Chapter 359: A Gamble Worth a Ferrari
"That's okay, he is really popular in the United States, and if you want to invite him, he may be able to bring popularity to our movies in the future, not only in the United States, but also in Japan and South Korea.
"The premise is that he is willing to cooperate with us in publicity."
As the leading actor of "Hero", Li Lianlian, who has already worked hard in the United States, still knows some of Zhou Yi's fame in Europe and the United States - even Eminem rarely opened a group alone for Zhou Yi for his autobiographical musical film "8 Miles" to win high attention.
This matter is in a lot of trouble abroad.
If Zhou Yi can still bring "Hero" when he returns, it will undoubtedly play a promotional role in the release of the movie in North America.
"I'll go with you then, it just so happens that this young man has crossed paths with me before." Li Lianlian, who also wanted to take this opportunity to meet Zhou Yi, discussed it with his wife, and then finalized the details on the phone.
Zhou Yi, who didn't know that he was already being remembered like Tang monk's meat, was still immersed in the news of progress at the moment-
All-China Youth Federation, the full name of which is the All-China Youth Federation, is the organizer of the Ten Outstanding Youth Awards;
In fact, with his current age, qualifications and temper to the outside world, if it is not outstanding enough, it is difficult to say whether he can be absorbed or not.
As for the Musicians Association, Zhou Yi didn't care if he could add it or not, anyway, even if he went in, it would be a mascot.
But when he knew that his introducer was the one he had a good conversation with during the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala, he immediately became honest.
"In the words of that side, it was Zang that incident that you stopped Zhou Jianhui and didn't let him go to the US headquarters to make this matter bigger, and it can be regarded as a gesture to help you make a recommendation."
Qian Jiang happily reported the good news: "This should be prepared for you in advance, and you will probably have some gains next year." β
He doesn't know much about this, but now that it's approaching the end of the year, suddenly both official associations have thrown an olive branch to Zhou Yi at one time, and it's hard not to let him think about it more.
"What can I gain, do I sit in the front row at the literary and artistic commendation conference?"
Zhou Yi imagined that picture for a while, and he was a little nervous. There is a circle of old people around, and he is a young boy in his early twenties, this picture is somewhat ......
"Remind you that one of the organizers of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons is the All-China Youth Federation."
"Besides, I'm not from Shandong."
In the face of Qian Jiang's excitement, Zhou Yi didn't have much emotional ups and downs, which was not as powerful as the introduction of the Music Association to him. Besides, he has only received an invitation now, and even if he wants to judge, it will be next year at the earliest.
"Go, go, you just tell me that in private, don't say such stereotypes outside."
Qian Jiang scolded with a smile and reminded, and after discussing these things, the two also walked out of the room in the side hall with their front and back feet, and returned to the banquet hall that had become a network exchange-
And just after Zhou Yi changed into a white suit and returned to the scene, a dazzling bald head suddenly popped out of the crowd, and walked towards him with a big smile: "It looks a lot more beautiful than I remembered, Oh Ah Yi, so tall and mighty, no wonder I am so happy with the girl." β
"Mr. Huang?"
Zhou Yi, who suddenly saw this person, was a little surprised, and Qian Jiang beside him immediately became a lot more serious when he saw this person, and greeted him seriously: "Mr. Huang." β
Wong Chan, Hong Kong's top talent, is also one of the founders and promoters of the HK Phil's original and authentic Chinese style songs.
His unsparing style is his unique pride in the rivers and lakes for so many years, but he is also a top boss who can write "My Chinese Heart" in 82.
It can be sunny and snowy, and it can also be a Riba person, and it is very adaptable.
It's a pity that the private living habits are too messy, there is no right way to spend money, and the addiction to tobacco and alcohol is too heavy on weekdays, which leads to lung cancer in the end.
"Just call me by my name, it makes me feel a lot older."
Huang Zhan, who has become bald because of chemotherapy, is still full of temperament in his words, and even started a language talk show "Three Bald Guys" in Hong Kong since last year, which can basically be regarded as a shrunken version of the previous "No Defense Tonight".
"If I call it that, I'm afraid tomorrow all the newspapers in Hong Kong will say that I am a bully." Zhou Yi, who shook hands with him, smiled and teased: "I don't want to be pointed at by Qianfu yet." β
"You've penetrated the Hong Kong music scene, do you still care about this?"
Huang Zhan laughed.
As a big man who has been famous for marketing and advertising from the beginning, it is impossible for Huang Zhan not to see the hype attribute this time, but he still came.
In addition to wanting to get in touch with this young man to see what the future of the Chinese music scene is, I still want to investigate whether this person is suitable for "Three Bald Guys", because ATV has always wanted to invite Zhou Yi to talk about this show.
