Chapter 509: Spring Breeze Blows and Life Returns (110k-word update!)

"Little Brother Lu, why are you being so polite to Zhao Yuan? Didn't you say that for the movie *Love Letter*, he basically just dumped it on his apprentice to handle and is just a hands-off proprietor?"

After finishing their meal, Lu Yan He personally drove Zhao Yuan back to his hotel before heading back to his own.

On the way, Wang Biao asked Lu Yan He, feeling quite puzzled.

Lu Yan He said, "Although he acted as a hands-off proprietor, first of all, he is an editor introduced by Luo Dao Yuzhong, and he is also a senior and famous editor in the industry. If I don't give him this courtesy, I have to give it to Luo Dao. Luo Dao is my teacher; do you understand the relationship here?"

Wang Biao nodded in realization.

"So that's how it is."

"Secondly, regarding his being a hands-off proprietor, I didn't bring it up with him openly, and others don't know about these things either. If I don't show enough respect now, then it's my problem—I'm not being respectful enough to him."

Wang Biao was even more "suddenly enlightened."

Lu Yan He laughed, "And another thing is what I learned from Sister Ziyan: when hosting someone, either don't host them at all, or try your best to do everything perfectly. Don't host them and then make them feel like you're just brushing them off."

Wang Biao: "I know that much, but for someone like Zhao Yuan, I wouldn't even want to host him. He doesn't do any work yet enjoys everything everywhere; what right does he have..."

Lu Yan He looked at Wang Biao thoughtfully, thinking of his former self.

In the past, there was a period of time when he was like that too.

But slowly, he changed a bit.

People's changes sometimes aren't achieved overnight. At first, you think it's just a little bit, then a little bit added to a little bit, and unknowingly, time passes. Then, when you suddenly look back, you realize such a huge change has already occurred.

Lu Yan He watched the complete rough cut of *Love Letter* this time, and in his heart, he was actually more satisfied with Li Fenglei.

The version Li Fenglei edited was basically already what Lu Yan He had imagined.

The biggest difficulty in communication between a director and an editor is actually whether the latter can grasp the former's ideas.

Two people can't even understand each other's meaning 100% when speaking normally, let alone when it involves something like creative work.

Creation is too subjective.

Everyone has their own understanding.

It's not that Lu Yan He insists the movie must be made in a certain way—

However, he knows what *Love Letter* looks like when filmed well, and he knows what style of movie it is, so naturally, he would undoubtedly work in that direction.

Therefore, Lu Yan He, who isn't actually that "paranoid" or "stubborn" of a person, was actually quite firm in his requirements for the editing.

It had to be done this way.

Zhao Yuan had actually mentioned to some extent before that using letters to carry the main plot and inserting flashback segments from time to time would make the whole movie look a bit scattered, but Lu Yan He still insisted that it must be edited this way.

After knowing that the main editor of this movie was actually Li Fenglei, Lu Yan He had the thought of poaching him.

However, as mentioned earlier, if he wants to poach Li Fenglei, he cannot bypass Zhao Yuan to do it.

If Lu Yan He hadn't met Li Fenglei through the editing of *Love Letter*, he could have done it—poaching people normally is only natural. But Li Fenglei was brought by Zhao Yuan; if Lu Yan He poached him behind Zhao Yuan's back, that would be called stealing someone's thunder. He had to think of a way to both poach Li Fenglei and get Zhao Yuan to nod.

After sending Zhao Yuan away, Lu Yan He continued filming *Burning Fire*.

On set, Shang Yongzhou took the initiative to mention *Love Letter* to Lu Yan He, saying, "I didn't expect that for your first time as a director, you would choose such a... theme that reminisces about the past. How old are you? How did you think of filming this kind of theme? I thought this kind of theme would at least be something that people who have been away from their student days for ten or twenty years would have feelings about, like someone my age."

Lu Yan He smiled and said, "Senior, please don't be ageist."

Shang Yongzhou curled the corners of his mouth.

"The movie is filmed well; I like it very much." Shang Yongzhou said to Lu Yan He, "I'm not just being polite; I really like your movie."

