Two days later, Huang Lei replied that Li Dawei wanted to meet him and talk in person.
Ye Lengsong happily agreed. In order to leave a good impression on Li Dawei, Ye Lengsong even dressed up and put on some formal clothes.
The meeting place was set up in a small bar outside the Beijing Film Academy. This small bar was frequented by many couples every afternoon and evening and was quite famous.
Liu Yifei had no classes in the afternoon. When she heard that Ye Lengsong wanted to meet his senior brother, she followed Ye Lengsong and met Li Dawei, the director who died young in later generations, also known as Senior Brother Li.
A girl in love doesn't want to be separated from her lover for a moment, and the same goes for Liu Yifei. She wanted to stay with Ye Lengsong as long as possible. At that time, Li Dawei was not famous yet, and Liu Yifei was not interested in him. She just wanted to stay with Ye Lengsong.
Out of courtesy, Ye Lengsong brought Liu Yifei to the place twenty minutes early, and then Huang Lei also arrived. Huang Lei knew Liu Yifei, who was his student and a famous beauty on campus. When he saw Ye Lengsong bringing her along, his eyes lit up, and he smiled and nodded to Liu Yifei, chatting with her casually for a few words.
Li Dawei arrived on time at three o'clock. Seeing Ye Lengsong and a pretty young girl sitting opposite Huang Lei, he smiled and greeted Huang Lei, saying "Sorry, I'm late."
After sitting down, I ordered a cup of coffee.
Li Dawei and Ye Lengsong had only met before and were not familiar with each other, let alone Liu Yifei who was next to Ye Lengsong. Huang Lei smiled and introduced Li Dawei and Ye Lengsong to each other.
After sitting down again, Li Dawei couldn't help but look at Liu Yifei a few more times. Seeing that Liu Yifei had an indifferent expression and was only paying attention to Ye Lengsong, he withdrew his gaze.
The fifteen-year-old Liu Yifei's appearance is so outstanding that anyone who sees her for the first time will be deeply attracted.
After the greetings, Li Dawei did not mention whether he agreed to help Ye Lengsong shoot the MV. Instead, he asked about the copyright of the song. He said that he was preparing a TV series and felt that this song was very suitable as the theme song of the show. He asked Ye Lengsong if he was interested in selling the copyright.
Ye Lengsong didn't ask what drama it was. He came here for this drama in the first place. He just smiled and replied, "If Senior Brother Li likes it, this song can be used in the drama for free, but the copyright must be mine."
Ye Lengsong's request is also the normal routine for film and television drama interludes and theme songs. The crew can save money on purchasing copyrights, and the original authors and singers can increase their popularity through film and television dramas. If they become popular, they can also put them in their own albums in the future.
"Okay, if I'm the chief director when the filming starts, I will recommend this song to the producer. I think he will like it too. This song fits the theme of the new drama very well."
Li Dawei was not pretentious and immediately agreed with Ye Lengsong's opinion.
Ye Lengsong smiled and nodded, then asked, "Brother Li, that MV... take a look..."
Li Dawei smiled and said, "Okay, I'm a pushover, but let me make this clear. I only have two and a half days. I'll help you shoot for free tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I'll be going to Guangdong for work. My flight tickets have already been booked. You have to prepare the costumes, props, equipment, and find actors for the MV in advance."
Ye Lengsong also smiled and said, "Those schools have them. They are ready-made and can be used directly. The actress has also been found and she is sitting next to me. Her name is Liu Yifei, a student of our Beijing Film Academy."
Li Dawei said politely: "Student Liu is really young and pretty. Junior Brother Ye is really good at selecting people."
This sounds like a compliment, but also like a test, and it is a double entendre.
Liu Yifei just smiled and did not say that she was a special admissions student this year.
Ye Lengsong pretended not to understand and said jokingly: "You know, I'm just a poor teacher, so I can only ask people close to me for help. Now, the director and actors are paid nothing, and I can use the money I save to have a drink."
Li Dawei also joked: "Everyone in Beijing knows your Ye family, and you are still short of this little money? Haha, forget it, as long as you like it."
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Two days later, the MV was successfully filmed. Ye Lengsong didn't want to show his face in this MV. Firstly, his family was disgusted, and secondly, he didn't want to attract attention too early. So he found a male actor, but he was only blurred in the film, with only his back and his face could not be seen clearly. Except for the main story and some empty shots, the whole MV basically highlights Liu Yifei's appearance. In order to grab more opportunities for Liu Yifei in "The Story of a Noble Family" which will start shooting in a few months, the time background of the entire MV was also chosen to be the early Republic of China. Liu Yifei also appeared on the camera wearing a national student uniform.
After the shooting and editing were completed, Li Dawei watched the final version and felt very satisfied. Liu Yifei's performance in the MV was also remarkable, and the editing level was also professional, capturing all the content that the camera wanted to express.
The Beijing Film Academy already has a recording major and various musical talents. After Ye Lengsong wrote the arrangement, he found a professional accompaniment and re-recorded "An Xiang" with professional equipment as the official version of the MV.
After much consideration, Ye Lengsong finally decided not to release it as a single. Piracy is rampant in the market today. Finding a professional organization to sell it might bring some profit, but it won't be too much. As long as the copyright is in hand, it will be effective when intellectual property rights become popular in the future.
Ye Lengsong's main goal at the moment is to promote Liu Yifei so that she can enter the vision of the "Story of a Noble Family" crew.
Ye Lengsong contacted Zhu Zhu and asked her to help register the copyrights of the three songs "You in the Past", "The World is So Big and I Still Meet You" and "Anxiang", and then he uploaded "Anxiang" to major music websites and Tianya Forum.
Just as Ye Lengsong expected, "An Xiang" became an instant hit on the Internet after its release. The number of downloads of various MP3 audios and MTV videos on the Internet increased dramatically, and even local music programs were broadcast on TV. There were even pirates who burned this MV and other popular MVs on the same disc and sold them pirated.
For a moment, people's eyes lit up when they saw Liu Yifei in the MV. This girl with two pigtails was so beautiful. She had a cold temperament, wore a schoolgirl uniform from the Republic of China period, and had a feeling of a foreign student, which left a deep impression on people's minds inadvertently.
As for the names of the lyrics, music and singers, Ye Lengsong still uses the online name Ye Lengsongzhi, so people who know him can tell it is Ye Lengsong at a glance.
Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli had never expected that an MV shot by Ye Lengsong in just two days, seemingly casually, would become so popular that even some audio-visual and bookstores were playing the song.
As a student of acting, of course the sooner you become famous the better. Although Liu Yifei's role as Bai Xiuzhu in "The Story of a Noble Family" made people know her, the one who really became popular was Dong Jie, the leading actress. The roles that really made Liu Yifei enter the hearts of the audience were later roles such as Wang Yuyan, Zhao Linger and Xiaolongnu.
If this MV was combined with Bai Xiuzhu in The Legend of Zhen Huan, Liu Yifei would have become well-known to the audience one year earlier.
Ye Lengsong still had a little plan in mind. He wanted to try to influence Li Dawei, and even the producer and producer You Jianming, to see if they would consider letting Liu Yifei be the leading female role.
The person who really makes the final decision on the set of "The Story of a Noble Family" is You Jianming. Ye Lengsong is not able to reach him now, so he can only influence him from the side through Li Dawei.
I have done everything I can, so success or failure doesn't matter. It is enough even if I still play the role of Bai Xiuzhu.