I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

Jingyi could only decline Zhang Guorong's offer on the grounds that her family had business ties. Besides, the two female lead roles in the film did not appeal to her, one was a supermarket salesperson and the other was a dancer. So let Zhang Manyu and Liu Jialing play the roles!

This kind of movie is good in sales but not in the box office! Although it won the Best Picture Award at the Academy Awards, it was not among the top ten box office hits of the year. Few people went to the theater to watch it!

In November, the film "A Chinese Ghost Story" began to be screened in theaters. It was also introduced in the mainland, Taiwan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. The box office performance continued to rise!

However, in the past two years, the Xiang brothers' Yongsheng Film Company has emerged as a rising star and pioneered gambling films. The year before last, "God of Gamblers" won the box office championship, and last year's "The Saint of Gamblers" and "Casino Tycoon" won the first and second place in the top ten box office.

"Fight Back to School", which was released in the first half of this year, still firmly occupies the top spot in this year's box office. This week's Star is really unstoppable!

The one-month screening period ended. The box office performance of "A Chinese Ghost Story" finally stopped at 42.3 million. It did not break the box office record of 43.83 million of "Fight Back to School".

Among the top ten box office hits this year, Stephen Chow's films accounted for three of them, with "Fight Back to School" ranking first, "Tricky Brains" ranking fifth, and "God of Gamblers 2: The Shanghai Beach" ranking sixth.

But at the Hong Kong Film Awards in January, the best film went to "A Lang's Story", the best director went to Xu Ke, Chow Yun-fat won the best actor, and Lou Jingyi won the best actress. Stephen Chow won nothing!

Jingyi had not released any songs in Hong Kong in 1990. Therefore, at the awards ceremony of the Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs and the Top Ten Golden Songs, she still attended the ceremony as the award presenter of the Music Association.

This year, Andy Lau made his debut and won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Classic Award for the first time with the song "Can You?". Beyond won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Classic Award for the second time in a row with the song "Give Me a Face Party". Zhang Xueyou won the title of Most Popular Male Singer with the song "The Sunset is Drunk". Sally Yeh won the title of Most Popular Female Singer.

It is easy for a singer to develop into an actor, but it takes talent for an actor to develop into a singer. Anyway, only Andy Lau succeeded!

When Zhang Xueyou went on stage to give his acceptance speech, he choked up several times. He recalled that he was eliminated in the preliminary round of the first rookie competition. He was a little discouraged at the time, but it was the judge Lou Jingyi who stopped him and gave him great encouragement. So today, the person he wants to thank especially is his teacher Lou Jingyi.

The applause from the audience was given to Lou Jingyi, which made her feel a little embarrassed. She was curious about what this singer looked like when he was young, so she went to see him.

After finishing the award ceremonies at the end of the year, Jingyi was about to return to Hong Kong. Unexpectedly, Sister Lijun came to Hong Kong from her childhood home. After the two met, Sister Lijun looked haggard, which surprised Jingyi.

It turned out that Polydor Records, a small-time record company, didn't care about Sister Lijun's physical condition at all and insisted on letting her go on tour in Toronto at the end of December.

Sister Lijun, who suffers from asthma, is most afraid of getting cold. She doesn't even dare to use the air conditioner in the summer. It was really cold in Toronto at the end of December. Sister Lijun's asthma relapsed a few days after she arrived there, and it was even more serious than before.

"This guy is such a piece of shit! He exploits his own artists like this? Sister, how long is left on your contract? We won't renew it when it expires!" Jingyi persuaded her.

"I still have one year left on my contract! I was planning to terminate the contract and quit the music industry this year, but the company asked me to hold 37 farewell concerts this year before terminating the contract." Sister Lijun replied in a hoarse voice.

"What? These evil capitalists! They want to squeeze every last drop of oil out of you. With your current physical condition, can you hold these 37 farewell concerts?" Jingyi was furious! Damn! Xiaoshi is really too much.

"There's nothing we can do about it! After all, the contract hasn't expired yet. So, I'll come here to recuperate for a while." Sister Lijun said with a wry smile.

