386: You Sang It
The drama "Bao Qingtian" took more than three months to complete, which was not particularly fast. If it were not for the location problem and the weekly broadcast mode, Jiang Ge was confident that it would be completed in two months.
but.
With this lesson learned, the venues needed for next year will be booked earlier.
In the evening, the final banquet of "Young Man Bao Qingtian" was held at the Hengdian Hotel. Everyone drank slowly at first, gradually became more excited, and started to drink wine without realizing it.
"vomit……"
In addition to being happy, those who drank too much and drank too much rushed into the hotel bathroom.
Django drank a few more glasses, but he was controlled and did not pour out the wine and get drunk.
When the wedding banquet was over, everyone was full of wine and food, with smiles on their faces because they received a big red envelope.
Early the next morning, Jiang Ge packed up and returned to Hangzhou. It was already twelve o'clock in the morning when he got home.
"Are you hungry? The food will be ready soon." Mother Wu Xiuyun's voice came from the kitchen.
"A little." Jiang Ge stepped into the kitchen and showed a smile.
"No matter how busy you are, you have to pay attention to your health. You have lost weight." Wu Xiuyun looked at his handsome face and said.
"Skinny?" Jiang Ge touched his abdomen, and his eight-pack abs had almost turned into one, and sighed: "It's because I'm fat. The food on the set is so good, and Ling Wei makes soup for me every weekend. These days I’ve gained a lot of weight over the past month.”
Wu Xiuyun's eyes were filled with love. In her mother's eyes, her son would always suffer while working outside, and she said, "It's better to be fatter. Fat people are blessed."
As he said that, while serving the dishes, he asked: "Do you have a CD of your song "Blue and White Porcelain" that can be signed and given away?"
Jiang Ge was stunned: "There is no such thing as a physical CD now. They are all digital albums, which are stored in digital format and then transmitted using the Internet and wireless networks, and they cannot be signed."
Wu Xiuyun made an "ah" sound and said, "Well, there are many relatives and friends who want to have your signed "Blue and White Porcelain" from me. It seems that this is no longer possible."
Django winked and asked for my autograph...
"If not, forget it." Wu Xiuyun gave up and said, "By the way, aren't you going to pick Ling Wei up from get off work?"
Jiang Ge replied: "I just sent a message on WeChat to ask, and she said that I just came back from Hengdian and was very tired, so I could just drive back by myself."
The current situation is that Zhou Mulong and Jiang Ling like their future son-in-law Jiang Ge very much, and Jiang Yong and Wu Xiuyun are very satisfied with their future daughter-in-law Zhou Lingwei. They have already regarded them as a family, but they have not even obtained a marriage certificate.
After tasting a few bites of his mother's cooking in the kitchen, Django came to the living room to talk to his father.
"In recent times, I have received more than a dozen calls, all of which want to cooperate with you through me." Jiang Yong said with a look of pride on his face.
This feeling of pride was not due to anyone begging him, but because his son had become successful.
Jiang Ge heard this and asked tentatively: "So, what do you mean..."
Jiang Yong smiled lightly and said: "I promised your mother not to interfere in your affairs or the company's affairs, but there are a few of them who helped me at the time. I will give you the contact information. It is up to you whether we cooperate or not. Decide."
Jiang Ge nodded and said: "The kindness of a drop of water will be repaid by a spring of water. I know what to do."
Jiang Yong was very pleased that he could think so, and reminded: "Remember, helping is helping, cooperation is cooperation, don't confuse them."
Jiang Ge smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know."
Jiang Yong then asked: "When will you sing again?"
Why does anyone have to ask this question...
Jiang Ge laughed and said: "Well, let's wait until there is a suitable opportunity."
Jiang Yong praised: "Singing is very nice."
After lunch, Jiang Ge and Zhou Lingwei took a walk in the community.
In the past few months, they met, either in hotels or on set. It was rare for them to be so leisurely.
They were holding hands, just like a pair of immortal lovers, walking and talking all the way.
"Have you finished writing the song?" Zhou Lingwei asked.
"Well, I'll deliver it when the accompaniment is ready." Django replied.
"What song?" Zhou Lingwei was very curious as to what kind of song it would be for thirty-three male artists to sing together.
"Describes the story of children who grew up in a difficult environment, fearing hardships and striving for the top." Django directly used the song "Stupid Kid" used in "Brother Overcoming Troubles" in his previous life on earth. Although this variety show sent away two artist, but the overall quality is pretty good.
