Chapter 369 Unexpected Event (7,000 words update!)

Lu Yanhe was quite frustrated.

Whenever he felt he had made some progress, a situation like this would occur, reminding him that he was still a clueless newbie, and that he hadn't even realized such basic common sense immediately.

After Huang Cheng said that, Lu Yanhe realized what was going on.

His collaboration with Aurora Borealis was disrupted by Huang Cheng's sudden interference. Regardless of whether it was Lu Yanhe's own idea, this shows that Lu Yanhe did not trust Aurora Borealis enough and did not truly regard it as a trustworthy partner.

Since the Northern Lights wanted to cooperate with Lu Yanhe, their anger wouldn't be directed at Lu Yanhe, so it could only be directed at Huangcheng.

After finishing his meal with Huang Cheng, Lu Yanhe fell into deep thought in the car on the way back to the hotel.

On one hand, he was thinking about what Huang Cheng had said, that Chen Lingling might want to collaborate on his script.

On the other hand, he was thinking about what kind of show he wanted to make.

Every script he receives comes with the premise that he already has a finished product in mind. Therefore, when developing each script, he can't help but compare it with his previous work.

However, just as the same piece of music will produce different effects when played by different performers, if you try to imitate someone's style without a certain level of skill, you will only end up with a poor imitation.

Huang Cheng's words gave Lu Yanhe much to think about.

How exactly should "My Own Swordsman" be filmed?

If it were filmed the way it was before, would it be liked by people in this internet age?

Every work bears the mark of its time.

As Lu Yanhe pondered, he stared blankly out the car window, and before he knew it, a wave of drowsiness washed over him, and he fell asleep.

Zou Dong and Wang Biao noticed that he had fallen asleep, so they stopped talking and became quiet.

-

Lu Yanhe himself also found it strange that he seemed to feel sleepy at night every time he joined a film crew.

He usually doesn't go to sleep until 11 or 12 o'clock, but it's only a little past 9 o'clock now, and he's already fallen asleep in the car.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Lu Yanhe took a shower and sat down to let his hair air dry.

As a result, I fell asleep again.

Acting is mentally taxing.

However, this also has its advantages: I can sleep better and wake up earlier.

Lu Yanhe, unusually, got up early again, opening his eyes at six in the morning.

I slept soundly and felt refreshed.

Lu Yanhe thought for a second. Since he had gotten up so early today, should he go for a run and get some exercise?

He only thought about it for a moment before immediately abandoning the idea.

Forget it, there's no need. It's not like we're filming "Phoenix Terrace" where he needs to look energetic and vibrant.

I'm going to the film set to shoot a movie today, just like always.

He set off at 10 a.m. to get his hair and makeup done; he still had several hours to go.

So Lu Yanhe started a live stream and continued writing the script.

-

Early in the morning, at 6:30, Lu Yanhe started his live broadcast.

There weren't many spectators.

At this time, night owls have just fallen asleep, and people with regular sleep schedules also have other things to do.

But Lu Yanhe didn't care. He was just doing a live stream, and whether people could see it or not was up to fate.

Lu Yanhe is writing the script for the second season of "My Own Swordsman".

Although we don't know how "My Own Swordsman" will ultimately be filmed, no matter how it's filmed, a script is still necessary.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Chen Siqi sent a message to Lu Yanhe: Why are you up so early? Are you going to the film set so early in the morning?

Lu Yanhe picked up his phone and replied: I went to bed early yesterday, why are you waking up so early too?

It's summer vacation now, so Chen Siqi usually doesn't wake up this early.

Chen Siqi said: I made an appointment to visit Teacher Shi Xia at his home today and bring him the letters written to him by readers.

Chen Siqi devoted a great deal of energy to Teacher Shi Xia.

However, the results were also remarkable.

This year, Teacher Shi Xia has already published two articles in "Jump Up": a short story and an essay.

Chen Siqi knew that Lu Yanhe was filming today, so she hadn't told him about it beforehand.

She added: "You're filming 'The Silent River' right now. I'd like to have Li Bi come over for an exclusive set visit for publicity. Do you think that's appropriate?"

Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask the director and Huang Cheng what they think first. I wonder if they'd be willing to have someone come and do publicity before filming ends."

Chen Siqi: Okay, if it's inconvenient, then forget it. I won't force you. But if "The Silent River" needs this kind of publicity, then let's keep it in the family. Li Bi's short video program is quite popular online now, and the number of views is getting higher and higher.

