Chapter 278 The Seventeenth Floor (10,000-word update!)
Wang Zhong is a sentimental person.
A person who is not emotional cannot be a director.
Wang Zhong was also a person with artistic pursuits and aesthetic sense.
Otherwise, how could he have worked in the field of art films for more than ten years?
Wang Zhong had met many talented and skilled actors, and he had high expectations for Lu Yanhe, knowing that Lu Yanhe was a good actor—but at this moment, Wang Zhong was still shocked.
It's not that Lu Yanhe's acting skills are so superb, nor that he gave such a performance that "shocked every pore," but rather that Lu Yanhe was able to deliver the feeling he wanted in just a few hours, from receiving the script to getting into character, without even having filmed a single scene.
This speed.
Wang Zhong was prepared to film all night, and possibly until tomorrow morning.
Wang Zhong is a director who likes to guide actors to find their feeling and state during the actual filming process.
So, even if you mess up the first and second points, Wang Zhong doesn't care. He never expected the first and second points to be usable in the first place.
However, the scene of Lu Yanhe sitting in the temple is now already part of the play.
Wang Lu sighed softly, "I suddenly don't know how to act anymore. I feel like I've been defeated."
Chen Jiang glanced at him, wanting to say something, but said nothing.
In fact, all three of them, including Sui Fangran, felt the same way.
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This scene was filmed intermittently for three hours, and a total of seven takes were made.
It still hasn't happened.
Wang Zhong's expression was very serious.
Of the seven points, the first and second are completely unusable because Chen Jiang and his team weren't in the right mindset. Starting from the third point, each point is actually quite good.
Lu Yanhe maintained a high level of performance in every scene, or rather, he remained in the state of that character throughout, never stepping out of it.
He portrayed the fortune teller with a strange, dreamlike quality, even changing his tone and manner of speaking.
One moment it was low and somber, the next it was high-pitched like a bird, then it rustled like a cricket, then its eyes were wide open, its mouth half-open, yet no sound came out, as if it were still, and suddenly a tear rolled down its cheek...
Not to mention Chen Jiang, Sui Fangran, and Wang Lu, everyone in the production crew was terrified by Lu Yanhe's almost manic performance.
Wang Zhong didn't stop working, because Lu Yanhe's replays were getting better and better, and more and more profound.
He greedily wanted to know if Lu Yanhe's next option was better.
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Article 8 begins.
Three young people rushed in from outside, where the wind and rain were raging.
Lu Yanhe's motionless body reacted. He slightly raised his eyelids and glanced at the three people. He saw that they were shivering like quails, and they were looking at him with panic, as if they had never expected to encounter someone like him in this temple.
Lu Yanhe stood up and slowly walked towards the three of them.
He has a limp in one leg.
"Who are you?" Chen Jiang mustered his courage and asked.
His voice was trembling with fear.
Lu Yanhe was very tall, but at this moment he was slightly hunched over and limping. Instead, he looked up at the three of them with a pair of almost soulless eyes.
"Me? I'm just a fortune teller." He coughed after he finished speaking. "Where did you three come from? You're covered in blood, your foreheads are dark, and your bodies are glowing red. Have you already been in blood?"
He circled the three of them, scrutinizing them like merchandise. His eyes weren't vicious, but they were sinister, gleaming with a cold, venomous light.
"Fortune teller, you, you, you don't talk nonsense! We don't have any blood energy!" The only girl, Sui Fangran, said softly, her face pale.
Lu Yanhe's lips suddenly curled into a strange smile, like a marionette being pulled apart.
This didn't happen in the previous seven shoots.
When Sui Fangran suddenly saw that smile in the dim light, she completely forgot that she was acting. She felt a chill run down her spine, and her face showed an instinctive, physiological fear.
