"As my first film intended to break into Hollywood, of course I will not make this mistake, and my height is not suitable. Dave Van Ronk is less than 1.8 meters tall!" Facing Jin Xishan, Liu Qingshan never hides some of his opinions.
Jin Xishan nodded in agreement: "There is also a very important point. Hollywood is extremely repulsive to directing and acting. At least until you have many notable achievements there, you will be ostracized by major capital!"
"There's no big problem with the screenwriter directing it himself, right?"
"That's not a huge problem."
"So I chose this script as a way to test the waters. If this film is successful, I will officially set foot on that land!"
"Well, I agree with your idea! Going back to Taylor's question, you are actually worried that she is not suitable for such a young age, right? You want to set a preconceived notion for European and American audiences through the performance of this song. Subconscious?" Liu Qingshan spread his arms and looked at Taylor: "Did you see it? This is your sister Xishan. She has already figured out my temper and character thoroughly. Don't try to hide anything from her!" Taylor covered her face He giggled happily: "That's right, my sister said it's the roundworm in your stomach. It's best not to be careful in front of her in the future!"
"Aren't you worried that the role I give you will be very stressful?"
"I am just a singer, and you are my boss. I will not reject any job you arrange for me, but I will not bear any consequences. Anyway, I am not the one who loses money. I will still get paid. The worst is that I will no longer accept roles in the future!" Jin Xishan twisted her face: "You are still a child after all, and you will always have such weird ideas, and it is very irresponsible!" Chen Jianbin and the other two people who had been listening to the side had their eyes widened because of Liu Qingshan's exchange. I use Chinese all the time and can understand it very clearly.
What surprised them was that the rumored overseas influence of Liu Qingshan was really not exaggerated. As a Chinese, he could actually shoot wherever he wanted without considering investment and market issues at all.
Moreover, the actor he mentioned casually was a new-generation king like Justin Timberlake. Even listening to his tone, it seemed that he was not worried at all whether the other party would accept the announcement.
In the end, Jiang Qinqin, who was still quick to talk, couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Liu, that Timberlake is very popular now, you invited me to star in him again?" Before Liu Qingshan opened his mouth, Taylor took the initiative to break the news: "Justin's movie The manager made an appointment with Brother Shanzi. Xueyu Entertainment's overseas company currently signed many big stars, but most of them are supermodels, musicians, and dancers. Justin is the only actor!" Only then did Liu Qingshan have a chance to speak. ;
"It is impossible to compete with the eight major film companies for people, at least for now, but Justin is an accident. His most successful career before was as a singer and host. He has not had much performance as an actor. I just happened to pick one up. Leak!" Although his tone is modest, the people here are understanding people and they know very well that there must be a reason for a new king-level artist to choose him.
But seeing that he refused to say it clearly, they all nodded knowingly and never mentioned it again. Taylor asked again: "The copyright of "500miles" is in the hands of Heidi West, but she passed away last year!" Liu Qingshan took out the phone and replied: "I'll call and ask. It should be in the hands of her descendants, right?" He made a phone call to Heinz from Universal Records. Although this person was currently transferred to a film company, he had been working in the record industry for more than 20 years. This kind of information was very important to him. Not a problem.
Sure enough, Heinz listened to his explanation and gave the answer almost without thinking: "The official copyrights of country music in the 1950s and 1960s were basically owned by Replacement Company. I know their largest shareholder Kenny. Rogers, do you want me to ask you?"
“The great father of country music?”
"It's him. Do you only want the song "500miles", or are there many more?"
"I want this song for now."
"Wait for my call! However, most of his current business is in the hands of his son Kenny Rogers Jr. This time I will help you build a bridge. If you need anything else, I will introduce Kenny Rogers to you!" Wait for the call! The effort was very short, and he even hit him after a few minutes.
And the caller was Kenny Rogers himself: "Mr. Liu, I know you, Alienimmigrants, my grandchildren are all your fans!"
"Mr. Kenny, I didn't expect you to call me back in person. I'm so touched!"
"Haha, Mr. Liu, you don't need to be so polite. You are now the benchmark for the new generation of artists. Many people are competing for your scripts and songs. "500miles", right? Not only it, I also have the copyrights of many of Heidi's works. !”
"Let's start with this one. Please leave me an email. I have a script here, which will involve more than 20 country songs of your era. In June or July this year, if I have time, I will go to your company Talk!”
