“Oh, my cell phone. It ran out of battery and turned off. I didn’t bring a spare battery with me, so I’m charging it in my room now.” Shen Lang looked at Du Ting’s anxious face and his expression instantly became serious. He turned sideways and gestured for her to come in, saying, “If you have anything to say, come in and talk.”

Du Ting hurriedly followed him into the yard, sat down, took a long breath, and slowly said, “It’s like this, Mr. Fang has received a big project. Next year is the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Fascist War, so the Propaganda Department of China, Golden Shield Films and Beijing Film Studio plan to co-produce a movie, aiming to continue the red bloodline, promote the Chinese spirit, and cultivate patriotism. Then they want to hand this project over to our Julang Films and Mr. Fang’s Shenghua Films.”

Chinese Propaganda Department?
Golden Shield Films?

Beijing Film Studio?
Any one of these three units is a very important presence in the film and television industry. Now that the three parties have joined forces, we can see the importance of this project.

Shen Lang finally understood why Du Ting was so anxious. This was indeed a big deal. He said, “Just shoot it.”

Du Ting then added: “However, time is very tight and it must be released during the National Day holiday next year.”

Her implication was obvious. At present, key elements such as the script, director, and actors are still undecided, and everything needs to be finalized quickly in a short period of time.

Shen Lang thought for a moment and said, “I wrote a song before, dedicated to the older generation, paying tribute to their struggles and dedication. Combining what you just said, I just got an inspiration. I will go to the screenwriting department in a couple of days to talk to them. I will try to write the story before the New Year, and then prepare before the Spring Festival. There is enough time.”

Seeing that he was so confident, Du Ting nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll go and reply to Mr. Fang.”

After saying that, she turned around and left in a hurry without staying for a moment.

After seeing Du Ting leave, Gao Yuanyuan came out from the inner room and asked curiously, “What happened? Why is Sister Du so anxious?”

Shen Lang briefly narrated the story to her, and then immersed himself in conceiving the story.

In fact, Shen Lang was not just being perfunctory with Du Ting.

He indeed plagiarized the song, which is “As Wish” by Wang Jingfei in the original time and space, and the lyricist and composer happened to be Tang Tian and Qian Lei.

This song is the theme song of the war art film “My Fathers and Me”, which was co-directed by Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Xu Zheng, and Shen Teng. It consists of four units: “Riding the Wind”, “Poetry”, “Duck Knows for Sure”, and “Youth’s Journey”. It tells the story of several generations of fathers and representative groups of each period in four different historical periods of revolution, construction, reform and opening up, and the new era, who have not forgotten their original aspirations, forged ahead, and inherited the national spirit.

As for the theme, it must be in line with the requirement of “presenting the continuation of the red bloodline, promoting the Chinese spirit, and cultivating the feelings of family and country.”

However, Shen Lang has another choice, which is “Founding of a Republic” in which 172 stars participated.

But after a little thought, he felt that this film would be best released as a tribute to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the country, that is, in 2009.

As time goes by, when the afterglow of the setting sun slowly flows into the courtyard, this small world is dyed in a warm orange hue.

The branches and leaves of the ginkgo tree in the yard sway gently in the autumn breeze, as if whispering to the setting sun.

On the stone table in the yard, there were still traces of Shen Lang and Gao Yuanyuan drinking tea in the morning, and a few wisps of tea fragrance drifted faintly in the air.

“You’ve been writing for several hours. Why don’t you take a break?” Gao Yuanyuan said softly while changing Shen Lang’s tea, her eyes full of concern.

“Almost done.” Shen Lang took a sip of warm tea. The hot steam filled his face, easing his tired expression a little.

He still follows the original film “My Fathers and Me”, retaining the four units “Riding the Wind”, “Poetry”, “Duck Prophet” and “Youth’s Journey”.

Riding the Wind: During the May 1942st anti-“mopping up” campaign in 60, the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment had originally successfully escaped from the enemy’s encirclement, but in order to contain the enemy and rescue the besieged cadres and the masses, after a short respite, it was ordered to return to the hinterland of the base area to continue the struggle. For more than days, the Ji Zhong Cavalry Regiment fought desperately in the “iron wall encirclement” of tens of thousands of enemies, used traditional cavalry shock tactics to tear a bloody gap in the Japanese blockade line, and heroically completed the mission.

