Become famous another day.

The end of Zhou Ping'an's cooperation with Yan Liang sparked heated discussions on the Internet and in the circle as well.

However, despite the heated discussions, not many people were surprised.

In the past five or six years, no matter who makes the list of the most popular agents in the entertainment industry, if Zhou Pingan is not on the list, he will definitely not be recognized.

Among all the agents in the entertainment industry, there is no one with a better fate than Zhou Ping'an.

He caught up with Lu Yanhe's rise and popularity. It was he who helped Li Zhibai transform into an actor successfully and reach the top of the traffic pyramid. He was also the one who witnessed Yan Liang's comeback, consecutive hit dramas, winning mainstream awards, and rising status. Not only these three, but also Ma Zhiyuan, who was once more popular than these three, witnessed his rise and fall, and he was there.

In any case, Zhou Pingan has never lacked A-list artists, and sometimes even more than one.

Even now, Yan Liang is gone, and he seems to have no A-list talent in his hands, but if you count, he still has the first-line actress Meng Li and the rising former idol Cheng Hai signed. Especially Cheng Hai, after "The Birth of the Actors", Cheng Hai became popular again and suddenly entered the preferred list of various producers, especially the "list of stars to be released".

The main reason is that all of his teammates back then have become top-tier and first-tier stars. As long as he doesn't leave the table, no one dares to say that he can't do it.

Wasn't Yan Liang also laughed at by everyone in the beginning and could only serve as a background for Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai?

Fengzhi Group——

This combination is really good.

Among the seven members, except for the two who have retired, the other five, three of them are already top-tier A-listers in the circle, one is a "new star", and one is a singer. Judging from the current situation, they are all doing well.

Many people even joked that a smart agency should spend a lot of money to bring back the two people who have retired.

Of course, the more people joked online, the more holes Zhou Pingan felt in his heart.

Yan Liang’s departure was of course a huge blow to him.

Meng Li and Cheng Hai are incomparable to Yan Liang. Apart from other things, the income of the two of them combined is not even half of Yan Liang's. Not to mention, Yan Liang's usual film and television projects, business, variety shows, endorsements and other various cooperations have brought hidden resources, which can be said to be one person bringing a hundred.

However, if the East is dark, the West will be bright.

Zhou Ping'an had already prepared for Yan Liang to leave.

Nowadays, Meng Li is very popular and has a large amount of traffic. Regardless of her actual performance as an actress, she is definitely a first-line female star.

Among the female stars of her age, Jiang Yuqian is the only one who can definitely surpass them. As for the others, you may be better than me today, but I will be better than you tomorrow. It’s a changing world.

Although Meng Li's film and television works are not very popular, she is very popular. Even the smallest thing can become a hot topic with some effort. In this Internet age, her commercial value is maximized.

Cheng Hai followed Yan Liang's path.

He is not a "drama queen" character, nor is he the kind of artist who likes to "make trouble".

Zhou Ping'an also didn't want him to be like Meng Li, who would take a radical path of "boiling in a hot fire now but getting slippery tomorrow".

Therefore, Cheng Hai basically stayed in the crew over the past year.

He was either the second male lead or the third male lead, or he was in a group drama. In one year, he filmed four dramas and made a guest appearance in a movie.

Zhou Ping'an was determined to bring out a new A-lister.

However, in today's entertainment industry, if you want to remain an A-list star, it is no longer possible without works to back you up.

This is no longer the industry environment of five or six years ago where traffic swept everything.

Not to mention Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, and Yan Liang, there are also Liu Zefan, Li Yuefeng, Wang Dashan, Yin Xincheng... the male actors who have emerged in the past three to five years are more capable than the other. They all have hit dramas to their credit, and while they are popular and famous, they also have representative works and are very confident.

Since there are many tall people, there is no need to pick the tallest one among the short ones.

The entire entertainment industry has been completely transformed.

Of course, the top streamers are still the top streamers, with extremely high commercial value. If you want to make some quick money, or if you want new capital to enter the market, you need to pull out a decent "money-making" project, then of course you can still use money to attack the top streamers.

However, the top film and television companies are no longer scrambling to compete for top stars for their big productions.

There are better and more suitable choices, so why choose an expressionless person who can only stare with eyes wide open and whose eyelashes are so numerous that you can't even count them all?

