1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Hua Yang knew that Zhou Yan must have a new work.

The last time Zhou Yan gave him the manuscript of Knife in Clear Water, he saw the pile of manuscripts in Zhou Yan's drawer. Although he didn't know the content of the manuscript, Hua Yang guessed that there must be completed articles in it.

Now it seems that his guess was probably right. The manuscript Zhou Yan gave him now doesn't look like it was just written at all.

After getting the manuscript, Hua Yang sat down on the sofa in the lounge and started reading.

Zhou Yan didn't say anything, he just poured Hua Yang a cup of tea, and then ran to the piano room to practice the piano.

Yao Xiang raised his head, and a drop of rain fell from the sky and hit the tip of his nose. Then came the second drop, the third drop... Then he didn't know how many drops he counted, and finally he couldn't count them.

The heavy rain reminded him of the night two days ago.

…

Damn it, it’s ringing again.

There is a tree at the east end of the village...

Hua Yang raised his eyebrows. It was a flashback, and there was a sense of magical realism.

Of course, it is too early to judge that this is a magical realism novel. It just starts out similar to some magical realism novels.

However, the beginning of this novel is well designed. If nothing else, it is at least very attractive to read on.

After reading another paragraph, Hua Yang discovered that this novel was not a simple flashback, but a double-layered flashback.

First flash back to the night two days ago, and then continue walking around the tree from the narrative perspective.

The purpose of writing this way is also very clear, which is to introduce this tree to people.

This is a tree with a lot of history. There is a tree hole in the tree. There has always been a legend in the village about this tree hole, saying that it is the door connecting the world and the underworld. It is through this hole that the bull-headed horse comes out of the business.

The male protagonist Yao Xiang is very courageous. Since he was a child, he likes to stand by the tree and see what the bull-headed horse face looks like. Even when his grandfather died, in addition to being sad, what he was most concerned about was how he would fare when the bull-headed horse face came to collect his grandfather. Can't see them.

However, Yao Xiang has never been able to do so.

His father also told him that mortals must not be able to see the bull's head and horse's face. Only people with the celestial eye can see it. Since then, he has been looking for people with the celestial eye.

One time, a bamboo craftsman from the next village fell ill and asked a villager to perform the dance. When he learned that the villager had a celestial eye, he ran to see him. However, he saw with his own eyes that the bamboo craftsman was delayed in getting to the hospital because of the dance, and eventually died.

From then on, Yao Xiang was very opposed to this kind of superstition, and would often throw stones into tree holes.

The people in the village were afraid that he would disturb the underworld, so they forbade him to go near the tree and said he was crazy.

Just two nights ago, because of the wind and rain, the tree hole whined. Yao Xiang ran to the tree in the rain to take a look.

He climbed into the tree hole and found that there was nothing in the tree hole, but because the tree hole was deep and small, he was stuck.

He screamed in the tree hole all night and no one paid attention to him. The next morning he fainted because he had no strength.

After some time, someone finally heard his faint cry for help and rescued him.

After Yao Xiang was rescued, many people laughed at him, saying that he could get stuck in a tree hole for such an adult. At this time, Yao Xiang just wanted to save face and said that he heard strange noises in the tree hole and he followed the sound. When he came over, he was sucked into the tree hole.

Everyone in the village believed this outrageous explanation.

After discovering that everyone believed this, Yao Xiang made up many things related to the underworld.

Later, Yao Xiang, the young man who least believed in the underworld theory, became a well-known fortune teller in the village, and replaced the head of Qiaodong Village and occupied the dance market of several nearby villages.

Everyone who sees him calls him Yao Xiangtou.

After reading it, Hua Yang pressed the manuscript with his hands, thoughtfully.

This is not a typical magical realism novel. In fact, it is more realistic. The only thing that is a bit magical is that when Yao wanted to call for help in a tree hole, he saw a crow standing on the treetop. The crow told him, Don't scream, wait until daybreak.

But when I read it, I couldn't tell whether this was Yao Xiang's fantasy before he died, or whether it really happened.

If it is a fantasy, is it only the crow that is a fantasy, or is he finally rescued and then becomes a countryman respected by everyone and everything that follows is a fantasy?

