Chapter 748: Another way of using

The success of *Buried* again made several of Lu Yanhe's works in Hollywood suddenly become hot.

Whether it is *Source Code* cooperated with Director Luni Reese, *Red Eye Flight* won by Green Valley, or *Flypaper* with the starring lineup decided and about to start shooting, they have all become hot projects that everyone in Hollywood is inquiring about.

*Source Code* is still in the early development stage. Director Luni Reese is shooting *Doomsday*, and he has to wait for this film to be finished before he has time to enter the film *Source Code*.

And for the two films *Red Eye Flight* and *Flypaper*, the main roles have already decided on actors. The first-line actors who want to fight for roles are suffering because they started too late.

But just at this time, the new project of Mukan Zorge and D19 revealed a sign.

*Get Out*, Screenwriter: Lu Yanhe.

Another film by Lu Yanhe.

Is this film still a horror thriller?!

For a time, the project *Get Out* was stared at by Hollywood actors, and they inquired about the specific situation one after another.

Even some of Lu Yanhe's domestic friends came to inquire, asking if there were any roles with one or two lines, so that the newcomer actors in their hands could brush their resumes.

Lu Yanhe said bluntly that this film does not have a single Asian role.

Indeed, there really isn't one.

This film is not suitable for Asian roles. Although Lu Yanhe doesn't quite remember if there are any Asian roles that flash by in this film, he is very sure that there are none among the main roles anyway.

However, although he doesn't intend to use Asian actors, for this film, Lu Yanhe doesn't intend to just be a bystander.

He talked to Chen Yin, picked a young man who is valued in the company, and prepared to arrange him to the *Get Out* crew, as one of the main investors of this film, participating in the whole production process of this film as a producer assistant—

Learn, observe, and bring good producer management experience back to Linghe.

Not only that, Lu Yanhe also asked Chen Yin to pick four young people worth cultivating from Linghe's technical types, respectively from photography, lighting, art, and editing, and send them to this crew as apprentices together.

Mukan Zorge's film crew is a first-line crew in Hollywood, and all aspects are mature and industrialized production, which is very worth learning.

Of course, it is also mainly because Mukan Zorge is the director, Lu Yanhe doesn't have to worry about the other party not being willing.

This film, Lu Yanhe has his own discourse power, and logically, Mukan will accept it.

At the same time, Lu Yanhe also began to think about new scripts.

*Home Alone* and *Buried* exploded one after another, and *Chinese Paladin* will be broadcast in the summer. In the next one to two years, the funds in Linghe's account will be very abundant.

Instead of letting it eat dust in his own hands, it is better to do a few more projects, further accumulate capital, and prepare for the subsequent transformation, upgrading, and expansion of scale.

According to the funds in Linghe's account in the next one to two years, Lu Yanhe is still inclined to do low-cost films to win big with small, paving the way for the company.

Those money-sucking masterpieces, if taken out now, have high risks, but the revenue will be greatly reduced because they are handed over to others for distribution.

After all, if the distributor of *Home Alone* was not Green Valley, but Linghe itself, they would have earned at least 100 million US dollars more this year.

Only when Linghe can establish its own distribution channels globally can it truly not look at others' faces.

Now, it still needs to continue to accumulate.

Lu Yanhe thought about it, he doesn't need to position every film in the position of winning big with small like *Home Alone* and *Buried*.

As long as the film can make money and meets the characteristics of relatively low production costs, it can be done.

Thus, he searched, and the classic romance film *The Notebook*, which had written the script long ago, floated into his mind.

This classic romance film was released in 2004, with a production cost of 29 million US dollars and a final global box office of 119 million US dollars. The key is that because the film is classic enough, the subsequent long-tail income is exaggerated, various copyrights are sold flying, and money is continuously fished.

Many film companies look at the films released every year with only so much box office, but sitting on a huge film library, they eat old capital every year and eat with full oil.

So far, except for *Those Years*, Linghe has not launched another pure romance film.

Others say that the box office ceiling of romance films is limited, but they don't see how high the return rate is once romance films are shot well. After all, the cost ceiling of romance films is not high.

At that time, a *The Fault in Our Stars*, telling the love story of terminally ill teenagers, with a cost of 12 million US dollars, took more than 300 million US dollars at the global box office, which can be called a player standing at the top of the return rate pyramid.

Lu Yanhe thought about it, hmm, and wrote down the name *The Fault in Our Stars*.

These two films are relatively low in production difficulty.

