Reni Angeli saw the tears in his wife's eyes, and he understood it very well. It is indeed a very touching thing for a singer to find a song that suits him so well.
Celine Dion now has two famous English songs, one is "The Power of Love" and the other is "The Power of Dreams", but she is not the original singer of the former.
As for "The Power of Dreams", this song was written by music producer David Foster, who is known as the godfather of pop. The quality is of course high, and Celine Dion's interpretation is also perfect.
But to be honest, the song "The Power of Dreams" is not very special. It is not much different from other songs written by David Foster.
For example, "Iwillalwaysloveyou" written by David Foster for Whitney Houston is very similar in style to "The Power of Dreams".
In other words, even if the song "The Power of Dreams" is sung by Whitney Houston, there will be no problem at all.
Even if "The Power of Dreams" was originally sung by Whitney Houston, it might be loved by more people.
But "My Heart Will Go On" is different. This song seems simple, but it is different from other songs on the market today.
Obviously, this is not music that an ordinary pop musician can produce.
Perhaps only a soundtrack master like Zhou Yan can write such a unique song.
It was so special, which naturally made Celine Dion happy. What really made her cry was that the song fit her so well that she felt that only she could sing it. It's so good, but it wouldn't work for anyone else.
After listening to the song, Celine Dion expressed her gratitude to Zhou Yan with a sincere expression, "Y, thank you very much."
"No need to thank me, the song and the singer are mutual achievements. Yes, it’s your singing that makes this song so beautiful. If I were to sing this song, not many people would be willing to listen to it.” After making a joke, Zhou Yan added, “By the way, shouldn’t we. Let’s talk about the specific matters of cooperation?”
Under normal circumstances, before recording a demo, both parties must have a relatively in-depth communication, that is, negotiate the price.
But from the day they met until now, they have never talked about these things.
During the process, Reni Angeli kept looking for an opportunity to tell Zhang Youan about this matter, but for some reason, he never said it.
When Zhou Yan brought it up, Reni Angeli followed his words and said, "No problem, we can sit down and talk now."
But Zhang Youan waved his hand. , "Renee, you don't care what time it is now. Let's go eat first. I asked the hotel to leave dinner. You are also tired today. You have traveled all the way from Quebec, and it has been non-stop again. I must be tired from coming here to record. After eating, I went back to the room to rest and regain my energy until we can talk about it tomorrow.”
Although Reni Angeli wants to get this done as soon as possible. The matter was settled, but what Zhang Youan said did make sense, so he nodded, "Okay, let's talk tomorrow."
...
After returning to the hotel, Zhou Yan had a simple meal and then went back to the room to rest.
There is no night show tonight, and it is also the most relaxing night for Zhou Yan since he came to Dartmouth.
During this period, there were night scenes every day, and the crew was tense at all times. Zhou Yan was worried that these people would collapse at any time.
I guess everyone is used to James Cameron's filming style, so the ability to withstand pressure has been developed. If it were a different crew and they filmed with this intensity every day, some people would have collapsed.
The next morning, Zhou Yan went to the recording studio early, made some adjustments to the recorded songs, and then recorded a few tapes.
The crew has filming today, but it will start at two o'clock in the afternoon and end at about eleven o'clock in the evening.
This intensity is relatively low among their crew, so when Zhou Yan returned to the crew, he felt that everyone was in a good mood.
I have to say that people are really adaptable.
If the crew were to change and work started at 2 pm and ended at 11 pm, some people would probably shout that they were too tired, but on the "Titanic" crew, everyone was not only used to it, but even felt quite happy.
Most people think it would be great if they had this intensity every day.
"Where have you been this morning? I haven't seen you for more than a day."
Seeing Zhou Yan, Sebastian walked up and smiled.
The two of them have had more contact with each other in the past few days and have become much more familiar with each other than before.
"I have dealt with a few things." Zhou Yan looked up at the big sun in the sky, "The sun is really poisonous today."
The temperature here at Dartmouth is relatively low, and it is the hottest during the day. The temperature was only about 20 degrees, so basically everyone wore jackets when traveling.
