1990: Starting from Baojia Street

What Zhou Yan didn't expect was that the crew of Raise the Red Lantern actually lived directly in the Qiao family compound.

Because Raise the Red Lantern and Qiao Family Courtyard have not been filmed yet, Qiao Family Courtyard is not famous. It is just one of many courtyards in western Shanxi Province, and it is also one of the puzzle pieces of the glory of Shanxi merchants. one.

The Qiao family courtyard has a history of more than 200 years. The entire courtyard is in the shape of a double happiness. There are a total of six courtyards, with 20 small courtyards inside, and a total of 331 houses.

Liu Qing told Zhou Yan all this on the road. In fact, they only used courtyard No. 5 for filming, and the other five courtyards were not used.

Zhou Yan was assigned to a separate room. According to Liu Qing, this room was prepared for other departments. The so-called other departments are off-site departments such as soundtrack, editing, color correction, screenwriting, etc. People from these departments There are actually quite a lot of them in total, but most of them don’t live on the set regularly, so we only prepare a room for them.

The room is not big, with four bunk beds. One of the lower bunks is already covered with mats, and there are neatly stacked quilts.

Liu Qing smiled and introduced to Zhou Yan, Teacher Ni Zhen came here a few days ago and stayed for three or four days.

Zhou Yan had heard of Ni Zhen and knew that Ni Zhen was the screenwriter of this drama. He didn't know much else. He looked around the room and asked, Are the other beds occupied?

Liu Qing waved his hand, No, except for Teacher Ni's bed, which cannot be moved, you can sleep on any of the other beds. Now this room is your private room, and I think you will be able to enjoy the private room for a long time.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Then my treatment is quite good.

No, okay, you clean up, I'll go see if there is any food in the kitchen. After saying that, Liu Qing turned around and left.

Zhou Yan put down his luggage and cleaned the house briefly, then chose a bed. The beds were all new and could be laid with a mat by just wiping them.

When the bed was being tidied up, Liu Qing came in with two bowls of noodles.

Stop working so hard and come over to have something to eat. We're lucky. The chef left some noodles tonight.

Zhou Yan took the noodle bowl with a smile, It's a good thing I came with you, Brother Liu, otherwise I would be really hungry.

Hey, it's a joke. Liu Qing waved his hand, took out a small bottle from his pocket, and asked Zhou Yan with a smile, Would you like some?

Although there was no label on the bottle, Zhou Yan knew that it was wine, and most of these bottles were filled with high-alcohol wine. He refused with a smile, I can't come here, I'll drink some soup.

You kid will definitely live a long life without smoking or drinking.

Liu Qing joked, first ate a piece of garlic, then opened the wine bottle, raised his head and took a sip.

Hey, Dejin.

Even though Zhou Yan didn't usually drink, when he saw Liu Qing's refreshing drink, he had the illusion that the wine was delicious. However, he knew that wine was really exciting when others drank it, but it was really difficult to drink it when it was his turn.

The noodles are quite good. There is a full bowl of two-finger-wide pulled noodles, and it is covered with a layer of sesame seeds. Although the sesame seeds are vegan, they look quite oily and make you appetizing. The only regret is that there is no spicy oil, otherwise this meal would be perfect.

In less than three minutes, the noodles and soup are ready.

Liu Qing was just drinking and had only two bites of noodles. He raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yan, Looks quite thin, but he can eat quite well. Are you full?

Hiccup~ Zhou Yan answered the question with a full burp.

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The days on the set were much easier than Zhou Yan expected. The early stage production was still in the preparation stage, and he had no tasks. He just wandered around every day, and soon got to know everyone on the set production team.

He is a handsome young man who smiles all day long. Not only is his eyes lively, but his mouth is as sweet as honey. There is no one in the crew who has not been praised by him, so everyone in the production team likes him and loves to work with him. chat.

During the day, Zhou Yan would help everywhere. At night, he would go back to his single room and write something if he had nothing to do.

Although he majored in composition and has now joined the crew, Mr. Lu Xun once said that eggs cannot be put in the same basket, so Zhou Yan had to make plans for his future.

He has studied carefully and found that most of the ways to get money are too far away from him. Copying some articles and publishing them may be the most practical way at this stage.

Since it was copying books, it was naturally very fast. A short story could be completed in a day or two, and a novella could be completed in less than a week. Zhou Yan had been on the crew for a month and had already published seven novels one after another, but there was not a single reply.

In the second month, the set changed a lot. Not only did many behind-the-scenes staff come, but the first batch of actors were about to arrive on set.

On the morning of July 19th, after Zhou Yan had breakfast, he ran to the threshold of the courtyard and sat on the threshold to enjoy the cool air. He had specially studied that in the entire No. 5 courtyard, the draft at the entrance was the windiest, so he made a habit of doing so. I got into the habit of sitting on the threshold to enjoy the cool air.

For this reason, the big brothers and sisters in the scene production team gave Zhou Yan the nickname Door God.

As soon as Zhou Yan sat down, he heard a clear voice.

Hey, the doorkeeper started work so early today.

Zhou Yan raised his head and saw the young woman standing in front of him with a bright smile, Sister Feng, have you eaten?

The name Sister Feng is not an honorific, but the young woman's real name is Sister Feng. I heard she said that there is a younger sister in the family named Sister Feng. I don't know if she is joking or if it is true.

On the set, both young people like Zhou Yan and seniors from Big Brother also like to call her by her real name, Sister Feng.

As her name suggests, Sister Feng is fast-moving and cheerful. She patted her belly and said with a smile, I've almost finished digesting it. Don't sit here anymore. The director and his troops are coming soon. You sit here to block them. thing.

Director? Zhou Yan tilted his head and asked, Which director, Director Zhang?

Nonsense, it's not Director Zhang, could it be Director Li? In addition to Director Zhang, Gong Li and the others are also coming. Oh yes, there is also the piano player. Your happy life is coming to an end.

Zhou Yan said seriously, Sister Feng, I don't understand what you are saying. If Director Zhang and the piano master come over, then my happy days will really come. I am here to contribute my strength to the crew.

Sister Feng chuckled and said, It's useless to tell me if you're trying to mess with the world. You have to find an opportunity to tell Director Zhang. You have to slip Director Zhang's beard when you're sneaking around, and you have to pat Mr. Qiu's horse when you're filming. Okay, I won't follow you. As I said, I still have something to do, and every time I talk to you it takes up my time...

Hearing Sister Feng's mutterings, Zhou Yan shouted that he was wronged. You obviously like to fuck with me, how can you blame me?