Chapter 444 [Big brother friend, really inspired]
The next day, Liang Kun went to deliver records to David Geffen. After chatting for a while, he realized that he was on the US News again.
Liang Kun has no habit of reading English newspapers and can't stand it. Here he also likes Chinese websites to read news, and he doesn't understand news so quickly.
The two were photographed having dinner together last night by reporters. Los Angeles media knew that Liang Kun was a well-known musician in China and speculated that he would give the movie soundtrack or release new songs in Geffen, which increased his exposure.
It is very convenient to convey information in the Internet era, and the news quickly spread to China, and Liang fans became excited again.
Liang Kun has been in the United States for more than half a month and has had a meal with the two bigwigs of DreamWorks. Chinese media speculated that Liang Kun will definitely make big moves in the United States next.
Some fans guessed the truth.
"He must have made a soundtrack for the movie. He didn't star in "Best Love" and had all arranged two songs in the movie. He also wrote the two songs in the movie "Very Perfect". "The People in Our Village" is still the first spoof song. There is no reason to go to Hollywood to make a movie, so he handed over the soundtrack to others."
"The name of the movie is actually called "Happy Death Day". It doesn't sound very normal, it should be a comedy. His debut film actually made such a movie, and I'm curious about what the story would be."
"My brother Kun wrote several songs for Ayumi Hamasaki, including English lyrics and German, all of which became popular. His English is probably not even tenth and eighth, so there is no problem singing English songs. I hope he sings it himself."
Liang Kun's achievements made everyone envious of the "International Chapter" when she read it. The evaluations she received from Liang Kun's filming "Memoirs of Geisha" were very different, which put her a lot of pressure.
Domestic news mentioned Zhang Ziyi's efforts and said that although she often went abroad to attend film festivals, her English level was not high. In order to audition, the staff around her temporarily taught her some words. After seeing Spielberg, she only said three words "Hire Me Please", which translated into Chinese with four words "Please hire me".
As a result, the director did not hire her because she was too poor in English. However, producer Spieburg later thought that "Memoirs of Geisha" was a difficult story to tell, so he kept changing the script and postponing it until the end of 2004.
Zhang Ziyi worked hard to learn English, and her level improved a lot. With her dance foundation, she could learn geisha skills well, so the producer Spieburg finally decided to let her play Sayuri.
Embarrassingly, this movie failed to bring Zhang Ziyi to the peak of her life. Three top Chinese actors played Japanese in Japanese kimonos, and the news caused a stir in China. The Chinese people were also very angry and began to boycott the film of the Japanese national treasures.
It claims to be adapted from the personal experience of Iwasaki Medko, who said it was nonsense and wrote a real memoir of a geisha to correct people's prejudice against Japanese geisha.
In July 2001, the first edition of "The Memoir of a Geisha" written by Iwasaki Mongko was released and received a great response. It was reprinted in September 2002. By June 2005, it had been printed more than 10 times and was sold in Japan in succession.
The movie has been controversial before it was released, and Zhang Ziyi felt uncomfortable. She was a little worried that if Liang Kun's movies get high box office or high reputation, 80% of them will be compared in China.
Liang Kun became friends with the two big shots, which made her envious. She didn't have such a high exposure rate in the United States when she sat on Cheng Long's thigh and kissed.
Two days later, David Geffen listened to Liang Kun’s three albums and asked him to have dinner and chat together.
"I listened to your album, which is better than I thought. Your high notes are amazing, and the pure music is also very attractive. You should perform at the Grammy Awards." Geffen praised.
Liang Kun was not modest and smiled and said, "So my goal is to perform at the Grammy Awards in the future."
“Well said.”
Geffen was really shocked, especially the pure music album. Liang Kun played the Chinese national instruments in a variety of ways, including pop, rock, and Chinese style. He also heard the flavor of Western fantasy, and could be used in the "Lord of the Rings" series of movies.
He contacted Spieburg and film producer Stewart and told them that they would no longer have to find others to make soundtracks. Liang Kun's songs were of amazing quality. The two also called Liang Kun and were preparing to take the time to sign a contract for the soundtracks.
Geffen asked curiously: "What is the inspiration for your title song "Game of Thrones"? Did you actually play this style of music with ethnic instruments?"
"Inspired by the United States' Song of Ice and Fire, medieval fantasy. This song should be more suitable for the performance of the symphony orchestra, but at that time I couldn't find orchestra to cooperate with them, and I only knew some people from the folk music circle." Liang Kun sighed.
"How many instruments do you know now?" Geffen asked. With Liang Kun's current age, it is considered young and promising to play an instrument in a famous symphony orchestra, but he has already composed such a grand song.
