Become famous another day.

Lu Yanhe always has a favorable impression and filter for actors who have their own ideas and work hard at acting.

Ever since he brought the show "The Birth of the Actors" to this world and it became a hit, a large number of variety shows have actually spawned it.

Lu Yanhe sometimes clicked in to take a look.

Unlike “The Birth of the Actors”, many subsequent acting variety shows have become serious “mentor-student” relationships.

But "The Birth of the Actors" is different. This show has a lot of "acting stars" who come to show themselves. They are really battling with each other in acting. Most of the other acting variety shows don't have much acting skills, let alone battles. It's good enough to be able to act well in a segment.

Although this is the objective reality, Lu Yanhe still feels sad and depressed about some of these moments——

For actors.

There were a few actors whose attitudes and abilities were all there, but for some reason, they received very harsh comments from the mentors.

This kind of harshness is not justified if you say it is unreasonable. But the key point is that so many people who are obviously not as good as him and have not reached the passing line can be "treated with care and tenderness" and even given opportunities, even just because they are "a blank sheet of paper", so even if they are nothing, they can still arouse the so-called "desire to guide" - even if you say that this person is nothing, but he has talent and is considered a good seedling who can shoot something.

Whenever this happened, Lu Yanhe would feel bad for those people who really wanted to be a good actor and who could clearly see how high their demands on themselves were, but who had not received good guidance due to their acting experience and whose talent was not that strong.

Sometimes, Lu Yanhe would even make a comment on his Weibo after watching a program. For example, he would describe a certain actor as "although there are many flaws, they are all flaws that can be corrected by a director on the spot. Actors don't have to be perfect. If the actors were perfect, what would the director do?"

Of course, when such content is published, it will often encounter some doubts.

For example, there are always many people who believe that in this situation, the clips without a director and only with actors are the time when an actor's comprehensive qualities can be truly demonstrated.

The final performance of many actors is not just a result of their own abilities, but also the guidance of the director, which is unfair in itself.

When Lu Yanhe saw this sentence, he was so angry that he laughed.

fair?

Is there such a thing as fairness in performance?
There is no way, really no way. Sometimes Lu Yanhe feels that he really has no way to communicate with others.

If it weren't for the fear that the more he talked, the more entangled and troublesome it would become, Lu Yanhe really wanted to have a good "discuss" with others.

Obviously, he couldn't do that either.

I can only order myself to quit Weibo immediately and say no more.
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This is the performance of Yu Mengling and Yang Shiyi in "Rouge".

Although this is Yang Shiyi's first time acting in a film or TV series, he is a drama actor and a very mature actor.

Therefore, many people were very shocked. In the clip that was released, the two people's rivalry was so tight that it was like they were about to draw a line between each other - the so-called CP feeling was about to overflow the screen. Especially Yang Shiyi's performance was very surprising. Most people couldn't keep up with Yu Mengling's acting -

It's not that her acting is so great or difficult to get, but her unique temperament and image make it seem a bit disharmonious for many male actors to stand in front of her.

It doesn't match.

However, Yang Shiyi really has his own charm, and when he looks into Yu Mengling's eyes, all the hustle and bustle disappears.

The biggest problem with the TV version of "Rouge" is that everyone already knows the ending, and everyone has already seen both the movie version and the Korean drama version.

With so many comparisons, is there any interest in launching another version at this time? Do you want to watch it?

The released clip collection dispelled everyone's worries.

Lu Yanhe also understood why a platform like Bingyuan Video, which focuses on commercial value, would not arrange other film and television projects and variety shows for Yang Shiyi to "exploit" his value after signing him and completing "Rouge".

Only by having such an actor in hand can the audience still feel mysterious about him when "Rouge" is broadcast, and then be shocked by his performance.

Lu Yanhe thought that Bingyuan Video must be satisfied with the drama version of "Rouge".

I won't do it if I'm not satisfied.

Lu Yanhe even felt that Yang Shiyi would become a big hit once the TV series "Rouge" was broadcast.

Yu Mengling will also explode——

If the TV version of "Rouge" is neither critically acclaimed nor commercially successful.

This film queen, who has long been highly acclaimed in the industry, will truly have her talent seen on a large scale.

