1990: Starting from Baojia Street

After they finished playing Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms, Zhou Yan took Wang Zuxian's hand and walked in the direction he came from, Let's go shopping elsewhere. It will get dark soon.

Later Zhou Yan will go to other Neon cities to hold concerts, and Wang Zuxian will also be busy with Shiseido advertising. There are not many opportunities to hang out together like today, so Zhou Yan doesn't want to waste time here.

After walking around Ueno Park for a while, they still wanted to find a place to eat and enjoy the world together.

However, the two of them had just taken two steps when a boy caught up with them.

You two, please wait a moment.

Zhou Yan looked at the boy in front of him and recognized him as the musician responsible for playing shamisen.

What did he say? Zhou Yan asked Wang Zuxian.

He asked us to wait a moment. Wang Zuxian replied to Zhou Yan, and then asked the boy in neon language, What can I do for you?

Hojo was hearing the conversation between the two, and when he heard that they were Chinese, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Zhou Yan has just finished a concert in Tokyo, so now when he sees Chinese people, he will think of Zhou Yan.

I would like to ask this gentleman, is there anything wrong with our performance? Hojo asked.

He asked you if there was anything wrong with their performance.

Zhou Yan shook his head, No, your performance is very good.

Hojo didn't believe this answer. The Chinese man shook his head several times in succession. Although the amplitude was not large, Hojo noticed it.

Moreover, just after Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms ended, the two of them were about to leave, obviously dissatisfied with their performance.

The young and energetic Hojo Masaru was very unconvinced when he saw this situation, so he came over specifically to ask what this man's high opinions were.

Although Zhou Yan didn't understand neon language, he felt the young man's dissatisfaction. However, even though he was not convinced, the young man still remained polite.

This is also a characteristic of neon people. Most neon people, no matter what they think in their hearts, are very polite on the surface and will bow when speaking.

Zhou Yan also didn't expect that the boy's shaking of his head would be caught by this boy. This also showed that the boy's attention was too distracted.

It is not a good thing for a performer to pay too much attention to the audience's reaction.

Many inexperienced musicians will have this problem when they go on stage. They care too much about what the audience thinks. As long as an audience member shows a reaction that they don't like, they will be very concerned about it.

Therefore, for a performer, mentality is also a kind of talent.

Take Ma Dongfang for example, that guy was average in his first grade, but he just dared to go on stage and express himself, and he was basically not affected by the audience.

There are many erhu players in the orchestra, and one of them, Liu Qin, is actually better than Ma Dongfang. At least during rehearsals, Liu Qin's performance level is higher than that of Ma Dongfang.

But after Liu Qin got on stage, it was as if he had been debuffed, and his performance was compromised.

Ma Dongfang is different. On the stage, he can basically show his usual level. Sometimes he may even perform beyond his level because he is more excited to face the audience.

Therefore, in the end, Ma Dongfang defeated Liu Qin and became the band's chief erhu player.

Things like mentality can be changed by going to the stage more and accumulating experience, but the natural gap is sometimes difficult to make up for. Some people may have been on stage a hundred times, but they still cannot reach the mentality of others when they first stepped on the stage. .

If sir you have any ideas, please tell me. I beg you.

Saying that, Hojo bowed to Zhou Yan again.

At this time, Hojo's classmates were still where they were, looking at him strangely. They didn't understand why Hojo suddenly ran over to stop these two people, and they didn't understand why he bowed to this man.

Zhou Yan sighed slightly. Although he knew that the young man in front of him might not really be sincere in asking for advice, he still couldn't help but said after receiving the courtesy, Your performance of the song Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms was too stiff. It’s basically a rip-off of the original song, but the orchestration of the original song is completely different from yours.”

Although Zhou Yan didn't say anything in-depth, Hojo knew as soon as he heard it that this man knew music.

At this moment, the dissatisfaction in his heart also weakened a little.

Can you tell me more about it?

Zhou Yan looked at the time, then nodded, Let's talk about the orchestration first. I saw you put the erhu next to it, but you didn't use it. This is the biggest failure of your orchestration selection this time. Without making major changes, , the main melody of Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms must be embodied by bowed and stringed instruments. If the violin is not used, the erhu is a good choice. Secondly, the choice of the three instruments of shakuhachi, Xiao and Sheng is also very problematic. Among them The primary and secondary relationship between the shakuhachi and the flute is unclear, which is a taboo in orchestration...

He talked so eloquently that Wang Zuxian was very tired. He kept asking Zhou Yan to speak slower. Wang Zuxian still didn't know how to say some words in neon language, so he could only gesture with his hands or use English instead.

