"I think Lu Yanhe is really lucky," Luo Xiaoyu said sincerely. "He was able to star in 'The Golden Era' because of your recommendation, and now Director Luo Yuzhong has recommended him to join the crew of 'Phoenix Platform'. For other actors, meeting two such great directors at the beginning of their acting career is probably something they can only encounter once in a while."
Jiang Yuqian nodded, not denying it. "Indeed, he is very lucky. However, Xiaoyu, you must remember one thing. Whenever you hear someone attribute someone's success to good luck, you must think about whether this statement is made out of jealousy. Who doesn't rely on a little luck in the process of success? The key is whether you have the ability to support the luck."
She added, "Think about it, aren't there a few people who recommend actors to Luo Yuzhong? My recommendation can get him in front of Director Luo Yuzhong, but it can't make Director Luo Yuzhong use him without considering his acting skills, image, or situation. The same is true for Phoenix Terrace. It's common for directors to recommend actors to each other. However, whether Director Chen Lingling will use Lu Yanhe in the end depends on Lu Yanhe himself."
After listening to Jiang Yuqian, Luo Xiaoyu nodded seriously and said, "Sister Yuqian, now I understand."
"But it's undeniable that he is lucky. Actually, I am lucky too." Jiang Yuqian smiled, not knowing what she remembered. "Don't you think he is interesting?"
"Interesting?" Luo Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Yuqian in shock. "He's not humorous at all."
Could it be that Lu Yanhe has two faces in front of Jiang Yuqian?
"No, I mean he's very different from the average artist. He's not so...conventional," Jiang Yuqian said. "Have you ever seen an idol focus on studying and get into Zhenhua? Or have you ever seen an artist rush out to work on magazines or books right after finishing a play? Every move he makes is so unconventional, it's probably confused everyone."
Luo Xiaoyu smiled awkwardly, "I saw some people online saying that Lu Yanhe is not doing his job properly, and he's always talking nonsense."
"So what do you think?"
"I feel that he hasn't missed out on anything. He's been doing things here and there. As an actor, he's collaborated with director Luo Yuzhong. As an idol artist, his performance at last month's graduation gala was very popular and many people watched it. As a student, he was admitted to Zhenhua. I feel that since he's doing well in every capacity, why do you care how he does it?" Luo Xiaoyu expressed her true feelings.
Jiang Yuqian nodded. "I agree with you. Think about it, who has the perseverance to livestream a whole year doing homework and reading? If it weren't for the small group of fans he's built up through this livestream, he would have collapsed online if he had clashed with Ma Zhiyuan this time. It wouldn't be those spectators who helped him fight Ma Zhiyuan's fans."
Jiang Yuqian's words and actions revealed her admiration for Lu Yanhe.
Luo Xiaoyu was thinking that it would be really awesome if Lu Yanhe could get "Phoenix Terrace" directed by Chen Lingling.
This starting point will make many people jealous to death.
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There were six people in the room, divided into three parties.
On one side are the producer and director of "Phoenix Tower", on the other side are He Yingzi and Lang Xia, and on the other side are Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe.
At this time, Lu Yanhe couldn't help but look at Lang Xia several times, but saw him sitting next to He Yingzi, with his hands on his legs, his face unchanged, and still smiling, just like the model student who was loved and cared for by teachers in the school.
After Chen Lingling finished her dumplings, she touched her stomach contentedly and looked at the two young men with a smile on her face.
"I see new faces again. They all look very good." Chen Lingling looked at them with satisfaction.
Chen Ziyan: "I've heard that Director Chen is preparing this new play. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to meet you."
"Oh, it's been a while since I last saw you. I thought you weren't an agent anymore." Chen Lingling waved her hand and gave her a reproachful look. "Why are you bringing in new people now? You think you're not tired enough, so you always find new people to overwork yourself, right?"
"I have no choice. Seeing such a high-quality seedling like Xiao Lu, I can't help but want to take him with me."
He Yingzi seamlessly responded and nodded, looking as if she agreed with what Chen Ziyan said.
"Yeah, that's how I felt when I first saw Xiao Xia. For us agents, meeting a particularly attractive talent is like an actor finding a great script. We want to fight for it no matter how many difficulties there are."
