Chapter 226
"I'm so full. I don't even need to eat at night."
After eating and drinking, Lin Zhixing and his party left the wedding venue, got back in the convertible, and started their return journey.
Halfway through, I received a call from the program team.
Today's recording has been completed and we can go back to the hotel to rest and have a meal.
Dong Chen hung up the phone and shook his head with a smile, "Good guys, you are busy in vain. They are eating bread. They must have scolded the director several times in their hearts."
Seeing that there were no filming arrangements for today, Lin Zhixing called the number on his business card and proposed the idea of meeting the Hollywood director.
The other side quickly agreed and agreed to pick me up at the hotel.
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Half past three in the afternoon.
Brazzers Film Company, in the director's office.
"Hello, Director Cameron."
"Hello Mr. Lin, nice to meet you."
Before the meeting, perhaps as a show of strength, Lin Zhixing was invited to visit Brazzers, one of the top three film companies in the United States. After visiting, I really felt that there was a big gap between MS Company in Korea and Yida Records. .
Jordan Cameron, the world's number one box-office director, is in his fifties, with gray hair and beard, but he has a rather burly figure and shows signs of fitness.
Chatted briefly for a while.
Jordan Cameron stated his purpose, "I really like the song "Interstellar" you composed. I have the idea of filming a science fiction movie. That song is very suitable. I want to talk to you about the copyright issue of the song. "
Sure enough, there is no such thing as a free lunch. The reason for approaching me is for the music copyright.
If the price is right, Lin Zhixing is willing to sell.
"What price can you offer? This song is very popular. Many big directors in China have approached me and want to use this song as a soundtrack."
"I'm willing to pay $1.5 million."
After hearing this quotation, Lin Zhixing thought it was pretty good.
Director Chen Sicheng purchased the copyright to Michael Jackson's "We are the world" in the movie "Detective Chinatown 3" for US$1 million.
It can be inferred from this that the price of the copyright fee of US$1.5 million is really not low. After recording "Summer of the Orchestra" that day, the directors with the most were willing to pay two million.
Lin Zhixing wanted to make a deal with this influential director in the film industry, but he still wanted to discuss the conditions.
"That's it, can you do me another favor? I have composed a song and I need a bel canto female singer with excellent singing skills to co-ordinate it. If she is willing to come to China to record a program with me, I will be very happy. I am willing to enter into this cooperation.”
The female singing of the final song, "Yungong Xunyin" has been given to Song Ge to practice, and there is still a female singing who can master "Victory". I have been worrying about it for the past two days.
Thinking that this director must have strong interpersonal skills, I planned to ask him to help me find him.
After hearing this, Jordan Cameron did not hesitate at all, nodded and agreed with a smile, "No problem, our company has a department that specializes in original soundtracks, and I can ask the chief female singer there to do your job!"
"Thank you very much, deal done!"
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Six o'clock in the evening.
In a hotel room.
After a hard day's work, the singers were so tired that they went to bed early to rest. Only Wang Feng couldn't sleep at this moment because he had just watched Lin Zhixing's "Sugaar" video on YouTube.
In just a few hours, this video has been played more than 600,000 times, and the number of likes has exceeded 200,000. The comment section has been well received, and many foreigners have remembered the handsome Chinese face of "Lin Zhixing".
Wang Feng felt a little anxious.
It’s hard to imagine that he used the high-quality songs he worked so hard to create casually at a stranger’s wedding venue.
This shows that the song he will sing tomorrow night will definitely be better than this "Sugar".
Wang Feng watched the video twice and came to the conclusion that his song was too shabby, incomparable to this song "Sugar", and he suddenly lost most of his confidence.
After smoking half a pack of cigarettes in front of the computer, Wang Feng made a decision in his mind.
He plans to discuss it with the director tomorrow and arrange the appearance after Lin Zhixing's appearance. If you are confident of winning, then go on stage as usual. If you think you can't win, just refuse to sing on the grounds that it's too hard and your voice is bad.
Even if you can't win, you can never lose again.
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Early next morning.
The singers who needed to arrange songs took the program team's bus early in the morning and met with the arranger to prepare for tonight's competition.
Wang Feng and Lin Zhixing, who composed their own songs, were not idle either. They stayed in the hotel and polished the songs they would sing that evening.
the other side.
