It's still Yanhe, wearing a coat and sleepily looking, walked out of the hotel and got into the car.
Compared with Yuming, the winter in Los Angeles can be described as warm as spring.
The average temperature is 10-20℃, so it is not too cold here.
However, at this point, the short distance from when Lu Yanhe came out of the hotel to when he got in the car still made him feel chilly. He didn't know if it was because he got up too early.
Wang Biao handed him a thermos and said, "Brother Lu, have some soup. Wan Qingqing made it herself."
"You guys treated me so well." Lu Yanhe said.
"You are our bread and butter. We would be embarrassed if we don't treat you well." Wang Biao said with a playful smile, "To be more precise, if we don't treat you well, how can we have the nerve to ask you for a year-end bonus at the end of the year?"
“Oh, tsk tsk, I was just about to say that the feelings between people are so pure, but it turns out to be calculation.” Chen Ziyan also laughed.
Lu Yanhe yawned, unscrewed the bottle cap, drank two sips of the steaming hot soup, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"What kind of soup is this? It's so delicious."
"I don't know. I have to ask Wan Qingqing."
Wan Qingqing was not in the car. She drove a car of her own and followed behind.
Chen Ziyan: "The interview later will be live, because it's not a show specifically for interviewing people. It's essentially a news show, so there's no need to go into too much detail about some things. This is actually to promote Friends. Of course, you can also mention The Mist by the way, but don't say too much, or Maxine will be dissatisfied. Maxine helped you get in touch with this show."
"I understand." Lu Yanhe nodded, "You can't sell rice to another family while holding the rice bowl of one family."
"After we finish recording the show at 8 o'clock, we have to leave to try on clothes, and then go back to the hotel to take departure photos. Before leaving for the premiere, there will be two on-site interviews and one video interview." Chen Ziyan quickly told Lu Yanhe about today's schedule, "After the premiere in the afternoon, there will be two more interviews and a media reception."
"It sounds like today is going to be a day that spins like a top."
"That's right." Chen Ziyan nodded, "But fortunately, after we finish shooting the magazine tomorrow, we can set off for home, and you can have a good sleep on the plane."
"It sounds too miserable. I have to make up for the rest by sleeping on the plane." Lu Yanhe laughed.
Chen Ziyan: “Be content.”
Lu Yanhe: "The next part will be really busy, especially in late January and early February."
"By the way, we got a message from the Spring Festival Gala last night. They chose the song "Chinese Language", but they also liked the song "Love". They asked if they could sing it for others."
"No, this song is written for the three of us." Lu Yanhe refused without hesitation, "This song won't be used in the Spring Festival Gala this time, we can sing it on other occasions."
"OK, I'll reply to them then."
Lu Yanhe sent this news to the group of three people.
Li Zhibai sent an emoticon package of "beating gongs and drums".
Yan Liang asked: What time is it there?
Lu Yanhe: A little after five in the morning.
Yan Liang: So early.
Lu Yanhe took a picture of the sky: it was still dark, and it was not yet dawn.
Yan Liang: Come on!
The chief host of CBN's morning news program is Cather Murray, who is very well-known in the United States, but basically no one knows her outside the United States.
However, Cather Murray is obviously different from movie stars. He does not need markets outside the United States. He reports American news.
Although the morning news column also contains some serious political news, its main audience group is families, and it contains a lot of content related to life and entertainment.
After Lu Yanhe arrived at CBN, he was led into the guest lounge.
The host lounge is right next to it.
It said Cather Murray's name and the door was closed.
After a while, the program director came over to discuss with him the questions that would be asked on the show later.
People will not write down the specific questions directly for you, but will tell you in advance what topics will be discussed so that you can prepare in advance.
Lu Yanhe had already looked at it yesterday and looked at it again today, and there was basically no change.
Before coming here, he had made it very clear that no sensitive topics would be discussed.
This is all under a signed contract.
Five minutes later, a makeup artist came to do his makeup and hair.
Except for stage makeup, Lu Yanhe never wears heavy makeup, so she finished it quickly.
He yawned, stood up, and did some high-leg raises to cheer himself up.
At 7:35, the director knocked on the door and asked him to come in.
He followed everyone to the studio.
There are quite a lot of people in the studio.
After he appeared, many curious eyes looked at him.
Lu Yanhe could see that many people didn't actually know him.
After all, only a few people have watched "Friends", and he is not a particularly famous foreign star to Americans.
At this time, Cather Murray also came.
The two of them looked at each other, and Kaiser Murray nodded to him, smiled slightly, and went to the chat area first.
Lily Williams said that he discriminated against Asians. Lu Yanhe didn't know whether it was true or not, but when they first met, Cather Murray's attitude was not very friendly, just polite for the sake of appearance.
Lu Yanhe smiled, handed the cup of water in his hand to Wang Biao, and under the guidance of the director, walked to the chat area and sat down on the sofa.
Test the sound and adjust your sitting position.
Someone at the scene was already shouting the countdown.
Lu Yanhe took a breath silently.
Live interview... Damn, I'm a little nervous again all of a sudden.
He saw Chen Ziyan out of the corner of his eye. She was standing in the dim light behind the camera with her hands folded. She nodded to him.
The countdown ends and the live broadcast officially begins.
With a very standard anchor smile on his face, Keith Murray began his opening remarks.
"…Recently, a Chinese TV series called "Friends" was broadcast on Maxine and has been loved by many people around the world. Today, we invited Lu Yanhe, the screenwriter and one of the leading actors of "Friends", to the scene."
Cather Murray turned to look at Lu Yanhe and smiled warmly, "Welcome to our show."
