Chapter 19 I return with a hidden halo just for the glory of the dream
The next day, Kim Jong-sung 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. He felt a strong sense of stunning in his heart. His experience and intuition told him that this song would be very popular, especially now, the name MrJin has already gained a certain reputation in the United States, and mysticism is arousing the curiosity of the public and the media.
In this case, Wilson could imagine that once MrJin's song "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 concerned about his appreciation for Jin Jingcheng and his love for these two songs. Now, when releasing Jin Jingcheng's latest masterpiece "Halo", Wilson has another reason, which is to make money.
The two songs "If-I-Die-Young" and "Tonight-I-Wanna-Cry" have made Wilson a lot of money, so that two months ago, Wilson took the initiative to look for Kim Jong-sung many times, and even used the tone of pleading. He hoped that Kim Jong-sung could release another song, but Kim Jong-sung smiled at it, which made Wilson very depressed.
Now, Kim Jingsung not only took out a song, but also a stunning song like "Halo". How could Wilson not be excited? Faced with the finished product after "Halo", he seemed to have seen the flying US dollars.
He immediately made the decision to go to the record company today to discuss matters and release the single record of "Halo".
Wilson even admires Kim Jingcheng's talent in music now. Although his foundation is not very deep, he feels that Kim Jingcheng has extraordinary abilities in music creation and understanding intuition.
Take this song "Halo" for example. Although Kim Jingsung is not good at arranger, when Wilson arranged the song, Kim Jingsung put forward good opinions, for example, proposed to make this song into a musical form that integrates R&B and Pop, and also proposed to cover a large amount of piano and string music in the arrangement to intertwin softly.
It can be said that the entire arrangement of this song is almost Kim Jong-sung's creativity, and Wilson is equivalent to being an executor.
In terms of singing, Wilson was once again amazed by Kim Jingcheng. The previous "If-I-Die-Young" and "Tonight-I-Wanna-Cry" were both relatively soothing and lyrical songs. Kim Jingcheng used a very lyrical singing method, and Kim Jingcheng used a considerable power to interpret this song "Halo", showing the versatility of his voice.
"Are you really leaving?"
After recording the song, Wilson, who learned that Kim Jingsung was about to return to South Korea, couldn't help but ask Kim Jingsung.
Kim Jong-sung nodded calmly: "Yes, I want to go back to Korea."
Wilson sighed: "What a pity. Looking at my entire music career, there are only a handful of musical talents like you who have encountered, and your future in this regard is likely to surprise the world!"
Kim Jong-sung smiled and said, "Even if I go back to Korea, I can continue to make music, and it is possible to amazed the world in the future, right?"
Wilson nodded: "It's true that music has no borders, and with your talents, it can bloom everywhere."
Staring at Kim Jingcheng with a desire, Wilson said: "You guy, go away, but you must promise me one thing, that is, even if you are in Korea, the music market in the United States should not be played for me. Even if you don't plan to release an English song album for the time being, you have to make a single for me from time to time."
Originally, Wilson had already planned to let Kim Jong-sung release an English song album, but this proposal was decisively rejected by Kim Jong-sung.
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 to return to South Korea, but it is impossible for him to let go of the US market. Not to mention that he has consumed time and energy in this regard, just based on his future plans, this area is also a top priority.
Wilson smiled with satisfaction. With Kim Jingcheng's reply, he was relieved. He was now counting on watching Kim Jingcheng walk onto the highest-end stage in the United States one day, shrouded in dazzling halo. At that time, he could be proud of it and show off to others. After all, he had already regarded Kim Jingcheng as his "half student".
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"Are you really leaving?"
The same question asked again, but this time the question was not Wilson, but Professor Nicholas, the head of the film department of New York University.
If Jin Jingcheng is Wilson's "half student", then in front of Nikola, he is a completely real student.
Since he was leaving, it was impossible for Jin Jingcheng to say goodbye to Nikola, the mentor who respected him very much.
At this time, Jin Jingcheng was sitting in Nikola's office.
"Are you really leaving?"
Nicholas repeated this question, and his eyes looked at the door, a middle-aged man walking outside, looking unhappy.
The middle-aged man was named Harvey Weinstein. He was a famous existence in Hollywood and the most brave public relations promoter at the Academy Awards. This time he came here, in the name of the founder of Miramax Pictures, invited Kim Jingcheng to work at his company.
