Text | Linghu Boguang The incident of Jay Chou and Taylor Swift (American female singer Taylor Swift) concert tickets has been a long time coming. I have written it many times before and I will not write about the event itself here. Let’s start from the concert alone. Now Jay Cho

文|Linghu Boguang

The incident regarding Jay Chou and Taylor Swift's (American female singer Taylor Swift) concert tickets has long passed. I have written it many times before and I will not write about the event itself here. Let’s start from the concert alone. Now Jay Chou’s concert is also very disappointing. For example, the concert after "The Greatest Work". How disappointed the fans are. I believe you can search Just search and you'll find out. My physical function has deteriorated so much that I can't sing well. There are various guests and so on. Anyway, it's very perfunctory.

It’s just that some fans are noisy. If you really want to compare with professional ability and professionalism, Jay Chou really can’t be compared. Taylor completed the recording of 10 albums from 2019 to the beginning of 24 (including 5 re-recorded albums, Reputation, which will be released soon) (I also include Rerecording and Misery Poetry Society), the Era Tour started in 2023, and has performed more than 60 concerts, and album recording is also taking place between concerts.

's high work intensity still ensures the ultra-high quality of the concert. Such a dedicated and productive attitude is already extremely explosive among all singers today. Taylor herself is unique among singers - she is both talented and ambitious. What is even more rare is her absolute control over the basic direction of her music career. This requires not only strong courage, but also There is great determination to put it into practice.

Jay Chou's arrogance is not just about his music and attitude, but his arrogance in all aspects.

We don’t even compare him with Swift, the world’s number one popular female singer (after all, there is no comparison). In fact, among domestic musicians, Jay Chou’s current music albums and concerts are not as good as many popular musicians. , such as Hua Chenyu, who is very controversial when it comes to the Chinese music scene.

How "bad" is Jay Chou? Not just albums, we can tell by watching concerts

In recent years, Jay Chou has performed poorly in all aspects. Of course, some people will say that since he debuted in 2000 and has composed hundreds of songs, his physical function has seriously deteriorated (actually the same generation) Daolang and Wang Feng, who debuted at an older age, have all released new albums and held concerts, including Cui Jian, whose albums are all very good).

Let’s not mention music albums for the moment, even concerts are the same (it may also have a functional impact).

It is true that Jay Chou’s concert is not possible now. Remember, the biggest difference between a concert and listening to music online is the audio-visual combination of the concert. Of course, both focus on music, but since you are here, you are here to experience the audio-visual combination. The effect is good, otherwise wouldn’t it be better if I just listen online? Why spend this money and energy to go to the scene?

Starting from 2021, Hua Chenyu’s Mars Concert will officially advance from “China’s top” to “Asia’s top”. Hua Chenyu created the first ultra-large one-stop all-stop ticketed Oriental outdoor dream amusement park model concert for eating, drinking, playing and having fun, with ultimate stage beauty, the first and only one held in 2008.

html The stage design teams of the 2020 Beijing Double Olympics and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games cooperated for the second time to tailor-make a concert with state banquet-level stage design, the ultimate sound, and the ultimate duration (the amusement park mode is a single-day afternoon show, and the night concert lasts more than 4 hours), the ultimate cost-effectiveness (one ticket for two shows in the amusement park mode, no price increase for ten years), the ultimate surprise (the five-day continuous display in 21 is comparable to the gorgeous fireworks before Disney cut it out, and the amusement park tour in the first half of 23 is comparable to real heavy snow) The artificial snow covered the sky, and in the second half of 2023, it was the first time that the Bird's Nest four-sided platform launched two consecutive tours of the same model (the starry sky top is even more extreme than Rolls-Royce/Emirates).

If you want to brag about going to Jay Chou's concert just to see your emotions, can you forgive me for lip-synching like Mayday? After all, you bought a ticket to see a real person.

I personally think that Hua Chenyu’s concerts are definitely among the best in China in terms of stage design, sound effects, lighting, duration, etc. Not only can Jay Chou's concerts be compared now, but there are very few Chinese pop musicians who can compare with them. Only he dares to spend money on the quality of his concerts, which is guaranteed.

Who is better, Jay Chou or Hua Chenyu? The two have never been on the same track

Bo Guangjun was born in the 1980s, and Jay Chou was a musician throughout my childhood and youth. He was a pioneer of new styles in the Chinese music scene in that era. Moreover, the achievements and works he made when he was young allow him to keep eating even if he does not release works of that quality now, and many fans follow him.

I don’t think we can deny everything he has brought to us just because he has not produced works of equal achievement now.

However, Jay Chou's biggest problem is that he succeeded too early. Not only did he not grow, he even started to regress. I used to be a troubled youth and sweetly in love, but I still wrote "Nocturne", "In the Name of the Father", "Chapter Seven of the Night" and other works; but now I am still the most powerful, look at my chest muscles, I wrote "The Greatest" "Works" is no longer as good as before.

The most important thing is that Jay Chou is "bad" in terms of music albums, concerts and attitude.

Anyway, I will give you the idea that I am the most powerful. Regardless of whether it is a black fan or a passer-by, I will not read the objections. I am the most powerful, and my brother is the most powerful. Those who are barking are all trying to frame me. Anyway, they are like that an attitude.

