1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan and Yu Ran went to the restaurant where they often ordered food for home. The restaurant was a mom-and-pop restaurant, and because Zhou Yan often ordered food here, the boss and his wife were already quite familiar with him.

Seeing Zhou Yan coming, the landlady smiled and said, Boss Zhou hasn't been here for a while.

I went on a business trip during the summer vacation.

The boss glanced at Zhou Yan in surprise. She thought Zhou Yan was a student, but she couldn't ask more about the guests, so she asked with a smile, Just two people?

Well, there are two of us. You can make arrangements.

okay.

Zhou Yan didn't order any dishes, and just asked the landlady to arrange them, because the landlady was quite down-to-earth, and she also knew which dishes had the freshest ingredients.

After pouring Yu Ran a glass of water and looking at the soy sauce in her hand, Zhou Yan smiled and said, You just came back from getting soy sauce.

Well, we're running out of soy sauce at home, so I'll take a bottle back with me.

Zhou Yan nodded, without thinking much, and asked, How was your summer vacation? I will be a senior this semester. Do you have any new plans?

Yu Ran said with a smile, Senior brother, you are talking more and more like a teacher, and your tone of voice is like Director Tao of our department.

Hey, isn't this because I want to get into the role as quickly as possible?

I have been studying with the Yanjing Group during the summer vacation. I have only been free for the past two days.

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. The relationship between this girl's family and her family was probably not simple. The Yanjing Orchestra she was talking about was probably the Yanjing Symphony Orchestra. Although its reputation and history were not as good as those of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, it was not accessible to ordinary people.

Yu Ran's professional level is indeed very good, but after all, she has not graduated with a bachelor's degree, and has no experience of studying abroad. Under normal circumstances, there is no way to enter the Yanjing Symphony Orchestra.

In fact, there is nothing surprising. Their area is relatively close to the National Grand Theater of China. Many of the people who live here are music insiders. Maybe their parents are in a certain orchestra.

The two chatted for a while, and then Yu Ran asked, Senior brother, do you have any songs to rehearse this semester?

Zhou Yan said with a smile, It's true. There may be two new songs. I'm planning to talk to you about this after school starts.

Is it a song from The Piano Boy?

The album Piano Boy is also sold in the mainland, but the sales volume is quite average, not as good as in Xiangjiang and Taiwan. Of course, although the album sells in average, the songs in it are still somewhat popular in the mainland, because there are many Bootleg tapes.

Some businesses also like to play music inside.

A few days ago, when Zhou Yan was shopping in a mall with his younger siblings in Shanghai, he heard the song Kite played in the mall, but it must be a pirated version, because after Kite was played, For Alice was played directly. .

Zhou Yan nodded, One of the songs is Awakening, and the other one you haven't heard yet.

Hearing that there was something he hadn't heard before, Yu Ran said expectantly, Okay, I've got new music to listen to.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Just don't complain about being tired during rehearsals.

Will not.

At this moment, the landlady brought a plate of stir-fried vegetables. Zhou Yan smiled and said, Let's eat first.

The other song he mentioned was actually Seven Swords. In addition to these two songs, they also had to practice all the songs they had practiced before.

In July, Zhang Youan told Zhou Yan that if the Piano Boy record sold well in Hong Kong and Taiwan, they would see if there was an opportunity to hold a few concerts in Hong Kong and Taiwan at the end of the year, specifically to perform the music from The Piano Boy.

Of course, Zhou Yan was very willing to do this kind of publicity activity and agreed to it, and he has been thinking about it recently.

Zhou Yan felt that the songs in The Piano Boy alone might not be able to support a concert, so he thought of adding some songs to enrich it.

As for the performance team, Zhang Youan's idea is to find an orchestra to help temporarily. After all, the music is not difficult. Find a more mature orchestra to practice the music well within a week. It doesn't cost much and saves money. Save effort and effort.

But Zhou Yan had a different idea. He still wanted to set up a symphony orchestra of his own. Everyone would rehearse these pieces frequently so that the performance would be better. In addition, this would also feed back to Yangyin and train students like Yu Ran.

