Chapter 221: The Queen of Singles? I Was the Queen
Chapter 221 The single proves that I am a queen? I am a queen
Author: The falling knife on a rainy night
Chapter 221 The single proves that I am a queen? I am a queen
"This is the National College Choice Awards!!!"
"Here, representatives from all universities in the United States, delegations from 16 top universities, and thousands of underage youth network representatives gather together."
“The stars are shining here!”
"Here, we give the most fair recognition to the bright stars and outstanding contributors that have emerged in all entertainment, sports and culture industries in the United States in the past year!"
"Everything will be determined by the votes of the entire network!"
"It's a big summer swimsuit party! It's a big beach party!"
“Let’s welcome some of teenagers’ favorite superstars from the past year!!!”
After the host finished speaking, the camera immediately focused on the red carpet.
Ettinger, a talk show host who was very active in the American entertainment industry last year, happened to be here.
The host smiled and asked: "Eidinger, are you happy today?"
Ettinger: "It feels great!"
"It would be even better if I were the live host."
As he spoke, he pointed his index fingers at the host, and his narrow smile made it clear that he was of course joking.
The host also joked: "That would be great, but I have already received my salary. How about you host it and I will be the audience?"
Edinger laughed loudly: "Brother, you should do it. I like your hosting very much."
Then a TV star walked up with the heroine of his TV series from last year.
The host gave a warm welcome.
The TV market in the United States is beginning to show signs of explosion.
In the past, the emperors would be a head shorter in front of second-rate movie stars.
Now the American TV King has begun to receive a lot of cheers.
However, during the interview, the crowd let out crazy screams.
Last year, Han Zhou came late. When he arrived, the interview had already ended. He walked on the stage alone and not many people noticed the huge noise from the fans.
This year, Han Zhou came early.
At the scene, the sound of "Hotel California" rang out.
"Welcome to Hotel California..."
The interview was interrupted due to the loud sound.
Shidi's humor: "It seems that a superstar has arrived and I have to give up my position."
The host laughed loudly: "Niles, go ahead and sign autographs, welcome you!"
Sure enough, around the corner, Han Zhou showed his face among the enthusiastic fans.
Today, Han Zhou arrived arm in arm with a girl.
The host looked over and felt nothing but beauty.
really beautiful.
Han Zhou did not stop again to respond to fans because he had already responded when he got off the plane.
This time Han Zhou just waved and walked onto the red carpet with An Lan.
The host looked at Han Zhou, who was wearing flashy clothes, and An Lan, who was wearing a black dress, and couldn't help but come forward to greet them.
But he had no intention of asking An Lan at all.
"Han Zhou! Welcome!"
Han Zhou smiled: "Thank you."
"I thought that when I came here, it was like going home and I didn't need a welcome."
The host leaned back and laughed: "Han, you have learned American jokes, hahaha."
Han Zhou smiled and stretched out his hand, pulling out the rose from the pocket of his short-sleeved shirt: "Hey, this flower is pretty good."
The host laughed loudly: "If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Han Zhou did not refuse and smiled: "Thank you."
Then he turned around and stuffed the flowers into An Lan's hands. If the roses didn't have thorns, they would have been placed on An Lan's ears.
The host got the guest information, and An Lan's information was written on it.
In one year, it became popular all over China. The first album was sold throughout Asia. The song "Faded" became popular all over the world. It is still the electronic music song with the highest number of plays and real-time listening rate.
The host thought he knew enough about the entertainment industry, so he didn't read the information at all.
I didn't recognize him when I saw him, so I just ignored him.
But now that Han Zhou put the rose in An Lan's hand, the host became interested: "Excuse me, are you a couple? If so, how sad will the thousands of fans be."
An Lan glanced at Han Zhou, smiled happily, and then answered in a very official and clever manner: "We have acted as lovers and couples in many TV series and movies."
The host's eyes lit up: "So, we are a golden partner. No wonder we came together today."
Han Zhou smiled: "We went to sign autographs and then went in. We have a performance to prepare for."
The host smiled: "Please."
This time, Han Zhou will not perform, but An Lan will perform.
After thinking for a long time, Han Zhou felt that the United States could make some preparations.
And An Lan took the lead in this preparation.
why?
Because whether they are movie kings, kings, or superstars, the competition among male stars in these positions is very terrifying. It can be said that once a new king comes to power, an old king will have to die.
And if a company loses a king or a superstar, the result will be a sharp decline in earnings.
Female artists, female singers, and movie stars are much better in this regard.
