Become famous another day.

The "Shijin Night" incident sparked heated discussions on domestic social media for nearly three or four days.

This time, more information about Yang Zhouli and Yang Zhoujin was dug out.

At this point we have to say that in this era, if you want to keep a secret, unless only the person who wants to keep the secret knows it, otherwise, the secret always seems to leak out in various ways.

When all social media were hotly discussing the Yang family's affairs, Chen Siqi asked all media to "jump up" and stop talking about this matter and simply ignore it.

For the media, doing so means missing out on a wave of traffic.

That would be a huge loss for the self-media matrix owned by "Tiaoqilai".

However, Chen Siqi's attitude towards this matter is very firm.

As expected, not long after, many media outlets that published related news deleted the relevant reports, and some of the more influential ones also received letters from Shijin Group’s lawyers.

It’s nothing else but to sue these media for fabricating and spreading rumors.

For a time, this matter also became a hot topic.

In this Internet age, probably because everyone has accepted that "everything can be entertainment", many people initially criticized the Shijin Group for its direct lawsuit.

However, as a large group like Shijin Group, its public relations strength is not to be underestimated.

The Shijin Group does not need to do anything else. They only need to focus on one point, which is, of course, a point they themselves need to clarify.

The news that was circulating on the Internet before were all rumors and not true.

Such rumors are not only an attack on Yang Zhoujin and Yang Zhouli, but also an unfair business competition behavior in which business competitors spend money to buy these marketing accounts to discredit Shijin Group.

As long as such news is released, there is no need for more evidence. For the current trend that the Internet is keen on, throwing out a little conspiracy theory will naturally lead people to think divergently, not to mention that the public relations power of the Shijin Group will be needed to further guide the topic in the future.

Many media outlets have suffered losses under the guidance of the public relations department of the Shijin Group - of course, this is also their own fault.

When they were relying on traffic for their living, they did not think clearly that they were facing a force that they could not afford to offend.

The public opinion on the Internet is secondary. The key is that the lawsuit filed by the Shijin Group against them is real. It is not a bluff or a formality. They are determined to create a legal result to shut them up and clarify the truth.
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This dispute within the Shijin Group has made many people aware of their intention to enter the entertainment industry.

Because previously, when various media and marketing accounts described the competition between brothers Yang Zhouli and Yang Zhoujin, they were talking about the competition for this business.

The photo of Lu Yanhe and Yang Zhouli sitting in the hotel and having breakfast together was even posted online.

Lu Yanhe, who had originally stayed out of the matter, was suddenly drawn into it again.

——It seems that Lu Yanhe will cooperate with Shijin Group?

Before Lu Yanhe responded, Shijin Group suddenly held a media conference.

Yang Zhouli attended the event.

In contrast to the previous tough attitude of Shijin Group in "attacking hard" against those media and marketing accounts, the image Yang Zhouli presented at this media conference was that of an elite and elegant person, with a smile and a gentle tone throughout.

"Our Shijin Group will explore new business areas in the entertainment industry..."

"During this period, everyone was very concerned about the true relationship between Zhou Jin and I, whether we were really fighting for power, and whether there was any so-called bloody struggle between wealthy families."

After Yang Zhouli finished speaking, he laughed first.

"This is just a private matter between us. The so-called private matter is between brothers and has nothing to do with the company's business." Yang Zhouli said, "I believe that everyone with brothers and sisters must know how troublesome it is to have a brother with a bad temper and in a rebellious period at home. I would rather he really wants to compete with me for something, rather than simply... dislike me as his brother."

Everyone at the scene laughed.

Yang Zhouli shrugged his shoulders. "As for the online rumors that Lu Yanhe and Shijin Group will cooperate in the future, I certainly hope that a top creator like Lu Yanhe can cooperate with our Shijin. However, I must clarify that the relationship between our Shijin and Lu Yanhe is still in the stage of 'unrequited love'. If everyone really hopes that we can cooperate, please help us spread the word and help Shijin pursue Lu Yanhe."

The laughter at the scene became even louder.

