Chapter 38: The Picture of the Year

Soon after the song was released, after the Billboard chart was changed, "Dilemma" went straight to the third place.

This result cheered everyone up, both Nelly's company and Kelly, who were happy with the result, as the song had only been released for three days last week.

If nothing else happens in the new week, we will definitely win the first spot on the Billboard list!

So that day, Kelly brought her sister Beyoncé to Nelly's mansion.

As soon as they opened the door, they heard music coming from the living room, which was the song they had collaborated on.

"Hey! Nelly, this is my friend, Beyoncé! Kelly introduced Beyoncé, who is also a member of the Destiny True Woman, to Nelly.

"Hello! Belle! Nelly looked Beyoncé up and down, she was wearing a tight white suspender belt over her jacket, her long hair was loose in front of her collarbone, and her thick lips looked sexy.

"Hello." Beyoncé raised her hand to say hello, and the next moment she suddenly saw a black man with her trademark neat short hair walking out behind Nelly, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Smith? ”

"Hello." It was Will Smith, who leaned against the doorframe with a gentle smile and waved his hand.

He had just finished filming "Ali Punch" recently and was on vacation, so he came straight over after receiving Nelly's party invitation.

"I'm surprised, I didn't expect you to come too......" Beyoncé and Kelly followed the two into the living room.

"I was also a hip-hop singer before I acted, and I won a Grammy!" Will Smith shrugged.

"yes, I like your songs." As soon as Kelly finished speaking, she saw the music video for the song playing on the 100-inch TV on the wall.

"Don't you dislike this MV?" Kelly turned her head to look at Nelly, her expression was a little strange, and after the on-site shooting, Nelly said more than once that she would never use Donde to shoot MVs again, even if it was good.

And he also said many times that he didn't like what Tang De photographed at all.

Why is it so fragrant all of a sudden?

Nelly coughed twice to hide her embarrassment: "This MV is not entirely his credit, director...... Director......

Kelly added: "Jose, the director's name is Jose. ”

"Oh, Jose is the director, Don De is just a photographer, as long as I don't need him to be a photographer next time."

Kelly smiled and said, "Do you really think Jose is the director?" ”

Beyoncé and Will Smith listened to the two of them playing dumb riddles with a puzzled face: "Wait a minute, what director and photographer?" Why didn't I understand? ”

Kelly pulled her to sit on the sofa and told everyone about Donde's performance during her shooting.

"Sounds like a tyrant." Beyoncé frowned.

"Cameron?" Will Smith remembered the well-known Hollywood tyrant director, who didn't treat the actors as human beings in order to shoot the movie, and asked the photographer to do another one when the actor questioned him, "We are not brutes".

But whether it should be said or not, the final effect and box office are always admirable.

"That's right, a tyrant like Cameron." Kylie shrugged.

"That's not a title that ordinary people can get, and I'm a little curious about what you said." Will Smith confronted the name for the first time.

"You can look at his MV, I think the creativity is great!"

"He gave us a big surprise." Nelly shrugged her shoulders in agreement.

So a few people rewatched the new song MV in the living room.

After reading it, Will Smith nodded: "I like his camera movement, the long shot from behind the street window is very good, very thoughtful." I've only seen similar ...... in movies In fact, many cinematographers and directors can't even think of such a shot. ”

"yes, that's right. I'll admit that, he's very good at thinking, do you know how many times you shot this shot? Will Smith was surprised, and Nelly couldn't help but show off.

"How many times, I think it's definitely not less than seven times, it's really hard." Will Smith guessed.

"I think ten times." Beyoncé voiced her guess.

But Kelly and Nelly laughed in unison: "No, it was only shot three times, the first time he found the position, the second time he determined the trajectory, and the third time it was successful." ”

"What? Hell, so powerful? Will Smith was surprised, even a professional Hollywood photographer would not dare to say that this kind of long shot could be passed twice.

"Wow." Beyoncé also opened her mouth to let out a surprised sound, and then she continued: "If you say that, then when I release a new song, I really want him to shoot the music video for me." ”

"Maybe I should release a new album too?" Will Smith joked.

Nelly waved her lips: "I advise you to think carefully, this guy scolds people more than my mother's mouth." ”

"Hahaha." Several people laughed in unison, and then the doorbell rang, and their party friends arrived at the villa.