Lu Yanhe felt really good.
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After the press conference for the TV series Rouge ended, Lu Yanhe had dinner with the senior executives of Bingyuan Video and the main creators of the TV series Rouge.

Chen Ziyan and Chen Siqi also rushed over.

The executive in charge of the "Rouge" project at Bingyuan Video is Yang Yongquan.

Before dinner started, Yang Yongquan asked Lu Yanhe with a smile what he thought of the trailer of "Rouge".

Lu Yanhe said: "Very surprised, and——"

He thought for a moment and said, "I originally thought that I would subconsciously compare the TV version with the movie version, but after watching it for only about a minute, I completely gave up the idea. Sister Meng Ling and Shi Yi acted completely differently, without being influenced by the movie version. What impressed me most was the art design of this drama. Mr. Yang, this drama must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Yang Yongquan said: "The production cost 70 million just for the art design and set design of this drama."

Lu Yanhe looked shocked.

"We all hope to create a truly high-quality film, not just ride on the popularity of the movie version," said Yang Yongquan. "Mr. Miao Yue's script went through several drafts, and you also made a lot of comments on the script. When we reviewed the final draft, we all had a common idea, which was that we couldn't let down such a good script and such good actors. So, on top of the original budget, we specially asked Mr. Li for an additional 80 million yuan."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Is the cost of this drama very high?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised. Anyway, judging from the trailers of the drama he had seen, plus the total of more than twenty episodes, it should be at least over 2 million.

However, the number that Yang Yongquan finally said was not that high, it was 1.6 million.

Lu Yanhe thought about it and understood.

Because actors are not paid much.

Although Yu Mengling is a famous actress, she is not a big star. Her salary for this drama should only be over 10 million yuan. Not to mention Yang Shiyi, who probably doesn't even get a fraction of Yu Mengling's salary.

In terms of staff remuneration for this drama, the bulk of the expenses are probably borne by Meng Ling and the heads of various technical departments.

Most of the funds were spent on production.

Lu Yanhe really didn't expect that a TV series could have such a high quality.

Yang Yongquan added: "Several international streaming media outlets, including HP and Maxine, have also seen the trailers and are very interested. Now it all depends on how they bid."

The production cost is 1.6 million, plus the publicity investment, at least 2 million will be invested.

Lu Yanhe didn't know whether this drama could bring commercial returns to Bingyuan Video.

Yang Yongquan was very interested at this moment. It should be that today's feedback made him breathe a sigh of relief and he was very excited.

Lu Yanhe asked: "How is the investment promotion for the script "Rouge Button"? "

Yang Yongquan said: "We have just started attracting investment, but judging by the feedback from today's press conference, it will definitely be good."

"That's good." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Then I look forward to the day when this drama is officially broadcast."

Yang Yongquan nodded.

He added, "Mr. Lu, actually, I just wanted to talk to you about the adaptations of your other films. We all hope to invite you to be the producer, just like Rouge."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Yang Yongquan said: "During the filming of Rouge, you provided us with a lot of guidance and help from the script to the actors. This is also the reason why we were able to successfully complete the filming of this drama. We bought a lot of rights to our film versions from Linghe. We hope that each one will be made into a masterpiece, which requires you to make the final decision and take the helm at the critical moment."

In fact, Lu Yanhe was quite satisfied with the collaboration with Bingyuan Video on the drama version of "Rouge".

Basically, they respected Lu Yanhe's opinions at every critical moment.

For example, for the script, not only did they ask Miao Yue to write the script, but they also gave her enough time so that she could revise the script several times, instead of rushing to start filming and rushing the work.

For example, actors, whether it's Yu Mengling or Yang Shiyi, are all his choices. If this is an ordinary project, it's fine, but this is not a small project. It's an S+ level project with an investment of nearly 2 million in just over episodes. The two leading actors are all actors that Lu Yanhe likes.

This kind of thing would be unbelievable if it happened to anyone.

Of course, in the end, the newcomer Yang Shiyi also signed with Bingyuan Video. It was not a loss to promote a quasi-first-line star from a drama. It can even be said that even if "Rouge" suffered a loss, as long as Yang Shiyi promoted it, Bingyuan Video's investment would actually be profitable.

