The next night, after Zhou Yan and the orchestra finished rehearsals, he met Jeff Brown and several members of the Backstreet Boys backstage.

Several members of the Backstreet Boys are a little younger than Zhou Yan's impression, but Europeans and Americans develop quite early, Nick Carter is just fifteen years old this year, but his height is already about the same as Zhou Yan.

Height is secondary, but Nick Carter looks like a twenty-year-old boy, in China, most boys of this age have just entered high school, or are still in junior high school, and it is rare to see Nick Carter so mature.

Several young men are also more curious about Zhou Yan, although they have seen Zhou Yan's video and know what Zhou Yan looks like, but when they meet them face-to-face like this, they still feel that Zhou Yan is really young, and Zhou Yan doesn't seem to look the same as Asians in the United States.

Jeff Brown smiled and introduced several members of the group to Zhou Yan one by one, and after the introduction, he said, "This time is also a coincidence, after the company set up this performance for them in London, I only knew that your concert was also at this time." ”

It's true, "Yellow" is doing well in the United States, and the company has launched a national tour for the Backstreet Boys, which has already opened two shows and the results are very good.

Although the scale is not large, there are only four or five hundred spectators, but the atmosphere is very good. There are many fans who are calling for more shows, and some people are complaining that the scale is too small.

At this time, the performance of the single on the British side attracted the attention of the company, and they decided to spare a few performances in the United Kingdom, otherwise they would waste this wave of popularity.

It just so happened that their national tour also had to make some adjustments, because the first two performances were good, so they decided to increase the scale, venues, and facilities in the future, so they simply let them come to London first and take advantage of this time to prepare for the later concerts in the United States.

When their show in London is over, they will be able to go back to the national tour.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "It's really fate, where is your performance?" If I have time the day after tomorrow, I'll check it out. ”

"The first show the day after tomorrow is at the Water Rat Bar." Jeff Brown said.

Hearing that it was in a bar, Zhou Yan asked again: "Is it a special show?" ”

"Well, it's a special session."

Zhou Yan originally thought that the backstreet boys' performance might be on a good scale, but he didn't expect it to be in a bar.

Although Zhou Yan doesn't despise this kind of livehouse, it's just that this kind of small performance is really a waste of time and doesn't make money.

If they had chosen to, JIVE wouldn't want the Backstreet Boys to waste their time on this kind of gig.

is still a group that has just debuted, its fame is not obvious, and it has no appeal when it enters a big venue.

Fortunately, it's still a special session, otherwise it wouldn't be really interesting.

However, Zhou Yan believes that it will not be long before the Backstreet Boys can hold a large-scale concert with tens of thousands of people, but at least they can afford a venue of thousands of people like the Arbat.

"Okay, I see, I'll check it out if I have time. By the way, your second single should be out too, right? ”

Jeff Brown nodded, "Well, the plan is to release it in the United States next week." ”

The Backstreet Boys have already recorded four singles, and three of them have been recorded on music videos and are ready to be released.

Now that the company sees that "Yellow" is doing well, it is natural to strike while the iron is hot, and then they will release a single every month, and after a few months, they will wait until they have accumulated enough heat before releasing the album.

Zhou Yan nodded, "Then I wish you all the best in the future singles and albums." ”

……

The next afternoon, the orchestra went to the concert hall early to make preparations, and Zhou Yan arrived a little late.

He arrived at four o'clock, and there were already quite a few people standing at the door of the concert hall, most of them black-haired Asians.

Zhou Yan was dressed in black, wearing sunglasses and a hat, and walked towards the concert hall gracefully.

When he passed by one of the small groups of people, he wanted to hear what these people were talking about, but he found that they were speaking neon language, and he didn't understand it at all.

Although he has been with Shizuka Kudo for a long time, his neon language level has not changed at all, and all he knows is simple everyday words.

Since he couldn't understand it, he walked straight into the concert hall.

Hiramatsu and Hiromasa were chatting with their friends, when they suddenly saw a mysterious man wearing sunglasses and a hat passing by, and they felt a little familiar, and this man also glanced in their direction, which attracted his attention even more.

How is it a bit like Zhou Yanjun?

Although he felt that it was unlikely, Hiramatsu Kazuhiro couldn't help but shout in Chinese, "Zhou Yan!" ”

Hearing Hiramatsu and Guang shouting "Zhou Yan", several of his companions were surprised, not knowing what he was doing.

