Chapter 543 Persuasion
Lu Yanhe didn't know why he had such a clear and firm attitude at such a young age: no matter what position he was in, he had to be dedicated to his work.
This actually represents a very important principle in his life: try not to cause trouble for others.
Therefore, he has always demanded this of himself.
He really couldn't understand why Yin Xincheng would leave without saying goodbye.
This prevented him from immediately comforting Yin Xincheng.
The other actors all expressed their concern in some way.
Putting aside their colleague relationship, they had known each other for so many years and had never seen Yin Xincheng so distraught. There was no way they could ignore him.
He caused a lot of trouble for the crew, making everyone wait for him for most of the day. Not to mention the losses he caused, the impact was terrible.
That's all true, but who can really just say, "OK, you unprofessional actor, you don't deserve to be my friend anymore, go be sad by yourself and wallow in self-pity" because of something like this?
That's not true.
Yan Liang noticed that Lu Yanhe did not comfort Yin Xincheng.
In fact, in Yan Liang's mind, based on his understanding of Lu Yanhe, Lu Yanhe was the one who cared most about the feelings of those around him, yet he didn't go—
Yan Liang approached Lu Yanhe and asked, "Yanhe, are you angry with Yin Xincheng right now?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head. "Logically, I think I should be angry. Actually, I do feel angry, but... it's not the same as how I usually feel when I'm angry. It's complicated. I've never seen Yin Xincheng like that before. He's always happy, smiling from morning till night. Today, even after being scolded by Director Bai, he just apologized and didn't react at all."
Yan Liang: "He's acting very strangely right now."
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
Yan Liang asked, "Are we really going to act according to the new script? We're going to make him disappear in just two episodes? Won't the audience find that strange? A person just suddenly disappears."
Lu Yanhe joked, "Moreover, he disappeared in these two episodes, and I'm going to disappear in the next two."
After filming this week, he will head to the United States to promote "The Mist".
Yan Liang: "Yes."
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath. "I just don't know what to say to him. What I want to say to him most right now is to tell him to control himself, have some professionalism, and finish filming first. But... he won't listen to that now, right?"
"Do you know why his girlfriend suddenly wanted to break up with him?" Yan Liang asked.
Lu Yanhe shook his head.
"After their relationship was exposed, some of Yin Xincheng's fans dug up his girlfriend's past and spread rumors, saying that she was pregnant and had an abortion when she was in high school, and that she was a very... you know what kind of description that is. Anyway, they said very nasty things, and that she had ulterior motives for getting close to Yin Xincheng."
Yan Liang sighed and continued, "His agent has been begging the director to give Yin Xincheng another chance and be lenient with him, but the director won't budge. He said that Yin Xincheng won't get a chance to appear in the two episodes this week, and if he can't recover in the next two days, the script for next week will also be revised."
Lu Yanhe knew that Bai Jingnian's words were probably mainly meant to intimidate and threaten.
It's impossible for a scriptwriter to drastically cut all of a main character's scenes.
Bai Jingnian wanted to use this method to cheer Yin Xincheng up again.
Lu Yanhe remained silent for a while, then nodded. "Let me think about it by myself."
Yan Liang patted him on the shoulder.
Lu Yanhe sat there alone for ten minutes, thinking about what he should say to Yin Xincheng, and then stood up.
In Yin Xincheng's dressing room, there were only him and his manager.
Through the door, I could hear what his manager was saying to him.
Lu Yanhe knocked on the door.
His agent opened the door and looked surprised when he saw Lu Yanhe.
"Hi." Lu Yanhe nodded to him. "Could I speak with Xincheng privately?"
Yin Xincheng's agent nodded, gave him a pleading look that said "please," and left.
This is the new agent that Yin Xincheng's company has assigned to him.
Having only recently started this job, I'm already facing this situation, and I'm probably completely at a loss.
Lu Yanhe entered the room, "Xincheng."
Yin Xincheng looked up at Lu Yanhe.
If Lu Yanhe did harbor some resentment towards Yin Xincheng before entering, seeing Yin Xincheng's red eyes and pained expression completely overshadowed that resentment.
"I know you're in pain right now."
For a moment, Lu Yanhe was thinking, what if he were in Yin Xincheng's situation?
"Don't apologize to me." Lu Yanhe's first words to Yin Xincheng were completely off-script.
“If I suddenly broke up with my girlfriend today, I might not do any better than you,” Lu Yanhe said.
Yin Xincheng felt as if a taut string had suddenly been released.
He covered his face with his hands and lowered his head.
“But I’m actually quite puzzled.” Lu Yanhe hadn’t expected his tone to become so gentle, with a deliberately relaxed air. “You could have gone to see her earlier, why did you only go halfway through filming? And you didn’t even tell us. You know, if you needed to ask for leave, we would definitely help you coordinate the time.”
Yin Xincheng suddenly burst into tears.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry—"
After a while, he calmed down.
"Her friend called me and said she had locked herself in her room and wouldn't come out no matter how much they called her. I panicked. I...I..."