But no matter what, it is a very bold decision to use Yu Mengling, who does not have a lot of traffic and is not even very well-known among the public, and a pure newcomer as the leading actress.

Even Lu Yanhe himself had never been so "skilled and bold".

Although his plays use new and unknown actors as the leading actors, there must also be a popular star who can carry the show as the leading actor.

It was because of this that Lu Yanhe was moved by Bingyuan Video's sincerity.

They are indeed making the drama version of "Rouge" with the utmost sincerity, instead of just riding on the popularity of this movie.

Lu Yanhe said: "Mr. Yang, if you need me, I am willing to join these projects."

Yang Yongquan laughed.
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Halfway through the meal, Li Quansen, the owner of Bingyuan Video, also arrived.

He seemed to have come here specially.

"Sorry, sorry." Li Quansen was very humble. As soon as he entered the door, he apologized to them with a smile, saying that he was late. He also congratulated them, saying that today's press conference was a complete success and received high praise.

The relationship between Lu Yanhe and Li Quansen is not as close as that with Lin Desheng of Northern Lights, but Li Quansen followed Northern Lights and made great efforts to get in touch with Lu Yanhe, and then tried every means to get a share of the cooperation between Lu Yanhe and Northern Lights. Over time, many of Linghe’s new projects are now broadcast together with Icefield Video and Northern Lights Video.

Of course, with the development in recent years, these two video companies have basically left other video websites behind.

Lu Yanhe's project played a very important role in this. However, it is not just Lu Yanhe's project. Their attitude towards Lu Yanhe can be seen from their attitude towards creators. Naturally, creators are more willing to cooperate with them.

If you want a platform, you have the platform; if you want money, you have the money; if you want respect, you have the respect. What else does a creator need?
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After drinking with Li Quansen for a few days, Li Quansen said to Lu Yanhe: "Yanhe, are you going to make a sequel to the story of "Legend of Sword and Fairy"? " Lu Yanhe shook his head and said: "I don't have such an idea for the time being. It is a complete story in itself. Maybe there will be a sequel with the same theme in the future, but the characters will definitely be different."

Li Quansen asked: "We want to make a spin-off of "Chinese Paladin" and use the world view and characters of the original work. What do you think?"

Lu Yanhe said: "If we want to continue the popularity of "Chinese Paladin", I think it will be difficult to achieve with a spin-off series."

Li Quansen nodded. "I know. We don't expect the spin-off to reach the height of the original. The cast of this one is basically impossible to replicate. But, didn't Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Linger have a child? We want to make a spin-off based on the child's growth. In fact, it will be a brand new character and story. However, with the "Chinese Paladin" brand, even though it is a brand new character and story, as long as the story is well done, we think it will definitely attract a lot of attention. What do you think?"

Lu Yanhe nodded: "That's true, but, Mr. Li, making a sequel will always face the problem that some audiences think it is not as good as the first one, especially the first one... almost all the characters were wiped out, and the audience may not be able to accept it. Do you want to see the story of the next generation?"

Li Quansen: "We have done market research and found that there are still many people who are interested and want to watch it. Although we can also foresee that the audience may have mixed reviews, I also admit that this is indeed to take advantage of the popularity of "Chinese Paladin", but we will definitely do it with the utmost sincerity."

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I understand, Mr. Li, how about this? I understand your desire to develop a spin-off series, but I also have to protect the value of the "Chinese Paladin" IP. I'm not saying that it's absolutely impossible, nor do I mean that I must have a complete script before I agree to authorize you to do it, but at least we have a clearer development concept first. If there is a good story that will not bury the "Chinese Paladin" IP, then I will authorize it to Bingyuan. What do you think?"

Li Quansen nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you don't object. Don't worry, we will definitely find a first-line screenwriter and director to make this drama, and we will definitely use the best resources."

Lu Yanhe said: "I watched the trailer of Rouge, and I believe in you."
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At the end of October, Lu Yanhe went to England.

There were two things. One was that Raise the Red Lantern had its European premiere in London, and the other was that Zhou Ruo held a solo exhibition in London. Lu Yanhe had said before that he would go when he was free, and he just happened to make it.

