Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Chapter 419 Classic songs not in dreams

This year's New Year's Eve, Chen Qiming spent it in North America.

Not alone, besides him, there is also John Woo.

We all met together to spend time at Chen Qiming's villa in Los Angeles, along with Charlize and Brad Pitt.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Who would have thought that they would still be so busy during the Chinese New Year.

Chen Qiming did it because he didn’t want to miss the Super Bowl stage.

John Woo was a lone agent who succeeded, and Paramount was pressing him hard. For the new project, he had to stay in America to communicate with Paramount people.

He goes to Paramount Pictures almost every day to communicate about the film project, the selection of actors, the location of the film, etc.

But fortunately, they are all in the entertainment industry and have almost become accustomed to this situation of not being able to reunite with their families during the New Year.

The first day of the first lunar month.

America's much-anticipated Super Bowl final has finally begun.

With tens of thousands of people in the audience and millions of people watching on TV, Chen Qiming stepped onto the Super Bowl stage as the first Chinese and Chinese to attend the Super Bowl.

That night, he sang his globally popular "Baby" live.

It is undeniable that the song "Baby" was not well received by music critics.

It is considered by most people to be a mouth-watering song with a simple melody.

But equally, no one denies its popularity.

Since this song was released in North America last October, within a few months, it has achieved very good results in most English-speaking regions around the world.

Music critics were scathing, but they couldn't stop fans from loving the song and considering it one of the biggest hits of the year.

Therefore, in order to cater to the fan audience, Super Bowl organizers asked Chen Qiming to sing this song.

Facts have also proved that although some songs are not accepted by music critics, the audience just likes them.

On the night of the performance, when Chen Qiming took the stage to sing "Baby", the ratings of the Super Bowl skyrocketed.

The ratings data reached the highest level in the past three years.

In all years of the Super Bowl, Chen Qiming's performance was second only to Michael Jackson's 1993 performance in ratings.

And being on the Super Bowl played a very big role for Chen Qiming.

The day after he appeared in the Super Bowl, the headlines of major newspapers across the United States were almost all about him.

"The First Asian to Play in the Super Bowl"

"After Michael Jackson, Jamie Chan has become America's most popular singer in recent years"

"The idol of young people, the birth of a new generation of world-class superstars"

"Why is baby so popular? Why is Jamie Chen different from other Asians?" All thanks to his talent"

"Jamie Chen becomes the first Asian to endorse a product in the United States, and the product sales are as good as those of top American superstars"

……

One report after another directly caused Chen Qiming to detonate the beginning of 1997.

Not only in the United States, but also in Asia and Europe, news about Chen Qiming is also flying all over the place.

It was also this appearance in the Super Bowl that allowed Chen Qiming to be officially recognized by the American media and rated him as a superstar.

In addition to these gains in fame and fortune.

His appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show also directly boosted Chen Qiming's record sales again.

"Baby" has once again returned to the top spot on the U.S. sales chart, weeks after falling out of the top five on the sales chart.

The songs from the "baby" album, which had already started to decline on the Billboard charts, began to rise significantly on the charts again.

In addition, several songs from Chen Qiming's previous albums have also entered the billboard again.

In this week, Chen Qiming had a total of fourteen songs on the Billboard, and the results were simply explosive.

When Chen Qiming was extremely popular because of the Super Bowl.

There was no official decision to let Chen Qiming star in "Face". Paramount immediately made the decision to let Chen Qiming star.

Moreover, John Woo also said that Paramount told him to try his best to add more scenes to Chen Qiming.

Clearly, Paramount is well aware of the power of traffic.

Let Chen Qiming, a person who is well-known around the world, star in a movie. At the very least, this movie will have a guaranteed box office.

How could Paramount let go of such a beneficial thing.

Paramount moved very quickly. They had just decided that Chen Qiming would star in "Face/Off". Taking advantage of the popularity, they immediately announced another starring role - Nicolas Cage.

It has to be said that Paramount has done a great job of riding the popularity.

Taking advantage of Chen Qiming's popularity, it was announced that Chen Qiming would join Paramount's A-level project "Face", coupled with the addition of Nicolas Cage.

In just two days, this news became a hot topic in the United States.

