Chapter 319 Participating in Hollywood Film Production in Other Capacities

In the afternoon, when Zhou Yan arrived at the hotel where the celebration banquet was held, the fans waiting for autographs had already lined up in advance, and he could sign autographs directly to the fans.

Although Bregman said they were all movie fans, all these people brought to Zhou Yan to sign were Zhou Yan's albums, and several of them brought the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility".

The soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility" has just been released not long ago, and it is now selling like hotcakes, and is currently in the promotion period.

Because "Sense and Sensibility" was also produced by Colombia, Colombia is also very supportive of its soundtrack promotion.

Not only because they can share the money for the "Sense and Sensibility" soundtrack, but also because if the soundtrack sells well, it will have a positive effect on the video and CD sales of subsequent movies.

Bregman is quite reliable. He said there were thirty, but there were really only thirty. One was not too much, and one was not too little.

After all, there were not many people, so it was very easy for Zhou Yan to sign autographs. He also chatted with them while signing autographs for them.

After chatting with them, I found out that these people were chosen through lottery draws from the radio station.

In this lottery, the more calls you make, the higher your probability of winning. Among the thirty people, some made dozens of calls, and some made two or three hundred calls before they were chosen.

If they were selected, they would not only get autographs, but they would also be able to attend a celebration banquet soon, so it was well worth making so many phone calls.

Zhou Yan has never held a large-scale autograph session, and very few of his autographs have been circulated outside. Therefore, his autographed albums are still relatively precious, and music fans also attach great importance to them.

Seeing how friendly Zhou Yan was, these music fans boldly started chatting with him.

They are also curious about Zhou Yan, because apart from music and movies, they know very little about Zhou Yan. Here in the United States, the reports on Zhou Yan are all related to his movies and music, and not much is reported on his personal life.

"Y, I heard that you are still teaching students in school, right?" a girl asked.

Zhou Yan nodded, "I studied at the Central Conservatory of Music, and stayed at the school to teach after graduation. The Piano Youth Orchestra is also a student of our school."

"It turns out that the musicians in the orchestra are all from your school. By the way, why didn't they come this time?"

"Because I have to go to school, but when the summer comes, they will come over to perform." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

"Really? When exactly was it in Los Angeles?"

"Let's wait for the announcement for details. There should be news soon."

The tour concert of the Piano Youth Orchestra is being arranged. The specific arrangements are also in order from near to far, with neon and other nearby places being arranged first, and then Europe and the United States.

"Y, will the song "Someone Like You" be turned into a song? Can you sing it back to Mary?"

Upon hearing that the questioner was a fan of both Zhou Yan and Mariah Carey, he began to worry about inviting Mariah Carey to sing.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I'm not sure yet. I haven't contacted Maria for a while."

"I really hope you can collaborate again. Many people are like me, both your fans and Mary's fans. "Young and Beautiful" was really successful. Although it didn't win a Grammy, it was Become a god in the hearts of our fans.”

Hearing her words, several music fans nearby rolled their eyes and thought to themselves that they really didn't want to open the pot.

The song "Young and Beautiful" has been dominating the charts continuously since its release last year, and its popularity has been unparalleled. Initially, everyone thought that this song should win a Grammy, but in the end, Mariah Carey The new album failed to win any Grammy awards, which is very ugly.

Because of this, many Mariah Carey fans are criticizing the Grammy organizing committee. Such a good album should not be treated like this.

Even though the judges have their own aesthetic preferences, they cannot ignore the feelings of the public at all. Mariah Carey has two songs in this album that dominate the charts. They are so popular that they have won several awards. There should be no problem.

Zhou Yan didn't react at all to this matter. Even the Oscars couldn't make him feel much better, let alone awards like the Grammys.

For these pop music, what he wants is always popularity. As long as fans are willing to listen, then there is no problem. Awards are just the icing on the cake.

As long as the song can dominate the charts, do you care whether it wins an award or not?

In fact, essentially, everyone wants to win awards for the sake of popularity.

Now that he is famous, awards are not that important.

And this year's fans' accusations against Grammy are justified.

