Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

And so, it was the morning of October 25th.

The Tianjin Youth Daily published a report about Chen Lin.

"In just three days after its premiere, 'Spring Bright Pigsy' achieved an average viewership rating of 21% in Tianjin, becoming the second highest-rated TV series on Tianjin Limited Satellite TV in 1999 (the first 'Princess Pearl').

Phrases like "cat demon," "Little Dragon Girl," "Pigsy," and "Venus" have recently become hot topics of discussion among middle school students in Tianjin.

The opening theme song, "Good Springtime," has a cheerful melody and catchy lyrics, and has inevitably become a popular song among students recently.

According to the end credits, the lyricist and composer of the opening theme song "Good Spring" and the ending theme song "Rolling Eyelashes" is the same person as Wang Fei's new song "Fleeting Years" which became a hit last week, and is also one of the producers of this drama, Yang Che.

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According to interviews conducted by reporters, middle-aged viewers believe that the biggest highlight of the drama is Chang'e, played by Cheng Hong, who has not yet appeared in the plot. This is her first appearance on screen since giving birth to her son in June 1998. The 31-year-old Cheng Hong is in excellent condition, looking ethereal in her white dress. Many viewers call her the "most beautiful Chang'e".

Some viewers also believe that while fictionalized accounts are not entirely fabricated, using the guise of a prequel to "Journey to the West" to tell a love story between a pig and a dragon is misleading.

In conclusion, the reporter believes that the pilot episode of "Spring Bright Pigsy" was a success.

It was indeed a success.

Although Yang Che in Beijing couldn't receive Tianjin Cable TV or read the Tianjin Youth Daily, he knew he had succeeded.

Zhang Guoli and Fan Bingbing got his phone number and then called him personally, asking him to compose music for the theme song of the same name as "Ji Xiaolan," saying how popular "Good Springtime" was.

What does this mean? It means that Yang Che has become somewhat famous within a certain small circle. Although it's still quite small, it's a proven, genuine fame.

Yang Che naturally remained modest.

"I'll start calling you Uncle Guoli from Bingbing's perspective. I shouldn't refuse your help when Bingbing is in trouble, but my mind has been a bit muddled lately."

Zhang Guoli laughed and said, "Haha, my boss has really helped you with the movie. You should at least take a look at the lyrics before you start. No rush."

"Since you've put it that way, I'll definitely rack my brains, but..."

"It's okay, no rush. I'll set the price at 3 for you..."

Yang Che's heart skipped a beat, but he tried to keep his tone calm as he said, "Write it down first, and you can decide how much to pay later."

He then gave the fax number and hung up.

Okay, Zhang Guoli's offer has exceeded Xiao Ke's quote. After all, Xiao Ke did all the music for "My Sassy Girl" and the arrangement for "I Believe," while Yang Che only gave him 5... Of course, Yang Che also put in a lot of effort.

As for Fan Xiaotian, he was given 1 yuan for two songs, which, well... given the circumstances at the time, wasn't a small amount.

Yang Che got the lyrics to "Ji Xiaolan" from the mailroom of the Beijing Film Academy. The first line is "Two lines of wild geese in the rain on the river," which is so evocative. It's a pity that the next line is about people from all over the country.

If we were to change it to: Three cups of farewell wine by the boat, half a cup of frost in the cold wind, a spring oriole's song under the tree... (Feel free to add more).

Of course, Yang Che was just making things up, but the author's name was written on the poem: Zou Jingzhi.

This song is even more familiar to Yang Che than "Good Springtime," after all, there are so many versions of it, and each one is so popular.

However, he plans to finish writing it in a few days when he goes to Hong Kong; finishing it in such a short time would be too risky, as the money would be too much to handle. If he could write it quickly, then it wouldn't be about the money...

The reason Yang Che is at the Beijing Film Academy is because he has been busy there these past few days working on "Not One Less".

The first day was spent in the editing room on the third floor of Building A, the teaching building; the second afternoon was spent in the recording studio, sound effects studio, and mixing studio on the second floor of Building A.

At this moment, Yang Che went to the film studio in the northwest corner of the school. As soon as he entered the film processing workshop, a strong sour smell of developing solution hit him.

Surprisingly, Yang Che actually quite liked the taste.

Editor Tang Xiaomei was also there. Yang Che raised an eyebrow at her, and then the quiet girl blushed, whispered "I'm leaving," and quickly went out, as if she had stayed there just to wait for Yang Che to come over.

This is the cutest female editor Yang Che has ever met, but she's just too introverted.

He didn't make any extra moves, after all, being cute and being good-looking are two different things.

Then, following the established procedure, at 4 PM, in the mastering studio on the second floor of Building A, the final step was completed: outputting the finished product.

At 5 o'clock, in a small screening room, Hou Keming, Jiang Wei, Wang Hongwei and some other teachers, as well as actors and a group of behind-the-scenes staff watched this 7-minute film.

When the scene switched to the watercolor painting of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, Yang Che glanced at Liu Chang, who immediately clapped, and then everyone else joined in.

Zu Feng smiled subtly; he was quite satisfied with his performance.

At this moment, the homeroom teacher, Cui Xinqin, clapped and said, "A good balance, not bad."

Zu Feng leaned in and whispered, "The script is still the best."

"Hmm, it's really good. Was that drawing done by Yang Che?"

"Yes, it's hanging in his living room."

Cui Xinqin nodded and said nothing more.

Yan Danchen looked at Yang Che, who was in the first group of people, with a strange expression. Why were her legs not in the film? If it was to appear dignified, why did they make her wear stockings when they were filming? It was already the first frost, and it was very cold.

Hou Keming said, "We have everything we need, that's good."

Other teachers also gave their comments, saying that the visuals were great, the plot was creative, and the performances were excellent.

Yang Che could tell that these Beijing Film Academy teachers had a sense of obligation to praise them... after all, this was quite embarrassing.

Therefore, he has always maintained a humble and youthful image.

At this point, the matter was no longer his concern.

Whether the film will be shown on CCTV or on Princess TV, I don't know.

"Yang Che, can the supplementary tutoring class still be held?"

Yang Che hesitated and said, "I think it's possible."

Hou Keming was silent for two seconds: "It would be best to stay for a few days."

"Sigh, it'll definitely take a few days."

After having dinner with his friends, Yang Che returned to Courtyard No. 8.

Upon entering, Gao Yuanyuan, who was wiping the TV cabinet with a rag, didn't even turn her head, let alone act as affectionately as usual.

For a moment, Yang Che thought he had found a new girlfriend. He shook his head and said while changing his slippers, "Gao Yuanyuan, your boyfriend is back."

Gao Yuanyuan remained unmoved and said emotionlessly, "I'm not deaf."