After dinner in a hurry in the evening, the two of them entered the recording studio. In fact, the band had been rehearsing intensely. Liu Qingshan was kind enough to give them songs. It was related to his work, and he and his brothers took it very seriously.
The next day, Liu Qingshan and Jin Xishan were filmed separately. The heroine in "Shape Of You" is a black actor Kari. She is a dancer and has a certain foundation in boxing. Compared with the original actor, she is much less famous. But it's a lot more beautiful.
Since she had a "boxing couple" relationship with Liu Qingshan in the MV, as soon as the two met, she took the initiative to communicate: "Mr. Liu, I am very grateful for this opportunity. 'Shape Of You' 'I have heard it countless times and am confident that I can play this role well!"
Although Kari is only in his early twenties, because he debuted early, he is well aware of the concept of survival in the entertainment industry. He knows that he may become famous because of this performance. The gratitude shown at this time is also sincere.
Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded: "The reason for the MV is that there are many intimate scenes, and I explained this to Sister Xishan seriously! So don't have any mental barriers, just think of it as a love movie!"
After receiving such a kind and kind reminder, Kari was obviously relieved and seemed much more relaxed when he spoke: "I won't call you sir anymore, okay? You are my idol, and in the next filming Still my close lover!”
"Then what did you call me?" Liu Qingshan asked curiously.
"Alien! Now this word no longer only means alien, but a nickname with your distinct imprint. I think many people will be willing to give their children such a name, including me now! "
Faced with this kind of confession that was not like a confession, Liu Qingshan could only respond with an attitude of being deeply honored. He knew that too many explanations would not help. No matter how powerful he was, he could not influence the thoughts of others.
Fortunately, she is not only very beautiful, but also has a considerate temperament. If you ignore her appearance, you will easily mistake her for a Chinese.
She will not flatter, deliberately please, and blindly cater to and indulge Liu Qingshan, a person who has a huge reputation and is helpful to her. Instead, she is extremely intelligent and seems to be very good at understanding other people's intentions. For example, when Liu Qingshan looks at her inadvertently With his eyes, she can tell whether he is dissatisfied or interested in the current topic, and can choose to leave or continue.
As a result, the two strangers quickly became familiar with each other. Coupled with the humorous atmosphere specially created by Liu Qingshan, the other party quickly adapted to his existence.
The specific indoor shooting location is an underground gym near a railway. The light here is like the winter in London. There is almost no ice, but the air is very humid and cold.
The situation of entering and exiting here is also in line with the overall atmosphere of the MV. You only wear shirts and short sleeves indoors because there is a heater; when you go out, you have to wear a down jacket, gloves, and even a hat because it is often windy outside.
For the filming of this film, Liu Qingshan asked the staff to stick tattoo stickers on himself, so that he could show his arms and tattoos in the gym.
His design is very reasonable. It can not only cover up the already strong muscles, but also reflect the hard work and toughness of an ordinary boxer.
In it, his character is a rookie who is just learning boxing. Therefore, he is not going to take off too much clothes at the beginning of the MV, so as not to expose his original strength and strength, but it will be gradually revealed as the plot continues. come out.
The MV depicts the story of a mentally and physically exhausted boxing relationship. The plot is actually very simple.
The male protagonist had a spark with a girl when he went to boxing practice. When the love became intense, the girl left him and left him a photo of her at a certain competition venue.
The male protagonist is restless, so he works harder to practice boxing. A lot of hard training scenes will appear at this time.
When he felt confident to participate in the competition, he rushed to the competition venue and suddenly discovered that this competition was actually sumo wrestling. As a result, he was easily defeated and collapsed on the ground.
At the end of the story, the girl rushes over and kicks the sumo wrestler. The picture will leave a graceful and heroic figure of the girl flying into the air, and the story ends abruptly.
The overall design of the MV is strictly described in accordance with the artistic conception in the lyrics. "Shape Of You" successfully reorganizes modern pop music through the background melody of a simple looping pedal, which will also be used throughout the MV.
The beginning of the song uses the lovely sound of marimba, and also tells the budding process of a love. The plot in the MV is also unfolded in this way.
Its melody displays a gentle lyrical line, and the graceful style it delivers is a standard healing style. However, due to the addition of boxing, a powerful fitness program, the two styles are cleverly integrated and connected, thus gaining the listener's understanding of A thorough understanding of the entire melody also has the effect of soothing and resolving emotions.