"I'm talking nonsense?" Lu Yanhe seemed to have been provoked, his emotions suddenly escalating. His previously cold and almost emotionless voice rose abruptly, like a towering peak rising from the ground. He rushed towards Sui Fangran, their faces almost touching. Sui Fangran's legs began to tremble; she was almost crying with fear. Lu Yanhe tilted his head slightly, his expression suddenly turning violent and ruthless, as if he had been greatly insulted. "I never lie! You lot, if you don't come to me for a divination to find a way out, you will all die a violent death!"
After he finished speaking fiercely, he laughed sinisterly and took a step back.
He had just taken a step back when his gaze fell on Wang Lu. His pupils suddenly dilated, and his expression changed drastically, as if he had seen a demon.
...
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The sound of rain was very loud; it was artificial rainmaking taking place outside the temple.
It's very windy.
Inside the temple, there were only a few of them; all the staff were outside.
At this moment, they were the only ones in the room.
"Ah—ah—" Lu Yanhe suddenly let out a terrified roar. He seemed to be looking at three evil spirits who wanted to devour him. He staggered back towards the temple, then turned around to run out. His foot kicked the threshold, and he stumbled and fell to the ground. He didn't stop for a moment, tumbling and crawling forward, rushing into the rain.
The three people in the temple were deathly pale, with a hint of blue in their paleness.
The candlelight and firelight reflected on their faces, making them look particularly eerie.
"Click!" Wang Zhong shouted.
The three people inside the temple remained motionless and unresponsive.
Lu Yanhe slowly walked back. When he reached the temple gate, Sui Fangran suddenly squatted down, hugged herself, and tears streamed down her face.
She was stunned by the fright, but now that she's calmed down, tears are streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Lu Yanhe watched as she squatted on the ground, hugging him and silently shedding tears. A look of surprise appeared in his eyes, but he slowly returned to his usual self.
He slowly walked over, squatted down, and patted her shoulder.
"sorry."
Sui Fangran looked up at Lu Yanhe with teary eyes and said aggrievedly, "You scared me to death!"
Lu Yanhe smiled awkwardly.
At this moment, he also pulled himself out of that cold, frenzied, and completely selfless state.
Wang Zhong walked over.
He sighed heavily and said something he hadn't expected.
"Thank you for your hard work."
He looked at Lu Yanhe with a complicated expression, and didn't say a word for a long time.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Director, was the performance alright? Should we do another take?"
A bitter smile crept across Wang Zhong's lips as he looked at Sui Fangran and the other two, who seemed to have suffered a heavy blow. He shook his head and said, "We've passed. Let's go down the mountain."
The crew didn't cheer even though they finished work so early.
At that moment, the atmosphere at the scene became inexplicably eerie.
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It was already midnight—or rather, it was only early morning.
There were still three or four hours until Wang Zhong was scheduled to finish work.
The fact that this scene could be filmed so quickly is entirely due to Lu Yanhe.
He sat down next to Lu Yanhe, glancing at him every now and then. At this moment, Lu Yanhe seemed to have recovered from his previous state and was no longer in that state. But when he turned around, Sui Fangran and the other two were still sitting in their seats, looking blank and lost in thought, clearly not having recovered yet.
"Yan He," Wang Chong called out.
Lu Yanhe looked up and said, "Director."
"How...did you design your character?" Wang Zhong couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yanhe said, "I was thinking about how he became like the character in the script, so I designed a very tragic past for him, including the fact that he had to live alone in this temple, not because his family was destroyed, but because he was born strange. You told me that it was during a famine, and he inherited his father's business, but I designed him to be born strange, so he was rejected by his family. He grew up in an environment where he was not liked or treated well, and suffered a lot of cold looks, insults, and exclusion. His mental state was not very normal. He wanted love but could not get it, so he closed himself off and did not know how to communicate normally with people, which led to his expulsion from his family. More and more strange things happened to him. While accepting his tragic life, he couldn't help but want to help people turn bad luck into good. He was an abnormal person who did not know much about ethics and morality and had a trace of instinctive kindness under his gloomy and indifferent exterior."
