China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 288: The superstar falls and "Sword of Immortality" is completed! (Please subscribe!)
Time flies and it’s the end of the year.

In the crew lounge, several actors sat and chatted together, discussing where to go for New Year's Eve tomorrow night.

Tomorrow is the last day of 03, and the crew gave them two days off.

Young people are very playful and they definitely don’t want to miss this New Year’s Eve.

Lin Xuan sat aside playing with his mobile phone and did not participate in the discussion.

He is not interested in New Year's Eve activities.

Discussions come and go, nothing more than eating, shopping, singing and dancing, watching fireworks, and counting down the days.

He got tired of these things a few years ago.

At this moment, the phone's ringtone suddenly rang.

The noise in the house suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

"Brother Lin Xuan, who died."

"You guys chat, I'll go out and take a call."

Anita Mui has made great achievements in both music and movies.

Memorial services are expected to be held on the mainland and on Hong Kong Island around the 10th of next month.

After the dinner is over, everyone is free to move around.

…………

There were expressions of surprise on everyone's faces, but if you think about it carefully, it's not too surprising.

A funeral committee is being prepared on Hong Kong Island.

Even so, she still had plans to marry Kondo Masahiko, but she was hurt again.

"Good boss."

Nakamori Akina was so angry that she cut her wrists and committed suicide. It took six hours to rescue her.

Others wanted to ask but didn't dare. Only Liu Yifei, who was close to him, dared to ask.

"I prefer the movies she plays in. I've seen them all in "The Red Zone", "The Inquisitor", "Drunken Master 2" and "Fight Back to School 3".

After the incident escalated, the scumbag said to Anita Mui: "You are a strong girl. You can live without me, but Akina can't live without me."

In addition to the above-mentioned movies, he also left behind classic works such as "I Love You Thousands of Times in My Life", "Female Flower", and "Song of the Sunset" in music.

After joining the group, he continued to play roles and was busy until late into the night every day.

"Boss, do you want to attend the memorial service? The studio has received an invitation."

Hu Ge and Yuan Hong invited Lin Xuan to sing at karaoke, but he declined.

The people in the room continued to chat, but their eyes were looking this way.

"I have never met her before her death, so I can just send her an elegiac couplet when the time comes."

Lin Xuan didn't go too far just now, and his voice was a bit loud, and the people in the room heard a few words.

For him, the best way to rest is to do nothing and take a good rest for two days.

Priscilla Chan's "Qian Qian Que Song" is a cover of "Song of the Sunset".

What is the charm of a scumbag?
Ordinary people may never understand.

Anita Mui was well-connected in Hong Kong circles and was known as the daughter of Hong Kong Island. The influence of her death was no less than that of Leslie Cheung.

After the two broke up, the scumbag's nature was hard to change, and he soon started dating Seiko Matsuda, a female singer who debuted at the same time as Nakamori Akina and was in a competitive relationship.

"Anita Mui!"

Lin Xuan got up and walked outside the house.

"Hey, I am so jealous of Yingcai. I really like the songs she sings."

In the lounge, several actors held a brief memorial service.

It is said that when he was in love with Akina Nakamori, he hooked up with Anita Mui.

The original singer of this song is Anita Mui's rumored boyfriend, the famous Japanese scumbag Kondo Masahiko.

Hang up the phone and go back to the lounge.

Since last year, news about her poor physical condition has appeared frequently, and everyone has already made psychological preparations.

The last song of the farewell concert was this "Song of the Sunset".

new Year's Eve.

The crew arranged a celebration dinner at the hotel, and all the staff were present.

Early this morning, the famous Hong Kong star Anita Mui died of cervical cancer in the hospital at the age of 40.

Anita Mui also had a hard time leaving him, and even dragged her sick body to the island country to visit him once this year.

She even said that the relationship she most wanted to return to in her life was with Kondo Masahiko.

The call was made by someone from the studio, so it wasn't good news.

Lin Xuan returned to the room and turned on the computer. He was about to find two games to play when there was a knock on the door.

"New Year's Eve gift!"

Liu Yifei stood at the door, handing over the gift box as if to offer a treasure.

"This...I haven't prepared anything."

Lin Xuan was a little embarrassed.

There are too many commercial festivals now, and businesses will create festivals if there are no festivals.

But he never prepares gifts for others except birthdays.

"It doesn't matter. This gift is to thank Brother Lin Xuan for taking care of me these days."

Liu Yifei shook her head slightly, and then showed a sly look.

"But if Brother Lin Xuan feels guilty, you can compensate me with a gift."

Lin Xuan took the gift and looked up with a blank expression:

"Ah, I'm not sorry."

Liu Yifei's expression collapsed as her plan failed.

"No, you have to make up for it. I've thought about it. You can invite me to watch a movie tomorrow."

"It's a movie, that's okay."

