The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 437: A 400-year-old melody
With a box office of 15 billion, 10% of which came from overseas, Zhuoguang Entertainment’s first film “Charlotte’s Troubles” is undoubtedly a success.

This data is already the champion of the Spring Festival period. According to the trend of previous years, "Charlotte's Troubles" may even get the best box office of the year.

Chen Junmiao obviously thought so too. When he reported to Luo Ming and Lin Shuwen, Chen Junmiao was so excited.

But Luo Ming quickly interrupted her excitement: "Miao Miao, calm down first."

Chen Junmiao looked at Luo Ming with a question mark on his face.

"Miao Miao, the number of screens in China has increased rapidly in the past two years. I estimate that by October this year, the number of screens will be 10 to 5 more than now, and the number of screens may exceed 6000. Based on this data, this year's annual champion will require at least 4 billion to win. It is highly likely that 'Charlotte' will not be the annual champion."

"Ah? Will the number of screens increase so quickly, Mr. Luo?"

"Yes, it may increase faster than I expected."

Chen Junmiao was silent.

"But Miaomiao, don't be discouraged. This year's box office champion will most likely still be ours."

"Boss Luo, are you talking about 'Dying to Survive'?"

As the CEO of Zhuoguang Entertainment, Chen Junmiao has been paying attention to the news in this regard, so she naturally knows that Gleevec is included in the medical insurance.

In other words, the movie "Dying to Survive" should be able to pass the review.

But what Chen Junmiao didn't expect was that Luo Ming shook his head and said, "It is highly likely that 'Dying to Survive' will not pass the review this year. If it wants to be released, it should be next year."

"Mr. Luo, the movie you are talking about is not The Return of the Great Sage, right?"

"The ceiling for animated films is not that high at this stage. I'm talking about Crazy Stone."

"Ah? Crazy Stone! Mr. Luo, I heard that Liang Hanwen's editing work has not been going smoothly. Aren't you too optimistic?"

Lin Shuwen smiled when she heard this: "Miaomiao, don't worry! I've already told Director Zhu that he promised me that after finishing the editing of Parasite, he will come to Shanghai to help Liang Hanwen finish the editing of Crazy Stone."

"With Director Zhu here, there will definitely be no problem."

"I thought so too. By the way, Miaomiao, how are the preparations for the thing I asked you to do before going?" Lin Shuwen asked, changing the subject.

"Sister Wen, I have arranged for someone to investigate and there will be news soon."

Lin Shuwen nodded with satisfaction. She was confident in Chen Junmiao's work ability.

What Lin Shuwen asked Chen Junmiao to do was actually to investigate where in Shanghai was suitable for opening a cinema.

As the starting point of the Zhuoguang Entertainment Cinema Chain, Lin Shuwen planned to open the first cinema in Shanghai.

After all, the headquarters of Zhuoguang Technology is in Shanghai!
"Knock knock~" The knock on the door interrupted the discussion of the three people.

"Come in." Luo Ming said.

Li Yan pushed the door open and walked in, handing a folder to Luo Ming: "Boss Luo, our company's recruitment work was completed last Friday. This is our company's recruitment result this year."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ming took the folder from Li Yan and quickly looked through it.

After the headquarters of Zhuoguang Technology moved to Shanghai, talents in all aspects needed to be replenished, and this time we recruited more than 500 people.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhuoguang Technology would be conducting campus recruitment at major universities this year, the number of people recruited would have been even greater.

Among these more than 500 people, 70%, or 350 people, are technical talents. Zhuoguang Technology's big data algorithms, Neihan Duanzi, Kuaishu, and Toutiao, which is expected to be launched in May, all require a large number of technical personnel to maintain.

The original technical personnel were divided up, with half staying in Bingzhou. The number of people who came over was obviously not enough, and even with the 350 new recruits, it was barely enough.

The remaining 150 people include those from the art department, Rong Mu’s accounting department, Ying Qianlong’s legal department, and the newly established logistics department.

It is worth mentioning that the human resources department of Zhuoguang Technology is under the charge of Lin Shuwen, and it was Lin Shuwen who took the initiative to take on this job.

After Luo Ming handed over the human resources department to Lin Shuwen, Lin Shuwen asked Sister Shan for help and poached a lot of talents from major companies. Now the HRs of the human resources department of Zhuoguang Technology are recruited in this way.

