Zhang Guorong was idle, naturally not because he couldn't get a job, but because he felt a little tired in the past two years and wanted to take a rest.
Speaking of which, Zhang Guorong is over forty years old this year. Although he has only been a few years since filming "Farewell My Concubine", his energy is already very different from that time.
When filming "Farewell My Concubine", he felt that he still had endless energy, but over the past few years, he obviously felt that he was not as good as before.
In order to play Cheng Dieyi well, he not only practiced Mandarin hard every day, but also practiced Peking Opera hard, and had very little rest time.
But now, if he was asked to play a role that required him to work so hard like Cheng Dieyi, he might be willing, but he might not have such confidence.
Some characters don’t fight when they are young, and when they get older, they won’t fight.
Zhang Guorong felt that he was about to fight, but fortunately he had already fought what he should have.
Since Zhang Guorong said that he had time to come, Zhou Yan did not ask again, but just smiled and said, "I will definitely keep the ticket for you, but when the time comes, you will have to take care of yourself. I will compare the number in those days. I'm busy and don't have much time to take care of you."
Zhang Guorong laughed, "I'm not the only acquaintance in Yanjing, and then several of us will be together, so no one needs to worry about it. Don't worry."< br>
Zhou Yan nodded. Zhang Guorong had been in Yanjing for a long time and knew a lot of people, so he really didn't need to take care of him.
"Okay, you can arrange it yourself then, but you can contact me anytime if you need it."
"No problem."
After hanging up Zhang Guorong's phone, Zhou Yan took out one from the drawer The book also recorded Zhang Guorong’s two tickets.
Zhou Yan held a concert in Yanjing, and it was almost inevitable that someone would come to ask for a ticket.
And this time it was in Taimiao, and the attention was very high, so there must be more people asking for votes.
However, this time they planned to set up three thousand seats in Taimiao, and there were nine thousand seats in three consecutive sessions, so it would not be burdened to send tickets.
They were originally planning to arrange more seats, but after comprehensive consideration, they would only make 3,000 seats, otherwise the effect would be greatly reduced.
The budget for building a stage in Taimiao this time is higher than Zhou Yan expected, about 12 million yuan, and the cost per game is 4 million yuan.
This is just the cost of on-site arrangement, as well as ticketing, publicity, personnel and other expenses.
Of course, ticketing can be ignored, let alone publicity. CCTV contracted all the publicity work of the concert this time, and the studio did not need to spend a penny on publicity.
Nowadays, there is no publicity channel in the country that can compare with CCTV.
So, the majority of other expenses is the attendance fee of the personnel.
Although the performance team is all from Zhou Yan's own studio, he will not give any less money. When ordinary bands go out to perform, Zhou Yan will give them as much as the appearance fee.
The ticket revenue is about 300,000 yuan per game, which is not enough to be one-tenth of the cost.
So in this case, it will be no more or less to set the seats.
After writing down Zhang Guorong's name, Zhou Yan called Xu Xiangjie again.
Normal circumstances, Zhou Yan would not call them at this point, but today the situation is special. He also knew that Xu Xiangjie must have not been asleep yet, so he made this call.
Making this call is mainly to ask about Wang Lihong's situation.
Jeff Brown invited Wang Lihong to participate in the performance of Backstreet Boys today. This is also the first time that Wang Lihong has made a debut in Europe and the United States. Zhou Yan pays special attention.
It's still morning in Los Angeles, and there is still a while before the performance. Xu Xiangjie has been paying attention and everything is normal.
After hearing that everything was normal, Zhou Yan didn't ask anything else and hung up the phone.
He could not have been waiting for the night to keep sleeping in order to pay attention to Wang Lihong's dynamics. If the specific situation is, he would be fine if he asked about it tomorrow morning.
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Back Street Boys’ performance today was held at the Hollywood Amphitheater. Although the venue is not very large, with less than 20,000 seats, it is because of the special geographical location of Hollywood. , the performances here are usually very popular.
Now the popularity of the boys in the street is definitely the number one boy group in North America. No matter where they perform, they don’t have to worry about the box office. For example, the venue with less than 20,000 people and in Hollywood, it’s not necessary. Worried.
As Zhou Yan’s music fans and also fans of the Backstreet Boys, Jessica and Hardison naturally could not miss this concert.
After a while ago, when tickets were released at this concert, they bought two front tickets.
This afternoon, they also came here early in the morning and the first batch of ticket checks entered the venue.
After entering the venue, Hardison looked around and smiled, "I heard that there were special guests coming today, I don't know who it would be."
"Is that right?" Jessica said curiously.
Although she is a fan, she rarely pays attention to these news.
Hardison nodded with a smile, "Well, I heard many people say this, but the official did not announce who the special guest was. Some people speculate that it might be Maria Carey, because two days ago Maria Carey appears in Los Angeles... But Maria Carey already has a house in Los Angeles, so it's not surprising that she appears here."
"That would be fine if it was Y." Jessica said with a smile.
Although she said that, she knew in her heart that this was impossible.
Y has never appeared at anyone's concert... Even Maria Carey, who works the most with Zhou Yan, has never invited Y.
In fact, Y doesn't come to the United States very much at all. Every time he comes, he basically has concerts to hold or promotes movies, and rarely appears in other occasions.
And, if you can really invite Y to be a guest, why not promote it in advance?
With Y's current popularity, it is definitely beneficial for backstreet boys.
A few days ago, Y's new song "allofme" written by Celine Dion became popular across the United States again. During this period, this song can be heard everywhere, and there are also many covers.
On the way to the Hollywood Bowl today, Jessica and the others also heard a roadside artist singing "allofme".
Y is like a myth in the North American music circle. Every song he writes is very popular, and none of them is a little popular.
