China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 502 Passing through the world, it's just a...

Beijing, Fengtai

Every time Jiang Chang went home, he couldn't help but look up at the house number of the community.

Although he was a bit unpromising, for a poor kid from a small city like him, being able to buy a house in the capital and settle down in this life was an important and glorious experience in his life.

Coming from his hometown, relatives and neighbors would all praise him when they mentioned him - "The old Jiang's boy is doing well. He bought a house in the capital and married a wife."

It's still far from being a leader, but it's barely enough to have a few words to talk about.

Take out the key and open the door. The house is not big, only about 90 square meters. Although a lot of renovations have been done, it can be seen that it must be an "old house" that has been lived in for more than five years.

There is no way, the house price in Beijing is too expensive, and it has been rising continuously in the past two years, and it can be regarded as the norm to have more than five figures per flat.The high housing prices in many areas are even more frightening.

As for this second-hand house, Jiang Chang and his wife were afraid that the housing price would increase during the Olympics, so they gritted their teeth and tried to find a way to buy it.

Even though they owed hundreds of thousands of foreign debts for this, the couple are still very satisfied. After all, it is an urban house within the fifth ring road of the capital. Experts are very optimistic about the future appreciation space.

What, there are experts who think the property market is about to collapse?

These are all fallacies, a pure fool, this is not an expert, and the bricks are almost the same...

Jiang Chang and his wife are very realistic. Before buying a house, they were looking forward to the collapse of the property market every day. After buying the house, they are anxious to whoever says the property market is collapsing.

Muttering to himself about those idiots advocating that the housing market is about to collapse, Jiang Chang changed his slippers, and the proprietress who heard the movement in the bedroom came out of the room and saw her husband smiling brightly.

"Are you hungry? I just bought pig ears and heart meat."

"Fortunately, I'll see my son first."

Jiang Chang ran to the bedroom, and there was a two-month-old fat baby lying on the bed, sleeping soundly. He couldn't help but kissed him: "This kid is fat again."

"Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, don't you get fat?"

Fragrant far away, smelly near!
Jiang Chang has been working in Fanxing Film and Television City for a long time, and he doesn't have much time to come back. Naturally, he doesn't care about his son.

"Daughter-in-law, you've worked hard."

Cooperating with major film crews all the year round, Jiang Chang has long been a veteran, with an improved EQ, naturally he will not make mistakes at this moment, and immediately starts coaxing his wife.

The proprietress was arrogant, and hurriedly greeted Jiang Chang for dinner. She knew the other party's temperament, and in order to save money, she would definitely not eat on the bus, so she bought a steamed bun to cushion the day.

At any rate, she also opened a snack bar, and the proprietress's skills are neat, and she cooks four dishes and one soup.

Stir-fried heart-protecting pork, pig ears with cucumber salad, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried mushrooms with salt and pepper, and a hot and sour pimple soup.

"I can't finish eating so much."

"If you can't finish eating, you can eat it hot tomorrow. Don't worry about it, eat it quickly."

Jiang Chang smiled, knowing that the proprietress was making a small stove for him, no nonsense, just start eating when the bowl of soup was filled, the proprietress looked at him with a smile, and occasionally asked him to add vegetables.

The two were married with a child, and Jiang Chang, who had been living with the proprietress for several years when the child was found out last year, decisively obtained a certificate from the proprietress. He didn't make much arrangements for the wedding, but just went home and held two small ones.

It wasn't because the proprietress was married twice, Jiang Chang didn't care about it, and since his hometown didn't know the details, he didn't have any worries at all. The two mainly wanted to save money to buy a house.

Jiang Chang has always been quite regretful about this, but the proprietress doesn't care. With a house, the family of three can live a stable life, which is more important than those ceremonies.

In early May this year, his son was born, but unfortunately, Jiang Chang has no time to take care of the child at home.

Two years ago, Jiang Chang became one of the biggest group leaders in Fanxing Film and Television City, and his career entered a period of rapid development.

This year, "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" started filming in Fanxing Film and Television City, and Jiang Chang got an important opportunity to become one of the group leaders officially designated for cooperation by the crew, and the momentum is booming.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Jiang Chang has directly doubled the number of group performers he has worked with for a long time.

