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

Chapter 803 Why are you the only one driving against the flow?
Shaun Robinson did come with a mission - as one of the four hosts of the red carpet, she actually had hidden indicators.

He chose the right thing to do according to the circumstances and tried to generate some news buzz on the Oscars red carpet with unexpected interviews to increase his exposure and topics of conversation. The main purpose was to do a whole thing.

Every year at the Oscars red carpet, you can see the hosts showing off their talents, doing all kinds of pranks when interviewing guests in front of the camera or directly pointing out the controversies surrounding the guests, in order to create a good effect for the show.

The selected stars are also happy to show their embarrassed, awkward or calm side in front of the camera through this segment. This can help the management team improve the star's personal image and strengthen or transform the star's popular image in the public eye through the high ratings of the Oscars.

There have been stars like Zhou Yi who have faced controversies in the past, whether it is Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, or top stars including Nicolas Cage, they have all faced controversies.

But like Zhou Yi, not only did he not defend himself during the interaction, but he was the only one who directly responded to the massive media coverage.

Leonardo has defended himself, Johnny Depp has defended himself, Nicolas Cage has defended himself -

Only Zhou Yi said he was refuting the rumors, but in fact he did not say a word to refute them. Instead, he announced the theme and name of his new album in a very angrily manner - "Monster".

Yes, just out of spite.

This word was the most frequently used description when Zhou Yi was criticized by major American newspapers not long ago.

But now, not only did Zhou Yi not explain, but he spitefully used the word used to insult him as the theme and name of his new album. If this isn't spite, what is?

It is obvious that Zhou Yi's new English album was not carefully planned like the previous three. It was just a spur-of-the-moment product of anger, and it went against a large number of media.

Whether it was Alexandra next to him or the host Sean Robinson, or the reporters and fans on both sides of the red carpet, or even the stars who had already entered the Kodak Theater waiting for the award ceremony to begin, they all were dazed and surprised for a moment after Zhou Yi said this word himself.

Especially Alexandra, she knew clearly that Zhou Yi had no plans for a new album before, which could only mean that it was a spur-of-the-moment idea.

However, after the daze and surprise, what followed was the thunderous cheers from Zhou Yi’s fans on both sides of the red carpet!

"Spike!"

"Spike!!"

"Spike!!!"

"Spike!!!!"

The female fan who had previously asked Zhou Yi to sign her autograph on her underwear in a vain attempt to recreate her stunning breasts now took off her jacket like a madman, wrapped the sleeves around her arms and waved them like a flag, shouting the name of her idol with a look of almost reverent worship in her eyes!
Zhou Yi noticed this and waved at them with a smile.

Security pressure increased suddenly.

The host Sean Robinson was frightened by the wave for a moment. She was a small actor who had only appeared in a few movies such as "American Honey" and "Big Blue". She had never seen such a scene before.

But what followed was ecstasy.

Wouldn’t her exposure now surpass that of the other three hosts?
Even after the live broadcast of this year's Oscars ends and the program is recorded and rebroadcast, won't her image be included together with Zhou Yi without any cuts, and played on loop on TVs in every household across the United States and even the world?

This is a great exposure for a little-known actress and red carpet host. Apart from anything else, she can use this as an excuse to receive various invitations after the Oscars are broadcast.

Then, in the notices of each program, “My thoughts on my first red carpet speech about the Book of Changes,” “Surprised by my first red carpet speech about the Book of Changes,” “My first red carpet speech about the Book of Changes…”

Regardless of whether Zhou Yi's subsequent album "Monster" is good or bad, she can still get some popularity.

In short, it’s all about taking advantage of the popularity and making a lot of money!

At this moment, she looked at Zhou Yi with eyes that were almost tearing. This was not a human being, this was clearly her God of Wealth.

If the occasion wasn't wrong, she would have wanted to hand over a small note with her hotel room number and phone number written on it.

After all, judging from the fact that he promotes Rihanna and builds momentum for her at all costs, Zhou Yi is really not racist.

Robin Robinson has been in the entertainment industry for several years and her experience is definitely better than that of Rihanna, who is not even 18 years old!
As for Rihanna herself, at this moment, she is in the Kodak Theater, following Warner Records CEO Edgar Jr. and staring blankly at the figure in the outside world who has high hopes for her.

My heart was pounding.

Are you kidding me? The queen who suppressed the American music scene—she wouldn’t even dream of doing something this big.

"Spike is really brave."

Jay-z put one hand in his pocket and clicked his tongue in amazement.

Although he was really annoyed by the fact that his resources were taken away, he had to admit that they had been troubled by the issue of media hegemony for a long time. For this reason, his friend P. Diddy even changed his track and planned to find another way to manipulate the media.

This is a double-edged sword.

