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Chapter 200 Concert Debut
For Cao Jian, the biggest gain from starring in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was winning over Zixia Fairy.

Although filming had wrapped up and he no longer needed to go to the set, Cao Jian spent almost every day with Zhu Yin for the next few days.

Newly developed girls are always so alluring, and there's also the fun of training them.

At the same time, he is also preparing for his first concert.

Although there is still almost a month until the concert, the popularity of the tickets has made other singers envious.

Just like in the movie "King of Destruction," many fans set up tents outside the ticket office, waiting for tickets to go on sale.

It really does feel like gold is easy to come by, but tickets are hard to come by.

However, Anita Mui's concert was held first in mid-April.

As a leading figure in Hong Kong, Anita Mui naturally had a large number of movie and music fans.

On the night of the concert, fans who were still immersed in Anita Mui's singing suddenly said after their idol finished singing a song: "I'm going to take a break. Now please welcome my guest for this concert, Mr. Cao Jian, to the stage to sing a song for everyone."

"Cao Jian? He's a guest?"

Among the tens of thousands of fans present, some also liked Cao Jian.

Upon hearing this, the entire audience erupted in excited cheers, even louder than before.

It's because young people love Cao Jian's songs.

I just wonder what songs he can sing?

Just as Anita Mui was heading backstage to rest and change clothes, some dancers dressed in white robes and carrying swords and knives appeared on stage.

At the same time, music full of martial arts style began to play.
This music, with its flute and guzheng, makes you want to dance along.

Finally, to the sound of music, Cao Jian, dressed in a blue robe, walked out from backstage and stood out among the dancers.

"Wow!"

Instantly, cheers nearly pierced the sky.

"My sword, where shall it go? Love and hate are hard to reciprocate; my blade, slicing through the sky, right and wrong, I understand yet do not; I am drunk, a hazy dream, gratitude and resentment, illusion and emptiness; I awaken, a fleeting spring dream, life and death, all is in vain."

Cao Jian's unique singing style has a blend of strength and gentleness, reminiscent of the martial arts world, instantly transporting the audience into the realm of chivalry.

The audience, listening to this song they had never heard before, waved their glow sticks wildly and swayed to the music.

"Coming in haste, leaving in haste, regretting not being able to meet, loving in haste, hating in haste, everything goes with the wind. A wild laugh, a long sigh, a life of joy, a life of sorrow, who will share life and death with me?"

As the song played, the swords and knives held by the backup dancers on stage gleamed, further highlighting Cao Jian's dashing and handsome appearance. Coupled with his melodious and beautiful singing, the atmosphere of the event reached a climax.

"That's quite something."

Backstage, Anita Mui nodded secretly at the great atmosphere.

It seems that Cao Jian is now more popular than himself.

Although the atmosphere was lively, the song eventually came to an end.

"thank you all."

Five minutes later, Cao Jian, who was singing at a Cao Jian concert for the first time, finished singing "Swords Like Dreams" and bowed to the audience.

"Cao Jian! Cao Jian! Cao Jian! One more song!"

The audience at the scene, however, did not want to miss this great opportunity, mainly because they simply hadn't heard enough.

It's your concert tickets that are so hard to buy.

"This year is Anita Mui's concert, I can't steal the spotlight."

Cao Jian stood on the stage, glanced to the side, and saw that Anita Mui had rested and changed her clothes. He smiled and said, "But since everyone is so enthusiastic, Anita and I will sing a song called 'When Love Has Become the Past' together."

The movie "Farewell My Concubine" was released last year and won many international awards, and the theme song "When Love Has Become the Past" is also very popular.

Besides Leslie Cheung's solo version, this duet version from Anita Mui's album also received good reviews at the time.

The audience was even more excited when they heard that Cao Jian would be singing a duet with Anita Mui.

After Anita Mui walked out backstage, Cao Jian laughed and said, "Sister Mui, I gave you my first time."

"Don't talk nonsense, what first time?"

This line, which Cao Jian had just come up with on the spot without having rehearsed the wording beforehand, caused Anita Mui to misunderstand it.

"My first concert debut."

