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

Chapter 832 I Want to Celebrate with Champagne
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On May 5, Zhou Yi was brushing his teeth after waking up. He paused for three or four seconds when he heard a voice from his Nokia phone on the sink: "Are you so willing to give it up? Has the world changed? Qingtian Music went bankrupt?"

In his impression, Fumao Records has always been a place of searching.

In other words, after several international giants have been deeply involved in the Chinese-language record market, Fumao Records has been in an awkward position of being neither up nor down until it was acquired by PolyGram Records.

Later, because PolyGram Records itself was acquired by the international giant Universal Music, after struggling for two years, it not only failed to improve but was also dragged down. Foremost Records chose to separate from Universal. Er Zhang bought back all Foremost's shares from Universal, thus becoming an independent record company again.

As the price of independence, Fumao’s funds became even more stretched.

While still having to ensure resources for top singer Yu Chengqing, other singers signed within the company left one after another.

Under such circumstances, the biological daughter Fan Weiqi is unable to be promoted and is still consuming resources, while the goddaughter Zhang Shaohan who has emerged as a sudden force has become the blood bag for Fan Weiqi, the company's pre-made top sister - there is no way, mainly because Zhang Shaohan is not really a Fumao native.

If you want to say that Fumao is really an idiot, that's definitely not the case.

As long as Zhang Shaohan's full contract is in Fumao's hands, there will be no need for Fan Weiqi to take over, and she will be directly regarded as his biological daughter.

But in fact, since Zhang Shaohan was brought to Fumao Records by her teacher Lin Longxuan after signing the contract with Qingtian Music, a large part of her income had to be shared with Qingtian Music - and what was even more fatal was that Zhang Shaohan signed a 10-year contract with Qingtian Music.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Fumao Records increased its investment in her. The top management would only continue to use Zhang Shaohan's popularity to support Fan Weiqi, whose full contract is in the hands of Fumao.

Anyway, before Zhang Shaohan officially debuted, she signed a 10-year contract with Fumao. She couldn't run away even if she wanted to. She was destined to be treated like a blood bag and sucked blood for these 10 years until she is no longer popular or her contract expires.

"How is that possible? How could they go bankrupt with Zhang Shaohan around? It's 100% certain that they will last until the contract expires."

On the other end of the phone, Qian Jiang sneered: "Not every teacher is as kind-hearted as the Li brothers, willing to not sign her and directly push her to Warner. Lin Longxuan is sure to have this student."

As a student of the Li Brothers Music School, Sun Yanzi's excellent voice cannot be concealed. But the Li Brothers did not think of signing an 8- or 10-year contract with her first, and then pushing it to the record company connections at hand.

Instead, when Zhou Jianhui came, he found an opportunity to let Sun Yanzi show herself to the best of his ability, thus prompting the Warner president, who was short of staff, to wait until she graduated from college.

This is also the reason why the Li brothers have been extremely close to Sun Yanzi until the era of mobile Internet. They really treat her like a daughter.

In contrast, Lin Longxuan chose not to renew his student Zhang Shaohan's contract with Qingtian Music when his 10-year contract expired. In turn, he directly stepped on Zhang Shaohan, completely shattering the last bit of teacher-student affection left in Zhang Shaohan's heart.

"That's true. People like the Li brothers are a minority in the entertainment industry." Zhou Yi wiped his face with a towel casually, shook his head and chuckled.

Among the so-called big four and three small in the Chinese music scene, only Sun Yanzi and Xiao Yaxuan met teachers before their debut that would make others instantly jealous.

The Li brothers and Yao Qian truly treat their best students as their daughters.

No matter where Sun Yanzi went or what decision she made, the Li brothers chose to support her unconditionally and use their connections to help her;
Yao Qian chose to indulge and let go because of Xiao Yaxuan's crying, making a fuss and threatening to commit suicide. This decision directly led to Yao Qian being kicked out by the Vikings.