Although it takes a lot of work, it can be regarded as killing multiple birds with one stone, and Zhou Yan is willing to do it.

After a simple meal, Zhou Yan did not invite Yu Ran to his home because he was still very busy these two days, and the two separated at the door of the hotel.

After saying goodbye, Yu Ran was still in a very good mood. He was carrying a bottle of soy sauce and skipping along. He met people he knew along the way and greeted them enthusiastically.

But when I got home, I saw my mother Zhong Aiqing's dark face.

I asked you to buy some soy sauce. It's enough to buy food, right?

Yu Ran knew he had made a big mistake, so he shrunk his neck and said in a low voice, I just met a classmate who just returned to Yanjing and chatted a little more.

She waved the soy sauce in her hand again, I bought the soy sauce.

Zhong Aiqing rolled his eyes, When you buy the soy sauce, we will starve to death. The rice is ready, you go and eat it.

Oh. Yu Ran didn't dare to say that he had already eaten, and went to the restaurant obediently.

…

The next morning, Zhou Yan showed up at the train station at 8:50, but he waited until 9:50 to see Zhao Gao.

Zhao Lao doesn't have much luggage, just a backpack and a large plaid woven bag.

Zhao Zhang was very excited when he saw Zhou Yan from a distance. After all, the young man was young and strong. He ran towards Zhou Yan quickly carrying a woven bag.

Brother, you have been waiting for a long time.

Zhao Lao was called Brother Zhou Yan before, but now it is shortened to Brother.

The train is quite fast today.

Zhou Yan smiled and reached out to take the woven bag in Zhao Zhang's hand, but Zhao Zhang gave way and said, No, brother, I can just carry it myself.

Okay, let's go to school.

Zhou Yan found a car again and took Zhao Lao to school.

After entering the school, Zhou Yan took Zhao Lao to register, received supplies, and then went to the dormitory.

The dormitory is an eight-person dormitory, and when they arrived, three classmates had already arrived.

One of the classmates looked quite old. As soon as Zhou Yan and Zhao Zhang entered the dormitory, he came up and handed them cigarettes.

Are you two also freshmen in the composition department?

Thank you, I don't smoke. Zhou Yan blocked it with his hand with a smile, then pointed at Zhao Gao and said, He is a freshman in composing, and I am his brother.

Hello, my name is Hong Wuyang. He introduced himself enthusiastically, and then helped introduce the other two people, This is Zhang Jiaming, and this is Li Ming. They are both freshmen composing music.

My name is Zhao Zhang.

We will be classmates from now on. If you need help with anything, just ask. You're still early, so hurry up and choose a bed. If it's later, you won't have a choice.

Zhao Lao nodded, chose the lower bunk in the middle, and then began to clean up and make the bed.

Zhou Yan did not help, but stood nearby. He looked at Hong Wuyang and the others, and asked with a smile: Where are these classmates from?

Hong Wuyang smiled and replied, I'm from Quanzhou, Shandong Province. It's not too far to come to Yanjing. Zhang Jiaming and Li Ming are relatively far away.

Where are you two from?

I'm from Qiongzhou. Li Ming said.

I'm from Yangcheng.

Zhou Yan nodded, It's indeed far away. It's not easy to come here.

Hong Wuyang laughed and said, Compared to the difficulty of passing the exam, this little journey is nothing. I am also lucky. I have done similar questions in the previous exams, which is relatively easy, otherwise I would not be able to get in.

The other two people didn't say anything. Most freshmen are shy, and social terrorists like Hong Wuyang are rare.

Hong Wuyang said a few words about the exam, and then he said mysteriously: Have you heard about it? This year, a great senior brother stayed in school to teach us. I heard from two senior sisters that he seems to be very powerful.

Zhang Jiaming and Li Ming both looked confused, while Zhou Yan and Zhao Gao showed meaningful smiles.

Hong Wuyang didn't notice the expressions of Zhou Yan and the others, and continued to share the news he knew, I heard that this senior is a once-in-ten-year genius in the composition department, on the same level as senior Tan Dun.

