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

Chapter 755 Dead Love

"Isn't it that 'A World Without Thieves' is about to be released? Mr. Wang asked me to come and talk about the promotion."

Zhou Yi raised his hand towards the two Mr. Wangs beside him without making any comment.

Zhou Yaping, born in January 1954, is an ancient giant in the mainland music scene.

Since the 1980s, he has served as the album producer for a series of heavyweight singers in the mainland music scene, such as Cui Jian, Liu Huan, and Mao Amin. He has a long career and extensive connections.

The movie "Tears Behind Bars", which many people talked about in later generations, was also produced by him. It was not only popular at the time, but also became an enduring cultural symbol and was rejuvenated in the mobile Internet era.

They will send you to jail to sing "Tears Behind Bars" at any time.

However, at the end of the last century, this former big name in the industry seemed unable to keep up with the rapid changes in the music scene. After entering the new century, he completely lost his prestige. He himself realized this cruel reality and began to study hard to enrich himself.

If Zhou Yi had not emerged, this man would have become one of the first leaders in mainland China to propose a systematic understanding of digital music and promote the improvement of relevant laws and regulations at the end of 2004.

Regardless of whether people are doing it for profit or for some other reason, at least they have really proposed a positive solution that is good for the development prospects of the industry and are putting it into practice.

Of course, it’s a musical thing.

Apart from the music, this guy is not very good.

Especially when it comes to running a company and being a boss, Zhou Yaping really deserves the nickname "Zhou Paopi" -

Using various excuses, he withheld four months' wages from his employees, and relying on his cash cow, Pang Long began to make reckless investments, which led to a huge debt, and he even resorted to loan sharking.

He directly embezzled all kinds of income from the company's singers such as Pang Long, which directly led to the two people turning against each other. As the number one ringtone artist in China at the time and the eighth artist on the Forbes list in 2005, Pang Long simply did not renew his contract, and the two sides broke off their relationship.

This bastard even stretched out his greedy hands to the SP partner Huayou Century, and used various means to deceive his superiors and subordinates to make money, almost destroying the way for ringtones to make money.

All I can say is that he started to hold the title of China's digital music leader at the end of 2004, but ended up doing nothing to match this status, which he deserved.

"I see……"

Zhou Yaping had also heard of it. Huayi’s best film this year was Feng Dapao’s A World Without Thieves. Not only did they invite the woman named Fan Bingbing who was close to Zhou Yi to play the leading female role, but the leading male role was also Liu Dehua——

Even the theme song "Don't Forget Peace of Mind" is said to have been tailor-made for Zhou Yi.

"Then I won't bother you anymore. We can talk again next time when we have time."

After seizing the opportunity and exchanging contact information with Zhou Yi without any unusual expression, Zhou Yaping smiled and waved goodbye to a few people, and left with Pang Long.

The reason he came here today was actually to ask Huayi to help him release an album and ringtones.

The parent company of Warring States Music, which exchanged shares with Huayi, is Huayou Century Communications Co., Ltd., one of the current leaders in the ringtone market. It can be said that Huayi now perfectly meets Zhou Yaping's two goals of releasing albums and releasing ringtones.

Due to personal reasons, his company has now completely abandoned all distribution channel resources to focus on artist economics, and can only look for others to cooperate with.

Originally, he had no choice but to look for Huayi. His most ideal partner was still Warner, which dominated the domestic music market. Unlike record companies such as Sony, Universal and EMI, Warner Music, under Zhou Yi's leadership, was successful in both physical ringtones and the market.

The entire company, from the top brother Zhou Yi to the younger brother Hu Yanbing, develops albums and ringtones in parallel, and has several high-quality SP partners. The resources are far beyond what Huayi Music, which was established only two months ago.

But he didn't even know Warner's channels.

I don’t know Zhou Yi, and I don’t know Zhou Jianhui.

Because of his "glorious achievements" in the past, people like Liu Huan, who had met Zhou Yi a few times and exchanged contact information with him, went to see a doctor when they "suddenly fell ill."

The case of Huayi is simple. Da Wang and Xiao Wang were latecomers in the field of pop music and had just been established and were not very big, so it was a perfect match for them to approach them for cooperation.

At present, the two sides have almost reached an agreement on the profit-sharing method and resource allocation, and a consensus on cooperation has basically been reached. He came today to discuss the situation again and then sign the contract.

Then, as luck would have it, I met Zhou Yi.

Although Zhou Yi's story of challenging Baidu MP3 for the sake of the Chinese music environment came to an end due to Baidu's settlement, it is undoubtedly a huge plus in the eyes of all practitioners, whether you like him or not.

As the first person to try something new, Zhou Yaping was impressed by Zhou Yi's bet on ringtones. He was also inspired by Zhou Yi to let Pang Long go the ringtone route.

So, here comes the problem——

If he seizes this opportunity now and turns around to talk to Zhou Yi about cooperation...can he succeed?
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"I don't think so."

