"How Long Will I Love You" is the literal translation of "How Long Will I Love You", which is a song by British female singer Ellie Goulding and is also an episode in the movie "Time Traveler".
The new script Zhou Yan wants to write is also "Time Traveler".
As early as last month, Zhou Yan was thinking about what his next movie should be. Science fiction, mystery, musical. He thought about it over and over, but he was still undecided.
Recently, he suddenly wanted to make a love-themed movie, and then he focused on the two movies "Space Traveler" and "Love Actually".
The reason why he focused on these two movies is that on the one hand, he really likes the stories told in these two movies, and on the other hand, both movies have good performance in music.
However, after weighing it, he still chose "Love Actually" because "Love Actually" was really not suitable for Chinese translation. The cultural differences were too big. If it was forced into Chinese, the movie would be greatly compromised.
Of course not all the plots in "Space Traveler" are in line with the situation in China, but it is much better than "Love Actually", and it doesn't matter if many places have been modified.
The song "How Long Will I Love You" occupies a very important position in the movie. It is not a bitter love song, which can be seen from the lyrics.
The lyrics are very straightforward and simple. The general meaning is, I will love you forever. As long as your love for me remains unchanged, I will be like a rock.
The melody is relatively light and pleasant, so this song has become a common song at weddings. Many people will play this song when they get married, especially when the groom enters.
Just now Zhou Yan saw a bride appearing and suddenly thought of this song.
Zhou Yan turned around and put down the bamboo flute, and then picked up the violin. Li Biru asked, "Brother, do we want to cooperate?"
They were naturally happy to hear that Zhou Yan was going to play a new piece of music. Yes, but Zhou Yan didn't tell them about this in advance, so they were also surprised.
Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, "No, it's a very simple piece, I can just play solo."
After that, he turned around with the violin, walked to the microphone, raised his hand and Start playing the chorus of the song.
Originally, the melody of this song was relatively relaxed, but Zhou Yan made some arrangements to make it more lively and pleasant.
Charmaine Sheh stood in the middle and back, jumping up and down, trying to see the situation on the stage more clearly.
Although she is tall in Xiangjiang, there are too many people around her, and many of them are men. Her height does not have any advantage among the boys. If she does not jump up, it is difficult to see the stage. superior.
She couldn't help complaining that the temporary stage was set too low.
The height of this stage is probably less than fifty centimeters, which is much shorter than a normal stage. If the stage could be more than one meter high, the situation would be much better.
Or the stage should be placed on the steps, which would be better.
However, Charmaine Sheh also knows that after all, it is a temporary stage and it does not sell tickets to the public. It is impossible to spend a lot of money to build a big stage. As for setting up the stage on the steps, this is not advisable at all, because it will block the normal flow of the audience. When traveling, the scene will be even more chaotic.
Just as Charmaine Sheh was trying to jump, the brisk violin sounded.
Seeing that the performance had begun, Charmaine Sheh stopped jumping around and stood there quietly listening to the music.
At the beginning of this song, she actually heard a bit of Scottish style. It was melodious and pleasant, and seemed to be describing an idyllic scenery.
Looking at the girl who came in a wedding dress, Charmaine Sheh suddenly had an image of a newlyweds dancing on the grass by the seaside in Scotland.
This song makes people feel happy when listening to it.
At the same time, Charmaine Sheh was also a little envious of that girl. She was so happy that she was blessed with a song by Zhou Yan when she got married.
This bride will never forget tonight.
Not only Charmaine Sheh is envious, but all the audience present are envious of this newlywed couple. This song is also so nice. The key is that it is a song that has never been made public, which is of great significance.
The brisk melody made the atmosphere cheerful, and many audience members even swayed to the melody unconsciously.
Only the bride shed tears in the light melody.
At this moment, she fell into a great happiness. The beautiful sound of the violin made her full of longing for the future, and her happy life seemed to truly begin from this moment.
After Zhou Yan finished playing the chorus, he started to play the verse again. Compared to the briskness of the chorus, the verse is more like a whisper between lovers, like a clear spring flowing, refreshing.