Yang Zhouli held a media meeting with a relaxed "non-official" attitude, which made everyone's favorable impression of Shi Jin increase.

This is obviously in line with the impression given by the public relations of Shijin Group before.

Yang Zhouli and Yang Zhoujin are brothers. They do have a disagreement, but it is not at all like what is rumored online.
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Chen Ziyan watched the entire press conference from beginning to end, and then said to Lu Yanhe: "This Yang Zhouli is really not simple. He knows how to make people like him. If he were to become an artist, he would definitely be more popular with fans than you."

Lu Yanhe: "...Don't flatter the powerful and bully the weak."

Chen Ziyan: "I am really curious about the relationship between the two brothers. What happened to Yang Zhoujin? He disappeared again."

"He's probably been put under house arrest at home," Lu Yanhe teased.

"That may be true." Chen Ziyan said, "Since the Shijin Group officially arranged Yang Zhouli to do this, and Yang Zhouli also said these words in public, it means that the Shijin Group has openly characterized this matter in this way. Moreover, it is obvious that Yang Zhouli won in this regard."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"The public nowadays doesn't like traditional entrepreneurs. Yang Zhouli's several appearances have won widespread support and praise. For a family-owned enterprise like Shijin with big capital, he is now the most suitable spokesperson."

Chen Ziyan's eyes turned, "Now that you mention it, it seems that Yang Zhoujin's previous actions were also intended to build up his own fame or public image, but he just took a detour to gain attention."

After hearing what Chen Ziyan said, Lu Yanhe had some ideas.

"They - the Shijin Group cares about their influence on the Internet and the public?"

"Maybe." Chen Ziyan nodded, "It's just that this commonality has emerged at the moment."

Lu Yanhe: "This is a bit strange. Does Shijin Group want them to debut as artists?"

"Perhaps Shijin needs a member of the Yang family to step up, like many first-tier companies now, and let the person in power become an Internet celebrity to promote the brand's popularity and influence." Chen Ziyan said, "Now almost every traditional enterprise is facing the problem of transformation. The first is technological transformation, and the second is the transformation of brand image and brand promotion."

Lu Yanhe nodded thoughtfully, "I have indeed read some reports before, saying that many second-generation entrepreneurs rely on the development of the Internet market to consolidate their position in their own companies and gain recognition from the older generation."

"They are two different things, although they have similar meanings." Chen Ziyan said, "I would rather know what this has to do with Shijin Group's sudden expansion into the entertainment industry. After all, to be honest, the entertainment industry is much smaller in scale than the other industries Shijin is involved in."

"But, Sister Zi Yan, almost all the big investors have made investments in the entertainment industry. This is not just a matter of profit, it has strategic significance." Lu Yanhe said, "Of course, it is also because the entertainment industry itself has the special feature of extremely high attention."

Chen Ziyan: "Yang Zhouli's speech at the media conference about your modern version of respecting the wise and humble may not only be to make the public like him more and accept him, but also has a strategic significance to some extent."

"Hmm? What strategic significance can this have?"

"To put it in a small way, he has already extended the olive branch to you in front of everyone. Whether you accept it or not, this action puts him in a proactive position." Chen Ziyan said, "To put it in a big way, his attitude is for the public to see, and for people in the entertainment industry to see. It means that Shijin is not a nouveau riche who throws money at people and looks down on them. They treat people with sincerity."

Lu Yanhe: "There are so many meanings."

"Maybe I'm reading too much into it." Chen Ziyan laughed, "To be honest, I haven't been so interested in someone in a long time. Yang Zhouli is quite interesting. I can't help but want to think more about him."

Lu Yanhe: "You don't like him because he's handsome and that suits your taste, do you?"

Chen Ziyan: "That may be a factor as well."

She actually admitted it openly.

Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Ziyan in shock.

Chen Ziyan: "But it's mainly the effect he achieved when he appeared in public a few times - that's what I do. To be honest, if he didn't have a really great PR person who managed these appearances for him, I would have to praise him as a talented player. Even if I wanted to design such public favorability for you every time you appear in public, it would be difficult."

