Chapter 692

Especially this time, as guests who are going to perform on the Spring Festival Gala, Lu Yan He did not participate in any supporting program promotion of the Spring Festival Gala. It can be said that those who can enjoy this treatment are few and far between every year, and can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

In the past few years, only the top actors can really do this.

Lu Yan He is actually not deliberately not cooperating—

He is not that big-headed, nor is he the kind of person who is very socially phobic and unwilling to participate in those interviews and small games. He is just simply too tight on time. It wasn't until a week before the Spring Festival Gala that the second season of "Friends" finished filming and wrapped up.

The ratings of the second season of "Friends" on Yuehu TV and the playback data on online videos still maintain the first place in the same period, and the momentum is no weaker than the first season.

According to the data counted in the background, the second season of "Friends" has too few episodes, each episode is twenty minutes long, resulting in business and member acquisition, although the data is very beautiful, in the overall performance, it is slightly inferior.

The inferiority here refers to the concept of the annual drama king. Everyone thinks that the second season of "Friends" will definitely win the drama king.

Lu Yan He himself is very satisfied.

What Lu Yan He didn't expect was that people from the company, broadcasting platforms, and other parties wanted to gather everyone for a meeting to discuss why the broadcast results of the second season of "Friends" fell into a slump, and compared with the same period data of the first season, there was even a slight decline.

Although the outside world didn't see these problems and still felt that the second season of "Friends" was very popular, those of them who could see all kinds of detailed data in the background could see the specific comparison.

Lu Yan He didn't expect this to happen.

He is very helpless.

He said: "The gameplay of sitcoms is different from ordinary dramas. It has already been done to the fifth season. You still use the drama king, business, and acquisition set to measure the second season of 'Friends,' which is too outdated. Haven't you seen that the first four seasons, including the second and third seasons of 'Friends,' have soaring data?"

Hu Siwei smiled and nodded: "Of course we know."

"'Friends' will definitely be worse than the previous season, I can say this now," Lu Yan He said. "After doing so many seasons, for audiences who have never watched this show, if they want to start chasing the drama from the fifth or sixth season, they don't know what is being talked about at all. The threshold is too high and the difficulty is too great. It's like a novel. Readers who have read the beginning must be more than readers who have read the middle. The audience will naturally lose."

Everyone nodded.

"However, if the story of 'Friends' can be done season by season, it will always remain in the eyes of the audience. Every year there will be a large number of audiences who have never watched 'Friends' starting from the first season, and there will also be a large number of audiences who have finished watching the fifth season, OK, they want to revisit the previous content again. The charm of sitcoms lies here."

Lu Yan He pointed his index finger hard at the table.

"Therefore, you said you want to hold a meeting to discuss why the results of the second season of 'Friends' are not better than the first season. I think it is especially unnecessary. It is an impossible thing that doesn't need to be studied. As long as the word-of-mouth doesn't collapse, as long as the audience who likes 'Friends' still likes it, that's enough."

Others looked at each other when they heard this.

They didn't expect that Lu Yan He had such a big opinion on the matter of wanting to gather the main creative department to open a door for review and reflection.

Lu Yan He: "If you want to review, I absolutely support it with both hands, but if you want to review why the broadcast results are somewhat stuck in a platform period and can't go up when the word-of-mouth is quite good, this is my opinion. If you can never look at sitcoms with the concept of sitcoms, and always look at any drama with one standard, then I can only say that any project you want to do in the future can only be gambled. If you gamble right, the play is good; if you don't gamble right, the play is not good."

Hu Siwei saw that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit bad, and immediately said: "Yan He, what you said is very reasonable, but it is normal for everyone to want to discuss it. Don't be angry."

"I'm not angry—"

"Forget it, I'll admit it directly, I'm a little angry," Lu Yan He said. "I don't know if you remember, I told you long ago, and I've said it for many years, many times, the more 'Friends' is done to the back, just talking about a certain season, it must be worse than the previous season. I said this is a creative law. I said 'Friends' must be looked at from the overall situation. You have to look at how many new audiences the new season has pulled for the previous seasons of this series. I ask you, have you counted this data?"

A group of people looked at each other and didn't speak.

"So, no."

"I ask you again, besides counting the growth of broadcast data for the previous seasons during this period, have you done any analysis on how many audiences are re-watching this show? How many audiences have never watched this show? What is the re-watch rate?"

A group of people still looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Lu Yan He looked at Hu Siwei.

"Brother Siwei, do you know why I'm angry? Because I clearly have been saying that we should look at the 'Friends' series with an overall concept, but everyone's mentality is that the results of the previous seasons were very good and excellent, but they were broadcast, so they don't need to be analyzed or paid attention to. Let it fend for itself. Even if the new season is the fifth season, it is worse than the same period data of the fourth season of the entire series. Why? Why do you say why? Because no matter how good the work is, not everyone will watch it from beginning to end. It's such a simple truth. You want to analyze, that's fine, but have you analyzed the things that really need to be analyzed?"

