China Entertainment 2000

In the later Internet era, many people may feel a little unfamiliar with the name Hou Xian. Many people even know him from his non-mainstream number one single "Baby Face", and thought that this person was also in the so-called A musician who only emerged during the era of the Q Music Big Three.

But this is not actually the case.

Born in 1979, he was even two years older than Zhou Yi himself. He had been in contact with and composing music since the end of the last century. However, due to his immature creative ability at the time, the songs he released were basically only a little popular in Guangxi. Splash.

It was not until the end of 2004 that he won the favor of the mainland company Dongsheng Century with his original song "Bridge", and was signed. In 2005, he released the album "Ancient·Wan" which officially made him famous.

Since he was not well-known, Dongsheng shamelessly chose Jay Chou, who was already at the peak of his popularity at the time. Not only did he call Hou Xian Jay Chou from the Mainland, but he even directly put the words "When Hou Xian met Jay Chou" on the cover of the first edition of the album.

Because Hou Xian became popular as soon as his album was released, the matter was even reported by the Taiwanese media. Jay Chou was asked on the program what he thought about people in the Mainland having sex with each other——

This statement was somewhat meant to ridicule the mainland, and I completely forgot that Jay Chou originally debuted under the name "Little Tao Zhe". Naturally, Jay Chou, who knew that it was not easy for a newcomer in the entertainment industry, didn't say much to him. He just gave a few words of encouragement and then brushed it off.

Therefore, in terms of time, Hou Xian should be the predecessor of Xu, Wang, Xu and others.

The reason why they became popular again so late is because Houxian himself didn't like Dongsheng's hype tactics. In 2006, he only released one more EP "9 Princesses" under the company's contract requirements and was hidden. .

For this "9 Princesses" EP, which has only three songs and three pure music songs, Houxian still contributed "Kunming Lake", a boutique and popular song in the niche circle "Cycling Lovers".

It was not until 2008, when his contract expired, that he changed to a new company and returned to the music scene to release an album, thus catching up with the train of the non-mainstream era.

However, due to the change in the direction of the music world, Hou Xian was still a little uncomfortable at first.

After he adapted and returned, although he still composed popular songs such as "Baby Face" and "Smile Outside Suzhou", he was no longer the leader on this train.

Xu Song came from behind, and two male singers, Wang Sulong and Xu Liang, suddenly emerged, followed closely by second and third echelon singers such as Xiao Jian, Ben Xi, and Danse Ling.

Xu Song, the oldest among these people and the earliest to debut, was only born in 1986. All of them are at their creative peak or on the way to their peak.

Hou Xian, who was born in 1979, did not have the energy to keep up. The disadvantages of not having a professional background and the lack of creative ability became increasingly apparent as he grew older, and finally passed out quietly. After many years, his last song with splashes was "After This Rain" released in 2016.

Zhou Yi himself quite likes this song.

After picking out the "Bridge" demo and Deng Wenbin's personal information and putting them aside, Zhou Yi continued to pick out the demos selected by the artist department.

It has to be said that there is a reason why Houxian can stand out despite the porcelain situation. During this period, most of the mainland music creators who felt that their talents were underappreciated and thought that they were a thousand-mile horse were indeed rotten fish that polluted the database.

However, each one of them pursues a complete package of lyrics and music, euphemistically called all-rounders.

“I don’t know who started the trend.”

"..."

At Cheng Hao's house, Sun Yanzi and Cheng Hao, who were eating, both raised their heads, staring at the man who kept complaining -

"What are you looking at me doing?"

Sun Yanzi's cheeks bulged: "Don't you have any ideas in mind?"

Cheng Hao, who took a bite of minced eggplant, glanced sideways at him: "Is there a possibility that you brought this rhythm?"

Even though she has withdrawn from the industry, she still has the mainland's number one new online media company controlling the situation, and she can still accurately grasp the direction of public opinion in the entertainment industry.

Since Zhou Yi and his group became famous, it seems that their creative ability has suddenly become the benchmark for singers in the new century, especially under the leadership of Warner.

You must know that the kings and queens of the last century all used singing as their benchmark. Whoever has the best creative ability will not delay singing if they don't have it.

But since the new century, this new generation of singers and songwriters headed by Zhou Yi are all so powerful that major record companies have secretly changed their selection standards. Everyone wants to find the next Zhou Yi——

Let alone the next Jay Chou, the next Wang Lihong, the next Tao Zhe, the next Wang Feng, or even the next Lin Junjie or the next Hu Yanbing.

Especially since Wang Feng once again stole the show in the past two weeks with his new album "Crying with Laughter"——

The first title song in his album, "Fly Higher", became a hit single that spread throughout the streets after two weeks of fermentation.

It's amazing that the songwriting column of all the songs in this new album is still like water and wind, and there is no second person's name.

It’s a fucking hit album that Warner has zero burden on in terms of creation costs.

