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

Chapter 863: The Phoenix Reborn from the Ashes (Thanks to the leader of Mingxinjianxing_Self-cultivation Master)
“Seventy-eight thousand dollars for two tickets, the average ticket is thirty-nine thousand dollars.

"To pay such a high price just to see Spike up close at Madison Square Garden, I don't know if the world is crazy or I am crazy.

"Is this the indulgence that Warner specially prepared?"

After the highest-priced order on the eBay platform was negotiated down at a "discounted price", buying two tickets together saved a full $2,000. The price-performance ratio stunned many poor guys who failed to get the tickets and industry insiders.

This purchasing power, even with the impact of the shooting incident, seems somewhat too terrifying.

With nearly $80,000, why wouldn't you do anything else but go to a concert?
Everyone thought that people were just placing orders on the platform for fun, but there are people who are really willing to spend the money to buy it?
Jeffrey D. Bierrig, manager of the Chicago Tribune, publicly expressed his confusion about the matter, saying that no matter whose concert it was, it could not and should not be worth this price.

“The market should return to rationality and should not be carried away by frenzy, because in the end the only one that will be hurt is the market itself.

"Not to mention that Spike just got shot and his condition is a mystery. The quality of his concert cannot be guaranteed in the short term, and it is highly likely that he will invite guest singers. Is it really worth spending so much money to watch someone other than Spike perform?
"Don't forget, Michael Jackson's 2001th anniversary concert in 30 was ruined in this way..."

In 2001, Michael Jackson's 30th anniversary concert was held at Madison Square Garden. Even the sky-high prices for front-row tickets could not stop fans from rushing to buy them.

Then, for nearly 40 minutes after the concert began, all kinds of guests came on stage to sing, and the official called this behavior a tribute.

If Michael Jackson had not finally appeared on stage and performed step by step, holding up the stage with song after song, the milestone would probably have turned into a tragic milestone.

But even so, Michael Jackson's behavior disappointed many fans who paid high prices for tickets.

No matter what extraordinary inside stories there are behind the scenes, this is the situation presented to the fans at the scene.

Although it has not fallen back, at least the popularity has plummeted.

As a veteran in the American media industry, Jeffrey D. Bierrig's quotations from classics do make sense - mainly because there are so many big names rumored to be attending Zhou Yi's concert, including several divas of the Mesozoic era.

No matter whether they are familiar with each other or not, they have all said in front of the media that if time permits, they will definitely be there to support.

The casual acquaintances Zhou Yi met at the past few Grammy Awards were also showing off the front-row tickets they bought - because they really bought them themselves.

Britney Spears and NS Boy Justin Timberlake are expected to reunite offline in front of the public camera after many years, because both of them said that they admire Spike very much.

"I think I would really like to go support Spike live if my schedule allowed it. Justin? I don't know, it's just me."

Although Britney has not gone crazy yet and has encountered a series of reputation crises, her popularity base is still there.

Not to mention Avril Lavigne, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey and others who have already confirmed their attendance. The concert hasn't even started yet, but the list of guests who have already confirmed their attendance is already star-studded.

If you don’t know, you might think this is some kind of award ceremony, so many people are here.

“This influence is so intuitive.”

The Chinese stars who came in groups were not in a hurry to go back. They also planned to attend the concert to show their support. Faced with the increasing number of news about the attendance of various stars in the market every day, they were all astonished.

They didn't know how powerful Chenglong was abroad before, after all, they had never seen it with their own eyes -

But they had now seen Zhou Yi's case with their own eyes.

"What Jeffrey said is pure jealousy. He's jealous of Spike's popularity!"

"So what if the price is high? It's not something Spike can control. He has repeatedly stressed in an interview with CNN that people should not buy high-priced tickets!"

"Warner uploaded several MVs from Spike's past albums on YouTube for people to watch online for free. That's very generous."

"I have money and I am willing to buy tickets for Spike's concert, so what? Forget about inviting guests. I would even be willing to let him sit here and chat with me without singing!"

