Chapter 346 Stars Shine

Zhou Yan did not go back to the hotel with the orchestra, but returned to the Sheraton again.

When he arrived at the room, Joey Wong was already there, half lying on the sofa, reading a book.

Hearing Zhou Yan coming in, Joey Wong turned sideways towards the door, smiled and raised the book in her hand, "Guess what book I'm reading?"

Zhou Yan glanced at it and smiled, "It's Yu Hua's "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood"."

This book has just been published as a single volume recently, and Zhou Yan remembers the cover.

However, "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" has only been published in simplified Chinese for the time being, so Joey Wong should have gotten this book from the mainland.

"Yes, a friend in the mainland brought it to me."

"If you want to read it, tell me earlier and I'll bring you a signed copy."

"Take my copy back and ask Mr. Yu Hua to sign it later."

Hearing Wang Zuxian call Mr. Yu Hua, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "When you arrive in Yanjing, go find him to sign it yourself. You know each other anyway."

Wang Zuxian and Yu Hua have met before. When Zhang Yimou and his team were filming "To Live", Zhou Yan took Wang Zuxian and his team to visit the set, and Yu Hua was there.

Wang Zuxian naturally knew that Zhou Yan had a good relationship with Yu Hua, and she read "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" because of this.

"What do you think of this book?" Zhou Yan asked with a smile.

Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "His books are quite easy to read."

Zhou Yan nodded. This evaluation is quite fair.

Yu Hua's writing style is relatively concise, and readers will feel more relaxed when reading it. No matter what kind of story Yu Hua writes, readers can easily read it.

"But," Wang Zuxian added, "many parts in it feel repetitive."

"Well, because suffering and repetition are twin brothers, this is also the characteristic of this book."

In fact, this is not only the characteristic of "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood"...it should be said that this characteristic runs through most of Yu Hua's literary works.

Like "To Live", there are also many "repetitions", especially later when Youqing and others died one by one, like a series of running accounts, constantly repeating.

It's just that in "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood", "repetition" is brought to the extreme, reflected in the specific text, and readers can see it at a glance.

Zhou Yan walked to Wang Zuxian and sat down. The two of them were close together. Wang Zuxian buried her head in Zhou Yan's arms and asked with a smile, "How was the rehearsal today?"

"It was pretty good, so I can come back so early." Zhou Yan stroked Wang Zuxian's hair, "Have you had dinner?"

Wang Zuxian shook her head, "No, I'm waiting for you."

Zhou Yan scratched her nose, "Silly, you don't know when I can come back, just waiting like this. If I come back very late, can you still not eat?"

"If you work very late, I will accompany you for supper."

"What do you want to eat? Is there any good place nearby?"

"It's better not to go out to eat, just eat something in the hotel, don't you still have to write the script?"

Seeing Wang Zuxian so considerate, Zhou Yan didn't say anything else, and called the hotel restaurant to ask them to send food up.

The room they stayed in had a large floor-to-ceiling window facing Victoria Harbour, and the night view was very beautiful.

When dinner was served, the two sat at the dining table next to the French window, enjoying the beautiful scenery outside and the delicious food.

Zhou Yan also opened a bottle of red wine and drank a little with Wang Zuxian.

After drinking some wine, Wang Zuxian's face was slightly flushed. She looked at the beautiful scenery outside and said with longing, "It would be great if we could have dinner together like this every day."

Zhou Yan looked at the Victoria Harbour outside, and then looked at Wang Zuxian in front of him, and his body and mind were also relaxed.

Such a pleasant day is also very rare for him.

Zhou Yan is not a person who can't stand loneliness, and sometimes he even enjoys loneliness, but after Wang Zuxian and others entered his world, his life did add a lot of color.

"If you like the scenery here, then I will book this place." Zhou Yan said generously.

Wang Zuxian turned around and looked at Zhou Yan with a smile, then shook her head and said, "Although the scenery here is beautiful, it is not cost-effective to rent it out. Let's not waste money. Just come back when you want to stay."

