Become Famous Another Day

The last time Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang performed "Green Apple Paradise" at the Spring Festival Gala, the response was great. They were actually approached during last year's Spring Festival Gala, but their schedule was not suitable.

When the invitation came this year, the three of them happened to have time to participate.

After the three of them confirmed that they would attend this year's Spring Festival Gala, Li Zhibai asked Lu Yanhe if he would write another chorus song for them this year.

Among Lu Yanhe's many identities, songwriting is the one that usually receives the least attention.

However, after a rough calculation, Lu Yanhe has also composed several songs that are not low in popularity, such as "Memorial", "Young Battlefield", "Bewitched", and "Green Apple Paradise".

In the past few years, singers have been asking Lu Yanhe to sing, but Lu Yanhe declined them all.

He also has a song called "Childhood" that he keeps in his hand and has not been officially released.

Previously, I thought the song was very good and I didn’t want to release it hastily. I could save it for a meaningful stage before releasing it.

However, later on, all his focus shifted to the creation of film and television dramas, and this song was pushed to the bottom of the box and has never been released.

Chen Ziyan also asked Lu Yanhe how to deal with the song "Childhood". Lu Yanhe felt that it was still the same idea as before. Since he did not follow the path of a singer, he would not be in a hurry to release this song.

For such a classic song, Lu Yanhe believes that no matter when it is released, it will become a performance piece for specific occasions for a long time to come. But what is the meaning of this song to Lu Yanhe?

Any work is inseparable from its creator - Lu Yanhe did not say that he really wrote this song, and he did not have the feeling of "dove occupying the magpie's nest" just because he has been in this world for a long time. His thoughts began to blur that those works were not copied by him.

Rather, after Lu Yanhe truly became an actor, he got to know many creators in the world, and after watching many works, he came to an understanding: In any era and in any place, your works must have stories. It can even be said that the height of your work is related to the work itself on the one hand, and the story behind the work on the other.

In short, Lu Yanhe has not published "Childhood" until now because he has not found a suitable story for "Childhood".

Well, memories of childhood.

Of course, that could certainly be a reason.

But who doesn’t want to reminisce about childhood?

"Young Battlefield" for Yan Liang is a journey of the past life and the expression of song, the integration of man and song.

"Bewitched" to Li Zhibai is the unity of the song's style and the person's personality.

"Green Apple Paradise" for the three of them is that they are looking back at their youth decades ago at their age. Therefore, a song has nostalgia, and in the nostalgia and classics, it is still full of youth. with vigor.

These songs are in another world and have stories belonging to another musical personality.

But in this world, they also need to find their musical personality in this world.

There has to be something a little different.

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"When we went to the Spring Festival Gala this time, the director asked us if we wanted to compose a song ourselves. Of course, this also needs to be submitted to the director for review." Li Zhibai said, "If the song we provide is not good, they will They also prepared works, but the works they prepared were more positive. ”

A positive energy song similar to "Singing Praise for Our Beautiful New Era".

Of course they can sing too.

However, the three of them finally got together and performed together on stage. They still wanted to perform something different and belong to them.

Lu Yanhe first took out "Love" by Little Tigers, which is a song similar in style to "Green Apple Paradise" and suitable for them.

Also suitable for Spring Festival Gala.

Li Zhibai: This song is nice and very similar in style to "Green Apple Paradise".

Yan Liang: Yes.

Lu Yanhe said: There is another song in another style. Let’s give it to the director team and see how they choose.

Li Zhibai: Have you prepared another one?

Lu Yanhe: Well, "Chinese".

This song by SHE has also been included in Lu Yanhe's playlist for a long time.

It is also a song suitable for performing on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

Lu Yanhe sent a short section he recorded to the group, mainly because there were many rap-like parts in the front, and he felt that he had to sing a section himself so that they could understand the style of the song.

Li Zhibai: Oh, the style of this song... is completely different from the style you wrote before. You actually write rap?

Lu Yanhe: I heard you sing a rap song in "Idol Era" before. I liked it very much, so I learned it.

Yan Liang: This song is very suitable for the Spring Festival Gala, and "Love" is also suitable. I think these two songs are very suitable.

Li Zhibai: If Yan He doesn’t compose music for others, it’s really a loss for others.

Lu Yanhe: I have only written these two songs this year. If I compose music for others, it will be our loss.

Li Zhibai: Hahahaha, that’s true. It’s better to let others lose. We have agreed that we will have at least one performance stage together every year, and we will stick to this agreement.

Yan Liang: That’s right.

Lu Yanhe: Okay, okay.

Li Zhibai: We didn’t close it last year.

Lu Yanhe: Last year it was because we all had things to do and didn’t have time.

Li Zhibai: From now on, we will set aside time, at least for the Spring Festival Gala. If the Spring Festival Gala does not invite us, we will perform on "Idol Era".

