Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 61 Is it a gigolo?

In the restaurant box, Mei Yanfang, Zhang Guorong, Zhang Xueyou, Cao Jian and others were discussing the details of the charity performance.

The venue is already there, and with Mei Yanfang's status as a big sister in the music world, she will naturally attract a lot of support.

The charity performance is scheduled for the end of June, which means there is exactly one month of preparation time.

At the same time, Mei Yanfang also proposed that celebrities from the film and television industry make a movie together, and the box office proceeds would be used for this charity event.

"Ajian, are you planning to sing 'Walk Away with Style' at this charity concert? Do you have any new songs?"

The charity performance was almost discussed when Mei Yanfang suddenly asked Cao Jian what song he was going to sing at the performance.

And the name he used changed from Xiao Cao to "Ajian".

This change clearly shows that Cao Jian is regarded as someone in the same circle.

Zhang Guorong glanced at Cao Jian and suddenly seemed to be thinking about something.
Cao Jian smiled and said, "Sister Mei, the company is helping me make a new album. If you can help with the donation, I can convince the company to allow me to sing this song in advance."

Zhang Xueyou interrupted, "Xiao Cao, this might affect album sales."

"It doesn't matter. For the sake of our compatriots who have been affected by the disaster, it doesn't matter if the sales are low."

Cao Jian smiled indifferently. There is no end to making money and copying songs. What is there to be afraid of?
Besides, as long as the song is good, even if it is sung in advance, it is still publicity and may increase sales.

When Mei Yanfang heard this, she looked at Cao Jian with even higher regard: "Ajian, you surprise me more and more. If you want to sing, just sing. If it affects your album sales, I will help you find a play to make up for the loss."

"Thank you, Sister Mei."

After Cao Jian finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Sister Mei, can you invite a band to the charity performance? I want to play the song "Original Scenery of Hometown."

"That's it."

Mei Yanfang thought for a while and said with a smile, "Leave this matter to me."

Li Ming suggested, "Ajian, I've heard this piece of music before. It's really nice. If we play it, maybe we can get more donations from everyone."

"Ha ha."

Everyone laughed and thought it was a good idea.

Everyone was chatting happily when Zhang Guorong's agent walked in and whispered, "Brother, director Chen Kaige from the mainland is here, look."

"How could I have forgotten about this?"

Zhang Guorong slapped his forehead embarrassedly and said, "There's a director in the mainland who wants to invite me to film a movie. He's already here, I'll go meet him."

"A mainland director?"

When Cao Jian heard this, he guessed that Chen Kaige came for the classic movie "Farewell My Concubine".

Mei Yanfang glanced at Cao Jian, who had also come from the mainland, and said with a smile, "Why don't you come over and sit with us so we can get to know each other."

"Okay, let him come up. Ah Jian happens to be from the mainland as well."

Zhang Guorong immediately understood what Mei Yanfang meant and told his agent.

Soon, a middle-aged man under 40 years old pushed the door open and came in. It was Chen Kaige, a representative of the fifth generation of domestic directors.

Chen Kaige was startled when he saw quite a few people sitting here, and then he realized that except for a young man who looked vaguely familiar, all the others were famous Hong Kong stars.

"Hello, Director Chen. Let me introduce you."

Zhang Guorong stood up and shook hands with Chen Kaige. After asking Chen Kaige to take a seat, he introduced the people present.

Chen Kaige shook hands with everyone one by one. When it was Cao Jian's turn, he recognized that this was the Cao Jian who sang "Walk Away with Style".

How did he come to Hong Kong and sit next to Anita Mui?

Is he a gigolo?
Probably
Thinking of this, he felt a little contemptuous, greeted him lightly, and ignored Cao Jian.

Cao Jian also just nodded slightly, not knowing whether Director Chen took a stretched Lincoln this time.

After a few pleasantries, Chen Kaige got down to business: "Mr. Zhang, I'm here this time to invite you to star in my new film, Farewell My Concubine. I saw your performance in Rouge and I think you are very suitable for the role of Cheng Dieyi in my film."