When Zhou Yan heard this not-so-standard "Zhou Yan", he turned his head with interest and asked in Chinese with a smile, "Do you call me?" ”

Hiramatsu Kazuhiro didn't understand Chinese, he could only use some simple words, so he couldn't understand what Zhou Yan was saying.

He asked again in English, "Are you Zhou Yan?" ”

Zhou Yan didn't expect to be recognized so quickly, and he nodded calmly, "Well, it's me, are you here to see the concert?" ”

Hearing that it was really Zhou Yan, several neon people instantly surrounded him.

"Hello Zhou Yan, we are all your music fans."

"We bought tickets for this concert very early."

"I also bought the next one."

The English level of these neon young people is not bad, Zhou Yan asked with a smile, "Are you studying here?" ”

"I was studying in London, and some of them weren't here, some were in Liverpool and some were in Paris. ”

"Zhou Yanjun, have you ever wanted to go to Paris for a concert, there are many of your music fans over there."

"It shouldn't be possible during this time, but there will be opportunities later." Zhou Yan smiled and asked again, "Do you want to sign an autograph?" ”

"Is that okay?" Everyone said excitedly.

"Of course, as long as you have a pen."

"I have, I have."

Hiramatsu and Hiroshi shouted as they pulled out a marker pen and four CDs from their backpacks, one of which turned out to be a neon version of Mystic Country.

The others looked at Hiramatsu and Hiro, they were all a little surprised, they didn't expect Hiramatsu and Hiratsu to be so well prepared.

Hiramatsu Kazuhiro was a little embarrassed to look at, but at the same time he felt that he was quite lucky.

After graduating from high school, he studied for half a year in Neon China, then came to London as an exchange student, and is now studying politics and economics in London.

Several of his friends, Tian Zhongjian Er, are still in Neon China.

This time, Hiramatsu Kazuhiro came to see the concert and thought about whether he could get a signed album, and although he knew that it was unlikely, he still made preparations.

Sure enough, the opportunity was still given to those who were prepared, and he really met Zhou Yan at the door of the concert hall.

Zhou Yan saw the four albums, didn't say a word, and directly signed his name on them.

Others were not so well prepared, without albums, some chose to sign on their clothes, and some chose to sign on the ticket stubs for the concert.

Zhou Yan had just signed a few neon people, and another group of people came around.

Hiramatsu and Hiroshi surrounded Zhou Yan, and soon attracted the attention of the others, so they all came over.

Seeing that it was really Zhou Yan, everyone was very excited and begged Zhou Yan for an autograph.

Zhou Yan saw that there were not many people at the door, so he didn't refuse to come, and everyone signed it.

There were twenty or thirty people in total, and after Zhou Yan finished signing, he waved his hand to them and left.

After Zhou Yan left, someone smiled and said to Ping Song and Guang, "Ping Song, I really want to thank you this time, how did you recognize Zhou Yan?" ”

Hiramatsu Kazuhiro touched his head, "I've liked him for many years, before he held a concert in Neon, and I saw him live." And, don't you think he's outstanding? ”

"Well, with sunglasses."

"It's not just about wearing sunglasses, just looking at the temperament, I don't think I'm an ordinary person."

Zhou Yan's height is relatively high among Asians, and in this era, in East Asian countries, a man's bare feet can reach 1.8 meters, which is definitely more prominent in the crowd.

And Zhou Yan is tall, and he is not an ordinary person at first glance.

Several Chinese people next to him also joined in the discussion.

"When Mr. Zhou Yan held a concert in Neon before, was he popular?" One of the Chinese girls asked.

Hiramatsu and Hiroshi looked at the girl strangely, "Of course it's high, Zhou Yan is now the most popular musician in neon, and there is no one." ”

"Isn't there one? So exaggerated? The girl was surprised.

The boy next to the girl smiled, "If you say by the standards of musicians, Zhou Yan is also the most popular in China, and there is no one." ”

"Oh, that's right."

Compared with those pop singers, Zhou Yan's popularity can only be regarded as average, but if it is compared with other musicians, Zhou Yan's popularity is several levels higher.

"Zhou Yanjun held a concert in Neon, and thousands of people gathered outside each venue, but they didn't buy tickets."

"Well, the previous "Yanjing Silent" concert was similar, and there were more than 1,000 people outside the venue, and they even came out to perform later."

"Zhou Yanjun will come out to perform at every concert in Neon."

