Chapter 13 I’ll give you an extra three hundred a month
I took the envelope and returned to the dormitory. There was no one in the room. He Wuming should have gone upstairs to practice at this time.
Zhou Yan was a little surprised when he saw the rejected manuscript in the envelope, because the one returned this time was actually "The Death of the Mayor" that was submitted to "Yanjing Literature", which had won the Lu Xun Literature Award. work.
When Zhou Yan sent "Death of the Mayor" out, he was very confident. He thought that the manuscript would not be rejected even for the Lu Xun Literature Prize.
I never expected that I would be rejected. There is something in this "Yenjing Literature".
But along with the rejection, there was also a letter.
Zhou Yan unfolded the letter and read on the letterhead: From Zhou Chan.
Zhou San is the pen name that Zhou Yan has been using, and he has not changed it since he got used to it.
The letter was written by Hua Yang, the literary editor of "Yanjing Literature". The content probably said that "The Death of the Mayor" was very well written, but there were some imperfections. He asked Zhou Yan if he would be willing to revise it. Then send it in, or you can go directly to Yanjing for revision, and the magazine will bear all costs.
Furthermore, Huayang also said very tactfully in the letter that Zhou Yan could provide introductions to his other works.
The implication is that I think the manuscript is indeed good, but Zhou Yan has no resume and lacks a competitive advantage.
Zhou Yan didn’t have any resume, and he couldn’t write it if he wanted to. As for revising the draft, Zhou Yan didn’t have time on the set now, but he didn’t refuse in a hurry, but was going to reply to the letter and discuss it with the other party. Let’s see if we can go again after some time.
After "Raise the Red Lantern" is over, I have to go back to Yanjing anyway, so I'll take the time to check it out then.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yan started to write a reply. He had just finished writing a line in the letter when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
Zhou Yan turned around and saw Zhang Yimou standing at the door.
"Director Zhang?"
Zhang Yimou walked inside with a smile, "I'm not disturbing you, right?"
"No, no, I'm taking some notes." Zhou Yan stood up with a smile, and then continued He took a bench and asked, "Director Zhang, what do you want from me?"
Zhang Yimou sat down on the bench, then looked around the room, and said with a smile, "Your room is quite spacious... Don't Pour the water, I just drank it."
Zhou Yan smiled and put down the kettle, "Then I won't pour it, we don't have any tea here."
"If you want to drink tea, I have some in my room. I'll get some for you later."
"No, no, I don't usually drink tea."
Zhang Yimou nodded and looked again He looked at the flute on the table and said with a smile, "I heard from Teacher Zhao that you are from the Composition Department of Yangyin University and haven't graduated yet?"
"Well, I got sick in April. I might as well take a break until April next year.”
“You play the flute very well. Did you learn it after you got to Yangyin?”
Zhou Yan shook his head, "The flute has been with me since elementary school."
"That's no wonder, it's really solid." Zhang Yimou suddenly changed the topic, "I won't beat around the bush with you, our movie is only half a month away. Shooting is about to start, but the actor to play Chen Feipu has not been decided yet. I want to ask if you are willing."
Zhang Yimou only said that the actor to play Chen Feipu has not been decided, but he did not say that it has been decided. The actor couldn't come because he wanted to save some face for himself and give Zhou Yan some space. "Me?" Zhou Yan made a surprised expression. In fact, he had already guessed what Zhang Yimou was going to say as soon as Zhang Yimou came in.
"Well, the role of Chen Feipu does not play much in our script, but it is still an important role. Your image suits him very well."
Zhou Yanwei said, "But I have never acted before, so I am afraid that my poor performance will drag everyone down."
Of course this is not to refuse, but to inoculate Zhang Yimou: I I'm a newbie, so you have to tolerate me when filming.
Zhang Yimou was very wise. He comforted Zhou Yan and said, "No one is born to act. Many actors appear on the scene with zero foundation. And Chen Feipu doesn't have many scenes, so you don't have much pressure. You can wait until later to shoot. When the time comes, I will teach you how to do it. Just listen to me and I will ensure that you can get started.”
This sounds very confident, but Zhang Yimou does have the capital to be confident. He has always been very confident since his debut. success.
Not long after graduation, he shot the film "One and Eight" for the first time, and won the China Film Outstanding Cinematography Award. After that, he starred in "Old Well" and won three Best Actors in one breath.
The most powerful thing is being a director. The first film he directed, "Red Sorghum," won China's first Golden Bear Award at an international film festival. "Ju Dou" won the Golden Harvest Award and was nominated for the Palme d'Or.
With this cheating resume, if he is not confident, who is?
Zhou Yan pondered for a while and then said, "Director Zhang, I want to promise you, but I am Teacher Zhao's assistant, so it is not suitable for me to take another job."
Hearing that Zhou Yan was worried about this, Zhang Yimou smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. I have already told Teacher Zhao and he agreed. Your play will be over soon and it will not delay the work of the soundtrack assistant."
Zhou Yan smiled: "Then there is no problem on my side."
"Okay." Zhang Yimou patted his thigh and stood up. Then he remembered something, "Oh, by the way, I want to tell you about the remuneration. We won't pay for the entire movie. We will give you an extra three hundred yuan a month. Money, starting from today, do you think it’s acceptable when we leave and when we finish?”
Zhou Yan said happily, “No problem, I’m very satisfied with the extra money.”< br>
Zhang Yimou looked at Zhou Yan with a smile. He suddenly liked this young man. Not only was he a wise man, but he was also honest and did not shy away from making money.
It not only shows the desire for money, but is not greedy, it is easy to interact with such people.
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After Zhang Yimou left, Zhou Yan sat back at the desk and began to calculate his salary.
Working as a soundtrack assistant for Zhao Jiping costs RMB 150 a month, and playing Chen Feipu costs RMB 300 a month. If the filming lasts until December, he will earn more than RMB 2,000 in the past six months, which is a huge sum of money. .
Moreover, food and accommodation are included here, so he can save all his money.
The salary of three hundred yuan given by Zhang Yimou is indeed a lot. After all, Gong Li, who has become famous, is only over one thousand yuan a month now, and it is said that most of it has to be handed over to the work unit, and he can only keep one. Click.
Compared to Gong Li and others who come to filming with an iron rice bowl, Zhou Yan is self-employed and does not have to worry about handing over, so he may have more savings. But because I am self-employed, I am not stable enough.
In fact, Zhou Yan was quite surprised. Everyone said that Zhang Yimou was very demanding, and according to Zhou Yan's observations during this period, Zhang Yimou was indeed very demanding, but he didn't even ask for an audition.
When Zhou Yan was thinking about filming a few days ago, he often said his lines in front of the mirror when He Wuming was not in the room, just thinking that Zhang Yimou might give him an audition.
Asking for tickets
(End of this chapter)