After the publication of "Brothers", Yu Hua went around confronting people. This incident itself was criticized by many people, especially some colleagues.
Zhou Yan paid attention to the online content at that time, and the main force among them was Can Xue, a avant-garde writer of the same generation, and Chen Xiwo, who was later said to have re-emphasized the avant-garde banner.
Zhou Yan was deeply impressed by the words of another writer, Chen Cun. He said that a writer should shut up after finishing his work. It was wrong for people like Yu Hua to come out and confront others. He also mentioned Han Shaogong and criticized Han Shaogong. Gong praised Han Shaogong very much and said that Han Shaogong had finished writing the work. When some media interviewed Han Shaogong, Han Shaogong did not say a word.
The reason why Zhou Yan was deeply impressed by Chen Cun's words was because it was difficult for Zhou Yan to understand Han Shaogong's part.
Han Shaogong may not have said much in front of the media, but he actually took the people who scolded him to court. It would be a bit ridiculous for Chen Cun to use him to criticize Yu Hua.
In addition, Zhou Yan still couldn't understand Chen Cun.
As Chen Cun himself is a writer, he should understand that writers are no different from ordinary people. They have all kinds of joys, sorrows and joys. It's not a big deal if Yu Hua defends himself a few words.
Many people have fundamental misunderstandings about writers as a group, and there are two different extreme situations.
Some people think that writers are too good, and others think that writers are too bad.
If readers don't like a book, they can regard the writer as a heinous villain; if they like a book, they can regard the writer as a transcendent saint.
Obviously, both situations are undesirable.
According to Zhou Yan’s experience, there are no more bad guys among writers than other groups, nor less than other groups.
Apart from their works, they are no different from ordinary people.
It is completely impossible to understand the personality characteristics of the writer through literary works.
The few chatted for a while. Yu Hua felt that chatting was boring, so he suggested playing cards.
Others seconded the idea, and finally a two-on-one game was formed. Han Shaogong, Yu Hua and Su Tong went into battle, while Zhou Yan and Shi Tiesheng watched from the side.
Zhou Yan originally thought that Yu Hua's cards were bad enough, but he didn't expect that Han Shaogong's cards were even worse. The old man had to sort out the cards for a while after he caught them.
After the cards are sorted, I still have to scratch my head for a while.
Zhou Yan had reason to suspect that Han Shaogong's hairline was lost due to playing cards.
Before they started playing, Zhou Yan mistakenly thought that Han Shaogong's card skills were very good because he was the one who took the initiative to bring some luck.
If you dare to take the initiative to mention the lottery, you should have some reliance.
Now it seems that Han Shaogong is just a good guy and loves to play.
Their winnings are not big, only one yuan a game.
But even if it was only one yuan a game, Han Shaogong had lost more than twenty yuan by the time he had dinner, and it only took more than an hour.
Han Shaogong was beaten two against one most of the time, and basically lost everything.
If he gets a good card, Han Shaogong can resist for a while. If he gets a bad card, he will have no power to parry and will be defeated quickly.
Finally, Zhou Yan reminded them that it was time to eat. Han Shaogong was still reluctant to leave, saying that he would fight again after eating.
On the way to the cafeteria, Han Shaogong thought he was just having a casual meal, but after arriving at the cafeteria, he discovered that Zhou Yan's cafeteria actually had private rooms, and the private rooms were well-made.
Seeing several bottles of Moutai on the table, Han Shaogong was surprised and said, "This standard is a bit high."
Maotai has increased its price again this year. The retail price ranges from 160 to 190 yuan. There are four bottles on the table, which add up to more than 600 yuan. This is almost worth Han Shaogong's monthly salary. .
"They are all new wines this year." Zhou Yan smiled, "I usually drink less and don't have much research on wine, so I won't go wrong with this wine."
"You are too modest. I usually can't bear to drink this wine. In fact, when we eat together, we don't need to pay attention to ostentation. If you have to drink, the ordinary Erguotou is fine."
"This is my first time here. I'll give you some good wine. Next time you come, I won't have any good wine to entertain you."
"If you take this wine every time, I really don't dare to come here again."
Yu Hua laughed at the side and said, "Don't talk so much. It's so cold today. Come on, drink two cups to warm yourself up."
After that, he took the initiative to open the wine bottle and then took on the responsibility of pouring the wine.
……
Except for Shi Tiesheng, all the other four people drank.
