September 1965, the beginning of another school year.
Zhou Qingxian and her three siblings have entered the second grade. Their study tasks will be heavier and they need to work harder.
"Dad, we will definitely study hard."
The three children went to school, and two little guys, Liang Wanzhou and Zhou Xiaobai, also followed and did not stay at home.
Ever since they heard their father talk about the selection criteria for astronauts yesterday, they have become serious.
It's just that it's hard to say whether it's a three-minute heat.
"Okay, dad believes in you, go ahead."
After sending the children to school, the house became deserted.
Except for the two little guys Xiaowan and Xiaojing, and the little steamed bun Xu Ning, there are no other little kids in the family.
These three little guys are not as noisy as their older brothers and sisters, because they are still very young and spend most of their time sleeping.
After listening to the astronaut selection criteria last night, the third child was still somewhat unconvinced.
No, today is the first day of school. I got up early and went to study.
However, the fourth child still went his own way and was not affected too much.
After all, one of the selection criteria for astronauts is that they must not be nearsighted, and because he often reads and works late at night, his eyesight has seriously declined.
Although I am not yet nearsighted, I am not far away from wearing glasses.
Not to mention the little goldfish, she was only interested in making money. As for becoming an astronaut, after knowing the selection requirements, she shook her head and refused.
"Aunt Yang, I'm going out for a while, and I'd like you to help take care of the two children."
After staying in the study for a while, Zhou Jimin was ready to go out.
Mrs. Yang, who was taking care of her children, waved her hands and said it was no problem.
In fact, she is here more to accompany her two children, talk to Huang Zhaodi and Zhou Shuqing, and relieve her boredom.
Sometimes, Huang Xiaohua, who is pregnant, will come over to join in the fun.
Changing diapers and feeding children are mostly done by Zhou Shuqing or Huang Zhaodi. Sometimes Mrs. Yang wants to intervene, but she can't.
Therefore, rather than saying that she is taking care of the children, it is better to say that she is here to chat.
After leaving home, Zhou Jimin went to Sanwei Bookstore and took off from here to the small island in the south.
Central, Admiralty Street.
At this time, Zhou Jimin was taking Xiaoyue and his children shopping, mainly buying clothes for the children.
There is still too little entertainment in this era.
The amusement park only has simple facilities such as a carousel, and Disneyland has not yet landed on a small island.
Therefore, even shopping is relatively monotonous and boring.
"Jimin, Jiuzhou Huashang's sales performance has dropped very quickly recently. Your previous prediction was very accurate. Is there any way to improve it?"
While shopping, Guan Ling and the others still mentioned business matters.
"Business is slow during the peak season, so just be patient."
Zhou Jimin's mind is not on this. He is thinking about one thing, making some better music.
The main reason is that the entertainment in this era is too expensive and lacks some noisy atmosphere.
Especially the small town of June 4 was almost cut off from the outside world.
Therefore, he needs to find ways to create more entertainment to enrich their spiritual world.
Maybe scientific researchers like Xu Lei don’t need these things, but their families need them very much.
Zhou Jimin already has a rough idea on how to enrich everyone’s entertainment life.
What is easier to achieve is undoubtedly music.
He can copy good music and find someone to record it, or he or Xu Mei and others can record it themselves.
Music can actually be used in many situations.
For example, the musical fountain, in the central square of the June Fourth town, is actually in great need of such a musical fountain.
Then put a big screen on it and play some positive videos or movie trailer clips, etc., which would be very good.
After a while, he told Xu Mei and the other four girls his idea.
Before the four girls said anything, Zhou Qingyue and the others jumped up excitedly, expressing that they wanted to sing.
Then, without waiting for Zhou Jimin to say anything, they just started singing.
Not to mention, the clear childish voice, although very immature, is also very pleasant.
The songs are all relatively popular tunes on the market. Because there is a TV in the villa, the children can often watch TV and learn a lot by being immersed in it.
"Xiaoyue, Xiaoxu, you are really good and great. Do you want to be a big singer in the future?"
Listening to the children's voices, Zhou Jimin's eyes lit up.
He now has many children, and although he will not interfere with what the children will do in the future, if they are interested, he does not mind helping them.
The environment on the island is relatively free, and it will soon usher in an era of entertainment.
When they grow up, it will be the 1980s when Hong Kong entertainment is at its most prosperous.
So from now on, it is not impossible to train them into child stars.
As for those dark sides and the notion that wealthy families should not be exposed to the public, Zhou Jimin has none of them and will not let such a thing happen.
Protecting the children is in itself the responsibility and obligation of a parent, and it is also his code of conduct.
"Think!"
The children responded in unison. They didn't quite understand what a big star was, but their father's praise was enough to make them happy.
"Okay, then from now on, daddy will teach you how to sing, okay?"
"Thank you, Dad, Mom. Dad wants to teach us how to sing..."
The children were so happy that they turned around and shouted excitedly to their mother.
