"Book Club" was broadcast earlier than "The Journey".
On the day of the broadcast, Lu Yanhe didn't even know that such a program existed.
It was Yan Liang who sent a few screenshots to the group and asked Lu Yanhe: Old Lu, do you have any grudges with this writer named Yu Jiang?
Lu Yanhe was confused when he saw what Yu Jiang said and said: No, I don’t even know who she is.
Yan Liang: It feels like she is targeting you.
Li Zhibai: This person's face looks a bit mean.
Yan Liang: When did you learn to read faces?
Lu Yanhe: Am I an innocent victim or am I being targeted?
Yan Liang: I don’t know. Compared to you, the ones who have more opinions now are actually the fans of the idol artists who have starred in the dramas adapted from her novels.
Li Zhibai: Hmm?
Yan Liang: Several of Yu Jiang's books have been adapted into film and television dramas, and many of the actors are idol artists. When she said this, many fans felt that their idols were being targeted, especially fans of several very popular ones, who are now scolding her on Yu Jiang's social media.
Li Zhibai: I just did a search, and most of the TV series and movies adapted from her novels are performed by idol artists, and they are all popular idols.
Yan Liang: Yes, that’s why everyone has a lot of opinions.
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The Book Club did not expect that the situation would develop in this way and that public opinion would focus on this.
At first, everyone assumed that Lu Yanhe’s fans would cause trouble, but now that’s not the case at all.
Lu Yanhe's fans expressing dissatisfaction with the program and Yu Jiang are only a small part of the voices. The most dissatisfied are actually the fans of those idols who have worked with Yu Jiang.
When the production crew of "Book Club" was having a meeting, screenwriter Zheng Huai directly complained about the matter: Now, everyone's attention is on Yu Jiang, and everyone is attacking Yu Jiang. Now it's all negative news.
Yu Jiang was now practically under siege from the entire internet—she certainly had fans, but compared to the fanbase of those idol artists, it was a drop in the bucket. Under these circumstances, Yu Jiang's personal page was almost completely destroyed.
Yu Jiang himself was dumbfounded.
Her original intention was just to diss Lu Yanhe? How did it suddenly become like this?
Yu Jiang herself didn't realize that her words affected a large group of people.
She had to call several idol artists she had worked with to explain the matter and ask them to speak for her, but no one was willing to stand up for her.
"Teacher Yu, I'm just a small idol artist, and my words are useless."
"Teacher Yu, what should I say? Isn't it you who said that idol artists have no acting skills and are not suitable for acting?"
…
None of the artists she had worked with before were willing to speak up for her!
Yu Jiang stood in the living room of his home in disbelief. For a moment, he was like a forest suddenly hit by the north wind, suddenly covered with frost. Not only his expression, but also his movements seemed to be frozen.
Why is this happening?
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Zheng Huai went to a restaurant near the company and ordered a chicken chop rice for himself. He looked around and made sure there was no one he knew before making a phone call.
"I haven't seen your methods in a while, and you're still so decisive." Zheng Huai said with a smile, "If you don't make a move, it's fine, but when you do, it's amazing. Now the conflict has been diverted, and Xiao Lu has been directly taken out."
Chen Ziyan's voice rang out from the other end of the line: "Thank you for tipping me off so I could prepare. That Xu Handian is still so ruthless and wants to trip up Xiao Lu again. How can he be so mean?"
Zheng Huai smiled and said, "He looks like a petty person."
Chen Ziyan: "Anyway, thank you very much this time. I will remember this favor."
"Don't be polite, you helped me a lot back then." Zheng Huai said, "Instead, if there's a suitable theme for the 'Book Club' show, please invite Xiao Lu to join us."
"Let's just forget it. You already aired Yu Jiang's complaints about Xiao Lu in the first episode. Although we've shifted the focus of public opinion and diverted the controversy away from Xiao Lu, if he appears on your show again, won't it cause new controversy?"
"Yeah, if there are other suitable programs, we can talk about it later," said Zheng Huai.
"Next time you direct yourself, I'll have all my artists on your show."
"Okay." Zheng Huai nodded with a smile.
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Why did the development of this matter differ from what he imagined?
Xu Handian was full of doubts.
For some unknown reason, it turned into a conflict between other idol artists and Yu Jiang, and Lu Yanhe was left out.
Xu Handian didn't believe in chance. He knew there must be someone behind this, manipulating public opinion.
Otherwise, this matter should not skip Lu Yanhe, as Lu Yanhe is the first person to be talked about.
Just as he was wondering, Xu Handian's cell phone suddenly vibrated.
"Old Xu, someone is digging up your identity online." A colleague from Beijing and Taiwan said in disbelief.