Although Wang Zuxian's translation was poor, Hojo Masaru could basically understand what Zhou Yan said.

And the more he listened, the more he felt that this Chinese man's level was extraordinary.

Some of the issues mentioned by the other party are known to them, such as the issue of erhu.

They also know that the erhu is very good, but today their erhu skills are not good enough, and the other people's erhu level is not high, so they don't force it.

As for the arrangement of shakuhachi, sheng, and xiao, they actually felt that it was inappropriate, but they didn't know how to change it for the better.

They have made adjustments many times before, but each time they failed to achieve the desired effect.

As for Zhou Yan's suggestion of modifying the music, they had thought about it, but they didn't have the ability.

These students are all in the first and second grade. Hojo Masaru himself is a student in the composition department, but he is only in the first grade and can only write short pieces. He dare not touch mature music.

Modifying the music without authorization may make the music worse. He lacks ability and confidence.

Hojo swallowed hard and couldn't help but ask, Sir, can you talk about how to change this song?

Zhou Yan glanced at Hojo Masaru and didn't say how to change the song. Instead, he talked about something more basic.

Today's music creation is gradually moving towards an era of diversified development. When composers develop and explore new composition techniques, they begin to pay attention to more distinctive and individual forms of expression.

Some composers began to pay attention to extracting new sounds from Western orchestras...

As soon as Zhou Yan mentioned this, he unconsciously spoke faster. Wang Zuxian quickly raised his hand to shout, Stop, stop, stop, third brother, you really treat me as a professional translator. Originally, I had to put effort into what you said. I understand, and you speak so quickly.”

After being scolded by his girlfriend, Zhou Yan coughed slightly and slowed down his speech, The rich colors contained in traditional national instrumental music, as well as the traditional culture and humanistic thoughts embodied in folk music itself, are very interesting, so China's Some composers have studied some exploratory and innovative national instrumental works from ten years ago.

He adjusted his speaking speed very slowly. After finishing a paragraph, he asked Wang Zuxian, Is this okay?

Let me try.

After Wang Zuxian finished translating, Zhou Yan said the next paragraph.

National instrumental music in melody writing...

As soon as he opened his mouth, a petite girl from the student band came over.

Hojo, what's wrong?

Hojo was taking too long here, and the other members of the orchestra were a little impatient, so they asked Ashikaga Taka Mako to ask what was going on.

Seeing the arrival of Ashikaga Mako, Hojo hurriedly explained, This gentleman is a very powerful musician. He is giving me guidance on some problems that arise during our performance.

Ashikaga Takamako looked at the man and woman in front of him with great confusion. These two people were a bit strange. They were both wearing hats and scarves, and basically only their eyes could be seen.

The woman couldn't even see her eyes clearly, and the brim of her hat covered a lot of her eyes.

Moreover, this woman was dressed too strangely. She wore a leather jacket, a short skirt, and purple leggings. The colors on her body were very contrasting, especially her red hair, which looked fake at first glance.

But in front of others, she didn't ask much. She just said, They are all waiting for you.

Seeing the boy's companion coming to him, Zhou Yan smiled and said, Why don't we just stop talking today, you still have something to do.

Hojo waved his hands repeatedly, No, no, no, please continue.

Then he turned to Ashikaga Mako and said, This gentleman is really amazing. You can also listen to it.

Only then did Ashikaga Makoto discover that this man turned out to be Chinese.

When she heard what Hojo was saying, she didn't say anything because she also wanted to see how powerful this man was.

Zhou Yan smiled and continued, In terms of melody writing, some of the current national musical instrument works have one thing in common, which is to try to break the folk music creation model based on the pentatonic mode structure as the basis of melody development, and strive to explore the possibility of mode expansion.

After he said this, Wang Zuxian rolled her eyes. She didn't know how to translate this pentatonic structure.

However, Hojo Masaru and the others were all majoring in music, so Wang Zuxian made a few gestures to make them understand.

But what Wang Zuxian didn't know was that this was just the beginning, and the hell difficulty was still to come.

The previous paragraph is just an introduction, and then Zhou Yan starts to talk about some specific technical things.

Using the clear corners, transitions, leaps, transitions and other sounds in the pentatonic scale that are usually treated as 'partials' as independent melody backbone sounds is a method that is gradually emerging to expand the application range of modes. method.

After hearing this sentence, Wang Zuxian was dumbfounded. This could not be translated at all.

