"Lu Yanhe's connections in the media and critics are so wide that it's beyond my imagination." At Longyan Films, Mrs. Huang told her husband, "Squid Game can become so popular on Maxine, all thanks to the initial attention from the media and critics. Generally, only the top creators in the world can attract such a lot of attention all at once. Even Director Wang Zhong can hardly do it. Before this, only the works of Director Gong Jiang in our country have such ability. I really don't know how Lu Yanhe did it."At Northern Lights Video, Zheng Huairen also joked to his friends privately: "No wonder Lu Yanhe was determined not to sell the copyright and only the broadcasting rights. Squid Game is really a hit now, both at home and abroad. The subsequent derivative developments will make a lot of money."
December belongs to Squidward Games.
Especially the "One, Two, Three, Stupid" chapter, which turned a game that almost everyone played in their childhood into a thrilling and bloody murder game, making it the most talked-about design of "Squid Game" on social media.
A big V in the gaming circle suddenly sighed: If Lu Yanhe were to design games, he would probably be very good. Some of the games he designed in the program "Young Days" were very popular, such as "Love You in My Heart Is Hard to Guess". Everyone around me plays it when they get together. After watching "Squid Game", I feel even stronger. He really took some childhood games that we are all familiar with and made them thrilling and scary. He is really talented.
This sentiment was liked and forwarded by countless people and became very popular.
At the same time, the leading actors of "Squid Game" also experienced a wave of popularity in China, and their attention overseas also soared.
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Recently, Jiang Yuqian's schedule has been divided into hours.
She didn't just return to the peak of her career, but instead reached a height she had never reached before.
"The Seoul TV Festival in South Korea, the Starlight Festival in Singapore, the Star Shine Night in Thailand... In the next three months, we have a total of 14 overseas tours. Well, this is what's coming up so far."
Agent He Heng now has a face that looks like he has survived winter and is now in spring, with a bright and cheerful look.
Jiang Yuqian asked in surprise: "How can I handle all these schedules? I'm about to shoot the sequel to Behind the Golden Robe."
"I've already communicated with the crew to see if I can join the crew a little later. You don't have a lot of scenes in this movie." He Heng said, "I shouldn't have accepted this movie in the first place."
Jiang Yuqian was silent for a moment, then said, "I have accepted it. It was the best resource I could get at that time."
He Heng: "That's true, but the popularity of Squid! exceeded our expectations. I was really surprised by its popularity overseas. The stylists we worked with all told us that many international brands are watching you. This has never happened before."
Jiang Yuqian said: "Squid Game seems to be more popular overseas than in China."
"It is indeed true. No one expected it to be so popular in Europe and America," He Heng said. "It is the most popular Chinese drama in Europe and America in history."
"It's too exaggerated." Jiang Yuqian said.
"Although the subject matter is a factor, the main reason is that Yan He's influence is indeed great," He Heng said. "Although he is not world-famous yet, people in the media circle know him and have high expectations for him, so when his scripts are released online, everyone is the first to watch them."
Jiang Yuqian said: "It really depends on his personal influence. No matter how much publicity a play makes, if it doesn't attract people to watch it, it's all in vain."
"That's right." He Heng nodded. "It's a pity that your character died. I guess you won't be in the second and third seasons."
Jiang Yuqian smiled and said, "Be content, Sister Heng. Besides, Yan He and I haven't only collaborated on this one play."
He Heng: "That's right, you are also blessed by God. When you were filming "The Golden Era", which brought you to the peak of your career, you met Yan He, who made you break through to another peak."
"Of course God has blessed me since I'm such a good and hardworking person." Jiang Yuqian's smile was particularly charming at this moment.
Seeing her like this, He Heng also smiled.
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After seeing that "Squid Game" became a hit just as it had been in another world, Lu Yanhe finally breathed a sigh of relief, put down his uneasy heart, and began formal preparations for the winter shooting of "Love Letter".
