Chapter 664: Film Moment

Tang Mu Felton's withdrawal from *Doomsday*, just as Chen Ziyan said, indeed caused this project to fall into stagnation.

After Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan learned about this from Darren and others, they decided not to stay in Los Angeles any longer and return to China first.

For this matter, they had been in Los Angeles for nearly ten days.

Lu Yanhe had to return to China immediately to film *Friends*, and Chen Ziyan also had a lot of work waiting for her to handle, so she couldn't stay in Los Angeles all the time.

Before leaving, Lu Yanhe gave Wan Qingqing some instructions, asking her to collect some directors in Hollywood who have the ability to film story films with strong rhythm.

In the United States, there are many small film festivals, and there will be many young directors who spend tens of thousands of dollars to film those short films of tens of minutes and send them to such film festivals for screening.

Many directors rely on such short films to gain the favor of large film companies and then get the opportunity to independently direct real commercial films.

Lu Yanhe had already found several scripts that could be filmed at any time and did not have high requirements for actors in these days, and was preparing to go back and write them out.

This time, dealing with so many people in the United States made Lu Yanhe realize that if he also had a film production company in the United States, and made those films that were not high in cost according to the standards of independent films, to a certain extent, it should also increase his power in Hollywood.

Anyone, anywhere, if they really want to do something, must have a force that can be used for themselves.

Now, Lu Yanhe has deeply understood this truth.

Wang Biao came to pick up the plane.

As soon as he received Lu Yanhe, he said: "Little Brother Lu, the Korean drama adapted from *Rouge* is about to be broadcast. TVN contacted us and wants to invite you to record a VCR."

Lu Yanhe saw the portable video recorder in Wang Biao's hand, a bit surprised, and asked: "Now?"

"Yes," Wang Biao nodded. "The time is quite urgent. They set the schedule very hastily and didn't make preparations in advance."

Lu Yanhe turned to look at the airport full of people and said: "How about we record it in the car?"

Wang Biao nodded.

"TVN is filming fast enough. The script for our domestic drama version hasn't come out yet," Lu Yanhe said.

"In South Korea, in the drama production sector, all aspects are already very mature and it is an assembly line industry. Especially the screenwriters there, they are famous fast hands, the kind that write while filming."

Chen Ziyan explained and looked around.

Fortunately, the information about this trip didn't seem to have been leaked, and there were no fans holding light boards or anything to pick up Lu Yanhe.

Although Lu Yanhe had called for not picking him up at the airport time and time again, and he had never signed autographs or taken photos for everyone at the airport, he couldn't stop some fans who just wanted to come to the airport to see him with their own eyes.

No one expected that just as they walked out of the airport safely and had walked to the side of the road, preparing to get in the car, suddenly, a man in a black windbreaker, holding a handheld camera, like a spear that suddenly attacked, stabbed in from the side.

Zou Dong's reaction was very fast, his thick arm blocked directly in front of Lu Yanhe, stopping this person.

This person also seemed to have expected to encounter such an interception.

After being intercepted, his first reaction was not to struggle with Zou Dong, but to make a posture of trying his best to extend the handheld camera in front of Lu Yanhe, and asked loudly, regardless of anyone else:

"The film *Doomsday* is shelved. Are you very disappointed with your trip to Los Angeles this time?"

Lu Yanhe looked at this person with slight surprise.

On this person's face, an abnormal, distorted excitement emerged.

Is he a reporter? Or a paparazzi?

It doesn't seem like either.

It's just, how would this person know this news?

Lu Yanhe didn't answer anything and got in the car.

Until the car drove away, that person was still trying to hit the car window, wanting to get a reaction from Lu Yanhe.

"Is it already reported domestically?" Chen Ziyan immediately asked another assistant in the car, Xing Le-cheng.

Xing Le-cheng shook his head and said: "No, we have been monitoring the dynamics on the Internet. Everyone doesn't know that the film project *Doomsday* is related to Little Brother Lu."

Wang Biao indicated his phone and said: "I just searched on the Internet, and the relevant entries don't have this content."

"Then it seems someone has made a move," Chen Ziyan smiled at Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe nodded.

They know who this person is, no need to say it out loud.

Chen Ziyan: "I'll handle this matter. You guys record the VCR first."

"Okay," Lu Yanhe nodded and asked, "What should I say? Is there a prepared draft?"

Wang Biao took a piece of paper out of his bag and said: "Prepared, Little Brother Lu, see if this works. Because TVN contacted us quite late, I wrote this temporarily and haven't let the publicity and public relations side polish it."

Lu Yanhe received it, looked at it, and nodded.

"It's okay. This VCR itself only needs me, the copyright owner, to express support. No need to say much substantive content," Lu Yanhe raised the paper. "It's just that the two lead actors I mentioned, do they have any problems?"

"The lead actress was once exposed for tax evasion. However, I checked this matter. It is said that her financial company had a problem. She also clarified and apologized immediately and made up the corresponding tax," Wang Biao said. "This doesn't have much to do with us. She is a Korean actor, not a Chinese actor. Tax evasion is also the tax in Korea. Besides that, they have no principled negative news in the past."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"That's fine."

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. This male actor seems to be arguing with his wife about divorce recently, but they haven't come out to respond to this matter yet, and I don't know if it's true or not," Wang Biao added.

"Has nothing to do with us, it doesn't matter," Lu Yanhe familiarized himself with the words he wanted to say, memorized them for a minute, nodded to Wang Biao, "Let's record."

