When "Late Spring" was about to be finished, Jia Long suddenly came to visit the team.
His appearance made the crew of "Late Spring" excited.
Jia Long is one of the most popular movie stars at the moment, and has almost become a representative figure of style. He is one of the movie stars that can best carry the box office.
Such an actor is dazzling to any filmmaker.
No one expected that Lu Yanhe and Jia Long were so familiar with each other, and their relationship was so good that the other party would come to visit the class.
Lu Yanhe knew what everyone was thinking just by looking at their eyes.
It’s not easy for him to explain, no, no, no, in fact, he is not very familiar with Jia Long, he just has a movie script to work with Jia Long.
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Jia Long actually came to communicate with Lu Yanhe about the drama "People on the Road".
But he watched the filming and was shocked after seeing the performances of several people.
Before coming, Jia Long had never thought that several young actors in this movie could act so well.
He chatted with Liu Bige and was even more shocked when he found out what the movie was about. Because he found that this is a purely literary film, the kind that does not make any compromises.
After Lu Yanhe finished work, Jia Long and Lu Yanhe left the set together and went to a nearby restaurant for dinner.
Jia Long also asked in surprise why he would accept this movie.
“I see that you wrote "Six People" and "People on the Road", these are more popular story themes for the audience."
Lu Yanhe immediately understood what Jia Long meant.
Jia Long feels that since Lu Yanhe writes all these stories, it means that Lu Yanhe himself prefers this kind of life-oriented and relaxed stories, rather than the kind of stories shot by Liu Bige. Movie.
It’s not that Jia Long doesn’t like this kind of movie, but he feels that it doesn’t fit well with Lu Yanhe—at least it doesn’t match the aesthetic preferences he presents.
Lu Yanhe did not answer any more, but asked: "Teacher Jia, if a movie with this theme comes to you, will you act in it?"
Jia Long smiled and said: "My picture The audience feels uncomfortable when he plays a teenager with an old face.”
Of course he knew that the "movies of this kind" that Lu Yanhe was referring to did not mean protagonists of this age, it was just a joke.
"I will be very cautious." Jia Long said, "Unless it particularly impresses me and makes me want to act, I don't dare to act."
The word "dare not" has revealed A lot of information.
The current film market has put Jia Long in this position - if the movie he stars in does not exceed one billion, it will be a failure.
In this case, he wanted to take on a film whose primary purpose was not to obtain the largest box office, but there were many obstacles, including partners, investors, people around him, etc.
Because a box office failure means casting a shadow on a box office legend, which will cast a shadow on other subsequent projects of this box office legend.
At the beginning, "People on the Road" was not optimistic and could not get the conditions that Jia Long wanted. This was the reason.
It’s not that people think that “People on the Road” can’t make money, but that it can’t make the money they expected and the return on investment is too low.
Lu Yanhe has basically never experienced situations where he is "in control of himself", but he can also understand Jia Long's difficulty to a certain extent.
He still remembers seeing "Searchlight" starring Jia Long at the West Tour Film Festival. It was actually a film that wanted to explore art, but it still followed the mold of a black comedy. A lot of commercial processing was done.
"Okay, I won't tell you this anymore. I came here today because I actually wanted to tell you about "People on the Road"." Jia Long said to him, "Northern Lights Video is willing to give me the conditions I want. , However, there is one thing, they hope to obtain the series development rights of this script."
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
"Huh?"
Jia Long said: "They want to develop "The Lost Road" into a series and make it a series of road comedies."
Lu Yanhe didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment.
This feeling...it's like someone has peeked into my secret.
Why does "The Lost Journey" have such a high status in film history? One is because its film quality is excellent, and the other is because its second film "囧 in Thailand" won the championship in the history of Chinese-language films and brought Chinese-language films to the era of billions in box office. Not only that, the following "囧 in Hong Kong" "Although it received a huge reputation, it still grossed more than one billion in box office, and its popularity and appeal are astonishing.
Lu Yanhe wanted to write "People on an Awkward Road" because, firstly, it is simple and text-heavy. Just writing it as a script can make people feel wonderful, and secondly, because it can be continued to be written in the future.
