Li Mu is a little confused. The simple plan is that these four rich second generations are all rich and powerful young men. Their biggest dream is to play rock and roll and become a star. Although the four of them have not officially signed a record company to release an album, because there are four With their first hit song and successful operation, their popularity is now comparable to that of first-line singers.
Li Mu couldn't understand why they were so well-off now, so they still had to solve their own puzzles.
Zhang Kexuan said: "We just played for fun at first, and then we met you. Our biggest dream is to make something famous in Jinling. Unexpectedly, after participating in a game, it became popular inexplicably. Don't look at how busy we are every day. We were running around to participate in various programs and activities, but we secretly lamented every day that everything was like a dream."
Ye Tianming also said: "Actually, we have always been a little unsure. After all, our four songs are actually your works. The more times we sing, the greater the psychological pressure becomes. During this time, the four of us also want to try Write your own original work and see if you can slowly come out of your powerful figure and get on the right track, but you also find that what we wrote is different from your previous four songs. Eighteen thousand miles…”
Li Mu felt like he was seeing a mirror in his mind and asked with a smile: "You guys, you guys haven't seen each other for so long and you came to me this time, don't you want me to write another song for you?"
The four of them immediately looked at each other.
They did have this idea originally and wanted to see if Li Mu was willing, but now that Li Mu took the initiative to ask, they were really embarrassed to answer the question.
Zhang Kexuan scratched his head and said: "Brother Mu, don't think of us as being so miserable. We are not just looking for you to write songs as you think. In fact, we have always treated you sincerely as a brother and a teacher." , we were really busy during the time you were in school, so we never came to see you, but we didn’t just come to you to ask for songs... "
Li Mu smiled slightly and said: "It's not the best. It's not that I don't want to write songs for you. The key is that you haven't fully utilized the value of those four songs yet. Four songs for a band is certainly a bit less, but you From another perspective, if a band has four popular songs, this capital can last at least a year!"
Li Mu knew in his heart that most singers could be famous for one or two years or even more than ten years with one song. Yang Chengang and Pang Long were both popular with one song. Everyone knew about them and they also knew that they sang alone. They sang "Mouse Loves Rice" and one person sang "Two Butterflies", but who knows if they have ever released an album? What's the name of the album
Zhang Kexuan said: "Actually, when we came here this time, we didn't really want you to write songs for us, but we have been very busy since you went to school, so we wanted to come over and see you. In addition, we wanted to discuss something with you. Something.”
As he said that, Zhang Kexuan's expression was a little twisted, and he seemed to be struggling with something.
Li Mu then asked: "Just say whatever you want to discuss, grown men are coy."
Zhang Kexuan laughed sarcastically and said: "The main reason is that we are too busy during this period. There are many things that the four of us cannot handle. In addition, many record companies want to sign contracts with us, so we want to ask you if we can start signing contracts now." Right? During the recent period, I see that your energy is no longer on Yiting.com."
Li Mu suddenly realized. He just remembered that when he started Yiting.com, he told Simple Plan not to sign with any company for the time being. At that time, he needed to use their fame and exclusive music, posters, and photos to attract Yiting.com. The first batch of users, at that time, Simple Plan did make great contributions to Yiting.com. However, after Yiting.com climbed to the first place in domestic MP3 listening, he used Yiting.com to incubate Tieba. No matter how vigorously we operate Yiting.com, it will not help Simple Plan to promote business.
Thinking about it now, Li Mu couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. He had indeed ignored them, and they had no agent or company to support them. It was really hard work and inefficient for the four of them to carry it on their own.
Li Mu then asked: "Do you have any companies you are interested in now?"
Zhang Kexuan said: "Now I prefer Rolling Stone because they provide the best signing conditions and resources."
Li Mu nodded and thought of Rolling Stone Records. It seemed that they were relatively big in Taiwan, but they showed weakness when they arrived in Hong Kong. They never had much development in the mainland. In Li Mu's impression, the most powerful record company in the mainland in the early years was EMI Records. and Universal Music. The big stars in the Hong Kong music scene and the mainland music scene are almost monopolized by these two companies.
