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Chapter 195 Three English songs, target Asia No.1

Going to the bulletin board for a tour is easy to say but hard to do.

The Laomei Billboard Singles Chart is considered to be the most authoritative list of singles in the pop music scene of Laomei and even European and American countries.

It is also the most influential pop music chart in the world.

It is already a miracle for an Asian singer to be on the Billboard singles chart of old American pop music in this day and age.

As Zhou Jianhui said, the culture is different, the language is different, and the aesthetics of pop music are also different. It is difficult for Eastern and Western pop music to meet.

Strictly speaking, in fact, the East can understand the West, but the West cannot understand the East.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for Asian singers who speak Chinese as their mother tongue to get on the bulletin board with their creations.

How to say this difficulty, for example.

If a purebred Chinese writes an English song and can sing it to the top [-] on the bulletin board, the difficulty is similar to that of an old American high school student who came to China and got the top [-] in the national college entrance examination.

And this is not the statistical standard of later generations.

In the standards of later generations, in addition to data such as sales and radio ratings, statistical data such as streaming media are also added.

With the influence of the Internet, the list will be much more saturated, so that Fanfan can be in the top [-] list.

In the evaluation criteria in 98, there was no streaming media, so physical sales and radio ratings accounted for the largest proportion.

These are all real data. Based on the data of European and American pop music regions, fans in Asia are basically unable to exert themselves.

So Jiang Yan said lightly, saying that I want to be in the top [-] on the bulletin board list!
It's really about to go, according to the culture of xenophobia in this era, Jiang Yan's No. 1 in the Asian music scene is definitely not gone.

Hey, it's sad to think about it. With such a splendid culture in Asia, it's hard to be proud of it even if it depends on the approval of others.

Li Zicheng deserves to die, Wu Sangui deserves to die, and those sinners in history deserve to die!

Having said that, the world pattern is like this. Although Jiang Yan wants to promote traditional culture, his methods must not be too conservative.

It has to be admitted that others are strong, and using the strength of others to establish one's own position, and then do what one wants to do later, may really be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, compared with the Chinese music scene in Europe and the United States, copyright awareness is still more serious, so from the perspective of making money, being on the bulletin board can also make a lot of money.

Of course, the most important thing for Jiang Yan is fame, after all he wants to aim at Hollywood.

So Jiang Yan decided to work hard this time and try to get a good result on the bulletin board!
Well, I can only say this by myself, after all, it is too exaggerated, if Zhou Jianhui hears it, he will definitely vomit blood.

So he didn't plan to say anything, but he thought that after the teacher who came to Zhou Jianhui heard his song, he probably would play the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry. . .

Sure enough, just as he was thinking about it, Zhou Jianhui came back excitedly.

"How many poems have you written?" Zhou Jianhui asked.

"One song for now, I have other ideas." Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"Well, our opinion is to make an EP first, three to five songs, let's make history first."

Zhou Jianhui laughed as he spoke, and even got carried away.

Jiang Yan hurriedly persuaded: "Don't get too excited, you are a president after all, you have to hold your breath!"

"You don't know!" Zhou Jianhui looked at Jiang Yan excitedly and said, "This is creating history, the history of our Chinese!"

After speaking, he explained to Jiang Yan the status of the Chinese and Asia in the mainstream pop music market in Europe and America.

To put it bluntly, it is at the lower level of the chain of contempt.

If Jiang Yan can really make a counterattack, the dividends will be so great that Jiang Yan, himself and Warner will be able to eat for many years.

Having said that, he also explained the bulletin board to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan actually knew what Zhou Jianhui said, but he still listened quietly to the popular science.

"We work hard, the bulletin board doesn't say the top [-], it means the top [-], no, the top [-], as long as we can make the list, we will be the king of Asia in the end!" Zhou Jianhui finally concluded.

Jiang Yan naturally understood this truth a long time ago, but he still "sighed" and said: "I didn't expect the bulletin board to have such a meaning. I thought that as long as the sales volume was sold, everything would be fine."

"If you get on the bulletin board, you don't have to worry about sales. In other words, if you have sales, you don't have to worry about being on the bulletin board!" Zhou Jianhui explained with a smile.

"So that's it!" Jiang Yan nodded, and then asked, "Your teacher has never heard this song, why is he so optimistic about it?"

"Didn't I hear it? I can't tell if there are good songs or bad songs?"

Zhou Jianhui patted his chest, saying that he is a professional, but then added, "Actually, my teacher also has doubts, so he will come over tomorrow, oh, the day after tomorrow to listen to it for himself, but don't worry, I Guaranteed, he will make the same judgment after hearing it."

