1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Here, He Wuming finished a set of actions and then turned his head. He had heard footsteps just now and knew someone was coming in, but because he was teaching, he didn't look back.

Seeing Zhou Yan, a smile appeared on He Wuming's originally serious face, Good morning, Director Zhou.

As soon as he heard He Wuming call him this, Zhou Yan knew that he should have known that he was here in advance, so he was not surprised at all.

How do you know I'm in this crew? Zhou Yan asked.

Why do I have a long mouth? Why don't you ask?

He Wuming first knew that the film's soundtrack director was Zhao Jiping. He wondered if Zhou Yan was there, so he asked Chen Kaige, only to learn that Zhou Yan had changed from a soundtrack assistant to an on-site director.

Leslie Cheung, who was standing at the back, looked surprised. It turned out that Teacher He was not born with a bad face, but only had a bad face towards him.

As for Zhou Yan, Leslie Cheung only met him on the day of the meeting. They didn't exchange a few words at that time, so they didn't have a particularly deep impression. They only knew that Zhou Yan was the on-site soundtrack director.

The key is that Leslie Cheung had never heard of the position of live music director before, so he didn't understand what Zhou Yan did in the crew.

Zhou Yan said hello to Leslie Cheung again, Teacher Zhang, good morning.

Director Zhou, good morning. Leslie Cheung replied very politely.

Whenever Leslie Cheung speaks, a shy smile will appear on his face, which is very different from the feeling in movies and on stage.

And Zhou Yan always feels that after only a few days, Leslie Cheung's body movements have become a little more feminine compared to the last time they met. It may be because of the shape of his hands as a student, and he will unconsciously squeeze his hands when talking. type.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, Teacher Zhang has worked hard during this time, and Teacher He is very strict.

He Wuming also laughed, You don't have to beat around the bush and say I'm picky. Since I took this job, I naturally have to be responsible for them.

Zhou Yan said with an innocent face, It's really unfair. I only admire Teacher He Taotao, and everything I say comes from the bottom of my heart.

He Wuming had long been accustomed to Zhou Yan talking like this. He pointed to the chair next to him and said, Please sit down for a while. Our class this morning is not over yet.

Zhou Yan waved his hand, It doesn't matter, you guys continue, I'll go to other places first.

After saying that, Zhou Yan turned around.

When Zhou Yan walked out of the door, He Wuming turned to Leslie Cheung and said, Let's continue. We did a good job with the slow palm gesture just now, but the eyes are still a little bit...

Zhou Yan specially went to the room where the clothes were stored, but now the room was relatively empty, there weren't many things, and there wasn't even a human figure.

He came here to find Dong Wenmiao. Ever since Dong Wenmiao helped him talk to Xu Fengche last time, he had a great impression of Dong Wenmiao. This girl was very capable and would really help him if he had something to do.

Not finding Dong Wenmiao, Zhou Yan wandered around the outer courtyard, but there were no people elsewhere. He walked around, then returned to where Leslie Cheung and the others were practicing, pulled up a bench and sat down to watch.

He had been studying Peking Opera-related things recently, so it wouldn't hurt to take a look at He Wuming's teaching.

However, what He Wuming was teaching now were only the most basic steps and hand movements, which seemed rather boring.

He looked boring, but Leslie Cheung was even more boring to learn.

An action has to be repeated many times when He Wuming teaches it, and even more times when Leslie Cheung learns it. He Wuming's teaching method is very traditional. The teacher teaches it over and over again, and the students practice it over and over again. Find problems in the process.

In fact, there are no tricks in this kind of traditional drama learning.

It is said that the master leads the door, and cultivation depends on the individual. This is true at all. No matter how good the teacher is, the key still depends on the student's understanding.

Leslie Cheung was obviously very savvy. Although He Wuming acted very serious and had no smile on his face, based on Zhou Yan's understanding of this guy, he must be satisfied with Leslie Cheung as a student.

However, Leslie Cheung didn't know He Wuming very well. He saw that Teacher He had a straight face all the time and thought that he was not doing well, which made him a little frustrated.

Although Leslie Cheung has acted in many movies and TV series, and there are many popular works, such as A Better Tomorrow, A Chinese Ghost Story, Rouge, and Days of Wild, it can be said that all of them are A classic.

But in terms of acting, he is still not as confident as singing.

Leslie Cheung is a bit paranoid. In order to truly become a professional actor, he has stopped singing, and he often emphasizes this matter to others.

I am now a professional actor and no longer sing.

When Leslie Cheung received the script for Farewell My Concubine, he knew it would be a challenge. The script was originally about abnormal love, and the protagonist had to know Peking Opera, but he still took it resolutely.

For this play, he came here six months in advance to study Peking Opera. Although Chen Kaige prepared two stuntmen for him, he was determined not to use these two stuntmen.

Before learning opera, he was full of ambitions, but the past few days of studying have somewhat sapped his energy. Learning this stuff is really tiring and boring.

Half an hour later, when it was time to take a break, He Wuming went to the toilet. Zhou Yan walked over and gave Leslie Cheung a cigarette: Teacher Zhang, take a rest for a while.

Thank you.