"You're worried she might do something rash, right?" Lu Yanhe finished the sentence for him.
Yin Xincheng nodded.
“She’s not a celebrity, she’s never experienced anything like this before.”
"Although I know she should be alright now that you're back, I still want to ask, is she okay?"
“Hmm.” Yin Xincheng nodded. “She just took sleeping pills—uh, she didn’t mean to…do anything stupid. She just had insomnia yesterday, the pressure was too much, she couldn’t fall asleep until the early hours of the morning, so she took some sleeping pills and fell into a deep sleep. That’s why she didn’t hear her friend knocking on the door. Later we found a locksmith to pry the door open…”
Yin Xincheng pursed his lips sheepishly and gave a wry smile.
"It's good that you're alright." Lu Yanhe nodded. "How about we go for a drink together tonight after filming? Or are you going to go with her?"
“She’s already gone.” Yin Xincheng shook his head. “She found a place where she wanted to be alone.”
"You feel very sorry for her, don't you?"
"I feel terrible."
Lu Yanhe sat down next to Yin Xincheng. "I know."
"I'm sorry, I really can't film right now."
“Xincheng,” Lu Yanhe called out to him. “I understand you can’t film. I’ve already revised the version. These two episodes don’t include your role, so it’s okay if you can’t act. I came to you not to persuade you to overcome all difficulties and complete the filming. We’re not just simple colleagues anymore, especially for Yan Liang and Director Bai. Even if Director Bai scolds you harshly, you need to know that in this crew, you’re more than just an actor to them. Everyone cares about you.”
“When you suddenly disappeared, we were worried that something had happened to you. After we found out you were missing and couldn’t contact you, we turned the entire studio upside down because we all know that you are definitely not the kind of person who disappears without a reason.”
Yin Xincheng covered his face in pain.
“But Xincheng, looking at you like this, do you know what I’m thinking?” Lu Yanhe said, “I’m thinking that you and your girlfriend must love each other very much, which is why you feel so guilty and in pain for the hurt you’ve caused her. And what about your girlfriend?”
"What?" Yin Xincheng looked at Lu Yanhe blankly, not understanding what Lu Yanhe meant.
"If she knew that because of her, you disappeared from your most important drama for two episodes, or even more—you know she will find out, the drama will air, no one can hide it from her—wouldn't she feel the same guilt and pain as you do now?"
Yin Xincheng was stunned.
He stared at Lu Yanhe in astonishment.
“When I read literature, I really like the idea that many works convey in unison: everything is trivial except for life and death. To be honest, I’m glad your girlfriend is okay, otherwise I wouldn’t know how to comfort you for a long time.” Lu Yanhe smiled reassuringly. “If you can’t participate in the filming of these two episodes, I fully understand. But, Xincheng, I’m sorry, as your friend and your colleague on Friends, I have to say now, are you really sure you’re not going to film these two episodes?”
“If reason tells you that you really can’t film, OK, then take a break and we’ll film according to the revised script. But if reason tells you that you should film, and you just have a lot of issues to resolve and overcome, then tell us, and we’ll all be there to help you overcome them.”
“Human emotions are very fragile and cannot be controlled by our rationality. But acting is such a profession. We must hide our true emotions and personality and then use rationality to evoke another emotion.” Lu Yanhe looked intently into Yin Xincheng’s eyes. “I know that it may be a little cruel for me to say these things to you at this time, but I don’t want you to regret it one day in the future. With your love for Friends, I estimate that you will regret it one hundred percent.”
Yin Xincheng remained silent for a long, long time before asking, "Can I still be filmed looking like this?"
“If you rationally tell yourself that you can do it, then go back to the set. Everyone here will help you complete the shoot.”
Yin Xincheng nodded hesitantly.
"Is Director Bai still willing... to let me direct?"
Lu Yanhe laughed, “Before you apologize to him, he has to show this attitude to the whole crew. But do you think Director Bai is really the kind of director who will point his finger at you and scold you to the end, and absolutely not give you a chance to correct your mistakes? Last week, Lu Gang forgot to turn on his camera, which caused a scene that we completed so well to not be filmed, and he forgave Lu Gang and asked us to give him another chance.”
Yin Xincheng took a deep breath.
"I'm going to find him."
His emotions seemed much more stable.
It seems that the conversation did have an effect on him.
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
He nodded, stood up, walked to the door, and suddenly remembered something, turning back to look at Yin Xincheng.
"If we can't finish filming during the day, we'll film at night. If we can't finish filming tomorrow, I'll still be there on Saturday."
“You know, I have to miss next week’s filming. Even though I wrote two new episodes for next week’s filming, and asked Lee Chih-pak to make a cameo appearance in those two episodes, I didn’t even have to wait until next week to know that it would become a permanent regret because I didn’t appear in the entire season of Friends.”
"Breakups are painful, but time can heal pain. Regret, however, cannot; it will only grow deeper."
Yin Xincheng looked at Lu Yanhe with a complicated expression.
Lu Yanhe nodded to him, opened the door, and left.
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I couldn't sleep, so I got up and wrote a little.
(End of this chapter)
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