“Jamie Chen and Cage will play together, I’m looking forward to it!”

"Will it be a bad movie?"

"I think it's possible, maybe Paramount is just going to have Jamie Chan make a cameo."

"The person upstairs is wrong. According to my reliable information, Paramount's new project is a two-male movie. It is said that Jamie Chen and Cage have a lot of scenes opposite each other."

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On the less developed Internet, many netizens are discussing this matter.

Some people think that starring Chen Qiming may not be a box office success.

Some people think the movie will not be good to watch.

Some racial warriors are criticizing on the Internet that Chen Qiming, an Asian, should not be allowed to be the protagonist.

Likewise, some people are looking forward to this movie.

In short, Paramount's new drama has already attracted a lot of attention before filming even started.

In order to get the movie released as soon as possible, Paramount accelerated the project approval process, and John Woo was extremely busy every day.

Finally, on February 20th, John Woo notified Chen Qiming, who had returned to Treasure Island.

"Face" will officially start filming in March and is scheduled to be released in July and August.

"Are you sure you want to star in this project? This will waste a lot of time. Can you be busy this year?"

Taipei, Qidian Records office, Liu Ciwei frowned as he looked at the official invitation contract sent by Paramount.

Chen Qiming will be very busy this year.

Let’s not talk about records for now.

He didn't hold a concert last year, so no matter what this year, he has to hold a concert tour, and it will be a lot of concerts.

In addition, regarding record companies, film and television companies, Pacific Cinemas, Peacebird, these companies under Chen Qiming's name all have matters that need to be handled by Chen Qiming.

In addition, a large-scale event will be held for Hong Kong's return this year.

Considering that Chen Qiming is a staunch supporter of China, he was invited to attend this event and had to perform more than one song on stage.

The 97 return event was a major event at the international level, and the activities held were definitely not small.

In order for the event to go smoothly, Chen Qiming had to rehearse in advance, and he couldn't finish it in ten days and a half.

Coupled with various endorsement activities and awards appearances, Chen Qiming can be said to have no free day.

That's why Liu Ciwei said that he didn't want Chen Qiming not to star.

"It doesn't matter, just be busy if you are busy! Let's finish this year first.

I plan to start working less next year.

You also know that the current music world is increasingly disapproving of me.

Many people say that I occupy the toilet and don’t shit, and I don’t look like a superstar at all. "

Chen Qiming waved his hand and said. There are indeed a lot of rumors in the entertainment industry recently.

It’s also no wonder that Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung chose to quit when they were at the height of their popularity.

This gives some people some excuse.

Say something like Chen Qiming is not as free and easy as Tan Zhang.

As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, more and more people are starting to talk about this topic, causing many people in the entertainment industry to become dissatisfied.

There was no way, these guys were so depressed that they wanted to cry.

From Chen Qiming's debut in 1992 to now, in the past five years, Chen Qiming has swept all major awards every year.

As long as it is a music-related award, the best male singer will definitely be Chen Qiming.

This situation of slaughtering prizes every year is even more fierce than that of Tan Zhang.

There are two people, Tan and Zhang, one each year. Over the past few years, one person has only won two or three Best Male Singer awards.

When he arrived at Chen Qiming's place, he occupied it by himself for five years.

Five years, five years, who knows how other singers have spent these five years.

Especially the Four Heavenly Kings, who look forward to winning the Best Male Singer every year to suppress their luck.

As a result, I run with him every year.

If Chen Qiming encountered this situation, he would also scold his mother.

Therefore, in order to give these guys a chance, Chen Qiming decided to take a break next year after releasing the record this year.

Don't get me wrong, he won't announce that he won't accept the award now.

He doesn't care what those guys think.

He plans to take a year off and then continue his work, killing the charts for another five years, and building up a music dynasty directly after ten years.

Then let future generations speak.

"No album next year?" Liu Ciwei's frown deepened.

"Mr. Chen, Boss Chen, this company is completely dependent on self-support. If you don't release records, won't everyone be suffering from the northwest wind?"

"You are so unfounded. Besides me, our company also has Michelle Reis, Jay Chou, and Wu Bai!"

Can't lose.

