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Chapter 807 "What-Are-Words"

domestic.

The second day of the release of "Zootopia".

Many viewers who watched the movie expressed their views on the movie on the Internet.

"It's so beautiful, I haven't seen such a great animation for a long time!"

"This has subverted my perception of cartoons!"

"Beyond the level of Coco."

"Not only is it a slapstick comic animation for kids, adults can also enjoy this story."

"An animal utopia, ideal and reality."

"There is an interesting case, and there are many metaphors and allusions about the human world. There are also little memes such as the mafia and drug lords, and the fox and the rabbit are so cute and fit together."

"Compared to "Coco", it is another improvement, but the reverse ending of American-style animation is still too easy to guess. Before the most obvious clues are revealed, the real villain actually has a faint feeling. But throwing Going to this point, the theme and execution of the whole movie are exemplary, and it also contributed the best CP of this year early by the way."

"You-know-you-love-me! —Wow! After saying this, Su fainted on the chair!"

"Knock~ It's cute! The big eyes make me so cute, and when I think of the possibility of a fox and a rabbit having an emotional scene in the future, I can't help it-hehehe, the fox with long ears and the group of erha Wolves are my joke!"

"Whether it's character design, world view, animation production, or script, I can't fault it!! There are so many details!"

"Even the characters and image settings of the supporting actors are very full, rather than all facial makeup. There is a stalk of "Summer of the Mafia" in it, which is really a surprise!"

"Although it is an animation, the script still alludes to many racial issues in human society, as well as the issue of political power struggles between the two parties. It can be said to be lively yet serious. I have booked this year's Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film!"

"It seems that Li Zhifan has completely mastered the Hollywood storytelling method, and this Hollywood model can eat the whole world to death, regardless of nationality and race."

"The leopard at the front desk of the police station is gay, right?"

"I thought I was the only one who saw it!"

"Shh, don't spoil it, there are still many people who haven't watched it!"

"..."

The good reputation has paved the way for the film's box office growth.

In just three days, the domestic box office of "Zootopia" exceeded [-] million.

This stands out among all the movies released during non-prime holidays, let alone cartoons.

Previously, when "Coco" was released in China, it only got 10% of the film schedule. Its box office was only 1600 million on the first day of its release, and it broke through [-] million on the fourth day.

This time "Zootopia" was released, the domestic theaters have learned a lot from the pitfalls, and the national film schedule has won 27%. Judging from the current box office growth rate of more than [-] million in three days, the later film schedule will still increase. Opportunity.

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overseas.

In its opening weekend, "Zootopia" grossed $1.72 million worldwide, excluding mainland China.

The original "Coco" only got 1.5 million US dollars at the box office within two weeks of its release. This can be said to be due to the fact that major theaters underestimated Li Zhifan and "Coco".

But this time it won't happen. The word-of-mouth and box office after the release of "Zootopia" seems to have made Li Zhifan secure the honor of "Hollywood's No. [-] animated feature film director".

If there is another animated feature film that is still so strong in the future, then the word "seems" must be removed.

Currently, Hollywood feature-length animated films only have labels and no directors, because feature-length animated films are made by a team, and the job of the director is to coordinate and hold daily meetings.

For example, in "Zootopia", Li Zhifan actually only did a small amount of work, and sometimes he even threw himself on the side of "Avatar", lacking skills, completely ignoring the production and supervision of "Zootopia". But the team of "Crazy Zootopia" still gave the most perfect answer.

This is the strength of Hollywood professional filmmakers, and everyone in the team has a strong strength.

"Zootopia" grossed $13 billion worldwide during its full month of release.

Among them, mainland China contributed 3.2 million US dollars to the box office, reaching 20.3 billion yuan.

This result has directly doubled the box office of "Dream Quest", and it has also caused Dongfang Group's stock price to soar again by more than 30 yuan, and its market value has directly exceeded 5000 billion, which once again refreshed the current highest market value of Chinese companies in the world. .

