Chapter 347 You Are Still Young

Each album has an album concept, which is the nameplate of the musician, such as Wang Fei Kong Ling, Ren Xian Qi Hao Qing, Zhang Huimei... Zhang Huimei does not have it.

Zhang Huimei can be called the strongest live player in the Chinese music scene. She has a strong voice and singing style, but she has no musical talent. To put it simply, she can sing but not write.

Talk.

The Chinese music scene has very perverted requirements for singers!

In any music scene in the world, lyrics, composition, musical instruments, singers, and any type of music work all have technical specializations, but not in the Chinese music scene, he is an awesome musician!

He wants to be able to write lyrics, compose music, play instruments, and sing at the same time. It's just as outrageous as a capitalist who gives you a meager salary of 3,000 but requires you to do all the company's work alone!

Under this standard of measurement, the legendary Queen and Princess lacks talent, the hero Ren Xianqi is just yelling, and Zhang Huimei is nothing. The culprit of the deformed concept is Zhou Jie...

Oh, no, the culprit now is Xu Chen!

I'm going too far, but by the way, Jay Chou's music albums JAY and Fantasy are both epoch-making works in the Chinese music scene.

JAY combines R&B, New Hip-Hop, classical Baroque strings and Band, which is a combination of Chinese and Western. The music is no longer limited to form, theme, or even singing.

The basic qualities of the Chinese music scene are clear and well-spoken, but Jay Chou is deliberately vague. The reason for this is that his music style is so unconstrained that his lyrics are a burden.

Fantasy, which comes from the English Fantasy, means fantasy. The style continues the first album's combination of Chinese and Western styles, and the creation is more sophisticated.

If you compare music to climbing Mount Everest.

After two albums, Jay Chou has undoubtedly found his own mountaineering tools and routes, and has climbed more than half of the way. He is only one step away from the veteran kings of the Chinese music scene, Ren Xianqi and Zhang Huimei.

Jay Chou's success in the Chinese music scene cannot be separated from Xu Chen's contribution. In fact, almost all the Chinese music circles, big and small, famous or not famous, have borrowed or copied Xu Chen to some extent.

only.

Jay Chou is one of those freaks with outstanding talents. He has learned the essence of Xu Chen's album. In other words, in the entire Chinese music world, Jay Chou knows Xu Chen best.

in his mind.

Xu Chen’s musical philosophy is that he has no musical philosophy.

He is Nan Murong in Tian Long Ba Bu, with strong internal strength (music literacy) and BUG level secret knowledge that changes over time.

Well, to put it harshly, taking the road of the king of the Chinese music world will leave the king of the Chinese music world with nowhere to go.

Jay Chou respects Xu Chen very much.

Even though the two albums were huge hits, Sony Chen Zeshan spared no effort to win over Xu Chen. His respect for Xu Chen never diminished at all.

But.

The two albums were a huge success. Deep down in his heart, Jay Chou actually felt that his musical talent might really be as good as Xu Chen's.

Xu Chen’s new album [Chen].

Qian Baidu and Blue White Porcelain are two epoch-making songs that combine Chinese and Western music without losing the classical Chinese style. They completely destroyed the confidence and pride brought by the sales of Jay Chou's two albums.

The core of his music is the combination of Chinese and Western styles. Instead, he explores in the dark and constantly tries to combine European and Japanese classical music to find the most harmonious combination of Chinese and Western styles.

Xu Chen's album [Chen], Qianbaidu and Blue and White Porcelain undoubtedly laid this broad road before his eyes.

The most mature combination of Chinese and Western.

turn out to be.

That’s it! Sure enough, it’s so beautiful!

Jay Chou's mood at this moment was like a thirsty traveler in the desert. He suddenly raised his head and saw that there was no desert in front of him, but the endless sea was vast and majestic.

He saw the sea and found water, but it was not his!

The unspeakable defeat instantly destroyed his pride and self-confidence, and he was holding the noodle bowl in a daze, like a sculpture made of cement.

