Chapter 1520

"Sister-in-law!"

"Auntie!"

"Auntie!"

"..."

Amidst the calls, the thick stack of red envelopes in Jian Qiu's hand became less and less.

A few minutes later, led by Fourth, the group of little ones went to find the next family.

When Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu came down after washing up, Andy Lau and Sister Lan were chatting with everyone in the living room.

"Andy, Sister Lan, Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

Andy Lau and Sister Lan clasped their hands and smiled, wishing Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu a Happy New Year.

Then, Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu wished the three grandfathers and grandmothers a Happy New Year.

"Have you had breakfast?" After wishing them a Happy New Year, Zhou Andong grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the fruit plate.

"Not yet." Yuan Liying said: "We all just got up not long ago."

"The food is ready, right." Zhou Andong greeted Andy Lau and Sister Lan: "Let's go, let's go eat."

Arriving at the dining room, everyone sat down, and Zhou Andong said to Andy Lau: "In our Northeast, the first day of the New Year is for eating dumplings, you can't be picky."

Andy Lau said with a smile: "This Spring Festival is the happiest and most joyful one I've had since I grew up."

At this time, Sister Hong and the others brought up the steaming hot dumplings.

Of course, with guests present, it was impossible to just eat dumplings; they definitely had to make a few dishes.

"By the way!" Zhou Andong pushed a plate of dumplings in front of Andy Lau: "I wrote two songs for you, I'll give them to you after eating."

"Really?"

Andy Lau looked pleasantly surprised. Last year, the single "Forget Love Water" was born, causing a strong response in Xiangjiang, the mainland, and Wandao.

After the record was officially released in Xiangjiang in May, it sold 850,000 copies in just one month, topping the record sales chart for 17 consecutive weeks.

He thought "Forget Love Water" was the peak of his singing career, but he didn't expect that the subsequent release of the single "Chinese" would once again sweep across the two shores and three places. It dominated the song request chart of Xiangjiang Radio for three and a half weeks.

And these two songs both won the Top Ten Golden Songs Award at the Jade Solid Gold Awards ceremony held in January.

Andy Lau also became the Most Popular Male Singer of 1993 with these two songs.

It can be said that Andy Lau was the biggest winner of this Top Ten Golden Songs Award.

Therefore, when Andy Lau heard that Zhou Andong had written two more songs for him, his surprise was truly from the inside out.

"Okay, okay!" Andy Lau stopped talking and quickly ate the dumplings.

"Not being allowed to set off firecrackers for the New Year, this doesn't feel like the New Year at all." Yuan Hongdang sighed.

"Last year's New Year's Eve in Jingcheng was truly lively." Xiao Bei said with a smile: "Setting off firecrackers was all-encompassing and three-dimensional, from high-rise buildings to streets, from alleys to bustling areas.

The scene was like the Gulf War. Standing in front of the hospital window, I could see flashes of fire and thick smoke rolling outside. That guy, between buildings, was using flash thunder to bombard each other.

The movement was really like a cannonball exploding, and the grass and trees on the roadside were on fire. I went out to watch the excitement, and I don't know who threw a firecracker into the sewer.

With a bang, my ears were ringing from dozens of meters away, the fire shot up more than ten meters high, the manhole cover flew to the other side of the road, and the whole street was covered in feces. The guy who set off the firecracker was later taken away by an ambulance, and I don't know how badly he was hurt."

The people of Jingcheng were indeed too crazy about setting off fireworks; Zhou Andong was shocked when he saw it last year.

Originally, setting off fireworks for the New Year was a festive thing, but it was one thing for some people to court death themselves, and another to harm others.

This kind of atmosphere should indeed be curbed, otherwise, something big will happen sooner or later.

Zhou Andong put down his chopsticks, and Andy Lau stood up impatiently.

"Dongzai, hurry up and get the songs."

"Okay!" Zhou Andong stood up and went to the study in the third courtyard, then took out two song sheets from the drawer.

"'God's Will', 'Stupid Child'" Andy Lau took them and muttered, then sat on the sofa and didn't speak.

