Chapter 57 You taught me a lesson (Ten thousand words today, happy Mid-Autumn Festival)
Yu Ran still knows a little about the composition department. She has listened to or performed many works by students in the composition department. Pass.
The music that composition students usually write is of course not popular music, but it is different from the classical music that Yu Ran usually performs. It is more of an avant-garde seriousness that sounds a bit weird. music.
Yu Ran wanted to ask Zhou Yan what other works were similar to "Kite" and if he could show her the music score, but they had only known each other for two days. She felt that this was too abrupt, so in the end she decided No questions asked about the exit.
When the two of them arrived at the school gate, Jia Guoping was already there. The three of them took the bus to Wangfujing Yanjing Roast Duck Restaurant. This is the best thing about going to school in Yangyin. The school is within the Second Ring Road. Where to go? All convenient.
After eating, Jia Guoping suggested walking back to school to eat, and Zhou Yan and Yu Ran both nodded in agreement.
Although it was a quick ride from Yangyin to Wangfujing, it was still ten miles away and took an hour or two to walk there, but they didn't think it was a big deal.
These days, even in the capital Yanjing, the pace of life has slowed down, and it seems reasonable to walk for an hour or two to eat.
And the section from Wangfujing to Yangyin happens to pass by the Forbidden City, so the night view is pretty good.
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In the afternoon of the next day, Zhou Yan came to Yanjing Film Studio again with his things.
Originally, Zhou Yan was planning to come in the morning. He called Wang Junzheng in advance, and Wang Junzheng told him to come back in the afternoon.
When Zhou Yan arrived at the entrance of the director's department, he found that the office was busier today than last time. There were seven or eight people inside, all gathered together now. They were basically young people in their thirties and forties. Only The one standing in the middle is older, probably in his sixties.
Chen Kaige and Wang Junzheng were also there, and Zhou Yan didn't recognize the others.
At this moment, I heard the older man in the middle say: "Don't be afraid, dare to venture and do it. If anything goes wrong, I will tell you the truth. For these projects this year, we... …”
People were talking about business, so Zhou Yan didn't want to disturb him, so he waited outside the door.
He listened outside for a while and probably understood. The person speaking in the middle should be Chen Zhigu, the director of Yanjing Studio. He was currently injecting blood for the directors in the directing department.
Their studio is quite busy this year. There are many projects to be launched, the work is tight and the tasks are heavy.
The factory director's style is very straightforward. After only five or six minutes, the chicken blood was finished.
After saying what needed to be said, Chen Zhigu said "dismissed" and then walked out of the director's department.
After going out, he saw Zhou Yan standing at the door. He took another look. He was about to leave, but when he saw Zhou Yan smiling at him, he stopped and asked, "Are you Zhou Yan?"
Zhou Yan was thinking, the two of them met each other's eyes, it would be a bad idea not to smile, but he didn't expect the other person to stop.
This old man has a very special temperament, a bit majestic.
Zhou Yan nodded and replied, "Well, hello, I'm Zhou Yan."
Chen Zhigu looked at Zhou Yan's satchel again, "Have you recorded the soundtrack?"
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"I just recorded some demos and brought them to Director Wang to listen to."
"Come in." Chen Zhigu turned around and entered the director's office again, "Kaige, can you use the cassette player in your office?"
As soon as Chen Kaige sat down in his seat, he did not expect that Chen Zhigu would come back again and ask if the cassette player could be used. He was a little confused and said, "It should work. I used it yesterday afternoon."
Another person sitting next to him said, "It works, I used it just now."
"That's good." Chen Zhigu nodded and said to Wang Junzheng, "Xiao Wang, Zhou Yan is here. ”
Wang Junzheng was stunned for a moment, and then she saw Zhou Yan walking in the door behind Chen Zhigu, and she couldn't help but frowned.
Zhou Yan called her in the morning, and she asked Zhou Yan to come back in the afternoon. The reason why she asked Zhou Yan to come in the afternoon was because the factory director Chen Zhigu was not in the factory in the morning and came back in the afternoon.
But what Wang Junzheng didn't expect was that when Zhou Yan came in the afternoon, he would meet Chen Zhigu directly.
Her original plan was to meet Zhou Yan first, see how Zhou Yan was preparing, discuss it with Zhou Yan, and then go see the factory director, so that she would feel confident.
What happened now was so sudden that she was caught off guard.
