Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 130 Huazi, your hometown is in that village

The crew of The Return of the Condor Heroes had more than a hundred scenes in Jiuzhaigou, and the shooting period was very long.

Coupled with the extremely cold weather, many actors caught colds and had fevers.

As a last resort, the crew discussed with the scenic spot and finally built a few sheds at the edge of the woods and placed heaters without open flames.

In addition to Liu Yifei, there is also Yang Mi in Qin Chuan's car.

However, the two did not talk much.

Liu Yifei spends most of his time reading scripts.

Yang Mi helped Wang Tingting with some things, such as cleaning and preparing food.

A few days later, the new year arrived.

2005 years.

On the first day of the new year, Qin Chuan worked an extra shift and didn't finish shooting until midnight.

After work, I found director Zhao Jian.

"Director Zhao, I would like to take a leave in a few days."

"what's up?"

"Rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala."

Zhao Jian suddenly realized and remembered that Qin Chuan won the Star Boulevard Championship and could sing on this year's Spring Festival Gala.

"need a few days?"

Qin Chuan thought for a moment and said, "It will take about two days to go there and back."

"Okay, I'll approve it. I'll move your part right away. How many rehearsals does the Spring Festival Gala have to have?"

"There are several rounds for skit actors. For someone like me, it should be two rounds at most. It doesn't waste time. I can just go up and walk through the scene and then come down."

In the Spring Festival Gala, skits are the most tiring. There are first, second and third reviews. Before going on stage, you can't be sure whether your program will be recognized.

Many people were told they would be shot five minutes before going on stage.

Qin Chuan is a singer and is better.

Avenue of Stars is a CCTV program, so it won’t go back on its word.

Plus, all the singing during the Spring Festival Gala is lip-synced, so the so-called rehearsal is just to let him practice his movements so that the program team can control the duration and arrange the specific time for the people who come after him.

Zhao Jian smiled and said, "In this year's Spring Festival Gala, everyone in our crew will be watching you celebrate the New Year. I wish you a happy New Year in advance."

Qin Chuan bowed: "Happy New Year."

A few days later, Qin Chuan left the crew alone.

This time we are going back just for a simple rehearsal and will be back tomorrow, so it won’t waste any time.

At the airport, Jinlian came to pick him up and sent him directly to CCTV.

In the car, Jinlian took out a small notebook and read to him the specific procedures of the Spring Festival Gala.

"Your show is the 22nd one, and Han Hong's Tianlu will be in front of you. You will go on stage after she does. Today's schedule includes rehearsal on stage, trying on clothes, and finalizing your makeup..."

After that, Jinlian put away the small notebook and said lightly: "The renovation of your house has begun. The construction period is two and a half months. You can move in when you finish filming and come back."

"Thank you, Sister Jin." Qin Chuan thought of something: "On New Year's Eve, can I go home and have a reunion dinner after singing?"

Jinlian flipped open the notebook and took a look: "When you sang, it was probably around 11:20. When you finished singing and came out of CCTV, it was probably around 11:30 or 11:40. You can't go back."

"That's it."

If you can’t go back, then don’t go back. It doesn’t matter this time.

CCTV lobby.

Led by the staff, Qin Chuan came to the rehearsal site.

Looking around, all you see are household names.

"Hello, Mr. Qin Chuan, I am Lu Gengxu from Shuimu Nianhua."

Qin Chuan was still in a daze when someone next to him greeted him.

Looking across the country, this guy is the only one who dares to use Shuimu as the name of his group.

The band members are only recruited from Tsinghua University.

"Hello." Qin Chuan and Lu Gengxu shook hands.

Lu Gengxu asked: "Which song did Teacher Qin sing this time?"

"Just call me Qin Chuan." Qin Chuan is more than ten years younger than Lu Gengxu, and the other party is a top student in Tsinghua University. It is really a bit too much for him to call him teacher all the time.

"I'm going to sing Chi Ling this time, what about you?"

"I have you in my life."

They are both their most famous representative works.

“This song is good. I listen to it often.”

"Really? I also often listen to your Chi Ling, as well as Chengdu and Wujiapo... They are all in Peking. Add me as a friend and keep in touch."

