Chapter 361: Together

"Really bragging, only Lu Yan He can brag like this. If it were someone else, who wouldn't be sprayed?" Huang Kairen laughed.

"People have the capital to be so crazy, and what they say is also a fact." Zheng Huairen of Arctic Light Video sat opposite Huang Kairen, "However, you certainly have the capital to say so."

Huang Kairen immediately waved his hand, "Forget it, I have self-knowledge, my blood is not as thick as his."

Zheng Huairen smiled.

"The play *My Own Swordsman* will further consolidate your national popularity."

Huang Kairen said: "I didn't expect Yan He not to leave a role for himself."

Zheng Huairen: "We also asked this question. He said one is that there is no suitable role, and the other is that it is unnecessary."

"Unnecessary?"

"He said this script is very good. As long as you find a suitable actor, whoever plays it will be popular." Zheng Huairen finished, smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "This sounds crazy enough, but it's still the same sentence, he has the capital to be crazy."

Huang Kairen said: "I read the script of the first few episodes, it is indeed well written, and the characters are very distinct."

"Yes, after the script came over, we immediately determined that this is a script that can be developed into an S-level big drama, and we also approved a high budget, but Yan He doesn't think it needs so much budget." Zheng Huairen smiled, "After making dramas for so many years, this is the first time I have encountered someone saying that the money can't be spent and don't want so much money."

Huang Kairen: "Yan He has a heart of innocence. When I cooperate and contact him, he gives me this impression. Such qualities are also rare."

"Indeed." Zheng Huairen nodded, "But sometimes I also have a headache with him, for example, your role, he initially felt that you were too handsome and did not fit the character image, and did not want you to come to play."

Huang Kairen was stunned.

"Is that so?"

"Hmm." Zheng Huairen nodded, "If it is from the perspective of restoring the script character one-to-one, then indeed you may be much more handsome than Bai Zhantang in the script, and the star style on your body is too big. However, we always have to face many realistic problems when filming, not to mention, I believe that with your acting skills, you will definitely be able to make up for these regrets."

Huang Kairen said: "Yan He had a movie before, saying it was very suitable for me, and wanted me to play it. I hesitated for a long time, but still refused."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

"He is a person who will make decisions based on whether you are suitable for this role." Huang Kairen said, "He initially felt that I was not suitable for Bai Zhantang, there must be a reason."

Zheng Huairen nodded.

"Actually, we have been in this industry for a long time, and we also know that there is no role that only one actor can play, but many roles have become classics, and there are filters. In the minds of the audience, they can never be replaced." Zheng Huairen said, "The role of Bai Zhantang is yours."

"I will let Yan He see that there will be no problem with me playing this role." Huang Kairen said, "Zong Zheng, thank you for insisting on choosing me. I have high expectations for the play *My Own Swordsman*, and I believe we will definitely be able to create a classic work."

Zheng Huairen nodded and said: "I believe it will definitely be possible."

Two hours later, Xin Zixing walked into the hotel wearing sunglasses, at the door of Huang Kairen's room, first turned to observe the surroundings, confirmed that there was no one else, and then knocked on the door.

Huang Kairen opened the door from the inside.

Xin Zixing entered the room before taking off her sunglasses.

"Every time I come over, it's like filming a spy movie." Xin Zixing complained.

Huang Kairen hugged Xin Zixing from behind, smiled, and said: "You've worked hard."

Huang Kairen told Xin Zixing about his conversation with Zheng Huairen.

Xin Zixing curled her lips and said: "His thoughts are almost like Sima Zhao's heart. Why bother? Provoking the relationship between you and Lu Yan He, and letting you remember the favor of playing *My Own Swordsman* on them."

Huang Kairen lowered his head and smiled, "They have other plays they want me to play later."

"What play?"

"An ancient idol drama." Huang Kairen said, "Mainly to help them bring some newcomers."

"A favor play." Xin Zixing asked, "Did you agree?"