Fang Yishan was so intoxicated that he had no time to pay attention to the frustration of his good friend. He muttered the lyrics of Qianbaidu and Blue and White Porcelain, savoring it carefully and slowly, and the more he pondered, the more interesting it became.

Although he is a lyricist, he is an ancient Chinese literati at heart, and with that, he has the sour smell and pretentiousness of Chinese literati.

The poems written by Qian Baidu and Qinghua Porcelain were simply too suitable for his taste. They were flirtatious and a bit romantic, shaking their heads and muttering over and over again.

a long time.

Pulling his beard, he felt a little pity: "Brother Chen's Qianbaidu is good. The pronunciation is in line with the ancient rules, but it lacks a little elegance. Well, blue and white porcelain is indeed the most awesome. How can Brother Chen write such awesome words?" , ah, no, I can’t help it.”

Fang Yishan picked up his pants and ran outside impatiently. He wanted to take the earliest flight to Peking and discuss it with Brother Chen in person...

No.

Express your admiration for Brother Chen!

Bang for a moment.

The door was closed tightly. Jolin Tsai felt that both Jay Chou and Fang Yishan were mentally ill. Brother Chen's album sounded pretty good, but the others were just average. As a result, one was struck by lightning and was stunned, and the other took aphrodisiacs and lost his slippers. Just hilarious.

Jolin Tsai's red lips were twitching at one point or another, her beautiful eyes glanced at Jay Chou, looking at Jay Chou's silly look, she couldn't help but laugh.

What a dork!

There was a clang on the door, and Jolin Tsai banged the bottom of her bowl on the table, took off the door lock, and shouted savagely: "You're sick, the banging was so loud, it deafened my ears."

"Sori Sore."

Fang Yishan stumbled into the room with one bare foot, holding a bowl of noodles and slurping loudly. He wiped the oil on the back of his hand and half of his buttocks came off the bench. He said to Jolin Tsai in a hurry: " That bitch with a bad temper, when he wakes up, help me tell him that no matter what he chooses, I will only sing my lyrics to him, well, I will not leave Brother Chen’s company.”

"Bye." Fang Yishan put on his slippers.

"I know, let's go now."

Jolin Tsai raised her round and slender legs, kicked Fang Yishan hard on the butt, slammed the door, and whispered quietly: "He must leave, otherwise I will be dead, don't delay me from doing serious things."

"Hey, you little girl..."

Fang Yishan bumped into the iron door and muttered angrily. Thinking of the gentle and kind-hearted Liang Jingru, he shook his head and said leisurely: "Women are troublesome, but they are still beautiful in blue and white porcelain."

Sitting back at the table.

Jolin Tsai chewed her food carefully, washed the dishes slowly, tidied up the kitchen, and heated up Jay Chou's cold noodles. She brought it back to Jay Chou and waved her green fingertips in front of Jay Chou's eyes: "Hey! You idiot, wake up, it's dawn. Hey, thunder, put away your clothes."

As he spoke, he touched his round belly and made a trumpet shape with his hands, imitating the sound of thunder. Well, it felt a bit like a frog croaking.

Jay Chou was upset by the noise, pursed his lips, and stared at Jolin Tsai expressionlessly.

"I am a beautiful woman who has come all the way to serve you so kindly. If you don't appreciate it, forget it. But you are still mean to me. What are you looking at? I don't have eyes and I can't see?"

Jolin Tsai stared at Jay Chou and faced Jay Chou without any politeness. She would not give up when she met her opponent. Suddenly, she held the dining table with both hands and slapped her big fair face directly in front of Jay Chou.

The tip of my nose is about to hit the tip of my nose!

"You...what are you doing."

Jay Chou was defeated in an instant. He shrunk and stammered: "You...you...you are sick..."

"I think you are sick.

"Jolin Tsai proudly raised her chin, swung her high ponytail, and slammed the bowl in front of Jay Chou: "Eat it. "

Jay Chou remained silent.

