Chapter 245 Have These Two People Signed?

Since Zhang Youan didn't say anything, it must not be an emergency, so Zhou Yan didn't rush to find a public phone nearby, but walked home slowly.

After arriving home, Zhou Yan made himself a cup of tea, then picked up the phone and called Zhang Youan back.

After the call was connected, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Lao Zhang, are you still in Shanghai?"

Zhang Youan is from Xiangjiang and usually lives in Shanghai. However, during the Chinese New Year, he basically returns to Xiangjiang. However, the number he left for Zhou Yan is from Shanghai, so he should still be in Shanghai now.

"I will go back to Xiangjiang tomorrow morning. There are still some things that have not been settled in the company today."

"Talk to Sister Feng and ask her to give you some overtime pay."

"Can that be deducted from your salary?"

"Then you'd better not mention it."

"Haha, I knew it." Zhang Youan smiled and got down to business, "I'm looking for you because Bregman, the producer of "Sense and Sensibility" told me that he hopes to invite you to attend the pre-production of the movie. A meeting."

Zhou Yan was a little strange, "An Li didn't tell you this, but the producer came to you directly?"

"Well, yes, but I called An Li and he knew about this. What An Li meant was, come if you have time, forget it if you don't have time."

Zhou Yan pouted, the crew of "Sense and Emotion" is really complicated.

It stands to reason that it is normal for the producer to do this. The key point was that An Li found him before, and now there is no need for the producer to go beyond An Li to find him.

"When will we meet?" Zhou Yan asked.

"Their start-up time is April 19th, and the meeting time is March 28th."

Zhou Yan frowned, the time span was a bit long.

If the meeting and the start-up time are relatively close, Zhou Yan can attend the meeting, hang out for a while, and then participate in the start-up.

The key is that he is relatively busy in April, because "Spring of the Cowherd Class" is about to start filming, and it is difficult to stay abroad for a long time.

"Where will the meeting take place?"

"Just in England."

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Let's go."

It is indeed necessary to attend this meeting in advance.

The soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility" is different from ordinary movies. It is similar to "Spring of the Cowherd" that Zhou Yanzheng is about to shoot, in that there is a plot with live music in the movie.

Marianne can play the piano and sing. There are several scenes in the script where Marianne plays the piano and sings, two of which are more important.

The first is when Colonel Brandon saw Marianne this time. He was fascinated by seeing Marianne playing the piano and singing. The second thing is that Colonel Brandon gave Marianne a piano and a piece of music.

In both cases, the music must be original.

Zhou Yan's original plan was to go to the studio and give them the music directly when the movie started filming in April. In this situation, he could give it in advance.

These songs are relatively simple, they are all piano solos, a bit like poetry, and need to be filled with lyrics later, but it is not difficult.

Originally, it couldn't be written too complicated, otherwise it wouldn't fit the background and character of the times.

Marianne is a romantic girl who likes music and poetry, but she is not a music master.

Not only could she not be able to write difficult music, she could not even play it.

Hearing Zhou Yan's agreement, Zhang Youan smiled and said, "In that case, I will make arrangements for you to go to the UK after that year. Do you want to arrange a concert for you this time?"

"No, let's arrange it for late June."

In late June, the filming of "Spring in the Cowherd Class" was completed, and he was able to spare time to deal with the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility".

Although the two movies started shooting at almost the same time, the shooting period of "Springtime of the Cowherd" was much shorter than that of "Sense and Sensibility."

After the preliminary preparations for "Spring of the Cowherd Class" are completed, the actual filming can be completed in more than a month.

But a movie like "Sense and Sensibility" couldn't be shot in two or three months.

"okay, I get it."

…

After talking to Zhang Youan on the phone, Zhou Yan went to his third uncle's house for dinner.

After dinner, aunt Zhao Lan announced the good news that their eldest brother Zhou Yu would get married next September.

Zhou Yan originally thought that after the eldest brother's matter was settled, his family would urge him to follow Zhou Hong.