The income of the most powerful female movie stars is only a fraction of the income of the top ten and twenty movie stars. Because there are not so many big female protagonists, the annual income may only be one-tenth.
The same goes for female singers.
Therefore, although the status is the same, in fact, the income and economic impact are not at the same level at all.
In China, An Lan released an album first, and when she was awarded the title of Queen of Heaven, Han Zhou had not even received the title of Little Heavenly King.
After the May 68 concert started, a small number of media outlets called Han Zhou the Little King, but there is no broad consensus yet.
An Lan's banner is erected here, and Han Zhou is making money crazily from behind.
Anyway, with the big flag blocking it, many people couldn't see.
Really visible people couldn't have a huge impact on Han Zhou.
Now in the United States, it's still the same old thing.
An Lan's flag was raised first, and then Han Zhou could make money.
The first thing many people will see at first glance is that a queen of heaven has arrived in China.
But they didn't realize that a giant gold-swallowing beast was wreaking havoc under the banner.
By the time they discovered that this gold-swallowing giant beast had grown into a king of heaven and a movie king, it was already too late.
In China, it can be said that the two started their careers as singers, and then moved on to film and television.
In the United States, the path is completely opposite. Film and television are controlled by a group of people, so you must first take the path of a singer.
This time the National College Choice Award is a good opportunity that Han Zhou is preparing to give An Lan.
This time, let’s say hello to the world.
Soon the award ceremony started.
Awards were handed out one after another.
There are even people around Han Zhou who have won awards.
"Most popular variety show performer, Dambros!"
When the person stood up, Han Zhou realized that the person was sitting on the other side of the aisle to his right.
Everyone around is congratulating.
Han Zhou also smiled and congratulated.
Dambros was quite familiar with it. Seeing Han Zhou congratulate him, he saw a black social three-piece suit and a fist bump suit.
Fortunately, Han Zhou had also seen how to make this thing, so he came up with a trick to suit him.
There were many screams at the scene.
As the best variety show performer last year, the other party is also very popular.
If we want to compare among all the artists, they should be in the first or second level of popularity, and their status should be at least second-tier star level.
There is no need to repeat how well-known Han Zhou is in this place.
Soon, the host smiled: "Last year, a singer sang a song at our National College Choice Awards after winning the award."
"At that time, many people thought that song would win this year's award."
"It has been called the first song to win the National College Choice Award."
"That song is called..."
The audience shouted in unison: ""Castro Fair"!"
The award presenter smiled: "What's the singer's name?"
"Han! Zhou!"
Presenter: "Congratulations to Han Zhou, who won the favor of all college students and all teenagers on the Internet at the 2023 National College Choice Awards. He won the National College Choice Awards and the Best Male Singer Song Award!"
Last year it was not the Best Male Singer Song Award, but a consolation award. However, there were so many people who voted that the small award was voted the same as the big award.
This year, Han Zhou won the title of the American National Anthem King for the first time in his life.
The Best Male Vocalist Song Award is comparable to the National College Choice Awards.
It's like the Golden Melody Award for Best Male Vocalist to the Golden Globe Awards.
It's like Best Male Vocalist of the Year to the Grammys.
Although this is a pan-entertainment award and not a professional music award, it is voted for one by one.
Han Zhou stood up and the audience screamed.
Here, there are delegations from sixteen universities, as well as representatives of Internet youth, and they are all screaming.
In this Vanity Fair, those superstars who dominated the American entertainment industry last year, even if they did not know Han Zhou, had never heard of Han Zhou, or did not like Han Zhou that much, they all showed "genuine smiles".
An expression that said, 'Dude, I saw you right, you are the one who won the prize!'
Han Zhou got up. This year was the same as last year. An Lan bought large pants from the Hawaiian casual suit, and Wang Xiya bought a top from the Hawaiian casual suit.
It just seems a little weird.
Because of the blue and green top and red and yellow pants.
Han Zhou, who was on stage, took another skateboard and approached the microphone: "In the past, I could only paddle on a single board, but now I can paddle on a double board."
Han Zhou deliberately replaced the words for surfing with those for skiing.
A year has passed, and the young American audience at the scene already know that Han Zhou is a fun-loving person, so they understand Han Zhou's jokes.
Han Zhou was trying to 'pretend' that his English was not good and make a joke.
The scene was very cooperative and everyone laughed.
Han Zhou smiled: "Thank you everyone for your support."
"After last year, I have been doing some work related to contributing to youth entertainment."
"For example, the first English script I wrote and the movie I shot, the magical youth love movie "Twilight", is now in theaters. If you like it, you can go and watch it."