Jolin Tsai suddenly stood up and was about to stand in front of Jay Chou again. Jay Chou quickly held the bowl and sighed helplessly: "If you have something to say, please speak it carefully. Please respect me."

"Tch, Mensao."

Jolin Tsai nuzzled the tip of her nose with disdain, put her small buttocks next to the bench, held her chin with both hands, and said casually: "Why are you acting like you are dying? Aren't you amazing? The little Chinese king, if I have the album With your grades like this, I’ll stuff Chen Zeshan into the toilet and eat his shit.”

Jay Chou paused while chewing noodles and glanced at Jolin Tsai: "Is Chen Zeshan bad?"

"It's not that bad, it's just quite hateful. He wants to exploit me 24 hours a day. My parents are really worried about me. Oh, it's so annoying."

Jolin Tsai tightened her beautiful eyebrows in annoyance and asked casually: "Is Xu Chen very good? Look at the way you are devoted to him. Hey! If you have a girlfriend, are you also so devoted to your girlfriend?"

Jay Chou was stabbed in the heart by two sudden knives. He looked silent and said depressedly: "Brother Chen is very good, no."

"Tch, he's swaying again."

Jolin Tsai rolled her eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Xu Chen's first album is called Legend. When he released the album, he didn't think about boring questions like whether he could become a legend."

"The second album is called Tianxia Wushuang. When he released the album, he never thought about whether the album would be truly Wushuang."

"The third album is called Master Wang. Come on, Master Wang. It's very cool. Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea are all barbarians. I am Master Wang, and I am here to conquer you."

"Has Xu Chen ever thought about boring topics like whether he can conquer barbarians?"

"No!"

"If he wants to do it, he just does it. Whether the result is good or bad, he doesn't care."

Jolin Tsai rested her arms on her arms, looked at Jay Chou seriously, and said: "Hey! Fool, since you admire Xu Chen and respect Xu Chen, why don't you learn from Xu Chen's strengths? If you want to do it, just do it. If you fail, you will fail. , Hey! I watched your early variety shows, and to be honest, you were really pretty at that time... What do you think of me?

"After all, you have failed so many times."

The tip of Jolin Tsai's nose was twitching and she rolled her eyes: "Well, isn't love a failure? To be honest, there is a girl who likes you. I really admire her."

Jay Chou glared at Jolin Tsai.

He stabbed his heart with a knife one after another. He really thought he had no temper.

Jolin Tsai really strangled a sullen young man like Jay Chou to death and criticized him mercilessly, which actually inspired his resilience. In other words, Jay Chou is a model of thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, and don't bully young people into poverty.

When someone bullies him, his inspiration explodes and he looks invincible, and instantly becomes sluggish. He just needs a small whip to whip him and humiliate him.

Most people might be blocked by him, but Jolin Tsai is different. Men and coquettish young people can't refuse Bai Gong, a beautiful and passionate girl.

Although the beautiful girl's words are ugly.

But!

She looks pretty, and she’s even feeding him! Jay Chou resisted on the surface, but he was secretly feeling happy. Moreover, he was in a state of emotional distress. Jolin Tsai was like sunshine, dispelling the haze in his heart. With the encouragement of a passionate and beautiful girl, Jay Chou suddenly felt proud and felt that what Jolin Tsai said was outrageous. Makes sense.

With Xu Chen's fourth album, Chen, Jay Chou has completely seen the gap between him and Xu Chen. If he continues to stay in Xu Chen's company, he may boil a frog in warm water, and sooner or later he will be wiped out by everyone else.

I switched jobs and went to Sony. Under the pressure of Brother Chen, I might have made great progress in my music career and found my own music style!

That's right.

Money, or interests, are not the reasons for Jay Chou's struggle. He doesn't want the music he loves. As a result, when he dies, there is nothing that truly belongs to [Jay Chou].

More or less, there has to be something, otherwise the journey of music will be in vain.

