Become famous another day.

Uber Clark finally decided to take the script back and read it carefully.

“Can I take this home directly?”

"Of course." Lu Yanhe nodded.

He knew that in Hollywood, in order to keep the script confidential, many people usually required actors to read the script on the spot before they were confirmed to star in the film, and they had to take it away after reading.

When Kate Winslet starred in Woody Allen's "Ferris Wheel", the film company arranged for someone to bring the script to England, find Kate, and wait for her to finish reading the script before taking it away.

Lu Yanhe felt that although doing so had its advantages, it also had its inconveniences.

In particular, he is not Woody Allen, and his scripts are not yet to be "stolen" in various ways.

"However, the script will remain in your hands. I hope your agent won't show it to them before you decide to act in it." Lu Yanhe said, "I don't want to receive calls recommending actors to me."

Uber Clark laughed and said okay.

He then asked, "Lu, when did you want me to play this role?"

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment on whether to tell the truth and decided to tell a beautiful lie.

"I had this idea after meeting you several times at some events in December last year," said Lu Yanhe.
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In the original version of "Red Eye", the actor who played the leading role and the villain of the movie, Cillian Murphy, is a regular actor in Nolan's movies. His performance in "Red Eye" can be said to be the first deep impression he left in Hollywood.

It is said that Nolan also knew him from this movie.

Lu Yanhe really likes what Nolan's casting director John Papasidora said about Murphy: He has a special temperament, exuding wisdom all the time, but also with a sense of mischief and mystery, and there is an uneasy darkness behind his eyes.

This is a very rare quality in an actor.

Uber Clark has this quality.

Lu Yanhe felt that he had this trait every time he met his eyes.

Perhaps, only Lu Yanhe felt it.

The kind of quiet look with a little uneasy dark side that one gives to one's biggest rival, but one who is not full of malice.

Before boarding the flight back home, Lu Yanhe sat in the waiting room and sent an email to Uber Clark. It only contained one sentence:

Uber, you asked me when I thought of you for this movie. I thought about it carefully. It was some moments when we saw each other across the crowd. You are a kind and righteous person, but we all have to face the weaknesses of human nature. Combining these qualities with Jackson and magnifying them infinitely, you became the unique person in my mind about Jackson.

After he took a nap during the long flight and woke up and read half of Liujiazhen’s new book, the plane landed.

Lu Yanhe stretched lazily, stood up, took his carry-on suitcase and backpack, met with Zou Dong, Wang Biao and others, and walked towards the exit.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Lu Yanhe picked it up and found that it was a reply email from Uber Clark: Obviously, I can't refuse you.

Lu Yanhe laughed.
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Longyan.

Mrs. Huang walked into Mr. Huang's office and said, "Lu Yanhe returned home today."

Mr. Huang asked: "Have you made an appointment with him?"

Mrs. Huang shook her head: "Not yet. This time when we talk to him, we have to make sure everything goes well. If he still refuses to accept, we can only activate the backup plan. The sequel to "Burning Fire" must start filming this year."

Mr. Huang: "5 million in salary, 28% of overseas revenue share, % of the role-derived revenue share, this condition is already the top. Even Shang Yongzhou's salary is not as high as his. If he is still not satisfied, this is the only way."

Mrs. Huang nodded: "Well, he just won an Oscar and is very popular. It may be difficult to negotiate with him."

Huang Zhongjing said, "This time you make an appointment first, and I will meet with him to talk."

"Don't you need me to go?" Mrs. Huang was stunned and a little surprised.

Huang Zhongjing said: "You had some unpleasantness with him before. I will go alone this time to see what he really thinks. If it doesn't work, then start the backup plan."

Huang Tai took a deep breath and said, "Okay."

Huang Zhongjing added: "Also, let Zhang Yang withdraw from the promotion of the "Burning Fire" series this time."

Huang Tai looked at Huang Zhongjing in shock.

Zhang Yang is the Longyan Publicity Director who was previously known as Lu Yanhe in the circle of friends.

He is also a veteran who has known Mrs. Huang and Mr. Huang for a long time. They met when they were young and worked together.

Huang Zhongjing: "I hope this will make Lu Yanhe relax."

