Chapter 429 Double Standards

After Celine Dion finished singing once, Reni Angeli said impatiently from the side, "How was it, Mr. Y?"

"Very good." Zhou Yan nodded and then laughed, "Thank you, Celine. Record both songs during this period. I will start recording "My Heart Will Go On" tomorrow. This song will be recorded later. Take advantage of these two days to let Celine get familiar with this song again.”

Seeing that things were 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 just record this song first. After all, "Titanic" is still going to be released." It took a long time to finish.”

Reni Angeli's proposal is actually feasible. After all, compared to the post-production work of "Titanic", "Space Traveler" is 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 a lot of songs that haven’t been recorded, and it doesn’t matter 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, adjust your condition, and come to record tomorrow morning. "

Celine Dion did not hear the conversation between Zhou Yan and Reni Angeli just now, but through Reni Angeli's excited expression, she could guess that the result was 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 title on it, only a series of numbers.

"It's called "all of me"." Zhou Yan said.

Reni Angeli nodded, "It's the lyrics of section C. I should have thought of it. Did you write the lyrics of this song yourself?"

"Um."

"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 "all of me" 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" has been 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 this song's position in Zhou Yan's new movie was important.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "It's an episode that only appeared once."

"All of Me" was intended by Zhou Yan to be used at the end of the movie. The clip is very short, only about 20 seconds, and not even a few lyrics appear.

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.

In fact, the other songs in "Time Traveler" may not be as good as "All of Me", but the soundtrack does not mean that the songs are good, but also depends on the suitability.

"All of Me" 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 are basically confirmed."

"Can I ask anyone?" 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 and said, "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.

These days, in addition to the film work, he also squeezed out some time to revise "Shutter Island".

The first draft of this novel was completed before the filming of "Time Traveler". Now he revised it for the last time and prepared to give it to Zhang Youan.

Harry, the owner of the Little Bear Bookstore who I met last time, was very concerned about this matter. He asked if the new book manuscript had been published.

Harry told Zhang Youan that he would help coordinate the publication of "Shutter Island" in the United States.

Zhang Youan was naturally happy to have Harry's help. After all, Harry was a professional and had connections in the industry. It was better to have his help than Zhang Youan to work on his own.

Zhou Yan worked at his desk for a while, and 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 on the wall. It was already past nine in the evening. He asked curiously, "Why are you calling me at this time?"

"Nothing, just asking if you will go to the competition tomorrow?"

Zhang Youan was talking about the symphony competition for the 130th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth. The results will be announced tomorrow evening.

Although it is a competition, it is not a live performance. The results of the competition have already come out, but the results will be announced on the spot tomorrow, and several winning songs will be performed at the same time.

"I should go." Zhou Yan said.

"What do you mean by should? Is there any unexpected event?"

"I'm recording "My Heart Will Go On" for Celine Dion tomorrow. If it's too late, I won't go."

"It's just recording a song, and you still have to monitor the studio yourself? Celine Dion has had this song for such a long time, and she is already very familiar with it. There is actually no point in you monitoring the studio yourself."

"I didn't plan to monitor the studio, but I will always pay attention to the recording situation. If there is an accident, I can handle it at any time in the studio. The key is that this competition is boring to go to, and there is no award ceremony on site."

"Why not? Isn't there an award ceremony?"

"It's a collective award ceremony, so it doesn't make much difference whether you go or not."

Unlike ordinary awards, this Sun Yat-sen Birthday Competition will announce all the winners at once, and then find a time to call all the winners to the stage to receive the awards together, and then take a group photo together.

The winners don't have a separate screen, and there is no need to give an acceptance speech.

The only thing that can attract Zhou Yan is the live performance of the works.

However, Zhou Yan has basically heard the works that have the hope of winning, so his expectations are naturally weaker.

Moreover, the live performances were all performed by orchestras found by the organizers themselves, which was not interesting.

It’s not that the orchestras found by the organizers themselves were not good, but the orchestras they found lacked rehearsal time, and the live performances would not be particularly good.

If you want a good live performance, you have to invite orchestras that specialize in playing these works to the scene, but this is not realistic. Once you do this, you have to announce the winning results a long time in advance.

The key is that many orchestras are not in Yanjing. If you invite everyone here, the cost will increase a lot.

