Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 125 123. I want to take you home!

In 1995, the largest studio in Asia was Studio No. 1 of Beijing Film Studio. Because the interior scenery needed to be built for Midnight Singing was too large, we cooperated with Beijing Film Studio and built the movie's set in Studio No. 1. that theater

When Chen Li'an walked into Studio No. 1 and looked at the huge and gorgeous theater, he couldn't help but click his tongue. This theater was too luxurious and the stage was also very exquisite. It was a pity that when he waited for his part, there was no room here. To be burned once.

Leslie Cheung stood next to Chen Li'an, put his hand on his shoulder and said proudly: "Don't look at it, this is my stage. It will only belong to you after the fire burns it down. I am the corner and you are the street boy. We are treated differently." oh."

What are you showing off? What are you showing off? !

Wu Qianlian watched from the side and felt that Zhang Guorong was different from what she imagined. He felt a bit childish, but he was very approachable. In comparison, the younger Chen Li'an was more mature.

It's such a strange feeling. As an artist, shouldn't Chen Li'an be the immature one? Wu Qianlian turned to look at Chen Li'an's slightly helpless expression, feeling that Zhang Guorong should call him brother.

Chen Li'an was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Guorong's show off. He nodded at Wu Qianlian with inquiring eyes, walked to Yu Rentai and asked: "Director, when will my scene start? If there is no scene for me these days, I will Go take care of your own personal matters first.”

Yu Rentai was reading the storyboard script. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "There won't be any scenes for you in the next few days. Your scenes will be at the back. It won't be your turn until everything here is burned down. In the past few days, you Just mind your own business."

Chen Li'an nodded, smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, director."

Zhang Guorong next to him asked curiously: "Aren't you going to create again, right?"

"No." Chen Li'an dispersed the cigarettes for several people around him, then lit it himself before saying, "I want to go see a house. The place I live in now is too small and inconvenient."

Zhang Guorong nodded when he heard this, and then suddenly said excitedly: "Buy my building. If I come to the mainland in the future, I can play mahjong every day. By the way, I made an appointment with Wu Qianlian to play mahjong tonight. When you arrive?" Come here when it’s time.”

Chen Li'an: "." I only know how to play mahjong. I'm afraid I wasn't a mahjong in my previous life!

However, Chen Li'an was really attracted to the apartment where Zhang Guorong lived. The environment and layout were both good and worth a visit.

Chen Li'an thought about it for a while, and then said: "Okay, I'll go there and see. What time will we play mahjong in the evening?"

"We'll finish work at six o'clock and go to Maxim's for dinner first." Zhang Guorong warned and was called away by Yu Rentai.

Chen Li'an flicked the ash from his cigarette, looked at Wu Qianlian and said, "See you in the evening."

"See you in the evening." After Wu Qianlian said that, she looked at Chen Li'an's leaving figure, then withdrew her gaze and turned to listen to Yu Rentai's drama.

Very angry!

Chen Li'an is surprisingly angry now! He didn't expect the housing prices here to be so outrageous!

How can a shabby apartment be so expensive! 2,000 US dollars per square meter!

Why not grab it! Oh. In order to grab foreign exchange from foreign businessmen, let’s not talk about it...

However, after chatting with the real estate sales here for a while, Chen Li'an felt a little unbearable.

He still underestimated the housing prices in this era. The main commercial houses on the market are export houses. The price of export houses is not less than 1,500 US dollars per square meter, and the highest is 3,000 US dollars per square meter!

In other words, the highest housing price in Beijing is 26,000 square meters! Chen Li'an felt that this was not the same person he had known for ninety-six years.

In the current commercial housing market in Beijing, the price of domestically sold housing is low, with high-end ones costing around 5,000. However, there are too few houses, and most of them are near the Third Ring Road.

Calculating based on this price, he couldn't buy a few houses with his money. He earned 3.2 million in Xiangjiang and 3.65 million in France. After deducting the messy expenses, Chen Li'an only got 6 million. Four hundred and eighty thousand.

If you use this money to buy an export apartment, you can sell four apartments of 100 square meters. It’s so damn expensive!

The most important thing is that Chen Li'an still needs to transfer two million to his second uncle, which means that with the money in Chen Li'an's hands, he can only buy three houses at most.

With so much money, you can only buy three houses. Thinking about it, you will lose money!