However, the low temperature does not mean that the sun will not shine. It was fine the past few days, but today the sun felt very poisonous. They stood on the deck of the research ship and felt that they could not open their eyes.
“You know the sun is strong, why don’t you bring a sunscreen spray?”
Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, “No, I should be in the room most of the time today, so I won’t get much sun. "The Sun."
These words made Sebastian curl his lips, "You are the most relaxed in the whole crew now."
What he said is not false at all. Among the entire crew, Zhou Yan is the most relaxed. No one assigns tasks to him every day. He can do whatever he wants.
Not only that, because Zhou Yan is the soundtrack director and follows James Cameron every day, the crew members don’t look at the monk’s face but the Buddha’s face, and they are all very polite when they see Zhou Yan.
Sometimes when he sees Zhou Yan enjoying himself on the set, Sebastian is somewhat mentally unbalanced, so he can't help but say something bitter to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan patted Sebastian on the shoulder, "Old Sai, if we have a chance to cooperate in the future, I guarantee that you will be relaxed every day."
Actually, Zhou Yan It was just a casual joke, but Sebastian took it seriously, "Do you have the idea of making a movie in Hollywood later?"
"Not yet, we will talk about it later. If I go to Hollywood If I make a movie, I will definitely invite you to be my first assistant director.”
Sebastian rolled his eyes, "Wait here for a while, and I'll get you sunscreen spray. Although you spend most of your time indoors, you will always come out, so it's better to spray a little."
After saying that, Sebastian turned around and entered the cabin. He left and returned after a while, holding a bottle of sunscreen spray in his hand.
Zhou Yan took the sunscreen spray and sprayed it, then patted Sebastian on the shoulder, "Old Sai, you must have a bright future."
"We are friends. "
Zhou Yan smiled, then turned around and looked around, "Where is James? "
"He's inside, do you have anything to do with him?"
"Yes."
"I'll take you there."
......
Zhou Yan found When James Cameron was playing, he was studying the storyboard with Christie. When he saw Zhou Yan coming, he didn't say anything, and just nodded to Zhou Yan.
Seeing that they were discussing very seriously, Zhou Yan didn't say anything and just waited quietly.
It wasn't until Christie left that Zhou Yan said, "James, do you have time now?"
James Cameron looked at his watch, "How long will it take?"
“Fifteen minutes.”
“No problem, if you want anything, just tell me.”
Zhou Yan took out the Walkman directly from his bag, plugged in the headphones, and handed them to James Cameron, "Listen."
James Cameron took the headphones with a puzzled look on his face, " What are you listening to?”
“Didn’t I tell you before that I wanted to write a song for the movie?”
Even so soon? Even a workaholic like James was shocked by Zhou Yan's efficiency.
Of course he would not forget that Zhou Yan wanted to write a song. Zhou Yan had just told him about it the morning before yesterday, but he did not expect that Zhou Yan would record the song so quickly.
It has only been two and a half days from the morning before yesterday to now. During this period, apart from sleeping and working with the crew, Zhou Yan definitely had less than twenty-four hours of free time.
"Luckily, the recording singer happened to be in Quebec. We spent some time yesterday afternoon to record the demo."
James Cameron nodded, he was satisfied with his choice Zhou Yan felt lucky.
At that time, he chose Zhou Yan because he heard that Zhou Yan was very efficient. He hoped that Zhou Yan's arrival would not affect the later progress. Now it seems that Zhou Yan's efficiency is even higher than he imagined.
I just don’t know this song... No matter, since the song has been recorded, he can listen to it before talking about it.
Without saying anything else, James Cameron put an earphone into his ear.
Zhou Yan pressed the play button and the tape rotated slowly. About five seconds later, Zhou Yan's voice sounded.
"Dartmouth, String Recording Studio One, August 22..." After Zhou Yan's voice ended, about five seconds passed, and the beautiful Irish whistle sounded. sounded.
James' eyes narrowed when he heard this prelude.
He doesn't care whether the song is good or bad. This intro is really beautiful and it has been written into his heart.
All the stories of "Titanic" were in his mind, so when this prelude played, many pictures appeared in his mind, playing in sync with the music like a music MV.
