Zhou Yan did not go back to their hotel with the orchestra, but returned to the Sheraton again.
When he arrived in the room, Wang Zuxian was already there, half lying on the sofa, reading a book.
Hearing Zhou Yan come in, Wang Zuxian turned sideways towards the door, smiled and raised the book in his hand, "Guess what book I am reading?"
Zhou Yan glanced at it and said with a smile , "It must be "The Blood Seller of Xu Sanguan" by Yu Hua."
This book has just been released as a single volume, and Zhou Yan remembers the cover.
However, "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood" is currently only available in simplified Chinese, so Wang Zuxian's book must have been obtained from the mainland.
“Yes, a friend brought it to me in the Mainland.”
“If you want to see it, tell me as soon as possible and I will bring you an autographed copy.”< br>
“Take my copy back later and have it signed by Teacher Yu Hua.”
Hearing Wang Zuxian’s name as Teacher Yu Hua, Zhou Yan smiled and said, “When you get to Yanjing later, you can do it by yourself. Go find him to sign, you all know him anyway.”
Wang Zuxian and Yu Hua had met before. When Zhang Yimou and others were filming "Alive", Zhou Yan took Wang Zuxian and others to visit the class, and Yu Hua was also there at that time.
Wang Zuxian naturally knows that Zhou Yan and Yu Hua have a good relationship. She will watch "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood" because of this.
“What do you think of this book?” Zhou Yan asked with a smile.
Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "His book is quite easy to read."
Zhou Yan nodded, this evaluation was quite pertinent.
Yu Hua's writing style is relatively concise, and readers will find it easier to read. No matter what kind of story Yu Hua writes, readers can easily understand it.
“However.” Wang Zuxian added, “There are many places in it that feel repetitive.”
“Well, because suffering and repetition are twin brothers, which is also the characteristic of this book. . ”
In fact, this is not only a characteristic of "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood"... It should be said that this characteristic runs through most of Yu Hua's literary works.
Like "Alive", there are also many "repetitions", especially when Youqing and others died one after another, like a running account, repeated over and over again.
It's just that in "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood", "repetition" is taken to the extreme and reflected in specific words, which readers can see at a glance.
Zhou Yan walked over and sat down next to Wang Zuxian. The two were next to each other. Wang Zuxian buried his head in Zhou Yan's arms and asked with a smile, "How was the rehearsal today?"
"It was pretty good. "That's why I came back so early." Zhou Yan stroked Wang Zuxian's hair, "Have you had dinner?"
Wang Zuxian shook his head, "No, I'm waiting for you."
Zhou Yan scratched her nose and said, "You are silly, you don't even know when I will come back, so you are just waiting. If I come back very late, how can you not eat?"
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"If you stay up late, I'll eat supper with you."
"What do you want to eat? Are there any good places to eat nearby?"
"It's better not to go out to eat, stay in the hotel Just eat something, don’t you still want to write a script?”
Seeing Wang Zuxian being so considerate, Zhou Yan didn’t say anything else and called the hotel restaurant and asked them to deliver the food.
The room they lived in had a large floor-to-ceiling window facing Victoria Harbor, and the night view was very beautiful.
When dinner was served, the two of them sat at the dining table next to the floor-to-ceiling windows, enjoying the beautiful scenery outside and enjoying the food.
Zhou Yan also opened a bottle of red wine and had a drink with Wang Zuxian.
After drinking some wine, Wang Zuxian's face turned slightly red. She looked at the beautiful scenery outside and said longingly, "It would be great if we could have dinner together like this every day."
Zhou Yan looked at Victoria Harbor outside, and then at Wang Zuxian in front of him, feeling very relaxed both physically and mentally.
Such a pleasant day is also very rare for him.
Zhou Yan is not a person who cannot bear loneliness, and even enjoys it sometimes, but after Wang Zuxian and the others entered his world, they really made his life a lot more colorful.
"If you like the scenery here, then I will book this place." Zhou Yan said grandly.
