NovelsAlex Chapter 946: First Song Promotion
Chapter 946: First Song Promotion
Chapter 946: First Song Promotion
"Compared to the last time we met, your popularity is now much higher."
Talking about the large number of fans cheering at the entrance of the TV station building, Johnson naturally recalled the last time Jiang Yuan came to record the radio station.
At that time, although Jiang Yuan had already made his mark through the program "World Songs" and had a certain popularity around the world, it was definitely not as good as it is now.
Especially after the release of his last album, both the excellent performance on the charts and the subsequent awards have made Jiang Yuan's popularity and recognition soar in Europe and the United States.
Johnson also rarely sees singers like Jiang Yuan who can achieve such success by releasing their first English album.
Especially when Jiang Yuan is a foreign singer.
In the past, there have been some foreign singers who came to Europe and the United States to develop their music careers, but Johnson has little impression of them.
On the one hand, there are very few foreign singers who can appear on a radio program like the one hosted by Johnson to promote themselves.
Even being able to promote on this radio station is already a kind of recognition and success.
On the other hand, it is also because few of these singers can make such a big splash like Jiang Yuan.
This splash even continues into the upcoming second album.
"Many people are looking forward to your attending the Grammy Awards ceremony again with this new album." Johnson joked to Jiang Yuan, obviously thinking of Jiang Yuan's performance when he won the awards previously.
Being reminded of this in person, Jiang Yuan felt somewhat embarrassed.
The main reason is that a long time has passed since that time, and Jiang Yuan's emotions are no longer in that state, so it feels a bit subtle when it is mentioned again.
"I hope so." So Jiang Yuan just smiled and didn't respond any further.
"Then let's get ready to start recording." Johnson looked at the time and said to Jiang Yuan.
"Okay." Jiang Yuan glanced at the activated camera and sat up straighter.
Jiang Yuan had not read the script in advance as to what the specific content of this radio program would be.
Or maybe the program didn't give the team any script at all.
Jiang Yuan had experienced this once before when he participated in the last recording.
The entire radio program has only a basic program framework. What Johnson has to do is to add to this framework to enrich and expand the entire program.
"Welcome to."
Johnson looked at the camera first and began to host the opening remarks of the show.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Jiang Yuan felt that after the recording started, Johnson’s mood and state became much higher.
"The guests on our radio show this time are singers, actors, creators, and well-known writers."
When introducing Jiang Yuan, Johnson also listed a lot of titles, which made Jiang Yuan's smile freeze for a moment. He still couldn't get used to this way of introduction that seemed like there would be many people appearing.
".He is Jiang Yuan!"
After Jiang Yuan ignored a series of titles and additional descriptions, Johnson finally called out Jiang Yuan's name.
Then he looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "Say hello to the radio audience."
Hearing Johnson's words, Jiang Yuan's eyes also focused on the camera, "Hello everyone, I am Jiang Yuan. This time I came to the Sound of Music radio station to promote my latest English album."
I briefly introduced myself and explained the reason why I came to participate in the radio recording.
"Jiang Yuan is actually an old friend of ours. When he released an album last time, he came to our radio station to promote it, right?" Johnson asked Jiang Yuan with a smile, obviously taking the opportunity of interaction to help Jiang Yuan with some publicity.
"Sure enough, the album has been a great success after the last promotion, right?" After seeing Jiang Yuan nod, Johnson asked again with a smile.
"Yes, thanks to the radio program, my previous album received a lot of love, so I came again to release an album this time." Jiang Yuan also responded with a joke with a smile.
"A very wise choice." Johnson nodded affirmatively to express his approval.
"So, do we have any special surprises prepared for everyone when they come to our radio station this time?" Johnson asked.
"Yes." Jiang Yuan nodded, "Today, we have prepared a new song for the first time for our radio audience."
Jiang Yuan had also told Johnson about this in advance, and the current cooperation was to bring out this interaction.
"So the first time this song is released will be on our radio station?" Johnson continued.
"Yes, it's the first time I sing." Jiang Yuan nodded affirmatively.
"The audience today are in for a treat. They will be the first to hear Jiang Yuan's new song live." Johnson smiled and looked at the camera, then asked, "Are you going to prepare to perform for everyone now?"
"No, I plan to sing for you all at the end of today's recording." Jiang Yuan shook his head.
"Everyone has heard it, right? If you want to be the first to hear Jiang Yuan's new song, remember to watch today's radio program until the end."
This arrangement is actually made to ensure that the radio programs can maintain a relatively high ratings when they are broadcast.
"So is there anything you want to share with the audience about this new album?" Johnson looked at Jiang Yuan and asked.
A short period of time was also specially arranged for Jiang Yuan to promote his album, which is also very common on radio programs.
"Actually, before we started recording today, I did some searching on the Internet and found that some songs from your second English album should have been released online, right?" Johnson cued a direction.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan also nodded, "Yes, as of today, there are..."
As he spoke, Jiang Yuan counted on his fingers and reviewed the songs from the second album that had already been released. He also took this opportunity to review and promote the album on the show.
"In fact, I didn't realize that I have heard every song here before when you didn't count them carefully. They all seem to be on the charts, right?" Johnson asked after thinking for a moment.
"Yes, the results are not bad." Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
"So what is the reason for releasing so many popular singles in such a scattered manner?" Johnson's tone was somewhat inquiring.
