Chen Ziyan: We're not really friends, but partners. What's wrong? She suddenly asked.
Lu Yanhe: Then I understand. It’s okay. Someone sent me a project introduction. It’s a drama and they want me to act in it. I’ll tell you after I finish filming “Seventeenth Floor”.
Chen Ziyan didn’t ask Lu Yanhe why he had to wait until the filming of “Seventeenth Floor” was finished before speaking, and directly replied: Okay.
Lu Yanhe promised Hu Siwei that he would not tell Chen Ziyan about the weekly drama for the time being. He wanted to keep his promise.
But Lu Yanhe didn't want to hide it from Chen Ziyan, so he said this first.
Fortunately, in this situation, Chen Ziyan trusted Lu Yanhe enough to not ask any further questions.
Lu Yanhe often feels that he is lucky to have an agent like Chen Ziyan.
If an artist encounters a bad agent, he or she may not become unpopular, but many things may lead to huge conflicts, quarrels, and even disintegration.
Yan Liang didn't have the confidence to resist Zhou Ping'an, so he always followed Zhou Ping'an's arrangements, doing commercial performances, acting, and recording shows. The salary was not high, and he won by quantity. Most of the time he didn't have time to go back to see his parents, but fortunately he finally gained some popularity, fame, and made some money.
From time to time, he would buy tickets for his parents so that they could come over to see him, spend time with him, and travel at the same time.
After all, because of work, he often travels around the country.
Li Zhibai was different. He quarreled with Zhou Ping'an every other day, and they even smashed pots and bowls. But no matter how fierce the quarrel was, they were just like a couple who had been quarreling for years and could not be separated even by fighting. Of course, this kind of description must not be said in front of Li Zhibai. Once he heard you describe his relationship with Zhou Ping'an like this, he would feel extremely insulted and would want to duel with you.
A truly unstable relationship is one in which the main contradiction eventually surpasses common interests.
Just like Wei Zhuoran and Ma Zhiyuan now.
They were once teammates in a group. After Lin Suyang stopped being Ma Zhiyuan's agent, Wei Zhuoran became Lin Suyang's favorite artist.
So, from that moment on, the competitive relationship between Wei Zhuoran and Ma Zhiyuan began.
Wei Zhuoran was once no match for Ma Zhiyuan.
However, the gap between two people can be made up in many ways, such as publicity, forcing others to get close, telling lies with open eyes, and using dirty tricks.
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Lu Yanhe never thought that one day he would actually eat a pie falling from the sky.
Zhou Pingan used to be Ma Zhiyuan's commercial endorsement for a British luxury brand, Math. When Ma Zhiyuan's endorsement contract was about to expire, Zhou Pingan naturally wanted to renew the contract with great effort.
Therefore, half a year in advance, Zhou Pingan started communicating with Math.
Zhou Ping'an originally thought that this matter would be finalized smoothly. After all, Ma Zhiyuan's current status has not been affected at all. Not only has his status not been affected, his popularity has also always remained high.
Zhou Ping'an would never let Ma Zhiyuan stay out of public for more than a week, and once he appeared, he would definitely become a hot topic and attract attention on various platforms.
When it comes to creating topics and hyping up the atmosphere, Zhou Ping'an has always been a master. Not to mention, under Zhou Ping'an's arrangement, Ma Zhiyuan almost maintains an appearance on a popular program every month - and he will definitely arrange a stage performance through various excuses.
Zhou Ping'an firmly established the core of Ma Zhiyuan's personality, which is an idol fashion leader.
While other agents were still hyping up the popularity and hype for their idol artists, Zhou Pingan was already shaping the concept of a "leader" for Ma Zhiyuan.
This has extraordinary significance for Ma Zhiyuan's positioning.
It was also because of this positioning that Ma Zhiyuan had a preliminary recognition of Zhou Ping'an's abilities.
He felt that this was an agent worthy of him.
As a result, this is where the problem lies.
Lin Suyang used to be his agent and was well aware of Ma Zhiyuan's problems.
Math signed this endorsement with him, and now Lin Suyang doesn't want to see Math continue to cooperate with Ma Zhiyuan.
So, Lin Suyang found the middleman who had introduced them to each other and took Wei Zhuoran to have dinner with her.
"What's the biggest incompatibility between Ma Zhiyuan and Math?" Lin Suyang asked. "Math has an old-school, classic style, but Ma Zhiyuan is a challenger and a disruptor. When he was under my wing, I could downplay this aspect of his personality, but now Zhou Ping'an is highlighting it. He no longer aligns with Math's brand image. Zhuoran used to be on the same level as Ma Zhiyuan, but he's more low-key, not as high-profile as Ma Zhiyuan. But it's this personality trait that makes him more aligned with Math's image."
This is of course just a superficial statement, a reason to give red envelopes and gifts a serious justification.
