Chapter 425 Chen Siqi, you're ruthless! (Bonus chapter for monthly votes)

Huaiqian's earnest attempt to explain, coupled with his seemingly desperate attempt to broadcast his complete lack of connection to Yongshanhe San to the world, amused many who expressed their "pity" and "sympathy" for him.

As Lu Yanhe trended on social media, Huai Qian also became a trending topic.

Lu Yanhe left a comment in Huaiqian's comment section: Yongshanhe San is not prejudiced in every word he says, because he at least sees that you are such an excellent and remarkable actor. We should work together in the future.

Huaiqian replied: I've already taken screenshots! If you don't ask me to act in your movies, I'll print out the screenshots and send you a copy every day.

Lu Yanhe replied with an OK emoji, feeling both amused and exasperated.

The two of them followed each other on social media.

Huaiqian is indeed a relatively unknown actor. However, his passion for acting is genuine. He has acted in five dramas in just three years since his debut, which shows that he has high standards for choosing roles and doesn't accept just any project.

He cherished his reputation and was full of expectations for future achievements. However, he had no desire to become a tool manipulated by Yong Shanhe, or to inexplicably become the one who would trample Lu Yanhe down. That wouldn't be what everyone hoped for; that would be utter ruin.

Even someone as self-disciplined as Huaiqian can only admire Lu Yanhe. Lu Yanhe didn't achieve his current success through marketing or hype. He steadily and diligently delivered performances that resonated with audiences and fellow actors. They shared a mutual respect. Huaiqian naturally recognized Lu Yanhe's dedication, hard work, and dedication to acting.

The screen doesn't lie.

The interaction between Lu Yanhe and Huai Qian made many netizens proud. The reason for this pride is that these two actors did not become enemies because of the list in Yongshanhe 3—and you know, there are quite a few people and things like that.

That would be incredibly frustrating. Why should two such excellent actors be allowed to be sown apart by a despicable person like Yongshan Hesan?

In fact, when Lu Yanhe was talking about Fan Yongshanhe III, he was also very fortunate that Huaiqian chose to express his opinion in such a teasing and joking way, instead of standing up and saying things like "Why am I not worthy of being on this list?" or "Lu Yanhe is indeed very excellent, so why can't I be?"

It's not that Lu Yanhe doesn't want Huaiqian to say he's better, but if he does, things will become very ugly. Both Huaiqian and Lu Yanhe will be drawn into a storm stirred up by Yongshanhe. At that point, even if Lu Yanhe wanted to stay out of it, he wouldn't be able to.

Just then, "Jump Up" suddenly announced something on all its accounts, including their overseas media accounts, saying that they would invite the world's top film critics to hold a discussion on young filmmakers and their works around the world. This forum would be broadcast live globally and could be watched by everyone for free.

At first, the Japanese media didn't know what "Jump Up" was all about, but some of them followed Chinese media, so they quickly learned about the relationship between "Jump Up" and Lu Yanhe, especially the relationship between Chen Siqi, the current head of "Jump Up," and Lu Yanhe.

This matter has become like a fighting arena.

Just as Yongshanhe Sancai and several film critics released a list of the world's ten most promising young actors in "Behind the Screen," "Jump Up" launched a forum titled "Young Actors and Their Works in the Eyes of Film Critics." From the theme to the content, it was a direct confrontation, full of tension.

Japanese media, of course, did not want to miss this good show, and immediately interviewed Nagayama Kazuzo, asking him what he thought of the "Jump Up" event. "Jump Up" claims to invite the world's top film critics to participate in this forum. As Japan's most active film critic, has Nagayama Kazuzo received an invitation?

Yongshanhe San said: "I only express my attitude and opinions in professional film magazines. Jump Up is just a Chinese literary magazine. It doesn't even have much to do with film. Such an unprofessional magazine's so-called forum of world-class film critics cannot reflect professionalism at all."

After Yongshan Hesan's statement was relayed to China...

Chen Siqi herself and the social media accounts of "Jump Up" also posted a video.

The video features Chen Siqi and Lin Yu.

To Chen Siqi's left is the caption "Editor-in-Chief of 'Jump Up'", and to Lin Yu's right is the caption "Chief Film Critic of 'Jump Up'".

They were on the phone together.

The first person to answer the phone was a man.

Hi, Lin~

“Hi, Tom,” Lin Yu said with a smile. “Long time no see. Our magazine, Jump Up, wants to host an online forum where top film critics from around the world discuss young actors and their work. We would like to invite you to participate.”

"Oh! Since it was you who invited me, of course I'll attend."

The video showed a photo of a man, and below is his biography: Tom Wayne, a film critic and columnist for Variety magazine.

Then, the second person: Marion Tucci, chief film critic for the French magazine Cinema.

Lin Yu met both of them when she watched the premiere of "Late Spring" at the Venice International Film Festival.

We've kept in touch ever since.

The third person: Chen Shu, a film critic invited by China's Tomorrow Daily.

...

Five film critics appeared in the video, agreeing to participate in this forum.

Chen Siqi and Lin Yu's story came to a temporary end.

Facing the camera, Chen Siqi said, "The first batch of film critics for our forum has been announced. If you don't know who they are, you can search their names to see their influence in the film criticism circles of their respective countries and in the world film criticism circles. Our forum only invites the world's top film critics, critics who only focus on the films themselves and have the most opinion."

Lin Yu nodded and said, "Our magazine, 'Jump Up,' is indeed an arts and literature magazine. However, the concept of arts and literature is very broad and encompasses everything. Why doesn't film belong to the category of arts and literature? I am Lin Yu, the chief film critic of 'Jump Up.' When it comes to movies, we are serious."

Chen Siqi: "We welcome everyone to continue to follow our work. In the future, we will continue to invite the best film critics from all over the world."

This concludes the video.

Keen-eyed viewers immediately shared the video, saying—

Did "Jump Up" make this video themselves? Was it Chen Siqi's idea? Hahaha, she's so protective of her husband! She even made a Japanese subtitle for it, hahaha, I love it! Chen Siqi, you're ruthless!

(End of this chapter)