Become famous another day.

The series "Men and Women Living Together", placed in the glorious Linghe, is like a weak tree with sparse branches and leaves growing in a lush forest.

The first film made almost no profit and just broke even.

The second part made a little profit, but compared with the manpower, energy and time spent, it was a loss.

However, Lu Yanhe didn't care at all that the show was not profitable.

He always believed that the drama "Men and Women Living Together" was the first project of Linghe that had nothing to do with him and was conceived by the people of Linghe themselves.

This is a logo.

So, no money? No problem, as long as you don’t lose money and can continue to shoot, then keep shooting.

The company's people have work to do, can earn money, and can also "train troops", so why not do it?
No one expected that the third season of "Housemates" would suddenly reveal such a surprise.

Even though it still can't compare with Linghe's other dramas.

However, this achievement means that it can finally enter the "profit mode".
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Lu Yanhe said to Chen Yin: "Persevere, and change from quantitative change to qualitative change. Maybe by the time we shoot the sixth or seventh season, this will become a hit in the vertical category."

Lu Yanhe was not joking, nor was he trying to encourage Chen Yin.

He means it.

The long tail effect of sitcoms is no joke.

After all, as soon as the ratings for the first episode of the third season of "Housemates" came out, the people from Yuehu TV were quick to buy the rebroadcast rights for the first and second seasons the next day.

Every time a TV series is broadcast on a TV station, the TV station has to pay copyright fees - of course, some dramas sign a fixed-term broadcasting contract with the TV station.

But Linghe is sold on a per-time basis.

This is the experience brought by the show "Friends".

The ratings for the reruns were all high – which meant the value was high.

Of course, generally speaking, the copyright fee for a rerun is much lower than that for the first run.

For example, for the first and second seasons of "Housemates", Yuehu TV bought the broadcasting rights for three rounds of replays of these two seasons at one time, spending a total of RMB 560,000.

However, Chen Yin also told the people at Yuehu TV that if the ratings were good, he would raise the price if they came to buy again.

The people in Yuehutai's film purchasing department were not unhappy at all.

"If all production companies were like yours, Linghe, and only raised prices when the ratings were high, the risk we would have to bear would be much lower."

Chen Yin smiled and thought, don’t speak too early.
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In early September, Lu Yanhe went to Los Angeles. First, he met with the producer and director of "Sea of ​​Clouds" to discuss some specific matters about starring in this movie, and second, he met with director Lune Reese.

Lune Reese finally finished filming Doomsday this summer.

Next up is the movie Source Code.

The film has been picked up by Parameter, which will provide a production budget of $4500 million.

Lu Yanhe retained the copyright of the story of Source Code. The script he provided could only be made into a movie. This means that if Lune Reese's production company or Parameter wants to make a sequel or a series, they must get authorization from Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe is also one of the producers of this movie.

However, the only place he "interfered" in the film was that he gave the female role who helped the male protagonist on the train to Wen Minglan.

This was the first time Chen Ziyan asked him for a role, and Lu Yanhe certainly wouldn't refuse. In a commercial science fiction film like Source Code, the main female characters could really be played by anyone, and each role could be adjusted based on the actor's own personality. Their personalities did not affect the development of the film's plot.

As for other characters, Lu Yanhe doesn’t care.

It's all up to Lune Reese and Parameter.

Lu Nei Reese asked Lu Yanhe if he had any ideas about the male lead.

Lu Yanhe said: "Not yet, do you want me to have any ideas?"

Lune Reese said, "It is said that you have a good way of judging actors, and you wrote the script, so I want to hear your opinion."

"But I'm not familiar with Hollywood. The actors I know are the most famous ones." Lu Yanhe shrugged. "It's hard to recommend. You have to find them yourself."

Lune Reese said: "A budget of 4500 million is neither too high nor too low. It is also difficult to hire actors. Even if we hire really big names, the budget will not be enough and they cannot carry the box office."

Lu Yanhe said: "For a science fiction movie like this, is the selling point the actors?"

"Oh, in Hollywood, if there are no stars, the production company will not agree." Lune Reese said, "Unless it is an independent film, it does not require such a large budget."

