Chapter 294: China's Music Emperor Has Arrived in Yokohama

In 2002 China, a monthly salary of three thousand was not a number looked down upon, whether in reality or online.

In fact, many people, while boasting online to craft an image of themselves as wealthy elites, often cited a monthly salary of three thousand as their wage.

Under these circumstances, after Zhou Yi's completely unhidden profits were carefully calculated by bored idlers and made public, a towering wave instantly surged through the domestic public opinion environment—

"I thought Zhou Yi would be very rich, but I didn't expect him to be so damn rich! Over half a year, he earned a hundred million; wouldn't that mean he could earn two hundred million in a year?

"The few famous tycoons in our county aren't even as capable of making money as Zhou Yi!"

"Is the speed at which this group of celebrities in the entertainment industry makes money so outrageous? Are people in our country this rich now?"

"Although other celebrities also make money, it seems... there isn't anyone who can earn as much as Zhou Yi?"

In any era, the impact of money is the most direct.

Zhou Yi, who happily received the title "Zhou Yi Yi," not only shocked the entire society but also made the domestic entertainment industry tremble three times.

Xie Tingfeng, once hailed as one of the "Twin Wonders," would fall silent upon seeing this; now, Jay Chou, one of the "Milk Tea Twin Zhus," would shed tears.

Sea Butterfly, which not long ago rode the marketing of the "migrant worker" identity to make A-Du famous across half the sky, was almost driven to incoherent rambling by the blow.

Record companies like Sony and Universal, which had once rejected Zhou Yi's requests, regretted it so much they were about to slap their thighs until they broke—Damn! This is the God of Wealth!

And he's alive!

If Zhou Yi alone can take so much, what about Warner? Wouldn't it be even more?!

Zhou Jianhui! You truly deserve to die!!!

Huayi Brothers, which had thrived on the mainland and vaguely held the position of the boss of domestic entertainment, looked at this financial report analyzed by professionals and nearly had its Dao heart shattered.

Even Feng Xiaogang, who had already become a major director of commercial films on the mainland, felt the disparity of the world at this moment when facing Zhou Yi, a young man taller than himself, handsomer than himself, whose start was cleaner than his own, and who was damn more talented than him.

His 1997 film "The Dream Factory," 1998's "Be There or Be Square," and 1999's "No Big Deal"—the total box office of these three films added up to just over one hundred million RMB.

And that was just the box office.

Judging purely by solid personal earnings and company earnings, even adding the 2000 film "A Moment of Love" and the 2001 film "Big Shot's Funeral," he could be easily crushed by Zhou Yi—

He spent a full five years making himself the most commercially successful commercial film director on the mainland, becoming a guest of honor wherever he went, yet the money he earned in those five years was less than what Zhou Yi earned in half a year...

Damn, is singing this profitable???

Those with red eyes quietly tried to pull some small tricks but were immediately warned off.

The foreigners who were tricked by Zhou Yi's MV into traveling during the World Cup were real foreign exchange revenue; the cities that rode on Zhou Yi to enjoy the World Cup benefits directly became a shield standing in front of Zhou Yi.

The Imperial Capital paid even higher attention to public opinion in this regard; CCTV, rarely, reported on the morning news that Zhou Yi was about to appear as a performance guest at the World Cup closing ceremony, while the news anchor also mentioned Zhou Yi's single album sales overseas before and after the World Cup.

His hometown, Gansu Province, even listed Zhou Yi's great achievements in conquering cities overseas during its prime-time news broadcast.

In short, it sent a signal to the outside world: Zhou Yi earning so much, the bulk is overseas income; at least two-thirds is money earned from foreigners, in dollars, and he has also done positive propaganda for the country.

If you are unconvinced, that's fine; if you are envious, that's also fine; you can also go out and earn US dollars, earn British pounds, earn Euros, create channels for foreign exchange revenue for the country; no one is stopping you.

Sea Butterfly, which had previously stubbornly ridden Zhou Yi's heat for marketing, now lowered its flags and ceased its drums.

It wasn't exactly guilt; mainly, the gap between A-Du and Zhou Yi was truly a bit too large.

