Chapter 225

Lu Yan He originally thought that before the recording of "Young Days" started on the 20th, he would have no other work, only "Jump Up" to do. Who knew that on the 15th, he suddenly received a message from Xin Zixing, asking if he was free from the 17th to the 18th.

Lu Yan He said he was free. Xin Zixing said that Jiangzhi had a traditional activity from the 17th to the 18th, lantern stepping, and they hoped to catch this festival to record the Jiangzhi episode of "City Travelogue."

Jiangzhi is a city in the southwest direction.

Lu Yan He had only heard of it before, and rarely even saw this city on the internet.

Lu Yan He said, "I can do it, but Sister Zixing, what kind of city is Jiangzhi? Why decide to put the second stop in Jiangzhi?"

Xin Zixing explained, "It is a very ancient city. Because its geographical location is very remote and its economy is not developed, the tourism industry has never developed. The local cultural and tourism department knew that we wanted to make the documentary 'City Travelogue' and saw that the Langhua episode was very successful, so they contacted us."

Lu Yan He said, "I'm OK, no problem, but I have to record another program on the 20th. Can we make it back by the 19th?"

"We can, we will finish recording on the 18th," Xin Zixing said.

"Good." Lu Yan He agreed.

Recording "City Travelogue" was an unexpected joy in Lu Yan He's artist career.

The success of the Langhua episode allowed it to start being serialized.

Xin Zixing insisted on continuing long-term cooperation with Lu Yan He, also to allow this program to continue its own tone.

Last time recording the Langhua episode, Lu Yan He's remuneration was 10,000 yuan; this time it rose to 50,000 yuan.

On one hand, it was because of business sponsorship, and on the other hand, it was because Lu Yan He was more popular.

Ye Mai Network wanted to maintain cooperation with Lu Yan He, so they certainly couldn't be too stingy. If they were too stingy, Chen Ziyan wouldn't agree either.

Lu Yan He could accept the remuneration figure. Ever since he got rid of that stage of being strapped for cash, he had been very clear about one thing: look at the long term, don't just look at the one-acre-three-quarters of land in front of you.

He liked this documentary, so it didn't matter if he earned a little less.

Chen Ziyan was also willing to let Lu Yan He record this documentary, even if he earned a little less, because it could help Lu Yan He improve his image.

Recording this kind of program was a plus for Lu Yan He's image.

Lu Yan He apologized to Chen Siqi for having to leave again.

Chen Siqi: "It's fine, we can communicate online anyway. Teacher Yilong has already set the tone for the overall layout style and is now doing the typesetting for the articles that have been finalized. Remember to check the messages when the time comes. If you don't reply to the messages, I will make the decision myself."

Lu Yan He nodded and said, "If I don't reply to the messages in time, you make the decision yourself."

Chen Siqi said, "Write another travelogue about Jiangzhi."

"Ah?"

"I'm worried that the manuscripts won't be enough in the end. If they aren't enough, you write one, and I've contacted Bai Yu to ask her to write another one. When it's really not enough, we'll put your articles up."

"Okay." Lu Yan He couldn't laugh or cry, "Are we scraping by like this?"

"That's all we can do. It's too difficult to solicit manuscripts for the first issue," Chen Siqi said. "The key is that our budget is not high, and the manuscript fee can only be given that much."

Lu Yan He: "Is the manuscript fee we give not high?"

"It's mainly because there is no market price now. There are no magazines, so it's hard to benchmark the pricing," Chen Siqi said. "There is a total production budget of 100,000 yuan. Just the layout design and illustrations add up to 30,000 yuan, and there is only 70,000 yuan left to pay for the manuscript fees."

Neither of them had ever thought about making money for themselves; they were doing this entirely out of interest and passion.

Of course, both of them could get the profit sharing after the book was put on the shelves, as well as the manuscript fee for the physical book.

Lu Yan He thought for a moment and said, "If it's because of the manuscript fee, let's not compromise. I'll take out some money myself; don't give people low manuscript fees."

"That's not necessary. The manuscript fee we give is not low; it's just that it's difficult to get manuscripts from famous writers," Chen Siqi said. "They look at the manuscript fee on one hand, and the editor-in-chief on the other. How can the two of us impress them? We can only say that we should try our best to do the first issue well and get a good evaluation, so that it will be easier to solicit manuscripts in the future."

