When the guitar and drums sounded, Zhou Yan felt that this song was a little familiar, and then he heard it, isn't this the change of tone in the prelude of "Little Bird"?

Soon, it was time for the vocal part.

"Ideals are always flying around

Disembodied

Reality is still real

There is no way to hide

……”

Zhou Yan had a smile on his face, it was really "Little Bird".

Although Zhou Yan rarely listens to domestic rock music, "Little Bird" is a song he likes very much.

Wang Feng later had a lot of stalks, and many online names liked to ridicule him, saying something like "Wang Banbi" and "Wang Headlines", but Wang Feng's early talent had nothing to say.

The last time Senior Lu chatted with Zhou Yan, he mentioned that Wang Feng's song was too advanced for the movie "Growing Up", but in fact, this was not wrong.

In the movie "Growing Up", although the protagonist Zhou Qing is a rock youth, there are not many rock elements in the movie, and some rock-related clips that appeared during the period mainly show the decadence of rock.

And the song "Little Bird" is too positive.

Saying that "Little Bird" is positive, some people may object.

Look at the lyrics.

"Reality is still real and you can't hide"

"The body has no strength, I don't want to feel sad, so I have to pretend to be"

"I don't feel tired, but I have nowhere to go, and emptiness throws me in the street, like a sick person fleeing death"

These lyrics sound very depressing, like a young man who has no clue about the future, walking aimlessly on the street, full of confusion in his heart.

But the lyrics behind this song have changed from confused and full of passion.

"I don't want to be numb anymore"

"I don't want to be at anyone's mercy anymore"

"I don't want to waste my life in lies anymore"

This song is good here, the lyrics fit the melody very well, and the story presented is also complete, telling a good story of a young man's mental journey from confusion.

Nowadays, many rock bands, the things they make every day, the main thing is decadent, and the more deviant they are, the more they want to play. The more the mainstream denounces it, the more attractive they feel.

It's a bit like rapping, it's about being real, it's about confrontation, it's about being unconventional, it's going to be anti-elegant.

Every time I think of Chinese rock in the eighties and nineties, Zhou Yan thinks of Dadaism, the disorderly, ephemeral, and rebellious of everything, all very similar.

But if Chinese rock during this period is defined as part of Dadaism, then the proponents of Dadaism may oppose it, and in the eyes of Dadaist fans, these rocks are nothing more than children's play.

Although many rock musicians are reluctant to admit it, the reason why they deny Wang Feng's rock is actually because Wang Feng's songs are full of too many positive factors.

The song "Little Bird" may not be obvious enough, and a song like "I Love You China" makes it easy to see the difference.

Many rock singers think that songs like "I Love You China" are flattering, unreal, and untrue, and they are outright pseudo-rock.

Zhou Yan does not comment on rock songs such as "Little Bird" and "I Love You China" and other popular rock songs, but he believes that rock musicians should not tolerate such songs.

When the performance of a song ended, Zhou Yan's thoughts flew back, and he sincerely applauded the band's performance.

"Senior brother, how is it?"

Wang Feng was eager to get Zhou Yan's affirmation.

Long Long and Zhao Muyang also looked at Zhou Yan, looking forward to his comments.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "The main song of four bars, the pre-chorus of two bars, the chorus of four bars, the main song is paved with a bass melody, the pre-chorus suddenly increases the vocal range, and keeps repeating the two notes of 1 and 6, the first melody of the chorus is 1116, and it also continues the pre-chorus, it sounds like the chorus and the pre-chorus are like a whole...... The whole song is in G major, and the chorus is ...... in G key"

Without giving any definition, Zhou Yan just briefly analyzed this song "Little Bird" from the melody direction and orchestration, and finally concluded, "A very good song, the confusion in the first part of the lyrics shows our yearning for freedom in the second paragraph, and a good work can allow the audience to gain the courage and confidence to face reality, which you have done." ”

Wang Feng didn't expect Zhou Yan to give such a high evaluation, in Wang Feng's eyes, Zhou Yan is like a high mountain, as long as Zhou Yan can give a little positive evaluation, it is enough to make him happy.

