Since Zhang Youan didn't say anything, it must not be an emergency, so Zhou Yan didn't rush to find a public phone nearby, but walked home slowly.
After arriving home, Zhou Yan made himself a cup of tea, then picked up the phone and called Zhang Youan back.
After the call was connected, Zhou Yan smiled and said: "Old Zhang, are you still in Shanghai?"
Zhang Youan is from Xiangjiang and usually lives in Shanghai, but during the Chinese New Year, he Basically, he will go back to Xiangjiang, but the number he left for Zhou Yan is from Shanghai, so he should still be in Shanghai now.
"I will go back to Xiangjiang tomorrow morning. There are still some things that have not been handled in the company today."
"Talk to Sister Feng and ask her to give you some overtime pay."
"Can it be deducted from your salary?"
"Then you'd better not mention it."
"Haha, I knew it." Zhang Youan smiled and got down to business, "I'm looking for you because Bregman, the producer of "Sense and Sensibility" told me that he hopes to invite you to participate. A meeting before the movie started."
Zhou Yan was a little strange, "It wasn't An Li who told you about this, but the producer came to you directly?"
"Well, yes, but I called An Li and he knew about this. What An Li meant was, come if you have time, forget it if you don't have time."
Zhou Yan curled his lips and said, "Reason "With Emotions" is really a complex crew.
Logically speaking, it is normal for the producer to do this. The key point is that An Li came to him before, and now there is no need for the producer to look for him beyond An Li.
“When will the meeting be?” Zhou Yan asked.
“Their start-up time is April 19th, and the meeting time is March 28th.”
Zhou Yan frowned, the time span was a bit long.
If the meeting and the start-up time are relatively close, Zhou Yan can attend the meeting, hang out for a while, and then participate in the start-up.
The key is that he is relatively busy in April, because "Spring of the Cowherd Class" is about to start filming, and it is difficult to stay abroad for a long time.
“Where will the meeting take place?”
“In the UK.”
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Let's go."
It is indeed necessary to attend this meeting in advance.
The soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility" is different from ordinary movies. It is similar to "Spring of the Cowherd" that Zhou Yanzheng is about to shoot, in that there is a plot with live music in the movie.
Marianne can play the piano and sing. There are several scenes in the script where Marianne plays the piano and sings, two of which are more important.
The first part is when Colonel Brandon saw Marianne this time. He was fascinated by seeing Marianne playing the piano and singing. The second thing is that Colonel Brandon gave Marianne a piano and a piece of music.
In both cases, the music must be original.
Zhou Yan’s original plan was to go to the studio when the movie started shooting in April and give them the music directly. In this situation, he can give it in advance.
These songs are relatively simple. They are all piano solos, a bit like poetry. They also need to fill in the lyrics later, but it is not difficult.
Originally, the writing should not be too complicated, otherwise it would not fit the background and character of the times.
Marian is a romantic girl who likes music and poetry, but she is not a music master.
Not only could she not be able to write difficult music, she couldn't even play it.
Hearing Zhou Yan agreed, Zhang Youan smiled and said, "In that case, I will arrange for you to go to the UK after that year. Do you want to arrange a concert for you this time?"
"No, let's arrange it in late June."
In late June, the filming of "Spring in the Cowherd" had been completed, and he was able to spare time to manage the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility" things.
Although the two movies started shooting at almost the same time, compared to "Sense and Sensibility", the shooting period of "Spring in the Cowherd" was much shorter.
After the preliminary preparations for "Spring of the Cowherd Class" are completed, the actual filming can be completed in more than a month.
But a movie like "Sense and Sensibility" cannot be completed in two or three months.
"Okay, I understand."
......
After talking to Zhang Youan on the phone, Zhou Yan went to his third uncle's house for dinner.
After dinner, aunt Zhao Lan announced the good news that their eldest brother Zhou Yu would get married next September.
Originally Zhou Yan thought that after his eldest brother's matter was settled, his family would urge him to follow Zhou Hong.
But in fact, everyone's attention is now on the eldest brother, and there is no time to care about the two of them.