In fact, Yao Xiang was not rescued at all. These were all his fantasies before his death?

You can't think too deeply about this kind of thing. Once you think about it, there are all kinds of guesses and possibilities.

The beginning and the second half of the novel feel a bit like a stream of consciousness. The order of the narrative is not obvious. Sometimes it is the first two days, and sometimes it is when I was a child. But what Zhou Yan is clever about is that no matter how chaotic the narrative time is, it is not difficult to read.

His thoughts returned to reality. Hua Yang heard the sound of the piano coming from the piano room. He knew that the piece Zhou Yan was playing was Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Hua Yang's impression of this piece of music has always been mysterious and sad, but when Zhou Yan played it, he didn't feel sad at all. It was more quiet and soothing. It can be heard that Zhou Yan should be in a good mood at the moment.

Holding the manuscript, Hua Yang walked to the door of the piano room. After Zhou Yan finished his song, he cleared his throat and said, Zhou Yan, I'm done.

Zhou Yan turned around and said with a smile, It's getting late. Let's stay and have a meal.

No, I have to go back to the club. Hua Yang said.

Zhou Yan looked at his watch and said strangely, It's already past five-twenty, and I'm about to get off work. What are you doing in the club now?

Hua Yang smiled and said, Our team leader must not have left yet. I am going to show this manuscript of yours to him.

Hearing what he said, Zhou Yan didn't force him to stay. He nodded and said, Then go and do your work. Let's have dinner together when we have time.

Okay, you're busy too, I'll go back first.

Zhou Yan stood up to see him off, but when he arrived at the yard, Hua Yang had already gone out.

After walking over and closing the door, Zhou Yan returned to the piano room and continued practicing.

No matter Hua Yang left, he felt quite comfortable practicing piano at home alone.

In fact, Hua Yang's guess was correct. The novel Tree Hole had been written before and was placed in the drawer by Zhou Yan. In addition to Tree Hole, there were more than a dozen novels in the drawer.

There are short stories of two to three thousand words and novellas of tens of thousands of words.

Tree Hole is his own creation. Before he traveled through time, he took the time to write a novel on the Qidian Chinese website. Tree Hole was written by him for the protagonist in it.

Zhou Yan knew that this novel would definitely be favored by Hua Yang and others, because when he wrote this novel, it was customized for this era. The narrative technique was based on tradition and was a little experimental.

The key is that it is not too experimental, just right, and is much softer than the avant-garde literature of Yu Hua and Ma Yuan.

…

In the afternoon of the next day, Hua Yang called Zhou Yan and told him that Tree Hole had been read by the leaders and decided to publish it in the August issue.

After that, Hua Yang never harassed Zhou Yan again, and there was no news about the Knife in Clear Water seminar mentioned before.

Zhou Yan also enjoyed his leisure time, and he still traveled to four places: the courtyard, the school, the Yanjing Factory and the TV Production Center.

It wasn't until June 10th that Zhou Yan received a call from Xu Qing.

When he received Xu Qing's call, Zhou Yan was a little surprised, not because he was surprised because of the call, but because Xu Qing took so long to call him.

I'm going to Chang'an tomorrow.

The filming of Knife in Clear Water is about to start, and Xu Qing and Kong Lin are going to Chang'an. Zhou Yan knows this.

How to get there? Zhou Yan asked.

There is a bus from Chang'an Factory that goes from Yanjing. Senior Sister Kong Lin and I will ride there together. Then Xu Qing smiled again and said, Don't you ask me why I haven't looked for you during this time?

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. He found that Xu Qing was really strategic in her words. Usually girls who want to act coquettishly ask Why haven't you come to me during this time?, but Xu Qing asked in a different way. It seems that the posture is lower, but in fact, retreat is used to advance.

You must be very busy recently. You are about to graduate. Your graduation project should be completed, right? Zhou Yan said.

Yes, I have been working on my graduation project recently. What about you, why don't you come to see me?

When Xu Qing asked this question at this time, it seemed to become logical.

I want to graduate too. Zhou Yan said with a smile.

Well, I know you are also busy with graduation. Xu Qing smiled and said with great regret, It's just a pity that I went to Chang'an to film a movie this time. During the premiere of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly, I can’t go see it with you.”

