787 The second half of 2004 was ruled by the stars and the sea
After Jiang Yan had a child, life became simpler.
I continued to shoot "Source Code" during the day, got off work on time and went home to "play" with my kids, so the number of times I was in front of the public continued to decrease.
Fortunately, such a change will not attract attention from the outside world, because Jiang Yan has always been low-key in the public's impression.
Ordinary programs will not be included, ordinary interviews will not be accepted, and ordinary advertisements will not be considered.
Unless it is some major awards, major events or major programs every year, most people want to see Jiang Yan, basically they can only rely on paparazzi street photos or chance encounters. For example, now Jiang Yan is filming a movie in Hollywood, then you may be able to go to the NBA stadium
Try your luck, if you have the conditions, you can sit with him and watch and chat, and maybe he can treat you to a meal.
However, what is different from his usual low profile is that what Jiang Yan does is completely incompatible with his low profile.
Even in the Mainland, Jiang Yan's Stars and Seas can be said to have ruled from the summer season until the end of the year.
Music, TV series, movies.
When the strength of Xingchenhai begins to show, all his peers can do is envy and envy.
First of all, it’s about music.
After entering October, whether it is the Chinese music scene or the European and American music scene, the most talked about is this year's new album from Jiang Yan.
"dna6" and "joey5".
This time, the two albums have a total of 33 songs, all of which come from parallel time and space. From this time on, Jiang Yan will no longer harvest the fruits of the real world unless it is linked to movies and TV series.
As for the effect this time, it was no surprise and did not disappoint. On the contrary, it once again demonstrated the ability to make self-breakthroughs that are better than others.
"dna6" has 20 Chinese songs, once again raising the upper limit of the Chinese music scene.
"joey5" has 8 English songs, one each in Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and French, totaling 13 songs. It has once again detonated major pop music markets around the world like a czar bomb.
So as of October 20, 2004, one week after the release of the new album, Jiang Yan's global reliable album sales have successfully exceeded 130 million.
Among them, English album sales exceeded 100 million.
He has become the 15th-largest singer in the history of total sales in the world's pop music world, and is also the only Chinese singer among the top 50 in the world's ranking.
In front of him are the Eagles and U2, two veteran bands that have been famous for decades.
When Warner Henry came to urge the update again, he also lamented more than once, saying that if there were not so many piracy in the Asian music market, Jiang Yan's global sales data would have exceeded 160 million, thus squeezing into the top 8!
Jiang Yan didn't care much about this kind of list in the past, but it's different now. As 2004 is about to pass, he only has four years left, so he thinks there will be more opportunities in the next four years.
I will try to make this album into the top five.
In terms of music, in addition to Jiang Yan himself setting new highs, artists under Star Music have also achieved impressive results.
The first is Daolang. His "The First Snow in 2002" was originally scheduled to be released in early 2004. After receiving the huge financial support of Xingchenhai, it was re-produced and then officially released in August 2004.
It has been released and the album has become a huge hit.
Songs such as "The First Snow in 2002", "Meeting in Aobao", "Impulsive Punishment" and "Lover" spread all over the streets overnight.
This not only dumbfounded many Chinese critics, but also shocked Daolang himself, who was already fully prepared.
The song is a hit!
Not just any fire, but a big fire!
The domestic sales volume is almost the same as Jiang Yan’s album last year.
It just means that he has become a break-level singer, that is, the data between the first place and the second place are more than one level apart.
It was also at this time that Daolang truly realized how vicious Jiang Yan's vision was.
In addition to Daolang, Phoenix Legend is also popular.
In early 2004, Phoenix Legend first participated in the 11th National Young Singer TV Grand Prix of Yangshi, and finally won the top ten outstanding singers in the popular singing professional group.
With a solid foundation of fame, "Over the Moon" was released directly.
The album did not become an instant hit like Daolang at the beginning, but slowly became popular like other singers.
However, Jiang Yan had cooperated with China Mobile, so when "Over the Moon" entered the mobile ring tones business and TV station on-demand business in July, by the end of 2004, Phoenix Legend had become the spokesperson of "national pop style".
They were not the only ones to get a ride on the ringtone business. Many of Jiang Yan’s songs and Daolang, which later became popular, also got a ride on it.
By the end of 2004, the report submitted by Wu Yong showed that in the past six months alone, the two singers Xingchen, Daolang and Phoenix Legend had contributed over 100 million in profits to the company from the ringtone business revenue alone.
Of course, if Jiang Yan is added, there will definitely be more, but at Jiang Yan's level, the money he spends on songs has failed to shock the public. After all, he has earned billions of yuan in Europe and the United States.
After Daolang and Phoenix Legend became popular, they also received invitations from the Spring Festival Gala director team at the end of the year. I believe that after the Spring Festival Gala, these two clubs will basically lay the foundation for the new generation of Chinese music giants.
After music comes film and television dramas.
In terms of TV dramas, after entering October, a fairy tale drama called "Legend of Sword and Fairy" became a hit in China.
Li Xiaoyao, Linger, Lin Yueru.
Characters familiar to countless people in later generations became top-notch figures in their minds overnight.
