Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

"I'm really not sure about this, but I will give it a try. If she really doesn't want to play the role, I hope you can accommodate her."

Ang Lee said this.

Hearing this, Chen Qiming nodded.

Some things really can't be forced.

Although he really thinks it would be a good thing to collaborate with Joey Wong again.

But some things really cannot be forced.

Wang Zuxian has already announced his retirement in recent years. Even if Ang Lee, a great director from Taiwan, comes forward, he may not be able to hire her.

Finally, Chen Qiming and Ang Lee agreed that it would be best if Ang Lee could invite Wang Zuxian. If he could not invite Wang Zuxian, Chen Qiming would also be willing to star.

In addition, the role of Yu Jiaolong is tentatively named Guo Feili.

However, Ang Lee also fought for the sovereignty of his work. He said that if he finds a more suitable target in the future, he hopes to use a more suitable candidate.

In this regard, Chen Qiming did not force it.

Guo Feili is an employee of his company, and she has gained a lot of popularity recently because of "Journey to the East".

Under such circumstances, I would definitely be willing to help her, and would take the initiative to help her if there was a good opportunity.

But there are some things that Chen Qiming cannot completely decide.

Just like this "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Ang Lee really hopes that Chen Qiming, who has a good market in Europe and the United States, will star in the film.

But he can't force others to take the initiative because of this.

For directors, especially big directors like Ang Lee, they have very high requirements for their works.

Even if you ask for help from others, you will definitely not be controlled by others.

If there is a more suitable candidate, he will definitely try his best to use this person.

After discussing with Li An, he didn't stay long and left shortly after.

Chen Qiming took a flight to Hong Kong in the afternoon.

During the next two days of vacation, I visited friends in Hong Kong.

Of course, in addition to him visiting others, many people also came to visit him.

This is the reality in the entertainment industry. When you become famous, many people are willing to visit you.

After the vacation, on the afternoon of February 4th, Chen Qiming and several other "The Matrix" staff members flew back to the United States to continue filming "The Matrix".

Green screen shooting is very hard, and it also tests the actors' acting skills.

Fortunately, Chen Qiming had experience in this area, so he was quite comfortable shooting.

"The Matrix" was filmed in the United States for more than a month. In mid-March, it moved to Hong Kong to shoot some location scenes here.

Incidentally, it also gave Chen Qiming time to return to Pacific Film and Television to help with the preparations for "Zheng He's Voyages to the West."

Currently, preparations for "Zheng He's Voyages to the West" are in full swing.

Compared with Pacific Pictures' previous films, this film has a larger investment and larger scenes.

Naturally, there is more preparation work.

The construction of various scenes and the investigation of exterior locations all take time.

Fortunately, Pacific Film and Television has made many blockbusters in recent years and has experience in producing large-scale productions, so the preparations are quite orderly.

At the same time, Chen Qiming also started preparing for his new album during the filming break.

Originally, Chen Qiming's plan was not to release an album this year.

But he couldn't stand the enthusiasm of his fans. Almost every time he appeared in public, fans would ask him about his new album.

After this happened several times, Chen Qiming himself felt that he should not let down his fans.

Therefore, even if he is very busy this year, he will prepare a record.

The new album will not be just a single language, but a mixed language album.

English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean are all available.

Currently, Chen Qiming has tentatively prepared these songs.

The first song is "Under Mount Fuji".

This song will be produced in three versions: Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese.

The second song, "King of K-Song", has two versions, Mandarin and Cantonese.

The third song, "Thank you for your love 1999"

The fourth song, "Too Many"

The fifth song is the Japanese song "Lemon".

The sixth song is the English song "Whataya Want from Me".

The seventh song, Korean song "Y (Please Tell Me Why)"

Seven songs, different versions added together, a total of ten songs, just make up an official album.

Here, someone may have said that these songs are not in the same style when put in one album and do not match each other.

Indeed, these songs are of different types, including rap, rock, electronic music, and sad emotional songs, so they are not suitable for inclusion in one album.

But this is someone else.

In Chen Qiming's case, neither he nor the fans or music critics will feel that the song style is inappropriate.

