The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 681 I Remember It Until the End
"Breaking the monopoly! A big victory for Taiwan's music scene!"

Sony VS Warner: Wang Lihong + Jay Chou VS Zhou Yi

"The historic moment when the Golden Melody Awards escaped from the rule of the devil!"

"Zhou Lang's talent is exhausted: Zhou Yi won three Golden Melody Awards but couldn't hide his declining trend!"

"The future is promising: Li Hong and Jie Lun each won a Golden Melody Award, showing their strong character"

The Darkest Day in the History of Chinese Music

"..."

On May 2004, 5, the first day after the 9th Golden Melody Awards came to an end, the front-page headlines of the entertainment sections of various newspapers and magazines were all about this surprising result.

Some people did not expect that Zhou Yi's "Return to the Vault" could only win three Golden Melody Awards. If Ning Hao's MV Director Award is excluded, Zhou Yi only won two Golden Melody Awards this year, so they thought it was a shady deal.
Some people think that Warner must have manipulated the Golden Melody Awards behind the scenes, otherwise Zhou Yi should not have won any trophies like Tao Zhe.

The two sides quarreled fiercely after the report was officially released.

One side took this opportunity to try to discredit Zhou Yi, believing that he had run out of tricks and was on the decline, and they wanted to immediately say that all of Zhou Yi's achievements were the result of marketing;

One side refused to give in, accusing the Taiwanese music scene of becoming less and less pure, and that continuing to target Zhou Yi so blatantly would undoubtedly lead to the loss of credibility of the award.

For Zhou Yi, although there is a VCR of Zhu Xiaotian, his phrase "Gunke Band" on the public performance stage still directly touched the lungs of F4 fans -

As the craziest group of fans in the Taiwanese entertainment industry, they are undoubtedly the main force charging against Zhou Yi, the Golden Melody Awards and even the other members of the Gunke band.

As F4 has been very popular in Southeast Asia in the past two years, and Meteor Garden has gained great popularity after being introduced to Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and other countries, F4 fans have straightened their backs at least in Asia.

"I don't know what these hysterical fans are thinking about every day. They always brag about Europe and America. Is Zhou Yi European or American?"

"The question is, your performance in Europe and America is overwhelming. You brag about your performance on Billboard and Grammy Awards every day. How many American Music Awards for Artist of the Year have you won? It can't be 0, right?"

"I've released albums in the U.S. for three years, but I've never won an album of the year in the U.S. I should stop calling myself Zhou Yi and change my name to San Ling. I might even be able to endorse Mitsubishi if I kneel down in Japan. Anyway, my fans also like to brag about my achievements in Japan."

"No wonder he has a good relationship with Fangshilong. Fangshilong is the spokesperson for Mitsubishi. There is nothing wrong with Sanling."

"For your information, the American Music Awards are not like the Brit Awards. Non-Americans can also sign up to participate. Zhou Yi didn't even win an American Artist of the Year award. What a boast!"

"Sales? Number of listeners? We in F4 are not singers, our main job is acting. How about comparing the ratings? Is anyone outside Taiwan and mainland China still aware of your performance in "Sex and the City"? "Meteor Garden" is now the most watched show in Southeast Asian countries! In Thailand, it even exceeds 40%!"

"..."

F4 fans, who were completely broken by the word "Gunke Band", crazily typed out criticisms of Zhou Yi and his fans online, in offline interviews and on radio stations:

Looking back to the past, the "Three Golden Melody Award Winners" was a title that overwhelmed them in the fan circle war, because this title represented the shameful past of their idols.

Four people cannot beat three people, which in itself will be laughed at.

In addition, Zhou Yi's "Gui Zang" itself was out of control in Taiwan, and those who wanted to add fuel to the fire and take the opportunity to destroy Zhou Yi's golden body began to plan behind the scenes.

Of course, when it comes to finding attributives, Zhou Yi’s fans are equally not to be outdone—

"Is it any wonder that a transgender group's TV series in Thailand has high ratings? Isn't Thailand just fed up with all the big sisters, second sisters, third sisters, and little sisters? No wonder you're praising Thailand's achievements so much, hermaphrodites suck!"

"You've been famous for four years but you haven't won any prestigious awards. You only have three small award ceremonies that you show off every day. Where's your mother?"