What is Qingjiao, what is Bianzheng... and how should the backbone sound be translated?

These highly professional things, let alone translation, she herself could not understand what they meant.

Hojo and Ashikaga Taka Mako were listening to Zhou Yan's words, and then they both looked at Wang Zuxian expectantly, waiting for her to translate Zhou Yan's words.

Wang Zuxian held it in for a long time, but finally gave up and said truthfully, My neon language is so bad, I can't translate the professional things he said.

When Ashikaga Mako heard that Wang Zuxian could not translate, he quickly said, I know a Chinese classmate, and I will find him to translate.

This... Wang Zuxian turned to look at Zhou Yan.

What's wrong?

Wang Zuxian told Zhou Yan the situation.

Zhou Yan frowned. He originally thought there was still time, so he decided to take some time to chat with them. If he found another translator now, it would take too long.

And an extra minute here means a little more chance of being recognized.

Seeing Zhou Yan hesitate, Hojo bowed to him again.

Sir, I really hope you can tell us more. Thank you very much.

Wang Zuxian's heart was even softer than Zhou Yan's. She tugged on Zhou Yan's sleeve and said, Third brother, why don't you tell them more. Anyway, I have nothing else to do, so I'll be late for dinner.

Hearing Wang Zuxian's helpful words, Zhou Yan nodded, Okay, let's wait for a while.

With Zhou Yan's consent, Ashikaga Takamako quickly ran to find his Chinese classmates.

After Ashikaga Mako left, Zhou Yan asked, Which school are you from? Is it far from here?

Hojo shook his head and said, We are from the Toei Music Club, and the school is right next to it.

Oh. Zhou Yan nodded.

Dongyi is a first-class art school, and their music department is quite famous. In terms of the ranking of music schools in the world, it is higher than the Central Conservatory of Music.

Moreover, it is a comprehensive art college with music department and art department, and its international reputation is much higher than that of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Zhou Yan asked Hojo Masa some basic information and understood that they were all first and second grade students. No wonder their level was average.

And they should not be outstanding students in the school, otherwise, this level would not be justified.

No matter how good a school is, the level of students varies greatly, and there is a big gap between them.

In fact, art colleges seem mysterious to outsiders and have high thresholds. In fact, they are not that exaggerated.

Take Yangyin as an example, even in the composition department, most of them are ordinary people. Unlike what many people think, those who enter Yangyin are all geniuses among geniuses.

It's just that the musicians that ordinary people can see are all very good. After all, those who are not good are basically invisible. Many ordinary musicians are even unemployed after graduation.

Now in China, students from Yangyin are assigned jobs after they graduate, so they are not worried about not having a job. However, if students from Yangyin are assigned to ordinary units, the upper limit is basically set, and it is difficult to achieve great development.

Top-notch students will basically go abroad to seek longer-term development.

While waiting for the translation, Hojo took Zhou Yan to their band and told the students about the situation.

These students had never heard what Zhou Yan said before, so they were all a little confused. Is this person really as powerful as Hojo Masaru said?

However, knowing that Ashikaga Makoto went to find a translator, their doubts were relieved a lot. If this person didn't have anything, there was no need for Ashikaga Takamako to go out of his way to find a translator.

While waiting, Zhou Yan was not idle and began to teach them how to use the orchestrator.

Because there were musical instruments on site, Zhou Yan didn’t need to explain too deeply, he just showed them the instruments.

He first picked up the erhu, played a piece casually, and then said, I have made some changes to this piece, can you hear it?

These students of Dongyi discussed it all, and all of them seemed very excited, because the section modified by Zhou Yan was obviously smoother than what they had played before.

It's just that Wang Zuxian couldn't translate some of the things they said.

They talked about things like flat e, reduced e, etc., but I couldn't quite understand them.

Zhou Yan nodded, Yes, flat e, restored e, that is, leap sound and Bian Gong. In the changes I just made, I used the juxtaposition of leap sound and Bian Gong. My senior brother Tan Dun previously wrote in Nanxiangzi This method is used inside...

It's better to wait until the translator comes to talk about this. If you say it now, it will be in vain.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Just tell them about the juxtaposition, and they will probably understand.

Wang Zuxian nodded and told them about the juxtaposition, and the students nodded wildly. They had also discussed this point just now.

Zhou Yan then began to demonstrate other passages to them.

About twenty minutes later, Ashikaga Taka Mako came trotting over with a boy.

Arriving in front of Zhou Yan, Ashikaga Mako said breathlessly, Sir, we have brought our translator. He is Chinese.