After Luo Ming knew about this, he once again marveled at Sister Shan’s extensive network of contacts.

Luo Ming was really curious. Sister Shan used to be an agent at an entertainment company. How did she know so many people?
When he was on the female account, he specifically asked Sister Shan about it. Sister Shan's answer to him was surprisingly simple: "I like making friends, so I know a lot of people."

Luo Ming didn't quite believe Sister Shan's answer.

But everyone has their own secrets, and since Sister Shan was unwilling to tell, Luo Ming didn't delve into it any further.

Thanks to the HRs recruited by Sister Shan, the efficiency of this recruitment work is obviously much higher than that of Bingzhou. It is estimated that the entire recruitment work in March will be completed in just over 3 weeks.

"Li Yan, who is in charge of the logistics department now?" Luo Ming asked.

"Boss Luo, there is no person in charge for the logistics department yet. Boss Rong's working group is currently helping to manage it."

"Wenwen, who do you think should be promoted to manage the logistics department?" Luo Ming asked.

"I've read the report that HR gave me. I feel that our company currently doesn't have anyone suitable for managing all these big and small matters. My suggestion is to directly find a headhunter to recruit one."

"Why don't you ask Sister Shan?"

"Sister Shan is busy releasing an album for me recently! She doesn't have time!"

"Well, then I'll leave Li Yan's matter to you. Communicate with Mr. Rong and see if he has any ideas. If not, then do as Mr. Lin said and find a headhunting company to poach her."

"Okay, Mr. Luo." Li Yan nodded in response.

After dealing with these things, Luo Ming waved his hand to signal Li Yan that she could leave.

After Li Yan left, Luo Ming turned to Lin Shuwen and asked, "Wenwen, how is your piano level?"

"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"I gave Huayue Entertainment a TV drama script called "The Beginning" before! There is a very important piano piece in the TV drama "The Beginning". I want to find someone to play it and send it out in advance."

After hearing what Luo Ming said, Chen Junmiao spoke before Lin Shuwen even opened her mouth: "Boss Luo, Sister Wen's piano skills are definitely one of the best in the entertainment industry. Even the pianists in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra may not be as good as Sister Wen."

"Is Wenwen real?"

"Almost. You know my learning ability. Piano is an instrument I have played since elementary school. I have participated in some professional piano competitions before and won prizes. Besides..."

Lin Shuwen stopped talking halfway. What she wanted to tell Luo Ming was that Luo Ming had "copied" her piano skills. Luo Ming should be able to feel her piano level herself.

Seeing Lin Shuwen's expression, Luo Ming probably guessed what she wanted to say. Luo Ming smiled and said, "Wenwen, I just know that you play the piano very well, but I don't know how your level is seen by the public."

After listening to Luo Ming's explanation, Lin Shuwen was speechless. This person just copied her piano level in vain and had no appreciation ability at all.

In the evening, the two returned home and Luo Ming played "Canon in D Major" for Lin Shuwen.

Lin Shuwen didn't take it seriously at first, but as she listened, her expression changed.

"How does Wenwen feel?"

"Play it again."

Luo Ming played it again.

Lin Shuwen was still not satisfied and asked Luo Ming to play it again several times.

The more Lin Shuwen listened, the more she felt that this song was extraordinary. She listened to it for such a long time in one breath. Luo Ming also played the same song over and over again, and the melody was constantly repeated, but she didn't get tired of it at all. Instead, she was somewhat fascinated by it.

After a long while, Lin Shuwen asked, "Ah Ming, what is the name of this song?"

"Canon in D Major," Luo Ming replied.

"Canon? The Canon I know?"

Luo Ming nodded.

Canon is actually a kind of polyphonic music. Simply put, the melody of one part chases the other part from beginning to end, until the last bar and the last chord, when they blend together to give people a sacred artistic conception.

Canon is a music composition technique, a polyphonic music. Although all the parts of a canon imitate the same part, parts of different heights enter at certain intervals, creating an ups and downs effect, a continuous effect.

Luo Ming said that this piece of music is called "Canon in D Major", which means that this piece of music is also composed based on the canon's composition technique.

Lin Shuwen has been learning piano since she was a child, so she naturally knows the canon technique. To be precise, she has practiced quite a few canon pieces.

But no canon has the flavor of this "Canon in D Major".

