Chapter 195 Arrival

What is it like to wrap up filming?

Each actor's experience is different.

Lu Yanhe felt a little empty... Well, that's a slightly lewd description, but that's exactly how he felt.

This was my first real acting experience, and I did quite well. It also sparked a strong interest and love for acting. This kind of filming experience is an incredible start for any actor, and it's almost impossible to come across.

It's rare to have your first film with a great production team, rare to have your first role be one that's very close to your own personality, and rare to have a natural talent for acting right from your first shoot.

Why do newcomers discovered by renowned directors tend to go further in their careers? On one hand, their qualities are exceptional, selected from among thousands. On the other hand, they have built a solid foundation with renowned directors from the very beginning, possessing a basic understanding of acting and avoiding bad habits.

Lu Yanhe felt that he had developed many good habits while working on the set of "The Golden Era".

It was late at night when we arrived in Yuming.

Lu Yanhe originally planned to return the next day.

However, because Jiangyin Publishing House had an event and invited Lu Yanhe to be a guest, Chen Ziyan talked to him and he decided to attend. So, after Lu Yanhe finished filming that day, he hurriedly packed his things and went back to Yuming alone with his suitcase.

Chen Ziyan waited for him at the train station in her car.

On a hot summer day, the evening breeze surges like ocean waves.

Lu Yanhe got off the train with his suitcase.

In the sweltering heat, he came out wearing headphones and a mask, his forehead drenched in sweat, and found Chen Ziyan's car outside.

Once in the car, Lu Yanhe let out a long sigh of relief.

"Look at all that sweat on your face, wipe it off quickly." Chen Ziyan immediately pulled out two tissues and handed them to Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe took the tissue, wiped his sweat, smiled brightly at Chen Ziyan, and said, "Thank you, Sister Ziyan, for picking me up so late."

"You've worked hard. I heard you did a great job in this film." Chen Ziyan's eyes revealed a gentle and appreciative smile. "Director Luo Yuzhong had a very high opinion of you."

"Yes, Director Luo was really good to me, and he even recommended me for another film," Lu Yanhe said.

"Director Luo told me it's Chen Lingling's 'Phoenix Terrace'," Chen Ziyan said. "She's also a national-level director. If you can get this role, your starting point in television dramas will be incredibly high. You'll be able to work with two of the top five television drama directors in the country. Even Jiang Yuqian has only ever worked with Director Luo."

Lu Yanhe was somewhat surprised.

He knew Chen Lingling's name. Luo Yuzhong had only told him that he had recommended him for a role in an old friend's drama, but hadn't told him who this old friend was. Unexpectedly, it was Chen Lingling, who had starred in "Dream of the Red Chamber." This drama, which was a huge hit across China twenty years ago, remains a classic in the hearts of many viewers even today. The actress who played the little princess in it, Zeng He, is now one of China's top actresses.

“Director Chen Lingling’s team has already contacted me and we’ve arranged a time to meet her,” Chen Ziyan said. “But we don’t know what kind of actor she wants for this film, or what role she’ll play. Everything is a blank; there’s no information at all.”

"Blind trial?" Lu Yanhe uttered a word he had made up himself.

"Pretty much, but it's okay. Since Director Luo recommended you, it means he definitely thinks you're suitable."

"Mm." Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Tomorrow's event is at the Guangmao Building. It's a book fair jointly organized by more than a dozen publishing houses. Jiangyin Publishing House hopes you can attend. We already have a cooperation framework with them, so tomorrow's job is basically to support them," Chen Ziyan said. "Tomorrow's book fair will have their distributors there, as well as some heads of IP purchasing departments from film and television companies. It's mainly a sales event."

Lu Yanhe indicated that he understood and readily nodded.

“Help them promote their products and give them a shout.”

"That's pretty much it." Chen Ziyan nodded. "There's no other work for now, so you should rest well and enjoy your summer vacation. By the way, have you made an appointment with your homeroom teacher to pick up your acceptance letter?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "I haven't contacted Teacher Liu yet, so I don't even know if he received it."

Chen Ziyan: "It's around this time, but if she hasn't contacted you yet, she probably hasn't received it."