Wang Zuxian turned around, looked at Zhou Yan with a smile, and then shook his head and said, "Although the scenery here is beautiful, it is not cost-effective to book it, so don't waste your money. When you want to live, come again That’s good.”
Zhou Yan found that Wang Zuxian liked to settle economic accounts, which was better than him.
Although he does not like to make ostentation like his second brother Zhou Hong, he usually has no concept of spending money. As long as he likes it, he will not think about whether it is cost-effective or not.
For example, his studio uses top-quality equipment, but in fact it is a bit wasteful to use such equipment in their studio. Moreover, the equipment is so good that it is not very cost-effective to rent it out.
But in terms of music, if a good one can be used, Zhou Yan will definitely not use a bad one. As for whether it is cost-effective, he will not consider it.
Of course, the premise is that he has the money to support this.
......
After dinner, Zhou Yan started writing a new script, while Wang Zuxian continued to hold "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood" and sat on the sofa to read.
Even though they were just spending time together quietly like this, it still made Wang Zuxian feel very good.
After going back today, she brought some changes of clothes and daily necessities. She will stay here for the next few days.
When Zhou Yan worked until 11:30, he stretched his waist and looked up to find that Wang Zuxian had fallen asleep on the sofa.
She probably fell asleep while reading. The book was still open, covering her chest.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but smile, and he must tell Yu Hua later that the book he wrote has a hypnotic effect.
It was getting late, and Zhou Yan didn't plan to work too late tonight, so he put down his pen and closed the script.
He stood up first and took down the book from Wang Zuxian's chest, and then covered her with a blanket.
After doing this, he went to the bathroom to take a shower.
When he came out of the shower, he picked up Wang Zuxian and walked to the bed.
As soon as he put Wang Zuxian on the bed, he heard Wang Zuxian say in a daze, "Are you done with your work?"
"The work is done." Zhou Yan responded softly.
"Well, let's go to sleep."
"Okay, sleep."
The two people obviously didn't mean the same thing when they said sleep. Wang Zuxian was about to turn over and lie on his side. Zhou Yan He pressed forward directly and kissed her lips.
Wang Zuxian was in a daze, and his response was a beat slow, but he soon began to share the frequency with Zhou Yan, closing his eyes and responding enthusiastically.
...
At eight o'clock the next morning, Wang Zuxian got up sleepily. Seeing that Zhou Yan had already started writing the script, she yawned and muttered, "Are you really not tired at all?"
She couldn't understand why Zhou Yan was so energetic, even though he had consumed so much last night, he could still get up so early today.
“This intensity is nothing.” Zhou Yan smiled, “If you want to eat something in the morning, I’ll ask the restaurant to bring it to you.”
“Eat whatever you want, have you eaten? ?”
"I didn't eat either."
"Then order something you like and let's eat together."
"Okay."
……
After breakfast, Zhou Yan continued to write a new script, while Wang Zuxian began to discipline himself.
She washed her hair first, and then started to play with her hair. After finishing her hair, she started to put on makeup.
Seeing her putting on makeup, Zhou Yan asked, "Are you going out?"
"If you're not going out now, aren't you going to a concert in the afternoon."
"Music It starts at night, are you ready now?”
“Of course, don’t worry about it”
Zhou Yan curled his lips and ignored her, going about his own business.
It was not until lunch that Wang Zuxian completed his series of procedures.
Fortunately, she didn’t bring many clothes, otherwise it would have taken more time to choose clothes, and Zhou Yan would definitely have to participate.
But even so, she hesitated for about ten minutes among the few sets of clothes she brought.
At first she wore a red dress. Zhou Yan praised it and said it looked very good. She also thought it looked good, but she thought it was too eye-catching. Then she changed into a suspender skirt. Zhou Yan thought the suspender skirt was good, but she thought it was too plain.
The third set is black trousers and a gray shirt, which has a bit of an ol' feel, and she feels a bit mature.
In the end, after choosing and choosing, she chose the first red dress.
Seeing her choosing clothes, Zhou Yan shook his head and smiled, feeling that his new script was really written correctly.