"I have more than a dozen Chinese national musical instruments, and I am particularly good at flute, suona, erhu, guitar, piano, and violin." Liang Kun replied.
Geffen said with some regret: "You shouldn't learn folk instruments. Although your pure music album is wonderful, it's just niche music after all. With your talent, you shouldn't spend time studying those, and now you don't play folk music anymore."
"Actually, I haven't practiced for a long time. I learned things very quickly. I'll have a level of musical instruments for a month. I learn to make movies and learn by the way when acting. I treat hobbies as work."
"..." After hearing Liang Kun's explanation, Geffen was amused and crying.
Such a person who plays casually and works harder than others for ten years will definitely be very exciting for his competitors.
Geffen is a person who has a clear distinction between love and hate, and is clear and cheerful. The media once commented on his methods in business wars like this. "If you are his enemy, you'd better commit suicide."
Now he felt that this sentence was also suitable for Liang Kun, and being his opponent would be painful. Comparing talent with him would make you doubt life.
Geffen asked: "Your script is written in English. Steven said it is easy to understand and his lines are very good. Is this the writing style you usually practice in the United States?"
Liang Kun shook his head. "I was admitted to university in China and studied in the Department of Literature. I first wrote books to enter the entertainment industry. I wrote a long tomb robbery of millions of words, which is very popular in China. My writing style is practiced, and it is not too difficult to switch to English to express it."
Geffen nodded. "I checked your information and heard it is the best-selling in China. Steven praised you for being imaginative. Have you ever thought about writing English? I know someone from a publishing house that can publish for you."
A big shot in the entertainment industry like Geffen has connections in all walks of life. Among the three giants of DreamWorks, he is the richest one, and his current net worth has reached 6 billion US dollars.
It is definitely not a joke that he can publish Liang Kun. When he calls, famous editors in New York and Los Angeles will warmly receive Liang Kun and review his manuscripts. As long as he can write good things, the manuscript will not be low.
After reading Liang Kun’s information, Geffen was more willing to cooperate with him.
He believed that Liang Kun was an absolute genius. He had never seen such a person before. There were many geniuses in the United States, and they basically studied science and mathematics. He heard of geniuses like Liang Kun who liked the entertainment industry for the first time.
He is very glad that there is someone like Liang Kun. Whoever stipulates that his brain is good enough to do inventions and creations. Isn't it okay to do entertainment?
Geffen has not officially attended college, and has been working in the east for one semester in the west for one semester, but in the end he has no graduation certificate. He has changed 17 jobs, from the attendant to the mailroom. He has obtained work in the mailroom by lying, forging education and stealing emails. Liang Kun, a person who tries to do many things because of his hobbies, is very suitable for Quefen's appetite.
Liang Kun was immediately moved by Geffen.
Writing in English? He considered this issue before coming to the United States.
Many famous Hollywood movies are adapted from, such as "Where to dig potatoes, to dig potatoes and Mars, to dig sacks", and rich people in the capital wear "The Hunger Games" similar to Ladygaga.
Adapted movies have always occupied an important part of Hollywood movies. Data shows that about 42% of the movies that won the Oscar for Best Picture are adapted from. In terms of the market, adapted movies account for more than 50%, and the movies derived from them account for about 20%. This index has been rising in recent years.
Liang Kun thought about writing a book called "Crazy Asian Rich", which was adapted into a movie in 2018. This way he and his friends can shoot movies in Hollywood together.
This is a mainstream commercial film made by Hollywood, which is based on the adaptation of Kwan's debut on the New York Times best-selling rankings and is directed by Zhu Haowei.
This all-Asian blockbuster with an investment of $30 million has achieved three consecutive championships in North America, with a box office of $173 million, becoming a phenomenal cultural event in the United States of America.
The famous Time magazine let the female lead Wu Tianmin on the cover and wrote the title: "Crazy Rich Will Change Hollywood". "Crazy Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich
Liang Kun wanted to write a kind that could be adapted into a Hollywood movie, which was full of gimmicks. How to publish it before was a big problem, and he didn't want to find a place to publish it himself.
Now, Geffen took the initiative to mention this matter, why didn't he write it?
"I have thought about writing in English and have already had ideas. Thank you for your suggestion. Since it is convenient for publishing, I will write it whenever I have time."
Geffen smiled and said, "Really and false? Are you really inspired?"
He found that Liang Kun was a "treasure boy", and you couldn't guess where his upper limit was. If Liang Kun was in the United States in the 1990s, he suspected that DreamWorks would not need to be split. Liang Kun could make movies and produce albums, but he didn't know if he had any inspiration in animation.
"When I write songs, I often fantasize about a story outline, and there are so many inspirations." Liang Kun said with a smile.
"Can you tell me?" Geffen asked.
"sure."
Chapter completed!