Chapter 270 Being a Happy Useless Person (11,000-word update!)

"Who does she think she is, making herself sound so pitiful? If she hadn't failed to iron her clothes beforehand, this wouldn't have happened."

Chen Ziyan's voice on the phone was full of annoyance.

Chen Ziyan wouldn't have been so angry if Shen Yufang hadn't mentioned Lu Yanhe when questioning the production team.

What did Lu Yanhe do wrong in this matter?

In her "little essay," Shen Yufang wrote about the costume department of the production crew overreporting the budget, claiming that three outfits were made when they only made two. She specifically named He Minmei for misappropriating the production budget and fired her in order to cover up the matter and give Lu Yanhe an explanation.

Between the lines, there is the bitterness and anger of humble working people.

This short essay has attracted considerable attention online. Especially noteworthy are the two names Shen Yufang mentioned in it: He Min and Lu Yanhe. Few people recognize He Min, but Lu Yanhe is a different story. Therefore, although Lu Yanhe was only mentioned once in the entire essay, and only briefly mentioned as "to give Lu Yanhe an explanation and to put an end to his actions," Lu Yanhe has become the person most affected by this controversy.

In the internet world, there is one topic that has a solid foundation of popularity: inequality and unfairness.

Many people feel disgusted and resistant to inequality and unfairness that happens to others.

Between "eggs and stones," most people chose to support the eggs.

In this matter, there is a famous stone and a less famous stone, so naturally, everyone is attacking the famous stone.

Within three minutes, Chen Ziyan edited a message and posted it directly on her personal social media: "We are unaware of whether Ms. Shen Yufang's allegations about the costume department are true. However, Ms. Shen Yufang's claim that she was fired 'to give Lu Yanhe an explanation and make him shut up' is seriously untrue. We have never made such a request to the production team, nor are we aware of Ms. Shen Yufang's 'fired'."

In this kind of situation, a swift response is crucial; otherwise, the negative impact on Lu Yanhe will only grow.

As Lu Yanhe's agent, Chen Ziyan's response naturally represented Lu Yanhe's side of the attitude.

His response quickly went viral and became a trending topic thanks to the platform's efforts.

For the platform, as long as there's buzz, it doesn't care what content you respond to.

The key is to have a topic that will attract more viewers.

Lu Yanhe's response and Shen Yufang's "long essay" have turned "Phoenix Terrace" into the most popular drama at the moment.

Of course, it's not a good kind of buzz.

Lu Yanhe could feel the cold and oppressive atmosphere on set whenever he was filming.

He himself was also somewhat embarrassed, after all, this matter had also affected him, and Chen Ziyan's direct response to Shen Yufang that she was "unaware" pushed the production team into an even more difficult situation.

Chen Ziyan responded so quickly in order to get a response before Huang Cheng could contact her.

Otherwise, if Huang Cheng were to talk to her and ask her to let Lu Yanhe suffer a little grievance so that the matter could be resolved peacefully, given Chen Ziyan's relationship with them, it would be really hard for her to refuse.

Now that everything has been said, Huang Cheng can only face Shen Yufang's accusations directly and can no longer try to relieve the siege by attacking Lu Yanhe.

How to respond is a question that Huang Cheng needs to think through.

Now that things have escalated to this point, the production team will definitely have to issue a statement.

Lu Yanhe originally thought that Chen Lingling would be furious about this, after all, he had seen her temper these past few days.

Surprisingly, Chen Lingling didn't react to the incident at all and remained focused on filming.

Lu Yanhe was scrutinized by many people at the scene with complex gazes that defied description, but Chen Lingling maintained her usual attitude towards him without any change.

Liu Biao was almost unable to control his expression, and his gaze towards Lu Yanhe became somewhat hostile.

Lu Yanhe wanted to say something: he hadn't even bothered him for this undeserved disaster, so why should he be hostile to him?

But he himself knew that saying such things would be useless.

Even if you are wrong, who would really look for faults in yourself?

Lu Yanhe simply focused on doing his job well on set.

Two hours later, the production team of Phoenix TV issued a statement.

"The production team has launched an internal investigation and audit into the issues raised by Shen Yufang regarding the costume department. If the allegations are true, they will not be tolerated. Shen Yufang's 'dismissal' is due to her inability to fulfill her job responsibilities. She was supposed to provide actor Lu Yanhe with clean and tidy costumes, but due to her negligence, Lu Yanhe was unable to wear the original costumes and complete the filming within the planned time. This has nothing to do with the so-called 'scapegoating,' 'making an excuse for' or 'giving an explanation to Lu Yanhe.' On the contrary, after the incident, Lu Yanhe has been highly cooperative with the production team. Even when filming was delayed and he had to wait on set for several hours, he did not complain or make excuses. We are ashamed of the trouble we caused Lu Yanhe."

