Chapter 100: The Story of Sanmao Joining the Army (2-in-1)
Zhou Yan did not expect that Hou Xiaoxian would come to Shanghai. He couldn't help but sigh, this guy is really good at running away, he never leaves home every day. Forget it if you don't go home for the New Year, I just returned from abroad and you have to come to the mainland again.
"Is he coming to Shanghai this time because of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly"?" Zhou Yan asked.
Xu Feng shook his head, "Yes, but not entirely. He has been preparing for his next movie recently, and he came to Shanghai to do some things related to the new movie."
Listen to Hou Xiaoxian preparing. During a movie, Zhou Yan asked curiously, "Director Hou is already preparing for the next movie? What is the theme of the new movie?"
"Do you know anything about puppetry?" Xu Feng answered Zhou Yan's question with another question.
“Not too much.”
Zhou Yan shook his head. He only knew that puppet show is a traditional drama performance in the Fujian-speaking area. The performance form is somewhat similar to shadow puppet show. He didn’t know anything else. I know, but I have never watched a puppet show in its entirety.
Zhou Yan’s answer was also what Xu Feng expected. She did not popularize the puppet show for Zhou Yan, but talked about the movie itself, "This movie was also invested by Mr. Qiu. I guess Director Hou may I'm looking for you to provide music for them."
"But I don't know much about puppetry."
Xu Feng smiled and said, "Where do you think he can find a composer who knows puppetry? So, not knowing puppetry is not a problem. Of course, this is just my guess, and he may not be looking for trouble."
Zhou Yan nodded. If Hou Xiaoxian really came to him, it would be a bit difficult for him, because he is too busy this year, promoting the feature film "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", and he, the director, must not be absent, and he also The project on "Green Snake" has not been started yet.
In the first half of the year, he was still busy with his graduation project and job handover, and there were a lot of things inside and outside.
Seeing Zhou Yan's look, Xu Feng smiled again and said, "In two days, the news that the short film "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" won an award abroad will be published in the domestic newspapers. In the future, there will be more and more jobs for you. The more people do, not only will they be looking for you to score songs, but they will also be looking for you to be the director. The leisurely days will be gone forever, and you have to adapt to that busy life slowly.”
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Actually, I feel very busy now."
He remembered the days he spent on the set of "Raise the Red Lantern" the year before last. At that time, he was really free. He didn't have much to do every day, and he still had time to play cards with the rest of the crew.
“Your career planning at this stage is very important. You can’t waste too much time on other things, so I suggest you find someone to help you handle some work-related matters. At this point, Xu Feng talked about "Green Snake" again, "Just say that you came to Shanghai this time just to read a script. Why do you need to find an assistant to do this for you in person?" That's enough for the early stage. It won't be too late for you to come forward when there is a possibility of further cooperation."
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I really haven't thought about this."
"Think about it now. It's not too late." Xu Feng smiled, and then said, "Tang Chen can help you with the movie matters."
When Zhou Yan heard this, he immediately understood what Xu Feng was doing. I want to get him on the boat of Tomson.
Tomson Films must be very strong. After all, Tomson Group is behind it. However, Zhou Yan is still a little hesitant. Although Xu Feng has been very interested in Tomson Films in recent years, movies cannot ultimately be the focus of Xu Feng's career. .
Maybe in a few years, Xu Feng will shift his focus to other affairs of the group.
In the past two years, Tomson Group has set its sights on the Shanghai real estate industry. As the first batch of companies to invest in Pudong, their subsequent development will be very rapid, and Xu Feng’s husband does not seem to be in good health. By then, how much energy will Xu Feng have to focus on movies?
Just when Zhou Yan was hesitant to accept the olive branch offered by Xu Feng, Xu Feng said again, "If you are willing to hand over your music copyrights to our company for management, I will work in the company Establish a dedicated department. Even in the future, I can set up a dedicated music company.”
“Not to mention the two directors our company currently cooperates with, one is Chen Kaige and the other is you, Chen Kaige. He is from Yanjing Studio, and the cooperation between our company and him is relatively simple. But unlike you, we can have more in-depth cooperation, and you can start the shooting plan of the next movie at any time."