Lu Yanhe: OK.

Yan Liang: Li Zhibai has a good idea and will do this in the future.

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The three of them made an appointment to go to the recording studio to record demos of these two songs, so that they could send them to the Spring Festival Gala director team and let them choose which of the two songs would be used in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

The three of them had already learned these two songs before recording them, and they were very familiar with them.

It only took one day to record these two songs.

Of course, because it was just a demo, no complicated processing was done. I just used a few musical instruments to create a basic accompaniment so that the director team could understand the melody of the song.

When we came out of the recording studio together, it was evening, the sun was setting, and it was getting dark.

Li Zhibai suggested: "Let's have a meal together and then go back."

"Where to eat?"

"I don't know. Let's search and see if there are any new stores that have opened recently?" Li Zhibai looked at Lu Yanhe, "Didn't the gourmets from "Jump Up" recommend any new stores?"

Lu Yanhe took out his mobile phone and said, "Let me ask. However, stores that have been recommended by "Jump Up" recently have to queue up, so it is not easy to reserve a seat."

Fortunately, there is a hotel that they have rated four stars but have not yet published.

Xu Zijun knew that Lu Yanhe and the others wanted to eat now, so he said: "Let me make a reservation for you. Last time we went to eat, we met the boss. The boss gave us his contact information and asked us to call in advance next time. Okay. 10% off. The location of that store is relatively remote and difficult to find. The boss also uses this method to attract more customers. If you go there today, you probably don’t have to wait for us to publish this store visit note. It will become popular.”

Li Zhibai drove them to this hotel near the Fifth Ring Road.

This hotel is really hard to find. It is in a winding alley and takes a while to find.

This hotel was transformed from a courtyard house.

The name is "Youchun Garden", a very ancient name.

They entered the hotel. The boss had already known in advance that Lu Yanhe and the other three celebrities would come over for dinner—Xu Zijun had already said hello in advance at the scheduled time. Therefore, the independent box is also ready.

The boss welcomed them in very warmly.

"The three of you coming here have really made our place shine."

"Can't talk about it, can't talk about it." Li Zhibai immediately waved his hand, "Boss, we only found out about this place after listening to the recommendation of our friends. What are your signature dishes? Recommend a menu to us. Just the three of us, we will No more ordering.”

The boss smiled and nodded and said hello.

He added: "Our location here is indeed relatively remote. We can only rely on recommendations from old customers and word of mouth to attract new customers. It's rare that you three big stars are here. Can we take a photo together later?"

Li Zhibai: "No problem, boss, but before we leave, please keep the news about us here secret."

"Okay, don't worry. I've specially appointed a person I trust to serve you in this box." The boss smiled and pointed at the person standing behind him, a young girl who looked a little reserved. There were a few freckles on his face, "Then I'll go to the kitchen and order the dishes for you first. Xiaolian, you can pour tea for the guests."

Xiaolian nodded in response.

She went to get the teapot.

Lu Yanhe and the others sat down.

"Which song do you think the director team will choose?" Li Zhibai asked as soon as he sat down.

Yan Liang said: "I think the director team will choose "Love"."

"Why?"

"This song is more suitable for audiences of all ages." Yan Liang said, ""Chinese" is also very nice, but it is still a more relaxed and lively style, and it is relatively more suitable for the National Day Gala, where the main melody is more intense. stage."

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I think so too."

When Li Zhibai heard this, he felt a little regretful, "Actually, compared to "Love", I want to sing "Chinese" more."

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "Really?"

"Yeah." Li Zhibai nodded, "The styles of "Love" and "Green Apple Paradise" are too similar. If the three of us perform together on stage, it will still be the same style the second time, and everyone may feel a little disappointed. "

"It's only the second time. The style is somewhat similar, so I won't be disappointed so quickly. Besides, this song is very nice." Yan Liang retorted, "You just like "Chinese" which has more rap and a bright rhythm."

Li Zhibai nodded.

"I do prefer this style too."

The style of "Love" really doesn't match Li Zhibai's own style.

"Both songs have been written, and they must be performed on stage together." Lu Yanhe said, "No matter which song the Spring Festival Gala director team chooses, we will also find an opportunity to perform the other one together."

"Okay." Li Zhibai nodded, "Actually, after the Spring Festival Gala, there is usually a Lantern Festival Party. Maybe we will also be invited to the Lantern Festival Party."

Lu Yanhe nodded: "Then this is the best result."

Whether it is the Spring Festival Gala or the Lantern Festival Gala, its nature is different from other parties.

The celebrities they invite are all the most popular stars in the past year, or the most representative stars in the corresponding fields in the past year.

Therefore, if three people like Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang combined to perform one show, they would not dare to think of it at other parties. It would be a waste of their popularity and appeal.

