Chapter 320 90th Anniversary Theme Song

Of course, the celebration banquet is not just about everyone chatting with wine glasses, there are still a series of procedures.

After the interview session ended, the host walked onto the stage and began to announce the official start of the celebration banquet.

Then the representative from Columbia came on stage and said a few words, mainly to announce the results of "The Sixth Sense".

Today they announced that the global box office was 310 million US dollars, which is slightly higher than what Bregman told Zhou Yan before. It should be updated in the next two days.

After announcing the results, the representative made a wave of prospects for the future, hoping that the global box office of "The Sixth Sense" can reach 500 million US dollars.

The goal set by Columbia is relatively pragmatic. Although it is a bit difficult, it is also very likely to be achieved. There are still many countries and regions that have not yet released the film, and the box office still has a lot of room for growth.

After talking about the results and the outlook for the future, the representative thanked him again on the stage, and in his list of thanks, Zhou Yan was placed last.

Everyone knows what Zhou Yan represents to "The Sixth Sense".

The original version of this movie was written, directed and matched by Zhou Yan himself. In the new version, Zhou Yan is not only the music director and screenwriter, but also has a special identity, that is, the investor. 20% of the budget of this movie was paid by Zhou.

When the representative of Columbia, Feldman, thanked Zhou Yan on the stage, everyone in the audience also turned their eyes to Zhou Yan, and Zhou Yan greeted them with juice.

After this session, it was the turn of the main creative staff to come on stage to share their joy.

Zhou Yan also came on stage to say a few words, but they were all words with a high rate of plagiarism and no nutrition.

After that, Columbia also arranged a performance program, in which a four-member band came on stage to play the soundtrack medley of "The Sixth Sense".

This period was not long, only five or six minutes in total.

Originally, when designing this section, Bregman wanted to invite Zhou Yan to participate in the performance, but Zhou Yan did not agree. After all, he was a composer, and his musical instruments were average except for the bamboo flute, so there was no need to show off in every occasion.

After the performance, the activities on the stage were basically over, and everyone started chatting freely.

Director Martin Brest walked to Zhou Yan with a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Y, congratulations, "The Chorus" is a great success again."

Zhou Yan clinked his glass with juice, "Thank you, I heard that you have taken on a new movie recently?"

"It is a movie I have been planning for a long time, but now the preparations have made some progress." Martin Brest explained.

Speaking of his new movie, Martin Brest was also very happy, and told Zhou Yan some details, "The inspiration for this movie comes from the movie "Death Holiday" in the 1930s. I started planning it more than ten years ago. Over the years, I have found many screenwriters and changed the script many times. It was only recently that it was finally confirmed."

"Are you still cooperating with Columbia?" Zhou Yan asked.

Martin Brest shook his head, "This time we are cooperating with Universal. They are very interested in this script and are willing to invest money. The budget of this movie is not low."

"How much will it cost?" Zhou Yan asked with interest.

"At least 80 million." Martin Brest gave a rough figure.

Hearing this number, Zhou Yan couldn't help but twitch his lips. Why do the budgets of the directors he knows for making movies get higher and higher? At least 80 million? Is it a science fiction movie?

Zhou Yan's impression is that Martin Brest seems to have never made a science fiction movie.

In fact, Martin Brest has made only a few movies, the most famous of which is "Scent of a Woman", followed by "Midnight Run" and "The Sixth Sense of Life and Death".

According to Martin Brest's description, his new movie is most likely "The Sixth Sense of Life and Death", because this movie is about the god of death, and Brad Pitt plays a god of death who comes to the world to experience life.

But does this movie need a budget of at least 80 million US dollars? Zhou Yan really doesn't understand. In his opinion, those who can reach this level of budget basically spend money on special effects. What special effects are there in "The Sixth Sense of Life and Death"?

"Is the film about to start shooting?"

"It should take some time. If everything goes well, it will start shooting next spring."

Zhou Yan raised his glass, "Then I wish you all the best for your new film."

"Thank you."

As the two were chatting, Catherine came over with a glass of wine and asked with a smile, "What are you two directors talking about?"

"We are talking about Mr. Brest's new film." Zhou Yan said.

Catherine half-jokingly recommended herself, "Are you short of actresses? What do you think of me, director?"

Martin Brest nodded very seriously, "Sure, if you have time, go for an audition. The main roles have not been decided yet."

Catherine didn't expect that she would get the opportunity to audition just by mentioning it casually. She said with surprise, "Of course, no problem, I'm always available."

Although there are many scripts sent to Catherine now, not many of them satisfy her. Many of them are low-cost love movies, or the director has not yet been determined. Even if the director has been determined, it is basically some unknown directors.

She's certainly excited to have the opportunity to continue starring in Martin Brest's films.