Chen Li'an turned his attention to the courtyard house without any hesitation. The courtyard house was much cheaper than the building!

A 400-square-meter courtyard house only costs a little over one million, which is not much better than an apartment sold for export.

If you buy two courtyard houses now, you can make back the money several times in ten years. If you buy an apartment, the price will still be the same in ten years.

It’s not cost-effective no matter from any point of view. At two thousand US dollars per square meter, foreign businessmen are really making money!

After all, the number of commercial housing is still too small. When there are more commercial housing in a few years, it won't be so outrageous. If Chen Li'an remembers correctly, the housing prices in Beijing in 2005 were only five to six thousand yuan per square meter.

Domestic sales of houses are now around 5,000 in 1995, and still between 5,000 and 6,000 in 2005. It is outrageous that prices have not increased in ten years!

When buying a house in 1995, you must not buy a building or an apartment. Whoever buys it will be a fool!

Of course, Chen Li'an would not be that idiot, so he turned around and went to look for a suitable courtyard house. At the worst, he could buy it and renovate it.

Spending more money is not a problem at all!

I really envy those well-established employees who have welfare benefits and housing allocations.

However, it is difficult to find a courtyard house. There are too few courtyard houses with a better layout and better location.

Chen Li'an wandered around the capital for a long time but still couldn't find a good house. He had to ask someone to inquire about it.

At a canteen in Fangjia Hutong, Chen Li'an bought a bottle of Coke and took two sips.

"Huh..." Chen Li'an breathed a sigh of relief. He was exhausted from walking in the alley for a long time.

Walking around the alley was too troublesome. It was difficult to get into the car and taxis were not willing to get in. He didn't have a bicycle and could only use his legs. Now it seems that the most important thing before buying a house is to buy a car.

Chen Li'an raised the Coke and was about to drink it in one sip when he saw an acquaintance come in.

"Boss, take the camel bag." The princess, who was wearing sunglasses and dressed casually, said standing in front of the counter. Then she glanced at Chen Li'an. She took off her sunglasses in surprise and said, "Chen Li'an? Why are you here?"

Chen Li'an put down his hand and said with a smile: "What a coincidence. I'm looking for a house. Why are you here?"

"I live in this alley." The princess said as she took the cigarette from the boss.

Live in Fangjia Hutong? Chen Li'an recalled it for a while, and then suddenly remembered the classic scene of the princess that he saw in the newspaper two days ago...

This is also the reason why courtyards are so cheap now. They are really inconvenient to live in. The restrooms are all public toilets, and bathing is also very troublesome. So now many people are thinking about selling their courtyards to buy apartments, or selling their courtyards and going abroad.

But when he thought of the princess filling the chamber pot, Chen Li'an found it quite funny. Dou Wei was quite willing to do so.

Seeing Chen Li'an's strange expression, the princess also knew what he was thinking, and said angrily: "Laugh if you want to!"

Chen Li'an couldn't help but laugh twice, and bubbles popped out of the Coke in his hand.

The princess opened the cigarette, took out one and held it in her mouth. She rolled her eyes at Chen Li'an and said, "Is it that funny? You haven't drunk it before."

"To put it another way...I'm sorry, as long as you are a big singer, the contrast is really huge." Chen Li'an stopped laughing and said.

The princess took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it to Chen Li'an. She crossed her arms and took a puff of the cigarette before saying, "Did you just say you were looking at the house? Buy or rent?"

"Of course I bought it." Chen Li'an lit the cigarette, then looked at the princess and asked, "Do you know if anyone here wants to sell a house with a larger yard?"

"Why did you buy a courtyard? Don't you dislike pouring chamber pots?" The princess took the opportunity to stab Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an choked, exhaled a puff of smoke and said: "Siheyuan is cheap."

"It's indeed cheap." The princess nodded in agreement, and then said: "I haven't heard of anyone selling a house nearby. I'll ask you about it later."

Chen Li'an nodded casually, drank all the Coke in the bottle, and returned the bottle to the boss.

When the princess saw Chen Li'an, she always recalled the time they met in Xiangjiang, and suddenly said with some itching: "Is my brother also in the capital? Let's play mahjong together in the evening."

Chen Li'an: "." Why do I feel that the princess and Leslie Cheung are a perfect match, two mahjong ghosts!

