Zhou Yan was not in a hurry to find James Cameron. After staying up all day and night, he was quite sleepy and went to sleep after returning to the hotel.
When he woke up, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.
Because he only had one meal in the morning, and not much, Zhou Yan felt very hungry after waking up. After a brief wash, he ran out to find something to eat.
After all, I stayed up late last night and there was a night show tonight, so there was food in the restaurant in the afternoon. Although I only ordered bread, sandwiches and the like, at least I wouldn't go hungry.
After dinner, Zhou Yan went to find Zhang Youan first, but found that this guy was not in the room and had gone somewhere.
Unable to find Zhang Youan, he turned to Sebastian.
Before arriving at Sebastian's room, Zhou Yan met him in the corridor.
Sebastian had just woken up and was about to go to dinner. Zhou Yan asked about the night scene tonight, and then returned to his room.
At half past four, he followed the large troops to the research ship.
The crew started preparations at five o'clock, and it was not until eight o'clock that the filming officially started.
Zhou Yan originally wanted to find a location that was safe and close to James, but he couldn't find a place that satisfied him. Later, James saw him wandering around and called him directly to his side.
"Y, come and stand next to me."
This was exactly what Zhou Yan wanted, so he nodded immediately, "Okay."
After that, Zhou Yan kept talking Following James Cameron, he was closer than several assistant directors.
Those assistant directors all have their own things to do, so naturally they cannot always follow James Cameron.
At first, Zhou Yan thought it was pretty good. After all, he could follow James Cameron all the time and learn skills.
But gradually, he felt something was wrong, especially when James Cameron led him onto the hanging basket.
This hanging basket is hung very high, more than thirty meters above the sea.
Zhou Yan is not afraid of heights, but he and James Cameron were the only two people on the gondola, and James was holding up the big speaker and kept shouting at the crew below.
"Rhode! Why is there a chair in Area 1?"
"Christie, don't be so slow. You look like a sloth among the others."
"Lori, what's going on with the anchor? Go check it out."
"Hahn "Si, haven't the camera positions been adjusted yet?"
Standing next to James, it really takes a bit of mental endurance. It's obviously James who is yelling at people, but Zhou Yan feels a little embarrassed. .
However, Zhou Yan also somewhat understood why James liked to hang himself in mid-air. This angle was indeed very good, and he had an unobstructed view of the shooting scene.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that the director cannot stand next to the camera. The quality of the shooting depends on the advance arrangements and the performance of the cameraman.
......
At two o'clock in the middle of the night, one set of shots had just ended, but the shooting was not over yet. The staff were preparing for the next set of shots.
Zhou Yan and James were still standing on the hanging basket. James was studying the storyboard, and Zhou Yan was also looking at it.
At this moment, a scream came from below.
"Ah!"
The two were startled and looked down at the same time.
I saw a middle-aged man on the deck holding his calf, his face full of pain.
Sebastian was right next to him and rushed over immediately.
After a while, Sebastian looked up and said to James, "Feedro accidentally pressed his leg, and there may be a fracture."
Hearing that someone was injured, James didn't react much. He just nodded and said, "Let Xelia come over and have a look. If there is indeed a fracture, send it to the hospital." Generally, and the crew's conditions are limited, they can only deal with ordinary injuries. If a fracture does occur, it must be sent to the hospital.
There is only one slightly larger hospital in Dartmouth, but fortunately it is not very far from here and you can get there quickly.
Sebastian seemed to be very experienced in handling this kind of thing. When he called Shelia, he had already arranged for two people to come over and carry Ferold on a stretcher.
After Ferold was sent away, order quickly returned to the scene.
Zhou Yan glanced at James, who was expressionless, and wondered if he could be like James if he encountered such a situation.
Although it’s hard to assume something that didn’t happen, Zhou Yan believed that if something like this happened on his set, he would at least go down and check on the injury.
Even he knew that going down to see him would have no effect on his injury, but at least he felt better.
“Accidents are inevitable. What we can do is to prevent accidents from affecting work. I need to be responsible to more people.”
James Cameron stared at the storyboard, Whispered something.
At this time, the two of them were hanging high, and the loudspeaker in James' hand was not turned on, so only Zhou Yan could hear what he said.
This seems to be explaining why he didn't go down to observe the condition of the injured.
A smile appeared on Zhou Yan's lips. James Cameron was not as cold as he showed. He probably felt that he should go and see Ferold's condition, but his reason told him that he shouldn't do it now. Waste your time on this.
Now he was explaining to Zhou Yan paradoxically at an altitude of tens of meters, probably because he wanted to reduce his own pressure.
Zhou Yan understood James's mood, so he didn't say anything and just watched quietly.
And James just said this and said nothing more, as if the words just now were not his.
......
The next morning, at seven o'clock, the crew finally called it a day.
