Become Famous Another Day

Director Muchen Sorge’s wife is named Hua Ruzhen.

Lu Yanhe took a bottle of red wine to Director Muken Sorge's residence here—an independent two-story house.

Lu Yanhe received the invitation temporarily.

After Hua Ruzhen knew that the person on the other side of Muken Sorge's phone was Lu Yanhe, he directly snatched Muken Sorge's cell phone and told Lu Yanhe to come over for dinner in the evening.

"Mu Ken told me before that you live alone now. There is nothing to visit in this place. It is a vast area and sparsely populated. Tonight, you come to our place for dinner. That's it." Hua Ruzhen Needless to say, Lu Yanhe was not given a chance to refuse.

After the phone call ended, the address was sent over.

Lu Yanhe had no choice but to quickly find a bottle of red wine.

After all, you can’t come to the door empty-handed.

Unlike many directors' wives that Lu Yanhe had met, Hua Ruzhen looked like a very ordinary housewife. She wore almost no jewelry and her hair was tied back in a plain style.

When he came out to see Lu Yanhe, Hua Ruzhen was still wearing an apron.

She took off her apron and hugged Lu Yanhe warmly.

"Although I have less time to return to China, my friends and I have always paid close attention to you." Hua Ruzhen said, "When I was in the United States, I would even drive several hours to see you in a movie theater in another city. Movie, you are so proud of us.”

Lu Yanhe was a little flattered and said thank you.

Hua Ruzhen spoke to him in Chinese, and Muken Sorge stood beside him, unable to understand what they were saying, and feeling a little depressed.

Lu Yanhe: "Thank you."

"It's your fault. I'm polite. I'm older than you. Just call me sister." Hua Ruzhen said, "It's a great honor for us to have a young man like you appear in the Chinese film industry. You I don’t know, because this guy is the director , I often interact with people in the film industry. As soon as they hear that I am Chinese, they will curiously ask me how I met him, and they will mention that there are no good movies in China now. Really, it makes me so angry.”

She pointed at Mu Ken and added: "The most important thing is that this guy also has the same view and thinks that our Chinese movies are not good."

Muken Sorge finally couldn't stand it anymore and said in English: "Hey, don't always speak Chinese, I can't understand!"

Hua Ruzhen immediately turned her head, kissed Muchen Sorge on the cheek, and said, "Dear, I am telling Yan He that I am very happy that you two can work together. In my mind, the best director and I feel very proud that the actors can work together.”

After Hua Ruzhen finished speaking, Muchen Sorge showed a smile on his face.

Lu Yanhe looked at Hua Ruzhen in amazement, hiding his surprise.

Hua Ruzhen winked at Lu Yanhe, signaled him to "keep it secret", and said to them: "Then I'll go prepare dinner first. You guys can talk and finish talking about your work matters as soon as possible. I hope we can meet at the dinner table later. Come on, we can talk about something that has nothing to do with movies, such as the celebrity gossip you know."

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "Troublesome sister."

Hua Ruzhen put on her apron again and entered the kitchen.

Muchen Sorge took Lu Yanhe to his study on the second floor.

Although it was only a temporary residence, it was obvious that he had not lowered his living standards at all and even prepared a study room for himself.

Muchen Sorge picked up a stack of design drawings from his desk, handed them to Lu Yanhe, and said, "Lu, look, these are some ideas I have drawn up in the past two days, about your character in the movie. I wasn’t very satisfied with the style before.”

Lu Yanhe took it in his hands and said to Muchen Sorge: "I'm glad that I agree with you."

Muchen Sorge: "Wendy is a talented guy, but he is also a very stubborn guy. Not only you, I also argued with him twice."

In the understanding of many people, they always feel that in front of big-name directors and stars, others dare not express their own ideas, or insist on their own opinions. This is of course a common situation, but there are also some people, no matter who you are, they only think that their own opinions are right and that their own ideas are the better ones.

There are many examples of conflicts between the heads of various technical departments, especially those like Wendy who have had successful works in the industry, won awards, and been recognized, and have conflicts with directors.

Lu Yanhe was not surprised that Wendy had her own opinions and persistence. What surprised him was Wendy's temper and her willingness to leave immediately.

"Mu Ken, the artist is very important to a movie. You must know this. If he and you had two disputes, why don't you change someone?" Lu Yanhe said, "This is your movie. , if the film’s artist cannot implement your opinions and build a film world that fits your mind, then I think this is an unqualified artist.”

