Chapter 343： Some should be taken seriously, and some should not be taken seriously (Thirteen thousand

Lu Yanhe does often remind himself of one thing, that is, don’t take many things seriously.

Chen Ziyan often told him this.

Unexpectedly, Chen Ziyan actually told him at this time that someone really thought he was a good person, so she spoke for him without any profit motive.

Lu Yanhe was inexplicably disillusioned.

In the entertainment industry, how much is sincerity, and how much is profit-driven pretense?

Chen Ziyan said: "He said something very well, Yan He, everyone likes you because you have not changed yourself because of this environment. What he said also touched me a lot."

There seem to be many people like Yang San in the entertainment industry.

Many people have expressed some of their opinions on Lu Yanhe.

This is an inevitable situation when becoming a topical figure, everyone will talk about you.

“It would be disgusting if Yu Jiang could just throw her hands away and treat what happened in the past as if it never happened.” Chen Ziyan said bluntly, “Li Zhibai’s scolding is absolutely right, he is so thick-skinned.”

Lu Yanhe nodded.

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Ruyi Pictures has also had a headache these past two days.

Collaborating with an author like Yu Jiang has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that her works are indeed very popular, and she has fans, and her past drama adaptations have also done well.

The disadvantage is that she is too restless.

It does not mean that you, the author, have to disappear behind the work and become invisible. However, you can't show up frequently and make unexpected moves to make the controversy bigger and bigger.

They adapted the movie and thought very well. In the three movies, they had to choose first-line actors instead of new people.

Among them was Li Zhibai.

In this case, can they still find Li Zhibai?

Ruyi Pictures had to send someone to communicate with Yu Jiang and ask her not to cause so much trouble again.

This made Yu Jiang very angry.

However, the contract between Yu Jiang and Ruyi Pictures clearly states that the author has the obligation not to bring negative public opinion influence to the filming and release of the film. Once this happens, Ruyi Pictures can hold Yu Jiang responsible.

For Yu Jiang, the three films she collaborated with Ruyi Pictures are a very important step in her career.

From dramas to movies, they are all images to the audience, but to her, they are two worlds.

Her novels have been successfully adapted into TV dramas, but the movies have not.

A writer like Yu Jiang, whose writing career is almost completely tied to film and television adaptation, cannot fail to pay attention to this point.

She could only break her teeth and swallow it first.

What made Yu Jiang the most annoyed and angry about the whole thing was that she had already bowed to Lu Yanhe, but Lu Yanhe still didn't buy it, and even pulled Li Zhi and several others to ridicule her in front of the camera.

Yu Jiang felt very aggrieved.

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This incident has brought a lot of attention to Lu Yanhe.

There are more variety shows coming to Lu Yanhe.

Some exaggerators even offered a price of three million yuan as a direct reward for Lu Yanhe to come to the last phase.

This price has exceeded his market price.

 Chen Ziyan said: "You pay less for being on the show. Even if your remuneration increases quickly, there are still people who are willing to pay a higher price."

For an artist like Lu Yanhe, the remuneration for recording a program is 3 million, which is quite high. After all, he is not an artist with terrifying fans like Li Zhibai and Ma Zhiyuan. If the topic is not high enough, such a price cannot be paid by the platform.

This is also the paradox of this market—because Lu Yanhe’s quantitative indicators are not as good as those of Li Zhibai and Ma Zhiyuan, his price in the variety show market cannot be raised like them. If it weren't for Lu Yanhe's frequent online searches, these program crews would never have given him such a figure.

Comparatively, Lu Yanhe’s salary for a play is much higher than that of Li Zhibai and Ma Zhiyuan. Because his past experience allows him to "carry dramas", the platform and brand will pay for it.

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To put it in a bad light, Lu Yanhe is really not short of the income from recording variety shows now.

When he records a show now, it is often due to other factors rather than money.

"Jump" now brings Lu Yanhe tens of millions of dollars in income in a year, not to mention his actor and screenwriter's salary.

At the end of May, Chen Siqi took Li Bi to Yuming to sign the cooperation agreement.

The agreement stipulates that they will support Li Bi in building his personal video account for a total of eight years. After eight years, the contract expires. At that time, they will discuss the renewal of the contract, or Li Bi can leave with this video account. .

This shocked Li Bi.

 No matter how ignorant he is of the market, he also knows that nowadays an internet celebrity’s social media account is basically owned by the company and is rarely given to the individual internet celebrity.

Chen Siqi said: "We will make a lot of investment for you in the first two years. In the first two years, you don't have to worry about profitability. First, build influence and popularity."

Li Bi was a little confused and asked: "If there is no profit, how will I support myself?"

Chen Siqi said: "In the first two years, we will give you an annual salary of 200,000 yuan. From the third year on, you have to make money to support yourself. We need a video account, and we need someone who understands the entertainment industry and can make an impact." We will provide you with video accounts, artists, agencies, etc., just like the teacher Jia Long you have contacted. However, how to shoot, what to shoot, and in what form it will be broadcast in the end. It’s something you have to consider. We will create topics and operational data for you, but this is not unlimited. In fact, to put it simply, we use the investment in the first two years to make profits for you in the next six years. This is also through us. A calculated, mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation.”

