In the afternoon of the next day, Zhou Yan led the piano orchestra to Xiangjiang.
As soon as they arrived at the arrival hall, they saw a group of people holding signs such as "Piano Boy" and "Zhou Yan", standing outside the line and looking forward to it.
Seeing these music fans picking up the airport, Ma Dongfang asked unexpectedly, "Are we so famous in Hong Kong?"
Hong Kong and Taiwan were the first places where they held concerts. , the effect was good at the time, but they haven’t been here for a long time. I didn’t expect that there would be so many people coming to pick them up this time.
They are on a chartered flight, and this group is all members of their band. There is no need to look for people to pick up the plane. When they see people coming out, they start waving signs and shouting the names of "Piano Boy" and Zhou Yan.
In addition to the music fans who picked him up at the airport, there were also many local media reporters, all holding long guns and short cannons. As soon as they saw Zhou Yan appearing, they started to press the shutter frantically.
Although Zhou Yan has not been to Hong Kong for a long time, his reputation in Hong Kong is getting higher and higher. His last movie "The Sixth Sense" performed very well at the box office in Hong Kong.
The remake of "The Sixth Sense" has grossed more than 400 million US dollars at the global box office and caused an uproar in Hong Kong.
Coupled with the fact that Zhou Yan won the Special Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Score, he is already an international star in the eyes of Hong Kong people.
So this time Zhou Yan came to Xiangjiang, all parties paid great attention to it. Some of the media that came were related to music, some were related to film and television, and of course, a large number of them were gossiping about entertainment news.
Originally, Zhou Yan planned to leave directly, but seeing that there were many music fans coming, he still came closer to say hello to them.
It doesn't matter to him. The key is that he also brought these members of the band with him, and he still needs to get closer to the fans.
If the Piano Boy Band wants to go far, he cannot be the only one who is famous. In the future, when Piano Boy tours, he cannot always follow them.
As soon as Zhou Yan came closer, a reporter eagerly stretched out the microphone in his direction, "Mr. Zhou, how do you feel about coming to Xiangjiang again after such a long time?"
Hearing this question, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I just got off the plane. It's too early to express my thoughts. You'd better wait for me to stay for a while before answering your question."
"Xiangjiang is the first stop of this Piano Youth Orchestra tour. Does it have any special meaning? Is it related to next year's handover?"
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that the reporter would associate the tour with It has something to do with next year's return.
But it is understandable for reporters to ask.
In 1984, China and Britain signed a joint declaration, confirming that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. As the time gets closer, the whole of Hong Kong is paying close attention to this matter, so what? Things may be thought of in this direction.
The Piano Youth Orchestra's tour this time has nothing to do with their return. Zhou Yan certainly can't force it, but he can't directly say it doesn't matter.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yan replied, "Hangjiang has always been a city that I like very much. I have many good friends here, so when determining the itinerary of this tour, I put Xiangjiang first. Before coming , I also talked on the phone with Sister Amei and Guorong. We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so we just took this opportunity to get together.”
Seeing Zhou Yan not talk about his return, the reporter said. He then asked, "Can we talk about the handover next year? What changes do you think will happen to Xiangjiang after the handover next year?"
Zhou Yan immediately said, "There is no doubt that after the return, Xiangjiang will become better and better. The better. First of all, I would like to congratulate all my compatriots, because starting from July 1st next year, you will truly become the masters of China. I believe that all Xiangjiang people who truly love Hong Kong will be happy for this."
“Can we talk about the one country, two systems policy?”
Zhou Yan turned his eyes and looked at the reporter who asked the question, and thought to himself, you are trying to mess with me.
If the other party was a reporter from a serious political media, Zhou Yan would not mind having a "discussion" on the spot, but the other party was an entertainment reporter, and Zhou Yan had no time to answer him.
Smiling, Zhou Yan said, "We are here to hold a concert this time, not for a political visit. We still hope that everyone will ask more questions related to music. Xiangjiang is a city with a strong music atmosphere. In this city, the people in Xiangjiang generally have a very high musical aesthetic, and I believe everyone is paying more attention to our music.”
Speaking of this, Zhou Yan spoke in less than standard Cantonese to the music fans next to him. He asked, "You said, right?"
Hearing Zhou Yan talking to them in Cantonese, the fans were very excited and responded loudly, "That's right!"
