Chapter 402

Lu Yan He discovered that Chen Siqi was more popular than him.

People genuinely liked this sweet-talking young girl.

Perhaps because Chen Siqi was by his side this time, Lu Yan He never felt bored.

Whatever came to mind, he could say it directly to Chen Siqi without having to keep it bottled up inside.

Inside the venue, what everyone chatted about most was still gossip.

Many people often assume that when these filmmakers gather, they might talk about art or something similar.

In reality, gossip is the strongest adhesive for maintaining relationships between people.

This is true even for those big shots.

Tonight, what everyone was talking about most was whether the online leak regarding the inside story of the Feihong Awards Best Actor selection was true or not.

Some analyzed that it should be true; otherwise, someone would have stood up to refute it long ago.

Such an internal leak that severely affects the image of an award, if it were false, would certainly have been refuted by someone.

This logic sounds quite sound.

Lu Yan He ate some melon with everyone for a while, then returned to the topic of tonight's awards.

"With the cautionary tale of the Feihong Awards, the Lingyun Awards shouldn't make such a joke again, right?"

"I also don't know if Chen Pinhe or Liu Teli will win the award tonight."

The person speaking suddenly realized that Lu Yan He was also nominated for Best Actor tonight, and immediately added, "Of course, it could also be Yan He; Yan He's performance is also highly recognized."

Lu Yan He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I know I don't have a chance, don't cue me."

Everyone laughed.

Lu Yan He's attitude, generous and unpretentious, was quite likable.

Being nominated is an affirmation in itself.

"Little Lu's mindset is truly worth learning from for many people," said Huang Beng, the director of *Upstairs*. "Anyway, it's worth learning from for me."

Lu Yan He quickly shook his hands and said, "I wouldn't dare."

Tonight, He Daren was also in attendance.

Previously, in an interview with *Star! *, he responded to the matter of winning the award, and he was actually very sincere.

"When I was filming *Galaxy Nine Turns*, I already cherished this opportunity because it was my first time playing a lead role. As for the later opportunity to be nominated for the Feihong Award, that was something I hadn't even thought about. Whether I can win the award, or whether I won it by some twist of fate, I don't know. Maybe it's true, maybe it's false, but this is already in the past. I don't want to think too much about things I can't change; I can only think more about what I can do in the future. So, regardless, I will continue to act well and strive to win awards recognized by the audience."

Such a statement had already set his attitude straight. From the news exposed so far, this award was not something he, He Daren, had manipulated or obtained through the back door; it could only be said that he had picked up a leak. Therefore, the criticism against He Daren gradually cooled down.

In fact, being able to receive nominations for both the Feihong Awards and the Lingyun Awards consecutively already shows that his performance in *Galaxy Nine Turns* was definitely good and recognized.

Sometimes, when it's not the time to compete for that award, it's not unreasonable to comfort oneself by earnestly saying "nomination is recognition." A forced melon is not sweet; it's the same logic.

This time, the Best Actor nomination list had only one difference from the Feihong Awards list: Shang Yongzhou was out, and Cheng Shiyan, who had a box office of 1.8 billion last year with *Northwest Pursuit*, was added. He is also a powerful actor with great acting skills. However, because *Northwest Pursuit* is a very commercial action film, there was not much room for the actor's inner performance. Cheng Shiyan being nominated is almost the same concept as Shang Yongzhou being nominated for *Come On, Big Star*; the probability of winning is even lower than Lu Yan He's.

However, this did not affect everyone's respect for Cheng Shiyan.

This powerful actor has been acting for over twenty years, achieving results step by step.

Lu Yan He was also seeing him for the first time.

Cheng Shiyan patted Lu Yan He's shoulder kindly and said, "We'll have a chance to act together in the future."

"Yes, okay." Lu Yan He nodded immediately, smiling and saying okay.

Cheng Shiyan actually doesn't need awards that much anymore.

How should I put it? He is almost one of the most bankable actors in the country over the past five years, located in the first tier, and his acting skills have long formed a reputation. If it weren't for the fact that he almost exclusively acts in commercial blockbusters and isn't a darling of awards, he would have won awards long ago given his status, seniority, and influence in film.

To some extent, Chen Pinhe has a very high status—but in market evaluation, in terms of carrying the box office, he really isn't as good as Cheng Shiyan.

Liu Teli is the same. Liu Teli is famous for playing small characters brilliantly, known as the "street-level school."

In the film system, Liu Teli's screen image is not suitable for a true "blockbuster male lead," and although Chen Pinhe is suitable, his box office performance cannot compare to Cheng Shiyan's.

