Manager Charles saw Hacohen staring at the TV in a daze and said with a smile: "This new song is not bad."
Hacohen glanced at Charles in surprise, "Do you know this singer?"
Charles nodded, "Of course, our club has also played his songs in the lobby before, but this is the first time it has been played on TV."
"Really? I haven't paid much attention to it before." Hacohen shook his head. He really didn't notice it before.
"What is this singer's background?"
"He is from our company. It is said that he is YU's younger brother." Charles said in a low voice.
"Brother?" Hakoun blinked, "I saw his photo just now. He looks nothing like YU. Although I'm not good at recognizing Asians, they look very different. YU's eyes are different."
His eyes are two big."
"Says he is YU's wife's brother."
"That's even more unlikeable. I've also seen YU's wife. Her eyes are two and a half times as big as his."
Charles shrugged: "It's normal for brothers and sisters to look different."
That was too big a gap. Hakoun scratched his head and looked at the TV again. The song hadn't finished playing yet, and there were still lyrics scrolling on the screen.
Looking at the lyrics, Hacohen wondered: "If this Jay and YU or Cheng are a family, then doesn't this lyric prove that there is domestic violence in YU or Cheng's family?"
Charles rolled his eyes, "Who told you that lyrics have to be about things in your own family? This song was specially written by Jay after seeing a piece of news about domestic violence in New York some time ago.
"
"Is it?"
"Of course." Charles took out a newspaper from the counter drawer and pointed to a piece of news about domestic violence. "You have a look. I also kept this newspaper."
"This news really exists." Hacohen took a look and asked, "How do you know this so clearly?"
"Our club is also owned by Deep Space Company, so we have an internal Dongdong group. I heard other people talking about it in the group," said Charles.
"Dongdong group?" Hacohen raised his eyebrows, "Is that the chat software from your company?"
"yes."
"Is your company's chat software ready for use?"
"No, it is in internal testing now. Only us internal employees of the company and the management can use it. I have to say that our company's chat software is much easier to use than icq."
"More functions?"
"Either it has more functions, or it just... Anyway, you'll know when you use it later."
Seeing that Ciel couldn't explain the reason, Hakoun curled his lips and asked, "Then when can ordinary people like us use it?"
"It depends on the company's news, but as far as I know, it will be in public beta in a month or two."
"Do you want a public beta? Is it very difficult to get a quota for the public beta?"
Charles laughed and said: "Don't worry, if we really want to have an open beta test, I will get you a place based on your points in our club."
"Okay, then I'll wait."
Hacohen looked at the newspaper on the table again. The content of the report was very simple. It said that there was a middle school principal living in Manhattan, New York. He had been violent to his wife for a long time. In March, his son couldn't bear the torture of his mother.
He fought hard and resisted, but missed and blinded his right eye.
Because the perpetrator was a middle school principal, the incident became quite a big deal and the news made it to the front page of the newspaper.
I have to say that after watching the news and then thinking about the lyrics, it is indeed very appropriate to the situation, and it is easier to arouse emotions.
At this time, "Dad, I'm Back" on TV had finished playing. Hakohn asked Charles: "Can you play this song in your store? I want to listen to it again."
Charles smiled and shook his head, "This is a song from the new album, and the new album won't go on sale until November. "Dad, I'm Back" is the first title song of the new album, and today is its first song.
The first time it is played on TV, you are also the first audience to hear it."
Hacohen couldn't help but sigh, "What a pity. I really want to hear it a few more times."
"There is still a chance." Charles picked up the remote control and switched to another station, "Wait a minute, this station will have a program in fifteen minutes, and it will also play "Dad, I'm Back". Have you heard it?
, if you still want to listen, I will change the channel for you, there should be seven or eight TV stations playing it today, and more than once."
Hacohen looked surprised, "Your company's publicity efforts are really strong. Now I kind of believe that this Jay is the younger brother of YU or Cheng."
