China Entertainment 2000

"I believe that's not what you meant. Maybe it's because your English listening skills are-"

"No, no, no, that's what I mean. My English is very good."

"..."

Tired, destroy it, love it as it is.

After trying his best to help smooth things over, the host looked like he had seen Stephen Hawking and a Victoria's Secret model at a silver party when he saw Zhou Yi getting off the slope. For the first time, he felt that money was hard to make and shit tasted bad. It was unspeakably uncomfortable.

Warner's money is very hot.

The conscientious host was still melancholy about his big red envelope, but the cheers coming and going under the stage were enough to illustrate Zhou Yi's popularity——

"Spike! I love you!"

"You are so crazy, I love it so much!"

"You have such a fucking appetite for this guy!"

"..."

The ceiling of the recording venue was nearly blown over by the roar of excitement.

It has been a long time since the American music scene, or the American entertainment industry, has seen a star who is as consistent in his words and deeds as Zhou Yi.

Even Eminem, who is recognized as a bad boy, is just doing whatever he wants.

Those newbies from the east and west coasts who are full of real talk can only talk in their own field of swearing. They keep saying things like I slept with you, your brother ran away from me, your mother is so cool, I can’t find you. Dad, you are not as rich as me, I am proficient in pornography, gambling and drugs, and other vulgar remarks.

Bige and Zhou Yi, a swear word that doesn't sound loud but is very touching, are just like heaven and earth.

"I heard that Spike is a top student? It seems that the university he went to in China was comparable to Harvard and Cambridge."

“It’s exciting for scholars to show off!”

"It's bad. He looks like he deserves a beating when he says this, but why does he feel more and more handsome the more he looks at it! Have I adapted to it?"

"One thing to say, Spike's words are indeed too crazy. He is indeed very talented and very strong, but don't forget that this is the United States, the center of the world's music scene. Every position is No. 1, No. 3, No. 3 in the world. There are a lot of candidates, and he is still far behind..."

"Indeed, let alone 50 Cent, Spike's song is not even higher than Evanescence's single on the Billboard singles chart..."

Since it is a live show on HBO, after Zhou Yi finished his self-evaluation, the polarization of comments not only did not decrease, but intensified as time went by.

And this new band Disillusionment, which is recognized by the majority of music fans, is one of the reasons why the American music scene is the number one in the world——

On January 13, 2003, the new rock band Disillusionment under the American independent record company Wind-up ended its EP trial and offline run, and officially released the lead single of the band's first studio album "Fallen" - " "Bring Me to Life".

At the same time, the song also received a wave of exposure as an episode of 20th Century Fox's movie "Daredevil" released in mid-February.

Although "Daredevil" starring Ben Affleck failed both in terms of word-of-mouth and box office, the song "Bring Me to Life" directly entered the top 50 of the B-list due to its extremely high quality, and continued all the way. Climb upward.

As of March 4, the song "Bring Me to Life" has climbed to No. 11, firmly occupying the top ten goalkeeper position on the B chart.

A new band and an independent record company that is not one of the five major record companies, the emergence of the Disillusioned Band is undoubtedly a reflection of the reserve power and vitality of the American music scene.

Naturally, after the show was broadcast, this new band with explosive results became an argument used by many people in the American public opinion circles to refute Zhou Yi's arrogant remarks - they are all rock songs, and you can't even suppress a new band. However, what's the point of bragging?

As a hip-hop singer brought out by Eminem, Curtis James Jackson III, whose stage name is 50 Cent, was asked this question during an interview on a show, which immediately made him laugh while sitting in his chair. Bend straight——

"Sorry, I don't mean to refute anything by saying this, but I think Spike had better recognize the reality. This is not China, this is the United States. He may be a little... I mean maybe, you know. "

The song is currently ranked No. 2 on the B-chart and will officially reach No. 1 in two weeks at the latest. The total sales of the album have also exceeded 3 million. The strong black man raised his finger and pointed near his temple with a bright smile.