"Thank you, Cather." Lu Yanhe also smiled brightly.
"Your English is very good." Cather Murray showed a surprised expression, "I rarely hear Asians who can pronounce like you, unless they grew up in the United States."
Lu Yanhe: "Thank you, maybe it's because I often work overseas and speak a lot, so I'm proficient in it. Cather, can you speak Chinese?"
"Me? I don't know." Cather Murray was stunned, as if he didn't expect Lu Yanhe to suddenly ask him a question.
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "Then you should come to China more often. I believe you can speak Chinese very well."
Cather Murray smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your invitation. I will definitely go if I have the chance. Actually, after watching Friends, I am indeed curious about China today, because this drama tells the story of a group of young people in Chinese cities, right?"
"Yes."
“Why do you want to write such a story?”
"Because this is the life of me and my friends in the past few years, it has some dramatic adaptation parts, but the core is actually our understanding of life, work, love and friendship."
"You are an actor who has made a lot of achievements in the film industry. Three Mountains, Late Spring, River of Silence and Rouge... These films have won awards at international film festivals. Why did you choose to shoot a sitcom after achieving these achievements?"
"Why? Well, actually I just want to shoot, there is no special reason." Lu Yanhe said, "I like to shoot different subjects and different forms. The most important thing is the content that touches me."
Cather Murray nodded. "I've seen many Chinese media say that you are the most representative young actor in China. What do you think of this title?"
"I don't really consider what other people think of me, whether it's good or bad," Lu Yanhe said, "but I have to say that if I see compliments like this, I'll be very happy. I can't deny that."
Cather Murray: "So do you think you are the best young actor in China?"
"Myself? Of course I think so, but I don't know if it's true or not." Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, "From the first day I became an actor, everyone told me that an actor must be confident. A confident actor is always better than an unconfident one. So, from the first scene I performed, this is what I told myself. I am not only the best young actor in China, I am the best actor."
If it wasn't a live broadcast, Lu Yanhe wouldn't dare to answer like this, for fear of being taken out of context.
But because it was a live broadcast, he could speak more lively.
These words may seem arrogant, but in fact, if you listen to what he says in full, you won't think so.
Moreover, this was the answer that Chen Ziyan and he had considered together.
At this stage of his life, it is necessary to release an attitude and signal that "I am very good" at the right time.
In this era, everyone prefers people who express themselves positively and confidently.
As Cather Murray interviewed Lu Yanhe, he was actually more and more surprised. Because Lu Yanhe seemed a little different from the Asians he had met before. In his opinion, Asians are actually a group that doesn't like to "fight back". As long as you don't touch their bottom line, they will often choose to be patient or "laugh it off".
However, Lu Yanhe fought back calmly from the first question onwards, or in other words, he tried not to allow himself to be criticized.
His reaction and alertness, as well as his extremely generous and rigorous answers, have prevented Keith Murray from finding a breakthrough point so far.
The audience will definitely not like to see a guest complete an interview so easily. There must be some real emotion, or a feeling like "he was stabbed", before they will find the interview interesting.
As the interview progressed, Cather Murray heard the director's reminder in his headset that almost half of the fifteen-minute interview time had passed.
He followed the prompts and asked the corresponding questions while thinking about the information he had just read in the lounge.
Finally, when the interview was about to end and go into commercial, he thought of something.
He asked the last question: "Actually, I don't know whether this question should be asked. After all, there is no evidence. It is just a guess. Yesterday on Chinese social media, there was a very popular post saying that you won the Best Actor award in an award and that the award was suspected of unfair competition. Lu, regarding this matter, have you engaged in any unfair competition?"
Lu Yanhe raised his eyebrows slightly.
He said, "Kaiser, you must not have watched the movies or TV series I acted in seriously."
"Huh?" Cather Murray kept a smile on his face with some doubt.
Lu Yanhe looked at him and smiled. "The TV series "Friends" starring me is being broadcast on Maxine, and the movie "The Mist" starring me will be released in the United States soon. If you watch these two dramas, you won't ask me this question."
"Why?" Cather Murray thought, why didn't he forget to advertise at this time?
"Because if you watch it you will know that my performance is good enough and there is no need for any unfair competition." Lu Yanhe raised the corners of his mouth and smiled more openly.
There was no time for further questions from Cather Murray.
The director was already frantically urging him to go into the commercial.
Cather Murray could only subconsciously reply, "It seems that I must watch these two dramas seriously. Thank you Lu Yanhe for coming to our show. Although I have heard of you for a long time, I was still surprised to see you today. Welcome to come again!"
Finally got into advertising.
The director shouted that the show was over and would continue in five minutes.
Lu Yanhe stood up and shook hands with Cather Murray.
"You did a great job," said Keith Murray.
Lu Yanhe said thank you.
After the show, Lu Yanhe can leave.
Their morning news had to continue, so he waved goodbye to the crew and left.
As soon as we got in the car, Wang Biao said excitedly, "That's so cool, Brother Lu. You may not have noticed that your response on the show shocked everyone there, especially when you answered the question about unfair competition. As soon as your answer came out, the two women in front of me looked at each other with very surprised eyes. They didn't expect you to say that at all."
Lu Yanhe smiled.
"Your performance is also well recognized on Twitter, and the comments are mostly positive," Chen Ziyan said. "CBN's morning news is indeed influential enough. There are a lot of real-time discussions about you on Twitter, and many people are recommending the show 'Friends'."
Lu Yanhe: "Is it effective?"
"We have to wait for Maxine's feedback and see what the data performance of Friends is in the United States today." Chen Ziyan said, "Okay, now it's time to start promoting The Mist." (End of this chapter)
