Become Famous Another Day

"He shouldn't have said that on stage."

"He just stated a fact."

"But this is not a problem with the Oscars. Except for the best foreign language film, the other Oscar awards are mainly for English-language films."

"It's better to just say it's mainly for Hollywood movies."

"Even so, is there any problem?"

"If you just want to create an award covering American films, then of course there is no problem, but haven't you always wanted to gain greater global influence than the awards at the four major international film festivals?"

On a live TV commentary show, the guest and the host got into a direct argument.

It just so happens that this guest is of Korean descent.

The host is an American.

The Korean's words were very harsh and he argued with the host mercilessly.

The host also quickly retorted: "Don't the four major international film festivals give priority to films from their own countries?"

"At least the four major international film festivals have more than one Asian film shortlisted for each edition! It's not like your Oscars, where one film only appears occasionally!"

…

After watching the argument video on her mobile phone, Chen Ziyan put down her mobile phone and said to Lu Yanhe: "Your counterattack against Harvey has caused quite a discussion."

Lu Yanhe: "That was not caused by my counterattack. When Harvey said that, it was destined to cause these discussions. Even if I didn't say it, those Asians living in the United States would have attacked in groups. I'm not here Living in the United States and not living in Hollywood, those discriminatory remarks don’t affect me very much, but it’s different for them. Their survival resources are in the United States, and they definitely don’t want to be defined as predators.”

Chen Ziyan sighed and said, "I'm worried that if these things are added up, the biggest impression you'll give people in Hollywood will be that of an Asian. I didn't want you to have such a deep label impression on you, but unfortunately, things have rushed. It’s just the opposite of what we expected.”

"There is no way." Lu Yanhe said, "Besides, Sister Ziyan, I am an Asian myself. After this Oscar, I changed my previous thoughts. I don't need to lower my label as an Asian. Sexuality - the premise of this is that they will always label us as Asians. This is not something I can reduce by trying to reduce this label."

"I know, but you should know what I mean?"

"I understand that if the label attribute of an actor is too strong, it will affect my ability to play more types of roles." Lu Yanhe nodded, "But, as you said, things are counterproductive and things will not develop according to our ideas. Too many If an accident happens, you have to accept it.”

Chen Ziyan picked up the phone again.

Someone messaged her.

"Yanhe."

"Um?"

"Harvey responded on Twitter."

"What did he respond to?" Lu Yanhe felt that Chen Ziyan's voice sounded a bit strange.

Chen Ziyan said: "He said that he only wanted to make fun of him, but you distorted his meaning and pushed this matter into the confrontation between black and yellow people."

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment.

I say paused because his whole body really paused.

"I really don't know what to say."

"Many people accuse him of being tough-talking."

"Per se."

"However, he has many black fans." Chen Ziyan said, "They form a group and attack you regardless of black or white."

"I understand." Lu Yanhe was silent for a moment and said, "Do I want to respond on Twitter, or do you think you shouldn't respond on Twitter?"

"You have to respond, but I don't think you should respond on Twitter." Chen Ziyan said, "We are going to the party held by Vanity Fair soon, and there will be media interviews there. I think you should respond to this matter through the media. ”

Lu Yanhe nodded, "I think so too."

Chen Ziyan asked: "What are you going to respond to?"

"To be honest, what I want to say the most right now is that he is the one who deliberately instigated the confrontation between black and yellow people." Lu Yanhe sneered, "A thief shouts to catch a thief, but he has no shame."

Chen Ziyan: "Please be careful."

"He's got his nose in his face, so why should I pay attention to my propriety?"

"What I mean is, don't curse." Chen Ziyan warned.

"Then I definitely won't yell at you."

When we got to the place, we got out of the car.

The sound is overwhelming.

Many stars who did not attend the Oscars also appeared at the Vanity Fair party.

The scene seemed livelier than the Oscars.

As soon as Lu Yanhe appeared, he caused a lot of noise.

At the entrance, there are many fans. Among them, there are many Asian-looking people. Lu Yanhe heard many of them shouting his name.

Lu Yanhe waved his hand and quickly walked into the entrance without stopping.

There is a photo area inside.

