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Lu Yanhe's salary negotiations started first, but after many others' salaries had been negotiated, his part was still not settled.

Chen Ziyan was not in a hurry. Since she dared to offer such a price, of course it was because Lu Yanhe was worth it.

If Mrs. Huang pretends to be stupid and insists on refusing to give, then even if Lu Yanhe withdraws from the movie "Fire", it will not have much impact on Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe just needs a commercial blockbuster, not necessarily "Burning".

Negotiations reached a deadlock.

Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe the relevant situation. After hearing this, Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Okay, Sister Ziyan, just do what you said. I don't know if I'm being narrow-minded, but in my opinion, they don't Just because everyone in the industry responded more enthusiastically to the movie "Fire" than expected, do you want to lower our price? You think they are a good movie, so the initiative is in their hands. I definitely want to act in this movie, and I will definitely compromise and give in."

Chen Ziyan nodded and said, "I have the same idea as you."

Lu Yanhe: "In the end, if it really doesn't work out, I won't act until the show is over, and just quit. There was no formal contract signed."

"Yeah, but they have already sent out the news that we are going to star in this movie. When the time comes to withdraw, there will probably be some controversy."

"It's okay." Lu Yanhe said, "Controversy is just controversy. Anyway, the controversy in me has never subsided."

Chen Ziyan smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said: "You can't say that. Of course, there can be fewer disputes. If you have more debts, you don't have to worry. In the end, you are still deceiving yourself. You are not a scoundrel. Otherwise, you still need a little bit." Solve and face it?”

Lu Yanhe also laughed.

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Mrs. Huang originally thought that as long as she didn't relent and took a firm stand, Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan would definitely give in.

In fact, Lu Yanhe has only acted in two movies so far, and he has only starred in one. In this case, they can give him a direct salary of 8 million, which is not low. He is not the leading actor, and he also has additional The derived revenue from the role is divided into 10%.

Who would have known that Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan were sitting on their laurels without any intention of commemorating the movie "Fire" and never communicated with each other again.

This made Mrs. Huang feel a little guilty.

Is this movie so unattractive to Lu Yanhe?

Many actors came to the film, including some popular A-list actors, and they all took the initiative to express their willingness to reduce their salary to play a good role in it. For example, Huang Kairen came to guest star in two scenes and only received 200,000 yuan. Why can everyone else reduce their pay, but Lu Yanhe can't?

Mrs. Huang thought about it over and over again, thinking that it was because Shang Yongzhou received a salary of 20 million that made Chen Ziyan unhappy. But why should Lu Yanhe compare with Shang Yongzhou? What is Shang Yongzhou's status and where is he? Moreover, Shang Yongzhou plays the core protagonist and main perspective of this movie. Isn't it reasonable for him to get such a salary?

If Lu Yanhe plays such an important role, then it doesn't matter if his salary is higher. But Lu Yanhe plays the second male lead.

Mrs. Huang thought about it for several days. In the final analysis, she was still unwilling to let Lu Yanhe go.

Of course she also knew that today, for the role she was discussing with Lu Yanhe, no one was more suitable than Lu Yanhe.

From the perspective of image, acting skills, popularity and popularity, and the performance of past works, Lu Yanhe is the most suitable.

At this time, the Jose Film Festival announced the new list of selected films.

"Rouge Button", written by Lu Yanhe, entered the main competition.

"People on the Road", written by Lu Yanhe, entered the screening section.

One person and two films were shortlisted for the Jose Film Festival.

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"Is the movie finished so quickly? Why was it sent to the Jose Film Festival?"

"It's not finished." Wang Zhong sighed, "But after our own internal evaluation, the most suitable international film festival for "Rouge Button" is José. Apart from here, I don't like the judging styles of other film festivals. If a film like "Rouge" with a relatively low threshold for viewing and a strong sense of story does not catch up with this year, we will either have to give up participating in the film festival, or we will have to wait until this time next year. So, let's go ahead. I cut a first cut and sent it over, and for more than a month, I had to continue editing with my team.”

Lu Yanhe understood.

Asking Teacher Jia Long again, the situation is the same in "People on the Road".

"I just completed a preliminary version, and I'm very satisfied to be shortlisted for the screening section." Jia Long said with a smile, "I hope I can make a satisfactory version in time for the premiere at the Jose Film Festival."

When Lu Yanhe heard the two of them say this, he realized, okay, these two movies have not been edited at all.

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At the press conference of the Jose Film Festival, when the list was announced, the media reporters at the scene enthusiastically raised their hands and asked questions.

