Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

As each item was successfully sold, this charity auction slowly came to an end amid the attention and participation of everyone.

The last item was unveiled. It was a computer that had appeared in the movie "A World Without Thieves" and was a personal property of director Feng Xiaogang.

This computer carries the memories of the filming of the movie, and the starting price is set at 8888 yuan.

As Feng Xiaogang's wife, Xu Fan was the first to raise the sign without hesitation to express her support for her husband. She firmly called out, "1!"

Her action won a round of gentle applause from the audience.

In the next few rounds of fierce bidding, everyone bid and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

In the end, the computer was successfully bought by Fan Qiaoqiao's uncle for 6 yuan.

It can be clearly seen from this action that he has made up his mind today to spare no effort in supporting Fan Qiaoqiao.

After winning the bid, Fan Shurong stood up slowly with a smile on his face and explained to everyone: "I am Mr. Fan's brother. Today I am here on behalf of the famous philanthropist Mr. Li Chunping. Mr. Li has always been very kind and keen on charity, so he asked me to participate in this event."

Seeing this, the host started to joke again, with a teasing smile on his face, saying: "Just now, Mr. Fan took a photo of the opportunity to dance with Li Qiaoqiao, and Andy Lau also expressed his desire to dance with Fan Qiaoqiao. This is a bit difficult. How should we arrange it?"

After hearing this, Fan Shurong laughed and responded humorously: "Then let the four of them dance together, wouldn't it be more interesting this way!"

His words elicited cheerful laughter from the audience.

The host continued, "Next, please invite Yu Quan to come on stage and present this lot to Mr. Fan. At the same time, thank you very much to Mr. Li for your love. Finally, please invite Yu Quan to bring us the last song of the night - "No Thief in the World"."

Yu Quan walked onto the stage and sang passionately. After the song, they said to the audience sincerely: "We hope that this world will be filled with love and kindness, just as our song expresses. No matter when such a beautiful world can be fully realized, we must keep working hard. Thank you everyone!"

At this point, Feng Xiaogang stepped onto the stage, ready to give his final speech.

However, just as he was about to speak, something unexpected happened on the scene.

A business tycoon who likes Shen Lang very much was filled with regret because he had not been able to hear Shen Lang sing today.

So, he stood up without thinking and proposed loudly: "Why don't we auction Mr. Shen's singing opportunity? No matter what the final transaction price is, I am willing to pay out of my own pocket and double the price and donate it to charity in the name of Mr. Shen Lang!"

Shen Lang, who was originally watching the lively scene on the stage with great interest, was slightly stunned after hearing these words, with a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Why is he suddenly involved again?

At the same time, Feng Xiaogang, who was standing on the stage, was also stunned. After all, this sudden proposal was completely out of the plan for the event.

But soon, he came to his senses and thought, isn't this also a rare opportunity?
Shen Lang now has extremely high popularity and influence in the entertainment and business circles. If he can perform on stage, it will definitely add a lot of heat and topicality to the movie "A World Without Thieves", which will be of great benefit to the promotion of the movie.

Moreover, this big boss made this proposal in the name of charity. To a certain extent, he could also use the power of morality to "kidnap" Shen Lang and make it difficult for him to refuse.

Thinking of this, Feng Xiaogang showed a gentle smile on his face, and cast his eyes towards Shen Lang, saying in a friendly tone: "Mr. Shen, to be honest, I am also your loyal fan. I wonder if we will have the honor to hear your beautiful singing tonight?"

Shen Lang raised his eyebrows slightly, without thinking too much, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said calmly: "How can I be so worthy that everyone spends money on me."

His idea was very pure. After all, "A World Without Thieves" had been invested by his own company, and now someone was willing to donate money for charity. It was just singing a song, so there was naturally no reason to refuse.

After receiving Shen Lang's reply, Feng Xiaogang immediately demonstrated his adaptability as a director, and took on the role of host. He cleared his throat and announced loudly: "Okay! Then we will start filming Mr. Shen Lang's singing opportunity at a price of 5!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to Shen Lang, quickly raised the sign first, with a playful smile on her face, and shouted crisply: "10!"

