On the second day after returning to Hong Kong, Gu Chen received an exclusive interview invitation from Time magazine in the United States, and he had no reason to refuse such an invitation. So a few days later, in his office at Tang Dynasty Records, he was interviewed by the interview team.

He was interviewed by a blonde white woman, dressed in a professional suit, sitting face-to-face in a chair, before the interview officially began, he turned on a tape recorder and held it in his hand, and said: "Hello Mr. Gu, first of all, thank you for accepting the interview with Time magazine. ”

"As we all know, you debuted in December last year, and it has been almost a year now, and in this year's time, with the light music album "Nature Calls", you have released a total of four solo albums. There are a total of 42 songs on these four albums, and each one is regarded as a classic by countless fans, which is absolutely incredible. We all know that it may not be difficult for a professional music creator to create one or two classic songs, but it is impossible for all of the songs he writes to be classics, at least I have not met or heard of such a person, but you obviously broke this rule, can you tell us why? ”

Gu Chen shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I don't know what the reason for what you want, I have always believed in such a thing as 'inspiration', although it seems a little ethereal, but it is definitely true and wrong, human beings have developed from primitive creatures who don't know anything to now have never left it at any moment." Of course, inspiration is not the only key to a person's success, I like music at a very young age, but the conditions at home are only enough to buy me a second-hand piano, let alone hire a piano teacher, almost all music knowledge is taught by me, I don't want to say how much effort I put in, how much sweat I have shed, that seems to be a bit self-boasting. But there is no doubt that it is essential for a person to succeed in his efforts, and there will never be a free lunch in this world. ”

"You mean that your success comes from hard work and inspiration? Can I think so? After getting Gu Chen's affirmative answer, the beautiful reporter asked: "I think many people will say the same answer as you, but not all accomplished people can reach your heights, according to IFPI statistics, as of November 30, 1986, the total sales of your four albums are more than 46 million copies." ”

"I don't think I need to explain anything, everyone knows very well what this statistic means, it surpassed Michael Jackson's record sales in this year, and deservedly became the world's record sales champion today, in the face of this great result, do you have anything to say?"

"Actually, I take these data quite lightly, I never took the initiative to ask which album sold how many copies, if you don't say it today, I don't know that Lu Dao has sold so many copies. I'm more passionate about the creation of music, and bringing the most beautiful music to everyone through my own interpretation, as for the rest, I can be exempted, to tell you a secret, in fact, I am a very lazy person. ”

"Hehehe......" The beautiful reporter was amused by Gu Chen's words, and after a while, she opened a pair of beautiful big eyes, looked at Gu Chen hotly, and said: "I think you are not only a very lazy person, but also a very attractive person, and your photo album is the most precious collection for many people." ”

"Thank you for your compliment."

After saying a digression, the beautiful reporter got back to business, looked at the manuscript in her hand, and said: "I believe many people know what you just said, because you rarely accept interviews with reporters, and you don't even participate in the promotion of your own albums, and you haven't held a solo concert so far." ”

"In July, two of your fans in Taiwan caused a tragedy because of something that shouldn't have happened, and there is still a fan in a coma, and after the incident, he held a press conference and announced that he would no longer participate in any form of commercial activities and performances, and would no longer participate in any award ceremonies. What kind of mindset makes you make such a drastic decision? ”

"What you said can only be regarded as a catalyst, what I announced at that press conference is actually an idea that I have been thinking for a long time, as I said just now, I am more passionate about the creation of music and presenting the most perfect music to everyone, and the rest of the things that can be avoided are avoided as much as possible, which is why I rarely interview reporters. You know, for a celebrity, a reporter's interview can increase their exposure in front of the public, which is very important for their development, but I don't want to do it, because it goes against my original intention. ”

"In addition, I also wish that girl here my heart, I hope she will get better as soon as possible, no matter what his purpose was in doing so, I believe she has no ill intentions."

