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Chapter 877 Zhouyi - Beach Gate

Summer, the beach, watermelon, and smoothies.

Zhou Yi, reclining on a sunshade bench, wore an open shirt with all the buttons undone, partially concealing his well-proportioned chest and abdominal muscles; with his right leg bent, the hem of his loose beach shorts swayed in the sea breeze.

Behind the sunglasses, the waves surged as far as the eye could see, and a few surfers cheered as they rode their boards.
The people here are diverse, including millionaires, second-generation rich kids, third-generation rich kids, celebrity offspring, superstars, models, and so on, and everyone's face is filled with a happy smile.

"Zhou Yijun? Excuse me, are you Zhou Yijun?"

"Oh Spike! I'm your biggest fan!"

"Can I take a picture with you, Zhou Yi-san?"

"..."

One wave subsides, another rises—

Having been recognized and asked for photos and autographs countless times, Zhou Yi naturally placed his hands on the shoulders and waist of a female fan in a bikini, and flashed a healthy and radiant smile at the camera.

Some female fans even went so far as to approach him and hug his arm, squeezing him.

"Are you vacationing here alone, Zhou Yijun?"

"I--"

"It's obvious that he's not alone."

Masami Nagasawa, wearing a blue and white striped bikini, appeared out of nowhere, and her soft words instantly defeated the female fans whose eyes were sparkling.

"Your lemonade, no sugar."

"Thank you."

With a smile, Zhou Yi took a sip through the straw, then picked up a pen and left a mark on their shoulder straps. Only then did the defeated female fans reluctantly move their legs away.

“How many waves has this been?”

"I haven't calculated it, maybe seven? Or nine?"

Zhou Yi, comfortably reclining on the lounge chair, couldn't resist adding a compliment: "But none of them can compare to you."

Even though she knew it was just a habitual compliment, Masami Nagasawa couldn't help but feel happy—after all, everyone likes to hear compliments.

"Even when Takuya Kimura and his wife came here for vacation and surfing, it wasn't this lively."

As she spoke, Masami Nagasawa reached out to take off the man's floral shirt—the lingering sensation of the ice cup in her palms made Zhou Yi involuntarily shudder the moment it touched his skin: "Ouch, what are you doing?"

"Of course you have to take off your clothes to apply sunscreen, otherwise are you planning to put it all over your clothes?"

Masami Nagasawa, kneeling beside the bench preparing for her task, asked curiously, "Are you planning to follow in the footsteps of people like Takuya Kimura and not wear sunscreen? If you do, UV rays will make your skin age very quickly."

This area is also a place where Takuya Kimura and his wife often come to vacation.

Unlike others, the Kimura couple didn't like applying sunscreen after marriage, because they thought it would pollute the ocean when they went into the sea.

It's hard to say whether this factor contributed to the dramatic decline in the Kimura couple's looks after marriage.

Of course, this is the official explanation.

Although Masami Nagasawa thinks this statement is quite absurd—as an actor, singer, or even someone like Zhou Yi who doesn't like makeup and prefers to attend award ceremonies without makeup, there are certain occasions where makeup is unavoidable.

Kimura and his wife are both extremely popular stars in Japan, so why don't they talk about environmental protection when filming various outdoor commercials...?

It's just a pointless act of taking off your pants to fart.

"Are you sure? What if it gets filmed and leaked? Won't it affect you?" Zhou Yi thought it made sense, so he stopped resisting and let the girl's slender fingers take off his shirt. Her soft fingertips even playfully circled his abs.

This place is far from 100% safe; aside from other issues, the Kimura couple have been photographed here countless times.

"So that you keep refusing interviews with outsiders."

Masami Nagasawa, who wanted to take off her beach shorts as well, patted his waist and gestured for him to lift his buttocks: "Your reputation in the Japanese entertainment industry is currently at its peak since your debut. Having a scandal with you would only benefit me and not harm me."

"You're now a legend known as the Phoenix. Didn't you notice that when Bunshun said you didn't respect them, your blog was flooded with Japanese fans apologizing?"

"You should be familiar with Toei, one of the three giants of the Japanese film and television industry. It is said that their upcoming Kamen Rider series anniversary drama, 'Kamen Rider Kabuto,' has the idea of ​​paying tribute to you."

"Toho is still studying whether it is possible to adapt your legendary experience into a movie."

"Even my most core, most die-hard fans, no matter how dissatisfied they are, have to grit their teeth and admit that you are the strongest person in the Japanese entertainment industry, far surpassing everyone else..."

A legend deserves everything.

This is a reward for the strongest.

Japan's social atmosphere and culture have instilled in them an almost bottomless adoration for legends at their peak; otherwise, the Japanese market wouldn't have been dominated by Madonna, Mariah Carey, and others back then.