"The YouTube account named Frank has already bought the tickets for the show. Let's see if he can secretly record a video and then stream it."

"Why can't Warner just put the clips on YouTube? I think Warner seems to attach great importance to this rapidly developing platform and has invested in it..."

"..."

Seeing the word "youtube" appear more and more frequently on the Internet, the board of directors of Sequoia Capital, which had planned to conduct further research, was furious.

Damn, little Edgar got the upper hand!
Relying on Spike's explosive point, YouTube broke out of the circle directly at this right time with the exclusive content provided by Warner pretending to be a passerby account - it is obvious that this investment will make a lot of money.

There was a rush to buy tickets for Spike's concert. Many ordinary fans and wealthy fans who bought tickets chose to share their joy on YouTube as soon as possible, which invisibly expanded the scope of sharing life on YouTube.

Evan Frank, who benefited from the traffic during the shooting, has now become a die-hard Spike supporter.

When he posted on his personal channel that he bought a ticket at a high price of $15888, the comments of envy, jealousy, and praise under the video made him feel elated.

"Comfortable~"

It feels so good to be recognized and admired!
He plans to see if he can contact Warner to give himself a chance to "secretly film" and upload it to YouTube.

Of course, it’s definitely not a full recording.

Although the issue of candid camera at concerts has become the norm now, it is not like before when people saw candid camera at Guns N' Roses concerts and jumped off the stage to punch their fists while they were still singing.

As a college student who knows law, Evan Frank still plans to make use of his identity as a blogger on YouTube and strive to become a regular blogger to avoid being pursued by copyright issues.

The video of Spike being shot is still on his channel homepage, and it is the work that made him famous.

In a sense, he can also be considered one of the "heroes".

"You're so stupid, Evan. If you really spend so much money to go there, what if Spike is not in good condition? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

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

"I do not care."

Saturday, September 2005, 8.

When Bruno Mars arrived at the New York hotel, he smiled and didn't take the teasing of his friend on the phone seriously. After putting down his luggage, he used a DV to shoot the surrounding area to add to his video material.

This is the only concert in my life that is so expensive, so I have to record it well.

But when he walked out and saw Madison Square Garden, Bruno Mars was somewhat dazed.

This is an iconic New York landmark, the face of New York.

With a history of more than one hundred years, it has witnessed the peak of every superstar in the history of European and American pop music. Although its address has moved several times, the glory represented by this name remains unchanged.

As a musician, Bruno once fantasized about stepping into this venue one day and being welcomed by thunderous applause - unfortunately, it is just a fantasy at the moment.

Although it was still early, a large number of fans had already gathered outside the venue, holding up Spike's phoenix flag with a clenched fist and shouting fight. The promotional posters on the outer wall were officially printed by Warner.

"I don't know what Spike's condition will be tonight, and how many guests will sing with him."

Bruno retracted his gaze and muttered to himself.

Although he scoffed at the manager's remarks in the Chicago Tribune, there was one fact that Bruno could not ignore - no matter how healthy Spike looked now, after experiencing such a life-and-death terror, it would be difficult for his personal condition not to be affected.

In fact, he was not the only one who was worried.

Even those who were close to Zhou Yi, when they learned of his final decision and arrangements, they inevitably felt worried.

Zero guests, zero backing singers.

"After all, the most expensive ticket is tens of thousands of dollars. Let's forget about the guest this time. We can just grit our teeth and get through it."

In the venue, when Zhou Yi faced Shakira, Avril, Mariah Carey and others who asked him if he wanted help, he smiled and shook his head and refused: "Next time for sure."

A normal concert is not a problem for him.

Besides, these two concerts are, after all, a response to his fans - since it is a response, let's make it pure.

Compared with foreign friends, the domestic stars who came to support were very conscious and did not ask about the singing segment - they are superstars in China, but abroad, Xiao Yaxuan, the most famous among this group of people, is not a very big name in Europe and the United States.