The boy was also out of breath, Hello, I am Li Xun, Chinese.

Zhou Yan nodded, Okay, please.

He played the section he played at the beginning again, and then said, What is used here is the juxtaposition of leap sounds and palace changes, so that the partial tone leaps can be used to generate a new melody. The intervals increase by one degree and fourth degree. , expanding the scope of mode application in the work to give it a musical tendency of pan-tonality and polytonality...

Now that the translator has arrived, Zhou Yan does not waste time and starts outputting frantically.

Li Xun didn't even catch his breath before he started to translate for him.

After all, he is a music student, so Li Xun could understand what Zhou Yan said, and the translation was much smoother.

Especially those professional terms, if you are not a music student, you really can't understand them if you change the translation.

From the beginning, Zhou Yan couldn't stop himself.

After talking about the expansion of modes, he started to talk about the synthesis of modes to these students.

“Using modal synthesis to expand the range of melody expression is also one of the methods used in some national instrumental music works. Let’s first talk about homotopic modal synthesis, and use homotopic modal synthesis to expand the modal sequence of the pentatonic scale. , a common use is to juxtapose the minor third above the tonic...

While talking, Zhou Yan used musical instruments to demonstrate to them.

Zhou Yan then told them about the non-vocal tendency of the melody and the complexity of the melody and rhythm.

After talking about the melody, he talked to these students about harmony techniques, such as the application of fourth-degree overlapping chords and second-degree overlapping chords, the use of dense sound blocks and vertical harmony.

In fact, when it comes to the latter part, those students who are learning musical instruments can no longer keep up, and only Hojo, who is studying composition, can understand.

But it doesn't matter if they don't understand, because Zhou Yan gave them a demonstration. He basically dissected the song Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms. He even improvised a melody for the shamisen and asked Hojo to try it out. .

As soon as Hojo got started, he found that it was indeed much better.

A melody that Zhou Yan composed at random was much better than what they had carefully thought out.

It was like a ball of wool, it was so messy that Hojo could not find the end of it, but Zhou Yan smoothed it out with just a few clicks.

Later, when the students looked at Zhou Yan, their eyes were full of disbelief.

This person is so awesome, and the teachers in his school are not that awesome either. Is Chinese music already so strong? Does anyone have such a level?

Isn't Zhou Yan a special case in China, but common?

After finishing Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms, Zhou Yan mentioned the skit the students had just played, If you want to pursue dissonance, don't mess around. You can try using three drums and alto sheng. And then make a dense sound block with a minor second reset, and the heavy dissonant sound in the mid-bass area will make people feel oppressive. Maybe this can achieve the effect you want.

Or, if you want to do something special, you can use sheng and zither to play blocks of uncertain pitch in the high and low ranges. The sound effect will be very sharp, but the risk is very high, because this is beyond the scope. The scope of application of traditional harmony. But in this way, it can show a primitive and rough style.

After hearing what Zhou Yan said, Ashikaga Mako licked her lips and said, Sir, are you a music teacher?

She looked at Zhou Yan, her face full of admiration, and stars in her eyes. Wang Zuxian couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw the look in the little girl's eyes.

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, Well, I am indeed a music teacher.

All the students looked at each other.

Sure enough, this is the image of music teachers in their minds.

Ashikaga Mako asked again, Can I ask which school you teach in?

Zhou Yan didn't lie to them and answered directly, Composition Department of Central Conservatory of Music.

Li Xun nodded and translated for him, This gentleman is at Central Music...

Halfway through the translation, Li Xun suddenly realized something. He looked at Zhou Yan with wide eyes, Teacher, are you and Zhou Yan colleagues?

Compared to other students, Li Xun knew more about Zhou Yan and the Central Conservatory of Music. He knew that Zhou Yan was a teacher in the Composition Department of Central Conservatory of Music.

There are not many teachers in the Composition Department of Yangyin, especially those so young, so Li Xun was so surprised.

He stared at the exposed part of Zhou Yan's face carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that these eyes were very similar to Zhou Yan's.

Is your surname... Zhou?

Zhou Yan said with a smile, My surname can also be Lu.

This sentence is a bit nonsensical. Neon people may not understand it, but Li Xun can understand it because Lu Xun's surname is Zhou.

This person said that his surname could be Lu, which was equivalent to admitting that his surname was Zhou.

His surname is Zhou. He is so young and is a teacher in the Composition Department of Yangyin. At this moment in Tokyo, there are various signs that the person in front of him is Zhou Yan.

