Become famous another day.

At the set of the third season of "The Seventeenth Floor", the filming has been suspended and Lian Bei and the others are waiting for the results.

The cheers that erupted when the result was announced might lead people to misunderstand that there was a group of the most loyal fans waiting for the moment their favorite star shot.

Lu Yanhe won the Best Actor award at the Citol Film Festival.

"Raise the Red Lantern" won the Best Picture Award.

At a Citour Film Festival, only eight major awards are given out, including Best Film, Grand Jury Prize, Best Director Award, Best Actor/Actress Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Cinematography Award and Special Award. In many cases, the Special Award is not considered a more important award, but rather a "consolation prize."

With such a small number, it is the highest temple of global art films. The other three major film festivals are actually a bit inferior to its status in the film industry - although in terms of influence, the films of the Jose Antonio Film Festival are often more popular with the audience.

But the fact is that although many people do not think that film is a professional field, it is still a profession. In a professional field, the authority of professional awards is always higher than temporary popularity or audience evaluation.

The box office champion of a certain year is only temporary, but awards, to a greater extent, can transcend time. It is not to say that audience reputation is not important, but the fact is that only a few films can become classics through the audience's passing from generation to generation.

Why did Lu Yanhe have such a high starting point in the film industry?

Because his starting point was the films directed by Wang Zhong. Although Wang Zhong had not won any international awards at that time, he had a high standard because of his ten-year persistence and pursuit of his own film aesthetics. After that, "Three Mountains" became famous in Xitul, and Lu Yanhe's ten-minute performance received unanimous praise from the global media, which directly put him on the throne of genius, and everyone looked up to him.

Now, at the age of 24, he has won the Best Actor Award at the Citol Film Festival, and his independent screenwriting film has won the highest award at the Citol Film Festival, plus several other awards. Undoubtedly, among the current active Chinese filmmakers, only Wang Zhong's status can surpass him.

There is no way, after all, movies are still the art of the director.

This must be acknowledged.

Lu Yanhe's status in the film industry, which was already extremely high, was raised once again, and this time, it was heading towards a position in film history.

However, what many people did not expect was that Lu Yanhe’s award was actually forwarded and congratulated by the artistic directors of the Venice International Film Festival and the Netherlands-European Film Festival.

Schmidt Laurie of Green Valley told him that this year "Raise the Red Lantern" could be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and he himself could use "Tropical Rain" to compete for an Oscar acting award.

At present, the Chinese-language films that Lu Yanhe participates in are basically distributed by Midoriya in North America.

On the one hand, Lu Yanhe himself is going to play Midoriya in the "Godless" series. He and Midoriya have the same interests in many aspects. With this as a guarantee, he believes that Midoriya must also wish the best for him.

On the other hand, Midoriya had previously released films such as "Road to Glory" and "Love Letter", all of which achieved very good results. "Love Letter" even earned more than 8 million in domestic box office in North America, and also helped Chen Bige get a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Lu Yanhe was very happy to cooperate with them and naturally wanted to continue cooperating with them.

So, this time, with Lu Yanhe's help, Midoriya won the North American distribution rights for both the films "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Tropical Rain Season".

Lu Yanhe told Schmidt-Lawley, "In addition to the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay, Raise the Red Lantern is also one of the awards I hope to be able to promote together."

Schmidt-Lawley said: "It depends on how the North American market responds to Raise the Red Lantern. To be honest, it is relatively easy for this film to rely on the highest award of the Cité Internationale to promote the Best Foreign Language Film. If it wants to compete for other awards, it will have to spend at least 10 million US dollars on public relations to make it have a certain amount of publicity during the award season."

Public relations expenses are usually not paid by the distribution company alone. Especially for foreign language films like this——

Of course, if Raise the Red Lantern can really achieve good results in the North American awards season, then the long-term benefits of Midoriya will also increase. However, that is a story for the future.

Schmidt Lawley also specifically reminded Lu Yanhe.

If you want to win more awards, that's fine, but if you really want to achieve substantial results, you have to invest more money.