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At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yan set off for the cultural center, while Wang Zuxian stayed at the hotel and waited until the concert was about to start.
When Zhou Yan arrived at the cultural center, he found that there were still fans at the door today, and there were many more fans than yesterday. It was estimated that there were more than a hundred people at the scene.
The performance starts tonight. Among the more than 100 people, there must be some who bought tickets to enter the concert hall to see the performance, but they just arrived early.
The security guards at the center responded very quickly today. As soon as Zhou Yan arrived, seven or eight security guards surrounded him and protected him.
Not only music fans came today, but also several reporters, who also arrived early.
As soon as Zhou Yan arrived, a microphone was placed in front of him.
With so many people today, it is certainly impossible for Zhou Yan to sign autographs for everyone like yesterday.
Surrounded by security guards, he just chatted with the fans, signed a few of the ones near the front, and answered some questions from reporters.
Because it was not a formal interview, Zhou Yan did not pay attention to the reporters. When he encountered appropriate questions, he would answer them. If he encountered inappropriate ones, he would pretend that he had not heard them.
During this period he also saw Charmaine Sheh, this girl is here again.
However, there were a lot of people at the scene today, and she, a little girl, did not make it to the front.
Zhou Yan did not greet her specifically. After interacting with the fans at the scene, he entered the concert hall.
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The concert started at 7:10, and tickets were not checked until 6:30.
But at around five o'clock, many people gathered in the cultural center.
Different from ordinary concert halls, this time the concert hall is inside the cultural center, and the cultural center is usually open, so people who come to watch the performances do not have to wait outside the center door, but can go directly into the center and enjoy the tour. While waiting.
And there are many rest areas in the center, so they can also stay in the rest areas.
Although there were a lot of people, the order was maintained well.
Security captain Lin Xiang stood at the door of the concert hall with his waist pinched and let out a long sigh of relief. Today's scene was a test for their security team.
The cultural center often holds performances, concerts, and dance parties, so they have a lot of experience in facing such situations.
But it has to be said that today is the most lively one among the many performances he has experienced, or at least one of them.
After all, the concert hall can only accommodate 2,100 people, so under normal circumstances, even if the performances are sold out, there will not be many people coming to the center.
Under normal circumstances, only a few people will come to the scene at around five o'clock. Even when the ticket is checked at around six o'clock, there will be at most a few hundred people.
But today, just after five o'clock, hundreds of people have arrived at the scene.
Lin Xiang knows that many of these people do not have votes.
Today is the first performance of the Piano Boys Orchestra in Hong Kong, and it is also the first concert of the Piano Boys World Tour, so tickets are hard to buy, and they were sold out not long after they were released.
Although many people did not buy tickets, they still came to the scene, because everyone knows that Zhou Yan has a habit of giving free tickets to the audience who did not buy tickets outside after the official performance. Extra show.
The organizers have also made preparations in advance. A temporary stage has been set up at the entrance of the center with hundreds of seats.
They are destined to work overtime today. Even if there are not many encores in the hall, it will still take a lot of time when the orchestra comes out.
And when the time comes, off-site performances will require more experience for them, because it is difficult to maintain order outside. Fortunately, they are not the only ones there today. The police have also sent people over to help maintain order. All they have to do is help from the side. .
...
Lin Xiang knew that the most important task today was neither the ticket check nor the free extra games outside the venue, but the time when the stars would arrive later.
They have received the news in advance that there will be many stars in today's concert, and they are all big names.
Any one of these big names appearing here can cause a sensation. With so many appearing at once, the scene will definitely be chaotic.
And such a moment will come soon.
At 5:55, the first star arrived.
The first one to arrive was Leslie Cheung.
Only insiders know that celebrities will appear, and there is no publicity to the outside world.
Because there is no need to promote in advance, after all, the tickets are sold out.
So when Leslie Cheung appeared, the fans at the scene were surprised and happy.
In fact, many people know that Zhou Yan and Leslie Cheung have a good relationship, and they also speculate whether Leslie Cheung will come to the scene, but guessing is one thing, seeing it with your own eyes is another.
