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Such a big commotion was indeed unexpected by Lu Yanhe. Then he thought of the Weibo he posted last night. He slapped his head and sighed, thinking that he had such a low alcohol tolerance and drank alone. When his head was slightly smoked, he did such a thing.

"..."

Lu Yanhe first sent a message to Chen Siqi and asked: Did it cause you trouble?

Chen Siqi threw three "bloody knife" expressions.

Lu Yanhe immediately replied with an "kneel down" expression.

Chen Siqi: Did you drink?

Lu Yanhe: ? ? ? How do you know?

Chen Siqi: You don't usually say such things.

Lu Yanhe: That's not true.

Chen Siqi: Then tell me now, do you want to call me in your dream? I want you to send a voice message, not a text message.

Lu Yanhe picked up the phone and was about to speak, but he opened his mouth again and again, and couldn't say the words for a long time.

Chen Siqi waited for a while, but didn't get a voice message from Lu Yanhe. She chuckled and thought, I don't know you yet?

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and said: You should study hard and don't chat with me during class!

Chen Siqi: Dog.

Lu Yanhe: Look, you still reply to my message. You are not serious in class at all.

Chen Siqi was so angry that she laughed.

Really dog.

-

Lu Yanhe rubbed his face and called Chen Ziyan again.

"Sister Ziyan." Lu Yanhe's voice was full of guilt.

He estimated that his Weibo post had added a lot of work to Chen Ziyan.

Sure enough, Chen Ziyan sneered sarcastically and asked, "Are you finally awake?"

Lu Yanhe groaned, chuckled, and said, "Sister Ziyan, you've worked hard. Did I cause you trouble?"

"It's not trouble, but I've received a lot of phone calls." Chen Ziyan said, "Which script have you finished? Or both?"

Lu Yanhe said, "I just finished "Love Letter" and there's still some "Those Years" to write."

"You've only finished one?" Chen Ziyan teased, "I thought you were going to tell me that you finished both scripts in one night. That's how fast you should be."

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "I'm not a tentacle monster."

Chen Ziyan: "Many companies have come to inquire about the script you wrote. What do you want to do? Do you have any ideas?"

Lu Yanhe said, "This script, The production cost is not high. In fact, any film company with a certain strength can do it. Let's see how sincere everyone is. I will register the copyright of the script first, and then send it to major companies to see what they say. "

Chen Ziyan said: "That's fine, but the control of this movie should still be in our own hands, right?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "This movie can easily be made into a melodramatic youth film, and the control must be in our own hands."

"In this case, there may not be so many film companies willing to invest." Chen Ziyan said, "Generally, film companies still want to have the final editing rights in their own hands."

Lu Yanhe: "If it doesn't work, we can find someone to do it ourselves. In fact, I also want to do it myself."

"Hmm?" Chen Ziyan was a little surprised.

Lu Yanhe said: "I didn't dare to do it myself before, but now, at least in this link of production, I have a lot of experience, so I am not so scared anymore."

Chen Ziyan: "If you are going to form a team to shoot this movie, you will have to invest a lot of energy."

"Of course I don't plan to form a team myself. We can find a producer and a director. As long as they are suitable, the specific things that follow will be left to them."

Chen Ziyan: "Then you think too simply and too naturally. Send me the script first, and I will take a look at what kind of story it is."

Lu Yanhe immediately sent the script to Chen Ziyan via email.

-

"Who wrote this story?"

Jiang Yuqian asked her agent with the story "Telephone", which is currently only five pages long and presented in the form of a short story.

He Heng said: "A friend gave it to me. He said it was written specifically with reference to your image. He asked if you were willing to act. If you were willing, he would write the story into a script."

Jiang Yuqian was a little entangled.

"This story is very attractive and has a lot of room for performance." She said, "But I'm worried that this theme won't get high box office in China. This is not an art film. It's normal for art films to have low box office. If this movie doesn't have high box office, will it make my career as an actor even worse?" He Heng looked at Jiang Yuqian helplessly. "Why do you think this movie won't get high box office?" "It's about time and space, suspense, and a little horror. I feel that there is no precedent in our domestic market that similar themes can get good box office." Jiang Yuqian said, "If it was during my heyday, I would definitely be willing to act, but now... Can I afford the box office of this movie with my influence alone?" He Heng looked at Jiang Yuqian, hesitated for two seconds, and said, "Then I refuse?" Jiang Yuqian bit her lip, shook her head, and said, "No, I'll ask Yan He for his opinion." "Ah?" He Heng was stunned. Jiang Yuqian said, "I have no confidence in judging the script now. I asked Yan He to help me see if I should take this script."

He Heng hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, then you go ask him. But didn't he just write a script? You can also ask him if there is a role suitable for you in his script. It doesn't matter if it's not the heroine, as long as it's an important role, you can play it."

Jiang Yuqian didn't want to cause this kind of trouble for Lu Yanhe.

Jiang Yuqian had the nerve to ask Lu Yanhe to help her refer to the script. Asking him directly if there is a role for her in the script he wrote is beyond her acceptance.

Jiang Yuqian hummed without comment and contacted Lu Yanhe.

-

He Heng sent a message to Chen Ziyan: Who wrote the story you gave me? You are so mysterious that you won't tell me even if I ask you. Yuqian said she wanted to ask Lu Yanhe for his opinion.

