1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The day after the fourth concert, Zhou Yan and his team arrived in Taipei, Taiwan.

As soon as Zhou Yan arrived in Taipei, He Jiajin went to the hotel where they were staying to find him.

Zhou Yan doesn't have many friends in Taiwan. Although He Jiajin and he don't have many interactions, the two have a good relationship and can be said to have hit it off at first sight.

The key is that the two of them have experienced a "battle" together.

It was because of Kenny Ho that Zhou Yan got to know Joey Wong.

After the broadcast of "Justice Bao", the famous He Jiajin returned to Hong Kong to develop for a while, but the results were mediocre.

In the past two years, he has acted in movies and released music albums in Hong Kong, but they have not received much response and are not as good as his development in Taiwan.

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to return to Taiwan again.

After not seeing each other for a long time, He Jiajin didn't look much different from before. As soon as they met, he gave Zhou Yan a warm hug.

He patted Zhou Yan's shoulder and said, "You are much stronger now than before. You should be bigger than when you were filming Green Snake."

"It's a bit big."

He Jiajin nodded and joked, "If you were as strong as you are now in the previous fight, you probably wouldn't have to use the bench."

His words brought Zhou Yan's thoughts back to the night when he first met Joey Wong. There were four people there that night, including them and Chen Derong.

At that time, Wang Zuxian and her friends were harassed by a drunk man, and Zhou Yan picked up a bench and knocked the man down.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "No matter how good your kung fu is, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife. No matter how strong you are, you still have to use weapons. At least your hands won't hurt."

"If you meet him again now, would you still dare to climb onto the bench and do it?"

What He Jiajin meant was that Zhou Yan was so famous now that he could be easily recognized. If he used a bench to hit someone again, it might be reported in the newspaper the next day.

As for people, the more beautiful feathers they have, the more they cherish them.

At that time, it was only because Joey Wong and the others disguised themselves well that they were not recognized, otherwise it would have definitely been reported in the newspapers.

Zhou Yan shrugged indifferently. "If I encounter the same thing again, I will naturally take action. As for what to copy, it depends on what is around me."

"The public security in Taipei is pretty good, and this kind of thing rarely happens. You haven't encountered it in Hong Kong, so it's even harder to encounter it here."

What He Jiajing meant was that Hong Kong is much more chaotic than Taipei.

Hong Kong was indeed not very peaceful before, and Zhou Yan had heard a lot about things in the underworld, but he had only heard about them and had never seen them with his own eyes.

After all, he didn't spend much time in Hong Kong, and apart from Anita Mui and a few others, he rarely interacted with other people.

Moreover, in recent years, as the handover is getting closer, the gangs in Hong Kong have become much more peaceful. The big guys are busy with transformation and are unlikely to take the initiative to provoke Zhou Yan.

After a few more pleasantries, Zhou Yan invited He Jiajin to sit on the sofa, and then asked, "Are you busy during this period?"

"Not really. I just came from Hong Kong not long ago. If you go to Hong Kong earlier to hold a concert, I can see you there." At this point, He Jiajin smiled, "But I have to go to the mainland in a while."

"Going inland?"

"Well, CTS has a new drama called The Legend of the Beggar Emperor, which will be filmed in the mainland."

Zhou Yan nodded. He actually had some impression of this TV series, which had good ratings in mainland China.

"The Beggar Emperor, is it about the story of Zhu Yuanzhang?" Zhou Yan asked knowingly.

"Yes, I will play Zhu Yuanzhang."

Zhou Yan looked He Jiajin up and down and said, "You are still too handsome to play Zhu Yuanzhang."

"I just thought you were complimenting me."

"I am indeed praising you." Zhou Yan smiled, "When you go to the mainland, you can come and visit me when you have time."

"I will definitely go if I have time, but it may be difficult. The filming locations are all in the south, too far from Beijing. And as you know, the time for filming at CTS is very tight."

"That depends on you. Anyway, as long as you go, I will definitely treat you well."

"Anyway, thank you in advance for your kindness."

"Why are you being so polite to me? When I came to Taiwan, weren't you my guide?"

He Jiajin smiled and waved his hands, "I can't say I'm a guide. I'm not very familiar with this place myself. During that time..."

As he was speaking, Zhou Yan raised his hand to look at his watch, and this action was also captured by him.

"Are you busy?"

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "I'm going out to have dinner with my friends later."

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, He Jiajin supported his knees and pretended to stand up, "Since you have an appointment, I won't disturb you. Let's make an appointment later when we have time."

Zhou Yan stood up and grabbed him, "Look at what you said. We finally meet each other, let's at least have a meal together."

He Jiajin smiled and said, "Oh, don't worry about me, just go and do your thing. I'm not a pretentious person, it's okay."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You also know the friend I'm talking about."

"I know him too?" He Jiajin asked in surprise.

