Chapter 448 Benefits for the Orchestra

Nowadays, domestic movies are at the other extreme in terms of the proportion of film remuneration. The proportion of remuneration in many films is too low.

Although in recent years, there have been more and more actors working as part-timers, and more and more actors can get high salaries.

But most actors still only get relatively small salaries.

For some movies, actors' remuneration only accounts for a fraction of the total production cost, or even can be ignored.

Zhou Yan actually took advantage of this aspect when he filmed "Time Traveler".

In the crew, mainland actors like Li Jingfei and others, although Zhou Yan's salary is much higher than the mainland average, it is still not comparable to the actors in Xiangjiang.

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After the post-production of "Space Traveler" was completed, Zhou Yan originally planned to take a good two days' rest. During this time, he worked non-stop and felt a little tired.

Since it was a break, he didn't go anywhere and stayed at home.

The weather in Yanjing happened to be good these days, and the sun was shining brightly every day. During the day, he moved a chair to the yard to bask in the sun and read a book.

The temperature in Yanjing in late November is already quite low, but Zhou Yan's yard is still relatively warm. If you use the charcoal stove to brew a pot of black tea, you don't have to find other food to eat. You can use the warm sun to drink tea, and your body will be warm. .

Zhou Yan only had such a pleasant day for one day.

The next morning, not long after Zhou Yan got up, the principal Liu Lin called and asked him to go to the school to report on his work.

The school has approved the appointment of him as deputy director of the orchestral department.

Although the deputy director is a casualty and does not need Zhou Yan to do anything, he will definitely show up as a new official.

Even if it's just a show, it's still necessary.

After receiving Liu Lin's call, Zhou Yan immediately went to school.

He did not go to Liu Lin, but went directly to the office of Qu Ke, the director of the orchestral department.

Qu Ke was born in this school. After graduating from this school in the 1960s, he stayed at the school to teach until today, and he is about to retire.

Zhou Yan had had more contact with Qu Ke before, and his impression of Qu Ke was that he was a good old man.

Qu Ke is usually very silent, and Zhou Yan rarely heard him speak when he was in contact with him before.

As a department head, it is definitely not good to be too silent, but Qu Ke is quite efficient in doing things. For example, he contributed a lot to the previous cooperation between the Piano Youth Orchestra and the orchestra.

Seeing Zhou Yan, Qu Ke said with a smile, "Teacher Zhou, welcome to the Orchestra Department."

Zhou Yan also laughed, "I'm new here, please take care of Director Qu in the future."

"The orchestra is also your home, so I don't need to take special care of it."

Qu Ke just doesn't like to talk at ordinary times, but if he can sit in the position of department director, he will definitely not be ignorant of the ways of the world.

He knows that Zhou Yan's development in the school will definitely be good. This time he came to the Orchestra Department as the deputy director of the department is just a transition. He will still return to the Composition Department in the future, and there will be no conflict with him.

Even if Zhou Yan, the deputy director, is not a sinecure, he actually has no conflict with Qu Ke.

Qu Ke won't be able to stay in the position of director of the orchestral department for much longer. The one who really poses a threat should be deputy director Sun Dong.

"Director Qu, where is my work station? Is there any handover process?"

"We don't have any process here. As for what process you have, I don't know."

It stands to reason that Zhou Yan, who was the assistant to the principal before and is now transferred to the orchestra department as the deputy director, must have work to hand over to the new assistant to the principal.

But the problem is that Zhou Yan, the assistant to the principal, has a false position. He has not done many things during his tenure, so naturally there is no need for handover.

When Liu Lin called, he also mentioned this matter and told him not to worry about anything else and just come to the orchestral department.

"I don't have anything to hand over over there."

"That's okay." Qu Ke nodded, "I'll take you to your work station."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I still need to trouble you with such a small matter. Just tell me the location and I will go there myself, or you can appoint someone to connect with me."

"That's okay. After all, you are familiar with everyone in our department. Well, you go find Qin Hong. She originally arranged your work station for you. In fact, you just need to go to our collective office and have a look. There is nothing on the table. It must be your workstation.”

"Okay, I'll go find Sister Qin right away. Director, do you have anything else to tell me?"

