1990: Starting from Baojia Street

When Salori and Olivia finished listening to "Someone Like You" for the second time, a group of customers came into the bookstore.

There were a few young people who walked towards the front row of bookshelves as soon as they entered the bookstore, and then took the CD of the new single from the bookshelf like the two of them.

Obviously, they came to the Little Bear Bookstore early in the morning to listen to Mariah Carey's new song.

This is normal. Normally, no one comes to the store so early.

But they paid first, then opened the package and started listening.

Salori and Olivia watched the new song for the third time while observing the expressions of the young people.

Soon, the two saw surprised expressions on the faces of these young people, and it was obvious that they were very satisfied with their personalities.

Salori laughed, "It seems we are not the only ones who think it's good."

"Of course." Olivia nodded. "This song must have a very wide audience, there is no doubt about that. And these people are obviously fans of Kelly, there is no way they don't like the new song."

When a song is released, it is impossible to satisfy everyone. Some people like it and some people don’t. This is normal. It’s just that the ratio of people who like it to those who don’t is different.

But Olivia believes that anyone who is a fan of Mariah Carey will not be disappointed with the new song. After all, this new song is so excellent.

"It's a pity there's only one song. It would be better if it was an album."

"You're too greedy. Just one new song is already great... Of course, it would be even better if there was an album. It would be even better if the entire album was composed of songs written by Y."

"It seems that you are more greedy than me. I saw on the news that Y is going to make a new movie. I wonder when this new movie will be released."

"New movies, it will probably take a long time. The last time I read a report, it said that the movie has just started to be prepared. At the normal speed, it will take at least half a year for the movie to be made, and then it will be released in China first. After it has been released in Asia, it will be released in the United States. Maybe we won't be able to see the new movie next year. Alas, it's a pity that China is too far away from us, otherwise I really want to fly over to watch the movie."

Salori laughed, "Do you have to fly over there just for a movie? But even if you fly over there, you won't understand it since you don't speak Chinese."

"Maybe I can try to learn some Chinese." Olivia said seriously.

"But I heard that Chinese is very difficult. You may not even learn the basic terms by the time the movie is released in the U.S. I think you should just wait patiently for the movie to be released in the U.S."

Olivia sighed deeply. "That's too hasty. I was thinking that after the new movie comes out, I'd be able to hear new songs. Maybe he'll be able to adapt some new songs for his new movie, just like in Sense and Sensibility."

"There is no choice but to wait, but we can first look forward to James Cameron's Titanic, which I heard will be released next year. It's a big movie."

Olivia patted her forehead. "Yes, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that Y is also the music director of this movie. Is the movie being filmed now?"

Salori nodded, "Yes, it is being filmed. I heard that the investment in this movie is very large, more than 100 million US dollars. For a movie with such a high investment, the soundtrack must be good."

Olivia pouted, "To be honest, I'm not looking forward to James Cameron's movies. I'm not interested in those science fiction movies. I'm more looking forward to Y's soundtrack."

"Titanic is not a science fiction film. It is adapted from a true story. It is a disaster film."

"I'm not interested in disaster movies either... If it's a disaster movie, the soundtrack doesn't seem to be anything to look forward to. You know, the soundtracks of those disaster movies are very homogenized, all with scary sound effects. I hope Zhou Yan can compose music for some romantic movies, like Sense and Sensibility. Only movies like this have good soundtracks."

"We don't know what the situation is yet. Let's wait until the movie comes out. You have to believe in Y. No matter what the theme of the movie is, he can make the soundtrack very good. Look, isn't the soundtrack of "The Sixth Sense" very good?"

“The soundtrack of The Sixth Sense is indeed good, but to be honest, it’s still a little bit inferior to other movies with Y’s soundtracks.”

"If we talk about it from the perspective of adapted songs, it is true. The popularity of the soundtrack of The Sixth Sense is lower."

"Hope James Cameron doesn't ruin the Y soundtrack."

Hearing this, Olivia smiled. Although James Cameron was a great director, in their hearts, Y-chou still held a higher position.

Mainly the movies directed by James Cameron, the style is not what they like.

"Terminator", "Straight Man 2", "True Lies" are all very famous movies with very high box office, but they are all science fiction films and contain a lot of fighting and killing. They prefer to watch some fresh and clean movies.

For example, they both liked the movie "Flying Piano Boy", which was adapted from Zhou Yan's debut feature film "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", very much. Not only because of the soundtrack, but also the style of the whole movie made them addicted.

……

After listening to "Someone Like You" several times, Salori checked the time and stopped playing. "Let's go, pay the bill, and then go home and wait for the new song MV."

"Okay." Olivia nodded.

Then the two of them went to the counter to pay together.

As Kanter paid for them, he smiled and asked, "How's the new song? Is it good?"

"Of course, otherwise we wouldn't stay there and listen to it for dozens of minutes without moving. What do you think of the new song?"

"Great! For me personally, this new song is better than "Young and Beautiful". The lyrics are more down-to-earth and can move me more."

Olivia disagreed. Although she thought the new song was nice, she didn't think it was better than "Young and Beautiful". However, she did not refute Kanter because of this. Instead, she smiled and said, "Anyway, we finally have a new song to listen to during this period. We have been waiting for this song for a long time."

"Everyone has been waiting for this song." Kante nodded, "But everyone's waiting has paid off."

"Indeed, but I don't know when I can hear the next song." Saloli pouted.

"Whose song are you waiting for?" Kant asked with a smile.

"Who? What do you mean?" Saloli asked puzzled.

“Let me ask you, are you waiting for Mariah Carey’s new song or Y’s new song?”

"Of course we have to wait for both of them. What you mean is, which of them is going to release new songs?"

