The next day, the hotel front desk called the room.
Amidst the ringing, Fang Yan put down the pen he was writing "Farewell My Concubine" and stood up to pick it up.
On the phone, the front desk lady conveyed in a sweet voice that there was a gentleman named "Guo Chongyuan" in the lobby who wanted to see him.
“Then let him come up.”
Fang Yan hung up the phone with a smile.
What happened was not beyond his expectation. As expected, Guo Chongyuan was entrusted by Jin Yong and asked him to describe it in Ming Pao.
I just didn’t expect that I just agreed yesterday and would be invited today.
"Excuse me, Mr. Fang"
Guo Chongyuan stated his purpose straightforwardly, "I don't know when it will be convenient for you..."
"It's better to choose the day than to hit it, let's just do it now. Okay.”
Fang Yan said that he had made an appointment with Li Bihua in the afternoon and asked her to be a guide to take Gong Qie, Fang Yan and others shopping.
Hearing "Li Bihua", Guo Chongyuan felt a sudden thought and said in a roundabout way: "Mr. Fang, I don't know how you plan to travel?"
Fang Yan said with a smile: "Bihua can't drive, so You can only take a taxi. "
"Taking a taxi is very troublesome, and the fare is expensive. If you encounter a shady driver, he will deliberately take detours and skip the meter to trick people. "
Guo Chongyuan patted his chest and recommended himself. , If you don’t give up, I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses!
Fang Yan said: "Are you going to be our driver?"
"That's right! Since you are Mr. Cha's guest, you are naturally also a guest of "Ming Pao"!"
Guo Chongyuan said categorically: "We can It's disrespectful and ruins the way we treat guests."
Fang Yan cast a scrutinizing gaze and said, "That's fine."
Guo Chongyuan felt a sense of joy, and he was so happy.
Fang Yan deliberately teased him, "Ah, it suddenly occurred to me that since Mr. Guo is willing to be the driver and tour guide, there is no need to trouble Bihua anymore. When I get to Ming Pao later, I need to make a phone call first to inform him. Bihua..."
Guo Chongyuan blurted out: "I can't do it!"
Fang Yan suppressed a smile and asked: "Oh, Mr. Guo, what do you mean?"
"Miss Li is better off."
Guo Chongyuan turned red with embarrassment. Face said that he wanted to take this opportunity to compensate Li Bihua for breaking the vase last time.
Seeing Fang Yan teasing him with a cat stick, Gong Cie handed over the briefcase, shook his head and said with a smile:
"Okay, let's go quickly, don't let Mr. Jin wait too long ”
“Yes, yes, Mrs. Fang is right!”
Guo Chongyuan climbed down the steps, fearing that his pursuit of Li Bihua would be revealed if he continued.
Fang Yan, prompted by Gong Xie's eyes, said no more. After the two left the hotel, they drove to the "Ming Pao" building in a car.
Jin Yong's office was on the top floor of the building. Guo Chongyuan knocked on the door and heard the voice of "Please come in" coming from inside.
Pushing open the door, Fang Yan saw Jin Yong in a suit and leather shoes. There was a man wearing glasses sitting on the sofa next to him.
"I have admired Mr. Mister's name for a long time, and today I finally got to meet him."
"Haha, Fang Sheng, I am the same. I am so lucky to see you."
Jin Yong asked him to call himself "Cha Xian" "Everyone calls me that. Of course, some people call me 'Mr. Jin,' but I usually ignore them." Then he introduced the person next to him: "He is." My best friend, Huang Di.”
"Nice to meet you."
The two shook hands and looked at each other.
Huang Zhan squinted his eyes and grinned, with a playful and cynical look, but it did not make anyone feel unlearned or unskilled at all.
After all, this person is known as the "Three Masters of Ci" along with Qiao Yu and Zhuang Nu. He knows both lyrics and music, as well as novels, and is versatile.
“I have also heard of Mr. Huang’s name.”
Fang Yan smiled.
"Fang Sheng has heard of me?"
Huang Zhan was surprised and said: "But I have never been to the mainland, how did you know about it? Could it be Is it a gossip magazine?" Fang Yan said: " "My Chinese Heart" was written by Mr. Huang, right? To sing.