The fresh drum beat in the intro is very catchy. It appears in the cold winter in the MV, but it creates a contrasting and cute feeling of summer. The drum beat all the way to the end lays a solid foundation for its brainwashing effect, and can be presented in a more three-dimensional way through the MV. Within people's sight.
So this is why Liu Qingshan has been insisting on shooting MVs. He needs to use this first single to become an instant hit in the European and American music circles. It is the first step for him to realize his future plans, and he must be steady.
Moreover, the chorus part of the original lyrics is a bit obscene. Through the plot in the MV, the ambiguity can be successfully transformed into a natural flow of emotions.
You must know that the whole song is better than the ubiquitous rhythm. For people who like music, if the emotions flow naturally and smoothly, no matter what kind of thoughts it is, it will be easier to be rendered, and this song may become a classic.
In order to make the shooting smooth, the film crew invited two professional boxers to guide the two people's step transitions and punching postures.
Liu Qingshan naturally does not need additional training, but he still needs to understand some professional training methods.
Since there were quite a lot of scene changes in the plot, only half of the whole day's intensive shooting was completed, and the work wasn't officially finished until the sun rose in the evening the next day.
Jin Xishan finished work that morning. Under Brenda's strict supervision, the editing of the two MVs was said to be completed overnight. By this time, Liu Qingshan and his party had returned to the manor.
In his small house in Qingshan, away from everyone, Chen Zuming handed Liu Qingshan a document bag mysteriously: "It's all made as you said, but why didn't I listen to you about the friend in this photo? Have you ever gotten up?"
Liu Qingshan opened the paper bag and took out several certificates, "There are many things you don't know! Remember, you can't tell Sister Xishan about this matter for the time being. When the matter is resolved, I will tell her personally, and you Baby Elsie can’t talk about it either!”
Chen Zuming now calls Aishwarya Aishi's baby, which has fully revealed their current relationship, which is like honey and oil. For this, he has a lot of teasing from others, but he still insists on his disgusting attitude.
"I have also arranged the relevant vehicles. When will you ask your friends to pick them up? We will set off tomorrow!"
At this time, a message has been sent from the Black Butcher, and it has been set at 8pm the day after tomorrow. The largest local pay TV station will broadcast it live at that time. However, because there is a back-up event ahead, the official start time of this arena match It'll be around ten o'clock.
Moreover, the reason why this arena match is called an event is because the MMA side of the United States spotted this publicity opportunity and added the local UFC lightweight, featherweight, and bantamweight classes that originally took one month to start. , four flyweight semi-finals.
The difference between MMA and UFC is that MMA is the collective name for mixed martial arts, while UFC is a very famous event under MMA.
To simply compare football and basketball, the relationship between MMA and UFC is like the relationship between football and the Premier League, and basketball and the NBA.
In short, UFC is one of the more famous events in MMA. Isn’t it easy to understand?
But the Chinese name of UFC means Ultimate Fighting Championship. Therefore, MMA attaches great importance to the duel between Liu Qingshan and Black Butcher. It is enough to explain that the two are included in the UFC competition format. Individuals are irreplaceable in this industry.
So far, UFC has become the most influential mixed martial arts competition in the world, and is recognized as one of the most entertaining and competitive sports events in the world. For Liu Qingshan, being able to be attracted by UFC and absorbing it into the UFC is an exception. In this highest-level competition, it is already a recognition of ability.
Moreover, Liu Qingshan has had several miraculous experiences and identity as an artist. Combined with his terrifying fan base, including MMA, one can predict that just from the fanatical following from China, he can obtain astronomical figures. huge gains.
It was after considering several aspects that Liu Qingshan was legitimately accepted into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Obviously, no one can refuse this huge amount of wealth that seems to be at their fingertips.
Even today, the UFC organizer wired Liu Qingshan a travel fee of US$500,000 for the round trip expenses of his group.
As for his appearance fee, the two organizers and the broadcaster jointly gave him an astronomical figure of 10 million U.S. dollars. This unprecedented treatment is not available to any top fighter.
Even if Black Butcher was in Japan and China for two years, his appearance fee + PPV share + victory prize for a game was only 500,000 to 600,000 US dollars. You know how terrifying the number 10 million is.
But since this number comes from Liu Qingshan, it will be the result of careful calculation. His current fame is comparable to one of the very few 20 million superstars in Hollywood, and the social influence and sensation caused by previous incidents are comparable to that of a superstar. A top artist is much more shocking.
Even without considering the scale of support from within China, London alone almost caused serious mass protests because of him.