No one expected that the premiere of "Raise the Red Lantern" in the UK would receive such a warm response.

Both the British media and film critics have praised this film highly, saying that it is the "Renaissance" of Chinese-language films.

Wang Zhong, Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige were a little surprised to hear such comments.

For a movie like this, the oriental flavor is actually quite strong.

The British actually like it?

Does this mean that this movie actually has higher expectations in Europe and the United States?

The British critics are the foreign critics who have the greatest influence on the American film industry, bar none.

Americans' feelings towards the British are more or less complicated.

No matter how developed the American economy is, Britain is still their ancestor, and in terms of cultural heritage, they are even Britain's grandson.

On the one hand, they repeatedly emphasize and promote popular culture, but on the other hand, they "awkwardly" align themselves with the seriousness and tradition of Britain.

This was especially evident at the Oscars.

At every Oscars, there are always 1-2 British films that become the biggest hits of the year.

Hollywood is well-known for its preference and enthusiasm for British actors.

The enthusiastic response of British critics to "Raise the Red Lantern" makes the film's road to an Oscar this year seem much brighter.

Midoriya has also started public relations for "Raise the Red Lantern".

In some of the less important awards, "Raise the Red Lantern" was successfully nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay.

Chen Bige was also nominated for one of the smaller awards, Best Actress.

The feedback from British critics on "Raise the Red Lantern" made Midoriya more confident about the film.

At this time, China also officially announced that it would submit "Raise the Red Lantern" for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

This is the first time that Lu Yanhe has brought a Chinese-language film to the awards season.

The first one was "Road to Glory". It was Lu Yanhe's first time to enter the awards season. It received some attention, but in the end there was no result.

Next, it was "Love Letter", but that was a pleasant surprise. Neither Lu Yanhe nor Midoriya did much to promote it. It was all thanks to the media that it received some attention during the awards season and Chen Bige was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Then, there was last year’s “Tropical Rain Season”, which was the first time that Lu Yanhe forcefully and truly played the “public relations” rules.

However, although "Tropical Rain Season" is a Chinese-language film, it is a Malaysian film.

After all, it’s not a Chinese movie.

Although the Oscars do not have the global influence of the original time and space, as the most influential film award in the United States, coupled with Hollywood's status in the film production industry, the Oscars are still one of the top awards in the world.

In fact, Chinese films have occasionally won awards at the four major international film festivals, but have hardly ever won an Oscar.

It’s not that the Oscars have any extraordinary significance for the Chinese film industry at this time and space, but the fact that Chinese films have rarely won such an influential award is somewhat like a rarity and a challenge. After all, Chinese films have always said that they want to “go global” and can’t just stay at home.

Now Lu Yanhe has emerged. Although no one has said anything directly to Lu Yanhe, Lu Yanhe is also very clear that everyone, including the management departments of the film industry, hopes that he can achieve success with Chinese films.

Just like Lu Yanhe's achievements in the four major international film festivals in recent years. Lu Yanhe's achievements alone are enough to support an entire industry.

This is really the case in the film industry.

The Matthew effect is too exaggerated.

The movie "Home Alone" grossed more than 5 million US dollars worldwide, with overseas box office exceeding 3 million US dollars, directly breaking the overseas box office record for Chinese-language films.

If you want box office records, there are box office records; if you want awards, there are awards.

Hexagonal Warrior.

For Lu Yanhe, what he hopes to do most at this stage is to accumulate recognition and fame in these industries and then give feedback to some real Chinese films, so that they can be taken seriously and achieve the results they deserve.
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In November, "Raise the Red Lantern" held its North American premiere and then opened in North America.

Midoriya arranged for Chen Bige to appear on two TV shows, shoot magazine covers, and be interviewed.

Director Wang Zhong mainly focuses on interviews with film magazines.

Midoriya's promotional slogan for "Raise the Red Lantern" during this year's awards season is "a collection of works by China's top contemporary directors, screenwriters, and actors."

The award that Midoriya is promoting this year is the Best Foreign Language Film, so they also highlight "China" in their public relations promotions.