"I said let's look at the script first." Huang Kairen smiled, "I have been playing serious dramas for the past two years, and I am also wondering whether to take another play aimed at fans."

"You can consider it, but you still have to look at the script. Don't let it be thunderous when it's filmed, and ruin the reputation you've worked so hard to accumulate over the past two years."

"Hmm." Huang Kairen nodded, "I finally refused *Rouge* before, Yan He might have some opinions on me."

"Then you think too much. Yan He is not that kind of person. He wanted you to play this play before because he really felt you were suitable. If you don't play, naturally you have your considerations. He is also an actor himself, and he knows that cooperation is not a matter of one or two sentences." Xin Zixing said, "Besides, aren't you going to play *My Own Swordsman* soon? He is also one of the screenwriters and producers of this play, and it is the same cooperation."

Huang Kairen hugged Xin Zixing, feeling a little jealous, and asked: "Why is every evaluation of him from your mouth so good? Are there no shortcomings at all?"

"It's mainly because I have dealt with all kinds of people in your entertainment industry, and there are too many strange people. Meeting someone like Yan He who is both virtuous and talented is like meeting a rare treasure." Xin Zixing said, "You don't know how many weirdos there are in your entertainment industry."

"Don't map the cannon, which industry, which circle has no weirdos, am I a weirdo?" Huang Kairen hugged Xin Zixing, kissed her on the cheek, and asked with a laugh.

Xin Zixing pushed him away calmly and said: "You still have the nerve to say."

Huang Kairen was stunned, looking at her inexplicably, and asked: "What's wrong?"

Xin Zixing said: "How long do we have to date secretly like this? It's like an underground war."

Huang Kairen suddenly realized, a helpless smile appeared on his face.

"I said, as long as you want to make it public, we can make it public at any time." He said, "Before, the agent was worried that I would announce my relationship and affect my career, but my situation has stabilized in the past two years, and there is no big impact."

"Then make it public." Xin Zixing said.

Huang Kairen was stunned.

Xin Zixing said: "I don't want to go underground secretly like this anymore. Now our work is getting busier and busier. If we have to hide from others like thieves every time we meet, the already exhausting life will make me feel more exhausted."

"Zixing, are you a little tired recently?" Huang Kairen stepped forward, grabbed Xin Zixing's arm, and said: "I see your state is not very good."

"It's very tired, but my state is not good because of this. I'm just thinking, why can an artist like Lu Yan He, who has so many young female fans, calmly make his relationship public, but you can't?" Xin Zixing spread her hands, "I'm not complaining to you, I'm seriously telling you, Huang Kairen, let's make it public. If you don't want to, let's seriously discuss how our relationship should develop."

Huang Kairen was stunned, as if he didn't expect Xin Zixing to suddenly break out about this today.

Every time this question was mentioned before, Xin Zixing actually just wanted an attitude from him, but today it seemed like she had made up her mind.

Huang Kairen fell into hesitation and entanglement, "Zixing, my situation with Lu Yan He is not quite the same. It's no problem if you want to make it public. However, give me some time, I will discuss with my agent how to make it public most appropriately, and minimize the impact, okay?"

When Xin Zixing heard Huang Kairen say this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, fortunately, at least the situation was better than the worst situation she had preset.

At least Huang Kairen didn't refuse, nor did he avoid this question.

"Okay, three months, is that enough?" Xin Zixing looked straight at Huang Kairen, "No matter what kind of things you have to deal with, three months should be enough, right?"

"Okay." Huang Kairen nodded.

Late at night, the lights were off.

Xin Zixing was already asleep, lying beside Huang Kairen, her breathing even.

Huang Kairen looked at Xin Zixing's face close at hand, feeling a bit helpless.

In fact, having been with Xin Zixing for so long, Huang Kairen had long regarded Xin Zixing as the love of his life he would marry in the future.

It's just that these few years happened to be the most critical years for his career development.

Popularity reached its peak, but his acting career was transforming.

Starting from *Golden Age*, the two consecutive plays made his anxiety reduce a lot, knowing that he still had the ability to go further.

