All of them debuted as idols and have released songs. For example, Lu Yanhe had thought about the classic OSTs in "The Chinese Paladin" from the very beginning, and he let them sing all the songs that could be sung by themselves.
Of course, in addition to these songs, there are also two songs, "Xiao Yao Tan" and "Finally Understand".
However, Lu Yanhe has not yet produced the song "Xiao Yao Tan", and the popularity and influence of the other song on the mass level are not as great as these four songs.
Of course, there is another crucial reason. Lu Yanhe himself did not know how to sing the entire song "Finally I Understand". He only had a vague impression, which the golden finger could not replicate.
Therefore, in addition to the three songs that Lu Yanhe came up with himself, he must find other people to make the OST, including the promotional songs.
Lu Yanhe planned to find Qin Zhibai and Song Linxin, two singer-songwriters, and ask each of them to write a song.
In addition to the two of them, Lu Yanhe also hopes that the drama can have a few more positive and grand music.
Because, in this drama, almost every main character sacrificed himself to save the people or to defeat the villain. In fact, the reason why this idol drama, which is dressed in the guise of a fairy tale, has been so moving for so many years is that the choice of characters is also the most important reason. Everyone's choice falls on fulfilling the other party and protecting the people.
This also makes the overall style of the play "small love" but in the end it sublimates to "great love". The tragedy of going to death and saving the people has made these young characters an eternal monument in the hearts of young audiences.
While we were talking about the song, Chen Ziyan said that the Spring Festival Gala program team had sent another invitation.
This year, Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang each produced a hit work, just like last year.
From "Top of the Mountain" in the first half of the year to "Can't Even Fake Death" and "Love Letter" in the second half of the year, the three of them still firmly hold the top spots among the young generation of male actors.
Many people launched an attack, but no one succeeded in replacing him.
In addition, their performance and feedback on the Spring Festival Gala last year achieved very good results, which made the Spring Festival Gala program team once again hope that the three of them would reunite.
The Spring Festival Gala program team knew about this, but the three of them still have a song called "Love" that has not been released yet.
Chen Ziyan said, "The problem is that next year's Spring Festival Gala will be in early February. Normally, you have to attend many rehearsals in January. You have several dramas to perform at the end of the year, from "The Call" to "Lost in Thailand". In addition, you and Yan Liang are also filming "Friends". If you accept the Spring Festival Gala——"
Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said, "Time is very tight."
"Yes." Chen Ziyan nodded. "Even if the time can be coordinated, you will definitely be very tired. Especially this year, Yan Liang has to finish filming "Dragon Inn" before he can join the crew of "Friends", which means that "Friends" must not start filming until December. The filming schedule is even tighter than last year."
Last year, "Friends" started filming at the end of November.
The more popular an artist is, the more valuable their time and schedule are.
Lu Yanhe said: "If we can try to coordinate, I still want to be on the Spring Festival Gala. The previous program "Chinese" received a very good response. Besides, this year, the two of them and I have not had a joint stage. At that time, we agreed that there should be at least one performance every year, so let's try to make it happen."
Chen Ziyan smiled and nodded after hearing this. "Okay, I'll coordinate it. But are you sure that Li Zhibai and Yan Liang both want to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala? Especially Yan Liang, he has the busiest schedule at this time."
Lu Yanhe nodded without hesitation, "I'm sure."
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"No matter how busy you are, you can still coordinate." Yan Liang said, "As for the need to attend the rehearsal in January, I will try my best to coordinate the schedule. I will definitely be filming the second season of "Friends" in January. I will discuss it with Yan He and see how to coordinate."
Zhou Pingan said: "Yan Liang, if you don't participate in the Spring Festival Gala for a year, you won't lose anything. You just participated once last year."
"This is the once-a-year joint performance between the two of them and me." Yan Liang said frankly, "I barely appeared on the stage of Idol Era this year, and I didn't release any songs. You promised to help me release two singles this year, but what happened?"
Zhou Pingan: "Aren't you satisfied with all the songs you received? Besides, in the current music market, apart from film and television OSTs, there is almost no room for original music. All the music variety shows are just rehashing old songs, with no new songs."