As a newcomer to the music scene who just released his first album this year, 50 Cent is far more powerful than his master Eminem when he first debuted. Whether it is the album market or the single market, he dominated the market from February to March, and the trend has increased. No one can beat it.

Next to him, Eminem, who came to the show with 50 cents to promote, was sitting on a swivel chair, smiling similarly.

His rap bible "Lose Yourself", released at the end of October last year, has topped the B-chart for 12 consecutive weeks. Although it has now dropped to more than 30 as the popularity subsided, it is also weighing on Zhou Yi's new songs.

The members of the band Disillusionment, who unknowingly became representatives of the American music scene because of their achievements, are all beating the drum from the bottom of their hearts——

No, you guys are bragging, don’t take me with you!

…………………………

"There is a lot of pressure from competition, Ayi. You have to run around more, and you will let out all your big words."

On March 7th, Qian Jiang took Zhou Yi to a New York radio station for another day yesterday and accompanied him to Los Angeles. Before arriving at the music festival, he pushed the man who was lying on the car seat with his eyes closed and meditating: "This Please work hard for a while. Anyway, the company informed you that your domestic concert has been temporarily canceled due to force majeure, so we don’t have to rush back. "

In March, SARS officially began its rapid infection and outbreak period in China. Many people were infected even in the imperial capital, and a large number of jobs were suspended. As a result, Sun Yanzi, another living donkey owned by Warner, was able to lie down at home. A chance to rest.

Naturally, Zhou Yina's planned domestic tour was also interrupted.

After discussions with Warner's top management, Zhou Yi's time abroad has been extended, which can better help him complete charting, album sales and other matters.

"Yes, I know."

After wiping his face, Zhou Yi opened his eyes, took a deep breath and bared his teeth: "Damn, the United States is so damn tired of ranking."

Although this is not the first time, it is obvious that Zhou Yi, who has been in the domestic comfort zone for a long time, still complains about this.

But complaints are complaints, and his body is still very honest.

Because he has a goal in his heart that he has never told anyone - the fifth number one single on the B chart.

To be fair, the quality of the songs in his album is completely capable of such a miracle as having five B-chart number one singles in one album.

The last man to achieve five titles in one specialty was Michael Jackson at his peak in 1987.

Going forward, not even Michael Jackson himself could replicate this miracle.

He is very much looking forward to seeing what other angles this group of media can find to argue after he wins five championships in one specialty——

North America is the number one region in the world of music, right? Your job will be destroyed!

Don't ask, just ask and I am the best in the world!

Those two bastards who killed the Beatles if they could are reincarnated!

I'm cheating!

After adjusting his condition, Zhou Yi got out of the car and walked into the back of the music festival with the borrowed musicians.

Because he is a solo singer, and the rock music for live performances must be coordinated by musicians, Warner found musicians within the company who specialized in exchanging soundtracks for the Lincoln Band, and combined them into a temporary band for Zhou Yi to perform live. use.

There is no way, the music festival does not provide a composer - to say the least, even if the organizer of the music festival provides one, Zhou Yi would not dare to use it.

You really get what you pay for.

Good musicians are scarce in the market. That is to say, the Warner family has a big business and can afford to support them internally. If you combine them at will, you can find a few free ones to come and help. Of course, the reward still has to be paid. This thing has to be paid by the Zhouyi team. After all, it is for his use.

As the biggest celebrity at this music festival, Zhou Yi, who was promoted as a card by the organizers, was not the main star of the entire event, but the main singer in the second stage. Among the singers who appeared in front of him, the most famous one is Avril Lavigne, the little Canadian witch who failed to win anything at this year's Grammy Awards.

The star of the show is Kylie Minogue, the Princess and the Pea who has dual nationalities of Australia and the United Kingdom.

After renewing her contract with EMI Records for a sky-high signing fee of 35 million pounds in July 2001, this dual-nationality female singer became the most valuable female singer in the UK and the second most valuable British singer, second only to Ronaldo. Bea Williams.