Before taking photos, there is an interview area.

As soon as Lu Yanhe came in, he was immediately caught by the sharp-eyed media, and they all started calling his name.

They seemed to be afraid that Lu Yanhe would not want to stay in the interview area and would leave directly.

Tonight, the conflict between Lu Yanhe and Harvey almost overshadowed the winners and was a huge topic.

Under this circumstance, Lu Yanhe suddenly became a "celebrity" attracting media attention from an ordinary award guest.

Sure enough, when Lu Yanhe came to the interview area, the question they were most concerned about was Harvey's response on Twitter and whether he had anything to say.

Lu Yanhe didn't answer but asked instead: "Do you also think that I started the confrontation first?"

No one from the media at the scene answered.

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"From the beginning to the end, I never mentioned my skin color. What I was targeting was the skin color from another person's mouth." He looked at the camera, "Actually, I am not the protagonist tonight, and neither is Harvey. He Instead of putting the blame on my head, I might as well reflect on myself as to why he always He started to point the finger at us Asians for fighting for their black people's survival resources - he didn't feel that he owed the yellow people an apology because of these words, and because he said these words directly on behalf of black people on the Oscar stage, the entire The black community has been dragged down, but do they also owe black people an apology?”

He spread his hands.

"Regarding this matter, my reply ends here. No matter how he changes the topic and avoids the important, I don't want to start another war of words, because it is meaningless." Lu Yanhe said, "If you are really interested in this matter, Why don't you take my question and ask Harvey more about when he can give his answers to these questions."

Lu Yanhe said these words in the calmest tone.

The eyes of the media at the scene showed excitement.

Everyone knew that Lu Yanhe's response was so harsh that it would cause a new round of uproar.

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If a person wants to be known by people in a circle as quickly as possible, he will never visit every house to introduce himself, but become the protagonist of a certain news.

This is how Lu Yanhe was recognized by Hollywood.

If anything happened to him during the filming and release of "The Mist", it only caused a lot of attention at the public level.

This time, Lu Yanhe showed his sharp attitude directly in front of everyone.

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At the bustling party, some people turned around and left when they saw Lu Yanhe, while others enthusiastically greeted him to express their respect and support for him.

Lu Yanhe does not want to be a so-called "spokesperson", but it seems that many people have put him in such a position.

If Lu Yanhe told people at this time that he did not want to be a so-called "Asian spokesperson," others would not believe him.

At least, Lu Yanhe has seen this in the eyes of many people: You say those words and do these things, and you actually want to let everyone know you, right?

Lu Yanhe could only accept the crown in silence because of the speculation in other people's eyes.

Jiang Yuqian told Lu Yanhe that many people were asking her about his situation.

"I have never had so many people take the initiative to talk to me before. They are very curious about you, but they are unwilling to come to you directly." Jiang Yuqian shook her head helplessly and rolled her eyes, "It seems that some people are particularly afraid of being betrayed by others. Seen interacting with you."

"Maybe it's because I have offended a large number of black people?" Lu Yanhe said, "Harvey gave me a very serious label."

Jiang Yuqian: "Then you should be careful. If Harvey keeps using this hat to call on some people to target you, they are still very powerful here."

"It doesn't matter, I don't spend much time in Hollywood." Lu Yanhe said calmly.

Jiang Yuqian said: "But you will still come to Hollywood to film in the future, right? I remember you told me that you are going to film some movies in Hollywood later. If Harvey and his forces cause trouble for you here, then It’s also bad.”

Lu Yanhe said: "If that is the case, then we can only block it with soldiers and cover it with water. However, I think no matter what, this matter should not be the trouble he caused me. He was the one who offended me first, and I don't think so." Damn it, what am I afraid of?"

Jiang Yuqian nodded: "You are right, but we Asians should unite. I have been worried that you will be targeted and retaliated by them, and I have forgotten that Harvey is the one who should be targeted."

An angry look appeared on her face.

"Sister Yuqian, please don't get involved in this matter." Lu Yanhe could see that Jiang Yuqian wanted to share the same hatred with him.

