Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 177 Finale, Second Album

Compared to the Demon Lord Chonglou, Xiyao played by Yang Mi is much happier.

It’s not like she hasn’t filmed period costume dramas before, but this is her first time trying such a beautiful role.

Xiyao is a female fairy, and her dress is naturally ethereal.

If it were ten years later, the gods would surely all be wearing the same white mourning clothes, but this would be different, as very few characters’ clothes would overlap.

Yang Mi's Xiyao hairstyle is tied up, with a circle of hair accessories wrapped around it, a pendant between her eyebrows, and crystal patches at the corners of her eyes.

This combination of punches directly focused Yang Mi's center of gravity on her eyes, making her look very smart, thus ignoring the shortcomings of her chin and jaw.

With the addition of clothing that exposes her arms, she looks even cooler and more stunning.

"Xiao Zhao, please step back a little. Yes, that's the angle."

“Take a picture for me.”

"Squat down and take another one."

After Yang Mi put on the Xiyao costume, she directed Zhao Liying to take photos of her on the spot.

I took more than thirty photos in a row.

While Yang Mi was putting on makeup, Zhao Liying curled her lips and went to Qin Chuan to complain.

"Brother Chuan, Yang Mi has been asking me to use your camera to take pictures of her. I've used up a lot of film."

"I'm not her assistant, so she keeps calling me all day long. Is that appropriate? I've fallen behind on a lot of work."

The main thing is that if the photos are not taken well, people will criticize them.

She was not happy.

Qin Chuan laughed: "You are my assistant, not hers. Who asked you to take the photo for her? No one will blame you if you don't take the photo."

Zhao Liying was embarrassed: "I don't want to shoot, but it's hard to refuse."

She was just a little assistant. Not to mention that Yang Mi was Qin Chuan's good friend, even if she wasn't, she didn't dare to refuse Yang Mi's small request.

It mainly depends on Qin Chuan's attitude.

If someone comes back to complain to Qin Chuan, she will have to pack up and leave.

"Okay, if she asks you to take a photo again, just tell her that we're out of film. If she needs help, tell her to come to me."

"OK!"

After receiving a positive response from her boss, Zhao Liying felt much more relaxed.

In the evening, Yang Mi pulled a chair and sat in front of Qin Chuan.

"Brother Chuan, you are so good. I wanted to use a few of your films, but you were so reluctant that you wouldn't let me take any more photos."

"Thinking back to the beginning, I don't know who was the one who was walking on crutches to Beijing Film Academy. I supported him all the way."

Qin Chuan's mouth twitched: "Who told you not to take pictures? If you want to take pictures, go ahead and take pictures yourself. Don't order my assistant around. He still has work to do."

"So it was your assistant who reported it. I was wondering why she looked so unhappy. She's so petty."

Yang Mi stood up and said, "I'll go find her."

Qin Chuan pulled her back: "Why are you looking for her? I told her to do this."

"I'll ask her to get the camera." Yang Mi said, "You take the photo for me."

"No shooting." Qin Chuan shook his head.

Although Liu Sisi has finished filming for a few days, there is no guarantee that her informants are still there in the crew. If she took photos of Yang Mi, it would be difficult to explain if the photos were spread out.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a photo. Are you feeling guilty?"

"I have nothing to feel guilty about."

"That's it."

Yang Mi ran to the RV and came back with a camera in her hand, asking Qin Chuan to take a picture of her.

In the sunset, Qin Chuan showed off his skills.

"Raise your hand, gently support your chin, look at me, and be gentle."

"Another set, lie down, put your hands on your head, and don't open your eyes."

The camera was bought several years ago. Qin Chuan plays with it when he has nothing to do. He also bought two books and made a short biography to experience the photographer's shooting process using Nuo tools.

That is to say, he became an actor. Otherwise, with Qin Chuan's skills, he would be able to make a name for himself in the photography industry.

No worse than Edison Chen.

"Okay, go play somewhere else. I have to wait in the wings."

After the shoot, Qin Chuan threw the camera to Yang Mi and went to put on makeup and wait for the next show.

Qin Chuan didn't notice that not far away, Long Danni was looking at him silently with her hands folded across her chest.

Long Danni didn't show up until he finished filming, removed his makeup, and returned to the RV.

"Sister Long, what brings you here?"

"Xiao Zhao, make me a cup of coffee and a fruit plate."

Long Danni sat down and put down her bag, telling Zhao Liying not to worry, and then said to Qin Chuan: "You are my artist after all, it is normal for you to come and visit me."

Qin Chuan scratched his head: "Isn't it the music that I signed? Are you also in charge of the film and television business?"

The same product serves two families. His music is signed with Tianyu Media and his acting is signed with Tangren.

We are currently filming on the set, Long Danni shouldn’t come, if anyone should come it should be Cai Yinong.