If you play 20 pieces on the spot, you need 20 orchestras. Even if only half of them are from other places, you have to arrange food and accommodation for hundreds or even thousands of people.

Not to mention the money spent, it is also very difficult to organize.

"You should go if you can. After all, you are in Beijing. It would be a shame if you don't go."

Zhou Yan did not comment and asked Zhang Youan, "You called me so late just to talk about this?"

"By the way, I want to ask you, what's the situation with the Forbidden City concert you mentioned last time?"

"Nothing. I have been busy with other things recently and have no time to take care of this. Why did you suddenly think of asking about this?"

"I just suddenly remembered that you said before that CCTV needs to report three months in advance. I thought you should not forget the time. It would be a pity to miss this. The work of "Time Traveler" is almost done soon. You should also consider this matter. If you settle it as soon as possible, we will feel more at ease."

"Yang Dongsheng called me a few days ago. I called him once and asked about this, but I was busy at the time and didn't talk to him in detail. "

"Look, he is more anxious than you. Let me contact Director Yang to discuss the details and set the time as soon as possible, so that I can avoid it when I arrange your schedule later. Otherwise, I won't be able to arrange your schedule for next year or last year."

"Well, then you contact Yang Dongsheng."

"It's too late today, I'll call him tomorrow. Did you meet Celine Dion and the others today?"

"Well, I was going to treat them well tonight, but they were eager to see the new song, so I took them to dinner quickly and returned to the studio. They are probably in bed now."

"Have you seen the new song? So soon?" Zhang Youan asked in surprise.

"Well, it's that quick. We'll be back at the studio at seven."

"Tsk, tsk, I knew René Angeli would be anxious. So, have you decided to let Celine Dion sing the song?"

"Yes, I've already promised her. Her performance is very good, beyond my expectations."

"That's good, don't look for anyone else. Mariah Carey called me yesterday to inquire about your new movie. She heard from somewhere that you were looking for singers for your new movie and wanted to ask if she could sing. I was thinking that if Celine Dion couldn't do it, we could try her."

"Why doesn't she come and ask me directly?" Zhou Yan asked in surprise.

Zhang Youan said with a smile, "What else could it be? It's because every time I call you, you are indifferent. She is a queen and has a temper. You can't always treat her coldly."

Zhou Yan rolled his eyes, "What do you mean by indifferent? When did I treat her coldly? It's just that every time she called me, I was busy and had no time to talk to her."

When Zhou Yan was filming in Pengcheng before, Mariah Carey called him twice. One time was to ask about the filming of Zhou Yan's new movie, and the other time was to share with Zhou Yan the joy of the big sales of the new song "someone like you".

When Zhou Yan received the call from Mariah Carey, he was very busy and did chat with her in a casual manner, but Zhou Yan felt that he was not too perfunctory. At least he responded to everything she said.

"Anyway, she doesn't want to call you anymore."

"What did you say to her?"

"What else can I say? Just say that the songs in the new movie don't suit her very well and we can work together again next time. Actually, I think that "All of me》 can be given to Mariah instead of Celine Dion. Mariah can definitely sing this song well, and Mariah is much more popular than Celine Dion now, which is good for the promotion of the movie. "

"It's really because Mariah Carey is too popular, so I don't want to use her. And I can't give all the songs to one person, and then write a few more songs. I want to become her exclusive composer. Now I want to cooperate with more European and American singers to expand the market. "

"That's right. If I give all the songs to her, it's hard to say whether the songs are better written or she sings better. It's more convincing to write more songs for other people. "

"She is so popular now, I think what needs to be done is to cool down. It's not a good thing to be too popular. "

Before, several other female singers could compete with Mariah Carey, but since last year, there has been a situation of one super and many strong female singers in the European and American music scene.

Mariah Carey has been ranked first among European and American singers for more than a year. This time, "Someone Like You" has won the Billboard No. 1 for consecutive times, which has made her popularity reach an exaggerated level.

Zhang Youan smiled and said, "It's easy to say, but it's the hardest to retreat while you're ahead. You're popular now, but are you willing to cool down?"

"I'm not popular enough now."

"See, this is a double standard."

Zhou Yan laughed, "When one of my albums can sell tens of millions of copies, I will reduce my popularity." (End of this chapter)