Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 64: Super Popularity, That Man

Next, Lu Jiang began to participate in activities one after another under Warner's arrangement.

At the first stop, accompanied by officials from the Taiwan Affairs Office and local patriots, Lu Jiang and his delegation came to the National Palace Museum in Taipei, where they visited the three treasures of the museum: the Jadeite Cabbage, the Maogong Ding and the Meat-shaped Stone, as well as the "Lanting Preface".

They are not originals, but various copies.

But this is enough, just to get to the point.

This is the most important part of this trip to Taiwan.

As a spokesperson for Chinese style, a director and singer who has brought glory to the country, Lu Jiang came to Taiwan not only for the market, but also for cultural exchanges across the Taiwan Strait.

This visit was held by mainland official media and is very important.

Otherwise, why would Lu Jiang have to come to Taiwan?

Do you really think that he is such a person with a golden finger that he must be recognized by the Taiwanese media?

After spending half a day and finishing the most important journey, Lu Jiang started his business journey.

First, he went to Kaohsiung for a book signing event. Thousands of fans came that day, and the album sales alone exceeded 5000+. Many wealthy fans bought hundreds of copies at once.

This autograph session caused a huge response in Taiwan because it exceeded many people's expectations.

Many Taiwanese media did not expect Lu Jiang’s autograph session to be so popular.

But the reason is actually very simple.

First, Lu Jiang became famous. At that time, "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" had been released in Taiwan for a month and the sales volume was about to exceed 60.

Moreover, he is a mainland singer and has the halo of the Golden Lion.

Although the Golden Lion halo does not have as much influence in Taiwan as in mainland China, after all, when a singer wins the highest film award, Taiwanese fans will not remain indifferent.

In addition, the fact that Lu Jiang crushed Xie Tingfeng in the mainland could not be covered up at all.

So for this reason, Lu Jiang's legendary attributes far exceed those of ordinary singers.

Of course, another point is Lu Jiang’s identity as a mainland singer.

In this era when exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Taiwan are not frequent, mainland audiences look at Hong Kong and Taiwan stars through filters and halos.

But at the same time, audiences in Hong Kong and Taiwan also have a strong curiosity about mainland artists.

Even the media, although they implicitly have a high profile, pay very high attention to mainland artists who have great influence and brilliant achievements in Taiwan, far more than local Taiwanese stars.

Even Hong Kong stars are not as "curious" as Lu Jiang is now. That kind of freshness is far beyond what Xie Tingfeng can compare to.

Nearly a thousand people greeted him at the airport and thousands of people attended his book signing event in Kaohsiung, which boosted Lu Jiang's popularity in Taiwan. Many mainland media outlets even received the letter and began to report extensively.

It is not uncommon for Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to cause a sensation in mainland China, but it is indeed very rare for mainland artists to successfully counterattack Taiwan.

The most recent character who caused such a sensation in Taiwan was Xiaoyanzi from "My Fair Princess".

However, she benefited from the fame of "My Fair Princess", while Lu Jiang achieved his achievements entirely through his own hard work.

This can be seen from the reports of Taiwanese media.

The prefix of Xiaoyanzi is often "Xiaoyanzi" or "Qiong Yao's favorite", while Lu Jiang is the top singer in the mainland music scene and the new king of Chinese pop music. It is very clear how the Taiwanese media positions the two.

Plus, Lu Jiang is the spokesperson for Chinese style.
So Lu Jiang was once again happy to appear in mainland official media.

In fact, Lu Jiang was not surprised by such results.

Although he has never been to Taiwan, the sales of "Fairy Tale" and "Lu Jiang" in Taiwan are not bad. The sales of "Lu Jiang" are close to one million. It would be strange if his fan base is small. It's just that there has been no opportunity to ignite his popularity, so Lu Jiang's popularity in Taiwan has not been clearly materialized.

Even when there were only a few thousand people at a book signing event, Lu Jiang still felt it was too few.
But no matter what, the liveliness of this signing event exceeded the expectations of Taiwanese media.

So after the signing event in Kaohsiung, Lu Jiang's name began to appear frequently in Taiwan, and many TV news and variety shows were discussing him.