Zhou Ping'an hopes Cheng Hai can work hard on his career as an actor.

Of course, he should make money and is not prepared to transform himself into an agent with both moral integrity and artistic talent.

First, as Yan Liang said, he is in contact with Shi Jin and is preparing to join Shi Jin's "Entertainment Plan" to be responsible for the coordination and operation of artists.

Secondly, he also fully understood that if he continued to work for others, he would only be making things easier for others.

Zhou Ping'an has already talked to Cheng Hai and Meng Li, and if he goes to Shijin, they will go with him.

Needless to say, as long as he can bring them career development, it doesn’t make much difference whether he is at Woodpecker (Star Entertainment) or at Shijin.

To them, the agency is just a concept, and the broker is the real helmsman of their ship.

Zhou Ping'an was just depressed that he couldn't tie Yan Liang to his ship.

If Yan Liang doesn't go with him, his bargaining chips with Shi Jin will be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, Zhou Ping'an has accumulated so many years of experience and has more than two or three cards in his hand.

He won't leave the table and he continues to draw cards.
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"Zhou Ping'an came to ask me for a role on behalf of Cheng Hai." Lu Yanhe was a little helpless.

Chen Siqi came over with a plate of grapes, put it on the coffee table, and moved closer.

"Didn't Cheng Hai star in a play by Jump Up Theater before?"

"He proposed that Cheng Hai could help me shoot three movies for free, as long as Cheng Hai played the leading role in one of the movies." Lu Yanhe sighed, "I don't know how to reply to him."

Chen Siqi raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"He is... making a ruthless move."

Not to mention that Cheng Hai is currently a relatively popular actor and is on the rise. Even if his pay is not as high as that of first-tier stars, he is definitely not in the status of a small actor.

He is just a small actor, but he got three free film contracts by playing the leading role.

Having said that, it seems that many people feel that as long as you have foresight, you should agree to it.

In fact, put yourself in their shoes. If an ordinary person asked you to work for three years for free in the top project in your industry, just for the hope that after three years you could become a well-known figure in the industry with this project, would you go?

You should know that even if you don't go now, you are still doing well and have visible room for advancement. You can earn money while standing and have no worries about food and clothing.

When making the actual decision, what you consider is definitely not a one-time choice in the long dimension of life, but rather a gamble of having no income for three years on an unknown future. It is giving up the current state that is already on the right track to gamble on a perhaps better tomorrow.

More importantly, it’s not Cheng Hai who is gambling, but Zhou Pingan.

This means that Cheng Hai can’t make money, and Zhou Ping’an can’t make money either.

Zhou Ping'an is a stingy person who only cares about money, but he can do this.

Just like Chen Siqi said, he was very ruthless.

He wanted Cheng Hai to step into the front line.

In the current environment, if Lu Yanhe's three dramas cannot make an actor become a first-line star, it only means that the actor's luck is not good. Don't think about whether he will be popular or not, just wait out these few years of Mercury retrograde.

Chen Siqi asked: "What do you think?"

Lu Yanhe said: "From a business perspective, this is of course a very cost-effective deal, but this person is Cheng Hai, I can't let him help me film for free. Zhou Pingan also knows that he deliberately puts himself in such a low profile just to get the role from me - he knows very well that I will definitely pay Cheng Hai for the film."

"This person's heart is still as dark as ever."

"He is Zhou Ping'an."

The two men looked at each other and smiled.

"Then will you help Cheng Hai?"

"Of course I will help when I can." Lu Yanhe nodded.

In the original body's memory, during the years when he was down and out, even if Cheng Hai didn't support him like Li Zhibai, he would still take care of him whenever he could. The reason why they were not that familiar was simply because they didn't live together, and Feng Zhi passed away early, so there were few group activities and less contact.

Chen Siqi: "But if you don't respond to Zhou Ping'an's message, it's like he's already lowered his posture so low, but you're still unwilling to help your former teammates - you really have a dark heart."

Lu Yanhe: "It's okay, he can't do anything to me."

"Have you thought about how to reply?" Chen Siqi asked curiously.

Lu Yanhe nodded.

He edited a paragraph on his mobile phone and showed it to Chen Siqi.

When Chen Siqi saw it, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You are still cruel."

——If you are willing to let go and transfer Cheng Hai's contract to me, I can provide three film contracts for the other actors you bring.