Is it that exaggerated? Li Ming pushed up his glasses and said.

Zhou Yan also twitched his lips, wondering which two senior sisters told Hong Wuyang. This was a bit exaggerated. They even used the term once in ten years.

It's not an exaggeration at all. Senior sister also said that this senior brother is not only a great composer, but he has also made movies.

What movies have you made? Zhang Jiaming asked.

Hong Wuyang shook his head, Then I don't know. Anyway, he is very powerful.

What does this senior brother teach us?

This... Hong Wuyang didn't know either.

At this time, Zhou Yan smiled and said, I've heard of the senior brother you mentioned. He should be teaching you the harmony of A.

Hong Wuyang looked at Zhou Yan in surprise, Brother, how do you know?

Because I am an 88-year-old composer.

When he heard that Zhou Yan actually composed the music for 87, Hong Wuyang said with an exaggerated expression, Brother, it turns out you are also a senior, so disrespectful. I heard that the senior who taught us was from 87, so he is only one year behind you.

Yes, one year shy.

Then are you familiar with him? Hong Wuyang asked.

Quite familiar.

So what about him? Is it difficult to deal with him? I heard that geniuses are solitary. If you learn well, you may not be able to teach well. Harmony is still very important. If it is not taught well, it will have a great impact on us. big.

Zhou Yansha nodded seriously, Well, he does have a weird personality. I heard that he has an iron ruler. When he was a substitute teacher for the lower grades, he often hit people with the iron ruler.

A thug?

Not necessarily. It depends on the situation. It might be a slap in the face.

Slap in the face...

Hong Wuyang and the three of them all took a deep breath, Good boy, now there are university teachers who beat people, and even slap them in the face.

Doesn't this school care? I'm still beating people when I'm in college.

Zhou Yan shrugged, Didn't you also hear that he is a genius who comes only once in ten years? Of course the school will not care about him. I heard that the only requirement for him to stay in school is to be able to beat students.

Hong Wuyang twitched his lips. Is that senior brother a pervert? He stayed in school just to beat people?

Is this... is it true? Brother.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, It's really not true, won't you find out when he gives you a lesson?

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yan saw that Zhao Zhang had made the bed, looked at the time, and said, Zhao Zhang, let's go eat.

okay.

You three, do you want to go to dinner together?

No, no, we just ate in the cafeteria.

Zhou Yan nodded, Okay, see you later.

…

After settling Zhao Zhang, Zhou Yan didn't care too much. They had to undergo military training for a week after their freshman year, and he didn't have much to do during this period.

After a few words with Zhao Zhang, Zhou Yan went back.

About three or four days later, Zhou Yan had just finished writing the script for Tree Hole and was making final revisions when his home phone suddenly rang.

Hello.

Teacher Zhou Chan, I am Wu Ziniu.

When he heard that it was Wu Ziniu, Zhou Yan smiled and said, Director Wu, you are here to urge the manuscript again.

This is not the first time Wu Ziniu has called. When Zhou Yan came back two days ago, he received a call from Wu Ziniu. After that, he received another call before this. This is already the third time Zhou Yan has called Yanjing since he returned. I received a call from Wu Ziniu for the first time.

Wu Ziniu smiled sheepishly, I'm a little anxious.

The script is almost written. Director Wu, please come over if you have time in the afternoon.

Hearing that the script was almost written, Wu Ziniu said happily, Then I'll be there in a moment. Is it the address you told me last time?

Yes, come in from the alley and walk forward for about sixty or seventy meters and look to the left.

okay.

More than an hour later, Wu Ziniu knocked on the door of the courtyard.

When the door opened, Wu Ziniu raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw Zhou Wen himself. Although he sounded quite young on the phone, Wu Ziniu didn't expect Zhou Wen to be so young.

Zhou Yan was already used to Wu Ziniu's surprised expression. He smiled and invited Wu Ziniu into the courtyard, Director Wu, you got here quite quickly.

