Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

After chatting for a while, Liu Yifei flashed her big, lively eyes and said to Shen Lang in a coquettish manner, "Brother Lang, a few days ago Sister Mei brought several scripts to me for me to choose from. I looked at those scripts and felt dazzled. I have no idea which one to choose. How about you help me choose?"

When Shen Lang heard her words, he turned his head slightly to look at her, and happened to meet her eyes full of grievances, like a pitiful kitten asking for help from its owner. His heart softened at once, and he asked softly, "What are these scripts?"

When Liu Yifei heard this, she was delighted, knowing that there was a role for her, and she quickly spoke incessantly, "Sister Du told me that after The Return of the Condor Heroes is broadcast, my foundation in TV dramas will be almost complete, and I can start to get involved in the film industry. So she found movie scripts for me this time, and they are all romance films, including Love Winner, directed by Zhu Yanping and starring Lin Zhiying, Love in May, directed by Xu Xiaoming and starring Chen Bolin, and If Love, directed by Chen Kexin and starring Jin Chengwu..."

After Liu Yifei finished telling all the information about the script, Shen Lang thought about it for a while.

It is indeed as Du Ting said, Liu Yifei has reached the stage where she can enter the film industry.

She has already accumulated a lot of popularity and reputation in the field of TV dramas with several classic roles. Now is a good time to expand her career and move towards the film direction.

In his opinion, there is nothing particularly outstanding about the films that Du Ting found. It’s not that Du Ting’s professional ability is not good, but the overall level of domestic romance films is just that. Most of them are relatively routine and lack deep innovation.

However, considering Liu Yifei's current age, the most suitable genre for her to try to perform is romance films. She is now in her teenage years, and the youthful innocence she possesses fits well with the emotional qualities required for romance films, which will help her to make initial breakthroughs in the film industry and accumulate experience and popularity.

However, judging from the historical trajectory presented by the original time and space, in the early stage of Liu Yifei's development, those roles that the public can name are basically from TV dramas, such as Wang Yuyan in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", Zhao Linger in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and Xiaolongnu in "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

But when it comes to her development in the film industry, it seems that she has made some achievements. It seems that until Shen Lang traveled through time, she had not created any particularly impressive movie characters. For example, Wuqing in "The Four", although he had certain performance, he failed to stir up too much waves in the hearts of the audience; and Yu Ji in "The Feast", although she tried her best to interpret the beauty and tenacity of Yu Ji, it seems that she did not reach the level of being unforgettable; and Mulan in "Mulan", although the role itself is very challenging, the effect presented is still not satisfactory.

Thinking of this, Shen Lang immediately came up with a plan in his mind, and then he said: "How about this, next year, I plan to take some time out to act or film..."

However, before he could finish, Liu Yifei's eyes lit up immediately when she heard the word "acting". She was so excited that she couldn't help but interrupt him and said, "Really? You're going to act!" She looked like she had heard the most surprising news in the world, her face full of anticipation and excitement.

Seeing this, Shen Lang smiled helplessly and explained: "It's just a possibility. It hasn't been completely confirmed yet. It depends on the specific arrangements in the future."

But even after hearing that it was still uncertain, Liu Yifei still looked very happy.

Shen Lang continued, "I just gave the screenwriting department some good ideas. They should be able to write at least three scripts in the second half of the year. You can pick two that you like then."

"Yes." Liu Yifei had always been obedient to his arrangements, and this time was no exception. After she finished her response, she curiously asked, "What is the script?"

Shen Lang smiled and replied: "It's also a romance movie."

But to be honest, he had not watched many domestic romance films in his previous life.

He has not seen those movies with high box office success, such as "Fleet of Time", "Us and Them", "Ex-Files", etc., but he has heard many songs in them.

The good thing is that he has seen some works with good reputation, such as "You Are the Apple of My Eye" which is full of youthful memories, "Secret" with fantasy and romance, and "Youth" which is full of the charm of the times... Anyway, all the works he could remember were given to the screenwriter department.