Wang Zhong looked at Lu Yanhe in disbelief and asked, "You mean, you're going to tell fortunes for these three young people because you want to help them get rid of the calamities they're facing?"
“Yes, otherwise, why would he suddenly tell their fortunes?” Lu Yanhe said. “From your perspective, his behavior is understandable no matter what, because he is a strange being. But for me, I need a motive. The motive I designed for myself is that he saw the bloodshed that was coming to the three people and wanted to relieve them of the calamity, so he started telling their fortunes. But when he found out the results, he realized that it was completely beyond his capacity to bear. He was on the verge of collapse and fled in panic based on his instincts.”
After Lu Yanhe finished explaining, Wang Zhong suddenly understood his performance. It was both unexpected and perfectly logical. Terrifyingly so.
Wang Chong came to his senses and, seeing that the actors were not in good condition, asked someone to find a late-night snack shop that was still open.
In this situation, we should eat something warm together to dispel the gloom.
Even now, Wang Zhong doesn't know how to describe his feelings.
Lu Yanhe is a terrifying person.
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Most late-night snacks that open after midnight are barbecue.
Wang Zhong then brought the rest of them to eat barbecue.
After the journey, everyone's condition improved somewhat.
Lu Yanhe himself quickly snapped out of character, but Sui Fangran and the others did not.
He knew that his acting style had probably really scared Sui Fangran, because Lu Yanhe hadn't given them any instructions before each take. They didn't know how he would act, and each take was different, leaving them completely unprepared.
"I toast you, Fangran. What I did just now was acting. To achieve the most realistic effect, I didn't tell you beforehand how I would act. Please forgive me." Since he hadn't drunk any alcohol, Lu Yanhe substituted a soft drink for alcohol.
Sui Fangran took a deep breath, shook her head, and said, "Today I finally saw what real acting is. I've always prided myself on being a good actor, but today I was completely led by you and completely immersed in the state you created. I'm still a little dazed. It really scared me. Yan He, you're amazing."
Lu Yanhe was both amused and exasperated.
Chen Jiang and Wang Lu nodded in agreement. "You really stunned the three of us with that one performance. You're awesome."
Lu Yanhe scratched his head and said, "Let's add each other as friends first. Don't stop playing with me because of today's scene."
He took out his phone and added them as friends.
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After finishing their barbecue, Lu Yanhe went back to the hotel with them. The next morning, Lu Yanhe returned to Yuming.
Not long after Lu Yanhe arrived at his hotel room, Wang Zhong sent him a message: "Yanhe, I forgot to tell you, thank you so much for your generosity in coming to help. You came right away."
Lu Yanhe replied: If you ever ask me to act in a movie in the future, I will definitely come as long as I have time.
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When Yuming returned to the dormitory, summer had already arrived overnight.
Mao Jiayang works out in his dorm room. He bought two dumbbells and lifts them up every now and then.
When Lu Yanhe returned, he was holding this up.
"You're back!" Mao Jiayang knew he had gone to film a movie.
Lu Yanhe nodded and asked, "Aren't they all here?"
Mao Jiayang put down the dumbbells and said, "Zhou Mukai basically spends the weekend with his girlfriend, and Xiao Jing goes to work part-time."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
That's quite normal.
Mao Jiayang suddenly said, "Yan He, are you quite familiar with Wang Xiao from the Youth Association?"
"We seem to know each other quite well, what's up?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Mao Jiayang said, "I want to join the Youth Association. I heard that he is in charge. Can you help me talk to him? I missed their recruitment. I didn't think about joining any student association at the time."
“Sure, no problem. But why did you suddenly decide to join this?” Lu Yanhe asked curiously.
Mao Jiayang rarely showed a slightly embarrassed smile, a smile tinged with shyness. He said, "I've fallen for a girl. She's in the Youth Association."
Lu Yanhe's eyes widened instantly.
“OK, I understand. I definitely have to help with this.” Lu Yanhe said solemnly.
