Become Famous Another Day

"That's it for today's show. Thank you to the crew of "Friends" for letting us show you the next show. See you later-"

After the host announced the end of the recording of this program in high spirits, everyone on the stage danced to the music.

By this time, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.

Of course, for a program whose official recording time starts at six o'clock in the evening, the recording was completed in five hours, which is already very fast.

Wang Biao took Lu Yanhe's mobile phone and walked up to Lu Yanhe and whispered, "Brother Lu, Zhong Benshuo made two calls just now."

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised. He took the phone and looked at it. The first call was at 8:20, and the second call was at 9:00.

But apart from these two phone calls, Zhong Benzhuo did not send him any news.

Lu Yanhe replied to Zhong Benzhuo: I just finished recording the show and got my mobile phone. It is already very late. If there is nothing urgent, we will contact you tomorrow.

In almost a minute, Zhong Benzhuo called.

Lu Yanhe hadn't even left the studio yet.

He regretted it and should have replied later.

"Hey, are you still at the show recording site? It sounds lively."

Zhong Benshuo's voice sounded deliberately surging with passion, like a morning that should have been full of energy - but in fact, it was just a morning that had just stayed up all night and could only use golden sunlight to cover up the dark eyes. morning.

"Yes, you are so anxious to find me so late. Could it be that something important has happened?"

Lu Yanhe admitted that at this moment he even hoped that something was really going on, which was why Zhong Benshuo insisted on calling him so late.

Zhong Benshuo said: "Yan He, do you know the number of viewers who watched the first episode of "Friends" on Maxine?"

His tone was filled with an unbearable and suppressed excitement.

The only thing left is to say it clearly—guess higher! Guess higher!

Lu Yanhe slapped himself on the forehead.

"I don't know, don't be pretentious and just tell me."

Zhong Benshuo: "One hour after it went online, the number of viewers exceeded 2 million! Now there are 3.19 million!"

Don't look at this number, which is only two million or three million...compared to tens of millions in China, it seems very low, very few. On the one hand, China has a large population, and this is the home field. To exaggerate, the market can carry almost half of the world's population. On the other hand, there are also statistically different relationships.

In streaming media like Maxine, the number of viewers is calculated based on the number of IDs. Even if you watch the same ID five or six times, it will only count as one person. Visitors are another statistic that will be counted, but it is not as meaningful as the number of viewers—because what overseas streaming media values ​​most is the number of members and how much members like the show.

What level does such data belong to?

In Maxine, when the annual list is generally released, unless there is a global phenomenon with a big hit, the number of viewers of the big hit is between 50 million and 80 million. Looking at the statistics of the first hour of broadcasting, a top-notch drama starring a global star may only be around 10 million.

For a series like "Friends", the number of viewers exceeded 2 million within one hour of its premiere. It was equivalent to achieving what "The Gold Rush" achieved in one month.

No wonder Zhong Benzhuo would call him immediately no matter what.

"Then should I congratulate you on getting such an outstanding drama for Maxine again?" Lu Yanhe asked with a smile.

"Of course, but, Yan He, I have to tell you, although there have been many unpleasant things between us, please believe me, nothing can affect my trust in you, and you have also seen that , as long as it’s you, I will never hesitate to show my sincerity.”

Ben-Suk Chung said: "This time, we paid nearly 20 million US dollars in copyright fees for 'Friends', and it was only available for three years."

"Believe me, it won't be this number next season. If you don't double it, you'll be sorry for the show's performance." Lu Yanhe laughed.

"I know, I know, of course." Zhong Benshuo took a deep breath, "Hey, Yan He, why don't you just cooperate with us and develop another drama together? You know, as long as you agree, I will provide you with A very generous contract.”

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "God, haven't I cooperated with you enough now?"

"That's not to cooperate with you directly. What I mean is that between us, there is no Jingtai, no Yuehutai, no Northern Lights Video... just us." Zhong Benshuo said, "The price is very easy to negotiate, Yan He, as long as you are willing, I will come to you early tomorrow morning with a contract."