Everyone was silent.

Hu Siwei hesitated and said: "Actually, it's not that we don't want to do it. There is a realistic difficulty. The copyright owner of the first to third seasons is still Jing TV."

"But Yuehu TV also got the broadcast rights, right?" Lu Yan He said, "Oh, actually you are worried that if you do these analyses and analyze the results of the first to third seasons, you are worried that I will be angry?"

Others looked at each other.

Hu Siwei also stopped talking.

Lu Yan He reacted.

Because the copyright is not in their own hands, even if the new season has brought a lot of traffic and acquisition to the first three seasons, it actually has nothing to do with Lu Yan He. It is probably because of this idea that they have never mentioned this point.

Lu Yan He was silent for a few seconds, nodded, stood up, and bowed to everyone.

"Sorry."

A group of people stood up in a hurry, waving their hands and saying "Don't be like this."

Lu Yan He sat down again.

"Everyone, although because of some complicated reasons, the copyright of the first to third seasons of 'Friends' is with others, no matter how good the results are, the benefits have nothing to do with us—uh, actually, it can't be said like that. I have always been enjoying the dividends of the first season. Digression, okay, back to the point, it's like this, it doesn't matter, let's be generous. What I want to emphasize is that sitcoms must be an overall result, not just a single season's result."

Everyone nodded.

Lu Yan He said again: "As long as the broadcast data and audience word-of-mouth, especially the word-of-mouth of core drama fans, do not fluctuate greatly, then it's fine, because sitcoms don't necessarily go for a long time, but they must be a long flow."

Hu Siwei nodded.

"Understood."

Lu Yan He said sorry again.

Hu Siwei: "It's okay, what you said is actually very right."

Lu Yan He asked: "Will the broadcast times of the second season of 'My Own Swordsman' and the second season of 'Friends' collide? Will they fight?"

"There will be two weeks of collision, but they are not broadcast on the same day, so it's fine," Hu Siwei said. "Can I ask, are the results of the Lingyun Awards out? Liu Zi was nominated for Best Actress, I don't know if she won the award."

Lu Yan He shook his head: "I must keep it secret, you know, the awards will be given the day after tomorrow."

Hu Siwei: "Yes, I know, the awards will be given the day after tomorrow. Sigh, isn't this wanting to know in advance."

"Keep it secret," Lu Yan He insisted with a smile.

Because it is the first Lingyun Award selection for the drama category, no one knows what kind of quality this newly established award has.

It's just that the jury lineup and the influence of the Lingyun Awards in the film field make this award still very eye-catching, and it won't be regarded as some pheasant award.

What is even more unexpected is that the awards ceremony is done on a very large scale.

Nearly half of the entertainment industry people were invited.

The lineup of award presenters is all top-notch, and they are all quite famous.

Of course, the tricks that should be done are not missing.

The new boy group "Zhixing," which ranked highest and was the most popular last year, and the first domestic female idol Liu Zhiyin will perform programs on stage.

In addition, eight crews of popular dramas last year, such as the "Friends" crew, "My Own Swordsman" crew, and "The Summit" crew, will all attend this awards ceremony.

Before the Spring Festival Gala, this is the biggest event in the entertainment industry.

So many people came to show their support, one is that the style created by this award in the industry is high enough, and the other is that Chen Hengyi's connections are indeed wide enough to invite so many people.

On the day of the awards, the "Friends" crew walked on the red carpet, a mighty group of more than a dozen people, the momentum was so fierce that the scene was shocked.

Lu Yan He held Chen Siqi's hand, and Li Zhibai also mixed in as a friend of Lu Yan He and Yan Liang. Besides these two, there was also Bo Jin's boyfriend—

She generously brought her boyfriend, a painter, and appeared in front of everyone.

The host asked who this strange man was.

Bo Jin said: "He Qizhao, my boyfriend."

The scene was really quiet for a second.

Lu Yan He lowered his head and smiled, guessing it.

Subsequently, the whole audience burst into thunderous screams.

How can Bo Jin be said to be one of the most popular female stars, and on such an occasion today, she actually exposed her relationship and boyfriend without any warning.

"..."

Not hiding anything at all.

Wen Minglan and Zhan Yun leaned together, looking at them with smiling eyes.

"Wow, so, so—"

The host was also stunned, and didn't know what to ask for a moment.

"So, how long have you been together? Has everyone been helping you hide this?"