The formality was over in a second, and immediately, Lu Yanhe asked gossipily, "What's the name of the girl you like? Maybe I know her; I'm in the Youth Association too."
Mao Jiayang said, "I haven't caught up with him yet, so don't ask me anything."
"Alright." Lu Yanhe just smiled and didn't press the matter further.
He looked at Mao Jiayang and smiled.
Mao Jiayang: "What are you laughing at?"
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Yes, I laugh at Xiao Jing for being a simp."
Mao Jiayang: "..."
Just then, Xiao Jing opened the door and came in.
He saw Lu Yanhe and exclaimed, "You're back?!"
Mao Jiayang raised his hand, pointed at Lu Yanhe, and said, "Xiao Jing, Lu Yanhe is laughing at you for being a simp!"
Lu Yanhe looked at Mao Jiayang in disbelief, "Mao Jiayang, you really are a dog!"
Xiao Jing's gaze at these two people could kill.
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The day after returning, Lu Yanhe recalled his experience filming "Three Mountains" and belatedly realized how well he had acted.
I don't know what happened that day, it felt like the dawn had suddenly broken, as if I were possessed by a god.
When he was acting in "The Golden Era" and "Phoenix Terrace", he often had a sense of apprehension about how to act. Why was he so confident when he was acting in "Three Mountains"?
A kind of inexplicable confidence.
At the time, he didn't think there was a problem, but now that the performance is over, he realizes that he was really too confident—to an abnormal degree.
What happened?
Lu Yanhe told He Shuyi about his situation, and He Shuyi smiled and said, "That means you've gradually gotten over the anxiety of being a newbie. You've filmed two dramas, and before taking on this cameo role, you did plenty of preparation, so you weren't under much pressure. That's why you had such a confident performance, which is a good thing. How were the scenes you filmed? Were the directors and the others satisfied?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head awkwardly and said, "They all said they seemed a little scared of me."
"Scared?"
"I don't know how to explain it either. You'll understand when the movie comes out." Lu Yanhe realized that acting is something that can't be explained with just words. The best way is to see it for yourself.
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As Lu Yanhe's acting coach, He Shuyi charges a high fee. In the past, Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe would only invite her to provide one-on-one coaching when they had taken on a very important role. Now that Lu Yanhe's earning power has soared, he is no longer so frugal with his money and will regularly invite He Shuyi to coach him.
He Shuyi is also a teacher who is well worth the price.
Each lesson costs tens of thousands of yuan, but each lesson has a unique effect—she can accurately point out Lu Yanhe's acting flaws and provide very effective guidance.
This time, Lu Yanhe was nominated for the Honghe Award for his role in "The Golden Era," and He Shuyi also benefited from it.
After all, what the outside world doesn't know, everyone in the industry does: Lu Yanhe's acting coach is He Shuyi.
The number of people coming to see He Shuyi also increased immediately.
He Shuyi smiled and sighed, “Famous students praise their teachers. Now that you’ve become famous, many people come to me hoping that I can guide them to a major award nomination. But they don’t know that it’s because you have high comprehension that you can understand things so easily. Otherwise, what’s the use of me explaining things so well? When you asked me, you never said that you wanted to get a major award nomination for yourselves.”
Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Teacher He, why don't you start a performance class?"
“I don’t have that much energy. Making a little money and living a relaxed and happy life is better than anything else,” He Shuyi said.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
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Chen Ziyan had a very important dinner party today, which was arranged for the purpose of the Tianxing Award. Unexpectedly, halfway through the meal, a big shot who was very influential in the domestic entertainment industry suddenly mentioned Lu Yanhe.
This man, Lu Yanzhong, joined a performing arts troupe when he was a teenager and worked within the system until he was forty. He then left the system and founded several performing arts companies, not only managing artists but also handling various links in the industry chain, such as commercial performances. Before the advent of the internet age, offline commercial performances were the most lucrative job for artists. The line he controlled was among the top five in the country at the time, which shows his influence.