Mrs. Huang: "No, are you serious about asking Zhang Yang to withdraw from the promotion of the "Burning Fire" series? At the beginning, he——"

"I didn't ask him to quit the position of publicity director." Huang Zhongjing interrupted Mrs. Huang, his expression becoming more serious. "In addition to "Burning Fire", the project that Lu Yanhe cooperated with us also included "Dragon Gate Inn". Unless Longyan will stop as he did with Jingtai in the future and no longer need his cooperation, it is better to cut losses in time than to lose everything later."

Mrs. Huang stopped talking.
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After Lu Yanhe returned to Ziyuan Bridge, the first thing he did was to pack his luggage and clean the house. In fact, there was an auntie who came to do the cleaning regularly, but Lu Yanhe wanted to do it himself. Through this daily behavior, he could get out of the completely different state of the past few months.

Back to life.

After cleaning, Lu Yanhe bought some vegetables on his mobile phone app, cooked a meal for himself, turned on the projector, and ate while watching the third season of "Wulin Waijia" which was aired during the Spring Festival.

The meal took about an hour.

After eating and drinking, he took a book and sat on the sofa to read.

As I was reading, I began to feel sleepy.

His head tilted and the book fell out of his hand.

fell asleep.

Steal the floating life for half a day.

Lu Yanhe knew that he was not in that state of mind.

But before he drifted off into a deeper slumber, a thought crossed his mind:
It’s so comfortable to be able to sleep whenever I want.
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When I woke up, it was already evening.

Twilight falls outside the window.

The sunset is probably the biggest filter in the world. Under its modification, everything becomes soft and beautiful.

Lu Yanhe yawned deeply and sat there with dull eyes, waiting for his sleepy eyes to recover.

At this time, Li Pengfei sent him a message: Do you want to go to the noodle restaurant near No. 13 Middle School that they used to go to?

The shredded pork dry noodles made by the boss of that restaurant are amazing.

Lu Yanhe came back to his senses in an instant.

wide awake.

He replied: Let’s go!

Li Pengfei: Then should I drive over to pick you up?

Lu Yanhe said: Okay.

He looked at his messy hair, put on a hat, then took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on. He wore a T-shirt that was wrinkled from sleeping on the sofa just now, and a jacket on the outside. When Li Pengfei arrived, he went out in a pair of loafers.

Li Pengfei watched him get into the car and smiled, "Hey, did you just wake up?"

"Almost." Lu Yanhe took off his sunglasses and asked, "Why did you think of asking me out for noodles today?"

"Given your habits, you definitely don't want to contact anyone or anything related to work since you just returned to China. You will probably stay alone, so I'm asking."

Lu Yanhe has more and more friends now, but there are only a few who truly understand him.

Li Pengfei had met him very seldom in recent years, but it seemed that nothing had changed between them and there was no strangeness at all.

Some friends are different after all.

They returned to No. 13 Middle School together.

Their alma mater.

It’s also where they met.

In a blink of an eye, they have known each other for almost eight years - Lu Yanhe was talking about him who came to this time and space.

For Li Pengfei, it was nine years.

Of course, it doesn't matter.

It’s just that people often comfort themselves that they are young, but life will remind you inadvertently that no, there is already something called time in your life.

Once time comes into your life, it becomes difficult for you to be truly and recklessly young.

But fortunately, as long as friends are still around, as long as time will not take away those who are truly important.

"I have already put together a team for the documentary you mentioned earlier," Li Pengfei said in the car. "We will set off in April to the first location."

"where?"

"Hengsha." When Li Pengfei said this place name, Lu Yanhe couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows, "This is... a desert, right? You want to go into the desert?"

Li Pengfei nodded and said, "I have always wanted to go there."

Lu Yanhe: "I heard that people go missing there from time to time."

"As long as we don't take risks and follow a fixed route, it's fine," Li Pengfei said. "I've already contacted the local guides and hired three of them. Besides, my dad is also keeping an eye on me."

"uncle?"

"Since I often go to the wild, he hired two people to follow me all year round and keep an eye on me." Li Pengfei also looked helpless. "At first I wanted to stop them, but this world is not mine. Wherever I go, they can go too."

Lu Yanhe nodded: "Forget about going to a safer place, you always go to those dangerous places. Besides, put aside these, you don't think about the situation of your family. What if you are kidnapped..."

Li Pengfei: "You are outrageous. You even mentioned kidnapping."

