Chapter 223 Strangely Annoying
Luo Yuzhong's face appeared on the screen.
As a renowned director in the industry, his face may not be recognized by many, but his name is absolutely household name.
The same applies to the audience.
He was standing on the film set, and said to the camera: "Xiao Lu is a very talented actor. I was really surprised that he could act so effortlessly in his first role. It's rare to see such a talented actor. I think he will act in many films and become an actor that everyone likes and recognizes. I am very honored that such an actor's first film was with me."
The video ends here.
Applause erupted in the studio. This time, Lu Yanhe saw it; it was the director leading the audience in applause.
Peng Zhixing said with great joy, "This video was specially recorded for our program by Director Luo Yuzhong. Lu Yanhe hadn't seen it before. Yanhe, what do you want to say about working with Director Luo Yuzhong?"
“I—” Lu Yanhe hesitated for only a moment, “I feel very lucky to have met Director Luo Yuzhong to film my first movie, which made me yearn to become an actor.”
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A typical episode of "The Journey" is only forty to fifty minutes long, while a live recording takes about an hour and a half.
The recording of the first episode went very smoothly.
Lu Yanhe had thought he would act stiffly, after all, he was being interviewed in front of so many people and cameras, and he couldn't ignore them. But the situation was much better than he expected.
Peng Zhixing's interview style made him feel very comfortable, without feeling offended at all—Lu Yanhe knew that he was not old enough to accuse others of offending him, but that was how he felt.
After recording "Zhi Xing", Lu Yanhe said goodbye to Peng Zhixing.
Peng Zhixing said, "If you're free later, let's have a meal together. I can finish work for today."
Lu Yanhe said apologetically, "I have an appointment later."
Upon hearing this, Peng Zhixing nodded and said, "Then let's make an appointment for next time."
When Lu Yanhe returned to the rest room, Lin Miaomiao was waiting for him there.
What are you doing here?
"I'll wait for you. Who knows if you'll sneak away?" Lin Miaomiao was still playing with her fingers when she saw Lu Yanhe, then she stood up and said, "Let's go."
Lu Yanhe: "...Okay."
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During a break in the recording of the program, Yu Jiang went to the restroom.
She happened to see Lu Yanhe and Lin Miaomiao walking together down the front corridor.
Yu Jiang's face immediately turned ugly.
She pointed at them and asked the staff member next to her, "Who is that girl next to Lu Yanhe?"
The staff member glanced at it and said, "She's our CEO Lin's daughter."
Yu Jiang frowned slightly: "President Lin?"
"Yes, he's the owner of our Northern Lights."
Yu Jiang realized what was happening.
Her expression turned even uglier.
Is this the reason why Lu Yanhe refused to star in the drama adaptation of her novel?
"Does Teacher Yu also like Lu Yanhe?" the staff member asked.
Yu Jiang rolled her eyes and said directly, "What's so great about him?"
After saying that, she turned and left.
The staff looked surprised, wondering why Yu Jiang had suddenly turned hostile.
This reaction made it seem as if they had a grudge against Lu Yanhe.
What grudge did they have against each other?
During the second half of the recording of "Book Club", the topic of adapting novels into film and television dramas was discussed, and Yu Jiang became the undisputed protagonist on this topic.
Yu Jiang's novels have been adapted into numerous films and television series.
Some people asked how deeply Yu Jiang was involved in his film and television adaptations.
Yu Jiang said with a smile, "Actually, it mainly depends on the production team's opinion. If they need my opinion, I will participate more. If they don't need it, I'm happy to be a spectator."
"Would you offer your opinion on casting?"
“The production team will ask for my opinion, and I will also recommend actors I like to them. Actually, I have a habit when I write that I have an image in my mind,” Yu Jiang said. “Finding actors based on that image might be more suitable.”
"I heard that Yu Jiang's novel 'Empty Face' is going to be adapted into a web series. Does Yu Jiang have any actors in mind for this series?"
Yu Jiang's face almost fell.
She originally wanted Lu Yanhe to act in this drama, but he refused.
Yu Jiang forced a smile and said, "This is a youthful love story. Any young actor with a youthful spirit would be suitable. It depends on their acting skills. I don't have a specific choice."
At this moment, another guest suddenly said, "Isn't there a very popular idol artist named Lu Yanhe? I quite like his image. Nowadays, young artists, both male and female, all wear heavy makeup, but he rarely wears makeup and looks clean and refreshing."
