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The first meeting with Oprah, Lin Zhimo had a good impression of her. The obese-looking black woman shows what has been a success for two decades as the host of the nation's most popular talk show.

She has a gentle personality, is kind and speaks very elegantly, but at the same time does not make you feel old-fashioned.

This is the impression that Lin Zhimo got after communicating with Oprah for the first time.

Like Lin Zhimo, Oprah is also full of curiosity about this Oriental named "Jem". As the host of the show, she naturally knows who is the main and second of the two people on the show this time, whether it is from the perspective of topicality or the degree of attention, Shakira is the main interview subject of this episode of the show, but after some contact, Oprah thinks that it would be better if the focus of this interview was on Lin Zhimo.

However, when Oprah told the producer of the show his idea, the other party shook his head: "Oprah, I have always admired your vision, but this is not only about which of the two people is more suitable for the show, or who will perform better in front of the camera, we need to consider it holistically." ”

The so-called overall consideration of Oprah understands, naturally it depends on the strength of the company behind Lin Zhimo and Shakira, not to mention how much Sony Music has done behind the scenes for Shakira to appear on the show this time, just say that Lin Zhimo is a Chinese, so it is impossible for this episode of the show to regard him as the main interview subject.

"That's a shame."

Oprah also felt that her idea was a little taken for granted. However, remembering the surprised impression that Lin Zhimo gave himself when he came into contact just now, Oprah still felt a pity.

She thought for a while and then said, "I just listened to their album, and although I don't know much about music, I think this record will definitely surprise the American people." That way, remember to remind me to invite Jem again when the album gets a buzz. ”

The producer was really taken aback when he heard Oprah say this, and he blurted out, "Oprah, you're not kidding, he's a complete newcomer now, and he's still a ...... Uh, ahem. I'm sorry. Oprah, I didn't mean that. ”

The producer almost said something discriminatory in a moment.

Although the producer's words were not exhaustive, Oprah also understood what he meant, and she had been exposed to this kind of colored prejudice too much since she was a child. After all, this is a hidden phenomenon in society. Even Li Lianjie and Cheng Long, who have now gained a firm foothold in Hollywood, are not very looked down upon by the mainstream media in the United States. What's more, Lin Zhimo, a fledgling boy.

There is only one Bruce Lee in this world.

"I know what you mean, but I have a gut feeling that this Oriental kid is not ordinary. He's definitely going to make a big splash in the future. Oprah said lightly: "Don't you know all the other deeds about him?" ”

Oprah is talking about Lin Zhimo's achievements in acting, directing and starting a company.

The producer was still a little incredulous, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Well, if he still has two more acting moments, then the director is not worth mentioning, and that movie seems to be a multimillion-dollar box office?" ”

Oprah shook her head slightly when she saw the producer's nonchalant look, she knew that the other party's deep-rooted discriminatory thinking could not be turned around all at once, so she changed the topic and said, "Okay, how is the preparation of the show?" ”

"It's all right, can you enter the arena now?"

"Yes, you can."

The Oprah show was not very large, and there were about 100 or so spectators at the scene, and the audience surrounded a semi-circular high platform and sat under the stage in a fan-shape, and a double leather sofa and a wooden chair were already placed on the stage at this time.

"Hello everyone, I'm Oprah, I think everyone may still have an impression of this year's World Cup, and someone will definitely sing the 'flag flying' in the World Cup, right?" Oprah asked the audience with a smile when she came on stage.

"Yes!"

The audience responded loudly and cooperatively.

"Well, let's welcome the two singers of the song 'Flag Flying', Shakira! JemLin！ ”

Hearing the applause at the scene, Lin Zhimo and Shakira glanced at each other, and both walked up from the backstage.

After taking a seat, Oprah smiled and asked, "Shakira, I heard that you and Jem knew each other before I actually collaborated on this song, right?" ”

Shakira glanced at Lin Zhimo and replied with a smile: "Yes, not only do we know each other, but we have also collaborated on a song before that." ”

"Oh? Yes, can you tell us? Oprah's surprise was not faked, she really didn't expect that the two had collaborated on a song before this, "What kind of song is that?" Is it also of this type? ”

"Yes, that song is also a song about sports, and it has been used by China as a song for the Olympic bid."

"Wow! Are you sure? Can any of the two of you give us a live show? Oprah suddenly suggested.

"I can't, it's better for this song to be sung by a man." Shakira quickly shook her hand and said, "This song is actually biased towards the tenor voice. ”

Oprah looked at Lin Zhimo: "Jem, can you give us a show?" ”

Lin Zhimo naturally didn't shirk, but he still said before singing: "This song is like Shakira said, it is more imposing to be sung by a tenor, so I'll sing it with my own vocal range first." ”

After standing up, Lin Zhimo thought about it and did not sing the Chinese version, but sang the English and Italian versions of the song written by Shakira.

