1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Just as Shang Wenya went to find Zuo Li with a signed photo, Li Yuanyuan, an English major from their school, came over.

Classmate, are you from Yan Normal University? Li Yuanyuan asked.

Shang Wenya and the others were originally going to find Li Yuanyuan, but they didn't expect that Li Yuanyuan came over on her own initiative.

Yes, we are both from Yan Normal University. Are you Li Yuanyuan?

Li Yuanyuan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that this girl could still call her name.

Looking at the signed photo in Shang Wenya's hand, Li Yuanyuan asked, Did you just go to Zhou Yan to sign it?

Yes, Zhou Yan is a very nice person. He even wrote our names on it, and there is still time. Shang Wenya smiled and pointed out the signature on the photo to Li Yuanyuan, and then asked Li Yuanyuan, Is it Zhou Yan's too? Movie fan?

Movie fan? Li Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, I prefer his music.

Li Yuanyuan heard a piece of music played by her roommate in the dormitory before, and she thought it sounded very good. After asking about it, she found out that the music was the soundtrack Kite in the movie Heaven Replies.

After that, Li Yuanyuan listened to all the other soundtracks in Reply from Heaven. The more she listened, the more she liked it. From then on, she became a fan of Zhou Yan's music.

Hearing that Li Yuanyuan liked Zhou Yan's music, Shang Wenya and Zuo Li both smiled. Although they liked Zhou Yan in different ways, they all liked the same person, so they could be considered a comrade.

Shang Wenya looked at the photo in his hand and said regretfully, It's a pity that our names are written on it, otherwise I would have given this photo to you.

Of course, these were polite words. Even if there was no name, Shang Wenya would not be able to give the photo to Li Yuanyuan.

Li Yuanyuan smiled and waved her hand, No, no, I'm just asking, do you have any organization?

The reason why she asked this was because she felt that Shang Wenya and the others were well prepared and seemed to have a formal organization.

Since the Cui Jianyan Support Club was established at Yenching University a few years ago, various other support clubs have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Even slightly famous singers have their own support clubs.

Although Zhou Yan was not a big star, there was no guarantee that there would be no support group, so Li Yuanyuan came over out of curiosity to ask.

But Shang Wenya smiled and waved, No, senior brother Zuo Li and I are simply fans of Zhou Yan's movies, without any organization.

Hearing that they had no organization, Li Yuanyuan was slightly disappointed and said, I thought you had a support group.

Shang Wenya suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said with a smile, There wasn't one before, but we can build one ourselves. Three people form a crowd, and the three of us together can form a support club, right?

Li Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Shang Wenya's thinking to be so out-of-the-box and so casual.

But Li Yuanyuan is indeed a little moved. In fact, there are many support groups for several people. Anyway, even if people who like a certain singer or actor get together to communicate, there may not necessarily be any development.

Aren't the three of us a little short?

Shang Wenya smiled and said, Although there are few now, there will be more sooner or later. Haha, don't worry. After it is established, I will go back and develop my roommates into Zhou Yan's fans.

Li Yuanyuan smiled. She felt that it would be easier to become a music fan than to become a movie fan. Zhou Yan had only made one movie, and his persuasiveness was too low.

In terms of music, Zhou Yan already has many outstanding works.

But she would not dampen Shang Wenya's enthusiasm.

Zuo Li watched the two girls chatting without saying a word. He also agreed to set up a support club. No matter how the support club developed, through the support club, they would have more opportunities to contact Zhou Yan.

Ahem, if we want to organize a support club, what would it be called? Follow the example from Yanjing University and just call it Zhou Yanyan Normal University Support Club? Zuo Li asked.

If we call it this way, will other students in our school have any objections? Li Yuanyuan asked worriedly.

There is no support club in the first place. Of course we are first-come, first-served. No need to be embarrassed, but we don't have to use this name.

Shang Wenya said with a smile, If you are brave enough to support yourself to death, or to starve you to death of timidity, just call Zhou Yan National Support Association.

Zuo Li waved his hand, That won't work. You are too courageous. You will definitely be scolded.

Then it's better to call Zhou Yanyan Normal University Support Club.

