Chapter 683: Blinding your eyes (10,000 words update!)

"Knock knock!"

"Xiaoyun?"

In Zhan Yun's lounge, the sound of crying could be vaguely heard from inside.

Bai Jin looked back at the others helplessly.

"She probably doesn't want to see us right now."

Lu Yan He nodded and said, "Then let's go back first. Tomorrow is a day off, and you all probably have work."

"Yang Zhoujin is really a fucking idiot," Yin Xincheng cursed angrily. "Hitting a woman, trash."

"Keep your voice down," Wen Minglan stopped him. "If Zhan Yun hears you, she might not feel better."

Yin Xincheng shut his mouth, but his face was still full of anger.

Yan Liang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go."

What happened 30 minutes ago took the entire "Friends" crew by surprise.

So much so that Hu Siwei had to emphasize confidentiality discipline to every department again at the first opportunity.

Lu Yan He, on the other hand, immediately asked people to confirm whether that scene had been filmed by anyone.

But unfortunately, there wasn't a single camera in the crew pointed at that angle.

And in order not to leak any filming material, no one was allowed to take photos or videos on site during filming.

Lu Yan He had dinner with Chen Siqi in the evening.

It was past eight o'clock when they met.

Lu Yan He told Chen Siqi about what happened on the set just now.

Chen Siqi was shocked.

"Directly slapped Zhan Yun in public?"

"Yes," Lu Yan He nodded. "But because it was far away from us, no one could stop it in time. It mainly happened too suddenly; no one expected him to do it. Yin Xincheng yelled at Yang Jinzhou, wanting to go up and teach him a lesson, but was stopped by his assistant."

"What about Yang Jinzhou?" Chen Siqi asked.

"He seemed stunned himself, as if he didn't expect he would do it," Lu Yan He shook his head. "After doing it, he turned and left. I originally wanted to see if anyone in the crew had filmed that scene, but unfortunately, no one did."

Chen Siqi: "Yang Jinzhou really has no class."

"Indeed, he has no class," Lu Yan He nodded. "I didn't like him from the beginning."

Chen Siqi: "Your crew must restrict him in the future and not let him come in like this again."

"Of course. The reason he was let in today was because he had come in once before as Zhan Yun's boyfriend, so the security guard let him in," Lu Yan He said. "It's just that I don't know what Zhan Yun will think, and I don't know how she plans to handle this."

Chen Siqi: "That's really hard to say."

A slap is a huge deal in many people's eyes, but in others' eyes, it doesn't really count for much.

In social news, let alone a slap, even a beating in a fit of rage, people will stubbornly believe in the other party's admission of guilt and apology, believing that the other party will change. Such stories are too numerous to count.

On their day off, Lu Yan He sat down with the judges of the Lingyun Awards for series for a meeting.

This was their first offline meeting, and they finally met.

Everyone had a very serious discussion. This time they didn't discuss the works, but discussed the standards by which everyone evaluates a work and an award.

Lu Yan He thought this was very important.

Although everyone has different views, it doesn't mean that everyone cannot reach a consensus on some principled issues.

As the chairman of the first jury, Lu Yan He's job is to do this.

Fortunately, in this jury, there were two acquaintances, Liu Teli and Lian Bei, so Lu Yan He had a little confidence and peace of mind, knowing that no matter what he said, he wouldn't be without support.

Everyone indeed had differences.

Some people thought that awards should be given to those who have never won an award before.

Others felt that it should start from the quality itself, and not care whether the nominee has won an award before.

The debate was very intense.

Lu Yan He didn't rush to call a stop, but let everyone argue for a while before saying: "Awards should start from the work and quality, which is actually a matter without controversy. However, I believe that nominees must have their own merits. When the competing parties are evenly matched, I think it is also appropriate to tilt towards nominees who have not yet been recognized by mainstream awards at this time. Besides selecting the best works and commending the most outstanding practitioners, awards actually have another function: they should promote the development of the entire industry. If our award can help some capable people grow in their careers, this is also a value."

"Is there really such a thing as being evenly matched?"

