"He shouldn't have said that on stage."
"He just told a fact."
"But this is not an Oscar issue. In addition to Best Foreign Language Film, the Oscar The other awards are mainly for English films. "
"It is better to say that they are mainly for Hollywood films."
"Even so, what's the problem?" br>
"If you just want to create an award covering American films, then of course there is no problem, but haven't you always wanted to gain greater global influence than the awards at the four major international film festivals?"
一On a live TV commentary show, the guest and the host had a direct argument.
It just so happens that this guest is of Korean descent.
The host is an American.
The Koreans were very harsh in their words and argued with the host mercilessly.
The host also quickly retorted: "Don't the four major international film festivals give priority to films from their own countries?"
"At least the four major international film festivals have Asian films shortlisted for each session, and there are more than one. ! Instead of like your Oscars, which only appear once in a while!"
...
After watching the argument video on her phone, Chen Ziyan put down her phone and said to Lu Yanhe: "You are right! Harvey's counterattack caused quite a topic Discussion."
Lu Yanhe: "That was not caused by my counterattack. When Harvey said that, it was destined to cause these discussions among Asians living in the United States. They will also attack in groups. I don't live in the United States, and I don't live in Hollywood. Those discriminatory remarks will not affect me, but it is different for them. Their survival resources are in the United States, and they definitely don't want to be defined. A predator."
Chen Ziyan sighed and said, "I'm worried that if these things are added up, the biggest impression you'll give people in Hollywood will be that of an Asian. I didn't want you to have such a deep label impression on you, but unfortunately, things have rushed. It’s just the opposite.”
"There is no way." Lu Yanhe said, "Besides, Sister Ziyan, I am an Asian myself. After this Oscar, I changed my previous thoughts. I don't need to lower my status as an Asian. Labeling - the premise of this matter is that he People always label us as Asians. This is not something I want to reduce by reducing this label impression."
"I know, but you should understand what I mean?"
< br>"I understand that the label attributes on actors are too strong, It will affect me to play more types of roles." Lu Yanhe nodded, "But, as you said, things will not develop according to our wishes, and too many accidents will happen, so we have to accept it." br>
Chen Ziyan picked up the phone again.
Someone messaged her.
“Yan He.”
“Huh?”
“Harvey responded on Twitter.”
“What did he respond to? "Lu Yanhe felt that Chen Ziyan's voice sounded a bit strange.
Chen Ziyan said: "He said that his intention was just to tease, but you distorted his meaning and pushed the matter into the confrontation between black and yellow people."
Lu Yanhe paused hesitantly moment.
The reason why I say pause is because his whole body really paused.
“I really don’t know what to say.”
“Many people accuse him of being a tough talker.”
"Same."
"But, he has a lot of black fans." Chen Ziyan said, "They get together and attack you regardless of black and white."
"I understand. "Lu Yanhe was silent for a moment and said: "Do I want to respond on Twitter, or do you think you shouldn't respond on Twitter? "< br>
“You have to respond, but I don’t think you should respond on Twitter.” Chen Ziyan said, “We are going to the party held by Vanity Fair soon, and there will be media interviews there. I think you should respond through the media. Respond to this."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "I think so too."
Chen Ziyan asked: "What are you going to respond to?"
"To be honest, what I want to say most right now is that he is the one who deliberately instigated confrontation between black and yellow people." Lu Yanhe sneered, "The thief shouts, catch the thief. , no shame at all. "
Chen Ziyan: "Please be careful."
"He's already scratching his nose, so why should I be careful?"
"I mean, Don't yell." Chen Ziyan warned.
"Then I definitely won't curse."
When we got to the place, we got out of the car.
The sound is overwhelming.
Many stars who did not attend the Oscars ceremony also appeared at the Vanity Fair party.
The scene seemed more lively than the Oscars.
As soon as Lu Yanhe appeared, he caused a lot of noise.
At the entrance, there are many fans. Among them, there are many Asian-looking people. Lu Yanhe heard many of them shouting his name.
Lu Yanhe waved his hand and quickly walked into the entrance without stopping.
There is a photo area inside.
Before the photo spot, there is an interview area.