It doesn't matter, there will be opportunities in the future.

Okay, I can't tell you anymore. I have to go back and pack my luggage, and I have to get up early tomorrow.

After saying that, Xu Qing didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.

Seeing her hanging up the phone so quickly, Zhou Yan was surprised again. According to Xu Qing's style, he should have been asked to deliver it, or at least hinted at it.

But Zhou Yan didn't think much about it. The graduation concert was about to start in the next two days. He was very busy and had no time to think about other things.

…

On June 14, Sunday, the graduation concert will be held as scheduled.

Every year, the graduation concert of the Composition Department attracts a lot of attention in the school. Not counting other audiences, the total number of musicians participating in the performance alone exceeds 200.

The school's large concert hall has more than 900 seats, but with standing people, it can hold more than 2,000 people.

This year's graduation concert attracted special attention. Because of Zhou Yan's presence, before eight o'clock in the morning, all seats were taken, and those who came again could only stand.

The reason why the popularity is so high is not because of how powerful Zhou Yan is.

Zhou Yan is indeed very good, but after so many years in the Composition Department of Yangyin University, there are many students who are better than Zhou Yan.

Tan Dun was so awesome back then. He won the grand prize while he was still in school. However, when Tan Dun performed in his graduation work, the performance was far from what it is today.

However, in addition to his professional skills, Zhou Yan is also involved in other circles and has acted in movies.

Moreover, the scandal between Zhou Yan and Zhang Manyu in Xiangjiang some time ago has also spread in the mainland recently.

Just because of the name Zhang Manyu's rumored boyfriend, many people came to take a look, and many of those who came today were from other schools.

Otherwise, there would be no way there would be so many people. There are only about 2,000 undergraduates, graduate students, and teachers at Yangyin Music, so there would be no way that many people could come to watch the performance.

Shi Wanchun and Wu Zuqiang were sitting at the front. Seeing the packed audience behind them, Wu Zuqiang smiled and said, There are more than a thousand people here today, right?

Well, this concert hall has a total of more than 990 seats, and it is already full. There should be students from other schools coming.

Wu Zuqiang nodded, That's good. We want to welcome students from other schools to come to our school for exchanges, and music must be open to the public. And there are many audiences. It's also a good thing for these students to perform. Some students have never been on a big stage. Having played to so many people, now it’s time to test their mental qualities.”

Shi Wanchun smiled and said, These people may not all come here for music.

Shi Wanchun also heard about the scandal between Zhou Yan and Zhang Manyu. Two days ago, he specially called Zhou Yan over to ask about it. After knowing the situation, he couldn't help but sigh, this entertainment magazine is really good at catching rumors.

Shi Wanchun also warned Zhou Yan that it would be okay to get involved in the film and television industry, but he still had to protect himself wisely and not let himself get involved in such turmoil casually. This kind of fame was not a good thing for him.

Wu Zuqiang didn't know about the scandal between Zhou Yan and Zhang Manyu, but he also knew what Shi Wanchun meant. Many people came to this concert for no other reason than to see Zhou Yan, a film and television star. As for music, they really didn't pay much attention to it. .

It doesn't matter why they came. What matters is whether we can retain these people with music. They come because of Zhou Yan, and maybe they will eventually fall in love with music and stay because of music. Wu Zuqiang said with a smile. .

Shi Wanchun nodded, That depends on the abilities of these students.

…

Most of the students from other schools who came today came to join in the fun. Of course, there are some who are really fans of Zhou Yan, such as the boy Zuo Li and the girl Shang Wenya from Yan Normal University.

Both of them are majoring in educational technology at Yanjing Normal University, but Zuo Li is a sophomore and Shang Wenya is a freshman. They are both members of the school drama club and love to watch and study movies.

Zuo Li liked Gong Li very much, so he would watch all of Gong Li's movies. When he watched Raise the Red Lantern, he felt that the actor who played Chen Feipu was a good talent.

Later, he learned that Zhou Yan was the soundtrack director of Reply from Heaven, and he became even more optimistic about Zhou Yan. Now he is also very concerned about Zhou Yan's movements. He knows that the movie The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly directed by Zhou Yan will be released next month. We also know that Zhou Yan is about to star in Green Snake.