The advent of the internet age did not defeat him. He has invested in almost every major online platform in China. No one can calculate exactly how many resources he controls, mainly because he has been in this industry for so long that he has countless "gloves" to his name.
If the Tianxing Award is to be established, it needs to attract a major figure involved in various aspects such as artists, performances, platforms, and investors. Only then can the award stand firm.
Qin Zhikun, Chen Hongyu, and Jiang Lan were also present.
The fact that we were able to get Lu Yanzhong to come out today is all thanks to Chen Ziyan.
Everything had been going well until the very end, when Lu Yanzhong suddenly brought up Lu Yanhe.
“I met with Wang Zhong a couple of days ago, and he mentioned one of the actors you’re managing,” Lu Yanzhong said to Chen Ziyan. “Lu Yanhe.”
Chen Ziyan looked surprised and said with a smile, "Xiao Lu recently had a cameo role in one of Director Wang Zhong's films."
“So that’s how it is. Wang Zhong is a proud man. I’ve rarely seen him praise a young actor like this in all these years,” Lu Yanzhong said. “Let me get to know Ziyan sometime.”
Chen Ziyan smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, President Lu, I'll arrange it right away."
Lu Yanzhong only mentioned Lu Yanhe once, and then never brought him up again.
Compared to the meal, which lasted about two and a half hours, the mention of Lu Yanhe lasted only a dozen seconds, yet it made Chen Ziyan ponder over it for more than an hour after the meal ended.
How could someone like Lu Yanzhong be interested in meeting a minor actor? Even if Wang Zhong praised him to the skies, it wouldn't make Lu Yanzhong even think of it.
Chen Ziyan was almost certain that Lu Yanzhong wanted to see Lu Yanhe for some other reason, but no one knew the reason at the moment.
Since there was nothing particularly unusual about Lu Yanhe, it was hard for Chen Ziyan not to connect it to what had happened to Lu Yanhe before.
Could it be that Lu Yanzhong knows Lu Yanhe?
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Lu Yanzhong's supportive attitude towards the Tianxing Award relieved everyone.
After seeing the person off to the car and safely returning home, the group sat down again.
During this period, they devoted almost all their energy to this project, and now the model is finally taking shape.
"I really didn't expect Lu Yanzhong to agree to be our Tianxing Award Committee's honorary advisor so readily," Chen Hongyu said.
Qin Zhikun asked, "Why do you say that?"
“He is known for his caution. When you ask him for something, even something as simple as inviting him to a party, he almost never makes a decision right away,” Chen Hongyu said. “He finally agreed after dinner tonight. Ziyan has a lot of influence.”
Chen Ziyan came to her senses and waved her hand, "What face do I have? It's just that the Tianxing Award and 'Idol Era' are the trend, and no one is unwilling to be the first to try something new."
Chen Ziyan has been doing almost nothing but creating hype lately.
Chen Ziyan was tasked with building momentum for the Tianxing Awards and "Idol Era," letting everyone know what it meant and making everyone want to be on board first, rather than having to wait and see. And thanks to her connections within the industry, this momentum was quickly created.
What is the most valuable thing about Chen Ziyan to others? She has used her experiences over the years to leave a deep impression on many people with two words: vision.
Jiang Lan looked at Chen Ziyan, smiled, and said, "Lu Yanzhong values Lu Yanhe so much, which shows Ziyan's good judgment. With Ziyan working with us on this, no one will question the prospects of 'Idol Era' and the Tianxing Award."
“Lu Yanhe is indeed talented in acting,” Chen Hongyu said immediately. “When his drama ‘The Days of Youth’ was broadcast on our Bingyuan Video platform, our big data showed that Lu Yanhe had the highest public favorability among the younger generation of artists. Our data also showed that as long as a video contained Lu Yanhe’s keywords, the percentage of non-fans who clicked on it was very high, significantly higher than other artists. With such public favor and good acting skills, it’s no wonder he became popular so quickly.”