Kanter smiled and said, "I don't know about Mariah Carey, but Y may release more than one new song in a few months."

Both girls looked surprised. Olivia's eyes widened. "You mean, Y is going to release a new song? Who is he writing the new song for, or...he's going to sing it himself? No way."

"I don't know if he sings it himself, but his new movie is being filmed now. I heard there will be a lot of songs in it, not soundtracks, but songs. And this movie is likely to be released in a few months, and after it is released in China, it will not be long before it is released in the United States."

"Really? Where did you get the news?" The American media also reported on Zhou Yan's new movie, but not much. This was mainly because the two countries were too far apart, news spread slowly, and the American media also paid less attention to Zhou Yan's movies.

Most of the reports about Zhou Yan now are about him writing songs for Mariah Carey and composing the soundtrack for "Titanic".

There are also a lot of reports on "The Sixth Sense", but after all, "The Sixth Sense" is just a remake, and the focus of the reports is still on director Martin Brest and several leading actors.

Therefore, the two girls knew very little about Zhou Yan’s new movie. After all, their only channels for obtaining information were those well-known media.

Kanter smiled and said, "Don't forget, our boss and Y are good friends."

Of course this was bragging. Their boss Harry had only met Zhou Yan once and they were not good friends at all.

However, Harry contacted Zhang Youan quite often, especially when Harry learned that Zhou Yan had a new novel to be published, he became very proactive and wanted to help Zhou Yan with its operation.

Of course, Zhang Youan was more than happy to do so. This way, the two of them would be in close contact, and Harry would always be able to get first-hand information about Zhou Yan.

For example, regarding Zhou Yan’s new movie, Harry may know more about it than those Chinese reporters.

"Did your boss tell me when Y's new movie will be released? Also, what is the subject of his new movie?"

"I don't know when it will be released, but the main content of the new movie is about love. In addition, I have another good news to tell you. Y is the director and actor of this movie."

"Really?"

"Of course! He plays the leading role himself."

After hearing what Kant said, the two girls looked at each other. They were both surprised and anxious.

They were already very much looking forward to the new movie, and now that they knew it was a love story and that Zhou Yan was both directing and acting in the film, they were even more eager to watch it.

"If you have any other news, tell us quickly."

"There is no other news... Oh, by the way, actually, a theme song for the new movie has been released. Y played it live when he opened a music show in Hong Kong."

"Oh, it has been played? Where can I hear it?"

Kanter shrugged his shoulders. "Unfortunately, I don't have any here either."

"Okay." The two girls said regretfully.

"Don't worry, if there is any new information, I will definitely share it with you."

Saloli expressed sincere gratitude and said, "Thank you, Kant."

At this time, another customer came to pay with a new single. The two girls did not delay Kant's work. They said goodbye and left the Little Bear Bookstore.

……

The song "Someone Like You" received enthusiastic support on the first day of its release. This highly anticipated song did not disappoint the fans.

The main reason is that Mariah Carey has been too popular in the past two years. Just talking about popularity, she has been the number one singer in the European and American music scene in the past two years, crushing other divas of the same period.

Her last album pushed her popularity to an extremely exaggerated level.

In addition, "Someone Like You" is the Oscar-winning best original score, so the popularity of this song is certainly not bad.

The popularity was so high, and the quality was really good, so the sales of the single started out high and continued to rise, reaching full capacity from the first day of sale.

This song successfully became the seventh number one single in just the first week of its release.

At the same time, with this song, Mariah Carey also achieved an unparalleled achievement, which is to win four consecutive number one singles. In the field of number one singles, she is far ahead of others and it is difficult for others to catch up with her.

When Zhou Yan heard that "Someone Like You" became the Billboard No. 1 single, he was already in Hong Kong.

They arrived in Hong Kong a few days ago, and the crew has been working for two days.

Unlike the filming in Jiaochangwei, there are many filming locations in Hong Kong. Although there are few big scenes, it is also more troublesome to shoot.

Not to mention anything else, just filming in the urban area requires considering reporting.

If they want to take photos at a certain scenic spot, they must first report to the relevant department and obtain approval before they can start filming.

Reporting is not a difficult thing. After all, their movie doesn't have any big scenes or dangerous shots. However, once it is reported, the freedom of filming will decrease.

Once reported, there is no way to modify it. If you miss it, the crew will most likely need to report it again.

In the previous two days, the crew had completed the filming of the protagonist's interior scenes at his residence and workplace in Hong Kong.

There are not many scenes in these two places. The key is that they are all interior scenes and involve few actors, so it is very simple to shoot.

When he heard the news, the crew was filming a scene where the male lead missed the female lead, so he ran to the photography exhibition and waited day by day for the female lead.

The scenery of this scene is the same, but it is not easy to shoot, because we have to show that the male protagonist has been waiting at the photography exhibition for many days, so he has to change his clothes many times, and the extras who pass by the scene also have to be changed in batches.

Because the shooting schedule was tight, Zhou Yan didn't take the news too seriously. He took the clothes handed over by the costume team and changed into them on the spot.

Xu Guanwen laughed and said, "This is amazing! I heard that "Snow Flower" is also dominating the charts in Japan. In this way, Director Zhou, your two songs, one in the East and one in the West, will dominate the world."

Shen Yan didn't know much about this and asked curiously, "Will Mariah Carey's new song be released in Japan?"

"Of course." Xu Guanwen nodded. "Mariah Carey is the most popular foreign female singer in Japan. Her last album also topped the charts in Japan."

"So, will Director Zhou's two songs clash?"

"It's possible." Xu Guanwen stroked his chin and said, "It depends on when Mariah Carey's new song is released in Japan." (End of this chapter)