Jimmy Lin to release new EP and go on concert tour (Has his own way of conducting business), Saturday May 10, 2008 China Options

[l_coco]

http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2008-05-10/10512021117.shtml

After the news that Jimmy Lin is going to release his EP this year came out many distributors wanted to work with him. But his manager, Grace, said “There are 2 more songs to be recorded. We are still considering which distributor to work with. Because some of his songs already have other distributing channels we don’t rule out other distributing means.”

Jimmy formed Jimmy Creative in 1996 in Taipei to manage his own showbiz contracts. In the past few years he expanded his work to the Chinese market and opened an office in Beijing in order to facilitate contracts negotiation. All his contracts are managed by Grace. Recently, many agencies announced that he is their contracted artist and conducted business deals using his name. “These are all frauds. Jimmy never signed any contracts with other agencies. In fact, they caused us some problems in our business dealings. However, we are willing to work with other professional groups.”

The MV “Can’t Stop Me’ that was released in 2006 was created by jimmy and his director friend. This time he again is going to produce it himself. He has invited the prominent music critic 崔恕 to write the lyrics and the prominent US musician Keith to produce a tv commercial for a well-known soft drink he is endorsing. Jimmy is also recording the opening theme song of the TV series ShaoLinSi 2. “I like to get involved in the production side of my work so I can learn something new from other professionals. It helps me in my performance.” Many actors become directors. Jimmy said humbly that he’s still learning. As for his company’s future plans, it will nurture new talents and work with other production companies on a TV series about racing. Jimmy has his own way of running a business and he’s continuing to learn and following his dream.

He just finished a photo shoot at 汕头 and has returned to Taiwan for the recording. Besides his new EP he is working on a concert tour. He’s also negotiating commercial appearances and endorsements. He is looking over several TV series scripts. One of them is an idol series about the lives of foreign students in the US. It will be filmed in San Francisco. The new movie 《跳动爱情的密码》is also waiting for him to be available before it starts filming. His schedule is so full he has not a moment of free time.

(In 2008, jimmy is putting his racing career on the side and returning to showbiz. It's a pity. I love to see him race. Maybe he already got a 1st and a 2nd place in the ZhuHai Pan Delta Forumla race in March and he is happy with that.)

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林志颖将发新EP开个唱 经营哲学自有一套(附图图)
　　新浪娱乐讯 林志颖( 听歌)今年发行个人EP的消息曝光后，许多发行公司争相邀约加盟，其经纪人葛静琪表示：“目前，还有两首歌正在收歌中，对于发行公司最后的意向合作，我们也在审慎评估中。由于小志收录的歌曲中有其它的整合行销策略，也不排除以其它方式发行。”
　　　　　　林志颖自96年在台北成立吉米工作室后，所有的经纪约都由自营的公司来打理，近几年更是将版图扩展到内地的市场，在北京成立办事处以便于经纪业务的洽谈，所有的经纪业务交由经纪人葛静琪处理。最近内地到处都有经纪公司或演出商打着林志颖是签约艺人的名号来洽谈业务，对此其经纪人表示：“这些都是子虚乌有的事，小志并未和其它公司签任何的经纪约，老实说，因为这些问题的确造成许多业务上的困扰，就小志目前的发展趋势，我们是愿意和专业团队来进行结盟。”
　　　　　　06年发行的《挡不住我》专辑中的MV，也是林志颖与好友导演们共同创意下的杰作，这次的音乐专辑制作中，林志颖同样不假于他人之手，邀约知名乐评人崔恕(听歌)写词及美国知名编曲老师Keith共同为所代言的某知名饮料制作广告歌曲；另外，林志颖正在为电视剧《少林寺传奇》片头曲进行制作，小志表示：“我很喜欢自己对作品的投入，在参与音乐及幕后的制作过程中，让我可以和其它专业人士学习新的事物，这对于我的表演有很大的帮助。”有许多艺人演而优则导，林志颖谦虚地表示自己还在学习中，对于公司的未来发展，除了培养新人的计划，也将和其它专业的制作公司结盟，拍摄赛车题材的电视剧，林志颖的经营哲学自有一套，就是不断地学习、坚持着自己的理想！
　　　　　　目前，林志颖才刚从汕头拍摄完广告，随即返回台北进行录音工作，除了录制个人EP之外，也在积极筹备个人演唱会，各地邀约的商演活动及广告代言都在进行中。除了手上有几部电视剧的邀约，其中一部是由中、美合资以留学生为题材的青春励志偶像剧，全剧在旧金山取景拍摄，以及即将开拍的电影《跳动爱情的密码》都在等着林志颖的档期，工作满档的林志颖真是一刻也不得闲！

This post has been edited by l_coco: May 10 2008 6 56 PM

[asak0]

so he going reallie come to san fransico to film the movie?
anyone know when he will come
i live near san fransico
i wanna go to his filming site and see him

[EJvictorian]

Yay! New Songs!!! I love Jimmy Lin singing!

[tony_y2k5]

I'm so glad that Jimmy is concentrating his showbiz career in 2008 because even though he's a very sucessful formula 1 race driver, it's also very dangerous!. Jimmy is so hot at the moment!, everyone wants a piece of him. I'm glad to hear that he's considering an idol series this year as i loved jimmy's last series 'My Lucky Star'.

[bebe2019]

oh wow! Jimmy Lin must be really wealthy to have his own business. I wish to watch him in dramas again

[weedpeach]

i just finished watching the drama, my lucky star!!
i must say his song is REALLY good!!
i hope he releases a new album soon!

[xxcarolxx]

I'm glad he's going back to showbiz I would love to see more of Jimmy in more dramas, I was watching My Lucky Star the other day and he's so hot!

[babigoddess]

omg..! i can't wait for his EP to come out...i haven't heard him sing in about 2 years so i'm waiting for his next one to come out...

REALLY!?!?!??!! NO WAY!! if one of his scripts is to be filmed in San Francisco then that'd be COOL..!! too bad i dont live out there but it's good to hear that there is a chance for him to film LIVE and on the streets too..!! if he is i hope i get to see him even from a far distance..heheh..

[sailormooncandy]

jimmy lin roxz!!!!! he should be in more dramas with yoo hana!!!!! they look sooo perfect!!!!! my lucky star roxz!

[botan]

Glad that Jimmy will be releasing an EP soon,it has been a while since the release of his last album. I'm really looking forward to hearing his new songs.

[zhimin]

I'm a new jimmy fan. Just adore his role in My Lucky Star. I really enjoy his singing and will be looking forward earnestly for his new album.

[capana]

cool, he's coming to fan francisco, i live near it, only a 30 minute drive away, great job on lucky stars, looking forward to te new idol series