Li Mu then asked: "Have EMI and Universal extended an olive branch?"
"Throw it away." Zhang Kexuan nodded and said: "Their artists are too powerful, and their resources are monopolized by the upper management. It is difficult for newcomers to get ahead. The industry generally feels that Rolling Stone still attaches great importance to cultivating newcomers."
Li Mu smiled and asked, "Do you think the four of you are still newcomers?"
Zhang Kexuan asked awkwardly: "Isn't it?"
"Of course not." Li Mu said with a serious expression: "You are now the legend of dominating the domestic music charts. Four songs have been dominating the charts for a long time. Now it seems that only the song Xiangyanghua has fallen off the charts, right?"
Zhang Kexuan said a little unconfidently: "These four songs are indeed very popular, but considering that our image in front of the national audience is not yet full enough, we still have to let the company repackage it in the way of packaging newcomers."
Li Mu asked: "What do you mean by packaging?"
Ye Tianming said: "What Rolling Stone means is that if we sign the contract, they will try to arrange some variety show announcements for us before we go to the Spring Festival Gala. They have strong resources in Taiwan's variety show field, so they will also help us. Let’s warm up in Taiwan. After the Spring Festival Gala, we will use the momentum of the Spring Festival Gala to arrange developments in other fields for us. Currently, they have promised that Kexuan can guest star in an idol drama in Taiwan.”
Li Mu suddenly thought of the plan he had been brewing before. He slammed the table and said excitedly: "Don't you want to release an EP? After the Spring Festival Gala, I will submit a short film based on the theme of "Old Boy". Let you be the protagonists. The momentum of the Spring Festival Gala and the momentum of the micro-film will definitely push you to a new level. When the time comes, EMI and Universal will definitely give you better signing treatment, and then release an EP. It will definitely become popular all over the country!"
The four of them were stunned in surprise. Although they were all very powerful, none of them had connections in the film and television industry. Therefore, making a movie was still a relatively high-level matter in the eyes of the four of them. Now Li Mu actually said that he would give They are making a movie, does he have a career in the film and television industry
Li Mu's answer left the four of them a little confused. He said, "I don't have much experience in the film and television industry, and we are not making big movies, but micro-movies."
The four of them were even more surprised. Ye Tianming grinned and asked, "Oh my god, movies are divided into big movies and micro movies? Micro movies, shouldn't they be the kind of small movies that are banned?"
Li Mu laughed and scolded: "What are you thinking? Even if you want to act in that kind of movie, I won't make it. The micro-movies I'm talking about are distinguished based on the duration, investment scale, and subsequent release platform."
"What do you mean?" The four of them were confused.
Li Mu simply explained: "It can be understood as a mini movie. After the filming of this movie is completed, it will not be shown in cinemas."
"Movies that are not shown in cinemas..." When the four of them heard this sentence, they immediately lost interest.
In their eyes, movies that cannot be shown in movie theaters are as worthless and completely uninteresting as cars that cannot be driven on the road.
Li Mu explained with a smile: "Don't think that movies that can't go to theaters have no influence. Don't look at it. How many box offices are there in the country now, and how many commercial cinemas are there in total? Many fifth-tier cities don't have cinemas at all. They usually pay more attention to the small screen, that is, the TV set at home and the monitor of the computer. Think about it for yourself, what movie coverage can match that of News Network? There are so many famous movie stars in Hong Kong. How many of them are Is it popular in movie theaters? Isn't it based on pirated video tapes and CDs? As long as it can gain a foothold on the small screen, what impact does it have if it doesn't appear on the big screen?"
Zhang Kexuan pinched his chin and nodded: "That makes sense."
At this time, Li Mu offered another inducement: "Besides, I'm not like the Rolling Stones who help one of you find a supporting role. I'm creating a movie tailor-made for the four of you, starring the four of you, and it's completely Shoot it to suit the song "Oldboy". If this short film becomes popular, your first EP will be named "Oldboy"."
