In the reception room of Minghu Culture Company, Li Qian met John Days who came from afar.

In fact, to be honest, last year, Michael Johnson, general manager of Rolling Stone Records China, and George Simmons from the crew of Big Ship came over to talk about inviting Li Qian to write a promotional song for Big Ship's future release in China. No matter what country it is, things like this are rare, and Li Qian doesn't think it's a big deal.

But who would have thought that more than half a year later, there would be a follow-up response to this incident from the United States!

Of course, the song "My Heart is Eternal", although it is still an exceptionally good work after it is separated from the story of the movie, but for Li Qian, he is very happy to see it continue to be the theme song of the big ship in this time and space. So, in response to the greetings from Michael Johnson, who visited again, he nodded his head in agreement.

As for the soundtrack for the whole movie, this is not hypocritical, he is neither worried that he will do it well, nor is he unwilling to do it, but he is really too busy, even if he knows that if he does this job well, he may be able to take advantage of the majesty of the big ship to get the best score of the Oscar at once, so as to get a ticket to the Western music industry in advance, but at that time, in the face of Michael Johnson's temptation, he still politely refused.

It's just that he didn't expect that things were going round and round, and the situation had changed greatly.

The producer meeting of "Titanic" originally insisted that Jane White, who had signed a contract, must write the soundtrack, because they were unwilling to pay liquidated damages, but who knows, after listening to "My Heart is Eternal" jointly produced by Li Qian and Liao Liao, Jane White actually changed her mind for some reason and simply terminated the contract with "Titanic" - For James Cameron, this may be considered to be the right one, but for John Dyce, who is in the middle, it is equivalent to falling into the abyss all of a sudden.

Because Li Qian is reluctant to take over the soundtrack!

After an urgent producer conference call, John Days flew to Suncheonfu and took a short rest for the morning, and after lunch, he didn't even care about the jet lag, and in the afternoon, accompanied by Michael Johnson, rushed to Myeonghu Culture.

Li Qian and Qi Jie's English is not very good, but there are two good English on the side of Minghu Culture, but Michael Johnson is a Chinese expert, and he speaks both Chinese and English very slippery, since he is the companion, Li Qian also feels that there is no need to pretend to be forced to get another translator.

So, Li Qian and Qi Jie, plus John Days and Michael Johnson, after a simple politeness, the four of them went straight to the point.

There is no problem with the authorized use of the song, and even the price is negotiable, anyway, it is just to allow the other party to use the song in the movie, and secondly, Li Qian also saved some meaning to help Liao Liao enter the European and American markets with the help of this song, so it is better to ask for directions, and do not expect this song to make too much money.

Of course, if the other party wants to make the soundtrack record of "Titanic", then the profit distribution issue is still worth talking about - Li Qian doesn't care about how much money he makes, but he won't do it if he obviously suffers losses, and the benefits that should be fought for must still be fought for!

However, it is clear that the focus of this conversation did not fall on the right to use the song from the beginning.

After chatting in a few words, they both understood that the other party was very willing to cooperate, and John Days soon said that he would appoint professionals to come over and discuss this matter in detail with Minghu Culture, so then the topic turned to the soundtrack of "Titanic".

"Lee, believe me, although I am in the United States, I am still very familiar with you, you have been hailed as the king of oriental singer......s by American newspapers! James Cameron, our Mr. Director, we have great admiration and admiration for your musical talent! So, ah, it's indescribable, you know, when James and I first heard this song, oh my God, at that moment, we were completely conquered!

John Dess spoke English and spoke a little fast, Li Qian could barely understand a large part of it, and Qi Jie was about the same, of course, combined with Michael Johnson's instant translation, it must be no problem to figure out what he meant - suddenly, Li Qian even found some of the happiness of having subtitles when watching American dramas.

It's just that the content is a bit boring.

Considering the respect for the visitors from afar, Li Qian listened to him express his feelings at length with a smile, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Days has anything to say bluntly, and if he can help, I will definitely do my best." ”

John Deiss re-emphasized, "Call me John, okay? We're friends, aren't we?"

This time, there was no need to wait for Michael Johnson's translation, Li Qian himself could fully understand, and he smiled at the moment and said, "Of course, John, we are friends, so if you have something to say, please speak directly." ”

John Days said solemnly: "You know, I am the producer of the movie "Titanic", our highest-investment production in history, has long ended filming, and is currently in the post-production stage, while carrying out the pre-publicity work, about the film score, we hired Mr. Jane White. Oh, you know for sure, you're one of the greatest musicians in the East and the West, I guess, you know Jane's, right?"

Li Qian smiled and nodded, "Of course, Mr. White has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Score twice, won once, and is a world-renowned music master, and I personally have full respect for him." It's just that I think the soundtrack he made for "Cold World" in '94 also deserves an Oscar for Best Score, even if it's just a nomination, but, it's a pity, isn't it?"

John Days was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but say with a look of amazement: "Oh my God, you really know him!"

Li Qian can understand from this sentence, obviously, it is estimated that before he came, he didn't think that Li Qian really knew much about Jane White, after all, they are people from two worlds, and Li Qian is too young, until now, his footsteps are staying in China, his experience, his insight, is not enough for him to know too much about the musicians in Hollywood.

