Chapter 447: Start Propaganda

"If we release an album later, will these songs be released in full version?" Han Sanping asked.

"It depends on the situation. If the demand is high, we should consider releasing the full version."

The implication is that songs that are not popular will not be released, after all, it is a waste of resources.

Han Sanping nodded and asked, "I heard that the English translation of the movie has been started?"

"Not only English translation, but also Japanese and Spanish. Japanese is faster. If nothing unexpected happens, Japan should be the first country outside of China to release it."

"I believe this movie will definitely get a good box office in Japan."

Han Sanping made such a judgment based on two points. On the one hand, it is naturally because of Zhou Yan's popularity and historical performance in Japan. Zhou Yan's three consecutive movies have achieved high box office in Japan. On the other hand, it is also because movies of the type of "Time Traveler" have been very popular in Japan in recent years.

This situation is related to Japan's economic situation.

Now Japan's economy is not as good as before, and tragedy movies are not as popular as this kind of healing fresh movie.

Even Han Sanping thinks that the movie "Time Traveler" is very suitable for Japan's current society.

Of course, in addition to the above two factors, "Time Traveler" has another advantage, that is the heroine.

Joey Wong is often on the top of the list of the most popular foreign female stars in Japan. She and Zhou Yan play the male and female protagonists together, and they can naturally be very popular in Japan.

Zhou Yan smiled, "The expectations for this movie in Japan are indeed very high."

Some time ago, Asahi TV also conducted a street survey interview.

The TV host immediately found more than 100 passers-by on the street and asked them if they knew about Zhou Yan's new movie "Time Traveler" and whether they were looking forward to it.

More than 60% of them said that they had heard about the news related to this movie, more than 70% of them expressed their expectations for this movie, and only more than 20% of them said that they were not interested.

Finally, the reporter also asked them if they were willing to go to the cinema to watch this movie. The more than 70% of those who were interested basically expressed their willingness to go to the cinema to support it.

Even among the 20% who said they were not interested, some said that if they had time, they could go and see it, or at least listen to the songs in the movie, because they heard that there would be many songs in this movie.

Zhou Yan's popularity in Japan is mainly due to his music, otherwise his movies alone would not have achieved his current influence.

Many people are willing to go to the cinema to watch Zhou Yan's movies because of his music.

Judging from this survey report from TV Asahi, Japanese audiences do have high expectations for this movie.

Of course, TV Asahi's report may not be credible, because TV Asahi is a well-known "pro-Zhou" TV station.

In Japan, TV Asahi has the most cooperation with Zhou Yan. Now that Zhou Yan is going to make a movie, it is normal for them to help promote it.

This kind of survey report is very easy to falsify, and the data can be filled in directly.

If you want to be more realistic, you can really interview and then delete all unfavorable answers. Anyway, it is not a live broadcast.

This is also the usual routine of many media.

...

Han Sanping would ask Zhou Yan what song he heard at the beginning, but later he found that there were too many songs in it, some long and some short, and it would be a waste of time to ask every one of them.

So later, he picked a few songs that were of some length and were more interesting to ask.

Before there was no soundtrack, watching silent movies only felt worse. Han Sanping also knew that it would be much better with the soundtrack.

But he did not expect that the improvement would be so obvious.

There are many music clips in this movie.

Han Sanping did not count them in detail, but there must be more than ten or twenty songs, but after watching the whole movie, it did not give people a messy feeling.

All the songs are just right, and the key is that most of the songs are not long.

In some places, only one or two lyrics appear, so Han Sanping has no way to judge whether those songs are separated from one song or different songs.

In terms of music, the key points are very prominent, and there are only two or three songs that are relatively long and can leave a deep impression on people.

It’s not that other songs can’t leave an impression on people, but Zhou Yan doesn’t have them. Many songs are too short. If you only watch the movie once, it’s easy to ignore them. After all, normal people will pay more attention to the movie screen when watching a movie.

The song with the highest proportion is naturally "How Long Will I Love You", which Han Sanping had heard before, and it is indeed very suitable for "Time Traveler".

Moreover, there are different versions of "How Long Will I Love You" in the movie, one that is more affectionate, one that is more cheerful, and different emotions, but the same tune runs through the entire movie.

It must be said that Zhou Yan's movies really need to listen to the music in them, which really adds points.

