Chapter 453: New Shortlist

Actually, when the teams of other artists in "Young Days" received the new planning sent by the show team, they all felt that it was not very good.

The show team arranged the promotion of "Rouge" in it, and it was not inserted in the form of hard advertising—this would be more normal, but they had to put "Rouge" as an important key clue into the design of the show, letting everyone "spontaneously" discover this theme, which was very ridiculous.

However, because this was the face given to Lu Yan He by the show team, the teams of other artists hesitated for a while, and unanimously did not express opposition.

Lu Yan He is now in full swing, not just popular and hot himself, now he has become a screenwriter, director, producer, and has a production company. He has already begun to enter the level of capital. They all know that their artists might need to get resources from Lu Yan He in the future.

Except for Liu Zhiyin who takes the pure idol route, and Peng Zhixing who takes the pure host route, others are more or less acting.

Of course, setting aside these actual benefits, with the relationship between their own artists and Lu Yan He, they certainly wouldn't want to raise objections for such a small matter.

Lu Yan He's film "Lost on Journey," two-thirds of the people who went to cameo in "Young Days" were in it.

You can imagine the relationship between them.

No one expected that Lu Yan He would take the initiative to propose not to use this plan.

Li Zhenzhen said: "Is our plan too bad?"

She is also very direct.

Lu Yan He said with a smile: "You temporarily helped me change the plan, and you wanted to help me promote the new film. It is not easy to temporarily change such a plan. I just don't want to affect the positioning of our show in the hearts of the audience because of promoting "Rouge." The main positioning of our show is still to observe the way we get along with each other, isn't it?"

It is different from the general slow variety show. The key words of "Young Days" are "cohabitation" and "socializing."

Li Zhenzhen said: "Also, let's change it again."

Lu Yan He said: "Sister Zhenzhen, actually I have an idea."

"Idea?" Li Zhenzhen was very surprised, asked: "What good ideas do you have again?"

You know, the idea of working to earn living materials proposed by Lu Yan He is still used in the show today.

Li Zhenzhen attaches great importance to Lu Yan He's ideas about variety shows.

Lu Yan He said: "We have many people in the first episode. Our show has eight artists, and..."

"It is one of the shows with the most guests in the history of variety shows," Li Zhenzhen said, "Because it is the first episode of the fourth season, we also want to make a good start."

Simply put, it is to play the star quantity card, let the first episode of the fourth season explode in popularity, and attract everyone.

Lu Yan He's idea is actually very simple.

He said: "On the basis of the original plan of the first episode, give each of us a secret task, this secret task is related to other people's wishes—about this wish, you can find it from our previous interviews, online speeches, and other channels. If you really can't find it, ask our fans, fans must know. In short, the first episode can be made into a theme of helping each other realize a wish."

Li Zhenzhen subconsciously frowned, because she didn't quite understand the purpose of doing this, is it just to create some warm moments?

Lu Yan He said: "And at the end of this episode, add a link where everyone sits together and chats, and don't talk about anything else, just talk about why there was such a wish at that node, because behind every wish is a story."

Hearing this, Li Zhenzhen's eyes lit up instantly.

If she still didn't understand Lu Yan He's meaning after hearing this, she would have wasted so many years in the variety show circle.

Li Zhenzhen screamed in surprise on the other end of the phone.

"Wow—Lu Yan He, your idea is too great!"

Behind every wish is a story.

Behind every story is the real side of a star artist behind the lens.

This idea focuses on "revealing the secrets of artists" and coincides with the theme of "observation" of the show. Through this link, the attitudes and reactions between each other will have the possibility of further interaction in such in-depth exchanges.

Li Zhenzhen took a deep breath.

She immediately went to write the show plan.

"Yan He, in the planning of this episode, you must add your name," Li Zhenzhen said, "You are really too awesome, you have so many ideas, just come and be our consultant!"

Lu Yan He said with a smile: "I am very tired, I can't be busy, Sister Zhenzhen, without me, the plans you make are equally popular."

"But every idea you put forward is a new model that can continue to be used," Li Zhenzhen said, "It is also a new model created by "Young Days"."

Lu Yan He is such a person, no matter what work he does, he will try his best to make this work better.

He also has a deeper feeling after experiencing so many things. To be a person with many friends, to be a person who can help friends, only in this way, when you need friends and need help, can you confidently gather such a group of people to help you do what you want to do.

This time filming "Love Letter," if it weren't for everyone's help, he wouldn't be able to film this movie at all. Saying he is a director, he is actually a person who constantly makes requests. He needs to pass through others to realize these requests one by one. If there were no strong help from Luo Yuzhong, Xin Zixing, and Liu Bige, he might not even be able to start filming.

