Chapter 380 Who Is Singing?

Rene 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 fits her so well.

Celine Dion now has two well-known English songs, one is "The Power of Love" and the other is "The Power of Dreams", and she is not the original singer of the former.

As for "The Power of Dreams", this song comes from the hands of David Foster, a music producer known as the godfather of pop. The quality is of course high, and Celine Dion's performance 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, "I will always love you" written by David Foster for Whitney Houston is very similar to "The Power of Dreams" in style.

In other words, even if the song "The Power of Dreams" is given to Whitney Houston to sing, there is no problem at all.

Even if "The Power of Dreams" is sung by Whitney Houston, it may 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 a piece of music that an ordinary pop musician can make.

Perhaps only a music master like Zhou Yan can write such a unique song.

It is so special that Celine Dion is naturally happy, and what really makes her cry is that this song fits her so well that she feels that only she can sing this song so well, and no one else can do it.

After listening to the song, Celine Dion expressed her gratitude to Zhou Yan with a sincere expression, "Y, thank you very much."

"Don't thank me, the song and the singer are mutually accomplished, and it is also because of your singing that this song is so beautiful. If I were to sing this song, I guess few people would be willing to listen." After making a joke, Zhou Yan said, "By the way, should we talk about the specific matters of cooperation?"

Under normal circumstances, before recording the demo, both parties must have a relatively in-depth communication, that is, to negotiate the price.

But today, from the time they met until now, they have never talked about these things.

During the process, René Angeli had been trying to find a chance to talk to Zhang Youan about this, but for some reason, he had not said it.

When Zhou Yan brought it up, René Angeli followed his words and said, "No problem, we can sit down and talk now."

But Zhang Youan waved his hand, "Renée, you don't even look at what time it is now, let's go eat first, I asked the hotel to keep dinner. You are tired today, you came all the way from Quebec, and you kept running to record, you must be tired too, after dinner, go back to the room to rest, and rest up enough energy to talk tomorrow."

Although René Angeli wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible, 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 went back to the room to rest.

There was no night show tonight, and it was also the most relaxing night for Zhou Yan since he came to Dartmouth.

During this period, the crew members were on high alert every moment because they were doing night scenes every day. Zhou Yan was worried that they would collapse at any time.

It is estimated that everyone is used to James Cameron's filming style, so they have developed the ability to withstand pressure. If they were in another crew, they would have collapsed long ago if they were filming with this intensity every day.

The next morning, Zhou Yan went to the recording studio early in the morning, made some adjustments to the recorded songs, and then recorded a few tapes.

The crew had filming today, but it would start at two o'clock in the afternoon and end at about eleven o'clock in the evening.

This intensity is relatively low in their crew, so when Zhou Yan returned to the crew, he felt that everyone was in a good mood.

It must be said that people's adaptability is really strong.

If they were in another crew, starting at two o'clock in the afternoon and ending at eleven o'clock in the evening, I guess some people would shout that they were too tired, but in the "Titanic" crew, everyone was not only accustomed to it, but even felt quite happy.

Most people think that it would be great if every day was this intensity.

"Where did you go this morning? I haven't seen you for more than a day."

Seeing Zhou Yan, Sebadisian came up and smiled.

The two have been in contact more these days and are much more familiar than before.

"I dealt with some things." Zhou Yan looked up at the big sun in the sky, "The sun is really strong today."

The temperature here in Dartmouth is relatively low, and the daytime temperature is only about 20 degrees at most. Basically, everyone wears a coat when traveling.

However, the low temperature does not mean that the sun will not shine. It was fine in the past few days, but today the sun feels very strong. 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 need, I should be in the room most of the time today, and I can't get much sun."

This made Sebadisian curl his lips, "Now you are the most relaxed in the whole crew."

What he said was true. Now Zhou Yan is the most relaxed in the whole crew. No one assigns him tasks every day. He can do whatever he wants.

Not only that, because Zhou Yan is the music director and follows James Cameron every day, the crew members are very polite to Zhou Yan.

Sometimes seeing Zhou Yan leisurely in the crew, Sebastian is somewhat psychologically unbalanced, so he couldn't help but say something sour to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan patted Sebastian on the shoulder, "Old Sebastian, let's work together if there is a chance in the future. I promise you will be relaxed every day."

In fact, Zhou Yan was just joking, but Sebastian was quite concerned, "Do you have any idea of ​​going to Hollywood to make a movie later?"

"Not yet, let's talk about it later. If I go to Hollywood to make a movie, I will definitely invite you to be my first assistant director."

Sebastian rolled his eyes, "Wait here for a while, I'll get you a sunscreen spray. Although you spend most of your time indoors, you will always come out, so it's better to spray some."

After that, Sebastian turned and went into the cabin. After a while, he came back with a bottle of sunscreen spray in his hand.

Zhou Yan took the sunscreen spray and sprayed it, then patted Sebastian on the shoulder, "Old Sebastian, you must have a bright future."

"We are friends."

Zhou Yan smiled, turned around and looked around, "Where is James?"

"Inside, do you have something to do with him?"

"Yes."

"I'll take you there."

...

When Zhou Yan found James Cameron, he was studying the storyboard with Christie. When he saw Zhou Yan coming, he didn't say anything, but just nodded to Zhou Yan.

Seeing that they were discussing seriously, Zhou Yan didn't say anything, but just waited quietly by the side.

Zhou Yan didn't speak until Christie left, "James, do you have time now?"

James Cameron looked at his watch, "How long will it take?"

"Fifteen minutes."

"No problem, tell me what's going on."

Zhou Yan took out a Walkman from his bag, plugged in the headphones, and handed it to James Cameron, "Listen."

