Chapter 438 There Is a Lion in His Eyes

"This is definitely here to cause trouble!"

Warner Building, Zhou Yi's exclusive lounge.

After seeing the obvious attempt of the Los Angeles Times to take advantage of the popularity, Qian Jiang, who had been pacing back and forth on the phone, wanted to grab the stupid editor by the collar and spit on his face.

What the hell is this.

"You can't do anything about it, he is determined to get some exposure."

Zhou Jianhui, who has been busy with Zhou Yi's English album, also returned to Warner today to coordinate the relevant matters of Zhou Yi's album launch. He can't do anything about the obvious attempt of the Los Angeles Times to take advantage of your traffic.

Although Zhou Yi is very popular, there are many people who don't like him even in his home base of China, not to mention in the United States.

Especially after the Grammy Awards, he defeated Eminem in the video and prevented Norah Jones from completing the miraculous sweep of the four major categories. It is also reported that he will soon be involved in the top luxury ranks in the so-called old money field. His treatment is a visible rise.

There is no such thing as a good and gentle competition for resources. Zhou Yi's existence is no longer a serious obstacle. He is just taking a spatula to eat meat from the pot of Europe and the United States--

How many people love him, how many people hate him.

The Los Angeles Times also grasped this mentality and deliberately made a news report before the album was released to sell sales.

As for whether they will be slapped in the face-although there is a risk of prediction failure, this risk is not worth mentioning in front of the interests, and an apology can also get another wave of traffic.

As for whether they will be blocked by Zhou Yi, they really don't care about this.

As the third largest newspaper in the United States after The New York Times and The Washington Post, even if Zhou Yi personally blocks them, other singers in Warner (USA) will not refuse.

"It's just contempt in my bones. These people seem to be really a little stressed."

Sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, Zhou Yi put down his coffee cup and shook off the newspaper, sneering: "It's rare that I can put so much pressure on them."

With the Grammy and the sales champion, his achievements in Europe and the United States have seriously threatened the suppression of the status of Western pop music on the Asian music scene. The key is that he is not Japanese, and the American music scene cannot suppress him like it did to the Japanese genius Sakamoto Kyu.

Little Edgar, who is currently in the process of acquiring Warner as a loser, has great resentment towards this group of entertainment and media industries. Not only will they not suppress him, but they will have to rely on him.

"Then you are putting too much pressure on them now. Do you know that many people have called you the Lion?" Zhou Jianhui said happily after hearing this: "What Napoleon once said has now been dug up by many of your French fans and has been recognized by many people in your fan group. Many people call you the Lion King." "......?" Zhou Yi typed a question mark with a strange look on his face: "Shouldn't the dragon be a better representative of the image of China?" "First, the popularity of Chinese dragons in Europe and the United States is indeed not enough. In their traditional impression, dragons are still the kind of lizards with two big wings. "Second, it's because Hollywood already has Cheng Long and Bruce Lee, especially the former, who is a real Chinese national. "

As we all know, giving celebrities nicknames is not just a specialty of Chinese netizens. In Europe and the United States, especially in the United States, celebrities are also fond of various nicknames to express intimacy and love.

Thanks to the best-selling book "The Stagnant Empire: The Clash of Two Empires" written by Frenchman Perefitte in the 1970s and 1980s, Napoleon's sentence "China is a sleeping oriental lion, and it will shake the world when it wakes up" has been widely circulated between the East and the West in modern times.

Although there is still no conclusive historical evidence to prove whether Napoleon really said this, as China stood up in the international arena, this sentence has become a foreign version of "There are great scholars who debate for me."

Many foreign film and television dramas and even literary works quote this sentence when mentioning China, and add a prefix: Napoleon once said.

And Zhouyi, just comes from China.

Since his debut, he has been a natural sales king, just like a young lion king running on the grassland - mighty, domineering, and arrogant.

"The lion king will never lower his proud head! "

On Yahoo, a Zhou Yi fan from France published a tough declaration that he would never surrender and fight to the death in the face of war, and borrowed Napoleon's words as a declaration, using highly inflammatory words to unite Zhou Yi's fans and start to promote the sales of Zhou Yi's new album.

At the same time, in Los Angeles, in a small shabby apartment.

The black-haired girl Katherine Elizabeth Hudson, who just celebrated her 18th birthday last October, sat on her small bed, bent her knees and hugged her legs, buried her head in her knees, her shoulders shrugged from time to time, and a slight sob could be heard faintly.

The opened records were scattered like garbage on the floor full of debris, leaving no place to step. The empty wallet was thrown in the corner, and there was a photo of her and her family in it.

After more than a year of tossing and turning, this former rebellious gospel girl from Santa Barbara, California, USA, finally couldn't stand the destruction of life on herself - she was hidden by the company again.

This is the third time.

Since she came to Los Angeles alone at the age of 17 to try to make pop music, several companies have expressed their optimism about her and are willing to sign a contract with her. She signed a contract with one of them with a full vision for the future -

Then she was hidden for various unknown reasons.

