Become famous another day.

Li Zhibai suddenly laughed and said, "I found that before, I didn't want to ask others for help, especially those big guys, for anything I did. I always felt that if I asked them for help, I wouldn't be able to show my own abilities. Now, I wish I had more big brothers."

Lu Yanhe also laughed when he heard Li Zhibai say this.

"Because it's hard to accomplish a lot of things by yourself." Lu Yanhe said, "But it's normal to want to prove yourself. Who doesn't want to prove themselves?"

Li Zhibai: "Me."

"what?"

"I just feel it's great to cling to someone powerful now. I didn't strive too hard before, I have to admit that." Li Zhibai said, "I am similar to Li Pengfei, a little better than him. At least I can still do the things I like. When I first met him, he told me that he didn't even have anything he liked."

"He is different now, and he is very tanned," Lu Yanhe said. "He spends a lot of time outdoors, sometimes in the mountains, sometimes in the desert. He even thought about going to the rainforest, the tropical rainforest, but his family forbade him to do so."

Li Zhibai: "I saw some of his updates and I was very envious, but forget about it if I go by myself. I can't do that."

Lu Yanhe laughed, "Me too."

Li Zhibai: "I am lazy and I don't want to bother with anything. You are lazy but you can make yourself bother with anything. Yan Liang is uncomfortable if he doesn't bother with anything. In essence, you are more like me."

"That doesn't sound like a good thing."

"Accept the truth."

Lu Yanhe: "No, I want to struggle. I am essentially the same as Yan Liang, but I am different from you."

Li Zhibai: "I can only say that your struggle is just deceiving yourself."

"Shut up."
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Subsequently, the Jose-La Roche Film Festival officially released the list of shortlisted films for this year.

This time, two films related to Lu Yanhe, "Dragon Inn" and "Oh, My Sea", were shortlisted for the screening unit.

This is a very normal thing in itself, but it has caused a lot of discussion in the country.

Lu Yanhe's films were previously shortlisted for the main competition units of the four major international film festivals.

Why are they all going to the screening section this time?
The difference between the main competition unit and the screening unit is the same as the difference between the Spring Festival Gala and its supporting programs.

If you want to know whether it is still lively, yes, the attention on this platform is still very high.

However, there is definitely a difference in importance.

For "Oh, O Sea", Lu Yanhe was just one of the producers and producers. In terms of actual creation, it had little to do with him.

But Dragon Inn... what a joke! Director Liu Bige, screenwriter Lu Yanhe, an all-star cast of big names including Shang Yongzhou, Chen Bige, Liu Zi, Zhou Yuning, Yan Liang, etc., with such a high level, you tell me, it was only shortlisted for the screening unit?
At the press conference after the Netherlands-Malaysia Film Festival announced the film list, artistic director Wu Yang was asked this question by the media.

He also had to smile bitterly and said: "'Dragon Gate Inn' is indeed a very popular movie. In the early stage, we also had sufficient communication with Longyan, the film company of 'Dragon Gate Inn', and finally put 'Dragon Gate Inn' in the screening section."

"Director Wu, do you mean to say that you have discussed with Director Liu Bige and Lu Yanhe about putting Dragon Inn in the screening section?"

"This involves some specific communication details, please allow me not to answer." Wu Yang said, "But what I can say is that I have maintained a lot of communication with Liu Bige, Lu Yanhe and other outstanding Chinese filmmakers. We are all looking forward to the premiere of Dragon Inn in the screening section. Director Liu Bige and Lu Yanhe will attend this year's Holland Film Festival and participate in the relevant activities of Dragon Inn."
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"Why did you accept Dragon Inn going to the screening section?"

One day at the end of April, Lu Yanhe went to Yemai.com.

Yemai.com will be holding special events for Children's Day, graduation season, summer vacation, etc., and has invited Lu Yanhe to be the event ambassador.

Of course, this ambassador does not need to appear in person, it is just a title. He just needs to shoot some promotional materials, such as posters, VCRs, etc. and show his face.

Moreover, he is not the only ambassador.

Xin Zixing also captured her husband Huang Kairen.

Lu Yanhe went to shoot on the same day as Huang Kairen.

It had been a while since we last met, and Huang Kairen asked about "Dragon Inn" as soon as they met.

Lu Yanhe said: "We did some research and put this film in the main competition unit. For the relatively less professional Dutch-Spanish Film Festival, the value of Dragon Inn, whether it is the cultural background or the commercial rhythm of the work, is easily overlooked. You know, the films at the Dutch-Spanish Film Festival are often more popular with dramas like Love Letter that look different from commercial films but are actually better than real art films."

Huang Kairen nodded.

"For audiences who are not familiar with the concept and setting of Chinese martial arts, "Dragon Inn" is actually a crime story, right?" Lu Yanhe asked with a smile.

Huang Kairen thought about it and nodded, "It's true."

Lu Yanhe said: "So, we think it would be better to put it in the screening unit. Without participating in the competition, people who watch the film will have less utilitarian judgment. Of course, the most important thing is to make it easier for Longyan to sell the film. Entering the main competition unit and not winning an award is different from not submitting the film to the main competition unit."