Now Jiang Yuqian's work is mainly concentrated overseas. Lu Yanhe doesn't want Jiang Yuqian to be targeted by those people just because of this trivial matter.

It's really not necessary.

Jiang Yuqian shook her head and said: "No, you reminded me. I know you don't actually need my support, but as an Asian, if I don't stand up and express my attitude at this time, it will be both emotional and rational. It shouldn’t be.”

She added: "Especially since I'm here tonight."

Lu Yanhe understood what Jiang Yuqian meant.

He nodded.

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However, Jiang Yuqian and Lu Yanhe seem to underestimate the power of Asians in Hollywood.

Although they are only a minority group, their power together is not small.

Moreover, the most important thing is Harvey's sentence that yellow-skinned people are competing for black people's survival resources -

This sentence aroused public outrage.

The next day, many Asian celebrities expressed serious protest and condemnation of Harvey's speech through the media or their own social accounts.

Several well-known Asian directors in Hollywood also joined forces and sent a joint letter to the Oscars to protest this speech that discriminates against Asians.

If last night, Lu Yanhe was the only one who stood in front of Harvey and the artillery fire of his forces, starting from the next day, the situation changed dramatically.

In particular, in fact, major media outlets around the world and public voices on the Internet are expressing support for Lu Yanhe and condemning Harvey.

Closer to home, this matter itself has entered the public domain, and it must be judged on "who is right and who is wrong".

Lu Yanhe himself was not afraid of slanting shadows, and this was the last thing he was afraid of.

It's just that the day after Lu Yanhe attended the Oscars, he had to return to China.

He still has a job in the country.

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After this incident happened, Lu Yanhe received many emails and greetings from people, many of whom he wanted to meet but had not yet met.

Because there is no chat software like WeChat, Lu Yanhe basically communicates with some foreign friends through emails.

His personal email address is not a secret. Basically, if you want to know it, you can find it through some mutual acquaintances.

During the period of time when Lu Yanhe flew back to China and lost contact, not to mention others, "Squid Game", "Friends" and "Gold Rush", three Chinese dramas that have a lot of audiences overseas, and their creators, have all posted on social media Expressed support for Lu Yanhe and demanded an apology from Harvey.

Chen Bige, Shang Yongzhou, Ning Xiulian, Wang Zhong, Liu Bige and other award-winning and influential Chinese creators in the international film industry also spoke out.

Since then, celebrities, artists, directors and screenwriters from many Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand have expressed protests against the discrimination against Asians at the Oscars this time and demanded an apology from Harvey.

When Lu Yanhe arrived in China and got off the plane, Harvey was forced by the situation and finally apologized on one of his live broadcasts. Of course, his apology did not mention the attack on Lu Yanhe. He only said that his original intention was not to discriminate against Asians and apologized for the harm caused to Asians.

However, what Harvey may not have expected is that Lu Yanhe has an army of fans who have fought overseas many times.

They saw that Harvey did not mention a word of apology to Lu Yanhe, and started to vent in his comment area, making his social media comment area more lively than ever before.

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"This trip has been hard enough." After returning to the show recording site, Chen Bige laughed and teased Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe also showed a helpless smile and said, "Who would have thought? I originally thought I was just going to present an award."

"I must say that you did a great job in this matter and gave us some relief." Chen Bige nodded to Lu Yanhe, "Fortunately, you were at the scene and fought him back on the spot. This kind of person has a big mouth. , but there is no matching brain.”

Lu Yanhe: “I don’t know how his team agreed to let him speak like this on stage.”

Chen Bige: "Then you're still not familiar with him. He's done this kind of thing a lot. He's a very controversial host and has been scolded a lot."

"Then why did Oscar invite him?"

"Don't you know? Because the host they originally wanted to hire was involved in a cheating scandal, they had to temporarily find another host. At that time, it was only a week before the Oscars, and many hosts refused to accept it, but he "Yes." Chen Bige said, "I thought you knew."

"I didn't pay much attention."

While the two were chatting, Shang Yongzhou came over with a thermos cup.

"Yan He, when did you come back?"

"The day before yesterday."

"It's been quite lively these days." Shang Yongzhou said, "Has Harvey been looking for you and wanting to sue for peace?"