Zhou Yan found that Wang Zuxian likes to calculate the economic account, which is better than him.

Although he doesn't like to show off like his second brother Zhou Hong, he doesn't have any concept of spending money. As long as he likes it, he won't think about whether it is cost-effective or not.

For example, his studio uses the best equipment, but in fact, it is a bit wasteful to use such equipment in their studio, and the equipment is too good, so it is not cost-effective to rent it out.

But in terms of music, Zhou Yan will definitely not use bad ones if he can use good ones. As for whether it is cost-effective or not, he will not consider it.

Of course, the premise is that he has the money to support this.

……

After dinner, Zhou Yan started writing a new script, and Wang Zuxian continued to hold "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" and read it on the sofa.

Although just staying together quietly like this, Wang Zuxian also felt very good.

After returning home today, she brought some clothes and daily necessities. She will stay here for the next few days.

Zhou Yan worked until half past eleven, stretched his body, and looked up to find that Wang Zuxian had fallen asleep on the sofa.

She must have fallen asleep while reading a book, which was still open and covered her chest.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but smile, and made sure to tell Yu Hua later that the book he wrote had a hypnotic effect.

It was getting late, and Zhou Yan didn't plan to work too late tonight, so he put down his pen and closed the script.

He stood up first and took down the book from Wang Zuxian's chest, and then covered her with a blanket.

After doing this, he went to the bathroom to take a shower.

When he came out of the shower, he picked up Wang Zuxian and walked to the bed.

Here, as soon as he put Wang Zuxian on the bed, he heard Wang Zuxian say in a daze, "Are you done with your work?"

"The work is done." Zhou Yan responded softly.

"Well, let's go to sleep."

"Okay, sleep."

The two people obviously didn't mean the same thing when they talked about sleeping. Just as Wang Zuxian was about to turn over and lie on her side, Zhou Yan directly pressed up and kissed her lips.

Wang Zuxian was in a daze, and his reaction was slow for a beat, but soon he began to share the same frequency with Zhou Yan, closing his eyes and responding enthusiastically.

…

At eight o'clock the next morning, Wang Zuxian got up sleepily. Seeing that Zhou Yan had already started writing the script, she yawned and muttered, "Are you really not tired at all?"

She couldn't understand why Zhou Yan was so energetic and could still get up so early today despite having consumed so much last night.

"This intensity is nothing." Zhou Yan smiled, "If you want to eat something in the morning, I'll ask the restaurant to bring it to you."

"Eat whatever you want, have you eaten?"

"I didn't eat either."

"Then order something you like and let's eat together."

"good."

…

After breakfast, Zhou Yan continued to write a new script, while Wang Zuxian began to discipline himself.

She washed her hair first, then started to play with her hair. After finishing her hair, she started to put on makeup.

Seeing her putting on makeup, Zhou Yan asked, "Are you going out?"

"If I'm not going out now, I'm going to a concert in the afternoon."

"The concert starts tonight, are you ready now?"

"Of course, don't worry about it."

Zhou Yan curled his lips and ignored her, going about his own business.

It wasn't until lunch time that Wang Zuxian completed his series of procedures.

Fortunately, she didn't bring many clothes, otherwise it would have taken more time to choose clothes, and Zhou Yan would definitely have to participate.

But even so, she hesitated for about ten minutes among the few sets of clothes she brought.

At first, she wore a red dress. Zhou Yan praised it and said it looked very good. She also thought it looked good, but she thought it was too eye-catching. Then she changed into a suspender skirt.

Zhou Yan thought the suspender skirt was good, but she thought it was too plain.

The third set was black trousers and a gray shirt, which had a bit of an ol' feel to it, and she felt a bit mature.

After much choosing, she finally chose the first red dress.

Seeing her choosing clothes, Zhou Yan shook his head and smiled, feeling that his new script was really written correctly.

…

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yan set off for the cultural center, while Wang Zuxian stayed at the hotel and waited until the concert was about to start.