Lu Yanhe replied, "Okay."

-

He Lan woke up at eight o'clock in the morning, groggily opened her eyes, checked the time on her phone, and saw a notification pop up in the background that Lu Yanhe was going to do a live broadcast.

Live streaming so early?!

Helan rubbed her eyes in surprise and stretched on the bed.

She sat up and opened Lu Yanhe's live stream.

In the video, Lu Yanhe appears to have just finished replying to someone's message. He puts down his phone, looks back at the screen, and starts typing.

Lu Yanhe types very fast.

Many people in the live chat were expressing their amazement at this.

Some people even complimented Lu Yanhe on his beautiful hands.

Helan couldn't help but laugh when she saw these comments.

Then, she put down her phone and felt a sense of melancholy.

I'll be a senior in college when this summer ends.

Unfortunately, she did not get a spot in the postgraduate program.

She needs to make a decision: whether to take the postgraduate entrance exam or start looking for a job.

This decision was quite difficult to make.

Helan herself hadn't figured out whether she should continue her studies or go to work.

Of course, she hadn't figured out what kind of job she wanted if she were to work.

During her three years at university, Helan felt that she had been living a rather aimless life at first, but later she changed.

By actively participating in school activities and competitions, and finding goals to strive for, Helan gradually became a "star student" in the eyes of her classmates. However, Helan herself knew that she was still someone who didn't quite know what she wanted or what direction she should strive for. She was just beginning to learn to enjoy the process of working hard.

My roommate Xu Mingyue, because of her internship at Jiangyin Publishing House, happened to catch the wave of the creation of "Jump Up" from scratch, and has successfully received an offer from "Jump Up". After graduation, she will officially join "Jump Up".

Although Jiang Linxian is not well-liked, she has accumulated various internship experiences and participated in numerous activities and competitions, creating a dazzling resume for herself.

As Helan watched Lu Yanhe livestreaming, she thought to herself that outstanding people have clear goals no matter what they do and can persevere in striving for them, while she often felt lost and helpless.

Just then, an app she had registered with that aggregated various job postings suddenly sent her a push notification:

Ai Ru Tian Shen Culture Co., Ltd. has extended an invitation to you for the position of [Literary Editor].

Helan was stunned when she saw the message.

What the heck?

He Lan vaguely felt that she had seen the name of this company somewhere before.

She clicked on it out of curiosity.

-

At 9:30, Wang Biao came to the hotel to find Lu Yanhe.

He was also carrying breakfast in his hand, boiled eggs and rice noodle soup that he had bought on the way.

Lu Yanhe had mentioned before that he loved to eat, so he specially asked Zou Dong to take him to the most famous restaurant nearby to get a takeout.

Lu Yanhe had finished washing up and was ready to go out.

Wang Biao: "Brother Lu, why don't you eat your breakfast first?"

Lu Yanhe nodded and asked, "Have you eaten?"

“We’ve already eaten.” Wang Biao said with a happy smile, full of energy. “We still have time, so take your time eating. We’ll leave at ten o’clock.”

Lu Yanhe nodded, sat down, took a bite, and said, "Hmm? This tastes even better than what we had the day before yesterday."

"I specifically searched it up, and this place is very famous. It's been open for many years, and many locals eat here," Wang Biao said. "I asked Brother Dong to take me there specifically to buy some."

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Since becoming his assistant, Wang Biao has paid close attention to these details and learned very quickly, already becoming a very qualified assistant.

Wang Biao also cherished the opportunity to be Lu Yanhe's assistant.

When filming "The Silent River", Zou Dong could take a break because Wang Biao was with him on set. He was basically only responsible for the round trips and didn't have to work as hard as before.

After finishing his meal, Lu Yanhe went to the film set.

His filming time is now scheduled in the best time slots, so unless there are special circumstances, he doesn't have to get up early or stay up late.

Upon arriving at the dressing room, the makeup artists came over as soon as Lu Yanhe changed into his costume and began applying his makeup.

Lu Yanhe read the script while waiting for the makeup artist to do his makeup.

The scene we're filming today isn't difficult, but it's physically demanding.

The scene being filmed depicts him being discovered by a policeman played by Zeng Qiao, followed by a chase scene between the two.

The makeup session took half an hour. When he came out of the dressing room, he had become the suspect who was destitute, looked disheveled, and exuded inferiority.

Today's scene is filmed on location.

After his makeup was done, he got back into the car and headed to the filming location.