Yu Jiang almost suspected that the guest had deliberately brought up Lu Yanhe at this moment.
"Haha," Yu Jiang immediately said, "Then I still hope that professional actors will act in this play. Although Lu Yanhe is very popular, he is just an idol artist. Can idol artists act?"
Although she said these words with a smile, they carried a clear sense of sarcasm.
Everyone else present was stunned and looked at her blankly, not understanding why Yu Jiang would suddenly say such a thing.
Upon hearing Yu Jiang's speech, Xu Bantian also showed surprise.
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That evening, the "Book Club" program team held a meeting to discuss the matter.
Should we include the Yujiang segment in the main film?
There is a lot of debate.
Zheng Huai, the screenwriter of "Book Club", insisted on deleting this part.
"Our program is a positive program. We are not going to broadcast content that we ourselves find controversial just for the sake of so-called popularity. It is obvious that if this segment is broadcast, it will definitely cause huge controversy."
“But these are the guest’s own words; we didn’t edit them in any malicious way,” another assistant director, Liu Shuang, immediately said. “Yu Jiang’s words themselves represent a viewpoint, so why don’t we broadcast them on the show and let everyone discuss them?”
"Is this for discussion? We're not new to this industry. Everyone knows how much controversy Yu Jiang's words will cause if they're broadcast. Then, the purpose of our program will be completely changed," Zheng Huai said.
"Teacher Zheng, the theme is certainly important, but a program also needs to generate buzz, that's undeniable, right? It's clearly a topic with a lot of discussion value, I don't understand why you're worried that these discussions will affect the program's theme."
"So the discussion about this matter ended up turning into whether idol artists have acting skills or not. Is that the kind of topic our 'Book Club' program is supposed to discuss?" Zheng Huai asked.
Zheng Huai's offensive was so intense that it caused a brief pause in the meeting.
Just then, Xu Bantian suddenly spoke up.
"Actually, I do have an opinion." As soon as he spoke, everyone looked at him.
After all, he was a representative sent by Beijing and Taiwan, and he wasn't actually from Aurora Video. Although he was just an assistant director, he represented Beijing and Taiwan, and everyone respected his opinions in their daily work.
“During the recording of a program, all sorts of unexpected situations will always arise. As producers, the extent to which we should interfere with the content of the program is something that we are all constantly thinking about. But one thing is certain: if these words are what the guests themselves want to say, and what they want to express, then we do not have the right to act as editors, cutting out their words and distorting their meaning.”
After Xu Bantian finished speaking seriously, he looked at everyone and said, "Teacher Yu Jiang didn't just slip up and say something wrong. We were all there, and we know that Teacher Yu Jiang said those words very seriously and formally. She wasn't targeting Lu Yanhe alone, but rather the phenomenon of idol artists acting. This phenomenon is very common nowadays, so why should we avoid talking about it?"
Zheng Huai looked at the young man from Beijing and Taiwan with surprise, wanting to refute something. He opened his mouth, but couldn't find any logical flaws in Xu Bantian's words, so he said nothing.
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Lin Miaomiao led Lu Yanhe to a restaurant with a rather dreamy decor.
"If you're worried that Chen Siqi might misunderstand, you can invite her to come and eat with you," Lin Miaomiao said as soon as she entered the restaurant.
Lu Yanhe glanced at her awkwardly, thinking to himself, how can we eat together like this? If he were to call Chen Siqi over at this moment, all three of us would probably feel extremely awkward.
"When will 'Jump Up,' the book you co-authored with her, be published?" Lin Miaomiao asked as soon as she sat down.
Lu Yanhe said, "It was expected to be by the end of this month, but the manuscripts haven't all been collected yet. Jiangyin Publishing House also needs to submit them for review, so it won't be that quick. It might not be ready by the end of this month."
"You only decided to make a book in July, and you want it to be finished by the end of August. That's really unrealistic."
"Initially, I didn't plan to do physical publishing. If we just wanted to make ebooks without going through the physical publishing process, we would actually have enough time."
"I really envy you guys." Lin Miaomiao's face showed envy.
Lu Yanhe: "What's there to envy? If you wanted to do it, you should have plenty of opportunities."
Lin Miaomiao is the daughter of the owner of Aurora Video, and the resources she can possess and utilize are definitely several times, or even dozens of times, greater than his.