Han Sanping did not pay much attention to the music in the movie before, and he did not say that he did not know the importance of music at all, but he did not expect that there were so many things in the soundtrack.

It was Zhou Yan's appearance that made him realize that the soundtrack could be done this way.

After watching the whole movie, Han Sanping smiled and said, "This movie is really pleasing to the eyes. I found that you are really good at filming female characters. Although Wang Zuxian's daily clothes in the movie look ordinary, not as bright as she is in other movies, but in the wedding scene, she looks very charming. This kind of vitality and playfulness is rarely seen in her previous movies."

"And Chen Derong, her makeup looks very messy, but you can feel a kind of straightforward charm, which is completely different from the TV series she starred in."

Zhou Yan smiled, "They are good at it, and I can only add icing on the cake."

"Your mouth really pleases girls." Han Sanping smiled and said, "But the main female characters in your movies are really pretty. The heroine Yu Feihong in your first movie "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" is very pretty, and there is also He Saifei. Later, the actresses you filmed include Zhu Lin, Wang Zuxian, Chen Derong... Oh, does Chen Hong also play your role?"

"I think so."

Chen Hong played the heroine in "Tree Hole", and indeed played Zhou Yan's role.

"These actresses are all very pretty, while the male protagonists, except for yourself, seem to have no handsome ones. Tony Leung Ka Fai is not bad, but he is not a handsome guy."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "The role requires it, San Ge, you have finished watching the movie, can you give me some suggestions?"

Han Sanping waved his hand, "No opinions, but a lot of praise, I can't wait for the day when the movie is released."

In fact, even if there are suggestions, Han Sanping will not make them now.

The work has been done to this point. If he makes suggestions again, he can't just turn around and make changes. It's not easy to make changes.

And the movie has exceeded his expectations. He was worried before that there would be some minor problems in the quality of the movie in such a short time.

But now that he has seen the finished film, he is completely relieved. The level of this movie is completely online.

Although it is not as good as Zhou Yan's previous movie "The Chorus" in terms of theme, Zhou Yan has improved in shooting techniques.

Han Sanping has studied each of Zhou Yan's three previous movies.

Looking at Zhou Yan's four movies, it can be clearly found that Zhou Yan has been improving in techniques.

Maybe non-professionals can't see the difference between "The Chorus" and "Time Traveler", but when "The Chorus" is compared with "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", even a layman can feel the difference between the two movies.

These two movies are completely different in level. "Time Traveler" can crush "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" in all aspects. In front of "Time Traveler", "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" seems a bit crude.

Of course, the gap between the two movies is not only because Zhou Yan's technical level has improved, but also because the production cost is much different. If the production level is the same, wouldn't the money be wasted?

Zhou Yan also laughed and said, "Even if you give me suggestions now, I'm afraid I can't change it, unless it's from the radio and television."

"Haha, this movie is not only fine in the review, but the higher-ups are quite concerned about it and have taken the initiative to give it a fast track."

"Why is that?"

"Because the movie involves the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, which is conducive to national unity, especially in this special period. Hong Kong will return next year, and this movie is also in line with the occasion."

"This is an unexpected gain. By the way, where are you going to hold the premiere ceremony? Find a cinema?"

Han Sanping shook his head, "Not in the cinema, my idea is to hold the premiere ceremony in the Yanjing Concert Hall. The concert hall is more impressive and it also fits the temperament of our movie."

"That's fine."

"When the specific plan comes out, you will be notified. What we need to do now is to set the schedule and then publicize it as soon as possible, so as not to let the audience wait too long."

...

Han Sanping did not stay in the studio for lunch at noon. He was in a hurry to get the schedule fixed.

Zhou Yan also called Xu Feng and talked to her about the release date and premiere ceremony.

Xu Feng had already talked to Han Sanping in advance, and after hearing Zhou Yan said he had no objection, he didn't say anything else.

After talking about "Time Traveler", Xu Feng asked again, "Have you asked Zhang Youan to talk to Fox about investing in "Titanic" recently?"

"Yes, but there is no result yet. I guess it will take a long time. Fox is waiting for news from other companies."

"I heard it will cost 30 to 50 million US dollars."

"Fox wants 100 million US dollars, but I told Zhang Youan that we can talk if it's less than 50 million, but forget it if it's more than 50 million."

