The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 406: The Forgotten Genius and the Rising Genius

Speaking of Dou Wei, and the men and women who have emotional entanglements with him, they can form an extremely complicated spider web of relationships.

This time, Dou Wei "burned" the newspaper office because of Zhuo Wei, a reporter from a certain newspaper.

The reason was that in 2004, Dou Wei and Gao Yuan divorced due to financial difficulties and different life pursuits. The custody of their daughter was given to Gao Yuan, and Dou Wei paid 5000 yuan in child support every month until his daughter was 18 years old, and 108 million was paid in one lump sum.

But now Dou Wei's career is in a state of decline, just like when he was in the Black Panther band.

Corresponding to this is the rapid shrinkage of income.

Although I still have performances now, my income is nothing compared to when I was in the Black Panther band.

So, this year, there was the article written by Zhuo Wei titled "Dou Wei is driven crazy by the million-yuan alimony, earning only 500 yuan a month", which portrayed Dou Wei as having a chaotic private life, earning 500 yuan a month, and living in poverty.

But when Zhuo Wei wrote this report, he had never interviewed Dou Wei. The content of this article was all made up by Zhuo Wei in order to add highlights and hot spots to his report.

After this article was published, Dou Wei wanted to find Zhuo Wei, but when Zhuo Wei asked for an interview, Dou Wei refused again.

After that, a few days later, Zhuo Wei fabricated another article titled "Dou Jingtong was bitten by a dog, Dou Wei scolded Li Yapeng for being hypocritical"

The content roughly says that Dou Wei accused Li Yapeng of not taking good care of Dou Jingtong. If he really cared about and took care of Dou Jingtong, he would not have let her be bitten by a dog. Li Yapeng is too hypocritical.

Dou Jingtong was the daughter he had after marrying the princess.

This article was also reprinted by other media.

This incident made Dou Wei unable to tolerate being framed by Zhuo Wei any longer.

He went straight to the newspaper office and made a scene trying to find Zhuo Wei.

But the people from the newspaper told him that Zhuo Wei was not there.

After that, Zhuo Wei burned down the "newspaper office", which was actually just burning a car.

This matter has caused a big stir, and the possibility that XS is responsible cannot be ruled out.

In fact, when talking about Dou Wei, we have to mention the Black Panther band.

Before Zhang Chen made his debut, there were only a few famous singers in mainland China a few years ago.

In 1992, an album called "Black Panther" with almost all the lyrics and music written by Dou Wei became a national hit once it was released. The legitimate copies sold 150 million copies, and the pirated copies sold tens of millions.

And not only in the mainland, the song "Don't Break My Heart" from the album topped the Commercial Radio Chart in Hong Kong Island.

That was in 92, so you can imagine how popular the Black Panther band was at the time.

But when he was in his early twenties, at the peak of the Black Panther band's popularity, he chose to quit the band and got together with Wang Fei, the girlfriend of the band's keyboardist at the time.

Because at that time the princess was already a queen-level singer, but for Dou Wei she had to travel between Hong Kong and Beijing.

The paparazzi from Hong Kong Island even chased the princess from Hong Kong Island to Yanjing, and took a photo of the two of them living in the alley of the compound, with Dou Wei emptying a spittoon with his bare chest and the princess covering her nose when using the public toilet.

When this photo appeared in Hong Kong newspapers, it shocked everyone in Hong Kong.

Many people couldn’t understand why the Queen and Princess would endure living in a house that didn’t even have a toilet.

In the end, the Hong Kong media could only comment that the princess chose talent over wealth, appearance, and talent.

But when Dou Wei cheated on his wife with photographer Gao Yuan a few years later, facing the reporters' questioning, Dou Wei bluntly stated that Gao Yuan was his lover.

When talking about the princess, Dou Wei regarded his marriage to the princess as a conspiracy, a conspiracy planned by his agents in Hong Kong and Taiwan who were afraid of the rise of mainland music. They deliberately destroyed his relationship with the princess with the purpose of forcing him to quit the music scene.

He and Gao Yuan divorced a few years after their marriage. Dou Wei described this as a "conspiracy", believing that Gao Yuan married him in order to take revenge on Ding Wu.

Ding Wu was the lead singer of Dou Wei before he joined the Black Panther band.

The open and covert fighting among the members of the Black Panther band is another complicated and confusing drama.