Huang Cheng: "Why are you two still so confrontational like before?"
Chen Ziyan glanced at He Yingzi and smiled faintly, "Brother Huang, this is not a tit-for-tat confrontation at all."
"Yes, healthy competition." He Yingzi nodded.
Huang Cheng knew these two people too well and knew that neither of them would give in to the other.
He asked, "Yan He just finished filming 'The Golden Era', right?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded and replied, "It just wrapped not long ago."
"Xiao Lu is truly a hardworking artist," He Yingzi immediately praised. "Right after wrapping up filming 'The Golden Era,' he teamed up with his classmates to start working on e-books. You can't say he's young, but he's full of energy."
Not doing any work all day.
Chen Ziyan glared at him with a scathing smile, "Young people do whatever they want. They're certainly more energetic than us. But, Xiaoxia has been in the industry for so long, why haven't you made any moves lately?"
Are you picking your feet at home energetically?
He Yingzi smiled and said, "He has been taking acting classes to lay a solid foundation for himself. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. Only by mastering the basic skills can he not be stage fright during performances."
Just like Lu Yanhe, he was busy here and there, without any concentration of an actor.
Chen Ziyan nodded. "Indeed, Xiao Lu took lessons from two acting teachers before filming 'The Golden Era'. That's why he received such praise from Director Luo during the shoot. Honestly, I was worried that Xiao Lu, who wasn't a professional actor, would have problems on set and flop. It was a pleasant surprise. Director Luo even said that Xiao Lu has a natural talent for acting."
Did Lang Xia receive such an evaluation from director Luo Yuzhong?
…
Lu Yanhe felt the most realistic flashes of swords and sabers.
It is really meaningless to talk nonsense, but we have to do it.
This is Chen Ziyan’s principle. She must never admit defeat at this time.
The two of them argued back and forth, and in the end, Huang Cheng had to step out to smooth things over.
"We know that Lu Yanhe and Lang Xia are both very good talents, otherwise we would not have invited you here." Huang Cheng felt that he could not keep the secret any longer, otherwise if the two women started fighting, Huang Cheng would not be surprised, because these two people had actually fought each other before.
"This time, we've cast Lu Yanhe and Lang Xia for two roles: a young prince and a guard who will turn evil later in the film," Huang Cheng said. "Director Chen wants to use new faces, so he asked his friends to recommend them. You don't have to compete for the same role."
He Yingzi: “…”
Chen Ziyan was also speechless.
"Brother Huang, are you deliberately hanging us?"
"Haha, mainly because I haven't seen you two in a while, and I kind of miss the way you quarreled."
Chen Lingling also nodded and said, "I want to see you quarrel, too."
Chen Ziyan: "...After all this time, you two aren't here to pick actors, you're here to see me and He Yingzi as actors."
Huang Cheng said: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't make it clear at the beginning."
Suddenly, there was no competition. Chen Ziyan and He Yingzi looked at each other and chose to stop.
Chen Lingling said, "However, both of you need to join the group in advance and learn some etiquette."
"No problem, Director Chen, we will cooperate with whatever you need us to do." He Yingzi immediately expressed her opinion.
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However, it was difficult for Lu Yanhe to cooperate 100%.
"Sister Zi Yan, I still have to go to school later. What should I do?" Lu Yanhe was worried that his class schedule would affect filming.
Chen Ziyan: "Don't worry about that. I will discuss it with them. Once your official schedule is released, I will discuss this matter. I didn't expect that Chen Lingling would be interested in both of you and play two roles at the same time."
"Is there anything wrong with that?"
"The problem lies with He Yingzi. This person's most common tactic is marketing, stepping on others to get to the top. If you and Lang Xia act together, there will be some fighting later."
Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "I believe Sister Zi Yan."
"I hope He Yingzi can learn from her mistakes and stop using those tactics. Nowadays, audiences prefer to see actors hype up their relationships rather than fight with each other."
"Promoting a CP? With Lang Xia?" Lu Yanhe's face turned green. "Sister Zi Yan, please let me go."
Chen Ziyan couldn't stop laughing.
