1990: Starting from Baojia Street

In fact, even if Jia Guoping doesn't leave, other teachers in the department may leave at any time. As long as there is an opportunity to study abroad, basically no one is willing to give up.

Zhou Yan still has thoughts about staying in school to teach, but he is not worried that staying in school will affect his other work, and at worst, he will make fewer movies in the future.

If he mainly focuses on scoring music and occasionally makes movies, he will definitely be able to take care of his work at the same time.

After thinking about it, Zhou Yan nodded and said, If the school is willing to give me this opportunity, of course I am willing to stay in the school and contribute my own insignificant strength. I am a graduate of Yangyin, so I naturally hope to be able to contribute back to the school.

Shi Wanchun did not expect Zhou Yan to express his stance so quickly, but now that Zhou Yan had expressed his stance, he smiled and said, Don't worry, if you have the opportunity to study abroad in the future, the school will definitely let you go and will not set up any obstacles for you.

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, I have no plans to study abroad for the time being.

Hearing that Zhou Yan had no plans to study abroad for the time being, Shi Wanchun felt a little complicated.

Zhou Yan is a student he likes very much. He actually hopes that Zhou Yan will get the opportunity to study abroad and follow the path of his senior brother Tan Dun and others. China may be able to produce another composer who will go global.

But from the perspective of the college, it is indeed a good thing for their department that Zhou Yan does not go abroad for further study and can stay at school to teach.

After April of last semester, Li Bingyang was busy going abroad, and Zhou Yan took almost half of Li Bingyang's classes.

Shi Wanchun also learned from other places that the students in the 88 Composition Department highly recognized Zhou Yan’s teaching level. Shi Wanchun was quite surprised at the time because he had never thought that Zhou Yan could still teach.

Zhou Yan used to be that kind of genius student. He didn't understand the learning difficulties of ordinary students at all, so it was naturally impossible to teach them well.

Therefore, when considering candidates to stay in school, the department first considered Jia Guoping, not Zhou Yan.

This semester, you will normally take classes with the 88-level students. After the matter of early graduation is decided, you can then go through the process of staying in school to teach.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Teacher, actually I came here today and wanted to ask for a leave from you.

Shi Wanchun seemed to have expected it. He blew out the smoke and said with a smile, Is it about the movie?

Zhou Yan quickly flattered me and said, How about you being my teacher? You really have a clever plan!

When will we invite you? How many days will we invite you? Shi Wanchun asked.

It starts on the 5th and lasts until the 20th, a total of half a month.

Shi Wanchun nodded, Okay, you first submit the leave request form to Jia Guoping and ask him to bring it to me for approval.

For ordinary short vacations, Zhou Yan could go directly to Jia Guoping to approve them. Long vacations of more than a week must be signed by the department director, so Zhou Yan told Shi Wanchun about this.

After getting Shi Wanchun's approval, Zhou Yan said goodbye to Shi Wanchun with a smile, and then ran to Jia Guoping to get the leave request.

…

The reason why Zhou Yan asked for leave was because he was going to Linzhou to film a scene related to paragliding.

The development of domestic paragliding has only been a few years. There are relatively few professional paragliding bases, and Linzhou is a relatively large one.

Moreover, Linzhou Paragliding Base learned that Zhou Yan was going to shoot scenes there, and they were very supportive. They quoted a very low price to their crew and could provide them with relevant guidance for free.

The request from the base is also very simple, that is, they hope to add the name of their Linzhou Paragliding Base at the end of the film.

The reason why Linzhou Paragliding Base is so generous is because they are preparing to hold an international gliding competition next year, and they especially hope that the movie can promote their base.

On the morning of the 5th, when the crew was preparing to set off, Zhou Yan's BP machine suddenly rang. He took out the BP machine and saw a line written on it: Lantern Silver Lion Award.

Although the information was abbreviated, Zhou Yan understood immediately that it was Raise the Red Lantern that won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival.

Zhou Yan immediately shared the good news with Zhao Fei next to him, Old Zhao, Raise the Red Lantern won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival.

Really? Zhao Fei clapped his thigh excitedly, I was just telling you that my eyelids were twitching this morning. It turns out there is good news!

Zhou Yan pouted, Zhao Fei's right eyelid was clearly twitching. He said in the morning that his right eyelid kept twitching and he always felt flustered. Now his tone has changed.

Seniors Lu and Wang Xiaoshuai who were in the same car looked at them with envy. Who wouldn't want to participate in the production of a Silver Lion Award-winning film?

And they all knew that Zhou Yan also played a role in this movie, and they were all very emotional. Their director Zhou's starting point was not comparable to that of ordinary people. For the first time he acted in a movie, this movie won the Silver Lion Award.

