"The King of Comedy", one of Zhou Xingchi's masterpieces.

This film has a strong autobiographical color, which has a special meaning for Zhou Xingchi, no wonder he went to Japan to meet the soundtrack artist in person.

Lin Hai thought so at first.

However, when Zhou Xingchi introduced the identity of the woman next to him, Lin Hai found that the reason may not be so simple.

The woman, who was mistaken by Lin Hai as a translator, is named Hu Suling, and she is the filmmaker.

Normally, the status of the producer is higher than that of the director, but if the director is famous enough, he can also be anti-customer-oriented.

No matter who presses whom, under normal circumstances, the producer is outside the main and the director is in the main house.

For things like contacting the soundtrack, it is usually enough for the producer to come forward, and the soundtrack will only meet with the director after reaching a cooperation intention.

Unless this soundtrack has a big card.

Lin Hai jokingly asked, "Who did you invite?" Kitaro?"

Hu Suling said: "It's not Kitaro, it's Daisuke Hinata." ”

Well, although it is not as high as Kitaro's status, it is not a cat or a dog.

Daisuke Hinata is the leader of the Cagnet Orchestra, which does not perform in public, but works on the soundtrack of Japanese dramas, and his masterpieces are "The Long Vacation" the year before and "The Century of Love" last year.

These two dramas starring "Great God" Takuya Kimura, together with "Tokyo Love Story", are known as the three classic love dramas of the 90s, and they are also the enlightenment of Japanese dramas for many Chinese.

By the way, Toshifumi Hinata, the soundtrack of "East Love", is the older brother of Daisuke Hinata.

"Daisuke Hinata doesn't seem to be a very arrogant person, right?"

When Lin Hai officially debuted in his life, Daisuke Hinata had already moved to the United States and didn't know much about his character.

"That's not the case...... Hu Suling said with some embarrassment, "It was negotiated before, but the asking price of Japanese composers is a bit high......"

"Ahem. Zhou Xingchi interrupted Hu Suling's words with a cough.

Well, although there are only a few words, Lin Hai generally understands what is going on.

It seems that Xing Ye's door-picking personality has flare up again.

Before "The King of Comedy", Chow Sing-chi's films didn't pay much attention to the soundtrack - the soundtrack and the theme song were two different things. "The King of Comedy" is his transformation into an independent director, and from this film, Chow Xingchi began to really pay attention to the soundtrack.

Inviting a popular Japanese composer to score the music is obviously for the sake of the quality of the film, but the price of the Japanese composer is very high, and Zhou Xingchi went to Japan, probably because he regretted it and planned to bargain.

Judging by the expressions of the two, the bargain clearly failed.

Lin Hai did not want to express his opinion on this matter.

The soundtrack looks simple, but it's actually not easy, when he watched "The King of Comedy" in his last life, he didn't pay attention to the soundtrack, but the music itself left a deep impression on him, and now he matches the work with the composer, Lin Hai feels that no matter how much money Hinata Daisuke receives in the end, at least it is not perfunctory.

It's a musician who has been shortlisted for a Grammy Award, and it's impossible to joke about his career prospects.

Zhou Xingchi was a little angry, and said: "These Japanese are too ruthless to ask for money, and I will never invite them again in the future......"

Lin Hai felt funny, and after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Xingchi really never invited a foreign soundtrack artist later.

Zhou Xingchi complained and asked curiously: "How much did you charge for the soundtrack of "Tokyo Eye"?"

"I don't know, it's my agent who is in charge. ”

Lin Hai was sloppy.

Talking about money hurts feelings. If you say it's high, people will hate it, and if you say it's low, you'll ...... Lin Hai was really afraid that Zhou Xingchi and Hu Suling would quarrel.

Zhou Xingchi really fell in love: "You can score Japanese movies, I want to come to the level, I have already signed a contract for this film, it is impossible to change people, the next film, I ask you to do BGM, you must not learn from those Japanese, you have to give me a cheaper ......"

……

Lin Hai noticed that when Zhou Xingchi said "soundtrack", he used BGM, not OST.

Lin Hai couldn't help but smile bitterly, as a representative of Hong Kong films, Zhou Xingchi is like this, and it is no wonder that until twenty years later, the soundtrack still has no status in China.

BGM means background music, while OST means original sound, both can be used to refer to soundtracks, but the meanings are very different.

BGM is a general term, while OST generally refers specifically to original soundtracks.

Like the United States, Japanese film and television soundtracks have a clear functional division of film and television soundtracks, which are mainly divided into sound, sound effects, song selection, original soundtracks, and original songs.

Among them, the sound is responsible for sound collection (ambient sounds and various sound materials in nature) and mixing and tuning, the sound effects are responsible for the production of synthesized sound effects (sounds that do not exist in nature), the songselector is responsible for purchasing tracks from the copyright company's music library and integrating them into the film, and the original soundtrack and original songs intersect with each other and create music with a theme.

Even people who don't know about film and television soundtracks, as long as they compare carefully, they will find that the five functions mentioned above account for four seats in the Oscar awards.

The only one who didn't get to the selection was the composer.

The reason why he is ignored is because everyone else is creating, and he is the only one who is piecing together. This kind of behavior is not encouraged, and it is only because many crews have limited funds that they give the singers the soil to survive.

……

Internationally, without emphasis, the soundtrack refers specifically to the original score, whereas in China, the soundtrack and the composer are often confused.