After Xiao Yaxuan left Viking and wandered around, she finally realized the good intentions of Yao Qian and her mother to strictly control her, but it was too late -

His mother got cancer and Yao Qian lost his power.

In just two or three years, this once proud and rebellious young lady lost all her support. With the encouragement of Yao Qian, she finally turned her sadness into motivation, but she suffered a broken leg and was disfigured by a dog bite, and she completely lost her ambition to work.

At this time, Yao Qian was still helping his student, who needed constant surgery to keep his legs healthy, to get out of the psychological trauma.

Perhaps, to some extent, the Li brothers only regard Sun Yanzi as their daughter, but Yao Qian, who is unmarried and has no children, has already regarded Xiao Yaxuan as his real daughter.

"Eh? Real or fake?"

Sun Yanzi, who was eating breakfast, wiped the jam on the corner of his mouth with his fingertips and was very surprised: "Fumao is so willing to do this?"

She is no longer the little white rabbit she used to be, and she knows all the twists and turns here very well.

One song costs 200 million dollars, and two songs costs 400 million dollars.

Even in the United States, only top-tier blockbuster movies can afford this price.

Or in other words, they are willing to give.

Not to mention the increasingly deteriorating Chinese music scene.

If converted into RMB, the two songs earned more than 34 million yuan. It is impossible to recover the cost just by selling albums.

"It's just a gamble. I'm betting that one of my two songs will become popular, and that one song can help Fumao earn tens of millions."

Zhou Yi slowly spread salad dressing on the toast. He didn't like jam.

Looking at Zhang Shaohan's album performance, it can only be said to be average. Her strength lies in her hit singles.

Especially the song "Invisible Wings".

This is the most influential pop song in the Chinese music scene in the past 20 years of the new century.

The revenue share from ringtones alone made Fumao and Qingtian Music lucrative, not to mention the advertising revenue from continuous commercial performances and increased popularity, which also made Zhang Shaohan extremely wealthy.

Not to mention that two years after its release, this song was affected by environmental factors and was completely deified.

This is also the fundamental reason why after Zhang Shaohan chose not to renew her contract, both Fumao Records and Qingtian Music chose to trample her to death - since they couldn't get her, they would destroy her completely.

This song has been covered countless times over the years, but people still only recognize Zhang Shaohan's clear and unique voice, making it her exclusive song.

Even if Tenger's "Iron Wings" became popular for a while, it was only because it was rare and in line with the characteristics of Internet communication, just like Zhang Zong's version of "Dear, That's Not Love" which became popular on the Internet.

"These people are really good at gambling."

Sun Yanzi smacked his lips, just listening for fun.

Even for Zhou Yi, not all songs can make this much money.

Zhou Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You yourself are the beneficiary of gambling, isn't it a bit easy to say this?"

"Can that be the same?"

Sun Yanzi chewed with bulging cheeks: "Zhang Gengyu is Zhang Gengyu, and Uncle Jianhui is Uncle Jianhui." Zhang Gengyu, one of the two Zhangs of Fumao, was also the man who signed Yu Chengqing to Fumao in the early 1980s and made him the number one in Fumao.

Zhou Yi nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and gave her a thumbs up: "Very good, you have already completed your apprenticeship."

"You're going to die. I'm your teacher."

Sun Yanzi, who slapped him, seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at the man with a smile, then rubbed his fingers to shake off the crumbs, picked up his handbag that was on the chair beside him, and pushed it in front of him.

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"I haven't finished my toast yet, so it's hard to open it. Can you help me unzip it? There's an envelope inside that I'm going to need later."

After saying that, she did not forget to take a sip of the strawberry jam that overflowed from the edge of the toast to prevent it from falling.

"What the hell? Who did you buy this stamped souvenir for?"

Zhou Yi stuffed the remaining half of the toast in his hand into his mouth in a few seconds, asked vaguely, wiped his hands and opened his handbag -

The envelope was thin and unsealed.

