Chapter 339 "I'm Sorry, I Love You"

There is a high probability that Zhou Yan will not take over the soundtrack work of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" in the end. If Zhao Jiping has time by then, he will still let Zhao Jiping do it. Anyway, the original soundtrack was composed by Zhao Jiping, and he did a very good job.

"Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" has good performance in terms of visual effects and music, and Zhao Jiping is naturally responsible for this.

Zhou Yan felt that there was really no need for Chen Kaige to find him, and he could just go to Zhao Jiping directly. The two had collaborated more than once and they had always worked well together.

Of course, Zhou Yan can understand. After all, compared to Zhao Jiping, he is definitely more famous internationally now.

Chen Kaige's new movie definitely wants to go international, and Zhou Yan's international reputation will definitely be beneficial to the movie.

In fact, there was another thing Zhou Yan didn't know. The budget of Chen Kaige's movie was very high, and Xu Feng didn't like the script very much, and persuaded Chen Kaige not to film it.

Of course Chen Kaige was unwilling, so he tried to find other investors, one of which was Neon New Wave.

Neon's company wants to invest in Chen Kaige's movie, so of course it also hopes that the movie can get a good box office in Neon, and Zhou Yan is the part that can guarantee the box office.

Nowadays, Neon people like Zhou Yan so much. If they knew that the movie was scored by Zhou Yan, a lot of people would definitely go to the cinema to watch the movie for the soundtrack.

It can even be said that Zhou Yan's participation can maintain the lower limit of the movie's box office.

The investment matter has not been discussed yet. After all, the budget is too high and Neon's company is also more cautious.

But if Chen Kaige can get Zhou Yan on board, the New Wave attitude will change.

Although Zhou Yan has not promised that he will definitely participate in the soundtrack production, he can agree to take over the work, and Chen Kaige's work is not in vain.

Even if the final soundtrack is composed by Zhao Jiping or Wang Liping, the name of Zhou Yan Studio can still be filled in the music production column.

After talking about his own affairs, Chen Kaige became concerned about Zhou Yan's recent work again, "What's the progress of James Cameron's movie now? Have you gone to work with James Cameron?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, when I went to the United States a few days ago, I met with James Cameron and had a brief chat. The movie is still in the early preparation stage and has not been started."

Chen Kaige sighed, "I really want to know what the scale of a movie with a budget of 1.5 billion US dollars is."

Recently, he has been particularly sensitive to movie budgets, because "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" requires a budget of tens of millions of yuan, and this budget has already persuaded most domestic investors to withdraw.

With Tomson's current financial situation, he must be able to invest in this movie, but Xu Feng didn't like the script and was unwilling to spend so much money on this movie.

Xu Feng's trust in Chen Kaige is completely different from when he was filming "Farewell My Concubine".

Xu Feng's attitude change is not due to the unsatisfactory performance of "Feng Yue". The most important thing is Chen Kaige's current attitude. Nowadays, it is difficult for Chen Kaige to listen to other people's opinions.

After Xu Feng talked to Chen Kaige about "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", he bluntly told Chen Kaige that this was a project that was bound to fail, and asked him not to do it knowing that it was impossible to do.

But Chen Kaige couldn't listen to a word of Xu Feng's advice.

He even believed that Xu Feng's level was already holding him back. If he didn't want Xu Feng to invest, he wouldn't even go to Xu Feng to talk about a new movie.

Zhou Yan said with a smile: "Although I haven't gone to the filming site yet, judging from the information I have obtained now, they are indeed very ambitious. For this movie, they found the original Titanic shipyard and assembled More than 10,000 people built half of the Titanic in proportion, as well as smaller ships and a very large reservoir.”

After hearing Zhou Yan's words, Chen Kaige exclaimed, "This is really a big deal."

In addition to being amazed, Chen Kaige was also very envious. After all, he could not even afford a budget of tens of millions of RMB.

But there is no point in being envious. The national conditions of the two countries are different, and the resources he can now obtain far exceed those of other domestic directors.

Ordinary directors can't even get a budget of tens of millions of yuan, let alone a few million yuan.

Many directors within the system have struggled for many years and cannot even get a single project quota, let alone make a movie. For directors outside the system, it is even more difficult to attract investment.

Many directors outside the system are running around begging grandpa to sue grandma, but in the end they can only get hundreds of thousands of investments.

Chen Kaige sat in Zhou Yan's office for a while and finished a cup of tea. When Zhou Yan was about to refill him with water, the phone on his desk rang.

When he heard the call, Chen Kaige stood up directly and said, "There is nothing else to do, so I will leave first without disturbing you."

"Uh, okay, I won't give it away."

"Don't be polite." Chen Kaige waved his hand and then said, "If you have time, go to your house for dinner. I'll ask your sister Ping to cook two of her specialty dishes. Let's have a few drinks."

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, "Okay."