Jay Chou gradually made up his mind and said to himself: "When Brother Chen promoted me, I was poor and penniless. Now that I leave Brother Chen, I will be poor and penniless. What belongs to Brother Chen can't be taken away." a little."

"Jolin Tsai, tell Chen Zeshan that I can go to Sony, but Sony must pay my liquidated damages of 30 million!"

Jolin Tsai frowned. With 30 million liquidated damages and not taking away the proceeds from the two albums, the price for Jay Chou's job-hopping was too high.

Her mission was to get rid of Jay Chou. Chen Zeshan also had a headache. Swinging his ponytail, he swaggered out and walked to the door. He suddenly turned around and said, "Your good friend Fang Yishan asked me to tell you that he will not leave Xu Chen's company." , his lyrics will only be sung to you, why don’t you call him and ask him?”

"This old turtle Chen Zeshan really wants you to go to Sony together."

Jolin Tsai batted her eyelashes: "Besides, are you sure Xu Chen will let you sing the lyrics of Yishan?"

Jay Chou looked silent for a long time, and sighed quietly: "Brother Chen will not stop him. He is a very proud person. It is not his idea to suppress a singer. If there is a chance, even if I am at Sony, he will sing for me. He is such an aboveboard person.”

"Fang Yishan doesn't want to leave, he just doesn't want me and Brother Chen to get into trouble." Fang Yishan takes care of Jay Chou like a brother.

Now.

Jay Chou quit Xu Chen's company, but Fang Yishan still wanted to be a bridge connecting Xu Chen and Jay Chou.

Jolin Tsai looked at the lonely and sad look on the silly Jay Chou's face, and her tone softened for no reason: "I like a poem very much, it's called Mo Chou has no friends in the future, no one in the world doesn't know you, the Chinese music scene is so big, if you are destined, sooner or later We will meet again.”

"Okay, have a good rest. I'll come to see you tomorrow." Jolin Tsai hummed a little song and left swaggeringly.

Jay looked at the corridor.

Jolin Tsai's figure moved forward slowly in the bright sunshine. In her mind, the laughter and laughter with Liang Jingru rewinded like an image, staying at the very beginning. Liang Jingru was shy and gentle, smiling at him and said: "Jay Chou, hello. , my name is Liang Jingru.”

Jay Chou sighed, turned over and looked for the notebook, holding the pen, the tip of the pen rustled, and ink slowly flowed from the tip of the notebook, rewinding!

If you have a chance.

he thinks.

This song is for Jingru to sing, and I hope Jingru won’t blame him.

Jolin Tsai told Sony Chen Zeshan about Jay Chou's request. Chen Zeshan rubbed his temples and said with a headache: "30 million is not a small amount. Besides, the copyrights of Jay Chou's two albums are all in the hands of Xu Chen. Jolin, how about you continue?" Contact Jay Chou?”

Jolin Tsai was chewing a lollipop, with a sad expression on her delicate cheeks, and said depressedly: "Mr. Chen, I am not a bartender. That idiot can only agree to it and waste a lot of my efforts. I get up early and stay up late every day to wash and cook for him. Mr. Chen, why don’t I marry him?”

"Hahaha, Yilin, your hard work is visible to the company. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

Chen Zeshan showed a happy expression.

Jolin Tsai is simply irreplaceable in the Chinese music scene. I believe that Sony has Jolin Tsai, Jay Chou, and Leehom Wang, and it is only a matter of time before Sony replaces Warner Bros.

Chen Zeshan stopped hesitating and agreed decisively: "Okay, Jay Chou is a thousand-mile horse. We at Sony can afford to raise a real dragon. 30 million is just 30 million. You tell Jay Chou that Sony is going to hold a grand signing ceremony for him. The specifications will not be low." Signed Xu Chen with Warner."

At this time.

There was a knock on the door, and Chen Zeshan said come in. Wang Buhong walked in with a gloomy expression. He looked up at Chen Zeshan, took a deep breath, and submitted his resignation: "Mr. Chen, if you don't agree with each other, you can't work together. Since Sony has Jay Chou, I won’t delay Jay Chou’s great future at Sony. This is my resignation.”

