Chapter 542: Persuasion

Lu Yan He didn't know how he came to have such a clear and firm attitude at a young age: no matter what position you are in, you must be professional.

Behind this actually represents a very important principle in his life: try not to cause trouble for others as much as possible.

So, he has always demanded this of himself.

He really couldn't quite understand why Yin Xincheng would leave without saying a word.

This made him not choose to comfort Yin Xincheng at the first opportunity.

Other actors still expressed concern more or less.

Putting aside the relationship of colleagues, they had known each other for so many years and had never seen Yin Xincheng look so devastated, so there was no way they could ignore it.

He caused a lot of trouble for the crew, making everyone wait here for half a day—the loss caused by this kind of impact is very bad.

That's all correct, but who could really, because of such a thing, directly say: OK, you unprofessional actor, you don't deserve to be my friend, go be sad by yourself, go pity yourself.

There is no such thing.

Yan Liang noticed that Lu Yan He didn't go to comfort Yin Xincheng.

In fact, in Yan Liang's heart, according to his understanding of Lu Yan He, Lu Yan He was the one who cared most about the feelings of those around him, yet he didn't go—

Yan Liang came to Lu Yan He's side and asked: "Yan He, are you angry with Yin Xincheng now?"

Lu Yan He shook his head, "Rationally, I think I should be angry. Actually, I also feel that I am angry, but... it feels different from the anger I usually feel. It's very complicated. I have never seen Yin Xincheng like that. Every day I see him, he is very happy, laughing from morning to night. Today, he was scolded by Director Bai, and he just apologized, with no other reaction."

Yan Liang: "His state is very wrong now."

Lu Yan He took a deep breath.

Yan Liang asked: "Are we really going to act according to the new script? He will disappear for these two episodes? The audience will find it strange, right? Suddenly someone disappears."

Lu Yan He mocked himself, "And, he disappears for these two episodes, and for the next two episodes, I will disappear."

After this week of filming, he will set off for the United States to promote *The Mist*.

Yan Liang: "Yeah."

Lu Yan He took a deep breath, "I just don't know what to say to him, because the words I most want to say to him now are to let him control his situation and have some professional spirit, film the show first, but... saying this to him now, he can't listen, right?"

"Do you know why his girlfriend suddenly wanted to break up with him?" Yan Liang asked.

Lu Yan He shook his head.

"Because after their relationship was exposed, some of Yin Xincheng's fans went to dig into his girlfriend's past and spread rumors, saying that she had been pregnant and had an abortion in high school, and saying that when she was in school, she was a very... you should know what kind of description, anyway, it was very ugly, saying that she approached Yin Xincheng with ulterior motives."

Yan Liang sighed and continued: "His agent has been begging the director to give Yin Xincheng a chance and accommodate him, but the director hasn't loosened up, saying that for the two episodes this week, Yin Xincheng won't have a chance to appear. If he can't recover in these two days, the script for next week will be changed accordingly."

Lu Yan He knew that Bai Jingnian saying these things was probably mostly intimidation and threats.

It is impossible for the script to drastically delete all the scenes of a major character.

Bai Jingnian wants to use this way to let Yin Xincheng pull himself together.

Lu Yan He was silent for a long time, nodded, "Let me think about it alone."

Yan Liang patted him on the shoulder.

Lu Yan He sat in place alone, thought for ten minutes, sorted out what he should say to Yin Xincheng, and stood up.

In Yin Xincheng's lounge, there were only him and his agent.

Through the door, he could hear what his agent was saying to him.

Lu Yan He knocked on the door.

His agent came to open the door and, seeing Lu Yan He, showed a look of surprise.

"Hi," Lu Yan He nodded at him, "Can you let me and Xincheng talk privately?"

Yin Xincheng's agent nodded, gave him a pleading look of "please," and left.

This is the new agent Yin Xincheng's company changed for him.

Having just taken over the work, he encountered such a thing, and he was probably also at a loss.

Lu Yan He walked into the room, "Xincheng."

Yin Xincheng looked up at Lu Yan He.

If Lu Yan He had indeed been dissatisfied with Yin Xincheng before entering the door, seeing Yin Xincheng's red eyes and painful expression, this dissatisfaction was completely covered up.

"I know, you are very painful now."

The first sentence Lu Yan He said to Yin Xincheng deviated from the draft he had prepared.

"Don't apologize to me."

"If I broke up with my girlfriend today, I wouldn't necessarily do better than you," Lu Yan He said.

Yin Xincheng felt as if a tight string suddenly loosened.

He covered his face with both hands and lowered his head.

"But I'm actually quite confused," Lu Yan He didn't expect his tone to become very gentle, and there was a relaxed tone, "You could have gone to find her early in the morning. Why did you go to find her halfway through filming? And you didn't say hello to us. You know, if you need to ask for leave, we will definitely help you coordinate the time."

Yin Xincheng suddenly sobbed.

"Sorry, sorry—"

After a while, his emotions calmed down.