It doesn't take much to watch a movie. He is most afraid of going shopping with a woman.

At noon the next day, the two disguised themselves and took a car to the city to watch a movie.

The Hollywood movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" is currently on the air, and most of the people who come to the cinema come for Captain Jack Sparrow.

When buying tickets, Lin Xuan took a special look at the movie schedule in the cinema.

Even though "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been released for a month, the New Year's Day schedule is much higher than Feng Xiaogang's "Mobile Phone."

Speaking of this movie, in addition to the mediocre box office results, not even as good as the original time and space, Cui Yongyuan, the CCTV host who was insinuated, also started to act.

He criticized the film many times in interviews with the media, but it was a pity that the effect was mediocre.

After all, he still works at CCTV, so it's not convenient for him to say a lot.

After leaving CCTV in the future, Feng Xiaogang, Liu Zhenyun and others will know what the offensive power of a famous speaker is, and Huayi's stock price has collapsed due to him.

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In early January, the filming of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" came to an end.

Lin Xuan had already sent away Xie Junhao before, and then sent away An Yixuan.

In the Demon Locking Tower, it’s a classic three-choice question.

After the three people discussed it, they decided to stand hand in hand and resign themselves to fate.

However, Lin Yueru pushed the two of them out and decided to sacrifice herself to help Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er.

In the last moments of her life, she did not forget to bless them both.

"Woo~~Woo~~"

After filming this scene, Liu Yifei couldn't hold back her emotions and burst into tears.

Lin Xuan, on the other hand, was able to move forward and retreat freely. He cried more sadly than anyone else during the filming. When the director shouted, he immediately separated from his emotions.

"The final photos have been taken, why are you still crying?"

Lin Xuan hugged An Yixuan goodbye, and when they came back, Liu Yifei was still holding a tissue to wipe her tears.

"Lin Yueru is so great, aren't you touched?"

Liu Yifei said with red eyes from crying.

"Of course I'm touched."

Lin Xuan sat aside and comforted softly.

"But a good actor must not only enter the scene quickly, but also get out of the scene quickly."

It is a common mistake for actors to get too involved in a play and not distinguish between the person and the play.

Especially the experientialists who like to get into the thick of things.

A film can last for months after filming, and some can even affect a lifetime.

Those actors who have no acting skills do not have this kind of trouble. They are not involved in the play, so how can they get involved.

A few days later, Lin Xuan ushered in his last scene on the set.

Li Xiaoyao killed the leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult, Zhao Ling'er suppressed the water monster, and the two of them happily prepared to go home.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ling'er died halfway through, and Li Xiaoyao was heartbroken.

The last scene was shot on location.

Liu Yifei put on her Wia suit and floated over from the green lake.

Even after filming so many scenes, she still couldn't move freely on the wire. She was smiling in the camera, but it looked fake at first glance, and her body was as stiff as iron.

"Ling'er, is it really you?"

"Fool, I promised you that I would not die."

"Great."

Li Xiaoyao hugged her and circled excitedly.

If the story ended here, it would still be considered a happy ending.

But the screenwriter will not put down his sword easily.

"You said when Yiru grows up, does he look like you or me?"

"Looks like you!"

"I think it's best if her eyes are as big as yours and her nose is as tall as mine..."

Li Xiaoyao was thinking about the future when he suddenly noticed something was wrong with Zhao Linger's expression.

Before he could ask, he found that the hand he just held was covered in blood.

"Ling'er, how could this happen!"

"Brother Xiaoyao, Ling'er is fine, let's go home."

After taking a few steps, Zhao Linger collapsed to the ground.

The blood immediately dyed the surrounding ground red.

"Ling'er, Ling'er!"

"I won't die. I want to stay with brother Xiaoyao. Linger will give you a happy life..."

Seeing that his wife was about to die and he could do nothing, Li Xiaoyao was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe.

"Brother Xiaoyao, Ling'er wants to go home."

"Okay...I'll take you away."

Li Xiaoyao walked out of the peach blossom forest holding Zhao Linger's body.

The peach blossoms were flying like rain all over the sky, as beautiful as a fairyland, as if they were seeing her off.

"Ka! This one passed! Congratulations to Lin Xuan for finishing!"

After watching the playback, the director stood up and shouted.

Liu Yifei opened her eyes and Lin Xuan slowly put her down.

"Congratulations to brother Xiaoyao for finishing the shoot!"

"It's all finished, and Brother Xiaoyao is here."

"You're finished, I'm not yet."

Liu Yifei still has a few separate scenes to shoot, and it will take a few days to complete.

As of today, the crew has shot 70% of the scenes, and the remaining 30% will have to wait until after the year.

"Director Lin, congratulations on wrapping up the project."

Cai Yinong, the president of Tangren, came over personally holding flowers.