Afterwards, Lin Suyang arranged several hot searches for Wei Zhuoran in the direction of "nobleman" to create such an impression of his personality.
Seeing such hot search content, Ma Zhiyuan, as a former teammate, of course sneered, but he did not realize that this was a marketing campaign targeting him.
Until the scandal of Ma Zhiyuan frequently "hunting for beauties" in bars came out, there were even many photos taken, showing him hugging the waists of no less than ten different women.
Lin Suyang's attack was not aimed at bringing down Ma Zhiyuan. He also knew that these contents could not bring down Ma Zhiyuan. He only typed four words: lustful.
The middleman began to use Ma Zhiyuan's scandal and Wei Zhuoran's good news to carry out public relations work with relevant personnel of Math Group.
Ma Zhiyuan and Zhou Pingan were not pushovers either, and they soon discovered who was behind the scandal.
The two sides began to fight.
However, in the business department of Star Entertainment, there is a woman named Lu Qingzhen.
So, with her "unintentional" introduction, Math included Lu Yanhe in his investigation list.
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"Math asked me to be a spokesperson? They just gave me the title of spokesperson from the start, instead of a brand friend or something?"
On the set of "Seventeenth Floor", Lu Yanhe was shocked when he received a call from Chen Ziyan.
Chen Ziyan: "Well, it was a complete surprise."
"Isn't this a really cool brand?" Even people like Lu Yanhe, who don't care much about luxury brands, have heard of it.
Chen Ziyan: "It's the right time, the right place, and the right people. Of course, privately, I have to thank your sister Qingzhen. Without her encouragement, you wouldn't be able to be the winner of this quarrel."
Lu Yanhe was very happy to pick up the fat meat that fell from Ma Zhiyuan and Wei Zhuoran.
He just picked up a big brand endorsement for no reason, which could bring him millions of dollars a year in endorsement fees.
Furthermore, in the entertainment industry, being a spokesperson for a top brand often plays a significant role in one's career. While this might initially seem like a question of "why," the past two decades have proven it to be true.
Chen Ziyan said, "It's thanks to you that you won the Golden Tripod Award. This Golden Tripod Award played a crucial role. Your sister Qingzhen introduced you in one sentence: you are the youngest person to win the highest award for film and television in China in the past decade."
Awards cannot bring wealth directly, they are honors, but no honor can be shelved.
Lu Yanhe once again felt what the world of fame and fortune was like.
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In the circle, this kind of news spreads quickly.
When Ma Zhiyuan and Wei Zhuoran finally found out that Lu Yanhe had taken advantage of them, they were both in disbelief.
Ma Zhiyuan roared at Zhou Pingan: "Why did he become the spokesperson in the end?"
At this moment, Ma Zhiyuan even felt that even if it was snatched away by Wei Zhuoran, it would be better than Lu Yanhe getting it.
Zhou Ping'an refused to admit that it was because he and Lin Suyang fought too fiercely this time, which led to the elimination of Ma Zhiyuan and Wei Zhuoran, and Lu Yanhe got the opportunity, so he blamed the Golden Tripod Awards for everything.
"The main reason is that Lu Yanhe has won a Golden Tripod Award," Zhou Ping'an said. "He's very popular and has won an award. It's not surprising that they chose him. I've said long ago that he will be your strongest opponent in the future."
Ma Zhiyuan looked puzzled.
"Didn't you say before that as long as I hold on to my current position, even if he wins the Best Actor award, he won't be my match?"
"He's still not your opponent now, but if he keeps up this momentum and becomes the best young actor, then he will certainly be your opponent."
"He's no match for me now, so how could he snatch the endorsement away?" Ma Zhiyuan questioned, "It turns out it was my endorsement!"
Ma Zhiyuan doesn’t care about the endorsement fee. The key point is that the endorsement that originally belonged to him was snatched away by someone else, which is a loss of face.
Zhou Pingan said, "His endorsement fee is low. Compared to yours, his is almost half the price. Do we have to lower our own endorsement fee to keep it? There's no need. Without Math, there will be other endorsements to fill the gap. If the endorsement fee is lowered, it will be difficult to raise it again in the future."
Ma Zhiyuan was silent for a moment and accepted Zhou Ping'an's explanation.
"How much endorsement fee did Lu Yanhe receive?" Ma Zhiyuan asked.
Zhou Pingan said, "If my information is correct, it should be only three million a year."
"RMB?"
“Yes, RMB.”
Ma Zhiyuan raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically and said, "Then he is really cheap."
Zhou Pingan: "We don't need to lower our status to compete with him for personal gain. If we do that, we will really lower ourselves to his level."
Ma Zhiyuan was silent for a few seconds and asked, "When will the recording of 'Idol Era' start?"
Zhou Pingan: "It's still in preparation. Don't worry, we've already signed the contract for this show. If it really becomes a weekly show as they've designed, then you'll have a stage at least once a month."