Long Long They are also very excited, Zhou Yan's recognition is very important to them.

As written in the lyrics of the first half of "Little Bird", they are still relatively confused, although after signing Zhou's, they don't need to run around for a living, but they still have no clue about the future of the band.

The enthusiasm for forming a band at the beginning, although it is still there, is not as enthusiastic as before, and it is left, and it needs to be supported by something else.

If they don't have a livelihood problem, they also have to face a lot of other problems, will the audience like their work? If you make an album in the future, can you make money for the company?

Although the company has never put too much pressure on them, they can't help but think about these things.

Ever since they formed the band, they have often heard about other bands disbanding, not to mention the well-known big bands, and there are many unknown small bands.

In the city of Yanjing alone, ten new bands may be formed this month, and fifteen will be disbanded next month.

Of course, the rock circle is not without good news, I heard that the three heroes of Magic Rock will release a new album this spring, and Magic Rock Records is also vigorously promoting them, which also gives many rock musicians some confidence.

But the development of the three heroes of Magic Rock has an impact on No. 43 Baojia Street, because the style of their band is completely different from that of the three heroes of Magic Rock.

While everyone is heading for another path, the members at 43 Baojia Street have to consider whether they are taking the right path.

Therefore, Zhou Yan's affirmation is very important to them.

"Where are you going to put this piece in 'Growing Up'?" Zhou Yan asked.

"I'm going to put it in the part where the Lanzhou girls go to the dance hall to find Zhou Qing, and let Zhou Qing and their band play this song."

Zhou Yan muttered, "This piece is very good, and it fits the character of Zhou Qing very well, but it is not suitable for this paragraph, because this piece is too positive and does not fit the style of their band." This band, including the entire music circle where Zhou Qing belongs, is just one word 'decadence', just write a little underground pop road goods for them. As for this song "Little Bird", it can be placed at the end of the film as a point title. ”

Wang Feng's musical talent is there, but when it comes to soundtracks, the experience is pitiful.

"But I can't write that kind of song......

Zhou Yan glanced at Wang Feng, "It's not that you can't write, but you can't pass the level in your heart, do you think that writing that kind of song makes you ashamed." ”

Wang Feng lowered his head and didn't speak, which was a tacit acquiescence.

"If you still want to make a soundtrack, you're going to have to change your mind. The soundtrack director is to serve the plot of the movie, if Senior Lu is not filming "Growing Up" today, but "The Biography of No. 43 Baojia Street", then you can play to your heart's content, but the rock music circle shown in "Growing Up" is like that. If you have to take "Little Bird" to their band to play, then it will directly disrupt the story of Senior Lu, Zhou Qing and those people in their band have almost no formal music education, do you think they can write a song like "Little Bird"? ”

"It's like a street food stall, there is a yellow braised shark fin, don't you feel awkward?"

Wang Feng still lowered his head and still didn't speak.

Zhou Yan didn't know if he had listened or not, so he asked again, "Do you want to take this job, if not, I can communicate with Senior Lu in advance and replace the person." ”

"No, senior brother." When Wang Feng heard that he was going to be replaced, he was also anxious, and hurriedly promised, "I will definitely change my thinking." ”

Hearing Wang Feng's assurance, Zhou Yan nodded, "To make a soundtrack, you need to have a sense of command, but you can't always be condescending, you must learn to sink down, walk into the story, and think more from the perspective of the character." In this way, getting the soundtrack right will also make your music creation smoother, and when you really get into the story, you will find that it can give you a lot of experiences that you can't get in life. ”

"Senior brother, I see."

Zhou Yan didn't say anything more, he looked at his watch, "Okay, you guys practice, I'll go around other places." ”

Wang Feng: They are not children anymore, some things are useless to talk about too much, they still have to rely on their own experience.

