1990: Starting from Baojia Street

On June 1st, Zhou Yan did not go to Yanjing Factory, but went directly to the studio. Today, the editor Lao Yang went back to his hometown for the holiday, so Zhou Yan took advantage of this time to go to the studio to prepare the soundtrack. They're going to record all the tracks except for the concert scene.

In the morning, Zhou Yan led the orchestra and Li Haining and the others to practice for a while. Everyone was in good condition, especially Li Haining and Xia Guobao. Zhou Yan could feel that after the filming of the movie, these children had calmed down a lot.

The most obvious change among them is Xu Jinfan. This guy doesn't even smoke anymore.

In fact, Xu Jinfan originally smoked just to look cool and had no craving for cigarettes at all. In his situation, quitting smoking was the easiest thing to do.

After lunch, Zhou Yan was adjusting the recording plan for this month in the office when someone knocked on the door outside.

"Come in."

The door opened, and Kudo Shizuka walked in with a smile on her hands behind her back.

In early June, the weather was already very hot, and Kudo Shizuka was also dressed very coolly. She wore a navy blue v-neck short knitted sweater on the upper body and a pair of denim shorts on the lower body.

"Mr. Zhou, long time no see."

Hearing Kudo Shizuka's voice, Zhou Yan raised his head. He was slightly surprised, "Shizuka, didn't you say you can only come here in the evening?"

"I didn't go to the hotel with Songzi and the others, I came directly here."

Shizuka Kudo walked directly to Zhou Yan, sat on his lap, put her arms around his neck, and blew gently into his ear, "Mr. Zhou, did you miss me?"

Smelling the fragrance emanating from Kudo Shizuka's hair, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Don't test my self-control."

"Then can you stand the test?"

"Of course I can't stand it..."

Shizuka Kudo pushed Zhou Yan's chest, stood up, walked to the sofa, sat down, and stretched, "I came here in a hurry, I'm so tired."

"Rehearsals are about to start tonight. You should rest for a while."

"Okay."

Kudo Shizuka lay on the sofa sideways, supporting her head with her hands and looking at Zhou Yan, "I heard that the song "Meteor" has been sold?"

Zhou Yan stood up and poured a glass of boiled water for Kudo Shizuka, "Yes, it was sold to a group in the United States. It seems to be released today. Who did you listen to?"

"Songzi told me that our company has always wanted this song. I guess we asked about it some time ago."

Kudo Shizuka’s Chinese level has improved a lot now and she speaks much more fluently.

Although she has not been to China during this period, she practices Chinese every day in preparation for the concert in China.

But Zhou Yan didn't feel it very obviously, because they talked on the phone once or twice a week and were used to her Chinese proficiency.

Zhou Yan put the water on the coffee table and sat next to Kudo Shizuka. Kudo Shizuka rested her head on Zhou Yan's lap. Zhou Yan gently stroked her hair and asked with a smile, "Have you eaten well during this time? "

"Of course, and I still have some exercise." Kudo Shizuka raised her arms and showed off her biceps.

She still has thin arms and legs, but she does look much tighter than before. When she sat on Zhou Yan's lap just now, Zhou Yan could feel that she was heavier.

Zhou Yan thinks it's good. Having some fat not only looks good, but also helps him to sing and sound.

Singing is also a "strength" job, and being too thin will really have an impact.

"What time does tonight's rehearsal start?"

"It starts at six o'clock."

"Then I'll ask the kitchen to cook you something early. What do you want to eat?"

Shizuka Kudo thought for a while, "I want to eat miso noodles and dumplings."

Zhou Yan curled his lips. The girl thought for a long time and thought she could think of something different. In the end, she decided to eat mixed noodles and dumplings. These two foods were really attractive to her.

"Okay, I'll go talk to the kitchen later."

"Well, I haven't eaten for a long time. The noodles in your cafeteria are particularly delicious."

……

The two chatted for a while, and Kudo Shizuka fell into a deep sleep.

Zhou Yan found a pillow for her and covered her with a thin blanket, then went to tell the kitchen to make some dumplings and mixed noodles in advance.

