1990: Starting from Baojia Street

After coming out of the hotel, Zhou Yan took a car to the Xiangjiang Art Museum. He waited for a while at the entrance of the art museum, and a tall and well-covered girl came over.

When she arrived, Zhou Yan was about to hold her hand, but he saw her walking past Zhou Yan blankly.

Looking at her back, Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment. Did he admit his mistake?

No, Wang Zuxian's figure is rare in Xiangjiang, and she is covered up so tightly. The key is, isn't this walking posture hers? There are also her butterfly earrings, which Zhou Yan saw her wearing the last time he was in Yanjing.

Did she not recognize herself?

Just when Zhou Yan was confused, she suddenly turned around and quickly ran to Zhou Yan, Did I fool you?

Through his sunglasses and mask, Zhou Yan could see the pride on Wang Zuxian's face.

Zhou Yan twitched the corners of his lips, Classmate Xiaoxian, if you change to new earrings, maybe I can really be deceived by you.

Wang Zuxian touched the earring and said in surprise, Can you remember this earring?

Because it's on you, I can remember it. Zhou Yan smiled, took Wang Zuxian's hand and walked towards the art museum.

This ordinary love talk was very useful to Wang Zuxian. She smiled and said, Then I will change my earrings next time, and I will definitely be able to deceive you.

If you want to deceive me, then I suggest you shave your head. Otherwise, I can recognize you just by your hair.

Bragging. She said this, but she felt happy in her heart.

Compared with other places in Xiangjiang, there are fewer people in the art museum, and it is easier to walk around. Zhou Yan is not a person who likes quiet, but he doesn't want to get into the crowds all the time.

Whenever Zhou Yan goes to a place, he likes to visit the local museums, cultural centers or art galleries. It is difficult to truly feel the charm of many things by describing them in words or looking at pictures.

Only by observing closely can that kind of spiritual connection occur.

The two of them found a place with few people and wandered around. The place was full of foreign paintings. Wang Zuxian walked to one of the paintings and said, This painting is so real.

Zhou Yan nodded with a smile, This painting is Yangcheng Thirteen Commercial Buildings. It depicts the appearance of the Guangzhou Commercial Building before the fire in 1835. It records the history of the Yangcheng Commercial Building District being repeatedly hit by fires and rebuilt.

Wang Zuxian said in surprise, Third brother, do you even know this?

Zhou Yan smiled and pointed to the sign next to the painting, I just have better eyesight.

Wang Zuxian went over and looked at the sign. What Zhou Yan just said was all written on the sign.

I thought you were also very knowledgeable about art... The author's name is Shun Gua, what a strange name.

This is not his real name, it should be regarded as his stage name. The word gua is written as qua in English, which comes from the Portuguese quadro. In the 18th century, many painters in Yangcheng had nicknames with the word gua, Lin Gua, Shun Gua, Zhou Gua ...At that time, as long as Europeans saw the signboard of a business store with the word Gua, they would know that the store was engaged in foreign painting business. Among them, the more famous one is Lin Gua, and now there are many painters in Yangcheng who are learning his style.

Seeing Zhou Yan talking eloquently, Wang Zuxian looked around the painting, and then muttered, Where did you see this you are talking about?

Zhou Yan pointed to his head and said with a smile, This is what's in my head.

Wang Zuxian curled his lips, It turns out you don't just have good eyesight.

I happened to have seen an introduction to Guapai paintings before.

The introduction to the Gua sect was something Zhou Yan saw in a magazine when he was a teacher. He had forgotten it at first, but after traveling through time, his memory was particularly good, so he remembered it.

Is this painting good? Wang Zuxian asked.

Zhou Yan shook his head, Whether the painting is good or not depends on personal preference. I can only say that this painting is not the type I appreciate.

Many people do not regard Gua Pai's foreign paintings as art, thinking that they are just ordinary tourist souvenirs or decorations. Zhou Yan actually agrees with this in his heart.

Everyone's artistic evaluation and artistic scope are different. In Zhou Yan's mind, these foreign paintings can only be regarded as craftsmanship, not art.

Do you from the Conservatory of Music need to know so much? Wang Zuxian asked curiously.

Actually, compared to music conservatory, making movies actually requires more understanding of these.