"Do you have that much money on hand? Do you want me to get some for you?" Xu Feng asked with concern.

Zhou Yan knew that Xu Feng was not being polite. If he said he was short of money at this time, with Xu Feng's personality, he would get some for him.

"No need, Sister Feng, I have already arranged the money."

"Since you said so, I won't ask any more questions. But you have to remember, don't be afraid to bother me if you have any questions. As long as you ask, I will definitely be able to get you a few million dollars."

"Thank you, Sister Feng."

"Don't thank me. In fact, I think your investment in "Titanic" this time is a bit risky, but since you did it, I support you."

"Haha, if I fail this time, I'll have to rely on you, Sister Feng."

Xu Feng laughed on the other end of the phone. She knew that the more Zhou Yan said this, the more it showed that Zhou Yan was confident, and she also had confidence in this investment.

Although she didn't know where Zhou Yan's confidence came from, after getting along with each other for these years, Xu Feng had developed an almost blind trust in Zhou Yan's vision.

"Okay, as long as I can still make a living, I will definitely ensure that you have enough food and clothing. As long as there is money in the account of Tomson Pictures, I can take it out to make a movie for you."

"Can you make a movie even if it doesn't make money?" Zhou Yan joked.

Xu Feng didn't hesitate at all and said directly, "We must make a movie. As long as you are still willing to make a movie, I am willing to invest. If we lose money, forget it. When I founded Tomson Pictures, I didn't think about making money."

If someone else said this, Zhou Yan might not believe it, but when Xu Feng said this, he believed it was from the heart.

Even though Chen Kaige was like that, Xu Feng still wanted to invest in him, or Chen Kaige himself felt that Xu Feng was too controlling and was unwilling to cooperate.

This sister seems to be vigorous and decisive, but she has a bit of a "love brain" feeling when it comes to investing in movies. As long as it is a director she recognizes, she will always support him.

"Don't worry, Sister Feng, I won't let you lose money."

"Haha, I believe this. I am looking forward to the premiere day now. I am really curious about what it feels like for you to partner with Xiaoxian."

"If you are in a hurry, I can make a copy of the film for you."

Xu Feng immediately refused, "Forget it. How can it be better to watch it by yourself than to watch it with everyone? Let's save the surprise for the premiere day. When I face the interview with reporters, I don't have to brew my own feelings."

"I heard from my third brother that the premiere ceremony will be held at the Yanjing Concert Hall. Reserve a seat for me in the first few rows at that time. ”

“Isn’t that a simple thing? How many seats do you want to reserve?”

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and said, “Leave 20 to 30 for me, and 100 for the back row.”

“You’re leaving them for the orchestra, right? No problem. There are many seats in the concert hall. You can call them all over.”

“Well, in addition to the people in the studio, there are some other friends.”

Xu Feng didn’t ask who Zhou Yan’s friends were, “Okay, I’ll ask them to leave 30 seats for you in the first four rows, and 120 seats in the back rows.”

…

The release date of “Time Traveler” was announced soon.

Even Tang Chen’s post-promotion plan had just started, and the news had spread everywhere. Tang Chen didn’t even need to take the initiative to promote it. As soon as the news came out, major newspapers and TV stations rushed to report it.

This is the celebrity effect. With Zhou Yan and Joey Wong, two people with their own popularity, it is very easy to promote the movie.

Why do those producers like to invite celebrities? Isn’t it because of this? Inviting popular celebrities can save a lot of publicity costs.

This is a very normal thing, but later some producers went too far, and the salary accounted for too high a proportion of the production cost, so that the production of film and television dramas was very rudimentary.

Some producers, with a production cost of 100 million, dared to take out 80 million as the actor's salary, and 79 million of the 80 million was given to the protagonist, and the supporting actors could only get the remaining 1 million.

The film and television dramas produced in this way have no quality at all.

Even if the protagonist invited is very powerful and worth so much money, the supporting actors who can be invited for 1 million are probably not good actors.

So later the state stipulated that the actor's salary cannot exceed 40% of the production cost, and the main salary cannot exceed 70% of the total salary.

But after this regulation came out, some people still took advantage of loopholes, and some people would sign a yin-yang contract with the actors, and the salary on the surface was completely different from the actual salary. (End of this chapter)