Both of our schools are within the Third Ring Road. Should we call it Zhou Yan's Third Ring Road Support Club?

...

The three of them discussed for a long time and came up with many strange names, but finally decided to use the name Zhou Yanyan Normal University Support Club.

After determining the name of the support club, the three began to determine their positions. Zuo Li, the oldest, served as the president, Li Yuanyuan served as the vice president, and Shang Wenya served as the secretary-general.

After confirming their positions, all three of them found it interesting.

Shang Wenya smiled and said, The three of us can be considered officials, haha.

When our support club grows later, if there is a more suitable person, I, the vice president, will step down and make way for someone else. Li Yuanyuan said with a smile.

Zuo Li seconded the idea, As the president of the association, I am the same. As long as there is a more suitable person, I will take the initiative to step in. With too many people, I am really under pressure.

Shang Wenya laughed, Of course you will have some pressure when you are the president. From now on, our Zhou Yan's development plans will all depend on you. But before that, in order to celebrate the establishment of our fan club, president, are you going to invite me and the vice president today? President, want to have a meal?

Zuo Li curled his lips, You're instigating this support club just to get me to treat you to dinner, right?

President, you can't use the blessings of a villain to help a gentleman... What should we eat for lunch?

Zuo Li smiled, Okay, I'll take you to eat roast duck.

After saying that, Zuo Li left first.

Shang Wenya followed, and turned to Li Yuanyuan and said, Sister Yuanyuan, what are you doing standing still? Follow me.

…

After the graduation concert, although he had not yet received his graduation certificate, Zhou Yan had bid farewell to his undergraduate days. From now on, he would be Yangyin's teacher.

He doesn't have to teach classes, and he will only teach one class next semester, so the work handover is much simpler than Jia Guoping's before and can be completed quickly.

There was nothing going on at school, so Zhou Yan spent more time on the two projects Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Farewell My Concubine.

During this time, the filming of Farewell My Concubine was also coming to an end.

In less than a week after the graduation concert, the filming of the biggest criticism scene in Farewell My Concubine began.

The scene of the criticism was filmed in the open space at the east gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, very close to where Zhou Yan lived.

On the first day of filming, Zhou Yan rode his bike to the east gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple early in the morning.

When he arrived, he found a large crowd of people in Wuyang Wuyang. Although the filming had not started yet, Leslie Cheung and others had already put on their costumes and makeup and were standing at the east entrance.

Zhou Yan looked up at the sky. The sun had just risen not long ago. It was not particularly fierce yet, but it would not take too long. When the sun climbed up again, it would be completely different.

In less than noon, the sun in Yanjing after nine o'clock can kill people.

There were staff nearby, using fans to keep Leslie Cheung and others fanning, but it was not very useful. Zhou Yan was a little far away, and he could see that the sweat on Leslie Cheung's and others' faces had smeared their makeup.

Director Zhou, your clothes.

While Zhou Yan was wandering around, Xiao Song from the clothing team gave Zhou Yan a set of clothes.

After taking the clothes, Zhou Yan smiled and said, I'm just a bitch, so you have to make a special trip to deliver the clothes.

Zhou Yan continued to play a cameo in this scene, but he didn't even have a prospect, just blending in behind the crowd.

Xiao Song smiled and said, Director Zhou, can you be like an ordinary bit player?

Thank you.

Zhou Yan smiled and didn't think much about it. After all, he was a director on the crew, and there were many people who flattered him.

Taking the clothes, Zhou Yan went to the temporary changing room next to the east gate and put on his clothes. Not to mention, the clothes fit him very well.

Moreover, the clothes they arranged for Zhou Yan were very cool, just a pair of black trousers and a white short-sleeved shirt. Unlike most others, who were dressed like Red Guards, with long sleeves and a hat.

Many people were wearing those military uniforms and were already covered in sweat.

The production team also knew that it would be difficult to film a criticism scene in today's weather, so they prepared a lot of water, mung bean soup, and doctors and medicine on site, just to prevent anyone from showing off any problems.

There is also a special cooling area next to the set. If you can't stand it, you can go there and rest.

