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

Chapter 796 History changes due to people

"I would rather praise Zhou Yi for his good truck modification than say he is a good actor."

February 2, the fourth day of the first lunar month.

At Coca-Cola's New Year event, Jiang Wen, who appeared as a special guest, refuted Zhou Yi's smiling words on the spot, pointing his right index finger at the latter, making the audience laugh: "I tell you, he is a bad guy."

"I can't help it. Being handsome always brings some inexplicable malice."

Zhou Yi turned around half a circle while sitting on a high stool and spread his hands in a helpless manner: "There are always some people who like to lie with their eyes open."

"I'm just stating a fact."

Jiang Wen even choked up with laughter: "But I have to admit that the truck he specially asked someone to customize is really good. If there is a Best Prop Award at the Academy Awards, I have no objection to giving it to Zhou Yi."

"Let me correct you. I changed it based on your opinion. You killed yourself in the movie. In other words, if there really is an award for the best prop, you should get it."

"..."

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this, but once he started talking about it, Jiang Wen couldn't hold it in any longer.

The damn little bastard has no moral principles. He used his words to modify the car and then hit him.

Is there any royal law?
Is there any heavenly principle? !

The New Year event started and ended with laughter.

Although he received the appearance fee from Coca-Cola, Jiang Wen still wished he could drive himself and create Zhou Yi again.

"It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, I just want to hit you to death once too."

In the teahouse, Jiang Wen threw the car keys on the square table with a "pop" sound, rolled up his sleeves, bit a cigar in his mouth, and said in a tone that was not willing to give up: "So, are you coming or not? I can modify the role of Li Dongfang for you at any time."

Li Dongfang is a role in Jiang Wen’s new movie "The Sun Also Rises" which is being prepared.

Although there has been no written document or notification, it is a consensus in the industry that Jiang Wen's directorial career is about to be lifted.

As soon as the New Year came to an end, Jiang Wen naturally began to prepare for his first movie after his comeback.

Although Zhou Yun, who has already successfully risen to the top, has not waited until Jiang Wen divorces, she now acts like a good wife, sitting beside them and concentrating on making tea for the two people who are talking.

Zhou Yi shook his head, his bottom line unchanged: "Even dogs would shake their heads after reading your movie script, let alone me."

"Then you can do the full set of soundtracks. After all, you are an expert in this." After going around in circles, Jiang Wen finally showed his true colors.

Looking at the soundtracks Zhou Yi has made since his debut, they were all separate theme songs or promotional songs, and he has never composed a complete soundtrack for a movie.

When Jiang Wen originally made the agreement with Zhou Yi, both sides were very ambiguous.

Zhou Yi smiled.

He took the cigar handed over by Jiang Wen, who also had a smile on his face: "Hiss, are you waiting for me here?"

"no way."

Seeing that Zhou Yi was still not ordering, Jiang Wen took a sip and smiled, "Thanks to you, Boss Yang of Yinghuang was very generous in paying. He's so generous, I have to give him some hope."

"Have you decided on the person?"

"Not yet. Li Dongfang and the university teacher haven't been decided yet. It's the self-disciplined and elegant overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia in the script."

Jiang Wen shook his head. "Li Dongfang is easy to find. We can just go back to school and grab a few graduates to audition. People like Liu Ye and Deng Chao can all try. But we haven't found a suitable university teacher yet."

"There are so many older male actors, Liang Jiahui is more than qualified to play this role."

"You pay for it."

Jiang Wen didn't care when he heard the name, and just gave a casual answer.

too expensive.

As one of the most popular actors in Hong Kong, his schedule is extremely crowded. For example, in 2005 alone, this man has 5 films waiting to be released in theaters.

Although Liang Jiahui himself is willing to star in "On Taihang Mountain" for no pay, it does not mean that he can join "The Sun Also Rises" for a low price to play a supporting role.

Unless he asks Yinghuang for more money or pays it out of his own pocket, or Jiang Wen can persuade and cajole people to come over.

"Then take your leave."

Zhou Yi just waved his hand and said casually: "Anyway, I'm just a songwriter. I'll start working when your film comes out."

He can indeed invest money, and Jiang Wen can indeed ask him to invest money—

But both of them tacitly avoided this option.

Originally, Jiang Wen was planning to ask Zhou Yi to play the role of Li Dongfang, but now that he has no intention of doing so, he can't really pester him.

Like Jiang Wen, another director who has set his sights on Zhou Yi is Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou was very grateful to Zhou Yi for saving the day after the Athens Olympics, so when he was preparing for his new movie, the first person that came to his mind was Zhou Yi.

He is a man who can't sit still and has a lot of energy.

After the self-satisfying art film project "A Solo Journey for Thousands of Miles" was completed, Zhang Yimou, who was not satisfied with just waiting for the release, immediately started his next project without stopping - he also wanted to make a commercial film.

Not only is it a commercial blockbuster, but it's also one that's poised to make another run at the Oscars.

After a new year, he already had an inspiration - he planned to shoot a magnificent palace scene, and the plot was derived from "Thunderstorm".

