1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The lights shone on one side of the stage, and several people came out pushing a piano.

When they saw the piano, there was a burst of cheers.

Shang Wenya and Li Yuanyuan looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes. They knew that they would have another treat tonight.

I just don’t know if it was played by Zhou Yan himself.

Their doubts did not last long, and soon Zhou Yan walked onto the stage.

When going out today, Joey Wong specially dressed up Zhou Yan. He wore a blue casual suit with a high-necked cyan sweater inside. He looked very upright and relaxed.

When Zhou Yan appeared, the cheers at the scene were louder than before.

The opening show was suggested by Xu Feng, and they also thought about asking members of the orchestra to come and perform, but in the end they decided to let Zhou Yan play the piano.

Although Zhou Yan's piano level is not as good as Zhang Zuoqun and others, the people who came to the scene today did not come to listen to music. Of course, they wanted to see Zhou Yan's performance more.

After entering the stage, Zhou Yan first sat on the piano stool, then pulled the microphone in front of him and said with a smile, "Good evening, everyone."

"Good evening." The audience responded enthusiastically.

"Before the ceremony officially begins, I will play a suite for everyone. It is a combination of the soundtrack tracks in "Time Traveler". However, what you are about to hear will basically not appear in the movie."

Zhou Yan's words left many people in the audience confused.

If it is the soundtrack of the movie, why doesn't it appear in the movie? Isn't this a contradiction?

Of course, some people understood it, such as Li Yuanyuan.

"It seems that Mr. Zhou has written a lot of complete tracks this time. We'll have the soundtrack to listen to later."

“I heard there were a dozen full songs.”

“I don’t know when the soundtrack will be released.”

“It seems that instead of releasing a soundtrack, they might just release an album.”

"Is that so?"

……

Zhou Yan did not explain anything to the audience. He just pulled the microphone away and started playing.

He composed this suite on the spur of the moment. It begins with the prelude of "All of Me", then spreads excerpts from "A Thousand Years", "Bleeding Love" and "Stay Here Forever" in the middle, and finally ends with the ending of "How Long Will I Love You".

Because it only lasts a few minutes and incorporates so many songs, it's hard to feel how amazing it is.

Zhou Yan played this piece of music not to make the audience like it much. This piece of music is more like an introduction before watching a movie.

The audience didn’t think the song was particularly amazing, but they were very considerate and many of them clapped their hands until they were red.

Zhou Yan stood up, bowed, and then walked off the stage, and today's opening performance was over.

After he went down, the people who had pushed the piano up before came up again and pushed the piano out, and the ceremony officially began.

The activities of this premiere ceremony were very simple. The main creative staff just came on stage to show up, and the producer, director, and main actors said a few words. There was no interaction with the audience, nor was there any interview with reporters.

The main creative staff lined up on the stage, and Xu Feng took the microphone and gave an opening speech.

Han Sanping also said a few words, and when they finished, it was the turn of the veteran actors such as Jiao Huang, Li Jingfei and Xie Fang.

When Han Sanping handed the microphone to Jiao Huang, Jiao Huang refused it. After all, in his opinion, he was just a supporting role in this movie. It didn't matter whether he spoke or not. Even if he spoke, it couldn't be ranked like this.

But in the end he was no match for Han Sanping and took the microphone.

After getting the microphone, Jiao Huang said with great emotion, "'Time Traveler' is probably the fastest project we have ever participated in. From the audition to the official start of filming, and now to the official release, it has only been a few months in total. In the past, the projects I have been involved in, in the same length of time, may not even have finished the audition, and the faster progress may have just started filming."

"Although I haven't seen the finished film yet, I have full confidence in this film, and this confidence comes from the work ability and work attitude of everyone in our crew. Of course, the most important thing is Director Zhou. To be honest, when I first took on this role, I heard that it would be released within this year, and I felt uncomfortable. I thought that young people are impatient, and how can filming a movie be rushed? But after the filming started, my thoughts completely changed. Director Zhou is not impatient, but has full confidence. He has absolute control over the filming..."

Jiao Huang said a lot, and although there were some exaggerations, they were basically his true thoughts.

During the filming of "Time Traveler", he was indeed impressed by Zhou Yan's powerful efficiency.

It’s not like they didn’t encounter problems during filming, but every time they encountered a problem they were able to solve it quickly or had a good alternative plan.

Jiao Huang was amazed by not only Zhou Yan but also the efficiency of other crew members. The cooperation between various departments was very tacit, and many seemingly difficult things could be easily solved.

in the country, Jiao Huang had never seen such a mature crew.