I didn’t expect that the people at Northern Lights Video were so discerning and could tell at a glance that this movie could be developed into a series.
Jia Long saw Lu Yanhe's hesitation and thought Lu Yanhe was unwilling, so he asked, "Are you unwilling?"
The copyright of this script belongs to Lu Yanhe.
If Lu Yanhe doesn’t want to, it’s really hard to say.
Lu Yanhe: "No, it's not that I don't want to, but I have similar thoughts about "On the Road" and already have ideas for a sequel."
Jia Long showed a surprised expression .
Lu Yanhe said: "Mr. Jia, I want to write the scripts for both the first and second parts of "A Man on the Road" myself. As for the subsequent series of films, if they want to develop them, of course they can. , I will not participate in the specific script creation, I can authorize them to shoot the sequel.”
Jia Long breathed a sigh of relief, "That would be great if you are willing. I finally found a company that is willing to agree to my conditions and invest in us to produce this movie."
Lu Yanhe said: "Teacher Jia, do you want to Be your own director?"
"What?" Jia Long was stunned.
Lu Yanhe said: "Have you found a suitable director?"
Jia Long hesitated, "This is true not yet, but I may still not be suitable to be a director. I don't have this ideas.”
This made Lu Yanhe a little surprised.
He would ask Jia Long if he wanted to be a director himself. The main reason was the series before "The Man on the Road", where the bald leading actor later became a director.
Lu Yanhe also knows that many actors actually have the idea of being a director.
Only as a director can you control the entire drama and shoot the movie according to your own ideas.
For an actor like Jia Long, at this level, if he says he doesn’t want to be a director, it’s really something that Lu Yanhe can’t understand.
Jia Long explained, saying: "Being a director is too worrying. I just want to take care of my own acting."
Lu Yanhe nodded knowingly.
If this is the case, it is understandable.
Jia Long smiled and said, "Director, let's watch it slowly. Don't be in a hurry. Now that we have finally secured the investment, we can prepare to build a team later."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
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When Northern Lights Video found out that the screenwriter of "On the Road" was actually Lu Yanhe, they were all a little confused.
Northern Lights Video itself is negotiating a cooperation agreement with Lu Yanhe. They are interested in Lu Yanhe’s talent as a sitcom screenwriter and his appeal as an actor.
Unexpectedly, the script that the investment department was interested in was actually written by Lu Yanhe.
Lin Desheng has been keeping an eye on Lu Yanhe’s matter personally. For this reason, the matter was quickly reported to Lin Desheng.
Lin Desheng was also shocked by the news.
He knew that this kid Lu Yanhe could do anything, but he didn't expect that this kid could do so much.
Quietly, he came up with another movie script, and he was already connected with Jia Long.
Lin Desheng personally went to the set of "Late Spring" to meet Lu Yanhe.
As the helmsman of Northern Lights Video, Lin Desheng is different from many executives in that he attaches great importance to face-to-face communication with creators.
Lu Yanhe is not a special case. As long as he is a creator whom Lin Desheng values, he will take time to meet and chat.
When Lam Desheng came to the crew of "Late Spring", unlike Jia Long, he was not a public figure after all, and few people in the "crew" knew him.
But Liu Bige specifically stopped filming to receive him, which made the crew realize that this person had a distinguished background. When they inquired about it, they learned that he was actually the boss of Northern Lights Video, and they all looked sideways at Lu Yanhe. The connections were even more shocked.
How can I put it, some people are very popular, so famous that they are in the limelight for a while, and everyone must avoid his edge when they see him.
But this is only temporary. People who have been in this circle for a long time will naturally know that being popular is one aspect of strength, but on the other hand, it depends on what circle you are in. , what kind of people usually come and go.
Everyone knows that Lu Yanhe is now very strong. However, no matter how strong the momentum is, he is just a young actor in his early twenties. Although many people call him a genius and pursue him extremely, when has the entertainment industry lacked such a high-profile newcomer?
For the crew of "Late Spring", Lu Yanhe's frequent online searches were not as shocking as the fact that Jia Long and Lin Desheng came to visit Lu Yanhe.
As a saying goes, "Everyone who understands understands."
What do you actually understand? There's no way to tell it clearly.