"So who are you going to look for to be the king in this plot you mentioned?" Zhang Weiping frowned after hearing his partner's explanation of the concept.

"Liang Jiahui, he is very suitable."

Zhang Yimou thought for a moment and found a candidate in his mind.

If Zhou Runfa had not been beaten by Zhou Yi to the point of losing the market and becoming enemies, he would have been a good choice. After all, he was still useful if he wanted to impact the foreign market.

But now, Zhang Yimou is not stupid.

Zhou Yi is now cooperating with China Film Group to set up a company, so why would he make himself miserable?

There are so many talented actors in the circle, not just Zhou Runfa. Liang Jiahui can be said to be able to perfectly surround Zhou Runfa's ecosystem.

"But are you sure Zhou Yi is willing to come?"

"Try it."

"……Fine."

With a try-it attitude, Zhang Weiping contacted Zhou Yi's agent and offered him bigger and bigger deals.

The production cost is guaranteed to be more than 3 million yuan, which can be increased to 4 million yuan depending on the situation;
Another blockbuster that hits the Oscars after "Hero";
There are big-name movie kings and queens joining in to escort the film, etc.

In a word: just come!
"Zhang Yimou guarantees that he can tailor the character plot for you."

Zhouyi: "..."

The lyrics were well put together, and if he hadn't really watched "Curse of the Golden Flower", he might have been fooled.

He had two impressions of this movie:

Da Lei, Da Lei everywhere, and Da Lei of the big star Gong Li;

And "Chrysanthemum Terrace" sung by Jay Chou.

"Just say I don't have time and don't want to drag down the film's creators, so let's find someone else."

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

"Ask for help? Really?"

Family.

Cheng Hao, who was eating, looked at the man who was eating heartily and questioned this statement: "With your acting skills, how can you be chased for a role?"

Zhou Yi tapped the edge of the bowl with his chopsticks and tilted his head back in dissatisfaction: "Do you know what traffic is?"

Cheng Hao did not comment: "I don't quite understand, but it is obvious that it is not a good word to come out of your mouth in this tone." If he doesn't understand traffic, how can he not understand you?

Zhou Yi was choked and wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth several times and couldn't get the words out under the woman's smiling gaze.

"I'm full, thank you."

"Don't leave in a hurry yet."

Seeing Zhou Yi getting up and pretending to leave, Cheng Hao still cooperated and tried to keep him, then picked up a folder from a chair beside him and handed it to the man: "Recently, there is a very popular drama on local TV stations, called The Legend of Sword and Fairy.

"An interlude in this drama is suspected of plagiarizing your song "Dong Feng Po" and it has caused a lot of discussion on the Internet.

"Tangren has approached Wang Xiaoyu to take control, but I seem to have the impression that this drama has been co-produced with you guys before?"

?

Legend of Sword and Fairy?
Oh, "Xiao Yao Tan".

Zhou Yi realized what was going on instantly and flipped through the detailed information Wang Xiaoyu had collected and reported.

Although the lyrics, composition and arrangement were done by two well-known Taiwanese creators, the sound of the song is very similar to Zhou Yi's "Dong Feng Po" from that year. The chorus part can even be sung seamlessly afterwards.

"They bought 'Sha Po Lang' sung by Yan Zi. 'Dong Feng Po' was too expensive and they had no money left."

Zhou Yi got a general idea of ​​the situation after just a quick glance and didn't care too much about it.

HIM Records obviously also clearly knew the similarities between this song and "Dong Feng Po", and they marketed a tribute to it in advance when "Chinese Paladin 1" was first broadcast in Taiwan.

A tribute to the regrets of Taiwan’s music scene in recent years: Zhou Yi.

Since it's already a tribute, it's normal for the songs to be a little similar, right?
In the mainland, the Tang people have a natural advantage.

The fact that Hu Ge, who plays the male lead Li Xiaoyao, is a die-hard fan of Zhou Yi was brought out for marketing early on. When the drama started to become popular on local TV stations, a news release about Hu Ge's singing out of tune at Zhou Yi's concert was already arranged.

Since the concert was attended by 80,000 people, many netizens still remember this scene. What kind of thing does it mean that a die-hard fan sings a song composed by others to pay tribute to his idol Zhou Yi?
This is the behavior of fans chasing stars!

The male lead Hu Ge was even able to attract the attention of a wave of Zhou Yi's fans because of this. After all, he was also a fan of Zhou Yi before he became famous, which naturally increased his favorability among Zhou Yi's fans.

Of course, in the eyes of some music lovers, this series of marketing is merely whitewashing plagiarism.

"Just find it, and let Wang Xiaoyu get as much as he can."

Zhou Yi didn't take it seriously, it was just a song he sang for free.

It’s just that he used to take advantage of Jay Chou and the song “Dong Feng Po”’s fame, but now he is taking advantage of his own fame as Zhou Yi.

Just like the song "Funeral of Roses" that Xu Song sang as a student before his debut, which was similar to "Nocturne". It is not plagiarism, but after he became famous, Xu Song himself would not mention this song at all.