Including the grandparents, everyone wants to settle the marriage of their eldest grandson first, and then think about other things.
This situation also made Zhou Yan and Zhou Hong more relaxed.
Zhou Yan drank some wine in the evening, and his family's driver took him home, and Zhou Hong also came with him.
"Uncle Chen, please wait a moment, I will go in and talk to the third brother for a while."
After saying something to the driver, Master Chen, the two brothers entered the house.
"Shall I pour you a glass of water?"
Zhou Hong waved his hand, "I don't want to drink anymore, just say a few words and leave."
"Okay."
Zhou Yan was just being polite. He didn't want to pour water for his brother at all. He just sat on the sofa without moving his buttocks.
"Qizhi Company has developed well this year, and all the goals set before have been achieved."
"Which goal was achieved?"
Huo Siqi and the others had previously set There were many goals, and most of them sounded like bragging to Zhou Yan.
Not long after the advertising company opened, Huo Siqi boasted that this year's turnover would reach 50 million.
At the beginning of this year, Huo Siqi boasted even more, turning a turnover of 50 million yuan into a net profit of 50 million yuan.
"Our annual profit has exceeded 50 million."
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect that Huo Siqi would actually boast of this awesomeness. Zhou Yan knew about Qizhi before The company makes money, but I didn’t expect it to be so profitable.
“Now that you are telling me this, do you want to give me some money?” Zhou Yan asked with a smile.
Zhou Hong nodded, "Yes, we need to divide the money. There are nearly 70 million in the account now. We must divide it as much as possible."
"Divide it as much as possible?"
Zhou Yanyi With a surprised look on his face, he asked if he was going to split the money, but he was actually joking. Although he made money, he believed that the company still needs money for subsequent development, and it would be best to keep the money and repurchase it.
“Don’t the company keep money for operations?”
“It’s not safe to keep the money. Let’s divide it into the company accounts of the three of us first. If Qizhi is short of money for operations in the future, we will Just borrow it from our three companies. This way, all three of us will feel at ease.”
When Zhou Hong said this, Zhou Yan probably understood that debt and dividends had different priorities. If Qizhi had problems in the future, it would be difficult to get dividends out, but debt was better.
Furthermore, Qizhi's shareholding reform has been completed, and now all legal persons of the company hold shares, and there is no additional consumption in dividend distribution.
In fact, even if there are no problems with the company's operations, dividends will still be distributed.
Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention that Huo Siqi and them are just good friends. It involves the distribution of such a large amount of money. If it is not handled well, it will easily create conflicts within them.
Putting the money into Huo Siqi’s hands will make Huo Siqi feel more at ease.
Seeing Zhou Yan nod, Zhou Hong added, "You don't have to worry too much once the money is in your company's account. If you need to spend money, just spend it directly. I guess Qizhi Company won't need much operations in the short term." Funds. Huo Siqi mentioned before that he wanted to expand the business of shooting commercials, but I advised him not to do it for the time being. "
"Why does he suddenly want to expand the business of shooting commercials?"
Zhou Hong smiled and said, "Aren't you pretending to be confused because you understand? Huo Siqi saw that the two commercials you shot were well received, so he got interested."
Zhou Yan He also laughed and said, "Just because I can shoot well, it doesn't mean that this business will be easy to do."
"I told him that too, but I think there is still some progress in this business." Yes, in recent years, the production of TV sets in our country has been increasing, and the number of household TV sets has also been increasing. The market has realized a large-scale upgrade from black and white TVs to color TVs. Last year, TCL's flagship large-screen color TVs were replaced. After it came out, it was said that 100,000 units were sold in half a year because of the low price. A 29-inch color TV only costs 6,000 yuan. And I feel that the price of color TVs will become cheaper and cheaper in the next few years.”
Zhou Yan nodded. Zhou Hong was right. China's TV market has indeed developed rapidly in recent years, and everyone can see this.
