Become famous another day.

For the American entertainment media, Lu Yanhe is a very special existence.

Where should I start?

In fact, many people have talked about the arrogance and hubris of the United States in all aspects, and even they themselves do not deny it.

Now, you can often see in some programs that they frankly admit this and explain it as "this is because we have the best talents and the top industrial level."

The fact is that although they are arrogant, they do have the capital to be arrogant. Although this is very unpleasant.

At the beginning, Lu Yanhe's appearance was like an unexpected gift to them.

This is just like when "Slumdog Millionaire" swept the Oscars, the leading actor also had a period of "prosperity", but as time passed, he ultimately failed to truly break into the mainstream track of Hollywood.

However, in recent years, Lu Yanhe has demonstrated a kind of persistence that is rare and hard to see among actors who are not in Hollywood.

Even Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard has kind of "disappeared" from Hollywood in the past two years, not to mention other actors, as she doesn't often film in Hollywood and instead focuses on making films in her own country.

Ever since "The Mist" became a box office hit and attracted widespread attention, Lu Yanhe's works such as "Friends" and "The Seventeenth Floor" have been popular on streaming media, and several movies such as "Love Letter" have aroused a response in the film industry. These have kept him in people's sight, at least in Hollywood's sight.

For Hollywood, the resources Lu Yanhe obtained in Hollywood are incredibly "good".

Another cameo in "Hurricane 2" and an unbelievable cameo in a guest movie. Another fantasy blockbuster "Godless" by Midoriya. And the just-finished "The Mist 2".

As an Asian actor, it is remarkable that Lu Yanhe was able to obtain so many top film resources in Hollywood in a short period of time.

But he is also a screenwriter, he has his own production company, and he can co-produce projects with so many film companies.

He hardly experienced any settling-down period as an actor in Hollywood, but directly entered the real "power circle" based on his scripts.

Although his power, at present, is not yet taken seriously by those top powerful people.

In any case, Lu Yanhe has almost achieved a height that is difficult for others to achieve at this age as a foreigner.

How many people can make cakes in Hollywood?

Previously, Lu Yanhe had served as an Oscar presenter twice, which actually showed his influence in the mainstream Hollywood circle.

Or not to mention influence, at least he has reached a point where others cannot ignore his existence.

This time, Lu Yanhe finally brought a work to the awards season.

In many people’s minds, this moment actually feels like a natural outcome.
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Tom Wyane has always been a fan of Lu Yanhe.

He played an indispensable role in helping Lu Yanhe quickly gain fame in the American media and film industry.

He was the first American film critic to discover the Chinese actor Lu Yanhe, and was also the first critic to write reviews of Lu Yanhe's films, performances and even career.

Even many of his peers said that he had lost his objectivity.

Tom Wines directly hit back: Don’t you have your own favorite actors?
No one can deny that.

No film critic can say that he or she has no favorite actors.

In their line of work, objectivity is of course important, but if you don't really love this job, how can you persevere in it?

If you really love someone, how can you not have preference?

Tom Wines had actually watched the movie "Tropical Rains" twice in Sithole.

The first time he went to see the premiere, and the second time he bought the ticket himself.

While watching this movie, Tom Wynn was once again impressed by Lu Yanhe's ability to shape a character.

In Tom Wyane's opinion, Lu Yanhe's performance style actually has a sense of combining experientialism and methodism.

This time, Tom Wines not only came to the New York premiere of "Tropical Rain" by himself, but also brought a few of his friends in the same industry.

When he arrived at the scene, one of his friends asked in surprise: "Is this still New York? Why are half of the people here Asian?"

There were indeed a lot of Asians at the scene.

Tom Wine said: "It's an Asian movie, and there are a lot of Asians. What's so strange about that?"

"Well, I'm just a little uncomfortable." The friend said, "I've never seen so many Asians in one place."

"Now you see it." Another person laughed, "Lu Yanhe is now a banner for Asian American filmmakers. Wherever he is, there will definitely be many Asians. You have to get used to it."

Tom Wynn couldn't help frowning.

Some of the implications of his two friends' words made him feel uncomfortable.

He didn't know whether they had any subjective malice, but subconsciously, what they said was actually a slight rejection of Asians.

Of course, no one will admit this.

Especially for those in the media.

The current public opinion environment does not allow anyone to openly make "discriminatory" remarks.

Tom White had never noticed this in them before, but they actually had some of this tendency.

Otherwise, he would not have brought them to this premiere.

