When He Yunlan found out that Lu Yanhe's new movie had a girl named Jiang Zhi as the heroine, he was pleasantly surprised. He laughed out loud and patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder.
Liu Yiyi helped He Yunlan say what he wanted to say.
"Jiang Zhi, we are blessed to have you."
Lu Yanhe quickly shook his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too kind, too kind. I don't deserve it."
For He Yunlan and Liu Yiyi, Lu Yanhe played a key role in Jiangzhi's development over the past two years. Others might find reasons from various angles and aspects to prove that Lu Yanhe was unnecessary, but the couple knew clearly how much Lu Yanhe had done and what his work meant.
This time, Lu Yanhe found a girl from Jiangzhi to be the heroine. If this girl is lucky enough to become famous overnight, with her relationship as a native Jiangzhi person, not only will Jiangzhi be known by more people, but also, in the future, all aspects will have a native Jiangzhi spokesperson.
Lu Yanhe didn't choose Zhang Ruozhi for this reason. No matter how much he liked Jiang Zhi and wanted to contribute to her development, he wouldn't specifically look for a girl in Jiang Zhi to be the heroine.
But if it can play such a role as a byproduct, Lu Yanhe would be happy to see it happen.
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Lu Yanhe didn't feel relieved until the contract was signed and no accidents happened.
Before this, Lu Yanhe was actually quite worried that something unexpected might happen.
What if Zhang's mother changes her mind again, or something else happens... Anyway, anything can happen before a play is finished.
Lu Yanhe went to meet Zhang Ruozhi again.
"Ruoruo, I will give you the script first, and you should familiarize yourself with it. After you finish your exams and have summer vacation, you can come to Yuming, and I will hire an acting teacher to teach you how to act." Lu Yanhe said, "Also, I want to tell you seriously that you should not worry about not being able to act well just because you have never acted before or learned acting. There is no need to make all kinds of preparations yourself. You just need to memorize the lines, and leave the rest to professional teachers. We chose you because we value the most natural things in you, the things that have not been trained."
Zhang Ruozhi nodded.
Lu Yanhe thought of something again, smiled, and said, "If your good friend Liu Lingmeng is willing to come, you can also ask her to come along. I will arrange your food and accommodation in Yuming, so you don't have to worry about your daily life."
Faced with Lu Yanhe's care, Zhang Ruozhi clasped his hands in front of him stiffly, nodded silently, and said okay.
Lu Yanhe turned and looked at Chen Siqi.
Chen Siqi nodded, indicating that she would be the next step.
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After all, there are differences between men and women, and Lu Yanhe is not single. If he shows too much care and concern for Zhang Ruozhi, he and Chen Siqi have nothing to fear, but they are also afraid that Zhang Ruozhi will think too much.
Chen Siqi and Zhang Ruozhi were walking in circles and chatting in her school playground.
Lu Yanhe walked around the school alone.
He thought the campus was beautiful, a kind of beauty that carries the memory of time. It is an old-fashioned building, not so modern. Especially when the sun shines down, the large area of green plants on the campus makes the campus green and lush.
At noon, there were many students in the school. Lu Yanhe was wearing sunglasses and a hat, and naturally attracted many curious eyes. However, everyone just looked around curiously, and no one took the initiative to come forward.
Even though many people had already recognized him as Lu Yanhe, they were excitedly taking pictures of him with their phones.
The more Lu Yanhe watched, the more he felt that "Love Letter" should actually be filmed here.
The story of "Love Letter" must not happen in an economically developed city. In an economically developed city, there is no soil to grow the kind of simple and pure flowers.
Lu Yanhe took a lot of photos and videos and sent them to Luo Yuzhong and Liu Bige, asking for their opinions.
Luo Yuzhong said: "This campus is beautiful."
Liu Bige said: "This school is beautiful, but I think the windows are very small. You have to think about the lighting problem. For indoor scenes, lighting is a big problem."
Why are many scenes shot in studios? Because it is actually more convenient to shoot.
For film and television works, the importance of light is no less than that of style.
With good light, the picture will look good no matter how you take it.
If the light is not good, no matter how beautiful the picture is, it will turn out to be a mess.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Is there any way to do this?"
Although in his impression, the movie "Love Letter" itself has very dark scenes.
Liu Bige said: "Either you use artificial light sources outside, technology can solve the problem, but if you want to shoot with natural light, then your shooting time for many scenes is very limited. If you haven't finished shooting, you can only wait."
Lu Yanhe understood what Liu Bige meant.
