1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The next afternoon, Zhou Yan took the piano orchestra to Hong Kong.

As soon as they arrived at the arrival hall, they saw a group of people holding signs such as "Piano Boy" and "Zhou Yan" standing outside the line, looking forward to it.

Seeing these fans coming to pick us up at the airport, Ma Dongfang asked in surprise, "Are we so famous in Hong Kong?"

Hong Kong and Taiwan were the first places where they held concerts, and the results were pretty good. But they haven’t been here for a long time, so they didn’t expect that so many people would come to pick them up at the airport this time.

They chartered a plane, and all the people on this flight were from their orchestra. The people who came to pick them up didn't have to look for them specifically. When they saw people coming out, they started waving signs and shouting "Piano Boy" and Zhou Yan's name.

In addition to the fans who came to pick him up at the airport, there were also many local media reporters, all holding cameras and starting to press shutter buttons frantically as soon as they saw Zhou Yan appear.

Although Zhou Yan has not been to Hong Kong for a long time, his fame in Hong Kong is getting higher and higher. His last movie "The Sixth Sense" performed very well at the box office in Hong Kong.

The remake of "The Sixth Sense" has grossed over 400 million US dollars worldwide and also caused a sensation in Hong Kong.

In addition, Zhou Yan won the Berlin Film Festival Special Jury Award and the Oscar for Best Original Score. In the eyes of Hong Kong people, he has become an international star.

Therefore, all parties attached great importance to Zhou Yan's visit to Hong Kong this time. Some of the media that came were related to music, some were related to film and television, and of course, there were also a large number of gossip and entertainment news.

Originally Zhou Yan was planning to leave directly, but seeing that there were so many fans coming, he came closer and greeted the fans.

He himself doesn't care, the key is that he has these members of the band with him, so he still needs to get closer to the fans.

If the Piano Youth Orchestra wants to go far, he cannot be the only one to be famous. He cannot always follow the Piano Youth Orchestra when they go on tour in the future.

As Zhou Yan approached, a reporter could not wait to hold out a microphone in his direction. "Mr. Zhou, how do you feel about coming to Hong Kong again after such a long time?"

Hearing this question, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I just got off the plane, it's too early to tell you what I think. I'll wait for a while before answering your question."

"Hong Kong is the first stop of the Piano Youth Orchestra's tour. Does it have any special meaning? Is it related to the handover next year?"

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect the reporter to link the tour to his comeback next year.

But it is understandable that the reporter asked this question.

In 84, China and Britain signed a joint declaration confirming that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 97, . As time gets closer, the whole of Hong Kong is paying close attention to this matter, so everything may be associated with this aspect.

The Piano Boys Orchestra's tour has nothing to do with their comeback, so Zhou Yan certainly can't force it to be a part of it, but he also can't just say it doesn't matter.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yan replied, "Hong Kong has always been a city I like very much. I have many good friends here, so when I decided on the itinerary for this tour, I put Hong Kong first. Before coming here, I talked to Sister Annie and Guo Rong on the phone. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so this is a good opportunity for us to get together."

Seeing that Zhou Yan did not talk about his return, the reporter asked again, "Can you talk about the handover next year? What changes do you think will happen in Hong Kong after the handover next year?"

Zhou Yan immediately said, "There is no doubt that Hong Kong will become better and better after the handover. First of all, I would like to congratulate all my compatriots, because starting from July 1 next year, you will truly become the masters of the land of China. I believe that all Hong Kong people who truly love Hong Kong will be happy about this."

“Can we talk about the One Country, Two Systems policy?”

Zhou Yan rolled his eyes at the reporter who asked the question and thought to himself, you are trying to mess with me.

If the other party was a reporter from a serious political media, Zhou Yan wouldn't mind giving a "thesis" on the spot, but if the other party was an entertainment reporter, Zhou Yan didn't have time to respond to him.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "We are here to hold a concert, not to do any political visit. We hope you will ask more questions about music. Hong Kong is a city with a strong music atmosphere, and the people of Hong Kong generally have a very high aesthetic taste for music. I believe you will pay more attention to our music."

At this point, Zhou Yan asked the fans nearby in not very standard Cantonese, "You guys think so, right?"

The fans were also very excited to hear Zhou Yan speaking to them in Cantonese, and responded loudly, "That's right!"

