"If an album is released later, will these songs be released in full version?" Han Sanping asked.
"It depends on the situation. If the demand is high, we should consider releasing a full version."
The implication is that songs that are not popular will not be released. After all, it is a waste of resources.
Han Sanping nodded and asked, "I heard that the English translation of the movie has been started?"
"Not only English translation, but also neon language and Spanish. Neon Language is relatively fast, and as expected, Neon will be the first country outside of China to be released.”
"I believe this movie will definitely get a good box office in Neon."
Han Sanping's judgment is based on two points. On the one hand, it is naturally because of Zhou Yan's popularity and historical record in Neon. Zhou Yan has made three movies in a row. Movies have received high box office in Neon. On the other hand, movies of the type "Time Traveler" have been very popular in Neon in recent years.
This situation is related to Neon’s economic situation.
Nowadays, Neon’s economy is not as good as it used to be, and tragic movies are not as popular as this kind of fresh and healing movies.
Even Han Sanping feels that the movie "Time Traveler" is very suitable for the current neon society.
Of course, in addition to the first two factors, "Time Traveler" has another advantage, and that is the heroine.
Wang Zuxian often tops the list of the most popular foreign female stars in Neon. She plays the male and female protagonists together with Zhou Yan, so she can definitely kill everyone in Neon.
Zhou Yan smiled, "Neon's expectations for this movie are indeed high."
Some time ago, TV Asahi also conducted a street survey.
The TV host immediately approached more than a hundred passers-by on the street and asked them if they knew about Zhou Yan's new movie "Time Traveler" and if they were looking forward to it.
More than 60% of them said that they had heard news about this movie, more than 70% of them expressed their expectations for this movie, and only more than 20% Expressed no interest.
Finally, the reporter asked them if they were willing to go to the cinema to watch the movie. More than 70% of those who were interested basically expressed their willingness to go to the cinema to support it.
Even among the 20% of people who expressed no interest, some said that if they had time, they could go see it or at least listen to the songs in the movie, because they had heard that this There are many songs in the movie.
Zhou Yan's popularity in Neon mainly relies on music, otherwise he would not be able to achieve his current influence just by relying on his few movies.
The reason why many people are willing to go to the cinema to watch Zhou Yan's movies is actually because of his music.
Judging from this survey report by TV Asahi, Neon audiences do have high expectations for this movie.
Of course, TV Asahi’s report may not be credible, because TV Asahi is a well-known “pro-Zhou” TV station.
Quan Neon, the company that cooperates most with Zhou Yan is TV Asahi. Now that Zhou Yan is going to make a movie, it is normal for them to help and give a few words.
This kind of survey report is very easy to falsify, just fill in the data yourself.
If you want to be more authentic, you can actually do the interview and delete all the unfavorable answers. It’s not a live broadcast anyway.
This is also the consistent routine of many media.
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Han Sanping would ask Zhou Yan what song he heard at first, but later he found that there were too many songs in it, some long and some short. It would be very difficult to ask every one of them. Waste of time.
So later on, he would just select a few that were of some length and interested him to ask.
Before, when there was no audio track, I only watched silent movies, which felt like they were worse. Han Sanping also knew that it would be much better with the audio track.
But he didn't expect that the improvement would be so obvious.
There are many music clips in this movie.
Han Sanping did not give a detailed list, but there must be more than ten or twenty songs, but when watching the whole movie, it did not give people a messy feeling.
All the songs are just right. The key is that most of the songs are not very long.
In some places, there are only one or two lyrics, so Han Sanping has no way to judge whether those songs are split into one song or different songs.
Musically, the focus is very prominent, and there are only two or three songs that are relatively long and can leave a deep impression on people.
It’s not that other songs can’t leave an impression, it’s just that Zhou Yan doesn’t have the chance to do them. Many of the songs are too short. If you only watch the movie once, it’s easy to ignore it. After all, normal people are watching the movie. , will focus more on the movie screen.
The song with the highest proportion is naturally the song "How Long Will I Love You". Han Sanping has heard this song before. This song is indeed very suitable for "Time Traveler".
And "How Long Will I Love You" has different versions in the movie, a more affectionate one, a lighter one, with different emotions, but the same tone runs through the whole movie.
I have to say that the music in Zhou Yan’s movie really needs to be listened to, and the score should be increased.