"Ask more questions about music."
"Zhou Yan signed for me, I love you."
"I will always support you."
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Zhou Yan also took advantage of the opportunity to get in front of a music fan, He took the album and pen from the other party's hand and signed his name with a swish of a swish.
When they saw Zhou Yan signing autographs, other music fans also screamed and crowded over, pushing the reporters who were originally surrounding the front to the side.
Although there were a lot of reporters, the number was far outnumbered by the fans who came to pick them up. They wanted to hold on to their position, but they quickly lost it.
While Zhou Yan took the album autographs handed over by fans, he led the band members towards the exit.
It took a long time to finally reach the exit.
After arriving at the exit, Zhou Yan waved to the fans without further delay, and then left under the guidance of the staff.
After getting on the bus, Ma Dongfang still looked excited, "The music fans in Xiangjiang are so enthusiastic. Some people asked me for my autograph just now."
There were too many fans at the scene, and it was impossible for everyone to get Zhou Yan's autograph. Some fans were smarter and asked other band members for autographs, and they basically got them, which was not in vain.
Ma Dongfang loves to show off. Just now I saw reporters and fans moving closer to Zhou Yan, so besides Zhou Yan, he also signed the most autographs.
Actually, Ma Dongfang is quite famous in the mainland. Anyone who knows a little bit about the Piano Youth Orchestra knows about Ma Dongfang. In addition to Ma Dongfang, conductor Yue Lin and principal piano Zhang Zuoquan also Much attention.
Seeing Ma Dongfang's excitement, Zhou Yan smiled. After this concert tour ends, there will be more fans asking for their autographs.
Their concert tour this time has a total of four concerts in Hong Kong, which are also four days in a row, starting the day after tomorrow and ending on the 18th.
They will arrive in Taiwan on the 19th. There are also four games in Taiwan, starting on the 21st and ending on the 24th. Then they will fly to the United States on the 26th and start in New York on the 31st. ’s first concert.
Generally speaking, although there are quite a few performances, it is not really rushed because they are concentrated in two concert halls.
It is difficult to sell tickets for this kind of back-to-back concerts, but the tickets for this tour concert were sold out not long after they started to be sold out, so there is no need to worry about not selling out the tickets.
Not only did the tickets for Hong Kong and Taiwan sell well, but the tickets for the next ten concerts in New York, Washington, and Colombia have also been almost sold out.
It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived at the hotel where he was staying. As soon as Zhou Yan took out the clothes in his suitcase and hung them up, the mobile phone given to him by the staff rang. This mobile phone was specially arranged for him by Zhang Youan for his visit to Hong Kong. Very few people knew the phone number. Apart from Zhang Youan and other staff members, only Anita Mui and Wang Zuxian knew it.
Zhou Yan guessed it was Wang Zuxian's call, but when he answered the phone, he heard Anita Mui's voice.
"Ayan, have you arrived at the hotel?"
"Well, I just arrived. What instructions does Sister Amei have?"
"Come over and play mahjong. I have asked you to Someone is going to pick you up.”
Zhou Yan looked surprised, "Where are you going to play mahjong?"
"You don't know, anyway, someone will pick you up soon, so just follow. Many old friends are here, as well as new ones. Friend."
Zhou Yan curled his lips, listening to Anita Mui's words, she really looked like a big sister.
But he didn’t ask any more questions and nodded, “Okay, see you later.”
Before coming to Xiangjiang, Anita Mui said on the phone that she would find a chance to meet, but Zhou Yan didn’t Thinking that Anita Mui's call came as soon as he arrived, and she asked him to play mahjong.
I don’t know why I called him when playing mahjong. This is not something he is good at.
Not long after Anita Mui hung up the phone, someone came to pick up Zhou Yan.
He is Anita Mui’s assistant, whom Zhou Yan had met before.
In the car, Zhou Yan asked his assistant who was there today, but the assistant said that he didn’t know. Anita Mui only asked him to pick up Zhou Yan, and did not give any other instructions. After sending Zhou Yan to the place later, he also Just left.
Zhou Yan was not familiar with Xiangjiang. Looking at the street scene along the way, he had no idea where he was being taken.
Their final destination was a building that was not too tall. It looked like a hotel, but there was no sign at the door. It should be a private club or something like that.
