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Chapter 804 English fourth album "Monster"

For Zhou Yi, his Chinese identity is in some ways more convenient - especially when he plans to use his album to criticize the United States.

He absolutely does not need another round of self-criticism.

They only criticize the United States and do not criticize themselves. Their main purpose is to point fingers at the United States from a moral high ground.

The kind that won't accept any rebuttal.

Sometimes he really had to thank the media that published big-character posters and scolded him continuously a few days ago. Without these people, he really couldn't think of what he would do with his English major for a while.

"Spike, is there something you meant when you spoke on the podium tonight? Are you comparing yourself to a retrograde like Che Guevara?"

There are also some reporters at the scene who have a very sensitive sense of smell.

At the grand dinner after the award ceremony, Zhou Yi was chewing on a smoked salmon Oscar unleavened bread in the shape of the golden man trophy. A middle-aged reporter with a Vanity Fair badge on his chest came up to him and asked.

"No, no, don't do reading comprehension blindly."

After swallowing it in no time, Zhou Yi clapped his hands, picked up the cocktail beside him and drank it all, then wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly with a napkin: "If you ask again, what I say can make you lose your job. Do you believe it?"

"..."

"Don't always think about making big news. It's not good for you."

Raising his hand and patting the middle-aged white man on the shoulder, Zhou Yi left a joking piece of advice before walking towards another table that he had already picked out.

Chicken pie with black truffle.

It is said to be the chef's signature dish. It has been loved by all the guests since it was served at the Oscars dinner 25 years ago, and has therefore become a reserved dish at the dinner.

But Zhou Yi tasted just so-so, even a little greasy - I ate half of it and picked some pickles to relieve the greasiness.

Yes, there are pickles at the Oscars dinner.

As we all know, except for those stars who really don't need to control their body shape, big stars around the world tend to strictly control their diet, even Hollywood is no exception.

Things like waffles, pudding cakes, macarons, etc. are basically just placed on the dining table to look good and for show.

For example, Kate Winslet, the actress who became globally famous for her role in "Titanic", Zhou Yi saw that she had been eating a piece of pudding cake in her hand for more than half an hour, taking a bite with a spoon from time to time - but until now, this small cake was missing the upper right corner.

So it’s really not okay to have foodie personas in the entertainment industry. They eat for a long time without gaining weight and don’t have any obvious signs of exercise. Isn’t that pure nonsense?

Calories don't lie.

Of course, thanks to his good habit of high-intensity exercise throughout the year, Zhou Yi has no burden at all eating these.

The body's metabolism is already at a high level, and eating more of these foods in one meal is no different from rewarding yourself with an indulgent meal on Crazy Thursday.

I accepted everything from tomato slices with Iberian ham, burrata cheese with wild arugula, baked mashed potatoes topped with caviar, etc. I tried everything because I was really hungry at night.

The portion on one plate is just damn small.

He seriously suspected that some stars, as the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair later revealed, would specifically ask their assistants to help buy hamburgers and fried chicken from McDonald's and KFC after the Oscars dinner and then show off in luxury cars, because they really couldn't eat enough at the dinner.

You can't just pile up a pile of empty plates in front of you just to fill your stomach, if you get photographed you'll look like a starving ghost. We're all big stars, we can't afford to lose face.

Zhou Yi couldn't afford to lose face, so he could only wish in his heart that this evil chef team would never have to eat four dishes and one soup in their lifetime.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, Zhou Yi's behavior of lingering around the dining tables is completely aimed at the female stars -

After all, he is famous, and many female celebrities will take the initiative to strike up a conversation when they see Zhou Yi coming over to pick out food, so it is easy for them to exchange contact information.

As for his female companion Alexandra, she took the opportunity to make new connections at the dinner party.

After all, a lot of people in the fashion industry are here too.

"Maybe you need to go to the kitchen to fill your stomach?"

"Good suggestion Ed, but only if I'm willing to go."

Zhou Yi dusted his fork with his fingertips and shrugged indifferently at the teasing Edgar: "Where's Rihanna?"

"I've asked my assistant to take her back. She's been in the spotlight enough tonight."

Necessary protection is still necessary. If you say something wrong at a dinner party on this occasion, you will be asking for trouble.

"That's fine. Remember to ask her agent to reserve a few days for me to work on my new album. I need to contact her for a new song."

"Yeah, no problem, I--hmm?"

New songs are out?
Facing Zhou Yi's habitual nod, little Edgar suddenly reacted: "Is the new song still in the form of "boom boom pow"?"