“So you think that as more and more families have TV sets, the TV advertising industry will become more and more prosperous?”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
"Well, this is indeed obvious, but TV advertising is still different from the businesses we are doing now. Soon there will be a large number of competitors. Don't look at the two commercials I shot, which received a very good response. , the advertising content is very interesting, but in fact, the mainstream advertising is definitely not that kind of thing.”
“Well, what kind of mainstream advertising should it be?”
"For many brands, the simpler and more crude the advertisements, the better."
When Zhou Yan said this, several advertisements immediately came to mind, the first one was "Melatonin", This type of advertisement focuses on the word "brainwashing".
The simplest content, the highest delivery frequency, and the most catchy advertising words can make many people remember the product in a short period of time.
No matter how creative the advertisement is, it will be beaten to pieces in the face of this kind of advertisement.
This kind of advertising is not impossible for Qizhi Company, but it does not have any advantages. Because the threshold is low, the replicability is too strong, and the profits are not that impressive.
Since there is no obvious advantage, why waste time and energy on it?
“Instead of making commercials, it’s better to focus on making TV series and movies.”
The threshold for making TV series and movies is high and not something ordinary people can do. The three of them Together, we have resources, technology, and ideas, and our advantages are greater than those of others.
In terms of film and television, Zhou Yan has a greater say, so Zhou Hong nodded, "In that case, if you want to expand your business in the future, you should focus more on TV series and movies."
"By the way, what happened to the two people I asked you Xu Junrong to sign last time?" Zhou Yan asked.
"You're talking about Ning Jing and Wu Bai, right?"
"Yes."
"Ning Jing has already signed the contract, and Wu Bai is still negotiating."
"Have you encountered any problems?"
"We are a new company after all. Wu Bai's reputation is not bad, but we are not very attractive to him."
Zhou Yan probably understood that Wu Bai was in Taiwan's music circle after all, and Zhou had almost no influence in Taiwan.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan said, "If it really doesn't work, forget it, but if there is hope, you still have to fight for it and give him some conditions."
"You are so optimistic about it. Him? I looked at his information and found that his first album was poorly received and only sold tens of thousands of copies. Although his "Roman Love Song" brought him some fame some time ago, that's about it. In my opinion, his style is difficult to break into the mainstream market.”
Hearing Zhou Hong say this, Zhou Yan was quite surprised.
He thought Zhou Hong paid little attention to this aspect, but he didn't expect Zhou Hong to go out of his way to learn about Wu Bai's situation. However, Zhou Hong's judgment on Wu Bai was somewhat wrong.
Zhou Yan has listened to some of Wu Bai's recent works, including Wu Bai's first album and some of his soundtrack works, and his style is quite mature.
If Wu Bai wants to produce a hit work, he only needs a little opportunity, and this opportunity should not take too long. A singer-songwriter like Wu Bai who spends time in live every day is very Easy to accumulate.
Before, Zhou Yan asked Xu Junrong to sign Ning Jing and Wu Bai. In fact, he didn't really care whether he could sign Ning Jing. The key was Wu Bai. This kind of singer-songwriter doesn't need to worry too much after signing him.
“Wu Bai’s style is unique. He has strong creative power and inspiration, but he lacks luck. I am more optimistic about him.”
Zhou Hong nodded, "In this case, I will let Xu Junrong work harder. As long as you are optimistic, it is worth paying the price."
In terms of music, Zhou Hong unconditionally believes in his younger brother. His talent and vision are unparalleled.
And even if they make a mistake, their company can afford it.
The two chatted for a few more words. Zhou Hong stood up and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow. I'll leave first. Uncle Chen is still waiting for me outside."
"Okay, I I won’t give it away.”
...
After celebrating the New Year lively and visiting relatives on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yan returned to living alone.
On the morning of the sixth day of the lunar month, Zhou Yan had breakfast and began to write the music score that needed to be used in advance for "Sense and Emotion".
The weather forecast said there would be snow today, but after waiting all morning, there was no snowflake.
In the afternoon, Zhou Yan did not continue working, but made a cup of tea and sat on the sofa reading a book.
At about half past two, Zhou Yan's eyes were a little tired, so he raised his head and looked out the window, only to find that snow was falling outside.