Li Bi somewhat understood.

He asked: “How much profit can I get from this video account?”

Chen Siqi said: "In addition to the basic salary for you, we will take 70% of it in the first four years, and 50% in the next four years."

Li Bi heard this share ratio and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not too much.

Chen Siqi said: "This ratio is not low, but I hope you can understand that we will provide you with artist resources and shooting opportunities that others cannot provide. In the first two years, we will also invest an average of no less than one million in marketing on you per year. Promotional expenses, this is the cost we pay, and you operate it at almost no cost. The risk is borne by us. You only need to make your content good. I think this share ratio is relatively reasonable. Take a look, do you have it? Opinion?"

Li Bi shook his head, "I accept it."

Compared with what he learned, this is actually much better.

He also knew that what Chen Siqi said was true. Especially after the eight-year contract ends, this video account will be his own. This alone is almost impossible to get anywhere else.

Lu Yanhe said to Li Bi: "Li Bi, do you know why we want to create such a video account?"

Li Bi swallowed his throat and said: "Actually, after receiving your invitation, I did a survey on the self-media of "Jump Up", and I found that you all used textual descriptions and almost no video content. Neither your self-media nor the personal accounts of each of your editors have caught up with the trend of short videos, which actually misses a lot of traffic.”

"That's right." Lu Yanhe nodded, "You are the first video blogger we signed. There may be a second and third one in the future, but the first one always has a different meaning. You succeeded. , will come later. I invite you to join the team of "Jump Up" because I appreciate all the efforts you have made to photograph me. This persistent spirit is the key to success. I believe that as long as you have the opportunity , With a platform, you can take the lead.”

Li Bi was flattered.

"Thanks."

“Have you ever thought about what you want to photograph?” Lu Yanhe asked.

Li Bi asked: “Isn’t it just to shoot videos similar to Vlogs for artists?”

Lu Yanhe shook his head, "The artist's own team can shoot something like that, so why should I ask you to shoot it?"

“Then I really don’t know.” Li Bi said, “I thought that was it.”

 Lu Yanhe said: "You need to think about it yourself, what kind of things can your video account capture, and why should everyone watch your video."

Chen Siqi said: "Actually, it is a novel concept and column. Then you don't do interviews, and you are not good at doing interviews. This is not your profession, so it is just a matter of luck. If you happen to shoot Once you have good material, you have something to look at. What if you don’t get it?”

Li Bi said: "But this is how we usually do it. Many times we follow it for two or three months, but we still don't find anything useful."

Chen Siqi nodded, "We are not asking you to continue to be a paparazzi and try your luck. You should think about it for yourself, what do you want this photo to look like?"

Li Bi asked: "What if I take a photo of something that is not suitable for the artist to release?"

Lu Yanhe said: "Let's talk about it after it's filmed. In fact, this is a question you have to consider. What kind of media do you want to create and how realistic it is? If you only show what the artist is willing to show, the audience will watch it. It’s boring. If you release things that the artist doesn’t want to release, the audience will be happy, but will you be able to invite other artists in the future? You need to weigh the balance yourself. "

Li Bi looked confused and said, "Why does it sound... like an unsolvable problem?"

"It's not that there is no solution, but that for every situation that arises, there is no reference answer, and you need to make your own trade-offs." Lu Yanhe said, "We have no experience in this, so we can only talk about some of the truths we think we have, but I As an artist, I actually have different moods and attitudes towards different media reporters and paparazzi. Some people make me willing to cooperate, while others make me less willing to cooperate. If so, I am willing to tell the media , and the same thing, maybe for another media, I don’t want to talk about how to get celebrity artists to show something in your short video that they are unwilling to show elsewhere. This is my position as an artist. Angle, think it’s something you need to think about.”

Hearing this, Li Bi nodded and said yes.

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After chatting with Li Bi, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi bought two tickets for the photography exhibition and went to the exhibition together.

They are either interested in photography exhibitions, or they are just looking for something to do together.

Chen Siqi said: "Regarding our video account, I am also thinking that in addition to launching Li Bi as a video blogger, we can also develop an official video account for "Jump Up". Indeed, the current traffic of short videos It’s too big. If we don’t do it, this opportunity will be wasted.”

Lu Yanhe asked: “What do you want to do?”

“I want to make some columns into videos simultaneously, such as book promotion, film and television reviews, and even interviews with people in each issue of our magazine, and they can be turned into an interview show.” Chen Siqi said, “What do you think?”

Lu Yanhe said: “I have a lot of ideas, but I am worried that we have too few manpower to support so many ideas.”

"We have recruited a group of people, and now we are slowly cultivating them." Chen Siqi said, "I am also planning to implement the column responsibility system. For example, I will hand over the book recommendation column to Bai Yu, and film and television reviews , Especially for the review section of foreign film and television dramas, Linyu’s English is so good, so it is best to leave it to her.”