In addition to Tan Dun, Zhao Jiping, Huang Zhan, Hu Weili and other soundtrack masters, many original musicians are doing the work of chefs, taking the money from washing dishes, and over time they are resentful, so they also started a sewing business.

You can't blame them for being willing to degenerate, they can't eat, what spiritual pursuit are they talking about?

Patchwork is a great disregard for intellectual property rights, a compromise, a helplessness, and a sorrow.

Even so, some films don't even bother to find a composer, and the director simply picks up the basket and goes grocery shopping.

Zhou Xingchi did this later, and he didn't say that he didn't pay for groceries - please consult Liu Jiachang for details.

Of course, Xing Ye did this because he slammed the door, but any director who cherishes feathers can't do this kind of thing.

……

Xing Ye, who is a fan of money, learned that Lin Hai went to Hong Kong to buy lottery tickets, and showed great interest.

There are many fans in Hong Kong, and Zhou Xingchi is no exception, and he occasionally buys football lottery tickets, which can be described as "clear".

"Are you going to buy the World Cup? What are the games to buy? What do you think of the prospects of this World Cup?"

Zhou Xingchi threw out a series of questions, Lin Hai shook him half-truthfully, and he didn't worry about him following him.

People always trust their instincts more.

Knowing that Lin Hai's principal was only a few thousand yuan, Zhou Xingchi looked at Lin Hai like a fool, and clearly said: Is there a mistake, dry water (no money) to play baa?

……

Zhou Xingchi's conversation turned from strong to weak, and he didn't mean to exchange contact information before getting off the plane, probably because he was afraid that Lin Hai would not be able to hold back for a while, and finally asked him to borrow money.

However, he still gave Lin Hai some tips and precautions for buying lottery tickets.

After getting off the plane, Lin Hai turned on his mobile phone, and sure enough, there was an missed call from Akimi Oshima.

I found a quiet corner and turned back, first made sure that Akimi Oshima was still in Osaka, and then made up nonsense.

“…… I used to look up materials in the library, but I turned off my computer for fear of disturbing others...... Well, of course I have a good meal...... I know, I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep for a while......"

Making an excuse to hang up the phone, Lin Hai felt like a man who cheated on his wife behind his back.

I can't tell the truth, and I feel a little guilty in my heart.

……

Gambling is prohibited in Hong Kong, but lotteries are not included. The local ones are mainly horse races, and the football lottery is mainly betting in the UK on an agent basis.

Lin Hai found the agency introduced by Zhou Xingchi, carefully confirmed and bought a few lottery tickets.

The person who helped Lin Hai make the ticket looked at him with a look similar to Zhou Xingchi's, obviously treating him as a fool who daydreamed.

It's not wrong to think so.

Although football has a certain technical content, there are also accidents - even if a small number of bets are won, because of the odds, you can't make much money, and it is more likely to be a waste. It is said that what you buy is not what you sell, so if you are not a traverser or a reborn, it is better to stay away.

Lin Hai took a look, most of the color varieties are not impossible to buy, but if you want to make money, you need enough principal.

Lin Hai's capital is limited, so he can only take advantage of loopholes.

Lin Hai bet all his money on the Golden Boot.

The Golden Boot award is a floating odds, there is no upper limit, and the prize is distributed according to the depth of the prize pool and the number of winners.

The Golden Boot is usually awarded to the player with the most goals, not only by betting on the right person, but also by guessing the number of goals.

It is estimated that there are many people who can guess the number of goals, after all, the previous successive sessions were six goals, but who can win this award, it is estimated that few people will be able to guess it.

If history is not biased, the final winner was Croatian striker Davo Suker, which no one expected.

Admittedly, Suker has just won the Champions League at Real Madrid and has long been known for his goalscoring ability, but no one is optimistic about him. On the one hand, he is old (already 30 years old), and on the other hand, Croatia is still a big gap compared to the traditional strong teams, and if he can't play a few games and then goes home, he naturally has no chance to score.

The most important thing is that the forward line of this World Cup is really star-studded, Ronaldo, Vieri, Klinsmann, Bergkamp and others are all strong contenders for the Golden Boot, and Suker can only be reduced to a background board compared to them.

The person who helped Lin Hai bet didn't even know who Su Ke was, and he confirmed it with Lin Hai several times, which shows how low Su Ke's attention is.

……

got the machine to play the lottery ticket, Lin Hai did not stop much and took the plane back to Japan.

When he got home, it was already half of the night, and the exhausted Lin Hai didn't even bother to eat instant noodles, so he simply took a shower and fell asleep.

After only sleeping for four or five hours, Lin Hai was called by Akimi Oshima's good morning call.

After making the call, I first confirmed that the lottery ticket was not missing, and then looked at the time, it was already half past nine.

The young body is full of energy, and although the sleep time is short, it becomes refreshed after washing.

Lin Hai went out for a round walk, hung his throat in the park, went to the supermarket to buy some discounted ingredients and light fast food, and returned home near noon.

Filling his stomach indiscriminately, Lin Hai began to conceive the script.

The overall idea is clear, Lin Hai is writing while adding or subtracting details, although it is not a standard script format, but it is full of a strong sense of lens between the lines.

Lin Hai originally wanted to match the script with a few pictures, but his painting level was very average, so he gave up the plan to make an axe in this class.