Mulken Sorge said: "Wendy and Xinalin are a couple. This film was able to get investment from D19 because Xinalin did a lot of work in it. She is also the director of our film. Producer."

Muken Sorge's words shocked Lu Yanhe.

What the hell?

Producers Xin Nalin and Wendy are a couple?

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized what an unreliable thing he had done before.

No wonder he refused to accept communication with Wendy, so Xinalin didn't even reply to his message.

Lu Yanhe suddenly thought, if he really conflicts with Wendy and the two of them can no longer cooperate, will Xin Nalin replace him?

Lu Yanhe didn't think his position in the film crew of "The Mist" was very important.

Muchen Sorge said: "Xinalin is a very good woman, but unfortunately, she is not very good at looking at men. I think that Wendy guy doesn't actually take Xinalin to heart at all, but is just taking advantage of Xinnarin." Nalin climbed up."

Muken Sorge's words... can be considered rather sharp and mean.

Lu Yanhe was also relieved.

At least if nothing else, Muken Sorge must also hate Wendy very much.

"Mu Ken, then if we don't accept Wendy's opinion, we must modify and adjust my image in our hearts. Will Xin Nalin accept it?" Lu Yanhe asked doubtfully.

"I am the director of this movie." At this time, Muchen Sorge said again.

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"So what if he is the director of that drama? What does the success of "Wulin Gaiden" have to do with Bai Jingnian? Everyone knows that the most critical creator of this drama is not Lu Yanhe? The script he wrote is the most critical of."

In China, when Hu Siwei was communicating with an investor he was familiar with in the past about his investment intentions for the next drama, he mentioned that the director of this drama was Bai Jingnian. Before the investor said anything, the girlfriend he brought over for dinner suddenly said the above words.

This made Hu Siwei stunned.

The investor glanced at his girlfriend next to him and nodded with his eyes, signaling her not to interrupt casually.

Hu Siwei smiled and explained.

"Director Bai Jingnian's style makes it easy for people to overlook his own talent. When he was in Beijing and Taiwan, some leaders in the station also thought so. They felt that he had no talent. It was just because he got Lu Yanhe's good script that he gave it to It was filmed, so it took advantage of it. However, you will know the difference between the second and third seasons of "Six People". There is also no script by Lu Yanhe, and except for the director, the other configurations are similar. What a difference in reputation.”

Hu Siwei told investors, "Even though this drama was not written by Lu Yanhe, nor is it a big IP in the conventional sense, this is the first movie I have made independently since I came to Lu Yanhe's production company. The drama is also a sitcom. Nowadays, the only director who is really making hits in sitcoms in China is Bai Jingnian.”

"Indeed, he doesn't have any dazzling skills, and the style of shooting is as if he is just shooting with a camera, as if there is no directly visible artistic style, but he can use such a straightforward description, as if there is no It is his skill to produce two hit sitcoms with average style and make the audience like them.”

The project Hu Siwei is talking about is the story about a couple living together that he found on Yemai.com.

Initially, Chen Ziyan bought the IP and attracted him to join Linghe.

After Hu Siwei joined Linghe, in addition to the "Party of Six" reboot "Friends", another project he was working on was this one.

"Si Siwei, I believe in your vision and ability." The investor nodded, indicating that Hu Si Siwei didn't need to say any more. He said, "However, you also said that Bai Jingnian was hired to direct this drama, but he has not been hired yet. Famous actors will star. To be honest, I don’t need to tell you that without stars, it will be difficult for this drama to be recognized by the market.”

Hu Siwei nodded.

"I can invest, but I hope you can leave the heroine to her."

The investor looked at his girlfriend beside him.

His girlfriend pouted and said, "I don't want to act in this kind of low-budget drama that no one will watch. You promised to help me act in a big-budget fairy tale drama."

Hu Siwei looked at the woman in front of him who was indeed beautiful, but not really very smart, and fell silent.

-

Bai Jingnian smiled and clinked glasses with Hu Siwei, and said: "It's normal, calm down. Think about it, even Yan He would encounter quarrels about the characters when he went to shoot a movie. We want to make a movie, and we won't worry about anything weird. Pass."

"He wasn't that kind of person before. Why does it feel like he has become stupid after finding such a stupid girlfriend?" Hu Siwei was speechless.