Jiang Lan smiled and said, "We invited Lu Yanhe to be the male lead in one of our S+ level dramas. It is also Lu Yanhe's first drama as the male lead."
Chen Hongyu's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is it 'The Seventeenth Floor'?"
“You’re quite well-informed.” Jiang Lan wasn’t surprised at all; instead, she smiled brightly. She was clearly very happy about this. “We’ve always wanted to make high-quality short dramas, and ‘The Seventeenth Floor’ is one of our attempts. Ziyan picked this one out of many scripts at first glance.”
Chen Hongyu clicked his tongue twice, "No wonder you guys haven't made a move on this drama yet, keeping it in your hands."
Jiang Lan said, "It's not that we deliberately held onto it. If you were to price a twelve-episode short drama according to the traditional number of episodes, that would be too unfair. It would be better not to sell it at all. We have full confidence in this drama; it will be a hit."
Chen Hongyu said, "There has never been a precedent for a hit drama series with this kind of extreme escape theme before. Who would dare to spend a lot of money to buy it? You were able to sign Lu Yanhe as the male lead, which is certainly a bargaining chip, but it is impossible for him to have treatment that exceeds the market level."
Jiang Lan looked at Chen Hongyu with confidence, "Then let's wait and see. You'll know once this movie is finished filming."
Chen Hongyu looked at Chen Ziyan with disbelief and asked, "This show hasn't even started filming yet, so why does Director Jiang seem so confident that it's going to be a huge hit? She's definitely not going to tell me, Ziyan, can you tell me what's going on?"
Chen Ziyan shook her head, looking completely innocent, and said, "I don't know either."
Chen Hongyu: "..."
Jiang Lan immediately laughed.
She said, "Old Chen, don't bother asking. Although your video platform has developed very well in recent years, thanks to the development of the internet, it has taken away most of our traditional TV station users. However, the old fox is still the most experienced. When it comes to making dramas, you still have to look to us."
Chen Hongyu never expected that Jiang Lan would be so "arrogant".
What exactly does she have that makes her so arrogant?
The four people dispersed, each seemingly leaving on their own.
Half an hour later, Chen Ziyan and Jiang Lan appeared at the same time in another place, a private club.
Someone led them to a private room.
The environment here has a low-key luxury feel. The corridors are dimly lit, and the carpets are soft and thick, so that people can walk on them without making any sound.
Chen Ziyan glanced at Jiang Lan and said, "You said so much to Chen Hongyu just now, was it so that he would release the signal?"
Jiang Lan's face no longer showed the arrogance she had shown earlier. She took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Regarding the drama 'Seventeen Floors,' some people at the station are still trying to get it canceled. You know, some people are unhappy with my rapid rise in recent years and have been trying to sabotage me. Even though the overall ratings of the TV station are declining, they specifically use the collective drop in ratings for my dramas to attack me. Everyone knows this is the general trend, but this is solid evidence of my poor performance. I have to come up with something that will leave them speechless."
“As you know, the drama ‘The Seventeenth Floor’ encountered many difficulties from the very beginning of its development, and almost failed several times. Your acceptance of ‘The Seventeenth Floor’ is a timely help for me, and Lu Yanhe’s nomination for the Red River Award also saved ‘The Seventeenth Floor’ once. After all, it is Lu Yanhe’s first leading role, and the station also has high hopes for him,” Jiang Lan said. “Now, there is still a force that wants to prevent ‘The Seventeenth Floor’ from being filmed.”
Chen Ziyan said, "Your choice of this subject matter is very risky."
Jiang Lan nodded and said, "It is indeed risky, but I'm not afraid of taking risks. Who in content creation is afraid of making risky content? If you want to bite into a piece of fat meat, you have to be prepared to break your teeth."
Chen Ziyan looked at Jiang Lan and smiled.