This technical problem can definitely be solved. It depends on whether Lu Yanhe is willing to compromise. If he is not willing to compromise, the shooting requirements will be very high. There may be only two to three hours in a day that are suitable for shooting. As the sun rises and sets, the light will not be enough after that point.
Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you bring your photography team to take a look?"
Liu Bige: “…Are you serious?”
"Seriously." Lu Yanhe said, "If possible, I want to film Love Letter here."
Liu Bige: "Then you have to consider another question. There are also many winter scenes in Love Letter, with heavy snow. Are you sure that Jiang Zhi's southern city can have heavy snow in winter?"
Lu Yanhe: "Oh! I have to ask."
He hadn't even considered it.
Liu Bige: "...I think it's impossible for you to make this movie without me."
Lu Yanhe said: "That's why I said that I must ask you to help."
“Haha.” Liu Bige said, “I won’t shoot my own drama, I’ll be your director of photography.”
"More than just a director of photography." Lu Yanhe said immediately, "You are also one of the producers. You have the responsibility to help make this movie a good one."
"Fuck you, you forced me onto this pirate ship."
"I'm already here, why do you care how I got here?" Lu Yanhe had already made himself thick-skinned.
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While Liu Bige was on his way to Jiangzhi with his photography team, Lu Yanhe had to go back to Yuming first.
He has two days of classes next.
In the second semester of my junior year, although there were fewer classes than in the previous semester, there were still some classes, unlike my senior year, when there were almost no classes.
Fortunately, Lu Yanhe had completed almost all the credits for his elective courses last semester, so this semester he only had the pressure of required courses.
When Lu Yanhe returned to school, Miao Yue complained to him: "You sent Liu Bigo over, but you came back."
Lu Yanhe said, "After class, I'll take you there and invite you to play in Jiangzhi for two days."
Miao Yue laughed immediately after hearing this.
"That's okay."
Lu Yanhe asked Miao Yue: "How is your writing of the movie for Liu Bige going? The script."
Miao Yue said, "It's because I want you to be the lead actor, so I revised it several times. I'm not satisfied with it myself, let alone him. Alas, I've never written a spy war story before. Let me write this story. Although Liu Bige wrote it himself, it's still difficult to write it into a script. I always have trouble finding the right expression."
Lu Yanhe asked: "Then do you want to work with other screenwriters? If you are not good at this."
Miao Yue said: "Anyway, he still has to shoot Li Zhibai's movie in the second half of the year, so there's no rush. I'll just torture myself first. If I can't do it, I'll look for external help."
Lu Yanhe: "You are challenging yourself."
"Yes, of course I have to challenge myself." Miao Yue said frankly, "I am a professional Chinese student. I don't allow myself to ask others for help when I encounter a problem."
Lu Yanhe gave Miao Yue a thumbs up.
"You are amazing."
Miao Yue: "No one is as good as you. You wrote this script so quickly. It's just like a tentacle monster."
Lu Yanhe smiled.
Miao Yue asked curiously: "Yan He, I'm really curious, how can you come up with so many stories in your head? Every time I see you release a new work, I feel desperate. Compared with you, I feel like I'm just wasting my time."
"If you say that, I'm sure a lot of people will want to beat you up." Lu Yanhe said bluntly, "I've written a lot of scripts, but none of the movies I wrote have won the Grand Jury Award at an international film festival."
With this award in hand, Miao Yue can be said to have achieved a very remarkable achievement as a screenwriter. She herself said that many film companies have approached her and wanted her to be the screenwriter for projects. However, Miao Yue herself is a person who works very slowly and carefully, and she feels that she does not have enough experience in writing scripts, so she did not accept any of them.
Lu Yanhe said: "In fact, if you can write the script of a spy movie before you graduate from college, your creative speed is not slow at all, two movies in four years."
Miao Yue: "It depends on who you compare yourself with. If you compare yourself with me, it will only make me angry to death."
Lu Yanhe laughed.
Miao Yue said: "My novel will also be serialized in Jump Up."
"Yes, I saw it." Lu Yanhe said, "I have finished reading the first three chapters. I didn't expect that you would write a story that takes place in ancient times."
"Because I want to write a story that is completely different from what happened around me, I can only set the time of the story in ancient times," said Miao Yue.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"I will be satisfied if I can finish both the novel and the script this year," Miao Yue said. "I will graduate next year and then go to graduate school, so I guess I will be even busier."
"Are you going to stay in this school for graduate studies?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Miao Yue said: "I haven't decided yet. I don't know whether to go to Yuming or stay in Zhenhua."
"Can you get the qualification for postgraduate study?"