He frowned and thought for a while, then asked uncertainly, "The friend you are talking about, isn't it Wang Zuxian?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "That's her. She also returned to Taiwan these two days."

Hearing that it was Wang Zuxian, He Jiajin sat back up, "She has also returned to Taiwan. I haven't seen her for a long time. What is she busy with recently? Is there any new movie coming up?"

"No." Zhou Yan shook his head. "She hasn't filmed any movies in the past two years."

He Jiajin thought for a moment and said, "Now that you mention it, I remember that I haven't seen her new drama for a long time."

"It just so happens that we are all in Taiwan, so let's take this opportunity to have a meal together."

He Jiajin immediately said, "Then I'll treat you today."

Zhou Yan shrugged his shoulders. "If you want to treat us, go and compete with her as the host. Anyway, I will definitely only have one mouth to feed."

As soon as he finished speaking, the mobile phone on the table rang. He picked it up and said a few words, then said to He Jiajin, "Let's go, she's waiting for us downstairs."

"it is good."

……

As soon as the two arrived downstairs of the hotel, Wang Zuxian, who was sitting on the sofa in the lobby wearing sunglasses, waved at them, "Here."

Next to Joey Wong, there was another girl sitting, who was also wearing sunglasses and looked a size younger than Joey Wong.

Although she was wearing sunglasses and her appearance could not be seen clearly, Zhou Yan knew it must be Chen Derong.

Zhou Yan and He Jiajin walked quickly to the two girls. Wang Zuxian smiled and greeted He Jiajin, "Brother Jin."

Chen Derong next to him greeted with a smile, "Third brother, Jin brother."

Hearing Chen Derong calling him "Third Brother", Zhou Yan glanced at Joey Wong. Don't ask, this title must have been given by her to Chen Derong.

He Jiajin was quite surprised to hear Chen Derong calling Zhou Yan "Third Brother". It seems that Chen Derong and Zhou Yan have a good relationship? Even calling him "Third Brother".

As for why she called him Third Brother, He Jiajin didn't ask.

After the reunion, the group left the hotel without delay. Among the group, only Chen Derong had a car and a driver's license in Taiwan, so she also served as the driver today.

After getting in the car, Chen Derong took off her sunglasses. After not seeing her for a few years, Chen Derong looked much more mature than the last time I met her.

Chen Derong has always looked more mature than her peers. When she was fifteen years old and co-starred with Stephen Chow in "My Dear Mr. Right", she looked like an adult and no one could have imagined that she was only fifteen years old.

Chen Derong is only 22 years old this year, but when she stands next to Joey Wong, they look about the same age, one looks mature and the other looks young, but their actual age difference is seven years.

Her status has risen significantly in recent years. She has become Taiwan's top actress and Qiong Yao's favorite heroine.

After her new drama "A Dream of Red Mansions" was broadcast in March, it unsurprisingly won the first place in ratings.

Wang Zuxian sat in the front passenger seat, Zhou Yan and He Jiajin sat in the back seat. Halfway through the journey, He Jiajin looked out the window and asked, "Where are we going to eat?"

"Go to Silver Wing." Chen Derong replied.

"Oh, Silver Wing." He Jiajin nodded.

Although Zhou Yan had never heard of Silver Wing, judging from He Jiajin's reaction, this restaurant must be quite famous in Taiwan.

At this time, Chen Derong said with a smile, "Brother San is from Jinling, I will take you to eat Huaiyang cuisine today. Yinyi's Huaiyang cuisine is very famous."

He Jiajin agreed, "Indeed, I've eaten there, and the dishes are very authentic. Silver Wing used to be the cafeteria for the Air Force Freshmen Club, and later it became a private restaurant. The waiters and chefs inside all came here from Hangzhou, so their cooking skills are very good."

After hearing He Jiajin's introduction, Chen Derong was surprised and said, "Brother Jin, you know so much, I didn't know that."

"I don't know either." Joey Wong laughed.

"Haha, that's normal. Locals don't really know about this."

"Xiao Rong booked the restaurant. When she heard that Third Brother was coming today, she insisted on treating us." Joey Wong said.

"I was just telling Zhou Yan to let me treat you."

"Brother Jin, you should wait until next time. Give me the chance this time."

"Since you have already booked a restaurant, I won't be polite to you this time. I'll take you to eat somewhere else if we have the chance later."

Zhou Yan didn't have high hopes for the Silver Wing Restaurant. Things like cuisine are prone to problems when they cross regions.

In fact, he felt that Chen Derong's thinking was problematic. Since he had come to Taiwan, he should try some of the local food that was famous in Taiwan and could not be found in other places.

……

The car stopped at Jinshan South Road. There was no special parking lot nearby, so they could only park on the roadside and walk there.

The door of the Silver Wing Restaurant is not big, only slightly larger than that of an ordinary food stall. The door is pure red with two large white characters "Silver Wing" written on it. The style is quite old-fashioned, but judging from the material of the door, it seems to have been replaced not long ago.