On the side, Xing Le-cheng silently recorded on his phone:

All involved collaborators need to be investigated for negative news to judge whether it will have a negative impact on Little Brother Lu's image.

Chen Ziyan caught a glimpse of the memo on Xing Le-cheng's phone and looked at him more.

Xing Le-cheng didn't notice.

Chen Ziyan is actually not satisfied with the two new assistants Wang Biao found for Lu Yanhe.

With the development of Lu Yanhe's career, not every assistant around him can have such low education.

Xing Le-cheng and Yu Xiaoyan are both honest and not very clever characters.

Chen Ziyan knows that this is because Wang Biao himself doesn't want to find some threatening competitors for himself.

But objectively, these people are not helpful to Lu Yanhe's work image.

Especially Lu Yanhe's work, which requires the staff around him to be a bit clever.

But after contacting for a period of time, Chen Ziyan changed her mind.

Clever has the benefits of clever, and honest has the benefits of honest.

Especially since Lu Yanhe himself is an artist who is kind by nature and not so ruthless, it is better for the staff around him to be honest. Otherwise, with Lu Yanhe's personality, if he met a few people who eat inside and out, he would probably have been looked down upon and messed around with.

Moreover, Wang Biao brings people, maybe he won't teach other things, but there is one point: he won't hide things and won't fail to bring them well.

This is the biggest benefit.

Wang Biao still puts Lu Yanhe first in his heart.

Chen Ziyan communicated with Darren about the new situation in China.

Most likely, if *Doomsday* really goes yellow, Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen will push this film to Lu Yanhe to ruin Lu Yanhe's market reputation.

Fortunately, this time Lu Yanhe went to Los Angeles, the real blockbuster he was contacting was *Godless*.

Chen Ziyan communicated with Darren Wilson to pass the word to Green Valley Film Company, preparing that if Chen Pinhe and the others really want to use *Doomsday* to attack Lu Yanhe, they will use *Godless* to fight back.

Darren Wilson told Chen Ziyan that the salary provided by *Godless* for Lu Yanhe's first part is in the range of about 2 million to 3 million US dollars.

This is also a normal commercial film salary price for Lu Yanhe in the Hollywood market.

Darren Wilson was also worried that Chen Ziyan would be dissatisfied, saying: "The sequel to *The Mist* can get 6.5 million US dollars plus box office bonuses because the first part exploded at the box office, and Lu Yanhe's role is a key character in this series. With the blessing of these aspects, the salary can reach this level."

Chen Ziyan understands.

In fact, the salary of 2-3 million US dollars for the first part of *Godless* for Lu Yanhe, compared to the 1 million US dollar salary when Lu Yanhe acted in the first part of *The Mist*, the increase is already quite good.

Naturally, she can't say that.

"Yan He guest-starred in *Hurricane 2*, and he had a salary of 1.5 million US dollars for three days of guest-starring," Chen Ziyan said.

"In Hollywood, salary is not calculated entirely by time. Yan He participated in *Hurricane 2*. Although he only filmed for three days, we all know that *Hurricane 2* needs Lu Yanhe's participation to help the film sell at the box office in the Asian market. This salary is given for the market behind Lu Yanhe," Darren said.

Chen Ziyan said: "Yes, we certainly understand. However, *Godless* will also be released in Asia, right? Not only in Asia, but Lu Yanhe's appeal to the Asian group in the European and American markets, isn't it worth a higher salary?"

Darren Wilson cursed "really greedy" in his heart, and could only say: "I will communicate with Green Valley again to see if I can fight for a higher salary."

"If *Godless* can provide box office rewards and dividends like the sequel to *The Mist*, then we can accept a lower salary," Chen Ziyan said bluntly. "Otherwise, to be honest, with Yan He's current influence, we all know very well that this number does not match Yan He's value. He just acts in fewer films in Hollywood, but the box office of the films he starred in last year—two films, one *The Mist*, one *Love Letter*—both had global box office exceeding 200 million US dollars. Is there any other actor who has achieved such an achievement?"

Darren Wilson thought that the 200 million US dollar box office of *Love Letter* was mostly the box office in your China region.

But he didn't say it, because he knew that even if he said it, Chen Ziyan would definitely ask, doesn't *Godless* plan to be released in China?

On the matter of salary, Chen Ziyan does not give an inch.

If it is a film with insufficient budget and difficult to have a good performance at the box office, that's another matter. Like *Godless*, a film with an investment of over 100 million US dollars, she is fully motivated to let Lu Yanhe's salary go to a higher level.

In Hollywood, an actor's salary, as long as you break through to a certain level at A, generally when you negotiate with B and C later, this level of salary is often not a "lion's big opening," and B and C will also be easier to give the same or even higher salary because A has given this salary.

As long as they really need Lu Yanhe.

Everyone can calculate.

Using Lu Yanhe, under normal performance, can naturally earn more benefits back.

However, now he is in this salary system, and only one *The Mist* is truly recognized by Hollywood (regarding Lu Yanhe's role in the box office).

If it weren't for the fact that several key promotional events of *The Mist* fell on Lu Yanhe, even if *The Mist* achieved a box office of 200 million US dollars, Hollywood would not think that this had much to do with Lu Yanhe. At the beginning of filming, Lu Yanhe was not the key character of this film.

Therefore, if Lu Yanhe wants to really get a salary of tens of millions, he still needs another film that explodes at the North American box office, a film where he carries the box office.

It cannot be of the nature of *Hurricane 2*.

Nor can it be a film like the *Godless* series where he is not the main actor.