They didn't drink too much, they all ordered and the four of them shared two bottles of wine.
After dinner, Han Shaogong took Yu Hua and the others to the office to play cards. Zhou Yan and the driver took Shi Tiesheng home first. Given Shi Tiesheng's physical condition, he definitely couldn't stay up late.
It's already a little late to go home until now.
The temporary dormitory here in the studio has not been completed, otherwise Zhou Yan would not bother and just let Shi Tiesheng live here.
When Zhou Yan returned to the studio after seeing off Shi Tiesheng, he felt a little strange when he saw the light at the door of Recording Studio No. 2 was on.
It's already half past ten. Is anyone still working in the recording studio? I didn't hear anything urgent today.
After getting off the car, Zhou Yan did not go back to his office immediately, but went to recording studio No. 2 first.
The sign outside showed the words "Recording". Zhou Yan stretched his head and looked inside through the small window. However, the window was very small and he could only see the prison cell, which was empty.
Out of curiosity, he opened the door and walked in, and immediately saw Akina Nakamori standing inside.
Zhou Yan was a little surprised when he saw Akina Nakamori. Why is she here?
Nakamori Akina also saw Zhou Yan, and several expressions flashed across her face in an instant. Finally, she squeezed out a smile and waved to Zhou Yan through the glass as a greeting.
Zhou Yan just nodded, and Akina Nakamori couldn't hear what he said through the glass.
After that, Akina Nakamori fell into a state of confusion. She stood inside, wearing headphones, and kept looking down at the sheet music in front of her.
Not knowing what she was looking for, the score was read over and over again.
Zhou Yan walked over, picked up the headphones, then turned on the microphone and asked, "Ms. Zhongmori, what are you recording?"
After finishing speaking, Zhou Yan suddenly realized that he was a bit stupid. He forgot that Akina Nakamori didn't know much Chinese.
But what surprised Zhou Yan was that Nakamori Akina actually understood what he said and answered him in Chinese, "I'm practicing a song, a Chinese version of the song in neon language."
Akina Nakamori's pronunciation is not very good, but Zhou Yan can already understand her. During this time, Akina Nakamori's Chinese proficiency has improved a lot.
But that's right, they haven't seen each other for a long time. If Akina Nakamori studies hard, it's normal for her to make progress.
In fact, Akina Nakamori has spent a lot of time in China in the past few months.
After the release of "Snow Flower", Akina Nakamori's popularity in Neon has not only rebounded a lot, but her popularity in China has also grown by leaps and bounds.
In the past few months, she has participated in many activities in China and traveled back and forth to several first-tier cities.
Staying in China for a long time also provided conditions for her improvement in Chinese.
When learning a foreign language, the language environment is particularly important. During this period, Akina Nakamori has made much greater progress than before, especially in speaking.
"Why are you alone? Where is your assistant?" Zhou Yan asked.
"I asked her to go back first."
Zhou Yan frowned. This assistant was too incompetent. Akina Nakamori asked her to go back, but she actually went back, leaving Akina Nakamori in the studio late at night.
"How will you go back soon?"
"Nariko said she would drive to pick me up."
"Nariko Ida?"
This was the name she translated, and Zhou Yan had an impression. "Well, yes."
"She has a Chinese driver's license?"
"Yes, I already got it. She has been picking me up during this time."
Zhou Yan said in surprise, "Have you been in the studio during this time?"
During this time, Zhou Yan himself had been in the studio, but he never saw Akina Nakamori once, so he was so surprised.
"Well, the new song is about to be recorded. I have to take the time to practice."
Zhou Yan looked at his watch and asked, "When are you going back?"
"Maybe, for a while."
Zhou Yan nodded and said nothing more. He could see that Akina Nakamori seemed reluctant to talk to him.
This is understandable, after all, they have encountered such embarrassing things before.
"Go back early in the evening."
After saying this, Zhou Yan turned around and left the recording studio.
Akina Nakamori stared at the door of the recording studio in a daze for a while, then focused on the score again and started practicing again.
She had been to the studio many times during this period, but every time she came when there was no one around, just to avoid Zhou Yan.
Once or twice, she even saw Zhou Yan and almost ran away.
She still can't forget what happened that night.
……
After Zhou Yan left the recording studio, he went to the office.
The office was now filled with smoke, and three pipes were smoking, causing visibility in the office to plummet.
