Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

August flies by and September arrives quietly.

During this period, Chen Qiming was undoubtedly one of the most famous people in the Chinese music scene.

"Chen Qiming 1999" has continued to be a hot seller in the market since the day it was released.

In just three weeks, this album sold a total of 8.6 million copies worldwide, ranking first on the global sales list.

Some experts predict that the final sales volume of this album this year may be close to 20 million copies.

The album was a best-seller, and the songs were undoubtedly extremely popular around the world.

In the second week after the album was released, "Animals" jumped to the top spot from seventh place in the first week, making Chen Qiming the first person to have a song top the Billboard charts for three consecutive years in recent years.

Meanwhile, on September 10th.

"The Matrix" starring Chen Qiming has officially launched in major theaters in North America and has begun showing.

how to say.

Even though Chen Qiming was absent from the film's premiere and most of the early publicity.

But as soon as the movie was released, it still exploded at a terrifying box office harvest rate.

After the movie was released, relying on Chen Qiming's huge appeal and the excellent quality of the movie, it earned an astonishing box office of 31 million in the first week.

Thirty-one million. In fact, this figure can be said to be top-notch in North America during this period, but it is definitely not the top.

But one thing worth mentioning is that The Matrix was rated R in North America.

In other words, this movie has inherently excluded many young viewers.

And Chen Qiming has considerable appeal among European and American teenagers.

The movie was rated B-level, which is almost equivalent to cutting off the opportunity for many young Chen Qiming fans to enter the movie.

Even under such circumstances, the film still achieved a first-week box office of 31 million, which is enough to prove how strong Chen Qiming's appeal was in Europe and the United States at this time.

Of course, Chen Qiming must have made a great contribution to this movie.

But the quality of the movie itself cannot be ignored.

After the movie was released, it can be said that it achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success.

Critics from all major media spoke highly of this film.

"This is a release, a transformation of energy. The film will ignite you and make you dazzled and dizzy." (Washington Post review)

"With animation-like but three-dimensional movie images, science fiction fans will not want to miss every second of the film." (New York Post review)

"A dazzling and visually original adventure, Jamie Chen is definitely an actor worthy of Oscar attention, and his acting skills are admirable." ("New York Daily News" review)

"A crazy, futuristic thriller that combines a sense of imagination with a traditional sense of science fiction, and a new visual technology that is beyond description." (Los Angeles Times) 》Comment)

"A true combination of East and West, with the addition of Jamie Chan and Hong Kong martial arts actors, the film brings its selling point of martial arts stunts to maximum effect. The action is dazzling and innovative. This is definitely a must-see movie for future action film directors in Hollywood. .” (reviewed by The New York Times)

A large number of positive reviews caused the film's box office to rise steadily after its release, directly winning the North American box office championship that week.

In the following weeks, although movie box office began to decline one after another, the decline was generally not serious.

When "The Matrix" was a hit at the box office and Warner Bros. was already launching its global release, Chen Qiming was filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in BJ.

This drama has been filmed for more than two months so far.

Because Chen Qiming was going to film "Zheng He's Voyages to the West" later, Ang Lee chose to focus on filming his scenes.

After roughly finishing filming his scenes, we can then film other people’s scenes.

In this way, Chen Qiming's time can be freed up.

Today is Chen Qiming's last day on the set.

After filming today's scene, he will leave the crew.

Then wait for the follow-up shots to be taken.

As the final scene came to an end, it was already around seven o'clock in the evening.

After finishing the filming, Chen Qiming sat in the east and invited the crew to play with the actors all night.

The location was chosen in Heaven and Earth, which has been very popular in the past two years.

The full name of "Heaven and Earth" nightclub is: "Heaven and Earth" nightclub of BJ Changqingtai Catering and Entertainment Co., Ltd. It is located in the annex building on the west side of BJ Great Wall Hotel on the East Third Ring Road in Chaoyang District. It is adjacent to Liangma River and Lufthansa Shopping Center in the north and Kunlun in the west. Hotel, and adjacent to the Agricultural Exhibition Hall to the south, it is the bustling and high-consumption Golden Triangle area of ​​​​the capital.

This nightclub was taken over by Tan Hui in 1995.

This man has a very deep entertainment experience mind.

After he took over this entertainment venue, he spent huge sums of money to renovate the place and invited a large number of beautiful women to sit there.

