Chapter 383: Good-looking, very beautiful

The last episode of the third season of *Young Days* has concluded.

The popularity and discussion level remain.

This variety show, which has been made for three seasons, from the first season where basically everyone except Li Zhibai was an unknown artist, to the third season, many artists have become popular and have become popular young actors/actresses who are highly concerned in the entertainment industry.

Many people online say that *Young Days* has good feng shui and promotes people.

Moreover, this is also a very rare program that has not changed people until the third season.

After the program concluded, the director team held a media Q&A session to answer everyone's questions.

The question reporters are most concerned about is: "Will there be a fourth season of our program? Is it still the original cast?"

Program director Li Zhen smiled and said, "There will be. We and the artists have feelings for this program and all hope to keep doing this program."

Li Zhen, sitting on the stage, was calm and composed, basically unable to see the lost and greatly hit appearance in front of Lu Yan He two days ago.

A reporter asked, "Many resident artists of this program are now in the first-tier status. Will their remuneration bring relatively large pressure to the program?"

"No. Regarding the remuneration of artists in this program, I can share one thing with everyone. Many artists in this program have never taken the initiative to mention raising remuneration to us. I have said that everyone has feelings for this program. The most critical thing is that all of us hope to keep this program going." Li Zhen said, "If we really have to pay the remuneration of every artist according to the market price, I am afraid that no program in the country can afford this lineup. I am very lucky to know everyone at the beginning, trust each other, and support each other."

"So their remuneration has never risen?"

"Of course it has risen, just not as exaggerated as you all think." Li Zhen said, "Like Lu Yan He's remuneration for recording an episode, it is basically 30% off the market price, or even 20% off. Other artist friends are also like this. I am very grateful to them."

"This program should be very profitable, right? Why are you so stingy?" A reporter followed up and asked.

Li Zhen was speechless.

She said, "Artist friends shared a lot of the remuneration that originally belonged to them with our director team and other staff members, of course, not including me."

The whole audience was in an uproar.

The artists of a program actually shared part of their remuneration with the director team and other staff members. This is the first time in history, right?

Everyone looked at each other.

Everyone can anticipate what kind of uproar this news will set off on the Internet.

Li Zhen said, "This program has been produced for three seasons. It is really not easy for a program to be so long-lived. There are indeed many people to thank. Without these support and help, this program could not have reached today. We will also continue to work hard to make this program better and more exciting."

After the media press conference ended, Li Zhen stepped down and left from the backstage.

The moment she opened the car door, her movements paused.

Because she saw her father sitting inside, waiting for her.

"Dad?" Li Zhen looked at the figure sitting in the back seat with some surprise, sat in, her expression complex for a moment, and subconsciously avoided his gaze.

After meeting Lu Yan He that day, she had a dispute with her father, questioning him if there was such a thing, and questioning him why he did so.

She didn't even think she would have such great anger.

However, after the anger was vented, her father had no reaction, only saying that this matter had nothing to do with her and telling her not to care.

Li Zhen was even angrier.

At that time, she was also so angry that she spoke without thinking, saying, "If you think it has nothing to do with me, then don't care about my affairs in the future! You did this without considering my position and feelings? Have you ever thought that you are backstabbing me? I am cooperating with Lu Yan He on a program here, being friends, but you are pitting Lu Yan He behind your back. If others know, how will they look at me, and how will they look at our family?"

At that time, her father only said, "No one will know about this."

"How do you know?" Li Zhen asked.

Her father said, "I suppressed him because I was entrusted by someone. I promised to help someone keep a secret, so no matter what you say, I can't tell you who it is. I have no opinion on Lu Yan He personally, but there is no way. I owe that person once, and I have to pay it back. After that, I will not attack Lu Yan He again. This matter has already pitted me once."

The conversation that day ended there.

Although Li Zhen really wanted to know who her father was entrusted by to do that kind of thing to Lu Yan He.

But her father clearly refused to say, and she could only give up.

She didn't expect her father to suddenly appear in her car today.

Li Jiang said, "You shouldn't have mentioned remuneration too much at the media meeting today. No matter what, this matter is always a sensitive topic, and it is easy to make those people online cynical."

Li Zhen replied, "Dad, I have a count in my heart. I have weighed this matter for a long time. Saying this will minimize the negative impact, and this matter will also establish the impression that *Young Days* is really a loving family, which is conducive to the construction of our program brand."