Lu Yanhe: "Who knows, who knows if there will be a chance."

Li Pengfei: "If you and my dad were to sit together, we could definitely chat all night long."

Lu Yanhe: "It's been a long time since I last saw my uncle."

"You're really funny." Li Pengfei said, "What do you have to see with him?"

"You're so funny. There's nothing to be ashamed of. We've seen each other so many times before." Lu Yanhe said speechlessly, "We have to shoot commercials for your new products twice a year. What's so good about that? He's your biological father and my financial sponsor."

"Huh." Li Pengfei rolled his eyes.

Lu Yanhe laughed.

"Leave this documentary to me," Lu Yanhe said. "I'll find someone to take care of the broadcast and distribution." Li Pengfei nodded.

"Only you can do it. I don't know anyone else who can do it."

The two people came to the noodle restaurant near No. 13 Middle School.

Fortunately, the noodle shop is still there.

Not only is the noodle shop still there, the boss is still the same boss.

Because at this point in time, it is already the time for evening self-study at No. 13 Middle School, and the noodle shop is deserted.

fair enough.

Lu Yanhe and Li Pengfei walked into the store and sat down. As soon as Lu Yanhe took off his sunglasses, the boss recognized him.

"Aren't you Lu Yanhe?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded with a smile, "Do you still remember me, boss?"

"I remember, you and him used to come here often when you were in school. You came a few times later, but not often." The boss said, "What would you like to eat? Or shredded pork noodles with a fried egg and a cup of green bean paste?"

"Do you remember what we like to eat?" Lu Yanhe asked in surprise.

The boss smiled, revealing his white teeth, and pointed.

On the menu hanging on the wall of the store, the first line reads "Lu Yanhe Set Meal".

"Many people come here because of our reputation and want the same things you usually order, so we simply wrote a Lu Yanhe set meal."

Lu Yanhe: "..."

Li Pengfei was so delighted that he took out his mobile phone to take pictures.

The boss said: "This shouldn't be an infringement, right?"

Looking at the words "15 yuan" following Lu Yanhe's meal, Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "No infringement, I authorize it."

The boss immediately said, "Can I take a photo with you later and hang it in the store?"

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.

He and Li Pengfei revisited the old place, ate noodles, took a photo with the boss, walked out of the noodle shop, and walked around the entrance of No. 13 Middle School.

The security guard looked at the two men suspiciously, who were still wearing sunglasses late at night and acting suspiciously, so he stared at them with an unfriendly look.

Lu Yanhe and Li Pengfei did not enter the school either.

I just took a look through the school gate and was satisfied.

Unexpectedly, someone was jogging hurriedly towards the school gate. It was a woman, a familiar figure.

Liu Qin, their class teacher at that time.

Li Pengfei shouted in surprise: "Teacher Liu!"

Liu Qin was stunned, stopped, looked at them, and recognized them immediately.

"Li Pengfei, Lu Yanhe!" She looked at them in surprise. "Why are you here? Are you visiting your alma mater?"

Li Pengfei pointed at Lu Yanhe and said, "Didn't he just return to China? I grabbed him and took him out for a walk."

Liu Qin exclaimed, "Yes! I haven't congratulated you on winning the Oscar yet!"

She opened her arms affectionately, hugged him, and then hugged Li Pengfei.

"Although I really want to talk to you guys, I have to go in right away." Liu Qin said, "Two students in the class are fighting, and I'm waiting for you to deal with it. Do you want to go into the school and take a look?"

Lu Yanhe and Li Pengfei looked at each other, shook their heads, and said, "Teacher Liu, we won't go in. You go and deal with the matter. We'll come back to see you later."

"Okay." Liu Qin nodded. "I won't chat with you anymore. Bye."

She hurriedly broke into a trot again.

"Teacher Liu is really a good teacher."

"Ah."

The two of them walked along the road outside the school, and Li Pengfei suddenly invited: "Do you want to come to my house and play a game?"

Going to Li Pengfei's house to play games was one of the few opportunities for rest and entertainment in Lu Yanhe's entire senior year of high school.

Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded.

That night, they played games until two in the morning.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Li Pengfei's father came back. Although he was a little surprised to see Lu Yanhe coming suddenly, he did not disturb them. He said hello and went back to his room.