This is why Chen Ziyan said that Lu Yan He should consciously take on commercial blockbusters for himself in the future.

Several of these male actors have almost reached the top, but their respective strengths and weaknesses are very obvious. Top-tier art films almost never look for Cheng Shiyan, while top-tier commercial blockbusters, especially those with many large scenes, almost never look for Chen Pinhe and Liu Teli. This is the different positioning the market gives them as different actors.

Labels are important. Of course, everyone wants to tear off labels, but to others, they still identify people by labels. Especially when a crew is assembling a cast, who has the opportunity to understand you so deeply?

After getting to know more actors, Lu Yan He increasingly realized that many of Chen Ziyan's requirements and ideas had their reasons.

That night, the Best Supporting Actress award was not given to Bao Zhenzhu again, but to Yang Youyou of *Fuso*, a little girl of only fifteen. After hearing Yang Youyou's name, Lu Yan He's heart skipped a beat. He had seen *Fuso*; Yang Youyou acted well, the former relied entirely on natural performance, with full emotional explosive power, and one could see she was very talented, but compared to Bao Zhenzhu of *Upstairs*, it was still much weaker.

Is this because the Feihong Awards gave it to Bao Zhenzhu, so the Lingyun Awards didn't give it to her again?

Lu Yan He suddenly felt worried about his own Best Supporting Actor award.

If that's the case, then he might not necessarily be able to win tonight's Lingyun Award.

Lu Yan He turned to look at Chen Siqi.

Chen Siqi saw at a glance what Lu Yan He was thinking.

She whispered, "It's okay."

Lu Yan He took a deep breath.

Five minutes later, the result for Best Supporting Actor was announced.

He heard his own name.

Lu Yan He's suspended heart was put down.

At least there were no surprises.

"The nominees for Best Supporting Actor this year, there is absolutely no one who can compete with Yan He. This year is a lean year for this award, and mainly, this scene of Yan He in *Sanshan* is too outstanding; it is also a rare case of a supporting role carrying a film."

During the live broadcast, special commentator Chen Miao analyzed it bluntly.

"If the previous Best Supporting Actress award was won by Yang Youyou because she reported for Supporting Actress with a role comparable to the female lead in *Fuso*, taking advantage of the screen time, then Lu Yan He's Best Supporting Actor is truly well-deserved. I don't know when the next supporting role with such presence will appear."

Lu Yan He winning Best Supporting Actor again also brought applause from the whole venue.

After going on stage, Lu Yan He really didn't know what to say.

It seemed like what he wanted to say had already been said when he won last time.

"Well, I am very lucky. I won the award the first time I was nominated for the Lingyun Award. Thank you to the judges," Lu Yan He finally used this sentence as his opening remarks. "Especially since Siqi also accompanied me to the awards ceremony tonight, I was still worried that if I didn't win today, I wouldn't be able to show off in front of her. Thank you to the Lingyun Awards for giving me the opportunity to show off."

Chen Siqi looked at him with a smile.

Others burst into laughter, and applause continued.

Lu Yan He took a deep breath. "Being an actor is very happy because our work is seen by millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of viewers. Being seen is a kind of luck, a kind of happiness. Being an actor who can stand on the podium is also very happy because it means being recognized by this industry. When we work hard, putting in one thousand percent of our emotions, experiences, and empathy to interpret a character, we have all experienced those moments of selflessness and difficulty in pulling ourselves out. At such times, when someone tells you, 'well done,' it is truly encouraging. Thank you all. I have said 'thank you' many times during this period because I have also received encouragement from many senior teachers. I say every 'thank you' from the bottom of my heart because I know it is because of your love for young actors that I can have this luck today."

Lu Yan He bowed and left the stage with the trophy.

That night, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang rarely had no work and stayed together in the house at Ziyuanqiao to watch the live broadcast of the Lingyun Awards.

Li Zhibai finished listening to Lu Yan He's acceptance speech, clicked his tongue twice, and said, "Little Lu's level of acceptance speech is high; I think others can't compare."

Yan Liang smiled and said, "He has always been very good at speaking. I want to learn this aspect, but I can't learn it. I still need to read more books."

Li Zhibai said, "I said, why have you started reading so many books recently? I haven't seen you love school so much before."

Yan Liang sighed and said, "At that time, I felt that I would definitely be an artist in the future, and reading so many books would be useless. Only now do I realize how naive such thoughts were."

