Chapter 357 Heavy Rain

After returning from shopping for groceries, Mrs. Wang rolled up her sleeves and entered the kitchen, and also called Wang Zuxian into the kitchen.

"Xiao Xian, come and help me."

Wang Zuxian couldn't help but mutter, "I can't cook."

"You might as well help me wash the dishes."

Zhou Yan volunteered, "Auntie, let me help you."

"No, no, just wait and eat."

Zhou Yan's original plan was to continue writing the script after breakfast, but now that mother and daughter were busy in the kitchen, he couldn't go to the study alone to work, so he found a book and sat on the sofa to read, looking towards the kitchen from time to time. Take a look.

Seeing Zhou Yan reading a book on the sofa, Mrs. Wang asked her daughter in a low voice, "How long have you two been together?"

"It didn't take long." Wang Zuxian hesitated. She was afraid that her mother would be angry if she told her that she and Zhou Yan had been together for several years.

"Not long is how long?"

"It should...maybe, more than two years."

Two years is an understatement. In total, he and Zhou Yan have been together for four years. They were together in the summer of 1992 when they were filming "Green Snake".

But even so, Mrs. Wang was still surprised when she heard that her daughter had been with Zhou Yan for two years, "You didn't tell us for so long?"

"I never found the right time."

Mother Wang said angrily, "If I hadn't touched you this time, how long would you have kept it secret?"

"No, I originally planned to take Third Brother to see you this time, but because his schedule was too busy, I put it on hold for now. The plan is to go home after he comes to Bei City again after a while."

"real?"

"Really." Wang Zuxian nodded repeatedly, "I told you a long time ago."

After hearing what Wang Zuxian said, Mrs. Wang no longer struggled with this issue. Instead, she became concerned about Zhou Yan's family situation like any other mother. "Do you know what is going on in Zhou Yan's family? What do his parents do?"

"The third brother's mother passed away early, and his father was in business. He also had a brother and a sister." Wang Zuxian truthfully reported Zhou Yan's family situation.

Hearing that Zhou Yan's mother was gone, Wang's mother sighed slightly, "I didn't expect that Zhou Yan was also a hard-luck child. It was not easy for his father to raise three children."

Wang Zuxian pursed her lips and said nothing. She didn't know what to say about Zhou Yan's parents' divorce very early. If she did, it couldn't be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

In fact, she didn't know much about these situations. She only knew that Zhou Yan's parents divorced when Zhou Yan was a child. Later, Zhou Yan and his mother, brother, sister and father.

"Is there anyone else at home?" Mother Wang asked again.

"Their family is quite big. There are five brothers and sisters from the father's generation. Two aunts are married outside, and the eldest uncle and third uncle both work in Jinling. My grandparents are still alive and they are all very good people."

Mother Wang immediately grabbed the key information, "Have you been to his house?"

"Uh... I went there once."

Mother Wang sighed, but did not grasp this point. Although she was a little unhappy that Wang Zuxian had been hiding it from them, the information revealed by Wang Zuxian was still positive. At least her daughter and Zhou Yan were in the open at Zhou Yan's house. , rather than being completely sneaky.

My daughter has been to Zhou Yan's house, and there are still no problems in their relationship, which means that it is more likely that they will end up together.

As for the situation of other people in Zhou Yan's family, Wang's mother didn't ask much. She just asked about Zhou Yan's brother and sister.

"What's going on with Zhou Yan's brother and sister? Is the brother married?"

"No, the second brother seems to be only two years older than the third brother, and the younger sister is still in school."

"Then his father has to worry about their family affairs. But Zhou Yan shouldn't need his father to worry too much. His current income is probably not bad."

Wang Zuxian smiled secretly, Zhou Yan's income was not bad.

When they first got together, although Zhou Yan gained a little fame for his movie soundtracks, his net worth was far behind hers, and he was a typical example of a strong woman and a weak man.

But it's completely different now. A conservative estimate is that Zhou Yan's net worth is several times that of hers.

And even if Zhou Yan doesn't make money himself, his family is rich enough.

Although Wang Zuxian didn't know much about the Zhou family's business, seeing Zhou Hong's arrogance, he knew that their family's business was not small. Zhou Yan was originally a rich second generation.

"It's useless to have too much money, just spend enough." Wang Zuxian said.

Mother Wang nodded, "It's good for you to think so. Of course you can't live without money, but it's enough. Life still depends on your own management. It was the first time I met Zhou Yan, and I didn't know him well, but he seemed quite calm. Yes, it feels quite comfortable.”

Hearing what his mother said, Wang Zuxian smiled and said, "Mom, are you satisfied?"

"It's useless if I'm satisfied. In the end, it all depends on whether you are satisfied or not. After I go back, I won't tell your father and others that I bumped into you. I'll just say that you took the initiative to confess. Otherwise, your father will definitely complain."