"Is it so important?" Jiang Yan suddenly became interested.

"He also came last time, the purpose was to watch your movie, and he was the one who made the final decision on your movie request. Similarly, his opinion is also very important about what promotional resources your song can get this time." Zhou Jianhui said earnestly. road.

In the contract, the promotion of foreign language albums was only signed at an ordinary level. After all, Jiang Yan was focusing on movies at the time, and the other party did not think that Jiang Yan's foreign language songs could do well.

But this time, according to Zhou Jianhui, maybe the promotion resources of these songs really need to be upgraded all of a sudden.

Regarding this, Jiang Yan felt that this was the right thing to do, otherwise the other party would be really blind.

However, Jiang Yan was more interested in Zhou Jianhui's teacher than promoting resources.

So he asked: "Your teacher, what kind of role is it? Is it a shareholder of Warner? Or an important member of the department? Tell me about it."

Zhou Jianhui: "..."

. . . . . .

Through understanding, Jiang Yan understood that Zhou Jianhui's teacher was not a major shareholder of Warner or anything.

It just has a certain share, is a director, and has a certain weight in strategic advice.

Warner Music entered Asia, and this is the general promoter.

It can't be said to be too powerful, but it is enough. At least Jiang Yan's request for such cooperation is also matched by others, and the two companies under Warner can finally make a decision.

"So, if I want Warner Brothers to fulfill their contractual obligations with quality and quantity, the easiest way is to get your teacher done?"

"You can say that."

"All right, let him come over." Jiang Yan smiled.

Thigh hugging, he is the best at it.

Oh, that's not right, it's not certain who will hug who this time.

Because after showing his super creative power across cultures, Jiang Yan will also become a real thigh.

If it is a thigh, people will pay attention to it.

So it’s still the same sentence, I will help you manage Asia, and you help me manage European and American music and film and television circles.

You have to secure a higher position, and I also want to make more progress.

Win-win!

No one is at a loss, isn't it?

. . . . . .

Two days later, the Xingchen Dahai Park was decorated with lights and festoons.

Tonight will welcome a good friend of Stars and Seas - Mr. Sam Henry, Director of Time Warner.

This party adopts a combination of Chinese and Western styles.

Among them, of course, it is represented by food and drink.

West, it is in the form of a party. It is no longer limited to eating and drinking at a table of ten, but everyone gathers together on the side of the stage.

The stage is set in Warehouse No. [-], which was originally designed as a rehearsal hall and studio, and has been equipped with top-level audio equipment, top-level lighting and acoustic walls.

In addition to the senior cadres of Xingchenhaihai, the leaders of Hengdian Film and Television City came to participate in the party, and of course the crew members of "Small Bags" who were already in place--to make up the number.

In a word, Jiang Yan will use three songs today to convince Mr. Henry, no, it is to bring a perfect audio-visual experience to Mr. Henry.

At 6 o'clock in the evening, Wu Yong received a call that the convoy had entered Hengdian.

Jiang Yan got the signal, indicating that everyone can get ready.

In the convoy at this time, Henry was also in a very happy mood.

After getting off the plane from Shanghai, someone specially picked them up, and they were picked up by five luxury cars.

Five luxury cars form a convoy, with bodyguards and everything.

Although this posture is not too big, he knows that it has given him enough attention in Huaxia.

The convoy went all the way south, and Henry saw the backward cities along the way, but in his eyes, everything was full of vitality.

Asia, China, represents the future.

Henry, who has been to Huaxia several times, knows this clearly.

So he himself has also participated in a lot of investments in Huaxia.

The investment was modest, but the return was good enough for him to retire comfortably.

But now, in addition to the real economy, culture and entertainment may also be under pressure from him.

Because when his students told him, Jiang Yan could write English songs, and it was pretty good.

Although Henry had doubts in his heart, he still chose to take a look.

If it is true as Zhou Jianhui said, then Warner's bet on Jiang Yan this time will not only allow Warner to gain a firm foothold in the Chinese music market, but even create a god for Asia.

Yes, as one of the top five record companies in the world, Warner has this ability.

And Warner has produced a super international singer in Asia. As Henry, who single-handedly facilitated this, he can naturally reap the biggest dividends.

Of course, everything depends on the work.

Zhou Jianhui said it was very good and amazing, but he is an Asian after all, and his sense of smell is not as keen as his own for European and American music.

Therefore, hearing is believing is the truth.

After thinking about it, the team quickly arrived at the destination.