Ma Zhiyuan: "When the time comes, we will have to compete. Can I maintain my first place?"
"With your ability, of course you can." Zhou Ping'an said.
"But Li Zhibai also wants to participate, right?" Ma Zhiyuan suddenly asked.
The look in Ma Zhiyuan's eyes when he looked at Zhou Ping'an seemed to be saying something.
Zhou Ping'an cursed in his heart, knowing why Ma Zhiyuan asked that.
Ma Zhiyuan was asking him who he would support first between him and Li Zhibai.
"Li Zhibai doesn't have enough time to compete for the Tianxing Award. He has also started acting now. He is taking a comprehensive approach and will not pose a competition to you. Don't worry." Zhou Ping'an said.
Ma Zhiyuan then hummed without comment.
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After the news that Lu Yanhe had won the Math spokesperson spread in the entertainment industry, many male actor agents smiled and said:
The wolf is coming.
For a male actor, performance, status and art may also play a very important role.
But for a broker and a brokerage firm, no matter how important other things are, the most important thing must be money and profit.
Business cooperation is the most profitable area for an artist, and it is also the area that agents value most.
Because this is the most "monetizable" sector besides film remuneration, and it does not require too much cost.
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At the set of "Seventeenth Floor", Li Yuefeng expressed his envy and jealousy to Lu Yanhe about this matter, which was not much but could not be concealed at all.
"We still have to win the award." Li Yuefeng suddenly said with a smile when a group of actors were waiting for their performance.
No one knew why he suddenly had such a thought and looked at him in confusion.
In front of everyone, Li Yuefeng asked Lu Yanhe, "Yanhe, did you get the endorsement from Math?"
Lu Yanhe didn't hide it, nodded, and said, "The contract has been signed, but there has been no official announcement yet."
Li Yuefeng: "Math is a top name. What title did they give you?"
Lu Yanhe said: "Spokesperson for Greater China."
Li Yuefeng: "It's amazing! He became the spokesperson for Math Greater China at the age of 19."
Lu Yanhe subconsciously wanted to ask, "Is it really that awesome?" But when he was about to say it, he realized that it would be a bit pretentious, so he closed his mouth and just smiled.
After Li Yuefeng said this, the others looked at Lu Yanhe with more or less envy.
Lu Yanhe didn't know what to say at this time.
It just... feels like nothing I say is right.
Chen Bige looked at Li Yuefeng and asked, "After you finished filming 'Seventeenth Floor', did you take on any other roles?"
Li Yuefeng immediately shook his head and said no.
Shen Yue laughed heartily and said, "Then why do you still have the time to care about endorsements? If I didn't have any other dramas to do later, I'd be so anxious right now."
Li Yuefeng frowned slightly, "You want to take on a lot of acting opportunities, right?"
"But basically, they're all roles I don't want to play. It's so difficult to come across such a good script. I have to use various means and channels to find a good script." Shen Yue said, "I've never been involved in endorsements. My agent handles it all. It doesn't matter to me anyway. It's not something I can get by working hard or improving my professional skills."
Li Yuefeng said: "A top-tier endorsement is also very helpful for you to get roles, don't you know this?"
Shen Yue shook her head. "I don't know. How can it help? To make the director look at me with a higher regard?"
Li Yuefeng thought, why is Shen Yue so confused?
However, after Shen Yue interrupted him, Li Yuefeng finally stopped talking about the endorsement.
This made Lu Yanhe feel relieved.
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When Hu Siwei found Lu Yanhe again, Lu Yanhe thought he was here to ask about the weekly drama project, but in fact it was not the case.
Hu Siwei smiled and said, "Yan He, I must make it clear first. The things I am about to say are not what I came to you to tell you personally. I am just sitting in the position of producer of "The Seventeenth Floor" and have to come here to complete my work."
Lu Yanhe was quite surprised and confused, and didn't understand what Hu Siwei was trying to say.
What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that Hu Siwei actually came to talk about the cooperation agreement that Beijing and Taiwan were going to sign with each actor.
Hu Siwei: "If you are willing to sign this agreement now, we will provide you with top-tier publicity resources before and after the show airs. At the same time, we will also strongly encourage you to be nominated for the three major awards through this show."
Lu Yanhe looked surprised.
"ha?"
Hu Siwei said, "You've already won the Golden Tripod Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'The Golden Era,' so it's time for you to compete for Best Actor, right? 'Seventeenth Floor' is a drama with a difficult subject matter to win an award, but as long as we at Beijing and Taiwan work hard, we can guarantee you a nomination."
Lu Yanhe shook his head in disbelief and said, "Producer Hu, if I don't sign this agreement, Jingtai won't help me with the PR for these awards. Is that what you mean?"
Hu Siwei: "I want to reiterate, Yan He, what I said today is just a mouthpiece. Then I will answer your question. In my opinion, they will help you with PR, but the intensity will definitely not be that big. It will just be routine PR."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Does our country's three major TV drama awards also require PR to get nominated?"
