Chapter 445 Zhou Yi's Bath Water

Linkin Park, the king of the rock market under Warner, was also the global sales champion of Warner from 2000 to 2001.

Unlike Zhou Yi, who is not very fond of touring, Linkin Park is extremely enthusiastic about touring.

Since its official debut in 2000, except for the usual rest time, it is basically either on tour or on the way to tour. Sometimes it is so busy that it even takes the initiative to find music festivals to expand the influence of the band.

It is precisely because of this that although it has entered the US market for nearly two years, Zhou Yi has met Linkin Park only a few times - after all, he basically started to promote in the United States and was busy.

It is good enough to meet a few times in the company building and become a nodding acquaintance.

After all, the two Asian members of Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda and Joseph Han, are Japanese-American and Korean-American respectively, so Zhou Yi naturally does not need to wait to get to know them.

"I don't know why this statement came out. In fact, we have a good relationship with Spike."

Mike Shinoda, one of the lead singers, also scoffed at this statement in an interview, and deliberately released goodwill to Zhou Yi through external and internal communication with his agent.

They are not stupid.

At this juncture, no one would be stupid enough to challenge Zhou Yi's prestige, even if they really have this idea in their hearts.

But even so, the discussion trend about Linkin Park raised by the relevant media has not weakened, and even turned into a battle for the top brother of Warner Records in the end-

Just because Warner also announced the North American first week sales of Linkin Park's second album "Meteora" (Meteor Temple) as a routine: 830,000 copies.

Although the first week sales did not reach Zhou Yi's height, he did benefit from the Grammy effect at the beginning, while Linkin Park did not benefit from anything. It was completely based on its inherent popularity to achieve this terrifying first week sales.

The song "Numb" was a hit on all major radio stations as soon as it was released, and Zhou Yi was even more popular.

As we all know, there can't be two tigers in one mountain.

A record company can naturally only have one big brother with the greatest privileges.

Look at Madonna, the top singer of Warner. The MV of a single can even cost a full six million US dollars to shoot, and this is not counting the cost of arrangement, mixing and production, just the MV of a song.

This is privilege.

"He is quite good at bewitching people. I think he studied journalism."

On April 5, after busying himself with the promotion of several radio stations and activities, Zhou Yi, who took a car to the Compaq Center, the home of the Houston Rockets, took the recent news summary handed over by Qian Jiang and curled his lips with disdain.

Unfortunately, this is destined to be in vain.

You should know that the so-called big brother and big sister status of a record company is actually the priority in song selection-as long as you are the boss, you can choose good songs first.

The most typical example is Li Ming and Zhang Xueyou in China.

In the early 1990s, Li Ming and Zhang Xueyou were both under the PolyGram Records Company. However, as the most popular of the Four Heavenly Kings, Li Ming was always ranked below Zhang Xueyou because of suppression within PolyGram, becoming the second brother of PolyGram and having no priority in choosing various golden songs.

Only after the number one brother Zhang Xueyou had chosen, Li Ming could make a choice in the next round. Even if some songs Li Ming had already taken a fancy to, they were forcibly taken away and given to Zhang Xueyou to sing.

This situation continued until 1998, when Li Ming survived until his contract expired and switched to Sony, becoming the number one brother of Sony. But at that time, Li Ming was already old and did not have the same enterprising spirit as before.

This is why after entering the 21st century, many young people of the new era would feel that Li Ming was a bit mixed up among the Four Heavenly Kings. Why didn't he have a single Mandarin song that was popular in the streets and alleys, and even few Cantonese songs that were familiar to most listeners in non-Cantonese-speaking areas in the mainland.

But this pain point does not exist in Zhou Yi and Linkin Park - both of them are responsible for writing lyrics, composing music, arranging music and even arranging instruments.

Collect songs? Collect shit! Wouldn't it be better to write them yourself?

In theory, the third male singer of Warner is the happiest one -

Zhou Yi and Linkin Park are all all-in-one machines that have taken care of their own albums, while the third one is treated like the top brother of other record companies, and can choose any song collected by the company.

"That can't be said. After all, you are not based in the United States. If you are really challenged, the reputation you just created will definitely be affected."

Qian Jiang, who doesn't know how to create but knows how to hype, still didn't take it lightly. Under Zhou Yi's gaze, he took out his notebook and put a √ on the invitations for several activities while thinking.