Shang Yongzhou's liking and support made Lu Yan He very happy.

"Thank you, Senior."

"When the movie has its preview screenings in the country later, if you need me to show my support, just send me a message directly." Shang Yongzhou said, "I feel like you're always too embarrassed to trouble me."

"It's not that; I just feel that you have a more artistic personality, Senior, and I don't want to force you into an occasion that makes you uncomfortable."

"When... when did I make you feel that I'm more artistic?" Shang Yongzhou was actually quite surprised.

"You always keep yourself in the character's state when acting, Senior."

"That's on set." Shang Yongzhou said, "I don't like being disturbed when I'm acting, and I don't want a lot of socializing. Once I'm off the set, I'm not a hermit living in the mountains, drinking tea and looking at the moon every day."

When Shang Yongzhou said this, there seemed to be some resentment.

This made Lu Yan He a bit curious: is his senior often misunderstood like this?

But thinking about it, it makes sense; Lu Yan He first met Shang Yongzhou at the cocktail party for *Carpe Diem*.

At that time, Shang Yongzhou didn't make Lu Yan He feel that he was bad at socializing at all.

His ability in this area was not lacking in the slightest.

"Okay, okay." Lu Yan He laughed, "Senior, I understand. Then when *Love Letter* is released, please be sure to come and show your support."

"I won't remember verbal promises; remember to send me an invitation card then."

"... You have so many demands, Senior." Lu Yan He teased, but his eyes were smiling.

Shang Yongzhou laughed too.

Shang Yongzhou asked, "After *Love Letter*, do you plan to continue being a director?"

"I don't have that thought for the time being." Lu Yan He said, "There are many plays to film later, and for me, the thing I lack most right now is time."

Shang Yongzhou nodded.

"That's true."

Lu Yan He asked, "Senior, I'm preparing to reboot *Friends*. Would you be interested in making a guest appearance in this show later?"

Shang Yongzhou was a bit surprised.

"You're really planning to reboot *Friends*? I thought that was just a false rumor on the internet. Didn't you swear before that you wouldn't do this anymore?"

"Yuehu Station has secured the copyright. It's not that I don't want to do *Friends*; it's that I don't want to do *Friends* with Beijing Station." Lu Yan He said directly, "Moreover, Yuehu Station is very sincere. Although they were attracted by the show's ratings and popularity, in my exchanges with them, I could also feel their love and respect for this work. I am willing to cooperate with a television station that respects this work."

Shang Yongzhou nodded.

"After I finish filming *Burning Fire* and take a break, send me a message whenever you're filming *Friends*, and I'll come to guest star for you."

"If you're willing, I'll have them contact your agent; I can't take advantage of you." Lu Yan He laughed, "The salary that should be given must still be given. At this time, you're so casual again, just send a message."

Shang Yongzhou: "It's just helping you guest star in a role."

"In that episode, it won't just be showing your face. I want you to appear as a date for one of the girls in our show." Lu Yan He said, "First, build up how handsome and charming this date is, and that he's an actor and very famous. Then, when you appear, the audience will go wild—before this episode officially airs, I want to keep your guest appearance a secret, not let everyone know, to give them a big surprise."

Shang Yongzhou smiled.

"Fine, I understand. You just want me to be a vase in your show, right?"

"A Best Actor is someone with perfect comprehension."

Shang Yongzhou nodded with a smile.

For a top-tier actor like Shang Yongzhou, guest starring in a hit show is actually quite common.

It's not common in Chinese dramas because Chinese dramas basically don't have series, and before it airs, no one knows how popular it will be, so naturally, no top-tier actor would risk the show flopping to guest star—unless it's a big IP adaptation with many original fans, or a production by a big director.

This time, Lu Yan He made a very rich plan for *Friends*, and the theme of each episode, as well as the development of the main plot, were all sorted out according to his own memory.

He had already started writing the script.

This kind of twenty-minute-per-episode show, which is also a life drama, doesn't have a large volume, but the difficulty is not small.

