Zhou Yan originally thought that it was their own family who went to the cinema to watch a movie together.

But when he arrived at the door of the movie theater, he found that there were many people he knew at the scene, including relatives of their Zhou family, and neighbors.

After asking Zhou Yu, I found out that he had directly chartered one, and invited some relatives, friends, colleagues and classmates.

Zhou Yu packed the theater, which could seat four or five hundred people, but after Zhou Yan entered, he found that the seats were basically full.

"Big brother, didn't you call all your colleagues?" Zhou Yan asked Zhou Yu in a low voice.

Zhou Yu said with a smile, "How is that possible?" We have a lot of friends in our family, and you don't know that my father's colleague, my third uncle's colleague, and Qianqian's classmates...... Neighbors, what is this man's name? If it weren't for the difficulty of winning over there, I would have wanted to wrap it up. ”

Zhou Yan tugged at the corners of his mouth, the victory side is indeed big, and it can seat one or two thousand people.

In fact, it doesn't cost much to invite so many people to watch a movie, and now the price of movie tickets in China is not open, and it is generally a few cents a ticket, such as Zhou Yan, the price of the "Heavenly Reply" they watched today is seven corners.

The ticket price is low, in exchange for which most people can afford to watch the movie, so the number of moviegoers has been very high in recent years, and it is said that last year's "Jiao Yulu" box office was 1.3 billion, and the average ticket price was only three cents.

In this way, the number of moviegoers exceeded 400 million.

Now most units and schools will organize to watch movies, especially movies like "Jiao Yulu", and general schools will organize students to watch them, many people watch them once in schools and units, and watch them again after returning home, and the number of moviegoers will naturally be able to go up.

However, low ticket prices are not very friendly to those film studios in China, not every movie can be a big hit like "Jiao Yulu", and most of the movies are not high at the box office, so the income of the film studio is too low, and it is difficult to make new films.

The above is also aware of this problem, and is now preparing an opening policy, and after the subsequent complete liberalization, the ticket price will rise rapidly.

……

Gu Fangfang and Zhou Qian sat in the front position, and before the movie started, she turned her head from time to time to look in the direction where Zhou Yan was sitting behind.

Ever since she knew that the actor who played Chen Feipu was Zhou Qian's third brother, Gu Fangfang had always wanted to take a look at Zhou Qian's third brother, and today she finally saw the real person.

Zhou Yan in reality is a little darker than in the movie, and he seems to be a little stronger, but he is still very handsome.

Gu Fangfang is also sighing, the genes of the Zhou family are really good, there is no ugly one from top to bottom, and Zhou Qian is also pursued by many boys at school. Zhou Qian's eldest brother Zhou Yu, although Gu Fangfang doesn't have a good impression of him, they don't deny that he is good-looking.

Seeing that Gu Fangfang was always turning her head, Zhou Qian tugged on her arm, "Fangfang, don't look any more, your eyes will fall off if you look at it again." ”

She pulled Zhou Qian's hand, "Before the movie starts, let me watch it for a while." It's not uncommon for you to see it at home every day, but I have a rare opportunity. ”

Zhou Qian couldn't help but pout, and didn't care about her anymore.

However, Gu Fangfang quickly turned around.

"Why didn't you look at it?" Zhou Qian asked.

Gu Fangfang rolled her eyes, "I saw a person who affected the picture." ”

"Someone who affects the picture?"

Zhou Qian turned her head suspiciously and looked in the direction of her third brother, only to see that the eldest brother Zhou Yu next to the third brother was looking here, and she suddenly understood that the person Gu Fangfang said who affected the picture was her eldest brother.

"Fangfang, you are prejudiced against my eldest brother......"

Zhou Qian wanted to say good things to her eldest brother, but found that her confidence was a little lacking, their eldest brother was good at everything, he just liked to joke, and he also liked to tease girls.

