"I'm sorry, I held you back."
At 11:30 in the evening, Huang Kairen sat in Lu Yanhe's room and said helplessly.
Lu Yanhe: "Brother Huang, please don't mess with me. What can I say if you say that?"
"Haha, I'm just kidding you." Huang Kairen said, sighing, "If I had a little fame overseas, I wouldn't be attacked by some haters and cause such a thing."
Lu Yanhe: "Even if you are a superstar overseas, people who want to smear you will still do so. If they want to find fault with you, they can find anything. If they want to accuse you, they will find a pretext."
Huang Kairen nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Actually, I'm still quite nervous now."
"Is it because of all the controversy online?"
"No, to be honest, I don't take it to heart. All I'm thinking about right now is the premiere of Rouge tomorrow." Huang Kairen said, "This is my first time participating in an international film festival like this, and I'm the lead actor. I'm nervous. I want to know what people think of this film as soon as possible, but I don't dare to know."
When Lu Yanhe heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he actually understood Huang Kairen's feelings.
Because it was the same when he first attended the film festival.
The indifference, composure and calmness I have now are simply due to the fact that I have experienced a lot.
Lu Yanhe also sincerely hopes that Huang Kairen's performance in the movie will be recognized by everyone.
It really took a lot of twists and turns for Huang Kairen to finally appear in this movie.
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Early the next morning, Lu Yanhe accepted interviews from two overseas media outlets in his hotel room, and the time had basically passed.
At noon, he ate bread with Zou Dong and Wang Biao in the room. After a simple meal, he started to change clothes and do his styling. Because he was not an actor in "Rouge", he did not prepare his own dress in a grand manner this time. He simply made himself look more energetic and was ready to go.
At the entrance of the hotel, he unexpectedly ran into Felena Ricci. She greeted him with surprise. Lu Yanhe was stunned for a moment before he recognized who she was. She was a famous Spanish actress and a judge in the main competition unit of the Cittol Film Festival when "Three Mountains" was shown.
"Hi!" Lu Yanhe also smiled brightly and shook hands with Felena Richie. "It's been a long time since we last met."
Felina Richie said: "Although I haven't seen you for a long time, I have seen several of your plays. Oh, you are so likable."
She held Lu Yanhe's face with both hands, and a smile appeared on her face... to use common words - an aunt-like smile.
Lu Yanhe was a little confused and didn't understand why Fellaina Richie suddenly treated him in such a "loving" manner.
Obviously, she was not old enough to be "loving". She was closer to forty, but not yet forty.
Lu Yanhe could only say obediently, "Ms. Richie, thank you for your compliment."
"Just call me Felena," she said. "I'll also go to the premiere of Rouge later. I heard that you wrote the script for this movie, but unfortunately, you didn't act in it."
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "Because there are more suitable actors."
Felena Rich's eyes were full of admiration for Lu Yanhe: "You are such a great actor, you should act more in the future."
Lu Yanhe said: "Well, I have been acting all the time."
Felena Richie immediately asked, "Why didn't you bring them to Hoshi this time?"
Lu Yanhe had no choice but to say, "We haven't started filming yet. It will start this summer."
Felena Richie then revealed a satisfied smile and said, "Then we'll see you at other film festivals."
Lu Yanhe said: "I don't know if the film I'm going to shoot will be invited to a film festival. This film is not a typical film festival film."
Felina Ricci said: "If you need, I can recommend your work to major film festivals. With your current achievements, I believe that major film festivals will welcome you to participate with your work."
Lu Yanhe was flattered and quickly thanked him.
"You have to remember that I am your fan and I like your performance very much." Felina Ricci said, "I really hope we can have the opportunity to work together in the future."
Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, saying, "There will definitely be a chance."
Felena Rich wanted to continue communicating with him, but the people around her probably thought that time was running out and began to urge her: "Felena, we have to go. Mr. Feiwen is still waiting for us."
"Oh!" Felina Rich gave Lu Yanhe an apologetic smile, "I really wish I could talk to you for a while longer, but I have an appointment with someone else, so we can only talk next time."