Han Sanping didn't pay much attention to music in movies before. It's not that he didn't know the importance of music at all, but he didn't expect that there are so many aspects to the soundtrack.
It was the appearance of Zhou Yan that made him realize that soundtrack could do this.
After watching the whole movie, Han Sanping said with a smile, "This movie is really eye-catching. I found that you are really good at shooting female characters. Although Wang Zuxian's regular clothes in the movie looked ordinary, he didn't look like She is so bright and beautiful in other movies, but in the wedding scene, she looked very charming. This kind of vitality and playfulness were rarely seen in her previous movies."
"And Chen Derong, Her makeup looks very messy, but you can feel a kind of straightforward charm, which is completely different from the TV series she acted in."
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "It's still them. The foundation is good, all I can do is add icing on the cake.”
"Girls like your mouth." Han Sanping smiled and added, "But the main female characters in your movies are indeed very good-looking. The female characters in your first movie "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" The protagonist Yu Feihong is very good-looking, and there is also He Saifei. Later, you filmed actresses such as Zhu Lin, Wang Zuxian, Chen Derong... Oh, is Chen Hong also cast in your film? "
" That's right."
Chen Hong has played the heroine in "Tree Hole", and she has indeed played Zhou Yan's role.
“All of these actresses are good-looking. On the other hand, none of the male protagonists, except yourself, seem to be handsome. Tony Leung Ka-fai is not bad, but he is not a handsome man.”
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "The role requires it. Third brother, you have finished watching the movie. Can you give me some advice?"
Han Sanping waved his hand and said, "No opinions, but there are a lot of compliments. I can't wait until the day the movie is released."
In fact, even if there were suggestions, Han Sanping would not mention them now.
The work has already reached this point. If he puts forward suggestions again, he can't turn around and modify it. It is not easy to modify this thing.
And the movie has exceeded his expectations. He had also worried before that there would be some minor problems with the quality of the movie in such a short time.
But now that he has seen the finished film, he is completely relieved. The quality of this film is completely online.
Although in terms of theme, it is not as good as Zhou Yan's previous movie "Spring of the Cowherd Class", Zhou Yan has made progress in terms of shooting techniques.
Han Sanping has studied each of Zhou Yan's previous three movies.
Looking at Zhou Yan's four films, it can be clearly found that Zhou Yan has been making progress in his techniques. Maybe non-professionals can't tell the difference between "Springtime in the Cowherding Class" and "Space Traveler", but when comparing "Springtime in the Cowherding Class" and "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" together, even a layman can't tell the difference. You can feel the difference between the two movies.
The two movies are not on the same level at all. "The Lover" can crush "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" in all aspects. In front of "The Lover", "The Lover" "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" seems a bit crude.
Of course, the gap between the two movies is not only because Zhou Yan's technical level has improved, but also because the production cost is also much different. If the production level is still the same, isn't the money wasted?
Zhou Yan also smiled and said, "Even if you give me your opinion now, I'm afraid I can't change it, unless it's the opinion from the radio and television."
"Haha, this movie Not only was there no problem with the review, the superiors were very concerned about it and gave it a fast track.”
“Why is this?”
“Because the movie involves mainland China, Hong Kong, and Hong Kong. Taiwan is conducive to national unity, especially in this special period. When Hong Kong returns next year, this movie can be regarded as appropriate.”
"This is an unexpected gain. By the way, where are you planning to hold the premiere ceremony? Find a cinema?"
Han Sanping shook his head, "Instead of going to the cinema, my idea is to hold the premiere ceremony in Yanjing. The concert hall is more stylish and fits the temperament of our movie.”
“That’s okay.”
“I’ll let you know when the specific plan comes out. What we need to do is to set the schedule and promote it as soon as possible, so as not to make the audience wait too long.”
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Han Sanping did not stay at the studio for lunch at noon. He was in a hurry to finalize the schedule.
Here Zhou Yan also called Xu Feng and chatted with her about the schedule and premiere ceremony.
Xu Feng had already talked to Han Sanping in advance, and Zhou Yan said he had no objection, so he said nothing more.
After talking about "Space Traveler", Xu Feng asked again, "Have you recently asked Zhang Youan to finish talking to Fox about investing in "Titanic"?"
"Well, yes, but there is no result from the discussion yet. I guess it will take a long time. Fox is waiting for news from other companies."
"I heard it costs 30 to 50 million U.S. dollars."