To some extent, it can be regarded as being under one person and above ten thousand people.

Although Jiang Chang's "superior" is very false, he is actually a puppet supported by the base of Fanxing Film and Television City.

Fanxing Film and Television City needs the composition of group performances, but there are some things that the base officials are not easy to come forward to.

After all, as a film and television city, it is more important to stand in a neutral position and protect the interests of all parties.

The base will take care of the crew squeezing the group performers, but if the group performers unite to trip up the crew, the base will not be on the wrong side.

So to a certain extent, the base exists as a management and referee to handle disputes between the two, but the base will not take care of normal cooperation.

However, it is generally difficult to have effective direct contact and cooperation between the crew and the group performances, so some group leaders are needed to act as intermediaries between the group performances and the crew.

As for Fanxing Film and Television City, although it is not easy to directly participate in the cooperation between favoritism crew and group performers, Cao Xuan is a group performer after all, and he still takes care of his colleagues, that is, try to avoid crowd leaders squeezing group performances.

The group leader is the "broker" of the group performers. They go to the crew to negotiate business, and then get the notice, which is distributed to the group performers, and is divided from the group performers' remuneration.

It seems very simple, but in fact there are many tricks, and simply getting more points from the group performers is considered a particular person.

Many group leaders get kickbacks directly from the crew, or simply pay for work. The crew pays 100 a day, and he gives others 30 a day.

That's all, some group performers didn't work, even if they knew that they were drunk by the group leader, they would admit it, one would fight and the other would suffer, so it's hard for outsiders to say much.

The key point is that some group performers are unwilling to drink blood, and these group leaders try their best to suppress and exclude them, and even adopt some illegal methods.

What's even more disgusting is that these group leaders use the power in their hands to do their best, and even do some hidden rules.

In addition, there are all kinds of tricks. Cao Xuan has suffered several times in the past. In recent years, each generation has become stronger, and there are more tricks and tricks.

Of course, it is not denied that there are many good group leaders, but there are also many black sheep mentioned above.

Although Cao Xuan is an entertainment giant, in the general environment of the industry, it is difficult for him to substantially increase the treatment of group performers. He can only say that in his own territory, whoever dares to do this will be found to be a "fuck".

It is also because of this that the active group leaders in Fanxing Film and Television City, especially those with more group performers under their command, are basically agents supported by the base.

Cooperate obediently with the base, make money in a proper way, have meat and soup, and even have welfare policy support
If you don't cooperate with the base, the base can support one agent, and then support the other, and a few words can make the group leader return to its original shape.

To put it bluntly, the group leader is an intermediary, and the relationship with the group performers is a loose and unreliable relationship.

It's okay to bully and bully the group performers by taking advantage of other forces, but the film and television base personally suppressed them, and the end can be imagined.

Except for a few hard-core performers, most of the group performers would never make trouble with this "big brother". Their first thought was to switch to other group leaders.

So don't look at Jiang Chang's small group of thousands of actors, and he is often called "Brother Jiang" or even "Mr. Jiang" in the film and television base, but he knows that he is just an errand.

Because he has been at the base for a long time, his qualifications are considered to be the oldest group leader in the film and television city, he is kind, hardworking, and has a good reputation in group performances, so he is supported by the base as a model.

If he really felt that he had become the big boss of Fanxing Film and Television City, and he was awesome, he might have to go back to work in front of the Beijing Film Studio in two months.

But no matter what, the current Jiang Chang can be regarded as a small achievement. Not only his wife and children are hot on the kang, but he has also settled down in the capital.

Compared to the one who lived in the basement a few years ago and ate a meal of pork head meat like a hard-working group performer for a festival, Jiang Chang would wake up laughing at night from his dreams.

However, Jiang Chang was not satisfied with that.

The family still has foreign debts, and the birth of the child requires money for eating, drinking, and going to school, so he has to work harder.

"Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is a rare opportunity for him. The scale of the film is huge and it needs a lot of extras.

