1990: Starting from Baojia Street

After Zhang Youan talked to Dante Selfo on the phone, he called Zhou Yan again.

It was just 7:30 in the morning when Zhou Yan received the call.

"Lao Zhang, what's the matter that makes you call so early in the morning?" Zhou Yan had just woken up and hadn't even brushed his teeth.

"It's the New Year now, so I came to say Happy New Year to you." Zhang Youan said with a smile.

"Have you returned to China?"

Zhang Youan went to the United States a few days ago, so Zhou Yan asked this question.

"No, I'm still here."

"Then it's still 96 over there."

Zhang Youan laughed, "Yeah, it's still a few hours before New Year's Eve here."

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhou Yan couldn't believe that Zhang Youan just wanted to say Happy New Year.

"Harry Kane is very kind and has brought the manuscript of Shutter Island to Bantam. Dante Selfo, the head of their business book department, is very optimistic about the book and is willing to cooperate. I have also contacted him and discussed cooperation."

"Well, that's good news. It happens that you are in the United States now, so it will be convenient for them to talk to them."

“As for books, I don’t really know much about them.”

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "It's okay, Lao Zhang. I believe in your ability. Besides, there is Harry Kane. He knows a lot about the book industry."

"It's really all thanks to Harry this time. Next time I have the chance, I really need to help promote his bookstore."

"Okay, you can arrange it when you have a chance."

"I'm calling you mainly to talk about this matter. I'll call you again when we've reached an agreement. Also, haven't you written a new work? Have you finished it?"

Zhang Youan learned about Zhou Yan's writing of a new novel from Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng when he met them at the premiere of "Time Traveler".

"I've finished writing it. I just sent the manuscript to October yesterday. The magazine said that we have to wait until the March issue to start serializing it."

"Do you have any idea of ​​publishing this novel abroad?" Zhang Youan asked.

"There's no rush for now. Let's wait until it's published in China."

"Well, I'm just asking first. Even if we have this plan, we can't act immediately. After all, Shutter Island hasn't been published yet. When I was talking to Dante Selfo just now, he was also very interested in your other works. If Shutter Island sells well this time, they will definitely propose to publish your other works in the United States."

"Then let's wait until Shutter Island is released. What about the movie? When will it start filming?"

“The filming will probably start in March.”

"That's still some time."

"March..." Zhou Yan pondered the time and said, "Then I might go there when they are filming."

"What about Titanic? Are you still going?" Zhang Youan asked.

"If I was going to be on Shutter Island, I would definitely be on Titanic."

"What about your schedule... By the way, what's the situation with the Forbidden City concert? Did you call Director Yang last time?" Zhang Youan suddenly remembered this matter. He hadn't paid attention to it for some time since he asked about it last time.

"Yes, we are discussing holding this concert in May. The TV station is already preparing. We need to confirm the specific time first, and then report it. We don't need to worry about these things. CCTV will take care of it."

"Well, now that you've said that, I'm relieved. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first."

……

Zhou Yan did not go out in the morning and stayed at home.

It was almost noon when he went to the studio.

The reason he came to the studio at this time was naturally to eat. He didn't want to cook at home alone, nor did he want to go to a restaurant.

The studio serves lunch early, and the cafeteria is usually crowded around 11:30 p.m. By 12 o'clock, most people have basically finished eating.

When Zhou Yan arrived at the cafeteria, it was just after twelve o'clock. He deliberately chose this time because he didn't want to encounter a crowded time.

In fact, their cafeteria is very large now, and there are not many people in the studio, so even when there are the most people, the cafeteria will not be very crowded, and it is impossible to find no empty seats.

It’s just that Zhou Yan felt that he was gradually becoming distant from everyone, and he also wanted to get closer to everyone and become one with them like before.

But every time he came to the cafeteria, everyone greeted him warmly, and if you sat next to him, you would keep finding topics to chat about.

It's fine for people who are familiar with him to chat, but I'm afraid that some people who are not so familiar with him will take the initiative to find topics, and the atmosphere will be a bit awkward.

