After eating, Zhou Yan went to the recording studio to watch Shizuka Kudo's album recording.

She's recording "Weeping," one of her hit singles that sold more than a million copies after its release last year.

However, this song is a cover, the original song is Miyuki Nakajima, this time recording a Chinese album, Ogi Production also made it into a Chinese song and put it in it.

During the recording process, Shizuka Kudo's performance was not a problem, after all, she was already familiar with this song, and she sang it I don't know how many times.

The only problem is the Chinese pronunciation.

Although Shizuka Kudo has made great progress recently, it is assault after all, and many of the lyrics are not very smooth.

But there is no way to change this short period of time, and Zhou Yan can't help her with anything.

Of course, with her current pronunciation, it's basically enough.

For the Chinese mainland market, it is already a gimmick to have a neon female singer who specializes in releasing Chinese albums, not to mention that Shizuka Kudo is already popular in Asia now.

When this album comes out, it will definitely receive widespread attention and open up the mainland market for her.

In fact, the vocal part of this song is not a big problem, and Zhou Yan feels that they have more problems with the arrangement.

Miyuki Nakajima's version of the arrangement mainly uses electric guitars and drums, which is also in line with Miyuki Nakajima's early style, which is more restless and wild, and complements Miyuki Nakajima's rough voice.

In this version of Kudo Shizuka, the electric guitar is abandoned and the violin is used, which is also to get closer to Kudo Shizuka's voice, but the prelude sample is still high-pitched, so there is an obvious gap with the style of the later vocals.

The arrangement has been changed, but it has not been changed to the end, and there is a feeling of ignoring the end of the head, so it is better to lay a minor key in the prelude to completely change the style of the song to a softer.

In this way, it can not only fit more closely with Shizuka Kudo's voice, but also completely distinguish the overall style from Miyuki Nakajima.

There is also the use of drum and snare drum in the arrangement, and the pop songs of this era, whether it is the timbre of the drum or the snare drum, like to make the reverberation space very large, and the texture of the blow is very emphasized.

The melody itself has no transposition, and when you listen to the song, you will clearly feel the sound of "dong dong", which is not only found in Asian songs, but also in Europe and the United States.

Why the public can recognize the songs of the eighties and nineties at once when they hear them is not only because of the style of the melody, but also because of such characteristics.

It's not that it's bad, it's just that it's too conventional and very lacking in novelty.

However, Zhou Yan is not the producer of Shizuka Kudo, so there is no need to find trouble for himself, so he didn't mention this.

After looking outside the glass for a while, he felt that there was no problem, and Zhou Yan returned to his office, he had a lot of things on his own, and it was impossible to keep spending time with Kudo Shizuka.

Although the tune in "The Spring of the Cattle Herding Class" has been almost written, there are still many places that need to be revised and improved, and the soundtrack of "Journey to the West" is about to be officially written, Yang Guohui also called to ask about this two days ago, although he did not explicitly urge Zhou Yan, but Zhou Yan also knew the meaning, and hoped that he could hurry up.

During this time, he has been busy with "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class", and he really didn't pay much attention to the soundtrack of "Journey to the West".

About an hour later, the phone on the desk rang, and he didn't raise his head, but picked up the phone, "Hello." ”

"Director Zhou, are you busy?"

Hearing that it was Zhang Yimou's voice, Zhou Yan smiled, "Director Zhang, why did you call me suddenly?" ”

Zhang Yimou said with a smile, "Don't pretend to be garlic with me, what am I calling you for, can you still not know?" ”

Zhou Yan was a little confused, "I really don't know, what's wrong?" ”

"I'm here to ask you about your guilt." Zhang Yimou said angrily.

Zhou Yan was even more confused, "What crime did I commit?" ”

"Tsk, it looks like you really don't know. Isn't this going to shoot "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai", I originally wanted to invite Li Xuejian to play the sixth uncle, but I called over there today to find out that I was cut off by you. ”

"Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" is the original work of "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", which Zhou Yan knows.