However, for the Spring Festival Gala, there is a long queue of celebrities to appear on this stage.

A star is rarely given the opportunity to perform two shows.

Usually it is in the form of shared tables.

Celebrities who attend the Spring Festival Gala will most likely be invited to the Lantern Festival Gala. However, those with the biggest celebrity status will not go, they will only attend the Spring Festival Gala. But it is quite difficult for the three of them to perform a program together at the Spring Festival Gala and then continue to perform together at the Lantern Festival Gala.

People won't always put the three of them together.

They're not really a combination.

Need to communicate and fight for.

Moreover, parties like this have certain official program indicators.

If they can sing their own songs on the Spring Festival Gala stage, they won't be asked to sing their own songs at the Lantern Festival Gala.

Lu Yanhe thought carefully.

"I hope the director team can recognize "Chinese Language" as a song that promotes traditional Chinese culture. This may allow us to continue singing it at the Lantern Festival party."

Xiaolian poured them tea and brought them fruits and snacks.

Li Zhibai first ate a spicy chicken feet.

"Holy shit, it's so spicy!" Li Zhibai exhaled on the spot as he picked up the barley tea and drank it.

Xiaolian immediately looked apologetic.

"This chicken feet is a bit spicy, I forgot to remind you, sorry."

"It's okay." Yan Liang waved his hand to indicate that Xiaolian didn't need to feel guilty. He smiled and took out his cell phone and took a photo of the red-faced Li Zhibai. "It's rare to see him like this. Let's commemorate it."

Li Zhibai immediately gave Yan Liang a **** gesture.

"I'm really impressed by you." He drank a large cup of wheat tea before he regained his composure.

Interrupted by Li Zhibai, Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang both became curious about the spicy chicken feet. They both tried it, and both turned red in the face.

This time it was Li Zhibai's turn to laugh at them.

Xiaolian looked at the scene in front of her and pursed her lips slightly.

Lu Yanhe's cell phone suddenly rang.

When Lu Yanhe saw the name of the caller, it turned out to be Hua Ruzhen, the wife of "The Mist" director Muchen Sorge. This surprised Lu Yanhe.

"I'll take a call." Lu Yanhe said to them, took his cell phone and left the box, went to the corridor outside the door, and answered the phone, "Hello, sister."

During the filming of "The Mist", Lu Yanhe and Hua Ruzhen became like siblings.

"Yan He, I have returned to China and am in Yuming now. Are you in Yuming?" Hua Ruzhen's hearty voice came from the other end of the phone.

Lu Yanhe: "I'm here, sister, where are you now?"

Hua Ruzhen said: "I just left from the airport and was going to check in at the hotel. Are you free tonight? If so, can we go out for a drink a little later? I haven't been to Yuming for a long time, and I need you to take me around. visit."

Lu Yanhe immediately said: "Sister, I am preparing to have dinner with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang. How about you come directly to our place, and after you finish eating, I will take you to the hotel? You haven't had dinner yet, right?"

"I haven't eaten, but I'm coming here rashly, don't you want to disturb me?"

"It's just the three of us. It's okay. I just want to introduce you to each other." For Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, Lu Yanhe didn't need to ask their opinions in advance. Because of this relationship, and for this reason, he wanted to introduce them when he had the opportunity. Given Hua Ruzhen's acquaintance, "You should know them, right?"

"Of course, I told you, I am an experienced viewer of Chinese films and TV dramas." Hua Ruzhen smiled heartily and said, "Okay, then you can send me your address, and I will change it and come directly to you. "

Lu Yanhe: "Okay, this place is difficult to find. Let me know when you're almost there and I'll come out to pick you up. The car can't drive in, and it's hard to find it by yourself. It's like a maze."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe sent her the address. Then he remembered and asked: Sister, are you the only one? Is Muken with you?

Hua Ruzhen replied: I am the only one. He went back to Germany to be with his parents.

Lu Yanhe: Okay.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe returned to the box and told Li Zhibai and Yan Liang that Hua Ruzhen would be coming over later.

"Okay, just add a pair of bowls and chopsticks." Li Zhibai said to Xiaolian, "Sorry to trouble you."

Xiaolian responded.

Li Zhibai asked: "Why do you have such a good relationship with this sister Hua? Will she come to see you when she returns to China?"

"We were filming in Canada at the time. We were just two Chinese, so how could we have a bad relationship?" Lu Yanhe said, "She often cooked Chinese food and asked me to go out for dinner. It can be said that if it weren't for her, Director Mu Ken would not have acted in "The Mist" "If the ghost is of Chinese descent, I might not be able to establish a personal relationship with Director Mu Ken."

Yan Liang: "I heard you talk about her before, and I felt that she was a very powerful woman."

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded, "She is a very wise woman."

This was the most profound impression Hua Ruzhen had on Lu Yanhe.