As early as a year ago, when Kim Jong-sung was just reborn, "That Kim Jong-sung" had already gotten many job choices in advance, including staying at the school to teach in the New York University Film Department, several Hollywood film and television companies hired him, and several companies that ranked in the entire United States for high salaries...
Among these choices, "That Jin Jingcheng"'s first choice was to accept the employment of Miramax Pictures.
Just today, Harvey Weinstein actually found the Dishi Academy of Arts himself, which shows his importance to Jin Jingcheng.
However, Jin Jingcheng is no longer "that Jin Jingcheng". He decisively rejected Harvey Weinstein's reputation and invitation. His main dream is to fulfill his Korean entertainment career.
Moreover, based on the memories of his previous life, Jin Jingcheng knew that Harvey Weinstein would leave Miramax Pictures next year (2005), and this film company will have a big decline since then.
After Harvey Weinstein's figure completely disappeared from the office door, Nicholas asked Jin Jingcheng: "Don't you regret it?"
Jin Jingcheng said frankly: "There is nothing to regret. I didn't really leave. I just didn't leave here for the time being. But this country will always be in my heart. To be precise, it is in the territory of my career pursuit and development."
Nicholas nodded, as if he could understand Jin Jingcheng's words, to be precise, it was a dream!
At this time, Nikola took out a letter of recommendation written by himself and handed it to Kim Jong-sung, saying, "This is a letter of recommendation I wrote for you. After arriving in South Korea, you can go directly to the Central University of Korea to report to Director Lee Soon-hwan."
Jin Jingcheng took the recommendation letter and showed gratitude.
Two months ago, Nikola learned that Kim Jingsung was going back to South Korea, and thought about what she could do for Kim Jingsung. At this moment, Lee Soon-hwan, the department chair of the Drama Film Department of the Central University of Korea, found Nikola and asked Nikola 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 Nikola. Although he is not much younger than Nikola, he is considered a student of Nikola.
Originally, Lee Soon-hwan didn't have much hope for his request, because no one was willing to be a teacher at the Film Department of New York University. As a result, Kim Jingcheng, a strange man, appeared unexpectedly. He was obviously very good at studying, but he wanted to return to South Korea, so Nikola took the opportunity to do so.
Kim Jingsung was very moved when he learned about this because based on the human nature and his future planning, the identity of a university teacher at the Central University of Korea was very beneficial to him, not only to fame and reputation.
Kim Jong-sung did not agree immediately, but put forward the condition, that is, although he was at the Central Seoul University, he was not restricted by the school, and his class frequency and cycle were reduced to a certain level.
By putting forward such conditions, Jin Jingcheng obviously considered his ambitions, and he could not spend too much time and energy on the position of university teacher.
After Nikola conveyed Kim Jingcheng's conditions to Lee Soon-hwan, Lee Soon-hwan originally wanted to refuse because such things were a bit abnormal. Even professors could not get such conditions. Since he was a full-time teacher at a university, he would generally have to be managed by the school, even if Kim Jingcheng had a high education and excellent academic performance, he had no qualifications after all.
However, when Nikola revealed that Kim was MrJin to Lee Soon-hwan, Lee Soon-hwan immediately agreed.
Lee Soon-hwan knew that in the past year, a mysterious MrJin was released in the United States. Not only did he produce two hot songs at once, he also invested in and wrote the miracle movie "The Legend of Ghost", which was a small-cost and high-box office. Lee Soon-hwan even wrote a successful analysis paper on "The Legend of Ghost", which was published in a famous Korean film magazine, expressing his admiration for MrJin.
Moreover, Lee Soon-hwan also knows that the screenwriter's signature of the movie "Brokeback Mountain" that director Lee An is currently filming is also MrJin. Lee An has praised the script of "Brokeback Mountain" and the mysterious MrJin in front of the media.
As an expert professor in film, Li Shunhuan naturally knew that Li An, the most well-known Chinese director in the world, and had also studied it specifically and judged that Li An would likely achieve great success in the future. Li Shunhuan was also paying attention to the relevant information about "Brokeback Mountain" and felt that it was very likely to hit the Academy Awards.
Nikola revealed this news in advance with Kim Jingcheng's consent.
There is no way to do this. Even if Kim Jong-sung keeps his secrets strictly, it is inevitable that some people know that Nicholas and Wilson are two of them, and they don’t care about the extra Lee Soon-hwan. In Jin Jong-sung, a university director and professor like Lee Soon-hwan should not be too uttered to spread the matter.