Li Zhibai nodded, "It's all Yan He's fault, raising the standard for us young idols with his own strength."

Yan Liang laughed and said, "It's enough that we don't have the level ourselves, and we still blame others for having a high level."

Li Zhibai stretched his legs and clicked his tongue, saying, "Chickens are all like this, only knowing how to peck at others."

The two talked and laughed.

When the Best Actor award of the Lingyun Awards was presented, everyone perked up, waiting to hear who won.

Including Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi, it was inevitable.

When the presenter read out the name "Liu Teli," Lu Yan He could almost hear everyone in the audience breathe a sigh of relief, and then they sent applause to Liu Teli.

Lu Yan He said to Chen Siqi, "Actually, I had thought before, if the Lingyun Awards also gave Best Actor to He Daren, I don't know what the situation would be."

"Maybe many people would directly say that Chinese cinema has collapsed," Chen Siqi also said directly.

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Lu Yan He smiled.

Before Liu Teli went on stage, he specifically hugged both Chen Pinhe and He Daren.

When he passed Lu Yan He, Lu Yan He stood up immediately.

The two hugged.

"Congratulations, Teacher Liu!" Lu Yan He congratulated him.

Liu Teli couldn't stop the smile on his face.

The Best Actress award was taken by Yu Mengling, the female lead of *Fuso*.

What Lu Yan He didn't expect most was that the Best Director award was actually taken by Yu Mingjiang, the director of *White Pearl*. Mainly because this film is controversial and has polarized reviews, a very important reason lies in the film's own value orientation. However, it must be said that being able to persist in filming such a movie, Director Yu Mingjiang is indeed very powerful.

It's just that in Lu Yan He's heart, Wang Zhong was more worthy of winning this trophy.

The biggest surprise was in Best Picture.

*Upstairs* caused a huge upset, winning Best Picture, becoming the most unexpected result of the night.

After all, this year can be considered a big year for art films, with films like *Sanshan*, *Late Spring*, and *White Pearl* that have won major awards or been shortlisted internationally, but the Lingyun Awards gave Best Picture to a commercial genre film.

It's not that *Upstairs* isn't good enough, but that its artistic sense is indeed not as high as these art films. This is recognized by the industry.

"Is the Lingyun Awards changing its direction or what?"

"There hasn't been a commercial genre film winning Best Picture in nearly twenty years. This year, Director Fu Zhu is the chairman of the jury. How could he give Best Picture to *Upstairs*?"

"*Late Spring* actually didn't win an award again."

Just like the situation after any awards ceremony ends, the results of the Lingyun Awards also sparked numerous discussions.

Of course, the topics that sparked heated discussion this time were not as concentrated as the Feihong Awards, but relatively scattered.

After all, they are the three major domestic film awards, and their influence is still there.

The attribution of each award means the rise or deification of some people, and means that some patterns are beginning to change.

Now Lu Yan He has consecutively won two Best Supporting Actor awards at the Feihong Awards and the Lingyun Awards, and is only one Galaxy Award away from achieving a Grand Slam of Best Supporting Actor in the three major domestic film awards.

However, the nomination list for the Galaxy Awards has not yet been released.

It usually releases the nomination list in January and presents the awards in February.

It just depends on whether the judges of the Galaxy Awards want Lu Yan He to achieve a Grand Slam of Best Supporting Actor at such a young age.

Having won two Best Supporting Actor trophies, Lu Yan He is already very satisfied. Even if the Galaxy Awards don't give it to him later, he will be very satisfied.

It was *Late Spring* being consecutively cold-shouldered at the Feihong Awards and the Lingyun Awards that Lu Yan He didn't expect.

Clearly, the film *Late Spring* is very good, and the reviews it received are also very high. It even won the Silver Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Why hasn't it won a single award domestically until now?

Lu Yan He was really confused, so he went to ask Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan said, "It's still a matter of the orientation of the awards, right? After all, in many people's eyes, this film is essentially a youth film, and it's also a debut work of a new director. So in the hearts of many judges, this film has already achieved very high honors, and there is no need to superimpose these honors on it."

Lu Yan He was very puzzled, "What kind of logic is this? Shouldn't it be evaluated according to the quality of the work itself?"

"Yan He, in many people's eyes, the quality of a film is not just the content itself. Any work cannot be separated from its attached things. Just like the *Mona Lisa*, is it necessarily the most awesome painting in the world in terms of technique? But why is it the most famous painting in the world? Art has never had a so-called standard of quality. It is a matter of heart. In everyone's heart, what position it occupies is what position it is."

