After Celine Dion finished singing once, Reni Angeli said impatiently, "How was it, Mr. Y?"
"Very good." Zhou Yan nodded and then laughed. , "Well, Celine, please record both songs during this period. I will start recording "My Heart Will Go On" tomorrow and record this song later. I will take advantage of these two days to let Celine become familiar with this song again. song."
Seeing that it was done, Reni Angeli said happily, "Don't worry, it will definitely not delay the post-production of your movie. If it doesn't work, you can record this song first. Okay, after all, it will take a long time for "Titanic" to be finished."
Reni Angeli's proposal is actually feasible. After all, compared to the post-production work of "Titanic", "Love in Time" "The Traveler" is a little more urgent.
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "No, just follow the plan. Celine has been familiar with "My Heart Will Go On" for a long time, and the recording shouldn't take long."
No matter how tight the time is, we won’t waste time on this.
There are still many songs that haven’t been recorded yet, and I don’t care which one was recorded first.
Then Zhou Yan pressed the intercom again and said to Celine Dion inside, "Celine, you can come out now. It's getting late tonight. You go back to rest first and adjust your condition. , come and record tomorrow morning.”
Celine Dion did not hear the conversation between Zhou Yan and Reni Angeli, but she could guess it through Reni Angeli’s excited expression. The results are good.
She nodded and walked out.
Reni Angeli smiled and said to her, "Y has decided to leave this song to you to sing. We will record "My Heart Will Go On" first, and then record this song... What is the name of this song? ""
The score Zhou Yan gave them had no song titles, only a series of numbers.
"It's called "allofme"." Zhou Yan said.
Reni Angeli nodded, "It's the lyrics in section C. I should have thought of it. Did you write the lyrics of this song yourself?"
"Yes. ”
"Very good lyrics." Reni Angeli praised.
In fact, compared to this song, Reni Angeli prefers the lyrics of Zhou Yan's other songs, such as "young and beautiful" and "someone like you".
Although the tune of "allofme" has a sense of narrative, the lyrics lack a sense of narrative and have no storytelling at all. From beginning to end, the lyrics are about the singer expressing his strong love for his lover.
"Someone Like You" is very popular in Europe and the United States during this period, and the lyrics in it are also talked about. The things described in the lyrics are enough to make a movie come out of your head.
Of course, the lyrics of pop songs do not have to have a sense of narrative. In many cases, this kind of lyrics that express one's heart directly and have no special structure can make the audience remember it.
Because it is simple, it is easy to remember, and because it is easy to remember, it is easy to sing along.
"Is this song an episode of a new movie or..." Reni Angeli couldn't help but inquire.
He wanted to know whether the position of this song in Zhou Yan's new movie was very important.
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "It is an episode that only appeared once."
"All of Me" Zhou Yan planned to use it at the end of the movie. The clip is very short, only twenty For several seconds, not even a few lines of lyrics appeared.
It can be said that this song is of very low importance in "Time Traveler".
Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Reni Angeli was a little disappointed. Of course, he hoped that this song would play an important role in Zhou Yan's new movie, which would be very beneficial to the promotion of the song in the future.
At the same time, Reni Angeli is also very curious about how many good songs there are in Zhou Yan's new movie, so that "all of me" does not occupy an important position.
In his opinion, such a good song can definitely be used as the theme song.
Actually, the other songs in "Time Traveler" may not be better than "Allofme", but the soundtrack does not mean that the song is good, but also depends on the suitability.
"Allofme" is not suitable to be placed in too important a position, especially when there is already "How Long Will I Love You".
It is impossible for Zhou Yan to play "How Long Will I Love You"? This song fits the tone of "Time Traveler" so well.
"I saw the news before and it said that your new movie has many songs. Have you already decided on the candidates for the other songs?" Reni Angeli asked again.
Zhou Yan smiled. It seemed that Reni Angeli was not satisfied with the song "All of Me" and wanted to inquire about other songs.