It was only nine o'clock in the morning, and the cooling area was already crowded with people. The cooling area, which was supposed to be cool, also became hot and dry because of too many people.

On the first day, it took a whole day. The camera crew didn't even turn on the machine. They were all rehearsing and positioning.

However, because the camera was not turned on, Leslie Cheung and the others could occasionally take off their costumes to cool off, so they wouldn't feel too uncomfortable.

On the second day, things were not so good.

The actual filming started on the second day. Leslie Cheung and the others couldn't take off their costumes, and the fire on the set started to burn. Several actors were pressed next to the fire, and the sweat was dripping out while being quickly dried out.

A scene cannot be shot for too long at all, and the actors need to be rehydrated after a while.

There is another thing that makes people feel uncomfortable. Compared with yesterday, the smell of the scene today is very unpleasant.

Many people's costumes were thrown directly to the costume team after wearing them yesterday.

With so many clothes and tight time, the clothing team did not have time to wash them, so when they went to pick up the clothes again the next day, they found that the sweat-soaked clothes had become extremely smelly after fermenting overnight.

Many actors with a keen sense of smell start gagging as soon as they take their clothes. The key is that the clothes are in a mess, and I don’t know who belongs to whom.

But there was nothing they could do, no matter how smelly the clothes were, they had no choice but to wear them.

Zhou Yan kept an eye on it. After asking the clothing team yesterday, he took the clothes back to be washed. Today he came in clean clothes.

By the time the filming was finished the next day, everyone felt mentally weakened.

When Leslie Cheung took off his costume and was smoking next to him, Zhou Yan went over to talk to him. Leslie Cheung was so tired that he didn't even want to talk to Zhou Yan, but in Leslie Cheung's tired look, Zhou Yan actually felt some excitement and joy.

It seems that in Leslie Cheung's opinion, only those who have suffered such hardship can be called an actor.

This is not over yet. The scene of criticism is not over yet and will be filmed later.

A scene of criticism and struggle was filmed for a total of three days. After the filming, Leslie Cheung couldn't bear it anymore and was sent directly to the hotel to rest, and the subsequent scenes were temporarily stopped.

However, there were not many scenes left in Farewell My Concubine, so Chen Kaige was not in a hurry at this time. He put the filming on hold and went to the editing workshop every day to watch the films that had been produced in the past few days.

And Zhou Yan is already preparing to go to Hangzhou.

The crew of Green Snake had gone to Hangzhou two days ago, and Zhou Yan was going to join them next.

But just when Zhou Yan had packed his luggage and was about to set off, he suddenly received a call from Tsui Hark.

When he first received a call from Tsui Hark, Zhou Yan thought Tsui Hark was urging him to come over, but what Zhou Yan didn't expect was that the shooting had changed.

Zhou Yan, you may have to go directly to Xiangjiang.

Hearing Xu Hark's words, Zhou Yan had a question mark on his head, Director Xu, what do you mean? Aren't you in Hangzhou?

Tsui Hark sighed and said, Originally we were going to shoot in Hangzhou and Wuyi Mountain, but now we have encountered some problems, so we have to change our plans and go back to Xiangjiang. We have set up some filming locations in Xiangjiang before, so don't worry, It'll be ready soon, and it won't delay the shooting time... Just arrive before July 9th.

He did not tell Zhou Yan the reason for the temporary change of filming location, but Zhou Yan knew that the difficulties encountered by the crew were definitely not small.

You know, their crew is already in Hangzhou, so it would be a waste of money to make temporary changes now.

But Tsui Hark didn't say anything, and Zhou Yan didn't ask. Although it was a bit inconvenient for Zhou Yan to change to Xiangjiang, it couldn't be changed now that the matter was at this point.

No problem, then I'll arrive in Xiangjiang on the 9th.

Okay, okay, then we'll wait for you in Xiangjiang.

…

After hanging up Tsui Hark's phone, Zhou Yan called his brother Zhou Hong again.

He had made an agreement with Zhou Hong before that when he went to Hangzhou to film, he would ask Lao Sizhou Qian to take a few children to Hangzhou to play with him.