Moreover, the IP of "Mulan" is also in her plan. What was the name of the movie shot by Disney Studios in the original time and space?

This role can also be given to Liu Yifei.

With the lessons learned from the past, we will not make the same mistake this time.

At this moment, Liu Yifei was so happy when she heard Shen Lang say that the script he prepared was a romance film, but she did not ask Shen Lang whether he would shoot these films with her, because she knew very well that Shen Lang would always arrange everything properly, and she just needed to wait quietly.

"By the way..." After talking about film and television, Shen Lang changed the topic lightly and led it to music. He asked with some concern: "How is the singing practice going? I saw Xiao Chang yesterday, and she practiced well."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei raised her chin slightly and said with confidence: "I have practiced it a long time ago. I will sing it for you now." As she spoke, she began to clear her throat.

Seeing this, Shen Lang quickly raised his hand to stop her and said seriously: "Don't sing here. There are so many people on the set and it would be bad if someone heard it and leaked it out in advance."

When Liu Yifei heard this, she immediately stuck out her tongue cutely and said playfully, "Oh, I didn't forget your reminder. I know I can't sing here, but I was just saying it."

Shen Lang had previously explained in detail the many things they needed to pay attention to when practicing singing, and the most important of these was the confidentiality of the work.

After all, in the entertainment industry, every link is closely connected. A new song that has not yet been officially released is like a carefully crafted work of art that has not yet been unveiled. If it is leaked in advance, there will be a lot of trouble.

For example, originally planned launch ceremonies, new song releases and other activities may lose their freshness and sense of anticipation because everyone has heard them in advance, resulting in a decline in attention.

At the same time, market reaction will also be affected. Listeners may not have a strong desire to buy or listen to the program when it is officially launched after listening to it in advance.

Therefore, we must be extremely careful to ensure the confidentiality of our work.

As for copyright, you can rest assured. As long as he copied the song, the first thing he did was to register the copyright.

And you have to do it yourself, after all, it really concerns your own interests.

Once a copyright dispute occurs, it will not only take a lot of time and energy to deal with, but may also cause considerable economic losses.

"Xixi, the shooting is about to start. You need to come over and touch up your makeup." After a while, Liu Xiaoli's voice came from the set. She couldn't sit still. Even though Shen Lang had arranged a special bodyguard for Liu Yifei to take care of her safety and an assistant to help with various trivial tasks, she was still worried and would still follow the crew to accompany her daughter throughout the whole process.

"Brother Lang, I'll go over first." When Liu Yifei heard her mother's call, she stood up neatly from the small stool and said to Shen Lang with a smile on her face.

"Well, go ahead." Shen Lang nodded slightly and replied with a gentle smile in his eyes.

The daughter came over, and then the mother came up. Liu Xiaoli first asked about Shen Lang's recent life, such as whether he was in good health and whether he was tired from work. Her concerned expression was as if she was asking about a family member. Then she asked Shen Lang how long he would stay in the crew here, and mentioned the Dragon Boat Festival, and asked with a smile whether they wanted to celebrate it together.

Judging from her words and expressions, it really seems that "the mother-in-law likes her son-in-law more and more."

Before, she might have worried about her daughter's career, but now she is not worried at all, because there is nothing wrong with every arrangement made by Shen Lang. She also knows in her heart that if she interferes in her daughter's career, it will only cause trouble for everyone, so she just takes care of her daughter's life with peace of mind.

After Liu Xiaoli left, Zhang Jizhong hurried over again. He also started by asking about each other's well-being before slowly getting to the point: "Last week, I happened to meet Wang Jin from Hong Kong. You should be familiar with him. He is currently busy preparing a new drama called "Little Fish and Flower". The cast is quite luxurious, including Xie Tingfeng, Yuan Yu, Fan Qiaoqiao and others. Wang Jin especially hopes to invite you to play the leading male role in this drama."