“What about the interview?” Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Siqi said: "What do you think of Peng Zhixing?"

"Brother Zhixing?" Lu Yanhe was stunned, "He is the contracted host of Northern Lights Video. Northern Lights Video won't let him come to our place to do a new program, right?"

Chen Siqi: "We are not doing a serious program. We are doing some interviews in the form of short videos, which does not conflict with their "Journey". Moreover, our main target is not celebrity artists, but people from all walks of life." A big shot in the industry.”

Lu Yanhe: "I'm not sure about this either. I have to have a serious chat with Northern Lights Video and Brother Zhixing."

Chen Siqi nodded, "Okay, let me communicate with Northern Lights Video. You are familiar with Peng Zhixing. Can you talk to him? If we can let him lead his team to be in charge of our column, we can all rest assured that his level is We all know it.”

Peng Zhixing is now the best among the younger generation of hosts in doing character interviews.

Lu Yanhe said yes.

The two of them were chatting about work while watching a photography exhibition.

In fact, the two of them don’t understand it very well. They only have an intuitive feeling: it looks good or it doesn’t look good.

Fortunately, the photography exhibition space is relatively large and there are not so many people.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi were walking together in the exhibition hall. They only accidentally attracted the attention of others and were secretly photographed. However, no one took the initiative to come up to them and disturb them.

Lu Yanhe suddenly saw a familiar figure.

“Is that Sister Zi Xing?” he asked, looking at the back of a woman in a pink casual suit in front of him.

Chen Siqi took advantage of the situation and looked around.

“Looking at the back, it looks a bit like it.”

As he was speaking, the man turned sideways and looked to the left.

Her profile was exposed to Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi.

They confirmed that she was Xin Zixing.

“Would you like to say hello?” Lu Yanhe asked.

As soon as I finished asking, another figure suddenly walked over from the left.

He wore a baseball cap and sunglasses to cover himself up.

Judging from his body shape, he is a handsome man.

There are not many such men in the photography exhibition, but there are also quite a few.

However, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi both recognized this person immediately.

There is no way because they are too familiar.

“Is that Huang Kairen?”

“It looks like it’s Brother Huang.”

Lu Yanhe took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Huang Kairen: Brother Huang, are you at the photography exhibition?

He watched Huang Kairen pick up the phone and take a look at it, then turned around casually, looking for something, and finally his eyes settled on him.

Both sides looked at each other.

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“I would like to make an appointment with Huang Kairen to record an issue of “City Travel Notes”.

Twenty minutes later, the four of them were sitting in a nearby cafe, staring at each other. Xin Zixing broke the silence first and explained.

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Huang Kairen also asked jokingly: "Yan He, you don't mind, do you?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head, "What's the big deal?"

Between Huang Kairen and Xin Zixing, there was a distance of almost two fists.

On the contrary, it is more deliberate.

Chen Siqi’s eyes wandered between the two of them.

Are you here to talk about work?

Chen Siqi often talks about work with people, and it’s not like she doesn’t make appointments with people she wants to collaborate with at places like art exhibitions and photography exhibitions. But it’s usually because the other person has these preferences, and she hopes to make them more attractive by making appointments in this kind of environment. You would choose this kind of place only if you have good feelings and the probability of agreeing to cooperate.

Xin Zixing, on behalf of Yemai.com, went to discuss cooperation with Huang Kairen himself at a photography exhibition?

Who are you fooling?

Artists of Huang Kairen's level have a large management team to handle their work.

For a job of the level of "City Travels", even the agent is too lazy to do it himself.

In fact, Xin Zixing and Huang Kairen also felt that Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi did not believe that they were here to discuss cooperation.

But they also pretended not to know.

Performing each other.

 Xin Zixing took the initiative to turn the topic to Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi.

“Are you on a date?”

Chen Siqi: "I have to come back for something, and he happens to have time, so let's come and see the exhibition."

Xin Zixing: "It's really hard for you, traveling frequently between Yuming and Jiangguang."

Chen Siqi: "Without Sister Zi Xing, you have worked so hard to shoot "City Travels" and have to travel all over the country."

Xin Zixing said: "I heard that you are planning to create a video account?"

“Yes.” Chen Siqi nodded, “Before, we only had so many people in the team, so we had to prioritize the magazine. Now that the team is gradually getting more people, we also want to open up new sectors and expand our influence.”

Xin Zixing nodded.

 Huang Kairen said to Lu Yanhe: "You are going to star in a new play directed by Chen Lingling with Zeng Qiao, right?"

“Yes.” Lu Yanhe nodded, “Brother Huang, when will you join the group?”

“It’s the second half of the year.” Huang Kairen said, “The next drama is a period drama with realistic themes.”

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

“Period drama?”

“Well, let’s tell the story of entrepreneurs in the 1990s.” Huang Kairen said, “It’s not a family drama.”

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.

“Who is directing it?”

“Yu Huai, the director of “The Long Day”.”

