming for some time.

As early as last month, the crew held a press conference.

Zhou Ziheng was holding a concert in Singapore at the time and also attended the press conference.

Well, actually, the crew held a press conference to cooperate with Zhou Ziheng when Zhou Ziheng was holding a concert in Singapore.

The crew's filming location was not in Singapore, but in Jiuzhaigou.

This drama was invested by Sichuan TV Station, and with the help of Sichuan TV Station, the filming here was smooth sailing.

On the day Zhou Ziheng arrived at the crew, the crew took a temporary holiday and held a welcome party for him.

In fact, Zhou Ziheng didn't want to be so high-profile.

We can't stop the two investors from doing this.

So Zhou Ziheng just let them go.

The crew’s welcome party was held in Wen County.

The conditions are not very good, but not bad either.

When Zhou Ziheng arrived, almost all the crew members were present.

As soon as he arrived, everyone gathered around him.

Those who knew him greeted him, and those who didn’t know him also came up to get to know him.

For a moment, more than twenty people surrounded Zhou Ziheng inside and outside.

The project "Journey to the East" has attracted a lot of attention throughout Asia because of Zhou Ziheng's participation.

It can almost be said that this project has attracted nationwide attention before it was even filmed.

The crew was under pressure but also very motivated.

Not only the crew, but also the actors.

Everyone knows that since Zhou Ziheng is in this drama, it will definitely not lack attention.

This will be a very rare opportunity for these TV actors who are not very famous.

During this period, many well-known actors sent their resumes to the crew, hoping to get a role.

If Zhou Ziheng had not told the Singapore TV station not to replace actors randomly, I'm afraid there would be only a few of the main actors left in the crew.

Due to Zhou Ziheng's pressure, the crew did not replace any of the main actors.

Although the main actors of the entire crew are different from the previous life, the difference is not too big.

Except for Roger Kwok who replaced the original actor, the other actors of the Eight Immortals remained basically unchanged.

Oh, and the pangolin has changed, too.

He was handed over to Francis Ng by Singapore Television.

The joining of these two people is actually related to Zhou Ziheng.

Needless to say, Wu Zhenyu, the people from Hengyu Film, because of Zhou Ziheng's relationship, the Singapore TV station directly invited him.

Since there was no need to worry about Wu Zhenyu's acting skills, Zhou Ziheng agreed to let Wu Zhenyu play the role.

This guy's joining the group was completely unexpected.

He remembered the wrong actor because Zhou Ziheng remembered him.

In his previous life, Roger Kwok played the role of Han Xiangzi in the TV series “Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea”.

Zhou Ziheng confused him with the play "Journey to the East".

When people in Singapore were asking who would be suitable to play Han Xiangzi, Roger Kwok was mentioned.

Then, the Singapore TV station contacted TVB without hesitation and asked for the person to come over.

Zhou Ziheng only remembered when the project was about to start that Roger Kwok seemed to have never participated in "Journey to the East" in his previous life.

But Roger Kwok had already joined the crew at that time, and it was not easy for him to let him go.

So, by chance, Roger Kwok became one of the leading actors in this project.

At the welcome party, Roger Kwok was very grateful to Zhou Ziheng and kept thanking him.

Roger Kwok is an actor who debuted very early.

As early as 1986, Roger Kwok joined TVB and starred in his first Hong Kong drama "City Story", and has since entered the entertainment industry.

During this period, he filmed many TV series and collaborated with Francis Ng several times.

But basically he is a nobody.

She only gained a little fame in 1991 with the movie "Sword of the Sun and Moon" starring with Dicky Cheung, but its influence can only be described as average.

Although he has made some progress in the past two years.

But if it is said that just because of this, he can enter into a TV drama project like "Journey to the East" that has attracted much attention from all over Asia and work with Zhou Ziheng, it is obviously impossible.

It can be said that if it were not for Zhou Ziheng, he would have to struggle in TVB for a few more years.

But it's different now.

"Journey to the East" is the most watched TV drama in recent years, and he is able to play the leading role in it.

When the TV series is broadcast, his fame will be qualitatively improved no matter what.

Therefore, he was really grateful to Zhou Ziheng for nominating him to play Han Xiangzi.

"Don't thank me. Since our boss promoted you, it means you have the ability. Just act well!"

When Wu Zhenyu was at TVB, he had worked with Roger Kwok many times. Not only were they familiar with each other, they also had a very good relationship.

Seeing that Roger Kwok kept thanking Zhou Ziheng, he couldn't help but interrupt.

After a pause, Wu Zhenyu looked at Zhou Ziheng with a puzzled look again.