Shang Wenya has a good relationship with Zuo Li. After Zuo Li's recommendation, she also started to pay attention to Zhou Yan.

Their school was not far from Yangyin, and Zuo Li specifically inquired about it, so they knew that Zhou Yan was going to attend the graduation concert today, so they came to Yangyin together.

The two of them were sitting in the middle. Shang Wenya covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, Senior brother, have you seen Zhou Yanren?

No. Zuo Li shook his head, The people they perform should be staying elsewhere.

Shang Wenya nodded and asked again, Senior brother, tell me, among the many people who came today, are there any others like us who came simply because of Zhou Yan?

There should be. I just heard someone talking about Zhou Yan on the road. It seems that Zhou Yan is quite famous in Yangyin, and he feels a bit like Senior Brother Fengyun. But there should be very few people like us who come here as movie fans. After all, he is I’ve been in a movie, and I’m not the main character.”

Shang Wenya smiled and said, Actually, I'm quite conflicted right now. On the one hand, I certainly hope that his musical talent will be outstanding, but at the same time, I'm worried that his musical talent will be too outstanding and he won't act in movies in the future. He has such potential, It would be a pity not to act in movies.”

Don't worry, won't he be participating in Green Snake later, which proves that he still has ideas in acting. And when he is not acting, we can also pay more attention to his behind-the-scenes work.

Shang Wenya pursed his lips, I still hope to see him on the big screen more often.

Zuo Li smiled. They were both Zhou Yan's fans, but their mentality was not exactly the same. To put it bluntly, Zuo Li valued Zhou Yan's talent more, both in front of and behind the scenes, while Shang Wenya obviously valued Zhou Yan's Hue”, I hope to see him acting more often.

I seemed to have seen Li Yuanyuan and the others just now. Shang Wenya said again.

Li Yuanyuan? Who is it? Zuo Li asked doubtfully.

She is an English major in our school and she sings very well. When we came to school last year, the student union organized a welcome party and she even sang on stage. Shang Wenya explained.

Oh. Zuo Li nodded. He had never heard the name Li Yuanyuan before.

I'll ask them later if they are fans of Zhou Yan. Shang Wenya said with a smile.

sure.

Everyone wants to find like-minded people, especially when the people they support are relatively small. It is usually difficult to find like-minded people, so they will cherish them when they meet them.

After a while, the originally noisy concert hall suddenly became quiet because a host came on stage with a microphone.

Dear leaders and teachers...

After the host came on stage and gave a brief opening remarks, he invited the department chair Shi Wanchun up.

After Shi Wanchun took the stage, his speech style was very concise, and he finished his speech in only two minutes. He also knew that the graduation concert was very tight, and a piece of music took at least ten minutes from preparation to completion.

The composition department of 87 originally had 16 students, but because Jia Guoping graduated early, only 15 students participated in the concert this year.

Fifteen students, fifteen works, each work takes at least fifteen minutes from preparation to performance, and a concert takes more than four hours.

The concert starts at half past eight, and if it doesn't stop, it won't end until at least half past twelve.

However, Shi Wanchun looked at this year's list of works and knew that it would definitely not end at 12:30.

Each of these fifteen works is basically between eight and twelve minutes in length.

This is just the time for pure performance, and there is also the time for preparation on stage and cleaning up after getting off stage. On average, it may take more than twenty minutes to complete a piece of music.

Calculated this way, it will probably take five or six hours to complete the fifteen pieces of music.

In order to make everyone less tired, the department divided the performance into two halves, with eight pieces played in the morning half and seven pieces played in the afternoon half.

After Shi Wanchun went down, the musicians for the first song came on stage to prepare, and the audience held their breath and prepared to enjoy the next show.

The most attentive audience in the audience should be the junior and senior students in the composition department.

From Composition 88 to Composition 91, there are a total of sixty-five people, and basically all of them are here today. Not only do they want to come, but they can't do it even if they don't come.

After the graduation concerts of the seniors and seniors, when they take professional classes, the teacher will most likely mention the works performed in the concert, and even ask them some questions related to these works.

What is the orchestration idea for Brother So-and-so's work?