Chen Zeshan spoke warmly, his face suddenly turned livid, and he stared at Wang Buhong coldly. He did not dwell on his words, opened his resignation letter, and immediately cursed: "You are such a global person, you actually poached my corner when I wasn't paying attention, okay, okay, Wang Buhong, I really underestimated you, I didn’t expect you to have such courage.”

"Mr. Chen, Sony treats me well."

Wang Buhong looked as usual and looked directly into Chen Zeshan's majestic eyes: "What I am doing now is just because of Mr. Chen's good teaching. Mr. Chen forced me, so don't blame me for being ruthless."

Chen Zeshan laughed angrily, Wang Buhong was Sony's key cash cow.

If Warner hadn't taken advantage of Xu Chen's power, which was so overwhelming that Sony couldn't breathe, Chen Zeshan would never have given up on Wang Buhong.

He took a deep breath and said in a soft tone: "Bu Hong, we have only just met each other. Don't worry, Sony will not treat one another favorably. I will treat you and Jay Chou equally."

Wang Buhong's face twitched with hatred: "Mr. Chen, I've been at Sony for three years! From a singer's assistant to today step by step! Could it be that Jay Chou is on an equal footing with me when he first came here!"

"Today he and I are on an equal footing. In the future, Sony will have no place where I, the king, can't stand. Although Universal is small, I am willing to be the leader, not the tail."

Chen Zeshan was silent for a long time, with an indifferent expression: "In that case, let's keep things official. Sony will lose every penny of the liquidated damages. Wang Buhong, I hope you can consider it carefully. As long as you stay, the next album will be released by Sony." Give you 20% more funding.”

"I don't need Mr. Chen to worry about my new album."

Wang Buhong looked embarrassed, so why not force him into the palace? There was no doubt about Chen Zeshan's choice.

Walk straight away.

Chen Zeshan leaned back on his office chair and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. For a long time, he looked at the clouds outside the window and sighed, "It seems that the Chinese music scene is about to change."

…………

The Chinese music scene was at the end of 1999.

It is undoubtedly exciting and exciting.

November 15th.

Xu Chen's fourth album, Chen, was released simultaneously across Asia. At the same time, the album covered the audience. According to conservative estimates, there are at least 800 million people!

at the same time.

As soon as the album was released, it completely detonated the Asian pop music market. Album sales in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia overwhelmingly surpassed those of the same period. In the Japanese and Korean markets, although the language is restricted.

But.

Xu Chen's album sales figures are equally eye-catching.

The sales of the album are astonishing. The songs on the album have been viewed on hundreds of Baidu websites. Xu Chen proposed the concept of Chinese style for the first time. In the Chinese music circle, related discussions are almost linear.

Chinese style.

A new music style created by combining elements of Western pop music and Chinese classical culture. Even the most authoritative music professor at the Conservatory of Music could not utter a word of doubt in front of Qian Baidu.

perhaps.

Blue and white porcelain is suspected of showing off emotions and imposing elegance. The lyrics and rhythm of thousands of Baidu are strictly based on the rhythm of ancient Chinese Song Dynasty lyrics, which truly achieves new effects.

That's awesome.

They are all continuing their unique learning for the Holy Spirit!

Moreover, the most awesome thing is that the new Chinese style created by Xu Chen has reached the pinnacle of Chinese style music as soon as it came out!

strictly speaking.

From 1999, when Chinese style came out, to 2022, in the Chinese style music trend, there is no song that can surpass Qianbaidu and Blue and White Porcelain, not even Xu Chen himself.

certainly.

This is based on the musical context of the old time and space. In the new time and space, with the butterfly effect brought about by Xu Chen, there may be different music, or different musicians, which is all uncertain.

The world is undecided, you and I are both dark horses!

Let’s talk about the Chinese music scene in 1999.

