Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 67 There is no genius in this world

Although 1992 was the "Year of Stephen Chow", Stephen Chow now has a high box office appeal in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

As soon as he opened his mouth, more Hong Kong stars gathered around him.

When everyone heard that this Japanese man was here to cause trouble, some people did not dare to say anything, thinking that they should not provoke the Japanese.

Some people think this is complete nonsense.

Cao Jian is Hu Weili's student. This song has been released for a while. What's the point of you coming to me with it now?
Amidst the discussion, Sojiro's face was a little embarrassed. He took out a stack of manuscripts from his bag and said, "This is the manuscript I started writing this year. There are many similarities between it and the piece played by Mr. Cao Jian!"

Although Cao Jian also understands that musicians have a strong obsession with their own works.

The song "Original Scenery of Hometown" should have been released this year. He wrote some manuscripts and there was nothing unusual about it.

Zhou Huimin also came over at this time.

She had witnessed the process of Cao Jian writing this song with her own eyes. When she saw the Japanese man taking out the manuscript, she was a little skeptical. Could it be that Cao Jian really copied it?
After all, he is still so young.

Cao Jian took the draft from Sojiro, glanced at it casually, and said with a smile: "You only have a draft, and I compose a complete song, so your drafts can't explain anything at all."

Zhou Xingchi also interjected, "Cao Jian's music has been released for almost two months. Perhaps these manuscripts of yours are plagiarisms of his work."

Hearing this, Sojiro's anger ignited, and he shouted, "If you were a seasoned musician, you might be able to write a piece like this. But you're too young. I still don't believe you could write 'Original Scenery of Hometown' at your age."

Mei Yanfang asked in return, "Haven't you heard of the word 'genius'?"

"genius?"

When Sojiro heard this word, he immediately scoffed: "I don't believe there are geniuses in this world!"

Originally, he just wanted to find Cao Jian to have a good chat about music, but he was confronted by Zhou Xingchi, who didn't like Japanese people, and he felt even more dissatisfied.

So, Sojiro planned to make a big deal out of this matter and let the whole world know that Cao Jian had plagiarized.

As more and more people gathered around, even some media were attracted.

However, this is the rest area for stars participating in the charity performance, and the audience does not know what is happening here.

"hehe."

Cao Jian was not afraid of making a big deal out of it, as this was a good opportunity for him to become famous in Hong Kong.

He smiled faintly and said, "You don't believe there are geniuses in this world, but that doesn't prove there aren't any!"

"This tone is really crazy!"

When the people around heard this, they couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the young man Cao Jian.

Zhou Huimin was in the crowd. Looking at the confident man, she quietly began to compare Cao Jian with her future boyfriend Ni Zhen, who was often rumored to have affairs with other women.

Sojiro looked at Cao Jian and was a little intimidated by his aura.

He regretted that he had rushed over to look for Cao Jian. If he had known this would happen, he would have waited until the performance was over before looking for him slowly.

As a result, I am now in an embarrassing situation.

After a moment's silence, he uttered only a few words: "Mr. Cao, the genius you're talking about, are you yourself?"

"hehe."

Cao Jian chuckled and said, "Why, is it not possible?"

"There are no geniuses in this world!"

Sojiro said something else, and then said, "I will only believe you if you can write another piece of music of the same level!"

"You believe it? Why should you believe it?"

"Based on these drafts I have, I will find someone to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Sojiro knew that coming here today was asking for trouble, so he planned to leave first and go back to think of a solution slowly.

I don't believe that I can't find the person who leaked my draft.

Cao Jian hesitated for a moment, and a bad idea came to his mind.

"Mr. Sojiro, actually, it's not difficult for me to write another similar piece of music." Cao Jian's words made Sojiro stop.

Is it easy to create another similar piece of music? What is the level of "Original Scenery of Hometown"?
Can you, a young man, compose another song?
He firmly refused to believe it.

Cao Jian pointed at the screen on the stage and said with a smile, "Today we are holding this charity performance to raise funds for a major flood in China. If Mr. Sojiro is willing to donate more than one million Hong Kong dollars, I will compose another piece of music."

One million Hong Kong dollars

One million Hong Kong dollars was not a lot for Sojiro two or three years ago.

Back then, Japan was clamoring to sell Tokyo in order to buy the United States.

But since last year, the Japanese stock market has collapsed, the real estate market has gone bankrupt, and the economy has declined sharply, so one million Hong Kong dollars is no small amount.

But in order to prove that there are no geniuses in this world, and to see if this young man really has talent, he said, "Okay, I promise. I'll give you a month. Is that enough?"

“No need”

Cao Jian was originally wondering why it would take a month, and was planning to pretend to be bigger. He was just about to hold up three fingers and say it would only take three days.

Mei Yanfang, who was standing by, quickly suggested, "Ajian, how about we hold another charity concert in a month, perform 'Original Scenery of Hometown' and your new work again, and donate all the proceeds?"

"Sister Mei, this is a good idea. Let's do it."

Cao Jian thought this was a good idea. It could not only raise funds but also create hype. Why not do it?

After a moment's hesitation, he turned to Sojiro and the reporters on the scene and said with a smile, "Our compatriots are still suffering from the disaster. The sooner the charity concert, the better. How about two weeks from now?"

"I'll come back in two weeks. Not only will I come by myself, I'll also bring my Japanese colleagues with me to hear what masterpieces a genius like you can come up with!"

After saying this, Sojiro flicked his sleeves and left the charity performance.

Cao Jian was not afraid that he would deny the debt. After all, there were so many media outlets there. If he was not afraid of being embarrassed, he could just deny the debt.

Right after Sojiro left, many media reporters from TVB, ATV and other media outlets were all excited.

This is big news.

Japanese musician Sojiro wants to make a bet with Chinese composer Cao Jian.

The chips are as high as one million Hong Kong dollars.

Mainly, Cao Jian is going to hold a charity concert, and many Japanese musicians will be there.

This kind of thing is really a hot topic.

Many reporters couldn't wait to get back to the company and prepare to write press releases overnight so that this matter would appear in tomorrow's newspaper.

Although the media paid attention to this news, Sojiro's appearance did not affect the progress of the charity performance.

On the stage, a group of people were still singing.

In the audience, Mei Yanfang asked with some concern, "Ajian, is two weeks okay?"

Cao Jian smiled easily and said, "That's enough. Water and fire are merciless. The sooner the better."

"That's true."

Mei Yanfang nodded and said, "Then I will find the best band and the best conductor in Hong Kong tomorrow and make sure this concert is a success."

"Sister Mei, thank you."

Regardless of whether Mei Yanfang likes me or not, I must thank her for this.

"Let's not be so distant with each other."

Mei Yanfang patted Cao Jian on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Your mainland star Gong Li will be on stage soon. After she finishes her song, I'll take you to say hello and get to know her."

"Gong Li sings."

Cao Jian immediately looked towards the stage.

It seems that this was the only time in her acting career that Gong Huang sang in public.
(End of this chapter)