Lu Yanhe thought about it and felt that he could just use these two scripts to test Darren Wilson's ability.

As his agent, what kind of conditions can he negotiate for these two scripts.

Lu Yanhe's scripts before were all negotiated by himself.

He didn't feel he suffered a loss.

However, this thing, whether you are in the same circle or not, always has a little difference.

Maybe if Darren Wilson goes to talk to those film companies, he can have unexpected gains.

Thus, Lu Yanhe first changed the script of *The Notebook* and sent it to Darren Wilson.

"Help me register first, and then, you can help me contact various companies. I haven't shown this script to any company."

What Lu Yanhe said on the phone, Darren Wilson naturally understood in seconds.

Darren Wilson had long wanted to intervene in Lu Yanhe's screenwriting agency.

It's just that before, Lu Yanhe's screenwriting work had no space for Darren Wilson to intervene at all.

Every script of Lu Yanhe basically has Chinese-style resource replacement and stone-throwing to ask for the way, and the nature of "business is business" itself is not put in the first place.

Now Lu Yanhe belongs to standing firm, and can come to try the water of "business is business."

While Lu Yanhe was recalling the plot of *The Fault in Our Stars* and writing the script, the program *Chinese Good Songs* became popular as wished after broadcasting for two episodes in full swing.

The performance videos of several songs became popular across the whole network, and the playback data was amazing.

In this era of scarce original music, suddenly such a music variety show doing original music appeared—

It is really "unique."

Other music variety shows are covers, only *Chinese Good Songs* is all original.

And, styles are different.

Lu Yanhe himself saw "Little Zhou Shen," "Little Dan Yichun," even "Little Sa Dingding," and even "Little Jay Chou."

Various styles of music, various styles of singers, it seems that there is no unified tone, but the tone itself is incomparably unified, which is original music.

Doing such a program, the preparation time is nearly a year and a half, which is mainly spent on this.

Producer Deng Lu said in an interview: "The most difficult link of this program is actually finding singers. In fact, everyone knows that I took over after Sister Zixing left. The most difficult difficulties were bitten down by Sister Zixing leading us. Of course, I also want to especially thank Linghe. If there is no support from them—for a year and a half, continuously providing us with preparation funds, paying the salaries of team personnel, including the training and salaries of singers, etc., without such support, it is very difficult for us to insist on standards and original intentions, and wait until gathering so many singers we recognize and want to push to everyone."

"Actually, wanting to produce a relaxed, money-making variety show is too easy. In the current variety show environment, please note, I am not saying that producing a very popular variety show is easy, but making money," Deng Lu laughed. "However, Linghe proposed such a plan to gnaw such a big bone, letting such a program appear in the market, I think it is very meaningful. I don't want to borrow a variety show to say music is immortal, but I want to say that this world should be richer and more wonderful, rather than the same, sticking to the rules."

"The risk of original music is not knowing if the market will buy it. Those music variety shows that adapt classic music of course have their own difficulties, but I think, various music variety shows must be done by someone, right? Maybe the one we do will become a catalyst, letting various platforms start to do original music. Then the demand becomes bigger, the market becomes bigger, will original music people also become more? Because life is embarrassed and changed careers, will there be fewer musicians?"

"The investment situation of the program is very good. What I said before, it is not that this program does not make money. I am not selling misery, please help me emphasize it, mark it black, mark it thick," Deng Lu laughed loudly. "And, because this program is used to push original music newcomers, the early stage is all performances of songs by young newcomer singers, but in the later stage, more familiar singers will board our program. Hmm, of course, the performance is also the first time to push new songs to the market. I hope this program can become a program for all singers to hit songs for new songs. This is a small wish of mine."

Let *Chinese Good Songs* change from a seasonal program to a weekly program?

Just like *Idol Era* now?

Lu Yanhe thought about the possibility.

At least it definitely can't be done now.

There won't be so many singers coming to this program to hit songs.

Now it must still be based on newcomer new songs.

However, maybe it can indeed be built around *Chinese Good Songs* into a derivative program for debuted singers to hit songs.

If it can be made into the first choice stage for famous singers to sing new songs for the first time, then the gold content is very high.

Just like *Idol Era* now, there is no idol in the country who does not perform on this program.

Especially the annual music festival held by *Idol Era* can pull hundreds of thousands of people to the host city.

The influence is very large.

Lu Yanhe feels it can be tried, but the premise is that singers are willing to come to the program to hit songs.

This requires the program to first make influence.

