Chapter 544 Not Fighting Against False Propositions

Reality, of course, is not like in the novel. Yin Xincheng was roused by Lu Yanhe's words and then performed as usual.

On set, Yin Xincheng still frequently had to make mistakes.

But this time, everyone knew why he messed up, so the atmosphere wasn't as confused and surprised as it was in the morning.

Just as Lu Yanhe said, despite the trouble he caused everyone, no one would blame him at this time.

Everyone, including Bai Jingnian, accompanied him through the process of working through each and every detail.

They didn't finish work until 11 p.m.

"Yan He." Zhan Yun came over. "Bai Jin just suggested that we invite Yin Xincheng for a late-night snack and a drink. He must have a really tough day."

Lu Yanhe: "Okay, I told him this afternoon that we should have a drink together after work tonight."

Zhan Yun immediately looked at Lu Yanhe with a accusing gaze.

"So if I hadn't asked you, the two of you were planning to drink alone? And Yan Liang too? But you didn't invite us girls?"

"We have to continue filming tomorrow, so I was originally planning to just have the two of us," Lu Yanhe explained helplessly. "Yan Liang wasn't invited either."

“Okay, I accept your explanation.” Zhan Yun nodded. “Have you made a reservation?”

"I had my assistant book a barbecue restaurant."

“OK,” Zhan Yun said. “I’ll bring the wine over.”

She turned around and went towards Bai Jin and Wen Minglan.

After they finished filming, they didn't leave immediately; they remained on set, probably waiting for her.

"Today has been quite an eventful day," Hu Siwei said with a smile as she approached Lu Yanhe.

"It really wasn't easy," Lu Yanhe sighed. "Thank you all for your hard work."

Hu Siwei shook his head, "Friends can be said to be the crew with the easiest workload and pace of filming."

Although the pressure of filming and broadcasting simultaneously is immense, there are only two official filming days per week.

For the production team, it's like breaking down the creation of a series into stages. In the past, they would focus on one stage at a time, but now it's completely different. However, with only two days of filming per week, the crew has plenty of time to rest and prepare for the next shoot.

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Yin Xincheng's new agent came to see me. He plans to order coffee, milk tea, and snacks for everyone in Yin Xincheng's name tomorrow as an apology." Hu Siwei smiled. "He's a pretty good guy, much better than the previous one."

“I haven’t had much contact with him, but I like his current agent.” Lu Yanhe and Hu Siwei exchanged a smile. “Director Bai was furious with Yin Xincheng today, but he still helped Yin Xincheng calm things down a lot.”

Today, he kept apologizing on set and making statements to Bai Jingnian. It wasn't that doing so was particularly useful, but rather, why did Bai Jingnian get so angry? Because he's the director, and Yin Xincheng did something that affected the entire crew. His anger was both his own emotion and the attitude he had to show everyone in his position. Just because you're the lead actor doesn't mean you can act with impunity.

Yin Xincheng's agent, disregarding his reputation, repeatedly apologized, admitted his mistakes, and made statements, which was seen as supporting Bai Jingnian. Moreover, he adopted a posture of "we completely admit our mistakes," giving Bai Jingnian a way to save face.

"Hopefully he'll be in better shape by tomorrow," Hu Siwei sighed.

After talking with Lu Yanhe, Hu Siwei prepared to leave and return to the hotel.

He made another phone call to the head of each department.

"You've worked hard today, finishing much later than planned. However, I still want to emphasize to your team again that you must not tell anyone about what happened today, not even your family. If this gets out, the impact on Yin Xincheng will be secondary; it will affect the show 'Friends.' Don't let your bonus go to waste."

After explaining everything, Hu Siwei went online to take a look.

He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that neither the news of Yin Xincheng's sudden departure from the crew nor the news of Yin Xincheng's breakup with his girlfriend had appeared in any marketing accounts or media reports.

He's been in this business for too long, but that doesn't mean he's become proficient and invincible.

The risks in this industry are so high that even major financial institutions are wary.

There's a saying: Hollywood, a place where even Wall Street gets ripped off. Of course, this refers to how major film studios manipulate their books to show a huge loss, throwing their investments into the ocean with little to show for it.

Hu Siwei closed her eyes and went through the events of the day in her mind. Suddenly, she remembered that Yin Xincheng's agent was new.

He immediately dialed Wu Yu's number again.

"Xiaoyu, are you still busy?"

Wu Yu clearly holds Hu Siwei, an industry heavyweight, in high regard.

"No, please tell me."

"It just occurred to me, now that Xincheng has broken up with his girlfriend, when are you planning to announce it?" Hu Siwei asked. "Have you discussed this with Xincheng's girlfriend... no, I should say ex-girlfriend?"

