1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian were in a panic at this time, just like a young couple who was caught by an adult when they were in school.

Both of them were a little drunk at first, but they were startled by these knocks on the door, and their minds were spinning rapidly. Wang Zuxian adjusted his clothes, and couldn't help but reach out to wipe Zhou Yan's lips, Wipe off the lipstick quickly.

Zhou Yan looked at Wang Zuxian's mouth again, and her lipstick had been chewed into a mess by Zhou Yan.

You wipe it too.

The two sorted themselves out, Zhou Yan took a deep breath, and then went to open the door for Lao Jiu.

Several younger brothers and sisters were outside. As soon as the door opened, they poked their heads in to look inside, with curiosity and gossip on their faces.

Third brother, are we...

Zhou Yan immediately said, You have really grown up. You know how to kill first and then play. Where did you go to play?

We just walked around downstairs and didn't go far, Zhou Qian said.

At this time, Wang Zuxian also smiled and said, Jiu Mei, come in quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time.

Zhou Qing asked innocently, Sister Xiaoxian, have you been waiting for us?

Um……

Wang Zuxian nodded, but she knew that her words were not convincing. She and Zhou Yan drank a lot, and the smell of alcohol could be smelled in the room.

Third brother has been worried about you... Just come back. It's getting late, so I'll go back first.

After saying that, Wang Zuxian walked outside with a smile on her face, trying not to look panicked.

I'll see you off. Zhou Yan also followed out.

But Wang Zuxian waved his hand, Don't send me away, it's not safe outside.

When she said it was unsafe, she naturally meant she was worried about being photographed together by reporters.

Zhou Yan knew she was right, so he didn't insist.

Sister Xiaoxian, see you tomorrow.

Okay, okay, see you tomorrow.

Zhou Yan stood at the door and kept looking at Wang Zuxian until her back disappeared into the corridor, then he took his younger siblings back to the room.

As soon as they entered the room, Zhou Jing, the seventh child, said with a smile, Third brother, I see Sister Xiaoxian's face is very red.

Drink some wine. Zhou Yan said casually, and then said with a straight face, Don't change the subject. Your accounts haven't been settled yet, and you ran away without saying a word. Next time you do this, I will give you You have to follow the family law.

Zhou Qing shrank her neck and said, Third brother, we want to create opportunities for you and Sister Xiaoxian.

I'm not that big, but I have a lot to worry about.

In fact, Zhou Yan also wanted to say, if you are really good for the third brother, you should not come here again. Now that you are on your way to the mountain, your achievements have fallen short, and he feels very uncomfortable.

There was a smell of alcohol in the room, and Zhou Yan didn't let them stay any longer. He said a few words and drove them away.

After Wang Zuxian left the hotel, he covered his red face. Everything that happened in the room just now was like a dream, and now he finally woke up.

Thinking of Zhou Yan's panic, she found it interesting again and couldn't help but smile on her face.

It's a pity that she didn't have time to ask the name of the song Zhou Yan played just now.

…

The next morning, both of them went to work on the set as usual, but when they met again, the atmosphere became very delicate.

Today is mainly the scene between Zhou Yan and the blind Taoist master and his apprentice, and there is only a little scene between Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen.

After Zhou Yan's scenes were finished, Tsui Hark took the crew to reshoot some scenes between the blind Taoist priest and Xiao Qing. Zhou Yan went to the costume room alone.

There was only Wang Zuxian in the clothing room at this time. She had just changed clothes and the makeup on her face had not yet been removed.

Seeing Zhou Yan standing at the door, Wang Zuxian pretended to be calm and said, Are you here to change clothes?

Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, I'll have a scene with you tomorrow.

Hearing Zhou Yan said that the scene was right, Wang Zuxian also became serious and showed a work attitude, Okay, tomorrow's scene will mainly be about the two of us.

Tomorrow's photo will show Xu Xian getting wet, taking off his clothes and letting Bai Suzhen dry them, while he himself was taking a shower.

