Zhou Yan knew that even if he didn't say anything, Zhang Youan would definitely do the publicity.
Zhang Youan may not raise the price, but the fact that Shiseido wants to spend three million Hong Kong dollars to buy "The Street Where the Wind Lives" will definitely make the news.
Although Xu Feng didn't like Zhang Youan's style, he still didn't fire him because his ability was indeed good.
For Zhou Yan to develop so smoothly, Zhang Youan naturally deserves a lot of credit. As long as Zhang Youan seizes a chance, he can create a wave of momentum for Zhou Yan.
He not only creates momentum, but also takes advantage of it.
For example, when Shiseido came to Zhou Yan this time, he knew that Shiseido wanted to build momentum for the next new product launch.
Since Shiseido wants to build momentum, Zhang Youan naturally cannot give up such a good opportunity. He will also use the momentum created by Shiseido to promote Zhou Yan.
It is troublesome to create momentum yourself, but it is easier to borrow the momentum of others.
Zhang Youan did not delay Zhou Yan for too long. The two chatted for a while, then he left, and then Zhou Yan set off to find Wang Zuxian.
They made an appointment to meet at Sensoji Temple. Zhou Yan arrived first. Sensoji Temple is quite popular on weekdays.
It is said that Sensoji Temple is the temple with the oldest neon history and is also a must-visit attraction for tourists after arriving in Tokyo, just like foreigners who go to Yanjing must go to the Forbidden City.
Comparing the National Palace Museum with Sensoji Temple is a bit bullying. The entire Sensoji Temple may not be as big as the National Palace Museum.
However, the business of Sensoji Temple is very good. You can see some small stalls before entering. Wang Zuxian said that there is a commercial street with a long history here. The main purpose of their visit to Sensoji Temple today is also to go shopping. That commercial street.
In fact, standing at the door, you can see the commercial street inside, and there are indeed many people.
Standing at the gate of Leimen for a while, Zhou Yan saw Wang Zuxian from a distance.
He was about to raise his hand to say hello, but suddenly noticed a man following not far behind Wang Zuxian.
About twenty or thirty meters away, this man was still holding a camera in his hand, and his attention was focused on Wang Zuxian.
Realizing that Wang Zuxian might have been followed by the paparazzi, Zhou Yan did not say hello to Wang Zuxian, but stepped into the gate of Sensoji Temple and leaned against the door.
At this time, Wang Zuxian also saw Zhou Yan. She was about to wave to Zhou Yan, but she saw Zhou Yan running towards the door.
Seeing Zhou Yan enter Sensoji Temple, Wang Zuxian's head was filled with questions.
Wang Zuxian soon thought of a possibility. She did not turn around immediately, but walked forward slowly, then pretended to be looking for someone, and started to turn around and look around.
As soon as she turned around, she saw a man turning around too.
The man was facing her sideways, holding a camera in his hand.
In a place like Sensoji Temple, it is very normal to hold a camera, but the camera in this man's hand is obviously more professional. The key is that he is a little sneaky and very suspicious.
After knowing that he might be followed, Wang Zuxian was not in a hurry. He first walked to the thunder gate and pretended to be waiting for someone.
She noticed that after she stopped, the man also stopped and kept pretending to take pictures of the building next to him.
Actually, there is nothing interesting to see next to the Kaminarimon Gate, just some ordinary modern buildings. The temple is inside, and you have to go through the commercial street passing through it to see it.
Taking photos here and taking so long is definitely not normal.
Seeing the man's behavior, Wang Zuxian was sure that he was a paparazzi.
Fortunately, Zhou Yan has good eyesight, otherwise she would have been photographed today. She is not afraid to disclose it to Zhou Yan, but there is a difference between them taking the initiative to disclose it and being photographed and then forced to disclose it.
Wang Zuxian stayed at the door for a while. When she saw that the man had his back turned to her, she immediately turned around and walked around from the Leimen to the commercial street, and then quickly hid herself among the crowd.
When the paparazzi turned around, he found that Wang Zuxian had disappeared, and he quickly ran in the direction of Leimen.
After passing through the Thunder Gate, looking at the bustling commercial street, the paparazzi had a headache. With so many people, Wang Zuxian could not be seen at all.
Although Wang Zuxian is tall, he is not taller than most men, so it is difficult to see him in the crowd.
