Lu Yanhe chatted with Liu Bige about this for a while and then got back to business.
"He Han wants to meet you online via video," Liu Bige said. "This is his film project. He's the director, so we need his approval."
Lu Yanhe nodded and agreed.
He added, "You don't have to be too nervous. He basically approves of you. He just wants to talk to you."
"Um."
Liu Bige asked, "As for 'Late Spring' written by Miao Yue, she has agreed to let me develop it as a film. Are you interested in joining? If you are willing to come, you can choose the role."
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and said, "But the script hasn't been written yet, right?"
"Not yet. I'm planning to ask Miao Yue to help write the script together." Liu Bige said, "If you play the role, we will write the script with your character as the protagonist."
Lu Yanhe didn't expect that he would receive another acting offer.
"Well..." He was at a loss for a moment before he said, "I still have to ask Sister Zi Yan's opinion. You know, the decision to accept a role is in the hands of my agent. I don't have the final say."
"I know, but I want to know your thoughts. Are you willing? For a first-time director like me," Liu Bige said with a smile, "and it's an art film."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I do. Of course I do. Miao Yue is my classmate, and you... are a new friend of mine."
"Friend? Well, you are really young, and you treat me as your friend so easily." Liu Bigo said.
"Don't you have any?"
"I have pretty high standards for friends. We've only known each other for less than a month," Liu Bige said frankly. "But as a creator, you have qualities I admire, and I hope we can be friends."
"Oh, okay." Lu Yanhe was a little embarrassed.
In fact, he didn't really regard Liu Bige as a friend. He was different from Li Pengfei, Li Zhibai, Yan Liang and others. It was just that he had to give an identity just now, so Lu Yanhe could only use this word. Unexpectedly, Liu Bige didn't say anything polite and directly exposed it.
"Have you read the original novel of Late Spring?"
"Not yet." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "This book is no longer available online."
Liu Bige said, "Next time I'll bring you a copy. You can read it first. The script may be adapted a lot, but the core elements will still be from the novel. I like the feeling that 'youth is a fleeting everyday life' presented in the novel."
Lu Yanhe didn't quite understand at first.
Liu Bige nodded and said, "You'll understand when you read it."
Lu Yanhe thought that even if he read it, he might not know it.
However, a movie about high school students and youth reminded him of a movie he had watched before.
"Sunny Days".
Lu Yanhe thought, maybe one day he could make this movie in this world.
There is another movie, "The Bicycle Thief".
This is the movie that Lu Yanhe is most impressed with.
Is there a sense in those two films that youth is a fleeting, everyday thing?
It seems not.
Lu Yanhe, on the contrary, felt that the novel "Good Weather for One Person" written by a Japanese female writer Nanae Aoyama had a similar feeling, but it was not about youth.
I read this novel because my deskmate liked it. During evening study, I secretly read it under my homework. After finishing it, I sighed with a sense of loss. He was curious, so he borrowed it. The novel is not long and I finished it in two hours. It is light and uncomplicated, which gave him a rare sense of relief and joy at a time when he was feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of school.
Lu Yanhe wasn't particularly interested in art and its so-called meaning, though he certainly respected it. He remembered a quote he'd read: "Humans are creatures hanging on the web of meaning they weave." The more people he met, the more he came to agree with it.
"Producer Liu, why do you want to make art films instead of more profitable ones? Is it just because those films can make more money?" Lu Yanhe asked, knowingly a bit offensively. "I know that many artists are actually afraid of being associated with words like profit and worldly things."
Liu Bige shook his head. "Of course not. It's just that my current qualifications don't support me taking on a big-budget project. Film companies wouldn't trust a young person like me who hasn't even made an independent directorship. Besides that, of course, you've studied film for so many years and have seen so many movies. You always want to make your work as meaningful as possible, not just in terms of the ratio of expenses to income."
Liu Bige possessed the passion and innocence of a creator. Lu Yanhe had met him several times, and Liu Bige had left a strong impression on him.