The crew members' schedules have already been reserved, and they are just waiting to start filming.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe has had several hits in a row, from "Rouge" to "Road to Glory", and to the most recent "Squid Game". He has been on the mythical road and never fails.
No matter whether it is a movie or a TV series, no matter whether the TV series is broadcast weekly or daily, no matter whether it is a love theme or a battle royale theme, across eighteen degrees, he is still him.
Compared to when he was filming "Love Letter" in July, people now have a greater... respect for him.
Among them is photographer Bao Wenliang.
He was now extremely grateful for one thing. Fortunately, he had not acted like a big evil before and had not offended Lu Yanhe.
Damn, Lu Yanhe is becoming very popular. He seems to be becoming a big boss.
Bao Wenliang felt a deep sense of fear in his heart.
So, when the crew members returned to their positions, the young photographer Wu Zhou was shocked to find that the old-fashioned Bao Wenliang was no longer greasy.
"..."
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The river port is located in the northeast region, along the coast.
Before Lu Yanhe came to this place to investigate and survey the location, he had never been here before.
When he came to scout the location, it hadn't snowed in Hegang yet, so it was hard to tell what snowing looked like.
It was only after he looked at the photos and videos they had found of the city of Hegang after snow in previous years that Lu Yanhe confirmed that the movie could be shot here.
Zhang Ruozhi hasn't had his holiday yet, so he can't make it for the time being.
But it doesn’t matter, because Lu Yanhe can shoot Chen Bige’s scenes here first.
Chen Bige has a lot of winter scenes that have not been filmed yet.
It was really easy to film the scenes with Chen Biguo.
When filming Zhang Ruozhi in the summer, Lu Yanhe really needed to teach Zhang Ruozhi how to act, but when it came to Chen Bige, of course, that wasn't necessary.
Lu Yanhe only needs to tell Chen Bige clearly what he wants, and Chen Bige will give it to him.
Because she had to play two roles, Chen Bige had to differentiate between the two characters in her performance style. In the original version, the two of them even looked very similar, and Lu Yanhe didn't see it clearly when he watched it. Lu Yanhe didn't want to challenge the audience on this point.
Therefore, Lu Yanhe gave the adult Huai Jingshu a long hair style, and for Zheng Ni, who looked exactly like the adult Huai Jingshu, he gave her a short hair style with her hair only reaching her neck.
But apart from this feature, Lu Yanhe did not make any other significant distinctions.
He explained to Chen Bige: "I just want the audience to be able to tell who is who at a glance, but I don't want them to look completely different. They must have a lot of similarities, so that the audience can know that they are two different people and feel that they are not only similar in appearance, but also in other aspects."
Chen Bige nodded and asked again: "Why do you want the audience to feel this way? I don't understand."
Lu Yanhe said: "Only when two people have some similarities other than their looks can the male Huai Jingshu like them, not just on the face. Everyone can also accept why the two of them would write letters to each other? In this era, writing letters to each other is a very luxurious thing. Although I have explained it in the script to give this somewhat classical behavior a reason, I can make the audience really believe that the communication between you must be sustained in such an ancient way as writing letters. This requires that the two of you, in addition to the common points of having met the male version of Huai Jingshu in your life and the common points of looking very similar, also have a kind of curiosity about each other. This curiosity is accompanied by a little cautious speculation and solemnity."
After listening to Lu Yanhe, Chen Bige took a deep breath and said, "I understand."
With a look of disbelief on her face, she said, "The relationships between the characters in this movie are so delicate."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "I just want to take a detailed picture of it."
Chen Bige: "Did you think of these when you were writing the script?"
"Well, when I was writing the script, I was thinking, in this age of advanced internet, is it too inappropriate to write letters?" Lu Yanhe said, "But I also want to keep this way of sending messages to each other with mobile phones, which gives a relatively casual feeling. It's understandable to send a letter the first time, because there is only one address found in the yearbook, so you can only send a letter, but then the two of you slowly started chatting, for convenience, why not tell each other the phone number in the letter? You can just call or even video call."