The worst thing is, when the time comes to sign new people, I said I won’t release records, but can I say I won’t help others produce records? "

Chen Qiming said calmly.

He is not at all worried that the company will collapse if he stops working.

Michelle Reis has become famous in South Korea and is very popular in China. Her record sales will not be low.

With Jay Chou and other singers, Qidian Records will only make money, not lose money.

“That’s true, but my suggestion is that you don’t rest.

Priscilla Chan and Wang Jie’s lessons are there. "

Liu Ciwei said again.

In fact, there are still many singers in the Hong Kong and Taiwan music circles who have taken a short break.

Priscilla Chan retired in 89 and came back a few years later. Although her first album did well, its sales dropped sharply.

The quality of subsequent records is even worse than the last, and in recent years, the splash has almost disappeared.

And Wang Jie.

Willfully, he flew to Canada for a year.

When he came back, not only did his popularity fall to the bottom, but now he is almost nowhere to be found.

And these two people were very popular at the beginning.

Priscilla Chan, the number one Polygram actress in the late 1980s, competed with Anita Mui for the number one actress in Hong Kong.

Not to mention Wang Jie, the most popular singer from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.

It is no exaggeration to say that Wang Jie at that time could almost compare with Chen Qiming now.

Maybe a little worse, but not much worse.

If Chen Qiming hadn't gained great fame internationally and then fed back into the country, raising his popularity and fans to an unprecedented level, he might have been about the same as Wang Jie back then.

Both of them failed to come back. Liu Ciwei was very worried that if Chen Qiming retired for a year, there was no guarantee that he would not be abandoned by fans.

"I'm not retiring, I just won't release any records next year. I will continue to do TV variety shows and movies as usual.

How could I have problems like theirs if I had enough exposure! "

Chen Qiming explained it to Liu Ciwei in detail, and then dispelled his worries.

"By the way, how are Michelle Reis and Jay Chou preparing their records?"

Returning to the matter of Qidian Records, Chen Qiming asked about Jay Chou's records.

"Reis Michelle's album has been completed and will be released next week.

Jay Chou and Tao Zhe's album has already entered the production stage.

Originally, I wanted you to write some songs for them.

It turned out that both guys were very stubborn, saying that Qidian was a company that mainly focused on creation, and they could not drag the company back, and they had to write their own songs.

Therefore, their new album uses their own songs.

I showed both of their songs to Producer Chen, and Producer Chen thought the quality was excellent.

Especially Jay Chou's songs.

Although this guy is young, he is really talented. There are several songs in his new album that Producer Chen thinks may be a hit. "

Speaking of the company's records, Liu Ciwei couldn't help but smile.

"Do you have the lyrics and music for their record? Show me!"

"Wait a minute!"

Liu Ciwei walked out quickly and came back soon with lyrics and music.

Chen Qiming took the lyrics and music and looked at them.

The one he looked at first was Tao Zhe’s.

"Airport Take Off", "10:30 at the Airport", "Airport Arrival", "Looking at the Spring Breeze", "Quicksand"...

After just a brief glance, Chen Qiming was sure that many of the songs in Tao Zhe's album were songs from Tao Zhe's first official album in Chen Qiming's dream.

Suddenly, Chen Qiming's eyes paused and fell on one of the songs.

"Love Never Dies".

This is a brand new song, a song that did not exist in Chen Qiming's dream.

But this song is not an ordinary song.

On the contrary, from Chen Qiming's current very professional perspective, this is a song whose quality is not inferior to "Love is Simple".

Chen Qiming couldn't help but nod as he hummed a few lines according to the music score.

Sure enough, for a talented person, even if you copy his original classic song, he can still create another classic song.

Originally, after seeing that most of Tao Zhe's songs were from his first album, Chen Qiming thought he was going to throw away this album.

Because Tao Zhe originally sang "Love is Simple", the best song in this album, in advance.

But now, seeing that Tao Zhe actually created a song that he had never dreamed of, but with a very nice melody, Chen Qiming was immediately satisfied.

Tao Zhe even came up with songs that satisfied Chen Qiming.

For a time, Chen Qiming became more curious about Jay Chou's songs.

He picked up his record playlist and looked at it carefully.

(End of this chapter)