Fortunately, Lu Yan He remembers many plots and dialogues from *Friends*, and because he is an actor, screenwriter, and director, he has gradually accumulated a lot of experience and understanding about creation.

He has too many halos of success right now.

It is really easy for people to lose themselves in such halos.

Lu Yan He must constantly remind himself to stay as clear-headed as possible—instead of writing and writing, and then truly believing that these scripts and these characters were written by himself, and floating away, thinking he is truly a gifted creator.

This is also why Lu Yan He often asks people he trusts to look at the scripts he writes and the footage he films, and offer some suggestions.

Lu Yan He doesn't really want to get anything from them, but rather wants to verify his own memory from their reactions.

Things created by excellent creators may all have their own style, very different from others.

But at least their eyes can tell what is good.

On the other hand, ever since Li Yuefeng drank with Lu Yan He that night, he seemed to have really treated Lu Yan He as his friend. Basically, as long as the two were on set at the same time, Li Yuefeng would run to Lu Yan He's side to talk and laugh.

Li Yuefeng would also invite Lu Yan He out to eat and drink from time to time. Lu Yan He couldn't stand Li Yuefeng's level of enthusiasm and often rejected him, but this didn't seem to dampen Li Yuefeng's enthusiasm at all.

Lu Yan He: "..."

And as March passed, April arrived, a time when all things are flourishing.

The cold and chill left over from winter had completely faded, and the heat and dryness of summer hadn't yet had time to invade this land.

After waking up in the morning, if he wasn't in a hurry to go to the set to film, Lu Yan He would be happy to walk downstairs, take a stroll, and enjoy the breeze.

Sometimes, he would also run into Wan Renhai.

Lu Yan He actually admired him quite a bit; even though the director's work is so heavy every day, his energy is still so abundant, and he would always make time to walk alone in the morning.

Too self-disciplined.

Lu Yan He thought to himself that he actually had a period of time when he was this self-disciplined before.

But slowly, he couldn't be self-disciplined anymore.

People really do slowly become lazy.

He was no exception.

Thinking back to his senior year of high school, he was truly diligent to a point that made him feel incredible.

How did he manage to calculate every minute and every second clearly and arrange everything perfectly, except for sleeping, every day back then?

Lu Yan He, in such a rhythm, while filming the movie *Burning Fire*, wrote the script for the reboot of *Friends*.

Finalized as *Old Friends*.

Bai Jingnian and Hu Siwei both came to the *Burning Fire* set to read the script for *Old Friends*.

After Lu Yan He finished filming and wrapped up, he went to a hotpot restaurant with the two of them for dinner, chatting about the *Old Friends* script while eating.

"Why did you change all the names?" Hu Siwei's first question was to ask this.

Actually, after he and Bai Jingnian received this script, their first reaction was to ask this. They almost thought Lu Yan He had written a brand-new story, until they flipped through a few pages and saw it was still those people, still that familiar style.

Lu Yan He smiled and said, "The reunion of *Friends* (Six People Walking), doesn't it just become *Old Friends*?"

Lu Yan He knew this was a joke that only he understood, and it was hard for Hu Siwei and Bai Jingnian to understand. However, even if they didn't understand this joke, the name *Old Friends* still had an understandable meaning—which was what Lu Yan He just said.

Bai Jingnian said, "Except for this name, I have nothing to say. It still has to be you writing this script; it's authentic, and it immediately returns to the flavor of the first season."

What was the flavor of the first season?

Probably... like the flavor of a fairy tale in the city?

There are true feelings and genuine expressions between people, sparks of collision between different personalities, and they can share the same breath.

The relationship between people can go to heaven and earth, constantly changing, but it's not for the sake of love, nor for the sake of hate. Every change has a reason, even if this reason seems to make the characters appear a bit childish in a realistic background, it doesn't matter, because certain childish behaviors of adults can also be cute.

Lu Yan He brought these six people back to a simple, direct, plain, and charming track.

In one episode, he wrote about Zhou Zhixi, played by Bai Jin, working as a part-time masseuse, who received an order from a handsome man. The two flirted and took a fancy to each other, but later discovered that he was actually a married man. Bai Jin roared that she had actually been made a mistress—

Throughout this whole segment, Lu Yan He wrote it very simply, all from Bai Jin's perspective, from heartbeat, to happiness, to anger.