Chen Qiming's style has always been famous for its variety, and he has tried every style of music.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a versatile king.

Therefore, this kind of songs with different styles may give people a sense of fragmentation to others, but for Chen Qiming, it is completely reasonable and versatile with his style.

In addition, the language of the songs is not uniform.

This was Chen Qiming's intention.

It is obvious that there are more Mandarin songs in the album.

Other languages ​​only have one or two songs.

This is except that Chen Qiming is too busy and has no time to produce multiple albums in the same language.

Another reason is that he wanted to give it a try and see how the sales of his mixed-language album would turn out.

If the sales are good.

In the future, most of his albums will be in this kind of mixed language.

The advantage of this is that it can not only save time and effort, but also promote a wave of Mandarin songs, increasing the proportion of Mandarin songs in the market.

Speaking of the proportion of Mandarin songs in the global market, it is worth mentioning that in the past few years, with Chen Qiming’s global popularity, in addition to his own Mandarin songs, which have been a hot seller around the world.

The classic albums of other Chinese singers have also benefited from this and have been significantly promoted.

However, what is more surprising is that the Chinese singers with very good album sales around the world are not the four Hong Kong kings second only to Chen Qiming.

But Luo Dayou, the godfather of Baodao music.

His album "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye" is currently the best-selling album in the global market, except for Chen Qiming's album.

According to statistics, so far, this album has sold nearly 20 million copies in the global market.

Some people find it incredible that Luo Dayou can achieve such results.

But for many people, this is well deserved.

As one of the most outstanding contributors to Chinese music and an enlightener of modern Chinese pop songs, Luo Dayou's reputation in the Chinese community around the world is remarkable.

His "Zhihu Zheye" directly laid the foundation for and enlightened countless latecomers to music.

There is a saying in the music circle over the years, "To learn pop music, there are two albums you must listen to. One is Luo Dayou's "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye" released in 1982, which is the beginning of Chinese pop music, and the other is Chen Qiming's "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye" "The Heart Is Too Soft", this is the pinnacle of pop songs, the first classic."

In the past few years, as time has passed and Chen Qiming has become famous, "Heart Is Too Soft" has become more and more influential in the music world.

Countless young people regard this album as their favorite album.

At the same time, countless Chen Qiming fans started to like him from this album.

This album is as sweet to Chen Qiming as it is to Teresa Teng, and as sweet as kissing Jacky Cheung goodbye.

He directly represents Chen Qiming and countless people's love for this album. In the past few years, Chen Qiming has released countless albums. Even his English albums were such a hit around the world that Michael Jackson even had to temporarily avoid the spotlight.

But in China, his peak work is "Heart Is Too Soft".

The reason for this is not only that this album is China's first album with sales exceeding 10 million in one year, but also that all of his songs are classics.

Another reason comes from nostalgia.

Nostalgia for youth.

Just like the youth born in the 1990s are Jay Chou, JJ Lin, and Xu Song.

In the 1990s, Chen Qiming also became the youth of a group of people.

"Heart Is Too Soft" was released in 1993, 6 years ago.

Six years is not a long time, but it is certainly not a short time.

During this period, most of the boys and girls who once pursued Chen Qiming have entered society, worked hard in society, and started their new lives.

Some people may even be mothers and fathers at this time.

Youth passes so quickly and so suddenly.

The album "Heart Too Soft", which represents the youth of the main force of contemporary entertainment, has become more and more influential, making it regarded as the only classic in the hearts of countless people.

"Zhihu Zheye" can be compared with it, why?
With him we created a new era.

It is a must-listen album for countless musicians.

It is the enlightenment music of Chen Qiming's generation who is currently the main force in the music industry.

It's that kind of reputation.

After Chen Qiming opened the global market, Luo Dayou once became very famous around the world, surpassing the Four Heavenly Kings.

In addition to Luo Dayou, who has good sales in the global market, Jacky Cheung, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, is also good.

He was also influenced by Chen Qiming.

When Chen Qiming released his first English ep, it included the song "Take Me to Your Heart".

