Chinese Entertainment: Directors Start with the Fairy Sister

Chapter 86 Recording of "Painting Heart", Playback Strategy for "Soldiers"

Let's put "The Forbidden Kingdom" aside for now.

Zhao Yanxi was confident that she could handle Lionsgate's opinion; in the money-driven world of capital, this was not a difficult task.

The main purpose of my visit today is still "Painting the Heart".

"What, do you think I sing badly?" Liu Yifei pouted.

"Forehead..."

"Why won't you let me sing?"

Zhao Yanxi was a little confused. Although Liu Yifei sang in both "Those Years" and "First Love," the former was an interlude and the latter was the theme song.

The main reason for this is that the original singer in Zhao Yanxi's memory is still nowhere to be found.

When they were looking for a replacement, they thought of Liu Yifei.

As for the song "Painting Heart," the original singer, Zhang Liangying, had already debuted and was doing quite well, so Zhao Yanxi naturally didn't consider finding someone else.

Only when Liu Yifei asked did Zhao Yanxi realize what was going on.

How about having Xiao Liu sing? That's not impossible, it would just be another hassle for the sound engineer.

However, the difficulty of "Painting Heart" is incomparable to the previous songs. Did the sound engineer do a good job?

"Sissi, you still have to work on the audition for 'The Forbidden Kingdom' and the album promotion. These are the important things. It's just a theme song, there's no need for you to personally participate."

"Hmph~"

Liu Yifei's lips curled slightly, naturally seeing through Zhao Yanxi's "excuse," and the reason she asked was just a playful joke between young lovers.

"Alright, I don't need to handle this little thing myself. I'll contact Liangliang."

"Okay, Sisi, I'm coming right away!"

Zhang Liangying was thrilled to receive the call, never expecting her good friend to take care of her so quickly.

For a big-budget production like this with an investment of 2000 million US dollars, the theme song is usually only sung by superstars like Zhou Jielun.

Zhang Liangying knew perfectly well why she was chosen.

Especially now that Yanxi Pictures and Huayi are locked in fierce competition, this resource makes the friendship all the more significant!

"What you can't see through is your lost soul."

I can't guess what the color of your pupils is.

A gust of wind, a dream, love is as unpredictable as life itself;

What has bewitched your heart...?

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"These lyrics are so beautiful."

In the monitoring room, listening to Zhang Liangying's heartfelt singing, Liu Yifei was so moved that tears almost streamed down her face.

"If I had known, I would have sung it myself. It would have been so beautiful with the trailer featuring Xiao Wei." Zhao Yanxi glanced at the shameless Xiao Liu and secretly rejoiced that she hadn't asked her to sing.

With Liu Yifei's sweet, childlike voice, singing love songs and matching the plot's killing blows, even if her singing skills are a bit lacking, it's still enough to hold her own.

However, Xiao Liu really can't handle a song like "Painting Heart," which requires Zhang Liangying's clear and ethereal voice.

It is precisely this clear, clean voice, with an ethereal quality that makes it a perfect match for the mysterious, tragic, and inhuman character of the fox demon Xiaowei in the movie "Painted Skin".

The opening chant alone, with its ethereal timbre, instantly transports the listener to a melancholic and beautiful realm.

Furthermore, the chorus of "Painting Heart" contains a large number of long musical phrases and continuous high notes, which is a great test of the singer's breath control.

Only Zhang Liangying's exceptional lung capacity and precise breath control can ensure that each long note remains stable and full, with a clear and resonant voice that conveys rich and lasting emotion.

Of course, Zhao Yanxi only dared to glance at it once.

If Liu Yifei were to press her about whether she was questioning her singing voice, she would have to rack her brains to come up with a response.

You can question Xiao Liu's acting skills because she does have some, though not much;

However, we cannot question Xiao Liu's singing ability, because she knows she doesn't have much of a singing talent.

I'd feel guilty if I didn't have it!

Kang Honglei has finally completed the production of "Soldiers Sortie," which finished filming two months earlier than "Painted Skin."

Zhao Yanxi watched several episodes at the company. The taste was still the same as in his previous life, but it was clear that Zhao Yanxi was not its target audience. He almost fell asleep after watching two episodes.

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"Director Kang, Siwei, what did the TV station say?"

"Um, the TV station's offer wasn't very high," Kang Honglei said somewhat apologetically.

"Currently, two or three TV stations have offered prices, but the prices are not very high. The highest price is only 10 per episode, and the lowest is only 7."

As Yang Siwei spoke, Kang Honglei lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Director Kang, military-themed TV dramas are generally like this, there's no need to be embarrassed," Zhao Yanxi comforted him, and continued, "To be honest, it's already beyond my expectations that the first round of sales reached 10."

Currently, apart from "Bright Sword" which sells for 50 yuan per episode, most military-themed films and television series are priced between 10 and 20 yuan.

Ten thousand."

"If the first run sells out, there will be a second, a third run. This show will at least not lose money!"

"Siwei, go contact the TV station," Zhao Yanxi said after thinking for a moment. "We're not only airing it on TV, but also on online video platforms. If they agree, we can lower the premiere price even further!"

"Director Zhao, this..." Kang Honglei was somewhat puzzled: "Lowering the price to stream on internet platforms? What revenue can internet platforms possibly generate!"

Not to mention Kang Honglei, the director, who didn't understand, even Yang Siwei, who was in charge of business and marketing, looked completely bewildered.

There are TV dramas on internet video platforms now, but most of them are pirated or are TV dramas that have been broadcast many times on TV.

Once you go online, piracy is almost inevitable.

Once pirated versions are released, even legitimate platforms will struggle to attract viewers. After all, legitimate platforms rely on downloads for revenue, while pirated downloads don't even get any downloads!

"Although the internet breeds piracy, isn't piracy also a form of advertising? I have a feeling that this TV series will be a huge success on the internet."

What Zhao Yanxi said were all experiences from the previous life of "Soldiers Sortie".

In the original timeline, after "Soldiers Sortie" was broadcast on television, it did not cause any significant reaction.

On the contrary, after the emergence of the Internet, the motto became "never abandon, never give up";

"Stop wasting your days, or you'll be wasted by them."

Classic lines such as "If you want to live, you have to get back up" spread widely on the internet, which led to the TV series' explosive popularity!

"As for concerns that broadcasting on the Internet will affect the TV station's ratings, that's completely unnecessary," Zhao Yanxi said with a smile. "A little research will show that the Internet and television audiences are two completely different groups of viewers."

"Those who use the internet don't like watching TV; those who watch TV aren't used to the playback software. Even if there's overlap, it's a very small minority!"

"All right."

Kang Honglei shook his head: "Anyway, I've already spent the money. How you handle it is your business, Director Zhao. Just don't ask me to compensate you if you lose money."

"How could that be?"

Zhao Yanxi said with a smile, "I'm still looking forward to Director Kang's next work."

"As long as Director Kang is prepared, we are willing to invest no matter the amount!"

"My Chief and My Regiment", come on over!

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