Chapter 357

"With such a big battle, if the premiere doesn't break 1, it is estimated that it will be booed by a large group of people."

When *Seventeen Layers* had a dinner together, even Lian Bei couldn't help but express his great pressure.

However, it is indeed the case, it is impossible not to have great pressure.

Especially the director.

For this project, the two people with the greatest pressure are one is director Lian Bei, and the other is the lead actor Chen Bige.

The former is a director star whose first show exploded. Whether the second show can continue the glory of the first show is a test paper he has to hand in.

The latter is a top actor standing at the top of the actor pyramid, who has not acted in TV dramas for many years. This time returning to the small screen, whether she can carry the ratings and launch a hit, is also a test paper she has to hand in.

Lu Yan He's pressure is much smaller.

He is the one carrying the show in *Friends*, but not in *Seventeen Layers*.

Of course, as long as it is a lead actor, how the show airs will affect them, which is beyond doubt.

Lu Yan He said: "Director, it will definitely work. The main audience group of *Seventeen Layers* is young people. This time our promotion is walking the youth market, the early topics are very hot, it will definitely be converted into ratings."

"This theme is also very novel." Lin Chan also said with a smile, "My friends are very interested in this theme."

"I always feel that such a theme might be better if it is exclusive to the web. Whether the TV station ratings can be pulled up, I am always a little uneasy." Lian Bei smiled and sighed. "But it has already reached this point, I can only bite the bullet and rush forward. I still sincerely hope that our show can have a good result, so that I can realize my trilogy concept."

Lian Bei has a trilogy concept for *Seventeen Layers*.

Lu Yan He also put his hands together and said sincerely: "I also especially hope that *Seventeen Layers* will explode, so that the *Squid Game* I wrote can be sold for a better price."

The people at the table burst into laughter.

Everyone knows that Lu Yan He also has a "Battle Royale" theme show behind him, but it has not started yet.

Thinking of this matter, Li Yuefeng smiled, but also felt a little sore.

He is still here struggling to think about how to get ahead, but Lu Yan He has already reached the point where he can operate the project himself.

Comparing people with people, it is really maddening.

Pale in comparison.

Li Yuefeng actually had some worries before. After all, he and his agent team were rubbing Lu Yan He's heat again, wanting to manage himself into a male lead who is flat with Lu Yan He, not a male supporting role. At the beginning, the performance contract he signed with Beijing TV clearly pointed out that the male lead of this show is Lu Yan He, and he, Li Yuefeng, is only third-billed.

However, after testing, he found that Lu Yan He and the others did not have any reaction, and Chen Ziyan did not come to beat his agent team, which made Li Yuefeng relieved, but also a little depressed. Because this means that Lu Yan He and Chen Ziyan don't care much about these things he "bounces". Li Yuefeng was thinking, is it possible that he can no longer enter the vision of these two people?

Anyway, people are just cheap. Doing sneaky things, afraid of being discovered, and afraid of discovering that others don't care about you at all.

Lu Yan He gets along very harmoniously with the actors of the *Seventeen Layers* crew.

Including Li Yuefeng.

This also makes him very willing to stay with the people of the *Seventeen Layers* crew.

After dinner, everyone dispersed and went home.

Before Lu Yan He was ready to get in the car, he was suddenly called by Li Yuefeng.

"Yan He."

Lu Yan He turned back in surprise.

Li Yuefeng smiled at him and said: "Is it convenient to talk again?"

In fact, when eating just now, everyone had already talked a lot while pushing cups and changing cups.

Lu Yan He and Li Yuefeng also had times when the two communicated privately. Lu Yan He didn't know what Li Yuefeng was suddenly looking for him to talk about at this time.

"Okay." He still agreed. "Then should we find another place to sit for a while, or?"

Li Yuefeng said: "There is a teahouse nearby, shall we go there and sit?"

Lu Yan He nodded.

The environment of the teahouse is relatively private, and there are only two of them in the compartment.

Lu Yan He went straight to the point and asked: "Do you have anything to tell me?"

"I want to apologize to you. Before, in some promotional matters, my team did some inappropriate moves." Li Yuefeng said. "Actually, in *Seventeen Layers*, the contract I signed with the crew was third-billed, but my team wanted me to take some advantage from this show, so when promoting to the outside world, they all promoted me in the direction of being flat with you. After I knew it, I also told them not to do this in the future. However, what was done before has already been done, and the spilled water cannot be recovered. I think I still have to tell you."

