Chapter 377 Whether You Want It or Not, I Will Record It

Zhou Yan was not in a hurry to find James Cameron. After staying up all day and night, he was quite sleepy and went to sleep after returning to the hotel.

When he woke up, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.

Because he only had one meal in the morning, and not much, Zhou Yan felt very hungry after waking up. After a brief wash, he ran out to find something to eat.

After all, I stayed up late last night and there was a night show tonight, so there was food in the restaurant in the afternoon. Although I only ordered bread, sandwiches and the like, at least I wouldn't go hungry.

After dinner, Zhou Yan went to find Zhang Youan first, but found that this guy was not in the room and had gone somewhere.

Unable to find Zhang Youan, he turned to Sebastian.

Before reaching Sebastian's room, Zhou Yan met him in the corridor.

Sebastian had just woken up and was about to go to dinner. Zhou Yan asked about tonight's night scene and then returned to his room.

At half past four, he followed the large troops to the research ship.

The crew started preparations at five o'clock and didn't officially start shooting until eight o'clock.

Zhou Yan originally wanted to find a location that was safe and close to James, but he couldn't find a place that satisfied him. Later, James saw him wandering around and called him directly to his side.

"Y, come and stand next to me."

This was exactly what Zhou Yan wanted, so he nodded immediately, "Okay."

After that, Zhou Yan has been following James Cameron, closer to him than several assistant directors.

Those assistant directors have their own things to do, so naturally they can't always be with James Cameron.

At first, Zhou Yan thought it was pretty good. After all, he could follow James Cameron all the time and learn skills.

But gradually, he felt something was wrong, especially when James Cameron led him onto the hanging basket.

This hanging basket is hung very high, more than thirty meters above the sea.

Zhou Yan is not afraid of heights, but he and James Cameron were the only two people on the gondola, and James was holding up the big speaker and kept shouting at the crew below.

"Rhode! Why is there a chair in Area 1?"

"Christy, don't be so slow, you look like a sloth among the others."

"Lori, what's going on with the anchor? Go check it out."

"Hanes, haven't the camera positions been adjusted yet? It's been eighteen minutes."

Standing next to James, you really need to have some mental endurance. It was obviously James who was yelling at people, but Zhou Yan actually felt a little embarrassed.

However, Zhou Yan also somewhat understood why James liked to hang himself in the air. This angle was indeed very good, and he had an unobstructed view of the shooting scene.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that the director cannot stand next to the camera. The quality of the shooting depends on the advance arrangements and the performance of the cameraman.

…

At two o'clock in the middle of the night, one set of shots had just ended, but the shooting was not over yet. The staff were preparing to shoot the next set of shots.

Zhou Yan and James were still standing on the hanging basket. James was studying the storyboard, and Zhou Yan was also looking at it.

At this moment, a scream came from below.

"ah!"

The two were startled and looked down at the same time.

I saw a middle-aged man on the deck holding his calf, his face full of pain.

Sebastian was nearby and rushed over immediately.

After a while, Sebastian looked up and said to James, "Feedro accidentally pressed his leg, and there may be a fracture."

When he heard that someone was injured, James didn't react much. He just nodded and said, "Let Shelia come over and take a look. If there is indeed a fracture, send it to the hospital."

Xie Liya is the team doctor of the crew, her skills are average, and the crew's conditions are limited, so she can only treat ordinary injuries. If there is a real fracture, she must be sent to the hospital.

There is only one slightly larger hospital in Dartmouth, but fortunately it is not very far from here and you can get there quickly.

Sebastian seemed to be very experienced in handling this kind of thing. When he called Shelia over, he had already arranged for two people to come over and carry Ferold on a stretcher.

After Ferold was sent away, order was quickly restored to the scene.

Zhou Yan glanced at James, who was expressionless, and wondered if he could be like James if he encountered such a situation.

Although it's hard to assume something that didn't happen, Zhou Yan believes that if something like this happened on his set, he would at least go down and check on the injury.

Even he knew that going down to see him would not do anything to the injury, but at least he would feel better mentally.

"Accidents are inevitable. What we can do is to prevent accidents from affecting our work. I need to be responsible to more people."

James Cameron stared at the storyboard and whispered.

At this time, the two of them were hanging high, and the loudspeaker in James' hand was not turned on, so only Zhou Yan could hear what he said.

These words seemed to explain why he did not go down to observe the condition of the injured.

There was a smile on Zhou Yan's lips. James Cameron was not as cold as he showed. He probably felt that he should go and see Ferold's condition, but his reason told him that he should not waste time on this now. .

Now he was explaining to Zhou Yan paradoxically at an altitude of tens of meters, probably because he wanted to reduce his own pressure.

Zhou Yan understood James's mood, so he didn't say anything, just watched quietly.