Each director's aesthetic taste and technical skills are subjective and difficult to evaluate, but in terms of the maturity of the crew, the coordination among departments, and the overall operating efficiency, Zhou Yan's crew is absolutely the best among all the crews he has participated in.

After Jiao Huang finished speaking, it was Li Jingfei's turn.

"Teacher Jiao has praised us so much, let me talk about the shortcomings of the crew."

As soon as Li Jingfei opened his mouth, the audience was stunned. They wondered what was going on with this "Zhang Fei". Did he want to sabotage the show in public?
If anyone else said this, everyone would definitely think it was a joke.

But Li Jingfei has played Zhang Fei before, and his rough image is deeply rooted in people's hearts. It's really puzzling when he suddenly said this.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Li Jingfei smiled and continued, "The biggest shortcoming of the crew of "Time Traveler" is that the shooting speed is too fast and the time is too short. The food on their crew is the most delicious crew food I have ever eaten. I really want to eat it for a few more days."

"When I talk about crew food, I think of the time when we were filming Three Kingdoms. The crew food was really average back then. Director Zhou can attest to that. Because the food was so bad, my brothers and I even went to the cornfields..."

"Cough cough!" Zhou Yan cleared his cough quickly and told Li Jingfei not to tell anyone anything.

It's not a glorious thing for a few grown men to go to a cornfield and get caught stealing corn.

Li Jingfei smiled at Zhou Yan and said, "We traded cigarettes for corn from our fellow villagers."

Hearing Li Jingfei say this, Zhou Yan curled the corners of his mouth.

What about exchanging cigarettes for corn from fellow villagers? It was that their eldest brother Sun Yanjun was arrested, and Zhou Yan went back and rescued Sun Yanjun in exchange for a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes.

Li Jingfei mentioned "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" because he wanted to talk about the fate between him and Zhou Yan.

Li Jingfei then recalled what happened in the past. He was an interesting person and the audience enjoyed listening to what he said.

I can’t talk about the incident of stealing corn, but there are many interesting things that happened back then that I can tell about.

There were also many interesting things during the filming process of "Time Travelers". Li Jingfei picked out two interesting ones to talk about.

He chatted like this for five or six minutes before he handed the microphone to Xie Fang.

Xie Fang's speech was much shorter, basically a condensed version of Jiao Huang's speech.

After the old comrades finished speaking, Zhou Yan handed the microphone to Li Naiwen and Li Xiaoran.

It was inevitable that the two young men were a little excited standing on such a stage. Their speeches were not particularly smooth and they did not dare to say too much. They ended their speeches after expressing their gratitude.

After they both finished speaking, Joey Wong took the microphone.

As soon as she got the microphone, the applause was noticeably louder.

"Hello everyone, I am Joey Wong. Thank you all for coming to the premiere of "Time Traveler". I believe that your trip today will be worthwhile. If you think it is good, please help us promote it more. Thank you all."

Wang Zuxian bent down while holding the microphone, then smiled and said, "I won't waste your time anymore. Let my husband say a few words to you."

As soon as she said this, many people at the scene started to make noises, especially the area where the piano youth band members were, which was particularly lively. Seeing everyone making noises, Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, I was talking about the husband in the movie."

After she said that, the noise became even louder.

In fact, no one thought much about it, and they all thought that Joey Wong was just joking, but they just enjoyed joining in the fun.

Zhou Yan took the microphone from Joey Wong, tapped it gently, and then smiled, "Speaking of which, this is the second time Xiaoxian and I have played a couple. In Green Snake, I gave her my first screen kiss, and this time I gave her my first wedding as well."

There was another burst of laughter from the audience. Zhou Yan's words made it sound as if Wang Zuxian had taken all the advantage from him.

After answering Wang Zuxian's question, Zhou Yan paused and continued, "'Time Traveler' is my fourth film. After finishing my third film, 'The Chorus', I started thinking about what I should make for my fourth film. For a while, I was in a dilemma, especially after 'The Chorus' won the Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, I had no idea what to make next."

"It seems like I have more and more things on my back, but fewer and fewer choices in front of me. Then one day, I was walking along the shore of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong River, and suddenly I realized something: I shouldn't set limits for myself. What to shoot and what not to shoot should not be something I need to consider deliberately. I only need to consider what I want to shoot and what I don't want to shoot..."

Next, Zhou Yan told the audience the origin of this film and the reasons why the filming progress was accelerated.

Finally, he thanked the friends present and ended his speech.

After he finished his speech, Han Sanping picked up the microphone and announced that the movie would start showing soon.