"Seriously, Ah Yi, I still think that with Ling's talent, it's a pity to only write these songs, you can write some atmospheric songs, so that those people will have already shut up, where can they still be crooked."
Huang Zhan, who seemed to be "acquainted" with Zhou Yi through champagne, patted his chest and promised: "Just like your "In the Name of the Father", the production is very beautiful, the song is also very feeling, you also value it very much, and you specially made a 90-minute music movie for it.
But the public still can't accept it, why? Here's why, it's too Western. β
It can be seen that Huang Zhan does have a deep understanding of the domestic people's love for music.
"In the Name of the Father", as the song that Zhou Yi has put the most effort into, is ranked last in the song ranking of the album "Lianshan", which is a little better than the obscure "Ghost".
In the current era, "The Godfather" is a fantasy that most Chinese people have never heard of, let alone the Italian mafia, and ordinary people only have the impression of this kind of person as a ruffian and gangster.
It is precisely because of this that "In the Name of the Father" has become the most controversial song in Zhou Yi's album, and there is no one.
Most passers-by and fans think that Zhou Yi spent such a high price to invite Jiang Wen and make it into a musical movie, but in the end, he came up with such a high and low thing, which was really a loss to his grandmother's house, so it was better to write two more love songs;
A small number of die-hard fans think that this song is enough to represent the highest level of Zhou Yi's exploration in different musical directions together with "Susan Says", "East Wind Breaking", and "In Meibian", and then they were extremely strongly criticized.
Yes, extremely strong criticism.
The song "In the Name of the Father", even at this point in time, has not made even a splash in the market, and it belongs to the niche of the niche.
In terms of popularity alone, it can almost be said that it is firmly in the first and second place in the ranking of Zhou Yiquan's Chinese songs together with "Ghost".
Even on the elite-covered Internet, the praise rate of this song is far inferior to Zhou Yi's other songs.
"It doesn't matter."
Zhou Yi shrugged his shoulders slightly: "It's just an attempt, and it won't affect the album's success anyway." β
Even in the mature era of the mobile Internet, the song "In the Name of the Father" is still an online carnival among the Internet crowd and an unpopular among the offline masses.
Many Jay Chou fans will always think that the dark trilogy, including "In the Name of the Father", is his golden body in China, but in fact this is not the case.
On the contrary, if Jay Chou didn't have a Chinese style, and only the dark trilogy that was blown into the sky on the Internet later, then he might have lost his golden body at the public level, and he would not have the status that was once almost mythologized at all.
The Chinese public's acceptance of this completely Westernized song is not as high as it could have been.
Huang Zhan, who loves talents, also wants to take advantage of the fact that he still has a few years to live, to correct the thoughts about music in Zhou Yi's mind and be a guide. But after chatting about it, he was surprised to find out how Zhou Yi integrated Chinese cultural elements.
Even, some of his ideas can in turn open up Huang Zhan's thinking.
As the last original faΓ§ade of the HK Phil, in the eyes of outsiders, the two are actually "like-minded" and have a good conversation. At the end of the chat, Huang Zhan, an old rascal, even introduced Zhou Yi to which Miss Hong Kong this year is Run......
So much so that when many media reporters finally flocked to Huang Zhan to ask him what he thought of Zhou Yi, this uninhibited genius who had publicly said that Zhou Yi's songs were not atmospheric enough...... Changed his tune???
"Ah Yi has a new song, and I was very shocked after hearing him talk about the concept. We made a bet that if the song ended up to my high standards, I would lose straight to him with a Ferrari. β
Facing reporters, Huang Zhan opened his mouth to send Ferrari, which was a little chilling.
And his remarks quickly caused a lot of discussion among fans - for no other reason, just because this Flag is a little familiar.
At the beginning of the millennium, Jay Chou, who is now second only to Zhou Yi in China, once received a promise from his elder Wu Zongxian to send a sports car, but in the end, this promise was changed again and again, and it was gone.
"Fake, right? How long has Huang Zhan known Zhou Yi? It hasn't been until 24 hours, can he send Ferrari directly? β
"Hey, I can't say for sure, it's said that this one is a notoriously messy person, and he used to spend money indiscriminately. Now I have cancer, and my life is short. β
"Uh, you mean, people die, money is gone?"
"Doesn't he still have a wife and children......"
On the 16th, when the Sohu topic updated the latest developments of Zhouyi's Hong Kong trip as always, active Zhouyi fans began to discuss.
On the BBS of Peking University, many people were discussing it, and suddenly someone snorted: "Go next door to watch the excitement!" Short tight was beaten! And was smashed rotten eggs! β
(End of chapter)