Why is Senior Sister So-and-so's harmony written like this?

etc……

If these junior brothers and sisters don't come today, they may encounter difficulties in class later.

The first work to be performed on stage was Dragon Boat written by Xu Yuhong.

Xu Yuhong is from Hubei Province, so this piece mainly depicts the dragon boat racing activity. It borrows folk songs from Hubei Province to design the pitch, and also borrows music and various activities from Hubei Province to design the rhythm of the music.

The overall rhythm of the song is cheerful and enthusiastic, which is very similar to Xu Yuhong's own personality.

The order of their performances was not random, but deliberately arranged. Often the first one to take the stage might be cannon fodder, but Xu Yuhong's performance immediately shocked the junior fellow students in the composition department.

Among undergraduate students, it is already very good for their works to be of this level.

However, in the composition class of 1987, Xu Yuhong's level can only be said to be average. Among the students who will come on stage later, their works have their own characteristics and are of a very high level.

The quality of the works of some students is already comparable to the graduation works of graduate students.

For example, Li Tao, the third most popular figure in the class.

Li Tao's usual academic level can only be said to be average, but he has a characteristic, that is, he writes quickly. He can write several songs in the time it takes others to write one.

After the number increases, you can occasionally produce some excellent works, and this is enough. You don't need to show your bad works to others anyway. Even if you show them to others, they may not remember them. They will only remember your masterpieces.

Take the graduation work as an example. Xu Yuhong and the others spent time and effort to come up with one song. Li Tao was better, and he wrote three and a half songs directly, and then selected the one he was most satisfied with.

What they are comparing today is not average quality, as long as the quality of the song he picked is higher than others.

That's how composing is. Even if you write ninety-nine bad songs, as long as you write one good song, that's enough.

Moreover, Li Tao's mentality is also very relaxed, because he has been admitted to graduate school. After graduating from undergraduate degree, he will directly study for graduate school with Wu Zuqiang.

Wu Zuqiang originally wanted to choose one between Zhou Yan and Jia Guoping, but unfortunately neither Zhou Yan nor Jia Guoping included graduate school in their personal plans, so Wu Zuqiang chose Li Tao.

After the eight pieces of music were performed in the morning, it was already 11:30. The host announced the end of the morning performance and asked everyone to come back at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

Originally, they all thought that the audience would be much smaller in the afternoon, but what they didn't expect was that the audience in the afternoon was not much smaller than in the morning. There were still not enough seats, and some people had to stand.

Mainly because Zhou Yan was ranked last.

Putting Zhou Yan at the bottom has nothing to do with level, mainly because he belongs to level 88. Of course, it will be his turn until the performance of the level 87 students is over.

The performance in the afternoon is a little faster than that in the morning. Not only are there fewer people, but each person's work is also shorter.

After nearly two hours, it was finally Zhou Yan's turn.

The musicians came on stage first, and there was not much reaction from the audience. Later, when Zhou Yan came on stage with conductor Yu Feng, the audience burst into warm applause. This was the warmest applause today.

And this warm applause was naturally given to the two senior brothers Zhou Yan and Yu Feng.

Although it was a concert, it was not a serious occasion after all. The junior brothers and sisters who composed the music not only clapped, but also howled. If teachers like Shi Wanchun and Wu Zuqiang were not there, these people would have dared to whistle.

Zuo Li and Shang Wenya in the audience also sat upright. After waiting for such a long time, they were finally asked to wait for Zhou Yan.

Although the previous performances were wonderful, as laymen, they would be very tired after listening to this form of music too much.

Cheerful music like Dragon Boat is fine, but I'm afraid that some students' works are so experimental that most non-composition students at Yangyin University can't understand them, let alone those who don't study music. It will just feel noisy, even harsh.

Zhou Yan is indeed very popular in school. Shang Wenya smiled.

Zuo Li nodded. After Zhou Yan came on stage, the atmosphere was obviously different.

On stage, Zhou Yan and Yu Feng nodded to each other and then took their respective positions.

Yu Feng naturally stood in the command position, while Zhou Yan stood next to the command position, holding a bamboo flute and standing facing the audience.

