Lu Yanhe didn't know why he had such a clear and firm attitude at such a young age, which was that no matter what position he was in, he had to be this actually represents is a very important principle in his life: try not to cause trouble to others as much as possible.
So, he has always demanded this of himself.
He really couldn't understand why Yin Xincheng just left without saying goodbye.
This made him not choose to comfort Yin Xincheng immediately.
The other actors all expressed their concern to some extent.
Putting aside their relationship as colleagues, they had known each other for so many years and had never seen Yin Xincheng look so distraught, so there was no way they could just ignore him.
He caused a lot of trouble to the crew and made everyone wait for him here for most of the day. Not to mention the losses caused, the impact was very bad.
This is all true, but who can really say directly because of such a thing: OK, you unprofessional actor, you don’t deserve to be my friend, go and be sad by yourself and feel sorry for yourself.
There is no such thing.
Yan Liang noticed that Lu Yanhe did not go to comfort Yin Xincheng.
In fact, in Yan Liang's mind, according to his understanding of Lu Yanhe, Lu Yanhe was the one who cared the most about the feelings of the people around him, but he didn't go -
Yan Liang came to Lu Yanhe and asked, "Yanhe, are you angry with Yin Xincheng now?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head. "Intellectually, I think I should be angry. In fact, I also feel that I am angry, but... it's different from the way I usually feel angry. It's very complicated. I have never seen Yin Xincheng like that. Usually, he looks very happy every day, smiling from morning to night. Today, when Director Bai scolded him like that, he just apologized and had no other reaction."
Yan Liang: "He's not in the right state right now."
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
Yan Liang asked, "Are we really going to follow the new script? Just make him disappear in these two episodes? The audience will find it weird, right? A person just disappears all of a sudden."
Lu Yanhe laughed at himself, "Besides, he disappeared in these two episodes, and I will disappear in the next two episodes."
After filming this week, he will leave for the United States to promote "The Mist".
Yan Liang: "Yes."
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath, "I just don't know what to say to him, because what I want to say to him the most is to let him control his situation, have some professionalism, and finish the filming first, but... he won't listen to me if I say that to him now, right?"
"Do you know why his girlfriend suddenly wants to break up with him?" Yan Liang asked.
Lu Yanhe shook his head.
"After their relationship was exposed, some of Yin Xincheng's fans dug up his girlfriend's past and spread rumors, saying that she was pregnant and had an abortion when she was in high school. They also said that when she was in school, she was very... You should know what kind of description it is. Anyway, it was very unpleasant, saying that she had ulterior motives for approaching Yin Xincheng."
Yan Liang sighed and continued, "His agent has been begging the director to give Yin Xincheng a chance and tolerate him, but the director has not relented. He said that Yin Xincheng will not be given a chance to act in the two episodes this week. If he can't recover in the next two days, the script for next week will also be changed."
Lu Yanhe knew that Bai Jingnian's words were probably mainly meant to intimidate and threaten.
It is impossible for a script to make such a drastic change as to delete all the scenes of a main character.
Bai Jingnian wanted to use this method to cheer up Yin Xincheng.
Lu Yanhe was silent for a while, then nodded, "Let me think about it alone."
Yan Liang patted his shoulder.
Lu Yanhe sat there alone, thinking for ten minutes, sorted out what he should say to Yin Xincheng, and stood up.
In Yin Xincheng's lounge, there were only him and his agent.
Through the door, he could hear what his agent was saying to him.
Lu Yanhe knocked on the door.
His agent came to open the door and was surprised when he saw Lu Yanhe.
"Hi." Lu Yanhe nodded to him, "Can Xincheng and I have a private chat?"
Yin Xincheng's agent nodded, gave him a pleading look that said "please", and left.
This is the new agent assigned to Yin Xincheng by his company.
I had just taken over the job when I encountered something like this. I was probably at a loss as to what to do.
Lu Yanhe walked into the room, "Xincheng."
Yin Xincheng looked up at Lu Yanhe.
If Lu Yanhe was indeed dissatisfied with Yin Xincheng before entering the room, all of this dissatisfaction was covered up when he saw Yin Xincheng's red eyes and painful expression.
"I know you are in pain now."
What Lu Yanhe was thinking at that moment was, what if he was in Yin Xincheng's situation?
"Don't ever apologize to me." The first sentence Lu Yanhe said to Yin Xincheng was completely different from what he had prepared in his mind.
"If I suddenly broke up with my girlfriend today, I might not do better than you," said Lu Yanhe.
Yin Xincheng felt as if a taut string had suddenly loosened.
He covered his face with his hands and lowered his head. "But I'm actually quite confused." Lu Yanhe didn't expect that his tone would become so gentle, and there was a tone of pretending to be relaxed, "You could have gone to see her early in the morning, why did you go to see her in the middle of filming? And you didn't even tell us. You know, if you need to take a leave, we will definitely help you coordinate the time."
Yin Xincheng suddenly sobbed.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry—”
After a while, he calmed down.
