Chapter 400 The Road to Love
The current situation is that bookstores are becoming increasingly rare.
In particular, fewer and fewer people are going to bookstores to "browse and browse".
When people go to a bookstore, it's usually because they specifically want to buy a particular book.
In this situation, it means losing many readers who "accidentally came across a book, thought it was somewhat interesting, and decided to buy it and read it."
In the past, when newsstands were popular, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people would pass by them every day. Even if only one percent or one-thousandth of them stopped to buy a magazine because they saw a certain cover, it would still be a considerable number.
This is why Lu Yanhe wanted to get "Jump Up" on the shelves of Lansen Bookstore.
How many customers go to Lansen every day? Even if only one in a thousand or one in ten thousand of them are interested in the "Jump Up" magazine and buy one copy, the sales volume would still be enormous if all the tens of thousands of Lansen convenience stores across the country were combined.
After thinking about it carefully, Liang Hong said, "Yan He, this is not my responsibility, I can't make the decision. I'll go back and mention it to the company."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "Then I'll trouble you, Sister Hong."
Adding a new item to a Lansen convenience store—many people might think this is a simple matter if they don't know the details. In reality, it's not. Each shelf has its own space, and for a large national chain like Lansen, countless brands want to put their new products on their shelves. Seeing this data would show just how difficult it is to fulfill Lu Yanhe's request.
How many copies of a magazine can be sold in a convenience store?
If you can only sell one or two copies a day, it's like taking up space without generating any sales—but how many people in a convenience store would want to buy a magazine?
For "Jump Up", this is definitely a channel that is entirely beneficial.
However, for Lansen, this did not necessarily mean it was a worthwhile deal.
Lu Yanhe added, “Sister Hong, selling magazines in convenience stores is something that has never happened before in our country. This is definitely an experiment. I also heard that Lansen hopes to further enhance its brand image by cooperating with us and with ‘Jump Up’ magazine. If possible, at least give it a chance to try it out and sell one issue first. Lansen will become the first convenience store in China to sell magazines. I think this will also enhance Lansen’s brand image.”
Liang Hong nodded and said, "Yan He, I promise you, I will seriously put forward this suggestion to the company, but I really can't guarantee the final result, because it's too innovative, as you know."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
“I understand, then I’ll trouble you, Sister Hong,” Lu Yanhe said.
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Two days later, Liang Hong introduced another person to Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi.
According to Liang Hong, he is a manager at Lansen who is specifically responsible for product selection and procurement for convenience stores in the Yuming area.
"Ye Yun".
Chen Siqi flew over specifically to meet Ye Yun with Lu Yanhe.
The other person was very young, looking to be in his early thirties, dressed in a suit and tie, with handsome features and an air of sophistication.
"Hello, Mr. Ye." Chen Siqi took the initiative to extend her hand and shake hands with Ye Yun, smiling as she said, "I'm very happy to have this opportunity to get to know you."
"Don't say that. I should say I'm especially happy to have the opportunity to meet you two." Ye Yun smiled broadly. "I heard you're about to become our spokespeople. I believe this collaboration will be beneficial for both of us."
Chen Siqi said, "President Ye, Sister Hong told us that the company's suggestion is to first pilot the sales at Lansen convenience stores in Yuming city and see how the sales go over three months. Do you have any suggestions for us?"
"I wouldn't call it advice," Ye Yun waved his hand. "But I have been thinking about it. 'Jump Up' is released monthly, which is quite challenging for us in terms of product display. It will definitely sell best in the first week after it comes out, but sales will probably drop in the next three weeks. If we give it a fixed shelf, it will be a waste. You know, and you all know, that every shelf is in short supply. If we can't reach our sales target, it's like we've failed to sell anything."
Chen Siqi suddenly took out a stack of bound materials from her bag.
