After the three concerts, Zhou Yan asked Zhang Youan to pay part of the group members' allowances and let them spend two days in Los Angeles.
He himself did not take a break, but went to Columbia to continue the soundtrack work of "The Sixth Sense".
The 16th was a Saturday, and no one was working. However, because Zhou Yan was going to go, Bregman went to the company specifically.
When he saw Zhou Yan, Bregman's face was filled with joy.
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "What is it that makes you feel so good?"
"Of course it is related to "Sense and Sensibility". The movie was officially released yesterday. Although the specific data has not been released, I know that the box office performance is very good, and the recent movie reviews are also good."
"Oh, yes "
It's normal for the recent movie reviews to be good, because the movie reviews now are all written by those invited to the premiere two days ago.
Although film critics won’t brag nonsense, they are somewhat humane and sophisticated.
The movie itself has an eight-point rating, but they gave it an eight-point five, which is normal.
"Many movie reviews have mentioned the soundtrack. It can be seen that this soundtrack impressed them deeply."
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Probably because of "Young and Beautiful"."
Usually, film critics discuss very little about the soundtrack. It is not a question of whether the soundtrack is important or not, but that most film critics simply do not have the ability to discuss the soundtrack.
But this time, because the song "Young and Beautiful" comes from the movie soundtrack, these film critics have to talk about the soundtrack. After all, the audience and readers will pay attention to this.
In addition to film critics who have to review the soundtrack, some music critics also join in the fun and go to review movies. It is the same in all eras. If something is popular, everyone will criticize it together.
"These three concerts of yours are held at the right time. I see that there have been a lot of concert-related reports in the news in the past two days."
Actually, Bregman is still a little pity. Three concerts There are still a little few concerts. If Zhou Yan can directly hold more than ten concerts in Europe and the United States, the effect will definitely be better.
And these three events are all in Los Angeles. If they are held in three cities in the United States, the effect will be better.
Aren’t these concerts better than the main creative staff of the movie participating in activities to promote?
Although Zhou Yan's concert did not deliberately promote the movie, as long as the media reports on the concert, "Young and Beautiful" will naturally be mentioned, and then the movie "Sense and Sensibility" will also be mentioned.
Those media also know what viewers and readers like to see.
Brigman chatted with Zhou Yan for a while and then left. He didn't want to disturb Zhou Yan's work.
At noon Zhou Yan went downstairs to have a quick bite, then returned to the screening room to continue working.
As evening approached, Zhou Yan heard footsteps coming from behind. He turned around and saw Catherine walking over in high heels.
Catherine’s style today is very different from last time, with red high heels, a purple coat, and a particularly bright lip color.
Zhou Yan pursed his lips. He looked better than last time. He didn't appreciate the heavy makeup, and he felt that Catherine wasn't suitable for too showy outfits. The makeup in "The Sixth Sense" was pretty good.
Seeing Zhou Yan turn his head, Catherine smiled and said, "Sorry, did it disturb your work?"
"No, did you have anything to do here today?"
< br>"Just passing by, come in and take a look." Catherine walked next to Zhou Yan, half-leaned on the edge of the table, looking sideways at Zhou Yan, "I guess you might come over today."
"You live here Not far from here?”
"It's not very far."
Zhou Yan nodded, "That's quite convenient. Do you have a new job recently?"
"Well, I will be in "Titanic" next month "
Zhou Yan looked at Catherine in surprise: "What?"
"Titanic is the name of a sunken ship. Have you seen this news? Years ago..."
Catherine thought that Zhou Yan did not understand the name Titanic, so she carefully explained the origin of the name to Zhou Yan.
Of course Zhou Yan knew what Titanic was. He was just surprised why Catherine would join this group. He didn't remember that Catherine was in this movie.
Has history changed and Catherine stole Kate's luck and became the heroine of "Titanic"?
Normally, that’s not the case. Even if James Cameron didn’t find Kate Winslet, he probably wouldn’t have chosen Catherine. After all, Catherine is now twenty-six years old, which is different from the character design. It doesn't quite match the current Xiao Li.
No way, even Xiao Li has changed.
"...Now, this ship has sunk for more than eighty years. Last year..."
Katherine was still introducing the history of the Titanic to Zhou Yan, and Zhou Yan asked, "What's next for your movie?" Filming will start in the next month?”
“This is not a movie, but a mini-TV series,” said Catherine.
Hearing what Catherine said, Zhou Yan immediately understood that the TV series she was going to film probably had nothing to do with James Cameron.
But counting the time, James' "Titanic" is about to be filmed in the past two years. The movie seems to be released at the end of 1997.
When he was in the UK before, Zhou Yan also talked with Kate Winslet. At least in the summer, Kate was not going to act in "Titanic" yet.
"Then I wish you a smooth shooting."
"Thank you." Catherine smiled, then looked at the time and said, "Do you have time tonight? I know there is a Chinese restaurant nearby. ..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "Sorry, I may not have time to go out to eat. I have to work overtime tonight."