Lu Yanhe: "It's over. I'm attracted by his image and his talent. Why do I feel like spring has come to you?"

"Hahaha." Chen Ziyan laughed generously and heartily, "My spring was cut off by my own hands when I was in my twenties."

Lu Yanhe: "..."

"Don't try to match us up." Chen Ziyan shook her head helplessly at Lu Yanhe. "I just saw a handsome guy who caught my eye, so I just looked at him a few more times. I don't have any other thoughts."

Lu Yanhe stopped talking.

Chen Ziyan: "Okay, let's stop talking about this topic. Don't ask any more questions."

Lu Yanhe missed the opportunity to ask questions.

"alright."
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The matter between Yang Zhouli and Yang Zhoujin continues to ferment on the Internet.

Although Lu Yanhe was paying attention to it, he just treated it as after-dinner gossip.

What he is more concerned about is Shi Jin's actions in the entertainment industry.

However, since the media conference, Yang Zhouli seems to have no new moves.

It was time for Lu Yanhe to join the crew to shoot the sequel to "The Mist".
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The sequel to "The Mist" has always been a hot topic.

The first film unexpectedly grossed over 2 million U.S. dollars worldwide, far exceeding expectations, and became the horror film of the year.

As much talked about as the film's box office performance is its publicity and marketing methods, which are considered to be unique and "crazy".

Because, in the later stages of D19, basically all the publicity and marketing of this film fell on Lu Yanhe alone, playing the "Asian revenge" card.

The result was "successful".

This means that when developing a sequel to the series, the focus can only be on the role of the Asian ghost played by Lu Yanhe.

If this is not the case, it will be difficult for the audience of the first part to effectively convert to the second part.

D19 certainly wouldn't want to see this happen.

In this sequel, except for Lu Yanhe, none of the other actors from the first film returned, because the script is set ten years after the first film.

However, due to the success of the first film, the actors starring in the sequel are basically well-known actors.

The production budget suddenly increased to 50 million US dollars.

Among them, Lu Yanhe and Mu Ken’s remuneration accounted for almost a quarter.

However, for a thriller horror film, the production staff's remuneration often accounts for a higher proportion, especially for sequels.

This type of film is very demanding on the director and the leading actor.

Before going, Lu Yanhe did his homework on the people he was going to work with one by one.

Among the actors who participated in the performance, two of them had been nominated for Oscars. However, the nominations were quite long ago, only seven or eight years ago.

Despite this, it can be seen how popular the sequel to "The Mist" is in Hollywood.

In fact, if you take a closer look at Hollywood, you will realize one thing: basically, if a movie performs well at the box office, the mainstream trend in Hollywood will not say that the movie is a bad movie.

It is rare to see some domestic films that sell for more than 1 billion but are still criticized as blockbusters by all walks of life.

In simple terms, Hollywood adheres to the principle that "box office is king". If a movie can sell well at the box office, it means that the audience likes it. If the audience likes it, it means that the movie is good.

Even the Oscars have a filter for films with high box office returns, especially those with some kind of significance.

For example, the recently concluded "Wicked" is a pure commercial film by Chinese standards.

As a result, it won both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations that others were fighting for.

Going back further, whether it was Matt Damon in The Martian, Sandra Bullock in Gravity, or Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean, they were not Oscar contenders in the conventional sense, but because of their high box office and industry representativeness, of course, the basis was that the actors all gave really good performances, so they all received acting award nominations in the same year. The success of the first part of The Mist made its sequel the focus of many first-line actors. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Yanhe was the first protagonist of the sequel to The Mist, Lu Yanhe believed that there might even be super first-line actors willing to play the second part.

Think about the box office success of the first "IT" and the second adult film. With that cast, you might even think it was a film by someone competing for an Oscar or a top director. Otherwise, how could they get so many big names to star in a commercial horror film?

In many entertainment novels, one thing is written: horror movies are fringe subjects, and generally top-tier celebrities will not act in pure horror movies.

This is not wrong, as such an ecological chain already exists.

But "IT: Chapter 2" breaks this conventional phenomenon.

