1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan listened to the advertising slogans recorded by Chen Hong one by one, and finally selected one of them to be included in the commercial.

He had just settled down when a voice suddenly came from behind, "Are these OK? If not, I can record it again."

Zhou Yan turned his head and saw Chen Hong standing at the door.

She crossed her arms and leaned her shoulders against the door frame, looking sideways at Zhou Yan.

Although she had finished filming at eight o'clock, she was still wearing that white dress.

But it was already very cold at night, and the heating in Building 3 was not turned on at night, so she wore a long black coat.

Zhou Yan glanced at Chen Hong's bare calves and said, "The shooting is over. You can change back into your own clothes."

Chen Hong smiled and said, "So I'm here to ask you if you can change it. I'm afraid there will be some additional shots to be taken suddenly."

"It's okay even if you reshoot and change it again."

Zhou Yan said something and turned back to watch the movie.

The room was quiet for a while, and Chen Hong walked toward Zhou Yan on high heels.

When she arrived in front of Zhou Yan, Chen Hong didn't say anything, just sat down on the chair next to her, and then quietly watched Zhou Yan work.

Feeling Chen Hong's gaze, Zhou Yan looked up at her, "Is there anything else?"

The light in the editing room was very dark, but the dim light made Chen Hong's eyes appear brighter. At this moment, Chen Hong's eyes did not show much emotion, like a lake of calm water. Zhou Yan could even see from her See yourself in your eyes.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Zhou Yan felt that something was different about Chen Hong, but he couldn't pinpoint the specific differences.

Maybe Zhou Yan himself was different. On that night a few months ago, he resolutely rejected Chen Hong because he didn't want her to have too many illusions. At that time, he was the only one with Wang Zuxian.

But in the past few months, with the addition of Shizuka Kudo, his previous rejection of Chen Hong became untenable again. So now facing Chen Hong, Zhou Yan's mood is actually quite complicated.

"I want to see the shots I took today, is that okay?"

Zhou Yan did not agree to her, "Let's wait until the commercial comes out to watch it. There aren't many scenes."

The editing room fell silent again.

Chen Hong still looked at Zhou Yan, but Zhou Yan ignored her and turned around to do his work seriously.

After about ten minutes, Chen Hong stood up and her footsteps slowly faded away.

When the footsteps could no longer be heard, Zhou Yan sighed softly.

He always felt that he could handle the relationship between men and women with ease, but it turned out that he overestimated himself.

Whether the person slowly changes with the environment, or whether he is always like this and only appears due to changes in the environment, Zhou Yan himself cannot figure out.

……

Zhou Yan left the studio at three o'clock in the night. When he got home, he simply washed up and then fell asleep.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Zhou Yan returned to the studio and continued working. Although Panasonic was not so urgent, Zhou Yan still wanted to finish the work as soon as possible.

He is the kind of person who is not used to keeping his job. When he has a job at hand, he wants to finish it as soon as possible. His personality is also commonly known as a life of hard work.

It took more than two days for Zhou Yan to cut out the commercial.

Kawabata Ryosuke came over to see the finished film, and excitedly thanked Zhou Yan repeatedly.

"Mr. Zhou Yan, thank you for producing such an excellent advertisement for Panasonic. I believe that this advertisement will be loved by the audience."

Zhou Yan waved his hand, "You're welcome. I use money to do things, and it's all business. If there are no problems, please sign the receipt later. The filming of the advertisement will end here."

"No problem, I'll sign it right away." After saying that, Ryosuke Kawabata actually took out a large envelope from his pocket, "Mr. Zhou Yan, this is a little tribute from our company, please accept it."

Zhou Yan looked at the envelope in Kawabata Ryousuke's hand and was a little confused, "Isn't the payment method already agreed upon? What does this mean?"

"Mr. Zhou Yan, please don't get me wrong. This is not a salary, but an extra thought. Although the amount is not much, it is also our way of expressing our gratitude. Because this shooting is in a hurry, it is also hard for you and your team to complete it so efficiently. For We leave enough time for our next plan, so you deserve these thoughts, so please accept them."

Hearing what Ryosuke Kawabata said, Zhou Yan did not refuse and nodded directly, "Then I will accept it. Thank you for your company's consideration. Although the advertising shooting has ended, there are still two years of cooperation between us. I hope that in the future It’s always a pleasure to work together.”

The endorsement contract Zhou Yan signed with Panasonic is for two years. In addition to this advertisement, they have many future cooperations.

In fact, even after two years, the cooperation between the two parties will not end, because "yellow" has been signed with Panasonic for five years.

And even if five years expires, Panasonic will most likely renew Zhou Yan's contract.

"Definitely." Ryosuke Kawabata was very happy to have completed the task, and said to Zhou Yan, "Then I won't waste your time. Now I have to send the finished film back quickly. It should be some time before it is released, and there are still some things in between. A lot of work to do.”

