Chapter 228 Late Night Interview Preparation
That evening, after everyone returned to the inn, they began a meeting.
The filming of a program always requires a meeting in advance to determine the theme and main storyline.
For example, what is the main focus?
Jiang Zhi's program this time will definitely focus on the traditional activity of stepping on lanterns.
But besides this traditional event, there must be other content, otherwise it would just be a pure documentary, and the participation of a celebrity like Lu Yanhe would be meaningless.
Xin Zixing said, "Actually, I think He Yunlan and Liu Yiyi are very suitable to appear on camera. They are both top students from prestigious universities and locals from Jiangzhi. They have good looks. Their story touched me a lot during dinner tonight because it is a true story of ordinary people. Moreover, they are a young couple. Their love story is very meaningful to discuss."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Sister Zixing, these two are just ordinary people. Will putting their stories on the show have an impact on their lives and cause any disruption?"
Xin Zixing said, "Regarding this, I plan to ask them for their opinion tomorrow. If they are willing, we will include it; if not, we will weaken this part. However, there are advantages and disadvantages. The traditional activity of stepping on lanterns is actually related to the love of young people. I think it fits the theme well and can better touch young people, making them more interested in visiting Jiangzhi. The two of them invited us here to achieve this goal, and they may be willing to do so."
From Lu Yanhe's perspective, appearing on TV shows can have a lot of impact and disruption on ordinary people's lives, and these impacts and disruptions are not good. As an artist himself, he has accepted that his life is destined to lose a lot of privacy and personal space. However, most people are actually willing to share their lives with the public.
Many people, even if they are not celebrities, have a desire to share with others and gain recognition from them.
Lu Yanhe nodded, realizing that his previous thought was a bit arrogant—whether or not to share this with everyone on the show was not up to him, but depended on He Yunlan and Liu Yiyi's opinions.
He said, "If they are willing, I also believe their story will be liked and supported by everyone."
Xin Zixing nodded and said, "If they are willing, I would like to invite them to participate in the recording of our program. What do you think? We are outsiders, and they are locals. Recording this program together will allow us to better understand the traditional activity of stepping on lanterns and gain a deeper understanding of the city of Jiangzhi."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too."
While they were having their meeting, a camera was filming them.
They even filmed the content of their meeting.
After filming, Xin Zixing said, "Yan He, I'll do a short interview with you in about an hour. Maybe it will be included in the program."
“Okay.” Lu Yanhe nodded. “Where will we conduct the interview later? If we don’t have to go out, I’ll take a shower first.”
"Let's stay at this inn," Xin Zixing said. "This little courtyard is beautiful."
"good."
After the meeting, Lu Yanhe went back to his room to take a shower.
Chen Siqi had sent him several articles before, all of which were commissioned by her.
The authors of these articles were not famous writers or celebrities, but rather creators that Chen Siqi found on various websites and forums online, asking them to write articles on the theme of their student days.
Lu Yanhe sat by the window reading his manuscript.
In Jiangzhi, there's no need to turn on the air conditioning on summer nights; the temperature is very comfortable.
The room was dimly lit.
He moved the floor lamp from the bedside table and sat by the window looking at his laptop.
They are all essays.
These articles almost all focus on life on campus, reminiscing about their youthful days.
Many of them are written with sincerity and emotion.
However, after reading through them all in one go, Lu Yanhe felt a bit aesthetically fatigued because everyone's writing was too similar.
The authors Chen Siqi found were all very talented. If you read one of their individual works, Lu Yanhe would think it was very good. But when you put all the works together, Lu Yanhe felt it wasn't good enough.
As he was pondering how to talk to Chen Siqi, Chen Siqi suddenly sent another message: These five articles are quite similar in theme and style. We can choose one or two from them. Which one do you think is the best?
It turned out that Chen Siqi also felt that these articles were quite similar in theme and style. Lu Yanhe told Chen Siqi about his favorite one.