As more and more people join the studio, more and more people are unfamiliar with Zhou Yan, and there will be more in the future.

It was okay once or twice, but after a long time, Zhou Yan felt that he was disturbing everyone's meals.

After Zhou Yan arrived at the cafeteria, he just glanced around the cafeteria and saw Jingtian Chengzi waving at him excitedly, "Teacher Zhou, you just came to eat too."

Akina Nakamori was sitting opposite Seiko Iida with her back to Zhou Yan. When Seiko Iida greeted Zhou Yan, she did not turn around.

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded to Jingtian Chengzi, then went to get his meal.

At this time, there wouldn't actually be a lot of food left, but the cafeteria knew that Zhou Yan always came late, so they would always leave some food for Zhou Yan, which was considered a privilege of being the boss.

After getting the food ready, Zhou Yan went to where Ida Seiko and the others were, and then sat directly next to Nakamori Akina. After all, there was no one else in the cafeteria at the moment, and Ida Seiko had just greeted him, so it was not easy for him to sit somewhere else.

And even if Iida Seiko didn't say hello to him, he would still want to come here.

"Why are you two not eating until now?"

"Because Mingcai has been practicing singing, and there are fewer people in the cafeteria at this time."

"Are you used to the food here? If there's anything you want to eat, you can tell the kitchen staff. They will satisfy your normal requests."

“No, no.” Iida Chengzi waved her hands repeatedly. “It’s already very good, and the kitchen staff in the cafeteria also takes good care of us. They often make some of our favorite noodles and dumplings. If I eat for a while longer, I feel like I’m going to gain weight.”

"It's good for you to gain some weight. You are all quite thin." Zhou Yan smiled and turned to look at Akina Nakamori.

She was wearing something warmer today than yesterday, a black wool skirt that reached almost to her ankles, a black base layer on the inside, and a loose green thick sweater on the outside. There was also a brown coat on the seat next to her that she wasn't wearing.

This configuration is fine except that my ankles feel cold.

Her fluffy curly hair was scattered naturally. At this moment, she lowered her head, and her face was mostly covered by her hair, but Zhou Yan could see her slightly trembling eyelashes from this angle. "What time are you recording the show this afternoon?"

"Three o'clock, we'll leave after dinner." Iida Chengzi replied.

"Oh, then what time does the recording end?"

"It's said to be an hour and a half, but it depends on the situation of the on-site recording. But we have cooperated with Yanjing TV several times, and the efficiency is still relatively high, and it can basically be completed within the agreed time."

Zhou Yan nodded. "Well, it ends at 4:30. Then come to the studio after you finish recording. I'll ask the kitchen to save some food for you."

Just as Akina Nakamori was about to speak, Iida Naoko smiled and said, "Thank you very much. We were worried about where to eat."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You guys go to record the show, and you're still worried that the TV station won't provide you with food."

"We are certainly not afraid that they won't take care of the food, we are just afraid that they will take care of it too well. This happened the last time we went to record a show. They took us to a hotel and ordered a lot of dishes that didn't look cheap. It's too tiring to eat a meal like this, and it's a waste of time."

It is understandable that Iida Naoko complained about Zhou Yan. If an ordinary entertainer encounters a dinner party hosted by a TV station, he or she will definitely actively participate, after all, it is for the sake of career development.

But for someone like Akina Nakamori who doesn't want to socialize, dinner parties would be a burden for her.

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"Do you want me to send someone to take you there later?" Zhou Yan asked.

"No, our car is ready, I can drive."

"You know the way, right? You won't get lost, right?" Zhou Yan joked.

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

While Zhou Yan was talking to Iida Naoko, Akina Nakamori remained silent.

But Iida Naoko didn't take it to heart. After all, it was normal for Akina Nakamori to be like this.

It was Zhou Yan who took the initiative to say so much today, which surprised Jingtian Chengzi a little, but then she felt it was reasonable. After all, they had known each other for such a long time and were already acquaintances.

The two finished their meal first and stood up to say goodbye.