The sister Ping mentioned by Chen Kaige is Ni Ping. Although the two have not yet obtained the certificate, they are basically living together as husband and wife. And judging from their situation, good things should be coming soon.

Because of Zhou Yan's appearance, Chen Kaige and Chen Hong basically had nothing to do with each other, so the relationship between Chen Kaige and Ni Ping has never been a problem.

People have always heard that Ni Ping's cooking skills are good, but Zhou Yan has never tasted it. Chen Kaige always said that Zhou Yan would be a guest at home, but there was no formal invitation. Instead, he always wanted to ask Zhou Yan to treat her to dinner, and he succeeded. Many times.

When Chen Kaige left the office, Zhou Yan picked up the phone and said, "Hello."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou Yan." Nakamori Akina's voice came over.

She spoke Chinese, and her pronunciation was slightly better than before.

"Well, hello, Miss Nakamori."

Nakamori Akina's Chinese level could only support her to say hello, and then she spoke in neon language. After she finished speaking, the translator next to her said, "Mr. Zhou Yan, Miss Nakamori will arrive in Yanjing tomorrow and ask if you have time. ”

"Tomorrow?" Zhou Yan looked surprised.

Two days ago, he heard from Shizuka that Akina Nakamori wanted to come to Yanjing with her when she had her concert.

But Shizuka Kudo’s first concert in China won’t be held until the end of July, which is still some time away.

"Well, is there a problem?" Akina Nakamori asked.

"There's nothing wrong with tomorrow, but I'm going to Xiangjiang the day after tomorrow. If you come over, the work will be tight. When will you arrive in Yanjing tomorrow?"

"Landing down at three o'clock in the afternoon."

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon." Zhou Yan frowned.

If Akina Nakamori can't land until three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, even if she comes straight to the studio, it will be in the evening. It is impossible for Zhou Yan to take her to record in the evening, so there will only be one day left.

"How long will you stay in China?" Zhou Yan asked again.

"This time it's ten days, but it will pass after a while. I should stay longer next time."

Hearing what she said, Zhou Yan nodded, "Since you are coming again next time, there is no need to rush. Let's do this. Don't come over tomorrow. Go to the hotel to rest first, and come to the studio to find me the day after tomorrow. By the way. , Do you want me to send someone to pick you up?"

This time Shizuka Kudo came with her, and Zhou Yan was worried that she would not be able to find the place because she was unfamiliar with the place.

"Oh, no need. I've already contacted the people at Tomson. The company will send someone to pick me up."

Zhou Yan knew that Nakamori Akina wanted to sign a contract with Tomson. He had mentioned it to Liang Youxing before, which made it happen.

"Okay, then we'll see you the day after tomorrow in the morning."

"Okay, see you the day after tomorrow in the morning."

After talking to Nakamori Akina, Zhou Yan called Zhang Youan.

After the call was connected, Zhou Yan asked, "Akina Nakamori is coming to Yanjing tomorrow, do you know?"

Zhang Youan smiled and said, "Of course I know that. I asked her to come here in advance."

"Why?" Zhou Yan asked doubtfully.

"Let her sign the contract."

Zhou Yan rolled his eyes and was not satisfied with this answer. There was no need to be so anxious about signing the contract. He even said that Akina Nakamori did not need to make a special trip to China to sign the contract. The signing could be completed in Neon.

"Just to sign the contract, nothing else?"

"No, by the way, I took her to promote in China. Since I signed her, I can't just focus on the neon market and leave the domestic market behind. Liang Youxing contacted her for a few interviews to warm up her first."

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you going to make a Chinese album for her?"

Zhang Youan suddenly laughed, "Whether or not we make a Chinese album depends on you as the music director?"

Tomson does not have the position of music director, only a head of the music business department, but Zhang Youan often jokes that Zhou Yan is the music director of their company.

In fact, this is correct, because Tomson's music department revolves around Zhou Yan. At least until now, Zhou Yan can decide all matters regarding music.

Liang Youxing, the head of the music business department, also knows his position very well, so he often comes to ask Zhou Yan for instructions. The effort to sign Nakamori Akina this time was entirely due to Zhou Yanti's words.

Not only Zhang Youan believed that Zhou Yan was Tomson's music director, but other people in the company also thought so.

"I don't have time to make a Chinese album for her."

He has been very busy recently and has no time to make albums for others.

"We won't make an album for the time being. Let's make a Chinese song first. Don't you think it's a waste if the song "Snow Flower" is only made in neon language? Why don't you suffer the consequences and make another version with Chinese lyrics? Come on, just like the songs I made for Kudo Shizuka.”

Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes. If he wanted to make "Snow Flower" into a Chinese song, it would certainly not be difficult for him. The lyrics were all ready-made, and there were more than one edition. He could just copy them.

The key question is, after he figures out the lyrics, can Akina Nakamori sing it?