Lu Yanhe understood and nodded. "You are responsible for the North American distribution of Raise the Red Lantern. You are also very familiar with public relations during the award season. When the time comes, tell me based on your judgment whether there is hope for these awards. If so, I will prepare everything I need."

After hearing Lu Yanhe's words, Schmidt Lawley simply nodded.

"What about 'Tropical Rains'?" he asked. "According to the media's evaluation this year, your Best Actor award is easier to handle with PR. You can formulate a PR strategy based on the specific situation at that time. But if you have other ideas, I'm afraid it will be more difficult than 'Raise the Red Lantern'. After all, it was 'Raise the Red Lantern' that won the highest award at the CIT. There are many people in the academy who pay attention to the award-winning works of the CIT. This actually saves a lot of effort."

Lu Yanhe said: "It depends on what director Huang Tianlin thinks. The copyright of the movie "Tropical Rainy Season" is not in my hands. I just participated in the film. I have no say."
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After Lu Yanhe finished saying this to Schmidt Laurie, he hurriedly boarded the plane back home.

As soon as he got off the plane and came out of the VIP channel, all kinds of cameras were waiting for him.

Chen Ziyan had already been waiting to pick him up with many people.

Such a scene had been anticipated, so a lot of bodyguards came and tried their best to control the situation at the scene.

Lu Yanhe expressed his gratitude to everyone, but did not answer many questions. He simply answered a few questions and was rescued by Chen Ziyan, put into the nanny car and left the airport.

As soon as the car drove away, Chen Ziyan screamed in surprise in front of him.

Lu Yanhe was startled.

"Lu Yanhe, you are really amazing! You are really awesome now!" Chen Ziyan said, "With the highest award and the best actor, no one can compete with you anymore."

“Sister Zi Yan, what you said… No one has ever arm wrestled with me before.” Lu Yanhe said.

"Have you lost your memory? Have you forgotten so quickly that the Golden Tripod Award tricked you last year?"

"You're talking about this. I didn't feel like he was arm wrestling with me. To be honest, I felt from the beginning that he couldn't beat me." Lu Yanhe said, "He was wrong from the beginning."

Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes.

"The problem is, if you are not strong enough, even if he is wrong, no one can stand up and say he is wrong. Over time, he will be right."

Lu Yanhe: "Yes, but I wasn't a newcomer at that time. He actually thought that I would just swallow this loss silently. Isn't he mentally ill and thinking too much?"

Chen Ziyan: "...Okay, you are not wrong."

Chen Ziyan: "But now the situation has changed even more. You have to know that there are only three Chinese who have won the Best Actor Award at the Cité International Film Festival, including you. One, Hu Zhikun, has been out of the film industry for seven or eight years, and the other, Chen Pinhe, won the award several years ago."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"So, your winning this time is of great significance," Chen Ziyan said. "If you can also win something in the North American awards season this time, especially an Oscar nomination, then your achievement as an actor will represent a new milestone for a Chinese actor in the international arena."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"Sister Zi Yan, be careful if you say that. Some people will complain that you are worshipping foreign things and not paying attention to our own Chinese awards. You only want to win foreign awards."

"Let them say whatever they want," Chen Ziyan said. "If they have the guts, they can get the country to not pay attention to those international awards, such as the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Laureus Sports Award, or Chopin in the piano field. Just don't participate. The fact is that no matter who wins the domestic awards, someone wins every year. Even if there are biases or shady dealings in international awards, the influence is there. Unless you don't plan to be recognized internationally, you still have to win them."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"To put it bluntly, even in the Olympics, the scores are so clear, but every year there are black whistles, prejudices, and shameless competition systems. So what? Will China not participate? Will we boycott the competition?" Chen Ziyan said, "There is no other way. If you say it involves principles and bottom lines, then of course we can't break through. But before you become the one who makes the rules, unless you decide to play by yourself, otherwise, you have to abide by their rules."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"When you were filming 'Three Mountains', others questioned whether you were willing to play a small role in order to become a movie star. As a result, you really entered the film industry with this movie."

