Three days later.
"Mr. Zhou," Bai Yangyu pushed the door open and entered, directly stating his purpose: "The rehearsal times for the Spring Festival Gala and the Online Spring Festival Gala are out."
"Tell me about it?" Zhou Yiyang immediately showed a concerned expression.
He originally thought that his company had nothing to do with the Spring Festival Gala, but a few days ago, the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala found him again, hoping to invite Helian Bei to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala.
And it was a solo performance.
I have to say that the arrangement is quite generous.
"Since the online Spring Festival Gala is a live competition, we have only arranged three rehearsals. The first one will be the day after tomorrow, and we will provide three performance pieces."
"Wait a minute," Zhou Yiyang interrupted Bai Yangyu, "So, we actually need to sing three songs for this online Spring Festival Gala?"
"That's not the case," Bai Yangyu shook his head. "You only need to sing one song. The other two songs are backups, so they can be substituted if there are special circumstances. The competition system has also been changed."
"Oh?" Zhou Yiyang sat up straight and looked at Bai Yangyu curiously, as if he was eager to know what the revised competition system would be like. "Tell me about it?"
"Wasn't it originally planned to be a showdown between young singers and established singers? Later, the production team brought in a few established singers, but they all felt that it wasn't fair and the competition wasn't fun. So, they just changed it to a showdown between a male and female singer."
"Male and female singers?" Zhou Yiyang raised an eyebrow, but he also felt that this change made more sense. "Indeed, this will make the competition and the viewing experience much more exciting, and it will also be a hot topic. I have to say, this rule change is very interesting."
"Well, the second rehearsal will be next week, with the band rehearsing the main songs. The third rehearsal will be on the day of the live broadcast."
"The schedule is okay, not too tight." Zhou Yiyang nodded. "They'll have time to go home and rest after the second rehearsal."
"That's right," Bai Yangyu hummed and agreed, "That's indeed the truth. I've already discussed this with Luo Chen, and all the activities for those few days have been postponed."
"Well, I can give him some suggestions on his song selection when the time comes." Zhou Yiyang took a sip of tea. "By the way, has Helian Bei already started rehearsing for his show?"
"Yeah, I go there two days a week." Bai Yangyu suddenly laughed. "Although he hasn't fully recovered yet, seeing more people should be beneficial. Mainly, he also told me that he is willing to go out for more walks."
"That's good." Zhou Yiyang praised: "As long as you are willing to take the first step, there will definitely be a second step, a third step... Slowly, people will recover."
"By the way, Mr. Zhou," Bai Yangyu didn't rush to leave. He coughed lightly and said, "Have you found a director for the movie yet?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yiyang's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile.
After that day, he called Zhang Yingyuan, Chang Tiesheng and Yang Ping one after another.
To be honest, it is quite risky for Zhou Yiyang to do this. After all, his movie is not a big IP and the script is not yet written. Except for Yang Ping, the other two big directors probably will not take on such a project.
However, surprisingly, after listening to the entire project, Zhang Yingyuan agreed immediately.
"You can let me shoot it," Zhang Yingyuan said in a quiet but powerful voice, "but I want to choose the story myself."
"Teacher," Zhou Yiyang agreed without hesitation: "So, which story did you like? Or, which photo made you feel something?"
"Guess what... Hey, I'm on the phone with my student!" Zhang Yingyuan felt something pulling him while he was on the phone with Zhou Yiyang. Turning back, he discovered it was his grandson hugging his trouser leg. His originally serious face instantly transformed into a gentle smile. "Oh, let's take the first one. I like to shoot stories with a sense of time. Okay, I'm going to go play with my grandson."
"Okay, okay," Zhou Yiyang said, delighted. Zhang Yingyuan had chosen the photo of Tang Yue and Su Yin. The clip featuring them was filmed by Zhang Yingyuan, so fans of both the couple and the group wouldn't mind. "I remember your grandson likes Little Tang? We can film the movie after the New Year. Then you can bring the kid back home. I'll let Tangtang play with him!"
"What does he know, kid? He thinks this sister is pretty... Whether he can bring her back depends on my daughter!"
As for Chang Tiesheng, his answer almost made Zhou Yiyang think that he was the worm in Zhang Yingyuan's stomach.
"Making a movie? You really want to find me? My last movie was such a big flop that few investors are looking for me now."
Zhou Yiyang could feel Chang Tiesheng's discomfort and helplessness even through the phone.
Perhaps he also wants to be hailed by investors like those big commercial directors, but he can't lower himself to make films that don't suit his style. In short, it's just too twisted.
"The quality of a movie has nothing to do with its box office. I really like 'Mask'. To be honest, I have an acting variety show coming up after the New Year called 'The Actors Are in Place'. In it, I plan to use clips from 'Mask' to evaluate the actors."
"I appreciate your kindness. Old Zhang was right. There aren't many people who love movies as much as you do." Chang Tiesheng breathed a sigh of relief. "In that case, I'll take on your project! But I hope I can choose the story myself."
"No problem," Zhou Yiyang said honestly, "but I called my teacher first, and he chose a story himself."
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