Even though she had a guaranteed pension song, she also established an image base of an independent woman.

There are too many singers in Europe and the United States who became famous with one song. Whether they can maintain their popularity and become a top singer depends on whether they can perform stably in the future.

At 7pm, half an hour before the concert officially started, the venue lit up with colorful lights.

Bruno Mars, who had checked his tickets and found his seat at this point, looked forward and easily saw the superstars whom he had only seen on TV in the past.

Shakira, Avril, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey and even Madonna, etc., while Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba and other "second-tier" stars are on the other side and are not worthy of squeezing next to the big names in front.

As for those Asians who obviously have the temperament of celebrities... he is familiar with two of them - one is Elva Hsiao, and the other is Sun Yanzi.

The former now has a pension and is still working hard to run around, needless to say;

As for the latter…it was purely because he was very interested in the first single released by Spike that year, and he recently planned to sing a cover of it and post it on his YouTube channel.

In the single MV that was said to be the cheapest in history, Sun Yanzi appeared in a group of gorilla headgear. He remembered it very clearly - but it was also because musicians like him who paid attention to the details of MVs would remember it especially well.

"Huh? Why is this glow stick a special custom model?"

When Bruno took out the official light stick from the small bag at his seat, he was somewhat confused. Generally speaking, the most customized light sticks for concerts are to write names on them, like Spike's London concert.

But this time it’s different—

The glow sticks were actually made into torch shapes.

Holding it in the hand, it seems to have some weight.

"Dude, you brought a DV too." Evan Frank, who also took out a DV from his pocket, was sitting next to Bruno. Evan Frank seemed to be a fellow traveler like him, so he greeted him in a familiar manner before the concert started.

Bruno recognized the man at a glance: "Are you... Evan Frank? I've seen your videos on YouTube and I follow you."

Evan Frank, who inexplicably felt like he was also a big star, was obviously very pleased with the young man's surprise: "Thank you, thank you."

To express his gratitude, he recorded the guy who introduced himself as Bruno Mars on his DV, and shared his experience of posting videos on YouTube. As a senior channel owner, he gave important guidance.

After all, this is a cover singer, and he is not on the same track.

Then, at 7:30 in the evening, the concert officially began——

When the electronic clock on the big screen officially returned to zero, the lights in the huge venue suddenly became colorful!

The long-legged dancers wearing only bikinis held hands and twisted passionately to the rhythm in front of the stage. On the screen in the center, it seemed as if shooting stars streaked across the bright starry sky of New York.

Just when all the fans were confused, as the camera zoomed in, they saw a person among the "shooting star" that streaked across the night sky - flying!
“ohhhh!!!”

"Spike!"

"Is Spike filming a movie?! Last time it was 007, this time it's a superhero?"

"It seems like there's nothing wrong with that. Paying tribute to the local culture?"

"Aren't these special effects better than Fantastic Four?!"

"..."

The special effects are so realistic that even the patterns on the red flame feathers are clearly visible.

When Zhou Yi dived down from the starry sky like a phoenix spreading its wings and soaring, everyone at the scene smelled the smell of money burning——

Even those who don't know much about it can at least tell that this video is very realistic. When the video with a very realistic dive feeling gradually came to an end, Zhou Yi himself also showed a relieved smile on his face.

The next second, the whole person was wrapped in wings, and continued to fall like a huge meteor.

The originally colorful and flickering ceiling lights at the scene suddenly showed a red light from far away, until it dyed the entire venue red like a meteorite falling from the sky!

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us give the warmest applause to Spike Chow!"

Bruno subconsciously raised his hand and slightly covered his eyes——

But before he could react, there was a sudden crackling sound of electricity coming from the speakers in the venue.

As if unable to bear the heavy burden, all the lights in the venue disappeared instantly, as if a power outage had occurred, and the narration no longer appeared!
——? !

Ok? !

A dull loud noise was heard, as if someone really fell from the sky onto the stage in the darkness!

