1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The next morning, Shi Wanchun called Zhou Yan into the office again.

When we met again, Shi Wanchun smiled very happily, with a few wrinkles on his face. Teacher Zhao called me. He said that you performed well yesterday and decided to hire you as his soundtrack assistant. You are quite up to date, he said. It didn’t embarrass me.”

Zhou Yan scratched his head and complimented, It's all because of your good teaching, Director.

Shi Wanchun looked at Zhou Yan up and down, This kid has changed a lot after he got sick... I work as a soundtrack assistant for Teacher Zhao, and I earn 150 yuan a month. The studio is in charge of food and accommodation. This is the condition. If you have any requests, you can make them.

Zhou Yan shook his head, I have no requirements. It would be an honor for me to study behind Teacher Zhao, even if I don't get paid. Besides, one hundred and fifty is a lot.

Of course, one hundred and fifty is not very high, but since food, food and housing are taken care of, and Zhou Yan has not graduated yet, this salary can be said to be very good. Nowadays, the income of the domestic film and television industry is not high. In many TV series, the male and female protagonists only get one or two hundred yuan per episode.

In that case, you go to Teacher Zhao's residence again this afternoon, and he will explain the specific matters to you. At this point, Shi Wanchun said seriously, Although it is a temporary part-time job, and you represent Teacher Zhao on the set, No one should make things difficult for you, but you have to be more cautious yourself, there are still differences between society and school.

Zhou Yan immediately guaranteed it, Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely behave with my tail between my legs outside.

Shi Wanchun was so angry that he puffed his beard and stared, Go, go, go.

As commanded.

When Zhou Yan walked out of the office, Shi Wanchun also shook his head and sighed. Zhou Yan was such a good prospect, and he didn't know what he would do in the future. But what pleased him was that in the end Zhou Yan didn't call him Director Shi again.

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After Zhou Yan returned, he started packing his luggage, ready to go to the set at any time. In fact, there was nothing to prepare. He only brought a few changes of clothes, a thin bedding, and a roll of mat.

In the afternoon, he went to Zhao Jiping's residence again. Zhao Jiping explained some specific matters to him, and then asked him to go back to school and wait at the school gate at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Zhao Jiping had already contacted someone to take him to the set.

The next morning, Zhou Yan arrived at the school gate with his luggage half an hour early and waited in front of the bright sun, watching the cars coming and going on the road. Only then did Zhou Yan deeply feel the inconvenience of this era.

He didn't have a mobile phone, so he had to wait here in advance. He didn't know when the other party would arrive, and he couldn't contact him.

Waiting until ten o'clock, Zhou Yan's face was covered with oil, and a Mitsubishi Delica van stopped in front of him.

A particularly large head protruded from the cab. There was a pair of sunglasses hanging on the head. The head opened its mouth and said, Hey, is this Xiao Zhou?

Finally waiting for someone, Zhou Yan was relieved, and he quickly responded, Hey, hello, master, I'm Zhou Yan.

Get in the car.

Hey, okay.

Zhou Yan nodded, first opened the back door and put his luggage on it, and then got in the passenger seat. This was a second-generation flat-top version of the Mitsubishi Delica. The seats in the back were almost dismantled and were filled with miscellaneous props.

As soon as Zhou Yan got into the car, the driver had not yet fastened his seat belt, and the driver stepped on the accelerator and drove forward.

Feeling the master's impatience, Zhou Yan didn't say anything and just put on his seat belt.

After the car drove for a while and stabilized, Zhou Yan took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out two cigarettes and handed them to the driver, Master, do you want to smoke?

The master glanced sideways at the Hilton cigarette case in Zhou Yan's hand, then took one.

After taking the cigarette, the master's expression softened a little. He lit the cigarette first, blew out the smoke slowly, and said, There were too many things this morning, which took up a lot of time. Otherwise, I could have come earlier. I My name is Liu Qing, you can just call me Brother Liu, I’m from the location production team...Aren’t you popular?”

Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, I don't smoke.

You don't smoke. Liu Qing smiled meaningfully, I think you're fine, kid. What role do you play in this drama?

I'm not an actor, I'm a soundtrack assistant.

Oh, no wonder it's at the entrance of the Central Conservatory of Music. Liu Qing nodded suddenly, I thought you were an actor. I think you have quite the temperament of an actor.

Zhou Yan asked with great interest, Brother Liu, what kind of temperament do actors have?

Liu Qing took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, As actors, there are all kinds of actors. You belong to the niche category. Do you know Tang Guoqiang?

Of course I know Teacher Tang.

You have the same temperament as he did before.

Haha, Brother Liu, you are joking.

I'm not kidding. It's a pity that you're not an actor. But you're a music assistant, so why are you here so early? The filming of the set has just started, and there aren't many people here. If you really want to be hired, I'll probably have to wait until early August.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Don't I just follow Teacher Zhao's arrangements? When will the filming of the movie officially start?

Liu Qing thought for a while and said, The actual shooting will not start until September, because this movie has a snowy scene. Shooting starts in September, and after three months of shooting, it should start snowing in western Shanxi.

Zhou Yan nodded, no wonder Zhao Jiping said that he would stay for half a year. He would start shooting in September and shoot for another three months. This is half a year. However, Zhou Yan felt that it would be useless if he went so early. Since there was no filming on the set, it would be fine if he went.

Zhou Yan then chatted with Liu Qing about the movie, and learned more about the movie and Liu Qing personally. The movie was shot in the Qiao Family Courtyard in Qi County, Shanxi Province. I heard that in order to be able to film there, the crew It also took a lot of effort.

Liu Qing seemed quite difficult to get along with when I first met him, but after passing him a cigarette and chatting for a while, I could tell that he was quite enthusiastic and willing to share some things on the set with Zhou Yan.

The production team is now entering the scene to start the preliminary set work. Other teams, including actors, will gradually enter the scene in early August.

There is a distance of four to five hundred kilometers from Yanjing to Qixian County. According to their speed, it would take eight or nine hours to drive even without a break. Even though Zhou Yan was good at talking about mountains, he couldn't stop talking in the middle of the conversation and could only hug him. Chest in a daze.

Liu Qing asked Zhou Yan to take a nap several times, but Zhou Yan never did. Firstly, it was because it was impolite for him to sleep next to someone else driving, and secondly, it was easy for accidents to happen if Liu Qing was allowed to drive alone.

Zhou Yan almost asked him to take over driving for a while, but in the end he gave up the idea because he didn't have a driver's license now, and it would be a problem if he was caught.

Fortunately, although the journey was long, there were no accidents. At seven o'clock in the evening, they successfully arrived at the Qiao family compound.