"What? Director Cameron is coming to watch tonight's game?"
"Yes, I said I came to support Lin Zhixing."
Director Hao Xu, who slept until noon, learned an important news as soon as he opened his eyes, "Okay, arrange the best seat for him."
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At 6:30 in the evening, there are still 30 minutes left before the live competition of "Singing the World" begins.
Broadway theater.
The program crew and Chinese singers who had just arrived still chose to give away free tickets, but it was really difficult to gather 500 people, so only 200 live audiences were called.
At this moment, the audience lined up in an orderly manner.
Outside the theater.
As a Rolls-Royce stopped, director Jordan Cameron brought the female singer selected for Lin Zhixing. Surrounded by director Hao Xu, the group walked into the theater and sat in the first row. Location.
Performance backstage.
The singers are all doing vocal exercises at the moment to prepare for tonight's performance. Two consecutive huge disparities in votes are too embarrassing. They all hope not to fall too far behind this time and strive to get a good ranking in the top three.
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At seven o'clock sharp.
After a silence gesture from the on-site director, the live broadcast room of "Singing the World" was officially opened. The long-awaited audience instantly poured into the live broadcast room and clicked on the barrage.
"First, the sofa!"
"Xiaoyu, I love you, come on!"
""Singing the World" cannot be without Oh Ye Ge, just like the legendary documentary cannot be without MacArthur!"
…
After a burst of sparse applause, the female host who had been narrating the program came to the center of the stage and introduced with a smile: "The winner of the third episode of "Singing the World" will be voted by the 200 American viewers at the scene. I hope everyone can Enjoy today’s music scene.”
"Next, let us welcome the first contestant, Zhang Huichen, with warm applause!"
Zhang Huichen, who came to the center of the stage, sang particularly seriously tonight. She sang an American country music song and performed very well, winning applause from the audience.
"Thank you Zhang Huichen for your wonderful singing!"
The host came on stage and said: "Now, I would like to invite Fengqi Wutong to perform the song "See You Again". Everyone welcomes it with applause!"
As soon as he finished speaking, song information appeared on the stage screen.
【See You Again】
【Fengqi Wutong】
[Lyrics: Lin Zhixing]
[Composer: Lin Zhixing]
[Arranger: Lin Zhixing]
"As expected, it's an English song. I thought I could sing "Sugar", but I prepared two songs, which is awesome!"
"Come on, let's achieve three consecutive championships tonight!"
A piano was pushed to the center of the stage by the staff. Lin Zhixing sat in front of the piano and played the keys under the expectant eyes of everyone.
It starts with a quiet and soft piano sound, so that the listener's emotions will be mobilized by the song from the beginning.
Song Ge, who was wearing a white dress, spoke at the right time.
“It’s been a long time without your company, my old friend.”
"When I meet you again, I will open my heart and tell you everything."
"Looking back and looking at the long journey we have gone through together"
"When I meet you again"
When the clear voice and beautiful melody sound at the same time, it seems to be telling a beautiful story.
Come to the rap part.
Lin Zhixing raised his hands that were fused with the keys, took off the microphone on the piano, walked to the stage and burst out singing.
"Who will understand the journey we have been on?"
"Who will understand the beauty we have witnessed?"
"A deep friendship turns into a relationship where blood is thicker than water."
"We are close friends and will never betray each other."
The theater immediately boiled.
Almost all American pop songs include rap, which is local and contemporary.
Listening to the rhythmic rap with a very standard accent, the audience was infected by Lin Zhixing's emotions and couldn't help but nod along.
Backstage.
Listening to this song, Wang Feng was refreshed by Lin Zhixing again.
He heard that this was an alternative hip-hop song, a music form that blended hip-hop, pop, soul and other elements, emphasizing innovation and diversity and not being restricted by traditional hip-hop styles.
It is a fusion of lyricism and rap. Although the contrast between length and length is sharp, it still feels smooth and coherent.
The song conception and arrangement are both top-notch. How many hip-hop songs do you have to listen to before you can write such a work? He knows rap so well.
Close your eyes, you can't hear any oriental accent in this English rap part, the singing level is extremely high.
He is worthy of the title "King of Rap".