The scene was all set up; all that was needed was for him and Zeng Qiao to arrive.

Lu Yanhe arrived at the scene at around 11:20.

Chen Lingling was leading the film crew along the actors' route, figuring out how to film it.

Around 11:40, we arrived at Zengqiao.

Food was served on site.

Many extras.

Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao ate their boxed lunches under a makeshift tent.

Their conditions were already quite good; at least they had a table and a small stool.

Everyone else found their own spot on the spot, either squatting or sitting directly on the ground.

"We'll be filming this afternoon, I'm sure I'll be exhausted," Zeng Qiao said with a smile.

Lu Yanhe nodded, "It feels like it will be very tiring."

They could already see where they would be filming later. This was a residential area, the place where Lu Yanhe lived in the drama. Zeng Qiao, playing a policeman, came here to find Lu Yanhe after learning that he lived here. However, Lu Yanhe already knew that his classmate had become a policeman, so he ran away immediately after spotting Zeng Qiao.

They engaged in a chase right there in this crowded place.

They were halfway through their meal when Chen Lingling came over.

She was holding a boxed lunch in her hand when she sat down right next to them.

"director."

"director."

Lu Yanhe greeted Zeng Qiao.

"How are the boxed lunches?" Chen Lingling asked. "I told them before that their food was too oily and asked them to make it lighter. I don't know if they listened."

“That’s good,” Lu Yanhe said.

"Today's filming will be a bit strenuous, so please eat more," Chen Lingling instructed.

Zeng Qiao laughed and said, "How can I eat more? If I eat too much, I won't be able to run."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lingling thought for a moment and nodded, "That's true. Then you should eat less, so you won't be too tired to run later."

Chen Lingling has this kind of straightforward personality.

People who are not familiar with her may sometimes be left speechless by a single sentence she utters.

Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao exchanged a smile.

-

Despite having prepared himself mentally, when Lu Yanhe had been running for nearly two or three hours, completely soaked in sweat and panting heavily, he still couldn't help but bend over, supporting himself on his knees with both hands, gasping for breath as if he were about to collapse at any moment.

"How are you? Are you alright?" Zeng Qiao asked when he saw him suddenly stop.

Lu Yanhe waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

After he calmed down, he straightened up and looked back at Zeng Qiao and the director.

"Sorry, I haven't recovered from that moment, so I stopped."

Chen Lingling, wearing a sun hat, walked over and said, "Let's all take a break."

Lu Yanhe glanced at the western sky; the sun was about to set.

He said, "Now that we're resting, does the light change?"

Chen Lingling glanced back at the sunset and nodded. "Let's rest for five minutes first, take a break, and then we'll finish filming this scene in one go."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Both Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao were covered in sweat, their clothes soaked through.

Wang Biao came over immediately and handed the kettle to Lu Yanhe.

The thermos still held a slightly cool temperature, and Wang Biao put an ice cube into it.

Lu Yanhe took a sip of water and gurgled, feeling as if he had been greeted by a banana leaf fan on a fiery mountain.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

The makeup artist came over, wiped his sweat, and touched up his makeup.

very tired.

-

"You are a student of the School of Humanities at Zhenhua University, so your professional skills are definitely beyond question. However, our company mainly focuses on three areas: copyright incubation, IP evaluation, and film and television adaptations of Professor Yu Jiang's works. We need literary editors, and they will work around these three areas."

The other party smiled and said to Helan, "I saw on your resume that your English level is also very high, which is a skill we need. In the future, when we go overseas to participate in film festivals or related events, we will need a translator. If you join our company, it will save us trouble."

Helan found it increasingly outrageous as she listened.

ha?

What exactly was she going there to do?

When Helan checked the company "Ai Ru Tian Shen" in the morning, she found that it was a company in Yujiang.

When He Lan saw that the company belonged to Yu Jiang, as a fan of Lu Yanhe, she immediately crossed it out in her mind.

But just as she was about to quit, she had an inexplicable urge to see what was going on with the company.

So she clicked "agree" to attend the interview.

Unexpectedly, two hours later, the other party called to ask if she had time for an interview that afternoon.

Driven by curiosity, Helan arrived at the company called "Love Like a God".

Although it's called a company, it actually only rents four offices and one meeting room in one office building.

Helan chatted with the person for nearly an hour, and she could clearly feel the other person's satisfaction with her.

However, the fork in Helan's heart remained unchanged.

She just came to check it out of curiosity.