Deng Lu said: "If we have ideas to do such a program, I think we can release some wind first, maybe some singers will contact us."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

He said: "Actually, if there are singers contacting us, and the quality of the song is indeed good, we can record a first-singing stage for them separately, put it in the later program, as a separate performance link. If the response of such a link is good, maybe as you said, it can directly attract some singers to contact us actively."

Deng Lu nodded.

"I will tell Sister Ziyan, see if Shi Huo's signed singers are suitable." Lu Yanhe said.

Actually, now various music platforms have their own "original plans."

But how the effect is, see the wisdom of the wise.

What *Chinese Good Songs* can become, Lu Yanhe doesn't know.

However, having higher and farther goals is a good thing, just don't be ambitious.

At present, it is better to record this program according to the initial idea.

And at this time, Ye Mai Net's *City Travel Notes* also came.

Xin Zixing said: "The first issue after returning, do you have time?"

Lu Yanhe really has nothing to do recently.

And he has rested enough now, willing to contact some new people and things.

Thus, Lu Yanhe said yes.

Xin Zixing still serves as the general producer.

However, the configuration of this program in all aspects has obviously improved.

From the photography team to the shooting plan, it is not a star and a half stronger than the small team with only a few people before.

The resident guest of this documentary program is Professor Zhou Shuyu, Qiu Ling's boyfriend—ah, no, now it should be called husband.

They are married.

Time is really passing by.

And besides Lu Yanhe, Xin Zixing also invited writer Shi Xia, and photographer Pang Yu.

Lu Yanhe met Pang Yu for the first time—

The latter is a very famous photographer internationally.

Many of his photos have a very wide spread.

An artist.

The world's top calendar Pirelli calendar also invited him to hold the camera for one year's photography.

From such a guest lineup, you can actually see Xin Zixing's investment in the program *City Travel Notes*, and the strategic significance of *City Travel Notes* to Ye Mai Net.

Still a brand column.

The kind that builds brand image regardless of return.

These people, how should I put it?

They are all those with high status in their respective fields.

May not be able to call how many audiences, but the appearance fee must not be less.

And what surprised Lu Yanhe most was that Qiu Ling would actually participate in the recording of the program.

As an ordinary person.

This is Xin Zixing's idea.

"One is because Qiu Ling is Zhou Shuyu's wife, and also knows Lu Yanhe, and will not have estrangement from this group of people just because she is an ordinary person; second is also because I hope that in this program, there can be that kind of real feeling of going into the city's fireworks. Celebrity simplicity is a gimmick, and ordinary person's sense of reality is the base."

After hearing Xin Zixing's idea, Lu Yanhe knew Xin Zixing.

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Xin Zixing is preparing to invite ordinary people from all walks of life to participate in the recording of the program in every issue.

However, it must be someone who has a little connection with the group of people recording, so as not to be out of place in the program and make people feel very unfamiliar.

Of course, this is another attempt.

Actually, doing a program, if you want to make something different from "fast food programs" and "celebrity gatherings," it is no different from creating a film and television drama. You also have to look at the creativity of the program, look at the execution of the program team, and look at whether there is a feeling between the program guests. This also requires some pursuit of humanities and art to make something different.

The news of Lu Yanhe's return to the program *City Travel Notes* was soon shot by someone.

Now any celebrity wants to do something, not to be known by anyone in advance, the difficulty coefficient is too high.

Especially a big-name celebrity like Lu Yanhe who is so concerned.

Then, no one expected that this matter was attacked by many of Lu Yanhe's fans.

The reason is that this program is now unworthy of Lu Yanhe's status.

Following closely, some people began to attack Xin Zixing, saying that Xin Zixing used personal relationships to persuade Lu Yanhe to come to this program.

First, the production cost of one episode of *City Travel Notes* did not exceed 100,000, and then Lu Yanhe won an Oscar. After returning to China, he rested for so long, did not appear in public, and finally had movement, but it was to record *City Travel Notes*.

Subsequently, some black fans took the opportunity to attack Lu Yanhe. The reason Lu Yanhe is willing to record *City Travel Notes* now is because he is too eager to shape his image of "literary youth" and "rejecting fame and fortune."

In this world, there are some people who can never understand "non-utilitarian motivation" and "choices made by heart." They can even only define it as "literary youth disease" or "brain disease."

But such a volume suddenly, as if an army was suddenly assembled to bomb Lu Yanhe, Chen Ziyan didn't think about it, it must be someone who took action again—

To step Lu Yanhe down.

