Chapter 197: Just as one movie was released, another new movie arrived.

Sunset.

Composition Department.

"Zhaoyang, Xiao Zhang called. The chairman personally intervened and the problem is basically solved. Moreover, Han Ya has been brought in to help us promote our new movie. Now is a good time to re-release it."

With things having progressed to this point, Zhang Shulan knew that the plan had come to a perfect end, and now it was time to focus on managing the film properly.

"Okay, you can handle the rest."

Since filming wrapped, Li Zhaoyang hasn't paid much attention to those matters. He's been resting and recuperating these days, building up his reputation and preparing for his next new film.

While some were captivated by Truman's worldview, he was already planning his next film.

Even the donkeys in the production team weren't as fierce as him.

After filming wraps up, directors typically take a six-month break before starting to prepare for new films.

When Zhang Xincheng and Gou Yingjun, the supervisors, returned, the composition department suddenly became lively.

Many of Zhaoyang's colleagues in the composition department were cheering for her.

Since Zhaoyang came here, Wanxia's overall revenue has increased significantly.

I am truly grateful to Zhaoyang.

As long as your performance isn't too bad, your year-end bonus and other rewards will generally be decent.

A month ago, there were concerns about being swallowed up, but now, Sunset has started developing its first film and has achieved great success.

Most importantly, the three songs featured in the film are currently receiving a fantastic response online.

"Zhaoyang, now that your dream of making movies has come true, you can focus on developing your music career."

Zhang Shulan was genuinely happy for Zhaoyang. This was great news for Wanxia, ​​at least the movie didn't lose money.

Although the head office tacitly agreed that the money was for Zhaoyang to do some side hustles, who wouldn't be happy if he could make money?

I need to call Director Song later to report the good news.

"Yes, it's time to focus on developing music."

Developing music is equivalent to developing film and television, because film and television and music are an indispensable link, which makes sense, right?

With this matter settled, Li Zhaoyang began to stay in his office. His reputation had already accumulated to a certain level in the past two days, and he should have enough today, right?

Name: Li Zhaoyang

Age: 22

[Occupation]: Top-rated songwriter

[Reputation]: 2.71 million

"It's close to three million, not bad, enough to buy a movie."

Without hesitation, Li Zhaoyang made up his mind to buy a video camera box.

[Ding! 1 million reputation points have been successfully deducted. The host has obtained a Movie Treasure Chest.]

"Open."

Li Zhaoyang was very uneasy, afraid that he would produce a bad film, so he was quite nervous.

[Ding! Successfully opened, randomly obtained all professional knowledge related to the movie "Your Name"!]

"Um?"

Li Zhaoyang was taken aback for a moment, then carefully recalled what type of movie it was.

The next second, he exclaimed in surprise, "Your name?"

"Your name?"

The sudden reaction made Li Zhaoyang feel somewhat bewildered. Wasn't this supposed to be a movie?

Your name, in essence, belongs to the anime/manga category, and strictly speaking, it's actually from film and television...

Moreover, after its release, this movie made a name for itself in the animation industry, and later became a classic that is hard to surpass in the entire animation world thanks to its various iconic scenes.

Its brilliance lies not only in the plot, but also in the film's soundtrack, which is truly exceptional.

Can you imagine that when you love the plot of a movie, and the theme songs, opening theme, and ending theme all resonate with you, then that movie will become your one and only masterpiece?

This is why "Your Name." became a source of deep regret for most people when it was released.

Some viewers have even called for a second sequel!

This shows its status in the hearts of the audience.

"If it's this movie... that would be a bit damaging to my reputation."

There are many songs in the movie's soundtrack, but he remembers four that became hits and went viral due to their exceptionally high quality.

"Dream Lantern", "Previous Life", "Spark (Spark)", "Naruto (No Big Deal)".

These four songs are absolute masterpieces in the movie, and the finishing touch. Their melodies signify the sublimation of the film and have become the DNA of most viewers.

The song title might be unfamiliar to many, but once the melody starts, how many people's DNA will be activated?

Now that the animated film "Your Name" has been released, these four absolute masterpieces definitely need to be acquired.

Li Zhaoyang started to get a headache.

Customization requires ten times the reputation, while type customization only requires two times the reputation, but the type may not yield these four songs.

This is tricky...

If other good films had been shown, Li Zhaoyang wouldn't be so frustrated.

It just so happens to be "Your Name."

The movie is amazing, the music is amazing, and without either of these elements, it wouldn't have been able to achieve such a stunning effect.

"How do we do this...? One custom song costs 3 million reputation points, so four would be 12 million..."

It would take Li Zhaoyang at least two months to accumulate enough funds to produce any new works.

Even if it's faster and supported by movies, it will still take more than a month.

As the saying goes, there's always a way out.

The system has already taken all these details into account.

[Ding! The host can directly customize the music for this movie, which only requires three times the reputation points.]

Upon hearing the ding-dong sound, Li Zhaoyang's eyes lit up.

Three times the reputation is acceptable.

One music box costs 300,000 reputation points, three times that is 900,000, and four boxes would cost 2.7 million.

That's not a lot when you calculate it this way.

I currently have 1.7 million reputation points remaining, which can be completed within a week.

If that's the case, then there's nothing to worry about.

We'll do some preparations in the next couple of days before starting filming. After all, the new movie has just been released, and we can't start filming right after its release, can we?

People need rest too.

...

"Xiao Zhang, is it true? Zhaoyang's new movie is really high quality?"

Zhang Shulan was on the phone with Song Yuqin in her office.

Song Yuqin knew all along that Zhaoyang was going to make a movie, and she even personally handled the funding allocated by headquarters.

I was quite surprised to hear the good news from Xiao Zhang.

Wasn't Zhaoyang just trying out a side hustle to find inspiration?

How are the movie's box office results?

Song Yuqin asked.

Zhang Shulan: "It's hard to judge right now. The troublesome matter has just been resolved. If you ask me again tomorrow, I should be able to give you accurate data."

Song Yuqin: "The money invested didn't lose money, which is great. Now, Zhaoyang should be able to focus on developing his career in the music industry, right?"

Zhang Shulan: "Well, his wish to make movies has been fulfilled, so there's no reason for him to continue. Besides, his first movie was too ambitious, and continuing to make more movies could easily cause problems. So I also suggested that he stop making movies after this one, so that he can leave a very deep impression on the audience."

Song Yuqin: "Okay, I'm busy here. Send the movie's box office data report to my email later, and I'll report to the chairman in person."

Zhang Shulan: "Director, wait a moment... I have something to do."

Song Yuqin: "You say it."

Zhang Shulan: "Do you really intend to keep Zhaoyang developing in the US market?"

Song Yuqin: "The domestic market is too chaotic. Since it has developed in the United States, why not continue to develop in the United States? Moreover, you don't know that the online atmosphere in China is getting worse every day. Recently, there was a 'patriotic' opinion that dragged down Zhaoyang's reputation. I asked Lao Bian to investigate, and he found out that it was Yu Jingkang, the former vice president of the Shanghai Music Writers Association. He orchestrated this opinion."

Zhang Shulan: "I don't really want Zhaoyang to return to China to develop his career. The main thing is that he will eventually have to go back to China, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon."

Song Yuqin: "Just come back for the New Year as usual. Don't worry about anything else. In short, I don't recommend returning to China to develop your career. The online environment is too bad."

She witnessed firsthand the shift in public opinion surrounding Zhaoyang's transformation from singer to songwriter, and those opinions could truly crush a person.

Zhang Shulan: "Okay."

"..."