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Chapter 751 The scapegoat

"Three, two, one!"

boom!
The moment Cheng Long, Zhou Yi, Jiang Wen, Xie Tingfeng, Wu Yanzu, Cai Zhuoyan and others raised their glasses of champagne and sprayed them, the huge celebration banquet was suddenly plunged into a sea of ​​joy.

The flash lights kept killing the eyes, capturing all the invited guests in the scene in the camera.

A little over 100 million in the mainland, this is definitely the peak of Chenglong Films in the mainland market. After all, his previous films have never achieved such dazzling results in the mainland due to various reasons.

Although the box office in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan is not enough to recover the cost of filming and promotion, this is just the bill on the surface. The gimmick of "Chenglong's first mainland box office to exceed 100 million" is worth holding a celebration party.

At the very least, this achievement has given Chenglong considerable confidence in his next film, "The Myth".

With the foreshadowing of "New Police Story", the transformation of "The Myth" is not difficult to accept.

The transformation seems to be going smoothly.

At least that's what it looks like on the surface.

Unfortunately, his dream of transformation was eventually shattered by the market, and his return to the action-comedy route in "Baby Project" was proof of his disillusionment.

"Ayi, I won't say much else, it's all in the wine..."

During the banquet, Cheng Long, who came to Zhou Yi's table, was obviously a little drunk. He took Zhou Yi's hand and gave a passionate speech. If you didn't know, you would think they were sworn brothers.

He even didn't let go of Jiang Wen, who had grown a beard.

After all, he is now famous in the industry for his Zhouyi Trap, and agreeing to let him make a guest appearance was considered a favor to him.

What's more, he is planning to talk to Jiang Wen about the film he is preparing now, and to get his son in it, so as to pave the way for his son to enter the mainland film and television industry. He hopes that this bad boy can be more motivated and stop hanging out with a bunch of bad friends all day long.

Wouldn’t it be easier to learn with such a great example as the Zhouyi right here?

It was a pity that he even found Lee Jong-seong to be his son's teacher, but his son didn't learn any musical skills at all. He just tried to imitate Lee Jong-seong's way of picking up girls.

If you have the talent, then learn it.

It's pure imitation of others, which makes people laugh.

"You kid, you seem to be free now. When can you come to my script seminar?" After dealing with Chenglong, Jiang Wen sent him to the next table and invited him.

Zhou Yi ignored him and pretended not to hear him.

"It's not what's wrong with you. Speak up. How can you pretend you can't hear anything?"

"I'm not interested in what you want to shoot. I only want to see the finished film. Call me after the film is edited."

Zhou Yi knew that this guy was up to something bad and didn't even give him a chance.

The melody of "The Sun Also Rises" is here, so there is no pressure on him.

Of course, considering that Jiang Wen is quite picky, Zhou Yi decided to change several versions in advance and then present the original version in the end.

"You really don't want to act? As long as you ask for the role of Li Dongfang, I promise I will give it to you."

"Forget it. Acting in your role is too tiring. I'm not interested. Just go and torture others."

Zhou Yi shook his head.

All the industry insiders sitting around the table didn't know what to say.

Are these two really talking about this in public?
Well, it’s not really a secret, but it just feels so weird.

No matter how you look at it, Jiang Wen is considered a talented director who is highly anticipated in the industry. If the casting for the new movie he is planning to shoot is really released, I'm afraid that the doors will be broken down, just like the casting for Zhou Yi's MV.

"What is torture?"

"You dare to say otherwise?"

"My requirement for acting is that it should be good enough, not too demanding."

"..."

Zhou Yi was too lazy to argue with a grown man about acting skills. After noticing Cai Zhuoyan walking towards him with a wine glass, he decisively left, leaving Jiang Wen, who had been choking back halfway through his tireless persuasion, sitting there.

"Did I interrupt your conversation with Director Jiang?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on you."

Cai Zhuoyan smiled sweetly: "I have a concert in June next year. I wonder if you are interested in being a guest?"

"Next June?"

“Is there a scheduling conflict?”

"It's still unclear at the moment. My own concerts are still going on sporadically. There's a huge uproar overseas right now. There are piles of petitions, and Warner can't handle them all."

Zhou Yi shrugged and did not hide his condition.

In terms of the number of concerts he has held, he is probably one of the few singers at the level of a pop king in the global entertainment industry.

So far, only two games have been held overseas in London at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium. The situation in China is slightly better. At least the big ticket bases of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong have been visited, and we even returned to our hometown of Shangrao.

The only first-tier city left is Shenzhen.