"Mr. Cai, why are you here?"

"Of course I have to come on such an important day."

"Thank you so much."

Lin Xuan took the flowers and took the final photos with the crew.

In the evening, the crew held a closing banquet at the hotel.

Cai Yinong pulled him to the director's and producer's table and said she wanted to talk to him about something.

After three rounds of wine, the five flavors of food are over.

She said: "Director Lin, the soundtrack for Fairy Sword has been completed."

"It's so fast. Don't we usually have to wait for the TV series to be filmed?"

"Sword of Immortality is an adaptation of a game, and the soundtrack can also be based on the plot of the game."

"That's true, who is the composer?"

"The management recommended Mak Chun-hung from Hong Kong Island, and I asked him to get a sample of the soundtrack. I thought it was pretty good. Do you want to listen to it, Director Lin?"

Lin Xuan smiled and shook his head: "No, he was the one I hired when filming "The Best in the World". I am absolutely assured of his abilities."

"The theme song, ending song, and interlude of the TV series have been prepared. If Director Lin is free, please pick two songs and sing them."

Pick two?
Isn't it "June Rain" and "Happy Sigh"?

Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.

The theme song of Fairy Sword "Slaying the Wolf" and the ending song "Finally Understood" are a bit difficult to sing.

Hu Ge is not a professional singer, so Cai Yinong wanted to praise him, so she asked him to sing two not-so-difficult interludes.

Lin Xuan's singing ability is not inferior to that of professional singers, so he must choose one of these two songs.

It has become a tradition for TV dramas to have the lead actor sing the theme song.

"It's no problem to record a song. Do you have a demo?"

Lin Xuan agreed happily.

It’s been a long time since he sang a TV series OST, and fans have been urging him to do so.

"I brought them all!"

Cai Yinong handed him an MP3.

"The recording studio is in Magic City. Director Lin has selected the songs and just takes the time to record them."

"No need to take time. I'll choose the songs today and I can go tomorrow."

With that said, Lin Xuan directly plugged in his headphones.

"so fast."

"The next thing I have to do is promote a movie, so it's hard to find time."

"So that's it. Then leave one of the two songs "June Rain" and "Happy Sigh" for me, and then choose another theme song and ending song."

Lin Xuan immediately understood what she meant and joked with a smile:
"You are so kind to that boy. Isn't he a relative of yours?"

Cai Yinong smiled and shook her head: "Of course not, I'm just optimistic about his development."

After listening to all the songs, Lin Xuan had an idea.

"These songs are all of high quality. Which musician did Mr. Cai find?"

"JS, I don't know if Director Lin has heard of it. The singer group Wanwan is a brother and sister."

"I am ignorant." Lin Xuan shook his head.

"No, besides them, there are Chen Yuren, Tu Ying, and Fang Wenshan."

"Haha, I know Fang Wenshan."

Zhou Jielun's imperial lyrics.

"Legend of Sword and Fairy" has a total of two theme songs and four interludes.

Lin Xuan's favorite song is "Always Quiet".

It's a pity that this song praises Lin Yueru, and it would be best if it was sung by a girl.

Fang Wenshan is the lyricist of this song.

It is said that there was once a girl who liked him, but he had a girlfriend, so it was impossible for him to have the best of both worlds.

The girl didn't fight or fight. She didn't speak and stayed quietly aside.

Lin Yueru's love for Li Xiaoyao in the play happens to be like this.

"Then I will sing "Finally Understand" and "Happy Sigh", "June Rain" is my treasure for you."

"Bah, nonsense, what a treasure."

Cai Yinong hit him in shame.

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The next morning, Lin Xuan and Cai Yinong took a plane to Shanghai together.

Cai Yinong invited him to have lunch at a luxurious restaurant on the Bund.

In the afternoon, the two of them went to the recording studio where Tang Ren collaborated.

The person in charge came out to say hello, and after a few simple polite words, Lin Xuan walked into the recording studio with the score.

Although I haven’t sung for a long time, my performance has not deteriorated and my fundamentals are still there.

I sang it a few times to get a feel for it, corrected a few minor mistakes in the recording studio, and then officially started recording the song.

For non-professional singers, recording songs is similar to filming a TV series.

First record it piece by piece, then edit it and piece it together.

Lin Xuan didn't need to go to such trouble. He could just go through it again, which would only take more time.

An hour later, all the songs were recorded.

The sound engineer admired him and said, "Director Lin, you have such a good voice, it would be a shame not to make a record."

Lin Xuan smiled and waved his hand: "I'm too busy at work and can't spare any time."

Being a singer is not just about releasing a record, you also have to record songs, play songs, sign sales, and hold concerts, which is a lot of trouble.

After leaving the recording studio, Lin Xuan refused Cai Yinong's dinner invitation and flew back to the capital directly.

(End of this chapter)