Lu Yan He didn't try to discuss any "mistress" issue in this segment, nor was there any defense or preaching. The story that unfolded gave people a feeling of a common chapter in life where "it's no big deal." Finally, it ended with Bai Jin shouting to a few friends that she had been cheated and became a mistress, and just then a fly flew into her mouth, so she coughed wildly while cursing, "Eating a fly is really as uncomfortable as eating a fly, ugh—ah—"

Hu Siwei sighed sincerely and said, "Yan He, it still has to be you. Finally, we have written this script. It is indeed *Old Friends*."

Lu Yan He nodded.

Hu Siwei said, "Can I take a picture of this script cover? You write that sentence you just said on it: 'The reunion of *Friends*, doesn't it just become *Old Friends*?' I'll post it on Weibo."

Hu Siwei wanted to do some promotion.

"Sure."

So, Lu Yan He wrote this sentence on the cover of the script.

"But many people have seen my handwriting, and they will know that I wrote this sentence."

"We just need to let everyone guess that you wrote it, but we won't admit it first." Hu Siwei said, "This can keep everyone's attention on this show."

"That works too." Lu Yan He nodded.

Bai Jingnian clenched his fists with some excitement.

"Then we can prepare for filming immediately." Bai Jingnian said, "I originally thought Yan He would need until the end of the year to write the first draft. Your speed is too fast; it's only been a month or so, and you've written the script, and basically, it can be taken directly for filming."

Lu Yan He laughed.

"Because this story has been lingering in my mind for several years." Lu Yan He said, "In the years I didn't participate in this series, I have been thinking about what this story should look like."

"Hmm." Bai Jingnian nodded.

Hu Siwei said, "However, in our script story now, it's as if the two characters Chen Ziliang and Zhang Lan have never appeared. Is this okay?"

"Not admitting it and not denying it, just downplaying it like this, I think this is the best." Lu Yan He said, "Anyway, the ending of the third season was that Zhang Lan left them and went to the UK. There is no need to explain the whereabouts of these two characters in the new season's story."

"That's true." Hu Siwei nodded after hearing Lu Yan He say this. "Then let's do it this way for now."

Lu Yan He: "Hmm."

He raised his cup and said, "Brother Siwei, Director Bai, we are finally back together again. Cheers."

"Cheers!"

A little later, Hu Siwei posted this cover of *Old Friends* to his social media.

He doesn't have many followers, but those who follow him are basically die-hard fans of *Friends*.

When they saw this cover and the handwritten sentence on it, although nothing was explicitly stated, it seemed to have said everything they wanted to know.

The fans who had lost hope because of the third season suddenly felt "wildfire cannot burn it out, spring breeze blows and life returns" on this night.

——Is *Friends* really coming back?!

——*Old Friends*?

——So, is Lu Yan He returning or not?

——I say, has everyone considered one thing? Hu Siwei is from Beijing Station. Is it possible that what he said is just that *Friends* is going to film a fourth season, or they felt that the reputation of the third season of *Friends* was too bad, so they decided to change the name of *Friends* to *Old Friends*?

——Are you telling a horror story upstairs? If that's really the case, then I'm really going to blow up this Beijing Station.

——Upstairs, watch your words, be careful you get taken away by the police uncle.

——However, I'm really a bit nervous now. Up until now, it's always been others saying Lu Yan He is returning, but Lu Yan He's side has never admitted it.

——Lu Yan He has no need to return to *Friends* at all now. Why would he? Think from another perspective, with Lu Yan He's current status, he has long since not needed to act in this kind of sitcom to accumulate popularity for himself.

——Why are you talking so utilitarianly? If Lu Yan He were so utilitarian, he wouldn't act in so many non-lead roles. I believe in Lu Yan He.

——What's the use of you believing in Lu Yan He? Do you think Lu Yan He really cares about your belief? If he really cared about us fans who like *Friends*, he wouldn't have left at all.

