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After the lyrics of Chapter 455 arrived in Hong Kong
On the same morning.

Cao Sheng was practicing Baguazhang and the mud-walking step in the courtyard in front of the villa.

Cao Sheng had been learning from the kung fu practice videos that Zhao Wenzhuo had previously filmed for him. He had already mastered Tai Chi, Xingyi Quan, and Bagua Zhang.

It's hard to say how deep one's kung fu skills can be.

But he had mastered all the footwork and moves.

Perhaps due to his personality, of these three martial arts, his favorite was not the graceful Tai Chi, nor Xingyi Quan with its twelve forms, but Bagua Zhang.

I especially like the mud-walking step in Baguazhang.

Because Baguazhang's flexible and varied footwork allows one to circle behind the enemy at any time to launch an attack, he felt that this would make him invincible.

It suited his taste perfectly.

He also has his own insights into the practice of the mud-walking step.

Growing up in the countryside, his family was poor when he was a child, and they were not allowed to wear shoes if they wanted to go out on rainy days.

At that time, he didn't have rain boots.

If he goes out in the rain, no matter what shoes he wears, they will get very dirty, so his parents always make him go out barefoot.

Actually, back then, when it rained, his parents and other villagers would go out barefoot.

When I first started going out barefoot, I often slipped and fell on the slippery roads in the rain.

But gradually, he stopped falling.

Because they mastered the trick of walking barefoot on muddy roads.

When I was a teenager, every year during the plum rain season, the water in the ponds would overflow into the farmland, and the fish and shrimp in the ponds would swim upstream into the fields and the ditches along the fields.

Many people would go fishing to improve their meals.

As a teenager, Cao Sheng couldn't resist the urge to fish. He made his own nets and harpoons, and gradually developed the skill of catching fish in the ditches with his bare hands.

Every time he goes fishing in the fields with a harpoon, he walks barefoot on the muddy ridges that are about 20 centimeters wide without any difficulty. If needed, he can even run at full speed without falling.

The trick is to land on your toes first, and the moment your toes touch the ground, your five toes immediately grip into the mud.

Therefore, Cao Sheng practiced the mud-walking steps, which were difficult for city dwellers to understand, and made rapid progress.

This morning.

Dressed in a black tracksuit and simple black cloth shoes, he moved about in the yard with unpredictable footwork, simultaneously practicing Baguazhang with swift and varied movements.

Sun Liang and Lei Zhen, along with two newly recruited veterans, were also practicing martial arts not far away, but their eyes couldn't help but frequently glance at Cao Sheng.

Leaving aside the two newly hired veterans, they were quite surprised to see Cao Sheng practicing martial arts every morning since they started working here.

No one expected that this writer, famous throughout the country for his novels and screenplays, would actually know several kung fu moves in private, and that he was quite skilled at them.

Even Sun Liang and Lei Zhen often found it unbelievable.

Although they had known for a long time that Cao Sheng knew kung fu, before this year, they were only Cao Sheng's part-time bodyguards and did not live with him.

So, after they started working here full-time this year, they discovered that Cao Sheng actually practiced martial arts every morning.

Actually, Sun Liang and Lei Zhen did not have the habit of practicing martial arts in the morning.

Perhaps they developed a habit of getting up early to practice martial arts when they were young, under the supervision of their parents.

But since entering university, I've gradually developed a love for sleeping in late.

But since they came to Cao Sheng's place this year, they have seen Cao Sheng get up early every morning to practice his skills. As Cao Sheng's bodyguards, how could they possibly sleep in bed?
Gradually, they all started doing morning exercises with Cao Sheng.

The two veterans, named Qu Hai and Huang Lijun, both harbored the idea of ​​living a carefree life here before they started working here.

Be a bodyguard for a celebrity! Or even a writer. Writers usually don't go out much and prefer to create in seclusion. Being a bodyguard for someone like that must be an easy job for them.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving here, I discovered that this writer enjoys getting up early to practice martial arts.

Sun Liang and Lei Zhen couldn't sleep in bed because of this.

How could Qu Hai and Huang Lijun possibly sleep?

They had to get up earlier than Cao Sheng every day; otherwise, they always felt they would lose their jobs.

A moment later, Cao Sheng finished his work and called it a day.

He slowly pressed his palms down from his chest to his lower abdomen, exhaled a breath of stale air, and then opened his half-closed eyes wide. He looked at Qu Hai and Huang Lijun, a smile on his face, and said, "Da Hai! Lijun! Your military boxing styles seem different?"

Qu Hai and Huang Lijun exchanged a glance, and Huang Lijun laughed and said, "They are different! Da Hai practices the second set of military boxing, while I practice the third set."

