Chapter 123 Propaganda Song
Although Luc Besson can only be regarded as a new director for Hollywood and Americans, there is no doubt that he has already reached the level of quasi-master. Even as a Frenchman, he inevitably has some overly romantic ideas, but he has a very good grasp of Matilda's feelings for Leon.
In particular, after he realized that a complete incompetent love could not bring more benefits to the movies and brought him more benefits to North America, the businessman side overwhelmed the director's side, expressing the hazy love between Matilda and Leon almost impeccable.
After watching several scenes of Natalie and Jean Renault, Ryan was completely relieved. The most sensitive part of the movie was modified by him and Luc Besson. Even if it still caused attacks from conservatives after it was released, it would not be criticized by all mainstream media like in the previous life.
After several weeks of shooting, Natalie, Jean Renault and Gary Oldman were in better and better shape, which significantly boosted the crew's enthusiasm for work and improved the camera pass rate. The shooting progress gradually exceeded Luc Besson's plan, and it is very likely that the camera would be closed in advance.
Of course, there are also many troubles. For example, if you need to close the street, you have to face the chatter and constant urging of New York City government personnel. After all, this is an international metropolis with people coming and going. For example, when you want to borrow the Brooklyn police station to shoot only a few short shots, you were bombarded for some unknown reason, so you had to contact another police station temporarily.
What caused the biggest trouble to the crew are the reporters and paparazzi who often appear. Unlike in previous lives, because of Ryan, the crew was the focus of many media attention since the start of the filming. There were even reporters who used telephoto lenses to take photos of Natalie from a very far place. Fortunately, it was a bit blurry and would not cause too much trouble to the girl for the time being.
"Boom~"
Fires surged at the entrance of the apartment building and explosions sounded. The firefighters were ready to go. After seeing the gesture made by the field record, they rushed into the hole in an orderly manner. Before the fire extinguisher in their hands was activated, the fire ball that exploded had automatically been extinguished.
Now the filming is the scene where Leon fights dozens of special police officers at the end of the movie. From the camera, the momentum is amazing, but it is actually just a few small fireballs, but the smoke is generated.
"Oh~ It's so hot!"
Ryan took off his special police mask and kept slapping the wind with his hands. He played a cameo role here. To be precise, he acted as a humanoid prop. After all, he was just a special policeman standing with a mask and gun.
"Ice cream, butter or fruit?" Natalie walked over with two ice creams.
"Fruit!" Ryan saw the ice cream he handed over, not only was he familiar with Natalie, but now Natalie is not familiar with him. "Thank you, I like the strawberry flavor the most."
"Is that true?" Natalie smiled happily, and her little tongue licked the cream on the ice cream with a dexterous lick.
Ryan's lips shook for a moment, as if he was a little stunned. At this moment, Jinsley came over and said, "Ryan, the time is almost over, it's time for us to set off."
"Then...well, goodbye, Nat."
Back in the locker room, Ryan quickly changed back to his clothes, circled with Jinsley, and confirmed that there was no tail behind him, so he walked into a coffee shop.
The two middle-aged men had already been waiting in a quiet partition. The meeting was temporarily arranged. Ryan still felt a little unbelievable when he remembered what Jinsley told her in the morning.
The taller and thinner ones were called Matt Drizzt, and the slightly fat ones were called David Drex. Ryan didn't know these two people, which surprised him because they were important members of the 1994 World Cup Organizing Committee!
The two sides greeted each other and introduced themselves. After asking for a coffee drink, they immediately moved to the topic.
"Ryan, we watched your singing in the NBA Finals, which was amazing." Tris said with great intention.
"Thanks!"
Ryan's lips trembled. After that performance, Jinsley received a protest call from the NBA League. Although the other party's words were not fierce, it was obvious that he was on the NBA League's blacklist.
"You... like football?" Drex asked tentatively.
"It's okay, I'm a fan, sometimes I look at European leagues." Ryan never has to make drafts for lying and other things. He doesn't have much interest in football in this era. "It's just a pity that it's hard to see high-level games on site in the United States."
"There will be a chance in two years, the 15th World Cup!"
"Oh, I know, the Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles is being renovated, and where is the final said?" Ryan asked.
"Yes." The two were obviously dominated by Matt Drizzt, who took over the topic, "That's right, Ryan, the organizing committee wants to invite you to write a song about football and the World Cup."
"Me?" Ryan laughed, "Is the theme song?"
