Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

Inside a restaurant near the Jinghui Building, Shen Yan and Hu Yanbing were both eating voraciously.

"No, you ate so much?"

Seeing Shen continue eating his third bowl of rice, Hu Yanbing exclaimed in surprise.

"Actors need to control their physique, right?"

"It's okay, you're young, your metabolism is fast."

A week after his rebirth, Shen Yan discovered something strange: his body seemed to have undergone some kind of miraculous change.

His energy has increased and his physical condition has improved a lot. He went to the gym and tried it. He used to be able to bench press about 80 kilograms, but now he can bench press 100 kilograms.

If he hadn't been pressed for time, he would have gone to the hospital for a check-up to see if there was anything wrong.

But, like the changes in his memory, he felt it was a good thing nonetheless.

Others are reborn with a system, they can do whatever they want, but he just gets a little better physical, so what?

Furthermore, memory is also a part of the body.

No problem!

"..."

Hearing Shen Yan's words, Hu Yanbing was speechless for a moment, but his reaction was not great. He was only 26 years old this year and was still young.

Eating and drinking excessively is not a problem at all.

"How are you planning to record your EP?"

After the meal, Hu Yanbing took a sip of tea.

"Let's record it live," Shen Yan said frankly. "I can do the guitar and piano myself, but we'll find musicians for the strings, percussion, bass, and the like."

"OK."

"Such a good song, if it's recorded poorly, it won't be good," Hu Yanbing thought for a moment and then said.

"You're paying for it yourself, right?"

"Yes, at my own expense."

"I just did a rough calculation."

Hu Yanbing began to present the budget.

"For the string section, we'll find the Philharmonic Orchestra; for the percussion, we'll find Professor Liu Xiaosong; and for the drums, we'll find A-Ming, who is my long-term drummer and an associate professor of percussion at Shenhai Conservatory of Music."

"The bassist is Pumpkin (Zhang Mousheng). He is one of the best bassists in the industry. He played bass for Ren Xianqi's 'Old Place,' Lao Lang's 'Winter in Yanjing,' and the albums of A Duo, Shui Mu Nian Hua, Zheng Jun, and others."

"As for the arrangement, your song arrangement ideas are very mature, you can do it yourself."

"Recording and studio fees total around 12."

"I usually charge very high prices, but your songs are of good quality, so I'll give you a friendly price of 5."

"Is it OK?"

From a business perspective, Hu Yanbing's quote is very reasonable. If it were a normal quote, he would charge at least 15 to 20 yuan as a producer, and the price would be even higher if it included lyrics, music composition, and arrangement.

He couldn't possibly offer it for free, and even if he agreed, Gold Typhoon wouldn't.

"No problem," Shen Yan said with a smile. "I'll leave the rest to you, Brother Bing."

"It's okay. You said before that you would be joining a film crew in November."

Hu Yanbing pulled out a napkin and wiped his mouth.

When will filming wrap up?

"It should be by the end of January, or if we film intensively, we can wrap up by mid-January."

"That's perfect."

Hu Yanbing did some quick calculations.

"My new album will be released in December, with a one-month promotional period. Let's discuss the instrumental arrangements later, get the pre-production work done, record it in January, and release it after the New Year?"

OK.

Shen Yan nodded.

Although a concentrated effort could produce the recording in a month, Hu Yanbing and other top musicians in the industry are all extremely busy.

He's just a small guy, what right does he have to be recorded by others?

hum!

hum!

hum!

Just then, Shen Yan's phone rang. Hearing the ringtone, Hu Yanbing smiled.

"Wu Bai's Last Dance? Not bad."

Shen Yan smiled and answered the phone.

"Hey, Lao Gao?"

"Clam?"

"My leave slip is expired? I forgot, I forgot, I've been too busy these past few days."

"What are you busy with?"

"Let's talk about it when we meet back home."

"Okay, okay, please tell Mengmeng Yang that I'm going back to school this afternoon."

After Shen Yan hung up the phone, Hu Yanbing asked.

"What's up?"

"Yes, I need to go back to school this afternoon."

"it is good."

Hu Yanbing nodded.

"That's all for today. Send me a copy of the demo later. We'll keep in touch by phone and email."

OK.

Although the copyright registration process is still ongoing, Shen Yan has already received a registered letter that he sent to himself.

Besides, Hu Yanbing isn't that kind of person.

Immediately afterwards, the two went their separate ways, and Shen Yan took a taxi back to school.

"Are they all here?"

Pushing open the dormitory door, Shen Yan was taken aback to see his three other roommates already there.

"Master Shen," Liu Shu raised an eyebrow, "you've come back from your wanderings?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I have serious business to attend to."

Shen Yan sat down in his chair.

Liu Shu is a second-generation rich kid who will be semi-retired from the entertainment industry in the future. He will act when he is interested and enjoy life when he is not.

Like Shen Yan, he was also a prodigal son.

"It's still good to have a company."

Another roommate, Gao Wenfeng, put down the book he was holding.

"You can take leave anytime."

"Go! Go! Go."

Shen Yan chuckled and joked.

"If I had a sister who was a singer in a performing arts troupe, who would want to be exploited?"

The male students in the 07 class of Beijing Film Academy were basically all wiped out; not a single one of them made it big.

Of the four people in Shen Yan's dorm, he has retired from the entertainment industry, Liu Shu has semi-retired, and Gao Wenfeng is in a similar situation.

His older sister was a junior leader in the railway art troupe, so Gao Wenfeng was able to smoothly enter the troupe after graduation, where he mainly performed plays.

She occasionally takes on acting roles.

Zhang Feng, the math teacher in "With You" and "My Huckleberry Friends", is one of his more well-known roles.

"Brother Qiang, can I borrow your notes to copy something?"

Immediately, Shen Yan turned his gaze to Sun Qiang, the eldest in the dormitory.

He was the top student in their 403 dorm, no, the class of 07. He was directly recommended for postgraduate studies and even served as the class advisor for Zhou Dongyu and Nazha during his postgraduate studies.

However, this class teacher is quite different from the class teachers in ordinary universities.

The Department of Performing Arts at Taipei Film Academy uses a dual-track teaching system, where the class teacher is responsible for professional teaching and management, and serves as the class teacher, main course teacher, and drama director.

The class teacher is more responsible for administrative matters, which is roughly equivalent to that of a counselor.

The homeroom teacher is in charge of things like asking for leave.

After graduating with a master's degree, Sun Qiang did not stay at the university but went to Capital Normal University to become a teacher.

"Are you borrowing a notebook?"

Sun Qiang rolled his eyes at Shen Yan.

"I've already spoken to Ms. Yang Meng and she's extended your leave by half a day."

"Brother Qiang understands me!"

Shen Yan laughed heartily.

"I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

"Can I bring my family?" Liu Shu smoothly changed the subject.

"Okay."

Then, Shen Yan changed the subject.

"However, the three of us are all single, is it appropriate for you to be the only one leading them?"

"Huh? You broke up again?"

Liu Shu said in surprise.

"Then how about I have Qiaoqiao call her roommate out?"

"Forget it."

Shen Yan waved his hand, explaining that Qiao Qiao, whom Liu Shu mentioned, was a student in the 08 acting class at the Beijing Film Academy.

"I'm not like you, always looking for someone close to you."

"Heh, is it that you don't want to?"

Liu Shu sneered.

"You wouldn't dare. If you try to have an affair with someone close to you, you'll end up like Makoto, getting stabbed."

"roll!"

Shen Yancai is not a scumbag, rejecting the cuckold!