The contestants who competed in the evening had been living in the building recently, and when Liu Qingshan and others arrived, they were already waiting with great anticipation.
Being able to cooperate with such a big shot is an excellent development opportunity for these newcomers who have not yet officially debuted.
The other two starring guests also came, and while they were exchanging pleasantries, they received a phone call invitation from Mike Wallace.
Even if he is not his savior, there are many business cooperations between Wallace and Liu Qingshan. For example, Liu Qingshan was the matchmaker for some of his business with real estate agent Cecilio.
Therefore, when it was difficult to refuse, the temporary dinner opportunity was placed in a hotel under Cecilio's name, which was near the TV station. The purpose of the dinner was also to meet each other.
This also resulted in the afternoon rehearsal plan being shortened a lot, but fortunately, the main responsibility of the assistant singers is to show the strength of the contestants, and the four of them are the ones who need to rehearse the most.
The two singing guests were also invited to the hotel by Liu Qingshan. They were the male singer Rubin and the female singer Bonnie. They were both new singers who had risen in the past two years and had achieved outstanding results.
Rubin, in particular, was the winner of the BBC's "New Voice of the Year" award last year. Since the media and music fans in that country are keen to praise new artists and discover new voices, many new talents can easily rise.
Moreover, because of the development of gossip tabloids in Britain, musicians have the same status as film and television stars and occupy equally important pages.
This is very different from Lao America, especially China. The prime pages and headlines of domestic entertainment pages often belong to movie stars, and the chance of music stars occupying the front page is very low. The situation in Lao America is better than that in China, but they are also music stars. Not as good as a movie star.
British people love new talents, and many media love to hold "Tomorrow Star" selections, and they do not hesitate to give newcomers a stage to showcase, and also reflect their own taste and vision.
These are enough to show that Rubin is currently popular, and that becoming famous in England and developing his career in the United States is the inherent development routine of any British entertainment industry artist who is somewhat famous.
In addition to the development model of the globally integrated entertainment industry in Laos and the United States, the business climate and television industry there are far inferior to those in the United States.
There is another more important reason. The life of adults in the UK is incomprehensibly rigid and depressing. Moreover, it may be one of the countries with the smallest citizens in the world. Gossips are everywhere, paparazzi are everywhere, and the existence of artists is very insecure. .
Another reason why Liu Qingshan invited the two of them to the dinner was because Rubin was actually a good friend of Justin Timberlake, and a close friend.
The latter was originally the person he wanted to win over. This person also expressed his desire to sign a variety show contract with him two days ago and will soon become an artist of Snowland North America Company.
Knowing the personal friendship between the two, Liu Qingshan would treat him particularly differently.
Moreover, Rubin is an upright person with not so many twists and turns in his belly. This is also a personality that he likes very much, and it is natural for him to be willing to make friends with him.
Both of them are pop singers, and their singing and singing skills are very good, otherwise they would not be invited to be the supporting singers.
Among them, Rubin was signed by Warner Records, and Bonnie was a small actor that Atlantic Records was ready to promote. In appearance, both of them belonged to the handsome and beautiful style that was popular at the time.
It's just that they are still new singers, and they are very reserved in front of Liu Qingshan, especially the latter. If Taylor hadn't taken care of her, he might not even know where to put his hands.
This situation is completely incompatible with their ease and ease on stage, and it also indirectly shows how big Liu Qingshan's current status is, which actually makes the two new singers feel constrained at every turn.
Wallace was not the only one who came to the banquet today. In addition to his eldest son Sam, who was almost inseparable from his father, there were also George Goodman and Dan Rather.
Except for Sam, the others are all senior anchors from Lao America. The reputation of the three of them is equivalent to several well-known older news anchors from China National Television.
Therefore, these familiar faces will be recognized wherever they go. When they come to this hotel, they will also attract many people to watch.
Liu Qingshan came here wearing makeup. Only by attracting people's attention could he enter the hotel smoothly and not make this place the focus of attention from the outside world.
The main purpose of everyone was to reminisce about old friendships, so there was not much in-depth communication at the banquet. Moreover, the youngest of the three was 74 years old, and Wallace was nearly ninety years old. We don’t have much in common with young people.
However, Wallace's physical condition is not like that of an 87-year-old man. His words and deeds are more like that of an old man in his early sixties, and even his white hair has turned black.
75-year-old George Goodman had been in a wheelchair for more than ten years. They were all the lucky ones who were saved by Liu Qingshan, especially Goodman, a black old man. His expression when facing him was full of hope. With the care of family members, whoever has a grudge against Liu Qingshan, he will risk his life to dote on him with him.
In fact, Liu Qingshan agreed to accept this dinner because he cared about him like his elders. These three old guys are all real journalists who can not be influenced by money and power. Speaking up and speaking out is their true nature, and he still respects them very much. .