“Mr. Ye, please take a look. This is a picture of the twelve Lansen convenience stores that my editorial team and I surveyed in five different cities. Actually, the layout of the convenience stores is basically the same. You must have strict requirements to create a unified store image. You see, every convenience store provides customers with a long table where they can eat instant noodles. Also, the wall behind the cashier is empty.” Chen Siqi pointed out the pictures they had taken to Ye Yun. “Because we are just trying it out, considering that the shelves are very valuable, we also hope not to affect your original arrangements. In addition, although the ‘Jump Up’ magazine is not a small item, it is very thin. On one hand, perhaps we can install a magazine rack on the side of this long table. A steel frame rack will do, with a thickness of no more than 2 centimeters. It will take up the space of two magazines placed vertically, which will hardly affect the usable space of the long table itself. Another way is to make a magazine rack hanging on the wall behind the cashier. Similarly, this will take up even less of the original usable space of the store.”
Ye Yun took the research report that Chen Siqi had prepared with some surprise. After flipping through it, he could tell at a glance that she had put a lot of effort into doing this.
"Of course, we actually hope that the magazine can be placed in a more visible and easily accessible location for our customers, but those locations are basically already taken," Chen Siqi said. "If the sales figures over the next three months prove that 'Jump Up' can sell well at Lansen, then we can have a serious discussion about which shelf placement would be better. What do you think?"
Ye Yun pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, my initial plan was to arrange a standing magazine rack next to the cashier's computer so that everyone could see it when they paid, and it wouldn't take up our original space."
“That would be even better,” Chen Siqi said immediately.
“Because our magazines are shrink-wrapped, it’s impossible for people to pick them up and flip through them,” Ye Yun said. “Each store provides a copy that can be unsealled so that people can open the pages. We put this copy on the long table for customers to browse.”
Chen Siqi nodded immediately, "No problem."
The actual production cost of one magazine per store is not even in the same league as the potential sales revenue from this collaboration.
"Can we use the wall behind the cashier to display magazine promotional posters?" Chen Siqi immediately changed her mind. "We will arrange and provide all these materials."
Ye Yun said, "Lansen has a total of 527 stores in Yuming. For the first three months, we will send 10 copies to each store per period, plus one copy for customers to read, which makes 11 copies."
"Okay." Chen Siqi nodded. "President Ye."
In this collaboration, Lansen will not be purchasing from "Jump Up"; it's simply providing them with a sales channel.
They are responsible for their own profits and losses. If they sell something, Lansen will place additional orders; if they don't sell it, they have to bring it back themselves.
Including manpower, material resources, and related costs such as posters and magazine racks, more than 100,000 yuan was poured in every month.
Fortunately, the delivery and pickup could be handled directly through Lansen's transportation system; they only needed to arrange for someone to deliver the magazines to Lansen's warehouse.
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After talking with Ye Yun, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi said goodbye and walked together on the street.
It was a weekday afternoon, and not in a bustling central area, so there weren't many people.
Chen Siqi was clearly very excited.
She seemed confident in the collaboration and determined to succeed.
But can magazines actually be sold in convenience stores?
This is still an unknown.
Lu Yanhe didn't know what the final outcome would be. It didn't matter; he'd try whenever the opportunity arose. In an era where print media wasn't exactly thriving, the only way to ensure its survival and longevity was to constantly seek opportunities to fuel its growth.
Just like the campus outreach activities that Chen Siqi has been consistently doing.
We proactively contact student departments, organizations, and clubs at the school, bringing our magazine and contracted or co-authored authors to campus for lectures, exchanges, book clubs, and so on. Each time, there might only be a hundred or so people participating from a school, but we still persist in doing it.
Why? Because we need to continuously expand the influence of "Jump Up" and ensure that every school has some students reading it, especially young students. When they become readers, they may become readers for the next three, five, or even ten years.
Each time there may be only a hundred or so students, but as they accumulate, little by little, until a qualitative change occurs.
For more than two years, the sales of "Jump Up" magazine have remained stable, which is a miracle in a time of adversity.
Seeing Chen Siqi's excited expression, Lu Yanhe, like a little bird that couldn't help but flap its wings, was also infected and smiled along.
He took Chen Siqi's hand and said, "Ending the cooperation with Yemai.com has actually become a new opportunity."
“Yes.” Chen Siqi nodded. “Moreover, I think Sister Qingzhen is right. We should adopt the ‘sea of questions’ strategy. Now that the content of ‘Jump Up’ can be produced stably, we should let as many people as possible get in touch with it.”
Her eyes were shining as she spoke, and she was full of energy.
Lu Yanhe stared blankly for two seconds, then couldn't help but laugh.