But in fact, everyone's attention is now on the eldest brother, and there is no time to care about the two of them.

Including the grandparents, they all want to settle their eldest grandson's marriage first, and then think about other things.

This situation also made Zhou Yan and Zhou Hong more relaxed.

Zhou Yan drank some wine in the evening, and his family's driver took him home, and Zhou Hong also came with him.

"Uncle Chen, please wait a moment. I'll go in and talk to my third brother for a while."

After saying something to the driver, Master Chen, the two brothers entered the house.

"Can I get you a glass of water?"

Zhou Hong waved his hand and said, "I won't drink anymore. Just say a few words and leave."

"good."

Zhou Yan was just being polite. He didn't want to pour water for his brother at all. He just sat on the sofa without moving his buttocks.

"Qizhi Company has developed well this year, and all previously set goals have been achieved."

"Which goal was achieved?"

Huo Siqi and the others had set many goals before, and most of them sounded like bragging to Zhou Yan.

Not long after the advertising company opened, Huo Siqi boasted that this year's turnover would reach 50 million.

At the beginning of this year, Huo Siqi boasted even more, turning a turnover of 50 million into a net profit of 50 million.

"Our annual profit has exceeded 50 million."

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect Huo Siqi to be so awesome. Zhou Yan knew that Qizhi Company was making money before, but he didn't expect it to be so profitable.

"Now you are telling me this because you want to give me some money?" Zhou Yan asked with a smile.

Zhou Hong nodded, "Yes, we need to divide the money. There are nearly 70 million in the account now, and we have to divide it as much as possible."

"Divide as much as possible?"

Zhou Yan looked surprised. He asked if he was sharing the money. He was actually joking. Although he made money, he believed that the company still needs money for subsequent development. It would be best to keep this money and repurchase it.

"Doesn't the company keep any money for operations?"

"It's not safe to keep the money. It should be divided into the accounts of the three of us companies first. If Qizhi is short of money for future operations, we can just borrow it from our three companies. In this way, the three of us will feel at ease."

When Zhou Hong said this, Zhou Yan probably understood that debt and dividends had different priorities. If Qizhi had problems in the future, it would be difficult to get dividends out, but debt was better.

Moreover, Qizhi's shareholding reform has been completed, and the shares are now held by legal persons of each company, so there is no additional consumption for dividends.

In fact, even if there are no problems with the company's operations, dividends will still be distributed.

Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention that Huo Siqi and them are just good friends. When it comes to the distribution of such a large amount of money, if it is not handled well, it will easily create conflicts within them.

By putting the money into Huo Siqi's hands, Huo Siqi can feel more at ease.

Seeing Zhou Yan nod, Zhou Hong added, "You don't have to worry too much once the money is in your company's account. If you need to spend money, just spend it directly. I guess Qizhi Company won't need much operations in the short term." Funds. Huo Siqi mentioned before that he wanted to expand the business of shooting commercials, but I advised him not to do it for the time being."

"Why does he suddenly want to expand his commercial shooting business?"

Zhou Hong smiled and said, "Aren't you pretending to be confused because you understand? Huo Siqi just saw that the two commercials you shot were well received, so he got interested."

Zhou Yan also laughed, "Just because I can shoot well doesn't mean that this business will be easy to do."

"That's what I told him, but I think this business is still a bit promising. In recent years, the production of TV sets in our country has been getting higher and higher, and the number of household TV sets has also been getting higher and higher, and The market has realized a large-scale upgrade from black and white TVs to color TVs. After the TCL flagship large-screen color TV came out last year, it is said that 100,000 units were sold in half a year because of the low price, a 29-inch color TV only costs 6,000 yuan . And I feel that in the next few years, the price of color TVs will become cheaper and cheaper.”

Zhou Yan nodded. Zhou Hong was right. China's TV market has indeed developed rapidly in recent years, and everyone can see this.

