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Zhejiang at the same time, the same heavy rain, the same purple hair.
Jay Chou sang "Stranded" in the north, and Jolin Tsai sang "Compromise" in the south.
This heavy rain brought the aesthetics of the Double J be to a peak.
Unexpectedly, it was difficult to calm down back then, and after many years, it was still difficult to calm in the hearts of fans.
Hangzhou is only 300 kilometers away from Wenzhou, but what separates this distance is our youth.
I still remember that at Jay Chou's concert, Jolin Tsai appeared as a guest.
Jay Chou asked: It shouldn't be too sad, right?
Jolin Tsai smiled and replied frankly: A little.
No one asked why they were sad, but it seemed that everyone in the audience understood why.
At the same time, I am also sad that Jolin Tsai answered frankly.
Even since they first met, 23 years have passed now.
However, as long as the two can link, there will still be regrets all over the screen.
This sad story has to start from the beginning.
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In January 1979, Jay Chou was born in an ordinary family in Taipei. Eight months later, Jolin Tsai was also born, the second oldest in the family.
It's just that the two haven't known each other so early.
At this time, they are all growing up in their own lives.
For the young Jolin Tsai, the pressure is quite high.
Because my sister can't study, the family pins all their hopes on her.
Maybe it's because I have developed a strong habit since I was a child.
That's why her later character is full of tenacity, and she has always had the title of desperate Sanniang.
Compared with Jay Chou's road to fame, Jolin Tsai is much smoother than Jay Chou.
In high school, I formed a band with my friends.
Although she is introverted, she is a completely different person on the stage.
Jolin Tsai may have been born for the stage, as long as she stands on the stage, she will immediately be full of aura.
Seeing her daughter's talent in singing, her mother asked her to sign up for a singing competition held by MTV.
This one is out of control.
Of more than 3,000 players, Jolin Tsai won the championship in one fell swoop.
Because of this competition, she was discovered by ace producer Chen Zeshan and signed her to Universal Music.
officially started his career as a singer.
Even at this time, she was just a student.
However, Jolin Tsai's studies were not left behind, and while she sang, she was once again admitted to the Department of Foreign Languages of Fu Jen University with the first place.
But on the other hand, Jay Chou, at this time, not only did he not get admitted to college, but he could only go to work in a restaurant.
But working in a restaurant, Jay Chou has not forgotten his music dream.
Although he applied for the music department of Taipei University twice and was not admitted, he still insisted on making music.
It's his dedication to music.
At that time, there was a show "Super Rookie King", and a friend of his helped him sign up.
So, he wrote a song "Dreams Have Wings" and asked someone to help sing it.
As the saying goes, Maxima often exists, but Bole does not often have.
It was on this show that he met his nobleman Wu Zongxian.
Although later the two had an unpleasant quarrel.
But it can't be denied that Brother Xian does have the grace of knowing him.
At that time, it was Wu Zongxian who discovered his musical talent, so he asked him to come to Alpha Music Company to work as a music assistant.
In fact, in the beginning, he was in Alpha, and he didn't have much substantive work related to music.
Every day, I just moved props and bought lunch boxes.
However, after all these trivialities, he still insists on writing songs.
Although the songs he wrote were not accepted at the time, these songs later became famous songs.
Like "Tears Know" he wrote to Andy Lau, when he and Andy Lau were on the same stage at the concert later, Andy Lau also explained the reason why it was not adopted.
Because of many songs, Andy Lau himself hasn't seen it yet.
and "Nunchuck" and "Ninja" he wrote for Zhang Huimei, both of which are big hits on Jay Chou's own album.
Therefore, at this time, Jay Chou is just a Mr. with his head bowed, and Jolin Tsai is already Miss Smiling slightly.
Because Jay Chou was still in obscurity at that time, he had no self-confidence.
So I often wear a cap and keep the brim low.
At this time, Jolin Tsai's album had already sold to the sales champion in Asia, and he was still the "boy killer".
But these gaps do not affect Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou's sympathy at all.
Because it's gold, it always shines.
03
At the end of 1999, Jay Chou was 20 years old.
One day, Brother Xian said to him, "If you can write 50 songs in 10 days, I will help you pick 10 songs and make an album." ”
was able to release an album, Jay Chou was ecstatic.
The first thing he did was go to the supermarket and buy a box of instant noodles to go home, so he locked himself in his room and wrote songs.
Hard work never pays off.
Ten days later, Jay Chou handed in his 50 songs on time, so the spring belonging to Jay Chou finally came.
Jay Chou's first album "JAY" was born, and everyone knows what happened next.
From the first album, Jay Chou became an instant hit.
Later, in 2001, on the variety show "I Guess I Guess I Guess", Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai finally met.
The hosts are Wu Zongxian and Yu Chengqing.