At two o'clock in the morning, the two finally completed the game.

"No, I'm tired." Li Pengfei put down the handle and lay down on the floor.

Lu Yanhe followed and lay down.

"It's been a long time since I had such a great time playing games," said Li Pengfei.

Lu Yanhe nodded, "Me too."

"Can you take a break from now on?"

"Almost. I just need to shoot some commercials for the brands I endorse next month." Lu Yanhe said, "Other than that, there is no other work."

"Take a good rest." Li Pengfei said with a smile, "I saw you today, you looked haggard, I thought you would be full of energy and in high spirits."

Lu Yanhe: "Who made me a person who can't simply enjoy happiness and always wastes time on myself?"

"Deserved it."

"Well, you deserve it."
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I had dinner, chatted and played games with Li Pengfei after a long time. We talked about people and things that had nothing to do with the film and television industry. Instead, they were all about high school, some stories about Li Pengfei's hiking in the wild, and his quarrels and reconciliations with Xu Zijun.

It is a complete, daily, trivial and somewhat unique life.

Lu Yanhe took a nap at Li Pengfei's house and when he woke up, it was only eight o'clock.

Maybe because he slept too long the day before, he wasn't actually that sleep-deprived.

He came out of the guest room. Li Pengfei was still asleep and the door was closed.

Lu Yanhe has been to this house many times and is very familiar with its structure.

He went downstairs with ease, poured himself a glass of water, drank it down in one gulp, and sat quietly for two minutes before he came to his senses and picked up his phone.

Sure enough, some messages were not replied.

After Lu Yanhe replied one by one, he prepared to make himself some coffee.

At this time, Li Luzhi came back wearing sportswear.

"Uncle, good morning." Lu Yanhe greeted him with some surprise.

Li Luzhi smiled at him and said, "Good morning."

He asked, "Do you have plans later? If you're not in a hurry to leave, there's something I want to talk to you about."

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I don't have anything to do today, I'll take a rest."

Li Luzhi nodded.

He went to wash up.

Lu Yanhe also went to the guest room to wash up and called Chen Siqi by the way.

She woke up too and asked him why he woke up so early.

She knew that he played games with Li Pengfei until very late yesterday.

After finishing the call, when I went downstairs, Li Luzhi was already making breakfast.

Although Lu Yanhe knew very well that this was definitely not the normal life for a company boss like Li Luzhi, this scene still made Lu Yanhe feel a kind of long-standing and familiar envy - envy for Li Pengfei.

He has always envied Li Pengfei for having such a father.

Although he is busy, Li Pengfei has never lacked the happiness and sense of security that comes from his family.

This is what Lu Yanhe envies the most.

This can only be achieved because Li Pengfei's family members have done a great job in many areas.

Li Luzhi cooked seafood porridge, fried a plate of dumplings, and mixed avocado.

Light, but very flavorful.

Lu Yanhe and Li Luzhi are not strangers.

Since the launch of the Jacky Cheung APP, Lu Yanhe has been the spokesperson for many new products of Li Luzhi’s company.

As long as the product is still in production and has not been taken offline due to market changes, Lu Yanhe's endorsement will not end.

Just like Jacky Cheung, his first endorsement has been renewed three times so far, and he has been the endorser for eight years, almost nine years.

What Li Luzhi wanted to talk to Lu Yanhe today was the adjustment of the company's business segments - yes, they were also considering the possibility of expanding into the entertainment sector.

As any company grows bigger and stronger, it will have more and more business segments.

Entertainment is not just about film and television, it is a big concept.

Li Luzhi and his team are considering deepening their efforts in the field of cultural and creative peripherals, which is in line with the tone of his company, a company with manufacturing and technology as its main productive forces.

Li Luzhi wanted to learn from Lu Yanhe about the market for film and television peripherals.

Linghe is unique among domestic film and television companies in this regard.

Lu Yanhe shared his views on this area with him and concluded that this is a market with great potential.

“It just hasn’t really been developed yet.”
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I need to take a break recently, so I'll write slowly. I'll resume writing big chapters later. Don't be anxious, take it easy, there's a long way to go.

I recommend "The Demon-Catching Sword", which has already reached 15 words. It keeps increasing as I read it, so it seems to be well written. I'm bragging about myself again, haha. (End of this chapter)