This is also a great director. Although Lu Yanhe has never met Yu Huai, he knows that the drama "Long Days" has won many awards before, including the Red River Award for Best Actor Jiang Mingzheng.

 Lu Yanhe immediately realized when he heard the name of the director that this drama should also be a mainstream drama aiming to win awards.

Both Jiang Yuqian and Huang Kairen, after the successful transformation of "Golden Age", seem to hope to go further on the road to mainstream dramas.

It's just that Jiang Yuqian's "Human Fireworks" was tepid and the effect was not good.

Lu Yanhe doesn’t know what Huang Kairen’s drama will be like this time. However, since it is directed by Yu Huai, the quality will not be bad.

Huang Kairen asked: "When will the movie "The Man on the Road" be filmed?"

Lu Yanhe said: "We don't know about this yet. The director hasn't been decided yet. Teacher Jia Long and Northern Lights Video are looking for a director together, and the filming team hasn't been formed yet."

“I’m so envious that you can star in a movie with Teacher Jia Long.”

“I won’t act.” Lu Yanhe said immediately.

“Huh?” Huang Kairen looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise, with a look of astonishment on his face.

“To be precise, I won’t be starring in the film, I may play a guest role.” Lu Yanhe said.

Huang Kairen said: "But I heard that this movie has two male protagonists."

"It is true, but I don't want to act. Neither role suits me." Lu Yanhe explained, "The other male lead may have to hold an audition at that time."

Huang Kairen immediately asked: "Then do you think it is suitable for me?"

"Brother Huang, it's not suitable for you either." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "I guess I need to find a new person to play the role."

“Newcomer?”

“Well, because he is a very simple character with a natural personality.”

Huang Kairen let out an ooh.

Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered something and asked, "Have you met Director Wang Zhong?"

Lu Yanhe told Huang Kairen before that he wanted to invite him to try "Rouge Button".

Huang Kairen said: “Not yet, we haven’t made an appointment yet.”

Lu Yanhe: “Actually, I think Brother Huang, you are very suitable for the male lead in this movie.”

Huang Kairen looked hesitant.

“What’s the matter, Brother Huang?”

Huang Kairen said: "Although I haven't met with Director Wang Zhong yet, I have already had two phone calls. He introduced me to the role. I...I am not sure whether I can play it well."

The role of Twelve Young Masters is indeed difficult to play. Although the film's perspective is mainly like a flower, the role of the Twelve Young Masters does not become simpler at all. His affection, cowardice, and selfishness are no small challenges for any actor.

No actor can step into this role without psychological burden.

Lu Yanhe didn’t know whether Huang Kairen found the role of Twelve Young Masters difficult to play, or whether he backed down after learning that the role was relatively negative.

If it’s the latter, Lu Yanhe actually understands it.

For an actor like Huang Kairen, he actually doesn’t need to take risks at all. If he plays this movie, it may be possible for him to soar, but it may also destroy his screen image. For Huang Kairen, he has not yet reached the point where he can not care about his screen image and public impression.

Lu Yanhe could only advise Huang Kairen: "Brother Huang, this is not a very bad character. He is just cowardly. He has his charm."

Lu Yanhe said this because he watched Leslie Cheung's Twelve Young Masters.

Such a negative character, played by Leslie Cheung, made people think that he was suave, selfish and unlucky, but the audience just sighed, not resentful. Being able to play such a role to this extent is Leslie Cheung's own ability.

However, Huang Kairen has not seen it. He had no reference and could only make inferences from the script and the character itself. Therefore, he could only see the selfishness, cowardice, disappointment and patheticness of the character itself.

As a popular actor who has always had a positive image, it does take a lot of courage to play such a role.

Huang Kairen said: "I may have to meet with Director Wang Zhong and have a serious chat before making a decision." Lu Yanhe nodded.

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Lu Yanhe really understood Huang Kairen’s hesitation 100%.

Many people often say that when evaluating an actor, the actor is too timid to play a negative role.

However, that’s because many people don’t know that sometimes, a negative image role may directly delay an actor’s career.

In the past few decades, there have been too many actors who have been stereotyped by one role.

Why don’t actors dare to play villains easily?

Because once the villain role is deeply rooted in people's hearts, there will be very few movies and TV dramas looking for you to play positive characters.

Just like the role of Grandma Rong in "Huanzhugege", Mrs. Li Mingqi, she would have eggs thrown at her by the audience when she walked on the street. Who would dare to ask her to play a positive role? There is also Charmaine Sheh. Because of her villainous role in "The Golden Bough", she lost an endorsement. The reason was that advertisers believed that such an image was not suitable for their brand, so Charmaine Sheh did not take on another villain role for many years.

All actors who dare to play real villains and dare to use their own image to offend the audience have either reached the point where they will not be stereotyped by a role, or they need a chance to be recognized by everyone. Even if they are villains, it is better than no one knows them. good. And the actors in between are almost always reluctant to play villains.

This is not a question of dedicating oneself to art, it is a question of whether one can sustain one's job.

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The character of Twelve Young Masters is not a villain, but he is indeed negative.