Yan Liang: "We all know these facts, but two singles a year is what we signed into the contract when we renewed it. No matter what method you use, you have to find songs that satisfy me."
Zhou Ping'an was a little annoyed.
Yan Liang's attitude has appeared more and more frequently in their conversations recently.
But Zhou Ping'an had no way to deal with Yan Liang.
Zhou Pingan: "In addition to the filming of the second season of "Friends" in January, you also have several other jobs. You know, there are usually many ceremonies and activities at the end of the year."
"If there is a conflict with schedule, then just turn down these activities." Yan Liang said, "Brother Ping An, my first choice is the Spring Festival Gala. The fact that the Spring Festival Gala production team has invited us to participate for two consecutive years is also a recognition of us. These year-end ceremonies are held every year, but the Spring Festival Gala does not invite us every year."
Yan Liang's irrefutable tone made Zhou Ping'an realize that no matter what he said, he could not change Yan Liang's mind.
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"It turns out that Zhou Ping'an is not the only one who doesn't care much about this Spring Festival Gala. Sister Zi Yan also thought it would be better for you not to participate at the beginning, right?"
When the three of them met and talked about the Spring Festival Gala, Yan Liang asked Lu Yanhe with some surprise.
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Yes, from the perspective of an agent, we have already participated in the Spring Festival Gala last year, and continuing to participate this year, with a high frequency, will not be of any substantial help to our careers."
Li Zhibai said: "Lin Suyang said the same thing. If you participate in the Spring Festival Gala, it is not just a one-night thing. It basically means at least a month of time. Rehearsal, then participating in joint rehearsals, and various supporting series of work before the official Spring Festival Gala, but there is no compensation. Of course, it doesn't matter to us, but for the team, these jobs mean that they have no commission and no bonus."
Yan Liang: "They usually make enough money from us. The work of the Spring Festival Gala itself has a different meaning. We may be very popular and famous at first glance, but for many people, these have nothing to do with them. Maybe after a year, the only thing that makes them know who we are is the show on the Spring Festival Gala. Moreover, we didn't have any new collaborations this year. We had agreed before that we would have at least one collaboration a year."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "That's what I said, too. That's why I insisted that since we were invited to the Spring Festival Gala this year, we should sing the song "Love" that we sang before."
Li Zhibai said: "Then let's sing. This year, we missed the recording of "Young Days" because of the filming of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". We can't not even have a joint stage."
With just a few words, the three of them decided that they would go to the Spring Festival Gala.
"Actually, the three of us have released more than a dozen songs in total, right?" Li Zhibai suddenly remembered and asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"We will try to have more songs in the future, and the three of us will organize a concert together." Li Zhibai said, "I have always wanted to hold a concert, but I took the wrong path. Without a few songs, I can't hold a concert even if I want to."
"Okay." Yan Liang's eyes lit up.
For them, they want to hold a concert now, not for making money, but to fulfill such a dream. After all, they all debuted as idols, and their first contact with this industry was the stage.
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, “After the songs from “The Legend of Sword and Fairy” come out, it will probably be enough.”
Li Zhibai and Yan Liang both have their own songs.
"Very good." Li Zhibai nodded, "I've always wanted to hold a concert. Let's put it on the agenda."
The three people were chatting animatedly when Wang Biao came over.
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In the past few days, Wang Biao has been thinking over and over again about what Zou Dong said to him several times.
He finally made up his mind to assign two more assistants to Lu Yanhe and hand over some of the daily chores.
What finally forced him to make this decision was not that he realized that if he didn't find a new assistant for Lu Yanhe, he would not be able to get rid of these chores, but that Wang Biao knew that he could not continue to be both an executive agent and an assistant for long.
Even if Lu Yanhe didn't say anything, Chen Ziyan wouldn't agree.
Wang Biao didn't want to be forced to do this one day.
If possible, he certainly felt that it would be enough for Lu Yanhe to have only him and Zou Dong around him.
No one should take his place.