"Just like you, why did you make a documentary like 'City Travels' and a magazine like 'Jump Up'?" Liu Bige said, "Several people in Longyan Film Industry mentioned you and said you were very different from other artists."
"I just didn't follow the packaging route that most agencies give to young artists."
"What is the general packaging approach that agencies use for young artists?" asked Liu Bige.
Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said, "Hardworking, diligent, talented, persistent, or some other personality traits."
"Is that all?"
"It sounds like these labels on you are no different from those of a top student, a hipster, or an idealist. Perhaps in terms of society's evaluation, your labels are more advanced?"
"I don't label myself that way, and neither does my company." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "What I mean is, I'm just doing what I really want to do. I'm not like many artists who have to follow their agency's instructions and play someone they're not."
Liu Bigo showed a look of sudden realization.
"It's true what character setting is like." He didn't know what he was thinking about, but nodded in agreement.
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In fact, although he did not create a persona for himself, Lu Yanhe still has a high popularity on the Internet with the labels of literary youth and academic master.
At the same time, as "Young Days" is updated every Monday and meets everyone regularly, Lu Yanhe's name appears on the hot searches almost every now and then.
This high intensity of exposure made Chen Ziyan a little worried that Lu Yanhe would be bored by everyone.
Other artists are trying their best to increase their popularity and buy trending searches, but when it comes to Chen Ziyan, they even start discussing how to reduce Lu Yanhe's popularity.
Suppress the heat of some news that does not have much practical significance.
However, perhaps because so many people were following Lu Yanhe, it was impossible to suppress his attention even if he wanted to. This even led to the third episode of "City Travel Notes" reaching a new high in terms of viewership.
Chen Ziyan is under a lot of pressure now——
In addition to these hot searches, there are also many partners who want to arrange Lu Yanhe's schedule.
Especially with the end of the year approaching, many ceremonies and parties are hoping to invite Lu Yanhe, and even many award ceremonies have promised to give him an award. Chen Ziyan is not incapable of refusing these partners, but no one knows when Lu Yanhe's current popularity will fade. At that time, she may have to ask them for help to increase Lu Yanhe's exposure.
Therefore, Chen Ziyan carefully selected and arranged several public events for Lu Yanhe, all of which were relatively important, such as fashion magazine events or award ceremonies in the film and television industry.
Unable to coordinate the schedule, Chen Ziyan could only decline on the grounds that Lu Yanhe still had to attend classes and it was exam season.
Maybe it was really because it was the end of the year. From the end of October when the temperature dropped until mid-November, Lu Yanhe attended two public events and recorded an indoor variety show.
The program was recorded on Thursday night. Lu Yanhe rushed to the recording location after class and did not even have time to put on makeup and rehearse. The makeup artist arranged by the program team came with a car and did Lu Yanhe's makeup in the car. After getting off the car, he went directly to the recording site. While waiting, he checked the script with the director for fifteen minutes. The recording of the program ended at one o'clock in the morning.
At this time, the school dormitories were closed. Fortunately, they rented a house near the school. He said to Zou Dong, "Brother Dong, why don't you stay here with us for the night instead of going home?"
Zou Dong was a man of integrity. Even though it was already late, he would still arrive downstairs early tomorrow morning to pick him up from school. Lu Yanhe had also seriously said that it only took ten minutes to walk from here to school, so it was very close and there would be no need to bother, but Zou Dong would still show up on time and fulfill his duties.
If Lu Yanhe said that he didn't need to pick him up tomorrow and he could just go to school by himself, Zou Dongye would not say anything, and then he would still show up tomorrow morning and ask him to get in the car without saying anything, or just walk him to school.
"You hired me to do this. No one knows when an accident will happen." Zou Dong is very serious and persistent about this matter.
In short, after getting along like this, Lu Yanhe and Zou Dong have formed a relatively familiar way of getting along. On a night like this, Lu Yanhe would ask Zou Dong to stay overnight. After all, the house has a guest room that is usually not occupied.