"When you were filming The Mist, others questioned you, asking why you wanted to star in a horror movie in Hollywood. But it turned out that you had your first commercial movie that sold well around the world, and you had initial bargaining power in Hollywood."

"When you were filming 'Tropical Rains', others questioned you, asking why you wanted to act in a low-budget Malaysian art film, and play a supporting role. You should support domestic art films. Now, you won the Best Actor Award at the Sitol Film Festival."

Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe seriously: "Everyone seems to always design a smooth road for others. Once others do not follow this road, they will question and even belittle them, as if everyone is a philosopher and prophet of fate. But the truth is often that 99% of people can't even walk their own path well. They can only be idealistic defenders forever. Only 1% of people dare to step out of the old map and discover new continents.

"Yan He, you are someone who can discover new worlds, so I will stay by your side and follow you. I don't care about those people who complain at all, because those who really know what we are doing will definitely know that our progress is not betrayal, but exploration."

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and then slowly let it out.

"Sister Zi Yan, you've made my blood boil." He said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "But, I'm not that... I don't know how to put it, I don't actually have such big ideals and ambitions."

"Although you don't have such great ambitions, you are actually doing such things. Apart from other things, you have several projects in Hollywood that are about to start shooting. In which movie have you not arranged a Chinese main role through your own efforts? And you have to specify that a Chinese actor play the role." Chen Ziyan said, "To be honest, Yan He, if I hadn't met you, if I hadn't seen you really do all this, even though I am usually so conceited, I would never have thought that a Chinese filmmaker could achieve this in Hollywood."

Lu Yanhe: "The right time, right place, and right people."

"That's true, but you seized this opportunity with the right time, right place and right people. This is also your ability." Chen Ziyan nodded, "This is where your ability lies. You can open up such a big situation with a movie "The Mist". No one else can do it."

"It's all about people helping people. If director Muken's wife wasn't Sister Ruzhen, this Asian ghost might not have been set as Asian, and I might not have been chosen to play the role."

"Of course, nothing in this world can be accomplished by a certain person," Chen Ziyan said. "But that's not a reason why we can't regard it as an achievement when someone has accomplished it."

She raised her hands and rubbed Lu Yanhe's face.

"So, now, enjoy this wonderful moment! Best Actor!"
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Back to the crew of "Seventeenth Floor", as soon as Lu Yanhe entered, more than a dozen salutes were heard.

Cheers and applause rang out one after another.

Lian Bei specially presented a bouquet of flowers.

"Congratulations!" He smiled warmly and hugged Lu Yanhe, "Awesome!"

Lu Yanhe said thank you.

He turned toward everyone, looked around, and bowed to express his gratitude.

Chen Bige said: "I have booked a place tonight. Let's eat first and then sing to celebrate for you. I have kept my word."

Lu Yanhe immediately said, "Why are you celebrating for me alone? The movie Raise the Red Lantern that you starred in won the highest award at SITOL, so this is also a celebration for you!"

Chen Bige smiled.

“Then I would rather win the Best Actress award at Situl. You can write a script for me next time,” she said.

Lu Yanhe: “Write, write, write.”

Chen Bige turned around and looked for the camera very seriously: "Did you film it? He just promised that if I don't win the Best Actress award, he will keep writing scripts for me! Who filmed it? Give me a copy of the video!"

The whole place burst into laughter.

Lu Yanhe shrugged speechlessly and shook his head.

Everyone was very happy.

Li Yuefeng looked at Lu Yanhe with great envy.

Jiang Jun patted his shoulder.

Li Yuefeng said, "I've made up my mind, Teacher Jiang."

"Hmm?" Jiang Jun looked at Li Yuefeng with some confusion.

"Although I don't have the screenwriting talent of Yan He, I have money. From today on, I will spend money to buy scripts. As long as it is a good script that suits me, I am willing to buy it." Li Yuefeng said solemnly, "I will find a company to shoot it myself."