In just a few years, the sign of "Heaven and Earth" has become extremely loud, making this entertainment venue famous far and wide.

Chen Qiming can often hear news about it in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

However, although he has always heard about it, Chen Qiming has never been here.

It just so happened that when I came to Beijing to film a movie, I left immediately.

Chen Qiming came to see it.

Of course, Chen Qiming is a serious person.

He just wanted to see it and had no other intention.

At nine o'clock that night, Chen Qiming and his party appeared in heaven and earth.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw a man in a suit wearing glasses and a group of beauties in cheongsam standing at the door.

Seeing Chen Qiming and others from a distance, the man with glasses immediately came up to them.

"Mr. Chen, your visit will make the shop shine!
When I received your table reservation, I almost didn’t believe it was you. "

"Mr. Tan, you're welcome. I heard others say that if you don't visit the heaven and earth when you come to the capital, your visit will be in vain.

It just so happened that I came here to film, so I thought I would come and see it. "

Chen Qiming responded with a smile.

"Haha! Mr. Chen, you are at the right place. I can guarantee that you will be satisfied with our place."

With that said, he scolded the waiter behind him, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and lead Mr. Chen the way!"

At the end, he turned back to Chen Qiming and smiled: "Mr. Chen, don't worry tonight. Tan will pay for all the expenses."

"You're welcome, but you still have to pay the bill. I brought a friend with me today, and I will definitely do it next time."

How could Chen Qiming let him pay the bill?

There is no reward without merit.

He didn't want to get involved with this guy.

He is here purely to gain experience today.

Moreover, in terms of paying the bill, it's not like he can't afford it.

Even though heaven and earth seem very grand, in the final analysis, this is just a nightclub.

The cost of DISCO in Heaven and Earth is 100 on weekdays and 120 on holidays. This is a ticket for women and 150 for men. In fact, it is not expensive.

Over in Hong Kong, some nightclubs charge higher fees.

Of course, that's just the ticket.

If you want to drink or chat with someone after entering, these expenses will definitely be calculated separately.

As far as chatting is concerned, according to Chen Qiming’s understanding, the normal fee for sitting and chatting here is five hundred.

This is already very high for ordinary people.

You know, it's only 99, and the average domestic salary is only two to three thousand.

Anyway, can it be that he, Chen Qiming, comes here to play and can’t afford to pay?
Led by Tan Hui, a group of people entered the nightclub.

Chen Qiming observed more along the way.

I found that there were not many people inside, probably because they all went to private rooms.

There were only a few dancers in twos and threes.

The decoration is very luxurious, and the DJ who is playing DJ on the stage is obviously a master.

Well, at least it's an Asian level.

Without staying in the lobby longer, Chen Qiming and others went straight to the private room.

During this period, Tan Hui found several beautiful ladies, including the number one in heaven and earth.

Chen Qiming did not refuse and asked them to accompany Li An and others.

Well, yes, Ang Lee is here too.

In addition to him, Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh were also there. They are all in the entertainment industry, so when they come to a place like this, both men and women are actually pretty open-minded.

They also don't mind if a man finds a female companion.

However, Zhang Ziyi has different ideas about Chen Qiming.

When Tan Hui was about to introduce a female companion to Chen Qiming, she directly took Chen Qiming's hand and looked like she was being sensible.

Upon seeing Zhang Ziyi's behavior, Tan Hui immediately understood and stopped introducing female companions to Chen Qiming.

Maybe he thought Zhang Ziyi was Chen Qiming's female companion.

In this regard, Chen Qiming just glanced at Zhang Ziyi and said nothing more.

He is not Liu Xiahui.

Recently on the set, Zhang Ziyi flirted with him every three days, which made him feel very unhappy.

It just so happened that I had to leave today. If I didn't do anything, I would be sorry for her teasing.

As for being responsible?
What's the responsibility?

He drank too much today.

As for not liking Zhang Ziyi.

Chen Qiming really doesn't like Zhang Ziyi's character, the kind of character that never gives up to achieve its goals.

But that didn't mean he didn't appreciate her appearance.

Not to mention, in terms of appearance and figure, the international chapter is still very impressive.

After entering the private room, the crew chatted with their female companions and kept toasting Chen Qiming.

After drinking for a while, some regular customers asked me about some items that I couldn’t explain in detail.

Then there's singing.

Speaking of KTV singing, Chen Qiming doesn’t like singing in KTV at all.

