In a restaurant box, Cao Xuan met the buyer Liu Huan had introduced to him.
He is not tall, has a round face, and wears glasses. Cao Xuan is no stranger to him. He is Zhang Yibai, a well-known love director in later generations.
At this time, Zhang Yibai had just finished filming his debut film "Carry Love to the End", and was strongly recommended by Liu Huan, so he came to Cao Xuan to buy the theme song.
Speaking of this director Zhang, the most famous incident is his arrest for taking drugs. In addition, it is why he can be ranked among many famous directors and participated in directing the gift movie "My Motherland and Me".
In fact, Zhang Yibai's resume is not bad. He came from a major in Chinese opera, and he was a MV shooter in his early years.
This is why Liu Huan knew him.
Later, he completed the preliminary accumulation by shooting the MV. He filmed his debut film "Carrying Love Through to the End", which made Xu Talented Girl popular, broke into the Beijing circle in one fell swoop, and became one of the representatives of the sixth generation of directors.
However, Zhang Yibai's directorial position is very awkward.
Let¡¯s say he is not a famous director. He does have works, but if you say he is a famous director, most of the works he directed are not so outstanding, or even a bit poor.
If you must give an objective evaluation, a mediocre director with personal characteristics is perfect.
Later, even Zhang Yibai thought about it himself. The director did less and became a producer instead.
"My Homeland and Me" and "My Hometown and Me" are two gift films. His real identity is the producer and chief planner, and the director just makes up the numbers.
Fortunately, director Chen Da sacrificed himself to save others, and took his American son with him. The father and son went to the battle to shoot "Day Meteor", sharing most of the firepower, otherwise Zhang Yibai would be the one who should be sprayed
However, regardless of future generations, Zhang Yibai's current "Carrying Love Through to the End" is still very good.
Not only is it the first TV drama about youth love in mainland China, it also made Xu Jinglei, Li Yapeng, Wang Xuebing popular, and the unpopular Liao Fan.
Xu Jinglei was rated as one of the four major actresses, and Li Yapeng even became a male god with a big beard, playing many Jin Yong dramas produced by him.
This "Carrying Love Through to the End" has contributed a lot.
So much so that in 2011, Zhang Yibai invited the original crew to produce a movie of the same name, which hit the box office, but the theme song became popular.
It is the classic song "Because of Love" that Wang Fei and Chen Yixun sang together in the Spring Festival Gala.
If possible, Cao Xuan really wanted to throw this Wang Bo to Zhang Yibai.
However, although the TV series and the movie "Carry Love to the End" use the same name, the former is about a youth romance in college, while the latter is about the life of the hero and heroine after a few years of marriage.
"Give you a CD of the past, listen to our love at that time, sometimes suddenly forget, I still love you"
The lyrics of "Because of Love" don't match the plot of the TV series at all, no matter how good the quality is, it won't work.
By the way, in addition to the movie version of "Because of Love", the TV series version actually has a golden song, the ending song "Waiting for You to Love Me" sung by Chen Ming.
It is said that this song was only an interlude at first, but it was cut into an ending song because it was so popular.
This statement needs to be verified, but "Waiting for You to Love Me" did later become the theme song of "Carrying Love Through to the End".
The movie version of Chen Yixun even sang this song, but after all it was no match for the classic "Because of Love".
And judging from the quality of these two songs, it can be seen that Zhang Yibai has a good appreciation for songs, and he is worthy of being a director who has made MVs.
With the golden song "Waiting for You to Love Me", if Cao Xuan wanted to sell it at a higher price, he had to take out something real.
He made an excuse to ask Zhang Yibai about the outline of the story of "Carrying Love Through to the End", and frantically searched in his mind for a song that fit the plot as closely as possible while also being nice.
It didn't take long before he thought of a song that met the requirements, asked the waiter for a pen and paper, and started writing musical notation
Looking at Cao Xuan who was immersed in "creation", Zhang Yibai watched with cold eyes and slowly sipped his tea.
Actually, he had no intention of asking Cao Xuan to invite him to sing. He has been in the music industry for so many years, and he knows quite a few people who can write songs.
The reason why I came here today was mainly to sell Liu Huan's face, to go through the motions, and then say that I am not satisfied, and Liu Huan can't force him to buy the song, so this matter has been dealt with.
? In the future, Zhang Yibai is good at doing things in a smooth and proper manner, trying not to offend others as much as possible in the future.
