Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

After the initial comfort comes the hardship.

The long night is over.

When I was leaving home in the morning, Gao Yuanyuan called to say that she had joined the cast of "Beijing Bicycle". She said very proactively, "The clothes are those suit skirts, a bit like the ones we see in Korea. The lapels are a bit too big, they don't look good."

Yang Che suppressed a laugh: "Oh, then forget it. Did you ask why we're wearing this kind of school uniform?"

"I asked, and Director Wang said that we are from a vocational high school, and that Xuanwu No. 3 Vocational School has the same uniform."

"Okay, that's settled then. See you tonight."

"Okay, bye-bye."

Hmm... Gao Yuanyuan's high school uniform is currently in the closet of Courtyard No. 8. You always have to play around with something, right? Little Fatty even wore it.

Wang Fei didn't kick him this time, but she also ignored him, as if he were invisible. She rarely spoke along the way.

She's been like this every morning for the past few days, recording songs.

Wang Fei has three essentials for recording songs: sunglasses, turning off the lights, and eating a full meal.

Today's recording of "Legend" was a little different. Before entering the recording studio, I stopped and turned around: "Come here."

The same venue, the same staff around him, but Yang Che felt a different mood.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her boyfriend approach, Wang Fei didn't say anything, just hugged him, then went inside and closed the door.

Damn it, who said Old Wang can't be romantic?

Some people's emotions are like vast rivers and oceans; a little spillage becomes a torrential downpour. Others' emotions are like a cup of tea; a single drop is all there is.

..........

Recording this song was a breeze for her, as she was at the peak of her career.

Of course, there was no need to stand for five and a half hours, sing it back and forth four times, and lock the audio track in half an hour. The rest was just harmony and mixing... So even though Wang Fei sang very well, Yang Che still didn't listen to it. Instead, he was nitpicking in his mind.

This is similar to making a movie.

Speaking of Lao Wang recording "The Protagonist," producer Sun Hao said on a short video platform that she stood the entire time, without rest, and meticulously recorded the entire video without any splicing. Then, below this video, there was a comment with thousands of likes: "One day without practice, three days of rust."

This comment shows a lack of understanding of the basic common sense and principles of song recording.

Most singers record songs many, many times, and then the sound engineer selects the best parts from each song and splices them together. Some non-singers record songs segment by segment, or even line by line, and then make major revisions, like the famous singer Ma Tianyu.

Although 57-year-old Wang Shao Nv can still stand from 2 PM to 7:30 PM, the loss of collagen in her vocal cords is inevitable, and her high-note control has indeed declined significantly. However, she can still record in one take. If she were no longer able to record in one take, the recording time would be extremely short; she could just sing a few takes and hand them over to the sound engineer for editing.

Of course, Yang Che felt that when she was no longer able to perform in one go, given her personality, she would completely shut down her singing career.

After a short break, the recording of the five-part series began.

Yang Che wasn't in the recording studio, not because he couldn't get a word in edgewise, but because Jiang Wei and Zhang Jiandong were there.

The artsy middle-aged man, Zhang Jiandong, asked helplessly, "Why? Is it because of her past relationships?"

Yang Che answered sincerely, "No, I'm not qualified to judge someone's romantic history. I can't find a reason why, and I know it's unfair to them, but I just hate it. It's a physical aversion; seeing that face makes me nauseous and irritable. So if you insist, Professor Zhang, then let's work together next time."

For a long time, Yang Che himself found it strange why he disliked certain people for no reason, even though they hadn't done anything wrong.

For example, Xu Jinglei. Even if she has several boyfriends at the same time, even if she takes other people's achievements and claims them as her own, he doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. Those men are happy to accept it.

They're a perfect couple, what right does a monster like him have to say anything?

Until I heard that she had surrogate two children who were both disabled, and then abandoned them.

Yang Che then realized that he had some merit, and his dislike for Yang Che was not without reason.

........

When Yang Che said he had a physiological aversion to Xu Jinglei, Zhang Yadong had just left the recording studio to use the restroom. He paused for a moment, then walked away with his head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Zhang Jiandong and Jiang Wei exchanged a helpless glance. They initially thought Yang Che was trying to force someone into a relationship, but after a little inquiry, they realized that wasn't the case. They had also heard about Yang Che's incredibly accurate casting choices in "The Grand Mansion Gate." So what else could they do?

