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

Chapter 859: Parade Across America (3)

It is hard to imagine that in today's American music scene, you can still hear the outrageous statement "the album is sold out and you have to buy it." It's like a girl suddenly floated in the air and announced to the world that she is God.

Oh, no, the latter may be more reliable. After all, "God is a Girl" has been made into a song and sung all over the country.

No one has ever seen God anyway, so why can't she be a girl?

But Montgomery had actually seen the album.

Not only has he seen it, but everyone in the entire upstream and downstream industry chain has seen it - the physical record industry in Europe and the United States has become very mature after so many years of development.

Although there is definitely Warner's invisible hand controlling supplies in some areas where there will definitely be no shortage of goods, such as Las Vegas, to create a phenomenon of supply exceeding demand, the reality that there is a real shortage of goods in some places is also a real fact.

The data feedback from upstream and downstream channels is increasing almost every day, which makes countless practitioners tremble with fear.

The top executives of Sony, Universal, EMI and other companies are just about to press their philtrum and take a quick-acting heart-saving pill.

They had never seen such a terrifying surge in numbers.

With the growing influence of the Zhouyi Phoenix phenomenon around the world, in the past three days, a global surge of one million a day is considered a small amount.

You know, this is an album that has been released for more than 30 days. Theoretically, it has passed the hot-selling period and entered a long period of silence. As a result, it was forced to prolong its life and fly up by this wave of popularity.

And this wave of heat has obviously not reached its peak yet, and is still running along the upward curve at a speed beyond everyone's imagination.

August 8st——

The Recording Association of America, unable to sit still, has repeatedly raised its sales forecast for the album "Monster", causing it to soar to a staggering number - 3000 million copies.

In an age when everyone else's sales have been cut in half, Zhou Yi is the only one who has been raising the ceiling again and again.

"The Phoenix" soared to the top, beating out all the number one singles including Zhou Yi's own album, and directly ascended to the number one throne; Mariah Carey, who declared herself the second queen this year, was not only kicked off the B chart's consecutive championship throne, but now there is even a possibility of falling out of the top ten!
On Tuesday, August 8, Billboard released a terrifying number that shocked the global music industry:

"Last week, Spike's new No. 1 single "The Phoenix" received 198.97 million weekly plays on U.S. radio stations, easily breaking Mariah Carey's record for the highest number of plays in U.S. radio history, which was just broken a week ago. It regained the top spot with nearly 20 million more plays.

"According to the rising curve, 'The Phoenix' is expected to go further this week. It is expected that the weekly on-demand volume of radio stations in the United States will exceed 200 million, becoming an insurmountable monument on the national pop music radio..."

Previously, the national radio record was the 12-week consecutive championship single "Yeah" from Zhou Yi's album - until this year it was broken by Mariah Carey's century-long comeback single "We Belong Together".

The terrifying "The Emancipation of Mimi" once made countless people shout that they were invincible.

But now, just when Mariah Carey was doing well, Zhou Yi's song "The Phoenix" brought with it the power of the phoenix and regained the record for the highest number of on-demand songs on American radio stations in just one week, making her rank second.

It can even be said that it interrupted the terrifying upward momentum of "We Belong Together"——

One terrifying one left, and an even more terrifying one came.

The Chinese artists who originally came just to visit Zhou Yi were almost heartbroken.

During the two days they were in the United States, the biggest shock they received did not come from the United States as a country, but from Zhou Yi - those who had released songs and worked as singers, and those who were originally singers, were all devastated by this horrific result and were almost speechless.

You have to know that the total population of the United States in 2005 was just over 2.9 million, less than 3 million.

Last week, the number of on-demand requests for the song on American radio was nearly 200 million, and the total population of the United States is nearly 300 million. If we round it up, it basically means that two-thirds of Americans have requested the song "The Phoenix" on the radio...

What a concept!
What a concept!
He truly completed a miraculous conquest under the watchful eyes of the whole world!
“Come out and see God!”

"I've called my wife out to see!"

