Chapter 11: The Qin King's Music for Breaking Formations

Cheng Sheng exhaled the scent of alcohol as he struggled to open the door.

To his surprise, a beautiful woman was standing outside.

Before he could say anything, the beauty squeezed inside quite naturally.

Seeing Cheng Sheng still standing foolishly at the door, the beauty said nervously, "Director, hurry and close the door! There are many reporters outside the hotel."

"Huh!"

Cheng Sheng was bewildered. What was this about?

He was acting above board; even if there were reporters sneaking photos, what was there to fear?

"Miss Liu, why didn't you go back to your own room? What are you doing here?"

Cheng Sheng didn't close the door, but instead frowned.

"I came to thank the director," the beauty said, her charming eyes flashing.

"No need. To avoid any misunderstandings, Miss Liu, please go back."

After saying this, Cheng Sheng pushed the beauty out.

He then closed the door.

This woman was a mistress planted by a coal boss from Xishan.

This was one of the reasons the Xishan boss agreed to invest in Cheng Sheng.

Cheng Sheng didn't want to touch this kind of woman, and he knew exactly what she was thinking.

Having taken the man's money, Cheng Sheng didn't want to cuckold him.

Cheng Sheng still had his own bottom line.

In the hallway outside.

Su Chang watched the beauty being pushed out by Cheng Sheng and smiled slightly.

He hadn't expected Director Cheng Sheng to be such a decent guy.

He didn't even take what was delivered to his doorstep.

It seems they could collaborate more in the future.

One must know that directors who don't engage in "casting couch" practices are rare, if not non-existent, in the domestic entertainment industry.

In the entertainment circle, the reason there are so many scandals between directors and actresses is mainly because the latter want to climb the ladder and secure resources.

However, thinking back on Cheng Sheng's behavior over the past three months, he didn't seem to have the bad habits of other directors.

Other directors, every time they filmed a movie, couldn't wait to sleep with every actress in the crew.

The next day.

Back at school, Cheng Sheng first had someone rent a warehouse to store the costumes and props.

These might come in handy later; the movie he filmed was part of a series.

Afterward, Cheng Sheng went to see Principal Xu Xiaozhong to inform him that the filming was complete.

Regarding the situation on Cheng Sheng's set, Xu Xiaozhong had already heard from Zhang Yang and Yang Chao, who had returned.

At first, he was a bit skeptical, thinking that since the two were Cheng Sheng's teachers, they were just praising him.

For this reason, he had personally paid a visit to the set.

After returning, Xu Xiaozhong almost had an existential crisis.

Since when did the students at his school have such incredible acting skills?

You couldn't tell they were newcomers at all.

Take any one of them, and their acting could crush that of veteran award-winning actors and actresses.

Moreover, Cheng Sheng's directing ability didn't look like that of a newcomer; he was completely like a big-name director with over a decade of experience.

Talent.

There are some people who are just exceptionally gifted, excelling at whatever they do, and Cheng Sheng must be one of those people.

As for those students.

He really didn't know how to judge them.

If you call it talent!

That would be too much talent.

But if it wasn't talent, what could it be?

Could it be Cheng Sheng's coaching? That must be why their acting was so good.

After chatting with the principal about the film, Cheng Sheng went to China Film Group. Xu Xiaozhong had already communicated with them.

The post-production editing and scoring would be handled there.

The filming of this movie had gone very smoothly; there weren't many scene transitions, and there were many "one-take" shots, so the editing would be very fluid.

The most difficult part to edit would be the war scenes; after all, there were tens of thousands of people involved, and getting that to flow smoothly would likely take more time.

For the score, Cheng Sheng went directly to Xu Jingqing, an expert in film scoring.

He had personally handled all the music for "Journey to the West," and his representative works like "Cloud Palace Sonic," "Daughter's Love," and "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is" were widely known.

His music blended electronic instruments, Western orchestral music, the guzheng, the pipa, and many other instruments, displaying rich musical layers and a unique style.

With him on board, Cheng Sheng believed the score for his movie would be fine.

To this end, Cheng Sheng even discussed film scoring with Xu Jingqing.

Since it was a story about the Great Tang Dynasty, the music definitely needed to be stirring.

It was just a pity that the "King of Qin Breaking the Ranks" music was severely lost; otherwise, he really wanted to use the complete piece in the movie.

The incompleteness of the "King of Qin Breaking the Ranks" was truly a huge loss for China.

One must know that this music and dance was not only a symbol of Li Shimin's political achievements, but through its magnificent stage effects and unique artistic form, it had become an unavoidable milestone in the history of Chinese music and dance.

It directly gave birth to later classics like "The Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Dress" and "Pouring Cup Music," and had a profound influence on the music and dance of the Tang Dynasty and beyond.

Thinking about the "King of Qin Breaking the Ranks," Cheng Sheng felt a bit sad. Many of China's excellent musical pieces were not well-preserved, or had even disappeared into the long river of history.

"Simulation Panel."

Suddenly, a thought stirred in Cheng Sheng's heart.

Could he use this to complete the "King of Qin Breaking the Ranks"?

Regardless of whether it was possible, Cheng Sheng wanted to try.

If it worked, it would be a blessing for China; if not, it would just be a waste of a little time.

Thinking it, he did it. Cheng Sheng searched online and finally found the existing fragments.

What angered Cheng Sheng, however, was that these fragments were actually preserved in Japan.

Fortunately, someone had uploaded the content of the fragments to the internet.

Cheng Sheng wrote down the content of the fragments in a notebook.

After finishing, Cheng Sheng summoned the simulation panel and attempted a simulation.

Under Cheng Sheng's expectant gaze, the notebook suddenly disappeared, then reappeared.

However, what appeared this time wasn't a notebook, but a thick ancient book.

Holy crap!

Is this a "great transformation" for me?

Cheng Sheng picked up the ancient book and flipped through it.

It was all written in regular script.

Don't tell me this simulation panel went to the Tang Dynasty and brought back the ancient book that recorded the "King of Qin Breaking the Ranks"?

Regardless of whether it was or not, Cheng Sheng was extremely excited now.

This was a treasure of China!

No.

Must hold back, cannot get too excited.

The value of this ancient book was too great, so great that Cheng Sheng couldn't even keep his composure.

Hand it over, must hand it over to the state.

Cheng Sheng took a deep breath and found the phone number for the National Museum of China online.

After dialing.

"The 'King of Qin Breaking the Ranks'? And it's complete?"

The person on the other end shouted immediately upon hearing this.

"That's right."

"Sir, where are you? We will send someone over immediately."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Sheng told them his address.

"Director, great news!"

At the National Museum, the staff member who answered the phone shouted while running.

"Xiao Lu, you're not a child anymore, can't you be a bit more steady?"

The director walked out of his office and scolded the man.

Xiao Lu said, "I just received a call; someone wants to hand over the 'King of Qin Breaking the Ranks'."

"What? Speak, where is that person?" the director asked, grabbing Xiao Lu's arm.

"At the Central Academy of Drama..."

"Let's go, come with me to the Central Academy of Drama."

Hearing it was in the capital, the director couldn't wait. Regardless of whether what the person said was true, he had to make this trip.

On the other side.

Cheng Sheng stored the ancient book away and then studied the simulation panel again.

He felt that the simulation panel still had many hidden functions he hadn't discovered yet.

For example, this time he was able to simulate the entire "King of Qin Breaking the Ranks" using the content of the fragments.

Please add to your library.

(End of chapter)