James just said this, and then he didn't say anything else, as if the sentence just now was not said by him.

...

The next morning, at seven o'clock, the crew finally finished work.

When James was packing up, Zhou Yan walked over.

"James, do you have time to chat?"

"Now?" James looked up at Zhou Yan.

"Yeah."

James nodded, "Wait for me for five minutes."

"Okay."

Five minutes later, James packed up and turned to look at Zhou Yan again, "What do you want to talk about? Do you want to find a place to sit down and talk?"

"No, it won't take too long." Zhou Yan waved his hand, "I have been thinking about how to make the soundtrack of "Titanic" during this period. I have some ideas, but most of them are not formed."

James was silent, waiting for Zhou Yan's next words.

"But about the theme song of the movie..."

"Theme song?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "Yes, theme song."

James frowned, and did not directly say that he did not want to put theme songs in the movie, but talked about Zhou Yan's own movies.

"If I remember correctly, there are no theme songs in your own movies, right? And the movies you composed music for others also did not write theme songs."

James knew a lot about Zhou Yan's works, and knew that there were no theme songs in his works, so when he heard that Zhou Yan wanted to make a theme song for "Titanic", he was a little surprised.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Although there is no theme song, I wrote more than one song in "Sense and Sensibility" and "The Chorus."

"But they are not theme songs."

James's meaning was very clear. Although there were songs in "Sense and Sensibility" and "The Chorus", they were required by the plot, not theme songs written outside the plot.

Seeing James' reaction, Zhou Yan probably knew that Sebastian was right, and James did not want to put songs in the movie.

At this time, Zhou Yan had two choices. One was to follow James and simply not have a theme song and make "My Heart Will Go On" into a pure music version. The second was to stick to it and follow the original version.

In fact, Zhou Yan was thinking about this problem after he went back yesterday morning.

After thinking about it, he still felt that it would be better to make "My Heart Will Go On" into a song.

This song definitely contributed to the box office of the movie. If it was made into pure music, it would definitely not be as popular as the song.

Zhou Yan pondered, "James, whether you are willing to put the song in the movie or not, I will make this song. After the song is recorded, I will let you listen to it. If you think it's okay, I will put it in. If you think it's not okay, then just ignore what I said."

James looked at Zhou Yan and blinked twice. Zhou Yan said so, what else could he say? He couldn't tell Zhou Yan that even if you make it, I won't listen.

So he could only nod, "I will listen to it when you make the song. I hope you can make me change my mind."

But although he said so, he didn't think so in his heart.

He didn't think that this movie was suitable for pop songs, so he thought that no matter what kind of songs Zhou Yan wrote, he would not change his mind.

Hearing the answer he wanted, Zhou Yan nodded, "No problem, I will record the song as soon as possible."

"Okay." James also nodded with a smile.

Although he didn't think he would change his mind and put a song in the movie, he also wanted to hear what kind of song Zhou Yan would write. If it was good, even if it was not made into a song, it could be put into the movie as a soundtrack.

...

After returning to the hotel, Zhou Yan didn't rush to sleep, but went directly to knock on Zhang Youan's door.

Zhang Youan had just got up, still holding a toothbrush in his mouth. When he saw Zhou Yan, he said in a slurred voice, "Why are you here?"

"Their night scene just ended, I came back to find you for something."

Zhang Youan actually hadn't seen Zhou Yan for two days and three nights. The last time they met was the first night they arrived at Dartmouth. After that, they didn't meet again.

"I'm going to find you, too. I'm going to New York tomorrow. You'll have to stay here alone for the rest of the time."

Zhou Yan smiled, "Does it make any difference to me whether you're here or not?"

"I went to Caribou, so I didn't go to the filming site. Is everything going well? Actually, you don't have to be so honest. They're busy with the filming these days. Just go and see them when you have time. You don't have to follow them all the time."

"If that's the case, I might as well go back to China or stay in Houston to add a few concerts. Although the scenes at Dartmouth are not particularly important, I can learn a lot. James's filming is a little different from other directors."

"He's a technology geek, of course he's different. In fact, the technology of the new film is mainly the coordination of real scenes, stunts, and special effects, which can only be seen in Mexico."

"I can't go to Mexico for the time being, but I'll send two people there when the time comes."

"Who will you send?"

"Zhao Lin and Hong Ben."

"I know Zhao Lin, but who is this Hong Ben?"

"A director in my studio, who used to work as a stagehand at Chang'an Studio."

"Oh." Zhang Youan didn't ask any more questions. He knew that Zhou Yan must have a reason to arrange for this person to come over.

After Hong Ben graduated from the Photography Department of Yanjing Film Academy, he went to Chang'an Studio and worked as a set manager for several years. He was the set manager when Zhou Yan was filming "The Sixth Sense".