"Her friend called me, saying she locked herself in the room and wouldn't come out no matter how she called. I panicked at that moment, I, I..."

"You were afraid she wanted to... do something stupid, right?" Lu Yan He helped him finish the sentence.

Yin Xincheng nodded.

"She is not an artist, she has never experienced this kind of thing."

"Although I see you are back, I know she should be fine, but I still want to ask, is she okay?"

"Mm," Yin Xincheng nodded, "She just took sleeping pills—uh, she didn't want to... do anything stupid, she just had insomnia last night, the pressure was too great, she couldn't sleep until dawn, so she took some sleeping pills and slept to death, so she didn't hear her friend knocking on the door. Later, we found someone to pry the door open..."

Yin Xincheng curled his lips in embarrassment and smiled bitterly.

"It's fine as long as she's okay," Lu Yan He nodded, "Tonight, after filming, let's go for a drink together, how about it? Or do you want to go accompany her?"

"She has already left," Yin Xincheng shook his head, "She found a place and wants to be alone."

"You feel very sorry for her, right?"

"I feel very uncomfortable."

Lu Yan He sat down next to Yin Xincheng, "I know."

"Sorry, I really can't film now."

"Xincheng," Lu Yan He called him, "You can't film, I understand. I have already rewritten a version. These two episodes don't have your version. It's fine if you can't act. I came to find you, not to persuade you to overcome all difficulties and must complete the filming. We are no longer simple colleague relationships, especially for Yan Liang, for Director Bai and the others. Even if Director Bai scolds you again, you have to know that in this crew, for them, you are not just an actor. Everyone cares about you very much."

"You disappeared suddenly. What we were worried about was whether something happened to you? After we found you were missing and couldn't contact you, the whole studio was turned upside down, because we all knew you were definitely not the kind of person who would disappear for no reason."

Yin Xincheng covered his face in pain.

"But, Xincheng, looking at you now, do you know what I'm thinking?" Lu Yan He said, "I'm thinking, you and your girlfriend must be very in love, so you feel so self-blaming and painful for the harm you brought to her. What about your girlfriend?"

"What?" Yin Xincheng looked at Lu Yan He at a loss, not understanding what Lu Yan He meant.

"If she knows that because of her, you disappeared for two episodes, or even more episodes, in your most important show—you know, she will definitely know, this show will be aired, no one can hide it. Will she also be as self-blaming and painful as you are now?"

Yin Xincheng was stunned.

He looked at Lu Yan He in astonishment.

"When I read literary works, I like many works that convey a concept: except for life and death, everything is a small matter. To be honest, fortunately, your girlfriend is fine, otherwise I wouldn't know how to comfort you for a long time," Lu Yan He smiled comfortingly, "If you can't participate in the filming of these two episodes, I fully understand, but, Xincheng, sorry, as your friend and your colleague in *Friends*, I must say now, have you really thought it through, are you really not filming these two episodes?"

"If rationality tells you that you really can't film, OK, then rest, we will film according to the newly changed script. But if rationality tells you that you should film, you just have many situations that need to be solved and overcome, then tell us, and each of us will accompany you to overcome them."

"Human emotions are fragile, they are not controlled by our rationality, but acting is such a profession. We must hide our real emotions and personality, and then use rationality to mobilize another emotion," Lu Yan He looked into Yin Xincheng's eyes seriously, "I know, saying these words to you at this time may be a bit cruel, but I don't want you to regret it in the future. With your love for *Friends*, I guess you will regret it 100%."

Yin Xincheng was silent for a long, long time, and asked: "Can I film in my current state?"

"If you tell yourself rationally that you can film, then return to the set. Each of us will help you complete this scene."

Yin Xincheng nodded hesitantly.

"Is Director Bai still willing... to let me film?"

Lu Yan He smiled, "Before you apologize to him, he must show such an attitude to the whole crew. But do you think Director Bai is really the kind of director who points at your nose and scolds you to the end and absolutely won't give you a chance to correct your mistakes? Last week, Lu Gang forgot to turn on the camera, causing a scene that we completed so brilliantly not to be filmed, and he forgave Lu Gang and asked us to give him another chance."

Yin Xincheng took a deep breath.

"I'll go find him."

His emotions seemed much more stable.

It seems this conversation worked for him.

Lu Yan He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He nodded, stood up, walked to the door, and suddenly remembered something, looking back at Yin Xincheng.

"If you can't finish filming during the day, there is still the night. If you can't finish filming tomorrow, I will still be here on Saturday."

"You know, I have to be absent from next week's filming. Although I specially wrote two new episodes for next week's filming where I am absent, and let Li Zhibai come to cameo for the two episodes I am absent, I don't even need to wait until next week, I know it will become a permanent regret, because I didn't appear completely in this season of *Friends*."

"Breakups are painful, but pain can be cured by time, but regrets cannot. Regrets will only get deeper and deeper."

Yin Xincheng looked at Lu Yan He with a complex expression.

Lu Yan He nodded at him, opened the door, and left. ===== CHAPTER 543 =====