Lu Yanhe clicked send and put down the phone.

"It's a pity that I can't see Zhou Ping'an's expression when he received this text message. It must have been very exciting." Chen Siqi said regretfully.

Lu Yanhe hugged Chen Siqi, smiled and said, "Although I can't see it, I can imagine it."
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When Zhou Ping'an saw Lu Yanhe's reply, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

However, because he was talking to someone, no matter how much emotion he had in his heart, he had to suppress it, endure it, and pretend nothing happened.

Zhou Ping'an looked at Jiang Ming who was sitting in front of him.

This actor, who is in the same group as Huang Kairen and Zeng Qiao, has never been a big star, but he has a good reputation and popularity. He played the leading role when he debuted, and has been steadily making progress since then, with smooth sailing all the way.

"You have good conditions in all aspects. If you sign with me, I will make you a first-line actor within three years." Zhou Pingan said to Jiang Ming, "There are not many male actors of your age who can take on serious dramas. For male actors, the age of early thirties is a transitional age. Young actors can no longer play roles, and middle-aged themes are not popular yet."

In the film and television market, male actors have the fewest roles when they are between 30 and 40 years old. They are already past this age for popular ancient idol dramas and modern idol dramas, and if they act in them, they will be ridiculed for their age. However, in more serious criminal investigation, suspense, life, and period dramas, men of this age group are often not the main characters.

There are only a few good projects and good roles, but there are more people than meat, so priority will definitely be given to first-line male actors such as Huang Kairen, Zeng Qiao, and Zhou Yuning.

Jiang Ming, who has been playing the leading male role since his debut, has to face the choice of either playing supporting male leads in female-themed life dramas and workplace dramas, or playing the leading role in some non-mainstream genre films.

Even in projects like "The Mountain Top" and "The Gold Rush" where he played the dual male lead with a young male actor, he couldn't compete because of his age gap with the young male actor.

This is the dilemma Jiang Ming is currently facing.

Just at this time, Zhou Pingan came over.

Jiang Ming asked directly: "What kind of play can you help me get?"

Zhou Pingan said: "At least one movie a year that is tailor-made for you and is the leading role. This is a condition I can write into the contract."

Jiang Ming looked at Zhou Ping'an with some surprise.

In his eyes, Zhou Pingan is just a very traditional agent. Does he have the ability to get the platform and the producer to create a drama for him with the role of the "male protagonist"?

Zhou Pingan said: "How to create it specifically involves some adjustments to my own work, so I can't tell you for now, but what I can tell you is that if you sign with me for five years, you don't have to worry about not having dramas to shoot. There will be not only dramas with male protagonists, but also movies."

Jiang Ming has been in this business for so long and has seen too many people making empty promises.

But since Zhou Ping'an said it, he had to believe it a little.

The entertainment industry is well aware of Zhou Ping'an's abilities.

Not to mention the actors that Zhou Ping'an has personally trained, Meng Li's career has taken a direct step forward since she made him her agent.

A dating variety show kept her on the hot search list for more than half a year.

The movie "This Journey" made her the actress whose starring movie was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Jose-La Mancha Film Festival.

There was also a fantasy drama that Zhou Ping'an helped her get in touch with. Not only was it a hit, it also helped her gain a firm position as a top star.

If Zhou Ping'an hadn't done these things, Jiang Ming wouldn't be sitting here and chatting with Zhou Ping'an about these things.

Zhou Pingan said, "As for the specific promises, I don't need to elaborate. I will only sign a few actors. Even if you don't want to work hard, I don't want to see you sitting idle. I will promote each of you so as not to ruin my reputation in the industry. I promise you a big male lead role in a drama every year and a first-tier role within three years. As a meeting gift, when you sign with me, I will give you an important role in a top film production in the industry."

Jiang Ming knew that he was moved.

He had only one last question.

"Among your current actors, there is also Cheng Hai, who is only six years older than me. To some extent, we are in competition, right?" he said. "If the same resource appears and is suitable for both him and me, what will you do?"

"The competent ones get the job." Zhou Ping'an said bluntly, "When I was with Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, Ma Zhiyuan and Yan Liang at the same time, I didn't see them fighting over resource allocation. You should be happy that Cheng Hai is under my command, because this way I can get more information and more resources, which means that I can pick out projects that are more suitable for you."