"Well, okay." Lu Yanhe nodded with a smile, "We will see each other again in the afternoon. I hope we can find a chance to continue chatting then."
Felina Rich: "Believe me, you definitely don't have time to have an in-depth chat with anyone this afternoon. At this time, as the protagonist, you can only greet everyone."
She smiled, said goodbye to Lu Yanhe, and left.
Only then did Lu Yanhe get in the car and set off.
Of course, the reason for leaving at this time is not to attend the premiere and walk the red carpet right away, but because there is another job to do.
He needed to attend an exhibition event with the theme of "Film and History" convened by Shang Yongzhou.
The event was organized by the local museum in José and the José Film Festival.
As the image ambassador and convener of this film festival, Shang Yongzhou needs to prop up the event.
Lu Yanhe, Chen Bige, Huang Kairen and others have all received invitations from Shang Yongzhou to attend the event first.
After all, it was Shang Yongzhou, so they had to show up to support him.
In addition to them, Jia Long also brought Wang Dashan with him.
In addition to these Chinese stars, many foreign stars also showed up.
There were several familiar faces, especially when British actress Lily Welton appeared, there was a huge wave of cheers at the scene.
She is the heroine of "The Golden Throne", the hottest Hollywood series in recent years. She is very popular and is one of the most popular female stars in the world.
Shang Yongzhou stood at the side of the red carpet photo area waiting for her and politely kissed her on the cheek.
Lily Welton seems to be very familiar with Shang Yongzhou.
Lu Yanhe was just wondering when Lin Yu reminded him, "Shang Yongzhou starred in a foreign film before. The second female lead in that film was Lily Welton. She hadn't starred in The Golden Throne yet. She was an unknown newcomer."
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.
No wonder Shang Yongzhou is said to be one of the most representative male actors in China.
Not only does he have a high status in China, he has also starred in overseas films. This resume is indeed representative.
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At the event, Lu Yanhe had the opportunity to meet Lily Welton and they exchanged a few words.
Lily Welton had not seen his work, nor did she know who he was. She was just being polite when communicating with him.
Lu Yanhe just chatted with her politely.
After Lily Weldon was called away by the others, Wang Biao whispered in Lu Yanhe's ear: "Little Brother Lu, why aren't you very enthusiastic about her?"
Lu Yanhe: "Am I not enthusiastic? It's okay, it's quite normal."
"Okay." Wang Biao said, "I thought you didn't like her very much."
Lu Yanhe was reminded by Wang Biao's words.
Don't like her?
Lu Yanhe didn't think about how he gave such an impression.
What he was thinking was, if Wang Biao mistakenly thought that he was not enthusiastic about Lily Welton, would Lily Welton herself have the same impression?
Lu Yanhe didn't want to leave such an impression on people the first time they met.
So he asked Wang Biao one more question: "Was I very cold just now?"
"Not cold, but compared to your encounter with Felena Rich just now, it makes me feel that your expression and tone in front of Lily Welton just now were all fake."
"Ah? Am I such a bad actor?"
"Maybe I'm just being overly suspicious." Wang Biao said, "After all, I know you too well, Brother Lu."
However, Wang Biao did not think too much about it.
Someone in the backstage filmed the scene of Lu Yanhe meeting and communicating with Lily Welton.
They came to take pictures of Lily Welton, and included Lu Yanhe in the picture as well.
After the video was posted online, many people said that the smile of the Asian man in the video was so hypocritical and that one could not feel his sincerity at all.
This is the public opinion that appeared on the Internet.
After seeing this, Chen Ziyan immediately became anxious and wanted to control the relevant public opinion.
However, the traditional method was useless when applied to the Internet. She had no one on the Internet who could help her.
Lily Welton is so famous and influential, and has so many fans, that public opinion is getting more and more intense.
