China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 558 Daily life of the crew, the superstar falls

Fanxing Film and Television City, "Sword Rain" crew

Cao Xuan was dressed in burlap clothes, straw sandals on his feet, his hair was a little messy and dry, his face was dark, he had a beard, and he was running errands on the street with a simple and honest smile.

During the period, from time to time, he peeked at Zeng Li who was tidying up the cloth at the street stall.

And his actions were also seen by Li Mingqi, the old woman who was the owner of the tea stall next to him. She looked at the two of them thoughtfully.

"Pass?"

Director Su Zhaobin yelled, although he seemed to be giving orders, but his eyes were fixed on Cao Xuan, obviously seeking advice.

The filming of "Sword Rain" has just started, Su Zhaobin's reputation is so weak that he lacks confidence, he is afraid that the filming will not be good or Cao Xuan will be annoyed, so he has to ask for Cao Xuan's approval for each scene to pass or not.

Cao Xuan didn't understand this director Su's ability at first, so he inevitably deliberately took the school exam and tried it out.

Unexpectedly, [Xia Ba] was too famous, which frightened this person, and now he dare not even call the shots in this kind of transitional drama.

Boss Cao pondered in his mind, looking for an opportunity to chat with Su Zhaobin, to appease the other party, the exam belongs to the exam school, and don't wear out the director's heart.

As the producer of the main show, he can't ignore it. The director of ordinary scenes can just make decisions by himself, and he doesn't need to look for him for everything.

Otherwise, after a long time, where is the majesty of the director?
Besides, Cao Xuan might leave after filming. For the rest of the scenes, Su Zhaobin can't call Cao Xuan when he can't.

Although Boss Cao is known far and wide as a "drama bully", he actually respects the director very much. Even if he is dissatisfied, he only speaks out in private or in small discussions. On the surface, he wants to give the director enough face.

Because of this, although several co-directors found Cao Xuan difficult, they even had a lot of resentment.

But the director's dignity is still there, everyone still maintains friendship and respect on the surface, and Cao Xuan will not take credit indiscriminately and shout loudly, so there is no talk of stalemate, such as publicly expressing that he will never cooperate.

Even several directors have cooperated with Cao Xuan many times.

Although there is capital credit for this, the directors are not unknown. If they are really impressed and cannot adjust the conflict, they will not have to cooperate with Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan went to look at the monitor and said it was meaningless, so Su Zhaobin heaved a sigh of relief and announced a lunch break with Cao Xuan's tacit approval.

"Dry, dry!"

In late June this year, the weather was hot and disturbing. Cao Xuan bought ice cream and cold drinks for the crew at his own expense, and then ran to the RV to turn on the air conditioner.

Newell AS luxury car, custom-made, just arrived this year, this is the first time Cao Xuan used it for the crew of "Sword Rain".

The shape is unremarkable, with a square head and a square brain. The only difference is that it is much larger than an ordinary RV, and it is almost as big as a big passenger.

Also because of its large size, this car is not as cramped and narrow as ordinary RVs. It has a spacious and bright living room, and a bedroom with a big bed at the back that can accommodate 3 to 4 people. The kitchen and bathroom are all available. Small house.

Not to mention the exquisite luxury of various furniture decorations, just this big character alone makes people feel very comfortable to use.

Of course, the price paid for this is not small. The order alone costs 150 million US dollars, which is in the early eight figures of RMB, plus shipping costs and various procedures, and you can get a small villa on the second ring road of the capital.

However, Boss Cao has no shortage of small villas, as long as it is comfortable, this little money is nothing.

In addition to the RV, Cao Xuan also brought a chef with him this time, named Song Mingqing.

Although the name of this buddy is full of historical charm, he is actually an elite who has returned from studying abroad.

I have studied Western food systematically and passed the international level nutritionist certificate. My family is a family of chefs. I smoked it in the back kitchen since I was a child. I am proficient in various famous dishes of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong and Huaihe, especially Huaiyang cuisine. Famous teacher.

