Chapter 90 Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (2-in-1)

Chapter 90 Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (2-in-1)

Although there are many people around Xutong Road, most of them are here to join in the fun. Like Chen Kaige and others, they mainly come to chat with Zhou Yan and answer Xu’s questions. There were a few problems with the access, so I left.

After about ten minutes, the number of people surrounding Xutong Road became much smaller.

And Xu Tongtong's thinking was also very clear. When he saw that Xu Feng and Hou Xiaoxian were gone, he kept an eye on Zhou Yan and kept asking Zhou Yan questions.

After all, Zhou Yan is today’s protagonist, and if you want to dig him, you must dig Zhou Yan.

Xu Tongtong: "Director Zhou, you just said that this is your first feature film. Have you made any other works before?"

Zhou Yan: "I have made a short film before."

Xu Tongtong: "Is it convenient to reveal the name of the short film?"

Zhou Yan: "Antfly."

Xu Tongtong: ""The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" will probably be How long does it take to shoot?”

Zhou Yan: "More than two months."

Xu Tongtong: "What about the release time?"

Zhou Yan: "The release time has not been determined yet."

Xu Tongtong: " This film is scored by yourself. Have you ever done any music work before?"

Zhou Yan: "You have previously participated in the soundtracks of "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Heaven's Reply", and you are currently filming it? I also participated in "Farewell My Concubine"."

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Xu Tongtong also understood. No wonder Zhou Yan and Chen Kaige were so familiar with each other. It turned out that Zhou Yan had collaborated on the soundtrack.

Xu Tongtong has never heard of "Reply from Heaven", but "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Farewell My Concubine" have been in the newspapers frequently in the past two years, and they are both movies that have attracted great national attention.

It was previously rumored that John Lone would be participating in "Farewell My Concubine". Although he was not the president in the end, Leslie Cheung was not bad either and was also a popular star.

......

Zhou Yan chatted with Xu Tongtong alone for another six or seven minutes. Then he looked at the time and said with a smile, "Reporter Xu, that's all for today's interview. There is another scene to be shot in the morning, and I have to take the team to the set now.”

After hearing what Zhou Yan said, Xu Tongtong didn't bother anymore. After all, Zhou Yan was already very cooperative with him. Today may be the smoothest interview he has ever had in his career, and he has already gained a lot.

"Well, okay, Director Zhou, thank you very much for today." Xu Tongtong said gratefully.

Zhou Yan smiled, waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, everyone is here for work. By the way, after you go back, tell Sun Qin of the special group that I will take half a day to find him this weekend. Him."

Sun Qin has been filming "The Forbidden City: Memory" recently, and has already filmed a lot. Some time ago, he told Zhou Yan to let Zhou Yan have time to watch the film.

It’s just that Zhou Yan has been busy and hasn’t taken time. He just thought that he would go take a look this weekend while the actors were resting.

The reason why Yanjing TV station sent someone here this time was because Sun Qin learned about the opening ceremony from Zhou Yan.

Xu Tongtong was a little surprised when he heard what Zhou Yan said, "Director Zhou, you know our director Sun."

Zhou Yan laughed, "You can tell me about my relationship with him. Just look for him and you'll find out."

After saying that, Zhou Yan waved his hands to Xu Tongtong and walked towards the door.

The rest of the crew had already gone to Yangyin. Wang Xiaoshuai and the driver were waiting for Zhou Yan at the door.

Looking at Zhou Yan's back, photographer Xiao Liu was still a little confused, "Brother Xu, it seems that Director Zhou and Brother Sun are quite familiar with each other."

Unlike Xiao Liu, Xu Tongtong's mind was spinning very quickly. The special team is currently filming a promotional film called "Forbidden City: Memory", and it seems that the soundtrack director is from the composition department of Yangyin.

Could it be Zhou Yan?

“Let’s go, let’s go back too.” Xu Tongtong waved to Xiao Liu, and he was going to go back to ask Sun Qin.

……

The first scene today is about the young male protagonist’s parents receiving a letter written by his grandfather before his death. In the letter, the grandfather told his parents that the young male protagonist did not fall on his head at all, that there was no problem with his IQ, and that everything was done by the little male protagonist. Mainly disguised.

In this movie, all the scenes that did not require scenes were filmed by Zhou Yan in Yangyin. From the perspective of the difficulty of filming, the letter-reading scene was actually very simple. Because there are very few scenes, most of them are close-ups of the parents’ faces.

In other words, the only difficulty in this play is actually the actors. It depends on whether the actors themselves can grasp the feeling of reading the letter. As long as the performance is in place, the scene will be fine. .

Although the crew is not limited, Zhou Yan is also a director who is very economical on film. Before starting the shooting, this scene was rehearsed seven or eight times until he thought that the expressions and lines of the two actors were in place. Tell Zhao Fei to turn it on.