“If Spike’s next album fails, he will suffer a very strong backlash in his reputation.” Puff Daddy shook his head, thinking that this young man from the Eastern country was still too impulsive.

Why do so many singers’ debut albums and second albums seem so sharp and full of vigor, but their subsequent albums become more conservative?
Because of the great fame and the large number of fans, there are naturally more things to consider.

What if the business fails?
This is a topic that every well-known commercial singer must pay attention to when releasing an album, unless you have made it clear that this album is a purely artistic album for fun and you do not expect to make money, and you may even release it at a loss.

The American music scene is full of short-lived meteors.

P. Diddy should ask himself, if he were the producer of Zhou Yi's album or the helmsman of Warner, he would definitely stop Spike from saying that.

Spike's status is already high enough, there is no need for him to take such radical actions. He can slow down and use a few years to slowly polish his next album to maintain his godhood in the hearts of his fans.

"No one at Warner Records can control him, and the great success he has achieved since his debut has made him more and more confident in himself."

Beyoncé's eyes were a little complicated: "If you keep going against many mainstream media, the tightrope will only get thinner and thinner."

If you fail, you're done.

Those fans who helped him ascend to the altar can also become the sword that destroys the altar.

This is also the reason why Beyoncé now pays great attention to media opinion and maintains good relations with some mainstream media of all sizes.

Although a little tired, I am very stable and even if I fail once or twice it is not a disaster.

Moreover, to be honest, it was Zhou Yi who asked for it to be called a Monster this time——

If he doesn't snatch resources, or if he doesn't give the snatched resources to Rihanna, a newcomer who has no works at all, and he still defends his behavior on TV, there will be no problem at all.

This is pure self-centered banditry, and it happened right here in the hot land of America.

It would be strange if the media didn't get angry.

No matter what, Zhouyi is still a Chinese.

His behavior is even more excessive than when Chenglong was directing the movie "Around the World in 80 Days" and kept stuffing his own people into the crew. At least Chenglong only recruited people with personal works, and he had legitimate reasons to support his claims.

Cheng Long's Around the World in Eighty Days was originally a good show for everyone, but once the incident of the people being sent to prison was exposed, the American media began to criticize it wildly, but Cheng Long could not resist it at that time. Not only did he resist it, he even went further and dragged Hong Jinbao into it.

If Disney hadn't stopped him, he could have pulled a few more in.

As a result, the film failed again, and Chenglong lost its biggest capital and confidence in fighting against the American media. After that, Rush Hour 3, which tried to regain the right to speak, did not generate the expected revenue, and Chenglong was completely defeated in Hollywood.

Yes, there is a third part of "Rush Hour", but even many people in China only know and have watched the first two parts.

What the American media likes to see most are Chinese stars like Li Lianjie and Yang Ziqiong who can only be chosen by American entertainment projects and have no control over themselves. You can only play whatever you are given.

Either you act in this project or you don’t.

Want to dominate, dream.

Zhang Guorong talked about this as early as the last century when he was interviewed by Hong Kong media.

Looking at the entire history of Western entertainment, there has only been one Chinese star who briefly gained partial say in a project, and that was Cheng Long. Even Li Xiaolong couldn't do it.

Now Chenglong has gone back, but here comes Zhou Yi, who is known as an all-in-one machine - he can write lyrics, compose music and edit the songs all in one. The American media couldn't find any flaws in his creation to criticize, which was extremely frustrating for them.

Today he dared to give the Oscar stage to an unknown girl from Barbados. What about the future?

Who will he give the resources to in the future? Chenglong gave non-Chinese people the first time he gave them resources, but didn’t he evolve to giving his own people resources later?

The lesson is not far away!
Oh - that's not right. Zhou Yi has already started to insert his own people. Didn't Zhang Ziyi get in touch with Armani through him?

The proof is like a mountain!

If the community of interests behind Zhou Yi was not so huge and if the relations between the United States, the West and China were not still maintained at this time, he would have been manipulated long ago.

It can also be said that it is caused by the times.

If it's ten or twenty years later, someone will find a reason to deal with it.

You might even be pointed at and told, “The American people have bought so many of your albums over the years, and you didn’t even say thank you.”

Ok……

Hard to say.

With a smile on his face, Zhou Yi had a smooth journey. Accompanied by Alexandra, he stepped into the brightly lit Kodak Theater under the gaze of everyone - outside the door behind him that had not yet been closed, there were countless fans cheering for him.

"You shouldn't be so impulsive, Zhou Yi."

Zhang Ziyi came forward and gave Zhou Yi a hug, covering her mouth with her hands. She sighed in Chinese, which was encrypted to the others at the scene, and said, "You know the nature of the American media very well. There's no need to pay attention to them. If your carefully prepared album performs well, they will naturally sing praises for you."

It's time to scold and it's time to praise.

No matter which way the wind blows, they will go wherever it blows, even if the cerebellum fights the cerebrum.