Fang Yan said with a smile: "I was also a member of the Spring Festival Gala creative team at the time, and it was my suggestion that the song "My Chinese Heart" be selected for the Spring Festival Gala program."
"There is such a thing!"
Huang Zhan and Jin Yong looked at each other, and then burst into laughter, "If you put it that way, they are really destined!"
"That's right." Fang Yan restrained his smile.
"In this case, we must have a good drink!" Huang Zhan said happily.
Jin Yong shook his head: "We agreed that today is the day to make tea and talk about heroes. Look, I have prepared all the tea."
Fang Yan glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that all the tea sets on the table were ready. Steam gradually emitted from the mouth of the purple clay pot of water.
Huang Zhan sighed: "It's a pity. If Brother Gu were still alive, we would be drinking and discussing heroes now!"
As soon as these words came out, Jin Yong's eyes turned gloomy. , Fang Yan said with regret: "It's a pity that I couldn't meet the ancient hero."
Huang Zhan noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere and hurriedly changed the topic to Fang Yan.
“I also saw Mr. Fang’s name from the Hong Kong tabloids at the beginning.”
“I never expected that Mr. Fang would have such a talent at such a young age. He is proficient in novels, literature, poetry, and prose. , also has such profound academic attainments, a book "Guns, Guns, "Virus and Steel", I was really shocked after watching it."
"It's good, I also watched "Guns, Virus and Steel""
Jin. Yong nodded repeatedly and praised this book. No wonder it caused a huge craze in the United States.
“It’s a prize, it’s a prize.”
Fang Yan waved his hand, "This is also just in time, it happens to be when the movie "Saving Private Ryan" is released."
"Yes, "Saving Private Ryan"!"
Huang Zhan slapped the table, "Look, I was so happy that I didn't even mention it. Fang Sheng still stayed with me." I am also a film and television screenwriter, but what makes me most happy is that a talented person like you is also one of my poets! How wonderful!”
Fang Yan was surprised, I had only heard of it. Songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan flow into the mainland, but I have never heard of songs with lyrics written by myself also flowing into Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Huang Zhan smiled and said, "This is what Mr. Xu and Ms. Shi told me."
Fang Yan was greatly surprised. It turned out to be Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng.
Huang Zhanyan briefly and comprehensively talked about the origins of the two parties. He first established cooperation with Xu Ke during the filming of "Shanghai Nights" and composed 12 songs for the film, including the theme song "Late Night". Wind", and since then, they have maintained a long-term cooperative relationship.
Having said this, he clapped his hands and said, "No, you have come to me again this time and asked me to provide the soundtrack for a movie adapted from your novel."
""Once Upon a Time in China" "Ling Yun"?" Fang Yan raised his eyebrows.
"That's it!" Huang Zhan said in a disappointed tone, "I wrote four drafts, and he sent them back. It's really difficult to maintain."
Fang Yan smiled and said, "I know Director Xu. I'm striving for excellence. I'm afraid I want to stimulate all your potential."
Huang Zhan curled his lips, "No need to stimulate, I really am." Not exciting at all He won’t come out.”
“Don’t worry, he and Ms. Shi are setting up a studio in Chedun, Shanghai, and even if they want to be excited, they won’t be able to do it for a while.”
Fang Yan said in a joking tone.
Huang Zhan smiled bitterly, "If you die early and die late, you will all die."
Jin Yong said to him, "Don't say anything depressing. Isn't this the author of "The Great Master Huang Feihong"? In front of Fang Sheng, you can ask him what he thinks."
< br>"Yes!" Huang Zhan cast his gaze, "Fang Sheng, I don't know what you think about "Huang Zhan" Any advice on the lyrics and composition of the soundtrack of "Feihong"?"
Fang Yan touched his chin, "I wonder if you two have ever heard of "General's Order"?"
Huang Zhan is well versed in music. Of course, he knows the "General's Order" and hums the melody with ease.
Fang Yan said: "How about we adapt this ancient song into a new song and add new words?"
Huang Zhan asked: "What about Ci?"
"It seems that Fang Sheng has a plan in mind."
Jin Yong handed over the pen and paper, and went over with his old friend. In the first line, he wrote -
"Men should strengthen themselves". (End of this chapter)