The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Yan stood up to leave. Yu Songlin tried to persuade him, "It's lunch time. Why don't you leave after lunch?"
Zhou Yan declined with a smile, "You're welcome, captain. , I have something to do when I go back, I should come here often, and I won’t miss eating in the group’s canteen. "
"Our canteen is definitely not as good as your studio." Yu Songlin laughed. Said, "Yu Jia has mentioned your studio's canteen several times, praising the food in your canteen to the sky, making her mother jealous."
Zhou Yan joked, "Then she I still go home too often. Next time I take them abroad to stay for a while, she will know that the food at home is delicious. "
"Haha, that's fine, since you have something to do. If you are busy, I won’t force you to stay. I’ll take you out.”
"Commander, please stay, I can go by myself."
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During lunch, Yu Songlin saw Wang Ciheng and Wei Yuru sitting together, and walked over with a smile.
“They are all here.”
“Leader.”
As soon as he saw Yu Songlin coming, Tang Feng immediately gave up his seat and sat on the edge.
Yu Songlin nodded, without being polite, and sat down directly in the middle. He looked around first and confirmed that they were all folk bands, and then said, "You should pay attention to this show. It Not only is it a Spring Festival Gala show, but it’s also a collaboration with Zhou Yan. As you all know, Zhou Yan is no less popular than those well-known pop singers. Our show may become the most discussed performance show.”
He Jianguo smiled and said, "The team leader is right, we were still discussing the rehearsal just now."
"Zhou Yan is also here this morning. How was your communication?" Yu Songlin asked.
"Don't worry, captain, we have a good communication. Junior Brother Zhou Yan is a person who is easy to get along with. I have dealt with him in school before," Tang Feng said.
"Actually, I'm not worried about this. As Tang Feng said, Zhou Yan is a very easy to get along with. He is talented, very low-key, and very experienced in dealing with people." After praising Zhou Yan, Yu Songlin continued, "Later He came to my office again and chatted with me for a while. In addition to the program, he also said one thing, that is, he wanted to borrow someone from our group. "
I heard from Yu Songlin that Zhou Yan wanted to borrow someone. Everyone looked at Wang Ciheng. Zhou Yan just said this in the concert hall.
I didn’t expect it to be so efficient. I’ve already mentioned it to the group leader.
Wang Ciheng said, "Zhou Yan did mention this matter. I will obey the arrangements of the group."
"This is a good thing. Naturally, there will be no restrictions on you in the group. As long as you are willing to go, the group will definitely support you.”
Wang Ciheng lost his reserve at this time, "Captain, I definitely want to give it a try."
"Okay." Yu Songlin nodded and looked at Wei Yuru, "Yuruu, what about you? You What do you think?"
"Me?" Wei Yuru looked surprised. She didn't expect that there was something about her.
"Yes, Zhou Yan asked me to borrow you and Ciheng."
This happened suddenly, and Wei Yuru didn't know how to answer for a while, "I..."
Yu Songlin waved his hand, "If there are no special circumstances, you must go this time. This can be regarded as a task given to you by the regiment."
Hearing Yu Songlin's words, Wei Yuru nodded. He said, "Captain, I have no problem."
"That's it, then this matter is settled. Someone from the Piano Youth Orchestra should contact you later. There must be procedures to go abroad. This The two of you went abroad to perform with Zhou Yan this time, which not only represents you personally, but also represents our folk band, and even more broadly, it represents our Chinese folk music. "
Speaking of this, Yu. Songlin felt that he had sang the tune too high, so he added, "But you don't have to be too stressed. Just treat it with a normal attitude and perform to your due level."
"Captain, we Got it.”
Although Yu Songlin tried to make up for it, the pressure had already been put on him. Wang Ciheng and Wei Yuru looked at each other and saw the pressure in each other's eyes.
The Chinese Orchestra has almost never had the opportunity to go abroad before. Although both of them have sufficient performance experience, going to the United States to perform with the Piano Youth Orchestra this time is a brand new experience for them.
He Jianguo has been abroad and participated in relatively large performances. He said with a smile, "The unknown always makes people worried, but once you experience it once, you will be different."
< br>This is He Jianguo’s experience.
Before going abroad, He Jianguo was also uneasy, always afraid of showing his cowardice when going abroad. But after experiencing it, he became very confident.
When he went abroad, he discovered that foreigners did not have more arms or legs than they did.
Although the overall music atmosphere and level in Europe and the United States is indeed higher than that in China, it is not bad at all to send outstanding players like them abroad to compete on the same stage with those foreign musicians.
That kind of confidence is something that people who have never experienced it cannot understand.
Yu Songlin also nodded and said, "Jianguo is right, that's the truth."
Actually, Yu Songlin didn't feel it deeply himself, but he deeply realized this with his daughter. a little.
After Yu Jia performed abroad with the Piano Youth Orchestra, her stage performance level improved very quickly, and her whole aura when sitting on the stage became different.
When they were chatting at home, Yu Jia also mentioned that after going abroad, she discovered that their performance could also conquer foreign audiences. Therefore, culturally, she was born from the inside out. A kind of self-confidence.
