Chapter 410: The Gold Content of Overtaking on a Curve

Since the American music scene was born, not a single pure Chinese pop song has ever seriously broken in.

Although it didn't top any authoritative charts, and the sales channels were completely different from those for traditional music albums and singles, this did not stop the entire North American and Chinese music scenes from shaking together—

This isn't like "English Major," where at least they sing in English.

This is damn Chinese; the difficulty can be said to have risen geometrically!

"Although I don't understand Chinese, I can hear the melody clearly; obviously, this is an extremely old-school Chinese rap."

Butterfly Maria Carey shared her thoughts on her personal blog immediately: "It's like early 90s Boom Bap rap; I think the mixed elements in this song are very cool.

"Of course, the most important thing is that in the ninety-minute music film 'In the Name of the Father,' Spike is really too handsome!"

Maria Carey's appearance once again dragged North American audiences' minds back to that midsummer time.

Some singers under the Warner banner also expressed their love for the music film 'In the Name of the Father' and its song style under the company's arrangement.

Even more importantly, Madonna, the heaviest cornerstone singer and world-class diva currently at Warner Records, surprisingly publicly stated in front of the media that she really liked the filming style of the movie 'In the Name of the Father'—

"Spike's tribute to 'The Godfather' surprised me; I admit, I'm starting to like this little guy now."

"..."

This was like throwing a stone that stirred up a thousand waves.

Madonna Ciccone, a legendary female singer who debuted in 1983, possesses extremely high influence and fame in North America.

One sentence to describe her current fan mobilization power: last year, with a total box office of over 74 million US dollars, she became the female singer with the highest concert revenue in 2001.

That Warner could actually get her to do this undoubtedly made people's eyes drop.

Domestically, Sohu, which had always been diligently transporting Zhou Yi's materials, naturally could not miss this exclusive opportunity; it directly made this matter a headline, written in large bold letters, and placed it at the top of the audio-visual entertainment section—

"Pure Chinese Music Conquers North America! Zhou Yi's New Album Niche Hit Sells Well Abroad!"

The night owls who were already used to squatting at Sohu waiting for Zhou Yi news were either stunned after reading the content or didn't understand at all—"Wait, didn't 'English Major' already conquer America last time?"

"Yeah, if I remember correctly, isn't Zhou Yi's English album this year already booked as the highest global annual sales?"

At first, most fans didn't understand, until someone who knew a little stepped in—

"What concept is this? Let's put it this way: it's like Zhou Yi leading the National Football Team to break out of this year's World Cup group stage; can you understand it this way?"

Singing English songs is like a person going it alone; although there's a debuff on them, the resistance and difficulty are not as great as breaking into North America singing Chinese songs.

"Holy crap, that's so awesome?"

Judging by the aftermath, this year's National Football Team World Cup group stage was undoubtedly a death group. Suddenly, there was a clear understanding of this difficulty.

"What do you call an international superstar~"

"Doesn't that mean it can also be released in the UK and other European countries?"

"..."

While netizens who didn't understand the industry situation were still chattering about the final European and American results of Zhou Yi's Chinese album, industry insiders were already going crazy—

No one expected that, even this late in the year, Zhou Yi's 'Lianshan' could still create new stimulating growth points abroad, and the names Ning Hao and Jiang Wen immediately formally entered many people's field of vision.

The former was because he was credited as the director; the latter was because many insiders, after fully watching the 'In the Name of the Father' DVD, unanimously stated that this was Jiang Wen's handiwork; if he didn't direct this, they would wash their heads standing on their heads in a minute.

Scenes from the news that occurred in the 'Lianshan' crew in the past were also immediately dug up by the media, such as forcibly taking the director's position from Ning Hao.

"There is no such thing, absolutely no such thing; you media don't talk nonsense."

Jiang Wen, who was being interviewed in the Imperial Capital, inevitably was asked these questions; shaking his head and waving his hands, he firmly denied: "How could I be the kind of person who does such things? If you don't believe me, you can find a chance and time to ask the director."

