Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 90 Sir, times have changed!
"That's such a pity!"

Jeremy was a little disappointed, but he didn't insist too much.

After a pause, he took the initiative to say to Gu Bei:
"I feel like the version of Caravan you just played was pretty good. Is that what you're going to use in the movie?"

"The specific music score will have to wait until I finish the rough cut before it can be officially finalized."

Gu Bei thought for a moment and said, "But the songs we use are all classic and training songs. Even if they need to be adjusted according to the movie shots, it will definitely not be a problem for your band."

The two chatted about the music for a while.

Gu Bei returned to the recording studio and found Antonio looking at him in surprise.

Antonio asked curiously, "Bruce, I never thought you could play with such passion. Is this movie based on your personal experience?"

"Look at the university I went to. It was Columbia University, not a music school. I've never met such a perverted teacher."

"This performance was really good. That time, the live performance limited your ability to perform."

Joe took off his headphones, which he had just given to Jeremy, and now he could only review the video through playback.

A regretful expression appeared on his face. “If I had known your level was so professional, I could have found you a more professional jazz band.”

"A professional jazz band might not be as famous as the Rhythm Rebels, and it's more expensive."

Gu Bei was very satisfied with Jeremy's Rhythm Rebels band.

Good work, high reputation and low price.

The most important thing is that their attitude is correct.

For the Rhythm Rebels, those classic and training songs are so familiar that they can perform on stage right away.

But Jeremy still said he would go to practice.

With this attitude, no wonder they can reach their current level.

"Let me hear it."

Gu Bei walked over and took the headphones from Qiao's hand.

He listened to his own performance.
The effect of this recording studio has achieved what he wanted.

After a pause, he said to Joe, "We can achieve this effect in just one take. The progress of the sound effects should be faster than we planned."

"It depends on your editing progress."

Joe reminded.

He knew the editing effect that Gu Bei needed, the kind of editing that was sharper than that of a sound engineer, and it was not easy to produce.

"You don't need to worry about this. It will definitely be completed earlier than planned!"

Gu Bei smiled confidently.

Sound effects and editing,
These two most critical areas are currently on a smooth road.
The rest is nothing to worry about.

After finishing the studio work,

Gu Bei took out his cell phone from the locker.
I took a look and found that there was a missed call during the silent period of the phone.

Joel, edited by Random House.

"What do you want from me, Joel?"

Gu Bei was a little confused.

According to his cooperation with Barnes & Noble, the first pre-sale of The Hunger Games has been advanced and placed on Barnes & Noble's online store.

He called the number back.

Joel seemed to be waiting for his call back and picked up the phone immediately: "Bruce, you finally have news."

"I was just busy with the post-production of the movie." Gu Bei explained, "What happened?"

Joel said anxiously, "Go out and buy a copy of North America Today."

Gu Bei frowned slightly upon hearing this. This newspaper's name seemed familiar. When Xingyun was first released, it seemed that they had also had problems.

He recalled for a moment: "Let me guess, could it be the book reviewer Hermann again?"

Joel replied helplessly: "Bruce, the good news is that you guessed it right, the bad news..."

Gu Bei hung up the phone and walked out of the recording studio.

This recording studio is in a good location and has a lot of traffic.

So there is an automatic newspaper vending machine for North America Today about 100 meters away from the door.

Gu Bei took out a few coins from his pocket and bought a newspaper.

Turning to the book review section, I saw it was the book reviewer Hermann again.

Gu Bei quickly finished reading his article.

I don't know if it's because the book market was too sluggish in February and March.

A good book review section was actually used by Herman to criticize his own new book which had just been pre-sold and not yet released.

The charge was "satisfying the unrealistic fantasies of young girls and attracting them to make crazy pre-orders in exchange for better promotional space in bookstores."

Why don't you criticize Harry Potter?
The final Deathly Hallows will be released this summer.
It also uses pre-sales in exchange for better promotional placement at Barnes & Noble.

“I saw the article.”

Gu Bei thought about it and called Joel again, "What do you think at Random House?"

Joel quickly replied, "Our plan is to arrange for you to respond to Herman's questions through the New York Times, just like last time."

behind!

It’s really too backward!
Gu Bei had no illusions about Random House.
No wonder they ended up having to huddle together with Penguin Publishing.

My lord, times have changed!
Now is the Internet age,

By the time we really waited for the New York Times' response to be arranged and printed, it was already several days later and the heat had almost dissipated.

"What is the current pre-sale volume for The Hunger Games?" Gu Bei asked first.

"There are more than 2,000 copies now. At the current rate, we will definitely be able to fulfill the agreement with Barnes & Noble before the release." Joel answered honestly.

"Most of them should be diverted from the Xingyun Facebook group, right?"

"Traffic diversion?" Joel was a bit confused about the meaning of this word. "All I can say is that pre-sales indeed increased the fastest in the few days after you sent the message in the group."

"very good!"

Gu Bei's plan has met the conditions.

He said to Joel, "Now, you ask Barnes & Noble to ship out all those orders, and then we will issue a joint announcement with Barnes & Noble.
I'll just say that I accidentally sent out the pre-order books due to temporary work, and I hope readers won't spoil the story for others who haven't received them yet."

Joel was a little confused: "What does this mean?"

“Of course it sparked a heated discussion!”

Gu Bei patiently explained to him, "If we forbid them to discuss it, will they really stop discussing it?

The more forbidden something is, the more it sparks discussion, and soon someone will spoil the story of The Hunger Games to others.

Once the discussion gets heated, Herman's statement will be refuted.
After watching The Hunger Games, you should know exactly what story it is about.

but……

The New York Times' response also needs to be followed."

After a pause,

Gu Bei decided to give Herman a hard time: "Just tell the New York Times reporter that my response to Herman was:
'Does he think women are incapable of taking up bows and arrows and resisting?'"

(End of this chapter)