Become famous another day.

Lu Yanhe's remarks were a resounding slap in the face to those media outlets that used Jiang Zhi's trip to criticize him.

At this time, numerous overseas media outlets, including "Jump Up" magazine, film, television, and commentary accounts, as well as many overseas self-media bloggers they have signed, stepped forward to share and support the message.

In particular, some overseas self-media bloggers have begun to follow suit and record videos.

It mainly features a sarcastic and unsettling tone.

The box office of "Men in Black" has also been soaring.

“The global box office should have a chance to break $10 billion,” Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe. “I’ve noticed that every time you have a movie released, there are people who send you free traffic to boost the box office. Even your enemies can indirectly help you.”

Lu Yanhe curled his lip and said, "This is probably what they mean by 'those who follow the right path receive much help, those who stray from it receive little help, and those who lack virtue end up shooting themselves in the foot.'"

Chen Ziyan smiled gently.

"Let's wait for 'The Original Father' to make a run in the North American awards season at the end of this year and see if it can bring you an Oscar for Best Actor."

"How are you going to handle this public relations?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Ziyan said, "You might not want to know."

"It's nothing more than using Chen Pinhe's case to push for public relations," Lu Yanhe said.

"You've been desensitized? You don't mind?"

“I do mind, but I have to force myself to accept it,” Lu Yanhe said. “Anyway, everyone already knows, so why pretend to be high and mighty? Let’s just play this card. The academy likes a superstar with a dramatic and even legendary life story, so let’s give them such a legend.”

Chen Ziyan: "Chen Pinhe hasn't appeared for a long time. I don't know what he's doing, but the company he and Zhang Yuezhen started is still operating, and the artists under it are still working. Oh, right, you know Ning Yao, right?"

"I know, so what? Isn't she one of Zhang Yuezhen's favorite actresses?"

“She contacted us privately,” Chen Ziyan said with a half-smile. “She offered us some things.”

"what?"

“We can further increase the charges against Zhang Yuezhen,” Chen Ziyan said. “Zhang Yuezhen has done all sorts of dirty things, including power-for-sex transactions, bribing relevant departments at all levels, and some of her dealings with Beijing and Taiwan. Two people from Beijing and Taiwan will have to be removed from their posts, and Jiang Lan has a chance to become the station director.”

Lu Yanhe smiled in surprise.

“Ning Yao hopes that we can show her goodwill within the industry. Because she was in too close contact with Zhang Yuezhen before, many people know that she was a newcomer that Zhang Yuezhen was promoting. So, when Zhang Yuezhen got into trouble, no one dared to get close to her,” Chen Ziyan said. “Even the projects she participated in are considering whether to delete her scenes, so as not to be implicated in anything and directly affect the broadcast.”

Lu Yanhe: "So do you think we should endorse her?"

“Of course we won’t take it.” Chen Ziyan shook her head. “Who knows if she’s really clean following Zhang Yuezhen around? But the things she provides are indeed useful to us, so we can’t just accept them for nothing.”

"So what are you planning to do?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Ziyan: "Let her propose other conditions, conditions that we can agree to."

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.

This is certainly one way.

Give others the choice, but keep the decision for yourself.

When do you plan to make Men in Black 2?

"Next year," Lu Yanhe said. "No rush. For a big IP like this, it's normal to release one film every two to three years."

Chen Ziyan nodded.

"Fast & Furious is already in production, and The Matrix is ​​also on the agenda." She shook her head with a smile, "Are you preparing a retirement series for each of you three?"

Lu Yanhe: "It's not about retirement, it's about further expanding our global reputation and influence."

"Why don't you develop 'Speed' into a film series?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, "It's because its second installment flopped."

This is also related to the fact that the male lead was changed in the second movie.

Lu Yanhe: "It's very difficult to develop 'Speed' into a film series. It's already a very complete story in itself."

Chen Ziyan: "So you agreed to let Midoriya make a sequel to Red Eye Flight."

“Red Eye was a very commercially made film, and its reputation is far inferior to Speed,” Lu Yanhe said. “Moreover, with sequels like Red Eye, everyone can tell at a glance that the story still takes place on an airplane. Even with sequels, the production costs don’t actually increase that much. Speed ​​sequels are different; I don’t want to cause a box office disaster because of increased production costs.”

Chen Ziyan: "Okay, you definitely have a point. However, in the field of film production, there are very few people who have achieved your level of success and are still so enthusiastic about making low-budget films."

“I like to take risks and achieve big results with small investments,” Lu Yanhe said. “Moreover, the film industry is inherently high-risk, and controlling costs is a way to reduce risk. The bigger the investment in a blockbuster, the less likely it is to take risks. The reason why ‘Red Eye Flight’ was able to successfully cast Yu Qian, a Chinese actress, as the lead actress was because its budget was low, which made it possible to take risks.”

"But you shouldn't be limited by that now, right?"