However, at least strive to raise the salary of 2-3 million US dollars to a higher position—

This is conducive to improving Lu Yanhe's status in Hollywood.

Either look at awards, or look at salary.

The higher the salary, the more the market recognizes you.

In a capitalist film market like Hollywood, salary is the thing that truly reflects an actor's value.

What Darren Wilson didn't expect was that when he tentatively went to Green Valley Film Company in the United States to offer again and wanted to raise the salary, Green Valley easily let go.

Green Valley proposed two plans.

The first plan is a salary of 3.7 million US dollars, and no dividends and rewards will be enjoyed later.

The second plan is a salary of 1.5 million US dollars, enjoying box office rewards and box office dividends in the Asian market later. However, the standard for box office rewards is very high. Only when the US box office exceeds 300 million US dollars or the global box office exceeds 500 million US dollars can Lu Yanhe get a box office reward of 5 million US dollars. And the box office dividends in the Asian market are also mainly symbolic, only 2%.

Darren Wilson communicated with Chen Ziyan truthfully.

Chen Ziyan proposed: The second plan is okay, but the box office dividends in the Asian market must be changed to profit dividends.

These are two different things.

After all, if *Godless* chooses to be bought out directly by local film merchants in Asia, and Green Valley doesn't enjoy the local box office dividends, Lu Yanhe won't get a penny of dividends.

Secondly, Chen Ziyan proposed: Lu Yanhe must get the lead actor's promotional resource treatment. All promotional content and directions involving Lu Yanhe need to be communicated with them in advance and obtain written permission, and cannot violate the wishes of Lu Yanhe's side to carry out publicity that is detrimental to Lu Yanhe's actor image and Chinese citizen image.

Darren Wilson communicated with Chen Ziyan about many details for seven or eight rounds, and then went to negotiate with Green Valley.

A long, back-and-forth process, from the filming date, daily filming time, etc., to the responsibilities that Lu Yanhe's side needs to fulfill, an acting contract, organized in detail, is hundreds of pages long.

This is not something that can be done in a few days.

But the general direction has been determined.

Chen Ziyan accepted an interview with reporters at a public event with a smiling face.

"Yan He and I did go to the United States some time ago, mainly for several collaborations, not just Yan He's."

"Teacher Jiang Jun is now our signed actor at Shi Huo. His overseas agency will be represented by CAA. If there are suitable roles in the future, Teacher Jiang Jun will also act in overseas works. In fact, this time we went, there was a work we were talking about."

"Yan He wrote a new film script. Everyone should have heard the news before. It is a very unconventional thriller film called *Buried*. We have reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Parameter and are further communicating the details of the cooperation. This film is also prepared to be acted by a very famous male actor in our country. Yes, he is a very good friend of Yan He. If there are suitable roles in Yan He's projects, he will definitely prioritize inviting familiar friends he has worked with to act."

"Yan He himself is also negotiating a new project with a film company he has worked with several times. It may be a series film. We are not convenient to reveal specific information yet. This depends on the arrangement of the film company in the United States. Yes, Yan He is just the lead actor and is not responsible for the script. Of course, this is a big production. After it is officially announced, you will know."

"*Doomsday*?" Chen Ziyan laughed. "I saw it. Two days ago, there was news on the Internet that the film Yan He was contacting was *Doomsday*. I can't say we haven't contacted it, because the producer of *Doomsday* is the producer who wants to develop *Buried* with us. We also discussed the possibility of Yan He acting in *Doomsday*. People are still very polite."

"However, the focus of our cooperation with Parameter is still *Buried*. We can't reveal too much yet, but this is a film very worth looking forward to. I want to say that not many people dare to film such a film, and not many people dare to act in such a film."

Chen Ziyan sold a suspense. In fact, it was to whet everyone's appetite and make everyone look forward to it more.

"Speaking of which, don't put the film *Doomsday* and Yan He together for discussion. In fact, as far as I know, *Doomsday* was indeed contacting an excellent actor in our country before, and they were almost signing a contract. Parameter and us talking about this project was not really to ask Yan He to act. The role is not suitable at all. That is the image of a middle-aged man. Yan He can't do it even if he grows a beard."

Chen Ziyan laughed heartily as if she had told a joke.

"Even if Tang Mu Felton withdrew, this film may not necessarily not start. If you discuss it like this, it makes it seem like Yan He was robbed of the role by that senior later. Don't do that."

"Sister Ziyan is actually quite suitable to be an actor. Her laugh, the rhythm is too good."

Lu Yanhe held Chen Siqi and looked at the video of Chen Ziyan being interviewed on his phone with her, sighing.

Chen Siqi: "Acting in life and acting as a character in front of the camera are not the same thing."

"I don't know what reaction Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen will have after seeing this video."

"However, the media will definitely take what Chen Ziyan said and try their best to figure out which middle-aged male actor is going to act in *Doomsday*," Chen Siqi said. "It's just that if it is really investigated, by then, what if *Doomsday* really starts filming? Can you still go to help Jiang Jun grab this film?"

"Don't grab it anymore," Lu Yanhe shook his head. "Tang Mu Felton withdrew from this film and directly said to the outside world that he was dissatisfied with the script. In this case, Parameter is very difficult to continue to develop this film. They hate Tang Mu Felton to death."

"Tang Mu Felton doing this is indeed not authentic. If you don't cooperate, you don't cooperate. Why do you have to step on people?"

"It seems that the communication between the two sides was not very happy," Lu Yanhe said. "But I don't know the specific situation, it's hard to say."

