1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Now in Neon, the most well-known actress is Wang Zuxian. Neon movie magazine Road Show lists the best foreign stars of the year selected by readers every year. From 1988 to this year, Wang Zuxian has been on the list for several consecutive years, and She once topped the list of most popular foreign female stars.

This year, Neon's movie magazine Screen selected the top ten most popular female stars in 1992. Wang Zuxian ranked sixth and was the only Chinese actress selected.

For many neon movie fans, when it comes to Chinese actresses, the first thing they think of is Wang Zuxian.

Wang Zuxian is no stranger to Neon. Last year, she went to Neon to shoot a Shiseido advertisement. She was also the first foreign spokesperson Shiseido found. When Shiseido asked Wang Zuxian to shoot an advertisement, it caused a small sensation.

That's why Shu Nomura was so surprised when he saw Joey Wong.

Wang Zuxian knew that a Neon column team was coming today, so he was not surprised at all and even took the initiative to say hello to the camera.

Hello everyone, I am Joey Wong, and welcome everyone to pay attention to the new movie The Sixth Sense directed by Zhou Yan. I also have a role in it.

Shu Nomura looked at Wang Zuxian talking to the camera, and the excitement in his heart could not be expressed in words. He never expected that there would be an unexpected surprise in interviewing Zhou Yan today.

One is a rising Chinese musician who is now very popular in Neon, and the other is a Chinese actress who is Neon's most popular actress. Interviewing either of them is enough to ensure the ratings of their show, but now they are actually seen together.

Ms. Wang Zuxian, we are all your fans.

Neon people are also quite good at saying kind words, and now they have all turned into Wang Zuxian's fans.

Ms. Wang Zuxian, can I interview you for a few questions?

Wang Zuxian agreed very generously, No problem, but it can only be related to movies.

Nomura Shu nodded, Can you tell me what kind of role you played in the movie?

I play the role of the hero's wife...

Next, the two of them started asking and answering questions about the movie. Basically, Joey Wong would answer Nomura Shu's questions.

Wang Zuxian's level of cooperation was somewhat beyond Shu Nomura's imagination. He couldn't help but sigh that Miss Wang Zuxian was really kind-hearted and very approachable.

Zhou Yan couldn't let Shu Nomura and others catch Wang Zuxian for a chat, so he pulled He Saifei, Zhang Jiahui and others over and asked them to chat with Nomura Shu.

After the main actors finished chatting, Zhou Yan asked Wang Xiaoshuai and others to show their faces.

In fact, Zhou Yan knows that Show Nomura and the others will definitely cut out most of the content in the end, but as long as they film it now, there is still the possibility of appearing in the final program later. If they don't film it now, they will want to use their content later. You can't even cut it in.

Appearing on Neon TV doesn't seem to mean much to Wang Xiaoshuai and the others, but this thing is inherently a business without capital. It's always a good thing to show more faces. Maybe Wang Xiaoshuai and the others can also become the main players in the Neon TV show in the future. As for Hong's great director, no one can say for sure what happens in this world.

As for Leung Ka-fai, Zhou Yan still hopes that more of his content can be edited into the show.

Liang Jiahui is different from Wang Xiaoshuai and others. He is currently on the rise in his career, and he is also an actor who relies on his face to make a living. Showing more face this time will also help him enter the neon market in the future.

If there is a suitable script in the future, Zhou Yan still wants to cooperate more with Tony Leung Ka Fai.

After taking Shu Nomura and the others around the site, Zhou Yan asked Jiang Xia to take them to dinner without him accompanying him.

Today’s program recording is over.

Although the recording time today was not particularly long, Show Nomura and the others were already satisfied because they had recorded everything that was supposed to be recorded, and even captured Joey Wang.

Zhou Yan had promised to give Nomura Shu and the others the videotape before, but he did not forget it and asked Jiang Xia to get a copy for them.

…

Zhou Yan had dinner with Wang Zuxian and others at noon, and then returned to the school's concert hall.

The students of Composition 88 were rehearsing in the concert hall this afternoon, and he came over to take a look.

Although Zhou Yan is no longer in Composition 88, many students in his class will still consult Zhou Yan whenever they have questions over the past year. In the hearts of many students in Composition 88, Zhou Yan is their best teacher.

