no house on land

The meeting place was arranged on the second floor of a cafe.

The cafe is very large, and the decoration style is small and fresh, with all kinds of pendants and bead curtains.

When Lu Li got out of Jack Lee's car, Jack Lee went to park the car, and when he came back, he led him, who looked around, to the small door on the right side of the cafe.

Compared to the main door, the small door here really makes it impossible to see that there is a door here...

The door here is facing the spiral staircase. JackLee seems to be very familiar with it. He leads him up the stairs, and after passing through the small corridor where the guests are, the door of the small room next to the window is displayed in front of them...

It is rare for the interior of a cafe to be used for entertaining guests, so Lu Li vaguely guessed something.

After entering the small room, the door was closed, and there were two people sitting in a place similar to an office - Lu Xiujing and Shen Nianwei.

The last time Lu Li participated in the Baltimore Film Festival, he only remembered Shen Nianwei's star-chasing hairstyle. Now she is sitting behind a black desk, with wavy hair permed in wine red, and bright red lipstick on her lips. The makeup on the palm-sized face is thick and gorgeous, making people think of the flamboyant peony...

An off-shoulder silver-gray long dress, glittering like diamonds on it, fair skin, black high-heeled shoes under the raised Erlang legs...

Jack Lee suddenly couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that Nianwei's charm is still the same after all these years, look at it, the children are all dumbfounded."

Lu Li's face turned red immediately, he was speechless, Shen Nianwei couldn't help laughing, turned to Lu Xiujing and said, "Your little friend is very interesting."

Lu Xiujing nodded, actually responding to the meaning of the word "your family".

"Sit down!" Shen Nianwei greeted Lu Li, and Lu Li sat down a little restrainedly, causing Shen Nianwei's smile to widen even more.

Lu Li said, "Ex, senior..." I don't know how to address Shen Nianwei, but senior is a very appropriate choice, "Is it you who want to see me?"

Shen Nianwei was a little surprised and said, "Why didn't Lee tell you?"

JackLee spread his hands and said, "I thought Lu told him."

Lu Li looked at Lu Xiujing with a blank face.

Lu Xiujing was drinking tea from a round porcelain cup—almost exactly the same as the round porcelain cup in his office, and it was black tea.

Shen Nianwei smiled and said, "Old Lu is still the same as before, he doesn't like to tell others surprises in advance..." She looked Lu Li from top to bottom, and said, "You accepted the endorsement of Xingyun Entertainment Center, right?"

Lu Li was a little nervous and said, "Yes, I will participate in promotional activities when the Nebula Entertainment Center is completed by the end of the year..."

Shen Nianwei said quickly: "It just so happens that Kaisa Xu Mianfeng's global concert has already finished, and he will release another record when the time comes, with you..."

Lu Li suddenly remembered that Lu Xiujing had told him earlier that he wanted Xu Mianfeng to take him with him: "Senior, I, my singing skills are not very good."

Shen Nianwei raised her eyebrows and said: "Really, I'll listen to you sing a few lines?"

Lu Li looked at Lu Xiujing with some embarrassment.

Shen Nianwei smiled and said, "Are you shy?"

Lu Li immediately said, "Then I'll sing, Xu Mianfeng's."

Shen Nianwei nodded and asked Jack Lee to play him some music.

Lu Li just wanted to sing a few lines a cappella, of course it wouldn't be so troublesome, so he chose the most popular melody to start: "I want to meet you for the first time, and love you for the first time, I hope you and I will go forward..."

He couldn't help but pause after singing a few lines. Lu Xiujing was watching him with a teacup in his hand, and he stopped his voice reflexively.

Shen Nianwei said: "Just a few words?"

Lu Li avoided Lu Xiujing's gaze with a little embarrassment and said, "That... two sentences, it's about the same..."

Seeing that he was so nervous, Shen Nianwei comforted him: "Although your voice is not the sound of nature, it is not as bad as you imagined."

JackLee moved a chair and sat on it, and said, "Lu Li wants to be a simple actor, doesn't he? I think he's very talented in acting. Even if he doesn't develop in other areas, he still has a bright future."

Shen Nianwei said: "Domestic actors often have to sing the theme song and the ending song when they are acting in TV dramas. In China, the more versatile the artist, the better—"

JackLee said, "Nianwei, what do you think when you see Lu Li?"

Shen Nianwei suddenly changed the subject, and said, "Your role is the leading role."

JackLee frowned immediately: "This..."

Shen Nianwei stared at Lu Li and said, "I think he is suitable."