Chen Siqi: "Then Chen Pinhe only has a drama series to cooperate with Maxine left in his hands?"

"Yes," Lu Yanhe said. "Robin, Jiang Jun's agent overseas, is already helping him contact Maxine."

"Teacher Jiang Jun... is he willing to do this?" Chen Siqi asked with some hesitation. "Grabbing Chen Pinhe's role so clearly, if it spreads out, whether it is for his reputation in the industry or for the public, it doesn't seem to be a good thing, right?"

Lu Yanhe also hesitated.

This is also the concern in his heart.

"I have told Teacher Jiang Jun, told him implicitly, he doesn't know why I want to target Chen Pinhe like this..." Lu Yanhe sighed. "However, no matter what, it is indeed forcing him."

Chen Siqi: "Teacher Jiang is definitely willing to help you, but once or twice is enough. If you always let Teacher Jiang help you be the gun to hit Chen Pinhe, it is not good for Teacher Jiang. Chen Pinhe will definitely retaliate. I think you can find more people who are on the same track as Chen Pinhe and have a competitive relationship with him. The enemy of the enemy is a friend. What do you think?"

Lu Yanhe: "You are right."

"Chen Pinhe cannot have no enemies."

After a trip to Los Angeles, the development of things was completely beyond expectations. Zhang Yuezhen returned without success, and *Doomsday* also had an uncertain future.

A film with high hopes ushered in such a situation, and Chen Pinhe's mood was very bad.

Zhang Yuezhen's mood was naturally not much better.

As a result, at this time, Zhang Yuezhen heard about the movement of Maxine's self-made drama.

Zhang Yuezhen said to Chen Pinhe with a cold face: "Jiang Jun took a fancy to that drama of Maxine. He just signed to CAA, and CAA is contacting Maxine."

Chen Pinhe's brows wrinkled instantly.

"Jiang Jun?"

"First Lu Yanhe contacted *Doomsday*, and then Jiang Jun contacted this Maxine drama. Have you offended Chen Ziyan?" Zhang Yuezhen asked.

Chen Pinhe remained silent.

Zhang Yuezhen felt a bit unhappy when she saw Chen Pinhe like this, and her anger came up.

Still not saying, refused to say anything.

Zhang Yuezhen: "Really should go to Chen Ziyan and ask, where exactly does she look at you unpleasantly? One or two, none of them talk about martial arts, indulging the actors she brings to grab your role."

Chen Pinhe was silent for a long time before saying: "Don't go, I'll go talk to Chen Ziyan."

Zhang Yuezhen paused and nodded, "Okay."

On the third day after returning to China, Lu Nei Reese sent an email to Lu Yanhe.

"I like the script *Source Code* very much and am willing to direct this film."

"The film *Doomsday* has been shelved. If you are willing, we can start developing this film from now on."

Lu Yanhe went to discuss this matter with Chen Ziyan immediately.

"Okay, just right, the film company we registered in the United States can develop this film together with Lu Nei Reese's production company," Chen Ziyan said. "It's just that I don't know if Lu Nei Reese is willing to develop this film with you, or if he just wants to buy the script from you."

Lu Yanhe said: "If I don't act, the say they are willing to transfer is definitely not much."

"Yes, this is also the first film we participated in developing in Hollywood. There is no need to make people feel that we are too greedy from the beginning. We still need to be familiar with Hollywood rules," Chen Ziyan thought for a while and said: "In your script, there are two heroines. One of the heroines—the girl who talks to the male lead on the train—you wrote as an ethnic Chinese woman. Have you thought about who to act in it?"

This is a modification Lu Yanhe specifically made to the original film when he wrote the script.

The other heroine of this film is a female soldier.

Lu Yanhe felt that this female character definitely didn't suit being changed to an ethnic Chinese, so he moved the other one.

"When I wrote it, I didn't think about who must act in it. However, since it is a script I wrote, I hope that at least one main character can retain the identity of an ethnic Chinese."

When he has the ability to do so, he can create a little opportunity for everyone, which is a little bit.

He likes a female writer very much, J. K. Rowling. A *Harry Potter*, under her request, all used British actors, and not a single American actor. How difficult it is to do this in mainstream commercial films in Hollywood, she did it.

Lu Yanhe also hopes that through this way, he can create some opportunities for more Chinese actors to be known by the world.

"But Sister Yuqian is actually quite suitable," Lu Yanhe said. "Although I have another English commercial film script prepared for Sister Yuqian."

Chen Ziyan said: "The film *Source Code* is mainly a male-perspective film. This role is a bit chicken-rib for Jiang Yuqian at the current stage. Acting in it is not very useful for her. It is better to give it to others to help a female actor who has no fame in Hollywood open up the situation. This is a very good opportunity."

Lu Yanhe thought for a while and asked: "Okay, do you have any ideas?"

"Give it to Minglan, can you?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Wen Minglan, a female actor who signed to Chen Ziyan almost at the same time as Lu Yanhe, and acted in *Friends* with Lu Yanhe, and the relationship is also very good.

Lu Yanhe thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Okay."

Chen Ziyan asked: "What is the other script you prepared for Jiang Yuqian?"

"*Red Eye Flight*, also a crime film," Lu Yanhe said. "But the heroine in this script has a much stronger presence than the heroine in *Source Code*. Basically, it is the opponent's play between her and the male lead who plays the villain."

Chen Ziyan said: "I am jealous of Jiang Yuqian. She introduced a *Golden Age* to you, and you have written so many scripts for her."

