Zuo Li was sitting alone on the sofa watching TV. He probably hadn't watched the Spring Festival Gala in two or three years.
It’s not that he doesn’t like watching the Spring Festival Gala, but every time during the Chinese New Year, his family plays mahjong, so it’s really not interesting for him to watch the Spring Festival Gala alone.
A family-friendly program like the Spring Festival Gala should be watched together to be fun.
“Bang, Erjo.”
“What a fool.”
"Oh, you know that the opponent wants a piece of advice, but you still dare to play two pieces."
"If I don't play two pieces, I can't listen to the cards."
"If you don't listen to the cards, it's better than giving money with firecrackers." Okay.”
“Okay, let’s play the next one.”
The mahjong table is in the living room, only one or two meters away from Zuoli.
Hearing the sound of the elders playing mahjong, Zuo Li rolled his eyes. If he had known better, he would have gone to Fa Xiao's house to see it. At least Fa Xiao's mahjong table was not in the living room, so it wouldn't be so noisy.
Zuo Li's mother had just played a hand of cards and heard the music coming from the TV. While shuffling the cards, she turned to look in the direction of the TV.
"This music is quite familiar."
"Well, "Memory of the Forbidden City", you didn't like listening to it before." Zuo Li replied.
“Oh, it’s that piece of music. It sounds different, but it still tastes good. Hey, this young man playing the flute is quite handsome. He’s an actor.”
"What actor? He is the author of "Memory of the Forbidden City", Zhou Yan."
"He is Zhou Yan. I thought Zhou Yan was an old man, but I didn't expect him to be so young."
"Zhou Yancai He just graduated a few years ago, how could he be an old man?”
“Aren’t those musicians all old men? This is the first time I’ve seen him so handsome,” his mother said to her poker friends. Look, this Zhou Yan is so handsome.”
“Yes, he looks just like Li Ming.”
"What the hell, Tony Leung Chiu-wai is so aggressive."
"I don't even look like him, Andy Lau."
"It's nothing like Andy Lau."
"Hurry up , hurry up, grab the card.”
……
Zuo Li felt like his head was going to explode when he heard their discussion.
However, their discussion also illustrates a problem.
In China, many people have listened to Zhou Yan’s music, and some of them know Zhou Yan’s name, but most people don’t know what Zhou Yan looks like.
But after this Spring Festival Gala, people will most likely remember Zhou Yan’s face.
After all, Zhou Yan’s appearance is easy to remember, and the Spring Festival Gala is not just broadcast once, but will be broadcast every day in the future. In other words, Zhou Yan will appear in front of the audience every day for a while. .
Zuo Li was previously the president of the Zhou Yanyan Normal University Support Association. After several years of development, the support association has become quite large.
However, the number of support club members is still far behind the number of fans of famous pop singers or actors.
And everyone is not that crazy. Even some members of their support club didn't know what Zhou Yan looked like at first. They joined the support club because they liked Zhou Yan's music.
But Zuo Li feels that the situation will change after this Spring Festival Gala. And he believes that Zhou Yan will definitely have many more female fans.
Zhou Yan’s looks are so lethal to all ages.
...
Zuo Li's guess was not wrong. After the Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Yan's face not only appeared in the Spring Festival Gala carousel every day, but also frequently appeared in major news.
After the Spring Festival Gala every year, the program of the party is the top priority discussed by major media. Every year, there are a few programs that attract people's attention.
The same is true this year. In addition to the popularity of several language programs, "Memory of the Forbidden City" is also very popular.
The reason is very simple, because "Memory of the Forbidden City" is one of the few pure music that ordinary audiences are familiar with.
In the past, non-language programs, such as traditional dramas and ethnic music, had a relatively narrow audience.
Although "Memory of the Forbidden City" does not have as wide an audience as those language programs, it is much better than previous performance programs.
Zhou Yan himself can clearly feel that his face has become more famous.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, he went to the airport and was quickly recognized by passers-by, so much so that he had to put on a hat and sunglasses.
In the past, when he traveled alone without disguise, although he might be recognized by others, the probability was still relatively small.
But this time he was recognized as soon as he showed his face.
......