Jiang Jun was speechless for a moment, but then he felt that this might be a possible solution, and it also gave him some inspiration.

Although he is not as popular as Li Yuefeng, nor does he have such high commercial value or make as much money, he is still a first-line actor after all. Why should he always wait for others to send scripts to him when he can just find stories on his own?

At the moment when Lu Yanhe was happily celebrated by the crew, everyone had their own thoughts in their minds.

All rolled up.
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At the same time, Li Zhibai sat in front of Lin Suyang and said seriously: "I am willing to continue to cooperate with Liu Manbo."

Lin Suyang said: "Liu Manbo has already made "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" into that state."

“But the word-of-mouth and media reviews of the version we re-edited and released online are indeed much better, aren’t they?” Li Zhibai said, “Liu Manbo is indeed inexperienced and can’t edit, but his ability to direct on-site and his photography aesthetics are both first-class.”

Lin Suyang said: "The problem is, you don't lack projects from top teams, Zhibai, why do you have to form your own team to do such a project with an uncertain future?"

"Because you know what the projects that come to me from outside are like, it's not that I don't want to shoot, but I don't want to keep shooting that kind of subject matter." Li Zhibai said, "Like the villain in "Nineteen Years", I can only play such a role if I do it myself. I don't want to be the only one who didn't win an award. Yan Liang has won several trophies for Best Supporting Actor! He has even been nominated for a Golden Globe Award!"

Lin Suyang: “…”

He knew it.

The only two people who could get involved with the lazy Li Zhibai were Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang.

None of the three of them wanted to be left far behind by the other two.

Lin Suyang actually thought that it was a good thing that Li Zhibai was willing to be the producer himself. However, Liu Manbo had already proved that he was not very good with "Nineteen Years", and he didn't understand why Li Zhibai was willing to give Liu Manbo a second chance.

Li Zhibai said: "I only have one movie to shoot this year, directed by Yan He, so I have plenty of time, so it's just right for me to work on the project "Flying on the Grass."

When Lin Suyang heard the name, he felt a headache.

Well, "Flying on the Grass" is a short play about ancient martial arts, with twelve episodes. The script was written by Liu Manbo himself, and it is an original script. Lin Suyang read the script and thought, how should I put it? It is very stream-of-consciousness, even a bit literary, but it is not "plot-driven" enough.

To be honest, Lin Suyang was not optimistic about this script.

However, Li Zhibai seemed determined to shoot this.

Lin Suyang asked: "Do you think this drama can win awards?"

He felt that this was the only explanation.

Li Zhibai shook his head: "What kind of award can this play win?"

"Then why did you answer it?"

"Because it is different from other dramas on the market, the image of the young knight Cao Shangfei is also a rare image in martial arts TV dramas." Li Zhibai said, "It suits me, I will play it, and I will perform a martial arts image that belongs to me."

“Is he an image of a martial arts hero who has only mediocre kung fu and suffers from literary and artistic problems?” Lin Suyang complained.

Li Zhibai nodded.

"Correct."

"Do you think that the audience of martial arts dramas will accept such an image?"

"Although this is a martial arts drama, it is not just made for traditional martial arts drama audiences." Li Zhibai said very firmly, "What is Liu Manbo good at? He is good at using photography to create atmosphere. What is he not good at? He is not good at storytelling and rhythm. What is the story of "Flying on the Grass"? It is a story about a young knight nicknamed "Flying on the Grass". His family was wiped out when he was young, and he lived in the underworld under an assumed name. While avoiding the pursuit of his enemies, he was still lurking silently and trying his best to take revenge."

Lin Suyang nodded.

"so what?"

"Think about it, a young man, alone in the Jianghu, with poor kung fu, without the generosity and magnanimity of a knight, and with a deep hatred in his heart—"

Li Zhibai said, "Plus, my handsome face looks very broken after a little modification."

Lin Suyang: “…”

"I won't talk about the history of the world, but just talk about the past ten years. Is there a character like me?"

