Top Chinese celebrity: Debuted from Running Man

Chapter 251 Deng Chao Invites Song

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"Brother Chao?"

Gu Qing curiously clicked on the video call,

Suddenly, a magnified face appeared on the screen, its greasy lips taking up almost half the screen, and it was pouting exaggeratedly: "My dear little brother~ I missed you so much! What are you doing?"

Deng Chao's signature goofy and greasy demeanor was immediately apparent. Gu Qing subconsciously leaned back and held her phone further away. "Brother Chao, I just finished watching Running Man."

He smiled and casually turned the camera to the left and right, indicating, "Look, there are still two audience members here."

The camera pans across Liu Shishi and Jin Cheng, who are subconsciously holding their breath and trying to remain quiet. "Look, these are the two leading ladies of my new drama."

"The female lead?"

Jin Cheng's ears caught the word, and the corners of her mouth, which were originally slightly pursed, instantly turned up uncontrollably, as if they had been pulled up by an invisible thread.

The pent-up frustration of the entire day seemed to burst forth with a "poof," vanishing without a trace with just those three words. She couldn't help but think to herself: "Hey! I didn't expect this handsome young man, who usually seems so aloof, to be so charming when it really matters!"

What girl wouldn't like to be introduced in such a formal way?
"Hey! You two! Isn't this Shishi?" Deng Chao's eyes widened on the other side of the screen as he recognized Liu Shishi. Then his gaze shifted to Jin Cheng, and he stammered, "Uh... this beautiful lady is..."

“Jin Cheng,” Gu Qing naturally picked up the conversation, coming to Deng Chao’s rescue, “we’ve worked together on two dramas, we’re old partners.”

"Hello, Brother Chao." Liu Shishi turned to the side, smiled and waved gently at the camera.

"Haha, little brother, you're pretty good!"

Deng Chao clicked his tongue and winked, teasingly saying, "Having two beauties by my side... no, two beauties watching dramas with me, this treatment, tsk tsk, I'm so envious."

"Don't you have an empress?"

"Cough-cough-"

Deng Chao quickly coughed twice to change the subject, asking with a hint of anticipation, "By the way, what did you think of today's episode of Running Man?"

Gu Qing shook her head without any politeness: "Not very good, the program effect was just average, it didn't make much of a splash."

"Ugh……"

Deng Chao sighed heavily, his tone filled with obvious nostalgia, "That's right! Ever since you and Baoqiang left, our logging family feels half deserted."

It just doesn't taste the same! Seriously, I miss you guys! Come back as soon as you have time.

"Don't worry, Brother Chao," Gu Qing replied with a smile, "Brother Baoqiang and I will definitely make a 'guest appearance' this season."

"A cameo?!"

Deng Chao immediately raised his voice, correcting him with dissatisfaction, "This is called going home! Going home! Do you understand?"

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go home, let's go home,"

Gu Qing smiled helplessly and nodded, "Brother Chao, is there anything else? You called so late, it couldn't be just to check up on me, could it?"

"What kind of talk is that!"

Deng Chao blushed, and his voice became noticeably weaker, "When I miss you, I call you quite often... cough, but, to be honest, there is something I need your help with."

"You said."

Gu Qing looked up and saw Liu Shishi using a toothpick to pick up a piece of glistening pineapple.

He reached out to take it, but Liu Shishi bypassed him and instead flicked her wrist, bringing it directly to his lips.

Looking at her slightly arrogant expression, Gu Qing had no choice but to open her mouth and accept the food.

"Ugh, how disgusting!"

Jin Cheng, sitting across from me, felt a soreness in her teeth and her mouth watered uncontrollably even though she hadn't eaten any pineapple.

She pouted, inwardly cursing, "This awful stench of romance!"

Of course, if she fed it to Gu Qing herself, then pretend she didn't say anything.

the other side,
"Don't worry, little brother, I'm not filming multiple projects at once!"

Deng Chao quickly emphasized, "You know I acted in a movie before, right?"

"Hmm, I remember, it's called 'Passing By Your World,' right?"

Gu Qing swallowed the pineapple.

He still has some memories of this movie, even though he never saw it in theaters, he has seen clips of it.

Critical reception was so-so, but box office performance was quite good.