Hardison also knew that Jessica was talking casually, and he didn't believe that Y could come to the scene.
"The media reported that there are many songs in "abouttime". I wonder if the boys in the backstreet can sing one. Until now, we have only heard a song "allofme", which is so anxious." Jessica nodded, "I could have heard the second song yesterday."
When "allofme" first became popular, a message came out, saying that a person named leehomwang The singer will soon release a new song "howlongwilliloveyou", which is the theme song in "abouttime".
Originally, the announcement stated that the song would be released on the 15th.
But some time ago, another announcement suddenly appeared, and the release of the song would be delayed, and there was no explanation for the reason. The good news is that the delay is not long, only two days later. They can still hear this song on the 17th, that is, tomorrow.
Hardison laughed, "It's okay, it's only two days to delay, and I'll be able to listen tomorrow."
"Yes." Jessica nodded, then They didn't talk about this topic anymore.
After about half an hour, the concert finally began.
The boys on the backstreet are getting older this year, and their performances are getting better and better. Their performances are very exciting and everyone likes the songs they sing.
Especially, the popular "weareyoung" and "yellow", these two songs are basically a must-sing in every concert.
The atmosphere on the scene was very good and the audience enjoyed it.
When the concert was coming to an end and the singing of "yellow" ended, they did not start the next show immediately. Nick held the microphone and said with a smile: "From everyone's chorus, I heard you about this song I believe that many people here know us through this song.”
Nick said this, and many people at the scene couldn't help but nod.
"yellow" can definitely be said to be a famous work by boys in the backstreet. It is precisely because of this song that they have entered the public's vision.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
As of now, among their many songs, "yellow" still ranks first.
You know, "weareyoung" is a New Balance advertising song. At that time, the brand promoted it and could hear this song everywhere, and New Balance is still using this song to this day.
In addition, some sports and inspirational programs also like to use "weareyoung" as background music.
But even so, the number of views of "weareyoung" is still not as good as "yellow".
Although "yellow" did not win the North American championship single, the subsequent performance was very good, and it has been a hot song for so many years.
As Nick said, many people heard the first song of the Backstreet Boy, which was "yellow".
After seeing the response from the people below, Nick smiled and continued, "This is the first song Y wrote to us. Interestingly, the first letter of this song is also Y, haha ...I still remember when I first heard the melody of this song, my tears almost flowed down. At that time, I couldn't believe that we could actually sing this song..."
Nick spoke sincerely, and the audience also sighed. Many of them watched the backstreet boys get to where they are today step by step. Obviously, Y is the most indispensable noble person on their growth path.
Jessica looked at Nick who was moved on stage, and although she was also very moved, she was also confused.
Why did Nick suddenly confess his love to Y today? There was no such part in the previous concert.
The members of the Backstreet Boys are all grateful. They often mention Y's name on TV shows and thank Y for their help.
But in occasions like concerts, they won't say this, and they're even... a little confused.
But soon Jessica knew the reason.
Nick didn't say it for too long. After chatting for a while, he smiled and said, "Next, I will invite a mysterious guest for you, and he will bring you good songs." , let us have a welcome applause - leehomwang! ”
When the name "leehomwang" appeared, the audience in the audience responded differently.
Someone didn't pay attention to the news of the new song and was very unfamiliar with this name, so he was confused: Who is this person?
Some people may have heard about related news before, but they can't remember it clearly, so they feel that the name sounds familiar, but they just can't remember where they heard it.
Others know about the new song, so they are very surprised to hear this name.
Jessica and Hardison were like this, and they almost stood up. "Are you singing a new song?!" Hudison asked loudly.
Many people have the same problem as him. Will this wang sing a new song? If they sing, it means they can hear the new song in advance.
Nick took the members to stand on the stage, and after a while, a young man holding a guitar ran up.
"Hello everyone, I'm leehomwang." Wang Lihong briefly introduced himself without saying much.
Nick smiled, "wang, can you tell everyone, what is the name of the song you are going to sing next?"
"The name of this song is "howlongwilliloveyou", I hope everyone likes it."
Nick also introduced, "This song is the theme song in Y's new movie "abouttime", and Wang is the original singer. Okay, let's not waste time , let's start."
Wang Lihong nodded and walked in front with his guitar in his arms.
A simple solo ended with Wang Lihong.
"howlongwilliloveyou?"
When Wang Lihong spoke, the members of the backstreet boys were not idle either, and they all helped Wang Lihong to speak in harmony.
The version they sang today is the version sung by street artists in the movie subway. It sounds lighter, and the harmony of the backstreet boys adds a bit of special flavor.
What makes people remember most is "howlongwilliloveyou", and this sentence is placed in the first sentence, so this song can give people's ears from the first sentence catch.
So, when the first sentence came out, many viewers got goosebumps.
Some people even made exclamations.
"wow!"
The melody and lyrics of this song are given directly, and the audience does not need to think deeply, so they can directly feel the emotions of this song and fall into it. in.
Moreover, this song seems to have simple lyrics and melody, but the levels are still very rich. The more you hear it, the more you feel the urgency to grasp happiness.
Jessica sat in her seat, slightly distracted. She passively let herself go, and the moving melody was still drilling into her ears.
She felt that she wanted to say sorry to "yellow", at least tonight, her favorite song "howwilliloveyou".
I also want to say sorry to the boy in the backstreet. Her favorite singer today is leehomwang.
She originally thought she would have to wait until tomorrow to hear the new song, but she didn't expect that there would be such a surprise at the Boys' concert in the Backstreet.
Y did not disappoint her, and this song was no worse than "allofme".
She had said before that it would be worth watching "abouttime" just for the song "allofme".
And now she wants to say that to watch "abouttime" you can at least earn one more song. (This chapter ends)