JackLee looked at Lu Li and then at Lu Xiujing, and said with a wry smile, "I thought you were looking for Lu Li for something, so it was to dig a hole for me to jump in." He thought Shen Nianwei was looking for him because of Xu Mianfeng He was caught off guard when the topic of the concert turned to him!

Shen Nianwei smiled and said, "Don't worry too much!"

Jack Lee said with a serious expression: "Give me a reason." Although he is a very good friend, it is still a bit presumptuous to directly ask him to choose the leading role.Shen Nianwei has never been like this before, including returning Tang Ruo's favor, Jack Lee is half helping friends and half really wanting to cooperate with Kaisa.

Shen Nianwei said, "I think Lu Li fits your definition of a protagonist, even if it's him in reality."

The two of them started arguing, and Lu Li's eyes widened when he heard them arguing.

Of course he wanted to act in Jack Lee's movie, the reason why he accepted "The Magic Town of Qi Le" was to act in Jack Lee's movie, but he never thought of playing the leading role himself!Including Zhou Ziyi and the others, they must have never thought about competing for a leading role in Jack Lee's movie.

Although he was cooperating with Huaxia, he thought that Jack Lee's leading role would be a foreigner, could it be—

JackLee said a little annoyed, "It's not that I don't approve of Lu Li's acting skills, I think his acting skills are already very good at this age—"

Shen Nianwei said: "Don't you just think that he is still a little tender? I believe in you, as long as you cultivate him, he will soon be able to meet your requirements."

JackLee was almost choked, but even with Lu Li present, he had to show his attitude!It is absolutely impossible for him to give the role to someone casually, and it is still the leading role. .

Lu Li was obviously in the vortex, but the two of them were arguing there, and instead he became an outsider.

"They..." Lu Li couldn't help but said.

Lu Xiujing said: "They usually quarrel too."

Lu Li looked at the two of them thoughtfully. If they were lovers, Shen Nianwei and Jack Lee didn't have much ambiguous feelings. If they were friends, they seemed to be much closer than friends...

"Drink tea?" Lu Xiujing pointed to the small cup beside him, which happened to be filled with hot and fragrant black tea.

Lu Li swallowed, remembering the sweetness that he drank in Lu Xiujing's office... Glancing at the two of them, seeing that they were still arguing, Lu Li really took the small cup and drank it down.

"You want an all-round protagonist, Lu Li can play music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Qinqi, calligraphy, painting..." JackLee's gaze suddenly shifted to Lu Li.

Lu Li was as at a loss as if he was asked to introduce himself on stage when he first entered elementary school, almost showing some youthful embarrassment.

Shen Nianwei lifted her chin and stood up. This small room is both a desk and a small tea room. It seems that Shen Nianwei should have opened it. She pointed to the big table next to it and the blanket on it, and said: " Music, chess, calligraphy and painting, Lee, today I will let you all see Lu Li's skills that I recommend to you."

Lu Xiujing also stood up, and pulled Lu Li's arm.

Lu Li looked at him with wide eyes, almost suspicious.Don't they still want to show their talents?

Lu Xiujing pulled him up and sent him to JackLee. JackLee hugged his chest and said, "Lu Li, you, try?" He had some doubts on his face, but after all, he and Shen Nianwei have been friends for many years, and now Shen Nianwei is also wholeheartedly recommending Land from.

Lu Li hesitated for a moment, and took down the brush from the pen holder that had been prepared earlier.

Shen Nianwei rubbed the ink for him - it was a special antique rubbing ink instead of buying ink directly.

Maybe they prepared it in advance on purpose, just to let him show off his ability in front of Jack Lee.

Lu Li dipped his ink and wrote five or six lines. Each line is in a different font, but it can be seen that his skills are good.

Lu Li no longer practices soft pen calligraphy as much as before. He only has hard pen calligraphy. When writing, he will practice it consciously or unconsciously.

However, the first piece of writing that I picked up the brush seems to look better than before, probably because I haven’t written for a long time, so it’s a little more casual and natural...

JackLee exclaimed: "Although I don't know these characters, they are really beautiful."

Shen Nianwei said to Lu Li, "Draw another landscape painting for him to see."

Lu Li was a little surprised, why did Shen Nianwei know that he could paint in ink?Glancing at the silent Lu Xiujing, he wondered if it was Lu Xiujing who told Shen Nianwei?

Spread out the rice paper again, and paint again.

Lu Li drew a painting of flowers and birds, with only a few strokes, the painting is not very detailed.However, this is obviously not something that can be drawn within a few months of learning. He must have learned a lot... JackLee's expression is much gentler than before, even a little bit of joyful expression.