"Power on."

"Hit the board."

"Once."

"Start."

Although I have only made one short film, when it comes to this routine, I am familiar with it.

……

Because it is not a live recording, after the camera is turned on, Zhou Yan will talk next to him and give some instructions to the actors.

“Yes, my father came over and sat down.”

“After reading the letter, my father raised his head first.”

“My mother also raised her head...”

During the on-site shooting, it was impossible to let the actors really read the letter. Firstly, it would be a waste of time. Secondly, the two people read the letter at different speeds. If they really let them read it by themselves, they would definitely not be able to grasp the time, so I just The director can perform voice control during filming.

This scene went very smoothly. The scene was originally simple and had been rehearsed several times, so He Saifei and Zhu Shimao completed it very successfully.

"Okay, pass."

After Zhou Yan said "pass", the audience burst into applause.

The first scene went so well and everyone on the crew was very happy.

Isn’t there a saying that a good start means half the battle is done. Looking at it this way, they are now half done.

Of course, this shot has been passed, which does not mean that the whole scene has been shot. Other scenes will be shot later, but they are relatively simple shots, such as the side shot of the father walking over, and the shot from behind the actors when they read the letter. Close-ups of letters, etc.

After all the shots scheduled for this morning were taken, Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He asked Wang Xiaoshuai to inform everyone to call it a day and have dinner.

It took more than an hour to shoot these scenes, but before he arrived at the set, Zhao Fei and Senior Lu had already started setting up the scene with the crew.

These shots take a full day and a half from the preliminary preparation, to the official shooting, to the final ending. This is still a relatively simple scene. If you encounter a difficult one, it is normal to shoot for several days. .

At the end, Hou Xiaoxian came over with a smile, "This is a good start, and the follow-up will definitely go smoothly."

"I hope so." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

“Well, don’t underestimate this good start. It has a very strong psychological implication for the staff. I have been making movies for so many years, and I can obviously feel that if the first scene is not shot well, , there will be various problems later. If the first scene is filmed well, the follow-up will be much smoother."

Zhou Yan nodded, Hou Hsiao-hsien was right, psychological suggestion is a very special thing. Mysterious stuff.

He asked with a smile, "Director Hou, you were watching just now, do you have any suggestions for me?"

Hou Xiaoxian smiled and waved his hand, "This scene is relatively simple, right? You haven’t done any tests, let’s wait until you shoot other scenes.”

Although Hou Xiaoxian did not comment, he actually gave an evaluation. He was very sure of Zhou Yan's level.

But Zhou Yan knew that he had to thank Senior Lu, Wang Xiaoshuai and Zhao Fei. The three of them helped him a lot, including when he wrote the footage and storyboards. These three people also gave him a lot of useful information. suggestions.

Especially in terms of the arrangement of scenes, the final version was quite different from what Zhou Yan originally designed. The final design of the scenes was discussed by the four of them together.

Of the four of them, Zhao Fei is undoubtedly the most experienced, while Senior Lu and Wang Xiaoshuai have very solid theoretical knowledge. The most important thing is that Senior Lu and Wang Xiaoshuai have shown very high enthusiasm.

This is the first project they have participated in since they graduated, so it is natural for them to pour their efforts into it. Like Zhou Yan, they hope that this movie can be completed well.

During this period, they often discussed together until eight or nine o'clock in the evening, sometimes even as late as eleven o'clock. Except for Wang Xiaoshuai who would go home no matter how late, Zhao Fei and Senior Lu would run away if they were late. Go to sleep in Zhou Yan's dormitory.

Senior Lu is actually the hardest working person, but he is not in good health. In order to take care of his health, Zhou Yan will try his best to finish before nine o'clock and not let him stay up late.

After Hou Xiaoxian left, Zhou Yan looked around the set and found that his younger brothers and sisters were helping the crew pack things.

During this period, Zhou Jiajun has been following Zhou Yan. When the crew is busy, they will also help.

At first, the crew knew that they were the director’s younger brothers and sisters, so they were too embarrassed to ask them to help. Later, they couldn’t resist their enthusiasm, and Zhou Yan seemed to acquiesce, so he started to let them do it. As time went by, gradually Just got used to it.

They have become quite familiar with each other on the crew during this time. The older ones are very diligent and help everywhere. Although Lao Jiu can't help much, she is so cute that everyone in the crew wants to tease her.

Lao Jiu is playing with Yu Feihong at the moment. Although this girl never talks about it, Zhou Yan knows that she is from the Appearance Association and prefers to play with good-looking people.

Actually, there were no scenes with Yu Feihong during this period, and Zhou Yan did not require her to come to the set, but she still came every day, and after coming, she would always watch carefully, working attitude and learning. The attitudes are very good.