Jay Chou had to find Fang Wenshan, Tao Zhe had to find Wawa, Wang Lihong and Lin Junjie had to find their own lyricists to help write lyrics, so Warner Your Mother is leaving the world.

Anyone who comes here will be jealous.

Especially after Wang Feng made it clear that he had renewed his contract with Warner, he became even more jealous.

His mother was in a record company, and the first brother was Zhou Yi and the second brother was Wang Feng. When releasing an album and writing songs, the company didn't need to worry about it at all. They could just lie down and wait for the two of them to finish the production by themselves. Who could bear this?

At present, the third brother Hu Yanbing can only do the composing, and needs Warner to help find a lyricist to write the lyrics, which can give other colleagues in the industry some peace of mind.

Otherwise, if everyone from top to bottom is responsible for the lyrics and music, then other companies should stop working and leave.

"Do you know how those people complain in private? They all say that you are not a human being."

He raised his neck and took a sip of water. After the feeling of choking was washed away, he wiped his mouth carelessly, and Sun Yanzi let out a long burp in comfort: "If it weren't for the fact that it couldn't be done, they would all suspect that the company was I’m not planning to replace everyone with someone who can do it all by myself.”

She, the top sister of Warner, is under a lot of pressure right now - the current public opinion on the Internet has made her urgently need to prove that she also has creative ability, so as to ensure that her fans can open their mouths during the match.

Although she did write songs, they were not popular.

As we all know, if the song you write is not popular, then you basically have no say in it - it is only for fan circles to use the data to draw tables and match the numbers.

"Then did you write it?"

Zhou Yi, who was under pressure from the two women, chose to pick on the weak. He glanced sideways at Sun Yanzi, who looked paralyzed after eating and drinking: "I either eat or sleep every day. Have you written today's lyrics? Today's song recording Are you done? Are you finished with today’s class?”

"Stop reciting, stop reciting, I'm writing, I'm writing, I'm almost halfway done." Sun Yanzi was excited, clasped his palms together and bowed his head to Zhou Yi like a worshiper, and muttered words——

Halfway through the song, she realized something was wrong: "That's not right. What does it have to do with you whether I finish the song or not?"

If you haven’t written it yet, just wait for the next album. What a big deal!

Thinking of this, she immediately gave up her humble attitude and chose to face the emperor's majesty with her head held high. She said confidently: "You are the one. Where is your fifth major in Chinese? Have you written the lyrics? What is the concept? You have already finished your third major in English." It’s time to teach children the fifth grade of Chinese.”

Cheng Hao, who was clearing away the dishes and chopsticks on the table, couldn't stop himself and laughed out loud.

"If I write it tonight, you will also write it tonight?" Zhou Yi grinned, showing his teeth, and smiled fiercely.

"I - I, I will help Uncle Qian ask, just ask, just ask."

Sun Yanzi, who still wanted to speak harshly, took into account this glorious record, and his cerebral cortex seemed to be rubbed by a steel fork of reason. His voice went from loud to soft - and then got softer and quieter: "Ask."

His legs were crossed, his head lowered, and he was scared.

Don't compare speed with anyone, don't compare with Zhou Yi, he is not a human being.

Sun Yanzi has a very clear self-awareness on this point.

"Quick shooter."

"Um?"

"I praise you for being great."

"Hey, you are so cool when you talk like that."

Sun Yanzi: "..."

She felt like she was being stood up to her face, but had no proof.

Alas, you still have to learn, there is no end to learning.

Sun Yanzi, who had learned many laning skills from Zhou Yi and put them into practice, glanced at him secretly, got up immediately to help Cheng Hao clean up, and ran to the kitchen with the plate in both hands: "Okay, I'm here to help you~ "

The first line of battle: If you can’t beat him, avoid the battle first!

"Why, haven't the lyrics of the song you said you were going to write for Zhou Yi been written yet?"

"Shh, no, no, no, it's only half written."

"That's pretty quick..."

In front of the huge kitchen sink, two women wearing aprons were whispering. Zhou Yi, who was sitting in the restaurant, could only see two blurry figures quietly biting their ears through the glass door -

The sound of washing pots and dishes and shaking chopsticks floated into my ears along with the sound of water splashing on the wall of the reservoir. From time to time, it was also mixed with Cheng Hao's gentle surprise and Sun Yanzi's undisguised laughter.

With the warm light shining on his body, Zhou Yi raised his head slightly and saw his own reflection clearly in the lamp - a smile that he didn't even realize existed at the corner of his mouth.

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"By the way Yanzi, have you thought of the title of the song you said you wanted to write?"

"Well, I've thought about it now."

"What's it called?"

"..."She Said"."

…………………………………………

"It's useless for anyone to say anything tonight!"

On the evening of the 18th, in the hotel where the crew of "New Police Story" stayed.

