Qin Guan was in his house, sorting out photos sent by reporters . Some of them could possibly be used for his website .
By that time, most people had fallen asleep on their soft mattresses . Qin Guan was wide awake though . His chest was filled with pride . After turning over in his sleep for a long time, he eventually got up early in the morning . Then he heard some stunning news .
Jay Chou hadn't stayed in America for the Grammys . After his conversation with Qin Guan, he had returned to Taiwan for work . Another award ceremony was going to be held there .
Taiwanese music awards were more popular than those of the Chinese mainland in terms of scale and album sales . Taiwanese musicians also attached great importance to their own music festivals .
However, Jay Chou, who seemed to be everywhere in China those days, had failed to win the award for the most popular album .
Coincidentally, the award was given to Jolin Tsai, who did not get along with him at all .
The reason Jolin had won the reward was because her album sales had beat Chou's by more than 20% . In 2007, this was considered terrible .
As Jolin Tsai got on the stage to accept the award, everyone realized that Chou was absent from the ceremony . The next day, some surprising news about the award were released by none other than Jay Chou, who blamed Chen Zeshan, the boss of IME, who was also Jolin's boss . Chou accused Chen of cheating during the selection .
Chou said that Chen had paid a lot to fake the sales of Jolin's album, so Chou's sales would be less than Jolin's . Such an unscrupulous crime was unacceptable not just for Chou, but for the entire music circle . The integrity of the selection and the honesty of the music circle was coming into question .
Chou wanted to expose the scandal to the public, so during a TV interview, he addressed the matter openly, mentioning people by names . This action of his raised a storm of controversy in Taiwan and the Chinese mainland . All the fans were angry . They couldn't stand to see music tarnished by money and con artists .
The question of loyalty started spreading from Taiwan to Macau, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, but Chen Zeshan's public response surprised everyone .
"I feel sorry for Jay Chou's accusations . "
The reporter was confused . "Is there any truth to the news? I thought you would be angry about the whole thing . "
"No, I just feel sorry for both of us . A superstar like Chou shouldn't have gotten involved . This was an unspoken rule in the music circle . It's no secret among music insiders that people pay different prices for different sales ranks . "
Actually, the media and the audience had no idea about this .
The reporter didn't know what to say, so he held onto the microphone, waiting for Chen's next words .
"Chou is a silly man . Music companies will keep a distance from him from now on . He will not benefit from this in any way . "
The reporter couldn't help but comment, "So, in your opinion, fabricating sales is not a mistake, but a meaningful unspoken rule that people have to follow?"
Chen didn't answer directly . Instead, he changed the topic .
"I'm not in favor of fabricating things, but everyone wants to have their way . As the boss of a company, why can't I try a more efficient way? I don't like this trend, but if everyone else uses this method, I'll go bankrupt if I don't as well . It's sad, but I have no choice but to do the same . "
"Isn't there any way to challenge this situation? This compromises the public's trust . "
"Yes, there is . Jay Chou revealed it to the public, but that didn't achieve anything . I'm nothing but an unlucky scapegoat . He can't solve the problem from the root . Besides, why would he choose such an instance to reveal it? Could it be a way of venting his personal anger?"
The reporter immediately wrote something down on his notebook . He decided to use Chen's final comment as a key point .
"What do you mean by 'personal anger'? Are Jay and Jolin still on bad terms?"
Chen Zeshan waved his hands . "That's not what I meant . "
Actually, this interview was his way of venting his personal anger .
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