Chapter 391. [Shocking Release](1/2)
After returning to the hotel, Mike, under the arrangement of Yi Feiyang, had breakfast and went directly to the recording studio.
Yi Feiyang was already waiting there. After saying a few polite words, Yi Feiyang took Mike into the recording studio. He introduced him to John Labrie, the music master responsible for recording him, and told John Labrie to cooperate.
Good thing Mike, then walked out of the recording studio and supervised outside.
John Labrie is 51 years old this year. He used to work at Warner Records and was mainly responsible for the training of new talents. With the development of music production of Fantasy Entertainment, Yi Feiyang recruited him and now he has become an indispensable part of the music department.
Director.
John Labrie looked through it carefully for a while and then said, "Did Mr. Yi write all these songs himself?"
"Of course!" Mike answered loudly and decisively, as if it was his honor that Yi Feiyang could compose such a good song.
John Labrie nodded with a smile: "Our boss is really talented!" Then he said with approval: "Such a good song must be sung by a good singer! Haha, very good
I’m glad that the boss can let you, dear Mike, sing, I like your songs very much, you are the best!”
"Haha, you praise me so much. Of course, I am very grateful for your compliment! I also hope that we can have a happy cooperation during this time!" Mike was very impressed but still answered very modestly!
"You don't have to be modest, this is the perspective of a musician!" John Labrie said with a smile: "It will be my happiest thing to have the honor to record such a beautiful song for you!"
It was almost nine o'clock when all the band members arranged by Yi Feiyang had arrived. John Labrie gave each of them a copy of the musical score he had just copied and asked them to familiarize themselves with it within half an hour.
As for this song, Mike and Yi Feiyang worked together to study how to modify the shortcomings in the entire creation.
He is worthy of being the King of Pop. After getting familiar with the song, his own potential seemed to be stimulated. In some places, Mike pointed out the shortcomings of the song, and these were precisely the inappropriate aspects of the fusion of Chinese and Western that gave Yi Feiyang a headache. You know
In the previous life, this song was a Chinese song. Now, if it wants to become a very trendy Western song, it needs to be adjusted in terms of taste. If you use the same dish to make Chinese food and Western food, tomatoes can be fried with eggs, and tomatoes can also be made into salad.
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Mike's modifications made the entire song more in line with the aesthetics of Western music, and it became more melodious, or sentimental, and more in line with the theme of the drama "Lust, Caution", which made Yi Feiyang full of praise after listening to it.
"Okay, dear Mike, I'll just modify it as you said, um. I hope this song will be a blockbuster after it comes out!" Yi Feiyang patted Mike on the shoulder and said.
Everything was ready, and at ten o'clock sharp, Michael Jackson took a sip of throat lotion and walked into the recording studio.
Following John Labrie's gesture, the recording of the theme song "Little Love Song" from "Lust, Caution" began.
A first-class band with an excellent music producer, coupled with the perfect performance of the King of Pop Mike, with crisp and magnetic timbre and voice. A pleasant and beautiful "Little Love Song" is instantly ok after just one listen!
"Mike, your voice, no, your timbre, well, it's really great! I've never seen a singer as good as you! It once again proves how correct Boss Yi's choice is!" Mike just walked out of the recording.
room, John Labrie was so excited that he rushed over shouting!
"Hey, man, don't get excited!" Mike was startled, fearing that the old man would fall and become hemiplegic. He quickly held him tightly, then turned around and asked Yi Feiyang, who was always smiling: "Dear Yi, was my performance okay just now?
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Yi Feiyang's answer was to give Mike a thumbs up, "You're really great, man!"
"Really? That's great! Well, I think I'm very suitable for this song. It was completely created for me!" Mike scratched his head and smiled: "Then, let's continue recording and see how it works.
Even better! It’s hard to find a good state!”
Upon hearing this, John Labrie completely realized what he was saying and looked at Yi Feiyang. Of course Yi Feiyang understood what he meant, so he nodded, waved his hand and said, "Continue working!"
Under the excellent command of professionals, the quality of the recording was so high that it made Yi Feiyang smile from ear to ear. It only took less than two hours to get everything done. Mike recorded a total of three versions of "Little Love Song"
, one is an English version, one is a French version, and one is actually a Chinese version. No doubt, these are all Yi Feiyang's requests.
There are three versions of a song. Yi Feiyang has really worked hard this time, and Michael Jackson has also gone all out. For such a unique song, three versions were recorded in one morning. This record is probably very difficult.
is broken!
If you want people to give their best, proper win-over is indispensable. Just like lunch, Yi Feiyang directly invited the staff who had helped in the morning to the restaurant of the hotel, spending almost 10,000 francs, and
The effect was obvious, everyone was beating their chests and vowed to record the next MV of the song as quickly as possible.
In the next two days, Yi Feiyang temporarily handed over the editing and post-production of "Lust, Caution" to Fat Jack, while he devoted himself to the filming of Mike's "Little Love Song" MV.
You must know that the recording of MVs plays an irreplaceable role in the dissemination and popularity of songs. In particular, a good MV can even be comparable to a short film. For example, the MV for "Fairy Tale" by Guangliang in his previous life impressed Yi Feiyang extremely deeply.
There are many excellent MVs of Michael Jackson's golden songs. Those are simply compressed versions of movies, and they can't be more exciting.
Mike himself is also very picky about the MV of this song. In his words, a good song must match a beautiful MV, especially a love song, and it must have romantic shots and backgrounds, so that the lyrics and background can be brought out.