Last year, no one from Composition 88 graduated early. They all graduated together this year. In the past two years, the level of their class has improved rapidly, especially after Zhou Yan arrived in their class, the attention of their class suddenly increased.

With this kind of attention, coupled with Zhou Yan's encouragement and guidance, the students' attitudes changed quickly.

Zhou Yan has also been paying attention to them. He has listened to everyone's graduation works and given some guidance. The songs by Shen Huaigang and Xu Lang are the most outstanding. This is also what Zhou Yan expected. The talents of these two people are already high.

Especially this kid Xu Lang. When Xu Lang entered Yangyin, his academic performance was very good, but he met a bastard like Li Bingyang and delayed him.

But in music, talent is so important. Even if Xu Lang was delayed for two or three years, he made great efforts in the next two years and made very rapid progress.

In fact, Zhou Yan is quite partial. Although he can give guidance to each of the dozen or so students of 88 Composition, he has to be more attentive every time he gives guidance to Xu Lang.

There was nothing that could be done about it, because whatever Zhou Yan told Xu Lang, this boy could quickly receive it. This kind of feedback was really enjoyable for the teacher.

When Zhou Yan arrived at the concert hall, not only the 88 composers were there, but Yu Ran and Fang Xiu were also there.

This year’s Graduation Works Exchange Meeting, every year’s Graduation Works Exchange Meeting, is jointly organized by the Composition Department and the Orchestral Department. It is not only an exhibition of graduation works by the Composition Department students, but also a graduation performance by the Orchestra Department students.

Yu Ran and Fang Xiu are also graduating this year.

Seeing Zhou Yan, Xu Lang jumped off the stage and said, Senior brother, why do you have time to come?

Zhou Yan looked at the stands and said with a smile, I'm here to watch you rehearse. We're going to the battlefield this weekend. Are you nervous?

Xu Lang laughed, I'm not nervous. There's nothing to be nervous about. We rehearse every day, and we have semester work exchange meetings every semester.

Zhou Yan shook his head, This is different. How many people are there in the semester work exchange meeting?

The time you were there before, there wasn't enough room to sit in the classroom? We've all seen big scenes.

Okay, keep this calmness and confidence, and I will pay attention to you from the audience when the time comes.

While the two were talking, squad leader Shen Huaigang also came over and said, Brother, you are here.

Zhou Yan was stunned when he heard Shen Huaigang's name, What did you call me?

Brother. Shen Huaigang explained with a smile, You see, the emphasis of senior is on the word brother, and the emphasis of brother is on the word master. You are both our elder brother and our teacher. We call you brother the most. suitable.

Zhou Yan twitched his lips. This title sounded too awkward, but he didn't dwell on it. He turned to look at the stage, said hello to Yu Ran and the others, and then asked Shen Huaigang: This graduation performance, everything. Is everything going well?

Well, everything went well. Teacher Jia has arranged everything for us.

Zhou Yan nodded, You can rehearse, don't worry about me, I'll just watch from below.

OK.

Then they didn't talk much and started to go on stage to continue rehearsing.

After a while, more students from 88 Composition came over one after another, and they all ran over to say hello to Zhou Yan.

Their rehearsal time is arranged in advance. Basically, five or six students will be arranged to rehearse in half a day, and each student will only practice the song a few times.

However, during the following period, every student basically practiced every three days.

In fact, for relatively high-level performers, most students' graduation works are not difficult to perform, especially for players like Fang Xiu and Yu Ran who have participated in concerts. It will be cooked after just one pass.

However, not all students in the orchestral department are masters. Even in a place like Yangyin, there are many bastards.

In the composition department, it is basically impossible for a student to be worse in fifth grade than when he first entered the school. This is mainly because most students in the composition department did not know much about composition when they first arrived at the school.

Many composition students have been practicing a certain musical instrument since childhood. During the art exam, they only have to do a little bit of composing. If they can write a piece that is not particularly contradictory, it will be enough.

In this case, they will definitely continue to make progress in school. It is a question of how fast they make progress.

But it's different in the orchestra. Some students are really not as good as their freshman when they are seniors.