Chen Siqi also caught Lu Yanhe's gaze and stopped talking.
The next second, Lu Yanhe's lips landed directly on hers.
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"This young couple is really something... why did they suddenly start showing off their affection!"
When the media released photos of Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi kissing in the street, the internet exploded, boiling like a pot of oil with water, crackling and popping.
Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi made no attempt to hide their kiss and didn't seem to care about being photographed.
As a result, someone actually took a picture of it.
The online reaction, however, was overwhelmingly positive. This "positive" refers to the fact that people didn't react negatively to the kissing photos of the two. When similar photos of public figures are exposed, they often attract controversy. For example, fans of both parties might make derogatory remarks about each other, or feel that these two are wasting public resources by making headlines over something so trivial.
Chen Ziyan carefully reviewed the online reactions and discovered that a key reason for the generally positive response was that the two had gone public with their relationship relatively early, creating a preconceived notion that led to higher acceptance. On the other hand, Lu Yanhe was incredibly talented, and Chen Siqi was equally impressive; she and her "Jump Up" team had achieved remarkable success over the past two years, becoming idols for many young women.
Lu Yanhe doesn't get involved in the specific business of "Jump Up" nor does he have time to. In the past, many people thought that the success of "Jump Up" mainly depended on Lu Yanhe's status as an artist and his network of connections. As the magazine has been around for longer, this impression has gradually faded.
Chen Siqi became the one writing the editor's notes, represented "Jump Up" at various events, and was also responsible for expanding its self-media, marketing, and publicity business. Especially this year, the promotional and marketing campaigns for Lu Yanhe's three starring works—"Friends," "The Seventeenth Floor," and "Late Spring"—were considered classic examples, giving "Jump Up" a near-godlike status in the film and television industry and among Lu Yanhe's fans.
In short, as long as it's not just for the sake of criticizing, their relationship gives people the impression of being "evenly matched" to the point of "having nothing to say to each other."
And yet these two people can still kiss in public, completely oblivious to everyone else—
"They are just ordinary young people, just as enthusiastic about dating."
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July is the month when Jump Up releases its summer special issue, while December is the month when Jump Up releases its winter special issue.
These two special issues are usually the two best-selling issues of the year. This is because they typically invite all contracted and collaborating authors to publish their new works, making them almost like a carnival-like event.
Chen Siqi decided to make this episode her first collaboration with Lansen.
To make a strong start, the December issue of "Jump Up" magazine specially invited Jiang Yubai, the author of the comic "Children of Time and Space" with whom they had previously collaborated, to create a painting with the Lansen convenience store as the background. The painting depicts a winter night with a dark blue starry sky background. Snowflakes adorn the street in front of the convenience store and the streetlights next to it. Warm light shines from the store window. A girl wearing a red scarf comes out of the door, holding a steaming cup of oden in her hands. She looks at the boy standing by the convenience store door with surprise. The boy stretches out a small hand warmer in his hand, and his eyes reveal a gentle look.
Such a painting—
"We hope to introduce our 'Jump Up' magazine to more readers by collaborating with more platforms. We hope it will be a magazine that accompanies everyone year after year, like a friend, accompanying everyone in reading, schooling, work and life."
Chen Siqi recorded a video to promote the upcoming winter special issue of "Jump Up," officially announcing that the physical book will be sold in more than 500 Lansen convenience stores in the Yuming area. Starting from the next issue, which is January next year, the digital version of "Jump Up" will be available on Lansen's online community platform.
“I’ve seen many readers asking whether our magazine, ‘Jump Up,’ starting to do self-media, video media, and even publicity and marketing is preparing for a future transformation,” Chen Siqi said. “We will never forget where ‘Jump Up’ started, and this magazine will continue as long as you are willing to read it.”
On the same day, Lansen also announced its collaboration with "Jump Up" and officially announced Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi as Lansen's spokespeople.
"Lansen has always been committed to conveying an attitude of living life seriously. Every item in a Lansen convenience store is carefully selected and evaluated by us," said a Lansen spokesperson. "We are delighted to have invited two outstanding young people, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi, to be our brand ambassadors. We unanimously believe that they have given a very positive interpretation of living life seriously, which perfectly matches the brand image that Lansen wants to create. We hope that through their influence, everyone can more genuinely feel Lansen's serious attitude towards running and managing a small convenience store well. We are all people who are conscientiously doing our jobs and living our lives well in this wonderful era. We hope that Lansen is not just a convenience store, but also represents a kind of quality and pursuit in everyone's mind."