Although he is a singer, he is even a very famous international singer.

But he has no interest in singing in KTV.

As for the reason, it may be related to the fact that I sing every day.

Everyone has their own hobbies, singing and watching movies...

But when these hobbies turn into careers.

It may be intoxicating at first.

But over time, it will inevitably become boring.

This is what Chen Qiming is now, singing has become his profession.

He sang every day, and every time he sang, he might even lose his voice. Gradually, he lost any interest in singing outside of working hours.

"You are always too soft-hearted, too soft-hearted... you take all the problems on your own..."

"Friends walk together for a lifetime, those days are no longer..."

If Chen Qiming doesn't sing, of course someone will.

Everyone sang at the top of their lungs.

None of the guys in the crew are very good at music, including Ang Lee.

No, especially Ang Lee.

This guy is the standard type who sings poorly but loves to sing very much.

The microphone was in hand throughout the whole process, and he sang "Heart is Too Soft" and "Heart Is Too Soft" for a while. Later, he even invited Colombian producer Jack to sing "Friends" together.

One of them is tone-deaf, and neither of them can speak Chinese fully. When they sing, they are simply awful to listen to.

Chen Qiming couldn't bear it anymore, so he excused himself to the bathroom and escaped.

There is a bathroom in the private room.

But considering that the sound insulation was not good, Chen Qiming simply went to the public restroom outside.

"boss!"

At the door, two of his bodyguards were smoking and enjoying the group dance in the hall downstairs.

Seeing Chen Qiming coming out, the two of them quickly put out their cigarettes and stood up straight.

"I need to go to the toilet! Don't worry about me."

Chen Qiming attaches great importance to his own life safety.

No matter where he went, he never had less than five bodyguards.

Today is no exception.

He brought eight bodyguards today.

Except for these two who were guarding the door, several others were walking freely in the hall.

Bodyguards are also human beings. If there is no situation, Chen Qiming will usually allow them to relax, and today is no exception.

"Boss, you'd better be careful, this place is very messy."

Although Chen Qiming told them not to follow, the two of them quickly followed.

Chen Qiming's treatment for his bodyguards is very good.

And he never puts on airs with them, so everyone respects him.

Everyone was concerned about his safety.

Seeing that they wanted to follow, Chen Qiming did not refuse.

After all, he is no ordinary artist. He is now worth almost billions.

It's better to be careful, as there is no guarantee that someone will take the risk.

After entering the toilet and peeing, Chen Qiming didn't stay in the toilet for long.

It stinks, what's there to treat?

Just come out and wash your hands.

As soon as he reached the washing position and washed his face to sober up, he saw a man with long dark hair that almost covered half of his face walking in from outside the toilet.

When he came closer, he squeezed the pimples on his face first. Then, he seemed to see Chen Qiming's face, and his eyes immediately widened.

"Are you Chen Qiming?"

"Hello!" Chen Qiming was not surprised that someone knew him.

His face is now in China. It would not be strange to know him. On the contrary, it would be strange not to know him.

"It's really Chen Qiming! I'm so happy to see you. Mr. Chen, can you sign your name for me!"

The man was very excited and looked around. He found a piece of RMB in his bag and asked Chen Qiming to sign it.

Chen Qiming didn't care. He found a pen from his bag and signed it for him.

"Mr. Chen, my private room is in room 183. Several of my friends are your fans and we all listen to your songs. Can you come with me to the private room and sit for a while?"

Chen Qiming shook his head, "Sorry, I was with a friend."

"Mr. Chen, just come with me! My friends really like you!"

What Chen Qiming didn't expect was that after being rejected by him, the man seemed to not understand what he said. He took another step forward and grabbed his hand tightly, as if you don't follow me, I won't let go. look.

"Sir, I'm sorry, I'm having a party with friends."

Feeling the hand squeezing his arm like an iron vice, Chen Qiming couldn't help but frown.

"What's the matter? Just call your friends over and join us! There are so many people and it's so lively."

The man's voice was a little deep. Because his hair was too long, Chen Qiming couldn't see his face, but he could vaguely feel the excitement in the other man's voice. It was an extremely fanatical excitement.

Chen Qiming's heart sank.

He is most afraid of meeting such a fan.

But he was also confused.

Judging by his voice, this man was at least forty years old.

It seems strange that you are still chasing stars in your forties and are still so fanatical about it.

(End of this chapter)