The blonde boy next to him, who had been listening to him without speaking, said curiously, "Will Y still come out to perform then?" ”

A group of Asians looked at the blonde-haired European and American boy, and Hiramatsu and Hiroshi shook their heads and said, "I don't know today, anyway, it's been like this every time before." ”

"Well, it's really hard to say today, usually I come out to perform because there are too many people who haven't bought tickets, and there are a lot of people outside the venue." The Chinese boy said.

Although they all think Zhou Yan is powerful, they also respect the facts, after all, this is London, not China or neon, and Zhou Yan's concerts are certainly not as popular here as East Asia.

It's very good that this concert can sell out tickets, and I don't have the luxury of expecting a lot of people to gather outside.

The blonde boy said with a look of hope, "I hope there is one today, because I didn't buy a ticket, this ticket is so hard to buy, and when I went to ask just now, there was no one ticket." ”

"You only came today, how can you buy tickets, this concert hall can seat more than 900 spectators, and Asians alone can buy all the tickets." Hiramatsu Kazuhiro said.

Several of his friends came from British cities such as Liverpool and Manchester City, as well as from other European countries such as Paris, and he helped buy tickets in advance.

As he said, although Zhou Yan's popularity in Europe is not as high as in East Asia, there are many Asians in Europe after all, and these 900 votes are certainly not enough.

The blonde boy scratched his head, "I didn't expect it to be so hard to buy." ”

Hiramatsu and Hiroshi said earnestly, "Brother, this may be the best time to buy once, I'm afraid there will never be such a good ticket in the future." ”

As he said this, the others nodded approvingly.

Everyone present believed that Zhou Yan's popularity in Europe and the United States would definitely increase. Europeans and Americans still know too little about Zhou Yan, otherwise they will definitely fall in love with him.

"That's right, tickets for this concert are still relatively cheap, and I'm afraid there won't be such cheap tickets in the future."

In fact, the tickets for this concert are not cheap, and among the many performances in London, they are at the medium level, but in the opinion of Hiramatsu and Guang, the price of tickets for Zhou Yan's concert should be at the top.

Listening to the conversation of this group of Asians, Casa has a new understanding of Zhou Yan's popularity.

In fact, Casa first learned about Zhou Yan because of the movie "Flying Piano Boy", he thought the music in the movie was very good, so he bought the soundtrack, so he knew Zhou Yan as a composer.

Last week, he knew that Zhou Yan had a concert at Chelsea, and he decided to come and listen to it, but he felt that tickets should not be too difficult to buy, after all, he had no requirements for seats.

He has also listened to a few concerts before, and basically bought tickets on the same day, and when he met a more popular one, he bought tickets a day or two in advance, and he could buy tickets.

Today, he came a few hours in advance to buy a ticket, but he still didn't get it.

And the reason why he didn't leave was because he didn't want to give up this opportunity, thinking that he would buy it when someone refunded the ticket.

Everyone was chatting, and Kasa suddenly saw two people walking to the ticket gate, so he hurriedly said, "Someone may want to refund the ticket." ”

With that, he ran to the ticket office.

But when he walked to the ticket gate, he heard the conductor say to the two men, "The tickets are all sold out." ”

The two men were surprised, "None of them are gone?" ”

The conductor didn't have a good temper, and said without raising his head, "It's long gone, if you want to see it, you can only wait later." ”

Seeing that there were indeed no tickets, the two turned their heads and left scolding.

Kasa also returned to the group of Asians disappointed.

"How's it going, did someone refund the ticket?" Hiramatsu and Hiroshi asked with a smile.

Casa shook his head, "No, they also buy tickets." ”

Ping Song and Guang laughed, "You locals are too stupid, and you don't know how to come and buy tickets in advance to see a concert." ”

"I didn't know about it before, but next time I will definitely buy tickets in advance."

"Tickets for the two concerts in London have been sold out, and I don't know when the next concert in London will be, and Zhou Yan won't be able to hold a few concerts a year."

"yes, maybe next time it's in Paris." The student from Paris said with a smile.

"The next time I come to Europe, it's not until next year at the earliest."

Casa gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, you can sell me a ticket, and I can ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, everyone else took a step back.

"Don't you want to beat our ticket."

Casa sneered, "I'm sorry, I really want to see him in concert." ”

"We want to see it too,......" Hiramatsu Kazuhiro saw that someone had gone to the ticket office again, "Maybe it's a refund this time, do you want to go and see it?" ”

"Okay."