In short, Dou Wei's "burning" of the newspaper office also made fans of the Black Panther band from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau who had experienced the band at that time recall the early 90s, and recalled the days when the high-spirited young man led the band to sweep the music scene across the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau.

"Are you also such a scumbag?"

Zhang Chen finished reading the information compiled by Xue Yining, but before he had time to comment, a voice that Zhang Chen was very familiar with came from the back seat of the car.

"Why are you following me?"

"I was afraid that you would get drunk at the party and be picked up by someone." Liu Yifei muttered, "I've never seen you attend any party in the United States before."

"I came here today mainly to meet someone."

"You haven't answered my question yet?"

"what is the problem?"

"Are you a scumbag?"

Zhang Chen glanced at Liu Yifei and replied in a neutral tone: "Well, I am a scumbag."

"Hey, I don't believe it."

When Zhang Chen said this, Liu Yifei didn't believe it.

She looked at the information in Zhang Chen's hand with some regret: "It turns out that before you debuted, the most popular people in our mainland were Dou Wei and his gang."

"He was not the only popular singer in mainland China at that time." Zhang Chen sighed, "But that's all in the past."

"Then do you think we will be forgotten by others in the future, and will only be remembered when we make big news?" Liu Yifei couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when she said this.

"I don't know about the others, but you..." Zhang Chen smiled and pinched the little girl's face, "You can be popular for at least another 30 years!"

"Really?" Liu Yifei looked doubtful and seemed to be unconvinced.

"We are lucky." Zhang Chen leaned back in his chair. "We happened to be in the fast lane of mainland China's development. In the years around the millennium, TV series, movies, and music developed like a blowout. Anyone with a little talent and luck in these two years can leave a deep mark on the entire mainland entertainment industry in the future."

"I'm really lucky!" Liu Yifei nodded vigorously and quickly glanced at Zhang Chen. "If it were me, I might not be as famous as I am today."

Zhang Chen just smiled and said nothing.

There's no way to explain this.

Just like what he gave to Rowling, Taylor Swift and others, that was what they originally deserved, but now they all think it was given by him, Zhang Chen.

At the time, Rowling couldn't believe that a novel written by a single mother would become a global hit, and that the novel would never be adapted into a movie and earn billions at the box office.

She felt that all the credit went to Zhang Chen, who had spared no effort to promote her novel around the world when it was first published.

Without Zhang Chen's publicity, her novel would still be rejected by the publishing house.

Taylor Swift would not believe that she could perform a song with world superstars on stage at the age of 14, and she would not believe the rumors that she would take over Zhang Chen's class. Everything she has now is Zhang Chen's help behind the scenes. Her first famous song "Love Story" that became a hit all over the world was also completed with the help of Zhang Chen.

So now every time she encounters a problem in creation, she will ask Zhang Chen for advice, and she will always get an answer that best meets her psychological expectations.

So she believes that the talent that everyone sees is not hers, but Zhang Chen's, and a large part of her current achievements are also attributed to Zhang Chen.

In addition to these two, there are actually many people who more or less admit in their hearts that their achievements are more or less influenced by Zhang Chen.

For example, Jay Chou believes that he got the inspiration for his debut after listening to Zhang Chen's songs.

There is also Zhang Shaohan, for example, who believes that if it weren't for Zhang Chen, she might have been forced to quit the entertainment industry by her mother long ago.

Fan Bingbing also feels that if it weren't for his boss Zhang Chen, he might have been able to obtain the best fashion resources in the mainland entertainment industry today. He might also have been so ambitious and unscrupulous in showing off his bank card balance in the past two days to slap the faces of those unscrupulous media.

Most of them are new singers who think that without Zhang Chen, they would still be suppressed by their senior singers and would not be able to win any awards.

You may also face a lot of suppression when releasing a record.

For this reason, a young man in Yanjing worships the M&G music player launched by Zhang Chen as a god.

"I have to make a name for myself, otherwise it would really prove that I, Xue Zhiqian, have no musical talent."

Joker Xue was born in Shanghai in 83.

When “The Voice of China” was first broadcast, it should have been the best time for him to debut, but because he went to study in Switzerland at the time, he missed that best debut opportunity for a singer.

Later, he was noticed by an agency, which said they would help him release albums and records.

But when he decided to suspend his studies in Switzerland and return to China to develop his career, the agency there changed its mind and asked him for 30 yuan in packaging fees.

