Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

After leaving the New Overseas Chinese Hotel, Yang Che went to Baihua Shenchu ​​to find Wang Fei.

Upon entering the courtyard, he saw Wang Xinbo lying on a recliner smoking a pipe. Seeing him come in, Wang Xinbo didn't get up but chuckled and said, "Oh, Boss Yang, it's been a while!"

Yang Che raised an eyebrow: "Brother, take a good rest."

The two men smiled and passed each other, their expressions turning blank at the same time.

Wang Xinbo curled his lip. "A capable man like him, why did he have to pick Wang Fei of all people? And he even threw away such a pretty girl. It's really hateful."

Yang Che immediately realized that Wang Xinbo was embarrassing him, and he roughly knew the reason. He couldn't help but feel contemptuous. "You bunch of bastards, how many girls did you mess with when you were young? Now that you're old and can't get hard, you're just envious and jealous."

Not to mention Huo Huo, what's even more hateful is that he seduced girls into drug use and then made them find money for drugs. Damn it, ugh!

The reason why Wang Feng disbanded No. 43 Baojia Street not long ago is because everyone in the band except him was a drug addict, including "Northwest Drum King" Zhao Muyang. Even in 2026, there will still be a bunch of idiots following him.

He's always lost and confused, saying he's using drugs to find inspiration. What the hell? Didn't Wang Feng write all the lyrics and music?

Yang Che, already feeling gloomy because of the Beijing News, became even more so. However, as soon as he entered the music room, he immediately put on a smile.

"Comrade Wang Fei, come and give me a hug."

"Tsk."

Wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt and with a bare face, Wang Fei made no attempt to hide the disdain on his face, helplessly pushing against his chest muscles with both hands.

Those around them were dumbfounded and speechless, including Zhang Yadong, sound engineer Jin Shaogang, and Wang Yuelun. Of course, Chen Jiaying was clapping and laughing.

A hint of sadness flashed in Yang Che's eyes, then he gave Chen Jiaying a firm hug, pulled up a chair and sat down next to her with a smile: "You two continue chatting."

This is a discussion of the initial arrangements for the five-part Fables series and Legend, as well as an exploration of the music video shooting plan.

Unlike when she talked about "Legend" with Leung Wing-Chun in Hong Kong, this time it was Wang Fei who took the lead in speaking. After all, she was the composer, and she knew what kind of effect she wanted.

Although Yang Che felt depressed, he didn't just go through the motions. He put aside his distractions and listened very attentively. He really did need to learn music theory, not to write original songs, but simply because he was afraid of making a fool of himself by showing off.

In later generations, when she "showed off," she was exposed for her arrogance. Leaving aside the cover songs, just look at her "original" songs. "Hometown" plagiarized Danzeng Bianluo's "My Lover," "Dawn" plagiarized the Filipino song "Child," and "Hope" plagiarized "If Love Has a Destiny"... Her name is listed as the composer in the song information.

This woman had previously said that she didn't understand music theory, yet she was a genius.

Yang Che was afraid that his secrets would be exposed later, so he had to know at least a little bit about it.

Yang Che would sometimes jot something down, sometimes look up and listen, but he rarely spoke.

Wang Fei was quite dissatisfied. Her boyfriend was behaving very strangely, barely speaking and glancing at her several times as if he were lost in thought.

"Hey, what do you think of the arrangement of Cambrian?"

Yang Che paused for a moment, raised an eyebrow, and said with some displeasure, "Are you talking to me?"

Wang Fei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes."

Yang Che glanced at his notes and said expressionlessly, "Wouldn't it be better to use panpipes?"

While Wang Fei was still pondering, Zhang Yadong's eyes lit up: "That's right, the panpipes are even better, awesome, awesome, I'll change it."

Wang Fei looked at her boyfriend with a hint of helplessness: "Couldn't you have told me sooner?"

Yang Che smiled and said, "I just thought of that too. Let's continue."

Wang Fei was taken aback. She found it strange and didn't understand why he suddenly became unhappy.

"If you have something to do, then go ahead and do it."

Nothing much to do today.

Those around them didn't notice anything unusual and continued their discussion. Wang Fei also thought she had misread it, because her boyfriend acted perfectly normally afterward.

An hour and a half later, the arrangement of the five songs was completed.