The number of shows at Tokyo Dome is more than most Japanese superstars.

Zhou Yi's former Chinese identity may have caused him controversy, but after his miraculous "resurrection" after being shot, he was able to make his mark even in West Asia, demonstrating his considerable influence.

Hollywood wants to make a movie based on the legendary experiences of the I Ching, and even Bollywood is jumping on the bandwagon, wanting to buy the license.

In a kneeling position perfectly embodying the stereotypical image of a Japanese Nadeshiko, Masami Nagasawa, dressed in a blue and white striped bikini, chatted and laughed with Zhou Yi while her hands roamed over his body. Zhou Yi, completely unmoved, lazily enjoyed this unique Japanese service.

I could hear soft humming coming from my throat every now and then, it was so comfortable.

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

"Zhou Yi is surrounded by huge waves! Bikini-clad female fan appears wet in public!"

Zhou Yi's Shocking Beach Scandal! Allegedly Involved with Female Celebrity!

Moral decay or declining social values? The Book of Changes is so popular that people forget their homeland!

"Japan's No. 1 leggy actress Masami Nagasawa provides her services, but Zhou Yi lies there motionless, lacking any gentlemanly spirit!"

Oh no, Zhou Yi is surrounded by beautiful female fans!

"..."

"..."

As a superstar whose every move is watched by reporters, WarnerMedia doesn't care about other news anymore, unless it requires a forced alliance of capital behind the scenes to block it.

Who cares? The whole world knows what Zhou Yi's underwear looks like anyway.

Oh, now I really know.

Although they were beach shorts underneath swim trunks, considering that they were the last line of defense, there wouldn't be much of a problem calling them underwear.

This is a devastating scandal that would require public relations efforts for other male celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry. The impact of the beach scandal, starring Masami Nagasawa, on the domestic news industry, besides the usual criticism from labor insurance and public intellectuals, is that countless netizens who are so envious and jealous that they are grinding their teeth are frantically commenting on it.

"I envy neither mandarin ducks nor immortals, but I envy the I Ching every single day!"

"Damn it, I can't stand seeing this bastard living such a comfortable life! Where's the crazy gunman? Give this bastard another shot in the lower half!" "Japanese women really know how to serve people, look at this kneeling service posture, Zhou Yi is so comfortable that he can't even open his eyes."

"In China, you only have rumors, but abroad you just let loose and do whatever you want, right?"

"Although the national conditions are different, I still think that what Zhou Yi did went a bit too far and his values ​​are wrong."

"No, they're a perfect couple, and it's up to you, a monster, to object?"

"The public opinion environment surrounding Zhou Yi seems a bit too favorable. If any male celebrity in China were photographed like this, he would be attacked to death in no time!"

"Wasn't he criticized? Many intellectuals' blogs are saying that in the past, someone like Zhou Yi would have been dragged out and shot."

"He didn't cause any of this news in China. In China, it's all just baseless rumors, okay? At most, there are a few photos of him holding hands or going in and out of hotels together. All his outrageous news happens abroad, so how can China regulate it?"

"What do you mean by 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do'..."

"..."

When the photos, dubbed the "beach gate" scandal, were circulated back in China, Zhou Yi's enjoyment of the services provided by Masami Nagasawa instantly became the focus of a new round of entertainment news, and the controversy surrounding Zhou Yi reignited.

What's even more unsettling for many public intellectuals and laborers is that, upon closer examination of their data, over 70% of the most ardent supporters of the I Ching on this matter are actually women...

"What era are we living in? What's wrong with taking a vacation based on the I Ching? Who says you can't have someone help you apply sunscreen on your vacation?"

"At your age, you're full of vigor and vitality. If you're not out there learning and growing, are you going to stay at home like eunuchs?"

"Everyone talks about aligning with international standards, but are your brains still stuck in the Qing Dynasty?"

"Whatever, just don't ruin the I Ching. I still want to listen to music..."

"..."

Some quick-thinking casual viewers have already started memorizing the lyrics of the Book of Changes, planning to infiltrate the group as fellow cyber-resonance members of the group—they even need to focus on memorizing the lyrics of obscure songs, so that they can appear to have exceptional taste and speak with profound meaning.

In contrast to the fierce battles between fan groups and cyberwarfare in China, the Japanese entertainment industry is surprisingly peaceful—there are certainly dissenting voices, but they clearly can't cause any major waves.

Zhou Yi's number of rumored girlfriends has long been so large that his Japanese fan club is too lazy to count who is actually his sister-in-law. However, given his outstanding professional skills, Zhou Yi, who is naturally not going to cultivate a boyfriend idol persona, has gained unprecedented public support in Japan.

"Look! Taiko や大きな包み!"

"Nagazawa まさみはいいwife になる."