After Cao Xuan finished writing the numbered notation lyrics, he handed it to Zhang Yibai: "Director Zhang, take a look at it."
Zhang Yibai knows notation,After taking the paper and browsing it briefly, the careless expression disappeared on his face, he sat up straight, read it carefully, and looked at Cao Xuan.
"Can you sing it again?"
"no problem."
Cao Xuan cleared his throat, recalled the melody and lyrics in his mind, and sang softly.
"If it is said that you are fireworks on the sea
I am the foam of the spray
At a certain moment, your light illuminates me
If you say, you are a distant galaxy
Dazzling makes me want to cry
I am chasing your eyes
Always looking at the night sky when I am alone
I can follow behind you
Like a shadow chasing light sleepwalking
I can wait at this intersection
Whether you will pass or not
"
After singing the song, Cao Xuan just wanted to ask Zhang Yibai for his opinion, when he saw that Zhang Yibai's eyes were already red
"Some love is like heavy rain but still believe in the rainbow. This word is written so well. Love is so humble, but it has a firm sense of faith."
Cao Xuan was immediately dumbfounded.
He has lived such a long life, and he has never encountered a big man listening to a song in front of him and almost crying, so he is somewhat at a loss.
It is not sure whether Zhang Yibai is touching the scene to create emotion, or whether he is substituting the inner emotions of the song.
Is this literary youth who advocates love so turbulent in his heart
But speaking of it, Zhang Yibai is not to blame for losing his composure. The song Cao Xuan sang just now has some origins.
"The Light Chaser", an episode of the TV series "The Summer Solstice" starring the famous measurement unit "Shuang".
The fate of this song is very similar to "Because of Love". The film and television works as the main body hit the market, but the interlude/theme song as an auxiliary and embellishment became popular.
"The Light Chaser" became one of the hottest songs in 2017, and was even listed at the top of the list of "Bad Movies" for many years.
The tune of this song is clean and soothing, and the lyrics are straight to the heart. Cao Xuan deliberately imitated the original singing. The voice is warm and healing, and it can bring the audience into the singing.
And Cao Xuan chose this song not only because it is nice, but also because it fits the plot of "Carry Love to the End".
In this TV series, the male and female protagonists have a crush on each other, split and reunite, and there are also low periods, which is relatively in line with the meaning of the lyrics of "The Light Chaser".
At the same time, there is a plot that runs through the whole play in this play, that is, the protagonists run a relay race when they encounter troubles, implying plot turning points such as rebirth, farewell, and upliftment, and it also fits the word chasing light in "The Light Chaser".
Rely on emotion, that is, you are my light, I will chase you after you, never leave, but I can't love you.
? Relying on life, light is dreams and goals, chasing light is inspirational and hard work, and you become your own light.
Chinese is profound and profound, and one word has multiple meanings. As long as the Chinese reading comprehension is done well, the eyes of the dead fish can reveal hope and unyielding, and the same lyrics can naturally interpret different meanings
When Zhang Yibai's feelings stopped for a while, Cao Xuan quickly revealed his "creative philosophy".
And emphatically mentioned that "The Light Chaser" was inspired by the outline of the story proposed by Zhang Yibai just now.
After all, taking the songs I wrote before and making them "tailor-made" are two completely different concepts. Not only do they sound good, but they can also sell better at key prices.
As for whether Zhang Yibai believes it or not, it doesn't matter, what matters is whether he wants this song or not.
If you want it, what Cao Xuan says is what.
If he didn't want it, he wouldn't bother with Cao Xuan making up smallpox.
Zhang Yibai, who was already moved by "The Light Chaser", obviously chose the former.
However, although Lao Zhang is full of emotions, he still has reason, and he is not ambiguous when it is time to bargain.
The lion on Cao Xuan's side opened his mouth wide, and the price was 30,000 yuan, so he cut it from the ankle and directly lowered the price to 2,000 yuan.
Afterwards, the two negotiated, constantly making concessions and compromises, until the quarrel blushed and the neck was thick, and the price was finally determined.
Zhang Yibai won the copyright of "The Light Chaser" at a price of 12,000 yuan. At the same time, he bid 3,000 yuan to invite Cao Xuan to sing and record.
In other words, Cao Xuan earned 15,000 yuan with the song "The Light Chaser", and got a chance to sing the theme song of a TV series that is expected to be popular.
Zhang Yibai not only got a high-quality theme song, but also got Liu Huan's favor.
Both parties get what they need, and everyone is happy; Both parties take what they need, and everyone is happy ?