The reason why he played the chorus first and then the verse was that on the one hand he wanted to use the chorus to catch the audience’s ears, and on the other hand he also wanted to express one thing, that is, life and Like this song, love and marriage are warm and happy, but in real life, the main theme is dull.
But even if it is dull, as long as you feel and understand it seriously, it will still be wonderful.
The song only lasted for more than two minutes. When Zhou Yan played the last note, the applause sounded like a mountain and a tsunami. This time, the applause and cheers reached their peak tonight.
Just this new song made the few hours they waited in line not in vain.
Originally they just wanted to meet Zhou Yan and listen to a few songs. Who would have thought that there would be such a surprise.
Zhou Yan also discovered at this time that there were more people at the scene than at the beginning. There was originally an open space near the roadside, but now it was full. It could be said that it was truly blocked.
Seeing this situation, Zhou Yan even began to consider whether some outdoor concerts should be held in the future to allow more music fans to participate.
When the applause subsided a little, Zhou Yan said into the microphone, "All friends present, let us congratulate the newlyweds on their eternal union and a happy marriage for a hundred years. Everyone, listen to my command..."< br>
Zhou Yan raised his hand, "1, 2, 3!"
The audience followed Zhou Yan's command and shouted together: "We will always be united, and we will be together for a hundred years!"
The blessing effect was very good, Zhou Yan said with a smile: "I won't let everyone click on the last song today. What I will bring to you is "Secret Fragrance Floating". Many people may not be familiar with this song. …”
Before Zhou Yan finished speaking, a group of people below shouted: "Familiar, familiar, very familiar."
"Secret Fragrance Floating" is relatively low-profile among all Zhou Yan's songs, and is generally only available at concerts or It can only be heard on the video tape. Audiences who are familiar with this piece of music can be said to be Zhou Yan's loyal fans.
Judging from the on-site reactions, most people are still not familiar with this piece of music.
Zhou Yan praised the audience who said they were familiar with it, "Being familiar with this piece of music means that you are all members of the music library. This piece was composed when I was in school, but the current version has long since changed. It was different back then, and it’s different from what you heard before. I hope the new version can surprise you.”
Zhou Yan didn’t say anything more after that. Start playing "Secret Fragrance Floating".
This piece of music has been continuously modified by Zhou Yan, making it more complex and more virtuosic. Now it is very difficult for Zhou Yan to play it himself.
It is said that the fists cannot leave the hands and the music cannot leave the mouth. Although Zhou Yan also insists on practicing musical instruments, the intensity is far from enough, so there is no progress in his skills.
Of course, now Zhou Yan doesn’t want to make any big progress on the instrument. He keeps practicing just to maintain his current level as much as possible.
If he has time, he would even be more willing to get in touch with some musical instruments that he has not had much contact with before.
Because "Secret Fragrance Floating" is very dazzling, it also stunned the audience. Although they did not understand the skills of the bamboo flute, they could still hear the complexity of the music. of.
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After the performance of "Floating Secret Fragrance", Zhou Yan, Ma Dongfang and others bowed down to thank the audience and then left the stage.
The audience was still unsatisfied, still applauding and wanting Zhou Yan to come back for an encore.
However, Zhou Yan has never made a return appearance outside the venue, and this time is no exception. No matter how much the audience encores, Zhou Yan does not appear again.
After eight or nine minutes of encore, the audience finally gave up calling Zhou Yan to come back, and the audience at the back began to leave.
The security personnel at the scene immediately began to maintain order and allow everyone to evacuate in an orderly manner to prevent everyone from rushing to leave and causing a stampede.
Fortunately, there were many passages outside the venue, so everyone was able to disperse quickly. After about ten minutes, the people on site were almost evacuated.
The density of the remaining people is much smaller, and there is no need to deliberately maintain order.
At this moment, the security personnel finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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In order to allow the members of the orchestra to rest early and to reduce the pressure on the return trip, Zhou Yan asked the large group to go back first after the performance in the concert hall.
