The reporter from the Los Angeles Times wanted to interview Chen Feng and Betty, of course, because Betty, a young rich woman, spent US$1.5 million to buy a song by Chen Feng.
First of all, Betty is a very famous young rich woman in Hollywood. Although she is not a star in the entertainment industry, she has been keen on investing in art films that are not blockbusters in Hollywood. Even though she has been losing money, she still enjoys it, so she can be regarded as an entertainment star.
circle of people.
And Chen Feng is not an unknown person in Hollywood now, because he is the boss of Beauty Beauty Company, and has successfully made three popular female singers Tina, Tiffany and Blaney famous. In addition, he invested in the filming of "The Devil Wears Prada"
, achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success, invested in the filming of "The Big Bang Theory", and "Lost" became the ratings champion, with top-notch reputation, triggering heated discussions across the United States and even around the world.
Previously, Chen Feng had always kept a low profile and rarely accepted interviews from the media. The ones who were in the limelight were basically the CEO of the Beauty Company, Teren Laurent, or the singers and actors themselves.
This time Chen Feng finally accepted an interview, and he was with Betty, a well-known young rich woman. Fred, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, certainly wanted to get some explosive content.
Therefore, he asked again and again: "Ms. Betty, do you really appreciate Mr. Chen's music creation talent?"
Betty nodded without hesitation: "Yes. He is the only musical genius I have ever seen in my life, and the most talented musician I know."
Fred guided him intentionally or unintentionally: "Is it too much for you to praise him like this? You have to know that the world is a big place and there are many people with musical talents. As far as I know, Mr. Chen has never had professional music study.
In terms of experience, he comes from a completely wild background and has never won any famous music awards."
Betty immediately retorted with a serious face: "Music talent does not necessarily require systematic music learning. Many people are born with talent. As far as I know, Mr. Chen's academic experience is indeed not very high, and he dropped out of middle school.
However, he is constantly striving for self-improvement and is self-taught. He has outstanding talents in screenwriting, movies, actors, and music. As for any music awards, in my opinion, he does not need them at all. Because the songs he composed have already been in
It is popular all over the world and loved by many people. These are all facts. He can create the number one song on the Billboard charts for Tina, Tiffany, and Blainey, and he can also create a complete song like "For Miranda"
A famous piano piece that can be passed down to the world."
Fred turned to Chen Feng and asked: "So Mr. Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Feng smiled lightly and said: "I feel that I do not belong to other music creators. As for whether I am a musical genius or not, it is not me who has the final say, but others, those who listen to my music."
Chen Feng's words expressed his confidence, but he was not too arrogant. As Fred said, there are so many people in the world, and he is definitely not the only musical genius. There is no need for him to spread hatred all over the world. That would be too much.
tired.
Fred didn't like Chen Feng's impeccable answer very much, and then he directly provoked: "As far as I know, William Yasef, who is known as the piano prince, would not like you, a cross-border pianist with a wild background.
He disagreed. When he was interviewed by the media, he felt that your "To Miranda" was just a flash in the pan, and it was impossible to create another piano piece comparable to it. What do you think?"
Fred's provocation was too obvious. However, for ordinary people, even if they knew that the other party was provoking, they would definitely be furious after hearing what he said.
Chen Feng was about to speak, but Betty spoke first: "William is also a genius. I have met him several times and attended several of his live concerts. I happened to be lucky enough to listen to it a few days ago.
Mr. Chen Feng's live piano performance. To be honest, Mr. Chen Feng's piano skills are completely comparable to William's, but his emotional rendering ability on the spot and the level of piano music creation are obviously better than Mr. Chen Feng's.
"
Neither Fred nor Chen Feng expected that Betty would speak for Chen Feng first and her bias was so obvious. Chen Feng was really surprised and didn't know what to say.
Fred, on the other hand, was overjoyed. If his interview was ordinary and without any explosive content, it would be too boring. Now, under his guidance, he finally produced some explosive content.
