Chapter 338 Eagerly Awaiting (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Zhou Pingan shook his head, smiled, and said, "That's one thing, and there's another."

Lu Yanhe struck a pose as if to say, "You say it."

Zhou Ping'an could already sense Lu Yanhe's wariness of him from Lu Yanhe's body language.

Without even saying a word, Zhou Ping'an knew how his words would be received.

However, Zhou Ping'an had no choice but to speak up. He had received his mission from Ma Zhongquan.

Even if you know you'll fail, you still have to complete the standard procedure.

"If you are willing to come back, we will tailor a training program for you to become the top male actor in the country and the next Shang Yongzhou."

That's what Zhou Ping'an said.

Lu Yanhe almost couldn't hold back his laughter and burst out laughing on the spot.

He looked at Zhou Ping'an with a mocking expression and asked, "What do you mean by 'coming back'?"

Zhou Ping'an: "I know that you were bothered by our previous attempt to terminate our contract—"

“I don’t mind anymore,” Lu Yanhe interrupted him. “On the contrary, I’m glad we terminated the contract back then, otherwise I might still be the same as before.”

Zhou Ping'an: "Yan He, you should know that I didn't intentionally want to suppress you before."

"But you still haven't told me who's trying to suppress me, have you? I can only blame you for this." Lu Yanhe said calmly, "We need to be fair. You can't shirk all responsibility just because someone asked you to do it. Just because someone else asked you to do it doesn't mean that people won't seek revenge on this assassin."

Zhou Ping'an's expression hardened.

Lu Yanhe looked at Zhou Ping'an calmly.

Zhou Ping'an gave a wry smile.

“Brother Ping An, you didn’t come to see me today of your own volition, did you? I know you were just following orders, so I’ve made my stance very clear. You can go back and report to Vice President Ma.” Lu Yanhe shrugged. “When I had no use to you, you treated me like dirt, kicking me out whenever you wanted without giving me any room to struggle. Now that I have use to you, you suddenly come to see me again. I’m really quite helpless. It’s like… before, when you kicked me out, it wasn’t such a big deal. It wasn’t something you did under duress. Actually, you didn’t have to kick me out, right? As long as I had enough value to you.”

Lu Yanhe's gaze was cold. "It's a pity, I don't want to share my value with you."

-

Lu Yanhe originally thought he would face all of this calmly.

But after telling Zhou Ping'an all this, Lu Yanhe felt a little down on his way back to his dorm alone.

This feeling of dejection had nothing to do with Ma Zhongquan and Zhou Ping'an, but rather with his own meteoric rise over the past few years—if he hadn't transmigrated, it would have all ended long ago, there would have been no subsequent comeback, and he wouldn't be sitting indifferently in front of Zhou Ping'an today.

If he could, Lu Yanhe would rather the person sitting in front of Zhou Ping'an today and saying these words was the original Lu Yanhe.

It wasn't until he got to his dorm room that Lu Yanhe realized he seemed to have been influenced again.

It seems that his emotions fluctuate greatly at times like these.

When it comes to the original owner's fate, one feels sorry for him and thinks it's not worth it.

Is it because the original owner left behind related emotions in this body that he frequently loses control in this regard?

This is not the first time.

Lu Yanhe scratched his head, washed his face, and tried to calm himself down a bit.

At this moment, Xiao Jing returned.

"Yan He, you're here! It's been so long! I bought roast duck, do you want some?"

Lu Yanhe returned indoors and saw Xiao Jing's happy face. He asked with a smile, "What good news is there for you?"

Xiao Jing said, "I've secured a spot for a year-long exchange program in the UK."

"Congratulations!" Lu Yanhe immediately offered his congratulations. "When are you going?"

"Next semester," Xiao Jing said, "I'll be leaving in August for a year-long exchange program."

Lu Yanhe nodded and asked, "Which school are you going to?"

"Cambridge."

"Impressive," Lu Yanhe exclaimed.

Although Yuming sends many students to overseas universities for exchange programs every year, the competition for the opportunity to study at a world-class university like Cambridge is still very fierce.