Although China Film helped the "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" crew contact the troops, it is impossible for the troops to rehearse and wait for the crew every day. Except for some important clips and shots, others have to rely on ordinary group performances.

Roughly estimated, "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" has been filmed for more than half a year, at least no less than 10 people.

For some big scenes, it may take several days or even longer to shoot, and this is not counted as the time for rehearsals, which also has to be paid for by the group.

For group leaders like Jiang Chang, "Three Kingdoms: Chibi" is definitely a big piece of fat. After finishing this ticket, I dare not say that the family's foreign debts will be directly settled, but it will definitely make a lot of money.

More importantly, Jiang Chang relied on this big project to gather popularity in group performances and expand the customer base. With more resources in hand, he will earn more in the future.

Jiang Chang is full of longing, maybe in a few years, the family can change to a bigger house...

At home for half a day, Jiang Chang was hardly idle, busy up and down, settled everything, and prepared to return to Baoshi the next day.

He has too much business on his hands to be away for too long.

The proprietress didn't say anything, she made him something to eat in a lunch box, and Jiang Chang left in a hurry.

I didn't think that not long after I left the community, I was about to take the bus. The sky was not clear, but suddenly it was cloudy and it started to rain.

Without an umbrella, Jiang Chang had no choice but to hide under the archway, but he didn't expect the rain to get heavier and heavier.

I took a look at the return ticket I had already bought in my hand, and if I waited for a while, I might not be able to catch the bus, and more importantly, it would delay the work of the crew.

Gritting his teeth, Jiang Chang rushed into the rain, planning to find a taxi and take a taxi to the station.

The sky was very gloomy, and the rain was terrifyingly heavy. Jiang Chang couldn't open his eyes after being hit, so he could only keep his head down and rush forward, but he didn't want a car to suddenly come out of the next intersection.

squeak!
The screeching sound of brake pads and tires rubbing against the ground sounded, and the car stopped a dozen centimeters away from Jiang Chang. The door opened, and the two people in the car rushed out.

"Dude, are you okay?"

It was only then that Jiang Chang realized what had happened. When he saw the front of the car that was only a fist-sized away from him, his legs softened and he collapsed on the ground.

"It's broken, Lao Zhu, help me get into the car and go to the hospital."

It didn't matter what he did, but it scared the other two people enough. After touching Jiang Chang a few times, he realized that he was not seriously injured, so he dared to help him into the car.

After getting into the car, without the interference of the heavy rain, Jiang Chang came back to his senses and heard the conversation of the other two people in the car clearly.

"Which nearby hospital is closest, go there quickly."

"Boss, do you want to avoid it?"

"...No, our car is going too slow and braked early. This buddy should not be seriously injured. There is nothing wrong with him. What should we do?"

Jiang Chang, who was gradually waking up, raised his hand to wipe the rainwater on his face, and just wanted to signal that he was fine, and asked the driver to take him to the station.

As a result, he looked up and saw sitting next to him in the back seat, with rain-soaked hair falling down and his face in a mess, his eyes straightened instantly.

"Damn it, Cao Xuan?!"

Cao Xuan, who was looking through towels in the cabinet in the car, heard the words, looked at Jiang Chang who was already dumbfounded, hurriedly supported him, and asked with concern.

"Brother, are you okay, where did you hit, does it hurt, don't worry, we are the hospital..."

Jiang Chang's stimulation at this time was not inferior to being almost hit by a car just now, and he was stunned for a few seconds before he realized it.

"I'm fine, you didn't hit me just now."

"No hit?"

Cao Xuan was taken aback, and Jiang Chang hurriedly gestured: "I really never hit it before, it was only a few dozen centimeters before it stopped. My feet were soft and I didn't stop. There is nothing wrong with me."

"Is it all right?"

Cao Xuan was still a little hesitant: "You don't have to worry about the medical expenses, no matter who is responsible, I'm out, and our health is the most important thing."

"I really didn't hit it, I didn't even scratch it, I was just scared just now, I can't make fun of this kind of thing."

Jiang Chang talked about it, and Cao Xuan believed that he hadn't hit it. However, for safety reasons, he went to the hospital for an examination and found that he was fine. In the end, he only took some anti-shock medicine.

