I'm a big star after the funeral

Chapter 142 Chapter 130
The crew of "A Tale of Two Cities" is still in the final shooting, and the main creators including Wang Zheng, Liang Chao and Liu Dezhong are still doing the final sprint, but the post-production is already in progress.

Because it was recorded live, and the actors' original voices performed very well - the preparation time spent in script seminars and after announcing the actors was not in vain, and everyone did it consciously.

That is to say, Liang Chao and Liu Dezhong, who are accustomed to Cantonese, have specially trained for a while, so there is no need for additional troubles in dubbing. You only need to make some adjustments when editing later, depending on the situation. For example, some minor flaws can be made up temporarily. Once, it's not a big problem.

Of course, the publicity must start with great fanfare from this time, and the promotional song is naturally on the agenda.

Originally, Liu Dezhong could do it. He used to be a film and television singer, and occasionally played a guest role as a host. Of course, he also did behind-the-scenes work. He can be regarded as an all-round entertainer in the early days.

Moreover, he originally created a world in the entertainment industry with a desperate attitude. From being an idol who was also criticized in the early days to being the king now, God knows how much he has paid.

In comparison, the current vagabond idols and little fresh meats are indeed very comfortable and earn more than others. It can only be said that they have taken advantage of the times.

Of course, with the configuration of this show, it’s not a problem to invite Brother Wufly, who is also the Four Heavenly Kings, to come. Release new songs.

But in the end, they still gave up the opportunity to Li Chenghao.

If it was said that "Heartbeat Love" asked him to sing the promotional song to gain his popularity, then it's the other way around now.

Li Chenghao's popularity, especially as a singer, can't possibly be higher than the sum of this drama and the cast of actors.

Even Liu Dezhong alone is the attention of the whole people, he still can't hope for it.

Naturally, Li Chenghao would not refuse such a good opportunity, but when he got the song, he couldn't help complaining when he saw the name: "Why is it another two-character name?"

Yang Taihe asked strangely: "Is there something wrong?"

Xiaowen stuck out his tongue and said, "Blame me, I just complained a bit earlier, the songs the boss is singing now seem to have two-letter titles..."

"So that's how it is," Yang Taihe said with a smile, "What does it have to do with it, and it doesn't have any influence, and I think it's a good name. It would be weird to take 'A Tale of Two Cities', don't you think?"

"Hey, this is the Mandarin version, does that mean there is also a Cantonese version?" Li Chenghao was noncommittal, but when he saw the notes next to the lyrics, he couldn't help but wonder.

Yang Taihe nodded and said with a smile: "You don't think that since Penguin has hired such a lineup, it won't make much use of it? It just so happens that Lao Liu hasn't released a song for a long time, and this time he just sang the Cantonese version by the way. I guess we will have to Talk to Hong Kong Island and see how much you can sell it for.”

"Heh, it's ready to export before it even starts?"

Yang Taihe coughed lightly and corrected: "This is not considered an output, and it was already agreed upon. Over there, they are full of expectations for Lao Liu and Lao Liang to return to the TV series after so many years."

Li Chenghao curled his lips, bullying him because he didn't know how to do it, right? But he actually knew this. Young people in Hong Kong Island are actually the same as young people in the Mainland. They don't watch TV very much. In fact, this is similar all over the world. After all, Entertainment methods are becoming more and more diverse.

The so-called full of expectations refers to those old people, and young people who just don't watch TV don't know these old stars very well.

In fact, they can still sell their feelings in the mainland, but in Hong Kong, even if Hong Kong films are not dead, they will have been overthrown by the waves.

At this point, the Hong Kong entertainment industry is actually as cruel as Europe and the United States.

"Okay, but the melody of this song..."

Li Chenghao didn't like it at first glance, but after humming a few more times, he thought it was okay.

He couldn't help complaining: "Isn't this also the first edition that was rushed out?"

This was naturally combined with the complaints from the previous trailer. After all, Li Chenghao had seen it in front of the camera on the set before. There were many wonderful scenes that were very good just by looking at the scenes shot on site, but they were not edited in.

So this is really a "beginner" version. It is estimated that Wang Zheng cut it at the beginning and then released it just at this time.