Qin Jingru and the others were very happy, but Xu Mei was a little worried. Would it be bad to let the child show up in public?
"As long as the children are happy, and you and I are taking care of the children and preventing them from being wronged, what do you have to worry about?"
Zhou Jimin explained:
"Besides, although our family is not short of money, if singing is a career, you can make money, accompany your children's growth, and record their lives with cameras. Wouldn't this be the best of both worlds?"
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"What about companies like Apple Daily and Qihang Publishing House?"
"These are highly professional companies to begin with, but now aren't they handed over to dedicated personnel? Do you really want to do everything yourself?"
Guan Ling grasped the key point and asked like a money fan:
"Then are we going to set up a music company? How much does this investment cost? Is it profitable?"
"These are very simple. You can set up a music company yourself, or you can acquire it. You can consult Steven and Li Weibin and ask them to help collect and see which one is more cost-effective."
Regarding the music company's issues, Zhou Jimin does not intend to interfere too much.
Just like Qihang Publishing House, he is only responsible for producing works, leaving more detailed work to professionals.
Anyway, if you do well, your salary will be high; if you don’t do well, get out.
Qin Jingru and the other four girls are not just decorations. From time to time, they will go to the company to check the accounts and declare their sovereignty.
The second is the temptation of taking shares, and it is impossible for the management not to be tempted.
After all, they, the management, are very clear about the company's revenue and profits.
Even if they take dry shares, the annual dividends are higher than their current salary income.
Therefore, there is no reason why they should not be moved.
As for starting anew, that is impossible.
Whether it is Qihang Publishing House or Apple Daily, they are both highly professional companies. How can the management not know how to start and how to operate to the current scale?
Without the support of ideas and novels provided by Zhou Jimin, whether Qihang Publishing House and Apple Daily can survive is a big question.
Therefore, it is impossible to start from scratch.
The management are not fools. In addition, there is a non-competition agreement in the signed contract. With the ferocity of Steven and Li Weibin, the management will definitely not dare to act rashly.
"It's hard to say whether music companies, or record companies, make money..."
If you just sell records, you definitely won't make much money.
As for holding concerts and so on, we can only rely on other stars.
Just relying on Zhou Qingyue and the others to make soy sauce, there is no such thing as the main money-making force.
"Ah? Why?"
The four girls don’t quite understand. In their impression, there is no business that doesn’t make money when Zhou Jimin opens a company.
"To make money in a company, employees must work hard. Xiaoyue and the others are quite popular singers, so they must also be employees. Do you want to tire out the children?"
When he said this, the four girls came back to their senses.
But the children said they were not afraid of being tired and wanted to make a lot of money for their parents.
Seeing this, Zhou Jimin teased them: "Xiaoyue, you are great, but dad asked you, what are you going to buy after making so much money?"
"Buy delicious food, buy a lot of toys..."
"I want to buy books and clothes for my parents to wear..."
The children are still very filial and sensible, but they are more biased towards their own needs.
"Okay, don't worry about this for now. Dad will teach you how to sing when you get home, okay?"
Of course the children answered in the affirmative.
As a result, they were no longer happy to go shopping and went home to sing.
After bringing the very active children home, Zhou Jimin began to teach them how to sing.
Children's songs such as Childhood, Country Road, Chong Er Fei, etc., the children loved it as soon as they were released.
Guan Ling and the other four girls also looked at Zhou Jimin with admiration. These songs are very good.
After Zhou Jimin sang it again, the family became even happier.
"Dad, daddy, please teach us, we also want to sing..."
Next to him, Ji Buchuhe was holding a video recorder and recorded everything.
When the children grow up, these will be their most precious memories.
In the next few days, Zhou Jimin went to the island every day to teach Xiaoyue and the others how to sing.
However, the songs he taught them did not include the songs he had given to Zhou Qingxian and the others before.
How should I put it? The songs Xiaoyue and the others sing are from Hong Kong and Taiwan, while the songs Xiaoxian and the others sing are from the Mainland.
It wasn't until a week later that we started recording the songs.
However, there are not millions of tuners in this era, so singing really requires talent.
Four-year-old Zhou Qingyue’s articulation became clearer and her breathing became more stable, so she was selected.
Although Zhou Bingxu and his two brothers are already three years old, not only are their words unclear, but their breath is also lacking. It is still too difficult for them to record songs.
So the two brothers were very unhappy, and Zhou Jimin had to comfort them, saying that he would sing and arrange music for them later.
"So, even if you two brothers can't sing now, don't give up and practice more, you know?"
"Okay daddy."
Perhaps they understood what their father said, so the two children nodded seriously.
When it comes to singing, innate conditions are very important, but hard work and ability can also be acquired. However, it is too far away to be like a singing god.
Therefore, for the next period of time, Zhou Jimin focused on cultivating Zhou Qingyue.