"Ah? No." Lu Yanhe shook his head.

"No?" Shang Yongzhou was a little surprised. "Someone from my side came to ask me to make peace with you. But I refused."

Lu Yanhe: "No one really came to tell me this."

"He may want to find you but can't find a way to contact you." Chen Bige said directly, "After all, you only made one movie in Hollywood, and not many people know you."

Lu Yanhe: "No matter who he goes to, I will never forgive him before he publicly apologizes to me."

"That's how it should be. Don't let those people think you're easy to bully." Chen Bige agreed, "Those people in Hollywood bully the weak and fear the strong."

"They can't bully me. I'm not an American actor and I don't hang out in Hollywood." Lu Yanhe smiled.

Chen Bige asked: "Is your next Hollywood movie the second part of "The Mist"?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded, "The contract has been signed, but the script writing has not started yet. When the actual shooting begins, it will be next year at the earliest."

In fact, according to the D19 schedule, it is indeed scheduled to be filmed in the first half of next year.

“What will you shoot this year?”

"A TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy", and then let's look at the film projects directed by Liu Bige. He has a spy movie that I'm looking for to film. If it can't be filmed this year, I will film my own script. "

"What other scripts have you written yourself?"

"A youth love movie." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, ""The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years"."

"Huh? Is it the same theme as "Love Letter"?"

"It's different." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "One is the regret of secret love, and the other is the regret of not being together in the end. Two completely different emotions."

Shang Yongzhou: "Then there is no chance for us."

Chen Bige: "If you want to act in Yan He's script, just tell him no."

Lu Yanhe smiled and asked, "What theme do you want to play, senior brother?"

Shang Yongzhou looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise: "Are you really going to write one for me?"

"Well, if you need it." Lu Yanhe said, "In the past two years, I have written more scripts for commercial films. I want to re-write scripts like "Rouge Button" and "Raise the Red Lantern"."

Shang Yongzhou said: "Then just write according to your own ideas."

Lu Yanhe: "I have too many ideas."

Shang Yongzhou: "If you say that, other screenwriting teachers may really want to trick you."

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "Really, senior brother, tell me what kind of theme you want to play, and I will write it for you."

Shang Yongzhou: "Really, I just want to mention it?"

"Really." Lu Yanhe nodded.

Shang Yongzhou said: "Actually, I have always wanted to act in a martial arts film. I did not catch up with the era when martial arts films were popular, and the scripts I received later were too ordinary."

Lu Yanhe was stunned and showed an expression of disbelief.

"No way?"

"Ah? Really, I didn't lie to you. I have never received a good martial arts movie script."

"No, what I want to say is, senior brother, don't you know that I have already written a script for a martial arts film before?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Shang Yong was stunned on Monday.

Lu Yanhe said: "I wrote "Dragon Inn", but I gave this martial arts script to Liu Bige. He was interested and wanted to film it. Speaking of which... Brother, although this is a group martial arts script, I think you will definitely do it. I like this script. I’m not boasting, it’s really good.”

That was his favorite martial arts movie.

Lu Yanhe said: "Let me send you the script first, brother. If there is a role you want to play in the script, I will ask Liu Bige if he has chosen it. If someone has chosen it, forget it, and I will give it to you. Just write one, if there is no candidate.”

Shang Yongzhou nodded, "Okay."

Chen Bige immediately asked: "Is there a role suitable for me?"

Lu Yanhe was stunned, hesitated, and said, "It's quite... quite good. If Sister Bi Ge, you don't mind that this is not a movie with a big heroine."

Chen Bige: "Forget about other movies. You are so confident in this script that you didn't even consider that Shang Yongzhou would reject it. Of course I am interested."

Lu Yanhe: "Then I'll send it to you together."

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In fact, after Lu Yanhe handed over the script "Longmen Inn" to Liu Bige, he no longer took care of it.

He called Liu Bige, told him about the relevant situation, and asked him about the progress of this project.

Liu Bige said bluntly that he had not yet had time to advance the project.

I had been working on the post-production of "After Suspended Death" before, and then I was busy working on the spy film "Ding Feng No. 1".