"It's not that he has become stupid, it's that people don't care about our small production without stars." Bai Jingnian said with a smile, "The current market situation in China is like this. If you don't have stars, you can just find a big TV drama director and sell it." If he doesn’t move, then he is not stupid, of course he knows, and of course he has little interest in investing.”

Hu Siwei: "If you are still making sarcastic remarks here, it will be difficult to promote this drama if it cannot find investment."

"Why are you anxious? Didn't Chen Ziyan say it before? If you really can't find investment, the company will be responsible." Bai Jingnian said, "Anyway, someone will give you the full answer. What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that this drama really won't be sold and I'll suffer a huge loss." Hu Siwei sighed, "I just came to Linghe, and if the first drama I did was a **** mess, what would I do next? I don't want to do it again. For a movie, I have to let the company bear all the pressure. I have been in this industry for so long, can’t I get investment if I leave Beijing?” Bai Jingnian: “Then let me ask Northern Lights? Are you willing to invest part of it?”

"You are now their contracted director. It's still unclear whether you can be the director of this drama." Hu Siwei asked, "Have you communicated this matter with them?"

Bai Jingnian: "I mentioned to Mr. Lin that although Northern Lights and I have signed a directing contract, it is not exclusive. We can also take on foreign films. You don't have to worry about this."

Hearing this, Hu Siwei nodded, "That's good."

Bai Jingnian smiled.

"How are you going to prepare your script? Are you going to ask Lu Yanhe to write it?"

Hu Siwei: "If I could hire him to write the script, why would this drama be so troublesome? Besides, if you don't want to see it, make a drama based on your ideas. At the same time, it's not Lu Yanhe's script." , what kind of results can be achieved?”

Bai Jingnian was silent for a moment and nodded.

really.

They have a very good relationship with Lu Yanhe, and they are both people who have experienced many things together.

Even so, everyone hopes to truly prove themselves to the world, instead of being questioned by others with colored glasses: Doesn't your success depend on others? -

"I know your talent, and I also admire your aesthetics in film art."

Xin Nalin looked helplessly at Wendy, who was still angry, and said, "But we can't just throw away our picks and leave whenever we have different opinions. Lu is the star of this movie, not a small role. What you did made it difficult for me.”

Wendy glanced at Xinalin and said sarcastically: "What's wrong with you? You are a great producer anyway. If you really recognize me, you should support me."

"I have no way to support you." Xinalin said after a moment of silence.

"Why?" Wendy showed an expression of disbelief.

Xinalin said: "Not only Lu, Mu Ken also told me the day before yesterday that he was dissatisfied with Lu's image in the movie."

"Why are you telling me now?!" Wendy looked at Xinalin in disbelief, her tone raised and sharp.

"I originally thought that if Lu Yanhe approved this look today, I could communicate with Mu Ken based on Lu Yanhe's opinion." Xin Nalin took a deep breath and her eyes became unpredictable, "I have always been I try my best to support you, Wendy, you have no idea how much I have done for you.”

Wendy suddenly became furious.

"Stop talking about how much you have done for me! You know what I want. What I want has always been to make a movie that is truly my own, instead of doing art for other people's movies again and again. ! You promised me that there would be this opportunity! Why haven’t I seen it yet?”

Xinalin opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

However, Wendy suddenly picked up her phone and walked towards the door.

"where you go?"

"Leave me alone!" Wendy shouted angrily and loudly.

-

"I'm also following "Wulin Gaiden"." Hua Ruzhen said to Lu Yanhe, "I'm surprised that you would write such a drama. It doesn't feel like a subject matter and story that a young person would write."

Lu Yanhe didn't expect that he only met Hua Ruzhen the day before and met her again in the supermarket here the next day.

Hua Ruzhen showed joy as soon as she saw him.

Lu Yanhe explained: "People often tell me that the scripts I write don't look like they were written at my age."

He looked a bit dumbfounded.

It's all acting.

"I really like the character of Shopkeeper Tong in it. I don't know how you came up with the idea of ​​creating such a female image. After all - to be honest, if one day such a female character appears in a movie made by Mu Ken, I will feel He must have asked someone else to take the photo for him. "Hua Ruzhen said, "Many men can write about women like Guo Furong, but it is difficult for them to write about women like Tong Xiangyu."

Lu Yanhe thought to himself that the original author Ning Caishen was a man.

"Why?"

