Chapter 492 Can Our School Cooperate?

Several people did not doubt that Zhou Yan was bragging. After all, they knew a little about Zhou Yan's wealth. Millions of dollars might be astronomical figures for others, but it was nothing for Zhou Yan.

Liang Bolong knew more about music than the others. He even thought that the millions Zhou Yan said might be conservative.

When he entered the big recording studio just now, Liang Bolong saw the Steinway b211 on the stage at a glance. This is a million-level piano.

This is the second time Liang Bolong has seen this piano live. The last time was when he watched a performance at the Yanjing Concert Hall.

A piano alone costs millions, not to mention other things. It is possible that the cost of this studio is more than 10 million.

"In addition to recording, this recording studio is also used for rehearsals by the Piano Youth Orchestra."

Hearing Zhou Yan's words, several teachers showed envy.

People really can't be compared.

Their students from the Central Academy of Drama have no place to perform a drama or a stage play, but the students of the Central Conservatory of Music can actually rehearse in a recording studio that cost millions.

The key point is that the Central Conservatory of Music already has a concert hall with good conditions. It can be said that those who don't have a concert hall are either dying of drought or flooding.

"You students of the Central Conservatory of Music are so lucky." Chang Li sighed.

Tian Youliang smiled and said, "It's true that I was lucky. Some time ago, I saw news that Wang Zuxian donated a piano to the Central Conservatory of Music and spent nearly one million."

Nearly one million... Zhou Yan pulled the corner of his mouth, not knowing where Tian Youliang saw this news from the tabloid.

The piano donated by Wang Zuxian to the Central Conservatory of Music was worth 200,000 yuan, but it was unexpectedly reported to be nearly one million, which was nearly five times the value.

These media reports are really bold to make up stories.

However, Zhou Yan was too lazy to refute the rumor. He smiled and said, "A lot of pianos in the Central Conservatory of Music are indeed broken. This is the disadvantage of studying music. The cost of musical instruments is a bit high."

"Yes, the cost of musical instruments is indeed high." Liang Bolong nodded in agreement, "Our school's music-related majors also need musical instruments, which is indeed very expensive. More than half of the pianos in our school are second-hand pianos bought from other places, and they are not good pianos in the first place."

Huang Dingyu pushed his glasses and said, "In fact, students in our school also have many needs for equipment, but it is difficult for the school to meet the students."

Zhou Yan nodded to show his understanding.

The Academy of Drama does have many needs for equipment, the most important of which is photography equipment, and there are many consumables in photography, which require continuous investment.

However, compared with majors such as directing and photography, their acting department has much less demand in this regard.

"Our acting department is not bad. The most difficult thing is the demand for venues." Gao Jinwen said.

"Well, every school has its own difficulties. Our Central Conservatory of Music is the same. The school not only lacks musical instruments, but also lacks piano rooms. In addition to hardware, students also lack opportunities to practice. In order to solve this problem, our studio and the school have set up a school-enterprise cooperation, and we are busy with this matter recently."

"What is school-enterprise cooperation?" Huang Dingyu looked puzzled. He had never heard of this thing before.

Among the few people, only Tian Youliang's eyes lit up, "I have heard of this school-enterprise cooperation. In order to enable students to adapt to social work faster, some technical schools will choose to cooperate with some corresponding enterprise factories and let students enter the factory to study in advance."

"Oh, I understand. In this way, students can be familiar with the factory's work process in advance, and learn technology from mature workers, and the factory can also save labor costs." Liang Bolong said.

Tian Youliang shook his head, "In fact, saving labor costs is secondary, because students are inefficient at the beginning, and the factory needs to put in some effort. The main purpose of the factory is to train students in advance, so that they can directly enter the factory after graduation, and seamlessly connect. Under normal circumstances, the school-enterprise cooperation has signed an agreement, and students have to work in the factory for a period of time after graduation, which can be regarded as targeted training."

"Oh, this model is quite good." Chang Li nodded.

Gao Jinwen asked Zhou Yan, "Then did you also sign an agreement with the Central Conservatory of Music to require students to work in the studio after graduation?"

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "No, students who participate in the school-enterprise cooperation project can stay in the studio first after graduation, but it is entirely voluntary. If they don't want to stay, they can find another way."

"Will your studio charge students?" Liang Bolong asked.

