Chapter 194 Eighteen Floors of Hell Wind New Album
Chapter 194 Eighteen Levels of Hell Wind New Album
The casting auditions for "Shaobao" are in full swing.
This also let many people know: Jiang Yan is going to start a TV series.
This matter is naturally welcomed in the eyes of fans.
After all, as fans, to put it mildly, idols’ poop smells good.
But many people in the industry see it differently.
As a popular singer, it’s reasonable for Jiang Yan to play a role, but why should he directly start working on a TV series?
From a professional perspective, they are naturally not optimistic about it.
As the screenwriter of "Infernal Affairs", you are very powerful, but that is a movie, which is very different from a TV series.
In addition, you can just cast Bao Qingtian, but cast a young Bao Qingtian. The actors are all young people and there are not many veteran actors. Can the quality be guaranteed?
So it’s just the fans who pay for it, right?
Then someone said that Jiang Yan had changed and he was starting to lose money.
In this regard, Jiang Yan felt that such a sound was normal.
After all, TV dramas are still in a stage of drastic change.
"Returning the Pearl" is a good start, and there will be more and more dramas similar to this youth idol style in the future.
But now is the era when 98 and 98 intersect.
It is true that "Returning the Pearl" is very popular, but the industry's view of "Returning the Pearl" is actually still a "case-by-case" attitude.
As for the youth idol trend, we have to wait until the terrifying ratings of more than 70% of "Return of the Pearl 2" come out before everyone will really understand that this is a trend.
Therefore, Jiang Yan, as a popular singer, gathered a group of young people before "Return of the Pearl 2" came out to make a TV series with a costume theme and obvious adaptation meaning. Except for fans, most people in the industry were
Not optimistic.
Such negative comments became more and more frequent as the auditions for "Shaobao" continued.
Is Jiang Yan under pressure? There is definitely a little pressure. He is afraid that public opinion will affect the review.
However, the leader of Lantai said that there was no problem, so Jiang Yan completely let go of his thoughts.
As for public opinion, he simply responded: Everything will depend on the work.
Therefore, the outside discussion about "Shaobao" has so far been considered within the normal range, and will only explode when the work is released.
So many people felt that Jiang Yan was holding his breath.
I stopped doing music, and all my thoughts were on making TV series, preparing to put those noises in the face.
Because of this, many friends called me.
The general meaning is to encourage and cheer.
Among them, Jia Jingwen even said that she would come to help him, and any role would be fine.
Jiang Yan said thank you for the kindness, but forget it this time. When the drama starts next time, I will let you be the heroine.
Jia Jingwen asked if the heroine this time is your rumored girlfriend Zhou Zhiruo?
Jiang Yan said no.
Jia Jingwen didn't know what to think after hearing this, but she hung up the phone happily.
In addition to her, Jin Qiaoqiao also called, but her purpose was obvious. She asked if she could get a role. Jiang Yan was on business, so he said he would come for an audition, and then nothing happened.
Then there were many people calling. Yu Feihong came up and asked why she wasn't given a role or whether she was a friend. Jiang Yan had to beg for mercy and said he would try to arrange one. Yu Feihong then hung up the phone with satisfaction.
Jiang Yan was very touched, they were all friends.
But it was a pity that Zeng Li didn't call, and Jiang Yan felt a little disappointed.
Of course, in addition to these, there is someone who comes to urge for updates, and that is Zhou Jianhui.
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"I understand what you are thinking. I hold my breath and prove to the whole world that this is correct."
Zhou Jianhui advised, "But your main job is as a singer. We agreed in the contract that the first album will be released in March, but in this situation, is it too late?"
Jiang Yan smiled and said: "It's too late, don't worry!"
After a few words, Zhou Jianhui was fooled.
Is your main job a singer? That’s just to fool you.
Otherwise, can you get the film resources of the company behind you?
Besides, it’s just an album, how big a deal it is for him!
So Jiang Yan didn't worry much about it.
However, the next day, he saw Zhou Jianhui in Warehouse No. 1.
Zhou Jianhui came up and advised: "My dear Mr. Jiang, my life and fortune are all on you!"
Zhou Jianhui is indeed aggrieved.
