Lu Yanhe's salary negotiations started first, but after many others' salaries had been negotiated, his part was still not settled.
Chen Ziyan is not in a hurry. Since she dared to offer such a price, of course it was because Lu Yanhe was worth it.
If Mrs. Huang pretends to be stupid and insists on refusing to give, then even if Lu Yanhe withdraws from the movie "Fire", it will not have much impact on Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe just needs a commercial blockbuster, not necessarily "Fire".
The negotiations reached a deadlock.
Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe the relevant situation. After hearing this, Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Okay, Sister Ziyan, just do what you said. I don't know if I'm being narrow-minded, but in my opinion, they don't It’s because I saw everyone in the industry reacting to the movie “Fire” The response to the movie was more enthusiastic than expected, so do you want to lower the price for us? I think they are a good movie, so the initiative is in their hands. I definitely want to star in this movie, I definitely will. Therefore, compromise and give in. ”
Chen. Zi Yan nodded and said, "I have the same idea as you."
Lu Yanhe: "In the end, if it really doesn't work out, I won't do it anymore and just quit. I didn't formally sign the contract."
“Well, but we have to act They have already sent out the news about this movie. When the time comes to withdraw, there will probably be some controversy.”
“It’s okay,” Lu Yanhe said, “It’s just controversy. Stopped.”
Chen Ziyan smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said: "You can't say that. Of course, there can be fewer disputes. If you have more debts, you don't have to worry. In the end, you are still deceiving yourself. You are not a scoundrel. Otherwise, you still need a little bit." Solve and face it?”
Lu Yanhe also smiled.
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Mrs. Huang originally thought that as long as she didn't relent and had a firm attitude, Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan would definitely give in.
Actually, Lu Yanhe has only acted in two movies so far, and he has only starred in one. In this case, they can directly give him a salary of 8 million, which is not low, and he is not the leading actor. , and a 10% share of the character’s derived revenue is also added.
Who would have known that Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan were sitting on their laurels without any intention of commemorating the movie "Fire" and never came to communicate with each other again.
This made Mrs. Huang feel a little guilty.
Is this movie so unattractive to Lu Yanhe?
Many actors came to the film, including some popular A-list actors, and they all took the initiative to express their willingness to reduce their salary to play a good role in it. For example, Huang Kairen came to guest star in two scenes and only received 200,000 yuan. Why can everyone else reduce their pay, but Lu Yanhe can't?
Mrs. Huang thought about it over and over again, thinking that it was because Shang Yongzhou received a salary of 20 million that made Chen Ziyan unhappy. But why should Lu Yanhe compare with Shang Yongzhou? What is Shang Yongzhou's status and where is he? Moreover, Shang Yongzhou plays the core protagonist and main perspective of this movie. Isn't it reasonable for him to get such a salary?
If Lu Yanhe plays such an important role, then it doesn't matter if his salary is higher. But Lu Yanhe plays the second male lead.
Mrs. Huang thought about it for several days. In the final analysis, she was still unwilling to let Lu Yanhe go.
Of course she also knows that today, no one is more suitable than Lu Yanhe for the role she is talking about.
From the perspective of image, from acting skills, from popularity and popularity, from the achievements of past works, Lu Yanhe is the most suitable.
At this time, the Jose Film Festival announced the new list of selected films.
"Rouge Button", written by Lu Yanhe, entered the main competition.
"On the Road", written by Lu Yanhe, entered the screening section.
One person and two films were shortlisted for the Jose Film Festival.
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“Is the movie finished so quickly? Why was it sent to the Jose Film Festival?”
"It's not finished." Wang Zhong sighed, "But after our own internal evaluation, the most suitable international film festival for "Rouge Button" is José. Apart from here, I don't like the judging styles of other film festivals. "Rouge" is a film with a relatively low threshold for viewing and a strong sense of story. . If we don’t make it this time, we’ll either have to give up participating in the film festival, or we’ll have to wait until this time next year. So, we first cut a rough cut and sent it over, and in the next month or so, I still have it. We have to lead the team to continue editing.”
Lu Yanhe understood.
Ask Teacher Jia Long again, the situation is the same in "People on the Road".
“I just completed a preliminary version, and I am already very satisfied to be shortlisted for the screening unit.” Jia Long said with a smile, “I hope to be able to cut a satisfactory version in time for the Jose Film Festival. Let’s premiere.”
When Lu Yanhe heard the two of them say this, he realized, okay, these two movies have not been edited at all.
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At the press conference of the Jose Film Festival, when the list was announced, all the media reporters at the scene enthusiastically raised their hands and asked questions.
Among them are Japanese media reporters.