Leslie Cheung smiled and took the cigarette, took a comfortable puff, and then looked at Zhou Yan, Director Zhou, don't you smoke?

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said with a smile, I don't smoke.

Then you don't mind if I smoke it?

Zhou Yan shrugged, I don't mind, otherwise I wouldn't have brought the cigarette with me.

That's good. Leslie Cheung took another sip and asked Zhou Yan, Does Director Zhou have anything to do when he comes over this morning?

It's nothing. Zhou Yan smiled, I just heard that someone from the crew has been here these two days. I stopped by to take a look. Do you usually practice here?

No, I spent the past few days with Teacher He and his troupe. If Teacher He has time in the past two days, he will take me here to have a look. After all, I will be filming here in the future, so I can familiarize myself with the environment in advance.

Then Leslie Cheung sighed again, Learning Peking Opera is much more difficult than I thought. Maybe I overestimated my learning ability.

Seeing that he was a little frustrated, Zhou Yan said with a smile, Teacher Zhang, you are too humble. Your performance is already very good. I think Teacher He is also very satisfied with you.

Teacher He is very satisfied with me? Leslie Cheung looked unconvinced, Teacher He's expression doesn't look like he is satisfied with me.

Zhou Yan waved his hand, That's because you don't understand Teacher He. He and I were roommates before, so I know him quite well. In fact, if he was really dissatisfied with you, he wouldn't have been able to teach you for so many days.

Well, yes, for the first day and a half, others taught me. Leslie Cheung nodded.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Isn't that right? If he is not satisfied with you, he can just throw you to someone else. Just relax and study hard. Teacher He is very good.

He was not bragging. He Wuming's level was indeed high. When the two rehearsed together, he felt it very deeply. Zhou Yan even believed that if He Wuming played the role of Cheng Dieyi, He Wuming would be able to do it. After all, He Wuming The advantages in nameless professional skills are obvious.

After hearing Zhou Yan's words, Leslie Cheung was relieved.

Although even if Zhou Yan didn't say these words, he would not give up, and he would definitely adjust his mentality. But just because of these few words, he could adjust his mentality faster.

Before he finished smoking a cigarette, Leslie Cheung put it out and then started practicing the moves He Wuming taught him just now.

Seeing Leslie Cheung practicing so hard, Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh, today's actors are really good.

Zhou Yan has not come into contact with many actors, but from Raise the Red Lantern to the current Farewell My Concubine, every one of them is amazing.

When filming Raise the Red Lantern, Kong Ling, who plays Yan'er, went out of her way to talk to a lot of women who were similar to Yan'er in order to play the role well. In the play, she made a spitting gesture. She has to design three for director Zhang Yimou to choose from.

Supporting roles can be like this, and the protagonists are even more incredible. Nowadays, when filming, no actor can act right away. They will definitely prepare for a long time in advance.

When He Wuming came back, he saw that Leslie Cheung was already practicing on his own, and there was a trace of certainty in his eyes.

Since the students worked so hard and didn’t need any rest time, he, the teacher, couldn’t hold back, so he walked over and said, “The steps here must also be coordinated.”

Zhou Yan looked aside for a while, then stood up and left.

When he walked to the door, he found that several of his younger brothers and sisters were already chatting, laughing and mingling with Qu Yang and the others.

It has to be said that the nine brothers and sisters of the Zhou family, except Zhou Yan, are all very good at getting along with others, no matter how big or small.

Take Zhou Qing for example, this girl is very cute, with a round face and a pair of big clear eyes. This girl often uses her cuteness to make innocent expressions, and she can get it without saying anything. Everyone likes it.

Even their middle child, the stupid-faced Zhou Hong, can use his special methods to maintain good relations with others.

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In the next two days, Zhou Yan took them to the mall, bought some things, and checked into some well-known restaurants in Yanjing, but he no longer had the energy to take them out to play.

Moreover, he has not finished writing the script of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly and does not have much time to spend with them.

However, they were also very considerate of Zhou Yan and didn't bother to go out at all.

This is the time when the benefits of the Zhou family's strong rules come into play. In the Zhou family, the younger ones must obey the older ones. If the younger ones disobey, the older ones can be beaten directly. The elders will not protect the younger ones at all.

Although they had never been beaten by Zhou Yan, they would never dare to violate Zhou Yan's instructions to them seriously.

In the next few days, Zhou Yan was revising the script in the dormitory. Each of them held a book and read it silently by themselves. When they got bored, the older one took the younger ones out for a walk, but they never left Yangyin campus.

Five days passed like this, and on the afternoon of the fifth day, Zhou Yan's pager rang.

He picked up the pager and looked at it. There was a series of numbers and a line of Chinese characters on it.

[It’s convenient to call Xu Feng back]

Zhou Yan was a little surprised when he saw that it was Xu Feng calling him. He didn't know why Xu Feng was looking for him. Usually when the crew had something to do, Chen Kaige and the others would definitely contact him. How could any investor come forward directly?

Moreover, it only sent a phone number for Zhou Yan to contact him, and it didn't say where he was going.

You guys stay in your dormitory and read, I'll go out for a while.

Zhou Yan confessed to his brothers and sisters, and then ran out to find the phone.