Chapter 242 Movie Soundtrack(1/2)
242 movie soundtrack
Chen Fei gained a lot from the actors this time, and all the actors needed were selected at one time. At this point, all the actors in "The First Blood" were in place.
"Are we going to take the on-site survey next?" Li Yu asked.
He has been a little impatient these two days. When Chen Fei went out to cast the cast, he was too lazy to follow him, but he was just stuck in the hotel alone.
He asked him to go out for a walk and look around, but he didn't dare to go because he heard that the public security here was not very good, especially those niggers, who liked to rob the Chinese who were alone the most, and even some foreigners who liked special hobbies. When they saw the clean-skinned Asians, they might drag him into the dark place and give him to that... so he didn't dare to go out.
But he stayed alone in the hotel without those cute dolls. He was bored. Although he liked to entertain himself, he could not do it with his own hands. He needed props!
So, he was so idle that he wanted to go crazy.
Shang Hong once quietly told him to introduce him to a big horse to make him feel good, but he immediately shook his head like a rattle. Obviously, he was not very confident in his body, and not everyone could ride a foreign horse.
Chen Fei looked at Li Yu, who was bored and fiddling with the camera, and said, "Well, if you have nothing to do, we will go to survey the scenery tomorrow."
"That's really great!"
When Li Yu heard this, he raised his head and finally showed a bright light in his eyes.
As he was talking, the knock on the door sounded. "Brother Fei, I'll go open the door." Shang Hong stood up hurriedly.
The door opened, and a big man enthusiastically spread his arms and walked towards Chen Fei: "Hi, Chen!"
It's Shangdun.
This guy has a band patch on his forehead and nose, and his face is also a little bruised and swollen, looking a little embarrassed. If his face is swollen, it will be as good as a pig's head.
"Shandun, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Fei was shocked.
"It's okay, I was a little injured while filming!"
Shang Dun shrugged indifferently, then hugged Chen Fei and slapped Chen Fei on the shoulder. He was very powerful. If his body was weaker, he would be afraid that he would be beaten apart by two slaps.
Of course, he didn't treat everyone like this. In fact, he was so excited when facing Chen Fei and would pat others on the back. He was like a gentleman, polite to others, and at most he could shake hands.
After slapping Chen Fei on the back twice, Shangdun was startled, let go of his hands, took a step back, and looked at Chen Fei's figure again. Soon he exclaimed: "Oh, Chen, why is your figure much stronger than before? Take off your clothes and let me see!"
After saying that, he took off Chen Fei's clothes without saying a word.
Chen Fei was so amused that he had to take off his shirt himself.
"Oh, God!"
Shangdun was surprised and lost his voice again.
At this time, Chen Fei's figure was as strong as Stallone, not inferior to those bodybuilding champions, and gave people a huge visual impact.
In order to make his image in line with Lan Bo in "The First Blood", Chen Fei has been training hard recently, formulated a very detailed fitness plan, and also took some nutritional supplements to increase muscle. So at this moment, he is really a big muscle bully.
So no wonder Shangdun was surprised.
After appreciating Chen Fei's image, Shangdun became more and more depressed. He muttered with dissatisfaction: "Chen, you are not friends enough. You should let me play the villain of "The First Blood". How could you invite an unknown role like Sean? Sean is not suitable for playing the villain at all. I have asked some friends. Sean's image is only suitable for playing some gentle-minded old people. The first villain in your movie should let me play the first villain!"
He had already heard about Chen Fei going to the Actors Union.
I didn't think anything before, but when I saw Chen Fei's figure, I suddenly became resentful.
He really wanted to have a real peak duel with Chen Fei, who was so strong. He didn't have much fun in the first few times, so he wanted to have a good time.
After hearing Shangdun's words, Chen Fei comforted him: "Shangdun, the new movie is mainly about gunfights, and there are almost no fighting scenes, so I won't look for you."
"But you shouldn't look for Sean. I don't think he is suitable to play villain at all! I know Sean. Although he is not a friend, he has worked together and still has some understanding. And several of my friends also have the same opinions as me, among them, there are very famous producers."
Chen Fei heard this and smiled: "Shawn does not seem suitable to play a villain on the surface, but after my transformation, I believe he will definitely become a qualified villain!"
"Impossible?" Shandon expressed doubts.
"It's still possible. If you put a hat on Sean, then put two beards on him, and then put a scar on his cheek. Of course, there is the most important point. He can't laugh, he has a cold face throughout the whole process, so he can become a big villain!"
Shangdun frowned and imagined it carefully in his mind. Unfortunately, he was not very good at this, so he was still a little skeptical.
"Chan, I don't think you should be so risky!"
"Don't worry, you will be shocked when the movie is released." Chen Fei said with a smile. Seeing that Shangdun was still trying to slap in this matter, he quickly changed the topic and said: "When the filming of "The First Blood", I will soon be planning to shoot an action movie in the true sense. At that time, you will ask you to be the number one villain!"
"Really? Chen, you didn't lie to me?"
"Of course." Chen Fei replied with a smile.
In fact, Chen Fei did not invite Shangdun to join "The First Blood". The main reason is that Shangdun's pay is too high. In addition to being an actor, he is also a businessman, so he naturally has to consider the cost factor. He does not intend to spend a lot of money on the investment in "The First Blood" in promotion and distribution. He plans to promote and distribute this movie in a conventional way, so he can naturally save a little bit of money in terms of cost.
