Chapter 102 Two Heads (Two in One)
Zhou Yan’s house worth more than 600,000 yuan was all funded by Zhou Hong, and Zhou Yan didn’t touch a dime of his own money.
What Zhou Hong means is that Zhou Yan should keep some money in his pocket. Whether it is to decorate the house or do other things later, it will be difficult to do without money.
Zhou Yan also knew that it was difficult to have no money in his pocket, so he was not pretentious. However, he wrote an IOU to Zhou Hong and agreed on the interest.
Seeing the IOU, Zhou Hong didn't say anything and silently accepted it.
After taking the IOU, Zhou Hong said with a smile, "I bought the house, but the later renovation of your yard will probably cost a lot of money. Do you want to get another loan from me?"
Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, "Although the decoration in this yard is simple now, it is barely enough for me. When I need decoration later, I should already have money on hand."
Zhou Hong nodded. , "When you want to decorate, tell me and you will decorate mine as well."
"You really want to live in it." Zhou Yan said unexpectedly.
He thought that the reason why Zhou Hong bought the other house was just for investment. After all, Zhou Hong couldn't come to Yanjing often. He only came for a few days throughout the year, so he might as well stay in a hotel.
In terms of accommodation experience alone, staying in a hotel is definitely more comfortable than staying in a courtyard house.
If it is just an investment, decoration is not necessary and it is a complete waste of money. When you sell it later, you won’t be able to get much money off the decoration.
“Why buy a house if you can’t live in it?” Zhou Hong smiled and said, “I’ll give you a key later and take care of it for me when you have nothing to do. The house is often easily damaged if no one is there. "
"Okay." Zhou Yan nodded.
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After Zhou Hong left, Zhou Yan started to clean up his new house. The yard was not small, and it was troublesome for him to clean it up by himself, so he paid two people to help him.
After cleaning up, Zhou Yan is going to buy some necessary home furnishings and then move in.
I just bought a piano that day. When Zhou Yan was instructing the workers to move it inside, he heard a clear and confused voice from behind: "Senior Brother Zhou Yan?"
Listen When someone called him, Zhou Yan turned around and saw Yu Ran standing not far away holding a schoolbag.
Yu Ran originally only saw Zhou Yan’s profile, and thought it looked a bit like him, so she called out tentatively. When she saw that the face was really Zhou Yan, she looked surprised, “Senior Brother Zhou Yan, why are you here? ”
"Because I live here and just moved here." Zhou Yan pointed to the gate of the courtyard, and then he remembered that Yu Ran's family seemed to be here, "It seems that your home is nearby?"
Yu Ran He nodded and pointed to the north, "My home is in the Hongding Courtyard at the back, not far from here."
"So close." Zhou Yan said in surprise.
There is only an alley between Hongding Courtyard and his courtyard house, and the distance is only one or two hundred meters. Standing at the entrance of his alley and looking north, you can see the houses in Hongding Courtyard.
At this time, the worker who moved the piano saw Zhou Yan chatting with the little girl and was a little anxious, "Boss, where do you put this piano?"
"Go inside, the first room on the left." After explaining to the workers, Zhou Yan smiled and said to Yu Ran, "You come in first, and I will lead the masters to put the piano away."
Yu Ran nodded and followed Zhou Yan into the courtyard.
After the workers set up the piano and left, Zhou Yan smiled and said to Ran, "We have just started moving. The house is still relatively simple and there is no water for you to drink."
Yu Ran. He smiled and shook his head, "I'm not thirsty. Brother Zhou Yan, do you want to stay here for a long time?"
"Yes, for a long time." Zhou Yan nodded and laughed again, "I didn't expect that you live so close. , we can be considered neighbors from now on.”
"Then can I come to you often in the future?" Yu Ran asked weakly.
"Of course." Zhou Yan pointed to the piano that had just been set up, "I am going to make this room a piano room. If you come over in the future, we can also practice piano here."