Others may be envious, but what is there to envy about Lin Miaomiao?
Lin Miaomiao shook her head and said, "I'm not as lucky as you guys, you can't do what you want to do."
Lu Yanhe asked, somewhat puzzled, "Doesn't your father support you?"
"No, it's for another reason. Oh, I was just expressing my envy of you guys. Don't ask so many questions." Lin Miaomiao waved her hand. "Let's see what we're going to eat first."
She pushed the menu in front of Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe picked up the menu, just as he was about to take a closer look, when suddenly someone appeared in front of them.
"Miaomiao".
The person who appeared before them was someone who looked to be about the same age as them.
However, he was dressed in a black suit and tie, looking as if he were attending a banquet rather than dining at a restaurant.
Lu Yanhe didn't recognize him. When Lin Miaomiao looked up and saw him, she seemed annoyed and didn't even smile. She asked, "What are you doing here?"
"It's my classmate's birthday today, and we're celebrating here." The boy made no attempt to hide his affection for Lin Miaomiao, but then his gaze towards Lu Yanhe revealed a hint of resistance and wariness. "Miaomiao, who is he?"
Lin Miaomiao: "It's none of your business."
"How can it not be my business? You're still a high school student. What if you get scammed by going out to eat with another boy by yourself?" As he said this, his eyes revealed hostility as he looked at Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe stared at the man speechlessly, not saying a word since he didn't recognize him.
Lin Miaomiao rolled her eyes. "Chen Jingxuan, when did I ever need you to take care of me? Why would I need you to worry about whether I've been scammed? How can you be so presumptuous?"
Chen Jingxuan looked embarrassed and awkward after being ridiculed by Lin Miaomiao, but despite this, he was not annoyed with Lin Miaomiao at all. Instead, he said seriously, "Isn't it easy for your identity to attract male celebrities to fawn over you? Don't be easily fooled by them."
Lin Miaomiao: "If you keep talking nonsense, don't talk to me anymore."
"No, no, no, I won't say anything then." Chen Jingxuan quickly begged for mercy, "But I'm serious, you have to be careful."
At this moment, Lu Yanhe also felt a strange sense of humiliation. Mainly because when he said these words to Lin Miaomiao, she didn't hide anything from him at all, as if she was deliberately saying them for him to hear. Moreover, there was a sense of being ignored as if he didn't exist at all.
Although Lu Yanhe did not know Chen Jingxuan's identity, after looking him over, he could roughly guess that he was probably a rich second-generation with a similar background to Lin Miaomiao.
Lin Miaomiao suddenly said at this moment, "Chen Jingxuan, let me tell you seriously, he is Lu Yanhe. My dad knows him and has talked to him. So stop pretending to care about me. I know you like me, but I don't like you, and I will never like you in the future."
Chen Jingxuan's face instantly turned red.
"Miaomiao—"
"Now, please leave. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Don't bother me anymore," Lin Miaomiao said firmly.
Chen Jingxuan glanced at Lin Miaomiao with some resentment, then at Lu Yanhe with resentment and hostility, before finally turning and leaving.
Lin Miaomiao said to Lu Yanhe, "Sorry, I ran into an annoying person."
"Does he like you?"
“Hmm.” Lin Miaomiao nodded. “He keeps saying he likes me, but I don’t know if it’s true or not. But he always acts like he cares about me and drives away all the guys who have gotten close to me. It’s so annoying.”
Lu Yanhe asked, "Is he your classmate?"
“No, we’ve just known each other since we were little,” Lin Miaomiao said. “His father knows my father.”
"Oh, a family friend." Lu Yanhe realized.
“What family acquaintance? We’re just nodding acquaintances,” Lin Miaomiao said. “This person is very petty. I didn’t expect to run into him here today. Maybe I’ve even gotten you into trouble. He might come looking for trouble for you later.”
"Um?"
“Didn’t I tell you? He would try to drive away any boy who got close to me, using all sorts of methods, from threats to bribes,” Lin Miaomiao said. “Before, I didn’t want to be bothered by those people, so I just let him be, but he thought I was condoning his actions.”
Lu Yanhe felt a headache coming on just listening to it.
"Your way of having childhood sweethearts is a bit different."
"Childhood sweethearts?" Lin Miaomiao looked speechless. "Can you please stop using these words? They're so annoying."
(End of this chapter)
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