The Bayi Factory is not close to here. Wu Ziniu should have set off after making the call, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get there by now.

The journey was relatively smooth. Wu Ziniu smiled.

The two entered the reception room. Zhou Yan first made Wu Ziniu a cup of tea, and then gave him the script he had just written. There are some areas in the script that I just wrote that still need to be improved. Director Wu, take a look first.

Wu Ziniu didn't have any more words to say, so he took the script and started reading it directly.

The script naturally had to be different from the novel, otherwise Zhou Yan wouldn't have had to write it for so long.

Compared with the novel, the script has made adjustments to the narrative sequence. The interludes and flashbacks in the novel are very simple to do and serve literature. However, there is no need to do these tricks in the movie. If it is too stream-of-consciousness, the narrative will become confusing. It becomes boring and pointlessly boring.

When Wu Ziniu read the script, he was surprised. He didn't expect Zhou Wen to be so pragmatic.

Before coming, Wu Ziniu was worried that these writers would be too literary in script writing, and he was thinking about how to persuade Zhou to give birth.

Now it seems that his worries are unnecessary.

Halfway through the script, Wu Ziniu couldn't help but ask Zhou Yan, Teacher Zhou Chan...

Zhou Yan smiled and said, My real name is Zhou Yan. Director Wu, please just call me by my real name.

Wu Ziniu thought about it in his mind, and then he thought it was the word 彦, and then it suddenly dawned on him, but he felt as if he had heard this name somewhere.

Teacher Zhou Yan, have you ever written a script before?

Zhou Yan nodded, Yes, I have indeed written a script before.

I would like to ask, has the script you written been filmed? Wu Ziniu asked again.

Zhou Yan nodded again, Yes, the movie was released not long ago and is called The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly.

Wu Ziniu's eyes widened when he heard The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly. He finally remembered why the name Zhou Yan sounded familiar. Wasn't the director of the Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly not long ago the same person as Zhou Yan?

Of course, the box office of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly cannot compare with movies like Jiao Yulu, but its results are already very good. Of course, Wu Ziniu and others will also focus on movies like this.

Even if he doesn't pay attention to it deliberately, this kind of movie will be a frequent topic when everyone in the office chats, and he will definitely hear it often.

Are you the director of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly?

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, Yes.

Wu Ziniu touched his forehead. This series of things made him feel a little dazed. Zhou Yan suddenly appeared out of nowhere. How could he be so powerful? He was a well-written novel and a good movie maker.

After adjusting his mood for a while, Wu Ziniu said with a smile, Ignore the rest for now, let's read the script first.

Then Wu Ziniu concentrated on reading the script in his hand.

After a while, when Wu Ziniu finished reading the script, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said, Director Zhou, you gave me a new feeling.

Director Wu, are you talking about the script or the people? Zhou Yan asked.

We have both the script and the people. Wu Ziniu smiled, Since Director Zhou is also an expert in film, it will be easy for us to communicate. There is nothing wrong with the script as a whole, but there are some places where I have other ideas.

If you have any different opinions, Director Wu, just say it directly. There is no need to worry.

Wu Ziniu nodded and began to say, Yao Xiang got stuck in a tree hole and was finally rescued by the villagers. I think this can be changed, so that he climbed to the top of the tree hole by himself, then rolled down, and was eventually rescued. The villagers saved him. I think this way, since the villagers regard this tree hole as so mysterious, if they are allowed to rescue people, wouldn't they see the details of the tree hole? Then what will the villagers think of the tree hole?

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Actually, I wrote it like this on purpose, so as to better imply that the following story is Yao Xiang's fantasy. The villagers who save people here correspond exactly to the crow that appeared in the front.

So that's how it is. Wu Ziniu nodded, and then said, But I think it would be better to change it to someone who escaped by himself in the script. I'm afraid it's too obscure and the audience won't understand. In addition, this section was changed to someone who climbed out by himself. Come out, the dramatic conflict will be stronger. Later, Yao wants to claim that he can be a psychic and it will be more convincing. We can change it to, he was originally stuck in a tree hole, and in order to come out, he broke his arm and finally...

