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

Chapter 888 A Powerful Start, Debut at the Peak
"My heart is pounding, my soul is about to leave my body, this feeling is wonderful."

"Oh, you're smiling at me, and the temperature is rising, what am I going to do—"

With a "click," as the pause button was pressed, Meng Haofeng, wearing headphones, subconsciously picked up the lyric booklet that came with the CD and couldn't help but take another look at the lyricist, whose name was clearly written in two large characters—Zhou Yi.

"Holy crap, were these lyrics really written using the Book of Changes?!"

This art style is off, isn't it?
When did Zhou Yi ever write lyrics with such a girlish feel? Or create such a girlish song?

Prior to this, he personally believed that Zhou Yi's sweetest love songs were "Little Dimples" and "Today You're Marrying Me," but he never expected that these two sweet love songs would not be Zhou Yi's limit—

He even found it hard to imagine Zhou Yi, a man who was 1.83 meters tall, singing this song in a strained voice while recording a demo in the recording studio...

That's awesome!
"Baby, who are you? Why have I become a coward?"

"I like you so much, but you say it's been so long, even though we just met for the first time!"

On the CD, the girl singing this melody has a bright and cheerful voice, full of energy. The seamless flow of emotion is so natural that even he could easily hum along to the lyrics.

"Her eyelashes are curved, her eyes blink, but the words she wants to say always seem to change their meaning~"
Your smile, like a crescent moon, creates such a romantic atmosphere; I need your company~

sweet!
It is too sweet!
It was so sweet that he couldn't help but chuckle!

The lyrics brimming with pink bubbles, the bright and smooth melody, the sweet yet endlessly captivating voice—it's simply too elegant!
To be fair, this singer named Jing Tian doesn't have much of a memorable voice; it's the kind of voice that you listen to once and then forget, and you wouldn't usually search for it or try to remember it.

However, the posters and photo albums that came with the CDs and DVDs made Jing Tian, ​​who was in the prime of her youth at 17, look like a Disney princess who had escaped from the world—

These photos always make Meng Haofeng glance at them a few more times while listening to songs.

It's great! I love watching it!

Warner, give us more!
Selling photo albums used to be a fine tradition of yours, I didn't expect you to bring it back now, good, good!

After listening to the first song, "Curved Eyelashes," Meng Haofeng had already flipped through all the photo albums that came with the DVD.

"An EP for 35 yuan, and it even comes with a DVD and a photobook... Is this Zhou Yi's personal disciple? Six songs with music videos and they're selling it for such a low price? Is Warner Music going to lose money promoting a new artist?"

A single cassette tape is as cheap as 8 yuan, and a single CD with a bunch of freebies is only 15 yuan. QQ Music's online digital music is priced at 1 yuan per song, and buying six songs together is the same price as the cassette tape, which is 8 yuan.

The most expensive option, priced at 35 yuan, is the most luxurious and also seems the best deal, since it includes a free photo shoot.

This price is undoubtedly the cheapest among Warner artists.

"I never expected that Zhou Yi could write a song like this, it's hilarious." If the composer and lyricist were different, Meng Haofeng felt he probably wouldn't be so surprised.

A notorious scumbag with countless scandals has suddenly transformed into an adorable young woman – the contrast is just too striking.

With a sigh, Meng Haofeng ended the pause and listened to the second song in progress—

"Love Ya Love Ya".

A song title he doesn't know why it's called that; perhaps it's a very abstract conceptual name?

To ensure a good first experience, Meng Haofeng, who hadn't flipped to the song in the lyric book beforehand, secretly speculated.

Keep love by your side, and there's a blue sky outside the window.

"Remember to wear an extra layer the moment the leaves fall!"

The lyrics of this song are not as sweet as the previous one, "Curved Eyelashes." Meng Haofeng, who followed the song, easily understood its meaning—a story of a girl who is deeply in love with a boy and waits for him to reciprocate her love.

"If you love me, give me an answer! My love for you knows no time difference~~~"
"Waiting is the price I pay for you, oh~~~"

From the gradual progression from the verses to the chorus in the arrangement, Meng Haofeng could even detect a rock flavor—which just suited his taste.

As we all know, although Zhou Yi debuted and became famous by singing hip-hop and then reached the top by singing pop, his true love is rock and roll, even though he has always denied it, even after he released his second English album.

Now, even songs about girls having a crush on boys can be subtly given a rock flavor, and Zhou Yi still says you don't like rock?!

From the perspective of arrangement and melody, he would definitely choose "Love Ya Love Ya" from the first two songs.

But if it's based on personal preference, he would still choose "Eyelashes Curved," for no other reason than that it's sung too sweetly.

He's no longer a college student. Young people like him, who are busy working every day, like to listen to sweet and uplifting things. The simpler and more mindless the better, because he just wants to relax his brain.

The third poem written by Zhou Yi is titled "Cherry Blossom Grass".