Lu Yanhe said: "Then if both Shang Yongzhou and Chen Bige want to act, is it okay with you?"

"If they are willing to come, why can't it be OK with me? Of course I want to cooperate with them." Liu Bige said.

Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Liu Bige is willing.

Liu Bige: "By the way, the congratulatory letter told me that your company has contacted him? Do you want to sign him?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "We are going to do some film projects ourselves. You know, didn't we ask you to recommend people at that time?"

"He was quite hesitant. After the movie "Miss Ning" was divested midway, he was disappointed for a long time. Later, he returned to France and has been working on the French crew. He never wanted to be a director again." Liu Bigo said, "If you sign him, will you support him in making movies?"

"Of course, otherwise why would I go to all the trouble to sign him?" Lu Yanhe said, "Blockbusters may not be able to support it, but there is absolutely no problem with a small-budget movie like "Miss Ning."

"He is really talented. If you are willing to give him another chance... I don't know what to say. Thank you for remembering him."

"I was almost cast in "Miss Ning", and I was ready." Lu Yanhe said, "So, I know very well how good he is."

"Yes, but Longyan seems to be blind." Liu Bige suddenly said in a very cold tone.

Lu Yanhe sighed.

"By the way, Long Yan doesn't have any objections to the movie "Dragon Inn", right?"

"Not yet, but I have told them about the script, and they... they are also worried about the subject of this martial arts film, and feel that the box office prospects are not good."

"I really don't understand their positioning of you. You are not a commercial film director. Why do they want you to be a commercial film director that sells box office?" Lu Yanhe shook his head.

The box office volume of the movie "Dragon Inn" may indeed not be too high. A better performance would probably be in the range of 800-100 million. If the quality of the original work can be produced, with such a lineup of writers and directors, This box office is achievable.

But obviously, in Long Yan's eyes, this box office figure cannot match Liu Bige's.

Apparently he has just finished filming "Late Spring", and "After Suspended Death" has not yet been released.

Liu Bige: "They always feel that as long as I am willing to shoot some commercial themes with high box office, it will be no problem to get a box office of more than 1 billion or 2 billion."

His tone was helpless.

Perhaps all auteur directors like Liu Bige have to go through such a process.

At that time, Chen Ziyan personally went to negotiate with Mrs. Huang in order to make "Ding Feng No. 1" into a commercial-style spy film without being interfered by Long Yan.

In fact, in Lu Yanhe's view, there was really no need for Long Yan to control Liu Bige's filming in this way.

It is rare that an auteur director like him, who has won international awards, is not the kind of style that sets the audience's viewing threshold very high. He can be both popular and popular. For example, "Late Spring" has a box office of 500 million, plus overseas , streaming media and other aspects of copyright income, so far it has brought at least 300 million yuan in revenue to Longyan.

And because it won the grand prize, its copyright income will still be considerable in the future.

Liu Bige is definitely a director who can take this route.

Especially this kind of cooperative relationship can last for a long time.

Otherwise, based on Liu Bige's current attitude towards Long Yan, it seems that they are likely to end their cooperation after the first contract period.

Isn’t this worth the loss?

Lu Yanhe asked: "When will "Dingfeng No. 1" be launched? Do you have an approximate time?"

"I'm waiting to hear back from the other actor."

"Huh? Who?" Lu Yanhe was a little curious.

"Teacher Wen Shengming."

When Lu Yanhe heard this name, he was stunned and instantly understood why Liu Bige used the word "wait".

He also said that with the results achieved by Liu Bige's debut film, and with him as the starring role, this configuration can be said to be a project that almost all actors in China want to join.

Who else will not reply in time and need to wait.

It turned out to be him.

Lu Yanhe had never met Wen Shengming, but how could he, who was in the entertainment industry, not know him.

To use an analogy with a person, the first thing that came to Lu Yanhe's mind was Teacher Chen Daoming.

A big shot who is obviously not that old but already has a transcendent status when mentioned.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Have you invited him for this movie?"

"Yeah." Liu Bige said, "The two most important roles in this movie are yours and his. I don't know if he is willing to play them."

Liu Bige's tone was a little nervous. (End of chapter)