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Chapter 2 The Villa

Shen Chong drove all the way and soon arrived at Malibu. One or two kilometers away from the villa, he saw Chen Kunhou holding a director's viewfinder and standing on the side of the road to observe the beach. So he stopped the car, turned off the music, and shouted: "Brother Chen."

If the director is the emperor of a crew, then the photographer is the prime minister and is a very important role. Zhang Aijia was the first time he was a director, so he naturally had to find someone who knew each other and had rich experience to assist him. So he invited Chen Kunhou, who is the most popular photographer in Taiwan. His style is natural and simple, fresh and elegant. Last year, he worked as a director and photographer, and filmed two dramas for Oriental Charm. He is a very ideal candidate.

Chen Kunhou turned around and saw that it was him, smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, are you done?"

"Yes, I'm finally done." Chen Chong got out of the car and walked over and asked, "How is the filming?"

"It's almost half finished." Chen Kunhou pointed to the beach in front and said, "Sister Zhang thinks the scenery of this beach is good, so he plans to add a set of shots. I'm idle, so I'll come and take a look."

Chen Chong said that he was filming with Zhang Aijia in Los Angeles, but he was busy and had basically never been to the crew. At this time, he was a little surprised when he heard Chen Kunhou's name and asked, "Brother Chen, you are 40 years old, why do you call her Sister Zhang?"

"Everyone calls that, I'll follow you." Chen Kunhou grabbed his hair a little embarrassedly and said, "Otherwise, I don't know what to call her. I used to call her manager, but now she doesn't become a manager, so she calls her director. She said she's too distant. We Taiwanese are not like Hong Kong, and we are used to calling people with English names."

"Anyway, it's just a title, just applaud it as long as she doesn't like it old." Chen Chong smiled, and he put his hands in his pockets and said, "I called this title first, but now I can't call it now. By the way, the work has not started today?"

"The United States has a double-night holiday system. Today is Saturday, the Americans in the crew are unwilling to go to work and they can't afford to pay overtime." Chen Kunhou complained: "I don't make money, I really don't know what they think."

Because of the hasty arrival in Los Angeles, Eijia Zhang only contacted Leslie Cheung and Chen Kunhou. The rest of the crew were hired in Hollywood. Americans did not go to work, so the scenes were really impossible to shoot.

Seeing that his face was anxious, Chen Chong asked, "Brother Chen has something to do?"

"Mr. Chen, I'm going to tell you, Director Li Xing asked me to shoot a new movie on the night of the Academy Awards." Chen Kunhou smiled bitterly and said, "A few days ago, he called and said that the investment has been in place and plans to start the filming at the end of May. Director Li used to be very supportive of me. If he couldn't get through, he would not only betray others, but also not have a good relationship."

It seems that Li Xing was very excited by the Golden Horse Awards, and he was more angry than a match. Chen Chong smiled and said, "Brother Chen, don't worry, those Americans are just bullying Jia Jia as a female director. I will solve this matter and guarantee that you will return to Taiwan on time."

"Then thank you Mr. Chen."

"It's okay." Chen Chong took off his sunglasses, looked at his watch, and said, "It's almost 5 o'clock. Should Brother Chen continue watching, or go back with me?"

"I'll look at it for a while, Mr. Chen will go back first. It's very close. I'll walk back later."

"Okay, then I'll leave first."

It took only two or three minutes before Chen Chong returned to the villa - this house was bought to entertain guests from all walks of life, so Chen Kunhou and Leslie Cheung lived here temporarily in Los Angeles.

As soon as he walked into the villa, Chen Chong heard Zhang Aijia's voice: "Lily, don't move, I'll do this, don't you

"Yes, Lily, don't move. This looks simple, but it's actually very difficult to make." Brigitte Lin said with a smile: "If it is broken, there will be no need to eat it at night."

Chen Chong turned the hall and saw three women wearing aprons and busy in the kitchen. So he whistled and said, "It seems that it's wise to come back today and have a good time to have fun in the evening."

Zhang Aijia looked back at him, smiled and said, "Why don't you call in advance when you come back? You won't have your share tonight."

Chen Chong smiled and said hello to Brigitte Lin, and said, "Turn Lily out, the portion is enough. She can't cook at all, she will only waste ingredients. The tiger father and dog daughter have completely abandoned her genetic talent."

Lily made a face, raised the glass bowl on her hand, and said, "I only make salad, a vegetable salad, and a fruit salad, and it won't be wasted at all."

Chen Chong grabbed a clean tomato, took a bite, walked to Zhang Aijia, and saw her kneading the dough, and said in surprise: "Are you going to make noodles? Or make dumplings?"

“Make noodles and fried noodles.”

"It's OK, you're doing this in the United States."

"IvIa's fried noodles are very authentic." Brigitte Lin has lived here for a long time and is no longer reserved. She smiled and said, "The authentic Shanxi specialty flavor. I ate it once when I was filming "Golden and Jade Dream of Red Mansions" and I have been thinking about it. I have been begging many times before she promised to make it. Lily and I went to Chinatown to buy the ingredients in the afternoon."