"So you think that as more and more households have televisions, the TV advertising industry will become more and more prosperous?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Well, this is indeed obvious, but TV advertising is still different from the businesses we are doing now. A large number of competitors will soon appear. Don't look at the two ads I shot that received a good response. The content of the ads It’s very interesting, but the truth is, mainstream advertising is definitely not like that.”

"Really, then which one should be the mainstream?"

"For many brands, the simpler and more crude the advertising, the better."

When he said this, several advertisements immediately appeared in Zhou Yan's mind. The first one was "Brain Platinum". The main theme of this type of advertisement is "brainwashing".

The simplest content, the highest delivery frequency, and the most catchy advertising words can make many people remember the product in a short period of time.

No matter how creative the advertisement is, it will be beaten to pieces in front of this kind of advertisement.

It's not that Qizhi Company can't do this kind of advertising, but it doesn't have any advantages. Because the threshold is low, the replicability is too strong, and the profits are not that impressive.

Since there is no obvious advantage, why waste time and energy on it?

"Instead of making commercials, it would be better to focus on making TV series and movies."

The threshold for making TV series and movies is high and not something ordinary people can do. The three of them combined, with resources, technology, and ideas, have greater advantages than others.

In terms of film and television, Zhou Yan has a greater say, so Zhou Hong nodded, "In that case, if you want to expand your business in the future, you should focus more on TV series and movies."

"By the way, what happened to the two people I asked you Xu Junrong to sign last time?" Zhou Yan asked.

"Are you talking about Ning Jing and Wu Bai?"

"Um."

"Ning Jing has already signed it, Wu Bai is still negotiating."

"Did you encounter any problems?"

"After all, we are a new company. Wu Bai's reputation is not bad, but we are not very attractive to him."

Zhou Yan probably understood that Wu Bai was in Taiwan's music circle after all, and Zhou had almost no influence in Taiwan.

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan said, "If it really doesn't work, forget it, but if there is hope, you still have to fight for it and give him some conditions."

"Are you so optimistic about him? I looked at his information and found that his first album received very poor response and only sold tens of thousands of copies. Although his "Roman Love Song" brought him some fame some time ago, So be it. In my opinion, his style is difficult to break into the mainstream market."

Zhou Yan was quite surprised to hear what Zhou Hong said.

He thought Zhou Hong rarely paid attention to this aspect, but he didn't expect Zhou Hong to go out of his way to learn about Wu Bai's situation.

However, Zhou Hong's judgment on Wu Bai was somewhat wrong.

Zhou Yan has listened to some of Wu Bai's recent works, including Wu Bai's first album and some of his soundtrack works, and his style is quite mature.

If Wu Bai wants to produce a hit work, he only needs a little opportunity, and this opportunity should not take too long. A singer-songwriter like Wu Bai who spends time in live every day can easily accumulate it.

Previously, Zhou Yan asked Xu Junrong to sign Ning Jing and Wu Bai. In fact, he didn't really care whether he could sign Ning Jing. The key was Wu Bai. This kind of singer-songwriter doesn't need to worry too much after signing him.

"Wu Bai's style is unique. He has strong creative power and inspiration, but he lacks luck. I am more optimistic about him."

Zhou Hong nodded, "In this case, I will let Xu Junrong work harder. As long as you are optimistic, it is worth paying a price."

When it comes to music, Zhou Hong trusts his younger brother unconditionally. His younger brother's talent and vision in this area are unparalleled.

And even if they make a mistake, their company can afford it.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Zhou Hong stood up and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow. I'll leave first. Uncle Chen is still waiting for me outside."

"Okay, I won't give it away."

…

After celebrating the New Year in a lively manner and visiting relatives on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yan returned to living alone.

On the morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yan had breakfast and began to write the music score for "Sense and Emotion" that needed to be used in advance.

The weather forecast said there would be snow today, but after waiting all morning, there was no snowflake.

In the afternoon, Zhou Yan did not continue working, but made a cup of tea and sat on the sofa reading a book.

