Hikaru Utada's mood at the moment is somewhat complicated.

In all fairness, she didn't pay much attention to Zhou Yi's seven-week winning streak on the Japanese public charts, and the single sales only exceeded one million, which didn't pose much of a threat to her.

Even the Japanese media had already created the concept of "rivalry" between the two of them.

She had already achieved unprecedented success in the Japanese market, and she was preoccupied with the album to be released in the American market next year, and then today she was dragged out of the studio by her teacher and learned about it.

CD sales of singles more than tripled from more than 70,000 in the first week to 230,000 in the second week!

And on December 16, the sales of singles directly broke through the 37 mark.

After 20 days of release, 370,000 copies were sold, and when it saw that it was about to run into the threshold of 400,000 copies, Warner's eyes were red when they looked up and down.

"Publicity! Must be promoted! Ah Yi, you have to go to the United States with me for everything you say this time, and run the propaganda well. ”

Zhou Jianhui, who also knows something about the American music scene, sent Zhou Yi to bundle up and take him on the plane to the United States.

This novel marketing method coupled with Warner's high-intensity spending money can help Zhou Yi reach 68th on the billboard, and it is almost the limit to make this song popular out of the circle.

Needless to say, the prosperity of the American music scene is needless to say, and the drama that has not appeared for a long time may still be marketed in the Japanese music scene, after all, the two countries are special here, and Zhou Yi's popularity will not fall as long as the marketing keeps up, and it can go up.

But here, it can't work.

Even, if you want to enter the top 20 or 10 on the billboard, Zhou Yi himself must go to the United States to participate in some radio stations and programs for face painting.

Otherwise, so many popular songs in front of the Billboard Singles Top 100 are bombarded with publicity, and "The lazy song", which does not appear in person at all, will only continue to fall after the peak of popularity until it drops off the charts.

“…… Can't Warner spend more money and buy me more space and exposure? ”

Zhou Yi, who was caught out of home by the radiant Zhou Jianhui, rubbed his hands and asked tentatively: "This Chinese New Year, I still have to rehearse the solo "Yellow Race" of the Spring Festival Gala." ”

"You fart less!

"There is still more than a month before the New Year, February 11 is Chinese New Year's Eve, today is only December 18, your family celebrates the New Year more than a month in advance, right?"

Zhou Jianhui was almost so angry that he was not angry by this reason.

He now understands a little bit of Chen Zeshan's feeling of being angry with Sun Yanzi to death.

"Don't you want to be number one on a billboard? Do you know that those European and American celebrities are very optimistic about your song? ”

Until Zhou Yi was the master of not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles, Zhou Jianhui began to draw a big pie: "Don't you want to sell more than one million singles in the United States?"

"Don't you want to surpass Hikaru Utada in single sales?"

In terms of album sales, there is definitely no hope for Utada alone.

So far, although Zhou Yi's second album "Jiangnan" + EP "Graduation" in Asia has also broken through the 2.7 million mark, it is still far from Hikaru Utada's album sales of nearly 4.42 million.

Not to mention Hikaru Utada, who also has a single that has sold more than 1.4 million. Although Zhou Yi's English single sold late, it also sold more than 1 million copies in Asia.

“…… Although, in terms of singles, I'm almost overtaking, right? ”

Zhou Yi, who was drinking hot tea, counted carefully: There are now more than 370,000 tickets in the United States, and more than 100 tickets in Asia, so it will be almost 1.4 million tickets. There is still half a month before 2002, and the remaining sales gap can be smoothed out.

“……”

Zhou Jianhui was speechless for a while, and Sun Yanzi on the side held back a smile, for fear that she would laugh out loud, and her shoulders shrugged.

"Okay, just kidding."

Zhou Yi, who knew that he had to run this time, put down the teacup and smiled and fed the boss a reassuring pill.

He still understands the necessity of brushing his face, although he is a little tired.