"Honestly, I'm not nervous at all."

Backstage, a circle naturally formed around Zhou Yi who was waiting to come on stage - the only two big names who could stand next to him and chat with him were Kylie Minogue and Avril Lavigne.

The remaining singers and bands were in groups of twos and twos, who had a tacit understanding with each other. After exchanging contact information, they got along well.

"Not nervous? Really?"

Kylie Minogue wore a relatively revealing dance costume and showed off her figure as a sexy diva without hesitation. Thanks to the high heels, her long legs were extremely irritating: "Public opinion is almost going to turn you on." As an enemy to challenge the American music scene.”

"who cares?"

Zhou Yi shrugged, then turned to look at Avril: "Do you care?"

"You have three Grammy trophies, and I have none."

Feeling that she was the one being excluded, Avril didn't really want to talk to this man who was taking advantage of him and acted like a good boy. She gestured with three fingers and pretended to be indignant: "You are still asking me now?"

Zhou Yi was happy when he heard this: "You haven't come out yet?"

Avril: "..."

Listen, listen! Is this human language? !

What do you mean I haven’t come out yet!

Kylie Minogue's eyes narrowed as she smiled: "Come on, Spike, I'm looking forward to your performance."

As a British singer, Kylie Minogue was often criticized by the American media when she came to the United States, but she endured it for the sake of sales and image. It took a lot of effort to produce a very dancing Zhou Yi, but she still wanted to see how the American music scene would react.

We are all adults now, and we all know whether something is true or false that surpasses the Beatles or is comparable to the Beatles.

……………………

"Hey! Catherine! This way! This way!"

Los Angeles, California Plaza in downtown.

Wearing a white T-shirt, a black leather jacket, blue jeans and white shoes, Katherine Elizabeth Hudson appeared holding the gift ticket from the limited edition luxury album in her hand. At the music festival.

The truly magnificent size of her chest attracted the attention of many people who also came to participate in this music festival - Catherine, who was somewhat discouraged, turned around and heard the call of her best friend.

Taking a closer look, it was the latter who had found a special channel to inspect the gift tickets.

"God, Spike actually gave away so many tickets. The admission tickets here are a little lower than the Coachella Music Festival, but they are still 45 US dollars each, and VIP tickets start at 90 US dollars.

"And what Spike gave us is VIP."

Catherine was equally surprised by her best friend's surprise and nagging.

Even if Warner cooperates with the organizer, the cost of this position should be paid by Warner - it may even be Zhou Yi who subsidizes the organizer out of his own pocket.

Just a city music festival here in California Plaza in Los Angeles has spent so much money, and it has guaranteed to give away no less than 300 tickets. What about music festivals in other places?

Since the album was released, as time goes by, those accounts showing off on the Internet that they bought the limited edition and got tickets have gradually appeared in music festivals and music house tickets in Los Angeles, Houston, Orlando, Miami and other cities.

And due to the anonymous operation, as long as the ticket is authentic, anyone with a ticket can enter the venue. This undoubtedly gives die-hard fans who bought the limited luxury edition but don’t want to go to the music festival crowds an opportunity to sell it to recoup their blood— —

He really made me cry to death.

The two tickets for Catherine and her best friend were bought from the limited deluxe edition bought by the company.

Catherine actually didn't want to come at first. She was almost too poor to pay the rent and attend a crappy music festival - but it turned out that the tickets to the music festival helped her a lot.

The company bought four sets of limited luxury editions. Her boss seemed to know her difficulties and turned a blind eye to the fact that she and her best friend took away four tickets. Then she sold two...

One in Miami and one in Orlando.

Although it was a bit shameful to do so, it had to be said that the money exchanged did solve Catherine's urgent need.

Feeling guilty and in line with the principle of coming to see her idols live, Catherine followed her best friend on a bicycle to California Plaza today to participate in this music feast.