After signing the contract, Jiang Yan directly transformed into a salted fish.
This salted fish refers to the salted fish in the music industry.
Jiang Yan pushed for various brand collaborations that were agreed upon.
The reason is also very strong, we have to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala.
Zhou Jianhui is happy to see this happen. After all, the Spring Festival Gala is the largest stage in the country. If Jiang Yan can go up and roar, it will greatly increase his popularity.
So for Jiang Yan's "Salted Fish", he previously expressed considerable support, but just reminded him not to forget to write songs.
But now, he is actually working on a TV series!
This is not doing your job properly!
And it hurt his feelings!
So Zhou Jianhui was angry and anxious.
Of course, this alone would not make him come to the door and cry directly.
Because in the music world, the situation Jiang Yan faces is actually not very good.
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By the end of 1998, Jiang Yan's last album "DNA" had sold over 3 million copies, becoming the sales champion in the Chinese music industry in 1998.
Ranking second is Renxianqi's "Love in the Pacific", with sales exceeding 1.6 million.
This result is hundreds of thousands lower than the original time and space. The reason is naturally because of Jiang Yan, who made the timing of his release coincide with Jiang Yan.
However, Ren Xianqi has an advantage, and that is the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets, and most of the 1.6 million sales also come from the Bayan market. On the other hand, Jiang Yan's sales in the Bayan market are almost non-existent.
Pirated discs, after all, Wheatfield is indeed much weaker than major record companies.
Therefore, judging from the genuine sales data, Jiang Yan’s suppression of Ren Xianqi is actually not that big.
However, everyone in the industry knows that after Jiang Yan cooperates with Warner, Ren Xianqi will not be so lucky next year.
Equally lucky was Yehenala.
Yehenala's "Conquest" has annual sales of more than 1.6 million.
She was lucky that the song was released in April, and she didn't know where Jiang Yan was at that time.
So we have dodged a disaster, but it will be hard to say next year.
But Yehenala is not stupid after all. She has already communicated with Jiang Yan that she will stagger him when she launches her new product next year.
However, Jiang Yan knew that in the original time and space, Yehenala's "Conquest" had exceeded 2 million, so it had little impact? They were overthinking it.
In addition, 1998 was actually considered the year of Queen of Heaven in the original time and space.
Because in addition to Ye Henala, there are also Li Wen whose two albums both exceeded one million, plus Wang Fei who performed well, and Peng Jiahui who became famous with one song, and later Gigi Leung, Cheng Huilin, etc., most of whom are famous
All are female singers.
However, it was also because of Jiang Yan's appearance that 1998 became the "Year of the King" in the industry.
Many people in the industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan are dissatisfied with the "Year of the Heavenly King".
When one person rises, he blocks the way of many people. Naturally, some people in Hong Kong and Taiwan will not feel comfortable.
So they started to rebel.
It is said that Jiang Yan, as a Chinese pop singer, has not sold well in Hong Kong and Taiwan, so his achievements are all false.
This is just a stupid duck talking too hard.
Regarding the clamor of these clowns, the first person to sneer was Zhou Jianhui of Warner Bros.
He has calculated the data himself. According to the analysis, if Jiang Yan's partner in 1998 had been changed from Wheatfield to Warner, then the sales volume of the 3 million albums would have been at least 1.5 million more!
In other words, the sales volume in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia is at least 150, and the total is close to 5 million!
It’s no exaggeration to call him the King of Asia.
So what’s wrong with the “Year of the Heavenly King”?
But this is just an ideal state. After all, Jiang Yan did not enter the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets in 1998.
Those who hold objections, in addition to questioning the sales performance, also focus on the indicator of awards.
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At the end of 1998, awards ceremonies in major music circles have also become active.
In the Mainland, Jiang Yan is naturally the number one target at major award ceremonies.
Awards from Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong Province, TV stations, radio stations, and corporate background award ceremonies all sent invitations to Jiang Yan. Anyway, there were a lot of awards.
If these people hadn't invited Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan wouldn't have known there were so many awards in the country.
However, the value of these awards is not very high, and many awards are temporary or specially organized for a certain group.