When Lu Yanhe was leaving the exhibition and taking a short break before heading to the premiere of Rouge, he noticed that several people were pointing at him. At first, Lu Yanhe thought he was recognized and nodded and greeted them politely, but soon he realized something was wrong. The way everyone looked at him and the expressions on their faces were not right.
Lu Yanhe hesitated and asked Wang Biao: "Why are they looking at me like that?"
Wang Biao also shook his head: "I don't know."
Lu Yanhe still heard the whole story from Chen Bige.
Chen Bige asked: "What's going on? Do you dislike Lily Welton?"
"No." Lu Yanhe was confused and had no idea why he suddenly disliked Lily Welton.
I found the video on the Internet and watched it.
In the video, Lily Welton was always very friendly towards him, but he didn't know what was wrong. Although the smile on his face was warm and friendly, it was a little stiff. Not only that, when he was talking and laughing with Lily Welton, his enthusiasm was deliberate and artificial, as if he was just being perfunctory.
Lu Yanhe immediately understood why he was being attacked by everyone because of this video.
If he saw this video, he would ask the same question.
However, Lu Yanhe couldn't remember why he had such an expression when he was talking to Lily Welton.
He is not usually the kind of person who has trouble managing his facial expressions.
This is the first time this has happened.
Chen Ziyan called hurriedly.
Wang Biao handed the phone to Lu Yanhe and said, "Brother Lu, this is Sister Zi Yan calling you."
Lu Yanhe took it in his hands.
"Yan He, I have seen the video."
Lu Yanhe sighed and said, "It was really an unintentional mistake. I didn't even realize that my expression was like that at the time."
Chen Ziyan: "It's okay, you might just be too tired, so your expression is out of control."
tired?
Lu Yanhe thought that he had not been very tired these days, so it was good. Compared with last year, he had been living a very comfortable life during this period.
Chen Ziyan said: "Explain your overseas social media accounts and say that you were very busy recently and very tired. That's why you met Lily Welton for the first time. Because you like her very much, you tried to cheer yourself up and communicate with her enthusiastically. Unexpectedly, you ended up making things worse and caused such a misunderstanding. Explain to Lily Welton."
Lu Yanhe knew that this was the most appropriate public relations method that could be thought of in the short term.
He edited a paragraph on his mobile phone, checked it twice, and after confirming that there was no ambiguity, he posted this status and @Lily Welton.
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After sending this message, Lu Yanhe saw that many people were scolding him.
The most harsh ones were those who directly told him not to think that he was a top star in China, because he was nothing in front of Lily Welton.
Lu Yanhe read through the pages line by line, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.
He put down his phone and asked Wang Biao: "If I appear on the red carpet of Rouge again in this situation, will it bring bad news to the movie?"
"Brother Lu, it was just an unintentional mistake. It was not intentional. Everyone will understand."
When Lu Yanhe heard what Wang Biao said, he smiled instead.
Ten minutes after he sent out the message of explanation, Lu Yanhe logged in again to read everyone's comments.
In the comment section, as expected, many people did not buy it and were still questioning his attitude towards Lily Welton.
The entertainment industry is the most unreasonable place. Whether the audience likes you or dislikes you, trusts you or not, all depends on their mood. It is useless to try hard or to explain.
Lu Yanhe had expected this result long ago - if any explanation would work, then there would be no need for those public relations companies to exist.
Lu Yanhe was not worried about how much trouble this incident would cause him. This kind of topic would fade away after a few more days of heated discussion. Lu Yanhe's immediate explanation had already put a stop to this matter in the eyes of the public, so that it would not become a black mark on him in the future.
But it takes time.
And the red carpet for the premiere of "Rouge" is happening right now.
There was definitely no shortage of media reporters at the scene of this film shortlisted in the main competition unit.
If he appeared on the red carpet of "Rouge" at this time, a lot of media attention would probably be focused on him and his relationship with Lily Welton.
Lu Yanhe was a little hesitant, thinking maybe he might as well just not walk the red carpet.
This can also reduce some of the attention paid to him and this matter.
Thinking of this, Lu Yanhe contacted Jiang Zixin and told her his thoughts.