In fact, it is said that "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" is the original work of "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", which is a bit not rigorous, because after the movie was first available, there was one, and the movie came from another "Door Rules".

And "Door Rules" is Li Xiaotang's, saying that many people don't know Li Xiaotang, but when it comes to his father Ba Jin, few people don't know.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are really entangled, although it may not be that they are subjectively entangled, but in fact, they will always let them meet head-on along the way.

Chen Kaige's "Fengyue", the original work "Flower Shadow", the author is Jinling writer Ye Zhaoyan, and the screenwriter of the script is Shanghai writer Wang Anyi.

And Zhang Yimou is filming "Shake, Shake", the original work "Door Rules", the author is Shanghai writer Li Xiaotang, and the screenwriter is Bi Feiyu, a writer from Jiangsu Province.

This model, no matter how you look at it, and the heroines of the two movies are Gong Li, it's no wonder that others always compare the two of them.

Zhou Yan was also surprised that he inadvertently snatched someone from Zhang Yimou, "Is there anything else like this?" I really don't know, and I haven't heard from Mr. Li. ”

"You're going to hear about it, are you still robbing it?"

Zhou Yan smiled, "Even if you know, you have to grab it, I can't do this movie without Mr. Li." ”

"Haha, what you said is too direct, so give me some face. I'm not here to ask you about the guilt, actors, whoever grabs it will use it. I just heard that you were going to make a new movie, so I came to ask. ”

For Zhang Yimou, it is not a big deal not to invite Li Xuejian, and the role of the sixth uncle does not have to be Li Xuejian, otherwise, Zhang Yimou would not have gone to Li Xuejian so late.

Not to mention that Zhou Yan has already grabbed it, even if the two of them are still grabbing, Zhang Yimou will probably let it.

"My plan for a new film has just started, and the pre-promotion has not yet started, and not many people know about it."

"Still working with Tomson?"

"Yes, the film contract I signed with Tomson is not over yet."

Zhou Yan and Tomson still have one last film contract, but the film contract can't actually limit them, Zhou Yan really wants to cooperate with other companies, and Xu Feng will not disagree.

Zhang Yimou sighed, "Unknowingly, this is your third feature film, I feel like filming "The Red Lantern Hangs High" was just like yesterday." At that time, you were still a student, and Gong Li still took you to the theater every day. ”

"It's Director Zhang who has your discerning eyes, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today." Zhou Yan complimented him.

However, he still has some gratitude for Zhang Yimou, and now his style of making movies is more or less influenced by Zhang Yimou, at least in the creation of storyboards.

If someone compares Zhou Yan's storyboard with Zhang Yimou's storyboard, they will find that the storyboards of both of them are the same, and they are both very neat ones.

Of course, Zhou Yan's painting skills are relatively scummy, and they can't be compared with Zhang Yimou.

"Let's not talk about this kind of scene, I am also very happy that you can come to this day, and I will get together when I have time."

"No problem, when you have the opportunity, call Sister Li, and some other old friends, have a meal together, drink two cups, Yu Hua told me about you a few days ago."

"Okay, let's go back, I don't have anything else to do when I call you, just ask about this. But you have to remember, this time it was you who robbed me, and next time you eat, you have to treat you. ”

"No problem, please ten meals."

"Okay, I remember this, hang up."

"Well, let's talk about it."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan was also a little puzzled, because he rarely heard that Zhang Yimou would reminisce about the past like today, and he always felt that Lao Mouzi was not in a good mood.

It is said that no, the new movie is about to start shooting, and he should be full of energy.

However, Zhang Yimou didn't particularly care about what happened, so he buried himself in his own business again.

About half an hour later, there was a knock on the door.

Zhou Yan shouted, "Come in." ”

Li Haining pushed the door in and asked softly, "Boss Zhou, are you busy now?" ”

Zhou Yan raised his head and looked at Li Haining.