Deliberately doing a reverse "prediction cheat"?
Then put a completely different trailer later, subvert it?
Want to advance before suppressing, something that everyone on the Internet understands, it is impossible for Wang Zheng, who is good at making commercial films, not to understand.

I don’t know that the later Yang hasn’t come out yet, but the current Yi has indeed done it. At least many people consciously lowered their expectations after watching the trailer.

After all, bad movies are rampant in the market now, and every film and television practitioner can't escape. Naturally, Wang Zheng and the others can't be deified. Who knows if this is a collective Waterloo of "he gave too much"?
Yang Taihe smiled bitterly and said: "This must have been decided before, but I just decided to sing it for you now. If your 'Heartbeat' hadn't become a hit, I would have considered giving it to the singer and letting him sing two versions directly. .”

Li Chenghao was dumbfounded. He had no choice. He could write lyrics now. If he wanted to think of a melody, he could think of it and write it, but it was hard to guarantee whether it would "crash", let alone expand it into a complete song.

So you can only use what others give you.

Fortunately, the promotional song doesn't have to become a classic. In fact, it can be accepted as long as it is passable.

This song isn't that bad, it's just that I'm not used to it at first, and it's a bit strange, and the excessive melody is a bit unorthodox.

But in fact, after humming it several times, you think it’s actually okay?
Then came the recording. Naturally, this was left to my own music label. Anyway, they only wanted the finished product and there were no regulations. Everything else was handled by them.

"Who wrote this song? It's interesting, this..." As a result, after Zhang Yadong got the lyrics and music, he actually liked it very much and felt very creative.

Li Chenghao can only say that he really doesn't understand these musicians. Maybe they are right, but for ordinary people like himself, he obviously can't keep up with their ears.

It may be because I really like this song. Zhang Yadong, who just came to see it routinely, performed it himself this time. During the period, he also gave Li Chenghao many suggestions, such as changing the voice, switching between true and false voices, and even the severity of articulation.

Of course, what he said was not right every time. In many cases, he actually made suggestions for Li Chenghao to try and see the effect, and then decide which direction is the best.

Of course, since it is a complete song, the general direction is certain.

It can be seen from the arrangement that this is a song with a relatively heavy tone, but it is not very depressing. There is an obvious rise in the first and second verses of the chorus.

The lyrics in the Mandarin version also express a state of mind that is in the dark and turns to the light. Although it may not match the theme of the play, it is more like Chen Yongren from "Infernal Affairs".

In fact, Zhang Yadong initially wanted to suggest that Li Chenghao add a piece of singing, but later found that his voice was a bit thin and the texture was not strong enough to support it, so he gave up decisively.

Anyway, there is no big problem if it is short of this point, and the other parts have been completed very well.

Although Li Chenghao doesn't like the melody of this song, but in terms of difficulty, it is really the highest among the songs he has sung so far.

Let's not talk about "Heartbeat". Previously, the "Protagonist" had some parts where the real and false sounds were switched. This was also difficult during the scene, but once you get used to it, it won't be a big problem.

But for this song, Li Chenghao was really worried that if he went to sing live, he would accidentally overturn his car.

But to be honest, the problem isn't actually that big, because this song is probably rarely chosen as a performance piece. Just the tone alone doesn't fit the purpose of inviting him to a commercial performance, doesn't it?
……

Ruan Jian is an accountant. Of course, he is also a market manager. He occasionally does odd jobs or runs errands for his boss. He currently works in a supermarket and holds multiple jobs, but his salary is still the same.

Every day is very fulfilling. Apart from work, I just chat online and flirt with the female neighbor next door.

He doesn't like watching TV very much, and he only thinks of going to the movies when he is dating, but he is very concerned about the news on the Internet, so he naturally knows that there is a TV series that will be released recently.

This TV series, known as "the most anticipated during the Spring Festival", has even robbed a lot of the limelight of the real Spring Festival. It has assembled a super lineup of great director Wang Zheng and many movie kings. Many people have not filmed TV dramas for many years. .

It’s no wonder that some people exclaim that Penguin is really wealthy. Regardless of whether the TV series is successful or not, at least the current publicity is successful. The public knows that Penguin has launched a new theater program.