Some media even sent a special team of reporters to follow up on the reports, not to mention the paparazzi who were on the scene 24 hours a day.

Warner also secretly provided assistance.

Soon, Lu Jiang faced a situation just like when a mainland rock band entered Hong Kong and became extremely popular, with all the major Hong Kong and Taiwan superstars standing by their side.

This is certainly due to the strength of the major bands, and the fact that it was the peak era of rock music.

But it cannot be denied that the success of this rock feast is largely due to the fact that the bands have mainland backgrounds.

The Hong Kong media spontaneously created hype, attracting countless Hong Kong citizens who wanted to experience the rock style of the mainland, and eventually created a good story.

And Lu Jiang is now like those rock bands back then.

On October 10, Lu Jiang was interviewed by a radio station in Taiwan, breaking the listening record of the past two years.

On October 10, more than 14 fans came to the autograph session in New Taipei City, once again exceeding the expectations of Taiwanese media.

That night, Lu Jiang appeared at the recording site of "Dragon Tiger Variety King". With the cooperation of his "own man" Fei Yuqing, the process went quite smoothly and the recording was completed successfully.

On the show, Lu Jiang responded to the topic of "Double Kings Competition":
"We are all one family, and we don't speak two languages. In music, whether it's singers from mainland China or those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, they are all contributing to the Chinese music scene. I hope that both sides of the Taiwan Strait can continue to strengthen cooperation and exchanges, and make progress together through competition. One day, Chinese pop will completely go global and let the world know that Chinese pop is the best!"

In a word, he used Taiwanese slang and demonstrated a pattern, which attracted a lot of applause.

After the show was broadcast, although the ratings were not particularly explosive, it stopped the declining ratings of "Dragon Tiger Variety King" and achieved the first place in ratings in 99, recreating a wave of glory.

Of course, the most important thing is that Lu Jiang’s words were reprinted by media from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau.

"One family should not have two different opinions"

The fact that Lu Jiang dared to say this while alone in Taiwan is enough to demonstrate his courage and responsibility.

There is also the saying "Chinese culture is the coolest."

Although this has also attracted the disdain of some people.

But it also allowed Lu Jiang to further consolidate his position as a Chinese superstar with a legitimate background and a big picture.

On the evening of the 16th, Lu Jiang participated in the recording of the program "Guess Guess Guess Guess".

Before the recording, Lu Jiang finally met the man.

The real half of the Chinese music scene, Jay Chou!

But now, Jay Chou, frustrated and frustrated, was no longer as high-spirited as he was later. He was extremely introverted, or even had some low self-esteem. Although Wu Zongxian signed him, he did not take him seriously. He and Fang Wenshan were at Alpha Records, one writing lyrics and the other composing music, like brothers in distress.

According to an interview Wu Zongxian gave later, he had pushed Jay Chou to A-Mei and Andy Lau, but was rejected.

The former said that what he sang was "Listen, the sound of the sea crying", and what the hell is this "Heng Heng Ha Hei Nunchakus", and the latter complained "Tears know what it means, how can tears know? How should this be done?"

The truthfulness of this statement is questionable. After all, Wu Zongxian is a well-known braggart who often exaggerates and contradicts himself more than once or twice.

But regardless of whether it is true or not, Jay Chou is indeed not very popular in the Taiwanese music scene nowadays, and his works have not achieved any particularly good results.

This made him fall into deep self-doubt. In order to cheer himself up, he wrote a song called "Snail", which was sung by Valen Hsu, Qi Qin and others. It was released in early August and finally became a minor hit.

Lu Jiang used this as an excuse to ask Wu Zongxian to meet the composer of the lyrics when he was discussing the script, and that's how he met Jay Chou.

In fact, Lu Jiang didn't even need to say anything, Wu Zongxian would bring it up himself in a moment.

He has a good relationship with Zhou Jianhui, so he also wanted to promote Jay Chou to Lu Jiang and write a song for him.

Although this possibility is very small, after all, Lu Jiang never sings other people's songs or writes songs for others, but there is no problem in trying.

Before the result was announced, Lu Jiang brought it up first.