"He's really good and fits my role." JackLee laughed, "However, these are not irreparable for others. Although I like reality, I am not so perverted that actors must know these things. I am making a movie. The first thing you need is acting skills."

Shen Nianwei didn't answer but said: "Next is chess."

Lu Xiujing brought out a chessboard, a very large wooden board with the words black and white.

Lu Li looked at the wooden chessboard and then at Lu Xiujing, who said, "I'll play with you."

Lu Li sat down and played chess with Lu Xiujing.

JackLee's interest suddenly increased. For his movie, he can be said to have been studying Chinese piano, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy and martial arts for the past two years. Compared with calligraphy and painting, he likes the most and is the most unpredictable It is Go.

It takes too long to study Go, and there are too many subtle things in it. JackLee has been learning Go for a long time, but he only knows a little bit of superficial knowledge.

Start, start.Lu Li's chess piece was on the edge, and so was Lu Xiujing, who didn't seem to want to release water.

JackLee was watching with burning eyes, while Shen Nianwei sat on the side and began to play with her mobile phone.

"...What are you guys going to do..." Lu Li said in a low voice, he was about to make a move. Lu Xiujing likes to lay out the big picture first and then look at the small ones. Lu Li saw his moves and didn't want to compete with him. So we first do the small game and then the big picture.

Lu Xiujing clicked another ball, and said calmly: "Let me make a good impression on you in front of Lee."

Lu Li couldn't help but keep quiet, thinking to himself, could this be their back door?It was quite acceptable for him to go through the back door like this.With a firm mind, Lu Li seriously planned his own small situation.

"You will lose like this!" JackLee couldn't help but said after watching.

Although Lu Li managed to save a large number of chess pieces, but Lu Xiujing occupied such a large territory first, it will be difficult for Lu Li to develop.

Shen Nianwei said: "There is an old saying in China: Watching chess without talking is a real gentleman!"

Jack Lee said: "Gentleman is of course a good word, but if I have to keep watching and not talking, then I'd better not be a gentleman."

So, Lu Li and Lu Xiujing played chess for more than half an hour, while Jack Lee chattered gently beside him for half an hour.

He didn't tell the two of them which chess piece should be placed where, but when a chess piece landed where it didn't match his expectations, he would sigh, which was a pity.

"It's over..." Lu Li was the first to propose the end, almost to the point where he had no children left.

When he was young, he never played Go with Lu Xiujing, including when he was learning chess, he always played with his classmates or teachers.During the Chinese New Year, I would occasionally play chess with Old Master Lu, but I never fought any game with Lu Xiujing.

Lu Xiujing's chess skill was actually pretty good, and during the process of playing chess, Lu Li couldn't figure out his level.

There are two possibilities for not being able to figure out the opponent's level. One is that the opponent's level is unstable and people seem to be in a fog.

When Lu Li first learned chess, he had already won the eighth dan. Although he didn't play many times in the past few years, Go is not something that you will become unfamiliar with if you don't play it. If you keep the routines in mind, your level will not drop too much .Could Lu Xiujing be stronger than him?

JackLee came to count for them, and he seemed to be learning well, counting clearly but quickly.

After counting, JackLee was very amazed: "It turned out to be a tie!"

In his opinion, Lu Li should be at a disadvantage when Lu Li is in the small game and Lu Xiujing is in the big game, but he is about to win.

Although he couldn't see any mystery in the middle way, JackLee immediately had an impression that Lu Li's Go was very good.

"Next is the piano." Shen Nianwei didn't brag about Lu Li's bullshit, and said directly, "I have a Fuxi Guqin here, I have tuned it before you guys come, it is in the key of F, Lu Li, you can play a section for Lee, Show him your skill at playing the piano."

Lu Li was a little embarrassed, but he still went over to pick up the piano, played the seven strings on the right hand side, and sure enough, it was tuned to F key.

JackLee sat down and motioned him to play.

Lu Li played a piece of "High Mountain and Flowing Water". After finishing playing, he saw Jack Lee's eyes widen for some reason. With a movement of his right hand, he changed to another piece of "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms".

JackLee still seemed to be a bit reluctant to listen. Shen Nianwei saw it and said: "We in China have a saying: Zheng is played for others, and the piano is played for oneself. But since there are bosom friends in this world, there are still capable people." People who understand other people's piano..." She gave Jack Lee a pointed look, and said, "Can Lee feel the beauty of this piano sound?"

JackLee took a deep breath, and asked Lu Li to play it again. This time, Lu Li switched back to "High Mountain and Flowing Water", and JackLee completely relaxed his mind and body.