Shang Wenya's eyes lit up again when she saw Zhou Yan playing the flute. As fans of Zhou Yan's movies, she and Zuo Li were certainly deeply impressed by Zhou Yan's bamboo flute playing.

It's great to be able to hear Zhou Yan play the bamboo flute in real life.

Wu Zuqiang is also staring at the stage attentively. He is not young and has had a hard day today, but he is very much looking forward to the lineup on stage.

Last year, he went to listen to Zhou Yan's semester work Memory of the Forbidden City. At that time, he told Zhou Yan that he hoped to hear Zhou Yan and his colleagues perform Memory of the Forbidden City in the Grand Concert Hall.

But when he came, he heard from Shi Wanchun that Zhou Yan was performing a new work this year, and it was a bamboo flute concerto.

Although Wu Zuqiang likes Memory of the Forbidden City very much, he is certainly very happy to know that Zhou Yan has a new work, and he also understands why Zhou Yan wants to perform the new work. After all, it is a bamboo flute concerto, which can reflect Zhou Yan's bamboo flute skills.

Soon, when the melodious flute sounded, Wu Zuqiang raised his eyebrows, and Zhou Yan did not disappoint him.

Regarding Zhou Yan's performance, Wu Zuqiang no longer focused on his composition skills. As long as Zhou Yan could produce an impressive melody, he would be satisfied.

At Zhou Yan's level, it would be putting the cart before the horse if we try to grasp his basic skills. Zhou Yan really combines classical and popular things very well, and can attract ordinary listeners while ensuring the level of music scores.

This is a very special ability. Some people write songs that are very technical, but ordinary people don't like to listen to them. Professionals have different opinions. There are also songs written by some people that may resonate with some ordinary listeners, but have no technical skills at all. In other words, this kind of music can only catch the ear for a moment, and the audience will feel bored after listening to it too much.

Zhou Yan's music combines the two points very well. It is not only worthy of learning by professionals, but also can be spread among ordinary listeners.

With this ability, you are destined to be able to eat music.

Zhou Yan's senior brother Tan Dun also has the ability in this area, and in Wu Zuqiang's view, Zhou Yan is better than Tan Dun in terms of just knowing the popularity.

As the last piece to be performed, Nightingale is relatively short, only seven minutes in total.

After listening to it, many people even feel that it is too short and the meaning is not finished. The key is that the song ends abruptly, without any psychological preparation for the audience, making people feel empty.

Many people were stunned for a moment, thinking that the performance would continue, but the conductor had already signaled the end of the performance and began to bow along with Zhou Yan.

Only then did the applause finally get louder.

Fan Shang Wenya applauded and said, Brother, I have changed my mind a little bit. In fact, even if Zhou Yan does less acting, it would be good to just play the bamboo flute on stage like this.

Zuo Li smiled. Shang Wenya was not actually a movie fan of Zhou Yan, but a bamboo flute fan. What she fell in love with was Zhou Yan's elegant image of playing the flute.

But I have to say that Zhou Yan plays the flute really well.

Zuo Li didn't know much about music, but he had seen a lot of flute players. Zhou Yan's flute playing skills were much stronger than those of ordinary people.

After the performance of Nightingale, the concert of the Composition 87 and Orchestra Department was over, and Wu Zuqiang came on stage to make some comments.

Wu Zuqiang praised all the 87-level works.

All the praises he gave were sincere. In the past ten years since Tan Dun's class left, the 87th class can be said to be the class with the highest level.

If Jia Guoping hadn't graduated early last year, the level of today's concert would have been even higher.

After reviewing the previous fourteen works, when it came to Zhou Yan's Nightingale, Wu Zuqiang smiled and said, Before Zhou Yan officially becomes my colleague, let me talk about his works. Zhou Yan's works, this I have been paying attention to him for several years. Whether it is his Flow·Wind or Secret Fragrance Floating or Eternal Night, they are all very technical works. The technical nature of these pieces is not only reflected in the composition, but also It is also reflected in the performance. Some students should have a deep understanding that it is not easy to play Zhou Yan’s previous songs.”

Hearing what Wu Zuqiang said, many students nodded and agreed with this statement.

Especially Zhou Yan's multi-chapter symphony Eternal Night, the piano part will make people collapse from exhaustion.