Lu Yan He smiled, nodded, and said: "This matter did trouble me a little, but I also believe that Brother Feng, you were definitely not intentional. In fact, first-billed, second-billed, third-billed are not that important. I am only second-billed, Sister Bige is first-billed, but if a show explodes, all the actors we participate in will benefit. At the beginning, the six leads of *Friends*, in the end, no one would count who is first-billed and who is sixth-billed."

Li Yuefeng smiled and nodded. "Yes, *Friends* is simply a miracle, lifting five first-line actors in one breath."

Lu Yan He said: "I also have such confidence in *Seventeen Layers*. It is a show with rare themes and types, and has such a powerful lineup to participate. If the show explodes, no one will care who is what-billed."

Li Yuefeng didn't know what to say for a while.

He looked for Lu Yan He tonight, the so-called apology for the billing was just an introduction, the most critical thing was another matter.

But Lu Yan He's tone now made him not know where to start.

Lu Yan He took the initiative to ask: "Brother Feng, you should have other things to tell me, right?"

With Lu Yan He's understanding of Li Yuefeng, if Li Yuefeng had this spirit of self-reflection, the industry would not be accustomed to his operation and form a widespread understanding.

It is estimated that this is just a brick to attract jade, and the heavy drama is still behind.

Li Yuefeng nodded hesitantly and said: "There is one more thing. I heard that you are preparing an ancient costume comedy with Northern Lights Video, *My Own Swordsman*, right?"

The news spread out, Lu Yan He didn't feel strange.

There is basically no project that can be completely confidential in this line.

Lu Yan He nodded and admitted it.

Li Yuefeng said: "I heard from people that there is a role inside that seems to be very suitable for me, so I want to recommend myself to you, and also ask for your opinion, see how it is?"

Lu Yan He asked: "Which role?"

"Bai Zhantang." Li Yuefeng said.

Lu Yan He pondered for two seconds and said: "It is like this, Brother Feng. First, this role already has someone, we have already found Brother Kai, on the other hand, I also think you are not suitable for this role. In terms of appearance, it is indeed relatively matched, but although this role cannot be said to be old, it is definitely still a little different from your age, and the temperament itself is also a little different."

As soon as Li Yuefeng heard it, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

"Already have a candidate, that is indeed a pity." He said.

Mainly because the candidate is Huang Kai, Li Yuefeng still didn't have the confidence to think that he could compete with Huang Kai.

And he obviously didn't take what Lu Yan He said later to heart. Lu Yan He smiled at Li Yuefeng and didn't say anything more.

Does an actor need to consider adaptability with a role?

Regarding this question, Lu Yan He firmly believes that it is necessary.

Because he himself is an actor who took advantage of adaptability.

Whether it is *Golden Age* or *Phoenix Terrace*, in fact, because he himself has extremely similar places to the role, so the performance has a multiplier effect.

If it weren't for relying on these two shows to establish a basic understanding of acting, he would definitely not have been able to have a subversive performance like *Three Mountains* later.

Rice is eaten one bite at a time.

Plays are also performed one scene at a time.

Having a good start, establishing self-confidence in acting in a good crew, and laying a good foundation, acting in other plays later will always be much more familiar.

But it seems that many people don't think so.

Li Yuefeng obviously doesn't care about the three words "not suitable" he said.

There is nothing unsuitable.

Just a role, anyone can act.

Many people just think so from the bottom of their hearts.

Including Zheng Huairen and Jiang Zixin.

They are not saying that they don't value the adaptability between actors and roles, but compared to this, they care more about whether this actor has popularity and can carry the show.

After Huang Kai was decided, because Lu Yan He favored Xiao Yun for the role of Guo Furong, and it happened that Xiao Yun also became popular, Northern Lights accepted it happily.

However, for the actor of the role of Lu Xiucai, they were not very willing to let He Jiang, who had just graduated from university, act.

"He is just a newcomer who can't be newer, and has no acting experience at all." Jiang Zixin said bluntly. "This is the place where our platform is most worried about him."

"But he is very suitable, at least give him a chance to audition." Lu Yan He argued strongly. "If you don't find a suitable actor to act in the role of Lu Xiucai, it is easy to act as a chatterbox that is not pleasing, a nerd who reads books to death."