"Mom is the best." Wang Zuxian hugged his mother's arm with a smile, "You are the best mother in the world, let me help you."

Mother Wang waved her hand, "No matter what you do, it will only make me more and more helpful, just watch from the side."

…

Because she had inquired about Zhou Yan's family situation in advance, Mrs. Wang did not ask about Zhou Yan's family situation during the meal. Instead, she asked him about his daily work.

She knows quite a lot about Zhou Yan. She has watched two of Zhou Yan's three movies. He must have watched "The Sixth Sense". After all, Wang Zuxian is the heroine of the movie. The other one is Zhou Yan's debut film "Wanting". "The Flying Piano Boy".

Compared with "The Sixth Sense", she obviously prefers small and refreshing movies such as "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly".

"You have so many works, do you spend a lot of time composing music every day? Do you get a lot of inspiration every day?"

Zhou Yan shook his head and smiled, "In fact, inspiration only happens in a moment. In most cases, music creation is a boring thing, especially for multi-movement symphonies. There are many rules to follow, and there is no way to do whatever you want."

"Oh, that's right. I thought the music came out just after I got the inspiration."

"If it's some simple songs, it's like this. For example, "We Are Young" and "How Long Will I Love You" performed live last night are relatively simple songs. With a simple melody, it's almost the same. Once you have the inspiration, you can write it right away, but songs like "Eternal Night" need to be worked out piece by piece."

Mother Wang smiled and said, "The more difficult the music, the harder it is to understand."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Auntie, it's okay for you to understand this. Complexity is also one of the important components of art. Of course, it doesn't mean that complex ones are better than simple ones. After all, Da Yin Xi Sheng. I still advocate handing over art to To the audience, different audiences will have different feelings about the same work.”

"Art still has a threshold. You can say that because you are already within the threshold, or even at a higher level in the professional field. Looking down from your position, the perspective is completely different."

Hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but look at Mrs. Wang in a new light. She was not an ordinary housewife and had a certain level of appreciation.

Many people are confused about whether there is a threshold for art. Some say there is, while others say there is no.

Those who say yes may not necessarily be professionals, and those who say no may not necessarily be laymen. Naturally, people from different positions will have different opinions.

Even the same artist may have hugely different artistic aesthetics and evaluation perspectives at different stages of his career.

Diversity of evaluation is inherently an important part of art.

However, when people make evaluations, they must not easily deny others, nor should they easily deny themselves. There are two situations of denying oneself, one is the current self, and the other is the past self.

Zhou Yan has met many people. When they were young, they especially loved pop music. They thought classical music was just arty and were afraid of authority. They wanted to resist authority.

As I got older, I gradually fell in love with the classics, but then turned around and despised the popular. I was even ashamed to say that I once liked the popular, and started to speak for authority.

This is not a good attitude toward art. It is very sad for a person to be unable to face up to something he once liked.

After all, it was a home-cooked meal. Zhou Yan naturally did not extend too much, just smiled and slapped a rainbow fart, "Auntie, you are not wrong at all. It is completely from a high position. Musical aesthetics is to cross from one threshold to another, but Eventually you will find that there is always another threshold not far away.”

Mother Wang waved her hand and said, "Zhou Yan, we are just chatting normally, so don't flatter me deliberately. I also know that I am just an ordinary person. It is ridiculous to have a lofty position."

Zhou Yan sighed, "They say everyone doesn't like wearing a tall hat. I didn't expect you, aunt, to live so clearly. It was me who was rude and I shouldn't be like this."

Mother Wang said with a smile, "After all, I have lived so many years longer than you, so I have to see things a little more clearly, and I don't blame you for that."

After hearing his mother's words, Wang Zuxian lowered his head silently and suppressed a smile at his bowl.

Sure enough, no one in this world can escape the third brother's tricks, and my mother doesn't even know that she has fallen into the trap.

Seeing Wang Zuxian suppressing a smile at the bowl, Zhou Yan coughed lightly and said, "I was still wondering why Xiaoxian can't cook. Today I met Auntie and finally found the answer. With a chef like you here , there is absolutely no room for her to display."

Mother Wang was very happy, but she began to criticize her daughter, "Xiao Xian is just too lazy and unwilling to learn."

After finishing speaking, she felt that it was inappropriate to scold her daughter in front of her future son-in-law, and added, "Of course, I don't blame her. There are me and his two brothers at home, so it's not her turn to cook. And she I started working at a young age and didn’t have time to learn this. I’m afraid you have to be more tolerant.”

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "It's okay, auntie. I can actually cook. Although I'm not as good at cooking as you, it's not hard to swallow. From now on, if I have time, I will cook. If I don't have time, we will cook." Go out to eat. There is also a canteen in my studio, and the chef is also pretty good.”