Li Zhibai and Yan Liang were both filming on the set, and Lu Yanhe hadn't seen them for a while.
In mid-November, the second issue of "Jump Up" was officially released.
The first three days are free to read on Yemai.com, and then the physical book and paid e-book will be available on the shelves at the same time.
As everyone expected, sales of the second issue were not as good as the first.
In the first three days of release, only 40,000 physical copies of the book were sold, and only 10,000 e-book copies were sold.
But there is another good news. Thanks to the release of the second issue, the sales of the first issue have increased, the physical book has been reprinted for the fifth time, and the e-book has sold an additional 4,200 copies in these three days.
Despite this, the second issue of "Jump Up" still occupied the top three places on major e-commerce book sales lists.
However, some media outlets got hold of the sales figures of the second issue of "Jump Up" from nowhere and published an article criticizing "Jump Up", causing many people who were unaware of the situation to really believe that "Jump Up" would not sell. Many readers in Liujia Town even asked worriedly, "Will the novel be cut short after just one issue?"
The official account of "Jump Up" had to issue a clarification: the sales of the second issue of "Jump Up" are still very good, and it is one of the best-selling new books in recent times. The third issue will be released as scheduled, and the fourth issue is in production.
Yu Jiang posted an update: According to what I heard from the industry, the sales figures of the second issue of "Jump Up" were cut in half. It seems that things that fool fans will not be accepted by readers after all. Let's see how long they can keep up the pretense?
Chen Siqi did not remain silent this time and reposted her Weibo: It is indeed incomparable to the pickled cucumbers that become more sour the more they are soaked. If a sapling wants to grow into a big tree, it needs to grow very hard and needs sunlight and rain, but pickled cucumbers only need a dark corner and a pool of sour vinegar.
Chen Siqi's name became a hot topic.
Yu Jiang scolded Chen Siqi in a panic.
Chen Siqi announced that the third issue will publish Huang Kairen’s feelings about his acting career.
Huang Kairen’s fans cheered and started going to Yemai.com to reserve the third episode of “Jump Up”.
"The Golden Age" released its first trailer, and Lu Yanhe appeared in three shots, occupying only 12 seconds in the three-minute trailer, but he once again gained recognition and attention.
White Bird Entertainment published a commentary article titled "Supporting Actor Takes Over the Leading Role?! In the first trailer, Lu Yanhe received higher praise than Huang Kairen!"
On the same day, the self-media "Jump Up Editor Club" published an article written by Chen Siqi titled "Huang Kairen: The Journey of an Actor Starting from the Top-Stream Era", which recounted Huang Kairen's acting experience since his debut and praised his progress in each of his works without reservation.
At the end of the article, Chen Siqi wrote: "When various reports on the Internet continue to appear about newcomers like XX becoming the second Huang Kairen or even surpassing Huang Kairen, in fact, this also means that he has become a mountain that all young male actors must face. Without climbing over him, it will be difficult to reach higher mountains."
Huang Kairen's fans were ready to start a fight, but suddenly saw such an article appear, and it appeared on the self-media account of "Jump Up Editor Club". They hesitated for a moment. Everyone knows that Jump Up is Lu Yanhe's media, and his surname is Lu. Although this article was written by Chen Siqi, it undoubtedly also reflects Lu Yanhe's attitude.
Then, a strange thing appeared on the Internet.
In the comment section under the article "Supporting Actor Takes Over the Protagonist?! First Trailer, Lu Yanhe Receives Higher Praise Than Huang Kairen!", the comment with the most likes was "Editor-in-Chief Chen is magnanimous and has a vision," followed by "White Bird Entertainment is creating confrontation, attempting to instigate quarrels between the two fan groups, and creating a negative online atmosphere. It is recommended that the relevant departments hold a meeting."
Eight hours after this article was published, it was deleted by Bai Niao Entertainment. It can be regarded as a classic battle of fans fighting back against media marketing.
