Choose a day to become famous

"Happy Time" premiered on the third day after the opening of the film festival.

For the participating films in the main competition unit, the first wave of media reviews will come after the premiere.

Of course, in fact, many film critics and media reporters have watched the special advance screening before the premiere. They can write their reviews in advance and wait to publish them as soon as the premiere is over.

Lu Yanhe did not participate in this special advance screening, but Lin Yu did.

She is now the chief film critic of "Jump Up" magazine and has also joined several film critics associations in the world.

Lin Yu told Lu Yanhe that this movie was very good, especially Ning Xiulian's performance. Several film critics around her said in private that Ning Xiulian would become a strong contender for the Best Actress at this year's Venice International Film Festival.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe attended the premiere of "Happy Time" with high expectations.

Fu Kai and Shang Yongzhou have not arrived yet.

The only representative of the "Road to Glory" crew is Lu Yanhe.

Venice International Film Festival's artistic director, Picardo, stood on the steps to welcome the attendees.

Lu Yanhe was personally greeted by Picardo as he walked down two steps.

In such an occasion, every gesture has its meaning.

Lu Yanhe smiled and greeted him.

"Hello, Mr. Bicalochi."

"Welcome." Bicalochi had actually welcomed Lu Yanhe on the day of the opening ceremony. This time, he was still as enthusiastic as when he first met Lu Yanhe. "I'm glad that you can stay for so long this time. I hope you have a good time here."

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "I'm very happy, but the tickets for many movies are too hard to get. I really want to watch more movies this time."

Bicalochi said, "I believe that if you are willing to walk the red carpet a few more times, every participating movie will open its arms to you."

"Oh, I just want to watch a movie quietly." Lu Yanhe shrugged his shoulders and nodded to Bicalochi with a smile, "Thank you for your hospitality, then I'll go in first."

Bicalochi suddenly said, "How about we take some time to have afternoon tea together?"

Lu Yanhe looked at him with some surprise and surprise.

Who is the busiest person during a film festival? It is definitely the artistic director of the film festival. He must use the most abundant energy and spirit to entertain filmmakers from all over the world from morning to night. From screenings to other activities, he never touches the ground.

Lu Yanhe was quite surprised that such a person suddenly asked him to have afternoon tea.

"Okay, no problem." Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded.

Bikalochi said: "I will ask my assistant to contact your agent later to arrange a time."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

He guessed that Bikalochi might have something to tell him?

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At the screening of "Happy Hour", there were obviously many more Asian faces than on the opening day.

Lu Yanhe found Chen Ziyan in the Film Palace.

Chen Ziyan was chatting with the famous Korean director Kim Ji-yeon.

Chen Ziyan saw Lu Yanhe and immediately introduced him to Kim Ji-yeon.

Kim Ji-yeon can almost be said to be one of the top film directors in Korea. Among the living Korean film directors, no matter which list, he must be in the top three.

Lu Yanhe has seen his movies and found that his movie style is very similar to that of a Korean director he knows.

Park Chan-wook.

Violent aesthetics.

Park Chan-wook was a director that Lu Yanhe liked very much before he traveled through time. Although he did not finish watching all his works.

The theme of Jin Zhiyan's movies is also an eternal "revenge".

The concept of "revenge" is in almost every one of his movies.

Jin Zhiyan almost cooperated with Shang Yongzhou before. But because the production company of that movie is an American company, it is only willing to pay Shang Yongzhou 800,000 US dollars, which is far lower than Shang Yongzhou's market price. If the production budget itself is very small, it's fine, but Jin Zhiyan is not the kind of pure art film director who can't sell at the box office - he has always been regarded as an author-type genre director in the film industry, and he has a high reputation. The box office performance has always been good, and he is a director who can even make a profit at the box office.

Therefore, Shang Yongzhou later refused to cooperate in this movie, and was accepted by a Korean actor with a lower salary.

Lu Yanhe introduced himself to Jin Zhiyan.

Jin Zhiyan: "I know you, I have seen you in "Three Mountains" and "Late Spring."

This is the advantage of having works.

The work is his business card.

Lu Yanhe: "Thank you, I have always been your fan."