After that, he continued to wander in the entertainment industry for many years. Finally, Xue Zhiqian, who could not wait any longer for the second season of "The Voice of China" to air, couldn't stand the loneliness anymore and produced an album himself, "Xue Zhiqian".

There are a total of five songs in it, all of which were written and composed by him. At the same time, he went to Yanjing and rented a recording studio in Chenguang Music Studio for a period of time. There he met Zhang Yadong, who is now regarded as the first assistant of music producers in the music industry.

With his help, Xue Zhiqian finally completed his first album.

Now it is mid-May, and the popularity of the album by the music king Zhang Chen has gradually faded. It is a good time for other singers to come up and take advantage of the situation.

"I think your album is pretty good. It should be able to get the main recommendation from those UP masters on Morning Light Music."

"It is because of this that I chose to debut directly on it."

"It has to be said that Zhang Chen's operation has supported many music lovers who like to surf the Internet, and also given many grassroots musicians the opportunity to climb up."

"Brother Dong, do you think I have a chance to be signed under Chenguang Entertainment?"

After listening to Zhang Yadong say so much, Xue Zhiqian finally asked the question that he was most concerned about.

"As for the signing of singers, although I also help Chen Guang to discover people with potential, I am not yet able to influence their decision-making."

"You are Zhang Chen's exclusive music producer!"

"Just listen to what others say!" Zhang Yadong sighed helplessly. "He only leaves the music production to me when he is too busy, and he also gives me a complete set of production requirements."

"In other words, since Zhang Chen debuted, all of his music has been composed by himself from beginning to end?"

"Yes!" Zhang Yadong was extremely sure.

"Hiss..." Xue Zhiqian took a breath, "No wonder everyone is saying that it's a good thing Zhang Chen no longer participates in music award ceremonies, otherwise everyone would just be runners-up at the major music festivals this year."

"Awards are something you get numb to if you win too many." When Zhang Yadong said this, people who didn't know him well thought he had won so many awards. "If you can be like Zhang Chen in the future, you won't want to attend award ceremonies where there is no suspense."

"So that's why he went to the movie industry?"

"Zhang Chen's entry into the film industry has a deeper meaning. He is..." Zhang Yadong suddenly stopped talking here and glared at Xue Zhiqian unhappily, "This is not something you, a newbie, should know."

"Okay, then I won't tell you." Xue Zhiqian pouted indifferently, "But you can at least tell me about my expectations for the album, right?"

"Your song 'Serious Snow' should be a big hit."

"I'm still missing a female lead for the MV. It would be perfect if I could get those people from Morning Light Entertainment to help me shoot it."

"You're so bold. Do you want Liu Yifei to play the leading role in your album MV?"

“I dare not, I dare not!!!” Xue Zhiqian shook his head frantically.

Even if he really wanted to, he would only dare to think about it in his heart and would never dare to say it out loud.

Now everyone in the circle knows that Liu Yifei is basically Zhang Chen’s girlfriend.

Although both of them are still stubborn, he is familiar with the process of celebrity romance exposure in the entertainment industry and knows that as long as there are no solid photos taken, they are not in a relationship.

Unless two people prove it publicly together.

But people outside the circle have their own opinions, and people inside the circle have their own way of dealing with things.

Just like when talking about Liu Yifei, they would try their best to avoid talking about emotional topics.

For example, the most ideal girlfriend, the favorite female star, etc.

I was just afraid that the media would take my words out of context and pass them on to Zhang Chen's ears.

The "living devil" of the Chinese entertainment industry is not kidding you.

Even Xue Zhiqian, who had just entered the circle not long ago, had heard about Zhang Chen's impressive record.

He didn't want to go in and operate the sewing machine for no reason.

Time passed by minute by minute as Xue Zhiqian was terrified.

His self-titled album "Xue Zhiqian" also successfully passed the review of Morning Light Music and was judged to be harmless music and was placed in the "Newcomers and New Songs" column.

There are a large number of grassroots singers who want to become famous with their own talents, as well as music producers and UP hosts who want to make money from it.

A tacit understanding has been formed between the two over the past few years, and they have achieved mutual success.

“Hey, this account.”

Xue Zhiqian saw that an account from Morning Light Music followed his account, but the authentication logo of this account was something he had never seen before.

"Let me see." Zhang Yadong also came over. When he saw the account Xue Zhiqian was pointing at, he turned around and said, "You are so lucky!"

　Colds and fevers are really life-threatening...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)