Chapter 894 A Good Excuse

On March 14, filming for "The Original Father" wrapped up. Lu Yanhe managed to get a few days to go back to China instead of flying directly to the "Men in Black" set.

There's nothing that absolutely requires returning to China to do.

It had been too long since he had been back, and Lu Yanhe really wanted to go back for a visit, even if it was just to sit down and have a meal with familiar friends.

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang are not currently on set, so if Lu Yanhe goes back now, he can still meet with them.

So, even though Lu Yanhe was still at the airport in Malaysia, the operation had already been set up.

It's not a big deal at all—

But when Lu Yanhe made the appointment, there were about ten people in total.

Fortunately, they were all longtime friends, so the news was kept secret and didn't leak out. Otherwise, other people would definitely have come to Lu Yanhe to express their desire to participate.

Everyone knows that Lu Yanhe is hard to get an appointment with, and the few opportunities to see him are at gatherings like this.

However, the news of Lu Yanhe's return to China could not be kept secret.

I don't know when it started, but celebrities' schedules have become transparent. No matter how hard we try to protect them, they will inevitably be leaked.

When Lu Yanhe appeared at a domestic airport and found that there were still some fans who came to pick him up, he was not surprised at all.

Of course, he didn't greet or exchange pleasantries with the fans. He had always disliked having his fans pick him up at the airport. In such public places, such behavior always causes a lot of inconvenience to others. In addition, Lu Yanhe also felt that such behavior was a waste of everyone's time.

The fans who come to pick up and drop off celebrities are mostly in their teens and twenties. At that age, there's really no need for them to waste their time chasing after stars.

There are always people who won't listen, and with a fanatical desire, they insist on taking this opportunity to see Lu Yanhe once, or even many times.

Lu Yanhe couldn't stop them either, so he could only "ignore" them.

He expressed his lack of support and disapproval of this behavior by ignoring it.

However, this inevitably leads some to say that he's being arrogant and doesn't even care about his fans.

Some people even made sarcastic remarks: Lu Yanhe stopped caring about fans a long time ago. He canceled his fan club a long time ago. He is an artist. He doesn't need fans. He is aloof.

However, strangely enough, this sarcastic tone did not disappoint Lu Yanhe's fans.

On the contrary, many fans said very seriously that Lu Yanhe is indeed that kind of person, and he doesn't need to pander to his fans.

Some people have called Lu Yanhe's fans despicable.

Lu Yanhe's fans also retorted: At least we like a genuinely talented person.

-

Lu Yanhe rarely searches for news about himself online anymore.

I used to watch it a lot.

The reason for this change is that many comments online make him want to explain or argue back.

He found that his temper was getting worse and worse, which meant that he was less tolerant of many things than before.

This is due to both objective reasons that he no longer needs to endure anything at this stage, and reasons that his personality and perception are gradually changing.

A person's time, attention, and energy are all limited. In his life, there are more important and precious things, so he doesn't want to waste time and energy, including patience, on people and things that are not important.

If you don't confront something on the spot, you'll inevitably dwell on it afterward, and it might suddenly pop up in your mind when you're dreaming or feeling sleepy, affecting your peace of mind.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe's choice was to avoid seeing it altogether.

But this time, as he left the airport and sat in the car, Lu Yanhe recalled the scene of a fan repeatedly saying, "Can you say something to us?" and, as if possessed, he opened Weibo and searched for his own name.

Sure enough, this scene, captured by fans at the airport, was posted on Weibo in real time.

A video that's about ten seconds long.

The fan's post read: "Lu Yanhe is so cold-hearted. No matter how much we plead, he doesn't respond at all..."

Four people have already left comments in the comment section below this video.

Both of them said that Lu Yanhe dislikes fans picking him up and seeing him off at the airport, so he definitely wouldn't respond in this situation.

However, some people say: "He's already acting like this, and you're still fans? Aren't you just being pathetic?"

Lu Yanhe was furious at the sight, but subconsciously held back.

He sighed.

Hearing this, Wang Biao asked, "Brother Lu, what's wrong?"

Lu Yanhe gave a brief explanation.

Wang Biao immediately said, "Brother Lu, don't leave any comments in their comment section."

Lu Yanhe: "No."

“There are some people who are deliberately stirring up topics to gain traffic, including so-called fans who pick you up or drop you off at the airport,” Wang Biao said. “They may not even be your fans; they are just making a living from this traffic.”

"Data-driven food?"

“Yes.” Wang Biao nodded. “Now that social media is so developed, many people use this method of live streaming celebrity activities to start an account, gather a group of people under the guise of being fans, and then slowly transform into a blogger.”

Lu Yanhe: "But what I read online doesn't seem to be true."

“There are definitely some that aren’t like that, but if you click into a few accounts that are stirring up trouble or deliberately saying things that provoke emotions, you’ll find that this situation is already very common, and it’s not just one or two,” Wang Biao said. “This is the most convenient way to create accounts now. Whether you like a celebrity or hate a celebrity, you can gather a group of people.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe frowned.

"Is nobody going to do anything about this?"

"How do you manage that?" Wang Biao said. "Back when I was doing live streaming, I would do almost anything to get views. Brother Lu, have you forgotten how you first met me?"

The memory instantly surfaced in Lu Yanhe's mind.

Yes, they bumped into each other at a restaurant, and as a result, Wang Biao kept pestering him, and Lu Yanhe suddenly appeared in his live broadcast room.

-

After hearing Wang Biao's reminder, Lu Yanhe's anger subsided considerably.