"A rotten ass is a rotten ass, it can only be sarcastic!"

"Zhu Xiaotian just couldn't stand F4's rotten ass trend and wanted to turn to the light!"

"..."

After F4 became famous with Meteor Garden, they were so popular in Taiwan that almost all the paparazzi were watching them. In order to hide their whereabouts from the public, the company staff came up with a way to hide their whereabouts when discussing F4's work -

The four members of F4 are arranged according to their age and are called "Eldest Sister", "Second Sister", "Third Sister" and "Youngest Sister" respectively.

Whether they are at an event or doing something else, the staff basically uses this name to keep it confidential in private, which once made F4's fans confused, and it was really funny when the truth was finally revealed.

But after that, this originally abandoned confidential communication method was picked up by fans, and they often called them this way when attending events. For example, Wu Jianhao is often called "Second Sister" by fans.

At present, this nickname has become the source of Zhou Yi's fans insulting F4's rising popularity in Thailand... "Don't say we insult you, didn't you admit that you are transgender?"

"You're such an idiot, you hysterical fan!"

"..."

Since the 9th, the two sides have been fighting fiercely, and Sony, who heard the news, has been secretly taking advantage of the situation.

Since the record contracts of Wang Lihong and Jay Chou are both handled by Sony, after they each won one Golden Melody Award this year, Sony's two wings were directly marketed.

On the 16th, on PTT, Taiwan’s first Internet forum, an account with the registered ID “Free Beaver” wrote a bold statement:

"If my children in the future ask me what the most worthy thing to celebrate in 2004 was, I will tell them without hesitation that it was the 15th Golden Melody Awards. Wang Lihong and Jie Lun worked together to defeat Zhou Yi. I still remember it to this day."

The self-introduction in this account's note is that it is a well-known music critic in mainland China.

“This is my old black fan.”

On the 17th, after the Golden Melody Awards, Zhou Yi, as the winner, was further interviewed by Dongfeng TV. He was also asked about the current online and real-life verbal battles between fan groups. He smiled and shook his head.

"If you have followed my comments on the Internet in the mainland, you will have noticed this Free Beaver account. He has been blocked more than a dozen times on the mainland Internet forums for his aggressive remarks and rumor-mongering."

"Someone in the Taiwanese industry pointed out that you asked the platform to block this person's account. Is this true?" The female reporter deliberately leaned forward, slightly revealing her strong professionalism, and began the interview in a sweet voice.

"I have too many haters."

Zhou Yi took a quick look and sneered, "I never bother with people like this. After all, I respect freedom of speech much more than some people."

Female reporter: "..."

Bro, please, can we talk about something that can be broadcast?
"Then what do you think about winning two individual trophies and one MV trophy at this year's Golden Melody Awards? Are you surprised?"

"I won't answer the same question twice. You can go and watch the interview I gave on the red carpet of the Golden Melody Awards."

"We all know that the Asian Cup will start in less than two months, and you are also responsible for the eight-minute mission in the Athens Olympics. There are rumors that Director Zhang Yimou received your call, so he chose a girl named Tang Yan from the Central Academy of Drama to be included in the final performance list.

"May I ask if this is true?"

"?"

Zhou Yi slowly typed a question mark and said with a smile: "I don't know. I've been in Taiwan recently, eating, drinking and having fun with Yan Zi, and I haven't received a call from Director Zhang."

"..."

You really spoke openly. Sun Yanzi said that he always knew how to make up for it after he let something slip.

"Finally, my question is, your American rival Eminem has confirmed that his new album will be released in the second half of the year. Who do you think will win in the end?"

"I."

..............................

"So confident, Eminem?"

USA, New York, HBO TV show.

When asked by the host, Eminem, who was a guest, smiled while chewing gum: "Of course, you know Mick, I don't know which month Spike will choose to release the album, but I can be sure that black magic can't win."

"dark magic?"

"Yes, like I said, Spike is best at using all kinds of ingenious means of public opinion to drag you into a stranglehold and win in a black magic way. If I can, I just want to tell him that you have to stay humble."

"Stay humble?"

"Yes."

Eminem shrugged: "Stay humble, you know."

(End of this chapter)