The King of Directors 2000

Li Shengyao did not stay in Shanghai for too long. He participated in several activities and then communicated with Da Mi Mi for two nights before he hurried back to Yanjing.

During his time in Shanghai, even though he could see big stars, big directors, and beauties every day, and all he heard were compliments, he still felt uneasy. City" on.

Although he knew nothing about music, he could not help Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen in terms of soundtrack.

Although he had already said that he would not disturb Lu and Tang's creation, he still couldn't help but think of "La La Land".

Naturally, he would not interfere with Lu and Tang, but he still wanted to return to Yanjing. In this way, if Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen had any problems, maybe he could give some suggestions for the first time.

In short, he could not feel at ease in Shanghai, so he quickly returned to Yanjing.

Da Mi Mi was enjoying himself, but he didn't quite understand him returning to Yanjing.

He didn't even explain, he just said it was urgent.

But when he returned to Yanjing, he realized that he really couldn't help, and he was worried about disturbing Lu and Tang, so he stayed at home quietly with the woman and children.

On this day, the sun pushed aside the clouds and mist and poured sunshine onto the earth again.

Birds sang and wandered among the snow-covered branches.

Chen Hao is cooking pork ribs and corn soup. The sweetness of corn and the aroma of pork ribs are wafting in the kitchen, reaching the hall through the crack in the door.

Li Shengyao accompanied his son to watch Baby Bus, and an English song happened to be played.

He paused suddenly and inexplicably thought of "City of Stars", the theme song of "La La Land".

He was stunned for a moment, then excitedly turned on the recording on his phone and started humming.

In his previous life, he liked to listen to Jay Chou's songs, but he didn't listen to many other people's songs. He only listened to a few of Leehom's more famous songs.

As for songs from film and television dramas, I listen to them even less.

He knows the theme song "Encounter" of "Love Hotel" and the theme song of "Dae Jang Geum".

He didn't know anything else. After copying "Encounter", he thought he would never be able to copy songs again, but just now he suddenly remembered "City of Stars", which made him very excited.

The melody of City of Stars is very simple, with no ups and downs.

However, this male and female chorus song is indeed quite romantic and fits the mood of the movie very well.

After "La La Land" was released that year, the song became very popular around the world.

If Li Shengyao could copy it, he would definitely not be polite.

Soon after, Li Shengyao recorded humming "City of Stars" and suddenly found that the room was much quieter. He turned around and saw Chen Hao, who was stunned.

"what's wrong?"

"Are you singing?"

"Well, you're singing, how are you? Does it sound good?"

"I thought you were chanting."

Li Shengyao reached out and flicked Chen Hao's forehead, "I'll teach you a lesson tonight."

……

At 2014 a.m. on January 1, 20, Li Shengyao came to the headquarters of Fenghua Film and Television Company and met Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen, as well as Li Lianhua and Yue Ming.

After twenty days of hard work, Lu and Tang have completed the soundtrack for "La La Land".

The two now invited Li Shengyao to come over and test the results.

As for Li Lianhua and Yue Ming, they came to sing the promotion song of "La La Land".

The two of them had been involved in a lot of business activities for a while, but now they have made time for it.

This promotional song was naturally written for them by Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen.

Li Shengyao and Li Lianhua said hello and then entered the viewing room to watch "La La Land" with the soundtrack.

Lu and Tang followed.

Lu Guanting gave a thumbs up, "Director, this movie is so beautiful. I think it is the best movie you have ever made. I will buy the DVD for my collection."

Different people have different preferences.

Lu Guanting is more emotional and he likes romantic movies like this.

Li Shengyao was happy when he heard this.

It’s not certain whether the movie will be very popular in the future, at least some people will like it.

He then watched "La La Land" with Lu Tang.

The effect is very good. Lu Guanting is worthy of being a master of Chinese and Western music who grew up in a beautiful country.

Li Shengyao said that it should be romantic, classical, gentle and light.

It is reflected in the soundtrack, and several songs composed by Lu and Tang are also very exciting.

He was personally very satisfied and felt that the work of Lu and Tang had met his expectations.

Lu Guanting was quite nervous. At first, he kept looking at Li Shengyao. Later, as the movie gradually progressed, he focused on the movie.

At the end of the movie, Lu and Tang shook hands and fed Li Shengyao a mouthful of dog food. He regretted not bringing Chen Hao over.

"Director Li, what do you think?"