Lu Yanhe reposted the post announcing his official endorsement of Lansen.
"I really like the cover of this winter special issue. When you get your hands on it, please don't rush to open the magazine. Remember to take a good look at the cover first. @Jiang Yubai's paintings can always touch your heart in the details."
Xin Zixing left a comment under this Weibo post, saying: I've already placed a pre-order and am just waiting for the courier to deliver it to me!
Many people were surprised and asked Xin Zixing: Is Sister Zixing still involved in the work of "Jump Up"?
Xin Zixing replied: I didn't participate, but I will always be the most loyal reader of "Jump Up". It is one of the most valuable representative works of my career!
Xin Zixing's statement has attracted a lot of attention.
Lu Yanhe also replied: Sister Zixing will always belong to the "Jump Up" family.
The digital version of the winter special edition of "Jump Up" is now available online at Yemai.com.
It's still a three-day free trial period.
The promotional slogan for YeMai.com is: "The final episode of the digital version of 'Jump Up' is being released for free!"
Chen Siqi rolled her eyes when she saw it.
However, thanks to the pre-event publicity and buzz, over 700,000 users completed reading and browsing sessions of more than 15 minutes in just three days. The sheer volume of this data left even those within YeMai.com speechless with astonishment.
Star! was released for free on the first day that Jump Up switched to a paid subscription model.
Yu Jiang mobilized all her connections to promote "Star!".
On its first day, Star! garnered over 70,000 readers who spent more than 15 minutes reading, which isn't bad.
However, compared to the free period data of "Jump Up", it is far inferior.
When Liu Qiao saw this data, his face turned green.
Meanwhile, "Jump Up" magazine has been delivered to Lansen convenience stores in the Yuming area. The first delivery consisted of eleven copies, which arrived at the convenience stores last night and are ready to be put on the shelves today.
Chen Siqi was at school, but she couldn't calm down in the evening and was concerned about how well "Jump Up" was selling at Lansen.
Upon checking the flight tickets, I saw there was another flight to Yuming at 10:30 pm, so I immediately asked my counselor for leave and rushed to the airport.
Lansen is a 24-hour convenience store.
After arriving at the airport late at night, Chen Siqi's first task was to book a hotel. Then she went to the Lansen convenience store near the hotel to check if the posters for "Jump Up" had been put up and if the magazine racks had been set up.
When she entered, the clerk was just putting "Jump Up" on the magazine shelf. It was a small iron shelf about half a meter high, placed next to the computer at the cashier. The clerk inserted two plastic-wrapped magazines into the shelf. They took up very little space, but had large covers that were very eye-catching.
Chen Siqi breathed a sigh of relief.
Everything is on display.
The shop assistant clearly didn't know she was Chen Siqi, nor did he know that the girl in front of him was the editor-in-chief of the magazine he had just picked up.
Chen Siqi bought a bottle of milk and paid.
With a smile, the shop assistant scanned the barcode on the milk and said, "Miss, we have a collaboration with the hottest magazine right now, 'Jump Up.' This is the latest issue. You can take a look if you're interested."
Chen Siqi looked at him with some surprise and asked, "Are you a reader of 'Jump Up'?"
“Me? I haven’t read it yet, but my friend is a reader,” the clerk said.
“I thought you were a reader who specifically recommended this to me,” Chen Siqi said.
The shop assistant said, "Company requirements dictate that we must specifically recommend any new products to our customers."
Chen Siqi then realized how meticulous Lansen had been in these details.
Chen Siqi picked up a magazine and said, "Thank you."
The clerk said, "Because it's a winter special edition, it's a bit more expensive, costing 30 yuan a copy. A regular issue is only 15 yuan."
Chen Siqi nodded, "Okay, thank you."
Originally, a normal issue of "Jump Up" cost 32 yuan. Because it was a themed book, Chen Siqi felt that every issue couldn't be so thick, as it wouldn't look like a magazine. So she reduced the number of pages and lowered the price accordingly.