Chen Ziyan was stunned when she saw the message He Heng sent her.

Huh?

This is really something she didn't expect. Jiang Yuqian is going to ask Lu Yanhe for his opinion?

Did Jiang Yuqian guess that this story was written by Lu Yanhe?

Thinking about it again, it shouldn't be the case. Although Jiang Yuqian's career is not at its peak now, she just can't get in touch with the top productions. She must still have a lot of plays sent to her. She wouldn't guess that Lu Yanhe wrote it just because she got a story outline.

Chen Ziyan asked He Heng what Jiang Yuqian's attitude was towards this story outline. After He Heng said it, Chen Ziyan sighed directly.

How to say it.

If Jiang Yuqian doesn't know how to read the script, she actually knows very well what kind of script can impress her, but if she knows how to read the script, she doesn't have a very comprehensive understanding of this industry and this market, so when she makes a judgment, it is difficult for her to judge what kind of market feedback this script is expected to get.

In Chen Ziyan's view, the selling point of this movie is almost on the table. It may not be a classic movie that is both popular and well-received, but it must be a movie that is very popular and has topics. This story not only focuses on mutual help between women, but also involves family relationships of psychopathic and controlling, as well as the concept of dual time and space. Whether it is structure or theme, it is destined to be a striking topic.

What Jiang Yuqian lacks most now is a work that can help her return to the public's discussion field again.

Chen Ziyan muttered these words in her heart, but she would not tell He Heng.

Agents must not interfere with each other's work, which is a taboo in work.

-

Lu Yanhe was also surprised when he received the message from Jiang Yuqian.

This is really...

Asked at his home.

Jiang Yuqian did not hide it and directly expressed her thoughts.

"From my own perspective, I actually like this story very much, and when I read this story, many performance ideas came to my mind." Jiang Yuqian said, "But I am not sure about the market reaction of this script. It feels very unpopular."

Lu Yanhe felt confused after hearing this.

It was also at this moment that Lu Yanhe intuitively realized why Chen Ziyan said that Jiang Yuqian's vision in selecting films was not good enough.

Lu Yanhe originally thought that Jiang Yuqian would not want to choose this film because it was too commercial, but unexpectedly, Jiang Yuqian was worried that the market response to this film would be unpopular.

He hesitated for a moment and said to Jiang Yuqian: "Sister Yuqian, this script was aimed at the market from the beginning, so it shouldn't be unpopular."

"Really? It seems that there have been no similar works in our film market in recent years?"

"Yes, it is fresh because it has not appeared." Lu Yanhe said, "Its core elements are all rare elements in the current film market. When combined together, it is an attraction in itself."

Jiang Yuqian was surprised and asked: "Do you think so highly of this script?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe confessed helplessly, "Because I wrote this script."

"Ah?" Jiang Yuqian was shocked.

Lu Yanhe said, "I was worried that if I gave it to you directly, you would accept it without even reading the content, so I gave you a detour to see your true feelings about this story. If you want to act, I will write it into a script."

Jiang Yuqian: "Are you tailoring the script for me?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "Not really, I watched "My Home I Haven't Returned To For A Long Time" and got the inspiration to write this story. It just so happened that when I was writing it, I needed the image of a woman who had been working hard outside for a few years. The person who is most familiar to me at this stage is you, so I wrote it based on your image."

Jiang Yuqian was surprised, "You watched "My Home I Haven't Returned To For A Long Time" and wrote it so quickly This story?"

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe smiled, "Sister Yuqian, so you want to act in it, right?"

"I want to act in it. After knowing that you wrote it, I want to act in it even more. Just treat my previous concerns as bullshit."

"Sister Yuqian, when you choose a script, you should listen more to your inner voice, and don't just think about the market reaction of this play. No one knows what the market reaction is, but only the story that touches our hearts can move the audience." Lu Yanhe couldn't help but remind her, "Before the release of the movie "My Home I Haven't Returned for a Long Time", no one thought it would get more than 700 million box office. According to this trend, 800 million box office is a foregone conclusion."

Jiang Yuqian sighed.

"Okay, I also found out that my vision for choosing plays is really not very good. "

Lu Yanhe laughed.

"Sister Yuqian, as long as you perform well, that's all." Lu Yanhe said, "As an actor, if the performance is not good, it will be in vain. But if you perform well, you will always wait for a good performance."

Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said, "Sister Yuqian, I have started writing the script for the movie "Telephone"."

"Okay." Jiang Yuqian said, "When the movie is going to be shot, you tell me in advance and I will set aside the schedule."

"Well, I want to start it as soon as possible." What Lu Yanhe wants is to start it as soon as possible, instead of delaying it for so long like "On the Road" or "Rouge Button".

-

However, sometimes, every film may have its own destiny and its own path that it must take.

Lu Yanhe has accepted this. All he can do is try his best to push them forward.

When "Burning Fire" came back, it was already mid-April.

Mrs. Huang proposed to Chen Ziyan that she was willing to give her a salary of 12 million yuan, plus 15% of the character-derived copyright income.

As for other dividends, Mrs. Huang refused to agree.

Of course, this is indeed normal. After all, Shang Yongzhou has already taken part of the dividends. If Lu Yanhe takes more, the pressure on Longyan will become very great.