Only Zhou Yan and a small group of members were behind. After the outfield, Zhou Yan asked Ma Dongfang and the others to go back in the car, while he walked around to the back door alone.
There is a small passage behind the theater in the center. The lights in the passage are not on at the moment, and only the light from outside comes in, so it seems a bit dim.
Zhou Yan shouted into the passage, "Cuckoo."
When he finished cooing, Wang Zuxian walked out of the passage.
"I'm not a pigeon, and you still coo with me." Wang Zuxian joked.
Zhou Yan smiled and held Wang Zuxian's hand, "There must be a secret code."
Wang Zuxian stretched his head and looked in the direction of the front door, "Shall we go back now?"
"Well, there are few people behind, and I'm wearing a hat." Zhou Yan pointed to the peaked cap on his head.
He not only wore a hat, but also a pair of black-rimmed glasses and changed his clothes.
During the performance, although he did not wear a suit, he did wear a pure black slim-fitting shirt, which looked more formal. Now he put on a very loose white T-shirt with some cartoon characters printed on the chest. Looks very young and energetic.
Such a contrast, if you don’t stare at the face, others may not be able to recognize it.
The two held hands and walked out of the back door of the theater openly. There were many people on the road, but no one noticed them.
After walking for a while, Wang Zuxian asked about the song "How Long Will I Love You".
“Have you finished the soundtrack for your new movie?”
Zhou Yan nodded, "I made a few songs."
She rolled her eyes and said resentfully, "You won't show me the script, and you won't let me listen to the soundtrack."
"You Don’t worry, I’ll show you the first one after I finish writing it.”
“That’s pretty much it.” Wang Zuxian smiled and said, “Today’s concert was really successful, and the atmosphere was great. Yes, the space at the entrance of the cultural center is too small to accommodate too many people.”
“That’s quite a lot. I estimate there should be five or six thousand people.”
"I think it's more than that. The road is full of people. Next time you can go directly to the Coliseum."
The Coliseum she was talking about is the Hung Hom Stadium. Although it is called a stadium, sports events are rarely held in the Coliseum. Competitions are mostly occupied by cultural and artistic activities, mainly concerts of celebrities. There are few places in Hong Kong that can hold concerts. The previously reopened Hong Kong Stadium in Causeway Bay was expected to reduce the pressure on the Hong Kong Coliseum. However, concerts held at Causeway Bay Stadium were too noisy and the sound was very poor, and they were often complained by citizens.
To the extent that if you want to hold a concert there now, you have to turn down the sound of the speakers. The effect is not very good, so if you really can’t book the venue of the Coliseum, celebrities We don't want to drive there.
Nowadays, everyone still prefers the Coliseum for concerts, so the Coliseum’s schedule needs to be booked long in advance.
Zhou Yan is not very averse to places like the Coliseum now, but at this stage, there is still no need to go to the Coliseum.
“Actually, it’s pretty good here. It’s close to Victoria Harbor and the scenery is nice.”
“Well, the atmosphere is really good and the sea breeze is very comfortable. It’s not hot at all. Do you know if there will be so many people tomorrow?" Wang Zuxian suddenly thought of another thing and asked Zhou Yan, "Did you just say that you would come to Xiangjiang this year?"
Zhou Yan didn't tell her about this. Yes, so she was very surprised when she heard it.
“Yes, it should be coming.”
"Is it for the concert?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "No, it's mainly for the new movie. This time, I plan to shoot in Hong Kong."
This can be said It was a temporary decision, so he didn't tell Wang Zuxian.
Wang Zuxian's eyes lit up, "Are you going to shoot in Hong Kong?"
"Well, there is a high probability that it will be shot in Hong Kong."
It was difficult to find a suitable filming location for "Time Traveler" in mainland China. Xiangjiang is quite good and urban enough. If it were filmed here, many plots of the original version would not need to be modified.
Hearing that the new movie will most likely be shot in Hong Kong, Joey Wong was very happy, which means that they will be able to see each other often.
Wang Zuxian has been thinking about this matter during this period. She always feels that she and Zhou Yan spend less time together and more separation, which is not a good thing in the long run.