Lu Yan He: "Okay."

Lu Yan He was about to set off to record "City Travelogue" again. Li Zhibai was very envious and jealous.

"When can I record such a program of eating, drinking, and having fun?" Li Zhibai said.

Lu Yan He said, "Then next time when there is time, you guys come and play together."

Li Zhibai: "Zhou Ping'an thinks this program doesn't fit my image and isn't willing to let me go on it."

Li Zhibai was being tactful.

Lu Yan He knew that Zhou Ping'an felt that this program was not popular enough and the remuneration given was low.

This has to do with everyone's value judgment.

Zhou Ping'an always believed that an artist's commercial value should not be easily compromised because of some sentiment, while Chen Ziyan believed that commercial value was not that important. As long as the artist becomes successful in the end, the commercial value will be there, and no one can erase it.

Lu Yan He said, "It's fine, we'll go play by ourselves later."

Li Zhibai: "Mm, by the way, I wrote another article for you."

"Ah?" Lu Yan He was astonished.

Li Zhibai said, "Tsk, anyway, I am now a popular first-tier star. If I don't write this article for you, this book shouldn't sell, right?"

Lu Yan He: "... That's not necessarily true."

"Alright, stop being stubborn. I know you're just embarrassed to tell me. Don't worry, you're my brother, how could I not support you," Li Zhibai said confidently.

Lu Yan He was disgusted by Li Zhibai's thick skin on the surface, but he was moved in his heart. After the previous article couldn't be published, Li Zhibai was still thinking about writing another article for him.

Some friends are like this: when you beg them, they push back and forth, very reluctant, but when you really give up asking for their help because of something, and they know you need their help, they take the initiative to come up.

Before Lu Yan He was about to leave, he suddenly received an unexpected call.

From Xu Bantian.

When Xu Bantian said his name, Lu Yan He was stunned for a moment and didn't react to who this person was.

It wasn't until he said the two words "Beijing Station" that Lu Yan He reacted.

Oh, that assistant director who stopped him and Chen Ziyan.

Lu Yan He was confused as to why someone would contact him.

Once the person spoke, Lu Yan He knew that it was because Xu Bantian's life and work had been made a mess by Chen Ziyan's methods in the past few days.

The fact that Xu Bantian and Xu Xiaowen had dated was becoming more and more popular on the internet, and someone inside the Beijing Station used this matter to attack Xu Bantian for abusing power for personal gain, letting Xu Xiaowen appear on many of his own programs. At the same time, this matter was also linked to Xu Bantian's father, Xu Bin, the deputy station head of the Beijing Station.

Now, whether it was Xu Bantian or Xu Bin, they were being attacked by others using this matter, and it was no longer just as simple as public opinion pressure.

Xu Bantian didn't tell Lu Yan He too much, only saying that he felt very sorry for the previous things and hoped that Lu Yan He could forgive him.

Lu Yan He was astonished.

Ever since that day, Lu Yan He had not been in contact with Xu Bantian, nor had he heard of anything Chen Ziyan had done, but Xu Bantian's meaning was that these things were all caused by Chen Ziyan, and he hoped that Lu Yan He could forgive him and let bygones be bygones.

Lu Yan He certainly didn't dare to promise anything; he didn't know anything now.

After being vague for a few sentences and hanging up Xu Bantian's phone first, he hurriedly contacted Chen Ziyan to ask what was going on.

Chen Ziyan was even more annoyed and said, "He even called you?"

"Mm, I don't know where he got my phone number," Lu Yan He was confused.

Chen Ziyan: "You just say you don't know anything about this, and don't worry about him. If he isn't taught a hard lesson this time, he will dare to do it again in the future. You don't know yet, do you? In that program 'Book Club,' the sentence Yu Jiang said about idol artists like you having no acting skills was something he strongly pushed to be broadcast in the main feature. He has been holding back evil in his heart, wanting to deal with us."

Lu Yan He widened his eyes in surprise.

"That program also had his contribution? Isn't he a director at the Beijing Station? 'Book Club' is a program on Beijiguang Video."