He was idly scrolling through short videos when a video of a woman who looked somewhat familiar suddenly appeared.

Lu Yanhe's first reaction was, "Is this an actress I've worked with before?"

Because this woman's video looks remarkably like a female celebrity's video.

She is beautiful and refined, and the video shows her explaining how she removes her makeup.

Lu Yanhe's first reaction was that he was a little confused and didn't understand why the video platform would recommend this kind of content to him.

He doesn't usually watch it.

Then I looked at the account name: Huang Yunlan.

Lu Yanhe immediately realized that this was Yin Xincheng's fiancée.

No wonder he looked familiar.

We met once.

While Huang Yunlan was distracted, the video had already been playing for almost a minute.

Huang Yunlan was talking while removing her makeup.

“Of course Xincheng and I are truly in love. I know many of you probably think I'm marrying above my station, right? He's a big star, and I'm just an ordinary person. But to be honest, stars are people too, and male stars can like people too, right? So why can't Xincheng like me?”

Lu Yanhe: "..."

The video has 80,000 likes.

Clicking into the comments section, Lu Yanhe was somewhat shocked by the top few comments.

For example, the number one question is: When will you give us a lesson and share how to win over male celebrities?

Huang Yunlan actually replied to this comment: Okay, sister! [heart emoji]

Lu Yanhe: "..."

Clicking into the homepage, I saw 120,000 followers. The product showcase was filled with items being promoted. The profile even announced the time for the next live stream, which was tonight at 8 PM.

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, "Aren't they both pregnant and nearing their due date?"

Why are you doing live streaming?

Lu Yanhe withdrew.

For some reason, he just couldn't feel any affection for Yin Xincheng's fiancée.

-

Back at Ziyuan Bridge, Lu Yanhe had assumed that Li Zhibai and Yan Liang would be waiting for him in the house, but only Yan Liang was there.

Yan Liang said that Li Zhibai went to find Jiang Yuqian and would be back later.

Lu Yanhe: "...Ever since it became public, he no longer needs to hide it and has started to happily cling to Sister Yuqian, right?"

Yan Liang smiled.

“I feel that’s the case. After they came back from overseas, they didn’t join any production crews and spent most of their time in Yuming. Li Zhibai also didn’t come back to sleep every few days.”

"ha."

“I think it won’t be long before he moves out of Ziyuanqiao completely,” Yan Liang said.

Lu Yanhe: "Will Sister Yuqian agree?"

"I don't know if Sister Yuqian will agree, but Li Zhibai has a thick skin." Yan Liang asked, "How many days can you stay this time?"

"I have to leave the day after tomorrow." Lu Yanhe sighed. "I have to go film 'Men in Black.' What about you? When are you going to film your cameo role in 'Men in Black'?"

"I should be going there next month," Yan Liang said. "I've taken on a variety show this month, and I'll be recording three episodes."

What program?

"I'll be a guest on a comedy show," Yan Liang said. "I'll just sit there and watch everyone perform; it'll be quite relaxing."

"Why don't they come to me for these kinds of shows?" Lu Yanhe said with a hint of jealousy. "They can record the whole show just by sitting down."

Yan Liang: "I was surprised when a comedy show invited me to be a guest. It was only later that I realized that because I acted in Friends, people thought I was actually a comedian."

“That’s right.” When Yan Liang mentioned Friends, Lu Yanhe immediately thought of Huang Yunlan and asked, “Have you seen Yin Xincheng recently?”

"We met at an event, what's up?"

"Isn't he and his girlfriend getting married at the end of this month? Can you go?"

"I can, how about you?"

“I’m filming ‘Men in Black,’ so I probably won’t have time to come back,” Lu Yanhe said. “If it were him marrying Zhan Yun, it would be fine if I came back specifically for him.”

“I met his girlfriend once in private. It was a dinner party organized by Yin Xincheng.” Yan Liang sighed. “To be honest, I don’t really like her.”

"What's wrong?"

"She asked me directly in front of everyone at the table if she and Yin Xincheng could be invited to the premiere of 'Speed' because she is a fan of Lily Williams and really wants to meet Lily."

Lu Yanhe: "...Wouldn't that be awkward for you? Would you invite the other people at the table?"

“Yes, so I just said directly that I didn’t decide on the guest list for the premiere.” Yan Liang looked a little helpless. “The next day she called me to apologize, saying that she was too excited and didn’t pay attention to the occasion, causing me trouble. Of course, I couldn’t say anything, so I just said it was okay, after all, she’s Yin Xincheng’s girlfriend and she’s pregnant. But what she was implying was that she still wanted to ask me for tickets to the premiere of ‘Speed.’ At that moment, I really felt a little disgusted with her.”

Lu Yanhe: "I understand how you feel."

"Did you know that she's now a social media blogger?"

"I just came across her short video."

“I heard from Bai Jin that she had invited Bai Jin to her live broadcast room. The problem is, Bai Jin and she had only met twice and were not familiar with each other at all.”

Lu Yanhe: "She sounds like a rather troublesome person."

“It must be.” Yan Liang nodded. “So, I suggest you stay as far away from her as possible.”

Lu Yanhe: "Then it was right of me not to attend their wedding."

Yan Liang: "If this continues, I'll have to tell Yin Xincheng directly to ask his girlfriend to keep her distance from us, especially me. After all, we're of the opposite sex, and we don't want any rumors to spread out of nowhere."

“That’s a good excuse,” Lu Yanhe nodded.

(End of this chapter)