"Then may I ask what you think about the enthusiastic response 'In the Name of the Father' caused in the United States?"

"It was filmed very brilliantly; the director is a genius."

"..."

Seeing that Jiang Wen wasn't going to make any headway, the reporters immediately fixed their gaze on the trembling, walking-on-ice little nobody Ning Hao; unfortunately, the latter's heart trembled for a long time but couldn't squeeze out even a statement that could be called a 'righteous fart' in front of the camera.

Other artists friendly with Zhou Yi, such as Sun Yanzi, Xiao Yaxuan, Fan Bingbin, Cai Zuoyan, Lu Yi, and Ren Quan, when asked about this matter, also expressed their ignorance, surprise, and blessings.

"I really don't know; he never told me."

In Shenzhen, at the Sprite event venue, Sun Yanzi, surrounded by a huge pile of microphones, grinned and laughed: "I guess he just found out himself; otherwise, he would have been showing off to me long ago."

"... Then may I ask if you will participate in the Spring Festival Gala this year?"

"Huh?"

Sun Yanzi, who wouldn't fall for the trap, playfully blinked in front of the camera, then suddenly raised her pitch and pretended to look in one direction: "Eh, why is Elva walking over from there? Look, look!"

—?!

Damn!

Nothing at all; got tricked!

The reporters who instinctively turned their heads to look relaxed mentally and were directly pushed past their 'surround and intercept' by Sun Yanzi, whose 'movement technique' was as nimble as a rabbit.

"The song selection for the Spring Festival Gala is out, Yanzi; we officially received notice that the two of you will sing 'Mom and Dad,' Zhou Yi's song."

In the nanny car, Chen Ze Shan, who had been waiting for a long time, handed Sun Yanzi a message and a pass needed for the rehearsal after she returned.

Sun Yanzi, who had already been there once, didn't mind; she comfortably closed her eyes and started to catch up on sleep.

On the other side, Xiao Yaxuan also received notice from her agent; after learning what song she would be rehearsing for her first Spring Festival Gala appearance, she felt a bit of nervousness in her heart.

Singing at the Spring Festival Gala, a family reunion event, naturally requires singing songs with good themes that can reach the hearts of the public.

'Mom and Dad' is undoubtedly such a song; the lyrics are written even too deeply.

………………………………

"When the Spring Festival Gala promotion comes, and domestic album sales are driven up again, I think your Chinese album's total sales will soon officially break ten million."

The nights in Seoul are often filled with excitement and hormones.

Qian Jiang, rubbing his fists, wore a face full of proud smiles.

Ten million copies of legitimate sales; although not achieved by a single Chinese album, for the current Chinese music scene, this is enough to ascend.

After the millennium, the domestic market was simply insufficient to support this level of market; fortunately, Zhou Yi's overseas results were strong enough.

"If your overseas results could be a bit better, then I think you might not even have to wait until the Spring Festival Gala — you could just take this shortcut to complete your accumulation, and the value would be even higher."

Qian Jiang, extremely excited, pulled out a list of singers from Warner headquarters and handed it to Zhou Yi, who was about to head out to a gathering.

"It's hard. If I remember correctly, my current Chinese-language album total sales are only just a little over eight million, right? Still short by nearly two million."

Zhou Yi, who had not been knocked silly by the pie falling from the sky, clearly still kept a clear head.

The Chinese-language market had already been squeezed dry in the short term, unable to release much more significant potential.

"No big problem. Zhou Jianhui even mobilized his own connections to get Madonna to come out and endorse you — her fans' rallying power is still very terrifying."

Qian Jiang was full of confidence about this. Taking advantage of the time before Zhou Yi headed out to have a meal and gather with the Chinese contestants of the China-Korea Song Festival, he laid out the entire plan of having the company arrange all the planted supporters found in places like England, Italy, Germany, France, and Spain — this is the benefit of being a major international label.

Besides, there are quite a lot of people who want to get on good terms with Zhou Yi.

(End of this chapter)