1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Spreading falsehoods not only exists in people's private discussions, but also occurs when neon media broadcasts news.

TV Asahi was the first to broadcast news related to Yanjing Silence. Since the last contact with Zhou Yan, their TV station has paid special attention to Zhou Yan's news, and because they have cooperated before, they can get Zhou Yan's news better than others. The TV station is even simpler. They can go directly to Zhou Yan's agent Zhang Youan and get information from Zhang Youan.

The cooperation between the two parties is also constantly deepening. The Distant Journey video tape they produced together last time is still on sale, and the TV station regularly pays Tomson the check.

Because this video contains two new songs, Distant Journey and Borrowing Cucumbers, the sales are pretty good, with more than 70,000 units sold since its launch.

As the Oriental Legacy concert approaches, the sales of this video have also rebounded compared to some time ago.

In the news broadcast by TV Asahi, the situation at the Yanjing Silence scene was very exaggerated. Although the ticket price did not say hundreds of thousands of neon coins, they broadcast the words one ticket costs 80,000 neon coins.

In addition to the excitement of the concert, TV Asahi focused on the new song The Street Where the Wind Lived that appeared in the concert.

During the program, the TV station played a fifteen-second live video and introduced the creation process of the song.

That day, when Zhou Yan went to visit the crew of Zhang Yimou's new movie Alive with Wang Zuxian and other crew members, they met locally... Because of a gust of wind blowing in the alley, Zhou Yan composed the song The Wind Lives Streets, it is worth mentioning that the original author of Alive is none other than Yu Hua. In previous programs broadcast by this station, when Zhou Yan played Distant Journey, Borrowing Cucumber and other tunes, he was also on site……

As soon as TV Asahi's program was broadcast, the phone number of their TV station was overwhelmed by music fans. Music fans hoped to see more live concert scenes, and preferably to hear the complete The Street Where the Wind Lives .

This behavior of only playing for fifteen seconds is really bad, and fans who have been looking forward to the new album have no way to satisfy them.

Of course, TV Asahi also wants to broadcast more scenes, but the problem is that they only have the authorization for these fifteen seconds, and they cannot broadcast it for one more second, otherwise it will be infringement.

If China Central Television is willing to authorize them, TV Asahi is even willing to arrange three hours to broadcast the special program Yanjing Silence. Based on Zhou Yan's current popularity in Neon, the ratings of this program will definitely not be low. .

They are also discussing this matter with CCTV, but the discussion has not yet been concluded. In fact, it is not that CCTV is unwilling to do this, but that Tomson is hesitant. Tomson may be more inclined to directly publish Yanjing· Silent is made into an album, with neon subtitles, and sold on neon. In this case, the profit may be higher.

In response to the viewers' demands, TV Asahi can only say sorry for the time being.

In addition to TV Asahi, the phones at Suntory Concert Hall were also buzzing.

When the tickets for the Oriental Legacy concert went on sale, the day's program had already been announced. In addition to the old songs from Piano Boy and Mysterious Country, there were also new songs like Distant Journey. song.

This kind of program list is very sincere, and the music fans were originally very satisfied.

But now after watching TV Asahi's program, music fans suddenly discovered that the new song The Street Where the Wind Lives played by Zhou Yan on Yanjing Silence did not appear on the program list of Oriental Legacy.

Now, Neon music fans are anxious.

Could it be that they won't be able to hear such nice new music at the Oriental Legacy concert at the end of the year?

Neon music fans who were already satisfied suddenly became dissatisfied.

Music fans called Suntory Hall and asked them if the song The Street Where the Wind Lives would be played on the day of the concert. If it was not on the program, would it be included in the encore later?

Suntory Concert Hall cannot answer these questions from music fans, because they only provide venues for Zhou Yan's team, and other matters are decided by Tomson Company and a local entertainment company in Tokyo called Daifeng.

Suntory Concert Hall couldn't answer, so they went to Daifeng Entertainment, and Daifeng Entertainment couldn't answer either. They couldn't decide what pieces to play in the concert, and then Daifeng asked Tomson again.

Tomson did not give a direct affirmative answer, only saying that we can look forward to it.

The sentence can look forward to whetted everyone's appetite.

Damn it, The Street Where the Wind Lives is already imprinted in my mind, but only for fifteen seconds at a time.