It's just past five o'clock, so it's not really time for dinner, but there are already some customers in the restaurant, which shows that business is pretty good.

Because business was so good, it was impossible to get a private room if you came to dine at the last minute. However, Chen Derong had already made a reservation in advance. After entering the restaurant and speaking to the waiter, they were led to a small private room.

After entering the private room, Chen Derong handed the menu to Zhou Yan, "Third brother, if you want to eat anything, just order it."

Zhou Yan smiled and declined, "I'm not good at ordering food, and I've never been to this restaurant before, so I don't know what dishes are good. You guys should order."

Chen Derong handed the menu to He Jiajin again, but the latter also declined.

Seeing them refuse, Chen Derong didn't hesitate and started ordering food with Joey Wong.

The two studied for a while and ordered a bunch of dishes. Zhou Yan quickly stopped them and said, "There are only four of us. Don't order too much."

"If you can't finish it, just pack it up." Chen Derong laughed and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

Zhou Yan waved his hand, "I'd better not drink anymore. I still have work to do tomorrow."

Before Chen Derong finished speaking, He Jiajin said with a smile, "It's not like we have work tonight. Drinking less will delay tomorrow's work? Let's not drink something strong. Let's have some beer."

Seeing how enthusiastic He Jiajin was, Zhou Yan thought that they had not seen each other for a long time. It was a rare occasion for them to get together, so they should have a drink. He nodded and said, "Let's have some beer."

After placing the order, we started chatting before the food arrived.

Chen Derong said with a smile, "Looking at this scene now, I remembered the first time I met Third Brother with Sister Xiaoxian. We didn't find a private room that time, we were in the lobby of a small restaurant. We also encountered a few hooligans that time, and it was Third Brother who saved the beauty."

When Chen Derong talked about that day, He Jiajin laughed and said, "If I hadn't been drunk that day, there would be no chance for this guy to perform."

Wang Zuxian rolled her eyes and said, "Stop talking. Brother Jin, your alcohol tolerance was too low that day. Did you drink a bottle of beer?"

He Jiajin immediately retorted, "How is that possible? There must be two bottles."

Wang Zuxian gave an exaggerated thumbs-up, "Wow, two bottles, that's amazing."

Hearing Wang Zuxian mocking He Jiajin, Chen Derong next to her also laughed. Although they are still the four of them, everyone has changed a lot in just a few years.

When the four of them got together, the most famous one was naturally her sister Xiaoxian, who is actually not much different from Kenny Ho.

As for Zhou Yan, he is only slightly famous in the music composition industry, and is the least well-known.

Now times have changed. Both her and Kenny Ho's fame have increased a lot, and Zhou Yan is even more so.

Of course, the change in career is only one aspect. The biggest change is everyone’s condition, especially Sister Xiaoxian, who is in much better condition than before.

It’s probably because she hasn’t worked for a long time, she looks a lot more relaxed.

As expected, people still can't work.

After reminiscing for a while, they started talking about Zhou Yan's concert.

Many media in Taiwan have reported on the grand concert held by Zhou Yan in Hong Kong a few days ago.

"I saw in the news that on the last day of your concert at the Hong Kong Cultural Center, it was so crowded that some people were squeezed into Victoria Harbor?"

"puff--"

Joey Wong had just taken a sip of water, and when she heard Chen Derong's words, she almost spit out the water in her mouth.

"Xiao Rong, what report are you reading?"

"The company's newspaper, I didn't even notice what it was called, had a photo of someone falling into the water."

"There are more photos?" Joey Wong asked in surprise.

Chen Derong nodded seriously, "There is a person in the water in the photo, and he seems to be splashing around."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "That didn't happen. If someone had fallen into the water, I wouldn't have been unaware of it."

Moreover, it is impossible for people to be squeezed into the water. Although Victoria Harbour is in front of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, there are large open spaces on both sides. Even if there is a rush, the audience will not force themselves to squeeze to the shore.

Besides, the shore is well protected, and it is not easy to squeeze in. There are also many security personnel on site, who will never let such a thing happen.

"That photo..."

“The photos may not even be from that day.”

Zhou Yanke was very clear about the tricks of the media. They would write some groundless, exaggerated news, and then add a specious and imaginative picture to make readers think in the direction they wanted.

Regardless of the era, this kind of fake news emerges in an endless stream.

The piece of news that impressed Zhou Yan the most was "Wolfsburg won a big victory, Zhang Xizhe scored a hat-trick". When a normal person sees this news title, he will naturally think that Zhang Xizhe scored three goals in the game and helped Wolfsburg win.

But when I clicked on it, I found that Zhang Xizhe was not on the court at all, but was sitting on the sidelines watching the game wearing a baseball cap. (End of this chapter)