Thinker in the entertainment industry

An Xiyan uploaded the video of her singing the English version of "Dawn Comes" to YouTube the next day. Zheng Zhiyong only watched it once and stopped caring - he received the investigation results from his father.

What worried Zheng Zhiyong the most did not happen.Li Dongji is still alive, his quality of life is barely okay, there is no major disaster or illness, but he can't continue to live in Seoul, and maybe there is a factor of avoiding debts, so he went back to his hometown of Busan to continue working as an unloading worker.Over half a century old and still doing physical labor, hard work must be hard work, as can be seen from the photos on that weather-beaten face.Zheng Wenyu is older than him, he is still a gentle and handsome uncle, he looks like he is in his early 40s.

Of course, there are too few people who have Zheng Wenyu's standard of living and persistence in maintenance at the same time, and it is not appropriate to compare the two of them together.It can only be said that Li Dongji is the kind of person whose life is not very good at first glance, but he is still doing manual labor, at least his physical condition is not so bad.

Li Dongji's wife is also in Busan, working as a kitchen assistant at meals, and her 27-year-old daughter and 24-year-old son are both in Seoul...

Zheng Zhiyong looked down silently, the answer was already obvious, except that there were a few people behind the "corner" who were running this matter, all other doubts had been solved, and it didn't matter if they didn't solve it, it wouldn't affect Zheng Zhiyong's answer. down plan.

In order to complete the plan, he needs a helper.

Fang Kihyuk: "I won't do it!" He felt that sooner or later he would be driven crazy by Zheng Zhiyong. Instead, let him get used to it one by one, and in the end he will work hand in hand with Zheng Zhiyong. "Can't you use a more secure method?"

"My method is also very safe," Zheng Zhiyong argued, "If you don't point out their problems first, the corner can make a fuss about "Six Relatives Discord", or simply spread rumors to make me passive, but how to point out the problem? The motivation is different. Pure? Then it will be exposed that I conducted an investigation first, and there are still some violations of procedural justice in the process.”

"So, the best situation is that he makes a mistake first." He stretched out his hand calmly, pointing at himself, "Do you think there will be problems with me?"

When Zheng Zhiyong and Fang Jihe were at loggerheads, a phone call came in.Zheng Zhiyong looked at "An Xiyan" displayed on the screen, looked up at Fang Jihe, and connected the phone.

"Who?...I know what he...needs me to do?...Okay, send it to me directly, goodbye."

Zheng Zhiyong hung up the phone, with a complex expression that made Fang Jihe shudder: "What happened?"

"Someone contacted yedang." Zheng Zhiyong said.

"Who?"

"Ramin Djawadi."

Ramin Javadi, born in 1974, is of Iranian-German origin. He has been working in the United States since graduating from Berklee College of Music.As a Grammy nominee, he's not that well known because he's a composer, not of pop songs, but of soundtracks for movies and TV shows.Therefore, people are far more familiar with the melodies in his works than he is himself.

Just like Fang Jihyuk, Zheng Zhiyong was still at a loss when he mentioned the name "Ramin Jawadi". The well-known theme melody, the dazedness turned into a sudden realization, and the excitement and tension that were restrained.

"He contacted yedang, what's the matter?"

Ramin Djawadi has made soundtracks for many movies, TV series and even games, among which there are many familiar names such as "Iron Man" and "Prison Break", but it is not difficult to guess why he found yedang. The soundtrack of the American drama "Game of Thrones" adapted from the novel "A Song of Ice and Fire" has always been in charge of the soundtrack by Ramin Djawadi, and the sixth season of "Game of Thrones" will start broadcasting on the 24th of this month. Now it should be Post-production in progress.

Fang Ki-hyuk heard the answer he was expecting.

"He wants this song to be an episode of "Game of Thrones," Zheng Zhiyong said while fiddling with his phone, "We need to discuss the specifics further, I'll make a call."

"They gave it to you?"

"'They' didn't want to go to the United States to develop." Therefore, among the small staff of Yedang, there is no talent who can communicate in English on matters of the level of "cooperation", and it is not easy to let Ramin Djawadi dry. It took too long, so under An Xiyan's suggestion, this matter was entrusted to Zheng Zhiyong.