Lu Yan He understood a little bit of what Chen Ziyan said in a daze, but didn't fully understand it.

He knew that this might be something that would take a long time to understand, and finally, one day, it would suddenly become clear.

*Late Spring* didn't win an award, and Liu Bige's mood was a bit low.

Of the three major domestic film awards, only the last Galaxy Award remains.

According to the current situation, it is also difficult for *Late Spring* to win an award.

Lu Yan He didn't know how to comfort him.

Lu Yan He returned to school, met Miao Yue, and specifically asked about it.

Miao Yue said, "His mood is a bit bad, but he is already preparing for the next new film. He is very busy every day and has many things to do, so he doesn't have much time to think about these things, which is also quite good."

Lu Yan He asked, "That's good. I feel he still cares quite a bit about these awards."

"Of course he cares. He filmed a Chinese-language film, so of course he hopes to be recognized by everyone," Miao Yue said.

Lu Yan He nodded.

He asked Miao Yue, "Then for the film he is going to shoot later, are you participating in the script?"

"I'm not participating. It's already a script that someone else has written and given to him to shoot. It would be very strange for me to participate," Miao Yue said. "Besides, I still have to revise the next script, the one that is going to continue to ask you to act in."

Lu Yan He laughed, "Are you planning to be a screenwriter in the future?"

"I haven't decided yet. Anyway, I have to go to graduate school, so I'm not in a hurry to decide what profession to engage in in the future. Let's see while going to school first," Miao Yue said with a smile. "However, I have started writing my third long novel. I have also communicated with Linyu and Zhou Mukai and others before, and they have seen my manuscript. Maybe there will be a chance to serialize it in *Jump Up* magazine in the future."

"Really? That's great," Lu Yan He said.

After the film *Late Spring* was released, Miao Yue also leaped to become a very eye-catching new screenwriter.

The two novels she published before, especially the new edition of *Late Spring* published by Jiang Yin Publishing House, also saw a significant increase in sales.

If Miao Yue puts her new work on *Jump Up* for serialization at this time, it is of course a very good thing for *Jump Up*.

Just the four words "Miao Yue's new work" can attract a lot of attention.

This is the case for any platform; it must have a steady stream of new content and new topics to keep them in the eyes of users, rather than being forgotten after a long time without logging in.

Lu Yan He said to Miao Yue, "Thank you."

Miao Yue asked, "Are you going to join the crew later too?"

"Yes," Lu Yan He nodded, "I'm going to join the crew soon. I'll go after the exam."

Miao Yue nodded and said, "Your speed of filming can really be called a model worker. The key is that you are still in school, and many times you can't take on roles. I really don't understand why you are in school for seven or eight months a year, and why you can still film so many movies. Many actors feel tired filming one or two movies a year."

"This has to do with the fact that the movies I take on only take about one to two months to film, or even shorter," Lu Yan He said. "Like Li Zhibai and the others, acting in a big costume drama, five or six months are invested, or even longer, which is indeed tiring."

Miao Yue: "Okay, that's true."

"I heard that there are more and more short dramas now, one drama with only eight or ten episodes, which is also quite good. Have you ever thought about trying to write a TV series?" Lu Yan He asked.

Miao Yue said, "Actually, someone has come to me to ask if I would take on the creation of a TV series script, but I refused. Because I have never written a TV series script, and besides, I don't think I can write it. It takes so long to write a movie script; if I were asked to write a TV series script, I feel like I would have to write until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse to finish it."

Lu Yan He nodded upon hearing this. Miao Yue is a typical academic, and an academic who is very picky about the details of the text. Asking her to write a TV series script is certainly not impossible, but she would have to change many writing habits. Miao Yue is not very familiar with writing scripts yet, so it is even more difficult.

Miao Yue asked, "I heard that you are not planning to go to graduate school?"

"Yes, not going for now," Lu Yan He nodded, "Because I don't intend to follow the academic path, and now is the time when I need time the most. I plan to put my main energy into filming first. Anyway, if I want to go to graduate school, there will be opportunities in the future. I can go at thirty, and I can also go at forty."

Miao Yue: "That's true."

Miao Yue said again, "Regarding the fact that you don't want to go to graduate school, Zhao Laoshi Dezhong has complained about this to other teachers before."

"Ah?" Lu Yan He was stunned, "Why? What did he complain about me?"

"Just saying that you are still going to be a star, your heart can't settle down, and you don't even plan to go to graduate school," Miao Yue shrugged, "Something like that. It's also very strange. In our academy, besides you, there are many other students who don't plan to go to graduate school and go directly to work. Why does he specifically talk about you?"