Halfway through the song, Wang Feng went to the director Hao Xu without hesitation and informed him that he had a problem with his voice and was unable to perform tonight.
It's stronger than "Sugar", you can't beat it, you can't beat it at all.
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"No matter what hardships and ups and downs we go through"
"I always have you by my side to spend time with me."
"I need your company even more on this last journey."
The melody is beautiful, the rhythm is brisk, and the lyrics are touching.
A good song doesn't just stay at the melody level. You can feel the temperature of the song and touch people's hearts.
The emotions of tenderness, touching, and nostalgia were conveyed to everyone...
auditorium.
Director Jordan Cameron never expected that not only was he great at composing music, but his singing was also top-notch. He liked this song very much.
The song reminded him of his old friends, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Backstage.
Deng Xiaoyu sighed and said to Mao Nan beside him: "Oops, tonight's vote count is, as expected, overwhelming..."
"He's really too strong!"
Mao Nan covered her face and said: "I think the program team can save the money to find an arranger. They can't win anyway."
Although they haven't taken the stage yet, judging from the atmosphere of the theater, the singers all know that if nothing else goes wrong in this episode, they will still be accompanying them.
The atmosphere at the scene was pushed to a climax by the song, and the American audience felt that their trip was worth it.
“It’s been a long time without your company, my old friend.”
"When I meet you again, I will open my heart and tell you everything."
"When I meet you again"
The first half of the song is slightly melancholy, drawing people into memories. The rap part instantly turns to high spirits, and finally ends dull.
The applause from the audience was very warm. After listening to the song, many American audiences had a changed view of the rap ability of Asians.
The audience in the live broadcast room was emotionally affected by the song, and the barrage was well received.
"Life is like this song, full of partings and helplessness, but still moving forward."
"I only know what sounds good or bad about music, but I don't have a high level of appreciation. This song just made me cry. I'm about to graduate, and I'm about to wave goodbye to my best friends, and I can only look forward to our next reunion. This is my feeling This scene may have been vividly described in the song.”
"In the graduation season, although we have gone our separate ways and no longer have contact, your appearance will always be engraved in my heart. We will always be close friends and look forward to seeing you again!"
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"Thank you Fengqi Wutong for your wonderful singing, please..."
As the singers expected, after Feng Qi Wutong, the situation where the contestants suffered a cold start happened again.
Wang Feng canceled tonight's concert. After the host informed him, the audience did not blame or complain. He really worked hard yesterday and it is normal for his voice to be tired.
After all the singers finished singing, the program team collected votes from the 200 audience members.
Five minutes later, the staff handed the statistics to the host, and the singers returned to the stage and lined up.
“Don’t be too disparate in the number of votes!”
"Excuse me, please give me a ten-digit ticket!"
Except for Fengqi Wutong, all the singers thought to themselves that it was really embarrassing to receive single-digit tickets for two consecutive periods.
The host glanced at the card and was stunned for a moment. He turned back and looked backstage in confusion.
"Read it! What's the ink mark on?"
"Is the first place obvious? Why does it matter?"
The viewers in the live broadcast room were very confused and thought she was deliberately creating suspense.
The host coughed and announced: "We have collected a total of 200 votes, 200 for Fengqi Wutong, 0 for Leaping Miracle, 0 for Deng Xiaoyu, 0 for Zhang Huichen, and 0 for Mao Nan."
"OMG!"
"What, not a single ticket?"
After hearing the vote count, the other singers looked at each other with shock on their faces.
Lin Zhixing expected that the full number of votes would be received. This is "See You Again", one of the most popular English songs in the world, so what are you competing for?
"I had so much fun watching it with 0 votes, this show is so real, oh Brother Ye is awesome!"
"Three consecutive championships, aiming for the championship!"
"Save them some face next time, just torture them lightly!"
The audience in the live broadcast room used barrage to congratulate Fengqi Wutong for its third consecutive championship.
The gap was even worse than last time. One vote was nothing to be ashamed of. When the singers heard the number of votes, they all lowered their heads in shame.
"I announce that the winner of the third American chapter of "Singing the World" is Fengqi Wutong. Let us give you a warm round of applause!"
Backstage.
Wang Feng raised the corners of his mouth, "Fortunately, I didn't participate."