"You may not know how many people will be disappointed by your decision, but you have a huge number of fans in the United States, including me, and your songs are so good, we all want you to go to the United States for a concert, even if it's just one, but now it seems that we are doomed to disappointment."

Facing the disappointed expression of the beautiful reporter, Gu Chen said helplessly: "I'm sorry for this, but maybe there will be opportunities in the future." ”

"Well, I hope the opportunity you said will come soon." The beautiful reporter directly regarded Gu Chen's words as perfunctory, showing a lack of interest, and then said: "In the past year, you have founded a number of companies, including record companies, film companies, cinema companies, and even special effects companies, and have also become the second largest shareholder of Asia Television, one of the two major TV stations in Hong Kong, and the most important thing is that these companies have achieved remarkable results in addition to special effects companies. At the same time, many people think that you will spend more time on the management of these companies in the future, and music will become your side business, is this really the case? ”

"Although my words may disappoint many people, but in fact music has become my side hustle now, to give you an example, I only took two days before and after recording the album "Love", and if you count the time to shoot MTV and promotional photos, it will not be more than a week, and I am not involved in other post-production and promotion. But fans can rest assured that I'll be releasing at least two new albums every year for the next five years, and that's a promise I've made long ago, and I won't change under any circumstances. ”

The beautiful reporter asked, "What about five years later?" ”

"Now I can only give you the answer in five years, five years from now is too far away for me."

Again, this is a disappointing answer. Let's talk about your studio. The beautiful reporter looked down at the manuscript placed on her lap, and said while reading: "Since its establishment, your Tang Dynasty Film Company has produced a total of four movies, namely "The True Color of Heroes", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "God of Gamblers" and "Truant Dragon", their box offices are: 39.58 million, 35.72 million, 44.21 million and 44.38 million, ranking among the top four in the history of Hong Kong film box office, this has to be said to be a miracle, I believe it is not only me, many people are curious about how you did it. ”

"You ask me how I did it, and I don't know how I did it, I just did what I thought I should do, and what I thought was right, such as writing the script, choosing the right actors and directors, etc., and then a movie was presented to the audience."

"You can think that the scripts I write are more popular, or you can think that I have a unique vision and can pick the right actors and directors for my scripts every time. In my opinion, both of these points are essential if you want to make a film that will be popular with the audience. ”

The beautiful reporter nodded and said: "These four movies not only established your status in the Hong Kong film industry, but also brought you hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Speaking of money, when I was compiling your information about you before I came, I found that you also have a financial investment company under your name, and the manager is a senior professional manager from Wall Street. But this company has never been mentioned by the media, is it because you deliberately hide it, or is it something else? ”

Since "Time" Magazine is going to make a special report on Gu Chen, it will naturally investigate Gu Chen's information, and with the energy of "Time" Magazine, it is not surprising that Gu Chen has a financial investment under his name. However, before the interview, the beautiful reporter had already communicated with Gu Chen on this issue.

"I didn't hide it, I never asked about this company, I naturally didn't say it, at most it can only be regarded as low-key, because I think it's just to open a company, there is no need to make it known, so I didn't invite anyone to participate when the company was unveiled."

"I wonder how the company is doing?"

"Hehe, it's not bad."

"It seems that not only music and movies, but also in terms of financial investment, Mr. Gu, you also have some experience, can you introduce this company?"

"Actually, there is nothing to introduce, it is just a very ordinary financial investment company."

Seeing that Gu Chen didn't mean to say more, the beautiful reporter said: "Okay, let's change the topic, although the next question may already have an answer in many people's hearts, I still hope to get confirmation from you, do you have a girlfriend?" ”

"You know, this is a very private question, can I refuse to answer?"

"Of course you can, but if that's the case, I think I already know the answer, can you tell me who this lucky woman is?"

"Are you sure this is a problem in your plan? And not what you added yourself? ”

"How is it possible, I'm a professional."

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