Chen Siqi asked, "Do you think selling a magazine for fifteen yuan a issue is expensive?"
The shop assistant seemed a little surprised, as if she didn't understand why Chen Siqi was asking these questions.
"I suppose so," the salesperson said. "Unless you're particularly interested in these items, I think it's quite expensive."
Chen Siqi's heart sank.
The shop assistant asked curiously, "Are you a staff member of 'Jump Up'?"
Chen Siqi snapped out of her daze, smiled, and said, "It's somewhat related."
The shop assistant gave him an "I see" look and nodded: "I was wondering why you would ask so many questions out of curiosity."
Chen Siqi smiled and said, "Based on your understanding of our customers, do you have any good ideas on how to get those customers who don't usually read magazines or books to buy this kind of magazine?"
After a moment's thought, the clerk said, "Actually, if it's a newspaper that only costs one or two yuan, people might buy it out of curiosity. Or, when we have discount coupons for purchases over thirty or fifty yuan, many customers will buy things that only cost one or two yuan to reach the minimum order amount."
Chen Siqi nodded and smiled at him, "Okay, thank you."
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That night, Chen Siqi lay on her hotel bed, constantly pondering what the staff member had said.
Indeed, even if a magazine only costs fifteen yuan, it's still expensive for many people. Readers who are already accustomed to reading won't find it expensive; they know it's good and are willing to pay for written content. But many people no longer read books or magazines much. With so much free information on their phones now, they don't need to pay for it.
How can we get them to try reading "Jump Up"?
newspaper?
A variety of thoughts popped into Chen Siqi's mind at once.
Now, the number of authors on "Jump Up" is increasing. With the development of self-media, in addition to authors of fictional literary works, there are many columnists from different fields. At one point, many articles couldn't even get a spot on "Jump Up" and had to wait in line for scheduling.
At the time, Chen Siqi was thinking of turning "Jump Up" magazine into a bi-monthly publication, which would increase the number of issues by twelve per year. However, they were worried that this would affect the sales of each issue, so they did not take any action. After all, the monthly sales data of "Jump Up" had not been showing a continuous upward trend and had been stable for a long time.
The clerk from Lansen convenience store reminded Chen Siqi of something.
Maybe they can't make a bi-monthly publication, but they can make a cheaper newspaper.
A newspaper that costs one yuan per issue?
Newspaper content can be more comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics, including literary and artistic creations, as well as comprehensive articles covering various professional fields, from film and television reviews to interviews, from personal essays to historical discussions.
"Jump Up" is restricted by its literary themes, so many types of articles cannot be published. Newspapers, on the other hand, are different.
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"Jump Up" is now available at Lansen convenience stores.
Lu Yanhe made a special appearance at five Lansen convenience stores to carry out his promotional activities as a spokesperson and to promote "Jump Up".
Chen Siqi met up with Lin Yu and Zhou Mukai, talked about their thoughts from the previous night, and then went to the nearby Lansen convenience store to check on the sales of "Jump Up".
However, to everyone's surprise, "Jump Up" sold much better than they had imagined.
Especially at the Lansen convenience store near the school, all ten books were basically sold out before 8:30 in the morning, and we had to call to urgently order more.
However, Lansen has fixed delivery times and routes, so even urgent orders would have to wait until the afternoon.
Ye Yun never expected that "Jump Up" would sell so well at Lansen.
"We don't know yet whether it's because of the high level of popularity lately that people are interested in 'Jump Up,' or something else," Ye Yun said to Chen Siqi on the phone. "But judging from the sales figures this morning, 'Jump Up' is selling very well."
Chen Siqi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Ye Yun say that.
Ye Yun said, "It seems we'll have to buy more next time."
Chen Siqi was very happy.
She didn't know how to describe her happiness.
Lin Yu immediately understood what was going on. "Sales at Lansen must be doing very well?"
“Very good.” Chen Siqi immediately said, “Many Lansen convenience stores sold out all ten copies by morning.”