Huang Kairen: "But now everyone seems to think that Dragon Inn was not selected into the main competition unit."

"Let's discuss it now. Discussion is a good thing. The reason why Dragon Inn was screened at the Joseon-Cebu International Film Festival is to promote it." Lu Yanhe said, "When we participate in the Joseon-Cebu International Film Festival to promote it, we will naturally have the opportunity to explain it further."

Huang Kairen nodded.

"Are you busy lately?"

"I'm promoting 'The Needle'," Huang Kairen said. "This movie is scheduled to be released on May 1st."

"Ah, this movie." Lu Yanhe also helped to look at the script of this movie at that time.

Huang Kairen brought two scripts, the other one was called "Yesterday's Reappearance", and asked Lu Yanhe which script he thought was better and which one he should choose. At that time, Lu Yanhe recommended "Hit the Blood". Although it was a group play and Huang Kairen's role was not as many as in "Yesterday's Reappearance", Lu Yanhe felt that the script of "Hit the Blood" was better.

Later, after some hesitation, Huang Kairen also chose the script of "Hit the Bullet".

Now, "Hit the Bullet" is about to be released, but due to various reasons, "Yesterday" not only did not start shooting as scheduled, but has not started shooting until now.

It seems that the main reason was that they couldn't find a male lead that satisfied the investors. As a result, the filming was delayed and the investment was withdrawn, which caused all kinds of problems.

“How are the pre-sales for ‘Shooting the Bullet’ going?”

"Not bad, it shouldn't be difficult to make back the investment." Huang Kairen said and suddenly laughed, "Come to think of it, it's really funny. In the past, people in the film industry would always say that their movies would make over 1 billion or 2 billion yuan, but now the film crews I meet rarely talk about how high the box office of their movies will be. They all talk about the difficulty of making back the investment."

"Perhaps for actors, they are more afraid of losing everything on the movie they made than betting on a movie that makes more than 1 billion or 2 billion. The former may not bring much improvement to their career, but the latter can directly lower their status in the film and television industry." Lu Yanhe said, "I think this has happened several times, especially for actors who are more inclined to traffic. Don't touch movies easily. Once you do, the box office will be bad and your true colors will be exposed."

Huang Kairen nodded.

"So the promotional strategy for 'The Blood of the Dragon' is the same. In the past, everyone just wanted something that was actually profitable, and it didn't matter if it was nominally at a loss. But now it's different. Whether it's the film company, the director or the actors, nominal losses will also lead to actual losses." Huang Kairen said, "When promoting the film, the director said that as long as the film can sell 2 million yuan, it will make a profit. He emphasized this very much."

Lu Yanhe: "If a movie like "The Blood of the Dragon" overly raises the audience's psychological expectations, it will easily give people the feeling that the box office will not meet expectations because it has too many genre elements."

Speaking of this, Lu Yanhe thought of Bai Baihe.

After the incident, this actress made a comeback and starred in a movie called "Door Lock". It was not a blockbuster, nor did it have a luxurious cast, but it sold 2.4 million yuan, which was a very good performance no matter how you looked at it. As a result, a group of people criticized Bai Baihe, saying that she could not carry the box office after the incident.

Then a collective impression was formed that Bai Baihe really couldn't carry the box office.

Then, Bai Baihe's resources gradually shifted from the film market to the TV drama market.

“……”This is also the reason why Lu Yanhe always emphasizes the need to control costs.

The film industry is indeed a very profitable industry, and it is indeed possible to make a fortune from just one film.

For example, "Home Alone" and "Love Letter" were both huge box office miracles.

However, Lu Yanhe has actually encountered the crisis of breaking the concept of "box office miracle" several times. One time was "Road to Glory". Although the long preview road finally brought the box office of this movie to 2 million, if it had not repeatedly emphasized the concept of "low-cost art film", with a daily box office of only millions or hundreds of thousands at the beginning, it would have been easy for the Internet trolls and trolls to smear it as a "box office failure".

Another time was "Love Letter".

To this day, there are still people on the Internet saying that Midoriya spent 6 million US dollars to buy the North American distribution rights of "Love Letter", but the North American box office only amounted to more than 8 million, and Midoriya suffered a huge loss.

Some people are trying to stir up trouble, but there are also many people who don't understand the truth and really think that "Love Letter" was a huge flop in North America.

Not only did they not realize how rare it was for the movie "Love Letter" to earn more than 8 million at the North American theater box office, they also didn't know that for Midoriya, "Love Letter" was able to be bought for 6 million US dollars. Midoriya really paid a high price purely for the copyright income from streaming media and home entertainment.

The cinema box office was a pleasant surprise.

Apart from anything else, the revenue from "Love Letter" alone from paid and free TV stations and preview channels is enough for Midoriya to earn seven figures.

Domestic films have long suffered from box office failures.

In fact, if the film industry really only relies on box office revenue to make profits, then each film company would be doing a life-or-death business.

