1990: Starting from Baojia Street
Chapter 380 Who is singing?
René Angeli saw the tears in his wife's eyes and he understood it very well. For a singer, it is indeed a very touching thing to find a song that fits him so well.
Celine Dion now has two well-known English songs, one is "The Power of Love" and the other is "The Power of Dreams", but she is not the original singer of the former.
As for "The Power of Dreams", this song was produced by David Foster, a music producer known as the godfather of pop. The quality is certainly high, and Celine Dion's performance is also perfect.
But to be honest, the song "The Power of Dreams" is not very special. It is not much different from other songs written by David Foster.
For example, "I will always love you", written by David Foster for Whitney Houston, is very similar in style to "The Power of Dreams".
In other words, there would be no problem even if Whitney Houston sang "The Power of Dreams".
In fact, if "The Power of Dreams" was originally sung by Whitney Houston, it might be liked by more people.
But "My Heart Will Go On" is different. This song may seem simple, but it is different from other songs on the market today.
Obviously, this is not music that an ordinary pop musician can produce.
Perhaps, only a music master like Zhou Yan can write such a unique song.
It is so special that naturally makes Celine Dion happy, but what really makes her cry is that the song fits her so well that she feels that only she can sing it so well and no one else can.
After listening to the song, Celine Dion expressed her gratitude to Zhou Yan with a sincere expression, "Y, thank you very much."
"Don't thank me. The song and the singer complement each other. It's because of your singing that the song is so beautiful. If I were to sing this song, I guess few people would be willing to listen." After joking, Zhou Yan said, "By the way, should we talk about the details of the cooperation?"
Under normal circumstances, before recording a demo, both parties must have a relatively in-depth communication, that is, negotiate the price.
But from the moment they met today until now, they have never talked about these things.
During this time, Reni Angeli had been trying to find an opportunity to tell Zhang Youan about this matter, but for some reason, he never said it.
When Zhou Yan brought it up, René Angeli followed his words and said, "No problem, we can sit down and talk now."
Zhang Youan waved his hand and said, "Reni, don't you see what time it is? Let's go eat first. I asked the hotel to reserve dinner for you. You must be tired today. You came all the way from Quebec and kept running to record. You must be tired too. After dinner, go back to your room and rest. We can talk tomorrow when you have enough energy."
Although Reni Angeli wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible, what Zhang Youan said did make sense, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow."
……
After returning to the hotel, Zhou Yan had a simple meal and went back to his room to rest.
There are no night scenes tonight, and it is also the most relaxing night for Zhou Yan since he came to Dartmouth.
With night scenes being shot every day during this period, the crew members were on edge all the time, and Zhou Yan was worried that they would collapse at any time.
I guess everyone is used to James Cameron's filming style, so they have developed the ability to withstand pressure. If it were another crew, and they had to film with this intensity every day, someone would have collapsed long ago.
The next morning, Zhou Yan went to the recording studio early, made some adjustments to the recorded songs, and then recorded a few tapes.
The crew is filming today, but it will start at two in the afternoon and end at about eleven in the evening.
This intensity is relatively low in their crew, so when Zhou Yan returned to the crew, he felt that everyone was in a good mood.
I have to say that people have a really strong ability to adapt.
If it were any other crew, starting work at 2pm and ending at 11pm, someone would probably complain that they were too tired, but on the crew of "Titanic", everyone was not only used to it, they even felt happy about it.
Most people think that it would be great if every day could be at this intensity.
"Where did you go this morning? I haven't seen you for over a day."
Seeing Zhou Yan, Sebatisian walked up and smiled.
The two have been in contact more frequently these days and have become much more familiar with each other than before.
"I took care of some things." Zhou Yan looked up at the big sun in the sky, "The sun is really strong today."
The temperature here in Dartmouth is relatively low, with the daytime temperature at most around 20 degrees, and basically everyone wears coats when traveling.
However, the low temperature does not mean that the sun is not shining. It was fine in the past few days, but today the sun felt very strong. They stood on the deck of the research ship and felt that they could hardly open their eyes.