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"With a little girl like Chen Siqi around, you as an agent will save yourself a lot of trouble." Lu Qingzhen said to Chen Ziyan with a smile.
As the weather got colder, the two of them moved their afternoon tea location to a warmer hotel.
Chen Ziyan said: "She is one of the smartest girls I have ever met. Before we even took any action on this matter, she published the article immediately. I guess she had already written it."
"She used this tactic to directly dismantle White Bird Entertainment's provocations, and instead made Huang Kairen's fans feel good about Lu Yanhe. It also brought Lu Yanhe and Huang Kairen closer. What a clever girl," Lu Qingzhen sighed. "Was she as adaptable as I was when I was in college?"
"Don't give me that. When you were in college, you were able to help the club get 100,000 yuan in sponsorship. I haven't seen many people like you." Chen Ziyan said.
Lu Qingzhen smiled and said, "A good man never brags about his past achievements. Please think carefully about this endorsement. I think it is very suitable for Xiao Lu and matches his image very well."
The endorsement that Lu Qingzhen mentioned is for a niche men's shoe brand from Italy.
"Because we haven't entered the Chinese market before, we haven't hired a Chinese celebrity as our spokesperson, and our brand isn't well-known in China," said Lu Qingzhen. "But it has a history of over a hundred years in Italy. It's not a newly emerged brand, and it has a light luxury style. I think it's a perfect match for Lu Yanhe at this stage. I know they're looking for a spokesperson. If you think it's okay, I'll help him get it."
Lu Qingzhen handed Chen Ziyan a document that had been prepared long ago.
Chen Ziyan nodded. "I'll take it back and take a look. Since you say it's suitable, I'll definitely trust you. Have you confirmed all the relevant sensitive information? Don't let any comments attacking our country or using racial discrimination appear. Foreign brands need to be especially careful of this."
"I've done background checks, don't worry," said Lu Qingzhen.
Chen Ziyan nodded with satisfaction.
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“Yeah, I’ve never made a movie.”
Lu Yanhe was video chatting with He Han, the director of "Miss Ning" and Liu Bigo's friend, via his laptop.
He Han looks more like an artist than Liu Bige.
Liu Bige usually wore a shirt and had a neat, clean hairstyle. He Han, on the other hand, was a complete artist, with hair down to his neck, baggy clothes, dark circles under his eyes, and a carefree demeanor.
This is the third time Lu Yanhe has video chatted with He Han.
He Han's image has never changed and has always remained the same.
Strangely enough, it wasn't until the third video call that He Han asked him if he had ever made a movie.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but feel curious. Had He Han never discussed this with Liu Bige before?
He Han said: "I plan to come back during the Spring Festival next year. See you then."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said okay.
He Han asked: "Do you have anything else to ask me?"
"Me? No." Lu Yanhe shook his head.
He Han raised the corner of his mouth. "Okay, that's it. I'll have Liu Bige find you to sign the contract later. Don't let me down."
Lu Yanhe: "No."
"Miss Ning" was decided.
From beginning to end, He Han never let him audition, nor did he ask him about his understanding of the role or the movie. He just chatted with him about random things, and no one knew how he made this decision.
After ending the video call, Lu Yanhe took off his headphones, put away his laptop, and prepared to go to the library.
Mao Jiayang came in at this time.
His face looked a little ugly, and he looked gloomy, which was rare.
Mao Jiayang is almost the most energetic person Lu Yanhe has ever met. He is smiling most of the time and his mental state is particularly positive and sunny. Lu Yanhe rarely sees him like this.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yanhe asked, "Did something happen?"
Mao Jiayang was so angry that his mouth twitched and he said, "Don't mention it. I'm disgusted."
"Ah? What made you feel sick?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Mao Jiayang said: "Someone asked me to do some work for him, but now that I've done the work, he refuses to pay me and even says I broke his computer."
"What's going on?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.
Mao Jiayang: "It was just a senior who took an order outside and asked me to work with him, saying that I could make some money. I was really ripped off."