Some students have been practicing piano since childhood and went to the conservatory of music without holding their breath. However, after arriving, they no longer want to practice piano at all.

Practicing the piano is just like practicing boxing. If you don't practice hard enough, you won't be able to do it. If you don't practice for a while, you will become rusty.

Zhou Yan sat in the audience and listened for more than an hour, and Jia Guoping also came.

Walking to sit next to Zhou Yan, Jia Guoping said in a low voice, How is it? The level of this class is actually pretty good, right?

Zhou Yan nodded, Well, although there is nothing particularly outstanding, the overall level is pretty good.

Aren't the works of Xu Lang and Shen Huaigang good? You can't hold them to your own standards. If we follow your standards, will there be any outstanding works in our school in the past ten years?

According to Li Tao's standards? Zhou Yan asked with a smile.

Jia Guoping rolled his eyes, Li Tao is also a weirdo. He wins by quantity. There will always be one or two good ones among a bunch of bad songs.

No matter how he wins, Li Tao's level is indeed very high.

It's a pity that I met you, otherwise he would also be the number one composer in 87.

And you.

The two laughed silently. If Li Tao were placed in the next few years, he would definitely be a famous figure in the department. However, when he met Zhou Yan and Jia Guoping, he had not gained any reputation except being a love saint. .

How is studying abroad going now? Zhou Yan asked.

It's basically settled. I'll leave next spring. After Shen Huaigang and his friends graduate this time, I'll be on a job. Jia Guoping sighed slightly, Actually, I'm quite conflicted sometimes. I still want to stay and continue. Teach.”

When Jia Guoping said this, Zhou Yan didn't think he was being pretentious. Zhou Yan knew that he really wanted Yangyin to be good and the composition department to be good.

It's not like you're chopping firewood by sharpening your sword. It's not like you won't come back after studying abroad. When you come back for further studies, you can also increase the number of teachers in our school. I believe in you, and you won't be dazzled by the colorful world of the West. We are here The music theory studied in school is basically transmitted from the West, don’t you want to go and see what’s going on?”

Hearing this, Jia Guoping laughed suddenly, You actually persuaded me. According to what you said, you should go out. Not only to see the Western music world, but also to let the Western music world see you.

Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing.

If he just wants to pursue a higher artistic realm, he should really go out and look now, but if he wants the world to know him, then what he should do is to release more works that can be circulated.

Eternal Night is very good, and Flow Wind is very good. The teachers in the composition department all gave thumbs up when they saw these two pieces of music. However, no matter how good these two pieces of music are, they can only keep him in a small circle. The identity of the artist remains inside.

No matter how well we follow the path of the classical masters, we cannot surpass them. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms... these mountains are insurmountable by modern people.

Why many musicians like to be avant-garde and experiment? No matter how many reasons there are, they are just because they want to escape from the masters and redefine a new genre and a new period.

Seeing that Zhou Yan was silent, Jia Guoping didn't say anything more and raised his head to watch the rehearsal on the stage.

After watching for more than an hour, the two got up and walked out of the concert hall. They planned to go to the cafeteria to eat first while there were few people.

Halfway there, Jia Guoping suddenly said, Xinning is also going to study in Germany.

Zhou Yan turned to look at him, What about you?

We are going to get the certificate before leaving.

Congratulations, are you planning a wedding?

Xinning said we can't do it, but I think it would be too unfair to her if we don't do it.

I think it still needs to be done. It may not matter to you two. Your parents and senior sister's parents definitely hope to attend your wedding. But this matter still needs to be discussed between the two of you. I have seen too many things that happened because of marriage. A quarreling couple. Then Zhou Yan smiled again, Actually, marriage is also a run-in between couples. When planning a wedding, you will encounter various problems that you need to face together.

Well, I'll discuss it with her later. Jia Guoping nodded, then patted Zhou Yan on the shoulder and said, If we want to have a wedding, you can't let it go.

Zhou Yan patted his chest and promised, It's my duty. It's not just me. None of the boys in our department will be able to escape when the time comes. I promise to make your wedding to your senior sister a beautiful one.

Jia Guoping laughed and patted Zhou Yan on the shoulder again, With your words, my heart is settled.

…

On Saturday morning, at the entrance of the concert hall, several 88 composition students had already arrived early.