So naturally, they are happy to fulfill their wishes.

After seeing Jay Chou, Lu Jiang looked carefully from head to toe, but unfortunately, there was no treasure chest.

Lu Jiang was slightly disappointed, then said, "Hello, Xiao Zhou, I really like your song 'Snail'. I think you have great musical talent."

Jay Chou naturally had no objection to Lu Jiang calling him Xiao Zhou.

Not only is he one year older than me, but his fame, status, and qualifications are all far superior to mine, so it's not an exaggeration to call him Xiao Zhou.

What he cared about more was that Lu Jiang recognized his musical talent.

This made his eyes moisten on the spot, and he felt a little flattered.

Before, he had been rejected by all kinds of blows and almost changed his career. However, now Lu Jiang, the rising star of the mainland, personally extended an olive branch to him. How could he not be shocked?

You should know that Lu Jiang is not only a pop king, but also a well-known creative talent in the past two years. Some Taiwanese media call him the Li Zongsheng of the mainland. In the Taiwanese music scene, Li Zongsheng's status is unparalleled and he is the authority of the authority in the pop music scene.

Even if Lu Jiang, the mainland version, offered a 8% discount, Jay Chou still felt sad.

Finally, a big shot recognized his talent. How touching!

What others don’t know is that the person in front of him has a talent for music that often makes him suddenly enlightened and feels like a family member.

So now that I have received affirmation, it feels like I have been recognized as a family member.

At this moment, a blue treasure chest appeared above Jay Chou's head: [Jay Chou's first album has begun production, and he very much hopes that the host can help him promote it]

【Exceeding the requirements, the treasure chest can be upgraded】

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How can this be oversatisfying?

After thinking for a while, Lu Jiang leaned in and whispered, "Are you interested in coming to Beijing? My contract with Warner is about to expire. If it is not renewed, I will do it myself. Do you want to make music with me?"

Lu Jiang talked to him about many topics related to music and career plans.

In short, it means the same thing.

Among all these people, I have my eyes on you. Let’s do it together.

After hearing this, Jay Chou was deeply moved.

The boss actually recognized me to this extent?
But soon the light in his eyes dimmed again.

Lu Jiangwan has been here for two months, and Wu Zongxian has already started producing his first album.

More strictly speaking, it was Yang Junrong, the newly appointed general manager of Alpha Company.

He was also a singer with unique vision. With the song "Lovely Woman", he saw Jay Chou's potential and strongly recommended to Wu Zongxian that Jay Chou release an album.

Jay Chou was reluctant to give up this opportunity that he had finally obtained. In addition, his relatives and friends were all in Taiwan. He was a person who valued family more, so leaving his hometown and moving north was a difficult decision for him.

It would be fine if he had nothing, but the key is that Jay Chou is now developing in Taiwan, so his gambling nature has naturally weakened.

"Brother Lulu Jiang, Brother Xian is already helping me make an album."

After struggling for a long time, Jay Chou finally rejected Lu Jiang's proposal and explained the reason sincerely.

Lu Jiang was just a little regretful about this.

After all, if Jay Chou really wants to come, it will be difficult for him to settle down for the time being, and it will be difficult to explain to Warner and Wu Zongxian. He does this just to test whether he can upgrade the treasure chest.

Of course, if Jay Chou really agrees, Lu Jiang will really do everything he can to get the job done.

But it’s not necessary now.

The good news is that Lu Jiang failed to poach him and later promised to support him on his first album.

Jay Chou's box also turned purple.

The test was successful.

Next, just fulfill your promise and support his new album, and the treasure chest will drop.

It’s not easy to get a treasure chest now.

This is the first treasure chest to appear in the six months since the filming of "Not Drunk" ended, so I have to keep my promise.

Of course, if there is a chance in the future, I will have to dig up more about this person.

It is said that Wu Zongxian will sell off Jay Chou in a few years, right?

It’s just perfect. If he can be poached, Lu Jiang won’t release any songs in the future, and Jay Chou can naturally become the successor to the king of pop.

It’s great to have such a great person as the successor.

Mr. Lu’s musical journey can be considered a success.

(End of this chapter)