Among them are Japanese media reporters.

In addition to asking about their own country's shortlisted films, they were also most concerned about Lu Yanhe, who had had several rounds of trouble with Yong Shanhe San some time ago.

When everyone at the scene confirmed that this Lu Yanhe was indeed the actor they knew, Lu Yanhe, everyone had expressions of astonishment and disbelief on their faces.

The news that Lu Yanhe was a screenwriter was only widely known in China. For the general public overseas, the impression of Lu Yanhe in their minds is mainly that of an actor. Those who know him a little better know that Lu Yanhe is the screenwriter of "Friends". But as a screenwriter, the adapted movie can be shortlisted for the Jose-La-Ville Film Festival? This is really beyond many people's expectations.

In response to questions from the media, Wu Yang, the artistic director of the Jose-La-Ville Film Festival, explained: "We have officially confirmed with the film company that it is indeed Lu Yanhe, the actor Lu Yanhe we know. As for why he suddenly became a film screenwriter and wrote two film scripts, I think it is better to wait until he arrives at the Jose-La-Ville Film Festival and then ask him in person."

As a Chinese Singaporean, Wu Yang has only been the artistic director of the Jose-La-Ville Film Festival for five years. Compared with Wintour Robbe of the Ciutadella Film Festival and Picasso of the Venice International Film Festival, his qualifications are still too shallow.

Wu Yang is also the first Asian artistic director since the Jose-La-Ville Film Festival began.

Someone immediately raised his hand and asked, "We see that there are two Chinese films shortlisted in the main competition unit of the Jose-La Mancha Film Festival this time. Does this have anything to do with you, the director, being from China?"

Wu Yang immediately smiled and spread his hands, saying, "First of all, I am a Chinese Singaporean. Although I have a very good relationship with Chinese film companies, I am not the only one who decides which films can be shortlisted in the main competition unit. We have a very large but professional film selection team. Secondly, the two Chinese films shortlisted in the main competition unit this time are all unanimously recognized by our team. Do you think any of them are not worthy of inclusion?"

Wang Zhong's "Rouge Button" was directed by a director who just won the Best Director Award at the West Tull Film Festival.

Fu Zhu's "South of the Yangtze River" was directed by a famous director who became famous internationally earlier than Wang Zhong.

From the perspective of these two film directors, it is indeed impossible to say that Wu Yang is partial to his own interests and deliberately opens a back door for Chinese-language films.

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"That's great. Within two years, your works have been shown at all four major international film festivals."

Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe, "Your achievements are second to none in China."

No matter how great a director, actor or screenwriter is, none of them can be like Lu Yanhe, who has been shown at all four major film festivals and had his works shortlisted within one or two years.

Lu Yanhe said, "It's mainly because I shoot a lot."

"It's true that you shoot a lot. There are not many people who produce more than you." Chen Ziyan said, "But it may not be the case in the future. You have started a trend of shooting short dramas in the industry. And you may not have counted it. Because of your success in "Three Mountains" and "Late Spring", there are more art films approved this year, because many first-line stars are willing to act in those art films with small investments."

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

"Really?"

Chen Ziyan: "Once you succeed, others want to copy your path to success, which is normal. Look at the "Gold Rush" filmed by Yan Liang and the "Moonlight Symphony" filmed by Li Zhibai. They are short dramas with only a dozen episodes. There were not so many short dramas before. In the eyes of film and television companies and platforms, these short dramas are not profitable."

"Does it make money now?"

"Of course it can make money, but the profit from a drama is not as much as before. However, for everyone, this is actually a good thing. A drama with 40, 50, or even 70 or 80 episodes can easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Now they are all short dramas, and the cost is only tens of millions. A more and more exquisite one can cost hundreds of millions. The risk is much smaller than before, and the cost of trial and error has also increased."

This is true.

"Friends" was a success in the first season, so we filmed the second season. The Seventeenth Floor was a success, so we filmed the second season. It's not that we can't make it longer. In this way, everyone's risk is reduced. The actors can get a pay raise with the filming of the second and third seasons, and the production pressure on the producers and platforms is also reduced a lot." Chen Ziyan said, "Everyone knew this truth before, but before there were successful cases, this trend could not be reversed. Ninety percent of people operate according to the conventions of an environment. Only when someone breaks this convention will a new convention appear."

Lu Yanhe nodded. Every time Chen Ziyan told him these things, he benefited a lot.

