Chapter 430: The Sense of Oppression From the East Asian King

The wooden beads are very smooth, and they don't feel raw when they are new.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Yi was obviously a little hesitant when he got it - for a child like Sun Yanzi who grew up in a Chaoshan family, it is hard to say whether this string of beads was asked for by an elder in her family more than ten years ago.

This is indeed the case -

In Sun Yanzi's words with some reminiscence, it was her grandmother who gave her this string of beads.

"You gave me such a memorable thing?"

"I haven't worn it for a long time. I think you need it more than me now."

Sun Yanzi playfully raised his hands and cheered: "The master bless you, go to the United States and win that damn Grammy!"

"..."

"What's wrong? You don't really have no confidence, do you? This won't work. Come and learn from me, hold your head high, and be more confident."

Seeing that the man was still motionless, Sun Yanzi turned back in surprise.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yi glanced at the bracelet and chuckled: "Win that damn Grammy?"

"Yes, win that damn Grammy, go for it!"

Sun Yanzi clenched her fists, and was as confident as if she was about to beat the gongs and drums. People who didn't know her would think she was going to the Grammys.

Although she and Zhou Yi were selected for the Best Pop Duo Performance with Vocals with "Good Time", according to news from the United States, there is no possibility of winning this singing award.

She herself is not a person who likes to rub the red carpet, and there is no need to rush to stick to the faces of those European and American singers. After all, she doesn't have any Western filters.

She grew up in Singapore and knows what the Western music scene is like. If she has that time, she might as well sleep at home. She can go out for a stroll and shopping with Cheng Hao when she has nothing to do. At least she is more accustomed to life in China.

"Go, go, go!"

Sun Yanzi, who felt that she had the advantage, had obviously forgotten the contents of the guarantee she had signed. After all, she couldn't think of any way to lose the game that was sure to win.

"It's come to this, let's eat first."

Downstairs, Cheng Hao, who had specially cooked a luxurious lunch for Zhou Yi to see him off, called.

There is an old saying that goes like this: if you want to conquer a man's heart, you have to conquer his stomach first - but these days, Cheng Hao felt that it was hard to say whether she had conquered Zhou Yi's stomach, but at least she should have conquered Sun Yanzi's stomach.

Whenever the two were at home, Sun Yanzi would like to have all three meals a day at Cheng Hao's house. She would only go back to her own home when she was sleeping, and she was very greedy.

"Oh, by the way, Cheng Hao, is there anything you want me to bring to my uncle and aunt? For example, some local specialties from China?" Zhou Yi, who had no idea that he was going to attend the award ceremony, asked a question during the meal that almost made Cheng Hao's brain crash.

"Do you still have time to go find my parents?"

"What are you saying? I'm not restricted in my personal freedom..."

In the restaurant, Sun Yanzi, who was holding a big bowl and eating, had his cheeks stuffed with bulging, and there were a few grains of crystal clear white rice at the corners of his mouth...

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"Going to the Grammys! The first person in the history of Chinese music! 》

"Super star! The emperor superstar came to Europe and the United States! 》

"The little emperor personally led the expedition! The European and American king vomited three liters of blood! 》

"……"

The next morning, when Zhou Yi and Qian Jiang took their team members to officially fly from the imperial capital to New York, media reporters from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Taiwan all brought out their own reports - the pictures attached were all photos of Zhou Yi wearing sunglasses at the airport.

As the only seedling in the village, Zhou Yi's trip to the United States this time has attracted full attention both at home and abroad.

CCTV didn't dare to bet on whether Zhou Yi would win the prize, and was afraid that if they went on stage, they would put Zhou Yi in an embarrassing position. Therefore, they did not send a special reporter to follow the whole process one-on-one.

But in contrast, they still called back several reporters who were still on vacation and assigned them filming tasks in the name of going to New York for inspection and study - without fanfare, but quietly.

Other media didn't have so much thought. TV reporters, led by Phoenix Satellite TV, all started their trip to New York. Only the online media, because Zhou Yi signed an exclusive contract with Sohu, only Sohu News could send reporters to follow the Grammys.