You need to make money and eat.

Announcing the theme of one's new album out of spite could lead to failure.

Anyway, she couldn't figure out how Monster would choose the album theme for the time being.

The media says I'm a monster, but I'm actually a good person?
Well... that's not impossible.

"It's nothing, I just feel annoyed by their double standards. Someone stole three resources, but instead of criticizing me, I stared at me and scolded me. What kind of person is that?"

Zhou Yi, who has a deep understanding of American bullying, is not afraid at all.

Anyway, he is just a human being, so what's wrong with him being a robber and bullying others?
Come and hit me?

Warner Records CEO Edgar Jr. was shaking like a tiger.

If you are not good at it, practice more. If you are capable, come and grab the song.

What? You said you can't get it? Spike never has a second writer or producer for his songs?

If you can’t get it, then shut up!

After the award ceremony began, Rihanna, who had won this big prize out of nowhere, appeared in the costume of the movie "The Phantom of the Opera" under the jealous gaze of other female singers. The moment she started to sing, her extremely stable voice and stable singing skills after training instantly captured the essence of the song -

"This Rihanna... doesn't seem to be a straw bag?"

"Nonsense, it was Spike who personally decided to sign him to the company after hearing the demo."

"The tone is very recognizable. I kind of like it."

New York, Fifth Avenue.

Inside a jewelry store, Bruce Mark and his companions were drinking beer while sitting in front of the TV watching the broadcast, staring at Rihanna's magnificent figure that was highlighted by her chest binding.

"I would also like!"

Damn it, he suddenly wanted to curse Spike as a bastard again!

"When is Spike's award ceremony?"

"It's very late, Best Original Song. It's a pity that he didn't perform it at the Oscars. I really want to see Spike perform "He's a Pirate" on the Oscars stage."

"I still think Spike looked so handsome when he announced his new album on the red carpet. I wonder if the reporters at the scene took some photos of it."

"Don't think about it. It's obvious that this was a spur-of-the-moment decision. I just hope Spike's genius brain can handle it."

"..."

As a member of Spike's high-end fan club, Bruce Mark's family owns a jewelry store on Fifth Avenue, so his family background is naturally good.

He has already made preparations to organize a fan meeting and have everyone buy dozens or hundreds of albums to boost sales.

This bunch of damn media targets Spike every day, which makes him, a good college student who firmly believes in freedom, democracy and equality, quite angry - this is simply a trampling on the American spirit!

"Hurry, hurry, it's Spike's turn, it's Spike's turn!"

After watching the award ceremony with tinted glasses, Bruce Mark, who had waited for a long time and finally welcomed Zhou Yi's appearance, sat up straight.

On the TV screen, Zhou Yi walked out of the passage alone and walked to the front of the stage. He smiled and adjusted the height of the microphone: "Ok, I know there should be a lot of media friends watching right now. So, I want to say sorry to you."

?

"I'm sorry, Rihanna, for disappointing your expectations."

"..."

To be honest, this smug expression really deserves a beating.

Under the gazes of the audience, Zhou Yi clenched his fist and pretended to cough twice, then opened the envelope in his hand without any manners and took a look -

You know, according to the normal process, although the award presenters know the final result, the action of opening the envelope happens after all the speeches are finished.

"This result is really not surprising."

Zhou Yi, who did not directly read out the winners, tapped the microphone with his fingertips and stuffed the envelope into his suit pocket: "The brilliant glory belongs to the right retrogrades. I think this should be a consensus of the award ceremony.

"On this point, this year's Oscars gets my nod."

This simple joke made the people in the audience laugh out loud, and they all thought of the trophy he missed in the last session.

"At least……"

After the laughter died down, Zhou Yi shrugged and said, "This is especially difficult in the United States in the 21st century."

Ok?
"The 77th Academy Award for Best Original Song: "The Motorcycle Diaries", "Al otro lado del río"!"

"Motorcycle Diaries", a feature film directed by the famous Brazilian director Walter Salles, is adapted from "South American Jungle Diary" written by Che Guevara himself.

It tells the story of how a journey to South America inspired Che Guevara to have a new worldview and began his transformation into a warrior.

"Al otro lado del río" is also the second non-English song to win the Best Original Song in Oscar history.

Due to the Iraq War, Che Guevara has almost become a fashion item in the United States. Forget about anything else. When Madonna left Warner Records, she made a so-called anti-war album, and the album cover even paid tribute to Che Guevara's classic photo.

Then he died suddenly - which made Zhou Yi famous and he entered the Hall of Fame in one battle.

Honestly, America's tendency to deconstruct and mock culture is quite threatening.

But, for Zhou Yi now, this is exactly a point that he can take advantage of.

The high level of acceptance by the American people over the years has laid the public opinion foundation for his next album.

(End of this chapter)