"To be honest, in China's cultural environment, it is rare to see a widow character like Tong Xiangyu who is so normal and vivid. I have watched many Chinese film and television dramas, in which the widows either stay widowed for many years and finally force themselves to become inhumane. , or it's the other extreme, and it has to be portrayed in a coquettish way. The word "widow" already has a certain symbolic meaning, and the word already has a certain direction, don't you think?" Hua Ruzhen asked.

Lu Yanhe: "I actually don't have much experience in this regard. In my life since childhood, I rarely heard anyone say the word widow."

Hua Ruzhen showed envy.

"You grew up in a much better environment than I did." Hua Ruzhen smiled and shook her head, "It's good. No wonder you can write such a character."

"Sister, did you grow up in China?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"Yes, but I have never been Chinese, if you want to ask this." Hua Ruzhen said, "My mother divorced my father when I was three years old and took me back to China. They were both international students. We got married in the United States, so even though neither of them had American citizenship, I became an American when I returned to China. When I was three years old, I didn’t remember much. Now I basically don’t remember what happened before I was three years old. Later, my mother married another man in China. The two of them lived quite happily. In fact, I also lived quite happily. Yes, they were very kind to me, but when I was ten years old, that man had an accident and died. "

Lu Yanhe's heart skipped a beat after hearing this.

He immediately realized why Cai Ruzhen cared so much about the widow just now.

You can probably guess it.

"My mother never changed my nationality back for me. In fact, I could change my nationality after I returned to China when I was a child." Hua Ruzhen said, "Later, when I was studying in Germany, my mother passed away, and I went home to hold the funeral. , I heard a lot of gossip from my relatives, all about my mother. When I was young and couldn't control my temper, I was about to kill someone with a knife. The person who accompanied me back at that time was Mu Ken, who was my boyfriend at the time. He tried his best to stop me so that I didn't do anything inappropriate. Something to redeem, otherwise I might still be in jail."

Lu Yanhe listened seriously.

"Later, Mu Ken and I got married. We lived in Germany and the United States all year round and rarely returned to China." Hua Ruzhen smiled tenderly at Lu Yanhe, "After a long time, I still want to talk to Chinese people. I don't know why. The genes in my bones are that I grew up in China, so What I recognized and accepted in my heart was the way we did in China. The people around Mu Ken and I always couldn’t get along. So I started to watch our domestic movies and TV series, and I watched a lot of them. It’s ridiculous to try to find a sense of familiarity and identity, right?”

Lu Yanhe shook his head, "Sister, this is not funny at all, I understand."

At this moment, he suddenly felt very happy about something.

Although he traveled through time, he still traveled to China, and he still traveled to a Chinese person.

Otherwise, the sense of self-identity and acceptance will become even more fragmented.

"I really like the drama "Wulin Gaiden" so much." Hua Ruzhen said, "I still like "Wulin Gaiden" more than "Six People"."

Lu Yanhe: "It's a pity that this drama is not very understandable to foreigners."

"It's true, Mu Ken didn't understand it very well." Hua Ruzhen smiled, "I asked him to watch two episodes with me. He really had 800 questions to ask me. I was too lazy to let him accompany me later. I watched it together, otherwise I would have to explain to him some parts that he couldn’t understand. The subtitles in the international version of Northern Lights were also poorly translated.”

Lu Yanhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Then I'll go reflect the Northern Lights."

-

It wasn't until "The Mist" started filming that Lu Yanhe's main character appearance was finally decided.

The final look was designed and finalized by Mu Ken himself.

Because he always appears as a ghost, he basically doesn't have a second set of clothes, and his image won't change much.

After the look was finalized, the clothing team started working overtime to make the clothes.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe's role was moved back and had to wait.

Lu Yanhe thinks this is good.

He has never made a foreign movie and doesn't know what a foreign crew is like.

Taking advantage of the fact that you don’t have to act yourself during the first few days since the film is started, you can first observe the operation of the crew.

The day before filming started, Mulken Sorge called all the main actors together, introduced each other, and read the script together again.

Although "The Mist" is a movie with a low production cost, the cast of this movie is actually pretty good. The three actors who played the role of the Asian family who were set on fire were all actors who had already made famous movies and were relatively well-known in Europe and the United States.

After all, it is not the work of an unknown newcomer. The new film directed by Muchen Sorge can still attract some well-known actors to participate.

Lu Yanhe didn't know if they knew each other. Anyway, it was the first time for him to meet everyone.

While reading the script, everyone was chatting.

Wendy is here. (End of chapter)