"If there were no such thing as being evenly matched, our work would be much easier," Lu Yan He shrugged. "The hardest part is always that we feel they all deserve to win, and we can only choose one of them, isn't it? We just need to clarify the principles by which we make decisions when facing this dilemma."

"Of course, this kind of thing must be discussed on a case-by-case basis. It's impossible to generalize. It's just how the balance tilts and where the chips are placed. We need a few standards. Should we encourage those nominees who have strength and should be commended but haven't won mainstream awards for various reasons?"

Everyone was silent for a moment and nodded, agreeing with Lu Yan He's point of view.

Although Lu Yan He was a judge for the first time, probably because he often had to participate in similar discussions, he quickly adapted to this role and this job.

Being a judge, especially the chairman of the jury, requires both maintaining the harmonious atmosphere of the entire jury and having an attitude, not being a "good guy" who muddies the waters.

Many times, this position is filled by big names who have already achieved industry status, also because only they can suppress the scene.

Although Lu Yan He is young, his rich acting experience, multiple identities, and many achievements make his only shortcoming his youth.

Most importantly, what Lu Yan He said actually made sense. He has been trying to put forward his own views with his own concepts and understanding of the film and television industry. In the process, he kept citing examples, citing TV drama works he watched in the past year, which clearly showed he had done enough homework.

This made everyone respect him, regardless of whether they changed their ideas and concepts deep down.

Around 5:00 PM, he finished the discussion with everyone.

Tomorrow, because of rehearsals, he won't participate in watching films with everyone.

Starting today, they will concentrate here for a period of time to watch films and discuss.

Lu Yan He can only participate in their itinerary on his days off.

Fortunately, the place where everyone works is next to the hotel where the "Friends" crew is staying, and Lu Yan He can walk there in ten minutes.

Lu Yan He came out of the conference room and happened to see the brilliant sunset in the dark shadows of the window at the end of the corridor.

It had an unexpected and momentary stunning beauty.

He tried to take a picture with his mobile phone, but couldn't capture the beauty of the picture that was actually visible with both mist and breaking, and sighed regretfully.

"Not satisfied with the shot?" Xu Hui, the only photographer in the jury, came out behind him and asked with a smile.

Lu Yan He shook his head: "Every time at this moment, it makes me sigh that there is a specialization in the art industry."

As a film photographer, and a master photographer, Xu Hui has a great reputation in the industry.

Almost every film he directs is a work of a big director. Of course, his film pictures are also first-class.

When filming "Love Letter" before, Wang Zhong recommended him, but because Xu Hui had already taken on other projects and the schedule conflicted, they couldn't cooperate.

The two chatted simply for a few words and then said goodbye.

Lu Yan He went downstairs and returned to the hotel.

Because it was only a ten-minute walk, Lu Yan He didn't ask them to arrange a car to pick him up, wanting to walk for a while by himself.

What Lu Yan He didn't expect was that passing by a coffee shop, through the floor-to-ceiling window in the sunset, Lu Yan He saw a figure that looked vaguely familiar.

Although this figure was wearing a hat and sunglasses, facing away from the shop, silently lowering his head and dazed, because he had known her for too long and filmed together at close range, Lu Yan He recognized at a glance that it was Zhan Yun.

Lu Yan He hesitated, walked over, waved at Zhan Yun through the window.

Zhan Yun looked up, saw Lu Yan He, and showed a surprised expression.

Lu Yan He signaled her to wait a moment, turned and entered the shop to find her.

Zou Dong and Wang Biao took Yu Xiaoyan in and found a seat nearby.

Lu Yan He sat down in the seat next to Zhan Yun and asked with a smile: "Why are you sitting here alone?"

Zhan Yun sighed softly and said: "I don't want to see anyone today, and I don't want to stay in the hotel. Someone has been coming to comfort me."

Lu Yan He showed a look between laughter and tears.

"So that's it, then are you okay?"

"How to count as good, how to count as not good?" Zhan Yun's state was a little trance-like, but she didn't take off her sunglasses, and Lu Yan He couldn't judge accurately.

Lu Yan He: "How long have you been sitting here?"

