1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Chapter 130 Don’t save money on casting
Zhou Yan said he wanted to treat him to dinner, which was certainly not a last-minute idea. He had already asked Zhang Youan to reserve a table at the hotel.

He also told Tsui Hark about this in advance, so today's scene ended very early to give everyone time to prepare. After the scene was finished, the staff had to clean up the scene.

During dinner in the evening, Tsui Hark was also in a good mood.

Zhou Yan's side is finished, so it's not far off that they will wrap up the whole movie. Although they encountered some difficulties in the early stage of filming, they finally got to where they are today step by step, and Tsui Hark is still very satisfied.

And after filming during this period, he also had a very good impression of Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan is not only talented, but the key is that he makes people feel comfortable in speaking and doing things.

During the filming process, Tsui Hark was most afraid of actors causing trouble. In many crews he was in before, some were directors and some were just actors. Not every crew was harmonious and there were often all kinds of conflicts. Appear.

Actors and actors, actors and directors, many messy things will affect the director's creation.

However, during the filming of this drama, several actors got along relatively well with each other. Even if there were some minor conflicts in the crew, it would not hinder things.

In fact, as long as Wang Zuxian, Zhang Manyu and Zhou Yan don't cause trouble, there will be no big problems. Zhao Wenzhuo is an artist from Tsui Hark's own studio and has just debuted, so he doesn't dare to have any temper.

The other supporting characters, under these big names, don't even dare to do anything bad.

While on the set, Tsui Hark and Zhou Yan had already had three drinks, but Tsui Hark was obviously not happy. When they arrived at the hotel, he dragged Zhou Yan and the others to continue drinking.

Not only does Tsui Hark love to drink, but his girlfriend Shi Nansheng is also a hero in drinking. The way she holds the cup is even better than Tsui Hark looks.

As for how much they drank, it was not clear in the end, because the crew has filming tomorrow, so everyone can't drink too much, and director Tsui Hark naturally has to exercise more restraint.

Compared with Tsui Hark, Shi Nansheng is a very sociable person. As soon as she arrives at the scene, she will take the initiative to stir up the atmosphere.

She was very warm when talking to everyone. Although Zhou Yan had not met her a few times, she would enthusiastically come over to toast Zhou Yan and talked to him a lot. She also said something about Tsui Hark's bad words. If during the filming If there is any offense in it, please ask Zhou Yan to forgive me.

If Zhou Yan was just an ordinary actor, Shi Nansheng probably wouldn't say these things, but Zhou Yan's status is different. He is not only the soundtrack director of "Green Snake", but also a director.

They also have some knowledge of the box office of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", so they naturally understand what it means for a director's debut to achieve such results.

Moreover, behind Zhou Yan is Tomson Film Company and the heroic heroine Xu Feng. For this reason, she also wants to give Zhou Yan face.

After the meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and most of them were not drunk, but there were exceptions, such as Ma Jingwu.

This guy is soft-hearted and generous. He likes to drink a lot and eat meat. He can't help others to persuade him to drink. When he is persuaded, he drinks, and he drinks too much.

When it was time to leave, Ma Jingwu lay on the table feeling dizzy.

Although Zhou Yan had previously made up his mind to stay away from Ma Jingwu, it was impossible to ignore him in this situation and let the fifth Zhou Yuan help him back to the hotel.

Ma Jingwu and Zhou Yan lived in the same hotel, but it was not on the same floor.

To Zhou Yan's surprise, after arriving at the hotel, Ma Jingwu sobered up a lot and sat up to thank them.

Hearing Ma Jingwu's thanks, Zhou Yan opened his mouth to make some suggestions, but in the end he said, "Go to bed early, Teacher Ma."

He originally wanted Ma Jingwu to be aware that not all the crew were good people. Someone had deliberately tricked him into getting drunk tonight, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything.

Teacher Ma is 30 years older than him. He has been dealing with people like this for so many years. He has been here all the way. He must have heard a lot of similar suggestions, but Teacher Ma still hasn’t changed. Naturally, it’s impossible because he can just say a few words now. change.