"You still remember that you signed a music contract." Long Danni said unhappily, "Count on your fingers how long it has been since you last sang."

Qin Chuan was unable to go to Xiangnan TV on New Year's Eve this year because he was filming a myth, and he also missed the Lantern Festival.

If you count carefully, he hasn't sung for more than a year.

As a top singer in China, it is rare for him not to sing for more than a year.

"It's been a while. Sorry, I've been too busy recently, but I've never forgotten that I'm a singer under Tianyu. I'll sing after I finish filming this movie."

To be honest, if Long Danni hadn't come to him, Qin Chuan would have forgotten that he had signed a contract with Tianyu Media. He was filming one movie after another every day and he was a little confused.

Plus, Long Danni never urged him, so he gradually forgot about it.

"Let me ask you, do you remember the bet we made before?"

"Bet, what bet?"

Long Danni rolled her eyes. As expected, if she hadn’t come, Qin Chuan would have forgotten about Tianyu.

"When you signed the contract with Tianyu, you told the company that you would guarantee that the sales of the second album would not be lower than the first. If you couldn't do that, they would extend the contract and increase the penalty."

Qin Chuan remembered that this was indeed the case.

Long Danni said: "It's been more than a year since your last album. I came here to ask you how you are preparing for your second album."

"I've been preparing for it for a long time." Qin Chuan said immediately, "I'm about to wrap up my filming here. After I finish my scenes here, I'll go back and start preparing for the new album."

"Sister Long, please find a music producer and a team. I'll be there as soon as the filming is finished."

The filming of "Chinese Paladin III" started in June and has been going on for more than three months now. It is expected to be wrapped up next month.

If Long Danni hadn't come to find him, Qin Chuan's next step would have been to find a small island to swim and surf with Liu Sisi.

"Is this true?" Long Danni was a little unconvinced: "Before I came, you just pretended that nothing happened. As soon as I came, you said you were ready."

"Why would I lie to you? I will definitely hand over the songs from the new album to you next month."

"Okay, I believe you, but don't rush. Take your time and write. There's no rush. Call me if you need anything."

She was a little worried that Qin Chuan would compose a few crappy songs overnight to get her rid of the problem in order to finish the work quickly.

With Qin Chuan's ability, he can come up with a song just by going to the toilet, and it is no problem for him to write several songs in one night.

Something written just on the spur of the moment is definitely different from something that is polished over time.

Long Danni hopes that Qin Chuan’s second album will have at least one hit song, rather than an ordinary song.

Half an hour later, Long Danni was sent away.

After returning to the hotel, Qin Chuan asked Zhao Liying to bring him paper and pen, and he lay on the table and started writing a song.

Zhao Liying was amazed, Qin Chuan really wrote it on the spot.

Awesome!
However, the genius seemed to be stuck. He picked up the pen for more than ten minutes but didn't write a single word.

"Brother Chuan, you have no inspiration, do you want to go out for a walk and relax, or get something to eat and then write after you are full?"

Qin Chuan said without turning his head: "There are too many songs in my mind, I'm thinking about which one to write." Six!
He is indeed a genius, the youngest and most popular singer in the domestic entertainment industry.

Others rack their brains when writing songs, but the difficulty for Qin Chuan is that there are too many songs and it is difficult to choose.

Putting a cup of tea, a pack of cigarettes and a lighter on the table, Zhao Liying quietly walked out.

More than an hour later, she came in with the meal.

There were a few more cigarette butts in the ashtray and the cup of tea was empty.

The paper in front of Qin Chuan was already filled with lyrics.

"Brother Chuan, you finished a poem so quickly? You must be tired. Eat something first."

"It's okay, not too tiring." Qin Chuan took the plate and started eating.

A breeze blew, and the top page of paper was blown open, revealing that several pages below were filled with lyrics.

In more than an hour, he wrote five songs.

I smoked a few cigarettes, went to the bathroom, and came back to drink a cup of tea.

When Zhao Liying saw that there were still a few finished poems on the paper, her eyelids twitched violently.

Not daring to read what was written on it, she whispered, "Brother Chuan, take your time eating, I'll come and clean up later."

"Do you need anything to drink?"

"Have a cup of green tea. I'm busy for a while."

After writing the lyrics, he also has to compose the music.

After composing the song, you need to arrange it, and you need to use Nuo instruments to arrange it. You have to go back into the dream and listen to the song over and over again until all the instruments are found.

This set of procedures will take at least a few days to complete.

Fortunately, Long Danni doesn't need it right away. He should be able to finish one in two or three days before the filming is finished. It should be in time.

……

In September, The Legend of Sword and Fairy III was completed.

In order to urge the manuscript, Long Danni went to the house in person.