But at the same time, they are also very happy that Raise the Red Lantern won the Silver Lion Award, which is a good thing for the film they are making now, because the crews of the two films overlap a lot.

At this time, they were also looking forward to the scene when The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly won the award.

The short film version has almost been cut, except for a few paragliding shots.

This time when they go to Linzhou, they will first shoot the necessary scenes in the short film, and then quickly send it to Yanjing Studio for editing. They will try to have the entire short film cut out before September 20th, and then send it to Clermont Film Festival. Lang Film Festival to participate in the exhibition.

…

The filming in Linzhou went very smoothly. Excluding the time spent on the road, it only took them five days to shoot all the paragliding scenes.

After returning to Yanjing, Zhou Yan did not go back to school immediately. Instead, he went directly to the editing building of Yanjing Studio. He was anxious to see the short film cut out by the factory.

Mainly looking at the scenes related to paragliding, because he had already seen the other parts when they were edited.

Director Shi from the editing workshop told Zhou Yan that many of the films sent before were unusable. Fortunately, the films they sent were enough, and the editors selected the better ones and cut them in.

This was also expected by Zhou Yan. The film era was not good at all. Many times, the photographer had to rely on his feeling. Especially when shooting such flying scenes, the target moves in the distance, which is very difficult to grasp.

In order to film this scene well, Zhou Yan filmed it over and over again, regardless of the cost, and searched for locations and angles over and over again.

The most film-consuming scene before was probably the one in the concert hall, but compared with the flying scene, it pales into insignificance.

In order to complete a few minutes of footage, Zhou Yan shot at least three or four hours of material.

This scene directly raised the film consumption ratio of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly to a higher level. All the film Zhou Yan had saved on other scenes was used in these few minutes of scenes.

Fortunately, it was all worth it. Director Shi said that although there were a lot of scraps, the results were still very good.

Director Shi is a veteran in editing, so he naturally knows that this kind of heavenly scene is very difficult to shoot. If you want to shoot it well, you will definitely have to spend money.

Take another project in their studio, Reply from Heaven, for example. The shots of kites flying in it are not very good. It is already quite troublesome for the camera to find the kite in the air, let alone let it go. The kite stays in the right position inside the shot.

The crew of Reply from Heaven has a limited budget, and it is impossible for Wang Junzheng to shoot it over and over again. Basically, as long as it can be sure that the kite will be in the frame during the close-up, as for whether it is on the golden line and the layout of the frame, that is all. Too much to ask for.

After confirming that the effect of the short film was good, Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and they could slowly cut the remaining feature films.

When he came out of the editing building, Zhou Yan went to Chen Kaige's office again. He wanted to ask Chen Kaige how his recent preparations for Farewell My Concubine were going and whether the start-up time could be fixed.

However, Chen Kaige was not in the office, and Wang Jun happened to be there, so he chatted with Wang Junzheng for a few words.

Wang Junzheng also hadn't seen Zhou Yan for a while. He looked him up and down and said with a smile, It's been a lot darker during this time.

During this time, more than one person has said that Zhou Yan is black, and he is used to it, Black point is good, Black point is healthy, Sister Wang, what's going on with Reply from Heaven recently? Can it be released this year?

Speaking of this, Wang Jun smiled and seemed to be in a good mood, It was just decided the day before yesterday that the movie will be officially released on February 1 next year.

February 1st, during the Chinese New Year period, right?

Wang Junzheng nodded, Well, it happens to be the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Zhou Yan smiled, no wonder Wang Junzheng was so happy. Although there is no Lunar New Year movie at this time, there are still relatively many people watching movies during the Chinese New Year. It is good news that the movie can be scheduled to be released during this time.

Generally speaking, the follow-up review and release process of Heaven Replies went relatively smoothly. On the other hand, Raise the Red Lantern was filmed last year and has now won an award in Venice, but it has not yet been released in China. It has not been decided yet, and I don’t know if it will be released this year.

It still has something to do with the subject matter. The theme of Heaven Replies is family love. Of course, the review is faster than Raise the Red Lantern, a film that criticizes the old feudal society.

After chatting with Wang Junzheng for a while, Zhou Yan went to the office next door. He didn't forget the movie Unfamiliar Faces Have Sweet Danger that Xia Gang told him before.

Zhou Yan, you are here.

Xia Gang was originally reading information. When he saw Zhou Yan gone, he quickly stood up, greeted Zhou Yan very warmly, and went to make tea for him.

Seeing Xia Gang's enthusiasm, Zhou Yan was a little confused.

Although he and Xia Gang were not particularly close, they met quite a lot. The relationship between the two was a normal friend. I had never seen Xia Gang be so enthusiastic.