"I heard that Jiang Yuqian is in contact with an art film." Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe, "She is now filming "Squid Game". I thought she would take on another drama with a larger audience later, but unexpectedly, she started to make trouble again." Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said, "Sister Yuqian still wants to transform." Chen Ziyan said, "Of course you have to transform, but you still have to stabilize your basic base. If your basic base is not stable, blindly pursuing transformation may make you lose yourself." She laughed, "If I were Jiang Yuqian's agent, I would tell her very clearly that her problem is not that she wants to transform, but that in order to transform, her output has been greatly reduced, and she has lost exposure and popularity. She relies on her past works and fans to support her. This is the problem. Look at her. How many dramas have she filmed in the past two years and how many variety shows have she appeared on? If she doesn't maintain exposure, she won't have popularity. If the drama fails again, won't she just go downhill like a house of cards?" Chen Ziyan's words pointed out the problem of Jiang Yuqian's current career development.

After listening to this, Lu Yanhe suddenly realized that it was true. Chen Ziyan always had a very accurate view of the long-term development of an actor and had a big picture view. This time, the "Burning Fire" incident actually reflected from the side that Chen Ziyan asked Lu Yanhe to act in a commercial blockbuster as soon as possible.

In the eyes of others, Lu Yanhe is already the top and most representative male actor of his generation. He has everything he wants and no shortcomings.

However, Mrs. Huang was able to offer Shang Yongzhou a salary of 20 million plus a share of the box office revenue of the theaters without any discount, but was only willing to give Lu Yanhe a salary of 8 million. This shows that in the eyes of such a top film company, Lu Yanhe's shortcomings are actually very large-he has no experience in carrying the box office of commercial films. His past box office success was more accidental than commercial rules, and it is difficult to replicate.

If Lu Yanhe wants to make his acting career more proactive, he must make up for these key shortcomings.

"This time, both Lost on Journey and Rouge were shortlisted for the Jose-La-Cebu International Film Festival, which is definitely a good thing for you. Your basic base in the film industry is actually mainly in these international film festivals. Currently, no actor in China has appeared in more international film festivals than you." Chen Ziyan said, "However, the only movie you starred in is Glory Road, and there are no other movies. We should carefully select a few movie scripts later. I want to ask you, do you plan to write the script for yourself, or take the script from outside?"

"I don't have any favorite scripts from outside. If I can't do it, I will write it myself." Lu Yanhe said, "But if it's me If we act, do we have to find someone to shoot it? It feels quite troublesome. "

"You write the script, you play the leading role, and there are film companies willing to take over." Chen Ziyan said, "The key is, do you have any ideas now?"

"Well, I have prepared several ideas, but Sister Ziyan, you said I want to act in a blockbuster, and the scripts I write now are not those blockbuster scripts."

Chen Ziyan said: "As long as it is not an art film, you have too many art films on hand. As for whether it must be a blockbuster with action and pictures, this is not something we can write a script now and start shooting in one or two years. Such movies often take too long to prepare. "

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Then I will go back and think about what kind of movie script I will write for myself to act in. "

"Okay, if you can think of it during this period, we can announce this matter at the Jose Film Festival and let this movie show up. "

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded.

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What kind of script should Lu Yanhe prepare for himself?

He pondered for a long time, looking at the script library he had made before, looking over and over, but he couldn't make up his mind for a long time.

The main reason is that at his age, he can't act in many movies.

Many good movies he has seen, such as genre films like "Ocean's Twelve", "The Invisible Guest" and "Perfect Stranger", are not suitable for him to star at his age.

In the film industry, men in their early twenties star in big movies that have achieved excellent box office results, such as "The Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter", "Twilight" and "Spider-Man"... They basically don't rely on the charm of the actors, but on the charm of the movie world view and the characters to attract fans.

The only ones that are suitable for him at his age, can be shot now, and have a high box office are basically youth films or romance films.

Lu Yanhe pondered for a long time, what kind of movie should he find to act in. First of all, it should be able to push the shooting as soon as possible, so that there will not be a lot of things that need to be prepared in advance. For example, the early preparations for "Burning Fire", the world view, various settings, finding partners, and negotiating with the director basically took more than two years. And now it hasn't started shooting yet, and the scenery is being created.

After thinking about it, it is the youth and pure love themes that can be pushed to start shooting the fastest.

In fact, when filming "Late Spring", Lu Yanhe had thought about "Sunny Days", but this movie is still an art film.

A film for the general public is needed. Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

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After taking a shower, Chen Siqi returned to the computer and saw the email Lu Yanhe sent her.

Hmm?

"The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years".