At least, when Lu Yanhe is unstoppable, find him some trouble.

For some artists in the rising period, such means are called "anti-explosion."

For Lu Yanhe, he of course can no longer be "anti-exploded," but he can still be smeared.

It is not necessary to pull him off the altar, as long as his golden body is not so impeccable, naturally in the face of interest competition, there will constantly be people following to step on it.

Xin Zixing didn't say a word, showed a promotional picture, with several lines of words on it—

*City Travel Notes* returns again, feelings of not forgetting the original intention, a vision with more depth.

First issue guests:

Yuming University Associate Professor Zhou Shuyu.

Famous writer Shi Xia.

Famous photographer Pang Yu.

*City Travel Notes* old friend Lu Yanhe.

Yuming City Police Qiu Ling.

And, Ye Mai Net Editor-in-Chief Xin Zixing.

Subsequently, Chen Ziyan forwarded this Weibo and said: Feelings are the most sincere things. What matches is sincerity and honesty, and what doesn't match is secularity and prejudice. Lu Yanhe also posted a group photo of several of them and said: I have been tanned in the sun, so I don't need to be smeared anymore. *City Travel Notes* is my way to come. No matter how far I go, I still have to come back to see. There are old friends at home, and new friends. If you are my fan, please be a friendly neighbor.

Another quick-response public relations.

The reaction speed is astonishing.

However, subsequently, Chen Ziyan checked the culprit of this sudden black material through her own channels, but her glasses fell off.

This group of water armies blacking Lu Yanhe was not Lu Yanhe's opponent, nor was it the handwriting of Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen, but—

Xin Zixing slapped the table, furious.

"You said it was Liu Qiao?"

Liu Qiao, former editor-in-chief of Ye Mai Net.

This wave of black material was not aimed at Lu Yanhe, the target was actually Xin Zixing.

It is no wonder Xin Zixing is so furious.

The reason why Xin Zixing was doing well in Ye Mai Net before was because she had conflicts with Liu Qiao on many things.

And this time, after Ye Mai Net was sold to Shijin, Shijin directly kicked Liu Qiao away and invited Xin Zixing back to be the editor-in-chief.

The grievances and entanglements in this cannot be explained in one or two sentences.

However, the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit.

Xin Zixing never thought that Liu Qiao had already been out, and still made such a black hand.

Why did Liu Qiao do this?

Just to vent anger?

Then he is too irrational.

Nowadays, Liu Qiao has been out, and she has become the editor-in-chief of Ye Mai Net. Does he still think that just by relying on such a little thing, he can drive her out of the position of editor-in-chief of Ye Mai Net? -

"Do you think Liu Qiao is instructed by someone behind his back?" Chen Ziyan asked Xin Zixing.

Xin Zixing nodded, "After Liu Qiao left Ye Mai Net, he has not determined his next home until now. He has been in charge of Ye Mai Net for so many years, and he has connections and resources. Even if he was swept out by Shijin, he still has his energy. He used such low-level means, if it was just to disgust me and retaliate against me, that is very normal, but directly hitting the cannon at Yanhe, it seems to be attacking me, but a normal person who has not lost everything, is it necessary to make himself an enemy like Lu Yanhe?"

Chen Ziyan nodded thoughtfully.

"You make a valid point, but the movements we've tracked so far stop at Liu Qiao. Just as you said, even though he has left the Ye Mai Network, it is still effortless for him to mobilize resources to do something like this," Chen Ziyan said. "In fact, the things he did were not hidden; they were very easy to find. He clearly isn't afraid of us discovering them."

"Perhaps he wants us to discover them," Xin Zixing said. "He is the target."

"The person who set up the target must be found," Chen Ziyan said.

"But if we don't make any moves now, the people behind him might realize we are fishing."

Chen Ziyan said: "Then strike back first."

"Strike back?" Xin Zixing pondered for a moment and nodded. "I understand. Leave this to me."

Chen Ziyan: "He's trying to disgust us, so let's make him feel disgusted too."

Xin Zixing nodded.

The next day, an employee who had already left the Ye Mai Network posted a message, lamenting that seeing the current state of the Ye Mai Network, they regretted not holding on for a few more months to wait until Liu Qiao left and Xin Zixing returned.

Someone asked under the post: What happened?

The poster replied: It's a long story. Liu Qiao, that person, it's a long story.

Originally, this was just a very ordinary venting post.

But it was only a "normal" disguise.