In addition to asking about their own country's shortlisted films, the one they were most concerned about was naturally Lu Yanhe, who had had several rounds of trouble with Yong Shanhe San some time ago.
When everyone at the scene confirmed that this Lu Yanhe was indeed the actor they knew, Lu Yanhe, everyone had expressions of astonishment and disbelief on their faces.
Lu Yanhe's work as a screenwriter had only been widely spread in China before. For the overseas public, Lu Yanhe's impression in their minds is mainly that of an actor. Those who know a little more about it know that Lu Yanhe is the screenwriter of "Six People". But as a screenwriter who writes a script, can the adapted movie be shortlisted for the Jose Film Festival? This really surprised many people.
When answering questions from the media, Wu Yang, the artistic director of the Jose Film Festival, explained: "We have officially confirmed with the film crew that it is indeed Lu Yanhe, the actor we know, Lu Yanhe. As for why he suddenly become a The film screenwriter has written two movie scripts. I think it would be better to wait until he arrives at the Jose Film Festival before everyone can ask him in person. "
As a Singaporean Chinese, Wu Yang became Jose. The festival's artistic director has only been there for five years. Compared with Wintour Robey at the Siltu Film Festival and Pica Rocchi at the Venice International Film Festival, his qualifications are too junior.
Wu Yang is also the first Asian artistic director since the beginning of the Jose Film Festival.
Immediately, someone raised their hands and asked: "We saw that this time there were two Chinese films shortlisted in the main competition section of the Hollywood Film Festival. Does this have something to do with you, director, being from China?"
Wu Yang immediately smiled and spread his hands and said: "First of all, I am a Singaporean Chinese. Although I maintain a very good relationship with Chinese film parties, I am not the only one who can be shortlisted for the main competition unit. People decide, we have a very large but professional selection Team. Secondly, the two Chinese films shortlisted for the main competition this time are unanimously recognized by our team. Do you think any of them is not worthy of inclusion? "
Wang Zhong's "Rouge Button" ”, the director just won the Best Director Award at the West Tur Film Festival.
Fu Zhu's "South of the Yangtze River" was directed by a great director who became internationally famous earlier than Wang Zhong.
From the perspective of these two film directors, it really cannot be said that Wu Yang is acting for personal gain and deliberately opening a back door for Chinese-language films.
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"Now that's great, within two years, your works have visited all four major international film festivals."
Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe, "There is no other person in China with such achievements as you." "
No matter how great a director, actor or screenwriter is, there is no one like Lu Yanhe who has visited all four major film festivals and had his works shortlisted within a year or two.
Lu Yanhe said: "It's mainly because I shoot a lot."
"It's true that you shoot a lot. There are few people with a higher output than you." Chen Ziyan said, "But , that may not be the case in the future. You have led the industry to shoot short dramas now. is a trend, and you may not have counted it. Because of your success in "Three Mountains" and "Late Spring", the number of literary and artistic films approved this year suddenly increased, because many first-line stars are willing to star in those literary and artistic films with low investment. ”
Lu Yanhe was surprised.
"Really?"
Chen Ziyan: "When you succeed, others will want to copy your path to success. This is normal. Look at Yan Liang's "The Gold Rush". There is also "Moonlight Symphony" produced by Li Zhibai, which only has a dozen episodes. There were not so many short dramas before. In the eyes of film and television companies and platforms, these short dramas are not profitable. "< br>
“Then make money now ”
“Of course you can make money, it’s just that you don’t make as much money from one drama as before. However, this is actually a good thing for everyone. A drama can have 40, 50, or even 70 or 80 episodes. Episodes often cost hundreds of millions to invest in them. Nowadays, they are all short dramas, and the cost is only tens of millions, and more and more high-quality dramas cost hundreds of millions. The risks are much smaller than before, and the cost of trial and error has also increased. ”
This is true.
"The first part of "Six" was successful, so we will shoot the second one. "The Seventeenth Floor" was successful, and we will shoot the second one. It doesn't mean that we can't make it longer. In this way, everyone is at risk. It has been reduced. The actors can increase their salary as the second and third seasons are filmed, and the production pressure on the producers and the platform has also been reduced a lot. We all know this truth, but until there are successful cases, this trend cannot be reversed. Ninety percent of people operate according to the conventions of an environment. Only those who break this convention will appear. New routine. "
Lu Yanhe nodded. He benefited from what Chen Ziyan told him every time.
"I heard that Jiang Yuqian is working on a literary film." Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe, "She is currently filming "Squid Game". I originally thought that she would take on another movie that would attract a large audience. She came to act in a few dramas, but unexpectedly, she started to struggle again."
Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said, "Sister Yuqian still wants to change."
Chen Ziyan said: "Transformation is of course necessary, but one's fundamentals must still be stable. If one's fundamentals cannot be stabilized and one blindly pursues transformation, it is very likely that one will be ruined."
She laughed, "If I were Jiang Yuqian's agent, I would tell her very clearly that her problem is not that she wants to transform, but that in order to transform, her output has been significantly reduced. She has lost exposure and popularity, and it is all supported by her past works and fans. This is the problem. Look at how many dramas she has filmed and how many variety shows she has appeared in in the past two years. If there is no enthusiasm and the drama continues, wouldn’t it just go downhill?”
What Chen Ziyan said pointedly pointed out the problem with Jiang Yuqian’s current career development.
After hearing this, Lu Yanhe suddenly became enlightened and felt that this was indeed the case. Regarding the long-term development of an actor, Chen Ziyan always sees it accurately and has an overall view. This time, the incident of "Fire" actually reflects from the side that Chen Ziyan was correct in asking Lu Yanhe to star in a commercial blockbuster as soon as possible.
In the eyes of others, Lu Yanhe is already the top and most representative actor of his generation. He has everything he wants and has no shortcomings.
However, Mrs. Huang was able to offer Shang Yongzhou a salary of 20 million plus theater box office revenue without any discount, but she was only willing to give Lu Yanhe a salary of 8 million, which shows that in the eyes of such a top film company, Lu Yanhe's The shortcoming is actually huge - he has no experience in handling the box office of commercial movies. His past movie box office success was more a matter of chance than business rules, and is difficult to copy.
If Lu Yanhe wants to take more initiative in his career as an actor, he must make up for these key shortcomings.
“This time, "The Road" and "Rouge" are both shortlisted for the Jose Film Festival, which is definitely a good thing for you. Your basic base in film is actually mainly based on these international films. Festival, currently there is no show in China You have gained more reputations than you at international film festivals," Chen Ziyan said, "However, the only movie you currently star in is "Path of Glory" and there are no other movies. We should choose a few carefully in the future. I have a movie script, I want to ask you, are you Do you plan to write your own script and do it yourself, or get a script from outside? "
"I don't particularly like the scripts from outside. If it doesn't work, I will just write it myself," Lu Yanhe said, "It's just that. If I acted it myself, Do we have to find someone to film it ourselves? "
"You write the script, you star, and some film companies are willing to take over," Chen Ziyan said, "The key is, do you have an idea now? ?”
"Well, I have indeed prepared several ideas. However, Sister Ziyan, you said that I want to act in a blockbuster. The scripts I write now are not those blockbuster scripts."
Chen Ziyan said: "As long as it is not literary and artistic Just film, the artistic film you have on hand is too Much more. As for whether it has to be a blockbuster in terms of action and visuals, this is not something we can write a script and start shooting in one or two years. This kind of movie often takes a long time to prepare. "< br>
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Then I'll go back and think about what kind of movie script I can write for myself to act in."
"Okay, if you can think of it during this time, then we can Announcement of this matter at the Jose Film Festival will also make the film debut.”
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
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What kind of script should Lu Yanhe prepare for himself?
He thought about it for a long time, looking at the script library he had made before, looking over and over, but he couldn't make up his mind for a long time.
Mainly because of his age, he can't act in many movies.
Many of the good movies he has seen, such as "Ocean's Twelve" and other genre films, such as "The Invisible Guest" and "Perfect Strangers", are not movies he can star in at his age.
In the film industry, those starring men in their early twenties and achieving excellent box office results are basically blockbusters, such as "The Lord of the Rings", such as "Harry Potter", such as "Twilight" "City of Light" and "Spider-Man"... They basically attract fans not by the charm of actors, but by the charm of the movie worldview and characters.
The only ones that are suitable for his age, can be made now, and have high box office in my impression, are basically youth movies or romance movies.
Lu Yanhe thought for a long time about which movie he should look for to act in. First of all, the shooting must be promoted as soon as possible, so that there will not be a lot of things to prepare in advance. Like "Fire", it basically took more than two years to prepare in the early stage, create a world view, make various settings, find collaborators, and negotiate a director. And now we haven’t started shooting yet, we are still building the scenery.
After thinking about it, making a movie about youth and pure love is the fastest way to get started.
In fact, when filming "Late Spring" before, Lu Yanhe thought about "Sunny Days", but this movie is still an art film.
Need a popular film. Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
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After Chen Siqi took a shower, she returned to the computer and saw the email sent to her by Lu Yanhe.
Huh?