Wu Ziniu talked eloquently, and Zhou Yan also listened carefully. I have to say that Wu Ziniu's idea is still very good.

From a literary point of view, there is no problem with Zhou Yan writing it this way, but when it is changed into a movie, dramatic conflict must be taken into consideration. This section modified by Wu Ziniu obviously has more dramatic conflict.

After Wu Ziniu finished speaking, Zhou Yan couldn't help but nodded, Your statement is good, you can try to change it this way.

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Wu Ziniu also laughed. He was worried that Zhou Yan was too stubborn and unwilling to listen to opinions. Now it seems that he is worrying too much.

In addition to this place, I think the part where the great master Xiangtou Tiao killed the bamboo craftsman can be extended.

In the original novel Tree Hole, this section is relatively sparse, just a small section. Zhou Yan did not expand on it in the script and only wrote a small section.

However, Wu Ziniu believes that this paragraph is very suitable for digging deeper, which can highlight the ignorance and superstition of the villagers and enrich the theme.

In addition, I think a doctor character can be arranged at the scene. This doctor witnessed everything happening but did not speak. The character of the doctor, being in such a superstitious event, will definitely have a stronger impact on people...

In addition to these two places, Wu Ziniu also expressed some of his thoughts in other places, but they were all minor issues. Only these two places had the biggest changes.

Zhou Yan agreed with most of Wu Ziniu's opinions. Changing them according to Wu Ziniu's ideas would indeed be more beneficial to the movie.

There were some things that Zhou Yan didn't agree with. Zhou Yan mentioned them, but Wu Ziniu didn't insist on them. It wasn't a big problem in the first place.

After asking a few questions, Zhou Yan said with a smile, I will revise the script in the next two days, and we will talk about it later.

Wu Ziniu asked, Director Zhou, are you busy these two days?

Zhou Yan smiled and replied, I'm not busy. I'm going to focus on the script in the next two days.

Wu Ziniu smiled and said, In that case, I won't leave today. Let's change it together.

Zhou Yan tugged at the corners of his lips, thinking to himself: Is Wu Ziniu so anxious? Is this to see if you can do your homework?

Director Wu, these two paragraphs will definitely not be corrected today. So, come back tomorrow afternoon. There is no need to waste time here.

After hearing what Zhou Yan said, Wu Ziniu didn't insist anymore and nodded, Okay, I'll come visit again tomorrow.

great, see you tomorrow.

For the next week, Wu Ziniu would come to the courtyard every day and stay for half a day, discussing the details of the script.

A week later, the two finally concluded the discussion on the last issue. Wu Ziniu took the script and smiled and said, Director Zhou, there should be no problem for the time being.

Zhou Yan scratched his head and said, Director Wu, there is no force majeure in this version, but I will not change it again.

Okay, okay, it's okay.

After the script was finalized, Zhou Yan asked about the shooting targets, Director Wu, are you planning to produce your own production in Bayi?

Wu Ziniu shook his head and said, Not necessarily. It may be made in the factory itself, or it may be jointly produced with Senxin Entertainment Development Company in Xiangjiang.

Sensin Entertainment?

Do you know Zhang Zhiliang?

Yeah, I've heard of it.

Zhang Zhiliang is also a director, and the two movies that Zhou Yan has a deep impression on him are The Money-Stealing Couple and The Last Eunuch in China. In addition to these two movies, others like Ink Attack and Butterfly on the Shoulder can also be considered Relatively famous.

There is also Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, but it was co-directed with Tsui Hark.

This Senxin Entertainment was just created by Zhang Zhiliang. Last time he contacted me and said he wanted to make a movie with me, but I haven't given him a reply yet.

Zhou Yan probably understood that Wu Ziniu was making preparations on both sides. If the Bayi Factory was unwilling to pay for the production, then they would go to Zhang Zhiliang to cooperate and make a co-production.

Director Wu, there is actually another way. Zhou Yan said with a smile.

Wu Ziniu asked doubtfully, What way?