An actor, especially a male actor, must know at this time whether he has the ability to support more complex and rich characters.

Huang Kairen also thought about when to make this news public with Xin Zixing.

It's just that the attitude of the agent and the company has never supported it, and he cannot ignore the thoughts of the company and the agent.

But he himself felt that if Xin Zixing cared so much about this matter, then he had the ability to do it, so he should not find any more excuses to escape.

How much impact will making it public have on his career?

Huang Kairen had no idea in his heart.

In fact, Xin Zixing's words today slightly pricked his heart.

Xin Zixing questioned him: "Why can an artist like Lu Yan He, who has so many young female fans, calmly make his relationship public, but you can't?"

Huang Kairen wanted to say, because Lu Yan He doesn't have to rely on fans to eat. His most solid fans are not young people, but passersby who have a good impression of him because of his college entrance examination scores and Zhenhua University student status. His biggest confidence is not his achievement as an actor, but his resume as a key figure in a big hit work like *Friends*.

But these words came out, and they all sounded like excuses.

So Huang Kairen didn't say a word.

He knew that Xin Zixing had suffered a lot of grievances because of this, and he couldn't use his own embarrassment to let her continue to suffer grievances.

"Is it actually true?!"

Lu Yan He opened his eyes wide, looking at Huang Kairen in disbelief.

Huang Kairen was surprised instead, asking: "You knew it long ago?"

That day, Huang Kairen made an appointment with Lu Yan He to talk about this, but Lu Yan He's reaction was beyond Huang Kairen's expectations.

Lu Yan He smiled and said: "I guessed a little bit before, mainly because I met you and Zixing-jie in the same place several times. Later, once Siqi and I met you two together, your reaction made us both feel... hmm, not quite like a working relationship."

Huang Kairen lowered his head and smiled, saying: "So that's how it is, I thought our confidentiality work was done quite well."

Lu Yan He said: "Your confidentiality work is indeed done quite well. I was able to discover it purely by coincidence."

Huang Kairen sighed while laughing, and talked to Lu Yan He about his own problems. "I thought about this matter, and only you can talk about it." He told Lu Yan He about the problems he encountered, "Zixing wants to make it public, and I also feel that we have been together for a long time. If it is not made public because of my work, it is unfair to her."

Lu Yan He said: "Siqi and I were also so secretive for a long time before making it public. It is indeed inconvenient, and I am afraid of being photographed wherever I go."

"Then the time we hid is much longer than yours."

"Huang-ge, then what are you hesitating about?"

"It's not hesitation, I have already thought clearly, no matter how much impact it has, I must give Zixing an explanation." Huang Kairen said, "I just came to ask you, were you not worried when you decided to make it public?"

"Worried about what?"

"Affecting your work." Huang Kairen said, "After all, in our industry, things like love will more or less affect the fans' view of us."

"Hmm, worried." Lu Yan He nodded and admitted, "However, I feel that it is quite good to make it public now, because I feel that I have mainly focused on reading these few years, and I haven't thought about focusing on filming. Even if there is an impact, the impact is not big. At that time, I had already started writing scripts, and the psychological burden was not so great."

Huang Kairen said: "Then will you worry... your fans don't like your girlfriend?"

"Ah?" Lu Yan He was stunned.

Huang Kairen sighed, "On the one hand, my agency doesn't want me to make it public, they want to maintain the status quo. On the other hand, many artists face many people's judgment as soon as their relationship is made public, or even detective-like investigation. Many things that could have been turned into small things and small things into nothing, were finally infinitely magnified, and they died in the light. I am not worried about anything else, just worried that others will pick on Zixing and magnify her shortcomings. She is not a public figure, unlike us, who have been trained to face public evaluation since our debut. Once made public, she will face a world completely different from before."

"You have to face it sooner or later." Lu Yan He didn't hesitate at all, "Huang-ge, unless you quit the circle, as long as you want to be with Zixing-jie, you can't never make it public, so she will always have to face this world, sooner or later."