During this period of time, Li Zhifan's phone calls were about to explode, all of which were congratulatory calls from friends in the circle, and more and more headhunters came to poach them, but Li Zhifan didn't want to go anywhere in the world except the Eastern Group, especially For those entertainment giants in Hollywood, his goal is to lead Eastern Entertainment to surpass them, not to join them and serve them.

At the same time that "Zootopia" was released, the post-production special effects work of "Avatar" had just entered the middle stage.

At present, it seems that there is still a long time before the release.

But Li Zhifan was a restless person, after only two weeks, another big news came out.

That is the first title song of his first English album, officially launched.

The producer of this album is an old American recording studio acquired by Oriental Entertainment, called "Fortress of the Sun", and the publisher is the American Warner Corporation.

The first title track of the new album is called "What-Are-Words".

In another world, this English song is familiar to more ordinary people (people who don't usually listen to English songs) because of a Chinese cover work called "In the World".

"What-Are-Words" as the original, is actually a very sad love song.

The creator of the original song, Chris Medina, used to be a waiter at Starbucks. Two years after he got engaged to the girl he had been in love with for 8 years, the girl suffered a car accident and suffered serious brain injuries. After recovery, she was only 2 years old mentally and could not take care of herself at all.

But Chris never gave up, and later Chris participated in "American Idol", in order to earn more money so that his fiancée could live a good life, but in the end he stopped at the top 24 and was eliminated.

It wasn't the end, Chris ended up breaking up with the girl anyway.

However, this is not the end yet. The ending is that Chris and his current girlfriend are taking care of this ex-fiancee whose intelligence is only two years old, which is very bloody.

"What-Are-Words" is melodious and catchy, and no matter what the story is behind it in another world, in this world, the song and the story behind it are all new.

And love is an eternal story in the world.

Some words, once spoken, must be persisted forever.

In any case, I will live up to these words.

Those words, not just for having a good time with you, these words are there when the days are not good anymore.

When we are all dead, these words are still there, and the promise is eternal, and the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten until death.

My lover in destiny, who will never leave and never leave, lives and dies together.

Anyone can say sweet words, and everyone can say eternal vows, but who really did it?

The lyrics say: vows are not just casually said when they are sweet, but to be kept for a lifetime.

Being able to say and do this is the greatest part of love, not just writing down the story and recording it in the lyrics.

"If-I-was-to-leave-when-you-need-me-most!" - If you won't leave when you need it the most, this is already true love.

Once "What-Are-Words" was released, it quickly entered the major music charts in the United States.

Li Zhifan's action also attracted the attention of the music circles across the United States.

At a music circle party:
"Oh! Li Zhifan is in the music industry again, it's really scary!"

"He just caused an earthquake in the animation circle, and now he wants to make an earthquake in our music circle?"

"It's incredible, why is he so talented!"

"My new album is also scheduled to be released in a few days. It seems that I have to discuss with the company whether to delay it."

"Hasn't your new album been promoted for a long time?"

"Yeah! I can only owe my fans a little, I don't want to be unable to make it to the list after I release the song."

"My single has also been produced. I don't want to lose to Li Zhifan. The key is that he is very versatile in music. There is no style he is not good at. The song "Shape-of" he released the year before last -You", it’s still at the top of the electronic music charts, it’s been more than a year, it’s really scary.”

"..."

These musicians used to be very confident and wanted to compete with Tiangong, but this time they all backed down, not just because they were worried about fighting with Li Zhifan, but also because they were worried about colliding with Li Zhifan in terms of publicity resources and distribution resources. .

Li Zhifan's new album is the first album produced by Oriental Entertainment after the establishment of Oriental Entertainment. It also spent a lot of money on the release. Although Hua Na is the sole agent for the release, Hua Na is not fighting alone. He also has many little brothers. They all cost money to release together.