Except for Lu Yanhe, no one in the world knew that this character would become a classic in film history.

Lu Yanhe could not have told Huang Kairen that the role of Twelve Young Masters would become his masterpiece and a highlight on his acting resume.

Huang Kairen wouldn't really believe what he said.

There is no way, and there is no basis for what you say.

How to find a suitable actor who can play opposite Chen Bige and who is willing to play such a negative role is a headache.

Lu Yanhe only hopes that Huang Kairen can make the right decision in the end.

From God’s perspective, he knew that the right decision was to take this drama and play the role of Twelve Young Masters.

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The four of them drank coffee in the cafe. Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi left first on the pretext that they had something to do later.

As soon as he left, Chen Siqi looked at Lu Yanhe and asked, "You also think there is a problem between the two of them, right?"

Lu Yanhe nodded without hesitation, "There must be a problem."

Chen Siqi: “I don’t know when the two of them got together.”

Lu Yanhe: “Actually, I suddenly remembered something.”

"What's up?"

"When I was filming "The Golden Age" in Langhua, one night I happened to meet Brother Huang buying condoms at the convenience store next to the hotel."

“Huh?” Chen Siqi was stunned.

“However, the next morning, I met Sister Zi Xing in the hotel restaurant.” Lu Yanhe said, “That’s when I met Sister Zi Xing.”

Chen Siqi looked shocked, with a face full of bewilderment.

“Are you overly linking several things together?” Chen Siqi’s first reaction was that he felt strange.

Lu Yanhe said: "Maybe it's just a coincidence, but when I think about it carefully, I actually met them both at the same time and at the same place several times. I didn't take it seriously before, I just thought it was a coincidence."

“So many coincidences...are they still coincidences?” Even Chen Siqi was shaken.

“It’s not like the two of them have been together for a long time, right?” Chen Siqi said.

The two people looked at each other.

Both people saw the meaning of "It's really possible" on each other's faces.

Chen Siqi said: "If this is the case, then they have done a very good job of keeping it secret."

Lu Yanhe sighed: “Yes.”

Chen Siqi: "Then do you want to confirm this with them?"

"Forget it, since they didn't take the initiative to say it, I won't ask. If I ask, it won't do anything. It will be embarrassing." Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Siqi: "Well, you're right."

When the two people said this, they suddenly had nothing to say.

Their eyes looked at each other seriously, as if they could see into the depths of each other's souls.

After talking so much about other people, I suddenly realized that they were dating now.

Chen Siqi's mouth is still rosy after opening and closing it so many times.

Lu Yanhe's eyes stopped there, and suddenly he felt an almost instinctive dryness in his mouth, and he couldn't help but swallow.

 Chen Siqi noticed the gradual change in Lu Yanhe's eyes. He usually had a nonchalant personality, but suddenly he became shy. He turned his head and looked away, not daring to look at Lu Yanhe again.

Then, Lu Yanhe suddenly kissed her.

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Lu Yanhe Chen Siqi kisses on the street to show affection! #

Chen Ziyan swore that she never thought that one day she would see such news about Lu Yanhe on her mobile phone.

What about being mature, steady and rational?

Have you promised not to worry about it?

Although Lu Yanhe will not be affected by this kind of thing now, he has already officially announced his relationship with Chen Siqi.

 Chen Ziyan thought to herself, this young man's hormones are so strong that he can't restrain himself. He can't even hold back a kiss. He has to stand on the street and kiss? !

She looked at the two people in the photo who were showing no scruples, and silently clicked her tongue.

Although she was complaining about the trouble that Lu Yanhe's incident had brought to her, she still had to admit that the photo looked really pleasing to the eye, and the intimate actions of handsome men and beautiful women were very beautiful.

“I’m just a young guy. No matter how well I dress up, when it comes to critical moments, there’s still no difference.” Chen Ziyan complained to Lu Qingzhen.

Lu Qingzhen said: "Do you hope that he is abnormal?"

Chen Ziyan: "Tsk, just seeing the two of them falling in love makes me feel a little emotional."

“Are you feeling sorry for your ex-boyfriends who disappeared?”

“I feel sad that I have been in love so romantically before.” Chen Ziyan glared at Lu Qingzhen, “Don’t just pick out the things I don’t want to hear, okay?”

Lu Qingzhen: “You can still fall in love romantically now.”

“Forget it, I don’t have that thought, my heart is full of calculations, and there is no room for love.” Chen Ziyan said with waning interest.

Lu Qingzhen looked at Chen Ziyan and knew that her friend had gradually given up on some things over the years.

The two were silent for a moment, and Lu Qingzhen asked: "How is your company doing? When do you need me to come over?"

 Chen Ziyan said: "I am recruiting people, and the official launch will definitely be next year. There are many things that need to be communicated in advance to get off to a good start."

Lu Qingzhen nodded.

"What you want to do has not yet appeared in the entertainment industry. The difficulties and resistance must be great. And in this way, almost all the brokerage companies will regard you as a thorn in their side. You are competing with all the brokerage companies. Business."