This scene mainly contains Bai Suzhen's lines, so during the scene, Wang Zuxian was basically speaking and Zhou Yan was listening. Occasionally, the two would discuss the positioning of the filming.

After rehearsing this scene twice, Zhou Yan saw that Wang Zuxian had memorized this line very well, and said with a smile, I'm almost done with this scene, let's do another scene.

Another scene? Wang Zuxian looked confused.

Yeah, it's a 24-page play with a big script.

The big script is 24 pages?

Wang Zuxian still looked puzzled. There were so many pages in the big script, how could she memorize the scenes on every page? Normally he doesn't pay attention to page numbers.

But there was a script on the table. She opened it with doubts and turned to page 24. After reading only a few lines, her face turned red.

The scene on page 24 of the script is the first scene where Xu Xian is intimate with Bai Suzhen. Although it is not as explicit as the scene they filmed before, it still has everything it should have.

She raised her head, but before she could speak, Zhou Yan came up to her and kissed her.

The sudden kiss made Wang Zuxian's whole body tense up. When they were filming the first scene, she took the initiative as a veteran. Now outside the scene, the two of them reversed roles, and she became shy. .

Moreover, this is the clothing room, and outsiders may come in at any time. While she responded to Zhou Yan's kiss, she was worried that someone would come and bump into her.

This tense and exciting feeling made Wang Zuxian's heart beat faster and his body temperature rise rapidly. Later, he forgot to pay attention to the situation outside the door.

After an unknown amount of time, it could be tens of seconds or minutes, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door. Wang Zuxian quickly pushed Zhou Yan away and quickly sat upright.

The footsteps didn't come this way, they stopped in the middle, and then drifted away.

After the footsteps disappeared, Wang Zuxian stroked his chest and couldn't help but roll his eyes at Zhou Yan, Third brother, you are too courageous.

This was the first time that Wang Zuxian called Zhou Yan Brother after the two had close contact, but his tone was completely different from before, with a bit of coquettishness.

Zhou Yan reached out and wiped the lipstick on her lips, making an innocent expression, Aren't we playing against each other?

Wang Zuxian glanced at the script in his hand, and while adjusting his makeup, he said angrily, It's a 24-page script, you can't figure it out.

Zhou Yan smiled again and leaned into Wang Zuxian's ear, Go to my place tonight and have a tea party.

Wang Zuxian tilted his head and looked at him, and said angrily, You want to do it again, don't think I don't know.

Zhou Yan raised his hands, Misunderstanding, huge misunderstanding. There is really a tea party tonight. Xiaojiu and the others are all here. I haven't even drank the juice you brought yesterday.

you promise.

Zhou Yan patted his chest again and said, I promise.

Seeing his assurance, Wang Zuxian nodded, Okay, I will believe you again.

…

In the evening, Wang Zuxian came to Zhou Yan's room again. Zhou Yan did not lie to her. Xiaojiu and the others were waiting for her in the room.

The theme of tonight's tea party is very simple. It is related to the legend The Legend of White Snake. Zhou Yan told them several versions of The Legend of White Snake and led them to discuss the characteristics of the main characters in this story.

Although the topic is limited, everyone's thinking is not restricted. Everyone can chat openly without worrying about being embarrassed if they say something wrong.

There were not many chairs in the room, so they sat casually. Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian sat on the sofa. Others sat on chairs or on the carpet.

At first, Wang Zuxian and Zhou Yan were still some distance apart, but later, even Wang Zuxian himself didn't notice that the distance between the two became closer and closer, and they were almost close to each other.

Zhou Qian couldn't help but smile when she saw that the third brother and Sister Xiaoxian were so close. It seemed that their strategy worked last night. It was obvious that the relationship between the two was different.

When the discussion on the story of the Legend of White Snake came to an end, Zhou Yun, the eighth brother, suggested, Third brother, tell us a story.

After hearing Zhou Yun's suggestion, everyone else agreed.

Yes, third brother, tell us a story.

Let's tell another bedtime story tonight too.