"It was done by both sides," Chen Ziyan said, "'Book Club' was also broadcast on the Beijing Station, but it was broadcast at noon, not in prime time."

Lu Yan He: "Was it just because I didn't cooperate with Zheng Wei's question at the party that night?"

"Mm," Chen Ziyan said, "That matter also caused a lot of criticism from many people, but that segment was exactly what he asked Zheng Wei to ask, and it had nothing to do with anyone else, so all the responsibility was pushed onto him in the end."

Lu Yan He: "Sounds quite miserable."

"What's miserable about him? Having a father who is a deputy station head, he became an assistant director of major programs at a young age. At that time, Xu Xiaowen was his girlfriend. Every program he made, Xu Xiaowen could participate in. With this power, how miserable do you think he can be?" Chen Ziyan said, "Today he must be beaten into submission so that he feels a sharp pain. After not taking action for two or three years, someone dares to block my way openly. Where does this put my face?"

Chen Ziyan's words were domineering.

Lu Yan He asked curiously, "Then what else do you plan to do later?"

"I don't need to do anything anymore. I have already sent out their handles. He and his father have been in the Beijing Station for so many years; I don't know how many people want to step on them. If you don't step on them at this time, when will you?" Chen Ziyan said, "Xu Bantian contacted us in such a hurry because he was afraid that we would continue to kick them while they were down. He probably worried that I still had other material in my hands."

Everyone has some secrets. Once secrets are exposed, the balance of life will be directly broken.

Xu Bantian was just dug up for a secret. After it was exposed, he fell into his current situation.

Lu Yan He asked curiously, "Then Sister Ziyan, do you have any other material on him in your hands?"

"People always have to leave some backhands," Chen Ziyan admitted sideways.

People have to leave backhands.

Lu Yan He knew this principle before, but knowing is one thing, and understanding is another.

This time it can be considered a bit of an epiphany-like understanding.

Chen Ziyan said, "If you don't leave a backhand, you can't slap someone to death directly so that they can never make a comeback. Then you mess with them, they recover, and come to mess with you again, finally making a mess and both sides suffering. Only by keeping a backhand, when they recover, they are also wary of what you have in your hands and dare not retaliate. Even if they really want to break the pot with you, you have chips to make your own path wider."

Lu Yan He often thought that he was just an ordinary student. Although things like time travel happened to him, he was actually just changing to another world to survive, without any golden finger, and without anything that could help him reach the sky in one step. His path didn't seem to be that easy to walk.

But looking back at the past year, he really couldn't say the words that his path was difficult.

From the results, there was no path easier to walk than this.

Luck is good.

Because of good luck, he was able to successfully get into Zhenhua, and also had a breakthrough in his acting career, staying in this entertainment circle from the dead.

However, besides his own efforts, is there anything else in this?

Lu Yan He felt there was not.

His strength was really not solid, and his popularity was not based on his real ability, but all arched out by the trending searches by mistake.

This made Lu Yan He think about how long he could be popular in the future.

Effort is certainly very meaningful, but the metaphysics of popularity cannot be cultivated to one hundred points by effort.

Lu Yan He met with the production team of "City Travelogue" at the airport.

This time, Lu Yan He was very surprised to find that the production team had grown larger.

Last time there were only four people, this time besides Xin Zixing and Chen Liang, there were three other people.

"Tian Baihe, photographer."

"Xu Chao, photography assistant."

"Zhou Fang, art designer."

Lu Yan He greeted them one by one and got to know them.

The other girl he saw last time was not there this time.

"Yajing has other work arrangements, so she didn't continue to participate in our filming," Xin Zixing said, "My assistant Xiao Mei has already gone ahead and will meet us locally."

Lu Yan He then reacted that the production team of "City Travelogue" had really grown larger.

And here he was still just himself.

Chen Ziyan was looking for an assistant for him, but hadn't found a suitable one yet. This time she specifically told him that he must be with others when going out, and absolutely must not go out alone.

A mighty production team, originally travel and accommodation were expensive expenses, but because they went at the invitation of Jiangzhi this time, the local cultural and tourism department of Jiangzhi would bear their travel and accommodation expenses, saving them a lot of funds.

After getting on the plane, Lu Yan He and Xin Zixing both sat in first class, and the others' seats were in economy class.