Knowing that Wei Yuru and Wang Ciheng were going to the United States, Tang Feng was quite envious, "It would be great if our group can tour abroad someday."
He Jianguo glanced at Tang Feng and thought It is said that this guy is still young, and he will not mention anything. In the current situation of the folk band, it would be good if it can develop well in the country, and there is still time to think about overseas tours.
Yu Songlin smiled and said, "Ciheng and Yuru have made a good start, and the situation will get better and better."
Tang Feng also realized that what he just said was inappropriate, so he added, "Yes, if there are two, it will definitely get better and better. Not to mention Europe and the United States, I still feel that Neon is very promising. The songs in "Mysterious Country" are particularly popular in Neon, which shows that Neon is very interested in our folk music."
"Well, I also heard that Zhou Yan performs every time in Neon. The venue was full, and their folk band’s performance was also very popular.”
“Zhou Yan’s concert in London during the summer vacation seems to have a folk music program, right?”
Yu Songlin nodded, “Yes. Yes, every time he returns to the show.”
“This shows that Zhou Yan is very dedicated to the promotion of folk music.”
"Indeed."
Everyone was chatting, and the more they chatted, the happier they became.
Because Wang Ciheng and Wei Yuru were going to the United States, they were very excited.
Although only the two of them are going now, at least they can see hope.
……
For a period of time after that, Zhou Yan would spare two hours every day to go to the folk orchestra and rehearse "Memory of the Forbidden City" with the orchestra.
One of the better things about the rehearsal of the Chinese orchestra is that the concert hall is basically used casually, because there are very few programs that the orchestra has to rehearse recently.
Their orchestra uses the venue in the morning, and the folk music chorus uses it in the afternoon. The folk music chorus does not have rehearsal tasks every day. Normally, the members do not come to the concert hall to practice their voices. They have their own Practice room.
I have to say that you still need to practice and learn more about musical instruments.
Zhou Yan's bamboo flute level has not improved much in the past few years, but after practicing with Wang Ciheng and the others for a period of time, he even feels like he is about to make a breakthrough.
Wang Ciheng studied under the master and was good at innovation. He did a lot of research on the interplay of Qudi and Bangdi techniques. During rehearsals, Zhou Yan learned a lot from him.
He pioneered new bamboo flute techniques such as "jamming" and "rolling", and very boldly applied the long continuous vocalizations and big jumps that the small bangdi is good at in the performance of the qudi Above, these things have benefited Zhou Yan a lot.
Even because of these new techniques developed by Wang Ciheng, Zhou Yan also modified his previously written "Secret Fragrance Floating", and the modifications in some places were to make the song better use these innovative techniques. . This made Wang Ciheng extremely happy. In fact, he created new techniques to make his playing more expressive, but not all pieces of music are suitable for these techniques.
For many songs, if these techniques are deliberately used, it will put the cart before the horse.
But Zhou Yan's tailor-made pieces for these skills brought these skills to the extreme.
In fact, Wang Ciheng himself usually does this kind of thing. All performers have a creative heart in the end, and Wang Ciheng is certainly no exception. However, his composition level is not up to Zhou Yan, so the effect cannot be achieved through his changes. .
As soon as an expert takes action, he will know whether it is correct or not. After Zhou Yan’s tune was modified, Wang Ciheng felt very comfortable playing it.
The orchestra also has dedicated composers, but to be honest, the level is not as good as Zhou Yan's, at least in the creation of flute music, and basically the composers in the orchestra will not compose specifically for Wang Ciheng.
From the time Wang Ciheng learned the bamboo flute until now, he has never fought such a wealthy battle.
Only then did he realize how lucky it was to have a master composer collaborate with him.
As a result, Wang Ciheng became more and more fond of the piece "Dark Fragrance Floating" and practiced this piece every day outside of rehearsals.
During this period of time, Zhou Yanke not only changed "Dark Fragrance Floating", but also "Missing Through Time and Space".
In order to make this piece more suitable for Wei Yuru's Zhongruan performance, Zhou Yan made some adjustments on the basis of the original piece. Compared with the original "Missing Through Time and Space", the revised version has a more complicated tune. , use more skills.
The reason why she was able to improve was because she had a lot of communication with Wei Yuru during this period, and her understanding of the Zhongruan instrument became deeper.
What Zhou Yan did was seen by He Jianguo and the others.
They could see that Zhou Yan really did good for their band and was not just being polite, so they had more expectations for Wang Ciheng and Wei Yuru’s trip to the United States, and they were also full of hope for Zhou Yan. gratitude.
Perhaps, after this time, folk music can really go outside.
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In mid-November, Zhou Yan and the others went to the Spring Festival Gala studio for the first time.
Solitaire is a solo rehearsal. This time is relatively free. Generally, as long as the studio has a schedule and the actors have a schedule, they can go.
The Chinese Orchestra and Zhou Yan are both in Yanjing, and Zhou Yan has more time in November, so he went there early. It is easier to book a venue at this time, because most of the programs have not yet started rehearsals.