"Strip me?" Xu Handian was even more confused when he heard his colleague say that. "Strip me what?"
"See for yourself."
My colleague hung up the phone and sent me a link.
Xu Handian clicked on it and found that the link was actually a forum post.
The post is titled "Who is Xu Handian, the assistant director who appears on various variety shows?"
The article is very long. It first lists the production staff of seven or eight variety shows, all of which Xu Handian has participated in. His name is marked with a red frame on the pictures.
After listing them, I wonder why Xu Handian was able to participate in so many program productions at such a young age, and served as assistant director.
There was also a photo of Xu Handian following it, but I don’t know where it came from.
When Xu Handian saw this, he became a little nervous, and instinctively worried that someone would accuse him of using his father's connections to get in through the back door.
This is indeed the case.
However, after reading the rest of the article, Xu Handian suddenly hoped that the content would be like this.
Unfortunately not.
The article suddenly changed its tone and returned to the programs he had participated in, pointing out a fact: among the programs produced by Xu Handian, a female artist named Xu Xiaowen appeared in four of them.
When Xu Handian saw the three words "Xu Xiaowen", his expression changed.
Because Xu Xiaowen was his ex-girlfriend, they dated for a while and later broke up.
This matter has never been made public. On the one hand, Xu Handian himself did not want to make it public, and on the other hand, it was because Xu Xiaowen was a female idol before and was not suitable for a relationship.
I didn’t expect that it would be suddenly dug up by someone after we broke up for a while.
The end of the article talks about how Xu Handian had been in a relationship with Xu Xiaowen, and the two of them took advantage of their work to fall in love with each other.
After reading this explosive post, Xu Handian's face turned dark.
There was only one voice left in his heart: Oh no.
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"Li Zhibai's article is very well written. Are you really not going to include it in the book?" Xu Mingyue asked.
Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi exchanged a glance and said, "This article is a bit sensitive if we send it out now, so let's just take it down and forget it."
I don’t know if Meng Li will really do anything.
Xu Mingyue crossed out Li Zhibai's article with some regret.
"The total word count of the manuscripts we've received is 90,000 words, which is relatively low for a thematic book," she said. "How many manuscripts are left?"
Lu Yanhe said, "Jiang Yuqian is the only one left who hasn't submitted a manuscript to me. So, should we ask for a few more manuscripts? If the word count isn't enough."
"It would be better if we could get more manuscripts," Xu Mingyue said. "Otherwise, the book is limited in size, and it's difficult to set a price. If you set it too low, you'll lose money, and if you set it too high, readers won't think it's worth it."
"Then let's go find some more manuscripts." Lu Yanhe said.
Xu Mingyue nodded. "Actually, I don't think we should be limited to famous writers or celebrities. Well-written manuscripts, like the one written by this new author named Bai Yu, can also be used."
"She's my classmate. I knew she was writing a novel, so I made an appointment with her. Besides her, I don't know anyone else who can write as well."
Xu Mingyue said, "Why not ask Liu Jiazhen and Mingyin? They're both well-known writers with their own writing circles. Maybe they know someone who'd be willing to contribute to this book."
Lu Yanhe's eyes lit up. "That's fine. I'll contact them right away and ask for their help."
Xu Mingyue took out a stack of manuscripts from her bag and said, "I've reviewed all of these manuscripts and have some suggestions for revision. Do you think you should communicate with them, or give me the authors' contact information and I'll talk to them."
Chen Siqi thought for a moment and said, "You are the only professional among us. Wouldn't it be smoother if you communicated directly with them?"
Lu Yanhe said, "Let me discuss the artist's manuscript. Please give me the manuscript."
Xu Mingyue nodded. "I've marked some basic textual issues directly above. If they don't mind, I can fix them directly for them. However, there are some places that I think need to be modified and adjusted. I've written my opinions in the blank space next to them. You can take a look at them first. If they don't seem appropriate, forget it."
"Um."
After the three of them finished discussing "Jump Up", Xu Mingyue had to return to Jiangyin Publishing House.
Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi stayed in the cafe together and read the manuscript.
After a while, Xin Zixiong came over.
She also brought a very young girl with her.
Xin Zixing introduced that this person is the art editor of Yemai.com, and his work name is Yilong.
"The layout design of the electronic version of this book can be handed over to her."
Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi immediately stood up and greeted Yilong.
Yilong looked like a very introverted and simple girl. She shyly greeted Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi. After getting to know each other, she took out a few printouts of the layouts she had designed and handed them to them.
"This is a design I made before. Take a look and see what style you like."
Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi took it.