Martin Brest was already very well-known in the industry. This time, due to the huge sales of "The Sixth Sense", his commercial status has reached a new level, and many actors want to cooperate with him.

Seeing that Catherine's self-recommendation was effective, Zhou Yan also smiled. This may be the meaning of this type of reception.

Not long after Catherine came over, many people quickly gathered around them. Zhou Yan and Martin Brest must be the focus of today's celebration party.

Under the introduction of Bregman and others, Zhou Yan also met many people in the industry, and when they chatted with Zhou Yan, they almost always asked the same question, that is, whether Zhou Yan intended to develop in Hollywood.

Zhou Yan has answered this question many times, but he has to answer it again every time.

Some people want to invest in Zhou Yan's movies, while others want to get some investment from Zhou Yan. Many of the guests who can come to the scene today know that Zhou Yan invested in "The Sixth Sense". In their eyes, Zhou Yan He is a wealthy father.

The cocktail party lasted for a long time, and Zhou Yan didn't eat anything. He was full just from drinking juice.

When the reception was about to end, Zhou Yan went to the toilet.

As soon as he came out of the toilet, he saw Jack Williams, New Balance's director of operations. He thought that Williams was also here to use the toilet, so he smiled and nodded to him, and then walked towards the center of the venue.

Jack Williams stopped him, "Mr. Y, please stay."

Zhou Yan turned his head and looked at Jack Williams with a puzzled face, "Mr. Williams, do you have anything to do with me?"

Williams smiled and took a few steps closer, "Actually, I want to talk to you about cooperation."

"Cooperation?" Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, "You New Balance also want to invest in making movies?"

Too many people came to him tonight to talk about making a movie, so when Williams asked about cooperation, this was the first thing he thought of.

"Of course not." Williams smiled and shook his head. "We only do what we are professional at. That's right. This year is the 90th anniversary of the founding of our brand. For this reason, we will release a new shoe in the autumn. At the same time, we want to Going to shoot a new commercial."

Zhou Yan's first reaction was that the other party came to him to shoot an advertisement, but he did not speak and waited for Williams to continue.

"We wanted a special theme song for this ad, so..."

Zhou Yan immediately understood that they didn't want him to shoot a commercial, but wanted him to help write a theme song.

New Balance probably came up with this idea after seeing that "Yellow" performed very well.

Regarding Williams' invitation, Zhou Yan did not immediately express his position, but asked, "What is the theme of your advertising this time?"

"Youth, energy, trend." Williams said a few key words.

New Balance has always focused on the jogging shoe market. Although not all of its customers are young people, they are mainly young people. Especially after the launch of the classic series 574, they are very popular among young people.

"Why do you want to find me? Is it because we happened to meet each other this time?" Zhou Yan asked again.

This question has no purpose, it's just curiosity.

Williams shook his head, "That's not the case. In fact, we wanted to find the Backstreet Boys to endorse our brand from the beginning. Our original idea was also to hope that you could collaborate with the Backstreet Boys on a song. But this time, So I brought it up."

Zhou Yan was not sure whether what Williams said was true or not, but according to the themes he mentioned, the Backstreet Boys were indeed the most suitable.

The Backstreet Boys have developed very well over the past year and have gained a large number of fans among teenagers.

Their combined fan base overlaps closely with New Balance’s customer base.

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "Let me think about this. I'm really busy recently."

Williams was unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity, "If you have any conditions, please feel free to mention them. Basically, I can make the decision. Writing a theme song may be difficult for others, but I believe that with With your talent, it will definitely be much easier. We are really sincere and hope you can seriously consider it.”

Facing Williams, who was still fighting for it, Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I will definitely consider it seriously, and don't you have our contact information? You can call us at any time."

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Williams couldn't say anything else. He could only nod, "Then I'll wait for your news. I'll be in Los Angeles during this period. If you have any ideas, you can always contact me. I."

Zhou Yan said cheerfully, "No problem."

Then Zhou Yan and Williams nodded and left to find Bregman and the others.

…

After the celebration dinner, Zhou Yan returned to the hotel. As soon as he sat down, the doorbell rang.

He got up and walked behind the door and saw Catherine standing outside the door through the peephole. He couldn't help but show a puzzled expression. Why did Catherine come here so late?

Although he was doubtful, he still opened the door.

"Catherine, do you have a problem with me?"

Catherine wore a red dress today, and her graceful curves were clearly outlined. She was the most eye-catching in the entire dinner scene.

She must have drunk a lot of wine at night, her cheeks looked flushed, and her eyes were a little blurry.

"Won't you invite me in for a seat?" Catherine tilted her head and smiled.

Seeing her expression, Zhou Yan dared not let her in.

The world is dangerous, and he and Catherine are not very familiar with each other. Who knows if there will be any problems. Even if Catherine has no bad intentions, it will be difficult to explain if others see it.