In Nangong's bookstore, Hiramatsu and Guang listened to the fifteen-second The Street Where the Wind Lives again and couldn't help but complain.

Sato Rina sat next to him and couldn't help but curl his lips.

Hiramatsu and Hiro complained almost every day, no, probably many times.

Don't worry, this piece will definitely be included in the concert. Rina Sato comforted her.

She feels that since she said you can look forward to it, she will definitely not disappoint the music fans, and there will definitely be special programs by then.

Hiramatsu and Hiro sighed, I hope so, but even so, it will take a long time.

I don't know when the concert video will be released to the public.

Among them, only Hiramatsu and Hiro bought a ticket, because the pocket money of the others was not enough to buy a ticket, so even if The Street Where the Wind Lives was played at the concert, they could only wait until the video of the concert was sold. can only be heard when.

Or, Zhou Yan releases a new album and puts The Street Where the Wind Lives into the new album.

I am very curious about this Zhoucun now. I don't know what it is like there, so I asked Zhou Yan to make The Street Where the Wind Lives. Hiramatsu Kazuhiro said.

Sato Rina nodded, Well, I'm also very curious.

Although the music sounds good, the story behind the music is often more attractive, just like the video of Distant Journey. Hiramatsu and Hiroshi watched it over and over many times, just to know under what circumstances Zhou Yan composed Borrowing a Cucumber of.

If there is a chance in the future, I would like to visit China. Hiramatsu Kazuhiro said.

I heard that China's consumption level is not high. You might consider going there during the holidays.

Forget it, let's wait until college.

Hiramatsu and Guang Guang have the idea of ​​​​traveling to China, but cross-border travel is a bit far away for him now. He plans to wait until he graduates from high school to consider this matter.

He wants to see the Great Wall and listen to The Great Wall on it, he wants to go to the Forbidden City to listen to Memory of the Forbidden City, and he wants to go to Zhoucun to listen to The Street Where the Wind Lives.

There was also the video store that appeared in The Piano Boy Who Wanted to Fly. He wanted to see the piano in the store and the Central Conservatory of Music in China, which was Zhou Yan's alma mater.

By the way, there are cucumbers.

Since listening to Borrowing Cucumbers, Hiramatsu and Hiroshi have been particularly interested in Chinese cucumbers.

What kind of existence is cucumber in China that allows Zhou Yan to write a song specifically for it?

While listening to Mysterious Country, Hiramatsu Kazuhiro's thoughts had already traveled to many places in China following the music. He looked forward to one day being able to truly follow Zhou Yan's footsteps and explore those ancient monuments in China.

…

Neon people like Hiramatsu and Hiroshi are not the only ones interested in Zhoucun.

Since the special program Yanjing Silence was broadcast, many people have noticed Zhoucun.

Some people who are close by have already rushed to Zhoucun for a tour. They also want to see the place where Zhou Yan made The Street Where the Wind Lives.

People in Zhoucun suddenly felt that the village had become more lively. There were many people carrying large and small bags on the streets. They came up and asked where the street where Feng lives was.

Not to mention, people in Zhoucun really know the street where the wind lives.

After Secretary Chen put up the sign The Street Where the Wind Lives, the first people he attracted were locals from Zhoucun. Everyone who came and went could see the sign erected at the entrance of the alley and knew that there was a musician there before. I composed a piece of music called The Street Where the Wind Lives here.

Therefore, when outsiders ask, locals enthusiastically lead them to the street where the wind lives.

Secretary Chen is such a shrewd person. As soon as he saw so many tourists, he knew that this wave of publicity could not be wasted, so he waved his hand and spent a huge sum of 135 yuan to renovate the alley. For a moment.

He built a small wooden pavilion inside and led people to rearrange the ground.

After the wooden pavilion was built, Secretary Chen led the old men and women on the street to hold concerts in the pavilion every day.

In addition to these, he also got a big bamboo stick, hollowed out the middle, and made a large flute. He also painted it and hung it on the wall in the alley.

Naturally, this flute cannot be played, but it is very conspicuous. You can see it at a glance from the entrance of the alley.

If you get closer, you can see the words The Street Where the Wind Lives engraved on the large flute.

I have to say that Secretary Chen is a good hand in cultural and creative industries. These things are eye-catching, but they don’t cost a lot of money.