Wu Yu: "We plan to announce this tomorrow. Xincheng also wants to make this public as soon as possible so that those fanatical fans will stop attacking Xiaonan. Sigh, fans these days are really too crazy."

"Tomorrow is Friday," Hu Siwei reminded him. "If you want to make this public, I suggest you either do it now or wait until Saturday when the week's episodes are broadcast."

"Oh! I understand. I need to communicate with Xincheng and the company right away," Wu Yu said.

“I suggest you tell the truth. Of course, this is just my personal suggestion,” Hu Siwei said. “In this matter, Xincheng and his ex-girlfriend are both victims. Moreover, his ex-girlfriend is an ordinary person with no public relations or anyone to help her clarify everything. In your statement, Xincheng should show some responsibility.”

Wu Yu remained silent for a while.

"I don't mean anything by it. I've had a lot of dealings with Xincheng's management company and your ex-boyfriend. To be honest, if you really care about Xincheng and want to resolve this matter properly, you shouldn't be afraid of upsetting the fans, just tolerate it, and be afraid to speak the truth or condemn this crazy and immoral behavior. You've seen Xincheng's state today. Artists are people too. Don't ruin him."

Hu Siwei silently watched the dazzling lights outside the car window. After a moment, he heard Wu Yu say, "Okay, Producer Hu, I will do my best to handle this matter properly."

-

At 2:00 AM, Yin Xincheng's agency released a statement:

Our company's signed artist, Yin Xincheng, and Ms. He Nan were once in a romantic relationship. The exposure of their relationship brought Ms. He Nan tremendous attention and pressure, causing many inconveniences. Our company apologizes to Ms. He Nan for not handling the relevant issues properly in a timely manner.

Ms. He Nan is not an industry insider, and we were prepared to help her adapt to the new changes. However, in this process, a few extremists emerged who used selective quotations and fabricated rumors to smear and defame Ms. He Nan, causing her enormous inconvenience in her life and work and mental stress.

In order to restore peace and normalcy to their lives, the two of them had to make a difficult decision: to break up. We hope everyone will refrain from paying excessive or undue attention to Ms. He Nan, and from causing her further inconvenience.

Thank you everyone.

-

Lu Yanhe woke up early in the morning and brushed his teeth while reading the statement. He was surprised by some of the words and phrases used in it from time to time, and frowned several times.

It's neither classical nor vernacular.

Of course, regardless of how well or poorly it's written, this news will unsurprisingly go viral.

They announced their relationship just a few days ago, and now they've suddenly broken up.

For most people, it was like a bizarre farce.

While Wang Biao was helping Lu Yanhe pack his things for the film set, he asked loudly, "Brother Lu, would you like some milk in your coffee?"

"No more." Lu Yanhe walked out, yawning. "I need to go all out. I slept too late last night."

Wang Biao: "Many people have come to ask me if I know what's going on."

Lu Yanhe: "Ask Xincheng about his ex-girlfriend?"

“Yes,” Wang Biao said. “Everyone seems very curious about how his ex-girlfriend got together with him.”

Lu Yanhe asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why would you care about this?"

"I don't know." Wang Biao shook his head. "Maybe it's just pure curiosity, more about who He Nan is, since she suddenly started dating a popular celebrity and then broke up with him."

"The statement already said not to pay too much attention to her anymore; she's not an artist."

"That's what they say, but once you enter the public eye, even if you're an ordinary person, you can't just go back to being ordinary."

Wang Biao suddenly thought of something and chuckled.

"why are you laughing?"

"I was thinking of Sister Siqi. Looking at it this way, I feel that Sister Siqi is really strong. When she went public with you, she was just a college student and a lot of people attacked her, but she acted like nothing happened."

"How could nothing be wrong? He's faking it."

"It's impressive that you can pretend nothing happened," Wang Biao said.

Thinking of Chen Siqi back then, Lu Yanhe said, "Her upbringing was no easier than mine. She gritted her teeth and got through it all. After a year or two of adapting to the online storm, she got used to it."

Wang Biao sighed wistfully and said, "If I became your assistant so early and lived a good life, will I be bad at handling pressure in the future?"

Lu Yanhe: "..."

Wang Biao spoke with great enthusiasm: "Hey, Brother Lu, you have no idea. Using your title as my assistant has really made me experience what it means to be a fox borrowing the tiger's power. People who are ten or twenty years older than me are all very polite to me. Oh my, I really didn't expect this."

Lu Yanhe: "..."

He said, "If you don't feel much pressure being my assistant, it just means you're thick-skinned and have a big heart."

"Also, you're my executive agent now, when are you going to find me another assistant?"

Wang Biao: "It's not easy to find a reliable assistant like me. Those with high education are wasting their talents, and those without high education don't meet the requirements. I can only look slowly. Until I find one, I'll just keep doing this job."

"Just don't end up going back to being an executive broker," Lu Yanhe reminded him. "If you can't lead a team, you'll just be working yourself to death."

