Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Chapter 412 Titanic Crew

Two million and a half million!

1.98 million!

These two figures were achieved nearly a month after the release of Linkin Park and Eminem's album.

There is no doubt that this result is a very good result even in Europe and the United States, where superstars gather.

With these two achievements, Linkin Park and Eminem have successfully made a name for themselves in the United States, becoming one of the strongest newcomers this year.

"I can plan a new album for them. Now they are at the peak of their popularity. I don't want to miss this good opportunity!"

After asking the company's data supervisor to learn about Linkin Park and Eminem's record data, Chen Qiming immediately issued new instructions.

"I will pay close attention to the new record, but Chen, there is something I need to report to you!"

Martin, the record producer of the American branch, said solemnly.

Seeing his solemn face, Chen Qiming put down the document in his hand and said, "Say!"

Martin's full name is Max Martin, who was originally from BMG.

Last year, after the Backstreet Boys attracted attention in the United States for their cover of Chen Qiming's "Lemon Tree", BMG responded quickly, signed the Backstreet Boys, and released a record for them as soon as possible.

He was the producer who produced the album for the Backstreet Boys.

"We've Got It Goin' On (Radio Edit)", which he produced for the Backstreet Boys, quickly attracted attention in the United States upon its release.

The song also appeared on Billboard, peaking at seventy-eight.

It was also because of this song that Chen Qiming paid attention to him.

It just so happened that during that time Qidian Records was short of an excellent producer who was in charge of the company.

Therefore, Chen Qiming paid a high price to poach him from BMG.

Although he did not write the songs for Linkin Park's previous records with Eminem, he had complete control over the production.

It can be said that apart from Chen Qiming, he is the most powerful person in Qidian Records in Europe and America.

Of course, this is what Chen Qiming gave him.

The reason why Chen Qiming asked him, a 27-year-old young man, to take on this important task.

entirely from his future achievements.

Based on Chen Qiming’s dream memory.

Martin is definitely the most influential producer of the early 21st century.

He produced the Backstreet Boys and Britney's first albums.

Later, he also produced albums for Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift and others.

And all these albums were hits.

Of course, Chen Qiming would not let such a capable person go, and would delegate power with confidence.

"Since the success of Linkin Park and Eminem's records, they have been contacted by seven record companies.

Among them, BMG has the most frequent contact with Colombia.

They are very close to Eminem and the others now.

I'm worried they'll be poached! "

Martin said solemnly.

Hearing this, Chen Qiming pondered for a moment.

He had also heard about this, and it was his eyes and ears in the company who informed him.

Originally he didn't care about it.

As mentioned before.

If Linkin Park and Eminem were to jump ship, that's totally fine.

Just pay the penalty.

As long as the liquidated damages are in place, he can let them go.

But Chen Qiming recently found out that when other record companies were poaching Linkin Park and others, they actually suggested that Qidian Records' liquidated damages were unreasonable.

It means you can litigate.

"In this way, I will be in the United States recently, and I will look for opportunities to interview Eminem and Chester.

I believe they are not so stupid as to want to change jobs just after getting results. "

Chen Qiming raised his head and said.

Just do what you say.

That night, Chen Qiming met with Chester and Eminem to discuss their future contracts.

In fact, just beat them.

After some contact, Chen Qiming probably understood why these two guys frequently contacted other companies.

I don’t really want to change jobs.

And these two guys want a raise.

Chen Qiming had nothing to say about this.

Increase your salary!

If an employee does a good job, he will naturally want to be rewarded. He cannot continue to be a miser.

The only thing he was a little annoyed about was that these two guys wanted to raise their salary, but they didn't mention it to him directly. Instead, they went to meet with other companies to put pressure on him.

Chen Qiming, who was annoyed by the two men's actions, did not have an attack at the time.

He agreed to their salary increase proposal on the spot.

Then the day after he returned, he called Martin and asked him to put their new record work on hold.

He planned to suppress the arrogance of these two guys.

However, after experiencing these two guys, Chen Qiming also felt that Qidian Records could not only have such a few people.