These tricks are also very useful. Foreign tourists come here just for the street where the wind lives. After they come, they find that this street is really interesting and is very suitable for tourists to take pictures.

There are more people on the streets, and the business of the supply and marketing cooperative has become better.

Knowing that tourists came here for The Street Where the Wind Lives, Sun Qixiu, a salesperson from the supply and marketing cooperative, specially bought some ordinary-looking bamboo flutes and erhus, thinking that the tourists could buy them back as souvenirs.

But what Sun Qixiu never expected was that these tourists were not interested in the erhu and bamboo flute at all. Many tourists came up and asked: How to sell popsicles?

Sun Qixiu has been working in the supply and marketing cooperative for many years, and this is the first time she has seen popsicles selling so well in autumn.

The reason for this situation is just because Zhou Yan suggested at the concert that everyone buy a popsicle when they come to Zhoucun. Although Zhou Yan was talking about summer, people should feel it no matter whether it is summer or not, and in any weather.

…

On the morning of November 27th, Zhou Yan went to Yanjing Studio early in the morning.

Assistant director Wang Xiaoshuai had already arrived early. During the movie editing, Zhou Yan couldn't come here every day. Sometimes it was assistant director Wang Xiaoshuai and assistant director Li Hong who were watching here.

After the crew office of The Sixth Sense was evacuated, Wang Xiaoshuai no longer has a fixed office space. He now spends most of his time in Yanjing Studio. Anyway, he is the deputy director of The Sixth Sense and has no fixed office space. What will people say.

After staring at the editing room for a long time with Wang Xiaoshuai, the two of them went to the cafeteria one step ahead.

There are a lot of people at dinner time, so Zhou Yan and the others like to stagger the peak hours to save time, and if they prepare meals early, the eldest sister in charge can prepare more dishes for them.

Halfway through the meal, Zhou Yan suddenly raised his head and asked Wang Xiaoshuai, How is the script of Winter and Spring Days being perfected?

Wang Xiaoshuai was stunned for a moment, then swallowed the food in his mouth and said, It's already perfected. I was thinking about when to show it to you.

Before The Sixth Sense was filmed, Zhou Yan drew a cake for Wang Xiaoshuai and hinted to him that he would help him make movies later.

Wang Xiaoshuai has been thinking about this matter, but Zhou Yan didn't mention it, and he was embarrassed to bring it up. Besides, Zhou Yan had never made it very clear that he wanted to help him make a movie. It would be a bit presumptuous for him to bring it up on his own initiative.

Now that Wang Xiaoshuai heard Zhou Yan take the initiative to ask, he was very happy, but he was afraid that if he acted too happy, he would appear impatient.

After all, the post-production work for The Sixth Sense has not been completed yet. It stands to reason that he should still focus all his attention on The Sixth Sense and should not always think about his own movies.

Zhou Yan nodded, After you finish work in the afternoon, take the script to my house and I'll take a look at it.

Well, okay. Wang Xiaoshuai nodded repeatedly.

…

After finishing work in the afternoon, Zhou Yan went home first. About an hour later, Wang Xiaoshuai came over with the script of Winter and Spring Days.

Zhou Yan opened the script and took a look at it. This version of the script was actually not much different from the version he saw a few months ago. There were only some minor changes. The structure of the story did not change. It was similar to the movie he had seen. .

After reading it, Zhou Yan put the script on his lap, nodded and said, There is nothing wrong with the script. Get ready to start filming.

Ah? Wang Xiaoshuai opened his mouth in surprise.

He had a hunch that Zhou Yan would help him make a movie, but he didn't expect it to be so direct and simple. Shouldn't Zhou Yan chat with him for a while and let him explain his ideas again?

Just like that...he felt a little sudden.

Seeing Wang Xiaoshuai's surprised expression, Zhou Yan asked, Are you not ready?

No, no, I'm always ready.

In that case, that's good. I've already told Mr. Xu about this, and she has agreed to the filming. However, the production cost may not be too high, so you have to be mentally prepared for this.

Wang Xiaoshuai couldn't help but ask, How much is the production cost?

It won't exceed 500,000, and of course, it won't be less than 300,000. Zhou Yan gave a rough range.

That's enough, that's completely enough. Wang Xiaoshuai said excitedly, I've calculated that at the extreme end, a few hundred thousand can be enough to make a movie.

