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After Yu Qin left, Lu Yanhe was still in shock.

Chen Ziyan looked at him, and he looked at Chen Ziyan.

"We all thought that she might come to me to make a movie, but we didn't think that she would come to you to make a movie with such an idea." Chen Ziyan shook her head in disbelief, "I was stunned."

"I was stunned too." Lu Yanhe said.

After saying these two sentences, the two looked at each other in silence for a moment. Chen Ziyan said: "But I was really surprised that she could come up with such a story immediately. Just listening to this story, a lot of past events emerged in my mind."

"Past events?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

Chen Ziyan nodded, "In the entertainment industry, there are many crazy people like the heroine in her story."

Lu Yanhe immediately thought of Meng Li.

Well, it really is.

"If Yu Qin really made this movie, it would definitely be a hot topic, and it would just take off the fig leaf of the entertainment industry." Chen Ziyan said, "Especially the ending at the end, which is a complete satire on this vain world of fame and fortune."

Lu Yanhe was silent for a while, "In fact, I don't think there has ever been a movie with such a relationship between characters."

"Too crazy and extreme." Chen Ziyan said, "No director would dare to shoot such a subject."

The two looked at each other.

"Why do I feel that Sister Ziyan seems to think this story is... good?"

"I didn't say it's good, I just said that few directors dare to shoot it."

"Because it is destined to usher in huge controversy if it is shot?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Ziyan said: "The biggest controversy of this story is that it portrays a very negative heroine. You have to know that the content of movies in recent years has been to criticize the harassment and persecution of women by men, not the other way around. Such a story is easy to be criticized."

Lu Yanhe nodded, "Indeed."

Chen Ziyan: "You are taking too much risk in this movie. It is really unnecessary. Why take such a risk?"

Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yeah."

The two looked at each other again.

After a moment of silence, Chen Ziyan asked: "What do you think... Putting aside the fact that Yu Qin wanted you to act, what do you think of this story? If it is made into a movie, according to her style of shooting "Happy Time", what do you think she will shoot like?"

"I don't know, but I always feel that Director Yu is deliberately shaping the heroine into such a negative image."

"When she and Ning Xiulian were shooting "Happy Time", they must have accumulated a lot of conflicts."

"I really don't know why she thought Ning Xiulian would agree to star in this movie." Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Ziyan was silent for two seconds and said, "Will Ning Xiulian agree to act in this movie in the end?"

Lu Yanhe always felt that this would not come true, but inexplicably, he was looking forward to it.

Do you want to watch a play? -

At this time, Fu Kai and Shang Yongzhou arrived at the hotel one after another.

The premiere of "Road to Glory" is imminent, and the main creators of this film shortlisted for the Horizon Unit finally met at Lido Island.

Shang Yongzhou's arrival was also reported by the official Venice International Film Festival, which sent a special message to welcome his arrival.

The official introduction to him is: China's top film actor.

When Lu Yanhe saw such an introduction, he was a little envious on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also sighed in his heart that even a long-established art film event like the Venice International Film Festival still cares about the status of actors and the popularity of stars.

Those artists who always claim to be art and belittle the star system are also eagerly looking forward to the arrival of stars at the film festival they most yearn for.

When they were having dinner together, Fu Kai asked about the movie "Happy Time".

"We heard in China that this movie received very good feedback in Venice. Is it true or not?"

The reason why Fu Kai asked whether it was true or not was because many times, news would be taken out of context and snipped by the media.

Lu Yanhe said: "This movie has indeed received high praise from the media, and it is also the style appreciated by the Venice International Film Festival."

Fu Kai thought, "Did you go to the premiere? What do you think?"

"Well, the box office performance may not be very good, but it is indeed well filmed." Lu Yanhe said, "After all, most audiences still expect a good story for the movie."

Fu Kai understood it as soon as he heard it, "Isn't that the same way as our "Road to Glory"? "

"Road to Glory" still has a complete plot line, and "Happy Time" almost has none." Lu Yanhe said. He said, "If we use literary genres to describe it, "Road to Glory" is still a novel, but "Happy Time" is prose."

"Yu Qin's films seem to have always been in this style."

Shang Yongzhou pondered for a moment and said, "She contacted me yesterday and talked to me on the phone to tell me about her ideas for the next film."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe looked at Shang Yongzhou in surprise, "Isn't it a story with a film festival as the background?"

