Chapter 34: The Midsummer of the Old and the New
"My teacher has already helped to contact the filming location of the theater and the people who sing the repertoire of "Flower Field Wrong", but your company has to pay for this period of time."
"No problem. You may not know that Warner lacks everything now, but it doesn't lack my money. β
Zhou Yi proudly raised his hand and pointed to the newspaper in the woman's hand: "This is my capital." β
"So, it's a scandal?"
"That's not to say that, it's not a secret, Xiao Yaxuan really covets me."
Zhou Yi, who took the newspaper and unfolded it, pointed to Xiao Yaxuan's portrait posted on his head, and said seriously: "It's just that I don't like her sincerity enough, so I refused for the time being." β
Cheng Hao, who heard the words, suddenly bent his eyebrows, and chuckled: "What words, I still covet you, you really think you are Tang monk meat, you are a woman who wants to come up and take a bite." β
"Then I feel much more handsome than Tang Seng, and Elder Tang's voice and smile are really more solemn, and I am not the same way."
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The sound and smile are okay.
Cheng Hao, who didn't feel awkward about it, snatched back the newspapers and periodicals he bought with money, and glanced at the man: "Say, how do you want me to cooperate with you to shoot the MV?"
"If I'm not mistaken, your final exams are coming soon."
"I'm not in a hurry to take the exam."
The final exam of the law department was still very easy for Zhou Yi to pass, he was not nervous about this at all, but took out a box of tapes with exquisite cover packaging from his pocket and shook it in front of Cheng Hao's eyes: "Before that, I will give you a gift." β
Zhou Yi on the cover of the tape box was dressed with a handsome look beyond the times, and at just one glance, Cheng Hao, who was hit in the ball area, showed surprise: "Your album tape was released?" β
"That's not yet.,This box is just a collection that I made in advance.,A lot of places haven't been perfected.γ After all, you've done me such a big favor, and it doesn't seem like it's justified not to send something. β
Zhou Yida, who handed the tape to Cheng Hao, said generously: "I'm afraid you are not short of money to send money, and it is too cheesy to send bags and watches, thinking about it, this thing seems to be more commemorative."
"The premise is that you can't leak it, at least not before the release of my album tape.
"After all, if I fail, it's probably the only unfinished tape album I'll ever have in my life."
At the turn of the millennium, cassette albums have not been eliminated and are still one of the mainstream ways of disseminating songs.
Moreover, compared with CDs whose mainstream prices fluctuate between 20-30 pieces, the consumption cost of a dozen yuan tapes is lower, and the cost of use is also lower, which is more acceptable to the public.
Of course, the price of pirated copies is even lower.
A cassette tape sells for seven, eight, or nine dollars, and a CD costs a dozen dollars, which is a common thing.
Some black-hearted pirates can even compress the price of CDs to ten yuan, regardless of the quality or not, as long as they can listen to it. It's really made the major music companies pull their butts with knives and open their eyes.
"Even if you have a conscience, I didn't help you in vain."
As soon as he heard that this was the only unfinished tape album, Cheng Hao immediately accepted it, and his eyebrows were full of satisfied joy: "Then when will your album be released?" β
"July 1st, the first day of summer vacation."
Zhou Yi was full of confidence, waved his hand, and had the potential to swallow the world: "You just see how I come out in this summer vacation with the most fierce competition in the music scene every year." β
As the prime time for the music industry to release albums, every summer can basically be said to be the most popular day in the music world, and it is also the day when the fight is fiercest.
From May to September, if an album can make it out of this highly competitive schedule, then it is very likely to create a winner-takes-all situation, and use the high ranking to attract money in the following days.
In June, he had to prepare for the final exam, and he couldn't promote the album after releasing it, so after discussing with the general manager of Warner, it was decided to set the date of the album's release on July 1.
Although the start date of summer vacation varies from place to place, there is no doubt that July is the beginning of summer vacation, and it is also the stage that stimulates fans' desire to buy the most.