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Lu Yanhe did not expect that Wang Biao would find him two assistants at once.
"Xing Lecheng, Yu Xiaoyan."
The two people who appeared in front of him were both very young, and even had a few pimples on their faces.
Both of them followed Wang Biao and called him Brother Lu.
When they met for the first time, both of them were very respectful and nervous around Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe's first impression of them was that they were ordinary-looking, introverted and taciturn, and definitely not the proactive and enthusiastic type.
In fact, Lu Yanhe knew very well what Wang Biao was thinking and why he had not found an assistant to share his work for so long.
Precisely because he was clear about this, Lu Yanhe never urged Wang Biao to find an assistant.
Wang Biao has been in charge of these things for a long time, and nothing has gone wrong - the fact that he can be in charge of so many things alone without any problems is enough to show how tense he is every day and how much he wants to prove his importance and ability.
Lu Yanhe didn't know how Wang Biao suddenly figured this out and got him two assistants.
Xing Lecheng and Yu Xiaoyan both started working right after graduating from high school. One worked for a year, the other for half a year, and they are both under 20 years old.
Lu Yanhe could basically conclude without asking that these two people must be younger than Wang Biao.
After meeting, Wang Biao let them leave first.
Wang Biao said to Lu Yanhe, "I have been observing both of them for half a year. They were introduced by my family. I didn't know them before, but my parents have carefully inquired about their situations and personalities since they were young. In general, they may not be very smart, but they are both very honest people. I considered that the most important thing for you, especially for the position of assistant, is to be reliable, to be able to keep your mouth shut, to be diligent and responsible, so I chose these two people."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Wang Biao said nervously again, "However, Shihuo also recommended several people, and I didn't choose any of them. Will this make Sister Zi Yan unhappy?"
Lu Yanhe looked at him with a smile.
"Are you thinking that Sister Zi Yan might be unhappy at this time?"
Wang Biao felt a little embarrassed.
"No, it's mainly because when Shihuo sent me the list, he also told me to choose and make the decision." Wang Biao said, "I thought about it seriously for a long time. The people recommended by Shihuo are outstanding in all aspects, but it is precisely because of this that I am not assured. How can such people do the job of assistant wholeheartedly? There is no shortage of smart people around you. In all aspects, there will be the smartest people to help you make judgments together, but assistants do not have such requirements. If a person is too smart in such a position, it is nothing. I am afraid that someone will take advantage of this position to sneak around."
Listening to Wang Biao's explanation, Lu Yanhe couldn't help laughing.
He nodded.
"Okay, you can keep both of them and give them a try. If they are both good, let one of them go to the company after half a year. I don't need so many full-time assistants around me." Lu Yanhe said, "One life assistant is enough. When there are large-scale activities or overseas work, we can talk about it when we need more people."
Wang Biao nodded.
"Okay, actually I also asked them to come together and see who does better, and then I'll keep them." He said, "Song Jiang and Wan Qingqing made such rapid progress because of their competitive spirit."
"Speaking of which, you can pick one of the people recommended by Shihuo." Lu Yanhe said. Wang Biao was stunned.
Lu Yanhe said, "Just like training Wan Qingqing and Song Jiang, you don't understand what Sister Zi Yan means. My agency contract is handled by Shihuo, and now Sister Zi Yan is in overall management. You are the executive agent who is doing the specific connection, but you are not Shihuo's contracted agent. Sister Zi Yan is also very busy. Shihuo needs someone to do the specific connection for me. You can find one from here, and have him stay with you for half a year or a year. Then you can let this person return to Shihuo. At that time, this person will be my connection at Shihuo."
Wang Biao suddenly understood.
"So that's what you mean. I thought they always send people who graduated from famous universities to be assistants. Why do assistants need people with such high education? They are also prone to having high aspirations."
Lu Yanhe listened to Wang Biao's muttering and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
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After Chen Ziyan learned about Wang Biao's incident, she sighed, "He finally found a new assistant. I was thinking that if he doesn't get this done this year, I'll have to start interfering."
Lu Yanhe: "He is very afraid of being replaced."