As soon as Lu Yanhe came in, he was immediately caught by the sharp-eyed media, and they all started shouting his name.
They seemed to be afraid that Lu Yanhe would not want to stay in the interview area and would leave directly.
Tonight, the conflict between Lu Yanhe and Harvey almost overshadowed the winners, and it was a huge topic.
In this case, Lu Yanhe suddenly became a "celebrity" attracting media attention from an ordinary award guest.
Sure enough, when Lu Yanhe came to the interview area, the question they were most concerned about was Harvey's response on Twitter and whether he had anything to say.
Lu Yanhe did not answer but asked: "Do you also think that I started the confrontation first?"
No one from the media at the scene answered.
Lu Yanhe smiled.
"From the beginning to the end, I never mentioned my skin color. What I targeted was the skin color from another person's mouth." He looked at the camera, "Actually, I am not the protagonist tonight. Neither is Harvey. Instead of putting the blame on me for this matter, he should reflect on himself as to why he wanted to put it in the first place. The finger points at us Asians fighting for their black people's survival resources - he doesn't feel that he owes the yellow people an apology because of these words, and because he directly said these words on behalf of black people on the Oscar stage, the entire black group Do you owe the black people an apology at the same time?"
He spread his hands.
"Regarding this matter, my reply ends here. No matter how he changes the topic and avoids the important, I don't want to start another war of words, because it is meaningless." Lu Yanhe said, "If you are really interested in this matter, Why don't you take my questions and ask Harvey more about when he can give his answers to these questions?"
Lu Yanhe said this in the calmest tone.
Excitement appeared in the eyes of the media present.
Everyone knows that Lu Yanhe’s response is so harsh that it will cause a new round of uproar.
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If a person wants to be known by people in a circle as quickly as possible, he will never visit every house to introduce himself, but become the protagonist of a certain news.
This is how Lu Yanhe was recognized by Hollywood.
If we talk about what happened to him during the filming and release of "The Mist", it only caused a lot of attention at the public level.
This time, Lu Yanhe showed his sharp attitude directly in front of everyone.
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At the bustling party, some people turned around and left when they saw Lu Yanhe, while others enthusiastically greeted him to express their respect and support for him.
Lu Yanhe does not want to be a so-called "spokesperson", but it seems that many people have put him in such a position.
If Lu Yanhe told people at this time that he did not want to be a so-called "Asian spokesperson", others would not believe it.
At least, Lu Yanhe has seen this in the eyes of many people: You say those words and do these things, and you actually want to let everyone know you, right?
Others looked at him with such speculation that Lu Yanhe had no way of explaining it and could only accept the crown in silence.
Jiang Yuqian told Lu Yanhe that many people were asking her about his situation.
"I have never had so many people take the initiative to talk to me before. They are very curious about you, but they are unwilling to come to you directly." Jiang Yuqian shook her head helplessly and rolled her eyes, "It seems a little bit... People are particularly afraid of being seen interacting with you.”
“Maybe it’s because I have offended a large number of black people?” Yan He said, "Harvey gave me a very serious label."
Jiang Yuqian: "Then you have to be careful. If Harvey keeps using this label to call on some people to target You, they are still very powerful here."
"It doesn't matter, I don't stay in Hollywood often," Lu Yanhe said calmly.
Jiang Yuqian said: "But you will still come to Hollywood to film in the future, right? I remember you told me that you are going to film some movies in Hollywood later. If Harvey and his forces cause trouble for you here, then "It's also very bad."
Lu Yanhe said: "If that happens, we can only block it with soldiers and with water. However, I think no matter what, this matter will be over. He shouldn't be the one causing trouble for me. He was the one who offended me first, and I didn't take the blame. Why am I afraid of him?"
Jiang Yuqian nodded: "You are right, it is us Asians. We should unite. I have been worried about you being targeted and retaliated by them, and I have forgotten that Harvey is the one who should be targeted."
A look of anger appeared on her face.
"Sister Yuqian, don't get involved in this matter." Lu Yanhe could see that Jiang Yuqian wanted to share the same hatred with him.
Now Jiang Yuqian's work is mainly concentrated overseas. Lu Yanhe doesn't want Jiang Yuqian to be targeted by those people just because of this trivial matter.