After a while, he raised his head and said excitedly: "I really like the song 'Stupid Child', this is clearly writing about me."

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "The songs I give you are of course writing about you."

Andy Lau stood up and bowed to Zhou Andong very suddenly: "Dongzai, I really don't know what to say, thank you."

Zhou Andong said helplessly: "Given our relationship, there's no need to be so formal."

Andy Lau sat down: "Should I still negotiate the copyright of these two songs with Future Culture?"

"Okay!" Zhou Andong nodded: "When are you going back to Xiangjiang?"

"The plane is after one o'clock this afternoon." Andy Lau carefully put the song sheets into his pocket: "The movie 'Heaven and Earth' has been scheduled and will be released in July.

Also, I'm releasing an album in November. I was wondering who to ask to write the title song, but now that I have 'God's Will' and 'Stupid Child', I don't need to ask others for songs anymore."

Zhou Andong asked: "How is your Teamwork company?"

In 1990, Andy Lau founded Teamwork Film Company and subsequently filmed his first movie, "Savior of the Soul", which eventually sold 20 million at the box office and caused a sensation.

But the subsequent works he invested in, such as "Savior of the Soul II", "Days of Tomorrow", and "Warriors of the Magic Mountain", encountered Waterloo one after another.

And this movie "Heaven and Earth" was the last straw that broke Andy Lau, especially since he didn't know how to manage or refuse other people's requests.

As a result, he spent a lot of money that shouldn't have been spent, and the company became a bit out of control. By 1995, Teamwork's cumulative losses had reached 40 million. After being exposed by the media, the bank came to collect debts, so he had to borrow money everywhere.

For five years, he crazily took on roles to pay off debts and was once disheartened. It wasn't until he paid off his debts in the new millennium that he cheered up and introduced partners to reorganize Teamwork.

But he was sued by his partners, and the lawsuit lasted for half a year, ending with him withdrawing from the Teamwork he created. Then he founded Focus Films and changed his investment strategy, starting to invest in new directors and low-budget movies.

Only then did he start to learn how to film, manage, and connect with the market—that is, how much money he could earn, and how much money he would use to start a business.

Then he launched the Focus: First Cuts project and invested in "Crazy Stone". Finally, he changed from "Lau Losing Money" to a legitimate "Boss Lau".

But it must be said that until 2010, he was still paying off the personal debts of that year and took on many bad movies.

Andy Lau smiled bitterly: "If 'Heaven and Earth' flops again, Teamwork won't be able to hold on."

Zhou Andong said seriously: "If you encounter any difficulties, come find me."

Andy Lau was stunned, then nodded, and said with emotion: "Teamwork is my heart and soul, I don't want it to go bankrupt. If one day I really can't hold on, I will definitely come find you."

Zhou Andong smiled. If Andy Lau really found him and asked him to inject capital into Teamwork.

At that time, Andy Lau should just honestly sing and act; he absolutely must not let him intervene in company management.

Of course, this is not absolute. If Andy Lau is willing to pursue advanced studies and learn, it's not impossible to hand Teamwork over to him in the future.

"Pa pa pa..."

The door was gently knocked, followed by Fourth's voice.

"Big Brother, Fatty Gao is here."

This girl also knew that this was a guest's room, so she didn't smash the door or shout loudly, which made Zhou Andong very satisfied.

This made Zhou Andong very satisfied: "Got it!"

"You go see the guest." Andy Lau stood up: "I'll go find Sister Lan, it's time to go back to the hotel to pack my luggage."

Zhou Andong nodded: "I'll have the driver take you back to the hotel."

The two left the room. Zhou Andong had Wang Wentian take Andy Lau and Sister Lan back to the hotel, then came to the living room in the rear building and saw Gao Zhen and He Xiaoman sitting on the sofa, chatting with Old Comrade Zhou and Uncle Zhou Xiaoli.

"Brother Dong!" Seeing Zhou Andong come, Gao Zhen stood up.

He Xiaoman also hurriedly stood up, looking a bit nervous.