When the scarlet wings appeared on the screen again - when the light occupied everyone's sight, the man on the stage who raised his right hand high seemed to have really spread his wings, bringing light and warmth to the world!
"Spike!"

"Spike!!"

"Spike!!!"

"Spike!!!!"

Madison Square Garden was packed with 20,000 people, but at this moment, only this kind of shouting remained!
Every eyelash of his eyes, which were illuminated red by the light, were cheering. Because of his height, the excited Bruno Mars simply stood in his seat and kept waving the torch and glow stick in his hand!

The extremely intense prelude of "The Phoenix" with guitar and drum beats suddenly sounded, and the red venue was suddenly filled with colorful lights that flashed along with the prelude of the song!
The already enthusiastic atmosphere in the venue was pushed to a climax again with the appearance of the prelude of this song!

"Spike!"

"Spike!!"

"Spike!!!"

"Spike!!!!"

On the stage, Zhou Yi kept his right hand raised in a motionless position, as if he was deliberately pausing, allowing the live band to continue repeating the extremely intense prelude of "The Phoenix"!

“Put on your war paint!”

It seemed that Zhou Yi, who had heard enough cheers, finally stopped standing still. But after he put the microphone close to his mouth and sang the first sentence in a deliberately low roar, the prelude seemed to be disconnected and disappeared instantly!

For a moment, apart from the thunderous applause and cheers, no other sound could be heard in the venue.

After three full minutes, Zhou Yi on the stage finally made his next move.

“Put on your war paint!”

The microphone handed to his mouth repeated the lyrics again, as if giving an order. The band that had been offline three minutes ago came online on time, and the powerful little tune started at 0 frame, and was directly played into the ears of everyone present!
"You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down"

"Strike a match and I'll burn you to the ground

"We are the jack-o-lanterns in July
“Setting fire to the sky!”

Zhou Yi, who was singing and shaking his legs, showed off his extremely strong voice pressure. His almost hoarse roar was like a general on the battlefield who was already blood-thirsty and was raising a flag to call on the soldiers.

"So come on!!!"

A call, a wave -

As the interlude became more and more passionate, Zhou Yi stood directly on the sound system with his arms open, overlooking the audience like an emperor on his inspection tour.

There were obviously no words, but everyone could read the elegance and pride that were beyond words in his eyes!
As the opening song, Zhou Yi directly used "The Phoenix" which exceeded the expectations of all the fans present.

This is a burning song that has now become one of the hymns in Zhouyi's album series. It is regarded by many as a divine song for its extremely high difficulty in singing.

The lyrics are numerous and the tempo is fast, with the entire song frantically going back and forth around the voice change point, and the breathing spaces provided are pitifully few.

If it was Zhou Yi a month ago, it would be fine, but now Zhou Yi is a man who has just been frightened of death in the eyes of the public, but when he sang this song live now, there was no lowering of the key at all——

Still working hard in a studio-standard key!

The condition is so good! It's so hot!

“Hey young blood!

“Doesn’t it feelLike our time is running out?!
"I'm gonna change you like a remix!
"Then I'll raise you like a phoenix!"

Treble!

Treble!

Still a fucking high note!!!
With one foot on the stage and the other on the speaker, Zhou Yi leaned over and shouted, his veins bulging clearly visible, but his face did not look ferocious, instead there was a kind of sublime beauty of brokenness!

The fans waving their light sticks in the audience went completely crazy!!!
In their eyes, their idol is risking his life!

For the stage, for the response to the fans——

Try your best!
The decoration modeled after the wings of a phoenix just covered his left ear, and the red cinnabar under the corner of his eye was as dazzling as a tear of blood!
"wearing our vintage misery!

"No, I think it looked a little better on me!"

When singing this line, Zhou Yi did not forget to raise his hand, pointed his index finger at his left ear and drew a few circles in the air, with a smile on his face.

The lyrics on paper and the real experience formed the best match at this moment. At this moment, when Zhou Yi said that he was hurt more deeply and understood more, no one at the scene would think that he was moaning and shouting empty slogans.

