I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 468, My Sword in "October Siege" Has Not Been Ineffective

The music in "Bodyguards and Assassins" is also a minor scandal.

The main point is that this can be considered a last-minute escape.

A musician's choices are influenced by many factors, including financial considerations and other rationale. After all, the pursuit of art is ultimately about achieving success and fame.

Jiang Zhengde's departure may have been due to a combination of factors.

It wasn't simply because of money.

Perhaps he didn't think highly of the work itself and felt that having his name on it was a disgrace.

The temporary departure was due to various considerations.

This is not a simple issue that can be addressed with money alone.

"I wonder which musician they changed at the last minute."

Just then, Chen Kexin received a message.

The lead singer is Li Yuchun, and the lyrics and music are written by Li Yun.

The song is titled "Red Pity".

Everything else was fine, but Chen Kexin was a little confused about the arrangement and lyrics. He wondered if he had drunk too much last night and misread it. When he saw the name, he was completely stunned.

It really is Li Yun!

"Even the singer has been replaced by Li Yun? Your movie doesn't seem to be short of funds!" After hearing this, Chen Desheng was even more glad that he hadn't directed "Bodyguards and Assassins".

With this budget, even the director would have to sing.

What is the actual situation inside?

Chen Kexin also wanted to ask, what's going on here!

Hollywood.

Liu Meng and Jiang Zhengde are composing music for the upcoming piece, "The Great Wall".

The singers, composers, and lyricists have secured the cast for the upcoming films "The Great Wall" and "Mulan."

At this moment, Jiang Zhengde was stunned by the dazzling array of equipment. Traditional musicians had never seen so much high-end equipment before, and there were also various Western chefs providing 24-hour service. The environment was somewhat like the environment of the "Google" company mentioned on the Internet.

Looking at this musical master, Liu Meng felt a strange sense of superiority, as if she were looking at a ignorant bumpkin. That sense of superiority arose spontaneously.

"Mr. Jiang, this is our recording studio. We can use our equipment freely without needing to report it," Liu Meng said with a slight smile.

"Wow, impressive!" Jiang Zhengde was probably also impressed at this moment. Creating in such a "high-class" environment was quite remarkable.

of course.

Liu Meng reiterated this point.

What we need are 'works of art'.

"I understand that." Jiang Zhengde certainly understood that he had to demonstrate his 'value'.

Value matches price

During a brief moment of leisure, Liu Meng checked the news in the domestic entertainment industry. To her surprise, the first thing that caught her eye was some unbelievable news, which she exclaimed.

Is the "Bodyguards and Assassins" production team desperate?

Even if someone is desperate, there's no need to resort to such an extreme method, which is even a bit ridiculous.

It's been abandoned.

If there are really no musicians available, and the director is forced into the role, how can this not be ridiculous?

Liu Meng almost laughed her head off.

Jiang Zhengde, who was watching from the side, was even a little angry after hearing the news. "You found someone like this to replace me?"

This is also an insult to me!

I am Jiang Zhengde, a man of great stature. Do I look so much like him that I need to be compared to him? I am Jiang Zhengde, a master of Henan Opera and a master of new Chinese style music.

Even though I'm no longer working in your production team, you can't just try to fool people like this!

"All I can say is that this 'October Siege' project was a complete disaster. You should be glad you left this place early and didn't waste your precious time here. That's a good thing," Liu Meng said, looking at Jiang Zhengde.

Indeed, Jiang Zhengde's slight sense of guilt had largely disappeared, and was almost gone.

Just as Liu Meng said, this was a terrible project. She left the project and preserved her reputation, avoiding being burdened by bad work, which is a good thing.

From small things, we can see the big picture; some things are easy to spot. Just like now, the actions of the Siege of October have clearly exposed their weakness.

It's very easy for people to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

At least to outsiders, this is a manifestation of insufficient funding.

That's why they let an outsider do this kind of thing; the enthusiasm instantly turned into a ridiculous joke.