While preparing for The Sixth Sense recently, Zhou Yan felt more and more that a good director really needs to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. It is not necessary to be proficient in many aspects of music, art, photography... but it is best to have some knowledge.

For example, a painting needs to be used in a certain scene. People who don’t know art can’t think of what to use, so they can only find it slowly. But if they know art, they may think of it all at once.

Although there is an art director when the film is shot, many problems cannot be solved by the art director. The art director cannot understand all the director's ideas, and some feelings are difficult to describe.

After reading the foreign paintings, the two moved to other areas.

When they visit art museums, they do not set goals for themselves. Unlike some people, when they arrive at a certain museum, they must visit every place in the museum. They think that if they visit once, they have seen it. If there is a place that they have not visited, It's a big loss.

Zhou Yan just strolled around casually. If he was not interested, he would take a few glances. If he was interested, he would take a longer look. There would be no regrets if he couldn't finish all the collections.

The two of them wandered around the art museum for an hour and a half. When it was time for dinner, they found a claypot restaurant nearby and had a simple claypot meal.

After eating, the two took a boat to Central and went shopping in the mall.

Zhou Yan mentioned to Wang Zuxian on the phone last night that he wanted to buy something to take home, and Wang Zuxian volunteered to take Zhou Yan to buy it.

When he arrived at the mall, Wang Zuxian counted on his fingers, There are nine of you brothers and sisters. In addition to you, there are eight more, grandparents, uncles, aunts, how many gifts should we prepare?

Zhou Yan twitched his lips and said, I'll also prepare gifts for each of them.

Then I haven't seen Xiaojiu and the others for a long time, so of course I have to prepare gifts for them.

Seeing that Wang Zuxian was in high spirits, Zhou Yan nodded and said, Then prepare some small gifts for them.

After entering the mall, they started picking out gifts. Wang Zuxian was very meticulous and the gifts he picked were different for each person. He had to visit many stores every time he bought a gift.

After walking around, Zhou Yan felt that everyone was numb, but Wang Zuxian was still in high spirits.

Zhou Yandu wondered if there was some kind of group buff in places like shopping malls. Women's combat effectiveness would be greatly increased here, while men would be greatly weakened if they came in.

After dinner, on the way back to Tsim Sha Tsui by boat, Zhou Yan lay on the railing, listless, as if the buff the mall had given him had not dissipated.

The boat is sailing on Victoria Harbor, and the sound of wind and waves are combined and echoing between the two sides. I have to say that the night view of Victoria Harbor is really good.

Sitting on a boat and watching the night view of Victoria Harbor is more exciting than looking down through the glass in a hotel room.

Wang Zuxian was also lying next to her, head to head with Zhou Yan. She said with a smile: Aren't you quite energetic? Isn't this going to work?

Zhou Yan rolled his eyelids, My energy is not easily activated.

Then how can it be started?

Zhou Yan raised his head to the left, Like them.

Wang Zuxian looked over there and saw a young couple hugging each other and nibbling each other. She curled her lips and said, It's on the boat. You think so.

Zhou Yan smiled and leaned on the railing again to watch the waves on the sea.

After a while, Wang Zuxian whispered, How about... just for a moment.

Zhou Yan turned his head and said, Well, just for a moment.

Then Wang Zuxian looked to the side and confirmed that no one on the ship was paying attention to them. He pulled down his own mask, then pulled down Zhou Yan's mask, kissed him quickly, and then pulled the mask up immediately.

Zhou Yan pursed his lips, Are you a woodpecker, so fast? Do it again.

All right.

Wang Zuxian pulled down the mask again, and then pressed his lips on Zhou Yan's lips. Before she could retreat, Zhou Yan hugged her waist and made her unable to retreat.

After being bitten by Zhou Yan, Wang Zuxian completely let go and responded to him enthusiastically.

After several minutes, it wasn't until the captain shouted We're here that the two let go of each other.

When they returned to the hotel in the evening, Zhou Yan was sitting on the sofa and beating his legs, while Wang Zuxian was still happily sorting out the things she bought today.

This crystal pendant belongs to Qing'er, the cup belongs to Qianqian, and the game console belongs to Xiaoyuan... Remember them all... No, I have to get you a piece of paper to write it down, otherwise you will forget it.