The rest are second-tier cities such as Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Nanjing.

No matter how many more there are, it won’t be that much. After all, the current concert market is not as developed as it was in the mobile Internet era.

After the success of the London concert, Warner has begun to expand Zhou Yi's concert market overseas. Currently, six countries in Asia, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, India, Singapore and Malaysia, are actively involved in the connection.

In Europe, Zhou Yi's influence in the UK was originally unique, but his song "Happy" is still ranked first in France. Young people are very enthusiastic about it and are also very active in connecting with him.

As for countries like Egypt, Morocco, Mexico, etc., there are also many letters of petition from fans.

Cai Zhuoyan was confused: "How many continents does this span?"

"Not many, just five continents."

"..."

How many continents are there on Earth?!

Her eyes widened immediately: "Do you have so much time?"

"So I can only go slowly. Currently, Japan is the first to be confirmed, on October 10 next year. It will be just right for me to stay in Japan to rest after the concert and wait for the China-Japan Song Festival at the end of the month."

There is one thing that the Book of Changes does not say because it is still uncertain at present.

The reason why Warner's concerts abroad are progressing slowly is because of venue issues.

Especially places like Egypt and Mexico.

For example, Warner wants Zhou Yi to hold an open-air concert in front of the pyramids of Giza in Egypt and in the Plaza de la Constitución in Mexico City, both of which are landmark buildings. The former can accommodate at least 12 people, and the latter can accommodate up to 20 people.

Just aiming to break the record.

It can accommodate a large number of people, break records, and make money steadily by selling a lot, and it can also leave a mark in the history of Chinese music.

The first Chinese singer to have his solo concert across five oceans;
The first Chinese singer whose concert attendance exceeded 12 and 20, and so on.

Not only did he break the record for Chinese singers, he even broke the local record of the country where the concert was held.

But this way, the number of things that need to be coordinated and confirmed will increase by many times.

Zhou Yi himself is very supportive of breaking this record, so there is no rush and he lets Warner talk about it slowly.

"I really envy you."

Cai Zhuoyan's eyes were full of envy.

As a commercial singer, she once fantasized about standing on top of the world in the dead of night, but that was just a thought, and it was always the Chinese-speaking community that cheered for her.

She and A Jiao were also criticized by Huang Zhanrui as being incompetent and unworthy of being singers.

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

"Who said that? She can obviously sing very well."

In the imperial capital, inside Zhang Yadong's music studio. After interviewing the young lady whose background was unknown but who was willing to spend money, Zhang Yadong shook his artistic long hair and made the following comment: "Her voice is quite malleable, and she can indeed be a singer. She is full of emotion when she sings."

No matter how talented a musician is, he still needs to eat.

Anyway, he is just coaxing a child, he still understands the ways of the world.

"Thank you, Teacher Zhang."

Jing Tian directly addressed Zhang Yadong, who taught her to sing, as "teacher". The child still knew how to be polite.

"you--"

Ring ring ring!
Zhang Yadong was about to speak when he was interrupted by a rapid phone ring. He picked up the phone and saw that it was his real girlfriend Gao Yuanyuan.

"Hey?"

"Where are you?"

"In the studio, meeting a client, what's going on?"

"Meeting a client again. Is this the only client you have had from the beginning to the end? We need to talk about Yadong. You can't just hide from me like this—"

"Don't be unreasonable. I said I was going to meet a client. Okay, let's talk about it later. I'm very busy now."

With a beep, Zhang Yadong hung up the phone, looking like he didn't care at all. Back in the recording studio, Jing Tian, ​​who had just been curious, immediately straightened his posture, looked at his nose, looked at his heart, and remained silent.

"You can come to my place starting tomorrow, and I'll help you correct your vocalization when singing, so it will be more convenient for you to record your future albums..."

Although it sounds a bit magical for a producer to teach artists from scratch and start from the basics, Zhang Yadong can still overcome it for the sake of relationships and money.

This is also the reason why he told Gao Yuanyuan that he was very busy recently - he really had something to do, not running out to fool around with other women.

Although it is true that there are other women fooling around with him.

"Teacher Zhang, I have to report to Brother Zhou Yi tomorrow. I'm in his music video, so I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."

"Book of Changes?"

Zhang Yadong paused while packing his things, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Okay, then you can go over there first to coordinate the time."

"Okay, thank you Teacher Zhang." Jing Tian bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

Just as she turned around and prepared to leave Zhang Yadong's studio, a familiar figure directly hugged Zhang Yadong's arm, looking intimate -

Xu Jinglei, she remembered the woman's name.