While James was packing his things, Zhou Yan walked over.
"James, do you have time to chat?"
"Now?" James looked up at Zhou Yan.
"Yeah."
James nodded, "Wait for me for five minutes."
"Okay."
Five minutes later, James packed up , turned to look at Zhou Yan again, "What do you want to talk about? Do you want to find a place to sit down and chat?"
"No, it won't take too long." Zhou Yan waved his hand, "I have been thinking about how to do the soundtrack of "Titanic" during this period, and I have some ideas, but most of them have not been formed yet."
James remained silent, waiting for Zhou Yan's next words.
"But about the theme song of the movie..."
"Theme song?"
Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, the theme song."
James frowned and didn't directly say that he didn't want the theme song to be in the movie. Instead, he talked about Zhou Yan's own movie.
“If I remember correctly, there are no theme songs in any of your own movies, right? There are also no theme songs for the movies you have scored for others.”
James knows a lot about Zhou Yan's works and knows that there are no theme songs in any of his works, so he was a little surprised when he heard that Zhou Yan wanted to make a theme song for "Titanic".
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Although there is no theme song, I wrote more than one song in "Sense and Emotion" and "Spring of the Cowherd Class"."
"But they Not the theme song.”
James' meaning is very clear. Although there are songs in "Sense and Sensibility" and "Springtime of the Cowherd", they are required by the plot and are not theme songs written outside the plot.
Seeing James's reaction, Zhou Yan probably knew that Sebastian was right, James really didn't want to put songs in the movie.
At this time, Zhou Yan had two choices. One was to follow James and simply skip the theme song and make "My Heart Will Go On" into a pure music version. The second was to stick to it and follow the original version. .
Actually, after returning home yesterday morning, Zhou Yan was thinking about this issue. After much thought, he still felt that it would be better to turn "My Heart Will Go On" into a song.
This song definitely contributed to the movie's box office. If it were made into pure music, it would definitely not be as popular as the song.
Zhou Yan muttered, "James, whether you want to put a song in the movie or not, I will make this song. After the song is recorded, I will give it to you to listen to. If If you think it's okay, I'll put it in. If you think it's not okay, just pretend I didn't say anything."
James looked at Zhou Yan and blinked twice. Zhou Yan had said so, he could still do it. say what? He couldn't tell Zhou Yan that even if you did it, I wouldn't listen.
So he could only nod, "When you finish the song, I will listen to it. I hope you can make me change my mind."
But even though he said this, in his heart But that’s not what I thought.
He didn't think this movie was suitable for pop songs, so he felt that no matter what kind of songs Zhou Yan wrote, he would never change his mind.
Hearing the answer he wanted, Zhou Yan nodded, "No problem, I will record the song as soon as possible."
"Okay." James also nodded with a smile.
Although he didn't think he would change his mind and put a song in the movie, he also wanted to hear what kind of song Zhou Yan would write. If it sounded good, even if it didn't become a song, It can also be used as a soundtrack in movies.
……
After returning to the hotel, Zhou Yan did not rush to sleep, but went directly to knock on Zhang Youan's door.
Zhang Youan had just gotten up, with a toothbrush still in his mouth. When he saw Zhou Yan, he said in an unclear voice, "Why are you here?"
"Their night scene had just ended. I came back to see you for something."
Zhang Youan actually didn't see Zhou Yan for two days and three nights. The last time they met was the first night they came to Dartmouth, and they didn't see each other after that. Met.
"I want to find you too. I will go to New York tomorrow. You will have to be here alone during the next period of time."
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Does it make any difference to me whether you are here or not?"
"I went to Caribu, so I didn't go to the filming location. Is everything going well? In fact, you also There’s no need to be so honest. They’re in a tight schedule at this time, so you can just go and watch them when you have time. You don’t have to follow them all the time.”
“If that’s the case, I might as well just go back to China, or stay in Houston and attend a few concerts. It will be fine. Although the Dartmouth scene is not particularly important, I can still learn a lot. James is still a little different from other directors in making movies."
"He is a technology geek. Of course it’s different. In fact, the technology of the new movie mainly relies on the combination of real scenes, stunts, and special effects, which can only be seen in Mexico.”
“I can’t go to Mexico for the time being, but I will send two people there. Past.”
"Who are you sending?"
"Zhao Zhang and Hong Ben."
"I know Zhao Zhang, but who is this Hong Ben?"
"From my studio A director who used to work in Chang'an Studio. "Oh." Zhang Youan didn't ask much. He knew that Zhou Yan must have a reason to arrange for this person to come.
After Hong Ben graduated from the Photography Department of Yanjing Film Academy, he went to Chang'an Studio and worked as a set manager for several years. He was the set manager when Zhou Yan was filming "The Sixth Sense".