——But, have you guys looked carefully at the line of text on the cover Hu Siwei posted?

——What's wrong with that line of text?

——Isn't that Lu Yan He's handwriting? Lu Yan He has posted his handwritten font on Weibo before. You can go and compare it, and you'll know that it was written by Lu Yan He.

——Holy crap?! It's actually true?!

#IsThatLuYanhesHandwriting# successfully made it to the hot search.

Hu Siwei watched everyone excitedly refreshing the feed. His Weibo comment section was also flooded by *Friends* fans with over 20,000 comments within six hours, and he went into hiding with satisfaction.

OK, the *Friends* series didn't collapse because of the third season and is still continuing.

Everyone is still paying attention.

The goal has been achieved.

Hu Siwei thought seriously about what the subsequent promotion rhythm should be. How to do it to improve and maintain everyone's expectations for it, not let this momentum drop, and let this show reboot and return under the spotlight of everyone.

Right now, it's all them, the behind-the-scenes staff, posting some things. Later, the actors of *Friends* should start to get involved.

For example, when Yan Liang is on a show, he can appropriately mention that he is preparing to join a crew to film a show, but this show is in a confidential stage and cannot be told to everyone yet, selling a suspense to everyone, and then let everyone guess in the direction of *Friends* themselves.

At this moment, Hu Siwei's mind was full of how to make *Friends* better.

Two months ago, he wouldn't even dare to think like this.

"Are you really going to return to *Friends*?" Li Yuefeng asked Lu Yan He on set.

Lu Yan He held up the script in his hand, blocked it in front of his mouth, and said "hmm" to Li Yuefeng.

A look of surprise immediately appeared on Li Yuefeng's face.

"*Friends* is saved." He subconsciously said this sentence, which shocked even Lu Yan He.

Li Yuefeng said, "I actually really like watching *Friends*. This show is one of my favorite shows."

"Is that so?"

"Hmm, I also wanted to find a sitcom to act in later, but Wu Bai didn't agree, no matter what, saying that the appearance of a show like *Friends* is an exception, and there are no particularly good sitcom scripts in the country. Except for you, no one can do it." Li Yuefeng sighed, "I actually didn't really watch it as a sitcom; I just really liked the feeling of those people staying together, especially like friends."

Lu Yan He nodded, remembered something, and asked, "Then after we start filming this season, do you want to come and guest star in a role and play around?"

Li Yuefeng asked with some surprise, "Is that okay?"

Lu Yan He said, "Hmm, I'm planning to invite some friends to guest star in the new season."

"That's fine." Li Yuefeng nodded, "I want to go."

Lu Yan He: "Sure, I'll call you then."

Li Yuefeng: "Then it's a deal."

Lu Yan He actually didn't know how to describe his impression of Li Yuefeng. Li Yuefeng still had that more utilitarian way of doing things, but it seems that if he really treats someone as a friend, he will be slightly better in this regard. This time, Lu Yan He filmed *Burning Fire* with Li Yuefeng, and his impression of him was much better than when filming *Seventeen Layers*.

By comparison, the difference actually lies in the fact that Li Yuefeng didn't have as much defensiveness against him as he does now—

Thinking back, Li Yuefeng at that time, although he talked and laughed with him the same way, obviously, what he said and what he laughed at were all expressed after thinking. Lu Yan He himself is a person with strong perception, and for such a person, Lu Yan He naturally wouldn't release real emotions. The two of them just finished filming the play with a superficial "hello, how are you," and after the wrap, they said goodbye to each other.

This time, Li Yuefeng felt that Lu Yan He treated him as a friend, so he asked Wang Biao to remind Wu Bai, and then he let go of some of his defenses against Lu Yan He, feeling that he could be friends with him. His real side was exposed, and Lu Yan He, on the other hand, is a typical "if you treat me well, I will definitely not treat you badly" person. Slowly, Lu Yan He also began to accept the existence of Li Yuefeng as a friend.

Lu Yan He himself also felt it was very magical.

He really doesn't like an actor who is particularly utilitarian and always wants to step on others when filming.

Li Yuefeng would face other actors like facing competitors in almost every crew.

