1990: Starting from Baojia Street

After lunch, Zhou Yan called Liu Hang to his office and told him about Fang Xiu.

"Tell the logistics department to work with the orchestra to set up the cafeteria as soon as possible so as not to delay matters on the wedding day. Also contact the cafeteria as soon as possible and have them prepare."

Liu Hang nodded and said, "No problem, I will go and tell the logistics department and the cafeteria right away. However, since it is a welfare benefit for employees, how much budget should be approved? What are the specifications for the layout of the cafeteria and the food for the banquet?"

"The budget is based on the employees' annual salary. I don't know much about wedding planning. Is this money enough?" Zhou Yan asked.

Liu Hang said with a smile, "According to the salary level of our studio employees, one year's salary is definitely enough to hold a wedding in the cafeteria, and the scene will not be bad."

The canteen is different from the hotel. The price of the banquet is basically calculated according to the cost price, which is more than half lower than the hotel price. For example, Fang Xiu’s wedding does not cost much money on meals.

The remaining money can be spent on other aspects, such as the decoration of the wedding venue and drinks. The expenditure on these two aspects can be high or low.

"If you have enough money, spend it on the corresponding areas according to the requirements of the newcomers. Ask your colleagues in the logistics department to contact Head Fang and see what she thinks."

"I see. When the group leader gets married, there will definitely be some programs arranged on the spot. Her opinions will definitely be heard in this regard."

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded. "How could the leader of our piano youth orchestra not have any program for his wedding? You don't have to worry about it. Let them do it themselves and you just need to provide service in the back."

For their studio, it is too easy to put together some shows.

"clear."

……

The news that Fang Xiu's wedding would be held in the cafeteria spread quickly, and the entire studio suddenly became lively.

Although the benefit of allowing employees to hold their weddings in the studio has not been officially announced, it has spread privately, and everyone is naturally very happy to hear the news.

Some employees also expressed regret that they got married early and missed out on this wave of new benefits.

Of course, whether you are married or not, everyone will be happy to hear that the studio has new benefits. Besides, when colleagues get married in the studio in the future, the studio will also be more lively.

Fang Xiu didn't have to worry about the layout of the wedding venue. The orchestra of more than 200 people stopped rehearsing and helped Fang Xiu set up the venue.

Although no one had done this before, the execution was still good, and everyone was used to Fang Xiu's arrangements, and now they could quickly adapt to her arrangements.

In just a day and a half, the studio cafeteria was transformed.

On the evening of the 29th, when Zhou Yan went to the cafeteria to eat, he was shocked.

Originally Zhou Yan thought they would simply decorate it, but he didn't expect it to be more beautiful than those hotel banquet halls.

The scene did not use the traditional bright red color, but instead used light pink and champagne-colored gauze to cover the white walls layer by layer. Even the original ordinary chandeliers were changed into crystal chandeliers. The feeling of light was not on the same level as before.

There was a stage in the cafeteria before, but it was not big and was an ordinary square. Now they have added a long strip to the original one, turning the stage into a T-shaped stage.

Both sides of the stage were filled with various flowers. Zhou Yan leaned in to smell them and found that some of the flowers were real and some were fake.

Although there are a lot of fake flowers mixed in with the real flowers, the effect looks very good, almost as if they were all real flowers.

The tables in the cafeteria have not been changed, they are still the original tables, but each table is covered with a tablecloth and there are floral ornaments in the middle.

Zhou Yan was very surprised to see such an arrangement. Fang Xiu's salary was not low, but it was only a few thousand yuan a month, which was probably tens of thousands of yuan a year.

With just tens of thousands of dollars, you can achieve such an effect?

Could it be that he has been out of touch with real life for too long and doesn't know how valuable money is now?

It is 1997 now, not 1987. Tens of thousands of dollars is a lot of money, but it is not enough to do something this big.

Not to mention other things, just replacing the chandeliers in the cafeteria with crystal chandeliers would cost at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

Adding other arrangements on the scene, it would cost more than tens of thousands, plus there are also expenses for banquets and so on.

However, Zhou Yan's doubts were quickly answered by Liu Hang. The wedding scene decoration indeed cost more than tens of thousands, and all the various things added up to more than 100,000.

