The longed-for village system

Chapter 188 Going Home and Brother Bo's Arrival
"Damn it, why did I go out to dinner tonight? Why didn't I check the news on my phone? I didn't even see my idol's live stream right away."

"What nonsense are you spouting upstairs? I'm the one who should be cursing! What a misunderstanding! My house is right next door and I had no idea my idol was having a concert here tonight."

"Seeing this guy makes me feel better. I live right next door and I still missed Brother Chen's live performance, haha!"

Although there are many videos and recorded footage online, they still feel a bit inferior to live streaming. At least the atmosphere is different. During live streaming, viewers can interact by sending bullet comments. Although the idols can't see them, it feels different when everyone is sending them together!

Of course, after this commotion, more and more people joined the chorus urging Chen Qing to hold a concert, which caused the urge to "update" that was originally in fifth place on the trending searches to instantly rise to the first place.

Inside a hotel in Beijing, watching his expensive purchase of the top trending topic only last for less than two hours before being pushed down to third place, he felt like killing someone.

"This was an unexpected situation. We never expected Chen Qing to appear in Beijing and even hold a small concert on the street. The online buzz is too great right now, and they don't dare to suppress it. However, they will refund the money we paid this time."

The middle-aged man could only nod helplessly as he watched the online buzz. Why did things always go wrong when he tried to get on the trending topics list? He thought he was sure to make it this time, but it was pushed down in less than two hours.

However, he dared not complain. Neither Weibo nor Chen Qing were people he could afford to offend. Although he held a very high position in the music industry, going head-to-head with a big company would definitely result in a terrible defeat. As for Chen Qing, he dared not confront him directly.

Everyone in this circle knows that Chen Qing holds an extraordinary position. He was recently invited to attend the National Army Day Gala, which speaks volumes.

Going head-on with an artist with political connections would be suicidal. Besides, the money was returned, which means the other party didn't dare to offend Chen Qing. I didn't suffer any losses and even got almost two hours of free trending topics. So, I made a profit.

"Forget it, Chen Qing and Zhao Xiaogu are too popular right now, and it would be unreasonable for Chen Qing to sing seven or eight songs today without trending on social media. Since they have already refunded the money, let's leave it at that for now! We can talk about it again when we have the chance."

The agent breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. This master was not someone to be trifled with, but he hadn't expected to be so understanding this time. No, it could only be said that Chen Qing's influence was too great. If it were any other popular young actor, they would definitely be cursing him out by now.

Unbeknownst to Chen Qing, he had unintentionally pushed a senior colleague off the trending topics list. Back in his hotel room, he received a call from the person in charge of the event, informing him to go to the venue for rehearsal the next day. After all, he was the only one who hadn't rehearsed even once before.

Holding Zhao Xiaogu's soft body, Chen Qing drifted off to sleep. The next morning, after having breakfast at the hotel, Chen Qing arrived at the venue and, led by his assistant, met the famous director Chen Yimou.

"Hello, Director Chen, I am Chen Qing." As a well-known director, Chen Qing naturally greeted the other party first.

"Chen Qing, hello! Seeing is believing, and I'm so glad to finally meet you, such a talented man."

When Chen Yimou saw Chen Qing, he immediately stood up to greet him. After all, Chen Qing's current status was still very sensitive, and he admired Chen Qing's creative talent. He was even thinking about having the opportunity to collaborate with him in the future!

Of course, his collaboration was to have Chen Qing write the theme song for the movie he was filming. As for co-starring, that would depend on Chen Qing's acting skills. He wouldn't ask Chen Qing to participate in the movie just because he wrote the theme song; that was absolutely impossible for him, unless it was a minor role that had no impact whatsoever. But could Chen Qing play such a role? After a brief greeting, the two immediately got into work mode. Chen Qing handed the song he had prepared to Chen Yimou, saying, "Director Chen, this is the song I prepared for this gala. What do you think? If you don't like it, just let me know and I can prepare something else."

Hearing Chen Qing's words, Chen Yimou and the other staff members were all taken aback, secretly marveling at how accurate the online reviews of him were.

What a prodigy! In just a few days, he not only wrote a song to prepare for the gala performance, but he can also write another one on the spot. It seems that new songs are really worthless to him.

Chen Yimou didn't say anything, but took the USB drive from Chen Qing, inserted it into the computer, opened the file, and started listening. As time went by, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and his face practically screamed "satisfaction."

"Great, great, great! A true genius indeed! This song is well-written and sung, it's perfect for the gala." Chen Yimou immediately gave Chen Qing a thumbs up after listening to the song, before continuing to ask, "What's the name of this song?"

"The Heart of China"

Chen Qing responded with a smile that he had chosen this song after several considerations. Although there are many patriotic songs, others are more suitable for singing on National Day, while this song "Huaxia Xin" can be sung anytime and anywhere.

Another reason is that Chen Qing feels this song suits him very well now. Even after traversing this world, he will still love China and the Chinese nation that gave him birth, nurtured him, and raised him.

"Great, great, great! What a wonderful song, 'The Heart of China'! Xiao Chen, may I call you that? I hope you can write a theme song for my movie if you have the chance. Your talent is truly amazing."

"Of course, I really enjoy watching your movies. If I have the opportunity, I would like to work with you sometime. It would be my honor."

We've said the polite words for now. As for what happens later, we'll see. If the system still has restrictions, we can just stall, or we can simply say there aren't any suitable songs. Do you think a director of his stature would come knocking on his door?

"Okay, then it's a deal! Let's add each other as friends later! Now you get ready to go on stage for rehearsal, a few rehearsals shouldn't be a problem."

Chen Yimou was overjoyed to receive Chen Qing's consent. If he weren't still working, he would have asked his assistant to bring him his phone and add Chen Qing as a friend.

The assistants and deputy directors next to him were also extremely shocked to see Chen Yimou treating Chen Qing specially. Was this still the same Director Chen who was fair and just in everything? He actually said that it was okay to rehearse the colorful scenes a few times.

Of course, they were also curious about what kind of song Chen Qing had written. Judging from the song title, it was undoubtedly a patriotic song, but what kind of lyrics and song could have prompted Director Chen to say such an unusual thing?

(End of this chapter)