Chapter 2 Villas

Shen Chong drove all the way and soon arrived in Malibu, a kilometer or two away from the villa, he saw Chen Kunhou holding a director's viewfinder, standing on the side of the road to observe the beach, so he stopped the car, turned off the music, and shouted: "Brother Chen." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”

If the director is the emperor of a crew, then the photographer is the prime minister, is a very important role, Zhang Aijia is the first time to be a director, naturally to find a familiar and experienced person to assist, so I invited Chen Kunhou, he is the most popular photographer in Taiwan, the style is natural and simple, fresh and elegant, last year I was a director and a photographer, and I shot two films for the oriental charm, which is a very ideal candidate.

Chen Kunhou turned around and saw that it was him, greeted him with a smile, and said, "Mr. Shen, are you done?" ”

"yes, I'm done." Shen Chong got out of the car, walked over and asked, "How is the filming?" ”

"It's almost halfway through the shoot." Chen Kunhou pointed to the beach in front of him and said, "Sister Zhang thinks that the scenery of this beach is good, and she plans to add a set of shots, so I will come and have a look." ”

Shen Chong originally said that he went to Los Angeles to accompany Zhang Aijia to film together, but he was so busy that he basically never went to the crew, and when he heard Chen Kunhou's title, he was a little surprised and asked: "Brother Chen, you are 40 years old, why do you call her Sister Zhang." ”

"That's what everybody called, and I followed." Chen Kunhou scratched his hair a little embarrassed, and said: "Otherwise, I don't know what to call her, I used to call her manager, but now she is no longer a manager, she calls her director, and she said that it is too raw, and we Taiwanese are not like Hong Kong, we are used to calling people by English names." ”

"Anyway, it's just a title, just call it up, as long as she's not too old." Shen Chong smiled, he put his hands in his pockets and said, "This title was still the first one I called, but now only I can't call it." By the way, didn't start work today? ”

"The United States has a two-day holiday system, and today Saturday, those Yankees in the crew are unwilling to go to work, and they can't pay overtime." Chen Kunhou complained: "I don't make any money, I really don't know what they think"

Because of the haste of coming to Los Angeles, Zhang Aijia only contacted Leslie Cheung and Chen Kunhou, and the rest of the crew were all hired in Hollywood.

Shen Chong saw that he had an anxious look on his face, so he asked, "Brother Chen has something to do?" ”

"Mr. Shen, I'll tell you the truth, Director Li Xing asked me to make 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 he plans to start the operation at the end of May. ”

It seems that Li Xing was stimulated by the Academy Awards, and it was more than a game to hold his breath, Shen Chong smiled and said: "Brother Chen, you don't have to worry, those Yankees are just bullying Jia Jia is female director, I will solve this matter and promise to let you return to Taiwan on time." ”

"Then thank you Mr. Shen."

"It's fine." Shen Chong took off his sunglasses, looked at his watch, and said, "It's almost 5 o'clock, will Brother Chen continue to watch, or will he go back with me?" ”

"I'll look at it for a while, Mr. Shen will go back first, it's very close here, I'll walk back in a while."

"Okay, then I'll go first."

It only took two or three minutes for Shen Chong to return 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, Shen Chong heard Zhang Aijia's voice: "Lily, don't move, I'll do this, you don't."

"Yes, Lily, don't move, this seems simple, but it's actually very difficult to do." Lin Qingxia said with a smile: "If it is broken, there will be no food at night." ”

Shen Chong turned around the hall and saw that the three women were all wearing aprons and were busy in the kitchen, so he whistled and said, "It seems that it is really wise to come back today, and I will have a good time at night." ”

Zhang Aijia looked back at him, smiled, and said, "Why don't you call in advance when you come back?" It's not your share at night. ”

After Shen Chong greeted Lin Qingxia with a smile, he said: "Drive Lily out, the portion is enough, she can't cook at all, she will only waste ingredients, tiger father and dog, completely waste genetic talent." ”

Lily grimaced, raised the glass bowl in her hand, and said, "I only make salads, a vegetable salad, a fruit salad, and I don't waste anything." ”

Shen Chong grabbed a washed tomato, took a bite, walked to Zhang Aijia's side, saw her kneading the dough, and said in surprise: "Are you making noodles?" Or dumplings? ”

"Make noodles and jajanjan noodles."

"Oh yes, you're doing this in the United States."