However, part of this money was waived by Liu Hang, and another part was added by Fang Xiu.

Liu Hang helped Fang Xiu avoid spending tens of thousands of dollars to replace the chandelier.

Liu Hang felt that since the cafeteria would often hold weddings for employees in the future, it was necessary to replace the chandelier. Replacing it on site was not just for Fang Xiu, so Fang Xiu should not be asked to bear this part of the cost.

As for the cost of the veil and flowers on the scene, Fang Xiu paid for it out of her own pocket.

Fang Xiu took Zhou Yan's words to heart and thought that if they were going to do it, they couldn't bring shame to their studio and the orchestra.

She was going to have to spend money on her wedding anyway, and now that Zhou Yan asked her to get married in the cafeteria, she didn't have to spend that money, so she simply used the money to make the scene more beautiful.

She also wants everyone to see that having a wedding in a studio is not just some simple benefit.

……

May 30th, afternoon.

Zhong Wen Ze and his wife Qi Qi stood at the entrance of the cinema and laughed at the same time.

They had a long ideological struggle over the past two days, and finally decided to send their one-and-a-half-year-old son to his parents, and then the couple went to the cinema to watch "Time Travelers" in advance.

They have been looking forward to this movie for a long time, especially after the movie was released in mainland China, they are looking forward to the movie being released in Hong Kong as soon as possible every day.

However, when they entered the cinema, they were told by the ticket seller that all the tickets for today had been sold out.

"Are there no more tickets that go together?"

Zhong Wenzhe was a little mad, "Since this is a movie that everyone is looking forward to, why can't they schedule more screenings?"

The ticket seller could only explain, "The Time Traveler is already at the highest level. You should go to other cinemas, or buy tickets for shows after nine o'clock."

It is now four o'clock in the afternoon. Buying tickets for showtimes after nine o'clock means they have to wait at least another five hours. Zhong Wenzhe is unwilling to do that, so he can only take Qiqi to other cinemas.

They were lucky enough to find a third cinema and buy two consecutive tickets for the 6 o'clock show.

Although the location is not particularly good, at least the seats are connected. Moreover, given the current situation, if they continue to look for a place, they will probably buy it even if they are not connected.

After watching movies for so many years, this was the first time that Zhong Wen Ze had seen such a hot scene.

Even when Jurassic Park was released a few years ago, tickets weren't so hard to buy.

Of course, this is also related to the release date. Jurassic Park was released at the end of July that year, and ticket sales started at midnight that day. Many people went to the cinema to watch it at night, so ticket sales were dispersed.

However, the ticket sales for "Time Traveler" started on Friday afternoon, and the first batch of fans crowded in from the afternoon to the evening, so the tickets were naturally hard to buy.

As for the screening schedule, the two films should not be much different.

Although Zhou Yan's films are not as influential in Hong Kong as those in mainland China and Japan, cinemas in Hong Kong are still quite optimistic about it, especially this new film. Their internal evaluation should be very good, so the screening schedule will definitely be high.

There was still some time before Zhong Wen Ze and his group’s show, so the couple waited in the cinema lobby.

There were many movie fans waiting in the hall, most of them came to watch "Time Traveler".

Although Friday afternoon is a time for classes and work, there are many young people coming to the cinema to watch movies, and many of them can be seen at a glance to be students.

Seeing these students, Zhong Wen Ze was reminded of the time when he and Qiqi watched "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" together.

A few years later, they have become husband and wife and have a child who is over one year old.

"Do you know? The Jiaochangwei scenic spot in Pengcheng is doing very well now. I went there with my parents last week and had a great time."

There were a few girls sitting next to me, and one of them suddenly started talking about the Jiaochangwei Scenic Area.

"I heard there's a pier over there, which is the place that appears in the movie. Many people get married there now, right?"

"Yes, we saw someone taking wedding photos there when we passed by. It was very beautiful."

"I saw that pier in the newspaper before, it is really beautiful."

"I'm so envious of you. You've already gone to the filming location before even watching the movie."

"After July, I will also go to the mainland with my parents, and I also want to go to Jiaochangwei then."

“It’s very convenient to go to Jiaochangwei…”

Zhong Wenzhe and his friends also saw the news about Jiaochangwei on TV.

