Chapter 566: Return

"He shouldn't have said that on stage."

"He just stated a fact."

"But this is not an Oscar problem. Except for the Best Foreign Language Film, the other awards are mainly for English films."

"Then it's better to say it's mainly for Hollywood movies."

"Even if you say so, what's the problem?"

"If you just want to make an award covering American movies, then of course there is no problem, but haven't you always wanted to gain greater world influence than the four major international film festival awards?"

On a TV live commentary program, the guest and the host argued directly.

Coincidentally, this guest is a Korean-American.

And the host is an American.

The Korean-American's words were very sharp, arguing with the host without mercy.

The host also quickly retorted: "Don't the four major international film festivals prioritize their own domestic films?"

"At least the four major international film festivals have Asian films shortlisted every year, and not just one! Not like your Oscars, which only occasionally appear one!"

Chen Ziyan finished watching this debate video on her mobile phone, put down the phone, and said to Lu Yan He: "Your counterattack against Harvey has caused quite a lot of topic discussion."

Lu Yan He: "That was not caused by my counterattack. When Harvey said those things, it was destined to cause these discussions. Even if I didn't say it, those Asians living in the United States would rise up and attack. I don't live in the United States, nor do I mix in Hollywood. Those discriminatory remarks won't affect me much, but it's different for them. Their survival resources are in the United States, and they definitely don't want to be defined as a predator."

Chen Ziyan sighed and said: "I'm worried that these few things added together, the biggest impression you give in Hollywood is Asian. I originally didn't want you to have such a deep label impression, but unfortunately, things happen one after another, and things go against one's wishes."

"There is no way." Lu Yan He said, "And, Sister Ziyan, I am an Asian myself. After this Oscar, I have changed my previous thoughts. I don't need to lower my label as an Asian—the premise of this matter is that they will always label us as Asian. This is not something I can lower if I want to."

"I know, but you should understand what I mean?"

"I understand, if the label attribute on an actor is too strong, it will affect me acting in more types of roles." Lu Yan He nodded, "However, just as you said, things go against one's wishes, things won't develop according to our thoughts, too many accidents happened, so I can only accept it."

Chen Ziyan picked up the phone again.

Someone sent her a message.

"Yan He."

"Hmm?"

"Harvey responded on Twitter."

"What did he respond?" Lu Yan He felt that Chen Ziyan's voice sounded a bit strange.

Chen Ziyan said: "He said his original intention was just to tease, you distorted his meaning, and pushed this matter to the opposition between black people and yellow people."

Lu Yan He paused for a moment.

The reason for saying pause is because he really paused all over.

"I really don't know what to say about this."

"Many people accuse him of being stubborn."

"It is."

"But he has many black fans." Chen Ziyan said, "They gathered together and attacked you regardless of right or wrong."

"I know." Lu Yan He was silent for a moment and said: "I want to respond on Twitter again, or do you think I shouldn't respond on Twitter?"

"You have to respond, but I don't think you should respond on Twitter." Chen Ziyan said, "We are about to arrive at the party held by 'Vanity Fair'. There will be media interviews there. I think you should respond to this matter through the media."

Lu Yan He nodded, "I think so too."

Chen Ziyan asked: "What are you going to respond?"

"Tell the truth, what I want to say most now is that he is the one who deliberately provoked the opposition between black people and yellow people." Lu Yan He sneered, "A thief shouting to catch a thief, he doesn't even want his face."

Chen Ziyan: "Pay attention to your sense of proportion."

"He is already climbing on my nose, what proportion should I pay attention to."

"I mean, don't scold people." Chen Ziyan warned.

"Then I definitely won't go to scold people."

Arrived at the place, got out of the car.

The sound wave was overwhelming.

Many stars who did not attend the Oscar award ceremony also appeared at the 'Vanity Fair' party scene.

The scene seemed to be even more lively than the Oscar award ceremony.

As soon as Lu Yan He appeared, it set off a big sound wave.

At the entrance, there are many fans. Among them, there are many people with Asian looks. Lu Yan He heard many of them shouting his name.

Lu Yan He waved his hand, didn't stay long, and walked quickly into the entrance.

There is a photo area inside.

Before the photo point, there is an interview area.