After being hidden for a few months, her contract was sold to another record company that was optimistic about her - and then she was hidden again.

This time she persisted for half a year, but the contract was sold again.

Although she has been working hard to absorb various pop music knowledge and is eager to prove herself to the company, today, she confirmed a fact: she was hidden again in the third record company.

For nearly two years, she has been to three record companies, and the final outcome is that she was hidden without exception. Catherine couldn't imagine where her future would be, and whether she still needed to stick to the pop music path.

She thought she had worked hard, and she could produce a variety of music types, and she had received a lot of praise, but why did the company want to hide her?

Because the boss hated her because she came from a Christian family?

Or because she released a gospel album at the age of 16 that only sold 200 copies, and he thought she was unlucky?

Her savings were almost gone. If she continued like this, if she still wanted to survive in Los Angeles, she might really have to become a stripper as some people in the company joked about - or she would have to ask her family for money, such as her younger brother, etc....

Her parents didn't agree to her coming to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of pop music.

Her parents didn't agree, her sister didn't agree, and her former playmates at school also thought it was useless. At the beginning, she thought these people were short-sighted and didn't understand her, but now it seems that she overestimated herself.

Does she still have a chance?

Raising her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, Catherine looked up at the old ceiling of the broken apartment, and she began to worry about the rent and electricity for the next month.

She was so poor that she was about to be kicked out of the apartment.

Just as she was emptying her mind, the mobile phone on the bedside suddenly vibrated - she turned her head and took a closer look, and it was a text message from her friend in the company.

[Catherine! Come quickly, Spike has a new album, come quickly. ]

Spike, full name Spike Zhou, is a rebellious lion from the mysterious East.

She had heard of this man's name a long time ago, and she had also studied this man's last album carefully because it was too popular.

As a behind-the-scenes music producer of a record company, she must conduct various analyses on popular albums on the market so that she can decompose elements from them that are enough to help the company's singers and find inspiration.

It is precisely because of this that she, who has very little money in her pocket, does not have to spend money on music. For a Grammy-level singer like Spike, the company will buy dozens of albums at a time for internal research.

However, Catherine only admires Spike at best.

She does not particularly like the styles in Spike's last album.

Because she was influenced by rock singer Alanis Morissette and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury since she was a child, her personal preference is still rock music.

However, Spike's previous pop rock single "Enemy" gave her a little psychological resonance, which ignited her interest in this "Forever Young".

She was supposed to rest at home today, but because she wanted to listen to the album, she finally washed up, put on a shirt and leather jacket casually, and rode her bicycle to the company.

"Hey, Catherine, I haven't seen you for a few days. I feel like your breasts have grown a little bigger. How did you do it? What kind of diet do you eat? Can you share some secrets with me?"

"You know, my parents are Christians. So, it's very simple: pray to God."

Coming to the rest area of ​​the recording studio, Catherine took off her jacket and slapped away her best friend's mischievous right hand, saying indifferently: "When I was 11 years old, I made a wish to God, can I grow my breasts a little bigger, preferably to the extent that I can't see my feet when I lie down."

"Then what?"

"Obviously, God answered my prayer."

"..."

What God, that's all a lie! Otherwise, why are my prayers useless? !

Her best friend, who was indignant about her figure, threw a "Forever Young" CD she had left in front of her in a bad mood: "I saved you a special deluxe edition of the album, which I haven't opened yet, and I'm going to listen to it with you."

"Well, thank you."

Catherine took the disc and her eyes fell on the outer packaging of the CD first-

It's very thick.

Probably because it is a special deluxe edition, the size of this is almost as big as a small gift box, which is in line with Spike's usual extravagant style.

The outermost cover of the box is a picture of Spike with his left hand in his pocket, his right hand raised flat, fingers bent like a gun, aiming at everyone "in front of him" - behind him is the starry sky.

The carefully groomed hair looks like it is messy by the wind, but upon closer inspection, it unexpectedly has a kind of unruly beauty.

"Forever Young".

"Why do I feel that this special deluxe edition is more exquisite than the last one?" Catherine, who likes rock music, pays the most attention to temperament. This cover almost hit her heart at the first time, and even her breathing became a little hurried.

"Of course, this is a special deluxe edition, not a deluxe edition. Warner's official price is $129. How can it be worth the price if it is not made better and the quality is not upgraded?"

"What?!"

Katherine's eyes widened when she heard this number, and her mouth was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth: "Is Warner crazy?! The deluxe edition of Spike's last album "The Attitude Show" only sold for $55.9!"

"That's right, I also think that Warner is probably crazy for the performance report after falling into a financial crisis."

The brown-haired girlfriend shrugged: "But fortunately, they haven't completely lost their minds. This thing is limited. Although the price of the regular and hardcover editions has also increased, it has only increased a little compared to last year."

The regular edition CD is $25.9, the hardcover version is $35.9, the deluxe edition is priced at $69.9, and the special deluxe edition is $129.