James Cameron took the headphones with a puzzled look on his face, "What do you want me to listen to?"

"Didn't I tell you before that I want to write a song for the movie?"

"So fast?"

Even a workaholic like James was surprised 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 day before yesterday morning, but he didn't expect Zhou Yan to record the song so quickly.

From the morning of the day before yesterday to now, it has only been two and a half days. During this period, Zhou Yan must have had less than twenty-four hours of free time except for sleeping and working with the crew.

"Lucky, the singer for the recording is in Quebec. We spent some time recording the demo yesterday afternoon."

James Cameron nodded, and he was glad that he chose Zhou Yan.

At that time, he chose Zhou Yan because he heard that Zhou Yan was efficient. He hoped that Zhou Yan's arrival would not affect the progress of the later stage. Now it seems that Zhou Yan's efficiency is even higher than he imagined.

I just don't know this song... Never mind, since the song has been recorded, he will listen to it first.

Without saying anything else, James Cameron put an earphone in his ear.

Zhou Yan pressed the play button, and the tape slowly turned. After about five seconds, Zhou Yan's voice sounded.

"Dartmouth, Strings No. 1 Recording Studio, August 22..."

After Zhou Yan's voice ended, about five seconds later, the beautiful Irish whistle sounded.

When James heard this prelude, his eyes narrowed.

He didn't care whether the song was good or not, this prelude was really beautiful, and it also touched his heart.

All the stories of "Titanic" were in his mind, so when this prelude sounded, many pictures emerged in his mind, just like a music MV playing synchronously with the music.

James Cameron looked up at Zhou Yan, wanting to ask something, but in the end he didn't speak, and focused on the song again.

When the prelude ended and the clear and ethereal female voice sounded, James squinted his eyes and put the other earphone into his ear at the same time. One earphone could no longer satisfy his desire to explore this song.

James is definitely not a professional in music. Even if he has his own aesthetics, he doesn't understand music theory, so he can't hear where the technique of this song is reflected like René Angeli.

But he has an advantage over René Angeli, that is, he is the director of "Titanic" and knows the plot clearly, so when listening to this song, he has a strong sense of picture.

Especially in the understanding of the lyrics, René Angeli and others can't compare with 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 line of lyrics, many images will appear in James Cameron's mind.

When James Cameron was listening to the song, Zhou Yan did not wait by his side, but ran to a single sofa not far away and sat down, closing his eyes quietly.

He is not worried that James Cameron will not use this song.

Anyway, the song has been recorded, and the decision to use it or not is left to James Cameron. If he insists on not using it after listening to the song, Zhou Yan will not say anything.

Looking back, he could just ask Celine Dion to release a single. After all the work is done, the money must still be earned.

The position where Zhou Yan is sitting is facing the deck in front. The crew is busy preparing for filming. No one is idle on the deck. Everyone is running around in the bright sun. .

However, due to 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.

Federo 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 also been spread to other people.

If Zhou Yan was not famous before, he would have to lend a helping hand at 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 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 from 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.

To a certain extent, 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 Juntuo cucumber variety at Dartmouth, he suddenly heard James Cameron not far away saying, "Y, who is the female singer who recorded this song?"

Zhou Yan looked away from the sea level and turned to look at James Cameron.

There was no special expression on this guy's face at the moment, showing neither joy nor displeasure. It was like when the two of them were chatting, he suddenly asked a question that was not very important.

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 personality, usually you can I can't always tell what he is thinking.

Gradually, Zhou Yan has become accustomed to James Cameron's style.

"Celine Dion, have you heard of her?"

"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 one more time.

"She is now at Dartmouth." 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 laughed. He knew 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, as well as the later release of the movie soundtrack.

Therefore, 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 remaining vacation.

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 and sung publicly until after the movie is released, or until It will be released later in conjunction with Fox’s promotion.

And now the movie has just started shooting. 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 want to release it as soon as possible.

But this matter cannot be discussed, after all, the theme song should follow the pace of the movie.

In this regard, René 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 too long. In less than half an hour, he stood up and said goodbye.

After he left, René Angeli said with a smile, "I didn't expect Mr. Cameron to be a very gentle person."

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "He may be more gentle than you think."

René Angeli did not hear Zhou Yan's voice-over, and nodded, "The outside world is saying that he is a tyrant on the set. It seems that the rumors in the media are always unreliable."

Speaking of which, James Cameron and Celine Dion and his wife are from the same hometown.

James Cameron is also Canadian. He was born in Ontario, adjacent to Quebec.

Although North America is considered a family, and fellow villagers are meaningless, James Cameron still has fellow villagers in Canada, and many Canadians are proud of him.

James Cameron could recognize Celine Dion's voice at once, which was naturally related to Celine Dion being Canadian. James Cameron usually didn't pay much attention to pop singers.

Zhang Youan was trying to hold back his laughter when he heard what René Angeli said, but he didn't expose her. Instead, he told Zhou Yan about another matter, "Tommy Mottola wants to talk to you."

Tommy Mottola?

Zhou Yan looked at Zhang Youan with some doubts, and then looked at Celine Dion and her husband.

Tommy Mottola is the CEO of Sony. Now Zhou Yan is working with Celine Dion. It doesn't seem strange that Tommy Mottola wants to talk to Zhou Yan. Tommy Mottola has always been very concerned about Celine Dion's development.

But the problem is that Zhou Yan and Tommy Mottola have some grievances.

Before, it was Tommy Mottola who 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 did not respond to this, he still remembered it.

Now Tommy Mottola suddenly wants to talk to Zhou Yan. Is he really just talking about Celine Dion? (End of this chapter)