1990: Starting from Baojia Street

"Oh, the heroine is here." George suddenly laughed.

Jessica and Hardison looked towards the starting point of the red carpet and saw Joey Wong walking towards them in a black evening dress.

As loyal fans of Zhou Yan, Jessica and Hardison of course know Joey Wong.

After the release of "The Sixth Sense" in the United States, Joey Wong also gained a group of fans in the United States. Some people even went to watch "Green Snake". Although they could not understand Chinese, they still watched it with great interest, mainly to watch the intimate scene between Zhou Yan and Joey Wong.

Of course, Hardison and the others also knew that Joey Wong was the heroine of "Time Traveler".

"There's really no rules on the order of this red carpet. She actually came out so early." Hardison said in surprise.

George smiled and said, "Maybe whoever arrived earlier will leave first, but Joey Wong seems to take this red carpet very seriously. I haven't seen her dressed so formally in a long time."

In fact, in recent years, the frequency of Wang Zuxian's appearances in the public eye has dropped rapidly. Not only has she appeared in fewer movies, she has also rarely participated in commercial activities.

Therefore, it is rare to see her dressed so formally.

The reporters at the scene didn't expect Wang Zuxian to come out so soon, and they almost got angry from pressing the shutter buttons of their cameras.

"Joey Wong is still so beautiful. If you didn't know, you would have thought this was the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony."

"What are you talking about? How can the red carpet at the Academy Awards be as grand as this one?"

"That's true."

Today's red carpet is not wide, but it is of good length. The key is that it is laid in front of the entrance of the Temple of Heaven. It does look much more magnificent than the small red carpet of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

The photos taken were especially touching when Joey Wong walked to the back and the background was the gate of the Temple of Heaven.

"You should use the film sparingly, there are many celebrities coming up."

"It's okay. I brought a big bag of film with me, so I'm not afraid of running out."

"You're awesome."

"The next star can save a little, but Joey Wong shouldn't save."

"Well, the next one... Hey, don't even think about saving the next one."

Following Joey Wong onto the red carpet was Chen Derong.

Chen Derong is now the top actress in Taiwan's TV dramas. She has just made a comeback in the film industry with the role of the hero's sister in "Time Traveler". Although she is not as famous as Joey Wong, she is undoubtedly a first-line star. Naturally, reporters cannot save film on her.

Walking on the red carpet, Chen Derong was in high spirits.

She was really very happy, and this period could be said to be the happiest time since she became an actor.

When she entered the film industry before, she didn't even make a splash, so much so that people outside commented that she was not suitable for acting in movies, and almost said that she was a box office cancer.

After reading so many of those reviews, Chen Derong lost confidence in herself and began to wonder if she was really only suitable for filming TV series and not movies.

But this time, her performance in "Time Traveler" completely shattered these doubts.

Because of her good performance in "Time Traveler", after the movie was released in mainland China, many crews found her and hoped that she could act in the movie.

However, she did not accept any of these scripts because she knew that the reason why she was able to perform so well in "Time Traveler" was mainly because of the good story and the good team.

If you rush into taking on other movies, you might end up ruining the reputation you've just built.

So, when she accepts a script now, she first looks at whether the story is good, and then whether the director is capable.

It is not enough for her to just read the script and meet the director. She also has to evaluate the level of the production company. She will only take the job if all these meet her requirements.

It’s a pity that, up to now, no play has been able to meet the requirements in all three aspects at the same time.

This is just like falling in love. If a person has dated an outstanding person, it will be difficult for him or her to accept an ordinary person in the future.

After Chen Derong worked with Zhou Yan, it became difficult for her to find ordinary directors.

The same goes for the script. If it is a love-themed movie, she can't help but compare it with "Time Traveler".

It’s not easy to surpass “Time Traveler”, so a good script has never been found.

Although she hasn't found a script she likes, Chen Derong is not in a hurry at all. After all, she now has her comfort zone of TV dramas and has no worries about work.

When it comes to movies, she pursues quality rather than quantity.

Now there are movies willing to hire her, and the opportunities are much better than before.

The stars who came after Chen Derong not only did not decline in status, but rose in status, such as Anita Mui, Zhang Guorong, Zhang Xueyou, Faye Wong, Gong Li...

