1990: Starting from Baojia Street

When the three of them were eating in the cafeteria, they would occasionally look over here.

However, all these eyes were directed at Zhou Hong. They had all seen the big boss before, but had never seen him in the cafeteria, so when they saw Zhou Hong appear in the cafeteria, they were all very curious.

Joey Wong was wearing a hat and kept her head down. If you didn’t look closely, you wouldn’t be able to recognize her. The key point was that the workers didn’t expect Joey Wong to appear in their factory canteen.

As for Zhou Yan, although he did not disguise himself, generally no one could recognize him.

The workers here of course listen to music on a regular basis, but they basically don't listen to instrumental music. They either listen to rock or some classic old songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

If people like Andy Lau and Zhang Xueyou came over, they might be recognized immediately.

The workers may have seen the movies directed by Zhou Yan, but when ordinary people watch a movie, who would care who the director is or what he looks like?
After dinner, the three of them walked towards the office building. Zhou Hong suddenly asked, "What time does your celebration party start tonight?"

"It starts at half past six."

"Are there any activities?" Zhou Hong asked again.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "There really is an event. Liu Qing and his friends have put together a few shows."

Originally, there were no other activities at the celebration banquet, just everyone eating together, but Liu Qing and his friends felt that just eating together was too boring, so they put on a few shows together.

Of course, the program was not arranged on the spot. They have been busy filming during this period and have no time to arrange the program.

Zhou Yan looked at the program list. Most of the programs they were going to perform tonight were programs that had been rehearsed internally before, or some solo programs that did not require rehearsal.

When they were at the Chang'an Factory before, Liu Qing and his colleagues had performed several programs, including sketches, singing, and even stand-up comedy.

Later, when they arrived at Yanjing, they also rehearsed programs at the Yanjing Factory.

In addition to Liu Qing and other behind-the-scenes staff, the actors on the scene are also versatile. Veteran actor Jiao Huang takes the lead and performs a selection of Peking Opera.

Jiao Huang likes to sing Peking Opera, and everyone in the crew knows it. Sometimes, everyone can hear him sing a passage, and his level is really good.

Li Naiwen sang "If Love Has Destiny" written by Zhou Yan, while Li Xiaoran did her old trick and danced on the spot.

The program is not long, only forty minutes in total, just for fun.

There were not many spectators. Apart from the crew members, there were basically villagers from Jiaochangwei and some tourists.

"Since there is a show, I might as well join in the fun tonight." Zhou Hong said with a smile.

Zhou Yan joked, "Do you want me to arrange for you to perform a show on stage?"

"That's fine. Actually, I can sing pretty well."

"Really?"

Zhou Yan was a little surprised, because in his impression, even if Zhou Hong was not tone-deaf, he had no musical talent at all.

The reason why their mother let Zhou Yan learn a musical instrument but not Zhou Hong was not because of favoritism.

After all, Zhou Hong was born to a father. Logically, his mother must have tried to teach Zhou Hong music first, but found that Zhou Hong really had no talent for music, so she didn't let him learn anymore.

In fact, under normal circumstances, even if one has little talent, as long as one studies hard, one can learn a talent. However, if one does not have enough talent, the cost-effectiveness is indeed not high.

If you don’t have enough talent, no matter how hard you try, it will be difficult to go the professional route.

Talent is something that is multifaceted. Some people's talent is visible to the naked eye, such as Zhou Yan. He has had good hearing since he was a child and can remember not-too-complicated music after listening to it once.

Some people's talents are hidden. Their hearing and musical sense may not be as strong as Zhou Yan's, but they can sit down and work steadily.

Most of Zhou Yan's classmates actually have the latter talent. They have not shown any signs of being different from ordinary people since childhood, but because they have superhuman patience in music, they are able to persevere in the end.

For example, Li Tao. Although he is a prodigal son, when he was in school, he could sit in front of the piano for eight or nine hours every day. This perseverance exceeds that of most people.

Many people think that this is not talent, but hard work.

But Zhou Yan believes that this is talent, because Li Tao's extreme concentration in music is basically innate and difficult to cultivate.

It is basically impossible to train a child of a few years old to play the piano seriously for more than eight hours a day.