Li Jiang didn't seem to expect Li Zhen to refute him like this.

He subconsciously wanted to use his life experience to teach Li Zhen, but then thought that his daughter was already a mature director who could stand on her own and had made a popular program for three seasons, and did not need him to say more in this regard—whether such a topic would cause those sensitive reactions, she would naturally know later.

People always learn from their mistakes.

"Dad, why did you suddenly come to find me today?" Li Zhen asked.

Li Jiang said, "Jingtai plans to make an acting pk program. This program will be made as the most top program of our Jingtai next year. You clear your time, and I will leave the director position of this program to you."

Li Zhen looked at her father in surprise.

"Dad, are you opening a back door for me?"

"You now have a popular program like *Young Days* in your hand, even if I open a back door for you, who can say anything?" Li Jiang said indifferently, "It's time for you to participate in some programs of Jingtai. In addition, this program will also invite dozens of actors, artists, and producers. You can get to know many people, which will be helpful to your later career."

Li Zhen asked, "Dad, when will this program be recorded?"

"It is expected to be recorded in the summer slot next year." Li Jiang said, "The first half of the year is used for preparation."

Li Zhen said, "But *Young Days* also starts recording in August, and the time clashes."

"*Young Days* can be moved back a bit." Li Jiang said, "*Young Days* is already a program you have succeeded in. You need a second program, not just it as a representative work."

Li Zhen did not refuse at the first time.

She knew the gold content of a top program of Jingtai.

Li Jiang said, "Chen Pinhe will be a judge for this program."

This name directly startled Li Zhen.

"Chen Pinhe?" Li Zhen looked at Li Jiang in shock.

This male actor standing at the top position of Chinese cinema rarely appears except for filming and promotion, let alone recording programs.

It is unheard of for him to appear in a variety show to serve as a mentor.

Li Zhen can imagine how big an earthquake the Internet will trigger after this news is exposed.

Li Jiang explained this matter to Li Zhen and let her send him to Jingtai first.

When he walked into the office, the secretary told him that Chen Pinhe was waiting for him in his office.

Pushing open the office door, sure enough, Chen Pinhe was sitting on the guest sofa in his office, holding a magazine previously placed on the coffee table and looking at it.

"Director Li, finally waited for you to come back." Chen Pinhe saw Li Jiang come back, put down the magazine, stood up, and smiled at him.

Li Jiang: "Why didn't you say hello to me before you came?"

"I just happened to pass by here, so I thought about coming up to say hello to you, but I didn't expect you to be away." Chen Pinhe said, "Moreover, didn't I just promise you to record a program? You hope that I will support Zhen as the director of this program, so I have to know a little more information about this program."

Li Jiang: "Sit."

The two sat down again.

Li Jiang said, "To put it bluntly, this program is to invite actors who have already become famous to this program, and through performing a segment on the stage, to carry out pk, just like those competitive music programs. The difference is that they are singing pk, and we are acting pk."

"Heh, it sounds quite fresh, but can you invite so many actors to participate in this program? Who is willing to pk with others after becoming famous?"

"Those singers who have become famous are willing to pk in music programs, why can't actors?" Li Jiang smiled, "Especially with actors like you to be judges, who can be unconvinced?"

Chen Pinhe asked, "Then who are the other judges?"

"We are preparing to invite from Chen Bige, Luo Yuzhong, Chen Lingling, Liu Teli, Jiang Mingzheng, Xu Yiren, Wang Zhong and other people who have won major awards in recent years." Li Jiang said, "Absolute golden lineup."

Chen Pinhe raised his eyebrows somewhat unexpectedly when he heard Li Jiang's list.

"If you can really make the judges come from this list, then this program is a bit interesting." Chen Pinhe suddenly thought of something and asked, "Then will Lu Yan He appear in this program?"

Li Jiang's face darkened, "Do you think he will appear?"

Chen Pinhe smiled.

"Who knows, he is so popular now, and he is also a highly anticipated acting genius."

Li Jiang still had a dark face, saying, "What genius, it's all media blind praise and nonsense. If he is really a genius, why didn't he bring back a best actor award when his *Late Spring* was shortlisted for Venice?"

Once this was said, Chen Pinhe's face also darkened.

This Venice International Film Festival, his starring *White Pearl* was also shortlisted for the main competition.