"Sure, my grades rank in the top 10%, so I will definitely get the chance." Miao Yue said frankly, "In fact, there is another option, which is to study abroad for a master's degree. I am also thinking about whether to study in the UK, because I am also interested in British literature. If I can live and study in a completely different context, I think it will be a very interesting experience."
Lu Yanhe said: "My roommate is going to the UK for an exchange year. Why do you all want to go to the UK so much?"
"I have to go to a country with cultural and historical heritage, otherwise go to the United States? I hate that country, it's prosperous and vain." Miao Yue said.
Lu Yanhe smiled without comment.
Everyone has their own opinion.
However, Britain is indeed a country that will interest many people who are interested in history and culture.
"Have you discussed this with Liu Bigo?"
"We've discussed it. He's OK with me going anywhere."
"If you go to England, you and he will be in a foreign country. Do you mind?"
"He said if I went to study in the UK, he would also come to the UK after he finished filming the movie," Miao Yue said. "He is very familiar with Europe."
"That's right." Liu Bigo himself had just returned from France.
Liu Bige said that he is also familiar with the British side. Basically, the European film and television circles are quite familiar with each other, and there is a sense of banding together for warmth.
Lu Yanhe: "Anyway, you haven't figured out whether you will become a writer in the future."
"Yeah." Miao Yue nodded, "Well... I feel that in this era, if you are a writer, it is still difficult to make yourself rich. I don't want to live too poorly."
"Poor? The reprint of your novel "Late Spring" has sold more than 100,000 copies, and you have been receiving dividends from the movie. How can you be poor?"
"This is only for one or two years. What about five years later, ten years later?" Miao Yue said, "It's too unstable. We can't predict what will happen next."
Lu Yanhe couldn't laugh or cry.
Miao Yue’s thoughts in this regard are indeed different from Lu Yanhe’s. Of course, it is normal for her to think so.
Miao Yue said: "Let's see. Anyway, I still have several years to think clearly about what I want to do."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Miao Yue laughed again: "Besides, maybe this novel serialized in "Jump Up" will become a super best-selling novel."
Lu Yanhe: "I'm looking forward to it."
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During the two days of returning to school, Lu Yanhe went out for a meal with his roommates.
It was really the second semester of the junior year. Everyone was making decisions for their future. Lu Yanhe had never expected that all his roommates would choose to pursue graduate studies.
It was also at this time that Lu Yanhe learned that Xiao Jing eventually broke up with his girlfriend Han Sha because of the exchange program in the UK.
It's embarrassing.
Xiao Jing said: "When I come back from England, you will all have graduated."
Zhou Mukai: "I'm still in Yuming."
Mao Jiayang also said: "I am still in Yuming."
Lu Yanhe: "Me too."
Xiao Jing: “…”
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "When you come back, we will welcome you back." Xiao Jing: "Then it's a deal, don't break your promise."
"Whoever breaks his promise will pay for it by sending a red envelope in the group."
"No, what if I'm filming?" Lu Yanhe suddenly realized a problem.
"Then you've broken your promise."
"..."Lu Yanhe.
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After Lu Yanhe finished his meal, he went back to the dormitory with everyone.
Mao Jiayang hooked his arm around Lu Yanhe's neck and said, "Are you going to Jiangzhi again tonight?"
"Yes, I have to scout the location with the photography team tomorrow."
Mao Jiayang: "Busy."
The four of them walked downstairs to the dormitory, and to Lu Yanhe's surprise, someone was actually waiting for him.
It’s Wang Xiao.
"Senior?" Lu Yanhe looked at him in surprise.
Wang Xiao saw him and waved with a smile.
Mao Jiayang and the others went back first.
Wang Xiao said to Lu Yanhe, "Are you very busy recently? I asked you twice before, but you were not here."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "I've been staying in Jiangzhi these days, preparing for the movie I want to shoot."
Wang Xiao asked: "You are the director of this movie yourself, this hasn't been made public yet, right?"
"Not yet." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "Senior, why are you waiting for me downstairs?"
Wang Xiao: "I'm not waiting for you. I'm graduating soon and need to move to a new dormitory. My graduate dormitory just happened to be moved to your building, so I came to take a look and saw you walking over."
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised: "What a coincidence."
"Yes." Wang Xiao said, "So I want to ask you, can I leave my things at your place for a while during the summer vacation? I will be away from home during the summer vacation and will not be in Yuming, but I cannot move my things to the new dormitory in advance."
Lu Yanhe nodded immediately and said, "Sure. Do you have a lot of stuff? I won't be in Yuming during the summer vacation. I'll vacate my bed for you and you can put your stuff on my bed first."