Lu Yan He and Xin Zixing's seats were adjacent.

Lu Yan He then asked her: "Sister Zixing, does your company attach so much importance to 'City Travelogue' now? You added so many people at once."

Xin Zixing said: "It's okay, after all, there is business sponsorship now, and the funds are much more sufficient than before."

"You're rich and powerful now."

"What do you call rich and powerful? If I were really rich and powerful, I would get a production team of more than ten people and shoot this film like an art film," Xin Zixing said, "Now I can only say that it has reached a relatively normal level, not like last time, it was a grass-roots team, very rough."

The director herself said that her team last time was a grass-roots team, which made Lu Yan He laugh too.

"Fortunately, you have time this time. The time this time is too tight. When Jiangzhi contacted us, it was very late, but their traditional activity was only these two days on the 17th and 18th. If it passed, it would be gone, and it couldn't be filmed," Xin Zixing said, "I really want to film their festival into the program."

As she was talking, someone suddenly waved at Lu Yan He from behind.

"Lu Yan He!"

Lu Yan He was stunned for a moment when he was suddenly called by his name. When he looked, he didn't expect it to be Lin Miaomiao.

"Lin Miaomiao?"

"What a coincidence!" Lin Miaomiao looked at him in surprise and asked: "Are you also going to Baichuan?"

Jiangzhi is a small city without an airport. This flight goes directly to Baichuan. After Lu Yan He and the others arrive in Baichuan, they still have to take a car for four hours to reach Jiangzhi.

"We are going to Jiangzhi," Lu Yan He said, "To film 'City Travelogue'. Where are you going?"

"Baichuan, I'm going to see a friend." Lin Miaomiao's face was full of surprise at seeing Lu Yan He.

Because the space was narrow, the two couldn't talk too much.

After sitting down again, Xin Zixing sent a message to Lu Yan He, saying: This girl is also quite pretty.

Lu Yan He was very vigilant and immediately said: She is just a friend of mine.

Xin Zixing: I didn't say anything, why are you so vigilant?

Lu Yan He: The corners of your mouth that are raised now have already betrayed your true thoughts.

Xin Zixing had an ambiguous smile on her face.

Lu Yan He and Xin Zixing were on the left and right. Lu Yan He could see exactly what expression was on Xin Zixing's face.

Xin Zixing saw the message sent by Lu Yan He, and then silently put away the corners of her mouth that were raised.

Lu Yan He also didn't understand why he had to be so nervous.

To be honest, he didn't have the so-called feeling of being moved by Lin Miaomiao. He only liked Chen Siqi in the true sense, but every time he saw Lin Miaomiao, it was always connected to this aspect by mistake, which made him reflexively extremely sensitive to this matter when he saw Lin Miaomiao.

Subsequently, the plane took off.

The flight time was three hours.

Lu Yan He brought a book to read on the plane.

Xin Zixing originally wanted to discuss the content of this program with Lu Yan He, but when she turned her head and saw Lu Yan He looking down at the book, she was touched by the feeling presented by this scene, took out her mobile phone, and took a picture.

This was the second time, the second time she took a picture of Lu Yan He reading.

After the plane landed, Lu Yan He first helped Xin Zixing take down her suitcase.

After taking Xin Zixing's, Lu Yan He turned back to look at Lin Miaomiao, but saw that Lin Miaomiao was still sitting in her seat and hadn't moved.

"Do you want me to help you get your luggage?" Lu Yan He walked over and asked.

Lin Miaomiao shook her head and said: "My bodyguard is holding it for me, it's in the back."

She suddenly leaned into Lu Yan He's ear and asked in a low voice: "Who is that woman you know?"

"The director of 'City Travelogue', Xin Zixing," Lu Yan He said.

Lin Miaomiao hummed softly and said: "You should be careful. I just saw her secretly taking pictures of you. She might have a crush on you."

Lu Yan He's eyes widened suddenly.

"You misunderstood," he said helplessly.

"Humph, you don't believe my intuition," Lin Miaomiao said, "You wait and see, I'm not talking nonsense."

Lin Miaomiao stood up and walked forward.

When passing by Xin Zixing, she looked at her as if it were true.

"I'm leaving first," Lin Miaomiao said.