She has always been by Mu Ken's side. She is not a career-oriented woman, but she does not give the impression of a "housewife" at all.

After Lu Yanhe interacted with her, she gave Lu Yanhe a calm, calm and graceful impression.

Hua Ruzhen not only takes good care of Muken's life, she is very clear about Muken's work, and even Muken's working environment and interpersonal relationships, and always helps him out like lubricant at critical moments. Muchen pushed things forward even better.

Not only does she often invite Lu Yanhe to dinner, but she also has a good relationship with many people on the crew.

It can be said that to many people on the crew, she is even more trustworthy than Muken. But also because of the care she takes for everyone after work and the trust she brings to everyone, the crew's operation, especially the support for Mu Ken, is of invisible help.

Lu Yanhe has met many directors' wives.

Although in a sense, director's wife is a relatively "sexist" term in the current context.

—Some people may ask, why don’t you have a director husband?

Putting aside the level of discrimination, the current situation of director wives is that they far outnumber director husbands.

Therefore, what Lu Yanhe really wants to say is that among this group of people, Hua Ruzhen is someone he knows. She has not really become a vassal of the director, and has great wisdom. With the help of such a role, it will not only play a role in her husband's director career. Help, but also make yourself unable to be ignored.

It's not easy.

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When Lu Yanhe received Hua Ruzhen, Hua Ruzhen saw him and immediately let out a scream of surprise. Then she enthusiastically held Lu Yanhe's face with both hands, rubbed it like an elder, and then let go. hand.

Unlike before when Mu Ken was around, Hua Ruzhen would give him a warm hug directly.

"You look a little stronger than when you played "The Mist" before. Are you working out recently?"

Hua Ruzhen noticed the change in Lu Yanhe's body shape as soon as he came up and asked.

Lu Yanhe helped her get two suitcases and led her forward.

"Yes, I just finished filming the second part of "Seventeen Floors". This film requires me to be a little stronger than when I was filming "The Mist"."

"The second part of "Seventeen Floors" has also been filmed. I'm really looking forward to it. My circle of friends and I like this show very much." Hua Ruzhen said, "Next time you go to the United States and Europe, I will take you there if you have the chance. Get to know the Chinese community there, there are many people who are your fans, and they all want me to introduce you to them when they know that I know you.”

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded, "When "The Mist" is released, there will definitely be a chance."

"Yes." Hua Ruzhen nodded, "They also have some people who are investing in film and television dramas. I heard you say before that you have an idea to write English scripts and it has developed in Europe and the United States. If you know them, If you want to do this later, I might be able to give you some help.”

"That's great." Lu Yanhe smiled and thanked, "Sister, do you have anything to do when you come back this time?"

"Come to meet some friends." Hua Ruzhen said, "Actually, I am in the United States. I have a few friends who are more interested in investing in domestic film and television dramas. However, they are not familiar with the domestic situation, so I will come over. Let’s take a vanguard first and check the situation.”

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and said, "Sister, it turns out you are still doing this kind of business."

Hua Ruzhen: "A small business is different from your big business."

Lu Yanhe thought for a while, smiled, and said, "The domestic film and television drama market is quite large, but I didn't expect that your circle of friends overseas would also be interested."

"My circle of friends is still mainly Chinese, and I'm married to a director, so everyone generally assumes that I know a little bit." Hua Ruzhen smiled and shrugged, "We have been doing some of this before. However, the investment is not very large. Everyone just spends some money to test the water and have fun. This time, someone also sent us two projects that looked good, so I came over. Take a field trip.”

Lu Yanhe suddenly understood.

He nodded.

"I heard that you also opened your own production company?" Hua Ruzhen asked.

Lu Yanhe smiled and waved his hand, "I'm just doing it on a small scale, participating in some projects in which I star or am a screenwriter. It's not a formal, industrialized production company."

Hua Ruzhen nodded, "Many actors have such a production company, and some of them later transformed and became a real production company."

"I still need to work **** this."

Hua Ruzhen nodded.

Both parties hit the mark on this topic.

When they arrived at Youchun Garden and entered the box, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang got to know Hua Ruzhen under the introduction of Lu Yanhe.

"The three of you are doing great now." Hua Ruzhen said with a smile, "You have become the top three among the young male actors in China."

When Yan Liang heard Hua Ruzhen's words, he was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands.

Li Zhibai said: "Sister Hua, what you say is too scary. Who among the three of us dares to claim this title?"

"I didn't ask you to claim this title." Hua Ruzhen smiled and waved her hand, "This is just a person who has been paying attention to the Chinese entertainment industry and has a little expectation for you. Moreover, what I said That’s right. Among actors of your age, are there any actors who have achieved more than you?”

"Yes, yes. If you look at the actors in "Three Mountains" and "Six People", they are no worse than us." Li Zhibai said immediately, "There is also Wang Dashan from "The Man on the Road"." Hua Ruzhen: "They still can't compete with you guys, right?"