James Cameron looked up at Zhou Yan and wanted to ask something, but in the end he didn't speak and focused on the song again.
When the intro ended and the clear and ethereal female voice sounded, James squinted his eyes and put another earphone into his ear. One earphone could no longer satisfy his desire to explore the song. desire.
James is definitely not a professional in music. Even though he has his own aesthetics, he doesn't know much about music theory, so he can't hear the technical aspects of this song like Reni Angeli.
But he has one advantage over Reni Angeli, that is, he is the director of "Titanic" and knows the plot of the story well, so when listening to this song, he The image is very strong.
Especially for their understanding of lyrics, René Angeli and others cannot compare to James Cameron.
The lyrics of "My Heart Will Go On" tell the story of "Titanic" and are completely tailor-made.
Every time Celine Dion sings a lyric, many images will appear in James Cameron's mind.
While James Cameron was listening to the song, Zhou Yan did not wait nearby. Instead, he ran to a single sofa not far away and sat down, quietly closing his eyes and concentrating.
He is not worried now that James Cameron will not use the song.
Anyway, the song has been recorded. The decision of whether to use it or not is left to James Cameron. If he still insists on not using it after listening to the song, Zhou Yan will not say anything else.
Looking back, he could just ask Celine Dion to release a single. After all the work was done, the money still had to be earned.
The position where Zhou Yan is sitting is facing the deck in front. The crew is busy making preparations for shooting. No one on the deck is idle. Everyone is working under the heavy pressure. The sun keeps moving.
However, because of Ferold's previous injury, safety is now very emphasized on the shooting set, and safety regulations must be reiterated before shooting every day.
Ferold suffered a tibial fracture. Fortunately, the fracture was not that serious, and Ferold was not particularly old. He could be cured with conservative treatment in a few months.
Phaedero has returned to the United States. Because the filming of the film is about to end, there is no increase in manpower, so Federo's work has been spread to other people.
If Zhou Yan was not famous before, he would have to lend a helping hand on the scene to help them, but now he watches with his hands behind his back every day, as if he is a supervisor.
Zhou Yan looked across the deck to the endless sea, and finally stopped at the intersection of sea and sky.
The temperature here in Dartmouth is comfortable and the scenery is good. If you don't work here, it would be a good vacation.
Zhou Yan still likes relatively quiet places. When he was filming "Tree Hole" and "Spring of the Cowherd Class" before, Zhou Yan felt very happy when he went to Jiangjuntuo.
Although it is mysterious, when he feels that he is closer to nature, he is connected with the earth.
This kind of breath connection is rare in bustling cities.
Thinking of Jiangjun Tuo, Zhou Yan's thoughts started to fly, and he thought of Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng, thinking that if they were brought to Dartmouth, they might have some inspiration and write some articles.
But there may also be regrets, because I’m afraid I can’t borrow cucumbers in this place.
There are cucumbers in Canada, but Zhou Yan really doesn’t know if there are cucumbers here in Dartmouth. Even if there are, they probably won’t be as sweet and delicious as the cucumbers at Jiangjuntuo Farm.
Of course, to be sweet and delicious, it has to be cucumbers grown by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
After Yu Hua and Zhou Yan described how delicious the cucumbers grown by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences were, Zhou Yan often thought of the cucumbers grown by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
In a certain sense, the cucumbers of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences can be regarded as their white moonlight.
If Jiangjun Tuo's cucumbers were grown in Dartmouth, would they have the same taste? The temperature here is lower, and would there be any difference when planting and watering the cucumbers...
Just When Zhou Yan was thinking about whether it was possible to transplant the Jiangjun Tuo cucumber variety at Dartmouth, he suddenly heard James Cameron not far away saying, "Y, who is the female singer who recorded this song?" < br>
Zhou Yan withdrew his gaze from the sea level and turned to look at James Cameron.
There was no special expression on this guy's face at the moment. He showed neither joy nor displeasure. It was like when the two of them were chatting, he suddenly asked a not very important question.