After working together, Zhou Yan felt that Hong Ben was a good person, so he called him for any jobs in the future. Later, he stayed in the studio directly, and now his relationship is with Yanjing Studio.

Hong Ben's talent as a director is definitely not comparable to that of Wang Xiaoshuai and Huo Jianqi, let alone his experience in directing. So far, he has only served as an assistant director once.

But this man has a quick mind, learns things quickly, and knows some English, so Zhou Yan decided to get him to the filming set of "Titanic", which meant that he would learn secretly.

"I have already arranged the matter between Zhao Lao and Hong Ben. I came to you because I have something else to tell you."

"What's up?"

"I've prepared a song that I want to record and listen to."

Zhang Youan spit out the foam in his mouth into the trash can and said in surprise, "Now?"

"It's best if we can get it done now. If we can't get it done, there's no need to be too hasty."

"What exactly is going on? Is this song related to "Titanic"?"

"Yeah." Zhou Yan nodded, "I want to make it the theme song of the movie, but James Cameron doesn't really want to put the song in the movie. I told him, whether he wants it or not, I will make the song. When it is finished, I will show it to him. If he wants it, it will be put into the movie. If he doesn’t want it, we will keep it for ourselves.”

Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Zhang Youan clapped his hands and said, "It must be done as soon as possible. Have you finished the lyrics and music? I'm going to find someone to record it for you now. I don't know if there is a recording place here at Dartmouth... Even if it’s not there, it doesn’t matter. There is one in Caribu, and it’s not particularly difficult to go there.”

"The lyrics and music can be produced at any time, but do you know who to find to sing?"

Zhang Youan looked at Zhou Yan doubtfully, "Singing a demo, there shouldn't be any special requirements, right? Do you want a male voice or a female voice?"

Zhou Yan shook his head, "I have a specific candidate."

"A specific person? Who is it?"

"Have you heard of the singer Celine Dion?"

"Are you talking about her? Of course I have heard of it. She sang the theme song of the just-concluded Olympic Games... Oh, no, she sang not the theme song, but the song "The Power of Dreams" she sang was more popular than the theme song. wider.”

This year's Olympic Games will be held in Atlanta, but when Zhou Yan and the others went to Atlanta, the Olympic Games had already ended.

Celine Dion is not as popular as Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, but she is definitely a first-line singer in North America, and she is very famous in Canada and the French-speaking area.

"Is it easy to find her?"

Zhang Youan pondered, "It will definitely take a lot of effort to find her. It depends on our luck. She is Canadian. If she is in Canada now, she might have a chance to record the song before you leave the United States. If she wasn’t in Canada, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be possible.”

"Well, you go and ask first."

"No problem, I'll ask in a moment."

…

René Angeli got a call from his friend Jeff Nordsa just before lunch.

"Hey, Jeff, I hope you called me just to ask if I had lunch and not to tell me, what more work are you going to give us?"

Jeff Nordsa is from Sony Records, and now Celine Dion is signed to Sony, and Jeff Nordsa is working with René Angeli.

Reni Angeli and Celine Dion are on vacation in their hometown of Quebec these days, so he said this.

"Renee, I don't want to disturb your and Celine's vacation, but I have to make this call. Y-chou's agent called and hopes to talk to you."

"Y-chou?"

"Yes, it's the Y-chou you're thinking of. His agent called me and told me that there was a song that he wanted to talk to Celine about, and they are now at Dartmouth, so if you want It’s not difficult to meet.” At this point, Jeff Nordsa smiled and said, “The scenery in Dartmouth is nice. You can go and see the sea, right?”

Reni Angeli rolled his eyes. They were in Quebec. If they wanted to see the sea, did they need to go to Dartmouth?

But Jeff Nordsa's words made him interested.

Although Y-chou is not from the North American music circle, he has become increasingly famous in the American music circle over the past year.

Last year, Celine Dion won the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with "The Power of Love". It was the most since Celine Dion entered the English-speaking area in 1990. Good results.

In the same year, Mariah Carey's "Young and Beautiful" continued to dominate the charts for more than ten weeks, and "Sense and Sensibility" won the Best Soundtrack Award at this year's Academy Awards, making this song another hit. A storm.

With such dazzling achievements, it is difficult for Reni Angeli not to know.

"Did Y write the song himself?"

"His agent didn't tell me the specific situation. But..." Jeff Nordsa said somewhat mysteriously, "Do you know why Y is at Dartmouth now?"

"Why?"

"Titanic is being filmed in Dartmouth right now."

Jeff Nordsa didn't say anything, but it was enough to give René Angeli endless reverie.

"Are we going to contact Y now?"

"No, I've given your contact information to his agent, and his agent will contact you in about an hour. Whether to meet or how to meet, you can discuss it yourself, and when there is a result, remember to tell me."

"No problem." (End of this chapter)