After finishing her conversation with the people, Helan smiled and said that she would go back and seriously consider it before giving them an answer.

Someone escorted her to the meeting room door.

Just as Helan was about to head to the elevator, a somewhat familiar figure walked over.

"I told you long ago that I absolutely had to cast a top-tier young male actor for this movie. Who would want to watch it if you cast some unknown actor?" The person's tone was arrogant, as if the person on the other end of the phone was her subordinate, and she was very bossy. "This is a campus romance movie. If the male and female leads aren't popular, we won't attract any fans. If you're going to cast newcomers, you might as well give up now and not ruin my story. Go report this to your boss."

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone and her gaze fell on Helan.

The person seeing Helan off immediately greeted Yu Jiang respectfully, "Teacher Yu, you've arrived!"

Yu Jiang glanced at He Lan and asked, "Who is she?"

Looking at the woman in front of him, who was just as domineering and arrogant as the rumors suggested, He Lan muttered to himself, "Your grandma."

After learning that He Lan was there for an interview, Yu Jiang immediately looked her over carefully again and said, "I happen to need an assistant. Come to my office and we can talk."

The person in charge of interviewing Helan paused, looking troubled, and then glanced at Helan.

They are graduates of Zhenhua University and are here for an interview for a literary editor position, not an assistant position.

These two positions are completely different in nature.

He Lan smiled slightly at Yu Jiang and said, "Teacher Yu, I have no intention of becoming someone's assistant. The interview has just ended, and I have an appointment tonight, so I'll be leaving now. Goodbye."

She politely declined Yu Jiang's offer and left with composure.

Yu Jiang's face darkened with anger as he looked at the person who interviewed He Lan and said, "Where did you find this person? They have no respect for elders."

The other person looked helpless and said, "Ms. Yu, she is a student from Zhenhua University and is here to interview for a literary editor position."

Yu Jiang paused for a moment upon hearing the words "Zhenhua University".

"I saw her resume and she seemed like a very outstanding girl, so I tried sending her an invitation. I didn't expect her to actually come for an interview."

The implication is that since they're willing to come here, it's their inconvenience, so you should shut up.

Yu Jiang rolled his eyes. "So what if you graduated from Zhenhua University? These days, it's not about academic qualifications, it's about ability."

-

He Lan finished her interview and came out of the building.

The sun had already reached the horizon.

Looking across the road between the buildings, a hazy purple haze appeared on the horizon.

Helan walked towards the subway station.

"Helan!" Xu Mingyue's voice suddenly rang out from behind her.

Helan almost thought she had misheard.

"Mingyue? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to discuss an advertising collaboration," Xu Mingyue said. "What about you?"

Helan gave a brief explanation.

Xu Mingyue looked completely bewildered. "You're going to interview at Yu Jiang's company? You're not even planning to go. Why are you wasting your time?"

"It's just curiosity; I want to see what's going on with Yu Jiang's company."

Xu Mingyue: "You really have nothing better to do. It's just a coincidence that we've run into each other. Let's have dinner together before going back."

"Hmm." Helan nodded. "What would you like to eat?"

"I'm craving Japanese food. I just saw a highly-rated Japanese restaurant nearby online," Xu Mingyue said. "It's on me."

Since Xu Mingyue started working on "Jump Up", she has often treated He Lan to meals.

Helan said, "You don't always have to treat us, let's split the bill."

“That works too.” Xu Mingyue nodded. “If you don’t want to work at Yu Jiang’s company, where do you plan to work?”

He Lan shook her head. "I haven't decided yet. I've been worrying about this all summer. I'm even thinking about whether I should go for a master's degree."

“If you haven’t thought it through, pursuing a master’s degree is a good option,” Xu Mingyue said. “I’m very clear that I don’t want to go down the academic path, and I’ve come across such a great opportunity with ‘Jump Up.’ Have you considered doing academia in the future?”

“I haven’t thought anything through. Doing academic research… I don’t think I’m cut out for it. I’m not the kind of person who can sit down and read a book.” He Lan hugged Xu Mingyue’s arm and rested her head on her shoulder. “So I’m so envious when I see that you and Lu Yanhe have such clear goals.”

Xu Mingyue: "Goals are all set by oneself. You can set a goal anytime you want. What's there to envy?"

"It's not that easy."

Xu Mingyue: "If you really don't know what to do, why don't you try working for Lu Yanhe?"

"Huh?" Helan was taken aback. "Try what?"