In fact, Zhou Qian has never understood why the eldest brother entered the system, but the second brother went to business, in her opinion, the second brother is more calm and seems to be more suitable for entering the system, and the eldest brother is more sleek and more suitable for business.

But now the two of them are doing well in their respective fields, the second brother's business is getting better and better, and the eldest brother is also in the unit.

After a few more minutes, the movie began, and there was still some discussion in the theater, but all of them stopped at this moment, and everyone watched the movie seriously.

At the beginning of the movie, there is a picture of a kite flying in the sky, and at this moment, a dreamlike, light and wonderful music slowly sounds as the kite flutters in the sky.

The music matches the picture, which makes people feel very relaxed and comfortable, as if the mood is also flying with the kite.

Because Zhou Qian didn't tell Gu Fangfang that Zhou Yan served as the soundtrack director in this movie, she only said that their house chartered a movie today and asked her to come over.

So Gu Fangfang only thought that this soundtrack was very good, but she didn't think much about it.

Under normal circumstances, Gu Fangfang doesn't pay much attention to the soundtrack in the movie, but the soundtrack just now is not only good, but also very special, and it sounds very different from the soundtrack of other movies, melodious, and trendy.

Soon Gu Fangfang discovered that there was more than one special soundtrack.

There are a lot of places where the soundtrack is used in this movie, and in this regard, it is very different from most domestic movies, and there are not many places where the soundtrack appears in many domestic movies.

In many movies, the soundtrack used doesn't even match the most basic mood and picture, let alone the rhythm of the music and the rhythm of the shot.

But this movie is different, when she saw a third of the movie, Gu Fangfang found that there were many places where the soundtrack appeared, and none of the soundtracks used were repeated, and the rhythm of the music was very suitable for the shot.

Halfway through the movie, two children were playing and chasing on the road, and the brisk song that sounded at this time directly pulled the cheerful atmosphere to the top.

The song is so infectious that people can't help but want to move along with the rhythm, as if it was not the two children who were running in the movie, but her.

But it was from this time that the plot of the movie suddenly began to change, and Grandpa's health became worse and worse.

"Don't......"

Gu Fangfang couldn't help but clench her fists, she was afraid that it would be a tragedy in the end.

But no matter how she shouted in her heart, Grandpa still didn't hold it up in the end.

When her grandfather died, Gu Fangfang's heart was broken when she saw Chenchen crying, and in the dark, she also heard people around her sobbing in low voices.

Although Gu Fangfang didn't cry, she understood those who cried too well, the first half of the movie portrayed the family relationship between grandparents and grandchildren as their lives too beautiful, and when the brisk song just now sounded, Gu Fangfang even had a feeling of "It's good that the story ends here".

Yes, if the story can stop at that tune, all the good will be left behind.

At the end of the movie, Chenchen takes his good friend to fly a kite, and he wants to give his grandfather's birthday card to his grandfather by flying a kite, which is what his grandfather taught him before, and the letter to the deceased can be sent to heaven by flying a kite.

When the kite was sent into the sky, a sad music sounded, and at this moment, it suddenly began to rain in the originally cloudy sky.

The string of the kite was loosened and fluttered in the rain with the music.

Gu Fangfang, who couldn't hold back her crying just now, finally couldn't help it at this moment, her tear ducts seemed to have opened the floodgates, and her tears kept flowing down.

Gu Fangfang remembered that at the beginning of the film, it was the same picture of flying a kite, but one sunny day, one rainy day, and the soundtrack was different.

She seemed to understand why the soundtrack at the beginning sounded dreamlike, as if all the beauty of the previous was a dream, and finally she woke up and it started to rain.

It's not just her, the whole movie theater is crying, sobbing one after another.

Zhou Yan's two aunts kept wiping their tears and snot, and Zhao Lan complained in a low voice, "It's all because of Xiaoyan's last song, I couldn't help it." ”

Many people have the same thoughts as Zhao Lan, originally they could still hold back, but the last song was like a sharp knife, drilling into their ears and slashing hard at their hearts.