He nodded secretly, after staying here for a few days, Li Haining has at least learned to knock on the door, not babbling like before.

"What's the matter?"

"Teacher Ma said that the "Let's Swing the Sculls" we sang passed the test."

"Where's the note signed by Mr. Ma?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Haining took out a note from his pocket and sent it to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan took the note and looked at it, it was indeed written by Ma Shuguo.

Sure, Zhou Yan took out four pieces of ten yuan from his pocket, "Ne, this is your reward." ”

"Thank you, Boss Zhou."

"In the future, you don't need to call me Boss Zhou, you can call me Director Zhou or Teacher Zhou."

"Okay, Director Zhou, then what song will we learn next?"

"Listen to Teacher Ma's arrangement, by the way, hasn't your school resumed classes yet?"

Li Haining shook his head, "I'm afraid I won't be able to resume classes for a while." ”

Hearing that Li Haining's school would not be able to resume classes for a while, Zhou Yan's expression was a little solemn, although the scale of this school is not large, there are also seventy or eighty students in the school.

The school can't resume classes for a day, and these seventy or eighty students don't have any books for a day, although Li Haining and they may not want to study, but Zhou Yan knows deeply that their current age is the best time to absorb knowledge, and if they miss it, it will affect their lives.

If they can recognize one more word and learn one more piece of knowledge now, they may be able to walk a little better in the future.

Ma Shuguo and Sun Wenjuan both reported to Zhou Yan that Li Haining and their two children had a very poor foundation, although they were in junior high school, they didn't know many common words.

If they don't even have the ability to read, it will greatly affect their independent learning, and Zhou Yan hopes that when they are fine, they can not only practice songs, but also read some music-related books to enrich themselves.

Knowing what it is, knowing why it is true, learning music is the same as learning computers and the like, as long as you are familiar with the underlying logic, the later learning will be easy, so it is particularly important to lay a foundation.

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan said, "Later, every time you learn a song, I will give you an extra twenty yuan." ”

Li Haining was pleasantly surprised, "So it's a song, and I can get forty yuan with the state security alone?" ”

Seeing that Li Haining was so excited, Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Don't be in a hurry to be happy, from today on, I will let Teacher Ma and Teacher Sun teach you music theory knowledge, regular exams, if you pass the exam, you can get the money as agreed." ”

"What if I fail?"

"If you fail the exam, ten yuan will be deducted at a time."

Li Haining was immediately anxious, "I still have money to deduct." ”

Zhou Yan put down the pen in his hand and leaned back, "I'm not a black-hearted boss, I won't force you, the choice is in your hands, and it's up to you to decide whether to follow the new rules or the previous rules." ”

"I ......"

Li Haining is a child after all, and Zhou Yan gave them the choice, but he didn't know what to do.

If he chooses the previous rules, they won't be able to get the high reward of forty yuan for that song, but if he chooses the new rules, he is worried that he will be deducted if he fails the exam.

Moreover, learning music theory knowledge is also very tiring and time-consuming, which may affect their singing practice.

Seeing Li Haining entangled, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yan's mouth, and the lesson he wanted to teach Li Haining today was that people must learn to make choices.

Many people will show hesitation, helplessness, and extreme unconfidence in the future when faced with a choice, but in fact, making a choice itself is more important than what to choose.

No one can make the right decision every time they need to make a choice, but as long as they are clear about what they want and make a choice with no regrets, the road of life will not be too bad.

"If you can't make a choice, you can go back and discuss it with the national security, and before you make a choice, follow the old rules."

Li Haining was silent for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I choose to follow the new rules." ”

Seeing Li Haining make a choice so quickly, Zhou Yan was quite surprised, this kid's decisiveness was beyond his expectations.

"I remember your decision, and let him tell me about his decision."

"Well, I know, Director Zhou, I'll go tell the national security now."

After speaking, Li Haining slowly retreated, and when he left, he also consciously closed the door.

After a few minutes, Xia Guobao also came over, and his decision was the same as Li Haining's, choosing to follow the new rules.