After entering Xingchenhai Park, Jiang Yan and others were already waiting at the door of the No. [-] warehouse.

Henry got out of the car and saw Jiang Yan, the leader of the crowd, at a glance.

"Nihao, Jiang~"

Henry habitually greeted him in broken Chinese.

"Hi Henry, I didn't expect you to be able to speak Chinese."

Jiang Yan responded gracefully.

This made Henry laugh immediately.

Yes, people can speak English, otherwise how can they write English songs?

So Henry was even happier.

Hearing Zhou Jianhui say that he has never been abroad, tsk tsk, what a genius!

So he admired: "Jiang, your English is very fluent, and you have a British style. Where did you learn it?"

"I'm self-taught, I like learning more, and English is not difficult, so..." Jiang Yan shrugged with a smile.

With the blessing of two rough English skills, plus the business English he learned in his previous life, his oral English is not top-notch now, but at least the conversation is no problem. After all, English, not academic, how difficult can it be?

"Jiang, you really surprised me." Henry said with a smile.

"Oh, Henry, my friend, save this kind of talk until after listening to the song, and you will be even more surprised then." Jiang Yan was not at all humble.

It's not right to be modest when talking to Lao Mei.

Sure enough, Henry felt that Jiang Yan was very special, at least different from most of the Chinese people he knew.

The style of talking and doing things is very old-fashioned, without that sense of shyness.

This also made Henry feel very comfortable, so he smiled and said, "OK, I can't wait to hear your song."

"Don't worry, you must be hungry after sitting on the plane for so long. As the host, I have to let you eat and drink first anyway, please!" Jiang Yan smiled and led Henry into the room.

"Thank you so much." Henry said and entered the warehouse side by side with Jiang Yan.

The people who looked around all the way looked at each other in blank dismay.

What were these two chattering about?
But even though they didn't understand, everyone was convinced that Jiang Yan could deal with foreigners so calmly.

At least among the people present, except for a few translators and Zhou Jianhui, those who could achieve this level must not be able to do it.

. . . . . .

Entering the No. [-] warehouse studio, Henry felt very comfortable with the Western-style party buffet style and Chinese-style dishes.

At least he didn't have to drink cup by cup, he was really afraid of the wine table culture.

Therefore, because of this, his sense of Jiang Yan has improved.

"You just came to Huaxia, so let's do this today, and I will treat you to an authentic Chinese banquet tomorrow." Jiang Yan explained.

"Thank you, this is very good, I like it very much." Henry picked out some dishes, and sat down with Jiang Yan at the table under the stage to eat.

Western-style parties are not so particular, and the process is probably the same.

Everyone was informed in advance, so the first thing everyone did was to eat first.

But eating is secondary, discussing Jiang Yan's next performance is the real thing.

Li Binbin: "Jiang Yan really wants to sing English songs this time?"

Ren Quan laughed and said, "That's still fake, why can't a foreigner come and sing Beijing opera for him?"

"That's an English song, can it really work?" Li Binbin asked doubtfully.

"Don't use common sense to judge Jiang Yan." Ren Quan said in a low voice.

"I know he's great, but why does he want to sing in English? He's just made some achievements in the Chinese music scene, right?" Li Binbin asked puzzled.

"It's for Hollywood," Ren Quan muttered.

"Hollywood?" Li Binbin was startled.

For actors of this era, the appeal of Hollywood is endless.

So as soon as she heard this, she immediately ignored the logic of it, and quickly started to imagine in her mind.

But as soon as she saw Zhou Zhiruo following Jiang Yan, she immediately felt that it was a bit difficult. However, this thought was planted.

Ren Quan didn't know what Li Binbin was thinking.

He is a down-to-earth person, even if he knows, he will persuade Li Binbin well.

Who is Jiang Yan, can you grasp it?Right?

The same discussion was going on among the rest of the population.

They are all their own people, but most of them are not very optimistic about Jiang Yan's entry into European and American pop music, and even Hollywood.

including company employees.

This is also very understandable. After all, it was 98. Who in the Mainland did it?
Looking further, how many Chinese have a foothold in Hollywood?
So most people are pessimistic about Jiang Yan's ambition.

Jiang Yan was naturally aware of this situation.

And that's why he's having a party today.

Rather than convincing Henry, it is better to use Henry to subdue the company's employees.

Bringing up the confidence of one's own people is the key point.

Of course, Henry is also the focus, eh!
. . . . . .

After simply filling his stomach, Jiang Yan picked up the wine glass and led Henry, the leaders and the people who came to the party to get to know each other one by one.