At about half past two, Zhou Yan's eyes were a little tired, so he raised his head and looked out the window, only to find that snow was falling outside.

The weather forecast was not wrong, the snow still fell, just a little late.

Zhou Yan put down the book, stood up and walked to the window. He looked at the snow for a while and then closed the window.

It's snowing quite a bit. If it keeps falling like this, there should be a lot of snow accumulated by the evening.

At that time, a group of children will probably gather in the courtyard, building snowmen and having snowball fights. Although most of the theater's family members have moved away from the compound, many people have moved in, and there are more children than before.

After returning to the sofa and reading for a while, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

Zhou Yan picked up the phone casually, "Hello, hello."

"Third brother, come pick me up quickly."

Hearing Wang Zuxian's voice, Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, "Pick you up?"

"I'm at the airport."

"Which airport?"

"Daxiaochang Airport."

Zhou Yan was very surprised that Wang Zuxian came to Jinling.

This girl still likes to engage in assault.

"Then you stay at the airport and wait for me."

"Well, okay, I'll be right here in the arrivals hall."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

Dajiaochang Airport is not far from where Zhou Yan lives. The straight-line distance is less than ten kilometers and it can be reached by car in half an hour. If we move to Lukou Airport in a few years, it won't be close.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yan arrived at the University Airport and quickly found Wang Zuxian.

There were not many people in the arrival hall at the moment. Wang Zuxian was tall and dressed in a special way, so he could be seen at a glance. Although Wang Zuxian covered his face tightly, he could still be recognized.

Zhou Yan saw Wang Zuxian, and Wang Zuxian also saw him.

Wang Zuxian dragged the box and ran towards Zhou Yan happily. When he got there, he hugged Zhou Yan and said, "Third brother, are you surprised?"

Zhou Yan picked her up and spun her around, smiling and saying, "You must have lost some weight."

"Well, so when we get to Jinling, you have to take me to eat delicious food."

"Let's go." Zhou Yan held Wang Zuxian in one hand and the box in the other, walking towards the outside of the airport.

When he got to the car, Wang Zuxian couldn't wait to pull off the scarf on his face, hugged Zhou Yan and kissed him, "Third brother, where are we going now?"

"go home."

When he heard about going home, Wang Zuxian's eyes turned into two crescents, "Okay, go home."

On the way home, Wang Zuxian held the car window open, his eyes full of curiosity, and he wanted to ask anything he saw.

Compared with Yanjing and Shanghai, Jinling is much behind. There are no high-rise buildings. You can see the Jinling Hotel in the distance.

Especially this season, there is really nothing to see in Jinling.

If it's summer or autumn, you can enjoy the scenery on the roadside.

But even so, Wang Zuxian was very interested, especially when she saw the sycamore tree on the roadside, she was particularly excited, "I heard that Jiang ** planted it for his wife. It's so beautiful."

Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing. These Wutong trees had little to do with Chiang Kai-shek.

Moreover, Nanjing people have complicated feelings towards sycamore trees. Speaking of which, there are so many sycamore trees on the roadside. In summer, they can provide shade and look good. However, they have a lot of flying lint, which is not very friendly to the respiratory tract.

In particular, some people are prone to allergies and dare not open windows during seasons when there is a lot of flying catkins.

Zhou Yan did not correct Wang Zuxian, and there is nothing wrong with maintaining a little fantasy sometimes.

…

When Zhou Yan opened the door and took Wang Zuxian into the house, Wang Zuxian was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the place where Zhou Yan lived was so simple.

Although he knew that Zhou Yan was not a person who loved to enjoy himself, in Yanjing, Zhou Yan at least lived in a courtyard house with good decoration.

Seeing Wang Zuxian's confusion, Zhou Yan explained with a smile, "This was my mother's old house. After she left, I was too lazy to move, and I can't stay there only a few days every year."

Wang Zuxian nodded. It seemed that this house had special meaning to the third brother.