Tom White originally hoped that they would watch the movie seriously, and perhaps it would move them and make them willing to support Lu Yanhe.

Well, preference.

Knowing that Lu Yanhe is going to make a sprint for the awards season this year, Tom White hopes to provide him with some help.
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“Death Stranding won’t start filming until December.”

Another Chinese actor client of Darren Wilson, Wang Jiaqi, who filmed the sequel to "The Mist" with Lu Yanhe, also came today.

She smiled and answered other people's concerns about her next project, and then said, "I didn't know you and Lu Yanhe also knew each other."

"I met him at a cocktail party last year." Olivia Turman, who once won the Oscar for Best Actress, wore a simple black dress and talked with Wang Jiaqi. She had just been nominated for a new Oscar for Best Actress last year. "He is a very nice guy."

As he was speaking, Lu Yanhe appeared.

He took the initiative to walk towards them and greeted them enthusiastically.

For Lu Yanhe, the actress Olivia Turman, although not as star-studded as Nicole Kidman and Emma Stone, her acting skills and recognition in the industry are just like Olivia Colman, who won the Oscar for Best Actress for "The Favourite", and Helen Mirren, who won the same award for "The Queen". Even if she is not a star-studded star, she will never be "outdated".

(As an aside, the changes in Olivia Colman's acting career after she won the Oscar actually explain why Europe and the United States attach so much importance to the Oscar. After she won the award, her acting career seemed to have been blessed. She is in her fifties and is not a beautiful actress. Not only has she played the leading role in one art film after another directed by big directors, but she has also won important supporting roles in a series of blockbusters such as "Wonka" and "Barbie". These are resources that she basically could not access before she won the award).

In this industry, there is such a group of actors who are the backbone. They don't operate themselves as stars at all. However, their fame as actors, as well as the reputation and fans accumulated over many years of acting career, ensure that they will never lack roles to play, and projects will come to them one after another.

Although many of their plays are not so-called big productions or mainstream productions, it does not mean that these works do not exist. They can still receive good attention and even good feedback.

Just like "The Conclave" starring Ralph Fiennes, who would have thought that a movie like this would actually gross over 100 million US dollars at the global box office.

Lu Yanhe admires and respects this type of actors.

However, this time, Olivia Tuman was not invited by Lu Yanhe, but by Midoriya.

Midoriya is currently preparing for the film "Godless" and is negotiating with Olivia Turman about starring in it.

Like Lu Yanhe, a big-budget series of movies like "Godless" requires many big names.

Big names also need top commercial blockbusters like "Godless".

Fame and influence are always an actor's weapons.
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"Schmidt Lawley even invited Olivia Turman over. It seems like he really wants to help Lu Yanhe with the public relations for this year's Oscars."

"But isn't it too early? The situation is still unclear. Maybe Lu Yanhe won't be able to perform well in the outpost."

"Then you have underestimated the influence of the Cité International Film Festival on the Oscars over the years. In the past five years, more than half of the award-winning films of the Cité International Film Festival have performed very well during the North American awards season, and even the Oscars have the same results."

"There are so many film festivals in the world, but the only ones that can really have a lasting impact on the North American awards season are the Cité Internationale and the Sundance Film Festival in the United States. Other film festivals can at most influence the Best Foreign Language Film category, including Jose and his team, unless the award-winning film is an American film."

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At the premiere, many people started discussing the situation of this year's Oscars, taking Lu Yanhe's bid for an Oscar as a starting point.

Lu Yanhe heard a lot.

This kind of atmosphere is common at various public relations events during award season.

Everyone is discussing movies, this year's contenders, who deserves an award, and what the current situation in the film industry is like.

The most important thing is that everyone knows that such discussions are essential and necessary.

Previously, Weinstein successfully did public relations for the "Water Queen" Gwyneth Paltrow, creating the most famous "Water Queen" in Oscar history.

In recent years, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett and others publicly supported Andrea Riseborough in "Dear Leslie", but at the last minute, she was squeezed into the list of nominees for the Academy Award for Best Actress, causing an "airdrop" scandal.

Fortunately, the unrecognized "Water Queen" and the "airborne nomination" did not bring them better career development in the end——

It can be said that this is a blessing in disguise.

But it is undeniable that if filmmakers who have influence on the Academy members publicly stand up for someone and express their support, it will have a significant impact on the final result.