Jin Zhiyan suddenly thought of something and smiled, "When you had a conflict with Yongsan Ha-sam, I thought about whether I should contact you. You did a great job."

Lu Yanhe looked at him unexpectedly, "Director, have you also had conflicts with Yongsan Ha-sam?"

"He is simply a disgrace among film critics." Jin Zhiyan said directly.

Lu Yanhe asked in surprise: "Has he also maliciously belittled you?"

Jin Zhiyan said: "Yes, once at the Busan Film Festival, my film won the Best Picture, and a Japanese director's film did not win, so he wrote an article to attack me."

"This person is like a mad dog." Lu Yanhe said, "And no matter what he said, it was not said from an objective perspective. Film reviews are just tools in his hands."

Lu Yanhe did not expect that the first common topic he and Jin Zhiyan found was that they both hated Yongsan Ha-sam.

At this time, Yu Qin came in with Ning Xiulian, Gu Zhao and other crew members.

Their entry meant that everyone had come in and could prepare to watch the movie.

Before watching the movie, Bicarochi also came forward to introduce the director of the movie.

In Bicarochi's introduction, Lu Yanhe learned that this was the third time that Yu Qin had nominated a work for the Venice International Film Festival.

However, the previous two times were nominated for other units, the main competition unit, and this was the first time.

The meaning behind Bicarochi's words was actually one, that Yu Qin was a director trained at their Venice International Film Festival.

This solemn pre-screening introduction was quite ceremonial.

At this moment, Lu Yanhe had a little more expectation for the movie to be screened.

-

Wang Biao and Zou Dong did not stay in the movie palace.

The two of them found a small cafe outside to sit, and waited until the time was almost up before picking up Lu Yanhe and the others.

"Brother Dong, can you understand these art films?" Wang Biao asked.

"Are you asking about the two movies we watched at the movie museum here?" Zou Dong shook his head. "I don't understand English, how can I understand it?"

"Then I woke up in the middle and saw you still looking at the big screen with full energy." Wang Biao said, "Watching those movies is really hypnotic."

Zou Dong remembered that Wang Biao fell asleep almost within 20 minutes of the movie starting. The person who always said that he wanted to be influenced by the art of film went directly to the dream to be influenced.

Zou Dong smiled and said, "Although I don't understand what the people in the movie are saying, I can more or less guess a little by watching their performances. This is also good. Maybe if I understand it, I can't watch it anymore. This kind of guessing allows me to concentrate on watching them all the time."

"Awesome, Brother Dong." Wang Biao sighed.

Wang Biao asked again: "Brother Dong, do you think that all the people who come to the film festival really like to watch these movies?"

Zou Dong: "Of course, many of them are just attracted by the aura of this film festival. If there are so many people in the world who really like to watch these movies, the box office of these movies would not be so low."

"Then why are there still so many movies being made and then sent to film festivals?" Wang Biao said, "I have never really figured this out. Obviously, many award-winning movies don't have high box office in the end, and may even lose money. Not many people really like to watch them."

Zou Dong: "I don't know either. For me, I prefer to watch those simple and rough action movies. Don't many people think that this kind of movie is not nutritious? But I don't want to get any nutrition from the movie."

Wang Biao : "But Xiao Lu seems to be able to really watch those art films, and he can see a lot of things in the movies that we can't see."

"Award-winning films must have their artistic value, but we may not be able to understand them." Zou Dong said, "Many famous works are like this. Books that are respected as famous works by the whole world, many of us can't read them. Look at the four great classics, how many people can really read the original text."

Wang Biao: "That's true."

Zou Dong said: "I think Yan He said something very right."

"Ah? What did Xiao Lu say?"

"Although movies are a commodity, some movies are not made as commodities. From the beginning, the creators did not intend to make money from it."

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"Happy Time" will definitely not sell at the box office.

This is Lu Yanhe's most intuitive feeling after watching half of the movie.

An hour passed, and the movie focused on Ning Xiulian alone.

After her husband died, she lived alone. The movie is about her life living alone at home, showing her personal life of buying groceries, cooking, and doing housework. In this process, the past about her childhood, adolescence, and marriage is slowly revealed.

