After a while, Liu Hang smiled and knocked on Zhou Yan's office door.
"Teacher Zhou, you didn't even take a break when you came back, so you came to work?"
"You came back to Yanjing just to work, there is no time to rest." Zhou Yan stood up with a smile and walked away Go to the sofa and say, "Sit down."
Liu Hang nodded and sat down opposite Zhou Yan, "Actually, we can just record Nakamori Akina's new songs. You don't need to make a special trip."< br>
"There is something else." Zhou Yan did not explain much, "I just got a call from CCTV, saying that they hope to cooperate with us again and hold a few concerts. I came to you to ask Ask the studio what more important work they have to do between now and the middle of next year to avoid time.”
Hearing that CCTV was going to collaborate with Zhou Yan on a concert, Liu Hang couldn't help curling his lips. He felt that this matter would be of no benefit to them. After all, Zhou Yan's schedule was already very full, and he still had to find time to collaborate with CCTV on a concert. On the contrary, it will disrupt their own plans.
But Liu Hang will definitely not say this. He has no guts to offend CCTV.
"The studio has a lot of work now, but the big job is probably the soundtrack for "Titanic". There is also your new movie, but I don't know your plans for the movie. How is it going to be filmed this year?"
Zhou Yan nodded, "We will start filming in the fall and try to release it before the middle of next year."
"Oh. Understood something.
When Zhou Yan asked about the density of work in the studio just now, Liu Hang was surprised, because no matter how busy the studio was, it actually had no impact on Zhou Yan himself.
Most of the jobs that their studio currently accepts do not require Zhou Yan's personal intervention. For example, "Sweet Honey" and "Winner" are all done directly by the studio.
Li Tao and the others were responsible for writing the soundtrack and then handing it over to the studio for recording. Zhou Yan did not need to interfere with the whole process.
But now Liu Hang understood that Zhou Yan wanted to shoot the movie this year, and he probably called him over to talk to him about the situation in the film studio.
There is a person in charge of the film studio, but Liu Hang now manages both studios together, and the person in charge there is equivalent to a department head.
"The film studio is relatively quiet right now and can start new plans at any time. We just purchased a batch of new equipment some time ago, but they haven't been put into use yet. If you are going to start shooting a new movie, these equipment will also come in handy. . ”
Zhou Yan nodded, Liu Hang was a smart man and understood what he wanted to say at once.
"Let's take one to two hours at noon to call the people from the film studio and have a meeting."
"Call them all and have a full meeting. "
Hearing Liu Hang ask this, Zhou Yan realized that the film studio was no longer the same as before. Their studio now hired a lot of people, including twenty or thirty people in management. The number is up.
Although there were not many people on the 20th or 30th, it was still different from the previous meetings with just a few people. There is no need to call everyone to this meeting today.
"Let's do this, call the leaders of the department, and also call Jiang Mengfei, Liu Qing and Hong Xin."
These three people are Zhou Yan's old team members, and they are in charge of different sectors. Basically, a shooting lineup can be assembled.
"Okay, then set it at one o'clock at noon?"
"One o'clock is too early, let's let everyone have a rest after dinner."
"Understood, I'll inform you right away." With that, Liu Hang was about to get up.
Zhou Yan raised his hand, "Don't leave in a hurry, there are still some things to do. One of the interludes in my new movie has been decided for someone to sing. He will definitely come to the studio to record it later. You will Contact Xu Xiangjie of Phantom Music. In addition, Phantom Music may sign a few people in the near future, and the studio will also need some support in the future. You should also communicate about this.”
I heard that Phantom Music wants to sign. As a newcomer, Liu Hang was quite happy, "That's a good thing. Now our studio will be really busy. If anyone comes to rent a recording studio, we have to be more cautious. If this continues, we won't be able to use it ourselves." "
"Is the office area in our studio sufficient for the time being?"
"The office area is definitely sufficient, and there won't be any shortage for a while. The district will start to get nervous in a while. The Soundtrack Engineering Department has taken on a lot of work this year, but fortunately it is relatively scattered. Otherwise, just doing the work of their Soundtrack Engineering Department would be enough for us in the film studio. It’s okay, it doesn’t put too much pressure on us.”