The statement attributed Shen Yufang's "dismissal" to her own dereliction of duty.

This is also what Chen Ziyan complained about at the beginning.

"If she hadn't caused this mess, nothing would have happened. Now that things have blown up, she thinks she's been made a scapegoat and taken the blame. Who does she think she is?" Liu Biao's criticism was even harsher than Chen Ziyan's.

It's easy to imagine how annoyed He Min must have been after being directly called out by Shen Yufang.

He Min felt like tearing Shen Yufang apart.

"What should we do about this?" He Min was very uneasy. "Now that Shen Yufang has made such a fuss, Huang Cheng and Chen Lingling know about it. They definitely won't let it go easily."

Liu Biao sneered and said, "Don't worry, Huang Cheng has already talked to me about this. We're both veterans of this team, so he'll give us some face. He just gave us a hint, telling us not to go too far. This has happened again, and we need to give the investors an explanation. I've already given instructions that we need to make up for the missing pieces of this batch of clothes as soon as possible. We have a week. If we can make up for them, it won't be a big problem. We can just say that Shen Yufang is just holding a grudge because she was fired and is deliberately smearing us. Custom-made clothes take time and have a production schedule. Lu Yanhe just didn't bring a spare piece with him. He already had two pieces. One was dry-cleaned, and Shen Yufang didn't iron the other one properly beforehand. She still has the nerve to say that!"

He Min breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Is this all Mr. Huang wanted? Did he say anything else?" she asked in surprise.

After all, based on her understanding of Huang Cheng, Huang Cheng shouldn't have let this matter go so easily.

Liu Biao said, "This show is still being filmed. What can he do to us at this time? Fire you? Then who will take care of the costume department?"

He Min thought for a moment and nodded. Liu Biao's words made the same point.

Both she and Liu Biao are veterans of this team and each have their own team. Currently, "Phoenix Terrace" is still being filmed, and Huang Cheng would absolutely not allow anything to happen to them at this time.

Compared to projects worth hundreds of millions, what they get is nothing.

Huang Cheng would stop the investors from pursuing accountability and finding out the truth.

Thinking of this, He Min felt much more at ease.

He Min suddenly thought of something and looked at Liu Biao: "What about Shen Yufang?"

"You have the nerve to ask? If you hadn't handled it poorly, this wouldn't have happened," Liu Biao said, displeased.

"Who knew she would post long essays online! She even signed a confidentiality agreement."

"Then sue her for defamation and violating the confidentiality agreement!" Liu Biao said angrily. "If we don't teach her a lesson, others will follow suit."

He Min nodded: "Mm."

"As for Lu Yanhe, keep a close eye on him and make sure there are no more mistakes. Lu Yanhe is nothing compared to Chen Ziyan, who is behind him. She's not someone to be trifled with," Liu Biao instructed.

He Min nodded, somewhat helplessly, and said, "It's so frustrating. Lu Yanhe is such a troublemaker. If he weren't so troublesome, none of this would have happened."

Liu Biao glanced at him and said, "Lu Yanhe may be troublesome, but who else would wear this kind of clothes?"

He Min was stunned and looked at Liu Biao in disbelief, seemingly not expecting Liu Biao to say such a thing.

“Lu Yanhe didn’t directly bring this up with Huang Cheng, so don’t complain,” Liu Biao said with a stern face. “If you hadn’t failed to handle Shen Yufang properly, none of this would have happened.”

-

No matter how big the controversy surrounding the clothing was, the hype gradually died down after a few days.

However, the crew's attitude towards Lu Yanhe did not change back.

Everyone is paying more attention and taking things more seriously when it comes to him, but they are also keeping their distance from him.

Lu Yanhe knew what was going on, but there was nothing he could do about it.

No one can have everything.

—Lu Yanhe is a very difficult person to deal with.

And that's how the impression was formed.

Chen Siqi said, "It may be difficult, but as long as you do your job well and have strong professional skills, no one can say anything about you."

Lu Yanhe was both amused and exasperated, saying, "You and Sister Ziyan are saying exactly the same things."

“I used to hope that everything would be perfect, but I found that it was impossible. There was always some sacrifice,” Chen Siqi said. “It’s impossible to be a good person in front of everyone.”

"Too."

Chen Siqi said, "I'm going back to Yuming tomorrow."

"Going home?" Lu Yanhe asked. "Or staying in a hotel?"

"I should still go back for the New Year and see what's going on," Chen Siqi said calmly. "If I'm not happy living there, I'll move out; if I can make do, I'll stay at home."

