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Volume 3 Chapter 2 Villa

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    Shen Chong drove fast and soon arrived in Malibu. A kilometer or two away from the villa, he saw Chen Kunhou holding a director's viewfinder and standing on the roadside observing the beach, so he stopped the car and turned off the music.  He shouted: "Brother Chen." If the director is the emperor of a crew, then the photographer is the prime minister, a very important role. It is Zhang Aijia's first time as a director, so naturally she needs to find someone who is familiar with her and has rich experience.  For assistance, we hired Chen Kunhou. He is the most popular photographer in Taiwan. His style is natural, simple, fresh and elegant. He also worked as a director and photographer last year and filmed two movies for Oriental Charm. He is a very ideal candidate.  Chen Kunhou turned around and saw him, smiled and said hello, and said: "Mr. Shen, are you done?" "Yes, you are finally done." Shen Chong got out of the car, walked over and asked, "How was the filming?" "It's almost the same."  We¡¯re halfway through filming.¡± Chen Kunhou pointed to the beach in front and said, ¡°Sister Zhang thinks this beach is very beautiful and plans to add a set of shots. I have nothing to do, so I came over to take a look.¡± Shen Chong originally said that he would accompany her in Los Angeles.  We were filming a movie together with Zhang Aijia, but he was so busy that he almost never went to the set. When he heard Chen Kunhou's name, he was a little surprised and asked: "Brother Chen, you are already 40, why do you call her Sister Zhang?" "  Everyone called her that, and I followed suit." Chen Kunhou scratched his hair in embarrassment and said, "Otherwise, I don't know how to call her. I used to call her manager, but now she is no longer the manager. I call her director.  It's too awkward. We Taiwanese are not used to calling people by their English names anyway. As long as she is not too old, Shen Chong smiled and put his hands in his pockets.  "I was the first to call you this name, but now I'm the only one who can't call it. By the way, work didn't start today?" "The United States has a weekend system. Today is Saturday, and all the Americans on the crew are unwilling to go to work.  "I don't even get overtime pay," Chen Kunhou complained: "I don't even make money, I really don't know what they think." Because she came to Los Angeles in a hurry, Zhang Aijia only contacted Leslie Cheung and Chen Kunhou, and the rest of the crew were all in Hollywood.  If Americans don't go to work, the movie really can't be filmed.  Shen Chong saw the anxious look on his face, so he asked, "Brother Chen, are you busy with something?" "Mr. Shen, to tell you the truth, Director Li Xing invited me to shoot a new movie on the night of the Academy Awards.  " Chen Kunhou smiled bitterly and said: "He called a few days ago to say that the investment has been secured and that he plans to start filming at the end of May. Director Li has been very supportive of me in the past. If I fail to make it in time, I will not only break the trust of others, but also my feelings.  It's not a good time." It seemed that Li Xing was quite stimulated by the Academy Award. He was more breathless than a single scene. Shen Chong laughed and said, "Brother Chen, don't worry, those Americans are just bullying Jiajia.  It's just a female director. I'll take care of this and make sure you return to Taiwan on time." "Thank you very much, Mr. Shen." "It's okay." Shen Chong took off his sunglasses, looked at his watch, and said, "It's almost five o'clock.  "Brother Chen, do you want to continue watching or go back with me?" "I'll watch for a while, Mr. Shen, go back first. It's very close here. I'll walk back later." "Okay, I'll go back first."  It took two or three minutes for Shen Chong to return to the villa - this house was bought to entertain guests from all over the world, so Chen Kunhou and Leslie Cheung stayed here temporarily in Los Angeles.  As soon as he walked into the villa, Shen Chong heard Zhang Aijia's voice: "Lily, don't move. I'll do this. If you don't, "Yes, Lily, don't move. This looks simple, but it's actually very difficult to do."  Brigitte Lin said with a smile: "If it's broken, I won't have anything to eat at night."  " Shen Chong turned around the hall and saw three women, all wearing aprons, working in the kitchen. So he whistled and said, "It seems that it is wise to come back today. I will have a good meal tonight."  " Zhang Aijia looked back at him, smiled sweetly, and said, "Why didn't you call in advance when you came back?  It's none of your business tonight.  " Shen Chong smiled and said hello to Brigitte Lin, and said: "Kick Lily out, the portion is enough, she can't cook at all, she only wastes ingredients, a tiger father and a dog daughter, completely wasting her genetic talent.  " Lily made a face, raised the glass bowl in her hand, and said, "I only make salads, one vegetable salad and one fruit salad, and nothing is wasted.  " Shen Chong grabbed a washed tomato, took a bite, walked to Zhang Aijia, saw her kneading dough, and said in surprise: "Are you making noodles?  Or making dumplings?  " "Make noodles and noodles with soybean paste.  " "You're really good at doing this in the United States.  ¡± ¡°IvIa¡¯s fried noodles are very authentic.  " Brigitte Lin has lived here for a long time, and she is no longer reserved. She smiled and said: "The authentic Shanxi flavor, I had it once before when I was filming "A Dream of Love", and I have never forgotten it. I begged many times before she agreed to make it once.  Lily and I went to Chinatown specifically in the afternoon to buy materials.  ¡±Zhang Aijia gave Shen Chong a proud look and said, "I learned to make this from my grandparents since I was a child. Of course it's authentic." "Then I'll try it tonight." Shen Chong ate up the tomatoes in a few mouthfuls and washed his hands.  