Chapter 667: Open Conspiracy

On this matter, Lu Yan He is actually very constrained, and no matter what he wants to do to Chen Pinhe, he feels his hands and feet are tied.

First, he can't tell others what his relationship with Chen Pinhe is.

Regarding this matter, so far, the only people who know are Chen Ziyan, him, and Chen Siqi. Even Li Zhibai and Yan Liang don't know.

Second, his own personality makes it impossible for him to drag others into suffering losses without knowing the situation because of his own affairs.

Even if this loss can be compensated with other rewards.

This is a flaw in his personality and also his inherent shortcoming.

Chen Ziyan is very clear about this, so she didn't persuade Lu Yan He anymore, but said: "We also made it clear to Jiang Jun beforehand what the consequences of this matter might be. He agreed knowing that he might offend Chen Pinhe. And, you must be clear about one thing: as long as you and Chen Pinhe really go to war, the people around you two will inevitably be involved. In fact, don't forget why you took action this time. Do you remember?"

Lu Yan He was stunned.

"Because he took action first and snatched the movie that was originally intended for you. For the movie *Doomsday*, Rune's first choice was you," Chen Ziyan said. "So, don't worry about whether you dragged others into the water. If you don't drag them, he will also drag them. As long as they are people standing by your side, they will be regarded by him as people in your camp. War is just like this. Have you forgotten why the Golden Tripod Awards suddenly targeted you this year?"

A few words, like a fierce hammer, made Lu Yan He enlightened.

Regarding the Golden Tripod Awards, he was affected by the Blue Ribbon Awards at the beginning of the year, so he was implicated.

It is actually the same thing.

He had never publicly said anything or done anything to the Golden Tripod Awards, but because he supported the Blue Ribbon Awards, there was a back-and-forth struggle with Huang Lian this year.

It was even irrelevant to personal conflicts, just because of the difference in interest camps.

And since Jiang Jun became popular from *Squid Game*, no matter what he says or does, he is in Lu Yan He's interest camp.

As long as Chen Pinhe really wants to take action against Lu Yan He, Jiang Jun cannot stay out of it.

Chen Ziyan hit the nail on the head, and a few words hit Lu Yan He's blind spot.

Lu Yan He came back to his senses. The slight apology to Jiang Jun didn't disappear, but he also realized that it was a helpless thing.

"Of course, there is a more interesting thing now," Chen Ziyan smiled slightly, as if thinking of an idea.

"What?" Lu Yan He asked.

Chen Ziyan said: "If *Doomsday* is not a B-movie, and Parameter is still willing to do it according to the original production standard, but before that, Chen Pinhe refuses to appear because of the rumor that it is a B-movie, do you think he will be very annoyed?"

Lu Yan He showed a look of surprise.

"Ah?"

Chen Ziyan said: "Still the same sentence, it may not be successful, but to stir up trouble, you can use any piece of wood as a stirrer, no need to care about too many things."

Lu Yan He asked: "Sister Ziyan, what have you thought of again?"

"First go and figure out what Parameter's attitude towards *Doomsday* is," Chen Ziyan said. "Aren't we going to cooperate with Zebby Doyle on *Buried*? At that time, we originally wanted to use this play to exchange for the condition of Jiang Jun appearing in *Doomsday*. Now *Doomsday* has new moves, it is normal for us to understand the new progress of this project."

Lu Yan He then sent an email to Zebby Doyle as Chen Ziyan said, asking about the situation of *Doomsday* and the situation of the Asian character he was interested in before.

Zebby Doyle returned a call to him.

"We are contacting first-tier male actors in Hollywood, hoping that one of them can be interested and come to the negotiating table. Otherwise, without an A-lister to replace Tang Mu Felton, we still cannot start the *Doomsday* project," Zebby Doyle said. "Of course, we still hope you can appear."

"Zebby, I am very worried that my schedule cannot be coordinated. With the current situation of *Doomsday*, I don't know when it can start filming. I have many projects waiting to start filming later. I can't keep my time waiting for this movie of yours," Lu Yan He followed Chen Ziyan's instructions and buried this nail in Zebby Doyle's place first, and then said, "However, if *Doomsday* needs it, you can also consider the male lead of *Squid Game*, Jiang Jun."