The tone of the movie itself is like a documentary. But a lot of pop music is used in this movie to help express the changes in emotions.

Lu Yanhe was most impressed by the scene on a snowy night when the heroine played by Ning Xiulian was drinking red wine and dancing alone. She suddenly woke up from her dream and looked around with a dazed look on her face. The daze that was extremely detached from reality was presented on the screen in a mirror-like state.

He suddenly thought of what Lin Yu said, that many film critics believed that Ning Xiulian was a strong contender for the best actress at this year's Venice International Film Festival.

This movie is completely a one-man show by Ning Xiulian.

As a movie, this movie has almost no plot and is definitely not liked by most audiences. However, the loneliness, memories, and thoughts about the past life shown in this movie are all integrated into the daily details of the movie in a light-hearted way.

Indeed, this kind of movie can be made with 800,000 yuan.

However, despite his appreciation, Lu Yanhe himself would not make such a movie.

Maybe if he is asked to act in a good script, he would act, but if he is asked to write and produce it himself like "Love Letter", Lu Yanhe would not do so.

He can appreciate such a movie now, but if he were to make it, he would be far from that level.

This kind of movie can only be made by people with a certain level of ability, otherwise it would be a poor imitation and the things produced would be tasteless.

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At the end of "Happy Time", Ning Xiulian finally walked out of the house where she lived alone, no longer dwelled on the past, and decided to come out of her self-isolation. She signed up for a class at the gym, and Gu Zhao played the role of her fitness instructor.

At the end of the film, there is a sex scene between two people.

In the dark room, on the bed, the camera focused on Ning Xiulian's face, through Gu Zhao's strong, sweaty shoulders, and fixed on Ning Xiulian's eyes.

Her face was crimson and sweat flowed down, mixing with the tears on her face.

The rhythm became more and more intense, and she shed more and more tears. Finally, as if some restraint was broken, she suddenly broke down and cried loudly.

Gu Zhao's movements stopped.

He was stunned, hugged her, and asked softly: "What's wrong? Does it hurt you?"

Ning Xiulian shook her head, hugged Gu Zhao, buried her head in Gu Zhao's arms, and cried until her shoulders shook.

At this time, the camera began to zoom out, further and further away.

The two people on the bed gradually moved away, blurring.

In the end, Gu Zhao could only be seen gently patting Ning Xiulian's back, as if coaxing a child.

Soft music played.

The movie comes to an end here.

-

Lu Yanhe stood up and applauded along with everyone else in the audience.

He felt that he might not be able to truly enter the movie situation and experience all of this. But that didn't stop him from applauding the movie after watching it.

Yu Qin, Ning Xiulian and Gu Zhao stood up and accepted everyone's applause.

They bowed three times to greet everyone.

Chen Ziyan asked Lu Yanhe in a low voice: "What do you think of this movie?"

"Very good." Lu Yanhe said, "Maybe the movie theater can't sell too many box office tickets - but that's not necessarily the case. I think Teacher Ning can win an award for this movie. Her performance is so good that she turns the invisible into the tangible. Moreover, several of the scenes were so good that it made my head tingle. If she won the award, many people would be interested in going to the cinema."

Chen Ziyan nodded and said: "I also think that this movie is actually not obscure, and there are no dull long shots. Although most of the shots have no lines and focus on Ning Xiulian, the shots are very rich in language and show All aspects of her life are not boring. Yu Qin’s style has changed a bit. She used to like to use long shots. To be honest, those long shots were too boring. "

The applause was very warm.

Lu Yanhe said: "Sister Ziyan, do you know how I felt after watching this movie?"

"Um?"

"If you ask me now, if Yu Qin asks me to act, will I accept it?" Lu Yanhe paused, as if to confirm his thoughts, and said, "I don't think I will say that after reading the script If I decide again, I will agree directly.”

Chen Ziyan: "You."

Lu Yanhe: "I'm impulsive again."

Chen Ziyan: "However, when it comes to movies, I trust your vision more and more."

"ah?"

Chen Ziyan: "If you say you want to play Yu Qin's role, although I will murmur, I will not stop you."