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The introduction to "Dad, I'm Back" on the second program Hacohen saw mentioned the news of domestic violence in Manhattan.
In fact, Jay Chou's writing of "Dad, I'm Back" has nothing to do with the news about domestic violence in Manhattan. It's not his own experience. It's because he heard about a friend's experience, so he was inspired to write this song.
Song lyrics.
As for why it was connected to the Manhattan domestic violence incident, it was entirely Jimmy's idea.
Jimmy believes that if you want to arouse the audience's emotions when listening to music, it is not enough for the quality of the song to be good, but you also need the story behind the song.
Compared to the fact that Jay Chou wrote this song after hearing a story about a friend of his, it is obviously more attractive to connect the song with social practices such as domestic violence in Manhattan.
When Cheng Yanqiu decided that the first hit song would be "Dad, I'm Back", Jimmy agreed with both hands and feet.
For the first wave of title songs, it is important to listen well, but topicality is the top priority. Jimmy even produced a set of oversized posters for the new album, and the posters were placed outside the Little Bear Bookstore a day in advance.
On the poster, there is a cool Jay Chou wearing a red sweatshirt and hat, with a line of dazzling big words next to it: Stop Domestic Violence.
The reason why it is placed outside the Little Bear Bookstore instead of the Amazon Bookstore is simple, because the Little Bear Bookstore is right next to Manhattan.
Jimmy's strategy was right. The attitude and emotion expressed in the song "Dad, I'm Back" quickly attracted a group of young listeners.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jay Chou's first album "Jay Chou" previously sold well in Europe and the United States, but the song was not widely spread and he was a niche singer in the European and American music circles.
, most of the people who buy the album are Chinese.
In addition, even though some Europeans and Americans have heard Jay Chou's songs many times, they have no impression of Jay Chou as a singer.
Take "Rooftop" as an example. This song is actually quite popular in Europe and the United States. Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu sang it before, and it was later covered by two American singers, a male and a female.
But even so, most listeners don't know who the creator of "Rooftop" Jay Chou is.
But this time it’s different. This time, Deep Space Company’s promotion of Jay Chou is no longer limited to his songs, but has begun to promote him as a person. When TV stations promote the title song, they will either put his photo on it, or simply follow the previous ones.
The song MV is played together, allowing more European and American audiences to see what Jay Chou looks like.
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The promotion of Jay Chou's new album is in full swing, and the auditions of Jennifer Aniston and Louis Koo have also been completed. The results surprised both parties.
Although the two parties do not speak the same language, it feels quite harmonious when Louis Koo and Jennifer act opposite each other.
In fact, Kevin Hoven was a little worried when he saw Gu Tianzhu being so dark at first, but later he found that Gu Tianzhu, who had a darker complexion, was quite pleasing to the eye.
After someone showed Kevin Koo's old photos to Kevin Hoving, Kevin couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, good-looking people still look good even if they are tanned.
After the audition, the two parties briefly discussed the relevant conditions and reached a preliminary intention to cooperate.
After Jennifer Aniston and the others left, Jimmy called Yu Dong again and told Yu Dong about it.
Yu Dong didn't have any objections to the choice of actors. He heard that Jimmy was willing to use Jennifer, so he said it was no problem.
After confirming the actors, Jimmy asked Yu Dong: "Who are you going to direct this movie? Are you going to use someone you've worked with before, or someone you haven't worked with before?"
Yu Dong thought for a while and said, "Let's use someone we have cooperated with."
"Those who have worked together... Steven, Romero, Schumacher..." Jimmy listed the names of several friends.
"No, I want to use Nolan Christopher."
"Nolan Christopher..." Jimmy frowned and thought for a moment before remembering the name.
Nolan Christopher, the winner of the International Award in the last Deep Space Short Film Competition, Deep Space later invested in him to shoot a film.
It's just that the investment in this movie was only a few million US dollars, so Jimmy didn't take it too seriously.
Hearing Yu Dong mention Nolan Christopher again, Jimmy realized that Yu Dong was really optimistic about this young director.
