Since they are reborn, they must be supported by the school beauties.

Chapter 234 Sell him for five million
On Monday, Chen Cheng had several scheduled interviews.

So he asked Yan Ruoxuan to help him ask for leave. It has to be said that Yan Ruoxuan was highly credible in the counselor's eyes, so he didn't press the matter further, but simply asked Yan Ruoxuan to tell Chen Cheng to return to school as soon as possible.

That morning, all members of the Philharmonic Orchestra were present, and under the direction of the orchestra director, they began rehearsing "A Song of Ice and Fire," which was already largely complete.

Over the weekend, some of the principal musicians worked together to outline the framework of the piece, and they were very satisfied with the feel of the music. However, the true effect can only be experienced live once the entire orchestra is in place.

Each musician received the full score of "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as the sheet music for their own instrument. The whole orchestra then went through it together. Although their proficiency was far from perfect and there were many problems, the power of the music immediately gave everyone a shot of adrenaline, and they even unconsciously straightened their backs more than usual.

Although Liu Shiyu is young and inexperienced, her playing skills are impeccable. She played the lead role in this piece, and every note was performed perfectly.

Everyone could feel the extraordinary quality of this piece. When they learned that it would become the band's fixed and exclusive opening piece, everyone was even more excited and happy. The band leader also decided that next month's concert would officially use this song as the opening piece.

Liu Shiyu suddenly became a hero of the band.

The Philharmonic Orchestra was founded a short time ago and didn't have much fame to begin with, nor did it have any memorable highlights. However, once a special opening piece became popular, the Philharmonic Orchestra's fame naturally spread.

The orchestra spent the entire day rehearsing and fine-tuning the piece, and by the time they finished get off work in the afternoon, their proficiency had improved dramatically.

Liu Shiyu recorded the rehearsal audio on her MP3 player. After finishing get off work, she packed up her instruments and left the orchestra. The first thing she did was call Chen Cheng and ask him, "Are you still in Yanjing?"

"here I am."

Chen Cheng said, "I still have a few interviews to go. I should be done by tomorrow and I plan to go back tomorrow night."

"That's good."

Liu Shiyu hurriedly said, "Do you have plans for tonight? If not, I'll treat you to dinner."

"Okay."

Chen Cheng said, "I'm in the hotel coffee shop. A finance director is coming to interview me in a bit. After that, I'll be done."

Liu Shiyu then said, "Then I'll wait for you at the Western restaurant in your hotel."

"Row."

When Chen Cheng arrived at the Western restaurant after his interview, Liu Shiyu had already found a seat and was waiting for him.

Upon meeting, Liu Shiyu smiled and handed over an MP3 player, saying, "Our whole troupe rehearsed 'A Song of Ice and Fire' today. Would you like to listen to the recording?"

"it is good."

Chen Cheng nodded, took the MP3 player, put on his headphones, and pressed play.

Although the sound quality wasn't great, you could still hear the basic framework. The Philharmonic Orchestra's performance was generally quite good, but the orchestration felt somewhat different from the original.

After listening to the original song, Chen Cheng, based on his understanding of it, said to Liu Shiyu, "It would be great if some parts could be adjusted and optimized. For example, the arrangement of the drumbeats could be made denser and more impactful, like the thunder of a strong convective weather event. As for the second part, I can't describe it, but I can hum the general feeling. Why don't you try humming the main melody and I'll hum the second part?"

Liu Shiyu nodded, feeling that the boy in front of her possessed inexhaustible magic and always brought her surprises.

Chen Cheng discovered that as long as he set aside personal qualities and moral constraints, copying things from the future would become a very easy thing to do.

He watched Game of Thrones three or four times. He would always skip the opening credits of other shows, but he couldn't bear to skip the opening credits of any episode of this show, just to hear the music.

Therefore, he knew this piece by heart. If he had enough mouths, he could hum all the instruments in the piece by himself.

When Liu Shiyu hummed the main melody, he hummed the arrangement and instrumentation from memory. Liu Shiyu could hear the technical skill involved, and her face unconsciously lit up with excitement.

The restaurant staff looked at the two people, who weren't ordering food but instead humming songs together, as if they were crazy. Luckily, there weren't many people in the restaurant, and the two were deliberately keeping their voices down, otherwise they would have had to step in and intervene.

After listening to Chen Cheng's humming, Liu Shiyu keenly realized that his arrangement was even better than that of the band leader and the team's principal. At the very least, the piece he arranged sounded better than the version the band had rehearsed today.

She really couldn't understand how Chen Cheng, with only a few years of experience playing the electronic keyboard, could have such high musical attainments.

The key point is that this guy also appreciates both highbrow and lowbrow tastes.