Even in *Burning Fire*, he just put Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yan He, the two who obviously couldn't be stepped on, aside. In the daily promotional drafts, Li Yuefeng was still the number three figure second only to these two.

But Lu Yan He slowly accepted Li Yuefeng's existence.

After getting to know Li Yuefeng a little bit, he even felt that Li Yuefeng was quite similar to Ceng Qiao. Both of them are the kind of people who are very insecure because they are still in the rising period of their careers, and even have a very competitive consciousness when facing this industry.

Li Yuefeng is struggling with his status and popularity, while Ceng Qiao is struggling with his acting skills and the way others look at him. Both have a utilitarian side. If Li Yuefeng is taking the initiative to attack, letting himself stand on the shoulders of others, then Ceng Qiao is passively refusing to get involved with those he looks down on, very "cherishing his own feathers."

Everyone has similarities, and also has different places.

Lu Yan He pondered about the two of them, and then recalled the scripts he had acted in and the roles he had played, realizing that the plays he acted in might really be limited by his age and the age of the characters, so no matter what personality or setting, the complexity of this personality and character is relatively simple, pure, without duality, or even multi-facetedness.

People are circular, a polyhedron. In drama, people are often symbolized, and even if there is duality or multi-facetedness, it is only a few sides, and it is impossible to truly display a character three-dimensionally.

But why can some characters give people a three-dimensional feeling? Is it because this play has filmed all aspects of his complexity?

No, it's because this person has already established a real personality trait in the audience's heart, and what is not filmed in the play can be imagined by the audience.

Lu Yan He went to look at Li Wushang, whom he played in *Burning Fire*.

Why has he always felt that this role is very easy to act if it is from a literary perspective?

Because his role is too simple in the script.

Li Wushang is a particularly symbolized role. The dean's child, the pride of heaven, well-protected, also very proud in the early stage, until later, with the appearance of Wei Yang played by Shang Yongzhou, he was slowly involved in some events, which brought him some touches and caused him many changes. In the end, he discovered that his father was not his biological father, but his father's killer. At that moment, Li Wushang's role underwent a thorough transformation—

Despite this, what Lu Yan He imagined was just a teenager shattering himself from the truth and betrayal, and reshaping a new personality.

Yes, it is still such a mode of character shaping.

So, there are traces to follow.

Difficult performances are traceless, like an antelope hanging its horns.

However, is Lu Yan He's understanding of the role of Li Wushang shallow?

Not really, this role is just like this. The reason why this role is established in the script is exactly what Lu Yan He understood as "having traces to follow." Otherwise, this would not be a commercial script. It is not exploring human nature, nor is it digging deep into a complex core.

If Lu Yan He attempted to act Li Wushang in a deeper and more complex direction, it would be far from the style of the story itself.

It might not necessarily be able to establish this role either.

Lu Yan He figured out these things, and suddenly became enlightened.

How to say it, figuring out these things won't make him have higher performance pursuits for the role of Li Wushang, but as an actor, he has a deeper understanding of characters and shaping.

Lu Yan He enjoys such moments of "epiphany."

Chen Siqi sighed three times in a row, "I'm convinced."

Lu Yan He looked at Chen Siqi in the video with a dazed and clear-eyed look, not understanding, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Siqi asked, "Have you ever had an epiphany about me? That made you have more understanding of human nature and characters?"

Lu Yan He immediately laughed, and then shook his head like a rattle.

"No."

Chen Siqi: "You are becoming more and more of a performance artist. Being friends with Li Yuefeng can make you have so many thoughts."

"I didn't expect it either, and it wasn't something I actively wanted." Lu Yan He said.

Chen Siqi: "However, people are just very different from each other. Not just Li Yuefeng and Ceng Qiao, if you come to our editorial office for a week, you will be able to find out how many different places there are between people."

"Editorial office... what's wrong with them?" Lu Yan He sounded like it seemed a bit wrong.

Chen Siqi sighed.