Hearing what Xu Feng said, Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh. This sister is really a courageous person, and she makes quick decisions on everything she does.
Since Xu Feng was so decisive, Zhou Yan naturally did not delay. He nodded, "Sister Feng, of course I am willing to cooperate with you, but the cooperation model may still need to be discussed."
< br>He must hold the copyright in his hands. Even if he cannot hold it temporarily, he must not leave any hidden dangers in the future.
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Xu Feng laughed, "Of course the model must be discussed, and the purpose is win-win."
Xu Feng loves movies and cherishes talents, but she is not a philanthropist. The cooperation with Zhou Yan will definitely make money.
In the past few years, there are two people who have made Xu Feng cherish talents the most, one is Chen Kaige and the other is Zhou Yan. She believes that Chen Kaige and Zhou Yan have unlimited potential that can be tapped.
Compared with Chen Kaige, Zhou Yan has a very big advantage. This advantage is not his musical talent or his age, but Zhou Yan's adaptability.
Chen Kaige is indeed talented, but sometimes he is too self-absorbed and not able to listen to other people's opinions.
For the filming of "Farewell My Concubine", Xu Feng was really worried and kept mediating in the middle. If the crew was completely handed over to Chen Kaige, she didn't know what would happen.
After initially reaching an agreement, Xu Feng mentioned "Green Snake" again, "I think you can improve your attitude when you contact Tsui Hark."
Zhou Yan is a little confused. This is the second time Xu Feng has taken the initiative to mention "Green Snake". Is she saying this because she has a problem with Tsui Hark?
Noticing the confusion in Zhou Yan's eyes, Xu Feng explained, "You are now a well-known director who has won an international award. It's not enough for him to go to you. You come here in person, which gives him too much face."
“I really haven’t thought about it that much.”
“You should.” Xu Feng said firmly.
This sentence reminded Zhou Yan of the sentence Xu Feng said to him last year, "You can't have no requirements." The tone of the two sentences was exactly the same.
Xu Feng then shared with Zhou Yan another incident from his past.
When Xu Feng went to the Cannes Film Festival with director Hu Jinquan for the first time, he happened to meet the French star Alain Delon.
In those years, many Alain Delon movies were released in Taiwan, and Xu Feng was a fan of his.
Of course Xu Feng was very happy to see her idol. She wanted to tell Hu Jinquan that she wanted to take a photo with Alain Delon, but was stopped by Hu Jinquan.
Hu Jinquan told Xu Feng in a tone that left no room for doubt, "Sit down, it's almost like he comes to take a photo with you."
In Hu Jinquan's view, Xu Feng is also a big star and there is no reason to take photos with others.
Xu Feng, who was still young at the time, didn’t understand and thought why she couldn’t take a photo with Alain Delon. In fact, she was not considered a big star at that time, and she was not even known internationally. fame.
Putting on airs like this will make people feel ridiculous.
Later she realized that Hu Jinquan wanted her to develop her own aura.
Finally, Xu Feng and Zhou Yan concluded, "Sometimes, being too polite is not a good thing. Most people will not respect you because you are polite."
Zhou Yan was also very touched after hearing Xu Feng's words. This may be a shortcoming of his character.
For many years, he has been working in schools and wants to take care of all aspects of whatever he does. In addition to maintaining a serious image in front of students, at other times, he is considering the feelings of everyone around him.
Although he does well in school, he does feel tired sometimes.
The same goes for coming to Shanghai this time. He simply thought that it would save time for both parties to come to Shanghai from Jinling, and then go directly from Shanghai to Yanjing.
He was also very grateful to Xu Feng. It was obvious that Xu Feng really wanted to teach him some ways to get involved in the film and television industry.
"I've been taught a lesson, I will pay attention to it in the future." Zhou Yan nodded sincerely.
Xu Feng couldn't help but nod, this is the difference between Zhou Yan and Chen Kaige.
