Chapter 424 Going Global?

In the reception room of Minghu Culture Company, Li Qian met John Dyce who came from afar.

In fact, frankly speaking, last year, Michael Johnson, the general manager of Rolling Stone Records China, and George Simmons from the big boat crew came to talk about inviting Li Qian to write a promotional song for the big boat's future release in China. Li Qian called Liao Liao back urgently, recorded the piano version of the song "My Heart Will Go On", and asked George Simmons to bring it back to the United States, but it has been so long, Li Qian Qian Qian thought that the song should have been lost in the sea - no matter what country he was in, such things are not uncommon, and Li Qian didn't think it was a big deal.

But who would have thought that after more than half a year, there would be a follow-up echo of this incident from the United States!

Of course, the song "My Heart Is Eternal" is definitely an excellent work after it is separated from the movie story, but for Li Qian, it is still him who can make it continue to be the theme song of Dachuan in this time and space. Very happy to see it happen. Therefore, he nodded and agreed to the tribute brought by Michael Johnson who visited again.

As for the soundtrack for the whole movie, this is not hypocritical. He is neither worried that he can't do it well, nor is he unwilling to do it. It's just that he is really too busy. Even if he knows, if this job is done Well, maybe he could take advantage of the prestige of the big boat, win the Oscar for the best soundtrack, and get a ticket to the Western music industry in advance, but when faced with the temptation of Michael Johnson, he still Declined politely.

It's just that he didn't expect that the situation had changed drastically while things were going around.

The producer meeting of "Titanic" originally insisted that Jane White, who had already signed a contract, must do the soundtrack, because they were unwilling to pay liquidated damages, but who knew, Jane White listened to Li Qian and After "My Heart Is Eternal" co-produced by Liao Liao, he changed his mind for some reason and simply terminated the contract with "Titanic". For John Days, who was in the middle of handling this matter, it was like falling into the abyss again.

Because Li Qian is unwilling to take over the soundtrack!

After the urgent producer conference call, John Dyce flew to Shuntian Mansion and only had a short rest all morning. After lunch, he didn't even care about the jet lag. In the afternoon, accompanied by Michael Johnson, Arrived at Minghu Culture.

Li Qian and Qi Jie's English is not very good, but Minghu Culture also has two good English speakers. It's just that Michael Johnson is a master of China and can speak both Chinese and English very fluently. I don't think it is necessary to pretend to get a translation again.

So, Li Qian and Qi Jie, together with John Days and Michael Johnson, went straight to the point after the simple politeness.

There is no problem with the authorized use of the song, and even the price is negotiable. Anyway, it is just to allow the other party to use this song in the movie, and secondly, Li Qian also saved some money to help Liao with this song. Liao wanted to break into the European and American markets, so just ask for directions, and don't expect this song to make too much money.

Of course, if the other party is going to make the original soundtrack of "Titanic", then the issue of profit distribution is still worth discussing-Li Qian doesn't care about how much money he makes, but he won't worry about things that are obviously at a disadvantage. Do it, the interests that should be fought for must still be fought for!

However, it is clear that the focus of this conversation has not been on the right to use this song from the very beginning.

After chatting in a few words, both of them understood each other's willingness to cooperate. John Days soon said that he would send professionals to discuss this matter with Minghu Culture in detail. Then, the topic I turned to the soundtrack of "Titanic"——

"Li, believe me, although I am in the United States, I am still very familiar with you. You have been hailed as the king of oriental singers by American newspapers! Personally, and Jamie... James Cameron, our Mr. Director, we all have great admiration and admiration for your musical talent! So, ah, it's indescribable, you know, when Jamie and I first heard this song, oh my god, in At that moment, we were completely conquered! We were completely conquered by your great music and Ms. Liao's great singing!"

John Deiss spoke English wow, a little fast, Li Qian could barely understand most of it, Qi Jie was almost the same, of course, combined with Michael Johnson's instant translation, it was sure to understand what he meant No problem—suddenly, Li Qian even found the happiness that he had when watching American dramas with subtitles.