The first year of the millennium has indeed brought about quite a few changes.

Jay Chou, the only singer signed by Xu Chen Music Company, announced that he would sign a contract with Sony, with a penalty of 30 million. According to rumors, Jay Chou gave up all the proceeds from his two albums.

According to estimates from Jay Chou's album sales, the liquidated damages are as high as 65 million, which is the most expensive job-hopping fee in the Chinese music industry!

Secondly.

Sony Corporation, Wang Buhong, one of the Three Musketeers in the Baodao music scene and a mainstay of the younger generation in the Chinese music scene, announced that he has signed a contract with Universal, and the liquidated damages are also as high as 18 million.

Regardless of whether Jay Chou and Wang Buhong have the status of the older generation, their popularity is overwhelming. The princess’s signing fee is only 60 million~~

Wang Buhong and his old club Sony broke up unhappy, and they went to court.

Wang Buhong angrily accused Sony of exploiting its singers and being unfair. Chen Zeshan responded lightly, not wanting to cause too much embarrassment. After all, Wang Buhong is a musician that Sony has vigorously cultivated.

at the same time.

Tao Jiji, one of the Three Musketeers of the Baodao music scene, who holds the crown of Rap King, announced that the singer's contract will be transferred to the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones have become even more powerful, and the old, middle and young generations are all under one roof.

Dafeng Records has signed a high-profile contract with Hong Kong singer Eason Chan and newcomer Photographer Chen. According to rumors, the gold medalist Dafeng is preparing to build the Hong Kong Philharmonic King's Hall and rebuild the Hong Kong Philharmonic's glory.

It is worth mentioning that Fok Ximan, general manager of Hong Kong Baoxi Films, announced his entry into the music market and signed Gintong Chung and Charlene Choi to form a group called Twins.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the big boss behind Baoxi Pictures is Xu Chen. It seems that Xu Chen is going to get involved in the Hong Kong industry.

Warner made frequent moves.

Singaporean female singer Stefanie Sun was signed. At the same time, Zhou Jianbin cooperated with Malaysian and Indonesian TV stations to prepare for the Warner New Power Singer Competition to select good talents worth cultivating.

The focus of Warner's strategy is the Warner Queen's Palace. Rumor has it that in order to win over Xu Chen, Zhou Jianbin, the grandson of Zhou Jianbin, shamelessly selected Xu Chen with great fanfare. He simply didn't want Bilian!

Military strategists must compete for important territory and the mainland music scene.

The music scene in Hong Kong and Taiwan frequently went north, cooperating and competing at the same time. The Warring States Period and the Age of Great Controversy in the Chinese music scene had finally arrived.

With the release of Xu Chen's album "Chen", he suppressed all the rebels in the Chinese music scene in 1999, and the new emperor's majesty was unparalleled.

The old king of the Chinese music scene has come to an end.

One emperor Xu Chen, three little kings Zhou Jie, Wang Buhong, Tao Jiji, many strong Chen Yixun, Nicholas Tse, Fish Leong, the new forces in the Chinese music scene, continue Xu Chen's old path of challenging the old king and embark on a long journey to challenge the new king!

With the end of 1999.

A new century, new opportunities, new development, new future, a new world full of variables, adventures, and unknowns, appeared in front of people in the laughter of people all over the world.

Millennium.

It means the millennial kingdom. According to Christianity, it is 1000 years when the coconut tree returns to the world and establishes a kingdom of peace and justice.

The foreign devils say that we Chinese do not recognize it. In our Chinese tradition, Xi means auspiciousness and good luck, and Qianxi means a thousand kinds of auspiciousness and a thousand kinds of good luck.

No matter what.

The millennium is a new era full of joy for people all over the world.

China has celebrations for the millennium.

It is at the Millennium Monument.

Xu Chen was not the finale guest, the finale guest was his senior sister Sister Song, and Li Jianghe was also here. Xu Chen was young, so he could only be ranked in the middle. (End of this chapter)