This time when Zhou Yan arrived in Berlin, he did not ask Tomson's people to pick him up, because Jia Guoping knew that he was coming to Berlin and volunteered to pick him up at the airport.
After the two met, Jia Guoping looked at Zhou Yan up and down, and said with a smile, "Now that he is a big star, he is fully armed when traveling."
Zhou Yan also looked at Jia Guoping up and down. “It seems that the food here in Germany is mediocre and I have lost a lot of weight.”
"The economic level in Stuttgart is pretty good, and the pace of life is pretty good, but the food is a bit different."
"Where's my sister-in-law?"
"She's busy with classes recently and doesn't have time to pick you up. , let me apologize to you."
"What are you sorry for? Stuttgart is not close to here. When did you come here?"
"I'm sorry. I came here just in time to join in the excitement of the film festival. Berlin is usually not busy, but it is quite lively during the film festival.”
Zhou Yan nodded. Compared with the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival is indeed very lively.
Let’s not talk about Cannes. Tickets are not sold to ordinary audiences. Only professionals can participate.
Although Venice also sells tickets, the number of events is not good and the service is not good. After all, Venice is only a very small city and cannot accommodate too many people.
Berlin is different. They will try their best to meet the movie-watching needs of ordinary audiences. And Berlin is a much larger city after all, so the supporting facilities in all aspects are also very good. Food, accommodation, transportation, etc. are very competitive with other cities. It is very convenient for the visitors who come here.
It is said that nearly ten thousand professionals came to Berlin to participate in the film festival this year, including two to three thousand journalists, and there were more than a dozen film festival locations.
Not to mention the spectators who came to join in the fun. I heard that hundreds of thousands of people poured into Berlin during this week.
For a city like Berlin, this is a rare lively event.
After leaving the arrival hall, the two took a taxi and headed to the hotel. On the way, Zhou Yan asked Jia Guoping, "How is your study here?"
Jia Guoping scratched his head, "The coursework here is not easy, and the professors are also strict, let alone It would be good to get my degree in advance and get my diploma on time. However, my professor is still optimistic about me and is now asking me to prepare for the Brahms Year Modern Music Composition Competition next year.”
Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, he didn't listen to his teacher's advice and come to Europe to study, otherwise he would have been trapped.
But if he studies abroad, he will most likely go to Paris.
At that time, Shi Wanchun wanted him to study abroad, so he planned to ask Liu Lin to write a letter of recommendation for him. Liu Lin had studied at the Paris Conservatory of Music and had a good relationship there, so he also wrote a letter of recommendation to Paris. Conservatoire.
The study atmosphere in Paris may be more relaxed than that in Germany.
I heard that Jia Guoping was going to participate in the Brahms-Year Modern Music Composition Competition. Zhou Yan was also happy for him. Although this competition is not well-known, it still has weight. If Jia Guoping can get the ranking, it will be great for him. Very helpful for your future.
Musicians are very particular about being divided into gangs. This is true both at home and abroad. It is even said that it is even more serious in many places abroad.
Since Jia Guoping’s professor asked him to participate in this competition, he should be confident. Even if you don't win the first prize, you won't leave empty-handed.
"What are your plans after graduation? Should you stay here or return to China?" Zhou Yan asked again.
Jia Guoping smiled and said, "Of course I will go back to China. I told you before I came here that I will not stay abroad for a long time. It's nice here, but it's not our home after all. Not only is the food not good, There are still many things I’m not used to, and I’m more comfortable in China. I actually miss my days in school, where I don’t have to think too much every day, just teach students well, and I can also do academic research.”
Hearing Jia Guoping's words, Zhou Yan nodded secretly.
It's not easy to think like this these days.
The current economic level in China is very different from Europe and the United States. After many people come, it is difficult to go back.
Early on, those musicians went abroad one by one and never returned. They said it was because the music level abroad was high and they wanted to pursue art.
In fact, there is still a big gap in living standards between China and abroad, and I am unwilling to go back and endure hardships.
Of course, Zhou Yan can also understand that human nature is like this, everyone wants to live a better life.
But precisely because of this, it is even more admirable that Jia Guoping is so determined to return to China.
"I will keep your dormitory for you. If nothing happens, I will go back and clean it. You can go back and live at any time." Zhou Yan said with a smile.