Such a lineup is no worse than the red carpets of those well-known major awards shows.

In addition to the stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, there are also some foreign stars, including Japan's Akina Nakamori, Shizuka Kudo and Izumi Sakai, the Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey from the United States, Celine Dion from Canada, and Emma Thompson from the United Kingdom.

Holding a concert in the Temple of Heaven is a magical thing in itself, and when foreign stars such as Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey appeared at the gate of the Temple of Heaven, it felt even more unreal.

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Jinling, the Zhou family's old house, a group of people gathered in front of the TV. The TV was tuned to CCTV Channel 3, which was playing commercials.

"When does the show start?" asked old man Zhou Minnong while smoking in the conference room.

"It is said to start at six o'clock." Zhou Qian said.

Zhou Minnong looked at his watch and said, "There are still two minutes left."

"Well, Grandpa, look, it says on TV, 1997 Zhou Yan's Forbidden City Concert will start in two minutes." Zhou Minnong was quite far away and could only vaguely see a line of words in the upper right corner of the TV, but he couldn't see clearly what it said.

By the time the old man finished smoking a cigarette, two minutes had passed. The commercial finally ended and the picture on TV changed, showing a bird's-eye view of the Temple of Heaven.

Then the scene changed again to the red carpet in front of the Temple of Heaven, where Li Xuejian and Xie Fang appeared on the red carpet.

"Oh, this is Li Xuejian." The old man rarely watches TV, but he also knows Li Xuejian.

"Yes, next to her is Xie Fang, the one who always plays the female intellectual." The old lady smiled. She watched a lot of TV and recognized many actors.

"When will Xiaoyan come out?" Zhao Lan asked.

"Auntie, those on the red carpet are the guests who are here to watch the show. Third brother will definitely not come out. He is probably already preparing inside." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Oh, I see." Zhao Lan nodded, then looked at the TV screen again, wondering, "That's not right. It gets dark later in Yanjing than in Nanjing? It's still so bright at six o'clock?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Auntie, although it says live broadcast, it shouldn't be real-time."

“I thought it was live.”

“Real-time is prone to problems.”

What Zhou Qing said was right. This Forbidden City concert was not broadcast live, and there was a delay of half an hour. It was now six o'clock, and the scene they saw on TV was actually the scene at five-thirty on site.

The reason for doing this is, on the one hand, we are worried that there may be any unexpected situations that are difficult to handle, after all, it is an outdoor activity, and on the other hand, we also want to present better results to the audience.

With a half-hour buffer, the broadcast team can edit the footage better.

Therefore, there are actually many differences between what you see on TV and the actual situation on the scene.

For example, in terms of the order of appearance, in real life, Joey Wong comes out first, followed by Denise Chan, but on TV, Denise Chan comes out first, followed by Joey Wong.

There were also three Japanese female singers who were supposed to appear together, but on TV, there were other stars between them. Between Kudo Shizuka and Nakamori Akina was Zhang Guorong, and between Nakamori Akina and the award-presenting singer Izumi was Mariah Carey.

In addition to video editing, CCTV also invited two people to chat in the studio, one is Liu Lu, the host of "Music Bridge", and the other is Sun Dong, deputy director of the Orchestra Department of the Central Conservatory of Music.

As the host of "Music Bridge", Liu Lu naturally knows a lot about music, but she is not a professional and knows more about pop music but less about classical music, so she invited Sun Dong to come.

After Li Xuejian and Xie Fang walked the red carpet, Liu Lu in the studio spoke, "Hello everyone, this is the Music Observation Room, I am the host Liu Lu, in order to give you a better viewing experience, we have also invited Sun Dong, the deputy director of the Central Conservatory of Music's Orchestra Department. Mr. Sun, please say hello to everyone."

Sun Dong smiled and greeted, "Good evening, everyone. I am Sun Dong from the Central Conservatory of Music's Orchestra Department."

"In fact, Mr. Sun was supposed to watch the performance today, but for our show, he reluctantly gave up the opportunity to go there."

Sun Dong said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. There will be shows tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. It will be the same if I go to see them then. Besides, we will have more opportunities to see Director Zhou's performances."