The nature of the soundtrack engineering department is completely different from that of the film studio. The former's business is open, and they can take over as long as the crew comes over, because they do not serve Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan’s movies all have his own soundtracks, and he established the soundtrack engineering department just to take on work from other movies.
Although the film studio not only serves Zhou Yan in name, but at this stage, it basically mainly handles Zhou Yan's business. Several directors contracted by the studio, such as Wang Xiaoshuai and Huo Jianqi, have little and small work. , and basically cooperate with Yanjing Film Studio.
Hearing what Liu Hang said, Zhou Yan also began to think about the subsequent development of their studio.
Although the electronics factory is very good, it is too limited. One warehouse and one office building cannot meet the subsequent expansion of the studio.
He had thought about finding another place to build several new buildings before, but it was not easy to find a suitable place, and the construction required a lot of money.
Seeing Zhou Yan frowning and thinking, Liu Hang suddenly said, "Teacher Zhou, during this period, Director Li ran towards me several times."
Zhou Yan looked up at Liu Hang , raised his eyebrows and said, "Li Xiuhai?"
"Yes."
"What does he want from you?"
"I didn't say anything. I just went to my office to drink tea. It's just that I came a little too often, which didn't feel right. The situation in the electronics factory is not very good nowadays, and he is probably very stressed. We rented the warehouse and Building 3. Although the annual rent solved their immediate needs at the time, the holes in the factory are getting bigger and bigger, and this rent is probably a drop in the bucket."
Zhou Yan pondered, after all, they were all in the same park, and he was fighting with Li Xiuhai. I have quite a lot of interactions with him, and I also know Li Xiuhai’s character.
Li Xiuhai only took over the electronics factory a few years ago. At that time, there were already many problems in the electronics factory, and Li Xiuhai was not the kind of person who could make drastic reforms, so in his hands, the electronics factory could only It's slow death.
Speaking of which, Li Xiuhai cannot be blamed for this. The power of the times is something that ordinary people cannot fight against.
And standing in the torrent of the times, no one knows what is right or wrong. .
Zhou Yan traveled from later generations and knew that they were dying slowly and the outcome was determined. But they don't know that if they can hold on for a while, the situation will be bright again.
Different experts say different things, who should ordinary people believe?
Even if you are a trend-setter, there are countless people killed by the wave.
Therefore, Li Xiuhai’s approach seems understandable.
If Zhou Yan hadn't taken over the warehouse and Building 3, the electronics factory would have been even more miserable in the past two years.
Now it seems that the electronics factory can no longer survive.
However, this also made Zhou Yan think a little. Although the electronics factory is very old, it is in a good location and the place is big enough. If this factory can be taken over, the subsequent expansion of the studio will not be necessary. Worry.
It’s just that this matter involves a lot of things, not just money, so Zhou Yan needs to plan carefully.
He wants to talk to Huo Siqi when he finds time. The Huo family has many connections and deep roots in Yanjing, so it is much easier for him to do these things.
He didn't tell Liu Hang this. He asked Liu Hang about the situation in the electronics factory and then let Liu Hang go to work.
After Liu Hang left, Zhou Yan called Han Sanping again and wanted to ask him to borrow two people.
In fact, while Zhou Yan was away from Yanjing, Han Sanping called Zhou Yan, and he happened to call Han Sanping back to ask him what happened.
After the call was connected, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Third brother, good morning."
Hearing that it was Zhou Yan, Han Sanping said happily, "You have returned to Yanjing."
"Well, I didn't just come back. I heard that you called me, so I called back to ask if you had any orders."
"I'm not going to do this anymore. I'm calling you because I saw on the news that you're going to make a new movie. I didn't tell me what's going on with the new movie."
Han Sanping's tone was a little resentful, because he had told Zhou Yan more than once before that if there were plans for a new movie, he must tell him. But he only found out about Zhou Yan's new movie after reading the news.
Zhou Yan smiled and explained, "It was also a spur-of-the-moment idea. The scripts were all written in Xiangjiang and Taiwan. I didn't have time to tell you."