Lu Yanhe said, "Then send out audition invitations to the actors who are in the right range. Maybe you can find the actor you like after taking a look."

Lune Reese asked, "If there is an audition, will you come?"

"I may not have time, I'm too busy." Lu Yanhe said, "I'm about to join the crew to shoot "Godless", Midoriya's movie."

"Oh, I know it," said Lune Reese. "This movie has seen almost every actor in Hollywood."

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "Really?"

"Well," said Rune Reese, "there must be more actors competing for this film than you think. There are also many roles in the film itself, and many actors are needed. Has no one asked you about it?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head.

"Not really."

Lune Reese said: "Is it possible that not many people know your contact information? Otherwise, how could no one contact you? Are you the first actor to sign a contract for the movie "Godless"? "

"That seems to be the case." Lu Yanhe nodded, "But I don't know many people in Hollywood."

Lune Reese asked curiously, "Didn't the actors come to you for the script?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I have received emails and phone calls from some people, but we just exchanged contact information and didn't keep in touch afterwards. They just sent me congratulatory messages every time a movie was released or a TV series was broadcast."

Lune Reese: "This is not normal. Logically, shouldn't many people come to you to ask for roles?"

Lu Yanhe: "Yes, but not many. I don't know why. But it's good this way. If someone comes to me for a role, I don't know what to do."

"When is the movie "Doomsday" expected to be released?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Lune Reese said: "It is tentatively scheduled to be released on October 10 next year. Parameter should announce the release date soon."

Unlike domestic movies, in Hollywood, their movies - especially blockbusters like "Doomsday" - often have their release dates set a year or even two years in advance.

Then the entire project will advance all work around this time point.

This is also done to grab the release date in advance, telling other film companies that I have taken this time slot, so don't come and grab it. This is the case with Lu Yanhe's "The Mist 2", which was scheduled to be released on January 1 next year, which is about the same time as the first film.

Lu Yanhe is still very concerned about the movie "Doomsday".

Because this movie was the first serious project he and Chen Pinhe worked on.

In the end, Chen Pinhe was eliminated and Jiang Jun became one of the two male protagonists.

Lu Yanhe felt very happy.

He hoped that the film would be a huge success, especially Jiang Jun's success, so that Chen Pinhe would regret it to death.
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After meeting with a few people, Lu Yanhe hurried back to his country.

There are still about ten days left before joining the crew of "Godless", and he doesn't want to stay in the United States all the time.

Of course, the main reason was that he also had a "Legend of Sword and Fairy" party to attend.

In recent years, it is the only one that turns the celebration banquet for a drama into an evening party.

How much can Yuehutai do?

First of all, all tickets for the party are only open to the audience. Every audience member who wants to grab a ticket must first complete a test of 100 questions and pass the test before they can grab a ticket.

This is not a competition of internet speed.

Yuehutai promises to donate every ticket sales income to the Hope Project and not treat it as commercial income.

In fact, this income is nothing compared to the commercial advertising sponsorship fees of the entire gala. But this approach can win a good reputation. Everyone thinks that this gala has a public welfare nature, which instantly makes it more advanced.

There is also a red carpet segment for every creative staff member participating in the party.

The red carpet segment is a separate segment.

The host and all the media groups sat on both sides of the red carpet and asked questions to the creators.

Yuehutai started to create "creativity" in this place.

After each creative staff member walks onto the red carpet, he or she must pick out three keywords from the "keyword question library" provided by each "questioner". Then the corresponding "questioner" will ask the question, and the creative staff member will answer it.

In this way, the questions are chosen by the creators themselves. However, what the questions behind the keywords are is unknown, which makes it full of freshness.

The live broadcast of the red carpet segment alone had nearly eight million viewers watching simultaneously.

These are interesting questions as well.

For example, Lu Yanhe chose the keyword "threesome", and the corresponding question for this keyword was "Please answer, among you, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, who is Yan Lingyu's ideal type?"

These questions cannot be avoided and must be answered.

Lu Yanhe: "..."