Coming out of the hospital, Cao Xuan couldn't help but look at Jiang Chang, not only feeling that there are still many good people in this world.

Comparing my heart to my heart, if I was "bumped" by a big star + rich man, my first thought was to think about how to arrange the layout of buying a courtyard...

In the end, when I met this buddy, I didn't have that idea at all. If he didn't force me, I wouldn't even come to the hospital.

No, this kid is not a fugitive, is he?
Cao Xuan suddenly had an idea, and winked with Zhu Jiang, and the two quietly "surrounded" Jiang Chang, Cao Xuan asked tentatively with a smile.

"Brother, we are also destined, just know your name is Jiang Chang, but don't know what you are doing."

"Then what, I'm traveling with you, so I'm also eating with you."

"?"

"I'm the group performance coordinator of Fanxing Film and Television City, the group leader. I just wanted to go back to the film and television base, but I ran into you."

Jiang Chang was afraid that he would not believe him, so he took out the Passport of Fanxing Film and Television City from his pocket, which had his name, photo and identity on it. These things are all sealed in plastic and are not afraid of water.

Good guy, Cao Xuan is really convinced.

He went home yesterday, and returned to Fanxing Film and Television City today. There happened to be a nanny at home who was going to visit relatives in Fengtai.

it's fate!
"Okay, it happens that you are going back too, take my car together, and if there is any trouble then, I will also speak for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Cao."

"You're welcome."

The two got into the car and headed to Baoshi. The rain was still falling. After the lesson just now, Zhu Jiang drove very slowly.

Cao Xuan simply chatted with Jiang Chang, Jiang Chang's attitude was reserved and a little excited.

"Actually, I have always been your fan, Mr. Cao, and even you are my idol in life."

"is it?"

"Don't believe me, what I said is true. In fact, I was a group performer at the beginning when I came to Beijing. I had a very miserable time. I wanted to go back to my hometown at that time, but when I heard your song "Your Answer ", and then he gritted his teeth and persisted."

Cao Xuan nodded: "I believe you, I'm not bragging. Several people have told me what you said, but it's not necessarily "Your Answer", there are also "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" and "Ordinary Road" Wait."

"This just shows that Mr. Cao, the songs you wrote touch people's hearts."

Jiang Chang said flatteringly that this time he was able to communicate with his idol and his immediate boss at close range. While excited, he was also a little selfish. He hoped to leave a good impression and benefit his career.

Cao Xuan didn't mind the other party being cautious, because of the situation just now, he now has a good impression of Jiang Chang.

The two were chatting happily, Jiang Chang's phone vibrated, and he took it out to connect. It was the proprietress who asked him if he had been to the place and whether he was caught in the rain.

Jiang Chang was afraid that his daughter-in-law would be worried, so he didn't dare to say what happened just now, so he said that he took a taxi to the station and the trip was safe, and asked her to take care of the children at home.

"Married? How old are the children? Boys and girls?"

Cao Xuan asked curiously, he just became a father, and now he is more sensitive to children, Jiang Chang didn't hide it, and being able to chat with idols about family matters gave him a special sense of satisfaction.

"Son, born on May 5, a little over two months."

"So coincidentally?"

Cao Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then came to his senses and added, "I also have a friend who just became a father in June."

"What a coincidence."

Jiang Chang didn't doubt it. After all, no one had ever thought about Cao Xuan having a child. Cao Xuan himself was particularly interested in it.

"Be happy to be a father."

"Happy."

Jiang Chang smiled brightly and scratched his head: "I didn't know what father's love is before, but when I have a son, I want to give him all the good things at home, and I want to work hard so that he can live a good life."

"Not bad, looks like a father."

Jiang Chang smiled, and let out another breath: "It's hard for my wife, so I can only take care of the children at home."

"Is there no one at home?"

"No, my daughter-in-law has a normal relationship with her natal family. I came here to see the child was born. There are a lot of things in my mother's house. I can only help take care of the confinement, and can't live long."