"Well, go and do your work."

After Kawabata Ryosuke left, Zhou Yan opened the envelope and looked at it.

Panasonic was quite generous with its sales. There were large blue and black bills inside, four bundles in total, which should cost 40,000 yuan.

This money is not much compared to other expenses, but after all, it is an extra red envelope, which is also very good.

Zhou Yan took out 30,000 yuan, kept 10,000 yuan, drew up a list, and called Hong Ben to the office.

Handing the list to Hong Ben along with the 10,000 yuan, Zhou Yan said, "Let's divide the money according to the list."

Looking at the thick stack of money, Hong Ben looked confused, "Hasn't the salary already been decided?"

They were originally summoned to Yanjing, and their wages during this period were borne by "Spring of the Cowherd Class".

The crew not only bears their wages, but also gives them an additional 10% daily subsidy. This is why everyone wants to film for Zhou Yan.

They all said that Zhou Yan had charisma, but sometimes this charisma needed to be paid for with real money.

But this time when they came to shoot an advertisement, the wages were calculated separately. Everyone was paid a month's salary, which had been agreed upon in advance. This was equivalent to extra money for them. As mentioned before, this money will be paid to them together with their monthly salary.

Therefore, Hong Ben was confused and didn't understand why Zhou Yan wanted to send them money again at this time.

"Salary is salary, and these are bonuses. The work was done well this time, and it's all deserved."

After all this time, Zhou Yan was also a little tired. He leaned back in his chair and said with a smile, "Why, you are still not happy about giving you money."

"No, no, of course I'm happy to get the money. I'll give it to them right now."

"You should also take a look and see if there is anything missing from the list. No one should be missing from the production this time."

After hearing what Zhou Yan said, Hong Ben looked at the list carefully.

After reading it, he smiled and said, "Nothing is missing, even the small holes in the canteen."

"That's fine, go ahead."

"okay."

After Hong Ben left, Zhou Yan felt a little sleepy, so he went to the sofa and lay down, and fell asleep after a while.

……

After the staff here got the money, they were very happy and kept praising Zhou Yan as a boss for his generosity.

In fact, they didn't get much money. Although Zhou Yan gave out 10,000, there were many people involved in the filming, including photography, makeup, scenery, recording, and even the kitchen. There were 20 or 30 people in total, which averaged 400 per person. Less than a dollar.

Moreover, if the cameraman, Hong Ben, and the others get more money, a chef like Kong Chao can also get a hundred yuan.

But Kong Chao's monthly salary is less than 300 yuan. This 100 yuan is his ten days' salary, so for him, it is already very considerable.

Hong Xin was very happy to get the money. She put the money away and joked, "You guys are flattering Director Zhou behind his back, and he can't hear it. How about this? You go to his office now and shoot him in person, that's the effect." good."

"Hong Guantou, you take the lead to take pictures, and we will follow closely."

"Haha, we are not flattering, we are telling the truth."

"It's better not to go, Director Zhou is allergic to flattery."

"Oh, I'm allergic to flattery..."

Hong Xin was joking with everyone. Hong Ben walked up to her and poked her arm, "Sister, there is one more person on this list. How about you help me distribute it?"

"Who is it?" Hong Xin looked at the list curiously, then raised an eyebrow and said, "Mei Hong."

Hong Ben nodded, "Yes, everyone participated in the production this time, including Chen Hong."

"That's right, she is a heroine after all, so she should get a red envelope. Well, I have her contact information, and I will call her later."

"Thank you very much." Hong Ben quickly pushed the envelope and the last thousand yuan into Hong Xin's hand, "I'll leave this to you."

Holding the envelope, Hong Xin smiled and shook her head, then went to the big office to call Chen Hong.

Chen Hong happened to be at home and was quite surprised to receive a call from Hong Xin.

"Sister Xin, is there any problem with the filming of the commercial?"

"No problem, the film has been handed over, and even if there is a problem, I won't be the one to handle it for you. After the project is over, Director Zhou will send a red envelope, and you will also get a copy. Do you want to find a time to pick it up?"

"Red envelope? Give it to me?"

"Yes, you are the heroine, so of course you have a share in giving out red envelopes. I know a thousand yuan is not much to you, but it is just Director Zhou's wish."

Chen Hong was silent for a while and said, "Then I'll be there in a while."

"Row."

After Chen Hong hung up the phone, she sat on the bed in shock.

She really couldn't figure out what Zhou Yan meant. When she was in Yinchuan before, it was Zhou Yan who rejected her. It was Zhou Yan who asked her to be the heroine in the commercial this time. It was Zhou Yan who ignored her that night.

