Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan looked over together.
The short red hair shining in the sun made Lu Yanhe remember her name in an instant.
He Yingzi.
Chen Ziyan's rival.
But the last time I saw her, she was alone, but today she was with another person.
He was a boy about the same age as Lu Yanhe, with a gentle appearance, like a student.
Chen Ziyan's gaze lingered on the boy for a moment, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Not really, right? I'm looking for people who look like my people."
That boy looks a bit like Tu Song.
Lu Yanhe took another curious look, but the boy just looked away silently, as if he didn't want to communicate with him.
So proud.
He Yingzi smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Xiaolang is Lang Kequn's son. You're looking for him based on the appearance of your people? You're so audacious."
Chen Ziyan was stunned, and her eyes changed slightly when she looked at the young man next to He Yingzi.
Lu Yanhe was actually wondering, who is Lang Kequn?
Anyway, he is not a big star or a famous person, so he has no impression of this name.
"Is this the new person you will be bringing in the future?"
"Lang Kequn asked me to take him on, how could I refuse?" He Yingzi said, "Besides, Xiaolang has excellent talent, it would be a shame if he didn't make his debut."
"Really? Then let's wait and see." Chen Ziyan said, then retracted her gaze and left with Lu Yanhe.
Although Chen Ziyan's face had no expression and no emotion, Lu Yanhe still noticed that when she got into the car and closed the door, she was more forceful than before.
It seems that Chen Ziyan really hates He Yingzi.
Lu Yanhe silently sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt.
After a while, Chen Ziyan suddenly remembered something, glanced at Lu Yanhe who remained silent, and asked, "Don't you have anything to ask?"
Lu Yanhe pondered for a moment, "Who is Lang Kequn?"
Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "He was a rock singer who debuted over 20 years ago and later retired. However, he had close connections with many people in the entertainment industry. He Yingzi was the manager of many of his friends and was in the same circle."
"Oh." Lu Yanhe nodded. It seemed that the young man was also a relative.
"I think his name was Langxia, I remember." Chen Ziyan suddenly said, "There are quite a lot of second-generation people like this in the circle, quite a lot. You will meet many in the future. They may not be doing very well themselves, but thanks to the network of contacts and relationships built by their parents, they can also live quite well, and even form a circle. As long as there are one or two successful people in this circle, it doesn't matter if the others are mediocre themselves. They can act as brokers, and then the circle will grow and exclude those who are different from them."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
"You should be careful with these people. Don't offend them if you can. In such a large industry, many of them are often narrow-minded and think their own circle is the best, but they don't know there are always bigger circles out there. There's no need to curry favor with them," Chen Ziyan said. "With me here, you don't need to curry favor with others for resources. Just focus on improving your acting skills and professional skills, and I'll take care of everything else for you."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Chen Ziyan was speechless.
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On Sunday night, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang returned.
Both of them looked exhausted.
Lu Yanhe waited for them to tidy up a little before telling them that he was moving out.
Li Zhibai's first reaction was: "Why are you moving out? Aren't you still in the company?"
Lu Yanhe said, "After all, I've changed my agent. I'm still living here, so Zhou Ping'an might have some opinions."
Li Zhibai: "If he has any objections, let him go. This is the dormitory rented for us by the company, not by him."
Lu Yanhe said, "That's true, but if I insist on staying here, it would seem too shameless. There's no need. Besides, I'm not moving somewhere else. I'm still living in this building with Tu Song."
Li Zhibai and Yan Liang's reactions improved a little.
If we were still in this building, we would still be very close to each other.
"Besides, after this summer vacation, I'm going to move to the school, otherwise it will be inconvenient." Lu Yanhe said, "When you have time, come and visit me."
Li Zhibai groaned, "Alas, the child has grown up and is leaving the nest."
Lu Yanhe: “…”
"Are you free tomorrow?" Li Zhibai suddenly asked.
"I have to go to the company for classes during the day. Sister Zi Yan arranged an acting class for me. What's wrong?"
Li Zhibai said, "Chen Biqiu invited me to dinner tomorrow night. I'm going with Yan Liang. If you're free, come along."
"Chen Biqiu? Why did he suddenly ask you to dinner?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.
"Who knows, but after I got him drunk last time, he seemed to be a little more friendly to me, often introducing me to some program resources." Li Zhibai said, "Maybe he thought I toasted him diligently, so he had a good impression of me and thought I respected him a lot?"
Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang were speechless after hearing this.
What the hell?
However, this statement is hard to refute, because it is really possible that what Li Zhibai said is true.
Lu Yanhe said, "I don't know when tomorrow's acting class will end. If it ends early, I'll go."
Chen Biqiu is the producer of the program.
For Lu Yanhe's current status, a good program is also a very critical resource.
Li Zhibai took the initiative to ask Lu Yanhe to go with him when he had time, and this was actually his intention.
Being able to meet a senior program producer like Chen Biqiu is very helpful for rising artists like them.
The main reason is that becoming popular is now a mystery. There is no fixed route to follow. You can only win by quantity and see which one can make a splash.