Lu Yanhe smiled and shrugged, "I want to keep writing letters to each other, a method that is almost outdated, so I have to solve these problems. So I can only look for it from the motivation. Why wouldn't a person want to communicate with another person in a more convenient way?"
Chen Bige: "I understand what you mean."
She said: "Actually, it's not difficult for me to play two roles. This is not a difficult play."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "Indeed."
Chen Bige: "But it's very difficult to perform to the level you want. You have to be invisible."
"Especially... the most subtle moments between the two of them." Lu Yanhe said, "When I was writing the script, the moments I was most looking forward to being filmed were when the two characters you played passed each other on the street, and Zheng Ni, as the girlfriend of the male Huai Jingshu before his death, saw the female Huai Jingshu who looked exactly like her. There was also another moment, which was the last scene of the movie, when the female Huai Jingshu got the library card that the male Huai Jingshu had registered many years ago from a few female high school students, and saw the picture on the back of it that he had secretly drawn of her, and she smiled in the sun at that moment."
Chen Bige listened to Lu Yanhe talking, lowered her eyebrows, then raised her eyes, and her eyes suddenly became red.
“These two moments are actually the most important reasons why I wanted to act in this movie.”
Chen Bige smiled, and at this moment, Lu Yanhe saw a little bit of Chen Bige's trance on her face and in her eyes.
Some actors are particularly good at acting in realistic works. Their shaping power, expressiveness and appeal are simply invincible. However, some actors are great because they can make the audience feel that "he is the only one" based on these foundations. In the field of artistic creation, this unique texture is always the most valuable for a creator. The same is true for actors.
Chen Bi Ge is praised for her powerful emotional appeal. She doesn't need to act hard, just one or two glances, or a mirror-like trance, a second or two is enough, and in that moment, the audience is moved by her overwhelming force.
Lu Yanhe didn't know how Chen Bige would perform in the end, but he had full trust in her.
He doesn't need to give any instructions, he just needs to wait behind the monitor.
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"It's so cold."
The door curtain of a grilled fish restaurant in Hegang was pulled open by Liu Bige from the outside. He was wearing a black, thick down jacket and finally appeared without a shirt and trousers.
He took off his gloves and earmuffs, took off his down jacket and stuffed it into the clothes basket. The breath he exhaled was white.
"It's so cold! Even colder than Yuming!"
Lu Yanhe: "This place is further north than Yuming. It's normal that it's colder than Yuming."
Liu Bige: "You, when you write a script, you have to write about this extreme snow scene, and you have to shoot a panoramic view. You can't even use artificial scenery."
Lu Yanhe: "The artificial scenery is not as beautiful as the real natural scenery."
Liu Bige: “They all look the same when filmed.”
"But in a real natural scene, everyone can feel the atmosphere better." Lu Yanhe said, "Hurry up and sit down and have a bite. Stop talking. You start talking as soon as you enter the door."
They only have a small table for four people.
This restaurant doesn't have any private rooms, just a few four-person tables placed side by side, like a small roadside restaurant.
But someone in the crew said that this grilled fish restaurant was excellent, so Lu Yanhe came over to try it.
Liu Bige was probably hungry, so he picked up the bowl, picked up a piece of potato and tofu from the roast fish pot, and ate it along with the rice in big gulps.
After that bite, Lu Yanhe, who had not eaten since he was waiting for Liu Bigo, felt hungry again.
It looks very fragrant.
"What are your plans after filming 'Love Letter'?" Liu Bige asked.
Lu Yanhe said: "I'm going to join the crew to shoot "Burning Fire". The filming of this movie will start in March."
Liu Bige nodded.
“When is your Hollywood horror movie going to be shot?”
"The second half of the year." Lu Yanhe said, "This year is very busy, with several dramas."
Liu Bige said: "The spy drama written by Miao Yue has been almost finished, and I was thinking that it could start filming this year, but it seems that it won't be possible?"
Lu Yanhe asked: "How long will it take to shoot your movie?"
Liu Bige said: "It will take about 40 days. It's not the kind of scene that can be finished quickly."