Just like that, when Qin Chuan came into the hall, the first thing he did was to exchange numbers with Shuimu Nianhua.

After a while, big names such as Han Hong, Liu Dehua, and Cheng Long entered the venue one after another.

They all just found a seat in the auditorium and sat down, and then went backstage to wait when it was almost their turn.

It was a good deal to listen to so many big names singing for free at once. Qin Chuan pulled a chair, but before he sat down, Jin Lian pulled him up.

"There are so many senior artists, let's go say hello first."

Qin Chuan was embarrassed: "No need, I think people are annoyed."

After entering the venue, Liu Dehua, Cheng Long and others kept shaking hands with all kinds of people. They were busy all the time. I guess they got annoyed in the end, so they sat down and took out their phones to fiddle with them.

An expression that said, "Don't bother me."

There was also an assistant standing beside him, acting as a bodyguard.

"It's different. Saying hello doesn't hurt you, and it doesn't matter to them either. But if you don't go and meet petty people, they will say you don't respect your seniors. In more unpleasant ways, they will say behind your back that you are a big shot and look down on others."

"Not enough to accomplish anything, but more to cause trouble than anything else, understand?"

Qin Chuan stood up. What Jinlian said made sense. It was indeed difficult to deal with those petty-minded people.

"Let's go find Han Hong first." Jin Lian gave him directions: "They are all singers, and we are in the same circle. We may have a lot of interactions in the future."

Qin Chuan is quite famous in the music world and he will be a regular at various evening parties in the future. It would do no harm to establish a good relationship with Han Hong.

Nodding, Qin Chuan walked towards Han Hong. Han Hong had already seen him before he arrived.

"Hello, Teacher Han Hong. I am the newcomer Qin Chuan. I hope you will give me your guidance."

Holding Qin Chuan's hand, Han Hong said, "You are not a newcomer. I heard your songs two years ago. What are you singing this time?"

"Chi Ling."

"Hey, Chi Ling, hello. I like this song the most. Give me your phone number. If I sing your song on other shows later, I can contact you to get the copyright."

"No problem, sis, you can sing whatever you want."

This elder sister is well-known in the circle for her fighting spirit. In later generations, someone once voted for the stars who would never have their reputations ruined, and Han Hong's name ranked first.

He sings well, does a lot of charity, and is truly highly respected.

Qin Chuan didn't mind her singing her own songs, as long as she didn't use them to release an album.

"So generous." Han Hong saw that he was serious and responded quickly, and teased: "I really sang it, and you won't be punished by the agency later."

It’s fine for ordinary covers, but if it’s on a provincial TV station or a variety show, more than three sentences will be considered copyright infringement and the original author’s consent is required.

The music copyrights of many singers are owned by companies, and sometimes the singers’ opinions do not count.

Qin Chuan explained: "It's okay, I have all the copyrights of my music in my hands, you can sing any song you want, no need to call me specially."

Han Hong was surprised. She was happy for Qin Chuan, but also felt sorry for him.

For singers, music copyright is their life, but the lives of most singers are in the hands of the companies behind them.

Qin Chuan can control his own destiny, and Han Hong is happy for him.

It's a pity for him because the copyright is not in the company's hands, so the company is destined not to support you in music.

Investors are not fools. They will not do it if they can't get any benefit after investing real money.

At the same time, Han Hong also understood why Qin Chuan's songs were released online for free one by one, because he could not make an album, had no production team, and no sales channels.

There were rumors online that he paid for all his MVs out of his own pocket. At first, Han Hong thought it was a joke.

Now that I think about it, it’s probably true.

Poor kid too.

"Then I won't be polite." Patting Qin Chuan's arm, Han Hong said, "If you want to release an album in the future, come to me. I'll introduce you to a few producers."

"Oh, ok, thank you sis."

Qin Chuan felt that Han Hong must have misunderstood something, but he didn't know what the misunderstanding was.

After chatting with Han Hong for five or six minutes, Qin Chuan moved on to his next target.

Liu Dehua.

One of the Four Heavenly Kings.

He is not as good at singing as Zhang Xueyou, and not as good at dancing as Aaron Kwok, but he is the most famous among the Four Heavenly Kings.

