276 New Songs and Future Talent(1/2)
Now Ye Fan has written a total of 5 songs for three film and television dramas including "My Sassy Girl", because "Infernal Affairs" only has one theme song and the other one is the soundtrack.
Including "Jinghong Side" and "Gong Xi Fa Cai", there are only 7 songs in total, so there are still 3 songs missing.
"Love Is Unavoidable" can be added. This song was going to be released in 2001, and now in 1999, it was just right for Ye Fan to release it in advance.
At this time, Ye Fan remembered that Huo Wenxi told him that Xie Xiaofeng was preparing a new album "Believe". This made Ye Fan know that Xie Xiaofeng's next album would be the Mandarin album "Thank You for Your Love 1999" that made him popular.
Ye Fan considered that he had to promote Xie Xiaofeng and not push him too hard, otherwise Hu Ge would have no opponent in the future, so Ye Fan only planned to carry the song "As long as I live for you one more day".
This song was written for Xie Xiaofeng by one of his fans in the second half of the year. Even though it is a pop rock song, it was used as the ending song for Su Youpeng's version of "The Two Proud Heroes".
The ending song of the original version of "Little Li's Flying Knife" is still Ho Run-tung's "What Would You Do Without Me", which is also a popular sad ballad.
So it’s okay to use “Just One More Day to Live for You” as the ending theme or interlude of “Little Li’s Flying Knife”.
If that doesn't work, Ye Fan is still prepared. He plans to use Zhang Jie's "Sword Heart" for the last song!
"Sword Heart" is the opening theme of "The Legend of Ancient Swords", and it is also a [Chinese style] song. Anyway, some cool people will take this show off the shelves.
Without her and PC Li, the show would eventually disappear, so later Ye Fan planned to save "The Legend of Ancient Swords", and this song was treated as his advance payment.
(Zhang Jie: "Ah! Dog thief!")
In "Shao San" and "Xiao Li Fei Dao", Ye Fan played swordsmen. The lyrics of "Sword Heart" are also very suitable for Ah Fei's character. It is just right to use it!
Even if "Xiao Li Fei Dao" is not used, "Shao San" can still be used. Ye Fan will not suffer any loss. He is just afraid that Yuan Baye will not have money to buy the song!
Thinking of this, Ye Fan hit the keyboard and started writing songs...
At the same time, "Returning the Pearl" was launched on Hong Kong Island. Historically, "Returning the Pearl" was purchased by ATV in Hong Kong Island in June this year.
This "whirlwind" not only caused ATV to set a historic ratings record, but also forced TVB to change its lineup several times, cutting the competition for ratings for existing drama series in half.
Even TVB's flagship program "Shocking Prize Winner" was defeated, breaking TVB's inertia of ratings.
For ATV, which has always been at a 37 or 28 level with TVB, the miracle created by "Returning the Pearl" has undoubtedly become a myth.
Now, "Returning the Pearl", which became a hit in the mainland and became popular in Asia ahead of time, was purchased by ATV in advance because of Ye Fan's influence.
As soon as it was aired today, "Returning the Pearl" swept the program ratings on Hong Kong Island and achieved even greater results than before.
Qiong Yao is also almost in talks with other countries to purchase "Returning the Pearl". Related TV stations in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have already started to translate the series.
However, despite the popularity of "Returning the Pearl" in Asia, the price it sold to other countries was not high.
As we all know, Japan is obsessed with the story of "Three Kingdoms". In 1994, Japan purchased a masterpiece like "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" for only US$15,000 per episode.
Especially from Bangzi, the price is lower, but when you buy their TV series in China, the price is ridiculously high, which is disgusting!
Not to mention other TV series, so doesn’t Ye Fan want to sell his TV series to other countries? He definitely wants to!
But the selling price was too low, and Ye Fan didn't want to take advantage of them.
If Ye Fan had no channels and was afraid that [Qidian] would not allow it, he would have supported a few pirates... Pirates would make his TV series into DVDs and sell them to Japan and South Korea.
Therefore, the price of an episode of "Returning the Pearl" sold to Japan is the highest, but it is only 50,000 RMB per episode, and the 20 episodes together are only 1 million.
The prices purchased from other countries were even lower, adding up to just over 6 million RMB. Ye Fan could share 1.2 million, but he would rather not take the money. It was really embarrassing!
Moreover, Ye Fan also knew that "Returning the Pearl" became a hit when it was aired in South Korea, but the subsequent results were not very good.
In addition to some big things that are about to happen in February, Ye Fan also plans to do something. Even if he can't give the stick a look in official terms, he will definitely not stand idly by!
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Since the score of "The Last Resort" was ready-made, Ye Fan spent two hours a night and three days writing the other three songs.
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On January 20, Wang Jinghua told Ye Fan that she had screened a group of editorial talents, all of whom were college students or recent graduates from drama schools, allowing Ye Fan time to interview.
Ye Fan checked the time and saw that it was less than nine o'clock, so Ye Fan asked for leave from Wang Xinmin and rushed to the company...
In [Chaoyang Company], some young people applying for screenwriting jobs were sitting in the living room, waiting for Ye Fan's interview.
No one came to the meeting room for a long time, so these young people started chatting among themselves.
"Brother, what's your name? Which school are you from?"
The square-faced young man who was called out spoke Mandarin with a Shanxi accent: "My name is Ning Hao, I majored in directing at Beijing Film Academy. What's yours?"
The young man who asked the question smiled and said: "My name is Feng Ji, Department of Military Arts and Literature, from Beijing."
