Chapter 685

"Spike's Sinister Intentions—Stealing the Headlines!"

"The Lord of the Rings Crew Creates a Miracle: 11 Nominations, 11 Wins at a Single Oscars!"

"Uncovering Spike's Transfer Records"

"Judging from a Mathematical Perspective: What Positions Could Spike and Scarlett Use in That Narrow Space?"

"Zhou Yi: Chinese Language Promotion Ambassador"

"P. Diddy Expresses Regret That Spike Did Not Win the Oscar statuette"

"..."

March 3, United States.

As time passed and the situation fermented, the entire American entertainment circle was thrown into an uproar over the matter involving Zhou Yi and Scarlett Johansson; the revelry of the troublemakers was so intense that the crew of The Lord of the Rings 3, which should have dominated the headlines for days, failed to secure a single headline during these past few days.

The internet was filled with all sorts of speculation; besides trolls and insults, the majority were mocking the extent of Scarlett's inability to control her emotions—

After all, judging from the photos and eyewitness descriptions, Scarlett was so eager that she got her hands on him the moment she entered the elevator; looking at the photos from multiple angles, Zhou Yi's expression clearly showed a moment where he hadn't reacted.

"I have a feeling that many female stars might follow in Scarlett Johansson's footsteps in the future."

"What's going on with P. Diddy? Is he very close to Zhou Yi, that he even came out to express regret over Zhou Yi not winning the Oscar?"

"I'm not sure; they shouldn't have any connection, right?"

"No, they didn't have much connection before, but Spike and Eminem's relationship isn't great; for P. Diddy, he probably counts as someone who can be wooed?"

As everyone knows, the confrontation between the East Coast and West Coast in the American hip-hop sphere was nothing short of tense, with every blow drawing blood—

Although at the end of the last century, the hip-hop circle fell into a slump due to the consecutive deaths of Biggie and 2Pac, the two leaders of the East and West Coasts, the subsequent rise of Jay-Z, Eminem, and others picked up the banner of "confrontation."

Regardless of whether they actually wanted to confront each other, and regardless of the fact that the fans of the East and West Coasts had ostensibly agreed to end the "war," since your status is established right there, you still have to make a statement.

Therefore, as a big shot of the East Coast, P. Diddy, known as P. Diddy, had been cursed by Eminem for more than just a day or two.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend; he even wants to invite you to his party. It is said that his party is quite famous in the industry and belongs to the category of very popular parties."

Qian Jiang, holding out a gilded invitation letter, explained: "This is a VIP invitation for you. What do you say, are you going?"

"... Forget it, I'm not interested in his party."

Upon hearing about the Diddy party, Zhou Yi's expression became quite strange.

This party is not something one should attend.

Otherwise, even if nothing perverted happened, once this person is investigated in the future, he will inevitably be targeted by online and offline onlookers.

"Are you sure you don't want to go?"

"No need; I don't hang out in their circle, so it holds absolutely no meaning for me."

Zhou Yi shook his head and took the other document handed to him; just as he opened it and glanced at it, his tone paused: "Super Girl?"

"A talent show; you know the American talent show 'American Idol', right? This is derived from that program."

Qian Jiang, thinking Zhou Yi didn't know what this thing was, introduced it in detail: "Last year, Hunan TV held a 'Super Boy' locally, and the response was decent in their local area. So this year, they capitalized on the momentum to launch a female version, and the program is named 'Super Girl'..."

However, unlike the last time, this time Mango TV had big ambitions; after testing, they felt this talent show had great potential. For this reason, they contacted a few friendly companies and invited them to become partners—

Warner Music was naturally on the list of invitees.

Due to well-known reasons, Warner had restructured—

After the restructuring, Warner's female singers could be said to have only Sun Yanzi left to hold up the banner; therefore, Zhou Jianhui also planned to accept Mango TV's invitation and lead Warner Music to join the first Super Girl as a partner.

"Of course, the main purpose of doing this is to launch Zhang Jingying to test the waters and see the response; signing new artists is secondary. Jianhui's meaning is to ask you if you are interested in being a special guest at the finals."

"Besides you, Mango TV has also invited Lee Jung-sung to be a special guest at the finals..."

Qian Jiang explained the situation in detail: "According to the schedule, the Super Girl finals are in September, so you have plenty of time."

"Super Girl..."

Upon hearing this familiar name, Zhou Yi felt somewhat emotional: "I have no objection; we'll see the arrangement then."

In his memory, the star power of the first Super Girl in 2004 was really not that great; among the champion, runner-up, and third place, only the third place, Zhang Hanyun, could be considered famous in the end.

The champion, An Youqi, had some fame after winning the crown at the beginning; her most well-known song, "Hello Jay Chou," was heavily disliked by Jay Chou's fans because the lyrics were accused of riding on Jay Chou's coattails, and later she became nothing more than a third-rate minor star.

As for the runner-up, Wang Ti, let alone that; after the Super Girl ended, she simply vanished from existence and later went into seclusion in the United States.

It can be said that compared to the 2005 Super Girl, the 2004 Super Girl was simply much dimmer in terms of star quality.

However, as one of the programs that opened the curtain for domestic entertainment talent shows, the first Super Girl still had very high attention—because it was fresh, and it was the kind where everyone participated, giving a strong sense of involvement, allowing every fan who voted via text message to truly experience the joy of the idol-training system.

In Zhou Yi's impression, Warner Music did indeed participate in the first Super Girl, but in the end, they didn't sign a single singer—because at that time, the internal strife within Warner had become nearly white-hot, leaving no time to attend to these matters.

Actually, if the companies signed by the first batch of singers hadn't lacked experience and failed to seize this heaven-sent traffic and attention, even though Tianyu, which signed An Youqi, had just been established and lacked experience, the first edition that ate the crab shouldn't have been so dim in star power.

Now that Warner doesn't have this internal strife risk, wanting to use this opportunity to push Zhang Jingying out is quite reasonable.

As for whether pushing her would damage the promotional slogan of Super Girl...

One can only say that everyone in 2004 was heavily "deceived."

The champion, An Youqi, had actually started receiving professional music training and participating in programs since the end of the last century; in 2003, she even participated in CCTV's music variety show and won the monthly champion. Yet after participating in Super Girl, she transformed into a "ordinary girl," a real-life reheated meat;

The runner-up, Wang Ti, came from a musical family, had contact with music since childhood, had money at home, and received professional training from a music company—she signed with Ying Huang in 1998, directly terminated the contract in 1999, and even performed the song "Clearly My Heart" on the Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala with Cheng Long;

She won the champion of the BMG New Singer Competition in 2000, and in 2001, she released a single sung as a duet with Zhang Jingxuan.

Judging solely by resume and background, this person was infinitely more formidable than the champion, An Youqi.

Counting strictly, among the top three, only Zhang Hanyun was a genuine grassroots origin, reaching the final stage purely on popularity. Therefore, the number of people online slandering her was exceptionally high, with various rumors emerging endlessly.

Counting further down, contestants belonging to the "reheated meat" level, professionally trained contestants from music majors, and so on were not few in number.

Zhang Jingying's current background placed among this group could be said to be completely unremarkable, as long as he, the Warner Emperor, did not step out to campaign for her.

…………………………

"Huh? Really? I've finished my training?!"

Warner, Hong Kong Training Center.

Having finished today's class, Zhang Jingying received a piece of news that surprised her—

"Pack up and get ready to return to Chengdu for the regional selection of a show."

"Huh? Me? Are you sure?"

"Who else? Send Deng Shiyin? She's too young right now. Remember to perform well; at the very least, you must push through to the national elimination round."