When he heard that he was going to make dumplings and mixed noodles, Kong Chao smiled and said, "Is it Ms. Kudo who came to the studio?"

The cafeteria also often makes mixed noodles and dumplings, but when these two foods appear at the same time, Kong Chao will think of Kudo Shizuka, and Zhou Yan personally comes to give orders, which makes Kong Chao think of it.

"Yeah." Zhou Yan nodded and smiled, "You guys finish work early the night after tomorrow and go to the Workers' Stadium to watch the concert at 7:30. Shizuka left tickets for you all."

This time Shizuka Kudo came to Yanjing to hold a concert, and she very considerately prepared tickets for everyone in the studio, including the kitchen staff.

Kong Chao said in surprise, "We still have our tickets."

"Ah."

"Ms. Kudo, you are so kind. I heard that it is difficult to buy tickets for the concert."

Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing.

Tickets for Kudo Shizuka's concert this time are not difficult to buy. Although Kudo Shizuka became popular in China with the album "Original Dream", her box office appeal is not that great, and this time it is consecutive There are two concerts in two weeks, and the tickets are relatively large.

So far, the tickets for the concert have not been completely sold out, but there are not many left.

Ogi Productions is very satisfied with this box office result. There are many seats in the Gongti, with more than 40,000 grandstand tickets alone, and more than 2,000 infield tickets have been sold out.

For a concert of this scale, Ogi Production's original goal was to achieve an attendance rate of 60%, but now it has exceeded 95%.

Making money is not the main purpose of this kind of concert. The main purpose is to gain fame in China. As long as you don't lose money, you will make a lot of money.

……

Shizuka Kudo was also tired and slept on the sofa until about three o'clock.

At around four o'clock, Zhou Yan had dinner with her and then sent her to the Workers' Stadium.

When they arrived at the Workers' Stadium, there were already a few fans outside, and some were even holding signs of support.

There is still more than a day before the concert, and those who can come to the concert at this time are basically loyal fans.

In the first concert, Zhou Yan will appear as a guest, but his time on stage is very short, and there is no rehearsal for him today, so after watching for a while in the audience, Zhou Yan leaves first.

They have to rehearse very late tonight, and Zhou Yan can't stay with them all the time.

……

The sky in Yanjing is getting dark, and the sun in New York is gradually rising.

After having breakfast, Brand drove to the supermarket ten kilometers away. There was not enough food at home and he needed to make a purchase.

On the way, he turned on the radio and heard the familiar voice of the host.

"Today I want to introduce you to a relatively young group. This group..."

Regarding the introduction of the group, Brand did not listen carefully. Although he liked the station very much, he always thought that the host talked too much nonsense. Since you have chosen this radio station, isn’t it just to listen to music? He just wants to be able to play songs quickly.

Yesterday morning he listened to an hour of country music and half an hour of hip-hop, so today he wanted something different on the radio.

Brand was actually a little disappointed when he heard the name Backstreet Boys. He didn't like those young guys very much. Their music was always too impetuous.

But since it’s a new song, it’s always worth looking forward to.

The host talked for two minutes before finally starting to play the song.

After the guitar intro sounded, Brandt's sleepy eyes became brighter. At least the intro sounded good and the tune was very energetic, bringing a bit of freshness to this somewhat boring morning.

The key is that this kind of energy is not impetuous, but very refreshing and crisp.

After the beautiful prelude ended, a clear voice sounded.

"look at the stars
look how they shine for you
......"

The sound came from the speaker, but it seemed to fall from the sky and went straight into Brand's Tianling Cap, instantly giving him the feeling of being electrocuted.

The singing was spinning above his head, surrounding him, dispelling all his original sleepiness.

Brand doesn't know much about music. He doesn't know what category this song is, pop, country, or rock? All he knew was that the song was really good.

This type of music is very simple, and the simpler the type, the more difficult it is to come up with new tricks, but this song can be heard as very special, with that simple yet rich feeling.

Just like when he opened a bottle of pure water, he originally thought it had no taste, but when he drank it, it felt very sweet in his mouth. However, this sweetness would not dissipate easily and could stay in his mouth for a long time.