Chen Ziyan was not polite and said: "If Yan He cannot enjoy the profit share of the movie, then the share of the character derived copyright income must be more than 25%."

Why did Mrs. Huang finally compromise again?

It's actually very simple. Lu Yanhe's momentum is so strong that there is no other company. Not only "Rouge Button" and "On the Road" were shortlisted for the Hollywood Film Festival, as soon as the news about his new script came out, actors in the industry got wind of it and started asking around to see if there were any roles suitable for them.

Such momentum and wind direction made Mrs. Huang realize one thing.

Lu Yanhe can write scripts himself, and the scripts he writes are equally attractive.

At the same time, it also reminded Mrs. Huang that Longyan Pictures wanted to cooperate with Lu Yanhe for more than just the movie "Fire".

After the final round of negotiations between the two parties, the remuneration was finally agreed upon.

Lu Yanhe received a salary of 12 million yuan and a 23% share of the character copyright income. If the movie box office exceeds 2 billion, Lu Yanhe will need to be given an additional bonus of 5 million yuan. At the same time, Lu Yanhe retains the right to further increase his salary in the sequel.

After all the twists and turns, Lu Yanhe thought it would be difficult for him to star in "Fire", but unexpectedly, he signed it again.

"Will I still make these movies?" Lu Yanhe asked Chen Ziyan.

"Let's shoot, why not?" Chen Ziyan said, "The filming of "Fire" will have to wait until the end of the year. There is still more than half a year left, so you just leave the window empty?"

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Okay, let's shoot it."

He said: "'Love Letter', I want to shoot it in two seasons: summer and winter, both of which will be shot in real life, and then be released on Valentine's Day next year."

"That's okay." Chen Ziyan nodded, "However, currently we only have one script and you as the starring role, and nothing else. Regarding the heroine, have you thought about who you want to find?"

Lu Yanhe said: "As an adult female Huai Jingshu, I want an actress who is about 28 or 28 years old, has a sense of life, and has some simple literary and artistic atmosphere to play. I don't know if Sister Bi Ge can play the role. I want to find an actress whose face is not familiar to the audience to play the high school girl Aoi Shu.”

"Why?"

"Because this character represents the most youthful stage of all audiences, an unfamiliar newcomer can allow them to take on the role of themselves without any burden." Lu Yanhe said directly.

Chen Ziyan nodded: "Okay, then we will organize a large-scale audition."

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded.

Chen Ziyan asked: "Who do you plan to find to play the actor who likes the adult Huai Jingshu?"

"In terms of his image, he is more mature and has completely different styles from me." Lu Yanhe said, "Among the actors I know, I don't know anyone of this type."

Chen Ziyan said: "In that case, let's just audition."

"good."

"Actually, there are not many characters in this movie, and there are only a few main characters. However, the family members of Aijiki are quite important. I think this movie has a very important cornerstone, that is, only Aijiki is like that. The family environment can make such a story as pure and beautiful as a novel feel realistic. It must have warm details and not be trivial. "

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "It's a pity that the actors I played in the dramas and the actors who played my parents were all more extroverted actors, and none of them were more suitable for the characters here."

Chen Ziyan said: "Let's talk seriously with several film companies first. The actor's matter is not so urgent. Anyway, as long as Bi Ge is willing to act, the main actors will be decided, and the other actors will be easy to negotiate."

Lu Yanhe hummed.

Chen Ziyan said: "Would you like to try your hand at directing this movie?"

"Am I the director?"

"Yes." Chen Ziyan said, "I feel that only those who can clearly capture the emotions in this movie can make it well. Otherwise, it will be as bland as boiled water."

Lu Yanhe was stunned for a moment.

"To be honest, the story of this script is not that dramatic. It is not a plot flow." Chen Ziyan said, "If you rush to start shooting this summer, April is almost over now. If you find a director temporarily, he may not be as familiar with the story and the characters as you are, and he may not be able to shoot it well."

Lu Yanhe fell into deep thought.

Be a director himself?

This is something he has never thought about before.

However, this time, the resistance in his heart about the proposal of letting him be a director is indeed not as strong as before.

Perhaps, it is because he has filmed so many dramas, and his confidence has gradually increased.

Lu Yanhe said: "Let me think about it seriously. The main thing is that there are too many things to worry about as a director. I am afraid I can't handle it."

Chen Ziyan said: "You write and act by yourself, and you also invest and become a producer. Even if you don't direct, you still have to worry about it. You can't get away from this movie."

What Chen Ziyan said makes sense.

-

"You can be the director yourself?" Chen Siqi said, "I feel it's not impossible. The film "Love Letter" is not very difficult to shoot. There are few characters and no big scenes."

Lu Yanhe said, "Yes, I feel so too, so I am a little eager to try, but I am a little afraid... I will mess it up."

Chen Siqi said, "If you are afraid of messing up, you can find a senior you know to guide you, supervise you, and help you. But if you want to be a director, I think the film "Love Letter" is a very suitable film for your debut. It... To be honest, Yanhe, if I didn't know your high school situation, I would think that this happened in high school. It's like a diary written by someone."

Lu Yanhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard Chen Siqi say this.

But what Chen Siqi said actually made sense.

The film "Love Letter" is too much like a person recalling his past.

It is a story about memory itself.

He understood what Chen Siqi meant. It revealed a very private emotion, just like the emotion written in a diary.