Jiang Ming nodded.

He had nothing more to say.

Zhou Ping'an's answer was sincere and honest, without any deception or perfunctory response.

Jiang Ming said: "My contract with this company will expire in about three months. I will get back to you as soon as possible."

Zhou Pingan nodded.

"I believe we will have a pleasant cooperation." Zhou Pingan smiled slightly.
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By the end of October, "Tropical Rain" had been released in China for a total of one month, and the box office of this movie had exceeded 2.5 million. Together with the box office in other parts of Asia, especially in its base camp, Malaysia, the box office exceeded 1000 million US dollars, winning this year's box office championship. Its box office in Asia has officially exceeded 5000 million US dollars.

However, compared with its outstanding box office performance in Asia, "Tropical Rain" has performed relatively weakly in Europe and the United States. After one month of release, it has only grossed $1100 million, and only $450 million in North America so far.

It’s pretty good, but not “miraculously” good.

Now Midoriya hopes that the film will perform better during the awards season, which will help the film to have a better long-tail box office in the future.

In fact, the award season journey of "Wet Season" in North America has also begun. The choices of film critics from several continents have been announced. In the Best Supporting Actor category, Lu Yanhe won one, and the others were shared by Euber Clarke from "Hustlers" and Javier Maxwell from "Belfast".

Although these continental film critics awards are not, strictly speaking, the weather vane of the North American awards season, we can generally get a rough idea of ​​who is competing in the competition from the first few film critics awards that announce their results.

Basically, unless there are any dark horses emerging during this year's awards season, these three will be the ones competing for this award.
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Lu Yanhe and his "Friends" crew are putting their full efforts into the filming of this show, hoping to finish this season as soon as possible.

At the same time, Chen Siqi also started to take action.

The collection of critical reviews for this year's Second Critics' International Film Festival has been translated, and a book launch event will be held in Los Angeles in November.

This time, Chen Siqi plans to hold a large new book launch in Los Angeles, inviting well-known European and American film critics and media, as well as some influential filmmakers, to attend the launch.

Of course, Lu Yanhe must also attend as her boyfriend.

Is this considered Lu Yanhe’s public relations activity?
Strictly speaking, it doesn't seem to be a direct PR campaign.

But it would be shameless to deny this.

Chen Siqi personally wrote handwritten invitation letters to many key figures and asked her colleagues in the United States to deliver them one by one.

This is, after all, a collection of film critics.

It can be said that these film critics together constitute a voice that cannot be ignored in the film industry.

In Europe and the United States, the significance and influence of film critics on the film industry are far beyond what those Chinese film critics can achieve.

Chen Siqi once again used her strength to exert her efforts at the critical moment.
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Because of filming, he was unable to attend the domestic award ceremony in November this year.

Including the Feihong Award.

Li Zhibai was nominated for Best Actor for "Can't Fake Death", which is his first nomination for a mainstream award.

Lu Yanhe was also unable to attend.

He felt very sorry. Li Zhibai said, "There is nothing to regret. It is a surprise that I was nominated. It is impossible for me to win the award. When I have a chance to win the award, you can come to the scene to witness it again."

As a result, Li Zhibai did not win the award.

The winner of the award was Mr. Jia Long from "Descendants of the Dragon".

Lu Yanhe sent a congratulatory message to Jia Long.

Jia Long said: It's so embarrassing. It's the first time I won an award after so many years in the industry.

Lu Yanhe: Before you won the award, you were already the uncrowned king.
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It's a fact that comedians are not well received in mainstream awards.

Many people were surprised that Jia Long won the award this year.

Fortunately, although it was an accident, "Descendants of the Dragon" had a good box office and reputation, and Jia Long's performance was as good as ever. No one felt that he got the award unjustly.

What many people did not expect was that this year's Best Supporting Actor award was won by Wang Dashan, who starred in "Red Sun".

After Wang Dashan made his debut in "Lost on Journey", he was taken by Jia Long to act in many dramas and had no shortage of film resources.

"Red Sun" is a mainstream film in which Wang Dashan plays an honest and reliable young soldier.

Everyone laughed and said that Jia Long was the biggest winner of this year's Feihong Award. Not only did he win the award, but the young people he led also won the award.

