Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 148 Album Promotion
"The Promise" had a very bad impact on the Chinese film industry. Due to the failure of "The Promise", the domestic fantasy blockbuster was almost dead.

Before he was born, he was crushed to death by "The Promise".

The signboard of "Chinese Fantasy" has become popular with overseas filmmakers since "The Promise", and it has also implicated "Golden Armor" and "Night Banquet". This is a later story, which will be discussed later.

Later Chinese filmmakers, because of "The Promise", seldom or almost never touch the fantasy genre.

Even if it is filmed, it will be adapted from IP such as "Journey to the West" and "Liao Zhai", and no one will do original fantasy.

Of course, the slump of domestic fantasy cannot be blamed entirely on "The Promise", and a series of problems such as the backward level of domestic industrialization must also be considered.

But still the same sentence, in the domestic director-centered production environment, the director is the core leader of a crew. If the movie sells well, the director's status and salary will rise accordingly. If the movie has problems or even loses money, the director, the core, must be responsible.

Anyway, after watching the movie at the premiere, Zhang Yuanjun stopped paying attention to "The Promise".

Instead, the main work energy is devoted to the pre-promotion of the album.

The new album will be officially released next week, at least the publicity activities in the capital area will be gradually rolled out.

Today, he will be a guest at Xinlang Entertainment with producer Zhang Yadong, talking about his music dreams, interacting with fans and audiences at the scene, and giving gifts.

"Although I chose to perform, music has always been a dream in my heart," Zhang Yuanjun said, "Literature, music, art, it seems that everyone has more or less thoughts about this when they were young.

"Brother Yadong said that time, you sing pretty well, let's release a few songs. I didn't pay much attention to it at first. Later, when I was filming "Sculpture of God" in Xiangshan, the producer of Ryefield came to me to discuss cooperation. After thinking about it, I would take a break after "Sculpture of God", so I agreed to release an album."

Zhang Yuanjun has said similar words countless times during this period of time.

Later, when it came to the creation of lyrics and music, the host asked Zhang Yuanjun why he wanted to take care of the lyrics and music by himself.

Zhang Yuanjun said: "Actually, I didn't do it all. Most of the lyrics and music I provided were demos or drafts. A lot of perfect work was actually done by Brother Yadong with his professional team."

Zhang Yadong took over the words: "Your draft is actually very complete, and it can be completed smoothly by any music company." The two also gave in to each other.

The host asked Zhang Yadong and Zhang Yuanjun how it feels to work together.

Zhang Yadong said: "Yuanjun's album is the easiest one I have ever made. He is a very independent singer. Because he wrote the lyrics and music, he is very clear about what he wants when he enters the recording studio. All we have to do is to adjust the machine to record for him, and then make up for his shortcomings in some singing skills. The whole album has 14 songs, we recorded..."

"Two months." Zhang Yuanjun said.

"No, forty days, including the recording of the demo in Xiangshan, it will be two months." Zhang Yadong counted the days, "For a newcomer to music, this time is very fast."

"We all know that Yuan Jun is an actor, and now he's releasing an album. Is there any conflict between acting and singing? How do you balance the relationship between acting and singing?"

Zhang Yuanjun smiled: "Actually, it's okay. We finished recording the album before the filming of "Being Famous". After the filming, I wasn't busy, so I just followed the production team to make the album. I'm not nervous about the later scenes, so it shouldn't have any effect on my singing. I can get busy."

The host had obviously listened to it, and asked him again: "I listened to the 14 songs in the album, and they were all very nice. There is one question I have always wanted to ask, that is, I found that among the 14 songs, there seem to be very few mainstream love songs, not even half of them. What was the reason for choosing the songs?"

This question was answered by Zhang Yadong: "At that time, Yuan Jun brought over [-] or [-] songs. We usually set a theme for the album before selecting the songs. After discussing for a few days, we decided to set a youth theme for the album. Youth not only has beautiful love, but also means vitality. It also has some sadness of graduation, and some sadness and confusion. That's why we chose songs like this for this album. The theme is youth and the style is diverse."

The host obviously caught Zhang Yadong's words: "Yadong just said that Yuan Jun gave you [-] or [-] songs. Will the audience have a chance to hear the songs that were not selected?"

The host's words aroused cheers from the fans and audience.

Zhang Yadong and Zhang Yuanjun looked at each other and smiled, and Zhang Yuanjun said, "I will sing for everyone when I have a chance in the future."

Next, under the guidance of the host, Zhang Yuanjun and Zhang Yadong talked a lot about the production of the album.

Then came the most exciting part of the audience interaction. There were not many audiences, only a hundred or so.

A male audience, a rare male fan of Zhang Yuanjun, put forward his own request: "I especially like the song "Young and Promising". Many fans have already bought the pre-sale album, "Can I invite Yuanjun to live..."

As soon as the word "live" was spoken, there was a warm response from the audience.

"Can you please sing "Young and Promising" live?"

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and naturally agreed: "Okay." There was already a singing session today, "Give me a key from the music teacher."

The music teacher at the scene gave a tune out.

"Okay," Zhang Yuanjun accepted the tune, "let's sing a chorus."

When the music started, Zhang Yuanjun opened his voice:
"So it hurts me, I didn't understand at that time.

"If I was young and promising, not inferior, and knew what is precious, I would be ashamed for not giving you those beautiful dreams. If I was young and promising, knowing how to advance and retreat, I would not let you suffer for me. At the wedding, drink a few more glasses and be with your current one."

Zhang Yuanjun skipped straight to the end: "Drink a few more glasses at the wedding, wishing me a young and promising future."

Zhang Yuanjun knows that his singing skills are average, so since he decided to release the album, he has worked hard on his singing skills under the guidance of a professional vocal teacher and has made considerable progress.

The live ability is not like eating a CD, but at least it has reached the level of a professional singer.

He made preparations for today's promotion, so he didn't sing this song.

won the cheers of the audience.

Finally, the host ordered a female fan to come on stage to sing with Zhang Yuanjun.

The host asked the fans to order their own songs. She said, "I like "Damn Tenderness" the most. This song is very nice."

Zhang Yuanjun suspected that this fan was arranged by the program group. This girl's singing skills can't be said to be comparable to professional singers, but among ordinary people, she is definitely considered good.

The tune is very accurate, and I am not stage frightened.

Zhang Yuanjun intends to help this fan, he asked this fan to sing most parts of "Damn Tenderness", and he played it off by himself.

After singing, Zhang Yuanjun took the lead in applauding her: "It's a really good song."

The female fan smiled shyly: "Thank you." She hugged Zhang Yuanjun lightly and left the stage.

The show is almost over here.

The host made a closing speech: "Although Yuanjun is an actor, but this time he entered the music scene, the songs he brought are very good. Let us wish Yuanjun's new album can be sold well, and wish him further and further progress in film and television. Thank you Yuanjun and Brother Yadong for being a guest of Xinlang Entertainment today. See you next time."

After the shutdown, the hype didn't end.

Zhang Yuanjun will sign autographs, take photos, and give gifts to fans on stage, but this part is not cut in the feature film.

"Yuanjun, your album is very good, I bought 10 copies." The female fan who sang with him just now said when she asked for an autographed poster.

Zhang Yuanjun raised his head and smiled, "Why buy so many?"

"It sounds good, I bought it as a gift for a friend."

"Thank you." The album will be released soon, Zhang Yuanjun can't ask people to buy less.

(End of this chapter)