"No, I've been too busy recently. As you know, when I was filming "Friends", I also had to cooperate with the promotion, and I didn't have enough time to rest." Lu Yanhe said, "Mr. Zhong, of course I am willing to cooperate with Maxine, as long as But there is no suitable project, and you all know the projects I am working on.”

"I heard that you have started writing an English script?"

"That's a movie."

"Why not movies? We at Maxine make a lot of movies every year."

"I hope the movie can be released in theaters instead of being released on the video platform for a week and then disappearing."

"The movies produced by Maxine are all released around the world." Zhong Benshuo said, "For creators like you, you only need to make your request and we will cooperate."

"What you're saying now is really too exaggerated." Lu Yanhe had to point this out.

Zhong Benzhuo's tone was full of lively smile.

"I can be a little more flashy if you want."

"You'd better let me go. Really, I'm too tired. Now is not the time to discuss this matter. I need to go back and rest."

"Okay, you go to bed early, but when you wake up tomorrow morning, please think carefully about what I told you."

Lu Yanhe hung up the phone.

He yawned sadly.

Wang Biao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Lu, how about you take a couple more sips of coffee?"

"Huh? Now? Go back to bed."

Wang Biao sighed, "I'm sorry, you have a schedule later."

"What the hell?" Lu Yanhe was stunned and looked at Wang Biao in disbelief.

Wang Biao said: "We are going to record Ono Girl's blog show. We have communicated before. Have you forgotten?"

"Ah... yes, I forgot." Lu Yanhe sighed as if he was resigned to his fate, "Okay."

Ono Girl is a very popular reading blogger. She met Lu Yanhe at a book fair, and later they collaborated twice with Jiangyin Publishing House. She is also one of the very few podcast bloggers on the Internet with millions of listeners.

When Lu Yanhe received the invitation, he agreed to appear on her show.

This is also a promotion for "Friends".

Wang Biao added: "The ratings for today's second episode exceeded 2 per episode."

Lu Yanhe: "Didn't you surrender?"

"No, not at all." Wang Biao said with a smile, "However, the plot of Wen Fanxi becoming a father still caused a lot of discussion, and the topic became a hot topic."

Lu Yanhe nodded, "You can think of it."

"Yan He, let's go have supper together later, will you come with us?" Zhan Yun met him in the corridor and asked, "The host of "Saturday Night" organized it. They will probably come to ask you soon. ”

"I'm going to record a blog show later." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "You go ahead."

"Do you have any announcements?" Zhan Yun looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise, seemingly not expecting that Lu Yanhe would have such a busy schedule.

"yes."

"Okay." Zhan Yun said, "This makes me feel a little guilty."

"No, it's not necessary." Lu Yanhe said, "You don't know how much I want to go back and rest now. If it weren't for the fact that the recording time of this podcast is always late at night, this announcement would definitely not be scheduled at this time."

"Oh? Only recording late at night? Are you going to record Ono Girl's podcast?" Zhan Yun asked.

"Yes, you know?"

"I am a loyal listener of this program." Zhan Yun said, "I like listening to her program very much. I followed her program and read a lot of books. To be honest, I didn't like reading that much before. It was she who made me My interest in reading was renewed.”

"I will tell her what you said." Lu Yanhe said with a smile.

Zhan Yun smiled and nodded.

-

Days like this lasted for almost a month.

The high ratings of "Friends" and the audience's love for the show swept through December like a tornado.

Everyone guessed that "Friends" would do well, but no one expected that this show would do so well.

So much so that by the third week, there were many articles criticizing the show's problematic values.

Basically, if a drama is not popular to a certain extent, there will be no articles criticizing the drama's problematic values.

It was even written by some famous people.

Lu Yanhe read some of the articles and had nothing to say other than puckering his lips.

It's all nonsense.

In this world, the easiest thing to attack others is ideology and values. Because no one is perfect, there will always be things that people take out of context to make a fuss about.

In fact, anyone who has actually watched this show knows what this is about.

Such popularity has also made the weekend time of the main creators of "Friends" become a time slot that major events are competing for.

In order to compete for their schedule, many additional conditions must be paid.

For example, in order to win Yan Liang to attend their annual ceremony, a fashion media agreed to help him connect with the Asia-Pacific spokesperson of a top-tier brand. For Yan Liang, this is a real benefit.