Then she actually found paper and pen, and wrote down which gifts she gave to each person one by one on the paper.

…

The next morning, Zhou Yan woke up leisurely, glanced at Wang Zuxian on the pillow, smiled and kissed her on the forehead.

Wang Zuxian had a smile on his face, as if he was having a sweet dream.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but kiss her lips again.

After the second kiss, Zhou Yan was about to get up, but Wang Zuxian grabbed him around the neck.

She said half asleep, Third brother, stay with me for a while.

Zhou Yan himself was naked from the upper body, while Wang Zuxian was wearing a silk pajama, which was slippery and very thin. Holding them together like this, it was no different from skin to skin.

This early in the morning, when he was the most impulsive, being hugged by Wang Zuxian like this made Zhou Yan's body feel hot.

He leaned over and blew gently into Wang Zuxian's ear, You provoked me first.

Um?

Before Wang Zuxian could figure out what was going on, Zhou Yan had already kissed her.

Woo...

…

After the morning exercise, Zhou Yan felt refreshed, and then he had breakfast with Wang Zuxian in the hotel to replenish energy.

After breakfast, Zhou Yan went to Zhou Hong's place first and gave him the gifts he bought with Wang Zuxian yesterday. He didn't leave much at Zhou Hong's place, so Zhou Yan went to see Liang Jiahui.

They made an appointment in a hotel conference room.

When he saw Liang Jiahui, Zhou Yan was slightly startled, because Liang Jiahui's image was completely different from what he expected.

Lover starring Tony Leung Ka Fai was just released last year. At that time, Tony Leung Ka Fai still looked relatively young, but the Tony Leung in front of him actually gave people the feeling of being about forty years old.

Not only his appearance, but also his clothes. Today Liang Jiahui wore an old-school gray suit and a pair of small-framed glasses.

Hello, Director Zhou. Liang Jiahui smiled and shook hands with Zhou Yan.

Hello. Looking at Liang Jiahui's face, Zhou Yan couldn't help but ask, Are you wearing makeup?

Tony Leung smiled and nodded, I did adapt the character of Dr. Ma a little bit. I wonder what you think, Director Zhou?

very good.

If Zhou Yan thought Liang Jiahui was a bit young before and still had concerns in his heart, now seeing Liang Jiahui's appearance, his worries have disappeared at all. Liang Jiahui is definitely qualified for the role of Dr. Ma.

Although the two have not officially started working together, Zhou Yan can already feel that Liang Jiahui is an out-and-out good actor.

A good actor will have his own ideas when shaping a character, and he can also think ahead of the director.

Director Zhou has given me too much praise, and I did some random thinking on my own.

You are too modest. Zhou Yan smiled and said, There is nothing wrong with your image. As for your acting skills, I completely believe it. But we still have to go through the process. Let's try two simple ones later. Before that, let’s talk about the script.”

Tony Leung nodded, 'The Sixth Sense' is the best script I have received recently, so when I knew I had the chance to participate, I agreed to the audition without even thinking about it.

After praising the script first, Tony Leung continued to talk about the character, The role of Doctor Ma, psychologically, I divided him into five stages. The first stage is very short, which is at the beginning of the movie, when he meets his wife at home. As for the naked patient, his psychology at this stage is actually separate from the subsequent stages. At this time, he is a doctor with some achievements in the professional field, and he can be said to be high-spirited... The second stage is when he He started to see Xiaotian. At this stage, he had a sense of atonement in his heart and wanted to overcome this... The third stage was when he told Xiaotian that he could see the undead. At this time, he must not have taken it seriously at first. The... fourth stage...

Watching Liang Jiahui talk, the smile on Zhou Yan's face never stopped. He did not expect that Liang Jiahui was so well prepared and analyzed the role of Dr. Ma very thoroughly.

Zhou Yan has come into contact with many actors, including both talented and hard-working actors.

As for those who have worked hard for the drama, Gong Li and Leslie Cheung are both good. When they receive a script, they will study it carefully.

In order to play Cheng Dieyi well, Leslie Cheung studied acting for half a year. In order to play a rural woman well, Gong Li lived in the countryside for two months, carrying a handbag on her shoulders every day.

