Chapter 129: Datang Records

  (2nd update! Seeking tickets for Sanjiang!)

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  "After the last shot was finished, whether it was Song Tang or the crew members, everyone finally let out a sigh of relief. In this month's time, basically everyone has experienced Song Tang's strictness and also saw another side of him. The Song Tang in life is easy-going and easy to get along with, but once work starts, he becomes unexpectedly rigorous! Even Jessica, Song Tang had lost his temper more than once for the sake of filming. Because in Song Tang's view, life is life, and work is work! After holding a small celebration party for everyone that night, Song Tang bid farewell to the crew members."

  The next day, Song Tang arrived at Datang. At this time, "This Killer is Not So Cold" had already finished filming. Although Song Tang didn't know what the final shooting effect was like, when he saw Wu Yusen with a smile on his face, he felt slightly relieved in his heart!

  "Wu, when did you come back?" Song Tang said with a smile after seeing Wu Yusen.

  "Just yesterday, after finishing the filming, I returned to Los Angeles, but it was too late and didn't come to Datang!" Wu Yusen saw Song Tang in a suit and tie, his eyes lit up, and he smiled.

  "Haha, wish you success, Wu. After finishing filming this movie, I wonder what thoughts do you have?" Song Tang couldn't help but ask.

  "What are your thoughts? Of course, there are many differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Whether it's the characteristics of films or their styles, they differ greatly. So when filming "This Killer is Not Too Cold", we spent a bit more time on it! This was my first time filming a Hollywood movie, which was a big challenge for me, but fortunately, this film's style suited me quite well!" After hearing Song Tang's words, Ng Yu-sen couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia. As for the differences between Eastern and Western films, Ng had already learned about them before coming to America, but only after actually working on a Hollywood film did he realize just how vast those differences were! He even recalled having to re-shoot a single scene multiple times in order to capture the style suitable for a Hollywood movie.

  "Ah, yes!" Song Tang realized what Ng Yu-sen said after midnight, he himself had this problem when filming his first film "Vulgarity", if it wasn't for Song Tang having watched "Vulgarity" before, he would also be troubled by this issue!

  "What about Wah? Why haven't I seen him?" Song Tang asked with some puzzlement after not seeing Andy Lau in the company.

  "I'm afraid he's already in Hong Kong now!" Seeing the puzzlement in Song Tang's eyes, Ng Yu-sen smiled and explained to Song Tang: "Hua Zai, just accepted another series at home, probably went for a screen test again!"

  It's obvious that Wong Yiu-Sun does not approve of Andy Lau taking on so many projects, after all, a person's energy is limited, taking on dozens of movies and TV dramas every year, it's better to take on fewer and refine them, but this is Andy Lau's own business, not something others can decide!

  Song Tang was astonished when Liu Dehua suddenly received an invitation from China, but he didn't say anything. After all, there are too many unexpected things in the world!

  "By the way, Wu, when are you planning to start filming a new movie?" Song Tang asked suddenly. Now that Wu Yusen has finished filming "This Killer is Not So Cold", and the post-production and editing of "This Killer is Not So Cold" do not require Wu Yusen's personal involvement, so Song Tang had such a question.

  "Let's put it off for a few days, I have to go back to China soon to take care of some things!" Wu Yusen refused.

  After seeing Wong Kar-wai's refusal, Song Tong nodded and didn't say anything else. After all, he no longer had a ready-made script in his hands, and then he still had to face the filming of "Titanic". After all, "Titanic" is not "Sweetheart" or "This Killer Is Not So Cold", the workload required is indeed very large, and so far, the actors for "Titanic" have already been scheduled!

  In addition, Song Tang also wanted to take advantage of the free time in the next few days to establish his own record label, after all, making money was a good thing, and since he had thought of it, Song Tang did not intend to give up! Song Tang chatted with Wu Yusen for a while and looked at the busy editors in the editing room.

  "God, Song, it's really you! How did you suddenly come here!" The headquarters of Datang Broadcasting, Murdoch looked at Song Tang who walked in with a surprised expression.

  "Haha, long time no see, Mr. Murdoch!" Song Tang casually found a place to sit down and smiled: "How's the recent situation with the broadcasting company?"