Some people know that this is actually set up to compete with "Mist Theater". Although the two companies are actually one company now, the management personnel of different platforms are different, and there will definitely be competition with each other.

It's just that as a penguin video for his son, it's obviously more generous.

But with such a lineup, if the effect is not good in the end, it is estimated that they will only be scolded, especially these few fans will definitely have to catch Penguin and scold them all day long.

Of course, there is still some time before Chinese New Year, and even New Year's Day is still two days away.

But the previous preview has already come out. To be honest, after Ruan Jian opened it with full expectations, he was a little bit uneasy.

He is not a fan of anyone in particular. In fact, he doesn't look at people at all when he watches movies and TV, but after all, he still trusts these few people.

But the rough trailer really has a dissuasive effect. Although the editing seems to be the same, it seems to be deliberately confusing the audience.

Is this what Ruan Jiandu is thinking about?
Even to death, I will no longer watch this TV series or pay attention to its news.

We all know that as long as there is no hope, there is no disappointment.

Ruan Jian still hopes to keep a relatively good impression in his mind, so as not to be destroyed.

That day he was surfing Station B while at work. Although he didn't watch much TV, he could still watch the videos.

However, compared to short videos, he actually prefers those second creations at station B.

Then I looked at my own recommendation page. There was nothing of interest, so I clicked on the popular ones.

Now B's popularity is also set according to the user's personal preferences, but the video on the popularity is no different from the last time I watched it.

In addition to the videos that I have already watched, which are completely uninteresting videos that I accidentally clicked on and then kept showing up no matter what, there was one video that aroused my interest, and it was actually related to "A Tale of Two Cities".

Ruan Jian hesitated for a moment, but finally clicked in.

He used to look through the comments first, especially the latest ones in chronological order, but the voice made him feel a little numb at first, and then he glanced at the video.

Huh?
Isn't this the picture that was deceived by the previous trailer of "A Tale of Two Cities"? In fact, it is rough because the quality of the picture is not good, and the gap between the feeling and expectations is too big. But in fact, this trailer is definitely not ugly.

After all, if the trailer was so ugly, where would it be released?

But when the audience's expectations have been raised for a long time, everyone will naturally feel disappointed when this comes out, and there will be a big question mark or even a cross in their hearts.

Of course, as a second-generation video, the owner of UP must have done something else. In addition to this new opening BGM that makes people mad, and the added subtitles, it seems that he also adjusted the filter, which is a bit like an old movie. up?
It seemed that Ruan Jian actually felt much more comfortable.

Of course, it may also be because the music is slowly being introduced and the singer's voice is coming out.

Ruan Jian felt a little familiar for some reason, and then he remembered to read the headlines. After all, there are too many headlines now, and most of the time he doesn't bother to read them, only to see if the TAG is the content he is interested in.

"This is the real 'A Tale of Two Cities' trailer!"

Well, it is indeed a headline with nothing new, so let’s read the introduction.

"Recently, the promotional song of 'A Tale of Two Cities' came out. I still have a good impression of Li Chenghao. He liked his 'protagonist' very much before, and this song did not disappoint me. Then I tried it and found that this song is similar to the song. The video fits well.

"So I personally adjusted the filter, and adjusted the resolution and video size, so that it might look a little more comfortable. Coupled with this suitable BGM, I think this is the 'A Tale of Two Cities' in my mind... ..."

I have to say that while watching and listening, Ruan Jian unconsciously began to agree with the idea of ​​​​the UP owner.

Naturally, the duration of a song is not long, and of course it is still longer than the trailer, so the main clip of UP is not exactly according to the trailer, and a lot of stills are added, anyway, it makes a lot of sense.

However, the video ended soon, and Ruan Jian was a little bit unsatisfied.

But before reading it a second time, he still read through the comments.

"Niu Pi, please ask the crew to hire UP to do the editing."

"I suspect that this trailer is perfunctory. Director Wang and the others are still filming the final part, so they don't have time to promote it at all?"

"This song was actually sung by Li Chenghao. I always thought he could only sing those simple saliva songs."

"You said 'Heartbeat' is a salivary song, I agree, but the three songs in the EP are not salivary songs, especially the 'protagonist', when I heard this song in the last episode of the fourth season of Dou Po, It's absolutely perfect!"

(End of this chapter)