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The sudden incident with Lu Yanhe caught the crew of "Rouge" off guard.
Jiang Zixin and Zheng Huairen were having a headache because of this matter. They kept contacting friends they knew to see if there was any way to reduce the heat of this matter.
But they encountered the same problem as Chen Ziyan.
They are too unfamiliar with the foreign environment and don't know how to handle such things.
The premiere of "Rouge" is approaching and the red carpet is about to begin.
At this time, the core figure of their movie was caught up in negative public opinion.
Zheng Huairen didn't even have time to contact Lu Yanhe.
In fact, they were also thinking about how to reduce the impact of this incident on the premiere of "Rouge".
Unexpectedly, at this time, Lu Yanhe actually took the initiative to suggest not walking the red carpet.
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Wang Zhong frowned, a little annoyed, and said, "Why didn't you walk the red carpet? Just because of that? What's the big deal? Who can always guarantee that there is nothing wrong with their expression? Didn't Yan He explain that he was not in good condition?"
Zheng Huairen said: "Alas, the person who must be the most uncomfortable and unhappy about this kind of thing is Yan He himself. He didn't even call us, but directly sent a message to Jiang Zixin, saying that he would not walk the red carpet with us and would go directly to the venue, and he didn't want to bring more trouble to the movie."
Huang Kairen and Chen Bige were both standing aside. Hearing what Zheng Huairen said, Huang Kairen glanced at Wang Zhong. The director still looked unhappy - he obviously really hoped that Lu Yanhe could accompany them to walk on the red carpet.
For filmmakers, having their films shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Jose-La Mancha Film Festival, and walking hand in hand on the red carpet of the premiere to receive the attention of all the media in the world is a ritual and an honor.
Not to mention, Wang Zhong was full of preference and appreciation for Lu Yanhe himself.
Chen Bige hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll call Yan He first and ask him what he thinks."
Chen Bige took the phone from the assistant and walked aside to call Lu Yanhe.
Wang Zhong's face was gloomy and ugly.
Huang Kairen wanted to say something at this time, but he didn't know what to say.
There is absolutely nothing we can do.
This embarrassing feeling made Huang Kairen uncomfortable.
Five minutes later, Chen Bige came back.
"Director, I called Yan He. Let's go. He has decided not to walk the red carpet with us." Chen Bige said, "He doesn't want this negative media to bring more criticism to the movie. He also told me to persuade you not to worry about him. He is waiting for us in the screening room."
Wang Zhong saw Chen Bige also said so, he sighed, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's go."
What should have been a high-spirited walk down the red carpet was overshadowed by this moment.
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Lu Yanhe sat in the car, waiting for Wang Biao to communicate with others to see how he could avoid the media and enter the Film Palace.
After some communication, a staff member came to pick him up and let him enter through another VIP channel.
At this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang.
Lu Yanhe picked it up and took a look. It turned out to be a message from Shang Yongzhou: Have you gone in? Or are you still outside?
Lu Yanhe said: "Premiere? Cinema Palace? I came in through the VIP channel, I didn't walk the red carpet. Brother, are you here?"
Shang Yongzhou said: We’re almost there, come out.
Lu Yanhe: You don’t want me to pick you up again, do you?
Shang Yongzhou: I came to pick up Lily Welton. I brought her here and caused so much trouble, but you left without saying a word. I just found out what happened.
Lu Yanhe: Alas, it was my fault that I failed to control my expression.
Shang Yongzhou: Stop talking nonsense and come out quickly. You and Lily will walk the red carpet together later. I have already talked to her.
Lu Yanhe was stunned: Huh?
Shang Yongzhou: I invited you here. I can't just sit back and watch the trouble you caused at the event I organized. What's more, you have called me your senior brother for so long, so I have to fulfill my responsibilities as a senior brother.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe was suddenly speechless and didn't know how to describe his sudden feelings.
Shang Yongzhou usually doesn't say much.
He suddenly did this! (End of this chapter)