The reason is simple: top-tier actors also need a movie that grosses $5 million worldwide.

No one wants to miss such a work.

Such is the case with the sequel to The Mist.
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Fortunately, after Lu Yanhe actively or passively participated in several American award seasons and attended two Academy Awards ceremonies as an awards presenter, he became "demystified" by these Hollywood first-line stars.

Maybe he will be attracted by the acting skills of some of them again when working with them in the future, but that kind of "star halo" will no longer exist in his world.

This time, Lu Yanhe brought a stylist with him to be responsible for the styling of his own character.

D19 didn't agree at first. However, Lu Yanhe did have friction with the crew in the first film because of the character's styling, and the root of the problem was the stylist hired by the crew.

In addition, Lu Yanhe had a very tough attitude this time, so he compromised. However, they still requested that the final design be decided by D19 and that it should not be changed too much from the first part.

Lu Yanhe said: "I don't want to make a big change, I just don't want to be cheated again."

This time, they are no longer filming in Canada.

But in the United States.

Mainly because real scenes are no longer available.

In the sequel, the town has undergone great changes from the real scene after a decade of deserted decline, and is filled with a sense of desolation and loneliness.

This means that the sequel can only use CG to process the small town scenes.

Therefore, many scenes had to be shot in the studio with green screen.

This does have an advantage. If you shoot in a studio, the shooting conditions are much better than on-location shooting.

Muken Sorge came to the crew alone this time.

Hua Ruzhen was busy with her own work and could no longer accompany Mu Ken throughout the filming like in the first film.

So, when Mu Ken invited Lu Yanhe to dinner, he changed from cooking in his own room to going to a restaurant.
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It's just an ordinary restaurant.

Eat fast food.

Lu Yanhe hadn't seen Muken Sorge for a long time and found that he seemed to have gained a little weight.

Seeing him take a look at his body, Mu Ken explained with a somewhat bitter smile: "Ruzhen is not at home most of the time now, and no one is managing my diet, so I eat a little indulgently."

Lu Yanhe laughed.

"Muken, you have to be more self-disciplined in the future. Sister Ruzhen won't be able to manage your three meals a day like before."

Muken Sorge: "It's not up to me to decide. When people are hungry, they lose their minds."

Lu Yanhe smiled and agreed with it deeply.

The two of them were at a fast food restaurant, and Lu Yanhe ordered fried chicken and vegetable salad. It was not a healthy meal, but Lu Yanhe thought it was okay to eat it occasionally.

Muken Sorge had a Big Mac, a serving of French fries, a bowl of cream of mushroom soup, and a cup of Coke. After finishing them all, he shared half of Lu Yanhe's fried chicken.

Seeing him eating so heartily, Lu Yanhe felt jealous.

It’s great to be a director. I really don’t have any body anxiety at all.

Even when Lu Yanhe was indulging himself, he didn't dare to eat like this.

Then, he felt a desire.

Food cravings.

"Let's eat together less often next time," Lu Yanhe said suddenly.

Muken Sorge was stunned, "Huh? What's wrong?"

Lu Yanhe said, "You eat so deliciously."

Muken Sorge was stunned.

Lu Yanhe: "I'm afraid I can't help it either."

Muken Sorge: "..."
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"Have you met all the other actors?" asked Muken Sorge.

Lu Yanhe shook his head, "Not yet, I have never dealt with any of them before."

Muken Sorge: "Then you have to pay attention."

"Hmm?" Lu Yanhe asked, "What's wrong? What should I pay attention to?"

"In my work experience, once there is more than one popular actor in a crew, the crew will not be very peaceful," said Muken Sorge.

Lu Yanhe’s understanding of this sentence is that none of them are easy to deal with.

He paused and nodded.

whatever.

there is always a solution to a problem.

"Actually, compared to this, have you told D19 before that you don't want to shoot the "Misty" series anymore after this one?" Muken asked again.

Lu Yanhe: "They didn't say it directly, but when they were negotiating the contract, they wanted to sign several contracts with me at once. I refused, so maybe they guessed it that way."

