1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan looked around and asked, "Where are the others?"

"Naiwen and Xiaoran have arrived. They were too plain, so I asked them to go to the dressing room to touch up their makeup. Teacher Jiao and Teacher Li haven't arrived yet, but they will probably be here soon." Xu Feng said.

Han Sanping smiled and said, "Teacher Xie came with me in the car and went to the bathroom."

Zhou Yan nodded. Except for Sam Hui and Natalie Tong, almost all the other main creative staff members would be present at today's premiere ceremony.

Several people from the director team started from the studio. The car was right behind Zhou Yan and would be there soon.

After a while, Yu Hua pushed Shi Tiesheng, followed by Mo Yan and Liu Zhenyun.

Xu Feng and Han Sanping were not surprised to see them, after all, Zhou Yan had just attended the Writers' Congress.

The film and television circle and the literary circle seem to be two circles, but in fact they have a lot of intersections.

Take the “Four Heavenly Kings” for example. Without exception, all of them have worked with the film and television industry.

Yu Hua, Mo Yan and Zhang Yimou all have a good relationship, Shi Tiesheng has worked with Chen Kaige, and Liu Zhenyun has worked with Feng Xiaogang and his group.

There were more than just a few writers coming today. Su Tong, Wang Anyi, Han Shaogong, Shi Zhongshan and others also arrived one after another.

After receiving more than a dozen writers in a row, Xu Feng laughed and said, "If you don't know, you might think we are at some kind of literary exchange meeting. So many famous writers have come."

Han Sanping nodded. "This is not a question of quantity. The key is quality. The writers who came here today, if we just talk about their popularity, they are definitely half of the literary world."

He knows more about the mainland literary circle than Xu Feng, so he has a clearer understanding of the popularity of Mo Yan and others.

In fact, his statement of "half of the world" is a bit conservative. If we only consider the current popularity among ordinary readers, the writers here today account for at least 70% to 80%.

This year, Wang Anyi alone is basically enough to sweep the entire area.

Wang Anyi and Chi Zijian basically account for 90% of the popularity of female writers in the literary circle in the past two years. Bi Shumin has developed well in the past two years, but it is also a bit lacking. As for other female writers like Chi Li, Fang Fang, Can Xue, etc., they are really not famous.

As for male writers, there are quite a few who have developed well in the same period. In addition to those who are here today, there are also a series of writers from Shaanxi, such as Chen Zhongshi, Jia Pingwa and others.

……

After the writers came, another group of colleagues from the Central Conservatory of Music came.

Vice President Wang Ci Zhao brought a dozen colleagues with him, including Zhou Yan’s teachers Shi Wanchun and Wu Zuqiang.

After meeting Zhou Yan, Wang Ci Zhao first wished Zhou Yan's new movie a big hit, and then said, "Principal Liu originally wanted to come, but he has been unwell recently and has not been to work for several days. He called me specifically to ask me to bring his best wishes."

Zhou Yan knew that Liu Lin went home to rest because he was not feeling well.

Liu Lin's health had been poor before, but judging from the situation, Liu Lin probably won't come back to work this time. This means that for a period of time from now on, school affairs will be in the charge of Vice President Wang Ci Zhao.

The last time they met, Liu Lin specifically asked Zhou Yan for tickets for the premiere ceremony. He really wanted to come and watch it, but his health was not good enough and he couldn't make it.

"After I finish these few days of work, I will definitely go see Senior Brother Liu." Zhou Yan said.

"Okay, we'll go together then." Wang Ci Zhao smiled and looked at Wang Zuxian, "Ms. Wang, the piano you donated is a timely help to our school. Today I finally have the opportunity to meet you in person, and I must thank you in person. Principal Liu is not here today, so I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you on behalf of the Central Conservatory of Music."

As he said this, he turned to look at Sun Dong behind him. The latter understood and immediately presented a box.

Wang Ci Zhao took the box and handed it to Wang Zuxian. "Ms. Wang, this is a small gift prepared by our school to thank you for your selfless dedication. In addition to the certificate, there is also a small badge. I hope you like it."

Joey Wong was also very considerate. After taking the box, she opened it in front of him, first took out the certificate inside and looked at it, and then took out the badge.