Hearing that Zhou Yan wanted to set up a piano room at home, Yu Ran's eyes lit up, "That would be much more convenient."
"Sit down." Zhou Yan pulled a chair for Yu Ran and sat on the piano himself. On the bench, "There is only the piano here now, and other instruments will definitely be added in the future. If there are any songs that you want to practice in the future, you can do it here."
In fact, it's not just the piano, there are also some flutes in the cabinet in the corner. , but that was the prop given to Zhou Yan by Zhang Yimou and others on the set of "Raise the Red Lantern" before.
Because the quality of this set of flutes was so poor, Zhou Yan didn't mention it.
Yu Ran looked at the piano, bit his lip, and couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother Zhou Yan, haven't you decided on your graduation project yet?"
This happened to Yu Ran a long time ago I just wanted to ask. After returning to school, Zhou Yan has not seen them. He has neither practiced old songs nor new songs.
Yu Ran and Fang Xiu were both puzzled. They didn’t know what Brother Zhou Yan was thinking. They didn’t know what happened to the new song idea he mentioned a year ago and whether he could write it this year.
Zhou Yan did not answer Yu Ran's question. Instead, he asked her with a smile, "Do you want to play old music or new music?"
"Of course it's a new song." Yu Ran blurted out.
Although the previous songs were very good, Yu Ran hopes to hear new works from Zhou Yan and give everyone new surprises. It is a great pleasure to witness the birth of new music.
“Actually, the new song has basically taken shape.” Zhou Yan said with a smile.
"Really?" Yu Ran's eyes were full of surprise: "What kind of music is it?"
Zhou Yan pondered for a moment, and then pushed open the piano cover. No explanation can compare. It was easier to play it in person, so Zhou Yan decided to play a piece for Yu Ran.
Seeing Zhou Yan push open the piano cover, Yu Ran immediately sat up straight and stared at Zhou Yan with bright eyes, looking forward to Zhou Yan's next performance.
But Zhou Yan played a few notes, shook his head, stopped, and then stood up from the piano bench.
Just when Yu Ran was wondering why Zhou Yan stopped playing, Zhou Yan walked to the corner cabinet, opened the cabinet, and took out a wooden box with many bamboo flutes neatly placed inside.
Zhou Yan picked out one piece and carefully attached the flute film.
“This flute is just ordinary, just listen to it.”
After saying something with a smile, Zhou Yan started playing.
The melodious flute sound suddenly filled the room that originally seemed a little empty, but it seemed to push all the walls of the room away, and it felt like I was in an empty wilderness.
The sound of the flute is like a lightly dancing bird, circling around the treetops, occasionally calling a few times. This crisp sound slowly floats along the stream under the tree roots. The distance gradually disappeared under the night.
The darkness that swallowed up the sound of the flute made people feel mysterious, and they didn’t know what was hidden inside.
Just when Yu Ran was still recalling the melodious sound of the flute that was gradually disappearing, the music sounded again. This time, the sound of the flute became hot and loud again, as if several birds were chirping heartily. The trickling stream turned into a rolling torrent, and the bird's joy at this time was just like the undulating waves, passionate and unrestrained.
Yu Ran originally thought that at the end of the music, it might return to the tranquility and tranquility at the beginning, but what she didn't expect was that the ending of the music got higher and higher, and finally ended abruptly with a loud "bang". .
Like brilliant fireworks, all the passion is released at the highest point, and then quickly dims and cools down.
The moment of youth is fleeting.
When Zhou Yan finished playing the music, Yu Ran was still staring at Zhou Yan, his eyes watery as if there had been an autumn rain.
Seeing her in a daze, Zhou Yan asked with a smile, "Junior sister, how do you feel?"
Only then did Yu Ran remember to applaud, and she sincerely praised, "This piece of music is really good, senior brother."