Qu Hai nodded in agreement: "Yes! It's different."

Cao Sheng asked curiously, "Oh? How many sets of military boxing are there in total?"

Qu Hai: "Our country has three sets."

Cao Sheng walked to the edge of the courtyard wall. There was a cup of tea in the corner. He bent down, picked up the teacup, sat down on the chair next to it, and continued to ask with interest, "Is there a big difference between the second and third sets?"

Huang Lijun: "I haven't learned the second set, so I'm not very clear about it. But I've heard that the third set we practice has the characteristics of the first and second sets. It also has the graceful and powerful movements of Changquan, as well as the steady steps and fierce momentum of Nanquan. In terms of moves, the third set has about half as many moves as the second set."

Qu Hai glanced at Huang Lijun and quickly chimed in, "In terms of moves, the third set has half as many, but every move in the second set aims to defeat the enemy in one strike, including grappling, disarming, and gun-grabbing techniques, as well as surprise attacks. As for which set is more powerful, it depends on who puts in more effort, not on the number of moves. Boss, you're also a martial artist, so you must have heard that knowing a thousand moves is not as good as mastering one, right? Hehe."

Cao Sheng smiled and nodded.

In his current book, "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts," he not only covers various schools and styles of kung fu from both China and abroad, but also military boxing from different countries.

In the videos Zhao Wenzhuo had previously shown him, he had seen kung fu from many different schools both domestically and internationally.

But military boxing is not included.

So, Cao Sheng looked at Qu Hai and Huang Lijun and made a request, "Could you two each demonstrate it for me?"

Qu Hai and Huang Lijun exchanged another glance.

Qu Hai nodded, took two steps forward, and said, "Alright! I'll go first then!"

Huang Lijun nodded, "Okay!"

Soon, Qu Hai began practicing his military boxing. His movements were indeed clean, crisp, fast, and powerful. After he finished practicing, Huang Lijun also began his performance.

Sun Liang and Lei Zhen had already arrived beside Cao Sheng to watch Qu Hai and Huang Lijun's performance together.

The biggest difference between military boxing and their kung fu is that it is simple and powerful. In terms of moves, it is far less complicated than their kung fu, but it is very powerful.

Sun Liang and Lei Zhen exchanged silent glances several times, both feeling the pressure.

They were originally very confident in their kung fu skills.

But Qu Hai and Huang Lijun's kung fu skills and their usual way of doing things made them feel a heavy weight in their hearts, making them realize the gap between themselves and these two veterans.

Cao Sheng didn't have that many thoughts. He held his teacup, sat in his chair, and squinted at Qu Hai and Huang Lijun's performance, imagining what it would be like if Wang Chao from the book were to fight against a master of military boxing.
And what about military boxing in other countries?
What would it be like if Wang Chao were to fight against military boxing from other countries?
To quickly determine the winner?
Do not!
If the opponent isn't strong enough, the protagonist's strength won't stand out.

Furthermore, it is essential to demonstrate the strong willpower of soldiers, the quality of never admitting defeat until the very last moment.

……

That afternoon.

Hong Kong.

Asa, who had already returned to Hong Kong, hurriedly went home to spend some time with her family. This afternoon, she rushed back to the company dormitory. Her agent said on the phone that the company had arranged two more commercial performances for her and Xintong, and they needed to rush back to the company today to prepare for the performances tomorrow.

She used to really enjoy commercial performances.

Because there's money to be made, and you can also build a fan base.

But on her way back to the company today, she kept frowning, showing no anticipation for the next two commercial performances.

She held her phone, occasionally turning on the screen to glance at the lyrics of the song on it.

She's been finding the lyrics Cao Sheng wrote for her increasingly appealing over the past two days.

Although reason told her that the lyrics of this song were not particularly good.

But when she thought that the song was written by Cao Sheng, and that after the song was released, she could write "Zhongyuan Yidian Hui" in the lyricist column, she had a strong premonition that the song would be a hit.

After all, there are so many fans of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's books.

Who among his book fans isn't curious about the lyrics to his first song?

only……

He wrote these lyrics for her. Is he really going to release them and sing them with Xintong?
She was a little reluctant to part with it.

However, they knew that she and Xintong were in a group and had only recently debuted. If she were to go solo so soon, it would seriously affect her relationship with Xintong.

The company... will probably have a negative opinion of her too.

So, let's take it out?

When she returned to her company dormitory, she opened the door and saw Zhong Xintong curled up on the sofa, flipping through a magazine.