"The Girls We Chased Together All Those Years".
"A Little Thing About First Love".
"Love Letter".
"The Notebook".
Four names, below are their story introductions.
After Chen Siqi briefly read it, he called Lu Yanhe.
"Hello?" Chen Siqi asked, "What does the email you sent me mean?"
Lu Yanhe said: "I am going to write a script for myself. These are the four things I prepared Story, which one do you think is the best? "
Chen Siqi: "They are all youth love movies, why do you suddenly want to make this one?"
Basically all the movies Lu Yanhe has shot before? It has nothing to do with any of this.
Including "Late Spring", the theme is not love.
Lu Yanhe said: "Sister Ziyan said that I have too few movies in the future and I have to make movies. Those that can be started as soon as possible are this type of subjects, which are easier to shoot."
Chen Siqi suddenly realized.
"I see, I think I like all four of them, but the perspective in "Love Letter" is from a girl's perspective. If you acted it, you would be at a disadvantage, right?" Chen Siqi said, ""A Little Thing About First Love" Yes.”
Both movies are indeed youth love movies from a girl’s perspective. However, Lu Yanhe knows very well how many fans these two movies have attracted to the two male protagonists. It can be said that these two movies have become the life movies of the two male protagonists.
"If you ask me to choose, I think among these four movies, the one with the best characters is "Those Years"." Chen Siqi said, ""The Notebook" is too pure love. I feel that now people don't like pure love so much. The film, and its regret is a Romeo and Juliet style. In our current era, if we really fall in love, who really doesn’t stay together because of their parents’ objections.”
Lu Yanhe’s enlightenment.
Indeed.
“But aside from these things, my favorite story is "Love Letter". It is very beautiful. Although it tells the story of secret love, it actually tells the story of people's memories of youth and their emotions. "Reminiscing." Chen Siqi said, "It talks about the kind of miss between two people."
Lu Yanhe laughed.
He had an idea in his mind.
"Then both movies will be filmed."
"Huh?" Chen Siqi was stunned.
"Both "Those Years" and "Love Letter" were shot." Lu Yanhe said, "The investment in these two movies does not need to be large, I can afford both."
Chen Siqi: "Do you have so much time?"
"I don't have any shooting plans this year." Lu Yanhe was also helpless, "I was so busy last year that I had almost no time to breathe when I was in and out of the group."
"Aren't you going to shoot "Fire"?"< br>
“There are some changes now, and it may not be filmed, but even if it is filmed, it will not be in the near future. They are still building the scenery and wait until the actors’ schedules are coordinated. , it will officially start filming at the end of the year or next year."
"No wonder you started writing your own scripts," Chen Siqi said, "I have never seen you act in a youth romance movie. Play well and try to make me fall in love again."
Lu Yanhe: "What? Are you no longer interested in me?"
Chen Siqi: "I'm referring to that heart-pounding moment."
"It's the same thing." Lu Yanhe clicked his tongue twice, "Sure enough, I just said that I love you more."
>Chen Siqi: "You'd better be."
The two quarreled for a while.
Chen Siqi said: "Will you go to this Dutch Film Festival?"
"Yes."
Chen Siqi: "Okay."
"Are you going?"
"I haven't decided yet, but Linyu and Li Bi will definitely go there. ." Chen Siqi said, "This time two Chinese-language films have been shortlisted for the Dutch Film Festival, and the major media will definitely pay attention to us. "Jump Up" will definitely come to pass. The response to the online forum for film critics we created was quite good, and there were many reports from other overseas media."
Lu Yanhe: "The last event. It’s really unexpected, you guys are awesome, you just do what you say.”
"I have to thank Lin Yu. She has a good relationship with overseas film critics, and she invited them all." Chen Siqi said, "It is a real treasure to ask her to be in charge of our film and television section. Many media have heard about her, and she also There is a place that wants to poach her with a high price. Go."
"It's so powerful."
"After all, that online forum is quite influential," Chen Siqi said. "Basically all the media related to movies in the country. We all followed that forum, we The news column of the movie channel also reported on the activities of the online forum. "
Lu Yanhe said: "Linyu is only a junior now. Has she signed an employment contract with us?"
" She hasn't graduated, how can she follow me? "We signed the employment contract." Chen Siqi said, "What we signed was a cooperation agreement. However, Linyu is still very emotional about "Jump Up" and she will not suffer from us. She told me not to worry. She won't leave."
Lu Yanhe: "Well, that's good. Now it seems that our "Jump Up" plays an increasingly important role in the film and television industry, and we need her very much."