Zhou Yu, who usually likes to joke, also has red eyes at this time, he looked at Zhou Yan next to him, and lamented, "Third child, this last piece is too uncomfortable to listen to, what is this song called?" ”

"Kites."

"If there is an audio tape, you must listen to it for me when you go back...... There are other soundtracks, especially the cheerful one in the middle, there must be an antidote within ten steps, and that song is my antidote. ”

"You're talking about 'The Wind.'"

"That's a good name."

Gu Fangfang was covering her face and crying, when she suddenly heard someone applauding, and then the applause in the theater became louder and louder, she removed her palm and looked around, just when she thought everyone was applauding for the excitement of this movie, Zhou Qian pointed to the big screen, "Fangfang, look." ”

Gu Fangfang looked in the direction of Zhou Qian's finger, and saw that it was written on the big screen-

"Soundtrack Director: Zhou Yan"

She looked at the screen with surprise on her face, and then looked at Zhou Qian in surprise, "The music of this movie is your third brother?" ”

Zhou Qian also wiped away her tears and smiled proudly, "Otherwise, why do you think we would rent a room to watch a movie?" ”

……

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, it was originally a day to be happy and prepare for the New Year, but many people across the country shed tears in the cinema.

After watching the movie, they both regretted it and rejoiced.

I regret that I shouldn't have come to watch such a sad and tearful movie a year ago, and at the same time I am glad that I didn't miss a good movie.

In fact, the movie is not only sad, but also has many other touching places, and the picture of the grandfather and grandson together in the early stage also gave the audience a lot of joy.

Especially when the light soundtrack in the middle sounds, it feels really good, and the rhythm of that piece is simple and cheerful, and it is imprinted in the audience's mind at once.

After watching the movie, many people are humming "The Wind" on the way back.

……

When he returned home that night, Zhou Yan received a call from Wang Junzheng.

As soon as the phone was answered, Zhou Yan heard Wang Jun saying opposite, "Zhou Yan, we succeeded." ”

Although the voice was a little distorted over the phone, Zhou Yan still really felt Wang Junzheng's excitement at the moment.

Hearing Wang Jun say this, Zhou Yan was also very happy, Wang Jun really took his soundtrack director to heart, and everything he did before was worth it.

"Congratulations, Sister Wang." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

"Congratulations...... Do you know, today we received several calls in the factory, asking what the soundtrack of this movie was, which made Xiao Yuan on duty anxious, and he originally thought that he could be more idle on duty during the holiday. ”

Zhou Yan laughed, "Then I'm going to say sorry to Lao Yuan." ”

"I've already told you for you, haha, when we come back after the New Year, let's have a meal together, and it will be a celebration banquet."

"Isn't this box office out yet?"

"I don't care about the box office anymore, in my case, the film has been a success."

In fact, when the movie was first cut, Wang Junzheng already thought so, but today in the cinema, she saw many viewers crying for this movie, so she said it.

At least, this movie was made, not because she was moved by herself, but because it was indeed able to impress ordinary audiences.

When watching it in the cinema, Wang Junzheng felt even more that she was lucky to find Zhou Yan, the soundtrack director, every time the music came out, she could feel that the emotions of the audience in the theater were mobilized.

"Okay, let's go to Yanjing after the New Year, let's celebrate."

Then Zhou Yan chatted with Wang Junzheng for a while, and then hung up the phone.

When he finished washing up and was about to go to bed, his pager rang again, and it turned out to be sent by Xu Feng.

"Congratulations on the movie is very good, Xu Feng"

The message was very short, Zhou Yan smiled, and did not call Xu Feng back, because the time was not early, and Xu Feng did not let him call back.

……

In the second year of junior high school, Zhou Yan's two aunts went back to their parents' house to pay New Year's greetings, and Zhou Yan stayed at his grandparents' house all day.