Even Lu Yanhe, a student who didn't have such thoughts, had heard about the difficulty.

Just then, Xiao Jing's phone rang.

Xiao Jing frowned immediately upon seeing the caller's name.

Who is the person who could make him frown at this moment?

Xiao Jing took her phone to the balcony to answer a call.

Lu Yanhe returned to his seat and opened his laptop.

After a while, he suddenly heard Xiao Jing's voice come in: "...Stop messing around, okay? How could I possibly give up this opportunity! You know perfectly well how much I value this opportunity...It's only for a year, I'll be back in a year, it's not like I'm going away forever!"

Xiao Jing's voice revealed a sense of helpless exhaustion.

He must be arguing with his girlfriend.

Otherwise, I wouldn't easily mention the word "a lifetime" to others.

This kind of word basically only appears between couples.

Lu Yanhe silently put on his headphones, pretending that he hadn't heard anything.

After a while, Xiao Jing ended the call and came back from the balcony.

He saw that Lu Yanhe was wearing headphones and seemed not to have heard the phone call he had just made on the balcony, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Jing sat down in his seat, seemingly trying to calm himself down.

Lu Yanhe wrote out the synopsis and character biographies for "My Own Swordsman".

He remembered the story and the characters very clearly, without even having to think about it.

The main reason is that he really enjoys watching this show. He has watched it several times and often discusses it with his classmates. He has a deep impression of many of the plot points.

After a while, Lu Yanhe took off his headphones.

He glanced back at Xiao Jing, his acting strangely clumsy, and asked, "Have you finished your call?"

Xiao Jing nodded.

He asked, "Yan He, do you and your girlfriend have a fight?"

Lu Yanhe: "..."

He silently said to himself, "As expected," and then added, "Of course, of course we'll argue."

Xiao Jing scratched his head in apparent pain and said, "What would you do if we argued?"

Lu Yanhe thought to himself that he and Chen Siqi had never actually had a "what to do" argument so far.

He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Maybe we should all calm down first."

Xiao Jing: "Can you accept being separated from your girlfriend for a year? In a long-distance relationship."

"You mean, your exchange program in England?" Lu Yanhe didn't answer, but directly guessed the reason why Xiao Jing and his girlfriend had argued. "She doesn't want you to go?"

Xiao Jing said, "We had originally planned to go together, but she didn't get a spot on the exchange program to the UK."

Lu Yanhe: "So she wants you to stay and keep her company?"

"Hmm." Xiao Jing nodded reluctantly.

"So what do you think?"

“I don’t want to give up this opportunity,” Xiao Jing said. “I spent two months just preparing to secure this spot.”

Lu Yanhe: "Since you've thought it through clearly, that's good. It's not that difficult to handle. I think you might need to have an open and honest talk with your girlfriend."

What should we talk about?

“Let’s talk about choices,” Lu Yanhe said. “I’m very worried about one thing: if you really give up this opportunity for your girlfriend, will you be able to truly accept it later and not blame your girlfriend for losing this opportunity?”

Xiao Jing shook his head almost without hesitation.

"Yeah, I think so too. So, I think if you really feel that this is a very important opportunity for you, so important that you don't hesitate at all when making a choice, then prioritize this when thinking about your future relationship with your girlfriend."

"You mean, if we really can't reach an agreement, I should just break up?"

“I’m not saying this, but this is the only path you can take,” Lu Yanhe said. “What else can you do? Either you give up going to England, or she accepts that you’re going to England. If you keep arguing, the core contradiction won’t change, and the outcome won’t change.”

Xiao Jing sighed and nodded.

"Actually, I know everything you're saying. I just don't understand. She was with me when we were preparing to go to England. She's the one who knows best how much I value this exchange opportunity. Why are you telling me to give it up now?"

Lu Yanhe: "Because perhaps in her heart, the fact that the two of you are together is more important than anything else."

Xiao Jing fell silent.

“You might think it’s just a year apart, but in her eyes, this year apart means you two are destined to be apart forever.” Lu Yanhe shrugged. “I’m a bit pessimistic, but I guess that’s a possibility.”