Lu Yanhe believes that Lin Yu will not leave easily. of. Not to mention their relationship as classmates, just being the founder of "Jump Up" is enough to become Lin Yu's bond. Lu Yanhe didn't want the treatment they gave Lin Yu to be lower than the conditions offered to her outside.
Chen Siqi: "No matter how high the price offered by outsiders, it will definitely not be as big as Linyu's space here. She has the final say in all film and television related sectors here. She has already I’m building my own team.”
Currently, the only physical product of “Jump Up” is a monthly magazine. However, there are many online media brands. There are four or five media accounts for film and television reviews and interviews with people, including Li Bi’s video account.
Now Linyu is responsible for all these related contents, and the authority and space are not small. Not to mention the corresponding conditions and benefits.
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Lu Yanhe began to immerse himself in writing a script for himself.
One "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" and the other "Love Letter".
At that time, I watched it with my classmates.
While he was immersed in writing scripts in school, a movie came out, which shocked the off-season market in March. It was released for three weeks and grossed 700 million in box office, shocking the industry.
This movie is called "The Home I Haven't Returned to for a Long Time" and it is a movie with a bit of suspense and thriller.
On this day, at six o'clock in the evening, Lu Yanhe came out from the library after writing the script and was about to go to the cafeteria to find food. He happened to meet Miao Yue and Liu Bige on the road.
The night has fallen, and the two people are walking side by side. Liu Bige is still wearing a white shirt and black trousers, which is no different from his usual appearance, while Miao Yue is wearing a light green waist skirt. Fresh and beautiful, it is a beautiful scenery.
Lu Yanhe saw it at a glance and didn’t miss it.
"Are you two walking in school?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.
Liu Bige explained: "We are going to have dinner together and then go see the movie that has been a hit at the box office recently, "My Home That I Haven't Returned to for a Long Time." Have you seen it?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head , said: "I haven't watched it yet."
"Do you want to "Come with us?" Liu Bige said, "It's very popular and has already made 700 million yuan at the box office."
"What a date, it's not that serious." Liu Bige said.
Miao Yue also smiled and said: "You have been staying in the library recently. Someone posted on the school forum saying that you are almost treating the library as a dormitory, so you should go out for a walk."
Hearing this, Lu Yanhe heard this. Just joined them. "How are you preparing for your new movie?" Lu Yanhe asked Liu Bige during dinner.
Liu Bige said: "Are you talking about the one starring Li Zhibai? The preparations are almost complete, the scenery has been selected, the people have been selected, and we are just waiting to start shooting. "
Lu Yanhe: "No wonder you can go out to watch movies with Miao Yue so leisurely now."
"Since I am a director, of course I have to know what movies with the highest box office in the cinema are about."
"My senior brother Shang Yongzhou rarely watches so many movies." Lu Yanhe said, "He I usually only look at the subjects I want to see. "
Liu Bige said: "He is an actor, he does not need to pull the film, I am the director, this is different."
Lu Yanhe thought. After thinking about it, he said: "Actually, actors are also It’s the same as watching movies, seeing how other people act, and seeing what kind of movies the audience likes to watch now.”
Liu Bige said: “It depends on how the actor thinks about it. Everyone’s situation is different. There are actors who have done a lot of films but still do poorly. There are also many actors who never do films and have very few film credits but who perform well. However, among directors, I have never heard of the idea of reading films. A director with few films.”
Lu Yanhe thought about it seriously and found that this was a solid fact, and it was really true.
Miao Yue asked Lu Yanhe: "Do you usually go to pull pictures?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head.
“Very rarely, usually depending on what type and theme I want to act in, I will look for the director’s previous movies and take a look, and then look for movies of similar types and themes. How did others act?"
Miao Yue: "I thought you would go to the cinema often."
"I will go too, but I won't go to the cinema regularly just to watch movies." Lu Yanhe said, "I usually go there about twice a month."
Miao Yue: "You go even better than me Still less.”
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "This is because I have been relatively idle recently. I go less often when I am not on the set."
Compared with the people around him in this industry, Lu Yanhe is indeed Belongs to those who watch relatively few movies.
After dinner, they went to the cinema together.
It has been three weeks since the release of "The Home I Haven't Returned to for a Long Time". In the evening screening, a hall that can accommodate about a hundred people was still nearly half full. From this, we can see how popular this movie is now. .
This movie is directed by Shen Mofan and stars Xu Yiren. It tells the story of a girl who returned to her hometown where no one had lived for many years. As a result, she received a phone call in the middle of the night. The person on the phone told her to let her Get out of this house quickly or something bad will happen.
