In the afternoon, when Zhou Yan arrived at the hotel where the celebration banquet was held, fans waiting for autographs had already lined up in advance, and he could sign autographs directly to the fans.
Although Bregman said they were all movie fans, all these people brought to Zhou Yan to sign were Zhou Yan’s albums, and several of them brought the original soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility".
The soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility" has just been released not long ago, and is currently on sale. It is also currently in the promotion period.
Because "Sense and Sensibility" was also produced by Colombia, Colombia is also very supportive of its soundtrack promotion.
Not only because they can share the money for the "Sense and Sensibility" soundtrack, but also because if the soundtrack sells well, it will have a positive effect on the video and CD sales of subsequent movies.
Bregman is quite reliable. He said there were thirty, but there were really only thirty. One was not too much and one was not too little.
After all, there were not many people, so it was very easy for Zhou Yan to sign autographs. He also chatted with them while signing autographs for them.
After chatting with each other, I found out that these people were chosen by the radio station through lottery.
In this lottery, the more calls you make, the higher the probability of winning. Among these thirty people, some made dozens of calls, and some made two to three hundred calls at most. Got drawn.
They were selected, and not only could they get autographs, they would also be able to attend a celebration banquet soon, so it was well worth making so many phone calls.
Zhou Yan has never held a large-scale autograph session, and very few of his autographs have been circulated outside. Therefore, his autographed albums are still relatively precious, and music fans also pay more attention to them.
Seeing how friendly Zhou Yan was, these music fans boldly started chatting with him.
They are also curious about Zhou Yan, because apart from music and movies, they know very little about Zhou Yan. Here in the United States, the reports on Zhou Yan are all related to his movies and music, and not much is reported on his personal life.
"Y, I heard that you are still teaching students in school, right?" A girl asked.
Zhou Yan nodded, "I studied at the Central Conservatory of Music, and stayed at the school to teach after graduation. The Piano Youth Orchestra is also a student of our school."
"It turns out that the musicians in the orchestra are all from your school. By the way, why didn't they come this time?"
"Because they have to go to school, but they will come to perform during the summer." Zhou Yanxiao said.
"Really? When exactly will it be in Los Angeles?"
"Let's wait for the announcement, there should be news soon."
Piano The tour concert of the Youth Band is being arranged. The specific arrangements are also in order from near to far, with neon and other nearby places being arranged first, and then Europe and the United States.
"Y, will the song "Someone Like You" be made into a song? Can it be sung by Mary?"
The questioner heard that he was a fan of both Zhou Yan and Mariah Carey. Start worrying about asking Mariah Carey to sing.
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I'm not sure yet. I haven't contacted Maria for a while."
"I really hope you can cooperate again. Many people are like me. , I am not only a fan of your music, but also a fan of Mary. "Young and Beautiful" was really successful. Although it didn't win a Grammy award, it became a god in the hearts of our fans."
Hearing what she said, several music fans nearby rolled their eyes, thinking to themselves that there was no way to open the pot.
The song "Young and Beautiful" has been dominating the charts continuously since its release last year, and its popularity has been unparalleled for a while. Everyone originally thought that this song should win a Grammy, but in the end Mariah Carey's new album The album failed to receive any Grammy awards, which was very ugly.
Because of this incident, many Mariah Carey fans are criticizing the Grammy organizing committee. Such a good album should not be treated like this.
Even if the judges have their own aesthetic preferences, they cannot ignore the feelings of the public at all. Mariah Carey has two songs in this album that both dominate the charts. They are so popular. High, it shouldn't be a problem to win a few awards.
Zhou Yan didn’t have any reaction to this matter. Even the Oscars couldn’t make him feel much better, let alone awards like the Grammys.
For these pop music, what he always wants is popularity. As long as fans are willing to listen, then there is no problem. Awards are just the icing on the cake.
As long as the song can dominate the charts, do you care whether it wins an award or not?
In fact, in essence, everyone wants to win awards for the sake of popularity.
Now that you are famous, awards are not that important.
And this year’s fans’ accusations against Grammy are also justified.
The Grammys are held in February, followed by the Oscars in March. "Young and Beautiful" did not perform at the Grammys, but it won the best soundtrack at the Oscars. To a certain extent, it is also Slaps Grammy in the face.
