When it was almost noon, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian walked hand in hand to the Rose Hotel.

Halfway through, a man and a horse came from behind.

The two of them gave way to the side, but the horse stopped next to the two, and the man on the horse turned over and greeted Zhou Yan with a smile, "You should be Mr. Y, right?" ”

"You are?"

The man, who was in his forties, well-dressed and well-groomed, smiled and introduced himself, "I'm Alan Rickman who plays Colonel Brandon." ”

"Hello, Mr. Rickman."

"I heard that when I was in the lobby yesterday, you contributed a wonderful performance to everyone, but it's a pity that I wasn't in the hotel yesterday, otherwise I would have been able to enjoy your style."

Alan Rickman led the horse and walked side by side with Zhou Yan.

When he speaks, he has a theatrical tone, and the stage style is very strong. And his choice of words and sentences is also crepe, which is different from ordinary people.

If you change your clothes, you really have the style of a petty aristocrat in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Maybe he was in this style, or maybe he was acting like this in order to better get into the role of Colonel Brandon.

If it is the former, it can only be said that the casting of the crew is very accurate.

Looking at Alan Rickman, Zhou Yan always felt that he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.

In the face of Alan Rickman's compliment, Zhou Yan said modestly, "It's just that I played a short tune, which is not a very wonderful performance, but Miss Winslet sings very well, of course, you will appreciate it when the movie is filmed later." ”

"I'm really looking forward to Kate's performance." Alan Rickman smiled and said, "Actually, I'm not a professional film actor, more often than not, I'm involved in the production of musicals and plays. I think we might have a lot in common when it comes to music. ”

Zhou Yan nodded, what he felt just now was right, Alan Rickman was indeed a drama actor.

Speaking of which, the actors in "Sense and Sensibility" have basically participated in musicals and dramas, just like many professional actors in China have acted in dramas, and here, dramas and dramas seem to be collectively referred to as dramas.

If it is a drama, in fact, the requirements for music are not high, and some dramas do not have music from beginning to end, only some sound effects.

"Mr. Rickman, what do you think is the difference between acting in a play and a movie?"

There was still some distance from the hotel, and it seemed that Alan Rickman wanted to walk to the hotel with them, so Zhou Yan chatted with him.

Alan Rickman replied very seriously, "I think the biggest difference is in the performance space, on the theater stage, the actors are very close to the audience, there are many pairs of eyes staring at you at the same time, and even their expressions can be clearly seen." When acting in a movie, just focus on the camera. ”

Zhou Yan smiled, "An excellent actor like you can naturally adapt to these changes very well." ”

"Mr. Y, how much do you know about musicals?"

"Somewhat understood, but not much. However, I have written the soundtrack for a musical, so I have some experience in the production. ”

"Really?" Alan Rickman looked a little surprised, "Will I have a chance to enjoy this musical?" ”

"I'm afraid it's difficult, it's a Chinese troupe, and they shouldn't have the opportunity to perform in the UK for the time being."

Alan Rickman regretted, "That's a pity, I really like the music album "Mystic Country", so I was very interested in the soundtrack of the musical you mentioned. ”

Zhou Yan didn't expect Alan Rickman to have heard the album "Mysterious Country", in China and neon, this album has a lot of audiences, but in Europe and the United States, this album does not sell well.

However, the album "Piano Boy" sold very well, mainly due to the influence of "Flying Piano Boy".

"If you want to listen to the music in it, then you have a chance, and my third music album in the second half of the year will include the soundtrack from this musical."

Zhou Yan's third album has been in preparation for a long time, and it was supposed to be released last year, but Zhou Yan has been busy with other things and hasn't gotten it.

In fact, he can also put together those tunes he has written in the past two years and release an album, but there will be problems with the overall style, a simple hodgepodge and a sincere theme album, which the audience can feel.

In the third album, Zhou Yan wants to take love as the theme, and later he will put together the tunes of "Drinking the Yangtze River Water", "People Like You", and "Past Life".

Hearing that Zhou Yan would put music into the new album, Alan Rickman said with a smile, "I will definitely support it when the time comes." ”

"If I had the chance, I'd love to see your musical." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

Alan Rickman nodded, "If I have the chance, I will definitely invite you, no, I should invite you." ”

Wang Zuxian smiled, "Then I will thank you in advance, Mr. Rickman." ”

"You're welcome, it's my honor to have you invited."

After chatting, they arrived at the door of the Rose Hotel, when Alan Rickman said to Zhou Yan and them, "I'm going to separate from the two of you here, I have to go and settle the horse first." ”

"Okay."

After Alan Rickman left, Wang Zuxian took Zhou Yan's arm and smiled, "It seems that the people in this crew are very friendly, and this Mr. Rickman is very polite." ”

Zhou Yan nodded, "He is indeed a very personable person. ”

In fact, halfway through the conversation just now, Zhou Yan remembered where he had seen Alan Rickman.

He played a well-known role, that is, Snape in "Harry Potter".