Her clear childish voice needs to be preserved, but some necessary singing skills, breathing techniques, etc. still need to be learned.
Only in this way can she be more at ease.
The two brothers have not fallen behind. They have to learn what they need to learn, and they also take the initiative to reduce the time for playing. The reason is quite good: my sister is so diligent, and we can't be worse than her.
The two brothers are five months younger than Zhou Qingyue, but the three siblings look to be the same height.
Mainly because of adequate nutrition and adequate exercise, my height increased quickly.
"Well, in a few days, let's make a music video."
As the little guy Xiaoyue completed the recording of several songs such as Childhood, Zhou Jimin began the follow-up work.
"A short film? A short film like a movie?"
Qin Jingru asked in surprise, remembering the movie she had seen in Beijing before, and she admired it even more.
Movies of this era are still very high-end.
Ordinary people really can't do it, let alone shoot a music video in order to release a record, it's just ridiculous.
Original Time and Space, the world's first music video, was created by Michael Jackson in 1982.
It was Michael's Thriller record that kicked off the music video.
However, now the world's first music video record has become Zhou Qingyue's childhood.
"Well, for this filming, I need to write a few scripts and adapt them according to the lyrics..."
After hearing what Zhou Jimin said, Guan Ling and others also came to join in the fun, and their enthusiasm was high.
"You little guys are also involved, and I will take pictures of you too, don't worry."
When Xiaoxu and his two brothers heard this, they jumped up with joy.
Next, Zhou Jimin asked Guan Ling and others to arrange recruitment work and recruit several photographers to participate in the shooting of the music video.
The script and footage of the short film were produced by him within two days.
Photographers are all recruited for the sake of high salary.
But when they saw the separate shots, the three photographers all widened their eyes and immediately regarded it as a treasure.
They also chased and asked their leader, who drew the storyboard script? It’s really amazing!
Xu Mei, who stayed at the filming set, witnessed the whole process, and even learned it from Zhou Jimin after she came back.
The latter smiled disapprovingly, took the master tapes shot today, and started browsing.
He doesn't have that much time to follow the filming and guide those people.
As long as you shoot according to the shot script, there will basically be no problems unless the photographer's level is very low.
The photographers recruited with high salaries have all passed five levels and succeeded in six generals. How can their level be low?
After looking through all the materials, Zhou Jimin nodded. Basically, there was no big problem. It just needed post-processing and editing.
"By the way, I have a few more New Year songs here. I'll record them in the next two days, and I'll shoot the short film later..."
"New Year's song?" Guan Ling and the others asked in unison, their expressions were quite surprised.
"Dad, what is the New Year's song? Is it easy to sing?"
"Can I sing?"
"And me, I want to sing too."
Two little guys, Qing Huan and Qing Ning, who are almost two years old, also joined in the fun and raised their little hands to express that they wanted to sing.
Then they were picked up by their father with one hand, and each of them took a sip of fragrance on their young faces, and then said:
"If you want to sing, of course you can, anyone can sing."
Guan Ling was eager to try, pointing at herself, "Can I do it too?"
"No, you can't be on camera." Zhou Jimin shook his head and rejected her request.
Although he was protected by bodyguards, he was still a little worried.
Of course, the most important thing is that she is afraid that Ding Qiunan will see it and arouse her suspicion.
The importance of the island is particularly prominent, more important than the original time and space.
Therefore, photos of Guan Ling and the four girls must not appear in newspapers and magazines.
"Oh."
Although the four girls were a little disappointed, they were smart enough not to ask why, and they also changed the topic.
The time has entered the next week, and many songs have been recorded for the New Year.
Except for Zhou Qingyue, who is the lead singer, Xiaoxu and the other little guys all recorded some parts respectively.
The next step is to shoot the music video.
Since it is a New Year song, the theme is naturally festive, with plum blossoms, peach blossoms, etc.
But it's the end of September now, and the peach blossoms on the island haven't bloomed yet.
"Let's go, dad will take you to other places to shoot."
For this shooting, Zhou Jimin also put in a lot of effort.
I directly brought out a few off-season peach blossoms from the space, and then moved them to Enston Ranch.
This is his territory. He hangs New Year decorations on the peach trees, builds several retro buildings nearby, puts up Spring Festival couplets and other festive ornaments, and adds firecrackers and other things.
In addition, let Zhou Qingyue and the others wear festive new clothes, red scarves, tiger-head shoes, etc., so that when shooting, the atmosphere will be instantly full.
"Yeah, dad, let's go, let's go out to shoot a short film."
The little guys were so happy that they jumped outside.
Since we were going to Enston Ranch, there was no need for the photographer to follow.
Then, Zhou Jimin can only do it himself.
Fortunately, there are not many shooting tasks, and when shooting a short film like this, most of the time is actually spent playing.
After all, children can’t have too high expectations.
When the children arrived at the Enston Ranch and saw the very festive scene in front of them, they immediately screamed and were unwilling to leave.