But whether Gong Li or Leslie Cheung, when preparing, they rely more on feeling and experience.

But Liang Jiahui is different. He is very rational and analyzes the characters meticulously. This is somewhat similar to Zhou Yan's style of doing things.

When Zhou Yan does something, he likes to take it apart piece by piece, because doing so will make the thing very clear and get twice the result with half the effort.

But when he was on the set of Raise the Red Lantern, in order to play the role of Chen Feipu well, Zhou Yan wrote a twelve-page summary after practicing with Gong Li, analyzing every issue very clearly.

It is these rational and scientific analyzes that allow Zhou Yan to grow very quickly.

It's really not an accident that Tony Leung Ka Fai succeeds. Even if this guy doesn't act, he should be good at other things, because he already has his own way of doing things.

After Liang Jiahui finished his analysis, Zhou Yan couldn't help but applaud, Inviting you to be the leading actor in The Sixth Sense is one of the most correct decisions I have made recently. What is your analysis of the role of Dr. Ma? Very good, I can see that you have put in a lot of effort.

Liang Jiahui smiled and said, Director Zhou, you praise me too much.

In fact, Tony Leung Ka Fai doesn't think this is anything. When he first debuted, he played a small role in a movie. He only had one line in the one-foot-thick script, but he still read the script and designed it for the role. a lot of things.

He is the male protagonist in The Sixth Sense, so he naturally has to work hard.

Not at all. Zhou Yan waved his hands with a smile, and then said, Let's not talk about anything else, let's just audition...

Zhou Yan took out a piece from the script and said, Just try this scene.

Originally, he prepared several items and wanted Liang Jiahui to try them all, but now he feels that there is no need to try so many, just one.

Liang Jiahui took the script, read it briefly, and then said, Director Zhou, we can start.

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows and said, Don't you need to look again?

I had read the script many times before it came to me, and I am quite familiar with this line.

Zhou Yan nodded, Okay, then I'll play for you.

In this section, Xiaotian tells Dr. Ma that he can see ghosts. In fact, Dr. Ma does not have many lines in this section. The main thing to watch is the change in Liang Jiahui's expression.

Facts have proved that this section was not difficult at all for Tony Leung Ka Fai. He even completed the scene half-scripted.

When the audition was over, Zhou Yan smiled and extended his palm to Liang Jiahui, Mr. Liang, I wish us a happy cooperation.

Tony Leung also smiled and said, It's a pleasure to cooperate.

After that, Zhou Yan chatted with Liang Jiahui for a while. They had a meal together at noon, and then Zhou Yan left for Taiwan. Wang Zuxian still had some work to do in Xiangjiang, so Zhou Yan went there alone.

After arriving in Taiwan, Zhou Yan rushed to China Television without a moment's rest and began to work on the soundtrack of Bao Qingtian.

It wasn't until the morning of New Year's Eve that Zhou Yan returned to Jinling.

He went back to his home first, put down his luggage, and then took the gifts that Zhou Hong brought back for him and went to his grandparents' house.

There were so many gifts that they couldn't even fit in one suitcase, and they also had to carry an extra bag.

As soon as they entered the grandparents' house, Xiao Jiu Zhou Qing and Lao Ba Zhou Yun ran over.

Third brother, gift.

They had long heard from second brother Zhou Hong that third brother had prepared gifts for them. They had been waiting for Zhou Yan to come home these days.

Zhou Yan smiled, opened the suitcase and began to distribute gifts to them, This one belongs to Xiaojiu, the largest box belongs to Lao Wu, and the smaller one belongs to Qing'er...

After getting the gifts, these guys turned against Zhou Yan and went to open the gifts themselves without paying any attention to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan smiled and went to the kitchen with the remaining gifts.

Grandma, I bought this for you, eldest aunt, third aunt, this is for you...

Zhou Yan may have provided advice on the gifts for the juniors, but the gifts for grandma and the others were entirely chosen by Wang Zuxian. The one for grandma was an embroidered scarf, and the eldest aunt and third aunt were given different types of skin care products.

After sending the gifts to the women, Zhou Yan took the last few gifts to his grandfather and the others.

There are more than a dozen people in the Zhou family, and everyone has a share.