After a semester, Chen Siqi became more at ease with her home.

Lu Yanhe hummed in agreement.

"Are you still filming in Langhua?"

“Okay,” Lu Yanhe said, “We need to film until before the start of the school year.”

Chen Siqi: "No holiday for the Spring Festival either?"

"I'll take a break for two or three days, but I don't have anywhere to spend the New Year anyway, so staying on set is fine," Lu Yanhe said.

“I’ll come find you,” Chen Siqi said. “I’m too lazy to stay at home 24 hours a day. I need some breathing room when I’m facing Liu Wei’an’s face.”

Lu Yanhe smiled and said okay.

Chen Siqi: "By the way, the new episode of 'City Travelogue' has aired, and many people are asking why you weren't in this episode. Did you see it? A lot of people have come to me to ask, including a bunch of your fans."

Lu Yanhe said, "I don't have time to record; I have to wait until this drama is finished filming."

“I guessed so, but when you’re not around and someone else takes over, the audience has a lot of complaints. Everyone seems to have gotten used to seeing you,” Chen Siqi said.

Lu Yanhe: "They're just a little unaccustomed to not seeing me for a moment, but they'll get used to it after a while."

Chen Siqi asked curiously, "It sounds like you don't have that much attachment to 'City Travelogue'?"

“Of course not. I just didn’t expect everyone to associate me with ‘City Travelogue’ so deeply. Actually, the idea for this show was originally proposed by Xin Zixing. I was just lucky enough to participate in the first episode and then got on this fast train,” Lu Yanhe said. “But now everyone seems to think that I am the soul of this show.”

Chen Siqi: "Because you are the main person appearing on screen, not many viewers will remember who the producer of a show is."

Lu Yanhe: "Yes, I know."

"Viewers only care whether your show is good or not, and the people who appear on screen are the ones viewers see the most, so they have a natural advantage, which is unavoidable."

“I know, what I mean is that it’s normal for people to feel unaccustomed to not seeing me on the show for a while, but as long as Xin Zixing is still doing this show, the tone of the show will not change,” Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Siqi: "I know what you mean. I'm just curious, you don't mind at all. After all, you've been a guest on this show since the first episode, but now the production team doesn't have time to wait for you and has found someone else to replace you."

“I’m the one who doesn’t have time, so why should I make them wait for me?” Lu Yanhe said. “That doesn’t make sense.”

Chen Siqi silently sighed, thinking that Lu Yanhe was truly a person of high moral character.

There's an inexplicable pressure.

Chen Siqi didn't know how to describe her feelings. She had known before that Lu Yanhe was a good person, a kind person, but to this extent, even to the point of being somewhat beyond human weakness, Chen Siqi felt like she had been playing wildly outside all day and was about to put on a pure white gauze princess dress, but she didn't dare to reach out and touch it, afraid of getting it dirty.

Lu Yanhe was completely unaware of the pressure his words and actions put on Chen Siqi.

Lu Yanhe asked, "If you come back tomorrow, will someone pick you up?"

"Of course not, what are you talking about?" Chen Siqi said, "No one would come to pick me up."

“Then I’ll have Li Pengfei pick you up; he’s already back,” Lu Yanhe said.

"Huh?" Chen Siqi was stunned. "Are you crazy? Li Pengfei isn't your driver. Why did he come all this way to pick me up?"

“He’s my brother, and you’re the person I… like. So if I can’t come to pick you up, what’s wrong with him coming to pick you up for me?” Lu Yanhe said matter-of-factly.

Chen Siqi: "I can just take a taxi myself, it's too much trouble."

Lu Yanhe: "It's alright, he's the one in trouble."

At that moment, Li Pengfei, who was sitting in front of Lu Yanhe, rolled his eyes at Lu Yanhe and raised his middle finger, silently cursing, "What a dog!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Pengfei said, "Damn, Lu Yanhe, you bastard, I came to see you and you still give me work!"

Lu Yanhe said, "Anyway, I won't have time to spend with you tomorrow. I'll be on set all day, and you're going back tomorrow anyway, aren't you?"

"You're really not being polite."

"Why are you being so polite?" Lu Yanhe said, still speaking with self-righteousness.

Li Pengfei was so angry he laughed.

After a while, Li Pengfei said, "When will you take me to your film studio?"

"Right away, wait until I finish revising this editor's note," Lu Yanhe said. "It has to be sent to them today, or it will be too late."

Li Pengfei: "Okay, you can change yours first."

He took out his phone and immediately went to Xu Zijun to complain about Lu Yanhe's excessive behavior.