The song "Mice Love Rice," which he discovered, has now become a hit throughout the Chinese-speaking world. This has angered many established singers who have publicly criticized it in interviews, calling it a piece of crap and even expressing their sadness for the Chinese music scene.

However, not many people thought the powerful singers were right; on the contrary, you could hear the sourness in their words even through the screen.

Chen Cheng shared everything he knew about the Game of Thrones theme song with Liu Shiyu, essentially helping her polish the piece to be as close to the original as possible. Liu Shiyu noted down all the details and asked Chen Cheng, "Are you coming to Yanjing to see our performance next month? If you are, I'll get you a ticket!"

Chen Cheng asked her, "Are tickets for this performance sold to the public?"

"No."

Liu Shiyu said, "Our superior authority is CCTV, so this performance is similar to the Spring Festival Gala. It has a specific audience, and most of them are invited. Many of them are from the music and performing arts circles. It is said that there are also many well-known directors, such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen."

"understood."

Chen Cheng nodded.

Liu Shiyu hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and asked him, "Are you busy after dinner?"

"It's nothing."

Chen Cheng asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Shiyu casually said, "Oh, it's nothing. We were just talking about Zhang Yimou, and I just remembered that he has a movie that's quite popular recently. I think it's called 'Hero.' It was just released in the south a while ago, and there are some preview screenings in Beijing these days. If you're free, how about we find a movie theater to watch it? There must be a movie theater near Wangfujing."

"Hero..."

Chen Cheng smiled; he had already seen this movie.

However, it was so long ago that I've forgotten most of the plot.

Anyway, I don't have anything to do tonight, so watching a movie would be nice.

Without hesitation, he agreed, saying, "Then let's go take a look after we finish eating."

Liu Shiyu was overjoyed and quickly said, "Okay! I'll show you!"
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After having dinner, the two strolled to Wangfujing Pedestrian Street, found a movie theater with a poster for "Hero" on it, and went in to inquire about the showtimes.

"Hero" is currently in the preview stage with a limited number of screenings. It will be some time before it is officially released in northern China.

Chen Cheng felt a little surprised. Why wasn't a movie released simultaneously nationwide? These days, there's no equipment for piracy, so pirated copies wouldn't come out so quickly. Usually, pirated copies would only be available after the movie had finished its theatrical release and the official videotapes were released.

However, Liu Shiyu reminded him, saying, "Film prints are very expensive, and they need to be regulated and transported. So they usually make a batch of prints and start showing them in first-tier cities. After showing them in first-tier cities, they take the prints to second-tier cities."

Chen Cheng asked in surprise, "How do you know so much about movies?"

Liu Shiyu smiled and said, "One of our teachers participated in the recording of the soundtrack for 'Hero,' and that's what she told me."

Chen Cheng nodded. Times have changed, and the industry's operating model is different. In the future, movies will all be digitized, and the number of copies will naturally not be limited by cost. Simultaneous release across the country and even the world will not be difficult. However, at present, there should not be any film company that is so wealthy and powerful as to produce enough film to cover the whole world in one go.

Liu Shiyu bought two tickets for the next showing and waited at the entrance for the show to start.

Chen Cheng didn't have any particular feelings about watching the movie, but Liu Shiyu was a little nervous and uneasy. This was the first time she had watched a movie alone with a boy, and he was even her former student. It felt strange, but also inexplicably exciting.

Liu Shiyu bought a bucket of popcorn and two cups of cola, and the two went to the screening room.

Sitting side by side, Liu Shiyu's heart was racing, and she felt restless. Chen Cheng, on the other hand, was completely absorbed in the movie as soon as it started.

Chen Cheng was long past the age of getting excited around girls during puberty. He just thought the movie was pretty good, the visuals were beautiful, and as expected of Zhang Yimou, his control over large-scale scenes was superb.

Then it suddenly occurred to him that the movie would be released in the United States soon.

The entire soundtrack is in the style of traditional Chinese music, so it might not really resonate with Americans in the US market.

Suddenly, a thought struck him: "What if we incorporated the Game of Thrones theme song into one of the exciting scenes in Heroes? Or what if we used that music in the promotional videos? Wouldn't that be more effective in the American market?"

He then thought that CCTV had also invited Zhang Yimou to watch Liu Shiyu's orchestra concert next month. So when they came out of the movie theater after watching the movie, he suddenly said to Liu Shiyu, "Sister Shiyu, when you have your concert, if any director wants to buy the film score rights for this piece, you can act as my agent and sell it to him for five million."

"five million?"

Liu Shiyu asked in surprise, "Are you so confident that these directors would want to buy this piece of music?"

Chen Cheng said, "I think if Zhang Yimou's 'Hero' is going to be released in the United States, even if we don't use this song as the soundtrack, just using it in the promotional video would greatly enhance the effect. It all depends on whether the great director can recognize its value!"

(End of this chapter)