Chapter 283 New Song

μμμμμμJust when Tang Shuo was thinking about how to blackmail Li Quan later, the car stopped in front of an ordinary-looking restaurant.

Tang Shuo frowned in confusion. From the outside, this restaurant looked very ordinary. Apart from the strange name, it had no special features at all.

Aunt Edamame?

What is this place?

Tang Shuo immediately thought of the private restaurant he had visited in Yanjing before, and suddenly felt that there might be another world inside.

But after entering, Tang Shuo was a little confused.

There is nothing special about the restaurant inside or outside. The only surprising thing is that there are quite a lot of people inside, and the waiters are all middle-aged women.

A local Mingzhu waitress came up to us with a smile and asked, "Who are they?"

Lu Wanqi smiled and said, "It's reserved. Seat 3 on the second floor."

"Okay." Auntie agreed with a smile, then walked ahead to lead the way.

There is not much difference between the second and first floors of the restaurant, but the seats are separated by bead curtains.

As soon as he went upstairs, Xiao Ran saw Li Quan and a middle-aged woman who was dressed very conservatively sitting in a booth in the corner drinking tea.

The reason is simple: Li Quan's iconic baseball cap is too eye-catching.

"You're here so soon." Seeing Lu Wanqi and Xiao Ran coming up, Li Quan immediately stood up and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Xie Erfu. She wrote and composed the theme song for this show."

"Erfu, I don't need to introduce these two to you."

"No need." The middle-aged woman smiled very kindly, stood up and shook hands with Lu Wanqi and Xiao Ran.

Tang Shuo then slowly stepped out from behind Lu Wanqi and Xiao Ran, looking at Li Quan with a sneer on his face.

Li Quan had never expected that Tang Shuo was there too. He had only seen a figure just now, because it was either Lu Wanqi or Xiao Ran's assistant.

Some time ago, he kept asking Lu Wanqi about Tang Shuo, and even suggested that Tang Shuo could be the protagonist of the new movie, but Lu Wanqi politely declined.

So he gradually gave up the idea and just said that he must invite Tang Shuo to play a supporting role.

Seeing Tang Shuo coming in, Li Quan stood up and grabbed Tang Shuo's hand. He said, "Have you figured it out?"

“…”

Tang Shuo was stunned. Why did Li Quan become so weird? What did he want to figure out?

"Don't worry, as long as you come to film, I will definitely make you a top star." Seeing Tang Shuo's puzzled expression, Li Quan took the initiative to speak. "Even if it's the salary for this movie, I will give you the salary that only top actors can get."

Although Li Quan was a little worried about Tang Shuo before, the currently popular "Killing the Corrupt" has explained everything.

"The Greed Killer" is also a peculiar phenomenon among kung fu films. Normally, a film's reputation is usually dominated by its lead actor and actress, with the rest of the cast serving as supporting characters at best. However, behind the immense popularity of "The Greed Killer" was the rise of a minor character who didn't even appear in the film.

With "killing greed" as the foundation, he believed that Tang Shuo would surely become a hot kung fu superstar in the future.

Tang Shuo didn't say anything, but the middle-aged woman named Xie Erfu who had just been introduced opened her mouth in surprise.

Although she wasn't from the film industry, what rank of director was Li Quan? How could he make such a promise to someone? Normally, a small role in a film by an A-list star would be a topic of conversation.

But judging from the appearance of this man, isn't it a bit of a pipe dream to become a top actor?

"I'm not interested." Tang Shuo refused directly.

If it were before, he might have been more tactful in his words, but after the incident at the cinema, Tang Shuo had become somewhat reluctant to avoid these things.

Hearing Tang Shuo's answer, Xie Erfu's mouth almost dropped to the ground.

She felt like she must have seen a ghost today. Someone actually rejected Li Quan's invitation, and the rejection was so clean and neat!

Xie Erfu immediately concluded that the man was sick.

Lu Wanqi and Xiao Ran exchanged a glance. They both knew Tang Shuo's thoughts, so this answer wasn't unexpected.

Even so, they both felt very sorry about this matter.

Li Quan smiled awkwardly, then realized that this was not the place to talk, and said, "Sit down first, sit down first."

After everyone sat down, the waitress who had been standing by asked, "What would you like to order?"

"Let's chat first. I'll call you when it's time to order." Li Quan said with a smile, "Please bring us a pot of tea first."

"Okay." Auntie smiled brightly and turned to serve tea to everyone.

After the other party left, Li Quan seemed to have forgotten what he had just said to Tang Shuo, and said to Xiao Ran, "Erfu is the number one classical musician in China. The song 'The Return of the East Wind' was composed by her, but she used a stage name for the signature."

After a pause, Li Quan continued, "It took me a long time to get her to write the lyrics and compose the music this time, but she requested a specific singer, and that singer is you."

Xiao Ran's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Can I know what kind of song it is?"

"The Return of the East Wind" is said to have pioneered Chinese-style music. Xiao Ran has listened to it countless times, but apart from the singer Wang Tianhou, not much other information is known to the outside world.

Xiao Ran didn't expect that the person sitting opposite him was actually the originator of this song. He was a completely groundbreaking figure.

"Chinese style," Xie Erfu interjected, "but it's completely different from your song ザ迷不有初シ."

At this time, the waitress brought the tea over, poured it for a few people, and then retreated.

"Can I take a look first?" Xiao Ran said to Xie Erfu, "Of course, I'm not questioning you, I just want to know if the song is suitable for my singing style."

Tang Shuo had no interest in what they were talking about and just flipped through the menu.

After seeing the prices on the menu, Tang Shuo almost wanted to jump up and down and scold Li Quan. This guy was too stingy!

This restaurant specializes in Mingzhu's local cuisine, which is quite good, but the prices are a bit too affordable.

The most expensive dish is a crab noodle dish, which costs only 280 yuan!

At this price, it wouldn't cost much even if he ordered a full table, let alone make Li Quan spend the money.

Tang Shuo picked up the tea and took two big gulps before he calmed down a little.

Lu Wanqi, who was sitting next to Tang Shuo, smiled and whispered to him, "This is a long-established local restaurant. The food is delicious. Many Mingzhu locals like to eat here."

"Yeah." Tang Shuo nodded resentfully and agreed.

"The song hasn't been written yet," Xie Erfu said directly. "Director Li just gave me a copy of the script. I have a preliminary plan in mind and am ready to tailor a song for you. This is just a temporary contact."

"I see." Xiao Ran nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for your news. You can contact me anytime after the production is finished. I won't be working during this period."

Xie Erfu nodded and continued, "But I have a request."

"What do you want?"

"I saw your concert at Yanjing," Xie Erfu said, "and I need the person who was your guest at that time to accompany you."

Xiao Ran instinctively turned his head to look at Tang Shuo and said hesitantly, "This..."

"That guest who called back then." Xie Erfu, assuming Xiao Ran had forgotten, reminded him. "Are there any difficulties? His performance of "ザ廣涼三宮" (Za Guangling San) last time was so impressive. If he could accompany the theme song this time, the performance would definitely be even better."

Tang Shuo knew at this time that the other party was talking about him, but he had no intention of joining in the fun. Moreover, this matter was to help Li Quan, so he was naturally very unhappy.

"I have to get my friend's consent first," Xiao Ran said. "I can't make a decision on this matter for now."

"Who is your friend?" Li Quan asked. "I do have some connections both inside and outside the circle. If you have any difficulties, I might be able to help!"