"Don't know." Zhan Yun shook her head.

"Have you and Yang Zhoujin contacted later?"

"No." Zhan Yun continued to shake her head, "He didn't look for me, and I don't want to look for him."

"Then are you broken up?"

"Don't know." Zhan Yun thought about it, "But I want to break up with him, I won't be with him anymore."

Lu Yan He: "Then you have to tell him, otherwise, he might still think you want to continue to be with him."

Zhan Yun blankly, "He might as well go to die."

Lu Yan He: "..."

When girls' emotions come up, they seem to like to say this sentence very much.

Lu Yan He: "Although I don't know what happened between you, there is nothing to say. In full view, he can do it to you, his character is just like that."

"I'm thinking about what I liked about him before," Zhan Yun asked. "When you and Chen Siqi were together, what did you like about her?"

"I—" Lu Yan He shook his head, "Can't say clearly."

It's not that the time is too long to remember clearly.

It's really not clear.

Vaguely, I liked it.

Zhan Yun: "I thought he really liked me."

"Why?"

"He was very persistent when he pursued me."

"Before he pursued you, he didn't know you at all. No matter how persistent, it was fake," Lu Yan He said bluntly. "Was his liking for you at that time really liking? Or was it his own imagination?"

"It may also be because I have been single for too long and want to be in a relationship," Zhan Yun's tone was flat, "He just happened to appear."

"There should be many people around you who like you."

"But he is the only one who has been pursuing me fiercely," Zhan Yun's tone sounded a bit paranoid. She seemed to have been struggling with the fact that Yang Zhoujin had pursued her very enthusiastically, "Is he really lying to me?"

Lu Yan He didn't speak.

He just smiled, then asked: "If you have no other arrangements tonight, I will ask everyone who has returned to the hotel now, let's have dinner together tonight. When you are in a bad mood, maybe sitting with everyone and chatting about other things can also relieve your mood."

Zhan Yun shook her head, "I really don't have the mood now."

Lu Yan He nodded and didn't force it.

"Then I'll go back first," Lu Yan He said. "Tomorrow rehearsal, are you OK?"

Zhan Yun nodded, "I will be there on time."

Lu Yan He nodded, got up, and added another sentence.

"If you need to find us to chat, you should know that we are always willing."

"Thank you."

"Zhan Yun's biggest luck in this matter is that her relationship with Yang Zhoujin was not exposed. Otherwise, if there was external public opinion influence at this time, the pain and trouble she would face would be more than ten times more than now."

Chen Ziyan said in a video call.

"Don't get involved in this matter," she warned. "The most troublesome thing in this world is actually the relationship between men and women. Sometimes you get involved, it's thankless, and you become the sinner yourself."

"Don't worry, I still pay attention to the sense of proportion," Lu Yan He said. "Private concern, that is, I met in a coffee shop today. In public, if it is a slightly private place, I will pretend not to see it."

"It's troublesome to be photographed in public, even if you feel you are open and honest," Chen Ziyan smiled. "Especially a person like Yang Zhoujin, if he really makes trouble with Zhan Yun, who knows what dirty water he will splash on you. He slapped Zhan Yun. If it really comes out and becomes public opinion, in order to clear himself, his most convenient PR method is to splash dirty water on the woman. What is the dirtiest water that is most likely to arouse sympathy—nothing more than cheating and betrayal."

Lu Yan He: "Then sue him directly."

Chen Ziyan: "People will finally tell you that he misunderstood."

Lu Yan He: "... So fucking annoying."

"Don't be annoying, I will always tell you the worst situation, it may not happen, but we have to take precautions and think ahead," Chen Ziyan said. "These things must be well-prepared for PR. Don't be afraid, your PR is the best to do, because you are clean. The hardest PR to do is holding a piece of shit and insisting on convincing others that this is chocolate with shit flavor, the essence is sweet."

Lu Yan He smiled immediately and took out his phone.

"Wait for me, this sentence is good, I want to write it down, maybe write it into the script later."

"If you write it, remember to pay me the manuscript fee," Chen Ziyan smiled immediately. "Also sign the name, line screenwriter."