Then, she somewhat regretted it——

It’s not that I regret coming in, it’s that I regret coming in too early.

As we all know, not every European and American singer or band is a weirdo. Especially for bands, there are many out-of-tune tunes.

If the atmosphere at the scene is not inspired, it will be a disaster.

Unfortunately, Catherine had experienced off and on that several singers and bands were out of tune, and she was unable to have fun with them. Fortunately, the singer who came next was very capable and heated up the whole place——

The appearance of the little witch Avril brought the atmosphere of this music festival to the first climax, and the song "Complicated" was so exciting!

As the main star of the first stage, Avril performed perfectly when she sang five songs in a row. However, she did not leave immediately after the performance, but instead became an audience member——

The young man was really not very convinced.

She wanted to see if this Spike was the real deal.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, when Zhou Yi came on the stage on time following the host's announcement, the audience who had been looking forward to his appearance on the stage suddenly burst into thunderous cheers!

"Spike!"

"Spike!"

"Spike!"

"Spike I love you!"

Among them, the group in the VIP area with the free tickets from the Book of Changes roared the most enthusiastically. Many people even ignored the need to maintain balance while holding DVs. They kept jumping and jumping, with their hands constantly pointing toward the stage. Zhou Yi greeted him.

"Okay, I heard you, I heard you, and I love you too."

Zhou Yi, who was also wearing a denim jacket, tried to speak several times but was interrupted by his own voice. He couldn't help but smile and said: "But I only have one person, so I'm afraid you are not enough."

Just as he was talking, the drummer of the band was already beating a very rhythmic drum beat - "Enemy".

As we all know, if you want to liven up the scene, rock is definitely the way to go.

Although it is not Zhou Yi's main single, this does not prevent Zhou Yi from opening the show with the songs "Enemy" and "Natural".

Especially Natural.

The phrase "Natural!" almost became a chorus in the audience at the end!

When singing the second chorus, Zhou Yi threw off his denim jacket, revealing his strong figure under the T-shirt, and directly pointed the microphone at the audience who were singing in unison - "Come on! Everybody!" "

"And you're standing on the edge face up 'cause you're a

"Natural!"

With top-notch live quality and top-notch vocal characteristics, Zhou Yi, who was so active on stage that he was sweating, finally subconsciously picked up the mineral water that had been prepared on the sidelines and poured it on his smoking head!

The outlines of strong chest muscles and abdominal muscles were looming under the pure white T-shirt against the backdrop of wet hair. All the men and women at the scene screamed!

Especially female fans.

"Spike! Spike ahhhh!!!"

"Viva La Vida."

Zhou Yi, who was holding the microphone and pointing to an area with one hand, raised the corners of his mouth: "Everyone, say!"

As the most popular song in Zhouyi's current album, "Viva La Vida" is undoubtedly the most widely sung and is also the highest on the Billboard singles chart.

The prelude singing at the beginning of this song is enough to make the whole audience interact——

"ohohohoh~~"

"ohohohoh~~"

It is an extremely simple syllable, but it is filled with a sense of holiness in the uniform singing of the audience.

"I used to rule the world (The world was once dominated by me)

“Seas would rise when I gave the word (big waves also surged because of my life)

“Now in the morning I sleep alone (Now I sleep alone at dawn)

"Sweep the streets I used to own (wandering lonely on the avenues that once belonged to me)..."

Zhou Yi, who was singing and walking, bending down to high-five the fans below, directly triggered a carnival in the front row!

"Jump!"

"Jump!"

"Jump!"

The highest etiquette of fans from the music festival, the screams and cheers of all the tongues constantly call for Zhou Yi to fall from the sky——

Zhou Yi, who had never tried this kind of gameplay before, raised the corner of his mouth, and actually made a diving preparation in front of everyone, then opened his arms, jumped forward, and jumped into the crazy crowd!

"Ahhhh!!!"

Crazy Catherine screamed and thrust her breasts out before going up to pick her up!