"Fuck! Spike is seriously the most amazing singer I've ever seen!"

“I haven’t seen Michael Jackson, The Beatles, or The Rolling Stones at their peak, but I have seen Spike at his peak who was even better than them!”

"Is it possible that the radio broadcast volume this week will really exceed 200 million?"

"This must be true, even my grandma's dog knows this song by heart!"

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"It's unbelievable. I think even 30 million won't be enough for his album. It's a global hit, and he can make money in Asia too..."

“Will Spike’s album exceed 4000 million copies in one year?”

4000 million...

When this number concept was proposed by netizens, any musicians and music critics who wanted to ridicule it hesitated at the moment of reaching out to type on the keyboard...

If the shooting hadn't happened, this argument probably wouldn't have been made.

Global sales of 4000 million in one year and global sales of 4000 million in a lifetime are two completely different concepts.

A very simple example is that when the sales of "Forever Young", which is recognized as the best album in Zhou Yi's career, were announced, it had not yet sold 40 million.

Although many institutions now believe that the sales have exceeded 40 million, Warner has not come forward to claim it, and there is no official stamp of approval.

"Forever Young" has been selling steadily around the world for more than two years.

"Go, go, go! For Spike! This is what Spike deserves!"

"Just for this one shot, I'm not jealous of the money he makes!"

“The Eastern Caesar who conquered Western pop music!”

"Let's support Spike!"

Spike's American fan clubs in various cities took advantage of this opportunity to expand, frantically recruiting members as if they had reached a consensus.

"On August 8th, let's hold a unified march across the United States in support of Spike!"

Even if some people can see that Warner is behind this, their insights will only be regarded as "sour dogs" under the surging public opinion, and then kicked to the wall, no one cares. Last week, nearly 2005 million radio requests were made in the United States. In , when the power of radio was already declining, this was simply a miracle!
This will make the relevant practitioners in the United States speechless even more than winning the B list for consecutive years.

Police in various states in the United States were on high alert, with one angry man almost shooting the group of people in the head - while you were parading, have you ever considered how our police security guards would feel? !
If something happens again, will we still have shame? !
The excited little Edgar didn't care about these. Not only did he spend a lot of money, but the YouTube, which had begun to upgrade its guns, could also handle more video information flow, step by step to build momentum for the parade across the United States.

The California government was also very supportive and took the lead in expressing sympathy and condolences to Spike and Warner again, while also stating that it would do its utmost to ensure the safety of the parade.

"This is crazy! Is Spike trying to create a new America?!"

"Stop talking nonsense here. Spike didn't even show up. It was all the fans' spontaneous behavior."

People inside the Chinese Consulate in New York and the Chinese Embassy in Washington were also amazed - and even welcomed it.

For them, who have been stationed in the United States for many years, this was the first time they saw a situation where even the CIA had difficulty in interfering with and influencing domestic public opinion in the United States. The shot that was captured by countless cameras in broad daylight and in full view of the public directly cut off the possibility for any organization to get away with it in public opinion.

At least in the short term, Zhou Yi really has an overwhelming advantage in public opinion.

"Spike, on the 7th, I will arrange a parade route that passes by the hotel where you are recuperating. You can stand on the balcony and pat your left chest to face the parade team downstairs. It would be best if you could shed a few more tears of emotion—"

In the ward, Zhou Yi, who had completed the observation period, was officially discharged today. Little Edgar, who came to see him off from the hospital, was still muttering, "Oh no, crying is too deliberate. You'd better have a half-crying, half-crying expression, so that it will be more lethal.

"Then, on the 8th, I will arrange for the company to release an announcement that your concert will not be cancelled, and spread the rumor that you were moved by the behavior of fans across the United States, so you insisted on resisting the board's cancellation decision and determined not to cancel the concert to respond and thank the fans..."

After encountering such a serious incident as the shooting and almost losing his life, it would be reasonable to cancel the New York concert.

This is also the reason why Warner has not yet started selling tickets, but there are still no large numbers of fans raising objections.