In the public relations melee every year, it is actually very difficult to watch all the nominated films, and which ones to watch first and who to give priority to. If an influential person stands up and says "XXX is worth it", anyone will pay more attention to this person and give priority to watching this person's work.

That's why Olivia Turman's appearance at the premiere of the movie "Rainy Season" caused so much discussion.
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The premiere of "Tropical Rain Season" began amid such heated discussions.

No matter how loud the noise is, dust will eventually return to dust, and let the movies speak for themselves.

If a movie fails to move you, no matter how much others praise it, you will not vote for it.

Someone you admire tells you that a movie is good, and you go to see it with great enthusiasm. But after watching it, you find that it is just so-so. You will only be disappointed, instead of thinking, "Even though I don't like it, I still want to support it."

Under normal circumstances, there would be no such thought.
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Lu Yanhe sat in the audience and once again returned to the humid and sultry world of "Tropical Rainy Season".

After several months, when watching this movie again, Lu Yanhe felt inexplicably nervous at this moment.

The nervousness this time was because I was worried that I would find out that his performance in this movie was not that good.

He also didn't expect that he would have this kind of reaction.
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"Will Lu Yanhe apply for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor?"

Meanwhile, someone was asking Parameter's Zeby Doyle about this.

In the eyes of many people in Hollywood, Zeby Doyle and Lu Yanhe have a very close relationship.

So, this person obviously thought that Zeby Doyle knew Lu Yanhe's plan.

Zeby Doyle shook his head and said, "I don't know what Lu Yanhe thinks."

The person who came to ask about Zebe Doyle was Uber Clark, who is very famous in Hollywood. He started out as a child star, successfully transformed himself, and starred in a very influential American TV series "Lost in New York", which made him extremely popular.

His performance in this year's film "Traces of Pain" was a huge success at the Sundance Film Festival, and his performance in the film is also seen as a strong contender for this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. So far, he and Lu Yanhe are the most popular candidates for the Best Supporting Actor award.

Of course, the public relations war hasn’t officially started yet. Now everyone is just accumulating public relations strength.

Uber Clark is now starting to care about Lu Yanhe because maybe Lu Yanhe might not apply for the Best Supporting Actor, but for the Best Actor.

If he applies for Best Actor, he will lose a strong competitor, and he will have a better chance of winning Best Supporting Actor this year.

It seemed that Zeby Doyle also knew what Uber Clark was thinking.

He said: "Uber, no one knows what Lu Yanhe and his team are thinking right now. They have done a good job of keeping it secret. Even his agent Darren Wilson doesn't know, let alone me."

Uber Clark: "It would be nice if he had submitted the Best Actor nomination."

"It depends on what his intention is," said Zebe Doyle. "Maybe you can talk to him about it."

"I don't know him."

"The premiere of 'Wet Season' is being held in New York, and he is in New York. You can ask him out to meet." Zebe Doyle said, "In addition to being an actor, he is also a screenwriter. You have a legitimate reason to ask him out."

Uber Clark: "Do you mean for me to communicate with him directly?"

"He is a person who likes to communicate directly. If you want him to apply for Best Actor instead of competing with you for Best Supporting Actor," Zeby Doyle said bluntly, "Although I can understand your idea, I also think Lu Yanhe will not accept it. I am not saying that he will not apply for Best Actor, but he will definitely not make this deal with you."

"What if I win the Best Supporting Actor award this year and agree to star in a movie he writes, and you also produce the movie?" asked Uber Clark.

Zebe Doyle finally got serious at this moment.

Uber Clark said: "Zerby, the film "The Beach Murders" we worked on together five years ago took in more than $2 million in box office worldwide. We should have continued to work together a long time ago."

At this moment, Zeby Doyle's cell phone vibrated.

He picked up the phone and took a look.

"The New York premiere of 'Tropic Rain' is over, and the first batch of media reviews are out."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Uber Clark immediately took out his mobile phone.

Both of them began to flip through the pages.

The Washington Post: "'Wet Season' will definitely be the hottest movie in this year's awards season. Before watching the movie, everyone's focus was on Lu Yanhe. However, both the real protagonist of the movie, Huang Feng, who plays the little boy, and Qin Shulan, who plays the mother, are hard to ignore."

The New Yorker: "Although we already know that Lu Yanhe won the Best Actor Award at the Cité International Film Festival for this film, we watched this film with high expectations. Lu Yanhe's performance still did not disappoint us. Under the image of an impulsive, irritable, and emotional teenager, his deep eyes conveyed a more complex and confused inner world. After becoming famous, he was still able to return to his original nature and become a teenager who seemed to have never set foot in the entertainment industry. There is no doubt that he gave a performance worthy of an Oscar."