But thinking about it from another perspective, Teacher Ma's soft-hearted and generous character may be at a disadvantage on the crew, but if it is in school, he will definitely be loved by the students.

……

Zhou Yan originally wanted to stay with Wang Zuxian for two days before leaving, but the crew had a lot of filming in these two days, and Wang Zuxian didn't have time at all. In the afternoon of the next day, Zhou Yan flew to Shanghai with his younger brothers and sisters.

Xu Feng was not just talking about it. As soon as Zhou Yan and the others landed in Shanghai, Xu Feng made all the arrangements for them, including travel and accommodation.

Not long after Zhou Yan and the others checked into the hotel, Xu Feng came with his youngest son Tang Zitong.

As soon as they met, Xu Feng hugged Zhou Qing, his face full of doting, "Xiaojiu, be good, long time no see."

"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time, aunt."

Zhou Qing's mouth was still very sweet, and her words made Xu Feng very happy.

After greeting everyone, Xu Feng introduced his son to them, "This is my second son Tang Zitong, you can just call him Xiaotong. Xiaotong, these are your brothers and sisters... Xiaojiu should be better than Is Zitong young?"

Zhou Qing reported her zodiac sign, "I am a pig."

Xu Feng said with a smile, "Zitong is also a Pig. What month are you, Xiaojiu?"

"I'm in June."

"Then you should be called Brother Zitong."

Zhou Qing nodded, ran to Tang Zitong, and extended her hand to him openly, "Hello, brother Zitong."

Tang Zitong was a bit introverted. He took half a step back before cautiously shaking hands with Zhou Qing: "Hello."

Zhou Yan was actually quite surprised to see Tang Zitong being so introverted. Not only did he grow up in a wealthy family like the Tang family, but his mother was the chivalrous Xu Feng, so he should be quite cheerful.

Of course, there is no definite answer to personality. Even if you grow up in the same environment, your personality may be completely different.

Xu Feng was also very happy to see her son shaking hands with Zhou Qing. Her younger son was more introverted and talked less than his elder brother. She thought that the children in the Zhou family were very cheerful, so she brought her younger son over. Have fun.

After chatting together for a while, Zhou Qian and the others took Tang Zitong to the living room of the suite to watch TV, while Xu Feng and Zhou Yan went to the tea room next to them.

Xu Feng booked two suites for them, with a total of four bedrooms and a very large area, including not only a living room but also a reception area.

When he arrived at the reception area, Xu Feng looked at Tang Zitong who was playing with Zhou Jiajun in the living room, and said with a smile, "It's easier for children to play together."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Qing'er and Zitong are about the same age, and they can still play together."

"Girls mature early, Xiaojiu is much more sensible than Zitong."

Zhou Yan nodded, girls must mature earlier, Zhou Qing is not an ordinary girl, she matures earlier than ordinary girls, and she is also a little cautious.

Looking away, Xu Feng asked Zhou Yan with a smile, "How is the script of "Tree Hole" written recently? The novel has been released, so writing the script should be easier, right?"

"The script for "Tree Hole" has just started, but the script for "The Sixth Sense" is already finished," Zhou Yan said.

Xu Feng said in surprise, "Really?"

"Really." Zhou Yan nodded, "I'll get it for you to see."

After saying that, Zhou Yan got up and went to the room to get a script.

After receiving the script, Xu Feng was still very surprised. She didn't expect Zhou Yan to write the script for "The Sixth Sense" first. After all, "Tree Hole" was in a hurry.

"This is actually not the final script. It is still relatively crude and there are some things in it that are not perfect."

Xu Feng nodded and started reading.

Because he had heard the story of "The Sixth Sense" on the phone before, Xu Feng read the script very quickly, mainly reading some things that Zhou Yan had not mentioned before.

Compared with the story Zhou Yan told on the phone before, there are naturally many more details presented in the script, such as some small foreshadowings that appeared in the early stage.

