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

Chapter 994 The Inflated King and Queen
Zhou Yi had this impression because Lu Hu had revealed the songwriting contracts of Tianyu Media at that time when he appeared on a show after his comeback.

After writing two songs that could be considered moderately popular, Wei Chen's "The Madhouse" and Zhang Jie's "Watching the Moon Rise," Lu Hu's personal income was still pitifully small. Moreover, he not only had no income from songwriting copyrights, but also no income from performing the songs.

If he wanted to take on commercial performances and earn money by singing, he had to pay Tianyu Entertainment out of his own pocket to sing, which meant that he was working for Tianyu Entertainment for free during that period.

At that time, Lu Hu had already gained some fame through "Super Boy," and Tianyu Entertainment was offering him these kinds of unpaid contracts. As a newcomer with only one minor hit song, "Notes," as her representative work, Tang Tian's contract terms were predictably meager.

That's why he asked Qianjiang to discuss this as an addendum.

After all, the only thing that requires a lot of effort when signing a newcomer like this is Tianyu's terrible legal contract, especially when there are other companies that want to poach them. Tianyu would really dare to take them without making some kind of deal.

A very simple example—

Chen Chusheng had contacted Huayi Music, his next company, in advance because he wanted to leave Tianyu Media. After that, he chose to terminate his contract and went through a series of lawsuits. Tianyu Media was so angry that they demanded a breach of contract penalty of 650 million yuan, while Chen Chusheng countersued for 700 million yuan in compensation.

Yes, Chen Chusheng only caused such a big contract termination controversy because he wanted to go to Huayi, and it wasn't as high-class as the marketing accounts made it out to be.

Chen Chusheng was not blacklisted by Hunan TV; they continued to collaborate. He simply had a falling out with EE-Media.

In the end, his contract termination lawsuit was reduced from 650 million to 50. In the end, Huayi Music paid the 50 for him, and he finally signed with Huayi Music and became their top artist. They even gave him the opportunity to sing the theme song for the movie "The Message".

The phenomenal success of the movie "The Message" is undeniable, so it's no wonder that his songs couldn't become hits, and it's no wonder that Huayi Brothers didn't renew his contract a few years later.

To put it bluntly, Chen Chusheng's inability to succeed during that period was essentially due to a lack of creative ability.

With established record artists like Jay Chou, Wang Yibo, and Lin Chien-ling still making their mark, and online singers like the three giants of QQ Music rapidly rising to prominence, he simply couldn't break through without the ability to consistently create hit songs.

I'll only ever eat one song in my whole life: "Has Anyone Ever Told You".

Fortunately, he wrote this song that was so popular that it was heard everywhere. In the era of short videos when the music scene was declining, he used this old song as a basis for a wave of nostalgia and became popular again.

While it's true that none of the 0713 generation had consistently strong creative abilities, the few who became famous for their songwriting mostly relied on one or two hit songs to sustain their careers. This is actually the norm for songwriters in the music industry: one or two hit songs, and the rest of their work is just filler, relying on their fame to make a living.

If you can consistently maintain the ability to output damage with Fire Song, then you are truly a top-tier player.

For Zhou Yi, being able to sign a new talent without any disputes by attending the finals is a very worthwhile deal.

Of course, he also added a caveat: "If the other party keeps nagging and trying to argue, just refuse them directly. There's no need for a newcomer to put in too much effort."

To put it bluntly, Tang Tian can be considered a convenient side effect.

It's absolutely impossible for Tianyu Media to use it as a bargaining chip; he had already planned Warner's future trump card long ago. If he really needed to put in the effort to poach talent, why didn't he try to poach Zhang Chao, the man behind Phoenix Legend, from Peacock Records?

This guy is a true hit-making machine.

After giving his instructions, Zhou Yi hung up the phone and prepared to go pick up Xiao Yaxuan.

Although she didn't need to participate in CCTV's first rehearsal, she still arrived very early.

Of course, everyone within EMI knew perfectly well who it was for, and no one would try to stop it.

Thanks to the influence of the I Ching, Xiao Yaxuan did not suffer a broken leg crisis when releasing her album last year. She was still lively and energetic, and her ligaments were not torn. The album's success naturally helped her solidify her status as a diva.

The only person who was unhappy was probably Yao Qian.

He has always disagreed with Hsiao Ya-hsuan making dance music her main focus. It's fine to put one or two songs on an album to keep up with the trend, but it would be a waste of Hsiao Ya-hsuan's vocal talent not to pursue an urban and artistic style.