"It's easy for me to write lyrics. Is Nakamori Akina's Chinese proficiency acceptable?"

"Look at what you said. When you wrote songs for Shizuka Kudo before, didn't you also ask them to learn Chinese and have their pronunciation meet the standard? Why is it different this time when you write songs for Akina Nakamori? Akina Nakamori will be there soon. Tomson’s singer, and you are the music director of our company, isn’t this a better request?”

Hearing Zhang Youan mention the music director again, Zhou Yan curled his lips and said, "I ask you to mention it this time. I am only responsible for getting the lyrics out."

"Then let's lower the requirements, okay?" Zhang Youan asked.

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "That won't work. The pronunciation should be better. Not to mention how good it is, but at least the fans can understand the lyrics."

Zhang Youan said, "Then don't you still make a request?"

"..."

Zhang Youan laughed and said, "Okay, ask me to mention it to her, and I will ask our company's Chinese teacher to train her later."

"We still have Chinese teachers in our company?" Zhou Yan asked doubtfully.

"Yes, I just hired him."

"Isn't it just for Nakamori Akina?"

"That's not true. We are going to sign people in Neon later, and we will definitely teach them Chinese by then." Zhang Youan said.

Zhou Yan nodded, "That's a good idea."

"That's right. I'll go back to Xiangjiang the day after tomorrow. See you then."

"Um."

…

Early in the morning on the 12th, Akina Nakamori arrived. In addition to the translator, there was also a staff member from Tomson. This staff member was named Li Xing, who was based in Yanjing and whom Zhou Yan also knew.

It's still very hot in Yanjing in July, especially today. As soon as the sun comes out in the morning, it's dry and hot.

However, Akina Nakamori was dressed carefully, wearing a long-sleeved brown shirt on the upper body and loose black trousers on the lower body. The color of the whole person's clothing was darker.

But she looked much better than the last time Zhou Yan saw her, and she could also see a smile on her face.

After exchanging a few words, Zhou Yan invited them to sit down and said, "Since you are coming again next time, I won't record the songs this time, but I will take you around the studio in a while."

"Okay, please."

"Let's not talk about trouble. I heard that you have arranged interviews in Yanjing. Are there any interviews today?"

"No, tomorrow is the first show, on Yanjing TV Station."

Zhou Yan smiled, it was Yanjing TV again. Because of his relationship, Yanjing TV also cooperated a lot with Tomson.

Before Shizuka Kudo came to China, she was interviewed by Yanjing TV first.

"Since it's Yanjing TV, don't put too much pressure on us. Their TV station has a good relationship with us."

"Yeah, I heard."

Zhou Yan thought for a while, then pulled out a piece of paper from the drawer and handed it to Nakamori Akina.

Looking at the Chinese characters and score on the paper, Nakamori Akina's face was full of doubts.

"This is the Chinese lyrics of "Snow Flower"." Zhou Yan explained.

Hearing the Chinese lyrics of "Snow Flower", Akina Nakamori was surprised and said, "Have the lyrics been written out?"

Liang Youxing told her on the phone after she arrived in Yanjing yesterday about singing the Chinese version of "Snow Flower".

But what Liang Youxing said was that Zhou Yan would write a version of Chinese lyrics later. Akina Nakamori did not expect that she would see the lyrics today. The efficiency was beyond her imagination.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I took the time to write it last night. The lyrics are not difficult. During this time, you can ask the translator to teach you the pronunciation."

Needless to say to Zhou Yan, Akina Nakamori was already pointing to the lyrics and asking the translator, and the translator also carefully explained the meaning of the lyrics to her.

After listening to the translator speak a few words, Nakamori Akina was surprised and said, "The meaning of this lyrics seems to be completely different from the neon language version."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Of course it's different. You can find time to study the lyrics later. Now I'll show you around the studio, and then go to the recording studio to try out the sound."

There are many Chinese versions of "Snow Flower", among which the more famous ones are "Falling Snow" and "Sorry, I Love You", and Zhou Yan copied the latter because he felt that the latter's lyrics were more suitable for Akina Nakamori.

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Nakamori Akina carefully put away the lyrics, then got up and followed Zhou Yan out of the office.

The studio is not big, so Zhou Yan took them for a brief tour.

It happened that the Piano Youth Troupe was rehearsing, and he took her to say hello to the members.

The members have been to neon shows before, and many of them are familiar with Shizuka Kudo, so they can use some bad neon words.

The enthusiasm of the crowd made Akina Nakamori feel good. After leaving the practice room, her face was filled with a smile, "Everyone is very friendly."

"Um."

Zhou Yan nodded, especially the boys.

Nakamori Akina's appearance is very special. Even when she smiles, she gives people a pitiful feeling. When she wasn't smiling, there was a hint of coldness.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the recording studio now."

Zhou Yan said again, then took the lead and walked towards the recording studio. (End of chapter)