“This is only temporary. What’s more, I am in the business of a very small number of artists.” Chen Ziyan said, “I can’t steal much of their business.”

Lu Qingzhen is not optimistic about this.

She asked: "Do the artists you lead know about this? If you run a company like this, it is obvious that you will invest less energy in the three of them. Won't they have any objections? Especially Lu Yanhe, he is currently in a period of rapid career growth, and this is when he needs you to fight alongside him the most. "

"You are wrong." Chen Ziyan shook her head, "What he needs most now is not an agent who can help him find good projects, secure big directors, and plan his career. What he needs is an agent who can protect and let him go to the greatest extent. He can grow smoothly. I opened this company to do these things and let people at the top of the pyramid become my collaborators. This is what he needs most now.”

Lu Qingzhen was surprised by Chen Ziyan's statement, but at the same time she felt it made sense.

Suddenly, at this time, Lu Qingzhen's cell phone rang.

She picked it up and took a look, frowning unexpectedly.

“Why did Ma Zhongquan call me?”

Chen Ziyan was also a little surprised when she heard this.

Ma Zhongquan usually has no direct work contact with Lu Qingzhen, and basically does not contact Lu Qingzhen directly.

Lu Qingzhen answered the phone and answered twice. She didn’t know what Ma Zhongquan said, but Lu Qingzhen’s face became increasingly ugly.

Chen Ziyan couldn't help but frowned.

 Could it be that Ma Zhongquan had nothing to do with her and turned his attention on Lu Qingzhen again?

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In the company, the relationship between Lu Qingzhen and Chen Ziyan is not a secret. Many people know that they have a good relationship.

Ma Zhongquan also knows.

"If it's an ordinary matter, I won't say anything. For Chen Ziyan's sake, I will be a little lenient to you."

What Ma Zhongquan said made Lu Qingzhen want to roll her eyes.

"But this time you delayed Ma Zhiyuan's matter. He is the top artist in our company and the most profitable artist in our company. You delayed one of his business cooperation. He is furious now. You said What should I do?" Ma Zhongquan looked at Lu Qingzhen and asked with an ugly expression.

Lu Qingzhen said: "Mr. Ma, I think some things should be clarified first. The Vuitton brand really wanted to find Ma Zhiyuan at the beginning. I recommended it to Zhou Ping'an and communicated with him three times, but Ma Zhiyuan himself was never satisfied with the endorsement price. , refused to agree. Vuitton is a long-established luxury brand. It is normal for the endorsement price to be lower than the market price. But Ma Zhiyuan refused to listen. As a result, Vuitton itself took a fancy to Li Zhibai and wanted to cooperate with Li Zhibai. How could this happen? Is it my fault?"

Ma Zhongquan said: "I don't know how much of what you said is true, but Ma Zhiyuan insists that it was because you were negligent and did not follow up on the brand's attitude and news in a timely manner that he did not agree in time. If you Immediately convey the brand’s attitude to him, and he will make other decisions.”

"Mr. Ma, if you want to incriminate yourself, why bother? Did I tell Zhou Ping'an the news immediately? Whether it's the brand's attitude or other news, the news is recorded on my mobile phone." Lu Qingzhen looked at her forcefully. Ma Zhongquan, "If you want to use this reason to mess with me, I'm sorry, I'm not dough for you to knead."

Ma Zhongquan sneered and said: "Do you think the company will choose you between you and Ma Zhiyuan? It's not that we want to mess with you now, it's Ma Zhiyuan who thinks this matter is your problem. OK, look at you as the company's most profitable artist Not happy, what do you think we should do?”

"I'm free to do whatever you want, but I only have one sentence. No matter what you or he wants to do and what label you want to label me, you should first figure out whether you can label me that way." Lu Qingzhen's face was as bright as a mask. Frost covered, "Ma Zhiyuan lost his endorsement and blamed me. OK, if you think this is an established fact and don't plan to investigate the truth, then just tell us what you plan to do. Let's not make any detours." , just say whatever you have.”

Ma Zhongquan said: "You are the elder of the company. You should know that sometimes, even if it is not your fault, the company does not make profits based on right or wrong."

"Well, let's judge justice based on right and wrong." Lu Qingzhen said, "I am an old man in the company. I know how to protect myself, and you don't have to fool me."

Ma Zhongquan said: "You leave the company under your own conditions. Ma Zhiyuan thinks this matter is your fault, and we must give him an explanation."

“I leave the company? Haha, okay, one year’s salary as compensation.”

"This is impossible."

“If you want to kick me out casually, then let’s go to court.” Lu Qingzhen said, “I have always worked hard at Star Entertainment. In terms of work and performance, I have a clean record.”

Ma Zhongquan knew that this woman, Lu Qingzhen, was difficult to deal with. How could someone who could dominate the Ministry of Commerce for so many years be a good person?

However, Ma Zhongquan did not expect that she would take such a high stance.

“If you have such a quarrel with us, do you think any other company in this industry will employ you?”