"Don't worry about it. In the past ten years, I haven't seen a character like this used as the protagonist."

"This is why I want to play this role," Li Zhibai said. "Only a role like this can make people truly see me. There is no reference, no comparison. There is only me, and people can only see me."

Lin Suyang was stunned.

Li Zhibai: "Only Liu Manbo can film a Li Zhibai who is not Li Zhibai. Just like in "Nineteen Years", no one said that my acting was bad, it was just that I was inferior to Mr. Jiang Jun. But other people, other directors, do they have roles for me other than romantic comedies and idol dramas? Even if they do, can they film it better than Liu Manbo?"

Lin Suyang's attitude softened.

"He captured your sinister and arrogant side, and it really hit the spot."

Li Zhibai: "Because he is also very narcissistic."

Lin Suyang: “…”

Li Zhibai: "He's not really bad, he's just not comprehensive, but he's very confident and thinks he can shoot anything well."

Lin Suyang: "...What if he still suffers from his old problems in the drama "Flying on the Grass"? "

"He won't be given the right to final edit," Li Zhibai said, "it will be stipulated in the contract." Lin Suyang: "Will he accept it?"

"He will." Li Zhibai said with a smile, "You go and talk, there is nothing that cannot be negotiated."

Lin Suyang: "...you——"

Li Zhibai: "Brother Su Yang, you don't want Zhou Ping'an to pick up Yan Liang as the best actor for free, but you don't have the best actor in your hand, right?"

Lin Suyang: "You have really improved. You know how to hit the snake at its weakest point."

Li Zhibai: "Are you convinced by me?"

"I hope he won't let you down for the second chance you gave him."
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Lu Yanhe had never expected that Li Zhibai would be ready to cooperate with Liu Manbo for the second time so soon.

In the group of three, Yan Liang asked Li Zhibai: Don’t you have any other play to come to you?
Li Zhibai: Yes, but they are all similar scripts. I don’t want to act in them, but it’s not like I won’t act at all. One or two a year is enough. If they are all repetitive, I might as well not act at all.

Yan Liang said: However, Liu Manbo’s previous film “Nineteen Years” did not receive very good reviews.

Li Zhibai: I feel it is quite pleasant to work with him. I feel that he and I are very compatible and he just needs experience.

Lu Yanhe: I have read the first two episodes of the script of "Flying on the Grass". If it were just based on the script, I might not be very optimistic about it. However, when combined with Liu Manbo's directing style, I think it fits well and it feels like it will be a very stylized work.

Li Zhibai: That’s what I think.

Lu Yanhe: It is very likely that there will be a lot of controversy after it is broadcast.

Li Zhibai: I expected it.

Lu Yanhe: Have you thought about it? If a drama is not well-received, it will just pass by without a sound or a trace. But for this drama, I feel that it will be a hot topic no matter whether it is well-received or not.

Li Zhibai: It’s the same as “Nineteen Years”, right? Although many people criticized it, because the criticism also has a heat, people watch it, so many people know that I have a play that was criticized very harshly.

Lu Yanhe: About the same.

Li Zhibai: That’s fine too. Anyway, I don’t want to be restricted to acting in idol romantic comedies.

Lu Yanhe: Actually, after the broadcast of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", everyone can see another side of you.

Li Zhibai: That is still a more youthful and passionate style, and it is essentially the same. I also want to act in dramas like "The Gold Rush" or "The River of Silence".

Lu Yanhe: Okay, I understand what you mean.

Li Zhibai: What's more, my next two movies are yours, one is "Buried Alive" and the other is "Those Years", both of which have very good scripts. Add "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and it's the time when I have enough confidence to squander, so it doesn't matter even if "Flying on the Grass" fails.

That’s true, Li Zhibai also has a lot of “inventory”.

He stubbornly took on a play he wanted to act in, and even if it failed again, it didn't matter.