After all, the selection mechanism for domestic awards is somewhat different from that of several major foreign awards.
In foreign countries, the voting is done by the industry and there are thousands of judges.
The domestic model is a jury model, with usually seven or eight people discussing or voting to make decisions.
The number of people leads to many differences.
"It's always better to have PR than not," Hu Siwei said. "Take 'The Golden Era,' because it's directed by Luo Yuzhong, so it was on the radar of these awards from the beginning. As long as you perform well, it's easy to be noticed. But with a subject like 'The Seventeenth Floor,' you know, no matter how popular it is, it's not within the scope of these awards. To get a nomination, you need to put in a lot of effort. At least the judges have to watch the show to have a chance of being nominated."
Lu Yanhe nodded in understanding. "You do have a point, but my agent, Sister Zi Yan, has already rejected you, so I won't agree. Filming 'Seventeenth Floor' is just a filming job. Signing me up with you to do so many variety shows, not to mention that I don't have the time, is just not a professional ethics thing."
Hu Siwei sighed, but smiled.
"I knew you would reject me."
"I'm not rejecting you, Producer Hu. I'm rejecting the person who asked you to deliver the message." Lu Yanhe smiled earnestly and said, "I've had to spend most of my time studying these past few years, leaving me with very little time. Therefore, every acting job I choose must be something I want to do and something worthwhile."
Hu Siwei laughed.
"You said the exact same thing to Zi Yan."
"Um?"
"She said, your most precious thing is not your market value, but your time."
Lu Yanhe also laughed when he heard this.
"It turns out Sister Zi Yan had already said that."
"This incident will not affect our collaboration on that play in any way," Hu Siwei said. "I have to add this."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded and asked, "Director Hu, have most of the others agreed?"
Hu Siwei pondered for a moment. He shouldn't have disclosed other people's situations, but the person who asked him the question was Lu Yanhe, and Hu Siwei didn't want the relationship between the two of them to be hindered from getting closer because of "official business".
"We're all in talks, but basically everyone will sign them, especially Li Yuefeng." Hu Siwei specifically reminded Lu Yanhe, "We promised Li Yuefeng that if he signs another drama and variety show regular role, we'll help him publicize the Best Actor nomination. At the same time, we'll promote him as a co-star, not... the second male lead."
In "The Seventeenth Floor", the contract signed by Lu Yanhe clearly stated that he was the second lead, the male protagonist.
Jingtai did this undoubtedly in an attempt to eliminate the differences between Li Yuefeng and Lu Yanhe at the public level in some way.
The drama was even positioned as a dual male lead drama starring Chen Bige.
After all, apart from Chen Bige's undoubted top status, the difference between Lu Yanhe and Li Yuefeng is not that obvious. In fact, in the eyes of many people, Li Yuefeng, who has three hit dramas and is very popular, also belongs to the top ranks of young male actors.
If Jingtai does this, there will be no problems except that Lu Yanhe and others will be disgusted.
After all, Beijing and Taiwan are not going to change their ranking order, they are just going to make minor adjustments in the promotion.
Even Chen Ziyan couldn't say anything.
Hu Siwei was willing to tell him the news at this time, which was actually a leak to let Lu Yanhe and others know the news in advance and prepare a response strategy.
Lu Yanhe nodded and said thank you, indicating that he accepted Hu Siwei's kindness.
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In fact, if Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan really cared about the ranking and supporting roles, they would not have let Lu Yanhe play so many supporting roles.
Both of them are rare people who use the role and production team as their selection criteria.
Many people say that the script is the main focus, but in fact they still look at a lot of things beyond the script.
However, this does not mean that Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan are willing to be manipulated by others.
Not to mention being a ladder for others.
If Lu Yanhe played the leading actor, and when the major awards came out, Li Yuefeng was nominated for Best Actor, but Lu Yanhe did not win anything, then Lu Yanhe would definitely become a joke.
Of course, Lu Yanhe didn't want to see this happen.
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Lu Yanhe told Chen Ziyan what Hu Siwei had said.
Chen Ziyan: "Beijing and Taiwan are used to being so powerful that they think they can still control the situation. Don't worry, if a single TV station could manipulate an award, then these three major awards would have lost their credibility long ago. Of course, it's true that they can help build momentum for Li Yuefeng, but we can do the same. Xiao Lu, we all see how good your acting is. With Li Yuefeng's acting skills, giving him a nomination is encouragement. If this drama gets him a nomination and you don't, it would be shameful for them."
What Chen Ziyan said is itself a fact.
If there is no public relations, perhaps many people will not know that you have a good performance, or even know what is good about your performance. After all, there are so many film and television dramas coming out every year. Public relations is to tell others on a large scale how good you are.
However, if you are not that good, no matter how much public relations you do, it will be a waste of effort.