Fans will also ask, do your Grammy judges have such a special aesthetic? You don’t even like the music that the Oscar judges value.
Although the Oscar for Best Score is not for the song "Young and Beautiful", fans don't care. They think "Young and Beautiful" represents the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility".
"Don't worry, I will contact Maria when I have time. Even if Maria doesn't sing "Someone Like You", there will definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future." Zhou Yan said with a smile. .
When Zhou Yan said this, the music fans were very happy, especially those Mariah Carey fans, all of them were delighted.
Zhou Yan chatted with them for a while, and the staff asked him to come over for an interview with reporters. He waved goodbye to the fans: "Goodbye, I hope to hold a concert in a while and see you again."
"Don't worry, we will definitely buy tickets."
"Haha, okay."
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After saying goodbye to the fans, Zhou Yan left When he arrived at the reporter's interview area, a large background board was placed in the interview area. The staff handed him a marker pen, and he signed his name on it, and then walked to be interviewed by the reporter.
On the entire background board, everyone else signed their names in English. Only Zhou Yan signed his name in Chinese, and he deliberately wrote the words very large, so the two Chinese characters "Zhou Yan" were very prominent on the background board. conspicuous.
In the interview area, Zhou Yan also met an acquaintance, the "Billboard" reporter Linda who he met at the premiere of "Sense and Sensibility".
Seeing an acquaintance, Zhou Yan smiled and said hello, "Linda, long time no see."
Hearing Zhou Yan call out her name, Linda was flattered, "Y, Do you still remember me?"
"Beautiful women always impress people." Zhou Yan smiled, and then made another joke, "You, a reporter from "Billboard", also got involved in the movie. The world has come.”
Linda also laughed, “Isn’t it because of you, a famous musician?”
"Today is the celebration party for "The Sixth Sense", and I can't answer your questions about music."
"It doesn't matter, everything I ask will be related to "The Sixth Sense."
The two talked about old times for a while, and then the interview officially began.
Because it was a celebration banquet, the atmosphere of the interview was relatively harmonious. The questions asked by the reporters were relatively soft and not aggressive. Except for those related to "The Sixth Sense", they asked Zhou Yan about his next step. plan.
Someone also asked about "Titanic". Zhou Yan gave a brief answer without going into detail.
Linda also kept her promise and asked questions about the soundtrack of "The Sixth Sense". Last time Linda wrote an analysis of the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility" in a magazine, and the effect was very good. She is planning to write another analysis of the soundtrack of "The Sixth Sense". After all, "The Sixth Sense" is very popular now. , writing content related to it will definitely attract attention.
As the interview came to an end, a reporter asked, "Have you ever considered coming to Hollywood to make a movie? Nowadays, many Chinese filmmakers come to Hollywood to develop, An Li Did the success of "Have you had the same idea?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "I don't have such an idea for the time being. My job is as a university teacher, so I can't travel so far to make a movie. "
"What a pity. With your talent, you will definitely shine in Hollywood."
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Although I will not participate in Hollywood film production as a director for the time being, I can still participate in other capacities."
"Are you talking about the soundtrack director?"
< br>"Of course it includes the soundtrack director, but it may also be in other capacities."
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, the reporters felt that there was news to dig out.
Does Zhou Yan have a new project in Hollywood?
"Can you tell me, what else is your identity?"
Zhou Yan smiled and did not answer directly, but kept it secret, "You will know soon."
said After that, he ignored the reporters' questioning, smiled and waved his hand, and then walked out of the interview area.
Because they had to interview other people later, it was impossible for these reporters to follow Zhou Yan. They could only stand there and watch Zhou Yan's back getting further and further away.
Leaving the interview area, Zhou Yan walked towards the banquet venue. Just as he was looking for Bregman and the others, he suddenly heard someone calling him.
"Mr. Y, we meet again."
Zhou Yan turned his head and showed a surprised expression when he saw the person coming.
The person calling him turned out to be New Balance Operations Director Jack Williams, whom he met by chance in the restaurant yesterday.
Why is this guy here?
When they were chatting yesterday, Jack Williams clearly didn’t know about today’s celebration banquet at the beginning.