"Fox wants 100 million U.S. dollars, but I told Zhang Youan that we can negotiate for less than 50 million U.S. dollars. If it's more than 50 million U.S. dollars, forget it. "
"Do you have that much money on hand? Do you want me to get some for you?" Xu Feng asked with concern.
Zhou Yan knew that Xu Feng was not being polite. If he said he was short of money at this time, given Xu Feng's character, he would get some for him.
“No need, Sister Feng, I have already arranged the money matters.”
"If you say so, I won't ask any more questions. But you have to remember, don't be afraid to trouble me if you have any questions. As long as you ask, even if you don't tell me more, I will definitely be able to get it for you with millions of dollars."
“Thank you, Sister Feng.”
“There is no need to say thank you for following me. This time you invested in "Titanic" actually seems a bit risky to me, but since you did it, sister I support you."
"Haha, if I fail this time, I will have to rely on you, Sister Feng."
On the other end of the phone, Xu Feng laughed, she knew, The more Zhou Yan said such words, the more it showed that Zhou Yan was confident, and she also gained confidence in this investment.
Although she didn't know where Zhou Yan's confidence came from, after getting along with him for these years, Xu Feng developed an almost blind trust in Zhou Yan's vision.
"Okay, as long as sister can still survive, I will ensure that you have enough food and clothing. As long as Tomson Pictures still has money in its account, it can use it to make movies for you."
< br>"Can you shoot without making money?" Zhou Yan joked.
Xu Feng did not hesitate at all and said directly, "I must shoot it. As long as you are still willing to shoot it, I will vote for it. If you lose, I will lose you. When I founded Tomson Pictures, I never thought about making money.”
If others said this, Zhou Yanzhen might not believe it, but when Xu Feng said this, he believed it came from the bottom of his heart.
Just like Chen Kaige, Xu Fengdu still wanted to vote for him, or Chen Kaige felt that Xu Feng was too involved and was unwilling to cooperate.
This girl seems to be resolute and decisive, but she is a bit "love-minded" when it comes to investing in movies. As long as it is a director she has chosen, she will always support it.
“Don’t worry, Sister Feng, I won’t let you lose.”
“Haha, I believe this. I’m looking forward to the premiere day now. I’m so curious. What would it be like for you to work with Xiaoxian?"
"If you are in a hurry, I can make a copy of the finished film for you."
Xu Feng immediately refused, "It's better to say goodbye. How can I feel better watching it by myself than watching it with everyone? Let's save the surprise until the day of the premiere. When the time comes, I will face reporters for interviews, so I don't have to brew my feelings myself."
"I heard from my third brother that the premiere ceremony will be held at the Yanjing Concert Hall. Please give me some seats in the first few rows."
"Isn't that a very simple thing? You How many seats should be reserved?"
Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "Leave twenty or thirty for me, and then leave me a hundred in the back row."
"You are giving it. There are some left for the orchestra, no problem, there are plenty of seats in the concert hall, so just call them all over.”
"Well, in addition to people from the studio, there are some other friends."
Xu Feng didn't ask in detail who Zhou Yan's friends were, "Okay, I'll ask them to leave thirty cards for you in the first four rows. , leaving one hundred and twenty in the back rows."
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The promotion of "Time Traveler" began soon.
Even though Tomson's later publicity plan has just been launched, the news has already spread everywhere. There is no need for Tomson to actively promote it. As soon as the news came out, major newspapers and TV stations rushed to report it.
This is the celebrity effect. With Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian, two people who are very popular, it is very easy to promote the movie.
Why do producers like to hire celebrities? Isn’t it because of this? Hiring popular stars can save a lot of publicity costs.
This is a normal thing, but later some producers went too extreme, and the remuneration accounted for too much of the production cost, so that the production of film and television dramas was very crude.
Some producers, with a production cost of 100 million, dare to spend 80 million as actors' salaries, and 79 million of the 80 million are for the protagonist, and only the supporting roles are I can share the remaining one million.
The film and television dramas produced in this way have no quality at all.
Even if the protagonist hired is very powerful and worth so much money, the supporting actors who can be hired for one million are probably not good actors.
As a result, the country later stipulated that actors' remuneration cannot exceed 40% of the production cost, and main film remuneration cannot exceed 70% of the total remuneration.
But after this regulation came out, some people still took advantage of the loopholes. Some people would sign yin and yang contracts with actors, and the apparent remuneration was completely different from the actual remuneration. (End of this chapter)