When it came to cooperation, Ye Zhao said a few more words, "After making this song with Sakamoto-san this time, I really want to make an album with the singers." ”

"Collaboration album?" asked Fuyumi Sakamoto.

Ye Zhao nodded, "Yes." In this way, I want to show your charm beyond singing, explore more possibilities, and let young people get to know you through this album and become interested in singing. ”

Fuyumi Sakamoto nodded as she listened, impressed by his words, "Pretty good idea." ”

"Not only Sakamoto-san, but also other singers who are interested in singing pop songs would like to invite everyone. Speaking of this, Ye Zhao himself said first: "Although it is really difficult to achieve. ”

"That's right. Fuyumi Sakamoto echoed, "Just coordinating with the record company is already a big project. ”

"Yes, otherwise, I definitely have to try it out with an album like this. Ye Zhao said.

"Anyway, when Ye Jun's plan can be completed, please be sure to invite me. ”

"If it works. ”

Fuyumi Sakamoto is quite optimistic, "I think, if it was Ye Jun, maybe he could really do it." ”

"Really?" Ye Zhao was a little surprised that she would say this.

Actually, there is no basis for it. I just think that Ye Jun is the kind of person who will work hard to achieve his goals, so it is not surprising that even if he does something that is difficult to succeed. ”

Ye Zhao couldn't help but smile and said, "Sakamoto-san, this evaluation is too high." …… However, after hearing what you said, I really wanted to go back and discuss with President Nagato now, and finalize the singers I wanted to work with, so I sent the invitation. ”

"It's absolutely OK on my side, if Ye Jun is really invited, I will also work hard to fight for the record company. Fuyumi Sakamoto said.

"And then, Ye Jun and Ayako are not friends, if you invite her, it is also a natural thing. There is also Natsuko Takeshi, she and Ayako are the same record company, and if you invite her too, you can just do it in one step. …… Moreover, Ye Jun and Sony Records also cooperate closely. ”

The records of Ayako Fuji and Natsuko Takeyo are both placed on Sony.

"In this way," Ye Zhao interrupted her with a smile, "If you add Kasai かおり and Nagayama Yoko-san, the lineup of "Kokoro" will be gathered together." ”

"Kokoro" is a disaster relief song performed by these five people after the Great Hanshin Earthquake last year.

At this time, these five are in an excellent state both in their careers and in their own state, and just standing together is a great painting.

As soon as he reminded her, Fuyumi Sakamoto also laughed, "Indeed." ”

"However, if Sakamoto-san and the other four are working together, it would be interesting to think about. Ye Zhao said, "Even the audience who likes a few will definitely be surprised." ”

Having said that, the records of Ayako Fuji and Natsuko Takeyo are about at Sony, Fuyumi Sakamoto is at EMI, Kasai is at Polydor, Yoko Nagayama is at Victor, and Ha Akira herself is at Being.

If you really want to work together, it's a big deal that spans five record companies.

A collaborative album that spans several companies, from finalizing the project to coordinating it and starting production in earnest, takes a lot more time and effort than just producing an album.

However, after really chatting with Fuyumi Sakamoto about this matter in such depth, Ye Zhao, who originally just mentioned it casually, also felt that it would be very interesting to do.

Two years after his debut, his record sales exceeded 10 million copies, and needless to say, his career went smoothly. It is said that he is full of warmth and thoughts, so he is not satisfied with brushing up on sales, but lets go of what he wants to do and finds it interesting.

When the producer is to cultivate his own lineage, and the limited band with Okuda Minsheng and Kuramochi Yang is for fun, and now, if you really get these five together to make an album, I don't know what kind of sparks will collide.

Such an "unknown" attracted Ye Zhao and made him full of interest in this casually mentioned project.

However, if you are interested, it is troublesome enough to do, especially since his record is about eleven months away, and before he has confirmed the renewal of his contract, this kind of collaborative album that takes a long time and may take a lot of risks, and being will not nod and agree.

Since this is the case, Ye Zhao simply put this matter aside for the time being, and first finished up with most of the work at hand.

After Fuyumi Sakamoto sang the theme song for him and completed the last piece of the puzzle, the post-production of the film ended smoothly, moving from the production stage to a new stage: that is, to find a distribution company and ask them to help with theatrical rationing.

There are only two ways out for independently produced films, selling them to big film companies such as Toho Shochiku, or handing them over to independent distribution companies, and this time "Gazing at Love and Death" chose the latter.

However, it always takes longer to contact the distribution company that agrees to help with the rationing, especially if it is a small-budget film that is independently produced, and many independently produced films are stuck at this step.

For example, "Blue Youth" and "GO! Rage", the former is an independent production, and the latter is produced by Toei, because of the lack of strong support, although the former was produced earlier than the latter, the release time was delayed for more than half a year.

When they met in their spare time, Tsutsumi Yukihiko also sighed to Ye Zhao, "This is the most difficult part. Before that, you only need to think about one thing, how to make a good movie. But now, all sorts of messy things are coming one after another. ”

This is his own personal experience. Long before working with Ye Zhao, when he directed his first film independently and was looking for a distributor, he had already tried this kind of experience of running around and promoting himself.

"It's not too bad, though. After sighing, Yukihiko Tsutsumi admitted, "Compared to the days when movie companies controlled theaters, the current environment has disappeared, but we have come to an era where we can complete the distribution of independently produced films even without relying on ATG." ”

ATG is an art film organization founded in the sixties, and what ATG does is provide an opportunity for independent films to be distributed and released in an era when big studios control all cinema chains.

After a period of development, ATG has also worked with various directors in addition to distribution and release, providing them with funds to produce low-budget films and distribute them through ATG.

In addition to well-known directors and people who have crossed over from other fields, there are also some unknown assistant directors who have also been appreciated by ATG and have been given the opportunity to shoot films independently. 2k reading web