Not to mention Lu Yanhe.

As a couple, he and Chen Siqi have always been invited to major events.

There are many celebrity couples, but this is the only one that is as good as Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi.

Some people used to say that Chen Siqi relied on Lu Yanhe's help to obtain everything she had.

There are almost no such voices now.

For Lu Yanhe's fans, Chen Siqi has helped Lu Yanhe and his works achieve miraculous results through her strong media connections and several legendary marketing campaigns, leaving Lu Yanhe's fans speechless - whether it's "Late Spring", a literary film that grossed 500 million at the box office, or "Six People"'s desperate and desperate promotion method, Chen Siqi's demonstrated ability proved that not only did she need Lu Yanhe, but Lu Yanhe also needed her.

For the public, especially young women, Chen Siqi is like an ICON, a true life idol. She ran a magazine at a young age and then expanded it into a media group. In just four and a half years, she and her team have established a firm foothold and have never stopped and are still actively expanding.

From the overseas version of "Jump Up" to the International Film Critics Film Festival being prepared, her attitude of never stopping perfectly fits modern women's yearning to control their own lives.

To a certain extent, the mental outlook shown by Chen Siqi has even given her more female fans than Lu Yanhe.

Most of Lu Yanhe's female fans still maintain the relationship between fans and idol artists.

Chen Siqi's fans almost all have a "follower" mentality.

Such a couple, in this era, can almost be said to be the most mainstream and popular group.

-

"Maxine got a fifteen-minute interview on the morning news column of the American CBN TV station." Chen Ziyan said: "That program is watched by about eight million households in the United States, and it has great influence."

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and asked, "Do I have time to participate in the interview for that program?"

"Yes." Chen Ziyan smiled at him, "Their program is a live broadcast. Your interview will be conducted between 7:45 and 8 o'clock in the morning. Well, you can finish the work here at 8 o'clock."

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Okay, then it seems I have to get up early."

"Yes." Chen Ziyan smiled, "I'm glad that I have prepared a lot of things to convince you, so I don't need to say them anymore."

"It has great influence, and I have time to participate. Have I ever refused a job that meets these two conditions?" Lu Yanhe shook his head, "Sister Ziyan, you don't trust me too much."

"I don't know if you can still accept it after working at such a high-intensity pace for a month."

"Okay, I've been really tired lately." Lu Yanhe said, "I really need a day off where I don't have to see anyone or answer any phone calls."

"If you keep persisting, you will have a rest day like this when "Friends" is finished filming." Chen Ziyan said with a smile.

-

At this time, the news of Yin Xincheng's love was photographed by a paparazzi and exposed.

"Oh, it doesn't matter if you get photographed. If you get photographed, you get it. It's nothing." Lu Yanhe said to Yin Xincheng, "Not exposing has the advantage of not exposing, but exposure also has the advantage of exposure. From now on, you will No more hiding or hiding from the paparazzi when you go out.”

Yin Xincheng was very nervous.

"I may be a little timid when I say this, but I am afraid that this matter will be exposed and it will affect my work."

Lu Yanhe: "Believe me, it won't happen. Don't worry about these things."

Yin Xincheng said: "My previous agent told me that most of my fans are fans of my girlfriend. Once my relationship is exposed, many people will lose their fans."

"Isn't this just nonsense?" Lu Yanhe asked, "If most of your fans are girlfriend fans, then why did they let you be on a love show before? Isn't this a contradiction?"

Yin Xincheng was stunned.

"You were just fooled by them."

"Holy shit!" Yin Xincheng reacted with an expression of disbelief.

The fact that an actor is in a relationship is exposed does not have much impact.

At least it has little impact on Yin Xincheng.

He is not an actor who acts like an idol, although he is also a handsome young man.

Lu Yanhe said to him: "Is there anyone with your girlfriend now?"

Yin Xincheng shook his head, "I just talked to her on the phone, she is still working in the company."

Lu Yanhe: "She must need you very much now."

Yin Xincheng was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, said oh, picked up the phone and said, "I, I have to go first."