After some rambling, Li Pengfei asked: When are you coming back? Have you set a time?

Previously, Xu Zijun had not been able to set a time to return to Yuming because she was tutoring.

Xu Zijun said: I'm trying to buy tickets, but I haven't managed to get any yet.

Li Pengfei asked: If you've already set a time, I'll find someone to help you grab tickets.

Xu Zijun said: I can come back after the 27th. I will continue tutoring until the 27th.

Li Pengfei: Okay, I'll find someone to check your ticket.

Xu Zijun: Don't buy me tickets that are too expensive.

Li Pengfei: I know, I know.

He immediately contacted his father's secretary; this was the kind of thing he needed help with.

-

Li Pengfei came directly to Langhua, and as soon as he got off the plane, he dragged his suitcase to the hotel to find Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe happened to be free of filming and was staying at the hotel.

Li Pengfei wanted to see the film and television city, so Lu Yanhe said he would take him there.

It's been a semester since we last saw each other.

Not only Lu Yanhe has been blacklisted, but Li Pengfei has too.

“I play ball with people every day and run around outside.” Li Pengfei said, “Basically, whenever I have nothing to do on weekends, I’ll find a place to go for a walk. Sometimes I go to see Ziju, and sometimes I just go for a stroll. If I have four or five days in a row without classes, I’ve even gone mountain climbing with some people, which was quite interesting.”

Lu Yanhe never expected Li Pengfei to live such a dissolute life.

"I'm so envious."

“At first I thought I was having a lot of fun, but then I got a little anxious. You and Ziju are both so crazy, each one is more hardworking than the other, which made me feel guilty while I was having fun.” Li Pengfei said speechlessly, “Sometimes I even think, am I just wasting my life?”

"Didn't you say it yourself? You can just lie down and be a happy-go-lucky good-for-nothing for the rest of your life."

"Isn't this making me a little unhappy again?" Li Pengfei said.

Lu Yanhe understood Li Pengfei's thoughts.

In fact, if Li Pengfei hadn't been with him and Xu Zijun, he probably wouldn't have felt this anxiety.

Lu Yanhe asked, "Have you thought about what you want to do?"

“I’ve thought about it, but I can’t think of anything. There’s really nothing that interests me. I’m good at eating, drinking and having fun, but nothing else,” Li Pengfei said. “I’m not good at studying either, and I don’t have any other skills. I know myself well enough to admit that I’m a good-for-nothing.”

"Then why not focus on something you're interested in?" Lu Yanhe said. "I see a lot of people are becoming travel bloggers these days, aren't they?"

"Become a blogger? An internet celebrity? No way." Li Pengfei shook his head. "I don't need the money."

"It's mainly something you can call an ideal or a hobby," Lu Yanhe said. "It's not about becoming an internet celebrity and making money, but about a sense of accomplishment. Many people don't have your conditions to talk about ideals without worrying about money. Many people struggle between ideals and bread. You don't have to struggle for bread; you just need to embrace your ideals. Of course, it's frustrating if you can't find them, but you can try them one by one. This process of trying should help you resist this anxiety."

Li Pengfei pondered for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense. How about I start managing my social media accounts?"

“You don’t need to run a special business. I just heard you say that you travel frequently and climb snow-capped mountains. These are experiences that many people want to have. So you should carefully record what you see, hear, and eat, and you can even make travel guides. Maybe you can help someone who also wants to go to this place in the future,” Lu Yanhe said.

Li Pengfei frowned instantly and said, "This sounds like a personal version of 'City Travelogue'!"

Lu Yanhe was taken aback, then smiled.

"That's really true."

He suddenly remembered something, his eyes lit up, "Why don't you come and participate in the recording of 'City Travelogue'?"

"Huh?" Li Pengfei looked at him in confusion.

Lu Yanhe said, "If you'd like, I'll introduce you to the producer of 'City Travelogue,' and you can join their production team and see how it goes?"

Li Pengfei said, "I don't know photography, and I don't know how to do any of these miscellaneous things. What would I do in this team? Just get in through connections and not do any work? That's too pathetic!"

Although Li Pengfei is thick-skinned, he has a strong sense of self-respect.

Furthermore, he didn't want to cause trouble for Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe said, "It's up to you, whether you want to go or not."

He felt that, given his relationship with Xin Zixing, it wouldn't be a problem to arrange for one of his classmates to join Li Pengfei's "City Travelogue" production team. Li Pengfei wouldn't cost much, and more importantly, he could learn a lot from him.

Li Pengfei: "Then I might as well become an internet celebrity myself."

Lu Yanhe was both amused and exasperated.

-

He took Li Pengfei for a stroll around the film and television city.