"A Little Thing Called First Love".

"Love Letter".

"Love Notebook".

Four names, and their story introductions are below.

After Chen Siqi read them briefly, she called Lu Yanhe.

"Hello?" Chen Siqi asked, "What does the email you sent me mean?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I'm going to write a script for myself. Here are the four stories I prepared. Which one do you think is the best?"

Chen Siqi: "They are all youth love movies. Why do you suddenly want to shoot this?"

The dramas Lu Yanhe had shot before were basically unrelated to these.

Including "Late Spring", the theme was not love.

Lu Yanhe said: "Sister Zi Yan said that I have too few movies in stock later, so I have to make a movie. The ones that can be started as soon as possible are this type of subject matter, which is easier to shoot."

Chen Siqi suddenly realized.

"I see, I think I like all four of them, but the perspective of "Love Letter" is a girl's perspective. If you play it, you will be at a disadvantage, right?" Chen Siqi said, "The same is true for "A Little Thing Called First Love."

Both movies are indeed youth love movies from a girl's perspective. However, Lu Yanhe knows very well how many fans these two movies have attracted to the two male protagonists. It can be said that these two movies have become the life movies of the two male protagonists.

"If you ask me to choose, I think among these four movies, the one with the best characters is "Those Years"." Chen Siqi said, ""The Notebook" is too pure love. I feel that now people don't like pure love so much. The film, and its regret is a Romeo and Juliet style. In our current era, if we really fall in love, who really doesn’t stay together because of their parents’ objections.”

Lu Yanhe was enlightened.

really.

"But aside from these, my favorite story is "Love Letter". It is very beautiful. Although it tells the story of secret love, it actually tells the story of people's memories and remembrances of youth." Chen Siqi said , "It talks about the kind of miss between two people, alas."

Lu Yanhe laughed.

He had an idea in his mind.

"Then both movies will be made."

"Ah?" Chen Siqi was stunned.

"Both "Those Years" and "Love Letter" were filmed." Lu Yanhe said, "The investment in these two movies does not need to be large, I can afford both."

Chen Siqi: "Do you have so much time?"

"I don't have any shooting plans this year." Lu Yanhe was also helpless, "I was so busy last year that I had almost no time to breathe when I was in and out of the group."

"Aren't you going to film "Fire"?"

"There are some changes now, and the filming may not be possible, but even if it is to be filmed, it will not be in the near future. They are still building the scenery. When the actors' schedules are coordinated and the filming officially starts, it will probably be at the end of the year or next year."

"No wonder you started writing your own scripts." Chen Siqi said, "I have never seen you act in a youth romance movie. Act well and try to make me feel excited again."

Lu Yanhe: "What? Are you no longer attracted to me now?"

Chen Siqi: "I'm referring to that heart-pounding moment."

"It's the same thing." Lu Yanhe clicked his tongue twice, "As expected, I just said that I love you more."

Chen Siqi: "You'd better be."

The two people quarreled for a while.

Chen Siqi said: "Will you go to this year's Josep Film Festival?"

"meeting."

Chen Siqi: "Okay."

"are you going?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but Linyu and Li Bi will definitely go there." Chen Siqi said, "This time, two Chinese-language films have been shortlisted for the Spanish Film Festival, and the major media will definitely pay attention. Our "Jump Up" is also It will definitely pass. The response to the online forum for film critics we created was pretty good, and there were many reports from other overseas media.”

Lu Yanhe: "The event last time was indeed unexpected. You guys are also amazing. You did it just as you said."

"I have to thank Lin Yu. She has a good relationship with overseas film critics, and she invited them all." Chen Siqi said, "It is a real treasure to ask her to be in charge of our film and television section. Many media have heard about her, and she also Someone wants to lure her away with a high price.”

"So awesome."

"After all, the influence of that online forum is quite large." Chen Siqi said, "Basically all domestic film-related media have paid attention to that forum. The news column of our movie channel also reported on the activities of the online forum. ”

Lu Yanhe said: "Linyu is only a junior now. Has she already signed an employment contract with us?"

"How could she sign an employment contract with us if she hasn't graduated?" Chen Siqi said. "What she signed is a cooperation agreement. However, Linyu is still very affectionate for "Jump Up", and she will not suffer from us. She and I "I told you not to worry, she won't leave."

Lu Yanhe: "Well, that's good. Now it seems that our "Jump Up" plays an increasingly important role in the film and television industry, and we need her very much."