Third uncle Zhou Yaozu looked at the gifts in his hands, then at the children playing with the gifts in the living room, and said with a smile, I must have put a lot of thought into these gifts, they are all different.

Third Aunt Li Guangqin also came out with gifts and said with a smile: Xiaoyan, you didn't pick these gifts, right?

A friend helped me pick it out.

She must be a girl.

Yeah. Zhou Yan nodded.

I'm just saying, if I'm not a girl, how can I know how to choose skin care products?

Hearing the girl, grandma ran out of the kitchen and asked with a smile, Is my dear grandson a virgin? Where is the girl from? What are her parents doing? How old are she?

After asking a lot of questions, I almost didn’t even ask if the other person was a boy or a girl.

It's Wang Zuxian who we filmed with. I just asked her to help pick out the gifts. Qianqian and the others all know each other.

Stars, that's not impossible to develop...

Zhou Yan saw something was wrong and quickly deflected the fire, I heard that the eldest brother has found a sister-in-law for us?

This method of attracting trouble to Shui Dong really worked. Speaking of Zhou Yu's girlfriend, the eldest aunt frowned and said, How do I know about your eldest brother? He is very independent now. Even if he has a girlfriend, he will not follow her. I said so.

Seeing that the flames of war were burning on him, Zhou Yu couldn't help but give the culprit Zhou Yan a roll of his eyes, and then smiled helplessly, Don't stare at me.

Zhou Yan said with a serious expression, Brother, as the eldest son and eldest grandson, you have to set an example for us. When will you introduce your sister-in-law to us? You said you are not in a hurry to get married. It is not easy for us as younger brothers and sisters to go to court. Hurry ahead.

Zhou Hong also nodded and said, What he said is right, there is order between elders and younger ones. Brother, you have been standing still, and it is difficult for us to charge.

Zhao Lanshen agreed, What Xiaohong and Xiaoyan said makes sense. If you, the eldest brother, don't take the lead, it will be difficult for the younger brothers and sisters to find a partner.

Zhou Yu was helpless in this matter. He rolled his eyes, sniffed again, and said, Hey, is something burnt in the kitchen?

Hearing that something was burnt in the kitchen, grandma, Zhao Lan and the others hurried to the kitchen.

When they entered the kitchen, Zhou Yu showed an expression as if he was escaping after the holiday. As long as they didn't talk about their partners, no one else would either. The men in the family would never talk about these things.

When Zhou Yan sat down, his uncle Zhou Yaohua said with a smile, Xiao Yan, I heard from your second brother that the concert in Xiangjiang and Taiwan was a good one?

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, It has met expectations and all the tickets have been sold out, which is pretty good.

If we have time, we should hold a few shows in the mainland. It would be best if we could go back to Jinling and hold two shows so that we can go and listen to them live. Third uncle Zhou Yaozu said.

Okay, may I have a chance to make arrangements later?

It's been arranged. When the time comes, we will bring more people to support you. Zhou Yaozu said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. He recalled the scene when Raise the Red Lantern was released and the Zhou family booked the theater with others.

If this situation develops, he will come to Jinling to hold a concert. Maybe relatives and friends of the Zhou family can also book a concert. The Zhou family has too many friends.

Moreover, there are many people who flatter their family. If these people are to know that the third young master of the Zhou family is holding a concert in Jinling, they must go. After all, this is a good opportunity to flatter the Zhou family.

Grandpa Zhou Minnong said, We can just go to our own home, and don't greet so many people. Many people don't like to listen to music. Letting them go won't be a waste of tickets. It's not like Yan'er's concert tickets can't be sold.

Dad is right. Zhou Yaohua said with a smile.

…

After New Year's Eve, everyone rested at home for a day on the first day of the Lunar New Year. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, they entertained the two aunts who returned to their parents' home. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, they started visiting relatives.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yan received a call from Xu Feng.

After the call was connected, Xu Feng smiled and said, Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, Sister Feng.

I have good news for you. The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly has reached the top ten in Neon's allotment revenue.

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, Top ten?

Haha, there's nothing surprising. During this period, there were basically no new movies released in January. If it weren't for the movies released in December last year, The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly would have been ranked in the top two.