"Senior brother, walk slowly."

After leaving the practice room, Zhou Yan walked around the studio again, and finally arrived at his own office.

Zhou Yan's own office is not large, with a total of more than 20 square meters.

The layout is also very simple, a set of sofas, a coffee table, a desk, a chair, and even a bookshelf.

Before, Jiang Xia said that she would make a bookshelf in the back and put books on it to look better, but this proposal was vetoed by Zhou Yan.

He usually doesn't spend too much time in this office, most of the time is probably in the practice room or recording studio, and even if he comes to the office, he won't spend too much time reading.

If he wants to read a book, why doesn't he read it at home?

If it's just for the sake of face, it's better not to do it, and he doesn't need these vain things.

Zhou Yan sat in the office for a while, wrote down all the problems he had just seen after turning around, and was about to turn around and show them to Jiang Xia and them.

There are some other things that need to be added, and Zhou Yan also wrote them down and asked Jiang Xia to get them.

Now Jiang Xia is not alone, the studio is about to open, and Jiang Xia has already recruited an assistant.

But an assistant is obviously not enough, and during this time they are also looking for candidates, preparing to set up a team on the side of the studio.

Not to mention anything else, the general manager of the studio must be recruited first, so that after the studio starts, there is no need for Zhou Yan and Jiang Xia to stare at it themselves.

After recruiting the general manager, the follow-up studio needs to replenish personnel, so the general manager can recruit by himself.

Before Zhou Yan finished writing, Li Xiuhai, the director of the electronics factory, came and knocked on the office door.

Hearing the knock on the door, Zhou Yan looked up and saw that it was Li Xiuhai, he put down his pen and got up and said, "Director Li, why are you here?" ”

Li Xiuhai walked in with a smile, "I just saw your car parked outside, thinking that you were coming to the factory, so I stopped by to take a look." ”

"You may be seated." Asked Li Xiuhai to sit down, Zhou Yan apologized again, "The office has just been completed, and there is not even a kettle." ”

Li Xiuhai waved his hand, "You're welcome, Mr. Zhou, my office is not a few steps away from you, and I just drank a stomach of water." ”

As he spoke, he looked around the office again, "It's still your high efficiency, it's only been a few months, and this warehouse has changed a lot." Mr. Zhou, has you just arrived in Yanjing? ”

"Well, I just came here to take a look, and seeing that the studio is about to open, I see if there is anything missing."

"That's right, it's better to be careful, how does this building feel, is it still spacious?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "It's good, it basically meets daily needs, these recording studios or something, mainly for my own use." ”

"Mr. Zhou, your signboard is here, there will definitely be a lot of people coming here in the future, I see that you have planned so many parking spaces downstairs, I know that your plan for the future must be very long-term."

Zhou Yan didn't take Li Xiuhai's words seriously, but now he heard something else.

Li Xiuhai always wants to bring the topic to the future planning of the studio, and it seems that he is not like he said, just stopping by and walking casually.

Knowing what Li Xiuhai might think, Zhou Yan followed his words and said, "Since you have done it, I must hope to be able to do it bigger, but for now, we just need to do what we have now." ”

Li Xiuhai immediately said, "Teacher Zhou, don't worry, you can only use the warehouse, don't have any worries." And if you want to expand in the future, we will do our best to support, the front of the third building, closer to you, if you want, our factory can squeeze the production line, to make room for you. ”

Now Zhou Yan understood what Li Xiuhai meant, and it turned out that he wanted to rent Building No. 3 to them.

Li Xiuhai said it very well, what production line squeezed to make room for their studio.

In fact, the current situation of the electronics factory is clear.

Building 3 was originally built when the electronics factory was expanding.

However, as soon as the production line of Building 3 was halfway through, the efficiency of the factory was not good, and now the growth line of Building 3 is basically in a state of shutdown, and the workers are all pulled back to Building 1 and Building 2.