Chen Ziyan also looked at Shang Yongzhou in surprise, "She asked you to act in this film?"

Shang Yongzhou nodded and said, "Yes."

Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe looked at each other.

Shang Yongzhou saw their expressions, realized something, and asked, "Did she also ask Yanhe?"

Chen Ziyan nodded.

Lu Yanhe immediately added: "But I refused."

Shang Yongzhou said: "Well, I refused too."

Chen Ziyan asked: "Do you also think this story is not good?"

"No, in fact, I think the irony of this story is quite strong. If it is really filmed, such a character image will definitely leave a mark and be discussed by many people." Shang Yongzhou said bluntly, "But I think this story is too theme-oriented. Everything is laid out in the open, without much blank space. I don't want to play such a simple character."

Chen Ziyan suddenly realized, "Indeed."

Fu Kai asked: "Why did Yanhe refuse at that time?"

Lu Yanhe smiled and said: "The main reason is the same as my senior brother. If the actress is changed to a male actor, I might consider it a little. The role of this actress is really good, but the male actor is just a tool in my opinion. There is not much room for performance. His existence is to give the actress an object to perform."

Fu Kai: "You two are very greedy. You both think this is a good story, but you both refuse because your roles do not have enough room to play."

Fu Kai said this, of course, just joking.

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "As actors, we must find the best roles."

Shang Yongzhou: "Anyone can play a tool-like role."

They finished their lunch with laughter and sat together in a street corner cafe to continue chatting.

Chen Ziyan asked Fu Kai if he had any ideas for his next film.

Fu Kai said, "I plan to return to the track I am good at and make a film about a relaxed life."

Chen Ziyan said, "In the special screening of "Road to Glory", the critics' comments on our film were quite good. Why don't you strike while the iron is hot and continue to make an art film?"

Fu Kai: "I have already finished the story I wanted to shoot in "Road to Glory". I can't just shoot without any ideas. I just like things that don't have so much speculation and depth. Occasionally, I accumulate a little idea and shoot a film. If I shoot again, I can't come up with anything new."

Lu Yanhe was surprised to hear Fu Kai say this.

Fu Kai and Yu Qin seemed to be two extremes.

If Yu Qin was here, Yu Qin would definitely say that what you shot was all garbage.

In fact, the films directed by Fu Kai have never been rated highly. However, Shang Yongzhou was willing to work with him again and again, which was something Lu Yanhe could not understand before filming "Road to Glory". However, after the experience of filming "Road to Glory", and after he carefully found and watched all the films directed by Fu Kai, Lu Yanhe suddenly understood Shang Yongzhou's choice.

Because Fu Kai is a very real director. He never wants both when he makes a movie. Whether it is a commercial film or an art film like "Road to Glory", he does not shoot according to a commonplace routine. He has his own understanding of movies. In him, there is a very unique authorial nature. This authorial nature makes his film style transcend the simple distinction between commercial films and art films.

In contrast, the films directed by Yu Qin, including "Happy Time", are indeed well made. However, Lu Yanhe can see the shadows of many other classics in this movie. Yu Qin is shooting this movie from the perspective of "I am making an art film".

"Hmm? Isn't that Chen Ziliang?" Chen Ziyan's eyes suddenly paused in front of her.

"It's him." Lu Yanhe saw him at the door of an ice cream shop across the street.

"What is he doing here?" Chen Ziyan was a little confused.

Chen Ziyan was certainly not questioning why Chen Ziliang appeared at the Venice International Film Festival. In fact, many celebrities who have no works shortlisted for the film festival will also come to the film festival because of the invitation of sponsoring brands or other reasons. However, this type of celebrity artist often comes at the opening ceremony. Those who arrive during the film festival are basically actors who come to the premiere of their own movies.

There was no news that Chen Ziliang would come to Venice before.

Come here at this time-

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan looked at each other.

They subconsciously glanced at Shang Yongzhou.

Shang Yongzhou asked in confusion: "Why are you looking at me like this? I didn't ask him to come here. I don't know him well."

Chen Ziyan: "That's not what we think."

Shang Yongzhou seemed even more confused, "Then what are you thinking about?"

Fu Kai suddenly shook his phone.

"The people from Ruyi Film asked me for an invitation to the premiere of Road to Glory. I asked for it for Chen Ziliang." Fu Kai said.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan looked at each other.