The Grammys were held in February, followed by the Oscars in March. "Young and Beautiful" had no performance at the Grammys, but it won the Best Soundtrack at the Oscars. To a certain extent, it also beat the Grammy Awards. Beautiful face.

Fans will also ask, do your Grammy judges have such a special aesthetic? You don’t even like the music that the Oscar judges value.

Although the Oscar's best soundtrack is not for the song "Young and Beautiful", fans don't care. They think "Young and Beautiful" represents the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility".

"Don't worry, I will contact Mariah when I have time. Even if Mariah doesn't sing "Someone Like You", there will definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

The fans were very happy to hear Zhou Yan say this, especially those Mariah Carey fans, who were all very happy.

Zhou Yan chatted with them for a while, and the staff asked him to go over to be interviewed by reporters. He waved goodbye to the fans: "Goodbye, I hope to hold a concert in the future and see you again."

"Don't worry, we will definitely buy tickets."

"Haha, okay."

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After saying goodbye to the fans, Zhou Yan walked to the interview area. There was a large background board in the interview area. The staff handed him a marker pen, and he signed his name on it, and then went to be interviewed by reporters.

On the entire background board, other people signed their English names, only Zhou Yan signed in Chinese, and he deliberately wrote the words in large letters, so the two Chinese characters "Zhou Yan" were very conspicuous on the background board.

In the interview area, Zhou Yan also met an acquaintance, Linda, a reporter from Billboard, whom he met at the premiere of Sense and Sensibility.

Seeing an acquaintance, Zhou Yan smiled and said hello, "Linda, long time no see."

Hearing Zhou Yan call out her name, Linda was flattered, "Y, you still remember me?"

"Beauty is always impressive." Zhou Yan smiled, and then made a joke, "You, a reporter from Billboard, have also made it to the film industry."

Linda also laughed, "Isn't it because of you, a famous musician?"

"Today is the celebration party for The Sixth Sense, I can't answer your music questions."

"It doesn't matter, all my questions will be related to The Sixth Sense."

The two talked about the past for a while, and the interview officially began.

Because it was a celebration party, the atmosphere of the interview was relatively harmonious, and the questions asked by the reporters were relatively gentle and not aggressive. In addition to those related to The Sixth Sense, they asked Zhou Yan about his next plan.

Someone also asked about Titanic, and Zhou Yan gave a brief answer without going into details.

Linda also kept her promise and asked questions about the soundtrack of The Sixth Sense.

Last time, Linda wrote an analysis of the soundtrack of Sense and Sensibility in a magazine, which was very popular. She plans to write another analysis of the soundtrack of The Sixth Sense. After all, The Sixth Sense is very popular now, and writing about it will definitely attract attention.

As the interview was coming to an end, a reporter asked, "Have you ever considered coming to Hollywood to make a movie? There are many Chinese filmmakers coming to Hollywood to develop their careers. Has Ang Lee's success also given you the same idea?"

Zhou Yan shook his head, "I don't have such an idea for the time being. My main job is a university teacher, and I can't go so far to make a movie."

"What a pity. With your talent, you will definitely shine in Hollywood."

Zhou Yan smiled, "Although I will not participate in Hollywood film production as a director for the time being, I can still participate in other identities."

"Are you talking about music director?"

"Of course, it includes music director, and it is also possible to participate in other identities."

Hearing Zhou Yan's words, the reporters felt that there was news to be dug up.

Does Zhou Yan have a new project in Hollywood?

"Can you tell me, what other identities are there?"

Zhou Yan smiled, but did not answer directly, but kept it a secret, "You will know soon."

After that, he ignored the reporters' questions, smiled and waved his hand, and then walked out of the interview area.

Because they had to interview other people later, these reporters could not follow Zhou Yan and could only stand there and watch Zhou Yan's back getting farther and farther away.

After leaving the interview area, Zhou Yan walked towards the banquet venue. Just as he was looking for Bregman and others, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

"Mr. Y, we meet again."

Zhou Yan turned his head and saw the person coming, and he showed a surprised expression.

The one who called him was Jack Williams, the operations director of New Balance, who he met in the restaurant yesterday.