Lin Shuwen told Luo Ming her idea.

After listening to this, Luo Ming's mouth corners slightly raised. It was normal for Lin Shuwen to have such a feeling.

Because this "Canon in D Major" has been passed down for who knows how many years.

Perhaps many people don’t know that "Canon in D Major" is probably one of the oldest songs you have ever heard in your life.

After all, it has gone through several centuries, and works like Bach are even behind it. It is a classic left by the times!
How classic is it? How old is it?

Let me put it this way! In the original version of Canon in D Major in the past, there was no piano.

As the king of Western musical instruments, it is hard to imagine that the piano could be present in a song that is so widely spread and passed down for so many years.

The reason for this is very simple, because when "Canon in D Major" was created, the piano did not exist in the world!
You should know that the history of the piano can be traced back to the early 18th century. It is said that the world's first piano was made by the Italian Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence around 1710.

In other words, "Canon in D Major" has been passed down for at least 400 years.

It would be strange if a melody passed down from more than 400 years ago was not a classic!

Lin Shuwen herself loves music, and this song "Canon in D Major" directly attracted her.

For the next half month, Lin Shuwen spent all her time at Huayue Entertainment, except for some odd business tasks, practicing the piano! The same was true when she was in the interpenetration state.

As soon as she arrived at the company, Lin Shuwen would use administrator privileges to restore the two souls to their places, and then start practicing the piano.

Lin Shuwen worked so hard because she felt that since she would play the "Canon in D Major" herself and then release it, she had to practice the piece to perfection.

Sister Shan also discovered that Lin Shuwen had been practicing the piano to the point of being obsessed with it. Sister Shan went to listen to her performance several times and found that Lin Shuwen only practiced one piece of music from beginning to end, and it was a melody she had never heard of before.

Out of curiosity, Sister Shan asked Lin Shuwen what the piano piece was called. Lin Shuwen said it was called "Canon in D Major" and then continued to practice the piano.

Lin Shuwen has a strong learning ability, and with the help of the memory palace, the "Canon in D Major" has become more and more beautiful in her hands.

During this period, Sister Shan has already gotten used to sitting on the sofa in the piano room of Huayue Entertainment and listening to Lin Shuwen practicing "Canon in D Major".

As she listened, Sister Shan actually heard some of the flavor.

Of course, there are also people who don’t know much about the goods, such as Chen Sichu.

Chen Sichu listens to Lin Shuwen playing the piano every day. She thinks the melody is very nice, but after listening to it too many times, Chen Sichu feels something is wrong. Sister Wen plays so well, why is she still practicing this piece?
"Sister Shan, why is Sister Wen playing the same song all the time?"

Hearing this, Sister Shan turned around, glanced at Chen Sichu, and asked, "Chuchu, can't you hear how classic this piano piece is?"

"This piano piece is quite nice, but Sister Wen doesn't have to play it like this all the time, right? Sister Wen is so easy to fool. President Luo just wrote a piece for her and she practiced it so seriously."

After hearing what Chen Sichu said, Sister Shan rolled her eyes. This guy is really hopeless.

Seeing Sister Shan's expression, Chen Sichu felt a little aggrieved. In her opinion, President Luo had written many songs, and the lyrics and music of these songs were all written by President Luo. A piano piece was just a small matter to President Luo, but Sister Shan and Sister Wen took it so seriously. Chen Sichu thought it was strange and asked that question.

Sister Shan sighed and said, "Chu Chu, don't you think that you can never get tired of listening to this song "Canon in D Major"?"

Chen Sichu was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "Sister Shan, now that you mention it, I realize that this song really is something I never get tired of listening to."

"This is real music. I think everyone who has heard Wenwen practicing this piece these days, except for someone as thick-skinned as you, has their own feelings."

This is indeed the case. Recently at Huayue Entertainment, anyone who heard Lin Shuwen practicing "Canon in D Major" could taste a different feeling.

For example, Sister Shan feels that this song sounds slightly sad.

Some people feel that they can hear hope in the face of despair.

Some people feel better and more excited after listening to it.

Some people feel calm and peaceful when they listen to it.

After hearing what Sister Shan said, Chen Sichu took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He thought about listening to Lin Shuwen's performance of "Canon in D Major" in its entirety to see if he would have any feelings about it.

(End of this chapter)