Ai Xiaoqi and Zhang Yao found an apartment in Los Angeles to live in, and after joining Universal, all that remained was to prepare for a new album, and according to the contract, Universal also gave him autonomy in the production of the album, which was his own responsibility, and Universal was only responsible for review.

"Beatit is a good song, but we need more songs like this."

Ai Xiaoqi came up with an idea with Zhang Yao and said: "Because it is true that most people in Europe and the United States still don't know you, what we have to do is to make people feel bright, that is, a blockbuster." ”

"That's not a problem, I'm not going to just make a splash in terms of songs."

Since Jackson's song was copied, then how can it be just like this, in the original time and space, Jackson was charming but dance, Zhang Yao said: "I have studied dance for so long, but I only tried it in Zhang Yao's album that you don't know, it's time to show my skills." ”

"There are a lot of ambitions, but at this time, I can only wait for your good news."

As an assistant and agent, Ai Xiaoqi's choice can't help much, and the rest can only depend on Zhang Yao herself, she is also very confident in this, Zhang Yao has never disappointed.

For the first English album, Zhang Yao also had a plan, that is, to completely copy the album of "bateit", which is named after the song of the same name, called Thriller, which translates into Chinese as Thriller.

This album is the world's best-selling album in the original time and space, and the cumulative sales of Zhang Yao have exceeded 100 million when he traveled over, which no one can match.

There are two versions of the album, and the original version has a total of nine songs. The later extended version has twenty-one songs. Now there is no need for so much. Zhang Yao chose the original version.

Write all the songs and take them to Universal Records, and soon got Danny. Smith's response, the folks at Universal Music are so sure of these songs that it's time to start production.

"Danny, I hope the music video is also made according to my own ideas."

Zhang Yao further put forward his request, Danny was stunned for a moment, and said, "Are you sure, I didn't know that you also directed the MV." ”

"No, no, no. You're misunderstood, I'm not trying to guide myself. ”

Zhang Yao explained: "The director and actors still need to be selected by the company, I just want the director to shoot according to my ideas, how to shoot I have written out, you can see." ”

Danny took it and couldn't help but say, "It's special, whether it's Thriller or the previous beatit, but it looks like it's interesting." ”

Thriller's music video shows Jackson and his girlfriend going to see a horror movie, and then leaving the scene halfway, and on the way back, various zombies crawl out of the grave. Then dance together.

"Danny, these songs and dances are all dance music genres. You should be able to see that, right? ”

Zhang Yao continued: "So, I hope that the actors who appear in the MV also need to have dancing skills, as for the rest, you can do it, who asked you to be my producer." ”

"It's easy to find an actor who can dance, but I think it's more important to find a dance teacher, right?"

"Like you said, it's all dance music, and you want to include a lot of dance in the music video, and if you don't do it, the quality of the album will be greatly compromised," Danny said. ”

"You don't have to worry about that, in fact, I have been learning dance since I was a child, and I have been studying choreography from a teacher for a year."

Zhang Yao smiled and said, "You just need to arrange the people, and I will take care of the rest." ”

"If that's the case, then I don't know what to say about you."

Danny expressed his amazement, and then said: "Before it is decided, I will still send a professional to supervise, if he thinks there is no problem, the dance can be completely handed over to you to choreograph, what do you think?" ”

Universal Music isn't Daybreak Studios after all, Danny. Smith is not Zheng Xiaoyi, what Zhang Yao needs now is prestige, and if he doesn't prove that everything he says is false, he won't have privileges.

"Of course that's fine, let me know when you're ready."

Zhang Yao nodded, and Danny said, "Then let's go record the song first, and when the recording is finished, it's almost ready." ”

In the original time and space, Jackson's "Thriller" album also had a profound impact on the MV, and it can be said that he carried the MV forward.

In the era of vinyl records and cassette tapes, there was no such thing as MVs, and with the development of records, music videos came out, and the first MVs were just singers singing to the camera, which was very boring.

Jackson was the first to integrate dance into the MV, and added story elements, more like a micro-movie, at that time it shocked the world, of course, it is no longer possible to change in this time and space, and it is no longer the early eighties when the MV was only released.

At that time, Jackson's genetic disease had not yet attacked, and the outfit in the MV was also a baseball jacket, not yet the iconic black suit and black top hat.