"This..." Drizzt hesitated for a moment and said, "No, it's a promotional song."
Ryan nodded and understood that the one who can decide the theme song of the World Cup should be FIFA, and the US Organizing Committee should be a promotional song.
He was a football fan in his previous life. Naturally, he remembered that the theme song of this World Cup was "The Land of Glory", but the song was not widely sung. Instead, "Hero" released by Maria Kelly in 1993 became a classic.
This situation is quite similar to "Do you mind playing football" and "The Cup of Life" in 1998.
"Ryan, we have heard your album. The songs in "Climbing", "My Life" and "I Believe I Can Fly" are all fast-paced and full of inspirational flavors, which are very suitable for sports." Drizzt talked, "Although the World Cup is a hot topic around the world, few people are interested in the United States, especially teenagers. They all focus on rugby and baseball, and there are too few people interested in football..."
Listening to the other party's words, Ryan smiled brighter. After all, after living in North America for so long, he naturally knew that this was an absolute football desert. Perhaps there would be no shortage of audiences when the World Cup was held, but the local audience was probably extremely limited.
These guys came to him, not only attracted the attention of his musical talent, his songs were full of positive and inspirational plots, but also attracted the great influence among teenagers across the United States.
Think about it, when a person who is known as a role model of teenagers in the United States, playing British football and singing catchy football songs, it will definitely attract the attention of teenagers and allow them to bet on the great event of the 1994 World Cup.
"Okay, I promise." Ryan decided to decide whether he had enough time to write or plagiarize. "Time? When will the song be released?"
"This depends on our consultation with FIFA. Our work here has suffered a lot of doubts." Obviously, their promotion work has not gone smoothly. After all, the football desert is not as simple as saying. "The organizing committee also invited Maria Kelly. If possible, we will meet in Los Angeles next month. You can communicate..."
That beautiful butterfly? Ryan pinched his chin, and time was a little tight. He wanted to let Jinsli negotiate with them quickly. This was a good opportunity to promote himself.
His current influence is more in Britain and the United States. To put it further, it is the English-speaking area.
Football is an unattractive sport in the United States, but it is a veritable number one sport in the world, and the World Cup has an unparalleled influence.
In my previous life, how many singers made themselves famous all over the world with the influence of the World Cup, Ricky Martin, Annastasia, Shakira...
Shakira, especially, has spread his reputation all over the world with the help of football.
As for Ricky Martin, one song went from a Latin singer to a world-class superstar!
After talking about some details, the double hitch reached an oral agreement. Both Ryan and Drizzt and Drex, who represented the organizing committee, were obviously satisfied with this kind of mutually beneficial matter.
Seeing the two of them away, Ryan sat quietly at the coffee table. Jinsley saw him fall into thought and stopped talking.
Ryan needs a song, a catchy and catchy song, and once promoted by the World Cup Organizing Committee and FIFA, it can quickly sing songs from all corners of the world.
Original? Forget it, as for plagiarism... Even after 2010, the most widely circulated football songs in the past life were still "We Are the Champions" and "The Cup of Life".
"We Are Champions" Queen has been released long ago, so naturally it is not a choice. "The Cup of Life" is very classic. If anyone can yell at any song in his previous life, it is neither the Internationale nor the "Reappearance of Yesterday", even "My Heart Eternal" has not done this.
But the lyrics in "The Cup of Life" made countless people shout out, "GO!go!goal!Ale,ale,ale~"
Do you want to make this song? This is a Latin song. In the United States, Latin is more discriminated against than black people...
Ryan was a little hesitant. After all, the title of a young model in the United States has gradually been confirmed and has brought great influence. At the same time, some things have to be considered when doing them.
The legendary people who act recklessly and do not follow the rules of the game will only be marginalized and will be no exception in any part of the world. Even if they were classmates in their previous lives, they should still be cautious in certain matters.
However, this is a rare opportunity. As long as the songs are excellent enough and the super corrupt organization FIFA helps promote it, even in remote Africa, you may know the name Ryan Jenkins.
Knocking the table with his knuckles, Ryan searched for the memory of "The Cup of Life" in his mind. Ricky Martin seemed to have only won the comforting Best Latin Performance Award at the Grammy in 1999...
Grammy Ryan suddenly remembered the opening song of Grammy in 1999 and felt at ease. Because of the musical style, this song doesn't have to think about becoming the theme song of the World Cup in the United States, but as a promotional song, the problem should not be very big.
Chapter completed!