Is Zhou Yan ready?
She wanted to say something else, but she saw that Chen Zhigu had already asked Zhou Yan to take the tape.
After getting the tape, Chen Zhigu put the tape directly into the cassette player.
Except for Wang Junzheng and the others, everyone else was confused about this sudden situation. They all looked at this side with great curiosity.
What is Director Chen doing? Who is this young man next to him?
Zhou Yan took this opportunity to say hello to Chen Kaige and Wang Junzheng.
The tape rotated in the radio for a while, and Zhou Yan's voice suddenly sounded.
"Serial Number 4, "After Delivering the Letter.""
Following it, is a piano piece that sounds a little disappointing.
The song is very short, only about twenty seconds.
After it ended, the tape ran in the radio for a while, and Zhou Yan's voice sounded again.
"Serial number 5, "Radio Recorder"."
Similarly, it is followed by a piano piece. This piece of music makes people feel a little warm, and it is also very short, less than thirty seconds.
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Chen Zhigu and Wang Junzheng have been listening very carefully. After listening to two paragraphs, the others stopped caring.
These songs don't seem to be anything special, just ordinary soundtrack passages.
After side B was played, Chen Zhigu looked at Zhou Yan and continued to turn to side A without saying a word.
Chen Zhigu is an arbitrary person, but not impatient. In this situation, he will not rush to a conclusion.
Actually, these songs are very well written. Chen Zhigu can tell Zhou Yan’s musical skills, but these songs are nothing special, because they are all short paragraphs, and there is nothing that can be heard or heard. Gives people a bright feeling.
If it were just a clip like this, it might not be enough to convince Chen Zhigu to use a student as the soundtrack director for the film.
The idling in front of front A was a bit long. About twenty seconds passed before Zhou Yan's voice was heard.
"Serial number, "Kite"."
After the sound ended, the tape idled for nearly ten seconds before the music was heard.
At first, this section seems to be no different from the ones on side B. They are all short piano solo passages.
Just when Chen Zhigu thought that this song "Kite" was the same as the short passages on side B, the sound of a violin suddenly appeared. After the sound of the violin came in, the feeling of this piece suddenly changed.
Chen Zhigu narrowed his eyes unconsciously, and everyone else in the office also looked this way.
This is the first time so far that the sound of musical instruments other than piano has appeared in the radio. This is already quite eye-catching, and the melody after the violin is played is very catchy and makes people fall in love immediately. Can listen.
But the surprise is yet to come. The melody slowly advances with the violin. When the mood slowly reaches a small high point, the violin sound slowly weakens and finally stops.
This is followed by a twenty-second piano interlude.
After the interlude, the sound of another instrument came in...it was the cello!
The sound of the cello is rich and full, and it has more advantages in narrative. When the cello comes out, everyone present feels that the mood of the tune is pushed by a pair of big hands, moving to a higher point than when the violin entered just now. It's even more exciting.
Chen Zhigu looked at Zhou Yan again. This time, his eyes looked a little different.
Although he has only listened to a short section of the song so far, and he doesn’t know how long it will last, the richness of this piece of music exceeds his imagination. He tried to think of the lyrics of "Letter from Heaven" in his mind. story, and later discovered that this piece of music is indeed very suitable for "Heaven Replies". This sad mood of suddenly losing support is just like the emptiness of the grandson after losing his grandfather in the movie.
According to the story of the script, he also had a lot of emotions.
When he saw the script revised by Wang Junzheng before, he was moved by the family love in the story. He would also think of his little grandson. Although the relationship between him and his grandson was different from that in the script, the feelings were similar.
On the other side, Wang Junzheng could no longer stand properly. She lowered her head and placed her hands on the table, as if her legs had given out.
Wang Junzheng's adoptive father, like the grandfather in the movie, was also a postal and telecommunications worker, so during the adaptation process of the script, Wang Junzheng poured a lot of affection for his adoptive father.
Many details of the relationship between grandfather and grandson also come from Wang Junzheng’s own memory.
It can even be said that she made this movie just to dedicate it to her adoptive father.
Wang Junzheng is a very sensitive person who sheds tears easily. When she was revising the script of "Reply from Heaven", she cried while revising it. Tears stains can be seen on many scripts.
When she heard Zhou Yan's song, those past memories came out like a tide again, impacting her heart and her tear ducts.