"Charge?" Zhou Yan laughed, "Not only no charge, we will also give students allowances, and it's not a small amount."

Several teachers looked at each other and sighed secretly that such a school-enterprise cooperation project is great for the school.

It's a pity that their school doesn't have an alumnus like Zhou Yan, otherwise they can also set up a school-enterprise cooperation project, and then their school's student training will be much easier.

Although the Central Academy of Drama does not allow first- and second-year students to perform outside, they actually still hope that students can get in touch with specific projects earlier.

Students need to have the opportunity to digest the theoretical knowledge they have learned in school.

However, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you let students go out to film in their first and second years, a large number of students will not have solid basic skills and theoretical knowledge.

In this case, they still choose not to let students go out in their first and second years, and push the practical things to the third and fourth years.

Chang Li and others believe that this school-enterprise cooperation is a good direction, and maybe it can solve the practical problems of students in the first and second grades.

After all, Gao Jinwen and Zhou Yan were more familiar with each other and could talk to each other better. He asked, "Director Zhou, how do you implement this school-enterprise cooperation? Do students usually come to your studio?"

"Well, the studio will plan the time for students to carry out the project according to their class schedule. When the project is being carried out, they have to come to the studio. If they have other needs, they may go elsewhere."

"How to select students to participate in the project?" Gao Jinwen asked again.

"Students will first register on their own. If the total number of registrations exceeds the planned number, a special selection team will screen the registered students."

"How many people do you plan to have?"

"Ten to fifteen people per period."

"How long is one period, one semester?"

"For the time being, it is one semester, but it may not be possible. It may be based on projects. Students who participate in school-enterprise cooperation projects will have the opportunity to be exposed to actual projects. Our studio has established a TV drama department, and there will be many TV drama projects in the future. , so there are many opportunities for students to practice.”

Hearing that the studio had also established a TV drama department, Gao Jinwen raised his eyebrows and finally couldn't help but ask, "Director Zhou, is there any chance for us at China Drama to cooperate with your studio?"

Zhou Yan said happily, "Yes."

Seeing Zhou Yan so cheerful, several people were a little surprised, because they believed that the reason why Zhou Yan cooperated with Yang Yinong on the school-enterprise cooperation project was mainly because of emotion.

After all, in their school-enterprise cooperation project, it sounds like the school is taking advantage.

On the other hand, Zhou Yan Studio may lose money.

"Then if we cooperate, can we get the same conditions as Yangyin?"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Different schools have different situations, so the conditions must also be different."

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, several people secretly thought that it was indeed the case, but there was still a difference between closeness and distance.

But then Zhou Yan continued, "But the general direction is similar. If we cooperate, I will provide practical opportunities for your school's students, help your school train students, and also provide student project subsidies. As for the amount of subsidies, There must be another set of rules. After all, your students are more in front of the stage. Students like Xia Yu and Tao Hong cannot receive the same subsidies as ordinary students, right?"

"Does the student need to sign a contract with your studio?" Huang Dingyu asked the question he was most concerned about.

What he is most worried about is that when students come to the studio for internship, they need to sign a work agreement with Zhou Yan, which is equivalent to signing a contract of sale in advance.

As teachers, they would definitely not do this kind of thing like signing a contract of sale.

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said, "No need, this is up to the students to decide. But there is one thing. If students sign contracts with other companies in advance, they must withdraw from the school-enterprise cooperation project."

Tian Youliang nodded and said, "Well, that makes sense."

There is no need for students to bundle up to sign contracts. Zhou Yan is already very benevolent. How can he let students who have signed contracts with other companies participate in school-enterprise cooperation projects?

No one would do this kind of thing of cultivating talents for opponents.

"Then, first and second grade students..."

Before Chang Li finished speaking, Zhou Yan knew what she was going to say. He smiled and said, "I know the rules of your school, so for first and second grade students, the projects they participate in must be screened, and they will not It conflicts with the school’s class time and affects their studies.”

Zhou Yan's answer suddenly solved Chang Li and Liang Bolong's worries.

“There aren’t many projects like this,” Gao Jinwen said.

"There aren't many this year, but there will be more next year." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

"Next year, is it because the TV drama department will be established? You won't be able to shoot a few TV dramas that year, right?"

"It's not a TV series, it's a short film. After the New Year, our studio is planning to set up a short film department, which will guarantee at least one short film a month."