The crew members gathered here burst into laughter. The lead brother Chenglong "dissuaded" Jiang Wen from rolling up his sleeves and pretending to fight: "No, no, no, no, A Yi has been training all year round, you can't beat him. "

After resting at home for a few days, Zhou Yi, who came over to join the crew tonight, smiled and looked at Jiang Wen's expression of anger when he saw him, and gracefully opened his arms and gave him a hug: " I swear to God, I really don’t show my true feelings.”

"Before you say this, put the smile on your face away."

Jiang Wen pushed up his glasses and just missed punching him.

Damn, you laugh so hard that you deserve a beating.

Oh, no, the laughter is getting worse and worse.

"Don't hit the smiling person with your hand. I'm here to support you. What do you mean?" Zhou Yi smiled and teased the string in Jiang Wen's mind.

Chenglong, the "mastermind" who directed all this, coaxed both parties and made this meeting full of fun.

Xie Tingfeng, who no longer had the right to look at Zhou Yi as an equal, wisely stood up and toasted Zhou Yi first. His posture was very low, and his original arrogance could not be seen at all: "Come on, A Yi, I toast you."

Cai Zhuoyan was sitting next to Zhou Yi, busy picking up vegetables and serving soup for him.

At the end of the drink, Chenglong was still half drunk and raised the glass in his hand: "Thank you very much for your support. With this glass of wine, I wish our movie success!"

We will meet on the 18th, briefly rehearse the process on the 19th, and then the premiere will officially begin on the 20th.

He said he came back to save Hong Kong movies before filming "New Police Story". In fact, it was because Cheng Long, who had failed in three Hollywood movies in a row and could only come back to make a comeback, has full ambitions for this movie——

He wanted to complete the transformation in this movie.

Afraid that the gimmick was not enough, he thought of dragging Jiang Wen over to be Zhou Yi's trap.

Seeing Chenglong's confident look, Zhou Yi didn't have much to say, so he followed the crowd and blessed the aging Kung Fu superstar.

Is New Police Story a good movie?

It's definitely not a drama-based movie, and it doesn't meet the standards of a good movie from a Jackie Chan-style action movie.

But if you want to say it's a bad movie, it's definitely not one.

Xie Tingfeng, who was thrust into the role of the second male lead by Ying Huang, did not receive much praise for his acting skills, because there was no room for him to develop his role. The only decent characters in the script were all played by the male lead, Cheng Long. ——

In addition to praising him for his hard work.

This is actually the purpose of Yinghuang stuffing it in.

The Xie Tingfeng of today is no longer the Xie Tingfeng of the past. He needs many impressive labels to pay for his mistakes, so he chose to fight hard. The villain doesn't have such desperate scenes, but the male lead does.

So after the movie was released, you can see a lot of comments, such as "Xie Tingfeng risked his life for filming and was almost strangled to death", "Xie Tingfeng was refused insurance by all insurance companies in Hong Kong after filming this movie", etc. This is all Yinghuang's cooperation with Xie Tingfeng. The marketing for the second male lead's role in this movie was already prepared.

Insurance companies in Hong Kong refused to insure, but Yinghuang did not say that insurance companies outside Hong Kong would not insure.

A very simple word game can change Xie Tingfeng's reputation step by step.

If this were not the case, would Yinghuang, who had read the script, accept Xie Tingfeng as a role supporter for the villain Wu Yan?

Don't even think about it.

The most outstanding character in this drama, apart from Cheng Long who thinks he can perform the transformation of the male lead, is the villain Wu Yanzuo.

In fact, the movie market in 2004 was unwilling to accept Chenglong who wanted to transform. The box office gave him the answer-

More than 20 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong and more than 40 million yuan in the mainland.

Compared with the cost of 120 million Hong Kong dollars, this box office result must have been lost to grandma's family.

But considering the copyright income, it is still in the ranks of making money.

In fact, most of Chenglong's film investors after the 21st century can rely on copyright channels to make money, even if the box office seems to be losing money. There is no way, his personal IP is very profitable in Asia and the West.

No matter how bad it is, with more channels, mosquito legs are still meat, and when combined, the income can be considerable.

This is one of the reasons why Chenglong can still continue to make box office losses and keep working.

He is almost 70 years old and is still the only one among Chinese movie stars and even Chinese movie stars who can be recruited by Hollywood to make Kung Fu movies.

Personal IP is basically bound to death, so I just accept his tricks.

"Now the media are talking about how much effect your joining will bring to the movie. After all, your Zhouyi effect in the music world has been proven, and now you are missing the movie world."

Cai Zhuoyan hotel room——

The arrogant Cai Zhuoyan joked: "If the film industry can also have the Zhouyi effect, then you may not have to have your doorstep broken."

"Then who knows."

Zhou Yi slapped her nonchalantly and asked her to lie down before inserting the strip into her belly.

He really couldn't say how much impact his star power would have on the film. After all, he was really a guest star, not a starring role.