Chapter 45 You have one more ring than the fourth ring
"One Night in Peking" is the highlight of Xinyu Media this year. It is not only meticulously crafted but also has a tight timeline and heavy tasks.
After the Chinese New Year, we will start preparing for publicity and promotion, and the theme song must be released at that time.
Director Lu Shigang, lead actor Liang Zhilong, and the composer Mo Yiyan, a top-tier composer in the composing department, listened to and selected songs every day after their own failure, and their ears were numb. There was no particular favorite.
It's a comedy movie, and the songs are quite popular.
At least one of the plot, characters or emotions must be related to the movie.
Instead of the same old love songs, can you come up with something more fitting with our theme?
The three of them stayed up all night yesterday and called the team together to start working early in the morning.
Just open an email and Xingyao sends you two songs?
Have you prepared any candidates?
Mo Yiyan opened "One Night in Peking".
"Theme song of the same name? The name is quite fitting!"
It starts with the sound of a horse neighing, followed by a rhythmic rock music mixed with the sound of cymbals.
The unique melody gave a chill to those who had stayed up all night.
Then a hoarse but strange-toned male voice was heard.
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One night in Beijing
I left a lot of love
Whether you love it or not
All the dust of history
......】
The high-pitched opera voice that followed gave everyone a thrill.
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Who said that in the depths of the flowers~
An old lover lives there, sewing embroidered shoes.
...
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!!!
"Opera coloratura!"
The whole team was still in shock until the song ended...
“Is this an opera?”
“Is this rock?”
"Rock and opera?"
"Can this be done? Who wrote it?"
"It's filled with a sense of historical vicissitudes and heaviness. I feel like I can see people singing Peking Opera beneath the walls of the Forbidden City!"
"I knew it, Iron Man. I've noticed this before. He's the only one in the entertainment industry who can add traditional elements to pop music..."
“The instrument in the middle is a cymbal, right?”
"Yes. The level of completion is very high. This song is going to be a blast."
"Besides, isn't that the name of our movie? And it has a strong old Beijing flavor. Look at the lyrics, Di'anmen. I live there, and my grandfather loves to go to opera. I chose this!"
"I am a wolf from the north, so I choose this!"
It seems that everyone is discussing it heatedly, but there is only one topic. Is there anything more suitable than this?
Not to mention the song's popularity, it also fits the theme of the movie perfectly.
The three of them were also very excited. My theme song was finally here.
We looked at each other and there was nothing much to say. Who else but me?
"Wait, there's another one."
Mo Yiyan said as he clicked on another song.
"The Song of the Five Rings?"
"What song? Something about the Olympic spirit?"
"What does our movie have to do with the Olympics?"
A strong sense of rhythm, followed by dynamic rap:
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Ah, I drove the car onto the Fifth Ring Road,
...no matter what,
I just want to go to the Fifth Ring Road...
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Gou Minghua’s rap gives people the feeling that this person is really unstoppable and is clamoring to get on the fifth ring road.
It's fashionable and classy, but the lyrics are full of joy.
"puff!"
“Hahahahahahahahaha…”
"It's not the five rings of the Olympics, but the five rings of traffic jams and heartache?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
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Ah, the Fifth Ring Road, you have one more ring than the Fourth Ring Road
Ah, the Fifth Ring Road, you have one less ring than the Sixth Ring Road
One day you will finally reach the seventh ring
What should I do after reaching the seventh ring?
You have two more rings than the Five Rings~~~
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Then came Lin Mo's opera voice with a pinched throat.
Two different voices and lyrics, full of conflict and humor.
“Hahahahahahaha, this is so funny, I can write a song about this!!!”
"This is pure addition and subtraction, right?"
“Oh my god, rap and opera!”
"Who's this rapper? So charming! I think rappers can be cool."
"The rap is the main character of this song, and the singing is just a supplement. Did I hear it right?"
“It’s still Iron Man’s song, I knew it!!!”
"Isn't this the role played by Brother Liang? He drives a taxi in the Fifth Ring Road every day..."
The protagonist of the movie is this setting, a taxi driver who is fed up with traffic....
“Outrageous, cute, but good!”
"This person's ability to write on a given topic is incredible! Can he write on any subject? His talent is overflowing!"
"Compared to my previous songs that were all about love, this is really a great song to write!"
As a first-line director, Lu Shigang attaches great importance to the quality of films.
In all aspects, choose the best.
I've been working on this song for two months.
It's really a case of drought killing people and flooding killing people.
If you don’t come, don’t come. If you come, sing two songs.
"Okay, the next question is, which one to choose?"
"I'm having a hard time choosing. Which song should I choose?"
"We're a comedy, isn't 'Five Rings' more topical and more suitable for promotion?"
"I also think that 'Five Rings' is very interesting and popular. It will be a big hit if it is released!"
"But 'One Night in Peking' has a great name, it's full of Beijing flavor, and I guarantee that the rock and roll + opera tunes will definitely cause a sensation!"
"I like both songs! Master of keeping things balanced!"
Everyone argued for a long time but couldn't reach a conclusion.
"How about we see if we can move some budget and take both?"
After listening to the two songs, Liang Zhilong really felt that the two songs had their own merits and were very suitable.
Giving up either one is a loss.
A little adjustment in the publicity and promotion costs should be able to cover it.
"What are the conditions on Xingyao's side?"
"This is just a demo. It's up to us to choose. We need to find someone new to perform the Wuhuan opera."
Gou Minghua’s rapping skills are really good, and you may not find anyone else better than him.
Xiao Wei also sings very well. After all, he was trained by Lin Mo based on the singers from Earth. His voice has that flavor, and changing someone else might not achieve the same effect.
"I want to try the Five Rings singing style."
You can try pinching your throat to sing the opera part of Wuhuan. Liang Zhilong really wants to try this kind of contrast to help him expand his acting range.
He had also heard of Iron Man, and being able to sing his song might mean they would have other connections in the future.
"Okay, that's it for 'One Night in Peking'. Let's record the opera tune for 'Song of the Five Rings' for them to listen to."
Everything went smoothly after that.
Xinyu paid 3 million yuan for the right to use the two songs, and the subsequent copyright and online distribution were not affected.
The parts of Xiao Wei and Gou Minghua were retained, and Liang Zhilong joined as the lead actor and lead singer.
This is also a way of sharing the cake. Everyone gets a share. Perfect~
Iron Man's song today is truly eye-opening. Beiping can be written with a heavy sense of history and Beijing flavor. It feels like sitting in an alley near the Forbidden City listening to opera and drinking tea. The unconventional angle of the Five Rings is so tricky.
Coupled with the previous "Pirates", these people who made the movie have a new understanding of Iron Man.
This guy is really good at writing movie theme songs!
It fits the plot perfectly, and I believe it will be of high quality in terms of topicality and listening quality, not to mention its popularity.
Xinyu is busy re-recording the song.
Liu Wei is busy preparing to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.
After Lin Mo arranged things in Peking, he boarded the plane back to the mountain city.
In his previous life, he was an orphan and had no worries.
In this life, he has a home, and it is a home that he will truly miss.
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