Shen Lang turned to look at her, with a hint of helplessness and anger in his eyes, while Liu Yifei made a cute face at him and stuck out her tongue, looking very lively.

Immediately afterwards, the bigwigs present were not willing to be outdone and competed to bid.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heated, everyone's emotions were aroused, and the shouting of prices rose one after another.

In just a short moment, the price skyrocketed and quickly broke through the one million mark. This price was even higher than the total transaction prices of all other lots auctioned tonight.

Just as everyone was shouting out the price, Shen Lang suddenly raised the sign in his hand and said slowly, "300 million."

His action instantly made the scene quiet, and everyone showed a puzzled look.

How to take a photo of yourself? What is this operation?
However, in a flash, everyone suddenly realized.

Shen Lang's move can be said to be "killing two birds with one stone".

On the one hand, he locked the price at 300 million, preventing others from continuing to raise the price. This not only satisfied the auction part of the event, but also saved some unnecessary expenses for those big guys who liked him and prevented the price from being overly raised.

On the other hand, when Wang Baoqiang's items were auctioned before, Huayi boss Wang Lei stole the limelight and grabbed a lot of attention. Now Shen Lang took this opportunity to cleverly regain the spotlight.

After everyone understood the reason, they all expressed their admiration for Shen Lang's approach, and no one continued to bid.

"Thank you very much Mr. Shen for your generous donation and for contributing such a great deal to charity." Feng Xiaogang said to Shen Lang with a smile, with gratitude and admiration on his face.

Shen Lang came on stage and nodded slightly to greet the people in the audience.

He first spoke a few humble and sincere words, expressing his gratitude to everyone for supporting charity and his best wishes for the event.

Then, he turned his gaze to the big shot who had previously proposed auctioning off his singing opportunity and asked gently, "Which song do you want to hear?"

Shen Lang's action fully demonstrates his high emotional intelligence.

After all, this big shot is willing to pay double the price, which is 600 million, to help charity. Such a generous act of kindness deserves respect.

The boss was not polite at all. After a little thought, he ordered a song called "Where Has the Time Gone".

Shen Lang nodded slightly, took the guitar handed over by the staff, plucked the strings a few times, adjusted the pitch, and began to sing. "The old tree in front of the door has new buds, and the dead tree in the yard has bloomed again. I have lived for half my life and have said many things, which are hidden in my white hair..."

His voice was deep and magnetic, accompanied by the melodious sound of the guitar. The song seemed to have a magical power, floating into the hearts of everyone present.

For a moment, the entire venue was filled with a warm and slightly sentimental atmosphere.

As for whether the money is worth spending, perhaps everyone does not have a clear standard in their minds.

But it is undeniable that at this moment, Shen Lang's demeanor, his talent, and his singing are world-class.

As Shen Lang's moving singing slowly faded away, this charity gala full of love and warmth finally came to a successful conclusion.

Afterwards, the guests on the scene slowly stood up and left the venue in an orderly manner.

After leaving the venue, everyone, under the guidance of the staff, got on the bus that had been waiting on the side.

The bus started slowly and headed towards its next destination - the cinema.

It turns out that this event has a second half, and this second half is the real premiere of "A World Without Thieves".

On the way, Liu Yifei seemed very excited.

In fact, she was not particularly interested in the movie "A World Without Thieves" itself. What really made her extremely happy was being able to go to the cinema with Shen Lang to watch the movie. This was the most anticipated and delightful thing for her.

The cinema chosen this time is the largest Spark Cinema in Yanjing. Coincidentally, this cinema is owned by Shen Lang.

This year, the cinema chain under Shen Lang has developed extremely rapidly. With its outstanding operation and management, it has successfully become one of the top three cinema chains in the country.

For this reason, many movies now give priority to Xinghuo Cinema when holding their premiere events.

There are three main reasons: first, the cinema's equipment are all the latest models, and the viewing effect is first-class; second, the venue is spacious and can accommodate many guests and audiences; third, the service here is of high quality, and the staff are well-trained, enthusiastic and thoughtful.

After all, there will be many celebrity guests attending the premiere event. Without a complete and efficient management system, the scene can easily fall into chaos and disorder.

When the group arrived at the cinema, they began to get busy according to the established procedure.

