star king gene

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When meeting Oprah for the first time, Lin Zhimo had a good impression of her.The chubby-looking black woman showed off her 20-year success as the host of America's most popular talk show.

She has a gentle personality, is kind, and speaks very elegantly, but at the same time doesn't make you feel stuffy.

This is the impression Lin Zhimo got after communicating with Oprah for the first time.

Like Lin Zhimo, Oprah is also full of curiosity about this oriental man called "jem".As the host of the show, she naturally knows who is the host of the two on the show this time. Whether it is from the topic or the degree of attention, Shakira is the main interviewee of this show. But after some contact, Oprah thought it would be better if the focus of this interview was on Lin Zhimo.

However, when Oprah told the producer of her thoughts, the other party shook her head: "Oprah, I have always admired your vision, but it's not just about considering who is more suitable for the show. , or who will perform better in front of the camera, we need to think about it."

The so-called overall consideration Oprah understands, it naturally depends on the strength of the company behind Lin Zhimo and Shakira, not to mention how much Sony Music has done behind Shakira's show this time Lin Zhimo is a Chinese, so it is impossible for this episode of the program to regard him as the main interviewee.

"That would be such a pity."[

Oprah also felt that her thoughts were taken for granted.But thinking of the surprising impression Lin Zhimo gave her when she first met, Oprah still felt it was a pity.

She thought for a while and then said: "I have just listened to their album. Although I don't know much about music, I think this record will definitely surprise the American people. In this way, when this album Remember to remind me to invite Jem again when it raises the topic."

The producer was really taken aback by what Oprah said, and he blurted out, "Oprah, you're not kidding, he's a complete rookie now, and he's a... um, Ahem. Sorry. Oprah, I didn't mean that."

The producer almost uttered some discriminatory words on the spur of the moment.

Although the producer didn't say everything, Oprah also understood what he meant. She had been exposed to this kind of prejudice since she was a child.After all, this is a hidden phenomenon in society.Even Li Lianjie and Cheng Long, who have established themselves in Hollywood, are not looked down upon by the mainstream American media.What's more, Lin Zhimo is a fledgling kid.

There is only one Bruce Lee in this world.

"I understand what you mean, but I have an intuition that this oriental boy is not ordinary. He will definitely cause a huge sensation in the future." Oprah said lightly: "Don't you also know about his other deeds? "

Oprah was talking about Lin Zhimo's achievements in acting, directing and starting a company.

The producer still couldn't believe it, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, if he is still good at acting, then the director is not worth mentioning. That movie seems to have a box office of several million dollars?"

Oprah shook her head slightly when she saw the producer's indifference. She knew that the other party's deep-rooted discriminatory thinking could not be reversed immediately, so she changed the subject and said: "Okay, how is the preparation of the show?" gone?"

"It's all ready, let's go in now?"

"Well, yes."

The program recording room of the Oprah Show is not very big. There are about a hundred spectators at the scene. The audience surrounds a semicircular high platform and sits in a fan shape under the stage, while the stage has already been placed. There is a double leather sofa and a wooden seat.

"Hello everyone, I'm Oprah. I think everyone may still have an impression of this year's World Cup, and someone will definitely sing the song 'Flags Flying' in the World Cup, right?" Oprah smiled after taking the stage. asked the audience.

"Yes!"[

The audience responded loudly in cooperation.

"Okay then let's welcome the two singers of 'Flags Waving', Shakira! jem ln!"

Hearing the applause at the scene, Lin Zhimo and Shakira looked at each other, and both came up from the backstage.

After taking her seat, Oprah asked with a smile: "Shakira, I heard that you and Jem have known each other before I collaborated on this song, right?"

Shakira glanced at Lin Zhimo and replied with a smile: "Yes, not only do we know each other, we also collaborated on a song before that."

"Oh? Really, can you tell us?" Oprah's surprise was not feigned, she really didn't expect that the two had collaborated on zero one song before this, "What kind of song is that?" What about the song? Is it also of this type?"

"Yes, that song is also a song about sports, and it was also used by China as an Olympic bid song."

"Wow! Really? Can either of you give us a live performance?" Oprah immediately suggested.

"I can't, it's better for this song to be sung by a man." Shakira quickly shook her hand and said, "This song actually tends to be a tenor voice."

Oprah looked at Lin Zhimo: "Jem, can you give us a show?"

Lin Zhimo naturally wouldn't quit, but he still said before singing: "This song is like what Shakira said, it's more powerful when sung by a tenor, so I'll sing it a cappella with my own vocal range first."

After standing up, Lin Zhimo thought for a while that instead of singing the Chinese version, he sang the English and Italian versions of the song written by Shakira.

When Lin Zhimo sang in Italian, Shakira's eyes lit up. She originally thought that Lin Zhimo would sing the Chinese version of the song, but she didn't expect it to be the version written by herself. Thinking of this, her face couldn't help but A happy smile appeared.