After Leslie Cheung appeared, he was quickly surrounded.
He didn’t have any airs, he greeted the audience with a smile, and signed autographs to those who asked for autographs, without being in a hurry to get in.
Seeing him walking slowly, the security personnel were all anxious. They hoped that Leslie Cheung would rush into the concert hall at a sprint speed of 100 meters, so that they would not have to nervously maintain order beside him.
With so many people gathered in the center, who knows if there will be fanatics inside. Fans rush out of the venue every year.
These fanatical fans may not cause any harm to the celebrity himself, but they will test the security of the scene.
And Lin Xiang and the others were also worried. Before Leslie Cheung came in, another star came again...
While Lin Xiang was worried, there was another burst of cheers at the door. He patted his head helplessly. Without even looking, he knew that a celebrity must be present.
Whatever you are afraid of will come true!
Lin Xiang turned around and saw Carina Lau surrounded by a group of music fans.
Fortunately, Carina Lau brought her own assistant, and the security guards at the door quickly guarded her, so the situation at the scene was not too bad.
Compared to Leslie Cheung, Carina Lau walked much faster and quickly reached Leslie Cheung, which also made Lin Xiang relieved.
If every celebrity was like Carina Lau, their jobs would be much easier.
But before he could relax, cheers rang out from the door again.
“Wang Zuxian!”
He heard someone calling the person's name, another big star.
In the next half hour, a total of more than a dozen celebrities came, most of them A-listers, Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Carina Lau, Lin Qingxia, Anita Mui, Jacky Cheung, Faye Wong, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Stephen Chow...< br>
There are also some who are slightly less famous, such as Zhao Wenzhuo, Luo Jiaying, etc.
In addition to actors, there are also directors, such as Peter Chan and Tsui Hark, and musicians, such as Du Zizi.
Seeing such a dazzling lineup, many people also lamented that if a red carpet were rolled out at the entrance of the Cultural Center, it would be no different from the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony.
It can even be said that today's scene is more powerful than the Academy Awards, because there are many ordinary actors and production staff attending the Academy Awards, and today, even those who are slightly less famous will not be able to come.
Although Zhou Yan does not hang out in Xiangjiang, his connections in Xiangjiang exceed everyone's imagination.
But when it comes to celebrity status, these people really can’t suppress Zhou Yan, because Zhou Yan has the strongest influence internationally. His Berlin Film Festival Special Jury Award and the Oscar for Best Score were given to him. Too many points.
After entering the concert hall, these people will basically go backstage to meet Zhou Yan.
The members of the Piano Youth Orchestra have become accustomed to seeing these celebrities. Following Zhou Yan, they have seen too many big names, not only domestically, but also internationally.
The others went to take their seats after meeting Zhou Yan. They knew that Zhou Yan was preparing for a performance, so they didn't want to disturb him. However, Chen Kexin stayed and chatted with Zhou Yan for a while.
"Sweet Honey" will be released in November this year, and the post-production work of the film has not been completely completed. Chen Kexin is very satisfied with the soundtrack Li Tao has composed for "Sweet Honey", and he also praises it very much.
In addition to praising Li Tao's soundtrack, Chen Kexin also chatted with Zhou Yan about some Hollywood things.
At first Zhou Yan thought that Chen Kexin was just chatting, but as they chatted, he discovered that Chen Kexin seemed to be very interested in Hollywood.
It is normal for directors in Xiangjiang to be interested in Hollywood. In recent years, there has been a wave of "development in the United States" in Xiangjiang. Both directors and actors want to develop in Hollywood.
Especially this year's "Broken Arrow" directed by John Woo performed well at the U.S. box office, which also gave directors in Hong Kong hope. If John Woo can do it, then they can too.
In addition, the appearance of Zhou Yan was also a shot in the arm, giving them great hope for development in Haolai.
Zhou Yan's movie "The Sixth Sense" did very well at the box office in the United States. After the remake, the box office was nothing short of a miracle.
However, Chen Kexin did not express his thoughts. He just had a brief chat with Zhou Yan and said nothing more. (End of this chapter)