Of course, Chinese films are currently engaged in this life-threatening business - the industrial chain has not been established, and even the streaming media copyrights cannot be sold at a high price.

Actors like Lu Yanhe and Huang Kairen must not allow the film company to "inflate or short" the box office expectations of a movie.

If the expectations are not met, the film company may actually make a lot of money by tricking the audience into coming to the theaters, but for the actors, it is a real "inability to bear the responsibility" and "lack of appeal."

"For 'The Needle Hit', are you the one who's responsible for the box office?" Lu Yanhe asked Huang Kairen.

"At the moment, yes." Huang Kairen smiled helplessly, "Because I'm the first."

"Then don't be fooled. Many film companies are really fooling you now." Lu Yanhe said, "They say things like how many billions of dollars you need to make to make back your investment, or how much you paid for the film. The purpose is to encourage your fans to watch the film and boost the box office."

Huang Kairen laughed.

"No, the production cost of 'Shooting the Bullet' has been made public, it's 6200 million." He said, "It was mentioned in the previous financial report of Wanhua World.

"That's fine." Lu Yanhe nodded.

It took them about half a day to complete the filming and then they went out to eat with Xin Zixiong.

It's already three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Sorry for your hard work." Xin Zixing said with a smile, "I'll treat you two to a good meal later to make amends."

This time Lu Yanhe came to shoot without any compensation——

Ambassadors for this type of event are generally honorary in nature.

The same goes for Huang Kairen.

It all depends on the network of contacts of the event organizer.
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The restaurant Xin Zixiong booked was on the top floor of a hundred-story building.

A very famous "cloud restaurant".

When I came here at this time, there were not many people in the restaurant.

The waiters in this restaurant are probably all professionally trained, and they didn't look particularly excited or excited about the big star coming to dine.

I have to say that such an environment makes Lu Yanhe feel very comfortable.

Although it's not nice to say this, excessive attention can indeed make him feel uncomfortable, especially during private trips or gatherings with friends.

Xin Zixing and Huang Kairen got married in August last year. After they got married, Lu Yanhe thought that the work pace of both of them would slow down a bit, but unexpectedly, the work pace of both of them unexpectedly accelerated.

Lu Yanhe was a little curious and asked, "Sister Zixing, when do you and Brother Huang plan to have children?"

"Let nature take its course." Xin Zixing said without hesitation, "If you still don't get pregnant in one or two years, then try high-tech."

Lu Yanhe looked at them both in shock.

"High-tech? Surrogacy?"

"Not really." Xin Zixing said, "Why am I telling you this now? You don't have to understand."

Lu Yanhe: "...When you suddenly mentioned the word high-tech, my first reaction was that."

"You saw some news, so that's your first reaction," Xin Zixing said with a smile.

Lu Yanhe said to Huang Kairen: "Brother Huang, you have to work hard."

Huang Kairen: "You say it."

Lu Yanhe: “Haha.”

Lu Yanhe asked again: "However, Yemai.com has just restarted, and the work pressure should be very high."

"If you can't lead a team, you can only work by yourself until you die." Xin Zixing said, "But if I have to keep working, work is not worth sacrificing my life. However, I don't plan to delay having children for too long. I like children and I like this job. Fortunately, after working hard for so many years, I can afford to hire a team to share my work. On the family side, I also have parents and can afford to hire a nanny to support the rear."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

This is true.

Xin Zixing asked Lu Yanhe: "What about you? Do you and Siqi have any plans?"

"The specific time has not been determined, but it should be within one or two years," said Lu Yanhe.

Xin Zixing asked in shock: "Are you planning to have a baby in the next one or two years?"

Lu Yanhe: "...I'm talking about getting married."

"I said, you're only 25 and you're already having a baby..." Xin Zixing smiled and shook her head, "Okay."

Huang Kairen: "They are still so young, it's normal for them to get married in a few years. In fact, even if they get married in a few years, it would be considered very early in our industry."

Xin Zixing: "They knew each other since high school and have been in a relationship for such a long time. Their situation is different from others."

Lu Yanhe inexplicably seemed to be detached from his current situation.

Unconsciously, such topics began to appear slowly and more frequently in his life?
I'm really getting older.

When Lu Yanhe thought of this, he couldn't help but smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Xin Zixiong asked immediately.

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said nothing, "Sister Zixing, will you do something big on Yemai.com next?"

"Of course, otherwise what would I do when I go back?" Xin Zixing said, "I want to make Yemai.com the best literary and artistic platform."

"A literary and artistic platform?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and asked, "Is it more than just a social platform?"

"Comprehensive." Xin Zixing said, "In fact, the biggest feature of Yemai.com before was that it was a gathering place for young literary and artistic people. I want to explore and build more sections on this basis. The biggest representative contents of Yemai.com now are: one is the video type, such as "City Travel Notes" which is a humanities record; one is the original literary and artistic content represented by "Star!"; and the other is the social interaction content represented by work evaluation. These three together are unique in China." (End of this chapter)