"Did you break his computer?"
"How is that possible?" Mao Jiayang cursed angrily, "It was fine when I gave it back to him, but who knew it broke down? He didn't give me the promised compensation, saying it was just to replace the computer."
After listening to what Mao Jiayang said, Lu Yanhe felt a little helpless.
There's really no way to reason with this kind of thing.
"It seems like I'm going to suffer a loss in this matter. I'll just stay away from people like him in the future," Lu Yanhe said.
Mao Jiayang: "I just can't get over this. It's so disgusting."
Lu Yanhe didn't know how to comfort Mao Jiayang.
This kind of thing doesn't seem to be any comfort.
There is no way to comfort her.
"Let's not talk about my troubles. I see you've been in a lot of trouble these past few days," Mao Jiayang asked. "Does that writer named Yu Jiang have any grudge against you? Why is she targeting you, attacking you every now and then?"
"I've always felt that I don't have any conflicts with her, but I don't know why she keeps targeting me. Maybe I've offended her somewhere, but I don't know." Lu Yanhe shrugged and said, "Someone once told me that if someone questions or attacks you and you can't figure out why, then don't dwell on it. Just fight back and avoid internal friction. I think that makes sense, and I'm going to put it into practice."
Mao Jiayang said "Shit" twice in a row, "You do make sense."
Lu Yanhe: "Don't waste your time on internal conflict. What happened has already happened. If you can fight back now, do so. If you can't, just suppress it and wait until you are able to fight back later."
"Of course I'm not stupid," Mao Jiayang said. "This time I can only consider myself cheated."
In fact, if there was a way, Lu Yanhe really wanted to help Mao Jiayang. If Mao Jiayang hadn't discovered the Trojan program in his laptop last time, he didn't know when he would have discovered it, and he didn't know how much of his private affairs would be known to others.
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"Does your classmate want to make money?" After hearing this, Chen Siqi's first reaction was to ask this question.
"Ah?" Lu Yanhe originally wanted to ask Chen Siqi for help and ask her if she had any ideas, but he didn't expect Chen Siqi to suddenly say this.
Chen Siqi said: "He was tricked by his senior into working for free, probably to make money."
Lu Yanhe: "Maybe he wants to earn some pocket money."
"Is he short of money?"
"It should be okay." As far as I can remember, no one in the dormitory said that their family conditions were very bad.
Chen Siqi: "Maybe I just want to earn some pocket money."
"Who doesn't want to earn some pocket money?" Lu Yanhe said with a smile.
"That's right," Chen Siqi said. "There's no solution. I can't think of any good ideas for now. It's not worth making a big deal out of this. If we do, we'll just have our own opinions. There's no need. As you said, every failure makes you wiser. I'd better stay away from people like this in the future."
"Um."
"That crazy woman Yu Jiang wrote a long manifesto attacking us. Have you read it?" Chen Siqi suddenly asked.
"Not yet. I was just video chatting with He Han, the director of 'Miss Ning,'" Lu Yanhe asked. "What did she say?"
"It's the same old stuff over and over again," Chen Siqi said. "I don't even want to respond."
"Then don't respond."
"Oh, by the way, are you free this Saturday?" Chen Siqi suddenly asked.
Lu Yanhe: "I'm free, what's the matter?"
"I'm going back to Yuming this weekend to visit Mr. Shi Xia, the author of 'Life's Rest,'" Chen Siqi said. "I want to invite him to contribute to my work."
"The Rest of Life" and Shi Xia are milestones that cannot be avoided in contemporary literature of this time and space. They have won the highest award in Chinese literature, have been bestsellers for thirty years, and are timeless classics. In the serious literary world, everyone is curious about one question: when will Shi Xia win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Shi Xia and "Life" are writers and works that you must have heard of even if you haven't read them.
Lu Yanhe was surprised. "You want to invite Teacher Shi Xia to contribute? Is that true?"
