Chapter 19: I Came Back with a Hidden Halo for the Glory of That Dream
The next day, Jin Jingcheng and Wilson came to the recording studio and recorded the song "Halo".
When Wilson heard "halo" for the first time, he was so excited that he couldn't speak, and a strong sense of amazement arose in his heart, and experience and intuition told him that the song was bound to be a hit, especially now that the name mrJin has gained a certain reputation in the United States, and mysticism is arousing the curiosity of the public and the media.
In this case, Wilson can imagine that once mrJin's "halo" is released, it will definitely cause a certain sensation, and it is likely to be much more popular than the two songs "If-I-Die-Young" and "Tonight-I-wanna-cry".
Originally, when he helped Jin Jingcheng produce and release "If-I-Die-Young" and "Tonight-I-wanna-cry", in terms of mentality, Wilson was more for his appreciation of Jin Jingcheng and his love for these two songs, but now, with the release of Jin Jingcheng's latest masterpiece "halo", Wilson has another reason to make money.
The two songs "If-I-Die-Young" and "Tonight-I-wanna-cry" have made Wilson make a lot of money, so much so that Wilson took the initiative to find Jin Jingcheng many times two months ago, and even used a pleading tone, hoping that Jin Jingcheng could post another song, Jin Jingcheng laughed at it, which made Wilson very depressed.
Now, Kim has not only come up with a song, but it is an amazing song like "Halo", how can Wilson not be excited? In the face of the finished product of "Halo", he seems to have seen the constant flow of dollars.
He immediately decided to go to the record company today and negotiate the release of the single record of "Halo".
Wilson now even admires Jin Jingcheng's talent in music, although his skills are not very deep, he feels that Jin Jingcheng has extraordinary abilities in music creation and comprehension of intuition.
In the case of "halo", although Kim is not good at arranging music, when Wilson arranged the song, Kim Jingcheng put forward a good idea, such as proposing to make this song into a musical form that blends R&B and Pop, and also proposed to cover a large number of piano and strings in the arrangement to interweave softly.
It can be said that almost the entire arrangement of this song is the idea of Jin Jingcheng, and Wilson is equivalent to an executor.
In terms of singing, Wilson was once again amazed by Jin Jingcheng, the previous "If-I-Die-Young" and "Tonight-I-wanna-cry" are both more soothing and lyrical songs, Jin Jingcheng used a very lyrical singing method, and this "halo", Jin Jingcheng used quite powerful singing power to interpret, showing the multi-faceted nature of his voice.
"Are you really leaving?"
After recording the song, Wilson, who learned that Kim Kyung-sung was about to return to South Korea, couldn't help but ask Kim Kyung-sung.
Jin Jingcheng nodded calmly: "Yes, I want to go back to South Korea." ”
Wilson sighed: "It's a pity, looking at my entire music career, there are only a handful of musical talents like you, and your future in this area is likely to amaze the world!"
Kim Jingcheng smiled and said, "Even if I go back to Korea, I can continue to make music, and it is possible to amaze the world in the future, isn't it?"
Wilson nodded: "That's right, music knows no borders, and with your talent, you can bloom anywhere." ”
Staring at Jin Jingcheng with a longing look, Wilson said: "You kid, go back, but you must promise me one thing, that is, even if you are in South Korea, don't let me play the music market in the United States, even if you don't plan to release an English song album for the time being, you have to get me a single from time to time." ”
Originally, Wilson had planned to let Jin Jingcheng release an English song album, but this proposal was rejected by Jin Jingcheng.
Faced with Wilson's current proposal, Jin Jingcheng did not refuse, and said without hesitation: "Okay, no problem." ”
It is true that Kim Jingcheng is going back to South Korea, but it is impossible for him to let go of the American market, not to mention that he has consumed time and energy in this regard, and in terms of his future planning, this part is also the most important and indispensable.
Wilson smiled with satisfaction, with Jin Jingcheng's reply, he was relieved, he was now counting on the day to see Jin Jingcheng walk onto the highest stage in the United States, shrouded in a dazzling halo, and then he could be proud of it, and he could also show off to others, after all, he had already regarded Jin Jingcheng as his "half student".
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"Are you really leaving?"
The same question was asked again, only this time it was not Wilson, but Professor Nikola, the head of the film department at New York University.
If Jin Jingcheng is Wilson's "half student", then in front of Nikolai, he is completely a real student.
Since he is leaving, it is impossible for Jin Jingcheng not to say goodbye to Nikolai, a mentor who respects him very much.
At this time, Jin Jingcheng was sitting in Nikolai's office.
"Are you really leaving?"
Nikolai repeated the question, and his eyes looked at the door, where a middle-aged man was walking outside, looking unhappy.