Ten minutes later, in the office of Huayi CEO, Zhou Yi shook his head in the expectant gazes of the two Wangs.

"Although I really want to go to support A World Without Thieves, unfortunately, I can only move around the capital for now because of the album production. I have to ensure that the new album can be released on time on December 12st."

"That's right. Many fans are waiting for Zhou Yi's new album. Many people are already speculating whether he will just release one song, 'General's Order', this year and that's it."

Li Bingbing, the top actress of Huayi, smiled and took over. Under the gaze of the two kings, she made another suggestion: "I think it would be better to hold another movie viewing ceremony in the imperial capital. In this way, both parties will have time to prepare. What do you think?"

So you are waiting here?
Zhou Yi raised his eyes with a smile on his face and looked at Li Bingbing: "Sister Bingbing, are you so reluctant to let me go?"

On the surface, he is talking about Li Bingbing, but in fact, who is he talking about? Those who understand will understand.

"I can't help it. You're so outstanding, Zhou Yi. It's natural for me to keep thinking about you." Li Bingbing accepted it calmly. There was no evasion in his eyes, and there was even a hint of invitation.

This is not because Hua Yi is persistent, but because the pressure from the opponent is too great -

"A World Without Thieves" was released a few days earlier in order to avoid Stephen Chow, the king of Chinese comedy films.

The reputation of "Kung Fu" at the Toronto Film Festival and Tokyo Film Festival is so good that everyone in Huayi is feeling uneasy. Although Feng Dapao talks about friendly competition and harmonious coexistence and says he is not afraid of a head-on confrontation with Zhou Xingchi, he is actually unsure.

Especially when the opponent also has Sun Yanzi.

At this time, Zhou Yi, who wrote the theme song, naturally became the target that the big and small Wangs wanted to win over. At least they could market Zhou Yi vs. Sun Yanzi.

Although this comparison method is somewhat shameless.

"That's a good idea. There's no problem in holding one more movie viewing ceremony. What do you think, Zhou Yi?" It was as if the King had never considered this option before and he looked obviously tempted.

It is indeed expensive for them to hold another premiere, but after all, it is for publicity, so they are not reluctant to spend the money.

"But, Zhou Yi, will your new album include the song "Don't Forget Peace of Mind"?"

As if he had just remembered it, Mr. Wang clapped his hands and then spoke:

See the picture poorly.

Yes, this is the real reason why they want to invite Zhou Yi to help with promotion.

The exposure of the songs in Zhou Yi's album is very high. "Don't Forget Your Peace of Mind" is obviously on the level of being popular. At least they feel it is quite appropriate after listening to it. In addition, the MV can be spliced ​​with the pictures of "A World Without Thieves", which is another wave of publicity.

Considering that Zhou Yi's Chinese albums never include this kind of theme song or something like that, Da Wang and Xiao Wang really tried their best this time and called the company's top sister Li Bingbing——

Public relations, not rare.

Anyway, Li Bingbing can be considered a big star now. With the bonus of his status and his good temperament, it is time for him to mature.

"To be honest, no."

Zhou Yi smiled slightly and gave an absolute answer without any consideration.

The big and small Wangs also had their own ideas in mind. They didn't expect to reach an agreement in one go. Instead, they gave Li Bingbing a subtle look and then talked and laughed about some arrangements for the premiere in the capital... Fan Bingbing, who saw all this, just felt a little sad -

Not for himself, but for Li Bingbing.

It can only be said that there are too few people willing to be financial sponsors these days, especially those who run companies. Li Bingbing is a big shot in Huayi, but she was used as a playmate when facing Zhou Yi.

In comparison, Zhou Yi never asked her to do anything for public relations, and even helped her make a lot of money. He never cared whether she would run away or do something else after she became powerful enough.

She even wanted Zhou Yi to take care of her as a financial sponsor, so as to prevent her from having unnecessary illusions of happiness.

Therefore, ever since she saw Zhou Yi buying a private jet worth about 500 million yuan, she completely gave up the thought of marrying Zhou Yi in her heart.

The gap was so big that she no longer dared to cross it.

Love Fan Xiaopang, who dreams of getting married, is completely dead.

Her biggest hope now is that Zhou Yi will one day come to his senses and be willing to have a child with her. In this way, she will be honored as a mother by having a child, and at least she can live a carefree life in this life.

As for letting go——

Are you kidding me? How can I let this go?

Is it a human?
Hold on to this big thick leg until you die, and you will have no worries in the entertainment industry.

She has a low level of education and a mediocre vision. No matter how you look at it, it's impossible for her to become Zhou Yi's right-hand man in his career. It would be better for her to rely on Zhou Yi to dominate the domestic entertainment industry and experience what it feels like to walk like a crab.

Thinking of this, Fan Bingbing's eyes unconsciously drifted to Zhou Yi, who was chatting and laughing with the big and small Wang and Li Bingbing.

