"Not really, Britney's new single didn't do well on the Billboard 100 chart, which is honestly a bit of a surprise."

Zhou Jianhui, who heard this, also scratched his head a little, he really hasn't understood the changes in the U.S. market yet.

Since the release of the first line lead single "I'm a Slave 4 U" on September 25 to promote the album, Britney's single ranking has been a mess on the B chart, and she has not even entered the top 30 until now.

This is the first time Britney has scored a major single that can't even enter the top ten.

According to Warner's estimates, this song will be in the top 30 at most in the end, or the kind at the end of the 30 cranes.

This is the first major single.

At the end of last month, on October 31, American sweetheart Britney released her third studio album "Britney" despite the poor performance of the single promotion.

Although Britney's image and messy song themes on this eponymous album have caused Britney to be criticized by many critics, the album market is still very honest -

In the first week of release, the album sold about 746,000 copies, instantly topping the US Billboard Album 200.

This contrast really shocked Zhou Jianhui, who didn't pay much attention to the European and American music scene.

"Outside of the U.S., her singles have been okay, reaching the top 10 in many countries." After noticing the annotations on the documents, Zhou Yimo rubbed his chin and sighed at the fierce competition in the American music scene.

He's seen a string of familiar names—

Beyoncé is still in the team, the real girl group, the veteran top female singer Jenny Jackson;

Lenny Kravitz, who won four Grammys for Best Male Rock Singer; Famous Gwen Stephanie, Jennifer Lopez.

These are the old faces of the singles chart.

In terms of new faces, a rock band called House of Life came out with a shocking attitude, and even suppressed the newcomer Alicia Keys who was also fierce on the singles chart, and had the posture to win the annual championship.

Singers such as the pea princess Kylie Minogue who has climbed to the top of the ladder are in hot pursuit, even though she has won the British gold chart, but she is still stumbling in the pursuit of American music.

"I think that even if I can enter the list this time, even if I win, it can be regarded as making up for the lack of Chinese records in breaking into billboards, and if the weekly list can break through 90 to 80, then I dare to slap the board table and add a budget to you."

Seeing that Zhou Yi was reading the document labeling with relish, Zhou Jianhui, who was afraid that he might be hit in the future, said words of encouragement to him without a trace, and took the initiative to lower his psychological expectations.

Originally, "The lazy song" performed so well in Japan that it exploded, which somewhat raised his expectations for Zhou Yi, but after seeing that Britney's album sales and popularity were not on the single chart, Zhou Jianhui was still a little weak in his heart.

It's a big deal to come back and sing Chinese songs, don't chill, the base camp of the Guanghua language area is enough for Zhou Yi to become a superstar.

"Eighty or ninety shouldn't be enough, but it's really impossible to predict how much you can rush."

After reading all the internal analysis data of Warner, Zhou Yi, who returned the document to Zhou Jianhui, casually fished an orange from the fruit bowl and peeled it, shaking Erlang's legs: "What about Yanzi?" Why didn't I see her in the company today? ”

"Her first rehearsal hasn't ended, don't forget that you went to rehearsal before her, and you're almost done when she arrives."

Zhou Jianhui, who talked about Yanzi Sun, had a little more relief in his eyes: "But I think you should not provoke her recently." For now, I'm afraid there are a lot of people who want to ask you to meet through her. ”

Although Zhou Yiren can't be found after the rehearsal, Yanzi Sun is still there.

Zhou Yi, who heard the words, almost instantly made up for Sun Yanzi's tired day when he came home, puffing out his cheeks and looking so angry that he couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Jianhui, who couldn't stand it, decided to find something to do for him: "Anyway, you have been filming for "Asia Weekly" recently, and you can also spend more time on Coca-Cola's advertising songs in this free time."

"You are only the spokesperson of China now, and once you take advantage of the World Cup next year, you will be upgraded to the level of Asian or even global spokesperson."

