Chapter 123: Propaganda Song
Although for Hollywood, for Americans, Luc Besson can only be regarded as a rookie director, there is no doubt that he already has the level of a quasi-master, even as a Frenchman, it is inevitable that some overly romantic ideas, but Matilda's feelings for Leon are excellent.
In particular, after he realizes that complete love does not bring more money to the film and himself in North America, the businessman's side overwhelms the director's side, and the hazy love and life-and-death friendship between Matilda and Leon are almost impeccable.
Ryan was completely relieved after watching a few scenes of Natalie and Jean Reno's rivalry, and the most sensitive parts of the movie were modified a lot by him and Luc Besson, even if it will still cause conservative attacks after release, it will not be criticized by all the mainstream media like in the previous life.
After a few weeks of filming, Natalie, Jean Reno, and Gary Oldman are getting better and better, which obviously drives the crew's enthusiasm for work, improves the camera through, and gradually exceeds Luc Besson's plan, and it is likely that the camera will be sealed in advance.
Of course, there are also a lot of troubles, such as the need to close the street to shoot the camera, you have to face the chatter and constant urging of the New York City government personnel, after all, this is an international metropolis with people coming and going, for example, when you want to borrow the Brooklyn police station to shoot the only few short shots, for some inexplicable reason, you were bombed out, and you had to temporarily contact another police station.
And the biggest trouble for the crew is the reporters and paparazzi who often haunt them, different from the previous life, because of Ryan, this crew has been the focus of a lot of media attention from the time it was turned on, and there are even reporters who use a telephoto lens to shoot Natalie's photos from a long distance, fortunately, it is a little blurry, so as not to bring too much trouble to the girl for the time being.
"Boom~"
The fire at the door of the apartment building was surging, the explosion sounded, and the firefighters were already ready to go, and after seeing the gesture made by the field record, they rushed to the building hole in an orderly manner, and before the fire extinguisher in their hands was activated, the fireball that exploded had been automatically extinguished.
Now it is the scene at the end of the movie, where Leon fights dozens of SWAT officers alone, and the momentum is amazing from the camera, but it is actually just a few small fireballs, but there is a lot of smoke produced.
"Oh~ It's so hot!"
Ryan took off his SWAT mask and fanned his hands in the wind, and here he made a cameo role, to be exact, as a humanoid prop, after all, just a SWAT officer standing with a gun in a mask.
"Ice cream, cream or fruit?" Natalie walked over with two ice creams.
"Fruit!" Ryan saw the ice cream handed over, not only was he familiar with Natalie, but now Natalie was not familiar with him, "Thank you, I like the strawberry flavor the most." β
"Really?" Natalie smiled happily, her little tongue deftly licking the cream off the ice cream.
The corners of Ryan's mouth twitched, as if he was a little stunned, and at this moment, Jinsili came over, "Ryan, it's almost time, it's time for us to go." β
"That'...... Well, goodbye, Nat. β
Back in the locker room, Ryan quickly changed back into his clothes, circled around with Kingsley, made sure there was no tail behind him, and then walked into a coffee shop.
The two middle-aged men had been waiting in a quiet partition for a long time, and this meeting was arranged temporarily, and Ryan still couldn't believe it when he remembered the news that Kingsley had told him in the morning.
The taller and thinner one was called Matt Trist, and the slightly fatter one was David Drakes, and Ryan didn't know each other, which surprised him a little because they were important members of the 1994 World Cup Organizing Committee in the United States!
The two sides said hello, introduced themselves, and immediately got to the point after asking for coffee drinks.
"Ryan, we watched you sing in the NBA Finals, and it was amazing." Trass said with great interest.
"Thank you!"
The corners of Ryan's mouth twitched, and after that performance, Kinsley received a protest call from the NBA league, although the other party's rhetoric was not too intense, but it was clear that he was on the NBA league's blacklist.
"You...... Love football? Drakes asked tentatively.
"It's okay, I'm a fan, sometimes I look at European leagues." Lying or something, Ryan has never had to play drafts, and he has little interest in football in this era, "It's just a pity that it's hard to see high-level games live in the United States." β
"In two years, we will have a chance, the 15th World Cup!"
"Oh, I know, the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles is being remodeled, and it is said that the finals will be held there?" Ryan asked.