"Phoenix no spirit を食べてみたい!"

"Nagasawa まさみの爱は鲁见したか?"

"Sorrow, private Japanese male sitter, one body, sad, what are our Japanese male stars doing?"

"ここは人が多いから、Who can sell me a ticket to Zhou Yijun's concert when there are so many people here?"

Because it was rumored beforehand that Zhou Yi would be releasing a single for Masami Nagasawa, her career-oriented fans suppressed the unrest of her wife fans, whose cohesion was not yet fully formed, and decided to see how the single would perform.

Career comes first, after all, Masami Nagasawa has only just begun to have a major breakthrough, and her female fans haven't yet gained the upper hand.

Besides, Zhou Yi hasn't treated Masami Nagasawa badly; his concerts are currently the largest music show promotion platform in Japanese history.

"Extra Number!" The highest number of mobilizations in the company has reached 67,000 in the past! 》

When this information was revealed by the Yomiuri Shimbun, the eyes of the Japanese public, who were previously discussing the issue of the bulge in the I Ching and admiring Masami Nagasawa, suddenly widened in disbelief.

The official seating capacity of the Tokyo Dome is 55000, but it can be increased if the stage is renovated and planned.

Based on this, the highest attendance record for a concert currently held at Tokyo Dome is 65,000 people, set by Japanese folk singer Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi in 1992.

Based on this, Zhou Yi managed to squeeze out another two thousand people at the limit, shattering his record.

Even so, a large number of fans wrote to Warner Music to complain that they couldn't get tickets and demanded that Warner Music add more shows.

"67,000 people are the limit of the venue in Tokyo, and the limit of the Zhouyi Conference is the limit!"

"That's right, 67,000 people is the limit for Tokyo Dome, not Zhou Yi-sama's limit!"

Why are there so many people buying tickets?

"Don't let Zhou Yi-sama down, you bastard!"

"We need to show Zhou Yi-sama our passion and sincerity! Warner, add more shows! Don't just do two shows at Tokyo Dome, consider the other four domes too!"

On the secondary market, tickets for the furthest stands at Zhouyi have been sold for around 1200 RMB each, while VIP tickets for the front row are as high as 3 RMB!

Even Qian Jiang, a seasoned veteran, was taken aback by the terrifying music consumption power of the Japanese market: "No wonder so many European and American superstars like to go to Japan; they're really throwing money away here."

However, Qian Jiang quickly fell into a fantasy: "If you held a lot of handshake events in Japan, how much could you make?"

Zhou Yi: "...I'm not that poor yet, I'm not bankrupt."

Handshake events are one of the fastest ways to make money in the Japanese entertainment industry.

The Taiwanese music scene's penchant for holding handshake events to boost album sales is also influenced by a tradition inherited from Japan in the past.

In an era of declining physical stores, the "time management master" held so many handshake events in the Taiwanese music scene that he managed to snatch the title of the province's top-selling artist from Jay Chou, Wang Lihong, and others.

For top foreign superstars, since they don't come to Japan often, as long as they are popular enough, they can basically make a fortune just by holding a handshake event in Japan.

A prime example is that in 2006, at the end of that year, Michael Jackson, facing a financial crisis, came to Japan and made a quick buck—

A Christmas party where Michael Jackson himself doesn't sing at all, and where there's supposedly an opportunity to have dinner together, costs 20 yen (about 13714 yuan) for admission. And that's only for shaking hands, not taking photos. You can only get an autographed photo and a souvenir.

Want to take a photo together? Sure, but it'll cost you extra. Not much, just 40 yen.

For 400,000 yen, which is about 27,000 yuan, a front-row seat is offered in exchange for the opportunity to take a group photo.

Want to have dinner with Jackson at the handshake event? Or take a solo photo? That'll cost you extra.

Despite being the King of Pop, Michael Jackson was ruthless when it came to exploiting his fans.

Compared to him, Zhou Yi, who never holds handshake events, felt that he was quite conscientious.

As for scalped tickets on the secondary market...

What does it have to do with me, a singer, if the company and the organizer are acting as scalpers?

I'm not taking money from scalpers!
Do you understand what "pure and immaculate" means?
On October 24, 2005, the area outside the venue, where ticket checking officially began at 4:30 PM, was packed with people.

At a glance, countless hands were holding up their own homemade, cringeworthy support items, making it so crowded that it was impossible to move an inch!

A grand chorus of songs based on the I Ching floated through the skies above the entire city of Tokyo!

"This is insane! This is absolutely insane!"

Reporters at the scene, including those from NHK, were stunned by the boundless enthusiasm of the fans: "You can see that even before the concert started, Zhou Yijun's fans had already begun a spontaneous sing-along outside the venue..."

(End of this chapter)