There is no need to be so extreme. If you want to spend money, you should save money. In addition, this movie may not be jointly produced by Yanjing Factory. I will go to the factory to talk to Director Chen tomorrow. If it is not jointly produced, I think it can I can’t help you borrow a few people from their factory.”

I'm really troubling you.

In fact, Wang Xiaoshuai didn't care too much about whether Yanjing Film Studio would co-produce it with them. He didn't even think about releasing the film in the mainland when he made the film, just to send it abroad to participate in film festivals.

As for the production team, this movie is not complicated to shoot. It can be made with just a few people.

In terms of cost, it should be the machine and the film. The machine can be borrowed, but the film is a consumable item, and money must be spent. Wang Xiaoshuai’s previous calculation of the cost was more than 100,000, mainly based on the cost of the film.

As for actors, props, scenery, etc., they don’t cost much at all.

Well, I'll tell you tomorrow after I talk to Director Chen. If there's no problem, let's start filming as soon as possible and try to get the movie out before the Chinese New Year.

Wang Xiaoshuai hesitated, But the post-production work of The Sixth Sense is not over yet. I...

Zhou Yan waved his hand, Half of the post-production work for The Sixth Sense has been completed. From now on, it will mainly be about the soundtrack. I have nothing to do without you. Just go and work on your own movie.

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Wang Xiaoshuai was extremely moved. Zhou Yan was really too kind to him, or in other words, Zhou Yan was too kind to the people around him.

Although Zhou Yan was meticulous at work, he would ask any questions they had, and he was very serious a lot of the time, but after work, Zhou Yan really had nothing to say to the people around him.

The director team of The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly, including him and Mr. Lu, all began to make their own movies with the help of Zhou Yan.

Although Li Hong can't make his own movie yet, he has been promoted to the assistant director of Grown Up. You know, Li Hong was just an ordinary set manager before.

Most people who follow Zhou Yan can achieve better development.

Just think about it, who wouldn't want to cooperate with someone like Zhou Yan?

Especially in Li Hong's case, it's a bit like buying a horse's bones for a thousand bucks. Now if you ask the employees in Yanjing Factory which director they most want to work with, most of them will answer Zhou Yan.

Because there is a living example of Li Hong, everyone will think that if a grassroots person like Li Hong can rise steadily under Zhou Yan, then the rest of them must also have a chance.

Director, thank you so much. Wang Xiaoshuai said with sincere gratitude.

Thank you, thank yourself. It's you who are talented. Make your first feature film well. I'm waiting to see the finished film.

Wang Xiaoshuai laughed, I suddenly felt so stressed.

A good creator can turn pressure into motivation. I believe you can do it.

I will do my best.

…

The next morning, Zhou Yan went to Chen Zhigu's office.

Chen Zhigu seemed to be in a bad mood. When Zhou Yan left, he was staring blankly at the documents in front of him. When he saw Zhou Yan, he squeezed a smile and said, Zhou Yan, you are here.

Director Chen, do you have time now?

What's the matter?

Tomson wants to help Wang Xiaoshuai make a movie. The cost is about 400,000 yuan. He wants to cooperate with the factory.

Chen Zhigu frowned and said, This is not a big deal. I can approve it directly for you, but it is difficult to deal with it at this juncture.

How do you say it? Zhou Yan asked.

Chen Zhigu pondered for a moment and said, It doesn't matter if I told you, people will come over after a while anyway. The top is going to carry out reforms, and our Yanjing factory is also receiving much attention. For this reform, there will be some personnel changes in our factory. change.

What kind of changes? Zhou Yan asked.

There will be a new deputy director.

When Zhou Yan heard that there was going to be a deputy director, he immediately thought of Han Sanping. This deputy director was probably him.

But since he is the deputy director of the factory, does it give Chen Zhigu such a headache?

Zhou Yan asked what he was thinking, Since I'm just the deputy director, it shouldn't have much influence.

Chen Zhigu shook his head, Although he is only the deputy director, the situation is a bit special. You can think of him as a special commissioner. His power is not just that of the deputy director.

After hearing what Chen Zhigu said, Zhou Yan did not ask further questions.

If Han Sanping is really coming, it will be good news for him.

Although he has known Chen Zhigu longer, he is obviously closer to Han Sanping. The key is that Han Sanping knows the situation of their Zhou family, so he will definitely give him face.