"Actually, it's not just like this. It's because Sister Yuqian has a strong career heart. I don't have to worry about the scripts I give her being wasted because she retires. Moreover, after *Squid Game*, she has been working very hard to maintain her fame and exposure internationally. In the past year or so, she almost hasn't rested for a day. You actually saw how hard she has been working for the past year or so. There are not many people who are so popular and still work so hard. Then as her friend, and also a Chinese actor, if there is a suitable opportunity, I certainly hope to push her."

"You said it correctly," Chen Ziyan nodded. "Jiang Yuqian is indeed not easy. It's just that, look, your scripts are basically covered by Chen Bige and Jiang Yuqian for female characters."

"Wang Jing also acted in a few."

"She was brought along. Those scripts are not like *Rouge* and *Phone*, which are tailored for Chen Bige and Jiang Yuqian," Chen Ziyan sighed. "Minglan told me many times that she wants to act in movies, but her acting skills are too easy to expose when acting in movies. If it weren't for the fact that I have read this script, and this ethnic Chinese female role doesn't need too superb acting skills, I wouldn't have opened this mouth to you."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Minglan is actually also a very serious actor."

"There is no actor in front of you who will not be serious," Chen Ziyan said. "I also know Minglan's problems. Besides the *Friends* crew, she actually has some small problems in other crews, and she will care about some unnecessary things. However, for a girl of her age, it doesn't count as anything, she has a bit of princess disease."

Lu Yanhe ha-ed.

"You must not think that actors who perform very nice in front of you are all very nice actors," Chen Ziyan said. "That's not because of them, it's because of you. Of course, basically, actors who can cooperate with you are screened layer by layer, and there will be no major principled problems."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Minglan... what's wrong?"

"Her biggest problem now is that she is very sensitive to people looking down on her. In other crews, she lost her temper and made trouble several times because she felt that others looked down on her and felt that her acting skills were average," Chen Ziyan sighed. "Actually, the reason she is sensitive is also because she knows that her acting skills are indeed not very good."

"Her acting skills, I think it's okay. When acting in *Friends*, the performance was quite good," Lu Yanhe said.

"That's because in *Friends*, she was given sufficient preparation and rehearsal time. But some plays, some crews, because of rushing work, basically only have the opportunity to act in one or two scenes. She doesn't have the ability to act as soon as she acts, so the problem is exposed," Chen Ziyan said. "She is essentially still a very strong girl who wants to achieve something in the acting industry."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Then does Minglan have many play appointments now?"

"Many play appointments, but the kind of good movies she wants to act in, almost none," Chen Ziyan shook her head. "The competition for female actors of her age is too great. They are all little flowers, and there are many who have extremely high acting talent. Besides high popularity, big fame, and good national popularity, she has no advantages."

"Doesn't this sound very Versailles? This still has no advantages?"

"You have to look at the roles suitable for her age in movies, what functions do they generally undertake?"

Chen Ziyan explained: "With her current status, acting as a side-set movie heroine, unless it is starred by an actor of your or Shang Yongzhou's level, there is no need, right?"

"Then the real heroine with weight, she can't control. No matter how high the popularity is, if the role can't be supported, the box office can't return the cost, who dares to use her? The film market risk is so big, and she has many competitors, so there is such a vacuum zone, right?"

Lu Yanhe listened and felt it made sense.

Just like a certain big baby, after the problem was exposed to the public, she basically missed mainstream film production. No matter how high the popularity and heat are, it is of no benefit to the box office, so she can only be out.

"I also told her, either she goes to small-budget art films to polish her acting skills, or she can only go to movies like *Source Code* to act as a heroine who doesn't carry the main load, and polish her resume."

"I still feel that she actually has a face with a story. When I acted with her, she clearly knew how to act. Why did she become a female actor who doesn't know how to act?" Lu Yanhe was puzzled.

"You want to say that it is impossible not to know how to act at all, but the big screen and the small screen have walls. Slowly polish it," Chen Ziyan said. "She does have a movie face with a story, but it is probably because she has been too eager for quick success and instant benefits in the past few years, and she wants to prove her acting skills too much, so it is counterproductive."

Lu Yanhe: "Then is it better to invite a guidance teacher for her?"

"It's not a problem of her performance ability, it's a problem of her mentality. This can only be adjusted by herself. Otherwise, no matter how good a teacher is, it won't work. The four words 'eager for quick success and instant benefits' are written on her face. Any expression of hers is full of the desire to prove herself. Any role that is deeper, more complicated, and needs to walk into the inner heart of the character cannot be interpreted."

Wen Minglan's situation made Lu Yanhe puzzled.

Reasonably speaking, Jiang Yuqian is also a female actor who pursues success and wants to prove herself very much. Why doesn't she have such a mentality problem when acting?

Jiang Yuqian's acting skills belong to the limited talent ceiling, and she can only rely on acquired diligence and effort.

But after chatting with Chen Ziyan like this, Lu Yanhe realized that Wen Minglan's problem is not the talent ceiling, but her mentality.

But Wen Minglan is not unpopular. A *Friends* made her national popularity extremely high and very popular.

At this time, she has to prove that she is actually an actress of the Best Actress level?

Lu Yanhe didn't know why.

It can only be said that everyone has their own problems to solve.

Lu Yanhe made an appointment for the actors of *Friends*, wanting to have a meal together before this season starts filming to chat about the recent situation. As a result, because starting next month, the schedule must be reserved for *Friends*, everyone is rushing work crazily this month.

Lu Yanhe could only give up for the time being.