In summer, it is already hot and dry.
"Come on, overturn Ren Xianqi and Xie Tingfeng!"
Seeing the confident appearance of the man in front of him, Cheng Hao, who was smiling, also shouted slogans.
As two generations of superstars at the turn of the century, the current Ren Xianqi and Xie Tingfeng can be said to be the representative figures of Treasure Island and Hong Kong Island.
Ren Xianqi, who once swept Asia with "Too Soft Heart", was especially at the peak of the millennium, and just released a new album "Walking the World for Love" at the beginning of the year, which contains two golden songs "Spring Flowers Will Bloom" and "Can't Die", as well as a "Tianya" that can be called Wang Bang;
And Xie Tingfeng, who just appeared on the Millennium Mainland Spring Festival Gala, completed the challenge to Ren Xianqi in terms of popularity, replacing the four heavenly kings of the sunset West Mountain, and became the only one among Hong Kong Island singers who can PK with him, and the song "Thank You for Your Love 1999" attracted countless fans.
And the mainland, the mainland has nothing.
When these two immortals fought, the media in the mainland could only be divided into two groups to stand on the side and shout.
"No problem, since July, I have been the first brother in the mainland music scene!"
Zhou Yi, who announced in advance in front of Cheng Hao that he was about to be crowned king, did not attract a sneer, but was encouraged by the former with a gentle smile-
"Okay, since July, you have been the first brother in the mainland music scene. So Mr. First Brother, how do you feel about the success of your album? β
Cheng Hao, who clenched his fist with one hand for an interview, cooperated.
"Thoughts? If you don't have an impression, you have to say it......"
Zhou Yi, who was extremely arrogant in front of Cheng Hao - or naΓ―ve, stopped and looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle: "That is, there is no one who can fight." β
Cheng Hao, who played the role of the audience again, immediately applauded and cheered.
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Three days later, May had passed, and summer had officially arrived in June.
Zhou Yi, who returned to the campus of Peking University alone, received a message from Zhou Jianhui, which was the summer vacation release plan of major record companies.
Zhou Yi's somewhat forgotten memories gradually became clear with the names of albums and songs on this list.
The Chinese music scene in the millennium has officially entered an era of replacement between the old and the new, and in this summer, the Chinese music scene is about to usher in a tragic battle.
Li Ming, one of the Four Kings of Hong Kong Island, released the album "BJ Station" at the end of May, and the electronic dance song "The More Night the More Organic" in the album once again established himself as the prince of electronic music in the Chinese music scene;
On June 2, Zhang Xinzhe, the prince of love songs under Sony Music, released a new album "Faith", with the title song "Faith";
On June 5, Wang Lihong, a popular student under Sony Music, released a new album "The First Day of Eternity", an adapted version of the title song "Descendants of the Dragon".
In the eyes of the people in Warner's market analysis department, the man who won the Golden Melody Award for Best Singer and the Golden Melody Award for Best Album Producer in 1999, and can be called the youngest double king in the history of the Golden Melody Awards, is undoubtedly Zhou Yi's fierce rival.
At the same time, Warner also got a message.
Singer Xie Tingfeng, who is currently in the limelight in China, also set his second new album this year on July 1.
"Do you need to avoid the limelight, Zhou Yi? Xie Tingfeng's popularity is too high, and he still released a Chinese album this time. After carefully analyzing Xie Tingfeng's current advantages, Zhou Jianhui, general manager of Warner, suggested.
Even if there is hype in advance, and Warner has been helping to maintain a certain amount of news presence, Zhou Yi has no foundation after all.
The market for young people is so big, Xie Tingfeng eats more, and others have less.
"No, I have this confidence."
Zhou Yi, who insisted on getting a piece of the soup in the summer vacation, refused.
June 9th.
On the day of the start of filming of Zhou Yi's "Flower Field Mistake" MV, Singaporean singer Sun Yanzi, a subsidiary of Warner Music, officially debuted with his eponymous album "Sun Yanzi"!