“They’re definitely the ones who get in the way.” Lu Yanhe shook his head. “You can see from ‘Men in Black’ that they are actually very concerned about every aspect of the film’s production. However, out of respect for me, or rather, because they don’t dare to anger me, they usually don’t show it. But if I do anything that they think will affect the film’s box office or cause it to lose money, they will definitely stand up to stop me. I have no doubt about that.”
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After Men in Black achieved a resounding victory, the North American awards season has entered a new year.

This year is the year that Lu Yanhe is vying for the Oscar for Best Actor with his role in "The Original Father".

Midoriya had already hinted at this, saying they would do everything in their power to help Lu Yanhe with his public relations efforts and to help him win the award.

Therefore, Midoriya, who originally planned to release the competition films much earlier and engage in a protracted battle, deviated from his usual practice and scheduled the film "The Original Father" for a large-scale release in the last week of the year.

For no other reason than that art-house films like "The Original Father" don't follow the box office route in North America, and box office revenue has a crucial impact on awards season. Therefore, before the box office results are in, at least the word-of-mouth and buzz must be built up first.

Midoriya said that if the film "The Original Father" grosses more than ten million US dollars at the North American box office, they hope to put Lu Yanhe on the final Oscar nomination list and put him in the first group to compete for the final award.

Several people mobilized to help Lu Yanhe with public relations efforts.

Hua Ruzhen organized a special screening for the Asian community in Hollywood and invited top actors from China, Japan, South Korea, and India to host the event.

Murken Sorge arranged a private screening of "The Original Father" in Germany, inviting some German filmmakers with Oscar voting experience to attend and share and discuss the film with them.

Besides the two of them, Jiang Yuqian also organized a party in Hollywood for the first time. Before that, she had only attended parties and had never organized one herself. She invited all the friends she had made overseas over the years, whether they were qualified or not, as long as they were involved in the world film industry or had a certain influence in various fields.

In recent years, Jiang Yuqian's achievements in Hollywood have been comparable to those of top-tier celebrities.

She has achieved excellent box office results in commercial films, and her acting skills have won unanimous praise from critics for "The Window," shedding the industry image of a "pretty face." She has also performed steadily in the fashion field, becoming a regular at various fashion events. Her relationship with Li Zhibai has also attracted much attention.

Despite this, there are still some fans who ship her and Lu Yanhe as a couple.

Her story with Lu Yanhe in "The Golden Era" has been edited into multiple versions and circulated on the internet worldwide. This is partly because they are both currently popular stars, and there is a great deal of attention on their early collaborations. On the other hand, the tragic love story between Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian in "The Golden Era" has inexplicably caught the wave of the resurgence of "Bad Ending Aesthetics," attracting a large number of fans who ship them as a couple.

At Jiang Yuqian's party, almost the entire cast and crew of "The Original Father" were present.
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When it comes to public relations, Lu Yanhe has completely lost his "artsy" side.

He has come to understand and accept the importance of public relations during awards season with a clear conscience, and he genuinely agrees with and respects the rules of the game in every place.

You can't participate in their game while simultaneously questioning their outdated rules.

Lu Yanhe understood perfectly well that during awards season, you could never participate in too many public relations activities.

If you don't show up in front of those who are eligible to vote, you can't blame them for ignoring your performance when they vote.

Some people voted for him because "he's been nominated nine times and never won, and this time he performed very well, it's time for him to win." Others voted for him because "I've worked with this guy, he's a great actor, and he deserves the award." Still others voted for him because "he has truly represented Asian actors in recent years, made a name for himself in Hollywood, and made a huge contribution to the film industry."

Public relations activities are simply about adding layers of embellishment to your performance.

But no amount of addition can compare to having met and talked to someone who is eligible to vote face-to-face.

Sorry, this is not fair in art at all. But who told you that art is fair?
Of the five nominees, which one would you rule out early and be ineligible for the award?
It would be acceptable for anyone to win the award.
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Lu Yanhe was prepared for a long public relations process.

However, with the release of nomination lists and results for each award, Lu Yanhe's popularity this year can be described as overwhelming.

This is Lu Yanhe's luck.

This year is not a big year for the Best Actor award. In the early stages of the film season, whether at film festivals or in theatrical releases, no other actor has emerged who can rival him.

Even several actors from the United States failed to gain traction in terms of popularity.

Midoriya's public relations strategy for Lu Yanhe was: a role and performance as perfect as "The Original Father" is destined to be a classic that is hard to come by in film history. If Lu Yanhe does not win an award, it will be a regret for the Oscars.

Around November, the story of Lu Yanhe and Chen Pinhe, under the manipulation of the public relations team, slowly fermented again.

During this period, the creators of "The Original Father" also began to mention Lu Yanhe's various behaviors on set in interviews.

For example, he often talks to himself and recites his lines in the toilet.

In December, a secretly filmed video even surfaced online.

In the secretly filmed video, Lu Yanhe is standing in a deserted corner, facing a mirror, reciting lines from a movie over and over again.

Without a camera, without a director, without an audience, he was alone in front of the mirror, like a puppet, gradually changing the intensity of his emotions and the rhythm of his tone to find the most precise performance state.