There is no doubt that this Song Mingqing is a versatile talent, and Cao Xuan is also looking at this point. There are many good cooks, but there are not many cooks who understand nutrition and are proficient in Chinese and Western cooking.

Cao Xuan is greedy, needs to keep fit, and wants to eat healthy, so he needs this kind of professional talent.

In the past, Cao Xuan didn't particularly care about this. He often ate boxed lunches with everyone, and even went out to eat when he opened a small stove.

But when he was over [-], he started to maintain his health, and at the same time he had to pay attention to his diet for filming. Cao Xuan became more particular. When entering and leaving the crew, the chef was always indispensable, and he ate less and less boxed lunches.

In this regard, Cao Xuan often asks himself whether he has forgotten his original intention.

The answer is...his original intention was not to eat lunch.

When the group performances were performed, the meat in the lunch box was rarely smelly, and the taste was not good. The food stewed in a big pot could only be eaten if you were hungry.

At noon and at night, the production crew had a rest, and if they wanted to find a place to sit for a while, they had to be kicked out. When the weather was cold and hot, they stood up by themselves.

At that time, I dreamed of big fish and big meat, and then I lay on the bed and slept with the air conditioner on.

Now the dream has come true. Boss Cao feels that the life of living in a caravan and eating delicious food is very comfortable.

However, after all, Boss Cao is not a person who only cares about his own enjoyment.

As long as there is his investment in the production team, the box lunch has always been the upper reaches or even the top in the industry. The weather is cold and hot. Not only do they have hot soup and cold drinks, but they will try their best to improve the environment when conditions permit.

For example, for the crew of "Sword Rain", Cao Xuan applied for a special rest area at the same base, which has central air conditioning, tables and chairs, where you can enjoy the shade and rest.

"Conscience boss" can't be called "conscience boss", but it can be regarded as dedicated......

Every time we eat, Cao Xuan always remembers to call the old lady Li Mingqi. Speaking of which, although he and the old lady have a good relationship, they don't have many scenes together.

Mainly Wang Po and Ximen Qingtai are classics, and it is easy to make people play together.

Cao Xuan didn't know about the casting this time. When someone came, Cao Xuan found out that Li Mingqi was the neighbor's aunt who matched the hero and heroine in the movie.

Based on the friendship between the two, it is definitely impossible for Cao Xuan to reject him. Anyway, "Water Margin" was ten years ago, and this role does not have many roles, so it is just an easter egg.

Empress Nishinomiya: That's bad, I've become Pan Jinlian?

Li Mingqi has a bold personality and doesn't stick to trifles. When Cao Xuan was a nobody, she regarded him as her nephew. Now that Cao Xuan's status has been turned upside down, she still has the same attitude.

For this alone, Cao Xuan admires the old lady very much. He goes there every year and festival, not to mention every year, but he will go to see it when he has time.

"At that time, this kid was ruthless to himself. He thought about filming every day. When the actress wanted to talk to him, he would always ignore him, and he was merciless in the scene. He made him cry and apologized. Then what to do.

At that time, I thought that this kid would definitely succeed, he was able to work hard, he was hard-hearted, he could distinguish priorities, and at first glance, he was the material for great things..."

The old lady had a loud voice, chatting with Zeng Li about Cao Xuan's past in "Water Margin".

In fact, similar actors shared a lot in interviews, but the one who knows him the most must be the old lady who had the best relationship with Cao Xuan at that time.

Ordinary people can only talk about behavior. The old lady was very clear about Cao Xuan's thoughts at the time.

Nishigong Niangniang is very interested in this. She and Cao Xuan have known each other for a long time. At that time, Cao Xuan was just a little famous, and she played the heroine in the first album MV.

Cao Xuan's life before high school in her hometown, she heard a lot from Sun Lan, except that she came to the capital as a group performer and "Water Margin" in the middle, but she didn't know about Cao Xuan's experience.

Sometimes they also asked Cao Xuan, but what they said and what others told them were two different things.