Kasa hurriedly ran over, but quickly ran back disappointed.

"I still haven't bought a ticket."

Hiramatsu and Hiroshi smiled and said, "Then you stop them." ”

"Why am I stopping them? If they want to stay, they might even become my competitors and compete with me for tickets. ”

"You are stupid, stop them all and stay outside the concert hall, that Zhou Yan saw that there were so many audiences outside without tickets, and he would definitely come outside to perform for everyone. When the time comes, you will be able to see the show even if you don't have a ticket. ”

Casa's eyes lit up, "That's right." ”

With that, he ran away to stop the man who hadn't bought the ticket just now.

Hiramatsu and Hiroshi didn't expect that their words really made Casa stop a lot of people.

……

At six o'clock, when the concert was about to start, the crew of "Sense and Sensibility" went backstage.

A total of four people came, and Zhou Yan gave An Lee and Alan Rickman two tickets each, An Lee brought Emma Thompson, and Rickman brought Kate Winslet.

Since listening to Zhou Yan's songs, Emma Thompson's attitude towards Zhou Yan has changed a lot, and after meeting, she vigorously expressed her expectations for a while.

"I'm sure it's going to be a wonderful night."

Winslet was very interested in the bamboo flute in Zhou Yan's hand, "This is the bamboo flute, right?" ”

The bamboo flute is well-known in Europe and the United States, but it is not high, and many Europeans and Americans do not know much about this instrument, and they will find the bamboo flute style strange compared to the flute.

However, in terms of appearance and aesthetics, many foreigners think that the bamboo flute is very good-looking, after all, it is one of the few musical instruments that retains the shape and texture of the material itself, and has the label of "natural".

Zhou Yan nodded, "This is a bamboo flute in G tone." ”

An Li asked curiously, "Is this the bamboo flute you played in "The Red Lantern Hangs High"?" ”

"Really."

The bamboo flute in Zhou Yan's hand was bought by He Wuming for him back then, this bamboo flute is of good quality and good maintenance, and Zhou Yan has been using it.

I didn't expect An Li's eyes to be very sharp, which can be recognized.

In fact, An Li also asked casually, after all, as soon as he saw Zhou Yan holding the flute, he would think of the scene of Zhou Yan playing the flute in "The Red Lantern Hangs High".

"Director, is that movie you just talking about?" Kate Winslet curious.

An Li nodded, "Well, it's Y's debut, right?" ”

"Well, yes, it's only two scenes, though."

"You've even acted in movies before."

"That's a film that won the Silver Lion and was nominated for an Oscar." An Li said with a smile.

"It's also a coincidence that the role was not mine at the beginning."

……

A few more people chatted a few more words, An Li looked at the time and said, "Okay, we won't bother you anymore, you can prepare for the show." ”

Zhou Yan nodded, "Okay, I'll see you after the show is over." ”

The four of them walked out of the lounge, and Winslet was still curious about Zhou Yan's movie, and she asked Emma Thompson, "Emma, have you seen that movie?" ”

"I did watch it, but I have almost forgotten the plot in it, it was a few years ago, it wasn't for the director to say, I didn't know there was a Y in it."

"Director, is Y acting well?"

"Pretty good."

Although Zhou Yan only had two scenes in the movie, he still left a deep impression on An Li, mainly because Chen Feipu is the most brilliant male character in this movie.

Although Master Chen has a lot of scenes, he can't see his face clearly throughout the whole process.

"I must look for this movie when I go back, I'm really curious about Y's performance."

In fact, Kate Winslet is interested in Zhou Yan playing the flute in the movie, and she forgot to ask just now, I don't know if there is a bamboo flute in tonight's performance.

……

Not long after An Li and the others left, Zhang Youan walked in with a man and a woman.

After meeting Zhou Yan the night before, Zhang Youan has not appeared in the past two days, and Zhou Yan is still curious about where this guy has gone.

As for the two people he brought, they were probably in their early forties, and the woman Zhou Yan had no impression at all, but the man made Zhou Yan feel familiar.

Just when Zhou Yan remembered where he had seen this man, Zhang Youan took the initiative to introduce, "Zhou Yan, this is Sting, and next to him is his wife Styler." ”

Hearing the name Sting, Zhou Yan suddenly realized, isn't this the top British male singer Brother Burr?

Sting is not his real name, it is only because he often performs in sweaters with burrs that he has this nickname. (End of chapter)