Become Famous Another Day

"The Willow Ryder Film Festival would like to invite you to serve as a judge for the main competition next year."

The day after talking about the drama directed by Gong Jiang, Chen Ziyan brought another news.

"The Willow Ryder Film Festival?"

Lu Yanhe had never participated in this film festival. He had only heard about it and knew that it was a relatively famous independent film festival in the United States.

Chen Ziyan said: "Do you want to go?"

Lu Yanhe said: "When will it be next year?"

"Probably around October, right behind Venice and Toronto." Chen Ziyan said, "Currently you have no plans for that time."

Lu Yanhe: "Then go. The National Film Festival is on the road, why not go to Liu Laide."

After all, it is also a very famous film festival.

Chen Ziyan was a little hesitant.

"What's wrong?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. It's your first time to serve as a judge at an international film festival. If your starting point is not high enough, will it lower your impression in everyone's mind?"

"This shouldn't be the case, right? Aren't there any big names who have served as judges at the Willow Ryder Film Festival before?"

"This film festival did not have a competition unit before, but it was only set up in the past two years." Chen Ziyan said, "The lineup of judges they invited in the past two years is indeed relatively average."

"What about the reputation of the films coming out of this film festival?"

"That's pretty good. The Willow Ryder Film Festival is one of the first-tier film festivals in the United States and has produced many good films. In the past two years, award-winning films have been nominated for Oscars."

"That's no problem, let's go." Lu Yanhe nodded after listening to a brief introduction to the film festival, "As long as the film festival itself has a good reputation, it's OK for me to go. I'll treat it like going to see a movie."

Seeing Lu Yanhe say this, Chen Ziyan nodded.

"Okay, since you said so, then agree to them."

Chen Ziyan said: "One more thing, the movie "Telephone" is about to start shooting."

"Oh?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "When?"

"It should be next month, if nothing else happens."

"Finally."

"Yes, finally." Chen Ziyan nodded.

As soon as Chen Ziyan finished talking to him during the day, Jiang Yuqian called him in the evening and told him that the movie "Telephone" was about to start filming.

"We are going to start shooting next month." Jiang Yuqian is currently attending a fashion week event and is out of the country. "Yan He, do you have time to come and take a look?"

"I'm still filming the second season of "Seventeen Floors". When it's finished, I'll go over and watch it." Lu Yanhe said.

"OK."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister Yuqian, when will you return to China?"

"It will probably take another week to come back. What's wrong?"

"I'm curious, I see you have been abroad recently." Lu Yanhe said, "I heard that a drama that I originally wanted you to act in was snatched away by other people in the company?"

"That's not the case. I rejected it myself and gave it to someone else, Fuli, right?" Jiang Yuqian said, "Both Zhou Pingan and she took the initiative to come to me and told me about this matter. I didn't If the show is scheduled, leave it to her."

"That's it, that's good. I thought you were staying abroad for a long time and the backyard of your home was on fire."

"It's not impossible that this is possible over time." Jiang Yuqian smiled, "The company has undergone a lot of changes recently, but Yan He, you won't renew your contract with Star Entertainment, right?"

"Yes, it will not be renewed. Now we are waiting for the contract to expire." Lu Yanhe said, "There is still more than half a year."

Jiang Yuqian: "Very good."

"Sister Yuqian, what about you? You have been with Star Entertainment for so many years. Now that Sui Xiaodie's contract has expired and she has left, will you renew your contract with Star Entertainment?"

"I haven't considered it for the time being. Star Entertainment will not be of much help to my current career."

Jiang Yuqian was also ready to leave.

However, Lu Yanhe was not surprised by this.

To put it bluntly, Xingyu’s resources and what it can do for them are completely unsuitable for their current stage.

Lu Yanhe still maintained a certain degree of restraint and did not directly shift the focus of his work abroad in one fell swoop.

Jiang Yuqian had no scruples at all.

"I am going to hand over my overseas agency contract to Williams Agency." Jiang Yuqian added, "They took the initiative to contact me and wanted to represent me in my overseas agency affairs. Do you have an agency overseas? ?”

"not yet."

"I originally wanted to ask your opinion."

"I don't have any opinions here that are worth your reference." Lu Yanhe said, "I may have to learn from you later."

Jiang Yuqian: "Come on, I'm trying to break the boat. I want to take advantage of the momentum of "Squid Game" and rush forward in one go. You have a much stronger foundation than I do, so you can definitely fight steadily."

Jiang Yuqian smiled.