After about seven or eight hours, a few scattered comments from different IP addresses appeared under the post, all curious about what the poster used to do at the Ye Mai Network and how the editor-in-chief Liu Qiao was "a long story."

Then, another person claiming to be a "former Ye Mai Network employee" replied to the post: Are you HBN?

The poster replied: Who are you?

This person said: A year ago, he made us attend a drinking party at eleven at night. If we didn't go, he made us resign. Do you still remember me?

The poster was shocked: Is it you?!!!

"Although this post is a performance, the events are true."

Xin Zixing said to Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan: "This matter is still too small; it's not enough."

Xin Zixing: "Take it slow. If we throw too much at once, it will be obvious that someone is sniping at him from behind."

Chen Ziyan: "Fine."

Xin Zixing: "Is Yan He okay? Did the previous events not affect him?"

Chen Ziyan: "He's fine. After having a meal with you all, he's back to doing what he needs to do. These controversies and haters on the internet can no longer really affect him."

"That's good," Xin Zixing said. "I wouldn't want him to be sad because of me."

Chen Ziyan: "Don't think like that. Anyway, every three or five months, a batch of people hating on Yan He will definitely pop up. This is a fixed pattern. Since he occupies his current position, he must bear these things. There's no way around it; too many people's interests need to be scraped from him."

"Sigh."

"Have you watched the program 'Chinese Good Songs'? You worked so hard preparing it for so long, but in the end, you didn't accompany it to the broadcast."

"I haven't thanked you yet; you kept my producer credit," Xin Zixing said with a smile.

"You were the one leading the early stages, so this credit is deserved," Chen Ziyan said. "Actually, if you hadn't returned to the Ye Mai Network, the management position for the variety department at Linghe Films would definitely have been yours."

"I have things I want to do more, and at the Ye Mai Network, I have greater power to help you," Xin Zixing said. "At Linghe, I know I would do well, but the things I would do there don't give me as much passion as the Ye Mai Network."

"That's true. People still have to do what they truly love. You are right."

When "City Travel Notes" officially began recording, the various evil deeds of former Ye Mai Network editor-in-chief Liu Qiao—workplace bullying, forcing female subordinates to attend drinking parties, making things difficult for people he didn't like, etc. —had already been exposed one by one and had been hanging on the trending searches for two days.

The internet was full of people cursing him and accusing him.

Lu Yanhe still didn't know that this was Xin Zixing's handiwork.

Lu Yanhe didn't even know who was behind the previous wave of attacks against him.

Neither Chen Ziyan nor Xin Zixing had told him.

Therefore, as soon as Lu Yanhe met Xin Zixing, he asked curiously: "Was Liu Qiao really that excessive before?"

"I didn't expect it either," Xin Zixing said, speaking the truth. "Before I left the Ye Mai Network, although I had some unpleasantness with him, he hadn't yet shown such a record of bad behavior. I didn't expect that after I left, he would change so much."

Lu Yanhe: "This is because without your restraint, he lost a huge threat and started getting carried away, right?"

Xin Zixing shook her head with a smile.

"I don't know about that either."

Lu Yanhe: "It's good that you returned to the Ye Mai Network."

Xin Zixing nodded.

"I think so too."

Lu Yanhe: "Have you watched 'Chinese Good Songs'?"

"I have, I'm following it without missing an episode," Xin Zixing said. "Didn't you see that the Ye Mai Network specifically created a column for 'Chinese Good Songs'? We are a partner of 'Chinese Good Songs' and have exclusive interview rights during the broadcast period."

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Lu Yanhe: "That's impressive."

"Then your compliment is truly a bit hypocritical," Xin Zixing laughed.

They got out of the car together to meet up with the recording guests.

Having eaten together before, Lu Yanhe already knew everyone.

This time, they were going to take the high-speed rail together and then transfer to a slow train to reach a remote small town.

A desert town.

On this trip, what Lu Yanhe was most excited about was being able to meet Officer Qiu Ling again and have a good chat.

It had been too long since they met, too long since they had a proper chat.

This female police officer, who had walked into their lives by chance during the period when they were still dormant, had now returned.

In the group of three.

Li Zhibai asked Lu Yanhe: Have you met Officer Qiu Ling?

Li Zhibai: Sigh, it's really annoying. Why was the first episode recording scheduled for these few days? I had already arranged work in advance, otherwise, I could have gone with you.

Yan Liang: You aren't still thinking about Officer Qiu Ling, are you?

Li Zhibai: Can you not always think so... always those things? We're just friends! Don't you want to see Officer Qiu Ling?