But there was no way, his target was Wang Zuxian, so he could only sigh and squeeze into the crowd, trying to find Wang Zuxian.
Wang Zuxian disguised himself alone. He must have dated someone. If he wanted to take a picture of the other party, it would be big news.
Therefore, he did not want to give up easily.
Zhou Yan was standing behind the door. The closest distance between him and the paparazzi was only two meters apart.
Seeing the paparazzi, Zhou Yan looked confused, where did Wang Zuxian go?
After the paparazzi squeezed into the crowd, Zhou Yan walked to the front of Leimen again and searched around but could not find Wang Zuxian.
At this time, he felt a little regretful. He should have brought a mobile phone with him so that he could call Wang Zuxian.
But he didn't move, because he knew that in this case, if he stayed here, he could still wait for Wang Zuxian, but if he also ran around, it would greatly increase the difficulty of the encounter.
Zhou Yan stood at the door for about ten minutes when a red-haired girl wearing a top hat and leather jacket walked towards him.
Because this woman's walking posture was extremely exaggerated, her whole body twisted like a water snake, so Zhou Yan took another look.
The woman walked past him, but quickly turned around and came back, saying in neon language, "Hello."
When Zhou Yan heard this voice, he twitched his lips. No wonder the twisting posture looked familiar. It turned out to be Wang Zuxian.
"After all this time, where did you get this new set of equipment?"
Hearing that Zhou Yan recognized himself, Wang Zuxian said in surprise, "How did you recognize me?"
Zhou Yan pointed to his ears, "Do you know what your boyfriend's ears are for?"
"I even changed my voice specially..." Wang Zuxian muttered.
Zhou Yan looked up and down Wang Zuxian's clothes again. Except for his shoes, he had changed his whole body, but this outfit was really a hodgepodge.
Black leather jacket, long red hair, blue jk skirt, purple leggings, the whole Victoria non-mainstream style, quite post-modernism.
But her legs are straight and long, and she can even wear this short skirt with purple leggings.
The biggest flaw of this disguise is also this. The legs are too eye-catching. If you want to disguise, you should change to a pair of loose pants.
"Should we change places?" Zhou Yan asked.
Wang Zuxian shook his head, "Why change the place? If I change the place, wouldn't my clothes be changed for nothing?"
Zhou Yan smiled, "That's true, then let's go shopping in the commercial street?"< br>
“Let’s go.”
Wang Zuxian held Zhou Yan’s arm and walked toward the commercial street.
In this commercial street, they basically sell some snacks and accessories, and there are many traditional items from the Edo period.
Walking on the street, you can see people with all kinds of hair colors and clothing. Even Wang Zuxian’s red hair is not unusual.
There are still many people wearing kimonos. There should be a place that rents kimonos to tourists.
The shops on this street are very attractive to girls. The two of them basically never stop in one shop. They stop in front of each shop to take a look.
Walking to a stall selling royal guards, Wang Zuxian pointed at the two royal guards and said, "This is quite beautiful."
The two royal guards were obviously a pair, with embroidery on them There are two little people with similar clothing styles, who look like cartoon characters, one male and one female.
"It's quite nice."
Zhou Yan nodded and asked the boss in English, "How much is it?"
The boss smiled and gestured with four fingers, "Four thousand neon coins."
"Oh, four thousand..."
Then Zhou Yan realized that the boss actually spoke Chinese, and it was very standard, with no accent.
"Boss, are you Chinese?"
The boss shook his head, "I am Korean."
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. A Korean opened a shop in Neon, but he spoke fluently. In Chinese, it sounds a bit magical.
Wang Zuxian was also very surprised, "Boss, you speak Mandarin really well."
"I stayed in Shenyang for two years, so I can speak it pretty well."
Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh, this boss's language talent is really good, he can speak such fluent Chinese after only staying in China for two years.
Many people who have stayed in China for more than ten years may not speak Chinese as well as he does.
The boss also does not forget to promote his products, "You two have very good taste. This is a pair of lovers you have chosen, and they are also the best pair in our store. The embroidery on them is made of It’s made of real silk, and you can see the workmanship, and the characters are lifelike. After buying it, it’s very suitable whether you wear it on your body or hang it on your bag.”
Wang Zuxian took off the one with the girl embroidered on it. , the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She turned to Zhou Yan and said, "Isn't there a pendant missing on your bamboo flute? This one can just hang on it."
"Okay, I bought it."