Lu Yanhe asked Yan Liang: Yan Liang, now that you have finished filming Friends, what are you going to film next? Have you decided?
Yan Liang: It’s settled. I will be joining the crew of The Intern soon. Wasn’t the feedback for the short play at the Jump Up Theater very good? So I decided to develop a long play.

Lu Yanhe remembered: The filming started so soon.

Yan Liang: Well, after finishing filming "The Intern", we will join the crew to shoot the second part of "The Gold Rush" in the second half of the year. Time is tight, so we hurried to set up the crew.

Lu Yanhe: Then please try to keep some time for next year. I have an action movie that I want you to star in. I hope it can be a Sino-US joint venture, developed together, and released globally simultaneously, but I don’t know if it will work, so it hasn’t been decided yet. When you have free time this year, please stick to the action training.

Yan Liang: Great! You’re finally here!
Lu Yanhe: Yes.

Yan Liang: Can I ask, what action movie is it?
Lu Yanhe: Actually, strictly speaking it is not an action movie, and it is not known for its fighting scenes. However, the hero has to look like a tough guy, and he has to be young, handsome, and very tough. The script is called "Speed". I will not tell you the plot for now, but in short, it is a movie full of adrenaline. If it is successfully made and released globally, you will become a hit all over the world.

Yan Liang:? ? ?
Li Zhibai:? ? ?

Li Zhibai: Why don’t you ask me to act?
Lu Yanhe: Take off your clothes and look in the full-length mirror. If you have the ability, get eight-pack abs for me within a year.

Li Zhibai: Day.

Yan Liang: I won’t take any other roles next year. I’m just waiting for your movie!
Lu Yanhe: That’s not the case. Anyway, I’m acting in this movie for you. I’ll wait for your schedule, but everything depends on whether it goes smoothly. If it doesn’t go smoothly, we may not be able to start filming next year. Don’t waste time.

Yan Liang: Okay.

Yan Liang: Is there anything I need to prepare in advance?

Lu Yanhe: You can watch more Hollywood action movies, but don't imitate those tough male protagonists who are over 40 years old. "Speed" is not that style. It has a stronger breath of youthful hormones, but it is also serious. It is not a youth action movie in the guise of an action movie.

Yan Liang: Okay.

Lu Yanhe: Then, it would be best if you could learn how to drive a bus or a large truck, including close combat, etc.

Yan Liang: No problem.

Lu Yanhe: I will push forward the rest.

Yan Liang: I finally got to play the leading role in a play written by Lu Yanhe!

Li Zhibai: I suddenly remembered that you wrote a movie script for the two of us before, "Dumb and Dumber."

Lu Yanhe: It is no longer suitable for you now. Plans cannot keep up with changes.

Li Zhibai: When will "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" be broadcast?

Lu Yanhe: We are trying to get it broadcast this summer, in time for students’ summer vacation. If we can’t make it in time, we’ll have to wait until next summer.

Li Zhibai: Spending half a year on post-production might be quite a hassle.

Lu Yanhe: Yes, if you really can’t catch up, then forget it. There’s no need to rush things just to catch up early.

Li Zhibai: It means that you are rich and powerful, and are willing to postpone the broadcast for a year for such a little bit of quality.

Lu Yanhe: Because I know very well that if this drama can win the support of the student party, it will be a big hit. If it cannot win the support of the student party, it may still be popular, but it will definitely not create a wave.

The largest mass base of this drama is junior high school and high school students.

When Lu Yanhe said this, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang believed it without any doubt.

In their hearts, no one can compare to Lu Yanhe in terms of market grasp and judgment.
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Lu Yanhe was absent from the subsequent Red River Awards due to filming. Friends once again won the Best Screenplay Award. Chen Siqi went on stage to accept the award on his behalf and expressed her gratitude.

Later, in April, Lu Yanhe's filming of the third season of "Seventeenth Floor" came to an end.

Lian Bei finally came to find Lu Yanhe.

Because of the "Jiang Yan" incident.

He finally made the decision not to direct the spin-off of "The Seventeenth Floor" starring Chen Pinhe, but to choose "The Banquet of Jiang".