Lin Yu nodded, "Actually, this is quite normal. Yuming has so many universities, high schools, and junior high schools, so many potential readers. Normally, they would order online or go to a bookstore to buy it, but now they might just go to a convenience store to buy some food and drinks and see 'Jump Up' in front of them. They may have already heard of 'Jump Up,' so this time they can just buy it directly. In this day and age, the channel is even more important than the content itself. Even my roommate said that this way they don't need to order online and can just go to Lansen Bookstore on campus to buy it."
Chen Siqi nodded upon hearing this.
Zhou Mukai said, "If we stock more of these Lansen convenience stores near schools, they will definitely sell better than other places. Especially in our school, because of Yanhe, almost every student knows this magazine. Not everyone goes to the bookstore, but everyone will definitely go to the convenience store."
By 8 p.m., an astonishing statistic emerged: on the first day of the release of the winter special edition of "Jump Up," more than 9,000 copies were sold in over 500 Lansen convenience stores in the Yuming area alone.
Lansen and the official Weibo account of "Jump Up" jointly released a celebratory poster.
The next day, the results were even more remarkable. Ten thousand copies of "Jump Up" were sold at Lansen convenience stores in the Yuming area, an increase rather than a decrease.
On the third day, sales figures began to decline, dropping to just over five thousand copies.
Nevertheless, in just three days, "Jump Up" sold 25,000 copies at Lansen convenience stores. Meanwhile, apart from the original bookstore channel being slightly affected, other sales channels were almost unaffected.
Lansen also announced that starting next month, Lansen convenience stores in eight cities including Jiangguang will also simultaneously stock "Jump Up".
There's no need to wait for nearly three months of sales data; the sales figures from the first three days have already shown Lansen the sales potential of "Jump Up" as a product.
Not to mention the added value that its cultural significance brings to the Lansen brand.
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"Jump Up" has entered a new phase.
Lu Yanhe was genuinely happy and celebrated with everyone, enjoying a joyful drink together.
At this time, the Lingyun Award ceremony also began.
This time, Chen Siqi stayed behind specifically to accompany Lu Yanhe to the event.
The two men each held a copy of the winter special edition of "Jump Up," preparing to repeat their old trick and walk the red carpet with it to advertise "Jump Up."
“After I finish my final exams at the end of the month, I’ll be joining the crew to film ‘Road to Glory.’ You’re on winter break now, would you like to come and visit the set?” Lu Yanhe asked. “Our movie is a road movie, so it won’t be filmed in one fixed location.”
Chen Siqi said, "I'll come find you then. I have a new idea now. After I finish my final exams, I need to get everyone together to seriously discuss whether this idea can be implemented."
"What new ideas do you have this time?"
“I want to create a comprehensive newspaper,” Chen Siqi said, “a newspaper that costs only one dollar.”
Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
"ah?"
Chen Siqi said, "I won't go into the specifics yet. We'll talk about it when we have a mature plan."
Lu Yanhe responded with an "Oh".
He squeezed Chen Siqi's hand.
Chen Siqi didn't understand why he suddenly squeezed her hand, and asked him in confusion why.
Lu Yanhe didn't know how to explain, "I didn't do anything."
It was just a sudden urge to pinch it.
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Lu Yanhe was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Lingyun Awards.
This time, everyone's attention is still focused on the Best Actor award.
After the Fei Hong Award was surprisingly awarded to He Daren, who will receive the Ling Yun Award today?
Lu Yanhe didn't really care who they gave the award to; he knew the award wouldn't end up in his own hands.
What he needs to care about is whether he will still get the Best Supporting Actor award.
After all, there's a long-standing tradition among major domestic awards that if A gives it to you, then B won't.
Chen Ziyan really hopes that Lu Yanhe can win the Best Supporting Actor award at the three major film awards for "Three Mountains" and sweep the competition.
This is also a remarkable achievement.
However, compared to the innovative Fei Hong Award, the Ling Yun Award still follows the traditional live broadcast format of the award ceremony. No media can broadcast their own live broadcasts on site, and there are no media interviews on the red carpet.
When Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi walked hand in hand onto the red carpet, there were no audience members present; all the attendees were media reporters and photographers.
This resulted in far fewer cheers from the audience.
Only the photographers and reporters from the media kept calling their names, hoping they would look at them and allow them to capture some shots, take good enough photos to publish on their own media.