Are you nervous? Liu Ke asked.

Xu Lang smiled and said, What's there to be nervous about?

Liu Ke rubbed his hands, No, I didn't feel it yesterday, but now I suddenly feel a little nervous. If today is like last year, and the concert hall is full, I will definitely be nervous to death.

You girls have poor mental quality. Xu Lang pouted, The more people there are, the better? We will definitely see bigger scenes in the future, and this is just a waste of time. We musicians will have to be like a mountain to collapse. The mental quality to keep your face straight.”

Shen Huaigang consoled him, Don't worry, there were so many people at last year's graduation performance because my brother was going to perform on stage. We people are far from his level of attention. It would be good if there were only one or two hundred people in the audience.

Well, that's true. Liu Ke nodded, But this brother sounds too strange.

You won't feel weird if you listen more.

As time went by, more and more people came to the concert hall. At eight o'clock, someone came to open the door on time, and the students rushed in to start preparations for the performance.

At 8:30, many more spectators came one after another. The formation was indeed quite different from last year, but depending on the situation, excluding the musicians, there were still two to three hundred spectators today.

At eight forty, Zhou Yan, Shi Wanchun, Jia Guoping and principal Liu Lin walked in, talking and laughing.

Seeing the teachers coming, Liu Ke felt her pressure doubled. She tugged on Shen Huaigang's clothes next to her, What should I do, Huaigang, I'm suddenly nervous again.

Shen Huaigang patted Liu Ke's hand, Why are you so nervous? It's not like you don't know that the teachers are coming. It's normal for Principal Liu to come. Principal Wu also came last year.

Xu Lang on the side looked at the faces of Shen Huaigang and Liu Ke, and then at their hands together, and was stunned.

What are you two doing?

Shen Huaigang smiled and said, I fell in love with someone, but I didn't tell you.

Xu Lang was stunned. The world was changing too fast. His good brother Shen Huaigang said women were troublesome every day, but he got single before graduation...

This guy is such a bitch.

Just when Xulang was filled with indignation, two people came through the door, one sitting in a wheelchair and the other pushing behind.

Who is this? Liu Ke asked curiously.

Shen Huaigang shook his head, I don't know.

When they were wondering who the visitor was, Principal Liu Lin had already stood up with Shi Wanchun and a group of other teachers.

Liu Lin smiled and shook hands with Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng, Mr. Yu Hua and Mr. Shi Tiesheng, welcome to our school to participate in the graduation performance of composition and orchestration.

Zhou Yan introduced, This is Principal Liu Lin Liu.

Yu Hua said with a smile, Tiesheng and I have actually been here many times, but this is the first time we meet Principal Liu.

I heard from Teacher Zhou that you are all people who love music. If you want to listen to music in the future, just come to Yangyin. There are not many other places in our school, but you can hear music everywhere.

Zhou Yan then introduced Shi Wanchun and Jia Guoping to Yu Hua and the others. After greeting each other, everyone took their seats.

The situation today was special, so Shi Tiesheng did not use his wheelchair anymore. Zhou Yan arranged a seat for him in the first row.

Just as Shi Tiesheng and the others sat down, several more people walked in from outside the door.

When the students saw clearly the appearance of the person coming, they couldn't help but exclaimed.

Wang Zuxian!

Liang Jiahui!

Third aunt?

It was none other than the creative team of The Sixth Sense.

Because the progress in the early stage was relatively fast and everything that needed to be done had been done, when the filming was approaching, the main creative staff felt more relaxed.

When they heard that Yangyin was performing a graduation work today, they all wanted to come and listen to it.

In fact, it was Wang Zuxian who instigated this matter.

Wang Zuxian had long known that today Zhou Yan would participate in the graduation performance of the Composition Department and the Orchestra Department. She had always wanted to come with Zhou Yan to see it, but she couldn't come with Zhou Yan alone, so she encouraged everyone to come together.

It didn’t take any effort, she said casually, and everyone responded.

They have indeed been a bit tired during this period of time. Of course they are willing to come and listen to a concert to relax.

There were many people from the crew, including actors, directors, and Liu Qing and others. There were more than 20 people in total.