Lu Yanhe believed that Linyu would not leave easily. Not to mention their relationship as classmates, just being the founder of "Jump Up" is enough to become Lin Yu's bond. Lu Yanhe didn't want the treatment they gave Lin Yu to be lower than the conditions offered to her outside.

Chen Siqi: "No matter how high the price offered by outsiders, it will definitely not be as big as Linyu's space here. She has the final say in all film and television-related sectors here, and she is already building her own team." ”

Currently, the only physical product of "Jump Up" is a monthly magazine. However, there are many online media brands. There are four or five media accounts just for film and television reviews and character interviews, including Li Bi’s video account.

Now Lin Yu is responsible for all these related contents, and her authority and space are not small. Not to mention the corresponding conditions and benefits.

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Lu Yanhe began to immerse himself in writing a script for himself.

One is "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" and the other is "Love Letter".

At that time, I watched it with my classmates.

While he was immersed in writing scripts in school, a movie came out, which shocked the off-season market in March. It was released for three weeks and grossed 700 million in box office, shocking the industry.

This movie is called "The Home I Haven't Returned to for a Long Time" and it is a movie with a bit of suspense and thriller.

That day, at six o'clock in the evening, Lu Yanhe came out from the library after writing the script and was about to go to the cafeteria for food. He happened to meet Miao Yue and Liu Bige on the road.

The night had fallen, and the two walked side by side. Liu Bige was still wearing a white shirt and black trousers, which was no different from his usual appearance, while Miao Yue was wearing a light green waisted long skirt, which was fresh and beautiful, and was a very beautiful scenery.

Lu Yanhe saw it at a glance and did not miss it.

"Are you two walking in the school?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

Liu Bige explained: "We are going to have dinner together, and then go to see the movie that has been very popular recently, "My Home I Haven't Returned for a Long Time", have you seen it?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it yet."

"Do you want to join us?" Liu Bige said, "It's very popular, and it has already taken 700 million box office."

"If you two are dating, I won't be a light bulb, you can go by yourselves."

"What date? It's not that serious." Liu Bige said.

Miao Yue also smiled and said: "You have been staying in the library recently. Someone posted on the school forum that you are almost using the library as a dormitory. Go out and take a walk."

Lu Yanhe heard this and then joined them.

"How are you preparing for your new movie?" Lu Yanhe asked Liu Bige during dinner.

Liu Bige said, "Are you talking about the one starring Li Zhibai? The preparations are almost done, the scenery is good, the actors are selected, and we are just waiting to start shooting."

Lu Yanhe: "No wonder you can go out to watch movies with Miao Yue so leisurely now."

"Since I am a director, of course I have to know what the high-grossing movies in the cinema are about."

"My senior brother Shang Yongzhou rarely watches so many movies." Lu Yanhe said, "He usually only watches the themes he wants to watch."

Liu Bige said, "He is an actor, he doesn't need to watch movies, I am a director, it's different."

Lu Yanhe thought about it and said, "In fact, actors still need to watch movies, see how others act, and see what kind of movies the audience likes to watch now."

Liu Bige said, "It depends on how the actors think about this matter. Everyone's situation is different. There are actors who watch a lot of movies but still act badly. There are also many actors who never watch movies and watch very few movies but act well. However, among directors, I have never heard of a director who watches few movies."

Lu Yanhe thought about it seriously and found that this was a solid fact, and it was really so.

Miao Yue asked Lu Yanhe: "Do you usually go to watch movies?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head.

"Rarely, usually I will look for the director's previous movies when I have a certain type and theme of drama to play, and then look for similar types and themes to see how others play them."

Miao Yue: "I thought you would go to the cinema often."

"Yes, but I don't go to the cinema regularly just to watch movies." Lu Yanhe said, "I usually go about twice a month."

Miao Yue: "You go even less than me."

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "That's because I've been relatively free recently. I'm not in the crew, and I go even less when I'm in the crew."

Compared with the people around him in the industry, Lu Yanhe does watch fewer movies.

After dinner, they went to the cinema together.

"My Home I Haven't Returned For A Long Time" has been released for three weeks. In the evening show, a hall that can accommodate about a hundred people still has a nearly half occupancy rate, which shows how popular this movie is now.

This movie is directed by Shen Mofan and starred by Xu Yiren. It tells the story of a girl who returns to her hometown where no one has lived for many years. As a result, she receives a call in the middle of the night. The person on the phone tells her to leave the house quickly, otherwise something bad will happen.