Hearing Zhou Yan. Saying this, Catherine was a little disappointed, but she quickly said with a smile, "That's such a pity. That Chinese restaurant is really delicious. A friend recommended me to go there. I think you should eat it during this time in the United States. Not very fond of it.”
Zhou Yan nodded, "Then I can only go there next time when I have a chance. I was in too much of a hurry to come to Los Angeles this time. As you know, Colombia is in a hurry to get the movie released."
"Well, I know, actually. I'm also looking forward to the movie being released soon."
"It shouldn't take too long."
The soundtrack is already in the final stage of post-production, and it will be ready for production once Zhou Yan's work is completed. The movie is released.
Zhou Yan also talked with Bregman. What they meant was that they wanted the movie to be released around March.
"When The Sixth Sense is released, will you come to the United States again?" Catherine asked.
“You said during the premiere ceremony?”
“Yeah.”
“I don’t know, we’ll see what happens then. It’s not easy to come from China. "
"It's really not easy, but I think Mr. Bregman and the others are really hoping that you will come, and I will go to all three of your concerts, as well as your fans in the United States. Wow, the scene feels very good. I haven’t heard a concert with such a good atmosphere in a long time.”
Zhou Yan was quite surprised, "You went to all three games."
"Well, I'm still in the first row, but I'm on the side, so you can't see me."
"Thank you. For your support, if I have a chance next time, I’ll give you some tickets.”
“Then I’ll thank you in advance.”
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Catherine didn't stay long, she chatted with Zhou Yan for a while and then left.
After she left, Zhou Yan went downstairs to buy some food, and then went back to work upstairs.
It wasn’t until after ten o’clock that I finished my work and returned to the hotel.
The next morning, Zhou Yan still went to Columbia Company and worked until noon when the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Zhou Yan knew without picking up that Zhang Youan was most likely the one calling.
This mobile phone was temporarily given to him by Zhang Youan for use in the United States, and only Zhang Youan and Fang Xiu knew the number. Fang Xiu was probably shopping outside with Li Biru and the others at the moment and wouldn't call him, so Zhang Youan would be the only one. He answered the call, "Hello."
As expected, Zhang Youan's voice came from the other side, "Are you in Colombia now?"
"Well, something's up. "?"
"Yes." Zhang Youan said with a smile, "Viking Records contacted me and said they wanted to buy the song "Someone Like You""
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Zhou Yan was surprised and said, "So fast?"
Viking Records can only hear the song "People Like You" through the movie "Sense and Sensibility", but this movie has just been released, so Zhou Yan was so surprised.
“There is something you don’t know. In the new issue of Billboard magazine, there is a small column introducing the soundtrack of “Sense and Sensibility”. The editor is Linda, the reporter who interviewed you. . She specifically wrote the song "Someone Like You" in her column, and Virgin Records only noticed it after reading this record."
Zhou Yan nodded secretly, and it had to be said, the announcement. The efficiency and influence of the cards are still very strong.
However, Zhou Yan still felt strange. Although he didn't know much about Janet Jackson, in Zhou Yan's impression, Janet Jackson's style should be more dynamic and there were no lyrical songs. How could Virgin Records do this? I want her to sing "Someone Like You".
The style of the singer is very important. If the matching is not high, it is likely to be a lose-lose situation. It is common for good singers to waste good songs.
“This song is not suitable for Janet Jackson.”
“Actually, I don’t think it is suitable either, but that’s what Virgin Records said.”
“No, Janet Jackson has no shortage of songs.”
Janet Jackson’s records should be influenced by her brothers and sisters.
The Jackson family is a family of musicians, and as Jenny, the younger sister, it is natural that there is no shortage of songs.
Zhou Yan didn’t want to give the song to Janet Jackson just because she was so famous. Let alone Janet Jackson. Even if her brother Michael Jackson came to ask for the song, Zhou Yan wouldn’t give it to her. Of course Well, it’s impossible for MJ to come and ask for this song.
Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Zhang Youan was not surprised at all, "Okay, I'll refuse. I just called you to tell you that the market is very good now. To be honest, who do you want to sing this song to? ? Just give me a name, and I will reject everyone else except this person."
"There is no specific candidate, so you can reject it."
"Understood, then you can. Continue working without disturbing you.”
"Okay." Zhou Yan was about to hang up the phone when he suddenly thought of something else, "By the way, you should pay attention to the movie James Cameron is preparing recently and see if there are any opportunities to invest."
Zhang Youan smiled and said, "You are still paying attention to this? Cameron is indeed preparing a movie now, but as far as I know, Fox has spent 1.5 billion US dollars for his new movie. I'm afraid we don't have the investment. Opportunity. And to be honest, would Cameron be interested in investing?"
Hearing what Zhang Youan said, Zhou Yan nodded, "Yes, I understand."
Zhou Yan also thought of this movie because Catherine mentioned Titanic, and wondered if he could find a loophole in it. However, according to Zhang Youan, there was no way to fix this loophole.
It’s right to think about it. Can a director like James Cameron lack investment? Even if it is lacking, Tomson's investment is still not worth it.
The investment in this movie is one or two billion US dollars. Tomson wants to invest, but he is unable to do so.