Yan Liang shook his head and said, "It's almost the same. Almost the same."

Hua Ruzhen smiled, "Okay, since you are so humble, I won't say that. Anyway, the three of you are very good, so keep up the good work. We are all paying close attention to the three of you, including Yan Liang, your performance in "Liu Guang Yin" , my friends and I are very concerned about it.”

Yan Liang was surprised and said thank you.

Yan Liang didn't know the meaning behind Hua Ruzhen's words, but after hearing what Hua Ruzhen was doing this time, he immediately realized the meaning.

Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered something.

"Sister, is there any investment from you behind the drama "Liu Guang Yin"?" Lu Yanhe asked directly.

Hua Ruzhen smiled at Lu Yanhe, admitted the matter, and said, "I invested a little in the early stage."

Lu Yanhe: "No wonder, Yan Liang told me before that he had some disputes with Zhang Lan, the heroine of this drama. It turns out that you, my sister, are supporting Yan Liang."

Yan Liang only reacted at this time and looked at Hua Ruzhen in surprise.

He never knew the composition of the investors behind the show "Liu Guang Yin".

An S-level drama like this on a platform, with an investment of hundreds of millions, is definitely not something that just three or four companies can afford.

In today's environment, it is impossible for any company to put its eggs in one basket.

If something happens to one of the idiots, and the show can no longer be aired, it will be in vain—

This is the current situation, so any drama is destined to have multiple investors sharing the risks.

However, Yan Liang did not expect that Hua Ruzhen would be among them.

Hua Ruzhen said: "Our circle will pay more attention to projects starring you, and everyone has great confidence in you."

Lu Yanhe asked with a smile: "Sister, when Director Mu Ken asked me to play "The Mist", you were the one who recommended me behind his back, right?"

"I didn't recommend you seriously, I just made him watch several of your movies to let him get to know you." Hua Ruzhen smiled slightly, "I don't believe that after seeing your performance, he will Choose someone else.”

At this moment, many things suddenly became clear.

Why would a film director who already has a successful masterpiece suddenly notice an actor like Lu Yanhe?

This is not a film by art film directors from the International Film Festival. If they noticed Lu Yanhe and sent him an invitation, Lu Yanhe would understand.

And why did the crew of "Liu Guang Yin" support Yan Liang so much? Between Zhang Lan and Yan Liang, they chose Yan Liang without hesitation.

Lu Yanhe had known Hua Ruzhen for some time, and it was only now that he suddenly realized that Hua Ruzhen actually had far more energy than he expected.

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After having dinner together, Hua Ruzhen sighed very seriously.

"This store is really good. I will make a note of it and bring my friends to eat here next time."

When the boss heard this, he immediately smiled and gave him his business card and said, "You are very welcome. If you need anything, please feel free to contact us."

Hua Ruzhen took the business card from the boss and said, "I may hold a private party at my own place in the future. I hope I can invite your chef by then."

The boss was a little surprised, "Huh?"

This was a scope of business that he had not thought of.

Hua Ruzhen laughed, "I promise, I will never poach anyone, I'm just borrowing it, and the price will definitely satisfy you."

The boss didn't understand it clearly at first, so he could only nodded first.

Lu Yanhe sent Hua Ruzhen to the hotel first, while Li Zhibai and Yan Liang went back first.

Zou Dong drove, and Lu Yanhe sat in the back with Hua Ruzhen.

"Sister, why have you never told me before that you are still investing in film and television dramas?"

Hua Ruzhen said: "This is just a hobby, not a serious job. Besides, the small amount of funds I control is incomparable with those real predators. They are just a group of my friends." Let’s get together and have fun, I’m not trying to be modest with you, it’s true.”

Lu Yanhe nodded, "But I didn't expect that you would actually invest in "Liu Guang Yin"."

"Then there are many projects that I have invested in that you haven't thought of." Hua Ruzhen said, "We also invested in the movie "Fire"."

Lu Yanhe looked surprised.

Hua Ruzhen: "However, I am returning to China this time because there are some new situations here. Things have not been settled yet, so I won't tell you now. I will contact you when things are settled. ”

Lu Yanhe was stunned when he heard this.

Hua Ruzhen's words seemed to have some direction.

What's settled, do I need to contact him again?

Lu Yanhe thought of Hua Ruzhen's mention of her investment in film and television dramas today, and emphasized that several times before, it was just for petty fun, hobbies, and casual fun...

Could it be that Hua Ruzhen is planning to make a big move later?

When this idea popped up in Lu Yanhe's mind, Lu Yanhe felt that it might not be true.