Lu Yan He: "No problem."

"The Golden Globe Awards ceremony is on January 15th, so because you, Zhan Yun, and Yan Liang are all going to participate, 'Friends' will stop filming for four days," Chen Ziyan said. "However, by that time, 'Friends' will basically be finished filming, the pressure is not great, and the time can be coordinated."

Lu Yan He nodded.

"There is one more thing, I estimate that this year's Oscar ceremony will continue to invite you to be a presenter. This is the news I heard from the US, although the list has not been finalized yet," Chen Ziyan said. "This year, several of your film projects in Hollywood have attracted attention, and Darren Wilson is also actively communicating with the Academy about this, striving to keep you on the list of presenters, helping you continue to accumulate fame capital in Hollywood."

Lu Yan He nodded and asked: "By the way, how is Edward's performance in the awards season for Best Supporting Actor now?"

"All the nominations for the front-runner awards that should be taken have been taken. It depends on whether the Oscars will give the nomination in the end," Chen Ziyan said. "He is now in the first echelon. The only pity is that he basically hasn't won any front-runner awards, so it's not safe enough."

Lu Yan He: "Darren's expectation for him is just to successfully win an Oscar nomination."

The most awesome thing about the Oscar award is actually not its influence in Europe and the US. Its awesomeness is that it makes everyone think that this award, even if it is a nomination, has a high gold content. A nomination can make an actor's career take off.

Lu Yan He feels that this is worth learning from other awards.

To put it bluntly, it is that the award must learn to create momentum for itself, brush fame, and accumulate word-of-mouth at the same time.

Lu Yan He also couldn't help but start to think, for the Lingyun Awards for series, what can it bring to the nominees? -

At this time, the Lingyun Awards (film category) were awarded.

The awards ceremony was held in Haiyang.

Lu Yan He couldn't make it. Zhang Ruozhi was in the exam week and couldn't attend either. Only Chen Bige and editor Li Fenglei attended on behalf of the crew.

However, it is a pity that "Love Letter" returned empty-handed at the Lingyun Awards, a big cold upset.

The media was full of heated discussions.

The internet was the same.

"Love Letter" is highly liked by the audience, crying a crowd of audiences, but didn't win any awards?

Chen Hengyi was also besieged by reporters.

"Lu Yan He is currently doing the work of the chairman of the jury for the series category, but his directorial debut 'Love Letter' returned empty-handed in the film category. Have you communicated with Lu Yan He about this?"

Chen Hengyi was very embarrassed.

"Before the results came out tonight, I didn't know the final results of the judges," Chen Hengyi said. "In any case, this is the decision of the judges. I cannot interfere, but I believe this is the result discussed by the judges based on a fair judgment of the film."

"But 'Love Letter' performed well at overseas film festivals, didn't it?" some media asked. "Is it because this film is not moving enough for our domestic judges?"

Chen Hengyi said: "In fact, 'Love Letter' received so many nominations at this Lingyun Award, which itself shows that it must have moved our judges. Nomination is strength. Winning an award sometimes requires a little luck. This does not mean that the film that didn't win is not good enough. I personally like 'Love Letter' very much, but this does not mean that the film that won is not good. What do you think?"

After Lu Yan He knew this result, although he was a little surprised, after coming back to his senses, it was actually within his expectations.

He had long known that this film was not a film that mainstream awards were keen on.

It was able to win awards at the Hezhou Film Festival because the Hezhou Film Festival is an audience choice award. It was able to be nominated for the Golden Globes because Chen Bige herself had brushed her influence in the international film scene for so many years and the film itself was popular in countries around the world, and the box office performance was good, attracting the attention of the Foreign Press Association.

Really counting, in fact, the performance of this film in awards is just as Lu Yan He expected at the beginning, and is not favored by the traditional award-winning orientation.

Chen Hengyi called him, and the meaning between the lines still showed apology.

With Chen Hengyi's attitude towards the Lingyun Awards jury for series, Lu Yan He believed that Chen Hengyi really handed over the decision-making power to the jury without any interference.