You can find Tomson Films to co-produce.

Tomson movie...

Wu Ziniu originally wanted to say that he had some connections that could allow Tomson Film Company to invest in making a movie for him, but then he thought about it, wasn't The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly directed by Zhou Yan invested by Tomson Film Company?

Director Zhou, are you saying that you can get Tomson Film Company to invest in this movie?

I can help you ask, but the hope is relatively high.

In fact, Xu Feng had mentioned this before and it was almost certain, but Zhou Yan did not stick to his words.

Wu Ziniu was very happy when he heard that there was hope. Then I'll ask Director Zhou to ask for help. If Tomson Company is really interested in bidding, then I won't have to worry about it.

Not only will there be less effort, but the shooting budget will also go up.

Although Wu Ziniu makes small-budget movies, who doesn't want to be more comfortable?

After sending Wu Ziniu away, Zhou Yan called Xu Feng and told her about Tree Hole.

Xu Feng said readily that there was no problem and she would find time to contact Bayi Studio.

After telling Xu Feng, Zhou Yan stopped asking about the matter. In the next two days, he was sorting out the soundtrack of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms at home and preparing lesson plans for class.

He also took time to go to the TV Production Center, met with Li Yiding, and watched the scenes that had been filmed recently.

The two of them have only written more than 20 pieces of music together now, but they are not in a hurry because the filming progress of the TV series is not normal. This thing is a protracted battle that will not end in a year or two.

Yu Ran and Fang Xiu also came here a few times, but seeing that Zhou Yan was quite busy, they didn't stay too long.

Until September 17th, the third Thursday after the school started, it was also the first harmony class of Composition 92.

Monitor, are you trying to scare us? Why did I hear a senior sister from the orchestra say that Teacher Zhou is a very nice person?

Why am I lying to you? If you want to lie, it's his brother Zhao Gao who lied to us. Zhao Gao's brother is our senior brother from Department 88. How can he not know the situation?

Zhao Lao, is your brother really the composer?

Well, that's true.

Zhao Lao doesn't tell lies. It's not like you don't know.

In the composition classroom, several students were chatting together. Suddenly Hong Wuyang looked at the back door in surprise, Brother, why are you here?

Zhou Yan said with a smile, Let me check on you. Are you a little nervous on the first day of Harmony today?

Hong Wuyang smiled and said, I wasn't nervous at first, but what you said last time made us quite nervous.

Several other students also looked over curiously, thinking to themselves, is this his brother Zhao?

Zhou Yan patted Hong Wuyang's arm and said, I heard you were elected squad leader.

Hong Wuyang waved his hands angrily, It's all thanks to the brothers and sisters, and as a monitor, he only serves the students in the class.

It's pretty good, and he also has a sense of service. Zhou Yan said with a smile.

That must be true. Hong Wuyang smiled and asked Zhou Yan, Brother, do you have no classes in the morning?

Yes. Zhou Yan nodded.

Hong Wuyang looked at the quartz clock hanging at the back of the classroom, Class starts in less than a minute. Brother, aren't you in a hurry?

Zhou Yan shook his head, There's no rush, because I also have classes here.

Hong Wuyang was stunned for a moment, Brother, you also have classes here? Is it the classroom next door?

No, it's in this classroom.

Hong Wuyang scratched his head. His first reaction was to repeat the grade, but the span between grade 88 and grade 92 was not too big.

At this time, Zhou Yan raised his wrist and looked at his watch, counting down silently in his mind, ten, nine, eight, seven... two, one.

The class bell rang on time, Zhou Yan smiled, it seemed that the watch was still accurate.

Then Zhou Yan stood up and walked onto the stage under Hong Wuyang's dull gaze.

He looked at the eighteen students in the audience with a smile and said loudly, Class.

Only then did Hong Wuyang react and quickly stood up and bowed with his classmates.

Hello teacher.

Zhou Yan nodded, Well, hello, classmates.