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Zhou Yan stayed in Shanghai for three days and basically signed his contract with Tomson. In addition to leaving the music to Tomson, he also He also signed a two-movie contract with Tomson.
After he signed the contract with Tomson Company, Hou Xiaoxian still did not come.
After calling, I found out that Hou Xiaoxian's schedule had changed and he was not planning to go to Shanghai for the time being.
Hearing that Zhou Yan was waiting for him in Shanghai, Hou Xiaoxian said with a smile on the phone, "There is a certain destiny, and God doesn't want me to see you. Let me tell you, the bonus will be The trophies are all here with me. If you want them, you have to come to Taiwan to get them.”
Zhou Yan couldn’t remember how many times Hou Xiaoxian asked him to go to Taiwan. In this matter, Hou Xiaoxian asked him to go to Taiwan. He seems to be very persistent and talks about it almost every time he calls.
Are there no girls in Taiwan?
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Sister Feng will give the bonus to me directly. It doesn't matter if I keep the trophy with you for a while."
"You can keep the trophy with me, but you must participate in a promotional event in Baodao in April."
"Then I will go there in April."
April event , Zhou Yan has already heard from Xu Feng that the short film must be sold locally in Taiwan first, and then the feature film will be released on the island, so publicity activities are essential.
It’s not just Taiwan. When the time comes, Zhou Yan will go to Xiangjiang first, and then transfer from Xiangjiang to Taiwan, and he will also hold an event in Xiangjiang.
For this movie, Xu Feng is more optimistic about the markets in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as Korea and Neon.
Not only is the market for movies not good in the Mainland, but the market for soundtracks is also not good. It is not very likely that Zhou Yan's songs will be recorded as an album and be a big hit in the Mainland.
But in places like Taiwan, the market for original soundtracks is much better.
Furthermore, Xu Feng believes that the style of Zhou Yan’s songs is relatively trendy and should be welcomed by music fans in Neon and Goryeo.
Tomson’s current plan is to release the movie in early July, so promotional activities are bound to start.
Zhou Yan chatted with Hou Xiaoxian for a while, but he didn’t hear Hou Xiaoxian mention his movie related to the puppet show. If he didn’t mention it, Zhou Yan naturally didn’t mention it either. Now he is busy and doesn’t want to take the initiative to give Take the job yourself.
...
Since Hou Xiaoxian is not coming, there is no need for Zhou Yan to stay in Shanghai longer. But just when Zhou Yan was about to leave Shanghai for Yanjing, his pager received a message, which turned out to be from Zhang Jianya, whom he met at the Shanghai Studio last time.
Zhang Jianya asked Zhou Yan if he was still in Shanghai and left a number.
Zhou Yan called Zhang Jianya back with doubts.
Zhang Jianya was very happy to hear that Zhou Yan was still in Shanghai, and immediately expressed that he wanted to talk to Zhou Yan face to face.
Zhou Yan agreed without thinking too much.
More than half an hour later, Zhang Jianya knocked on the door of Zhou Yan's room.
Zhou Yan was surprised to see Zhang Jianya arriving so quickly. The hotel he was staying in was not close to the Shanghai Studio. Being able to get there so quickly showed how urgent Zhang Jianya was.
As soon as the door opened, Zhang Jianya came over enthusiastically and held Zhou Yan's hand, "Director Zhou, I'm so happy to know that you are still in Shanghai!"
Zhou Yan was a little confused by Zhang Jianya's enthusiasm. He couldn't help but retract his hand and asked, "Director Zhang, what do you want from me?"
"That's right." Zhang Jianya said from He took out a stack of scripts from his bag and said, "Our factory is currently preparing a movie, which is adapted from Mr. Zhang Leping's comic book of the same name, "Sanmao Joins the Army". Zhou will guide you to take a look."
He Before he even finished speaking, the script was already thrust into Zhou Yan's hands.
Looking at the script in his hand, Zhou Yan's mouth twitched. This was the first time he had seen such an enthusiastic director. Zhang Jianya, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou all came out of the same batch of Yanjing Film Academy. Ordinarily, even if there is no No matter what the masterpiece, he is a relatively experienced director, so he won't be like this.