Just right, at this time, the Korean drama adapted from *Rouge* started broadcasting.

This drama was bought by Icefield Video domestically and broadcast simultaneously.

Lu Yanhe also watched the premiere, and after watching it, he was very emotional.

The production level of Korean dramas is really both reaching the texture of movies and having its own characteristics. It is not the set of American dramas, but has its own characteristics.

Of course, Lu Yanhe doesn't like some emotional monologues like chicken soup for the soul added at the end of the first and second episodes, feeling that such things dilute the sharp irony that this drama itself should have.

But Koreans seem to still eat this set very much.

The ratings for the first and second episodes are quite good, and the evaluation is also very good, which is the first in the same period.

Xu Tianming also took advantage of the Korean drama's broadcast early and talked about joint cooperation with several brands in Korea.

What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that Korea actually developed a hotel with the same name as *Rouge*.

【Content is being read!】

Xu, TVN's Jin Yan-suk wants to buy the Korean drama remake rights for the two dramas *Love Letter* and *Squid Game*.

It seems that the results of *Rouge* made Jin Yan-suk want to further develop Lu Yanhe's script.

Lu Yanhe said: *Squid Game* disagree first, we won't authorize it to others before we finish filming. *Love Letter* can be authorized, but the remade Korean drama must be broadcast the year after next.

Xu: Good.

Xu: The film *Love Letter*, film companies in Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia all want to remake it. I refused several times before, but their enthusiasm for this film is greater than I imagined, especially Toei in Japan, who has looked for me many times.

Lu Yanhe: Not yet, it hasn't been long since it was released. Let's talk about it at least after next year.

Xu Tianming: Okay.

Because it is broadcast on traditional TV stations, the Korean drama version of *Rouge* broadcasts two episodes a week, which is a common broadcast mode for Korean dramas.

It is also quite concerned domestically, and the playback volume on Icefield Video is quite good.

This also made the domestic remake drama receive some attention.

Although the script has not been finalized and is still being modified, several versions of actors have been spread.

Before, Li Yuefeng wanted to star in this drama. Icefield Video synthesized the opinions of many parties and finally decided not to use Li Yuefeng.

This made Li Yuefeng a bit depressed.

Lu Yanhe didn't expect that Icefield Video could give up the very popular Li Yuefeng—

In the drama market, popular actors are basically at the top of the pyramid of choice.

Unlike movies, the drama market is too big, and actors who can carry dramas and carry investment have always been scarce products, in short supply.

Generally, if they can knock down a popular actor, the platform will rush to sign a contract, and will not care at all whether this actor is suitable for the script and role. If it is really not suitable, they will choose to change the script.

Of course, the screenwriter of the drama version of *Rouge* is Miao Yue, and the original screenwriter is Lu Yanhe, which puts this script in a position of "cannot be changed blindly."

Icefield Video even had the idea of wanting to invite Huang Kai-ren to act in the drama version.

Huang Kai-ren pushed it directly.

After looking for it, *Rouge* found a drama actor who was unknown.

Young, handsome, with a pair of deep eyes, and a face that the audience is not familiar with, good acting.

The only disadvantage is that there is no fame.

Icefield Video could not make up its mind.

The Korean drama version of *Rouge* is starred by two first-tier Korean actors.

It is impossible to only find newcomers to act in the Chinese drama version adapted by themselves.

Icefield Video found Lu Yanhe to ask for Lu Yanhe's opinion.

Lu Yanhe went to see this male actor.

A male actor named Yang Shiyi.

Twenty-six years old.

Has been acting in stage plays for four years.

First look at the photos, as Icefield Video said, indeed, the features are deep, it is a traditional clear and handsome appearance, with a bit of Leslie Cheung's flavor, but not as significant noble spirit as Leslie Cheung.

It's just that there are a lot of male actors with such appearance in the entertainment industry.

Before Lu Yanhe met him, he went to watch a stage play he participated in with Huang Kai-ren.

He acted as a supporting role.

On the stage, let Lu Yanhe change the impression the photos gave him. As soon as he moved, it seemed that the brilliance fell on him, and between his eyebrows, he looked forward to flying.

That kind of dashing spirit that can only be raised in a rich courtyard.

Lu Yanhe asked for Huang Kai-ren's opinion.

Huang Kai-ren said: "Fortunately, you know him at this time, otherwise, you might not find me three times."

This is a very high evaluation.

Lu Yanhe said: "Why has such an actor never been popular? I heard that he is not unwilling to act in film and television dramas."

Huang Kai-ren shook his head.

After watching the stage play, Lu Yanhe didn't go to the backstage to say hello, but contacted Icefield Video to inquire about the situation.

Icefield Video said that Yang Shiyi is relatively proud and does not want to act in the directors and actors he doesn't like.

Lu Yanhe was very surprised.

However, such proud actors in the entertainment industry are not rare, especially in the stage play circle.

In the fame and fortune circle, there is a lot of fame and fortune, and there are many who give up fame and fortune.

Lu Yanhe asked if there is any intended actress for the drama version of Ruhu.

Icefield Video said that several first-tier actresses have expressed their intention to act.

When asked, there was even Zhang Lan.

Lu Yanhe silently drew a cross.

Lu Yanhe returned to Zhenhua University, mainly to see Miao Yue, but also invited several other classmates who are studying for graduate school to have dinner together.

Lu Yanhe wanted to ask Miao Yue if she had any intended actresses in her heart.

Miao Yue said that when she wrote the script, in order to avoid the influence of the movie version as much as possible, she specifically found an actress and referred to her image to write the script.