In his memory, it was the "love-defining work" of Yang Yang and Zhang Tianai, and also the highlight of Yue Yunpeng's acting skills.

As for my own Chao-ge's performance in it... well, my memory is a bit hazy.

"Yes, yes, yes! This is it."

Deng Chao rubbed his hands together and smiled somewhat obsequiously in front of the camera, "Director Zhang, the film's director, asked me to do something for you. He wants to ask you to write a song for the film's theme song."

"Hey little brother, got a bit busy?"

He paused, then quickly added, trying to lower his expectations, "Um... the quality doesn't need to be too good, just something similar to the poem you wrote for Chen called 'Watching from the Wall'!" "Pfft..."

Gu Qing almost choked on the pineapple, and sighed, "Brother Chao, isn't your standard of 'not too good' a bit too high?"

"Hehe, it's because I believe in my genius brother's abilities!"

Despite his advanced age, Deng Chao threw a tantrum, acting like a rogue, "Besides, look, you've already written one for Chen, you can't be biased and not write one for me, can you?"

He even started wiping away tears.

"Fine, fine," Gu Qing raised her hands in surrender, both amused and exasperated. "I'll write it, I'll write it, okay?"

He actually did cover the theme song of the movie back then.

It has a significant influence and is hailed as one of the most depressing songs.

Gu Qing's mind quickly flashed through the accompaniment and arrangement of the song.
"Brother Chao, send me the script's synopsis, and I'll try to give you a sample in a week."

"A week?!"

Deng Chao was so shocked he almost jumped up on the other side of the screen, his eyes wide open. "Little brother, so fast?! I thought it would take at least a month or two!"

"of course."

Gu Qing's tone carried a sense of self-assurance and confidence: "Didn't you just call me a genius? A genius has to be efficient, right?"

"Um... little brother,"

Deng Chao suddenly remembered something, and his tone was a little hesitant, "Our film is a modern urban romance drama, so the style of those ancient-style songs you wrote before... won't they be a bit mismatched?"

He was worried that Gu Qing's expertise lay elsewhere.

"Who says I can only release ancient-style songs? Don't worry, I can handle any genre of song as long as I can think of it."

Gu Qing felt that he still had to respect his own ability to plagiarize.

If times hadn't changed, singles would have been the most profitable.

Back in the days when album sales were strong, he would have released several phenomenal albums long ago, essentially completing the game.

These days, it's no longer the era of pop stars.

Before Gu Qing transmigrated, he had never seen a singer who was hailed as a rising star.

Even the most talented singers can only sing OSTs for movie and TV stars.

At most, I'll hold a concert and do some commercial performances.

Compared to the earning power of movie stars, they are simply lagging far behind.

The fact that there were fewer and fewer singers and more and more film and television stars at New Year's Eve galas since then is a telling sign.

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As soon as Gu Qing said this,
Liu Shishi and Jin Cheng, unaware of the truth, almost simultaneously glanced at Gu Qing.

I was drawn to the 'talent' and 'confidence' he displayed in his words.

Liu Shishi felt confident and secure.

Jin Cheng felt her heart skip a beat; the charm of a talented man to women was comparable to that of a tycoon.

"Alright, little brother!"

Deng Chao's face immediately lit up with a smile, "Brother, I've been waiting for your good news, love you!"

He pouted his signature greasy lips again, pretending to kiss the camera.

"Goodnight, stop kissing, you're blurring my camera lens."

Gu Qing feigned disdain and quickly hung up the video call.

"Handsome young man, is it for real?"

Jin Cheng leaned closer impatiently, her face full of disbelief. "A week? A movie theme song? Are you sure?"

"A week...that's considered slow."

Gu Qing hesitated and said, "Jay Chou can release a song in five or ten minutes, that's really fast."

He's already slowed down; otherwise, he wouldn't even need to think, he could just start singing.

"Cattle."

Jin Cheng gave a heartfelt thumbs up, "You really pulled it off this time, I'm impressed!"

"I'm coming!"

Liu Shishi suddenly pointed at the TV screen, her voice tinged with excitement, "The promotional video for 'Up Idol'! Look! It really is Brigitte Lin!!"

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(End of this chapter)