When listening to Zhou Yan's dictation, the twist could not be seen until the end, but when reading the script, because he knew the ending in advance, Xu Feng also noticed some small foreshadowings. Through these foreshadowings, he actually knew that the protagonist was the undead.

Small details such as air conditioners, thermometers, and handprints also make the structure of the entire story tighter.

A good movie should not only make people feel good when watching it for the first time, but when the audience goes back and watches it again, they can still discover some details that they have not seen before. That is the best.

Previously, Xu Feng was more inclined to film "The Sixth Sense". Now after reading the script, she has become more determined in this idea. She has even started planning for the film's casting.

The other characters in this movie don't matter. The most important ones are naturally the doctor and the little boy. Of these two roles, the most difficult one to choose is actually the little boy.

After all, there are many adult actors, and many people can play the role of doctor, but it is difficult to play this child. There are not many young actors around the age of nine, and this role requires more acting skills than in "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" The little boy is much taller.

Putting down the script, Xu Feng said, "We have to choose the actor for this little boy carefully. Later I will ask my subordinates to collect some information about the nine-year-old actor. As for the doctor, who do you want to play?"

Zhou Yan smiled, it turned out to be the chivalrous Xu Feng, she could do things so quickly. As soon as she finished reading the script, she was already talking about choosing actors.

In fact, Zhou Yan really thought about the choice of actors. There are many people who can play the role of doctor. Zhou Yan mainly considered the role of a little boy.

But for such a big actor, Zhou Yan only thought of Xie Miao for a long time.

Xie Miao often partners with Jet Li. He is Jet Li's professional son and a martial arts child star. However, "New Shaolin Group Five" hasn't come out yet, so no one knows where Xie Miao is.

Zhou Yan didn't know much about other child actors. His idea was to do the same as the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" and hold auditions across the country to see if he could find a suitable candidate.

"As a doctor, I don't have any special candidates for the time being. An actor around 40 years old, from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, or from three places will be fine," Zhou Yan said.

The range of around 40 years old is actually very broad, ranging from 30s to 50s.

Xu Feng thought for a while and said, "I think the older seniors, like Jiao Huang and Du Yulu, are pretty good. Li Xuejian and Tang Guoqiang from the Mesozoic era are also pretty good. For the younger ones, I think Liang Jiahui and Zhou Runfa are pretty good. Oh. , there is another one, Xu Guanwen is also very suitable for this role."

Zhou Yan was a little surprised when Xu Feng mentioned Jiao Huang and Du Yulu. He didn't expect that Xu Feng knew a lot about mainland actors.

Putting the names Jiao Huang and Du Yulu together, the first thing Zhou Yan thought of was "Yongzheng Dynasty". Both of them participated in this TV series. The second was Teacher Du Yulu's classic advertising slogan "Suffering from onychomycosis, one Infect both."

Among the candidates mentioned by Xu Feng, Zhou Yan's favorites were Tony Leung Ka Fai and Xu Guanwen. He felt that these two people should be able to play the role of doctor.

Tony Leung Ka Fai has a disadvantage, that is, he is a bit young. Zhou Yan doesn't know exactly how old Tony Leung Ka Fai is, but he should be no more than 35 years old. His "Lover" just came out, so he looks relatively young.

Xu Guanwen basically acted in comedies, but his performance in "The Money Stealing Couple" impressed Zhou Yan deeply.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "These are all good people. You can contact them one by one later."

"Okay, after your script is finalized, we can discuss the characters. There are still many things to prepare for the movie, and the budget needs to be drawn up at some time... The cost this time will definitely be higher than before."

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "If the cost is limited, the actor should choose the more cost-effective one."

For the alternatives they just mentioned, if a few actors from Hong Kong are chosen, the cost will increase significantly.

Some time ago, "Hong Kong Film Biweekly" published an article titled "Star Remuneration and Purchase Price", which listed the remuneration of many Hong Kong stars.

Compared with last year, the salaries of various stars have increased significantly this year.