The second day of the Lunar New Year every year is the most common day for the Zhou family to get together, and on this day they will not leave any relatives, and the whole family will spend it at home.

After a lively day, Zhou Yan went back to his house in the evening.

He had just arrived at the door and was picking out the keys to open the door when the pager in his pocket rang.

took out the pager, and after seeing the news above, Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows, and the smile on his face also bloomed.

This message was sent by Xu Feng, and the message was very short, only a few words.

"Won a quick callback"

Zhou Yan hurriedly opened the door, quickly ran to the telephone, and dialed Xu Feng.

As soon as the phone was connected, Zhou Yan couldn't wait to ask, "Sister Feng, has "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" won the award?" ”

"Haha, otherwise which movie will win the award? I also just got the news that the winners of the film festival were announced, and "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" won the special jury prize in the international competition unit. ”

The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival has several awards, which are divided into two sections: the international competition unit and the domestic competition unit.

Zhou Yan is Chinese, of course, participating in the international competition unit, the biggest award in the international competition unit should be the official award of the film festival, and the special award of the jury should be the award ranked after the official award of the film festival.

However, Zhou Yan didn't care, Clermont-Ferrand's official award and the special jury prize were actually only a thousand dollars apart, and the gold content was not too much.

To receive the Special Jury Prize has already met their expectations.

"The Jury's Special Prize is worth $4,000, right?"

Xu Feng laughed, "Don't worry, the prize money won't swallow you, except for the four thousand dollars officially issued to you by the film festival, I will add another four thousand dollars to you, are you satisfied?" ”

"It's okay." Zhou Yan smiled, "How is the film selling?" ”

"It's not bad, there are a few companies talking, and they're obviously very interested in the two original tracks that appear in the short film, and we can consider making an original soundtrack tape in the future."

"Just two original songs, making an original soundtrack is a bit of a point."

"Then make your solo album, put the soundtrack in "Heaven's Reply", and other tunes you wrote, and make an album."

"Well, that's fine."

"It's really okay, but it's not in a hurry in advance, let's start the publicity work of the feature film now, and when Director Hou returns to China, let's have a good chat, when will you go to Yanjing?"

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "If nothing else, I should go back when school starts." ”

In fact, Zhou Yan was waiting for Tsui Hark's call, Tsui Hark told him a few years ago that he would come to the mainland in February, and now it is February, if Tsui Hark arrives in the mainland, Zhou Yan will also leave in advance.

Xu Feng smiled, "Okay, I will also go to Yanjing in a while, "Farewell My Concubine" is about to start filming, I have to go and see it." ”

Hearing Xu Feng mention "Farewell My Concubine", Zhou Yan remembered that he actually had a lot of things after the beginning of the year.

"Okay, let's meet in Yanjing."

……

Zhou Yan made an appointment with Xu Feng to meet in Yanjing, but what he didn't expect was that Tsui Hark contacted him three days later.

Tsui Hark was in Shanghai at this time, and he knew that Zhou Yan's home was in Jinling, so he asked Zhou Yan if he could go to Shanghai Film Studio.

The movie "Green Snake" is under the name of Shanghai Studio, so Tsui Hark will make an appointment to meet there, and Tsui Hark knows that Zhou Yan's family lives in Jinling, and it is more convenient to go to Shanghai, so there is no need to go to Yanjing to meet again.

Zhou Yan also knew that it was the best choice for him to go to Shanghai, because after he met Tsui Hark, he could go directly to Yanjing from Shanghai.

The next day, Zhou Yan packed his luggage and went to Shanghai.

After Zhou Yan arrived in Shanghai, Xu Hark did not arrive at the station, but sent someone to pick him up.

It was a young man who came, and he kept explaining to Zhou Yan along the way why Director Tsui Hark didn't come.

Zhou Yan didn't care about himself, he didn't care if Tsui Hark came to pick him up in person.

They met in the conference room of Shanghai Studio, and the first time he saw Tsui Hark, Zhou Yan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, because Tsui Hark in front of him looked too strong.