  "Great, great, haha!" Seeing Song Tang ask about this, Murdoch suddenly became excited. Since Fox Broadcasting Company was acquired by Da Tang and renamed Da Tang Broadcasting Company, although Murdoch is still the chairman of this broadcasting company, it is no longer his private property. Murdoch's heart must not be feeling good, but after such a long time, Murdoch slowly opened up, after all, he still has many industries, and now although it's renamed as Da Tang Broadcasting Company, he is still the second largest shareholder of the company!

  "I heard you recently set up a new program, I don't know how it's going now!" Song Tang suddenly remembered what Murdoch said he wanted to host a few days ago, and couldn't help but ask.

  Originally, the goal of American Idol was to find the next big pop star. Contestants would first audition in specific cities, and those who were selected by judges and guests could move on to Hollywood for the next round of competition. Then, 24 contestants - 12 men and 12 women - would be chosen to compete in the semifinals. During the semifinals, contestants would sing live on television, and viewers would vote via phone for their favorite performances. The contestant with the lowest number of votes would be eliminated each week. For the first three weeks, two men and two women were eliminated each week, and after that, one person was eliminated each week until a winner was crowned "American Idol," who would receive a recording contract as a prize.

  But it was precisely because of this that Song Tang thought of setting up his own record company, after all, they were all signed to the same record company, so why couldn't it be their own? However, before this, Murdoch had obviously not thought of this, and what he was thinking of was only to increase the ratings of Great Tang Broadcasting by hosting American Idol. Thinking of this, Song Tang couldn't help but express his thoughts to Murdoch.

  "What? Song, you're not kidding, are you really going to set up a record company?" Murdoch looked at Song Tang with a surprised face. Before this, Murdoch had thought about setting up a record company before, but he quickly vetoed the idea himself. After all, his expertise was in media, and he wasn't very good at running a record company.

  "Yes, Murdock, with the platform of American Idol, I think it's not a problem for the company to attract some potential singers, and then sign contracts with those popular singers. Is the company worried that they can't find any singers?" Song Tang said slowly, expressing his thoughts.

  "Haha, Song, things aren't as simple as you think. If it were that easy, wouldn't American record companies be everywhere by now?" Murdoch couldn't help but smile wryly at the young boss's naivety.

  "It's already rampant, in American record companies it's just like movie companies, although not everywhere to be seen, but also numerous!" Of course, Song Tang thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.

  "Alright, Mr. Murdoch, I've made up my mind! The newly established Great Tang Records will be under the umbrella of Great Tang Broadcasting Company! And as for the reward for being the number one American Idol, it's now a recording contract with Great Tang Records!" Song Tang said firmly.

  Mordock had already understood Song Tang's character of saying one thing and doing another, but now Song Tang still surprised Mordock. However, after seeing Song Tang's firm gaze, he didn't speak anymore and thought: This might be a good idea!

  "Alright, Song, since that's the case, let's do it your way. I wonder what good TV script you've brought me today?" Murdoch suddenly said to Song Tang.

  After listening to Murdoch's words, Song Tang couldn't help but roll his eyes. You think I have a lot of TV dramas in my brain? In fact, apart from watching movies, the previous life of Song Tang wasn't particularly fond of watching series, even those from his own country. He had only watched a few Jin Yong's martial arts dramas, and he used to be a fan of martial arts novels too. However, as he grew older, Song Tang stopped watching these TV dramas and devoted more time to learning. As for American TV shows, he had only watched a few classic ones like "Friends" and "Prison Break".

  Now seeing Murdoch still wants the TV script from himself, can't help but roll his eyes, can't he just bring out the script for "Prison Break" ahead of time? After all, this TV series is also based on something. But it just so happens that the prison break event that this TV series is adapted from hasn't happened yet! Now he can't come up with a case of precognition!

  "Alright, Murdoch, I don't have any scripts on hand right now, so you'll have to figure something out yourself. But isn't Friends still airing?" Song Tang said with a white eye roll, but this was indeed the case. When Datang first acquired Fox Broadcasting Company, Song Tang had taken out one of the few TV shows he remembered, the first season of Friends. However, after Datang Broadcasting aired the first season of Friends, it broke ratings records several times in a row. Seeing this, Song Tang hastily handed over the remaining nine seasons of Friends to Murdoch. But Murdoch was no stranger to the media industry and didn't air all of Friends continuously after getting it from Song Tang. Instead, he chose to air one episode at a time during prime time, attracting even higher ratings and keeping more people hooked!

  "Haha, alright then, Song, it's your company, of course you have the final say..."

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