After the Korean concert, the next stop is Japan, Tokyo.
The World Science Fiction Conference that just concluded here has attracted the attention of science fiction fans all over the world. Among them, the biggest winner "The Three-Body Problem" has been a hot topic of discussion in Japan recently. Like China, "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award.
After that, countless science fiction fans flocked to bookstores to buy the English version of "The Three-Body Problem".
However, after all, there are only a few people who can read and understand the English version. Most Japanese people still like to read in Japanese, but I have to say that those who have read it say it is good. So when this phenomenon occurred, many Japanese publishing houses began
Go to the mainland to communicate with Yuexiang Media on business matters.
There are many translators who are proficient in Chinese and Japanese translation, but few have read "The Three-Body Problem". When Zheng Qian, the agent of Yuexiang Media, launched the sale of the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem", the only condition was that the translator must not only be proficient in the cultures of both countries
, and also a loyal fan of "The Three-Body Problem".
Yuexiang Media even printed a set of answer sheets for this purpose. Only translators who have a deep understanding of the contents of the book can answer the correct questions.
This alone has stumped many foreign publishing houses.
However, in order not to reduce the translation quality of "Three Body Problems", this item is a mandatory requirement and cannot be refused.
So I saw many elite translators in the industry filling out exam papers and answering questions in a small conference room.
"This is too difficult. What is the principle behind dehydration in Trisolarans?"
"Who needs to know about Ye Wenjie's husband?"
"What happened in those catastrophic ten years? Can this be said?"
"Who is King Wen of Zhou? Isn't he a game character?"
"I know the Trisolarans, they are aliens!"
"Under the dominance of three irregularly moving suns, the 'Trisolaran civilization' four light-years away has been destroyed and reborn more than a hundred times, and the aliens are being forced to escape from their home star! This is the correct answer!
"
"..."
"What is the reason why the basic science of the earth is locked up?"
"My head hurts so much. This is so difficult! Who can read so carefully?"
"This is probably Zheng Qian's request. We cannot understand "The Three-Body Problem" with a simple reader's mentality!"
"Yes, we are the author's other hands, and it is normal to strive for excellence. After all, the text we translate will be read by tens of thousands of readers, and we ourselves are also considered the author's."
The translators racked their brains, but few could answer the questions correctly, and even fewer could get perfect scores.
However, Yuexiang Media is not deliberately making things difficult.
As long as the translator can thoroughly grasp the plot of "The Three-Body Problem", understand the relationship between the characters, have an insight into the development of the context, and have certain literary skills and Chinese knowledge, then he can easily become a foreign translator of "The Three-Body Problem"...
Although it seems difficult, after studying it carefully for several days, some elite translators are still able to get full marks on the question paper.
Therefore, after the winner of this year's Hugo Award was announced, the national text copyrights of "The Three-Body Problem" began to be sold rapidly. For countries with a larger population, Tongcha will treat it with a 20% share. For countries with a lower population,
It will usually operate at the buyout price.
Soon, in just half a month, the copyright contract for "The Three-Body Problem" in more than 20 languages was finalized.
In Japan, the publishing house that obtained the translation copyright of the novel "The Three-Body Problem" also announced the news immediately.
At this time, "The Three-Body Problem" was being discussed at a fever pitch. After the news of the publishing house was announced, it aroused the expectations of countless locals. Some readers even established a "Three-Body Problem" forum, where countless fans discussed "The Three-Body Problem".
"The Three-Body Problem", basically, if you spend ten days and a half in the game, you will be familiar with the plot of "The Three-Body Problem".
Just because we are familiar with it, we love it even more and look forward to the unfolding of the plot of "The Three-Body Problem".
Saki Yuri, general manager of Sony Records Hong Kong Branch, also learned from other channels that Zheng Qian was the author of "The Three-Body Problem". For a moment, he even couldn't believe it. It is not uncommon for a singer-songwriter to also be a writer.
, but a top singer-songwriter in Asia is also the winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Such a person is simply unprecedented.
For a time, Saki Yuri had infinite admiration for Zheng Qian.
This time, I specially booked the tickets for the Japanese concert and prepared to go there in person to support Zheng Qian.