"You know the sun is strong, why don't you bring some sunscreen spray?"
Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, "No need, I will probably be in my room most of the time today and won't get much sun."
This made Sebadisian curl his lips, "You are the most relaxed person in the entire crew right now."
What he said was absolutely true. Right now, Zhou Yan was the one who had the easiest job in the entire crew. No one assigned him any tasks every day, so he could do whatever he wanted.
Not only that, because Zhou Yan was the music director and followed James Cameron every day, the crew members were very polite when they saw Zhou Yan.
Sometimes when Sebastian saw Zhou Yan leisurely in the crew, he felt a little psychologically unbalanced, so he couldn't help but say something sarcastic about Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan patted Sebastian on the shoulder and said, "Old Sebastian, let's work together when we have the chance. I promise that you will have an easy life every day."
In fact, Zhou Yan was just joking, but Sebastian took it very seriously. "Do you have any plans to make a movie in Hollywood in the future?"
"Not yet, we'll talk about it later. If I go to Hollywood to make a movie, I will definitely invite you to be my first assistant director."
Sebastian rolled his eyes and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll get you some sunscreen spray. Even though you'll be indoors most of the time, you'll come out eventually, so it's better to spray some."
After saying that, Sebastian turned and went into the cabin. After a while, he came back with a bottle of sunscreen spray in his hand.
Zhou Yan took the sunscreen spray and sprayed it, then patted Sebastian on the shoulder, "Old Sebastian, you must have a bright future."
"We are friends."
Zhou Yan smiled and looked around again, "Where's James?"
"He's in there. What do you want to see him about?"
"Ah."
"I'll take you there."
……
When Zhou Yan found James Cameron, he was studying the storyboard with Christie. When he saw Zhou Yan coming, he didn't say anything, but just nodded to Zhou Yan.
Seeing that they were discussing very seriously, Zhou Yan did not say anything, but just waited quietly by the side.
It was not until Christie left that Zhou Yan spoke, "James, do you have time now?"
James Cameron looked at his watch. "How long will it take?"
"Fifteen minutes."
"No problem, tell me what's going on."
Zhou Yan took out a Walkman from his bag, plugged in the earphones, and handed it to James Cameron, "Listen to it."
James Cameron took the headphones with a puzzled look on his face, "What do you want me to hear?"
"Didn't I tell you before that I wanted to write a song for the movie?"
"So fast?"
Even a workaholic like James was amazed by Zhou Yan's efficiency.
Of course he would not forget that Zhou Yan wanted to write a song. Zhou Yan had just told him about this the morning before, but he did not expect Zhou Yan to record the song so quickly.
From the morning of the day before yesterday till now, it has been only two and a half days. During this period, apart from sleeping and working with the crew, Zhou Yan's free time was definitely less than twenty-four hours.
"Luckily, the singer for the recording happened to be in Quebec, and we spent some time recording the demo yesterday afternoon."
James Cameron nodded, feeling glad that he chose Zhou Yan.
At that time, he chose Zhou Yan because he heard that Zhou Yan was efficient and hoped that Zhou Yan's arrival would not affect the progress in the later stage. Now it seems that Zhou Yan's efficiency is even higher than he imagined.
I just don’t know this song… Never mind, since the song has been recorded, he can just listen to it first.
Without saying anything else, James Cameron put an earphone in his ear.
Zhou Yan pressed the play button, the tape slowly turned, and about five seconds later, Zhou Yan's voice sounded.
"Dartmouth, String Studio One, August 22nd..." About five seconds after Zhou Yan's voice ended, the beautiful sound of an Irish whistle rang out.
James' eyes narrowed when he heard this prelude.
He doesn't care whether the song is good or not, this prelude is really beautiful and it touches his heart.
All the stories of "Titanic" were in his mind, so when this prelude sounded, many images emerged in his mind, just like a music MV playing synchronously with the music.
