Chapter 533: The Music Emperor of Asia Conquers Tokyo

"Welcome, welcome. Zhou Yi, Yanzi, I'm Chen Luyu."

"Nice to meet you, Sister Chen."

"Hello, Sister Chen."

In Studio 1 of the Phoenix TV Chinese Channel Taiwan Building, Zhou Yi met this big-headed sister who was so thin she seemed excessive.

Facts prove that people who look very thin on camera are even thinner in reality.

Someone like Chen Luyu, in Zhou Yi's eyes, was truly close to being a paper person. He couldn't accept this aesthetic; he could only say he respected and blessed it.

"It's really not easy to get an interview with both of you now."

Unaware of Zhou Yi's inner thoughts, Chen Luyu joked with a smile: "If my schedule weren't so packed, I'd really want to invite both of you to appear on 'Luyu's Date' together."

The Twin Stars' albums were released at staggered times; Sun Yanzi only had finishing touches left to complete, with a release no later than mid-September. As for Zhou Yi's new album, counting the time for filming the MV, it would be around November at the earliest.

This meant Sun Yanzi would be the one to appear on the 'Luyu's Date' program first.

"It's fine, Sister Chen, you can treat today's interview as 'Luyu's Date'; we will definitely cooperate." Zhou Yi, having been guided to his seat by the staff, comfortably crossed his legs, while Sun Yanzi politely said thank you to the newcomer.

After silently noting both their attitudes and small gestures in her heart, Chen Luyu began her work for the day—

So before the interview starts, let's first congratulate both of you on achieving outstanding results at this year's Golden Melody Awards. And also... Yanzi, I'm actually very curious why you said that. Does Zhou Yi secretly feel very unconvinced about your teaching authority?

"He's way too unconvinced; he's simply a thorny student."

Speaking of the past before debuting, the corners of Sun Yanzi's eyebrows unconsciously curved, a diamond-like smile climbed onto her lips, and her body instinctively shifted closer to Zhou Yi: "Many people know, back then at the Taiwan Golden Melody Newcomer Awards, I lost to him."

"Now look, every time I want to correct him, he brings up that incident to annoy me."

Zhou Yi, rubbing his lips with his right index finger, his eyes full of amusement, glanced at her indignantly claiming she at least had a Singapore Newcomer Award, and couldn't help adding: "I've always felt the Singapore Golden Melody Newcomer Award I'm missing was taken by you through personal connections."

Sun Yanzi rolled her eyes at him, standing firm despite having no right: "Just say if I have a Newcomer Award or not."

"Speaking of which, I remember Yanzi, you seemed to have displayed Zhou Yi's trophy in a VCR before? Was it at Zhou Yi's home?"

Suddenly, Chen Luyu asked a question that instantly cleared Sun Yanzi's mind: "In that VCR, it felt like you were very familiar with his house."

That was a short VCR broadcast on 'Super Visit'; the Sun Yanzi in the video bounced around like a little deer in the woods, showing no signs of being lost in Zhou Yi's house, no sense of strangeness at all, even precisely avoiding the unique design derivatives in the corners to avoid getting pricked.

Sun Yanzi smiled: "Back then, we were both away from home, unfamiliar with the company, so we often ate and recorded songs together, huddling for warmth. I remember there were even reporters who photographed me entering and leaving his house, or him entering and leaving mine."

"Meeting the parents. My parents came to Taiwan for the first time just to witness my first Golden Melody Award. But my dad and his dad went fishing and catching shrimp together, and Taiwan reporters spun it as discussing marriage."

Zhou Yi, standing nearby, added a sentence,

yet their tone, posture, and even their speech habits made them look abnormally similar.

Two people who had become winners at this year's Golden Melody Awards used this to open up, chatting about their connection with the Golden Melody Awards.

"I'm actually quite curious about one question, Zhou Yi: what do you think of the online comments saying you don't understand human relationships and took away so many trophies all by yourself?" Chen Luyu also touched on the core of this storm.

"My evaluation is: idiot."

"Idi—ah?"

Is that a word you can say?

Chen Luyu's instinct as a host almost made her repeat the word, but fortunately, her reason remained, forcing her to brake mid-sentence and swallow the second character.

Zhou Yi spread his hands: "Netizens' emotions are often irrational; the result of being separated by network cables will only evolve into a simple battle of opposing stances, a trash can for venting negative emotions. So I never pay too much attention to online public opinion; it has no meaning to me."

"Here I also advise those who like to vent hostility online and constantly curse entire families: what you should do most is go out more, see the great He Shan of the motherland, rather than huddling in front of computer screens acting as internet bugs and cursing people."

Finally, Zhou Yi added another sentence: "Especially cursing me."

"..."

Good lord, has this guy always been this brave?

Having interviewed so many people, from Western big shots to Eastern tycoons, Chen Luyu considered herself well-traveled and knowledgeable, but this was the first time she had seen someone like Zhou Yi who spoke his mind so directly.

There was a reason Taiwan was wary of him; otherwise, with just this mouth of his, who knows what earth-shattering remarks he might make.

The main thing is, Zhou Yi's Taiwan fans really listen to him.

"OK, then the last question, Zhou Yi: what are your thoughts on Nakajima Miyuki re-writing the lyrics and adapting your song 'Riding on the Silver Dragon'? We all know you are about to be invited by Fuji TV to go to Japan, and this song happens to be the theme song of their currently popular drama."

"Many people online scoff at her adaptation, believing it destroyed the unyielding inspirational feeling in your original song; even many of your Japanese fans think so."

"It's alright, I think it's very good. Although I don't understand Japanese, she sings very well; it's a completely different flavor from what Shao Han sings, bringing out her own characteristics."

Zhou Yi, now accustomed to turning things upside down, commented on Nakajima Miyuki, this Japanese national treasure-level diva; nowadays, he had the qualification to do so, and no one would think there was any problem—

Including the Japanese themselves.

Phoenix TV programs are also broadcast in Japan through cooperating television stations.

News of Zhou Yi's comments on Nakajima Miyuki in this interview quickly spread throughout Japan via Phoenix TV's partners; in Japan, which emphasizes hierarchy and seniority, the young Zhou Yi's endorsement of Nakajima Miyuki had now become a reason for many of her fans to rejoice—

If Zhou Yi Jun has endorsed Nakajima Miyuki's cover, what reason do you have to keep whining here?!

And the news that Zhou Yi was about to fly from Taiwan to Japan quickly triggered a huge reaction from the Japanese Zhou Yi fan clubs—

The various support groups, which had long since completed the customization of fan club tokens and electronic billboard support, were all rubbing their fists in anticipation, directly taking over more than half of Tokyo's outdoor LED screens, outdoor advertising screens, and mall banner advertisements.

Especially in core districts like Chiyoda, the image of Zhou Yi, this Chinese man with his hands in his pockets looking down on the world, captured every Japanese person's attention—

"The Music Emperor of Asia Conquers Tokyo!"

At the moment Zhou Yi's plane took off, more than half of Japan's entertainment newspapers chose this unified headline!

(End of Chapter)