Obviously, after last year's accumulation, Zhou Yi, which has become famous now, is no longer priced in the newcomer zone, and the price is close to that of the old super giants.

As for the tape, there is no grade higher than the deluxe version, only the general package and the hardcover, and the price is also lower, which can be said to be the best choice for students.

However, since Zhou Yi's past cases are here, knowing that this guy is one of the few singers in the world music scene who will assign MVs to all the songs in the album, the deluxe CD version with all the DVDs is selling better than the hardcover version.

The general version only arranges three songs on DVD - "Natural", "Viva La Vida", and "Counting Stars".

The hardcover version has three more songs on the basis of the above.

The deluxe version has everything.

As for this limited special deluxe version... the main point is that it is a willing bait.

"Posters, key pendant dolls, MV shooting booklets, landscape pictures, album theme photos, lyrics books, color cards..."

There are so many things, and the last one... tickets to a music festival in Los Angeles?

"Fuck! What is this?! There are free tickets?!"

Katherine, who has always been straightforward, cursed the moment she saw the ticket-

"Hey, friend, this is a special gift for you, I hope you like it."

At the bottom of the gift box, there is a picture of a Q version of Zhou Yi. The little man is wearing a white dress and a white hat, and is snapping his fingers.

These days, there are many people who put gifts in their albums, but this is the first time I have seen music festival tickets.

"It seems that many music festivals and small music venues have invited Spike to perform. This should be one of them. The date is written on it..."

My best friend checked the special ticket that was treated as rare again and again, while Catherine, who was not very interested in it, focused her attention on the CD and DVD discs-

While holding the song list and lyrics book, she officially started playing C...

The first song at the beginning of Side A is the top 15 song on the Billboard that has already been popular in Europe and the United States: "Enemy".

Catherine, who wanted to listen to new songs, fast-forwarded to the next one, and then the prayer-like humming at the beginning shocked her spirit-"Natural".

"Will you hold the line (only you haven't given up)

"When every one of them has given up and given in, tell me (when everyone else has stopped trying and has been worn out by setbacks, tell me)

"In this house of mine (where I am)

"Nothing ever comes without a consequence or cost tell me (everything has its cause and effect, nothing comes easily, so tell me)

"Will the stars align...... (will the stars align in a line)"

What came to her was a series of lyrics with an unusually rhythmic recitation, and the rock style that could be heard at once made Catherine stunned for a moment-

Is Spike... playing rock in his second album?

The more she listened, the more Catherine's expression changed from suspicion and uncertainty at the beginning to shock, touch, and silence...

The reason is nothing else, just because this song is too suitable for her current situation...

Don't indulge in the heartbreak at the moment, forget about it and tell yourself

This is just another small thing that happened today

Don't run away like a prey, take the initiative like a hunter...

There is no doubt that this is a rock song that inspires people to be positive. Although it does have a bit of a pop flavor, it is still rock today even if God comes!

Catherine sat in a chair, wearing headphones, looking at the lyrics book in her hand, and became more and more silent as she listened.

"Lookin' through the glass find the wrong within the past knowin' (Look in the mirror and find the mistakes made in the past)

"Oh we are the youth (We are still young)

"Cut until it bleeds inside a world without the peace facing (Keep hurt until the heart is broken, a world without peace)

"A bit of the truth the truth...... (Cruel reality)"

This is the first time that the meaning of "youth" appears in Zhou Yi's album songs, but it is only the second song on the A side.

Because we are young, we don't have to indulge in past mistakes. Mistakes have already happened, the price has been paid, and mistakes cannot be reversed. All you have to do is stick to your heart and make the right choice.

If you have one foot on the edge of the cliff, please raise your head and look at everything in this world.

There is no need to complain about yourself, and there is no need to be dejected, because we are still young, we are young!

Youth has no limit, and youth means unlimited possibilities in the future.

Because we...because you, because young people, are born this way!

"And you're standing on the edge face up 'cause you're a

"Natural!"

Accompanied by Zhou Yi's suddenly high pitch, the emotions in his textured voice progressed layer by layer, the heavy drum beats accompanied by the infectious lyrics, and the angry "Natural!" almost made Catherine's innate senses excited! Her legs were shaking!

"Spike! Awesome!!!"

At this moment, all those who bought the special deluxe version not only got tickets for various music festivals and music venues to show off online, but some even started to get excited while listening to it, and wanted to go to the street to find someone to compare with!

And all the industry insiders who got this record also fell into silence after listening to it-

They knew that this time the world music scene was really going to change.

On March 2, early in the morning, the former editor-in-chief of "Rolling Stone" magazine, who was always known for his strictness, published an article in his column, and the title directly adopted Napoleon's lion theory-

"There is a lion in his eyes".

"Unstoppable, sharp, fierce. Please forgive me for not being able to express my feelings in the right way, because I have listened to Spike's epoch-making album.

"Yes, an epoch-making album.

"I am sure that this album will become an insurmountable monument in the history of world pop music, and Spike's name will be engraved in the stars of history like the Beatles!"