It turned out that he was acting as a middleman. After listening to this, Shen Lang couldn't help but shake his head gently, sighed and said, "Director Zhang, I really don't have any time. This whole year is almost fully booked with tours. You see, I have to catch a plane to the United States at 2 a.m. tomorrow, and I have two concerts in a row within a week."

"The Return of the Condor Heroes" is a good drama. Take Jiang Yuyan, played by Yang Xue, for example. The character was portrayed so well that even after 20 years, it can still stir up a storm of nostalgia on the Internet. It's just that he was not destined to be in this drama.

After hearing Shen Lang's response, Zhang Jizhong smiled gently and said calmly: "I know you are very busy, I just passed this message to let you know about this matter."

That’s right. Even the classic and charming role of Yang Guo in “The Return of the Condor Heroes” failed to make Shen Lang excited to take the role, let alone Xiaoyuer in “The Little Fish and the Flowerless”.

But then again, he very much hopes to continue working with Shen Lang, and the reason is obvious.

First, Shen Lang has an outstanding image, a handsome man in ancient costume, which is particularly in line with the appearance of a male protagonist in a martial arts drama, and can greatly satisfy the audience's expectations for costume dramas.

Secondly, Shen Lang’s acting skills are good. Whether it is expressing the character’s joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness, or interpreting various complex emotions and situations, he can grasp it just right and portray the character vividly.

Thirdly, Shen Lang is very popular. As long as he participates in a work, the attention will not be low. The audience is particularly looking forward to seeing his wonderful performance in the play, so with his participation, the ratings of the TV series are basically guaranteed.

It was a pity that Shen Lang was not invited to "The Return of the Condor Heroes" this time, but he will not give up so easily and will try again later, because his Jin Yong series also includes the new "The Deer and the Cauldron", the new "Sword of Blood and Valour", and the new "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

Shen Lang suffers from the fact that he cannot split himself, and there are too many resources looking for him, so he has to turn down most of them.

He did not make up any excuses to appease Zhang Jizhong. He had dinner with Liu Yifei, Liu Xiaoli, Yang Mi and others in the evening, and boarded a plane to the United States in the early morning.

The tour's schedule in America is mainly concentrated in the United States.

At this time, two months have passed since the release of Shen Lang's second English album "Voice of the World" and Taylor's first solo album "Taylor Swift".

In the past two months, the master and apprentice have been dominating the first and second places on the Billboard music charts, attracting the attention of countless music fans and becoming a hot topic in the music industry.

Needless to say, the sales volume is far ahead.

Judging from the current sales trend, Shen Lang's album "Voice of the World" is very likely to exceed 500 million copies in the United States again.

If he can achieve this goal, it will mean that his album sales in the United States will exceed 500 million copies for two consecutive years, and he will have won the annual sales championship for two consecutive years.

As for American singers, they are naturally unwilling to see a singer from abroad take away such a high honor.

Therefore, they all put in their best efforts, busy releasing albums and singles, all hoping to occupy a position on the charts.

But in the end, all those singers who released albums or singles in the United States at the same time became cannon fodder. They seemed powerless in front of Shen Lang and Taylor, and could only watch the master and apprentice continue to enjoy the top two positions on the list.

Beyoncé and her husband JAY-Z seized the opportunity and announced plans for a new album, determined to save the reputation of American singers.

This move did attract a lot of attention, and fans cheered for them.

This competition also concerns the ownership of the next Grammy Awards.

The two title songs in Shen Lang's new album, "I'm Yours" and "Welcome to New York", are both excellent pop songs, so he is sure to be nominated.

The two title songs in Taylor's new album, "Shenlang" and "Love Story", are also excellent country songs, so there is a high probability that she will have no problem getting nominated.

You know, the first half of 2004 isn’t over yet, what if there’s another album in the second half?

The key is that they know that this is what Shen Lang would do.

Shen Lang: You guessed it right! (End of this chapter)