Asa was a little surprised, paused in her steps, and gave a complicated smile. "Xintong, you're back? When did you get back?"

The dormitory was very warm, and Zhong Xintong was dressed very lightly, wearing only a pure white sweatshirt. She was nestled on the sofa, revealing her beautiful figure. When she heard the door open, she looked up.

Hearing Asa's greeting, she casually flipped through a magazine and smiled, "About an hour or so earlier than you!"

She paused, then asked with a hint of curiosity, "Did you see him when you went to Huizhou this time?"

Asa dragged her suitcase to the sofa, plopped down next to Zhong Xintong, sighed, and smiled sweetly, "Of course! He even treated me to dinner and took me to several nearby attractions!"

Zhong Xintong's eyes flickered. She had refused when Asa asked her to go see Cao Sheng together.

But recently I've been having some regrets.

Because Cao Sheng's film "Drishyam" has recently grossed over HK$2000 million in Hong Kong, currently ranking first in the annual box office.

Moreover, she also heard that the film's box office in mainland China has exceeded 4000 million.

Because it's a Sino-Indian co-production, this film was also released in India during the Spring Festival, and I heard it did very well at the box office there.

Therefore, she has recently regretted not going to Huizhou to see Cao Sheng with Asa.

Seeing Asa's sweet smile and lighthearted tone, her regret deepened.

She forced a smile and asked, "Really? Have you two done 'that' yet?"

As she spoke, she carefully observed Asa's expression.

There are some things that she and Asa both know.

Therefore, when it's just the two of them, she can ask whatever she wants.

Asa didn't answer immediately. She turned to look at Zhong Xintong, and seeing that Zhong Xintong's attention seemed to be on the magazine, Asa paused for two seconds, smiled and rolled her eyes at Zhong Xintong, and said softly, "What nonsense are you talking about? No way!"

After a pause, she took out her phone, pulled up the lyrics to the song Cao Sheng had written for them, and said excitedly, "Hey! Come and see, he wrote lyrics for a song for us! I think it's pretty good, do you like it?"

Zhong Xintong was surprised.

Looking at Asa in surprise, her brows furrowed slightly, she thought: Oh no! It seems he's very satisfied with her trip to Huizhou! Otherwise, why would he write songs for us? Just how satisfied was he with her trip to Huizhou that he was able to cross over into songwriting?

At this point, she no longer believed Asa's answer at all.

If they hadn't even slept together, how could he have written a song for her despite being from a different field?

As for Asa's claim that he wrote lyrics for a song for them, she didn't believe it either. She felt that the song should have been written for Asa alone.

Asa just didn't want her to know what had happened between them in Huizhou, so he said that on purpose.

"Really? Let me see, he can even write songs?"

Zhong Xintong took the phone with a calm expression and carefully read the lyrics.

……

Not long after, the two of them went to the company manager together to report the lyrics of the song and ask the company to help them produce the song as soon as possible.

Chung Hsin-tung and Asa had similar opinions on the lyrics of this song.

I also think the lyrics of this song are of decent quality, but only decent.

The key point is that this song's lyrics were the first lyrics written by Zhongyuan Yidianhui, who crossed over into other fields.

Given the current popularity and number of fans of "Zhongyuan Yidianhui," Zhong Xintong believes that once this song is released, it will likely make their group a hit.

For the two of them, who were new to the music scene, becoming famous was enough.

Don't you see how many singers can live off just one song for a lifetime?

Those singers, weren't they all just popular for a short time back then?
That evening, the news reached the ears of Mr. Yang, the owner of Yinghuang.

Intrigued, Mr. Yang read the lyrics twice. After reading them, he smiled and instructed his secretary, "Go and fetch them. I have some questions to ask them."

The secretary quickly summoned Asa and Zhong Xintong.

After exchanging greetings, Asa and Zhong Xintong sat on the sofa in Boss Yang's office with smiles on their faces, but their posture was very reserved.

Boss Yang looked at Asa with admiration in his eyes and praised, "Asa, it's very good that you were able to use your rest time to go to Huizhou to see Cao Sheng! And it's even better that you were able to get such a song from him! Very good! I have high hopes for you!"

Asa smiled sweetly and quickly bowed, saying, "Thank you for the compliment, boss. I never expected Mr. Cao to give me a song lyric. He's such a kind person!"

Zhong Xintong glanced at her sideways, thinking: Is it really because he's a nice person?
Boss Yang nodded approvingly, "Hmm, not bad! Mr. Cao is indeed very good! By the way, Asa, what exactly did Mr. Cao tell you about this song? Did he suggest we find someone to compose it?"

(End of this chapter)