"The editing of "The Mist" is almost done." Hua Ruzhen suddenly smiled at Lu Yanhe and said, "The people from D19 should contact your team soon. The film will be released as planned next year. It will be released next month, and the film will have some promotional schedules. After the Simon Schmid incident, you are now one of the focuses of the film. I think you will be busy next."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

"The Mist" is scheduled to be released in January. Lu Yanhe knew about this before.

However, at that time, the movie did not say that Lu Yanhe would be involved in the promotion of the entire trip.

On the one hand, "The Fog" is a horror film, and its promotion schedule is different from mainstream promotion methods. Lu Yanhe will attend at most two to three premieres or promotional events. His contract only stipulated that he would cooperate with three promotional activities.

On the other hand, Lu Yanhe will be filming "Friends" in December, and they will still adopt the mode of filming and broadcasting at the same time. By then, December will definitely be a very busy month for Lu Yanhe.

It might be really difficult for him to find time to cooperate with the promotion of "The Mist" during this time period.

Lu Yanhe thought that he might have to communicate with Chen Ziyan about this matter quickly to see how to coordinate and resolve it.

And just like Hua Ruzhen said, within two days, D19 Company came to contact Chen Ziyan.

"Fortunately, the situation is slightly better than we expected." Chen Ziyan said, "The release date of "The Mist" in the United States is January 6th. Several promotional nodes are tentatively planned, and the trailer will be released on December 6th. We will release a special episode for the whole month of December. We don’t need any offline cooperation. We just need to cooperate with the promotion online. However, on January 3, there will be a world premiere in Los Angeles, and we need you for this. We will also attend some media interviews, including filming for four film magazines, which are all arranged by D19 Company. This means that we will not be able to stay in the country from January 2nd to 5th.”

Lu Yanhe asked: "How to arrange the filming of "Friends"?"

Chen Ziyan said: "We are still broadcasting two episodes a week, filming and broadcasting at the same time. Originally I wanted to discuss whether it could be postponed, but the TV station's schedule and investment were all decided, and the studio scenery was also ready. Everyone’s schedules have also been freed up. We can’t reschedule the filming just because of this trivial matter. This will cause a loss of at least seven figures.”

"What should we do?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"Start shooting in advance." Chen Ziyan said, "We will shoot the filming tasks in advance for the week when we go to cooperate with the promotion in January."

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

"Can it be done?"

"Try your best." Chen Ziyan said, "If we don't film it in advance and prepare it here, we will definitely not be able to film it in that week of January. The two episodes filmed in advance and prepared for broadcast will be consumed in that week. Then when we start from After returning from the United States, the entire crew must operate to the extreme. If there is any problem during the filming, there will be no buffer time and the skylight may be opened directly. "

Lu Yanhe felt a headache.

Whether we can start shooting in advance is really not an easy thing to coordinate.

There are so many people in a crew, and no one is always available.

Sure enough, after some communication, the show started filming three days in advance at most.

After Hu Siwei learned about Lu Yanhe's situation, he suggested: "If it doesn't work out, let's modify the shooting plan. The shooting plan we made before left more time for shooting. If we squeeze the time, we can actually shoot one more photo per week." The content of the set.”

According to their original plan, each week should look like this:

On Monday, we sit together to read the script together. Each actor follows his or her own lines and then puts forward suggestions for modification. The screenwriters will then make fine adjustments based on the suggestions from the script reading. Other staff members of the crew also need to make adjustments based on this revised version. Make adjustments to your work.

Tuesday is a day spent rehearsing.

Wednesday to Friday are used to shoot the two episodes that need to be shot this week. If there is a need to go on location, you may need to use an extra Saturday because it takes more time to go on location.

Sunday is for rest.

This is the production rhythm of a sitcom that is shot and broadcast at the same time.

At that time, we could have filmed it all in one go and then broadcast it. It was Lu Yanhe who suggested that filming and broadcasting could effectively absorb the audience's feedback and make adjustments in the subsequent plot. So in the end, everyone negotiated and decided to use "Six People" In the first season, it was filmed and broadcast simultaneously.

This also makes everyone very excited.

As an actor, this means never letting up.

But it also means that they can gain a shooting experience that most film and television actors cannot gain.

While filming, you can get feedback from the audience and then use it in subsequent performances.

Lu Yanhe did not expect that the shooting method he proposed would ultimately limit him.

Lu Yanhe also signed a contract with "Mist", so it is impossible to miss the promotion there.

After much deliberation and hesitation, Yuehu TV came up with the idea. If it didn't work out, they adjusted the broadcast plan from two episodes a week to one episode a week.

This way, the production pressure will be much less on their part.

Lu Yanhe can go to the United States calmly to cooperate with the promotion of "The Mist". The filming of "Friends" does not need to make any adjustments and modifications, and can still be done according to the original plan.

"But can one episode a week retain the audience?" Hu Siwei was worried about this.

Lu Yanhe was actually a little worried.