Then, the girl experienced a series of terrible things. When she realized whether she had encountered an evil spirit or a ghost, she accidentally discovered that all of this was planned by someone behind the scenes, and the purpose was to Get her out of this house. She discovered that there was someone hiding in the basement of her home, and he was a wanted murderer two years ago.
After the murderer was wanted, he hid in the basement of this old house that had not been occupied for a long time. Unexpectedly, the owner suddenly returned. In order to prevent himself from being discovered, he created a series of haunted events in an attempt to scare the girl away. Unexpectedly, he was eventually discovered, so he prepared to kill and silence her.
The girl struggled to escape the murderer in the house, fighting wits and courage, and finally locked the murderer in the basement through her own design, and got the opportunity to call the police and escape.
The atmosphere of the entire film is biased towards suspense, tension and a sense of ubiquitous crisis.
The first half is almost a one-man show by Xu Yiren. This actress, who does not have a very good reputation in the industry, has strong professional skills and superb acting skills. She perfectly portrays the fear and uneasiness of a woman encountering various strange events.
In the second half, the actor who played the murderer appeared, and Lu Yanhe discovered that it was Chen Jiping.
Both of these two are popular actors who have won awards in the past two years.
After watching the movie, I saw the heroine played by Xu Yiren escaping and sitting on the roadside in embarrassment, waiting for the police car to drive over. As the police car appeared, Xu Yiren’s face finally showed There was a look of relief. The movie ends here.
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
The box office is high, and there is indeed a reason for the high box office. The tone of the entire movie is always accurate, and there is a main line from beginning to end, with almost no idle touches. For a thriller and suspense movie, this is actually very important.
“It looks good.” Lu Yanhe said.
Liu Bige nodded and said: "It's rare to see it done in one go, and there is no lag at the end."
The most feared thing about a suspenseful movie like this is the reversal of the truth at the end. The audience feels "why is it like this", which is discouraging. The clever thing about this movie is that there is no suspense left until the end. The murderer appears halfway through the movie. The second half is almost just Xu Yiren and Chen Jiping in this house. The chase and struggle scenes in the film have become a competition between two people, and the focus of the film has become to see how Xu Yiren responds to Chen Jiping's pursuit and finds a way out for himself in a dangerous and tense environment.
After watching this movie, Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered a Korean movie called "Telephone" that he had watched a long time ago. It was actually different from this movie, but it had a similar beginning. The heroine returned home alone. Then, I received a strange phone call. Of course, this movie involves elements of time and space. Two people from different time and space were connected through this phone call.
Lu Yanhe quickly entered the name of the movie on his mobile phone - before watching this movie, Lu Yanhe had completely forgotten that he had seen this movie.
“Chen Jiping’s performance as a murderer is so wonderful that he should be a strong contender for Best Supporting Actor.” Liu Bige said.
Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yes, I was horrified by his performance. There are only two actors in this movie, and they are the only ones who can support this movie. It is really amazing. Moreover, Chen Jiping plays a murderer, The performance was so scary that I called Xu Yiren at first to remind her that the house was haunted and asked her to leave quickly. Later, when Xu Yiren found out, she said that she was. A neighbor who lived nearby saw her moving in alone and kindly came to remind her. When he found out that Xu Yiren had found the wanted warrant issued by the police and his photo was on it, his expression changed at that moment. The change in his eyes makes my hair stand up when I think about it now."
"It's so scary, I feel like I will have nightmares when I go back." Miao Yuedu said.
Liu Bige hugged Miao Yue, hugged her with a smile, and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Lu Yanhe looked to the other side silently.
At this time, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
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When Chen Ziyan saw the three script outlines that Lu Yanhe took out, even though she had seen Lu Yanhe's output, she was still confused.
"This...were all written by you recently?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Chen Ziyan took a deep breath and told herself in her heart that there was nothing to be surprised about. Lu Yanhe’s creative speed was just so fast. This was not the first time he had seen it, so there was no need to be so surprised.
After carefully reading the three script outlines, she was a little surprised and said: "The first two scripts were written for yourself, right? Are they all movies about youth love?"
" "Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yes."
Chen Ziyan said: "If you just read the outline, it feels... relatively ordinary."
Chen Ziyan also told the truth directly.
“I don’t really see what’s better about these two stories.”
“Yes, but it will be great to watch when made into a movie, and many people will like it. "Lu Yanhe said directly.
"Huh?" Chen Ziyan asked, "Why?"
"Because everyone has had such a story in their youth, or hopes to have such a story." Lu Yanhe said, "These two stories are about regrets. One is about fighting and working hard but not succeeding in being together in the end. The other is the pure regret of missing out."