Chen Siqi said, "Among these famous writers of serious literature, only Professor Shi Xia has a large readership among young people, which is very consistent with the positioning of Jump Up. If we want to expand the influence of Jump Up, we must invite more powerful writers."
"Okay, I'll go with you. Do I need to make any preparations?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Chen Siqi said, "No, they definitely wouldn't agree to our visit the first time. He hasn't been writing as fast as before in recent years, and domestic literary journals all want his manuscripts. This time, we can only establish contact. It was only through Sister Xiaoyin's help that we finally got the opportunity to visit him."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Are we just saying hello this time?"
Chen Siqi said, "I plan to devote a page in the third issue to a review of Mr. Shi Xia's work, inviting actors who have starred in film and television adaptations of his works to share their thoughts on the corresponding works. This time, I also want to ask Mr. Shi Xia to express his views on the film and television adaptations of his works."
Lu Yanhe immediately understood Chen Siqi's thinking. Chen Siqi was looking for an excuse to first get to know Teacher Shi Xia and then slowly win him over.
Regarding Chen Siqi's behavior, Lu Yanhe could only say "Respect".
He didn't know how Chen Siqi came up with so many ideas.
If he used his influence to create the magazine "Jump Up", then Chen Siqi used her own abilities to make "Jump Up" as big and strong as possible.
Very powerful.
Chen Siqi said: "I will try to get Shi Xia's novel serialized in one to two years."
Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Siqi in shock. He hadn't expected Chen Siqi to actually have such an idea. He had originally thought Chen Siqi just wanted to ask Teacher Shi Xia to write a short story or an essay.
Chen Siqi's ideas and actions always surprise Lu Yanhe.
This also made Lu Yanhe reflect on himself. When he subconsciously thought that it was impossible, he actually set many constraints and limitations for himself.
As an artist, this is certainly a good thing. You should restrain yourself from overstepping the boundaries, avoid taking risks, and stay in a safe zone. Everything will be comfortable and in moderation.
But he already knew clearly that this was not the kind of person he really wanted to become in the end.
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In fact, there is another great advantage of studying at Zhenhua, which is that you can meet many people here whom you have only heard of or seen in reports before.
Writers too.
The School of Literature not only has many resident writers, but also often invites well-known writers to give lectures at the school.
Lu Yanhe would attend almost every event he had time.
It’s not that I want to get to know them, but I think this is a rare opportunity to listen to them talk about themselves, literature, and life in person.
Youth associations hold more lectures like this, but they usually invite more well-known figures in society.
Because of his status, he would occasionally be invited to attend receptions held by the school and the college. At such times, his presence symbolized an attitude and was also representative.
In this regard, Lu Yanhe had already adjusted his mood and did not feel that these things were wasting his time. He even felt that these experiences were good, allowing him to get close to the top figures, understand their personalities, and observe their ways of doing things.
After studying at Zhenhua for just a few months, Lu Yanhe felt that he was enriching himself every day.
The courses and assignments are always very stressful, the list of books seems to never end, the stimulation brought by all kinds of "geniuses" and "experts" around me, the gains from meeting and chatting with various big names, and so on.
The best people gather here.
But at the same time, Lu Yanhe can also find any genius he wants here.
Yilong works at Yuming. After each issue's layout is designed, she will bring Zhenhua to meet Lu Yanhe and ask him to review it in person.
Lu Yanhe originally said that she didn't need to go there in person, she just needed to scan it and send it to his email.
Yilong said that there was a color difference between the printed result and the one viewed on the computer screen. Chen Siqi was not in Yuming, so he was the only one who could see it.
After the third issue was finished, Yilong said to Lu Yanhe, "Do you want to hire two more art editors? I'm currently responsible for the design and layout of the entire magazine, which is quite stressful. If I get sick or have an emergency and need to stop working, there's no one to take over."
This is the truth.
Lu Yanhe discussed the matter with Chen Siqi, who said, "There's no need to look outside. Our school has a design arts major, and there are many talented people there. Why don't we post a recruitment notice here at school, looking for an art editor? Since we're all in the same school, it'll be easier to communicate."