Graduated from a language major, he is fully qualified for simultaneous interpretation. He is the creator of "Dawn Comes". He understands the work and has a very close relationship with it. He has cooperated many times and is trustworthy. It is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.

Yedang made a decision quickly, so Ramin Djawadi didn't have to wait long.

"Mr. Djawadi, hello, I'm thinker."

"The creator of 'theing of dawn,'" Djawadi said.

"I think Yedang has already said that I will talk to Mr. Djawadi about this matter."

"I know", Djawadi deliberately slowed down his speech at the beginning, but after realizing that Zheng Zhiyong's English is very fluent and standard, he spoke normally, "Are you from their company? I see your agent The company is... cj?"

"Yes, I'm not an employee of yedang." Zheng Zhiyong felt that Ramin Jawadi should be using wiki or Google to search for his information.

"It's up to you to talk, is it because the copyright is reasonable, or is it because of your English level?" People who have been making music since childhood, and behind-the-scenes music are somewhat less sophisticated than those who have been struggling in society , on Ramin Djawadi, he was quick to crack the joke.

"We have both. You must be qualified and have the communication skills to discuss cooperation matters." Zheng Zhiyong answered frankly without fear, "yedang is not prepared to develop into the English-speaking area, so there is no preparation for this aspect. , like Hani, the pronunciation is not a problem, and ordinary conversations can also be done, but it will still be difficult to talk about cooperation.”

"That's true. When it comes to copyright and adaptation, some professional vocabulary will be used to some extent. The level of English in daily communication is really not enough. Javadi also has to admit that it is more comfortable to talk to Zheng Zhiyong," You are a Japanese major...not English?"

"Japanese majors should also learn English..." You are definitely reading Wikipedia!

"Oh—your sister is the founder of nk?"

Oh, this guy has also done game soundtrack work.

I have to say that Ramin Djawadi’s method of reading Wikipedia from beginning to end and asking Zheng Zhiyong to explain it when he encountered something he didn’t understand has greatly enhanced understanding and shortened the distance. Yes, the amount of information that once frightened the Koreans also frightened Jawadi. His reaction is not very exaggerated, and it may be that he does not understand the ecology of the Korean entertainment industry and cannot fully understand the twists and turns of Zheng Zhiyong’s experience. To a certain extent, Djawadi did not use a group of "woo" to stimulate Zheng Zhiyong's eardrums, but just sighed a few words, and then took the initiative to introduce the reason why he fell in love with the song "Dawn Comes".

The reason is not complicated, youtube.

An Xiyan and Zheng Zhiyong filled in English lyrics for the song during the live broadcast. This video was not as popular as the penhold shooting that made the most contribution in the retrograde of "Up and Down", but the thing is new and the person involved is also popular. It still attracted the interest of many fans of Zheng Zhiyong and passers-by. After An Xiyan recorded the video and uploaded it to YouTube, the clicks of these people made the video popular that day. Djawadi saw it, and he clicked on the video.

Ramin Djawadi is a soundtrack composer, specializing in orchestral music.

"Dawn Comes", which mainly uses the lute accompaniment, supplemented by various Western orchestral instruments with a sense of age, and the style is also very westernized and classical, immediately caught his ears.

If it's just original music uploaded by music lovers, it's a little troublesome to talk about, but since the original song belongs to a singer, no matter what the result is, it's always okay to talk about it.

"I don't know if you know anything about the soundtrack." Djawadi also talked about his specific situation, "Generally speaking, unless it is a very important plot climax or turning point, try not to use episodes, but the song very suitable".

Regardless of film and television works or game works, when it comes to soundtracks, laborers come out to sing on critical occasions. One is that it is not very necessary for people to sing, and the other is a more important factor. Cost saving, good singers work once It's not cheap, of course there are good and cheap ones, but it's a little troublesome to find. In addition, the difficulty of creating a bgm that caters to the scene is different from creating a complete song with the beginning and end.With the maturity and development of the Korean music market, a Korean drama with more than 20 episodes will have at most six or seven OSTs, and the United States is actually similar.Djawadi is in charge of the soundtrack of "Game of Thrones", and has no final decision on the choice of "ost", and the possibility of his suggestions being met is very high.In this case, he came to contact Yedang because he really appreciated "Dawn Comes", but at the same time, he also wanted to save some trouble for him.