"You know what, hyping up CPs really does become popular quickly."
"I'd rather not be famous." Lu Yanhe said.
Chen Ziyan: "It doesn't mean you have to hype up a couple with Lang Xia. You definitely have your own love story in the play, so it's okay for you to hype up a couple with your love story rival."
Lu Yanhe still felt a little resistant and shook his head, "Sister Zi Yan, please let me go."
"Why don't you want to fry?" Chen Ziyan asked.
Lu Yanhe honestly admitted: "I have someone I like."
"Oh, that little girl named Chen Siqi?" Chen Ziyan asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Chen Ziyan: "Okay, we won't deliberately hype it up, but you're an actress. You'll be playing a lot of love scenes in the future, and there will be many actresses who will play lovers with you, just like Jiang Yuqian before. I promise you, when "The Golden Era" is broadcast, there will definitely be a lot of people wondering if you and Jiang Yuqian have fallen in love because of the show, especially the love scene. I've seen it, and I don't know how popular it will be, but there will definitely be CP fans for the two of you. When the time comes, we will cooperate with the crew to promote it, and it will definitely involve a lot of questions about this aspect."
Lu Yanhe: "Just don't ask me to deliberately hype up a couple with others. If others want to make up stories, I don't care."
"Just wait and see how He Yingzi will create hype for Lang Xia."
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"Why do you want them both here together?"
After everyone left, Huang Cheng asked Chen Lingling about his doubts.
Chen Lingling said, "The two characters they're playing are already at loggerheads with each other, and the atmosphere is thick with competition. Having them come together unknowingly, mistakenly believing each other to be rivals, I wanted to see their instinctive reactions in this situation."
"Did you gain anything?" Huang Cheng asked.
Chen Lingling nodded, "These two people must be having some problems with each other."
She smiled brightly and said, "There should be a lot of sparks when these two people are filming."
Huang Cheng: "Aren't you afraid that the two of them will lose control? Chen Ziyan and He Yingzi had a big fight over a ranking issue before. They tend to lose control when they face each other."
Chen Lingling shook her head and said, "Neither of them is the male lead this time, so what's there to fight for?"
"That's not necessarily true. He Yingzi might compromise a little when working with others, but that's absolutely impossible with Chen Ziyan. She won't even take any loss."
"If they want to compete for ranking, then tell them whoever signs first will get a higher ranking."
-
Lu Yanhe went to try on makeup three days later.
This is Lu Yanhe's first time wearing ancient costume.
He plays a guard, who is tall and handsome, full of heroism.
As soon as he came out after putting on makeup, he was immediately admired by the people around him.
Chen Ziyan also took a photo, nodded, and said, "You look very good in ancient costume."
Lu Yanhe glanced at himself in the mirror. He was indeed a young and heroic man. Wearing a helmet, he had the vigor and vitality of a young general.
However, he is not a general, but plays the role of a guard.
However, everyone else was satisfied. Chen Lingling took one look at his appearance and immediately shook her head, saying, "This one is more handsome, too handsome. I want to give people a slightly shabby feeling. At first glance, this person is a high-spirited young general, but in fact he is just a guard in the palace."
The stylist thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give the sleeves and lapels a bit of a worn effect."
"Yes, that's possible." Chen Lingling nodded. "Yan He, you have to understand that the guard you're playing is someone with both extreme pride and low self-esteem. So, when you interpret this role, you need to be a little more stubborn, rather than appearing confident."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Chen Lingling looked Lu Yanhe up and down, gave her opinion, and nodded, very satisfied. "He's just like I imagined."
Lu Yanhe didn't know which aspect Chen Lingling was referring to.
Chen Lingling said, "The biggest difference between acting in period dramas and modern dramas is the rhythm of speech. You need to prepare yourself early on. Your speech and behavior cannot be the same as modern people. There are strict rules and social status. People of different social status have different speech and behavior. These are the things you need to learn before joining the crew. I have hired instructors for you all."
"Thank you, director." Lu Yanhe said.
I fell into the trap. I never thought that it would take more than ten hours to type 4,000 words. My fingers feel so weak that it's too painful.