Among the factors that influence awards, song quality often takes a back seat, while the sponsor's preference, the judges' preference, and the singer's personal qualifications account for a larger proportion.
Sometimes the sponsor changes, or the judges change their minds, the final result of the award will also change, and even the entire award ceremony will change into a different format, or even be discontinued in serious cases.
Jiang Yan even received a call from some award-winning organizers who said directly that as long as you can come, the grand prize is easily negotiable.
So to put it bluntly, these are basically pheasant awards, forget about credibility and authority.
But if you want to say that the awards ceremony in the Mainland is not authoritative enough, then Hong Kong and Taiwan’s award ceremony is enough?
In fact, I just rely on my peers to support me.
For example, the Wanwan Golden Melody Awards are more stable, and the custom of standing in rows to share the fruits is less intense than in the Mainland, so the authority of this award has suddenly increased.
However, although the list of this year's Wanwan Golden Melody Awards has not yet been announced, Zhou Jianhui has received news that Jiang Yan may not even be nominated.
The reason is also very simple, because "DNA" was not released in Wanwan, so Jiang Yan did not meet the Wanwan Golden Melody Award judging criteria.
This reason is very reasonable, after all, Jiang Yan did not have this qualification in 1998.
So this year’s Wanwan Golden Melody Awards is a relief.
Otherwise there is really no suspense.
Awarded to you, Ren Xianqi and all the male singers will have to kneel down.
If it is not awarded to you, it means that the credibility is gone.
So just use this reason to keep working hard next time.
This year's Top Ten Golden Songs Awards Ceremony in Hong Kong followed the same example and did not give Jiang Yan a nomination.
The Hong Kong and Taiwan music circles, which think highly of themselves, did this.
This has led some people to start making trouble out of it.
You see, Jiang Yan is only considered powerful by the mainland media. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, he wants sales but not sales, and he wants awards but not awards.
To put it mildly, he is the self-proclaimed king of the mainland.
The level of popular music in the Mainland is nothing, so what’s the value of this?
As for the next album?
Look, it's him who Jiang Langcai is talking about.
This is actually unreasonable and short-term speculation.
I never thought about what would happen next year if I was slapped in the face.
But Zhou Jianhui also understands this kind of behavior. After all, it is not in his own interests to admit that others are strong and advertise to others.
If he were the media, although he wouldn't be so disgusting, he would never mention Jiang Yan. Wouldn't it be better to leave all the attention to his own stars?
But Jiang Yan was with him now, so Zhou Jianhui held his breath.
He said: "Jiang Yan, you have to fight for your reputation. The fate of mainland pop music and our Warner Bros. are all in your hands!"
In fact, Jiang Yan is not only related to Warner's strategy in Asia, but also related to Zhou Jianhui's future.
After all, he fought for film resources with his teachers and the group.
So although the cooperation talks went smoothly, Zhou Jianhui sacrificed most of his credit here.
Even people from Sony think Zhou Jianhui is crazy.
But if this were not the case, how could Zhou Jianhui win over Jiang Yan?
So if Jiang Yan dies in the next volume, Warner may not necessarily die, but Zhou Jianhui will definitely die with him.
This is why Zhou Jianhui came here.
He had to know what Jiang Yan meant. If he really didn't have time to write songs, he would collect them for Jiang Yan as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if all the specialties are released in March, the quality will not be good by then, and everything will be over.
Jiang Yan smiled and said: "I actually don't pay much attention to external evaluations."
As he spoke, he changed the subject again and said: "But I am still willing to do such a thing as crushing."
Zhou Jianhui was delighted when he heard this and said, "Have the songs been written?"
"Of course!" Jiang Yan said with a smile, "In addition to Chinese, there is also English. Even if you want Japanese, I can add it temporarily."
"It's good in English? But it's of no use in the Chinese music scene." Zhou Jianhui asked.
"Of course it's not used in the Chinese music scene." Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Don't those media look down on mainland awards? Then let's create an award for foreigners and see how they slap their face."
"Jiang Yan, you need to calm down!"
Zhou Jianhui adjusted his glasses. He knew that the English album was specified in the contract, but Jiang Yan said that it was too exaggerated to rely on this to win foreign awards. After all, you are Chinese!