The film studio was also covered in white snow due to the heavy snowfall.

At this time, there were still more than ten film crews working in the film and television city, and there were still many people.

The two of them walked together, and because they were wearing sunglasses, scarves, and hats, no one recognized Lu Yanhe.

I just assumed these two were young actors.

Li Pengfei looked at the various small shops on both sides of the road, including one selling grilled sausages, and was quite surprised.

"It's been turned into something like a tourist attraction."

“This place was originally open to the public as a tourist attraction,” Lu Yanhe said. “The tourism economy is even more profitable than rent or other income, I heard from them.”

Li Pengfei clicked his tongue twice, "This is really profitable."

Lu Yanhe: "The costs are quite high. I've heard that if the market is bad, the losses can be severe."

"I've heard that many celebrities have businesses here."

"yes."

Have you considered it?

"Me? With my income, forget it." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "To be honest, my current income as an artist is far less than what I earned from 'Jump Up'."

Li Pengfei nodded and said, "I know, but it's good too. That way you won't have to take on jobs you don't like just for money, and you can maintain your integrity."

“That’s still not acceptable,” Lu Yanhe said. “Being too proud can lead to a deadly end.”

Li Pengfei laughed loudly, his laughter startling the birds on the telephone pole.

"You're really something, saying things like that while doing the things of an artsy young man."

“That’s two different things. I’m just doing something I enjoy, but I’m not arrogant at all. I’m very humble,” Lu Yanhe said.

Li Pengfei raised his hand and rubbed Lu Yanhe's hat, saying, "You're being too humble. I was speechless about what happened with Shen Yufang not long ago. What business is it of yours? A bunch of people came to cause you trouble. Are you out of your mind? If it were me, I would have just snapped back at them."

“There’s no point in retaliating. They won’t reason with you. The more you rant, the more they’ll retaliate. It’s not that I’m being humble; it’s that I’m using the best way to calm things down and resolve this,” Lu Yanhe said. “This incident hasn’t had much impact on my real life, but online, it’s generated so much buzz that it feels like my whole life is going to be destroyed. I’m really helpless.”

Li Pengfei: "Don't even mention it, after this happened, a few of us helped you to curse those marketing accounts that attacked you and tried to gain traffic online. They acted like you're an artist, so it's only right that you suffer losses and be wronged. I wish I could dig up their ancestors for eighteen generations and see how they would react when they were wronged."

“You absolutely mustn’t do such a thing. Sister Ziyan is absolutely right. As long as it’s not illegal or against the rules, nothing can truly bring me down,” Lu Yanhe said. “Let them say what they want.”

The two of them chatted as they strolled around in the freezing cold.

Li Pengfei suddenly thought of something and said, "After you finish filming this movie, will you go straight to school?"

"Yes, we'll keep filming until almost the start of the school year."

"So you're going to spend the Lunar New Year on set?"

"Yes, but even if I don't spend the New Year on set, I don't plan to go anywhere else," Lu Yanhe said.

Li Pengfei asked, "Why don't you come to my house for the New Year? It's just the few of us anyway."

"Never mind, I'm filming on set." Besides, I also had plans with Chen Siqi.

"Alright then."

Lu Yanhe took Li Pengfei to the film set to take a look.

Li Pengfei was very interested in the filming location.

"Look at how you film period dramas."

As soon as the two arrived at the entrance, they suddenly saw Shen Yufang talking to someone with a look of anxiety, unease, and confusion on her face. She wanted to go inside, but the gatekeeper wouldn't allow her to enter.

"What's going on?" Li Pengfei asked when he saw the commotion at the door.

“She is Shen Yufang,” Lu Yanhe said.

Li Pengfei stared in surprise, "Her?"

"Hmm, the production team decided to sue her because she violated the confidentiality agreement and spread rumors. I guess that's why she came here." Lu Yanhe was a bit overwhelmed and said, "Let's go in through another door."

Li Pengfei nodded.

The two of them turned around and left.

Li Pengfei glanced back at her, feeling a pang of pity. "She looks so pitiful."

“Sigh.” Lu Yanhe didn’t turn around, because he knew that if he continued to watch, he would feel bad.

After this incident, almost no production team dared to use Shen Yufang anymore.

It's safe to say that Shen Yufang should basically give up on making a living in the entertainment industry.

"This matter has left me quite emotional. To be honest, Shen Yufang didn't really make any big mistakes, but the consequences she suffered were much more severe," Lu Yanhe said. "I've also been thinking about how much I can bear the consequences of my mistakes. If I were to make a mistake one day, would a small mistake lead to irreparable consequences?"