Zhou Yan walked over and picked up Lao Jiu's collar, "Qing'er, follow your fourth sister when we eat later, stop running around."

Lao Jiu nodded with a smile, "Okay, Third Brother, don't worry, I will definitely not lose Fourth Sister."

Zhou Yan snorted and said with a smile, "You are so powerful, then why don't you take your seventh sister with you?"

As soon as he heard the seventh sister, Lao Jiu waved his hands repeatedly, "Third brother, I'd better follow the fourth sister. ”

If among the brothers and sisters, who is most likely to beat up Lao Jiu, it is Lao Qi Zhou Jing.

Lao Qi is the biological sister of Lao Ba and Lao Jiu. Although Zhou Jing rarely beats Lao Ba and Lao Jiu now that she is in high school, her childhood memories are too deep, so these two are still more timid to Zhou Jing. . The cowardly look of Lao Jiu also made Yu Feihong laugh, "Jiu Mei, it turns out that you are also afraid of people."

"I respect you, Sister Feihong. I respect Sister Qi just like I respect you." Lao Jiu said with a smile.

Hearing this, the smile on Yu Feihong's face became even brighter. Zhou Qing is like this, always able to say something that makes people like her.

"Third brother, I'm going to find the fourth sister. You can talk to sister Feihong." After saying that, Lao Jiu ran away.

After Lao Jiu left, Zhou Yanxiao asked Yu Feihong, "Do you have time after lunch?"

"I have time. Is there anything wrong with Director Zhou?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "There are some changes to your play. I have just perfected the script. If you have time at noon, we can meet in the composition classroom. I will show you the new script and tell you about the play. "

"Okay, no problem, will you go after dinner?"

Zhou Yan looked at his watch, "At one o'clock, we will meet in the composition classroom."
< br>Yu Feihong smiled and nodded, “Okay.”

……

At one o'clock in the afternoon, when Zhou Yan arrived at the composition classroom, Yu Feihong was already waiting at the door.

“I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

Yu Feihong smiled and shook his head, “No, I just arrived.”

Zhou Yan smiled and opened the door to the composition classroom After opening it and entering, he handed the script to Yu Feihong, "The other scenes have not been changed. The main part is the part where the young hero reunites with you. Take a look."

Yu Feihong nodded and started from Zhou Yan He took the script in his hand.

This part of the script is not long, and Yu Feihong read it in a few minutes.

Before she finished reading the script, Yu Feihong had a smile on her face, because the revised scene had greatly improved her character.

Originally, she was more like a symbol in this movie. She didn’t appear much, but she was always in the heart of the young hero. But now that the reunion scene has been changed, her character has become very different. Same.

In particular, there is a song in this scene. After the movie is shown, when others hear "Reunion" in the future, the image of her hiding from the rain under the eaves may come to mind.

Yu Feihong's first concern was also about this piece of music, "Did you, Director Zhou, write "Reunion" played by the male protagonist here?"

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "You have heard of this piece. It's the one I played on stage that day at the meeting."

"It turns out to be that piece..."

Yu Feihong's thoughts flew Back on the day of the meeting, she had actually always wanted to ask Zhou Yan what the song was called, and even thought about asking Zhou Yan to record a version for her to listen to when she went back. The song was indeed very nice, and it matched perfectly with the weather that day.

It’s just that she wasn’t familiar with Zhou Yan, so she didn’t feel embarrassed to mention it.

"So the song that day was written just for the heroine?" Yu Feihong asked.

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, this scene also came to mind when I saw it raining that day."

Yu Feihong looked at Zhou Yan with a different color in his eyes. No wonder the song is so similar to this plot. adaptation.

With a smile in her eyes, she said, "Actually, there is a small piano where I live, but I can't play it, so it has always been a decoration. Director Zhou, at my age, it's hard to learn piano. Is that okay?"

Zhou Yan nodded affirmatively, "Of course. I know a teacher who started playing piano when he was in his sixties. Now he is in his early seventies and he plays very well. Of course, he wants to leave. If I take the professional route, it’s unlikely that I’ll start now.”

“I don’t want to take the professional route, I just want to play songs like “Reunion” and “Secret Joy.”

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "That will be easier. If you work harder, you can perform these two pieces of music well after one year of learning. If you are talented, the time will be shorter. If you practice for a few more years, you can play "Croatian Rhapsody" "It's not impossible."

"Can you teach me, Director Zhou?" Yu Feihong suddenly asked.

"That's not possible, my fees are very expensive." Zhou Yan joked, and then said, "My piano skills are actually very average. If you want to learn, I can help you after school starts. If you find a student from the piano department to teach you, their level is much higher than mine. The teachers in our school’s piano department basically only take students from the professional route.”