A host like Brother Xian has always been very good at things, so it is natural to match handsome men and beautiful women on the show.
Brother Xian also said directly in the show: "Yilin is a good girl, which is more suitable for our Jay." ”
So these two new stars in the music scene had to stage a couple skit in the show to kiss.
Therefore, Brother Xian understands marketing.
This scene has since become the highest-rated scene of the year for this show.
It's just that on the show at that time, Jolin Tsai didn't have time to see Jay Chou wearing a peaked cap.
It wasn't until the newspapers began to publicize the scandal between the two of them that Jolin Tsai saw Jay Chou's appearance clearly.
But scandals are scandals, if no one continues to pull the strings from it.
It is also difficult for two-way introverts like Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou to develop further.
So, time management master Luo Zhixiang appeared.
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Jolin Tsai has worked hard since he was in school, and after becoming a singer, he has worked harder.
The outside world said that she was black and fat, so she tried her best to lose weight, until she was only seventy or eighty pounds.
When it comes to dancing, she practices dance desperately, until her whole body is purple and blue, and she will never give up.
Later, Jolin Tsai said that he wanted to learn musical instruments, and Luo Zhixiang recommended himself and said that he would teach him.
And Luo Zhixiang's master is Jay Chou.
When Jolin Tsai learned the advanced level, Luo Zhixiang pushed his master Jay Chou out.
So, Jolin Tsai also began to learn musical instruments from Jay Chou.
Naturally, the three of them naturally became friends and often hung out together.
Two people who don't talk much in the first place spend more and more time communicating and chatting together.
Especially later, Jolin Tsai had a situation at work, faced contract disputes, and his career suddenly plummeted.
At this time, Jay Chou, who was becoming popular, reached out and pulled her.
Jolin Tsai's most popular album, which must be known to early fans, is "Look at Me 72 Changes".
And this album was created for her by Jay Chou's team, and Jay Chou personally served as the producer of her new album.
It was this "Look at Me 72 Changes" that made Jolin Tsai's comeback successful.
It can be said that this album saved Jolin Tsai's career, and Jay Chou also gave his best.
It goes without saying what kind of emotion this is.
So later, I did take some photos of the two of them at the same frequency.
Like a late-night date, and cuddling and sleeping on a plane;
In addition, I heard that Jay Chou's mobile phone tail number was "0101" at that time. The meaning is self-evident, it is the meaning of jolin.
At that time, Jolin Tsai had many songs, all of which were written by Jay Chou.
Like "Why Can't You Even Speak Clearly", "Chivalry", "Say I Love You", "Rewind"....
Especially Rewind.
This song was written by Fang Wenshan and composed by Jay Chou, and at that time Jay Chou explained to Fang Wenshan that he wanted to create a meaningful song for Jolin Tsai.
So, after the work was completed, Jay Chou asked Fang Wenshan: Where is the meaning of the words you wrote?
Fang Wenshan smiled and said, "The last word of each lyric has "ai""
Some people even said: The most beautiful three-line love poem at that time was the lyricist Fang Wenshan, the composer Jay Chou, and the singer Jolin Tsai.
So at that time, how many fans had firmly believed that Double J was a couple that had to be together.
However, the accident came too suddenly.
05
In 2005, Jay Chou and Hou Peicen suddenly made their relationship public.
This was a bit of a surprise for Jolin Tsai.
At that time, a program asked Jay Chou if Jolin Tsai knew.
Jay Chou said that Jolin Tsai knew, and the two were still on the phone at the time, and Jolin Tsai laughed at how he was photographed.
But later, when Jolin Tsai was also asked about this topic, Jolin Tsai denied Jay Chou's statement.
She said Jay Chou may have misremembered that they didn't speak on the phone.
It can be seen that Jolin Tsai was a little confused at that time, so he told the truth.
After Jay Chou had a new relationship, he never wrote a song for Jolin Tsai again.
At this time, many people came out to sing about it, and they said: Jolin Tsai has no Jay Chou, and he must not be popular for three years.
But what people didn't expect was that Jolin Tsai became more and more dazzling.
I still remember that at her concert, she wore a purple deep V slit jumpsuit and proudly said to her fans:
"40 is a great age.
If you're not yet 40, I'm telling you, 40 really feels damn good!"
At that moment, the light emanating from her body was really dazzling.
Just like 20 years ago, when she was a girl, she was already popular and full of vitality.
It's also like 20 years later, in the heavy rain in Wenzhou, she was drenched in the rain, smiling and singing "Compromise", which was so shining.
She is like the rainbow that appeared in the heavy rain, shining but symbolizing the arrival of good luck.
Because the sun is always after the wind and rain, you will definitely be able to see the rainbow after the wind and rain.
Without a prince, she can be her own queen.
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