487: Chapter 487 New album recording in progress

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Yang Xiaozhou was coaxed into a daze by Lin Chuyan. The two chatted late into the night, from the Classic of Mountains and Seas to journey to the west, eventually circling back to ne zha.

Director Yang Xiaozhou also brought up the overarching worldview of ne zha. Actually, you could tell just by the name—The Demon Child Comes into the World—that this was merely the beginning.

Therefore, the "mythology universe" mentioned by Lin Chuyan actually hit the nail on the head for Yang Xiaozhou—after all, which creator could fail to be fascinated by it?

It was just that, originally, everyone had only thought about it.

But now it was different. To him, Lin Chuyan was no longer just someone who could invest in him, but someone who could make him see the future.

Whether ne zha would succeed, he didn't know, but he felt that the path Lin Chuyan described was the right one, one worth walking down.

What's more, the person promising him this future right in front of him was Lin Chuyan.

If it were anyone else, he might have thought it was a scam, but looking at what Lin Chuyan had done over the past two years, for people like them who were focused on creation and didn't mix in the circles, wasn't every single thing gratifying?

Moreover, Lin Chuyan truly shared his aspirations. Being fellow animation directors, and both being fans of the Monkey King and Erlang Shen... Cooperating with such a person, working for such a person, was absolutely the best choice.

And for Lin Chuyan, he was still young, and he really wanted to change something. This kind of change couldn't be achieved by him alone; the addition of Director Yang Xiaozhou was exactly the boost he needed to realize his plan.

Yang Xiaozhou saw hope and a future; how could he not see the same?

This was a historic moment.

In some web novels, perhaps the author would write it like this: The gears of fate began to turn. At this moment, Lin Chuyan and Yang Xiaozhou did not yet know that their meeting would completely break the monopoly of the Chinese Entertainment Industry's gatekeepers, change the existing landscape of the entertainment industry, create a Chinese entertainment era that belonged to them, and lead the future entertainment direction of Blue Star...

Unfortunately, this was reality, not a novel.

The reality was that the two chatted for a long time, the more they talked, the more they clicked. Checking the time, it was already past midnight before they knew it.

And then.

"Why don't you stay over tonight?" Lin Chuyan invited.

Yang Xiaozhou's eyes suddenly looked a bit strange.

He had long heard that there were many in the entertainment industry who were bisexual, this Lin Chuyan... wouldn't he have that hobby too, right?

"Don't misunderstand, this suite of mine has many rooms. If you stay over, we can chat a bit more, hahaha."

Yang Xiaozhou let out a sigh of relief: "Okay!"

Misunderstanding resolved.

In the end, the two even finalized the production method for ne zha.

That was to adopt a subcontracting collaboration model, splitting tasks like scene design, character design, special effects, and so on among more than 20 studios across the country to maximize production speed.

And the benefits of doing this weren't just "speed." Although the company was in Beijing, Chengdu was Director Yang Xiaozhou's base. If the core team consisted mainly of local animators from Chengdu, at least about 30% could be saved on salaries.

Plus, Director Yang Xiaozhou held multiple roles as screenwriter, storyboard artist, and editor... that money could be saved even more.

Lin Chuyan thought for a moment and gave an instruction: "I know the worldview of your script is built very well, but don't forget to conduct technical tests on them first. After all, ideas are ideas, and whether they can actually be realized is an unknown. This is very important; it can avoid rework costs later."

"Understood."

Of course, saving money wasn't the main thing; the most important was quality.

But this part didn't need much input from Lin Chuyan, after all, the other party was actually more professional than him. Leaving it to Director Yang Xiaozhou, he was very relieved. Plus, they had agreed not to interfere with the creative process, so he had to let the other party feel at ease too.

The next day, Lin Chuyan said goodbye to Director Yang Xiaozhou.

"Director Yang, I'm heading back to Beijing now. I'll be very busy later, you know, I have a pile of things to deal with. But I will implement the things we talked about last night one by one, don't worry about that. If you need anything, just contact me, we'll communicate directly, I guarantee it will be handled for you."

To Yang Xiaozhou, who was not yet famous, Lin Chuyan's various actions were absolutely a sign of appreciation for his talent.

"Okay, I'll wait for you!"

Lin Chuyan smiled and left.

This matter was finally completely settled, and he was in a great mood.

Going home!

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After returning home, there was still a pile of things to do, and Lin Chuyan had to solve them one by one.

Recording songs? No rush...

Anyway, they had waited so long, let Brother Zheng Hai wait a little longer...

Yang Xiaozhou's matter was the top priority.

Registering the animation company, assembling the team to sort out the "mythology universe," drafting the contract with Yang Xiaozhou, making the first payment for ne zha... he gave instructions for every single thing.

And then it was the production of la la land.

He had already received the materials from Hollywood. Lin Chuyan watched them carefully, then began to contact the special effects company boss and editor provided by Director Chu Dong.

The client personally came to seek cooperation, and this client was Lin Chuyan, and the project was la la land, which countless people were discussing, and it would likely enter the Spring Festival Movie Season... This was a big job; no contractor would refuse.

Both sides agreed on the price, signed the contract, and Lin Chuyan began to communicate the project production with the team. His requirements were simple, just two points: first, be fast; second, be good. This meant overtime was inevitable, but the pay would be sufficient.

Why was he in such a hurry? Because Lin Chuyan looked at the calendar; this year's Spring Festival was February 17th... just three days away from Valentine's Day! Wasn't that a coincidence? Did he still need to choose a release date? No hesitation, it would be the Spring Festival Movie Season!

Since he had decided, he had to push the production time forward, striving to get it done as fast as possible.

The contractor side had no complaints either; as long as the money was sufficient, it was fine. Besides, Director Lin, this big shot, would run to the editing room once or twice every day to urge them on, so they would certainly do their best.

After everything was settled, Lin Chuyan finally started running to Tianxing.

The good news was that the album a thousand words was not a duet album. While he was busy with other things these days, Ruan Xingyu had already finished recording her seven songs.

As soon as Lin Chuyan saw Zheng Hai, he made a military pledge: "Brother Zheng Hai, I guarantee I'll finish recording before October."

"Hey, you said it yourself..." Since Lin Chuyan said so, Zheng Hai was willing to trust him, "Then shall we start now?"

"Let's do it! How many songs am I short?"

"Six. You already recorded tear bridge before."

"Seven! I'm adding one more."

"There are enough songs on this album already..."

Zheng Hai looked at the tracklist. This time, they would also include loneliness and in the name of the father, which Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu had previously released. There were 16 songs in total; that was more than enough.

Lin Chuyan started scratching his head again: "It's not for the album; it's a Cantonese song. I want to release it as a single first, I'm going to sing it at the concert later."

Zheng Hai: "..."

Here we go again!

"Can you sing this song?"

"I can, I can sing it right away." Lin Chuyan really could just start singing, "Today I, watch the snow drift by in the cold night, carrying a chilled heart, drifting to the distance..."

Zheng Hai savored it: "Can you sing two more lines?"

"Forgive me for being unrestrained and loving freedom all my life, yet I'm afraid that one day I will fall..."

Zheng Hai smacked his lips: "What do these two lines mean?"

"Emmm..." Lin Chuyan looked at Ruan Xingyu on the side, "Brother, this lyric has to be understood within the whole song, otherwise it will taste wrong if you just listen to that part."

"Fine, then give it to me! We'll record in a couple of days, I'll go over the composition first. What's this song called?"

"boundless oceans, vast skies!"

"Fine, let's go, let's go. Let's record sunny day first today! I have a feeling this one is going to be a huge hit!"