"Oh, please, why are you thinking about so many trivial things? You yourself said that as long as you don't commit any crimes, nothing can bring you down," Li Pengfei said. "At worst, we can start over. What's there to be afraid of? You can write, publish magazines, act, and do so many other things. You're not afraid of anything."

Li Pengfei had far more confidence in Lu Yanhe than Lu Yanhe had in himself.

-

Lu Yanhe brought a friend to visit the film set, and soon the entire crew knew about it.

“Li Pengfei, a high school classmate,” Lu Yanhe introduced to Huang Cheng.

Huang Cheng, a very busy man, stopped and said with a smile, "Your classmate is quite handsome too. He could consider becoming an actor."

Li Pengfei laughed twice and said, "I don't have that ability, I'll just be a spectator."

He's still the same as he was in high school; no matter who comes, he's not nervous at all, and no one can make him nervous.

Li Pengfei is enthusiastic, generous, and energetic when talking to people, making it easier for him to break the ice than Lu Yanhe.

Everyone knew he was just there to take a look around, and they were happy to give Lu Yanhe such face.

The scene being filmed is between Lang Xia and Zhen Hongyu.

Zhen Hongyu plays Chen Yourong in the drama, who is in love with Wei Jiang, played by Lu Yanhe.

She is a child star who started acting at the age of twelve. She has a long acting career and her acting skills are superb.

Lu Yanhe led Li Pengfei to a seat nearby.

Since it's an indoor scene, there's no need to be outside in the cold wind, so it's quite comfortable.

Lu Yanhe reminded Li Pengfei to silence his phone.

Li Pengfei quickly did as instructed.

Zhen Hongyu was touching up her makeup, with the makeup artist and assistant surrounding her on both sides.

Lang Xia sat alone at the other end, looking down at the script.

There were also a few other minor characters sitting together chatting.

It was very cold, and everyone was wearing black down jackets before filming officially started.

There were many small heaters on site to keep everyone warm.

Li Pengfei whispered to Lu Yanhe, "Seeing your filming location is actually a bit disappointing. Sure enough, what you see on camera is the best. The set is as messy as a warehouse."

"That's true. There's no way around it. There's a lot of equipment, a lot of people, and the set is very chaotic. And this is already one of the top film crews in China. The crew management is at the very top level," said Lu Yanhe.

Li Pengfei looked around curiously.

Suddenly, he darted out, startling Lu Yanhe.

Two people were carrying a wooden box, but probably due to a loss of balance, the box suddenly tipped forward, and neither of them could react in time.

The scariest thing was that there was a girl sitting on a small stool in front of them.

She was an extra playing a maid.

At the critical moment, Li Pengfei rushed forward and held up the wooden crate that had already fallen two-thirds of the way down.

The two workers who carried the wooden crates turned pale and thanked Li Pengfei with lingering fear.

Li Pengfei helped them straighten the box again.

"Are you alright?" Lu Yanhe hurried over and asked.

Li Pengfei raised his hands. "It's alright, I'm fine."

The girl sitting on the small stool turned pale.

She realized that she had almost been hit by that big wooden box.

"Thank you, thank you." She stood up and thanked Li Pengfei.

"It's nothing, you're welcome." Li Pengfei shook his head.

Then, at this moment, the bluish bruises on Li Pengfei's arm slowly appeared, along with red and swollen marks.

Lu Yanhe noticed this and asked in surprise, "Did you bump your head just now?"

Li Pengfei then admitted, "I lost control just now, and the back of my hand hit the edge of the wooden box first."

Lu Yanhe: "When I asked you, you said you were fine. Go spray some medicine to reduce the swelling, or you'll be in excruciating pain later."

"A little bruise, it's nothing."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Lu Yanhe beckoned Li Pengfei to go find Mo Lan.

Mo Lan is the action choreographer, and they usually carry first-aid kits with some basic medicines.

After passing through the main hall and walking along the corridor, turning several corners, Lu Yanhe found the place where his martial arts troupe was stationed. They would find a place to stretch their muscles every day.

Because Chen Lingling refused to let the assistant director shoot any scenes other than establishing shots, they usually had a lot of free time on set.

Fortunately, there was a fight scene scheduled for today, which is why they came. If there were no fight scenes scheduled for the day, they wouldn't even come to the set.

Lu Yanhe greeted Mo Lan.

"Brother Lan, do you have any medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis? Can you apply it to him?" Lu Yanhe asked Mo Lan.

Mo Lan glanced at the injury on Li Pengfei's arm and said, "Yes, right away."

Others gathered around, laughing and joking.

What's going on?

"Where did it hit?"

"It looks alright, not too serious."