-

"Teacher, if you don't come, I won't dare to do this."

Lu Yanhe said on the phone.

Luo Yuzhong on the other end of the phone didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I have never made a movie before, and you asked me to be your film producer. Isn't this nonsense?"

"Teacher, I need someone to guide me on the set." Lu Yanhe said, "You have never been a film producer, but you are very familiar with the set."

Luo Yuzhong said, "How can you be so hardworking? Suddenly you start to be your own director."

"Direct, write and act by yourself." Lu Yanhe smiled, "Try it."

Luo Yuzhong: "Send me the script first, let me take a look. If it is beyond my experience, I won't agree to it. If I agree to it, it will hurt you."

Lu Yanhe said, "You must be able to do it."

He immediately sent the script to Luo Yuzhong.

-

"Sister Zixing, how is "China in Culture" going?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Xin Zixing said, "I'm recording Teacher Zhao Dezhong's show next week. You just called me. I was just about to contact you. There's a little story in Teacher Liqun's part. Can you help me act it out?"

"Okay, no problem." Lu Yanhe agreed immediately.

Xin Zixing: "Okay, I'm busy here. What do you want to talk to me about? Tell me quickly. I have to go back to work after you finish."

"Come and help me be a producer." Lu Yanhe said.

"What?" Xin Zixing frowned. "What producer?"

"I plan to direct a movie myself, Sister Zixing, I need your help."

"What the hell?" Xin Zixing's voice was full of shock and astonishment.

"You've done so many shows. You know best how to manage a production team." Lu Yanhe said, "I don't know how to manage each department at all. Besides, I can't do two things at the same time. You're the only one around me who can do this. I only trust you."

Xin Zixing was silent for a long time.

"Do you know I'm very busy now?"

"Yes."

"Do you know I've signed a contract with your agent Chen Ziyan's company?"

"Yes."

"Do you know I have a lot of work to do?"

"Yes."

There was another silence.

"Okay, I know. Tell me when to shoot. I'll see what I can do for you." Xin Zixing sighed, as if she had accepted her fate.

Lu Yanhe immediately cheered.

-

This is April, when the spring is getting stronger.

The third person Lu Yanhe found was Liu Bige.

Liu Bige and Miao Yue looked at each other.

They were stopped by Lu Yanhe on the road ten minutes ago, and then they were taken to this cafe.

The attentive smile on Lu Yanhe's face made them feel uneasy.

"Tell me, what's the matter with you?" Liu Bige looked at Lu Yanhe with suspicion, his hands folded in front of his chest, showing a defensive posture.

Lu Yanhe said: "If I say I'm going to direct a movie myself, will you support me?"

"What?" Liu Bige and Miao Yue both looked surprised.

Lu Yanhe: "You heard me right."

"That's... the one you said you just finished writing the script for?"

"Yes."

Liu Bige asked suspiciously: "What do you need us to support you for?"

"I need you to be the photography director." Lu Yanhe said bluntly.

During the filming of "Late Spring" with Liu Bige, Lu Yanhe discovered that Liu Bige's sensitivity and aesthetics towards lenses and images were superb.

And his lens aesthetics, to a certain extent, is very similar to the film style of "Love Letter".

They are all about capturing the most touching details in daily, simple life.

Liu Bige: "...I will make a movie myself in the second half of the year."

"I shot this movie in summer and winter." Lu Yanhe said, "I don't need you to follow the whole process. I just need you to help me decide on the basic style of photography. I really don't understand this kind of technical thing. You He is the most knowledgeable and the best around me.”

Liu Bige's lips curled up when he heard Lu Yanhe's compliment.

"I can't guarantee how much time I will give you to do this." Liu Bige said, "I am completely waiting for Li Zhibai's time and waiting for the computer to be turned on, so I am just a little free now, but it does not mean that I have nothing to do. ”

"Um."

"Besides, I'm not a professional photographer. If you ask me to be the photography director, can the photographer you find recognize me?"

"You shot "Late Spring", and everyone can see how good your lens aesthetics are in this movie."

"Are you serious about directing a movie? Directors are not that easy to do."

"Well, it's very difficult to do, and I don't understand it. I can only ask you all to come over and help. This way, I will have a lot less headaches."

Liu Bige: "You are good at summoning people."

Lu Yanhe: "So you agreed?"

"Then if I don't agree, will you stop acting in my movies?"

"Not necessarily, but I tend to hold grudges." Lu Yanhe said seriously.

Liu Bige: "Heh."

Lu Yanhe turned to look at Miao Yue and said, "Miao Yue, I also need your help."

"ah?"

"I'd like to ask you to play a cameo role for me."

"What?" Miao Yue shook her head in panic, "I'm not an actor, how can I play a guest role?"

Lu Yanhe said: "To be precise, I want to invite you, Mingyin, and a young female writer to play a guest role as a high school student."

"ah?"

"It was they who discovered the biggest secret of this movie in the library." Lu Yanhe said, "I wanted to bury an Easter egg in this movie. Girls who like reading in the library will all become female writers when they grow up. "

Miao Yue was stunned.

"So, please." Lu Yanhe said, "There is no difficulty in performing. You can just act as you are."

Miao Yue's cheeks were slightly red and she was a little embarrassed, but because of Lu Yanhe's words, her attitude began to relax.