If she could control time, she would like to fast forward to a few years later and say, "Yes, we have a child."

"Li Bingbing's eyes are almost on you."

After a dinner hosted by the big and small kings, Zhou Yi, who had agreed to attend the premiere in the capital on December 12, got on the car to go home, but he went back to Fan Xiaopang's home.

Still in the nouveau riche European decor, Zhou Yi, who was drinking hangover soup, received the private sarcasm of Fatty Fan: "She used to look quite serious, but it turns out she is just pretending to be a fair lady."

Because their names are too similar, she has been compared with Li Bingbing many times.

This time, she surpassed Li Bingbing to be the female lead, which can be regarded as a victory for her in terms of status.

"Is there a possibility that she is still concerned about whether I have arrived home and how the situation is?" Zhou Yi raised the Nokia in his hand and teased with a smile.

"She's not as good as Gao Yuanyuan who came to shoot your MV. At least Gao Yuanyuan is prettier than her." Fat Fan pouted, not hiding his dissatisfaction with this woman.

But she knew that she could not change Zhou Yi's decision.

Zhou Yi was stunned when he heard this: "Huh? She has a boyfriend, okay?"

Fatty Fan asked back, "Isn't that more exciting?"

“…A goal with a goalkeeper is more exciting?”

"?"

Fat Fan, who never expected there to be such a way of embellishment, couldn't hold it in anymore and said, "How can you, a bastard, say such things in such a coherent way?"

Is this a cultured person?
Zhou Yi put down the bowl and noticed the woman's scrutinizing eyes. He couldn't help but stand up from the chair and stretch himself: "I'm a serious person, okay."

He still won't touch those who have boyfriends, fiancés or husbands.

After all, his surname is not Niu, and Zhang Yadong is not Huang Lei.

Although this is not a big deal in this circle.

Ok……

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi suddenly felt that his image had become more noble and dignified - it turned out that he still had to rely on comparing himself with others.

"What are you comparing me to? You want me to compare my virtue with others? What can you compare yourself with others?!"

late at night.

After Zhang Yadong failed to return home again, Gao Yuanyuan, who called him, completely exploded: "Do you think I must have you, Zhang Yadong?!"

Originally, Jing Tian was often seen wandering in front of her during filming. At this moment, the stupid and weak appearance of her appeared in front of the furious Gao Yuanyuan again——

No matter how much you cheated on her, you could at least maintain a superficial appearance to make her feel better, right?

She was so angry before, why didn't you come back to express your gratitude?
Could you even try to save it?

She doesn't want you to spend any money, and she doesn't ask you, Zhang Yadong, to buy some crappy private jet.

That 16-year-old girl smells so good?
Do you fucking believe that I will report you?
Gao Yuanyuan, who was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night, went to work the next day looking haggard.

"Eh? Sister Yuanyuan, did you not sleep well last night?"

Jing Tian, ​​who thought that they were just superficial friends, approached her with a friendly attitude and showed concern, which almost ruined Gao Yuanyuan's usually gentle image.

Don’t you know why I didn’t sleep well, you little slut?
Just as her fuse was lit, Zhou Yi appeared on the set.

"Hey, Jing Tian? You didn't go to Zhang Yadong's place?"

"No, I have already communicated with Teacher Zhang after I finished work yesterday afternoon. I will finish shooting the MV for you, Brother Yi, and then go back to receive training from Teacher Zhang." Jing Tian turned around with a sweet smile and recounted the agreement she had reached with Zhang Yadong.

Gao Yuanyuan: “???”

Wasn’t it Jingtian last night?

wait?

Isn’t the big client that Zhang Yadong uses as an excuse Jing Tian?

Then why did he go to train big clients again last night?
"Is that so? That's fine too."

Zhou Yi nodded without comment, and turned around to see Gao Yuanyuan, who looked haggard: "Sister Yuan, what's wrong with you?"

"...I encountered something and couldn't sleep. Sorry Zhou Yi, I will adjust my condition so as not to delay the filming." Gao Yuanyuan, whose heart was blown away by Jing Tian's words, immediately came back to her senses after hearing this, and spoke in a somewhat intermittent manner -

Did I catch the wrong person cheating?!

"Okay, then we just need to finish filming the rest of "Nocturne" today. You should have memorized the lyrics by heart, I hope you can perform the feeling I want, which is about dead love, and there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart..."

Zhou Yi sat in front of the piano in a very formal tuxedo, with a pleasant and melodious melody flowing through his fingertips.

"I'll play Chopin's Nocturne for you to commemorate my dead love..."

Gao Yuanyuan sat on a chair, wearing a warm down jacket, staring blankly at the man playing the pop melody. For some reason, her eyes were slightly red.

"I play Chopin's Nocturne for you to commemorate my dead love

"It's like the sound of the night wind, heartbreaking and beautiful~"

(End of this chapter)