As soon as this question was asked, the whole audience screamed.

"What a tricky question! I originally thought that the scope of this question was between me, Yan Liang and Li Zhibai. I thought that no matter what the question was, I would dare to answer it. I didn't expect that there would be such a big trap waiting for me to jump into."

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "To be honest, how shameless do I have to be to say that I am Yan Lingyu's ideal type? I want to be shameless. Even if I think I am, I won't admit it. But I can say with absolute certainty that I am Chen Siqi's ideal type."

The whole audience burst into laughter, and someone shouted: "This answer doesn't count!"

Lu Yanhe smiled and continued, "Let's rule out my choice first, and there are only two choices left. From what I know about Yan Lingyu, she and Li Zhibai have already worked together in two dramas, both of which played lovers, but the two of them are just colleagues so far, and there is no ambiguity. If you say that Li Zhibai is her ideal type, I can't say it, it's too unreliable."

The whole audience screamed one after another.

"So, if you have to choose one among the three of us, I can only say that Li Zhibai and I are not good enough to be options. But I can't say whether Yan Liang can be considered an ideal type by Yan Lingyu. Why don't I write a love scene for them later to see if there is any CP feeling, and then I will answer this question."

The host laughed and said: "Yan He is really too cunning. Everyone analyzed it in place, but in the end, nothing was said."

"Master." Another host immediately moved on to the next question with a smile.

Lu Yanhe had a smile on his face from beginning to end.

He actually doesn't care about any tricky questions now.

There is a kind of calmness that can fight against the enemy with soldiers and block the water with earth.

Li Zhi was even more confused.

One of the questions he drew was, "If you had the opportunity to play another role in The Chinese Paladin, which role would be your first choice?"

Li Zhibai said directly: "Zhao Linger."

The answer was beyond everyone's expectations.

The host asked why.

Li Zhibai said: "I also want to see what it feels like to act in a love scene with a perfect actor like me."

The media, which had long been accustomed to Li Zhibai's unreliable and nonsense style, couldn't help but boo at this moment.

Li Zhibai was still carefree and said, "Don't shush, I know you want it too."

The boos got louder.

Li Zhibai smiled brilliantly.

One of the questions Yan Liang picked was, "The ending of Tang Yu Xiaobao and Anu, the characters you played, was one of the most tear-jerking moments in the play. After reading the script, did you ever think of asking Lu Yanhe to revive your character?"

Yan Liang said, "I thought about it, but he killed all his characters, so I am embarrassed to say it. In fact, Anu and I are not dead, right? We have become another existence, still living in the world of "Chinese Paladin"."

The question Luo Yuzhong drew was "Why did the director choose to direct a fantasy story with a bit of the temperament of an idol drama? Will he shoot dramas of similar themes in the future?"

Luo Yuzhong said: "I have never filmed it before, and no one has asked me to film it before. Yan He is the first person who came to me to direct a fairy tale drama. I really want to try it. Of course, the most important thing is that after reading the script, I was shocked. I am a person in my fifties and almost sixty years old, and I was moved by such a group of young people. As you said, it has a bit of idol drama temperament. I think this is rare. The form may be an idol drama, and the story may be unrealistic, but the people and emotions in the story are sincere, otherwise it would not be possible to move me. So how can I not accept such an unexpected script?"

He said with a smile.

"I really like working with this group of kids. Most of the actors I worked with before were mature actors. This is the first time I've worked with so many young actors." Luo Yuzhong said, "I really want to shoot more dramas with young people and work with them more in the future."

The host said: "Everyone says that only you can bring together such a cast in a TV series."

"That's Lu Yanhe's credit, not my fault." Luo Yuzhong said, "But I like him very much. In the entertainment industry, everyone is always running after projects, so it's hard to maintain a long-term friendship. But look at him, he does one project after another and keeps his friends by his side. It's said that he started a magazine to keep his classmates by his side. This is something that people of my generation wouldn't even dare to think about."

The host laughed: "Isn't there a hot search called Lu Yanhe, who values ​​loyalty and righteousness?" (End of this chapter)