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Chapter 744 How can we make Chinese music better with such insects?

In fact, this trick can be said to be quite effective.

To be able to become the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief, and to work their way up to high positions in the Southern Department, the two of them are quite smart, and even have strong connections.

Cheng Yizhong was prosecuted by the Guangzhou Procuratorate in March this year, but the prosecution was dropped in August due to insufficient evidence. In early October, he returned to Southern Metropolis Daily as editor-in-chief.
Although Zhang Ping was fired from his position as editor-in-chief of Southern Weekend in 2001 for spreading rumors and causing trouble, he was re-hired as deputy editor-in-chief of Southern Metropolis Daily after he went to the United States to study abroad.

Therefore, in this situation, while the two of them were refuting the rumors and shifting the blame on behalf of the newspaper, they also contacted Baidu through their connections behind the scenes.

Apart from anything else, the main purpose is to give money.

Spend money to avoid disaster. Spend money to avoid disaster. As one of the current leading Internet companies in mainland China, Baidu has one good point: it only recognizes money.

Pay money and we can get you any news you want.

If it wasn't too outrageous and afraid that others wouldn't believe it, it would be okay to do a story like "Zhou Yi Riding a Sow in the Middle of the Night."

Although the newspaper still ranks first in the country in terms of offline channels, it is being beaten up by netizens who like to speak out online. This is definitely not what Cheng Yizhong and Zhang Ping want to see.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi is not completely in control of the Internet.

Baidu is a "pure land" that Zhou Yi cannot touch. It is currently involved in a lawsuit with Warner, to which Zhou Yi belongs, and has a fierce conflict of interest. Baidu is a natural ally.

"An actor can confuse right and wrong. I can't help but reflect on what is wrong with this country";
"Freedom of the press and freedom of speech are universal values ​​on which the West relies for survival and are also universally accepted values ​​in the world."

"You can't be convicted for your words, this is a literary inquisition"

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Why can't Zhou Yi accept the advanced ideas of the West?"

"Western sages often say that freedom of speech is the foundation of a country's ability to gain a foothold in the international community"

"..."

Zhou Yi laughed at the news photos in the files one by one.

Damn these idiots on Baijiahao, sooner or later I will shoot you all.

Sun Yanzi, who grew up in Singapore's capitalist social system, was scratching his head after reading this and asked a soul-searching question: "What kind of brain damage does one have to have to write like this?"

What heaven on earth.

It’s not like she hasn’t been to the United States. Is it as good as these articles say?

"You think it's stupid, but it's actually bad."

Zhou Yi closed the file and shook his head, not wanting to read any more. "I'll take care of the Baidu matter. Old Qian, go and promote my new single first."

Since he said in the CCTV interview that he wanted to bring the mature Western music market system to China, he naturally had to show how it worked - the album's first single is a good example.

The song he originally prepared was "Love Transfer", but now he had no choice - he directly brought out "General's Order".

"What are you going to do about it?"

"Don't worry about it. I have my own way."

Zhou Yi smiled.

Regarding the civil war at Peking University, both sides actually had a tacit understanding not to introduce other forces to join in.

When one's own people fight with another, that's a family affair. If outsiders are brought in, the nature of the matter changes.

Now that Baidu has taken the lead in breaking this weird balance, don't blame him for being ruthless.

In 2004, Baidu was at the height of its success in China with its search engine, and had even perfected its plan to go public next year, preparing to become the first domestic Internet company to go public in the United States with high expectations. Logically speaking, it was not that easy to deal with.

But for Zhou Yi, now is also the weakest time for Baidu - because it is going to go public next year, and in the United States.

Compared with the situation in China where Zhou Yi still consciously abides by some rules and bottom lines, in the United States, Zhou Yi's influence is now enough to unite with allies to deliberately snipe at people.

The financial connections behind Edgar Jr. are not to be underestimated, not to mention Apple.

Now we are all family, and we can talk about anything. Isn't it just a competition of extreme pressure to see who will get anxious first?

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"Are you in such a hurry to be reincarnated?!"

After cursing for a while at a black Santana that was whizzing past and leaving water stains on the side of the road, Zheng Yuhao bent down and wiped off the mud and sand stains on his body with a tissue while cursing.