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "So you are actually not willing for me to accept it?"

"I can't say whether I am willing or not. The shortcomings of director Yu Qin's works are also obvious, that is, they do not have box office." Chen Ziyan said, "This shortcoming is a big shortcoming for you. Now as a The greatest value of an actor is not how many awards you win, but whether your works have good reputation or commercial returns. Yu Qin's movies have never received widespread praise, let alone commercial returns. She can act for Wen Minglan, but she can't act for you. Minglan's current situation is such that she can tolerate the failure of an art film, and no one will let the failure of an art film deny her career. But you are different. You are already a kind of benchmark. If a mistake made by an ordinary actor occurs in you, the impact will be expanded ten or a hundred times."

Chen Ziyan's words made Lu Yanhe calm down a little.

-

After watching the movie, Lu Yanhe followed the crowd and walked out.

They saw Zou Dong and Wang Biao waiting for them at the exit.

The crowd around them were all viewers who had just watched "Happy Days."

Lu Yanhe heard everyone discussing this movie.

This is the atmosphere of the film festival.

It is rare to hear so many people discussing a movie after watching it.

"Hey, Lu Yanhe——" Suddenly someone called his name.

Lu Yanhe turned around in surprise and saw a very familiar person.

American "Variety" columnist film critic Tom Wynn.

"Hi!" Lu Yanhe smiled in surprise.

Tom Wynn said: "Are you free? Let's have a drink together?"

Lu Yanhe glanced at Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan said: "You go ahead, I will make an appointment to meet with you later."

Lu Yanhe took Zou Dong and Tom Wynn there.

Tom Wynn said: "I've been to the special screening of 'Paths of Glory' in advance."

Lu Yanhe looked surprised.

Usually film festivals will hold a special screening for the media and well-known film critics before the premiere.

But Lu Yanhe didn’t even know that “Road to Glory” had already completed this step.

"What a pity. This movie should have been shortlisted for the main competition. In that case, you and the other male lead would be strong contenders for Best Actor this year." Tom Wynn said.

This is a very high rating.

Lu Yanhe smiled and said "thank you", and then said: "Is it really that good? I'm still a little nervous. I don't know what people will think of our movie."

Tom Wynn said: "It is a good work, there is no doubt about it. On the contrary, I was surprised that the two Chinese-language films shortlisted for the Venice International Film Festival this time actually changed the style of previous Chinese-language films and focused on The exploration of human heart has always been a characteristic of European films.”

"I'm curious, what are the characteristics of Chinese-language movies in the eyes of you Americans?"

"If I tell the truth, you might not be happy."

"It doesn't matter, just say it."

"The Chinese-language movies I have seen in the past few years are all very focused on spectacle." Tom Wynn said, "I can hardly see content like "Happy Days" and "Path of Glory" that explore the simplest characters' hearts. In the past two years, directors Wang Zhong and Liu Bige, who are more active in Chinese-language films in the international film industry, pay great attention to the form of the film in their films. I don’t mean that they only have form, but their expression techniques. They all use an obviously author-stylized form to unify the style of the film, including a Chinese film called "White Pearl" last year. It was poorly shot and only the actors' performances were excellent, but this film is also good. It has a strong sense of form, and it also uses bizarre and bloody interpersonal relationships to create a misplaced character conflict.”

When Lu Yanhe heard what Tom Wynn said, he felt that everything he said made sense.

Indeed.

The styles of movies are ever-changing, but in fact, if the number of movie viewings increases, you will find that movies from different countries and regions also have obvious stylistic differences. Our cultural and historical background silently distinguishes our films from other films.

The themes of "Happy Days" and "Path of Glory" are indeed more focused on exploring personal heart and expression. This is actually influenced by modernist trends of thought and European and American film culture. In the past, personal inner expression was indeed not the focus of Chinese-language films.

Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said: "Because China's social environment is also changing, people's lifestyles and living conditions are changing. In the past, everyone lived together, but now with the development of urbanization, many young people are living in Apartments, living alone. We are bound to face such changes in life, and these changes are reflected in the creation of movies. Movies are actually a kind of cultural content, and any culture is actually a reflection of people’s lives over a period of time.”