Zhang Aijia gave Chen Chong a proud look and said, "I learned to do this from my grandparents since I was a child, which is of course authentic."

"Then I'll try it well in the evening." Chen Chong ate all the tomatoes in a few bites, washed his hands, and said, "Let me try it."

"Don't, there are many tricks here." Zhang Aijia blocked him with her elbow and said, "If you are bored, go up to read books or go to the sea to see the sea, we have just started work and it will take a while to have a meal."

"What's the beauty of the sea? You can see it from here." Chen Chong, like Lily, is a big cook. He is self-aware. He stands aside with his hands, looks for a while, and asks, "Where?"

"In the music room." Zhang Aijia kneaded the dough and said, "You wrote in the script that two people went to listen to the record together, but you didn't write about the song you listened to, and said he could try to find the right one, and he didn't come out for a day today."

Chen Chong was slightly embarrassed. His script plagiarized three things from the original work "Love Before Dawn", one was creativity, one was the poem written by the wandering poet in the film, and the other was the scene where the male and female protagonists listened to songs in the record store. Because the performances of Ethan Hawk and Julie Delby were very exciting, the expressions of each other were interesting, which impressed him deeply, so he kept this paragraph, but he completely forgot what the songs were listening to. When he wrote the script, he did not find the music that fits it in his mind, so he only wrote a joke and did not write down what it was listening to in detail - anyway, after the movie was filmed, he would definitely make a soundtrack, and then he would just ask someone to write an original song.

"I'll go over and take a look."

"Go. Also, a big package was sent by Hong Kong yesterday and I'll put it in your office."

"I understand." Chen Chong walked past Lily, took another apple, and joked: "Lily, you practice your cooking skills well and don't know how to cook. How can you get married in the future."

"Dad didn't let me learn to cook Chinese food, saying that oil smoke is not good for the skin." Lily asked in confusion and said, "What does marriage have to do with cooking?"

"Entering the hall and going to the kitchen is the standard for a good wife in China." Chen Chong said with a smile: "Look at Sister Qingxia, Asia's number one beauty, you can cook. You can't even be the number one beauty in Los Angeles, and you can't study hard."

After saying that, he saw Brigitte Lin lowering his eyebrows and looking embarrassed, and immediately knew that he had made a mistake. Brigitte Lin seemed to be the number one beauty in Asia after "The Legend of Shushan". It is obviously not appropriate for him to say this in front of Zhang Aijia.

However, Chen Chong was thick-skinned, took a bite of an apple, and then pretended to be nothing, and walked out.

The decoration of this villa is all for social purposes, and the music room is no exception. There is a small bar inside, with five or six sofas arranged in an orderly manner, including multiple people, single people, and opposite the bar, there is also a mini stage. This stage is on both sides, with a classic record machine on one side and a piano on the other. Press the switch to switch between listening to the record and watching the performance.

The sound insulation in the music room was very good. Shen Chong pushed open the door without making any sound. Then he saw Leslie Cheung sitting in front of the piano, playing the chords all the time, as if he was composing a song, so he quickly turned around and prepared to exit.

"Mr. Chen." Leslie Cheung had already discovered him and stood up and greeted: "You are back."

"Yes." Chen Chong nodded with a smile and asked, "Are you composing a song?"

"No." Leslie Cheung smiled embarrassedly and said, "The music teacher asked me to learn piano and said it was good for singing. If I don't film today, I will practice chords."

"It's very good to play." Chen Chong walked over and said, "In the future, you can play and sing on your own.

"No." Leslie Cheung raised his left hand and signaled: "Two tumors grew on my arm here and here two years ago. After the surgery, my left hand became smaller and I couldn't use any strength. I could only play occasionally and I couldn't get on the table."

Chen Chong was very surprised when he heard this. After looking carefully, he found that his left wrist was slenderer than his right one. He couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity."

It's really a pity. Chen Chong remembers that in his previous life, Leslie Cheung once used the piano to accompaniment of Anita Mui's concerts. It can be seen that his piano level is not low. With his ambition to pursue perfection, if he is healthy, he will definitely reach a higher level.

"I heard you've been here for a day, have you found the right song?"

"No." Leslie Cheung shook his head and said, "There are too many records here. The more you choose, the less you don't know which one is better. It seems that they are all suitable, but they don't seem to be suitable. Which one is better, Mr. Chen thinks?"

"Actually, I have hardly heard of the records here." Chen Chong picked up the records he placed on the piano and looked at them. It was the classic record "11" released by ptuk last month, and said: "This record is said to be well received in the United States. Unfortunately, it is all about the lives of Westerners, so I can't appreciate it.

Leslie Cheung touched the crap he had left for filming and said, "Mr. Chen, why not write a song by yourself, right?"
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