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Zhou Yan paid without saying a word.
When the boss saw that the business was done, he was also very happy, "Would you like to wrap it up for you two?"
"Wrap this up." Wang Zuxian handed the female version in his hand The boss then took off the male version and said to Zhou Yan, "Put it on for me."
Zhou Yan nodded and put the guard around Wang Zuxian's neck.
While helping them pack, the boss reminded them, "There are some scriptures and other things in this royal guard that have been prayed for, so don't open them out of curiosity."
"Understood."
After buying the Yushou, Wang Zuxian was very happy and soon touched it and took a look.
The two walked slowly inside. When they got to the front, they saw someone asking for a fortune. Wang Zuxian pulled Zhou Yan over again.
She must have been prepared. When she arrived, she stuffed two hundred silver coins into the box, then picked up the lottery tube and started shaking it.
While shaking, she was still reciting something silently.
"What are you reading?" Zhou Yan asked.
Wang Zuxian glanced at Zhou Yan, "It won't work if you say it."
As she said that, she shook out a sign with fifty-six written on it, and she placed it in the cabinet according to the number. Find drawer No. 56 above, and take out a signature from it.
There are several lines of large characters on the signature, and the header reads "Fifty-sixth is not auspicious".
The signatures in the four vertical columns below are still read from right to left.
"Life is full of joys and sorrows. You grow old before you grow old. You have to work a thousand times before you meet someone worthy of your stay."
There are densely packed neon annotations next to the Chinese characters, and Zhou Yan can't understand them either.
But this signature is really vernacular, like a jingle.
The overall sign is quite auspicious. Although there will be some ups and downs in the first half of life, the results later will be very good, so it is auspicious.
This kind of signature is very vague, and most people can get it right.
Wang Zuxian read the signature several times, then carefully folded it up and put it in his bag, and said to Zhou Yan, "You also want one."
Zhou Yan nodded and gave the money, no need to ask. Bai Buqiu, although one hundred neon coins is a small amount, mosquito legs are also meat.
He also followed suit and picked up the lottery tube and shook it. A lottery came out. Wang Zuxian quickly picked it up and then exclaimed, "It's No. 1."
Zhou Yanshen I looked over and saw that it was number one.
Wang Zuxian ran to the drawer No. 1 again and pulled out a signature from it.
"The most auspicious thing"
"The Seven Treasures Pagoda is on the top of the peak, everyone is looking up at it, don't take it easy to look at it"
It is indeed the number one lottery, this lottery is so good that it is incredible .
“What did you ask for just now?” Wang Zuxian asked curiously.
“I——”
Just when Zhou Yan was about to speak, Wang Zuxian suddenly reacted and immediately covered Zhou Yan's mouth, "Don't say it, it won't work if you say it." In fact, when Zhou Yan shook the lottery tube just now, he didn't think about anything but money. If you don't shake it, it will be in vain.
However, Wang Zuxian seemed to take it seriously, so he nodded.
Seeing him nod, Wang Zuxian let go of his mouth.
Actually, Zhou Yan didn’t know what he was asking for and why he couldn’t tell others. In many places, when asking for a signature and looking for someone to interpret it, the first thing people asked was what they were asking for.
After letting go of Zhou Yan, Wang Zuxian looked at the signature again, and the more he read, the happier he became, "This signature must ask for career."
This kind of signature means that career is the best, and if it asks for something else, For example, asking for marriage is rather strange.
If you are seeking marriage, how should you explain "The Seven Treasures Pagoda is installed on the top of the peak"?
The following sentence "Everyone is looking up, don't wait and see" is even harder to explain.
And if you are looking for a career, it couldn't be more reasonable.
But this signature is really a bit outrageous. Even if most people get this signature, I would probably be embarrassed.
Most of them are ordinary people. This sign says "Safe at the top of the peak" and "Everyone looks up to it". It is impossible for ordinary people to achieve it.
But this lottery was obtained by Zhou Yan, which makes people think a lot.
Wang Zuxian folded the signature carefully and put it into the bag.
“I’ll keep it for you.”
Then they entered the main hall of Sensoji Temple.
There is nothing special inside the temple. Europeans and Americans might be surprised when they come here, but Zhou Yan and his friends are from China and there is really nothing special about Sensoji Temple.
But something interesting happened in the middle. They met the paparazzi who was following Wang Zuxian just now in the temple.