"Not much else, but you are new to the Orchestra Department and I am going to arrange a reception for you. Do you have time tonight?"

Hearing that Qu Ke wanted to help him, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Well, I just came here, give me a chance to show off, I will make arrangements tonight and treat everyone to a meal."

"It's your first day here, so there's no reason why I should treat you to dinner."

"Hey, director, don't argue with me about this. Let me show my performance. I happen to have an acquaintance in a nearby hotel, and it's easy to book a private room."

Seeing that Zhou Yan was not being polite, Qu Ke nodded, "In that case, I'll let you spend the money. I'll tell them in the afternoon."

If it were anyone else, Qu Ke probably wouldn't agree, but Zhou Yan was different. Zhou Yan was a wealthy man.

It's not that Zhou Yan is rich, so Zhou Yan should treat him to dinner, but Zhou Yan is relatively rich, and Qu Ke is afraid that if he arranges it, it may not go as Zhou Yan wants, so he simply lets Zhou Yan make the arrangements himself.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Director Qu."

After coming out of Qu Ke's office, Zhou Yan went directly to the orchestra's big office.

As soon as he entered the office, a young man sitting near the door smiled and said, "Teacher Zhou, how come you have time to come here today?"

The person who spoke was Song Xu, a student of violin 88, who stayed in the department to teach after graduation.

Song Xu had also been in the piano youth orchestra for a period of time before, and only quit last year.

Therefore, Song Xu was very familiar with Zhou Yan and was very happy to see him.

Zhou Yan smiled and replied, "I'm here to see Director Qin."

"Oh, Director Qin..."

Song Xu was about to look back at Qin Hong's workstation, but Qin Hong had already stood up and said with a smile, "Teacher Zhou... Oh, I should call you Director Zhou now."

"Director Zhou?" Song Xu widened his eyes, "Teacher Zhou, is the new deputy director you?"

Song Xu had heard that their orchestra was going to have a new deputy director, but he didn't know who this person was.

Yesterday, when Qin Hong asked someone to clean up the workstation, Song Xu asked about it, but Qin Hong kept it a secret and didn't tell Song Xu at the time.

Now that he knew Zhou Yan was the new deputy director, Song Xu was very surprised.

In Song Xu's opinion, Zhou Yan was a treasure of the Composition Department, so he would definitely develop in the Composition Department. He didn't expect that he would come to the Orchestra Department.

Zhou Yan patted Song Xu on the shoulder, "From now on, we will be colleagues in the same department."

Song Xu also grinned, "You are my leader again."

Before Song Xu was in the Piano Youth Orchestra, Zhou Yan was indeed his leader.

Qin Hong came over and pointed to a workstation by the window, "Director Zhou, that's your workstation. If you are not satisfied with anything, you can tell me."

The deputy directors of the Orchestra Department are all in the big office, and no one has their own independent office. The window position arranged by Qin Hong for him is actually considered good among the deputy directors.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Qin. I think this is great."

"If you need anything, you can tell me. Of course, you can also tell other people. You are familiar with everyone in our department."

"Okay." Zhou Yan looked around the office again. There were only three of them in the office at this time. "Are the others in class?"

"Most of them are in class. At this time, there are not many people in the office. Everyone has classes."

Zhou Yan nodded. He was probably the only one in the office who didn't have classes.

Because Zhou Yan was quite familiar with the Orchestra Department, Qin Hong didn't have anything to say to Zhou Yan. After arranging a workstation for him, he returned to his own position.

Song Xu came over very attentively, "Teacher Zhou, do you have anything to move? I'll help you."

Zhou Yan's workstation was empty, with nothing on it, which looked particularly conspicuous.

There was basically nothing on Zhou Yan's desk in the Composition Department, except for some newspapers subscribed by the school.

He seldom comes to school, and there is no dust on his desk, which shows that his colleagues in the office are diligent.

Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, "There is nothing to move, I will go and get it myself later."

"Okay, just tell me if you need anything. Teacher Zhou, after you come to the Orchestra Department, will you stay in the office often?"

Zhou Yan shook his head, "I'm afraid not."

"Indeed, you are so busy now, how can you have time to stay in school. In fact, our Orchestra Department doesn't have much to do. With Director Qin and Director Sun, you don't need to come every day. Then can you teach the Orchestra Department's classes?"