It’s really not necessary.
Jiang Yuqian shook her head and said: "No, you reminded me. I know you don't actually need my support, but as an Asian myself, if I don't stand up and express my attitude at this time, It shouldn't be due to emotion or reason."
She added, "Especially since I am still here tonight."
Lu Yanhe understood what Jiang Yuqian meant.
He nodded.
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However, Jiang Yuqian and Lu Yanhe seem to underestimate the power of Asian forces in Hollywood.
Although they are only a minority group, their power together is not small.
Moreover, the most important thing is Harvey’s sentence that yellow-skinned people are competing for black people’s survival resources——
This sentence aroused public outrage.
The next day, many Asian celebrities made serious protests and condemnations against Harvey's speech through the media or their own social accounts.
Several Asian directors who are very prestigious in Hollywood have also joined forces to send a joint letter to the Oscars to protest this speech that discriminates against Asians.
If last night, Lu Yanhe was the only one who stood in front of Harvey and the artillery fire of his forces, starting from the next day, the situation has changed dramatically.
In particular, in fact, major media around the world and public voices on the Internet are expressing support for Lu Yanhe and condemning Harvey.
Closer to home, this matter itself has entered the public domain, and it must be judged on "who is right and who is wrong".
Lu Yanhe is not afraid of slanting shadows when he is upright, and this is what he is least afraid of.
It’s just that the day after Lu Yanhe attended the Oscars, he had to return to China.
He still has a job in the country.
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After this incident happened, Lu Yanhe received emails and greetings from many people, many of whom he wanted to meet but had not yet met.
Because there is no chat software like WeChat, Lu Yanhe basically communicates with some foreign friends through emails.
His personal email address is not a secret. Basically, if you want to know it, you can find it through some common friends.
During the time when Lu Yanhe flew back to China and lost contact, not to mention others, "Squid Game", "Friends" and "Gold Rush" are three Chinese dramas that have a lot of overseas audiences and their creators, They all expressed their support for Lu Yanhe on social media and demanded an apology from Harvey.
Influential Chinese creators such as Chen Bige, Shang Yongzhou, Ning Xiulian, Wang Zhong and Liu Bige who have won awards in the international film industry also spoke out.
Since then, celebrities, artists, directors and screenwriters from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and many other Asian countries have protested against the discrimination against Asians at the Oscars this time and demanded an apology from Harvey.
When Lu Yanhe arrived in China and got off the plane, Harvey was forced by the situation and finally apologized on one of his live broadcasts. Of course, his apology did not mention the attack on Lu Yanhe. He only said that his original intention was not to discriminate against Asians and apologized for the harm caused to Asians.
However, what Harvey may not have expected is that Lu Yanhe has an army of fans who have fought overseas many times.
They saw that Harvey did not mention a word of apology to Lu Yanhe, and they started to vent in his comment area, making his social media comment area more lively than ever before.
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"This trip has been hard enough." After returning to the show recording site, Chen Bige laughed and teased Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe also showed a helpless smile and said: "Who would have thought, I originally thought I was just going to present an award."
"I must say, what are you doing? Very beautiful, it gave us some relief." Chen Bige nodded to Lu Yanhe, "Fortunately, you were at the scene and fought him back on the spot. This kind of person has a long one. He has a mouth, but he doesn’t have a brain.”
Lu Yanhe: “I don’t know how his team agreed to let him say this on stage.”
Chen Bige: "Then you are still not familiar with him. He has done this kind of thing often. He is a very controversial host and has been scolded frequently."
"Then why did the Oscars invite him?"
"Don't you know? Because the host they were originally going to invite was involved in a cheating scandal, so they had to temporarily find another host. At that time, the Oscars were only 10 years away. It’s been a week, but many hosts refused to answer,” Chen Bige said, “I thought you knew.”
“I didn’t pay much attention.”
Two. While everyone was chatting, Shang Yongzhou came over with a thermos cup.
“Yan He, when did you come back?”
"The day before yesterday."
"It's been lively these days." Shang Yongzhou said, "Has Harvey been looking for you and wanting to sue for peace?"
"Ah? No." Lu Yanhe shook his head.