This English rock song is adapted from Jacky Cheung's most popular song "Kiss Goodbye".

And this English song is still very popular around the world.

After all, it was a song that was once in the top thirty of the Billboard.

This song has many audiences in many places around the world.

Aiwu and Wuxia, Jacky Cheung also appeared in the sight of these people. "Kiss Goodbye" became one of the best-selling albums by Chinese singers in the world after Chen Qiming's album and Luo Dayou's "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye".

Affected by this, PolyGram once produced an English album for Jacky Cheung, hoping that he could succeed in the global market like Chen Qiming.

It's a pity that Jacky Cheung is not Chen Qiming after all. Even if he has the support of the entire PolyGram company, he can't compare to Chen Qiming who has the help of an era.

He did not achieve good results on a global scale.

If you use a metaphor to describe it.

Jacky Cheung is like Chow Yun-fat in a dream, while Chen Qiming is Jackie Chan.

The two also entered Europe and the United States.

The result was completely different.

One person has a little bit of success, but it is nothing to worry about.

The other person is not simply described as having good grades, but as being top-notch and a superstar.

Closer to home.

It is also because of his influence that Mandarin songs have achieved good results in the global market.

Therefore, with the new album, Chen Qiming hopes to promote more Mandarin songs.

He put an English, Japanese and Korean song on the album.

As long as the listeners in those countries like the songs.

They will pay for it, buy a whole album.

Then, the Mandarin songs and Cantonese songs in the album will naturally be heard by them.

Just like good English songs will be listened to by many people in China.

When the promotion effect is achieved, the quality of Mandarin songs reaches the highest level.

These songs with good quality and good spread will naturally attract attention.

A chain reaction will naturally arouse the interest of these foreign listeners in Chinese songs.

Time flies like water, and before we know it, it’s already May.

The filming of "The Matrix" has now come to an end.

At the same time, the preparations for "Zheng He's Voyages to the West" were also announced to be completed.

On this day, Chen Qiming was studying the script for the filming of the last scene.

Then he saw his assistant walking in with a phone.

"Mr. Chen, Li An is calling you."

"Lee An?"

Chen Qiming didn't react at first, but then he remembered that he had promised to star in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Judging from the time, the filming of this drama may also be about to start.

Of course, it could also be a problem with the actors.

When Ang Lee came to him a few months ago, he said that he wanted to cooperate with Joey Wong and hoped that the other party would find Wang Zuxian to star in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" together.

Since then, Ang Lee has been busy working on this matter and is said to have traveled to Canada several times.

However, there has been no news of Joey Wong confirming his appearance.

"Hey! Director Li."

Chen Qiming picked up the phone.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, there's really nothing I can do about Wang Zuxian.

I personally went to Canada to find her three times.

Her attitude was very resolute every time, and it was obviously impossible for her to star in our drama. "

Li An on the other end of the phone said as soon as he answered the call.

"I understand, then you can find another actor!"

Since Chen Qiming heard that Ang Lee had been to Canada several times without Joey Wong's consent, he understood that it was definitely impossible for Joey Wong to star, so he was not surprised.

"Mr. Chen... there is one more thing..."

Ang Lee on the other end of the phone was visibly relieved after Chen Qiming agreed to find another actor.

But he did not hang up the phone immediately. Instead, he hesitated and said:
"Regarding the role of Yu Jiao Long, I personally interviewed Guo Feili, and I felt that he was not suitable for this role.

It's a new person I discovered here. I think he still fits this role.

She said that she also knows you and has filmed your music video before, so I want to say, if possible, how about giving this role to her? "

After a pause, as if he was worried that Chen Qiming would be angry, he explained: "She is really suitable for this role. This newcomer has aura and good acting skills."

Hearing this, Chen Qiming looked strange.

"What's the name of this new guy you're talking about?"

"Zhang Ziyi! She just starred in "My Father and Mother" directed by Zhang Yimou from Mainland China. I heard from her that she has appeared in your music video and has a good relationship with you."

"Zhang Ziyi?"

Chen Qiming was speechless.

After going around in circles, Li An came back and found Zhang Ziyi.

(End of this chapter)