When Zhou Yan saw the badge, he was quite surprised because he had never seen such a badge in school before.

The badge in Joey Wong’s hand is very delicate. The overall style is the school badge of CAFA, but the school badge is square, while this badge is round.

The inner circle is a red background with a purple-gold logo of the word "樂" in the middle, and the outer circle is bright gold with the words "Central Conservatory of Music" printed on it.

On the back of the badge, the three words "Wang Zuxian" are engraved.

This badge was most likely made specifically for Joey Wong, but we don’t know what material it is made of.

Although Zhou Yan didn't touch it, he knew from the looks of it that it was not plastic.

It shouldn't be pure gold. The school is not that generous. It might be copper plated with gold.

If the cost is a little higher, you can use silver plating, and if the cost is even higher, you can use gold-plated silver.

"Wow, so beautiful." Joey Wong praised.

Wang Cizhao smiled and said, "Miss Wang, you can just wear this badge at ordinary times. It is made of gold-plated silver and will not fade with wear."

In fact, this badge is not worth much even if it is made of pure gold, but the school is willing to use gold to cover silver, which shows that it took some thought.

Moreover, the workmanship of this badge is very good. Zhou Yan estimated that the cost of the workmanship is at least several dozen dollars.

Joey Wong really likes this badge, and she is naturally familiar with the logo on it. This logo can be seen everywhere in Zhou Yan's house.

The manuscript paper used by Zhou Yan, the teaching materials given to students, and some of Zhou Yan’s certificates all have the word “樂” on them.

She has always thought that the character “樂” is beautiful. Now that she has one too, of course she is very happy.

Zhou Yan also noticed that Joey Wong liked this badge very much. He couldn't help but sigh that Wang Ci Zhao was really a man who knew how to deal with things. In this regard, Liu Lin was not as good as Wang Ci Zhao.

Shi Wanchun and Wu Zuqiang did not tell Zhou Yan too much, they just smiled and wished him a big box office success.

After all, Zhou Yan is now the deputy director of the Orchestra Department. In front of so many people, they can't talk to Zhou Yan like they are scolding a student. They must give Zhou Yan face.

……

After they went to the front, Zhou Yan looked at the badge in Wang Zuxian's hand, smiled and said to Xu Feng, "Sister Feng, ask Dean Wang to arrange one for you later."

The last time they had dinner at Xu Feng's house, they agreed that for every additional RMB 2 million earned by Time Traveler, Xu Feng would donate a piano to CAFA.

Xu Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about donating the piano, you don't have to remind me all the time. But this badge is really nice, it would be nice to get one. Does the person who donated it to you before have this thing?"

Zhou Yan shook his head. "As far as I know, no. There was a certificate before. In the beginning, there was not even a certificate."

"So that means Xiaoxian's is the first one?"

"It should be. I guess this badge was made by Dean Wang."

Han Sanping smiled and said, "Your Dean Wang is quite understanding of people's hearts. The only drawback is that this badge has no name."

Zhou Yan joked, "Third brother, you can donate a few hundred pianos. Maybe Dean Wang can name this badge after you."

"Can you sell me for a few hundred pianos?" Han Sanping rolled his eyes. "You solicit sponsorship for your school every day, your leaders should give you a promotion soon."

"Director Han, don't you know? He is now the deputy director of the Orchestra Department, which is almost the limit for his age." Xu Feng said with a smile.

Han Sanping nodded and said, "Deputy Director, that's fine, but you still have to work hard and strive to become the principal as soon as possible."

"Being a real principal wouldn't be as easy as it is now," said Xu Feng.

"There are many types of top leaders, and it is not necessary to do everything personally. The system of CAFM is already so mature. The principal can go out and show his face to promote the school when he has nothing to do. The specific affairs of the school can be handled by training a capable vice-president."

What Han Sanping said makes a lot of sense. The structure of the Central Conservatory of Music is very stable now, and the presence or absence of a principal will not actually have much impact.

Just like when Liu Lin retired due to illness and Wang Ci Zhao came out to take charge of the overall situation, the school can still operate well.

Of course, Han Sanping was joking when he said that Zhou Yan should become the principal as soon as possible.