On the other hand, the American Billboard magazine also released a new issue of inventory, called "The First Half of the Year".

It aims to take stock of the classic MV scenes of various popular songs or niche songs.

And the songs it has counted this time include "Makeover" and "Dilemma".

Mike, the agent of CAA, was in his office looking at the magazine with him, but instead of looking at the rankings, he directly aimed at the headlines to find Donde's work.

He felt that Tang De's work must be on the list, but he didn't know why, and he couldn't find it after reading two pages.

Puzzled, Mike could only turn the last page, and then his eyes widened in surprise.

Because he found Donde's MV in the top three of the year!

"The third place in the picture of the year, the picture of the singer killing himself in "Makeover"!

"This song is not amazing to be honest, and the charts have not rushed to the top 20. But if I had to say what was my favorite MV this year, it would have to be it!

"Whether it is a large area of melancholy blue, or a pink cross, and the innovation of killing oneself, it reflects the director's aesthetic that is far beyond ordinary people.

"More importantly, I heard that the album cover and music video were made by the same person, which made me think that the director might have been an artist turned career, otherwise he wouldn't have such a subtle control of color.

"If you haven't seen this MV, I suggest you definitely watch it, you will find that the original MV is not only black and white or vulgar daily colors, but also fantasy and magnificence."

After reading this comment, Mike nodded and said to himself: "It seems that I should apply to the company to give him more resources." ”

He set his sights on second place of the year.

But this time it's not Dondeok, it's the MV of other singers.

After a brief look, Mike turned the page and looked directly at the first place.

"Whoa!"

Thorn, who had basically recovered from his leg injury at the hospital, was also in the bar, drinking and flipping through Billboard magazine's semi-annual inventory.

"The third of the year of bullshit, it won't be spending money." For some reason, Thorn subconsciously despised the third place.

He felt that this kind of color was just a trick, and it didn't show the characteristics of the MV at all.

"If I go to shoot Nelly's new song, maybe I can get third, this list is getting better and better year by year, do the judges really understand the MV?"

With a smirk, Thorn took a sip of his wine and continued to flip through it.

The second of the year quickly skipped by, and Thorn's eyes were focused on the first of the year.

"Poof!" As a result, the wine that had just been swallowed was squirted out by him.

"Hell! How could it be him! ”

Thorn's eyes widened with rage.

Because the first of the year presented in front of him at this time was "Dilemma", that is, the MV that Tang De was responsible for shooting.

"First of the year! I got a burning car for Dilemma! That image was so impactful that it stuck in my head.

"Whether it's the cinematic camera movements and the color tones, it's all worth the money! Readers often say that he bought a movie for the money of a disc!

"It's just magical! Especially in the annual picture, the fire is burning, which not only has a visual impact, but also expresses a true portrayal of the fire in the hearts of the two people.

"I love this image, and so do the editors of the magazine, so we agreed that the undisputed MV of the year in the first half of the year was the best!"

"Bang!" Thorn slammed it on the table with a deafening sound that startled the others.

"How is that possible?"

"Tang De why!"

His eyes were bloodshot from poor sleep, and he even looked a little scary, so scared that the bartender called the police directly.

"This MV was supposed to be mine! Damn it! Blame the damn niggers! ”

The black people next to them, who had been drinking silently without quarrel with the world, immediately glanced at each other when they heard this.

Suddenly, several large black men with poor faces came to Thorn's side.

"What are you talking about!"

"Fuck off!" Thorn waved his hand, not looking at the situation behind him at all, just venting his anger to himself.

"It's all Tang De, it's all Jose, it's all about those! Damn, I was supposed to shoot the MV! ”

At this point, Thorn was just about to pick up the wine glass, when the next moment someone interjected: "I don't know what you should shoot, but I think you should be beaten!" Shit! ”

"Smack!"

Thorn was then slapped to the ground, and then several black men surrounded him and beat him up!

By the time the police arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control, Thorn was unconscious.

"Call an ambulance!" Without hesitation, the police directly sent him a gift package of several thousand dollars for an ambulance.

I don't know if Thorn will regret his recklessness when he wakes up.