Jia Guoping was quite moved and patted Zhou Yan on the shoulder, "Thanks, brother, I look forward to the day when we can go back and reunite."
"You're welcome."
"Yes. Yes, I heard that you are now the assistant principal?”
"Well, it's just a vase. I don't do anything practical at ordinary times."
Jia Guoping smiled, "Aren't you just here to do practical things? The publicity of the school is also very important. I only learned this after I came here. I feel that our school has too little contact with the outside world, not only because of the distance, but also because others don’t know us very well. We people must always be enterprising and bring glory to our school. You have done a good job. , a classmate from our school asked about you a few days ago.”
“You are coaxing me.”
“Why should I coax you? They don’t only focus on traditional music every day. You are now the assistant principal, and if you move up the ranks, you should be the deputy director of the department. When I return to school in two years, I may have to work under you."
Zhou Yan was joking. He said, "Then you have to please me now, or I will have to wear little shoes for you when you go back."
"Of course, otherwise why do you think I traveled hundreds of kilometers to pick you up?"
"It's hard for you, but I learned to flatter you when I came to Germany."
"That's necessary."
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The two were chatting when suddenly the driver in front said something, and Jia Guoping also replied.
Zhou Yan asked, "What did he say?"
"He asked us if we were here to attend the Berlin Film Festival, and I told him yes."
The driver said again.
"He asked us if we were Chinese." Jia Guoping smiled and translated for Zhou Yan, and then replied to the driver in German, "Yes."
The driver heard that they were The Chinese are quite happy, "Are you film professionals?"
Jia Guoping smiled and said, "I'm not, he is."
"Then do you know Y-chou? He is you Chinese."
Jia Guoping showed a surprised expression, "Do you still know Y-chou?"
"Well, I know, he Not the songwriter of "Yellow"? Or the director of "The Flying Piano Boy". My son studies piano and particularly likes this movie."
Jia Guoping looked at Zhou Yan meaningfully, and then said to the driver, " Y-chou also came to Berlin to participate in the film festival.”
“Is he making a new movie?”
"It has been filmed, and the new movie is also related to music. You can pay attention to it. This movie was the box office champion in China last year, and it is very beautiful."
Jia Guoping is not lying, but he just omitted the attributive.
"Spring of the Cowherd" was the box office champion of non-imported films in mainland China last year, which is more rigorous.
Actually, Jia Guoping has not watched "Spring of the Cowherd Class". This movie is only released in the Mainland. He hasn't seen it here yet, but it doesn't stop him from bragging to Zhou Yan.
Hearing what Jia Guoping said, the driver nodded and said, "Then I should really pay attention. I hope his new movie will win an award. In this case, we can see this movie soon."
Zhou Yan was beside him and listened to the two of them talking for a long time. Looking at Jia Guoping's eyes, it seemed that the content of the discussion was related to him, so he asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"
"This The driver's son is a music fan of yours. I asked him to pay more attention to your new movie. He said he hoped that the new movie would win an award so that he could see it soon. "
"Oh" Zhou Yan nodded. , "Then tell him that he will be able to see it soon without winning an award. The film will be released in Germany at the end of March. It's hard to say in other cities, but Berlin will definitely be able to see it."
< br>After Zhou Yan's movie was released in the mainland, companies soon came to contact him about overseas distribution. Now it has been confirmed that three countries will be released, namely the United States, Germany and France, as well as the United Kingdom, Italy and other countries. It will be settled soon.
Jia Guoping listened to Zhou Yan's words and translated them to the driver.
The driver said in surprise, "Thank you for sharing the news. I will definitely take my son to the cinema to watch it."
Jia Guoping turned to Zhou Yan and said, "I successfully helped you sell two movie tickets."
"I'll treat you to a big dinner tonight."
......
When they arrived at the hotel, they rested for a while and then set off to the movie palace.
Today, "Sense and Sensibility" happened to be playing in the movie palace, so Zhou Yan went over to watch it. If it was another movie, Zhou Yan would rest in the hotel.
His own "Spring of the Cowherd Class" was screened two days ago and was also screened at the Cinema Palace.
The Movie Palace has more than 1,600 seats. When Zhou Yan and the others arrived, it was almost full. (End of this chapter)