"This young man looks unfamiliar. Is he a new actor?"

The people in Mo Lan's group were all talking at once.

Lu Yanhe introduced Li Pengfei and explained the reason for his injury.

"That was a quick reaction!" someone said to Li Pengfei, their eyes lighting up immediately, their tone full of approval.

Li Pengfei grinned and chuckled, "Hehe."

Mo Lan sprinkled some medicine powder on him and sprayed him with their own specially made medicine.

"Alright."

He put the things in a plastic bag, saying, "I just need to apply some more medicine in the next couple of days, it's not a big problem."

"Okay, thanks, Brother Lan." Li Pengfei called out to Brother Lan along with Lu Yanhe.

As they were talking, Liu Biao suddenly came over and said, "We need two extras, but we can't find anyone right now. Can any of you fill in?"

They looked at each other, and then two people raised their hands.

"I!"

"I!"

Liu Biao nodded and said, "You two come with me."

The two of them immediately followed, somewhat excitedly.

"I wonder if this camera will even show their face," someone said.

Li Pengfei followed Lu Yanhe back to the filming location, ready to see how a scene was filmed on set.

At this moment, the two people Liu Biao had just brought arrived in front of Chen Lingling.

"Director, it's just the two of them."

Chen Lingling glanced at them and nodded, "Okay."

She said, "You two will stand in these two places in a moment."

She was referring to the back of a chair.

Zhen Hongyu and Lang Xia also came over.

"You sit here in a bit. When Lang Xia brings his men over, you'll have to put on a show. Lang Xia, you need to act like a spoiled brat in front of everyone, a bit of a slacker. You're putting on an act with Zhen Hongyu for others to see, understand?" Chen Lingling instructed.

Lang Xia nodded.

According to Chen Lingling's plan, Lang Xia will pretend to be a playboy who likes Zhen Hongyu and tries to flirt with her, but he is stopped by her two guards. So, Lang Xia takes action and slaps each of them before being pushed aside by his guards.

Li Pengfei's eyes widened. "He's actually going to get slapped?"

Lu Yanhe nodded; he understood Chen Lingling's design.

This scene wasn't originally part of the story, but it was added to highlight the dramatic tension between Lang Xia and Zhen Hongyu. It's impossible for Zhen Hongyu to remain completely uncooperative if Lang Xia tries to flirt with her, even if it's just an act for others. So, two people were temporarily brought in to play the roles of bodyguards.

The two young men from the martial arts school were surprised to hear that they were going to be slapped, but neither of them said no.

Li Pengfei: "Wow, they're actually happy to suddenly be assigned a scene where someone gets slapped?"

Lu Yanhe: "This is what actors do for a living."

“They are very willing.” Huang Cheng suddenly appeared beside them, startling Li Pengfei so much that he jumped on the spot.

"Oh my, Mr. Huang, you appear and disappear like a ghost, you walk so silently, you don't even frighten people in broad daylight."

Li Pengfei complained.

Huang Cheng looked at him with a smile on his lips.

Li Pengfei asked, "Would they even be willing to be slapped?"

Huang Cheng said, "Because this way the camera will capture close-ups of their faces, allowing them to appear on camera instead of just being background figures."

Li Pengfei was extremely surprised.

His eyes flickered, as if Huang Cheng's words had prompted him to think.

Not every actor is lucky enough to get a role with lines right away. Many actors start out as extras, playing background characters.

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The next day, Li Pengfei had breakfast with Lu Yanhe and then prepared to leave.

He also needs to pick up Chen Siqi from the airport, so he has to leave early.

Be careful on the road.

"Understood." Li Pengfei nodded. "I'm leaving."

"Bye-Bye."

After seeing Li Pengfei off, Lu Yanhe got into Zou Dong's car to get his makeup done.

He had to go there first for his 2 PM scene to get his makeup and hair done.

Filming period dramas is troublesome in this respect. Before filming, makeup and costume alone take about two or three hours, and after filming, removing makeup and wigs takes another hour.

Unexpectedly, Zhen Hongyu was also in the dressing room.

Zhen Hongyu then asked him, "Where's your classmate?"

"They've already gone back."

Lu Yanhe smiled at Zhen Hongyu and asked, "Did you film a long night scene yesterday?"

“Yes, we filmed until 2 a.m.,” Zhen Hongyu said, yawning.

"Then why did we schedule daytime scenes for you?"

After filming a long night scene, to ensure the actors are in good condition, the production manager usually gives them the next day off, or lets them start work in the afternoon. Since Zhen Hongyu arrived at this time, she definitely has scenes to film around 1 or 2 pm.

