"The Promise" had a very bad impact on the Chinese film industry. Due to the failure of "The Promise", the domestic fantasy blockbuster was almost stillborn.
Before he was born, he was killed by "The Promise".
The "Chinese Fantasy" brand has become notorious among overseas film producers since "The Promise," and has also been implicated in "The Golden Jacket" and "The Banquet." This is a story for another time.
Later Chinese filmmakers rarely touched or almost never touched the fantasy genre because of "The Promise".
Even if they are filmed, they are adapted from IPs such as "Journey to the West" and "Liao Zhai". No one is doing original fantasy anymore.
Of course, the downturn in domestic fantasy production cannot be entirely blamed on "The Promise". A series of issues such as the backwardness of domestic industrialization level must also be taken into consideration.
But again, in the domestic director-centered production environment, the director is the core leader of a crew. If the movie sells well, the director's status and salary will rise with the tide. If the movie has problems or even loses money, the director must be the core. Responsible.
Anyway, after watching the movie at the premiere, Zhang Yuanjun no longer paid attention to "The Promise".
Instead, I put my main work energy into the early promotion of the album.
The new album will be officially released next week, and at least the promotional activities in the Beijing area will be gradually rolled out.
Today, he will be a guest at Xinlang Entertainment with producer Zhang Yadong, where he will talk about his music dreams. He will also interact with the fans and audience and give out gifts.
“Although I chose acting, music has always been my dream,” Zhang Yuanjun said. “Literature, music, and art, it seems that everyone had these ideas more or less when they were young.
"It just happened that that time Brother Yadong said, you sing pretty well, please come out with some songs. I didn't take it to heart at first, but later when I was filming "The Condor" in Xiangshan, the producer of Maitian came to talk to me. After thinking about the collaboration, I decided to take a break after "The Condor", so I agreed to try out an album."
Zhang Yuanjun has said similar words countless times during this period.
Later, when talking about the creation of lyrics and music, the host asked Zhang Yuanjun why he wanted to do all the lyrics and music himself.
Zhang Yuanjun said: "Actually, I didn't do everything. Most of the lyrics and music I provided were demos or drafts. A lot of the perfect work was actually completed by Brother Yadong and his professional team."
Zhang Yadong took over and said: "Your draft is actually very complete. It can be completed smoothly by any music company." The two of them also showed humility to each other.
The host then asked Zhang Yadong and Zhang Yuanjun what it was like to work together.
Zhang Yadong said: "Yuanjun's album is the most relaxing one I have ever made. He is a very independent singer, because he wrote the lyrics and music, so when he entered the recording studio, he knew exactly what he wanted. What we want to do Just adjust the machine to record him, and then make up for his shortcomings in some singing techniques. We recorded the entire album of 14 songs..."
"Two months," Zhang Yuanjun said.
"No, more than forty days, including two months when recording the demo in Xiangshan." Zhang Yadong counted the days, "For a new musician, this time is very fast."
"We all know that Yuanjun is an actor and has released an album now. Is there any conflict between acting and singing? How do you balance the relationship between acting and singing?"
Zhang Yuanjun smiled: "Actually, it's okay. We finished recording the album before the filming of "Famous" started. After finishing filming, I was not busy, so I continued to work on the album with the production team. I am not nervous for the subsequent scenes. I shouldn't be nervous about singing. What impact will it have? It’s too busy.”
The host had obviously listened to it, and asked him again: "I listened to the 14 songs in the album, and they are all very good. There is a question I have always wanted to ask, that is, I found that among these 14 songs, the current mainstream love songs seem to be very good. Not even half of it, so what were your considerations when choosing the song?"
This question was answered by Zhang Yadong: "At that time, Yuan Jun brought over twenty or thirty songs. We usually set a theme for the album before selecting songs. After discussing for a few days, we decided to give the album a theme of youth. Youth is not only about beautiful love. , also means full of vitality, some sadness about graduation, and some sadness and confusion, so we chose songs like this for this album, with the theme of youth and diverse styles."
The host obviously caught what Zhang Yadong was saying: "Yadong just said that Yuanjun gave you twenty or thirty songs. Do we, the audience, have a chance to hear the songs that were not selected?"
The host's words aroused cheers from the fans at the scene.
Zhang Yadong and Zhang Yuanjun looked at each other and smiled. Zhang Yuanjun said, "If I have the opportunity in the future, I will sing to everyone."
Next, Zhang Yuanjun and Zhang Yadong talked about a lot of album production under the guidance of the host.
Next came the most exciting audience interaction session. There were not many spectators, about a hundred.
A male audience member, one of the few male fans of Zhang Yuanjun, put forward his own request: "I particularly like the song "Young and Promising"." Many fans have already bought the pre-sale album, "Can I invite Yuanjun to the scene..." "
As soon as the word "live" was uttered, the audience responded enthusiastically.
"Can you please sing "Young and Promising" live?"
Zhang Yuanjun smiled and naturally agreed: "Okay." There was originally a singing session today, "The music teacher will give me a key."
The music teacher on site tuned it out.
"Okay," Zhang Yuanjun accepted the tune, "Let's sing a chorus."
The music started and Zhang Yuanjun opened his voice:
“It turned out that you felt sorry for me, but I didn’t understand it at the time.
"If I were young and promising, didn't feel inferior, and knew what preciousness is, I would have felt guilty for not giving you those beautiful dreams. If I had been young and promising, knew how to advance and retreat, I wouldn't let you suffer for me. Drink more at the wedding. Cup, and who you are now.”
Zhang Yuanjun jumped directly to the end: "At the wedding, have a few more drinks and wish me a promising future."
Zhang Yuanjun knew that his singing skills were average, so since he decided to release an album, he has worked hard to practice his singing skills under the guidance of professional vocal teachers and made considerable progress.
My live ability is not as good as eating a CD, but at least it has reached the level of a professional singer.
He had prepared for today's promotion in advance, so the song was not sung.
Won the cheers of the audience present.
Finally, the host asked a female fan to come on stage and sing with Zhang Yuanjun.
The host asked the fans to request their own songs. She said, "I like "Damn Tenderness" the most. This song is very nice."
Zhang Yuanjun very much suspected that this fan was arranged by the program team. This girl's singing skills cannot be said to be comparable to those of professional singers, but among ordinary people, she is definitely good.
The tune is very accurate and I don’t have any stage fright.
Zhang Yuanjun intended to satisfy this fan, so he let this fan sing most of the part in "Damn Tenderness" while he supported it.
After singing, Zhang Yuanjun took the lead in applauding her: "You sang so well."
The female fan smiled shyly: "Thank you." She hugged Zhang Yuanjun gently and left the stage.
At this point, the show is almost over.
The host made a closing speech: "Although Yuanjun is an actor, he has entered the music scene this time and the songs he brought are all very good. Let us wish Yuanjun that his new album will be a big seller, and we also wish him great success in the film and television industry." Go further and further. Thank you Yuanjun and Brother Yadong for being guests of Xinlang Entertainment today. See you next time."
After the shutdown, the promotion did not end.
Zhang Yuanjun will sign autographs, take photos, and give gifts to fans on stage, but this part is not included in the main film.
"Yuanjun, your album is very good. I bought 10 copies." The female fan who sang with him just now said when she asked for a signed poster.
Zhang Yuanjun raised his head and smiled: "Why buy so much?"
"It sounds good. I'll buy it as a gift to a friend."
"Thank you." The album is about to be released, so Zhang Yuanjun can't ask people to buy less.
(End of chapter)