As soon as Lu Yan He came in, he was immediately captured by those sharp-eyed media, and they began to call his name one after another.

They all seemed very afraid that Lu Yan He would not be willing to stay in the interview area and leave directly.

Tonight, the conflict between Lu Yan He and Harvey almost overshadowed the limelight of those winners, and the topic degree was huge.

In this case, Lu Yan He also suddenly became a "red man" who received a lot of media attention from an ordinary award presenter.

Sure enough, when Lu Yan He came to the interview area, the question they cared about most was Harvey's response on Twitter, and did he have anything to say.

Lu Yan He asked instead of answering: "Do you also think that I was the one who provoked the opposition first?"

No one in the media answered.

Lu Yan He smiled.

"From beginning to end, I didn't take the initiative to mention skin color. What I targeted was the skin color that came out of another person's mouth." He looked at the camera, "In fact, I am not the protagonist tonight, nor is Harvey. Instead of putting the hat of this matter on my head, he might as well reflect on himself. Why did he point the spearhead at us Asians fighting for their black people's survival resources at the beginning—doesn't he think he owes yellow people an apology because of these words, and because he spoke these words directly on behalf of black people on the Oscar stage, dragging the entire black group into the water, he also owes black people an apology?"

He spread his hands.

"Regarding this matter, my reply ends here. No matter how he changes the topic and avoids the important points later, I don't want to fight a war of words again, because it makes no sense." Lu Yan He said, "If everyone is really interested in this matter, why not take my question and ask Harvey more, when exactly can he give his answer to these questions."

Lu Yan He said these words in the calmest tone.

Excitement appeared in the eyes of the media on the scene.

Everyone knows that Lu Yan He's response is hard enough and will set off a new round of uproar.

If a person wants to be known by people in a circle at the fastest speed, it is definitely not to visit door to door to introduce himself, but to become the protagonist of a certain news.

Lu Yan He was known by Hollywood in this way.

If the things that happened during the filming and release of "The Mist" before only caused great attention at the public level.

This time, Lu Yan He directly showed his sharp attitude under the eyes of everyone.

In the noisy party scene, some people saw Lu Yan He and turned away, while others greeted him enthusiastically to express their respect and support.

Lu Yan He doesn't want to be a so-called "spokesperson", but it seems that many people have put him in such a position.

If Lu Yan He tells people at this time that he doesn't want to be a so-called "Asian spokesperson", others won't believe it either.

At least, Lu Yan He saw this point from many people's eyes: You said those words and did these things, actually just want to let everyone know you, right?

Others' eyes with such speculation made Lu Yan He unable to explain, and could only silently accept this crown.

Jiang Yuqian told Lu Yan He that many people were asking about his situation.

"Before, not so many people took the initiative to talk to me. They are very curious about you, but they are not willing to come to you directly." Jiang Yuqian shook her head helplessly and rolled her eyes, "It seems that some people are particularly afraid of being seen interacting with you."

"Probably because I have offended a large part of black people?" Lu Yan He said, "Harvey put a very serious hat on me."

Jiang Yuqian: "Then you have to be careful. If Harvey keeps using this hat to call on some people to target you, they still have a lot of power here."

"It doesn't matter, I don't stay in Hollywood often anyway." Lu Yan He said indifferently.

Jiang Yuqian said: "But you will still come to Hollywood to film later, right? I remember you told me that you are prepared to film some movies in Hollywood later. If Harvey and his forces make trouble for you here, that would be terrible."

Lu Yan He said: "If that's the case, then I can only block the soldiers and cover the water. However, I think no matter what, this matter shouldn't be him making trouble for me. He offended first, and I am not at a loss, why should I be afraid of him."

Jiang Yuqian nodded: "You are right, instead, we Asians should unite. I was worried about you being targeted and retaliated by them before, and forgot that Harvey is the one who should be targeted."

Anger appeared on her face.

"Sister Yuqian, don't get involved in this matter." Lu Yan He saw that Jiang Yuqian wanted to share the hatred with him.

Now Jiang Yuqian's work is mainly concentrated overseas, Lu Yan He doesn't want Jiang Yuqian to be targeted by those people because of this little thing.

It is really unnecessary.