Lu Yan He actually roughly knew the reason.

Previously, Liu Qiao specifically hosted a dinner, bringing him and Zhao Laoshi Dezhong together, and even specifically took the initiative to mention that if Lu Yan He wanted to go to graduate school, he could ask Zhao Laoshi Dezhong to be his graduate supervisor. At that time, Lu Yan He didn't like Liu Qiao's approach, so he politely declined on the spot and directly said that he was not considering going to graduate school for the time being.

It is estimated that it was that time that offended Zhao Laoshi Dezhong.

The snow began to fall rustlingly.

Lu Yan He came out of the classroom and saw the snow. The first thing he thought of was to ask Li Zhibai and Yan Liang if they wanted to go eat hot pot or spicy hot pot together.

He @ed them both in the three-person group and asked if they were free in the evening.

As a result, Li Zhibai had a live broadcast in the evening, and Yan Liang also had to record a program. Both of them would not finish until late at night.

Yan Liang said: I guess it will be early morning when I finish here.

Lu Yan He could only regretfully give up.

Everyone is getting busier and busier, and it is getting harder and harder to find time together. Just as he was looking down at his phone, typing the two words "Okay," he suddenly bumped into someone in front of him.

Lu Yan He apologized subconsciously: "Sorry."

When he looked up, he found that it was Zhao Laoshi Dezhong.

"Zhao Laoshi." Lu Yan He greeted him quickly.

Zhao Dezhong saw him, snorted lightly, and said, "Looking at your phone while walking is not a good habit."

Lu Yan He had an awkward smile on his face, nodded, and said, "Yes, sorry, I was just replying to a message."

"You can't look at your phone while walking even if you're replying to a message," Zhao Dezhong said.

Lu Yan He could only continue to apologize.

Zhao Dezhong then walked away with a dark face.

Lu Yan He was a bit helpless, but didn't know what to say. He knew that Zhao Dezhong just didn't like him—actually, Lu Yan He also roughly guessed that the day Liu Qiao invited him out, he probably had already mentioned that Lu Yan He wanted to go to graduate school and was looking for a graduate supervisor. Otherwise, Liu Qiao couldn't have rashly said directly that Lu Yan He wanted to go to graduate school and could actually study under Zhao Laoshi Dezhong. Without Zhao Dezhong's tacit consent, such a thing, of course, requires the supervisor to nod and agree first before it becomes the student's business.

However, Lu Yan He couldn't ask Liu Qiao to clarify the twists and turns of this now.

Just because of their relationship with Liu Qiao now...

Of course, even if the relationship with Liu Qiao was still there, Liu Qiao would definitely not admit such a thing.

Lu Yan He thought about it and felt that he still had to earnestly explain it to Zhao Dezhong.

If Zhao Dezhong really had an opinion on him because he refused to go to graduate school, then that was Zhao Dezhong's problem, and he wouldn't care about any prejudice he had. But if Zhao Dezhong had a prejudice against him because Liu Qiao said some misleading things in the middle, he wouldn't let the misunderstanding continue like this.

So, Lu Yan He caught up with Zhao Dezhong.

"Zhao Laoshi, are you free now? Can I have a chat with you?"

Zhao Dezhong looked at Lu Yan He with some surprise, and a trace of surprised panic appeared on his tense, dark face.

Many professors in the school are actually quite simple in essence.

Because the people they deal with are relatively simple.

Therefore, you can see the side of the angry youth and idealism that is rare in other forty or fifty-year-olds in many forty or fifty-year-old professors.

Zhao Dezhong sat in front of Lu Yan He, still a bit stern-faced, not speaking.

But as Lu Yan He slowly explained the ins and outs of his reading, acting, and the last time he had dinner with him, Zhao Dezhong's face slowly softened.

"I was indeed struggling for a while before about whether to go to graduate school because I like reading and am also interested," Lu Yan He said. "However, compared to doing research and writing papers, I actually found that I prefer reading on my own. Moreover, the objective reasons are also there. I have had many film and television projects in recent years and really need time. If I continue to go to graduate school, I will face the situation where I can't focus on either side. If I have to do both, the result is that I can't do either well."

Zhao Dezhong said "um."

"So, not going to graduate school for now is a decision I made after careful consideration," Lu Yan He said. "Zhao Laoshi, I don't know how Liu Qiao contacted you, but I heard from other students that you are a bit concerned about me not going to graduate school. I'm afraid you misunderstood, so I want to explain my thoughts to you."