Wang Xiao nodded and said, "That's enough. The main thing is to find a place to put some of the things in my dormitory."
"Where are you going during your summer vacation?" Lu Yanhe asked him.
Wang Xiao said: "I am going to Australia with Miaomiao. We have a student summer camp there and we will be there for about a month."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "That's quite interesting."
Wang Xiao: "What a pity, we thought you would go."
"Me? I don't even know what this is, but I couldn't go anyway. I have to film a movie this summer."
"You basically go to the crew to film every winter and summer vacation." Wang Xiao said, "Model worker."
Lu Yanhe: "Don't blame me. When have you ever really rested during your vacation?"
Wang Xiao put all his focus on the Youth Association.
Even during the winter and summer vacations, he was not allowed to rest for a while.
They stood downstairs of the dormitory and chatted for a while.
Wang Xiao suddenly asked: "Yan He, was there a play before that wanted you and Miao Miao to act in? She told me that she almost went to act in a movie."
Lu Yanhe said: "Well, there was a play that approached us before, but due to some reasons, it was not filmed."
Wang Xiao: “So it’s true.”
"What's wrong?" Lu Yanhe asked, "Do you think it's fake?"
"Not really, I was just a little surprised because she said the director chased her and begged her to play the leading actress, but she was not interested and refused many times." Wang Xiao said, "I read in the news that many actors fought hard to play the leading actress, so I found it a little unbelievable."
Lu Yanhe: "This is true. She even thought that director was a gangster."
Wang Xiao laughed in surprise.
Lu Yanhe also laughed.
"This is how it is in this industry. If you are chosen by a director, you are the darling of fate. If you don't have such an opportunity, you can only fight and wait." Lu Yanhe said, "But if she wants to act and play the leading role, it only takes a word."
"Ah?" Wang Xiao looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise. "You mean, if she wants to act, you can always help her find a leading actress to play the role?"
"Me? How could I have that ability?" Lu Yanhe shook his head.
"Then why is it that if she wants to act, she can only say one sentence?" Wang Xiao looked puzzled.
Lu Yanhe said: "Northern Lights Video belongs to her family. Her father is the boss of Northern Lights Video. Don't you know?"
Wang Xiao widened his eyes in disbelief, his face full of disbelief.
So, Lu Yanhe realized that Wang Xiao really didn't know.
"..."
Why didn't Lin Miaomiao tell Wang Xiao?
Zheng Huairen accompanied Lin Desheng to attend an industry forum and walked out, with others following behind them.
Lin Desheng's keynote speech at the forum just now, "How can long dramas break through the attack of short videos?", resonated with many people at the scene and had a very good effect.
This article was written by Zheng Huairen himself on behalf of Lin Desheng.
Zheng Huairen smiled and said to Lin Desheng, "Boss Lin, just now when you were on the stage, you were so calm and composed. Boss He of Bingyuan didn't look too happy."
Lin Desheng waved his hand and didn't respond to Zheng Huairen's question. Instead, he asked, "How is the 'power accumulation plan' that you brought over earlier that Chen Siqi and the others were going to make going on?"
"We will be issuing a recruitment notice soon," said Zheng Huairen. "We have also told several new directors we have signed to actively participate in this competition and strive to get the top three."
Lin Desheng said: "If Chen Siqi's idea works well and you can find a few good directors later, you should sign them as soon as possible. If they don't do this themselves, don't let the people from Bingyuan get ahead of them, especially don't focus on promoting the directors we signed ourselves, and end up driving people with potential to Bingyuan."
"Don't worry, I will follow your instructions and keep a close eye on those good seedlings," said Zheng Huairen.
"I haven't had dinner with these two young people for a while. Please arrange a time for us to sit down and have a good chat." Lin Desheng said, "Although they are young, every step they take is very accurate, their vision is also accurate, and the things they make are the most popular in the market. We should learn a lot from them."
Zheng Huairen said: "Yes, I think so too. I specifically asked Jiang Zixin to connect with them because I wanted Jiang Zixin to learn more. She is in charge of both "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and "Squid Game".
Lin Desheng hummed.
He suddenly remembered something and looked back.
His secretary immediately understood and took two quick steps forward to stand beside Lin Desheng.
Lin Desheng asked: "How is Miaomiao doing in school now?"
The secretary said: "Ms. Miaomiao has classes all day today and has not left school."
Lin Desheng nodded and said, "Let's go to the school to see her first before returning to the company."
The secretary nodded and immediately sent a message to the driver to adjust the subsequent itinerary.
Zheng Huairen knew that Lin Desheng doted on his daughter very much.