However, when Zhou Yan heard "San Mao Joins the Army", Zhou Yan became interested, and at the same time he was a little surprised. He only thought that the name Zhang Jianya was familiar before, but he did not expect that Zhang Jianya turned out to be the star of "San Mao Joins the Army" director.
It may also be because "Sanmao Joins the Army" really doesn't look like a work by a fifth-generation director.
"San Mao Joins the Army" is a comedy, and it is a very special comedy. Throughout the history of Chinese film, "San Mao Joins the Army" is a special one among comedy movies.
Some movie fans say that it is the pinnacle of black humor in China. This may sound exaggerated, but it also proves that everyone recognizes it.
After receiving the script, Zhou Yan didn't say much. He just asked Zhang Jianya to sit down first, and then he took the script and started reading it.
Seeing Zhou Yan reading the script, Zhang Jianya also breathed a sigh of relief.
Since meeting Zhou Yan in the factory that day, Zhang Jianya has been thinking about the soundtrack every day. He even went to the cinema to watch the movie "Reply from Heaven" again.
But the more he watched the movie, the more Zhang Jianya wanted Zhou Yanlai to score the soundtrack for "San Mao Joins the Army". He even felt that it was their fate to meet Zhou Yan at Yanjing Studio.
If you don’t seize this fate, it will be a big waste.
After thinking about it for several days, Zhang Jianya finally made up his mind. Even if Zhou Yan's price was relatively high, he would still use it. At worst, he could save a little on other places, and he could always save the salary of the soundtrack director.
After that, he called Chen Kaige and asked Chen Kaige about Zhou Yan's fee.
But when Chen Kaige heard him asking about Zhou Yan's fee, he hesitated and said he didn't understand at first. Later, under Zhang Jianya's questioning, Chen Kaige told the truth that Zhou Yan's soundtrack fee was not high.
Zhou Yan was paid a salary, but he took it for a longer time, starting from the year before last.
After all, from the year before last to this summer, it would be twenty months at most, a total of three thousand yuan.
The reason why Chen Kaige said that Zhou Yan's score fee was high was to make his crew appear rich and high-end to Zhang Jianya, an old classmate.
Hearing that Zhou Yan only received a fixed salary every month, Zhang Jianya almost scolded Chen Kaige. If Chen Kaige hadn't been talking about cheating, he would have gone to Zhou Yan long ago. How could he not think about food these days? I don’t want to, I always struggle with this matter.
Having almost lost such a good music director, Zhang Jianya not only wanted to scold Chen Kaige, but also wanted to give Chen Kaige a slap in the face if he was in front of him.
Fortunately, Chen Kaige made up for his mistake and gave Zhou Yan's contact information to Zhang Jianya, and then Zhang Jianya dialed Zhou Yan's paging number.
Fortunately, Zhou Yanren was still in Shanghai. After hanging up the phone, he ran over quickly.
Zhou Yan didn't know that there was such an episode in the middle. He was looking at Zhang Jianya's script seriously at this time.
This script is already a completed version, and it is not much different from the later film "Sanmao Joins the Army".
When he saw the middle part, Zhou Yan couldn't help but laugh.
I have to say that the script of "Sanmao Joins the Army" is indeed interesting, but I don't know whether this is the credit of Zhang Jianya or the original author Mr. Zhang Leping, because Zhou Yan has not read the original work.
After reading all the scripts, Zhou Yan closed the script and did not rush to return the script to Zhang Jianya. Instead, he put his hands on the script and asked Zhang Jianya with a smile, "Director Zhang, look at this with me. The script wants me to score the movie, right?"
Zhang Jianya couldn't help but nodded, "Yes."
"When will the filming start?"
"Filming will start early next month."
"Where are you going to shoot?" Zhou Yan asked again.
"Su City."
Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "I am in Yanjing and I am quite busy this semester. I usually don't have many opportunities to go to the scene. At most, I only Go twice."
"No problem."
Zhang Jianya said readily that he would have no objection if he didn't go even once. Many soundtrack directors were not present at the scene in the early stages and only got involved during post-production.