"I know, to be fair, it's not easy for him to achieve what he has now at this age, but this can't be a reason to lower the requirements."
Chen Ziyan said: "Since he is your executive agent, he can't still look at these issues from the perspective of the original assistant. If he can't lead a team, how can he be an agent? He can only be an assistant for life. When necessary, you have to push him."
“He’s doing great now.”
"Indeed, but staying in a position like this by your side without such progress is also a waste of the opportunities and training that this position brings." Chen Ziyan said, "You should raise higher requirements for him, Yan He. I know you don't want to make it too difficult for him. You think he has worked very hard, but to be honest, the requirements you raise are just asking him to do less useless work. People have limited time and energy. You should tell him through your needs what he should work hard on."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
He knew that what Chen Ziyan said was right.
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Lu Yanhe's role in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is slowly approaching completion.
In the last week, Lu Yanhe's filming volume increased significantly.
We have to rush the work.
Lu Yanhe said that it didn't matter. If he couldn't finish the filming, he would come back and shoot for a few more days. During December, he didn't need to join any other group and could come back in the middle.
Although what he said reduced the pressure on the crew, everyone still thought that it would be best if they didn't have to reshoot.
The drama "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was shot in more than three months, and there were things to do every day.
No one wants the shooting to take longer than the deadline.
One afternoon, Lu Yanhe ate something and was about to take a nap when Deng Xiaoyuan suddenly knocked on the door, looking for him.
Deng Xiaoyuan somehow heard about "2 Broke Girls" and volunteered to compete for a role.
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.
Deng Xiaoyuan said: "You have seen how I act this time. I am definitely a good actor, Yan He. I just need a chance."
Lu Yanhe was surprised.
"Sister Xiaoyuan, this play is still in preparation and the script hasn't come out yet."
"I know. I just want to recommend myself to you." Deng Xiaoyuan was a little helpless. "I don't have a big company, nor a powerful agent. I know that once the news of this project spreads, everyone in the industry will scramble for it. By then, I may not even get a chance to audition."
"How could that be, Sister Xiaoyuan? As long as you are willing, you can come to audition for any of my plays in the future at any time." Lu Yanhe said.
Just as Deng Xiaoyuan herself said, she is indeed a good actor.
Although she only played a small role in this drama and had very few lines, she is the kind of actor who can seize the opportunity to shine.
Deng Xiaoyuan: “Really? As long as you are willing to give me a regular main role in the drama 2 Broke Girls, I don’t need to be paid.”
Lu Yanhe waved his hand.
“Sister Xiaoyuan, I know what you’re thinking, but I don’t want people to come and film my drama and not make any money.” Lu Yanhe said, “Sister Xiaoyuan, I’ll tell you the truth, there are indeed two main roles in 2 Broke Girls that might be suitable for you, but I don’t know what the final script of this drama will look like. In the end, it will definitely depend on auditions.”
Deng Xiaoyuan asked: "Do they really have to watch the auditions? I have participated in many auditions, and many times, it is not my own problem, but there are too many factors behind the scenes."
"I can't guarantee you that the audition will determine the outcome 100%, but it will definitely be a major factor." Lu Yanhe said, "This drama will be controlled by us at Linghe, so there will be fewer off-site factors."
Deng Xiaoyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Please give me an audition spot when the time comes."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
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Deng Xiaoyuan was seen coming out of Lu Yanhe's lounge at noon.
In a place like a film crew, this scene would often lead to some dirty rumors.
Even Lu Yanhe was not surprised.
Of course, these rumors are just rumors after all and cannot be made public.
But after Li Zhibai heard the rumor, he was speechless.
When he was filming in the afternoon, when many people were around, he rolled his eyes at Yan Liang and said loudly: "Even Yan He can be slandered like this, some people really have nothing to do."
Li Zhibai's shouting made Luo Yuzhong a little confused, and he asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Zhibai: "It's nothing, Director. It's just that Xiaoyuan went to Lao Lu's lounge to chat about something at noon. Someone saw them and spread some rumors about them flirting with each other."