Lu Yanhe pointed at Liu Bige and said, "Besides, if you come as a guest star, this guy will be more interested in helping me. He can't make the camera look ugly in a movie where his girlfriend appears, right?"

Liu Bige's eyes squinted: "Dog."

Miao Yue laughed.

-

Regarding "Love Letters", the film has been kept secret and no information has been released to the public.

Including other film companies, because Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan have not yet started contacting them, so the outside world does not know that Lu Yanhe is preparing for his first film as a director.

Until news about the audition was revealed.

All the major companies know that the movie written by Lu Yanhe is preparing to audition the heroine.

-

"Required to be 16-18 years old?"

Xu Yiren, who is in the limelight for "My Home I Haven't Returned in a Long Time", was stunned for a moment when he saw Lu Yanhe's request for the heroine of the film project, and then rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"What are you fighting for? Can I still lose ten years for myself?" Xu Yiren was a little depressed.

The agent said: "I heard that this movie stars Lu Yanhe himself. The most important thing is that although Lu Yanhe is the male protagonist, the heroine is the real protagonist of this movie. If you look at the script written by Lu Yanhe, it was Jia Jia If you can get starring actors like Long and Chen Bige, it will definitely be a good project for you.”

"Then what should I do at this age?" Xu Yiren said, "It's obvious that I'm not suitable."

"Let's go talk and see if we can change the age. The script can be changed." The agent said, "You just starred in a movie with a box office of over 800 million. What movie crew doesn't want you to star in it? ?”

When Xu Yiren heard what his agent said, he felt a little more confident.

"Then you go ask him and see if he is willing to change the script for me." Xu Yiren raised his chin slightly and pursed his lips proudly.

-

When Jiang Yuqian saw the audition selection conditions for the heroine, she smiled happily.

Fortunately, I didn't listen to He Heng and asked the heroine of Lu Yanhe's new play.

This is completely age inappropriate.

After Jiang Yuqian saw the news, she was able to send a message to Lu Yanhe openly, saying: If there is a role that requires me to guest star, just ask.

Lu Yanhe replied to her: Sister Yuqian, you are too famous. This movie is not that commercial. You can make a guest appearance in other roles.

Jiang Yuqian smiled.

Look, even if she takes the initiative to make a guest appearance, Lu Yanhe doesn't need it.

However, Jiang Yuqian was happy instead. The fact that Lu Yanhe was able to speak so directly proved that he was really familiar with her and regarded her as one of his own.

Jiang Yuqian was also very happy and replied with the word "good".

Movies are movies.

Never use human feelings to influence the criteria of your choice.

Otherwise, maybe you take human feelings into consideration, but lose the innocence of the God of Movies.

-

Mrs. Huang sat opposite Chen Ziyan and gently stirred the coffee in front of her with a silver spoon.

"Which film company are you going to cooperate with for Yan He's film?" she asked.

Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "We haven't contacted the film company yet. We can do the early preparation and production by ourselves, and it doesn't require much money."

Mrs. Huang was a little surprised when she heard this and asked, "Is there no film company willing to invest?"

"Of course not. We haven't contacted the film company yet. How can there be a question of whether they are willing to invest or not." Chen Ziyan knew what Mrs. Huang was thinking, "Our film is really just a low-cost film. It doesn't cost much money. We can make it ourselves."

Mrs. Huang: "You know, we in Longyan are very willing to cooperate with Xiao Lu. Why don't you come to us?"

Chen Ziyan said, "Xiao Lu wrote, directed and acted in this film."

Mrs. Huang looked at Chen Ziyan in surprise.

"He wrote, directed and acted in the film? He plans to direct the film himself?"

"Yes." Chen Ziyan nodded, "So, in order to ensure that the idea of ​​the film can be completely in accordance with his, we did the early preparation and production ourselves."

Mrs. Huang was incredulous.

"I'm not saying, Ziyan, isn't this too risky?"

"A little bit." Chen Ziyan said, "But maybe I really saw too many miracles in Lu Yanhe, so I think he should do whatever he wants to do now. For someone like me who can only achieve a lot of success through my own experience and hard work, for a genius like him, there is no need to do anything else, just support him."

Chen Ziyan didn't mention Lu Yanhe's directorship at all, it was her suggestion.

"How much is the production budget for your film?" Mrs. Huang asked.

Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "It's really not much. It's still a mess and I haven't calculated it yet."

Mrs. Huang knew that Chen Ziyan was not going to tell her.

But the more Chen Ziyan did this, the more Mrs. Huang felt itchy and wanted to know.

"Then how much box office do you plan to get for this movie?"

"I don't know. In fact, the box office doesn't matter. Our cost is very low, and the box office doesn't need to be too high to make a profit." Chen Ziyan said, "This movie is actually for Yan He to practice and figure out what it's like to be a director. Mrs. Huang, it's not a big production."

Mrs. Huang was skeptical when she heard this.

However, when she wanted to find out more information, she found that she really couldn't find out much more information.

It seemed that no one knew.

This made Mrs. Huang very suspicious. It's not something else. With her position in the industry, it's often easy to find out a little information. But Lu Yanhe's play has been a big deal outside, but there is almost no news at present. Whether it's the type or the production, it's all kept secret. This situation certainly surprised Mrs. Huang.