This daughter of theirs has had a private driver and bodyguards since she was young, and grew up in an environment like a princess.
When it comes to his family's private affairs, Zheng Huairen remained silent.
After Lin Desheng finished explaining to his secretary, he continued, "Boss Lin, regarding the new movie that Lu Yanhe is preparing, according to the long-term cooperation agreement we signed with him before, it is no longer within the scope of our cooperation. Moreover, he is now refusing investment from other film and television companies, saying that during the production stage, no film and television companies or platforms will be allowed to intervene, and they will look for distributors after filming is completed. Should we communicate with him in advance?"
Lin Desheng asked back: "What are you communicating about? Distribution? When did we at Northern Lights start distributing movies?"
Zheng Huairen was choked.
"We don't distribute movies, but we can still get the broadcasting rights of video platforms in advance," said Zheng Huairen. "Almost every company in China is competing for it."
Lin Desheng: "You've been dealing with Yan He for so long. Do you think he's the kind of person who deliberately keeps things in his pocket just to let others bid for him?"
Zheng Huairen groaned, "No."
"Since you also know that it's not true, it means that he has decided not to let other parties get involved before the filming is completed. He is serious about it. What's the point of talking to him about this now?" Lin Desheng said, "It would be better to wait until their filming starts and send them some fruit, milk tea, and coffee."
Zheng Huairen: “…”
Alex Lam: "Compared to his new movie, Rouge, My Own Swordsman and Squid Game are the three dramas you should focus on at this stage. If you can work well with these three dramas, are you still worried that Lu Yanhe is unwilling to continue working with us?"
Zheng Huairen: "General Lin, that's a good idea."
"You should spend more time on doing things properly. It's like Maxine's Zhong Benshuo, who spends all day building relationships but doesn't do a good job of content. This is simply putting the cart before the horse." Lin Desheng said, "What did we rely on to succeed at Northern Lights? Relationships?"
Zheng Huairen: “…”
He said, "Rouge is going to the Jose-La-Cebu International Film Festival this time. Northern Lights is one of the producers. Director Wang Zhong is also asking if you are free to attend."
"Just go," Lin Desheng said, "When the movie we, Northern Lights, are shortlisted for an international film festival, you can ask me if I'm free."
Zheng Huairen wondered what happened to Lin Desheng today?
Why do you have to criticize him for every single thing he says?
Lin Desheng doesn't usually act like this.
Zheng Huairen was puzzled.
He sent Lin Desheng to the car in confusion, and only after the car drove away did he quietly breathe a sigh of relief and ask the people around him.
"Did Mr. Lin take the wrong medicine today?"
The people around him smiled and reminded: "Mr. Lin is recently angry about his daughter's love affair."
Zheng Huairen suddenly realized.
It turned out to be the case.
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"Miaomiao didn't tell you, maybe because she was afraid that you would feel pressured?" Lu Yanhe speculated.
They had originally agreed to go back home, but suddenly they realized that Wang Xiao didn't even know Lin Miaomiao's family background, so the two of them started circling around the campus again.
Wang Xiao hasn't come back to his senses yet.
"So, she actually comes from a very wealthy family?" Wang Xiao looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise. "Then why has she never shown it in front of me?"
Compared with Lin Miaomiao's, Wang Xiao's family background is as ordinary as can be.
He suddenly realized that the relationship between him and Lin Miaomiao was like that of a poor boy and a rich princess, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Lu Yanhe said: "I don't know her very well, but she is not someone who likes to show off her superiority. When I first met her, she never showed any superiority. She is a very proud, critical and straightforward person, but she has never used her family background to bully others."
Wang Xiao took a deep breath.
"My mind is a bit confused right now."
"Are you backing off just because Lin Miaomiao's family background is very unusual?" Lu Yanhe looked at Wang Xiao in surprise.
"What do you mean by retreating? That's two different things. I'm just shocked, shocked, and shocked again." Wang Xiao smacked his lips, "I suddenly feel a huge pressure."
The words "under tremendous pressure" were written sincerely on Wang Xiao's face.
Lu Yanhe could understand his feelings at this moment very well.
Just when he was about to say something, Lu Yanhe suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of him.
At this moment, his heart was filled with shock.
How could it be such a coincidence that he and Wang Xiao were still talking about Lin Miaomiao, and Lin Desheng suddenly appeared in front of them?
Lu Yanhe subconsciously turned his head to look at Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao didn't understand and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Uh, in front, the man in the dark blue suit in front, that's Lin Miaomiao's father."
Wang Xiao's expression suddenly changed. (End of this chapter)