Li Xiuhai probably thought that Building No. 3 was empty and empty, so it was better to rent it to Zhou Yan, so that it could subsidize the factory.

At present, the efficiency of the factory is not very good, and the enterprise reform has not begun, and the workers are all stuck in the factory, and everyone needs money to eat and chew every day.

The efficiency of the factory is not good, it can't make money, and it is difficult to support these workers, so they can only reach out to the top to ask for money, but how can the money from above be so easy to ask.

And the money is too much, and it seems that his management ability as a factory director is not good.

If Zhou Yan can rent Building No. 3, not to mention anything else, the basic plate of the factory can be stabilized.

People don't care whether your factory's money is earned by your own business, as long as you can stabilize the plate, the leader can be satisfied.

But Zhou Yan didn't want to take this stubble, the reason why he would rent the warehouse of the electronics factory was because the warehouse had a large space and high floors, and it had the conditions to be transformed into a recording studio.

Building 3 has a ceiling height of less than four meters, which does not have the conditions to be transformed into a large-scale recording studio, and at most it can be made into an ordinary practice room or used for office use.

The key is that the current studio doesn't need so much space, and it is a waste to rent it.

If in a few years, the factory can be bought and sold, Zhou Yan doesn't mind spending some money to buy it.

"Director Li, thank you so much, if the studio develops in the future, I will definitely trouble you. It's just that at the moment, I'm afraid there is no need for so many places. ”

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, Li Xiuhai was slightly disappointed, but he also expected this result.

The reason why he wanted to talk about this matter was also to let Zhou Yan have this thing in his heart. Later, if you encounter a situation where you want to use a place, you can also think of their No. 3 building as soon as possible.

"Hey, Teacher Zhou is polite, this is what should be done." Then Li Xiuhai said very generously, "Although it was only rented to your warehouse and the small circle on the side at that time, the vacant land behind Building No. 3 is for you to use." ”

Although Li Xiuhai didn't know what Zhou Yan's background was, Zhou Yan was able to grab this warehouse from Shen Siyuan, which showed that his identity was not ordinary.

Anyway, the place behind Building No. 3 is basically not used in their factory, so they simply make a favor and give it to Zhou Yan for them to use, which can be regarded as a good fate.

Zhou Yan nodded gratefully, "Thank you so much." ”

Li Xiuhai was also very knowledgeable, and after the matter was finished, he got up and said goodbye, "Teacher Zhou, I won't delay your work, go back first." ”

"Well, Director Li, you are busy, I still have some things to do, and I will visit your office when I have time."

"Then I'm waiting for you."

When Li Xiuhai left, Zhou Yan walked to the window and looked at Building No. 3 opposite.

Although he didn't take Li Xiuhai's stubble, he really had a disgraced idea about Building No. 3.

The height of Building 3 does not make a large recording studio, but Zhou Yan still thinks that he will have the opportunity to make a film studio, and then he can rent Building 3.

It's just that the film studio is a later thing, and it's a bit of a waste to rent Building 3 now, anyway, no one will rent Building 3 for a while, and it's not too late to talk about this later.

The main reason is that he doesn't have a lot of money now, and it has cost him a lot of money to get this studio now.

If Building 3 is to be rented, such a large building, it will cost a lot of money just to renovate.

……

Before the start of school, Zhou Yan went to the People's Literature Publishing House, and when he went, he brought a manuscript.

After Lin Haikuo took the manuscript, he wondered, "This is?" ”

"I still think that the space of the single book is too small, and I want to add one."

Lin Haikuo raised his eyebrows and nodded, "I'll take a look." ”

The name he saw first - Lion Bridge.

The Lion Bridge looks like the name of a place, but Li Haikuo searched in his mind for a long time, but he couldn't find where the Lion Bridge was.

Maybe it's somewhere lesser-known.

And at the beginning of this article, the Lion Bridge is mentioned.