After the students sat down, Zhou Yan continued, My surname is Zhou. At least for the next semester, you will be taught Harmony A by me. Today is your first harmony class after entering the Yangyin School. , I want to ask you a question first, what do you want to learn in the harmony class, or to put it another way, what skills do you think you should have after taking the harmony class.

The students looked at each other. Zhou Yan's question caught them off guard. The pace was too fast.

You are allowed to discuss this question. Zhou Yan looked at his watch, I will give you five minutes. You can flip through the book or whisper to each other. After five minutes, I will select a few of you to answer the question, or you can also You can volunteer.

Squad leader, didn't you preview? Are there answers in this question book? Li Ming poked Hong Wuyang.

Hong Wuyang was stunned, What's the problem?

…

Five minutes later, Zhou Yan knocked on the table, Does anyone volunteer?

Zhao Lao was the first to raise his hand.

This classmate, please speak.

Zhao Ku stood up and said, This course is to cultivate us to systematically and comprehensively master the basic harmonic writing skills and the rules of harmonic language composition. By reading and listening to a certain number of excellent works from different periods at home and abroad, we will gradually master the basic harmonic writing skills and the rules of harmonic language composition. To build and improve our understanding of multi-voice integration in music...

Very good, please sit down. Zhou Yan nodded and said, This is a very standard public answer. In addition to this answer, I also want some of your own answers. Can anyone give them to me? Classmate Hong Wuyang, Tell me.

Hong Wuyang's whole body was tense, and he was not at all as high-spirited as he was before class.

Teacher Zhou... I think that after we learn this course, we must at least understand the background selection of harmony. Only by clarifying the background of harmony can we continue to discuss the vertical and horizontal relationships of harmony in depth.

Zhou Yan nodded. The background selection of the harmony was based on the mode and tonality. If you understand this part, even if you don't learn harmony in vain, it not only involves technology, but also music aesthetics.

After that, Zhou Yan asked several classmates one after another. Some of them gave the public's standard answers like Zhao Kuo, and some of them understood the learning of harmony from their own perspective.

The reason why Zhou Yan asked this question was because he wanted to get to know the background of these students.

Although the eighteen students in front of me are all sitting together, there is a huge gap in their levels.

If it is a unified recruitment of cultural courses, everyone can enter one major. Usually, the learning level will not be too different, but it is different for art majors, especially schools like Yangyin.

For some students, they need to work very hard to get into Yangyin, but for other students, they come to Yangyin just because there is no other better choice.

Otherwise, the composition department would not have students graduating early almost every year.

After getting the feel of it, Zhou Yan knew whether the pace of his class should be faster or slower. He stopped chatting with the students and began to formally teach them the content of the harmony class.

The two classes were neither short nor long. For Zhou Yan, they were relatively easy.

After it was over, Zhou Yan said with a smile: I won't give you homework for the first class. If you have any questions, you can go to the big office of the Composition Department to see me, but only on Thursday morning. You can see me at other times. It may be more difficult. Or you can save your problems until the next class and I will solve them for you.

After saying that, Zhou Yan walked out of the classroom.

As soon as he left, the classroom immediately became a mess.

Hong Wuyang ran to Zhao Zhang excitedly, Zhao Zhang, why is your brother Teacher Zhou?

Isn't he your brother? Li Ming asked.

Zhao Xi shrugged, I didn't say he was my brother, and we don't look alike.

Yes, Teacher Zhou is good-looking. A girl stood behind and said.

Zhao Lao twitched the corner of his mouth. Does this mean that he is not good-looking?

Then why did you call him brother?

For a while, he often came to my house and gave me lessons. Zhao Gao said.

Hey, aren't you so lucky that you got admitted to our school casually?

It's been a lot of help.

Zhao Zhang, does Mr. Zhou have a girlfriend? The girl asked again.

Zhao Lao shook his head.

No? the girl said in surprise.

I have no idea.

You don't even know if your brother has a girlfriend. You're such a derelict brother. The girl curled her lips.

I heard that Teacher Zhou has also filmed movies, is it true?

Zhao Lao nodded, Of course, some cinemas are still showing it.