"Yan He, don't follow me. I have combined my own situation. If I want to reach a higher level within three to five years, I can only take the road of internationalization and overtake others in a corner. Otherwise, I will always follow Zhang Lan and others have been fighting each other, but there has never been any big breakthrough. The few of us have limited talents. Unlike you and Chen Bige, who have such good acting skills, the further we go, the more we understand the importance of talent. I want to break out. , To take the lead, you can only fight for something else. "

Some actors have mostly glittering works in their resumes.

But some actors, on their resumes, are digging for gold in the sand.

This certainly does not mean that the latter is worse than the former.

Sometimes, when looking back at the end of life, the former may have collapsed in just ten or twenty years, while the latter has stood firm for decades and become a legend.

Jiang Yuqian's plan for herself is to realize that she cannot take the "movie queen" route, but can only take the "superstar" route.

Lu Yanhe: "Waiting for you to take me flying."

Jiang Yuqian laughed.

"OK."

-

After Lu Yanhe hung up the phone, he searched online to find out about Jiang Yuqian's work activities in the past few months. After searching, he discovered that Lu Yanhe's statement that she was almost based abroad was not an exaggeration.

Jiang Yuqian has just debuted and is on the rise with a work intensity, flying all over the world, fashion events, business dinners, movie events, relying on the popularity of the role of "Squid Game", she is crazy in front of the global media. The exposure did make her very popular during this period.

Especially in such an entertainment environment in China, Jiang Yuqian is now a rare star who has blossomed internationally, and is still quite popular -

There is no way, the domestic competition is too fierce. If you want to stand out and widen the gap with others, you must have something that others do not have.

Jiang Yuqian now has a unique advantage in "internationalization", and she is constantly consolidating and expanding her advantages in this area.

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Halfway through the filming of the second season of "Seventeen Floors", Ben-Suk Chung suddenly showed up again.

This time, he brought a Korean actor with him.

Lu Yanhe also knew him.

The host when Lu Yanhe participated in the Asian Television Festival was Kong Lingfan.

There was some unpleasantness between the two people at that time.

Later, TVN's management directly kicked Kong Lingfan out of the cooperation project because of this incident.

This time, Kong Lingfan followed Zhong Benzhuo to visit the class, and his attitude was very good.

Along the way, when I saw Chen Bige and Jiang Jun, they all bowed one by one. Lu Yanhe came out of his lounge only later.

Zhong Benzhuo immediately greeted Lu Yanhe.

The moment Lu Yanhe saw the two of them, there was an unmistakable moment of alertness on his face, and then he smiled politely.

"Mr. Zhong."

Zhong Benshuo enthusiastically introduced: "Yan He, you and Ling Fan must have met, right? He is a fan of your "Seventeen Floors" and has always wanted to come to the scene to observe and learn about the filming of the second season, especially you - he and I Say, he is your fan."

Lu Yanhe could only express his surprise socially and said, "Really? Thank you."

Kong Lingfan seemed to have forgotten the trouble he had caused Lu Yanhe before, and greeted Lu Yanhe proactively and enthusiastically.

"Teacher Lu, we meet again. It's really nice to see you."

His English pronunciation was not very pure, and it took Lu Yanhe a while to understand what Kong Lingfan was talking about.

"Hello."

The two parties chatted awkwardly for a while, and then Lu Yanhe went to prepare for his next scene.

The actors were talking privately.

Li Yuefeng was very surprised and asked: "Didn't he just come here not long ago? Why is he here again? He also brought someone with him."

"He is one of the investors and broadcasters of our show, so isn't it normal for him to come and hang out with us?" Yan Zhimeng said.

"Why does he care about such a big place like Asia and have so much free time?"

Li Yuefeng seemed to be very concerned and very sharp.

"He brought that Kong Lingfan here, who knows what he was planning."

Li Yuefeng's words gave everyone present a wake-up call.

"Kong Lingfan is quite famous in Korea, right?"

"I can't say he is very famous, but he did become popular because of a drama the year before last." Lin Chan said, "I watched that drama, and he also received a lot of attention in China at that time."

Li Yuefeng: "Our drama is not so popular that a star who is very popular in Korea comes to visit the show."

"What do you want to say?" Chen Bige glanced at Li Yuefeng with a half-smile.

"I think Zhong Benshuo may want Kong Lingfan to play a guest role in our drama." Li Yuefeng said, "Then, he can be naturally inserted into the main cast of the third season."

Everyone looked at each other.

Lu Yanhe originally wanted to say that although Maxine invested in this drama, the copyright was in the hands of Beijing and Taiwan after all, and it was not up to them to decide on this.

Another thought, given Beijing and Taiwan's urinary behavior and various past manipulations, if the two sides reached some exchange of interests, it might not come true.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige looked at each other.

Seeing this, Chen Bige asked Lu Yanhe: "Do you think what Li Yuefeng said is possible?"