Zhao Dezhong said, "Since you can think about these things so clearly, I support you in making such a decision. However, since you say you love reading and literature, then don't give it up just because you are busy filming. Reading is a lifelong thing. No matter what profession you do, you must not forget to read."

Lu Yan He heard a bit of earnest advice in Zhao Dezhong's serious tone.

He was very moved and was also glad that he came to Zhao Dezhong to explain this matter.

On December 16th, Chen Siqi sent him a message saying: The physical book sales of this winter special issue of *Jump Up* have exceeded 300,000 copies!

Lu Yan He was so surprised that his eyes widened when he saw this number.

How should I put this number?

Such a number, even if placed ten years ago, in the era when print media was still prevalent, is still a competitive number.

In that era, it could also be considered a bestseller magazine.

Not to mention in an era like this now.

Lu Yan He: Really good! Too good.

Chen Siqi: This has strengthened my idea of making a newspaper, but I don't want to make a traditional newspaper. I want to make a newspaper that can make readers feel "weighty." They can read content in our newspaper that they can't read on the internet or self-media.

Lu Yan He:?

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Chen Siqi said: This newspaper should take "culture" as the main concept, not literature. Look, we have so many people, in so many universities, knowing so many big professors. In fact, we know best which teachers have real talent and learning, and have the ability to explain professional knowledge in a way that is both extensive and profound, yet easy to understand.

Lu Yan He's head went boom.

Huh?

He suddenly realized one thing: isn't this the "knowledge payment" that slowly emerged in another parallel universe as experts and scholars in various fields entered the internet? The so-called online courses.

Chen Siqi wants to let people in this world get the same experience through a newspaper, a newspaper that only costs one yuan?

Chen Siqi said: Just like many of our classmates will go to other academies to audit classes, and some of our teachers' online courses are posted on the internet, there are also many social people who will watch them. It is not only students in school who are interested in culture, and culture is not something high above or high on the shelf. When you recorded that episode of *City Travel* with Sister Qiu Ling and her boyfriend Professor Zhou Shuyu, many people gave feedback that they wanted Professor Zhou Shuyu to be a resident of this program. In fact, in this era, there are still a large number of people who have a demand for "culture," whether it is a real demand or a psychological demand.

Lu Yan He was even more shocked after listening to Chen Siqi.

He really didn't expect that Chen Siqi had insight into such a social psychology on her own.

With the development of the internet era, many people are saying that the massive amount of information on the internet makes many people not like reading books, and fragmented reading occupies everyone's ability to read for a long time.

But while this phenomenon appears, it also makes many people hope to read some meaningful and cultural content in their hearts.

We hate giving meaning and value to everything and enjoy simply wasting life, but at the same time, everyone's life is definitely pursuing something more lasting on a longer and farther scale.

This is the instinct of human reproduction to this day.

For the first time after hearing that Chen Siqi wanted to make a newspaper, Lu Yan He felt a thought that "her idea is very right," and it was also the first time he said: This is very worth doing.

He was really worried before that Chen Siqi wanted to start a renaissance in the newspaper industry, trying to replicate the miracle of *Jump Up* in the newspaper industry.

If miracles could be replicated, they wouldn't be called miracles.

At that time, when they made *Jump Up*, they didn't aim for success, they purely wanted to do such a thing, so they did it.

Newspapers are different.

Now Lu Yan He realized that Chen Siqi's idea really hit the psychology of the general public and is very likely to be successful.

Lu Yan He said: This idea is really good. There are definitely many people who need content reading materials with real knowledge content.

China is very big, with a large population, a population of over one billion. Even if only one million people are willing to pay for this thing, it is enough for it to become a super bestseller.

One yuan.

Lu Yan He suddenly understood why Chen Siqi wanted to emphasize this selling price.

It makes people feel absolutely worth the money.

According to this positioning, the level of this newspaper will be very high, especially the requirements for manuscripts will be very high.

Lu Yan He did not intervene. He believed that with the ability of Chen Siqi and the editorial team of *Jump Up*, they could do it bit by bit according to their ideas.

In fact, what ability and qualification does he have to intervene now?

He is not professional.

Far less professional than them.

On the contrary, seeing Chen Siqi suddenly propose such a good idea, and seeing that this newspaper might really be very successful, hitting the psychological needs of the public in this era, Lu Yan He himself was also inspired.

How are those film and television projects of his?

Are they all in progress?