Zhou Yan himself started out by making short films, and he fully understands the significance of short films to filmmakers.

Especially for these students, short films are the best thing to exercise their abilities.

If Zhou Yan really wants to set up multiple school-enterprise studios, it would be extremely cost-effective to set up a short film department.

The short film project is short, but it allows students from various schools to work together.

The only drawback is that short films are not very commercial and it is difficult to make money.

But Zhou Yan doesn't really care about this, because the cost of short films is low. He said that there is at least one short film a month, and twelve films a year. The average short film costs only 1.2 million yuan, even if it costs 100,000 yuan. Far less than what it costs to make a movie.

The key is that among the twelve short films produced a year, there are always some of high quality.

These quality shorts can be sent to film festivals and can expand the studio's library, and if the project is really good, can be expanded into a feature film.

Later, Zhou Yan plans to create an internal short film award to stimulate students' enthusiasm.

When they heard about Zhou Yan's short film project, several teachers were very excited because this project was so suitable for their school.

The short video is short, but it has everything that should be included, making it very suitable for students to exercise.

"This..." Tian Youliang wanted to further communicate with Zhou Yan about school-enterprise cooperation, but he didn't know how to speak.

It's not that he is thin-skinned, it's just that he is just a head teacher and has no authority. This kind of thing has to be decided by the school leaders.

No matter how much he talks now, it doesn't count.

Gao Jinwen saw that Tian Youliang was hesitant to speak, and knew what he wanted to do, so he said, "Director Zhou, if it is really possible, we will report the situation to the leaders when we go back and see if there is any possibility of cooperation."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Of course no problem."

The reason why he mentioned the school-enterprise cooperation just now was to lead the topic to this, and now his goal has been achieved.

…

After taking a few teachers to visit the music studio, Zhou Yan took them to the film studio and the newly established TV studio.

After the visit, Tian Youliang and others were amazed at the construction of the studio. The scale of this studio is larger than they imagined, and the equipment is better than they imagined.

Chang Li and others have also been to several studios, but none of them can compare with Zhou Yan's studio.

Many of the machines in Zhou Yan's studio have never been seen by them.

After seeing these equipment, they are more determined to cooperate with Zhou Yan.

The key is that Zhou Yan's studio is just starting now, and most of the original electronics factory buildings are not used.

If all the existing buildings in the factory can be used, the scale of the entire studio is unimaginable.

During the period, Zhou Yan also told them that he was going to renovate a theater in the factory, which made several teachers feel itchy.

If the theater is really renovated and they have established a cooperative relationship with the studio, can the students of their school come to the theater to rehearse and perform in the future?

The problem of students' performances has always troubled them.

…

At six o'clock in the evening, the students finished their tour and all went to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria of the studio is now very large. More than a hundred people sit separately in it, and it doesn't seem crowded at all. Even if there are more than a hundred people, it will be the same.

The students are now gathered in groups of three or two, excitedly discussing what they saw and heard during the visit today.

Especially for those students in the 1996 class, many of them are experiencing the complete film post-production process so intuitively for the first time.

When they were visiting, the studio staff even taught them how to operate it.

What impressed them most was the editing room. The staff directly got some films for them to edit, and when they were finished editing, they showed them on the spot.

If it wasn't just half a day, we could even make it more complete for them, such as cutting in the soundtrack and vocals.

Seeing the students' high spirits, several teachers were also very pleased.

No matter how good the teacher is, no matter how in-depth and easy to understand the lectures are, they are not as lively and interesting as actual operations.

Practical activities like this can increase students' interest in their majors if they participate more.

It's a pity that their school lacks the conditions and cannot often carry out activities for students, and even if they do, the effect is not as good as that of Zhou Yan's studio.

"Teacher Zhou, thank you so much this time." Chang Li thanked sincerely.

Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome, Teacher Chang, it's a pity that there is not enough time this time, otherwise, students can experience the filming of the movie completely."

"There are so many of us, it's not easy to experience it."

"It's not a difficult thing, just make a five to ten minute script. It should be done in two or three days."

Hearing Zhou Yan say this calmly, several teachers were secretly shocked. A five to ten minute film would cost a lot of money even if it was fooled.

But thinking about what Zhou Yan said before, that at least one short film should be made every month, it seems that making a film of a few minutes is nothing. (End of this chapter)