The banquet lasted for less than an hour, and Liu Qingshan and his party were about to return to the TV station to participate in the live broadcast.
Before they parted, Wallace grabbed him and quietly told him: "I will go back to Kyoto, China next month, and I want to do a small favor for the CBS TV news program "60 Minutes" by interviewing an old man from your country. Leader, I hope to have the opportunity to meet you then, maybe I will decide to buy a house there to retire!"
Liu Qingshan was shocked. It was not because this person had the idea of retiring in China. They had already communicated on this topic and were mentally prepared.
He was surprised that given Wallace's age, he could still be reused by CBS. Moreover, interviewing the elderly in China at the national level is a very secretive matter. After all, there are inexplicable conflicts between the two countries. mutually hostile attitudes.
Moreover, he understood that since Wallace was willing to take this job, it meant that it was an interview with a positive reporting nature. This kind of unbiased interview content had a huge gap with the mainstream anti-China consciousness of the old American government. Contrasting.
So he was even more surprised that CBS had changed its mind. By producing this kind of program, wasn't it afraid that it would attract backlash from the US government afterwards? Even the mainstream news media jumped out to question the station's alignment.
But now is obviously not a good time for him to get to the bottom of things, "Let Brother Sam call me in time and I will pick you up at the airport!"
"Forget it, go to the airport. This business trip is highly confidential and is not suitable for high-profile appearances in public! And I know you will be stationed on the set after you return. I will contact you after my work is completed. Yes. I just want to go back to Kyoto when I have time. If I don’t have time, forget it. Just introduce me to a guide!”
In fact, Liu Qingshan also understood Wallace's concerns beyond words. After all, it was an interview mission that was beneficial to China. Once it was taken online by some people or forces, his close relationship with Liu Qingshan would have to be temporarily concealed.
Therefore, Liu Qingshan, who was sitting in the car all the way, looked worried, which inevitably attracted questions from Jin Xishan.
But since this kind of thing was a secret, he couldn't possibly leak it out so early, so he had to cover it up because he was worried about Wallace's health.
The recording in the evening went smoothly without any problems. Liu Qingshan and Taylor sang a song from her album, which was composed by himself.
Regarding Taylor's creative ability, Liu Qingshan still recognized him very much. He even believed that Taylor's musical literacy was far better than his own, because he was the only one who knew best where his "creative" ability came from.
The group arrived at the airport at around twelve o'clock in the evening. Taylor insisted on seeing her off in person. Fortunately, there were two Italians and the people they brought with them. Otherwise, Liu Qingshan would be very worried about her safety at such a late hour.
Fang Qingyu was also at the scene, but his main task was not to see him off, but also had a flight mission.
This was due to a call from Jiang Yuze, who was temporarily staying in Los Angeles in charge of handing over the goods. When he went to the Mulberry store and Prada headquarters to deliver the batch of leather, he was told that the top executives of Prada and Nike would send people there. Hua Guo held a spokesperson announcement meeting.
Fang Qingyu just went to meet these people, and then took the opportunity to rush to China together.
As for Jiang Yuze, he had another mission. He needed to rush to Honolulu with Huan Badang, Wang Songnian and others to pick up Peng Sihai there.
Peng Sihai is already a hundred years old. Although he has the ninth level of acquired cultivation, his age and seniority are there after all. It would be good for Hongmen to have someone to take care of him all the way.
Liu Qingshan and the others arrived at Kyoto Airport at six o'clock in the morning the next day. The 15-hour long flight made many people exhausted. Fortunately, Zhang Guofu arranged a bus at the airport early, and the group was able to quickly settle at the hotel and head back immediately. Then sleep.
But he didn't need to be jet-lagged. He ran around the square in the community a few times in the early morning. When he saw that it was almost time, he immediately dialed Ge Daquan's number.
"It'll be good if you come back safely, but your boy called me early in the morning. There must be something important, right?"
Not to mention, Ge Daquan knew Liu Qingshan very well. This guy would never call him on the first call after returning to China. Besides, it was after seven o'clock in the morning, when many people were having breakfast.
"Something really happened, and it's a big deal! But it's hard to tell the details over the phone. You always have to ask for leave in the morning to come out for an interview!"
For this reason, Ge Daquan had no reason not to take it seriously. At least he knew that Liu Qingshan would never joke about such a thing.
After agreeing on a time and place, Liu Qingshan returned home. Jin Xishan was the only one who came back with him, and he was sleeping soundly at this time.
After cleaning himself up briefly, he found the martial arts school's phone number and dialed. Where was his car? Since he had been away for such a long time, someone had to maintain his Rolls-Royce.