We are all human beings. Let’s put ourselves in their shoes. Why would we hold a useless concert when our lives are at risk?
But once Zhou Yi does the opposite, he can turn a concert that is held as usual into a "Bible" in the minds of fans - this is done with all his strength!

At least that's what the public thinks.

"When you perform at a concert, you must pay special attention to your left ear. No matter how you change your look, your left ear must not show any skin. This will give fans more room for imagination and help them become devoted to you..."

Zhou Yi looked at him with a look of astonishment.

Something is wrong, this is very wrong!
Is this still the unlearned and prodigal little Edgar?

Little Edgar, who was still talking about his grand ideals, was already immersed in the business blueprint he had built for himself. He slapped his thigh and said, "As expected, I said that the two of us are a match made in heaven, the best partners!"

Zhouyi: "..."

Qian Jiang: "..."

Zhou Jianhui: “…”

Zhou Yi thought about it and decided to cool him down first: "The parade is not that simple, Ed."

"I have arranged everything, you can rest assured. You think it is difficult only because you are Chinese, but I am not."

Little Edgar smiled and raised three fingers: "30 states. Although we failed to achieve the goal of having a massacre parade in all 50 states, 30 states is barely acceptable."

It's time to prove yourself to Big Daddy!
I, little Edgar, will never win easily!

Facts have proved that the prodigal son is indeed capable of doing things, and this happened to him in the field he is best at.

Sunday, May 2005, 8.

It was a sunny day, but for the American press, it was a day that would never be forgotten.

Starting from 10:08 am, 30 states in the United States, including New York, California and other states, did the same thing in a unified manner at different time periods and locations!

"Spike Never Walk Alone!"

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts --

This is the first time since the Vietnam War that American people have formed a cross-state joint march because of a foreign artist.

Students from Harvard University, MIT, Yale University, and Boston University, together with other young adults aged 20 to 35, collectively lit candles at the suggestion of the Asian student group led by Meng Shichang, and held the candles high in Harvard Square.

The word "Fight" was spelled out in a huge letter using their stance!
On Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, the main cast of the Fantastic Four, which is currently showing in theaters nationwide, appeared in the parade led by Jessica Alba, taking advantage of the popularity and acting as the flag bearers of Zhou Yi's Phoenix flag;

On the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, a large group of immigrants sang "The Phoenix" and contributed to the lighting of red candles.

A large number of supporters dressed as cowboys appeared in Houston, holding up signs that read "Spike OUT conspiracy theory!", and even the lights outside the Las Vegas casinos displayed the advertisement "Lights up for Spike tonight."

On the streets of New York, thousands of protesters held red candles symbolizing the "rebirth of the phoenix" and marched to the melody of "The Phoenix" -

The slogan "Spike Never Walk Alone" on the banner fluttered in the wind along with the phoenix flag, complementing the candlelight.

Evan Frank, who had witnessed the shooting personally, was in the crowd holding a DV, excitedly recording every scene of the parade and cheering along with the crowd!
When the group passed by the hotel where Spike lived, Frank's DV camera captured the open French window on the balcony in the distance.

The man who had become the phoenix totem was leaning on the railing and looking down at them, his eyes slightly red.

More and more citizens joined the procession along the way, and the procession meandered all the way to Times Square - here rock youths played the guitar melody of "21 Guns", turning the protest and support into a shocking open-air rally!

There are thirty states in the United States, and my name is in every state!
The host of ABC's live broadcast could clearly see their admiration for Spike from their faces——

"This is an attempt that no one in the history of Chinese singers or even Asian singers has ever made or dared to make, but Spike did it.

“In Spike, we can clearly see his distinct likes and dislikes.

“In the past, when we mentioned Chinese stars, we would always mention Jack and think of modesty. We would always treat superstars from foreign countries with a teasing attitude.

"Now, if you go to Europe or the United States, when you mention the name Spike, you will find that many people's eyes are full of awe..."

(End of this chapter)