Because Alan Rickman's current outfit is very different from the movie, and the color of his hair is not the same, Zhou Yan didn't recognize it just now.

Snape feels cold, like a villain.

But Alan Rickman gives people a suave feeling, which is very different from the character of Snape.

……

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yan went to the conference room on time, and he was almost the last to arrive.

The reason why I say almost, is because Hugh Grant, who plays Edward, arrived with him.

When Zhou Yan saw Hugh Grant, he recognized him at a glance as the actor in the movie Notting Hill. Compared to Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant is a little more lively, giving people the feeling that he has just come out of college, but in fact he is in his thirties.

He is about the same age as Emma Thompson, but when the two are together, it feels like an obvious sibling relationship.

Seeing Zhou Yan and Grant walking into the conference room together, producer Sidney Pollack smiled and clapped his palms, "Okay, everyone is here, our meeting can begin." ”

Then he pointed out a seat to Zhou Yan, "Y, you sit here." ”

Foreign countries also pay attention to ordering, and Zhou Yan's position is arranged next to the main camera Michael Coulter, between them and director An Lee, as well as screenwriter Emma Thompson and several producers.

On the other side of Zhou Yan, there are several assistant directors and assistant directors.

They sat around a very long rectangular table, with the actors basically sitting across from each other.

Because there are more people, some people can only sit in the back, and some people can only stand.

In a small conference room, there were thirty or forty people crowded.

After Zhou Yan sat down, Sidney didn't introduce them to each other, probably because he felt that there were too many people and it was a waste of time to introduce.

It can be seen that the executive producer Sidney Pollack is presiding over the meeting today.

Sidney Pollack, who is about 60 years old, is not an unknown man, and before becoming the producer of "Sense and Sensibility", he made many films, and even won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture.

In addition, he has also been nominated for three major awards such as the Palme d'Or and the Golden Bear Award.

His "Out of Africa" is very famous, and the evaluation of fans is particularly high.

Let such a big director be the executive producer in the crew, you can imagine how much pressure director An Li has.

"Let's start by going through the timeline of the whole project......

Then Sidney told everyone the time node of the whole movie, when to start, when each filming location passed, and how long it was filmed.

These things actually have little to do with Zhou Yan, but he still listened to Sidney very carefully and took a little note.

In fact, he doesn't need to take notes on these things, his brain can remember them, and after crossing, his memory is very good, but taking notes has become his habit, and he can't change it.

He didn't have to take notes to order anything, he didn't feel comfortable.

After talking about the timeline, Sidney talked about some specific matters related to filming.

He first asked about the situation of several plot locations, the rental of these filming locations, the application for the application, and the reporting to be reported.

After asking about the filming location, I asked about the costumes.

The costumes are a bit problematic, and there are some clothes that haven't been decided, but it's not a big deal.

But even if it wasn't a big deal, Sidney took everyone to discuss it for a long time, and at least half of the thirty or forty people in the room had their opinions.

Zhou Yan feels that in this case, it is not meaningful for too many people to participate in the discussion, and the result may not be discussed in the end, and it is a waste of time.

Write down the problem, pull the costume team over, and discuss it with the director and the actors involved, and that's it.

Now in the conference room, some people who have nothing to do with have to express their opinions.

After waiting for the problem of clothing to pass, Zhou Yan looked at his watch, and he had been talking about these two questions for more than an hour.

After talking about the costume, they started talking about styling again.

When they were talking about clothing just now, they talked about history while chatting, and now they talk about styling, and they talk about history again.

It stands to reason that the clothing and styling must be related to the historical background, but Zhou Yan feels that the direction of their conversation is not quite right.

Professional things are done by professional people, and the crew is not without historical guidance, when it comes to historical issues, just let the historical director say it, and few others understand.

And they talked about it in real detail, and they also took some pictures on the spot and circulated them to everyone.

Zhou Yan deliberately observed An Li and found that An Li was always silent and didn't talk much, but when others expressed their opinions, he would listen carefully.

Sometimes, he would also name people and let them have their opinions.

Zhou Yan found that those people who were ordered by An Li were always able to give some insightful suggestions.

This gave Zhou Yan a new understanding of An Lee, this guy is definitely a master.

An Li must have an understanding of these people and know that they are more proficient in some aspects, so he will let these people come out to express their opinions.

In this way, he will get some good advice, and the people who will be named will be happy.

It may also be that An Li is very good at capturing other people's expressions, and he can know which people can say good things through their expressions.

No matter what, An Li is very powerful.

At the end of this meeting, those who are called will be in the limelight in front of others, and they will also feel that they are valued.

On the contrary, the producer Lindsay was a little bit hot, and she would also name people to express their thoughts, but not everyone she ordered could speak well, and some people said something unnutritious after being clicked, and the on-site response was relatively cold.

If you have a good mentality, you won't feel anything, and if you encounter someone with a bad mentality, you may be able to hold a grudge against Lindsay.