"Also, next month there will be a movie specially made for teenagers to let you understand the world. "Lord of War" will be released soon. By the way, it is R-rated. Remember to bring your parents with you.
You can get in."
The R rating is different from the NC-17 rating. The R rating is the same as the PG-13 rating. It just reminds parents of teenagers under the age of 17 to pay more attention to movies of this level, but teenagers under the age of 17 are not allowed to watch this level independently in the cinema.
Film.
Lord of War brings together almost all the conditions that may trigger an R-level review, making it difficult not to be reviewed.
However, this movie is not afraid of young people watching it, because the direction is correct, but there are censorship elements in the performance.
After Han Zhou finished speaking, he felt like he had been infected by Lin Xiaoxing.
How could I advertise at this time? I shouldn’t, I shouldn’t! It was Lao Lin who led me into trouble!
Seeing Han Zhou about to leave the stage carrying a surfboard, the audience screamed: "Sing, sing, sing!"
Han Zhou turned around, leaned forward and leaned closer to the microphone: "This year I also have a song for everyone, but it is not sung by me, but the original singer of "Faded". My friend An Lan has to sing it."
The audience was instantly satisfied.
And, I got excited again.
Originally, the original song of "Faded" was a mystery to American audiences.
Everyone has heard this song and had a great time, and even major music festivals and electronic music festivals have teams playing this song.
But the original singer has never appeared in the United States.
I heard that the price of the original singer's performance is so high that no electronic music festival can afford it.
And today, An Lan, the original singer of "Faded" is here, and the song was written by Han Zhou.
Satisfy everyone's two curiosity at once.
Of course it's interesting enough.
In the hearts of electronic music lovers, the letters an and han are 100% matching partners of the century.
Now, does this duo have any new songs to perform live?
They had already figured out Han Zhou's song. It would be a new song, and there was no way he would perform "Faded" again.
So, everyone is looking forward to it.
The stage also darkened slightly.
An Lan, who was wearing a black dress, was already ready when Han Zhou accepted the award.
At this time, standing on the stage.
The screen behind the stage gives song information.
"hello"
Lyrics, music and arrangement: Han Zhou
Producer: Han Zhou
Vocals: An Lan
An Lan, who took the stage, did not produce the clear and high-pitched voice that the audience was familiar with from "Faned", but it was very charming, magnetic, thick, and even metallic!
"Hello it's me
how are you, it's me
I hesitate to call you. I'm not sure if you are still willing to see me today, many years later.
Are you willing to come and chat and talk about the past?
People say time heals everything, but that doesn’t seem to apply to me.”
This song has been on the charts in Europe and the United States for a long time in its previous life, ranking first on Billboard for ten weeks, and in England for three consecutive years.
Soul music, piano music.
The high-end feeling at the beginning made the audience quiet down.
The audience knows very well that this will be a spiritual cleansing.
But they didn't expect that this was a shock to their souls!
"Hey, are you listening?
I will dream about the past, the beautiful California, the beautiful us
We were so young at that time, yearning for freedom
I almost forgot, but reality brought everything back to my eyes
The gap between us becomes more and more obvious
It’s like a world of difference…”
Many people think of the original version of "Previous Life" as a love song, but in fact it is not. The original singer himself said this when he participated in writing this song.
This song is a greeting to a friend from the past whom we have lost contact with.
When this sentence came out, the audience could feel that it was written by Han Zhou for himself!
Written specifically for fans.
This is also An Lan's greeting again to the fans who have fallen in love with her since "Faded".
And what follows is a statement of horror.
An Lan’s voice reached the limit of high pitch, with a metallic and tearing feeling. These feelings were very full and at the same time, it was also deep, stable, and terrifying singing skills that made people suffocate: “Hello from the outside!
At least I can say that I've tried to tell you!
I still want to call you, even if we are far apart
Even if I call you thousands of times, I still want to call you.
Say sorry to everything that happened to me in the past
But it seems that every time I call, there is a busy signal and no one answers.
But this call came thousands of miles apart..."
Judging from the context, ‘Hello from the outside’ should be translated as, ‘I’m calling you from outside’.
If you consider the sincerity of the translation, it should be translated as 'I still want to call you, even if we are far away.'
But if you consider that this song is actually written for those past relationships that have lost contact. This sentence should be translated as 'I want to say hello to you, from outside your world'.
For An Lan, this sentence should be translated as ‘hello, although I have never been to this country, (from today on, you should know me)’.
For Han Zhou, this sentence should be translated as 'This is a greeting from another world'.