Wang Zuxian looked at the expectant faces of her younger brothers and sisters, and then looked sideways at Zhou Yan. She didn't expect that they would ask Zhou Yan to tell them a bedtime story.

At the same time, she was also curious, what story would Zhou Yan tell? It won't be the kind of fairy tale where the prince and princess live happily together.

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, That's okay, but it's getting late tonight. Sister Xiaoxian will go home soon. We'll only talk for an hour. After that, whether the story is finished or not, we'll finish it, okay?

good.

Zhou Yan then organized some things in his brain and said, What I'm telling you now is a true story. There is a very famous doctor in our Gulou District. He previously studied child psychology abroad and is an expert in this field. .Although the domestic psychology market is not very good, this doctor is still very famous in our area, and many parents are willing to send their children to him. I forgot the name of this doctor, I only remember his surname Ma.

Zhou Yan's opening suddenly frightened everyone else present. Zhou Qian and the others were even wondering if there was such a doctor in Gulou District.

Wang Zuxian didn't know much about Gulou District, but she also felt that what Zhou Yan told seemed to be a true story.

Seeing their expressions, Zhou Yan smiled and continued, About one night six years ago, Dr. Ma and his wife were at home, celebrating the government award he had just received. A naked man broke into Dr. Ma's room. In our home, the man claimed to be Xiao Ke. He had been treated by Dr. Ma when he was a child, but in the end it was ineffective. Over the years, psychological problems have been tormenting Xiao Ke. He came here just to die with Dr. Ma.

Xiao Ke brought a knife, stabbed Dr. Ma in the abdomen, and then committed suicide in front of the couple.

Hearing this, Xiaojiu covered her mouth with a look of surprise on her face. The pace of this story was too fast.

Wang Zuxian looked at Zhou Yan, a little surprised. She didn't expect that Zhou Yan would tell such exciting stories to his younger brothers and sisters at night. Aren't you afraid that they would not be able to sleep?

A year later, Dr. Ma encountered another case similar to Xiao Ke's.

So Dr. Ma is not dead. Zhou Yun said thankfully, and then apologized for interrupting, Sorry, third brother.

Zhou Yan nodded and continued, The patient this time is a little boy. I forgot his name. Let's call him Xiaotian. Dr. Ma is very concerned about Xiaotian, because he can not only save this child, but also You can make up for your guilt. But this Xiaotian seems to be very repulsive to Dr. Ma and is unwilling to get close to him.

Xiao Tian was very closed and unwilling to communicate with others, but Dr. Ma was very patient, constantly enlightening him, and trying to communicate with him. In the end, Huang Tian paid off, and Dr. Ma finally opened Xiao Tian's heart. And Xiao Tian He told Dr. Ma something incredible - he could see ghosts.

At this point in the story, not only were Xiaojiu and the others not afraid, but they were all very excited. On the other hand, Wang Zuxian shrank back and was a little scared.

Seeing Wang Zuxian shrink back to him again, Zhou Yan showed a smile on his face, and then continued, After Dr. Ma heard Xiaotian said this, he judged Xiaotian to be schizophrenic.

But things were obviously different from what Dr. Ma thought. When he re-listened to the tape of his previous conversation with Xiao Ke, he found that it contained a strange male voice, and this voice was neither Xiao Ke's nor his. At this time, he Realize...

Hearing this, Wang Zuxian was startled and couldn't help but shrink back to Zhou Yan. Their bodies were already touching.

The story Zhou Yan told is the famous ghost movie The Sixth Sense, but this ghost movie is different from ordinary ghost movies. It is not very scary. The main theme is redemption.

In the subsequent story, the male protagonist Doctor Ma constantly enlightens Xiaotian, asking him to try to accept his own abilities, not to be afraid of the undead, but to communicate with them.

Later, Xiaotian remembered Dr. Ma's words and began to try to communicate with a dead girl and helped the girl.

From then on, Xiaotian was freed from fear and began to live an optimistic life.

