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

Chapter 789 The pot comes from the sky

"Sister, when are you coming back? Mom and Dad have been nagging about it for a long time. If you don't come back soon, you might miss your flight."

"Hehe, I don't need a flight, I'll take a private plane back!"

"???"

Sun Yanzi, who had whetted his sister's appetite, laughed loudly, rolling back and forth on the bed: "Let me tell you, those private jets I saw in the movies before were nothing compared to what I had seen before..."

"...Sister, are you surrendering to your brother-in-law's money offensive?"

"How can you talk like that? What do you mean by surrender? This plane is Zhou Yi - bah, bah, who is your brother-in-law!"

"Dad! Mom! I finally can't stand being kept anymore!"

On the phone, Sun Yanzi almost threw his phone away because of his sister's uncontrollable loud voice.

"Shut up! You shut up! Sun Yanmei, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart when I get back!"

"Then I'll go find my brother-in-law to help me get revenge and give you a hard time at work."

"You haven't even met that playboy yet and you call him your brother-in-law? I've loved you for so many years in vain, right?"

"Hehe, it's okay. I'll get to know my brother-in-law when he comes to Singapore for a concert. Let me tell you, when will my brother-in-law come to Singapore for a concert?"

"First of all, he is very busy. Secondly, he is not your brother-in-law..."

Although Sun Yanzi didn't know much about Guiyi, he knew about Zhouyi's loan to build a building with his own guarantee. The key point was not just Guiyi, but also Warner Records was going to change its headquarters building.

The price that Warner Records wants for the building is not a small amount. Even if it takes out a bank loan, Warner Records will need to maintain a good situation.

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

"Is this true? Is it that serious?"

"Don't be fooled by Zhou Yi laughing all the time in the news. In fact, he is under a lot of pressure inside. So try not to cause him trouble, okay?" Sun Yanzi gave a harsh verbal lesson to his sister who has not yet left the ivory tower.

As for why she felt that the future changes of Warner Records brought great pressure to Zhou Yi, we have to mention the new album that her team has already started preparing -

For the first time ever, Zhou Yi found her teacher Li Sisong during the preparation stage and took the initiative to ask for the position of album producer.

This also means that Zhou Yi will officially be involved in her new album to be released in 2005, instead of just writing a few songs like before.

This was a move that surprised both Lees from Singapore.

You know, Zhou Yi didn't care about these things before, but now...

The only explanation Sun Yanzi could think of was that Warner Records' move to replace the building and update various equipment would indeed put some pressure on the company's performance, even if it was a bank loan. For this reason, even Zhou Yi, who had always trusted the Singaporean Lees, chose to take the lead under pressure.

You know, Singapore's Double Lee has been the main producer of Sun Yanzi's albums since her debut.

"Teacher Li and the others have no objection?"

"Well, the teachers understand, too."

Sun Yanzi twirled her hair with her index finger, and pursed her lips unconsciously when she thought of the two teachers' happy agreement.

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"Pressure? What kind of pressure?"

The next day, Warner.

Zhou Yi hummed a little tune as he pushed open the office door and took the schedule Qian Jiang handed over: "Who else can put pressure on me now?"

This is really not his boast.

The ringtone market has been booming, and now is the time when he is at the peak of his career. No matter how blind he is, he would not jump out at this time.

"To be precise, Universal wants your approval, but the mainland doesn't want you to show up."

After closing the door, Qian Jiang pulled out a chair and slowly summarized the content of the phone call he received: "Three rounds of rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala have ended, and the song "Mouse Loves Rice" has been confirmed to be on the Spring Festival Gala. This means that even if Daolang signed a contract with Universal Records, he was not accepted by the mainland.

"Universal Music wants you to come out and say a few words for them. After all, you are already a leader in the music industry with a stamp of approval..."

If we had to pick out a dark horse song in 2004 that could compete with Zhou Yi in terms of popularity, it would definitely be "The First Snow of 2002" and "The Mouse Loves Rice".

The former became popular through different channels, while the latter became popular on the Internet.

In fact, if Daolang had released his album in a formal way, he would have had the opportunity to perform on the Spring Festival Gala. A formal channel means that he has the support of a record company and people in the industry. With his sudden popularity in 04, performing on the Spring Festival Gala was a foregone conclusion.

But he didn't.

What makes Daolang feel even more embarrassed is that "Mouse Loves Rice", which was criticized by many music critics as a popular internet song, actually got the opportunity to be performed on the Spring Festival Gala - even though Yang Chenggang is currently facing the risk of lawsuits.

It's self-evident what this means.