Zebby Doyle was a bit surprised. "Jiang Jun?"

"Yes, I heard that for the female lead of *Doomsday*, aren't you also planning to use the female lead of *Squid Game*, Jiang Yuqian? If the male lead and female lead of *Squid Game* reunite in *Doomsday*, for *Doomsday*, it should also be a promotional point that can attract audiences to walk into the cinema?"

Lu Yan He's words were really not narcissistic.

The hit of *Squid Game* on streaming media directly entered Maxine's top three of the year. Otherwise, it wouldn't have made them all shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards that year.

Zebby Doyle knows Jiang Yuqian, and of course, he will also know Jiang Jun.

When Lu Yan He said this, he immediately started to think.

He also said: "However, if you have already signed a contract with others, then forget it."

Zebby Doyle asked: "In fact, it is also quite good for Jiang Jun to act in *Buried*."

"The male lead of the movie *Buried* has already been decided to be Li Zhibai," Lu Yan He said. "The contract has already been signed."

Zebby Doyle smiled and asked: "Lu, did you not intend to appear in *Doomsday* from the beginning?"

Lu Yan He: "How could that be."

"Because I recently learned that your schedule for next year is already full, and there are four film and television dramas to be filmed."

Lu Yan He's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood that it must be Chen Pinhe's side who sent this news to Zebby Doyle's ears through their channels.

Otherwise, how would Zebby Doyle know his filming arrangements for next year.

"Actually, it is not," Lu Yan He pretended to be helpless. "Don't you know how popular I am in Asia? If I don't say so to the outside world, many play contracts can't be pushed away."

At this moment, Lu Yan He made himself sound like a big star who was popular and troubled by it.

"In fact, I said to the outside world that there are four plays to be filmed next year, three of which are plays produced by my own company. Now the only one that is really determined is one," Lu Yan He said. "Although I don't know where you heard this news, I think it is probably to squeeze me out and compete for the movie *Doomsday*? If it is really like this, then it is fine, I will withdraw directly."

Lu Yan He played a trick of advancing by retreating.

Zebby Doyle was indeed confused again.

"Of course I believe you, but you just recommended Jiang Jun to me, which made me think of this matter again."

"I recommended Jiang Jun just because he is my friend, and he and I belong to the same agency in China. So, if I really can't act, then there is an old Chinese saying, 'Fat water doesn't flow to outsiders' fields'," Lu Yan He said. "Isn't the male lead of *Squid Game* enough to appear in *Doomsday*? You have to know that too many projects in Hollywood are looking for him, but he pushed them all away."

Zebby Doyle immediately said: "Those projects looking for him are all B-movies, right?"

"The role given to him in *Doomsday* is not the first male lead either," Lu Yan He said. "We all know that the real protagonist of *Doomsday* is actually the American character, isn't it?"

The two competed in words.

Lu Yan He laughed again: "And, I think, if Jiang Jun and Jiang Yuqian can appear in the movie *Doomsday* at the same time, it can serve as an advance promotion for the second part of *Squid Game* later."

At this time, Zebby Doyle showed a sudden realization smile.

He accepted Lu Yan He's statement.

Zebby Doyle said: "If you are willing to develop the *Squid Game* movie with us Parameter, this role in *Doomsday* can definitely be given to Jiang Jun."

"Please, don't be too greedy. *Buried* has been given to you. In the current situation where *Doomsday* is uncertain, if you can sign the male lead of *Squid Game* as one of the leads, it will also help you find another A-lister to replace Tang Mu Felton's position, right? What *Doomsday* lacks most now is the industry's confidence in this project, isn't it? Even if Tang Mu Felton lost some trust in his previous evaluation because of the drug scandal, but the rumors spread, it always makes people have some doubts. Those A-listers have never lacked project invitations."

Lu Yan He threw out another bargaining chip.

"Unless you can find another Asian actor who is more famous and influential in Hollywood than Jiang Jun now."

Chen Pinhe's status in the film industry is of course higher than Jiang Jun's.

However, Chen Pinhe has no commercial representative works in Europe and America over the years.