So he not only did not invite Catherine in, but walked out by himself and stood in the corridor with Catherine, so that even if someone bumped into them, it would be okay.

"What do you want to see me for? Have you drunk a lot of wine tonight?"

Seeing that Zhou Yan did not let her in, Catherine curled her lips and thought that this man was really too cautious. She was not afraid of a woman, but he was cautious as a man.

She was a little drunk at this moment, so she took a step to the side and leaned on the door frame, but her upper body leaned forward again, just revealing her proud career line.

Zhou Yan glanced at her, then retracted his gaze, and at the same time felt that he had underestimated Catherine before.

Catherine is tall and slender, and she is the type who can bear great fruit on a thin branch.

She wore high heels today, and she was basically as tall as Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan quickly retracted his gaze, but did not escape Catherine's eyes. She smiled secretly, at least the man standing in front of her was a normal man.

"I'm a little thirsty, do you have water in your room?"

Zhou Yan shook his head, "No, I'm looking for water myself."

"Really?"

Seeing that Catherine wanted to push the door to her room, Zhou Yan quickly blocked her, "Catherine, it's late, I have to rest, or I'll call the front desk to send you some water?"

Catherine stared at Zhou Yan's face for a long time, and then suddenly laughed, "Y, you are very different... Since there is no water in your room, I'd better go back."

After Catherine left, Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief. There are too many temptations in this colorful world.

He knew that if he had really put Catherine in, something would have happened between them. Catherine couldn't have come here so late just to ask for water.

He was also a hot-blooded man, and it was really unbearable to face the temptation just now.

Just as he was calming down his surging blood, the phone in the house rang, and he ran back to the room to answer the phone.

After the call was connected, the voice of Kudo Shizuka rang from the other side, "You are back so early? Didn't you drink?"

Hearing Kudo Shizuka's voice, Zhou Yan lay down on the sofa next to him, and then smiled and replied, "No, I drank some juice at night. Are you here to check on me?"

"I just woke up, so I called you to remind you not to drink too much. Are there many beautiful girls at the party?"

Zhou Yan smiled. This girl called just to check on me, and she was still stubborn.

He couldn't help teasing Kudo Shizuka, "Yeah, there are so many beautiful girls, my eyes are dazzled."

Kudo Shizuka said angrily, "Be careful not to get stye if you see too many."

Her Chinese is getting better and better now, and she can even say words like stye. Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I'm kidding you, there are no beautiful girls, they are just old men who come to me for drinks."

"From your tone, you are disappointed that you didn't see any beautiful girls."

"I am really disappointed. Since I saw you, other girls are not beautiful anymore."

"Bah, you are so slick."

Although Kudo Shizuka said She said that, but she felt quite happy in her heart. She said proudly, "Then I can only wrong you."

"Well, next time I go on a long trip, I must bring a photo of you. If you want to see a beautiful girl, just take out the photo and look at it."

"Where did you learn these words when you went to the United States? They are so corny."

"It comes naturally."

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to have breakfast. It's getting late there. Go to bed."

"Well, I'll take a shower and go to bed."

After he hung up the phone with Kudo Shizuka, the phone rang again after a while. This time it was Wang Zuxian calling.

Hearing Wang Zuxian's voice, Zhou Yan couldn't help touching his forehead. Fortunately, he didn't let Catherine in just now, otherwise it would be easy to have problems.

...

The next morning, Zhou Yan had just finished breakfast and returned to the room, and Zhang Youan went to find him.

The first thing Zhang Youan said when he saw Zhou Yan was, "Did New Balance invite you to write a song?"

When Zhou Yan heard this, he knew that Jack Williams had contacted Zhang Youan and his friends, so he nodded, "Well, did they contact you too?"

"Yes, their operations director contacted me and said that he had already told you about this and you were considering it, so I came to ask you what was going on."

"I met Jack Williams when I was having dinner with Chris and his friends before, and then he mentioned this matter at the celebration banquet yesterday, and I told him to think about it." Zhou Yan roughly told the story.

Zhang Youan nodded and asked, "What do you think specifically? Do you want to write for them? New Balance is a well-known brand, and it's not bad to cooperate with them. Of course, this kind of thing still depends on your own wishes."

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said, "Let's put it aside for now and wait until we finish the things on hand. Don't we have two programs to participate in today?"

"Well, then finish the things on hand first, and then take care of New Balance's affairs. Have you read the information of these two programs today?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "Yes, I have seen it."

The two programs he will participate in today are both radio programs, and the duration is not long, about half an hour each.

Radio programs are much simpler than TV programs. Zhou Yan basically does not need to prepare anything, and there are not many things to pay attention to on the scene. (End of this chapter)