Then, the girl experienced a series of terrible things. When she realized whether she had encountered evil spirits or ghosts, she accidentally discovered that all this was planned by someone behind the scenes, with the purpose of driving her out of the house. She found that someone was hiding in the basement of her house, and it turned out to be the murderer who was wanted two years ago.

After the murderer was wanted, he hid in the basement of this old house that had not been lived in for a long time, but he did not expect the owner to come back suddenly. In order to avoid being discovered, he made a series of haunted incidents to try to scare the girl away, but he was discovered in the end, so he prepared to kill her to silence her.

The girl tried hard to escape the murderer's pursuit in the house, fighting wits and courage, and finally locked the murderer in the basement through her own design, got the opportunity to call the police, and escaped.

The atmosphere of the whole film tends to be suspenseful, tense and ubiquitous sense of crisis.

The first half is almost a one-man show by Xu Yiren. This actress, who has a bad reputation in the industry, is very capable and has superb acting skills. She played the fear and anxiety of a woman encountering various strange events.

In the second half, the actor who played the murderer appeared, and Lu Yanhe realized that it was Chen Jiping who played the role.

Both of them have won awards and are hot actors in the past two years.

After watching the movie, I saw the heroine played by Xu Yiren escape from death and sat on the side of the road in a mess, waiting for the police car to come. With the appearance of the police car, Xu Yiren finally showed a look of relief on his face. The movie ends here.

Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.

There are indeed reasons why the box office is high. The tone of the whole movie is always accurate, and there is almost no idle writing from the beginning to the end of the main line. For a thriller and suspense movie, this is actually very important.

"It's good." Lu Yanhe said.

Liu Bige nodded and said, "It's rare that it's done in one go, and the ending doesn't fall apart."

The most feared thing about this kind of suspenseful movie is that the reversal of the truth at the end makes the audience feel "how can it be like this", which makes people feel discouraged. The cleverness of this movie is that there is no suspense that must be revealed at the end. The murderer appeared halfway through the movie. The second half is almost the chase and struggle between Xu Yiren and Chen Jiping in this house. It has become a contest between the two people. The focus of the film has become to see how Xu Yiren copes with Chen Jiping's pursuit and finds a way out for himself in a dangerous and tense environment.

After watching this movie, Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered a Korean movie called "The Phone" that he had watched a long time ago. It is actually different from this movie, but the beginning is a bit similar. The heroine also returned home alone, and then received a strange phone call. Of course, this movie involves the elements of time and space, and two people from different time and space are connected through this phone call.

Lu Yanhe quickly typed the name of the movie on his phone - before watching the movie, Lu Yanhe had completely forgotten that he had seen the movie.

"Chen Jiping's performance as the murderer was so wonderful that he should be a strong contender for the best supporting actor." Liu Bige said.

Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yes, I was terrified by his performance. There are only two actors in this movie, and they are the only ones who support this movie. It's amazing. Moreover, Chen Jiping's performance as the murderer was so creepy. At the beginning, he called Xu Yiren to remind her that the house was haunted and asked her to leave quickly. Later, when Xu Yiren found out, he said that he was a neighbor living nearby and saw that she moved in alone, so he kindly came to remind her. When he found out that Xu Yiren had searched for the wanted order issued by the police, and there was a photo of him on it, the change in his expression and eyes at that moment, I can't help but stand up when I think about it now."

"It's so scary, I feel like I will have a nightmare when I go back." Miao Yuedu said so.

Liu Bige hugged Miao Yue, smiled and hugged her, saying: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Lu Yanhe looked to the other side silently.

At this time, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

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When Chen Ziyan saw the three script outlines that Lu Yanhe took out, although she had seen Lu Yanhe's output, she was still stunned for a moment.

"These...are all written by you recently?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded.

Chen Ziyan took a deep breath and told herself in her heart that there was nothing to be surprised about. Lu Yanhe's writing speed was so fast, and it was not the first time she had seen it, so there was no need to be so surprised.

She read the three script outlines carefully, a little surprised, and said: "The first two scripts were written for you, right? They are all movies about youth love?"

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yes."

Chen Ziyan said: "If you just look at the outline, it feels...relatively ordinary."

Chen Ziyan also told the truth directly.

"I can't really tell what's better about these two stories."

"Yeah, but if they're made into movies, they'll be great, and a lot of people will like them." Lu Yanhe said directly.

"Yeah?" Chen Ziyan asked, "Why?"

"Because everyone has had such a story in their youth, or hopes to have such a story." Lu Yanhe said, "Both stories are about regrets. One is the regret of fighting and trying but not being able to be together in the end, and the other is the pure regret of missing out."