Chen Ziyan said: "If he wants to come, then he can come."

Lu Yanhe thought so too.

In any case, Chen Ziliang is a popular star. Although his reputation is not very good, he is also a walking topic maker.

He is willing to attend the premiere of Road to Glory to help the movie increase exposure and starlight, and it is free. Why not.

Lu Yanhe's idea is very pure-

Being able to promote Road to Glory and see if Chen Ziliang is happy can be put aside for the time being.

-

"Do you also guess that Chen Ziliang may have taken the play that you and Shang Yongzhou don't want to act in?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yes."

Chen Ziyan sighed lightly and said: "If it is really what we guessed, then it is really... ridiculous."

Lu Yanhe: "Actually, I don't care whether Chen Ziliang plays or not, and I don't think it's important. Senior brother Yongzhou and I both feel that the actor's role is not worth playing. At least I'm not the only one who thinks so. This makes me more determined in my decision-making." I have an idea. I am more curious about whether Ning Xiulian will play Sister Zi Yan. To be honest, from an actor's point of view, if it weren't for the fact that the character is based on Ning Xiulian, it is really a good role. , the performance space is too big, and it is a rare type of role.”

"Aren't you worried that this actress is too selfish and narcissistic?" Chen Ziyan said worriedly, "When you perform such a role, aren't you worried that the audience's dislike of this character will be grafted onto the actor?"

"In the current film and television environment, I feel that the audience no longer wants to see those upright characters. It is this kind of extreme characters that the audience loves." Lu Yanhe said, "The audience wants to see the selfishness and selfishness of the characters more and more. The disadvantage is that the more such a character is, the closer he is to ordinary people."

"If you were Ning Xiulian, would you act?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Lu Yanhe: "It's hard to say, but it will definitely not be as straightforward as rejecting the role of an actor now."

The attraction of a good, complex character to an actor is fatal.

Chen Ziyan: "Then Ning Xiulian may not refuse."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and asked why.

"You have said that this is a very good role for an actor." Chen Ziyan asked Lu Yanhe, "Ning Xiulian didn't care about being scolded by others for eating young grass, and publicly held hands and kissed Gu Zhao on the red carpet. , how much do you think she would care about playing a role that might be scolded? Instead of letting someone else play a role based on her, it would be better for her to play it herself. If she plays it well, it might become a masterpiece."

Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Ziyan in shock.

What Chen Ziyan said was something he really didn't expect.

However, when I thought about it again, I felt that it was not unreasonable.

In the evening, Lu Yanhe was invited by Math, the brand he endorsed, to attend Math's brand event at the Venice International Film Festival.

He met Ning Xiulian at this event.

Only her, no Gu Zhao.

As a popular candidate for Best Actress at this Venice International Film Festival, Ning Xiulian received enthusiastic support at the scene.

Lu Yanhe and Ning Xiulian were asked by many people to take photos together.

They didn't even have time to chat more before they started taking photos.

Ning Xiulian smiled while looking at everyone's camera, and whispered to Lu Yanhe: "Did Director Yu Qin tell you about her idea?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "Tell me, Teacher Ning, can you act?"

Ning Xiulian: "Act, why not act?"

Lu Yanhe's heart skipped a beat.

Chen Ziyan is really good at predicting things.

Really acted.

"When I heard this story, I felt that the heroine... had a rather negative image." Lu Yanhe chose his words carefully, "Aren't you worried that there will be some voices attacking you?"

Ning Xiulian: "Do you think those voices attacking me will disappear if I stop acting? If I don't act, Yu Qin will find someone else to act. Who wouldn't think of me when reading this story?"

Lu Yanhe: "Uh, yes."

The two of them kept smiling politely.

Ning Xiulian: "What a pity. If you were the one to act, the opposite role would be even more exciting."

"Who was the actor chosen to play the role in the end?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Ning Xiulian said: "Yu Qin approached Ruyi Pictures for investment, and Ruyi Pictures agreed, on the condition that Chen Ziliang would play the role of an actor."

really……

Lu Yanhe silently controlled his expression not to change, especially not to show any sarcasm.

Otherwise, with so many cameras shooting at him, who knows what people will interpret.

"I thought Director Yu wouldn't ask a film company for investment? I heard that she invested in "Happy Time" herself?"

"Yes, so now that I have no money, I can only find money from outside." Ning Xiulian said.