"Hide? No hiding," Bo Jin shook her head. "He and I actually confirmed our relationship two weeks ago. Before, I was the one chasing him. He is very hard to chase. They also knew a few days ago."

The host was even more dumbfounded.

Huh?

Wen Minglan said: "I envy Bo Jin so much for meeting someone she likes so much and wants to chase."

"Do you want to fall in love too?" Lu Yan He heard the meaning in Wen Minglan's words and asked curiously.

"I want to, but I haven't met anyone," Wen Minglan shrugged her shoulders.

Suddenly, at this time, Zhan Yun patted Wen Minglan on the shoulder and said: "If you haven't met anyone, forget it. If you meet someone, you must first figure out what kind of character that person has. Don't fall into it and find out that the other party is a scumbag and can't get out."

The host's mouth moved, but didn't open.

Yin Xincheng nodded firmly and said something ghost-like: "That's right, if you want to find someone, you have to find someone reliable like me."

"What do you mean?" Yan Liang looked at Yin Xincheng in shock.

Yin Xincheng also suddenly reacted, as if he had said the wrong thing and caused a misunderstanding.

Zhan Yun suddenly said with a smile: "Then why don't we try?"

"Huh?" Yin Xincheng was startled.

"Just kidding, why are you so shocked." Zhan Yun rolled her eyes at him. "Although we are very familiar, I am still a very charming woman, okay!"

Yin Xincheng stammered.

Seeing that this scene was about to fall into a new embarrassment.

Bo Jin said hey in time.

"Can you guys not steal my spotlight? I'm the one who brought my boyfriend today to announce that I'm in love!"

When they walked into the inner field, a group of people looked at each other.

Bo Jin said to Yin Xincheng in shock: "Are you crazy?"

Yin Xincheng knew he had indeed said the wrong thing.

"I, I just—"

"Brain short-circuited," Yan Liang helped him say.

Li Zhibai didn't think it was a big deal to watch the fun, shook his head and sighed: "Your 'Friends' crew is awesome. I guess everyone's spotlight will be stolen by you tonight."

Wen Minglan looked at Zhan Yun.

Zhan Yun: "Oh, a small matter, nothing more than being discussed and consumed by everyone. It will be fine after the popularity passes."

She waved her hand.

"Small matter."

Lu Yan He: "If we go on stage together in the future, let's check the lines first. It's too easy to have accidents."

"Mainly because we are too familiar usually, we can say anything. If we are not careful, some words will come out without thinking," Bo Jin said.

Yin Xincheng: "My fault."

"Wait a minute," Zhan Yun looked at Bo Jin somewhat hesitantly. "What do you mean by saying some words came out without thinking just now? Didn't Yin Xincheng just make a joke?"

Yan Liang: "..."

Yin Xincheng: "Yeah, I was just joking."

Bo Jin rolled her eyes at Yin Xincheng.

Zhan Yun looked at Yin Xincheng: "You—like me?"

Wen Minglan coughed twice violently, turned her head away, and didn't dare to look at the scene in front of her again.

Li Zhibai stood by and said wow very exaggeratedly.

"This is even better than the main play of 'Friends'."

Lu Yan He immediately gave him an elbow, signaling him to shut up.

Yin Xincheng lowered his head, hesitated, and didn't speak.

Zhan Yun: "So, you really like me, right?"

Yin Xincheng still didn't speak.

Bo Jin's eyes switched back and forth between the two in a hurry.

As a result, the next group of people who walked on the red carpet came in, and they were still standing at the door.

"We have to go in," Lu Yan He said. "We can't stand here all the time."

"Then let's go in," Zhan Yun said.

Everyone felt a little disappointed in their hearts.

When everyone turned around, suddenly, Yin Xincheng's voice sounded.

"Yes, I like you."

Bo Jin breathed a long sigh of relief, holding He Qizhao's hand.

"It really worried me to death."

He Qizhao smiled at him.

When the "Friends" crew walked into the inner field, many people looked at them with expressions of eating melons.

Everything that happened on the red carpet in real-time, everyone had already seen it from their mobile phones and the internet.

Throughout the process, the scene was filmed by cameras.

The internet was in an uproar.

Bo Jin suddenly exposed her boyfriend.

Zhan Yun suspected of responding to the previous relationship, scolding the other party as a scumbag.

Yin Xincheng suspected of expressing his heart to Zhan Yun in public.

Wen Minglan frankly said she wanted to fall in love.

Lu Yan He and Yan Liang were busy putting out fires.

Li Zhibai was eating melons on the spot.

Everything that happened tonight was beyond everyone's expectations.

After entering the inner field and sitting down, it was inexplicably a bit awkward between each other.

Even Chen Siqi said in Lu Yan He's ear: "The atmosphere is a bit awkward, suddenly stopped talking."