Chen Ziyan: "Yes, I think it's all a tragedy."
"It can't be said to be a tragedy, I always think. , the place of adolescence "It is so precious because it contains a lot of regrets," Lu Yanhe said, "Living for someone at that time was pure love, and the regret of missing someone was also pure regret and would not be mixed with anything else."
Chen Ziyan said: "Do you think these two movies can prove your ability to handle the box office?"
"The box office results of these two movies will definitely not be bad." Lu Yanhe is very confident confidence.
Needless to say, "Those Years" is a phenomenal movie. If the male protagonist hadn't committed suicide, the subsequent development would have been really bright. At that time, he was the most sought-after leading actor of his age, bar none. All movie resources suitable for him would basically be given priority to him.
As for "Love Letter", in the hearts of literary and artistic young people, this is a bible about youthful secret love. It was re-released in mainland China in 2021 and received a box office of 65 million.
Since Lu Yanhe wants to choose a movie for himself that proves his ability to carry the box office, of course he must have an outstanding performance in the box office.
Chen Ziyan was noncommittal.
The box office of youth romance movies is still a mystery, and no company can predict their box office results. Some movies can miraculously earn 800 million or 900 million, while others, even if there are front-line actors as the male and female protagonists, will only earn 100 or 200 million in the end. Even though the reputation is about the same, the box office figures vary greatly.
She looked towards the third movie.
""Telephone"?" Chen Ziyan was surprised, "This movie is a movie with two female protagonists, you..."
"Well, I suddenly remembered that you were not Tell me, is Sister Yuqian interested in a literary film? She needs a commercial film, so I wrote this." Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Ziyan, help me go to Sister Yuqian's agent. Needless to say, I wrote it. Let’s see if Sister Yuqian is interested in this script. If she is, I will write it.”
Chen Ziyan looked at him in surprise, “You are doing this for her. What about tailor-made scripts?"
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Sister Yuqian is very different to me. I don't want her career to go downhill."
Chen Ziyan: "Then why don't you just give it to her yourself?"
Lu Yanhe said: "Because if I give this to her directly, she will definitely take it without even looking at it, but I don't know what she likes. Don't like this story."
"Are you crazy? Now you wrote the script. How could she not like it?" Chen Ziyan shook her head and sighed, "Okay, I will talk to her agent. If she is willing to act, which company are you going to find to make this movie?"
< br>"When the time comes, let's get in touch and see which one has the best conditions and cooperate with it." Lu Yanhe said.
Chen Ziyan: "Yan He, sometimes I think you are more willful than I thought, but I can't blame you for your willfulness, because you have the capital and strength to be willful."
Lu Yanhe thought to himself that he could be more willful in the scripts he produced because he knew they had a high probability of success.
So, in these projects, he often subconsciously shows a strong and unquestionable attitude.
Lu Yanhe laughed and said: "Sister Ziyan, if one day I really become very willful, you must stop me."
"For example, like you directly Is it about other actors tailoring scripts? "
"Um, will this hurt my career? "
"No, but it's nonsense." Chen Ziyan said directly.
Lu Yanhe nodded and said: "Then if one day my willfulness will cause harm and impact on my career, you must stop me. As for misbehavior, just allow me to do mischief occasionally."
Chen Ziyan shook her head with emotion.
“You have done this for Jiang Yuqian, and I don’t know if she can accept your kindness.” Chen Ziyan said, “If you don’t tell her that you wrote this script, she will not be able to take the role now. Standard, she may not be willing to accept such a genre film. She has always been thinking about changing."
Lu Yanhe said: "If she is not willing to accept it, let's talk about it."
Chen Ziyan: "If she is not willing to act in this play, will you still write the script completely?"
"I will write it when I have time."
Chen Ziyan nodded.
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In April, the temperature finally began to climb back up, and spring finally began to slowly show what it was supposed to be like.
The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the campus is bright.
Many girls have put on long skirts and are walking in school. The skirts are swaying and look very beautiful.
Halfway through writing the script, Lu Yanhe couldn't catch his thoughts, so he simply put them aside and turned to look out the window.
The study room in the library is on the eighth floor.
Sitting by the window here, you can overlook the campus.
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized that someone was secretly filming him.
Lu Yanhe glanced over there.
The person who took the secret photo immediately put down his phone.
Lu Yanhe withdrew his eyes and continued to look out the window.
He was thinking about how to write the movie "Love Letter".
The male protagonist of this movie really has a lot less screen time.
The few scenes in the original work, handsome, quiet, and a bit mischievous as a boy, are all fragmentary shots. They are popular in Asia because of the face of Kashiwahara Takashi and " "Love Letter" resonates with the theme of secret love and regret expressed in the movie.