"Can I understand this as a lower price?" Zheng Zhiyong said, "Don't worry, Mr. Javadi, although Yedang has no ambitions for the United States, and writing lyrics in English is very difficult. I have no idea about this for the time being. , but the price is easy to say, the song "Dawn Comes" is not very popular in Korea."

Ramin Djawadi laughed: "I was more confident when I went to the producer."

It has always been the dream of Korean people to attack the US market with the "Korean Wave". After conquering the neighboring countries outside North Korea, Boa, Rain, Seven, and Wondergirls have repeatedly failed in the US. It's like being obsessed, a small breakthrough can become a medal for an artist, and at the same time make the people feel honored. "Nobody" has the highest ranking in the history of the Billboard chart and "Gangnam Style" is blowing up the heat, all of which can be used by the Korean mainstream media to make a fuss. Is it an episode of the popular American drama "Game of Thrones"?Don't say that you don't want money, it's okay to pay for it.

Of course this doesn't apply to yedang, they are not that well off and don't think in that direction beforehand.

Javadi doesn't know the status of the "American market" in the minds of Koreans, but it's not difficult to know. Zheng Zhiyong will naturally not take advantage of this information asymmetry. He will not take the initiative to talk about the problems in the national psychology, so he changed A saying that expresses the meaning of "don't worry we don't care about money".

"It's basically settled. Mr. Djawadi has a relatively right to speak on such matters." Zheng Zhiyong notified An Xiyan while holding his feverish mobile phone. Yong didn't want her to wait too long, "I have to modify the lyrics according to his requirements, if it doesn't work, I will find a way, and you will do the singing."

The last sentence was short and plain, but it was the most important to An Xiyan and yedang.The person responsible for the soundtrack of "Game of Thrones" saw An Xiyan's video and chose "Dawn Comes" which sounded good, but when it was used for the episode, they changed people, and they somewhat looked down on An Xiyan's singing ability. Of course, the effect cannot be compared with that of An Xiyan in person.

"I..." An Xiyan didn't know what to say.

"It's just an episode, and it's too troublesome to find another person, and it may not be suitable", Zheng Zhiyong explained to her. It seems to Yong that it is still a kind of limitation of thinking, but more or less people have such a limitation of thinking, and it is not a serious crime if it does not bring bad influence to others, so he did not bother whether An Xiyan is exempt from this issue. , just explained the specific situation step by step, "It's just an episode, cheap, no trouble, and the ratings in Korea, this is your advantage."

Just like pulling an Asian face in a Hollywood movie and seducing the Asian market with a few innocuous shots, Americans are very good at using other people's admiration for their own benefit.

"I really want to thank you this time." An Xiyan understood that Zheng Zhiyong's explanation was so clear to explain something-he didn't argue with Javadi on this matter, but this could not conceal Zheng Zhiyong's great contribution. The role, in more ways than one, "gave me such a good song".

"No one can sing it except you," Zheng Zhiyong said nonchalantly, sounding like he didn't want to continue talking about it, "Go back and tell your company, it's best not to release this news too early, at least when everything is confirmed I personally think it's the best when it starts broadcasting."

"Understood, I would advise them to keep a low profile," An Xiyan agreed, "I have nothing to fight for recently."

So don't need it as a bargaining chip.So be patient and let it work its best at the best possible time.

But for Zheng Zhiyong, this has become his bargaining chip, or confidence.

He hangs up the phone and sees Fang Ki-hyuk walking towards him.

"ended?"

Zheng Zhiyong nodded: "The main thing is to wait, I hope there will be no accidents."

"I don't object to your plan." Fang Jihyuk handed Zheng Zhiyong a glass of warm water. Most of the excitement on his face had just faded, replaced by a new tiredness and a little helplessness. "Let's try it first."

Zheng Zhiyong took the water glass and drank it down, letting the warm water moisten his thirsty throat due to high load and tension.After swallowing one last time, he smiled at Fang Jihyuk:

"it is good."