"It fits the theme of this show very well." Zhou Lingwei smiled and said: "If I had known I would have asked you to write a song when I was doing "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves"."
Then he pulled him to sit down on the bench, then raised his eyebrows at him and said with a smile: "You know what I mean."
Jiang Ge understood that she wanted to listen to it, so he said: "This song is not suitable for me to sing, and it doesn't sound good. It has to be sung by someone with rich life experience to have that taste."
Then, he smiled slightly at her and said, "It's better to wait until the day the show is broadcast. I'm sure you will have a special surprise."
"Okay, I'll give you a break," Zhou Lingwei wanted to hear it right, but she wouldn't force him, and said, "By the way, "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Detective Chinatown 2", "Swordsman: The Sunflower Collection" Did you write the theme songs, interludes, and ending songs for these three movies, or did you buy them?”
Without telling her about this, Jiang Ge explained: "The theme song of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is the Cantonese version of "The Road Follows the People", the interludes are "Tao Dao Dao" and "Ten Miles of Flat Lake", and the ending song is "The Dawn Is Not Wanted" "Come", the theme song of "Swordsman: The Sunflower Collection" is the Cantonese version of "A Smile in the Sea", there is an episode song "Pink Memories" in "Detective Chinatown 2", and the rest are all bought."
Zhou Lingwei picked a song that interested her and said, "Then, can you sing "Ten Miles of Flat Lake"?"
Jiang Ge smiled and said: "This is a poem in the film. There are only four lines: 'The sky is covered with frost on the ten-mile flat lake, and I am worried about the old age. I only look at the moon to protect each other, but I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals.'" The melody It’s also very simple.”
Zhou Lingwei was stunned, pondered for a moment, and said: "What a beautiful poem, 'The surface of the lake is motionless. The moonlight diffuses from the sky to the surface of the lake, as if it has dyed the lake with a layer of frost. It is not time that dyes these inches of blue hair white. It's the sadness in my heart. I look at the moon alone and hope that one day I can look into your eyes. If I can be a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water with their necks crossed in this world, they will be gods and I won't envy them either. , I am looking forward to the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" more and more now."
After saying that, she seemed to have made a decision and said, "Teach me how to sing."
This time it was Jiang Ge's turn to be stunned, and immediately said: "Of course you can. I need to find a girl to sing this song. How about you record it for me?"
Zhou Lingwei smiled lightly and said, "I'll sing first to see if I like it."
In fact, like Django, she does not resist singing or acting. She just said that there is currently no song or script that can impress her.
Jiang Ge took out his mobile phone, found the accompaniment, and started teaching it sentence by sentence.
Zhou Lingwei's voice is generally very mellow and full, which means that it has met the most basic prerequisite for a good voice.
If analyzed from a professional perspective, her voice can theoretically show different characteristics when used for singing. The first is [graceful and delicate], which does not appear greasy and vulgar, but gives people a fresh and beautiful sound. feeling; secondly, [warm and crisp], love songs performed with such vocal characteristics will appear heartwarming and extremely sweet; and finally, [a magnetic quality with a metallic texture and a slightly tearing feeling], to put it simply, it is It is very suitable for singing "healing love songs", such as "Courage", "Unfortunately It's Not You", "Later" and so on.
"It sounds great!" When Zhou Lingwei finished singing, Jiang Ge applauded.
"This song "Ten Miles of Flat Lake" is really suitable for the love between Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian..." Zhou Lingwei heard the beautiful and desolate artistic conception from the short four lines of lyrics.
In fact, in the original movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", the three songs "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Ten Miles of Flat Lake", and "Dawn Never Comes" all fit the theme of "love between man and ghost", and they sang Ning Ning with tears in his eyes. An earth-shattering and touching love story between Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian.
Seeing Zhou Lingwei smiling, Jiang Ge immediately said: "That's it, I'll go to the recording studio in the afternoon and record the song "Ten Miles of Flat Lake"."
"How about you rest for two days first." Zhou Lingwei did not refuse. She really liked this song, but just advised: "In the past few months, you have to film and write songs, almost all of which If you continue to work under high pressure, your body will be unable to bear it.”
"It's okay." Jiang Ge gently stroked her back and said softly: "I have always arranged my work and rest time reasonably. I will not do it for money or my body."
"Okay." Zhou Lingwei had no choice but to say: "Then you promise me that after recording the song, you will go home and rest."