The most frequently asked topic for various domestic musicians and entertainment industry people was their views on Zhou Yi's trip to the Grammys -

Although it was vaguely realized that someone might be playing a drama of flattery and raising the expectations of the domestic public for Zhou Yi to win the award in advance, Warner has not yet found out who is behind the scenes.

Or, there are too many behind the scenes.

They were entangled with each other for this common goal, muddying the waters to the point where even Warner couldn't figure it out.

In foreign countries, especially in the United States, Zhou Yi's arrival was also very popular there——

However, compared with the unanimous expectations for Zhou Yi in China, the American media, in addition to various analyses of Zhou Yi, also mixed with a lot of fear and doubts about him——

The reason is simple, just one day before Zhou Yi set off for New York, Warner Records (USA) officially announced that it would officially release Zhou Yi's second all-English studio album "Forever Young" at 10:08 am on March 1.

Zhou Yi himself is still the producer of the album, and he is also responsible for the lyrics, composition and singing.

Fast!

It's really too fast!

As we all know, the big-name singers and songwriters in the European and American music scene produce albums. The fast ones are likely to make one in two years, and the slow ones may even take several years to make the next one. American music fans have always been accustomed to this unspoken rule.

But now, Zhou Yi's arrival has broken this unspoken rule-

"Spike's last all-English studio album "The Attitude Show" was released at 10:08 am on July 1, 2002, which means that his second all-English studio album was released only eight months after the first one.

"It's unbelievable, I even want to say it's unreasonable.

"What good album can he make in such a short time? I am pessimistic about this, and I even think that this is most likely the result of Warner Records' short-sightedness.

"You know, Time Warner is now facing huge financial pressure, so it is not impossible to force Warner Records to make performance in advance."

On an entertainment news column of FOX TV Network, a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox in the United States, the guests who were invited to comment on the singers selected for this year's Grammy Awards used exaggerated body movements to express their disappointment with Warner Records and Zhou Yi.

"Eight months, during which we have to exclude the time he spent recording and promoting his Chinese album and the time he spent celebrating the traditional Chinese New Year. That is to say, Spike's actual creative time will not exceed four months at most.

"I can't understand it.

"Are all Chinese so short of money? Does he want to ruin the reputation of his own album? God, I have never seen a creator who can produce two high-quality albums in such a short time.

"What he should do now is to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony, and then go home to polish his new album to avoid being laughed at by Eminem and his fans."

On the CBS TV network entertainment program under the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation of the United States, which is also an interview and analysis program on the Grammy theme, the invited music critics also have no confidence in Zhou Yi's new album released in such a short time.

A stone stirs up a thousand waves.

When Warner officially announced the release date of Zhou Yi's new album, it shocked not only the media industry, but also the record industry.

For this group of people, especially the creators, the most common thought in their minds at this moment is - damn it!

In Europe and the United States, where the record industry is more mature, Zhou Yi's English album last year has been selling more and more songs worldwide, which is why many singers can earn a living from one album for many years.

Most of them have long been accustomed to releasing a single every two or three years, and they can also split a few of the most popular singles from the original album and sell them again, which can also make a lot of money.

According to the industry's estimate of Zhou Yi's album "Attitude Show", at least five more singles can be split from this album to sell singles, which is enough to continue the popularity for three or four years.

But now...

Are these traditional arts in the fucking East Asian cultural circle? !

Europeans and Americans who have always heard that Chinese people are hardworking and model workers can endure hardships, and the entire East Asian cultural circle influenced by China is constantly rolling inward, are shocked.

If you are not a buddy, what are you looking for?

Why don't you split such a popular single and sell it as a single disc?

Apart from other things, if "Baby", "Yeah" and "Good Time" were sold separately as singles, at least each single would be able to sell more than 3 to 4 million copies worldwide. The sales of these three songs combined are conservatively estimated to be tens of millions.

Isn't it nice to make money lying down?

Do you have to release a new album?

Are you crazy?