Having just endured the emotional onslaught of a rock-and-roll crush, Meng Haofeng sat bolt upright the next second. A simple, heartwarming melody streamed into his mind through his headphones—"The evening breeze rustles through the bamboo grove, the moonlight stretches the shadows~"
"Fireflies, twinkling, coins fluttering all over the mountain~"

If the first song, "Curved Eyelashes," tells a story of pure sweetness and is the most direct confession of a girl's heart, then the second song, "Love You Love You," represents unrequited love and the psychological activity of a girl who is in love but dares not speak out.
So the third song, "Cherry Blossom Grass," evokes the romance and tenderness unique to a young girl at that age.

The simplest melody and the most basic arrangement of the three songs, combined with the lyrics, create an extremely healing story—pure and beautiful.

Cherry blossoms in the hands of lovers, smiles as they stroll through the spring colors~
"Planted, one by one, the vibrant bloom of youth~"
"Cherry blossoms in my lover's arms, I can hear my heart beating in his chest~"
"Secretly, I'm thinking of you; those are the marks of our love."

This is the unique flavor of youth, and only a girl of this age can sing out the delicate emotions contained in the lyrics—convincing and captivating.

If the first two songs were merely catchy and thought Meng Haofeng could become popular, then this song brought him memories, stories, and his carefree youthful love.

Two years after graduating from university, he has been working hard in society and hasn't dated anyone since his breakup during graduation season. He's been too busy making money and too preoccupied with the glitz and glamour of dinner parties...

This song, ironically, brought back memories of his unforgettable campus romance.

"It's hard to imagine that these three songs, all from a girl's perspective, were written by Zhou Yi, that super scumbag. I have to admit, for a moment I almost thought I was seeing things. Although I don't know what the relationship is between Jing Tian and the Dharma King, I can only say thank you for letting me see the girlish side of Zhou Yi..."

After listening to the first three songs about the I Ching, Meng Haofeng wrote down his immediate thoughts in the posting section to prevent himself from forgetting them before starting to listen to the remaining three songs.

Judging from the accompanying materials, they were all produced by Zhang Yadong.

They are titled "Who Are You", "A Chance Encounter with Hans Christian Andersen", and "I Don't Understand Love".

The lyrics for all three songs were written by a person named Ji Chuchen. As for the music, apart from "Don't Understand Love" which was written by Japanese musician Natsumi Hirai, the other two songs were composed by Zhang Yadong.

Ok……

"What kind of crap are they singing???"

After listening to the first three songs and continuing to listen, Meng Haofeng felt as if he were listening to songs from two different eras.

Somewhat skeptical, he flipped through the lyric book again, confirmed it was Zhang Yadong, shook his head, and forced himself to forget Zhou Yi's previous song before listening to it again—

"Damn! Is Zhang Yadong slacking off?! This song's quality is completely unlike what he should be producing! How can this be approved?"

Meng Haofeng was numb after trying several times.

It's a shame that he used to praise Zhang Yadong so highly, considering him the number one music producer in mainland China before Zhou Yi's meteoric rise. Yet, in the same EP, he was completely outclassed by Zhou Yi.
Are there really that big differences between you two?

That shouldn't be the case, considering you created such rave reviews for Faye Wong...

Surely it's not like they're treating people differently based on who they're dealing with?
Ren Jingtian, judging from the artist's introduction on the CD, is only a 17-year-old. To judge a child based on their age is incredibly tasteless...

Filled with dissatisfaction with the polarization, Meng Haofeng wrote down his complete feelings and posted them on Tianya Music Forum, Zhouyi Bar, Fawang Bar, and Yidi Bar.

After the message was sent successfully, both Tianya and Tieba were buzzing with activity, and Meng Haofeng's post was quickly upvoted by active netizens.

"I agree with the original poster. Zhou Yi really gave me a huge surprise this time. I can't believe that he wrote the style of these three songs."

"This is a song written entirely from a girl's perspective. How did Zhou Yi manage to do that? It's unbelievable."

"That's why he's called a super scumbag. The ones who understand women's minds best are often scumbags. It's all thanks to his experience."

"Holy crap! That makes sense!"

"Does anyone know who this Jing Tian is? I looked her up, and she was the female lead in Zhou Yi's music video last year, but no one paid any attention to that song. As a result, Zhou Yi, who usually doesn't write songs for others, wrote three songs for her all at once. Even his former go-to music video director, Ning Hao, was asked to direct her music video. It's outrageous."

"Zhang Yadong is trash, fuck him. What kind of trash songs does he write? He gets completely crushed by Zhou Yi. The contrast is too obvious in the same EP. I used to keep praising him to my friends."

"Me too. Zhang Yadong's EP is so obviously a waste of time. I was stunned. I can't believe he could write songs like this."

"A piece of trash whose professional ethics are not even a hair's breadth below that of the I Ching!"

"They took money and wrote this kind of song? That's outrageous! Zhou Yi is so much more conscientious in comparison..."

Some things are only truly appreciated when compared to others.

With three songs written in the Book of Changes laid out before us, it's tantamount to public execution for Zhang Yadong.

And Jing Tian's name was thrust into the media spotlight for the first time with this album, which marked another peak debut for a Warner Music artist!

(End of this chapter)