Before Zhou Yi exploded like this, A-Du, who had swept across both sides of the strait and the two regions, had accumulated many fans, but because he had always been flirting with and freeloading off Zhou Yi, he was scolded by many of Zhou Yi's fans.

Now it's good; with World Cup Month arriving, Zhou Yi has shown his full brilliance with no equal; they didn't want A-Du's reputation marketing to collapse excessively.

"If Sea Butterfly wants to freeload off Zhou Yi, they might as well wash up and go to sleep."

"Exactly, exactly; Zhou Yi is now the number one person in the domestic singer circle, even in the entertainment industry."

"Zhou Yi represented China on the World Cup final, showing his face and singing in front of billions of viewers globally; A-Du is still lying under the car watching others play his World Cup players, even shooting the ball; isn't that embarrassing?"

"..."

After updating and upgrading the security personnel for his entire family, Zhou Yi, who was preparing to take off for Japan, also saw the public opinion collected by Qian Jiang and laughed out loud: "I didn't expect my status to be quite so high now."

"After all, among those on the mainland who can earn money from foreigners and also conduct positive propaganda abroad, you are the only one; you are the only face."

Qian Jiang was delighted: "In the past, there was also Jet Li, but now that he has sworn allegiance and naturalized as an American citizen, you have become the shining lone sprout."

"Tsk."

Zhou Yi, following Qian Jiang to the airport, felt somewhat unsatisfied after reading it: "If this were broadcast on the main network, how good would it be for me to have one minute."

Qian Jiang: "..."

You kid are really a talent!

And one damn minute? You dare to think of that???

Amidst the jokes passing time with his agent, on the 28th, Zhou Yi, having arrived in Yokohama, Japan, after resting for half a day, went to the famous Yokohama Chinatown with embassy staff and Warner personnel to put on a show.

After all, this is the largest Chinese gathering place in all of Japan, with over 90% of the resident population being Chinese, and they are also the main force purchasing Zhou Yi's Chinese albums in Japan.

Previously, Japanese media, which had complained and been sarcastic about Zhou Yi appearing at the World Cup closing ceremony, suddenly changed their tune to praise this Imperial Star descending on Japan today—

"China's Music Emperor Has Arrived in Yokohama."

Zhou Yi watched and laughed heartily.

Ever since it was rumored that he would replace a program to appear at the closing ceremony, Japanese media had been filled with all kinds of sarcasm.

At first, it was "Thieves from China Stole the Japanese World Cup Fruit";

Followed closely by "The Sales-Faking Clown Publicized the International Federation of Football Associations."

Then came "Japanese Music Genius Utada Hikaru's Nemesis Zhou Yi Is About to Land in Japan";

Now it has become "China's Music Emperor Has Arrived in Yokohama Today."

The World Cup special program on Japan's Asahi Television even released video footage of Zhou Yi rehearsing at the Yokohama International Stadium, the venue for this year's World Cup final, accompanied by Warner staff.

The female host seriously bragged about Zhou Yi's achievements on records: "As an Asian, Zhou Yi Jun has truly refreshed the best results achieved by Asian singers in the world music scene up to this point; he possesses a large fan base in Europe and America, and is worthy of the title 'China's Music Emperor'."

"Yes, that's right; the most important thing is that Zhou Yi Jun is still so young; he still has at least ten years of peak creative energy."

The male host beside him nodded frantically, his tone full of envy: "In every aspect, Zhou Yi Jun is a existence leading our Japanese music scene by a large margin."

Speaking, the male host raised the explanation board in his hand, revealing the hexagram chart drawn for Zhou Yi by the program team: "Viewers can take a look; whether it is lyric writing, composition, arrangement, or appearance, physique, or vocal cord function, Zhou Yi Jun is a existence with no weaknesses."

Seeing this capability value chart, the female host was deeply emotional: "After all, he is an Emperor; having no weaknesses is normal."

PS: Adjusting, just adjusting.

Numb. I actually pulled an all-nighter yesterday; my head is still foggy after waking up tonight.

Tomorrow will definitely be normal! If it's not, you can chop me!

(End of Chapter)