A famous actress.

"The first rule of entering this circle is don't listen, don't look, don't talk."

The agent took the opportunity to teach him: "If you want to be a big star, you need to understand the norms in this circle. I will help you coordinate with Warner and test whether Zhou Yi would be reluctant to help you write songs."

Jing Tian nodded firmly.

The next day, Warner received an inquiry from Starlight Company.

Zhou Yi, who was enjoying his popsicle, also received a call from Qian Jiang.

"That's fine. I have no objection."

Zhou Yi, who was lying down, suddenly felt the temperature rising, and it was about to melt the popsicle. He hung up the phone without saying anything more.

"You're pretty patient."

Cai Zhuoyan spat out the ice in his mouth and said in a vague voice: "Does the MV really not need me to act?"

"You have a sweet look, which is not suitable."

Zhou Yi let out a long sigh and felt his heart beating faster in his chest: "Of course, it's mainly because you've already acted it out."

"As expected, you men are always fickle."

"If I were fickle, I wouldn't be here."

Zhou Yi, who had entered sage mode early in the morning, spoke confidently. After all, he had done two morning exercises.

"I thought you were here to interview me as the leading actress." Cai Zhuoyan rolled his eyes at him.

"Don't feel too good about yourself, it will hurt you."

Zhou Yi threw her a bottle of water and chuckled, "Besides, you can't act out the feeling I want in the MV."

The trilogy "She Said", "He Doesn't Understand" and "Love Transfer" tells the story from the perspectives of a man and a woman respectively, and finally interweaves into the materialistic entertainment industry in "Love Transfer".

Cai Zhuoyan’s comfort zone is not here.

"I'm an actor. Do you look down on my acting skills?"

"…Speak according to your own conscience."

Cai Zhuoyan: “…”

I'm so angry at this stubborn man.

As expected, I shouldn't have satisfied his messy demands. He became heartless once the meat was in his mouth.

"It's true that there's a reason why you and Huang Zhan can be good friends regardless of age difference. Do you share the same opinion as him?" Cai Zhuoyan glanced at him.

"You know, I've always been on your side." Zhou Yi, who has a flexible bottom line, raised his hand and swore.

But before he had raised his hand, Qian Jiang's number, which had been hung up earlier, called again -

"Old money?"

"Ayi, do you know Gao Yuanyuan?"

"?"

Zhou Yi was quite surprised to hear this name coming out of Qian Jiang's mouth. "I don't know him. We are not related at all."

If I remember correctly, Gao Yuanyuan was already with Zhang Yadong before he made his debut, and they had no interaction at all.

"She is the first one to call in person. She is not like Zhang Ziyi and the others who only had their agent pass on the message. She is personally asking about the possibility of appearing in your music video and also wants to arrange a meeting with you. Do you want to meet?"

"Does she still need my exposure?"

Although she has always been criticized as a mistress in her personal life, Gao Yuanyuan's popularity in mainland China has skyrocketed since The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. She had no connection with Zhou Yi before, so why did she want to meet him for no reason?

You can't want to be involved with him after you've been branded as a mistress, and then have to bear the stigma of being an infidel.

"Because I want to know which woman is interfering."

Imperial capital, Gao Yuanyuan’s home.

Facing her agent's confusion, Gao Yuanyuan put down her coffee cup and said calmly, "I asked a friend, and the big client that Yadong talks about every day starred in Zhou Yi's new MV."

Even if she died, she wanted to die with a clear mind - to know who she lost to.

I want to meet that woman.

She definitely cannot go to Zhang Yadong's studio now. The people there are all Zhang Yadong's subordinates. They are completely unreliable. Who knows how they can hide the truth. It is unlikely to catch them.

Zhou Yi's power is not comparable to Zhang Yadong's, and the two of them have no relationship, let alone any cover-up or favoritism. Not to mention that Zhou Yi has no idea who Zhang Yadong's private philandering partners are, and she doesn't know that Zhang Yadong often uses the matter of meeting clients to evade her.

"Are you OK?"

"It's okay, I'm very stable."

Gao Yuanyuan waved her hand: "I won't make things difficult for anyone. I just want to take a look at who it is, and then finish the MV honestly and leave. I know the rules."

"But what if Zhou Yi doesn't need you to play the female lead?"

"...That can't be helped. I'll just have to find another channel myself."

Given Zhou Yi's status, it is not something she can decide now. She can only hope that Zhou Yi will take a liking to her and invite her to join the crew.

(End of this chapter)