But he, who had high hopes for the best actor, did not win the award in the end.

Isn't Li Jiang's words also implying him?

Li Jiang quickly reacted that his words had a wide range of shooting, and also shot this person in front of him.

The two did not mention this, and ignored it.

Li Jiang asked, "Pinhe, is Lu Yan He's potential so great? You are so guarded against this young man."

Chen Pinhe looked at him deeply.

"Yes, the first time I saw him, I had an intuition that maybe one day he would ruin my acting career." He said softly, "However, no matter how I guard against it, he has already become a climate, and I can't guard against it. It can only be like this."

"Sigh." Li Jiang sighed.

After chatting with Li Jiang, Chen Pinhe drove home by himself. Zhang Yuezhen was wearing a white silk long dress, walking down the stairs, with an elegant posture and a smile on her face.

"Pinhe, where did you go just now? I thought you would be waiting for me at home." Zhang Yuezhen walked to Chen Pinhe, opened her arms directly, hugged Chen Pinhe's neck, and leaned gently in his arms.

Chen Pinhe said, "I went to see Li Jiang. He has a program looking for me to be a judge, discussing some big details of the program."

Zhang Yuezhen heard this and raised her head curiously, looking at him.

"What program? Can invite you."

"An acting pk program." Chen Pinhe said, "Li Jiang helped me a lot before. This time he wants to pave the way for his daughter Li Zhen, so that Li Zhen can be a director, so he needs me to help his daughter stand on the stage, so I agreed."

Zhang Yuezhen: "So that's it. Li Zhen, it's really strange to say. Obviously Li Jiang has such a big conflict with Lu Yan He, but his daughter can film so many seasons of programs with Lu Yan He."

Chen Pinhe asked with a smile, "When did you care about Li Jiang's daughter's affairs?"

Zhang Yuezhen: "You don't know, I went to Hong Kong this time, Lily and the others were watching the last episode of *Young Days*. I don't know what's good about that program."

Chen Pinhe smiled, "I haven't watched it much either, I don't know."

"You always only pay attention to acting, pay attention to movies, you should also look at the world around you more." Zhang Yuezhen said, "Next time we find a time to go to the North Pole together? I want to see the aurora, will you accompany me to see it?"

She hugged Chen Pinhe's arm.

Chen Pinhe looked at her dotingly and nodded, "Okay."

Zhang Yuezhen laughed happily, and the face of forty years old was still carefree.

"I don't know if Lulu is doing well in the UK. This annoying little girl never knows that mom and dad miss her, and never takes the initiative to call us." Zhang Yuezhen frowned.

Chen Pinhe said, "Otherwise we will go to the UK to see her next week. We haven't seen her for a while."

Zhang Yuezhen looked at Chen Pinhe in surprise and asked, "Really?"

"Hmm."

"Then I will let people arrange it immediately." Zhang Yuezhen said, "This time, besides accompanying me to see Lulu, you also have to accompany me to Rome. You have promised me for a long time to accompany me to stroll around Rome."

Chen Pinhe nodded helplessly with a smile.

"Okay, if you want to go, go. I don't want to read the script recently, I want to relax."

Zhang Yuezhen: "I will definitely arrange it for you!"

Her excitement was overflowing, like a little girl.

Chen Pinhe looked at Zhang Yuezhen running up the stairs happily to get her phone. Her back was as happy and unrestrained as it was back then.

In his line of sight, her figure suddenly overlapped with someone else's.

It was a rainy night, and she looked at him with a pair of wet eyes.

She was full of anger and sadness.

"Chen Pinhe, I hate you, I will never forgive you in my life."

The past is like clouds and smoke, it should have dissipated, but it stayed in his heart and became a nightmare that could not be dispelled.

At that time, he never thought that she was already pregnant.

If she was willing to tell him, he would definitely not break up with her.

Why didn't she tell him at that time?

A burst of pain spread throughout his body along his limbs and bones.

"Pinhe—" Zhang Yuezhen's happy voice sounded from upstairs again. She suddenly changed into a long dress wrapped in crystals and ran behind the railing on the second floor, looking at him, asking, "Tomorrow is the TV Director Association Awards Ceremony, is it okay for me to wear this dress to accompany you? Is it good-looking?"

Chen Pinhe looked up with a calm smile, nodded, and said, "Good-looking, very beautiful." ===== CHAPTER 384 =====