“No?” Shang Yongzhou was a little surprised. “Someone from my side came to me and wanted me to make peace with you. But I refused.”
Lu Yanhe: "No one really came to tell me this."
"He may want to find you but can't find a way to contact you." Chen Bige said directly, "After all, you have only made one movie in Hollywood, and not many people know you."
Lu Yanhe: "No matter who he goes to, I will never forgive him until he publicly apologizes to me."< br>
"That's how it should be. Don't let those people think you are easy to bully." Chen Bige agreed, "Those people in Hollywood bully the weak and fear the strong."
"They can't bully me, and I He is not an American actor and does not work in Hollywood." Lu Yanhe smiled.
Chen Bige asked: "Is your next Hollywood movie the second part of "The Mist"?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded, "The contract has been signed, but we haven't started writing the script yet. When the actual shooting begins, it will be next year at the earliest."
In fact, according to the D19 schedule, , and indeed it is scheduled to be filmed in the first half of next year.
"What will you film this year?"
"A TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy", and then look at the film projects directed by Liu Bige, he has a spy movie The movie is looking for me to film. If it can’t be filmed this year, I will film my own script.”
“What other scripts have you written?”
"A youth love movie." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, ""The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years"."
"Huh? Is it the same theme as "Love Letter"?"
"It's different." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "One is the regret of secret love, and the other is the regret of secret love. The other is the regret of not being together in the end, two completely different emotions."
Shang Yongzhou: "Then there is no chance for us."
Chen Bige: "You want to play. For Yan He’s script, just tell him no.”
Lu Yanhe asked with a smile: "What theme does senior brother want to play?"
Shang Yongzhou looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise: "Are you really going to write one for me?"
"Well, if If you need it." Lu Yanhe said, "In the past two years, I have written more commercial films and dramas. Ben, I want to rewrite a script like "Rouge Button" and "Raise the Red Lantern"."
Shang Yongzhou said: "Then you can write according to your own ideas." br>
Lu Yanhe: “I have too many ideas.”
Shang Yongzhou: "If you say that, other screenwriting teachers may really want to play a villain for you."
Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "Really, senior brother, you want to play a villain for you." What kind of subject matter, you tell me, I will write it for you."
Shang Yongzhou: "Is it really okay for me to mention it?"
"Really." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Shang Yongzhou said: "Actually, I have always wanted to act in a martial arts film. I did not catch up with the era when martial arts films were popular, and the scripts I received later were too ordinary."
Lu Yanhe was stunned and showed an expression of disbelief.
"No way?"
"Ah? Really, I didn't lie to you. I have never received a good martial arts movie script."
"No , I want to say, senior brother, don’t you know that I have already written a script for a martial arts film before?” Lu Yanhe asked.
Shang Yong was stunned on Monday.
Lu Yanhe said: "I wrote "Dragon Inn", but I gave this martial arts script to Liu Bige. He was interested and wanted to film it. Speaking of which... Brother, although this is a group martial arts script, I think you must I’ll like it. I’m not boasting, it’s really good.”
That’s his favorite martial arts movie.
Lu Yanhe said: "Let me send you the script first, brother. If there is a role you want to play in the script, I will ask Liu Bige if he has chosen it. If someone has chosen it, forget it. Yes, I will write another one for you. If there is no candidate, it will be just right."
Shang Yongzhou nodded, "Okay."
Chen Bige immediately asked: "Is there a role suitable for me? ”
Lu Yanhe was stunned, hesitated, and said: "It's... quite good. If Sister Bige, you don't mind if this is not a movie with a big heroine."
Chen Bige: "It's fine with other movies. Yeah, you were so confident in this script that you didn’t even consider it Guo Shang Yongzhou will refuse, of course I am interested.”
Lu Yanhe: “Then I will send it to you together.”
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Actually, "Longmen Inn". After Lu Yanhe handed over the script to Liu Bige, he stopped taking care of it.
He called Liu Bige, told him about the relevant situation, and asked him about the progress of the project.
Liu Bige said bluntly that he had not had time to advance this project yet.
I have been working on the post-production of "After Suspended Death" before, and then I was busy working on the spy film "Dingfeng No. 1".