First, some photos were taken in front of the carefully arranged backdrop of the cinema. These photos will be published in the news the next day and play a very good publicity role.

Afterwards, the leading actors interacted cordially with the audience, answering questions and distributing small gifts. The atmosphere was very warm and the audience's favorability was greatly enhanced.

After the interaction, everyone entered the largest theater in an orderly manner.

The lights in the theater gradually dimmed, and beads of sweat appeared on Wang Baoqiang's palms.

Although this was not his first time acting in a movie, it was the first time he sat in a movie theater as the protagonist and faced his own screen image.

His Adam's apple rolled up and down as he stared at the slowly lighting up opening credits, feeling both expectant and nervous - afraid that his performance would disappoint the audience, and even more worried that his personal performance would affect the box office of the entire movie.

Shen Lang sat at the next seat, looking at the uneasy young man next to him, but he felt extremely confident in his heart.

In the original time and space that he was familiar with, it was the release of "A World Without Thieves" that made Wang Baoqiang jump from an unknown supporting actor to a household name.

Although Wang Baoqiang had already made his mark in the film and television industry before, this movie was the one that truly opened the door to fame for him.

In fact, looking at the other cast members in the movie, you can tell that it would have been hard for Wang Baoqiang not to be popular at that time.

The director was Feng Xiaogang, who was very popular in China at that time. The Lunar New Year period was always his world, and his films every year were the highlights of the film market that year.

Among the leading actors, there is Andy Lau, one of the four kings of Hong Kong, Liu Ruoying from Formosa Province, and Feng Xiaogang's favorite male lead Ge You. Not to mention they were big names at the time, they are still well-known names today.

The supporting cast is equally not to be underestimated. Li Qiaoqiao, Zhang Hanyu, You Yong, Fan Wei, Lin Jiadong, Feng Yuanzheng, Fu Biao, Xu Fan... These actors have left a deep mark in the history of Chinese-language films, and each of them can stand out on their own.

It was this "dream" team that made "A World Without Thieves" win third place in the 2004 movie box office list, only behind Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" and Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers".

Of course, success never happens by accident.

Wang Baoqiang used a highly infectious performance to accurately interpret the most moving qualities of "Shagen" - the innocent smile while munching on a pancake, the gentle eyes when caressing the wolf cub, and the stubborn belief that "there is no thief in the world". These details showed the character's childlike heart to the fullest and left this image deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience.

The story in the film takes place on a train. As the train starts, the story also begins in an orderly manner. In this train, the innocent and honest Sha Gen is carrying 6 yuan and preparing to go home to marry a wife. Also on the train are the thief couple Wang Bo and Wang Li, and the criminal gang headed by Uncle Li.

Before the train started, Sha Gen shouted loudly, "Who among you is the thief? Stand out and show it to my co-workers." Naturally, no one answered. However, the thieves began to covet Sha Gen's 6 yuan and planned to teach this "insolent" Sha Gen a lesson.

But Wang Li's kindness as a pregnant mother made her determined to protect Sha Gen's innocence. So the thief couple began their battle with the criminal gang to protect Sha Gen.

At the same time, the battle between the police and the thieves is also unfolding secretly.

In this way, among the passengers of a metal train, there are men, women, old and young, a thief couple, a plainclothes police master, a thief organization, a group of robbers, and a fool who doesn't believe in thieves. There is no confusion at all, and a rich script is cleverly performed.

When the lights in the theater came on, warm applause followed.

Some of the audience members had hearty smiles on their faces, as they were infected by the humorous and interesting plots in the film; some still had tears on their faces, obviously touched by some warm or moving scenes; and some had thoughtful and aftertaste in their eyes, as if they were still immersed in the profound insights conveyed by the film.

In everyone's mind, "A World Without Thieves" is undoubtedly a rare good movie.

Although Shen Lang was keenly aware that some details in the film were slightly different from the version of the original time and space in his memory, in his opinion, these subtle differences would not have much impact on the quality of the entire film and the viewing experience.

The fact is just as he expected. The nationwide box office of A World Without Thieves on its first day was 660 million, far exceeding the 220 million first-day box office of Feng Xiaogang's Lunar New Year blockbuster Cell Phone released during the same period last year. (End of this chapter)