Lu Yanhe silently gave Ning Xiulian a thumbs up, "Teacher Ning, you are too strong. If I were in your shoes, I would not dare to agree to act in this movie so easily."

Ning Xiulian: "If you have collaborated with Yu Qin in a movie, you will be like me. Instead of worrying so much, it is better to go crazy with her."

"..." Lu Yanhe almost lost his expression control again.

This is the wording.

Go crazy.

It turns out...you also know that this is a seizure?

Ning Xiulian: "But sometimes, you have to admit that people who are good in all aspects may be suitable to be friends in life, but they are unable to create good things. And those with eccentric personalities and extreme If you know how much I argued with her during the filming of the movie "Happy Days". At that time, you would definitely be surprised by the reputation "Happy Days" has now. At that time, I really thought that this drama was going to suck, and it was as bad as mud, but in the end it was shortlisted. Venice International Film Festival, it has also received praise and appreciation from the media, haha, it is something that cannot be understood with common sense.”

Ning Xiulian's words made Lu Yanhe thoughtful and touched.

After a while, Lu Yanhe suddenly came to his senses.

Okay, okay, just listen, don't be brainwashed. Aren't the directors he has worked with, Luo Yuzhong, Chen Lingling, Wang Zhong and Liu Bige, all quite normal?

But then, a question hesitantly emerged from his mind.

Do they all seem to have their own paranoia and differences from ordinary people?

-

At the premiere of "Road to Glory", Ning Xiulian and Chen Ziliang were invited to walk on the red carpet to support this Chinese-language film shortlisted for the Horizon Unit.

They also invited Yu Qin.

But Yu Qin probably didn't come because Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou both rejected her invitation to her next play.

Shang Yongzhou also invited several big-name actors who were still in Venice.

The red carpet of "Road to Glory" was star-studded, and it was no less impressive than the red carpet of the premiere of the films shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Lu Yanhe, Shang Yongzhou and Fu Kai walked on the red carpet together.

Due to limited funds, the other actors of this film did not come. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I'm really short of money and don't have the money to support it.

Glory is a castle in the air that will disappear at any time without the support of gold and silver.

As the leading actor, Lu Yanhe has a strong sense of responsibility, which is to do his best to make this film seen by people.

At this time, when Lu Yanhe walked on the red carpet, he would have an aura that this was his home court.

In the eyes of the media, this aura became a kind of star style and halo.

Compared with Shang Yongzhou, who has always been stable outside of movies, stars like Lu Yanhe who are born with hot search physique and entertainment explosion points are more favored by the media circle.

And Lu Yanhe's activeness in the international film scene in the past two years has also made many overseas media more familiar with him.

So, the Chinese media discovered something at this moment.

The courtesy Lu Yanhe received at the premiere of "Road to Glory" was not lower than that of Shang Yongzhou, who had already become famous.

In the hearts of Chinese media people, there must be some gap between Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou. Even if Lu Yanhe has been popular and powerful in recent years, he is still a certain distance away from Shang Yongzhou. Therefore, their discovery at the premiere scene more or less shocked and incredible them.

Artistic director Bicaroqi personally hosted today's premiere.

When he introduced Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe, he introduced Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe as the best male actors in China and the most famous Chinese actors in the world.

Such an introduction from Bicaroqi is far more convincing than from the Chinese themselves.

There is no way, praising yourself or others praising yourself is always more convincing.

Then, the screening of "Road to Glory" began.

When the lights dimmed in the screening room, Lu Yanhe heard his heartbeat and jumped twice nervously, but then calmed down.

He is still nervous, but he has begun to learn to adjust himself.

Lu Yanhe will always remember what Chen Ziyan said when she persuaded him to take on this movie.

——You now have a strong eye for picking movies that are not mainstream, full of adventure and exploration, but you have not yet developed an eye for understanding classics.

——I read the script of this movie carefully three times, and I have a feeling.

——I haven't seen such an academic and neat script for a long time.

The movie starts with Shang Yongzhou getting out of the car.

On the passenger seat is the test report he brought out from the hospital.

There is no soundtrack or monologue.

The movie starts with Shang Yongzhou driving home expressionlessly, with a gloomy look in his eyes, as if he is hiding an ice field surrounded by thick fog forever.

Until he gets home and opens the door.

Lu Yanhe appears.