At this point in the story, it's just a heartwarming movie dressed up as a ghost movie. Although it's pretty good, it's nothing special.

But the climax of the story is at the end. After Dr. Ma went home and chatted for a few words with his sleeping wife, he looked at the ring that fell on the ground and suddenly woke up, remembering that he had actually died long ago.

Doctor Ma is now an undead spirit.

When Zhou Yan told the final outcome, everyone in the room was stunned. They did not expect that there would be such a reversal, and this reversal also made the two-way redemption between Dr. Ma and Xiaotian even more profound.

Wang Zuxian hugged her legs and leaned on Zhou Yan's shoulder. Although the story behind was not scary, she did not move her position again. Leaning against Zhou Yan made her feel at ease.

In fact, this movie has a lot of details, but Zhou Yan only told the general story, otherwise there would not be enough time, and everyone would be tired listening.

In addition, if it is told according to the movie, there is no real effect at the beginning, which can be regarded as Zhou Yan's bad taste.

Even when Zhou Yan mentioned that Dr. Ma heard the voice of ghost, Zhou Qian and others were not sure whether this was a true story and thought it might be a coincidence.

Just as they were contemplating and reminiscing, Zhou Yan clapped his hands and said with a smile, It's getting late, you should go back and rest.

Although they were still unfinished, Zhou Qian and the others still stood up.

Good night, Third Brother, good night, Sister Xiaoxian.

After his brothers and sisters left, Zhou Yan turned around and said to Wang Zuxian, Are you afraid if you go back now? You might encounter something special.

I don't know how. Wang Zuxian curled his lips, I know you don't have good intentions when you tell ghost stories.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, If I hadn't been kind, I wouldn't have told such a scary story. Do you want to hear a more terrifying story? I'll tell you another one.

Don't say anything. Wang Zuxian picked up his hat, stood up and walked out, I'm going back.

Zhou Yan pulled her into his arms and said, After hearing the story, there is no reason not to pay for the ticket.

The two looked at each other, and Wang Zuxian smiled, kissed Zhou Yan on the face, and left a lipstick mark on it.

Okay, this is the ticket price.

After saying that, Wang Zuxian broke away from Zhou Yan's arms and walked out of the door.

Zhou Yan said from behind, You really don't want me to send you off?

I don't want to see big news when I wake up tomorrow. You can go back.

After Wang Zuxian returned, she called Zhou Yan, seemingly to report that she was safe, but in fact it was because she was scared to be alone in the room.

Although tonight's ghost story was not particularly scary, she was still a little frightened.

Seeing Wang Zuxian being so scared, Zhou Yan couldn't help but laugh. She had obviously acted in a ghost movie, but she was still so timid.

After chatting until midnight, Wang Zuxian couldn't hold back his sleepiness and hung up the phone in a daze.

…

In the following days, the filming work of the crew became more and more busy, mainly Wang Zuxian and Zhang Manyu were busy because they had more scenes.

During the day, Zhou Yan wanted to find some alone time with Wang Zuxian, but there was no way. The filming lasted very late, and there were also night scenes, so she didn't have the energy to attend the tea party.

On the morning of August 9th, Zhou Yan received a call from Xu Feng.

After Zhou Yan came to Xiangjiang, the two rarely talked on the phone, and Xu Feng basically didn't talk to Zhou Yan about movie box office matters. However, as soon as the phone call was connected this time, Xu Feng said to Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan, congratulations on your success in I Want to Go. The box office of Flying Piano Boy in Hong Kong reached 12 million. The box office for the next few days has not been calculated, but it should not affect this data.

The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly was released in Hong Kong for four weeks. This release time alone is already very difficult.

As for the box office of 12 million, although it is nothing compared to other movies, they only compare themselves with it. This box office has exceeded all their expectations.

Xu Feng didn't talk to Zhou Yan about the box office before because she was afraid that Zhou Yan would be distracted. Now that the box office in Xiangjiang has settled, there won't be any changes, so she told Zhou Yan.