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After the New York premiere, the American media's reviews of "Tropic Rain" were mostly positive.

Among them, the performances of Lu Yanhe, Huang Feng and Qin Shulan received a lot of attention.

Of course, the most popular person is Lu Yanhe. For the American film industry, the most important person in this movie is not the director Huang Tianlin, but the actor Lu Yanhe.

Because according to early rumors, Lu Yanhe's performance in this movie was one of the top contenders for this year's Oscars. It was because of the connection with the Oscars that so many American media wanted to know about this movie first.

If we just say that this movie is good, to be honest, not so many media would be interested.
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Zebe Doyle shrugged at Uber Clark.

"It seems that Lu Yanhe is really the trend this year." Zeby Doyle said to Uber Clark, "It depends on which award he applies for."
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The media reputation of "Tropic Rain" after its New York premiere was as expected.

Unexpectedly, Huang Feng and Qin Shulan also received attention because of this. Although in Lu Yanhe's opinion, they did deserve the attention.

This incident also affected the award category he applied for.

"Huang Feng's performance in the movie received a lot of praise. If you apply for the Best Actor award, other competitors might use this to attack you."

His public relations manager, Helena Monge, who is also a very famous public relations manager in Hollywood, explained to Lu Yanhe in the presence of Schmidt Lawley and others.

"Unless Lu Gu uses the same PR resources to do PR for Huang Feng."

Schmidt Lawley shook his head and refused directly.

"The funds needed to do public relations for Lu Yanhe alone and for two more people are different."

Helena Monch: "Then your attack point is revealed. Because you are a well-known actor, you have sucked away all the PR resources of the distributor. Huang Feng and Qin Shulan, who also gave wonderful performances, did not receive the attention they deserved. In Hollywood today, the 'bullying' of half the actors by A-listers is also a very popular topic, and it is a huge black spot."

Schmidt-Lawley disagrees with Helena Monch's statement.

"It's just that the media praised the performances of Huang Feng and Qin Shulan. There are so many performances that are praised every year. Are all of them taken seriously during the award season?"

"What I want to say is that in the later stages of this matter, when the public relations war is fierce, Lu Yanhe's competitors will definitely make a fuss about this matter and throw dirty water on Lu Yanhe. In the current public opinion environment, no one will vote for someone who sacrifices the interests of others and takes all the benefits for himself." Helena Monchi said, "We should now consider the future. This year, Lu Yanhe has a good chance of winning an award, given the momentum."

Helena Monchi said to Lu Yanhe, "I suggest you give up the Best Actor and apply for the Best Supporting Actor. Only in this way, your application category will not conflict with Huang Feng's, and you can avoid the problem I just told you about. Otherwise, of the two male protagonists, the one with relatively less screen time got the nomination, while the other actor who performed equally well didn't get a nomination. This is your most fatal flaw this term."

Lu Yanhe understood what Helena Monk meant.

He asked Schmidt Lawley: "Is Midoriya unwilling to increase the public relations funds for "Tropical Rain Season"?"

Schmidt Lawley: "Lu, we can't do this at a loss. The PR focus of "Tropical Rain Season" will definitely be on the Best Foreign Language Film and the acting award you applied for. We will not focus on other awards."

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and said, "What if we mainly bear the public relations expenses of Qin Shulan and Huang Feng?"

Schmidt Lawley looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise.

"This is not a small amount of money, at least millions of dollars. As I recall, you didn't invest in this movie? No matter what kind of return this movie gets, you won't be able to enjoy it."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

However, Huang Feng is now a contracted actor of Shihuo, and he is also the leading actor in a very important film series of Linghe in the next few years.

As for Ms. Qin Shulan, as a national treasure-level actress in Malaysia, her career as an actress had never been outside of Malaysia before "Tropical Rainy Season". If she can really have a good development through this——

Lu Yanhe thought that maybe he could talk to Qin Shulan later. If Qin Shulan was willing to sign her actor contract or overseas agency contract with Shihuolai, it would not be unacceptable for him to bear the cost of Qin Shulan's public relations expenses.

"Tropical Rain" will obviously perform well during the awards season this year, but if Qin Shulan is not a contender for Best Supporting Actress and does not use this drama to demonstrate her presence in the Hollywood entertainment industry, then this opportunity will be wasted.