"Everyone has their own ideas, their own aesthetic preferences. As the magazine is done longer and longer, everyone is more and more familiar with the business in their hands, so they all have their own opinions." Chen Siqi said, "This is nothing, but now when holding planning meetings, I often hear them arguing, which makes me a bit annoyed."

Lu Yan He could almost imagine that scene.

"It's just like our crew holding creative meetings."

Everyone has their own ideas.

Everyone thinks their own idea is better.

Chen Siqi said, "However, this may also be the only way. I won't tell you about these annoying things. After you finish filming *Burning Fire*, you shouldn't go to the United States to film *The Mist* immediately, right?"

"No, after the wrap, I have to go back to school to attend the graduation ceremony." Lu Yan He said, "I can rest for a while, why?"

"Let's go on a graduation trip together." Chen Siqi said, "We haven't been out together for a long time. While we both have time, I want to go out and play together more. I'm afraid that after you are famous globally in the future, you won't be able to travel normally abroad."

Lu Yan He suddenly realized, nodded with a smile, and said okay.

Chen Siqi looked at Lu Yan He calmly.

Although the two were separated by a screen, their gazes seemed to be able to fall into each other's hearts.

"I miss you." Lu Yan He said suddenly.

Chen Siqi: "Me too."

Chen Siqi said, "I'll come to find you this weekend."

"Good!" Lu Yan He's eyes lit up instantly.

Chen Siqi's mouth curled up, "Have you been waiting for me to say this?"

Lu Yan He nodded like pounding garlic.

Chen Siqi: "Then why didn't you tell me directly?"

Lu Yan He seemed very embarrassed and said, "I was afraid of delaying your business."

Chen Siqi: "*Jump Up* is already running very well now, and each department has formed its own set of operating systems. I actually don't have much to manage specifically, just looking at this kind of report every day."

Although Chen Siqi said it so easily, Lu Yan He knew that it must not be that easy, nor that simple.

Neither of them is ever willing to tell the other about the difficulties in their work.

Never.

Lu Yan He said, "Waiting for you to move over."

Their house is almost renovated, and they can move in by July this year.

Chen Siqi: "Good."

"By the way, how is the Japanese version of *Jump Up*?" Lu Yan He asked.

Chen Siqi has always wanted to push *Jump Up* overseas, and Japan is the first country she chose because Japan's publishing market is the one that is shrinking the slowest in the world.

Chen Siqi said, "It's almost done, it will probably be released in Japan this summer."

*Jump Up* is no longer in the form of a magazine in Japan, but in the form of a Mook (theme book).

Chen Siqi said, "It may not sell very well, and it may even lose money, but I will persist in doing it."

Lu Yan He supports Chen Siqi's decision.

Chen Siqi said, "Actually, after I made the magazine *Jump Up* myself and started making derivative brands of *Jump Up*, I understood why some products never make money but are still continued. The profit of *Jump Up* is really not very good compared to other derivative brands, but *Jump Up* is the foundation of the business. From the cultivation of authors, to a fixed and loyal group of readers, to stable content output, the profit value it creates directly is not large, but the range it can indirectly cover is very large."

"I have figured out one thing." Chen Siqi continued, "Building the international version of *Jump Up*, one is to expand its overseas influence, and the other is that this magazine is an origin point, which can be used for derivatives and radiation in different directions. I am preparing to build the movie version of *Jump Up* for Linyu and her team."

Lu Yan He laughed.

"Are you finally ready to take this step?"

Over the past two years, Lu Yan He has watched Linyu move to the front of the stage time and time again, from a *Jump Up* film critic to the International Film Critic Forum, from film and television commentary self-media to the film review column of Yuehu Station. Linyu has actually gradually established her personal brand.

Chen Siqi said, "In this way, she can also focus more on doing this thing, which is also the area that is most helpful to you at present."

Lu Yan He nodded.

He never denies that Linyu and the *Jump Up* film and television self-media, and even the entire editorial team, have played a very important role in his career map.

The promotion of many works was done from scratch by Chen Siqi and Linyu leading people.

That is the creativity that even a time-traveler like Lu Yan He would be surprised by.

Not to mention, the international film critic position that Linyu pulled up has helped his reputation in the international film scene so much.