Although there are some songs that have not been finalized as to who will sing them, Zhou Yan will definitely not let Celine Dion sing them because the style is completely inappropriate.
He smiled and said, "The other songs have basically been decided."
"Can I ask who is there?" Reni Angeli asked curiously.
"It's not convenient to disclose, but if you stay for two more days, you will meet someone later."
Reni Angeli smiled, "I'm really looking forward to it."
"Okay." Zhou Yan stood up and said with a smile, "It's getting late. Let's go back. Come back tomorrow morning and I'll ask Liu Hang to take you back."
...
Zhou Yan asked Liu Hang to send Celine Dion and his wife back, but he did not leave in a hurry, but stayed in the office and continued working.
In the past few days, in addition to working on movies, he will also find some time to revise "Shutter Island".
The first draft of this novel was completed before "Space Traveler" was started. Now he is revising it for the last time before giving it to Zhang Youan.
Harry, the owner of the Little Bear Bookstore that I met last time, was very concerned about this matter. If he had anything to do, he would ask if the manuscript of the new book was out.
Harry told Zhang Youan that he would help coordinate the publication of "Shutter Island" in the United States.
Zhang Youan is naturally happy to have Harry's help. After all, Harry is a professional and has connections in the industry. With his help, it is better than Zhang Youan doing the work himself.
Zhou Yan worked at his desk for a while when the phone on his desk rang.
He reached out and picked up the phone, "Who is it?"
"It's me." Zhang Youan's voice came from the other side.
Zhou Yan looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. He asked strangely, "Why are you calling me at this time?"
"Nothing, I just asked you about tomorrow's game. Will you go? "
Zhang Youan is talking about the symphony competition celebrating the 130th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth. The results will be announced tomorrow evening. Although it is a competition, it does not involve live performances and live competitions. The results of the competition have already come out, but the results will be announced live tomorrow, and several award-winning songs will be performed at the same time.
"I should go." Zhou Yan said.
"What do you mean should? Are there any other accidents?"
"Tomorrow I'm going to record "My Heart Will Go On" for Celine Dion. If it's too late, I won't go."< br>
“It’s just a song recording, but you still have to supervise the studio yourself? Celine Dion has had this song for so long, and it’s so familiar that it’s no longer familiar. It doesn’t make sense for you to supervise the studio yourself.”
“I didn’t prepare a studio, but I will always pay attention to the recording situation. If there is an accident, I can handle it at the studio at any time. The key is this competition. There is no excitement after going there, and there is nothing on site. Award Ceremony.”
“Why not? Isn’t there an award ceremony?”
"We receive the award collectively, and it doesn't make much difference whether we go or not."
Unlike other awards, this Sun Yat-sen birthday competition will announce the list of all winners at once, and then find a time to call all the winners. We went on stage to receive the award together and then took a group photo together.
The winners do not have a separate screen, and there is no need to give an acceptance speech.
The only thing that attracts Zhou Yan is the live performance of his works.
It’s just that Zhou Yan has basically heard of all the works that are expected to win awards, so his expectations are naturally lower.
Moreover, the live performances were all orchestras found by the organizers themselves, which was not interesting.
That’s not to say that the orchestra the organizers found themselves is not good, but the orchestra they found lacks rehearsal time, so the live performance will not be particularly good.
If you want a good live performance, you have to invite an orchestra that specializes in playing these works to the scene. However, this is not realistic. Once you do this, the award results will have to be announced long in advance.
The key is that many orchestras are not in Yanjing. If we invite everyone here, the cost will increase a lot.
If twenty works are played live, twenty orchestras will be needed. Even if only half are from other places, food and accommodation for hundreds or even thousands of people will have to be arranged.
Not only does it cost money, it is also very difficult to organize.
"You should go if you can. After all, you are in Yanjing. It would be shameful not to go and see."
Zhou Yan was noncommittal and asked Zhang Youan, "Why did you call me so late? Just to talk about this?"
"By the way, what was the situation at the Forbidden City concert you mentioned last time?"