Lu Yanhe thought this idea was feasible.
So, Yilong made a recruitment notice, and they both printed it out as a poster, posted it on their own WeChat Moments, and also posted it on the school bulletin board.
When Xin Zixing saw their circle of friends, she asked in surprise if there was a problem with the cooperation with Yilong. After Lu Yanhe explained, Xin Zixing nodded.
I received more than fifty resumes in my mailbox, all of which attached their own design works.
Art editors are not only responsible for basic work such as layout design, but at this stage, also illustrations and paintings - this requires them to find corresponding and suitable works based on the content of the article and negotiate with the author or copyright owner.
It took Lu Yanhe, Chen Siqi, and Yilong three interviews to talk to all the more than 50 people.
As these things were done one after another, the weather became colder, November passed by in a busy manner, and the first winter wind brought snow and rain.
The snow fell softly and was washed away by the rain.
The cold wind suddenly became biting, and as soon as I went out, it felt like being cut by a thousand knives.
At this time, Lu Yanhe finally got the final draft of the script of "Phoenix Terrace".
"Phoenix TV" is finally about to start filming.
Lu Yanhe attended two script readings, and missed one because it conflicted with class schedule.
"Phoenix Terrace" is a big drama with more than sixty actors and actresses, a huge crew and a production staff of hundreds of people.
This drama will be filmed at the Langhua Film and Television Base.
Before the winter vacation, Lu Yanhe's scenes were only scheduled on weekends or evenings when he had no classes.
The guard Wei Jiang played by Lu Yanhe is a main character with his own side storyline, but in fact, he is the fourth or fifth male lead.
This drama is a large-scale drama about power struggles and group portraits, with many important characters.
The prince played by Lang Xia has more scenes than him.
On the day Lu Yanhe went to get his makeup done, he happened to run into several actors.
They are all well-known actors. When they met Lu Yanhe, they greeted him politely, exchanged small talk, and exchanged contact information.
It's no longer the time when I was looked down upon by others.
Lu Yanhe greeted everyone politely.
Trial fitting and final fitting.
Only Zou Dong was with him throughout the whole process.
Chen Ziyan has to accompany Wen Minglan to meet the director today and can't come.
He still heard some gossip about how Lu Yanhe had suddenly become famous, or how difficult he was to deal with. But he ignored it, as no one would say such things to his face anyway.
Lu Yanhe increasingly had a feeling that as more and more people knew him, more and more people would talk about him. This was in direct proportion and irreversible.
Finally, before the official shooting, Lu Yanhe and Chen Lingling had the opportunity to sit together and have a long talk.
It was an evening. Lu Yanhe had just finished class and went downstairs with everyone to eat in the cafeteria.
His cell phone suddenly rang. Huang Cheng, the producer of "Phoenix TV", called him and asked if he was at school. If he was free, he and Chen Lingling were at Zhenhua and wanted to have dinner together.
So Lu Yanhe hurried over.
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Lu Yanhe and Chen Lingling had met and talked several times before, but each time they just had a brief chat and never had any in-depth conversation.
Lu Yanhe has actually always been curious about this legendary director.
After all, Chen Lingling is a true legend. Her story is enough to make a movie.
Huang Cheng booked a private room in a restaurant near Zhenhua.
Lu Yanhe met them directly in the restaurant.
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Chen Lingling was chattering to Huang Cheng about the professor she met in the afternoon.
"Who introduced the professor you found? He started by saying we should respect history and historical facts. Our drama is obviously set in a fictional dynasty, but he doesn't even know what our drama is about, yet he comes here and acts so arrogantly. It's really enough." Chen Lingling complained in annoyance, and glared at Huang Cheng sadly.
Huang Cheng was at a loss for words and said, "Didn't you ask me to find an expert to give you another round of feedback on the script?"