If Linkin Park and Eminem really change jobs, wouldn't his company become a shell company?

Therefore, Chen Qiming gave Martin a new instruction to sign a new singer.

To be honest, for Chen Qiming, he really doesn't worry about whether the singer can become popular.

As long as you pass the basics and don't become famous in your dream, you can still make her famous.

The example is Michelle Reis.

In my dream, this guy is just a vase. Not only has he not achieved anything in terms of singing, but he also has no achievements in movies. He just relies on the name of the most beautiful Hong Kong girl to get around in the world.

And since she followed Chen Qiming.

Her life is not very good now.

Not only did she have no worries about invitations in film and television, but also in the music world, because of Chen Qiming, her records became a hit and she became the first female singer to break into South Korea.

Therefore, it is not bad to sign some new people to keep in the company as backup.

Giving them one or two songs when they have nothing to do can not only make the company money, but also enhance the company's influence.

After Qidian Records was handed over to Martin, Chen Qiming ignored it.

He rushed to Mexico without stopping.

In order to film "Titanic", Fox purchased 40 acres of land in Mexico and built it into a huge reservoir.

Much of the filming for the film took place here.

"Chen, you are finally here!"

As soon as Chen Qiming arrived in Mexico, Cameron personally sent a car to pick him up.

The vehicle drove for more than two hours and finally arrived at the filming location.

Outside the filming studio, Cameron was already waiting here. When he saw Chen Qiming getting out of the car, he immediately came over to greet him.

"Director Cameron!"

Chen Qiming smiled and shook hands with him.

"Let's go, let me show you around the set first! Many actors on the set are your fans, especially Kate. She knew you were coming and wanted to pick you up at the airport herself.

But because I had a scene to shoot today, I turned her down. "

James Cameron is passionate.

Well, how can we not be enthusiastic?

If it weren't for Chen Qiming's investment, his project would have almost failed.

Although in the dream there will be investment from Columbia Pictures.

But in reality, Chen Qiming was the first to invest.

Moreover, Chen Qiming is now an investor, although he has little power in the crew. But investors are investors.

Cameron is obviously unwilling to offend Chen Qiming, causing Chen Qiming to delay funds.

"This is Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Jack Dawson.

This is Kate Winslet, who plays Rose DeWitt Bookett! "

Perhaps they heard the chatter outside the crew, and a man and a woman walked out of it with their heads pierced.

Seeing them, Cameron immediately introduced them to Chen Qiming.

They are Leonardo and Kate Winslet, the male and female protagonists of the crew.

These two superstars, who in their dreams will be famous all over the world in the future, are very young at this time.

Especially Leonardo, he is really tender now, not at all like the pot-bellied uncle he dreamed of in the future.

"Hi! Hello, I'm Jamie Chen, you can call me Chen!"

Chen Qiming greeted the two leading actors with a smile.

"Chen, nice to meet you!"

Leonardo was a little shy and shook hands with Chen Qiming cautiously.

Compared to Leonardo, Kate is very outgoing.

She held Chen Qiming's hand and wouldn't let go.

"Chen, I'm a big fan of yours. I didn't expect that we could actually work together."

"Thank you, I am very lucky to be recognized by the beautiful Miss Kate!"

Chen Qiming twitched his hand twice but did not pull it out.

Kate's grip was tight.

Chen Qiming couldn't let her go directly, so he could only let her hold it.

"Chen, your song "Baby" is so good, my friends and I like it very much.

We all want to know, was this song written for your girlfriend? "

Kate is very curious, like a curious cat.

"No! This is not written for anyone. Except for some specific songs, most of my songs come from my fantasy.

In fact, Miss Kate, your idea is wrong.

The songs of our singers are not always written based on the real situation.

A lot of times, our songs actually have nothing to do with us.

Just like movies, it belongs to artistic creation! "

Many people are curious about the songs written by singers.

I think the songs written by the singer must be related to his own experience.

In fact, this is very one-sided.

Maybe someone will write a song based on their own experience.

But in most cases, many creators' songs are actually completely different from their own.