After a short break, they started talking about the music video again, and this was Yang Che's one-man show.

"The story uses a broken silver bracelet as a token to connect the five music videos. While telling the story, I will also talk about the main color tone and color grading logic of each music video. You can get a general idea first. After Wang Feige finishes recording, we will discuss the complete plan together."

He was found by a woman in Cambrian Period, and their fate began from there. Cold gray, blue, earth tones, desolate ruins, the loneliness of the beginning of all things, a grand symphonic epic;

In "The New Tenant," the bracelet appears repeatedly and is always worn by the man, a symbol of their passionate love and entanglement. Warm beige and light orange hues, soft natural light, sunlight on the face's fuzzy skin—it's all about the Trip-Hop urban feel.

In the glitz and glamour of the Chanel party, diamonds sparkle, bracelets dim and disappear. High-saturation rose red, gilded gold, champagne—a dazzling, psychedelic electronic spectacle.

"Asura" is broken by the struggle between the man and woman, their palms cut, blood dripping. Dark red, ink black, dark purple, light and shadow juxtaposed, inner turmoil, gloomy rock;

In the sea of ​​flowers of "The Other Shore Flower," the broken bracelet becomes whole again, appearing on the petals. Pure white, silver-gray, pale blue—the sea of ​​flowers is hazy. Returning once more to the symphonic epic, a cycle is complete.

As they finished speaking, the arranger Zhang Yadong listened attentively. Wang Fei's eyes grew brighter as she looked at her boyfriend, filled with love and admiration. Wang Yuelun's forehead was covered in sweat, but his eyes were shining. Qu Xueer looked serious, more like a man.

Okay, Yang Che is just putting what he's learned to use; he's using colors to write poetry and prose, which doesn't have much to do with the music video from another timeline.

This is Mikhail Karatozov's use of color, the same foreign director Yang Che said he liked best during his graduate school entrance exam. He uses strong emotional colors to infect and move the audience.

Of course, the method was learned, but the core elements were his own.

Does a music video need any story logic? Yang Che believes that any music video with a storyline is a second-rate work.

The focus of a music video is the music; the visuals serve to enhance the music's impact and guide listeners into their own imagination, rather than to distract them.

Hmm... It's a reverse expression of the idea that bad movies produce amazing songs.

Wang Yuelun and Qu Xueer exchanged a glance, both seeing the hostility and confidence in each other's eyes.

Yang Che's meaning was very clear: he only wanted one director, and he would use whoever understood him best.

Wang Yuelun was Zhang Yadong's friend, while Qu Xueer was brought in by EMI and had previously collaborated with Wang Fei. However, they didn't feel that Yang Che was overstepping his bounds; Wang Fei listened to him, not to mention that his creativity and art logic were very advanced, befitting his art background.

They also completely dispelled their previous impression that Yang Che was a gigolo.

After we finished talking, it was almost 1 a.m., so we naturally had dinner together.

When they left the recording studio, Wang Fei took the initiative to hold her boyfriend's hand.

Yang Che, however, chatted aimlessly with Zhang Yadong, asking him if he had ever sung Errentai or anything like that when he was performing with the Datong Mining Bureau Art Troupe.

Zhang Yadong said that he sings popular music from Hong Kong and Taiwan, which is very popular.

When did you first start playing musical instruments?

"Seven or eight years old."

"I studied music first, but I just didn't have the talent. Otherwise, I wouldn't be studying directing now."

Seeing Yang Che's sighing expression, Zhang Yadong's lips twitched. Why should I even bother with him?

Wang Yuelun and Qu Xueer were also furious. Was this even human language?

Wang Fei covered her mouth and laughed.

Just as they reached the entrance of Baihua Shenchu ​​Hutong, they saw a reporter raising his camera.

The reporter was ecstatic; he felt he had captured an incredible photo.

P.S.: Today's update is four or five hundred words longer because I feel guilty about writing about professional topics.

It's ridiculous, but it's true. Think about why people have this mentality.

The completion rate of related chapters is low, and there are always reader comments that make it seem like filler content.

The story's timeline has recently become blurry and sped up, but this won't affect the quality. Don't worry about cutting off the book; if you were going to, you would have done it already. I'm continuing to write mainly because of my passion for it, and secondly because I believe this book will have a high reread rate and a strong long-tail effect.

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