"Well, I'm not asking you to find this kind of expert for me. According to him, we in the film and television industry should stop filming costume dramas from now on. They're all just jokes." Chen Lingling looked annoyed. "He also said that it's our industry that's messing up the atmosphere."
"I picked the wrong person. I apologize." Huang Cheng said, "Okay, when you see Lu Yanhe next time, don't take your anger out on him."
"Why should I take my anger out on him for no reason? Do you think I'm the kind of person who takes my anger out on others without any reason?" Chen Lingling gave him a look of disdain.
Huang Cheng: "...Okay, okay, I was wrong, I'll shut up."
Chen Lingling: "I didn't ask you to shut up."
Huang Cheng: “…”
Although he has worked with Chen Lingling for many years, Huang Cheng still sometimes feels at a loss as to how to deal with her.
There seemed to be a part of her that would always retain the spoiled side of a little girl.
Huang Cheng was sometimes surprised as to why Chen Lingling had so many different sides. Sometimes she was as coquettish as a young girl, and sometimes she was decisive and swift, and he couldn't tell what she looked like at the moment.
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As soon as Lu Yanhe came in, he greeted everyone politely.
"Sit down, Yan He." Huang Cheng stood up and patted his shoulder to express his welcome. "Just finished class?"
He saw that Lu Yanhe was still carrying his schoolbag.
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Huang Cheng noticed a pimple on Lu Yanhe's forehead and said, "Have you been feeling irritated lately?"
"I didn't get enough rest. Several courses have ended and require submission of course papers. I have been staying up late these days to write the papers," he said.
Huang Cheng has already ordered the dishes.
He said, “I heard that ‘The Golden Age’ will be broadcast this month.”
"It seems so. The specific schedule has not been determined yet, but it is said that it will be broadcast at the end of this month." Lu Yanhe said.
"Have you seen the feature film?"
"Not yet." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "I only saw the trailer."
Huang Cheng said, "Director Luo said that your performance in this drama is very good and you might be nominated for Best Supporting Actor."
"Really?" Lu Yanhe looked flattered. "Then I'm really looking forward to it."
Huang Cheng smiled and said, "I thought you were going to be modest."
"I can be modest, but I really want to win the award," Lu Yanhe said. "I put a lot of effort into my performance."
Huang Cheng nodded and asked, "For your performance in 'Phoenix Terrace' this time, your agent said you've memorized all the lines in the script?"
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Sister Zi Yan also found a teacher for me to help me go over my lines. Once I finish writing these papers, I'll start taking acting classes."
Chen Lingling asked, "What kind of teacher are you looking for? Don't just pick some unreliable one who will teach you blindly."
Lu Yanhe said, "It was Teacher He Shuyi who taught me before."
Chen Lingling obviously knew He Shuyi.
"She's okay."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Does the director have any other requests for me?"
"Very good. I see you've become a little darker and have gained some muscle. You look a bit stronger than before." Chen Lingling nodded. "But, you probably don't know martial arts, do you? When we're filming some action scenes, I guess we'll have to find a stunt double."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe said, "As for the action scenes, I can learn them in advance."
Chen Lingling looked at him in surprise and said, "This is going to be filmed soon. If you learn now, you can only learn the basics."
Lu Yanhe said, "Learning the basics and being able to perform a few gestures should be better than learning on the spot."
"That's great of you to have that in mind." Chen Lingling looked at Huang Cheng, "Then why don't you arrange for him to get some martial arts guidance and practice with him in advance?"
Huang Cheng nodded.
"By the way, can you ride a horse?" Huang Cheng suddenly remembered something, "There are quite a few horse riding scenes."
"Yes, I can." Lu Yanhe nodded. "I knew we had to ride horses when I read the script, so I took horseback riding lessons twice, but I'm still not very proficient. I'll try to get as proficient as possible before the official filming."
Huang Cheng said: "Okay, I'll find you another equestrian coach and teach you together."
"Okay, thank you, Producer Huang. Thank you for your help." (End of this chapter)