This song has a different meaning to everyone present.
Some people think of their former lover whom they can no longer call.
Someone thought of a childhood friend whom they had lost contact with.
Some people simply want to say hello to this country and say, "I came, I saw, and I conquered."
Someone wants to bring greetings from another world to this world.
"Our past will never happen again
This call from far away, even if it is made thousands of times
I also want to say to you, I'm sorry
I'm sorry for everything I've done in the past
But it seems that every time I call, there is a busy signal and no one answers..."
An Lan on the stage was so terrifying that the American female singer present palpitated.
It was so terrifying that the male singers at the scene were shocked.
This song, from B3 to D5, spans a terrifying range of sounds, but still every word is pronounced with century-old pronunciation. A large number of sounds are not transflections, but simple pronunciations.
And the texture is very full.
When you want a tearing feeling, you have a tearing feeling. When you want a metallic voice, you have a metallic voice. When you want a thick voice, you have a thick voice. When you want a high-pitched voice, you have a high-pitched voice.
Pure show off skills!
None of the people present knew An Lan. They didn't know how terrifying An Lan was. They didn't know that among all the practitioners in the world, An Lan was one of the only ones who could span more than four vocal ranges.
But after hearing this song, they probably figured it out.
It goes through such a wide vocal range with such ease and fullness. Even if it is a little higher, or a little lower, or the texture is a little weaker, it still beats almost any female singer.
This person...
fear!
The singers at the scene knew that this song would become popular all over the United States and even the world.
This song is bound to reach the top of the Billboard charts.
Although according to Han Zhou's usual habits, this song may not be sold. Without sales data, it can only stay at the top for one day before falling.
But this song will definitely stay on the playlist for several months or even more than half a year!!!
What kind of pervert is the person who wrote this song?
Who is the beloved of God who sings this song?
An Lan was very relaxed on the stage and continued to sing the last part: "But this call is thousands of miles apart."
At least I can tell you how much I miss you without any regrets
I want to say that I broke your heart and I'm really sorry
But perhaps thankfully
No one will ever make you miserable again
No one will ever make you as devastated as me..."
The fans at the scene understood.
Han, you didn’t make us heartbroken! We are waiting for you willingly!
You are the god of music!
No wonder book fans call Han the God of Korea!!
At the end of the concert, the audience could no longer organize any verbal shouts, only crazy screams.
An Lan smiled slightly and stepped down.
After An Lan stepped off the stage, she and Han Zhou sat there quietly, waiting for the award ceremony to end.
What kind of pair of gods are those?
The next day, Han Zhou had to rush back to start filming "Heart of the Burning Sun".
And An Lan still wants to investigate here.
Because their family is discussing cooperation with the nominal parent company Universal.
This time An Lan came over, Universal recalled almost all its senior management, and had to discuss a lot of things with the group represented by An Lan and the group sent by Mai Lang.
This meeting took three days to finalize the overall situation.
The overall situation has been finalized, and An Lan will return to China.
The team will continue to discuss the rest.
In the past three days, "hello" has reached the top of the Billboard with an unrivaled attitude.
And because there was no sales data, it fell the next day.
However, it occupies the first place on the broadcast list, surpassing the number two in the single-day broadcast list by seven times!
Seven times!
It’s even increasing!
Countless people said hello on loop of the single.
Countless people are promoting this song to friends and family.
Airport.
An Lan was blocked by a large number of media.
The staff of Global China became more aggressive than the other, directly blocking the media and pushing them away.
But the media can no longer care about this and are rushing forward like crazy, asking all kinds of questions.
Wearing sunglasses, An Lan was not prepared to answer any questions.
Because Han Zhou told An Lan that he would only leave his works this time, and the next time he comes again, it will be the official landing action.
If you want to stand firm in the United States and reach the top, you must play steadily and steadily.
Therefore, An Lan is not prepared to leave too many words or too many stories in the United States.
Until the Fox reporter broke through the first layer of security and was stopped by the second layer of security. When he was more than one meter away from An Lan, he shouted a question: "An Lan, are you confident that you can become a queen with this song "Hello"?
!”
It's impossible to pretend not to hear at such a close distance.
An Lan turned around, looked at the reporter, smiled slightly, and answered in a very standard American accent: "I am the queen."
The media is confused.
By the time they figured out why, An Lan had already boarded the plane back home.
The media found out that An Lan is the only singer in the world who has sold more than 10 million albums in the past five years.
The next day, Fox News:
"A greeting from the world's youngest diva standing on top of the world!"