"Mm." Lu Yanhe nodded.

When they arrived at the entrance of Hongfu Residential Area, Chen Ziyan parked the car.

“Jiangyin Publishing House will arrange for someone to pick you up tomorrow morning,” Chen Ziyan said.

"good."

Lu Yanhe got out of the car, took his suitcase, and waved to Chen Ziyan in the car from the roadside.

"Bye-bye," Lu Yanhe said.

"Bye-Bye."

Chen Ziyan is gone.

Lu Yanhe pulled out the handle and dragged his suitcase into the residential area.

-

There was no one in the house.

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang both have jobs and are not here.

Lu Yanhe put down his suitcase and immediately went to take a shower.

Covered in sweat, a shower leaves you feeling refreshed.

He asked in the group chat: Where are you all? I'm back.

Yan Liang: I have a commercial performance in Jiangguang tomorrow.

Li Zhibai: We're recording a program. We'll probably be recording until 3 or 4 a.m. tonight.

Lu Yanhe: Thank you for your hard work.

Yan Liang: You've finished filming? So fast? Didn't you say filming would continue until the end of July?

Lu Yanhe: Many of my scenes were moved to earlier times, so filming wrapped up ahead of schedule.

Yan Liang: Congratulations! By the way, tomorrow is Sunday, and the documentary you collaborated on with YeMai.com is going to be released online.

Lu Yanhe: That's right.

Yan Liang: We'll see.

Lu Yanhe: I have to go to the Guangmao Building tomorrow for a book fair.

Li Zhibai: Are you now acting as a spokesperson for the publishing house?

Lu Yanhe: There is a cooperation agreement; I am not a spokesperson.

Li Zhibai: Sure, a cultured person.

Lu Yanhe: Blacklist warning.

He smiled and put down his phone, glancing at the time; it was almost midnight.

I'm sleepy.

Getting ready for bed.

Lu Yanhe was about to charge his phone and turn off the light when the phone suddenly started buzzing again.

Upon closer inspection, it was Chen Siqi.

Lu Yanhe immediately sat up again.

Chen Siqi: Are you asleep?

Lu Yanhe: Not yet.

Chen Siqi: I saw that Jiangyin Publishing House posted an event announcement for tomorrow, saying that you will be attending their book fair at Guangmao Building tomorrow?

Lu Yanhe: Yes.

Chen Siqi: Aren't you still filming on set?

Lu Yanhe: I finished filming today and just got home.

Chen Siqi: You've gone back to Yuming? When are you going to Guangmao Building tomorrow?

Lu Yanhe: They're coming to pick me up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, they should arrive around nine-thirty.

Chen Siqi: OK.

Lu Yanhe: Are you coming over?

Chen Siqi: Okay, I'll go over and take a look. You can recommend some books to me then.

Lu Yanhe: Okay.

Lu Yanhe waited for a while, but Chen Siqi did not send any new messages.

So he sent another "Goodnight" message.

Chen Siqi did not reply.

Is she asleep?

Lu Yanhe put down his phone, turned off the light, and went to sleep.

Just then, my phone vibrated again.

Lu Yanhe opened his eyes again after he had just closed them.

He picked up his phone again and turned it on.

It wasn't Chen Siqi who replied, but Xu Xiaoyin, an editor at Jiangyin Publishing House.

She said: Yan He, we'll be waiting for you at the entrance of Hongfu Community at nine o'clock this morning.

Lu Yanhe replied: Okay, no problem.

Lu Yanhe turned off his phone, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

Ten minutes later, Lu Yanhe opened his eyes again and glanced at his phone in the darkness.

Only the small breathing light indicating that it is charging is on.

No messages came in.

Lu Yanhe sighed in despair.

Looks like she's really asleep.

-

At the Guangmao Building, many people had already gathered at the entrance, waiting to enter, starting at eight o'clock in the morning.

Today is the book fair, and all the publishers have put a lot of effort into this event.

Author signings, celebrity talks, live cosplay performances, and a variety of other activities will be held in turn.

Chen Siqi arrived at 8:30.

