Chapter 1008: Side Story: I am a vulgar person

In August, Lu Yanhe returned to China and recorded a gala for CCTV.

This was work Chen Ziyan helped him take on.

"There has been a lot of news, and you have been in seclusion for so long, you need a relatively formal appearance, and it must be positive, with less commercial flavor." Chen Ziyan said, "Recording the Mid-Autumn Gala, singing a song, without any interviews or other forms, just a performance, a signal, combined with some public relations promotion, to convey a final impression to everyone: you are back."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Okay."

"For this gala, are you singing your own song, or letting the director team arrange it for you?" Chen Ziyan asked, "The director team is also asking if you have any new songs suitable for the Mid-Autumn Gala."

Lu Yanhe shook his head.

"No, I haven't written any songs recently." He said, "I'll sing one song for the Mid-Autumn Gala, let the director team arrange it for me, I'll practice in advance."

"Okay." Chen Ziyan nodded, "In addition, six of your endorsements are about to expire, and they have all proposed renewal conditions. The endorsement fees for several overseas brands have basically reached the top and cannot be higher. These two domestic endorsements are fast-moving consumer goods brands, they don't do overseas markets, and the endorsement fees can't go up either. I am thinking about whether to take them all for you. You have more than forty endorsements, which is too many and affects your image."

"Which two are the domestic fast-moving consumer goods?"

"One is Bai Xing, and the other is Niushelan."

The former is a stationery brand, and the latter is a snack brand.

Both have been cooperating for many years.

Lu Yanhe said: "These two brands have basically been cooperating with me for more than ten years. They want to renew, so let's renew. We just won't take any new fast-moving consumer goods brand cooperation."

"We haven't taken any new fast-moving consumer goods brand endorsements for five years." Chen Ziyan said, "In fact, I don't recommend you continue to renew endorsements for affordable brands."

"We have cooperated for so many years, and the cooperation has always been pleasant." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "The image doesn't need to be shaped only by taking high-end luxury endorsements. Moreover, these brands have also been investing in *Friends* and dramas produced by Linghe, and the support is very strong."

"I know, under normal circumstances, I wouldn't suggest an artist not renew an endorsement; only a fool wouldn't earn money." Chen Ziyan said, "Do you think I really don't care about these commissions? It's just that too many endorsements will indeed affect an artist's image. You are no longer completely on the superstar route; you have begun to lean from a superstar toward the image of an artist."

"Then I don't want to be an artist either." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "It would be fine if you didn't mention this, but now that you mention it, I have a headache. I don't know why, but now in the comment sections of all my social networking sites, they are all saying in unison that I should do fewer commercial films in the future, saying I am an artist and shouldn't be full of copper smell."

Chen Ziyan: "For this kind of statement, just ignore them. People, when they first like someone, it's worship, and then, their mentality changes, they think they are familiar, and start projecting what they think is right onto the other person. If the other person's actions don't follow their ideas, they get angry, or feel that the other person has betrayed them. You also have some fans; some fans hope you are outstanding and hope you are an artist who sticks to art, and some fans hope you are always in the superstar position, with your commercial value firmly in the top position. Different people have different psychological projections. What they actually care about is not you, but like manipulating a puppet, they care about the ideal personality that belongs to them projected onto you."

Lu Yanhe sighed.

"Of course I understand the truth, it's just that such voices are getting more and more intense, which will affect me."

"Don't look at social media." Chen Ziyan said bluntly, "I thought you hadn't been looking at it lately, it's foul."

"I want to not look, but I can't." Lu Yanhe said, "I'm not an artist, I'm a vulgar person."

Chen Ziyan: "By the way, it's your birthday next month, what are your plans?"

"No plans." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "No party this year, it's not suitable."

"I think so too." Chen Ziyan said, "However, let our small circle celebrate for you, it's a birthday, once a year."

Lu Yanhe: "What small circle?"

"What else could it be, how many small circles do you have?" Chen Ziyan asked back.

Lu Yanhe: "……"

Also, his small circle had been connected eight hundred years ago.

"Alright, alright."

Chen Ziyan: "Don't 'alright, alright,' you've rested for a few months, it's time to come back."

Lu Yanhe: "Headache."

Chen Ziyan: "Still want to continue resting?"

"A little bit." Lu Yanhe said, "Staying alone, with not many people around who know you, just staying by yourself, how comfortable."

"Then I'll give you two months of vacation every year from now on." Chen Ziyan said.

In fact, Lu Yanhe really couldn't continue to rest.

Originally prepared to return when the global promotion of *Men in Black* started, but the second movie produced by Wan Qingqing, *The Uninvited Guest*, had finished post-production and was ready for release. ===== CHAPTER 1009 =====