"Mr. Ma, I have done this. Wherever I go, I can bring dozens of brand business resources. Are you looking down on me, or are you underestimating everyone's need for benefits?" Lu Qingzhen said. , "You want to drive me away on an unfounded charge. I don't care if it's Ma Zhiyuan's opinion or someone else's. If you don't pay enough compensation, let's see who can afford it. I'll see if Ma Zhiyuan's behavior is exposed." , will the brands that cooperate with him think that he meets the brand's image requirements?"

 Ma Zhongquan: "Lu Qingzhen, there is a confidentiality agreement in your contract with the company. You know that if you don't keep it confidential, you will have to pay a sky-high price."

Lu Qingzhen smiled slightly, "Mr. Ma, these days, you can just find any marketing account to blow the whistle. What evidence do you have to prove that it came from my mouth?"

This is stated directly.

"If you had this ability, those marketing accounts that spread rumors and create trouble would have been extinct long ago. How could you still be as arrogant as you are now?"

Ma Zhongquan’s face turned red.

Lu Qingzhen: "Now, you can think about my compensation request carefully. I will consider it carefully for one year's salary. Otherwise, I can fight this battle."

She stood up calmly and left Ma Zhongquan's office.

-

Ten minutes later, Lu Qingzhen rushed into Chen Ziyan’s office with dazzled eyes.

“Holy shit, I learned your usual attitude of being a **** and not paying for your life. It’s so cool. No wonder you usually like to put on such a face!”

Chen Ziyan glanced at her with disgust and said, "Can you have some backbone and stop making such a fuss?"

Lu Qingzhen said: "You can't understand me. You are used to being powerful, but I am not! It's so cool. It turns out that this is what dragging feels like. I finally understand why everyone likes dragging brother so much."

“Who is Brother Drag?”

“Li Zhibai, netizens call him Drag Brother, and even the brand’s keyword positioning is Drag Brother.”

Chen Ziyan: “…”

Lu Qingzhen said: "It's so exciting to pull it to death. It feels so good to pull it."

“Don’t get too excited yet. What on earth did you and Ma Zhongquan talk about?”

"Just as you told me, I will perform perfectly." Lu Qingzhen said, "Actually, I was going to leave, but when he did this, I can stand on the moral high ground and demand compensation. Okay, okay, I'm not at a loss. Don’t eat.”

Chen Ziyan: "They are not qualified to make you suffer. How much contribution you have made to the company over the years. Anyone who can read the report clearly can see it from the data. Haha, they want to drive you away. This is The most stupid decision, they will not know how much they have lost until you leave."

Lu Qingzhen looked embarrassed and let out a shy ouch.

“In your eyes, why am I so good?”

Chen Ziyan: "Yes, in my eyes, you are so excellent. Can you please return to your normal speaking tone and stop pretending to be cute?"

Lu Qingzhen finally succeeded and couldn't help but roll her eyes at Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan: "Fortunately, your contract with the company does not have a non-competition clause, otherwise, you would still have to deal with it."

“Haha, they think I’m not that capable to take the resources away.”

“You are so stupid.” Chen Ziyan scolded Ma Zhongquan again, “Do you really think that without the usual connections, you would have so many business resources? The competition is so fierce, and you are not the only artist in the market.”

Lu Qingzhen said: "But to be honest, Ma Zhongquan does have the capital to be confident. We at Star Entertainment do have a lot of popular artists."

“But haven’t you discovered a very serious problem?”

"Um?"

“It stands to reason that you should be the easiest to discover our company’s problems.”

"If you want to talk about the biggest problem, let me think about it. The first thing that comes to my mind is the homogenization of core artists." Lu Qingzhen said, "Excluding Lu Yanhe, who has suddenly emerged this year, Star Entertainment's two aces, one They are three sisters who are all popular actresses and have similar image paths, and the other one is of two top celebrities who are all on the idol path and have very different image positions.”

"Yes, the homogeneity of our company's artist lineup is too serious. We are our own competitors, and the internal friction is serious." Chen Ziyan said, "So I say, when you look at the flowers and flowers, there are many popular stars, but in fact there are far fewer Bring out the value of their popularity.”

Lu Qingzhen nodded.

“In this case, Ma Zhongquan has not yet understood a more terrible consequence.”

"Um?"

"Homogeneous competition means that someone will leave." Chen Ziyan said, "The three first sisters here have to share the title of first sister with others. When they go to other places, they are unique. You think they will be willing to share the title of first sister with others." Will the company renew the contract?”

Lu Qingzhen suddenly understood.

 Chen Ziyan smiled slightly and said: "The more top-notch artists, the more they need personalized services. In the current market, no one has the ability to plan such personalized services, but I can."

Lu Qingzhen: "Who do you like?"

She knows Chen Ziyan too well.

Since Chen Ziyan said this, it means that Chen Ziyan must have someone he likes.

Chen Ziyan shook her head and said, "It's being kept secret for now."

Lu Qingzhen snorted softly: "You can even hide it from me, okay."