The weather forecast was not wrong, the snow still fell, but it was just a little late.
Zhou Yan put down the book, stood up and walked to the window. He looked at the snow for a while and then closed the window.
This snow is quite heavy. If it keeps falling like this, there should be a lot of snow accumulated by the evening.
At that time, there will probably be a group of children gathering in the yard, building snowmen and having snowball fights. Although most of the family members of the theater have moved away from this compound, there are still many people living in, including children. On the contrary, there are more than before.
After returning to the sofa and reading for a while, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.
Zhou Yan picked up the phone casually, "Hello, hello."
"Third brother, come and pick me up."
Hearing Wang Zuxian's voice, Zhou Yan was stunned For a moment, "Pick you up?"
"I'm at the airport."
"Which airport?"
"Daxiaochang Airport."
Zhou Yan was very surprised that Wang Zuxian came to Jinling.
This girl still likes to engage in surprise attacks.
"Then you stay at the airport, waiting for me."
"Well, okay, I'll be here in the arrivals hall."
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
Daxiaochang Airport is not far from where Zhou Yan lives, and the straight-line distance is not It takes half an hour to drive to Ten Kilometers. If we move to Lukou Airport in a few years, it won't be close.
Half an hour later, Zhou Yan arrived at the Daxiao Airport and quickly found Wang Zuxian.
There were not many people in the arrival hall at the moment. Wang Zuxian was tall and dressed in a special way, so he could be seen at a glance. Although Wang Zuxian covered his face tightly, he could still be recognized.
Zhou Yan saw Wang Zuxian, and Wang Zuxian also saw him.
Wang Zuxian dragged the box and ran towards Zhou Yan happily. When he got there, he hugged Zhou Yan, "Third brother, are you surprised?"
Zhou Yan picked her up and spun her around. Circle, smiled and said, "You must have lost weight."
"Well, so when we arrive in Jinling, you have to take me to eat delicious food."
"Let's go." Zhou Yan said with one hand Holding Wang Zuxian's hand and the box in the other, he walked towards the outside of the airport.
When he got to the car, Wang Zuxian couldn't wait to pull off the scarf on his face, hugged Zhou Yan and kissed him, "Third brother, where are we going now?"
"Go home."
Hear Going home, Wang Zuxian's eyes turned into two crescents, "Okay, go home."
On the way home, Wang Zuxian opened the car window, his eyes full of curiosity, and he wanted to ask questions about everything he saw.
Compared with Yanjing and Shanghai, Jinling is quite backward. There are not many high-rise buildings. You can see the Jinling Hotel in the distance.
Especially this season, there is really nothing to see in Jinling.
If it is summer or autumn, you can enjoy the scenery on the roadside.
But even so, Wang Zuxian was very interested, especially when she saw the sycamore tree on the roadside, she was particularly excited, "I heard that Jiang ** planted it for his wife, it's so beautiful."
Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing. These phoenix trees have little to do with Chiang Kai-shek.
Furthermore, Nanjing people also have complicated feelings towards the parasol trees. Speaking of which, there are so many parasol trees on the roadside. In summer, they can provide shade and are more beautiful. The respiratory tract is not very friendly.
In particular, some people are prone to allergies and dare not open windows during seasons when there is a lot of flying catkins.
Zhou Yan did not correct Wang Zuxian. It is understandable to maintain a little fantasy sometimes.
......
When Zhou Yan opened the door and took Wang Zuxian into the house, Wang Zuxian was stunned for a moment. She did not expect that the place where Zhou Yan lived was so simple.
Although I know that Zhou Yan is not a person who loves to enjoy himself, in Yanjing, Zhou Yan at least lives in a courtyard house and the decoration is very good.
Seeing Wang Zuxian's confusion, Zhou Yan explained with a smile, "This was my mother's old house. After she left, I was too lazy to move, and I couldn't stay for more than a few days every year."
Wang Zuxian nodded, It seems that this house has special meaning to the third brother.
After entering the room, Wang Zuxian saw the photos on the table and asked, "Is this your mother?"