Li Xun was a little confused.

He was reading in the dormitory just now when Ashikaga Taka Mako suddenly came to him and said that he wanted him to help translate, and then pulled him over without any explanation.

On the way here, Ashikaga Mako explained the situation to him, saying that he had met a very powerful Chinese musician and urgently needed a translator, and he was also very curious.

But Li Xunzai never imagined that this Chinese musician turned out to be Zhou Yan!

Hojo Masa and the others listened to half of Li Xun's translation and spoke several words to Zhou Yan. They were all a little confused and didn't understand what was going on.

Li Xunjun, what's wrong?

Li Xun glanced at Hojo Masaru, and then asked Zhou Yan carefully, Can I tell them this?

Okay. Zhou Yan nodded, and then said, But wait until we leave.

After saying that, he looked at his watch again. It was getting late too. He was delayed here for more than an hour.

We're leaving now, you tell them.

Li Xun nodded, turned to Hojo Masa and the others and said, This gentleman said he has something to do and has to leave first.

Hojo Tadashi and the others were a little confused and didn't understand why this gentleman suddenly wanted to leave, but they were too embarrassed to pester Zhou Yan anymore.

Goodbye sir.

Zhou Yan waved his hands towards them and said in vague neon language, Sexy.

Wang Zuxian also smiled and waved goodbye to them, Goodbye, classmates.

After saying goodbye, Zhou Yan left with Wang Zuxian.

After watching the two people walk for a long time, Hojo Tadashi finally couldn't help but ask Li Xun, Li Xun-kun, why did this gentleman suddenly leave? What were you talking about just now?

Seeing that Zhou Yan and the others had not disappeared, Li Xun shook his head and said, Let's talk later.

Why do you have to wait a while? They were even more surprised. They didn't know what Li Xun was trying to do.

Li Xun didn't answer. He kept looking at Zhou Yan and the others' backs. He didn't speak until their backs disappeared and said, Do you know who he is?

Who is he? Ashikaga Mako asked.

He is - Zhou Yan.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

You said he is Zhou Yan who held a concert in Tokyo two days ago?

Li Xun nodded, Well, that's him. He asked me to wait until they left before talking.

Hojo had an impulse in his heart and wanted to run over and catch up with Zhou Yan, but in the end he restrained himself. Since Zhou Yan said this, it meant that he didn't want to be disturbed.

So, were we guided by Zhou Yan just now?

No wonder his music theory is so strong.

It seems that our performance of Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms attracted him.

should be.

Why didn't we think it was Zhou Yan just now?

Maybe it's because the lady next to him was dressed too strangely, so we didn't even think about it in this direction.

That lady dressed so strangely, could it be because she didn't want to be recognized? Is she also a celebrity?

So tall, could it be Wang Zuxian?

It's possible, isn't Wang Zuxian also in Tokyo?

Don't make wild guesses, it's not good to spread the word.

Then what happened to him today, can we tell someone about it?

Li Xun thought for a while and said, It should be no problem. He asked me to tell you.

But if we tell people that we met Zhou Yan, I'm afraid others won't believe it.

Haha, it doesn't matter, this experience has been wonderful anyway, isn't it?

It would be even better if we could take a photo together.

I didn't expect that his teaching ability is so strong. He teaches better than many teachers in our school.

Yeah, they say geniuses are not good at teaching, but he doesn't seem to have this problem.

If he came to teach me, I would definitely be willing to learn.

He teaches composition, not flute playing.

But we also need to learn music theory.

That's true. If he taught me, my music theory would definitely be better.

...

Hojo Tadashi also came to his senses at this moment. He clapped his hands and said, Don't discuss it anymore. Hurry up and practice the passages that Zhou Yan adapted just now. You may forget them soon.

Yes, yes, write it down quickly.

Then when we perform in the future, should we write Zhou Yan's name in the author column?

Wouldn't it be bad? Others would think that we are deliberately trying to gain his fame.

But he helped change these paragraphs. Isn't it disrespectful and illegal not to write them down?

...

It's useless to think too much now. We're not profitable.

They also felt that Hojo was right, they were just practicing. Therefore, they didn't think too much and returned to their seats to practice the paragraphs that Zhou Yan had just adapted for them.

After sitting down, Hojo suddenly thought of something. He asked Li Xun, Li Xun-kun, do you know how to play the erhu?

Li Xun smiled and said, I know a little bit.

Can you help them play the erhu?

Okay, no problem.

Hojo doesn't care about the level of the erhu player now. As long as there is an erhu around, he will be used to it if he can reproduce what Zhou Yan just said.