Besides, no matter how well you dance, how many years can you dance?
Urban arts and culture is the comfort zone that can sustain you for a lifetime; not wasting your vocal talent is the key.

When Hsiao Ya-Hsuan got control of the album but hadn't yet invited Zhou Yi, he was prepared to lose money on each album. However, to his surprise, the album "Love Is Here," which included dance tracks like "Confession," became a hit.

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"Now I'm starting to wonder if he really dislikes dance music and is particularly against me making two albums in a row."

Three hours later, Zhou Yi received a call from Xiao Yaxuan, and he could say he had listened to her complaints the whole way.

Is it possible that your vocal talent surpasses your dance talent?

While driving, Zhou Yi whistled, "If you had even a little more talent for dancing, Yao Qian would have already turned you into the next Li Wen."

After all, he was the man who single-handedly created Li Wen. To say that Yao Qian dislikes or doesn't understand dance music planning is definitely nonsense.

The talent of a top-tier mezzo-soprano is something not every female singer possesses. Many vocal riffraff cannot surpass Hsiao Ya-hsuan in this vocal range. The popularity of Hsiao Ya-hsuan when she first started out demonstrates how accurate Yao Qian's vision and planning were.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yaxuan may have really entered her rebellious phase, a belated one.

Originally intended as dance music to enrich the album's elements, she turned it into her main focus, infuriating Yao Qian—and to make matters worse, there was Zhou Yi next to her who didn't object and stubbornly supported her despite the facts.

Yao Qian absolutely did not believe that Zhou Yi could not see which field Xiao Yaxuan was more talented in.

"Coco is my idol, okay?" Because of Yao Qian, she had known Li Wen for a long time and they had a good relationship.

Li Wen gave her a lot of private coaching, especially when it came to dancing.

“I thought you were going to say Janet Jackson or Madonna.”

"Generally, the mystery is dispelled after contact."

Sitting lazily in the passenger seat, Xiao Yaxuan made no attempt to hide the fact that she had gotten to know a lot more Western celebrities during her time in Europe and America. Finally, as if she had just remembered something, she asked, "By the way, aren't you a little familiar with the 'Super Boy' program team?"

"What? You're going to be a judge?" Zhou Yi asked in surprise.

In his memory, Xiao Yaxuan had no connection with "Super Boy" (Happy Boys).

Of course, it's also possible that she broke her leg during that period, and the injury kept recurring because she was using crutches to promote the album.

Hell is a joke.

"No, that's not it. But my agent has indeed received invitations from several talent shows in mainland China. I haven't decided yet whether I want to be a judge."

Xiao Yaxuan shook her head: "Mainly because Sister Qing asked me to help her inquire about this program before I came. A male artist she used to sign called her to ask about participating in the program..."

Huang Weijing is currently the Vice President of EMI China, ranking only below a few high-level executives such as Yao Qian, President of EMI China, and Zheng Donghan, President of EMI Asia Pacific. Hu Yanbing, whom Zhou Jianhui poached years ago, was recruited from under her, for which Huang Weijing has privately cursed her quite a bit.

"Signed before? Who was it that still gets this vice president so interested?"

"You don't know her, she's an unknown singer. To be honest, I don't know her either. If Sister Qing hadn't known I was coming to the capital to visit you, she probably wouldn't have asked me to find out about this."

Xiao Yaxuan recalled the name her company's vice president had mentioned: "I think it was something like Chen Chusheng..."

I said—

Zhou Yi smiled upon hearing the name.

In fact, when he first heard the name Huang Weiqing, he thought of Chen Chusheng.

Many people may think that Chen Chusheng was just a bar singer before participating in "Super Boy", but in fact, he won a singing competition in 03 and was personally signed by Huang Weiqing of EMI.

However, since he didn't achieve much in terms of writing or singing, and as Huang Weiqing's status rose, he ultimately chose to terminate his contract with Chen Chusheng in 05 and quit.

Keeping them together and hindering each other is not good—it makes her seem like she has poor judgment of character, and the latter is wasting his youth.

However, there is one thing about Huang Weiqing that is very popular: she is somewhat loyal to her friends.

At the beginning of the "Super Boy" program, Chen Chusheng was unsure whether he should participate. In the end, when he called her for her opinion, she made the final decision for him.

After all, although Chen Chusheng's songwriting ability was lacking in Huang Weiqing's eyes at the time, his voice was definitely highly recognizable among singers. If a singer with this kind of voice performed well in a talent show, he would undoubtedly be a pleasant surprise.

As it turned out, Huang Weiqing's deduction was correct.