But Joey Wong had changed his clothes now. They passed each other and the paparazzi did not recognize them.
……
The two of them walked around Sensoji Temple until 4:30, then changed places and went to Ueno Park for a walk.
Actually, Zhou Yan prefers Ueno Park to the bustling Sensoji Temple.
Although there are quite a lot of people in the park, the density is not comparable to that of the commercial street. There are still more trees than people.
Ueno Park is known as the city park with the largest neon lights. This kind of park located in a busy city is a bit like a clear spring in the desert, which is quite rare.
This is a good place to watch cherry blossoms, but it is a pity that the cherry blossoms will not bloom until March and April. Although Ueno Park does not look bleak now, it also looks a lot plainer.
Ueno Park is not just a park, it also has a zoo and some cultural venues, such as museums, cultural centers, art galleries, and even concert halls.
Because it was getting late, the two of them did not enter any museum, but casually walked across the road in the park.
Traveling still depends on the state of mind. As long as the state of mind is adjusted, even taking a casual walk in the park will feel good.
After passing through some cultural venues in the middle, the two of them arrived at the artificial lake. They were a little tired when they got here. There happened to be a bench next to them, so they sat down to rest.
There are many pleasure boats in the lake, which are small kayaks that need to be paddled.
After working for about seven or eight minutes, Zhou Yan heard a burst of music not far away and turned his head to look.
Seventy or eighty meters away from them, there was a group of people playing musical instruments.
Wang Zuxian also heard the sound and looked over.
Those people were holding traditional musical instruments that are common here in Neon, such as shakuhachi, neon pipa, shamisen, bamboo flute, sheng, and Xiao.
Wang Zuxian turned around, put his two long legs on Zhou Yan's legs, then leaned his head on the back of the bench with his hands and looked over there, "Are they going to have an outdoor performance?"
Zhou Yan smiled, "I think they are more like some students practicing outdoors. These should be students of traditional musical instruments."
"That's similar to Ma Dongfang and others."
" Well, almost.”
“That one looks like an erhu.”
Zhou Yan looked around and saw that the shape of the shamisen was somewhat similar to that of the erhu.
"That's the shamisen, which evolved from the Chinese three-stringed string."
"Is it the same as the erhu? It's also played, and it sounds like it has more strings than the erhu."
Zhou Yan shook his head, "It's not the same thing. Sanxian and shamisen are both plucked instruments. The way they are played is actually more like a guitar. The material of shamisen is very different from that of shamisen, so the timbre is also very different. There are many neon songs in it. They all use shamisen. Do you see the thing in that person’s right hand?”
“It looks like a rice spoon.”
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Rice spoon...not to mention, Wang Zuxian's description is quite appropriate. The shamisen picks used by many people look very similar to wooden rice spoons.
“You can think of it as a guitar pick, only one size larger. As for the shape, it depends on personal preference. There is no fixed formula.”
“Oh.” Then Joey Wang Pointing to another musical instrument, "Is that a pipa?"
"Well, that's a pipa, but it's a neon pipa."
"What's the difference between a neon pipa and a normal pipa?" ”
"There are many kinds of pipa, and all pipas evolve from one shape. Compared with the Chinese pipa, the neon pipa is smaller in size and covered with animal skin at the bottom. Its sound is thinner and duller than the Chinese pipa. "
"I feel they all look similar, but you can tell at a glance." Wang Zuxian sighed.
“This is not a great skill. If you hang around with musical instruments every day, you can recognize it. In fact, musical instruments are not that complicated, and they remain the same. There are only a few ways of pronunciation. So, it’s easy to know.”
“Do you know how to play these instruments?”
Zhou Yan said with a smile: “It depends on how you define the word “knowledge”. If you just say “can.” If I can play a simple piece of music, I can play any instrument in the world within half an hour.”
Zhou Yan was modest for half an hour. As long as it was a conventional musical instrument, he could play simple pieces in a few minutes.
Even if you give him a pile of stones, as long as he takes the time to try the sound of each stone, he can still play a tune. There is definitely no problem with the melody of ordinary pop songs.
"So powerful?"
Zhou Yan touched Wang Zuxian's leg, "Do you believe that I can use your legs to record a song?"
"That's too exaggerated." Wang Zuxian curled his lips, and then said curiously, "Try it."
"Okay, let me try." Zhou Yan rolled up his sleeves and straightened Wang Zuxian's legs, "Don't move, otherwise it will affect the pitch."