Seeing Zhou Yan's surprised expression, Zhou Hong shrugged and said with a smile, "You inherited all of Mom's musical talent."

When Zhou Hong said this before, there was a hint of bitterness in his tone, but this time, Zhou Yan discovered that there was more relief in his eyes.

After so many years, the knot in my second brother's heart has finally been slowly untied.

Zhou Yan also laughed and said, "I only inherited half of my mother's musical talent, because I can't sing either."

"Half is enough."

"If you go, I'll reserve a VIP seat for you."

"Okay, I'll go with you after I finish touring the company."

……

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yan and his companions took Zhou Hong's Silver Cycle and headed to Jiaochangwei Village.

When they arrived at the end of the arena, they found that the scene was much more lively than they had imagined.

Zhou Hong was quite surprised. "I haven't paid attention to this place in the past two days. I didn't expect there would be so many tourists."

Not only Zhou Hong was surprised, but Zhou Yan and Joey Wong were also surprised because there were more tourists today than in the previous two days.

"There are more tourists today than usual," said Joey Wong.

Zhou Hong smiled and said, "Maybe the extra tourists came because of your wedding news."

"Well, it's really possible." Zhou Yan nodded.

Jiaochangwei Village originally had a large canteen, which was later bought by a private individual and turned into a restaurant. Now it mainly serves as a reception hall for tourists.

The crew also held a celebration banquet in this hotel.

In addition to the large area of ​​the hotel itself, the large cafeteria faces the coast, and there is a large open space between the cafeteria entrance and the coast, which is very suitable for organizing activities.

The next performance will also be held in the open space.

The crew temporarily built a small stage in the open space. This was too simple for them. The set design team built the stage in less than two hours.

The car stopped at the entrance of the canteen. Before Zhou Yan got out of the car, he saw the village chief Huang Youfa and his men selling goods to tourists. Zhou Yan and his team held a celebration banquet, and Huang Youfa was the happiest. This was another great opportunity to make money.

It is said that Huang Youfa took the villagers to sell telescopes, small stools and other goods to tourists in the past two days and made a lot of money, almost five figures.

Huang Youfa naturally also saw the silver thorn coming, and hurriedly handed the goods in his hand to another villager, then ran over happily.

"Director Zhou, are you back?"

Zhou Yan got out of the car and said with a smile, "Village Chief Huang, what are you selling this time?"

"Nothing much, just some snacks and drinks. I just asked Director Shen, and he said that there are no restrictions on tourists watching tonight's performance, so I arranged seats for tourists who are willing to watch the performance."

Zhou Yan looked over there and saw that there were indeed a lot of benches and chairs near the coast for tourists to sit on.

"Shen Yan is right. There are no restrictions on tourists for tonight's performance. But Old Huang, you can sell some merchandise, but don't sell tickets or charge seat fees." Zhou Yan reminded.

Huang Youfa immediately said, "Director Zhou, don't worry. We at the end of the field will never do anything that breaks the rules."

Although Huang Youfa's words were righteous, he had actually had such thoughts before.

There were no fences or anything like that set up for tonight's performance, so theoretically it could be seen from all around, but there were always some spots suitable for watching the show, and as long as he put some chairs in those spots, maybe he could charge some seat fees.

Not to mention the amount, even if we sell 100 seats and collect 30 to 50 yuan each, that would be several thousand yuan.

But Huang Youfa didn't do so in the end, of course he was worried about offending the crew.

Huang Youfa didn't know the relationship behind Zhou Yanjiao's project, but he knew that the government attached great importance to the crew of "Time Traveler". If they offended the crew, they would suffer.

If you take a long-term view, you can understand one thing: these crews are crucial to their pre-production publicity at the end of the show.

As long as the early publicity is in place, will you still be worried that there will be no tourists coming later?
Seeing Huang Youfa's promise, Zhou Yan nodded. He was afraid that Huang Youfa and the others might not be able to figure things out.

"I also know that you, Old Huang, are not short-sighted. I still hope that you can maintain order at the scene and prevent accidents from happening."

Huang Youfa patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Director Zhou. I guarantee that we can maintain the scene well and not affect your performance."

At this time Zhou Hong also came down from the front. Huang You asked with a smile, "Who is this?"

"This is my brother, Zhou Hong."