That night, Chen Hong sat next to Zhou Yan, feeling Zhou Yan's indifference. Her heart that had been rekindled towards Zhou Yan slowly grew cold within those ten minutes. In the past two days, she swore that she would never talk to Zhou Yan again, but Zhou Yan sent him another red envelope.

After being stunned for a while, Chen Hong sighed deeply, then got up and went out.

After arriving at the studio, Chen Hong didn't see Hong Xin and went directly to Zhou Yan's office.

Hong Xin didn't make it clear on the phone. She only said that Zhou Yan sent a red envelope, but didn't say that the red envelope was in her hand, so Chen Hong thought she had to go to Zhou Yan to get it.

The door to the office was not closed, just ajar. Chen Hong knocked lightly, but no one answered. She knocked harder twice more.

This time Zhou Yan's voice came from the office, "Who?"

"Me." Chen Hong replied.

Zhou Yan originally just wanted to take a nap on the sofa, but he didn't expect that a long time had passed since he fell asleep. He vaguely heard someone knocking on the door and rubbed his eyes.

Hearing Chen Hong's voice, he rubbed his forehead and said, "Come in."

After Chen Hong entered the door, she saw Zhou Yan sitting on the sofa sleepily, with some apology on his face, "Did I disturb your rest?"

"No, I'm almost asleep." Zhou Yan waved his hand, picked up the teacup on the coffee table and wanted to drink water, but found that the tea was cold, so he put the teacup down again.

When Chen Hong saw this, she picked up the kettle next to the door and came over to pour hot water for Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan took the kettle from her hand and said, "I'll do it myself."

After pouring half a glass of water, Zhou Yan took two sips and felt much better.

After drinking the water, he found that Chen Hong was silent, so he raised his head to look at Chen Hong, only to see that Chen Hong's eyes were red and tears were welling up in her eyes.

Seeing Chen Hong's appearance, Zhou Yan was confused. What was going on? Why did he cry? Just because he didn't let her pour water?

Not to the point.

Before Zhou Yan could ask, Chen Hong said with red eyes, "Zhou Yan, I don't want you to bully others like this."

Zhou Yan was even more confused now, "I bullied you..."

"You said you have a girlfriend and can't accept me. It doesn't matter. Then I won't think about it. But why did you ask me to help you shoot commercials? Do you know? Before I came here that day, I had an ideological struggle. In the end I even, I even..."

"As for you, you are sometimes cold to me and sometimes hot to me. Do you think it's fun to tease me like this? Do you think that since I like you and hang around you, I deserve to be teased by you?"

After hearing Chen Hong's series of accusations, Zhou Yan's mind went blank. Did something happen that he didn't know about?
When Panasonic went to find Chen Hong, what exactly did it tell Chen Hong and why did it give her such a misunderstanding?

It turned out that in Chen Hong's eyes, she was holding her back by being hot and cold at times? Did he make a mistake by putting her on the list of those receiving red envelopes?
In other words, in my subconscious mind, I really have the idea of ​​​​hanging over Chen Hong?
In fact, it didn't matter if he didn't give Chen Hong a red envelope, but he still chose to do so.

Seeing Chen Hong's tearful eyes, Zhou Yan's expression softened a lot, "Sit down and talk."

Chen Hong turned her head away and said, "I won't sit down. Give me the red envelope quickly and I'll leave."

Seeing her like this, Zhou Yan stood up and tugged on her sleeves, "Sit down, look at you, your makeup is all gone from crying."

Chen Hong was holding her neck, but after Zhou Yan pulled her gently, she sat down.

But after sitting down, she still turned her head away from Zhou Yan.

Whether it was because of excitement or because the heating in the room was too high, Chen Hong's cheeks were red and stained with tears, giving people a pitiful feeling.

Zhou Yan reached out to wipe the tears from her face and said softly, "I didn't mean to do this. I apologize to you for all this. You are very good, very good. When we were in Yinchuan, you asked me if I had any feelings for you. I was a little tempted, but I didn’t answer because I didn’t want to lie.”

"Some feelings are very beautiful, but they don't happen at the right time. If it were earlier, maybe I could give you a firm answer in the affirmative and accept your feelings without reservation. But at that time, it was a little later, If I accept you selfishly, I will only hurt you in the end..."

Before Zhou Yan finished speaking, Chen Hong suddenly hugged him and pressed her face against his chest, "Do you know why I was late that day?"

"Huh?" Zhou Yan looked at Chen Hong in his arms, wondering why she suddenly mentioned this.

Chen Hong raised her head and looked at Zhou Yan with pear blossoms and rain, "I was convincing myself to be a bad woman... and I succeeded."

Before Zhou Yan could react, Chen Hong had already stood up and kissed him.

Chen Hong's lips are a little sweet and a little salty. The sweetness is lipstick and the saltiness is tears.