She was somewhat shocked by the huge crowd at the scene.

Chen Siqi originally thought that the publishing industry was already in decline and had no future, but she did not expect that so many people would still come here to participate in the book fair.

"Chen Siqi!" Suddenly, someone called her name.

Chen Siqi turned her head in surprise, not expecting to run into an acquaintance here.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Li Pengfei, Lin Yu, and Chen Qin.

"What a coincidence, are you here to see Lao Lu too?" Li Pengfei asked.

Chen Siqi: "No."

They immediately denied it.

Li Pengfei looked incredulous, his face full of mockery, and that look in his eyes made Chen Siqi want to punch him.

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Let's go together. There are so many people here today, let's all support Lu Yanhe."

Chen Siqi looked at them in surprise, "To put on a show?"

“When he appeared, we pretended to be his fans and shouted his name loudly,” Lin Yu said with a smile.

Chen Siqi looked at them in disbelief and said, "Are you all so supportive of him?"

“Of course,” Li Pengfei nodded matter-of-factly, “If we don’t support him, who else should we support?”

Chen Siqi suppressed her surprise, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Li Pengfei hooked his arm around Chen Qin's neck and walked forward.

Chen Siqi and Lin Yu got together.

Chen Siqi looked at Chen Qin and asked Lin Yu, "Which university will you two attend?"

Lin Yu said, "We haven't received the admission notice yet, but we should both stay in Yuming."

Chen Siqi nodded and said, "That's good, then we don't have to live in different places."

Lin Yu glanced at Chen Qin, then looked at Chen Siqi. She smiled slightly and said, "Yes, what about you?"

"Um?"

Will you stay in Yuming?

"No," Chen Siqi shook her head. "I didn't apply to Yuming University."

Lin Yu was somewhat surprised and said, "You should be from Yu Ming?"

"Yes, but I want to try living in a different city."

“You’re so cool,” Lin Yu said. “You dared to go to university in a strange city all by yourself.”

"Many people are like this, it's just that many people are unwilling to leave Yuming."

Yuming is one of the largest cities in China, with the best opportunities and resources.

In bustling places, everyone wants to come, and few want to leave.

Lin Yu was surprised that Chen Siqi left so decisively.

-

Jiangyin Publishing House's booth is on the fifth floor.

After Liu Cheng and the staff of Jiangyin Publishing House set up the booth with some dispatched workers, she went to confirm the guests who would be attending today.

Today at the Jiangyin Publishing House book fair, eight authors will be holding book signings, and Lu Yanhe has also been invited to attend and greet everyone.

Liu Cheng checked with her assistant to confirm the current status of the guests.

"Xu Mingyue just picked up Lu Yanhe," Xu Xiaoyin told Liu Cheng.

Liu Cheng nodded and asked, "Will Lu Yanhe have any objections if we only send Xu Mingyue to pick up Lu Yanhe?"

“I explained to him that Xiaomei suddenly had acute gastroenteritis, and I had to come to the scene to cover for her. He was very understanding,” Xu Xiaoyin said. “Don’t worry, Lu Yanhe is different from ordinary artists. He is a very sincere person.”

"Okay." Liu Cheng nodded. "Have all the equipment been confirmed?"

“I’ve tried them all, and there are no problems.” Xu Xiaoyin nodded.

-

"Teacher Lu—"

"Don't call me teacher anymore, just call me Yanhe." Lu Yanhe interrupted Xu Mingyue and said with a smile, "If my teachers heard someone call me teacher, they would probably give me a good scolding."

Xu Mingyue was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded, "Okay."

She was a little nervous, worried that her way of addressing Lu Yanhe had upset him.

Lu Yanhe, however, did not seem to care and asked, "When I get there, all I need to do is go up on stage, greet everyone, and answer a few questions, right?"

“Yes.” Xu Mingyue nodded, handed a page to Lu Yanhe, and said, “This is the manuscript we prepared for you.”

Lu Yanhe took it, glanced at it, and nodded. "Okay."

Xu Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Yanhe had no idea that he had reached the point where he could make an intern hold his breath in awe.