Zhou Yan is too good, and there are always beautiful girls around him. He is not afraid of thieves stealing, but he is worried that thieves will miss him. Wang Zuxian is really worried.
She has even considered settling in Yanjing.
Now that Zhou Yan is coming to Xiangjiang to film a movie, she can slow down her trip to Yanjing.
The two walked for a while and had claypot rice at a nearby shop, and then took a leisurely walk back to the hotel.
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The next morning, Zhou Yan woke up on time at 7:30. After washing up, he started writing the script of "Time and Space Traveler", and by the way, he also got the score of "How Long Will I Love You" out.
Zhou Yan is not going to simply put pure music into it, he wants to make it into a song just like the original version, and it will also be made into an English song.
On the one hand, the Chinese version of the song didn't sound right, and on the other hand, he also wanted to take into account the European and American markets.
Without these English songs, the Chinese version of "Time Traveler" would definitely not attract attention in Europe and the United States, but with these English songs, it might be a little different.
This is also his consistent route, using music to attract foreign audiences to watch his movies and then understand their culture.
The penetration of culture must not be rushed. It must be done step by step and let others accept it subconsciously.
Now Zhou Yan is more confused about who to find to sing this song, a male singer or a female singer, a European and American singer or a Chinese singer.
In addition to this song, there are many other songs in the movie that also need to be sung by someone.
But there is no need to rush into this matter. He has a lot of time to make a decision.
When Zhou Yan went to the cultural center in the afternoon, he found that there were more people coming today than yesterday. It was only after three o'clock, and a large number of people gathered outside the cultural center.
In addition to the huge increase in the number of music fans, the number of reporters and the number of security personnel on site are also much higher than yesterday.
As soon as Zhou Yan arrived at the door, the security personnel hurried over to protect him.
But what is surprising is that the security personnel did not respond as quickly as the reporters. Before the security personnel here could protect Zhou Yan, several reporters had already arrived.
Several microphones were placed in front of Zhou Yan.
"Zhou Yan, yesterday you revealed that you have a new movie to be shot, can you talk about the theme of the new movie?"
"Will the new movie soundtrack that you performed live yesterday be released in advance? ”
“Some people said that you brought the bride and groom to the scene yesterday just to promote the new song and movie. What is your response to this? ”
"According to incomplete statistics, more than 7,000 people gathered outside the stadium last night. This was a great initiative. Would you consider going to the Coliseum to hold a concert?"
"There will definitely be more people outside the venue today. Many people and many viewers hope that you can add a few more songs. Are you satisfied with this? ”
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These reporters are very fast-talking, and many of them don’t speak Mandarin well. Okay, after listening to it for a while, Zhou Yan felt his scalp numb.
Fortunately, the security personnel had already come up at this time to separate the reporters from Zhou Yan, making Zhou Yan much more relaxed.
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "You have too many questions. I will try my best to answer them one by one. First, regarding my new movie, the script has not been written yet, so it is not convenient to reveal too much information for the time being. Second, the performance last night The possibility of releasing the new movie soundtrack in advance cannot be ruled out. Thirdly, there are no plans for the concert at the moment. Fourthly, it is already late after the concert, and it is unrealistic to perform too many additional songs."
< br>As soon as he finished answering, a reporter asked, "Will this new movie compete for awards at the three major film festivals?"
Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "I never fail to make a movie. Before coming out, think about awards. Whether to participate in the film festival, everything will come naturally. I will not force it. Of course I hope to be recognized by the film festival, but I care more about mine than the film festival. What can the film bring to the general audience? "
"So far, you have made three feature films, two of which have been remade in Europe and the United States, and have received very impressive results, especially "The Sixth Sense". , it is blowing a whirlwind in Europe and the United States. Is it possible for "Spring of the Cowherd Class" to be remade?"
Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "In fact, someone has contacted us and wants to reshoot it? "Spring of the Cowherd Class", but I have no plans for this for the time being."
"Will your fourth movie focus on hitting the overseas market?"