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After calling Zhang Youan, Zhou Yan devoted himself to his work. In the next few days, Zhou Yan would go back and forth from the hotel to Columbia Company at two o'clock.
On December 19th, Zhou Yan finished his work here and returned to Yanjing with the orchestra.
While Zhou Yan and the others were sitting on the plane returning to China, the box office data for the first weekend of "Sense and Sensibility" came out.
After its official release, the box office performance of "Sense and Sensibility" in North America exceeded Columbia's expectations. In less than three days, it earned more than 18 million US dollars at the box office.
As soon as this box office data came out, Columbia Company felt at ease. With the current box office, as long as no unexpected situation occurs, it will definitely not lose money.
The production cost of the movie was only 16 million U.S. dollars, and if the box office grossed more than 30 million U.S. dollars, it would basically be able to make back its money.
The box office in the first weekend was more than 18 million U.S. dollars. Even if it is weak in the later period, there is no problem in getting a box office of 30 to 40 million U.S. dollars in North America.
If it is a little more stable in the later period, the North American box office can easily exceed 60 million US dollars. If this is the case, the box office of "Sense and Sensibility" will surpass that of "Little Women" released last year.
"Little Women" performed very well at the box office after it was released last year, with the North American box office reaching more than 50 million US dollars.
The reason why "Sense and Sensibility" was able to be filmed has a lot to do with the excellent box office of "Little Women".
Compared with "Little Women", "Sense and Sensibility" has a very big advantage, that is, the global popularity of the original novel of "Sense and Sensibility" completely surpasses that of "Little Women" .
The global box office of "Sense and Sensibility" will definitely not be bad.
Especially the British box office. For British audiences, Hollywood has made a British novel. No matter how the movie is, they will definitely join in the fun and watch it.
Now many people are also paying attention to whether the global box office of the movie "Sense and Sensibility" will eventually exceed 100 million US dollars.
If it can be exceeded, Columbia Company will naturally make a lot of money, and An Li will become famous in one battle.
In the past, An Li's fame was supported by awards and had not been proven commercially, but it will be different after this time. As long as the box office of "Sense and Sensibility" can exceed expectations, there will definitely be a follow-up A lot of companies approached An Li to make movies.
No company would dislike a director who can win awards and be a hit.
The higher the box office of "Sense and Sensibility" was, the more discussions there were about the soundtrack, and more and more people called Zhang Youan to invite him to sing.
But Zhou Yan no longer cares about these things.
After returning to Yanjing, he will be busy with the premiere of "Spring of the Cowherd Class" and the release of the album "Yulinling".
The premiere ceremony of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class" was held at a very special location, the lecture hall of Yenching University.
Originally there were two choices, one was the concert hall of Yangyin University, and the other was the lecture hall of Yenching University, but in the end Zhou Yan and the others chose the latter because the lecture hall of Yenching University was already available The screen is more convenient for showing movies than at Yangyin.
Besides, there are many students at YSU, so it is also a rare publicity.
At two o'clock in the afternoon on the 22nd, Zhou Yan went to Yenching University with several creative staff of "Spring of the Cowherd Class".
What’s interesting is that the people who came to receive Zhou Yan and the others were Leng Xuejun, the director of the Chinese Department of Yanda, and Yan Baoyu, the old professor of the Department of Western Languages and Literature.
Coming from the Chinese Department, Zhou Yan can still understand. After all, he has another identity, a fairly famous writer.
But when an old professor from the Department of Western Languages and Literature came over, he didn’t quite understand.
But after chatting with them for a while, Zhou Yan understood that Yan Baoyu was not only a professor of Western literature, but also proficient in German music.
A few years ago, Yanda launched a general course on Western music, and Yan Baoyu taught it.
Yanda is now planning to open an art department, which includes a music major, so they are very interested in Zhou Yan's arrival and hope to communicate with Zhou Yan.
For Yanda, if it wants to establish a music department in the future, it must rely on music conservatories such as Yangyin University. Their teachers cannot appear out of thin air.
Because of this, Yanda is very welcoming to the premiere of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class" being held in their school.
After chatting with Leng Xuejun and the others for a while, Zhou Yan and the others went to the lecture hall under the leadership of Leng Xuejun.
The so-called lecture hall is actually the large dining room in front of the school.
The large dining room has a long history, but it also means that it is very shabby. Before the 1980s, this was the school's large dining room, but a long time ago, the school's slightly larger-scale activities were held here.
Although the school also has an auditorium, the auditorium is inside the office building and is too small to support activities of a larger scale.
The large dining room often held dances, concerts, lectures and other activities, so the large dining room was later converted into a large lecture hall.
When Zhou Yan and the others arrived at the large dining room, many people had gathered at the door, most of them students.
Students in the school love to join in the fun, and Zhou Yan is very well-known among young people. When they learned that Zhou Yan's new movie was going to premiere at the school today, all the students who had nothing to do came to join in the fun.
In addition to students from Yanda’s own school, there must be students from other schools here, including many students from Yangyin.
Fortunately, today is Friday and most students have classes. Otherwise, there would be too many people. (End of this chapter)