Hearing Zhou Yan's explanation, Han Sanping felt comfortable. More, "I don't mean to blame you. Ordinarily, if you make a movie, you have no obligation to report to me. But you also know your brother's current situation. Yanjing Factory wants to follow the reform policy of radio and television. I have some ideas. To achieve this, we have to rely on the support of our brothers. On a larger scale, you are now also a representative of our Chinese film industry, and this film reform naturally requires your contribution."
Zhou Yanxiao. Said, "Third brother, don't put me on too high a pedestal."
Han Sanping laughed, "I didn't lift you up, it was you who flew high. How about it, do you have time today? Isn't it convenient for you to show me the script of your new movie?"
"You It's no problem if you want to read the script, just come here, but I'm very busy today, I'm afraid I don't have time to accompany you."
"Hey, what do you want me to do when I read a script? Well... let me do that. There's still something to do here. I'll go there when I'm done. There's about an hour left. ""No problem, you can come over anytime. I'll keep the script in the office."
"Okay, let's just say, see you later."
"Don't worry, third brother, I'm calling you and I have something to trouble you with."
"Well, you say."
"I want to borrow Li Hong and Xiao Can , let them come over for a meeting at noon."
"What do you think you are saying to me? You can just call Li Hong and Xiao Can. I told you before. You said that Yanjing Factory is half of your home. You can treat it as your own home here. Just call whoever you want. If you can’t call me, I will call for you. If there is a problem, I will help you carry it. "
Han Sanping is like this. When you interact with him, you can often feel his pressure. Sometimes it is not very comfortable, but he is also very loyal and very reassuring at critical moments.
Of course, Han Sanping's loyalty is not for everyone. He has no reservations about Zhou Yan, not only because of Zhou Yan's status in the film and music industry, but also because of Zhou Yan's family background.
"It's better to ask for instructions. I don't care. Third brother, you are the director of the factory. You are too casual and will inevitably be criticized."
"Hey, I don't care about this either. But you can I'm very happy to think so. Well, you don't need to call Li Hong or the others. I'll call them together when I come over. It's noon and the three of us will have a meal together. "
“Welcome to come.”
……
Not long after talking to Han Sanping on the phone, Nakamori Akina and Ida Nariko came to Zhou Yan's office.
Zhou Yan put down his work and took Akina Nakamori to the recording studio.
During the whole process, Zhou Yan did not say anything about how to improve the Chinese version of "Snow Flower". Akina Nakamori wanted to ask, but she never asked.
Mainly she is still a little unfamiliar with Zhou Yan, and although Zhou Yan is younger than her, she always feels like she is still a student in front of Zhou Yan. This feeling makes her always don't know how to take the initiative to talk to Zhou Yan .
Zhou Yan doesn't know what Akina Nakamori thinks, but even if he knows, he won't care. He wants to record "Snow Flower" as soon as possible, and has no idea of building a good relationship with Akina Nakamori.
The recording studio is still Xiao Liu from yesterday, and Zhou Yan is in charge of supervising the studio.
The recording of songs is not a simple matter. Even though Akina Nakamori has performed very well, Zhou Yan still has to pay attention to some details in order to make the finished product more perfect.
Even if there are no problems with the details, Zhou Yan will try to let Akina Nakamori sing it a few more times to see if there is anything better that can be discovered.
The recording starts at 9:30 and ends at 12:00. There is a two and a half hour break at noon and then starts again at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Nakamori Akina's performance was naturally no problem. If Zhou Yan wanted to save trouble, he could basically finalize the final version, but he did not do so and gave Nakamori Akina more time.
In addition to wanting to make the Neon language version more perfect, Zhou Yan also wants to listen to Akina Nakamori sing more in order to find a way to solve the problems in the Chinese version.
After leaving the recording studio, Zhou Yan asked Nakamori Akina and the others to go to dinner, while he went back to the office. Han Sanping was still in his office.
When he arrived in his office, Han Sanping was still sitting on the sofa reading the script, but he had already read the last few pages.
Zhou Yan did not disturb him, but sat on the other side.
Han Sanping glanced at Zhou Yan and then focused on the script again.
About seven or eight minutes later, Han Sanping finished reading the last page of the script and let out a long sigh of relief.
"It's a very novel setting, but the development of the story is very close to life." Pursing his lips, Han Sanping sighed again, "Your movies always give people a very special feeling."