"It's great, even better than I imagined. Teacher Lu, Teacher Tang, thank you."

Lu Guanting breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as you like it."

Tang Shuchen asked, "Director Li, what is the level of the best soundtracks at the Cannes Film Festival in previous years? Do you think we have hope?"

Lee Sheng-yew was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "It's hard to say. Of course I personally like your works, but sometimes it doesn't necessarily have to be the best work to win the award. The judges at the Cannes Film Festival will balance the number of awards for films."

Just like the Oscars, it is relatively rare for a film to win several awards at the three major film festivals.

The Oscars are winner-take-all, and the three major film festivals will strike a balance and take care of other film works.

Lee Sing-yew is also not sure whether "La La Land" can win the best soundtrack.

In his previous life, "La La Land" won the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar for Best Score. However, it did not win the Best Score at the Venice Film Festival, and Sister Shitou won the Best Actress.

Tang Shuchen nodded after hearing this.

"Teacher Lu, Teacher Tang, do you want to travel to Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival? The crew will cover all the expenses."

Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen were both moved when they heard this.

They started preparing the soundtrack for "La La Land" last year. It is definitely the longest preparation time for the two of them since they started working in the industry.

They also have expectations for this work.

The other two people live in Hong Kong Island and have elderly and children at home. Although they are well-known music masters, their income is not very high.

The two of them seldom travel, so it is a rare thing for them to go to Cannes.

Li Shengyao clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it's settled then. The crew will book your flight tickets when the time comes. You start from Hong Kong Island and we can meet up in Cannes."

These two are talented, and maybe they can work together in the future.

As for the travel expenses, Li Shengyao certainly won't care.

The three people then left the screening room. Lu Guanting was in a good mood and said to Li Shengyao: "Director Li, would you like to go check on Li Lianhua and the others and listen to the movie promotion song."         "Okay."

Soon after, Li Shengyao and the other three came to the recording studio and saw Li Lianhua and Yue Ming who were recording.

To his surprise, both Li Lianhua and Yue Yueming knew how to read music scores.

It seems that he has no talent in this area.

Li Shengyao sat down quietly, and then listened to songs recorded by Li Lianhua and Sui Yueming.

After listening to it several times, he couldn't help but glance at Lu Guanting.

This promotional song can't be said to be bad, but it seems a bit sad.

Li Shengyao felt that the style was somewhat similar to "What I Want in Life". He thought of "City of Stars" that he had recorded a few days ago, so he took out his mobile phone and said to Lu and Tang: "Teacher Lu, Teacher Tang, I I was playing with my children and I accidentally thought of a tune, so I hummed it, how about you listen to it for me?"

Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen both stared at Li Shengyao with their eyes widened for a while, then came back to their senses, and then nodded immediately, indicating that they could listen.

The two of them had never heard that Li Shengyao could compose music, so they were naturally very surprised.

Lee Sing-yew then played a hum version of "City of Stars".

Lu Guanting's eyes immediately lit up when he heard the voice coming from the mobile phone. He could feel that the tune was melodious, gentle and interesting, and it was very suitable for male and female duets.

Soon after, the mobile phone finished playing, and Lu Guanting immediately fell into deep thought. He was thinking about the score of this song.

Tang Shuchen was the first to react.

"Director Li, that's very good. I think we can let Li Lianhua and Yue Ming sing. This song is more suitable than the promotional song we wrote."

"Really? Teacher Tang, I can't compose music. You can help me compose the music and write the lyrics. Let the two of them sing this again, and we will have two promotional songs."

"Okay, it's a small matter."

Soon after, both Li Lianhua and Zhou Yueming learned that Li Shengyao had composed a song and wanted to sing it for them. They both looked at Li Shengyao in shock, never expecting that Director Li had such talent.

……

Lee Sheng-yew's copy of "City of Stars" is just a small episode, just one more promotional song for "La La Land", which is the icing on the cake.

In fact, "La La Land" has been receiving a lot of news and is very popular. Many viewers know that this is Lee Sung-yao's third film to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

On Fenghua Video, Reuters photos of "La La Land" and some edited short videos have millions of clicks.

After finishing the soundtrack for "La La Land", all work came to a halt.

Because the Lunar New Year is coming soon, Lee Sheng-yao arranged for the employees of the special effects team to go home for the New Year. It was agreed that after the New Year, the special effects team would be at full capacity to produce special effects related to "La La Land" and strive to complete the production in two and a half months.