Therefore, some people look at the seven tricks, but they may not be really smart, while some people are taciturn but are masters.

An Li can support a team, and the future will get better and better, naturally there is a reason.

Zhou Yan was also thinking about whether they would be able to do well if Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige were thrown into this environment.

Zhang Yimou may be possible, but Chen Kaige probably can't control the scene.

However, under the producer system, Chen Kaige may be able to restrain himself and cooperate with the crew to make good works.

Zhou Yan thought to himself again, if he was put in An Li's position, how far could he go.

It's hard to say, because he really hasn't tried it, and there is a high probability that he won't try it in the future, and he basically won't take a movie of this model.

The meeting lasted for nearly three hours, and Sidney said, "Let's talk about the soundtrack, although the work on the soundtrack is usually delayed, but in our film, we needed some music on the set, and the soundtrack director Y chou was also on the scene. ”

After Sidney finished speaking, many people looked at Zhou Yan's position.

Some people didn't know that Zhou Yan was the soundtrack director before, but now because of everyone's eyes, they also know.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I have already given Mr. Briegman the soundtrack that needs to be used during the filming of the movie, and many friends here should have heard the song "Don't Cry" yesterday. ”

"And the song 'People Like You.'"

Kate Winslet, who was sitting opposite Zhou Yan, said with a smile.

Sidney nodded, "Kate, can you please sing that song "Don't Cry" to us?" ”

Ketten nodded, "No problem, I've already written this song down." ”

This song is very simple, basically you can memorize it after singing it a few times, and after Kate went back yesterday, she practiced for a while and is already quite familiar with this song.

Then Kate sang "Don't Cry" live.

When she finished singing, there was warm applause in the conference room, and the praise was endless.

This time, everyone will still discuss, but most of them are singing well in Quakate, and few people really express their opinions.

Although everyone will come into contact with music, it is very professional, and most people really dare not express their opinions.

If you want to say that there is a problem, well, if you say where the problem is, if you don't understand, you can't say why.

Assistant director Chiesa found it difficult to express an opinion on the melody, so he talked about the lyrics, "I think the melody of this song is good, the lyrics are ......"

Emma Thompson coughed lightly, "The lyrics are a poem that has been around for a long time. ”

Hearing that the lyrics were poems that had been circulating for a long time, Chiesa was stunned for a moment, and then said, "No wonder I listened to this lyrics, it matches the background very well, it turns out to be like this." ”

Zhou Yan noticed that when Chiesa was talking, Hugh Grant on the other side lowered his head, but he could see that he should be laughing.

Many people were laughing, and Chiesa himself was quite embarrassed, he wanted to brush up on his presence, but he almost lost face.

Seeing that no one was expressing his opinion, Sidney asked, "Is there another song that is sung first?" ”

Brigman, who was sitting next to him, said, "Yes, but I haven't sung to Kate yet." ”

"Why?"

Because this song is in the plot, it is the first time Kate got it, and she is relatively rusty when she plays and sings. Y suggested that he could wait until it was time to shoot and then give it to Kate, so that he could truly capture Kate's jerkiness. It just so happens that there is a meeting today, and everyone is also talking about ideas, do you think this is good? ”

After Brigman finished speaking, many people on the scene began to express their opinions, some people thought it was good, and some people felt that it was not necessary.

Zhou Yan listened to their discussion very enthusiastically, and was a little speechless, is this issue worth discussing? The producer and the director just make a decision.

In fact, it's best not to show Kate for the time being, if there is any problem during the shooting, it is not too late to become familiar with it at that time, the song is simple, and it is very quick to get acquainted.

This in itself is not a big problem, and in Zhou Yan's opinion, there is really no need to discuss it.

After discussing this issue, An Li suddenly said, "Y, why don't you play a few other tunes for everyone to listen to, including yesterday's song "People Like You". ”

Hearing An Li's words, Zhou Yan looked surprised, "Are you here?" ”

He spread his hands and signaled that he had nothing in his hand and could not play.

An Li smiled and said, "I'm ready for you." ”

With that, he turned to look at the corner.

A few people in the corner got out of the way, and Zhou Yan saw a box containing a cello.

Zhou Yan's brows twitched, he didn't expect An Li to also prepare a cello for him, probably when chatting yesterday, Zhou Yan said something about the cello, so An Li arranged it like this.

In fact, Zhou Yanzhen didn't think there was any need to play those tunes now, but the atmosphere was set here, and so many pairs of eyes were looking at him at the scene, he had to do it.

"Yes."

Zhou Yan stood up directly and walked to the corner of the wall, "Please get out of the way." ”

In fact, there is no need for Zhou Yan to say, the others have consciously moved out of the way, leaving a space of about two or three square meters.

Zhou Yan took out the piano, tuned the tone, and then sat on the chair, ready to play.

He looked up and saw a group of people around, and suddenly felt like a child who went home to perform his talents during the Chinese New Year, and An Li, who showed an earnest expression, was the parent who wanted to show off the baby.

(End of chapter)