Especially since this is the return season of "Six". After the third season of "Six" experienced an overall collapse in reputation, it is hard to say how many viewers are still willing to support this series.

Lu Yanhe was the first to reject the proposal.

"No, the broadcast plan of this drama must still be the same as before. It cannot be changed to one episode a week. Otherwise, this change may make the audience even more unhappy with our drama." Lu Yanhe said, "Our first priority for this season of 'Friends' is to bring back the original audience."

At this point, Lu Yanhe was actually very moved and guilty.

No one blames him for causing so much trouble for Friends because of his plans to promote the movie.

Everyone is actively working hard to find solutions.

Li Zhibai saw Lu Yanhe sighing melancholy for several days and frowning. After knowing what he was worried about, he said with some doubts: "Is this worth worrying about for so long?"

Lu Yanhe asked: "Isn't this worth worrying about? Is there any way to solve this matter?"

"Why is there no way to solve it?" Li Zhibai said, "This is a sitcom in itself, and it is not a drama that promotes the development of the main plot in every episode. You just add two episodes in the week you are leaving. Come on, find a reason so that you don’t have to appear in those two episodes, or film your appearance in advance so that it doesn’t affect other people’s filming.”

Li Zhibai's words made Lu Yanhe enlightened.

ha?

That's right.

Can you still do this?

Lu Yanhe stood up excitedly, "Li Zhibai, you can do it!"

Li Zhibai looked at the excited Lu Yanhe with confusion and disgust.

"You're not going to jump on me, are you? I'm telling you, don't come." Li Zhibai said, "I'm not Yan Liang. My body can't withstand your attack."

Lu Yanhe: "..."

He said: "You have finished filming the movie "Go to Death" anyway. You can make a guest appearance in the two episodes where I am not around."

Li Zhibai: "What the hell?"

"It was decided happily."

"Who decided happily with you? I want to rest! I still have two movies to shoot next year!"

"It's only two episodes, and it only takes a week to shoot." Lu Yanhe said, "Didn't you always say that the series "Six People" didn't write a role for you? Now I will write a role for you."

Li Zhibai: "Remember me now?!"

"I'm absent, so the only one who can save me is you."

"Then you want to say this -" Li Zhibai curled his lips, "That's okay."

Lu Yanhe immediately told Hu Siwei and Chen Ziyan about this idea.

Everyone said, this is a good idea!

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"Friends" got two more episodes for no reason. The platform is happy, the sponsors are happy, and the actors are also happy.

When "Friends" was launched, it coincided with the release of the filming behind-the-scenes of "Wulin Gaiden".

This also became a news that attracted much attention that day.

These two sitcoms, one modern and one ancient, are both big hit dramas. Lu Yanhe's return brought "Six" back to life and directly changed its name to "Friends". After half a year of fermentation, "Wulin Gaiden" has become more and more popular. The long-tail effect is no worse than "Six People", and the data is gratifying.

"Wulin Gaiden" has become the annual champion of Northern Lights Video's membership acquisition and viewership in November.

In contrast, although "Squid Game" is a global hit, its domestic performance is not as good as "Wulin Gaiden".

Of course, there are joys and sorrows.

During the previous Golden Tripod Awards, "Squid Game" and "Wulin Gaiden" were not shortlisted for any awards.

I don’t know if there will be any harvest at the Red River Awards and Blue Ribbon Awards in February and March next year.

The themes of these two dramas are indeed not favored by mainstream awards in the past.

Lu Yanhe doesn't have much hope for his work to win awards. It's really difficult for this type of drama and comedy to compare with the main drama in terms of artistry and thickness.

However, Lu Yanhe felt that whether it was Jiang Jun in "Squid Game" or Liu Zi in "Wulin Gaiden", their performances were absolutely not inferior to any of the emperors and queens. The difficulty and difficulty of their two roles were The complexity is no less than that of the characters in the drama.

Lu Yanhe feels that these two actors should not be ignored when it comes to acting awards.

At the start-up scene of "Friends", Lu Yanhe was thinking about this matter. Suddenly, Yan Liang came over excitedly with his mobile phone and said to Lu Yanhe: "Old Lu, look!"

Lu Yanhe was stunned, "Huh?"

Yan Liang took the phone and showed him the screen.

"Look, "Squidward"! It's been shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards! Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series, and Best Actress in a Drama Series, three nominations!"

As soon as Yan Liang finished speaking, Lu Yanhe's own cell phone rang.

It was a call from Zhong Benzhuo.

Lu Yanhe immediately realized why Zhong Benzhuo called.

This time, Lu Yanhe quickly answered the call from Zhong Benzhuo.

"Hey, Mr. Zhong."

"Yan He, congratulations! We at Maxine submitted this drama to the Golden Globe Awards, and "Squid Game" was shortlisted for three Golden Globe Awards!" Zhong Benshuo said very excitedly.