On the contrary, there is really no one who knows more than him now!

From the perspective of a person who has experienced it, what Zhou Yi said seems very convincing -

"Bring home the boys and Scrap scrap metal the tanks"

“Get hitched and make a career out of Robbing banks”

Zhou Yi, whose rhythm began to slow down slightly, waved his hands in disdain on the stage when he sang to this point, as if he was disgusted with this phenomenon in the United States, or as if he really wanted to tell you something -

In the background of the big screen, scenes began to appear of veterans who participated in the Iraq War realizing that they had been deceived, and after returning home, they held up banners and participated in the parade, with signs reading "You deceived us" and so on.

“Because the world is just a teller and We are wearing black masks (The world only tells history, and we are just ordinary people living in the shadows)

"You broke our spirit, says the note we pass."

Zhou Yi's voice gradually became gentler and he pointed at himself.

“So we can take the world backFrom the heart-attacked
"One maniac at a time we will take it back."

Are you crazy?
Of course he's crazy.

Since releasing this new album, since he opposed the US invasion of Iraq, since he participated in the march -

Countless people said he was a madman, doing meaningless opposition work in the United States for a backward country that had nothing to do with him, and he almost paid with his life for it!

But what would the world be like if there were no more crazy people like this?

As the saying goes: People can be as humble as dust, but they cannot be twisted into moths.

"You know time crawls on when you're Waiting for the song to start!

“So dance along to the beat of your heart!”

Looking ahead and behind will only waste time. Life is only a few decades long, so just do whatever you want.

Under the stage, the female stars who passed by couldn't help but follow the rhythm - the man on the stage who was freely using himself as an example exuded a radiance that was hard for them to resist.

As the rhythm slowed down in the middle, it was like the calm before the storm. Zhou Yi, who had joined the party, stood alone in the center of the stage. He clamped the microphone on the tripod and opened his arms to greet the fans.

"The war is won Before it's begun"

"Release the doves Surrender love (Release peace, surrender love) ~"

The image of flying peace doves appeared on the big screen at the right time, and the delicate chanting was full of holiness at the moment when it was covered by the white beams of light.

The fans who were infected also opened their mouths and followed the tall man on the stage to state this ironclad fact:

"The war is won Before it's begun"

"Release the doves Surrender love (Release peace, surrender love) ~"

The moment the phoenix struggled to be reborn from the fire, the outcome of the parade was decided.

This fierce battle between Zhou Yi and the American media and White House public opinion ultimately ended with his victory - he interpreted with his actual actions what it means to release peace and what great love means.

"I may never have anything to do with anyone in that land called Iraq, but I am willing to bet everything on an illusory and fruitless humanity..."

The sentimental fans under the stage began to secretly wipe away tears as the subtitles and photos scrolled on the big screen——

Some people saw the official Warner camera coming and subconsciously wanted to wipe away their tears, but the more they wiped away, the more tears they shed...

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

While Zhou Yi was still repeating "Let peace fly, give up love" in the interlude, fans had already started to spontaneously change the harmony for him -

The voices of twenty thousand people gathered together, and the sound pressure intensity also rose wave by wave along with the rise of the melody line. Zhou Yi suddenly raised the pitch of the last paragraph!

"heyyyyyyyyyy!!!"

An extremely long shout is earth-shattering, trying to compete with the heavens!

“Hey young blood!

“Doesn’t it feelLike our time is running out?!
"I'm gonna change you like a remix!!

"Then I'll raise you like a phoenix (Then you will rise like a phoenix)!!!"

The broken guitar symbolizes the broken shackles, and 20,000 glow sticks form a dazzling human chain torch;

Under the heavy metal sound, the man who was initially labeled as a madman, a monster, and a trouble maker cleared all obstacles with his singing.

Flame special effects burst from both sides of the stage, and the drums roared like heartbeats!
The phoenix has been reborn from the ashes!
(End of this chapter)