After working together, Zhou Yan felt that Hong Ben was a good person, so he called him for any jobs in the future. Later, he stayed in the studio directly, and now his relationship is with Yanjing Studio.
Hong Ben’s talent as a director cannot be compared with Wang Xiaoshuai and Huo Jianqi, let alone his experience in directing. So far, he has only served as an assistant director once.
But this man has a quick mind, learns things quickly, and knows some English, so Zhou Yan decided to get him to the filming set of "Titanic", which meant that he would learn secretly.
"I have already arranged the matter between Zhao Zhang and Hong Ben. I came to you because I have something else to tell you."
"What's the matter?"
"I prepared a song and want to record it and listen to it."
Zhang Youan spit the foam in his mouth into the trash can and said in surprise, "Now ?”
“It’s best to get it done now. If you can’t get it done, don’t be too hasty.”
“What is the situation? Is this song related to “Titanic”?
"Yeah." Zhou Yan nodded, "I want to make it the theme song of the movie, but James Cameron doesn't really want to put the song in the movie. I told him, whether he wants it or not, I will make the song. When the song is finished, I will show it to him. If he wants it, it will be put into the movie. If he doesn’t want it, we will keep it for ourselves.”
Hearing Zhou Yan’s words, Zhang Youan said. He clapped his hands and said, "It must be done as soon as possible. Have you finished the lyrics and music? I'm going to find someone to record it for you now. I don't know if there is a recording place here at Dartmouth... It doesn't matter even if there isn't, Caribou It's available over there, and it's not particularly difficult to go there."
"The lyrics and music can be produced at any time, but do you know who to find to sing it?"
Zhang Youan looked at it in confusion. Zhou Yan, "Singing a demo, there shouldn't be any special requirements, right? Do you want a male voice or a female voice?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "I have a specific candidate."
"A specific candidate? Who is it?"
"Have you heard of the singer Celine Dion?"
"You mean her? Of course I have, the theme of the Olympic Games that just ended The song was sung by her... Oh, no, it wasn’t the theme song, but the song “The Power of Dreams” she sang was more widely spread than the theme song.” It was held in Atlanta, but when Zhou Yan and the others went to Atlanta, the Olympic Games had already ended.
Celine Dion is not as popular as Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, but she is definitely a first-line singer in North America, and she is very famous in Canada and the French-speaking area .
"Is it easy to find her?"
Zhang Youan pondered, "It will definitely take a lot of effort to find her, it depends on our luck. She is Canadian. If she is in Canada now, maybe There is a chance that the song can be recorded before you leave the United States. But if she is not in Canada, I'm afraid it won't work."
"Well, you should ask first"
"No problem. , I’ll ask in a moment.”
……
René Angeli got a call from his friend Jeff Nordsa just before lunch.
“Hey Jeff, I hope you called me just to ask if I had lunch and not to tell me, what more work are you going to give us?”
Jeff Nord Sa is from Sony Records, and now Celine Dion is signed to Sony, and the work is done by Jeff Nordsa and René Angeli.
René Angeli and Celine Dion are on vacation in their hometown of Quebec these days, so he said this.
"Renee, I don't want to disturb your and Celine's vacation, but I have to make this call. Y-chou's agent called and hopes to talk to you."
"Y-chou?"
"Yes, that's the Y-chou you were thinking of. His manager called me and told me that there was a song he wanted to talk to Celine about, and now they It's right in Dartmouth, so if you want to meet, it won't be difficult." Speaking of this, Jeff Nordsa smiled, "The scenery in Dartmouth is nice, and you can just go and see the sea. , isn’t it?”
Reni Angeli rolled his eyes, they are in Quebec, do they need to go to Dartmouth if they want to see the sea?
But Jeff Nordsa's words made him interested.
Although Y-chou is not from the North American music circle, he has become increasingly famous in the American music circle over the past year.
Last year, Celine Dion won the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with "The Power of Love". It was the most since Celine Dion entered the English-speaking area in 1990. Good results.
In the same year, Mariah Carey's "Young and Beautiful" continued to dominate the charts for more than ten weeks, and "Sense and Sensibility" won the Best Score Award at this year's Academy Awards. The song kicked up a storm.
With such dazzling achievements, it is difficult for Reni Angeli not to know.
"Did Y write the song himself?"
"His manager didn't tell me the specific situation. But..." Jeff Nordsa said somewhat mysteriously , "Do you know why Y is at Dartmouth now?"
"Why?"
"Titanic" is currently being filmed in Dartmouth."
Jeff Nordsa didn't say much more, but it was enough to make Renny... Angeli had endless reveries.
"Should we contact Y now?"
"No, I have given your contact information to his agent. His agent will contact him in about an hour. You guys. You can discuss it yourself whether you want to meet or how to meet. Remember to tell me when there is a result.”
"No problem." (End of Chapter)