Even though we haven't seen each other for a few days, it's still a bit strange.

After taking the tea brought by Xia Gang, Zhou Yan asked, Director Xia, do you have something to tell me?

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, an embarrassed look appeared on Xia Gang's face, Oh, I can't hide it from you. I do have something to tell you.

Seeing Xia Gang's performance, Zhou Yan knew that it was not a good thing, and the only connection between them was the movie.

What's wrong with the movie? Zhou Yan asked.

Alas. Xia Gang sighed again, Director Zheng Xiaolong and others have different opinions regarding the actors and other crew members. What they mean is that they hope to arrange some people to run for election and select the best.

Zhou Yan understood and asked, So, do you want me to compete with others now?

Yes. Xia Gang's face became even more apologetic.

When he approached Zhou Yan, he patted his chest and promised that Zhou Yan would be able to settle the matter of scoring and directing, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face later.

What's the election method? Zhou Yan asked.

They hope that after the film is finished, the candidates can send their works to them for selection.

oh.

Zhou Yan nodded.

Actually, I also told them that you participated in the soundtracks of Heaven Replies and Raise the Red Lantern, but it didn't have much effect.

After all, it's their story. It's understandable to be cautious.

Zhou Yan said he understood, but in fact he didn't understand at all. Zheng Xiaolong and the others were the screenwriters, so they could only take care of the casting. Do other behind-the-scenes staff also have to get involved?

Zhou Yan would definitely not do the campaign. He had already made up his mind that he would not take on this job.

The movie Big Sabbath is not bad, but it is dispensable to him.

Putting aside whether he was competing with others, he couldn't agree to just wait until the movie was finished before being asked to intervene. If he was asked to direct the soundtrack now, he would definitely have to get involved before the movie even started.

The earlier you get in, the better the soundtrack will be.

Heaven Replies is a clear proof. Precisely because Zhou Yan intervened in advance, Wang Jun deliberately followed the rhythm of the soundtrack when filming to make the shots and the soundtrack fit better.

However, taking care of Xia Gang's face, Zhou Yan did not refuse explicitly. He just said with a smile, Let's wait until the movie is finished.

Xia Gang kept apologizing, I'm so sorry, Zhou Yan, this is really my fault.

Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, Hey, how can I blame you for this? The plan can't keep up with the changes. We can't cooperate this time, and there won't be no opportunities in the future. If there is a good opportunity next time, let's cooperate again.

Originally, Xia Gang had some hope, but now after hearing what Zhou Yan said, he knew that Zhou Yan would not be able to participate in this election.

This is actually what Xia Gang expected. Today is different from the past. Zhou Yan has just made a feature film with an investment of over one million yuan. When he is in high spirits, how can he lower his stature and run for election?

In fact, if Xia Gang insists, it is not impossible, but he does not want to have a tense relationship with Zheng Xiaolong and the others because of this matter. After all, the script has not been revised yet, and he also pointed to Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang to finalize the script. .

Not being able to cooperate with Zhou Yan can only be said to be a bit regretful, but it does not affect the overall situation.

Of course Zhou Yan also knew that Xia Gang and the others didn't pay enough attention to the soundtrack, otherwise his attitude would have been much tougher.

This is not a problem of Xia Gang alone, but a common situation in China. Most producers still put the soundtrack work behind the work of directing, screenwriting, photography, and editing, with a relatively low priority.

Zhou Yan wanted to make his own movie for this reason, because only by making it himself can he maximize the soundtrack without being constrained.

After a brief chat with Xia Gang, Zhou Yan left without even taking a few sips of a cup of tea.

He had been traveling all the way and needed to go back and rest.

…

The next day, Zhou Yan went to Yanjing TV Station to find Sun Qin.

When Sun Qin saw Zhou Yan, the smile on his face exploded.

Director Zhou, you are finally here.

During this period, Sun Qin was looking forward to the stars and the moon, waiting for Zhou Yan to come over.

The documentary Forbidden City: Memory has basically been filmed and is just waiting for Zhou Yan's soundtrack.

Although it was still early before the limited time, except for the song Memory of the Forbidden City, the other songs were not available at all, so he had to be anxious.

Seeing how anxious Sun Qin was, Zhou Yan said with a smile, I'm here, and I have plenty of time.

There is still time, but you can't wait until shit reaches your asshole before you know the urgency. I will take you to watch a movie now.

…

The film is not long, twenty-three minutes in total.

However, Zhou Yan paused while reading, occasionally rewinding, and kept taking notes while reading.

It took Zhou Yan two and a half hours to watch a twenty-three-minute documentary.

