053 Surprise of returning to Beijing and getting sick
Having signed two dramas, Cao Xuan's future schedule has been enriched a lot.
"Little Li's Flying Knife" has now started shooting in Hengdian. Cao Xuan doesn't have many roles, so he can join the cast in late September.
"The True Colors of a Detective" is still in the preliminary preparation stage, and the specific shooting time has not yet been determined. It will probably be after the spring of next year. The shooting location will be in Luzhou, Hui Province.
Cao Xuan also stopped by when he was holding a book signing in Luzhou. The old hen soup and loach noodles tasted good, but the famous dish of stinky mandarin fish was not to Cao Xuan's taste.
After staying in Luzhou for a few days, Cao Xuan went straight to Jiangsu Province. As a province with a large economy, Cao Xuan hoped to sell more albums here.
Ren Xianqi will release an album in late August, and Cao Xuan wants to rush to 1 million sales before the album is released, so as to establish a sufficient early advantage.
As Cao Xuan traveled through several major cities in Jiangsu Province, it was late July.
The songs from the new album, including "Fairy Tale" and "Twilight", have dominated the charts for nearly three months, and Cao Xuan's singing can be heard over and over again in the streets and alleys.
The new issue of "Contemporary Music" calls "Stars" a phenomenal album, and slightly adapted the evaluation given to Cao Xuan by "Beijing Entertainment News" when "Ten Thousand Reasons" became a hit last year.
The biggest surprise given to the Chinese music scene in the summer of 1998!
As the most influential magazine in the mainland pop music scene, "Contemporary Music" commented on Cao Xuan in this way, which completely established Cao Xuan's status as a representative of the new generation in the mainland music scene.
The total sales volume of "Starry Stars" has exceeded 950,000+. To achieve this result in three months is simply a miracle in today's era of rampant piracy.
However, Cao Xuan did not continue to hold autograph sessions. The reason is very simple——
The flood is coming!
Since June, large-scale rainfall has begun in the Yangtze River and Songhua River basins, causing water levels to rise.
By late July, there were already signs of flooding in many places, and authorities had begun to arrange relevant plans. Residents were fully evacuated and the army was stationed.
At this juncture, any autograph session was secondary. Cao Xuan was invited by CCTV to return to the capital to participate in a benefit performance organized by the literary and art circles for the flood.
In August, the floods reached their most critical moment.
When the Jiujiang embankment burst, countless People's Liberation Army troops jumped into the water and blocked the embankment breach with their flesh and blood. They were worthy of being called soldiers of the people.
The whole country is shocked!
The great elder personally delivered a speech: No difficulty can overwhelm us, and the Chinese people are invincible!
On August 16, CCTV held a disaster relief fund-raising party in Beijing that was comparable to the Spring Festival Gala. Major celebrities performed hard and did their best to collect donations for the disaster areas.
Cao Xuan also participated in the party and sang "Devotion of Love" with other singers, and finally sang "Singing the Motherland" together.
Afterwards, Cao Xuan found the person in charge of fundraising for the party and donated another 1 million yuan in the name of Fanxing Studio.
This money was Cao Xuan's special temporary payment of album dividends from Warner.
He owns 40% of the profit share of "Stars", and now the total sales volume is nearly 1 million. After excluding all costs and taxes, Cao Xuan can share almost 3.5 million.
Previously, Cao Xuan had successively donated about 200,000 yuan in supplies to the disaster area.
He didn't dare to donate money for fear of being hacked. This time, CCTV was behind the fundraiser and watched him from top to bottom, so he felt relieved and donated 1 million in cash.
This amount is considered top-notch among various celebrities. Cao Xuan deliberately donated it in the name of Fanxing Studio because he did not want to invite names and cause the public to kidnap the morals of other artists.
After that, Cao Xuan successively participated in several fund-raising performances organized by the literary and art circles, and donated more than 300,000 in materials through various channels to do his own small part.
By mid-to-late August, the floods slowly dissipated, and Cao Xuan finally took a breath and went home to rest.
………
I left Beijing in early June and was busy with book signings for nearly two months. After returning to Beijing, I was busy non-stop with fundraising and donations.
Being physically tired is only one aspect. The key point is that Cao Xuan's mental state is extremely poor. After all, compared with ordinary people, with the memory of "Cao Xuan", he saw the flood raging, and the degree of psychological torture directly increased several times.
The dual physical and mental pressure made Cao Xuan fall ill immediately after returning home, with a high fever that once reached 40 degrees.
Fortunately, Zhang Chong lived with him and quickly sent him to the hospital when he saw something was wrong. Otherwise, Cao Xuan would have been burned to death, or he would have developed pneumonia.
However, this illness made Cao Xuan think a lot and no longer dwell on the painful thoughts.
After staying in the hospital for two days, his condition was under control. Cao Xuan went home to recuperate, and Zeng Li came to the hospital in the afternoon.
At this time, the Chinese Opera was on summer vacation, and Zeng Li happened to get a job as a model for a fashion magazine. Instead of going home like Hu Jing, he stayed in the capital to work.