Unless you buy a black whistle.
Can the three major prizes be used to buy black whistles?
Chen Ziyan dare not say that there is absolutely no "black whistle" in their history, but at least on the whole, this is a fair and influential result, otherwise, they would not have achieved their current status.
It's not like Chen Ziyan hasn't seen Lu Yanhe's performance in "Seventeenth Floor". Through this talented character whose words and deeds are a little different from those of ordinary people, he gave a completely different feeling from before. This kind of shaping ability may not be possible even for professional actors who have been acting for ten years. There may be a few actors like Lu Yanhe who are full of spirituality in acting every year, but it is almost difficult to find a talented actor like Lu Yanhe who never abuses his spirituality and talent and always focuses on honing his skills.
Gifted actors are often made successful by their talents, but are also easily constrained by their talents.
Lu Yanhe was able to have such a mentality at the very beginning of his acting career. In the words of Chen Ziyan and Lu Qingzhen, it was simply incredible.
"Sometimes I think he is too modest and too cautious, but sometimes I also feel that with his talent and luck, if he is not so modest and cautious, he may make a wrong move and lose everything." This is what Chen Ziyan said to Lu Qingzhen.
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"Lu Yanhe refuses to agree?"
Jiang Lan frowned and looked at Hu Siwei. "He's so stubborn and just refused directly?"
Hu Siwei smiled and said, "Tai Jiang, he's a popular actor who just won the Golden Tripod Award and is also a top student at Zhenhua. Why would he agree to our request?"
Jiang Lan: "Did you also tell him about the prize-winning plan?"
"I told you, but they don't take it seriously at all," Hu Siwei said. "You know what? With their acting skills, they won an award for their first film, so why would they worry about nominations? I think if they push too hard, if 'The Seventeenth Floor' really wants to have a second season, they might not be willing to come."
Jiang Lan curled her lips sarcastically and said, "If 'The Seventeenth Floor' really gets a second season, it means it's a huge hit. If he doesn't want to do a sequel, he's crazy. No matter how big an actor is, he can't refuse a show that's destined to be a hit. His agency won't allow it."
When Hu Siwei heard Jiang Lan say this, he stopped talking.
I don’t know why, but Hu Siwei has a feeling that a hit drama might be a dream come true for other actors, but for Lu Yanhe, it doesn’t seem that important.
Perhaps it is because Lu Yanhe’s current fame and status are not entirely due to his identity as an actor.
Jiang Lan is already one of the younger and more up-to-date leaders in Beijing and Taiwan. However, in some ways, she is still like those old people, immersed in the afterglow of the TV station's past empire, and inevitably falls into the sadness of being unable to get rid of her influence.
Today's entertainment industry is undergoing tremendous changes, not only due to the changes brought about by the Internet era, but also due to influences from all aspects.
Audiences prefer to see personalized artists and truly talented artists, and investors are increasingly paying attention to data and return rates. With the development of self-media and the invasion of social media into the real world, the concept of public figures is also expanding rapidly.
Twenty years ago, many people might have found it hard to believe that an actor could become famous all over the country without even having a representative work.
If you don't try to come up with new things, you will be eliminated sooner or later.
Even the art form of film and television seems to have begun to decline.
More and more people are being attracted to other forms of media.
This is a very helpless fact.
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The world can feel huge and empty sometimes.
Lu Yanhe would also have this feeling.
Fortunately, the crew will not give Lu Yanhe this feeling.
"You're very lucky. From what you've described, the atmosphere on the several crews you've been on is rare and good."
That day, a few of them sat together to rehearse a play, and during the breaks, they started chatting.
Chen Bige arranged for someone to deliver a truck of coffee and invited everyone in the crew to have some coffee.
Lu Yanhe took the coffee given by Chen Bige and talked about his previous filming experiences, chuckling softly.
"Well, I've always said that if my first film wasn't with Director Luo, I might not have enjoyed acting so much."
Chen Bige: "You're lucky. Don't be so pretentious. Among all the actors here, you're the only one who gets to work with such a good director in every play. Besides you, who here hasn't acted in a few bad plays?"
Shen Yue nodded immediately and said, "When I was in a play before, I was scolded to death. Of course, I have my own problems, I have to admit it, but to be honest, most of the points that people scolded me for had nothing to do with me. It was the director at the time who insisted that I act crazy and stupid, saying that the audience would buy into it. I refused to act like that, and the director scolded me for being aloof. As a result, after the play was broadcast, everyone accused me of having a mental illness and that I played the character as a mentally retarded person. The most speechless thing happened. At this time, the director suddenly put all the blame on me during an interview. He didn't say anything directly about me, but you can tell he was talking about me. He said that no matter how good a director is, he can't do anything when he encounters an actor who can't be trained, and he can't resist an actor forced into him by an investor."
Jiang Jun asked in surprise, "Isn't it the play 'Mountain and Water Family'?"