Zhou Yan walked over and opened the window, taking a breath of fresh cool air to calm down.
"Don't you feel choked?"
"One to three." Yu Hua called out the cards and then smiled, "Have you ever seen a fish drown in water?"
Zhou Yan was speechless when he heard Yu Hua's analogy. In Yu Hua's eyes, water is to fish as cigarettes are to them.
"How is your battle going?" Zhou Yan leaned over and asked.
Yu Hua showed off, "I have enough money for tomorrow's meal."
Zhou Yan glanced at the card table. It was obvious that Han Shaogong lost again, while Su Tong and Yu Hua won.
Hearing what Yu Hua said, Han Shaogong was very unconvinced, "The last laugh is victory. Winning money now does not mean that you can win money in the end."
"That's right. Now I just won the money for tomorrow's meal. When the card game is over, it will be enough for three days at least."
Han Shaogong twitched his lips and wanted to retort a few words, but he didn't know how to refute. After all, the current situation was that he alone had lost miserably.
And his reason told him that if nothing unexpected happened, it would be impossible for him to get his money back tonight.
In this situation, if he can no longer lose money in the future, it will be regarded as a good job.
Although it was already late, Zhou Yan did not mention the end of the game. The key was that although Han Shaogong lost, he was very interested and never looked like he wanted to take a rest.
In the end, Su Tong couldn't bear it anymore and asked to end it at about one o'clock.
Although Han Shaogong was a little reluctant, he still agreed.
But even if he agreed, Moji still didn't end the game until two o'clock.
When the last three settled, Su Tong was the big winner, winning more than fifty yuan, and Yu Hua was also good, winning more than forty yuan.
Only Han Shaogong took it all on his own, losing a total of less than a hundred yuan.
Zhou Yan never expected that Han Shaogong could lose a hundred yuan in a one-dollar two-on-one game. This card is really bad.
Of course, this money is nothing to Han Shaogong, but no one wants to lose money, and it doesn't matter how much.
So when the poker game ended, he was quite frustrated. After all, when the poker game didn't start, he was also ambitious and wanted to win money.
People who like playing cards, even if they lose many times, still firmly believe that they can win next time.
When they were leaving, Yu Hua gave Han Shaogong a wound. He patted Han Shaogong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Chairman Han, you came just as you said, and you're so polite."
These words made Han Shaogong so angry that his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do about Yu Hua.
In the end, he could only squeeze out one sentence, "Just wait, we will fight again tonight."
Yu Hua bared her big teeth and said with a smile, "I can't be so polite tonight. I also want to be embarrassed."
Han Shaogong rolled his eyes and walked away.
After seeing the three of them off, Zhou Yan returned home. After a brief wash, he went to bed.
Early the next morning, Zhou Yan vaguely heard some movement. When he opened his eyes, he saw Wang Zuxian sitting by the bed, holding his head and staring at him.
"Third brother, you're awake."
Zhou Yan sat up and said, "Xiaoxian, when did you come?"
"Just arrived." Wang Zuxian looked at his watch, "less than a minute."
“Didn’t you say you’d arrive in the afternoon?”
"I wanted to see you, so I changed my flight."
"You should tell me and let me pick you up." Zhou Yan reached out and grabbed Wang Zuxian's hand, and then felt a cold feeling in his palm.
Wang Zuxian had just arrived, and her hands were cold.
Zhou Yan quickly pulled her hand under the quilt, "Your hands are so cold, come in and warm them up."
"It's okay, there is heating in the house, it will be fine in a while."
Although Wang Zuxian said so, he still let Zhou Yan hold her hand and put it under the quilt.
Zhou Yan put her hand on her chest, and she could clearly feel the steam coming from Zhou Yan's chest.
"The flight is too early. There is no need to delay your rest. I can just come by myself."
Seeing Wang Zuxian's blushing face, Zhou Yan stretched out a hand to smooth the hair beside her ear, and asked softly, "Have you had breakfast?"
Wang Zuxian shook his head, "No."
"Then you go to sleep for a while and I'll make you breakfast."
"Forget it about sleeping, but I need to take a shower. I feel like I'm all shabby after coming all the way here."
"No way, isn't it still fair and pure?" Zhou Yan smiled and kissed her on the forehead, "Then I'll give you some water."
"Yeah."
Zhou Yan rolled over and got up, first put some water for Wang Zuxian, then simply washed up and went to give her breakfast. (End of chapter)