"The relationship between Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola also helped us connect with several channel programs, which is convenient for Ah Yi to promote in the past."

The loyal Qian Jiang took out his notepad as soon as Zhou Yi let go: "There is also Warner's own relationship, and I have also contacted a lot of radio stations."

"Of course, since your trip is less than a month, this time I will try my best to arrange for you to run those big radio stations and big programs to run publicity."

Qianjiang, which gave a large list of destinations, also divided these programs into three, six, nine and so on, among them, in addition to several major radio stations, there is also a program that Zhou Yi is more familiar with-

The Conan Show.

It's not a Grim Reaper elementary school student who repeats a grade for 10,000 years, but a late-night talk show that has just started broadcasting this year, but the ratings are quite good.

Of course, the current host of this show is not Jimmy, who missed Nicole Kidman because of playing games, but Conan Christopher O'Brien.

"If you're lazy, if you're lazy, can't you learn from me and run around publicizing."

Sun Yanzi, who finally saw Zhou Yi out of the quilt and went out for business, bared her teeth and smiled.

Heaven and earth, she finally doesn't have to watch Zhou Yi swaying in front of her every day.

She wants to promote the new album "Kite" and practice the Spring Festival Gala song "Networking with the World" to prepare for the second round of rehearsals.

Zhou Yi, who has no albums, no singles, and only a Spring Festival Gala rehearsal, is idle every day, not playing games at home, but going out to play with friends, and also calling it a beautiful name to find inspiration, and from time to time to show off when she is done.

Who can bear this?

She resisted the urge to reveal to Zhou Yi's fans that this man was actually playing all day long, and she had done her best.

Zhou Yi finally glanced at her: "I'll run for a month." ”

"Cut, who is not the same."

Yanzi Sun, who directly cut the previous publicity activities today, also trembled. A month later, it was really about to be the New Year, and she didn't have to run publicity.

"You're going to the United States?"

Chen Haojia.

After returning from work, Chen Hao saw Zhou Yi who was sorting out his suitcase at the door, and was stunned for a moment: "Is it publicity?" ”

"Yes, I guess it's going to be about a month."

Zhou Yi, who threw the house key to Chen Hao, stood up from the ground with a smile: "If I don't go again, Zhou Jianhui is afraid that he will not kneel down and kowtow to me." ”

Chen Hao, who subconsciously thought of that picture, couldn't help but laugh: "I heard that it is more chaotic at night over there, you remember to pay attention to safety." ”

"Don't worry, my place should be safe."

Zhou Yi, who had finished packing, patted his suitcase with a smile, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Chen Hao: "Wait a minute, I'll decorate something for you to eat on the way." ”

It's a long way to the United States, so if you want to have a snack along the way.

"Okay, then I'll go."

Zhou Yi, who stuffed the food into his backpack, carried a suitcase, waved goodbye to Chen Hao, who had been sent all the way to the downstairs of the community, and went straight to the airport.

"Your first stop in the U.S. is New York, where you go to two big radio stations and then you go on The Conan Show. Don't underestimate this talk show, his influence is not much smaller than that of major music stations.

"And I think it's easier for you to deal with this form of talk than a radio interview."

Considering Zhou Yi's lip service, Qian Jiang is very optimistic about this trip to the United States-

As long as Zhou Yi doesn't have too much personality and scares Americans, it's fine.

After all, judging from Zhou Yi's daily speech, there is a high probability that his effect on talk shows is really good.

"Have you ever watched this kind of show before?"

"I've seen it, don't worry."

Zhou Yi fed Qian Jiang a reassuring pill, and Qian Jiang was also relieved.

And then......

"How do you make a good self-introduction?"

On December 20, the recording site of "The Conan Show".

When Zhou Yi, who appeared on the talk show stage for the first time, repeated the host Conan's question, he said without thinking: "No, no, no, I don't think it's necessary at all." ”

"Why?"

"Because the world will tell you my name at last."

It's a little late, it's not a big problem

(End of chapter)