The Backstreet Boys, a name that Brand had never heard of before, immediately caught his attention.

He was glad that he turned on the radio at this time, otherwise he would have missed such a good song. According to the nature of the radio station, even new songs will only be played once today and will not be played again in the next few hours.

If you miss today, you have to wait until tomorrow to listen again.

When a song ends, the host's voice sounds again.

"Beautiful singing, wonderful guitar, brought to everyone on Saturday morning..."

After finishing the song "Yellow", the host began to introduce the next song.

The song was too short, and Brand didn't quite get it right.

In order to hear the song again, he started to change the channel again to see if other music stations were playing the song.

Normally, when a new song is released, it will definitely not be played by only one radio station.

However, Brand was disappointed. Until the car arrived at the supermarket, he could not find the song again. At this time, there were not many music programs that they could find in this place.

Maybe there is a CD of the single in town that I can buy?

Brand thought again.

So after buying supplies at the supermarket, he went to a nearby video store to check, but was told that there was no new single from the Backstreet Boys.

However, the store owner told him that if he wanted to buy it, he could leave his contact information and make an appointment, and the store owner would help him buy it when the next time he stocked it.

In this case, Brand could only leave his contact information and make an appointment.

……

While Brand was still worried about not being able to buy the CD of "Yellow", Hardison had already knocked on Jessica's door with two copies of "Yellow".

The two families are neighbors, both live in Beverly Hills, and their houses are opposite each other.

When Hardison arrived at Jessica's house, Jessica was practicing in the piano room.

Every morning and evening, Jessica will practice the piano. Unless there are other special things, this schedule will not change, and today is Saturday, so she will practice a little longer in the morning.

Hardison did not disturb Jessica's piano practice, but stood at the door, leaning against the door frame, and listened slowly.

Hardison waited until Jessica finished practicing the piano before applauding, "You're in great shape today."

Faced with Hardison's compliment, Jessica smiled. Hardison didn't know much about piano, so he couldn't tell what kind of state she was in. However, she didn't expose Hardison and just asked with a smile, "What's the matter with you coming?"

Hardison shook the CD and CD player in his hand and said with a smile, "Here are Y's new songs."

"Y's new song?" Jessica's eyes lit up, but then she asked doubtfully, "I haven't heard that he is going to release a new album. Didn't he say that the soundtrack of "The Sixth Sense" won't be released for a while? ?”

She has bought all of Y's music albums that can be purchased in the United States, including "Piano Boy", "Mysterious Country" and the soundtrack of "Flying Piano Boy". Now she is waiting for the soundtrack of "The Sixth Sense" .

"No, it's a single."

"Y will actually release a single?"

"Haha, it's actually a song."

"Song?" Jessica became more and more confused as she listened.

"There was a new band that wrote the lyrics for Zhou Yan's song and sang it."

Hardison didn't hesitate, walked up to Jessica with the CD player and the CD, then put the CD into the machine, and gave Jessica a headphone.

Jessica took the headphones and listened carefully.

When the song started playing, Jessica looked surprised. She didn't expect Zhou Yan to write a rock song, which was a bit beyond her expectation.

But then she took it for granted that for a talented composer like Zhou Yan, as long as Zhou Yan was willing, he could control any style of music.

She also had to sigh that he was indeed a genius composer. Even simple things could be so original. The chord arrangement of the prelude was very interesting.

This group is also very lucky to be able to get this song.

After listening to it, Jessica smiled and said, "Play it again."

"Okay." Hardison smiled, he knew Jessica would like it.

While Hardison was operating, Jessica asked him, "Have you heard of this combination?"

"No, it's the first time I heard it."

"Then how do you know this song?"

"I listened to it on the radio, and the host said that this song mentioned that this song was adapted from Panasonic's commercial song, and the composer was Y."

"So that's it. There are actually advertisements. I wonder if we can see them here."

"I don't know. I rarely pay attention to advertisements."

"When you go to buy CDs, how many people buy this single?"

"Not much. No one seems to pay attention to it. It feels like there is too little publicity."

Jessica nodded, the publicity was indeed not very good. (End of chapter)