1990: Starting from Baojia Street

He took the envelope and returned to the dormitory. No one was in the room. He Wuming should have gone upstairs to practice at this time.

Zhou Yan was a little surprised when he saw the rejected manuscript in the envelope, because the one returned this time was The Death of the Mayor that was submitted to Yanjing Literature. This was a work that won the Lu Xun Literature Award.

Zhou Yan was very confident when he sent Death of the Mayor. He thought that the manuscript would not be rejected even for the Lu Xun Literature Prize.

I never expected that I would be rejected. There is something in this Yenjing Literature.

But along with the rejection, there was also a letter.

Zhou Yan unfolded the letter and read: Personally addressed to Zhou Chan.

Zhou Chan is the pen name Zhou Yan has been using, and he has not changed it since he got used to it.

The letter was written by Hua Yang, the literary editor of Yanjing Literature. The content probably said that The Death of the Mayor was very well written, but there were some imperfections. He asked Zhou Yan if he would be willing to revise it before sending it over, or perhaps also You can go directly to Yanjing for revision, and the magazine will bear all costs.

Moreover, Huayang also said very tactfully in the letter that Zhou Yan could provide introductions to his other works.

The implication is that I think the manuscript is indeed good, but Zhou Yan has no resume and lacks a competitive advantage.

Zhou Yan didn't have any resume, and he couldn't write it if he wanted to. As for revising the draft, Zhou Yan didn't have time on the set now, but he didn't refuse in a hurry, but planned to reply to the letter and discuss with the other party whether it could take some time. Go again.

After Raise the Red Lantern is over, I'm going back to Yanjing anyway, so I'll take the time to check it out then.

After thinking about it, Zhou Yan started to write a reply. He had just finished writing a line when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

Zhou Yan turned around and saw Zhang Yimou standing at the door.

Director Zhang?

Zhang Yimou walked inside with a smile, I'm not disturbing you, am I?

No, no, I'm taking some notes. Zhou Yan stood up with a smile, and then took a bench over, Director Zhang, what do you want from me?

Zhang Yimou sat down on the bench, then looked around the room and said with a smile, Your room is quite spacious... Don't pour water, I just drank it.

Zhou Yan put down the kettle with a smile, Then I won't pour it. We don't have any tea here.

If you want some tea, I have some in my room. I'll get you some later.

No, no, I don't usually drink tea.

Zhang Yimou nodded, looked at the flute on the table, and said with a smile, I heard from Teacher Zhao that you are from the Composition Department of Yangyin University, and you haven't graduated yet?

Well, I got sick in April, so I might as well take a break until April next year.

You play the flute very well. Did you learn it after you got to Yangyin?

Zhou Yan shook his head, I have been playing flute since elementary school.

That's no wonder, it's really solid. Zhang Yimou suddenly changed the topic, I won't beat around the bush with you. Our movie will start shooting in half a month, but the actor who will play Chen Feipu has not been decided yet. I want to ask you Do you have the will?

Zhang Yimou only said that the actor to play Chen Feipu had not been decided, but he did not say that it had actually been decided. It was just that the actor could not come, in order to save some face for himself and give Zhou Yan some space.

Me? Zhou Yan made a surprised expression. In fact, he had already guessed what Zhang Yimou was going to say as soon as Zhang Yimou came in.

Well, the role of Chen Feipu doesn't play much in our script, but it's still an important role. Your image suits him very well.

Zhou Yanwei said, But I have never acted before, so I'm afraid that my poor performance will drag everyone down.

Of course, these words are not meant to refuse, but to inoculate Zhang Yimou: I am a newcomer, you must tolerate me when filming.

Zhang Yimou was very wise. He comforted Zhou Yan and said, No one is born with acting skills. Many actors appear on the scene with zero experience, and Chen Feipu doesn't have many scenes, so you don't have much pressure. When we shoot later, I will teach you how to act. Whatever you do, just listen to me, I guarantee you can get started.

This sounds very confident, but Zhang Yimou does have the capital to be confident. He has been very successful since his debut.

Not long after graduation, he shot the film One and Eight for the first time, and won the China Film Outstanding Cinematography Award. After that, he starred in Old Well and won three Best Actors in one go.

The most powerful thing is being a director. The first film he directed, Red Sorghum, won China's first Golden Bear Award at the International Film Festival, and Ju Dou won the Golden Harvest Award and was nominated for the Palme d'Or.

With such a cheating resume, if he is not confident, who is?

Zhou Yan pondered for a while and then said, Director Zhang, I want to promise you, but I am Teacher Zhao's assistant, and it is not suitable for me to take another job.

Hearing that Zhou Yan was worried about this, Zhang Yimou smiled and said, Don't worry about this. I have already told Teacher Zhao and he agreed. Your play will be over soon and it will not delay the work of the soundtrack assistant.

Zhou Yan smiled: Then there is no problem on my side.

Okay. Zhang Yimou patted his thigh and stood up. Then he remembered something, Oh, by the way, I need to tell you about the remuneration. We won't pay for the entire movie. I'll give you an extra three hundred yuan a month. Money, starting from today, when will we leave and when will it end, do you think it is acceptable?

Zhou Yan said cheerfully, No problem, I'm very satisfied with making extra money.

Zhang Yimou looked at Zhou Yan with a smile. He suddenly liked this young man. He was not only sophisticated, but he was also honest and did not shy away from making money.

Not only does he express his desire for money, but he is not greedy, it is easy to interact with such a person.

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After Zhang Yimou left, Zhou Yan sat back at the desk and began to calculate his salary.

Working as a soundtrack assistant for Zhao Jiping costs RMB 150 a month, and playing Chen Feipu costs RMB 300 a month. If the filming lasts until December, he will earn more than RMB 2,000 in the past six months, which is a huge sum of money.

Moreover, food and accommodation are included here, so he can save all his money.

The three hundred yuan salary given by Zhang Yimou is indeed a lot. After all, Gong Li, who has become famous, is only over one thousand yuan a month now, and it is said that most of it has to be given to the work unit, and he can only keep a little bit.

Compared to Gong Li and others who came to film movies with an iron job in hand, Zhou Yan is self-employed and doesn't have to worry about turning in money, so he may have more savings. But because I am self-employed, I am not stable enough.

In fact, Zhou Yan was quite surprised. Everyone said that Zhang Yimou was very demanding, and according to Zhou Yan's observations during this period, Zhang Yimou was indeed very demanding, but he didn't even ask for an audition.

A few days ago, when Zhou Yan was thinking about filming, he often said his lines in front of the mirror when He Wuming was not in the room, just thinking that Zhang Yimou might give him an audition.

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