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The past of music
Now, Ji Zhongping has entered the prime of his life, and he has married the famous Taiwanese female singer Chen Mingzhen, and the two have a pair of happy twin sons. Every time he looks at the innocent smiling faces of the children, Mr. Ji will always be filled with emotion and look back on his tortuous music path.
As a talented musician, Ji Zhongping's career is legendary. He not only single-handedly popularized the powerful singer Xu Ruyun and pushed her to the throne of the queen of heaven, but also drifted away from the powerful singer Zhou Hui and fell into a master-apprentice grudge.
In retrospect, that was in 2004. At that time, Mr. Ji's contract with Zhou Hui's owner, Fu Mao Records, expired, and he resolutely decided not to be her producer.
This decision was undoubtedly like a slap in the face, and it shattered Zhou Hui's trust in her mentor. As a powerful singer, she is on the rise in her career, losing the guidance of senior musicians, and the next few years can be described as confused and low.
Rumors swirled, and some people accused Mr. Ji of using deception to force Zhou Hui to sign a "blank paper contract", and then "resell" her copyright to Warner Music at the time.
What's more, it was also said that Mr. Ji personally took the transfer fee of up to 6 million yuan into his pocket, which made Zhou Hui fall into the situation of being hidden in BMG for three years.
We can imagine how angry and disappointed Zhou Hui was in those years.
Eventually, though, time will dilute the hatred. After several setbacks, in order to regain the friendship between master and apprentice, Mr. Ji took the initiative to fund and produce Zhou Hui's original album "Bloom" to make up for the grievances and regrets of the year.
Now, the two have finally re-established trust and resolved their grievances.
Shyly smiled
The past has dissipated like a cloud of smoke, and Mr. Ji has now tied the knot with Chen Mingzhen and lived a happy life. Back in 2005, the then 38-year-old Ji Zhongping and the 39-year-old Chen Mingzhen fell in love, and the two had a tortuous relationship.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and after that, her record sales plummeted and gradually moved away from the spotlight. Just when Chen Mingzhen felt sorry for herself, Ji Zhongping appeared in her life in time, rekindling her love and confidence in the music career.
At that time, Mr. Ji was already famous, and he saw Chen Mingzhen's potential, so he resolutely signed her and personally served as her manager and album producer. In the recording studio, we can imagine that Chen Mingzhen often smiled shyly at Mr. Ji, and he was deeply fascinated by her simple temperament.
Although Ji Zhongping went all out to produce it, it is a pity that the response of Chen Mingzhen's new album in the market is still not satisfactory. Perhaps a wonderful fate, in the long-term cooperation, the two gradually fell in love.
After several years of passionate love, with the blessing of family and friends, the musical couple finally got married in 2010 and entered the palace of marriage. Now that they are full of children and grandchildren, every time they see cute twin children, they will be surrounded by a happy atmosphere.
Zhou Hui's grievances
Some people say that Ji Zhongping "made Xu Ruyun popular with one hand, but sold Zhou Hui". This comment sounds exaggerated, but it is not unreasonable. After all, Mr. Ji did drift away from the powerful singer Zhou Hui and "transferred" part of her copyright to Warner Music (BMG) at the time.
Originally, the cooperation between Ji Zhongping and Zhou Hui was a good story. In 1999, he became her producer and guided Zhou Hui to sign a contract with Fumao Records, thus showing a high musical talent.
Zhou Hui's first solo compilation album sold millions of copies with her touching masterpiece "The Promise", which can be described as a blockbuster.
In the next few years, under the guidance of Mr. Ji, Zhou Hui was like a fish in water, and launched a number of high-quality masterpieces one after another, and her career continued to rise. Who would have thought that in 2004, when Ji Zhongping's contract with Fumao Records expired, he suddenly announced that he would no longer be Zhou Hui's producer, pressing the pause button for the master-apprentice friendship between the two.
Rumors quickly spread in the entertainment industry. Some people accuse Mr. Ji of using trickery to force Zhou Hui to sign a "blank paper contract", and then sold part of her copyright to Warner, and personally took the transfer fee of up to 6 million into his own pocket.
In this "sold" artist, he fell into the difficult situation of being hidden by Warner for three years. We can imagine how angry and disappointed Zhou Hui was at that time. As an apprentice, she has made great contributions to Mr. Ji's music career, but she has been so treacherous, which is undoubtedly a mockery of her dedication and dedication! Tears uncontrollably burst out of her eyes, asking why Mr. Ji is so ruthless.
However, everything has a turnaround. After several twists and turns, in order to regain the friendship between master and apprentice, Ji Zhongping took the initiative to fund and produce Zhou Hui's original album "Bloom" to make up for the grievances and regrets of the year.
At this point, the two finally re-established trust and resolved their grievances.
Sea of Tears
In Ji Zhongping's legendary musical life, if you want to say that the most important partner and representative work, it is none other than the diva Xu Ruyun and her classic album "If the Cloud Knows".
It was with this close mentorship that Mr. Ji truly reached the pinnacle of his career.
Back in 1996, Xu Ruyun was still an unknown rookie singer, and her career started off to a difficult start. Her debut solo album "Please" received a mediocre response in the market and failed to impress the audience.
Faced with such a dilemma, Xu Ruyun's owner, Shanghua Records, decided to take a plan and launched a talent introduction plan, eager to find a suitable star-making teacher for her.
At this critical moment, the talented Ji Zhongping made his debut in time! The senior management of Shanghua Company secretly learned that Mr. Ji had written for Qi Qin, the idol of the Heavenly King, many times, and gave birth to such popular golden songs as "Match Heaven" and "Don't Let Your Tears Spend the Night with Me".
Inspired by this information, the company finally decided to study Xu Ruyun under Ji Zhongping, and boldly used his masterpiece "Sea of Tears" as the title song to test the waters.
What happened next proved that this decision was wise and heroic. The song "Sea of Tears" was sung, and it caused an uproar in the music world in an instant. Xu Ruyun's clear and moving voice performed this song full of sorrow and sadness, which resonated with the audience.
This song, like a warm current, suddenly opened the audience's perception of this rookie singer, and her popularity began to gradually heat up.
Seeing that "Sea of Tears" has achieved such outstanding results, Shanghua Company is excited, and then ignites stronger expectations. They eagerly invited Ji Zhongping to create a new album for Xu Ruyun.
It can be imagined what kind of mood Mr. Ji was in to work on this album during those difficult production days. He must have worked tirelessly, forgetting to sleep and eat, just to create the best work for his apprentices.
Sure enough, after Mr. Ji's gestational work, the record "If the Cloud Knows" finally came out, and it was an unprecedented success! Its popularity was uncontrollable, sweeping the music scene throughout Asia and even around the world, with a total of 2.2 million copies shipped! And the title songs of the album, "One-man Show" and "If the Cloud Knows", have undoubtedly become classics, and they still have their unique charm.
It is with the pioneering work "Sea of Tears" that the cooperation between Ji Zhongping and Xu Ruyun finally cleared the clouds and ushered in a brilliant dawn. This legendary figure, known as the "Godfather of Music", contributed to helping the diva Xu Ruyun become an instant hit and achieve the peak moment of her life.