As for the actresses, the winner of the Best Actress award was a very senior veteran actress, Ru Xijuan, who had already won the Feihong Award for Best Actress once thirty years ago. The winner of the Best Supporting Actress award was Ji Miao from "This Journey".

After many years, Ji Miao once again won a mainstream film award, defending her status as a "little movie star".

Meng Li, who was nominated for Best Actress, offered her most joyful blessings and hugs, but was photographed with a sullen face backstage, sparking heated discussions.
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Every year's awards season always provides a lot of topics.

There will be many more awards to be presented later, including for movies and TV series.

Among Lu Yanhe's works aired this year, "The Seventeenth Floor" Season 2, his performance did not show much breakthrough. In addition, Beijing and Taiwan may not promote him, so his hope for nomination is not great. "Burning Fire" is not a film that can win an acting award. "Tropical Rain Season" is a foreign language film and is not eligible to apply for domestic awards. "Friends" may compete for Best Screenplay or Best Screenwriter, but whether it can win an award is another matter.

Lu Yanhe laughed at himself: "I filmed so many scenes for nothing."

However, his focus in winning the award this year was not originally in the country.

"Tropical Rain" won a Citrine Best Actor Award and will now compete in the North American awards season. If it can really win a few major awards, this year will definitely be a "worthwhile year".
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"Lu Yanhe actually caught up with a relatively good time. Before him, in recent years, there have been Asian films or Asian actors at the Oscars every year, and there have been awards. The environment is much better than it was ten or twenty years ago."

At a dinner party attended by Chen Pinhe, everyone sat together and chatted about Lu Yanhe's bid for an Olympic medal this year.

“So, even though Hollywood’s political correctness has caused a lot of chaos, it is undeniable that under such circumstances, at least on the surface, it has to curb its discrimination against Asians.”

"That's just hypocritical restraint."

"Compared to blatant discrimination, hypocritical restraint is also a kind of progress, isn't it?"

"It's someone else's game after all."

"Of course, who says it's not true? However, we can also play other people's games at the table. At least Lu Yanhe is already at the table now."

Everyone was discussing it enthusiastically.

"Lu Yanhe is indeed quite influential in Europe and America now, and it is difficult for us to have such a person."

"Besides being a talented actor, he is also a talented screenwriter. He also runs his own company. He has money, talent, and charisma. He can do it all by himself."

“It’s just a pity.”

"What's a pity?"

"It's a pity that we can't participate in his projects." Someone shrugged. "I have tried many times to meet him, but never succeeded."

"He's not the kind of recluse who never comes out, so how can we not see him? Are you planning to meet him in private?"

"Of course, many things can only be discussed in private."

"What do people have to talk to you about? They don't even know you, but they come out to see you in private. You're pretty funny."

"Apart from anything else, I've been in this business for so many years. Even if he doesn't know me in private, he's at least heard of my name, right? He can't even meet me in private. He's quite a big shot."

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the door.

somebody is coming.

"There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who think like you. Even if he meets one a day, he won't be able to meet them all in a year."

Chen Lingling walked in.

This "female hero" in the director circle walked in slowly.

As soon as she appeared, everyone else stood up and greeted her enthusiastically.

"Director Chen is here."

"Hello, Director Chen."

Chen Lingling greeted them.

After sitting down, the topic of conversation shifted to several projects that Chen Lingling was preparing.

"Which project will Director Chen shoot first?"

“Is it a modern theme or an ancient theme?”

"When will the auditions be organized? I have a few kids with good qualities, please ask Director Chen to take a look."

……

There was a lot of chatter at the scene.

Because they are all old friends in the same circle, they don't care about the way they speak.

Although Chen Lingling is known for being a stubborn person, that is only towards some random people.

The people sitting at this table, regardless of how close their friendship is, have known each other for at least seven or eight years, so they are all old acquaintances.

Chen Lingling finally refused without saying a word: "It's not even a plan yet. Let's talk about it after the New Year. I'm resting now."

Someone immediately said, “This is meaningless.”

Chen Lingling rolled her eyes and said, "Then go find something interesting yourself."

Someone immediately tried to smooth things over.

"Director Chen, this is your project, and everyone is watching it. We also know that there must be a lot of people who will come to you to say hello. We are so anxious because we are afraid that someone else will snatch it away. We have been friends for so many years. Normally, you just say hello and everyone will help without hesitation. Please be considerate of us."