"As I said, let nature take its course. In fact, I am not a director who is good at grasping the market."
As soon as these words came out, the reporters at the scene looked at each other with complicated expressions.
Zhou Yan has always been the darling of the market since his debut. His debut feature film "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" has received very good box office results in several Asian box offices, especially Neon's results. Very proud.
Not to mention the second movie "The Sixth Sense", it has achieved almost everything that a Chinese-language movie can do, and even broke the box office record of Chinese-language movies that has been in neon dust for many years.
Although it was not a big hit at the box office in Europe and the United States, it briefly maintained the box office record for Chinese-language films in the United States.
The third film "Springtime of the Cowherd" benefited from the award at the Berlin Film Festival and the box office was also very good. Although it is not as good as "The Sixth Sense", it is an achievement that most directors cannot match.
In this way, Zhou Yan also said that he did not know how to grasp the market, which sounded a bit pretentious.
"Ahem, as long as you work hard to create a good work, you will definitely not be let down by the audience." A reporter took the opportunity to flatter him, and then asked, "Who will you collaborate with for the new movie? In "The Sixth Sense", you have selected Tony Leung Ka-fai and Joey Wong as the leading actors and actresses in the film. Will you consider actors from Hong Kong this time? "
Although Joey Wong is from Taiwan, he is also classified as a Hong Kong actor? .
Zhou Yan nodded, "As long as he is a good actor, I will definitely consider it."
Then he smiled and said, "You also help me promote it more. If local actors are interested, you can always Contact me."
The reporters also laughed, "If you don't tell us the theme of the movie, how can we promote it to you? Those actors don't know whether they are suitable for your new movie. "
Zhou Yan joked, "It doesn't matter, the pen is in my hand. I can customize roles for actors at any time as long as I think it's appropriate."
He was purely talking to the reporters. It's nonsense. Although the script has not been written, the framework has been set, and it is basically impossible to add or delete characters.
The reporter also knew that Zhou Yan was most likely talking nonsense to them, so he did not follow his words and asked other questions instead.
“Many music fans and movie fans are also very concerned about your personal relationship issues. Are you still single now? Are any of the several scandals that have been circulated true?”
Heard from reporters When asked about relationship issues, Zhou Yan responded directly and said with a serious face, "It's all true."
The reporters were stunned for a moment.
“Are Zhang Manyu, Wang Zuxian, Kudo Shizuka, Maria, and Amei all real?”
Zhou Yan scratched his head, "Have there been any scandals between me and Sister Amei? This is probably false. I'll confirm it with Sister Amei later."
"..."
The reporters understood that Zhou Yan was completely talking nonsense to them.
However, the reporters are also very helpless. Although they are very concerned about Zhou Yan's scandals, they have to say that these scandals will not have any impact on Zhou Yan. After all, Zhou Yan is not an actor and does not rely on this to make a living.
Don’t say Zhou Yan is talking nonsense, even if Zhou Yan has really been in love with these actresses, or even in love with these few at the same time, music fans and movie fans will give him great tolerance. .
People's tolerance for "artists" can be said to have no bottom line.
Zhou Yan entertained the reporters for a while and interacted with the fans at the scene before entering the concert hall under the protection of security personnel.
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The concerts for the next three days were all very successful. Every day outside the venue maintained at least the same level as the first day, and the venue was packed with people.
Especially on the last day, the number of fans who came to the scene reached its peak.
The police had to control traffic in advance to prevent accidents at the scene.
The reason why there were so many people at the last show was also due to the vigorous promotion by local media. Many media reports described Zhou Yan’s concert as an “unprecedented music feast”.
After watching the news, many people rushed to the entrance of the cultural center with the mentality of joining in the fun.
Some of the episodes that took place in the concert were also talked about, especially the new song "How Long Will I Love You" that Zhou Yan dedicated to the newlyweds live.
The media recorded everything on site, so much so that the song "How Long Will I Love You" became popular in Hong Kong even before it was released.
People have found that this song is really suitable for weddings, and some people have even played this song during their weddings. (End of this chapter)