The beauty of the melody!
The shooting location was in the grape fields of a Bordeaux grape villa. At first glance, there was no verdure or grape green, but only the desolation of late autumn. However, this kind of scenery is exactly suitable for the artistic conception of this song---loneliness, silence, and lingering sadness.
Mike is a veteran in the music industry. Shooting a MV like this is simply child's play, but what makes it difficult for him are the French fans who come here because of their reputation.
When everyone found out that Mike was filming the MV here, they rushed to the filming location almost frantically, blocking the originally empty vineyard with water.
Yi Feiyang didn't expect Mike's popularity to be so popular, so he had no choice but to make a temporary call to apply for assistance. He opened the cordon to keep those crazy fans out, so that the filming could go smoothly.
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After working hard for almost three days, the MV was all shot. According to Yi Feiyang's wishes, strike while the iron is hot. He and Mike flew back to the United States directly. It was very simple. He wanted to take this MV song and play it on the Internet and TV.
, to help promote his upcoming "Lust, Caution".
There has been a turmoil here in the United States for a long time. In fact, when all the media heard that King Mike and Yi Feiyang collaborated to create the theme song of "Lust, Caution", they were looking forward to it.
As an "old-timer" in today's American music scene, Mike has already gained more fans and fans after being re-popularized by Yi Feiyang. When these people heard that Mike's new song was about to be released, they were full of expectations and made a fuss.
So when Michael Jackson got off the plane and walked out of Los Angeles International Airport, he saw a group of people rushing towards him. Almost subconsciously, he hid behind and pushed Yi Feiyang out, "Dear Yi, you resist!"
Yi Feiyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Didn't he see that he also had a large number of fans, and their momentum was not weaker than that of Mike's group.
Fortunately, the bodyguards were very responsible and kept the surging crowd at bay.
However, some reporters were let in and interviewed Yi Feiyang and Mike.
"Dear Yi, please tell me you and Mike created a new song together, right?"
"Mike, how do you feel about this collaboration with Yi?"
"What's the name of that song?"
"Can you reveal the specific content?"
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"Okay. Please be quiet, everyone!" Yi Feiyang said loudly.
The reporters were shocked by Yi Feiyang's voice and stood still. After a while, a reporter came back to his senses: "Mr. Yi, I am a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. Is it convenient for us to interview you now?"
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"Interview? Of course not! Oh, I mean not now. After all, Mike and I have just gotten off the plane. Let's do this. At ten o'clock tomorrow morning, we will hold a press conference at the Hilton Hotel!" Yi Feiyang announced very politely.
Seeing that the parties involved had said this, those reporters who still had some sense of moral integrity walked away silently, while the others continued to monitor the surroundings, waiting for the news to appear. As for the fans and moviegoers, they screamed loudly outside.
But no matter what, in the news of the day, the headline "Return of the King" appeared, and the cover used a friendly photo of Yi Feiyang and Mike arm-in-arm as the background. At this moment, everyone knew, who ran away
The guy who shot pornographic films in France is back!
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"Yi, the current situation is not good!" As soon as he returned to Fantasy Entertainment Company, this was the first thing Yi Feiyang heard Dures say.
Soon, Yi Feiyang knew the specific meaning of this sentence.
Overall, this year's Christmas movie war is too brutal.
Yes, judging from the current situation, it can only be described as tragic.
The films of those small film companies have basically become cannon fodder. Some of them were only released for three days. Because of poor reputation and box office, they were urged to stop and gave up their theaters and schedules to "The Fighting" and "The Fight".
Blockbusters such as "The Pentium Era".
In comparison, the situation of these small companies is relatively good. It was released for at least three days and recovered a little bit of the cost. It is pitiful that some companies are even more miserable. The films they finally shot did not even have a chance to be released.
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In contrast, those Hollywood blockbusters rely on the power of the seven major film companies behind the scenes to compete for theaters, markets, time slots, and schedules. They are very busy.
During this period, the great director Spielberg's "The Terminal" was also released amidst the bloody storm. Although this film was solely produced and distributed by DreamWorks, it received strong support from MGM and Sony-Columbia.
The support not only provided sufficient theaters, but also released them at the best time. Many people were confused for a while and wondered if these two companies were doing charity?!
But no matter what, with the full support of these two major film companies, Spielberg's "The Terminal" grossed 78 million US dollars on the first day it was released, and its opening day box office was second only to "The Last Day"
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According to the current situation, the box office of this movie will exceed 100 million in two days. It can reach an astonishing around 400 million within a week!
No one could have imagined that Spielberg's heartwarming film, which was not too expensive and had no high-tech content, would have such a huge box office power. For a while, there were constant calls for "Spielberg is the great director."
With Spielberg so "rising", Yi Feiyang is under great pressure. As we all know, Yi Feiyang is now fighting Spielberg in the ring. The last time the two fought a draw, this time they must
Decide the winner.
Obviously, Yi Feiyang's new film has not yet been released, so he is already at a disadvantage.
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In the evening, Yi Feiyang finished preparing the materials for tomorrow's press conference. Then he immersed himself in thinking about the countermeasures after the movie is released.
"Yi, what are you thinking about?" Suddenly, Anne Hathaway walked in. At this time, she was only wearing a bathrobe, and she had obviously just taken a shower.
"Um, it's nothing." Yi Feiyang felt a little unnatural.
To be continued...