On Weibo, Lu Yanhe interacted normally with Yan Liang and Li Zhibai, and did not seem to be affected by the rumors of "facial nerve disorder" at attitude made more and more people believe that this was a rumor.
On the day when "Lost on Journey" was screened at the Netherlands-Spanish Film Festival, Lu Yanhe happened to have a class and couldn't pay attention to the situation there.
After he finished the class, he took out his silent phone and found many unread messages on it.
The media reviews of "Lost on Journey" came out first.
It can be said that the response is mixed, with polarization.
Many media outlets have stated that this movie is a very qualified comedy. Not only are many of the lines very clever, they are also very funny, almost making you laugh from beginning to end. At the same time, it is rare to be able to see the quality of the script in such a comedy, which is very rare.
Another part of the media expressed that they wondered how someone who could write a movie script like Rouge could write such a vulgar comedy? Moreover, it was a very vulgar comedy, relying on unexpected events and exaggerated actions to create unexpected jokes.
Lu Yanhe felt that such comments were expected.
He also never expected the film to be universally acclaimed by critics—something few comedies ever are.
Compared with foreign media, domestic media gave much higher evaluation to "Lost on Journey".
The story that takes place in the context of the Spring Festival travel rush is a story that only Chinese people can empathize with.
And workers collecting debts is an act that has special significance for the times.
Therefore, what foreigners consider to be exaggerated behaviors are not groundless or deliberately exaggerated for Chinese people.
This year's Ho-Sai Film Festival has hundreds of films participating in competitions, just showing, or finding a place to have a world premiere like Flowers on the Stars. In any case, a film must have a voice, otherwise, if no one pays attention, it will just be over, and it will really be a waste of time.
"Lost on Journey" was successfully screened at the Netherlands-Spain Film Festival.
The director, Jia Long and Wang Dashan were interviewed by the media at the film festival. There were many media present and it was obvious that they were all very interested in this movie.
How to verify the popularity of a movie at a film festival can actually be seen from this.
Jia Long is still very well-known in Asia.
"Was it Lu Yanhe who approached you about making this movie?" a media outlet asked.
"Yes." Jia Long nodded. "When I heard that he had written a script, I was very surprised. Before that, I didn't know Lu Yanhe could write scripts, nor did I know that his scripts were so good. In fact, those of us who make comedy films know that it is really difficult to come across a good script. Many times, it is very difficult to grasp the sense of proportion. If it is too much, it is as bad as too little. If it is not to that extent, the laugh point will not be pushed up. And if a comedy film cannot make the audience laugh in the end, it is a failure. As soon as I got Yanhe's script, I knew that this was the kind of script I wanted to come across."
The media said: "But this time Yan He attended the premiere of Rouge and then went back. Why didn't he stay and attend the premiere of Lost on Journey with everyone?"
Jia Long said: "He is still a college student. He has to go back to class."
Jia Long's answer was really beyond everyone's expectations.
Many overseas media had anticipated many answers, but they didn't expect this to be the one that came out.
As for the domestic media, they were not surprised. Anyway, Lu Yanhe's image as a good student would be supported from time to time. For other celebrities, even if they were still college students and attending classes, they would find this reason outrageous. But when this happened to Lu Yanhe, it became very normal.
Of course, Rouge was more popular than Lost on Journey at the Jose-Lao Film Festival. Several film companies were competing for the overseas distribution rights of Rouge, but the bids were not high, ranging from two to three million US dollars. Maxine and HP also made bids, but what they wanted to buy was not the distribution rights, but the exclusive copyright. They bought out the exclusive overseas copyright for a flat price and put it on video websites for screening - the price was high, and if they were willing to sell it, the income from this could make Rouge pay for itself.
Wang Zhonglai asked Lu Yanhe for his opinion, and Lu Yanhe said he had no objection and everything was fine.
You can't expect the movie "Rouge" to help you make a lot of money all at once. It can only take the slow and long-term approach, relying on the copyright fees accumulated every year.
After much thought, Wang Zhong decided to follow the path of his previous movies and negotiate with the long-time film producers in various places one by one and sell the films separately. Maybe each one wouldn't offer much, maybe $100,000 or $200,000. The price might be slightly better in the box office heavyweights like the United States, Britain, South Korea, and Japan, and if accumulated, it wouldn't be a small amount, but it would be troublesome and stressful.