Lu Yanhe: "The main thing is that the time for the second half of the year has not been determined yet, but if I join the crew seamlessly, my condition will definitely be affected. Can you wait for me? Can this drama be put off for next year?"
Liu Bige nodded: "I can wait. It's originally based on the script you wrote. If you can't act, of course I can only wait. However, this way, I only need to edit the film and do the post-production this year, and I will have a lot of free time."
Lu Yanhe said, "Don't be idle. Take a look at the scripts I wrote and see if there are any you want to film."
He added: "If there is anything you want to shoot, I will authorize you to shoot it."
Upon hearing this, Liu Bige said, "Among your scripts, the one that moved me the most was Dragon Inn. Are you willing to let me film it?"
Lu Yanhe was stunned. "You actually like this?" Liu Bige nodded and said, "The characters in your script are comparable to Rouge. After reading it, I have a feeling that several classic characters in film history are going to appear again."
"Then just go ahead and shoot it. Why didn't you say so earlier? However, can you prepare and start filming this movie this year?" Lu Yanhe asked.
After all, Liu Bige didn't really have nothing to do in the past year. He still had to do the post-production of "Can't Even Fake My Death". Maybe this romantic comedy will be released within the year. By then, he must be exhausted after all the promotional work.
Liu Bige said, "Hey, I'm just saying that. I just finished filming "Fake Death". How can I start another one right away? I'll take a break if I can. I definitely can't shoot it this year. It takes a lot of effort just to build the sets for this movie."
Liu Bige, who is very familiar with the film industry, can roughly estimate how long it will take to make a movie like "Dragon Inn" just by reading the script.
Lu Yanhe smiled.
"You said so much that it made me feel so guilty. I thought you were really going to delay for a year because of me."
Liu Bige: "I'll make you feel a little more guilty. You can help me act in more plays in the future."
"What a cruel person." Lu Yanhe sighed.
Wang Biao lowered his head and laughed quietly.
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This way, Yuming.
"What is this? A dark comedy movie?"
Li Zhibai was surprised to receive the script which was handed to him. On the cover of the script were written four huge characters "Go to hell". It was hard to believe that a movie would have such a name.
This script was sent by Longyan Film Group.
Lin Suyang said: "This is a new work by Huang Pen, the director of the movie Upstairs, in collaboration with Longyan Pictures."
Li Zhibai flipped through the script.
"You want me to act?"
"Yes." Lin Suyang nodded. "However, although you are the protagonist, the script itself is a group setting, with three lines in total and seven main characters."
Li Zhibai shrugged his shoulders. "That's not a problem. Do you think this script is well written?"
"Very good, I like this script very much." Lin Suyang nodded, "Besides, Huang Pen's previous film Upstairs won many awards and had a high box office, which also makes me more confident in this project."
Li Zhibai said, "Then let me take a look at the script."
Lin Suyang nodded and asked, "Zhi Bai, have you read the martial arts script written by Lu Yanhe?"
Li Zhibai nodded, "I saw it."
"Is there a role suitable for you?" Lin Suyang asked.
Li Zhibai groaned, shook his head firmly and said no.
Lin Suyang: "There is actually a reason why I want you to play a black comedy like "Go to Hell". Your current role image is relatively single, all of which are handsome, cool, and youthful. If this continues, it will not be very good for your future acting. I want to give you a different type of role."
Li Zhibai: "Okay, but forget about Dragon Inn, there is no role suitable for me there. Also, I am not forcing myself to change my career now. Yan He even said that at our age, if you want to change your career, there are not many roles on the market that can help you change your career. It is better to just shoot it first. Don't look at whether the role is repetitive or not, just look at whether the show is good or not."
"That's true. The common shortcoming of all of you is that you are too young." Lin Suyang said.
Li Zhibai: "I really like the villain in 'Nineteen Years'. I have never played a pervert before. I have been reading the script these days and it is very enjoyable."
Lin Suyang smiled.
He said: "In this play, Ji Miao's agent contacted me and said that Ji Miao wanted to play the role of the girlfriend who was on the run with you."