When the car arrived at Compaq Center, Zhou Yi was numb when he got off the car.

In the years before the new home Toyota Center was put into use, Compaq Center witnessed the ups and downs of the Rockets.

Zhou Yi didn't know much about the NBA, but when Yao Ming's little giant-like height was reflected in his eyes, he more or less recalled some of the NBA's golden years in China.

Of course, what impressed him most was the boomerang: first mocking the fan circle girls - then being mocked by the fan circle for kneeling basketball kids - and then CCTV also did "no room for maneuver", a set of boomerangs was so wonderful.

"Hello, I'm Yao Ming."

The little giant who opened up the basketball market in China with his own efforts really has a very embarrassing style when he laughs.

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"Hello, I'm Taylor Swift, here are the tickets."

On the evening of April 6, the Houston Rockets played at home against the visiting Orlando Magic.

Taylor Swift, who got the first row of tickets through company relations, was directly treated as an adult. Thanks to her height of more than 1.7 meters, her long legs still attracted the attention of many old perverts when she walked into the venue.

April has already entered summer in Houston. Taylor, wearing a short T-shirt and shorts, always gives people the illusion that her legs are all below the waist, especially when many people notice that she is actually wearing flat shoes.

Even in the United States, a barefoot woman over 1.72 meters tall is conspicuous enough.

Because of her age, Taylor, who always feels that she can still rise, sometimes has doubts in her heart.

The company's temporary agent found her the best viewing ticket in the first row, because this game is not a nationally watched event, and she can easily get this position with Sony's support.

I don't know if it is because Warner announced the schedule early, in addition to those big and strong fans, there are many more young and beautiful faces at the Compaq Center tonight than usual - many of them even have Zhou Yi's favorite magenta stripes printed on their faces.

Obviously, they are all fans.

"There's nothing I can do. Spike doesn't have concerts, and there aren't music festivals every day. I can only seize the opportunity to come and watch."

"Yes, I'm a fan of Spike."

"What? Basketball? No, no, no, I'm actually a football fan. Isn't Spike the Arsenal ambassador? I'm actually an Arsenal fan..."

"..."

Before the game, a reporter with an obviously Asian face was conducting random interviews on the scene. He was very cunning and found a few girls who were obviously chasing stars. The results of the interviews made many men in their thirties and forties dissatisfied.

This is the stadium, not your erotic field!

Please have some respect for the sport of playing with a ball!

Taylor, who found his position, was surprised to find that there was an up-and-coming art film actress next to him - Scarlett Johansson.

Because of her exposure to the entertainment industry since childhood, Scarlett Johansson's face is not a household name in the United States, but at least it can be said to be a little famous, and it is not impossible to find such a person.

Especially the body that can be called a meat bomb, which inevitably makes Taylor, who has always felt that the fat has gone to the wrong place since childhood, twitch a little.

If I remember correctly, Scarlett is only 18 years old this year, how can her waist be so big?

Is it possible that basketball fans have extra buffs?

"Maybe, I used to watch some basketball and football games, but this is my first time to watch a game in person."

The Rockets' pre-game interview obviously also captured the actress sitting on the sidelines.

Taylor, who also has long golden wavy hair and a pair of long legs, was completely ignored by the Rockets' on-site interviewers, while Scarlett received the attention of the camera.

"Are you a fan of Spike, Scarlett? I see you have a pink three-stripe logo on your face."

"Well, actually, it's magenta."

Scarlett stroked her hair and smiled with a sexy American style, saying, "Yes, I'm a big fan of Spike. I fell in love with his songs when I was in Japan. I can even be considered one of the earliest Spike fans in the United States."

Last year, when Zhou Yi released his English album, she was filming the movie "Lost in Translation" in Tokyo, Japan. From the timeline, there's nothing wrong with her being so talkative.

"Really, Scarlett? Are you a die-hard fan of Spike? Or just a fan?"

"Of course I'm a die-hard fan, otherwise why would I be here?"

"How die-hard are you?"

"How should I put it? I'm willing to drink his bath water for him." Scarlett Johansson, who knows the rules of fame in the entertainment industry, never stops talking until she's shocked.

Taylor Swift, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but curl her lips: You're just a cow, you're crazy about being famous, right?

Scarlett's sexiness and Taylor's slightly contemptuous muttering, the two of them were captured by the camera. However, since one of them was an amateur and the other was a little star, no one cared, and only the broadcaster backed up the video...