Jiang Ge grinned and said, "Yes!"
Compared to the relaxed and leisure time of the two people, the program team of "Brother Overcoming Troubles" is very busy. There are thirty-three male artists, including popular artists, powerful artists, new artists, big-name artists... it is very difficult to arrange.
"Is there any news from Huafeng?" Chief Director Fan Ning asked.
"Not yet," the assistant replied.
"Tomorrow is the deadline. Django must have forgotten it, right?" Fan Ning murmured.
"How about I ask?" the assistant suggested.
"Forget it... let me ask." Fan Ning said.
Just when he opened WeChat and was about to remind Jiang Ge, he received the song.
"call……"
Fan Ning breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly checked.
【——"Stupid Kid"
Composer: Django
Lyricist: Django
Arranger: Django]
“There’s a reason why it’s expensive!”
After reading the lyrics and listening to the melody, Fan Ning couldn't help but sigh, as soon as Django made a move, he would know if it was there, what a great song!
Next, the song is handed over to the music director.
After the thirty-three male artists got it, they all had their own ideas.
Yin Zhixuan: It’s interesting.
Zhang Xiaochun: This song is okay.
Julian Leung: It fits the theme of the show quite well.
Hu Guanzhong: I don’t know if there is a Cantonese version.
Zhao Yunlong: Now I can sing as an idol.
Yan Wenzhuo: I hope it’s not too difficult to sing.
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After a week's rest, Jiang Ge returned to the company to work.
Special effects department.
Manager Jiao Dacheng had a smile on his face and said: "Director Jiang, according to your request, 90% of the special effects production of "Kung Fu Panda" has been completed. The remaining part can be completed by the middle of next month at most. You have to check it out. ”
"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Ge looked at their results carefully and nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, I will hand it over to the production department when it is finished."
The editing, music, and dubbing are not the work of their special effects department.
"Okay." Jiao Dacheng was a little excited. This is the first animated film he has produced since joining Huafeng Media and following the second season of "Year Hare Affair".
"You should organize the special effects department and separate the TV series and animation. After finishing "Kung Fu Panda", I have other scripts to do." Jiang Ge felt that those animation movie scripts would be wasted if they were not used. Anyway, the [Superstar Value] is too much now.
"I'll arrange it later." Jiao Dacheng started out as an animation artist and has a complex about it. When he heard that there was a new script, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Mr. Jiang, can I ask what type it is?"
Jiang Ge actually hadn't decided which one to exchange, so he could only keep it a secret and said: "You'll know when the time comes."
Jiao Dacheng: "..."
After walking around the company and listening to the reports of managers from various departments, Jiang Ge returned to the office and began to deal with various to-do items.
Financial report.
Cooperation.
Signing people.
…
Time passed by during these works, and the four films, A Chinese Ghost Story, Swordsman: The Sunflower Manual, Detective Chinatown 2, and Fast & Furious: Prequel 1, were completed and entered post-production.
Django was even busier than when he was filming.
On this day, the release dates of several movies were announced.
A Chinese Ghost Story: National Day.
Fast & Furious: Prequel 1: Christmas.
Swordsman: The Sunflower Manual: New Year's Day.
Detective Chinatown 2: New Year's Day.
Of these four movies, two are popcorn movies, one is a sequel, and one is a big-budget movie. As soon as the news came out, fans were crazy.
“The second half of the year is full!”
“One movie in each schedule, that’s fine.”
“All of them are stars I like.”
“Look forward to it!”
“More news!”
“The latest one will take more than three months, it’s hard to wait!”
…
As for colleagues, they were not so happy. They were all considering whether to withdraw the schedule.
Jiang Ge's movies have almost all won both word-of-mouth and box office success, so it is necessary to avoid its edge.
Of course, this is the choice of those mid- and lower-tier movies, and blockbusters are obviously not afraid of it.
The problem is that it is useless to be afraid. Jiang Ge's production capacity is like a sow. There will definitely be movies in the morning during the popular schedule in the future. Where can you hide?
While this matter caused heated discussions, the first episode of the first season of "Brother Who Overcomes Troubles" and the finale of "Young Justice Bao" came.
Jiang Ge and Zhou Lingwei had dinner and then stayed in front of the TV.
The plan is to listen to the opening song of "Brother Who Overcomes Troubles" first, and then immediately watch the finale of "Young Justice Bao".
Obviously, there are many people who make the same choice as them.
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