Lu Yanhe nodded, "Don't forget, we will continue to rehearse at three o'clock in the afternoon."

"I know, I will be back in time!"

Yin Xincheng took his mobile phone and left in a hurry.

Lu Yanhe smiled and turned around to find Wang Biao.

"Brother Xiao Lu, your phone is still getting calls. I have to keep charging your phone. Otherwise, the phone you get now will have less than 20% battery."

"Thank you." Lu Yanhe smiled at Wang Biao, "Is there anyone whose call I will call right away?"

"I'm lucky today, no one." Wang Biao smiled.

Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief when he took the phone.

Wang Biao asked: "Brother Lu, will the exposure of Yin Xincheng's love affair affect "Friends"?"

"Of course not, why would you think so?"

"Because I just heard some people talking." Wang Biao said.

Lu Yanhe asked in surprise: "Are you here?"

"Yes." Wang Biao nodded, "Here."

Lu Yanhe: "I thought the performance of this drama was enough to convince everyone that we don't need to worry about this kind of thing."

Wang Biao: "Probably because this drama is so good now, it's beyond everyone's expectation. Therefore, everyone actually feels a little unrealistic, and they are even more afraid that the performance will suddenly decline."

Lu Yanhe: "That way, there seems to be nothing wrong with it."

Of course, Lu Yanhe just thought that there was nothing wrong with the people in the crew thinking so.

He is still certain that the exposure of Yin Xincheng's relationship will not have any impact on "Friends".

This is no longer the past era.

Similarly, for a drama with such a high national popularity, the news about an actor may seem like a big deal, but in fact it is insignificant to the impact of the drama.

-

With the news of Yin Xincheng's love affair exposed, the welcome event held by Star Entertainment Agency for Meng Li's signing seemed a bit sparse and did not attract much attention from others.

However, a news was announced at the event. Star Entertainment Agency will present Mengli with a meeting gift. Mo Ru, the A-list director who directed Liu Zefan's popular fairy tale drama "Eternity", will develop an S Level new drama, the heroine will be starring Meng Li.

After Lu Yanhe saw the news, he was a little curious and asked Chen Ziyan what kind of drama it was.

Chen Ziyan returns: A romantic comedy with a modern fantasy background.

Lu Yanhe: Huh? Why are there so many romantic comedies being launched recently?

Chen Ziyan: Because all major platforms are reducing costs and increasing efficiency, and with limited budgets, we can only develop some dramas with low production costs. You can't feel it. All of your plays are top-notch configurations, and there is no shortage of money or investors. However, other people's projects have not gone so smoothly. Many investors have even named you to invest in your play. Others The drama, investment is very tight.

Lu Yanhe: I always thought that our drama series was better than the movie.

He knows that it is really difficult to find investment in the film market. This is because the film market is so abnormal. Only one of ten films can make a profit, and the other nine films are basically losses. Capital has no confidence in the film market. Increasingly inadequate.

But the drama market has always been booming.

Chen Ziyan said: There is no way. Short videos have seized a large market for long videos, and advertisers have diverted a large part of their budgets. Now long videos have to revise their profit strategies and focus more and more on attracting new members, which makes them We don't dare to make a bunch of bad shows like the crazy money-burning period before and let those dizzy capital parties pay for it. Now they need to pay for it themselves.

Lu Yanhe: How ironic.

Chen Ziyan: Yes, but under such circumstances, the advertising revenue of "Friends" still broke the history of video websites. This news made all video websites jealous. They are all trying their best to inquire about your next project from various channels and inquire about the possibility of participating.

Lu Yanhe: There are so many outstanding creators in the entertainment industry, and I am not the only one whose projects can make money. Even if I film non-stop 24 hours a day, I cannot meet the needs of all of them.

Chen Ziyan: That’s why they want to grab it.

Lu Yanhe: By the way, Sister Ziyan, over at Icefield Video, how is the script "Rouge Button" going? I heard they have started organizing auditions?

Chen Ziyan: Yes, they sent audition invitations to many actors, but not many actors agreed to audition... You said that it would be better for mature and famous actors to play this drama. They obviously believe you. It is recommended that we only look for actors in this range, but as you know, actors in this range do not accept the requirement of being auditioned.