At least Cao Xuan said he was smooth and likable, but he was not as smart, hardworking and cruel as Li Mingqi said.

Now Cao Xuan himself is a little puzzled when he hears it. At that time, he looked like this to outsiders. He thought he was a pure and honest young man from Lu Province...

.........

Now it is too hot at noon, so Cao Xuan asked the assistant director to ask everyone for opinions, and finally decided to start work at 4 pm to avoid the hottest weather.

Of course, it would be two hours late to get off work. Cao Xuan didn't care about the company, but the crew's progress couldn't be delayed.

And although everyone said that there is no high temperature subsidy, you can also take a nap with the air conditioner in the lounge at noon, so you don't have to suffer in the hot weather.

Cao Xuan and the others could also take a nap, so Zeng Li took the old lady to rest in his RV.

It's fine to eat together, anyway, it's not just the two of them, and it's over at noon to rest in a caravan. Secrecy is one aspect, but the key is that the influence is not good.

Wearing makeup on, it was not easy to take a shower, so I squinted on the bed for a while, and if I couldn't fall asleep, I just watched TV.

"My Brother is Shun Liu"

This magical drama, which is as famous as "The Offering of Love" in the comment area, has achieved good results after it aired this year, and has become another representative work of Wang Baoqiang.

On the contrary, "My Team Leader, My Team" produced by Fanxing, although it also won a ratings champion in the same period, the word-of-mouth score is even better, with a score of 9.5 on Mtime.com, and it is known as the best anti-Japanese war TV series.

But in fact, the ratings are really not particularly good, especially "Soldiers Assault", which is the brother-in-law, and "Bright Sword", another peak drama of the Anti-Japanese War, are even quite "shabby".

This is actually understandable. The plot of "My Leader, My Team" is indeed too sad, and overall depressing. In the end, most of the protagonists died. The quality may be extremely high, but many viewers are not willing to watch such a style of TV series. .

So this TV series will be popular because of its quality, but the upper limit is definitely a little worse than those super hits.

The ratings of "My Brother's Name is Shunliu" are actually a bit better than "My Leader, My Team".

There is no way, Wang Baoqiang is too hot, this is a representative of inspiration, a grassroots idol in the entertainment industry.

Although the resources are not outstanding, but the influence is great, the image must have a memory, and the personal popularity is not inferior to the top class like Hu Ge.

His second collaboration with Zhang Guoqiang, the commander of the No. [-] Steel Company, is full of gimmicks. The character Shun Liu in the play is very similar to Xu Sanduo, and the audience has a sense of intimacy.

At the same time, the last few episodes of the plot were relatively cool, and it is still a grassroots counterattack style of personal heroism, which is the favorite plot of most audiences.

Regardless of the depth and quality, the vast majority of ordinary viewers, especially women, children and other main viewers, would rather watch Shun Liu show off his power and kill devils than watch cannon fodder struggling to survive...

Jiangxi Provincial Satellite TV is rebroadcasting this show at noon these days, and Cao Xuan likes to watch it for a while when he takes a break at noon.

What impressed me the most was the chicken belly in the drama, and I was often hungry after watching it. Before that, I asked Song Mingqing to make a meal for myself, which was very delicious.

But Cao Xuan was unlucky today, and happened to be in the last few episodes, and he went to kill the devil general. For the sake of the mission, he watched his brother-in-law die tragically and his sister committed suicide.

It made Cao Xuan depressed.

To be honest, Cao Xuan can understand the screenwriter's arrangement, reflecting the conflicts and the cruelty of devils, but such a plot is really difficult for the audience to accept.

If a web article has a similar plot, the author must thank the legal society for not being beaten collectively offline...

Turning off the TV, Cao Xuan took out the script and planned to figure out the characters again. Just as he was getting excited, the phone rang, and he picked up the phone from the United States. It was his American agent, Jonah Warner.

"Hey?"

"Something went wrong. Michael Jackson died of a heart attack. America is going crazy."

"..."