"When I was passing by the Lion Bridge, Li Li came to me and said, 'Zhao Fang is getting married.'" ”

"He looked at me and watched my reaction......"

After reading the first paragraph, Lin Haikuo looked up at Zhou Yan, and said that Zhou Yan's new style doesn't seem to be quite the same as the previous one, but the narrative style is still as mature as ever.

The new magical realism of "Tree Hole" is eye-catching, and this new one does not seem to continue the previous style, it reads more like realism at the beginning, and this is still in the first person, which is not quite the same as Zhou Yan's previous ones.

tells the story of "I" and a girl named Zhao Fang, "I" and Zhao Fang are junior high school classmates, "I" are very small, average in learning, and inconspicuous in the class.

Zhao Fang is not good at studying, but she is a celebrity in the school, but she is not a good reputation.

She is tall, very beautiful, and usually likes to wear skirts, so there are often some rumors about her at school, and there are rumors that she has had two abortions.

By chance, Zhao Fang and "I" got very close, and often went to chat next to the Lion Bridge at night.

Later, the incident of "me" fooling around with Zhao Fang in Lion Bridge was revealed, and the result was that Zhao Fang dropped out of school, and "I" became famous in school because of this incident and was envied by many boys.

Many years later, when "I" heard Zhao Fang's name again, she was about to get married.

"I" didn't want to disturb him, but somehow, the matter between "me" and Zhao Fang was known by Zhao Fang's newlywed husband.

Her husband blocked the door of "my" door and forced me to ask me about what happened back then, but no matter how "I" explained, her husband didn't want to believe it.

The end result was that Zhao Fang was forced to marry her husband, and "I" went to another city.

The last time "I" heard news of Zhao Fang was on the edge of the Lion Bridge, but what I heard was death.

This article is not short, with more than 15,000 words, but Lin Haikuo has read countless articles, and the speed of reading the manuscript is very fast, and it only took less than 20 minutes to read the manuscript.

After reading it, Lin Haikuo sighed, "The fate of this girl is really bumpy, and people are terrible, sometimes a word can turn into a knife and kill people invisibly." Moreover, this article also shows the backwardness of the education level in some parts of the countryside, and the lack of correct guidance for adolescent students by both parents and teachers. But I look at this article.,Is there a follow-up?,There are some characters in it.,It looks like there's an extension later.。 ”

"This is the end of Zhao Fang's story, but the story of Lion Bridge is still there."

"Lion Bridge" is a collection of short stories written by Zhou Yan himself, which includes a total of six stories, all of which revolve around the Lion Bridge, and Zhao Fang is just one of them.

"Is the rest written out?"

"Not yet." Zhou Yan shook his head.

In fact, it was all in his mind, but he didn't write it out for the time being.

Lin Haikuo took the manuscript, "Do you plan to put this manuscript directly into a single book, or find a magazine to publish it first?" Personally, I recommend finding a magazine to publish it first, so that you can also earn more income on your side. ”

The reason why the People's Literature Publishing House wanted to publish a single book for Zhou Yan this time was mainly because of the article "Tree Hole", and the others were all additive, adding a new one, which actually did not have much impact on sales in the later period.

Otherwise, Lin Haikuo would not have suggested that Zhou Yan find a magazine to publish it first.

"No problem, I'll go back and ask "Yanjing Literature" to see if they want this manuscript."

Lin Haikuo smiled, "It's impossible not to." ”

There is no problem with the level of this article, and for an "old author" like Zhou Yan, the magazine would have relaxed the requirements.

Literature, it's still emotional, and the author's name can add a lot of points to the article.

In fact, even if you don't read the content of the story, most magazines will accept it just by Zhou Yan's writing technique.

Lin Haikuo is very interested in Zhou Yan's writing techniques, in fact, many writers are now groping for how to write, such as Yu Hua and Ma Yuan, who have been studying these things before.