Chen Chusheng, whose voice was at its peak, performed exceptionally well on the show. The only thing she didn't expect was that Chen Chusheng would pull out a song that quickly became a hit and was sung by everyone.

Of course, she wasn't the only one who broke her thigh; Taihe Rye Music also did.

Song Ke's company, Taihe Rye Music, actually received a demo of "Has Anyone Ever Told You" before the auditions for "Super Boy" even started. It was sent to them by Chen Chusheng himself, because at that time he didn't really want to return to the talent show stage.

After all, he had already participated in a singing competition back in 03.

However, Taihe Rye Music's production department didn't pay much attention to the song and rejected it before even finishing listening to the demo. This angered Song Ke so much that he scolded the entire production department from top to bottom, because it was they who rejected it.

However, "Has Anyone Ever Told You" became a huge hit.

However, Taihe Wheatfield isn't as formidable as it used to be. Their leader, Song Ke, hasn't even emerged yet, so it's uncertain whether Chen Chusheng will still vote for them.

"I'm fairly familiar with this show..."

With a relaxed and carefree mood, Zhou Yi began his insider talk and casually decided where to go for fun the next day.

Of course, the main thing is where to go for fun.

However, just as the two were getting together to prepare for their early Lunar New Year activities, the music industry was once again shaken—

A group of people, led by singers like Lao Lang who were originally under Warner Music, suddenly and unexpectedly announced that they had joined Huayi Music and held a press conference.

Song Ke was sent away after falling out with Zhou Yi, but his protégé Zhou Yi did not seek to punish them collectively. Instead, he still guaranteed their promotional resources and album contracts, which was a very magnanimous act.

After their contracts expired, those who left Warner Music all turned against Zhou Yi, whom they called "Brother Yi," and the two sides parted ways amicably.

Now, Huayi has actually gone to such lengths to gather all these people together?
The owners of Huayi Music, Da Wang and Xiao Wang, along with the general manager of Huayi Music, Yuan Tao, gave them a lot of face by not only releasing promotional posters but also issuing invitations to people from all walks of life to attend the signing ceremony.

Rumors circulated that Huayi even had its eye on Shang Wenjie, the Super Girl champion under Tianyu Media, and wanted to poach her.

At the press conference, Xiao Wang even pointed to the posters on the stage behind him and shouted that he wanted to become the number one record company in mainland China, which shows his ambition.

Don't ask, the only answer is that I feel incredibly strong right now.

Why are you asking about the I Ching at Warner?
Warner Music is an international record label!

Besides, if Huayi Music wants to grow bigger, it won't be afraid of any competition!
Even Warner!

At the same time, the two kings also announced with great enthusiasm that Huayi will start filming a Sino-US co-production fantasy mythology special effects blockbuster in the second half of the year - they plan to invite kung fu superstars Cheng Long and Li Lianjie to play the two male leads, and the name is "King of Kung Fu".

These two big moves in a row have left most people in the industry stunned.

Dude, did you strike gold or something?

I've never seen you guys so arrogant before.

The premiere of "Soldiers Sortie" at the end of last year had already added a significant chapter to Huayi's record, coupled with the earlier acquisition of singer Yang Kun, and the presence of Yu Quan and Huang Zheng, who were already under their management...

Huayi's film and television and music sectors are both thriving, creating a formidable reputation.

Especially the film "The Forbidden Kingdom" starring Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, which is something that countless people have failed to accomplish in the past ten or twenty years, you two actually did it?

"Rob-B-Hood" and "Fearless" have both experienced a resurgence in the domestic market and have even returned to Hollywood internationally.

Jackie Chan rebooted "Rush Hour 3," with Lee Lianjie teaming up with Jason Statham, who was dubbed "the unlucky guy whose girlfriend was stolen by Spike" in the UK, to film the action movie "Rogue."

How could they all be brought back together like this?
Or is it a fantasy/mythological blockbuster with special effects?

For some reason, onlookers also drew parallels to the "Painted Skin" project launched not long ago by Zhou Yi's lover, Cheng Hao, which is also a fantasy mythology special effects blockbuster...

"Are Huayi's two kings secretly trying to challenge you and your partner?"

Xiao Yaxuan, always eager for drama, climbed onto Zhou Yi's back and showed him the front-page news article, winking mischievously: "Was it because you didn't release a Chinese album last year that they got so cocky and thought they were invincible?"

She has learned a lot about how to stir up trouble and make people laugh.

Over the years, I've spent a lot of time training my mindset around Zhou Yi, since Zhou Yi is the one who often stirs things up.

(End of this chapter)