"So many years have passed, and you are still so fierce, refusing to admit defeat or bow down."
"If I were willing to admit defeat and bow my head, how could I be sitting in my current position?" Jiang Lan laughed self-deprecatingly, then glanced at Chen Ziyan and sighed, "I'm glad you've stayed here and haven't left."
Chen Ziyan said, "If I'm not mistaken, you probably wanted to make 'The Seventeenth Floor' into a seasonal series, right? Twelve episodes, and it's a survival drama."
Jiang Lan nodded, a hint of determination in her eyes. "To be an ace, and to hold that ace firmly in your own hands, that is the true way to secure your livelihood."
Chen Ziyan nodded.
Jiang Lan's rapid rise in Beijing and Taiwan reflects her strength and ability, but it also means she has endured considerable suppression and attacks.
It's not surprising that Jiang Lan has such thoughts.
They waited in the private room for about ten minutes when another person came over.
The person who came was Chen Bige, a top-tier star personally mentored by Chen Ziyan.
"Ziyan—" Chen Bige hugged Chen Ziyan warmly as soon as she entered, her affectionate and enthusiastic manner making it seem as if she were still Chen Ziyan's artist. "It's been so long!"
Chen Ziyan looked at her with a smile and said, "Don't be too hard on yourself to maintain your figure. You've lost all your muscle."
Chen Bige shook her head with a smile and said, "No, I've actually gained a little weight recently."
Jiang Lan and Chen Bige also hugged.
"Lantai, I've read the revised script you've prepared, and it's much better this time," Chen Bige said. "It's been a long time since I've acted in a TV series, and I'm quite nervous."
Jiang Lan: "If you're still nervous, then the other actresses might as well give up."
Chen Bige shook her head and said, "I've been acting in movies for the past few years, so maybe TV viewers don't remember me."
"That's an exaggeration, Best Actress." Chen Ziyan joked with a smile, "Your popularity is such that even if you leave for ten years, this industry will not forget you."
Chen Bige waved his hand with a smile, then looked at the two of them and said, "When Ziyan introduced the drama 'The Seventeen Floors' to me, I was quite hesitant because I had never acted in this type of drama before, nor had I ever acted in action scenes. There are quite a few action scenes this time. I have been doing strength training recently, and my physical strength has finally improved a bit."
“I was wondering why you looked so thin,” Chen Ziyan said. “Your self-discipline is something all actors should learn from.”
Chen Bige asked, "Where is my junior brother?"
"Yan He?" Chen Ziyan shook her head and said, "He's in class at school. Don't keep calling him 'little junior brother' like Shang Yongzhou, that's nonsense."
Chen Bige clicked his tongue and said, "At least he produced a top student from Zhenhua University, but he won't even let me get on his good side. Ziyan, you really only listen to the laughter of the new and not the tears of the old."
Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes at her speechlessly.
Looking at the scene before her, Jiang Lan thought to herself that Chen Ziyan was the only manager who could maintain this kind of relationship with an artist she managed after they broke up.
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Xin Zixing arranged for Lu Yanhe to trend on social media after he returned to "City Travelogue".
The viewership of recent episodes of "City Travelogue" has been declining. It can't be said that the quality has deteriorated; in fact, the reputation is still good. However, the viewership has indeed dropped, and each episode has lost the kind of topics that generate buzz and popularity.
Even though those topics weren't all created by Lu Yanhe, they still came from the episodes he recorded.
If things continue like this, Xin Zixing doesn't know how many more issues "City Travelogue" can be produced.
Seeing these data results, the executives at Yemai.com who initially insisted on getting rid of Lu Yanhe's influence in "City Travelogue" fell silent, and they no longer objected to Xin Zixing's insistence on bringing Lu Yanhe back.
Many people rushed to Lu Yanhe's comment section to cheer, saying that he had finally returned to "City Travelogue". They said that the previous episodes without him were very boring and unwatchable. Some even asked him why he missed the recording and whether he would be a regular cast member in the future.
