"The Willow Film Festival would like to invite you to serve as a judge for next year's main competition unit."
The day after talking about the film directed by Gong Jiang, Chen Ziyan brought another news.
"The Willow Ryder Film Festival?"
Lu Yanhe has never attended this film festival, but has only heard about it and knows that it is a relatively famous independent film festival in the United States.
Chen Ziyan said: "Do you want to go?"
Lu Yanhe said, "When next year?"
"It will be around October, just behind Venice and Toronto." Chen Ziyan said, "Currently you have no arrangements for that time."
< br>Lu Yanhe: "Then let's go. The National Film Festival is already on the road, why not go to Liu Laide."
It is also a very famous film festival after all.
Chen Ziyan hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. It's your first time to serve as a judge at an international film festival. If your starting point is not high enough, it will lower your impression in everyone's mind."
“This shouldn’t be the case, right? Were there no big names who have served as judges at the Willow Ryder Film Festival before? "
"This film festival did not have a competition unit before, but it was only set up in the past two years," Chen Ziyan said, "The lineup of judges they invited in the past two years is indeed relatively average."
“What’s the reputation of the films coming out of this film festival?”
"That's pretty good. The Willow Ryder Film Festival is one of the first-tier film festivals in the United States and has produced many good works. In the past two years, award-winning works have also been nominated for Oscars."
"Then No problem, go." After listening to the brief introduction of the film festival, Lu Yanhe nodded, "As long as the film festival itself has a good reputation, it's OK for me to go, just like going to see a movie."
Chen Ziyan. Seeing Lu Yanhe say this, he nodded.
"Okay, since you said so, then agree to them."
Chen Ziyan said: "One more thing, the movie "Telephone" is about to start shooting."
"Oh?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "When?"
"It should be next month, if nothing else happens."
"Finally."
"Yes, finally." Chen Ziyan nodded.
As soon as Chen Ziyan finished talking to him during the day, Jiang Yuqian called him in the evening and told him that the movie "Telephone" was about to start filming.
"We are going to start filming next month." Jiang Yuqian is currently posting about participating in fashion week activities and is not in the country. "Yan He, do you have time to come and take a look?"
"I am still filming " "Seventeen Floor" Season 2, I will go and watch it when it is finished," Lu Yanhe said.
"Okay."
Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister Yuqian, when will you return to China?"
"It will take about a week before you can come back. What's wrong?"
"I'm curious, I see that you have been abroad recently." Lu Yanhe said, "I heard that a play that I originally wanted you to act in was snatched away by other people in the company?"
"That doesn't mean that I myself She turned it down and gave it to someone else, right? Jiang Yuqian said, "Both Zhou Ping'an and she took the initiative to come to me and told me about it. I didn't have any time to perform, so I gave it to her. Give it to her."
" That's good. I thought that if you stayed abroad for a long time, your own backyard would be on fire." "It's not impossible that this will happen as time goes by." Jiang Yuqian smiled, "The company recently. It’s a big change, but Yan He, you won’t be renewing your contract with Star Entertainment, right?”
“Yes, you won’t be renewing it. You are just waiting for the contract to expire now,” Lu Yanhe said. "There's still more than half a year."
Jiang Yuqian: "Very good."
"Sister Yuqian, what about you? You have been with Star Entertainment for so many years. Now that Sui Xiaodie's contract has expired and she has left, will you renew your contract with Star Entertainment?" Appointment?”
“I haven’t considered it for the time being. Star Entertainment will not be of much help to my current career.”
Jiang Yuqian is also ready to leave.
However, Lu Yanhe was not surprised by this.
To put it bluntly, Xingyu’s resources and what it can do for them are completely unsuitable for their current stage.
Lu Yanhe still maintained a certain degree of restraint and did not directly shift the focus of his work abroad in one fell swoop.
Jiang Yuqian had no scruples at all.
"I am going to hand over my overseas agency contract to Williams Agency." Jiang Yuqian said again, "They took the initiative to contact me and wanted to represent me in my overseas agency affairs. You Are there any brokerage companies overseas? ”
“Not yet”
"I originally wanted to ask for your opinion."
"I don't have any opinions here that are worthy of your reference." Lu Yanhe said, "I may have to learn from you later."
Jiang Yuqian: "Come on, I'm trying to break the boat. I want to take advantage of the momentum of "Squid Game" and rush forward in one go. You have a much stronger foundation than I do, so you can definitely proceed steadily."
Jiang Yuqian Smiled a little.
“Yan He, don’t follow me. I have combined my own situation. If I want to reach a higher level within three to five years, I can only take the road of internationalization. Overtake, otherwise, keep fighting with Zhang Lan and those people, but nothing will happen A big breakthrough. The few of us have limited talents, unlike you and Chen Bige who have such good acting skills. The further we go, the more we understand the importance of talent. If I want to break out and take the lead, I can only do something else. You don’t have to do this.”