"Yes." The one of the two was obviously Matt Trist, who took over, "That's right, Ryan, the organizing committee would like to invite you to write a song, a song about football and the World Cup. β
"Me?" Ryan laughed, "Theme song?" β
"This ......," Trist said after a moment's hesitation, "No, it's a promotional song." β
Ryan nodded, understood, it should be FIFA that can decide the theme song of the World Cup, and the US organizing committee should be the propaganda song.
He was a football fan in his previous life, so he naturally remembered that the theme song of this World Cup was "Land of Glory", but this song was not widely sung, but it was Maria Kelly's "Hero" released in 93 that became a classic.
It's a bit like "Do You Mind If I Play Football" and "The Cup of Life" in '98.
"Ryan, we've heard your albums, and the songs "Climbing", "My Life", and "I Believe I Can Fly" are all fast-paced and inspirational songs, which are very suitable for sports." "Although the World Cup is a hot topic in the world, there are few people in the United States, especially teenagers, who are focused on football and baseball, and there are too few people who are interested in football......
Listening to the other party's words, Ryan smiled brighter and brighter, after all, he has lived in North America for so long, and naturally knows that this is an out-and-out football desert, maybe when the World Cup is held, there will be no shortage of spectators, but the local audience is probably extremely limited.
These guys found themselves not only because of his talent in music, but also because of the positive inspirational plots in his songs, and because of his huge influence among teenagers across the United States.
Think about it, when someone who is known as a national youth role model, playing English football and singing catchy football songs, it will definitely arouse the sideways attention of teenagers, so that they will pay more attention and bet on the great event of the '94 World Cup.
"Okay, I promised." Ryan has to decide whether to be original or plagiarized based on whether there is enough time, "Time? When did the song come out? β
"It's up to us to negotiate with FIFA, and our work has been questioned a lot." Obviously, their promotion work is not smooth, after all, the football desert is not as simple as words, "The organizing committee also invited Maria Kelly, if you can, we will meet in Los Angeles next month, you can exchange ......"
That beautiful flower butterfly? Ryan pinched his chin, time was a little tight, and it was a good opportunity for Kingsley to negotiate with them, which was a good opportunity to promote herself.
His current influence is more in Britain and the United States, and further afield, that is, the English-speaking region.
Soccer is a sport that is not well known in the United States, but it is truly the number one sport in the world, and the World Cup has an unparalleled influence.
In the previous life, how many singers made themselves popular all over the world with the influence of the World Cup, Ricky Martin, Anastasia, Shakira......
Shakira, in particular, has spread her fame all over the world with the help of football.
As for Ricky Martin, he went from a Latin singer to a world-class superstar in one song!
After discussing some details, the twins reached a verbal agreement, and this kind of mutually beneficial thing, whether it is Ryan, or Trist and Drakes, who represent the organizing committee, are obviously more satisfied.
Sending the two away, Ryan sat quietly at the coffee table, and Kinsley saw that he was lost in thought, and stopped speaking.
Ryan needed a song, a weighty, catchy song, a song that would quickly spread to all corners of the world once it was promoted by the World Cup Organizing Committee and FIFA.
Original? Forget it, as for plagiarism...... In the previous life, even after entering 2010, the most widely circulated football songs were still "We Are the Champions" and "Cup of Life".
"We Are the Champions" Queen has long been launched, naturally not in the choice, "Cup of Life" is very classic, if there is a song in the previous life that most people can roar, it is neither an international anthem, nor "Yesterday Reappears", even "My Heart is Eternal" did not do this.
But the lyrics in "The Cup of Life" have caused countless people to shout, 'GO!go!goal!'" AleοΌaleοΌale~β
Do you want to get this song out? It's a Latin song, and in the United States, Latin is a more discriminated against than blacks......
Ryan was a little hesitant, after all, the name of the national youth role model has gradually become solid, and while it has brought great influence, some things have to consider the consequences when doing it.
Legend has it that the kind of person who acts recklessly and does not follow the rules of the game will only be marginalized, and there will be no exception in any part of the world, even if he is like Gaizi-san in his previous life, he still has to be cautious in some things.
However, this is a rare opportunity, as long as the song is good enough and FIFA is a super-corrupt organization to help promote it, even remote Africa may know the name Ryan Jenkins.
Tapping his knuckles on the table, Ryan searched for memories of "The Cup of Life," a song for which Ricky Martin seemed to have won only a consolation award for Best Latin Performance at the '99 Grammys......
Grammy? Ryan suddenly remembered the opening track of the 99 Grammys, and his heart settled down, because of the music style, this song doesn't have to think about becoming the theme song of the United States World Cup, but as a promotional song, it shouldn't be a big problem.