At the same time, she has communicated with the headquarters and believes that it is very necessary to have a good relationship with Zheng Qian, because in the near future, Sony Records will poach Zheng Qian from Universal Music with a sky-high signing fee.
According to known information, Universal Music has not signed a labor contract with Zheng Qian. In other words, Zheng Qian is not an artist of Universal Music. The two parties only have a cooperative relationship and can even end the cooperative relationship at any time.
The only known constraint is the right of priority, but this does not have much legal effect. Sony Records can completely pay the liquidated damages caused by Zheng Qian's job change.
However, Sony Records also knew that Zheng Qian and Universal Records had a very close contractual relationship and it would be difficult to separate for a while, so after weighing the situation, Sony Records came up with another idea.
Japan is a super entertainment market, currently second only to the United States.
Because there is almost no piracy and a mature economic system, Japan can fully support its own actors, singers, other entertainers and even cartoonists, writers, etc.
Therefore, it is rare for the outside world to see Japanese artists performing activities abroad.
Unlike South Korea, because the country is too small, it is frantically expanding to the entire Asia, and even the United States.
So, under such conditions, Sony Records wants to cooperate with Zheng Qian and promote Zheng Qian throughout Japan. As long as Zheng Qian is willing to publish a Japanese album, it will not be difficult.
Maybe Universal Music is very powerful in the world, but in Japan, Sony Records is definitely No. 1 in terms of promotion ability in the music industry.
Zheng Qian's Japanese language ability is well known, he has also sung Japanese songs, and even collaborated with the famous anime singer Hayakawa Nazai. The song "No Big Deal" once caused a meteor storm in Japan and was sung by countless people, making Hayakawa
Caizhao suddenly became a popular brand.
"Red Sun", "Midnight Serenade", etc. also have Japanese versions that are popular in Japan.
This is enough to show Zheng Qian's ability and value. He can definitely create a Japanese version of the album that is no less than the Chinese version, and it will definitely arouse a great response.
Therefore, this time, Saki Yuri came to the scene in person to support, just to explain this idea to Zheng Qian.
If possible, Sony Records would also like to cooperate with Zheng Qian on an equal and open basis like Universal Records. However, the only obstacle is Zheng Qian's own ideas. Due to the historical reasons between China and Japan, the political sensitivity between the two countries is very high.
High, and Zheng Qian himself is a civilian cadre of the military. If his ideological position is not up to standard, it will be difficult for him to be willing to work in Japan.
Of course, this is just Saki Yuri's idea and concern.
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When he arrived in Japan, Zheng Qian did not expect that the entire Tokyo Airport was packed with people.
Countless local men and women held Zheng Qian's banners and posters and shouted and screamed crazily.
Who said this nation is very reserved?
In the crowded state, Zheng Qian expressed his gratitude to the local people for welcoming him and boarded the commercial vehicle that came to greet him. After entering the car, Hao Youfan next to him said excitedly: "Brother Qian is in Japan."
It’s so hot!”
Mao Miaorui also nodded and said: "Yes, there are many more fans coming to pick us up than the last time we came."
"I just saw the words "No Man's Island". It feels so familiar!"
"That was a song that Brother Qian sang casually on the roadside when he was on tour last time. I didn't expect it to be so popular in Japan!"
"Japanese people prefer lyrical songs. They like implicit and touching songs. They are not like those in Europe and the United States, which are very exciting."
"Universal Music is responsible for the rehearsal of this concert, and it will be arranged at the Tokyo Stadium. I heard that the venue is in Shibuya and can accommodate 10,000 people."
"This time it should be mainly Chinese audiences, right?"
After Mao Miaorui said this, she heard the receptionist in the passenger seat say in fluent Chinese: "We implement identity authentication to purchase tickets. After proper verification, among the 10,000 spectators, Chinese only account for about 10%, and domestic people account for 10%."
70%, and 20% from other countries, so the majority of the audience is Japanese.”
Zheng Qian was also a little surprised.
You know, when we were in Korea, even though there were concerts with tens of thousands of people, Chinese accounted for nearly 40%. Of course, in addition to mainlanders, there were also many fans from Hong Kong and Taiwan who came to Korea to watch the concerts.
In Japan, Zheng Qian's popularity is obviously much higher than in South Korea.