There is also the song Secret Fragrance Floating, which requires very high bamboo flute skills. However, Zhou Yan played this piece himself at that time, so it did not embarrass others.

Wu Zuqiang then said with a smile, Now Zhou Yan's works use fewer techniques, the melodies are more concise, and they are easier to play. Of course, although it is easier to play, the performance of the musicians today is still worthy of praise. The performance of this piece of music can be said to be perfect.”

You have studied at Yangyin for five years, and I want to tell you that five years is just the beginning for composing. There are more challenges waiting for you later. I think you should realize that Zhou Yan One thing, that is, simple is difficult.”

Having said this, Wu Zuqiang smiled and said, Maybe you will think this sentence is a bit hard to pronounce, but it is the truth. It is very difficult to write simple music. The reason why Zhou Yan can do this is Precisely because he has written many difficult works before.”

So, students who are grade 88 and below, you must not think that Zhou Yan can write songs like Nightingale and Memory of the Forbidden City, and you can also write. I suggest that you don't imitate or learn, and do it well. Lay a solid foundation.”

At this time, everyone also heard Wu Zuqiang's words. He told the lower grade students not to learn Zhou Yan's writing style.

Zhou Yan can write because Zhou Yan has already mastered the basic skills before and has already passed the stage of looking at the mountain instead of the mountain. And if they, the lower-level students, learn from Zhou Yan and ignore the basic skills and classical studies, they will end up with nothing but It's a dead end.

Xulang and the others in the audience couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Principal Wu, you are really overthinking. We haven’t even learned Brother Zhou Yan’s Flow Wind, so how can we learn Memory of the Forbidden City?

Now Xu Lang's ultimate goal is to be able to write a work like Eternal Night before graduation... It's not a bachelor's degree, but a master's degree. When he graduates from undergraduate, he can't be at the level of writing Eternal Night.

By the time Wu Zuqiang finished speaking, all the procedures of the graduation concert were basically over, and the audience began to exit in an orderly manner.

Here Shang Wenli had been staring at Zhou Yan, and when the show was over, she hurried over.

Zhou Yan helped Yu Ran and the others pack their instruments. As soon as he stepped off the stage, he saw a medium-sized girl walking straight towards him.

Zhou Yan, can you sign your name for me?

The girl reached out towards Zhou Yan, holding two photos in her hand.

Zhou Yan stretched out his head to look, and then looked at the girl with some surprise. She was holding a still from Raise the Red Lantern. One showed him playing the flute, and the other showed him standing wearing a scarf. In front of Gong Li.

These days, it's not easy to get photos like this, and these two photos are so clear that they look like they were developed directly from film negatives.

It seems that this girl really put some effort into getting his autograph.

This was the first time a fan asked Zhou Yan for his autograph. He took the photo, took out a pen from his pocket, and then asked, Sign the front or the back?

The girl thought for a moment and said, Sign it tails.

Zhou Yan nodded, signed his name on the photo, and then asked the girl, What's your name?

Do you want to write my name? The girl said with a smile on her face, If you want to write it, write Zuo Li on one, Zuo on the left, Standing on the other, and Shang Wenya, Noble Shang on the other. The elegance of a man of letters.”

good.

Zhou Yan wrote To Zuo Li and To Shang Wenya on the two photos respectively, and also wrote the time of signing.

When returning the photo to the girl, Zhou Yan joked, Classmate, you must take good care of it. These are my first and second signed photos.

I will keep it safe. It won't be damaged even if I leave. Shang Wenya smiled and said, I won't disturb you anymore. Zhou Yan, you must work hard and produce more and better works.

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, Thank you.

After the girl left, Fang Xiu and the others beside them were all booing and laughing. Although they knew that Zhou Yan was a moderate film and television star, they had not experienced it deeply before.

Just now this girl came to Zhou Yan for autographs with two photos, and the feeling of a big star suddenly came over.

Fang Xiu also joked, Senior brother, I'm going to get two photos for you to sign for me later. Sign a few more. When you become famous in the future, I will make a living selling your photos.

Zhou Yan also smiled and said, Then I have to work hard to prevent you from starving to death.

Fang Xiu laughed, That's not true.