I understand. Zhou Yan nodded and asked, When will the deputy director take office?

It's only for a week or two. After he comes, I will introduce you to him. You may need to deal with him for some work later. Chen Zhigu said.

Okay, after he comes, I will mention Wang Xiaoshuai's matter again.

Can.

Seeing Zhou Yan's frown, Chen Zhigu thought that Zhou Yan was worried that the new deputy director would be difficult to talk to, so he comforted him, You don't have to worry too much. Although it is said that reform is needed, the knife will not be so fast, and even if it is reformed, it should be It is more beneficial to your private enterprises. The direction of reform still needs to invest money. Tomson has money. No matter who becomes the leader, he will not ignore you. After all, no one will push the money outward. And based on our relationship, I will always help you.

Although he knew that Chen Zhigu had misunderstood, Zhou Yan did not explain, but just nodded and said gratefully, Thank you, Director Chen.

Chen Zhigu waved his hand, You're welcome, I'll be leaving soon, so I can help you.

Although the boss didn't say it clearly, Chen Zhigu had already expected that after the deputy director arrived this time, it wouldn't take long for him to be replaced as the director.

Even if he was unwilling to do so, Chen Zhigu could only accept it calmly.

After chatting with Chen Zhigu for a while, Zhou Yan went to the director's office to talk to Senior Lu about the filming of Grown Up.

When the two of them were talking, Teng Wenji came in from outside.

Teng Wenji looked happy today and seemed to be in a good mood.

Seeing Zhou Yan in the office, Teng Wenji said with a smile, Hey, Director Zhou is here, how is your movie going?

Zhou Yan was quite surprised to hear Teng Wenji take the initiative to talk.

Some time ago, Teng Wenji was very timid. Although his eyes would get angry every time he looked at Zhou Yan, he would not actively look for trouble. What happened today?

Thank you, Director Teng, for your concern. The film is progressing well. I wonder if the film project that Director Teng prepared has been approved?

Teng Wenji's face suddenly turned cold when Zhou Yan asked him about his new movie.

Just because of Zhou Yan, the new movie Xiangxiang Naoyoufang he prepared has not been approved. During this period, he approached Chen Zhigu countless times, but Chen Zhigu ignored him every time, and the matter of approval of the project was always unresolved. Dragging.

But then a smile appeared on his face again.

Teng Wenji's fat face is full of flesh, and when he smiles, he looks like a melon from Plants vs. Zombies, which is really unsightly.

The reason why he laughed was because he got the news that a deputy director was coming to the factory, and this new deputy director, Han Sanping, had some friendship with him.

They had met a few times before, and although their friendship wasn't that deep, it was definitely better than him and Chen Zhigu.

Moreover, he also knew that although Han Sanping was the deputy director of the factory, he had great power and was not controlled by Chen Zhigu.

In Teng Wenji's view, Han Sanping's coming to Yanjing Factory was a good thing for him.

Sorry for your concern, my movie will be approved soon. Then I may have to recruit more people from the factory, but I don't know if it will delay the filming of Grown Up.

Zhou Yan didn't understand why Teng Wenji suddenly became so stubborn, but he didn't take Teng Wenji seriously. He just smiled and said, It doesn't matter. Everyone competes fairly for public resources in the factory. No matter who delays whom, it's the same. There is no way.”

Hearing Zhou Yan speak with a gun and a stick, Teng Wenji's smile became even brighter. He couldn't wait to see what Zhou Yan's expression would look like when he knew the new deputy director was coming.

It will definitely be exciting.

…

On December 4, the new director of Yanjing Studio, Han Sanping, arrived.

When Han Sanping arrived at the Yanjing factory, he was accompanied by Teng Wenji along the way.

Because he knew the news in advance, Teng Wenji went to the guest house to visit Han Sanping yesterday. Before Han Sanping officially took office, he visited the dock.

Before he took office, people came to pay homage to the dock, which was naturally a good thing for Han Sanping. Moreover, Teng Wenji was also the vice president of the Directors Association, which had some weight, so Han Sanping and Teng Wenji chatted very happily.

When Han Sanping went to the factory director's office, Teng Wenji also accompanied him.

Seeing Teng Wenji accompanying Han Sanping, Chen Zhigu frowned tightly and secretly sighed that Teng Wenji, an old boy, was so quick to stand in line. Before he could retreat, Teng Wenji hugged Han Sanping's thigh tightly.