"Actually, I've been looking for piano music to listen to before, but I always thought it wasn't very good." After finishing the song, JackLee said in a daze:

Western musical instruments pay attention to rhythm and struggle, while Eastern musical instruments are mostly integrated into nature.

JackLee wanted to make an ancient Chinese film, which contained many traditional Chinese elements.

Chess, calligraphy, and painting are, in the final analysis, similar to many foreign cultures. In fact, this music is what he feels is the most different.

He can appreciate a lot of ancient music, but those ancient music are played by modern instruments.

He had listened to many recordings of simple guqin music, but he only thought it was average, not as good as the legend said.

Listening to Lu Li playing the piano live today, he seemed to feel something, as if his heart had truly calmed down, listening to the piano live, he just realized the beauty of the music.

This kind of beauty even made him a little bit immersed in it, and felt shocked...

Shen Nianwei smiled and said, "How is it? Lee, tell me, did I find you a good actor?"

JackLee pondered for a moment, and said, "Lu Li is indeed very suitable, or very suitable... But, I can't choose him so easily. I have to carefully screen and consider the protagonist of this movie."

Shen Nianwei didn't force her, and said, "Then you should carefully screen and think about it. I just want you to know how suitable Lu Li is..."

JackLee glanced at Lu Li, and there were many complexities in his eyes: "You all recommend him to me, I don't think he is not suitable..."

Shen Nianwei smiled lightly when she heard the words, and she smiled very, very nicely.

Lu Li couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then Lu Xiujing put the piano in the cloth cover for him and put it aside.

Lu Li stood up from the small stool, Shen Nianwei asked him to sit back, and mentioned the matter of Xu Mianfeng to him.

Although she came to him for Lee's movie, she also seemed to want him to accept suggestions on the direction of development.

Lu Li said: "I want to be an actor, so the development in this area may..."

Shen Nianwei said: "Caesar's development has always been in the direction of an all-round artist. Of course you can be an actor, even a very good actor, but Lu Li, since he has the opportunity, why not try in other aspects? She even glanced at Lu Xiujing and said, "This will not affect your filming, and it will even add a lot of color to yourself."

Lu Li hesitated for a moment, and said, "Senior, what do you mean, I should seize this opportunity, at least to see the development in this area?"

Shen Nianwei nodded and said: "That's right, I know the other two people who are called Caesar's Golden Triangle with you, both of them can sing and dance, why don't you develop in this area?"

Lu Li was a little embarrassed. Although "Caesar Golden Triangle" is a good nickname, and Anna and the others gave it to them on purpose, Shen Nianwei felt a little ashamed no matter how she heard it - she must have Know that this title has artificial elements!

Shen Nianwei talked to Lu Li a lot in earnest, such as the benefits of being an artist after many paths.Lu Li felt that he was even persuaded.

Previously, Lu Xiujing had asked Xu Mianfeng to take him with him, but he didn't agree at that time, but now...

Xu Mianfeng, Xu Mianfeng...

I remember that when he first joined Kaisa, his teacher, Qian Hui, also said that he could follow the path of Xu Mianfeng.

Did Lu Xiujing really think that he could follow Xu Mianfeng's path?

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This meeting took about two hours, and JackLee was still a little unsatisfied, so he asked Lu Li to play him another guqin next time.

Lu Li agreed and bid farewell to Shen Nianwei, but when leaving, Lu Xiujing signaled Jack Lee to take Shen Nianwei away, and then he let Lu Li get into his car.

Jin Mingchun was not here, and Lu Xiujing was driving.

Suddenly, there were only the two of them left in the small space. Lu Li felt a little uncomfortable, and opened the car window to watch the passing scenery.

Lu Xiujing said, "Where are you going next?"

Lu Li said: "Following the crew, we should go to Yunnan first..."

Lu Xiujing said, "Go in a few days?"

"The day after tomorrow, the crew still needs to clean up the traces they left here, but we actors can go there first..."

Lu Xiujing said: "Then I will send you back the day after tomorrow."

Lu Li was shocked and said, "Where are you taking me now?"

Lu Xiujing glanced at him from the rearview mirror, and said, "I won't take you anywhere."

"..."

Lu Li felt that the pores all over his body were standing up. He was very uncomfortable in the car with him, but now he felt even more uncomfortable.

He moved around nervously in his seat, even took out his cell phone, wondering if he should file a complaint again.

As if casually, Lu Xiujing mentioned the matter that made Lu Li worry about——

"The scar on your back hasn't healed yet, take this opportunity to get rid of the scar."

Lu Li moved his fingers, his expression calmed down, then he lowered his head and put the phone back into his pants pocket: "It's been a few days, it's too late for surgery..."