Therefore, for the fact that "Love Letter" didn't win an award, he wouldn't blame Chen Hengyi.

"I will work hard next time to see if I can film a movie that suits the judges' taste," Lu Yan He smiled.

Chen Hengyi: "In fact, this time the judges also praised 'Love Letter', but in various awards, they all have choices they like more."

Lu Yan He: "No way, can only be like this."

It's just a pity that Chen Bige and Zhang Ruozhi didn't win awards—although there was no such expectation at the beginning.

Back to the filming set of "Friends," Yan Liang was the first to say with a smile: "This time 'Love Letter' returned empty-handed, are you sad?"

"Sad," Lu Yan He said with a smile, looking relieved and not taking it to heart.

Yan Liang: "It's time for you to be sad. You have won so many awards, making others sad so many times."

Lu Yan He hummed softly and said: "If 'The Summit' doesn't help you win any awards in the end, I will definitely open champagne to celebrate."

The two choked each other back and forth, and the atmosphere on the scene eased.

Before, everyone was worried that Lu Yan He would be in a bad mood because "Love Letter" didn't win an award.

Lu Yan He was instead concerned about Zhan Yun's mood.

Zhan Yun looks like she has returned to normal now.

No one mentioned what happened that day.

Zhan Yun herself acted as if nothing had happened.

No one knows what the relationship between her and Yang Zhoujin is now.

Lu Yan He didn't know if it was his illusion, but it seemed that after this incident, Zhan Yun had more layers in her performance.

Before, she really relied on her personality and looks to be close enough to this character, acting out of instinct. Now there is a deeper layer, not much, just enough to reflect some changes and growth of this character.

Lu Yan He sincerely felt that actors should constantly experience and constantly seek experiences that let themselves break and be reborn. No break, no stand. A flower in a greenhouse can only perform a kind of pride.

It makes sense that real actors are mostly sensitive and fragile in mental state.

Lu Yan He didn't expect that he would have such feelings on the set of a sitcom.

Indeed, although works and characters have many differences, for actors, acting and character shaping are actually no different.

Eighteen kinds of characters, must have eighteen kinds of martial arts. In the eyes of others, eighteen kinds of characters have advantages and disadvantages. In their own eyes, martial arts are not divided into high and low.

Of course, sometimes, for one person, it is the trough of experiencing emotional pain, but for another person, it is an opportunity to take the initiative and capture the heart.

Yin Xincheng's favor to Zhan Yun has reached the point where everyone noticed it.

No one mentions it, pretending not to see it.

As for what Zhan Yun thinks, I don't know.

Before the window paper was pierced, everyone kept silent tacitly.

Lu Yan He and Yan Liang privately asked Yin Xincheng what he was thinking.

Yin Xincheng said he didn't think anything.

Yan Liang asked: "Don't you plan to confess to Zhan Yun?"

Yin Xincheng looked at them in shock, "What confession?"

Yan Liang was speechless, asked: "You don't think we haven't seen it yet, right?"

Yin Xincheng: "... See what? I don't know what you are talking about?"

His eyes immediately glanced to the side.

Almost nothing can be hidden, and still hard to hide.

Yan Liang: "I'm really convinced, stop pretending, okay?"

Yin Xincheng still insisted, saying: "I didn't pretend, I don't know what you are talking about."

"Bai Jin said she would go tell Zhan Yun that you like her in a moment," Lu Yan He said.

Yin Xincheng looked at Lu Yan He in shock, "What the hell? Don't mess around!"

He was about to find Bai Jin immediately.

"If you don't like Zhan Yun, why are you so anxious to find Bai Jin?" Lu Yan He said. "Just tell Zhan Yun that we misunderstood later."

Yin Xincheng said: "Why wait for her to misunderstand and then say it? No, I have to find Bai Jin now."

"I lied to you," Lu Yan He said.

Yin Xincheng: "..."

Lu Yan He: "But your reaction just now has betrayed you. Yan Liang is right, stop pretending."

Yin Xincheng was silent.

"Zhan Yun has been in a bad mood recently. If you really like her, maybe she is the most receptive to you at this time," Yan Liang said.