This cannot be blamed on him, after all, this is the only collaborative work that Rihanna can name at the moment, and this song is also the longest-running champion single on the B chart from Zhou Yi's third English album, which topped the charts for a full twelve weeks.

If Zhou Yi's new album had a hit song of the same quality, there would be no need to worry about its commercial performance.

Yes, Little Edgar also thinks that Zhou Yi’s new album was released in a fit of anger.

Logically speaking, as the CEO, he should persuade Zhou Yi. But... who is this little Edgar?

A well-known prodigal son in Hollywood and a famous spendthrift in the entertainment industry.

It’s just an album. He doesn’t care even if it fails. The worst that can happen is that he can just make another one.

Besides, he has tremendous confidence in his big daddy now, so he may not fail.

"No."

Zhou Yi took a sip of wine, smiled and shook his head: "The song is called "The Monster."

"The Monster" is a song that perfectly refutes the criticisms of him from the media including The New York Times from the title to the lyrics. It is also a hip-hop song that Zhou Yi used as the first song on the A side of his fourth English album.

Eminem and Rihanna released their collaboration in 2013.

It ranks at the top or tops the charts in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Italy, and Spain, and is in the top ten in more than 20 countries around the world.

It is also a rare single to top the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Rihanna and Eminem were later nicknamed the European and American Phoenix Legend combination by domestic fans, and this song can be said to have made a great contribution.

“I’m friends with the monster

"that's under my bed"

The first two lines of lyrics perfectly fit the current American media's criticism of Zhou Yi and speculation about the relationship between Zhou Yi and Rihanna.

You call me a monster, right?

You mean we're having an affair, right?
OK, then I will just write and sing the first song of this album myself——

Rihanna sang "I'm with Monsters", and then Zhou Yi sang the following rap lyrics to refute her, indicating that your accusations against me are completely not worth mentioning.

Of course, some of the lyrics in this song need to be modified, such as the two lines involving Eminem’s mentor and himself.

This is very simple and there will be no major problems after modification.

The role of this song in the album is to echo the theme of the album, to respond to the doubts and criticisms from the outside world, and to introduce the second song on Side A by using the form of self-expression throughout this song.

"I Can Talk", an alternative rock song from the Two Doors, means: I can talk.

I am still alive and I can still speak, so you media people should stop whining here. I suggest you reflect on whether you are putting your energy into reporting the real things.

"You get a lot from this
"Loose tongoe and arrogance
“it’s not appropriate”

Once I start scolding you, no one can escape. I also know that you like being scolded by me like this because you media are such bitches.

Putting it as the second song in the album also means telling the public that all the following songs in this album are what I want to say, so please listen carefully.

So, next comes the third song on side A: "Monster".

A hit rock song from the band Skillet - No. 2009 on the US Billboard chart, No. 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, US online radio's best rock single of , and No. on the UK Metal Rock chart.

This is also a song that echoes the album theme and previous criticisms from the outside world, but this song is a "monologue" by Zhou Yi. The previous song refuted the media's gossip, and the content of this song has become the "Monster" image in the media's mouths -

They must force Zhou Yi to admit that he is a monster, but Zhou Yi does not think that he is a monster, so in this song when Zhou Yi keeps repeating "Yes, I am a Monster" there is anger in his singing.

Why are you angry?
The reason is that you, the media, have completely turned a blind eye to the real monster on this earth, and only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong for your own entertainment!

The Monster on this planet that really should be criticized and condemned is the United States right under your feet!

It was the United States that provoked the Iraq War and caused countless people to be displaced!
Thus, the fourth song on side A came into being: "Makes Me Wonder".

It comes from the Billboard No. 2007 single by Maroon in , and is also Ma Laowu's first No. single.

The song criticizes the turmoil and unrest caused to the world by the US government through superficial emotional entanglements, and uses sufficient metaphors to express distrust of the US government's various actions. As a result, it was selected as the 2007th in Rolling Stone's 49 Top Songs.

The world has been messed up by the US government. The most important thing you American media should do is to call for peace and oppose war, rather than selectively reporting on it.

So, the fifth song on Side A: "21 Guns".

Green Day's last rock song to reach the top of the B-charts, it reached No. 5 on the US Hot Rock Chart, an anti-war rock benchmark with both landmark staying power and a spirit of protest.

This song was written by the band Green Day to directly criticize the United States for instigating the Iraq War.