When Zhou Yan arrived at the cultural center, he found that there were still fans at the door today, and there were many more fans than yesterday. It was estimated that there were more than a hundred people at the scene.

The performance started tonight. Among the more than 100 people, there must have been some who bought tickets to enter the concert hall to see the performance, but they just arrived early.

The security guards at the center responded very quickly today. As soon as Zhou Yan arrived, seven or eight security guards surrounded him and protected him.

Not only the music fans came today, but also several reporters, who also arrived early.

As soon as Zhou Yan arrived, a microphone was placed in front of him.

There were so many people today, so of course it was impossible for Zhou Yan to sign autographs for everyone like yesterday.

Surrounded by security guards, he just chatted with the fans for a few words, signed a few of the ones near the front, and answered some questions from reporters.

Because it was not a formal interview, Zhou Yan did not pay attention to the reporters. When he encountered appropriate questions, he would answer them. If he encountered inappropriate ones, he would pretend that he had not heard them.

During this period, he also saw Charmaine Sheh, and this girl was here again.

However, there were a lot of people at the scene today, and she, a little girl, did not make it to the front.

Zhou Yan didn't greet her specifically. After interacting with the fans, he entered the concert hall.

…

The concert started at 7:10, and tickets were checked in at 6:30.

But at around five o'clock, many people gathered in the cultural center.

Different from ordinary concert halls, this time the concert hall is inside the cultural center, and the cultural center is usually open, so people who come to watch the performances do not have to wait outside the center door, but can go directly into the center and enjoy the tour. While waiting.

And there are many rest areas in the center, where they can also stay.

Although there were a lot of people, order was maintained fairly well.

Security captain Lin Xiang stood at the door of the concert hall with his waist pinched and let out a long sigh of relief. Today's scene was a test for their security team.

The cultural center often holds performances, concerts, and dance parties, so they have a lot of experience in facing such situations.

But it has to be said that today is the most lively one among the many performances he has experienced, or at least one of them.

After all, the concert hall can only accommodate 2,100 people, so under normal circumstances, even if the performances are sold out, there will not be many people coming to the center.

Normally, only a few people would arrive at the scene after five o'clock, and even at six o'clock when the tickets were about to be checked, there would be at most a few hundred people.

But today, at just after five o'clock, there were already hundreds of people on the scene.

Lin Xiang knew that many of these people did not have tickets.

Today was the first performance of the Piano Boys Orchestra in Hong Kong, and also the first concert of the Piano Boys World Tour, so it was difficult to buy tickets. They were sold out soon after they were released.

Although many people did not buy tickets, they still came to the scene, because everyone knew that Zhou Yan's concerts had a habit, that is, after the official performance, they would give free extra performances outside to the audience who did not buy tickets.

The organizers also made preparations in advance. A temporary stage with hundreds of seats had been set up at the entrance of the center.

They were destined to work overtime today. Even if there were not many encores in the hall, it would still take a lot of time to wait for the orchestra to come out.

Moreover, they will need to spend more time performing outside the venue, because it is difficult to maintain order outside. Fortunately, they are not the only ones today. The police also sent people to help maintain order. They only need to assist from the side.

...

Lin Xiang knew that the heaviest task today was not when checking tickets or when the free extra shows were added outside the venue, but when the stars arrived.

They had received news in advance that many stars would come to today's concert, and they were all big names.

Any one of these big names who appeared here could cause a sensation. If so many appeared at once, the scene would definitely be in chaos.

And such a moment came soon.

At 5:55, the first star arrived.

And the first one to arrive was Leslie Cheung.

Only internal personnel knew that the star would appear, and there was no publicity.

Because there was no need to publicize in advance, after all, the tickets were sold out.

So when Leslie Cheung appeared, the fans at the scene were surprised and happy.

In fact, many people knew that Zhou Yan had a good relationship with Leslie Cheung, and they also speculated whether Leslie Cheung would come to the scene, but speculation is one thing, and seeing it with your own eyes is another.