Lu Yan He took the initiative to contact Wang Zhong, Jia Long, and others to ask about the progress of *Lost in Journey* and *Rouge*, and went to dock with Beijiguang Video to ask about the progress of *My Own Swordsman* and *Squid Game*.

During the exam week, Lu Yan He was like he had been injected with chicken blood, and restored his previous live broadcast frequency, live broadcasting for at least four hours every day, reading and reviewing, and writing scripts.

Finally, when the exam week ended, Lu Yan He was also ready to join the crew.

*Road of Glory* had already started filming for a week, and the previous scenes were all Shang Yongzhou's scenes.

After Lu Yan He joined the crew, the crew would stop filming for two days, and finally hold a script meeting again to unify the understanding of the script by everyone in the crew.

Fu Kai did a better job in this regard than other crews.

He held a script meeting, not only with actors present, but also with the heads of various departments, requiring every department to clearly know what kind of film this film should be shot into.

This also made Lu Yan He learn a lot and have many insights.

Indeed, film is not just the art of directors, screenwriters, and actors; all departments must participate. If all departments can establish an understanding of what this film should be shot into from the beginning, it can actually reduce a lot of communication costs and trial-and-error costs later.

After Lu Yan He joined the crew, he first gave everyone a cup of steaming coffee, greeted the coordinator, and took money out of his own pocket to add dishes for everyone.

Mainly because he was in the exam week before and joined the crew a week late, which caused some trouble for the crew no matter what.

Lu Yan He expressed his apology in this way, which is also a kind of human sophistication.

The production budget of this film is not high, and it is prepared for on-location shooting, which leads to spending a lot of money on transportation and accommodation.

Lu Yan He simply let the crew not worry about his eating, drinking, and pooping. Anyway, he just took Zou Dong and Wang Biao, drove a nanny car himself, followed the crew, and didn't need the crew to worry, just need to manage the accommodation.

Shang Yongzhou heard that he did this, so he also handled it this way.

Blockbusters have sufficient budgets, of course, they can be comprehensive and give them the best shooting conditions.

But *Road of Glory* is just such a small-budget film. If you still pursue the conditions of being served wherever you go, it's better not to take this film from the beginning.

The two protagonists are so save-worrying, which naturally made the coordinator breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the accommodation conditions cannot be said to be very good.

Especially in some places, there are not enough accommodation rooms, and sometimes you even have to live with others.

Lu Yan He could at least be assigned an independent small room, but it was also really small.

In winter, the white snow is rustling.

The first scene Lu Yan He filmed was an outdoor scene, standing on the side of the road, losing his temper with Shang Yongzhou.

A winding mountain road, looking out, between the mountain rocks, the thick and light blend, like a huge ink painting eroded by time.

They really ran to a mountain and filmed here.

At this time of year, a car may not pass by in half an hour.

The crew arranged for staff to watch passing vehicles at both ends and report in time, while the actors acted in the road section.

This scene is about Jiang Ying, played by Lu Yan He, and Mo Wen, played by Shang Yongzhou, going on the road together.

Jiang Ying followed Mo Wen on the road for three days, completely not knowing what Mo Wen was going to do, and felt that it was suffering outside in this ice and snow, so he wanted to go back.

Mo Wen disagreed.

Jiang Ying wanted to walk back by himself.

Director Fu Kai wanted to film the outdoor scene first.

Therefore, the scene of arguing in the car hadn't been filmed yet, and Lu Yan He had to slam the car door and get off first.

Shang Yongzhou took the initiative to ask: "Do you want to set up a scene for you first and argue a few words?"

Lu Yan He nodded and said: "Okay."

So, before the official filming, Lu Yan He argued with Shang Yongzhou first.

"In this winter, didn't you see the snow falling rustlingly? You still drive into this mountain. Aren't you afraid that the road will freeze, and you will fall into the mountain ditch if you are not careful?" Lu Yan He came up with a temper.

Shang Yongzhou looked at him with a dark face.

Didn't speak.

Lu Yan He continued: "Brother, what is wrong with you? Can you tell me the truth? Were you cheated on by a woman, or were you fired? Oh, can we not suffer this crime outside? Go home and lie down comfortably, how cool is that? My feet are almost frozen."

Shang Yongzhou: "Don't talk nonsense."

"I—" Lu Yan He looked annoyed.

At this time, the sound of Fu Kai shouting action came.

Lu Yan He immediately turned his head and glared at Shang Yongzhou—actually, at this time, there was no camera to film him, but he and Shang Yongzhou were still in the state of the character, acting out every step in place.