Actually, before this incident happened, and even before Hua Chenyu’s illegitimate child happened, I always felt that Hua Chenyu’s music had a breakthrough, progress, and certain promotion effect under the Chinese music style pioneered by Jay Chou. It seems that at least in the mainstream pop music scene, Jay Chou has been the most creative genius in the Chinese music scene in the past ten years, and he has discovered the next genius with a completely different style.

Hua Chenyu is not limited to love songs, he sings about nature, sinful desires, criticism, and the evil and goodness of human nature. Since Jay Chou's songs have been charged on all platforms, I still occasionally spend money to listen to Jay Chou's old songs. For the sake of my feelings and memories, Hua Chenyu has been appearing in a steady stream of amazing stages and works, and I will also buy his albums.

Moreover, Hua Chenyu’s popularity route is really misunderstood by the public. Many of his singing skills are based on editing and speed changes, excerpts, marketing explanations, and some strange actions of his, which make him look crazy on stage. In fact, If you listen to it in full, those actions are reasonable.

Compared with Jay Chou, Hua Chenyu is actually quite "awkward" in the Chinese music scene.

This awkwardness is his positioning in the Chinese music world. He started his talent show career, but he actually followed the path of a traditional singer-songwriter. He started releasing albums and singing. , rarely participates in variety shows, and everyone was complimentary at first. But later, after "I Am a Singer", the mango platform behind the scenes was too high, and the so-called shady praise caused resentment. The most critical thing about

is that this "traffic route" did not converge later, but became more and more serious.

Hua Chenyu’s works are actually not that popular in the Chinese music scene, so the works cannot hold up, and the more they are praised, the more they will be resented. It wasn't until the child incident happened, and the fact that his style was not liked by the public, that eventually led to the so-called "personality collapse", and it became what it is now.

This involves a key point. Jay Chou's slow songs set the tone for passers-by's favorability. "Sunny Day", "Qili Xiang", "All the Way North", "Thousands of Miles Away", "Chrysanthemum Terrace", etc., I only listed them Part of 03-06 (the subsequent albums no longer need to be considered for singing when the popularity and acceptance are completely opened).

These songs have simple and pleasant compositions and arrangements, as well as top-notch lyrics, making it easy for people to accept them. Only after they deeply accept them will they listen to more advanced songs, such as "In the Name of the Father", "Double Knives" and "Stop the War". "Sorrow", "Shogun", "Ninja", "Chapter 7 of the Night" and so on.

The lyrics, music, and arrangement of these songs were amazing for that era, but they were also too advanced and difficult to be accepted. Jay Chou also received a lot of criticism. Fortunately, he had a way of gaining popularity with slow songs and showing off his level with fast songs, and he was eventually widely accepted. recognized.

Hua Chenyu, on the other hand, has always had a heavy rock atmosphere and rarely sang songs. In the early stage, he only had "Dust in the Fireworks", "Glimmer" and "The King and the Beggar" which were highly accepted. His third major began to have a trend of transformation. At the same time, In this period, the adaptations in various variety shows were used to improve the impression score, and the effect was quite good.

The fourth and fifth junior high schools began to show signs of more popular singing and high-level coordination and combination, such as "I Want to Love This World", "Looking", "Jackdaw Boy", "Airplane Mode", "Meet When the Flowers Fall" and "Born to the Sun" " and so on. These songs have a more popular color. Only by bringing people in can they come into contact with such works as "Bullfighting", "Madhouse", "Sacred Tree", "Arrival", "Sevenfold Personality" and "Flowers in the Town" that truly display high standards. .

Unfortunately, in the Internet era, conscientiously producing high-quality music and conducting high-level tours have become regarded as a sin of involution. The deliberate diversion and smear campaign by big capital investors has hindered the spread of the music itself, which has also led to misunderstandings among many people in the fast life. . The purpose is to capture the aesthetic so that assembly line music can make money.

Hua Chenyu was stigmatized as a mage, which was similar to how Zhou was mocked for stuttering. However, it would be more difficult for Hua, who was born in the era of developed Internet, to overcome the obstacles.

Compared with the all-around bad Jay Chou, Hua Chenyu is good enough

There is nothing to say about Jay Chou's songs. Of course they are from the past. Many people have heard them since childhood and even still listen to them now. In the past few years, no matter how die-hard a fan he is, he can't stand listening to it. Since he started making movies, he actually wanted to make achievements in more places. This is also human nature. The highest level of inflation may be someone like Jaylen, who can do everything and does it very well. Have confidence in whatever you do.

But people’s time and energy are limited, and the input-output ratio is always proportional. So much was invested in other aspects of the film. It’s normal for music to fall behind, and inspiration comes from life. Rather than just chasing the all-around warrior. This is actually difficult to discover when you have "privilege", especially when Jay was so successful in music before.

Then again, in fact, the song "Besieged on All Sides" that he wrote very early on has already clearly expressed his personality and attitude, and the news about his past relationship with the paparazzi is also very clear. Jay Chou doesn't like others to criticize him. This is also an important reason why he works so hard in music and writes so many style songs.

But the truth remains, there is no such thing as an all-powerful warrior. It is also impossible to "transcend" in all directions. It is obviously not that wise to reject criticism from others. There is nothing wrong with accepting that you are also a mortal and have dazzling shining points. What happened today is because Jay Chou's past glory can no longer suppress his current "willfulness".

Many netizens ridiculed Hua Chenyu in various ways. You will find that the current Jay Chou is not as good as Hua Chenyu.