Jackson's dress was very avant-garde in those days, but in the eyes of today's young people, it is actually very weird, even the black suit feels a little outdated, perhaps because he only looks good when he wears it.

Zhang Yao also plans to copy this look, but he changed the suit to the one with a bit of casual style, and the hood feels fashionable and unconventional when worn, which is a little different in line with this era.

When filming the MV, Zhang Yao showed a space step, and in the original time and space, Jackson first showed the world's best dance steps in the album "Thriller".

"It's so cool." Whether it is black or white, all the crew members are extremely amazed after watching it, and this is just a backward sliding step in the space step, and the side slide and in-place skating have not yet been shown.

After that, no one doubted Zhang Yao's dancing ability, and even the director of the MV was impressed, and the entire crew began to circle around him, and whatever he said was what he said.

"Hi. Zhang, I'm coming. ”

When Zhang Yao was teaching other actors to dance, Christine's voice came from behind, and after glancing at the people who were practicing hard, he continued: "It seems to be very busy, am I here to find it?" ”

"Christine, I haven't seen you for a long time, why did you have time to run over today, I remember you were making a movie."

Zhang Yao was quite surprised to see Christine, and Christine said: "I specially squeezed out time to rush over from the Hollywood set, don't you know that I am the heroine of your MV?" ”

"Uh, this was arranged by your uncle, and I really didn't know it was you."

Zhang Yao smiled: "Since it's you, it's better, in short, thank you in advance, I actually invited a big star like you to play the MV, and your uncle also spent a lot of money for my album." ”

Christine smiled and said, "Zhang, I'm here to play in friendship, my uncle didn't pay me, how can I say that we are also friends, of course I want to support you." ”

"Then I should say thank you, with you joining, it will definitely attract more attention."

Although Christine is familiar, she is very affectionate, Zhang Yao is also sincerely grateful, Christine smiled and said: "Needless to say, you can invite me to dinner in the future." ”

The MV Zhang Yao also completely copied the original time and space, but after he wrote it and then filmed, it was still very different from the original version, because compared to the progress of production technology, the effect is better.

It took nearly two months for the album to finally be produced, and Universal Music has already started to promote it vigorously, but the gimmick of the world-famous pianist turning pop has been the focus all the time.

Universal Music did this to attract attention, after all, it is good to attract attention and sales, and it is understandable that before the official release of the album, a small press conference was also held.

Perhaps most Americans are not familiar with the name Zhang Yao, but the American media is very interested in this gimmick, and they are not unfamiliar with Zhang Yao's name.

"Zhang, you have made remarkable achievements in piano creation, and the Symphony of Destiny has also been recognized worldwide, why did you suddenly think of entering the pop music scene?"

This is a reporter from the well-known American newspaper "Entertainment Today", Zhang Yao said: "Actually, I didn't suddenly enter the entertainment industry, in fact, in the Celestial Empire, I was first a pop singer, and then a piano composer. ”

"A lot of musicians regret when they learn that you're out on a pop album, they think you're wasting your talent in music, what do you think?"

"This is thanks to everyone's love, in fact, I think if you want to talk about talent, it is higher in pop music."

As soon as Zhang Yao said this, the reporter immediately said: "In terms of symphony, you have proven yourself, if you fail in pop music, will you feel regretful?" I mean, if this attempt fails, will you keep trying or will you go back to the symphony? ”

"I'm confident I won't fail."

Zhang Yao looked confident, and did not say what would happen after the failure, and another reporter said: "Zhang, we learned that you were banned in the Celestial Empire, did you come to the United States for such a reason?" ”

"That's true, but it's more than that."

Zhang Yao did not hide it, saying: "Even if I am not blocked, I will come to the United States sooner or later, because I hope to be able to get better development, and the United States is such a platform, just like actors from all over the world want to come to Hollywood." ”

In a foreign country, it is still necessary to say some diplomatic rhetoric, and there is no harm in praising it at the right time, and this is also a fact, because English is the world language, and the market for English songs is much more than that of the Chinese market.

The media in the United States is also gossipy, and they are also curious about why Zhang Yao was banned in China, and some reporters have been asking, but Zhang Yao did not say it explicitly, but only emphasized that he had not done anything to hurt anyone.

After the interview, it is indispensable to perform, although there are almost no fans, but it is also good for publicity to open the eyes of these reporters. (To be continued......)