This was expected by Zhou Yan, but he hoped to hear Xia Guobao say it himself.

Li Haining's disadvantage is that he is too assertive, while Xia Guobao, on the contrary, has no assertiveness at all, as if his brain grows on Li Haining's head.

"Okay, you guys go back."

After a while, Zhou Yan went to Ma Shuguo and told Li Haining about teaching them music theory.

After listening to this, Ma Shuguo worried, "It's very difficult to let them practice basic skills, and if they learn music theory again, it's hard to believe that they will learn seriously." ”

"It's okay, you just discipline, give them a set of test papers every five days, and come to an assessment, and the difficulty will be controlled at about sixty points if they can get them."

Although he didn't know what Zhou Yan wanted to do, Ma Shuguo still nodded and said, "I understand, I'll start teaching them from the basics tomorrow." ”

"You can also talk to Sun Wenjuan about this."

"No problem."

After talking to Ma Shuguo, Zhou Yan went to the practice room, and he was going to adjust the score he had just written.

This adjustment came again at seven o'clock in the evening.

Zhou Yan stretched his waist, got up and walked out of the practice room, but saw Kong Chao in the cafeteria standing outside.

"Boss, you're done with work."

Seeing Kong Chao, Zhou Yan sighed, "Xiao Kong, you can get off work directly in the future, don't worry about me." ”

"No, it's only seven o'clock, it's not too late, and it's not over at Miss Kudo's end."

"She's not done either?" Zhou Yan was surprised.

Shizuka Kudo came over early in the morning to record, can this recording be still in a state?

He pondered for a moment and walked towards the recording studio where Shizuka Kudo was, but heard Kong Chao say, "Boss, she is not in the recording studio, and now she is singing in the No. 2 practice room." ”

Zhou Yan nodded, and then diverted to the No. 2 practice room.

Shizuka Kudo is practicing "The First Dream", and compared to last time, her pronunciation is further advanced, and she sings more easily, and she doesn't sound tired.

I have to say that this girl is really good and can withstand her doing this.

No matter how good the singing technique is, it is inevitable that the function will be used, and Kudo Shizuka's singing level is naturally not comparable to those singers, so there is no fatigue in being able to sing until now, and the function must be very good.

"What about the others?" Zhou Yan asked Kong Chao.

"Miss Nangong, they left early, saying that they would pick her up later."

This is not the first time Nangong Matsuko and they have thrown Kudo Shizuka here, the last time they came to the studio, they did this, these people are really relieved of their own artists.

After Kudo Shizuka finished singing, Zhou Yan applauded, and Kong Chao next to him also applauded, harder than Zhou Yan.

Shizuka Kudo turned her head and saw Zhou Yan standing at the door, and said happily, "Zhou Yan, you're here." ”

"Well, hurry up and eat, singing is very demanding on the body, you always don't eat, singing is very bad."

And she hasn't eaten all the time, and Kong Chao is not easy to get off work.

"Will you eat with me?"

Zhou Yan shrugged, "Now it's only the two of us who haven't eaten." ”

"Then let's eat together." Shizuka Kudo cleaned up briefly, followed Zhou Yan's footsteps quickly, and looked at him sideways, "Zhou Yan, what do you think, how can I sing?" ”

Zhou Yan nodded, "Very good, didn't I applaud you?" ”

"What about my, what about pronunciation?"

"It's also good, your progress is very fast, the last time we chatted alone, we had to use our hands to gestle."

Zhou Yan is telling the truth, Shizuka Kudo's Chinese performance this time exceeded his expectations, and they can already communicate without a translator.

Shizuka Kudo spoke slowly, but the expression was quite clear.

Hearing Zhou Yan praise himself, Shizuka Kudo said proudly, "I practice hard every day." ”

"You've been doing a great job." Zhou Yan gave affirmation.

"However, my Chinese teacher, did not come this time, can you teach me?"