“Ask more questions about music.”

"Zhou Yan, give me an autograph. I love you."

"I will always support you."

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Zhou Yan also took the opportunity to move closer to a music fan, took the album and pen from the other party, and quickly signed his name on them.

As soon as they saw Zhou Yan signing autographs, other fans started shouting and pushing over the reporters who were originally gathered in the front to the side.

Although there were quite a few reporters, their number was far outnumbered by the fans who came to pick them up at the airport. They wanted to hold their ground, but they soon lost it.

Zhou Yan took the album autographs handed over by fans and walked towards the exit with the band members.

It took quite a while before I finally reached the exit.

After reaching the exit, Zhou Yan did not delay any longer. He waved to the fans and then left under the guidance of the staff.

After getting in the car, Ma Dongfang was still excited, "The fans in Hong Kong are so enthusiastic. Someone just asked me for an autograph."

There were too many fans at the scene, and it was impossible for everyone to get Zhou Yan's autograph. Some fans were smarter and asked other band members for autographs, and basically they got them, so it was not a wasted trip.

Ma Dongfang is a guy who loves to show off. Just now, we saw reporters and music fans were getting close to Zhou Yan, so apart from Zhou Yan, he got the most autographs.

In fact, Ma Dongfang is already quite famous in mainland China. Anyone who knows a little about the Piano Youth Orchestra knows about Ma Dongfang. In addition to Ma Dongfang, conductor Yue Lin and principal pianist Zhang Zuoqun are also receiving much attention.

Seeing Ma Dongfang’s excitement, Zhou Yan smiled and said that after this concert tour, there would be more fans asking for their autographs.

Their concert tour this time will have a total of four shows in Hong Kong, also over four consecutive days, starting the day after tomorrow and ending on the 18th.

They will arrive in Taiwan on the 19th, where they will also perform four shows, starting on the 21st and ending on the 24th. Then they will fly to the United States on the 26th, and start their first concert in New York on the 31st.

In general, although there are many performances, it is not actually very rushed because they are concentrated in two concert halls.

Tickets for this kind of consecutive concerts are difficult to sell, but the tickets for this tour were sold out soon after they were first put on sale, so there is no need to worry about unsold tickets.

Not only are the tickets for Hong Kong and Taiwan selling well, but tickets for the next ten concerts in New York, Washington, and Columbia have also been almost sold out.

It was already past four in the afternoon when Zhou Yang had just taken out the clothes from his suitcase and hung them up when the mobile phone given to him by the staff started to ring. This mobile phone was specially arranged for him by Zhang Youan for his visit to Hong Kong. Not many people knew the phone number. Apart from Zhang Youan and other staff members, only Anita Mui and Joey Wong knew it.

Zhou Yan guessed that it was a call from Joey Wong, but when he picked up the phone he heard Anita Mui's voice.

"Ayan, have you arrived at the hotel yet?"

"Well, I just arrived. What instructions do you have, Sister Mei?"

"Come over and play mahjong. I've sent someone to pick you up."

Zhou Yan looked surprised, "Where are we going to play mahjong?"

"You wouldn't know even if I told you. Anyway, someone will pick you up soon. Just follow along. Many old friends are here, as well as new friends."

Zhou Yan curled his lips. Listening to Anita Mui talking, she really sounded like a big sister.

But he didn't ask any more questions, and nodded, "Okay, see you later."

Before coming to Hong Kong, Anita Mui told Zhou Yan on the phone that she wanted to find an opportunity to meet him, but Zhou Yan didn't expect that Anita Mui would call him as soon as he arrived, and even asked him to play mahjong.

I don't know why we asked him to play mahjong. This is not something he is good at.

Not long after Anita Mui hung up the phone, someone came to pick up Zhou Yan.

She was Anita Mui's assistant, whom Zhou Yan had met before.

In the car, Zhou Yan asked his assistant who would be there today, but the assistant said he didn't know. Anita Mui only asked him to pick up Zhou Yan and didn't give any other instructions. After sending Zhou Yan to the place, he left.

Zhou Yan was not familiar with Hong Kong either. Looking at the street scenes along the way, he had no idea where he was being taken.

Their final destination was a not-too-tall building that looked like a hotel, but there was no sign at the door, so it should be a private club or something like that.