Tom Wynn nodded thoughtfully.

"Actually, you can also go and watch a movie that was just released in China last month. When it is available to watch in the United States, I recommend you to watch it. It is a martial arts movie "Nine Yin". Martial arts movies have always been It is a type of film unique to our Chinese films, but it is set in the context of martial arts. It tells the story of an anonymous swordsman who must make a difficult choice when his personal life and death and the life and death of the country are at stake. This actually contains implications. It embodies a cultural spirit of our Chinese people. Movies are like this. They can reflect many changes in lifestyles and ways of thinking, but sometimes they also use new stories to convey and inherit an enduring cultural spirit. Change is contained in the change and immutability of the film.”

Tom Wynn nodded.

"Well, hopefully it will be shown in theaters in the United States," he said.

"It may not be able to be shown in cinemas. You give me an address. When the DVD comes out, I will send you a copy." Lu Yanhe said.

Tom Wynn smiled and nodded, "Okay."

They entered a bar.

In broad daylight, Lu Yanhe was not used to drinking alcohol all the time like Europeans and Americans.

But Tom Wynn is obviously used to it.

Lu Yanhe only ordered a cocktail with a low alcohol content, while Tom Wynn ordered a gin and tonic.

"By the way, I saw that Japanese guy also came to Venice. Have you met him?" Tom Wynn asked Lu Yanhe.

"Which Japanese?" Lu Yanhe didn't know why.

"The one who had a conflict with you." Tom Wynn frowned and thought hard, "But I can't remember his name. Japanese names are really hard to remember."

Lu Yanhe reacted, "You mean Yongshan Hesan?"

"Ah, yes, that's him!" Tom Wynn nodded, "After the special screening of "Path of Glory," he expressed his dislike for your movie to several people who were traveling with him."

Lu Yanhe: "He is a very vengeful person. I don't understand why a film critic like him can still be so active in the international film world."

Tom Wynn said immediately: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not familiar with him."

Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, "Then we can continue to be friends."

Tom Wynn said: "Have you ever considered making a movie in Hollywood?"

Lu Yanhe pondered for a moment and said: "Of course I will not refuse if there is a good script, but you also know that your Hollywood's good scripts and good roles will not be left to me, an Asian actor, especially an Asian actor who has not worked hard in Hollywood. Asian actors."

"The situation has changed in the past few years. Every year there are several influential film and television dramas starring Asians." Tom Wynn said, "Moreover, almost every blockbuster now has a main role. An Asian."

"This is to maintain political correctness." Lu Yanhe chuckled, "But those characters may not be very valuable and good characters. I don't want to waste time on a character that is not worthy of my efforts."

Tom Wynn nodded, "Lu, you are such a proud guy."

"Thank you for the compliment." Lu Yanhe didn't think this was a bad thing, "I want to protect my reputation as an actor."

Lu Yanhe chatted with Tom Wynn for almost an hour before saying goodbye.

He had a lively chat with Tom Wynn.

Some film critics are just superficial and superficial, but some film critics really love the art of film, are familiar with the masterpieces in history, and have their own opinions, which are extraordinary.

In terms of the aesthetics of movies, Lu Yanhe found that he was very similar to Tom Wynn.

This allowed him to finally find someone with whom he had a common topic and whom he could talk to.

-

Soon, the media rating of "Happy Days" came out, and it got a score of 3.1. Among the average media ratings of a film in the 2.0s, this score is not bad.

The most important thing is that Ning Xiulian's performance received unanimous praise. In Variety's award predictions for this year's Venice International Film Festival, Ning Xiulian ranked first among the candidates for Best Actress.

Lu Yanhe sent a congratulatory text message to Ning Xiulian.

Under this situation, Ning Xiulian's domestic controversy became even louder.

However, Ning Xiulian's agency has already started public relations.

They used "Ning Xiulian to do what she wants and enjoy life" as the main line to create an independent image of Ning Xiulian breaking through the constraints of traditional thinking and pursuing her own beautiful life. Coupled with the unanimous praise from foreign media for Ning Xiulian's performance in "Happy Days", this has further strengthened Ning Xiulian's image as a "low-key and capable person".

