director of the millennium

Chapter 98 Mayday

A few days later, Baodao.

The Mayday band is in Ximending, Taipei, doing signing activities for their best album "We Are Mayday".

The current Mayday is definitely a first-line singer in Baodao. It is just a best selection album. Even if there are no new songs, the signing site attracted thousands of fans.

The five members of the band signed from the morning until around three o'clock in the afternoon. Their hands were sore and numb, and the autograph session finally came to an end.

Dragging their tired bodies, they got into the nanny car and left the scene under the warm greetings of fans.

"Huh, today is the last signing, isn't it?" Bass voiced Martha tossing his flowing long hair, as if breathing a sigh of relief.

In the passenger seat, Mayday's manager JOE rolled his eyes: "The more you sign, the more records you can buy. How many artists want to come to Ximending to sign and no one supports them, and you still complain."

A singer who can hold an album signing event in Ximending and attract hundreds or even thousands of fans is considered to be on the top or near the top in Baodao. This is something that many artists are envious of.

Martha opened her mouth, a little aggrieved and wanted to defend herself, but he really didn't mean to complain.

It's just that before he could say anything, JOE's phone rang first.

"Hey."

".what?"

"Are you sure you're looking for us, Mayday?"

The short call ended quickly.

JOE turned his head excitedly, looked at the five members of the Mayday band, and said excitedly: "That great director from China, who won the Best Director in Berlin and who filmed "Juno" in Hollywood, wants to invite You write songs for his new movie!"

"Best director in Berlin?" Ashin was stunned and asked uncertainly: "You mean Director Wu Yuan?"

"That genius director from mainland China, the one who won the Berlin Prize at the age of 20?"

"Yes!" Joe nodded excitedly.

"The Undertaker" has not yet been screened in Taiwan, and the question is that the policy does not allow it.

Compared with Hollywood and other foreign films that can enter the Taiwanese market without restrictions, mainland films must go through a quota system if they want to enter the Taiwanese market.

Only 10 mainland films can apply to be released in Taiwan every year. Before 2013, this application was all based on hand speed. Last year, "The Executioner" was released relatively late in the mainland and did not apply.

I applied for it this year, but it is still on the schedule and has not yet been released.

If "The Undertaker" is a movie released after 2013, you don't have to worry about this.

After 2013, the quota on Formosa was relaxed.

Mainland films that have won any competitive awards at the Oscars, Cannes, Venice, and Berlin Film Festivals can apply for direct release in Taiwan without the restriction of the screening quota.

But at the same time, the original "first come, first served" quota was changed to a lottery system. Among the mainland films that Baodao applied for, ten were chosen by lottery to be released in Baodao.

However, this lottery is not open to the public. Anyone who knows the situation of the movie that was finally drawn can understand.

In short, although "The Undertaker" was not screened in Taiwan, Wu Yuan is quite famous in Taiwan.

Because "Juno" is a Hollywood movie, it is not subject to quota restrictions. Not only was it released in Taiwan, but it also achieved good box office results, with a total of more than 100 million views, and even more people have watched pirated versions on the Internet. up.

In addition, the Oscars are broadcast in Treasure Island, and news about the Berlin Film Festival is also promoted in Treasure Island.

Although Wu Yuan has never been to Treasure Island, he is already well-known here.

The public may still be a little unfamiliar with him.

But everyone in the entertainment industry knows that there is such a talented director in the Mainland, and he is also in Hollywood and won the best director in Berlin, which is really amazing.

"He invited us to write songs for his new movie?" Monster, who is responsible for composing and arranging music in the band, looked eager to try.

"Yeah." JOE flipped through Mayday's itinerary, and crossed out next Monday's itinerary without too much hesitation.

"Next Monday, we will fly to the capital to meet Director Wu."

Mayday moved very quickly, or their company attached great importance to Wu Yuan's invitation.

China Film Group contacted Rolling Stone Music on April 4nd through their relationship. On April 22th, Mayday got a pass and flew to the capital.

It happened that Wu Yuan didn't need to rehearse the play on this day. He received the news and received a group of people from afar in a private recording studio in the capital ahead of time.

"Hey, Director Wu, hello, hello!"

Under the leadership of JOE, as soon as they saw Wu Yuan, several people from Mayday bowed down respectfully to say hello.

JOE also had a smile on his face and stepped forward to shake hands with Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan, who usually treats actors as equals whether he gets along with actors in North America or in the mainland, is the first time he has encountered such a respectful scene.

The five boys, big and small, kept bending over and shouting "Hello, Director Wu" as soon as they entered, which brought him a feeling of a gangster meeting the boss.

Nodding uncomfortably, Wu Yuan held Mayday's manager's hand instead: "Sister JOE, right?"

"Director Wu, just call me JOE." JOE shook her head repeatedly. Although she was indeed older than Wu Yuan, she couldn't accept the word "sister".