Sister Feng, I should be the one congratulating you. Zhou Yan smiled and asked, Where are the box offices in the Mainland and Taiwan?

The mainland and Taiwan have not yet started filming, but most of the box office has been released. If nothing else, the box office of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly can reach more than 20 million yuan in the mainland, and it should exceed 4,000 yuan in Taiwan. Ten thousand NT dollars.”

More than NT$40 million, which is about 10 million RMB according to the exchange rate, is similar to the box office in Xiangjiang. However, this figure is unremarkable in Xiangjiang, but it is quite powerful in Taiwan. It should be able to break into the top fifteen, or even Hope to touch the top ten.

As for the box office in the Mainland, more than 20 million is already very good, but Tomson and Yanjing Studios can't make much money. The current box office data in the Mainland only looks good. There will be no splitting of accounts with the producers. They make money by selling sales. copy.

Are we going to plan to release it in Korea and Neon in the future?

Well, the record of Piano Boy will enter the neon and Goryeo markets in a few days. The movie will be later. If the record sells well, we can help raise the price. We are now negotiating the price with the distributor. Xu Feng said .

Zhou Yan nodded, everything was developing in a good direction.

The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly has come so far, and all of them are satisfied. Any future performance in Neon, Korea, and Southeast Asia will be a surprise beyond surprise.

Xu Feng smiled again and said, You have now entered the 40 million family. If you sell out several other ticket warehouses, 50 to 60 million should not be a big problem. You are already ahead of many directors.

Thank you, Sister Feng, for supporting me from behind. Zhou Yan said with a smile.

Let's not talk about this kind of scene. Xu Feng smiled and asked, Has the filming of the crew been going well recently? How is the progress of Green Snake?

Everything is progressing steadily. If nothing happens, I will finish the project in more than ten days.

After the filming is completed, take a good rest and recuperate your energy. I will find you a job again.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, What kind of work? I haven't been particularly busy recently.

He was telling the truth. He was really not particularly busy on the set of Green Snake because Xu Xian's role was not many and the battle line was quite long. Otherwise, he would not have time to have tea parties with his younger brothers and sisters every day.

Xu Feng, who was on the other end of the phone, thought for a while and said, Okay, let me tell you. I have been helping you look for scripts during this period, and I found one recently that is pretty good, so I thought I would show it to you to see if Are you interested?

What kind of script? Zhou Yan asked.

It's a war movie, so be it. I'll ask Zhang Youan to show you the script in the next two days.

good.

After talking to Xu Feng on the phone, there was a gap of one day. On the morning of the third day, Zhou Yan got the script of Jealousy.

To be honest, Zhou Yan didn't feel too cold when he saw the name of this script.

After reading the script, Zhou Yan was not interested at all.

This is indeed a movie set against the background of war. The male and female protagonists are both soldiers, but since they fell in love, the two have only met briefly a few times in the past ten years.

In the end, the male protagonist was killed in battle, and his comrades followed his last wish and sent his belongings to the female protagonist. However, they received news that the female protagonist had also been killed two days ago, and the two were killed less than seven days apart.

Once Upon a Time is a very, very poignant and tragic story. The noble love between two people appears very admirable in the flames of war.

But Zhou Yan was unwilling to shoot such a story, and this type of drama was very contradictory. Whether it focused on the war or the love between the two, something was wrong, and it was difficult for the director to reconcile it.

In addition, when it comes to filming war scenes, Zhou Yan’s only experience is that he spent a few days on the set of San Mao Joins the Army. The key point is that San Mao Joins the Army cannot be regarded as a serious war scene, and this experience cannot be regarded as experience. .

Not only did he not want to shoot, he was also unable to do so.

After reading the script, Zhou Yan called Xu Feng.

Xu Feng knew that he must have read the script, so he smiled and asked, How do you feel?

I don't think it's suitable for me. Zhou Yan said.

Can you tell me what you think is inappropriate? Xu Feng asked.