At that moment, Jiang Zhengde told his son about this.

This production team shows a complete lack of respect for music creation. The cast is impressive and complete, but it looks rather ridiculous.

"I wonder where all the funding went, and why they didn't even hire a professional musician."

"Son, don't you have a Weibo account? Post one for me."

At this point, Jiang's son, somewhat indignant, logged onto his father's Weibo account under his real name.

He is a blogger with a considerable number of fans on Weibo, especially because his music style, which combines traditional Chinese style with trendy elements, has earned him many fans and he can even be called the number one person of the new Chinese style.

He has a small following of about 150 million on Weibo, although his son's efforts in managing the account are also crucial.

But his strength is also evident.

"The younger generation is truly formidable! Let's give a round of applause to our rising stars in the music industry."

He also quoted a promotional Weibo post from the movie "Bodyguards and Assassins".

Now many people know that the music for "Bodyguards and Assassins" was put on a whim.

The music was also composed by the director, giving it a somewhat superficial and ultimately rotten feel.

Of course, some people are indignant. They previously sought out our number one expert in traditional Chinese style, but now they've found an outsider. Isn't this an insult to our idol?

Anger, inflammatory public opinion, and the rivals in this episode of "Bodyguards and Assassins" have all sensed the danger and begun to take action.

Various sarcastic remarks were constantly heard.

Among them are the competitors of "Bodyguards and Assassins" during its release period.

This is also a competitor in the Chinese-language film market, with many works, each with a resounding reputation, some directed by famous directors, some big-budget productions, and some with a great reputation.

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains is a work written, directed, and performed by Andy Lau.

The Grandmaster, a film directed by Wang Jiawei and Chen Desheng, one big and one small, with Wang serving as the chief director and Chen as the assistant director respectively.

Movies like Cold War and The Great Chase were also released this year.

Films clashing with each other in the same release window include Cold War, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, and another heavyweight figure who is a very important person this year.

The Avengers.

Basically, no one wants to compete with him at the box office, because everyone knows they can't beat him.

Bodyguards and Assassins was somewhat unlucky; as a commercial production, it clashed head-on with The Avengers, and its box office performance was siphoned off by at least 30%.

The real problem lies in the reputation, where they are in a very passive position.

Being released in the same period as a competitor is not a good thing in itself. If the other product is better, it will have a double impact on box office and word-of-mouth.

At this very moment, Chen Kexin and Chen Desheng are rivals in this time slot.

"Your work has really encountered some troubles, it makes me feel a little sorry for you." Chen Desheng, who was standing next to Chen Kexin, looked at her with great sympathy.

It turns out that instead of accepting the role in "Bodyguards and Assassins," he went to work with Wong Kar-wai on "The Grandmaster."

I heard that "The Grandmaster" is a work that Chen Kexin spent 10 years honing. It took many years to finally make this film, which is somewhat similar to her own "Bodyguards and Assassins".

However, Chen Desheng said that the difficult birth of "Grandmaster" was not due to his unfortunate fate, but because director Wang Jiawei spent seven years visiting famous teachers and real masters of Chinese martial arts to make the film possible.

"It felt like all the works I had were doomed," Chen Kexin said, both amused and exasperated.

"This is truly the worst luck imaginable." At this moment, Chen Desheng was somewhat thankful that he had chosen to be a supporting actor in "The Grandmaster" instead of a leading actor in "Bodyguards and Assassins." "By the way, what's the deal with your music project? Why did you get your director to handle this?"

"It's a long story," Chen Kexin said, surprised that things had gotten so bad. At least in his mind, it was a rather unpleasant situation.

If the director is responsible for all the music, doesn't that make it seem like my crew has no one else to work with?

All that's left for Chen Desheng is to be thankful that the production crew really does have a lot of problems.

"Though my position is humble, I dare not forget my worries, even if no one knows me!"