Zhou Yan sighed slightly, and then smiled, "The flute in my hand is still bad. It’s a bit too much, and it’s a bamboo flute concerto, so it only has the bamboo flute, so it lacks a bit of flavor when it’s officially played later and other musical instruments are added to it, and it will naturally feel better.”
“ Brother Zhou Yan, does your new song have a name?" Yu Ran asked.
Zhou Yan nodded: "Yes, it's called "Nightingale"."
This song "Nightingale" is actually a soundtrack Zhou Yan prepared for "Green Snake", but he regarded it as his graduation piece No problem. The main thing is that this is a bamboo flute concerto. When the graduation performance comes, he can be the bamboo flute soloist.
After all, it is a graduation piece, and Zhou Yan also wants to show off his bamboo flute skills at the graduation piece concert.
"Brother, do you have the score?" Yu Ran clenched his fists and said excitedly, "I can't wait to play it now."
"Yes." Zhou Yan smiled. , "But not here, in the school dormitory."
He had already started writing the score of this piece when he went to Shanghai, and he had finished it two days ago.
"Can we go get it now?" Yu Ran asked.
"Now..."
Zhou Yan wanted to say that it was too urgent to get the music score now, but seeing the longing in Yu Ran's eyes, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's get it now."
"I knew it, senior brother, you are the best." Yu Ran jumped up happily, "Senior brother, you go get the music score, I will go back and get my piano."
After that, Yu Ran ran out of the house without waiting for Zhou Yan's response.
Looking at Yu Ran's back, Zhou Yan smiled. This girl was very tall. She was jumping up and down now, but she looked like a child who had not grown up.
...
In the next few days, Zhou Yan and the others began to practice "Nightingale". At first, it was just Zhou Yan and Yu Ran who were practicing. Later, Jia Guoping, Zhang Xinning, Fang Xiu and the other original members of "Memory of the Forbidden City" The rest of the team also gradually joined in.
Others were surprised to know that Zhou Yan had already written the music. Last year, Zhou Yan only said that he had an idea, but he didn't expect that the score would be completed so quickly. The efficiency was terrible.
In fact, there are many people who write fast. For example, in their 87 Composition Department, there is a famous fast player Li Tao. This guy writes music at an amazing speed. He is said to be able to write 365 songs a year, every day. I can write one.
This is of course an exaggeration. No one can write three hundred and sixty-five songs in a year.
However, Li Tao is indeed very fast. He can write more than 20 complete pieces of music in one semester, far exceeding other students. For others, under normal circumstances, they can write three poems in one semester, which is very fast.
Of course, if you write fast, it will be difficult to keep up with the quality. Many of Li Tao's songs are the same. He always likes to finish a piece that feels good and then change his approach. Use it in your other songs.
Jia Guoping had made a joke about Li Tao before, saying that just listening to one of the songs Li Tao had written in his life was enough.
What Jia Guoping said was of course a joke. Although the songs written by Li Tao are generally of average quality, quantitative changes will also bring about qualitative changes, so he can write one or two pretty good songs in a year. Over the years, it can be regarded as having its own masterpiece.
Li Tao traded quality for quantity, but Zhou Yan was different. While Zhou Yan was fast, his quality was also extremely high.
The current song "Nightingale" is another extremely high-level work, not inferior to the two songs they played before.
So they were all surprised how Zhou Yan could maintain such high creative passion and efficiency.
Some people analyze that because in addition to composing music, Zhou Yan also participates in film and television production, so he finds inspiration from film and television dramas.
When Zhou Yan and the others were practicing "Nightingale", if they could get an appointment in the piano room or the composition classroom was free, they would practice at school. If there was no room in the school, they would go to Zhou Yan's house.
Zhou Yan's piano room, after his decoration for a period of time, is now in some shape.
Basically, as long as the instrument he knows how to play is available in the piano room, as long as it is a regular instrument he doesn’t know how to play, it is also available in the piano room.
