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

Chapter 986 I Want to Have Your Child

In fact, Li Jiaxing didn't know what tokusatsu dramas were. He only knew that they were supposedly brought over from Japan, and that the production team had even invited people from relevant Japanese companies to provide guidance.

Upon returning to investigate, the initial enthusiasm at the top cooled considerably.

Oh, so it's the Ultraman Tiga type.

After studying the relevant history more carefully, it turns out that this kind of tokusatsu drama is actually a series?
From the first Ultraman in 1966 to the present, nearly half a century has been enough to demonstrate the enduring popularity of this type of series. Does that mean that I, Li Jiaxing, can also become the elder brother of this type of series in China?
He also made some inquiries, both overt and covert, and if the response was good, there really might be a sequel. Even the director told him to go home and watch similar tokusatsu dramas in Japan to find inspiration.

After all, although he was chosen as the lead actor, Li Jiaxing had never been interested in tokusatsu dramas before, and had never even heard of them. His impression of Ultraman was limited to children's cartoons and toys, and only limited to Ultraman Tiga.

Gone.

There's no way around it, Ultraman Tiga is indeed very popular in China. When he went home to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year, he saw children watching him on TV, and when they saw the episode featuring Kiria, they would shine a flashlight on it.

Therefore, he decided to buy some Ultraman DVDs from Tsuburaya Productions to watch at home and figure out how to act them out.

You should love what you do.

"Boss, do you sell Ultraman DVDs?"

"Yes, brother, yes, they're all in the third row on your left."

Behind the counter of the audio-visual store, the lean owner, who was doing the accounts, raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Jiaxing, who had a student-like appearance. He understood immediately: "The store is having a promotion now, buy three get one free to clear out the stock for the New Year. Do you want to buy more to show to the children who come to visit relatives during the New Year?"

Ultraman Five Stars, Ultraman Hundred Beasts, Ultraman Kuga, Ultraman Ace—

Ok?
Why does this Ultraman Ace look so strange?
Although it might be a bit disrespectful to the elderly to say this, when Li Jiaxing saw Eddie on the DVD cover, he couldn't help but think of Pan Changjiang, a sketch actor he had seen on the Spring Festival Gala since he was a child.

How strange, let me take another look—

It really seems.

Li Jiaxing, who knew nothing about the Ultraman industry, simply bought the DVDs of the first three Ultraman series: "Buy three get one free, boss?"

"Correct."

"Row."

If you asked him to buy it with his own money, he definitely wouldn't buy the Eddie figure with that design. But if it's a gift, that's a different story.

"Huh? What's this? Zhou Yi's new album?"

While settling the bill, Li Jiaxing caught a glimpse of a Zhouyi album cover he had never seen before on the table. He was taken aback and immediately asked, "When did he release a new album? Isn't he still filming a music video?"

He's still a music video actor.

"Oh, this one, Warner's new greatest hits compilation, 'Warner Love Stories IV,' which we all call 'Warner Love Stories 4.' You know, Warner, a big international company, even when they use numbers for names, they like to use those fancy foreign numbers."

Upon hearing Li Jiaxing ask about this, the shop owner immediately perked up and launched into a long explanation of the Warner Love Story trilogy: "How about it? Want one? Buy now and get a free copy of Sun Yanzi's latest English EP."

Seeing that the customer was still there, the boss perked up immediately: "Buy one get one free and I only make a small profit on the cost of the goods. How about that? It's definitely worth it, especially Sun Yanzi's EP. It's selling like hotcakes overseas. I heard that it has sold more than 340 million copies."

"Stefanie Song" is undoubtedly Sun Yanzi's best-selling album since her debut. With over 340 million official copies sold worldwide in just over a month since its release, Warner Music is more than happy to celebrate.

This is also the best proof that the "producer discrimination theory" left by the Book of Changes has deeply penetrated the global music scene.

Countless musicians aspired to join Warner Music, and Edgar Allan Powell was so busy he practically wanted to erect a sign at Warner's gates declaring that ordinary musicians should stay away.

"At this rate, it's a certainty that Sun Yanzi will surpass Elva Hsiao's English EP, which sold 439 million copies worldwide. She will definitely become the Chinese female singer with the highest single album sales in the world by the end of the year at the latest."