"It doesn't matter what age you are now, I don't worry about your food."

…

After finishing the meal, the more Mrs. Wang looked at Zhou Yan, the more satisfied she became.

Zhou Yan is not only good-looking and talented, but he also speaks very comfortably and has a very good sense of proportion.

After dinner, Mrs. Wang didn't stay too long. She gave Wang Zuxian a few instructions and then went back.

After his mother left, Wang Zuxian turned around and slumped on the sofa, sighing, "I'm finally gone."

Seeing her like this, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I'm not even nervous. Why are you so nervous?"

Wang Zuxian rolled his eyes, yes, it was Zhou Yan who was nervous. Why was she nervous?

Logically speaking, she doesn't need to be nervous at all. Zhou Yan is so good, and his mother will definitely not be dissatisfied.

Moreover, Zhou Yan really had nothing to say when dealing with elders. Although he didn't say much today, he made her mother very happy.

Especially the "Wearing a High Hat" section was so smooth and silent that she almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

"The part about wearing the top hat really amused me to death. How did you come up with it?"

Zhou Yan smiled and sat down next to Wang Zuxian, "I didn't come up with this, it was the experience of previous people. Have you heard Yuan Mei's story?"

"No." Wang Zuxian shook his head, not knowing such a person at all.

"Yuan Mei was a talented man in the Qing Dynasty and one of the three great families of the Xingling Sect. In his early years, he visited his mentor Yin Wenrui before going out to serve as an official. Yin Wenrui asked him what preparations he had made for his appointment this time. Yuan Mei told Yin Wenrui what he was going out for this time. I didn’t even prepare anything, so I prepared a hundred high hats.”

"Hearing this, Yin Wenrui was very unhappy and scolded him for not doing his job properly and just trying to flatter others. He replied that what his teacher taught him was, but now all the officials in office like to wear high hats. How can someone like you, my teacher, who doesn't like high hats and be high-spirited and upright? Too few. After hearing this, Yin Wenrui nodded with great satisfaction. Later, when Yuan Mei walked out of Yin Wenrui's house, he said that there were only ninety-nine of the hundred hats he had prepared. "

Wang Zuxian laughed so much that his stomach hurt, "Haha, third brother, you are so hurtful, using this trick against my mother."

Zhou Yan said seriously, "I never like to flatter others, but it is my duty to make my future mother-in-law happy."

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Wang Zuxian felt sweet, and then he reacted and pouted, "Third brother, aren't you trying to coax me again?"

Zhou Yan smiled and rubbed her head, "Is it wrong to coax your girlfriend?"

…

The temporary stage at the entrance of the Beishi Concert Hall was not dismantled, and more police officers were deployed that day to help maintain order.

Ten thousand to several thousand people gathered at the scene yesterday, and no one knows whether there will be more tonight.

When Zhou Yan arrived at the entrance of the concert hall, there were still many staff making preparations in full swing. Some of the landmark lines posted yesterday were damaged, and some were not posted properly. They will be repaired today.

Moreover, this time the landmark lines are posted in a wider area, and the concert hall is also preparing to welcome more audiences.

Audiences who did not buy tickets also came earlier than yesterday.

Many people came yesterday after the concert started, but when they arrived, they found that all the good seats were gone and they could only stand at the back.

In order to stand closer to the front, many people came to line up at three or four o'clock, and some even prepared their own small benches to prepare for a protracted battle.

The official concert will end at least after nine o'clock. If they come to line up after three o'clock, it means they have to wait in the square for at least six hours.

The concert hall was also very considerate. Before four o'clock, they activated the outdoor large screen and played Zhou Yan's films in a loop, so that the waiting audience would not be too bored.

There are also some audience members who arrive at the entrance of the concert hall early and run to the ticket office from time to time to ask if anyone has refunded their tickets so they can get in.

It’s not like there are no ticket refunds. After all, with so many spectators, there are always people who encounter special circumstances and are unable to attend. However, those who refund their tickets don’t have to go to the ticket office at all. They just need to shout at the door and sell the tickets, and they can make extra money.

And this kind of situation is very rare, and you can't wait for a few refunds in an afternoon, so most of the audience still puts their hope in outdoor performances.

While countless audiences were waiting for the outdoor performance, God was very disrespectful. It started to rain lightly at five o'clock.

There was very little rain at the beginning, and the spectators who occupied the front row were reluctant to leave. They all waited outside in the rain. There were also some smart vendors who brought umbrellas and raincoats to sell, and all of them were sold out.

But then the rain became heavier and heavier, and the people maintaining order at the scene began to persuade the audience to leave.

With the rain like this, even if they could hold on, it would be impossible for the band to perform on stage.