He sits on the sofa, one foot on the sofa and one foot on the ground, in a sloppy posture, holding a game console in his hand, and playing games passionately.

"Fuck! Don't you have eyes or brains? Even a pig can do better than you, brother, you are cheating me!"

Lu Yanhe on the screen cursed with anger.

He looked up at Shang Yongzhou, said nothing, and his eyelids drooped again.

In the evening, we had dinner together.

Lu Yanhe kept complaining that the dinner Shang Yongzhou made was too plain and there was not much meat.

He wanted to borrow 500 yuan from Shang Yongzhou again, saying that a classmate would come over in two days and he wanted to go out with the classmate.

Shang Yongzhou didn't say a word the whole time.

Lu Yanhe kept chattering like a chatterbox.

"No way, brother, you won't even lend me this little money?"

"I promise to pay you back."

...

Through the whole opening, the characters of the two brothers stood up. One is active and the other is quiet, one is restrained and the other is extroverted. Through the images, the script, which was evaluated by Chen Ziyan as very neat, really showed its goodness at this moment.

In the first fifteen minutes, when Lu Yanhe was acting really bad, there was hardly a close-up of him.

Every shot in which he appeared was from Shang Yongzhou's perspective, which gave the impression that his noise was just a background sound.

The tone of the movie was still immersed in the heaviness and depression of Shang Yongzhou facing a terminal illness.

Lu Yanhe's performance was like a shadow play watched from afar across the river.

The more lively the shadow play on the other side of the river was, the more obvious the quietness and loneliness on this side of the river were.

Until Lu Yanhe was coerced and lured by Shang Yongzhou into the car, and began to accompany Shang Yongzhou on the road to review his life and make up for his regrets. Lu Yanhe showed surprise when he learned that Shang Yongzhou was going to meet the friend who had betrayed him back then. Only then did he really get his first close-up shot.

That was also the first time in this movie that Lu Yanhe showed his true emotions after more than ten minutes of fucking.

Photographed from Lu Yanhe's perspective, Shang Yongzhou's melancholy face blurred into a blur for the first time, becoming the face of a typhoid fever patient as if seen through a dusty window.

…

Lu Yanhe watched many movies and was touched by the director's technique, the actors' performances, the subtlety of the script and the beautiful photography.

But he almost didn't realize that movies could also present a structural beauty of pictures on the screen.

This movie is about the transformation of two people.

One is a terminally ill patient who seeks death to make up for his regrets in life.

One is a spiritual journey of being troublesome on the outside but despairing of life on the inside, and regaining faith in life.

Such a theme, as Chen Ziyan said, is grand and classic and cannot be expressed in a joking way, and may even make many people think it is outdated.

But its existence has irreplaceable significance.

In the movie "Path of Glory", the importance of actor performance is far higher than that of other movies.

Because it has no fig leaf and no auxiliary tools that can be relied on.

The emotions of the movie completely need to be pushed inch by inch by the performances of the two actors, and pushed to the corresponding scale, in order to ring a bell in the hearts of the audience.

…

In the wilderness, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing.

They were trapped in the mountains and could only huddle in their cars to keep warm.

Lu Yanhe lost control of his emotions and uttered dissatisfied words like taking out the trash.

Shang Yongzhou walked in silence without saying a word to refute.

When Lu Yanhe got tired of scolding, he finally stayed quiet for a while, and suddenly heard his confused voice again, asking: "I've been scolding you for so long, and you haven't even beaten me up. What's going on with you?"

After two seconds, Shang Yongzhou said: "You still have the energy to scold me now, which means you are still energetic and can continue to hold on."

Lu Yanhe gritted his teeth and cursed.

…

He wanted to leave in a hurry, but almost fell off the cliff. After being rescued, he felt ashamed and angry. This was the highlight of Lu Yanhe's performance.

His grievances, anger, irritation and self-loathing are clearly displayed in layers.

This surprised Lu Yanhe.

Fu Kai actually captured all his emotional changes accurately.

When filming, Fu Kai didn't communicate with him what he wanted for this scene.

Therefore, the picture in Lu Yanhe's own imagination was not even as specific and detailed as what was shown in the movie.

…

But as Lu Yanhe learns more and more about his cousin's past in the movie, his attitude also changes subtly.

He slowly accepted this difficult journey of memories.

During this trip down memory lane, he discovered that the excellent cousin his family members said also had a bad past, made wrong decisions, and selfishly hurt others. The more he got to know him, the less he understood why his cousin would embark on such a journey.