Yan Liang: I do, but I have never had any improper thoughts about Officer Qiu Ling.

Li Zhibai: Shut up.

Yan Liang: You already have Jiang Yuqian now, so calm down.

Li Zhibai: Shut your mouth!

Yan Liang: Besides, Officer Qiu Ling is already married; she's a married woman.

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Li Zhibai:... Damn it, you're still going on.

Yan Liang: Nip it in the bud.

Li Zhibai: Go to hell.

At this moment, Lu Yanhe popped up in the group.

He sent two messages.

The first: Uh, although I had guessed it a long time ago, Li Zhibai, did you forget that you still haven't told me that you and Jiang Yuqian are together?

The second: Yan Liang is right, nip it in the bud.

Yan Liang:??? What? Li Zhibai hasn't confessed to you yet?

Yan Liang: I thought you already knew.

Lu Yanhe: I guessed it a long time ago, but no one has ever confirmed this news to me.

Li Zhibai:... I can't be bothered to talk to you guys, I'm going to shoot.

Yan Liang: Stop playing dead. The director you're working with today just messaged me, saying the ad plan you guys are shooting has problems and they are making temporary changes now. Everyone is waiting, what are you shooting?

Lu Yanhe: Li Zhibai really doesn't learn the good stuff, only learning this "Running Away is Shameful but Useful" routine.

Yan Liang: Back then, he had improper thoughts about Officer Qiu Ling but didn't dare to confess; isn't that exactly "Running Away is Shameful but Useful"?

Lu Yanhe: Tsk.

Yan Liang: Tsk.

Lu Yanhe put away his phone, unable to stop laughing.

Officer Qiu Ling saw the smile on his face and asked him what he was laughing at.

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said: "Nothing."

Officer Qiu Ling nodded and didn't press for an answer.

"Are Li Zhibai and Yan Liang busy lately?"

"Li Zhibai is shooting an ad today, and Yan Liang is filming a drama," Lu Yanhe said. "Only I am relatively free lately."

Officer Qiu Ling: "You should stay a bit freer; don't push yourself so hard. I've never seen you rest."

"It's alright," Lu Yanhe said. "As an artist, compared to being busy, I'm more afraid of being idle."

"Are you afraid too?"

"Hmm—" Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said the truth, "Yes, afraid."

"Stealing leisure from a busy life is the happiest thing," Lu Yanhe said. "I enjoy my own active busyness. As long as it's not someone else forcing me to work, I don't actually enjoy being idle that much."

Officer Qiu Ling nodded.

"You little workhorse."

Lu Yanhe: "You have the nerve to talk about me? You are a workaholic yourself. Do you still work overtime often?"

He remembered very clearly that Officer Qiu Ling also always worked overtime back then.

Officer Qiu Ling said: "I've transferred to the technical department now and don't work on the front lines. It's alright. Although there are times when I work overtime, there aren't as many urgent situations. It's much better."

"That's good." Lu Yanhe started to say something but stopped, unable to hold back a smile.

"What were you going to say just now?" Officer Qiu Ling asked.

Lu Yanhe shook his head.

"Hurry up and say it."

Lu Yanhe: "Then I'll say it, don't get angry."

Officer Qiu Ling nodded, "I won't get angry."

"The camera is rolling, you can't go back on your word."

"I won't go back on my word," Officer Qiu Ling said.

Lu Yanhe nodded and then said: "I was just going to say that you are also in your thirties now; you aren't the young, resilient girl you were when we first met. You really shouldn't stay on the front lines often."

Officer Qiu Ling was expressionless.

Lu Yanhe pointed at the cameraman and said: "A person cannot go back on their word."

Officer Qiu Ling smiled slightly and said: "But a person can close the door and release the dog."

She turned to look at the cameraman: "Either turn off the camera or go film someone else."

Cameraman: "..."

Officer Qiu Ling had already started rolling up her sleeves.

Lu Yanhe let out a shout and ran toward Zhou Shuyu.

"Brother Zhou, save me!"

Officer Qiu Ling: "Zhou Shuyu, just try protecting him!"

Zhou Shuyu nimbly stepped aside and said to Lu Yanhe: "Don't come over here! Stay away from me!"

Xin Zixing watched this scene, first stunned in surprise, then immediately laughed and shook her head.

How long had it been since she saw Lu Yanhe running, laughing, and shouting, like a colt let loose?

The sunlight shone on him, as bright as his smile.