After everyone made a circle and took a photo, Henry began to talk about the business:
"Jiang, let me appreciate your work."

"no problem!"

Jiang Yan clapped his hands confidently, then the lights dimmed and the stage lit up.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of pure European-style music sounded slowly.

And Jiang Yan also started to sing under the lights on the stage.

"My life is brilliant.."

As the singing sounded, "You are beautiful", the song known as the most beautiful English song, instantly fascinated everyone present.

The song topped the US Billboard Hot 2006 singles chart on March 3, 3, and was James Blunt's first number one single on the list.

When Jiang Yan wanted to sing English songs from the beginning, his first reaction was it.

Whether it's performance, melody, meaning or singing style, it fits well with Jiang Yan, who now has purple skills.

Jiang Yan thinks the most wonderful thing about this song is that no matter if you are from Europe, America or East Asia, you will find it pleasant to listen to.

It's a rare thing to eat songs all over.

So it's definitely not bad to use it for the first song.

"I will never be with you..."

The last line fell.

Unsurprisingly, the audience burst into applause.

Both the Chinese and Henry were convinced.

Henry blushed even more excitedly, and he didn't know if he was really excited or if it was stimulated by Moutai.

After Jiang Yan finished singing, Henry clapped his hands incoherently and wanted to come up to discuss with Jiang Yan, but Jiang Yan was really convinced by this old boy.

But this is not the end, this is only one song.

So Jiang Yan said: "Wait a minute, let me pretend..."

Immediately afterwards, the second piece of music continued to sound.

This time, the prelude music is more exciting than the previous one.

However, the melody is still quite in line with Chinese and Western aesthetics.

Everyone was immersed in the prelude, and after a while, Jiang Yan opened his voice:

"I`m holding on your rope..."

"Apologize", in 2008, the song won the champion of the singles chart in 15 countries in Europe, and was on the US Billboard singles chart for 47 consecutive weeks.

In 2009, OneRepublic was shortlisted for the 51st Grammy Awards "Best Pop Group Performance Award" with this song.

The original author of this song actually wrote it in 03, but now it is 98, so there is no problem at all.

The singing method of the song is also very similar to that of Jiang Yan, and its melody and rhythm can also make people calm down. Under normal heart rhythm fluctuations, they can slowly experience the sensitive sadness and delicate emotions in the work.

Is it Wang Zha?
almost.

So Henry knelt again!

But it's not over yet.

With one of the most beautiful English songs and a sad love song, to open up the European and American markets, there must be a rock song.

So "hall for fame" came out at the historic moment.

The song released by the manuscript band in August 12 took the top spot in the British chart.

The theme of the song is to pursue your dreams, the world will change because of you, the notes full of inspirational elements and the heart-touching rhythm hit it off, as for writing to someone's deceased parents. . .

This is also easy to handle, Jiang Yan's deceased parents should come out to protect the calf, so it fits well.

In addition, this song also has a Chinese cover version, that is "My Sky".

So in this Chinese album, "First Dream" has been transformed into "My Sky".

perfect!

So three songs were sung.

No one in the audience could stand properly anymore, everyone was full of surprise and excitement.

Of course, part of their surprise was because Henry was also surprised. Warner's directors were extremely excited, and they were naturally extremely excited.

Boss, Niubi!
Li Binbin was holding the wine glass in one hand, while patting his chest with the other.

The thoughts in her mind at this moment are getting more and more uncontrollable.

Zhou Zhiruo, on the other hand, was full of arrogance.

Look, this is my man!

As for Ren Quan, Liu Changsheng and the others, they looked at each other.

They don't know much about music, especially English music.

But they still understand the concept of Jiang Yan writing an English song that even Warner directors are optimistic about.

"Ah Yan, leave some for me when the time comes, and you must sign them!" Ren Quan immediately started queuing up.

The rest followed suit.

So needless to say.

Everyone knows that Jiang Yan is afraid that he will be an inland king this time, and he will definitely be unstoppable.

King of Asia?

International superstar?

tsk tsk!
Jiang Yan smiled slightly and said to everyone's pursuit, "There are all of them!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Henry who had wanted to talk for a long time and said, "Shall we talk in detail?"

"it is good!"

Henry agreed on the spot.

. . . . . .

"Mr. Henry, are you satisfied with these songs?"

"satisfy!"

"With these three songs, can you make money standing up in the European and American music scene?"

"can!"

"If I make a name for myself in Europe and America, will I be No.1 in Asia?"

"Haha, that's right!"