Ning Hao smiled and said: "I can tell you this Beijing movie, but I think you are quite young. How old are you?"
Feng Ji smiled and said: "I'm only a freshman, I guess you haven't graduated yet, senior brother."
"No, I'm a junior in college. I'll graduate next year. Why do you want to find a job right after your freshman year?"
"It's not like looking for a job. Ye Fan is the idol of the younger generation in our capital. It's so rare to be an editor for him. Many people who want to join don't have this opportunity."
"So I want to study more. Besides, Chaoyang Company's treatment is famously good in the capital. Why don't you do something that can help you achieve multiple goals with one stone? How about you, senior brother?"
Ning Hao nodded and replied: "Mr. Wang said that the editor did a good job, and if there is a chance later, the company will support me as a director, so I will take a look first."
Feng Ji understood, and then chatted quietly with Ning Hao.
But Ning Hao would not tell him that [Chaoyang Company] was short of directors, and his senior brother Wu Ershan told him about the plan to train new directors...
On the other side, Yu Entai saw the resume of the young man next to him saying: 97-level directing department of China Opera, his name is Xu Ang.
He asked curiously: "You are a 97-level Chinese actor? Then why are you here for the interview?"
Xu Ang smiled and said: "Senior Brother Ye is not often in school. There are too many people who want to see him, and they may not be able to see him in school."
"Besides, Senior Brother Ye may not know me, so it would be better for me to come directly for the interview. Which school are you from? Your accent sounds like you are not from Beijing?"
Yu Entai nodded and said: "I am from the Department of Theater and Performance. I am from Jiangxi and I am a senior this year."
Xu Angqi said: "Come over here from the theater? Are you from the acting department looking for an internship to apply for a screenwriting job?"
Yoo Entai said with a smile: "I have a relatively complex background, and I know a little bit about screenwriting. When our teacher heard the news, he asked me to come over and give it a try. Chaoyang Company has many opportunities, so there is no problem in starting as a screenwriter."
Young Xu Ang didn't know that Yu Entai was being modest. The reason why Yu Entai was selected by Wang Jinghua was not because of his poor academic skills, but because he was a top student!
Yu Entai asked again: "Are you the only one selected in your class?"
Xu Ang said with a smile on his face: "Yes, I'm the only one. Originally, a beautiful woman in the junior college class could come in, but it turned out that Mr. Wang thought she was pretty and wanted her to be an actress, so he took her away."
Yu Entai didn't think much and asked Xu Ang about Ye Fan's affairs at school...
After Ye Fan arrived at the company, Wang Jinghua rushed over after hearing the news.
"Mr. Ye, this is the resume of the applicant. Please take a look at it first."
"In addition, there is a female student from the junior college class of the Chinese Theater Directing Department who also came for an interview. However, I think her screenwriting skills are average and she is pretty good-looking, so I want to sign her as an actress. See if it works."
Ye Fan heard this and took another resume. After seeing Zhang Jingchu's name and photo, he frowned secretly.
"What I want is a screenwriter. There are so many actresses in the company. Why recruit her as a director? If the screenwriter is not good enough, she will be eliminated!"
Wang Jinghua was stunned when she heard this, but when she saw Ye Fan's categorical statement, she was not moved by Zhang Jingchu's beauty, so she wisely did not ask further questions and took her resume back.
After Ye Fan asked Wang Jinghua to call people for interviews one by one, he walked to his office.
As for what Zhang Jingchu thinks? Does it have anything to do with him? If Ye Fan doesn't like it, he just doesn't like it...
On the other side, Zhang Jingchu was full of joy and thought that she could join Chaoyang Company as an actor, but when Wang Jinghua told her, the result was like a bolt from the blue.
She couldn't figure out why senior brother Ye Fan was dismissed, but it was Ye Fan's order, and there was nothing Wang Jinghua could do about it.
Zhang Jingchu could only take his resume and leave in despair...
"Are you in the military arts?"
Hearing Ye Fan's question, Feng Ji nodded nervously.
Ye Fan is not only his idol, but his status as an Asian superstar and a big boss in the entertainment industry also feels very oppressive to Feng Ji.
"Who is the current school boss of your military art?"
Feng Ji was a little confused by this question. Why did Ye Fan not ask him professional questions, but instead asked him about school gossip?
However, this made Feng Ji's nervousness lessen, and he replied seriously: "The current school president is Sha Yi, but there is a person named Shen Teng who has been named the new school president."
Ye Fan nodded when he heard the words. Will the battle for the Military Arts School Elf begin now? [Military Arts School Elf] is a curse. I hope Yang Yang can keep it in the future and not get out of shape.
It's a pity that Ye Fan doesn't have time to go to Gonghuo now, otherwise it would be quite interesting.
Afterwards, Ye Fan asked Feng Ji some professional questions and asked him to leave uneasily...
"Hello, Mr. Ye, my name is Ning Hao, and I am Beiying..."
Looking at the square-faced man from Jin Province in front of him, Ye Fan rarely smiled. He didn't expect that an editor could recruit such a talented person. Wu Ershan is really good!
"Old Wu told me that you are very talented as a director, but if you want to direct in the company or let the company invest in you, you have to let me see your level."
"Write a script with me first. If you have a good script, you can show it to me. If you can, I will invest and report to the company tomorrow."
Ning Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, and his excitement was beyond words.
"Thank you, Mr. Ye! I won't let you down!"
Ye Fan is also very happy. He has taken the top director under his wing in advance, which is much more refreshing than playing a collection game.
To be continued...