This is something Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi never thought of when they first made the magazine *Jump Up*.

Looking back now, it can only be said that life is a huge butterfly effect. You never know how big a storm a decision you make at this moment will set off in three years, five years, or even ten years.

In the *Burning Fire* crew, Lu Yan He actually filmed very comfortably.

"Very good."

After acting once, Wan Renhai always said so.

Lu Yan He has acted in so many plays, and every scene was praised after acting, it is really this *Burning Fire*.

Unlike Lu Yan He's expectation, Wan Renhai is actually an encouraging director.

Why is it called encouraging?

Because, despite saying "very good," the next second, Wan Renhai would say, "Let's keep one more, Yan He."

Actually, there are still places he is not satisfied with.

Wan Renhai is not like this to Lu Yan He alone. According to Lu Yan He's observation, Wan Renhai is actually like this to every actor.

Wan Renhai protects the emotions of the actors very much.

He basically never got angry at the actors.

But for the staff of other departments and types of work, it's different.

Like a bomb.

But every time he got angry, Lu Yan He felt that he couldn't blame him for getting angry.

After all, there were even situations where they finally filmed a satisfactory scene, but the photographer forgot to turn on the camera and didn't film it.

At that time, let alone Wan Renhai getting angry, even the actors themselves wanted to get angry.

A satisfactory scene, that kind of emotional state is hard to come by. If it wasn't filmed because of such a low-level mistake, it's really annoying.

Of course, overall, the atmosphere of the *Burning Fire* crew is very good.

Lan Mingting attributes this to the fact that the two leads never cause trouble and set a good example.

In the *Burning Fire* crew, actually, except for Lu Yan He and Shang Yongzhou, others will not stay in the crew all the time.

During the filming time of more than 100 days, others don't have scenes every day. When there are no scenes, they leave the crew and go to take other jobs.

Every day is different people coming in and out. Lu Yan He was not used to it at first, but later he got used to it.

When Huang Kairen came to guest star in his role, Lu Yan He was even happier.

Huang Kairen's new agent is already in place, a very senior big-name agent, Long Fei.

This time, Long Fei came with Huang Kairen.

After he arrived at the crew and greeted Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yan He simply, he went to find Lan Mingting and Wan Renhai and the others.

Huang Kairen looked at Lu Yan He carefully and said, "Did you seem to have grown a bit again?"

Lu Yan He said, "I shouldn't have, my clothes size and everything haven't changed."

Huang Kairen: "Then this look of yours makes you look quite tall."

Lu Yan He is not short to begin with.

He smiled and said, "Brother Huang, how many days are you here to guest star this time?"

Huang Kairen said, "Three days, I guess. What I told the crew before was three days."

"That's fine, I'll take you to eat something delicious." Lu Yan He said, "What is Sister Zixing doing recently? I haven't been in touch with her for a long time."

"She is filming *China in Classics*. You still say that, you grabbed her to be the producer of your *Love Letter*, which made many of her jobs delayed, all rushed to be done now, busy every day, I haven't seen her for a while." Huang Kairen looked at Lu Yan He with some resentment.

Lu Yan He suddenly realized, and quickly arched his hands, "I'm sorry, Brother Huang, I was wrong."

Huang Kairen hummed.

"Next time you ask her to be a producer, you should also ask me to film this play."

Lu Yan He was dumbfounded.

"Got it, I'll try."

"Are you free tonight?" Huang Kairen asked suddenly, "I have something I want to hear your opinion on."

Lu Yan He said, "Sure, I don't have any scenes tonight, I should wrap up at five or six."

"Good." Huang Kairen nodded, "Then I'll find you after eating."

"Aren't you eating with me?" Lu Yan He asked with some surprise.

Huang Kairen said, "Tonight Long Fei will probably pull you all to eat together, there is no time for the two of us to eat alone."

"Oh, that's true, it's your first day on set, everyone must want to welcome you." Lu Yan He nodded, "Fine, then just come back to the hotel with me after eating."

Huang Kairen nodded: "Hmm." ===== CHAPTER 510 =====