"Are you there?" the princess asked, shaking Chen Li'an's arm.

"Here, he happened to have an appointment for a card game tonight." Chen Li'an took out his phone and said, "I'm calling to see if there is anyone available."

The princess also thought of something, took out her phone and walked to the other side to make a call as well.

A few minutes later, the two met again after making a phone call. Chen Li'an spoke first: "It just so happened that one of the three was missing. I originally made an appointment with director Yu Rentai, but he was temporarily busy."

The princess immediately asked curiously: "Who is the other one?"

"Wu Qianlian, the heroine of the movie we are currently cooperating with." Chen Li'an explained, and then asked: "We have an appointment to go to Maxim's together tonight, will you go?"

"Go! I told Dou Wei that we were going to play cards in the evening. I'll treat you tonight!" the princess said proudly, raising her thin eyebrows.

Chen Li'an gave the princess a thumbs up and said, "The boss is awesome! Maxim is walking!"

At the entrance of Fangjia Hutong, the princess drove Chen Li'an in her Mercedes-Benz and couldn't help complaining: "Why don't you have a driver's license in the mainland?"

Chen Li'an looked at the princess who was driving and said, "Driving is so tiring. Wouldn't it be nice to have a beautiful woman as a driver?"

The princess turned her head and glanced at Chen Li'an, complaining: "You really don't look like a man from the capital."

Fortunately, a capital city was added, otherwise Chen Li'an would have to show the princess what it means to be a man and dig a ditch for your car!

"How long will you stay back in the capital this time?" Chen Li'an asked, changing the topic of men.

The princess drove back and said, "I will return to Xiangjiang next month. The new album is ready to be released."

"So fast." Chen Li'an paused and said, "I also want to learn how to sing from you. I have been laughed at by my brother these days."

"Learning to sing?" The princess looked at the traffic and asked, "Why is he laughing at you? Do you want to be a singer?"

"What kind of singer am I? I don't have the energy." Chen Li'an said, and then explained the movie "Singing in the Midnight", and also highlighted how Leslie Cheung made fun of himself because of his singing ability.

After hearing this, the princess couldn't help laughing, and then said: "You two have a really good relationship, but it's probably a bit difficult for you to surpass him. You can just sing a line and I'll listen to it to see how your talent is."

Chen Li'an didn't hesitate. After thinking for a moment, he sang the princess's famous song, A Woman Easily Injured.

When the princess heard her song being sung by Chen Li'an, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitch. It was too strange for a man to sing about a woman who is easily hurt.

However, Chen Li'an's voice is very nice, and his musicality is also good, but his technique and breath are a bit lagging behind, and he is much worse than professional singers.

After Chen Li'an finished singing, the princess commented: "You have a good talent. If you study hard, it is not difficult to be a singer. But your voice is relatively deep, and I can't teach you."

"Well, I just said that I have no intention of actually learning to sing." Chen Li'an said with a smile, then turned to look at the princess and said: "I didn't get to see your concert in Xiangjiang last time, so I'll sing a song now. I like it very much. This song belongs to you.”

The princess glanced at Chen Li'an under her sunglasses, hesitated for a moment, and then sang softly.

"As people get drunker, the night gets deeper. How close we are at this moment, the contradictions become deeper. My heart that was once broken allows you to be close to me today."

I don’t know if it’s because she has been with Dou Wei for a long time, but the princess’s singing skills are much better than those of the past two years, and her style is more obvious. The feeling of singing now is much better than the albums of the past two years.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but tap his fingers lightly on his knees. The delicate and ethereal sound echoed in the small space of the car, which was particularly beautiful.

After the princess finished singing, Chen Li'an couldn't help but said: "You sang so well. I really want to take you home and use you as a human record player."

Princess: "." What nonsense are you talking about? Don’t think that just because I’m handsome and talented, I won’t be angry!

Chen Li'an turned his head and glanced at the silent princess, thinking that she was angry, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was just kidding."

"It's okay." The princess glanced at Chen Li'an under her sunglasses, then cleared her throat and said, "If you like my songs so much, I'll give you some records next time, so that you won't have to try and arrest me. go home."

Seeing that the princess was not angry, Chen Li'an smiled and said: "Haha, just kidding, your fans probably have the same idea."

"I've never heard that from my fans!" The princess parked the car and glared at Chen Li'an before saying, "We're here, get out of the car!"