In addition, Li Shengyao himself also returned to his hometown with his son Chen Hao.

The New Year of 2014 is still the same as before, I feel no different.

Lee Sheng Yew was still very busy during the Chinese New Year. He not only had to deal with greetings from relatives, but also had many friends and partners calling to pay New Year greetings.

As the boss of Fenghua Cinema, basically movie producers will call him, hoping that their movies will get more schedules.

Actors and directors in the Chinese speaking circle also hope that Lee Sheng Yew can give their films more scheduling, investment, or help with publicity.

Under such circumstances, many people called him.

It is available on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. At this time, the mainland film market is booming, and the stars in Hong Kong Island are more active than in previous years.

Some people with whom he usually doesn't have much contact are looking for him.

For example, Guo Biting, who starred in "Little Times" with Da Mi Mi, had in-depth exchanges with Lee Sheng Yew before, but they lost contact later.

Now Guo Biting is somewhat famous in the mainland through "Tiny Times".

She wanted to go further, so she took the initiative to contact Li Shengyao and hinted that they could continue to communicate.

Li Shengyao was noncommittal and did not give a clear answer.

Mainly he is too busy and has to go to the Berlin Film Festival next.

This is his long-established plan to take "Dalian by the Sea" to the Berlin Film Festival.

Moreover, he has already hooked up with Da Mi Mi. Even if he goes to Shanghai, he will give priority to satisfying Da Mi Mi.

Therefore he did not give a positive answer.

But for "Dalian by the Sea", he was much more concerned.

Zhang Songwen and Lu Han called, and Li Shengyao told them about going to Berlin to participate in the film festival, and asked them to make time. If they were having trouble, they could come to him to solve the problem.

SM is very ambitious and has long hoped that Lu Han would follow Lee Sheng Yew to improve his career and would not stand in the way of Lu Han.

Zhang Songwen had already told his agent that he would not accept any film or TV dramas after the new year, so he was waiting to go to Berlin.

So the crew of "Dalian by the Sea" agreed on a time, and they agreed to set off from Yanjing to Berlin on February 10th.

This year’s Berlin Film Festival starts on February 11th and runs until February 21st.

The three major Chinese-language films in Europe were relatively quiet in 2013. If "Three Billboards" and "Outing" hadn't won awards in October, they would have had almost no splash.

But 2014 is different.

It’s not just Lao Mouzi’s “Return” that is confirmed to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

"Fire of the Day" directed by Diao Yinan is confirmed to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, in addition to "Massage" directed by Lou Ye.

It can be said that these two masters of literary and artistic films are very powerful in participating.

In Lee Sheng-yew's previous life, the 2014 Berlin Film Festival was simply a flourishing event for Chinese-language films.

"Fire of the Day" won the Golden Bear Award, "Massage" won the Silver Bear Award for Artistic Contribution, and Liao Fan won the Best Actor Award.

The Chinese film won three awards, which is definitely a major event worth recording.

Lee Sheng-yew was actually a little hesitant. He was not sure whether taking "Dalian by the Sea" to participate in the competition would change the award-winning situation in his previous life.

He thought twice and decided to compete.

The main reason is that he believes in the quality of "Flame in the Day", "Massage" and "Dalian by the Sea". He believes that the participation of "Dalian by the Sea" can make Chinese-language films shine more brightly, rather than distracting from "Flame in the Day" and "Massage". 》The brilliance.

So he didn't push it back and arranged for someone to sign up for "Dalian by the Sea".

After making an appointment with Zhang Songwen and Lu Han, Li Shengyao concentrated on being at home, accompanying his wife and children, and waiting quietly.

As in previous years, Li Shengyao left his hometown with his wife and children on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and rushed to Yanjing. Then he contacted the employees who stayed behind in the company, first to have dinner together, and then to prepare for the New Year dinner.

Around the seventh day of the lunar month, more and more employees rushed to Yanjing to work.

Li Shengyao organized a meal for the employees on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year and gave out many red envelopes.

It's the boss' condolences.

After this meal, he was temporarily finished with his work at home.

Next, let the special effects team do the special effects for "La La Land", and he has no way to intervene in this aspect.

All his energy will be focused on "Dalian by the Sea". After a short rest, he will head to Berlin with Zhang Songwen and Lu Han.

(End of this chapter)