After the assistant brought Zhou Yan to the lobby, he handed him over to the waiter at the club, who then took him to the door of a private room.
The waiter pressed the doorbell, and soon the door opened from the inside. It was Zhang Manyu who opened the door.
Seeing Zhou Yan, Zhang Manyu turned around and shouted, "It's the third brother here."
Zhang Manyu has always called Zhou Yan the third brother, and she learned it from Wang Zuxian before.
Then she took Zhou Yan's arm and led him in, "Everyone is waiting for you."
Entering the room, Zhou Yan quickly glanced at it. The room was very big, one or two hundred square meters. , divided into three areas in total, there is a set of sofas and coffee tables on the far left, a large round table in the middle, and a mahjong table on the far right, which looks like a large hotel box.
As soon as he entered, everyone in the room greeted him one after another. Before he could respond one by one, Anita Mui, who was sitting at the mahjong table, smiled and said, "Ayan, would you like to come and touch a few handfuls? I'll give you my seat."
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Forget it, I'm not good at this. I just give you money when I serve."
Hearing what Zhou Yan said, he sat down. Leslie Cheung, who was opposite Anita Mui, smiled and said, "Then it's more time for you to come."
"A-Yan finally came to Xiangjiang, and you still want to win his money."
Anita Mui smiled and stood up. After all, she saved up for today's game. Zhou Yan arrived, of course she couldn't sit down Said: "There are new friends today, let me introduce them to you."
Besides Zhou Yan, there are nine people in the room, most of them are acquaintances, only three Zhou Yan have not interacted with before, respectively. It's Lin Qingxia, Carina Lau and Faye Wong from mainland China.
When Faye Wong was introduced, Anita Mui said with a smile, "We were all surprised when Faye said that you two didn't know each other before. After all, you are both in Yanjing, and you have never met each other."
Faye Wong smiled and said, "I have always wanted to meet Teacher Zhou, but I never found the opportunity."
"I don't dare to be a teacher. If you want to see me, you are welcome in my studio at any time."
"Isn't that why I met you today?" Anita Mui laughed, "Ayan, I'm thinking of any good songs in the future." Click on our A Fei."
Carina Lau said with a smile, "I heard that it is difficult to invite Director Zhou's songs now."
Zhang Xueyou on the other side nodded in agreement, "That's true. I wanted to ask Ayan to invite him for a song for my new album, but I never got the invitation."
Zhang Xueyou has collaborated with Zhou Yan once before, and Zhou Yan wrote two songs for him, one of which was the solo "Hair." "Chaos", and the other is a duet with Lin Yilian "Why Do I Love You So".
Although these two songs are not as popular as songs such as "If Love Is God's Will", they are still very popular, especially in KTV.
Later on, PolyGram did often help Zhang Xueyou and Zhou Yan invite songs, but Zhou Yan never agreed.
Wang Zuxian, who had been sitting on the sofa, now came over and said with a smile, "I'll give you a tip, don't ask for songs, go directly to listen to his new album or the movie with the soundtrack. When there is something suitable to be turned into a song, go and ask for it."
As soon as Zhou Yan came in, he saw Wang Zuxian. Before the two of them could make eye contact, they were interrupted by Anita Mui.
When Wang Zuxian came over, Zhou Yan also looked at her, and then he saw her staring at Zhang Manyu's hand holding his arm.
Zhou Yan immediately became nervous and walked away quietly, his arm also leaving Zhang Manyu's hand.
Seeing Zhou Yan's actions, Wang Zuxian also smiled with satisfaction.
Others think Wang Zuxian’s proposal makes sense.
Leslie Cheung smiled and said, "Yes, Ayan's movie soundtracks are indeed worth exploring. Didn't Mariah Carey's hit song last year come from the movie soundtrack?"
"Yes, I have also watched the movie "Sense and Sensibility", and the soundtrack in it is so nice." Li Bihua said.
Li Bihua and Zhou Yan are old acquaintances. Zhou Yan's previous role as Xu Xian was also because of Li Bihua's recommendation.
We haven’t seen each other for such a long time, and Li Bihua is still the same. She hasn’t even changed the glasses on her face.
Li Bihua mentioned the movie "Sense and Sensibility" and everyone started to discuss it. Naturally, it was inevitable to talk about the Oscar for Best Score and praise Zhou Yan. (End of this chapter)