No other reason than being a model worker.

He has released dozens of albums, shot hundreds of movies, has a film company under his name, and holds concerts every year.

In terms of character, he is also a well-known good guy in the entertainment industry.

Or in other words, he is good at dealing with people.

The main character never offends anyone. He has been in the industry for decades and has no enemies, at least not on the surface.

"Hello, Brother Hua. I'm the new recruit, Qin Chuan. Thank you for your guidance."

"Hello." Liu Dehua smiled immediately: "I know you. You were very popular some time ago. I didn't expect to meet you at the Spring Festival Gala. How old are you? Do you write all the songs yourself?"

"I'm 22 now, and I write all my own songs."

"That's great. Let's work together if we have a chance. What song do you think I'd be suitable for?"

Qin Chuan blurted out subconsciously: "My hometown is in this village."

"Ah." Liu Dehua was stunned for a moment: "Is this a song?"

He was just asking casually, but he didn't expect Qin Chuan to start singing right away. His creation speed is a bit fast.

Qin Chuan thought of Xia Luo and suppressed his laughter and said, "It's a song. I think it's very suitable for you, Brother Hua, to sing. It's very down-to-earth."

"My Chinese is not very good."

"It's okay. There's a Cantonese version. I'll tell you a few lines. My uncle is a piglet, and I was born and raised in this place..."

Liu Dehua found this Cantonese song difficult to listen to, but the melody of the song was quite good.

The lyrics are a bit rustic, but just like Qin Chuan said, they are down-to-earth.

It’s an interesting song.

“Can you write it down for me?”

"No problem. I'll refine it these days and send it to you, Brother Hua, when it's done."

"Okay, let's leave a phone number."

Neither of them mentioned the money. Liu Dehua didn't need the money, and Qin Chuan had no intention of accepting it.

Qin Chuan left Liu Dehua and planned to go to Cheng Long, but because he was too engrossed in chatting with Liu Dehua, Cheng Long had already gone backstage to wait.

Sitting back at her seat, Jin Lian saw Qin Chuan had a strange expression on his face, so she said, "Don't you think it's a bit strange? These big guys are very easy to talk to and very kind after meeting them."

Qin Chuan nodded.

Jinlian said: "That's because you underestimate yourself. You don't know how great your potential is."

The most popular young man in the Chinese music scene right now is Jay Chou.

Qin Chuan has released seven songs in two years, especially in the last six months, he has been very popular and his popularity has skyrocketed.

In terms of talent, they are not inferior to each other.

It is not without reason that many people compare Jay Chou, Qin Chuan and Nicholas Tse to the three kings of the new era.

Compared with the other two, the only thing Qin Chuan lacks is experience.

The album sales of Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse were all earned with real money, but Qin Chuan does not release albums and just posts them online for free.

I didn’t win any awards usually.

In addition, he debuted not long ago and there is no special record company to support him, which makes him look half a head shorter than the other two. But in the circle, no one dares to look down on him.

Who knows, in three to five years, Qin Chuan will have a few hit songs again, dominating an entire era.

Qin Chuan scratched his head: "I really didn't take singing seriously. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known I was so awesome."

Singing was too easy for him.

With the memories of two lives and the deduction of Nuo instruments, there should be at least 20 to 30 songs, if not a hundred or eighty.

So he never took his music career seriously.

Jinlian laughed: "Be more confident, you are awesome."

If Qin Chuan had signed with a top record company, with seven songs divided into seven albums, this would have been the home of Jay Chou in mainland China.

"Chengdu, The New Drunken Concubine, Wujia Po, and Chi Ling, these are pretty good. I'll sign you up for a few this year, so we can win some trophies and increase our fame."

Qin Chuan's eyes lit up: "That's fine, Sister Jin, thank you for your help."

The copyright of his music does not belong to the company, so Cai Yinong is naturally unwilling to help him handle these things.

Jinlian is violating the rules by doing this.

"It's just a sign-up. It's a piece of cake."

Five hours later, the rehearsal ended.

Qin Chuan found a hotel near the airport to stay in and caught a flight back to the crew the next day.

It was another half a month before I returned to CCTV.