Yin Xincheng finally let go.

"Do you think she has a good impression of me?" Yin Xincheng shook his head immediately after finishing speaking, "Forget it, she definitely doesn't like my type, I have self-knowledge."

"How do you know she doesn't like your type? This self-knowledge of yours is also interesting," Yan Liang complained speechlessly.

Yin Xincheng: "Do you think that if I confess to Zhan Yun, she will accept it?"

"We don't know if she will accept it, but if you keep liking her silently like you usually do, maybe by the time she finds the next boyfriend, she won't even know you like her," Lu Yan He said bluntly.

A heavy blow.

Yin Xincheng was silent again.

After a while, Yin Xincheng said: "However, she has been in a bad mood recently. If I tell her these things, is the timing wrong?"

"It didn't ask you to tell her directly, but your performance can be more obvious and accurate."

Yan Liang immediately began to actively plan, and the excitement came up, which surprised Lu Yan He, and he looked at Yan Liang in surprise.

Yan Liang didn't notice Lu Yan He's surprised eyes, and his eyes were still looking at Yin Xincheng.

"Look at you usually, to say you didn't do anything, in fact, what you did, we bystanders all saw it. But to say you did something, to be honest, you did it too shallowly. Occasionally ask with concern, help her bring a cup of coffee, pay attention to her state from time to time, when chatting together, always pull her attention back when she is distracted, let everyone's topic take care of her..." Yan Liang said, "You did these things, even if it is out of a colleague's concern, it is justifiable. Even if Zhan Yun vaguely noticed, but the signal you gave is too weak, just like gesturing to us late at night, looming, how can she be sure."

Lu Yan He looked at Yan Liang in shock, thinking in his heart, when did Yan Liang's observation become so keen?

No, to be precise, should ask, when did Yan Liang become so concerned about Yin Xincheng's attitude towards Zhan Yun?

Lu Yan He suddenly felt that Yan Liang wouldn't be single for too long, wanted to be in a relationship again, didn't want to be single, so he paid special attention to this aspect?

Before, Yan Liang would definitely not be so concerned about such personal private matters.

What made Lu Yan He feel even more incredible was that Yin Xincheng was actually listening to Yan Liang's tricks seriously.

Tricks on how to make Zhan Yun feel more obvious and clear.

Lu Yan He was very shocked.

Who knows, this evening, Yang Zhoujin suddenly appeared outside the "Friends" crew again.

This time, the crew's security guard didn't let him in.

As a result, he was furious outside, and took his bodyguards

When Hu Siwei heard about this, he was stunned.

Forcing his way into the set?

He had worked on so many projects; what kind of situation hadn't he encountered?

But he had truly almost never encountered a situation like this.

Hu Siwei specifically brought people over in a rush.

Fortunately, to prevent those media paparazzi from sneaking in, the security guards at this studio were all strong and had high professional standards. Even when facing those bodyguards of Yang Zhoujin, they didn't flinch at all; they blocked when they needed to and didn't waste words with them.

Hu Siwei put on a smiling face and said, "Young Master Yang, what are we doing here?"

Seeing Hu Siwei, Yang Zhoujin immediately pointed at him and questioned, "Hu Siwei, what is the meaning of this? You found people to block me from entering, right? Did you forget who I am?"

"Young Master Yang, I wouldn't dare forget. However, this is the filming set of the 'Friends' crew, and we have indeed given instructions that personnel unrelated to the crew cannot be let in." Hu Siwei sighed, looking quite helpless, and added, "Please understand as well; the crew is under great pressure and is rushing to finish work every day."

Yang Zhoujin hadn't expected that Hu Siwei still wouldn't buy his act even after coming over.

He glared at Hu Siwei in a rage.

"You're the first one who has dared to block me!" Yang Zhoujin said, pointing at Hu Siwei's nose.

Hu Siwei smiled slightly.

"Young Master Yang, please understand, you know how much attention 'Friends' is receiving." He gave Yang Zhoujin a "very helpless, please understand" expression. "If we have a broadcast accident because of filming issues, the public opinion fallout would be huge."