Why could his perfect life, which could have been concealed forever, suddenly reveal its full-fledged truth in front of him?

"I've hated you since I was a child. No, I should say I've been annoyed by you." One sleepless night, Lu Yanhe suddenly said in the darkness, "You are the most annoying child from other people's families. My mother has said that you are too much since I was a child. Excellent and capable, every time I do something, she will always use you as an example to teach me.”

Shang Yongzhou turned his back to Lu Yanhe and said in a deep voice, "Then you still come to my place every time you have a holiday."

"My mother will only agree if I come to you." Lu Yanhe smacked his lips, "You really should let my mother accompany you on this trip and let her see it with her own eyes."

Very unconvinced tone.

Shang Yongzhou said: "It's okay. Soon your mother will understand that there are more important things in life than so-called excellence and success."

“Where did you copy Chicken Soup for the Soul?”

Shang Yongzhou said nothing.

"But, brother, are you hiding something from me? I always feel like you've been acting weird lately. Have you been stimulated by something? Have you been dumped or fired?"

Shang Yongzhou: "What about you?"

"Me what?"

"Why do you deliberately make yourself look unlearned and cause trouble?" Shang Yongzhou asked.

"On purpose? This is my nature. I am not as good as you. Brother, you have to learn to accept the fact that not everyone in this world is as qualified as you to pursue excellence."

"I don't know if others are qualified, but you have always had such qualifications." Shang Yongzhou said.

"Pull him down."

"If you hadn't been desperately holding on to the railing to climb up when you fell off the cliff, I sometimes felt that you were almost giving up on yourself and giving up on your life."

Lu Yanhe was silent for a long, long time before he said, "Why do you educated people always say things that people can't understand?"

…

Then, on an unexpected, long-overcast afternoon, Lu Yanhe turned over Shang Yongzhou’s terminal illness notice in his car.

He was shocked and at a loss, sitting stupidly in his seat for a long time without coming back to his senses.

Fu Kai used a set of shots switching back and forth here.

He did not let the camera stay on Lu Yanhe all the time, but moved back and forth between Lu Yanhe in the car and Shang Yongzhou who was standing in front of the newsstand across the street to buy things.

Lu Yanhe was at a loss in the shadows, and Shang Yongzhou was calm and peaceful in the sun.

The back and forth movement of the three sets of shots formed a kind of emotional transmission like still waters running deep.

…

At night, in the hotel, Shang Yongzhou woke up in the middle of the night and heard Lu Yanhe sobbing in the toilet.

He subconsciously opened his mouth to ask something, but realized something and closed his mouth again.

A ray of light leaked out from the crack of the toilet door, coldly cutting under Shang Yongzhou's eyebrows.

His pupils seemed to have no emotions, but contained a bottomless depression.

The shadow of death follows like a shadow, and all people can do is to let themselves accept the facts step by step, instead of really facing it calmly.

Fear exists forever.

…

At the end of the holiday, Lu Yanhe returned to his hometown and said goodbye to Shang Yongzhou.

He did not tell Shang Yongzhou that he had seen the terminal illness notice, and Shang Yongzhou did not mention it either.

The two of them kept silent tacitly.

In the movie, Lu Yanhe's mother came to pick up Lu Yanhe, expressing her love for Shang Yongzhou as always, and couldn't help complaining about Lu Yanhe.

Amid his mother's endless complaints, Lu Yanhe returned to his rebellious and undisciplined state.

Shang Yongzhou saw them off, and at the entrance, Shang Yongzhou handed the luggage to Lu Yanhe.

"Do you know how to get rid of other people's chatter?" Shang Yongzhou asked Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe looked annoyed: "I don't know."

"You have two paths. One path is to work hard to climb to a height where you can't hear other people's chattering. The other path is to find a coffin to bury yourself in and sleep forever." Shang Yongzhou said, "While you have a choice, choose one carefully."

Lu Yanhe was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and looked to the side.

"What kind of dark chicken soup for success is this?"

"Don't deliberately break the jar just because you look down on success. Everyone has times when they want to give up on themselves and resist the secular world." Shang Yongzhou patted Lu Yanhe's shoulder, "But what kind of life you want to have is never about what you resist, but what you create."

Lu Yanhe was stunned for two seconds and gave Shang Yongzhou a middle finger.