"Well, I won't move." Wang Zuxian said The legs jumped straight.
“Don’t jump too tight, otherwise the sound will be difficult to find.”
“Oh.” Wang Zuxian relaxed again.
Waiting for her to relax, Zhou Yan slowly patted her legs, in different positions and with different intensity, after roughly finding a few required sounds.
He started filming.
After taking seven or eight shots, Wang Zuxian said in surprise, "It's a little star!"
Zhou Yan nodded, "Yes, a little star with a falling tone."
A falling tone After that, the difference is quite big. The reason why Wang Zuxian can hear it is because of the rhythm.
In many songs, even if there is no tone, you can hear the rhythm just by listening to it.
"Can we shoot more complex music? For example, "The Street Where the Wind Lives."
Zhou Yan curled his lips, and then said seriously, "Yes, you can, but you need to use an iron ruler to shoot, otherwise there will be too many The sound can’t be recorded.”
Although he knew Zhou Yan was joking, Wang Zuxian still couldn’t help but shrink his legs when he heard the iron ruler.
That hurts so much!
The two of them played for a while, and the students over there also adjusted and started practicing the music.
After listening to a piece, Wang Zuxian asked Zhou Yan, "What kind of music is this?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "I've never heard of it."
When Zhou Yan said that he had never heard of it, Wang Zuxian also laughed. "It turns out that you have some music that you haven't heard before."
"That's too many."
The music played by these students is very ordinary, and seems to have been carefully arranged. But the tonality is very strange, not smooth at all, and the orchestration is not good.
This piece of music is generally high-spirited, but with the addition of the neon pipa, it feels a bit wrong.
Of course, these are the simplest things. If you are studying composition, you will not understand it. These people are either students who have no composition major and are messing around on their own, or they just want to do experiments.
Some composition students like to be unconventional and create a sense of contrast when arranging, and they euphemistically call it "experimental".
Many people have fallen into a misunderstanding, thinking that what is incongruous is experimental music.
In fact, most experimental and avant-garde music just sounds incongruous, but they all have their own set of rules, but this set of rules is not quite the same as traditional and classical music. Same.
Zhou Yan listened for a while and concluded that these students should be playing sketches written by himself.
Neon’s music market is huge, and the overall level of popular musicians is higher than that of China, but the level of these students is not very good.
If these students are from Yangyin, Zhou Yan will definitely go up and give them guidance. The harmony and orchestration of these songs are a mess, and there are too many problems.
Even Joey Wong can tell that these songs are of average quality.
“It doesn’t sound good.”
She couldn't say what was wrong with it, she just felt it sounded bad.
"Let's go." Zhou Yan patted Wang Zuxian's leg, "It sounds uncomfortable."
It's not that these songs are unpleasant, it's just that they were made so Uncoordinated, he always wanted to go up and talk to them.
This is also an occupational disease of teachers. When they encounter problems, they just can't see them and always want to guide others.
So, just out of sight and out of mind, just go somewhere else.
"Well, okay."
Wang Zuxian took his legs back, and then the two of them got up and walked in the other direction.
But just after walking about 20 meters, a familiar music sounded. Wang Zuxian was surprised and said, "It's "Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms."
Hearing these students playing " "Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms", Zhou Yan also stopped and turned to look at them.
The music has been written, but the instruments have been rearranged.
It's not that bad, but it still feels awkward. This piece was originally played with Western instruments, mainly violins and clarinets.
If you want to adapt it into a traditional musical instrument, bows and strings are indispensable. However, when the orchestra in front of me played "Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms", the main melody was realized by the neon pipa, which was a lot different.
It will be much better if you play Erhu.
Seeing Zhou Yan's interest, Wang Zuxian pulled him again, "Let's get closer and listen."
Zhou Yan nodded and followed him over.
At this moment, there were already some people gathered around. Although the music played by these people was mediocre, it was a free performance after all, and it looked quite formal, so passers-by inevitably joined in the fun.
As they got closer, Zhou Yan found that there was an erhu standing next to it, but they didn't put it in, and they didn't know what they thought.
In fact, it is not impossible to arrange it this way, but the music needs to be changed, and this orchestra is playing completely based on the original music, so the taste is naturally not good.
There were two drums at the scene, but the sound of the drums was not right.
Zhou Yan frowned and shook his head from time to time. (End of chapter)