Zhou Yan said truthfully, I'm not very good at war scenes and love scenes, especially war scenes. If you don't have experience, it would be too strenuous to shoot. Convincing yourself is also a headache.

Xu Feng pondered, Actually, when I got this script, I also had this consideration. However, this script does not require grand and exciting scenes in terms of war. We can also find professionals to direct it. For me For me, I naturally hope that you can try more so that you can grow quickly. Sooner or later, you will have to shoot a big scene.

In fact, Xu Feng is right. At Zhou Yan's age, people should not be burdened by their existing reputation. They should try more to make continuous progress. Only when they have accumulated enough, will there be better development in the future.

Moreover, Xu Feng also listened to Zhou Yan's two war-related scores before she thought of letting him get involved in war dramas. She originally thought that Zhou Yan would be interested in war dramas, but she did not expect that Zhou Yan had no interest in war dramas.

Since you are not interested in this script, forget it. I will find other scripts for you later. After a pause, Xu Feng added, Or do you have any stories you want to shoot?

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and said, It really does.

Xu Feng on the other end of the phone was a little surprised. She didn't expect Zhou Yan to say it so simply.

Is that true? Then why didn't you tell me?

Zhou Yan smiled and said, I didn't think about it originally. You called me the day before yesterday and that's when I came up with this idea.

What kind of story? Xu Feng asked.

There are two of them, one has been written and the other is still in my head.

Zhou Yan is talking about Tree Hole and The Sixth Sense. In fact, he himself is also hesitating about which one he should make if he wants to make a second feature film.

Tree Hole is more literary and artistic, and it will definitely be exhibited in exhibitions, so it may not perform well at the box office.

Compared with Tree Hole, The Sixth Sense is definitely easier to sell.

In addition, Tree Hole is Zhou Yan's own original work, so the risk is greater and it may not be able to achieve good results, whether at film festivals or at the box office.

Can you show me what you've already written? Xu Feng asked.

Zhou Yan said, What I wrote is a novel, which was published in the August issue of Yanjing Literature. If Sister Feng wants to read it, you can go find it. The name of the work is Tree Cave.

The August issue of Yanjing Literature was released a few days ago. Zhou Yanren was in Xiangjiang and had not received the magazine yet. However, he had a phone call with Hua Yang and found out that Tree Hole was in this issue. There were no surprises. .

Xu Feng raised his eyebrows, not believing his ears, You mean, you published a novel in Yanjing Literature?

Well, yes, the novel is called Tree Hole.

Literary creation was not within the business scope signed by Zhou Yan and Tang Chen, so Zhou Yan had not mentioned this matter to Xu Feng before. At that time, he also signed the contract for Knife in Clear Water with Chang'an Studio.

Okay, I understand, I'll go take a look first, and we'll talk later.

After saying that, Xu Feng hung up the phone without waiting for Zhou Yan to respond.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Feng called his assistant again, Xiao Lu, go buy me the latest issue of Yanjing Literature.

Yenjing literature? Xiao Lu asked in surprise.

Well, Yenjing Literature, you know what it is, right?

I know, I know, I'm going to buy it now.

Just over half an hour later, the latest issue of Yenjing Literature was delivered to Xu Feng's desk.

Also sent along were recent magazines such as Harvest and People's Literature.

Recently, Xu Feng was looking for a script for Zhou Yan. Xiao Lu thought that Xu Feng had set his sights on domestic literary magazines, so he bought several other famous magazines.

Xu Feng didn't say anything, nodded and said, You go out first.

Okay, Mr. Xu, call me if you need anything.

After Xiao Lu left, Xu Feng picked up Yanjing Literature and then searched in the catalog. He soon found Tree Hole. When he saw the author's name at the back, Xu Feng couldn't help but laugh.

Just give me a pen name. What's Zhou Wen called? It seems so weird.

It's really strange. When Xu Feng looked at the word weekly delivery, he always wanted to take a pen and draw three strokes in the belly of birth to make it 彦.

According to the page number on the catalog, Xu Feng found the article Tree Hole.