-

Here, because Huang Kairen was hesitant about the role of Twelve Young Masters, Lu Yanhe had to start thinking about who else could play this role if Huang Kairen really didn't play it.

There are only a few top actors in this age group, and Lu Yanhe basically knows them all. In terms of image, Huang Kairen is the most suitable, and no one else is suitable to be in a movie with such a temperament. Playing a young man with a sense of destiny, but also a selfish, cowardly, pretending to be affectionate.

When Lu Yanhe chatted with Wang Zhong and Chen Bige, Chen Bige said, "Actually, if Shang Yongzhou has time, he will definitely be able to act."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Shang Yongzhou?

Speaking of which, Shang Yongzhou is indeed suitable.

Then why didn’t he think about Shang Yongzhou before?

It's not that Lu Yanhe didn't think about it, but the moment Shang Yongzhou came to his mind, he subconsciously thought that Shang Yongzhou couldn't act.

Even Huang Kairen is not willing to take on such a negative role, so why would Shang Yongzhou be willing to take it on?

Regarding Lu Yanhe's doubts, Chen Bige said: "How can he still care about whether the character is negative or not? For him, as long as the script impresses him, he can accept a lot of things. He and I both have the same attitude."

Wang Zhong said: "But if this happens, will the remuneration increase again?"

A low-cost literary film, if it can finally find Shang Yongzhou and Chen Bige to star, although the lineup is beautiful, the remuneration of these two people will also further increase the financial pressure of the film.

 Chen Bige said: "Director, if it's a salary issue, you don't have to worry. In the worst case, I'll lower the salary a little more, and I'll tell him and we'll lower the salary a little together."

 Chen Bige’s importance to this movie is beyond words.

Lu Yanhe said to Wang Zhong: "Director, when do you think you can find time to meet with Huang Kairen? Have a serious chat with him? I heard what he meant, and he didn't say that he was not willing to act at all. He just had concerns and still wanted to I’ll make a decision after having a serious conversation with you.”

“I’ve made two appointments with him, but he’s busy and I’m busy too, so I can’t make an appointment.”

Lu Yanhe could already hear some dissatisfaction in Wang Zhong's tone. He couldn't help but want to sigh and held it back.

He believed that Huang Kairen definitely wanted to meet with Director Wang Zhong, but with his current status, he must be very busy, so it was inevitable that it would be difficult to make an appointment. Director Wang Zhong was already a little impatient.

Lu Yanhe didn’t know whether he should fight for Huang Kairen.

He really felt that if Huang Kairen acted in this movie, the transformation he had been looking forward to might really come true.

He has acted in both movies and TV series, but this has special circumstances.

For actors like Huang Kairen and Jiang Yuqian, they have been popular for a long time. It is not easy for them to really enter the film industry.

If Huang Kairen could act in "Rouge", with Wang Zhong as the director and Chen Bige as the heroine, the movie wouldn't even need to be released, and he would still be able to stand on one foot.

This is very vulgar, but this is the case in this industry. First, look at your own level, and secondly, look at the level of the people you work with.

-

What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that Shang Yongzhou actually called him on his own initiative.

“Senior brother!” Lu Yanhe shouted in surprise.

Shang Yongzhou laughed twice and said, "I heard from Director Fu Kai that you took the role of "Path of Glory" and that we can work together."

Lu Yanhe hummed and said, "I will work hard."

Shang Yongzhou added: "Chen Bige called me and told me about the movie "Rouge Button", and I found out that it turned out that you wrote the script of this movie. You kid...you have something, can you To write a script of this quality.”

Lu Yanhe smiled sheepishly.

Humble, humble.

He reminded himself.

"However, I have to tell you that I have finished reading the script. I do think the script is well written, but I don't plan to act in it." Shang Yongzhou said, "It has nothing to do with the script or the character. I have to tell you personally. Just say it, so as not to spread any misunderstanding."

“Well, it’s okay, senior brother.” Lu Yanhe said.

Shang Yongzhou: "It's nothing else. I want to devote myself wholeheartedly to the creation of "Path of Glory". I won't think about the next movie until I finish shooting this movie, but you seem to want to make the next one." The filming of "Rouge Button" started within half a year."

Lu Yanhe: "I don't know about this filming thing. Director Wang Zhong and the others are doing it."

"Hmm." Shang Yongzhou said, "The filming of "Path of Glory" will start at the end of the year. You should also recharge your batteries."

“Okay.” Lu Yanhe responded.

Shang Yongzhou: "I see that you have so many projects behind you, and my head feels heavy just looking at them. Do you have enough energy to prepare so many projects at once?"

"Well, actually I don't act in many projects." Lu Yanhe said, "I just wrote a script. I have written several scripts before, but I caught up with this batch and announced them together."

Shang Yongzhou: "You don't want to act?"

"Well." Lu Yanhe said, "Just like "Rouge Button", I don't plan to act in it. Before filming "Path of Glory", I only have the drama directed by Chen Lingling to film. I will recharge my batteries, brother. Don’t worry, I won’t delay the filming.”

Hearing this, Shang Yongzhou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good." (End of this chapter)