Jiang Yuqian shook her head and said: "No, you reminded me, I know you don't need my support, but as an Asian myself, if I don't stand up to express my attitude at this time, it shouldn't be reasonable."

She added: "Especially, I was still on the scene tonight."

Lu Yan He understood Jiang Yuqian's meaning.

He nodded.

However, Jiang Yuqian and Lu Yan He underestimated the power of Asian forces in Hollywood.

Although they are only a minority group, the power combined together is not small.

And, the most critical point is Harvey's sentence that yellow-skinned people are fighting for black people's survival resources—

This sentence angered everyone.

The next day, many Asian celebrities expressed serious protest and condemnation of Harvey's speech through the media or their own social accounts.

Several Asian directors with great prestige in Hollywood also joined together to write to the Oscars to protest this speech that discriminates against Asians.

If last night, only Lu Yan He stood in front of the artillery fire of Harvey and the forces he was in, from the second day, the situation changed dramatically.

Especially, in fact, the major media around the world and the public voice on the Internet are expressing support for Lu Yan He and condemnation of Harvey.

Back to the point, this matter itself entered the public domain and must accept the judgment of "who is right and who is wrong".

Lu Yan He himself is upright and not afraid of shadows, and the thing he is most afraid of is this point.

It's just that Lu Yan He had to return to China the day after attending the Oscars.

He still has work in China.

After this happened, Lu Yan He received greetings from many people's emails, many of whom were people he wanted to know but hadn't known yet.

Because there is no chat software like WeChat, Lu Yan He's contact with some friends abroad is basically through email.

His personal email is not a secret. Basically, if you want to know, you will know through some friends you know together.

During the lost contact time when Lu Yan He flew back to China, not to mention others, the Chinese dramas and creators of "Squid Game", "Friends", and "Gold Rush", which have many audiences overseas, all expressed support for Lu Yan He on social media, as well as content demanding Harvey's apology.

Chen Bige, Shang Yongzhou, Ning Xiulian, Wang Zhong, Liu Bige, these Chinese creators who have won awards in the international film scene and have influence, also spoke out one after another.

Subsequently, star artists, directors, and screenwriters from many Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand all expressed protest against the Asian discrimination that appeared at this Oscar, demanding Harvey's apology.

When Lu Yan He arrived in China and got off the plane, Harvey had finally apologized in a live broadcast of one of his programs due to the situation. Of course, his apology content did not mention the attack on Lu Yan He, only saying that his original intention was not to discriminate against Asians, and expressed apology for the harm caused to Asians.

It's just that, what Harvey might not have thought of is that Lu Yan He has a fan army that has fought many times overseas.

They saw that Harvey did not mention the apology to Lu Yan He, and sprayed in his comment area, making his social media comment area present unprecedented liveliness.

"This trip is hard enough." After returning to the program recording scene, Chen Bige teased Lu Yan He with a smile.

Lu Yan He also showed a helpless smile and said: "Who would have thought, I originally thought I was just going to present an award."

"I must say, you did this thing beautifully and gave us a breath." Chen Bige nodded to Lu Yan He, "Fortunately, you were on the scene and retorted him on the spot. Such a person grew a mouth, but didn't match a brain."

Lu Yan He: "I don't know how his team agreed to let him speak like this on stage."

Chen Bige: "Then you are still not familiar with him. He has done this kind of thing many times. He is a very controversial host and has been scolded by many people."

"Then why did the Oscars invite him?"

"Don't you know? Because the original host to be invited was involved in a cheating scandal, they could only temporarily find another host. At that time, it was only a week away from the Oscars, and many hosts refused to take it, so he took it." Chen Bige said, "I thought you knew."

"I didn't pay much attention."

As the two were chatting, Shang Yongzhou came over with a thermos cup.

"Yan He, when did you come back?"

"The day before yesterday."

"It's been lively these days." Shang Yongzhou said, "Is Harvey looking for you all the time, wanting to make peace with you?"

"Ah? No." Lu Yan He shook his head.

"No?" Shang Yongzhou was a bit surprised, "Someone came to me, wanting me to mediate for you. But I refused."

Lu Yan He: "Really no one came to tell me this."

"He might want to find you but can't find a channel to contact you." Chen Bige said directly, "After all, you only filmed one movie in Hollywood, and not many people know you."