Poem: With the launch of Dongfanghong-1969, China’s first artificial earth satellite, as the background, it tells the story of a space family in who, for the sake of their country’s space industry, braved all difficulties and stayed on the front line of space exploration. Their descendants inherited the dream and galloped through the universe. The space spirit of daring to explore and climb to the top was passed down from generation to generation in this family.

The Duck Prophet: In the late 70s, the spring breeze of reform and opening up had just arrived in Shanghai, and all walks of life were eager to seek development and innovation. Zhao Pingyang took advantage of the situation to seize the opportunity of the times and filmed China’s first TV commercial, becoming the “first to jump in”, and the representative of this wave of innovation.

Youth’s Journey: A robot from the year 2050 returns to the year 2005 with a mission and meets Xiaoxiao, a mischievous boy with a dream of science. The two become a temporary father and son by accident. In their hilarious yet warm interactions, the robot dad subtly strengthens Xiaoxiao’s pursuit of his scientific dream, allowing technological innovation to take root in the child’s heart and becoming Xiaoxiao’s guide on the road to realizing his dream.

Shen Lang only needs to write down the outline of the story in his memory, and let the screenwriting department complete the detailed presentation.

Half an hour later, he put down his pen and finally finished.

Shen Lang stretched, and his joints made a “cracking” sound. Then he realized that Gao Yuanyuan was not in the room, so he got up and went out.

In the yard, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the bluestone road, creating a faint golden color. Hearing the sound of cooking in the kitchen, he walked over following the sound.

I saw Gao Yuanyuan wearing an apron, preparing dinner seriously.

Her hair was a little messy and fell beside her cheeks. She was concentrating on stir-frying the vegetables in the wok. The smell of smoke lingering around her made her look particularly charming.

Shen Lang walked over quietly, like a child stealing food, picked up a piece of fried dried tofu and twice-cooked pork and put it in his mouth. The aroma of the meat instantly filled his mouth. He squinted his eyes in satisfaction and uttered a heartfelt compliment: “It smells so good!”

Gao Yuanyuan noticed the movement beside her, turned around and saw Shen Lang trying to taste something, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a sweet smile, bright and warm, and said: “It will be ready soon.”

Shen Lang helped to set the table with nimble hands and feet, placing the dishes and chopsticks neatly. Every movement he made was done with a touch of homely skill.

After a while, Gao Yuanyuan carefully carried the last plate of delicious stir-fried seasonal vegetables to the table, put it down gently, and said expectantly: “Come, try my cooking today and see if I have improved.”

Shen Lang looked at the table full of sumptuous dishes. The steaming hot air with the aroma of the food filled his nose, tempting his taste buds. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fresh steamed sea bass, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully. After swallowing it, he said: “This fish is very fresh, the fish meat melts in your mouth, fresh and tender, it is a river fish, not a pond fish.”

Gao Yuanyuan pouted when she saw that he was only praising the fish.

Shen Lang smiled and said, “Of course, without good cooking skills, no matter how good the ingredients are, you can’t make delicious dishes.”

Gao Yuanyuan was amused and giggled, her cheeks flushed, and she said, “You are the only one who knows how to make people happy. If it tastes good, eat more.” Inside the house, the two of them ate and talked, and the warm yellow light poured down, outlining a warm and beautiful picture.

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As the end of the year approaches, the entire entertainment industry seems to be wound up, with all kinds of activities coming in like a tide.

Shen Lang’s schedule was also packed, but because of his ongoing tour, he had to reluctantly give up some commercial performance invitations and those highly anticipated award ceremonies.

Although he has long announced that he will no longer compete for domestic music awards, in the hearts of many organizers, he is still the most dazzling star on the stage and the first choice for performance guests and award presenters.

In addition to music events, various ceremonies such as TV drama award ceremonies and film award ceremonies have also extended olive branches to him, trying to invite him to add luster to the events.

Time flies, and it is October 10th, and the sun is shining on the vibrant coastal city of Miami.

Today, Shen Lang is about to usher in the last stop of his overseas tour.