Chen Siqi: OK, we're in agreement, let's use this one.
Lu Yanhe asked: How is the book coming along?
Chen Siqi said: The first version is finished. I have some suggestions for adjustments, and Yilong is making them. What about you? Have you arrived in Jiangzhi? I saw the photos you posted. It seems to be an old town there?
Lu Yanhe: Yes, there are many old buildings, and I quite like the feeling here.
Chen Siqi: I see many people in the comments section asking where it is.
Lu Yanhe: I bet some people have already recognized us, right? When we went out to eat today, many locals saw us, but they might not even recognize me.
Chen Siqi: I see that people in the comments section already know you're in Jiangzhi; several people have mentioned it.
Lu Yanhe: Really? So fast.
Chen Siqi: Everyone's internet speed is very fast now.
Lu Yanhe logged into his social media and looked at the comments section. Several hours had passed, and his post already had thousands of comments.
His social media accounts do not engage in any data management; all data is authentic.
Upon opening the comments section, Lu Yanhe saw several highly-rated replies, all about his time in Jiangzhi. One of them was a photo of him, taken by someone else, showing him entering the inn.
He is very clear in the photo; you can recognize him at a glance.
One highly-rated comment in the comments section said: Lu Yanhe looks even more handsome in person than he does online! His legs are incredibly long!
The tone of their voices was very exaggerated.
Lu Yanhe grinned.
A little while later, Xin Zixing came to knock on the door.
"Yan He, the preparation site is ready. Are you okay now?"
"I'm ready." Lu Yanhe got up to open the door. "Let's go downstairs."
The preparation area was set up in a corner of the courtyard of this inn.
Xin Zixing, with her extraordinary abilities, managed to bring over a line and placed a floor lamp and a chair in this corner.
Lu Yanhe sat down as instructed.
A camera was pointed at him and filming.
Chen Liang and his team were managing the machines on the side.
Xin Zixing sat behind the camera.
She did not plan to appear on camera during the interview.
"Am I the only one in the shot?" Lu Yanhe asked doubtfully.
During the last filming of the Langhua episode, Xin Zixing appeared on screen with Lu Yanhe throughout the entire process.
Xin Zixing explained: "Because we are in the regular footage, this is your pre-interview. We want to highlight your attitude and thoughts to the audience, so I will not appear on camera. As for the questions themselves, we will see whether to include them in the editing. It is even possible that this pre-interview is just a note to the main content and will occasionally appear in the program to supplement it."
The recording of the program is straightforward and direct. Many actions, glances, and even expressions can easily be interpreted in multiple ways if not carefully considered. This is understandable. However, at some key points, Xin Zixing and her team still hope to provide accurate explanations.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Xin Zixing's first question was: "You fell asleep as soon as you got off the plane and got in the car today. Were you tired yesterday?"
“Yes, I didn’t sleep well last night. I’ve been researching Jiangzhi before I came.” Lu Yanhe looked at Xin Zixing seriously and nodded. “After all, this is a program about a city. Doing more research before coming here will help me understand it better.”
Xin Zixing asked, "Do you do this kind of research before traveling to any city?"
"Not necessarily. I will do research beforehand, but I may not do my homework," Lu Yanhe said with a smile. "It's because this is work that I do my homework so carefully. I don't want to appear ignorant about common sense things. When I travel, I'm more relaxed and just do whatever makes me happy."
Xin Zixing nodded and began to ask about what happened at dinner that evening.
“We noticed that you listened very attentively and even seemed a little envious when He Yunlan and Liu Yiyi were telling their college love stories. Could you share with us what you were thinking at that moment?”
Lu Yanhe said, "I was indeed a little envious, but at the time I was mainly moved by the story they told. The feeling of love between the two of them made me feel especially happy."
Xin Zixing nodded: "Tomorrow, Jiangzhi will hold its annual lantern-stepping tradition. This event is about young people expressing their feelings. If you like someone, are you the type to take the initiative to confess, or the type to wait to be confessed to?"