But now that the filming has been moved to Xiangjiang, the plan is about to change.

Hearing that Zhou Yan was going to film in Xiangjiang, Zhou Hong said with a smile, Isn't it just right? During this period, you go back to Jinling first, spend a few days at home, and then take them to Xiangjiang with you.

No, I have to arrive in Xiangjiang before the 9th. Didn't the 59th just finish the exam?

The fifth child, Zhou Yuan, took the college entrance examination this year, and now the college entrance examination starts on July 7th, and the exam just ended on July 9th, so there is no time at all.

Hearing that Zhou Yan was going to Xiangjiang on the 9th, Zhou Hong added, Then you go there first. After Lao Wu and the others are finished, I will send someone to take them to Xiangjiang. You will meet up in Xiangjiang then.

Zhou Yan thought for a while, nodded and said, Okay, I'll go first, and when they go, I'll pick them up.

good.

…

Zhou Yan arrived in Xiangjiang on the 9th. After a night's rest, Xu Hark came to the hotel to find him at around ten o'clock the next morning.

After the meeting, Tsui Hark shook hands with Zhou Yan first, and then said with a smile, White Snake and the others have finished their accommodation, and there are still some scenes being built, but it will be ready soon. You can rest for the next two days. On the 12th, It’s time to start filming your scenes.”

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, Everything depends on the director's arrangements.

Tsui Hark laughed, I really have something to arrange for you today.

What's going on? Zhou Yan asked doubtfully.

Tonight, I have arranged...

Just as Tsui Hark was speaking, there was a knock on the door of the guest room.

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows and asked, Who is it?

Third brother, it's us.

Zhou Qian's voice came from outside the door. Zhou Yan ran over to open the door with a surprised look on his face. He saw Zhou Qian standing at the door with her other brothers and sisters.

Seeing Zhou Yan, several people shouted in unison, Third brother, we are here.

Zhou Yan looked around them and saw that there was no luggage at all. Then he looked at the driver Master Chen who came with him and asked doubtfully, Uncle Chen, why did you come here directly? Where is their luggage?

Master Chen explained with a smile, Master Hong said you were busy, so he didn't let you pick them up. Their luggage has been delivered to the room. I have opened a few rooms for them in the hotel where you are staying.

Master Chen has been with the Zhou family for a long time, and he also likes to call him young master. In addition, young master is not only a title for status, but the young master in Zhou Yan's family also means a child.

Zhou Yan scratched his head and said, Okay, come in.

At this time, Master Chen said again, Master Yan, I'll leave first.

Zhou Yan nodded, Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Chen.

After Uncle Chen left, Zhou Yan brought his brothers and sisters into the room and introduced him to Xu Hark with a surprised expression, These are my brothers and sisters, Zhou Qian, Zhou Yuan, Zhou Qing... Come, Call me Brother Tsui Hark.”

Hello, Brother Tsui Hark!

Tsui Hark looks a bit fierce, and usually has a ruthless expression. When he saw Zhou Jiajun calling him brother, he suddenly felt at a loss. The expression on his face kept changing. He tried to make a kind expression, but this thing... I'm not good at it, so the expressions I make are a bit nondescript.

In fact, Tsui Hark is particularly annoyed by children because he doesn't know how to get along with them. Fortunately, Zhou Yan and his younger siblings are all quite old except for Lao Jiu who is younger.

And as long as the children don't chatter endlessly, he doesn't hate them either.

Zhou Yan also noticed Tsui Hark's discomfort and said to Zhou Qian, Qianqian, take your brothers and sisters back to your room to play for a while. I will go find you after talking to Brother Tsui Hark.

Okay. Zhou Qian nodded and took her brothers and sisters out.

After they left, Zhou Yan clearly felt that Tsui Hark breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm sorry, Director Xu, my brothers and sisters came suddenly.

Tsui Hark waved his hand, It's okay, it's okay, your younger brothers and sisters are quite good.

In fact, Tsui Hark is more curious about Zhou Yan's identity, because he just heard Master Chen call Zhou Yan Young Master Yan. Could it be that Zhou Yan is a child of a wealthy family?