Although he only participated in writing the lyrics for this song, and did not compose or arrange the music, it is nonsense to say that Xu Song would not think of "Nocturne" when he heard the demo.

Ok?
wrong.

He has finished "Nocturne" in advance, so will Xu Song and his friends work on "Funeral of Roses" in advance?
As his thoughts wandered, Zhou Yi suddenly thought of something and decided to pay more attention to several online music communities.

This is one of the few good talents in the declining music scene in the future - if he retires, he can be a music producer, or if he advances, he can be a company music director.

He is also a person who can endure loneliness and knows how to be grateful.

Haidie helped him, and he stayed there, working his way up from a contracted singer to the music director of Haidie. The singers and musicians around him changed again and again, but he remained unmoved.

Haidie later merged with Taihe Music, but he still didn't move...

The main theme is to be content with what you have.

"What are you thinking about, so absorbed in it?"

"I'm thinking about how to find a replacement for Warner after I retire."

Cheng Hao, who was chewing, was choked by these words. He subconsciously turned his head away and covered his mouth with one hand: "Cough, cough, cough, cough."

Zhou Yi ignored her and continued to look up at the ceiling, lost in his own layout ideas.

Do we need to bring all three of the future Q-Music giants under our command?

Ok……

Come to think of it, he didn't even know when the other two showed up.

Xu Song at least has a landmark "Rose Funeral" incident. The reason why he remembers it so clearly is because there was a rumor about this song circulating on QQ space at the time - something like Jay Chou killed his girlfriend while riding an Emma electric bike, so he wrote this song...

The pirates are even more unscrupulous. They even credited Jay Chou as the person who wrote the lyrics, composed the music and sang the song.

"Do you want to plan so far?"

Cheng Hao wiped his mouth and crumpled up the tissue: "Didn't Warner just launch a new artist named Zhang Jingying? She's the champion of a talent show."

"You are no longer considered a newcomer once you debut."

The problem with playing FM is that people over 20 are no longer considered young people, and those over 25 are already classified as old men who are half buried in the ground, and it is time to look for new people.

Cheng Hao: "..."

Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
You’ve been in the industry for two years and even after releasing “Jiangnan” you still haven’t gotten rid of the title of super popular new star.

"just kidding."

Zhou Yi came back to his senses and smiled: "The appearance of Liangying only fills the gap of female singers left after the collapse of Tianhou Palace. As you know, Nayoung has retired and Zhang Huimei is now negotiating with Warner to terminate the contract and switch jobs.

"Sammi Cheng left, Cai Jianya left, and there is no female singer except Yan Zi. People like Pu Shu did not renew their contracts after their contracts expired, and they started a new group, Maitian Music.

"Under such circumstances, in my opinion, Zhang Jingying is a singer who must step up and cannot be judged by the standards of a newcomer."

"..."

Cheng Hao took a sip of water and paused: "Are they all gone?"

"It's a good thing, too. Even Aaron Kwok is gone. Now the company has completely changed its blood."

Zhou Yi stretched his body lazily and hummed twice: "Only Wang Feng can be considered as a remnant of the previous dynasty."

No wonder he personally takes on the responsibility of supporting newcomers and taking on so much work himself...

Cheng Hao silently put down his chopsticks and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. I heard some good news. The higher-ups may have to make some adjustments to the cinema chains. It will be announced at the earliest in the middle of the year and at the latest by the end of the year."

"Ok?"

Zhou Yi, who was just thinking about the development of QQ Music, suddenly became excited after hearing this.

Is it coming? "Several Opinions on Introducing Foreign Investment in the Cultural Field", the document that led to Warner Films' final withdrawal from the mainland market?

"We are ready to start the investigation."

Cheng Hao nodded, and then continued: "In addition, I plan to go to the United States the day after tomorrow to bring my parents back for recuperation. The round trip, including the time spent there, may take about a week."

She has already prepared a house in the imperial capital and arranged for a nursing home.

"Has uncle recovered?"

"The observation period has completely ended, so I plan to bring them back to live in a nursing home. After all, it's more convenient in China and they are familiar with the language."

"Then just take my private plane."

Zhou Yi smiled with relief, and with a wave of his hand he brought out the private jet: "It just so happens that I am also planning to go to the United States to discuss with Edgar Jr. about the domestic cinema chain with Warner Bros. My uncle has just recovered from a serious illness, and it will definitely be safer to sit in a private jet, and there is no need to go through the cumbersome procedures of boarding the plane."

"...Well, thanks."

Cheng Hao felt a warm feeling in his heart. After hesitating for a moment, he smiled and agreed.

There are no such coincidences in the world - just as she finished telling him about the rumor she heard, Zhou Yi was about to go to the United States to find little Edgar.

What's more, the survey is still only in the rumor stage and has not officially started yet, so there is nothing to talk about.

If this really happened, Warner Bros. would probably suspect that Edgar Jr. was behind it.

(End of this chapter)