On the stage, Li Yuchun sang this song in a high-pitched operatic voice, and the lyrics and melody touched her heart.

A red-clad actress, a woman of crimson blood and pity.

Li Yuchun has tried her best to use a feminine tone to complete this song.

As expected of a Super Girl selected through rigorous rounds of auditions, this was a very prestigious competition in Li Yuchun's era. Li Yun could also see that she had worked very hard and done a very good job.

Li Yun was satisfied, but Li Yuchun, as the singer of the song, was not.

"Not enough, definitely not enough." Li Yuchun shook his head, seemingly slightly dissatisfied with his performance.

"You're already very good, so why be dissatisfied with yourself?"

At this moment, Li Yun found the music quite pleasant to listen to.

"I just don't feel right. It's definitely the same piece of music, but the feeling just isn't right."

Li Yuchun realized one thing: when filming wrapped up, the song she heard was not a hallucination, but indeed that song.

But when I sang it myself, it didn't feel quite right.

"In ancient times, all the opera actors were men. There are inherent differences between male and female voices, whether it was a female singer singing in the south or a woman singing in the male voice, there were significant differences."

"Songs like 'You' are adapted from traditional opera, and it's a truly authentic way of singing. Someone with musical talent like her can tell just by listening to her sing it."

"The correct way to sing is in a male opera style."

At that moment, the superstar, this professional musician, was speaking in Li Yun's ear.

He offered his insights from a professional perspective.

Li Yuchun, being an expert in this field, naturally understood these things, knew how the song was suitable for the right person, and knew who could do it.

And so, this female singer, who will become famous throughout the country today and in the future, handed her microphone to Li Yun.

No way.

I couldn't make it completely perfect.

"Didn't you want to sing? Here you go, sing a song."

At that moment, Li Yun also took the microphone.

Let the superstars come

After the superstar took over the singing, Li Yuchun's pupils contracted; that's the feeling.

I never imagined that our Director Li would actually be on the path of music.

What is it that this monstrous Li Yun can't do?

Amidst the initial shock, Li Yuchun slowly began to speak.

"Sister Wang, let's have this song recorded in the recording studio."

In the end, the theme song of this song actually featured Li Yun's voice, which surprised even Li Yun himself.

According to Li Yuchun, this song is meant to be sung by men. While a woman could certainly bring out 80% of the quality, she wanted to see the song reach its full potential.

I want this piece of music to fully resonate with the atmosphere of "Bodyguards and Assassins".

This clearly harmed her own interests, but sometimes, Li Yuchun would think about her feelings for art and her desire to make art known to the world, and that these feelings would overcome her thirst for profit.

"I didn't expect Li Yuchun to have such emotional thoughts; it surprised me a little."

Li Yun was somewhat surprised.

But you can also see her emotions; she wanted to make the film "Bodyguards and Assassins" as perfect as possible, from the music to the film's release.

This film has faced a lot of criticism since it was first conceived, and even the singer herself has been subjected to a lot of pressure. A singer, coming to a nonsensical film to gain prestige, what kind of image can she possibly project? She can't gain anything at all.

She was actually holding back a lot of anger, a feeling of frustration stuck in her chest.

"This time, the opponents are numerous, even bizarre, so there's a possibility of it flopping. That's the Avengers, you know, the Marvel Cinematic Universe that started a decade of uninterrupted success, and Avengers 10 is even its masterpiece."

"While Bodyguards and Assassins has commercial elements, in its previous life, this film was far inferior to The Avengers."

For a moment, subconsciously, Li Yun also felt that this time slot was ridiculous, a time slot that was self-humiliating and had no room for resistance.

Surrounded by formidable rivals.

Why choose such a powerful opponent?

But this was just a fleeting thought, and what followed was a feeling of excitement.

I didn't film the movie "Bodyguards and Assassins" in my previous life.

But the October Siege of this life was created by me.

Even with the Avengers, my sword hasn't been any less effective!

(End of this chapter)