"What do you think?" Muken asked, "I am also planning the series of The Mist. If you really don't want to act anymore, please tell me as soon as possible so that I don't waste my time."

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not that I don't want to act anymore, but I really don't want to shoot the third part right away. Even though the second part did very well and the popularity of this movie exceeded our expectations, it can be seen from the script of the second part that it would be a bit forced to continue filming this story just for the sake of continuing filming. It's better to wait for a while."

Muken nodded.

"I agree with what you said."

Lu Yanhe asked: "What about you? Mu Ken, do you want to continue filming?"

Muken: "I'm thinking about it. D19 really wants to develop this movie into a series."

A horror film series with low cost, high box office and a fixed audience base is simply a cash cow that can continuously bring in revenue. D19 certainly hopes that it can continue to be developed.

In the field of horror films, Muken Sorge is almost reaching the threshold of becoming a "master".

It is not easy for three consecutive films to achieve good box office results and audience reputation.

Muken Sorge has his own horror-thriller aesthetic.

Lu Yanhe said: "Actually, I wrote a horror thriller movie script for you. If you are interested, I can give you the script to shoot."

Muken Sorge looked surprised.

“You wrote a horror thriller movie script?”

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Ruzhen told me before that you have been looking for a good script to change people's view that horror movies are simple and crude sensory movies. You want to change the mainstream voice."

Muken Sorge: "But this subject is marginal, there is no way."

"In fact, the social issues of The Mist should have won the attention of the Oscars, but it missed the award season and did not do any public relations. No one thought that The Mist met the Oscar standards." Lu Yanhe said, "Do you want to take a look at this script I wrote?"

Muken nodded: "Of course, did you bring it?"

Lu Yanhe took out a script from his bag.

Mu Ken took it in his hand and glanced at the cover.

"Get Out".

There is also a line of Chinese written below: Escape from the Deadly Town.
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After "The Mist", Lu Yanhe has no plans to act in horror films in the short term, because no matter how Hollywood advertises itself, it is essentially a place full of discrimination and prejudice.

If Lu Yanhe is too deeply associated with horror films and his box office performance is too outstanding, even if he has taken on "Godless" and "Godless" performs well at the box office, Hollywood will definitely still position him as a horror film actor.

Because the box office of "The Mist" was solely carried out by him.

In the history of Hollywood, there are not many actors who can carry the box office with just one person's attributes. This is entirely a matter of time, place and people.

However, Lu Yanhe does not intend to give up his advantage in horror and thriller themes.

Both "Buried" and "Red-Eye" are actually films with horror elements.

Especially after Linghe started making movies in North America, horror and thriller movies were a very good way to complete the theme of "primitive accumulation".

Small cost, big return.

Too many cases.

They can't make big money like "Avatar" and "Titanic", but they can make small money continuously.

Has James Wan earned less money than James Cameron in Hollywood over the years?

Judging from his output and box office success, it is not certain. (This is just the author's own opinion, without any basis)
Therefore, Lu Yanhe is actually using these scripts to prove to Hollywood that his success rate in the North American market is just as good as that in the domestic market.

While Muken Sorge was reading the script, Lu Yanhe sat alone opposite him, looking at his cell phone.

Halfway through the reading, Muken Sorge looked up and said, "This film—"

His expression was a little complicated.

Lu Yanhe nodded: "Like I said just now, this is a horror thriller with a social issue."

The box office success of Get Out is largely due to the echo of this story with the history of "black slavery". It is not about racial discrimination, but the core of it is actually the deep-seated fear of black people about that period of history in the modern context. Therefore, as soon as the movie was released, the American society was in an uproar, making it more than just a movie.

This is also exactly the script that best suits Muken Sorge right now.

With its social issue-like themes, its thrilling core of mental fear, and Muken Sorge's horror aesthetics, Lu Yanhe can imagine that this film will become a more popular movie than "The Mist" after it is made.

Because in the United States, the voices of black people are much louder than those of Asians.
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Recommended new book on entertainment: "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight" (End of this chapter)