Original title: Jay Chou is back! In 5 minutes, he made me fall in love with Paris again
By: Feekr Travel
thatThe man who led an era of Chinese music is back!
After pigeons and fans again and again, Jay Chou finallyNew album released after 6 yearsHey, everyone celebrates
Yesterday’s Weibo hot search has been completelyJay Chou and him“The Greatest Work”occupied,As soon as the prelude starts,Swipe the major websites,The MV has exceeded 100 million streams in nearly three hours…
Jay Chou is YYDS!
But compared to Jay Chou’s new song and the magic he has prepared for 6 years, I love it moreJay Chou’s MV, it completely restores the Paris in my heart.
In the 5-minute MV, I followed Jay Chou’s perspective and sawParis in 1920,That isThe golden age of Paris，Arts and HumanitiesromanticflowMove in every corner.
After watching the MV, I even forgot all the unpleasantness I had experienced in Paris and fell in love with this place again.The world’s top romantic capital.
Jay Chou has never let us down.
I really wantgo to paris againwalk the road that Sanyu walked, look at the sky that Xu Zhimo has seen, and stand by the Seine River, did Monet once blow the same evening wind here…
prelude
A piano travels through the golden age of Paris
At the beginning of the MV, the streets of Paris are brightly lit, and the distantEiffel TowerShining light, brought me to this place in an instantwaveManga City.
Turn the lens,Jay Chou and his assistantsquietly into a building, towards aOver 100 years old antique pianogo.
And as Jay Chou took off his coat, a gorgeous dress appeared in the picture, he sat down in front of the piano, borrowedA moving piano piece completes the passage of time and space.
back with JaylenMeet those artists in 1920Before, Xiao Feijun discovered a special place in the lens, that is, the landmark building on the Seine River in Paris——Samaritan department store.
This place is still very recognizable, because the English signboard of Samaritan Department Store appears in the MV:The Samaritan,And Jaylen is wearingSamaritaine is also on the coatThe wording, and a close-up was specially given.
The most amazing thing is that it is also written in the lyrics of this song: Walking in Samaritan, the time renovated by the years.
This legendary department store building dates back1870in the hearts of modern Parisians, the Samaritan department store awakensThe first department store in the city of ParisEmerging era memories.
This building wasIn 1990, it was named a National Historic Monument by the French Ministry of Culture.and in 2001 wasLVMH GroupTake it under your command.
It also closed its store in 2005. It took 5 years to persuade the Paris government, and another 5 years to get the repair license.6 years for restoration.
before and afterAfter 16 years, finallyBring this legendary department store back to life.
Figure @designboom.comRemember the day it was reopened, even the FrenchPresident MacronAll came to attend the ceremony in person.
it is saidThe restored Samaritan department store, withfull20,000 square meters of luxury department storePerfect, Xiao Feijun’s heart has already flown past.
Oh yes, the LVMH groupCheval BlancThe fifth semicolon in the world is also located here, inlast year 9moonalso officially unveiled.
itLocated on the south side of the department storeArt deco styleof buildings, the design was abandonedOrnate palace style common in Paris,Instead, beige white is used as the main tone, supplemented by a uniqueDesign and artistic style.
top floor aerialThe garden was also createdA 250-square-meter rooftop poolthe view of the Seine is amazing here.
This hotel Xiaofeijun has also been looking forward to it since before it opened.But because of this damn epidemic, I haven’t been able to check in.
Act 1
Encounter Magritte and Dalí on the Blue Train
Continue to press the play button to travel toJay Chou and his assistants in 1920appeared in a restaurant with gorgeous retro décor.
Seeing this, I believe many friends have recognized it. This is a well-known restaurant in Paris—Blue train.
This restaurant is located in2nd floor of Gare de Lyon in Parisnamed Blue Train because of its overall blue hue.
The restaurant has gorgeous and bright crystal chandeliers, as well as retro murals, and even the restaurant seats are designed asThe deck of the train carriage.
I have to say, Jay Chou is realToo good at choosing the location of the MV.
JaylenWearing a retro suit, wearing a top hat and holding a cane, I walked into this retro restaurant and met hereThe first artist of the time and space art journey——Rene Magritte.
it alsolet the famous surrealist painterhand holding green applerestored his own classic paintings“Children of Man”.
Immediately after the screen turned, Jay was surprised to discoveron the sofaA man with a beard.
The man with the beardthat isSalvador Dalia man active in the last centurySpanish surrealist painter,Jaylenperformed a performance in front of himThe magic of bending the spoon.
This magic, Xiao Feijun feels more like a tribute.
This eccentric artist has a quirk that isBefore going to sleep, I often hold a spoon halfway in my hand,It is said that it is to facilitate getting inspiration before falling asleep. When the spoon falls, he will wake up and draw inspiration.
