Starting with Super Girl, he began to train the Chinese entertainment industry.

Chapter 123: Everyone has a masterpiece? I disagree!
The Olympic Building is located on the North Fourth Ring Road.

After a day of meetings, Zhang Yimou had just returned to his office to rest. The wall clock showed 11 p.m., but he wasn't tired at all.

Sudden.

Singing could be heard coming from the office across the street.

Your tears, so tender yet tinged with sorrow.

The pale crescent moon hooks onto the past.
"The night was so long that it froze into frost."

"..."

"Isn't this the theme song of my movie, 'Chrysanthemum Terrace'?" Zhang Yimou was taken aback, then slapped his thigh and laughed, "Look how busy I am, I even forgot that Jay Chou's album was released."

Zhang Yimou immediately abandoned his plan to leave and turned his computer back on.

I searched for "Chrysanthemum Terrace" on Baidu and sure enough, a battle-damaged version appeared.

It's the kind of audio source that someone secretly recorded.

But it doesn't matter, as long as there's something to listen to.

After listening to the whole song, Zhang Yimou felt refreshed.

He slapped the table and laughed, "Great! Zhang Liangying and Jay Chou sang well. This song is sure to be a hit. It'll be a good opportunity to promote 'Curse of the Golden Flower.' I need to talk to my assistant and have him buy some press releases."

The next day.

The internet is flooded with articles about "Chrysanthemum Terrace".

When Jay Chou saw it, he was both amused and exasperated: "Zhang Yimou must have spent money on promotion again. Isn't he busy with the Olympic opening ceremony? How does he have time to promote a song?"

Work is work, and making money is making money.

Zhang Yimou makes a very clear distinction.

Before "Curse of the Golden Flower" was officially released, he couldn't put his mind at ease and thought about it every day.

……

Just one week after the release of "Still Fantasy", three songs, "Far Away", "Chrysanthemum Terrace" and "Listen to Mom", climbed into the top ten of the new song charts on various music charts.

Horror!
Especially "Chrysanthemum Terrace", thanks to the support of Zhang Liangying's fans, surpassed "Our Anniversary", "Who Moved My Strings", "Today You're Going to Marry Me" and "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" to reach the top spot!
and,

As ten songs from Jay Chou's album climbed the charts, Zhou Bichang's only song to enter the top ten was pushed out of the charts.

And they were gone forever.

They dropped from 10th to 11th, then to 12th, and in just half an hour they fell to 13th!
Zhou Bichang, who was sitting at home constantly refreshing the charts, was heartbroken when she saw her song slip from number 10 to number 13.

My hand was trembling as I held the mouse.
Feeling depressed until the early hours of the morning, Zhou Bichang left a comment in the comment section of "Chrysanthemum Terrace": "Hehe, is it interesting to manipulate the charts to reach number one?"

Jay Chou fans: "Hehehe, is it a fan of Bibi or a fan of Jay Chou? The sourness is practically overflowing the screen."

Liangfen: "Is it interesting for your two fan groups to keep staring at Liangying every day? You're not even on the same level anymore, there's no need to try to piggyback on her popularity!"

Zhou Bichang: "Pfft...Quick, give me two catties of pig's blood to replenish my blood!"

Damn, the power of language is truly devastating!
Zhou Bichang lay on the bed with a blank look in her eyes, deeply regretting participating in the 2005 Super Girl competition. She felt that if she hadn't participated in that season, she wouldn't have encountered this lifelong shadow.

……

at the same time.

People who are even more heartbroken than Zhou Bichang have already appeared.

She is Li Yuchun, the runner-up of the 2005 "Super Girl" competition, and the sister of Zhou Bichang.

She's almost gone crazy.

She'd been holding back for a whole year! It's been exactly one year since the finals ended last August, and this is the album she'd been working on for so long...

"Not a single good song!"

"Screw your masterpiece, everyone has one, why don't I?"

"I've been set up by investors... Peter Kam, Xiao Ke, David Tao and the others definitely didn't write any songs for me properly, not a single one is good!"

"Ugh, why does Zhou Bichang have 'Who Moved My Strings'? I wish I had that song, then I would have a signature song too."

"No way, I can't stay at Tianyu anymore, what a lousy place!!"

That night, Li Yuchun tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

The next day, when her assistant called her to the autograph session, she didn't want to go. "It's too embarrassing. An autograph session for my album? What if some of my fans come and mock me..."

Assistant: "There are over a thousand people here now, all of them your die-hard fans. You can't not go, Chun Chun."

Li Yuchun: "Only a thousand people? This generation of fans is a bit lacking~"

……

the other side.

Shen Qing also noticed the incredible speed at which "Chrysanthemum Terrace" climbed the charts; it was ridiculously fast, even faster than "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky," and once it took the number one spot, it didn't come down.

Jay Chou + Jane Zhang, they really can dominate!

It was at this time that Sprite held an event in Beijing, where Jay Chou and Jane Zhang signed a contract to become brand ambassadors.

Sprite, so refreshing, makes your heart soar!
The scene was packed with fans, almost a sea of ​​people.

The Sprite China representative was practically beaming with joy. "This endorsement is totally worth it. With two of China's top singers endorsing us, sales this year should skyrocket."

on the stage.

The media then raised questions.

After asking all the Sprite-related questions, we started gossiping.

Reporter: [Jay, what are your projected album sales figures? Are you confident you can surpass Jane Zhang's?]