Hong Kong, Yinghuang, Huo Wenxi's office.

After presenting the sales figures for "Stefanie Song," this veteran of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, one of Yinghuang's most prominent figures, sighed: "So, if you want to maintain your position, consulting Zhou Yi is the most reliable option."

In the past two days, besides the launch of the fantasy blockbuster "Painted Skin," another major news story in the mainland entertainment industry, though unconfirmed, has inexplicably sparked a media frenzy—

That is, Yinghuang is willing to sign Zhao Wei, whose contract with CAA agency in the United States is about to expire, for a huge sum of money, giving her the treatment of a top star, and investing more than 1 million yuan to make this former Little Swallow stand out among mainland actresses.

At first, no one took it seriously, thinking it was just a rumor released by Zhao Wei's team to increase their bargaining power for contract renewal.

However, when CEO Yang Shoucheng gave an ambiguous interview to the media and lavishly praised Zhao Wei, the whole situation took a turn for the worse.

As the manager of Rong Zuer, the current top female singer at Yinghuang Entertainment, Huo Wenxi sensed something was wrong and a crisis almost immediately.

Given Zhao Wei's current status, it would be impossible for her to get along harmoniously with Rong Zu'er if she joined Yinghuang, since the company's resources and funds are limited. Furthermore, it's impossible for her to replace Zhao Wei's sister-in-law as Zhao Wei's agent.

“I’ve asked around, and this is part of the mainland strategy. I think you should be aware of the boss’s plans in the mainland. Filming is too slow and has a lot of uncertainty. If you want to reaffirm your leading lady status, asking Zhou Yi to write a song is the fastest way.”

Any product from Zhouyi is guaranteed to be of high quality.

She's already managed to promote Hsiao Ya-hsuan and Sun Yan-tzu in Europe and America, so writing a song and promoting another member of the Rong group in China would be more than enough for her.

As for whether doing this would upset Zhao Wei—

That's none of her business.

You, Zhao Wei, aren't even part of Yinghuang's team yet.

Besides, if she doesn't even make a statement when her position is about to be taken away, what will people in the industry think of her in the future?

Rong Zuer is currently the top female star at Yinghuang.

"Won't the boss have any objections?" Rong Zu'er frowned, looking very puzzled.

"I asked him, and he's not absolutely determined to sign Zhao Wei. It mainly depends on her performance, you know what I mean?" Huo Wenxi made the competition clear, breaking it down for her.

Yinghuang has made many big moves this year, the most recent being the joint venture that has already been agreed upon.

China Film Group and Beijing Television have reached an agreement to jointly establish the Beijing China Film Emperor Entertainment Agency in Beijing on March 15th, after the Lunar New Year. Among the current top-tier artists in mainland China, Sun Honglei and Zhao Wei are the first to be targeted by Yinghuang.

The current state of the mainland Chinese entertainment industry is a complete mess.

Since the beginning of 2007, Huayi Brothers, a company under Wang Zhonglei, and Orange Sky Entertainment, led by Wang Jinhua, have been engaged in a fierce battle for top-tier artists, turning the entire Shanxi-Northwest region into chaos.

At this critical juncture, Yinghuang's strong entry into the mainland market, along with its joint venture with China Film Group and Beijing Television, speaks volumes.

Nicholas Tse doesn't need to worry about Sun Honglei affecting his position as the top male star, because his popularity and status are still very stable. After his rebirth, he married Zhang Baizhi in the second half of last year, and even had a son in the second half of this year. His status as a good husband has also helped his popularity and status reach new heights.

It's worth noting that Nicholas Tse was once a notoriously rebellious young man, and was even considered one of the two most outstanding figures in the Chinese music scene alongside the current Emperor Zhou Yi. Now, however, he has put away his sharp edges, settled down, and started a family.

Although many feng shui masters in Hong Kong said that Cecilia Cheung was destined to be incompatible with Nicholas Tse and that the latter should never marry her, Nicholas Tse still chose her.

The proverb "a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold" is a saying that resonates with the whole world.

Sun Honglei is clearly no match for Yinghuang's top player status.

Zhao Wei is different.