In addition, there is another important factor, that is, he wants to contact more American entertainment circles and make more friends with American actors. Since he wants to make friends, the best way is to invite more actors to join his movies. On the one hand, he has more opportunities to contact others and strengthen contact with the other party. On the other hand, he can also make the other party like him in this way, because real contracts and pay are the most attractive.
That's why Chen Fei rejected Shangdun this time.
However, this time Shangdun came to find Chen Fei, not just one person, he also brought another person to him.
That guy Chen Fei had never seen. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, bald, not a typical American, but a mixed race between Jewish and American.
"Chen, this is Gado." Shangdun and Chen Fei chatted for a while before introducing the other party to Chen Fei.
"Hello, Chen!"
"Hello!"
The two shook hands.
Gado is the manager of a record company.
This time, he found Shangdun himself and asked Shangdun for help. He wanted to be the soundtrack of all Chen Fei's film and television works.
The original soundtrack of the movie is to record the theme song (song), the main interlude or soundtrack of a movie, and then it is produced by a record company to release it in Caart, Dnb, CD or DAT/DCC.
In the early years of foreign films, there were original soundtracks of movies, which were called Caunation at that time.
Today's films are increasingly focusing on the observability generated by the close connection between music and image. It can be expected that this trend will continue.
An excellent movie, if you have beautiful music, is indeed memorable; in turn, a beautiful movie soundtrack can also add color to the movie and promote the sales of the movie.
The soundtrack culture of movies is very marketable abroad, but it is different in China.
At this time, the Internet was highly developed and electronic products were also blooming everywhere. To be honest, there are not many people who still listen to CDs and other things. In China, except for a very small number of enthusiasts, they are rarely seen. However, in the United States, there are still a group of people who have always retained the habit of listening to CDs. Therefore, in the United States, although the record industry is already in a downturn, if it is well managed, it is still possible to survive.
In terms of the application of technology, Americans are generally conservative. They will become repulsive for things that are too novel. Americans do not trust anything, such as social networking sites, they are worried about leaking their information, such as vaccines, and they are worried about safety... Therefore, the United States has very strict supervision of some technology companies, and there are relatively few safety accidents in related aspects. Unlike China, information is leaked sometimes, and vaccine safety accidents are emerging one after another. However, it is hard to say which of these things is better and which one is not good. They are all double-edged swords, both good and bad.
"Chen, did you leave the original soundtrack of "Top Gun" to other companies? And the original soundtrack of "The First Blood"?" Gado expressed his purpose.
“Not yet.”
"Chen, then you can hand him over to our company to do it." Gado said, and soon he added: "We also want to represent the release of all the original soundtracks of your film and television works in the future, from Europe and the United States."
He then introduced his company.
The company was founded in the 1980s. It was one of the top ten record companies in the world at its most glorious time. Unfortunately, due to poor management and the impact of the Internet and electronic products, the business became worse and worse. The business continued to decline and went bankrupt several times.
However, since Jiaduo took office, he has carried out drastic reforms to the company, cut off those out of date and retained some things suitable for the market, and the company's operations have slowly recovered.
At this point, the record company was finally resurrected with full health and was able to survive again.
However, in order to become stronger and bigger, they still need to develop new businesses.
Jiaduo then hit Chen Fei's movie.
Chen Fei's movies are really working hard in music. For example, "Top Gun", the theme song became popular all over the world and was sung by Berry to a new level. Now, when the melody sounds, everyone can't help but think of the exciting scenes in "Top Gun".
In other movies, such as "The First Drop of Blood", Chen Fei will also spend a lot of effort on the soundtrack. His goals and soundtracks of all movies must be aligned with "Star Wars".
Chen Fei's copyright development in this area has not yet been done, so after hearing Gado's proposal, his heart was still moved.
"What are you planning to do? Ask the singer to re-record yourself? Or directly fill the original soundtrack of the movie?" Chen Fei asked.
"Fill the movie soundtrack directly." Gado replied.
Chen Fei nodded.
The music he made was recorded by looking for the best singers and the best bands. To be honest, he could do better than him, and there was basically nothing left.
"Mr. Gado, I can agree to your request, so now there is only one question. How much do you want to share with me?"
"My idea is, I will buy out all the original soundtracks of your movies directly," said Gado.
The two soon entered the most critical negotiation stage.
"No, I want to share it." Chen Fei shook his head after hearing Gado's words, and directly explained his plans.
He would not think so in other places, especially in China. At this time, there are very few people who like movie soundtracks, and they can't share a few money. However, Europe and the United States are different. This area has always had a stable customer base. Although not many, it has a considerable income year after year.
Moreover, he is very confident in his works. As his works continue to be released, his fame will only become greater and stronger, and his influence will only become stronger. At that time, more and more people will buy his original soundtrack.
So it must be a good deal.
"Chen, I suggest you sign a buyout. You should know that it is the 21st century now..."
Chen Fei interrupted: "Gadou, I said I want to share the money. If you don't agree, then I can only say I'm sorry."
Jia Duo opened his mouth, and finally said helplessly: "Okay, then let's divide it. I'll give you three percent of the share."
"No, three percent is too little, I want ten percent."
"Ten percent? Chen, your joke is too big!" Jia Duo stood up with a sudden burst of excitement, his face flushed with excitement.
To be continued...