Therefore, the same is true for recording programs. It is of course good to record ace variety shows and popular programs, but not everyone can record them. They can only go for volume and bet that one or two of them can bring them good popularity, so that the recording is not in vain.
However, for an artist of Lu Yanhe's level, even if a variety show is not a big hit but a small one, it is something that he needs to fight for seriously.
Which agency hasn’t signed a new artist? After a year or two of training, they will more or less gain some fame.
Lu Yanhe didn't say how famous he was - several months had passed since his peak popularity. As he prepared for the exam, he had long since faded into obscurity. The "heroic act" banner only gave him a golden body, but it couldn't give him the attention he deserved.
Therefore, Lu Yanhe also needs to appear on variety shows.
The filming period can be as short as half a year or as long as several years. We joined the crew in July, so it would be fast if the drama could be released next year.
Before that, Lu Yanhe still had to eat.
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After Lu Yanhe's live broadcast exchange activity with Liu Jiazhen and Mingyin ended, Chen Ziyan and Jiangyin Publishing House jointly promoted the event. The main point was that a total of 20,000 books were sold during the live broadcast, with a total sales volume of over one million yuan.
This number did not cause a particularly widespread sensation, but it attracted the attention of the publishing industry.
What we are concerned about is the number of 20,000 books.
Liu Jiazhen and Mingyin are not well-known writers, but newcomers. They can sell 20,000 books in one live broadcast, which is obviously the promotion effect of the anchor.
But these are not those legendary anchors with strong sales capabilities. Can a small artist have such a strong appeal?
Chen Ziyan wants to promote this news in order to actively attract the attention of the publishing industry to Lu Yanhe, to actively understand the uniqueness of Lu Yanhe himself, and thus shape Lu Yanhe's industry image as "loving reading", "good moral character", and "excellent artist".
Although Lu Yanhe is not particularly popular, he has a strong fan base. This solid impression will also make film and television companies and video platforms more willing to bet on Lu Yanhe.
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On Monday morning, Zhou Ping'an was listening to entertainment news on the radio and happened to hear the news about Lu Yanhe.
He scoffed at the news.
Twenty thousand copies, with a total sales value exceeding one million yuan... How dare you advertise this?
The amount of money a third-tier artist can earn from hosting a live broadcast is far more than this.
Zhou Ping'an certainly knew that Lu Yanhe's was not a regular live broadcast room for selling goods. The event that afternoon only had two books, "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" and "Star Orbit". Books are one of the hardest-selling items nowadays. To be able to achieve this result, considering Lu Yanhe's current fame and popularity, it is actually very good.
But how could he be willing to think positively of Lu Yanhe?
You have the nerve to brag about this amount of sales, but there is really nothing to brag about.
Zhou Ping'an drove to the parking lot downstairs of the company and happened to meet Chen Ziyan who was also parking.
He backed into the parking space without any hesitation and grabbed the last spot in the row.
Zhou Ping'an was very angry, but he could only look for another parking space.
Could he still compete with Chen Ziyan for a parking space?
Even Vice President Ma angrily went to cause trouble for Chen Ziyan, but in the end he failed to resolve the issue.
Zhou Ping'an found a parking space, parked the car, and walked towards the elevator.
As a result, there were exactly two people standing at the elevator door waiting for the elevator.
Zhou Ping'an heard his name before he even got close.
"I heard that Lu Yanhe was spotted by Chen Ziyan and has now been signed to work for her. So, two of Chen Ziyan's three new artists were transferred from Zhou Pingan."
"Yes, but when Lu Yanhe and Tu Song were at Fengzhi, they were quiet and there was no affair. How did they win Chen Ziyan's favor?"
"Who knows? Anyway, everyone knows that anyone who is favored by Chen Ziyan will definitely become famous in the future."
"Zhou Ping'an must be regretting it to death, because all the people were taken away from him," said another person.
At this time, the elevator came.
The two people in front walked in and turned around to see Zhou Pingan standing behind them.
Zhou Ping'an's face was so dark that it looked like ink was dripping out, and they were also confused.
When did this person appear?!
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There are many people who hold this view in Star Entertainment Agency, and Zhou Pingan knows it, but this is the first time he has heard others talk about it in person.
Zhou Ping'an was very angry, but the mouth was on someone else's face, and no one would care what others said.
Tu Song was fine, but he and Vice President Ma had been wanting to get rid of Lu Yanhe for a long time. Why did they wait until now? It was just to get the contract terminated quietly, without attracting attention or being questioned.
But Chen Ziyan turned around and signed Lu Yanhe back to the company, and it was the next day after he and Lu Yanhe officially signed the termination agreement!
This is simply a slap in his face!
Now, everyone in the company knows that Lu Yanhe has been favored by Chen Ziyan, but not many people know that Lu Yanhe had terminated his contract with the company before. Everyone just thinks that Lu Yanhe has been transferred from Zhou Pingan to Chen Ziyan.
Zhou Ping'an was thinking that if everyone knew about the termination of the contract, there would probably be more people ridiculing him - they didn't know that he was going to terminate the contract with Lu Yanhe. It wasn't that they thought Lu Yanhe had no future, they just thought that the person he gave up was noticed by Chen Ziyan.