Wang Biao: "..."

-

"Wang Biao is someone who got his success by working alone. He's good at his job, but he lacks experience in leading a team and in collaborating with others, which he accumulated from Wan Qingqing and Song Jiang."

Speaking of Wang Biao, Chen Ziyan also felt helpless.

"It's one thing that it's hard to find a reliable and capable assistant like him, but on the other hand, he's also a bit hesitant. I think he's not actually ready to be a manager yet, so he subconsciously procrastinated on it."

Lu Yanhe: "Give him some time to overcome this mentality."

"Hmm," Chen Ziyan asked, "We fly on Sunday morning, will you be able to finish work normally today?"

"I'm not sure, we might not be able to finish filming. Yesterday's progress was a bit slow," Lu Yanhe said. "I'll try to finish it today. The production team knows my situation. If it really doesn't work out, we'll continue filming tomorrow."

Chen Ziyan: "I'm worried that you'll be rushing around too much and it will affect your condition. Long-haul flights are already exhausting."

"This little bit of trouble won't prevent me from attending the premiere as scheduled," Lu Yanhe laughed. "I just hope that today's filming goes smoothly."

-

On set, everyone was whispering among themselves, and you could tell from their expressions that they were talking about Yin Xincheng.

Releasing a breakup statement in the middle of the night is clearly an attempt to spread public opinion and attention across different time periods, minimizing the impact as much as possible.

Although, in reality, no matter what you do, this kind of thing cannot be fundamentally changed.

It's impossible for a message posted in the early morning to become outdated and uninteresting the next day.

However, after a night's rest, Yin Xincheng's mood and condition were much better than yesterday. Although he still couldn't compare to his usual self, he was much better than yesterday when he was frequently distracted.

Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that there should be no problem with today's scenes and that they could be filmed smoothly. If they rushed, they might even be able to finish filming the parts that were not finished yesterday.

After the first shoot ended, Yin Xincheng suddenly apologized and thanked everyone on set for what happened the day before.

This attitude was well received by everyone.

In reality, setting aside the celebrity aura and public curiosity, a film crew is just a workplace.

You are a star, a lead actor, and the core of this drama, but you've caused trouble and added to everyone's burdens. You should sincerely apologize, not just for show, but let everyone feel your sincerity.

Fortunately, Yin Xincheng is not the kind of person who is completely self-centered.

There are actually many artists like that.

Just when Lu Yanhe thought that Yin Xincheng had gained everyone's forgiveness, he unexpectedly overheard two people chatting in a corner of the studio.

"A big star is a big star. It's no problem for him to leave the set without permission, and he even hassle-up to apologize. Would the crew fire him if he didn't apologize?" The person who said this was a man.

"And so many people are playing along with his act, it's disgusting." The person who said this was a woman.

The two people's words completely surprised Lu Yanhe, as if they had hit him on the head.

"If we abandon our posts, how can we possibly have a second chance?"

"Making such a big fuss over a breakup? Who hasn't been heartbroken? Acting like you're going to die."

"The most disgusting one is Lu Yanhe, okay? He earned tens of millions in salary for this movie alone, and he will also earn profit sharing afterward. His total compensation is more than all of ours combined, and he always acts like we are all family. I feel like vomiting when I see him. You guys are talking about these celebrities, they can just be high and mighty, why do they have to act like we are all in the same boat? It's disgusting."

"Keep your voice down."

"What are you afraid of? At worst, you can just quit this job."

"Do you really think that way? You can earn eight thousand a month working here, but you'll only earn three thousand if you go to another film crew. Are you crazy? You won't do it?"

"At worst, I'll just starve to death and be done with it. This lousy life, let whoever loves it live it."

Lu Yanhe remained silent for two seconds, then turned and left.

He didn't want to see who was saying those words, nor did he intend to blame them.

Since we're not in the same situation, no one has the right to criticize the other.

He suddenly realized something.

There was no grand reason, just as they so vehemently disliked celebrities, he didn't need any plausible explanation to forgive Yin Xincheng.

He simply didn't think that Yin Xincheng's departure this time was particularly egregious or unforgivable.

He doesn't need to find explanations or reasons for his attitude.

The world has long been fragmented into many pieces.

Stop trying to make everyone understand you, and stop trying to find evidence to support your own ideas from other people's understanding.

It is a false proposition in itself.

-

From now on, I'll try to write and post as little as I can, instead of accumulating long chapters.

It seems like this makes writing more enjoyable.

I've seen everyone's feedback on the last few chapters.

But this time I'm firm in my belief that Xiao Lu's growth can't just happen overnight.

Also, the self-dialectics in these chapters is almost over here.

I'll try to have two plot breakthroughs in a small chapter in the future to speed up the pace.

(End of this chapter)