Wang Ciheng and Wei Yuru also took time to go to Zhou Yan's studio to rehearse with the Piano Youth Orchestra. Everyone in the orchestra was very happy for the arrival of these two masters.
Both Wang Ciheng and Wei Yuru are well-known in their respective fields, especially Wang Ciheng, who held a bamboo flute solo concert a few years ago.
You will definitely learn a lot by rehearsing with them.
The two of them were also very happy to see these young students in the orchestra. This group of students is not only very capable, but also full of energy and hope.
Especially the students in the folk band are completely different from the students studying folk music they have seen before. The aura of these students who have experienced large-scale performances abroad is still different.
In these students, they also see the hope of folk music, so when communicating with the students, they naturally spare no effort to teach.
Until December 9th, rehearsals for "Memory of the Forbidden City" were suspended because the Piano Youth Orchestra was leaving for Los Angeles.
On the afternoon of December 10th, the plane landed in Los Angeles.
Bregman was so interesting that he personally brought people over to pick up Zhou Yan and the others, and even treated everyone in the band to dinner that night.
Actually, there is no need for Bregman to invite everyone in the band, because these people have nothing to do with their company during their trip to the United States. But this guy knows how to behave, and he knows that Zhou Yan values this band very much. Spending some money to treat the band members to a meal can bring you closer to Zhou Yan, so why not do it.
Zhou Yan is not only talented, but also wealthy. It would be foolish for Bregman not to win over such a person.
Columbia wants to enter the Chinese market. It has been one step behind Warner before. Now if it wants to catch up, it must put some thought into it. In Bregman's view, Zhou Yan may be that key figure.
The remake of "The Sixth Sense" is just the first step in their cooperation. They will definitely have more opportunities to cooperate in the future.
The next morning, the rest of the orchestra stayed in the hotel to rest, while Zhou Yan rushed to Columbia Company early in the morning to handle the soundtrack work for "The Sixth Sense".
When Zhou Yan came to the United States this time, he had a very full schedule.
After all, traveling to the United States is very expensive. If there are only one or two concerts, it is still not cost-effective, so we have scheduled three concerts, starting from the 13th to the 15th, three consecutive times. God, one game every day.
However, there is a disadvantage to the three shows being held together, and that is that it is difficult to sell tickets.
And this time their concert is scheduled to be held at the Chandler Theater, which has nearly 3,200 seats. The three concerts add up to nearly 10,000 tickets.
It turns out that tickets didn't sell particularly well either.
The first game sold the most tickets, but so far, only a little over 2,000 tickets have been sold, and there are still more than 1,100 tickets that have not been sold.
The next two games were even worse. Only 1,600 tickets were sold for the second game, and only over 1,400 tickets were sold for the third game.
However, Zhou Yan and the others were not particularly panicked. Under normal circumstances, some tickets would be sold before the concert started.
It is estimated that the first game should be able to sell 2,400 to 500 tickets. This attendance rate is almost 80%, which is not bad.
If the next two games can eventually sell 2,000 tickets and achieve an attendance rate of 60%, it will actually not be a loss.
It can only be said that compared to Zhou Yan's previous concerts, the tickets for this time were not sold well. This is also the first time that Zhou Yan's concert has not been sold out.
Of course, this is what they calculated in advance. Their goal this time was to sell 7,000 tickets. As long as they can achieve this goal, it will not be a loss.
Making money is secondary. The key is that being able to perform three concerts in a row at the Chandler Theater is already a good resume.
This time Zhou Yan will stay in the United States for just over a week. In addition to three concerts, he also has to complete the soundtrack for "The Sixth Sense" and will go to Toronto on the 12th. Premiere of Sense and Sensibility.
Toronto is not close to Los Angeles and requires a half-day flight. After attending the premiere, he had to rush to Los Angeles immediately, otherwise it would affect the concert the next day.
In other words, on the 12th, Zhou Yan basically ran away on the road.
Compared to Zhou Yan, the rest of the orchestra has it much easier. They only need to prepare for three concerts.
When he arrived at Columbia, Zhou Yan first met Martin Brest, the director of the American version of "The Sixth Sense".
Martin Brest is in his forties, in his prime, but has lost a lot of hair.
Martin Brest was very happy to see Zhou Yan. He held Zhou Yan's hand and smiled, "Y, welcome to Hollywood, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
Meeting Martin· Brest, Zhou Yan was also very happy, because Zhou Yan liked his film "Scent of a Woman". The reason why Zhou Yan agreed to hand over the film to Columbia at that time was because they agreed to invite Martin Brest to direct it. Very important.
"Mr. Bryce, I'm so sorry, I should have come earlier."
"It's not too late, I'll take you to watch the movie now." Bryce Te was also very happy to do things. He didn't mess around and just wanted to take Zhou Yan to watch a movie.
After all, he also knew that Zhou Yan had a tight schedule this time.
Zhou Yan was certainly happy to see him happy, and he didn't want to waste time.
After going to the screening room, the staff had already placed the film and showed it directly to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan sat down, took out a notebook and pen from his bag, and prepared to start recording. Although it was a remake and many of the soundtracks did not need to be touched, Zhou Yan did not play around and still took it seriously. (End of this chapter)