It's just that the content is a bit boring.

Considering the respect for visitors from afar, Li Qian listened to him express his emotions with a smile, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Daisy, if there is anything you can speak out, I will do my best to help."

John Dess emphasized again at the time, "Please call me John, okay? We are friends, right?"

This time there was no need to wait for Michael Johnson's translation. Li Qian understood it perfectly. He smiled immediately and said, "Of course, John, we are friends, so please speak up if you have something to say."

John Dess said solemnly: "You know, I'm the producer of the movie "Titanic". Our big production with the highest investment in history has already finished filming a long time ago, and I'm currently on the sidelines. In the post-production period, we are doing pre-promotion work. Regarding the soundtrack of the film, we hired Mr. Jane White. Oh, you must know that you are one of the greatest musicians in the East and the West. I guess, you must know Jane White. yes, right?"

Li Qian smiled and nodded, "Of course, Mr. White has been nominated twice for Oscar for best soundtrack and won once. He is a world-renowned music master. I personally respect him very much. But I think that he is The soundtrack for "The Cold World" in 1994 is also worthy of an Oscar for best soundtrack, even if it's just nominated, but it's a pity, isn't it?"

John Dyce was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help but exclaimed: "My God, you really know him very well!"

From this sentence, Li Qian can understand. Obviously, before coming here, he didn't think that Li Qian really knew much about Jane White. After all, they are people from two worlds, and Li Qian is too young Well, until now, his footsteps have been staying in China. His experience and knowledge are not enough for him to know too much about the musicians in Hollywood.

However, what he didn't know was how curious Li Qian was when he came to this time and space, facing this world that was so different, even so different that he felt "ignorant". Therefore, In recent years, he has watched more than 200 movies every year, from European and American Hollywood, to India and Afghanistan, and even Brazil and Argentina. He has watched many movies. As for the albums he listens to, that is It's hard to describe.

Therefore, Jane White is not a stranger to him. He is a musician who he admires very much in this time and space.

So, perhaps in the eyes of John Days, it would be good for Li Qian to know that Jane White is a big star who has won the Oscar for the best soundtrack, but what Li Qian said, such as his opinion of " A big reward for the soundtrack of the movie "In a Cold World", but a big Hollywood figure like John Days needs to think back carefully before he can confirm that the soundtrack of that movie is indeed Jane White's work-this is obviously to let John Dyce was astonished.

Although Li Qian is thousands of miles away, it is obvious that he is not a person who knows nothing about Hollywood.

So next, an obvious change was that when John Dyce spoke, he immediately became a lot more cautious——

"I'm glad you appreciate Jane's work so much, yes, it is precisely because of our appreciation of his soundtrack style that we decided to let him do the soundtrack work for this movie! ... We have a very pleasant cooperation, Jane is a great musician. But, you know, he's a stickler, and coincidentally, this time, he and Jamie had a different idea of ​​what to think about the soundtrack for this film, and then, it's also a coincidence Yes, we heard the piece by you and Ms. Liao!"

"Jamie said to me at the time: Great! This is the music I need! This is the man! ... You know, he is more stubborn than Jane, so, I came here. Dear Lee , on behalf of the "Titanic" crew, I sincerely invite you to take over the soundtrack work for our film. As long as you agree, we can immediately terminate the contract with Jane. Really, even if we pay liquidated damages, we will not hesitate , you know, your music is great! Please believe that the cooperation between us will become a perfect example of cultural cooperation between the East and the West! Think about it, a moving love story that happened in the West, but It was composed by an oriental music master... Oh, Li, believe me, your music will not only spread in the eastern country, you will go to the whole world in one fell swoop, and we will open the door and applaud you welcome……"

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After seeing off John Daisy and Michael Johnson, who had been walking for a while, when the elevator door closed, Qi Jie immediately pulled Li Qian away from the elevator room, and asked in a low voice: "Are you really going to pick it up? American blockbuster, it is said that hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested!"