Many students couldn't help but rub their eyes. They still couldn't believe that Wang Zuxian and Liang Jiahui were here.

After they walked in, they first went to greet Liu Lin and the others under the leadership of Zhou Yan, and then got to know Shi Tiesheng and Yu Hua.

Wang Zuxian deliberately ran to sit next to Zhou Yan. She was the heroine of the movie anyway, so others wouldn't think anything of it. By the time they all sat down, it was already 9:50.

At this time, Jia Guoping brought a microphone to Liu Lin. After Liu Lin took it, he tapped it twice, and the originally noisy concert hall immediately became quiet.

Before the performance officially starts, let me say a few words. It's the annual graduation performance again. Many years ago, I was just like you, preparing to perform my own work on the stage. So much time has passed in a blink of an eye. Sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn. You have been studying at Yangyin for four or five years. It is a process of sowing and fertilizing, and today is the time for you to harvest the fruits. We and everyone in the audience are here to witness this important moment today. .”

Then Liu Lin looked at the first row again and said with a smile, This year is quite special. Our graduation performance has welcomed some important guests. While there is still some time before the performance starts, I will briefly introduce to you. The person on my right is Mr. Yu Hua, a well-known writer.

Yu Hua was not well-known among ordinary people, but some people still knew his name. They were all very surprised when they found out that it was Yu Hua who came.

Although the others did not know Yu Hua, they all applauded to welcome him.

Yu Hua clasped his hands together as a greeting to everyone.

He didn't stand up, not because he was arrogant, but because Shi Tiesheng was sitting next to him.

The second person Liu Lin introduced was Shi Tiesheng, The person next to Mr. Yu Hua is also a well-known writer, Mr. Shi Tiesheng.

Shi Tiesheng is obviously more famous than Yu Hua, and the discussion and applause at the scene were louder than when Yu Hua was introduced.

But this is nothing. When Wang Zuxian was introduced later, the applause was several levels higher than that of others. Even Liang Jiahui received much less applause than Wang Zuxian.

After introducing them, Liu Lin didn't say anything more, because he knew that time was precious, so he let the performance begin on the stage.

The first person to perform on stage was monitor Shen Huaigang. After he came on stage, he did not introduce his work and started performing directly.

His graduation piece is a folk music quartet with the most common instruments including bamboo flute, erhu, pipa and guzheng. The song is called Up to Tianshan.

The song expresses the changes in the mood of an ambitious person when he goes up the mountain. He was high-spirited at first, but later became tired and discouraged due to constant hardships, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted, finally reaching the top.

The melody of this piece has ups and downs, but the overall tune is uplifting and very inspiring.

The song was not long, less than six minutes, but after the song ended, Shen Huaigang took the microphone and said a few words.

Hello everyone, I am Shen Huaigang. I would like to thank all the leaders, teachers, classmates and other distinguished guests. Thank you for listening. This song is called Climbing Tianshan. What I want to express in this song is the feeling of a person going up the mountain. Emotional changes. In fact, isn’t our study process also a process of climbing a mountain?”

We came to Yangyin full of enthusiasm and plunged into the ocean of music, but we would definitely encounter various difficulties along the way. For a while, I even thought that I would never be able to overcome these difficulties. I will never be able to climb a mountain in my life, but I still made it over in the end. Here, I would like to thank the school for the training and the leaders for their care. Finally, I would like to thank Teacher Zhou Yan and Teacher Jia Guoping. Without them, I might not be able to find my way back to the mountains. Motivation to go up the mountain.”

After saying that, Shen Huaigang bowed deeply to the audience, and then led the musicians off the stage, and the applause continued until they left the stage.

Shi Wanchun glanced at Zhou Yan and Jia Guoping not far away, with some relief in his eyes.

Although Shen Huaigang didn't say it clearly, Shi Wanchun knew what Shen Huaigang was referring to.

When Li Bingyang was here, these students in the 1988 class were indeed not very energetic. Later, Zhou Yan and Jia Guoping took over, and they were able to regain their vitality this time.

Zhou Yan applauded and sighed with emotion. In fact, he felt that he really didn't do much for the 88 students, but the students remembered his little kindness deeply in their hearts.