What kind of movie?

The piano boy who wants to fly.

I've seen it. It was taken by Teacher Zhou?

I've actually seen it too.

…

Zhou Yan didn't know how the students would discuss him later. After walking out of the classroom, Zhou Yan went to the big office of the Composition Department.

The department arranged an office desk for him, next to Jia Guoping.

The office of their composition department is relatively spacious, because there are not many teachers in total, and teachers like Zhou Yan and others can stay in the big office, and the leaders have their own small offices.

In the final analysis, the composition department has more resources, and if there is an office, they can use it first.

In other departments, there are at least a dozen people in a big office, but in the composition department there are only seven or eight people in total.

When Zhou Yan arrived at the office, there was no one there. He had the least class in the entire composition department, and everyone else was busy.

After staying in the office until noon, Zhou Yan went to the cafeteria to have a meal, and then went to the girls' dormitory to find Fang Xiu and Yu Ran.

During this period of time, he had a little free time and happened to be working with Yu Ran and others to build the symphony orchestra.

Hearing that Zhou Yan was going to build a symphony orchestra, Fang Xiu said with a smile, It will take a lot of replacement. A lot of our previous group of people have left, especially after Senior Brother Yu Feng left, we have no conductor.

Command me to look for them. You can help find the bow string group. Tell them that they are not in vain. They will take care of their food and drink, and they will also receive a monthly allowance.

My dear, there is still a subsidy. Senior brother, have you asked for funds from the school?

Zhou Yan waved his hand, I will pay for the allowance myself.

Fang Xiu gave a thumbs up, Don't worry, Guoqi, I'll help you find the bow string set.

Try to find someone in the second or third grade. Zhou Yan added.

Understood. Fang Xiu nodded.

The reason why I chose sophomores and juniors is because the level of freshmen is definitely not that good. If seniors don't continue their graduate studies at Yangyin, they will have to leave in one year at most.

The most important thing for a band is tacit understanding, and naturally the longer they practice together, the better.

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Two days later, Yu Ran called Zhou Yan and said that they had helped find two violinists and asked Zhou Yan to take a look.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan went to school.

They agreed to meet under the Qinlou. Zhou Yan rode to the Qinlou and saw Yu Ran and Fang Xiu from a distance.

There were two girls with their backs facing Zhou Yan, one tall and one short. The shorter one was not too short, about the same height as Fang Xiu, standing at 1.6 meters tall.

The tall one is really tall. Yu Ran is already tall, standing at 1.7 meters. This girl is taller than Yu Ran, and this girl is much burlier than Yu Ran. Her shoulders feel half as wide as Yu Ran.

Seeing Zhou Yan, Yu Ran jumped and waved to him, Senior brother, here.

At this time the other two girls also turned around.

When Zhou Yan saw the tall girl in front, he almost fell off his bicycle.

This is not a girl at all, but a man, but he is thinner and has longer hair.

There are actually many male students in Yangyin with long hair, but this is the first time Zhou Yan has seen such a long hair. It is already at the same level as his shoulders. At first glance, he looks like Wutian wearing glasses.

As he got closer, Zhou Yan felt that this person looked familiar, and then he heard Fang Xiu introduce him, Senior brother, they are both violin 91 students. His name is Wang Feng, and her name is Li Biru.

Zhou Yan looked at Wang Feng in surprise. No wonder he looked familiar just now. It turned out to be Wang Banbi.

Wang Feng and Li Biru both greeted Zhou Yan very obediently, Hello, senior brother Zhou Yan.

With Zhou Yan's reputation in school, Wang Feng and Li Biru had naturally heard about it for a long time. Fang Xiu told them that when Zhou Yan's band needed people, they came without hesitation.

Hello, hello. Senior Sister Fang Xiu has told you about the situation, right?

I've already said it. Li Biru said.

Wang Feng also nodded. He had been staring at Zhou Yan because he was very curious about Zhou Yan. There were many legends about Zhou Yan in the school. He had seen Zhou Yan from a distance before. This was the first time he had seen him so close. .