Qin Chuan handed her the lyrics he had prepared long ago.

There are five songs in total.

"Five songs, isn't that a bit too few?" Long Danni frowned and said.

An album costs dozens of dollars, and fans will curse if there are not enough songs.

Generally speaking, an album with about eight songs is best.

Like Qin Chuan’s previous album, there were twelve songs, which was already seriously exceeding the limit. Few people would do that.

This time, five songs are a bit too few.

Qin Chuan was unusually calm: "Sister Long, take it back and read it first. We can talk about it in detail after you finish reading it."

Taking the manuscript, Long Danni left.

On the same day, I found Liang Qiaobai, Asia's top music producer, to read the manuscript.

Although Qin Chuan and Tianyu have a gambling agreement, Tianyu actually hopes that his second album can sell better.

The more popular Qin Chuan becomes, the better it will be for Tianyu.

This is also the reason why he invited Liang Qiaobai to be his producer this time.

Five music scores were placed in front of Liang Qiaobai, namely, Those Fleeting Years, If Love Has Destiny, Song of Slowness, Fireworks Faint Easily, and Preface to the Orchid Pavilion.

The first two are pop songs, the third is a Jiangnan folk tune, and the last two are traditional Chinese songs.

Starting from the first song, Liang Qiaobai silently read the lyrics first, then the melody, and then sang along softly several times.

The first one, the second one, the third one, the fourth one, the fifth one.

Liang Qiaobai, Asia's top music producer, watched it over and over again.

"Teacher Liang, don't just look at it. What do you think of the quality of these songs?"

Long Danni, who had been waiting for a long time, asked.

Liang Qiaobai did not answer, but asked: "Are these songs really written and composed by Qin Chuan?"

"Yes." Long Danni said, "Look, the handwriting is the same. Besides, everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Qin Chuan is a versatile person. What's so strange about him writing lyrics and composing music? I want to ask, what is the quality of these songs? Do they have the potential to become popular?"

"What's the point of talking about popularity? That's too vulgar." Liang Qiaobai respectfully put away the manuscript and gently smoothed it with his palm: "These songs of his may become household names and be popular for ten or twenty years."

"Qin Chuan's understanding of lyrics, knowledge of tunes and his use of them have reached the pinnacle. Looking at the entire Asian music scene, there are few who can compare to him."

"This young man is incredible. He will definitely be an international superstar in the future. He has fans wherever Chinese can be understood."

Long Danni opened her mouth wide: "How is it so amazing?"

Liang Qiaobai requested, "Boss Long, can you give me these manuscripts written by Qin Chuan? You can just make a few copies and send them over."

"Of course no problem! Mr. Liang, I'll leave the production of Qin Chuan's album to you."

"It's my honor. Don't worry, I will definitely do it seriously!"

Long Danni rolled her eyes and said, "Are all of these five songs strong?"

"It's natural."

"Are they all good enough to be hit songs?"

"of course can."

"So do you think we can divide these five songs into five albums, and the company can buy a few more songs to add to them?"

Liang Qiaobai: "..."

That's why he doesn't like dealing with these businessmen, it's too tacky.

All he talks about is money, and all he thinks about is maximizing profits.

In the evening, just as Qin Chuan was about to go to bed, Long Danni called.

I asked him excitedly if the five songs could be divided into five albums, and the company would pay someone to write the remaining songs, and the profit margin would remain unchanged.

"Long Jie, five songs are a lot to put on an album, right?"

"Quite a lot, all of them."

Long Danni felt extremely heartbroken when she thought about having to sell five songs of this level on one album.

If I sell it in five pieces, how much money can I make?

"Just put them together and don't separate them."

Qin Chuan's firm tone made Long Danni even more heartbroken: "Will you consider it again?"

"Don't think about it, that's it!"

"Then why don't we raise the price of the album a bit?"

"This is acceptable."

……

After the filming of "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" was completed, Qin Chuan went to Changsha and stayed there for more than a month. After recording the song, he also participated in the production of the song and filmed the MV.

Fortunately, he had the expert Liang Qiaobai, who helped him a lot in production. Sometimes, the other party knew what feeling he wanted with just one sentence.

During the past month in Changsha, Qin Chuan spent most of his time shooting MVs.

The filming of MVs is not easy either. It is considered fast if it takes several days to shoot one MV. Each song has a different style, just like filming a movie.

In mid-October, Qin Chuan returned to Peiping.

At night, he knocked on Jinlian's door.

He has been in this community for quite some time, and this is his second time visiting Jinlian's home.

I’ve been here once before, during the Spring Festival Gala two years ago, and I slept for a day.

Jinlian hadn't slept yet and opened the door for Qin Chuan in a set of thin pajamas.

"It's late at night, there's nothing we can't talk about tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is too late."

(End of this chapter)