Fang Xiu and the others also prefer to practice at Zhou Yan's home, because compared to school, there is a place to rest at Zhou Yan's home. When they are tired, they can sit on the sofa, drink tea and chat.
There is also a TV and game console in the lounge opposite. In addition to drinking tea and chatting, you can also watch TV and play games. This is of course much more comfortable than practicing piano at school.
In the first few days, they would go out to eat until noon. Later, they felt that going out to eat was a waste of time and money, so they might as well cook at home.
Then Fang Xiu and another boy majoring in violin volunteered to form a team of chefs. After practicing the piano every day, the two of them also cooked for the others.
Originally, this courtyard house had not been occupied for some time before it was bought. When Zhou Yan moved in, it felt quite deserted. However, he did not expect that in just a week or two, the courtyard would become so lively.
......
One day two weeks later, as soon as they left, Zhou Yan's pager received a message from Sun Qin, asking why he was not in school.
Zhou Yan rode to school again and found Sun Qin.
"Why didn't you make a call in advance and come directly?" Zhou Yan asked.
"I passed by here and came in directly. Why did I hear your roommate say that you don't live on campus much recently?"
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I moved to a new home. ”
“Where?”
“Next to the National Center for the Performing Arts”
Sun Qin nodded, "That's not far, but why did you think of moving there?"
"Isn't it convenient for you to find me." After saying that, Zhou Yan patted the back seat of the bicycle, " Let's go, I'll take you to the door."
"Okay." Sun Qin got on the back seat of the bicycle.
Zhou Yan took Sun Qin into the courtyard. Sun Qin looked around the courtyard and couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you find an apartment building? Living in a courtyard is so inconvenient."
"The apartment building is not spacious enough." Zhou Yan said with a smile.
"Well, your yard is not small." Sun Qin nodded, and then asked with a gossipy face, "Zhou Yan, are you in love with someone?"
"You look like I am in love with someone." What?"
Sun Qin looked around the yard again, and then said seriously, "I feel like you have a mistress in your house."
Zhou Yan curled his lips and smiled. , "What is the smell of the hostess?"
"There." Sun Qin chuckled and pointed to the kitchen, "As soon as I smell this smell, I know that your house usually has a fire, you are a big man, yourself If you live alone, can you open a fire to cook? If you weren’t a golden house, I wouldn’t believe it.”
Zhou Yan grabbed his hand in front of Sun Qin and said, "Quickly put away those filthy thoughts in your head. The orchestra for my graduation project usually practices here, so I open the fire to cook. There is nothing hidden in the golden house. Let's talk about business. "Just now, you asked me to participate in your interview. What's wrong?"
On the way just now, Zhou Yan was riding very fast and the road was noisy. Sun Qin said something in the back seat, but Zhou Yan didn't listen. Complete.
Sun Qin repeated what he said on the way, "When I ask you to go to our station, bring the other creative staff with you."
"The director, screenwriter, and soundtrack are all It’s me. The other creative staff are the assistant director and assistant director. I can’t call you the producer.”
“Aren’t there male and female protagonists?”
"The male protagonist... let's forget it. The child practices the piano every day, so don't disturb him. The female protagonist is fine, but she actually plays less in the movie."
Sun Qin waved his hand, "No, no. It doesn’t matter if you have a few, just bring them. When the time comes, if you have more people, we can ask them about your normal performance and let them say good things about you. It’s not easy to flatter you if you are the only one doing the interview.”< br>
“Just seek truth from facts, and you don’t have to be flattering... How about I call a few more people?”
“Hey, not too many, there are two Just three.”
“Then I’ll ask the assistant director Wang Xiaoshuai to go with the heroine Yu Feihong.”
"Yes." Sun Qin nodded with a smile, and then said, "By the way, there is one more thing. Liang Yu went to our TV station again two days ago and chatted with Team Leader Sun for a while, although he didn't talk about the promotional video. , but I heard from Team Leader Sun that Liang Yu is still very interested in you."