The streaming rights were given to HP, not because Lu Yanhe wanted to cooperate with HP more, but because HP offered a higher price, $500,000 higher than Maxine.
Zhong Benshuo was very depressed. If he had enough authority, he would never let this movie slip away from his hands just because of a difference of half a million US dollars.
After watching this movie, he knew that no matter how it would perform in Europe and the United States, it would definitely be liked by Asian audiences.
Zhong Benshuo even called Lu Yanhe specifically to express his depression and discomfort.
Lu Yanhe couldn't laugh or cry.
"I have returned to China. I am not in charge of sales anymore," he told Zhong Benshuo.
Zhong Benshuo said: "This is too abominable, Tom White must have planted a spy in our Maxine, otherwise how could he know our offer so clearly!"
Lu Yanhe smiled without comment.
He couldn't respond to these words.
Zhong Benshuo: "Yanhe, you know very well how much I want to work with you and have your drama aired on Maxine."
Lu Yanhe: "It's just Rouge. There are many more scenes to come."
Zhong Benshuo: "Alas, I am too insignificant to make my boss fully realize how valuable your play is."
Lu Yanhe: “Haha.”
Anyway, no matter what Zhong Benshuo said, Lu Yanhe would just respond like this and would not provide any substantive content.
Lu Yanhe didn't know whether Zhong Benshuo came to him to inquire about information. Regardless of whether it was or not, he didn't intend to tell Zhong Benshuo anything that could provide any information.
He took him to the second floor and to that room. This alone was enough to make Lu Yanhe stay away from him.
Zhong Benshuo also seemed to notice Lu Yanhe's estrangement from him.
"Yan He, you're not still blaming yourself for that incident, are you?" Zhong Benshuo asked with a hint of grievance in his tone.
In this industry, everyone is a performing artist.
Lu Yanhe: "What's the matter?"
He looked confused and puzzled, as if he had no idea what Zhong Benshuo was talking about.
"Okay, you are still blaming me. I know I didn't tell you in advance, and it was indeed my inconsiderateness." "Mr. Zhong, you are too kind. You have always been very considerate in entertaining me." Lu Yanhe said, "I have to go to class soon, so I have to hang up."
Zhong Benshuo: "Oh, okay, then I'll go to Yuming next week and make an appointment with you again."
"Okay, let's talk about it then."
Lu Yanhe hung up the phone.
He thought carefully about the phone call he had just had with Zhong Benshuo.
Well, confirmed, I didn’t say anything that shouldn’t have been said.
Maybe he was too suspicious. He always felt that Zhong Benshuo was still trying to pull him into some shady area.
Lu Yanhe also didn't like his practice of always talking about feelings at work.
It's not that you can't talk about love at work. He has many people who talk about love at work - but there is no emotional foundation between them, so how can they talk about it? Talk about castles in the air?
You didn't offer as much as HP did, and they got Rouge. Why are you complaining to me? Are you blaming me for not considering our relationship and giving you the movie even if they offered a higher price?
Lu Yanhe was speechless.
He took a deep breath.
At this time, Tom White sent an email: We have obtained the exclusive overseas copyright of "Rouge". We would like to hold several special screenings and promotional activities in several places overseas to promote the film on our HP. Please take some time out to participate in the relevant activities.
Lu Yanhe replied: No problem.
Tom White immediately sent another email: Regarding the movie "Lost on Journey", we internally evaluated that the movie is too Chinese and it will be difficult for overseas audiences to understand. We do not intend to bid like we did for "Rouge". If Maxine or other companies are more interested, we will give up.
Lu Yanhe replied: OK.
Tom White: But if no other company buys it, we still hope to get it. For the works you write, I hope HP can own as much as possible.
Lu Yanhe laughed.
Tom White's words really made him feel comfortable.
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Because Lu Yanhe was under too much pressure, Chen Ziyan turned down almost all of his work since he came back.
Whether it is program recording or other business cooperation, basically everything that can be postponed is postponed, so that Lu Yanhe can rest peacefully at least in May.