Also came on the same day and left the next day.

At the end of January, the weather in Jiuzhaigou became increasingly cold.

At noon, in the RV, after finishing his meal, Qin Chuan pushed open half of the window, leaned back in his seat, and lit a cigarette.

Liu Yifei frowned as he looked down at the script.

But knowing that opening half the window was Qin Chuan's limit, she was too lazy to say anything.

Yang Mi helped to clean up the dishes and take out the trash, but she didn't mind. Living under someone else's roof, there wasn't much to do.

Wang Tingting was used to it, so she took out a pen and paper to plan Qin Chuan's next itinerary.

In the car, everyone was busy with their own things and it was extremely quiet for a while.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

There was a knock on the car door, and Yang Mi, who was nearby, got up and opened the door.

What caught my eye was a young girl about my age, carrying a lot of bags in her hands.

"Is Qin Chuan here?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"I'm his friend." Liu Sisi introduced herself with a smile: "Who are you?"

"I, I, I'm an actor in the crew."

The cast and crew are not threatening.

With an "oh", Liu Sisi stepped into the RV. The first thing she saw was a beautiful woman with her long hair scattered on the seat and her back to her.

Just by looking at the back, Liu Sisi recognized that this was Liu Yifei.

His gaze passed by Liu Yifei and fell on Qin Chuan who was standing opposite him: "Hello, Brother Chuan, I'm here to visit you on set."

Qin Chuan stood up and said, "Why did you come all this way here?"

"Knowing that you can't go home for the New Year, my mother asked me to bring you something."

"Auntie is so welcoming. Please thank her for me. Have you eaten?"

After giving the gift to Qin Chuan, Liu Sisi took off her scarf and said as her mother had told her before she came: "I just got off the plane and I haven't eaten yet."

"Sit anywhere. I'll pour you a glass of water. Sister Tingting, get Sisi something to eat."

"Just anything will do. I'm not picky about food. The scenery on your set is really great. It's so beautiful. If I hadn't brought a camera, I would have wanted to take some pictures."

Qin Chuan placed the water cup in front of Liu Sisi and chuckled, "There is a camera in the car, you can take it and take pictures later."

"Okay, but this is my first time here and I'm not familiar with the place. As the host, you have to introduce me to the scenery here."

Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, and Wang Tingting rolled their eyes at the same time.

Where did this little girl come from? She is so capable.

After closing the script, Liu Yifei looked up and said with a smile: "Hello Liu Sisi, nice to see you again."

The two had met before.

In the previous play, Liu Sisi visited Qin Chuan on the set and they met each other.

"Hello, what a coincidence. What role are you playing this time?"

"Same as always, playing husband and wife with Qin Chuan."

"Really? That's a coincidence." Liu Sisi looked at Yang Mi: "What role does this sister play?"

Liu Yifei introduced: "Guo Xiang, the one who has a crush on Yang Guo."

There is not a single good person in this car. Liu Sisi said calmly: "You are so lucky. I don't even have a chance to cooperate with Brother Chuan."

Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows: "Are you an actor too?"

During their two meetings, she never asked about Liu Sisi's occupation, thinking that she was just an ordinary friend or fan of Qin Chuan.

I didn’t expect it was a colleague.

"Yes, that's where I was filming in Suzhou last time. Didn't Brother Chuan tell you?"

"No."

Liu Yifei's tone was resentful.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Qin Chuan urged: "Okay, eat quickly, and I'll take you out for a walk after you finish eating."

"Mm, it's delicious, thank you, Brother Chuan."

Liu Sisi kept calling him "brother", which made Yang Mi and Liu Yifei roll their eyes. They really couldn't learn this.

Outside the RV, Zhao Jian came to Qin Chuan to talk about something, and they were talking about the leave approval for the Academy Awards.

Kung Fu was shortlisted for the Academy Awards with 16 nominations, including Best Supporting Actor, and Qin Chuan's name was nominated.

It takes two days to go there and back, so I have to arrange my schedule in advance.

As soon as he got on the bus, Zhao Jian saw a bus full of girls.

He knew Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, and Wang Tingting, but how come there was another strange girl?
Damn, it’s good to be handsome.