Li Qian rubbed his brows, "What I said is very clear. It's not that you don't know. It's not that I don't want to pick it up. It's just that the time can't be opened! "Xinbai", I want it to catch up with the summer vacation. Start broadcasting, don't want to miss this summer vacation!"

After hearing the words, Qi Jie thought for a while, sighed helplessly, and said, "That's true."

But after a pause, she still couldn't help but said: "But it's really a pity! If you accept this film, maybe you can really take advantage of the momentum to break into Europe and the United States!"

Li Qian smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Qi, East Asia plus Southeast Asia, how big is this market? We haven't even chewed this piece of meat yet, so don't go so far with your thinking." Already!"

After a pause, he continued: "For other people, it is very attractive to go to Hollywood to receive a big deal, or even become famous in the United States, and it must be the same for me. But, in my opinion, instead of going out to pick up the soundtrack of an American blockbuster, it’s better to quickly figure out what’s in hand, make the album that needs to be made, start broadcasting the film that needs to be edited, and then start working on the next one It is more important to try to build a fence in this market that we can take care of before the Hollywood blockbusters start to attack the city on a large scale!"

"Oh!" Qi Jie nodded in confusion, and when Li Qian walked away, she suddenly realized that she couldn't help but quickly chased after her, "Ah? You want to make another film?"

Li Qian shrugged his shoulders, "How fresh! It's fine if I only shoot this movie, why should I put so much effort into it?"

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Art creation is very different from other things.

Non-creative work needs to be done step by step, and can be planned in detail. It only needs everyone to do the work bit by bit, but creative work cannot be planned to a large extent. of.

Because it needs inspiration.

When inspiration comes, for a musician, it may only take half an hour or even ten minutes to write a song, but without inspiration, he may not be able to come up with a work that satisfies him for many years.

Film soundtrack, of course, is also the category of artistic creation.

In fact, the current Minghu Culture has been undertaking the work of film and television soundtracks for the past one or two years, especially after Sony experienced a big turmoil last year and Minghu Culture recruited several good musicians at once. It is even more handy.

In particular, there is such a perverted guy as Li Qian in Minghu Culture.

The soundtrack of a TV series or a movie can be summed up by setting a number of situations according to the plot and the background of the story, and then compose different tunes respectively, and add a little profit and loss to them. Wait for the duration, make some adjustments, and then put them into several different plots. The easiest way for Minghu Culture to take over these tasks is that, as long as you get the outline of the story, Li Qian can immediately give a comparison. The theme music that fits the plot and the background of the story, and even the theme song, ending song and main episode will be given soon! And with these skeletons as the soundtrack of the whole play, other jobs, even if there were no outstanding musicians in the company, under the leadership of Li Jinlong, everyone can do a good job, not to mention that the company is still digging A lot of masters have come?

In fact, in this way, it is tantamount to saying that because of Li Qian's existence, the most important and difficult step in the music art industry, that is, the problem of inspiration, is almost non-existent for Minghu Culture of.

So in fact, perhaps for other musicians, to take over the soundtrack of such a big-budget film as "Titanic", it takes a lot of energy to do it, and even requires a particularly good inspiration to do it. Good thing, but for Li Qian, it is not difficult, even for him, it can be done easily without expending too much energy.

Because, he can copy directly!

So in fact, it is not difficult to make the soundtrack of this movie. The main reason why he declined John Days' invitation in the end is not here.

In fact, if you think about it, you know that with such a large investment, the film studio will definitely not allow a copy to be sent to the east, to a music company in China before the film is released on a large scale!

Therefore, if he wants to make a soundtrack, Li Qian can only go to the United States.

And once he goes to the United States, even if Li Qian's work can be completed quickly, the whole work will not be completely over just because he wrote the song himself. Specifically, the production of the soundtrack of the entire movie must follow In other words, once he takes over this job, he may finish it in a dozen days, but in the next few months, it is very likely that he will still have to do it every three to five days. Just go to Hollywood!

And this is obviously not willing to accept for Li Qian who has already piled up countless jobs on hand. So when Michael Johnson came over last time, he had already expressed this attitude: the right to use the song can be given, but I don't have time to take the soundtrack of the whole movie.