Tsui Hark was not sure whether they were from a wealthy family, but the Zhou family was definitely quite big and their family conditions were good.

These children of the Zhou family, in their dress and temperament, are not like children from ordinary families at all. Especially in the mainland, it is not easy to cultivate such temperament.

Director Xu, what did you want to say just now? Zhou Yan asked.

Tsui Hark patted his head and remembered what he had just said, I mean, I arranged for everyone to go to the cinema to watch a movie together tonight, and your younger brother and sister happened to be here too. Let's go together then.

Watching a movie? Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows.

That's right, we just want to see The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly. You come all the way here, so we should go and increase the box office for you.

Mainly because when The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly was released, Tsui Hark naturally wanted to express his gratitude. He organized everyone to go watch the movie together before filming started.

Thank you so much, Director Xu. Zhou Yan said with a smile. He didn't expect Xu Hark to be such a good person.

In fact, Tsui Hark did this not only for Zhou Yan's sake, but also because he wanted to repair the relationship with Xu Feng.

There is nothing special about anything else for the time being. Tsui Hark stood up, See you tonight. I will have someone pick you up then. Your brothers and sisters are six in total, right?

Yeah, six.

Okay, I'll ask them to arrange six more seats.

…

At four o'clock, a crew member came to the hotel to pick up Zhou Yan and the others to go to the cinema.

When they arrived at the place, Tsui Hark and the others had also arrived, but everyone had not sat down yet and they all gathered together to chat.

Seeing Zhou Yan coming, Tsui Hark smiled and called him, Zhou Yan, here.

When Zhou Yan arrived, Tsui Hark introduced him, Zhou Yan, you have met Manyu. This is Wang Zuxian. Zuxian, this is Zhou Yan.

Wang Zuxian took the initiative to reach out to Zhou Yan, Mr. Zhou, nice to meet you.

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself that Wang Zuxian was pretending not to know him?

However, he also shook hands with Wang Zuxian cooperatively, Ms. Wang, I do the same.

Then he said hello to Zhang Manyu next to him, and Zhang Manyu nodded in response. It could be seen that Zhang Manyu was not having a good life recently. Her overall state made people feel a little haggard, and she must have been affected by the scandal.

At this time, Zhou Qian and others also walked over behind Zhou Yan, and Zhou Yan said to them, Come, say hello to Sister Zhang Manyu and Sister Wang Zuxian.

Hello, sister Zhang Manyu.

Hello, sister Wang Zuxian.

These two sounds came from the hearts of several children, especially Zhou Qian, who is a huge fan of Zhang Manyu.

This time the shooting location was changed to Xiangjiang. Zhou Qian almost didn't wait for Zhou Yuan and flew to Xiangjiang first. In the end, she was still afraid of being blamed by her two brothers, so she didn't do this.

Zhang Manyu and Wang Zuxian were suddenly confused and could only respond with smiles.

These are my younger brothers and sisters.

Oh. Both of them were a little surprised, thinking that Zhou Yan had quite a few younger brothers and sisters.

You guys go and sit down first.

After sending Zhou Jiajun away, Zhou Yan looked around the theater again. The theaters in Xiangjiang were more fashionable than those in the mainland, and the seats were more comfortable. Of course, a lot of space was sacrificed, and there were fewer seats than the theaters in the mainland.

He didn't know these people who came, they should all be crew members and supporting actors.

Zhang Manyu said with a smile, Zhou Yan, I wish your movie a great success.

Thank you. Zhou Yan nodded with a smile.

In fact, their expectations for the box office of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly are not too high. After all, this is not a commercial film. They don't want to sell too much in Hong Kong. They will be completely satisfied if it can sell a few million. Even if it doesn't sell for a few million, there's no problem if it can sell for more than a million.

Moreover, there are many blockbusters in Hong Kong this year, and several popular films will be released in July, such as Police Story: Super Cop, The Deer and the Cauldron, The Inquisitor, etc.