After all, Zhou Yan is too young. Even if he can become the principal in the future, it will take many years.

Not long after the group from the Central Conservatory of Music arrived, Chen Lian also came with Wang Zhongyang, and with them came several female relatives of similar age to Chen Lian. Chen Lian did not introduce them one by one to Zhou Yan, but just briefly said that some were her colleagues at school, and some were Wang Junhua's colleagues or colleagues' family members.

Chen Lian hasn't left yet, Shu Yuanxia and Li Xianglan have also arrived.

Li Xianglan's lover, Huo Siqi's father, is Wang Junhua's leader. The two families have always had a good relationship, just like they and the Zhou family, who are old friends.

They both knew that the other was coming today, so it was not surprising. Li Xianglan smiled and said, "Just now on the way, I told Yuanxia that you guys might have arrived first."

Chen Lian smiled and said, "Sister Xianglan, Sister Yuanxia, ​​we just arrived too."

"That's great. Let's go to the front together later." Li Xianglan smiled, then looked at Zhou Yan and Han Sanping, her smile even wider, "You two, one is the eldest and the other is the youngest, and you are together."

"Sister Xiang Lan, please stop joking with me." Han Sanping said with a smile.

"You must be joking. We are here to support you two today."

Han Sanping nodded repeatedly, "Thank you sisters for your support."

"You, don't thank me. You should thank Xiaoyan. You are an elder, and you rely on the younger generation to help you every day. I talked to my aunt on the phone a few days ago, and we talked about Xiaoyan. The old lady is very dissatisfied with you. She thinks that you find work for her grandson every day, so that her grandson has no time to go home."

Han Sanping quickly raised his hands, "It's unfair, it's unfair, it's totally unfair, sister, don't look at me as a factory manager, I'm actually serving them. If you want to blame someone, blame the old lady herself. It was she who raised such a good son like Brother Yaowen, and only then did she have such a talented grandson like Zhou Yan. Her grandson is talented, and I'm just doing my best to serve her grandson."

"You have a lot of crooked ideas. Next time you have a chance to see the old lady, tell her in person." Li Xianglan smiled and shook Wang Zuxian's hand enthusiastically. "Miss Xiaoxian is even prettier in person than on TV. She is also quite tall. She is a good match for Zhou Yan... I mean, let's make a movie together."

Joey Wong didn’t know Li Xianglan either. When they met for the first time, she was a little confused by Li Xianglan’s enthusiasm.

Zhou Yan introduced them to her, "This is Aunt Lan, and this is Aunt Xia."

"Hello Auntie Lan, hello Auntie Xia." Joey Wong greeted them politely.

Shu Yuanxia looked at Wang Zuxian and sighed secretly. After all, Zhou Yan was the son-in-law she favored. The situation between Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian gradually became known in their circle.

Even after so much time has passed, Shu Yuanxia still feels a little regretful.

However, no matter how unfortunate it is, Zhou Yan and her daughter are not destined to be together, so she can only accept it.

At this moment, Wang Zuxian called her aunt, and she responded very enthusiastically, "Hello, Xiaoxian, you are from the south, are you used to coming to Yanjing? It's still quite cold in Yanjing these days."

"Thank you Aunt Xia for your concern. I used to come to Yanjing often. Apart from feeling a little dry, everything else is fine."

"Well, if you need our help, just ask. Don't be shy. Zhou Yan..."

Shu Yuanxia's words became more and more obvious. Li Xianglan coughed lightly beside her and said, "Xiao Yan, the premiere ceremony will start soon. We won't disturb you here."

……

As Shu Yuanxia and the others walked out of the backstage, Li Xianglan said, "Yuanxia, ​​why are you saying so much? They haven't announced anything yet."

"Not to say……"

"Did anyone say it clearly?"

"Didn't the old lady say..."

"The old lady said that Zhou Yan has a girlfriend now, who is a movie star. Did she explicitly say it was Joey Wong?"

Shu Yuanxia curled her lips, "Who else could it be except Joey Wong? They are both in the newspapers every day."

"Maybe it's Maggie Cheung. Wasn't there a Japanese celebrity who had a scandal with Zhou Yan before?"