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Lin Desheng chatted with Liu Bige for about fifteen minutes. He found out that the latter had signed a contract with Longyan Pictures. It was a pity, but he also said: "If there is an opportunity to cooperate in the future, let's have a good chat."
Liu Bigo nodded.
Faced with such a video website boss, even though Liu Bige is a director who makes movies, he does not dare to look down upon and treat him poorly——
Based on the current development of streaming media in foreign countries Judging from the situation, streaming media may become the largest broadcast platform for movies in the future.
Of course Liu Bige wants to leave a good impression on Lin Desheng.
Furthermore, Longyan Pictures is also on the production side, not the channel side.
Northern Lights Video, as one of the largest video platforms in China, cannot be offended by anyone who creates content.
After Lin Desheng finished chatting with Liu Bige, he and Lu Yanhe went to his lounge.
"They gave me the script of "The Man on the Road" and told me that you wrote the script, but they shocked me." Lin Desheng smiled and shook his head, "No wonder you and our Arctic In the cooperation framework of video communication alone, it is necessary to clarify the works of long video series, and It's not a film and television work."
Lu Yanhe raised the corners of his mouth implicitly, and said a little shyly: "This is my first time writing a movie script, and I don't know how it will go, so I made an agreement with Teacher Jia. , I will not reveal my identity as a screenwriter for now.”
Lin Desheng said: "Now that you have "Six People" in hand, will anyone still question your ability as a screenwriter?"
"There is still a difference between TV series and movies." Lu Yanhe explained with a smile, " But I didn’t expect that this script would go around and find the Northern Lights.”
Lin Desheng also laughed, smiling happily, and said: “This shows. We are indeed destined."
He asked: "It seems that you didn't prepare a role for yourself in this movie? Or do you want to break through and challenge yourself to play the rural boy Niu Geng?" >
Lu Yanhe said: "I will not challenge myself. The image is very inappropriate. I plan to play the role of the college student."
Lin Desheng was a little surprised, "Generally actors and screenwriters will write the protagonist for themselves, but you didn't do this? Why?"
Lu Yanhe said: "Because there is no protagonist suitable for me in this story. If it were based on my image, To write a protagonist, no matter who is replaced, there will be no current With this kind of opposite effect presented in the script, this story requires a shrewd successful person and a simple ordinary farmer to be able to collide with so many laughs and reflections in this context."
Lin Desheng looked at Lu Yanhe with a bit of praise and appreciation in his eyes.
Due to work, Lin Desheng often has to deal with all kinds of young people. Over the course of a year, he gets to know many talented young people.
He has seen many talented young people, not to mention the crucian carp crossing the river, but there are definitely many more than many people think. However, it is too rare to have a clear understanding at such an age - especially the more talented young people. Generally speaking, the more talented a person is, the harder it is for him to have a clear understanding of himself. This is a helpless but common fact. The so-called "genius disease".
Lin Desheng said to Lu Yanhe: "Yan He, you guys brought it up, actors belong to actors, screenwriters belong to screenwriters, everyone has their own opinion, there is no problem with this, but I still want to make it clear to you in person, I want to sign such a contract with you The cooperation framework: firstly, I want to cooperate with you for a long time; secondly, I hope you can create a regular business for Northern Lights Video that can last for at least three years. Qing series. I’m not telling you nonsense. Today’s video platforms are all about burning money to grab share. They are basically doing a loss-making business. But why are people still pouring money into it under such circumstances? Burn? Because everyone knows that there is a huge market and interest behind it. A popular work will bring a wave of turmoil to the platform for a while or half a year. There is a surge of audiences and cash flow, and then there is no more. No one knows where the next big hit is and when it will come. For a platform, this is not sustainable."
" In my opinion, the biggest advantage of "Six People" is not that it became a hit and brought the ratings of a traditional TV station like Beijing and Taiwan back to life. , the key is that it has such a model, one episode is broadcast a week, and one season is only eight episodes. If it is written according to this framework, it can even write three or five seasons. It means an evergreen tree for a platform. It can bring stable and visible returns.”
Hearing what Lin Desheng said, Lu Yanhe thought to himself, Mr. Lin, you really underestimated it.