When Lin Zhimo sang in Italy, Shakira's eyes lit up, she originally thought that Lin Zhimo would sing the Chinese version of the song, but she didn't expect it to be the version she wrote the lyrics, thinking of this, her face couldn't help but appear a happy smile.

And the audience and Oprah heard Lin Zhimo's singing. They were immediately shocked by the beautiful melody and high momentum of this song, they didn't expect this song to be so good, so much so that Oprah originally planned to let Lin Zhimo sing two sentences and end it, but they waited until Lin Zhimo sang the song in its entirety.

It wasn't until Lin Zhimo finished singing the song that Oprah came back to her senses and asked the audience: "How is it, what do you think, is it good?" ”

"Sounds good!"

The audience's eyes when they looked at Lin Zhimo changed at this time, they just thought that Lin Zhimo was just a newcomer promoted by a certain music company. But now it seems that this newcomer still has two brushes.

Oprah saw the audience's expressions and asked again, "Jem." Did you also write the lyrics and music for this song? ”

"No, I wrote the tune for this song, but the lyrics were written by Shakira." Lin Zhimo said with a smile.

"Oh, if I'm not mistaken. The first few sentences are not Chinese, right? Oprah asked.

"Yes. Those lines are in Italian. Lin Zhimo looked at Shakira. Shakira's talent for languages is very powerful. ”

Oprah naturally knew about this, so she said to the audience: "Guess how many languages Shakira speaks?" Viewers who guess right will get the album in my hand that hasn't been released yet. ”

"Two!"

"Three!"

"Five!"

The audience suddenly became enthusiastic and gave their answers. Some directly name the twelve.

Oprah waited for a while before smiling and asking Shakira, "Tell everyone yourself, you know how many languages you have." ”

Shakira stretched out five fingers of one hand, and raised an index finger in the other hand and said, "I know six languages!" ”

"Wow!"

Although there were several kinds of words when I guessed just now, when Shakira really said that she could actually speak six languages, the audience couldn't help but exclaim. It's not that there are people who can speak six languages in society, but there are definitely very few of them, let alone stars in the entertainment industry who are known for their low academic qualifications.

Shakira saw Lin Zhimo, who was also smiling on the side, and suddenly said: "Jem is actually a language genius, and he knows a lot of languages. ”

Oprah asked the audience again, "Do you want to keep guessing?" ”

So after answering again, Lin Zhimo said with a smile: "Like Shakira, I also know six languages. ”

When Lin Zhimo said this, the studio suddenly boiled.

"Oh my God, I can't imagine that there are celebrities who can speak so many languages?"

"yes, yes, it's hard to believe."

"There are actually two celebrities who can speak six languages at once!"

Oprah waited until the audience had calmed down a bit before asking, "What level do you know all six languages?" ”

"Like Shakira, I can speak French, English, Italian and Spanish, but she also speaks Portuguese, Arabic, German and Chinese," Lin said. ”

"It's also remarkable." Oprah smiled and exclaimed.

Oprah then turned the subject back to the record: "I've listened to this album backstage, really, I think every song in it is great, and this album is completely written and sung by the two of you independently. ”

Oprah said that the audience was amazed again, the fact that the two of them knew six languages had surprised them before, but when Oprah said that the songs in this album were all covered by the two of them, they still couldn't help but praise again.

After all, in European and American countries, composers and singers are usually not the same person, composers are basically behind-the-scenes personnel, and singers are only in charge of the singing part. Of course, this is also related to the strict copyright system in foreign countries, where everyone's interests can be effectively protected by the law, without worrying about their songs being used in vain.

This allows both composers and singers to earn money, so the division of labor is becoming clearer.

In China, this is not the case, due to the lack of copyright awareness, if songwriters only serve as behind-the-scenes personnel, some may not even get their own money for many years, and these money are either not given at all, or the user gives the money to the singer and ignores the songwriter.

As a result, more and more people in China are developing towards all-round artists.

"Jem, maybe it's a bit presumptuous for me to ask, but do you think it's a little difficult for you to write these English songs as a Chinese?" Oprah asked a more pointed question after a moment.

"It's not easy to write any song." Lin Zhimo's words made the audience laugh, and then he said: "The difference between creating English songs and Chinese songs is not only the difference in language, but also the difference in the way of thinking. The problem of language is relatively simple, but this way of thinking is not easy to change, after all, I have been growing up in China before, and both the perspective of thinking about problems and the perspective of things are biased towards Chinese, but when I write songs, I have to keep reminding myself that I want to become English mode, and I want to become English mode......"

Oprah nodded knowingly, she also knew how uncomfortable this collision of thoughts would be for another person: "But you still got over it, didn't you, and you did a good job!" ”

"Thank you! I'm a lot relieved to have your words. Lin Zhimo said sincerely.

The talk show was recorded for more than an hour before it ended, and after the recording was completed, Oprah said to Lin Zhimo and the two: "Believe me, your album will definitely achieve good results." ”

Lin Zhimo and Shakira thanked themselves.

Returning from Chicago, the duo's album also officially went on sale. (To be continued......)