Huang Youfa hurriedly went to shake Zhou Hong's hand, "Hello, Mr. Zhou, welcome to Jiaochangwei."

He didn't know Zhou Hong, but he could tell that Zhou Hong had an extraordinary demeanor, and the car they were riding in didn't look simple.

Zhou Hong smiled and nodded, "Village Chief Huang, I have heard of you for a long time. The smooth progress of the transformation of Jiaochangwei is also due to your mediation. We all see your prestige in the local area and the love of the villagers for you. However, the transformation here has just started, and there is still a lot of work to be done in the future. I still need your attention."

Huang Youfa raised his eyebrows. From the tone of his voice, it seemed that Mr. Zhou was involved in the renovation project at the end of the field?

He did not ask any more questions, but said with a serious face, "Don't worry, leader, I will definitely work hard until my death, and I will face the difficulties first and enjoy the blessings later."

"You are too kind. The renovation of Jiaochangwei is for the benefit of all villagers. You are not only a local official, but also a member of the whole village. When there is happiness, everyone shares it. When there is difficulty, everyone overcomes it together. The government now attaches great importance to the renovation of Jiaochangwei. If you encounter difficulties, please report them to the higher authorities in time and they will definitely help you solve them."

"Yes, yes, the leader's words are very eloquent, and we also believe that the government can lead us onto a smooth road." Huang Youfa flattered him.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Old Huang, go and do your work. I'll take my brother around."

"Okay, I'll be leaving now."

After Huang Youfa left, Wang Zuxian couldn't help but smile and said, "This village chief Huang is also an interesting person. He looks a little out of tune, but the villagers still listen to him."

"This kind of local cadres have always lived here and have a popular support base. As long as the family has enough power and knows how to distribute benefits, management will be easy."

With just a few simple words, Zhou Hong made Huang Youfa's situation clear.

That’s right, the reason why Huang Youfa was able to manage Jiaochangwei so well, apart from his own abilities, was most importantly because the Huang family’s influence in the local area could provide him with support.

"Let's go in and take a look." Zhou Yan led Zhou Hong inside.

A few people entered the restaurant and happened to see Li Hong running outside.

When he saw Zhou Hong, he also raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Oh, second brother is here too."

Li Hong has followed Zhou Yan for quite a long time, and he knows all of Zhou's brothers and sisters except the eldest brother Zhou Yu.

When filming "The Young Pianist Who Wants to Fly" that year, Zhou Hong went to Yanjing with his brothers and sisters. When the filming of "The Sixth Sense" started, Zhou Hong also went to the scene.

Zhou Hong also remembered Li Hong, nodded and smiled, "Little Li has become more and more energetic in recent years."

"Everyone is in high spirits when things are going well. The filming went smoothly and everyone is in a good mood. Besides, it's impossible not to be energetic when working with Director Zhou."

Zhou Yan simply ignored the flattery and asked, "How is the arrangement going?"

"Everything has been arranged. We are just waiting for you to come back and take charge. At half past six, shall we start right away, or will you go up and say a few words first?"

Zhou Yan groaned, "I will definitely go up and say a few words, but let's wait until the performance is over. After I finish, we can start eating directly."

"No problem. I'll talk to Shen Yan later. He's the host of the event."

"Save a seat for my second brother at my table."

"okay."

After talking to Li Hong, Zhou Yan took Zhou Hong around the scene and then found a place to sit down and chat.

Watching the crew busy preparing for the celebration banquet, Zhou Hong said with a smile, "If you don't choose the music path, you can also choose the career path of government like my elder brother."

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said, "I have no service spirit and I am rather undisciplined. I cannot be a public servant."

After hearing what Zhou Yan said, Zhou Hong just smiled and said nothing more.

Some people are born to be officials, and in his opinion, his younger brother is such a person.

Zhou Yan said that he is casual, but in fact, he is a workaholic. He has very little time for entertainment and lives an extremely regular life.

From the time Zhou Yan started filming to now, every crew under his command has been well organized and extremely efficient.

The key is that Zhou Yan hasn't spent much effort, and it seems that he can manage the crew with just a little effort.

Zhou Yan's talent for management is evident from his ability to manage a leopard. (End of this chapter)