These films are all concentrated in one month, and other films must have been squeezed out. Many commercial films can only avoid their sharp edges, but they are unavoidable. This year, Zhou Xingchi alone has acted in several films, and the box office He may dominate the rankings.

Because the expectations are not high, the mentality is relatively peaceful.

Tsui Hark and others also knew that the cost of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly was only a few million. With that little money, they probably couldn't even hire Stephen Chow.

In fact, The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly can cost a few million, which is quite a lot. After all, this movie was shot in the Mainland, and almost no money was spent on actors. Most of the funds were spent on equipment, props and Music recorded above.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the quality of sound and picture, The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly surpasses most movies today.

The few of them chatted for a while, and then the staff came over and asked them to take their seats, saying that the movie would start soon, and Tsui Hark smiled and asked them to take their seats.

When arranging the seats, it was quite interesting. They all sat in the first row. Zhou Yan and Tsui Hark were next to each other, Zhang Manyu was on the left of Tsui Hark, and then Wang Zuxian was on the right of Zhou Yan. The main theme was a combination of men and women, with yin and yang symmetry.

The reason why Zhou Yan and Zhang Manyu were not allowed to sit together may be due to the influence of the previous scandal.

Although no one mentioned this matter just now, it does not mean that it is over.

Some entertainment reporters knew that the filming of Green Snake was about to start, and that Zhou Yan and Zhang Manyu were going to appear at the same time. They were all staring at the crew, trying to dig out some news.

The lights dimmed and the movie hadn't started yet. Zhou Yan was staring at the big screen in a daze when he heard Wang Zuxian whisper next to him, Long time no see.

Zhou Yan turned to look at Wang Zuxian, who had a smile on his face. He smiled back, nodded and said, Long time no see.

Under this situation, the two of them had nothing to say, so they said Long time no see to each other. The movie had already started, and both of them turned their attention to the big screen.

In the first scene of the movie, the young male protagonist got on the paraglider and flyed away while the staff at the paragliding base were not paying attention.

Then the paraglider in the lens became farther and farther away, and finally turned into a small black dot in the screen. Then the black dot slowly grew bigger, and finally turned into a black eyeball.

After that, the camera zoomed out and showed a medium shot of a child sitting on the ground in a daze.

Other viewers may not think it's anything, but Tsui Hark was surprised after watching this scene.

He originally thought Zhou Yan was a pure rookie, but he didn't expect Zhou Yan to be so thoughtful in arranging the shots. Moreover, shooting this shot requires more than just an idea, it also requires superb camera skills and...a lot of money.

Yes, it was a lot of money. To make the flying scene look so beautiful, it was absolutely impossible to complete it in one go. Tsui Hark dared to say that they shot this scene at least five times.

Sometimes you can tell whether a movie is well-made or not by just looking at a few scenes.

Tsui Hark was even a little jealous of Zhou Yan for directing such a well-made film at such a young age.

In fact, Tsui Hark's career as a director started relatively early. When he was in his early twenties, he shot documentaries with his friends, and when he was 25, he participated in the production of a movie.

At the age of 28, he filmed his first TV series The Lover of the Golden Sword, and then at the age of 29, due to the appreciation of producer Wu Siyuan, he filmed his debut film Butterfly.

His resume has already made many colleagues envious, but Zhou Yan is even more exaggerated than him.

Tsui Hark turned his head and glanced at Zhou Yan. Seeing that Zhou Yan was looking at the big screen with all his concentration, he turned his head again.

This was the first time for Zhou Yan to see a movie directed by himself on the big screen. This feeling was very strange. Every scene in it, every line and every action of the actors was imprinted in his heart.

When he saw the previous scene, the next scene was already in his mind. After the actor finished speaking the previous line, the next line seemed to have reached his ears.

He knew everything.

There is no novelty, but when he looks back, he can also find some shortcomings. Some of the shortcomings were known to him after shooting, and some were only discovered by him.

Some of these shortcomings are his problems, and some are due to lack of technology and funds.

After all, it was the first feature film he directed. Although Lu Xuechang, Wang Xiaoshuai, and Zhao Fei helped, there were still many problems.