If the previous song was Zhou Yi's metaphorical criticism, then this song is a direct hit - pointing at the nose of the American media and scolding their country for disrupting modern peace and invading Iraq, and being a monster that destroys world peace.

The world is a beautiful place and should not be destroyed by the United States.

You should unite to resist this decision made by the US government and restore the world to normal - back to the beautiful world where those who have the will can achieve their goals.

So, the sixth song on side A: "Waiting for Love".

It is jokingly called one of God A's representative works by domestic fans and a beautiful divine song that is popular all over the world.

This song represents Zhou Yi's fantasy of what the world will become after the United States stops the war——

As the lyrics go: "Where there is a will, there is a way. What a wonderful world it is."

From Monday to Sunday, without the wars provoked by the United States, the world will usher in dawn, and life will be filled with all kinds of harmonious love.

Continuing with the concept of side A, after criticizing the ugly behavior of the American media and the United States in provoking war, Zhou Yi began to explain why he was so directly criticizing the American media and the United States in provoking war.

Therefore, we need to turn to side B——

First song: "The Nights".

Another globally popular song nicknamed "A God" by domestic fans.

"He said, 'One day you'll leave this world behind

“So live a life you will remember.”

I didn’t want to bother with the Americans, but I once met a muse from France, and I was deeply moved by her personal experience, so I decided to do what I really thought in my heart.

Life is short, so instead of being timid, you might as well sing to your heart's content.

Do whatever you want to do and don’t waste your youth.

So Zhou Yi did just that—exposing the United States’ war-provoking behavior as the true monster it is.

Second song on side B: "Monsters".

A healing song from British singer Katie Sky.

This song is a song that reiterates the theme, but the Monster presented is completely different from the two Monsters on the A side——

This song "Monsters" is very gentle.

If the two Monsters on Side A represent the two directions of media criticism and questioning of Zhou Yi, which is why these two songs seem so crazy and manic, then this song "Monsters" deliberately adds an s to represent the plural form.

Echoing the two songs on side A at once.

If the listeners and the public really think I am a Monster, then I also hope that the impression of me in your minds is the gentle "Monsters" - the madness and restlessness on side A is just the stigmatization of me by the media.

So, open your heart to me - we are honest with each other and communicate everything in our hearts through music, transcending the barriers of time and space.

So, the third song on side B: "What You Know".

"Single" is an alternative rock song by the band Two Doors. It peaked at number 13 on the Australian Singles Chart and number 22 on the US Alternative Rock Songs Chart.

Following the previous song's heart-opening communication, Zhou Yi aims to use this song to tell everyone - be happier, life is already so fucked up, there's no need to waste our time on ourselves.

Zhou Yi leads by example——

As a singer, no matter what the media writes about me or how they stigmatize me;

No matter how many times they team up to put psychological pressure on me, they will never consume themselves.

Because the Phoenix always raises its head to the sun——

Fourth song on side B: "The Phoenix".

Phoenix.

One of the most famous singles of the Fall Out Boy band, it topped the UK rock chart and ranked 14th on the US rock chart.

Gentleness is my basic character, but that doesn’t mean I will be afraid of the war instigated by the media because of my gentleness.

On the contrary, I am always ready to put on my armor and fight.

It is sung not only to the media, but also to fans and passers-by.

I, Zhou Yi, will never compromise——

Fifth song on side B: "Legend".

One of only two platinum singles by The Score, it can also be translated as a legend.

In other words, become a legend.

Using this song as the ending of this album marks Zhou Yi's ambition in music that no one can shake - to become a legend.

“A dreamer with the fever to be great was all I ever want
“Was all I ever wanted
“A finder with the fever for the fame was all I ever want
“Was all I ever wanted”

The accumulation of the past three English albums is enough for Zhou Yi to express his ambitions through this fourth album.

No matter what the American media say, they cannot shake my firm belief.

Fans, it's time to set sail.

“Won’t stop till we’re legends.”

Here, the fourth English album "Monster" ends.

A theme called "Monster" runs through all eleven songs from side A to side B——

The American media said I was a monster who did all kinds of evil;

I say that the US government that started the war is a monster that does all kinds of evil;

The American media called me a monster, but they were tolerant of the U.S. government which provoked a war and caused countless people to be displaced and their families to be destroyed. Then, as accomplices of public opinion, are they monsters?

So, fans, listeners, and people from all over the world who have heard this album:

the US government that started the Iraq War;

The American media that aided and abetted the evil;
And I who scolded the United States for calling for peace and showing a beautiful vision——

Who is the Monster?

(End of this chapter)