After reading it, Zhou Yan put away the notebook and said to Sun Qin with a smile, Okay, I'll finish writing the score when I get back and then record it.

How long will it take? Sun Qin asked.

Zhou Yan raised a finger.

One month? Sun Qin frowned, This is a bit rushed, but it's okay.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, It's not a month, it's a week.

So fast? Sun Qin said in surprise.

Although he didn't know much about composition, he knew the speed of the composers in his unit. This was not a piece of music. One week was too fast.

Are you going to use other ready-made songs?

The difficulty of carefully composing is completely different from sampling a ready-made song, and the speed is naturally also different.

“I don’t take samples, I just write them all myself.”

In fact, Zhou Yan was also sampling, but he was sampling from another time and space. The speed was of course very fast. If he hadn't been afraid of scaring Sun Qin, he would have worked overtime and could have written several songs in one day.

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Sun Qin nodded, Then I'll wait for your music.

Yeah, but after my music is written, your finished film still needs to be modified. The rhythm of some parts is not right.

Sun Qin smiled and said, It doesn't matter. As long as we don't add additional materials, there is no problem in making some changes... The changes shouldn't be too big, right?

It's not big, just fine-tuning.

This kind of documentary does not have a storyline, so you only need to adjust the rhythm of the pictures, which is not difficult.

In fact, after watching this documentary, Zhou Yan also gained a new understanding of Sun Qin.

Documentaries seem to have little technical content, especially documentaries where no characters appear, but it is precisely this kind of documentary that requires very high details.

Sun Qin did a great job, and the details of the entire documentary were very well controlled. It can be seen that he is very knowledgeable in this kind of feature film.

It's a pity that Zhou Yan was too busy some time ago, otherwise he would definitely find time to follow Sun Qin and learn from Sun Qin's experience.

After returning home, Zhou Yan began to write music scores from his notes.

In fact, when he was watching the film, he had already decided on the music he was going to use. He marked where Memory of the Forbidden City was used, where The King Comes to the World was used, and where Tide of Time was used.

These songs are all soundtracks in the Forbidden City Trilogy, but compared to Memory of the Forbidden City, the other songs are less well-known.

It took only three days for Zhou Yan to write the music score.

But after waiting for another three days, Zhou Yan sent the music over.

Sun Qin looked at the five music scores in his hand and was stunned.

He circled around Zhou Yan, as if staring at an alien object.

The brain of this genius is really different from ordinary people like us.

Why don't you listen to the music first?

Sun Qin didn't know music music, and even if he knew music music, it usually didn't mean that he could know the quality of the melody just by reading the music music. He had to play the music out to hear the effect.

Besides, Zhou Yan’s songs also used synthetic sounds, and Sun Qin might not even be able to imagine what some of the sounds in them sounded like.

It's okay. I'm trusting you. Since you wrote it down and brought it to me, it must be a masterpiece.

Although Sun Qin said so, he immediately took Zhou Yan to play the music roughly.

After listening to five songs, Sun Qin couldn't help but give a thumbs up, I'm completely convinced.

In fact, the songs Zhou Yan wrote later are very similar to Memory of the Forbidden City. They seem to be the same set of songs, but there are some differences in emotional expression.

And this is exactly what Sun Qin wants, because what he needs is the integrity and unity of the style of the soundtrack. After all, their short film has only one theme: the Forbidden City.

All soundtracks are designed to serve the theme of Forbidden City, and Zhou Yan's set of songs does this perfectly. They are simply tailor-made for this film.

You said last time that there were areas that needed to be modified. You should be referring to the fifth, eighth, and twelfth minutes, right? Sun Qin asked again.

Zhou Yan was very surprised when he heard Sun Qin report these time points, because he basically reported several places that needed to be modified.

What does this mean?

First, it shows that Sun Qin is already familiar with this film, and he clearly remembers every scene.

Second, Sun Qin has a very good music appreciation ability. He knows where the songs written by Zhou Yan should be placed and what kind of rhythm they need.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh that he had no impression of such a powerful person like Sun Qin. This was probably because Sun Qin had always been in the TV station and had not produced any movies or TV dramas.

With Sun Qin's abilities, he should be famous if he produces movies and TV series.

Now that the music is finished, Sun Qin is much more relaxed.

Let's quickly record the music and try to cut the film before October 1st. Maybe we can advance the broadcast time to mid-October.

This film has been in production for several months, and Sun Qin was also anxious and couldn't wait for the film to be released.

Thanks to [, Doflamingo] for the 1500 reward

Thanks to [Youfang Taoist Traveling Around] for the 500 reward

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The monthly ticket adds one more chapter. After removing the chapter I returned today, there are still two chapters.