"Then, as the main person in charge, will you also soar into the sky?"

"Must, so I want to thank you, let's work together!"

"But I think there are some flaws, so I don't want to release it."

"Hiss~ I don't like this, if you have any questions, just tell me!"

"Where's my Oscar?"

"..."

"When will you start working on the American version of Infernal Affairs?"

"..."

"The agreed film cooperation, where is your contact person? It's been so long, and I haven't had a single phone call. Is the contract just a waste of money?"

"..."

"Tell me, Henry, my friends, do I think too well of you?"

"No, no, you listen to my explanation..."

.

.

That's how chatting works in general.

Jiang Yan's goal is to advance the progress of the movie, so he took the opportunity to complain.

And Henry's goal is to create gods in his hands and to improve his voice in Warner, so he explained patiently.

So next, the two fully exchanged views.

After the two came out of the office, the spring breeze was blowing on their faces, and it seemed that they had reached a formal strategic partnership.

Jiang Yan will use his talents to expand the territory of Warner in the Chinese music scene.

And Henry will use his personal voice to meet Jiang Yan's film requirements with quality and quantity.

In this way, Jiang Yan, Warner, Henry, and Zhou Jianhui all benefited.

This appears to be what the contract says.

But with Henry joining, its quality will be completely different.

Just like in China, there is a huge difference between a movie with Han Sanpin and without Han Sanpin.

Although Henry's weight is far less than Han Sanpin's, it is at least a strong insurance policy.

And it will be a stronger and stronger insurance.

Because the better Jiang Yan's achievements, the higher the voice of the great hero Henry in Warner.

The higher Henry's right to speak, the more Jiang Yan can benefit from Warner.

In addition to music and movies, Warner also has TV stations and various copyrights, such as DC comics.

So for Jiang Yan, who aims to advance the progress, this is of great significance.

Of course, everything in this world has variables, and no one knows what the future will hold.

Doing it now may not necessarily achieve the desired effect in the future.

But if you don’t do it, you definitely won’t have it.

So everything has to be taken one step at a time.

According to the current situation, at least the contract can be completed with quality and quantity guaranteed.

Jiang Yan has already seen that Hollywood's progress door has been completely opened for him.

. . . . . . .

The next day, Henry went straight back to Laomei.

He wants to personally stare at the PR Oscar of "Infernal Affairs" and the film adaptation.

The nominations for the 71st Oscar will be announced in a few days, so the public relations are only started now, and the time may be rushed, but it is not a problem in the eyes of companies like Warner Bros.

On the other hand, Jiang Yan continued the audition for "Small Bag" and the production of the album in an orderly manner.

As for the album release.

The strategy is still to discover the Mandarin language first, crush the Chinese music scene, and determine the Chinese market.

The best time to release a foreign language album is after the nominations are announced and before the awards ceremony.

The time is about March and April.

At that time, they were able to build momentum together with the popularity of the Oscars. According to Henry's words, the goal was to keep 50 and fight for 20 to reach the top 10.

And at that time, Jiang Yan's "Small Bag" had already been filmed, and "Born Out" and "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" hadn't started filming yet, so Jiang Yan had plenty of time to travel around North America. It may not be possible.

It is very tiring to compete in the rankings. Radio stations, programs, etc., have been transferred from state to state, and I can still participate in a few concerts during the period.

Although the time will be very tight, this is the case with the bulletin boards this year.

In other words, if Jiang Yan wants to be as salty as the domestic ones, he can dominate the rankings without doing anything. In the fiercely competitive environment of Europe and the United States, it is almost difficult to do so.

Not only that, but as an Asian singer, it is more difficult to get on the show and catch up with the radio station than it is for European and American singers. What is hard to say here is the degree of adaptation.

After all, the culture is different, and Jiang Yan doesn't have much experience of rushing to the notice in China.

So Henry expressed some concerns.

But Jiang Yan was already mentally prepared.

He has golden fingers, and this kind of difficulty is basically not a problem for him.

After Warner is settled, and Henry is deeply bound.

Jiang Yan started his own business.

"Less Package" still has more than a week to start.

During this period of time, I can go to the crew of "Turn Out of the Sky" to finish playing the part of the previous year.

The filming of "Born in the Sky" spanned nearly a year. As an "intellectual" in the play, the role in the capital will be resolved a year ago, and then go to the Gobi Desert for more than ten days when the time comes. Compared with Wu Jing's role Said, Jiang Yan is actually very relaxed.

So the next day, after Jiang Yan arranged the work of "Small Package", he went directly to the capital.

(End of this chapter)