If they were not already married, they both wanted to go to Jiaochangwei to get married.

Of course, it is not realistic to get married in Jiaochangwei, as both their parents will definitely not agree. But although they cannot get married, they can take wedding photos.

I heard that it is very convenient to take wedding photos in Jiaochangwei now, and you can even make a CD with the same scenes as in the movie.

However, Zhong Wen Ze and his friends have not seen the movie yet, so they can only listen to other people's descriptions of those scenes.

After a while, the movie started checking tickets.

……

Director Zhou Yan's films are quite popular in Hong Kong, but compared to mainland China and Japan, their previous performance is not as good.

However, Zhou Yan is very popular in Hong Kong. Compared with director Zhou Yan, Hong Kong movie fans like actor Zhou Yan more.

Zhou Yan and Joey Wong had previously starred in "Green Snake". Although the box office of that movie was not high, the movie still had an influence over time.

It was also because of that movie that many people fell in love with the actor Zhou Yan.

For a long time, movie fans have been calling for Zhou Yan to step out from behind the scenes and come to the front of the stage again so that everyone can see more of his performance.

However, over the years, Zhou Yan has not played any serious role except appearing as an Easter egg in some movies.

Therefore, Zhou Yan personally appeared in the film this time and "rekindled his old relationship" with Joey Wong, and was deeply loved by Hong Kong movie fans.

When the movie started and Zhou Yan appeared on the big screen, cheers broke out in the theater.

Although Zhou Yan's makeup is very ordinary in the movie, everyone gets very excited whenever they see Zhou Yan's face.

"Although the makeup and styling are ordinary, he's really handsome." Qiqi sighed.

Zhong Wen Ze curled his lips, feeling a little jealous, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Qiqi was telling the truth, Zhou Yan was indeed very handsome.

Hearing the cheers of the girls at the scene, Zhong Wenzhe knew that many people came to the cinema not to watch the movie, but to see Zhou Yan.

Zhong Wen Ze's guess was correct. Many girls at the scene didn't care about the movie at all. They were just there to see Zhou Yan. Some of them came specifically to see Zhou Yan and Joey Wong's romance.

Zhou Yan and Joey Wong have been rumored to be dating for so long that they have already spawned a large number of CP fans. These fans will go crazy as long as they see Zhou Yan and Joey Wong in the same frame.

This time, the two of them collaborated again to play lovers after "Green Snake", which also satisfied the wishes of many couples.

However, as the movie progressed, everyone began to slowly shift their attention from Zhou Yan as a person to the movie.

Everyone started paying attention to the plot of the movie and the other characters in the movie.

Of course, those interludes in the movie...don't even mention the interludes, as long as there is even a single note in it, everyone should pay attention.

Before entering the cinema, they already knew that the film had an excellent soundtrack, and some of the songs had even become popular hits.

Some people who like these songs have been waiting for them to appear since the movie started.

Half an hour into the movie, Zhong Wen Ze suddenly remembered the movie "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly".

It is obvious that after a few years, Zhou Yan has made all-round progress in directing. Compared with "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly", the camera and narrative of this movie are much better than before.

However, Zhong Wenzhe still found the feeling of those years from this movie.

Although the two films have different themes and styles, they give people similar feelings inside, including the previous "The Chorus" which also gave Zhong Wen Ze the same feeling.

Zhong Wenzhe couldn't explain clearly where this similar feeling came from. He could only temporarily assume that this was some special mark that a director gave to the film.

A successful director must leave his own mark in the movies. Otherwise, even if he makes a hundred excellent movies, people will not remember him.

If no one tells Zhong Wenzhe today that "Time Traveler" is a movie directed by Zhou Yan, he will think of Zhou Yan as long as he watches it, which means that Zhou Yan has succeeded.

Zhong Wen Ze tried to find the reason, but ultimately it was due to the soundtrack. As long as it was Zhou Yan's movie, the soundtrack never disappointed.

Of course, Zhong Wen Ze also knew that the reason he was looking for was probably unreliable, because there are many movies with good soundtracks, and you can't say that the movies with good soundtracks are all shot by Zhou Yan, right? (End of this chapter)