Zhen Hongyu said, "It's okay, I don't care. I slept for a few hours and woke up. I'm used to it."

This veteran actor, though not very old, has far more experience on set than Lu Yanhe.

Sure enough, Zhen Hongyu closed her eyes and fell asleep again in no time. The makeup artist did her hair and makeup without affecting her at all.

Lu Yanhe was extremely surprised.

He can't just sit in a chair and fall asleep.

Zhen Hongyu slept until Lu Yanhe's makeup and styling were finished before she groggily woke up.

She was woken up by her own phone ringing.

"Who's so annoying?" she muttered, picked up her phone, and suddenly her eyes widened.

"Oh? Sister, wait a minute, I need to take this call first," Zhen Hongyu said, turning to the makeup artist behind her.

Upon hearing this, the makeup artist stopped what she was doing.

As soon as Zhen Hongyu answered the phone, her tone immediately changed, and she said angrily, "You finally remembered to contact me?"

I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone, but Zhen Hongyu snorted and said, "Why can't we say it over the phone? Why do we have to say it face to face? You know I'm filming on set, how can I find the time to go out?"

This tone...

Lu Yanhe had a rough idea of ​​what was going on and couldn't help but smile.

He silently greeted Zhen Hongyu and left.

We moved to the venue and went straight to the lounge to eat boxed lunches.

The boxed lunch was very good today. Lu Yanhe restrained himself and only ate half a bowl of rice before standing up and slowly swaying.

At 1:30, he went out to the scene.

The tracks have been laid out and the lighting is being applied.

Lu Yanhe went to find Chen Lingling to discuss how to perform today's play.

After getting used to Chen Lingling's reluctance to film multiple takes, Lu Yanhe realized that only by putting in more effort and doing more research before the actual filming could he achieve the state he was most satisfied with.

Although Chen Lingling is not a talkative person, she is a director who is willing to communicate and exchange ideas with the actors.

Just then, Huang Cheng suddenly rushed over.

His face was somewhat grim, and without trying to hide it from Lu Yanhe who was standing in front of him, he said to Chen Lingling, "Zhen Hongyu's boyfriend is in trouble."

"Something happened?" Chen Lingling frowned. "What do you mean?"

Lu Yanhe was also taken aback.

Huang Cheng glanced at Lu Yanhe and said, "Her boyfriend is suspected of illegal fundraising and has been reported. It's already on the news. Many people who saw the news recognized him as Zhen Hongyu's boyfriend. As a result, Zhen Hongyu has also been reported by many media outlets, questioning whether she was also involved in this matter."

Lu Yanhe looked shocked and stared at Huang Cheng in disbelief.

Chen Lingling didn't ask a single question, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Huang Cheng didn't try to hide Lu Yanhe's presence because Lu Yanhe would find out about this no matter what, so there was no point in hiding it.

He looked at Chen Lingling and said, "We don't have a way of confirming right now whether Zhen Hongyu was involved in this matter. If she was, we have to replace her immediately, otherwise our show will be affected and won't be able to air."

That's certainly the case in the current film and television environment. If a disgraced artist participates in a production, the entire show will be affected and unable to be broadcast.

Chen Lingling asked, "Have you spoken with Zhen Hongyu?"

Huang Cheng shook his head. "Not yet."

Chen Lingling said, "All of Zhen Hongyu's scenes have been suspended and filming has been temporarily halted. We need to clarify the situation as soon as possible, and also find someone to replace her immediately. If we need to reshoot with a different actress, she needs to be available at any time."

"Okay." Huang Cheng understood Chen Lingling's opinion and knew what to do next. He nodded and left.

Zhen Hongyu's afternoon scenes cannot be filmed.

Coordinating everything is a huge headache, but we can't waste the free time in the afternoon, so let's just leave it as is.

Chen Lingling said, "Let's take the scenes that Lu Yanhe can film in the afternoon and film them first, and then quickly make adjustments for the following days."

The coordinator nodded and hurriedly left.

Lu Yanhe had no objection.

He was on set at the time, and if he could step in, he certainly would.

This sudden incident may affect the entire production crew, and the atmosphere on set has become somewhat somber.

If Zhen Hongyu is really to be replaced, and those scenes need to be reshot, the filming of the crew will have to be delayed, and they won't be able to wrap up on time. In fact, in order to meet the deadline, they might not be able to finish work on time every day.

Everyone was feeling a bit down.

Lu Yanhe also had to try to adjust his mood.

At this moment, Chen Lingling was like a pillar of stability, completely unaffected, doing everything as usual, cursing as she pleased, filming as she pleased, without any impact whatsoever.

Lu Yanhe felt deep respect for her.

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