Last year Zhou Yunfa was 400 million, this year it has increased to 1000 million, but Tony Leung Ka Fai has not increased, it is still 100 million.

This data may not be accurate. Zhou Yunfa's real salary should be less than 1000 million, but probably around 500 million. Tony Leung Jiahui estimates that it is more than 100 million, and should be able to reach 150 million.

But no matter what, if you want to hire a celebrity from Hong Kong, you definitely need a million dollars per person.

Hearing that Zhou Yan wanted to save money on actors, Xu Feng waved his hand and said, "Don't think about saving money on actors. If the budget is not enough, then increase the budget."

These words were very heroic, but Zhou Yan did not take advantage of him. He smiled and said, "Expensive actors may not be good."

He has already thought about it. Liang Jiahui's status is the upper limit. In principle, he will not use any expensive actor. Even if Xu Feng gives him a sufficient budget, he still has to spend the money wisely.

Xu Feng nodded. She still agreed with Zhou Yan's words. Then she asked, "Should I compose the soundtrack for this movie myself?"

"Of course." Zhou Yan nodded with a smile.

"An idea?"

"not yet."

Xu Feng smiled. Fortunately, Zhou Yan was not so exaggerated that he had already written the soundtrack.

One of the better things about working with Zhou Yan is that Zhou Yan can do the script, director and soundtrack himself. If these three things are solved, less than half of the preparation work for a movie has been completed.

"Are we still using the old team this time?" Xu Feng asked again.

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "Senior Lu is still recuperating recently, and he will definitely not be able to work in the past two years. I want Wang Xiaoshuai to be the assistant director. I have not thought about the candidate for the assistant director. The photography is still done by Zhao Fei and the others. For one batch, I will also use the same people from the Chang'an Studio for makeup production. In addition, I also want to borrow a few more people from the Chang'an Factory."

"Okay, you make a list, and I'll go find Chang'an Factory for secondment later."

"it is good."

Zhou Yan nodded. He wanted to transfer Liu Qing and Jiang Mengfei. Not to mention Liu Qing, he was very loyal and had strong professional skills. It would definitely be very helpful to bring him to the crew, and Zhou Yan also wanted to help Liu Qing. clear.

Although Jiang Mengfei is a bit talkative and annoying sometimes, he has a good personality and is very hard-working. He also has a good relationship with Zhou Yan. By bringing him over, the team is relatively stable.

Zhou Yan also gradually understood why many directors like to use a fixed team. Even if there is a better one, they are unwilling to change it, just because the fixed team is familiar and easy to use.

Not to mention anything else, the crew has been formed later. People like Lin Juan, Liu Qing, Zhao Fei, Wang Xiaoshuai, and Jiang Mengfei will definitely listen to Zhou Yan's words. Not to mention that the crew is Zhou Yan's boss, at least everyone can work together and work together. Things get twice the result with half the effort.

"Where's the costume design?" Xu Feng asked again.

"Clothing design..."

Zhou Yan pondered. He had thought about looking for Dong Wenmiao before, but the costumes in this movie were actually nothing special. Looking for Dong Wenmiao felt like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife.

Before he could speak, Xu Feng said with a smile, "Let's go to Miaomiao. She hasn't taken any other jobs recently. She just has the time. You two have worked together... maybe three times, and we are relatively familiar with each other."

Xu Feng didn't say anything. Zhou Yan hadn't realized that he and Dong Wenmiao had already collaborated three times. He smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'm worried that Teacher Dong is busy and may not be able to come to our small project."

"The "Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" project is so small, she can take it on, so why worry about it?"

"Isn't that because of your face, Sister Feng?" Xu Feng smiled and said, "Your face is pretty good, so that's it. I'll ask her later for the time. Let me think about it, what else is more important? ... should be gone for the time being. Once this set of framework is built, it will be basically the same."

"Well, that's almost it." Zhou Yan nodded with a smile.

Working with Xu Feng is very neat, and the preparatory work for a movie has been finalized in the blink of an eye.