-

"We haven't found any investment yet. I, Sister Bi Ge, Sister Zi Yan, and Si Qi all took a little. Director Luo and Liu Bige also said they would invest a little when they heard that I was going to make a movie myself."

When Lu Yanhe was on a video call with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, he briefly talked about the current progress of "Love Letter".

"The most expensive part of this movie is actually the salary of Sister Bi Ge and me. I don't take any money anyway, I just take a share. Sister Bi Ge also took a symbolic salary of 2 million, and she also takes a share." Lu Yanhe said, "Calculated in this way, in fact, my movie can be made with a conservative estimate of 10 million."

Lu Yanhe can take no money, and Chen Bige can take less money, but Lu Yanhe does not intend to let other crew members, including other actors, take only the friendship price, and give whatever the market price is.

On the one hand, he and Chen Bige are not short of this little money, but many people rely on this little salary to support their families. On the other hand, Lu Yanhe didn't want to make a movie so tight that he couldn't find investment. If it came to this, it wasn't that he couldn't find investment. He might as well find someone to invest directly. It wasn't that the box office of "Love Letter" was destined to fail to recover the cost.

Li Zhibai said: "If the money is not enough, I'll invest some money for you. When the movie makes money, I'll make some money too."

"Well, if the money is not enough, I can also invest some." Yan Liang said.

Lu Yanhe: "I don't know if this movie can make money. You are not involved in this movie. You don't have to take risks with me. I will find you to invest in movies with good return prospects later."

Li Zhibai: "Okay, don't hesitate. Anyway, I usually invest in some film and television dramas. It doesn't matter who I invest in. I feel more at ease investing in you. The risk is smaller. I know that you are at least working on the project seriously, not those scammers."

Yan Liang agreed: "That's it."

For an artist like Li Zhibai who has long been popular and profitable, his income is certainly not just in the bank to eat some stable funds or profitable projects.

Li Zhibai started to make some investments very early. Of course, the amount was not big. He just played around and tested the waters. As for film and television projects, they were what he was most familiar with. Of course, he would also invest a little and make a little money.

Yan Liang has not started to take this path yet. He just became famous not long ago. If you talk about making money, it is really not much. But compared with two years ago, it is definitely much better. At least he can support his team and give back to his family.

Yan Liang had been tempted to take a small part of his earnings for investment. However, he did not understand these things very well, and was afraid that he would be fooled or tricked because of his ignorance, so he never dared to take the first step.

This time, Lu Yanhe was going to make a movie himself. Yan Liang was of course happy to take out some money from his savings for investment.

There is no investment that is guaranteed to make money, but this project was shot by Lu Yanhe himself, at least it was a project done by someone he knew, it was not a pit or a scam. Moreover, based on Yan Liang's understanding of Lu Yanhe, Lu Yanhe had been successful in everything he did over the years, and there was no possibility of losing money in this movie. With a cost of more than 10 million, could it be that Chen Bige and Lu Yanhe, the two leading actors, could not get a box office of 30 million?

This profit prospect was obviously a sure thing.

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After deducting the salary of Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige, the production cost of this movie was only about 10 million.

Adding the subsequent publicity and promotion costs, the production cost of this movie was at most just over 20 million, less than 30 million.

It can be said that as long as the film performs normally and the box office of the theater is not less than 50 million, it will definitely make a profit. After all, the TV broadcasting copyright, the domestic video platform broadcasting copyright, the overseas streaming copyright, and other copyrights of all sizes will not suffer any loss.

This is the advantage of having stars. With the two leading actors Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige, even an art film can be sold at a high price, not to mention that Lu Yanhe did not intend to shoot it as an art film.

Lu Yanhe held an audition and collected self-introduction and one-minute performance videos nationwide. This is a big project, specially cooperating with a third-party agency. After this cooperation, more than 100,000 yuan was spent.

Watch the video and choose the actor. Lu Yanhe's mind is full of the face of Miki Sakai in the original work. When watching this movie at that time, Lu Yanhe had a heart-pounding feeling. If you want to use a sentence to describe the position of this face in his memory, Lu Yanhe will feel that it is a face that will make people dream back to their school days whenever they think of it. In the youth of every boy, there must be such a girl with a sweet smile, gentleness and shyness.

Among the girls who came for the interview, there were many who were very pretty, and there were also some who made Chen Ziyan fall in love with them at first sight and wanted to sign them as artists, but Lu Yanhe never saw a girl like Sakai Miki.

She had beautiful features, not a stunning appearance, but a pair of eyes that seemed to want to talk to you. She was beautiful, the kind that when she walked past the classroom, the sun would cast a layer of soft light on her, making her so beautiful that she seemed to be able to capture the hearts of all the boys in the classroom. But she was also fresh, pure and harmless. When she looked at you, she was like a young deer, looking at you ignorantly under the shade of the trees across the mountain stream.

Lu Yanhe thought that only such a girl could make the boy who walked into the hearts of thousands of girls in a movie like "Love Letter" have a crush on her, which became a matter of course and something that girls would not be jealous of.

Lu Yanhe looked at many girls, many girls, but none of them made him feel this way.

Even Chen Ziyan said that his requirements for choosing a heroine were comparable to those of the perverted directors in the rumors.

Lu Yanhe said: "Sister Ziyan, my requirements are not high. I just want to find someone who meets the requirements."

Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes and said: "Those perverted directors also said the same thing. They are not demanding. They just want an accurate one that completely meets their imagination. Please, you are not Nuwa, who can mold one according to your own wishes."

Lu Yanhe was squeezed by Chen Ziyan and looked embarrassed.

But Chen Ziyan squeezed her, but she did not give up. She continued to look for a heroine according to Lu Yanhe's description.

Almost all the girls in art colleges across the country have watched it.

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Lu Yanhe's large-scale search for a heroine for his new movie was so impressive that it attracted the attention of the circle.

In everyone's impression, such a big move to find a heroine is often something that only top directors would do.

Because only they have the ability and confidence to ask for it.

But Lu Yanhe did it, which was time-consuming and laborious, but without any compromise. Because this is his movie, no one will say anything.

Of course, there is no way to avoid many people muttering behind his back.

Lu Yanhe also suddenly understood why the national teacher made such a fuss every time he chose the heroine before he crossed over. Some movies, the most soulful and cinematic point is the heroine. In the film industry, the media often call a certain actress the muse of a certain actor, which is not an exaggeration.

Lu Yanhe did not say that he wanted to find such a muse, but he knew very clearly what kind of heroine he had to find to be the best, because he knew that such a good one existed, so everything else was just a compromise, and he could only make do with it.

Maybe if Lu Yanhe had not read the original work of "Love Letter", he would not have a preconceived impression, and he could completely stand on the perspective of a script and imagination to find it, which would be much easier. However, because he had seen it, there was no way to make do with it.

The hardest thing for people to deceive is themselves.

Everyone can be fooled by your superb acting skills, except you.

Finding the leading actress turned out to be the most difficult thing for this movie.

In other aspects, Lu Yanhe found people he was familiar with and trusted in various positions. Everyone said that they were not very good at it, that they were very busy, and that it was very difficult. But from now on, each one was better than the other.

Lu Yanhe originally wanted to shoot in his high school, which was the place he was most familiar with. However, the current campus of No. 13 Middle School is too modern and does not match the appearance of the school more than ten years ago in the play. It is very difficult to find such a high school in Yuming, and it is almost impossible to find it.

Xin Zixing's team can only help Lu Yanhe spread across the country to find schools that meet Lu Yanhe's requirements.

Lu Yanhe only needs to choose through photos and videos.

If the team is reliable, you can save a lot of effort.

When Lu Yanhe was concentrating on finding the heroine of "Love Letter", the Tongfu Inn was also built in Jiangzhi in "Wulin Gaiden".

He Yunlan sent a message to Lu Yanhe, inviting him to come and take a look.

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Lu Yanhe has not been to Jiangzhi for a long time.

On the way here this time, I met many people who wanted to come to Jiangzhi.

They are all here to travel.

Lu Yanhe wore sunglasses and a fisherman's hat and sat between Zou Dong and Wang Biao. No one recognized him.

After getting off the high-speed train, as soon as he exited the station, he saw He Yunlan waiting for him at the exit.

"Brother He!" Lu Yanhe waved happily and shouted.

He Yunlan came up and hugged him warmly and patted him on the shoulder.

"You seem to have grown a little taller?"

"Really? I don't know. I don't have the measurements. I probably haven't grown much taller. The clothes are still the same size as before." Lu Yanhe said.

He Yunlan nodded, with a bright smile on his tanned face, with a cheerfulness that was hard to see in Yuming.

"Let's go, your sister-in-law has already prepared a table of food at home for you to come over."

Lu Yanhe said yes.

It still took some time to get to Jiangzhi. After getting on the bus, He Yunlan asked, "Are you tired? Do you want to squint for a while?"

"I'm not tired, it's okay." Lu Yanhe said, "On the high-speed train I just came over, I heard that several people came to Jiangzhi for tourism. Is Jiangzhi so popular now? Is it a popular tourist city?"

"It is much more popular than before, but compared with popular domestic tourist cities, it is still far behind." He Yunlan said, "But it is quite good now. Our tourism industry has just started, and there are many foundations. The facilities are not ready yet, and the current number of tourists is just what we can bear. If there were more, Jiangzhi would be so big, it might be crowded, and the experience of visiting Jiangzhi would not be that good. ”

Lu Yanhe knew that one of the important reasons why He Yunlan had always wanted to develop Jiangzhi's tourism industry was that Jiangzhi's geographical location was too remote and the transportation was inconvenient. Judging from Jiangzhi's current situation, either The state has invested a large amount of money to build Jiangzhi, or it has to find a way to lay the foundation first.

Now, Jiangzhi's per capita income has increased due to tourism. The city's construction and transportation with the outside world have all increased due to the increase in tourists. There used to be only two buses a day, but now there might be one an hour. When there are more people, the demand in all aspects becomes greater. As the demand becomes greater, the market will spontaneously follow suit.

This is why many relatively backward places, if they want to develop, their first choice is tourism. It’s not that they don’t want to work in other industries, but that other industries require basic investment, but the tourism industry actually relies on existing local resources.

Along the way, Lu Yanhe listened as He Yunlan introduced to him the changes in Jiangzhi in the past two years, including the rise of more than a dozen new inns to accommodate tourists.

Lu Yanhe still remembered that there were not many hotels and inns in Jiangzhi before.