Lu Yanhe looked at Xin Zixing with some surprise.
Are there any other such questions?
Xin Zixing said, "If you feel it's inappropriate, it's okay not to answer."
Lu Yanhe thought for a moment, "It's okay, there's nothing inappropriate about it, I'm just a little surprised. I didn't expect to be asked this kind of question. Let me think, I don't think I'm either of those types. Confessing your feelings requires the right time, place, and people, and waiting to be confessed to is even less likely. Everyone handles these things differently. I'd probably convey these signals through subtle details in daily life and see if the other person responds. Actually, there are often signals when someone likes you. Confessing your feelings is easier when it happens at first sight or when you're not that close. If it's between people you already know well, I think it would be even harder to say it."
Xin Zixing was silent for a moment, then said, "Yan He, the things you're saying make it easy for people to realize that you already have someone you like."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
Xin Zixing said, "Because your answer was very specific, it sounds like you have a very specific person you like."
Lu Yanhe: "..."
He glanced at the camera, looking bewildered.
Xin Zixing said, "Why don't you say it again?"
Lu Yanhe: "...Should I say something again?"
Xin Zixing smiled and said, "Let's put aside all the factors like timing, location, and people for now, and just analyze the basics. Do you think you're more inclined to be someone who takes the initiative to confess, or someone who gets confessed to?"
“I will confess my feelings.” This time, Lu Yanhe did not hesitate. “If I feel that the timing and everything is right, I will say it.”
Xin Zixing covered the corner of her mouth with a smile.
The interview lasted about half an hour before it ended.
As soon as the camera was turned off, Xin Zixing and the others looked at Lu Yanhe with ambiguous expressions.
The main issue was Xin Zixing's comment earlier, "You already have someone you like."
Xin Zixing knew who Lu Yanhe liked, but the others didn't.
What surprised everyone most was that Lu Yanhe did not deny Xin Zixing's conclusive argument.
Lu Yanhe said awkwardly, "Then I'll go back to sleep first."
“Okay,” Xin Zixing said. “We need to leave at eight o’clock tomorrow morning. Xiao Mei found a rice noodle shop, and we’ll go there to film the part where we have breakfast tomorrow morning.”
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
He hurriedly returned to his room.
Under the gazes of those people, Lu Yanhe was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say and wished he could dig a hole and bury himself in it.
Back in my room, I picked up my phone, which was charging, and saw a message from Peng Zhixing: "Yan He, the episode you recorded will air this Friday at noon. Our program has already released a preview, so please take some time to forward and promote it."
Lu Yanhe quickly replied: Okay.
The journey is finally about to air.
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I slept very well.
Lu Yanhe doesn't have the habit of being particular about his bed; he sleeps quite well wherever he goes, as long as the environment is suitable.
He woke up early in the morning and went downstairs for a morning run.
The sun is shining brightly.
During this period, he has been exercising regularly for "Phoenix TV" to make his body more muscular.
When he returned from his morning run, he happened to run into Chen Liang and Xu Chao shooting some establishing footage.
"Brother Liang, you guys started filming so early?" Lu Yanhe's cheeks were flushed and he was covered in sweat.
Chen Liang immediately pointed the camera at Lu Yanhe.
"Yeah, I'm here to shoot some footage. Did you just finish your run?"
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded. "I'll go up and take a quick rinse first."
"Okay." Chen Liang nodded.
He kept filming Lu Yanhe until he went upstairs before he stopped.
Xu Chao was still a little confused and asked, "Brother Liang, why was that shot just now?"
Chen Liang said, "When shooting this kind of film, the more footage the better. You can never have too much footage. When you're editing, you don't even know what kind of content you want. If you don't have suitable footage, you can only use subtitles and other means to connect the content. Besides, Lu Yanhe is the only guest on our show, so it's always good to have more footage of him."
(End of this chapter)
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