Chapter 433: Top of the Pig Killing List

"Why do I feel that he is more aggressive than he is in China?"

9:30 a.m. on February 19, US time, New York, InterContinental Hotel, Times Square, Room 1024.

CCTV reporter Zhu Zhenping looked at the American newspapers and magazines on hand. More than 75% of the headlines on the front page were all kinds of remarks made by Zhou Yi in the past few days after he came to the United States, when he participated in activities, appeared on radio stations, and accepted interviews.

According to the traditional Chinese concept, it cannot be said to be insulting, it can only be said that Lin Daiyu pulled out the weeping willow.

He is already 35 years old this year and is in his prime. Because of his excellent work ability, he was temporarily transferred to quietly take charge of the news and interviews of Zhou Yi's Grammy trip.

"Come on, you haven't seen Zhou Yi when he just debuted. Qiong Yao was suppressed by him and had no temper, or she couldn't even show her temper."

In the living room, opposite Zhu Zhenping, CCTV reporter Xie Jiewen, who is also 35 years old this year, couldn't help laughing: "Shenxian Fa was forced by him to go to Hollywood for a desperate fight, and he can't get any roles in China."

For people of their age, compared with the nickname of Duyao Fa, they are more accustomed to calling him Shenxian Fa.

"It's just that his current position in China doesn't require him to show such strong aggression. He is still starting from scratch abroad. The competition outside is much greater than that in China. His identity is also a disadvantage. He can only further strengthen his image in Europe and the United States."

"That's right. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten about the poisonous drug issue."

Recalling that incident, Zhu Zhenping slapped his forehead: "He is also in the United States now, right? Is he promoting his new film "Bulletproof Monk"? "

"Yes, he is counting on this film to make a comeback. I don't know what he thinks when he sees Zhou Yi doing so well in the United States." Xie Wenjie speculated maliciously: "Maybe he will be jealous to the point of biting his teeth."

"Bulletproof Monk", MGM Pictures officially announced that the North American release date of this film is April 16, 2003. Now the film has begun its formal pre-promotion.

As the lead actor, Chow Yun-fat sees this film as a lifeline. Once successful, his stagnant film career in China will be back on track. By then, even if Fang Shilong, Lu Maojie and Xiao Guiyi come together, they can't suppress him.

After all, China is so big, and the entertainment industry is naturally not monolithic.

As long as he can prove that he has huge commercial value.

In 2003, Fang Shilong had failed in many Hollywood movies one after another. After leaving the "Rush Hour" series, his halo is falling rapidly;

Not to mention Lu Maojie. Although the overseas copyright of Mouzi's "Hero" sold very well, this can't stop Lu Maojie's declining status in Hollywood.

There is only one Xiao Guiyi.

This guy is more difficult to deal with, but after all, he is still a singer and can't reach the film industry.

Chow Yun-fat is very confident.

However, because he is also Chinese, he was inevitably asked questions related to Zhou Yi by reporters when promoting "Bulletproof Monk" -

But he always evaded them with answers such as "I am not familiar with Spike", "Please don't ask questions that are not related to the movie", and "Don't ask".

There were several times when the American media even dug up the old accounts between him and Zhou Yi, and his face instantly darkened, and he took advantage of Zhou Yi's popularity to make some news.

It's not that he didn't want to scold directly, but as a leading actor, he couldn't and didn't dare to make any negative news that was unfavorable to the film during the film's promotion period, otherwise MGM would not let him go.

At this time, he was very envious of Zhou Yi's freedom within Warner - he could scold whenever he wanted, and he didn't have to care about image management at all.

Of course, under the packaging of his personal agency, this has become the public impression of Chinese people when they go out - humble and polite.

Even if there is a conflict, it will not be made public, but it would rather be closed and resolved at home.

It can be regarded as taking the usual route to give himself some impression points.

Therefore, on the afternoon of the 19th, after disguising himself and sneaking into the sanatorium, Zhou Yi handed over the domestic specialties prepared by Cheng Hao to Cheng's mother, who was responsible for taking care of Cheng's father. When he looked up, he saw Zhou Runfa's face mixed in with the main creators of the movie on TV.

He smiled kindly at the camera.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoyi." Cheng's mother sighed with some emotion: "It's too much trouble for you."

He came to the United States to attend the Grammy Awards, but ended up acting as a human courier.

This is a superstar in China who can be counted on one's fingers. How dare his daughter do this?

"Isn't this a convenient thing, auntie? I just happened to come to the United States too. How is uncle doing?" Zhou Yi, who smiled and didn't care, glanced at the middle-aged man who was still sleeping on the hospital bed and asked in a low voice.