However, what he doesn't know is that since Li Qian came to this time and space, how curious he has been in the face of this world that is very different, even so different that he has a feeling of "knowing nothing", so in recent years, he has watched more than 200 movies of all kinds almost every year, from European and American Hollywood, all the way to India and Afghanistan, and even Brazil and Argentina movies, he has watched a lot, as for the albums he listened to, it is even more complicated and difficult to describe.

So, Jane White wasn't a stranger to him, he was a musician he admired on this plane.

So, maybe in John Days's view, it would be good for Li Qian to know that Jane White was a big name who won the Oscar for Best Score, but what Li Qian said when he opened his mouth, such as his praise for the soundtrack of the movie "Cold World", was a Hollywood leader like John Days, and he needed to think carefully to be sure that the soundtrack of that movie was indeed the work of Jane White - which obviously surprised John Days.

Although Li Qian is thousands of miles away, it is clear that he is not a person who knows nothing about Hollywood.

And then, one of the obvious changes was that John Days immediately became much more cautious when he spoke.

"I'm glad you appreciated Jane's work so much, and yes, it's because of our appreciation of his scoring style that we decided to let him do the soundtrack work for this film...... We had a great time working together and Jane is an amazing musician. But, you know, he's a stubborn guy, and coincidentally, this time, he and Jamie have different understandings of the film's soundtrack ideas, and then, again, it's a coincidence that we heard that piece from you and Miss Liao!"

And James said to me, 'Great! This is the music I need! This is this man...... You know, he's a more stubborn guy than Jane, and that's why I'm here. Dear Lee, on behalf of the "Titanic" crew, I sincerely invite you to take over the work of soundtrack for our film, as long as you agree, we can immediately terminate the contract with Jane, really, even if we pay liquidated damages, we will not hesitate, you know, your music is amazing! Please believe that the cooperation between us will become a perfect example of cultural cooperation between the East and the West! Think about it, a touching love story that happened in the West, but was soundtracked by an Oriental music master...... Oh Lee, believe me, your music will not only be spread in the land of the East, you will go to the whole world in one fell swoop, and we, we will open the door and applaud you to welcome ......"

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After sending off John Days and Michael Johnson, who had turned around three times, Qi Jie immediately pulled Li Qian and dragged him out of the elevator room, and asked in a low voice: "Are you really not going to pick it up?

Li Qian rubbed his brows, "What I said is very clear, it's not that you don't know, it's not that I don't want to take it, it's really just that the time can't be opened!

Qi Jie thought about it when she heard this, sighed helplessly, and said, "Yes." ”

But after a pause, she still couldn't help but say: "But it's really a pity! If you take this film, maybe you can really take advantage of the situation to enter Europe and the United States at once!"

Li Qian smiled and said: "Okay, my President Qi, East Asia and Southeast Asia, what kind of market is this? We haven't even chewed this piece of meat yet, so don't go so far with your thinking!"

After a pause, he added: "For other people, it is very attractive to go to Hollywood to get a big deal or even make a name for themselves in the United States, and for me, it must be the same." However, in my opinion, instead of going out to pick up the soundtrack of an American blockbuster, it is better to quickly understand what is in hand, make the album that should be made, cut the film that should be cut and start broadcasting, and then start to make the next one, and strive to build a fence before Hollywood blockbusters start to come over on a large scale to conquer the city, so that we can take care of this market first, it is more important!"

"Oh!" Qi Jie nodded a little ignorantly, and when Li Qian walked away, she suddenly reacted, and couldn't help but hurry up at that time, "Ah?

Li Qian shrugged, "How fresh! If I just shoot this film, will I put so much effort into it?"

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Artistic creation is very different from anything else.

Non-creative work, what is needed is to do it step by step, can have a detailed plan, only need everyone to do the work well little by little, but creative work, to a large extent, can not be planned.

Because it needs inspiration.

Inspiration comes, for a musician, it may only take half an hour, or even ten minutes to write a song, but when there is no inspiration, he may not be able to come up with a work that satisfies him for many years.

Film soundtracks, of course, are also in the realm of artistic creation.

In fact, the current Minghu culture has been undertaking film and television soundtrack work in the past year or two, especially after Sony's big turmoil last year and Minghu Culture poached several music masters at once, it is even more handy in this area.

In particular, Minghu Culture has such a perverted guy as Li Qian.

The soundtrack of a TV series or a movie, in fact, is to set up a number of situations according to the plot and the background of the story, and then compose different tunes respectively, and add a little profit or loss to them, in terms of arrangement, instruments, duration, etc., and make some adjustments, you can put them on a number of different plots. And the easiest thing for Minghu Culture to take over these jobs is that as long as you get the synopsis of the story, Li Qian can immediately give a theme music that is more suitable for the plot and story background, and even quickly give the theme song, ending song and main interlude!

In fact, in this way, it is equivalent to saying that because of Li Qian's existence, the most important and difficult step in the music art industry, that is, the problem of inspiration, is almost non-existent for Minghu culture.