Huang Kairen was stunned.

Lu Yan He said: "And, Huang-ge, I think you shouldn't underestimate Zixing-jie, she is one of the most awesome women I have ever met."

Huang Kairen didn't expect Lu Yan He to evaluate Xin Zixing like this, which made him laugh.

Lu Yan He said: "Huang-ge, don't think I'm telling lies. When I reviewed with Ziyan-jie, we said that if it weren't for the documentary column *City Travel* made by Zixing-jie, I wouldn't have been able to get such a large fan base at the beginning. My popularity was opened by the college entrance examination, but my first batch of fans in the true sense was actually accumulated through live broadcasts, *City Travel*, and some things in those few months, especially thinking that I am a somewhat literary star. Although I don't think so, in the eyes of many people, it is like this. Zixing-jie, whether it is docking *City Travel* with me or helping me do *Jump Up*, is very vigorous and resolute, saying do it and do it, without any discount. She helped a lot in my career."

Huang Kairen listened to Lu Yan He and nodded thoughtfully.

"Actually, Huang-ge, Zixing-jie must care about you very much." Lu Yan He said, "I can clearly feel that many of Zixing-jie's work is leaning towards the entertainment industry. She has always been making her work closer to you and can provide you with a little more help."

"Hmm, I know."

Lu Yan He said: "She has been with you for so long, and she is not ignorant of the entertainment industry. I believe Zixing-jie must have made psychological preparations for your situation."

"Hearing you say this, I am relieved." Huang Kairen looked at Lu Yan He seriously, "Thank you."

He said again: "Sorry, although you left the male lead of *Rouge* to me, I finally decided not to play it."

Lu Yan He shook his head and said: "It's okay, Huang-ge, we will have other opportunities to cooperate in the future, just like *My Own Swordsman*."

Huang Kairen nodded.

"I have finished reading the script, and I will go all out to play the role of Bai Zhantang well. Don't worry, I will definitely not live up to the good script you wrote."

Lu Yan He laughed and nodded, "Huang-ge, except for you being too handsome, I have never worried about your other problems."

Huang Kairen asked: "Will you play?"

Lu Yan He said: "I should play a role in one of the units."

"I heard you are going to join the group next month?"

"Yes, Director Chen Lingling's new play *Silent River*."

"Acting with Zeng Qiao?"

"Yes." Lu Yan He nodded.

Huang Kairen said: "I have also seen the script of this play, and I also went to fight for it with the director, but the director said that Zeng Qiao had been set to play it. It's a pity, otherwise we could play against each other this time."

"There will be other opportunities in the future, Huang-ge." Lu Yan He smiled at him, "Didn't I promise you? There will definitely be a play we cooperate together in the future."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your script to come out." Huang Kairen said with a smile.

After Lu Yan He finished chatting with Huang Kairen, he went to a newly opened French restaurant for dinner with Chen Siqi who returned from Jiangguang.

Chen Siqi saw the recommendation of this restaurant on the official account and wanted to try it, check in, and then write a review on the food recommendation account of *Jump Up*.

Lu Yan He told Chen Siqi about Huang Kairen and Xin Zixing.

Chen Siqi's eyes also lit up, "Sure enough, I said so."

Lu Yan He asked: "Do my fans come to scold you usually?"

"Not many, there are a few, I can handle it. Anyway, when I have nothing to do and am in a bad mood, I spray each other with them, which is also quite venting." Chen Siqi said indifferently, "You are okay, your girlfriend fans are relatively few and not so aggressive. You may not know that your passerby fans and career fans occupy the mainstream of your fan group, unlike other artists who have so many die-hard fans."

Lu Yan He: "Is that so?"

"Probably because the route you take is not the usual idol fan-attracting route." Chen Siqi said, "You may not know that you have a big black spot for young people."

"Ah?" Lu Yan He was stunned and asked, "What black spot?"

"You are the type of 'other people's children,' often used as an example to motivate young people now. But you also know that many young people don't like role models."