"Are you busy? Should I come over later?"

"It's okay, I'm not busy. Director Zhao, is there anything?"

"I've approved your leave for the Academy Awards. The content for those two days will be moved to the front. You may have to work overtime these few days."

"Okay, Director Zhao, please."

"Well, you're busy." Zhao Jian turned around and took two steps. He couldn't help but look at Liu Sisi and gossiped, "Who is this?"

"Liu Sisi, my friend, is also an actor. She came to visit the set."

Liu Sisi quickly wiped her mouth, stood up and said with a smile: "Hello, Director Zhao, I'm a new actor, please give me your guidance."

"Hello."

Nodding, Zhao Jian left.

Before getting off the car, he gave Qin Chuan a cool look.

Ten minutes later, Liu Sisi finished her meal. Qin Chuan put on his coat, accompanied her to the scenic area, and took a lot of photos.

In the afternoon, Liu Sisi was not in a hurry to leave. She suggested watching them perform from the sidelines and learning from their experience.

Considering that she wanted to be an actress in the future, it would be a good idea for her to learn more, so Qin Chuan agreed.

In the afternoon, the first scene was at the waterfall, where Xiaolongnu fought against Li Mochou.

Liu Yifei glanced proudly at Liu Sisi in the crowd, took off his down jacket, did some simple exercises, and then tied on the wire to start fighting.

She flew on an oil-paper umbrella, raised her legs high above her head, and spun in the air, performing all kinds of difficult moves one by one.

"Click, pass!"

"Next, change the substitute."

"Director, I don't want to use a body double. I want to give it a challenge."

Liu Yifei said very firmly.

After so many fighting scenes in a row, her hands were shaking a little and her body was hurt by the wire ropes.

But in front of Liu Sisi, she didn't want to give up halfway.

Just the last few moves.

"Are you sure? We'll have to fly along the cliff and then skim the water like a dragonfly. I'm afraid you can't handle it."

"It's okay, I can do it, let's try."

"Why not use a body double?" Zhao Jian didn't think the scene was particularly difficult, he just didn't want to waste time on Liu Yifei.

Just use a substitute once or twice and it will pass.

Even if Liu Yifei does it herself, she may not be able to pass it even after three or five attempts.

Liu Yifei said firmly: "Director, I want to try."

"Okay, then give it a try. If it doesn't work, use a substitute."

"it is good."

Holding a sword in his hand and a wire tied to his body, Liu Yifei took a few deep breaths.

"Prepare."

"start!"

Driven by the crane, Liu Yifei rushed forward and kept moving on the cliff wall as required by the martial arts instructor.

Liu Yifei felt very uncomfortable and unaccustomed to running in this anti-physical posture.

The wire also made her chest feel a little tight.

After stepping on the stone wall and preparing to touch the water surface, Liu Yifei lost his focus and failed to stand up while sticking to the water surface.

His lower body rushed into the water, and in a second, his head went under as well.

"Fuck you!"

Zhao Jian was shocked: "Hurry up and pull Via."

The water in the pond is not very deep.

But there is a waterfall not far away.

The wire is so long that it is enough for Liu Yifei to rush down.

Behind the crowd, the staff of Lavia didn’t hear clearly what Zhao Jian shouted, but they felt with their hands that the wire suddenly became a little heavy.

"Pfft!"

Before others could react, Qin Chuan had already jumped into the water.

In the middle of winter, he dived into the water, instantly refreshed himself, and was next to Liu Yifei in the blink of an eye.

Underwater, Liu Yifei has already started guzzling water.

With six or seven pounds of hair, the costume she was wearing, and the fact that she was tied up by wires, she was destined to be unable to make any unnecessary movements.

Diving to the bottom of the water, Qin Chuan held her legs on his shoulders and pulled her out of the water.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Liu Yifei kept coughing. In panic, a pair of arms came through her armpits and hugged her.

"Ah I."

"Don't be afraid, don't move."

"No, you."

"Don't talk, save your energy, it's okay."

Qin Chuan swam towards the shore while holding the person in his arms, comforting him.

Liu Yifei was about to cry. She just wanted to ask if Qin Chuan could change the position of his palm.

(End of this chapter)