However, Akina Nakamori was in a hurry and forgot her coat on the seat next to her. Zhou Yan reached out to pick up the coat and smiled as he held her in his mouth, "Akina, your coat."

Akina Nakamori quickly turned around and took the clothes from Zhou Yan, then lowered her head and walked away again.

Seeing her somewhat flustered look, Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head. Women were really strange. It was she who took the initiative to kiss him last night.

……

In the afternoon, a large number of guests came to the school.

Zhou Yan originally thought that there would be some students in each of the four classes who would not come, so at most, there would be about 60 to 70 students. After all, today was a holiday, and not every student had the time, nor was every student willing to come.

Many students are already filming outside.

But he never expected that more than eighty students would come this time.

After asking, I found out that there are not only students majoring in acting, but also students from music classes and some who are not from the acting department.

Zhou Yan didn't quite understand the specific situation.

There are five teachers leading the team. In addition to Huang Dingyu, Chang Li, Tian Youliang and Gao Jinwen who I met yesterday, there is also Liang Bolun, a teacher from Class 95.

Zhou Yan didn’t see Liang Bolong yesterday. After they came today, they specially introduced Liang Bolong to Zhou Yan.

Tian Youliang smiled and said, "Director Zhou, there are quite a lot of people here today, and some of them are not from the acting department. We should have greeted you in advance."

Huang Dingyu followed up by saying, "We didn't think much about it before. When we were notified last night, we thought that many students would not come today. But we didn't expect that not only would no one stand up, but also non-staff members would come."

Zhou Yan waved his hand. "It's okay. I'm very happy that everyone is willing to come. But there are too many people. It's not good if they gather together. So, divide the students into several groups, and then I will send people to take them to visit the school separately. This way, the students can see the things instead of just seeing them in a hurry."

"That's great." Gao Jinwen said with a smile, "We were talking about this on the way here. It's not very convenient to see anything with so many people together. If we divide them into multiple groups, you will have to arrange more people to lead them."

"It's okay. The studio isn't busy these days. How about this? We won't divide them separately. Let's go by grade. I'll personally receive you teachers."

"Then trouble you."

"No trouble."

Zhou Yan called Liu Hang to his side with a smile, gave him a few instructions, and then went to make arrangements for the students.

Since there was no need to worry about dividing the teams, the arrangements were made very quickly. In less than ten minutes, the eighty people were divided into four groups and taken out.

Yesterday Zhou Yan told Liu Hang about the teachers and students from the Central Academy of Drama coming to visit. Liu Hang went back and made a plan, planning four visiting routes for the students.

These four routes do not interfere with each other, which can ensure that students can work in an orderly manner and experience the entire post-production process of film production.

After all the students had left, Zhou Yan smiled and said to Gao Jinwen and the others, "Teachers, let's go too. I'll take you around the music studio first."

At this moment, the students had just set off and the entire film studio building was full of students, so Zhou Yan took a few teachers to take a look around the music studio first.

In fact, these teachers are already very familiar with the process of film production. Especially people like Gao Jinwen who often join the crew for actual work, they understand the process of film production better than ordinary actors.

So it didn’t matter whether they visited the post-production area of ​​the studio or not. Zhou Yan planned to take them to rest for a while and then quickly go through it again.

Except for Gao Jinwen, Chang Li and the others were visiting Zhou Yan's studio for the first time, and they were very curious about the music studio.

Before coming, they had not imagined that Zhou Yan Studio had such a luxurious recording studio.

Especially when they saw the large recording studio, Tian Youliang and the others were stunned.

If it is used for performances, this large recording studio is not big, but it is just a recording studio, and this area is already very impressive.

Moreover, the configuration inside is simply amazing. Although Tian Youliang and his friends don’t know much about these things, there is a lot of things that one doesn’t need to understand very well. One can tell that they are not simple just by looking at them.

"Director Zhou, how much did this recording studio cost?" Tian Youliang asked
Zhou Yan thought for a moment and said, "Probably a few million, I don't remember the exact amount."

"This shed?"

"Well, this is one shed. The other sheds are smaller, so they cost less."

Several people looked at each other, the price was too high. (End of this chapter)