"That incident with Maggie Cheung happened a long time ago, and I haven't heard of anything going on between them since then. As for that Japanese celebrity, that's even more impossible. Can the Zhou family let a Japanese person be their granddaughter-in-law? No matter how open-minded Mr. Zhou is, he would never allow such a thing to happen."

"That's true. Those who wrote these news definitely don't know the situation of the Zhou family."

"Even if someone knows something, who would dare to write it down unless Zhou Yan says it in public?"

……

When Shang Wenya arrived at the Yenching Concert Hall, the premiere ceremony was about to begin.

Although the premiere was held at the Yenching Concert Hall, which has more than 800 seats, no official tickets were sold to the public.

Shang Wenya was able to get the ticket because she is now the president of the Zhou Yan Fans Association of Yanshi University. Their fan club got two votes, and she gave one ticket to the previous president Li Yuanyuan.

After many years, many Zhou Yan fan clubs have been established all over the country, some large and some small. Their Yanshi University fan club can only be considered above average. After all, their members are basically students, and everyone is relatively rational in chasing stars, so it is difficult to make the fan club too big.

However, the Yanshi University Fans Club is still the most famous Zhou Yan fan club in the country, not only because they were established the earliest, but also because they are the only fan club that has direct contact with Tang Chen Company and Zhou Yan Studio.

Moreover, the logos used by Zhou Yan’s fan clubs across the country now all come from the Yanshi University Fan Club.

The things that Dong Wenmiao designed for the Yanshi University Fans Association have spread to other fan clubs and become a unified symbol.

Therefore, for this premiere ceremony, only the Yanshi University Fans Club got two tickets, and no other fan clubs had this honor.

Sitting in the Yenching Concert Hall, Shang Wenya took a deep breath. For some reason, the current scene suddenly reminded her of the early summer four years ago when she and the first president Zuo Li went to the Central Conservatory of Music to watch the graduation works exhibition of the 87 composition department.

There were more people in the Central Conservatory of Music Concert Hall that day than today.

The concert hall of the Central Conservatory of Music has 100 to 200 more seats than the Yenching Concert Hall, and many of the people who attended that day had no seats.

It was on that day that Zhou Yan played "The Nightingale". The elegant and graceful image of him playing the bamboo flute was deeply imprinted in Shang Wenya's mind.

Looking at the stage, Shang Wenya seemed to see again the handsome young man of that year, holding a bamboo flute and conquering the entire concert hall.

"Wenya, what are you daydreaming about?"

A familiar voice sounded in her ears, and Shang Wenya came back to her senses and looked at the person who came with a smile, "Sister Yuanyuan, you are here."

"Well, no matter how hard I tried, I'm not late."

Li Yuanyuan is now in her third year of graduate school. She is very busy with her studies and Shang Wenya has rarely seen her recently. If it weren’t for the premiere of her new movie today, Li Yuanyuan might not have come out.

In order to be able to attend today's premiere ceremony, Li Yuanyuan worked very hard the day before yesterday and finally managed to squeeze out some time.

"It's still a while. They say the premiere will start at 5:10 and the movie will be shown until 5:40."

"Then I must catch up to see the premiere ceremony begin. Teacher Zhou should be able to speak."

"That's right. Mr. Zhou is the director, screenwriter and male lead. It would be inappropriate for him not to speak."

"Haha, they save a lot of trouble. Teacher Zhou represents the director, screenwriter, leading actor and music director all by himself." Li Yuanyuan looked at the empty stage and asked curiously, "Will the event be held on the stage? There are no banners, tables, chairs or benches, and I don't even see a microphone."

"I guess it's because we're going to show a movie soon, so putting up banners and setting up tables, chairs and benches is a bit of a waste of time."

"Oh, is that so?"

Neither of them had ever attended any premiere ceremonies, so they didn't know how other premieres were conducted.

They also heard that it was the first time that the Yenching Concert Hall held a premiere ceremony, and many of the equipment in the concert hall were new.

Just as the two were discussing seriously, the sound of footsteps came from the speaker on the wall.

The footsteps gradually became clearer as they got closer.

Hearing the footsteps, the audience quieted down and turned their eyes to the stage.

They all knew that the footsteps should indicate that the premiere ceremony is about to begin. (End of this chapter)