"Actually, it's like this. I mentioned this album myself at the Grammy Awards ceremony."
“According to previous statements, it was actually planned to be released last year, but due to various reasons such as the schedule, the entire production and release cycle became longer.” “So in order to let fans hear the new song earlier, we made an agreement to release a new single every month, and it has continued to this day.”
Jiang Yuan did not hide anything and briefly shared the real reason.
"So that's how it is." Johnson said with a clear tone, and then continued, "From what we can see now, the results should be very good. Everyone likes these songs very much."
“I especially like your new song, Can’t help falling in love, which you performed at a recent festival.”
Johnson said this and started singing in front of Jiang Yuan.
He sang a short a cappella segment, and it was obvious that he had listened to this song many times.
Jiang Yuan was not too surprised that this song was loved by many foreign listeners, as it is a very classic song in itself.
And looking at Johnson's age, it does seem like he would like this style of music.
"And the MV for this song, I heard that you directed it yourself. Before the recording, I found out that some of the scenes were shot in Los Angeles."
After finishing the a cappella performance and receiving applause and praise from Jiang Yuan, Johnson obviously became much more interested in topics related to this song.
"Yes, I took this photo during my free time when I came to the music festival." Jiang Yuan nodded.
"After the recording of the show is over, can you take me to the filming location to have a look?"
"I also like the style of this MV, and the heroine in it seems to be a perfect match for you." Johnson said, recalling the MV clip.
"Of course, it also happens that I can review my previous filming experience."
"As for the actress in the MV, we actually filmed a love movie together before. If you are interested, you can take a look at it." Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan also took this opportunity to recommend the movie.
Johnson was indeed interested. He asked the name of the movie and wrote it down, but did not continue to dig deeper into the topic.
This also made Jiang Yuan feel a little relieved. He felt that if it was Molly who was interviewed during the previous magazine shoot, she might have directly asked about their love history.
Fortunately, Johnson probably did not do any further research.
"I saw your recent interview. You are going to shoot a science fiction movie soon, right?" Johnson continued the topic about the movie recommended by Jiang Yuan.
"Yes, I think it would be a very good idea if it can be filmed." Jiang Yuan would naturally not let go of the opportunity for publicity.
"Have you ever thought about letting your movies go global like your music? You know, you're in Los Angeles now," Johnson said with a smile.
“In fact, that’s what I’m doing now, trying to make these works more visible to everyone.”
"Of course, this is Los Angeles. I understand what you mean. For example, with Paul's help, we have negotiated cooperation with foreign countries before, but it is still in the preparation stage."
Jiang Yuan could tell that what Johnson wanted to say was why he didn't try to act in some foreign films.
Maybe you won't necessarily be able to play an important role.
But with Jiang Yuan's current status, it is relatively easy to negotiate if he wants to make a cameo appearance in some blockbuster movies.
If you are planning to break into the foreign market as an actor, this would indeed be a good casting choice.
However, Jiang Yuan does not want to go this route. If he wants to shoot, he will make the preparations himself.
"Oh? What kind of cooperation? Can it be made public?" Johnson asked curiously.
"This has to be kept secret for the time being. I have revealed too much unfinished work recently." Jiang Yuan smiled and waved his hand, refusing further spoilers.
"Okay." Johnson could understand Jiang Yuan's answer.
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The first half hour of the radio recording was basically spent on casual chat between Jiang Yuan and Johnson.
Although the time was not long, Jiang Yuan felt that it was quite fulfilling as he completed all kinds of promotions that he had imagined before the recording began.
"It's almost time to interact with our radio listeners. Before that, is there anything else you want to promote about your new album?" Johnson previewed the follow-up arrangements and passed the conversation to Jiang Yuan.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan nodded decisively, "Yes, the physical album of my second personal English album has already started production."
"And we will start pre-sale in two days. We hope you will support us."
Jiang Yuan was not polite at all. He reported all the pre-order channels for the album and made a very targeted advertisement.
"Okay, I'll remember it and buy it." Johnson nodded, indicating that he would also support one.
"This time the physical album is divided into multiple versions. Before the pre-order officially starts, we will also release the album's playlist and the configuration details of the physical album." After thanking Johnson, Jiang Yuan continued.
The radio program will be recorded today and will be broadcast the next day. It can also promote the album before the pre-order starts.
"Okay, then let's move on to the audience comment and interaction session."
After Jiang Yuan finished his introduction, Johnson clapped his hands and moved on to the next step.
"Since the preview of the last episode, many viewers knew that you would be participating in this recording, so before the recording started, we also received a lot of messages from the audience."
"I'll read it now."
As he spoke, Johnson also found some messages he had collected and shared them with Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan could tell that most of the messages were written by fans.
There were many words of blessing, as well as some questions raised by fans. Jiang Yuan responded to them one by one and gave good responses.
After reading the audience messages, Johnson went a step further and prepared to let Jiang Yuan interact online with some lucky audience members of the show.
This kind of communication is different from replying to messages and can be considered a more direct conversation.
"These are a few people selected from the lucky audience who left messages. You can make the calls." Johnson said as he handed Jiang Yuan a note.
After the live broadcast part ended, the radio recording was almost coming to an end, and it was also the time for Jiang Yuan to promote his new album for the first time.