Except in the United States, this album will be released in dozens of countries around the world, but some countries are small and a music company is the sole agent, and some countries are too large and adopt a distribution policy.

Moreover, unlike Li Zhifan’s previous album releases, this time a large number of physical releases were made. The online digital album was only authorized to three music websites, and the only music website authorized to China was Yuguo Music.

Three days after the launch of "What-Are-Words", the second title song of the new album is also officially launched.

This song is called "Five-Hundred-Miles" (500 miles), in another world, it is a very old folk song, released in 1961.

After decades of precipitation, not only is this song not too old to be embarrassing, but it is constantly glowing with new life after repeated performances by singers of different ages.

Therefore, even in 2023 in this world, after "Five-Hundred-Miles" comes out, it still won't make people feel old, and with the blessing of the new arrangement, the song becomes "" A model of small and fresh in the new era.

Li Zhifan sang this song with a somewhat lazy voice, and it has a different taste. Many people who listen to the song will be substituted into the same scene: at dusk, the sunset hangs in the sky behind him, and he is driving in a car on a straight road. In the form of a country road, the front is endless, only the horizon, and there are wheat fields on both sides, empty and empty.

"Five-hundred-miles" can be said to be a masterpiece among folk songs that you can never tire of listening to. The repeated melody expresses a wanderer who is wandering and working hard to tell his relatives his reluctance and nostalgia.

Why are you leaving?
Where are you going?

"Away-from-home" is repeated several times, expressing the wanderer's nostalgia for home.

The middle part of the lyrics narrates the bitterness of wandering around outside, ragged, penniless, so embarrassed, so far away from home.

"This-a-way" appears repeatedly, which fully shows the helplessness of the wanderer, how to go home and face the relatives who care about him when he is poor in a different place.

The re-singing at the end shows that although life is not satisfactory, but you still have to embark on a long-distance train and work hard for your dreams.

Isn't this the reality most young people face?

The five hundred miles is a difficult road in life.

The "you" in the lyrics may be a lover or a relative, in short, it is a person in the hometown that the wanderer is reluctant to part with.

Wanderers in ancient and modern China and abroad have left their hometowns to seek knowledge, fame, and life, whether they are happy or sad.

Some are high-ranking officials with generous salaries, returning to their hometowns, or have achieved success, while some are poor, in an embarrassing situation, or are struggling.

But there will always be a place deep in the soft heart, which belongs to the hometown. Whether it is rich or poor, the nostalgia in my heart will never be erased.

There is a hometown in everyone's heart, and the desire to return home lives in everyone's heart.

It's just that in reality there is not only beauty, but also many unbearable humbleness and desolation.

After staying on the complicated stage of life for a long time, you will find that under the spotlight, too many people are deliberately performing in order to survive, and the truth is in the shadows that are not seen by others.

There is bitterness, warmth and ugliness.

Five hundred miles away from home, accompanied by the bitterness of life.

This is a song full of nostalgia, which makes every wanderer who has left his hometown immersed in the artistic conception of the song and cannot extricate himself.

Home is the place we love, our feet can leave, but our hearts can't. In the place called hometown thousands of miles away, there are always concerns that we can't let go of.

In our hometown, the ignorant teenagers have teachers to guide us to move forward, parents to take care of us, and we only need to grow up carefree, and don't care about anything else.

In a foreign land, we hold a map in our hands and move forward either alone or together. There are directions marked on the map, and we walk alone on the road of choice for starting a business and the road of hesitation at the time of graduation. No one tells us. Which way is right and which way can get us where we want to go.

There are no paved roads on the ground, and we have to find all the roads by ourselves, or even dig a road by ourselves.

In the process of excavation, we may find surprises buried in the soil, or our hands may be scratched by sharp stones, but no matter what it is, what we encounter will become experiences and thoughts that cannot be separated or copied.

No matter how long the road ahead is, you must first reassure your family. The best way is to work hard to become a better version of yourself.

(End of this chapter)