Most people in China don't actually know Ning Xiulian. She is not a particularly famous actress. But because of her generous hand-holding and kiss with Gu Zhao on the red carpet, as well as the favorable reputation of "Happy Days" at the Venice International Film Festival, Ning Xiulian's fame suddenly increased.

At the media conference, a media outlet asked Ning Xiulian if she wanted to respond to the controversy caused by her holding hands and kissing Gu Zhao in China.

Ning Xiulian said calmly: "I am a woman and he is a man. There was a spark between us, so we are together. It is a matter of course and there is no need to make a fuss."

Her response also went viral in China.

Many women retweeted her speech and regarded it as an idol.

Despite his initial discomfort, Lu Yanhe actually quite admired Ning Xiulian's attitude.

No matter what, take the initiative and openly admit what you have done, do not cover it up or not, let others say whatever you want.

It was at this time that Lu Yanhe suddenly received a call from Yu Qin.

"Yan He, will you stay here until the end of the film festival?" Yu Qin asked.

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, but replied: "Well, yes, I will stay here this time."

Yu Qin said: "That's great. I suddenly had an idea. Are you free now? I'll come and talk to you."

Lu Yanhe replied "free" in surprise, and then made an appointment with Yu Qin to meet in Chen Ziyan's room.

Chen Ziyan asked doubtfully: "She didn't tell you, did she want to talk to you about something?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head, "I don't know. I didn't say anything. I just said that I suddenly had an idea."

"Maybe she wants to make a movie later and wants to find you?" Chen Ziyan curled her lips with a half-smile, "It seems like you are about to make such a decision."

Lu Yanhe said: "No way?"

He thought for a while, "Didn't you say that her output is very small? It takes many years to make one movie."

"That's because her family is dragging her down." Chen Ziyan said, "Her husband is in poor health and has an illness that keeps dragging him down, so she has to stay at home most of the time."

"Is her husband recovering from his illness?"

"She passed away." Chen Ziyan said, "So, according to her passion for making movies, her output in the future should not be low. When she first started to be a director, one movie would be released in one or two years, which was very fast. ”

Lu Yanhe waited for Yu Qin in Chen Ziyan's room.

Yu Qin came alone.

Lu Yanhe inexplicably felt that her eyes were shining when she looked at him.

She was in a state of excitement.

"Director, congratulations, the media evaluation of "Happy Time" is so good, I should be able to take home an award this year." Chen Ziyan said with a smile.

Yu Qin: "I hope it's not just an empty joy. But that's not what I'm here to say, Yan He. I want to invite you to participate in the filming of my next drama."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Although he had guessed it, Yu Qin got straight to the point and expressed her intention so quickly, which caught Lu Yanhe off guard.

Chen Ziyan immediately took over the conversation, leaving Lu Yanhe some time to react.

"Director, "Happy Days" hasn't even been released yet. Your next film is coming out so soon?"

"I was inspired by Ning Xiulian's recent turmoil in the past two days." Yu Qin said, "I want to shoot a movie with the film festival as the background."

Lu Yanhe was confused.

Chen Ziyan also hesitated.

"What kind of story is it?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Yu Qin said: "A middle-aged female star participated in the filming of an art film in order to rejuvenate her career, and came to the Venice International Film Festival with this film. However, her large-scale clips in the film attracted a lot of controversy. This made her popular again, but she also had to face some pressure and condemnation from her relatives and friends in China. In this process, she met another popular young male actor from China. They met in a bar, and she confided her loneliness and pain in the young actor. The young actor was her fan, and he didn't expect to have the opportunity to get to know her closely, and he was very caring for her. But when the actor realized that the actress was trying to get close to him, he realized that there was a deviation in their positioning of each other."

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan almost couldn't control their expressions when listening to Yu Qin's story, and they almost wrote the words "stunned" on their faces.

Yu Qin seemed not to see their expressions and continued to speak.

"The actor began to avoid the actress's intimate behavior, but the actress gradually lost control of her behavior under the pressure of media praise and moral condemnation. She took the emotions of the character in the film into herself. As a result, because of drinking, she confessed to the actor in public at a public event of a film festival, which made the scene very bad. The actor sympathized with the actress, his idol, but on the other hand, he was distressed by her out-of-control behavior."