Lu Yan He: "Mainly because no one expected so many things to happen."

"Can you still sing the theme song of 'Friends' when you two go on stage later?"

"It's already arranged, even if you can't sing, you have to sing."

Chen Siqi: "A big play, too crazy."

Lu Yan He: "It's okay, it's not a big deal."

"Hehe, you really underestimated the popularity of the combination of you few people. I don't even need to go online to know that Zhan Yun and Yin Xincheng's fans must be fighting."

"Can't the news of Bo Jin exposing her relationship suppress it?"

"I don't think it can be suppressed," Chen Siqi shook her head. "Unless Bo Jin exposing her relationship is with one of the three men in 'Friends,' otherwise, that's an outsider."

"..."

Chen Hengyi didn't expect that tonight, the "Friends" crew actually sent such a big gift to their awards ceremony.

This scene on the red carpet made the number of viewers of the awards ceremony soar.

Since that scene, the number of live viewers has been soaring, and it hasn't stopped.

The director at the scene came to ask Chen Hengyi if he could cut more shots to the "Friends" crew.

Because in the comment area, everyone is saying they want to see them.

Everyone is eating melons online, wanting to see what the trick is.

Chen Hengyi of course agreed.

At this time, Chen Hengyi would not worry at all that the awards ceremony would be stolen by such news.

Where does the influence of an award come from?

Why does the viewership of the Oscar awards ceremony continue to fall, and is called a sign of the decline of Oscar's influence?

You must first know that there are many people who know this award, only then can there be a foundation for this award to expand its influence.

This is also why Chen Hengyi invited "Zhixing" and Liu Zhiyin to perform programs at a drama award that has nothing to do with idol artists.

After the awards ceremony started, tens of millions of people were squatting to watch the live stream.

Basically, as long as the camera cuts to the few people in "Friends," slices will immediately spread to social media, and a group of people will take magnifying glasses to interpret their micro-expressions.

What Zhan Yun and Yin Xincheng have no interaction, what Bo Jin's eyes looking at Zhan Yun have a bit of worry, what Yan Liang whispering to Yin Xincheng seems to be comforting the latter...

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Once a thing is collectively discussed by netizens, then this thing must be popular even if it doesn't want to be.

As one award after another was presented, it was finally time for the six people of "Friends" to perform on stage.

The number of viewers in the live stream room soared again.

The director told Chen Hengyi that the number of live viewers had reached more than 40 million.

All of them came in to eat melons.

Backstage, the few of them looked at each other.

"What do you say?" he asked.

Zhan Yun: "Just follow the rehearsal."

"Are you OK?" Lu Yan He asked directly.

Zhan Yun: "I'm OK, Yin Xincheng, are you OK?"

"Of course I'm OK," Yin Xincheng said immediately.

"Okay, as long as everyone is OK," Lu Yan He nodded. "Anyway, now everyone's eyes must be on you. Any micro-expression of ours will be interpreted, be careful."

"Just pretend this didn't happen?" Bo Jin asked.

"That's impossible."

"But—"

"Yin Xincheng, why don't we date first," Zhan Yun suddenly said to Yin Xincheng.

Yin Xincheng was stunned.

Bo Jin and Wen Minglan widened their eyes in shock.

The scene PD came over and reminded them that there were thirty seconds left to go on stage.

Yan Liang took a deep breath.

"Really?" Yin Xincheng asked.

Zhan Yun nodded: "Really, are you willing?"

"Of course I'm willing!" Yin Xincheng almost shouted.

Bo Jin and Wen Minglan let out excited, small cheers and hugged together.

Lu Yan He slapped his forehead with one hand.

"I don't even know what to say."

"Me too," Yan Liang nodded, joking, "I feel that if Wen Minglan and I don't announce a relationship tonight, we don't deserve to appear. Wen Minglan, why don't we pretend to be a couple for a day."

Wen Minglan nodded, "I think it's okay, I used to think I just wanted to fall in love, but being single is nothing, until tonight."

"Too exaggerated," Yan Liang said.

Bo Jin looked at the two of them in astonishment: "Are you two serious?"

Wen Minglan took a deep breath and rolled her eyes speechlessly.

She and Yan Liang said in unison.

"Of course it's fake!"

As soon as the six people appeared, everyone could see the sincere, relaxed, and joyful smiles on their faces.

All the audiences who wanted to capture micro-expressions were dumbfounded.

How come these six people are like they are on vacation, the smiles on their faces are so sincere and so simple and relaxed, and there is no article to be made?

Especially Zhan Yun and Yin Xincheng, whom they focused on, were generous, looking at each other, smiling, eyes flowing, without any disguise, and even inexplicably a bit "shy"?

What's the situation?