The show will be held at the Hard Rock Stadium, home to American football, Formula 1, tennis, Jazz in the Garden and other festivals, as well as six Super Bowls, major concerts and international football matches.

This magnificent stadium can accommodate 6.5 people, making it Shen Lang’s concert with the largest number of audiences overseas.

Looking back at this year, Shen Lang’s development overseas can be described as smooth sailing.

When he won those seven Grammy trophies, the entire international music scene was shocked and his name became the focus of heated discussion among music lovers around the world.

Subsequently, his second English album “Voice of the World” was released, which quickly swept major music charts with its highly infectious melody and profound and moving lyrics.

At the same time, his student Taylor’s first solo album “Taylor Swift” was also released, triggering a buying frenzy around the world.

In addition, the first albums of Bruno Mars, Adele, Republic and others have all achieved good results.

These successes have brought Shen Lang’s influence and popularity to new heights, and he has become a shining star on the international music stage.

This time, the 6.5 tickets for the Miami concert were sold out the moment they went on sale.

The hot scene where tickets are hard to come by is enough to prove Shen Lang’s super high popularity among overseas fans.

And tonight’s stage is star-studded, with all the overseas singers under Jingtao Music coming out in full force.

Among them are the potential new stars Song Qian, Jessica Jung, Yoona Lim, Taeyeon Kim, Jiyeon Park, and HyunA Kim, who were recently signed to form a top Korean girl group. They will serve as dancers for many of Shen Lang’s songs to increase their stage experience.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang from China will also appear. Arranging these two people to come adds a unique oriental flavor to the concert. Together with overseas singers, they form a diverse and wonderful music camp.

Of course, the first protagonist is Shen Lang, and the second protagonist is Taylor, because both of them will sing the title song of their second album this year for the first time at the concert.

At the same time, in the luxuriously decorated villa in Houston.

Somehow Beyoncé, Jay-Z and his wife got together with Katherine, and their topic at this moment was closely centered around Shen Lang.

“(English) Oh, my God, how did 6.5 tickets get sold?” Catherine frowned, her face full of disbelief, and her words were filled with deep surprise and confusion, as if in her cognition, this was something that would never happen.

Jay-Z sat on the sofa, looking relaxed. He just shrugged his shoulders and said calmly, “It’s not surprising, because there are many Asians and Chinese in Miami. It’s not difficult to get 6.5.”

“But who is listening to his songs? His English album sold so many copies and even topped the world record sales chart in 2004!” Catherine seemed to be ignited and screamed again. Her voice rose unconsciously and her eyes were full of shock and confusion. In her opinion, it was really hard to understand how a Chinese singer from the East could achieve such dazzling results.

“Hehe, there are so many Chinese people, more than one billion of them, and yet we were still defeated by Usher.” Beyonce sat aside, crossing her arms across her chest, her tone sour and her jealousy not concealed at all.

Data on the global music market as of today.

Usher’s album “Confessions” has sold 1180 million copies worldwide, with 790 million copies sold in the United States alone.

Shen Lang’s album “Voice of the World” has sold 1300 million copies worldwide, and sales in the United States have reached 685 million copies.

In terms of popular singles, Usher has 4 number one singles and Shen Lang has 2 number one singles.

If we only look at the domestic American market, Shen Lang is slightly inferior.

However, he is a Chinese singer, not an American singer, and he has only been in the overseas market for less than two years. It is a miracle that he has achieved such remarkable results in such a short period of time.

Let’s turn our attention to Beyoncé. Her new album “Live at Wembley” released this year only ranked 17th on the domestic sales chart in the United States, and just made it into the top in the world. It doesn’t even have a champion single.

In comparison, Taylor’s album “Taylor Swift” was more impressive than hers, with sales of 390 million copies in the United States, ranking third, and global sales of 3 million copies, ranking sixth, and also had one champion single.

Therefore, Beyonce felt even more uncomfortable because she was not as good as Shen Lang, and even worse than Shen Lang’s students.

Of course, Catherine was equally upset because her record sales were not even a fraction of theirs.

Jay-Z was also very unhappy, with a fierce look flashing across his eyes. (End of this chapter)