The middle-aged man's name is Harvey Weinstein, a well-known presence in Hollywood, and the most courageous public relations promoter of the Academy Awards.
As early as a year ago, when Jin Jingcheng was just reborn, "that Jin Jingcheng" had already been given many job options in advance, including directly staying in the film department of New York University to teach, several Hollywood film and television companies invited him to work, and several companies that were ranked in the whole of the United States with high salaries......
Among these choices, "that Kim Jingcheng"'s first choice was to accept an offer from Miramax Films.
Just today, Harvey Weinstein actually found the Disch School of Art, which is enough to see the importance of Jin Jingcheng.
However, today's Kim Kyung-sung is no longer "that Kim Jeong-sung", he decisively refused Harvey Weinstein's respect and invitation, and his main dream is to complete his Korean entertainment career.
What's more, according to the memories of his previous life, Jin Jingcheng knew that Harvey Weinstein would leave Miramax Film Company next year (2005), and since then the film company will decline greatly.
After Harvey Weinstein's figure completely disappeared from the office door, Nikolai asked Kim Jingcheng, "No regrets?"
Jin Jingcheng said calmly: "There is nothing to regret, I didn't really leave, it's just that people are not here for the time being, but this country will always be in my heart, to be exact, in the territory of my career pursuit and development." ”
Nikolai nodded, as if he could understand Jin Jingcheng's words, to be exact, dreams!
At this time, Nikolai took out a handwritten letter of recommendation, handed it to Jin Jingcheng, and said: "This is the letter of recommendation I wrote for you, after arriving in South Korea, you can go directly to South Korea's Chung-Ang University to find Director Lee Soon-hwan to report." ”
Jin Jingcheng accepted the letter of recommendation and looked grateful.
Two months ago, Nikolai learned that Kim Kyung-sung was going back to South Korea, so he thought about what he could do for Kim Kyung-sung, and at this time, Lee Soon-hwan, the head of the Department of Drama and Film at Chung-Ang University in South Korea, approached Nikolai and asked Nikolai to help him find a university teacher among the latest doctoral students in the film department of New York University.
Lee Soon-hwan once studied for a doctorate under Nikolai, and although he was not much younger than Nikolai, he was a student of Nikolai.
Originally, Lee Soon-hwan didn't have much hope for his request, because no one in the film department of New York University was willing to teach at Chung-Ang University in South Korea. As a result, there was an unexpected appearance of Kim Jingcheng, a strange guy who was clearly very good in his studies, but he wanted to go back to South Korea, and Nikolai took advantage of the situation.
Kim Jingcheng was very moved when he learned about this, because according to the situation of people in South Korea and his plans for the future, the status of a university teacher at Chung-Ang University in South Korea is very beneficial to him, not only limited to fame and fame.
Kim Kyung-sung did not agree immediately, but put forward a condition, that is, although he worked at Chung-Seoul National University, he was not constrained by the school, and the frequency and cycle of classes were reduced to a certain extent.
By putting forward such conditions, Jin Jingcheng was obviously thinking about his own ambitions, and it was impossible for him to spend too much time and energy on the position of a university teacher.
After Nikolai conveyed Kim Jingcheng's conditions to Li Shunhuan, Li Shunhuan was going to refuse, because this kind of thing is somewhat abnormal, and even professors, few can get such conditions. Since he is a full-time teacher at the university, he is generally subject to the management of the school, even if Jin Jingcheng has a high degree and is very good at his studies, after all, he has no qualifications.
However, when Nikolai revealed that Kim turned out to be mrJin to Lee Soon-hwan, Lee Soon-hwan immediately agreed.
Lee Soon-hwan knew that there had been a mysterious mrJin in the United States in the past year, not only released two hot songs at once, but also invested in and screenwrote "Ghost Shadow", a miracle movie with a small budget and big box office, and Lee Soon-hwan even wrote a successful analysis paper of "Ghost Shadow", which was published in a well-known Korean film magazine, expressing his admiration for mrJin.
Moreover, Li Shunhuan also knows that the movie "Brokeback Mountain" that director Li Yu is currently filming is also signed by mrJin, and Li Huan has already praised the script of "Brokeback Mountain" and the mysterious mrJin in front of the media.
As an expert and professor in film, Li Shunhuan naturally knows Li Huan, the most well-known Chinese director in the world, and has also studied it, judging that Li Huan is likely to have great achievements in the future. Li Shunhuan is also paying attention to the relevant information of "Brokeback Mountain" and feels that it is very likely to hit the Academy Awards.
Nikolai revealed the news with the prior consent of Jin Jingcheng.
This is also something that can't be helped, even if Jin Jingcheng is strictly confidential, about the fact that he is mrJin, it is inevitable that some people will know that Nikolai and Wilson are two of them, and they don't care about the extra Li Shunhuan, in Jin Jingcheng's mind, Li Shunhuan, a university department dean and professor, should not spread this matter more.