I didn't know before that Director Teng is quite good at making friends.

Knowing that Chen Zhigu was mocking him, Teng Wenji didn't care. Anyway, he and Chen Zhigu couldn't pee in the same pot, so he didn't care whether he offended him or not. For this reason, he wanted to straighten Han Sanping's beard.

Han Sanping naturally knew that Chen Zhigu was unhappy, which was understandable. If it were him, his subordinates would have jumped over the wall before he even retreated, and he wouldn't be happy either.

Director Chen, I'm new here, so I need you to take care of me in the future.

Although he was deprived of power by Han Sanping, Chen Zhigu would not show off to Han Sanping.

In any case, from now on, the factory will be dominated by you young people. We mainly provide services to you. If we can use the remaining heat, I will be satisfied. You have just arrived and don't know much about things in the factory. Let's hold a meeting in the afternoon. Yes, let’s get to know the key people in the factory first, and then we’ll get to know each other later in the business.”

Teng Wenji volunteered, I can help Factory Director Han get familiar with the business in the factory. Anyway, I don't have anything to do now.

Seeing that Teng Wenji was acting like this, Chen Zhigu didn't say much and just nodded, Okay, Director Teng has been working hard recently and is accompanying Factory Director Han to familiarize himself with the business in the factory.

…

In the next two days, Teng Wenji was in high spirits and took Han Sanping around the factory.

Because many people in the factory didn't know the specific situation of Han Sanping, it was a little strange to see Teng Wenji accompanying the new deputy director.

They didn't understand what the deputy director's team had to do.

But Teng Wenji knew that as long as he established a good relationship with Han Sanping, his life in the factory would be easier, and he would be able to settle the debts of Zhou Yan and Senior Lu sooner or later.

In fact, Teng Wenji did everything right. Under normal circumstances, as long as he had a good relationship with Han Sanping, he would have no problem walking sideways in the factory.

But the problem is that sometimes, things always turn out differently than expected.

On the third day after Han Sanping took office, he met Zhou Yan in the editing building.

Teng Wenji was also with him. When he saw Zhou Yan, Teng Wenji narrowed his eyes and smiled. He took this opportunity to apply eye drops in front of Han Sanping, leaving Han Sanping with a bad impression of Zhou Yan.

But before Teng Wenji could say anything, Han Sanping walked towards Zhou Yan with a smile on his face.

Then, with Teng Wenji's shocked expression, Han Sanping gave Zhou Yan a hug and patted Zhou Yan on the back.

Third brother, I haven't seen you for a while.

Zhou Yan knew that Han Sanping was coming, but he still made a surprised expression, Third brother, why did you come to Yanjing Factory?

My job has been transferred to Yanjing Factory. It will be convenient for us to meet in the future.

Why didn't you tell me in advance when you were transferred to Yanjing Factory?

Hey, it's a surprise after all. What are you doing here, making a new movie?

Well, the latter part of The Sixth Sense.

Has the rough sample come out?

Out.

I'll just take a look. I'm quite curious about your new movie.

Zhou Yan nodded and said to the editor Yang Ming, Old Yang, help me play the film.

okay.

Yang Ming was working here, and Han Sanping remembered that Teng Wenji was beside him, Third brother, you should know Director Teng, right?

Zhou Yan looked at Teng Wenji with a smile, Of course I know Director Teng. Director Teng and I have quite a relationship.

Although there was nothing wrong with Zhou Yan's words, Han Sanping was a very shrewd person, and he immediately heard that Zhou Yan had some objections to Teng Wenji.

He looked at Teng Wenji, then at Zhou Yan, and didn't ask any questions. He just said, Since we know each other, I won't introduce you. Let's watch the movie.

Then Han Sanping followed Zhou Yan to watch the rough version of The Sixth Sense. Teng Wenji was in a very complicated mood beside him. The good mood he had accumulated in the past two days was completely shattered when Han Sanping shouted Third Brother .

He didn't even need to ask. Just look at Han Sanping's attitude and you knew that the relationship between the two was definitely unusual.

Who is Zhou Yan, and why are he so familiar with Han Sanping?

When the movie was halfway through, Teng Wenji said to Han Sanping in despair, and then left. (End of chapter)