Although it's a bit of a regret, the most important thing is that I've already put in the effort and found a reliable and knowledgeable investment expert.

Which TV station should we partner with?

"If we're filming in Beijing, then let's do it on the Beijing-Taiwan route, it'll be more convenient. Our relationship with them has always been good."

That's so pretentious... What do you mean? Okay, this is awesome.

"If Beijing and Taiwan are fine, then we won't worry about this matter."

"Well, you two teachers only need to focus on the production. Apart from the two actors, the students won't interfere with the creative process. As for selling the show later, you two can just cooperate. There's no need to worry or get anxious, haha."

"......"

Afterwards, Yang Che had a brief phone conversation with the deputy director of the Beijing-Taiwan Broadcasting Station, and the joint investment in "Let Love Rule" was settled. Doubao and the Beijing-Taiwan Production Center each contributed 360 million.

As for production, as Yang Che said, it was entirely handed over to Zhang Jiandong and Jiang Wei, who have their own creative team. Although their remuneration is higher than that of Yang Che's team, it is still at a reasonable level in the industry.

Okay, we can't compare. My colleagues get dividends and bonuses.

The two lead actors had their roles arranged in advance, so there was no need to worry about their schedules. As for the two supporting actors, they were both quite free at the moment. Well, no, Hu Jing was preparing for her graduation defense with a blank expression.

Later, videos of the Central Academy of Drama's 96 acting class's thesis defense surfaced online. Everyone was shown in gray, each questioning, "Who am I?", "Where am I?", and "What am I doing?"...

Of course, she was unaware that her career trajectory had quietly changed because Yang Che disliked someone.

Zhang Jiandong and Jiang Wei left after less than an hour.

Then Zhang Da Huzi arrived, accompanied by the middleman Ma Jia and Zhang Da Huzi's girlfriend Fan Xingman. Yes, girlfriend, they're not married yet.

Zhang Da Hu Zi's hair was still mostly gray, with more black hair, while his neatly groomed beard was mostly white.

34-year-old Fan Xingman is very pretty and looks like a talented woman.

The two had actually been together for over ten years, so they had a kind of tacit understanding yet a touch of awkwardness, like an old married couple. (1)

Who would have thought that these two would fight for more than a decade?

Upon seeing Yang Che, Zhang Dahuzi said with great emotion, "I've heard so much about you."

Fan Xingman kept looking at it curiously.

Ma Jia was someone I had met twice and eaten with; we were acquaintances.

After shaking hands and exchanging a few pleasantries, Wang Fei, who had just finished recording "New Tenant," came out of the recording studio and into the courtyard. Yang Che smiled and said, "Wang Fei has been recording an album these past few days, so she can't say too much. Please forgive her. So just say what you need to say."

The two exchanged a glance, but Fan Xingman spoke first: "My purpose is very simple, I just want to get to know you and then have the opportunity to make a documentary about you."

He spoke in a very refined manner.

Yang Che was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Wang Fei burst out laughing.

Note 1: Zhang Dahuzi is a typical "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success). At the age of 17, while working in the countryside in Yuanping County, Shanxi Province, he met the daughter of a leader surnamed Wang from the Revolutionary Committee of the Shanxi Film System. He only had a primary school diploma, so the following year he joined the Shanxi Drama Troupe, and the third year he was transferred to Shanxi Television Station, where he played the male lead in movies and TV series.

In 1988, at the age of 37, he got the opportunity to study at the Central Academy of Drama. During that time, he met 22-year-old Fan Xingman and they slept together. After that, he wanted a divorce, but he knew that once he got divorced, he could forget about transferring to Beijing or Taiwan. Although his father-in-law's early retirement might not make things happen, it would definitely cause trouble.

So he waited until "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was broadcast online in 94, his job was settled, and then he filed for divorce... By this time, Fan Xingman was already a director at CCTV News Center.

When Zhang Dahuzi became the producer of "Water Margin," Fan Xingman promoted him with all sorts of personal biases, to the point that Zhang Dahuzi's reputation in the industry surpassed that of his old friend Zhang Shaolin. It just goes to show how awesome CCTV is.

Fan Xingman's most impressive act of subtly promoting her own ideas was inviting Jin Yong to be a member of the first "Touching China" award committee, because "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" was about to be broadcast at that time.