December 28, three days before New Year’s Day.

After the script of "The Return of the Great Sage" was finalized, Ye Zhiqiu and Liu Minkang came to Shangjing City.

The new movie will use the soundtrack from the 1986 version of the classic "Journey to the West" and requires copyright authorization.

The composer's name is Li Haicheng, a well-known senior in the industry. He is now over 70 years old. To show his respect for Ye Zhiqiu, he decided to make a trip in person.

It happened that Huahai Entertainment Professor Liu Minkang and Li Haicheng knew each other, so they came over together.

In the car, the teacher and the student were chatting, and Liu Minkang suddenly asked: "Are you still practicing piano?"

Ye Zhiqiu was startled and said honestly: "I've been busy lately and haven't practiced every day."

"But I will find time to play it every week to maintain the feel."

Liu Minkang nodded and sighed: "Actually, I have always thought that you are very talented in classical music, but it is a pity that you did not take this path in the end."

"After you composed a few piano pieces such as "Flight of the Bumblebee" and "Out of the West", if you continued your efforts to tour the world, if you continued on this path, maybe Huaxia would be able to produce another classical master in the future."

In response to Liu Minkang's exclamation, Ye Zhiqiu looked embarrassed and could only say: "Teacher, I am not bad at this. If I take the classical path, I don't know if I will be named a master in ten years, but now I am internationally renowned in pop music."

Already."

Liu Minkang nodded, understanding that what Ye Zhiqiu said was not unreasonable.

Although classical music is the highest palace of music, it is still a niche circle. In terms of public acceptance and universality, there is a gap between classical music and popular music.

With Ye Zhiqiu's current status in the music world, any concert can be attended by tens of thousands of people and can drive the flow of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of funds. This scale is unmatched by classical music.

From this perspective, pop music is indeed a better direction.

In fact, this path was already set before Ye Zhiqiu entered graduate school, but Liu Minkang's mentality changed later when he discovered that his talent in classical music was not just "a little bit", but "astonishing".

However, Liu Minkang obviously did not give up completely. He thought for a moment and said, "Are you free in January?"

"The school is going to host a classical piano music exchange meeting. Several famous foreign schools will visit. Will you come back as an outstanding graduate alumnus to participate?"

Ye Zhiqiu thought about it for a while. The TV series "Legend of the Condor Heroes" is going to be released in mid-January, and "Crazy Stone" has also started to be announced during the Spring Festival.

There is also this year's Spring Festival Gala, but Song Mei mentioned to herself a few days ago that there is a high probability that she will still be on the final guest list, and she will also have to prepare for the program and rehearse...

Just by summarizing it a little, he seemed to feel how busy he was going to be next, and Ye Zhiqiu felt a little dizzy.

However, no matter how busy Liu Minkang is with his alma mater, he still has to find time. Ye Zhiqiu promised: "No problem, I will arrange the time in advance."

Liu Minkang nodded happily, and finally warned: "Spend more time to practice the piano during this period, and you may have to play on stage."

Ye Zhiqiu agreed, and while he was talking, the commercial vehicle had already entered an old city.

After turning left and right on the not-so-wide road, Ye Zhiqiu and Liu Minkang finally got off the bus in front of a residential building.

The old-fashioned residential building in front of him looked a bit like the old one in his own home in Hanjiang City. Ye Zhiqiu guessed that it was probably the apartment allocated by the work unit decades ago.

As if he understood what Ye Zhiqiu was thinking, Liu Minkang explained: "Lao Li used to be in the art troupe."

Ye Zhiqiu understood. The two stepped into the elevator installed on the side of the building, reached the sixth floor, and knocked on one of the doors.

"Here we come!" As the door was opened, Ye Zhiqiu saw the person he was visiting - senior Li Haicheng.

He has gray hair, is short and a bit thin, wears a pair of reading glasses, and has the air of a gentle scholar.

"Hahaha, Old Liu, you are a rare visitor." Li Haicheng saw Liu Minkang and said with a hearty smile, "Please come in, please come in."

"The old woman is busy. I heard that there are guests coming and she wants to show off her special dishes..."

Several people walked into the living room. The interior decoration was not luxurious, but it was clean and tidy and had a cultural atmosphere.

After a brief greeting, Li Haicheng looked at Ye Zhiqiu and asked kindly: "Who is this?"
Chapter completed!