With a squeeze of the index and middle fingers, two ticket-shaped things appeared.

“2005 UEFA Champions League Final—?”

Zhou Yi was stunned, and after coming to his senses, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, and his fingers fell, no longer blocking the happy look of Sun Yanzi in front of him. When the latter saw him looking at him, his mouth curled up, and the bright smile with a little bit of jam residue on it said it all.

"Did you buy it?"

"Although I don't understand football, I asked Zidane's wife the other day and she said that the Champions League final is the annual World Cup final in the football world and is the most important game for every fan and athlete every season."

With her elbows bent and resting on the table, Sun Yanzi pouted as she recalled, a smile constantly bubbling in her eyes: "Then, I asked if there was any this year, and she said yes, but it hadn't started yet."

"Ok?"

Zhou Yi's eyebrows couldn't help but jump with joy as he stroked the ticket that was not for sale to the public: "And then you bought it from the channel she introduced?"

"hey-hey."

Sun Yanzi tilted his head and smiled happily: "How about it, am I good at communication?"

"sharp."

Zhou Yi sincerely exclaimed: "However, the Champions League final is on May 2005, 5, and the Golden Melody Awards ceremony is on May 25. Taking into account the time to adjust to the jet lag... are you sure you will be in time to attend the Golden Melody Awards?"

"Why should I go?"

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"I've already won the Golden Melody Award, so I don't need this kind of thing anymore."

Sun Yanzi crossed his fingers and rested his chin on the side of his arm. He said nonchalantly: "The Champions League final is important. It is equivalent to the annual World Cup final. Don't you like Kaka from the Brazilian team? It just so happens that his AC Milan team has entered the Champions League final this time."

In Sun Yanzi's stereotype, as a fan, the happiest thing is to see his favorite players win on the court and win the championship trophy.

Coincidentally, Kaka from the Brazilian team is one of Zhou Yi’s favorite players.

According to her secret investigations over the past few days, this year's Champions League final is one with a huge disparity in strength - Kaka's AC Milan club is a recognized super power, while their opponent Liverpool is the underdog in the Premier League.

AC Milan's front, midfield and backfield are all top-notch all-star lineups, while their opponent Liverpool only has captain Gerrard and midfielder Xabi Alonso.

After the two finalists were announced, most football media expressed their optimism that AC Milan would win the championship.

So, after some research, Sun Yanzi, who claims to be an expert on AC Milan football, found a channel to buy two tickets for the Champions League final - she felt that AC Milan had such a big advantage that they should be a sure winner.

If that’s the case, then Zhou Yi should be very happy if he sees Kaka win the Champions League, right?

As for the Golden Melody Awards - if you don't have time, then you might as well not go.

Not even as good as Zhou Yi’s good mood!

"...Aren't you afraid of losing?"

"Impossible, impossible, believe me, I am now an expert on Milan football."

But after studying it for a few days, I felt that Sun Yanzi, who now has a terrifyingly strong vision for football, was inflated every day and boasted: "Kaka and Shevchenko won the championship together on the wing. I have seen this episode."

Shevchenko, nicknamed the Ukrainian nuclear warhead and the white version of Ronaldo, is AC Milan's ace striker and last year's Ballon d'Or winner.

How to lose when flying dragon hits the face?!

Zhou Yi smiled.

The smile was very happy and bright.

Seeing him laughing so happily, Sun Yanzi also laughed - she thought Zhou Yi agreed with her judgment and was excited about the Champions League final.

"If you say so, I'll bring champagne in advance."

Zhou Yi smiled brightly: "I want to open champagne to celebrate."

"It should."

Seeing Zhou Yi so genuinely happy, Sun Yanzi's eyes suddenly curved into crescents——

She felt that her busy days of doing homework, contacting people, buying tickets, etc. were all worth it.

(End of this chapter)