"Her friend called me and said that she locked herself in the room and refused to come out no matter how much we called her. I was so panicked. I, I..."
"Are you afraid that she will be upset?" Lu Yanhe helped him finish the sentence.
Yin Xincheng nodded.
"She's not an entertainer, she's never been through anything like this."
"Although I know she should be fine now that you're back, I still want to ask, is she okay?"
"Yeah." Yin Xincheng nodded. "She just took sleeping pills - uh, she didn't want to... do anything stupid. She just couldn't sleep yesterday. She was under too much pressure and couldn't fall asleep in the early morning, so she took some sleeping pills and fell into a deep sleep. That's why she didn't hear her friend knocking on the door. Later, we found a locksmith to pry the door open..."
Yin Xincheng curled his lips awkwardly and smiled bitterly.
"That's good." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Tonight, after the shoot, how about we go for a drink together? Or do you want to go and accompany her?"
"She's gone." Yin Xincheng shook his head. "She found a place where she wanted to be alone."
"You feel sorry for her, don't you?"
"I am uncomfortable."
Lu Yanhe sat down next to Yin Xincheng, "I know."
“I’m sorry, I really can’t film right now.”
"Xincheng." Lu Yanhe called out to him, "I understand that you can't shoot. I have already changed the version. These two episodes don't have you in the version. It's okay if you can't act. I came to you not to persuade you to overcome all difficulties and complete the shooting. We are no longer just colleagues, especially to Yan Liang and Director Bai. Even if Director Bai scolds you harshly, you have to know that in this crew, you are more than just an actor to them. Everyone cares about you very much."
"You disappeared suddenly, and we were worried about whether something had happened to you. After we found out you were missing and couldn't get in touch with you, the entire studio was turned upside down, because we all knew that you were definitely not the kind of person who would disappear without a reason."
Yin Xincheng covered his face in pain.
"But, Xincheng, when I see you like this, do you know what I'm thinking?" Lu Yanhe said, "I'm thinking that you and your girlfriend must love each other very much, so you feel so guilty and painful for the harm you have caused her. What about your girlfriend?"
"What?" Yin Xincheng looked at Lu Yanhe at a loss, not understanding what Lu Yanhe meant.
"If she knew that because of her, you disappeared from your most important show for two episodes, or even more - you know, she will definitely know, this show will be broadcast, no one can hide it, will she feel as guilty and miserable as you are now?"
Yin Xincheng was stunned.
He looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise.
"When I read literary works, I like the idea that many works convey: except for life and death, everything else is trivial. To be honest, it's a good thing that your girlfriend didn't get hurt, otherwise I wouldn't know how to comfort you for a long time." Lu Yanhe smiled soothingly, "If you can't participate in the filming of these two episodes, I fully understand, but, Xincheng, I'm sorry, as your friend and your colleague on Friends, I have to say now, have you really thought about it, are you really not going to film these two episodes?"
"If reason tells you that you really can't shoot, OK, then take a break, we will shoot according to the revised script. But if reason tells you that you should shoot, but you just have a lot of problems that need to be solved and overcome, then tell us, and each of us will help you overcome them together."
"Human emotions are very fragile and cannot be controlled by our rationality. However, being an actor is such a profession. We must hide our true emotions and personality, and then use rationality to mobilize other emotions." Lu Yanhe looked seriously into Yin Xincheng's eyes. "I know that it may be a bit cruel for me to say these words to you at this time, but I don't want you to regret it one day in the future. With your love for Friends, I estimate that you will regret it 100%."
Yin Xincheng was silent for a long, long time, then asked, "Can I be photographed in this state?"
"If you know intellectually that you can do it, then go back to the set. We will all help you complete the shoot."
Yin Xincheng nodded hesitantly.
"Director Bai, are you still willing to... let me shoot?"
Lu Yanhe smiled, "Before you admit your mistake to him, he must make this clear to the entire crew. But do you think Director Bai is really the kind of director who will point at your nose and scold you to the end, and will never give you a chance to correct your mistakes? Last week, Lu Gang forgot to turn on his camera, which resulted in a scene that we had completed so well not being filmed, but he forgave Lu Gang and asked us all to give him another chance."
Yin Xincheng took a deep breath.
"I'll go find him."
His mood seemed much more stable.
It seems that this conversation still worked for him.
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
He nodded, stood up, walked to the door, suddenly remembered something, and looked back at Yin Xincheng.
"If I can't finish shooting during the day, there's still night. If I can't finish shooting tomorrow, I'll still be there on Saturday."
"You know, I have to miss next week's filming. Even though I wrote two new scripts for next week's filming and asked Li Zhibai to guest-star in these two episodes, I don't even have to wait until next week to know that it will become an eternal regret because I didn't appear in this season of Friends in its entirety."
"Breaking up is painful, but pain can be healed by time, but regret cannot, and regret will only grow deeper and deeper."
Yin Xincheng looked at Lu Yanhe with a complicated expression.
Lu Yanhe nodded to him, opened the door and left.
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I couldn't sleep, so I just got up and wrote a little. (End of this chapter)