Lian Bei invited Lu Yanhe to be the producer of "Jiang Yan" and to select the cast that Lu Yanhe mentioned before for the drama.

Lu Yanhe suddenly felt a headache.

Because he said before that Yan Liang is suitable for the male lead of "Jiang Yan", but Yan Liang's schedule is so tight now, I really don't know if it can be coordinated.

However, what I said before must be fulfilled.

After Lu Yanhe communicated with Lian Bei, he signed a producer contract with Lian Bei's production company.

Lu Yanhe began to contact various actors for "Jiang Yan".

Of course, the first person Lu Yanhe contacted was Yan Liang.

"I know you already have several dramas to shoot and your schedule is very tight, but I still came to ask if you want to act." Lu Yanhe said, "If you don't want to act, I will find someone else."

Yan Liang was very surprised.

Because this drama was not written by Lu Yanhe.

He asked, "Did Director Lian Bei ask you to ask me this?"

"Oh, no, I said you were the first choice for the male lead of this drama." Lu Yanhe said, "I've read the novel, so I told him who I thought would be the most suitable actor. He asked me to be the producer and asked me to code all the actors I thought would be suitable."

Yan Liang smiled.

"Who did you tell him about?"

"Liu Zi, Wan Xin, Li Yuefeng or Liu Zefan, Wang Jing or Yan Lingyu." Lu Yanhe said these names.

Yan Liang showed a bit of surprise.

"Such a strong lineup?"

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe said, "So he was moved."

"Can you invite them all over?" Yan Liang asked.

"Do your best, but your role is the most important, so I have to ask you." Lu Yanhe said, "But when I told him that, I forgot that your schedule was very tight, and because of copyright issues, this drama must start filming next year."

"My schedule is all empty next year, except for the movie you mentioned, Speed," Yan Liang said, "If it can be filmed next year, I can take it."

"really?"

"Really." Yan Liang said, "Since it's a good project that you've already said is good, and it's directed by Lian Bei, and it has such a lineup, why wouldn't I take it?"

Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.

"It would be great if you're willing to take it. However, if you do this, you won't have a day off this year, but you may not have a day off next year either." Lu Yanhe felt a little apologetic.

Yan Liang: "Don't you know me? I would rather be busy than idle. Only work can make me feel safe."

Lu Yanhe couldn't laugh or cry.

"Okay," he said. "Thank you."

As a result, starting with Yan Liang, Lu Yanhe contacted everyone else, and except for Li Yuefeng who complained, "You make me play a supporting role again," everyone else agreed and was willing to act.

I don't care whether I'm the protagonist or the supporting role.

So he told Lian Bei the news, allowing Lian Bei's production company to formally hand over the script and sign the contracts to each actor's team.

At this time, Lu Yanhe hadn't even finished filming yet.

Lian Bei was shocked.

In the entertainment industry, especially in the production industry, if you ask what is the most difficult part, basically any producer will tell you that the most difficult part is deciding on the actors.

Especially if you want to invite your favorite actors, it is extremely difficult. In the entertainment industry, the actors you like are often also liked by others. Actors that everyone likes are scarce resources. If they want to take on a play, they also have to consider many things, such as the character setting, the team, the broadcast prospects, etc.

Who would give an answer so quickly?
Even though Lian Bei already knew Lu Yanhe's abilities, he was still shocked by the speed.
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Jiang Lan had a headache and was very depressed.

Lian Bei refused to continue directing the spin-off series of "The Seventeenth Floor", which made the prospects of this project less secure.

If it was any other project it would be fine, but it had to be "The Seventeenth Floor".

This is the only pillar in the hands of Beijing and Taiwan, and also the biggest trump card in the hands of Jiang Lan. They have a very grand vision for the project "Seventeenth Floor". After the end of this series, two movies and two spin-off dramas will be made to continue the value and popularity of this IP.

However, if the director is replaced, even if the spin-off series is starred by Chen Pinhe and has good market attention, it will still be a devastating blow if the quality of the series itself fails.