Lu Yanhe was thinking about whether he should follow the original work and recreate such a quiet and clean image of a young man, or add a few scenes to make his character more three-dimensional and full, not just a single character. Picture-like surface.
The breeze blew in from the window that was opened a little.
The pages of the books on the table were turned by the wind, and they came in droves.
Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered an evening a few years ago.
He walked out of the school gate and saw Chen Siqi sitting on the steps next to the school gate under the orange sunset. She fell down and had a cut on her calf. She also bled a little and couldn't walk.
Before that, Chen Siqi's image in his mind was that of a somewhat domineering girl. That was the first time that she had a fragile side in front of him.
When Lu Yanhe thought about it, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
My thoughts came back.
Lu Yanhe began to think, why is "Love Letter" so popular, and the male protagonist with only a few scenes is even more popular than the female protagonist who is the main perspective?
Just because it’s simple.
He seems to be a person without a story or background. He only appears in the memory of the heroine, and there are only a few clips, all of which are the clips that left the deepest impression on the heroine. Therefore, every time he appears, he appears along the heroine's memories.
The audience, who has assumed the perspective of the heroine, seems to see in him the person they had a crush on in their youth in the first person.
Precisely because he does not have any biographical background, there are enough blanks for the audience to fill in their own memories.
Lu Yanhe suddenly understood the core significance of this role in "Love Letter": he didn't even need to speak, he only needed to appear when the heroine's heartbeats quivered like cicada wings.
Lu Yanhe gave up his entanglement and decided to write this script according to the original work.
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At the end of the script, Lu Yanhe returned to Ziyuan Bridge.
He often has no thoughts until late at night, his fingers typing on the keyboard like flying patterns.
If you are in the dormitory, it is too easy to disturb your roommates.
Lu Yanhe took the lead in writing the script "Love Letter".
It was two o'clock in the morning when he typed out the last word of the script.
He is the only one living in Ziyuanqiao.
He walked out of the room, poured himself a glass of wine, and stood by the window, drinking and looking at the starry sky outside.
It's a starry night.
Only at this time, when many neon lights in the city are turned off, will the starry sky take off its veil and appear twinklingly in front of people.
Half a glass of wine was drunk quickly.
Lu Yanhe's drinking capacity was already a bit smoky.
Suddenly I felt a little emotional.
Lu Yanhe took a photo of the starry sky and posted it on Weibo.
He said:
While typing the last word of the new script on the computer, at this late night moment, without any sleepiness, he suddenly wanted to call her, but she must have already fallen asleep. So, I can only call her in my dream.
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Lu Yanhe had no idea how much heat his Weibo post would cause the next day.
He didn't go to bed until four in the morning.
The next morning, Lu Yanhe’s rare and true confession-style Weibo content quickly became a hot search topic.
None of Lu Yanhe’s female fans could hide their excitement, as if this Weibo was written for them.
Marketing accounts are frantically editing various topics and content, speculating on the relationship status between Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi, and even asking whether they are getting married.
Of course, this kind of unfounded speculation can only attract some people who have been deceived.
In addition to the public outcry over the popular A-list actor's late-night confession, film and television companies and others in the industry also immediately heard the news and called everyone they could contact, including Lu Yanhe, Chen Ziyan, and Chen Siqi.
Lu Yanhe’s cell phone was muted, and the call could not come in. No one answered it, but it caused trouble for Chen Ziyan and Chen Siqi.
"New script? I don't know what new script it is."
"He didn't tell me whether he was writing a TV series script or a movie script. He was still sleeping, so I called him He didn’t answer either. He must have been muted.”
“Mr. Chen, I really didn’t lie to you. How could I fool you? Don’t worry, I will definitely convey your desire to cooperate with him. .”
...
In the end, Chen Siqi couldn't help but set the do not disturb mode on his mobile phone.
She really wanted to rush to Lu Yanhe, lift him up from the bed, and ask him loudly why he suddenly got crazy in the middle of the night and made such a confession. Now everyone looks ambiguous when they see her. smile!
Chen Siqi is really annoyed. But when she opened Weibo for the nth time and read this Weibo written by Lu Yanhe, a sweetness that could not be denied even if she wanted to deny it would suppress her overwhelming mood.
“……”
Lu Yanhe didn't wake up until noon.
I woke up with a sleepy face and bleary eyes. I looked at the dozens of missed calls and hundreds of unread messages on my phone. I was confused. I had just woken up and my mind couldn’t turn around. Now, Even more at a loss.
Why... caused such a big commotion? (End of this chapter)