But they never expected that what Li Xun said was completely different from what they thought.

Although not as good as professional erhu players, Li Xun's erhu is one level, maybe two, higher than the others here.

Later, Hojo Masaru and the others no longer believed anything the Chinese said. As long as some Chinese people say they know a little bit, they will assume that they are great.

…

After Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian left Ueno Park, they started looking for food nearby.

Although she was delayed by the river for more than an hour, Wang Zuxian was in a very good mood. She especially liked watching Zhou Yan giving lectures to the students. It was as fascinating to her as performing on the stage.

She held Zhou Yan's arm and said, Third brother, I haven't even gone to the classroom to see you in class.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, If you go, the students will just look at you, but they won't be interested in class anymore.

Is it possible that there is a little girl in your class who likes you, so you don't want me to see it? Wang Zuxian joked.

That must be the case.

Humph, I knew it was true. The female student just looked at you and her eyes were straight.

Are you jealous?

No, my boyfriend is excellent and I should be happy.

Zhou Yan nodded and said seriously, Yes, classmate Xiaoxian, you have a very good ideological consciousness. Keep it up. What shall we eat?

Wang Zuxian thought for a while and said, Let's go eat tempura.

…

The next afternoon, when Zhou Yan was packing his luggage and preparing to go to Nagoya, Zhang Youan came to find him.

“There have been some changes regarding music licensing.”

Zhou Yan pulled up the box and looked up at Zhang Youan. There was no sadness on Zhang Youan's face, so that shouldn't be bad news.

What change? Zhou Yan asked.

Now they are not satisfied with just getting your music license, they also want to invite you to be their spokesperson. Zhang Youan said.

Me? Spokesperson? Zhou Yan said in surprise.

Why are you surprised? Although you don't play many roles, your face is still well-known. They hope to pay three million Hong Kong dollars to get the authorization for The Street Where the Wind Lives and your endorsement.

Zhou Yan smiled, does Shiseido have such a soft spot for the number three million? If he asked for three million, wouldn't he feel uncomfortable if he didn't say three million?

However, this price is indeed very high. Even excluding the song licensing fee, there are still two hundred and dozens left, which is more than Shiseido's endorsement fee for Wang Zuxian.

The endorsement fee that Wang Zuxian received from Jiuniang Sake was 3 million, but the contract with Shiseido the year before last was 2 million.

The 3 million that Wang Zuxian paid for Jiuniang's endorsement is already a record for foreign stars in Neon. If Zhou Yan's 3 million is included in the endorsement fee, it will tie Wang Zuxian's record.

It can be seen from this that Shiseido indeed attaches great importance to Zhou Yan.

After accepting this endorsement, I want to shoot commercials for them?

That's for sure, otherwise I can give you 3 million, and they are very anxious. It sounds like they want you to shoot with Joey Wong this time.

Zhou Yan pondered, Then I have to take a look at their advertising plan.

Zhang Youan smiled. Zhou Yan was indeed different from others. Faced with an endorsement offer of 3 million, he immediately wanted to see their advertising plan. This meant that if the advertising plan did not satisfy him, he would not accept the endorsement. .

Being Zhou Yan's manager is indeed full of happy worries.

In fact, Shiseido is not the first brand to seek endorsement from Zhou Yan. Neon has approached several brands before, but the prices are not high, basically more than one million, which is far behind what Shiseido offers.

If Shiseido hadn't really given him a lot, Zhang Youan wouldn't have mentioned this to Zhou Yan. At this stage, it would be better for Zhou Yan to accept less endorsements. After all, Zhou Yan is not a film and television star, and he still has to rely on other channels to realize his cash.

More than one million means Zhou Yan can hold a few concerts.

Although a few concerts are more tiring than shooting commercials, it is safe to say that if there is an endorsement, if there is a problem with the brand, Zhou Yan himself will be affected.

Many film and television stars, once they are named, rush to cash out endorsements, which can easily lead to problems later.

Of course, shooting commercials is not without its benefits. If the commercials are well shot and the brand is good, it will have a positive impact on Zhou Yan.

Especially this time, Shiseido also requested the authorization for The Street Where the Wind Lives and also promoted the song to Zhou Yan, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

Okay, I'll communicate with Shiseido and ask them to show you the script of the commercial. If the script is okay, I personally suggest you take it. It's not your first time acting with Joey Wong, so it should be It’s relatively consistent.”

Zhou Yan nodded, Well, let's read the script first. (End of Chapter)