On the contrary, with the current praise from the media, if Qin Shulan can really perform well in this year's awards season, even if she is not finally nominated for the Oscars, it will be of great help to her increase in popularity in Europe and the United States and her recognition by the entertainment industry.

Lu Yanhe will definitely make a big splash in the European and American film and television circles - to be more precise, he has already started to make a big splash.

If he could have a talented actress who could potentially get an Oscar nomination, it would only be beneficial for his future projects.

Not to mention the profits that can be generated after she increases her popularity in Europe and the United States.

All the public relations funds invested during the awards season are not for charity. The more you invest, the more benefits you can get in the long run.

Schmidt Lawley didn't know what Lu Yanhe was thinking. He just felt that Lu Yanhe was a little too kind.

"So are you going to compete with Huang Feng for the Best Actor award?" Schmidt Lawley asked.

Lu Yanhe shook his head. "No, I want to apply for Best Supporting Actor. If I apply for Best Actor, I have almost no hope of winning. But for Best Supporting Actor, didn't Helena say before? Under the current situation, I have a great chance of winning, don't I?"

Helena Monch smiled and nodded.

"of course."

"Then there is no need for you to bear the public relations expenses for Huang Feng and Qin Shulan." Schmidt Lawley said.

Lu Yanhe: "Schmidt, I hate the feeling of fighting alone."
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Is Lu Yanhe considered an A-lister in Hollywood now?

This is a difficult question to answer.

Because all in all, among the movies starring Lu Yanhe, only "The Mist" was a box office hit in North America.

As for films like "Late Spring", "Love Letter" and "Road to Glory" which have set many box office records in China and Asia, as foreign language films, although their box office performance in North America is not bad, they have not made much impact.

But apart from him, no one else can make a cameo appearance in a movie for three days and get paid $150 million with his current achievements. Judging from this salary, Lu Yanhe is definitely an A-lister.

Not to mention his current fame and influence, which cannot be simply captured by a movie like "The Mist".

But it doesn’t seem reasonable to say that he is an A-lister just because of the above.

After all, it still depends on the actual results.

However, if Lu Yanhe can win an Oscar, he will undoubtedly be an A-lister.

Some actors can use their Oscar to transform themselves from a talented actor to a well-known actor, such as Olivia Colman mentioned above.

Some actors win an Oscar to justify their already established status and influence in the industry, just like when Leo won the Best Actor Oscar for The Revenant.

Lu Yanhe is a combination of the former and the latter.

He did not follow a conventional acting path in China, and the same is true in Europe and the United States.
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Back home.

Take two days off.

Chen Ziyan brought good news that Qin Shulan agreed to sign the overseas agency contract to Shihuo.

Similarly, Qin Shulan will also join the public relations schedule for this North American awards season.

On September 9, "Tropical Rain Season" began small-scale screenings and previews in the United States and China simultaneously.

The publicity war for the National Day holiday in October has begun.

"Tropical Rainy Season" is the only art film among them, and of course, it still attracts a lot of attention because of Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe specially brought the entire crew to an episode of Peng Zhixing's "The Journey" for an in-depth interview, and also held a special screening, during which they had an hour-long exchange on the spot.

"This movie is aimed at its audience. Don't worry that the topic we discuss is too in-depth and unfriendly to most audiences." This is what Lu Yanhe said to Peng Zhixing and the host of the special screening.

"Tropical Rain Season" is destined not to be the kind of movie that sells more than 700 million or 800 million yuan.

Since it can't play the mass market card, it should just go the "elite route".

Let the audience who likes this kind of movies go to the cinema as much as possible.

Therefore, whether it is the praise from the European and American media, or the fact that Lu Yanhe and others are going to "compete for an Oscar" this year, they are all the focus of this film's promotion.

The point is that this movie is clearly an art film that is not that exciting, not that funny, and not that warm.

This counter-intuitive way of promotion made other film producers a little confused.

Can such a high-profile promotion that "it's not easy to watch", "a bit boring" and "most of the scenes are slow-motion shots without dialogues" really attract audiences to watch this movie?
After several days of preview screenings, "Tropical Rain Season" earned 2 million in box office revenue even though only 700% of the screenings were scheduled for previews each day. Other film companies were stunned.

They suddenly remembered something that happened a long time ago.

I remember that year, another art film, "Road to Glory", had a long preview period and finally made over 100 million yuan at the box office. (End of this chapter)