After a long silence, Cao Xuan replied: "Please help me to express my condolences on social networks, there is no need to say anything else."

"Ok."

Qiao Na hurriedly called to deal with it. The departure of a superstar involved all aspects. It is no exaggeration to say that the American music and entertainment circles will usher in a small public opinion earthquake.

Now everyone is reporting the news of the Lord's death, and it will be expanded to related personnel in the future. Qiao Na contacted Cao Xuan and wanted to listen to instructions before responding.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Xuan's already depressed mood became even more depressed.

His friendship with Michael Jackson is not very deep, he has only met a few times, especially because the latter has been stabbed in the back and is very wary of new acquaintances.

Even if the two have been friends for a long time and admire each other, they can only be said to be friends or colleagues who can talk about music, not true friends.

It's not like Cao Xuan didn't try to prevent the tragedy from happening. He reminded Michael Jackson several times to pay attention to his body and take less medicine.

But this matter is not what he said and people listened.

Due to perennial negative news troubles, Michael Jackson's psychological condition is not good, and he has old injuries on his body. He is accompanied by anxiety, insomnia, pain and other states for a long time, and he is often relieved by narcotic drugs.

Moreover, Michael Jackson is a habitual dieter, and his body has only weighed over 110 pounds for several years. This is not a healthy weight data for Michael Jackson who is 1.8 meters tall.

Originally, my health was not good, and I often used this kind of drug that is more harmful to the body. As I got older, the risk increased several times.

Cao Xuan was not the first person to persuade him. Many doctors even warned him sternly, but it was still the same sentence.

How many diabetics, gout and even cancer patients, all kinds of taboos, and how many people can really abide by them all.

Moreover, Michael Jackson's body and disease were only the cause of his death, and the most critical factor was the personal doctor's misoperation.

How can Cao Xuan persuade him? The doctor has been with Michael Jackson for many years. He has no grounds to say that this doctor will kill Michael Jackson in the future. If he is asked to change quickly, he may be regarded as a psychopath.

Comparing your heart to your heart, if a friend who is not on good terms comes over out of nowhere and says that the chef Song Mingqing will poison him to death in the future, Cao Xuan will also be at a loss.

Even if Cao Xuan was cautious and suspicious and replaced Song Mingqing, the second thing he did was to wonder why that friend knew about it.

He doesn't necessarily guess what rebirth time travel is, but he definitely thinks that there are some conspiracy theories against him. If he doesn't find out, he won't be able to sleep.

It doesn't matter if you are selfish or cold, but if you are not particularly close to someone, Cao Xuan will not take risks easily.

What's more, even if he takes the risk, this matter is not easy to solve. Cao Xuan can't go to his house every day to watch over him, and introduce a doctor for him. They may not believe him, and they may even doubt his purpose.

As for those so-called conspiracy theories, to be honest, Cao Xuan felt a little far-fetched.

It is not impossible to participate in murder because of interests, but to do it against Michael Jackson is to underestimate the influence and connections of a world-class superstar.

He has been working for nothing for decades, and there are countless superstars who have friendships. They dare not speak out for their revenge, and they will not be killed and no one will speak out.

At least the few capitals involved are capable of shutting everyone up.

The copyrights of Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley are very valuable, but even if you add Sony's shares, it will only cost billions of dollars.

Murders are committed because of the money, and a large number of rich people in the United States die every year.

As for race, those radicals are indeed lawless, but the possibility of killing them is indeed too low.

After all, the bosses in the United States have all changed. Even if they want to attack black people, they can take the previous route of smearing, and there is no need to kill people directly.

If you don’t want black people to become the best stars in the United States, there are so many black stars in Hollywood, and sports stars abound, how can you pick them out and kill them?

Cao Xuan did not believe that Michael Jackson would be an idiot from a black boy to the most successful superstar in the world. Maybe he is really kind, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand the sinister human heart, especially after suffering a big loss. Probably off guard.