Lu Yanhe had guessed that the actor in the story that Yu Qin was talking about was the role that Yu Qin wanted him to play.

Yu Qin said: "After the actress's repeated extreme behavior, the actor also backed off from tolerance and became angry and angrily accused the actress of harassing him at a cocktail party. The actress was stimulated and burst into tears in front of everyone, as if she had become a victim. The actor was also attacked by the actress's fans. The actor who was caught in an unprovoked disaster had no words to say. In an interview, the actress expressed her apology to the actor and said that she had misinterpreted his meaning. But such a move made everyone sympathize with the actress more and accused the actor of being ungracious. At the end of the story, the actress won the Best Actress Award at the Venice International Film Festival and returned home in glory."

Lu Yanhe's face was full of unbelievable question marks?

What the hell is this?

Chen Ziyan didn't tell Lu Yanhe at all, and immediately asked: "Director Yu, this actress, you are not going to use Ning Xiulian as the prototype, right?"

"I plan to find her to play." Yu Qin said.

Chen Ziyan: "...Have you talked to her? Will she come?"

In this story, the heroine is a completely negative image, a narcissistic, selfish and vain image. Chen Ziyan couldn't understand why Yu Qin thought Ning Xiulian would play the role - especially in a movie that was obviously based on her. If this story was really filmed, it would definitely be a hot topic.

Yu Qin said: "Don't you think this role is... very challenging? Ning Xiulian is an actress, she can see what kind of significance this role has."

"But it sounds to me that the role you want Yan He to play is actually a young man who has suffered an unexpected disaster. He is a tool and has no room for performance." Chen Ziyan said bluntly, "Although the image of the heroine is very negative, I admit that she is very complex and rich, and has a lot of room for performance. The male actor...any male actor can play it."

Yu Qin said: "But the only one who can shoot this movie here is Lu Yanhe."

"Can this movie be shot here?" Chen Ziyan looked at Yu Qin incredulously, "Director, do you want to shoot here now?"

Yu Qin nodded, "This story takes place at the film festival. It's such a convenient location, of course we have to shoot it here now."

Chen Ziyan was speechless and asked: "You haven't written the script yet, right?"

"Write while shooting." Yu Qin said, "I have already thought about how this movie will be shot, and the script can be written soon."

Lu Yanhe is stupid.

The only thought that came to his mind a few days ago was: these two women, neither of them is easy to deal with.

Now, Yu Qin played a trump card.

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and said, "Director, this role... is too much of a tool, I don't want to play it."

He rarely directly rejected a role.

Yu Qin frowned, "Tool? Did you listen to my story carefully? He also has a lot of performance space. Don't you think such a character is actually a type of character that has never appeared in film history? A young actor who was harassed for no reason. He is not such a tool. The actress who was once your idol harassed you with a broken filter. You passively resisted, actively fought back, and then fell into the whirlpool of public opinion again. Isn't this kind of impermanence and bizarreness what often happens in the entertainment industry?"

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

"Many movies nowadays like to present harassment from a male or female perspective, so why not let it return to the simplest relationship between the sexes?" Yu Qin became more and more excited as she spoke, "Even at the end, if the male actor suddenly developed desire for the female actor——"

"Wait, wait." Chen Ziyan couldn't listen any more, "Director, your idea really caught us off guard. Yan He came to Venice to rest this time, and we didn't want to arrange other work for him. Yan He didn't have time to make any preparations for this sudden decision to shoot a movie."

Yu Qin: "These are secondary, Yan He, you are a good actor, I believe you can see the value of this story being made into a movie."

Lu Yan He said: "Director, the protagonist of this movie is not this actor, you need to convince Teacher Ning Xiu Lian to play this movie first, otherwise, everything will be invalid."

"If Ning Xiu Lian is willing to play, will you play?" Yu Qin pursued.

Lu Yan He: "To be honest, I don't think this story is very attractive to me now."

Yu Qin showed disappointment.

"I thought you were a different actor." (End of this chapter)