For example, when the male protagonist was in a daze in kindergarten, the painting that appeared behind him, although the focus was not on the painting, the scenery in the painting was still vaguely visible, and this painting was just the most ordinary painting.

They did not design the painting when they were filming. It might have been better if the painting had been changed to a theme related to flying.

Although the general audience cannot detect it, the quality of the movie can often be better reflected in such places that ordinary people cannot detect.

Also, when the hero's mother was talking to the kindergarten teacher, something should be placed on the table to separate the scene, but she didn't do it at the time.

There are still many details about these issues. Zhou Yan was reflecting on them while looking at them.

But he also feels happy, because he has made a lot of progress during this period, especially after studying with Zhang Jianya for a few days last time, he realized a lot of things, otherwise he would not have discovered the problem so quickly.

I believe that when he makes his second feature film, he will be able to accept more and more difficult challenges.

When Wang Zuxian next to her was watching the movie, she didn't think as much about the movie's scenes as Tsui Hark and Zhou Yan thought. She was more immersed in the story and the moving music that can be seen everywhere in the movie.

This is a very emotional and delicate movie, neither slow nor slow, especially the boy's grandfather, which feels so warm. His lines always make Joey Wong feel a sense of power.

When the hero was found to have a concussion and lost his superhuman talents, not only the hero's mother was devastated, but the audience also sighed with regret.

When the movie reached this point, many people thought it was a tragic film about the fall of a genius.

But they found that after losing his talent, the male protagonist's life became easier and more comfortable.

Soon after, the audience discovered that the male protagonist had not lost his talent. He had deceived everyone, and he even wrote an original song.

Listening to the cheerful Happiness, the audience's mood also improved.

Wang Zuxian turned to look at Zhou Yan, wanting to ask Zhou Yan whether this piece of music was really original, but this situation was not appropriate now.

Just when Wang Zuxian was about to turn his head back, Zhou Yan turned his head towards her, and then their eyes met.

Zhou Yan had doubts in his eyes. He turned around when he noticed Wang Zuxian looking at him.

Seeing the confusion in Zhou Yan's eyes, Wang Zuxian smiled and shook his head, then looked at the big screen.

Zhou Yan was still puzzled, but he raised his eyebrows and looked at the big screen.

In the following plot, the male protagonist and his grandfather lived a very happy life together, and the male protagonist also met his neighbor's sister when he was a child.

Seeing the young male protagonist playing the song Reunion for the female protagonist in the rain, many female audience members were so moved that they almost cried. They did not say that they supported the young male protagonist's love. They simply thought that the young male protagonist's feelings were very pure and beautiful. .

Moreover, the music is very nice and the pictures are beautiful.

Some female viewers may even think that it would be better if the male protagonist were older, then they could watch the male protagonist fall in love with the sister next door.

There are also some viewers who are hoping that maybe this movie will show the male protagonist growing up.

But they were disappointed. Not only did the male protagonist not grow up in the movie, but even the male protagonist's grandfather did not grow old in the movie.

When my grandfather passed away, sighs could be heard everywhere in the theater.

There is no way, the image of this grandfather is really well created, he is completely a wise man who leads the young male protagonist on the road of life.

Zhou Yan heard that Wang Zuxian next to him also sighed slightly, and felt Wang Zuxian looking at him, but when he looked over, he found that Wang Zuxian was still watching a movie.

The movie finally ends with the Croatian Rhapsody concerto performance, and in the third section of the music, the credits begin to roll.

Director: Zhou Yan.

Screenwriter: Zhou Yan.

Music: Zhou Yan.

Seeing the three Zhou Yan characters appearing in succession at the end of the film, the audience who were originally prepared to applaud when the movie was completely over couldn't help but give their applause in advance.

Tsui Hark also applauded and praised. Zhou Yan's debut film is indeed of high quality. The key is not only the director, but also the quality of actors, camera, and costumes in this film.

The producer of this film is still Hou Xiaoxian, and I don’t know if Hou Xiaoxian helped during the filming process. If he did, Tsui Hark would have to be more balanced.

In terms of box office, this movie's box office in Hong Kong will most likely not be too high, but it shouldn't be too low either. It has a different track from those of Police Story and the type of audience is also different.