Some actors have mostly glittering works in their resumes.
But some actors, in their resumes, are digging for gold in the sand.
This certainly does not mean that the latter is worse than the former.
Sometimes, when looking back at the end of life, the former may have collapsed in just ten or twenty years, while the latter has stood firm for decades and become a legend.
Jiang Yuqian’s plan for herself is to realize that she cannot take the route of a “movie queen”, but can only take the route of a “superstar”.
Lu Yanhe: "Waiting for you to take me flying."
Jiang Yuqian laughed.
“Okay.”
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After Lu Yanhe hung up the phone, he searched online to find out the exposure of Jiang Yuqian’s work activities in the past few months. This search revealed , Lu Yanhe said that she is almost always abroad, which is not an exaggeration.
Jiang Yuqian has just debuted and is on the rise with a work intensity, flying all over the world, fashion events, business dinners, movie events, relying on the popularity of the role of "Squid Game", she is crazy in front of the global media. The exposure did make her very popular during this period.
Especially in such an entertainment environment in China, Jiang Yuqian is now a rare star who has blossomed internationally, and is still quite sought after——
No way, the domestic competition is too It’s intense. If you want to stand out and widen the gap with others, you must have something that others don’t have.
Jiang Yuqian now has a unique advantage in "internationalization", and she is constantly consolidating and expanding this advantage.
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Halfway through the filming of the second season of "Seventeen Floors", Ben-Suk Chung suddenly showed up again.
This time, he brought a Korean actor.
Lu Yanhe also knew him.
The host when Lu Yanhe participated in the Asian Television Festival, Kong Lingfan.
At that time, there was a little unpleasantness between the two people.
Later, TVN's management directly kicked Kong Lingfan out of the cooperation project because of this incident.
This time, Kong Lingfan followed Zhong Benzhuo to visit the class, and his attitude was very good.
On the way there, I saw Chen Bige and Jiang Jun bowing one by one. Lu Yanhe came out of his lounge only later.
Zhong Benshuo immediately greeted Lu Yanhe.
The moment Lu Yanhe saw the two of them, there was an unmistakable moment of alertness on his face, and then he smiled politely.
"Mr. Zhong."
Zhong Benshuo introduced enthusiastically: "Yan He, you and Ling Fan must have met, right? He is a fan of your "Seventeenth Floor" and has always wanted to come Observe and learn about the filming of the second season, especially you - he told me that he is yours Movie fans."
Lu Yanhe could only express his surprise socially and said, "Really? Thank you."
Kong Lingfan seemed to have forgotten that he had caused trouble to Lu Yanhe before. When dealing with troublesome matters, he greeted Lu Yanhe proactively and enthusiastically.
"Teacher Lu, we meet again. I'm really happy to see you."
His English pronunciation was not very pure. It took Lu Yanhe a while to understand what Kong Lingfan was talking about.
“Hello.”
The two parties chatted awkwardly for a while, and Lu Yanhe went to prepare for his next scene.
The actors were talking privately.
Li Yuefeng was very surprised and asked: "Didn't he just come here not long ago? Why is he here again? He even brought someone with him."
"He is the investor and broadcaster of our drama. "Isn't it normal to come to our place?" Yan Zhimeng said.
"Why does he care about such a big place in Asia and have so much free time?"
Li Yuefeng seemed to be very concerned and very pointed.
“He brought that Kong Lingfan here, who knows what he was planning.”
Li Yuefeng's words gave everyone present a wake-up call.
“Kong Lingfan is quite famous in Korea, right?”
“I can’t say he is famous, but he did become popular because of a drama the year before last.” Lin Chan said, “I have watched it That drama also received a lot of attention in China at that time. Note."
Li Yuefeng: "Our show is not so popular that a star who is very popular in Korea comes to visit the show."
"What do you want to say?" He glanced at Li Yuefeng with a half-smile.
"I think Zhong Benshuo may want Kong Lingfan to play a guest role in our drama." Li Yuefeng said, "Then, he can be naturally inserted into the protagonist lineup of the third season."
Everyone looked at each other.
Lu Yanhe originally wanted to say that although Maxine invested in this drama, the copyright is in the hands of Beijing and Taiwan after all, and it is not up to them to decide on this.
Another thought, given Beijing and Taiwan’s urinary behavior and various past manipulations, if they reach some exchange of interests, it may not come true.
Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige looked at each other.
Seeing this, Chen Bige asked Lu Yanhe: "Do you think it is possible for what Li Yuefeng said to come true?"
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "It may not be impossible."