When the second verse of the song played, Wang Junzheng couldn't bear it anymore. A teardrop burst out of his eyes and fell on the table. Wang Junzheng didn't dare to wipe it, so he could only sit down and lower his head to cover up his gaffe.
At this time, no one in the office paid attention to Wang Junzheng, everyone's attention was on this piece of music.
What song is this?
New song?
What does this young man have to do with this song?
Why did Director Chen play this song?
Everyone is guessing.
When Chen Kaige heard this piece of music, he also raised his eyebrows.
This piece of music is good and easy to resonate with. He looked at Zhou Yan and thought that Zhou Yan was Zhao Jiping's assistant. He also had a guess in his mind. Could it be that Zhao Jiping was hired as the soundtrack director for "Reply from Heaven" and this piece was written by Zhao Jiping. of?
But it’s a bit different. This piece of music is not the same as Zhao Jiping’s style.
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After the song ends, five or six minutes have passed.
While the tape was idling, one hand directly pressed the pause button.
Chen Zhigu ejected the tape, then showed a smile to Zhou Yan, "Zhou Yan, come to my office, Xiao Wang, you come too."
Wang Junzheng secretly wiped his tears and nodded, "Okay. ”
Although she tried to control it, everyone could tell that her voice was a little hoarse, as if she had cried.
Then Wang Junzheng took Zhou Yan, and they followed Chen Zhigu to his office.
As soon as he arrived at the director's office, Wang Junzheng said with firm eyes, "Director, if you don't agree to let Zhou Yan serve as the soundtrack director of "Reply from Heaven," then I won't make this movie."< br>
Chen Zhigu glanced at Wang Junzheng and suddenly smiled, "Do you think I will still reject you now?"
Wang Junzheng showed a surprised expression, "Director, did you agree?"
" Agreed." Chen Zhigu nodded and looked at Zhou Yan with emotion on his face, "He is indeed a young man. Zhou Yan, you taught me a real lesson today."
Zhou Yan had not learned this before. I don’t know Chen Zhigu’s attitude, but after hearing Wang Junzheng’s words just now, I can probably guess that Chen Zhigu must have been opposed to his role as "Reply from Heaven" before.
Therefore, Zhou Yan also felt a little grateful to Wang Junzheng. It seemed that Wang Junzheng had helped him fight for this matter.
"Director, you are joking."
"It's because you are humble. You have such a talent. No wonder Director Wang insists on giving you a chance to show it off. I will leave it to you for the soundtrack of "Heaven Replies" later on."
Chen Zhigu is arbitrary because he believes in his own judgment. When his judgment changes, his arbitrary will change. He now believes that Zhou Yan is the best candidate for "Reply from Heaven".
Of course, Chen Zhigu will behave as before when encountering this kind of situation again.
Because he knows that Zhou Yan's situation is quite special. Not every student can perform like Zhou Yan, even students from Yangyin.
Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, director, I will take the soundtrack work of "Reply from Heaven" seriously."
"Thank you very much." Chen Zhigu smiled and asked about Zhao Jiping again, " How is Teacher Zhao lately? I haven’t seen him for a while.”
“Everything is going well. I’m almost busy with the last project.”
Zhou Yan didn’t say what the last project was. However, Chen Zhigu knew it was "Raise the Red Lantern", and then the two briefly chatted for a few words. Chen Zhigu had nothing to say, so Zhou Yan and Wang Junzheng left.
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After walking out of Chen Zhigu's office, Wang Junzheng smiled and said, "Zhou Yan, your performance today really surprised me. The song "Kite" is really suitable for this movie."
"After reading the script, I also had "I felt inspired," Zhou Yan said with a smile.
“I would also like to say what Director Chen said just now. You really taught me a lesson today.”
In fact, when it came to directing the soundtrack, Wang Junzheng was not involved in it at the beginning. Didn't pay much attention to it.
She believes that the soundtrack is just the icing on the cake for the movie.
But now she believes that a good soundtrack can make a huge difference to the movie. When she was listening to "Kite" just now, she actually had a new picture in her mind.
In the original split shot, the final scene of flying a kite was on a sunny day, but just now, listening to the music, the scene of flying a kite appeared in her mind again. The background turned out to be a rainy day, with raindrops hitting the kite heavily. Let the kite swing hard.
Now she is considering whether to change the storyboard.
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I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Unfortunately, it’s raining heavily here. Can you see the moon over there?
(End of this chapter)