I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 320 Chicago (Seeking monthly votes and subscriptions)

That's what it's like to be a celebrity.

Whether you're a singer or a movie star, your schedule is packed with all sorts of activities, leaving you with absolutely no freedom.

Of course, it's another matter if you're not famous.

Alizee's contract is actually quite lenient.

Universal Music considered her status as an established singer with her own resources. Both songs were gifts from Liu Jin, and of high quality. "Levitating" topped the UK Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks, while "A Canadian Reading" was the strongest song on Billboard. Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" swept across North America, not only holding the number one spot for 27 weeks but also remaining in the Billboard Top 10 for almost a year.

Besides that, the current number one song is Breathe, sung by Faith Hill, which is also very strong and has been at the top for 19 consecutive weeks.

Levitating was released a bit late in North America.

It's a problem with the global distribution strategy.

According to the distribution department's plan, Levitating would first aim for the UK Singles Chart, and then, riding the wave of its UK Singles Chart number one spot, parachute onto Billboard and take the top spot in one fell swoop.

If you're talking about strategy, there's nothing wrong with that either.

The UK Singles Chart and Billboard actually influence each other.

Generally speaking, this strategy is not a big problem.

This year is a bit special. First, you appeared on Billboard, reminding me of dominating the charts, and then 50 Cent released their new song "In Da Club," which also had a huge impact. You reminded me of the four-month battle with In Da Club, finally dropping out of the top spot. I thought In Da Club would ride that wave and take the number one position, but then they ran into Breathe.

Poor 50 Cent, completely overshadowed by two songs.

By the time Levitating was released, Breathe had already established its dominance and was firmly suppressing Levitating at the end of the year.

And right behind Levitating, there's A Thousand Miles playing closely.

This song is also quite legendary.

The song was spontaneously composed by Vanessa Carlton, the singer-songwriter, at her parents' home in 1998. Her mother loved it so much that she gave her confidence, and she took the incomplete song and went around looking for record companies.

A producer thought it was good and asked her to finish writing the song.

So she spent another night completing it and named it the Interlude.

But the producer subsequently rejected the song, as if he were playing her for a fool.

But Vanessa didn't give up and sent the audition tapes to different record companies.

In 2001, Ron Fehr of A&M Records took a liking to the song and immediately signed it.

Prior to this, the song had been rejected by 14 record companies, and during the recording process, numerous problems arose, requiring 14 recording sessions.

The song was released in February 2002.

However, it didn't become a big hit until the movie Legally Blonde was released in the second half of the year, and this song was one of the theme songs in the movie.

Ron Fehr's nephew suggested changing the song's name to A Thousend Miles, after which it became an instant hit.

It has ranked third for 39 consecutive weeks.

As a result, Levitating emerged out of nowhere, once again pushing her down to third place, but always chasing after her.

This is an athlete with amazing endurance.

In short, the staff member who created the Levitating promotion plan was fired because of this promotional campaign!

But this also makes Alizee's second-place finish on "Levitating" all the more precious.

Otherwise, Universal wouldn't have been so eager for her to start operating at the end of the year.

They really have a chance to win the championship!
Her other song, "I'm Tired," has been number one on the French radio request charts for 16 consecutive weeks...

"You arrived in Paris yesterday, why didn't you contact me?"

Liu Jin dialed Alizee's number, taking the initiative.

Alizee said, feeling wronged, "I got off the plane yesterday and was immediately taken to the radio station for a two-hour interview, not leaving until 1 a.m. I was thinking of contacting you after I finished, but you actually went back!"

woo woo woo woo……"

"Well, it's my fault."

Liu Jin quickly apologized.

After paying the price of two Hermès bags, Alizee was finally happy.

Sure enough, it cures all diseases!
Regardless of time or place, it's not that she can't afford it.

This girl is very rich!

Alizée earned eight million euros from the sale of her previous album, "Food," which sold nine million copies worldwide.

Are there many?
Do you know what nine million copies means?

After being ripped off by Marlene Farmer's studio and Polydor, this is all I've got.

However, according to the contract, if the album sells for over ten million copies, Alizée will receive a substantial sum of money.

Judging from the current situation, getting ten million copies shouldn't be a problem.

But any more than that is unlikely!
After all, it was just a French album.

She's getting a little rich!

Not that little girl on the streets of Île de la Cité who got Liu Jin to buy her a beer.

Alizee still felt a great sense of accomplishment for being able to blackmail Liu Jin.

After talking with her for a long time, Alizee reluctantly hung up the phone.

Liu Jin then sat in front of the computer looking up information.

I stumbled upon some information about the Oscars.

Liu Jin was suddenly stunned!
He thought for a moment, then immediately typed "Chicago, movie, Catherine Zeta-Jones" into the Yahoo search bar and pressed enter.

Chicago is a city in America.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, after winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2001 for her role in *DP Network*, co-starred with Julia Roberts in *America's Honey*. Later, she announced she was pregnant and became pregnant this June. Since then, she has been resting at home, occasionally appearing in public with Douglas to maintain her popularity.

Then, no more...

Renée Zellweger starred alongside Hugh Grant in "Bridget Jones's Diary" in 2001, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the 74th Academy Awards for her uninhibited performance. The price, of course, was a 12-kilogram weight gain.

Since 01, Renée Zellweger has basically been on a diet.

Then in July of this year, she joined the cast of "Cold Mountain".

After that, I rested at home...

Then there's no need to check anymore!
Chicago has disappeared.

This should be one of Catherine Zeta-Jones's representative works, and she even won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this film.

This film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

With 6 out of 13 nominations approved, this is definitely a work that can be recorded as a milestone.

By the way, this movie was originally adapted from the Broadway musical "Chicago".

This musical, adapted from a true story, was written and directed by Bob Foss, a Broadway musical master who was hailed as a musical giant at the time, in 1975. It was still being performed as of 2024.

In June 2024, Chicago will perform eight consecutive shows at the AIA Grand Theatre on the Bund in Shanghai.

Liu Jin saw it on the news and even looked up the relevant information.

Damn memories are invading his brain.

Liu Jin closed his eyes, and the script of the musical and the plot of the movie "Chicago" were clearly in his mind.

He picked up his notebook and wrote down the name "Chicago" in his 2003 plan.

By this time, Liu Jin had already planned four books by 2003.

The second part of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is about to begin.

The Da Vinci Code can't be delayed any longer.

Inception, a novel he had promised Leonardo DiCaprio, was one he would write for him.

Now, we also need to add "Chicago".

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(End of this chapter)