Liu Lu keenly noticed the difference in Sun Dong's address, "Director Zhou, are you talking about Zhou Yan?"

"That's right. Zhou Yan and I are both deputy directors of the Orchestra Department. We even work in the same office."

"Teacher Zhou is so young and he is already the deputy director."

Sun Dong nodded. "Dean Zhou is indeed very young, but he is very experienced in teaching. Although he often participates in activities outside the school, he still insists on being on the front line of teaching and has always maintained face-to-face communication with students. He is also very popular among students."

"It seems like the students of the Central Conservatory of Music are lucky to be able to listen to Teacher Zhou's class."

Sun Dong said with a smile, "We also welcome all students who want to pursue a career in music to pay more attention to our school. As long as you are admitted, you will have the opportunity to listen to Director Zhou's teaching."

"Haha, is Teacher Sun advertising this?"

"Okay, the commercials are over, let's go watch the scene. Actually, I seldom watch TV, so I don't know much about the celebrities. Host, please tell us about them."

"Okay, the second group of guests walking on the red carpet are two new actors. The male actor is Li Naiwen and the female actor is Li Xiaoran. They both starred in "Time Traveler". I believe that the audience who have seen this movie should be able to recognize them. Speaking of "Time Traveler", we have to talk about the music in it. It happens that there are professionals here today, and I would like to ask Teacher Sun a few questions..."

Liu Lu is the host after all, and she controls the rhythm very well.

The density of the red carpet today is relatively low. A star has to walk for a long time, and they can't keep talking about the star on the red carpet, which would make the audience feel bored. So she turned the topic to the soundtrack of "Time Traveler", which the audience will definitely like to listen to.

Liu Lu had communicated with Sun Dong in advance. She asked Sun Dong if he had seen "Time Traveler". Sun Dong told her that he had studied the soundtrack of this movie and told her not to be afraid and just ask if she had any questions.

Therefore, Liu Lu dared to directly shift the topic to the film soundtrack.

Sun Dong was not bragging. He really studied the soundtrack of "Time Traveler".

After all, he is a professional, so analyzing these simple songs is no problem for him.

"The arrangement of instruments is not that complicated. Usually, the number of instruments used in a song can be counted on one hand. Director Zhou is a genius who appears once in a decade in the composition department, so his ability to arrange instruments is certainly no problem. He chose to use a large number of simple instrument arrangements in this film, which must be because he considered that the tone of the whole film was not suitable for complex arrangements."

"No one doubts Mr. Zhou's musical talent. I have also heard some legends about his student days. Can Director Sun tell us more about them?"

"Haha, it's only been a few years, but it's already become a legend. When Director Zhou came to school, I was already a teacher. Since he was not in our department, I didn't know him at first. It was probably when he was a sophomore that his fame gradually spread around the school and spread across departments to ours."

"It seems that the legend is true. Teacher Zhou was a prominent figure when he was in school." Liu Lu said with a smile.

"It is definitely no problem to say that he is a celebrity. Our orchestra has a lot of exchanges with composers. When students in the composition department write works, they also need the help of the orchestra to perform them. So when the works of the composition department come out, the orchestra will discuss them. The works written by Director Zhou in his second year are already very outstanding."

"Eternal Night was written by Mr. Zhou when he was a student, right?"

"That's right. When Eternal Night came out, the whole school was studying it. But he first became famous in school because of his symphony Flow·Wind. When Flow·Wind came out, the teachers in the composition department thought Zhou Yan was the second Tan Dun in the composition department."

At this point, Sun Dong was also very emotional. The discussion about "Flow·Wind" back then was still vivid in his mind. In addition, there was another outstanding student named Jia Guoping in the same class, so everyone believed that the Composition Department of Class 87 was the golden second generation of the Composition Department of CAFAM. At that time, there was no such thing as the silver generation.

Whether it is the silver generation or the golden second generation, it is all praise for this class of students, and most of these praises are given to Zhou Yan.

Later, Zhou Yan fell seriously ill and had to drop out of school. Many people felt sorry for him, but unexpectedly, Zhou Yan not only did not lose heart, but instead found another way. (End of this chapter)