"Cut~"

When Cao Jian heard this, he couldn't help but snort in his heart.

What you said sounded like the truth, but how could I not know that you originally wanted to invite Zun Long, but unfortunately the deal didn't go through, so you asked your brother for help.

But it was also fortunate that the deal was not reached, otherwise the movie "Farewell My Concubine" might not have become a classic. Zhang Guorong's performance in this movie is truly outstanding.

Moreover, my brother is very suitable for playing Qingyi. In the movie "Rouge", the "Twelve Young Master" he played was so handsome that even Mei Yanfang's beauty was eclipsed.

Zhang Guorong certainly didn't know this. After hearing what Chen Kaige said, he didn't immediately agree: "Can I see the script?"

"of course."

This is the normal process for actors to choose roles, and Chen Kaige was well prepared.

After reading the script, Mei Yanfang suddenly said to Chen Kaige, "Director Chen, is there a role in this play that's suitable for Cao Jian?"

"???"

When Cao Jian heard Mei Yanfang recommend him, a big question mark flashed across his mind.

Can this help me get resources?

"He's really a pretty boy."

Chen Kaige once again labeled Cao Jian in his mind, and then said, "I wonder if Mr. Cao has ever acted in a play before?"

"Does an MV count?"

Cao Jian said this directly, which stunned Director Chen and made him look a little embarrassed.

Are you comparing the MV with my movie?

The others present were amused by Cao Jian's answer.

This guy is quite humorous.

Cao Jian noticed that Director Chen was a little embarrassed and said, "Thank you, Sister Mei. I've been too busy lately. I have to shoot music videos and write books. Forget about filming in mainland China. If there are any good movies in Hong Kong, I can give it a try."

Although "Farewell My Concubine" is a classic, if I could star in a movie like this, I would have something to brag about in the future.

But he had never acted before, and in this play, besides Zhang Guorong, there were also Gong Huang, Ge Daye and others. If he didn't act well, it would embarrass Mei Yanfang.

But since I met Director Chen, I have to leave something behind in this classic.
Not as good
Chen Kaige was relieved when he heard that Cao Jian didn't want to act.

But after a few seconds, Cao Jian said, "Director Chen, do you have a theme song for this play?"

Chen Kaige didn't think much of it, thinking it was just a casual chat, so he casually said, "Not yet. I plan to contact Li Zongsheng in Taiwan in a while to see if he can help write a song."

Li Zongsheng wrote the popular song "When I Wake Up" thousands of years ago, which made him famous in the music world.

The recent song "Song of Mortals" made him famous.

But Cao Jian was not frightened by Li Zongsheng. He smiled and said, "There's no need to go to all that trouble. How about I give it a try?"

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Chen Kaige was speechless. The theme song is very important to a movie and sometimes it may affect the success or failure of a movie.

You, a pretty boy who looks only twenty years old, want to help write the music?
Although you are the composer of "Walk Away with Style", who knows if someone else wrote it and just used your name.

Just like the movie I am planning to shoot, my father is giving me some guidance.

Seeing Chen Kaige silent, Mei Yanfang smiled and said, "Director Chen, don't underestimate Ah Jian's youth. He's actually very talented. He recently wrote a very good piece of music and is now quite famous in the music world."

"Since Miss Mei has said so, we can give it a try. However, we still need to hold a meeting to discuss whether it can be adopted in the end."

Hearing that Mei Yanfang, a well-known figure in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, had spoken, Chen Kaige had no choice but to agree reluctantly.

Cao Jian sneered in his heart: "Director Chen, you are disrespecting the reborn by saying that! Judging from your eyes and tone, you think I am your gigolo, right?"

Mei Jie is good, but it's a pity that beauty is envied by heaven.
After Zhang Guorong finished reading the script, he pretended to read it for a while, but in fact he was recalling the song "When Love Is Past" in his heart.

This song can be sung solo or in duet.

Before Zhang Guorong and Chen Kai finished discussing joining the crew, Cao Jian put down the script and said, "The script and story are really good. We already have a theme song!"

"So fast?"

Everyone looked over when they heard this.

(End of this chapter)