*Squid Game* is Jiang Jun's most useful card.

Lu Yan He mentioned this drama in his words, just to consolidate the impression of this drama and Jiang Jun in Zebby Doyle's mind over and over again.

Sure enough, because of Tang Mu Felton's withdrawal, the situation of *Doomsday* has changed. The casting of the role that was originally just an auxiliary protagonist has suddenly begun to affect the judgment of the first protagonist—

Zebby Doyle realized that what Lu Yan He said actually made sense.

Hollywood is very different from the Chinese entertainment industry in some places, but in some places, it is the same.

For example, human nature.

Everyone chooses scripts and teams. If another reliable person joins, your trust in this project can also increase a bit.

Everyone believes that people who have succeeded have a higher probability of achieving a second success.

Zebby Doyle said: "It would be best if you could come to act. Your fame in Europe and America is much greater than Jiang Jun's."

"But I became famous because of the thriller movie *The Mist*. If I come to act in *Doomsday*, how much appeal will I have to the audience? These two themes are a bit far apart. I don't believe that with my Asian face, just by relying on one *The Mist*, I can make so many audiences in Europe and America believe in me," Lu Yan He chuckled. "If it were really like this, the box office of *Love Letter* in the United States shouldn't be just 8 million."

Zebby Doyle said: "You don't know what a box office of 8 million US dollars means in the United States for a non-English movie."

"But you must be able to understand what it means for a Chinese drama series to be popular globally and achieve unprecedented success," Lu Yan He said.

The call with Zebby Doyle gave Lu Yan He the information he wanted.

"Parameter still wants to produce this movie according to the previous standards and has no intention of downgrading it to a B-movie," Lu Yan He said to Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan nodded.

"That's enough," Chen Ziyan said. "At the current stage, we can release a smoke bomb to let Chen Pinhe's side receive the news that *Doomsday* will be cut in production budget because of Tang Mu Felton's withdrawal and become a B-movie."

Lu Yan He was surprised and asked: "Can they believe it?"

"Didn't you already let him know in advance in the call with Zebby Doyle, according to what we discussed before, that you might withdraw from *Doomsday* because of your schedule?"

"It's probably not even 'might' anymore." Lu Yan He detailed the content of his call with Zebby Doyle to Chen Ziyan. "So, he probably knows I won't act now. Since he told me about someone telling him my filming plan for next year, even if I explained it, he might not believe it."

"It must be Chen Pinhe's side who did it," Chen Ziyan said. "They knew we went to see Zebby Doyle and couldn't be indifferent. Sure enough, they made a move. However, this is also good. Then just give him a clear answer later, we withdraw from *Doomsday*, let Darren announce through the American media that you will definitely not appear in the movie *Doomsday* because of your schedule, and then we will let the domestic media reprint it immediately."

Lu Yan He asked: "Will this news make Chen Pinhe's side believe it?"

"This is just the first step," Chen Ziyan said. "At this time, you have to use the channels of Hua Ruzhen. Through private channels, spread the news in the overseas Chinese circle that your withdrawal is because this movie is going to be downgraded to a B-movie. In this way, Chen Pinhe's side will definitely go to Parameter to confirm the authenticity of the news."

Lu Yan He: "Parameter will definitely deny it."

"Hmm, but even if Parameter denies it, Chen Pinhe might not believe it. After all, Parameter might also not tell the truth in order to fool him into appearing. Chen Pinhe's side will definitely think so."

"Then—"

"The next step, isn't it just time for your *Source Code* to appear?" Chen Ziyan smiled slightly. "You and director Rune Reese are going to cooperate on *Source Code*. We just need to let the American media release a smoke bomb, saying that director Rune Reese will fully prepare for *Source Code*. Then what *Doomsday* loses is not just a Tang Mu Felton, but also its original director."

Lu Yan He reacted instantly.

"We just need to ask director Rune to do us a favor and not deny the media's speculation for the time being, clarifying that he will continue to direct the movie *Doomsday*," Chen Ziyan said. "Then all signs indicate that *Doomsday* will either stop filming or be downgraded. You say, with Chen Pinhe's status, will he be willing to act in a Hollywood B-movie?" ===== CHAPTER 668 =====