Xin Zixing said, "I have a meeting later. You guys chat first. I'm leaving now. Come on."
Xin Zixing came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
Yilong's design style caught Chen Siqi's eye.
Her works are basically based on simplicity, elegance and lines, which coincides with Chen Siqi's ideas.
In Chen Siqi's expectation, "Jump Up" is such a book.
It is neither complicated nor too simple, nor is it the kind of public account style design.
Chen Siqi asked Yilong, "Yilong, are you collaborating with Yemai.com long-term?"
Yilong smiled gently and said, "Yes, I was previously responsible for the layout design of e-reading, and also for some other web page art design."
Chen Siqi: "I really like your design style."
Yilong: "Thank you."
The design of the physical book was originally assigned to Jiangyin Publishing House, but Chen Siqi was not particularly satisfied with the typesetter assigned by Jiangyin.
In comparison, Chen Siqi fell in love with Yilong's design style at first sight.
Aesthetics is a matter of first glance.
They sat together and talked about what kind of book they wanted to make "Jump Up". As they talked, they talked about the time when everyone used to read magazines and books.
In the evening, Lu Yanhe's cell phone suddenly rang.
"Sister Zi Yan?" Lu Yanhe answered the phone.
"What are you doing?" Chen Ziyan asked.
Lu Yanhe said, "I'm talking to Siqi about 'Jump Up'. Sister Zixing brought a designer with her today."
Chen Ziyan originally wanted to call Lu Yanhe to tell him about Xu Bandian, but when she heard Lu Yanhe's energetic voice, she decided not to say anything.
She didn't want to let this kind of thing affect Lu Yanhe's mood - the matter of Xu Bandian was arranged by her. Chen Ziyan originally wanted to talk to Lu Yanhe about it and let Lu Yanhe vent his anger. Xu Bandian was too disgusting before. However, when Chen Ziyan called Lu Yanhe, she realized that Lu Yanhe didn't take Xu Bandian's matter too seriously.
He has his own concerns and priorities.
People like Xu Handian will only be a nuisance.
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In the evening, someone called Chen Ziyan.
The person who called was a friend from Beijing and Taiwan.
As soon as Chen Ziyan saw the phone call, she guessed the person's possible intentions.
As expected, it was the middleman hired by Xu Handian who asked her to meet him.
Now I know I'm in a hurry.
Chen Ziyan listened expressionlessly and said, "I have something to do tonight, so I don't have time."
"Hey, Zi Yan, please give me some face. Xiao Xu is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He knows he's wrong. Please be magnanimous and give him a chance."
"I've already given him the chance, but he doesn't cherish it," Chen Ziyan said. "When he first apologized, I accepted it. But what did he do? He's been doing bad things behind my back again. You shouldn't be his lobbyist."
Xu Handian has not yet become a hot topic.
Xu Xiaowen is not particularly famous, and this incident did not attract much attention.
But just the current level of attention is enough to make Xu Handian feel overwhelmed.
Xu Handian's phone kept ringing, never stopping, and everyone was asking about this matter.
The most important thing is that Xu Xiaowen also called.
They haven't been in touch since they broke up, but now they are in touch again because of this incident.
Xu Xiaowen questioned Xu Handian whether he had let the cat out of the bag and leaked the information.
Xu Handian immediately denied it.
He didn't know how Chen Ziyan dug up this matter, but it was definitely not a problem on his side.
Xu Handian said, "I haven't asked you yet, did you leak the news?"
Xu Xiaowen angrily said, "I'm a female celebrity. Would I let anyone know that I was in a relationship with you?"
Xu Handian was irritated by this and said angrily: "Did you embarrass yourself by dating me?"
"I never said that. Don't try to frame me. You know perfectly well that if I'm in a relationship, I'll lose a lot of fans!" Xu Xiaowen said. "Xu Handian, I asked someone to find out. They're not targeting me, they're targeting you. You're the one who got this exposed. Find a way to resolve this! We've broken up, so don't cause me any more trouble!"
Xu Handian was so angry that his chest was heaving.
"Okay, don't worry, I will deny this matter immediately."
Xu Xiaowen: "If denial was useful, I would have denied it long ago."
"It's just a rumor post, why is it useless to deny it?"
"Who knows if the whistleblower has any evidence?!" Xu Xiaowen said, "Rather than denying it and getting slapped in the face later, it's better to admit it now."
Xu Handian: "Your fans are now scolding me on various online platforms."
"There are just as many people scolding me as there are you." Xu Xiaowen said coldly.
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Xu Xiaowen was a female idol before. For fans, when idol artists fall in love, it is like their own house collapsing.