Although the atmosphere of the Fei Hong Awards red carpet was absent, Lu Yanhe was happy to wave and greet many familiar faces, including photographers he had met many times before. He felt relaxed.
The red carpet event was not broadcast live.
People can only see the latest developments through reports and photos from reporters on the scene.
Even filming videos is not allowed.
When people saw Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi appear together on the red carpet, they clicked their tongues in amazement.
Some people say, "Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi have been seen together quite a lot lately. One minute they're kissing in the street, the next they're endorsing Lansen together, and now they're walking the red carpet together. Is he going to go for the Mr. Right route?"
Few people paid any attention to his teasing.
Most people still prefer to see the two of them together.
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"Yes, 'Lost in Thailand' is about to start filming; they're making final preparations." Jia Long was talking to Liu Teli when he saw Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi enter. He immediately waved, "Yanhe!"
Lu Yanhe walked over, holding Chen Siqi's hand.
"Teacher Liu, Brother Long," Lu Yanhe greeted, then introduced to Teacher Liu Teli, "Siqi, Chen Siqi, my girlfriend."
"The young lady is very pretty," Liu Teli said to Chen Siqi with a smile.
“You’re very handsome too.” Chen Siqi immediately said with a sweet smile, “My classmates and I are all your fans. The whole class went to see ‘Upstairs’ together.”
Liu Teli looked surprised. "Really?"
“Yes.” Chen Siqi nodded.
Jia Long immediately said, "Teacher Liu, you don't know this, do you? When 'Upstairs' was released, they sent you three film reviews specifically recommending that everyone watch 'Upstairs.' I was so jealous. Their influence is huge."
“Then I must express my gratitude properly. No wonder ‘Upstairs’ had such a high box office.” Liu Teli immediately followed up on Jia Long’s words.
Although he is of a higher generation, he is not arrogant at all and is very respectful to a young girl like Chen Siqi.
Chen Siqi quickly waved her hand and said, "The high box office of 'Upstairs' is because of the high quality of the film. We are just giving it a sincere recommendation. Brother Long is exaggerating."
Jia Long: "What's with the modesty? Anyway, I'll be asking you to help promote all my future movies. You'll have all sorts of tricks up your sleeve. The younger generation is truly surpassing the older generation."
Chen Siqi: "When your movie comes to us for promotion, I will definitely do my best to do it well."
“Then it’s worth it,” Jia Long said. “I was just talking to Teacher Liu about ‘Lost in Thailand.’ The movie is about to start filming. Yan He is the screenwriter, but he will be filming ‘Road to Glory’ at that time and can’t come. Why don’t you bring that young man Li Bi to visit our set?”
Chen Siqi nodded in agreement, "Of course it would be great, but I was afraid of disturbing your filming. Brother Long, I would be more than happy to accept your invitation."
Chen Siqi took the initiative to add Liu Teli as a friend.
"Teacher Liu's acting experience is a huge treasure. I hope to find an opportunity in the future to systematically organize your experiences and share them with our readers," Chen Siqi said. "I hope Teacher Liu will give us this opportunity."
Liu Teli laughed twice.
"My experiences are nothing to share. I'm already very grateful that young people are still willing to watch my shows."
"Teacher Liu, you're too modest!" Chen Siqi exclaimed, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Don't you have any idea how popular you are among young people?"
Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, saying, "Teacher Liu, Siqi wasn't exaggerating. Many of my classmates are also your fans. They may not usually follow celebrities, but they will definitely watch your works when they come out."
For a fleeting moment, Liu Teli's face showed a dazed expression.
Chen Siqi said, "After watching 'Upstairs,' I also watched your previous works, such as 'The Maverick,' 'The City,' and 'Breaking Through the World.' As a junior, I probably shouldn't comment on your acting skills to your face, but as your fan, I really want to say one thing: you acted so well. After watching so many films and TV series, you really put the sense of life into the role completely. I have always told Yan He that he must learn more from you in this regard."
Liu Teli snapped out of his daze and chuckled, "Heh, you two kids, you've been praising me so much since you came in that you're practically bewitching me, aren't you?"
Even so, it was obvious that his gaze towards Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi had become much gentler and more affectionate. This was no exaggeration; it showed a hint of the loving kindness an elder might show to a younger generation.
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