Chapter 318: The Wheel of Fortune Turns

"Concert Exclusive: Zhou Yi's Special Surprise for Fans!"

"Never Forget the Roots! Zhou Yi Openly Shares the Beginning of His Dream"

"Zhou Yi Shines Amidst a Galaxy: Warner's Divas Mobilize in Full Force to Support"

"The Radiance of the Twin Stars Concert: Fans Urge DVD Release"

"English Album Tops Billboard Album Chart for Four Consecutive Weeks; Total Domestic US Sales Near Four Million"

"Luo Dayou..."

With its deep pockets, Warner, facing a media siege by a host of other record labels, persisted in throwing money until it finally pulled public attention back, after all, no other record label could possibly keep locking horns with Warner on this front.

If normal commercial competition couldn't win, then decisively give up and wait for the next opportunity.

SHE, whose hearts had been hanging by a thread ahead of the August 5th release of their third album, "Beautiful New World," finally let out a sigh of relief.

Elva Hsiao, who had taken time out to support Zhou Yi's first-ever concert in person, didn't even have time to attend the victory banquet before rushing back to Taiwan without a moment's rest to resume her own full-throttle promotional activities.

"Didn't perform as a guest? Of course, because I've been completely tied up with rehearsals recently, so I could only show my support by watching his concert live."

"English songs? The company does have thoughts in that direction, but there are no plans yet."

"What do you think about Cai Yilin's lawsuit?"

During the press conference, Elva Hsiao was momentarily caught off guard: "What?"

Fortunately, her agent, quick on her feet, stepped forward to abruptly end the interview: "Sorry everyone, Elva needs to get going, the interview is over, thank you."

Due to the haste of the round trip between the Imperial Capital and Taiwan, Elva Hsiao hadn't had time to learn about the events that had unfolded in Taiwan over the past two days.

"Sony is starting to pick a fight again. Cai Yilin just paid ten million in breach of contract damages; you have no need to answer any questions about her right now, it has nothing to do with you. I suspect that reporter was hired by Sony."

The agent gave a simple warning.

As singers who debuted in the same year as Elva Hsiao, the two had interacted before, but since their career paths differed, they didn't have much contact.

Moreover, over the past year, Cai Yilin had been almost semi-banned; she couldn't even sing songs from her own past albums, and to maintain her popularity at a fan meeting, she could only sing a cappella over KTV backing tracks, with her popularity and exposure rate plummeting almost to nothing.

"What? Say that again, how much?"

Imperial Capital, Zhou Yi's home.

Sun Yanzi, who had previously lied to Zhou Yi saying she was about to go to Malaysia, was now sitting cross-legged and brazenly on the sofa in his living room, holding a nearly empty can of popcorn, watching "The Storm Warriors" on the TV screen; upon hearing this, her chewing paused.

"Ten million New Taiwan Dollars, roughly two million RMB, although it is rumored that Sony secretly paid this amount for her."

Zhou Yi, who was reviewing the storyboard, reached into the can and, under Sun Yanzi's bewildered gaze, grabbed the last handful of popcorn, shoving it into his mouth without a hint of shame or a change in his breathing.

Two million RMB in this era was no small sum, showing Sony's high regard for her.

"The company's stance is that you should try your best to avoid topics related to her; she has just made her comeback and is now gearing up to reopen her reputation and announce her return, and you peer female stars are exactly the kind of topics people are talking about."

"I can't be found recently anyway; I'm about to head to Malaysia."

Sun Yanzi, who had forcibly pried open Zhou Yi's palm to grab back half the popcorn, felt slightly guilty as she spoke; before he could open his mouth, she raised three fingers on her right hand: "I swear to heaven, this time I am really going."

"... Go if you want, don't if you don't; anyway, it's your concert, just remember to finish reading the script and the storyboard."

"Don't worry, I know that." Grinning, Sun Yanzi patted her chest and gave her word: "When I get back, I guarantee my acting will surprise you greatly."

Just yesterday, the director teams for the two parts of the MVs for Zhou Yi's "Lianshan" album finally completed all preliminary coordination work and delivered the full MV scripts and storyboards to Zhou Yi for review—

Jiang Wen himself even showed up in person during the meeting; with that posture, if Zhou Yi dared to say once more that he was unsatisfied and wanted it reworked, he would have directly risen up in rebellion.

Ning Hao, who had been thoroughly CPU'd by Jiang Wen, had clearly turned into a walking corpse, capable only of nodding "Yes" and shaking his head "No" throughout the entire seminar.

The director team members responsible for the other half, "Life," had already finished setting up all the scenes first, simply waiting for Sun Yanzi to return from her final tour in a few days to start work.

Of course, for Sun Yanzi, the most important thing was that she discovered there was a kissing scene in the script for the "Fairy Tale" MV—

A kissing scene!

Hehe...

On the way to the airport, Sun Yanzi, covering her face with the thin "Fairy Tale" script while pretending to rest her eyes, grinned silently.

Chen Zeshan originally wanted to cut this part, but she blocked him, the reason being simple—it fit the feeling of early-stage passionate love in the fairy tale perfectly.

The script is about people in passionate love who are already living together; how could there be no kissing scene!

We must pursue realism!

Sun Yanzi was very self-righteous about it.

Absolutely no personal motive, absolutely not! She was sacrificing herself for Zhou Yi's artistic expression!

It was a very great artistic spirit!

For this reason, Sun Yanzi had specially rented a huge pile of romantic drama discs to study and learn from properly.

"Let me tell you, little brother, Warner is indeed very generous; rest assured, I'm not the type to hide my skills; when the time comes, I will exhaust all my life's learning to strive for perfection."

After Sun Yanzi left, Zhou Yi, who had met with Jiang Wen, the Retired Emperor director of the A-side Quartet, at a teahouse, sensed something slightly off seeing the former's beaming smile: "Brother Jiang, there's no need to exhaust all your life's learning, that's too outrageous."

"How can that be? It can't be done."

Jiang Wen waved his hand: "Rest assured, under my training, I believe your performance on camera compared to before will definitely see a qualitative leap."

"..."

Six.

Zhou Yi finally confirmed his subtext this time.

Translate, translate, what the hell does "exhaust all life's learning" mean? Isn't this pure retaliation?

We are all cultured people; no need to be so roundabout, right?

Jiang Wen, reading the meaning in Zhou Yi's eyes, smiled.

The wheel of fortune turns; this year it's my turn.

Finally, damn it, he had caught the chance.

"Let me tell you, your acting isn't good enough, so you'll have to make up for it with posture and temperament. How about this, come follow me for some special training."

(End of Chapter)