Jiang Chang reckoned that he was too suffocated at ordinary times, he had no time to complain at work, and he couldn't complain at home, lest his daughter-in-law would think too much, so now he took a chance and came to pour beans in a bamboo tube.

The family can't rely on it, and the young couple can only carry it by themselves.

The filming task of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is heavy, and the coordinating of group performances every day is inseparable from Jiang Chang. If you want to win this order, you must follow the group for a long time.

But he couldn't really leave his wife and son at home, so he could only squeeze out one day a week and take a few hours' bus ride back.

Buy all the daily necessities, take care of everything, so that my wife can stay at home, have no shortage of food and drink, and watch the children safely before leaving.

In this way, daily life is fine, although the proprietress is a bit boring, but when Jiang Chang comes back, she can go out for a stroll.

I'm afraid that the child will get sick, and the lady boss is really too busy to do it alone. If there are relatives and friends in the capital who are free, I will reluctantly invite them to help. If I can't find anyone, I can only grit my teeth and do it myself.

Jiang Chang talked about the bitterness and bitterness of life, and Cao Xuan listened quietly.

It seemed that at this moment, he saw his own shadow in Jiang Chang's body.

He who is also a group performer, if he doesn't have a golden finger, is he like a paparazzi like "Cao Xuan", or is he like Jiang Chang, who has found a decent job, works hard, supports his wife and children, and is not even as good as Jiang Chang Chang, standing after a new year, with cumin all over...

"Jiang Chang, if you were me, what would you do?"

"I'm you? How could I be you? I can't write songs."

"Suppose, if you were me, what do you think you would be like."

Jiang Chang bowed his head and pondered for a long time before shaking his head: "I don't know, but I think I'm pretty good now, although sometimes it's a bit difficult, but I'm already better than many people.

The business is booming, there is a house in the capital, the wife and children are all there, and there is hope for life.

I can't be you, I don't want to be you, it's good to be content and happy. "

Cao Xuan looked at him, didn't speak, and snapped his fingers forward: "Old Zhu, play a song and listen to it."

Zhu Jiang turned on the radio, and the voice of the host of Beijing Radio came from inside.

"Next, we will play the title song "Passing Through the World" from the new album of super king Cao Xuan. This song has achieved great results in the major charts and has been loved by countless fans..."

After the host finished reading a long list of introductions, he began to sing. After the prelude, Cao Xuan's clear voice sounded in the carriage.

"Hey, no surprise

Her back is so brisk

hey gotta understand
people come and leave
......"

The song "Passing Through the World" is the theme song of a TV series in Taiwan. There are many meanings behind this song.

Some talk about love, some talk about family affection, and some talk about life and death. Just like many excellent songs, everyone can hear their own thoughts in this song.

Cao Xuan's previous song was suitable for family, friendship, and love. He himself is a person with a lot of experience, telling you the gains and losses in this world, there are beauty and loss, seize the fleeting moment, let go of the burden, and live bravely.

But today he heard something different again.

"Passing through the world is nothing more than a moment
Every shoulder-to-shoulder is just rubbing shoulders

.........

Passing through the world, this reincarnation has been
Be lucky, maybe you will owe nothing to anyone in the end

......"

Passing through the world is not a practice, but a real life.

Beauty is real, and so is waste. Embrace the beauty, face up to the waste, don't think about the gains and losses, and care about everything you own and love.

Not passing through the world, but I am in the world...

Cao Xuan suddenly couldn't help laughing, he had collected so many songs, I don't know how many people have written reading comprehension for him, but this time he did a question by himself.

It doesn't matter whether the song is posted or not, and Cao Xuan doesn't know how many days he can remember this feeling.

But at least at this moment, Cao Xuan felt that his soul was greatly satisfied and comforted. He was moved by listening to "my own song". This is not the first time, but it is indeed very rare.

Cao Xuan was meditating quietly, but Jiang Chang didn't know why he stopped talking, thinking that he had said something wrong, and fidgeted.

This situation continued until the three-person "Three Kingdoms: Chibi" crew, after getting off the car, Jiang Chang mustered up his courage.

"Mr. Cao, I didn't think about it just now. I said something wrong. Don't be angry."