Jingyi shook her head. She was helpless! This contracted artist really had no choice! She had to suffer the company's oppression all the time. Fortunately, she was a freelancer!

She invited Sister Lijun to stay at her place. She continued to use the ginseng nourishing pills to regulate her body, and supplemented it with her thermos cup method.

Jingyi called Lou Mansion in Dongdan, Sijiucheng. She didn't have time to go there during the Spring Festival this year, so she asked her grandma and mom not to wait for her.

The Repulse Bay Villa in Jingyi has a pleasant climate and slightly higher humidity. It is the best place for Sister Lijun to recuperate. Asthma is most afraid of going to the high latitudes in the north. The colder and drier it is, the more likely it is to relapse.

"This little guy is such a piece of shit! These 37 farewell concerts are actually a world tour. They are running all over the world and can't even take a break! I think we should just cancel the contract! They can decide how much liquidated damages they want."

When Jingyi found out that Sister Lijun's 37 farewell concerts were actually a world tour, she couldn't help but curse her for being such a mean person!

Sister Lijun shook her head! Her penalty fee was sky-high! She couldn't make it back in a few years.

"Can I go to your farewell concert and help sing? Just like our first time at the Hong Kong Coliseum, we'll each do half of the performance time. If you can't hold on later, I'll take care of everything for you."

Jingyi suddenly had an idea. She could follow Sister Lijun and take care of her along the way. She could also help Sister Lijun occupy more time on the stage.

"We need to call the company! The decision is entirely in the hands of the company's top management." Sister Lijun didn't know if it would work. With her sisters around to help, she could also reduce some of the burden.

So she called Polydor Records and told them that Lou Jingyi was coming to help her sing. When they heard that Lou Jingyi was coming to help her sing, Xiao Rizi didn't dare to neglect her at all, and several senior executives of the company immediately held a meeting to discuss the matter.

"Lou Jingyi's influence in the world is much greater than that of Teresa Deng! Her many English songs are very popular in Europe and America."

"Since she wants to come and sing with us, then we should agree to her request. All the planning and promotion needs to be changed, and even the venue needs to be moved to a bigger one. We definitely still have time now!"

"When she comes, we must make it clear when signing the performance contract with her. She must sing English songs in all the concerts in North America and Australia."

Several company executives were talking excitedly, thinking that Lou Jingyi was here to help them make money! After making the decision, they immediately called back and agreed to have Lou Jingyi help sing on Deng Lijun's tour.

Here, Sister Lijun is slowly recovering while recuperating here. She looks much better than when she first came! The two chatted about music and gossiped about the entertainment industry. Without the pressure of work, Sister Lijun has regained her former cheerfulness!

"Sister Lijun, what are you going to do after you retire from the music industry?" Jingyi asked her during casual chat.

"Apart from performing on stage, I can't do anything else. I can't compare with you! I heard that your business is doing well now! Let me learn how to do business from you in the future?" Sister Lijun began to tease her.

"Will you feel regretful not going on stage?" Jingyi asked again.

"I don't have any regrets! I have gotten the honors I deserve in my daily life! In Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, my biggest regret is that I have never performed on stage in the mainland."

This is still her biggest regret! The situation has already loosened, but she is also going to quit the music industry!

"As you bid farewell to the music industry in your last year, I'm giving you a gift. Let you win the highest prize in Xiaozi's family again and make them mad."

Jingyi went up to the third floor to her bedroom, closed the door, and then slipped into the station space. She picked and chose in the small western-style building in the space, took two music scores and returned to the music room.

Sister Lijun took the music sheet she handed over and looked at it. One sheet had the Japanese title "With You" written on it, and the other had the title "Riding on the Back of the Silver Dragon".

The song "With You" is the theme song of the daily animation "Spirited Away". It was created in 2001! This song has a beautiful melody and can be called a masterpiece.

The song "Riding on the Back of a Silver Dragon" was created by the legendary singer Xiao Zi Yi in 2003. It is an inspirational song! It also has a Chinese cover version called "The First Dream".

Sister Lijun hummed the song "With You" with her eyes becoming brighter and brighter. These two classic masterpieces can bring her singing career to a perfect end.