Seeing what Zhang Jianya said, Zhou Yan nodded, "Director Zhang, I have taken over the soundtrack for this movie."
Although Zhou Yan has been very busy in the past six months, "San Mao Joins the Army" It was a movie he didn't want to miss.
Zhang Jianya's expression was obviously stagnant. He didn't expect Zhou Yan to agree so readily. He also prepared a lot of words to persuade Zhou Yan, but now none of them have been used.
“This... Director Zhou, don’t you ask about the salary?”
"The salary is 300 per month, starting from today, until the film editing is completed, no problem, right?"
Zhang Jianya said quickly, "No problem, no problem at all."
Starting today After all, it only took a few months to complete the editing of the movie. The total cost was only about a thousand yuan, which was not much at all.
Zhou Yan added, "You need to reimburse me for all the expenses I incurred going to the set during this period."
"Of course, we should pay for it." Zhang Jianya nodded.
"Everything else is fine. Now you only have the script, and there are many things that are hard to talk about. I will go to the set in April. By then, the storyboards will be ready and some films will be shot. Then we can talk in depth. Chat." Zhou Yan thought for a moment and then said, "I will also call you to talk about some music-related matters during the period. There may also be a situation where you need to make some adjustments to match the music when shooting. Of course, don’t worry, the adjustment will definitely not be big and will not affect the plot. The main thing is the adjustment of the rhythm of the shots.”
Hearing Zhou Yan’s words, Zhang Jianya was also emotional. Today he has experienced it, and he can actually make a movie. You have to follow the soundtrack. No wonder the soundtrack in "Heaven Replies" matches the camera very well, and even gives people the feeling that the movie was shot for music.
Zhang Jianya doesn't care about this. As long as it doesn't affect his plot, there is no problem if the camera rhythm is adjusted. Everything is for the final effect.
"That's no problem. If you have any ideas, Director Zhou, you can tell me at any time and we can discuss it together. I heard Chen Kaige say that you have been a director yourself and you must know a lot about the camera. ."
Zhang Jianya heard from Chen Kaige that Zhou Yan had made movies, but he didn't know what Zhou Yan had made.
In fact, domestic media reported yesterday that "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" won the award, but Zhang Jianya has not seen the news yet.
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "I'm just giving my opinion. In the end, it's up to you, Director Zhang. The soundtrack is the soundtrack, and it still has to serve the movie you made."
"I understand." Zhang Jianya Nod.
Looking at Zhang Jianya, Zhou Yan also sighed. Xu Feng said before that his posture was not high enough. If Xu Feng saw Zhang Jianya's posture, he didn't know how to evaluate it.
In fact, if Zhou Yan had seen Zhang Jianya go to find Wei Zongwan to participate in "Sanmao Joins the Army", he probably wouldn't feel that Zhang Jianya's attitude is low today.
Before the script of "Sanmao Joins the Army" was written, Zhang Jianya was determined to let Wei Zongwanlai play the veteran oil man "Old Ghost" in the movie.
The first time Zhang Jianya went to Wei Zongwan’s home to invite Wei Zongwan to participate in the show, Wei Zongwan refused because Wei Zongwan was already over fifty years old and worried that his body could not bear it.
However, Zhang Jianya didn't give up. The second time he went to Wei Zongwan's house, Zhang Jianya knelt down on one knee in front of Wei Zongwan before Wei Zongwan could say anything.
"If you don't appear, I won't get up."
Wei Zongwan and his wife were shocked at that time, and Wei Zongwan also quickly knelt down to Zhang Jianya.
In this way, the two people were kneeling to each other, one begging the other to participate in the show, and the other begging the other to find someone else instead of him.
Fortunately, the final result was good. Wei Zongwan was moved by Zhang Jianya's persistence and was persuaded by his family to agree to star.
If Zhou Yan had not agreed to Zhang Jianya to be the soundtrack director of "Sanmao Joins the Army" today, Zhang Jianya would not have knelt down, but he would definitely be able to do it if he didn't leave.
(End of this chapter)