Chapter 1244: New Album

"Mr. Wang, can we talk about the work directed by Junya Sato?" After finalizing the cooperation of "The Last Emperor", Xu Wangqiu found Shen Long again and chatted about cooperation with the Japanese film industry.

""Dunhuang" is adapted from Mr. Yasushi Inoue's novel of the same name. It is a project prepared by Mr. Yasukai Tokuma to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. The project is expected to invest 4.5 billion yen. The documents and materials left by the ancient city were used to rebuild an ancient Dunhuang city." Shen Long introduced the situation.

"This time they heard that I was coming to discuss cooperation with you, so they asked the people from Toei Co., Ltd. to come and make a stop and listen to what you think." This was also a temporary job. In addition to helping spread the word, Long also wanted him to be in charge of the soundtrack of "Dunhuang". The success of "Three Kingdoms" left a deep impression on them.

"It turned out to be the work of Mr. Yasukai Tokuma and Director Junya Sato. Mr. Tokuma and Director Sato are our old friends. We will definitely support his project." Xu Wangqiu said with a smile.

Tokuma Yasukai is a pacifist. During World War II, he was interrupted by right-wingers for opposing the war. After the founding of New China, he was received by Premier Zhou. After the restoration of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, he devoted himself to cultural exchanges between the two countries. .

The Sino-Japanese co-produced anti-Japanese anti-government film "An Unfinished Game of Chess", which is familiar and loved by Chinese audiences, was co-produced by Japan's Daiei Film Company, hosted by Yasukai Tokuma, and the director of this film is also the same. It was Sato Junya, so when he heard that it was them, Xu Wangqiu was immediately relieved.

And fans of later generations know Tokuma Yasukai because of another reason. He is one of the founders of Studio Ghibli. The blockbuster animated films were all completed with his support. It can be said that without his support, there would be no Hayao Miyazaki in the future.

With the help of Shen Long, the project team of "The Last Emperor" was able to start filming earlier than in history. After Shen Long returned to New York, he told Bertelucci about the situation, and China Film Company also quickly sent Xu Wangqiu over to talk with The crew signed a formal contract, and Bertelucci immediately brought the crew to the capital.

And Shen Long also followed the crew with Li An, and they started filming in the Forbidden City. Li An was busy helping Bertelucci to coordinate the crew, and Shen Long's soundtrack work would not start until post-production, so He has nothing to do for the time being, but he is not idle either.

I help the two sides communicate and coordinate in the crew every day. After all, this is the first time that China Film Corporation has cooperated with a major European and American director. The habits of the two parties are quite different. People who understand the ideas of both parties communicated in the middle, and these knocks and hopes have never brewed a major conflict.

He has also formed a good relationship with the staff of China Film Company, many of whom will become bigwigs in the Chinese film and television industry in the future. In the future, when Shen Long returns to China and wants to develop in this area, he can just find them.

After the initial adjustment and adaptation, Shen Long's work gradually became easier, so he supervised the crew with the Forbidden City staff to prevent them from destroying cultural relics, and at the same time asked them about the history and allusions of the Forbidden City, which felt quite rewarding.

The staff of the Forbidden City were also amazed by Shen Long's attainments in cultural relics, "Mr. Wang, I think you can come to us as an expert when it comes to the study of cultural relics in the Tang and Song Dynasties!"

"Hehe, I'm just bold enough to talk casually. You guys are overrated." Shen Long said humbly. Time traveler who lived for many years,

Some of the cultural relics in it were all born under his nose.

For example, Shen Long was good friends with the paintings and calligraphy works of those masters in the Song Dynasty. He often asked them for their paintings and calligraphy. In the real world, his courtyard house still has the authentic works of these masters. The level is only higher than the collections in the Forbidden City. Not low.

"By the way, I have earned a little money outside these years. Seeing that the Forbidden City's funds are so tight and many precious cultural relics are not well protected, I feel uncomfortable, so I want to donate some I don’t know if there is any problem with giving money to the Forbidden City?” Now it’s no different than later generations, even the Forbidden City’s funds are very short, Shen Long wanted to do something for them on the spur of the moment.

Someone wants to send money? How could the Forbidden City refuse? After asking the leader for instructions, he immediately accepted Shen Long's kindness, and he was very grateful to Shen Long.

With this relationship, Shen Long can enjoy more in the Forbidden City. He can also visit many undeveloped places, and even appreciate some precious cultural relics accompanied by the staff.

This also brought new inspiration to Shen Long. In the later stage of filming in the Forbidden City, he sat there every day, writing and drawing pictures with probably five-line music scores. You cannot be interrupted while you are creating.

After finishing the filming in the Forbidden City, the crew moved to the Northeast to continue filming. At this time, Shen Long did not follow, but returned to New York to continue to refine his harvest in the Forbidden City.

In the second year, Bertrucci finally finished filming "The Last Emperor" and returned to New York with Ang Lee. When Shen Long went to pick up the plane, he saw that Ang Lee's face was a little more confident. He also gained a lot from the tempering of the crew.

"Mr. Wang, then the next job will be handed over to you and David. By the way, are the songs you wrote when you were in the Forbidden City just for this movie?" Bertrucci asked.

"Actually not. At that time, I was writing another piece of music, but please rest assured Mr. Bertrucci, I will definitely hand over the soundtrack that satisfies you as scheduled." Shen Long said with a smile.

"That's good. I will wait patiently for you and David's song." Bertrucci nodded and said, "Oh, by the way, can I ask you what kind of song you wrote at that time?"

"Ah, it's also a song related to the Forbidden City. Now I have handed it over to the music company to start the production of the album. I believe you will be able to hear these songs in a while." Shen Long did not disclose too much information for the time being.

Together with David Byrne, Shen Long spent a period of time completing the production of the soundtrack of "The Last Emperor", and then handed over the finished product to Bertelucci to complete the post-production of the film.

And at this time, Shen Long's new album was officially released.

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