The implication of Hu Siwei's words was: Don't put on airs; no matter how rich a young master you are, don't be so arrogant as to come to our 'Friends' set. Our 'Friends' crew doesn't care at all. Whatever you want to do, weigh yourself, and weigh the level of attention and influence this show has.

Yang Zhoujin was so angry he laughed.

"I'm going in today, and I'd like to see what you can do to me!" Yang Zhoujin suddenly acted as if he had lost his mind and shouted loudly, "Zhan Yun, Zhan Yun! Get out here, Zhan Yun!"

There were several media members and paparazzi squatting at the entrance.

With Yang Zhoujin acting crazy like this, he immediately attracted these people over.

Seeing this, Hu Siwei's veins almost popped out on his forehead.

He stiffened his face and said, "Young Master Yang, if you continue to interfere with our filming like this, we will call the police."

Yang Zhoujin looked amused, as if he had heard a ridiculous joke.

"Call them, if you have the guts, call them!"

Half an hour later, a police assistant from the local station arrived.

Once the person understood the situation, they immediately knew what was going on.

He went to persuade Yang Zhoujin to leave.

Yang Zhoujin looked at him sideways, still in a contemptuous tone, "You're just a lowly police assistant, don't meddle in other people's business. If you don't know who I am, go ask your leader. Don't lose your job and not even know who caused it."

The police assistant's face turned red in an instant.

Red with anger.

Hu Siwei sneered, "With so many cameras filming here, you still dare to mock and threaten a police officer in public?!"

Yang Zhoujin: "He's not a real police officer, he's just an assistant!"

He immediately turned back, pointed at the media filming nearby, and said, "You want to film, then film. After you're done, take the footage you shot and come find me. I'll buy it for 100,000 each. However, if any of you dare to publish it, or give it to him—"

He pointed at Hu Siwei.

"Then none of you will have an easy time from here on out."

Yang Zhoujin's way of threatening people was arrogant beyond compare.

Hu Siwei was dumbfounded.

The arriving police assistant also showed an expression of disbelief; it was estimated that even he rarely saw someone as unbridled to this extent.

However, for a moment, Hu Siwei also felt that Yang Zhoujin's approach was effective.

Fortunately, although Yang Zhoujin was arrogant, the police assistant who came was very reliable. Seeing that Yang Zhoujin wouldn't listen to reason at all and was even bringing his bodyguards to arrogantly force his way in, and even preparing to use physical force, he immediately decided to take these people who were picking quarrels and provoking trouble back to the police station.

The entire process was recorded by a law enforcement body camera.

Yang Zhoujin seemed not to have expected that they would actually move to arrest him.

He was so angry he went berserk on the spot.

Seeing this, his bodyguards immediately pulled the police assistant away.

Just at this moment, another police officer hurried over.

And not just him; he brought two other police officers with him.

"Nobody move! Using force constitutes assaulting an officer!" The police officer who arrived was clearly much more senior, and his tone was very authoritative the moment he spoke.

Hu Siwei breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been wondering why only one police assistant had been sent.

With such a commotion outside, those inside naturally knew about it.

Zhan Yun had wanted to get up several times to go out and reason clearly with Yang Zhoujin.

However, every time she got up, she was stopped by Wen Minglan and Bai Jin.

"Don't go over there anymore, he's just a madman," Bai Jin said. "What are you going to do? Reason with him? Can a person like him listen to reason? Then you go and get angry with him, argue, what's the point? Just wait for Producer Hu to bring people to send him away."

Wen Minglan said, "Has your assistant contacted your company? Since he's harassing you now, your company should arrange for a few more bodyguards to pick you up and drop you off. Who knows what he'll do next."

Zhan Yun's emotions seemed to be breaking down.

Her eyes were red, with a few tears, looking very aggrieved.

"I told them... but I don't know what to do anymore."

"It's okay, don't worry," Bai Jin said. "It will all pass. You just ran into a jerk of a man."

Zhan Yun: "I'm sorry, I've delayed everyone's filming."

Yin Xincheng said, "At a time like this, stop apologizing to us."