As a screenwriter, Lu Yanhe participated in several public dialogue events with filmmakers.

Midoriya invited two Oscar winners for Best Director to talk with him and Wang Zhong. This move was clearly intended to do public relations for "Raise the Red Lantern".

Amid such momentum, "Raise the Red Lantern" first opened in eight theaters in the United States, relying mainly on word of mouth.

As expected, for a movie like this, even without a large number of ordinary audiences attending the theaters, its early reputation was indeed very high.

The film itself is highly artistic and top-notch in every aspect. Anyone who understands movies can see how good this film is. Moreover, every year the Oscars will have a few films with a more "Renaissance" style. Even last year, when all kinds of "exotic" tastes were prevalent, there were still several classic narrative films such as "Conclave," "I'm Still Here," and "Brutalist."

Midoriya positioned "Raise the Red Lantern" as such a movie.

Lu Yanhe actually asked Midoriya whether there was any hope of winning the Best Actress and Best Director awards for Chen Bige and Wang Zhong this year, even if it was just a nomination.

However, Midoriya said that this year's Best Actress and Best Director categories are both big years, and the competition is fierce in Europe and the United States. Unless "Raise the Red Lantern" performs miracles at the North American box office, it will be difficult to win the awards.

Lu Yanhe took a look at this year's battle situation and immediately understood why Midoriya said that.

This year's Best Actress category can be described as a melee. Although Chen Bige received a certain amount of attention, her voice was completely incomparable to other competitors.

The same goes for the Best Director category. Seven European and American people who have won the Oscar for Best Director or have been nominated for Best Director at least twice have all brought new works this year. They are coming with great momentum. Wang Zhong had no experience in Hollywood before, so it was difficult for him to stand out in this category.

Midoriya believes that helping them with public relations is a waste of time and money.

Lu Yanhe felt it was a pity.

He himself has no intention of competing for the Best Original Screenplay, but because he already has a reputation as a "genius screenwriter" in Hollywood, and thanks to the double hit of "Home Alone" and "Buried", plus he has subsequent scripts to make movies with companies such as Parameter and Midoriya, whether the industry believes that his achievements must be "commendated" or several forces hope to help him win this award and give back to the new movies they are collaborating on, he is firmly on the list of nominees.

Wang Zhong and Chen Bige did not feel it was a pity that they could not be nominated for individual awards.

As long as "Raise the Red Lantern" can have a good result, it's fine.

Wang Zhong didn't take Oscar seriously.

After winning the Best Director Award at the Cité International Film Festival, he already had many honors to his name. Whether he won an Oscar or not would not affect his status in the country at all, and he himself had no intention of making English films in the United States.

Of course Chen Bige would like to get it if she can, but it doesn’t matter if she can’t get it.

She is now the only actress in the country who has won three Best Actress awards at international film festivals, and she is actually quite relaxed about this.

They all put down what they were doing and came to the United States to cooperate with Midoriya's public relations activities and seriously participate in the public relations activities of "Raise the Red Lantern".

Lu Yanhe will return to the "Godless" crew to start the second phase of filming.
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At this time, several media outlets suddenly reported a piece of news that the Jose-La Roche Film Festival might not be held next year.

As soon as the news came out, it shocked the entire international film industry.

As one of the four major international film festivals, especially the only top film festival that determines awards based on audience voting, the Jose Antonio Film Festival actually has a unique position for many types of films.

For example, movies like "Love Letter" and "Rouge", if you send such movies to film festivals like Cité Internationale, they will basically be cannon fodder and will not be welcomed.

Only at the Jose-Hi Film Festival can they receive the honor that this type of film deserves.

They are not commercial films, but their artistic quality is not that high either.

This is actually a bit like the Sundance Film Festival in the United States.

The movies chosen by the audience are good movies that are more in line with the public's aesthetic taste.

If such a film festival is cancelled, the impact will be too great. As soon as the news came out, almost all filmmakers began to inquire about the authenticity of the news, especially those who are preparing to submit their films to the Jose-Jacques Film Festival next year.

When Lu Yanhe saw the news, he roughly guessed that it was probably the Jose-La-Cebu International Film Festival itself that started to leak the news. (End of this chapter)