"Okay." Lu Yan He didn't expect that he actually had such a black spot.

"Mainly because your status in the hearts of moms and dads is too high." Chen Siqi laughed, "Your academic bully persona is solid and unbreakable."

"Okay."

"By the way, guess how many copies of this summer special issue sold?" Chen Siqi asked.

Lu Yan He guessed: "140,000 copies?"

This is inferred from the usual sales of *Jump Up* plus a little bit.

But Chen Siqi shook her head and said: "Better, so far, 160,000 copies have been sold."

"So many?"

"Yes." Chen Siqi nodded, "Finally, it's the second anniversary."

"Let's have a toast to celebrate that our *Jump Up* is still growing vigorously."

"Cheers."

The smiles of the two were reflected in each other's eyes.

Chen Siqi said: "I hope that *Jump Up* can break through the sales of 200,000 copies per issue one day."

Lu Yan He asked: "Has it exceeded it with the electronic version?"

"It has exceeded it with the electronic version." Chen Siqi said, "In fact, the sales of the electronic version are faster than physical books, but according to our investigation, the proportion of physical books read is much higher than electronic books. Nearly half of the readers who buy electronic books have not finished reading them."

"Such a high proportion?"

"Yes." Chen Siqi said, "So, in fact, the retention rate of electronic version readers is not very high. A large proportion of the purchasing users in each issue comes from which celebrities' articles, interviews, and whether there are new works by authors they like in that issue."

Lu Yan He understood and nodded.

"You like our data statistics, Liu Zhiyin can bring 2,500 to 4,000 electronic book purchasing readers. With such a number of reader groups, basically only buy the issue with her column. The electronic version has this advantage, which can do a lot of data analysis." Chen Siqi said with a smile, "And Li Zhibai can bring about 8,000 new sales."

Lu Yan He was surprised.

"Can data analysis be so accurate now?"

"Yes." Chen Siqi nodded, "But this requires authors like Li Zhibai and Liu Zhiyin who publish articles from time to time to make effective statistics. Like Teacher Jia Long who only appeared in one issue, it is impossible to compare accurate data."

Lu Yan He: "Then such data... will it affect which authors we invite to write articles for us later?"

With such accurate data, it is not that we can analyze which authors and works readers like, but we can accurately analyze which authors have the most die-hard fans. This is almost completely quantifiable "carrying sales."

Chen Siqi said: "Yes, but I didn't share this data with all editors. It is mainly in my hands. I am afraid that after everyone gets this data, they will use this data to classify authors."

"This is not good."

"Yes, we must continuously cultivate new authors and always support authors who are creating. Many authors need to be cultivated slowly. Using the current number of reader purchases to define them will make everyone ignore the future growth space. *Jump Up* is a magazine that hopes to continuously discover and cultivate new authors." Chen Siqi said, "So, I don't plan to share this data with all editors. I will master it myself to facilitate some judgments and decisions."

Lu Yan He nodded.

Chen Siqi: "Oh, by the way, Liu Jiazhen came to me two days ago."

"Hmm?" Lu Yan He asked, "What's wrong?"

The author of *Nineteen Years of Crime Records* is now a popular figure in the publishing industry.

Chen Siqi said: "It seems that the filming of the movie *Nineteen Years of Crime Records* has encountered some problems. He wants to ask if it is possible to take back the copyright."

"Ah? What happened? Why would he have such a thought?"

"It seems to be a magic change of the script." Chen Siqi said, "I also asked the legal department to help look at his contract, including the Jiang Yin Publishing House, which also helped him communicate, but it didn't have much use. No way, the terms in the adaptation contract are very clear. Script adaptation is a normal creation and does not constitute a basis for contract invalidation."

Lu Yan He said: "The original story of *Nineteen Years* is so good, why magic change it?"

"I heard that some actors wanted to add scenes on the spot. One changed, and the other followed." Chen Siqi said, "I don't know the specific situation. This matter reached Liu Jiazhen, and he knew it." ===== CHAPTER 362 =====