Jiang Zixin said: "Yan He, I tell the truth, if you hope to let He Jiang act as Lu Xiucai, there will be a lot of work to do later."

"No matter how much work there is to do, at least hold an audition, how about it? Actors ultimately have to rely on strength to speak."

"You have to know, the two roles of Li Dazui and Mo Xiaobei cannot find stars to act. For these two roles, there are no suitable famous actors." Jiang Zixin said. "In this case, if you let a student who just graduated from university act in a key role like Lu Xiucai, even if his acting skills are good to the sky, it is difficult to convince our high-level officials."

"Then tell me, which high-level official of yours needs to be convinced, I will go to talk." Lu Yan He said. "I have met He Jiang several times. Every time I see him, I feel more and more that he is suitable for the role of Lu Xiucai."

Jiang Zixin didn't expect Lu Yan He to be so stubborn.

"Then what about the role of Tong Shopkeeper?" Jiang Zixin asked. "You said Zhen Hongyu was not suitable before, but it is also very common for a widow who lost her husband in ancient times to be in her early twenties. It really can't be counted as an unsuitable reason, right?"

Lu Yan He said: "The key is not age, but age sense. She has a sister-in-law in her teens, and she must have a quality of resentment and joy coexisting, a charm of a young woman, able to handle people coming and going. Zhen Hongyu looks like a student who just graduated. Do you think such an image and temperament are suitable?"

Jiang Zixin: "Then who do you think is suitable?"

Lu Yan He shook his head. "I don't think anyone is suitable for the time being."

"Let's do this, then take all these roles out, we will hold an audition." Jiang Zixin said. "As long as the roles are not decided, they can be taken to audition, and we can also promote *My Own Swordsman* in advance."

Lu Yan He nodded.

"There is one more thing, Xing Butou is acted by Teacher Jiang Jun, but we all heard that his health is not very good. What if he has a situation with his health halfway through filming and goes to the hospital—"

Lu Yan He said: "First, Teacher Jiang Jun's health has long been better, the hospital said it is fine. Second, if there is really a situation, I am also in the crew, I can adjust the script at any time."

Jiang Zixin heard this, nodded. "Then I will communicate with the top."

Probably because of constantly communicating with different people during this period, Lu Yan He himself realized that his speech became somewhat "aggressive" or even "decisive" and "saying one thing is one thing".

But without doing so, it seems difficult to stick to his ideas.

In content creation, not being firm and not being decisive means being pushed by other people's opinions.

If it weren't for the fact that it is difficult to stick to his ideas without doing so, he wouldn't want to become like this.

"Then have you considered that your ideas may not all be right."

"I know, of course, I also know that my ideas may not all be right." Lu Yan He nodded and admitted. "But since at that time, I said my ideas, and you didn't convince me, why don't I believe in myself, but turn around and believe in you?"

Li Zhibai, who was stared at by Lu Yan He, instantly raised his hands in surrender.

"You are right."

Lu Yan He's expression, which was firm just a second ago, leaked out like a deflated ball the next second.

"Why do I feel like I have been infected with the bad habit of self-righteousness like Zhou Ping'an?"

"This is so normal. In this world, isn't it that you think you are right, I think I am right, and before the result comes out, no one can convince anyone. After ten or twenty years, the result will tell you and me who is right." Li Zhibai said. "Then Zhou Ping'an doesn't think decisively that his set of bringing artists is right, and other agents, as long as they are different from him, are not right, are they straw bags?"

Lu Yan He: "But when the result comes out, are many things already too late and cannot be corrected?"

Li Zhibai nodded.

"Aren't we all holding the belief that we are the ones who win to the end, so we can persist."

"As for whether you can win to the end, just like you said, you can only persist in what you think is correct and move forward. You don't go to the end, you don't know."

Lu Yan He picked up the cup, took a sip of wine, and lowered his head to smile.

Li Zhibai stood up and stroked Lu Yan He's head.

"Thinking about so many things at a young age, aren't you afraid of hair loss."

"Heh."

"I'll take some squid shreds, do you want anything else?"

"Broad beans, thank you."

"Where are the broad beans?"

"Yan Liang bought them, they are in the small drawer on the second layer on the right of the refrigerator."

Lu Yan He lay directly on the floor, looking at the dazzling chandelier light, thinking, thinking again, and then spat himself.

Thinking about so many things, aren't you afraid of hair loss.