Li Zhibai was stunned.
"I find it strange. I say, Ji Miao has always only acted in movies, not TV series, how come he is suddenly interested in a TV role?" Lin Suyang looked at Li Zhibai with a teasing smile, "You didn't even tell me these things in advance. If the media finds out and exposes it one day, I won't be able to react in time."
Li Zhibai: "...Alas, the situation is more complicated than you think. It is also more complicated than I thought. I am a big fool. I actually thought that things between men and women can be truly consensual."
Lin Suyang: "...Coming from a 22-year-old boy, I feel ashamed of myself."
"What do you want to say?" Li Zhibai looked at Lin Suyang sideways.
"You're only 22 years old, why are you pretending to be so high and mighty?" Lin Suyang scolded with a smile, "You look so old-fashioned."
Li Zhibai: “…Fuck.”
Lin Suyang: "Tell me what's going on between you and Ji Miao. At least I need to know what happened, so that I can clean up your mess no matter what happens in the future. Wait, don't tell me that you suddenly became a father like Ma Zhiyuan?"
Li Zhibai: "Bah!"
Lin Suyang let out a long sigh.
“Actually, it’s okay to be a father. For people, as long as it’s not a matter of life or death, it’s not a big deal.” Lin Suyang sighed.
Li Zhibai squinted at him, "Just now you looked so nervous and nervous, like the sky was falling, which is not like the open-minded attitude you show now."
Lin Suyang: "Hurry up and stop talking nonsense."
Li Zhibai gave a brief talk.
He scratched his head in annoyance.
"I told her many times that I don't want to be in a stable relationship right now, but she doesn't care what I say."
Lin Suyang: "You deserve it. Even rabbits don't eat grass near their nests."
Li Zhibai: "I am telling you this, not here to listen to you."
Lin Suyang: "Who told you to do such a thing? I thought you were a handsome young man with a pure heart and few desires.
"Do you believe it? I never pretend to be a pure person to my fans, and you still think I am pure and indifferent?" Li Zhibai looked at him speechlessly, "I am 22 years old, not 62."
Lin Suyang: “…”
"You don't deserve to be so confident about this." Lin Suyang said speechlessly, "Even if your fans don't think of you as a pure boyfriend, they definitely don't want to see you sleeping with others."
"Oh my god, what the hell, who I sleep with is none of their business? I'm neither a monk nor a nun, what era is it that still requires me to remain chaste and faithful to my husband?"
Lin Suyang: "That's true, but I still advise you to be careful with your words and actions."
Li Zhibai: "You don't need to tell me. I have already learned this lesson from Ji Miao."
"As for Ji Miao, I'm telling you something as someone who's been through this. No matter what, you're the one who caused the trouble. How you explain it to Ji Miao and make it clear is your business, but you shouldn't hurt the girl. No one can control their feelings. Maybe one day you can't control yourself and fall in love with another woman. If you chase her for a year or two, you'll know how Ji Miao feels."
Li Zhibai: "Don't make me sound like a heartless scumbag."
"Of course you're not. To be honest, you're one of the most consistent and best artists I know." Lin Suyang said, "But that's why I want to remind you of this. Saints can make mistakes, and smart people can make mistakes. I'm afraid that you'll do something irreparable in a moment of impulse or confusion."
Lin Suyang was of course speaking with all his heart.
Li Zhibai: "After all this time, you only told me a bunch of values, but not a single word about methodology."
Lin Suyang laughed out loud.
"I'll tell you a lesson from my experience. If someone is crying and begging you to intervene in a matter between two people, just don't intervene and run away." Lin Suyang said, "From my point of view, what's going on between you and her is not a big deal, and I don't need to intervene. The worst result is that she accuses you of not recognizing her after getting out of bed. But to be cold-blooded, you didn't trick her into having sex. As you said, it was consensual. It's not a big deal, so why should I care?"
"Fuck." Li Zhi was convinced.
Lin Suyang patted Li Zhibai on the shoulder.