At the same time, this sentence appears in the lyrics“Will it melt the wall clock or the cheese”which also pays homage to Dalí’s famous paintings“Eternal Memory”;
and“You don’t answer me on the lobster phone”It refers to another work by DalíThe Lobster Phone.
Act II
Meet “Chinese Modigliani” at Place Vendôme
Sanyu,Although not many people know about it in the country,But he rose to fame in the West,YesA recognized world-class painter,even called“Chinese Modigliani”.
he isWork-study in Paris in 1920, this time Jay also visited the master(Sanyu in the MV is played by Jay Chou’s royal makeup artist Du Guozhang).
In the camera, Sanyu and Jielun are in front of the half-open floor-to-ceiling windowsEnjoy the scenery outside the window together.
while inIn the scenery that flashed across the screen, Xiao Feijun sawLandmark buildings in the 1st arrondissement of Paris –Place Vendome1810,Napoleon built it to show off his exploits.
The tall column standing in the center of the square is famousVendome Column,itIt is made of copper and has the statue of the ruler on it, so it is also calledTriumphal Column.
Also in this room, Jaylen alsocame throughThe fighting of the pianist Lang Lang,Although I highly doubt that Jaylen invited Lang Lang over to show that he doesn’t need to lose weight, this scene is still very exciting.
By the way, I don’t know if you have found a devil detail, that isThe violin in Sanyu’s hand,This is also carefully designed, because when Sanyu was creating, he likedDraw while playing the violin.
From an angle,Jay’s MV framing should be inPlace VendômeHotel d’Évreux里。
And speaking of hotels, Xiao Feijun must give everyone an orderThe most legendary hotel in Paris –Ritz Paris.
It is located on the Place Vendôme,Founded in the 19th century by the father of luxury hotels, Caesar Ritzit can be called the existence that every luxury hotel controller must go to pilgrimage when visiting Paris.
Hotel byA five-story baroque building and huge gardenscomposition,There are many rooms in the hotelCelebrity Named and Customized Suite: Chanel Suite, Chopin Suite, Windsor Suite, Maria Callas Suite and many more.
And the writer Hemingway, who had a soft spot for Liz, failed to leave his name on the suite, but Liz thoughtfully named the bar after him in honor of the writer——Bar Hemingway。
Even now, Hemingway’s statement about Paris is still my favorite:
“If you are fortunate enough to be in Paris when you are young, then wherever you go, it will follow you for the rest of your life. Paris is a mobile feast.”
Act Three
Give Monet a water lily
When I saw this, I foundChinese romance is really engraved in the bonesof.
JaylenPutting on a white shirt and gray vest, and wearing a white top hat, in a gorgeous room decorated with murals,Conjured a water lily for Monet using magic.
Monet, probably the one we are most familiar withwestern impressionistsAfter all, in life, as long as you add Monet style to anything, it will become advanced.
The top Impressionist painter was in his twilight at this time, and the lyrics of the song at this time also sing in time:The sunrise goes back and forth in the port of impression, the light wakes the sleeping flowers and leaves, and the grass is rejoicing for a light rain.
These three lyrics correspond to Monet’s three masterpieces –“Sunrise · Impression”, “Pond · Water Lilies”, “The Grassland Series at Giverny”.
At the end of the journey,Another famous landmark of Paris –Round Pavilion Cafe，It is located on the Rue Montpas on the left bank, it isA favorite of celebrities such as writers, movie stars, fashion designers and top models.
it’s here,JaylenUntil the last artist they’re going to meet–Xu Zhimo。In this picture, not only does Xu Zhimo’s masterpiece about Paris appear——“The Claws of Paris”also mentioned“Space thigh”.
Surprisingly, this word is exactly what Xu Zhimo used to describeThe painting “Nude lying on the tapestry” by my friend Sanyuof.That’s right, I saw it in Jay Chou’s MVEchoed around.
The lyrics also pay tribute to this outstanding poet.
“The butterfly parked on Cambridge” corresponds to“Farewell to Cambridge”; “The Emerald Flying to the Midnight River” refers to the translation about the city of Florence, which Xu Zhimo translated asEmerald; “The taste of saying goodbye to the cloud”, which naturally refers to Xu Zhimo’s famous sentence“With a wave of your sleeve, you don’t take away a cloud.”
By the way, it is said that Hemingway completed his famous novel “The Sun Also Rises” here.
Saying goodbye to all the artists, Jaylen and his assistants ended the trip, and againTraveled back to the piano in the Samaritan department store.
Such an elegant ending is also just like the end of his song:The excitement in this world comes from loneliness.All the artists in this world turn their blood into works in loneliness
Looking forward to Jay Chou’s full album on July 15, and looking forward to the next official meeting with Paris!