Shen Huaigang's song Up to the Sky Mountain is technically average but full of emotion. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to go deeper in the future. But if he doesn't have such high demands on himself, he can learn from Zhou Yan and develop into film and television and pop music. Maybe you can find your own way.

After Shen Huai just stepped off the stage, Xu Lang curled his lips and said, Why don't you dare to call me brother on stage?

Hey, I wanted to shout, but my brothers and sisters were on the tip of my tongue and still didn't say it. Shen Huaigang looked behind him and said, Chen Youfang, it's your turn, if you don't hurry up, you're wasting time, aren't you?

Right now, right now, I'll put my clothes in order.

…

After Chen Youfang came on stage, he first introduced his music, then thanked the leaders, and finally thanked Zhou Yan and Jia Guoping in particular.

At first, no one thought it was anything.

But then almost every student who came on stage wanted to express special thanks to Zhou Yan and Jia Guoping, especially Zhou Yan, who was basically inseparable from him.

People in the composition department basically know why the 1988 students behave like this, but others don't know much about it. Even if they are thanking them, it is too exaggerated. Several students almost cried while talking.

Until the last Xulang came on stage and played his piece Flowing Clouds, he skipped the Thank you teacher and Thank you leader sections and said directly, Brother Zhou Yan, thank you, thank you for your gift. I have the courage and confidence to continue on the road of music. Without you, maybe I have completely lost interest in music at this time. This song Flow·Cloud is to pay tribute to your Flow·Wind. I will always use you as my role model.”

When we were most discouraged, you appeared in our lives like a beam of light, illuminating us, leading us, taking us out of the darkness and welcoming the light. All your teachings and care for us, I Keep it all in my heart...

Hearing Xu Lang's affectionate confession, Zhou Yan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. How could this kid say such vulgar and disgusting words?

Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian never said such disgusting words when they were in love.

The key is that Xu Lang didn't just say a few words, he kept outputting.

At this time last year, you were also the last one to perform on stage. At that time, I was sitting in the audience and watching your figure on the stage, I felt proud in my heart. Yes, our senior brother Zhou Yan is so...

Hearing these disgusting words, Wang Zuxian was also suppressing laughter. She turned her head and gave Zhou Yan a look that almost made her laugh.

The others were similar. Although Xu Lang showed his true feelings, his words were too disgusting.

But soon, when they saw Xu Lang shed tears, their suppressed laughter froze.

No matter how exaggerated and disgusting Xu Lang's words were, his tears were really moving.

Wang Zuxian knew that Xu Lang was definitely not an actor. If he could perform this, this student would win the Best Actor Award.

Seeing that Xu Lang could not control his emotions, Jia Guoping hurriedly went on stage and said, Thank you Xu Lang and all the performers for your wonderful performance. The last song of the day has ended here. Next, please let the leaders speak. a few words.

After finishing speaking, Jia Guoping poked Xu Lang and asked him to go down.

After Liu Lin got the microphone here, he briefly commented on the students' works. Each comment was very brief, only two or three sentences, but they were all to the point, proving that when the students were performing, he really Listening carefully.

After finishing speaking, Liu Lin handed the microphone to Shi Wanchun, who took the microphone and said a few words of congratulations, and then handed the microphone to Zhou Yan and Jia Guoping, The students have thanked you, so you can also say a few words.

Jia Guoping shook his head, I told them at the last class meeting two days ago, so Zhou Yan will tell them today.

Okay, let's talk about Zhou Yan. Shi Wanchun poked the microphone in front of Zhou Yan, with an aura that could not be refused.

Then let me say a few words.

Zhou Yan took the microphone with a smile, and the audience burst into warm applause. There were three places that took the most enthusiastic shots, one was Liu Qing's group, the other was the 88 Composition Department, and the last one was the students from the 92 Composition Department.

After coughing slightly and trying the microphone, Zhou Yan said, Now I am standing here, not as teacher Zhou Yan, nor as senior brother Zhou Yan, but as an 88-level composition student, here to chat with you.

When Zhou Yan said that he was an 88-level composition student, Xu Lang burst into tears, and the 1.8-meter-tall man cried like a child.

Xu Lang is usually very cheerful and lively as his name suggests, but at this time he is the most emotionally fragile. (End of chapter)