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The end of every year is the busiest time in the entertainment industry because of various award ceremonies and grand celebrations.
This year, Lu Yanhe was once again rarely seen because he was on the set.
When the Galaxy Awards nomination list came out, Lu Yanhe once again appeared on it unsurprisingly, still nominated for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.
The organizer of the Galaxy Awards contacted Lu Yanhe as soon as possible to confirm his ability to attend the awards ceremony.
However, Chen Ziyan could only decline politely.
"He is currently filming Love Letter. He is not an actor but a director. The schedule is very tight. If he asks for leave, the crew will have to stop working for two days, which will be a huge loss."
When the organizers of the Galaxy Awards heard that Lu Yanhe could not come, they were very upset and so they mobilized all kinds of people and used all kinds of connections to try to get Lu Yanhe to come.
As the most popular movie star nowadays, how could he not attend?
As a result, the negotiation resulted in that Lu Yanhe really could not come, but Chen Bigege could be given two days off to attend.
Originally, Chen Bige couldn't come.
"Are you really not going? You have a good chance of winning an award this time." Chen Ziyan said, "Huang Kairen and Zhou Yuning both won the Best Actor award at the Feihong and Lingyun awards. Shang Yongzhou has won the three major awards several times. It's very difficult to win an award. You are basically not competitive for "You Who Came From the River"."
According to Chen Ziyan, the Galaxy Award is most likely the first time Lu Yanhe has stood on the podium for Best Actor in one of the three major domestic film awards.
However, Lu Yanhe decided not to go.
Filming, filming. Filming is what he wants to do and what he is really willing to do.
Whether he won the award or not, if he won the award, it doesn't mean that the award doesn't belong to him just because he didn't go. If he didn't win the award, it would be meaningless for him to go. It's okay to go and show support when you have time, but you don't have the time when you are filming.
Finally, the news that Lu Yanhe was confirmed to be unable to attend this year's Galaxy Awards ceremony was reported.
A stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Before Lu Yanhe's fans could say anything, Yu Jiang, who hadn't appeared for a long time, appeared again and said sarcastically:
——Is it because he has never won an award, so he doesn't want to embarrass himself? He competed for the Best Actor with a non-leading role, and hyped himself up to be very competitive. Now he finally got slapped in the face, what a spectacle.
It was no surprise that Yu Jiang was rushed by Lu Yanhe's fans.
After experiencing so many times, Yu Jiang no longer gets angry and embarrassed. She doesn't care about those who scold her at all. She lives firmly in her own world and believes that Lu Yanhe's current momentum is all hyped up by him and his team.
Until Chen Siqi casually sent a Weibo post in the evening, asking casually: No mention of winning awards, I wonder when Teacher Yu Jiang's film will be nominated for one of the three major awards? Oh, maybe she won't get it in this lifetime, because she is not proud of being nominated, but ashamed of being nominated, haha.
Li Zhibai and Yan Liang appeared in the comment section at the same time, leaving the same two words: mighty.
After seeing this, Yu Jiang took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down, but after a while, his defenses were still broken.
She: How can a trivial love movie compare to the artistic masterpiece of a talented young man? I don't dare to expect to win any awards, but it is enough for me to be liked by the audience.
Chen Siqi forwarded: Teacher Yu, are you saying that the million box office of "Flowers on the Stars" is enough to prove that the audience likes it? As long as Yan He participates in the movie, no matter if it is the first or not, the box office is higher than million. Teacher Yu, how do you feel superior to Yan He?
Someone questioned Chen Siqi: How can you, a young girl, be so mean to a senior who is older than you?
Chen Siqi replied: You respect the elderly and love the young so much, go get her some footbath water and help her wash her feet.
Chen Siqi replied bluntly, put down his phone, and a solemn look emanated from his face.
Entertainment critic Guan Suchen commented: Chen Siqi alone is Lu Yanhe's army, how many ugly clowns are there in the domestic entertainment industry behind Yu Jiang? (End of this chapter)