Yao Xiang raised his head, and a drop of rain fell from the sky and hit the tip of his nose...

It took Xu Feng an hour to finish reading Tree Hole. At this moment, she had a very strange feeling.

Xu Feng actually didn't know much about literature, especially the mainland literary circle, but she also knew that there was a barrier between traditional literature and popular literature. What Xu Feng didn't expect was that Zhou Yan was also there. aside.

This is the case with traditional literature. You don't necessarily have to say how exciting the story is. On the contrary, popular novels have more ideas and are more attractive.

But traditional literature has a taste to the touch, and Tree Hole is a very tasteful novel.

Xu Feng suddenly thought of Chen Kaige. Directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou paid great attention to traditional literature.

If Chen Kaige knew that Zhou Yan had written such a novel and published it in Yanjing Literature, what would Chen Kaige's expression be like?

He must be envious.

When reading Tree Hole, Xu Feng always had a trance-like feeling, as if the world depicted in the novel was far away from them, yet very close, both realistic and magical.

The reality is that the stories in it happen in the lives of many people. Not to mention the mainland, such things also happen in Taiwan. Superstition, ghosts and gods can harm people everywhere.

But it looks so magical, with underworld, crows, ghosts...like a dream.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Feng finally called Yanjing Studio.

Chen Kaige was watching a film in the editing workshop when he heard someone shouting outside, Director Chen, I have your phone number.

He asked without raising his head: Who is it?

Mr. Xu Fengxu, the phone hasn't been hung up yet.

When he heard that the call had not been hung up, Chen Kaige put down what he was doing, hurried back to the director's office, and picked up the phone.

Mr. Xu, are you looking for me?

Xu Feng smiled and said, Are you busy?

It's okay. I was watching the movie Farewell My Concubine just now.

If you have time, go find the latest issue of Yenjing Literature and read it.

Chen Kaige smiled and said, Mr. Xu, when did you become interested in these literary magazines?

There is a novel called Tree Hole in it. Please read it and call me back after reading it.

Chen Kaige nodded, Okay, let me take a look.

After hanging up Xu Feng's phone, Chen Kaige went to the editorial department of Film Creation, which seems to be a well-known literary magazine.

Borrow a magazine.

When he arrived at the editorial office, Chen Kaige shouted, and then found the latest issue of Yenjing Literature on the magazine rack.

After returning to the office with the magazine and sitting down, Chen Kaige found Tree Hole in the catalog. He glanced at the author's name at the back, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

Zhou Wen... What does this have to do with Zhou Yan?

Under normal circumstances, Chen Kaige might not associate it with Zhou Yan when he saw it in a literary magazine, but since Xu Feng specifically asked him to read it, he had to think of Zhou Yan.

Chen Kaige suppressed his doubts for the time being and started reading the novel.

He reads books much faster than Xu Feng, and he finished Tree Hole in only forty minutes.

After reading it, he was filled with doubts. Was this novel written by Zhou Yan? Is this possible?

Zhou Yan does have the ability to write scripts. He has also read the script of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly, but The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly and Tree Hole are completely different things.

Being able to write a novel like Tree Hole can already be called a writer.

The novel Tree Hole gives him a full sense of magical realism. Nowadays, many domestic writers are influenced by Latin American magical realism literature, and their works also have a touch of magical realism.

However, many writers imitate others and write nondescript things. There are very few writers who can find their own way and write their own style.

The novel Tree Hole has obviously found its own way. You can say that it has the flavor of magical realism, but you cannot say that it deliberately imitates Latin American magical realism literature.

If this was really written by Zhou Yan, Chen Kaige would not be able to accept it.

After putting down the magazine, Chen Kaige picked up the phone and called Xu Feng.

Is this written by Zhou Yan?

what do you think?

The two asked almost at the same time.

Xu Feng smiled and said, Yes, it was written by Zhou Yan. What do you think?

Chen Kaige was silent for a moment, then slowly uttered a few words, I feel like a dream.