In an interview with Variety, Huang Tianlin called Lu Yanhe a rare genius of this era and a great researcher of performance techniques.
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In late December, Ning Yao, an actress signed to Chen Pinhe's agency, filed a formal complaint against Zhang Yuezhen for bribing and enticing television stations, relevant authorities, film and television companies, and production companies, and presented relevant evidence, which ignited the entire internet.

The relevant evidence also includes a phone recording between Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen.

—Was Zhou Ping'an and Xingyu's suppression of Lu Yanhe back then related to you? Did you ask Ma Zhongquan and the others for help?
Why are you asking this? In any case, it has nothing to do with you.

"Even now, you still think it has nothing to do with me? I've known for a long time that you have an illegitimate child outside, do you think I've just remained indifferent? Chen Pinhe, what exactly do Ma Zhiyuan know, and how much does Zhou Ping'an know? Do you even know?"

—I don't know. I haven't communicated with them directly. Back then, I just asked Ma Zhongquan to find a way to make Lu Yanhe unable to continue as an artist and to make him leave the entertainment industry. Even if Ma Zhiyuan really knows something, it's me who will be affected, not you. You stay in England and take good care of Lu Lu.

—Chen Pinhe, are you even listening to what I'm saying? It's not just you who did things to Lu Yanhe.

……

This phone recording clearly exposes Chen Pinhe's suppression of Lu Yanhe and his knowledge of Zhang Yuezhen's suppression of Lu Yanhe.

These are no longer secrets.

Zhang Yuezhen's "gloves" had already exposed this before.

But that doesn't mean that repetition has no news value.

This is a formal complaint filed by well-known actress Ning Yao, and she has provided another solid piece of evidence.

This not only added new evidence against Zhang Yuezhen, but also exposed Chen Pinhe's hypocrisy to everyone once again.

How many dangers, hardships, and setbacks did Lu Yanhe experience along the way? A single phone call reveals a glimpse into it.

The new recording has brought the past between Lu Yanhe and Chen Pinhe back into the public eye.

This is remarkable not only in China, but all over the world.

Let alone this happening to two famous actors, even if it happened in someone else's home, it would be enough to become a social news event that attracts attention.

Lu Yanhe wondered if Ning Yao's revelation at this time was part of Chen Ziyan's plan.

Although it is most likely just a coincidence.

The timing couldn't be that coincidental.

However, the result was—

The film "The Original Father," an art film, has seen a surge in box office revenue worldwide.

There's no need for Midoriya to do any related publicity or public relations; the media won't miss out on this traffic and hype.

"The Original Father": Is this a movie or Lu Yanhe's past life?

The number of screenings of "The Original Father" is increasing in various regions.

Social media is discussing it, and so is traditional media.

This is more than just a movie; it's the private story of a legendary, rising star.

"The Original Father" unexpectedly became a box office smash.
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"Lu Yanhe is almost a shoo-in for the Oscar for Best Actor this year." This is what many people say at private gatherings in Hollywood.

This year, Lu Yanhe has almost been blessed by the god of film.

Not only did he deliver a top-notch, all-powerful performance in this film, but other male actors have also collectively faded into obscurity this year, with none appearing yet to rival Lu Yanhe in terms of popularity.

The problem is that "The Original Father" is a non-English film.

Lu Yanhe's last film to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor was Huang Tianlin's non-English film "Tropical Rainy Season". Is this another non-English film by Huang Tianlin?

The crowd continued to discuss it.

Lu Yanhe's public relations team systematically lobbied the judges who were eligible to vote.

Lu Yanhe himself has also been appearing in various public occasions.

After disappearing for more than half a year, his fans are incredibly grateful for this awards season, which prevented Lu Yanhe from disappearing any further and allowed him to re-emerge in high-intensity exposure.

However, what's rather strange is that Lu Yanhe did not appear on any talk shows, nor did he accept any interviews.

He did not respond to any questions related to Chen Pinhe, even though his social media comment section was flooded with such news.

Unable to get any information from Lu Yanhe, the media tried to approach Chen Siqi, Li Zhibai, and Yan Liang—Lu Yanhe's closest associates—to see if they could find out anything.

They took this very seriously, and one reporter even caused Li Zhibai to give him a hard time on the spot.

"If you care so much about Chen Pinhe, why don't you go find him? Tell him you want to acknowledge him as your father, and ask him to die soon so he can leave his inheritance to you!"

Li Zhibai's volatile temper made headlines that very day.

As usual, the reactions were polarized.

Those who dislike Li Zhibai attack him, saying he has a terrible temper with reporters and completely lacks the qualities of a public figure.

They also said that Lu Yanhe hadn't said anything, but Li Zhibai was singing and dancing, putting Lu Yanhe in a very difficult position.

Lu Yanhe was so angry at such a statement that he laughed.

He didn't respond to anything, and these people said he was faking his death.

Li Zhibai said some things, and these people blamed him for stirring up trouble.

These people really say everything.

To have one's cake and eat it too. (End of Chapter)