So in fact, maybe for other musicians, to take over the soundtrack of a big-budget movie like "Titanic" is something that takes a lot of energy to do, and even needs to have a particularly good inspiration to do well, but for Li Qian, it is not a difficult task, and even for him, it can be easily completed without spending too much energy.

Because, he can copy it directly!

So in fact, it is not difficult to make the soundtrack of this movie, and the main reason why he finally declined John Dyce's invitation is not here.

In fact, if you think about it, you know that if you invest in such a big film, before the film ends its large-scale release, the filmmaker will definitely not allow a copy to be sent to the East and to a music company in China!

Therefore, if you want to make a soundtrack, Li Qian can only go to the United States.

And once he goes to the United States, even if Li Qian's work can be completed quickly, the whole work will not be completely over because he wrote the music himself, and the specific production of the audio track of the whole movie will follow the edited version of the movie again and again, that is to say, once this job is taken over, maybe he will finish the work in ten days, but in the next few months, it is very likely that he will have to go to Hollywood every three or five days!

And this is obviously not very willing to accept Li Qian, who is already full of countless jobs at the moment. So the last time Michael Johnson came over, he had already expressed this attitude: the right to use the song can be given, but I don't have time to take the soundtrack of the whole movie.

However, he didn't know that now that Jane White had resigned, Li Qian, who had already become the first choice in the eyes of James Cameron, had already become a task that John Days had to win on this trip!

So, the next day, John Days and Michael Johnson came to Minghu Culture again.

And this time, as soon as he sat down, John Days was very excited to get straight to the point, "Hi Lee, I have good news for you, a piece of news that will definitely make your heart flutter!"

Li Qian smiled, noncommittal, and after a while, he smiled: "Could it be that Mr. Cameron is short of funds again?" Believe me, John, although I don't have much money, I am a fan of Mr. Cameron, and if his film needs shooting funds, I am still willing to consider investing." ”

Want to invest in Cameron's films?

Don't look at the twentieth century Fox's internal headache about Cameron's big money, but it is not so simple to get into his game, even the seven Hollywood big cities want to enter the game, it is all painstaking, let alone a little guy in the Oriental world? - this is absolutely impossible!

What's more, "Titanic" has only the late stage left, and the money is still enough.

It's just that Hollywood will never refuse any funding, so John Days immediately laughed when he heard this: "Oh my God, I almost forgot that you are a great actor and investor, oh yes, you are still a director, oh my God, Lee, you are really an all-rounder, a genius! If you want to invest in Hollywood movies, trust me, I can find you the most profitable movies in the whole of Hollywood, and I will definitely not waste your investment! But...... The news I'm bringing today is not this. ”

After a pause, seeing that Li Qian didn't mean to answer, he stopped selling Guan Zi and said directly: "Rolling Stone Records is an international record company, and they have always admired you and Miss Liao's talents...... yes, yes, that's right, Michael has been complimenting you, complimenting you, complimenting you non-stop...... So, after contacting the Rolling Stone headquarters, we formed a preliminary idea, Rolling Stone Records will be responsible for the rest of the East Asia and Southeast Asia regions, and your company will be responsible for East Asia and Southeast Asia, and we will join forces, and you will be responsible for creating a global album for Miss Liao, and the title song of this album is "My-heart-will-go-on"! We are responsible for the expenses you and Miss Liao incurred during the recording of this album, including renting the recording studio, including the participation of other musicians, etc.!

Li Qian opened his mouth slightly, looked at him with a little consternation, and then, he cocked Erlang's legs, subconsciously raised his hand, and grabbed his chin.

That's a ...... Nice offer.

Looking at the sincere look on John Days opposite, Li Qian knew that this must be an exchange that the other party came up with to persuade him to take over the soundtrack of "Titanic".

It's just, okay...... Liao Liao has come to this point in China, it should be said that there is actually a lot of room for improvement, but the next step is not so easy to take.

Even, no matter how carefully you do your album and how good your song selection is, you still need time to grind slowly, especially, you need to wait for a suitable opportunity, just like the four beauty bands that became popular with the help of the Spring Festival Gala this year, to achieve the step of the current four beauty bands, Liao Liao also needs such an opportunity.

Moreover, this opportunity is even a decisive factor.

The so-called current situation creates heroes, and this opportunity is actually the so-called current situation.

However, the time that can create heroes is not so easy to come, and even, maybe it has arrived, but as an insider, it may have slipped away before you understand that it is the best opportunity!

In short, not easy.

But go out and make an album? Go to the United States and make an album that will be sold all over the world?

That's a good idea.

Because it is obvious that although he is Chinese, he naturally has a certain cultural gap with the Western world, but Liao Liao does not lack a voice, and he does not lack good works.

Therefore, if you want Liao Liao to become popular in a wider range of markets, what is missing is actually just a channel!

And now, because of the soundtrack, the producers of "Titanic" are willing to work behind it, and Rolling Stone Records is also willing to cooperate - obviously, Rolling Stone Records is the largest record company in the world, and they have a strong ability to sell records to any corner of the world!

What is the current situation...... Isn't this the current situation? )