However, Jiang Yan said: "I'm very calm. If we can't get awards from foreigners, then let's just focus on sales. Sales can tell everything, right?"
"That's right. No Chinese can make a mark in the European and American pop music circles yet. If your songs can make some hits, you can use them for publicity." Zhou Jianhui agreed, but then he added
I asked, "But it's still the same question. After all, it's not the Chinese entertainment industry. Can you handle the style, rhythm, etc.?"
Jiang Yan smiled slightly and turned on the computer.
Soon, a piece of music with a distinctive rhythm came out.
A few minutes later, Zhou Jianhui's eyes widened and he looked at Jiang Yan like a god.
"How is it?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Did you really write it?"
"nonsense!"
"Then I have to find my teacher, just wait..."
Zhou Jianhui called excitedly.
And Jiang Yan began to think about which songs he would need for the Chinese album.
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Regarding the choice of Chinese songs, Jiang Yan has actually decided on a few.
The first song "Chi Ling" was originally included in the previous album, but was eventually removed due to Jiang Yan's singing skills and the Spring Festival Gala. However, this time, Jiang Yan would not miss it.
At the same time, now that we have the skill of Purple Gandan, just one song "Chi Ling" can't be enough, so let's play another song "Silk String Opera".
It is also a drama style similar to "Wukong". With "Wukong" as the background, the audience should be able to accept it.
The biggest controversy is probably the conversion of male to female voices.
However, with the support of opera masters such as Teacher Zuo, some noise will probably not become a problem.
Besides, Jiang Yan doesn't care about the noise. He just sings and advances the progress as he pleases.
Of course, fans' expectations still have to be guaranteed, so the entire album won't just have this style.
So the third song is the more modern Chinese style: "Jiangnan".
This song can be regarded as Junjie's masterpiece, one of the most popular songs in 2004.
In fact, the biggest reason for choosing this song is because of Zhou Zhiruo.
Last night, Zhou Zhiruo asked what songs he had written, and Jiang Yan said that one of them was inspired by her.
Zhou Zhiruo was excited on the spot and then asked Jiang Yan to sing.
There was no other way, so Jiang Yan had no choice but to sing Jiangnan.
After listening to it, Zhou Zhiruo said that the song was beautiful and she liked it very much, but she was also confused as the song seemed to have nothing to do with her.
Jiang Yan suppressed a smile and said: "It's a circle, a circle, a circle, your name is already in it, what do you want to do!"
Zhou Zhiruo instantly transformed into a tigress...
Speaking of ancient Chinese style, Brother Shan Gao can't escape his clutches, so the fourth song is "Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow".
The reason is very simple, the styles are similar, and Jiang Yan is from Zhejiang Province. He wrote about Jiangnan and West Lake, so there is nothing wrong with it.
The beauty of this song lies in its lyrics. When the picky music critics finish criticizing it, they may turn around and kneel down to "The Snow on the Broken Bridge".
Next, Milk Tea Week will appear again.
The Chinese style of Milk Tea Week is really great, so "Dongfeng Po" is indispensable.
In addition, Jiang Yan also set his sights on "Black Sweater", which he associates with the sweater Zeng Li sent.
Zeng Li is a good girl, but unfortunately Jiang Yan is not a good man, so I will use the song to express my feelings.
Okay, I just moved it casually. Which song during the Milk Tea Week is not a good one?
The next song, "Unfortunately There Is No If", is a song written 10 years later. There is no risk in rewriting it.
Why choose it?
Because it's all random.
On a computer brought from another world, if you click on the music software, you will find a series of good songs at random. If you click on your troops and generals, you will select it as the first one. This is why it appears here.
So releasing an album is really not a problem for Jiang Yan.
The most I can do is consider the style.
Jiang Yan is evaluated by the outside world as a creative genius with changeable styles that cannot be measured by common sense.
So even if the song "I Played with Mud in the Northeast" suddenly appeared in Jiang Yan's album, probably not many people would be surprised.
So the next songs are very simple, all chosen by machine.
"Exclusive Memory", the song of the pheasant, is one of the must-have songs in ktv, Jiang Yan accepted it ruthlessly.