"Even though he signed a contract with Universal Music and said he had turned over a new leaf, and Universal Music spent money to get in touch with many Hong Kong and Taiwan record companies to promote him, the mainland music scene never forgave him. "Mouse Loves Rice" safely passed the three rounds of rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala and survived until the end without being taken down." Qian Jiang pointed his index finger at the table and said word by word, "So, Universal Music thought of you, and we can set any price."

Zhou Yi's importance to the mainland music scene is self-evident. If he had just stood up and said something fair, Daolang would have easily been able to turn the page.

"It's quite a beautiful thought."

Zhou Yi sneered: "But I'm not interested."

No matter how much money he paid or how much he paid, he had no interest in it.

Considering how popular Daolang was in 2004, the fact that he couldn't even appear on the Spring Festival Gala speaks volumes.

Don’t say that it’s impossible to invite Yang Chenggang to the Spring Festival Gala when he has only been popular for a year. The public doesn’t even know him, but he was able to perform on the Spring Festival Gala just by singing the song "Mouse Loves Rice", which also became popular in 2004.

It can be said that the existence of "Mouse Loves Rice" is a knife that tears apart all of Daolang's excuses——

Both of them were popular in the same year, but why was "Mouse Loves Rice" able to be performed on the Spring Festival Gala, but "The First Snow of 2002" could not?

You know, the folk music elements contained in the song "The First Snow of 2002" are absolutely in line with the theme of the Spring Festival Gala.

What is in "Mouse Loves Rice"?
There is nothing, it is just a meaningless online song.

"Just to fill his own stomach, he turned over the pot without caring about anything else. Now that he's famous, he wants nothing to happen again. There's no such good thing in the world." Zhou Yi was somewhat gloating.

These people in the mainland music scene fight each other all the time, but at least they know not to ruin the show.

Nayoung, a little girl who started out as a pirated So Rui, knows to use the regular record distribution channels and not be tempted by those pirates. Daolang, you have a vision that is not even as good as a little girl, so it is not normal for you to be rejected and excluded.

In fact, if Zhou Yi remembers correctly, in the following years when Daolang was at the peak of his popularity, he also attended major and minor music award ceremonies in mainland China, which was also the result of Universal's efforts to help him smooth out relationships.

But he couldn't even get close to the Spring Festival Gala.

In an age where even online songs and ringtones can make it onto the charts, he just can’t.

In order to save face, Universal could only release press releases for him saying things like "he is indifferent to fame and fortune" and "he was unwilling to go despite receiving several invitations to the Spring Festival Gala".

A singer who is on the rise to fame, said in the press release that he has received invitations to perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage several times but has no intention of going - this can only fool idiots whose brains are not fully developed.

Even a singer like Li Jian who can endure loneliness will rush to rehearse when he has the opportunity to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

"Okay, I'll go back to Universal then."

Qian Jiang heaved a sigh of relief after getting a clear attitude from Zhou Yi.

He was indeed more afraid that Zhou Yi would create some kind of mutual admiration among creators and accept Daolang as the current leader of the hot music scene.

The top people in the mainland music scene praise Zhou Yi so much because he is a serious artist.

Moreover, this group of people are not stubborn old-fashioned, otherwise how could "Mouse Loves Rice", which was released on the Internet, be performed on the Spring Festival Gala?

Thirty minutes later, at Universal Studios, in the Lang Lounge.

After receiving the notice from his agent, Daolang sat on the sofa with dull eyes.

"It's obvious that Zhou Yi didn't intend to take sides. But in fact, if he did, it would be the same as taking sides."

The agent sighed and said, "You'll have to find someone else to help you. If that doesn't work, I suggest you just target one person and pledge your allegiance to him."

It is generally acknowledged that the mainland music scene is not a monolithic entity.

He can defeat them one by one.

As for the reputation of doing so, as long as he wins, his reputation will be overshadowed by the victory.

Lost...

Anyway, it has come to this, and there is not much room for decline.

Daolang came back to his senses: "You want me to fight Zhou Yi?"

broker:"……"

Damn me!
"If you have the capital to challenge him, I have no problem with that. If you defeat him, you will be the leader."

"Who can I fight then?"

"Nayoung."

"?"

Seeing Daolang frown, the agent immediately told him the plan: "Nayoung's reputation is declining because of her fiancé Gao Feng's incident, and she is busy getting married and having children and has semi-retired. Her voice channels are not as good as Universal.

"The most important point is that Nayoung is also a thorn in the eyes of some people in the mainland music scene. You can try to gain the support of some people in the mainland music scene through her and give them a token of your loyalty."

(End of this chapter)