Lu Yan He said, "These things can all be solved; it's a small matter. Zhan Yun, pull yourself together. Don't wait until Brother Siwei has chased him away only to find you still can't pull yourself together, and then we won't be able to film."

He said this on purpose.

Zhan Yun immediately sobbed and wiped her eyes with a tissue.

"I won't." As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly wailed and cried even louder.

Tears streamed directly down.

Lu Yan He saw this and knew it was over; he had been too harsh with his medicine.

Zhan Yun kept saying "I'm sorry" over and over.

Bai Jin and Wen Minglan held her from left and right, soothing her emotions.

Yin Xincheng paced back and forth, looking as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Five minutes later, Hu Siwei returned.

"He was taken away by the police," he said. "However, he might come back later. I've already made arrangements; more security guards will be coming shortly to forbid him from entering this filming base. Everyone, please be more careful. During this time, heighten your vigilance. Based on the current situation, it's hard to predict what Yang Zhoujin will do next."

Lu Yan He nodded. He turned to look at everyone and said, "Although this was a farce, I am particularly moved because, up until now, no news of this has spread online. This is because everyone is protecting this crew, protecting 'Friends'. I express my heartfelt thanks to everyone."

He bowed to everyone on set.

Zhan Yun also stood up and bowed to everyone.

"Additionally, I want to say that for many things, we don't know the full picture, but there are some things we have all witnessed together—seeing is believing." Lu Yan He's expression was very serious and earnest. "Thank you all for being able to protect the people around us at a critical moment. This moves me deeply; it makes me feel that the feelings between people in the story of 'Friends' have been manifested in all of us."

Hu Siwei took the lead and started clapping.

Everyone followed suit and started applauding.

"No matter what happens, we just need to do our own jobs well. No matter the job, we must firmly believe one thing," Bai Jingnian also said. "As long as we do our own work well, no matter what happens, it's nothing. Professionalism is our greatest confidence."

"The director is right!" someone shouted loudly.

Lu Yan He immediately laughed and said, "Damn, I said so many things and you didn't respond to me, but the director said one thing and you respond like this! I'm jealous!"

The whole room burst into laughter.

Bai Jin and Wen Minglan remained by Zhan Yun's side.

They knew very well that since the main cast of 'Friends' were all men, it wasn't convenient for them to comfort Zhan Yun; only they could step forward.

Lu Yan He was right; in the 'Friends' crew, everyone was actually silently standing in their own positions to do what they could.

In the world of a film crew, this bit of effort is actually the greatest chivalry.

Although Zhan Yun's state of acting was affected, under the encouragement and support of everyone, Zhan Yun still found her state as quickly as possible and threw herself back into filming.

When the day's filming was over, Lu Yan He specifically walked over and said to her, "Zhan Yun, you were amazing today."

Zhan Yun was stunned.

"This is the real you. Even if such a crappy thing happened, it didn't affect you shining in front of the camera as an actress," Lu Yan He praised sincerely. "Don't waste too much energy on someone like Yang Zhoujin. You are a female star; it's not the feudal era anymore. Why are you having internal friction with that kind of person? You are about to appear on the Golden Globe stage representing Chinese actors. He is just a rich second-generation heir who doesn't know how much family property he can inherit and has a sick brain. In this era, your backbone is stronger than his, you know?"

Zhan Yun started to laugh.

She laughed very shyly, feeling a bit apologetic.

"Thank you, Yan He." Her eyes turned red with emotion, and then she suddenly hugged Lu Yan He. It was just a hug, and she let go immediately. "Alright, don't talk to me anymore. If you keep talking to me, I'm going to fall for you."

Lu Yan He shook his head with a smile.

Zhan Yun: "You're right. I'm going to look beautiful. I want him to know that he is nothing to me. I'm going to go pick out what to wear to the Golden Globes right now! I'm going to blind his eyes!"

Lu Yan He: "..."

Huh? Picking out clothes?

This is your method of retaliation?

Fine then.

Lu Yan He shrugged with a smile, relieved to see that Zhan Yun had finally perked up.

"Looking forward to you blinding all of our eyes."