Compared to Chen Feng's blowjob to William, the piano prince, Betty, a young rich woman, was blowing William's blowjob for Chen Feng. Of course, it was more exciting and very topical.
Fred quickly added fuel to the fire and asked: "Ms. Betty, do you really think Mr. Chen's piano playing level is higher than William's?"
Betty nodded without any hesitation: "Yes." Then she explained, "There is not a big difference in technique between the two of them. The biggest difference is the emotional appeal of playing live. I have heard
In several of William's live performances, his playing skills are beyond words and very professional, but his emotional rendering power on the spot is still somewhat lacking in appeal. For example, his original piano piece "Grace",
In fact, it can be regarded as written for a girl. He should also bring his own emotions when playing, but it is obviously not as infectious and picturesque as Mr. Chen Feng's "To Miranda". Of course, this may
It has something to do with the difference in quality between the two pieces of music. But we have to admit that in terms of emotional rendering, his ability is weaker than Mr. Chen Feng."
Betty's words really left no room for error, and were tantamount to a slap in the face. The reason why William Yasef made the above-mentioned comments about Chen Feng in the media was entirely because someone used him as a reference.
Comparing the proud "Grace" with Chen Feng's "To Miranda", it turns out that the two songs are better and more popular, which is self-evident.
For this reason, William Assef, the so-called piano prince, made the above evaluation of Chen Feng. His mentality is probably that Chen Feng, a so-called pianist who became a monk halfway, can compose "To Miranda"
Such a popular song is just a piece of bad luck, which can never happen again. Even if he composed it again, he would never be able to write a song as good as "To Miranda".
His idea is actually not wrong. Many people, including many professional pianists, only have one work and one piece of music in their lifetime to be famous in the world. The most typical example is "California" by the original Time and Space Eagles.
"Hotel", the Eagles are famous all over the world because of this song. However, although their other songs are also good, they are not as famous as this song. Therefore, many people, especially those in non-English cultural circles,
, most of them can only remember the song "Hotel California" by their band.
Chen Feng's "To Miranda" is now recognized for its quality as no less than the masterpieces of famous composers in history, and it can also be regarded as a classic among classical piano music. Therefore, even if William Assef, the so-called American composer
The Piano Prince cannot deny the excellence of the piano piece "To Miranda".
Because of the excellence of this piece of music, William Assef, who is also a pianist and is known as the Prince of Piano, certainly does not believe that Chen Feng can compose a piano piece comparable to this piece.
This is human nature. But who makes Chen Feng a fool? Not to mention the legendary composers who existed in the original time and space but did not exist in this time and space, just the song "Letter to Mother" composed by Chen Feng now is compared to "To My Mother"
"Miranda" is only slightly inferior, and can still be regarded as a classic.
Therefore, after the piano single "Letter to Mother" was released, William Yasef, the piano prince, was destined to be slapped in the face.
"Mr. Chen, how do you think "Grace" compares with your song "To Miranda"?" Fred was not too angry and set his sights on Chen Feng.
After Chen Feng thought about it, he said frankly: "I haven't heard the song "Grace" yet, so I can't draw any conclusions. Even William Assef, I haven't heard of it before. After the interview is over,
, I want to go online and listen to the music he plays."
When Fred heard Chen Feng's words, he was even more happy, thinking that this time you finally got angry. In his opinion, Chen Feng's statement that he had never heard the song "Grace" might be true.
But who would believe that he didn’t know William Asef, the piano prince, before? William Asef is recognized as a cross-border star. He is the most famous pianist in the entertainment industry and the most famous entertainment star in the piano industry.
His first album was a hit in the United States, selling tens of millions of copies within a year, and even became the record sales champion in Maple Leaf Country.
As a cross-border pianist, musician, and person in the entertainment industry, Chen Feng has never heard of William Yasef. How is this possible? At least Fred doesn't believe it. In his opinion, the reason why Chen Feng said
I don’t know William Yasef, so I am deliberately disparaging him.