This is not unrelated to Zheng Qian's recent Hugo Award win, and there are many "Three-Body" fans in the audience, but in addition, it is also because of Zheng Qian's accumulation of previous albums.
"Miss Hayakawa Nazai calls on her fans to come to your concert."
The receptionist smiled and said: "I heard that you are good friends."
"Not only are we good friends, Hayakawa Caizhi is also my guest at the concert this time." Zheng Qian said with a smile.
Now he understood a little bit. Is it because of the large number of local people who picked vegetables in Hayakawa?
Soon, everyone arrived in Shibuya, checked into the hotel, had lunch, took a short rest, and in the afternoon went to Tokyo Stadium for rehearsal.
Here, Zheng Qian met Hayakawa Caizhai.
Today's Hayakawa Caizhi seems to be completely different from a few months ago, and the team of agents and assistants around him seems to be more than Zheng Qian.
This is because the movie "First Love" in which Hayakawa Najie guest-starred was released. Because of Hayakawa Najia's beautiful face and natural acting skills, Hayakawa Najia shined in this movie, so the number of fans of Hayakawa Najia has increased since June.
Straight line growth.
Coupled with the accumulation of previous works, Hayakawa's popularity has reached an explosive level, and she has directly entered the ranks of Japan's first-line artists.
However, when she saw Zheng Qian, Hayakawa Caizhi no longer looked like a popular artist. She jogged to Zheng Qian and bowed: "Mr. Zheng, Hayakawa has been waiting for you for a long time. How are you lately?"
"Very good." Zheng Qian answered in Japanese, then looked at Hayakawa Caizhi, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I heard that you are very popular recently. I just found out about it. If you accept my invitation, I'm afraid you will
Will it delay your trip?"
"No, no."
Hayakawa was flattered and shook her head quickly, "This is my honor. Even if I delay the whole world, I can't delay your invitation."
Zheng Qian laughed loudly, and he liked Hayakawa Caizhi's humble attitude. He did not change his mentality because of his sudden popularity. Such people have gone the furthest in the entertainment industry.
Afterwards, the two led their respective teams and began to rehearse at the venue with the help of Universal Records staff.
There is a lot of rehearsal time, mostly for choreography, so there is no need to worry about singing skills. Whether it is Zheng Qian or Hayakawa Nanazai, they are actually mature singers. Even if they don't open their voices, they can sing to a perfect effect through their skills.
In the evening, Tokyo Stadium welcomed a large number of spectators.
A concert with tens of thousands of people may sound like a small number of people, but when you line up to check in and check in, you can actually form a long queue with no tail.
Saki Yuri came here with her friends and entered the venue just as it was getting dark. Their seats were in the front row, very close to the stage.
"Chinese singers may not be able to adapt to the support of our Japanese fans."
Friend Saito Rei smiled and pointed at the audience behind her.
All Japanese audiences brought support lights. When the performance reached its climax, the entire audience shouted and shook the support lights in unison, giving people a feeling of excitement. This is a unique feature of the Japanese audience.
This set of support capabilities has also developed to South Korea and even the entire Southeast Asia region in recent years.
Backstage, Zheng Qian got into shape, put on a black performance suit with shoulder pads and a top hat, and started to board the elevator.
Then, surrounded by dancers and with the countdown cheers from the audience, he slowly rose to the stage.
As fireworks soared into the sky, the piano music of the song "Faded" began to appear.
“You were the shadow to my light
Did you feel us…”
The ethereal singing made the audience excited instantly.
Especially when Zheng Qian's figure appeared on the huge display screen, the audience began to shout and scream one after another, spreading crazily throughout the stadium.
Saito Rei covered her ears and laughed and said: "Mr. Zheng's singing voice is really beautiful. I like his voice singing English songs very much."
"I would also like."
Saki Yuri was also very happy.
The song "Faded" is a single released by Sony Records. The best result it achieved on the Billboard singles chart was fourth. Although it did not enter the top three, such a single song has won the European and American music circles
The critical acclaim it received also indirectly inspired many singer-songwriters. Similar songs appeared one after another on the Internet during this period.
This is the influence of good songs.
Later, Zheng Qian sang songs such as "You Inspire Me", "Faith", "Just Met You" and other songs one after another.
When singing the new song "Exaggerated", despite the language barrier, the audience unexpectedly burst into a rare chorus.