However, this made several parties who had previously agreed to work on the project feel a little uneasy. They finally managed to convince Lu Yanhe, but now he told them that he couldn't come. This matter... The most important thing was that Chen Ziyan's attitude was not very tough. She paid the money that should be paid, and promised to continue to cooperate in the future. Her attitude was very soft, and people couldn't say anything.
In fact, Lu Yanhe felt that it was not that serious. It was fine to attend the work that had been discussed long ago. But Chen Ziyan was determined not to do it. She insisted that he not work in May and stay in school to take classes and rest.
"I know you're in good shape now and don't feel tired, but it's not that you're tired. It's that once you start working, your mind starts to think about that thing." Chen Ziyan said, "The safest way is to stop everything first."
"There's no way to stop filming "Love Letter". It's going to start shooting in July." Lu Yanhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Forget about this one that can't be stopped, but basically everything has been prepared." Chen Ziyan said, "The production team, shooting location, actors, logistics... I borrowed Lei Shuangcheng's assistant Zhao Yuheng to coordinate. With him here, you don't have to worry about these things. From now on, for the movie "Love Letter", you only need to think about one thing, how to shoot it, and you don't have to worry about other things in other departments."
Chen Ziyan's tone was unquestionable, leaving Lu Yanhe at a loss for words.
Lei Shuangcheng is the producer who has worked with Director Luo Yuzhong for fifteen years. Zhao Yuheng is Lei Shuangcheng's most capable assistant. Lu Yanhe had worked with Zhao Yuheng when he was filming "The Golden Age" and knew his abilities. He worked his way up the crew with Lei Shuangcheng and knew everything about the crew.
Having such a person to coordinate will really help a lot.
Almost all daily troubles get tangled up in him.
Chen Ziyan was really shocked by the fact that Lu Yanhe was under too much pressure.
The first priority for her now is not to bring trouble and pressure to Lu Yanhe.
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Chen Ziyan's style and attitude made everyone start to doubt.
What happened to Lu Yanhe?
Is there really something wrong with Lu Yanhe?
But after Zhou Shuchun, who broke the news, was criticized by Chen Ziyan, he remained silent and pretended to be dead, and no new news came out.
At this time, this year's Jose María Film Festival held its closing ceremony and awards ceremony.
Wang Zhong called him and asked if he could come to attend, saying that they had received a call from the organizing committee, inviting all the members of "Rouge" to attend the closing ceremony.
This basically means that "Rouge" won a prize, a big one.
Lu Yanhe actually really wanted to go. The closing ceremony was on Sunday, so he could make it, so the time was OK.
But on second thought, forget it. In his current situation, he should try to avoid appearing in public. If his expression gets out of control again, then it will be GG.
Chen Ziyan tried hard to cancel all his work in May, actually because of this consideration.
No one knows whether Lu Yanhe will come again.
So, Lu Yanhe decided not to go.
The news that the "Rouge" crew was recalled by the organizing committee of the Joseph-La Roche Film Festival and that Lu Yanhe decided not to attend the closing ceremony of the Joseph-La Roche Film Festival were released at the same time.
On the one hand, people who were following the film began to have their hearts racing, looking forward to what kind of award the film would win. On the other hand, some people were wondering why Lu Yanhe would not attend the award ceremony for Rouge, and why he couldn't go because he had classes.
Isn't the closing ceremony on Sunday? This excuse doesn't work.
Combined with Zhou Shuchun’s previous revelations, everyone began to wonder again, is Lu Yanhe really in trouble?
For any artist, the most feared thing is this kind of seemingly true rumor.
Because there is no way to prove it yourself.
No one can prove that they didn't do something.
Lu Yanhe couldn't go to the hospital for a check-up to prove that he didn't have facial nerve disorder.
If he did that, it would appear that he was serious.
Fortunately, Zhenhua’s classmates occasionally took a short video of Lu Yanhe appearing on campus, proving that Lu Yanhe was doing fine as usual.
When the news came back that Rouge won the Best Actress and Audience Choice Awards at this year's Jose Film Festival, Lu Yanhe immediately posted a message to celebrate.
Great! Congratulations to Sister Bi Ge! Congratulations to all the colleagues of Rouge! We won the award! (End of this chapter)