And the audience and Oprah heard Lin Zhimo's singing.Immediately, they were all shocked by the beautiful melody and high-spirited momentum of this song. They didn't expect this song to be so good that Oprah originally planned to let Lin Zhimo sing a few lines and end it, but in the end they waited until Lin Zhimo sang the song in its entirety.

It wasn't until Lin Zhimo finished singing that Oprah came back to her senses and asked the audience, "How is it? What do you think? Is it good?"

"Nice!"

The audience at the scene looked at Lin Zhimo differently at this time. Before, they just thought that Lin Zhimo was just a newcomer promoted by a certain music company.But now it seems that this rookie still has two brushes.

Seeing the audience's expressions, Oprah asked again: "Jem, did you write the lyrics and music for this song yourself?"

"No, I composed the melody of this song, but Shakira wrote the lyrics." Lin Zhimo said with a smile.

"Oh, if I hear you right. Those opening sentences aren't Chinese, are they?" Oprah asked.

"Yes. Those few sentences are in Italian." Lin Zhimo looked at Shakira. "Shakira's language talent is very powerful."

Oprah naturally knew this situation, so she said to the audience: "Guess how many languages ​​Shakira can speak? The audience who guess correctly will get this unreleased album in my hand."

"Two kinds!"

"Three kinds!"

"Five!"

The audience immediately became enthusiastic and expressed their answers one after another.Some directly named twelve kinds.

Oprah waited for a while before smiling and asking Shakira, "Tell everyone yourself how many languages ​​you know."

Shakira stretched out five fingers on one hand, and raised an index finger on the other hand, saying: "I can speak six languages!"

"Wow!"

Although I guessed that I could speak several languages, when Shakira really said that she can speak six languages, the audience couldn't help but marvel.It's not that there are people who can speak six languages ​​in the society, but they are definitely very few, let alone celebrities in the entertainment circle who are famous for their low education.

Shakira saw Lin Zhimo who was also smiling and said suddenly: "Jem is actually a language genius, and he knows a lot of languages."

Oprah asked the audience again: "Do you want to keep guessing?"

So after answering again, Lin Zhimo said with a smile: "I, like Shakira, can speak six languages."

When Lin Zhimo said these words, the studio suddenly erupted.

"Oh my God, I didn't expect that there are celebrities who can speak so many languages?"

"Yeah yeah, it's really hard to believe."

"There are actually two celebrities who can speak six languages ​​at once!"

Oprah waited for the audience to calm down a bit before asking, "What's your level of knowledge in all six languages?"

Lin Zhimo said: "I, like Shakira, can speak and write French, English, Italian and Spanish, but she can also speak Portuguese and Arabic. I can speak German, and the other is Chinese."

"This is also very remarkable." Oprah praised with a smile.

Then Oprah turned the topic back to the record: "I've listened to this album in the background, really, I think every song in it is great, and this album is completely made by you guys. The two wrote lyrics, composed music and sang independently."

When Oprah said this, the audience was amazed again. The fact that the two could speak six languages ​​had already surprised them, but when Oprah said that the songs in this album were all written by the two themselves. Afterwards, he couldn't stop admiring again.

After all, in European and American countries, the composer and the singer are usually not the same person. The composer is basically behind the scenes, and the singer is only in charge of the singing part.Of course, this is also related to the strict copyright system in foreign countries. Everyone's interests can be effectively protected by law, and there is no need to worry about their songs being used for nothing.

This enables both the composer and the singer to gain benefits, so the division of labor is becoming more and more clear.

This is not the case in China. Due to the lack of copyright awareness, if songwriters are only behind-the-scenes personnel, some may not even get their own money for many years. The singer is ignored, but the songwriter is ignored.

This has caused more and more people in China to develop towards all-around artists.

"Jem, maybe I'm presumptuous to ask this question, but do you think it's difficult for you to write these English songs as a Chinese?" Oprah asked a sharp question after a while.

"How should I put it, in fact, writing any song is not easy." Lin Zhimo's words made the audience laugh, and then he said: "The difference between writing English songs and Chinese songs is not only the difference in language, The biggest difference is the way of thinking. The problem of language is relatively simple, but this way of thinking is not easy to change. After all, I have been growing up in China before. Views are all biased towards Chinese style, but when I create songs, I have to keep reminding myself that I have to become an English model, I have to become an English model..."

Oprah nodded knowingly, and she also knew how uncomfortable this kind of thinking collision would be for the other person: "But you still overcome this problem, don't you, and you did a good job!"

"Thank you! With your words, I am relieved a lot." Lin Zhimo said sincerely.

The talk show was recorded for more than an hour before it was considered over. After the recording, Oprah said to Lin Zhimo and the two: "Believe me, your album will definitely achieve good results."

Lin Zhimo and Shakira thanked each other very much.

After returning from Chicago, the album of the two also officially began to be released. (To be continued..)