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Zhong Benzhuo actually had this idea in mind.
His idea isn’t just for a third season, though.
He has already negotiated with Beijing and Taiwan. After the "Seventeen Floor" trilogy, Maxine will get the copyright and adapt it into a spin-off series.
Chung Ben-suk’s idea is to create a Korean version of “Seventeenth Floor” through Kong Lingfan’s cameo role in “Seventeenth Floor”.
And Zhong Benshuo has no plans to let Kong Lingfan guest star in the second season.
He just brought him to identify the path in advance. In the third season, Kong Lingfan will become one of the protagonists.
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Kong Lingfan was a little uneasy. After leaving the crew of "Seventeen Floors", he had been in a daze and always worried.
Seeing this, Zhong Benshuo asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Kong Lingfan said: "Brother, I offended Lu Yanhe before, you said he would not stop him later Will I participate in the third season?”
Zhong Benshuo: “Don’t worry, I will We have already made an agreement with China’s Beijing and Taiwan. This drama is Beijing and Taiwan’s, not Lu Yanhe’s.”
Kong Lingfan said: “But I heard that Lu Yanhe has a lot of say in China. Big, what if he is determined to stop me from participating in this drama?”
"You don't know, the relationship between Lu Yanhe and Jingtai has been very delicate for a long time." Zhong Benshuo shook his head, "The third season of "Seventeen Floors" will be his last cooperation with Jingtai. In this case, Jingtai How could Taiwan care about his opinion?"
Kong Lingfan was a little surprised when he heard this, "Has he been banned by Beijing and Taiwan?"
"He has banned Beijing. Even if Taiwan blocks it, Zhong Benshuo smiled, "China's film and television environment is still different from ours in Korea. TV stations are not so strong now. You should try your best to ease the relationship with him. If you hadn't told me, If you don’t have a good relationship with him, I’ll find a way to get you to star in the sequel to “Squid Game.”
Kong Lingfan sighed.
“I was too impulsive.”
At that time, I just wanted to rub the heat, but unexpectedly, I broke my own skin.
Zhong Benshuo: "But it's okay. There is an old saying in China that the wind and water will take turns. Lu Yanhe has such a stubborn temper that there will always be a day when he suffers a loss."
Kong Lingfan was a little surprised. He glanced at Zhong Benzhuo.
He didn’t expect that Zhong Benshuo also had opinions on Lu Yanhe?
He thought that Zhong Benzhuo and Lu Yanhe had a good relationship.
After all, the two of them have collaborated so many times.
Zhong Benzhuo didn’t say much. In fact, it was impossible for him to tell others that his cooperation with Lu Yanhe still had discord and friction when Lu Yanhe was at the height of his power.
Externally, he also had to create a close cooperative relationship between him and Lu Yanhe.
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“Look at you, your worries are unfounded.”
Shen Yue said to Li Yuefeng, "I didn't stay for a guest appearance, okay?"
Li Yuefeng shrugged.
“I also said it at the time, it’s just a possibility.”
Lu Yanhe also found it quite interesting. On this matter, everyone’s attitude was actually quite consistent, and they all disagreed. I really want Kong Lingfan to make a cameo.
It may be that the tone was set by Li Yuefeng as "unwelcome" from the beginning.
"The series "Seventeen Floors" is a real hit." Li Yuefeng added, "Even if Kong Lingfan doesn't come as a guest star this time, when our trilogy is finished, I don't believe that we will develop other spin-offs." The drama is such an easy subject to develop. If you replace all the actors and restart the story, it will still be interesting."
"It depends on how Beijing and Taiwan arrange it." Jiang Jun smiled.
Li Yuefeng said: "Do you think Beijing and Taiwan will develop spin-off dramas for our single characters? Just like American dramas."
"It may not be possible for popular characters. "Lu Yanhe said, "For example, your character."
Li Yuefeng: "My most popular character is dead. I don't know what the audience thinks of my current role."
Speaking of this, he felt a little depressed.
He is the only one among the leading actors in the second season who has to worry about whether the audience will continue to accept him.
"Sister Bi Ge, if your character was given a spin-off, would you be willing to act in it?" Shen Yue asked.
Chen Bige shook his head.
"You have already acted in three movies, and you want to continue acting? You will get tired of it." Chen Bige said, "I will not consider continuing to act in this series in a short time."
Shen Yue: "Actually, it would be great if a movie could be developed on this subject. I think it would be very interesting if this subject was developed into a movie."
"Beijing and Taiwan have no experience and channels for making movies at all, unless they are It would be difficult to cooperate with others," Chen Bige said, "Movies and TV series are completely different systems, and the barriers are very deep."
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Drinking too much, that's all for today. . (End of this chapter)