October 2004, 10, was a Thursday, a day with bad weather. For Zheng Yuhao, who was already in his second year of high school, the time after school was his favorite time to relax - he liked to go to Xinhua Bookstore to read books after school.

It was all thanks to his idol.

Since Zhou Yi's initial deeds were spread, Xinhua Bookstore has accelerated its pace of opening branches in various towns. Originally, there was only one Xinhua Bookstore in his small town in Anhui Province, and it was far away from him. But last year, a new Xinhua Bookstore opened only 5 kilometers away from his home.

It is said that a new Hope Primary School is under construction and Zhou Yi (Warner) has donated money.

"Alright, alright, have you cleaned it? Hurry up, or there will be no seats left and you will have to sit on the floor and watch."

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."

At the urging of his best friend, Zheng Yuhao threw away the tissue and hurriedly followed with an umbrella. However, when they arrived at the entrance of Xinhua Bookstore, they unexpectedly saw a notice posted at the entrance that mentioned Zhou Yi's new album.

"Sun Yanzi's new album "Stefanie" will be officially released on November 11th...

"The first digital single "General's Order" from Zhou Yi's new album "Hush" will be released nationwide on the ringback tone market on November 11th. Please stay tuned!"

Zheng Yuhao's eyes widened instantly.

Hey buddy, is Zhou Yi actually releasing a Chinese album this year?

Does Warner really treat him like a donkey?
As a fan of Zhou Yi, he was actually prepared for Zhou Yi not to release a Chinese album this year, especially when Zhou Yi was caught in the whirlpool of public opinion in China in recent times.

Human energy is limited.

Once you are involved in too many trivial matters, it is inevitable that your creative energy and concentration will decline.

"That's not right. The news about Zhou Yi's new album was released so soon?"

"Why do I feel like it might be a pie in the sky?"

"What the hell is a digital single first? Shouldn't it be sent to radio stations first, and then released directly as a whole album?"

The chattering of his classmates also affected Zheng Yuhao's judgment.

"Hiss, could it be that Zhou Yi ran out of inspiration after all the fussing and could only release a single to fool people, and then wait until next year to release a full album? I see that's how they release songs in the United States, with a gap of one or two years between singles and albums."

He thought it was very possible.

As a die-hard fan of Zhouyi, he also read this kind of Zhouyi-related materials.

Zhou Yi clearly stated in the material broadcast on CCTV Music Channel that he wanted to try to cultivate a healthy market environment for the Chinese music scene. This is most likely an attempt by Zhou Yi.

"The night before yesterday, when I was staying up all night in an Internet cafe, I saw on Baidu that Zhou Yi is having a hard time lately and might really need to change his single."

"Come on, you're still using Baidu. Baidu has obviously been paid for its videos and entertainment content. Most of the news is from Zhouyi."

"Then why do you still read Sina? Isn't the video and entertainment section of Sina mostly Zhouyi's news, but it's positive."

"Yanzi's new album will be released next month, so I want to buy it."

"Why is Zhou Yi's new song on the ringtone again? But that's fine, the ringtone can be used with the phone bill at home."

"Yanzi's new album should also include new songs written by Zhou Yi. If we round it up, they should be considered as albums released together..."

Amidst the chatter, Zheng Yuhao, who was going to the canteen opposite Xinhua Bookstore to buy a bottle of Coca-Cola, suddenly caught sight of the TV screen mounted next to the shelf in the canteen, which showed a news clip of Zhou Yi accepting an exclusive interview with Sohu.

"The ringtone single format is an attempt of mine. In fact, this is not the first time. Previous songs like "My Territory" and "Super Star" have achieved good results in the ringtone market.

“So this time I plan to incorporate the release of ringtones into the new album…”

“Is this the market you’re looking for?”

Facing the host's question, Zhou Yi, who was dressed in casual clothes, looked relaxed and said, "Yes. I once said that healthy marketization is very important for the Chinese music scene. It is related to whether our musicians can survive healthily, but the current mainland music market has been severely damaged.

"Especially Baidu. Their Baidu MP3 is undoubtedly trampling on the hard work of musicians to earn the number of users they need."

"…Uh, Baidu?"

"Yes."

Zhou Yi nodded and said casually: "With a bug like Baidu around, how can we possibly make good Chinese music?"

(End of this chapter)