Li Mu's deception made the four of them suddenly moved. Although among their songs, "Fly Higher" has the most positive energy and is most recognized by the media and officials, but the song "Old Boy" is obviously more down-to-earth. , has been at the top of the KTV hit list for a long time, proving that this song has a strong mass base. If a down-to-earth inspirational movie is made around it, it will definitely be very popular.
The four people asked: "When will the filming take place? How much investment will it cost?"
Li Mu held his chin and thought for a while. If he wanted to shoot, he had to do it as soon as possible. The Chinese New Year would be in February, and the film had to be finished before the Chinese New Year.
After thinking about it, he said to the four of them: "Let's do this. I will coordinate the team and equipment, and we will try to start filming in December. The film investment does not require much money, just a few hundred thousand is enough, and I will pay for it."
"That's so embarrassing." The four people immediately expressed their stance: "We will provide the money. We will take one million first. If it is not enough, we will add more."
Li Mu said: "Actually, I am planning to engage in advertising and investment. If I do it well, not only will we not have to spend any money, but we will also make money in the end."
Everyone else was a little suspicious. Ye Tianming suddenly patted his thighs and said, "Brothers, what are you thinking? We are all smart now. If we say to the outside world that we are starring in a movie, it will not be a problem to get some advertising sponsorship. Mu." I must have thought about it a long time ago, right, Brother Mu."
Li Mu smiled and said: "That's right, but the specific amount of sponsorship we can get depends on everyone working together to find resources. With your current popularity, as long as this micro film is approved, we can go and cooperate with various parties. The major provincial stations have communicated with each other and if they can arrange to broadcast it as soon as possible, we will not charge a penny for the licensing fee and let them broadcast it for free."
Micro-movies are not yet truly mature, and the market is almost blank, and local TV stations are now relatively wild. It is not a big problem for micro-movies to be broadcast on TV. In order to avoid the slightly sensitive term movie, Li Mudu I have decided on a replacement name, and will give it directly to the TV station when the time comes, and broadcast it under the gimmick of "Simple Plan-Old Boy Youth Documentary". There will definitely be no risks or problems in operation.
Immediately, Li Mu briefly talked about the synopsis of "Oldboy" at the dinner table. However, in this synopsis, he replaced the chopstick brothers with four people in a simple plan. He omitted the scene of imitating Michael Jackson's dancing and directly The campus band is the starting point, telling the story of four boys who played in a band in high school, their troubles after entering the society, and the inspirational story of reorganizing the band to participate in the competition for their ideals. The overall context is not much different from the previous "Old Boy". Naturally, a beautiful girl needs to be interspersed to enrich the plot.
Although the structure of this story is a bit ridiculous, it is indeed inspirational and passionate. The four people of Simple Plan were very excited after listening to it. After listening to it, they almost didn’t want to leave Yanjing. They wanted to shoot this short film in Yanjing in one go. Count balls.
Li Mu laughed and scolded: "If I want to film it, I can't film it in Yanjing. I have to go to Haizhou and my old high school."
The four people asked: "Why?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Because of feelings."
Just after finishing speaking, Li Mu received a call from Dong Ai. Dong Ai said excitedly on the phone: "Li Mu, watch TV! CCTV!"
PS: To be honest, as an author, I always respect every reader and the suggestions or criticisms that every reader gives me.
However, the book "Perfect Era" is now on the shelves. After work, I still rely on the hard work of writing books to try to improve my life. I also hope that readers can subscribe and respect me and the fruits of my labor. , if some readers really don’t want to read the genuine version, I have nothing to say if they silently read the pirated version.
but!
Some people really go too far. They don’t respect the fruits of my labor and watch pirated copies. It’s so fucking embarrassing to come here and curse after watching the pirated copies. You’re a **** author and a person. Scumbag protagonist, do I deserve it or do I owe you? In the future, if people like this come to the book review area and scream, their posts will be deleted and banned. Although I am just a flamboyant author, I still have some guts!
(End of chapter)