How could this guy appear here?

When they were chatting yesterday, Jack Williams didn't know about today's celebration banquet at first.

"Mr. Williams." Zhou Yan responded.

He didn't ask Williams why he was here, but the other party took the initiative to explain, "I heard you mention today's celebration banquet yesterday. It happened that I had nothing to do today, so I took the initiative to ask for an invitation and came to take a look."

Zhou Yan nodded, which made sense.

After all, Jack Williams was the operations director of New Balance. It was not difficult for him to get an invitation to the celebration banquet. Columbia would definitely give him face.

"Have fun."

Zhou Yan had no intention of talking to Williams, as they had never met before.

Williams smiled, "Thank you, I'm glad to be able to attend the celebration party."

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, then left.

He then found Bregman and the others.

Everyone else had a glass of wine, but Zhou Yan ordered a glass of juice.

Seeing him order a glass of juice, Bregman joked, "Is this your secret to staying young?"

Zhou Yan also laughed, "I'm only 26 years old, do I need to stay young deliberately?"

Bregman sighed, "Yes, you are only 26 years old."

After getting to know Zhou Yan more, Bregman always forgets Zhou Yan's age. Sometimes he feels that Zhou Yan is the same age as him. After all, Zhou Yan has made several movies and won the Berlin Film Festival Jury Special Award.

"Speaking of which, you were only 24 years old when you filmed "The Sixth Sense"?"

Zhou Yan shook his head, "No, when the script of "The Sixth Sense" was written, I was 22 years old, and when it was filmed, I was 23 years old."

Kevin Costner sighed, "When I was 22 years old, I was still studying marketing at the University of California."

In fact, Kevin Costner became famous early. Although he studied marketing in college and found a sales job after graduation, he soon quit his job and entered the film industry. When he directed his first movie "Dances with Wolves" and it was a great success, he was only 35 years old.

Among the best directors of the Academy Awards, Kevin Costner is considered young.

It's just that Zhou Yan did debut very early and developed very quickly, which most people can't compare to.

Catherine stood beside him and sighed secretly. She is one year older than Zhou Yan, but she only became famous in Hollywood this year because of "The Sixth Sense".

The key is that compared with directors, actors are more like young people. If they are not famous when they are young, it will be very difficult when they are older, especially actresses, whose careers are much shorter than those of actors.

Many actresses have no chance to play the leading role after the age of 35.

Moreover, there are many successful male actors who have turned to directors, but few female actors have succeeded in turning to directors.

"Do you have plans for your next movie?" Kevin asked.

Zhou Yan shrugged, "Not yet. I've been working too much in the past two years, and I want to relax myself."

Bregman nodded, "Indeed, in addition to making movies, you also have to make music. The soundtrack work for Titanic is about to start, right? Cameron is a very strict director, and it's not easy to work with him."

"The movie hasn't started shooting yet, so it's still early to start the soundtrack work. I haven't met Director Cameron before, and this time I plan to meet him after coming to Los Angeles to talk about the soundtrack."

"Everyone is paying close attention to this movie. After all, the budget is so high, twice the budget of my "The Postman."

Zhou Yan looked at Kevin Costner in surprise. The budget of "Titanic" is now announced to be 150 million US dollars. Doesn't this mean that the budget of "The Postman" is 70 to 80 million US dollars?

Warner is too willing to invest in Kevin's new movie. A budget of 70 to 80 million US dollars is also a very large production in Hollywood.

You know, this year's popular science fiction movie "Independence Day" has a budget of only more than 70 million US dollars.

It seems that Warner really can't make money this time.

Of course, there are many ways to make movies in Hollywood. Sometimes the box office is not good, which does not necessarily mean that the movie will lose money. Even if it loses money, it does not necessarily mean that Warner loses money. They have many tricks. Losing money can be made into money, and making money can be made into losses.

However, after hearing that Kevin Costner's movie budget is so high, Zhou Yan also has some more ideas. Maybe "Shutter Island" can also let Warner give more budget.

Bregman next to him did not speak. After all, Warner is their competitor, and he can't express any opinions. (End of this chapter)