"It's nothing. I haven't been busy with other things recently. , I have no time to care about this matter, why did you suddenly think of asking about it?”
"I just suddenly thought, didn't you say before that CCTV should report three months in advance? I thought you should not forget the time. It would be a pity to miss this. "Time Traveler" will be released soon Things are almost busy now, so you should consider this matter. If we settle this matter as soon as possible, we will feel more at ease."
"Yang Dongsheng called me a few days ago and asked me about it. But I was busy at the time and didn’t discuss it with him in detail.”
“Look, I’m more anxious than you are. Let me contact Director Yang to discuss the specific situation and make time for it as soon as possible. Set it down, and you can avoid it when I arrange your trip later. Otherwise, I won’t be able to arrange it for you next year.”
“Well, then you should contact Yang Dongsheng. "
"It's too late today. I'll call him tomorrow. Have you met Celine Dion and the others today?"
"Well, I originally planned to entertain the couple in the evening, but they were anxious to watch the new song, so I took them back to the studio after a quick meal. They must have gone to bed by now."
"Have you already seen the new song? So soon?" Zhang Youan said in surprise.
"Well, it's so quick. We'll be back in the studio at seven o'clock."
"Tsk, tsk, I knew Reni Angeli would be in a hurry. How about you? Have you decided to sing the song to Celine Dion? ”
“Yes, I have agreed to it. Her performance is very good and exceeded my expectations. ”
"That's fine, don't look for anyone else. Mariah Carey called me yesterday to inquire about your new movie. She didn't know where she heard it, saying that your new movie is everywhere I'm looking for a singer to sing, and I want to ask if there is anyone who can sing. I originally wanted to say that if Celine Dion is not good, I can try her."
"Why doesn't she come and ask me directly? "Zhou Yan said strangely.
Zhang Youan said with a smile, "What else could be the reason? It's because every time I call you, you always ignore me. She is a queen and she also has a temper. She can't always take advantage of her "A hot face against a cold butt."
Zhou Yan rolled his eyes, "Why do I have a hot face against a cold butt? When did I ignore her? It's just that every time she calls me, I They were both busy and had no time to talk to her.”
When Zhou Yan was filming in Pengcheng, Mariah Carey called him twice, once to care about Zhou Yan’s new movie. Well, the other time was to share with Zhou Yan the joy of selling the new song "Someone Like You".
When he received a call from Mariah Carey, Zhou Yan was very busy. He was indeed chatting with her. However, Zhou Yan felt that he was not too perfunctory. At least he responded to everything she said. of.
"Anyway, she won't be happy to call you now."
"What did you tell her?"
"What else can you say, just say new None of the songs in the movie are suitable for her. In fact, I think it’s okay to give "All of Me" to Maria instead of Celine Dion. Maria will definitely be able to sing this song. I can tell, and Maria is now much more popular than Celine Dion, which is good for the promotion of the movie.”
“It’s really because Mariah Carey is so popular. I don’t want to use her. And I can’t give all the songs to one person. If I write a few more songs, I will become her royal songwriter. Now I want to cooperate with more European and American singers to expand the market.”
"That's right. If you give her all the songs, it's hard to say whether the songs are better written or she sings better. The more songs you write for other people, the more convincing you will be."
"She is so popular now. I think what I need to do is to cool down. Being too popular is not a good thing."
In the past, several other female singers could compete with Mariah Carey. But since last year, there has been a situation where there are one super-strong female singer in the European and American music circles.
Mariah Carey has been the most popular singer in Europe and the United States for more than a year. This time, "Someone Like You" has won the Billboard No. 1 single consecutively, making her even more popular. An exaggeration to the point of exaggeration.
Zhang Youan smiled and said, "It's easy to say, retreating from the rapids is the hardest. You are also very hot now, but are you willing to cool down?"
"I'm not popular enough now."
"Look, this is a double standard."
Zhou Yan laughed, "When will I be able to sell an album? Ten million, I will lower the heat." (End of Chapter)