Tsui Hark has a beard on his lips and chin, his hair is not long or short, slightly curly, he looks like a cluster of weeds that have not been taken care of for a long time, he is relatively thin, his face lines are very tough, the key is his eyes, which look very murderous.

Later, it was rumored on the Internet that Tsui Hark had killed someone, which also had something to do with his appearance, but Tsui Hark's later appearance was obviously much softer than now.

Tsui Hark, who had murderous anger in his eyes, smiled when he saw Zhou Yan, and shook hands with Zhou Yan very warmly, "Hello Zhou Yan, you have worked hard for this trip." ”

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Director Xu is also hard, and he ran to the mainland in the first month." ”

"I'm running around all year round, I'm used to it." As he spoke, Tsui Hark led Zhou Yan to the edge of the sofa, "Please take a seat." ”

Zhou Yan nodded, sat down, and then cut directly to Tsui Hark, "Director Xu, is it convenient to show me the script now?" ”

Tsui Hark didn't expect Zhou Yan to get to the point so quickly, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and then asked the young man who picked up Zhou Yan to take a script.

Zhou Yan took the script, didn't say anything, and read it directly.

After he arrived in Shanghai, he was directly taken to the studio, and he didn't have time to put his luggage, and of course he didn't want to waste time chatting with Tsui Hark.

Zhou Yan had already seen the movie "Green Snake", so he was very quick when he read the script.

However, the script he is holding now should not be the final script, because the story in it is still different from the finished film of "Green Snake".

Especially the role of Xu Xian, in this script in Zhou Yan's hands, Xu Xian behaved more scum and did not take responsibility.

In the finished film, although Xu Xian is cowardly and scumbag, he still has some kind performances, but these are not shown in the script.

When Zhou Yan came, he was still thinking about whether he could discuss with Tsui Hark and change the role of Xu Xian, but now that he sees this script, he has no idea at all.

Even if this thing is changed, it can be changed to the same as in the movie at most, unless it is completely subverted.

When Zhou Yan was reading the script, Tsui Hark had also been observing Zhou Yan.

For Zhou Yan, Tsui Hark has learned a little more about this time, he learned from Zhang Guorong that Zhou Yan is still a soundtrack, so he went to the local cinema in Shanghai yesterday to watch the "Heaven's Reply" with Zhou Yan's score.

In the cinema, he was amazed by Zhou Yan's soundtrack, the soundtrack of this movie is completely master-level, it is hard to believe that it is from the hand of a twenty-one-twelve-year-old student, Zhou Yan is simply a soundtrack genius.

The last soundtrack artist who gave Tsui Hark this feeling was still Huang Zhan.

Tsui Hark is also satisfied with Zhou Yan's appearance, it seems to be a little stronger than in "The Red Lantern Hangs High", but this is more in line with Tsui Hark's standards.

Tsui Hark doesn't like the actors he uses too thin, and the best actors are a little chivalrous, even if the role of Xu Xian doesn't need this kind of temperament, but this is his preference.

Zhou Yan quickly finished reading the script, and then muttered, "Director Xu, the role of Xu Xian may not be suitable for me. ”

Tsui Hark himself knew that Xu Xian's role was a little unpleasant, so he said with a smile, "Actually, I have been discussing with Li Bihua recently to change Xu Xian's design slightly. This role is very challenging, he is indeed cowardly and a negative man, but deep down, he is still very kind. In fact, Xu Xian is an ordinary person, and many ordinary people should behave similarly to him when facing the situation he faces. ”

Zhou Yan shook his head, he didn't want to play an "ordinary person" like Xu Xian.

Flipping through the script, he asked, "Director Xu, have the other actors decided?" ”

Tsui Hark shook his head, "Not yet." ”

Hearing that the other roles were undecided, Zhou Yan smiled, "I think Fahai is not bad." ”

(End of chapter)