Lu Yan He opened the car door, got off the car, bent down and shouted at the person in the car: "Drive slowly by yourself, you have a brain problem, you have to come and suffer this kind of crime!"

He slammed the car door and turned to walk down the mountain.

As a result, after only taking two steps, his feet began to slip, and his body slid down uncontrollably.

Lu Yan He shouted in panic and sat on the ground with his butt.

This was not written in the script, nor was it arranged in advance.

It was just an accidental slip.

Lu Yan He was stunned for a second, subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of Fu Kai, because he didn't hear cut, so he could only continue to act. After coming back to his senses, a look of annoyance and anger appeared on his face, supporting the ground, trying to stand up from the ground, patting his butt, looking back at Shang Yongzhou in the car, raising his middle finger, comparing it, and continuing to walk forward angrily, but suddenly slipped again and fell.

Lu Yan He himself was embarrassed.

He even heard someone on the scene couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Lu Yan He climbed up from the ground in a sorry state.

"Director, you still don't shout cut, I'm going to break my bones!"

He complained helplessly.

At this time, the scene burst into laughter.

Shang Yongzhou also got off the car and asked: "Are you okay? Are you injured?"

"It's okay, just feel ashamed," Lu Yan He's cheeks were slightly red, "I made such a joke in the first scene."

Fu Kai walked over and said: "Very good, really very good, this segment can be used."

Fu Kai had an unstoppable smile on his face.

Lu Yan He: "..."

Shang Yongzhou said: "Indeed, these two falls, the tense atmosphere was suddenly lost, and it really fits the character of Jiang Ying."

Lu Yan He: "Impulsive, reckless, and stupid?"

Shang Yongzhou: "I didn't say that."

Fu Kai smiled and patted Lu Yan He's shoulder, "I thought you designed it yourself, so I didn't shout cut."

Lu Yan He: "... I wouldn't design such an embarrassing action."

Fu Kai was in a good mood.

Because of the accident of Lu Yan He falling, it had an unexpected effect.

This made Fu Kai think it was a sign—a sign that this film would be filmed very smoothly.

In this scene on the mountain road, there is a relatively important shot, which is Lu Yan He slipping, sliding out from under the fence on the side of the road, fortunately wearing thick clothes, and getting stuck, otherwise he would have fallen directly.

Then Shang Yongzhou got off the car and hurriedly pulled Lu Yan He up.

Fu Kai said: "Add two lines, Yongzhou, when Lu Yan He slips for the first time, you shout at him, get in the car, when he slips for the second time, you shout at him again, let him get in the car, Lu Yan He is angry and refuses to get in, and then he comes to a big one, suddenly almost sliding down the steep slope."

Shang Yongzhou nodded.

This kind of temporary addition of two lines is because some unexpected situations appeared on the scene, and two lines need to be added to make the lines in the script better connect with the actual shooting situation.

Lu Yan He also has to be in these two shots to set up for Shang Yongzhou.

Fu Kai said: "When saying these two lines, the camera must bring in Lu Yan He's sorry appearance, which will be more effective."

Lu Yan He: "..."

Then, Lu Yan He saw how strong Shang Yongzhou's line skills were.

Two "get in the car," the exact same lines, but with different emotional progression.

The first time was a slightly serious "get in the car," telling him not to vent his anger anymore.

The second time, there was a bit more helplessness, meaning "what's the point of torturing yourself like this."

Once Lu Yan He entered Jiang Ying's mood, the feeling of annoyance and anger became stronger.

He took the initiative to request: "Director, how about another take? When filming just now, I was distracted when I fell and stood up for the first time. Another take will be better."

Fu Kai nodded.

Lu Yan He came again, but this time the action of slipping was not very natural.

Fu Kai said to him: "It's okay, we are not filming a long take, if it's not natural, it's not natural. We will use the slipping shot from the first take. You mainly act out the reaction after hearing Shang Yongzhou ask you to get in the car after falling."

Lu Yan He nodded, and now he didn't need to focus on how to make himself fall more naturally.

Sure enough, with the stimulation of Shang Yongzhou's two "get in the car," Lu Yan He's reaction had more of that feeling of being anxious and annoyed.

With good actors acting opposite you on the scene, you can be stimulated to have better reactions.

For such a shot, Fu Kai filmed a total of four takes and passed.

"Very smooth," Fu Kai said with a relaxed expression, "Keep this momentum, strive to finish this scene today, and you won't have to go up the mountain tomorrow."