His mother slapped him on the back of his head, "Put your hands down!"

Lu Yanhe followed his mother into the station, cursing.

After Shang Yongzhou watched them go in, Lu Yanhe's hand suddenly raised again.

The raised middle finger was particularly eye-catching in the crowded crowd.

…

Three months later, on a rainy day, Lu Yanhe attended his funeral.

-

Schmidt Lawley, the owner of Green Valley Films in the United States, was brought to see this Chinese film by Tom White, the head of HP's Asia-Pacific region.

As the owner of a medium-sized film company in the United States, Schmidt Lawley has always been accustomed to buying films with market potential at major film festivals, buying the distribution rights, and letting Green Valley Films act as the agent for distribution.

Before coming, Schmidt Lawley murmured to Tom White: "Tom, I know you are very concerned about the market in the Asia-Pacific region now, but in our United States, Asian movies have not sold well at the box office, you know."

Tom White said: "Schmidt, I am not here to ask you to buy a movie, I am specially inviting you to come and see Lu Yanhe's performance."

"Lu Yanhe? Isn't that a Chinese actor you have praised several times?"

"Yes." Tom White said, "Believe me, you will not be disappointed if you go to see this movie and see his performance."

Schmidt Lawley walked into the cinema with a half-believing attitude and watched this Chinese-language movie with everyone.

When the movie ended, when Schmidt Lawley was still a little dazed, many audiences around him had already stood up and started applauding.

"Oh, where did these film festival audiences come from? Do their enthusiasm for applauding come from the public relations manager who pays them?" Schmidt Lawley couldn't help but complain.

Tom White smiled and shook his head, and asked, "Don't you think this movie is well made?"

"Oh, maybe Europeans will like this style of movie, but I have never been interested." Schmidt Lawley said, "Believe me, Tom, this movie will never sell more than $500,000 in the United States."

"I know." Tom White nodded, "but today is my second time watching this movie."

"Huh?" Schmidt Lawley was surprised and asked, "You have already watched this movie once? Are you willing to watch it a second time?"

Tom White asked, "Schmidt, do you know why I dragged you to watch this movie?"

"Just tell me, don't keep me in suspense."

"I attended the special screening - a special screening open to the media and film critics, you know? I heard no less than four or five film critics say that this movie should be put in the main competition unit." Tom White said, "And Tom Wynn of Variety magazine said that this movie is the most suitable movie for awards."

Schmidt Lawley frowned slightly.

"What do you mean?"

Tom White said: "I remember you said that you also want to run films that can hit the Oscars. I think "Path of Glory" is the result of you in terms of subject matter, style and its feedback at the Venice International Film Festival. The best choice at the moment. You can get the distribution rights of this movie at the lowest cost and start your journey to the Olympics.”

Schmidt Lawley looked at Tom White in disbelief: "Are you crazy? This is a Chinese-language film. Use it to win the Olympics?"

"The year before last, there was a Korean film that received three nominations for Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Editing." Tom White said, "It is not a mainstream choice for the Oscars, but you and I both know that in the past few years, The Oscars are paying more and more attention to internationalization. If you want to compete for the Oscars with American films, do you think you can beat those giant promoters? Can "Path of Glory" be a sword in your hand? A card that is eccentric and fits the current Oscar options.”

Schmidt Lawley was lost in thought.

"Let's go. I'll make an appointment with Yan He later. Let's go talk to the creator of this movie. You don't have to make a decision in a hurry. Let's talk first." Tom White said, "Schmidt, although This movie is not your favorite style, but you can definitely see that this movie is in line with the taste of the Oscars in recent years. Don’t miss the opportunity to knock on the Oscar door because of your prejudice.”

Schmidt Lawley looked at Tom White helplessly.

"You should really become a publicist," he said.

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The theater was so busy.

Although Lu Yanhe also knows that the applause at the scene cannot mean anything - it is really because thunderous applause is too common at film festival screenings. Unless it is the kind of film that is so bad that everyone leaves the show halfway and is unwilling to finish watching, otherwise, the movie Festival audiences are generally very tolerant and willing to praise the creators of these films with their warmest encouragement.

This is one of the reasons why film creators tend to feel more honored at film festivals.

Despite this, Lu Yanhe was still moved and excited by the applause.

From shooting a film to meeting the audience, it actually takes a long process.