Cao Jian smiled, made a joke, and took Mei Yanfang's hand.

The audience thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

This was actually the first time Cao Jian sang at a concert.

If he can create such a great atmosphere just by being a guest, then his actual concert will be absolutely packed.

“As long as you don’t understand (don’t say you don’t understand), as long as there is love there is pain (as long as there is love there is pain), one day you will know that life will not be different without (without)”

The two performers' perfect coordination once again captivated the audience.

"Thank you, Cao Jian."

But Cao Jian was just a guest, singing two songs was enough. "Thank you to the fans."

Cao Jian clasped his hands in a fist salute to the audience and walked offstage.

"Cao Jian! Cao Jian! Cao Jian!"

Seeing the crowd still calling their names and looking at them with reluctance, Cao Jian and Mei Yanfang felt helpless.

Cao Jian: I really didn't mean to steal the spotlight.

Mui Yan-fang: This kid is really popular.

The fact that Cao Jian appeared at Anita Mui's concert and sang "Swords Like Dreams" actually made the newspapers the next day.

Soon people learned that this song was actually the theme song for the popular TV series "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" that was airing in Taiwan.

As a result, some Hong Kong viewers actually went to TVB to plead with the station to quickly import the show.

Meanwhile, the ticket price for Cao Jian's first concert was immediately inflated by 30%.

The highest ticket price was even inflated to over five thousand Hong Kong dollars.

"This Cao Jian, he sang one song and his influence is so great? TV viewers can't wait to watch 'Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre'?"

When TVB's Shaw Yat-fu heard about the petition by Cao Jian's fans, he was somewhat shocked by the man's influence.

It seems that among the current Four Heavenly Kings, Cao Jian, despite being the youngest, has the air of being the eldest.

He immediately called manager Chen Zhiyun to ask if arrangements had been made to invite Cao Jianqian.
……

"Brother Jian, your song 'Swords Like Dreams' is really good."

On this day, after his concert debut, Cao Jian visited Zhu Yin's home, who played Zixia Fairy.

Although it wasn't dark yet, the two hadn't seen each other for several days, and after a series of affectionate moments, Zhu Yin couldn't help but praise her boyfriend's singing voice.

"Hehe, I'll sing it at the next concert too. This is just an experiment."

"Oh"

Actually, that wasn't Zhu Yin's purpose. She said, "Brother Jian, we've been together for almost a month now. I want to move into your house and live with you so I can be with you every day."

"Move to my place?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Jian naturally refused: "I usually need to create, and I like someone. Besides, I'm not living with my girlfriend yet."

"But I just want to be with you every day."

"This will affect my creative process."

Cao Jian didn't expect Zhu Yin to be so clingy.

That's precisely why we can't let her stay at our house.

What kind of woman wants to be fair to everyone? Living with you would just be asking for trouble.

He had just finished speaking when his phone rang.

"Hey Lei Hou, are you Cao Jian?"

"I am, who are you?"

Cao Jian found it strange that in Hong Kong these days, people who know his phone number rarely call him by his name directly.

"I am Chan Chi-wan, manager of the TVB Broadcasting Business Department. Our boss, Mr. Siu, would like to see you. I wonder if you are available tomorrow?"

"Mr. Shao?"

This name was not unfamiliar to Cao Jian.

There are many universities in Northwest China, and some of them are named after this person, including university libraries and so on.

This person wants to see me. Could it be that there's some progress on our cooperation?
He immediately agreed, "Okay, I'll go tomorrow morning."

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Yin, fearing that Cao Jian would be unhappy, did not bring up the matter again, but instead asked, "Whose call was that?"

"Mr. Shaw asked me to meet with him tomorrow to discuss some business."

"Shaw?"

Upon hearing this resounding name, Zhu Yin's bright eyes lit up.

This is a very powerful figure in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

She actually invited her boyfriend to discuss something?

No matter what we're talking about, my boyfriend might just take off again.

It seems she really made the right choice in choosing this boyfriend.

It's a pity, why didn't he agree to live together?
Shouldn't boyfriends and girlfriends be together every day?

Does he really have another woman?

(End of this chapter)