Shen Yue nodded with a gloomy face.
"Oh, then you're not alone." Chen Bige said immediately, "I've heard of him."
Lu Yanhe had no idea who they were talking about, so he took out his phone and searched silently.
The director of "Mountain and Water Family" is Liu Jian, who is also a very experienced director.
Li Yuefeng asked Shen Yue curiously, "How did you get this role?"
Shen Yue said: "They took the initiative to give me the script."
"He's a big-name director, and when his work gets criticized after it's aired, he's always looking for a scapegoat," Chen Bige said with a smile. "Just stay calm. Everyone in the industry knows what's going on."
"Anyway, I was so angry that I couldn't recover for several months. Every day after work, when I returned home, I couldn't help crying." Shen Yue sighed, "I won't cry anymore now. I really felt wronged at the time."
"Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will feel wronged," Chen Bige said. "There's nothing you can do about it. You're always going to run into some bad people. You can only make yourself stronger so that those people can only look up to you in the end."
Chen Bige's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, but no one knew whether it contained her own story.
Jiang Jun chuckled twice.
"What is Teacher Jiang laughing at?" Li Yuefeng asked.
Jiang Jun: "I thought of something. When it comes to being involved in a crew, I guess none of you have done as much as I have."
"That's true, you have the most experience." Chen Bige said.
"I've seen all kinds of crews," Jiang Jun said with a laugh. "Some want to film properly, some mess around, and some just disband right in the middle of filming. Even now, I even think that as long as a drama is filmed and aired smoothly, it's a great success."
Jiang Jun's words made many people feel awe-inspiring.
This happens every year: the film is halfway through, the investor withdraws the investment, or the producer/director runs away, or something happens to the actor, the film is not completed and there is no way to continue, and it becomes an "unfinished building" in the film and television industry.
There are also some dramas that have been filmed, but for various reasons, they cannot be sold, or even if they are sold, they are never broadcast.
No actor wants to be in this situation.
Actors are now very worried about being overwhelmed with work and being considered "bad luck" by the industry. The most terrifying thing is this kind of rumor, and you have no way to defend yourself.
"But none of us have the right to choose," Lin Chan said. "I really just have this mindset: if a role comes my way, I'll take it immediately. Otherwise, I don't know when the next opportunity will come. Newcomers like me who just debuted are always controlled by this feeling of insecurity."
"Everyone goes through this," Chen Bige said bluntly. "At the beginning, I had no choice but to grab every opportunity I could. But later on, I gradually had more choices. Otherwise, it would be really easy to get a bad role or perform badly."
People only have so much time. The degree of preparation required to prepare a play in a year is completely different from that in a month. Generally speaking, the final results will also be completely different.
Chen Bige’s meaning is very simple. When given a choice, one should choose the right opportunity and learn to wait for the right opportunity.
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Lian Bei came to Chen Bige to discuss some things about the next scene, and the others dispersed.
Because it would take some time before the next scene was filmed, Lu Yanhe simply went back to his lounge and prepared to read a book.
Xiao Yun suddenly sent him a message, saying: Yan He, something seems to have happened on the set of "Phoenix Terrace", have you heard about it?
Lu Yanhe replied with a question mark in confusion and asked: What happened?
Xiao Yun said: Liu Biao and He Min were sued by the crew.
Liu Biao is the production assistant and He Min is the head of the costume team of Phoenix Terrace.
When there was a problem with Lu Yanhe's costume on the set of Phoenix Terrace, Shen Yufang, a young assistant at the time, was finally blamed. Chen Ziyan said at the time that Huang Cheng would definitely not let these two people go as soon as the filming was completed. The reason they were kept at the time was mainly to maintain stability so that the filming could continue.
Xiao Yun's news made Lu Yanhe sigh in his heart, "As expected."
Lu Yanhe said: The two of them are dishonest and embezzled a lot of funds from the crew, so it is normal for them to be sued by the crew.
Xiao Yun: Huh? There's such a thing. No wonder.
Lu Yanhe asked: Who did you hear the news from?
Xiao Yun: My agent, I thought there was a problem within Phoenix TV, but it turns out they are clearing out the two of them.
Lu Yanhe: These two people are said to be veterans of director Chen Lingling's team. I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
Xiao Yun: It’s really scary.
Lu Yanhe asked: Are you filming now?
Xiao Yun: No way, I haven’t received any roles, so I’m just picking my feet at home.
Lu Yanhe looked at the word "picking feet" for a few seconds and smiled softly.
Xiao Yun is probably the type of person who doesn't receive a script that he is satisfied with, so he would rather not act and stay at home picking his feet than take a script that he is not satisfied with.
When Lu Yanhe was working with Xiao Yun on "Phoenix Terrace", he already felt it very clearly that although Xiao Yun was a carefree and unconcerned girl in life, she had very high demands on herself when it came to acting.