Lu Yanhe laughed.

"Yes, I just saw the news. It's great. It's indeed something worth celebrating."

Chung Ben-suk said: "It's unbelievable that a non-English drama has been shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award! None of us had such hopes."

Lu Yanhe actually didn't expect it.

He knew that "Squid Game" was in its original time and space, because it represented the unprecedented height and popularity of Korean dramas, making it the favorite to win awards at that time, but that was purely in line with the trend at the time, and in Nairobi It was only with the great support of the streaming media giant Fei that we achieved such results.

In fact, "Squid Game" has not achieved as explosive results here as the original space and time. This is not to say that it is not popular in Europe and the United States, but it is not that popular.

Moreover, due to copyright ownership reasons, "Squid Game" is still essentially a Chinese drama without the participation of American capital. At that time, "Squidward Game" was regarded by Netflix in the United States as a typical case of non-English works becoming popular globally, and the entire company was pushing hard to give it a golden reputation.

Maxine would not do such a thing for "Squid Game".

In this case, why did "Squidward" still get three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards?

Lu Yanhe was also surprised.

Of course, no matter what, this is something to be happy about.

Jiang Jun was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Viewer, and Jiang Yuqian was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Viewer—

It can be said that these are history-making nominations.

Ms. Zhang's international status is largely due to the fact that "Memoirs of a Geisha" brought her a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination, firmly defending her status to this day - of course, in fact it is definitely not the case. Nomination for this trophy.

But again, many things cannot be quantified. So when we want to evaluate a person and distinguish between superiors and inferiors, we can only compare based on quantifiable indicators.

Apart from her, it was also many years later that Ms. Yang won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for "The Universe", making Ms. Zhang no longer the only Chinese actress to be nominated.

Whether or not you get this nomination does not prove that the actor's acting skills are better or more awesome.

But receiving this nomination at least shows one thing. The success of "Squid Game" and the performance of Jiang Jun and Jiang Yuqian have been seen.

Lu Yanhe was very happy for them, and later declined to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony to be held on January 11.

He can no longer take time off from the "Friends" cast.

He has not been nominated for the Best Screenplay Award or the Best Drama Series Award, and 90% of the time he will not win it. He will just go to the red carpet and show his face, and there is no other use.

If he himself is nominated for a personal award, that's another matter.

Zhong Benshuo was shocked when he learned that Lu Yanhe did not plan to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

What?

Not even attending the Golden Globe Awards?

Just because you want to film "Friends"?

Can't you spare some time in the day?

This is the Golden Globe Award!

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"It would be a pity that you can't attend the Golden Globe Awards." Chen Ziyan said, "The exposure and nature of this event are still different from other award ceremonies. In the United States, apart from the Oscars, the Golden Globe Awards have the greatest influence. "

Lu Yanhe said: "I know it has a great influence, but sister Ziyan, I have no nomination for a personal award. Even if I attend, it won't mean much."

"On that occasion, you can make many people in Hollywood know you." Chen Ziyan said.

Lu Yanhe smiled and said: "Sister Ziyan, I believe there will be many opportunities for them to get to know me in the future, and this one is not missing. Besides, it's not that I don't want to attend, it's because I can't sit down for "Friends" in one breath Not for two weeks."

"Actually, there are not two weeks." Chen Ziyan said, "You set off on January 5th, get the Golden Globe Award on the 11th, and come back on the 12th. You have a full schedule, and it only takes one week."

"But it spans two weeks, which will affect the two weeks of shooting. You know, "Friends" is not a shooting plan based on days, it is done on a week-by-week basis." Lu Yanhe said.

"We can't ignore one thing and lose the other, and we can't lose the quality of "Friends" because of this. Sister Ziyan, maybe "Friends" will become a global hit starting from this season. Have you seen the data provided by Zhong Benshuo and the others? "Friends" front In the past few seasons, the audience in Europe and the United States has been growing and accumulating. The news of the return of our "Friends" has also been trending on overseas social media. Although the show did not become an instant hit overseas, it did. It has been accumulating audiences and fans. It will be a drama that becomes more and more popular as it airs. We cannot let its quality be affected because of my frequent leave of absence."

Chen Ziyan sighed.

"Well, I'm just a little sorry that you're going to miss the Golden Globes."

Lu Yanhe understood what Chen Ziyan meant.

This is indeed not an ordinary exposure event. Even in the eyes of many media around the world, attending the Golden Globe Awards event itself is a symbol of identity, status and honor.

But Lu Yanhe also thought very clearly that he didn't need it.

He will have better ones in the future.

The Mist was a start and Squidward was a surprise, but neither was a flash in the pan.

Maybe next year, he can take the crew of "Friends" to the Golden Globe Awards or even the Emmy Awards ceremony. (End of chapter)