"More than twenty songs? My God, this is a big deal! Come to my house then. I have a farm in Georgia. I will invite you to our family gathering then!" During the rest of the time, the old man asked some questions. Problems with the use of old songs ended the call.
Taylor's eyes were shining as he listened: "That's Kenny Rogers, the god in the eyes of our country music singers! Brother Shanzi, can I go with you to his farm in Georgia? I want to invite He signed!" Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded: "I will definitely call you when the time comes. You debuted as a country singer, and he is very supportive of junior singers like you!"
"Yes, I have heard that he funded many poor country singers. Unfortunately, many people forgot about him when he became famous, and he never cared about it!"
"Well, this person is a good person and deserves to have a close relationship!" Several of the people they mentioned were unfamiliar to Chen Jianbin and Liu Qingshan, and Liu Qingshan did not explain.
He then said: "In addition to this song, I also want to sing a dialect rap, because I am very optimistic about the market in Sichuan and Chongqing. In a few years, a large number of rappers will emerge from these two places!" The recording of that night The work went smoothly, and not only the English song, but also the remaining two songs were of quality for future releases.
Of course, the song sung by Jin Xishan Sannu will not be released. After such painstaking recording, it can be regarded as a gift to Jiang Qinqin and Yin Tao, and it will be good to keep it as a souvenir in the future.
Little did they know that this song would be used again by Yucheng Satellite TV many years later, and the program would become very popular. The version they recorded tonight was regarded as a treasure by that TV station.
The next morning, before dawn, Taylor knocked on Liu Qingshan's door with sleepy eyes. The girl's taste buds were actually awakened by the spicy peas with spicy oil downstairs in the hotel.
Every morning, the downstairs of the hotel is crowded with various roadside stalls, and there are also some regular breakfast shops scattered along both sides of the street.
Even Liu Qingshan couldn't resist the various fresh aromas coming from downstairs, let alone Taylor, who had just been attracted by the catering culture here.
Spicy and delicious food is a specialty of Chongqing people’s breakfast. No matter who you are, male or female, old or young, in a noodle shop, you are just an ordinary eater.
Moreover, they are cheap and taste authentic. Regardless of their wealth, everyone is equal when it comes to breakfast, and no one cares about it.
This kind of breakfast stall was developed by the people of Chongqing who live in Huoluo over decades. Simple tables, chairs and tableware are placed randomly on the roadside. Just find a place to sit down and shout.
"Boss! Here's a bowl of porridge!" Then you pay 2 yuan for porridge, and you can eat whatever you like with the pickles on the table.
Since the morning shooting tasks were scheduled last night, and most of the staff, before the guests got up, they successively figured out the features of each stall downstairs.
So while several women were busy dressing up, Liu Qingshan was already asking the staff about the taste here.
It was less than six o'clock when Taylor came to wake him up, but when the group went downstairs, it was almost seven-thirty.
Of course, an hour and a half was wasted on the woman's makeup, which made Liu Qingshan complain all the way to the stall.
The first thing that comes is the freshly made and fried dough sticks, which are crispy and mellow, soaked in sweet soy milk, which is the perfect combination.
The unique local people prefer to drink peanut milk, which does not have the beany taste of soy milk and is sweeter than soy milk. However, northerners like Liu Qingshan are used to the beany smell in soy milk, so he did not stop here, but rushed directly to the next neighboring restaurant, where they served greasy but extremely fragrant glutinous rice cakes. .
People here love to eat spicy food, and even more so, they put large peppercorns into the meat to make crispy meat. Not only that, they put large peppercorns into the glutinous rice cake and fried it in oil to make something called glutinous rice cake.
The glutinous rice cake has a crispy outer shell and a soft and glutinous inside. It is one of the breakfast options for people who are in a hurry to go to school or work.
The others also made their own choices, and they all looked like they were in a hurry. They didn't care about the cameras following them all the way, and walked straight towards what they wanted to eat.
It's not that they are hungry, but that most of the people who appear on this street are in this state.
Maybe these people still have children waiting to go to school and husbands and wives waiting to go to work. The only exception is Taylor. She is curious about all the food here, and even now she is still staring at the frying pan for frying dough sticks and refuses to move.
Among the stalls and stores on the street, Yucheng’s noodles are the first choice for many people, but many people find it troublesome, so it saves time to choose the ones that can be taken away.
For example, Liu Qingshan had to wander around and buy many kinds of food. Otherwise, after the little girl Taylor had eaten the fried dough sticks, others would have to accompany her around.