After Leslie Cheung appeared, he was quickly surrounded.

He didn't have any airs, and greeted the audience with a smile. If someone wanted an autograph, he would also sign it. He was not in a hurry to go in.

Seeing him walk slowly, the security personnel were very anxious. They hoped that Leslie Cheung would rush into the concert hall at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, so that they didn't have to be nervous to maintain order beside him.

There were so many people gathered in the center, who knew if there would be fanatics inside, and every year there were fans rushing to the venue.

These fanatical fans may not cause any harm to the stars themselves, but they are very testing for the security forces on the scene.

And Lin Xiang and others were also worried that Leslie Cheung hadn't entered yet, and another star came...

Just when Lin Xiang was worried, there was another round of cheers at the door. He patted his head helplessly. He didn't even need to look, he knew that there must be a star.

What you fear will come true!

Lin Xiang turned his head and saw Carina Lau surrounded by a group of fans.

Fortunately, Carina Lau brought her assistant and the security guards at the door quickly protected her, so the situation was not too bad.

Compared with Leslie Cheung, Carina Lau walked much faster and soon walked to Leslie Cheung's side, which also made Lin Xiang relieved.

If every star was like Carina Lau, their work would be much easier.

But before he could relax, cheers rang out at the door again.

"Joey Wong!"

He heard someone calling the name of the person who came, another big star.

In the next half an hour, a total of more than a dozen stars came, most of them were first-line stars, Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Carina Lau, Lin Qingxia, Anita Mui, Zhang Xueyou, Faye Wong, Zhang Manyu, Tony Leung, Stephen Chow...

There were also some less famous ones, such as Zhao Wenzhuo and Luo Jiaying.

In addition to actors, there are directors, such as Chen Kexin and Tsui Hark, and musicians, such as Du Zichi.

Seeing such a dazzling lineup, many people also sighed that if a red carpet was laid out at the entrance of the Cultural Center, it would be no different from the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony.

It can even be said that today's scene is more impressive than the Film Awards, because there are many ordinary actors and production staff participating in the Film Awards, and today, those who are slightly less famous cannot come.

Although Zhou Yan is not in Hong Kong, his connections in Hong Kong are beyond everyone's imagination.

However, in terms of status, these people really can't suppress Zhou Yan, because Zhou Yan has the strongest influence internationally. His Berlin Film Festival Jury Special Award and the Oscar for Best Original Score have given him too many points.

After entering the concert hall, these people basically go backstage to meet Zhou Yan.

And the members of the Piano Youth Orchestra are accustomed to seeing these stars. They have seen too many big names around Zhou Yan, not only domestically, but also internationally.

The others met Zhou Yan and took their seats. They knew Zhou Yan was preparing for a performance, so they didn't want to disturb him too much. However, Chen Kexin stayed and chatted with Zhou Yan for a while.

"Comrades: Almost a Love Story" will be released in November this year, and the post-production work of the movie has not been completed yet. Chen Kexin is very satisfied with the soundtrack made by Li Tao for "Comrades: Almost a Love Story", and he also praised it highly.

In addition to praising Li Tao's soundtrack, Chen Kexin also talked to Zhou Yan about some things in Hollywood.

At first Zhou Yan thought Chen Kexin was just chatting, but as they chatted, he found that Chen Kexin seemed to be very interested in Hollywood.

It is normal for Hong Kong directors to be interested in Hollywood. In recent years, Hong Kong has set off a wave of "going to the United States to develop". Both directors and actors want to develop in Hollywood.

Especially this year, "Broken Arrow" directed by John Woo performed well in the US box office, which also gave Hong Kong directors hope. Since John Woo can do it, they can do it too.

In addition, Zhou Yan's appearance is also a shot in the arm, making them have great hope for developing in Haolai.

Zhou Yan's movie "The Sixth Sense" has a good box office in the United States. After the remake, the box office can be called a miracle.

However, Chen Kexin did not express his thoughts. He just had a brief chat with Zhou Yan and didn't say anything else. (End of this chapter)