"Am I not considerate enough for you?" Chen Lingling choked, "In which drama did I not give your people a chance?"

"Haha, that's why we're happy to see you."

Everyone felt relieved when they heard Chen Lingling's words.

Okay, it’s still the same as before, there’s something to play with, and this sentence is enough.

"Hey, why don't you go find Chen Pinhe? He's working on international projects now." Chen Lingling pointed at Chen Pinhe, who had been silent just now.

Chen Pinhe quickly revealed a helpless smile and said, "Director Chen, please let me go. I have no say in this international project. I was surprised that they asked me to play the leading role. They even remembered me. I haven't been abroad for a long time."

Chen Lingling: "Anyway, you're the one who makes the decision."

Everyone laughs.

"In addition to filming the Maxine project, is Pinhe also going to film a spin-off of The Seventeenth Floor?"

"Yes." Chen Pinhe nodded, "The script is being written in Beijing and Taiwan."

"Okay, this is our focus." Someone laughed immediately.

Chen Pinhe shook his head helplessly. "Anyway, I will definitely recommend anyone I can, but it's really not up to me to decide. Just do your best and don't blame me for success or failure."

"Of course."

"Pinhe, didn't you also set up a company with Shijin?"

"That wasn't done by me, it was done by Yuezhen," Chen Pinhe said. "How could I have done those things? I'm just an actor, and I only know how to act."

"Come to think of it, Shijin's move was quite big."

"Of course not." Suddenly someone laughed, "It's just that who has the final say in Shijin, it's really confusing, those two brothers."

Someone immediately gave this person a look.

I reacted instantly.

Now Yang Zhouli is nominally in charge of Shijin Entertainment, but his younger brother Yang Zhoujin has invested in the company founded by Zhang Yuezhen, and is also doing something in the same business, which confused everyone for a while.

In any case, Chen Pinhe has been classified into Yang Zhoujin's camp because of this company.

It is said that Yang Zhoujin and Yang Zhouli will have a real fight sooner or later.

There was silence for two seconds, and then someone spoke again about Lu Yanhe.

"If Lu Yanhe can really win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor this year, he will make history as the first Chinese actor to win an Oscar for a Chinese-language film."

"It's not that easy. This is just the beginning. Let's wait and see."

Chen Lingling glanced at them and said, "He is so famous now. No matter what, he is the pride of us Chinese filmmakers. If you have the ability to help, please do so."

"We don't have the channels to challenge Oscar, Director Chen, you think too highly of us."

Chen Lingling did not respond.

She still uses her attitude to give people a "sense of oppression" on the scene.

Obviously, she knew that she could use her strength in this room.

Even if you can't do anything, don't just stay out of it, act as if it's none of your business, or make sarcastic remarks.
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In the United States, since November, various films aiming for the awards season have stepped up their efforts and started to appear frequently in various public relations and social occasions.

There are public brand-sponsored events as well as private parties and cocktail receptions.

There's no shortage of parties in Hollywood, if you want to attend them.

However, Lu Yanhe was unable to participate at this time.

Now only Huang Tianlin and Qin Shulan, accompanied by executives of Green Valley Film Company, attend these events to show off their faces, make connections, and "promote" the movie "Tropical Rain Season".

When Green Valley Films thought that Lu Yanhe would be absent for the entire November, Chen Siqi suddenly came.

As the editor-in-chief of "Jump Up" and the founder of the International Film Festival of Film Critics, she arrived in the United States two weeks in advance in the name of launching a new book. She appeared in various social occasions and always ended her self-introduction with "Well, it seems that I have to say that I am Lu Yanhe's girlfriend, so that you know who I am. Yes, I am Lu Yanhe's girlfriend."

Lu Yanhe was not there, but Chen Siqi was very present and helped Lu Yanhe promote his name.

"Yes, he is filming on the set and it will be completed this month. He will definitely be here next month." This was accompanied by her enthusiastic smile.

"Of course he takes the Oscars very seriously. This is an Oscar. Which actor in the world doesn't want to get this award? Although I'm not an actor, and I don't work in the film industry, I know that he must very much want to be recognized by the Academy." This is matched with her sincere and genuine big eyes.