"Mr. Williams." Zhou Yan responded.
He didn't ask Williams why he was here, but the other party took the initiative to explain, "I heard you mention today's celebration party yesterday, and I happened to have nothing to do today, so I took the initiative to ask for an invitation letter and come over to see it. Take a look."
Zhou Yan nodded, which made sense.
After all, Jack Williams is the operations director of New Balance. It is not difficult to get an invitation letter to the celebration banquet. Columbia will definitely give him face.
“Have a nice time.”
Zhou Yan had no intention of chatting with Williams, as the two of them had nothing in common.
Williams smiled and said, "Thank you, I'm very happy to come to the celebration banquet."
Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, and then left.
Then he found Bregman and the others.
Everyone else was holding a glass of wine, and Zhou Yan asked for a glass of juice.
Seeing him ordering a glass of juice, Bregman joked, "Is this your secret to staying young?"
Zhou Yan also laughed, "I'm only twenty-six years old, and I need to deliberately stay young. "Really?"
Bregman sighed, "Yes, you are only twenty-six years old."
After being in contact with Zhou Yan too much, Bregman will always forget Zhou Yan's age. , sometimes he feels that Zhou Yan and he are of the same age. After all, Zhou Yan has made several movies and won the Special Jury Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
“Speaking of which, you were only twenty-four when you filmed “The Sixth Sense”, right?”
Zhou Yan shook his head, "No, I was twenty-two when the script for "The Sixth Sense" was written, and twenty-three when it was filmed."
Kevin Costner lamented , "When I was twenty-two years old, I was still studying marketing at the University of California."
In fact, Kevin Costner became famous quite early. Although he studied marketing at university, he also became famous after graduation. He found a job in sales, but soon quit his job and entered the film industry. He was only thirty-five years old when he directed his first film "Dances with Wolves" and it became a huge success.
Among the Oscar-winning best directors, Kevin Costner is considered young.
It’s just that Zhou Yan made his debut very early and developed very quickly, which most people can’t compare to.
Catherine stood nearby and sighed secretly. She was one year older than Zhou Yan, but she only became famous in Hollywood this year because of "The Sixth Sense".
The key point is that compared to directors, actors eat more like youth food. When they are young, they are not famous. When they get older, it will be very difficult. Especially for actresses, their careers are much shorter than that of male actors.
Many actresses have no chance of being a heroine after they reach the age of thirty-five.
And there are many male actors who successfully turn into directors, but very few actresses who turn into directors successfully.
“Do you have any plans for your next movie?” Kevin asked.
Zhou Yan shrugged, "Not yet. I have worked too much in the past two years, and I want to relax myself."
Brigman nodded, "Indeed, in addition to making movies, you also want to Making music. Is the soundtrack work for "Titanic" about to begin? Cameron is a very strict director, and it is not easy to work with him. "
"The filming of the movie has not yet started, but the soundtrack work is actually about to begin. It’s still early. I haven’t met Director Cameron before, and I plan to meet with him after coming to Los Angeles to talk about the soundtrack.”
“Everyone is paying close attention to this movie. After all, the budget is so high, twice the budget of my "Pattern Postman""
Zhou Yan looked at Kevin Costner in surprise. The current announced budget of "Titanic" is 150 million. Ten million US dollars, doesn’t this mean that the budget of “The Postman” is US$70-80 million?
Warner is also very willing to invest in Kevin's new movie. With a budget of 70 to 80 million US dollars, it is also a very large production in Hollywood.
You know, this year's popular science fiction movie "Independence Day" had a budget of just over US$70 million.
It seems like Warner really can’t make any money this time.
Of course, there are many ways to make movies in Hollywood. Sometimes if the box office is not good, it does not necessarily mean that it is losing money. Even if it is losing money, it is not necessarily that Warner is losing money. They have many tricks, and they are losing money. Money can make money, and money can also make losses.
However, after hearing that Kevin Costner's movie had such a high budget, Zhou Yan also had some ideas. Maybe "Shutter Island" could get Warner to give it a bigger budget.
Bregman next to him said nothing. After all, Warner was their competitor, and it was hard for him to express any opinions. (End of this chapter)