The special feeling he talks about means that it is different from other people's movies. This difference is not only reflected in the setting and structure, but also in the processing of details.
Some people say that Zhou Yan's movies are more Westernized, but in Han Sanping's opinion, Zhou Yan's movies are different from Western movies.
Another mysterious thing is that even if the story seems not commercial enough, Zhou Yan can still gain a large number of viewers when he shoots it.
For example, "Springtime of the Cowherd", although this movie is not as box office as "The Sixth Sense", it is already very popular, especially in France. I heard that it has already made a mark among many comedy movies. Squeezed into the top three box office charts.
France’s ticket market is not that big. It does not seem particularly surprising that it ranked among the top three in France. However, the subject matter of "Springtime of the Cowherd" is not very popular in France itself. Happy.
Just look at the top movies in France every year and you will know that they are basically comedies. Even if they are not pure comedies, they still have many comedy elements.
So it was a surprise to many that "Springtime of the Cowherd" could achieve such results in France.
Not only in France, "Springtime of the Cowherd" has performed well in many countries, and has received high reviews.
France 2 has conducted a questionnaire survey before, and "Spring of the Cowherd Class" received a very high score of 4.9.
And later, Channel 2 conducted another survey, and the score did not drop at all, and remained at 4.9 points.
Among all the films that France 2 has investigated in the past six years, except for "The Killer Isn't So Cold", this is the only one to get a score of 4.9 points, and it is also the only one. This is the only foreign language film to score so highly in this survey.
From this point, we can see how much the French like "Springtime of the Cowherd".
It is worth mentioning that Channel 2 also investigated "The Sixth Sense" and the score was also very high, with a score of 4.6.
"Third brother, it's too late. Let's go to the cafeteria to eat."
Han Sanping waved his hand, "You're not in a hurry to eat. I also want to talk to you about this movie. When are you ready?" Start shooting?”
“If everything goes well, we should start shooting in the autumn.”
“Autumn...September or October?”
“Barely not in September. Maybe, it won’t be until October at least. The team has not yet been formed and the actors have not been selected yet.”
Han Sanping mused, "The filming started in October, and it should be completed in November, right?"
"It's hard to say, this movie has been shot in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, so it will definitely take a little time."< br>
"That's it..." After thinking about it, Han Sanping said again, "I won't beat around the bush with you. If possible, I hope the film can be completed before December, because I want it to be It will be released at the end of December or early January.”
Although Han Sanping did not elaborate, Zhou Yan already knew what he wanted to do.
At this point in time, it should be time to prepare the Lunar New Year stalls.
When Han Sanping wanted to do a Lunar New Year movie, the first person he thought of was Zhou Yan, because the biggest feature of a Lunar New Year movie is its box office appeal and ability to attract audiences into the cinema.
Zhou Yan’s movies have this point.
Before reading the script, Han Sanping had already made up his mind to ask Zhou Yan to release the film in the Lunar New Year period. Now that he has read the script, he is even more relieved.
Zhou Yan also pondered, it is not impossible for it to be released at the end of December.
Although he just told Han Sanping that there are many scenes in the movie, it is not very troublesome to shoot. This is not a blockbuster. The props and scenery are relatively simple.
If he works harder, he can even start shooting at the end of September, finish shooting in October, and finish the film's post-production before the end of November.
But the problem is that he has other jobs. Among other things, he has to do the soundtrack for Titanic. Even if he doesn’t need to pay too much attention to it in the early stage, he must go to the scene once. Come on, he's going crazy.
But before Zhou Yan could speak, Han Sanping looked at Zhou Yan sincerely, "Brother, this matter is very important. If you can help, I still hope you can help. If it is someone else, I won’t mention this matter, but I know your efficiency. You always shoot quickly and get out quickly. It won’t take you too much time to shoot this movie.”
“And you are now. With such a stable team, the efficiency will only be higher. I will spare no effort to help you clear the obstacles. If you want people, I will give you people. If you want money, I will give you money. If you want policies, I will fight for policies for you..."
As Han Sanping became more and more excited as he talked, Zhou Yan quickly said, "Third brother, stop talking, I promise you this."
Han Sanping's face suddenly became bright and he patted Zhou Yan's shoulder hard, "My brother is still reliable." (End of Chapter)