James Cameron looked up at Zhou Yan, wanting to ask something, but in the end he didn't say a word and focused his attention on the song again.
When the prelude ended and a clear and ethereal female voice sounded, James squinted his eyes and put the other earphone into his ear. One earphone could no longer satisfy his desire to explore this song.
James is definitely not a professional in music. Even if he has his own aesthetic taste, he doesn't understand music theory, so he can't hear the technical aspects of the song like René Angeli.
But he has one advantage over Rene Angeli, that is, he is the director of "Titanic" and knows the plot very well, so when listening to this song, he has a strong sense of picture.
Especially in terms of understanding of lyrics, René Angeli and others cannot compare to James Cameron.
The lyrics of "My Heart Will Go On" tell the story of "Titanic" and are completely tailor-made for the song.
Every time Celine Dion sings a line of lyrics, many images emerge in James Cameron's mind.
While James Cameron was listening to music, Zhou Yan did not wait nearby, but ran to a single sofa not far away, sat down, and closed his eyes quietly to rest.
He's not worried now that James Cameron won't use the song.
Anyway, the song has been recorded, and the decision of whether to use it or not is up to James Cameron. If he insists on not using the song after listening to it, Zhou Yan will not say anything.
He can just let Celine Dion release a single. The work is done and there is still money to be made.
The position where Zhou Yan was sitting was facing the deck in front. The crew members were busy making preparations before the shooting. No one on the deck was idle. Everyone was running non-stop under the scorching sun.
However, due to Ferrold’s previous injury, great emphasis is now placed on safety on the set, and safety regulations are reiterated before filming begins every day.
Ferode had a tibia fracture, but fortunately the fracture was relatively not serious and Ferode was not particularly old, so he would recover with conservative treatment in a few months.
Fedro has returned to the United States. Since the filming of the drama is almost finished, there is no additional staff, so Fedro's work has been assigned to other people.
If he had not become famous before, Zhou Yan would have lent a hand on the scene and helped them, but now he just sits there with his hands behind his back every day, looking like a supervisor.
Zhou Yan's gaze passed over the deck and looked at the endless sea, and his sight finally stopped at the intersection of the sea and the sky.
The temperature in Dartmouth is comfortable and the scenery is nice. If you don't work here, it would be a nice place to spend a vacation.
Zhou Yan still prefers quieter places. When he was filming "Tree Hole" and "The Chorus", Zhou Yan felt very happy when he went to Jiangjuntuo.
Although it is very mysterious, when he feels that he is closer to nature, he has a spiritual connection with the earth.
This kind of connection is rare in a bustling city.
Thinking of Jiangjuntuo, Zhou Yan's thoughts flew away. He also thought of Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng, and thought that if he brought them to Dartmouth, perhaps they would have some inspiration and write some articles.
But there may also be some regrets, because I'm afraid I won't be able to borrow cucumbers in this place.
There are cucumbers in Canada, but Zhou Yan really doesn't know whether there are any cucumbers in Dartmouth. Even if there are, they are probably not as sweet and delicious as the cucumbers from the farmers in Jiangjuntuo.
Of course, if you want the sweetest and most delicious cucumbers, you have to go for the cucumbers grown at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
After Yu Hua described to Zhou Yan how delicious the cucumbers grown at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences were, Zhou Yan often thought of the cucumbers there.
In a sense, the cucumbers from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences can be considered their white moonlight.
If we plant the cucumbers from Jiangjuntuo in Dartmouth, will they taste the same? The temperature here is lower, so is there any difference in planting and watering the cucumbers?
Just when Zhou Yan was thinking about whether it was possible to transplant the Jiangjuntuo cucumber variety in Dartmouth, he suddenly heard James Cameron say not far away, "Y, who is the female singer who recorded this song?"
Zhou Yan withdrew his gaze from the sea level and turned to look at James Cameron.
There was no special expression on this guy's face at the moment. He showed neither joy nor unhappiness. It was as if the two of them were chatting normally and he suddenly asked a not very important question.