As an actor, his hard work has already paid off on the set.

Then, after many months, or even a year or two, it takes shape and meets the world.

The actors didn't know what the film would be like, so they watched the film with the audience in a nervous, excited, restless and expectant mood.

If the film is well made, the excitement and touch at that moment will be the feedback after a long time, and the satisfaction of being recognized for your hard work and hard work.

Lu Yanhe proudly said thank you to everyone, and the smile on his face never faded.

Ning Xiulian nodded and applauded with appreciation, leaned over from the third row, and said to Lu Yanhe, "You did a great job!"

Lu Yanhe heard her praise and encouragement to him in the noisy environment, and smiled and thanked her.

After the screening, they were taken away by the staff and brought backstage.

"Congratulations, this film has won everyone's praise." The staff said to them with a smile.

According to the standard process of the film festival, a participating film not only has a premiere, but also includes media photo shoots, media meetings, reporter interviews, etc.

This is also one of the core tasks of film creators at the film festival.

Both Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe are already familiar with the process and know these processes very well.

Fu Kai was participating for the first time and was a little at a loss. From time to time he would ask Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou some detailed questions. But the response from the audience clearly exceeded his expectations, and he never let go of his words. His mood continued to be in a state of excitement after the screening, and he was very animated and talked endlessly when accepting questions from reporters.

Seeing this, Lu Yanhe basically didn't take the initiative to answer. He only answered a few words when he was called.

The first time I attended a film festival, it was basically like this.

Lu Yanhe understood very well.

Of course, at the media meeting, Nagayama Kazo, who was deliberately looking for trouble, still appeared.

Yong Shanhe asked Lu Yanhe: "I heard that you and another leading actor, Mr. Shang Yongzhou, are known as the two top actors in China. This time you two top actors are working together. , after filming "Path of Glory", why was it shortlisted for the Horizon category instead of the main competition category? "

Full of provocation.

Lu Yanhe laughed twice and said: "Mr. Yongshan Hesan really never misses any opportunity to find fault. I can't help but reflect on myself. How many excessive things did I do to Mr. Yongshan Hesan to let him go?" He targeted me so consistently."

The fact that Lu Yanhe and Yongshan Hesan did not deal with this matter was known to many media through the battle that had been reported by global media before.

Lu Yanhe said it bluntly and made everyone laugh.

He smiled and said: "Regarding this question, Mr. Nagayama Kazo asked the wrong person. You should ask Mr. Pica Lodge. It is his decision to decide which unit each film is shortlisted for. As for us creators, It doesn’t matter which unit the film is shortlisted for. What matters is whether it can get positive feedback from everyone after it is screened. I am very happy that our film "Path of Glory" has achieved this. This is the case for Director Fu Kai, myself and Shang Yongzhou. This is the first film we collaborated on and received such warm praise in Venice. We are full of gratitude and thank you for your encouragement. We will continue to create in the future, strive to create more good works, and see you more often. ”

He ignored Nagayama Kazo's question at all and used his strength to focus on the movie itself.

His answer also received applause from others.

How could such a talented yet humble young actor not be liked?

At the scene, Tom White and Schmidt Lawley stood in the back, listening to Lu Yanhe respond to Yong Shanhesan's ill-intentioned questions in fluent English and in a relaxed and nonchalant manner.

Tom White looked at Schmidt Lawley: "It is rare for you to encounter a leading actor who is very good at dealing with people. Talented people often have difficulty getting along well with others, but he is different."

Schmidt Lawley looked at Tom White in confusion: "Tom, why are you so actively trying to recommend him and "Path of Glory" to me?"

Tom White said: "Because he has a close cooperative relationship with our HP, his success also means my success. Of course, if you are willing to be his promoter, it will also be your success."

Tom White finished speaking to Schmidt Lawley in a tone that seemed relaxed but was actually firm, and smiled slightly.

"The film and television industry will always be an industry dominated by a very small number of people." Tom White said, "It is a collective creative industry, but it is also an industry dominated by key figures. Lu Yanhe is such a person. You can't Believe what I say, but you can try it once, and it won’t cost you much.”

“Olympics is never a competition that can be successful with a small investment.”

"Running for the Olympics is not a 100-meter sprint, it is a long-distance marathon. If there is no hope, you can give up as soon as possible." Tom White said, "But if you can see hope, you will naturally keep adding more effort." (End of Chapter)