Of course it's a good thing to plan early. After all, it doesn't mean that whoever is decided now can be found. Zhao Fei and the others may also be involved in other projects, and they may not necessarily be able to borrow them. If you tell them in advance, they can also be vacated in advance. Time comes.

We can’t talk about anything else now, after all, not even the final version of the script has been released yet.

After that, Xu Feng asked some more about the promotional video for the Olympic bid. When he learned that Greenspan was going to Yanjing in September or October, he didn't ask any more questions.

As for Zhou Yan's affairs on the set of "Green Snake", Xu Feng didn't ask a question. She seemed to still want to keep a distance from Tsui Hark.

She regards Hu Jinquan as her mentor, so if something like that happened before, she would not change her position just because Zhou Yan went to help Tsui Hark film a movie.

They had dinner together that night, and the next day Xu Feng actually squeezed out a day to take a group of children to play in Shanghai.

There was nothing interesting to do in Shanghai at this time. The Oriental Pearl Tower had not been built, the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street was not there, the Town God’s Temple was not restored, and there was no wildlife park. Xu Feng took them to the Shanghai World.

Shanghai World has a relatively long history. It was first built in 1917, which is more than 70 years ago. Because there are relatively few places to play in Shanghai, there are particularly many people in the World. When they come here, they can see everywhere. Head.

In addition to some amusement facilities that children love to play, there are also theaters, concert halls, movie theaters... Basically, there are all the entertainment activities here.

When Xu Feng took the children on the Ferris wheel, Zhou Yan found a railing underneath to rest on. He was a little afraid of heights and didn't like to put himself in the air, which made him feel insecure.

In fact, Zhou Yan has also been on the Ferris wheel. It's not like some people's legs trembling when he gets up, but he does feel flustered and doesn't dare to look down.

When Zhou Yan was staring into the distance in a daze, he suddenly felt a flash of light. He turned around and saw a man standing not far away with a camera in his hand. This man should have taken the photo just now.

This person took a picture of himself. Why did he take a picture? Did he recognize him?
Before Zhou Yan could speak, the man came over with a smile.

"Hello, sir." The man spoke with a Cantonese accent.

Zhou Yan looked at the man through his sunglasses. The man was of medium height, fashionably dressed, and had curly hair. He really didn't look like a local.

"Hello, did you take a picture of me just now?" Zhou Yan asked.

The man smiled and nodded, "Yes, your image is so good that I couldn't help but take a picture."

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. Isn't this a trick to attract girls? How come it was used on him?

"Sorry, I don't really like being photographed."

The man was also a little surprised. He thought he had praised the young man and the young man should be very happy. Who would have thought that the young man would come up and say he didn't want to be photographed.

"The pictures I took are very good. I can develop them and show them to you later. In fact, I am a talent scout. Did you know that I am a talent scout..."

As he spoke, the man took out another business card, which had his name "Lin Zengzhong" written on it, as well as a lot of messy titles.

"Deputy General Manager of Qingli Entertainment Company"

"Senior film and television producer"

Zhou Yan took the business card in his hand and looked at it. He had never heard of any of the names on it.

Seeing Lin Zengzhong's posture, Zhou Yan's first reaction was that he was a liar. Although the talent scouting method is not particularly popular in the mainland these days, it is not completely unavailable.

Maybe this person was in this business in Xiangjiang before, and now his business has expanded to the mainland.

However, this kind of scammers usually deceive little girls, because little girls are easy to control, and little girls are easy to make money.

Zhou Yan glanced at Lin Zengzhong and asked with a smile, "Am I suitable to be an actor?"

"Of course it's suitable." Lin Zengzhong nodded, "But to be sure, you still have to take off your sunglasses and let me see your whole face."

Zhou Yan didn't take issue with this. He looked at Lin Zengzhong's camera again, "Your camera is pretty good. Do all of you scouts have a camera like this?"

Lin Zengzhong smiled and said, "That's not true. I just came out to play today and brought my camera to take pictures of the scenery. I just saw you leaning against the railing and it felt good, so I took a picture."