Everyone knows that the loyal relationship between idols and fans is just an illusion, but from the fans' perspective, this is the promise that idols make to them.
This incident brought a great shock to Li Zhibai.
He couldn't imagine what kind of storm he would face when Meng Li really exposed the love letter online.
At this point, Li Zhibai also realized that what he had done was indeed not right.
He sent a message to Zhou Pingan, asking: "What did Meng Li say?"
Zhou Ping'an: How dare you ask? You've caused such a big trouble. It's being solved. Don't bother me.
Li Zhibai: Oh.
Zhou Ping'an: Meng Li is a crazy woman. In the future, you should avoid her and don't have any contact with her.
Li Zhibai: Then why did you let me act in the drama "Accompany You to the End of the World", aren't you pushing me into the fire pit?
Zhou Ping'an: Because this character can become popular, would you say that this character is popular?
Li Zhibai hissed, damn, this guy got away with it.
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Li Zhibai's role in "To the End of the World" has indeed become popular.
The character of the grumpy rich second generation is particularly dramatic, and coupled with Li Zhibai's own popularity, many clips in the play have become popular on the Internet, especially on some short video platforms. Li Zhibai's performance clips have been played tens of millions of times.
This made Li Zhibai almost always on the hot search list in August.
The number of businesses seeking cooperation with Li Zhibai has increased significantly.
He is extremely busy now - of course, he is happy to be busy now, so he doesn't have to worry about being blocked by Mengli.
He has been psychologically traumatized by the situation.
When Lu Yanhe told him that he was not going to publish the article "Don't be a coward when it's time to confess!", Li Zhibai had just finished recording a program and was on his way to the next announcement.
He thought Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi didn't like the content of the article and muttered, "You're so boring, aren't you? I just used you as prototypes for a moment."
Lu Yanhe: It has nothing to do with us. I am considering the matter between you and Mengli. We don’t know what Mengli will do. If this article is published, you will be the one to be discussed.
Li Zhibai suddenly realized that he was actually thinking about his business.
Li Zhibai: This is really a problem. Doesn’t that mean your book won’t have the articles I wrote?
Lu Yanhe: Well, that’s the only way.
Li Zhibai looked at the news about Lu Yanhe and fell into deep thought.
He was just lazy, but not stupid. He knew that his name was of great significance to Lu Yanhe's book.
This is Lu Yanhe's first book. The performance of the first book will determine whether he can continue to write the subsequent books.
Li Zhibai looked at the city scenery flowing outside the car window and thought, why not write another article?
What to write?
Li Zhi was worried.
What can he write about his student days?
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"What should we do if Li Zhibai's manuscript cannot be published?" Lu Yanhe asked Chen Siqi.
Chen Siqi said, "We need to find someone of comparable caliber to write it. Jiang Yuqian's manuscript hasn't arrived yet, and Li Zhibai's manuscript can't be published. Without the two most popular stars, I think we're suspected of fraud."
Lu Yanhe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He thought for a moment and said, "How about I try to make an appointment with Huang Kairen?"
When filming "The Golden Era" with him, Lu Yanhe felt that he had a good relationship with Huang Kairen.
Chen Siqi said, "It would be great if you could get Huang Kairen to help you write this article."
Lu Yanhe had not asked Huang Kairen to write the manuscript before because he felt that he was not very familiar with him.
Now I can only bite the bullet and make the appointment.
What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that Huang Kairen agreed immediately.
"OK."
Lu Yanhe was shocked.
Even Chen Siqi was shocked. She didn't expect Huang Kairen to agree so directly.
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That night, Huang Kairen and Xin Zixing finished their act, sweating profusely. Xin Zixing got out of bed and went to the bathroom, while Huang Kairen continued to lie on the bed alone, one hand resting on his arm. He said, "Lu Yanhe asked me to write an article today."
"Ask you?" Xin Zixiong's surprised voice came from the bathroom.
"Yes." Huang Kairen said, "I agreed immediately."
"ah?"
"This is the book you're responsible for, so I agreed." Huang Kairen said, "What do you think I should write?"
Xin Zixing: "How would I know? Think about it yourself."
Huang Kairen looked at the figure emerging from the frosted glass. Even though it was just a shadow, he could still see the graceful figure.
The things in his mind gradually became blurred, and only the person in front of him remained.
"Baby." Huang Kairen shouted.
Xin Zixing paused for a moment, "What?"
Huang Kairen said, "Why don't you wash it later?"
Xin Zixing: "You have to get up at five o'clock tomorrow morning to catch the plane."
"Yes, there's still time." Huang Kairen bit his lip lightly, "Otherwise, we won't see each other for the next week." (End of this chapter)