He Yunlan said: "We have made overall planning. On the basis of retaining certain hotels and inns, most of the new ones we have built are inns, which are built according to our local customs. The main reason is that "City Travel Notes" The inn where I stayed made many tourists come here and want to stay in the same hotel.”

Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, "After the Tongfu Inn is built, will it be ready for use once the filming of the drama is completed?"

He Yunlan said: "We have considered this, but the Tongfu Inn is a completely antique building with no electricity, so the safety risks are still relatively high. If tourists are allowed to stay here, it will be difficult for us to prevent some tourists from bringing lighters. , if a fire breaks out accidentally, it will be a big deal, so we think it is better to turn Tongfu Inn into a tourist attraction, and then arrange live performances in Tongfu Inn directly. I saw the actors performing the plot in the Tongfu Inn. Of course, this requires your authorization."

Lu Yanhe laughed, nodded, and said, "This is a good idea. Are you planning to hire some serious professional actors to act? Or what?"

He Yunlan said: "We hope to find suitable local people to perform in Jiangzhi. This is also convenient. If we really can't find them, we can only hire people from outside."

"Very good, Brother He, your idea is quite interesting." Lu Yanhe said, "We are going to shoot many episodes of "Wulin Wai Zhuan". You can then reproduce the plot of the TV series, or you can collect fan works online and offer rewards to netizens to create fan works based on these characters and backgrounds. If they are well written, you can develop them into new dramas and perform them only in Jiangzhi's fan inn, which can also attract a lot of attention online. This can become your most distinctive attraction, not just the Tongfu Inn in a drama. The most important thing is that the TV series has ended, but the story of Tongfu Inn has not ended. It is still being performed here in Jiangzhi."

He Yunlan became more and more excited as he listened.

"This is a great idea, really great." He Yunlan said, "Yanhe, you, you really helped us a lot."

Lu Yanhe said: "I just said it casually. If you think it's useful, use it. If it's not useful, just ignore what I said."

He Yunlan: "Are you kidding? Just listening to what you said just now makes me feel excited. I can almost see thousands of people pouring into our Jiangzhi."

Lu Yanhe laughed.

"If it really works like this, it would be great."

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Returning to Jiangzhi, Lu Yanhe found that Jiangzhi had really changed a lot, but the basic style had not changed. It was still the original simple and full of fireworks. However, many shabby and dirty places had been cleaned up and disappeared.

He followed He Yunlan directly to his home without getting off the car to revisit the old place.

After all, it was already evening when they arrived, and it was time for dinner.

Liu Yiyi was wearing an apron and cooking in the kitchen.

Their son Xiaohu was doing his homework in the room. He was eight years old now and had grown up a lot since the last time I saw him.

When Xiaohu saw Lu Yanhe, he was not as fearless and enthusiastic as before. He smiled and had a shy dimple.

"Xiaohu, do you still remember me?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Xiaohu nodded, "I remember."

Lu Yanhe smiled and handed the gift he brought to Xiaohu.

"Then my gift was not in vain. I bought you a schoolbag. I was still thinking about it when I bought it. If you forget me, then I will lose a lot if I give you a schoolbag." Lu Yanhe joked.

Xiaohu took it in his hand and thanked him politely: "Thank you, Uncle Lu."

He looked at Lu Yanhe with his dark eyes again, and the smile on his face became more shy.

"I will never forget you."

Lu Yanhe laughed loudly and picked up Xiaohu directly.

"Then should I prepare more gifts next time?"

Xiao Hu said seriously: "One is enough, no need for too many, I'm not greedy at all."

Lu Yanhe couldn't hide the smile on his face when he heard Xiao Hu speaking in such a serious tone of a little adult.

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This dinner was for He Yunlan, Liu Yiyi's family, and Lu Yanhe and his group.

Six people, sitting at the table, eight dishes, steaming hot, fragrant.

Lu Yanhe took the wine glass first, "Thank you sister-in-law, you worked hard to prepare such a table of dishes. I really want to be polite, but I'm really greedy for your dishes, and I can't bear to say that you don't make two less."

Liu Yiyi heard the words, laughed heartily, and picked up the wine glass.

"Then come often to eat in the future, and you can come anytime when you are filming "Wulin Wai Zhuan"." She said.

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "That won't work. I don't know how many people from the crew will come with me. I can eat alone, but I won't be happy if they all come over and grab the food from me."

Everyone chatted and laughed and drank the first cup first.

Liu Yiyi asked, "Is Siqi coming tomorrow?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "She originally said she would come today, but she was temporarily blocked by an important job."

Liu Yiyi nodded, "Oh, looking at you young couple, I am really envious."

Lu Yanhe: "I also envy you and Brother He, you are like-minded and supportive of each other."

Liu Yiyi smiled and said, "Looking at you reminds me of my youth, and I envy your youth."

"Sister-in-law, you are also young, why do you envy our youth?" Lu Yanhe said, "I just hate that I am only 21 years old. If I can jump directly to 28 or 29 years old, then my acting will not be so limited. It is too difficult to find a suitable play for myself now. There are very few male protagonists suitable for my age."

He Yunlan shook his head and said, "The younger you are, the less you know how to cherish your youth. When you are almost 30 years old, you will understand."

Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "Anyway, when I look at your current state, I am looking forward to my own 30 years old." (End of this chapter)