The show "Young Days" was one of the earliest jobs Lu Yan He came into contact with after the college entrance examination. It is not easy for it to continue to this day. Especially the guests of this show, many people have become popular, no longer the unknown newcomers they were at the beginning, everyone's schedule is very tight, and everyone's market price has also ushered in a substantial increase. For this show, of course, it is impossible to say that everyone's salary is increased according to the market price. This is not something a show can afford, and no matter how popular the show is, it can't afford it.

Many popular shows, why do they change a group of people while recording? The contradiction between salary increase and the show's carrying capacity is a big reason. Therefore, when everyone is popular and the salary is high, they can only change blood and bring in some very cheap newcomers, so that even if the popularity of the show may be lower, overall, the production cost is much lower.

And "Young Days" can still be done with the original cast until now, because everyone has lowered their salary, allowing the show to continue.

The attribute of the show "Young Days" determines that it is difficult to become a national-level variety show. It is not covered by all ages, and it has its ceiling in show audience and profit. Everyone lowered their salary, the show team's pressure is much smaller, and the staff of the show team can also get more generous bonuses because of this.

When "Young Days" officially announced that Lu Yan He would return to record this season, his fans were shocked.

God knows how long they haven't seen Lu Yan He on the show.

In the past half a year, Lu Yan He basically only appeared in some business activities, film festivals, and film crews, and it is difficult for any show to invite him.

Some people also said that Lu Yan He started to cherish his feathers after rising in the film festival, and no longer participated in show recording.

Lu Yan He specifically cooperated with the director group and recorded a VCR, saying: "I thought I couldn't participate in this season, I had already asked for leave from the director group before, but I didn't expect that the filming of the summer part of "Love Letter" went very smoothly and has ended, and it didn't conflict with the recording time of "Young Days." So, I'm back!"

"Young Days" forwarded: Welcome home!

Who knows, under this Weibo, many fans are actually asking:

—Why do you still want to participate in a show like "Young Days"? It is no longer worthy of you.

—With this time, why don't you take more movies? You haven't won the Best Actor award yet.

—Are you a person who wants to be an artist? Why do you still want to be a variety show person?

These comments were something Lu Yan He really didn't expect.

Chen Ziyan said: "There is no need to reply. Many fans always hope that their idols are gods, hanging high in the sky, not descending to the world, and not touching the spring water."

Lu Yan He said: "I didn't expect them to have such big prejudices."

"It can't be said to be prejudice, it's just that people always like gods to maintain the image of gods, not to have seven emotions and six desires like people," Chen Ziyan said, "Your whole image is now linked to the high-end international film festival, so fans who like this high-end feeling in you, of course, hope that you can maintain this high-end feeling, pull away the gap with other star artists, and you have to stand on your altar. In fact, some star artists in the past also took this high-end route. Popularity is not high enough, the thickness of the work is not high, it doesn't matter, anyway, the person's high-end feeling is high. After forming such a public impression, naturally, some people are willing to pay for this high-end public impression."

Lu Yan He took a deep breath, "So fans' liking for stars is a god-making plan."

"More than just fans' liking for stars, the brokerage company's plan for artists is also a god-making plan," Chen Ziyan said, "Ordinary people are not worshipped by anyone, and no one is willing to pay for ordinary people."

Lu Yan He: "So cruel."

Chen Ziyan: "For this part of fans, you don't need to make any explanation. If you make any explanation, they won't listen. They don't even like you, but that high-end you. Once your high-end feeling is gone one day, they will also unfollow."

Lu Yan He nodded.

However, the news that Lu Yan He announced his return to the fourth season of "Young Days" made other show teams eager to move.

Lu Yan He is willing to come out to record shows again?

Major TV stations and show production teams began to contact Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan thought about it seriously and decided to take a show for Lu Yan He in September to cooperate with the promotion of "Rouge."

Others were pushed away on the grounds of schedule.

However, this did not affect everyone's enthusiasm at all. Many shows even indicated that they could adjust the recording time to cooperate with Lu Yan He's time.

At this time, Lu Yan He suddenly received a call.

It was a call from director Fu Kai.

"Yan He, tell you a good news."

"Hmm? What good news, director?" Lu Yan He already had an idea in his heart.

Fu Kai said: ""Road to Glory" was shortlisted for the Orizzonti section of the Venice International Film Festival."

"Wow! That's great, congratulations!" Lu Yan He cheered in surprise.

Fu Kai: "I originally wanted to see if I could be shortlisted for the main competition unit, but in the end, it was adjusted to the Orizzonti section, and I accepted it."

Lu Yan He said: "It's already great."