"What is that?!" Luo Yuzhong said angrily.
Li Zhibai and Yan Liang were both surprised and shocked by Luo Yuzhong's reaction.
Luo Yuzhong shouted on the spot: "Li Yu!"
His deputy came running over immediately.
"Director Luo, you called me?"
"Li Yu, go check who in the crew is spreading rumors about Xiao Lu!" Luo Yuzhong's face was very ugly. In front of everyone, his tone was very stern, which was different from his usual gentle demeanor. "I want to see who thinks his bowl of rice is too delicious and can't control his mouth and say nonsense!"
Li Yu was a little confused and didn't know what the rumor Luo Yuzhong was talking about was.
Of course, this is not important, we will know the answer when we ask. Now the main thing is to cooperate with Luo Yuzhong and continue this "warning play".
Li Yu followed Luo Yuzhong and knew his temper. If Luo Yuzhong really got angry at the scene, it was definitely not because he couldn't control his temper, but because he thought it was necessary to show this anger to everyone.
Afterwards, Li Yu came to find Li Zhibai and asked him about the details.
Li Zhibai briefly explained it and then asked, "Brother Yu, why is the director so angry?"
He didn't even think of it.
Li Yu said: "Because this kind of rumor is very destructive to a drama, the fastest spreading thing in the world is this kind of dirty rumor about betraying a lover, but it is also the most difficult to clarify. Yan He's importance to the "Chinese Paladin" crew is self-evident. Now that the drama is still being filmed, this rumor has been spread. Once it spreads, the gossipers will ferment it. No matter how we clarify it afterwards, it's like a place stained with shit. No matter how many times you clean it, as long as there is another place you can sit, you will never sit there. The shadow is buried."
Li Zhibai suddenly understood and nodded.
"People who spread rumors are really despicable."
"They may just be careless with their words. There are all kinds of people in the crew. You can't expect everyone to be well-educated and have high quality. Sometimes, you can only kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and deter others."
So, in the week when Lu Yanhe was about to finish filming, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" suddenly issued a statement.
The statement said that a crew member named Huang was fired for privately spreading rumors and defaming the lead actor Lu Yanhe.
A statement that came out of nowhere shocked everyone.
After issuing this statement, Li Yu called all the crew members together for a short meeting.
"I know that sometimes you just say things casually and make jokes without thinking about them, but think about it. If such rumors spread online and have a negative impact on Lu Yanhe, what will the impact be on the show?"
Li Yu said, "Don't think I don't know how many of you are whispering about this behind your back. I'll just say one thing. If I hear someone spreading this kind of rumor, or similar rumors, they will not only be fired from our crew, but we will also report their names to all the film and television companies in the industry. I want to see which crew dares to use such people in the future."
Li Yu's words were threats and warnings, and were meant to serve as a warning to others.
The atmosphere in the crew suddenly became a little gloomy.
In this matter, Lu Yanhe did not make any statement at all.
Because it's not suitable.
Instead, Deng Xiaoyuan sent him a private message to apologize, thinking that it was she who had brought such trouble to Lu Yanhe.
Little did they know that Lu Yanhe was not thinking about these things at all.
He was thinking about something else.
When he was filming "Love Letter" before, he heard two staff members talking about him behind his back and saying a lot of negative things about him.
At the time, he thought that as long as everyone could do their job well, the gossip behind their backs would not have any impact. In addition, he did not want to appear to care too much about what others said about him, so he did not even look at what the two people who were talking about him looked like and did not care.
This time, Li Yu handled the situation completely differently.
Not only did they quickly find out the person who spread the rumor, but they also made an example of him and let the matter be quickly settled.
Lu Yanhe was reflecting on how he handled the situation. He wanted to appear "mature" and "tolerant" at the time, so he chose to "turn a blind eye." But is that really "mature and tolerant"? Is that right? Is it appropriate?
A choice made long ago became a boomerang, hitting him at this moment.
Lu Yanhe reflected on himself and felt that he must have been wrong at that time.
He shouldn't have done that. (End of this chapter)