Chen Ziyan: "Yes, I think they're both tragedies."

"You can't say it's a tragedy. I always think that the reason why adolescence is so precious is because it has so many regrets." Lu Yanhe said, "At that time, liking someone is pure liking, and the regret of missing someone is also pure regret, without any other things mixed in."

Chen Ziyan said: "Do you think these two movies can prove your ability to carry the box office?"

"The box office performance of these two movies will definitely not be bad." Lu Yanhe is very confident.

"Those Years" is a phenomenal movie, needless to say, if it weren't for the male protagonist's own death, the subsequent development would really be bright. He was the most sought-after male lead in that age group, no doubt about it, and all the film resources suitable for him would basically be handed to him first.

And "Love Letter", in the hearts of literary youth, is a bible about youth secret love. It was re-screened in mainland China in 2021 and received a box office of 65 million.

Since Lu Yanhe wanted to choose a movie to prove his box office ability, of course he had to choose one with excellent box office results.

Chen Ziyan did not comment.

The box office of youth love movies is still a metaphysics, and no company can predict their box office results. Some movies can miraculously get 800 million or 900 million, while others, even if there are first-line actors as the male and female protagonists, only 100 million or 200 million in the end. Even if the reputation is similar, the box office figures are very different.

She looked at the third movie.

"The Phone?" Chen Ziyan was surprised, "This movie is a movie with two female protagonists, you..."

"Well, I suddenly remembered, didn't you tell me before that Sister Yuqian was working on a literary film? She needed a commercial film, so I wrote this." Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Ziyan, can you help me I’ll give it to Sister Yuqian’s agent. Needless to say, I wrote it to see if Sister Yuqian is interested in the script. If she is, I will write the script.”

Chen Ziyan looked at him in astonishment, "Are you tailoring the script for her?"

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Sister Yuqian is very different to me. I don't want her career to go downhill."

Chen Ziyan: "Then why don't you just give it to her yourself?"

Lu Yanhe said: "Because if I gave this to her directly, she would definitely take it without even looking at it, but I don't know if she likes this story."

"Are you crazy? How could she not like the script you wrote now?" Chen Ziyan shook her head and sighed, "Okay, I will communicate with her agent. If she is willing to act, then this movie Which company are you going to find?"

"When the time comes, we'll get in touch and see which one has the best conditions and cooperate with it." Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Ziyan: "Yan He, sometimes I think you are more willful than I thought, but I can't blame you for your willfulness, because you have the capital and strength to be willful."

Lu Yanhe thought to himself that he could be more willful in the scripts he produced because he knew they had a high probability of success.

Therefore, in these projects, he often subconsciously shows a strong and unquestionable attitude.

Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "Sister Ziyan, if one day I really become very willful, you must stop me."

"For example, how about you directly tailoring scripts for other actors?"

"Well, will this hurt my career?"

"No, but it's very random." Chen Ziyan said directly.

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Then if one day my willfulness will cause harm and impact on my career, you must stop me. As for misbehavior, just allow me to do mischief occasionally."

Chen Ziyan shook her head with emotion.

"You have done this for Jiang Yuqian, but I don't know if she can accept your kindness." Chen Ziyan said, "If you don't tell her that you wrote this script, she may not be willing to accept it based on her current standards for accepting roles. People have always been thinking about transforming into a genre film like this.”

Lu Yanhe said: "If she doesn't want to accept it, let's talk about it later."

Chen Ziyan: "If she is unwilling to act in this play, will you still write this script completely?"

"I will write when I have time."

Chen Ziyan nodded.

-

In April, the temperature finally began to climb back up, and spring finally began to slowly show what it was supposed to be like.

Spring is coming, flowers are blooming, and the campus is bright.

Many girls put on long skirts and walked in school. The skirts were swaying and looked very beautiful.

Lu Yanhe was halfway through writing the script, but couldn't catch up with his thoughts, so he simply put it aside and turned to look out the window.

The library's study room is on the eighth floor.

Sitting by the window here, you can overlook the campus.

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized that someone was secretly filming him.

Lu Yanhe glanced over there.

The person who took the secret photo immediately put down his phone.

Lu Yanhe withdrew his eyes and continued to look out the window.

He was thinking about how to write the movie "Love Letter".

The male protagonist of this movie really has a lot less screen time.

Those few scenes in the original film, handsome, quiet, and a bit mischievous as a boy, are all very episodic shots. The reason why he became popular in Asia is entirely due to the face of Takashi Kashiwahara and the theme of the movie "Love Letter". The resonance caused by secret love and regret.