……

The curtain had already fallen. When Zhou Yan and the others walked off the stage, all the lights in the concert hall dimmed. Then the projector turned on and a picture appeared on the screen.

At the beginning of the movie, scenes of Yanjing Factory and Tangchen Film Company appeared first, followed by scenes of Zhou Yan's studio.

Before the movie scenes appeared, the sound of piano and Zhou Yan's voice appeared first.

"I've always known that everyone in my family is a little weird. Let me talk about me first..."

The screen lit up and Zhou Yan appeared.

When she saw Zhou Yan, Shang Wenya widened her eyes, because she almost didn't recognize that it was Zhou Yan who was walking towards her.

Zhou Yan on the screen wore an ordinary polo shirt and looked a little timid, not as tall and handsome as he looked in real life.

Moreover, Zhou Yan on the screen is very thin, even thinner than he looks in real life.

Shang Wenya knows that the scenes in movies will make people relax, so generally speaking, actors look a little fatter in movies than in real life.

Zhou Yan actually looks thinner in the movie than in real life, which means that when the movie was filmed, Zhou Yan was much thinner than he is now.

Zhou Yan must have lost weight intentionally for this role. He looks basically the same as the description in the voice-over.

The beginning of the movie basically introduces the protagonist's family members.

It can be seen that they are a very happy family.

Although the male protagonist said that his family members were a little weird, each of them had their own things to do and lived a carefree life, as if they were living in a paradise.

The environment where they live is also very beautiful. It is a big house with a beautiful lawn at the door and the sea outside. They often go to the beach for afternoon tea.

The first few minutes seemed very relaxing.

"Until that awkward dance..."

The scene changed and the protagonist appeared at a dance party.

At this time, the first song in the movie appeared. It was the song played at the dance party, an English song.

When hearing this song, Shang Wenya showed a puzzled expression.

She had never heard of this song, but even the background music for this kind of dance party was written by Zhou Yanxin?

Shang Wenya turned to look at Li Yuanyuan. Li Yuanyuan made eye contact with her and then shrugged, meaning that she had never heard of this song either.

If Li Yuanyuan has never heard of this song, then the possibility that this song is original is very high.

Li Yuanyuan is an English major in their school. She also loves listening to and singing music. She knows more about European and American pop songs than most people.

Li Yuanyuan has usually listened to most of the more famous European and American pop songs.

Li Yuanyuan herself is basically certain that this is an original song. It's not that she is very confident in the size of her music library and thinks there are no songs in Europe and the United States that she hasn't heard, but the style of this song is not an old song at all.

Not only is it not an old song, it sounds newer than most of the current pop songs.

This song sounds very dynamic and the lyrics are quite interesting.

The first few lines of the lyrics translate to mean that you have lost touch with the world, trapped in endless overtime, racing against time every day, trying to be the first, but you missed an important ball...

These lyrics sound like they are advising people to enjoy life while they can and live for themselves, which fits the music itself very well and is also very suitable for young people's dance parties.

Li Yuanyuan can be sure that this song will be popular in the European and American music scene, which is also the main reason why she can be sure that the song is original.

If a song like this had been released before, there is no way she had not heard it.

However, this song was very short, with only a few lines of lyrics, and then a second song appeared at the dance party.

It was still an English song, and it was still a song that Li Yuanyuan had never heard before.

The second song is more high-pitched and unrestrained than the first, both in terms of melody and lyrics.

What they heard should be the chorus of the song, and the female singer's voice was quite powerful.

"Hold your breath, release your energy, and show your true self on this stage..."

"Now you know, this is my life..."

The second song was also not very long, with only a few lines of lyrics, and then it switched to the third song.

The third song is still an English song, still sung by a female singer.

This time it's a cheerful little sweet song, full of happiness.

"If we don't want to leave, we're not going anywhere."

"We could stay here forever..."

The cheerful melody fits the atmosphere of the dance party very well.

When she heard the third song, Li Yuanyuan was stunned.

Before coming, Li Yuanyuan believed that she would definitely be able to hear good songs in the movie, and she had enough confidence in Zhou Yan.

But she could never have imagined that Zhou Yan would be so generous.

It's too exaggerated that three original songs appeared just a few minutes into the movie.

Li Yuanyuan even suspected that Zhou Yan wrote too many songs and had no place to put them, so when he couldn't make a movie, he tried his best to cram them into the movie.

However, these music are very suitable for dance parties, and the key is that they all sound good.

Three songs, each one is catchy.

Although the three songs are very short, at least the parts that appear are very attractive. (End of this chapter)