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That morning, Lu Yanhe finally enjoyed the treatment of an artist managed by a gold medal agent.
After being picked up by a special car, he went downstairs and entered the company. Everyone's expressions when they looked at him changed, and their attitude towards him also changed a lot. They were even a little warmer, and there was a sense of intimacy that seemed to have been placed on him in advance.
Lu Yanhe knew what these changes were.
He actually came here today just to attend acting class and had no other plans.
But the looks everyone gave him made him feel like he had won some big prize and was returning home.
He came to the rehearsal room and saw Chen Ziyan talking to someone inside.
"He's here." Chen Ziyan saw Lu Yanhe come in and said to the person in front of her, "Old Zhang, I'm leaving this kid in your care. I've shown you his audition clips, and you can tell he has a good aptitude for acting. How far he can go in the future depends on how solid his foundation is. His strength is his willingness to work hard, but acting isn't something that can be achieved simply by hard work and dedication. I need your help to keep his acting from getting too exaggerated."
The man she called Lao Zhang wore a fisherman's hat and loose black and gray clothes. He looked to be in his early thirties.
"Okay." Zhang Ming nodded and smiled.
He is thin and his smile gives people a bright feeling.
Lu Yanhe walked over and called out "Sister Zi Yan".
Chen Ziyan said, "Zhang Ming, a teacher in the Performance Department of Beijing Academy of Fine Arts."
Lu Yanhe's eyes lit up as he looked at the thin man in front of him with surprise. He immediately bowed politely and said, "Hello, Teacher Zhang."
Although he knew that he was going to take an acting class, Lu Yanhe never dared to imagine that the acting teacher Chen Ziyan hired for him would actually be from the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts.
Beijing Academy of Fine Arts is the highest institution of performing arts.
What Lu Yanhe lacks now is a foundation and a leader.
Chen Ziyan said, "Teacher Zhang is an old friend of mine. In the first few classes, he will explain to you what acting is. Later in the afternoon, another teacher will come to help you familiarize yourself with the script and rehearse in advance."
Only then did Lu Yanhe realize that Zhang Ming was not the acting teacher who was specifically leading his rehearsals.
Zhang Ming and Chen Ziyan were worried that Lu Yanhe might look down on Zhang Ming because he taught theory, so they added, "Acting isn't a technical job, even though many people view it as one. The better the actor, the less they care about acting. Instead, they often emphasize the character and the character's state. You have to understand the difference, and more importantly, understand what constitutes a good performance. Having a concept first will lay the foundation for you, and that's the only way you can stay on track in the future."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Sister Zi Yan, I will listen carefully, don't worry."
Chen Ziyan nodded and said, "Then I'll go back to the office first. Lao Zhang, I've found a restaurant for lunch later. Let's have lunch together. It's been a while since we've eaten together."
Zhang Ming nodded.
Chen Ziyan patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder and left.
Lu Yanhe was still a little nervous in front of Zhang Ming.
Because it was the first time we met and he was a teacher.
Zhang Ming was experienced and could see Lu Yanhe's nervousness at a glance.
This made him secretly relieved.
How should I put it? As an acting teacher at Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, I have quite a lot of private work like this.
Zhang Ming didn't accept everyone's call, but he couldn't refuse Chen Ziyan's request, so he had to accept it.
Although he accepted the call, Zhang Ming was also worried about encountering someone who was difficult to understand.
Lu Yanhe is another idol artist who debuted very early - most of this type of artist have a problem, because they got used to the camera early on, had the image designed for them by the company early on, and fell into a certain camera pattern too early. Simply put, they lost their true colors.
True nature is precisely the most important thing for a new actor.
When Zhang Ming saw Lu Yanhe's audition footage, his eyes lit up. He could tell that this kid was talented and knew how to act.
But he was also worried that the child had bad intentions and was unable to learn with an open mind.
In many people's minds, newcomers and young people are all willing to learn humbly. Especially in many entertainment novels, many newcomers will correct their position from the start and will never act rashly in front of teachers or seniors. They are so well-behaved that it seems as if rebellion, arrogance, and pride do not exist at all.
In fact, many young people, when they meet those big shots, will only be respectful and polite on the surface, but if they really want to be humble and subservient from the bottom of their hearts, that is a dream.
Zhang Ming was also worried that Lu Yanhe had such a problem.
Being nervous means that he is not the kind of young man who doesn't care about studying and himself.
Zhang Ming smiled and said, "Come on, there are no seats here, so we can just sit on the floor."
Lu Yanhe followed Zhang Ming and sat on the ground.
There were only two of them in the huge rehearsal room, and the room seemed empty.
Zhang Ming said, "You have quite good looks. You have a typical youthful appearance and regular features. This gives you a great advantage and allows you to try out any role. However, you still have to focus on what direction you will take in the future. No matter which direction you choose, you must remember that acting will always be the foundation of your life. Nothing can affect the quality of your performance."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Why do many directors dislike plastic surgery faces? Is it because plastic surgery faces are unattractive? No, it's because they look unnatural," Zhang Ming said. "Then why do actors need to have natural faces? Have you ever considered this?"
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