"He is a pure actor. What I mean is, your husband is also an actor. You must understand how I feel. Sometimes, facing some of their actions, you can only comfort yourself. There is no way, they are artists, right?" This is matched with her empathy and understanding, and everything is implied.

Within two weeks, everyone in the PR and social circles involved in this year's award season knew that before Lu Yanhe showed up, his girlfriend had already come to "kill everyone".

The key point is that this beautiful girl from China is so likable.

She is not just Lu Yanhe's girlfriend.

She is the editor-in-chief of a literary magazine, a publisher, and also an organizer of an international film festival who has been quite influential in the past two years as a film critic.

She is not the kind of pretty girl with big breasts and no brains who clings to Lu Yanhe, but a girl who has her own career, a smart mind, and frankly supports her partner's career.

In the elite circle of Hollywood, girls like this are always particularly favored.

Such a charming "diplomat" suddenly appeared in Lu Yanhe's public relations activities.

Uber Clark, a contender for the Best Supporting Actor award, was annoyed and furious, but there was nothing he could do.

This practice does not violate the rules.

If Uber Clark was a Chinese, at this moment he would definitely know one sentence that could best express his feelings: no ethics of martial arts!
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At this time, Darren Wilson was also lobbying the senior management of D19 Films.

"If Lu Yanhe can win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar this year, what a positive impact it will have on The Mist 2 next year, don't you know?"

In the public relations war for the Oscars, film companies tend not to do any positive public relations for other companies' films (including individual awards).

However, in order to increase his bargaining chips in the mainland Yanhe, Darren Wilson still set his sights on these companies.

The first to be affected is D19.

"Lu Yanhe will only play an important supporting role in 'Godless', but he is the leading actor in your 'The Mist' series, and the box office is all on his shoulders." Darren Wilson said, "After 'The Mist 2', if the box office is good enough, there will be 3, 4, and 5. This will become the most successful film series since the establishment of D19."

D19 CEO Cather Murray shook his head and said, "Lu Yanhe is no longer interested in continuing to star in the "Misty" series."

"But if D19 can help him win an Oscar, his mind will definitely change," Darren Wilson said. "More importantly, you will be able to gain a more loyal friendship. If I remember correctly, he gave you the script for Buried, which is now produced by Parameter. The internal reviews of Buried were very good, and it was said that it would create a new box office dark horse. Don't you want to deepen your cooperation with such a young man with creative talent?"

Cather Murray fell into deep thought.

"I'm not asking you to help a young person who has no hope of winning an award. To use an old Chinese saying, this is the icing on the cake." Darren Wilson said, "Under his operation, 'Tropical Rain' earned more than 50 million US dollars in box office in Asia. Lu Yanhe's power is far more than just an actor and screenwriter. Cather, now is the time when he needs your help, and this is also the time when your help will be most valuable to him."
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Following the same method, Darren Wilson went to Parameter again to seek Parameter's support for Lu Yanhe, or at least, not to trip up Lu Yanhe.

The luckiest thing for Lu Yanhe this year is that his competitors in the Best Supporting Actor category did not star in films from D19 and Parameter.

Otherwise, no matter what Darren Wilson said, they would definitely protect the actors in their company's films.

Darren Wilson has put in so much effort this year, just like he did for Edward last year.

To keep his position as an agent and retain his clients, he must have irreplaceable value.

Instead of giving his all at this most critical moment for Lu Yanhe's career, he should have simply terminated the partnership as soon as possible.

The most important reason why Darren Wilson is so concerned is that Lu Yanhe's momentum in winning awards this year is much stronger than Edward's last year.

It was a pity that Edward didn't win the Oscar last year.

But this year, Darren Wilson had a hunch that God was on his side.
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On December 12, Lu Yanhe, who had just finished filming "Friends", landed in Los Angeles. It was late at night, and as soon as he landed, he received the list of winners of the National Board of Review Awards, one of the important indicators of the Oscars, which had just been announced today.

The winner of Best Supporting Actor was Uber Clark.

As per convention, the list of winners will be announced first, followed by the award ceremony.

dry.

It was bad news as soon as we landed.

However, today, two influential awards, the Hollywood Film Critics Association Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, also announced their nominations.

"Tropical Rain Season" performed very well.

Huang Feng is on the list of nominees for Best Actor.

Lu Yanhe was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor as expected. (End of this chapter)