"Suddenly Miss You So Much", Mayday's song, is also one of the must-have songs in ktv, so I accepted it ruthlessly again.
"Little Love Song" is Soda Green's song. This song is really difficult for others to sing, but for Jiang Yan now, it is easy to grasp. Of course, it is still one of the KTV's divine songs.
"Dusk", Xiaogang's song, Wang Zha's Divine Comedy! It's also ktv...
Wait a minute!
Jiang Yan stopped, wondering if he had clicked on the KTV column.
So let’s watch the next song, good guy, “The King of Karaoke”!
This really pokes holes in the ktv den.
But that’s okay. It’s a must-have repertoire for ktv, which means it’s highly popular, and it’s also in Cantonese, so there are also Cantonese songs.
So he continued, and Jiang Yan also included "Gong Xi Fa Cai", a song that will be sung in this year's Spring Festival Gala, and the album will be released after the year, so it was included as part of the count.
But just to make up the numbers, I can't say that this song is the most widely sung...
The next song is "As Long as I Have You", which is the ending song of "Shaobao". After the year, the album will be linked with the TV series, which can be regarded as a good addition.
"Absolute Infatuation" is another popular song in 2003, and it is also one of the most popular songs in KTV.
The backup song that macho men must sing, Jiang Yan singing this kind of bitter love song will probably drive many people crazy. You are so handsome, what woman would dump you?!
This is right, so Jiang Yan decided to sing to Zhou Zhiruo first, wondering if he could unlock more postures.
The next song, "First Dream", is an inspirational song. There must be several songs like this in an album to spice it up.
It was also because of this that Jiang Yan thought of "Stubborn" again.
Include it too, maybe it will become a class song for many students in the future.
If there is something for students and young people, there is also something for adults.
So "Your Answer" came out.
There are a total of eighteen songs, some are rock, some are ancient, some are pop, the themes are also inspirational, some are concerned about the country and the people, and some are love.
Not to mention the quality of the songs.
Jiang Banxian maintains a very high standard as always, and can sing the title song every time.
So there are eighteen songs in total, like eighteen levels of hell.
Whose hell?
Of course it’s the hell of the charts in Hong Kong and Taiwan! The hell of your opponents! The hell of the awards ceremony...
What is this called?
After "Infernal Affairs", it continues in the same vein.
So you say the styles are not unified?
We are the wind from hell!
So no nomination?
Then let’s give the music world a “darkest time”!
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Is this album called Shen Zhuan? What will others think of it? Is it too unreasonable?
In fact, Jiang Yan was not interested in discussing this.
When a person is so strong that he can crush ants to death with just a flick of his finger, will he still care about what the ants think?
So Jiang Yan just does whatever he wants and plays whatever he wants. He is here to disrupt the situation. Singing is not his main business anyway.
To put it bluntly, Jiang Yan just doesn’t have much ability, so he just pretends to be a show-off. As for what other people think? How do you like him?
As for the issue of sustainability, everyone will weaken. Jiang Yan understands this truth, so Jiang Yan has only one plan for the Chinese music scene.
That would be enough to release three to five albums.
The reason is, of course, cost-effectiveness.
Although Mv is good, it contributes too little to progress.
So just have fun, leave a legend behind, and then retreat bravely.
His main business is film and television dramas.
It is also because of this that he focuses on the European and American music scene.
When it comes to fame, transporting songs is the easiest thing to do.
Although the music world and the film world are not closely related, one's reputation cannot be discounted.
Having become famous in the music industry, not everyone is optimistic about entering the film industry, but there will always be attention.
Attention is traffic, traffic represents interests, and interests are the basis for maintaining all relationships.
With this foundation, Jiang Yan will have much more space for activities in Hollywood.
Of course, entering the European and American music scene will also allow Jiang Yan to leave a good impression on the Chinese music scene.
Jiang Yan is also reasonable, and he is not always a quarrel, right?
So the choice of English songs is very simple.
It’s the same as choosing Chinese songs at the beginning, as long as they are widely sung and popular enough, and the lyrics are not vulgar.
To be more specific, just visit the old American bulletin board.