Jay Chou: Haha, you guys are putting pressure on me! My goal is just to surpass 270 million copies. Jane's 350 million is terrifying; I can't surpass it at all. Reporter: [Jane, your new album is being released at the end of the month. Do you think it can surpass Jay Chou's *Still Fantasy*?]

Jane Zhang: You guys are digging holes on both sides... I'll leave the sales to the market. Like Jay Chou, I haven't put too much pressure on myself.

Reporter: [Liangying, recently some fans of Zhou Bichang and Li Yuchun have said that your songs "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" and "Chrysanthemum Terrace" bought their way onto the charts. What's your opinion on this?]

Zhang Liangying: Huh? You can buy the charts too?
Reporter: [Your new movies started production almost simultaneously. Will they be competing against each other?]

Jay Chou: No, not at all. Jane Zhang's "My People, My Country" is a patriotic film that will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday this year. My "Secret" is a youth romance film with different content, and it might be released next summer.

……

During the days that Zhang Liangying attended the event, Shen Qing also had a lot to do.

Not only do they have to keep an eye on the progress of "My Motherland and I", but they also have to review the music videos of nine songs other than "As You Wish".

The director of this music video is the same person I worked with last time.

Kuang Sheng's skills are undeniable; the music video was indeed well-made and met Shen Qing's aesthetic requirements.

It is expected that everything will be completed in another half month. At that time, we will cut 4 minutes and 30 seconds from the already filmed clips of "My People, My Country" to use as the music video for "As You Wish". The entire album will then be completed.

During this time, Shen Qing also took time to participate in the finals of "My Hero" and signed Deng Ziqi's teammate Xiao Jingteng to her studio.

He and Deng Ziqi won the championship on the stage of "Absolute Singing" with almost a complete victory, without needing Shen Qing to write any songs.

Their opponents were simply too weak.

Even with Tan Weiwei, Shang Wenjie, and Yu Kewei, it was useless because their male partners were too mediocre and were easily outshone by Xiao Jingteng.

Shen Qing promised them that they would release their first album next spring. Before that, they could come to Beijing to study vocal techniques, or they could go back to Hong Kong and Taipei to study.

Ultimately, Deng Ziqi returned to Hong Kong to continue her studies, and Shen Qing found her a vocal coach to teach her for ten days each month.

As for Hsiao Ching-teng, he was single-mindedly heading to the capital.

Shen Qing told him to come over after October, and that she would rent him a house in the capital and let him learn from Liang Ying first.

Meanwhile, on Dragon TV's "My Hero" competition, Zhang Jie ultimately won the championship, Yu Haoming was the runner-up, and Xu Song was the third-place winner.

Shen Qing had no urge to sign with any of these people.

Less than a week after the finals ended, Dragon TV paid Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying 400 million yuan in labor fees and 100 million yuan in song copyright fees.

Really rich.

……

end of September.

After months of preparation, the album has finally reached the recording stage.

Early in the morning, Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying arrived at the factory.

Watching the CDs roll off the assembly line, Song Ke and Zhang Lu excitedly hugged each other.

Song Ke said with a smile, "Once this album is released, the Chinese music scene will be thrown into chaos again, and I wonder how many people will lose sleep."

Unable to contain his excitement, Zhang Lu said, "Shen Qing used ten times his strength. I wonder if they can stop him!"

Shen Qing: Actually, it didn't take much effort.

After all, they're all readily available.
On the last day of September, while people were immersed in the upcoming National Day holiday, Zhang Liangying's fans set out early.

At the entrance of the largest audio-visual store in Xidan, when the staff arrived for work at eight o'clock, they were completely stunned by the crowd.

"Holy crap, this is ten times more terrifying than the day Jay Chou's album was released! Don't these guys have jobs?"

"I feel like this album is going to be a hit; it will definitely break records again."

"It's said that someone listened to it last night, and someone posted photos on Tieba. The person who posted the photos said it was all a royal flush!"

Wu Xiaotian, a sophomore at Beijing Sport University, was the first to snag an album. He carefully put the CD into his bag.

Each one costs 67 yuan, so he has to be very careful to protect it. He plans to keep it as a souvenir.

Then, he opened the "As You Wish" cassette tape, which cost a dozen yuan, and eagerly put it into his Walkman.

As the cassette tape turned, a melodious tune drifted in.

He glanced at the song order on the cassette tape and knew that the first song was "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky".

He had heard this song on Baidu and really liked it.

The school band even performed at the freshman welcome party at the beginning of the month.

He initially felt that the song was more suited to a live performance.

But now, hearing the lossless audio quality coming through the headphones, Wu Xiaotian felt a chill run down his spine.

"Holy crap, lossless audio quality really makes a difference!"

"Liangying's voice is simply amazing, it's like it's been touched by a god."

"Let's go back to the dorm and show off!"

An hour later, Wu Xiaotian returned to his dormitory.

My roommates are still fast asleep.

He gave a faint smile, then pressed the button, and the tape began to spin with a buzzing sound...

Looking at his five roommates' beds, three of them had Zhang Liangying's posters on them. Just thinking about how shocked they would be later made Wu Xiaotian want to laugh.

When the music started, the ears or eyes of all five roommates twitched slightly.

One of the girls near the door angrily pulled the blanket over her head, yelling, "Who is it, playing some silly song so early in the morning?! I won't listen to anything that isn't Liangying's!"

(End of this chapter)