James Cameron is a very strange person. If you want to say that he has a strong personality, this guy always yells and says whatever he wants on the set, but if you want to say that he doesn’t have a strong character, Well, usually you can't tell what he is thinking.
Gradually, Zhou Yan has become accustomed to James Cameron's style.
"Celine Dion, have you heard of it?"
"Oh, I knew it was her." James Cameron nodded.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes. It turned out that James Cameron had already heard that it was Celine Dion, but he still wanted to ask this question more.
“She is in Dartmouth now.” Zhou Yan then added, “And her husband and agent Reni Angeli.”
James Cameron scratched his temple with his index finger, "What's stipulated in the contract between Fox and you? Will Celine Dion still sign a contract with us?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yan He laughed, knowing that James Cameron had already agreed to use this song as the theme song of the movie, otherwise he would not have mentioned signing the contract.
Zhou Yan shook his head, "No, she just needs to sign a contract with me."
The terms of the contract Zhou Yan signed with Fox were very detailed, including the independent release of the song, and later movies Soundtrack releases are included.
So Celine Dion no longer needs to sign a contract with Fox. She only needs Zhou Yan to come forward to connect with Sony and Reni Angeli.
James Cameron nodded, then put on his headphones again and listened to the song again.
Zhou Yan didn’t say anything more. He turned his attention to the sea level again and continued to think about how to grow cucumbers in Dartmouth.
......
Celine Dion and his wife did not leave Dartmouth that day. They thought that since they were here, they might as well have fun for a few days and use up the rest of their vacation. consumed.
The next morning, James Cameron met Celine Dion.
Here at James Cameron, Celine Dion got both good news and bad news.
The good news is that he will definitely use the song "My Heart Will Go On" as the theme song of "Titanic", but the bad news is that the song will not be released to the public until after the movie is released and Perform it publicly, or wait until later to cooperate with Fox’s promotion before releasing it.
And now the filming of the movie has just started. Even if it is faster, it will have to wait until the second half of next year. This naturally makes Reni Angeli and others a little anxious.
After all, with such a good song, they definitely hope to release it as soon as possible.
But this matter cannot be discussed. After all, the theme song must follow the footsteps of the movie.
In this regard, Reni Angeli can only say that there is no problem and they will fully cooperate.
The meeting between James Cameron and Celine Dion did not last long. Within half an hour, he got up and left.
After he left, Reni Angeli said with a smile, "I didn't expect Mr. Cameron to be a very gentle person."
Zhou Yan said with a half-smile, " He may be gentler than you think."
Reni Angeli also didn't recognize Zhou Yan's voiceover, and nodded, "The outside world is saying that he is a tyrant on the set. It seems that the media. Rumors are always untrustworthy.”
Speaking of which, James Cameron and Celine Dion are still from the same country.
James Cameron is also a Canadian. He was born in Ontario, adjacent to Quebec.
Although North America is considered a family and fellow countrymen are meaningless, James Cameron still has fellow countrymen in Canada, and many Canadians are proud of him.
The reason why James Cameron can hear Celine Dion's voice immediately is naturally related to the fact that Celine Dion is Canadian. James Cameron usually doesn't pay much attention to pop singers.
Hearing Reni Angeli’s words, Zhang Youan suppressed laughter beside him, but he did not expose it. Instead, he told Zhou Yan another thing, “Tommy Mottola wants to talk to you. Chat.”
Tommy Mottola?
Zhou Yan glanced at Zhang Youan with some confusion, and then looked at Celine Dion and his wife.
Tommy Mottola is the boss of Sony. Now that Zhou Yan is working with Celine Dion, it doesn’t seem strange that Tommy Mottola wants to talk to Zhou Yan. Originally, Tommy Mottola La is very concerned about the development of Celine Dion.
But the problem is that Zhou Yan and Tommy Mottola have some grudges.
Before, Tommy Mottola jumped out and insinuated in front of the media that Mariah Carey wanted to divorce him because of Zhou Yan's appearance.
Although Zhou Yan didn't make any response to this matter, he was still remembering it.
Now Tommy Mottola suddenly wants to talk to Zhou Yan. Is it really just about Celine Dion? (End of this chapter)