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "It may not be impossible."

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Zhong Benzhuo actually had this idea in mind.

He doesn't just have a third season on his mind, though.

He has already negotiated with Beijing and Taiwan. After the "Seventeen Floor" trilogy, Maxine will obtain the copyright and adapt it into a spin-off series.

Zhong Benshuo's idea is to create a Korean version of "Seventeenth Floor" through Kong Lingfan's guest role in "Seventeenth Floor".

And Zhong Benshuo has no plans to let Kong Lingfan guest star in the second season.

He just brought him to find out the way in advance. In the third season, Kong Lingfan will become one of the protagonists.

-

Kong Lingfan was a little uneasy. After leaving the crew of "Seventeen Floors", he had been in a daze and always worried.

Seeing this, Zhong Benzhuo asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Kong Lingfan said: "Brother, I offended Lu Yanhe before. Do you think he won't stop me from participating in the third season?"

Zhong Benshuo: "Don't worry, I have already made an agreement with Beijing and Taiwan in China. This drama is Beijing and Taiwan's drama, not Lu Yanhe's drama."

Kong Lingfan said: "But I heard that Lu Yanhe has a great say in China. What if he is determined to prevent me from participating in this drama?"

"You don't know, the relationship between Lu Yanhe and Jingtai has been very delicate for a long time." Zhong Benshuo shook his head, "The third season of "Seventeen Floors" will be his last cooperation with Jingtai. In this case, Jingtai How could Taiwan care about his opinion?”

Kong Lingfan was a little surprised when he heard this, "Has he been banned by Beijing and Taiwan?"

"He almost blocked Beijing and Taiwan." Zhong Benshuo smiled, "China's film and television environment is still different from ours in Korea. TV stations are not so strong now. You should also try your best to ease the relationship with him. If it weren't for you Tell me that you have a bad relationship with him, and I will try to get you to star in the sequel to "Squidward Game."

Kong Lingfan sighed.

"I was too impulsive."

At that time, I just wanted to rub the heat, but unexpectedly, I broke my own skin.

Zhong Benshuo: "But it's okay. There is an old saying in China that the wind and water will take turns. Lu Yanhe's temper is so stubborn, and there will always be a day when he suffers a setback."

Kong Lingfan glanced at Zhong Benzhuo in surprise.

He didn't expect that Zhong Benshuo also had opinions on Lu Yanhe?

He thought that Zhong Benzhuo and Lu Yanhe had a good relationship.

After all, the two of them have collaborated so many times.

Zhong Benzhuo didn’t say much. In fact, it was impossible for him to tell others that his cooperation with Lu Yanhe still had discord and friction when Lu Yanhe was at the height of his power.

Externally, he also had to create a close cooperative relationship between him and Lu Yanhe.

-

"Look at you, your worries are unfounded."

Shen Yue said to Li Yuefeng, "I didn't stay for a guest appearance, okay?"

Li Yuefeng shrugged his shoulders.

"I also said at the time that it was just a possibility."

Lu Yanhe also thought it was quite interesting. Everyone had the same attitude on this matter, and they didn't want Kong Lingfan to make a cameo.

It may also be that the tone was set by Li Yuefeng as "unwelcome" from the beginning.

"The series "Seventeen Floors" is a real hit." Li Yuefeng added, "Even if Kong Lingfan doesn't come as a guest star this time, when our trilogy is finished, I don't believe that we will develop other spin-offs." Drama, this is such an easy subject to develop, if you replace all the actors and restart the story, it will still be interesting.”

"It depends on how Beijing and Taiwan arrange it." Jiang Jun smiled.

Li Yuefeng said: "Do you think Beijing and Taiwan will develop spin-off dramas for our single characters? Just like American dramas."

"It may not be possible for popular characters." Lu Yanhe said, "For example, your character."

Li Yuefeng: "My most popular character has died. I don't know what the audience will think of my current role."

Speaking of this, he felt a little depressed.

He is the only actor among the leading actors in the second season who has to worry about whether the audience will continue to accept him.

"Sister Bi Ge, if your character was given a spin-off, would you be willing to act in it?" Shen Yue asked.

Chen Bige shook his head.

"You've already acted in three movies, and you want to continue acting? You'll get tired of it," Chen Bige said, "I won't consider continuing to act in this series in the short term."

Shen Yue: "Actually, it would be great if this subject could be developed into a movie. I think it would definitely be very interesting if this subject was developed into a movie."

"Beijing and Taiwan have no experience and channels for making movies. Unless you cooperate with others, it will be difficult." Chen Bige said, "Movies and TV series are completely two systems, and the barriers are very deep."

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I drank too much, that’s all for today. (End of chapter)