Lu Yanhe was thinking about whether he should follow the original work and recreate the image of such a quiet and clean boy, or add a few scenes to make his character more three-dimensional and full, not just a cartoon-like surface.

A breeze blew in through the windows that were open a little.

The pages on the table were turned by the wind, and they came in a steady stream.

Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered an evening a few years ago.

He walked out of the school gate and saw Chen Siqi sitting on the steps next to the school gate under the orange sunset. She fell down and had a cut on her calf. She also bled a little and couldn't walk.

Before that, Chen Siqi's image in his mind was that of a somewhat domineering girl. That was the first time that she had a fragile side in front of him.

When Lu Yanhe thought about it, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

My thoughts came back.

Lu Yanhe began to think, why is "Love Letter" so popular, and the male protagonist with only a few scenes is even more popular than the female protagonist who is the main perspective?

Just because of simplicity.

He seems to be a person without a story or background. He only appears in the memory of the heroine. There are only a few fragments, all of which are the fragments that left the deepest impression on the heroine. Therefore, every time he appears, he appears along the heroine's memories.

The audience, who has assumed the perspective of the heroine, seems to see in him the person they had a crush on in their youth in the first person.

Precisely because he does not have any biographical background, there are enough blanks for the audience to fill in their own memories.

Lu Yanhe suddenly understood the core significance of this role in "Love Letter": he didn't even need to speak, he just needed to appear every time the heroine's heart wavered like a cicada's wing.

Lu Yanhe gave up his entanglement and decided to write the script according to the original work.

-

When the script was about to be finished, Lu Yanhe returned to Ziyuan Bridge.

He often had thoughts late at night, and his fingers were typing on the keyboard.

If he was in the dormitory, it would be too easy to disturb his roommates.

Lu Yanhe took the lead in writing the script "Love Letter".

It was two o'clock in the morning when he typed the last word of the script.

He was the only one living in Ziyuan Bridge.

He walked out of the room, poured himself a glass of wine, stood by the window, drank, and looked at the starry sky outside.

This was a starry night.

Only at this time, when many neon lights in the city were turned off, the starry sky would take off its veil and appear in front of people flickeringly.

Half a glass of wine was quickly drunk.

Lu Yanhe's alcohol tolerance was already a little intoxicated.

Suddenly, he felt a little sentimental.

Lu Yanhe took a photo of the starry sky and posted it on Weibo.

He said:

I typed the last word of the new script on the computer. At this late hour, I didn't feel sleepy at all. I suddenly wanted to call her, but she must have fallen asleep, so I could only call her in my dream.

-

Lu Yanhe had no idea how much heat his Weibo post would cause the next day.

He didn't go to bed until four in the morning.

And the next morning, Lu Yanhe's rare, true confession-style Weibo content quickly became a hot search.

Lu Yanhe's female fans couldn't hide their excitement, as if this Weibo post was written for them.

Marketing accounts frantically edited various topics and content, speculating on the relationship between Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi, and even asking if they were going to get married.

Of course, this unfounded speculation can only attract some deceived people.

In addition to the public outcry over the late-night confession of a popular first-line actor, film and television companies and other people in the industry also heard the news one by one and called Lu Yanhe, Chen Ziyan, Chen Siqi and everyone else they could contact.

Lu Yanhe's phone was muted, so he couldn't get in and no one answered, which made Chen Ziyan, Chen Siqi and the others suffer.

"New script? I don't know what new script it is."

"He didn't tell me whether he was writing a TV script or a movie script. He was still sleeping. I called him but he didn't answer. He must have been muted."

"Mr. Chen, I really didn't lie to you. How could I fool you? Don't worry, I will definitely tell Yanhe that you want to work with him."

...

In the end, Chen Siqi couldn't help but set her phone to do not disturb mode.

She really wanted to rush to Lu Yanhe, pick him up from the bed, and loudly question him why he suddenly went crazy in the middle of the night and made such a confession. Now everyone saw her with an ambiguous smile!

Chen Siqi was really annoyed. But when she opened Weibo for the Nth time and read the post written by Lu Yanhe, a sweetness that she couldn't deny at all would overwhelm her annoyance.

"..."

Lu Yanhe didn't wake up until noon.

He woke up with a sleepy face, his eyes were bleary, and he looked at the dozens of missed calls and hundreds of unread messages on his phone. He was confused. He had just woken up and his brain couldn't work. Now he was even more at a loss.

How... did it cause such a big commotion? (End of this chapter)