James Cameron is a strange person. If you say he is cunning, he is always shouting and saying whatever he wants on the set. But if you say he is not cunning, you can never see what he is thinking normally.
Gradually, Zhou Yan has become accustomed to James Cameron's style.
"Celine Dion, have you heard of it?"
"Oh, I knew it was her." James Cameron nodded.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes. It turned out that James Cameron had already recognized that it was Celine Dion, but he still asked this question.
"She is in Dartmouth now." Zhou Yan added, "And her husband and agent, René Angeli."
James Cameron scratched his temple with his index finger. "What is the agreement between Fox and you? Does Celine Dion still want to sign a contract with us?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yan laughed. He knew that James Cameron had agreed to use this song as the theme song of the movie, otherwise he would not have mentioned signing the contract.
Zhou Yan shook his head. "No, she just needs to sign the contract with me."
The terms of the contract Zhou Yan signed with Fox were very detailed, including the individual release of the song and the later release of the movie soundtrack.
So Celine Dion does not need to sign a contract with Fox anymore. Zhou Yan just needs to contact Sony and René Angeli.
James Cameron nodded, then put on his headphones again and listened to the song again.
Zhou Yan didn't say anything else. He turned his gaze to the sea level again and continued to think about how to grow cucumbers in Dartmouth.
……
Celine Dion and her husband did not leave Dartmouth that day. They thought that since they were here, they might as well have a good time for a few days and use up the rest of their vacation.
The next morning, James Cameron met with Celine Dion.
Celine Dion got good news and bad news from James Cameron.
The good news is that he is sure to use "My Heart Will Go On" as the theme song of "Titanic", but the bad news is that this song will not be released or sung publicly until after the movie is released, or until later in conjunction with Fox's promotion.
The filming has just started, and even if it is completed sooner, it will have to wait until the second half of next year. This naturally makes Rene Angeli and others a little anxious.
After all, with such a good song, they definitely want to release it as soon as possible.
But this is not negotiable, after all, the theme song should follow the pace of the movie.
In response, Rene Angeli could only say that there was no problem and they would fully cooperate.
James Cameron's meeting with Celine Dion didn't last too long. In less than half an hour, he got up and said goodbye.
After he left, René Angeli said with a smile, "I didn't expect Mr. Cameron to be such a gentle person."
Zhou Yan said with a half-smile, "He may be gentler than you think."
René Angeli did not recognize Zhou Yan's voice-over and nodded, "People outside are saying that he is a tyrant on the set. It seems that rumors in the media are always unreliable."
By the way, James Cameron and Celine Dion and his wife are from the same hometown.
James Cameron is also Canadian. He was born in Ontario, which is adjacent to Quebec.
Although North America is considered one family and fellow countrymen and the like are meaningless, James Cameron still has fellow countrymen in Canada, and many Canadians are proud of him.
The reason why James Cameron could recognize Celine Dion's voice at once was naturally because Celine Dion was Canadian. Normally, James Cameron doesn't pay much attention to pop singers.
Zhang Youan tried to hold back his laughter when he heard what René Angeli said, but he did not expose him. Instead, he told Zhou Yan about another matter, "Tommy Mottola wants to talk to you."
Tommy Mottola?
Zhou Yan looked at Zhang Youan with some confusion, and then looked at Celine Dion and her husband.
Tommy Mottola is the president of Sony. Now that Zhou Yan is working with Celine Dion, it doesn’t seem strange that Tommy Mottola wants to talk to Zhou Yan. Tommy Mottola has always been very concerned about Celine Dion’s development.
But the problem is that Zhou Yan and Tommy Mottola have some grudges against each other.
Previously, Tommy Mottola jumped out and insinuated in front of the media that Mariah Carey wanted to divorce him because of Zhou Yan's appearance.
Although Zhou Yan did not respond to this matter, he still remembered it.
Now Tommy Mottola suddenly wants to talk to Zhou Yan. Is he really just going to talk about Celine Dion? (End of this chapter)
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