Xiao Yun said: I really envy you. You have received so many good dramas, one after another, and you are still in school. If you were not in school, you would have played all the roles that other male actors wanted to play.
Lu Yanhe: That’s too exaggerated, how is it possible?
Xiao Yun: How is that impossible?
Lu Yanhe: How many dramas do I have to shoot every year? I can only shoot so many, and it is impossible for me to take on so many dramas.
Xiao Yun: "The Seventeenth Floor" is getting a lot of attention now. I guess it will be another big hit when it is broadcast. Will he win the Best Actor award this time?
Lu Yanhe: Haha, I hope that when I compete for the Best Actor award, you will also be nominated for the Best Actress award.
Xiao Yun: I will try my best to do my best and not let down our "Young Days".
After the first season of the show "Young Days" was broadcast, it received good responses and was a great blessing to every participant. Not to mention Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai, who were already very popular, people like Song Linxin, Yan Liang, and Xiao Yun all saw significant growth in various data, especially Yan Liang and Xiao Yun, whose popularity soared.
If not for this, Xiao Yun might not have been able to seize this opportunity so quickly after Zhen Hongyu's accident and replace Zhen Hongyu to play her previous role.
Xiao Yun said: The second season of "Young Days" seems to be the same as last year, and will start recording at the end of August. Will you join?
Lu Yanhe: Yes, the agreement has been signed. I was asked before if it was the original team. I signed it because you said it was still you guys.
Xiao Yun: I don’t know what the program team plans to ask us to do this time.
Lu Yanhe: I really don’t know.
Xiao Yun: Didn’t they ask you to come up with plans for the second season?
Lu Yanhe: No, if they ask me to plan the second season, I will charge a fee. I can’t work for free anymore.
Xiao Yun: You can host your own show in the future.
Lu Yanhe: Where do I get that kind of time? I feel like I don’t have enough time right now.
Xiao Yun: That’s because you are very famous. So at this moment I can’t just wish you to have more free time in the future. I have to wish you to stay busy.
Lu Yanhe sent a smiley face.
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Just two days after Lu Yanhe and Xiao Yun chatted, a piece of news suddenly appeared on the Internet.
When Lang Xia was filming "Phoenix Tower", he played with the feelings of a young girl in the crew. The girl thought Lang Xia was interested in her, but she didn't expect that Lang Xia would ignore her as soon as the crew finished filming.
This news comes from a well-known marketing account. The source of the news is unclear and confidential, but it sounds very certain.
Li Yuefeng was the first to ask him whether this was true or not.
Lu Yanhe looked confused.
"I don't know."
When he was filming with Lang Xia on the crew, he was not seen getting close to any girl.
Li Yuefeng didn't believe that Lu Yanhe didn't know, and curled his lips, meaning that Lu Yanhe was not a good friend and was unwilling to even tell him such a thing.
Li Yuefeng was used to this behavior, and Lu Yanhe was too lazy to explain to him, as it was useless.
Lu Yanhe was just very curious and confused, and didn't know whether the news was true or not.
He asked Xiao Yun privately.
Xiao Yun said: I was also asking around. I didn’t see Lang Xia getting close to anyone during the filming before. However, I heard that this marketing account only reveals the truth and rarely makes up fake news.
Lu Yanhe: The main thing is that the news is so well-made that it seems to be true.
Xiao Yun: Why don't you ask Producer Huang? He'll definitely know.
Lu Yanhe: I am crazy. If I ask him, it will make me look like a gossipy person.
Xiao Yun: Then you are a bit gossipy.
Lu Yanhe: ...Watch your words.
Xiao Yun: I’m just being realistic.
As he was speaking, Chen Siqi actually sent a message to Lu Yanhe, asking whether the news was true or false.
Lu Yanhe called Chen Siqi back, feeling both amused and helpless.
"Why are you curious about this gossip too? I didn't know."
Chen Siqi said: "You have no idea how many people have been asking in the background of our editors' club whether this news is true or not."
"Huh? Why would they ask at the Editors' Club?"
"Because we often post comments on entertainment news," Chen Siqi said, "plus, you also filmed 'Phoenix TV,' so people naturally assume you must know about it."
Lu Yanhe: "I'm sorry to disappoint everyone. I really didn't know."
Although he didn't know, Lu Yanhe had heard a principle from Chen Ziyan: after such news came out, if it was not quickly debunked, it was generally not groundless.
After Lu Yanhe waited for a long time without any response from Lang Xia, he knew that there was probably something going on.
Then, that very night, the girl who was exposed showed up herself.
She did not disclose her true identity, but only wrote a long article about the incident:
I was not familiar with him originally, but because of work, I had to come into contact with him frequently. In the crew, he was not very popular because his father was a well-known singer and many elderly people took care of him. He was a bit pretentious and disdained to deal with many people, which led to him usually going in and out alone with his assistant.