Xu Mingyue said, "I heard it from his girlfriend Chen Siqi. Besides the 'Jump Up' project, Lu Yanhe also started a film and television company with his agent, which specializes in film and television projects. He must need people there. You are interested in the entertainment industry and are a fan of Lu Yanhe. Maybe you can find what you want to do there."

Xu Mingyue's words stirred something in Helan's heart.

The two people entered the subway station and went through security.

Suddenly, a girl in front of them let out a gasp.

"No way?"

"What's wrong?" the girl's companion asked.

"Some people say that Lu Yanhe fell from the third floor while filming."

"ah?"

...

He Lan and Xu Mingyue were both stunned when they heard this, and didn't react at first.

-

Chen Ziyan and Chen Siqi got out of the car and hurriedly ran into the hospital building.

Both women had tense, serious, and unsmiling expressions.

You could vaguely see the tension and unease beneath the seriousness.

Wang Biao and Zou Dong were waiting for them on the twelfth floor.

Besides the two of them, Huang Cheng and two other people from the crew were also there.

"How is it? How is Yan He's injury? Is it serious?" Although she had already received a message from Wang Biao on the way here that he was safe, Chen Ziyan still couldn't help but ask immediately.

Huang Cheng said, "Ziyan, Siqi, don't worry. The test results are in. There was no internal organ damage or fracture. It's a stroke of luck."

"Fortunately, there were two clotheslines below that cushioned Lu Yanhe's fall," someone next to Huang Cheng added.

Chen Ziyan and Chen Siqi breathed a sigh of relief.

When they received the news that Lu Yanhe was injured, they were both shocked and have been worried ever since.

Chen Siqi said, "I'll go in and check on him first."

Chen Ziyan nodded.

Chen Siqi went inside.

Chen Ziyan turned to Zou Dong and Wang Biao and said, "Zou Dong, Wang Biao, you two go back to the hotel first and get two sets of clothes for Yan He, and also buy two sets for Chen Siqi... Never mind, I'll buy her clothes. Wang Biao, you can rest first and come back to relieve us at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Zou Dong, please bring the clothes and toiletries over tonight. Please keep watch tonight."

Zou Dong nodded, "Okay."

Wang Biao immediately said, "Sister Ziyan, I can do it too."

“You don’t both need to stay here. It’s not a big deal,” Chen Ziyan said. “Besides, if you two stay here tonight, who will stay tomorrow?”

Wang Biao then fell silent.

Zou Dong and Wang Biao left.

Chen Ziyan did not speak to Huang Cheng immediately, but instead took out her phone and replied with a few words as if she were replying to a message.

She looked up at Huang Cheng and the others.

"Mr. Huang, what exactly happened during today's filming? Why did Yan He fall from the third floor?"

Huang Cheng said in a deep voice, "This is our fault for not doing a safety check beforehand. The iron railings on the third-floor corridor were rusty and not sturdy because of their age. Yan He and Zeng Qiao were filming a chase scene. Yan He was blocked by Zeng Qiao here, and his back was against the railing, which caused the railing to come loose."

Chen Ziyan asked, "Did you choose the location for today's filming?"

"Yes, that's the place our crew found."

Chen Ziyan took a deep breath and said, "With this incident, the internet is in an uproar. You should first let everyone know that the crew is safe. Someone on set filmed Yan He falling, and the video is going viral online, causing widespread panic. Some people are even saying that Yan He hit his head and died on the spot. Let's stop this rumor first."

Huang Cheng nodded.

"good."

Chen Ziyan: "Let's talk about other things later. Let's see how Yan He recovers first. At least for the next two days, Yan He definitely won't be able to go back to filming."

Huang Cheng looked apologetic and said, "Ziyan, I'm sorry that Yan He had such an accident on our set."

Chen Ziyan's expression was stern as she said, "It's really inappropriate for something like this to happen in your film crew, Brother Huang."

Huang Cheng: "We should have done a thorough inspection and preparation in all aspects, but the preparation for this play was indeed rushed."

Chen Ziyan: "I know that the filming of this drama is very stressful, but let Yan He rest for a few days. With his personality, he will definitely want to go back to the set to film as soon as possible, regardless of his injuries. Let him rest in the hospital for a couple more days. Even if his internal organs and bones are not injured, he still fell from a height of three stories. His injuries will not heal so quickly. Don't give him a chance to be stubborn."

"Okay, I understand. I'll take care of this. Don't worry."

(End of this chapter)