And it's not a simple art film, at least it won't look dull. Maybe if it works hard, it can get a box office of tens of millions among those commercial films.

And Tsui Hark is more optimistic about its box office performance in Taiwan and Korea. Audiences in these two places like this style of movie very much. In addition, the music of this movie really adds a lot of points to it.

Thinking of the soundtrack, Tsui Hark smiled. Zhou Yan once again proved his musical talent with practical actions, which also showed what a right choice he made to invite him to serve as the film's soundtrack director.

And no matter what, the popularity of Zhou Yan's movie is also a good thing for Green Snake. It will also have an extra publicity point during the later promotion.

Tsui Hark felt a little distressed when Zhou Yan was given a salary of 550,000 yuan as a single actor before, but now that The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly came out, he instantly felt that it was not a loss, and he even made a little profit.

At this time, the music gradually became quieter, and the song seemed to be coming to an end.

Just when the audience thought that the movie was about to end with the song, the scene suddenly changed. In a vast grassland, there was a slender man playing the flute with his back to the screen. The sound of the flute was melodious and touching.

Just when people didn't understand the meaning of this scene, a paraglider suddenly appeared in the sky, and then got bigger and bigger, and was about to hit the man playing the flute. Then the man was so frightened that he threw the flute and ran away, and the paraglider was out of control. The ground is chasing behind.

At this time, Wang Zuxian and the others also saw that the person riding the paraglider was the young male protagonist of the movie, and the person who was being chased away was the director of the movie, Zhou Yan.

Seeing this scene, the audience couldn't help but laugh. They didn't expect that there was such an Easter egg, which echoed the very first scene of the movie.

Things like post-credits Easter eggs have been around for a long time, but in the past, most of the post-credits Easter eggs in movies were seriously homogeneous, but this Easter egg is quite innovative.

In the end, the audience doesn't know whether the young male protagonist bumped into the Flute Player, because the scene ends here.

The applause and laughter in the theater continued until the big screen went dark and the theater lights turned on.

Zhou Yan also stood up at this time and bowed to the audience to thank him.

There was no premiere for this movie, but today's scene gave Zhou Yan the feeling of a premiere.

Tsui Hark congratulated Zhou Yan, Congratulations, Zhou Yan. The effect of the movie is very good. It made people laugh and cry. It is very touching.

Yes, Zhou Yan, I cried when grandpa passed away, but the Easter egg at the end was so funny. Zhang Manyu said.

Speaking of the last Easter egg, Tsui Hark asked, The flute you are holding seems a bit familiar.

Zhou Yan was surprised when he heard what Tsui Hark said, Director Xu, you are so awesome. That flute is the one used by Chen Feipu in Raise the Red Lantern.

Oh, no wonder it looks familiar.

Not only Zhou Yan was surprised, but Zhang Manyu and Wang Zuxian were also very surprised, because things like flutes actually look similar, and Tsui Hark can even remember and distinguish them.

In fact, Tsui Hark wasn't that powerful. It was because Zhou Yan was holding the flute that he felt like he had seen the flute somewhere before.

After the movie reflection ended, people at the scene also left one after another. Zhou Yan and the others were not in a hurry. They stayed where they were, chatting, and waiting for everyone to leave before leaving.

Zhou Yan, we won't have dinner together tonight. I have something to do when I go back. Let's find another opportunity later.

Okay, no problem. Zhou Yan nodded.

Tsui Hark smiled again and said, It doesn't matter. Your scene will be the day after tomorrow. Then we can eat the crew's lunch together.

Speaking of the scene the day after tomorrow, Zhou Yan asked, What scene will I shoot the day after tomorrow? Can you show me the storyboard or storyboard?

It's a very simple play. It's a play you teach. There aren't many lines. Just go back and read the script. Wait until the day after tomorrow to read the storyboard on set.

If there is a storyboard, I still want to see it. Zhou Yan insisted.

Seeing Zhou Yan's persistence, Tsui Hark nodded, Okay, I'll have your part sent over to you later.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Then it will be hard work.