"Is this camera expensive? I've always wanted to buy a camera, but I just didn't know what kind to buy."

"This is not expensive, just a few thousand yuan."

"That's quite expensive. Can you show it to me?" Zhou Yan asked.

Lin Zengzhong didn't think much and handed the camera to Zhou Yan with a smile, "This kind of camera is very common on the market now..."

Halfway through his words, Zhou Yan ejected the film from the camera.

"Hey, don't..."

Lin Zengzhong stretched out his hand to stop it, but saw that Zhou Yan had already pulled the film away and looked at the sun.

"Can I see the scenery taken inside this way?"

"It's over!"

Lin Zengzhong took back the camera and film and said angrily, "You can't pull this film apart. Once you pull it open, it will be fully exposed and the photos will be useless."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Sorry, I don't understand this very well."

"Don't move if you don't understand..."

Lin Zengzhong looked at the film and felt very distressed. He had taken a lot of photos just now, but now there was nothing left.

At this time, Xu Feng and the others also got off the Ferris wheel. Zhou Yan ignored Lin Zengzhong and rushed to the next project with Xu Feng and his brothers and sisters.

Lin Zengzhong stayed where he was and wanted to cry without tears. He went out today without reading the almanac and encountered such an unlucky thing.

In fact, after Zhou Yan and the others left, Lin Zengzhong also realized that the young man probably did it on purpose and did not want his photo to stay in the camera.

However, this method is too crude. It’s just a photo. Is it necessary?

……

The next day, Zhou Yan went to Shanghai Studio. He had already made up his mind to come to Shanghai to find Zhang Jianya before he promised to come to Shanghai.

The post-production of "Sanmao Joins the Army" has been completed. Zhang Jianya and the others were very happy to see Zhou Yan and took him to the reflection room to watch the movie from beginning to end.

There are some differences between the finished film and the version Zhou Yan saw in his previous life, but most of it is the same. The biggest difference is the soundtrack.

The changes in the soundtrack made the movie better than the original version, especially the "Three Mao" at the beginning of the movie and the "Awakening" section where the bulls run at the end, which left a deep impression on people.

The song "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" is still used in the part where the teacher is buried, but it is a little different from the original version. A trumpet is added to this version, making the part more nondescript and giving a strong sense of contrast.

Because there is a trumpet in the song, Zhang Jianya also added two trumpeters at the scene, and these two trumpeters were still wearing the attire of the European and American bands, which formed a sharp contrast with the others. This sense of contrast It also makes this scene even more funny and ridiculous.

When watching the movie, not only Zhang Jianya and the others, but also many other colleagues in the factory, it was not the first time for them to watch this movie, but they still laughed, which shows that this movie is indeed very successful in terms of humor. .

After watching the movie, Zhang Jianya said with a smile, "The movie will be released in theaters in October. That will be the real test for the general public."

Assistant director Xiao Cui said with a smile, "The audience will definitely be overjoyed when the time comes."

"Yes, yes, everyone will love to watch such an interesting movie."

"absolute."

Everyone was discussing it and seemed very confident about the film's release.

Zhou Yan knew that the copy of the movie might sell well, but the box office was probably not going to be too high. Let alone over 2000 million like "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly," even 1000 million would be too much.

On the one hand, the publicity of this movie is average. Although there is an original work, it is not utilized.

Secondly, for most viewers, this kind of black humor in the movie is incomprehensible to many viewers now.If you can't understand the black humor of the movie, then the narrative of this movie will be very confusing to the audience. After watching it, you will feel like you haven't seen anything and the story is all fragmented.

Why everyone in the studio can understand it is because first of all, the people in the studio have read books, and moreover, they understand movies better than ordinary people.

This movie can only slowly reflect its value over time, as is the case with many movies. It takes a while for the audience to look back and discover its advantages.

Zhou Yan is also wondering if the movie "San Mao Joins the Army" is produced in a few years or even more than ten years, whether the release performance will be better.