Lu Yanhe said: "Then if Shang Yongzhou and Chen Bige both want to act, is it OK for you?"
"If they are willing to come, why not OK for me? Of course I want to cooperate with them," Liu Bige said.
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Liu Bige is willing.
Liu Bige: "By the way, the congratulatory letter told me that your company has contacted him? Do you want to sign him?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "We are preparing ourselves When I was working on some film projects, you know, didn’t I ask you to recommend someone?”
"He was quite hesitant. After the movie "Miss Ning" was divested midway, he was disappointed for a long time. Later, he returned to France and has been working on the French crew. He never wanted to be a director again." Liu Bigo said, "If you sign him, will you support him in making movies?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I go to such trouble to sign him." Lu Yanhe said, "Blockbusters may not be able to support it, but there is absolutely no problem with a small-budget movie like "Miss Ning"."
"He's really talented. Are you willing to give him another chance... I don't know what to say, thank you. Thank you for remembering him."
"I was almost ready to play "Miss Ning"," Lu Yanhe said, "so I know how good he is."
"Yes, but Longyan seems to be blind." Liu Bige suddenly said in a very cold tone.
Lu Yanhe sighed.
"By the way, Longyan doesn't have any objections to the movie "Dragon Inn", right?"
"Not yet, but I have told them about the script, and they... they are also right The theme of this martial arts film is worrying. I feel that the box office prospects are not good.”
“I really don’t understand their positioning of you. You are not a commercial film director, so why do they want you to make a commercial film that sells at the box office? Where is the director?" Lu Yanhe shook his head.
The box office volume of the movie "Dragon Inn" may not be too high indeed. A better performance would probably be in the range of 800-100 million - if the quality of the original work could be produced, it would be With such a lineup of writers and directors, this box office can be achieved.
But obviously, in Long Yan’s eyes, this box office figure cannot match Liu Bige’s.
Apparently he has just finished filming "Late Spring", and "After Suspended Death" has not yet been released.
Liu Bige: "They always feel that as long as I am willing to shoot some commercial themes with high box office, it is no problem to get a box office of more than one billion or two billion."
He His tone was helpless.
Perhaps all auteur directors like Liu Bige have to go through such a process.
At that time, Chen Ziyan personally went to negotiate with Mrs. Huang in order to make "Ding Feng No. 1" into a commercial-style spy film without interference from Long Yan.
In fact, in Lu Yanhe's view, there was really no need for Long Yan to control Liu Bige's filming in this way.
For an auteur director like him who has won international awards, it is rare that he is not the kind of style that sets the audience's viewing threshold very high. He can be both well-received and a box-office hit. For example, "Late Spring" has a box office 500 million, plus copyright income from overseas, streaming media and other aspects, has brought Longyan at least 300 million in revenue so far.
And because it won the grand prize, the copyright income will still be considerable in the future.
Liu Bige is definitely a director who can take this route.
Especially this kind of cooperative relationship can last for a long time.
Otherwise, based on Liu Bige's current attitude towards Long Yan, it seems that they are likely to end their cooperation after the first contract period.
Isn’t this worth the loss?
Lu Yanhe asked: "When will "Dingfeng No. 1" be launched? Do you have an approximate time?"
"I'm waiting for a reply from another actor."
"Huh? Who?" Lu Yanhe was a little curious.
"Teacher Wen Shengming."
When Lu Yanhe heard this name, he was stunned and instantly understood why Liu Bige used the word "wait".
He also said that with the results achieved by Liu Bigo's debut film, and with him as the starring role, this configuration can be said to be a project that almost all actors in China want to join.
Who else will not reply in time and need to wait.
It turned out to be him.
Lu Yanhe had never met Wen Shengming, but how could he, who was in the entertainment industry, not know him.
Using a person as an analogy, the first thing that came to Lu Yanhe’s mind was Teacher Chen Daoming.
A big shot who is obviously not that old, but already has a transcendent status when mentioned.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Did you hire him for this movie?"
"Yes." Liu Bige said, "The two most important characters in this movie are you and him. I don’t know if he is willing to play the role.”
Liu Bige's tone was a little nervous. (End of this chapter)