The film "Road to Glory" has a unique Eastern cultural background and is such a theme, which is the theme most favored by film festivals. However, director Fu Kai is not a regular visitor to film festivals, and he is not famous internationally, nor is he a conventional art film director. From common sense, it is very difficult for this film to be shortlisted for the main competition unit.

So, Lu Yan He feels that it is also very rare for it to be shortlisted for the Orizzonti section.

Fu Kai asked: "The Venice International Film Festival opens at the end of August. Do you have time to go with us?"

"It should be no problem at the end of August. I will tell Sister Ziyan later and leave the time." Lu Yan He said.

Fu Kai said with a smile: "That would be great. If you don't participate in the Venice International Film Festival for this film, the starlight will be dimmed by half."

Lu Yan He quickly said: "That's not it, even if I don't go, my senior brother can still support the starlight of our film."

This film starring Lu Yan He and Shang Yongzhou is a genuine art film. It is more artistic than "Sanshan." It can be said that "Sanshan" at least added many Chinese traditional strange legends and some bizarre pictures in the film, and there are many pictures full of screen and visual impact.

"Road to Glory" is a film that completely talks about people, life, and life's grand themes.

Lu Yan He was not surprised at all that this film would be shortlisted for the Venice International Film Festival.

Its theme is simply tailor-made for international film festivals. The only difference is which film festival it will go to in the end. And this film has Lu Yan He and Shang Yongzhou. Except for the main competition unit, major film festivals, considering the selection ratio of various countries, belong to the degree that they will definitely welcome this film to participate.

The official announcement news was released two days later.

The Venice International Film Festival officially released this news.

And in addition to "Road to Glory," director Yu Qin's new work "Happy Time" was also shortlisted for the main competition unit of this Venice International Film Festival.

Because two Chinese films were shortlisted for the competition unit, major media reported it.

It has been ten years since Yu Qin's "Happy Time" and her previous work.

She is one of the most famous female directors in the country, with low output but great fame.

She is also a regular visitor to international film festivals.

She, who had disappeared for a long time, suddenly appeared with a new work without a sound, attracting much attention and discussion, and even film-related media discussed her work more, rather than "Road to Glory" starring Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yan He.

Of course, the cooperation between the two of them this time, "Road to Glory," still has extremely high popularity across the entire network.

Lu Yan He doesn't need to say. Shang Yongzhou also returned to the film festival with his work after several years.

His output is very low, and in recent years he has mainly focused on commercial films such as "Seize the Day" and "Come on, Big Star," so naturally he hasn't brought his work to the film festival for a long time.

Shang Yongzhou's status, popularity, and number of fans are far higher than Lu Yan He's. After all, Lu Yan He still lacks foundation and precipitation.

His return to the film festival with a new work this time made fans almost beat drums and gongs to express their excitement.

And for those who pay attention to Lu Yan He, the reaction brought to them by this news is almost the same—

He was shortlisted for the four major international film festivals again.

In just three years, Lu Yan He's record in international film festivals is too fierce.

And almost in the past year, he has not been absent from the four major international film festivals.

You can see him at every film festival.

Why are films involving Lu Yan He so favored by top international film festivals?

Some film media did a review, trying to analyze the reasons.

But they didn't find any patterns.

To put it bluntly, Lu Yan He films a lot, and the quality of the films he films is high.

However, why did he catch up with all these films?

There are so many Chinese films every year, but those shortlisted for the four major international film festivals can be counted on one's fingers.

Is it because they don't want to be shortlisted?

It's because people have high requirements.

Of course, in fact, Lu Yan He feels that he basically took advantage of the light. "Sanshan," "Night Run," and "Rouge" took advantage of director Wang Zhong's light, "Twilight Spring" took advantage of Liu Bige's light—and Liu Bige was because he had someone operating for him internationally, so his debut work was astonishingly shortlisted for the main competition unit, and because it was indeed filmed well, he also won a big award.

And this time, "Road to Glory," Lu Yan He feels, more or less because of Shang Yongzhou's starring, this film entered the vision of those film selectors at international film festivals. Otherwise, with the output of so many films in various countries around the world, even if the theme of "Road to Glory" is suitable for film festivals, they may not necessarily know about this film.

As for himself... many people say that Lu Yan He now has great international influence, and the films he stars in will directly enter the vision of international film festivals.

But Lu Yan He has self-knowledge. Although he seems to have become a regular visitor to major international film festivals for various reasons, and is even considered by many to have close friendships with many key figures overseas, in fact, he has not reached the level of being able to drive a film to be actively concerned by top international film festivals.

At this time, some media also stood up and said so, Lu Yan He is just lucky, it is still too early to say that he has become the leader of our Chinese films. ===== CHAPTER 454 =====