Fortunately, they didn't know about Jin Jingcheng being the big boss and major shareholder behind Facebook, otherwise they would ...... Otherwise, I don't think I would dare to make this proposal to Jin Jingcheng, and now Facebook is already famous in the United States.
Since Li Shunhuan agreed to the conditions, Jin Jingcheng naturally agreed, which is equivalent to being a part-time university teacher, which is not only beneficial to his reputation and career, but also not too tired, only giving one or two lectures a week, and can continue to learn and improve himself with the help of the conditions in the university, and there is a considerable salary to be paid every month, why not?
As a part-time university teacher, if Jin Jingcheng's idea spreads, it is estimated that many people will be jealous to death!
Rao is like this, Nikolai still expressed his regret at this time: "You also know that with your academic qualifications, coupled with my recommendation and the attention of the school leaders, it is enough to directly work in the film department of our New York University. ”
Kim Kyung-sung is also convinced of this and understands Nikolai's regrets, after all, the film department of New York University is the world's top film school, much higher than the South Korean Chung-Ang University, but there is no way......
"It's my dream. Jin Jingcheng responded resolutely.
Jin Jingcheng knows that his choice is incomprehensible to some people, not to mention that he has such an excellent academic degree, just as mrJin, he can gain a firm foothold in the United States, but he wants to return to South Korea to develop.
No way, this is his dream, it is the dream of his past life and this life, he can't give up the pursuit and ambition of the great cause of Korean entertainment, if Korean entertainment is a disease, in this new life, he must be a super sick man in charge of Korean entertainment.
Nothing else, because he likes it, doing what he likes most, his happiness can be maximized, and when people live, happiness is the most important thing, and it is also the meaning of life.
What's more, Jin Jingcheng doesn't think it's a pity, and in the future, he will prove it with achievements that are enough for everyone to look up to!
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Three days later, Jin Jingcheng rejected the farewell offer including Nikolai, Wilson, Mark, Jose, Tony and others, and came to the airport alone with his suitcase and in a taxi.
To Jin Jingcheng's surprise, when he was waiting for the plane to take off in the departure hall, he heard his "halo" singing in a corner of the waiting hall.
Jin Jingcheng smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, thinking that this old guy Wilson was really fast enough.
The English word halo actually has several interpretations, which can be interpreted as halo or glory.
While listening to this song, a sentence jumped in Jin Jingcheng's heart.
The sentence is: "I have hidden the halo and returned only for the glory of that dream!"
Yes, at the age of 21, he now holds a Ph.D. in film from New York University's Tisku School of the Arts and a master's degree from the Stern School of Business, and is a rare leader even in the United States, where there is absolutely no shortage of the best talent, and has also achieved incredible achievements in music, film and Facebook.
It's just that these auras are hidden by him.
There are more practical, such as money, in terms of the amount in his personal account alone, Kim actually brought 20 million US dollars back to South Korea, and in the past year, he has earned a total of 31 million US dollars in music and movies, in addition to the total 11 million US dollars injected into Facebook, the remaining 20 million US dollars have been deposited into his personal account.
This is only temporary, even if he returns to South Korea, "If-I-Die-Young", "Tonight-I-wanna-cry" and the movie "Ghost Record" series will continue to bring him a lot of money, as well as the just-released "halo", not to mention the big aircraft carrier Facebook.
Before getting on the plane, Jin Jingcheng took out a mobile phone from his body, which was the Motorola he used before, and now he has bought the best mobile phone at the moment, and is ready to put it into the Korean number after returning to South Korea, but this Motorola is still kept by him, and the American number is left inside, so that Jin Jingcheng can keep in touch with the United States.
In addition, Jin Jingcheng is also thinking about a woman.
It was the woman Jin Jingcheng saved from the bikers a year ago, to be exact, it was "that Jin Jingcheng" who saved her.
If Jin Jingcheng is not mistaken, this woman is likely to be a Hollywood female star!
A year ago, this woman had said that she would contact Jin Jingcheng and ask Jin Jingcheng not to change her mobile phone number, so as not to find it when she got it, but now, a year has passed, and she still hasn't contacted Jin Jingcheng.
"Did she forget?"
Jin Jingcheng smiled indifferently while thinking about it, and muttered in his heart: "Yes, this is a world where people are indifferent, do you really expect others to miss you because of a rescue? It was rare for her to take the initiative to pay all the medical expenses and hospitalization fees at that time." ”
However, Jin Jingcheng still can't deny that he still has a trace of thoughts about this woman.
Just let Nian Xiang just think about it, now he's going back to South Korea!
Kim got on the plane.
"South Korea, Korean entertainment, I'm a super sick man!"