Yu Mengling.

Once won the Best Actress of the Lingyun Award for *Fuso*.

Lu Yanhe met her several times at the awards ceremony. That time, she was nominated for the Feihong Award for *Road of Glory*. Huang Kai-ren won the award, but he didn't. Yu Mengling sat behind him and comforted him.

This actress has always focused on acting in small-budget art films and has never acted in commercial films or TV dramas.

Miao Yue said: "But what is presented in the script is not necessarily Yu Mengling's appearance. I just feel that her temperament has the feeling of a clear and proud female literati, which is different from other actresses. Writing this feature and character feeling into Ruhu, less feminine, more clear and proud, can form a different feeling from Chen Bige's Ruhu."

When doing adaptation, you must not change its soul, but you must not keep its skin.

There must always be something different, something fresh.

Lu Yanhe agrees with Miao Yue's understanding.

Invite Yu Mengling to act in this drama?

Lu Yanhe doesn't know if Yu Mengling will come to act.

Some actors will definitely not refuse Lu Yanhe's invitation.

But some actors don't care at all whether this invitation comes from Lu Yanhe.

What kind of actor you are sometimes depends on what you really care about.

Lu Yanhe asked Miao Yue: "Are you free tomorrow?"

Miao Yue said: "I have class in the morning."

"In the evening, if you are free, let's go watch a stage play together," Lu Yanhe said. "I will try to make an appointment with Yu Mengling to see if I can invite her out together."

Miao Yue said okay.

"Are you preparing to find Yu Mengling to act in *Rouge*?"

"I haven't decided yet. She is also a relatively individual actress, and she may not be willing to come to act," Lu Yanhe said. "Let's meet and chat first."

Miao Yue nodded.

Fortunately, it is relatively lucky that Yu Mengling is not in the group, has time, and gladly accepted Lu Yanhe's invitation.

This time, Lu Yanhe pulled Li Zhibai, who was also not filming, and went to watch the stage play Yang Shiyi participated in with Miao Yue and Yu Mengling.

"Lu Yanhe is here again."

In the backstage of the stage play, a lean boy ran in full of excitement.

"He seems to have brought Li Zhibai this time!"

Others in the backstage heard these two names and showed excitement.

"He really likes our stage play. He just came to watch it once, and he came again," an actor said.

Yang Shiyi sat on his makeup seat, glanced at the person next to him, and listened silently.

"Maybe someone will be seen by Lu Yanhe and invited to act in his play."

"Do your spring and autumn dreams," someone scolded with a smile.

"Why not? Do you think Teacher Zou's acting skills are not worthy of being seen by Lu Yanhe?"

Zou Jiang is the number one actor of this stage play. In the stage play circle, he also belongs to the actor with a loud name.

Zou Jiang smiled and said: "Let's act our stage play down-to-earth. Whether Lu Yanhe sees it or not, think so much, our rice bowl now is this play, don't mess it up."

"Then how can it be messed up."

Yang Shiyi looked at himself in the mirror.

Although he didn't say a word, there were actually some waves in his heart.

*Rouge* is considering finding him to act as the male lead, he knows this.

Of course, others in the troupe don't know about this.

Yang Shiyi guessed that Lu Yanhe came over, it should be for this matter.

But Lu Yanhe didn't find him, and he couldn't take the initiative to find Lu Yanhe.

What opinion Lu Yanhe has on him, he doesn't know either.

Yang Shiyi is proud, but it doesn't mean he doesn't care about fame and fortune.

He certainly knows that if he can act as the male lead of *Rouge*, his life might undergo earth-shaking changes.

"Shiyi." Suddenly, someone called him.

Yang Shiyi came back to his senses and looked at that person.

"Why don't you speak? Don't you want to act in Lu Yanhe's play?" The person asked.

Yang Shiyi curled his lips and said: "Whether to act or not, it's not up to me."

Another person laughed and said: "Why do you ask him? His eyes are high to the sky, just like you, trying to curry favor with others."

Zou Jiang looked at Yang Shiyi thoughtfully.

Before going on stage, Yang Shiyi went to the bathroom first. After coming out, he passed the makeup room and heard two people talking inside.

"I really don't know what Yang Shiyi has to be proud of. He has acted for so long, and he is still acting as a supporting role, self-righteous, eyes higher than the top."

"Stop talking for two sentences. Originally, the male lead of this stage play was acted by him, but in the end, it was robbed by Teacher Zou."

"It's not because he doesn't know how to be a person and offended the troupe leader."

Yang Shiyi walked forward expressionlessly.

The troupe leader happened to be standing in front, looking at him, smiling, and saying: "Little Yang, have you thought clearly?"

Yang Shiyi: "Troupe leader, I told you my thoughts before."

The smile on the troupe leader's face immediately closed.

"Okay," he nodded. "You are proud."

Yang Shiyi didn't speak and continued to walk forward.

The troupe leader's words drifted from behind.

"You don't need to go on stage today, Little Luo will act for you."

Yang Shiyi's footsteps paused.

He looked back at the troupe leader in disbelief.

"I want to see how long you can be proud." The troupe leader snorted coldly, passed him, and walked away.

Yang Shiyi's feet were cold, stopped in place, and didn't move for a long time.

"Brother Yang, why haven't you passed yet? It's about to start," someone passed by, saw him still stunned in place, and asked.

Yang Shiyi turned and left without saying a word.

Lu Yanhe didn't expect that Yang Shiyi didn't go on stage today.

