Kyoto's successful bid for the Olympics leads to collaboration with China Film Grou

After returning to Kyoto, Zhou Yan and others took the film to the Beijing Film Studio for editing and production.

At the same time, Zhou Yan also contacted a special effects production company—New Vision Special Effects Studio.

This company is very powerful; the special effects for "The Legend of Zu" were produced by this company.

Of course, the price isn't cheap either.

However, Zhou Yan and his group had enough money left to make ends meet.

The owner of this company is Tsui Hark, who has participated in the production of many film special effects, such as "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Zhou Yan also found the other party through his connection with Yuen Woo-ping.

The rest are background music and interludes.

Zhou Yan personally visited Professor Xu Jingqing and asked him to help compose two stunning entrance music pieces.

Many people may not be familiar with Professor Xu Jingqing, but everyone knows what he has done.

Xu Jingqing served as the chief composer for the 86 CCTV version of "Journey to the West," creating musical works such as "Yun Gong Xun Yin," "Nü Er Qing," "Qun Jing Gui Lai," and "Gan Wen Lu Zai He Fang." He is a renowned music master in China.

Zhou Yan personally visited the other party and asked them to compose two interludes.

As for the remaining songs, Zhou Yan fully utilized his "plagiarism" skills to create two songs.

The opening theme song is "Bright Moon Over the Horizon".

The ending theme song is "The World".

After writing down the lyrics, Zhou Yan did not ask anyone to compose the music; he planned to compose it himself.

Zhou Yan had no prior knowledge of music theory and was completely ignorant about it, but he could learn.

"The World's Number One" has just finished filming, and there is still a lot of work to be done, so he has plenty of time to learn.

Zhou Yan specially hired two "music teachers" from the Central Conservatory of Music to teach her music knowledge and provide one-on-one tutoring.

One is in charge of the morning, and the other is in charge of the afternoon.

For ordinary people, such intense study would be exhausting, if not fatal.

But Zhou Yan is different; he has a cheat code.

Zhou Yan studies very diligently, which triggers his "photographic memory" ability; he can learn something after the teacher has taught him only once.

In addition, Zhou Yan's physical and mental state can be reset and restored to its peak state after he goes to sleep every day.

In addition, the influence of "strong luck" greatly enhances learning and comprehension abilities.

With the added benefits of the three buffs, Zhou Yan was like a sponge, constantly absorbing all kinds of music theory knowledge.

From being completely clueless at the beginning to gradually understanding, pitch and scale, rhythm and beat, chord basics, and so on, were all imprinted in my mind.

Under this intense learning environment, Zhou Yan accumulated more and more knowledge of music theory.

After acquiring some knowledge, he began to learn about musical instruments and started composing simple music.

On July 13th, cheers erupted from outside.

Fireworks burst across the sky.

More and more people are going out to celebrate.

Zhou Yan was busy reading and studying and was unaware of what had happened.

"Ah..." A scream rang out, and Gao Yuanyuan ran over excitedly.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yan was startled and hurriedly asked.

"We won the bid for the Olympics! We won the bid for the Olympics!" Gao Yuanyuan exclaimed excitedly.

Zhou Yan was taken aback, then suddenly remembered.

2001年7月13日晚22点08分，国际奥委会主席萨马兰奇先生在莫斯科宣布：京都成为2008年奥运会主办城市。

At that moment, the whole country was thrilled.

That night, 40 people flocked to Tiananmen Square to celebrate.

"Damn, that's awesome!" Zhou Yan was also very excited, and the two hugged each other tightly.

"Should we join in?" Gao Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Yan expectantly.

"Let's go," Zhou Yan said, disguising himself and leading Gao Yuanyuan out of the house to participate in this rare grand event.

Zhou Yan and Gao Yuanyuan joined the crowd, looking at the densely packed people, each with a smile on their face.

Zhou Yan spent most of his time studying during July and August.

In addition to studying music theory and musical instruments, Zhou Yan also spends two hours every night writing "The Battle of the Wind and Clouds," working until the early hours of the morning before resting.

Zhou Yan's efforts made Fan Binbin, Jia Jingwen, Gao Yuanyuan, and Li Binbin feel very sorry for him.

She's so rich, yet she works so hard.

Are they trying to kill other people?

The content of "Sword Rain Jianghu" is very short, so it did not take him too much time.

"The Eight Heroes" was completed before the filming of "The World's Number One" began.

Zhou Yan didn't rest and immediately started working on his new book, "Kunlun".

After "Kunlun" ended in August, Zhou Yan started writing "Fengyun Zhengba" in the hopes of riding on the popularity of "Fengyun" next year.