Lu Yan He: "No matter who he finds, I won't express forgiveness to him until he apologizes to me publicly."

"It should be like this, don't let those people think you are easy to bully." Chen Bige agreed, "Those people in Hollywood are also bullying the soft and fearing the hard."

"They can't bully me, I am not an American actor, I don't mix in Hollywood." Lu Yan He smiled.

Chen Bige asked: "Your next Hollywood movie, is it the second part of 'The Mist'?"

"Hmm." Lu Yan He nodded, "The contract has been signed, but the script creation has not started yet. It will take at least next year to actually shoot."

In fact, according to D19's schedule, it is indeed scheduled to be filmed in the first half of next year.

"What will you film this year?"

"A TV series 'Chinese Paladin', and then look at the movie project of Director Liu Bige. He has a spy war play looking for me to film. If I can't film it this year, I will film my own script."

"What other scripts have you written yourself?"

"A youth romance movie." Lu Yan He said with a smile, " 'Those Years, We Chased After the Girl Together'."

"Hmm? Is it the same theme as 'Love Letter'?"

"Different." Lu Yan He shook his head, "One is the regret of secret love, the other is the regret of not being together in the end, two completely different emotions."

Shang Yongzhou: "Then there is no play for us."

Chen Bige: "If you want to act in Yan He's script, why don't you just tell him directly."

Lu Yan He asked with a smile: "Senior brother, what theme do you want to act in?"

Shang Yongzhou looked at Lu Yan He in surprise: "Are you really going to write one for me?"

"Hmm, if you need it." Lu Yan He said, "I have written more commercial film scripts in the past two years, and I want to write a script like 'Rouge' and 'Raise the Red Lantern' again."

Shang Yongzhou said: "Then you just write according to your own ideas."

Lu Yan He: "I have too many ideas."

Shang Yongzhou: "If you say that, other screenwriter teachers might really want to stick a villain for you."

Lu Yan He smiled and said: "Really, senior brother, you tell me what kind of theme you want to act in, and I will write it for you."

Shang Yongzhou: "Really let me mention it?"

"Really." Lu Yan He nodded.

Shang Yongzhou said: "In fact, I have always wanted to act in a martial arts movie. I didn't catch up with the era when martial arts movies were popular, and the scripts I received later were too average."

Lu Yan He was stunned and showed an expression of disbelief.

"No way?"

"Ah? Really, I didn't lie to you, I have never received a good martial arts movie script."

"No, I mean, senior brother, don't you know that I have already written a martial arts movie script?" Lu Yan He asked.

Shang Yongzhou was stunned.

Lu Yan He said: "The 'Dragon Inn' I wrote, but this martial arts script, I gave it to Liu Bige. He is interested and wants to shoot it. Speaking of which... senior brother, although this is a group martial arts script, I think you will definitely like it. This script, not boasting, is really good."

That is his favorite martial arts movie.

Lu Yan He said: "I will send the script to you first, senior brother. If there is a role you want to act in the script, I will ask Liu Bige if he has any candidates. If there are candidates, forget it, I will write another one for you. If there are no candidates, it happens to be."

Shang Yongzhou nodded, "Okay."

Chen Bige immediately asked: "Is there a role suitable for me?"

Lu Yan He was stunned, hesitated, and said: "There... is quite a lot, if Sister Bige, you don't mind that this is not a big heroine movie."

Chen Bige: "Forget about other movies, you have such confidence in this script, and you didn't even consider that Shang Yongzhou would refuse, of course I am interested."

Lu Yan He: "Then I will send it to you together."

In fact, after Lu Yan He handed the script of "Dragon Inn" to Liu Bige, he didn't care about it anymore.

He called Liu Bige, told him about the relevant situation, and asked him what progress this project was.

Liu Bige said bluntly that he hadn't had time to promote this project at all.

Before, he had been doing the post-production of "After Faking Death", and then busy doing the spy war film "Calming the Wind No. 1".

Lu Yan He said: "Then if Shang Yongzhou and Chen Bige both want to act, is it OK on your side?"

"If they are willing to come, why is it not OK on my side? Of course I want to cooperate with them." Liu Bige said.

Lu Yan He breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Liu Bige is willing. ===== CHAPTER 567 =====