However, he didn't know that now that Jane White had resigned, Li Qian, who had already become the first choice in James Cameron's eyes, had already become a task that John Days had to take on this trip up!

So, the next day, John Dyce and Michael Johnson came to Minghu Culture again.

But this time, as soon as he sat down, John Deiss got straight to the point very excitedly, "Hi, Li, I have brought you a piece of good news, a piece of news that will definitely move your heart!"

Li Qian smiled, noncommittal, and after a while, he smiled and said: "Could it be that Mr. Cameron is short of funds again? Believe me, John, although I don't have much money, I am a fan of Mr. Cameron. If he The film needs funds to shoot, and I am still willing to consider investing.”

Want to invest in Cameron's movie?

Don't look at 20th Century Fox's internal headaches about Cameron's burning of a lot of money, but it is not that simple to get into his game. Even the top seven in Hollywood want to get into the game. Let alone a little guy in the Eastern world? ——This is absolutely impossible!

What's more, "Titanic" has only the later stage left, and the money is still enough.

It's just that Hollywood never rejects any funding, so John Dess laughed immediately when he heard the words: "Oh, my God, I almost forgot that you are an excellent actor and investor, oh , by the way, you are still a director, God, Lee, you are really an all-rounder, a genius! If you want to invest in Hollywood movies, trust me, I can find you the most profitable movies in all of Hollywood, absolutely no It will waste your investment! But... the news I brought today is not this."

After a pause, seeing that Li Qian had no intention of answering the question, he no longer kept the joke, and said directly: "Rolling Stone Records is an international record company, and they have always appreciated the talents of you and Ms. Liao... yeah , yes, that's right, since I've been here, Michael has been praising you, praising you, praising you... So, after contacting the Rolling Stones headquarters, we formed an initial idea, which was produced by Rolling Stone Records In charge of other places except East Asia and Southeast Asia, your company will be responsible for East Asia and Southeast Asia, we will join hands, and you will be responsible for creating a global album for Ms. Liao, and the title song of this album is "My -heart-will-go-on"! To this end, our crew will provide comprehensive support for your cooperation! The expenses for you and Ms. Liao during the recording of this album include renting a recording studio, including other music The joining of people, etc., are all in our charge! OK?"

Li Qian opened his mouth slightly and looked at him in a little astonishment. Then, he raised his legs up, raised his hand subconsciously, and grabbed his chin.

That's a really... good idea.

Looking at the sincere face of John Dess on the opposite side, Li Qian knew that this must be an exchange that the other party came up with to persuade him to accept the soundtrack of "Titanic".

It's just, well... Liao Liao has come to this stage in China. It should be said that there is still considerable room for improvement, but the next step is not so easy to take.

What's more, no matter how carefully your album is made and the song selection is excellent, you still need to spend time to grind it out, especially, you need to wait for a suitable opportunity, just like this year's Spring Festival Gala. Like Dazi's Four Great Beauties, Liao Liao also needs such an opportunity to reach the current stage of the Four Great Beauties.

Moreover, this opportunity is even the decisive factor.

The so-called current situation creates heroes, this opportunity is actually the so-called current situation.

However, the situation that can make a hero is not so easy to come. Even, maybe it has already arrived, but as a player in the game, maybe before you understand that it is the best opportunity, it will come to you. Has slipped away quietly!

In short, not easy.

But, go out and make an album? To the United States? Make an album that will be sold all over the world?

This is a good idea.

Because obviously, although he is Chinese, he naturally has a certain cultural gap with the Western world, but Liao Liao does not lack a voice, and he himself does not lack good works.

Therefore, in order for Liao Liao to become popular in a wider market, what is missing is actually only one channel!

But now, because of the soundtrack, the producers of "Titanic" are willing to contribute behind the scenes, and Rolling Stone Records is also willing to cooperate-obviously, Rolling Stone Records is the largest record company in the world , they have the powerful ability to sell records to any corner of the world!

The so-called current situation... Isn't this the current situation?