"Boss, I'm more curious about why you want to promote this guy!"

"I've seen him in the movie 'Sun and Moon Sword'. Back then, I dreamed of holding the Sun Sword to punish evil and promote good!"

Zhou Ziheng smiled and made an excuse.

"Pfft, I remember that the other sword had a very bad relationship with you, the boss."

Wu Zhenyu subconsciously thought of Dicky Cheung, another leading actor in Sun Moon Sword.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziheng's face darkened.

Dicky Cheung is like a dog-skin plaster.

After this guy couldn't make it in Hong Kong, he ran to Taiwan.

After all, Zhou Ziheng is from the mainland. Although he is very popular on Taiwan, he also has many friends.

But it has little to do with the TV station over there.

Therefore, Dicky Cheung successfully established himself in Taiwan.

This guy's favorite thing to do now is to play tricks on Zhou Ziheng in the media.

They say he is domineering and that he bullies others by taking advantage of his power.

"Mr. Zhou."

As they were chatting, Guo Feili, who played Bai Mudan, came over.

"Hello Miss Guo, Miss Guo's outfit is so beautiful!"

Zhou Ziheng turned around with a look of admiration on his face.

This actress named Guo Feili is indeed very beautiful.

Especially after she put on Bai Mudan's costume, a light purple dress, her beautiful eyes were full of affection, and every move she made seemed to be full of tenderness.

"Thank you! It is a great honor to receive praise from Mr. Zhou."

Guo Feili said this and sat down next to Zhou Ziheng.

"Let's go over there and take a look while you guys chat!"

As soon as she sat down, Francis Ng and Roger Kwok looked at each other, then they stood up and left.

Zhou Ziheng didn't care and started chatting with Guo Feili.

This girl has very high emotional intelligence, and Zhou Ziheng found it very enjoyable to chat with her.

However, this happiness didn't last long and was interrupted.

A leader from Sichuan and Taiwan and an official from Jiuzhaigou came over under the guidance of the director.

"Mr. Zhou, this is Mr. Liu Yuwen, who is in charge of our TV series at Sichuan TV, and this is Huang Yuan, the director of the local Culture and Tourism Bureau. They want to talk to you."

"I've wanted to meet Mr. Zhou for a long time, but I never had the chance. Today I finally got my wish."

……

Zhou Ziheng’s biggest headache is talking to people who speak in official language.

But sometimes there is absolutely no way.

I could only chat with these two guys for about half an hour.

Finally, the two of them stated their purpose.

What Huang Yuan meant was that he wanted to ask Zhou Ziheng to write a song for them in Jiuzhaigou.

In the past two years, with the recovery of the mainland economy, the tourism industry has begun to take off, and the same is true for Jiuzhaigou.

I don’t know who came up with the idea of ​​using Zhou Ziheng’s songs to promote the scenic spot.

Zhou Ziheng did not refuse Huang Yuan's request.

He actually has a song about Jiuzhaigou.

It's just that he's not right for this song.

"Magical Jiuzhaigou" is one of the representative works of the legendary Tibetan singer Rong Zhongerjia.

Speaking of Rong Zhongerjia, Zhou Ziheng fell silent.

He remembered that Rong Zhongerjia seemed to have a good relationship with Chen Xiaoqi.

Chen Xiaoqi has such a wide network of contacts that even Zhou Ziheng admires him.

This guy spends time traveling to various places every year. He knows all the talented singers from folk and local art troupes.

Like the Yi People Production of China Records, this group was discovered by Chen Xiaoqi.

In his previous life, Rong Zhongerjia was able to become successful because of Chen Xiaoqi.

It must be said that Chen Xiaoqi's important position in the mainland music scene is not simply due to his seniority.

If he had not discovered so many singers who later influenced a generation of people in mainland China, his status would not have been so dazzling.

Zhou Ziheng called Chen Xiaoqi directly and asked him about his performance in the Chinese Super League.

"Rong Zhongerjia? This guy is from the Jiuzhaigou National Art Troupe. I have observed him for a long time and talked to him. I wanted to sign him, but I was unsuccessful.

Why, did you find him?"

“I guess so! Jiuzhaigou wants me to write a song for them to promote Jiuzhaigou.

I have such a song in my hand, but I am not suitable to sing it.

This song is suitable for Tibetans to sing, and the voice must be loud and clear. "

“Well, I’ll come over in two days and try to think of a way to convince Rong Zhongerjia to join the company. If he can, I’ll give him the song to sing.

If he doesn't join, I'll find another singer for you."

Chen Xiaoqi said on the phone.

(End of this chapter)