07年1月初与著名乒乓球运动员、世界冠军、奥运冠军、国际乒联名人堂成员王厉勤携手步入咖啡店的照片被曝光，恋情引起极大反响。迭加男友为国争光运动员身份带来的民族荣誉感，赵微这可不是简单的1+1等于2。

When the head of the Lianyinghuang Group was interviewed and asked who was the real number one sister between Zhao Weizhen and Rong Zuer, he looked embarrassed and picked up a glass of water.

Therefore, Huo Wenxi and Rong Zuer felt a sense of crisis instantly.

"Back then, we kept saying we'd invite someone to write a song, but we never did. Now we have to use this opportunity we've been saving."

When it's time to act, you have to act.

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"No problem, I'll have Lao Qian send the demo to your management team after it's finished."

On January 11th, Zhou Yi, who unexpectedly received a call from Rong Zu'er, readily agreed without hesitation, which stirred a touch of emotion in Rong Zu'er's heart, who had already prepared a whole speech.

In the end, it's still the Book of Changes; true righteousness is indeed evident.

If Zhou Yi gave her a hint, she would be willing to play a game with him—this was the emperor, and just thinking about it made her feel great.

Unfortunately, after all these years, it seems Zhou Yi really hasn't taken a liking to her.

"Someone directly asked you to write songs?"

Seeing that the man had hung up the phone, Cheng Hao, who was lying on the bed, spoke again, curiously raising her eyes to look at him.

These days, there aren't many people who would directly call Zhou Yi's personal mobile phone to request a song.

"Hmm, Rong Zu'er. I thought she forgot or was too afraid to invite her before, but now she must have been pushed to the limit by Zhao Wei." Zhou Yi's voice was rather muffled as he covered his face with face wash.

This was not unfamiliar to him.

The news that Zhao Wei signed a contract with Yinghuang for 100 million yuan was quite impressive, although the contract was not ultimately signed.

The reason why Rong Zuer specifically asked Jay Chou to write a song, and even specified Fang Wenshan as the lyricist instead of someone like Huang Junlang, was because she was pushed to the limit by Zhao Wei.

Since she couldn't outact Zhao Wei, she could only start with singing.

After the song "Little" suddenly became a hit, Yang Shoucheng himself did not stop the massive promotion of Yinghuang's top female singer. As a result, Zhao Wei's attempt to switch to Yinghuang fell through, and she renewed her contract with CAA in the United States—because she believed that she would not receive the promises she deserved if she went to Yinghuang.

Oh, now it's turned into asking him to sing a song—

Just throw "Little" back to Rongzu'er.

"So you won't be held a grudge by Zhao Wei, will you? I saw Yinghuang offering 100 million yuan to train you—ah, don't bite, be gentle." Cheng Hao playfully slapped the man's head.

If he agrees to sing at this critical juncture, he might be interpreted as siding with Rongzu in the future competition for the title of Yinghuang's top female singer.

Does it matter?

With a mischievous grin, Zhou Yi playfully kneaded the dough: "I don't care about these things, love or hate."

Although it sounds absurd that he, a Warner Music employee, could decide who would be the top female singer at Yinghuang, his influence is undeniable.

"Then what do you care about? Are you falling behind the people who were once considered your equals in having a son?" Cheng Hao winked mischievously, her words full of teasing.

Nicholas Tse is only one year older than Zhou Yi, and their age was one of the major factors that led to their public announcement.

Although they can't win in their careers now, Nicholas Tse's fans have found a new way to win this year—

With Zhou Yi being so carefree, he definitely can't compare to Xie Tingfeng when it comes to having children!
Because Nicholas Tse's eldest son was born this year, Zhou Yi, you still don't have any descendants!
What's the point of making so much money if you have no descendants or successors?

They just forced their way in and won.

It emphasizes living for the moment, without considering how Zhou Yi will handle things later when he has children.

There's no way around it; the idols have been suppressed by Zhou Yi in every way for too long, and they've been repressed for far too long.

They really wanted to win.

"Then what do you think we should do about this?" Zhou Yi followed her words, his hand sliding down her neck.

"Don't wear it anymore."

Cheng Hao held him tighter and whispered, "I want to have your child."

(End of this chapter)