"Iria's jajanjangmyeon is very authentic." Lin Qingxia has lived here for a long time, and she is not restrained, and said with a smile: "The authentic Shanxi special flavor, I ate it once when I was filming "Dream of Red Mansions" before, and I have never forgotten it, and I begged many times before she agreed to do it once, and Lily and I went to Chinatown to buy materials in the afternoon. ”

Zhang Aijia gave Shen Chong a smug look and said, "I learned to do this from my grandparents since I was a child, of course it is authentic." ”

"Then I'll have a good taste in the evening." Shen Chong nibbled on the tomatoes in two bites, washed his hands, and said, "Let me try it." ”

"No, there's a lot of doorway here." Zhang Aijia blocked him with her elbow and said, "If you are bored, go up to read a book, or go to see the sea, we have just started work, and it will take a while to eat." ”

"What is beautiful about the sea, you can see it from here." Shen Chong, like Lily, is a rookie in cooking, he is self-aware, he stood aside with his hands tied, looked at it for a while, and 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 the record together, but you didn't write any song to listen to, saying that he tried to see if he could find a suitable one, but he didn't come out for a day today." ”

Shen Chong was slightly embarrassed, his script plagiarized three things from the original work of "Love Before Dawn", one is creativity, one is a poem written by a wandering poet in the film, and the other is a bridge where the hero and heroine audition the song in the record store, because Ethan Hawke and Julie Delby's performances are very exciting, and the expressions that test each other and cover each other are very interesting, which impressed him, so he kept this paragraph, but he completely forgot what song the two listened to, when writing the script, I didn't find music that matched it in my head, so I only wrote a paragraph, and didn't write down what I was listening to - anyway, after the movie is made, I will definitely make the soundtrack, and when the time comes, I will ask someone to write an original song.

"I'll go take a look."

"Go ahead. Also, Hong Kong sent a big package yesterday, and I left it in your office. ”

"Got it." Shen Chong walked past Lily, took another apple, and teased: "Lily, you practice your cooking skills well, you can't cook, how can you marry in the future." ”

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

"Entering the hall and getting into the kitchen is the standard for a good daughter-in-law in China." Shen Chong said with a smile: "Look at Sister Qingxia, the first beauty in Asia, she can cook, you are not even the first beauty in Los Angeles, and you are not good at studying." ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Lin Qingxia with low eyebrows, a look of embarrassment, and immediately knew that he had made a mistake, Lin Qingxia seemed to be praised as the first beauty in Asia after "The Legend of Shushan", and it was obviously not appropriate for him to say this in front of Zhang Aijia now.

However, Shen Chong was thick-skinned, took a bite of the apple, and then pretended to be casual and walked out.

The decoration design of this villa is all for social purposes, and the music room is no exception, there is a small bar in it, there are five or six sofas in a staggered manner, there are many people, there are singles, opposite the bar, there is also a mini stage, this stage is two-sided, one side is a classical record player, the other side is a piano, press the switch, you can switch between listening to records and watching performances.

The sound insulation in the music room is very good, Shen Chong pushed open the door without making a sound, and then he saw Leslie Cheung sitting in front of the piano, playing the chords for a while, as if he was composing, and quickly turned around, ready to quit.

"Mr. Shen." Leslie Cheung had already spotted him, stood up and beckoned, "You're back." ”

"yes." Shen Chong nodded with a smile and asked, "Are you composing?" ”

"It's not." Leslie Cheung smiled embarrassedly and said: "The music teacher asked me to learn piano, saying that it is good for singing, and if I don't film today, I will practice the chords." ”

"It's pretty good." Shen Chong walked over and said, "In the future, you can play and sing by yourself in concerts."

"Nope." Leslie Cheung raised his left hand and gestured and said: "The year before last, I had two tumors on my arm here and here, and after the operation, my left hand became smaller, and I couldn't use my strength, so I could only play occasionally, and I couldn't get on the table." ”

When Shen Chong heard this, he was very surprised, looked carefully, and found that his left wrist was thinner than that of his right hand, and he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity"

It's really a pity, Shen Chong remembered that in his previous life, Leslie Cheung used the piano to accompany Anita Mui's concert, which shows that his piano level is not low, with his enterprising spirit of pursuing perfection, if he is healthy, he will inevitably reach a higher level.

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

"Nope." Leslie Cheung shook his head and said: "There are too many records here, the more I pick, the more I don't know which one to choose, they all seem to be agreeable, and they don't seem to be agreeable, which one does Mr. Shen think is better?" ”

"Actually, I almost haven't heard of any records here." Shen Chong casually picked up the record he put on the piano, looked at it, it was the classic record "11" released by the ptuk band last month, and said: "This record is said to have rave reviews in the United States, but unfortunately, it is all about the life of Westerners, and I can't appreciate it."

Leslie Cheung touched the beard specially left for filming and said, "Mr. Shen, why don't you write a song yourself?" ”

Hu Zhenzi neutralized the youthfulness brought by the baby face, adding a bit of maturity and decadence to Leslie Cheung, and with a rare bit of the style in "East Evil and West Poison", Shen Chong was slightly distracted, and instantly thought of a song, he gave up the idea of no longer plagiarizing, pursed his lips, and said; "Okay, I'll try."