"Yes."
"Third brother You look a lot like auntie.”
"Many people say so."
Wang Zuxian walked to the altar table, took out three incense sticks, lit them, and bowed to the photo, "Hello, aunt, I am Xiaoxian, the girlfriend of the third brother. Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely treat Third Brother well."
Zhou Yan came closer and said with a smile, "Look, my mother smiled when she saw you."
Wang Zuxian was so frightened that he was so angry that he slapped Zhou Yan on the shoulder, "Third brother, you are scaring me again."
Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, "You are such a coward for someone who has played the role of a female ghost. .”
Wang Zuxian pursed his lips, "Having played the role of a female ghost, do you have to be brave? Then I have also played the role of White Snake, do I still need to know the magic?"
"You played the role of White Snake, so I am a Xu Xian. Together."
"You are the only one who can talk."
"I'll pack your luggage."
As he said that, Zhou Yanti slipped Wang Zuxian's suitcase over. Walking through the bedroom, he said as he walked, "How many clothes did you bring? The box is so heavy."
"I didn't bring many clothes. They were basically gifts for Xiaojiu and the others."
"Brought them from Taiwan?"
"Yes."
"If you really want to give a gift, you can just buy it from here. It's too heavy to bring it from such a distance."
"That's so insincere." Wang Zuxian chuckled, "The box can't fit it. So I didn’t bring a few clothes and I’m going to buy them here, so you have to buy them for me.”
Zhou Yancai waved his hand grandly, "Buy it. After the gifts are sent out, fill this box with clothes."
Since they are all gifts, Zhou Yan doesn't need to pack them away, so he just puts the box there and waits until later. Find a time to give gifts to Xiaojiu and the others.
The two stayed at home for a while, and it was already dinner time, so Zhou Yan took Wang Zuxian out to eat.
Now that the snow is getting heavier and snow has begun to accumulate on the road, Zhou Yan no longer drives, and he doesn’t have to go far. From the location of his home, whether it’s shopping for clothes or eating, it’s easy to walk. Can.
On Wang Zuxian’s first meal in Jinling, Zhou Yan took her to eat duck blood vermicelli.
On Guangzhou Road next to Jinling Normal University, there is a shop opened by an old couple. It doesn’t even have a door number, but Zhou Yan likes the taste of their shop very much, so he often eats here.
The store is very small, with only three tables in total. When Zhou Yan and the others arrived, there was no one in the store.
Seeing the guests coming, Boss Nian walked out of the kitchen enthusiastically, "Two people?"
"Yes, two bowls."
Their family just A kind of duck blood vermicelli, there is no big or small bowl, ordering is very simple.
"Eh, do you want spicy oil?"
"I want one bowl, but I don't want one bowl." After placing the order, Zhou Yan looked at the duck shop opposite, "Auntie, why isn't the opposite door open?"
He originally wanted to kill a duck and eat it.
The proprietress smiled and said, "Don't look at what day it is today. Our restaurant just opened today. You can't even get fans to eat when you come at noon."
"That's a coincidence. , My girlfriend just came to Jinling today. If you didn’t open the door, I wouldn’t know where to take her to eat. I often eat at your house, and I’m not used to eating at other places.”
The landlady looked at Zhou Yan up and down, "Oh, it's you, no wonder you look so familiar. You covered half of your face with a scarf today, so I didn't recognize it. Okay, you guys sit down, I won't disturb you anymore, now Let’s get some fans for you.”
“Well, Auntie, you are busy.”
After the proprietress left, Wang Zuxian said with a smile, “It seems you are a regular customer.”
< br>"Well, I like the taste of his food very much. You can try it later and see if you like it."
"If you like it, I definitely like it."
After a while, two bowls of duck blood vermicelli were served. Wang Zuxian was very surprised and said, "Do duck blood vermicelli look like this? I thought it would be similar to spicy duck blood."
The boss stretched his head and looked at this. "Looking at the accent, you are not from here, are you?"
Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "I am from Shucheng, my hometown." (End of Chapter)