This was the second kiss between the two, but unlike the last time, this time Chen Hong hugged Zhou Yan tightly, as if she wanted to use this kiss to release all the grievances and longings she had felt during this period.

Because the kiss was so forgetful, Chen Hong even forgot to breathe, and soon began to lack oxygen.

Just when Chen Hong was about to take a breath, there was a sudden knock on the door, and she quickly pushed Zhou Yan away.

Zhou Yan was pushed back by Chen Hong, and then he reacted quickly, cleared his throat and asked, "Who is it?"

"Boss Zhou, it's me." Li Haining's voice sounded.

Zhou Yan wiped his lips, then stood up and walked aside, "Come in."

Li Haining pushed the door open and came in. He was stunned for a moment when he saw a woman sitting on the sofa, "Boss Zhou, you have a guest."

Zhou Yan did not answer Li Haining, but just asked him, "You came to see me for something?"

Li Haining said excitedly, "I learned another song from the National Security Bureau. Do you want to check it out?"

Zhou Yan nodded and looked at his watch again, "You go to the practice room and wait for me. I'll be back soon."

Li Haining was very happy to receive Zhou Yan's reply, "Then we will wait for you."

After speaking, Li Haining left without staying.

After Li Haining left, Chen Hong took a long breath. She just felt uncomfortable holding it in.

Zhou Yan also touched his forehead. This office is still very dangerous.

He looked at Chen Hong, who was panting and slapping her chest. She looked quite cute, and he smiled and said, "I scared you quite a bit."

Chen Hong rolled her eyes at Zhou Yan and said, "You are still brave. Do you often do this kind of thing?"

"It's my first time too."

"I don't believe it." Chen Hong wrinkled her nose, "Hurry up and give me the red envelope. I'm going back."

Zhou Yan joked, "Why don't you sit down for a while? We haven't finished our business yet."

"What's more, you've finished all my lipstick." Chen Hong took out a small mirror from her pocket and adjusted her makeup. "Don't you have something to do later? Give me the red envelope quickly."

Zhou Yan shrugged, "The red envelope was given to Hong Ben and the others, but not with me."

"Then I'll go find them." After saying that, Chen Hong ran away as if running away.

After Chen Hong left, Zhou Yan washed his face, then went to the practice room to check Li Haining's homework.

During this period, Li Haining and Xia Guobao have made rapid progress, especially Li Haining. His talent is indeed very high. Under the same circumstances, he has improved much faster than Xia Guobao.

But what makes Zhou Yan happiest is the change in their study habits.

Before, they were hung up by Zhou Yan's rewards, but after this period of study, their initiative and enthusiasm for learning have obviously become much higher. They are not as anxious to learn songs as before, but are willing to practice the basics in a down-to-earth manner. .

In addition to teaching music, Zhou Yan also arranges for them to learn some Chinese, history and other subjects. Their progress is also very fast.

Maybe Li Haining and others will engage in music-related majors in the future, but Zhou Yan still hopes that they can learn more knowledge other than music so that they can have a deeper understanding of the world.

Now they stay in the studio and occasionally read some non-music books.

After checking their homework, Zhou Yan went to the big office again and found that Chen Hong was still there, chatting with Hong Xin and the others.

As soon as Zhou Yan arrived at the main office, Hong Xin said with a smile, "Director Zhou, you are here at the right time. Sister Hong wants to treat us to dinner. Will you appreciate it?"

Zhou Yan glanced at Chen Hong, then nodded with a smile, "Okay, I just sent you a red envelope and asked me to restore the blood."

"Director Zhou, what you are saying is that you want each of us to treat you to a meal."

"It's not impossible. After paying your wages, I'm still very strapped now."

Hong Xin quickly closed her pockets, "That's not possible, I still have to save the money. We have a family and a family, so life is not easy."

Zhou Yan curled his lips and said, "I knew it would be even harder to deduct a penny from the pocket of a tough guy like you. So, don't let Chen Hong invite you. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

"it is good!"

When they heard that Zhou Yan was going to treat him to dinner, everyone cheered together.

They were a little embarrassed to be invited to dinner by Chen Hong, but it would be different if the boss Zhou Yan invited them.

……

That night, Zhou Yan took them to the Mingxuan Hotel where they often went.

Zhou Yan invited them to dinner, not just for Chen Hong, but also because the commercial shooting was over and he wanted to treat them to a dinner as a celebration banquet.

Zhou Yan didn't drink in the evening, but the others did, but they were more restrained and didn't drink too much.

After dinner was over, Zhou Yan drove Chen Hong back.

Returning to Chen Hong's residence from Mingxuan Hotel, we happened to pass by Yangyin.

Chen Hong looked at Yang Yin and said, "Can you take me to your school?"

"Now?"

It's almost nine o'clock now.

"Is that okay?"

Zhou Yan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay." (End of Chapter)