He carefully read the manuscript once. It was actually very well written, with excellent literary style. It was a speech about reading that mentioned many books.

Lu Yanhe thought for a moment, then started making changes on his phone.

He arrived at the Guangmao Building at 9:15 sharp and entered through a special passage.

At that time, the Guangmao Building was not yet open to the public, and many people were standing at the entrance, waiting to enter.

Lu Yanhe glanced at the crowd from a distance; there were more people present than he had expected.

He was somewhat surprised.

"There are a lot of people today."

Xu Mingyue nodded and said, "The number of people present also exceeded our expectations."

When Lu Yanhe arrived on the fifth floor, Liu Cheng and Xu Xiaoyin, who had already received advance notice, were waiting for him at the elevator entrance.

As soon as he came out, Liu Cheng warmly came over and shook hands with him.

"Yan He, hello there! I heard you only got back to Yuming late last night. You must be exhausted!" Liu Cheng said. "Thank you for making this trip for our event."

Lu Yanhe: "Hello, editor-in-chief. You're too kind. I'm very happy to participate in this event."

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Yanhe was led to the lounge.

Xu Xiaoyin told him that his appearance was expected to be around 10 o'clock.

Lu Yanhe nodded and continued revising what he was going to say later in the lounge.

Seeing that he was focused on his own things, Xu Mingyue didn't disturb him. She came out of the lounge and said, "I'll come back at 9:50."

Lu Yanhe pondered for a while without distraction and determined the points he wanted to share.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in," he called out.

The person knocking on the door was Liu Jiazhen, the author of "Nineteen Years of Criminal Records".

“Brother Jiazhen.” Lu Yanhe smiled when he saw him.

Liu Jiazhen still seemed a bit socially awkward, saying, "I heard you were here too, so I came to say hello."

"Is there a book signing today?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Liu Jiazhen nodded and said, "Yes."

Lu Yanhe: "That's great! Can I buy three more books and ask you to sign them later? I promised a few fans in the live stream that I would give them your signed books."

“No problem,” Liu Jiazhen said. “Thank you so much for helping me promote this.”

“I really like ‘Nineteen Years of Crime Records’; it’s exceptionally well-written.” Lu Yanhe smiled.

“It’s going to be adapted into a movie and a TV series,” Liu Jiazhen said. “I really hoped you would star in it.”

"Um?"

"It's a pity, the production team has their own choices." Liu Jiazhen's face showed genuine regret.

“It’s okay. I was worried that my acting would prevent such a good story from being seen by more audiences,” Lu Yanhe said. “Later, when I’m more famous and able to take on leading roles, I’ll star in the stories you wrote.”

Liu Jiazhen nodded. "Then it's settled. I will keep writing."

"Okay." Lu Yanhe smiled happily.

"Long time no see, you two." Mingyin suddenly appeared as well.

The female author who wrote "Star Orbit" wore a very artistic braided hairstyle today, along with a white knitted dress, exuding a forest-like aura.

Her bright smile made both men pause for a moment.

Mingyin first congratulated Liujia Town: "I heard that the film and television rights to 'Nineteen Years of Crime Records' have been sold and production has already begun. Congratulations."

Liu Jiazhen blushed and said, "Thank you."

Mingyin then looked at Lu Yanhe and asked, "I saw on the news that you were filming on set. Did you take a day off today to support us?"

"Filming wrapped up yesterday," Lu Yanhe said. "My role wasn't very big; there weren't many scenes to shoot."

Mingyin: "I still want to congratulate you. You achieved such good results in the college entrance examination and filmed your first movie during the summer after graduating from high school. It's enviable. My eighteenth year was not good at all."

Lu Yanhe: "Really?"

“Really, I did terribly on my college entrance exam.” Mingyin smiled and said, “My parents cried, it was like the whole sky had collapsed.”

Lu Yanhe didn't expect Mingyin to say that.

“Okay,” he said. “But now that you’ve published your own book and become an author loved by so many readers, they must be very proud of you, right?”

"No, they think I don't have a proper job and just stay in my room writing all day. They're worried I'll get depression." Mingyin smiled helplessly.

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