Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 95 The song is a good song, but it's a little fume-inducing. (seek ticket collection)
spring flowers
autumn wind
and winter sunsets

blue youth

When I was young, I used to think so ignorantly
windmills in four seasons

In the song of reincarnation it circulates every day

In the poems of the romantic
I grow year by year

"Story of Time" by Luo Dayou

Mingmei listened quietly, without saying a word until the end of listening.

After a while, he said: "Brother-in-law."

"Ok?"

"Your investment will definitely make a profit."

"What?"

"Even if you lose money, this song can help you earn back!"

Yu Dongqing kept his word, and transferred 190 million to the crew's account the next day, and drove to Qikeshu alone in the afternoon.

Today, heavy snow and early sunshine.

Still in that humble office, when Yu Dongqing played the song "Story of Time", Li Wan's eyes turned red when he heard it.

"Damn it." He suddenly swears, and apologizes quickly: "Mr. Yu, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, we are all friends, you can call me Dongqing."

"Well, Dongqing, your song really reminds me of when I was in middle school..." Li Wan wiped his eyes. "The song and the movie are a perfect match."

Wang Dongsheng next to him was also excited. He felt that what he wanted to say in the movie, and what he didn't say clearly, were all in this song.

"Holly, thank you." Wang Dongsheng was not good at words, and he didn't know what to say.

"Thank you? Now we are partners, let's talk about the future issuance." Yu Dongqing said.

"According to the progress, it can be completed in early December. The film needs to be sent for review, and after the necessary distribution promotion, we can release it around January [-]." Li Wan said briefly.

"The publicity period is less than a month?" Yu Dongqing was a little surprised when he heard that.

"Hey, the construction period is tight, and the budget is tight." Li Wan was a little embarrassed.Another thing is to avoid the golden time of the Spring Festival.

This year's Spring Festival is full of blockbuster movies, and stars from all walks of life are on stage one after another. He doesn't want this movie to be cannon fodder.

Yu Dongqing listened thoughtfully: "The Chinese New Year is relatively late this year, it seems to be at the end of January?"

"The 27th of January is New Year's Eve." Wang Dongsheng interjected.

"Then how about we postpone it and arrange it for the Spring Festival?" Yu Dongqing put forward his opinion.

Spring Festival golden time?
What the hell!

We want to avoid the Spring Festival, but you want to release it at this time?
Do you really know that there are tigers in the mountains, so you prefer to go to the mountains?
The two glanced at each other and looked at each other.

Movies in the Spring Festival file must be contended for, and it is also the time when the box office explodes. The box office records of a year are often generated during this time period, but the competition is extremely fierce. You didn't even have scum left, and you just fainted in the toilet crying.

I heard that there will be six movies staged during the prime time of the Spring Festival this year, and there will be a lot of blockbusters. For low-budget movies like "Hello, Teacher", will there be traffic stars joining, dare to watch this excitement?
Don't even lose your pants at that time.

Yu Dongqing naturally understood their worries, and said with a smile: "I have analyzed that as long as there is a 3% screening rate and a 30% attendance rate, our movie will not lose money. After all, the investment is less than 1000 million. With light comedy elements, it is very suitable for the Spring Festival.”

Yu Dongqing said patiently: "Moreover, there is another advantage of delaying the release, which is that the promotion period is longer, which can increase the popularity of this film. The promotion period of less than one month is too short."

"In order to increase the popularity of the film, we must step up publicity efforts, find a breakthrough, and strive to obtain the greatest effect with the smallest cost." Yu Dongqing concluded at the end.

"You mean to use your song "Story of Time" as a breakthrough?" Li Wan instantly understood what he meant.

"Yes, since you all said it sounds good, we will use this song as both the theme song and the promotion song!"

After listening to Yu Dongqing's words, Li Wan and Wang Dongsheng looked at each other and exchanged glances.

Want to try it?

The three of them started to add up, and after more than half a day of discussion, they finally decided to follow Yu Dongqing's idea of ​​releasing the song first, followed by the promotional poster of the movie, and finally the necessary road show.

Look at the time, it's already night, and there are stars outside.

Although Wang Dongsheng was very hungry, he was very excited.

Perhaps, there will be a day when I can feel proud of myself?
"Okay. I'm in charge of producing the song, and everything else depends on you." Yu Dongqing stood up and stretched her sore neck.

"You won't come to the publicity and roadshow later?" Wang Dongsheng was surprised.

"I'm just a singer and songwriter, and I invested some money as an investor, but I'm not a director, actor, or producer. I've said everything I need to say, and I don't need to do those things."

Yu Dongqing smiled.

This?
"Believe in yourself." Yu Dongqing patted Wang Dongsheng on the shoulder, and then greeted Li Wan: "Let's go!"

After speaking, he turned and walked out the door.

A hoarse singing voice came from the corridor:

To drink celebration wine together in the future,

Unrequited ambition, endless vows,

Come to Japan to show your talents,

Dry and sprinkle blood to write spring and autumn

Zhang Xiaodong is a big music V on the Internet. In addition to his own Weibo, he also has his own homepage on domestic music platforms such as Netease Cloud and QQ Music. He is also the best music player on Lofter, the best light blog platform in China. One of the blogs with millions of fans on various platforms.

I like music styles mainly focusing on folk songs, post-rock, soundtrack, Jazz, etc. I especially like folk songs.

He listens to music for two or three hours every day, usually in the dead of night. It feels great to listen to music with headphones in the middle of the night. He feels that he can think about many things in his heart.

He listens to songs mainly from the Internet, such as Netease Cloud, QQ Music, etc., but recently noticed that there is a song uploaded by a UP master named Xia Meizi on station B.

There are not many, but all of them are high-quality goods. It is strange that they were not written by her, but by a person named "brother-in-law".

Later he found out that this "brother-in-law" is Yu Dongqing, who is now working for Jinye Records as a music editor.

He writes songs in a variety of ways, including folk, rock, pop, and even Internet divine comedy. He also sings, but only sings the folk songs he wrote.

that broken throat
Zhang Xiaodong felt as if he was born to sing these folk songs.

In particular, he likes "Love Song 1990" very much. Not to mention the tune, but the lyrics, it is simply a beautiful prose poem.

According to hear.

It's just what I heard.

I once wrote a ballad for a girl at this summer's Midi Music Festival. It was very nice, but it didn't spread, and it didn't appear on the summer Meizi homepage.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaodong can only say that it is based on what he heard.

Tonight, as usual, he brewed a cup of steaming Longjing tea, lit a cigarette, and put on his earphones. First, he opened station B to see if there was any update on Xia Meizi's homepage.

There is really an update, and a song!

He clicked on the audio and was not in a hurry to listen to the tune, but focused on the lyrics, which is a habit he has when listening to folk songs.

In his opinion, a folk song is a poem, a story, if the lyrics are not well written, what kind of folk song is it?
When he saw the lyrics of this song called "The Story of Time", he was stunned.

Is this the lyrics?
This is really a poem.
Even without a tune, it's a good poem!
When the familiar hoarse voice sang this song, Zhang Xiaodong felt that he was brought back to his middle school days.

The era of fluttering white clothes.

Cycled over and over.

Until the last cigarette is smoked.

Oh shit!

The song is a good song, but it's a little fume-inducing.

　Thanks to Dr. Lin, book friend 20220525123352265, and book friend Gaga Guangzhou who don’t want to be a staff member for their rewards.Thanks to yhpwxx, Big Watermelon 96, and Tao Tianya for their monthly tickets.

　　
　
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