He often plays opposite Lu Yanhe and Xiao Yun. Lu Yanhe and Xiao Yun knew each other on "Young Days" and have a good relationship. They often chat and play games on the set. He is not so close to them. I even think he is a little jealous and resistant to Lu Yanhe because Lu Yanhe is more respected than him in the crew.
He was probably feeling a little depressed as the director often criticized his acting skills - in fact, his acting was pretty good, the director just had high requirements and was picky about everyone's acting, including Lu Yanhe's, but he was a sensitive person and was always caught up in self-anger and disappointment.
Perhaps that's why he suddenly showed me his affection. We kept our relationship secret during filming, and no one knew about it. Of course, I also blamed my own naiveté. He never actually told me he liked me or wanted me to be his girlfriend, but I just fooled myself into thinking I was his girlfriend. Unexpectedly, after filming wrapped, he lost contact without a single explanation. He simply stopped answering my calls and messages.
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What follows is her explanation of the relationship between the two, as well as the ridicule and threats she received from Lang Xia's agent.
Under her long article, the most-liked comment in the comment section was: "Why is Lu Yanhe more respected than Lang Xia on the set? When Lu Yanhe was filming "Phoenix Terrace," he didn't win any awards, right?"
She actually replied: Because everyone can see clearly that Lu Yanhe is very talented in acting and will become the best actor sooner or later. You have not seen Lu Yanhe act in person, so you don’t know how hard a person can work when he is so talented. We all admire Lu Yanhe privately.
When Lu Yanhe saw this reply, he was stunned:???
Sister, if you want to criticize Lang Xia, just criticize him. Don’t drag me into this situation and praise me.
Is this too bad for me?
Lu Yanhe couldn't imagine how angry Lang Xia would be after seeing this.
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The next day, when Lu Yanhe returned to the set, he noticed that Li Yuefeng looked at him strangely and seemed to be hesitant to speak several times.
Lu Yanhe didn't even bother to ask Li Yuefeng what he wanted to say. It must be related to what that person said last night.
Li Yuefeng might even want to ask Lu Yanhe if this person was hired by Lu Yanhe.
Criticizing Lang Xia is fake, praising Lu Yanhe is real.
When Shen Yue arrived, she immediately teased Lu Yanhe with a smile, saying, "Didn't you expect that you would be involved in this matter?"
Now the entry #Lu Yanhe is respected in the "Phoenix Tower" crew# has come to the fifth place in the hot search list, only one place lower than Lang Xia's hot search. Many people really did not expect such popularity.
Many people even joked: "You can scold Lang Xia, so what? Why are you praising Lu Yanhe? Are you an undercover agent sent by Lu Yanhe to be with Lang Xia?"
After reading the long article posted by the girl yesterday, Lu Yanhe now actually has a rough idea of the girl's identity.
From the content of the long article, we can find that this girl is the most familiar with Lu Yanhe and Lang Xia. The only person in the crew who can frequently contact Lang Xia without arousing suspicion from others is Chen Wenwen, who is responsible for matters related to Lu Yanhe and Lang Xia.
Lu Yanhe did not respond to this matter.
Huang Cheng took the initiative to contact Lu Yanhe.
It was only from Huangcheng that Lu Yanhe understood what was going on.
It turns out that this matter was not exposed by Chen Wenwen herself, but by Liu Biao.
Previously, Phoenix TV wanted to sue Liu Biao and He Min, so Liu Biao started to fight back in order to protect himself. He just casually released a small piece of information to warn Huang Cheng and others that if they continued to pursue him, he would have a lot of black information in his hands that would cause Phoenix TV to fall into scandal and affect the broadcast.
That's how Lang Xia was stabbed.
As a result, Lang Xia thought that Chen Wenwen was causing trouble, and his agent He Yingzi immediately threatened Chen Wenwen, saying that if she refused to give up, she would never be able to stay in the entertainment industry in the future.
Chen Wenwen is a young girl, how could she be afraid of you?
In a fit of anger, I wrote the long article last night.
Lu Yanhe: “…”
He said: "Now many people even suspect that I was the one who exposed this. Well, Wenwen can scold Lang Xia if she wants to, why should she praise me?"
Huang Cheng said with a smile: "The actors she is most familiar with on the crew are you and Lang Xia. Lang Xia makes her so sad and disgusted, so in comparison, you become the white moonlight."
"Please, don't flatter me, White Moonlight." Lu Yanhe sighed, "This is the first time someone's compliments have gotten me into trouble."
"No, don't mind it. I think everyone's attitude towards you is mainly supportive and appreciative." Huang Cheng said, "I called you just to explain the reason. Don't worry, there's no need for you to respond to this."
Lu Yanhe: "I won't respond. What can I respond to? Yes, I am the highly respected young talent Lu Yanhe in the Phoenix TV crew. How foolish."
Huang Cheng: "I'm relieved to hear that you still have the energy to complain." (End of this chapter)