The tragedy of "Friends" is right before our eyes, and it hasn't been long since then.

However, no matter how much Jiang Lan tried to persuade Lian Bei, Lian Bei refused to do the spin-off series. He proposed his own new project and took the initiative to tell Jiang Lan: "I am willing to continue to let this series be broadcast in Beijing and Taiwan."

When Jiang Lan heard about the project "Jiang Yan", she reacted immediately. This IP is quite popular in the market and many people are eyeing the copyright. However, she did not notice that it was Lian Bei's company doing this.

However, despite this, compared with "Seventeenth Floor", "Jiang Yan" is nothing.

Jiang Lan said: "Can't we do both projects at the same time?"

Lian Bei shook his head and said, "Mr. Jiang, I have devoted nearly four or five years to the Seventeenth Floor series. I don't want to continue investing my time in this series. The Jiang Banquet is a project I have been working on. If I don't continue working on it, its copyright will expire."

Jiang Lan hesitated for a moment and asked, "What are your plans for the drama "Jiang Yan"?"

Lian Bei said: "I have invited Lu Yanhe to be the producer of this drama, and he has also helped me to arrange all the leading actors."

"What?" Jiang Lan was stunned. "Lu Yanhe has also joined this project?"

"Yes, but he just helps me code the actors, he doesn't do anything else," Lian Bei said.

"Which actors did he help you code?"

"Yan Liang, Liu Zi, Wan Xin, Li Yuefeng, Wang Jing." Lian Bei kept looking at Jiang Lan's face when he said these names.

Sure enough, every time a name was mentioned, Jiang Lan's expression changed.

Just as Lian Bei expected.

"..." Jiang Lan swallowed and realized that she had underestimated this project before. Once the information of this project was spread, it would definitely cause a frenzy on other platforms.

The original novel has a high reputation, the director's directorial resume is full of hits, and the leading cast is top-notch...

Jiang Lan asked: "You probably haven't contacted other platforms for this drama yet, right?"

"No." Lian Bei shook his head. "Taiwanese President Jiang, I know that you were under a lot of pressure when you decided to let me direct the project of "The Seventeenth Floor". After all, I had only filmed a fairy tale drama before. Many first-line directors were willing to direct Chen Bige's comeback project. You chose me against all odds, and I remember that. So, I am still willing to work with you on my new project. I just don't want to be bound by the series of "The Seventeenth Floor" forever."

Jiang Lan nodded.

Now she really had nothing to say.

Lian Bei has done his best to achieve this.
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"It was originally planned that you would have a scene in the third season of Seventeenth Floor, but that plan fell through. Now Lian Bei is going to do Jiang Yanyan, which Lu Yanhe co-produced, and not direct the spin-off series. I don't think this is a coincidence. Lu Yanyan definitely did it on purpose."

Zhang Yuezhen said to Chen Pinhe seriously.

Chen Pinhe also had a gloomy face.

"Husband, did anything happen between you and Lu Yanhe?" Zhang Yuezhen asked, looking at Chen Pinhe's face.

Although Chen Pinhe was sitting in front of Zhang Yuezhen, his eyes were on the table and he did not look at Zhang Yuezhen.

He said, “Anything else except Doomsday.”

A hint of disappointment flashed across Zhang Yuezhen's eyes.

Still refuses to tell the truth.

Zhang Yuezhen: "We can't always give in. He has been targeting you again and again. Don't even mention that he is a junior. Husband, we can't just leave it alone, right?"

Chen Pinhe: "Forget it, we have no evidence that he is the one who is causing trouble. Moreover, even if he is, he is on the rise now. He just won the highest award and the best actor in the Xitul. How can you control him? What can you do to him?"

Zhang Yuezhen decided to take another drastic measure to see if she could force Chen Pinhe to admit the incident in front of her.

"Make it clear, and use some marketing accounts to let everyone know that he sees you as a thorn in his side and wants to replace you." Zhang Yuezhen said, "What do you think?" (End of this chapter)