Cao Xuan's flirting on the phone in the past few months was not without any effect. At least Zeng Li had no choice but to remain indifferent when he heard that Cao Xuan was ill.
If Cao Xuan hadn't told her not to go there because she felt that the hospital was overcrowded, Zeng Li wouldn't have come to the hospital just now.
"How are you feeling?"
Zhang Chong took the fruit Zeng Li handed him and immediately left. Cao Xuan, who was half lying on the bed, and Zeng Li, who was a little worried, were left in the bedroom.
"I'm feeling better, but I still have a little pain, dizziness, weakness, cough...my throat is a little uncomfortable, and I have no appetite for eating."
Cao Xuan's face was still a little pale as he had just recovered from a serious illness, his voice was hoarse, he was weak, and he coughed twice from time to time.
"I'm sick and can't do without food. I'll buy you whatever you want to eat."
"I don't want to eat anything, so I asked Zhang Chong to order some noodles for me in the morning, but he didn't even cook the noodles. Well... I only took two bites. Can you cook? Help me order some clear soup noodles and give me some noodles.
"
"Okay, just wait, it'll be fine in a while."
Zeng Li nodded, rolled up his sleeves, and ran to the kitchen to cook for Cao Xuan.
As soon as she left, Cao Xuan jumped out of bed and quietly waved at the window to call Zhang Chong over.
"I don't care what excuse you come up with, just disappear right away. Don't come back until I call you."
Zhang Chong glanced at Cao Xuan with disdain, but still cooperated and slipped into the courtyard. Two minutes later, Cao Xuan heard Zhang Chong's furious voice.
"What, you were hit by a car. Don't worry, I'll be there soon."
"Zeng Li, something happened to my girlfriend. I have to go there quickly. You can help me take care of Cao Xuan. I'll be back after I finish handling the matter."
Good guy, this guy’s years of acting as an extra have not been in vain!
Cao Xuan expressed his praise for Zhang Chong's acting skills in the room, and then lay on the bed with a weak face, quietly waiting for Zeng Li to feed him.
Not long after, Zeng Li came in with a bowl of clear soup noodles with poached eggs.
Cao Xuan "struggled" to get up. Seeing this, Zeng Li quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks and reached out to help Cao Xuan.
Then he put two pillows behind Cao Xuan's back so that he could sit up. He was afraid that he would be uncomfortable and kept adjusting the position of the pillows.
Looking at Zeng Li's side face as he carefully adjusted the pillow, his fair forehead was still covered with a thin layer of sweat from when he was cooking just now.
For a moment, Cao Xuan felt a little guilty for deceiving Zeng Li, but his scumbag instinct still prompted him to continue to be "weak" and enjoy the beautiful woman's sincere care.
"Ahem...I'm sorry to bother you."
"What's the trouble?"
Zeng Li smoothed his hair and brought the noodles over: "Can you eat it by yourself? How about I feed you?"
Cao Xuan wanted to nod, but he was afraid that pretending would be counterproductive, so he still said: "No, I can do it myself."
In order to take care of Cao Xuan's appetite, Zeng Li specially cooked the noodles until they were soft and added a few drops of sesame oil to enhance the flavor. Cao Xuan ate a whole bowl of noodles and said with some aftertaste and grievance.
"Your cooking is still delicious, cough...I don't want to touch the things I bought outside or the ones Zhang Chong made. I'm hungry and don't want to eat, and my stomach is growling."
"If you don't mind my poor cooking skills, just tell me what you want to eat and I'll cook it for you."
Looking at the eaten noodle bowl and the pitiful Cao Xuan, Zeng Li felt a sense of accomplishment, and at the same time, he also felt a bit of maternal love for caring for the weak and being needed.
After eating, Zeng Li Xianhui went to wash the dishes, and then chatted with Cao Xuan.
It was not until 8 o'clock in the evening that Zeng Li saw that Zhang Chong still hadn't come back. Finally, he became anxious, so Cao Xuan pretended to call Zhang Chong.
Shut down.
Beautiful, Zhang Chong must be given a salary increase later!
Cao Xuan praised wildly in his heart, but frowned on his face: "It should be that the phone battery is out of power, don't wait any longer, go back, pay attention to safety on the road, call me back when you get home, cough cough..."
"I'm leaving, can you do it alone?" Zeng Li was a little worried.
"It's okay, I'm much better now, cough cough...you go about your business, cough."
Cao Xuan said it was okay, and stood up to see Zeng Li off. He coughed several times after taking only two steps, and his steps were a little sloppy.
Seeing this, Zeng Li hesitated for a moment: "How about I stay here today? It's hard for you to have no one to look after you."
"this……"
Cao Xuan looked hesitant and thought for half a minute before saying: "You live in the east wing. No one has lived in that room. You don't have to worry about me here. Just sleep peacefully. Ahem...I will find a way to get Zhang Chong back tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Zeng Li nodded, asked Cao Xuan for the key to the east wing, and went to pack the mattress.
That night, a female guest stayed in Cao Xuan’s courtyard for the first time...