That role of his, changed to another actor, immediately lost its brilliance.

It is really no comparison, no harm.

Others didn't know that he brought them to watch this stage play for this actor Yang Shiyi, just thinking it was to watch this stage play.

The stage play itself is still good-looking.

Lu Yanhe felt a bit uninterested in his heart.

He hesitated, looked at Yu Mengling and Miao Yue beside him, and felt that it was not easy to come together.

So, he sent a message to the people at Icefield Video, asking if there was Yang Shiyi's contact information.

After a while, people sent it over.

Lu Yanhe thought about it and sent a message to this number: Hello, I am Lu Yanhe, currently at the Poly Theater. Zhao Wanxiang, who contacted you at Icefield Video before, gave me your number. May I ask if you are free to meet us now?

Yang Shiyi sat in the makeup room. At first, there was only him in the makeup room. Later, the stage play was finished, and the sound of the audience applauding came from outside.

He silently removed his makeup.

When the actors returned one after another, he had almost removed his makeup, changed into his own clothes, and was ready to leave.

"Yo, Brother Yang, why didn't you go on stage today?" A provocative voice asked deliberately.

Yang Shiyi knew that his temper usually offended many people.

He silently closed his mouth, not ready to pay attention, got up and wanted to leave.

"I'm talking to you, Yang Shiyi!" This person suddenly raised his voice, "Do you understand politeness?"

Yang Shiyi finally looked up at him and said: "That's enough, I'm not in the mood to argue with you."

"I wipe, what are you pretending? The troupe leader doesn't let you go on stage, what are you pretending? Really treat yourself as an artist? Teacher Zou's brand is not as big as yours."

Yang Shiyi looked at Zou Jiang on the side silently.

Zou Jiang sank his face and said to that person: "Okay, don't make trouble."

That person didn't speak.

Zou Jiang walked to Yang Shiyi, patted his shoulder, and said: "Go back and have a good rest. The troupe leader's temper will soon disappear, and this role is still yours."

Yang Shiyi looked at Zou Jiang with complicated expression, this person who robbed his male lead.

But he couldn't get angry.

Because if it weren't for his own offense to the troupe leader, the male lead would not have been robbed by Zou Jiang.

When it came down to it, it was his own fault.

Yang Shiyi nodded, said nothing, and walked out of the dressing room.

As soon as he went out, the voices of others could be heard from inside.

"Teacher Zou, why are you wasting your breath on a guy like that? Damn, I hate people who think they're better than everyone else the most. Does he really think he's some kind of artist?"

Yang Shiyi clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and swallowed the frustration.

His phone suddenly buzzed twice.

Yang Shiyi took out his phone and opened it to look.

He stared at it for several seconds, stunned for several seconds as well.

He didn't know if he had received a scam text message.

After a while, Zhao Wanxiang, who had been in contact with him, sent a message: Shiyi, Lu Yanhe just asked me for your contact information. He probably wants to reach out to you; don't ignore it as a scam message.

Yang Shiyi came back to his senses.

Ah, so it was real.

"Rouge?"

Yu Mengling looked at Lu Yanhe with some surprise.

Wearing a baseball cap and with a bare face, Yu Mengling had eyes as clean as a fawn in the forest.

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Sister Mengling, Miao Yue is the screenwriter for the TV adaptation of Rouge. When she was writing the script for the TV version, the character of Ruhu was always modeled after your image."

Yu Mengling looked at Miao Yue in surprise.

"Are you the screenwriter for Late Spring?"

"Yes." Miao Yue nodded, her smile a bit shy, "I'm also a fan of yours. I've watched many of the movies you've acted in, and I like you very much."

Yu Mengling made an 'ah' sound like a little girl, then said very solemnly, "Thank you."

Lu Yanhe watched from close range, very surprised by the unique temperament she possessed.

When they met at the awards ceremony before, everyone was dressed in fine clothes and walking under the spotlights; there was no chance to see this side of her.

Among actresses of Yu Mengling's level, she might truly be the only one who could still have this state of mind.

The Best Actress with the least 'female star' pretension.

"The movie starred Chen Bige, and with such a gem already there, I feel like I won't be able to act it well," Yu Mengling said.

"The TV version and the film version are very different," Lu Yanhe said bluntly. "Miao Yue spent a whole year crafting the script. We don't want to make a version the same as the movie; if that were the case, there would be no need for a remake."

Yu Mengling seemed to unconsciously reach her right hand to her mouth and began to bite her nails.

Lu Yanhe and the others were all taken aback.

After two seconds, Yu Mengling suddenly came to her senses, gave an apologetic smile, and said, "Sorry, I tend to zone out whenever I'm thinking about something."

Lu Yanhe was struck by Yu Mengling's sudden apology and smile.

This scene was too cinematic.

A born actor.

Just then, the door was knocked on as well.

A waiter appeared at the door with someone.

Yang Shiyi appeared before everyone, dressed in the simplest jeans paired with a white shirt, looking refined and gentle.

When Yu Mengling's eyes met his, she was stunned.

Yang Shiyi's gaze flickered, he pursed his lips, and with a somewhat restrained smile, he found Lu Yanhe, nodded lightly to him, and said, "Sorry for the wait, I'm here."

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

What else was there to say?

At this moment, he even forgot to answer Yang Shiyi and instead looked at Miao Yue.

An expression of disbelief appeared on Miao Yue's face as well as she looked at him.

Only Li Zhibai looked at them, then at Yang Shiyi, not understanding what was going on.

Although he didn't know him—

"Hello, come in, sit."

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