If Jimmy remembers correctly, Nolan Christopher is less than thirty years old this year and has no experience in directing major movies before.
The film that Deep Space invested in them was entrusted with a heavy responsibility even though they didn’t know what was going on yet. This level of attention was extraordinary.
However, Jimmy never disagrees with Yu Dong on this kind of matter. As long as Yu Dong decides, he will strongly support it. "Okay, no problem. I will contact him later and ask him what he means."
"Well, let me ask. Has the movie our company invested in them started filming now?"
"Um...I really don't know about this. I'll ask later."
Yu Dong nodded to express his understanding. After all, it was just a small project worth several million, and it was unrealistic to expect Jimmy to keep an eye on it every day.
"Okay, you ask him what he wants first. If he agrees, leave it to him. If he doesn't agree, let's find someone else."
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After Jimmy finished talking to Yu Dong on the phone, he called Nolan Christopher.
Nolan Christopher didn't expect Jimmy to call him. He was a little surprised and said: "Mr. James, why are you calling me at this time?"
Jimmy smiled and said: "Nolan, our company has invested millions of dollars in you. Of course I have to care about the progress of the movie. How is it? Has the movie started filming?"
"The filming has been completed, Mr. James, and now we are doing some post-production work." Nolan Christopher replied.
Jimmy on the other end of the phone was stunned. He didn't expect that the filming of the movie would be so fast. If he remembered correctly, the money invested by the company had just been allocated to them not long ago.
"How long did it take you to shoot this movie?"
"About twenty days, less than a month anyway."
Less than a month... Jimmy blinked and asked again: "How long is this movie?"
"Not sure yet, it should be cut to about 110 minutes."
When he heard the duration, Jimmy twitched his lips and said nothing.
It's not like he has never seen a movie shot very quickly. "Sniper Phone Booth" written by Yu Dong only took about ten days to shoot. In comparison, the shooting time of Nolan's movie was quite long.
But the problem is that the script of "Sniper Phone Booth" is quite special. All the stories basically take place around a phone booth, so it is really simple to shoot.
Moreover, George Schumacher is, after all, a great director with rich experience.
Although the shooting duration cannot be used as the main basis for judging the quality of a director, it definitely has some reference significance.
In most cases, shooting quickly means that the director has more precise control over the entire film.
But it's too early to say anything now. Jimmy needs to see the finished film before he can make a judgment.
"After the film is cut, show it to me."
"Of course it's no problem. It shouldn't take long for the rough sample to be out. Do you want to see the rough sample?"
"Of course, if it's convenient for you."
Nolan smiled and said, "There is no inconvenience. I will show it to you after the rough sample comes out."
"Well, then I'll wait." Jimmy smiled and changed the subject, "I'm calling you because I have another thing to do. The company also has a movie here and hopes to invite you to shoot it. I was worried at first.
You have to shoot your own movie, and there will be a time conflict, but now it seems that there should be no problem with the time."
Nolan did not rush to respond, but asked, "What movie?"
"A science fiction movie."
Hearing that it was a science fiction movie, Nolan raised his eyebrows, "I personally really like science fiction themes, but there haven't been many good scripts for science fiction movies in the past two years. This time you..."
Before he finished speaking, Jimmy smiled and said: "The script was written by YU."
Nolan said nothing more.
He held the phone and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Are YU's scripts necessarily good? Rationally speaking, of course not necessarily. No matter how great the creator is, sometimes his performance is mediocre. This is human nature.
However, YU is an exception. Over the years, he has never been mediocre, at least when it comes to science fiction themes.
After a while, Nolan managed to say: "Can I read the script?"
Jimmy smiled and said: "Of course, this is a reasonable request. You will decide whether to film or not after you read the script. You have to come to the company to read the script. Come over if you have time. Remember to give me a call before you come."
"I'll go there today."
"Actually, there's no need to be in such a hurry."
Chapter completed!