Zhou Yan nodded, that's right, this is just the beginning of the year.

Neon calculates rationing income from December of the previous year, and many movies with higher box office are also released in December.

In December last year, Neon released several relatively strong movies, such as The Bodyguard, Home Alone, Godzilla: The Dragon Wars and The Youth of Torajiro plus Diary of a Fishing Fan.

The latter two movies are put together, which is also a characteristic of Neon. It often happens that multiple movies are released together, which is the so-called copy screening.

Has the forecast data come out? Zhou Yan asked.

An organization provided data and predicted that the distribution income of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly should reach 1.11 billion neon coins. This data is already very good.

Can 1.1 billion make it into the top ten?

There is basically no hope. The last time Neon's ration revenue ranked tenth was less than one billion Neon coins more than 20 years ago. If we want to rank in the top ten this year, we will need at least 14.5 billion.

Zhou Yan nodded, That's because I'm overthinking it.

It's a good thing to think about it. Xu Feng smiled, If you work harder, maybe The Sixth Sense can achieve its goal. It's been a long time since a Chinese-language film has been in the top ten.

Xu Feng is right. It has been a long time since a Chinese-language film entered the top ten in Neon. The last film to enter the top ten was Shaolin Temple released ten years ago. If we push it forward, it would be the era of Bruce Lee. .

At its peak, it was the year after Bruce Lee's death. Three of the top ten highest-grossing films on Neon Rating that year were by Bruce Lee, Enter the Dragon, Brother of Tangshan and Fist of Fury.

“The neon ticket warehouse is not very big, so it doesn’t matter whether we squeeze into the top ten or not.”

Xu Feng smiled and said, You have a very loud tone. Why do you still want to hit Hollywood? We have to take our time with tall buildings rising from the ground. And don't underestimate the neon market. For you, neon is The market is very important, because Neon’s music market is very large, and if your movie sells well there, it can also drive sales of music albums.”

Have sales of The Piano Boy increased?

Of course, it is estimated that it has exceeded 50,000 copies now, and the growth rate is not bad. The release of this wave of movies is very critical.

So much?

Zhou Yan was slightly surprised. The sales volume of Piano Boy in Xiangjiang only exceeded 50,000. This was due to the influence of the concert some time ago.

The album Piano Boy was released after Neon, and its promotion was much worse than that of Xiangjiang and Taiwan. I didn't expect the data to be so good.

Zhou Yan knew that Neon's music market was huge, but he didn't expect it to be so obvious.

You know a lot, so you have to pay attention to the neon market. In the first half of the year, The Sixth Sense has not been launched yet, I am going to make a new album for you. Didn't I say before that I would make a new album for you? The songs of Memory of the Forbidden City were put together to make an album, and I followed the plan at that time and tried to release the album in March.

It's the end of January now, and if it were released in March, there would still be a month or two left. It seems quite urgent, but it's not really urgent, because the songs are all ready-made, and at best they can be re-recorded, which won't take much time.

The only thing that took more time may be the song The Great Wall because it was not recorded.

Zhou Yan nodded, No problem, I will make another version of The Great Wall later, add it to this album, and release it together.

Xu Feng smiled and said, Please make a list of the songs that will be included in the album and tell Zhang Youan about it.

OK.

After talking about the business, Xu Feng smiled again and said, Do you have time to come to Shanghai recently? I really miss Xiaojiu and the others. If you have time, come to Shanghai to have fun.

I'm afraid it won't be possible recently. They visit relatives with the adults every day. After visiting relatives, school will start soon.

Xu Feng said with some disappointment, Well, we'll talk about it later when we have time. My Tang Zitong quite likes playing with them.

In fact, Tang Zitong didn't like to play with them, but with Xiaojiu. Although this kid didn't have much contact with Zhou Qing, he was completely controlled by Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing has many evil ideas, and for a little boy like Tang Zitong, this is a complete dimensionality-reducing blow.

Okay, I'll take them to Shanghai when I have time.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan took out his notebook and started to perfect the score of The Great Wall of Ten Thousand Miles. He planned to expand the types of instruments in the Piano Youth Symphony Orchestra after school started. He took this opportunity to record The Great Wall of Ten Thousand Miles. .