But there is no answer to this question.

……

Zhou Yan and the others stayed in Shanghai for three days, and then Zhou Yan sent his younger brothers and sisters home.

When he arrived in Jinling, Zhou Yan was not in a hurry to leave. He spent another day at his grandparents' house and his uncle's house, and did not rush to Yanjing until August 29.

After arriving in Yanjing, he first rested in the courtyard. He didn't come back for two months. The house was full of dust, and it took him most of the day just to clean it.

After resting, he went to the department to report.

At Yangyin, Zhou Yan has reported for duty many times, but this is the first time for him to report as a teacher.

The main handover work was completed before the end of last semester, and all that was left was to get my class schedule.

Zhou Yan is teaching Harmony A, a freshman in composition, this semester. He only teaches this major. There are not many courses. There are 16 weeks of teaching in one semester, two classes per week, a total of 32 classes. Zhou Yan’s classes are held every day. Thursday morning.

This course is a professional basic course for composition majors, and it is very important.

After getting the class schedule, Zhou Yan went to the dormitory first, but when he didn't see Jia Guoping, he returned to the courtyard.

For the next two days, Zhou Yan stayed at home and wrote the script for "Tree Hole". He planned to finish the script before contacting Wu Ziniu.

The freshman year at Yangyin University started on September [-]rd. On September [-]st, Zhou Yan received a call from Zhao Jiping.

Zhou Yan originally thought that Zhao Jiping came to him to talk about the soundtrack of "Farewell My Concubine", but what he didn't expect was that after a few words of greeting, Zhao Jiping smiled sheepishly and said, "Zhou Yan, I have to entrust you with something."

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, "What's going on? Teacher Zhao, tell me."

"Zhao Zhang is going to Yangyin tomorrow, and I want you to pick him up for me."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan patted his head. He had forgotten about Zhao Xi. After all, Zhao Xi was going to college this year.

He immediately said, "No problem, when will he arrive tomorrow?"

"We will arrive in Yanjing at nine o'clock in the morning, but I don't know if the train will be delayed." Zhao Jiping said.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Don't worry, Teacher Zhao. I'll pick him up early tomorrow morning. Zhao Ku is in the composition department, right?"

"Well, it's the composition department. Zhou Yan, are you the teacher of the composition department now?"

"haha, yes."

"Are you teaching first grade this year?"

"Well, I'm teaching first-year vocal music A this semester."

"Then you are Zhao Chan's teacher. From now on, you will have to take more care of Zhao Chan when he is in school."

"Teacher Zhao was joking. Zhao Zhang has a good foundation and is willing to work hard. He will definitely perform well in school and there will be nothing for me to take care of."

Hearing this, Zhao Jiping on the other end of the phone also laughed. Zhou Yan always made people feel comfortable when he spoke. He also sighed that the fate in this world is indeed wonderful.

When he was looking for a music assistant the year before last, how could he have imagined that Zhou Yan would now be his son's teacher.

In fact, he and his wife originally planned to send someone to see Zhao Lao off when he went to Yanjing this time, but they were too busy recently, so they made this call to Zhou Yan.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a few more words, they hung up the phone.

Zhou Yan also smiled and shook his head. This was indeed a coincidence.

At this time, he looked at his watch and saw that it was already 05:30, so he stretched and got up to prepare to go out for dinner.

But as soon as Zhou Yan opened the door of the courtyard, he saw Yu Ran standing at the door, looking hesitant.

"Junior sister Yu Ran?"

Seeing Zhou Yan, Yu Ran also showed a surprised expression, "Senior Brother Zhou Yan, you are back."

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, "Well, I came back two days ago, and I haven't had time to contact you yet. Do you want to come see me?"

Yu Ran pinched the hem of her skirt, shook her head and said, "I was passing by here and was wondering if senior brother you were back."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Have you eaten? I'm about to go to dinner. Do you want to come with me?"

Yu Ran didn't hesitate at all, nodded and said: "Okay."

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