Chen Li'an looked at the princess's feigned anger, smiled, opened the car door and got out.

Maxim's is very lively at night, with many people coming to eat, and many people coming to hang out. Almost all rock music players in the capital come here, and this is their base camp.

As soon as Chen Li'an and the princess entered, they saw Song Huaigui greeting guests at the door. She would come up and say a few words to almost everyone who came in.

When Song Huaigui saw Chen Li'an coming in, he obviously still remembered him and asked with a smile: "Long time no see. Your art exhibition in France was very successful. I have heard about it in the capital. You are a new artist from the East. I have several friends in Paris." You even called me to inquire about your situation."

"You are a new artist. It's not like you don't know what's going on in the art world, but I still have to thank you for your help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have cooperated with Ji Fa." Chen Li'an said politely, facing this artist in the capital. Well-connected ladies in the industry are respected.

Song Huaigui smiled indifferently, not feeling that he had helped Chen Li'an much. He turned to look at the princess beside him, and then said with some surprise: "Jingwen, you are here too. Sorry, I almost didn't recognize you just now." .”

The princess took off the sunglasses on her face, hugged Song Huaigui and said, "Come to eat with friends."

Song Huaigui really has a wide network of contacts. It seems that there is no famous person in the circle that she doesn't know, especially everyone who plays music knows her.

Song Huaigui let go of the princess, glanced at Chen Li'an, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then said: "I didn't expect you two to know each other. Didn't Dou Wei come?"

The princess shook her head and said, "He went drinking with his friends."

Chen Li'an, who had been watching the two of them from the side, keenly caught Song Huaigui's strange eyes, and felt helpless. Is it a woman's nature to gossip and have random thoughts?

Chen Li'an did not let them continue chatting and interrupted: "Boss Song, is Zhang Guorong here?"

"We're already here, just inside. I'll take you there." Song Huaigui said with a smile.

Song Huaigui led the two of them into the restaurant, with the princess and Chen Li'an following behind. Looking at Song Huaigui's back, the princess asked quietly next to Chen Li'an: "What's going on with the Paris art exhibition you just mentioned? Didn't I hear that you were participating in the national art exhibition in Beijing before? Why did you go to Paris again?"

Chen Li'an glanced at the curious princess and said, "You said you were coming to the National Art Exhibition to see my paintings, but you didn't come either."

"I didn't have time at the time. I held seventeen concerts in a row and rested in Xiangjiang for a long time after the concert." The princess explained in a low voice, then took Chen Li'an's arm and asked curiously: "What on earth is going on with that art exhibition? Why are you holding an art exhibition in Paris? Are the emerging artists so powerful?"

The princess felt that she needed to get to know Chen Li'an again. How could he become so great after not seeing him for a few months and become a cutting-edge artist?

Looking at the curious eyes of the princess, Chen Li'an explained helplessly: "This thing is just like marketing in the entertainment industry. It's not as powerful as you think. Artists also need to be praised, otherwise how can people who buy my paintings resell and make money."

After listening to Chen Li'an's explanation, the princess nodded as if she had some understanding. Then she looked at Chen Li'an's indifferent expression and said, "If someone praises you, it means you have potential. Otherwise, why would so many painters praise you? If nothing else, in China, There are several painters who can go to Paris to hold art exhibitions."

"By the way, your painting was sold? How much did it cost? No wonder you want to look at the house today." The princess said suddenly.

"It's not much. If you don't make money from your records, it's only a few million yuan." Chen Li'an replied with a smile. Then he saw Zhang Guorong in the booth who was talking very much, and he quickly stepped forward and said, "You guys are here. It’s so early, doesn’t it end at six o’clock?”

The princess looked at Chen Li'an's back, and suddenly felt that this man was so good, what do you mean, only a few million yuan!

Zhang Guorong, who heard Chen Li'an's voice in the booth, raised his head, crossed his legs, and looked at him with a cigarette in his hand and said comfortably: "Director Yu is not Director Cheng, so it is normal to finish work early."

Director Cheng was invisibly disliked again, but he was really slow! They will definitely be asked to go back for reshoots in the second half of this year.

(Sorry for updating so late. There is still one chapter left. I will update it later. My ex-girlfriend suddenly came to me tonight and I am sorry for wasting time.)