Lu Yanhe replied to several people:
1. I was filming a movie before, and then I started school. I was very busy, so I was unable to participate in the recording of each episode.
2. "City Travelogue" is a program with great geographical and cultural significance. Whether he is a regular cast member or not does not affect the quality of the program itself. In fact, he watched even the episodes he did not participate in. Xin Zixing's team made the program very well.
3. If he has time and is invited by Xin Zixing's team, he will definitely participate, because he has a deep affection for this program.
...
Lu Yanhe's replies have answered many fans' questions.
Xin Zixing was also moved when she saw Lu Yanhe's replies. She hadn't expected Lu Yanhe to speak up for them like this.
She suddenly realized that Lu Yanhe might not even have noticed that Yemai.com had previously considered removing him from "City Travelogue".
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In May, Lu Yanhe had a rare relatively leisurely weekend.
There were no filming assignments or course papers to write.
Because of the filming requirements of "The Seventeenth Floor", he also began to learn various skills from the action director arranged by the crew, such as wall climbing and rock climbing.
Lu Yanhe finally found out who the female lead of "The Seventeenth Floor" was.
He saw this online.
A marketing account claimed that the female lead in "The Seventeenth Floor" is Chen Bige, who hasn't acted in a TV series for many years.
At first, many people thought the news was unreliable.
After all, Chen Bige hasn't acted in a TV series for many years.
Many people even doubt whether Chen Bige will still act in TV dramas.
Then, three days later, the official announcement of the male and female leads of "The Seventeenth Floor" was made: Chen Bige and Lu Yanhe. The entire entertainment industry was shocked by this news.
Chen Bige returns to television dramas, starring as Lu Yanhe in his first leading role.
These two gimmicks attracted attention, making "The Seventeenth Floor" a major drama that garnered widespread attention overnight.
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"Oh my, my little junior brother! We've finally met!"
When Lu Yanhe first met Chen Bige, he was still thinking about how to greet this top actress. As a result, she immediately reached out and cupped Lu Yanhe's face in her hands and pinched it.
Lu Yanhe stared in surprise, never expecting Chen Bige to be like this.
In regular filming, Chen Bige is always a goddess, noble and aloof. On camera, Chen Bige also has a magnanimous and approachable side, but definitely not like this now—like an inexplicable older sister, pinching Lu Yanhe's face while laughing.
Chen Ziyan glanced at Chen Bige speechlessly and said, "Shut up for a bit. It's our first meeting. Don't leave a bad impression on Xiao Lu."
Chen Bige released her grip, looking relaxed, and said, "How could that be? What man wouldn't fall in love with a woman as beautiful and lovely as me? Right, Xiao Lu?"
Chen Bige winked at Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe blushed with embarrassment.
"Yan He, sit down and ignore her. She's a crazy person." Chen Ziyan directly complained about the actress she had previously managed. "Don't let her fame and the image she portrays make you nervous or let her manipulate you. If you do, don't blame me for not warning you."
Lu Yanhe didn't know how to respond.
Chen Bige laughed heartily and said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Sit down."
Lu Yanhe sat down.
"Xiao Lu, let me ask you, has Ziyan ever mentioned me to you?" Chen Bige asked immediately.
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
"I knew it wasn't true." Chen Bige immediately glared at Chen Ziyan. "I told you you didn't care about me, and you still denied it. Look at Xiao Lu, his reaction doesn't lie!"
Upon seeing this, Lu Yanhe immediately said, "No, no, Sister Ziyan often mentions you."
"Don't try to cover for me. I won't bring her up. Bringing her up is just trouble." Chen Ziyan said bluntly, "She was the first artist I managed, and also the most troublesome one. The first thing I do every day when I open my eyes is check my phone to see what messes I need to clean up for her."
Chen Bige: "...It's not that exaggerated."
Chen Ziyan: "Hehe."
(End of this chapter)
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