After the assistant brought Zhou Yan to the lobby, he handed him over to the club's waiter, who then took him to the door of a private room.

The waiter pressed the doorbell, and soon the door was opened from the inside. It was Zhang Manyu who opened the door.

Seeing Zhou Yan, Zhang Manyu turned around and called out, "Third brother is here."

Zhang Manyu has always called Zhou Yan "Third Brother", which she learned from Joey Wong.

Then she took Zhou Yan's arm and led him in, "Everyone is waiting for you."

After entering the room, Zhou Yan took a quick look around. The room was very large, about 100 to 200 square meters, and was divided into three areas. There was a set of sofas and coffee tables on the far left, a large round table in the middle, and a mahjong table on the far right. It looked like a large hotel box.

As soon as he entered, people in the room greeted him one after another. Before he could respond one by one, Anita Mui, who was sitting at the mahjong table, smiled and said, "Ah Yan, do you want to play a few hands? I'll give you my seat."

Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Forget it, I'm not good at this. If I come to the table, I'll just be giving away money."

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, Zhang Guorong, who was sitting opposite Anita Mui, smiled and said, "Then you should come."

"Ayan has finally come to Hong Kong, and you still want to win his money."

Anita Mui smiled and stood up. After all, she was the one who organized this party. Now that Zhou Yan was here, she certainly couldn't sit still: "There are new friends today. Let me introduce them to you."

In addition to Zhou Yan, there were nine people in the room, most of whom were acquaintances. There were only three people Zhou Yan had not met before, namely Lin Qingxia, Carina Lau, and Faye Wong from the mainland.

When introducing Wang Fei, Anita Mui said with a smile, "We were all surprised to hear Ah Fei say that you two didn't know each other before. After all, you are both in Yanjing, and you have never met each other before."

Wang Fei smiled and said, "I have always wanted to meet Teacher Zhou, but I never found the opportunity."

"I don't dare to be a teacher. If you want to see me, you are always welcome in my studio."

"We met today." Anita Mui laughed, "Ah Yan, if you have any good songs in the future, remember to recommend our Ah Fei."

Carina Lau next to him smiled and said, "I heard that Director Zhou's songs are hard to invite now."

On the other side, Zhang Xueyou nodded in agreement, "Indeed, I wanted to ask A Yan to write a song for my new album, but he never did."

Zhang Xueyou had collaborated with Zhou Yan once before, and Zhou Yan wrote two songs for him, one was a solo song "My Hair is Messy", and the other was a duet with Sandy Lam "Why Do I Love You So Much".

Although these two songs are not as popular as songs like "If Love Has Destiny", they are also very popular, especially they are often requested in KTVs.

Later, PolyGram did often help Zhang Xueyou and Zhou Yan invite songs, but Zhou Yan never agreed.

Joey Wong had been sitting on the sofa, but now she came over and said with a smile, "I'll give you a tip. Don't ask for songs. Just listen to his new album or the movie soundtrack. If you see something suitable to be made into a song, then ask for it."

As soon as Zhou Yan came in, he saw Joey Wong. Before the two of them had time to exchange glances, they were interrupted by Anita Mui.

At this moment, Joey Wong came over, and Zhou Yan looked at her, and then saw her staring at Zhang Manyu's hand that was around her arm.

Zhou Yan immediately became nervous and walked to the side calmly, and his arm also left Zhang Manyu's hand.

Seeing Zhou Yan's actions, Joey Wong also smiled with satisfaction.

Everyone else thought that Wang Zuxian's proposal made sense.

Zhang Guorong smiled and said, "That's right, A-Yan's movie soundtracks are indeed worth exploring. Wasn't Mariah Carey's hit song last year from a movie soundtrack?"

"Yes, I've also watched the movie Sense and Sensibility. The soundtrack is so beautiful," said Li Bihua.

Li Bihua and Zhou Yan are old acquaintances. Zhou Yan previously played the role of Xu Xian because of Li Bihua's recommendation.

After not seeing each other for such a long time, Li Bihua is still the same as before, even the pair of glasses on her face has not been changed.

When Li Bihua mentioned the movie "Sense and Sensibility", everyone started discussing it, and naturally they couldn't help but talk about the Oscar for Best Original Score, and praised Zhou Yan again. (End of this chapter)