The prototype of it has been filmed seriously for more than ten seasons. It has become popular from the TV era to the Internet era, and continues to make money in the streaming media era. It is the most representative sitcom.
However, of course he couldn't tell Lin Desheng at this time that "Party of Six" could be filmed for so long and become popular for so long. Besides, he has nothing to do with the sequel to "Six".
Lin Desheng said: "I hope you can bring such a work to Northern Lights."
"Mr. Lin, to be honest, I am indeed preparing another sitcom." Lu Yanhe said, "However, it is different from "Six People" is very different." Lin Desheng looked at him in surprise.
"In my mind, it covers a wider audience than "Six"." Lu Yanhe said, "Of course I am willing to work with Northern Lights on this sitcom, but, I hope it will not only be a web drama, but will be broadcast exclusively on Northern Lights. "You want it to be broadcast in the same way as "Six People"?" Lin Desheng's expression changed immediately.
"Six People" has not yet been sold to online platforms and is still broadcast exclusively in Beijing and Taiwan.
The major video websites are jealous.
Lu Yanhe shook his head: "Of course not. The reason why "Six People" is broadcast in Beijing and Taiwan is because it was to save the ratings from the beginning. What I mean is that it was first broadcast on the station and then on the Internet. It was broadcast exclusively on the TV station in the evening and the next day. Launched at Northern Lights at noon ”
“Why do you want to do this? Do you think the number of viewers on the video platform is not enough? ”
"No, it's because this sitcom... I hope it can be truly enjoyed by audiences ranging from eighty to ten years old. Users of video platforms cannot reach such a wide audience." Lu Yanhe said, "I know, if I say this now, you will definitely feel that you are overestimating your abilities, but I wrote this script with such ambition, and I believe it can be done."
Lin Desheng was silent.
"Moreover, Mr. Lin, this drama will not affect the performance of the video platform because of the broadcast on the TV station. There will definitely be many people willing to rewatch it over and over again, just like "Six People"." Lu Yanhe said.
"Then can you briefly tell me, what is the story of this new sitcom you created?"
Seeing Lin Desheng relent, Lu Yanhe also breathed a sigh of relief, " It's called "Wulin Gaiden", and it's a sitcom with ancient costumes and non-traditional martial arts. The story develops in a place called Tongfu Inn..."
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Helan habitually searches for information about Lu Yanhe on the Internet.
Even though he has become her junior student, she can often see Lu Yanhe on campus. She also has Lu Yanhe’s contact information and can contact him directly.
However, Helan has developed the habit of searching for Lu Yanhe on the Internet from time to time.
Sometimes you can find a lot of interesting content.
Of course, the most important thing is that as Lu Yanhe's number one fan, Helan consciously has the obligation to help Lu Yanhe monitor various public opinion situations and do a good job of clarification and explanation.
This has become her greatest joy after her busy study life.
On this day, a netizen who was also a fan of Lu Yanhe suddenly sent her a URL and said: Lan Lan, this is a forum I accidentally discovered. Many people exposed some information in this forum. Today someone Yanhe was mentioned, take a look.
Helan first asked, "Is this a rumor?" before opening the website.
Before the website was opened, the other party replied: It doesn’t look like it.
This is an online forum called "Chunya". The page layout is very rough. It is not like the website forums made now at all, but more like the kind of thing made ten or twenty years ago. .
As a result, a pop-up window suddenly popped up, indicating that she must register to view relevant content.
She had to register first, and then she saw the content of this post.
[Breaking news] Lin Desheng, the boss of Northern Lights Video, went to the set of "Late Spring" to meet Lu Yanhe today. They talked in Lu Yanhe's lounge for nearly two hours before they came out. They didn't know what they were talking about. They had talked about it before. It is rumored that Northern Lights Video will cooperate with Lu Yanhe, and now it seems to be a certainty.
Such a message, but below it shows "The remaining content requires 1 Bud Coin to read."
Helan was stunned, followed the recharge prompts, and found that one dollar could buy ten bud coins.
It's not very expensive, but... Helan has never seen such a forum before, and it actually costs money to read the breaking news!
If it were normal, Helan would directly think that this is a money-scam website, but based on the previous content, Helan felt that it didn't look like a money-scam or made up.