Zhou Yan glanced at Shizuka Kudo, "Don't you have a translator?" ”

"He's not good."

"What's wrong?"

"He speaks neon, follow me."

Zhou Yan suggested to her, "When you usually record here, you can go and chat with the members of the orchestra more if you have nothing to do, it's much better than me teaching you." ”

This sentence Zhou Yan said a little quickly, but Kudo Shizuka didn't understand it too much, showing a puzzled expression.

Zhou Yan had no choice but to slow down and repeat this sentence again.

After listening, Shizuka Kudo shook her head, "I don't know them. ”

Zhou Yan chuckled, "Aren't you a social cow?" What's so hard about this. ”

Shizuka Kudo once again showed a puzzled expression, she couldn't understand the meaning of the word Sheniu.

Zhou Yan also said that it was smooth, and he used all the social cows, but it is very appropriate to use the social cow to describe Shizuka Kudo, don't look at her usually dressed as a very young woman, but she communicates with people very directly and actively.

"I mean, you're better at making friends."

"And we're good friends?"

Zhou Yan smiled, this girl's logic is quite interesting.

Zhou Yan didn't answer this question, he walked straight in the direction of the cafeteria, and Shizuka Kudo also quickly followed.

When he arrived in the kitchen, Kong Chao had already brought the food.

Shizuka Kudo looked hungry too, so she took the chopsticks and said, "I'll start first," and then ate.

While eating, Shizuka Kudo was quiet for a while, and the two had a good meal.

When the meal was finished, Zhou Yan looked at the time, it was almost eight o'clock, and he asked Shizuka Kudo, "Nangong Songzi, when will they come to pick you up?" ”

"It should be almost there."

Zhou Yan nodded and said to Kong Chao, "Xiao Kong, you go back first, I'll stay with her for a while." ”

"Okay, I'll brush the dishes and leave."

After Kong Chao left, Zhou Yan waited with Kudo Shizuka for a while, until half past eight, Nangong Songzi and they hadn't arrived yet, he couldn't help but ask again, "When will they arrive?" ”

"It should be almost there."

Zhou Yan looked at her confused, got up and said, "I'll send you back to the hotel." ”

Shizuka Kudo stayed at the Asahi Wind Hotel, which was the hotel where the crew of "The Sixth Sense" was cast before, not far from Zhou Yan's house, and Zhou Yan also stopped by to go home from here.

"Okay, let's go." Shizuka Kudo got up immediately, but she couldn't wait.

Zhou Yan locked the door of the cafeteria and walked out of the building with Shizuka Kudo.

However, as soon as the two arrived at the door, Nangong Songzi brought someone over.

Seeing Nangong Matsuko, a trace of disappointment flashed on Kudo Shizuka's face, if Matsuko came a little later, she could let Zhou Yan send her.

Zhou Yan frowned and said to Nangong Songzi, "Miss Nangong, why do you always leave her here alone?" ”

"There shouldn't be any danger here, right?"

If you want to talk about danger, there is really no danger on the studio's side, because the studio is in the electronics factory, and there are people from the security department patrolling at night.

Zhou Yan sighed, is Neon's artist company so relieved of artists?

It's a big night, it's still a foreign country, and I'm really not worried at all.

"It's still necessary to pay attention to it, and try not to let her stay alone in the studio in the future."

"Okay, okay." Nangong Songzi nodded again and again.

"Okay, I'll go back first, you guys should go back quickly."

After Zhou Yan left, Nangong Matsuko rolled her eyes at Shizuka Kudo, "Shizuka, I can't let you stay here tomorrow." ”

"But the hotel can't practice singing."

"Then I'll be with you."

"But aren't you busy, too?"

"I can be busy here, too."

"It's okay, if it's late, I can ask Zhou Yan to send me back."

"I've heard that Zhou Yan and Zhang Manyu are in love."

"The news is fake, don't you know?" Shizuka Kudo shrugged her shoulders and didn't care at all.

(End of chapter)