Zhou Yan had never worked so hard; he spent sixteen out of twenty-four hours a day studying effectively.

Although I was tired, I felt very fulfilled.

If he wants to write songs and compose music in the future, he won't need to bother others.

You can write the lyrics and compose the music yourself, and then have a professional company produce it.

Fan Binbin and the others were also busy.

Fan Binbin is busy with company affairs during the day and goes to the gym at night.

Jia Jingwen and Gao Yuanyuan enrolled in a yoga class to improve their flexibility.

Gao Yuanyuan and Jia Jingwen both knew about "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and wanted to get involved.

As filming of "The World's Number One" was completed, television stations flocked to the production company, eager to purchase the first-run broadcast rights.

This includes CCTV, Kyoto TV, Shandong TV, and other television stations.

They wanted to acquire it at a low price.

But Fan Binbin rejected him.

She only said that she would invite everyone to watch the film once it was finished.

We'll discuss broadcasting rights later.

"The World's Number One" is Nanhua's first production, and it has become a hit even before it has been broadcast. Everyone is looking forward to it.

In July and August, Zhou Yan did other things besides studying.

In mid-July, Zhou Yan took the script for "Assassin Couple" ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith") to China Film Group to visit Han Shanping and discuss cooperation.

[Nanhua] Film and Television has not yet grown up, so it needs partners to protect and support it.

Han Shanping flipped through the script and found the story very interesting.

Zhou Jun and Fan Mei are an enviable "ordinary" couple. They met in the Middle East five or six years ago, and the two handsome men and beautiful women fell in love and got married.

After the passion faded, calm set in. Both felt that their marriage was like a tomb, to the point that even a psychologist couldn't resolve the rift between them.

Soon, the two began to discover new passion in their lives.

The couple were repeatedly attacked by assassins, but each time they narrowly escaped danger. It turned out that they respected each other and never knew the other's secret job—the husband and wife were both legendary assassins.

They were highly trained and possessed exceptional killing skills.

Even more dramatically, they were carrying out missions for two rival organizations.

This seemingly perfect spy couple has been given a new mission—to assassinate each other. Their pride and professional ethics drive the assassination operation to new heights.

After a series of "unexpected" events, both of them realize that they have been targeted for assassination, and the one they love is their enemy.

Neither of them could bring themselves to hurt their lover.

As a result, the two attracted the company's wrath and attacks.

……

The story is exciting and full of highlights.

The scene of the two fighting in the villa left a deep impression on Han Shanping.

"The story is good, but the background needs to be changed," Han Shanping said, putting down the script in his hand.

"Hmm?" Zhou Yan's eyes were full of questions.

"This script wouldn't pass censorship in China," Han Shanping warned.

Gun control is strictly prohibited in China, making it impossible for this situation to occur.

"I understand," Zhou Yan said instantly, "I didn't think it through."

Zhou Yan hadn't expected that.

"Then, in your opinion, where should we put the background?" Zhou Yan asked.

"What do you think of Hong Kong? The timeline of the story could be moved forward a few years," Han Shanping commented.

"Advance the time?" Zhou Yan pondered.

"Third Master, how about this? Let's create a fictional city, with the country being Country Z and the city being City H, without any real-world background."

Similar to "Raccoon City" in "Resident Evil," a city that does not exist in reality.

"Huh?" Han Shanping was taken aback by Zhou Yan's words.

"That's not necessarily a bad thing," as long as it's not a domestic background.

Domestic censorship of this type of film is very strict, and gunfight films are limited to themes such as police and gangsters, drug prohibition, and the War of Resistance against Japan.

"So where do you plan to film?" Han Shanping asked again.

"Hong Kong," Zhou Yan didn't plan to film in mainland China, partly because he was worried about failing the post-production censorship. Filming in Hong Kong would be much easier due to the relaxed policies.

"You're going to China Film Group because you want their endorsement, right?" Han Shanping looked at Zhou Yan with a deep gaze.

"I have that idea," Zhou Yan nodded.

"But relying solely on China Film Group is not enough; we also need to win over a local force." As the saying goes, even a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Although China Film Group is strong, it doesn't have the same influence as a local tycoon in Hong Kong.

"So, this will have to trouble you, Third Master," Zhou Yan said with a smile.

"You little rascal..." Han Shanping laughed along.

"Alright, I'll take care of this."

Han Shanping valued Zhou Yan highly, so he accepted the task.

"Thank you for your trouble, Third Master," Zhou Yan thought with great joy.