It’s not expensive anyway.
He Lan recharged one yuan first.
Choose to buy.
The remaining content is displayed:
——I have some guesses. Of course, these are not random guesses. They are summarized based on some information I know, but don’t blame me if you guess wrong in the end. The first guess is that Northern Lights Video wants to collaborate with Lu Yanhe on a new sitcom. I heard that Lu Yanhe is creating a new sitcom, but there is no news about what type it is. And everyone knows that " The success of "Six People" at the beginning of the year made every platform jealous, and it is normal for Northern Lights Video to be interested. Second guess: I know that Northern Lights may want to discuss a long-term cooperation framework with Lu Yanhe. Northern Lights Video is the platform that likes to sign long-term cooperation framework agreements with some creators they are optimistic about. I have heard people say that Lin He has always expressed his appreciation to Lu Yanhe in private, but in fact , many people may not know that Mr. Lin once visited Lu Yanhe’s agency, Star Entertainment, and Lu Yanhe was invited to have a conversation with Mr. Lin at that time. At that time, Mr. Lin liked Lu Yanhe quite a lot, but that At that time, Lu Yanhe was not very popular and not many people paid attention to him.
After Helan finished reading this large paragraph, he felt more and more that this person must know something and was not spreading rumors.
She immediately took a screenshot and prepared to send it to Lu Yanhe.
As a result, this seemingly rough-looking forum actually gave a sharp reminder: Screenshots are not allowed in the background.
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Helan thought to herself, what's the use of not allowing you to take screenshots? In this age of advanced equipment, if you don't let me take screenshots, I can't take pictures anymore?
She immediately logged into the forum through her laptop, opened the corresponding page, took a photo with her mobile phone, sent the photo to Lu Yanhe, and then told him the basic situation.
He Lan did these things not for anything else, but because he hoped that if there was any information, Lu Yanhe would know it immediately, so that he would not turn back and fall into passivity. However, Helan couldn't tell what would happen to this information. He only knew that it must have been sent by an insider.
She immediately became curious about this website called "Chunya".
After exiting the post about Lu Yanhe's revelations, she started browsing the forum with great interest.
Only during this walk did I discover, oh! There is so much material!
Some people say that there is an actress in the industry who advertises that she has never been in love and is single, but in fact she has been married. There are countless speculations under the post, but the person who broke the news refused to reveal his real name.
Some people say that there is an actor who looks very affectionate with his girlfriend, but he has a lot of fun in private, just pretending to be a good man in front of the camera, and his girlfriend fights for him. I've had two pregnancies.
He Lan was fascinated by this brush.
The main reason is that none of this information looks like random fabrication - the most wicked part of this "Chunya" forum has emerged. Each account is followed by a "credibility" percentage.
In short, every news posted by an account will be tracked by someone for a long time. Once it is exposed as true or is officially stamped and certified by the forum, it will be regarded as real news. On the contrary, if If it is verified to be false, the credibility will be deducted. Of course, there are still many messages that are "temporarily unknown whether they are true or false." This part of the news will not be included in the statistics for the time being.
A very common calculation rule, but it gives the user who broke the news the word "credibility". When the "credibility" exceeds 70%, the user will easily break the news. It was a revelation that everyone thought was true.
He Lan suddenly came across a piece of news from five days ago, which said "Lu Yanhe is not single."
That’s it.
But this ID called "Wooden Man" has 100% credibility.
Helan's heart skipped a beat.
She clicked on the homepage of "Wooden Man" to see other revelations about this person, but the result showed that her level was too low and she could not view the homepage of "Wooden Man".
He Lan was so angry.
She took a photo of the revelation and sent it to Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe never replied.
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He was filming, and his mobile phone was handed over to Zou Dong to manage.
The scene to be filmed tonight is the scene where he ran away from home because his parents were quarreling over divorce and met Yan Lingyu who had escaped from home.
In the movie, this is actually a small climax.
Liu Bige said: "I want to make this scene a breath of the whole movie. Your encounter, escape, etc. If it is warm, romantic, and exciting, I have been holding back this whole scene for a long time. Then I finally saw the feeling of freedom."