To put it bluntly, apart from manslaughter, if Michael Jackson was to be killed silently, the forces behind it might not be ordinary.

The key point is that he does not participate in politics, and does not involve some sensitive bottom lines. He is even considered the pride of the United States. How can so many enemies unite to kill him.

Therefore, Cao Xuan doesn't really believe in conspiracy theories, but it's just a personal opinion.

After all, who can tell the truth about the reality, some company executives dare to poison the boss just because they are about to be kicked out, and it is not uncommon for them to directly pick up AK47 and fire wildly when they are angry.

There are too many people who don't care about it once their brains are hot.

Moreover, the few capitals that have become the biggest beneficiaries do have the motivation to act in reverse from the subsequent benefits.

Except for the real parties, it is difficult for outsiders to find out what the truth is, and Cao Xuan can only speculate on his own.

But no matter what, Cao Xuan still felt somewhat guilty and sad when he saw a life he knew leave, even in such an absurd and bizarre way...

.........

In the afternoon, Cao Xuan took half a day off. At first, the crew was still puzzled, but soon got the news from the news.

World pop superstar Michael Jackson!
In fact, for most Chinese people, they don’t have a particularly deep impression of Michael Jackson. Many people only know him as a name or an image——

Holding the hat with one hand and protecting the crotch with the other, he twisted his steps handsomely, then screamed strangely and turned around.

However, because of his departure this time, the overwhelming news reports made Michael Jackson really crushed out of the circle in China.

Even not only in China, but all over the world, all kinds of headlines are dominated by this name at this time.

The world's first-line media, TV, and the Internet all broadcast the news, including the domestic "News Network" and other heavy news, and called it "Popular Superstar", which is relatively rare for foreign stars.

The news specifications of the same level may be only a few people such as Kobe and Maradona in later generations.

Aside from most passers-by, Michael Jackson fans were most affected by this incident. Many people could not accept this fact, and even double-digit fans were so sad that they followed him and left.

The world has been caught in a frenzy of public opinion in the past few days. Even people who knew nothing about this name before now know that a big American star has passed away.

After the initial shock, domestic and foreign media are also frantically reporting the views of other celebrities.

A large number of celebrities and public figures expressed their thoughts on this. As an international superstar, Cao Xuan is naturally the same target of many people.

However, Cao Xuan himself only expressed his condolences and salutes on Weibo and Twitter, and called the other party's family to express his condolences. After that, he did not accept any interviews.

Looking at the reporters outside the "Sword Rain" crew who were politely persuaded to leave, Nishinomiya looked worriedly at Cao Xuan who was frowning slightly.

"Are you OK?"

"fine."

Cao Xuan eased his brows, looked at Zeng Li who was still worried, and squeezed out a smile to comfort him.

"I'm really fine. After all, the friendship is not that deep. There are sorrows and regrets, but they are not to the point of sorrow and pain. It is not the first time for me. I have long understood the principle of life and death. Just adjust and relax for two days."

"Well, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't keep it in your heart."

Zeng Li breathed a sigh of relief, she knew that Cao Xuan was very good at resolving and channeling herself, and had a strong psychological self-regulation ability, and compared to May last year, Cao Xuan's current mood was really not serious.

The facts were not as she expected, after a few days of depression, Cao Xuan slowly returned to normal and devoted his energy to the filming process.

The outside world has been hustle and bustle for about a week, and there are still some aftermath abroad. Apart from the fans, the country has basically gradually returned to calm.

The earth rotates away from everyone. Although this sentence is straightforward, there is no problem with the truth. It is already a great honor to be remembered by some people after leaving.

In the past few days, Cao Xuan himself was also thinking, if he died one day in the future, would there be such a group of people to remember him for a long time.

But soon, Cao Xuan put this question behind him. Now that he is not yet 35 years old, there is no need to think about it so much. When he gets old, he will have time to think about it.

Compared to now, it is better to make a few more movies if you are entangled with these things. The preservation of classic works may allow more people to remember him and remember him for a longer time...

(End of this chapter)