Zhou Yan can teach many theoretical classes in the Orchestra Department. The students here have many of the same classes as the students in the Composition Department.

Many teachers in the Composition Department can teach the Orchestra Department.

So, Song Xu asked this question.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I don't even have classes in the composition department now."

"Oh, that's a pity." Song Xu looked regretful, "If the students of the orchestra knew that you came to teach them in the orchestra department, they would definitely be very happy. I often take out your music to explain to them in class now."

"What grade do you teach now?"

"I mainly teach first and second grade classes. In addition, I am also the head teacher of Violin 95."

"Oh, is Nan Xiaoqin your student?"

Nan Xiaoqin is a student of Violin 95. She joined the Piano Youth Orchestra in the first half of this year. She performed very well and has become a main force.

"Yes, Xiaoqin is in our class. She performed well, right?"

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, "Yes, Nan Xiaoqin's performance in these years is considered outstanding."

"Anyway, it must be better than mine at that time." Song Xu touched his head embarrassedly, "I was in the orchestra for so long at that time, and I couldn't even sit firmly as a main force."

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't sit firmly as a main force after being in the orchestra for several years, Song Xu would not have withdrawn from the orchestra.

Even if he stays in school as a teacher now, it does not affect his stay in the Piano Youth Orchestra.

There are also several teachers in the Piano Youth Orchestra now. In fact, many teachers have more free time than students.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You performed very well at that time. I still remember that when you first joined the group, you played Bach's "Violin Concerto in E Major", which was very impressive."

"Do you remember this, Teacher Zhou?" Song Xu was surprised.

"Of course, because you performed very well at that time, otherwise I would not have remembered it."

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, Song Xu was of course very happy.

Song Xu was very sorry to withdraw from the piano youth orchestra, but he felt that since he could not hold the main position, it would be better to let more newcomers come in to gain experience.

"In fact, I am still very happy to be a teacher now, especially when I meet an excellent student like Xiaoqin, who plays better than me."

Zhou Yan nodded, Song Xu's mentality is very suitable for being a teacher.

A good teacher needs strong empathy.

It is not easy to be happy for others' achievements. Even among teachers, there are many people who cannot be proud of their students from the bottom of their hearts.

Even many teachers have a condescending idea that their students are not as good as themselves.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Work hard and try to train more outstanding students for our orchestra."

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Song Xu began to complain again, "Teacher Zhou, the entry threshold of the Piano Youth Orchestra is getting higher and higher, and it is getting harder and harder for lower-grade students to get in."

"There is no way, this is the inevitable result of the development of the orchestra. A stable orchestra will definitely have very few new members on weekdays."

"I actually didn't expect all students to join the orchestra, but I hope that more students can get the opportunity to gain experience. In the past, many of our students were able to join the orchestra and follow the big group to perform around the world. These are rare opportunities for experience. Especially after performing abroad, our confidence has become stronger. Now these students lack the channel of Piano Youth, and their opportunities have become fewer, especially the opportunity to perform abroad."

In fact, it is not just as simple as going abroad. The main reason is that many of the stages that the Piano Youth Orchestra participates in are large-scale, with thousands of spectators on site.

This kind of scene is not something that ordinary orchestras can experience.

"Next year will be better. Next year, the piano youth orchestra will be divided into two groups, A and B. At that time, group B will need to accept a lot of new people, and group B will also increase its mobility in the future."

"Really?" Song Xu said in surprise, "Teacher Zhou, this is not a benefit for us as you come to our department as deputy director."

"Haha, just think of it as a benefit."

Zhou Yan plans to divide the piano youth orchestra into two groups, A and B, next year. Group A will tour abroad in the future, and group B will stay in China.

Group B is mainly composed of students in school, and Zhou Yan also plans to set a deadline for group B. After joining the group, members will stay in group B for four years. If they still cannot enter group A, they must leave the group.

In this way, the mobility of group B can be guaranteed and more students can participate.

With this group B, it is great news for the orchestra department. Students in their department have an additional way to exercise.

For the piano youth orchestra, this group B is also cultivating talents for group A. (End of this chapter)