He was very mysterious. Not only did Yan Lingyu not understand clearly this time, but Lu Yanhe was also confused.
Liu Bige: "It's okay, let's shoot first, I can't explain clearly."
He is becoming more and more willful on the set now.
Liu Bige had already told them that he should be prepared to shoot all night tonight.
"I want your feeling of exhaustion and excitement, that feeling and state of not sleeping all night long."
Lu Yanhe and Yan Lingyu are already used to Liu Bige's requirements.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it completely, just act first.
There are no shots of other people in this scene, but Kong Fan and He Qingqing came to watch.
Everyone really wants to see how this scene was filmed.
Lu Yanhe has already fully seen how much Liu Bigo can harass people, but this night, he was still tortured by Liu Bigo to the point where he wanted to give up and leave.
It's not that the filming couldn't go on, but it was a scene where he ran on the street. Liu Bige asked him to run for about twenty times. When he finally said it, Lu Yanhe asked him, The last thing he did was how unique he was in running, which made him feel that he could pass.
A scene with no lines and not much acting required more than 20 takes.
As a result, Liu Bige's answer made Lu Yanhe want to flip the table.
Liu Bige said: "I just want you to be in a state where your forehead and nose are sweating, your cheeks and nose are a little red, your eyes are a little tired, and your breath is white."
Lu Yanhe: "..."
When filming with Liu Bige, I will really be tormented by him until I lose my temper.
In the early morning, Kong Fan and the others couldn't bear it anymore and went back to sleep.
But Lu Yanhe and the others still have to stick to the set and continue filming.
When he saw Yan Lingyu, and when he saw Yan Lingyu in a state of embarrassment and injuries, Liu Bige took about twenty more shots. In an hour, he only had to take a close-up of Lu Yanhe’s eyes.
But this time Lu Yanhe really had nothing to say.
When he finally raised his eyes in the camera and saw Yan Lingyu, the deep and gloomy look in his eyes in the night was intertwined with surprise, regret and sympathy. Liu Bi Ge waited for this look from him for an hour, but it was well worth the wait.
Even Yan Lingyu said that the last look was good.
This cannot be controlled by technology. It really requires grinding step by step to find the most subtle critical point of eye emotion.
The filming lasted until four o'clock in the morning. Lu Yanhe could hardly raise his eyelids when he saw Yan Lingyu sitting aside waiting for the scene. He took the initiative and said: "Director, do you want to continue filming today? I feel like we can continue filming. , I can’t concentrate anymore.”
When Liu Bige heard what Lu Yanhe said, he seemed to be particularly excited during the filming. He turned around and looked around. Everyone was actually very sleepy.
He said: "Let's call it a day and continue filming tomorrow."
The staff all looked at Lu Yanhe with thanks.
Lu Yanhe only saw the message He Lan sent him at this time.
Lu Yanhe didn’t think much of the first news about Lin Desheng, nor did he feel that his cooperation with Northern Lights should be kept secret.
But the second news that he was not single shocked him.
This man spoke so categorically that Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.
Especially the long introduction about the forum "Chunya" sent by Helan. Knowing that this ID is "Wooden Man" has 100% "credibility". In the eyes of forum users, this news is almost Confirmed to be 100% authentic.
This forced Lu Yanhe to face a question: Should he make his relationship with Chen Siqi public?
I don’t want to make it public because I don’t want Chen Siqi to be harmed. But it seemed that he couldn't hide it, and he had no intention of hiding it. Why keep it half-hidden, or let it go public.
This thought popped up in Lu Yanhe's mind and couldn't go away anymore.
Before Lu Yanhe fell asleep, he was still considering the feasibility of this matter in his mind.
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Lu Yanhe slept until noon and didn't wake up until noon.
After waking up, he felt sore in his back and waist. He didn't usually stay up late, but after staying up a little bit, he felt very unaccustomed to it, as if he couldn't wake up.
He lowered his eyelids and went to brush his teeth and wash his face. He picked up his phone and found that Chen Ziyan had left him a message, saying she would pick him up at two o'clock in the afternoon.
We need to meet and talk about something.
Lu Yanhe looked at the time and saw that it was already 12:30 noon.
I haven’t had lunch yet. (End of this chapter)