Zhou Yan shook his head, "It's useless to be interested. It's still too early to talk about it now. After the application is confirmed, Let's talk about it later."
Seeing that Zhou Yan was not too interested, Sun Qin said, "I think you should prepare early. When they confirm that they are going to shoot a promotional video for the Olympic bid, you can directly put the music score in front of them. One beat. Then he shouted, look, this is the song I composed for the promotional video, come and worship."
Sun Qin is thirty years old, but he still looks like a middle school student, and Zhou Yan is also praised. He laughed, "You, you should read less street stall novels."
"You don't know how good street stall novels are." Sun Qin pouted, "But what I just said was serious. Prepare yourself in advance so that you can deal with it when the time comes.”
Zhou Yan rolled his eyes, "I don't even know who the director is, what his style is, and what kind of movie he wants to make. But you want me to write the soundtrack for you in advance. I think there's something wrong with your brain."< br>
"Write the score first, and then let someone shoot according to your score."
Zhou Yan stretched his head and looked outside the room.
"What are you looking at?" Sun Qin asked.
"I wonder if it's dark outside. Why are you starting to dream?"
Sun Qin chuckled and said, "Everyone has to have a dream."
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Okay, there is no point in rushing. You have already accepted it, so just leave quickly."< br>
"Your way of seeing off guests is too direct." Sun Qin shook his head with a smile and started to walk out. Then he thought of something and turned around and asked, "You live in a new house now, why don't you install a phone?" ? I have a phone number. It will be easier to contact me later.”
Zhou Yan shrugged, “I have already applied, but I have to wait in line, and I don’t know when it will be my turn.”
Hearing that Zhou Yan was waiting in line, Sun Qin smiled and said, "You ask me about this matter, and I will solve it for you."
"Do you still have this connection?"
"Tsk, I have been living in Yanjing for thirty years, is it all in vain? Okay, I know about this, you can go back in two days One trip should be enough."
After that, Sun Qin waved his hand and left.
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After Sun Qin left, Zhou Yan went to a phone booth and dialed the number Yu Feihong had left before, but no one answered for a long time.
Seeing that no one answered the phone, Zhou Yan probably understood that Yu Feihong should be living in the school now and has no residence outside.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yan rode to Yanjing Film Academy again.
The Yanjing Film Academy is right next to the Yanjing Film Studio. It is not too far from where Zhou Yan lives now, and it is easy to get there by bike.
After arriving at Yanjing Film Academy, Zhou Yan went directly to the dormitory building where Yu Feihong lived. When he got downstairs, Zhou Yan randomly grabbed a girl.
“Classmate, can you call Yu Feihong from dormitory 305 for me?”
The girl looked at Zhou Yan, and then shouted upwards at the top of her lungs: "Senior Sister Feihong, there is a handsome guy looking for you!"
Hearing the girl's high-pitched voice, Zhou Yan was startled, what a guy , How come this girl is in the same way as their classmate Xu Yuhong?
Furthermore, this girl looked thin and unattractive, and she actually had a smoky voice. Her voice was hoarse, but very penetrating.
When she shouted, Yu Feihong was not called out, but many other girls poked their heads out, probably wanting to see what the "handsome boy" downstairs looked like.
Among the people who came out, Zhou Yan knew him, and there was more than one.
"Zhou Yan?"
The first shout came from the second floor. Zhou Yan took a closer look and saw that the person calling him turned out to be Kong Lin.
Zhou Yan was a little surprised when he saw Kong Lin. Logically speaking, Kong Lin has graduated now, so why is she still at Yanjing Film Academy?
Before Zhou Yan could ask why Kong Lin was at school, another head popped out from the third floor. When this head saw Zhou Yan, he was surprised and said, "Director Zhou?"
Zhou Yan again Moving his eyes from the second floor to the third floor, he saw Xu Qing looking at him from the corridor with a happy face.
(End of this chapter)