After entering the house, Wang Zuxian saw the photo on the table and asked, "Is this your mother?"

"Um."

"Third brother, you look very much like aunt."

"A lot of people say that."

Wang Zuxian walked to the altar table, took out three sticks of incense, lit it, and bowed to the photo, "Hello, aunt, I am Xiaoxian, third brother's girlfriend. Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely be good to third brother."

Zhou Yan came closer and said with a smile, "Look, my mother smiled when she saw you."

Wang Zuxian was so frightened that he slapped Zhou Yan on the shoulder angrily, "Third brother, you are scaring me again."

Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, "For someone who has played the role of a female ghost, you are so timid."

Wang Zuxian pursed his lips, "Having played the role of a female ghost, do you have to be brave? Then I have also played the role of White Snake, do I need to know the magic arts?"

"You played the role of White Snake, so you are with Xu Xian like me."

"You are the only one who knows how to talk."

"I'll go pack your luggage."

With that said, Zhou Yanti slipped Wang Zuxian's box towards the bedroom and said as he walked, "How many clothes did you bring? The box is so heavy."

"I didn't bring many clothes. They were basically gifts for Xiaojiu and the others."

"Brought here from Taiwan?"

"Um."

"If you really want to give a gift, you can just buy it from here. It's too heavy to bring it from so far away."

"That's so insincere." Wang Zuxian chuckled, "The box can't fit in it, so I didn't bring a few clothes and planned to buy them here. So, you have to buy me clothes."

Zhou Yancai waved his hand grandly, "Buy it. After the gifts are sent out, fill this box with clothes."

Since they were all gifts, Zhou Yan didn't need to pack them up, so he just put the boxes there and waited until he could find a time to give the gifts to Xiao Jiu and the others.

The two stayed at home for a while, and it was already dinner time, so Zhou Yan took Wang Zuxian out to eat.

At this time, the snow was getting heavier and snow began to accumulate on the road. Zhou Yan stopped driving, and he didn't have to go far. From the location of his home, whether it was shopping for clothes or eating, he could just walk.

Zhou Yan took Wang Zuxian to eat duck blood vermicelli for her first meal in Jinling.

On Guangzhou Road next to Jinling Normal University, there is a shop opened by an old couple. It doesn’t even have a door number, but Zhou Yan likes the taste of their shop very much, so he often comes to eat there.

The store is very small, with only three tables in total. When Zhou Yan and the others arrived, there was no one in the store.

Seeing the guests coming, Boss Nian walked out of the kitchen enthusiastically, "Two people?"

"Yeah, two bowls."

Theirs is just a kind of duck blood vermicelli, and there are no big or small bowls, so ordering is very simple.

"Eh, do you want spicy oil?"

"I want one bowl, but I don't want one bowl." After placing the order, Zhou Yan looked at the duck shop opposite, "Auntie, why isn't the door open across the way?"

He originally wanted to kill a duck and eat it.

The landlady smiled and said, "Don't look at what day it is today. Our store just opened today. You can't even get fans to eat when you come at noon."

"That's a coincidence. My girlfriend just came to Jinling today. If you didn't open the door, I wouldn't know where to take her to eat. I often eat at your house, but I'm not used to eating at other places."

The landlady looked at Zhou Yan up and down, "Oh, it's you, no wonder you look so familiar. You covered half of your face with a scarf today, so I didn't recognize it. Okay, you guys sit down, I won't disturb you anymore, now Go get some fans for you."

"Well, Auntie, you are busy."

After the proprietress left, Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "It seems you are a regular customer."

"Well, I like the taste of his food very much. You can try it later and see if you like it."

"You like it, I definitely like it."

After a while, two bowls of duck blood vermicelli were served. Wang Zuxian was very surprised and said, "Do duck blood vermicelli look like this? I thought it would be similar to spicy duck blood."

The boss stretched his head and looked here, "Looking at the accent, you are not from here, are you?"

Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "My hometown is Shucheng." (End of Chapter)