“William is by far the most successful pianist in the United States. He has released two piano albums, both of which sold very well. The first album has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
It has a strong influence within the scope." Fred's deliberate reminder was obviously meant to be a deliberate guide.
Chen Feng didn't care about this. He smiled and said, "Now I know. I didn't pay much attention to these before."
Fred scoffed in his mind. He said to himself, as a pianist, you have also released piano records, how could you not know about such a powerful colleague like yourself?
"William is also a very good pianist. If there is a chance, I can introduce you to each other?" Betty was willing to be a peacemaker at this moment, which made Chen Feng a little speechless, thinking to himself, what did you do earlier?
This is a direct blow to the piano prince, and you still want Chen Feng to reconcile with him. How is this possible?
Chen Feng could only smile. If possible, he didn't want to have a grudge with William, the piano prince. It was all his fault for the divisive reporter in front of him.
However, Chen Feng also knows the morality of these reporters. After all, this is what they eat. It is obviously very difficult to prevent him from publishing Betty's rants just now, unless he is given enough money. But in this way
If you do, it's really not necessary.
However, Chen Feng suddenly didn’t want to continue the interview.
"Mr. Chen, can you tell me about the Beauty Company?" Fred succeeded in inciting Chen Feng and William Yasef to talk about each other, so he immediately changed the topic and planned to continue to dig deeper into Chen Feng.
This Tang Dynasty man.
Unfortunately, Chen Feng did not cooperate this time and said directly: "Aren't you here to interview about the $1.5 million auction of songs this time? Please wait until next time to ask me about the company."
Fred was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "Can't I ask you about your company now?"
"Yes. If you have no more questions, then today's interview will end here." Chen Feng stood up and gave the order to expel the guest.
Betty also stood up after hearing this.
Fred's face looked a little ugly when he saw this, but he still maintained the proper etiquette. Although he was the uncrowned king, the two people in front of him were not easy to offend as a young reporter. Of course, the one he dared not offend the most was Betty.
This rich young woman with a rich background.
As for Chen Feng, although he is now a well-known figure in Hollywood and has a prosperous life, he is from the Tang Dynasty after all. Mei Jianguo is naturally wary of them. Because these two people
Each country is a superpower in the world today. There is competition in cooperation, but obviously there is more competition.
Therefore, for Chen Feng, Fred, the uncrowned king, still has a psychological advantage. Otherwise, this interview will not dig holes against him. Fortunately, in this interview, Chen Feng and Betty cooperated, allowing him to get
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"Okay. Let's end this interview for now. Thank you both very much for your cooperation."
Fred didn't know how to advance or retreat, so he stood up and shook hands with Chen Feng and said goodbye graciously.
After he left, Betty said with some hindsight: "There's nothing wrong with my answer just now, right? For example, the part I mentioned about William."
Chen Feng was speechless. After thinking for a while, he said: "There is nothing wrong or inappropriate. These media reporters, especially entertainment reporters, even if your answers are flawless, they will find some questions for you. If I didn't expect
If I'm wrong, there will be a quarrel between me and William Yasef in the media in the past two days."
Betty frowned and said, "That's not the case. I just told the truth before. Otherwise, I'll call William and explain it to him before the report comes out. Then, you can meet each other and make friends."
"No need." Chen Feng flatly refused, "It can be seen that he is a very proud person, and I am the same. Besides, we are both pianists and colleagues. It is impossible to be harmonious. The worst is the work.
It’s time to see Zhen Zhang. Let’s speak for each other through our works. In addition, maybe my piano single can use the scolding battle with him to increase its exposure and increase sales.”
After thinking for a while, Betty nodded and said: "That's okay. Debate is the topic. You two are geniuses. It is best to speak to each other through your works. It will also allow you to work harder and create more.