Wu Yuan's award for Best Director in Berlin was nothing, as Taiwan did not place as much emphasis on the three major European awards as the Mainland.

But Wu Yuan's status as a gangster in Hollywood is a bit scary, because of some historical factors, the influence of American emperors in Taiwan is very high.

A director like Wu Yuan who can make a name for himself in Hollywood in the United States is truly a great figure in the Baodao entertainment industry.

JOE spoke with a waxy Baodao accent and said with a smile: "As soon as I received the news, I brought them to see you immediately."

"It is an honor for our Mayday band to participate in the soundtrack production of Director Wu's new film."

While talking, she even waved back, and the two young people in the band came forward, and Lu Xiao looked at Wu Yuan with some anxiety.

JOE also followed the words and introduced: "This is Ashin, the lead singer of our band, and the other is the leader of our band, with a stage name of Monster."

"The two of them are usually responsible for music creation. Ashin writes lyrics and Monster composes and arranges music."

Wu Yuan smiled and nodded, and briefly greeted the two soul figures of Mayday.

Of course he had admired the names of these two people for a long time, but it was only in his dreams that he had admired them for a long time.

By the way, it is rumored that Ashin's father is still a big boss on the road in Baodao, but he himself looks very shy.

Although both of them were older than Wu Yuan, they were very shy in front of him, and they only knew to giggle after greeting him.

Seeing this, Wu Yuan had no choice but to take the initiative to say: "I know you guys, your songs are beautifully written, and I've heard them in the Mainland too."

"Otherwise, why would I ask you to write songs for my new movie?"

After boasting, he turned to look at JOE, "Has the contract been signed?"

"It's signed." JOE replied quickly.

The price given by Wu Yuan was quite good. He needed three songs, four pieces of pure music, and seven soundtracks for a package price of 120 million yuan, which was considered a price in line with Mayday's current worth.

Did not give more, and did not deliberately lower the price.

JOE is already very satisfied with this, writing songs for Wu Yuan's new movie is different from writing songs for other movies.

With such an additional resume, if JOE operates well, it can increase the popularity of Mayday a lot, and even improve its reputation.

"Then shall we start as soon as possible?"

Wu Yuan stretched out his hand to signal Mayday to follow, and led them into the studio of this recording studio.

After everyone was seated, Wu Yuan handed over the script of "Your Name" to Mayday who had signed a confidentiality agreement.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, after Ashin and the monster read the script, Wu Yuan said:
"I actually already have some ideas about the soundtrack for this movie."

"When I was writing the script, I had a few scattered melodies in my head, which felt very suitable for this movie."

Pursing his lips, a whistle sounded from Wu Yuan's mouth, which was the climax of the chorus of the song "Past Past Past Life".

Wu Yuan didn't know any musical instruments at all, he only learned to whistle when he was young, and was always scolded by his grandfather for being a hooligan.

Now Wu Yuan was only happy that he could whistle at least and would not sing the melody like "ah oh oh", which would make a fool of himself.

After humming the melody of "Past Past Past Life" in his memory as much as possible, he hummed "Dream Lantern" and "Huahuo" for Mayday.

All three songs have only partial melodies, which is all he can remember.

He also doesn't have to reproduce the soundtrack of the original version of "Your Name", but thinks that there are such excellent soundtrack examples before, and it is a good thing to be able to imitate.

It's a pity that Wu Yuan also remembers the chorus relatively well.

After listening to the scattered melody hummed by Wu Yuan, both Ashin and the monster looked at Wu Yuan with a mysterious expression.

Didn't expect this great director to write songs?
Although these melodies are too fragmentary, both of them, who have rich knowledge of music theory, can feel that these melodies are very good.

This is what Wu Yuan thought of when he was writing the script?

That's amazing!

"The melody is very nice. Director Wu, can you hum it again? We will record it with a recorder and then take it back and try to perfect it to see if we can write a complete song." Ashin said with admiration.

Wu Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "No problem!"

　I would like to recommend to everyone a book about the age of rebirth.

　　"Rebirth 83 Hunting in the Mountains"

　　Before he was reborn, Ji Chang's neighbors, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, and best friend of his wife were all urging his wife to get a divorce quickly, because he was an inconspicuous libertine who was idle all day long.

　　After rebirth, everything changed after he picked up a shotgun and went up the mountain. His life became richer day by day, and he became the richest man in his hometown not long after.

　　Neighbor: "What's the condition of this Ji's family? It's fine to have fish and meat every day. It's still so delicious. The whole village has to smell the smell of Ji's vegetables to eat. What a crime!"

　　Sister-in-law: "Brother-in-law, you know too much work. My sister is so happy. Fortunately, I didn't divorce you at the beginning."

　　


(End of this chapter)