This also allowed Hu Ge, Liu Qianqian, An Yixuan and others to directly ascend to the position of first-line idols of the new generation.
Of course, many of them expressed regret over the casting of the role of Li Xiaoyao.
A large number of people believe that Jiang Yan is far more suitable for Li Xiaoyao than Hu Ge.
In addition, Jiang Yan and Liu Qianqian are brothers and sisters, so this combination is far more anticipated than the combination of Hu Ge and Liu Qianqian.
However, although there are many people who express this view, after all, "Sword and Sword 1" is not a remake. It is the first time it is presented as a film and television drama. Moreover, the quality and reputation of "Sword and Sword 1" are excellent, so the pressure on Hu Ge is said to be great.
But it's all within control.
Of course, movie fans will also look forward to it, when will Jiang Yan and Liu Qianqian work together?
As soon as such a problem appeared on the Internet, someone soon broke the news that the great director Li An was planning to ask Jiang Yan and Liu Qianqian to collaborate on a movie. The name of the movie has not been announced because the script has not been written yet, but this does not affect the majority of Jiang Yan.
Yan fans and Fei fans were very excited.
But if they knew that Li An's movie was the later "Lust, Caution", it is estimated that countless people would howl like wolves and countless others would be heartbroken on the spot.
In October 2004, "Sword and Sword 1" was destined to be the most popular TV series, and in November, "The Storm 2" dominated the show.
Everyone knows the record of "Wind and Cloud 1". It is one of the only two TV series that can compete with the Spring Festival Gala in ratings and be successful. Moreover, this happened less than a year ago, so now that the second part is released, this will naturally happen.
It made countless Fengyun fans excited again.
So when "The Wind and Cloud 2", an adapted version produced by the original team and produced by the original cast, was launched on Channel 4 in China, it became a nightmare for other TV series in November 2004.
But what they don't know is that such a nightmare, and a nightmare of greater intensity is yet to come.
On December 2, 2004, Yangshi TV set low-key previewed an anti-war drama that would premiere on the TV set one month later.
The Anti-Japanese War drama itself has received less attention than other dramas, not to mention that in the trailer content, the drama's service delivery is simply rubbish.
It's dirty, and it doesn't look like a big production at first glance.
The actor is not bad, but Li Youbin is not well-known after all, and he is not a star in the current conventional sense.
In addition, Yangshi had no prerequisite to announce that it was produced by Xingchenhai, so its attention was almost non-existent.
Of course, even if they knew it was produced by Xingchenhai, no one would believe that this drama would be popular for decades.
Then there's the movie aspect.
Since the summer release of "Kung Fu Panda" in Stars and Seas became a hit in China, "Kung Fu Panda" has also begun to be released globally since September. With Brother Long taking the lead and Jiang Yan occasionally attending events, the box office of "Kung Fu Panda" has been growing.
Maintain within a reasonable range of agency forecasts.
As of January 1, 2005, the cumulative global box office of "Kung Fu Panda" has reached 460 million, slightly exceeding current institutional expectations.
The astonishing global box office results of 460 million have unsurprisingly excited the domestic media and movie fans again.
Various reports emerge one after another, praising "Kung Fu Panda" as a god.
So much so that "Fast and Furious 2", which also achieved a box office success of 200 million in Stars and Sea during the same period, was pitifully ignored.
Fortunately, "Fast and Furious 2" is currently only released in North America and will not be introduced to the country until next summer, so apart from its reputation, it will not have any other impact for the time being.
"Kung Fu Panda" became a hit, and the film production capabilities of Stars and Sea and Jiang Yan naturally increased accordingly.
So on January 5th, Stars and Seas announced that the science fiction film "The Martian" would begin the casting phase and be released in 2005. Domestic fans were once again excited.
In addition, the popularity of "Kung Fu Panda" in China also indirectly detonated the kung fu theme.
Therefore, "Kung Fu" released during the Lunar New Year period is naturally the biggest beneficiary.
On January 2, 2005, Jiang Yan finished filming "Source Code" in Hollywood and returned to China to attend the premiere of "Kung Fu".
This premiere attracted a lot of attention.
In addition to the popularity of "Kung Fu" mentioned before, the first thing is Master Xing's traffic.
Star's fans in China are already at the highest level, and "Kung Fu" is another masterpiece of Star after "Shaolin Soccer", which will naturally attract the spontaneous attention of countless Star's fans.
In addition, "Kung Fu" in this time and space is still cooperating with Xingchen Hai, and Jiang Yan is said to have a guest appearance.
In addition, this is Jiang Yan's first public running event in China since the Athens Olympics, so various media naturally came to collect some news.
Therefore, the combination of these factors made "Kung Fu" the most watched movie in Asia in early 2005.
With such a strong alliance, the media will naturally make predictions. "Kung Fu" is likely to surpass the box office of "Kung Fu Panda" and become the second in mainland film history. It may even surpass the 300 million of "Hero" to become the first in mainland film history.
possible.
So what will be the box office performance of "Kung Fu"?
Was it a movie-going craze as expected, or was it an unexpected disappointment?
Everyone is looking forward to it and waiting for the movie to start.