After saying this, Lu Yanhe suddenly realized something.

Having experienced the hardship of three years of financial struggle himself, he deeply understood Chen Siqi's constraints, limitations, and discomfort in her family's environment. Perhaps for this reason, Chen Siqi also deeply understood his decision.

They never complained to each other about being too busy or having too little time to date like ordinary couples.

It's not just because one of them works in Yuming and the other in Jiangguang, but because they prioritize their work and self-improvement.

This is the tacit understanding between the two of them.

If either of them had thought differently, they might have had a fight like Xiao Jing and his girlfriend did long ago.

Lu Yanhe told Chen Siqi about this online.

Chen Siqi said, "I just feel that we don't need to rush, and we don't need to worry about this year or two. Even if one day you tell me that you're going to film somewhere for a year, I won't panic because I know you'll come back after filming. To be honest, Yan He, Xiao Jing's girlfriend is so worried and hopes that he won't go to England. Is it possible that he didn't give his girlfriend this sense of security? His girlfriend subconsciously felt that if they weren't together for a year, they would definitely break up?"

Lu Yanhe was speechless.

Chen Siqi: "We girls do think differently from you boys. I don't want to say that Xiao Jing is really to blame, but if it were you, I wouldn't worry about this, and I certainly wouldn't advise you not to go."

Lu Yanhe remained silent.

“Of course, you’re different from Xiao Jing, and I’m different from Xiao Jing’s girlfriend.” Chen Siqi smiled. “At least when I miss you, I can just buy a plane ticket and fly to see you.”

Lu Yanhe burst out laughing.

"Too."

“But not everyone has such conditions, and we must admit that. If it weren’t for ‘Jump Up,’ I would just be an ordinary female college student,” Chen Siqi said. “So, I think it all boils down to what you said: no matter what, you have to do your best. I would never stop someone from becoming better, not even you, even if it means breaking up with you. I truly believe that.”

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

-

Humans have learning, careers, emotions, and reason.

Lu Yanhe rarely talked to Chen Siqi about such deep topics; this was a very accidental conversation.

That night, Xiao Jing went to bed very early. It was unclear whether he fell asleep or simply remained in the "sleeping" position on the bed.

Lu Yanhe was also thinking about his future.

Will he and Chen Siqi have such conflicts in the future?

After much thought, he couldn't think of any potential conflicts, but there would definitely be some. Lu Yanhe lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, thinking that he wasn't as magnanimous as Chen Siqi. If one day it really came down to breaking up to achieve something, he absolutely couldn't agree, not even if it meant shamelessly begging.

Having figured this out, Lu Yanhe felt at ease and went to sleep peacefully.

-

On the other side.

"Lu Yanhe humiliated me severely, Mr. Ma. Please don't make me do this job. It's an impossible task."

Zhou Ping'an sighed and complained to Ma Zhongquan. After that, he glanced at Ma Zhongquan, seemingly feeling sorry for the humiliation he had suffered.

Ma Zhongquan glared at him and said, "So what if I humiliated you? You've been an agent for so long, can't you even stand this little bit of grievance? Back when you were negotiating business, you would smile and greet people who poured wine on your head, but you can't do that now, can you?"

Zhou Ping'an's expression was like that of a robot that had frozen in time; he was momentarily stunned and unsure how to react.

Ma Zhongquan said, "Zhou Ping'an, let me tell you, right now, one Lu Yanhe is more useful to us than five Ma Zhiyuans. I don't care what methods you use, just get Lu Yanhe for me. I don't care what means you use, I just want the result."

Zhou Ping'an glanced at Ma Zhongquan silently and resentfully, and said, "Mr. Ma, why don't you take charge yourself?"

Ma Zhongquan: "..."

Zhou Pingan said, "I'm really not trying to shirk responsibility, Mr. Ma. If I were to talk to him about this, we already have a long history of grudges. Even if I cut off my head and gave it to him, it wouldn't be enough to appease him. You're really putting me in a difficult position."