Said: "Let me try." "No, there are many doorways here." Zhang Aijia blocked him with her elbow and said: "If you are bored, go up and read a book or go to the sea. We have just started work and need to eat.  "It will take a while." "What's good about the sea? You can see it from here." Shen Chong, like Lily, is a novice at cooking. He knew himself and stood aside for a while, then asked.  "What?" "In the music room." Zhang Aijia kneaded the dough and said, "You wrote in the script that two people went to listen to records together, but you didn't write what song they listened to. You said he would try it and see if it worked.  I found the right one, but I didn¡¯t come out all day today.¡± Shen Chong was slightly embarrassed. His script plagiarized three things from the original work of ¡°Before Dawn.¡± One was an idea, and the other was a poem written by the wandering poet in the film.  There was also a scene where the hero and heroine were trying out songs in a record store. Because the performances of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were very exciting, and their expressions of testing each other and covering up each other were very interesting, which impressed him deeply, so he made this scene.  One paragraph was retained, but he completely forgot what song they were listening to. When writing the script, he couldn't find music that matched it in his mind, so he only wrote a paragraph without detailing what they were listening to.  ¡ª¡ªAnyway, after the movie is shot, it will definitely be a soundtrack, and then we can just ask someone to create an original one.  "I'll go over and have a look." "Go ahead. Also, a big package was sent from Hong Kong yesterday, and I put it in your office." "Got it." Shen Chong walked past Lily, took another apple, and teased  She said: "Lily, if you practice your cooking skills, how can you get married in the future if you don't know how to cook?" "Dad won't let me learn to cook Chinese food, saying that oil fumes are bad for the skin." Lily was puzzled and asked: "Get married.  "What does it have to do with cooking skills?" "The standard for a good wife in China is to be able to enter the hall and know how to cook." Shen Chong said with a smile: "Look at Sister Qingxia, the most beautiful woman in Asia, and you can cook."  She's not even the most beautiful woman in Los Angeles, so she doesn't study hard." After saying this, he saw Brigitte Lin lowering her eyebrows and looking embarrassed, and immediately knew that he had made a mistake. Brigitte Lin seemed to be a star after "The Legend of Shushan".  She is praised as the most beautiful woman in Asia. It is obviously inappropriate for him to say this in front of Zhang Aijia.  But Shen Chong was thick-skinned and took a bite of the apple, then pretended to be nonchalant and walked out.  The decoration design of this villa all has a social purpose, and the music room is no exception. There is a small bar inside, with five or six sofas placed in an orderly manner, for multiple people and single people. Opposite the bar, there are also  There is a mini stage, which has two sides, with a classical record player on one side and a piano on the other. By pressing the switch, you can switch between listening to records and watching performances.  The soundproofing of the music room was very good. Shen Chong opened the door without making any sound. Then he saw Leslie Cheung sitting in front of the piano, playing chords repeatedly, as if he was composing music. He quickly turned around and prepared to exit.  .  "Mr. Shen." Leslie Cheung had noticed him and stood up to greet him: "You're back." "Yes." Shen Chong nodded with a smile and asked, "Are you composing music?" "No." Leslie Cheung was embarrassed.  He smiled and said: "The music teacher asked me to learn piano, saying it is good for singing. If I don't film today, I will practice some chords." "You play it very well." Shen Chong walked over and said, "I'll start playing later.  During the concert, you can play and sing by yourself.  "Leslie Cheung raised his left hand and gestured and said: "The year before last, I had two tumors here and here on my arm. After the surgery, my left hand became smaller and I couldn't use my strength. I could only play occasionally and couldn't play on the table.  .  " When Shen Chong heard this, he was very surprised. He looked carefully and found that his left wrist was slender than his right hand. He couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity." It was really a pity. Shen Chong remembered that in his previous life, Leslie Cheung had used the piano to give Anita Mui's hand.  The accompaniment of the concert shows that his piano skills are not low. With his aggressiveness in pursuing perfection, if he is in good health, he will definitely reach a higher level. "I heard that you stayed here for a day, did you find a suitable song?  "    "No.  "Leslie Cheung shook his head and said: "There are too many records here. The more you choose, the more you don't know which one to choose. They all seem to suit you, but none of them seem to suit you. Which one does Mr. Shen think is better?  " "Actually, I have never listened to almost all the records here.  Shen Chong casually picked up the record he put on the piano and looked at it. It was the classic record "11" released by the ptuk band last month. He said: "This record is said to have received rave reviews in the United States. Unfortunately, all the songs are  I can¡¯t appreciate the life of Westerners. Leslie Cheung touched the beard he left specially for filming and said, "Mr. Shen, why don't you write a song yourself?"  The beard neutralized the youthfulness brought by the baby face, adding a bit of maturity and decadence to Leslie Cheung, vaguely a bit like the style in "Ashes of Time", which made Shen Chong slightly absent-minded, and suddenly thought of  After a song, he unscrupulously gave up on plagiarism, pursed his lips, and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
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