"The doctor said that the recovery is going well."

"That's good, then I'll go first, auntie."

"Hey, go slowly on the road and pay attention to safety." Cheng's mother watched the child leave, and the expression on her face gradually became a little complicated.

She now knows that her daughter likes Zhouyi.

She didn't know whether Zhou Yi knew or not, or maybe he knew but pretended not to know. But no matter what, she had no way to refute her daughter's statement - "Mom, without Zhou Yi's matchmaking, Dad would have died."

What else could she say...

But this time she also saw Zhou Yi's high popularity in the United States - even some of the staff in the nursing home were his fans, which was too outrageous for Cheng's mother who had been staying in China for the past few decades.

"Although I've said it before, I think I should still thank you in person. The level of convalescence here is really good."

After getting in the car, Zhou Yi thanked Mariah Carey, who waved her hand indifferently. Instead, she looked at the Bodhisattva pendant hanging around Zhou Yi's neck and the wooden bead bracelet on his left wrist with interest: "Why do you want to wear this kind of thing?"

"One blesses me with safety, and the other blesses me with winning the lottery. Although I don't think it's necessary, it won't hurt to try."

Zhou Yi shrugged: "You know, the security environment in the United States is really not very good, and I offend people more, and the ones I offend are still hip-hop."

Maria Carey, a butterfly who has not yet developed into the Niu Benshan stage, was happy: "That's nothing, Eminem has many enemies in the hip-hop circle, and there are far more people who secretly support you than you think."

Eminem's irritable style is not only reflected in non-hip-hop circles, but also in the hip-hop circle.

But now his albums are really selling well, and with the support of the company and the connections, only a few hip-hop bosses can fight with him.

"Instead of worrying about the extreme people in the hip-hop circle, it is better to worry about whether there will be people who are jealous of you because of your wealth. After all, according to the latest statistics of Forbes magazine, you are now the young singer with the highest commercial value among pop singers in the world since the new century, and many people are jealous."

Mariah Carey, who had become a top queen at the end of the last century, teased with interest: "I didn't have such a strong result when I was your age. You are going straight to Michael."

Just yesterday, on February 18, the American "Forbes" magazine made a profile based on the trend of the Grammy Awards, which included hip-hop king Eminem, American newcomer Norah Jones, European newcomer Avril Lavigne and...

Global pop star Zhou Yi

Out of instinct, Forbes also estimated the contribution of the hot figures of this year's Grammy Awards to the global music output value in the biography based on the record sales, copyright distribution, advertising revenue and other dimensions of each superstar last year.

Among them, Zhou Yi directly topped the list of participants in this year's Grammy Awards with an expected valuation of 1.1 billion US dollars!

As we all know, after the global music output value reached its peak in 1999, the global music market has been sliding down uncontrollably for three consecutive years in 2000, 2001 and 2002-

As of 2002, the total value of the global music market has fallen to about 22 billion US dollars. According to the different sources of data from major statistical agencies, the value will fluctuate up and down, but the upper limit is always stuck at 22.5 billion US dollars and the lower limit is stuck at 21 billion.

"In 2002, the total global record sales exceeded 38 million copies, ranking first in the global physical album market sales.

"Since the prices of singles, Chinese albums, and English albums are different, Zhou Yi has created a market share of nearly $1 billion in the global album market, calculated at $26, which is slightly lower than the price of the regular version of the English album.

"In addition to advertising endorsements, copyright distribution and other activities, Spike created a market share of more than $1.1 billion in 2002, accounting for about 5% of the total market share for the whole year..."

In this biography, Eminem, who does not have the East Asian market, was unsurprisingly crushed by Zhou Yi, who also ate a large share in the East Asian record market.

"Generally speaking, the current income share of Warner Records singers depends on many factors, including record sales, performances, copyright income, etc.

"Depending on the singer's popularity, contract terms, and negotiation ability, this ratio is usually between 10% and 25%. In addition, some well-known singers may have more favorable contract terms, such as exclusive licenses and higher share ratios.

"And Spike belongs to the latter.

"As the album's music producer and songwriter, he is guaranteed to have a profit-sharing right of about 25-30%.

"This means that throughout 2002, Spike is expected to have made a pre-tax income of about 300 million to 360 million US dollars with his musical talent. In other words, he probably has an income of about 90 million to 130 million US dollars after tax.

"Of course, this does not rule out that he has implicit tax benefits in China like Jack Cheng..."

In comparison, Cheng Long, the highest-earning Chinese artist, had an income of between 72 million and 100 million US dollars in 2002, according to estimates by major American institutions.