Just artistic creation!

"Kate, I think you can go put on your makeup. You have a heavy role today!"

Seemingly seeing that Chen Qiming was a little annoyed by Kate's entanglement, Cameron stopped Kate from continuing the conversation.

"OK! Chen, I'm really interested in your songs!

I think we can talk more if we have time! "

Kate let go of Chen Qiming's hand before she could finish it.

"Okay! I think we will have a great time chatting!"

Chen Qiming glanced at Leonardo when he spoke.

He clearly felt that this guy's face turned a little ugly when Kate said she wanted to talk to him about music.

The corner of his mouth curled up, and Chen Qiming probably understood the relationship between the two.

Leonardo is probably too involved in the drama and is fascinated by Kate.

Of course, it could also be that she is fascinated by the character Rose.

As for Kate.

After all, women mature easily, even though they had a lot of contact with Leonardo on the set.

But she probably didn't have any other thoughts about Leonardo because of this.

On the contrary, she seemed to be very interested in Chen Qiming.

Yes, almost all of them are of the same age.

But Chen Qiming is now a global superstar and a big boss.

Smart women should know how to choose.

"It can be seen that Chen, you are very popular with women. Our Miss Kate seems to be fascinated by you!"

Cameron sent Leonardo and Kate away and took Chen Qiming to visit the set. As he walked, he smiled.

They are all adults, how could he not understand Kate's thoughts.

Just don't break it.

"It's my pleasure!"

Chen Qiming smiled and didn't talk much.

"Oh! Is this the Titanic? It's so spectacular!"

Passing through a green screen, a huge ship appeared in front of us.

To be honest, it's really spectacular.

Even though the films Chen Qiming has made in the past few years are all famous for their large investment, compared to Cameron who directly builds a ship for the purpose of filming a movie, his films are simply a piece of cake.

"This is a model ship we rebuilt based on the Titanic's design drawings. The cost of manufacturing the model ship alone was close to US$1.2 million to build the Titanic!

In addition, in order to restore the interior decoration of the ship, tables, chairs, dishes, and pattern details to the real thing, we designed the luxurious interior with reference to the Titanic's sister ship: the Olympic! "

Hearing Chen Qiming's exclamation, Cameron couldn't help but proudly introduce the ship to Chen Qiming.

“The model of the cruise ship was made 1:1, but unfortunately the funnels and lifeboats were partially reduced, and some decks were omitted.

In addition, due to limited funds, the right half of the Titanic model ship was built! "

Speaking of the fact that the boat was not completely built, Cameron showed some regret on his face.

"This is also very amazing! I have long heard that Mr. Cameron pays great attention to the creation of real scenes when making movies, and now it seems that it is indeed true!

Seeing this ship, coupled with your directing skills as director Cameron, I feel more confident about this drama! "

Chen Qiming walked around the mold ship, watching and praising it.

"Thank you for your appreciation! If Fox thinks the same about you, I think it will save me a lot of worry!"

Cameron was very impressed by Chen Qiming's praise.

As he spoke, he began to complain and complain about Fox.

"Fox is like a stingy farmer. While they say that these works of mine are the most perfect in the world, they are so stingy that they are reluctant to spend another penny.

I have decided that after this cooperation, I will never cooperate with Fox again.

They really hurt me! "

Cameron complained about Fox Studios like a resentful woman.

In response, Chen Qiming just smiled and said nothing.

To be honest, he really doesn't think Fox is stingy.

For a love movie, Fox can invest hundreds of millions of dollars, which is already considered generous.

If I hadn’t known through my dreams that this movie would make money.

When he heard others talking about investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a romantic movie, he would definitely sneer at it.

However, as Cameron, you have to admire him for making movies.

According to the dream memory, it seems that another big production of his in the future will also be very profitable.

Thinking of this, Chen Qiming took the initiative to speak:

"I have always admired your directorial talent, Mr. Cameron. If you can't find investors for your next project, I think you can contact me.

I think I should be able to use part of the money to support your creation! "

(End of this chapter)