"Why am I angry, you are right, you are Jiang Chang, not Cao Xuan."

Cao Xuan called Zhu Jiang, whispered a few words into his ear, then took the key and patted it in Jiang Chang's hand.

"Didn't you say before that it was inconvenient to go home and see your son? I've given you this car. After a while, you give your ID card and phone number to Lao Zhu, and he will transfer the ownership to you."

"..."

Looking at the BMW brand on the back of the car, Jiang Chang panicked and wanted to return the keys to Cao Xuan.

"Mr. Cao, no, no, no, I really didn't hit him, and the hospital examination is all right, so you really don't need to pay compensation."

"If you really hit it, you won't be compensated for a BMW. I've seen it all. It's your kid who ran a red light. You are the one to blame. Don't worry about it. Just treat it as my child's."

"For... children?"

Jiang Chang was at a loss. He didn't expect that his fat son would have a BMW in two months without even taking a stroller a few times.

Thinking about delaying it again, Cao Xuan had already walked away. He looked at Zhu Jiang who stayed behind: "Brother, I..."

Zhu Jiang smiled: "Keep it, it's also a fate. Besides, the boss is the BMW spokesperson, and the manufacturer half sells and half gives away. It doesn't cost much."

"It's not about the money."

Jiang Chang groaned for a long time before choking out a sentence: "I don't have a driver's license, how can I drive?"

Zhu Jiang: "..."

.........

Cao Xuan greeted the director, he was late this time, and then went to the dressing room to put on makeup.

His royal make-up artist was named Mei, four years older than Cao Xuan, and Cao Xuan called him Sister Mei.

His resume is not really good, but he followed him in 1999. He followed Cao Xuan in various productions, concerts, award ceremonies, etc., and learned from many well-known makeup artists. Over time, he became a generation of big Dude, Cao Xuan's make-up is so handy.

In the past two years, sister Mei's child has also grown up, and sometimes she can't follow Cao Xuan anytime and anywhere, so just in case, she also started to take care of her apprentice.

Among them is Sun Juan, who is very talented. She was cultivated by sister Mei, and she even started to make up Cao Xuan.

Sun Juan is young and has a lively personality. She is not particularly afraid of Cao Xuan, the big boss. When she saw Cao Xuan today, she immediately yelled.

Cao Xuan also liked this girl very much, and felt that her personality was very similar to that of Hu Jing when she was young, but her figure was rounded several times.

"Boss, you are too powerful."

"what happened again?"

"I looked at the Baidu rankings in the morning, and 4 songs from the new album broke into the top five, and the first and second places are yours."

Cao Xuan smiled calmly: "Don't be 6 in fundamentals."

Sister Mei next to her was a little confused: "What do you mean by this sentence?"

"I know I know."

The young man's mind was quick, even if Cao Xuan didn't explain, Sun Juan could still guess.

"Basic operation, don't make a fuss, boss, is that what you mean?"

"Smart, ask the production director to add chicken legs to your box lunch at night."

A chicken leg sent away the chubby Sun Juan, and Sister Mei also sighed with emotion about the new album: "The songs you released this time are really good, and they are all very flavorful, especially the song "Old Boy", my family listens to it all." Cried."

"It's ridiculous, as long as brother-in-law likes it."

"However, he also raised his opinion, saying that you are too successful, if this song is sung by an ugly and decadent singer, it will be more interesting,"

"Haha, since it's a memorial to youth, there's no such thing as being ugly or handsome. Besides, I'm almost 32, and I'm really an old boy."

"That's right, I think he is just jealous."

Sister Mei nodded in approval, and then added: "But personally, I prefer "Passing Through the World" and "Blooming Flowers Along the Way."

"Well, I personally prefer "Passing Through the World"."

At least this song is purely original, while "Old Boy" and "Blooming Flowers Along the Way", although the quality of the songs is not bad, have both fallen into plagiarism.

But now, the original versions of the two songs have not appeared, and both have become Cao Xuan's "original" songs.

Passing by the world, he is just an old traitor who plucks wool...

(End of this chapter)