Listen. When Zhou Yan said this, Yu Feihong was slightly disappointed, and then smiled again, "Then I won't study for the time being, and concentrate on acting well first."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, actually the changed scene is still It's relatively simple, but you have to pay attention. After you escape from the rain and enter the video store, your behavior will be different from before..."

Then Zhou Yan briefly talked about the play with Yu Feihong, which only lasted about ten minutes.

Just when it was about to end, Yu Feihong finally summoned up the courage to ask, "Director Zhou, have you recorded the song "Reunion"? Can you give me a tape so I can take it back and listen to it? After listening to it, I felt like this scene."

Zhou Yan nodded simply, "No problem, I have it in my dormitory. I will bring it to you during the filming in the afternoon."

"Thank you, Director Zhou."

……

That night, Yu Feihong listened to the song "Reunion" recorded by Zhou Yan on the tape over and over again, feeling that the more she listened, the better it sounded.

After listening to it many times, she slowly fell asleep to the beautiful music.

In her dream, on her way back to school with her books in her arms, she suddenly encountered heavy rain and had to run to the roof of a video store to take shelter.

While taking shelter from the rain, she was attracted by a beautiful piano sound coming from the video store, and walked into the store holding the book.

The person playing the piano was covered by the piano. She slowly approached. First she saw the top of his head, then his eyebrows, eyes, bridge of nose... Finally, the person's face was finally revealed. It turned out to be Zhou Yan. .

Just when Zhou Yan was about to look up, Yu Feihong was suddenly awakened by a phone ringing.

She sat up and rubbed her hair, then ran to the living room to answer the phone. Her mother's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Feihong, are you up?"

Yu Feihong was sleepy-eyed. She said, "Well, get up. Mom, are you okay with calling me?"

"Can't I call you if I'm okay?" The mother muttered, and then said, "Your sister will be there next week." When you go to Yanjing, do you want her to bring you something? Do you have enough clothes? Do you want her to bring you some new ones? "

"I have enough clothes, sister. What is Yanjing doing?”

"There is a project that is going to Yenching Institute of Technology. After she goes there, let her stay at your place."

"Isn't there a guest house?"

"Does she have to live in a guest house if there is one? You two sisters haven't seen each other for so long, don't you have much to say?"

"You don't have to live together to talk..."

"That's it."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Feihong rubbed his eyes and ran to bed to catch up on his sleep. He wanted to continue his dream, but he couldn't fall asleep, so he turned on the radio and played the song again.

......

The filming of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" has been going on smoothly, even a little faster than Zhou Yan's previous plan.

When school was about to start, all the scenes that were to be shot in Yangyin were basically finished, except for the last scene - the scene where the young male protagonist played "Croatian Rhapsody".

The reason why this scene has never been filmed is because the band has never been able to get it right.

When Zhou Yan talked with Xu Feng before, he said that the orchestra could not give in, so Xu Feng was very cautious when looking for the orchestra.

The wait was worth it in the end, because Xu Feng directly invited the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra over.

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has a long history and is definitely the leading orchestra in China. They were able to invite them. On the one hand, the Tomson Group has a really strong relationship with Shanghai. On the other hand, they are very interested in the Croatian song. Very interested too.

It was not until September 27th that the orchestra arrived in Yanjing.

But fortunately, they have already rehearsed in Shanghai in advance, so after arriving, as long as they practice with Lang Lang for another day or two, they should be fine.

September 28th turned to September 29th. In two days, the band and Lang Lang practiced together for a total of twelve hours. After Zhou Yan heard the results, he felt that the results were quite good, so he started preparing for filming.

This scene is quite difficult because there are many people involved and the recording needs to be done on site. It is not easy to come across this opportunity. Of course they have to record the audio track of this section. They can’t I'll find a band to record it again later.

In order to enhance the atmosphere of the scene, Zhou Yan also attracted many students from the school and filled the concert hall.

School is about to start now, and many students are already here.

……

Yu Ran and Fang Xiu were the first to respond, and they also helped bring many people together in the class.

In fact, it is not difficult to attract people at all. When I heard that someone was filming in the school and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra was invited, the enthusiasm of the students was very high. They could watch a high-level orchestra for free. What music student can resist such a performance?

At first Yu Ran and Fang Xiu had the same idea, thinking that they were just coming to listen to a free concert, but after arriving at the venue, they realized that it was not that simple.

After everyone comes, they must sign in, and then the on-site staff will arrange a seat for each of them.

The rules for arranging seats are very simple and straightforward, that is, try to arrange the good-looking ones as far forward as possible.

Yu Ran is relatively far forward.

But being in the front is not a good thing, because the further forward, the higher Zhou Yan's requirements.

“After the shooting starts in a while, you have to watch my gestures and don’t make expressions and movements easily...”

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