Lu Yanhe: Well, okay, where is Li Yuefeng?

Chen Ziyan said: He went to the audition. In fact, Icefield Video was very interested in letting him play. Among the actors who came to audition, he was the best in the market. Therefore, if there is no better choice, it is very likely that he will be the last twelve. The least of them is him.

Lu Yanhe: Uh, okay.

Chen Ziyan: Do you need me to relay your opinions to Icefield Video?

Lu Yanhe: Farewell then. If you do this, wouldn’t it be clear that you don’t want Li Yuefeng to act? Moreover, my judgment may not be correct. Maybe Li Yuefeng actually plays this role and has his own style.

Chen Ziyan: Come on, Li Yuefeng will play the role of the Twelve Young Masters? I don't even think it's reliable.

Lu Yanhe: Will we interfere too much? Will this be a problem?

Chen Ziyan: If we clearly find that a person is inappropriate but don't point it out, this is the biggest problem.

Lu Yanhe: Well, if I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have been so close to Li Yuefeng, but now I feel a little uneasy when I think of rejecting him.

Chen Ziyan: Think about it, if it were Li Zhibai, would you be uneasy? Would you say no?

Lu Yanhe: Of course I would tell Li Zhibai directly no, but the relationship between me and Li Yuefeng is not that mutually trusting.

Chen Ziyan: You don’t have to think too much, Yan He. Since both of us can see that he is not suitable for the Twelve Young Masters, both the people in Icefield and the team around him will definitely be able to see that too. Moreover, it's not like Li Yuefeng doesn't know your attitude, Yan He, don't be soft-hearted when you should be firm.

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath: Okay, Sister Ziyan, then you can share our opinions with Bingyuan.

He thought for a while and sighed: I have to make another call to Li Yuefeng.

Chen Ziyan: I believe you can handle it, Yan He. Don’t be afraid to tell the truth. Telling the truth will only make people uncomfortable for a short time, but in the long run, it will definitely be better than hypocritical lies or silence. , better for a person.

Lu Yanhe: Please follow your instructions, I understand.

Sometimes, Lu Yanhe really feels that being a human being is quite difficult.

Being a human being is a great science.

And he was only a junior scholar in this subject.

However, his position in the entertainment industry and his current situation make him face the hellish difficulty of this knowledge.

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and could only encourage himself.

"Brother Feng."

"You are such a famous person, why did you suddenly call me?" Li Yuefeng asked with a smile, "Congratulations, I heard that the number of viewers of "Friends" on Maxine also broke the record for Chinese dramas."

"Thank you." Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "You are welcome to make a guest appearance later, if you have time."

"Okay, your show will be filmed and aired at the same time, right? If you have a suitable role later, you can give me a guest role. Just give me a call. I'm not in the group recently, so it should be fine."

Li Yuefeng agreed so readily, making it more difficult for Lu Yanhe to say what he wanted to say next.

He took a deep breath.

"Hey, you didn't call me just to chat with me, right?" Li Yuefeng said, "Hurry up and tell me something."

Lu Yanhe snorted, "That's right, it's about your audition for "Rouge Button". I know that you really want to win this role and this drama."

"Of course, I really want to." Li Yuefeng said, "I have never acted in such a highly artistic play. In fact, I really want to let myself try a more difficult role, just like you are playing. Of course, you think I'm not suitable for this role. In fact, I also felt it during the audition. It would be a big challenge if I didn't perform well. "

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

"Yes."

"I'm a little worried now that I will mess up your drama." Li Yuefeng said, "But I still don't want to give up. You definitely don't know that I am full of expectations for this drama now. I really hope to get ten The role of the Second Young Master.”

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath. At this moment, he really couldn't say what he wanted to say.

"Don't worry, Yan He, if you really don't pass the final audition, I won't bother you anymore." Li Yuefeng said with a smile, "I know what you mean when you say actors must audition more. Just one audition, I can see the gap between me and this character, but I believe I can make up for it.”

Li Yuefeng's tone and attitude made Lu Yanhe suddenly realize that there was something wrong with what he was doing. (End of chapter)