But Zhou Yan is obviously ahead of them, and he can be said to be handy in terms of writing techniques, quite a bit of learning from the strengths of a hundred schools, and adding a little bit of his own innovation.

"It just so happens that I'll go to Hua Yang in a moment."

Lin Haikuo nodded, "Teacher Zhou, don't worry, whether it is published in a magazine or not, we will put this manuscript into a single book." ”

Hearing Lin Haikuo say this, Zhou Yan was quite surprised, originally he thought that Lin Haikuo was an ordinary editor in the modern literature group, but now it seems that Lin Haikuo should have the right, otherwise he can't directly accept this matter.

If Lin Haikuo was an ordinary editor, then he would at least have to go to their team leader for approval.

After saying goodbye to Lin Haikuo, Zhou Yan went to Hua Yang with the manuscript.

Hua Yang was full of praise for the manuscript, but it was not up to him to decide whether it could be published, he asked Zhou Yan to go home first and wait for news, and he wanted to hand the manuscript up.

In the afternoon of the next day, Hua Yang came with the news, saying that the manuscript had been approved and was expected to be published in the next issue of "Yenching Literature".

After this matter was settled, Zhou Yan didn't care about it anymore, the school has opened recently, and he still has a lot of things to do.

And in addition to being busy with the start of school, he also has to help Jia Guoping get married, Jia Guoping and Zhang Xinning's wedding is scheduled for the twenty-eighth day of the first month, and there is less than half a month to go.

Of course, Zhou Yan was not alone, he mobilized many students to help him.

The clothes worn by the bride and groom on the wedding day, Zhou Yan asked Dong Wenmiao before, and the bride's makeup that day, Zhou Yan went to Yanjing Studio to find two makeup artists to help.

The car that picked up his relatives, he asked Jiang Xia to help him find it.

The rest is the decoration of the cafeteria on the wedding day, which he handed over to the students, asking them to design the plan and wait until the first day of the wedding to decorate it together.

In addition, Zhou Yan also invited two photographers to record the whole process on their wedding day.

To this end, Zhou Yan also wrote a planning book.

After finishing everything, Zhou Yan found that film practitioners are quite suitable for weddings.

In fact, a wedding is a grand performance, there is no ng, all of them are passed, everything that is used in the wedding, and there are all the people who make movies.

As for the "soundtrack" of this movie, Zhou Yan will not overstep his responsibilities, and Jia Guoping will personally handle it.

For this wedding, Jia Guoping wrote a total of seventeen tunes, after all, it is his lifelong event, and this guy is really hardworking.

……

On Thursday, the twenty-second day of the lunar month, Zhou Yan finished his class in the morning, had lunch in the cafeteria and was ready to go home, and in the afternoon he was going to attend the celebration of "Tree Hole".

As soon as he came out of the cafeteria, he ran into Jia Guoping.

"It's good to see you." Jia Guoping took out an invitation card from his satchel, "This is for you." ”

Zhou Yan took the invitation with a smile, "You also sent me an invitation." ”

"No matter how close the relationship is, this process must also be there. By the way, although there is only one invitation, it is for your whole family. ”

"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult for my family to come over."

"Whether you can come or not, my etiquette is going to come anyway. Go back and get some more candy and help me bring it back to my younger siblings. ”

The reason why Jia Guoping mentioned his family is mainly because of Zhou Yan's younger siblings.

When Zhou Qian and the others came before, they were very familiar with Jia Guoping and Zhang Xinning.

If it's summer, Zhou Yan really wants to take a few younger brothers and sisters over to join in the fun.

"Don't worry, I'm going to have to get a lot of sugar then, so you'll have to keep it on hand."

"You don't have to worry about this, it's not much, the sugar tube is enough." Jia Guoping patted Zhou Yan on the shoulder, "Okay, I'm going to eat, I've been busy for a long time, and I'm starving to death." ”

"Well, you go to dinner."

Zhou Yan nodded and went home with the invitation. (End of chapter)