Ma Zhongquan: "Then I'll have Lin Suyang go talk to him."

Zhou Ping'an was suddenly stunned.

"What? Mr. Ma, how could you let Lin Suyang go to Lu Yanhe? I can't even handle it, how can he possibly handle it?"

“If you can’t handle it, then let him give it a try,” Ma Zhongquan said.

Zhou Ping'an's facial features instantly contorted, showing some resentment.

"Mr. Ma, I'll give it another try. That kid Lin Suyang will definitely mess things up." He said directly.

Ma Zhongquan smiled and said, "Then I'll give you another chance. Don't let me down."

-

After Zhou Ping'an left, Ma Zhongquan also frowned.

As for Lu Yanhe, he really doesn't have a good idea right now. He already has evidence that Chen Ziyan is running her own company, but even if he kicks Chen Ziyan out, Lu Yanhe might not obey the company's arrangements.

According to the contract, only Chen Ziyan can manage Lu Yanhe's affairs. If Chen Ziyan is no longer there, according to the contract, Lu Yanhe can make all the decisions himself and doesn't need to listen to anyone in the company. If this matter isn't handled properly beforehand, given Lu Yanhe's past grievances with them, it's highly likely that Lu Yanhe will become a "nobody-in-charge" person, unable to be managed by anyone, until the contract expires in three years.

Zhou Pingan's repeated statement deepened Ma Zhongquan's sense of crisis.

—At worst, we can just wait until the contract expires.

Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, and Yan Liang all initially had eight-year contracts. Only Lu Yanhe changed his contract later, which means that all three of them have contracts with the company that expire in three years.

The same applies to Ma Zhiyuan and Cheng Hai.

Given their current popularity, buzz, and status, there must be countless companies vying for their management company's attention.

Ma Zhongquan had to plan ahead and strategize in order to find a way to keep the people.

Otherwise, if someone is cultivated to become famous but then runs away, it's one thing for him to lose face, but the real problem is that he will be held accountable.

Among them, Ma Zhongquan valued Lu Yanhe the most.

Any manager can see Lu Yanhe's value.

With someone like him, who has reached the top level in both acting and screenwriting, negotiating with any platform would be much easier, with the leverage being several times greater.

Unfortunately, among these people, Lu Yanhe was the one who was most severely out of his control.

Ma Zhongquan was furious.

-

Zhou Ping'an usually pays close attention to Lu Yanhe's movements, and he's been paying even more attention these past two days.

Upon learning that Lu Yanhe had arranged to meet Huang Kairen and Wang Zhong, his first thought was whether these people were going to cooperate.

After all, Lu Yanhe's bombshell announcement at the Jose Film Festival made everyone know that he had many projects to start.

Huang Kairen also collaborated with Lu Yanhe on "The Golden Era".

Zhou Ping'an immediately went to inquire about the information.

Upon inquiring, Zhou Ping'an realized something was amiss.

This is actually a movie directed by Wang Zhong, written by Lu Yanhe, and starring Chen Bige.

In terms of director, screenwriter, and lead actors, this is arguably the most top-tier lineup in the domestic film industry, and it would be difficult to assemble a more luxurious cast.

Zhou Ping'an immediately realized. The movie wanted Huang Kai to play the male lead.

"Do you know this movie?" Zhou Ping'an asked Li Zhibai immediately.

Li Zhibai nodded, "I know."

"I know why you're so careless. You can play any role that Huang Kairen can play, so why don't they cast you?" Zhou Ping'an asked, exasperated, looking at Li Zhibai's nonchalant expression.

Li Zhibai glanced at him and said, "Why did you choose me to act? It would be inappropriate not to choose me."

"How are you inferior to Huang Kairen?" Zhou Ping'an asked angrily.

Li Zhibai: "There's almost a ten-year age difference. How do you think it's different?"

He rolled his eyes dramatically. "Can you stop pretending to be ignorant? Didn't you go and threaten Lao Lu before, saying that you could refuse the movie he wrote for us? Now you're eagerly eyeing someone else's script for me?"

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