Fortunately, they don’t know about Kim Jingcheng being the boss and major shareholder behind Facebook, otherwise... otherwise they would not dare to make this proposal to Kim Jingcheng. Facebook is now well-known in the United States.
Since Lee Soon-hwan agreed to the conditions, Kim Jingcheng naturally agreed. It was equivalent to working as a university teacher as a part-time job. Not only was it beneficial to his reputation and career, but it was not too tiring. He only held one or two lectures a week, and he could continue to learn and improve himself with the conditions in the university. He also had a considerable salary every month, so why not do it?
If Jin Jingcheng's idea is spread as a part-time university teacher, many people will probably be jealous of them!
Even so, Nicholas still expressed his regret at this time: "You also know that with your education, my recommendation and the attention of the school leaders, it is enough to directly serve in our New York University Film Department."
Kim Jingcheng was also convinced of this and understood Nikola's regret. After all, the Film Department of New York University is the world's top film institution, which is much higher than that of the Central University of South Korea, but there is no way...
"This is my dream." Jin Jingcheng responded resolutely.
Jin Jingcheng knew that his choice was not understood by some people. Not to mention his excellent education, he could gain a foothold in the United States as MrJin alone, but he wanted to return to South Korea to develop.
There is no way, this is his dream, his previous life and this life's dream. He cannot give up his pursuit and ambition for the great cause of Korean entertainment. If Korean entertainment is a disease, in this new life, he must be a super disease in charge of Korean entertainment.
There is nothing else, because he likes and can maximize his sense of happiness when he does what he likes the most. When a person lives, happiness is the most important thing and the meaning of life.
Besides, Jin Jingcheng didn’t think it was a pity. In the future, he would prove this with achievements that would be admired by everyone!
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Three days later, Jin Jingcheng refused the farewell proposal, including Nicholas, Wilson, Mark, Jose, Tony and others, and arrived at the airport alone with his suitcase and a taxi.
What surprised Jin Jingcheng was that when he was waiting for the plane to take off in the waiting hall, he heard that his singing "Halo" was playing in a corner of the waiting hall.
Jin Jingcheng smiled slightly, thinking that the old guy Wilson was moving so fast.
The English word Halo actually has several explanations, which can be interpreted as halo or glory.
While listening to this song, a sentence leaped into Jin Jingcheng's heart.
This sentence is: "I returned from a hidden halo just for the glory of that dream!"
Yes, he not only obtained a doctorate degree from the Film Department of Ingry Arts School of Art and a master's degree from the Stern School of Business at the age of 21, but he is a rare leader in the United States, which is definitely a top talent, and has also achieved incredible achievements in careers such as music, film and Facebook.
However, these halos were hidden by him.
There is more practical one. For example, money. In terms of the amount in the personal account, Jin Jingcheng brought 20 million US dollars back to South Korea. In the past year, he has earned a total of 31 million US dollars in music and movies. In addition to the total investment in Facebook, the remaining 20 million US dollars were 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 Records" series will continue to bring him a lot of money. In addition, there is the newly 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. It was the Motorola he used before. Now he has bought the best mobile phone now and is ready to put the Korean number in after returning to South Korea. However, the Motorola is still kept by him, leaving the American number inside, so that Jin Jingcheng can keep in touch with the United States.
In addition, Jin Jingcheng is also thinking of a woman.
It was the woman Kim Jong-sung who rescued from the Speed Party a year ago. To be precise, it was saved by "that Kim Jong-sung".
If Kim Jong-sung is not wrong, this woman is likely to be a Hollywood female star!
A year ago, the woman said she would contact Jin Jingcheng and asked Jin Jingcheng not to change her mobile phone number so that she would not be able to find it. However, a year has passed and she still has not contacted Jin Jingcheng.
"Has she forgotten?"
Jin Jingcheng thought, smiled indifferently, muttering in his heart: "Yes, this is a world where personal indifference. I really expect others to worry about you because of a rescue? It would be rare for her to take the initiative to pay all the medical expenses and hospitalization fees."
However, Jin Jingcheng still cannot deny that he still has a little thought of this woman.
Let Nianxiang just Nianxiang, now he is going back to Korea!
Jin Jingcheng got on the plane.
"Korea, Korean entertainment, my super disease is here!"
Chapter completed!