He never doubted the speed and quality of Zhou Yi's songs, but when it came to the World Cup and Coca-Cola in the second half of next year, he felt that Zhou Yi still had a good attitude.

Zhou Jianhui, who was no different from Tang Monk's chanting, muttered in his mouth: "And your new Chinese album next year, it's time to start preparations." You can't lose the basic market in China, and from the current situation, you still have a few potential competitors in China. ”

Li Min's situation has sounded the alarm for Zhou Jianhui - no matter how good English singing is, no matter how popular it is abroad, China must still be the world of Chinese songs.

The language divide lies here.

is currently the world's No. 1 pop king Michael Jackson came to China to release an English album, and the sales will not be much better.

There is no shortage of new generation male singers in China, not to mention Xie Tingfeng, who is as popular as Zhou Yi, just Wang Leehom, who has opened his mind, and Jay Chou, who has completed his second specialty, are enough to attract attention.

Especially the one named Jay Chou.

If Zhou Yi and Stefanie Sun occupy 50% of the Taiwanese music market, then Jay Chou is the singer whose market share is second only to these two, and the three of them together directly account for nearly 70% of the Taiwanese record market.

This is not important for Zhou Jianhui not to pay attention to.

"I know, I know, I've got some eyebrows."

Zhou Yi, who was chewing oranges, responded without a match.

To be honest, he hasn't thought about the theme of the three specializations yet, and the only thing he can be sure of is "In the Name of the Father", which is intended to be placed on the B side to press the bottom of the box.

Considering that next year's mainland record market will have the god of war under the car, a big killer that does not emphasize martial virtues, so the third specialist must also have a song that is not weak enough in terms of popularity, popularity, and audience.

This is more or less a unique benefit in the record era, after all, the partition setting on the AB side is enough for singers to take into account popularity and style exploration and experimentation.

For example...... "Fairy Tale"?

was pondering the A-side song of the three specialties responsible for the popularity, and the name of this song popped up in Zhou Yi's mind for the first time.

In terms of popularity and singing alone, "Fairy Tale" is really not aimed at anyone, and it should not be a problem to overpower Adu's "He Must Love You Very Much".

So the question is, how should he connect these two songs?

One of these two is the main song on the A-side, and the other is the main axis on the B-side, and the style of the song is very different......

Chewing on the sweet and sour taste that lingered on the tip of his tongue, Zhou Yi unconsciously fell into contemplation, and a different kind of idea gradually took shape over time, and slowly emerged-

Hey, I think it's possible, if you do......

As if thinking of something funny, the corners of Zhou Yi's mouth subconsciously pursed a smile, and a familiar voice came to his ears in the next second: "Who are you thinking about, smiling so happily?" ”

"Of course I'm thinking about you."

"Really? Then I'll have to listen to it. ”

Sun Yanzi, who came back from the rehearsal of the CCTV building, just entered the president's office and planned to talk to Zhou Jianhui, but Zhou Jianhui didn't see it, but saw Zhou Yi lying here and didn't know what he was laughing at-

Smiling, he paced to the sofa, pressed his left elbow against the backrest, looked down at the man lying on it, his eyes bent into crescents, and teased: "Don't be something inappropriate for children." ”

"You might be overestimating yourself."

Zhou Yi pursed his lips: "I'm wondering if you would be very suitable if you play a person who died of a terminal illness in the MV, and the plot can also be linked with "The Summer Blown by the Wind", for example, the last wish before death is to go back to the university where he graduated that summer and take a second look." ”

Stefanie Sun: "??? ”

What do you mean?

I'm just sweet, and you backhanded me to the hospital bed? Or is it a terminal illness?

ps: I've worked overtime until now, and I've vomited.

Grandma's,Finally ended the codeword state of the gate in the recent period.。

After adding it, it's done, now hurry home to take a shower and sleep, and welcome it tomorrow with a full state of mind.

PS2: Tomorrow's three watches, updated at half past five in the afternoon.

(End of chapter)