Chapter 881 You never knew, did you?
In the field of media communication, many people have a prejudice that public relations is bribery.
At the North American Academy Awards, public relations, ostensibly, uses various reasonable and legitimate means to increase the attention paid to a particular film or filmmaker by those eligible to vote. However, the actual judgment is still based on the aesthetic judgments of those eligible to vote and the quality of the film.
Of course, at this level, direct transactions and bribery are indeed rare, but that does not mean true fairness.
To some extent, the fact that "Calm Windsor No. 1" received recognition simply because of its high global box office is unfair to film awards—if this were truly fair, why bother with awards at all? Just let box office numbers dictate the outcome. But beyond that, the most important thing is that, with the ongoing public relations efforts, a group of PR managers who understand the "hidden rules" and "loopholes" of the game have gradually emerged.
If you can afford a public relations manager and invest more in public relations, then you can get more people to see the film and notice its merits. That's exactly what *Windbreaker* did. The media, newspapers, lobbying by public relations managers, recommendations from influential Hollywood figures, and even Lu Yanhe's influence among Asian judges all indirectly suppressed other films. This isn't necessarily direct unfairness, but it can't be called objective fairness either.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe was not troubled by a guilty conscience.
Are you kidding me?
He simply felt a sense of relief, like someone who had been holding their breath underwater for a long time, then surfaced again, taking a deep breath and feeling refreshed.
Everything suddenly became clear.
An unprecedented sense of ease arose spontaneously.
Huang Tianlin has already contacted Lu Yanhe to inquire about his arrival time on set.
His new movie crew is all set up, just waiting for Lu Yanhe to join the cast.
Of course, Huang Tianlin is always slow when making movies. Besides the role of Lu Yanhe, he has several other roles in his movies.
He's not the kind of director who insists on using sequential shooting.
Regardless of whether Lu Yanhe joins the production team within a week, his movie will start filming.
After winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for *Tropical Rain*, his next film had no shortage of funding, nor did he worry about the scheduling conflicts of other actors. Aside from top-tier actors, why would a director of Huang Tianlin's caliber only offer thirty days for filming? Sorry, don't bother coming.
If Lu Yanhe really can't make it, Huang Tianlin will film other people's parts first.
Lu Yanhe's work here has come to an end.
Judging from the current situation, it's pretty much guaranteed that "Dingfeng No. 1" will be nominated for both Best Foreign Language Film and Best Supporting Actor.
Lu Yanhe can indeed go back to acting.
After thinking about it, he replied to Huang Tianlin that he could join the crew within a week.
The originally planned time for joining the team was during this period.
However, this means Lu Yanhe will have to go directly from the United States to Malaysia, without having time to return to China in between.
However, there's nothing we can do about it.
He will need to take leave to attend the Galaxy Awards, and he will have to return to China then as well.
Liu Bige and Wen Shengming will stay in the United States and continue to participate in business activities, public relations events, and parties.
Lu Yanhe greeted them, packed his things, and prepared to fly away.
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For the people of Malaysia, Lu Yanhe is definitely a top actor.
Moreover, he is a top actor whom they greatly admire and feel close to.
The film "Tropical Rainy Season" broke records by helping Malaysia win its first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and Lu Yanhe's role in it has already been widely publicized by major media outlets.
Lu Yanhe is set to collaborate with Huang Tianlin on a new film once again, and everyone is filled with anticipation.
Clearly, this film, a collaboration between the two after "Tropical Rainy Season," is highly anticipated, with the hope that it will once again represent Malaysian cinema and win world-class honors.
The news that Lu Yanhe landed at the airport in Malaysia and was about to join the crew of Huang Tianlin's new film immediately became the top news on Malaysian social media platforms.
The hotel where he stayed even attracted hundreds of people who wanted to see him in person.
Lu Yanhe received a warm welcome in Malaysia, much like Wen Shengming received in Wang County when he filmed "The Boat".
This surprised Lu Yanhe greatly, and he was somewhat flattered.
The hotel manager reluctantly approached Lu Yanhe and asked him to go down and greet everyone, otherwise, given the current situation, they might not leave.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe nodded and left.
As soon as he appeared at the hotel entrance, a loud, excited shout and cheer erupted from the crowd, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down.
The hotel's security guards stood watch around the perimeter, while Lu Yanhe's security team protected him.
They were squeezed very tightly.
Lu Yanhe had to say repeatedly, "Thank you everyone, please keep the order, okay?"
After finally bringing the situation under control, Lu Yanhe continued, "Thank you all for your warm welcome. Since there were no public events planned, I can only express my gratitude in this simple way. However, since I am not the only guest here, there are other guests as well. I appreciate your hospitality, but please don't gather here in the future, as it will cause a lot of trouble for others. I will be filming here for the next period of time, and I will need your understanding and help."
The people around them then nodded in agreement.
However, quite a few people couldn't help but express their affection for him, including cautiously asking if they could get an autograph.
Lu Yanhe said, "There are too many people, I really can't sign them all one by one, please forgive me."
In this situation, if we don't act ruthlessly, it will inevitably stir up a new wave of unrest.
Lu Yanhe had no choice but to cruelly refuse everyone's requests.
Otherwise, if you satisfy one, you must satisfy another.
Fortunately, after Lu Yanhe met and talked with them face to face, these people obediently left.
The very few that remained in place wouldn't have a significant impact on the hotel.
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Images of Lu Yanhe being mobbed by fans upon checking into his hotel have made headlines in major entertainment news outlets around the world.
He had the air of a world-class superstar.
At Lu Yanhe's level, there is indeed a need for some of this kind of operation again.
There are only a handful of world-class top movie stars, each occupying a unique niche. If it weren't for the occasional news stories demonstrating their influence, the image of a "top" movie star would fade over time.
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Huang Tianlin's film is currently tentatively titled "The Original Father".
In this movie, the actor who plays Lu Yanhe's father is a veteran Malaysian actor and a Chinese, named Yuan Zhihua.
A very simple name, just like his appearance.
Qin Shulan, the actress who previously played his mother in "Tropical Rainy Season" and later signed with Shi Huo, will play his mother for the second time.
This film is still about family relationships.
This time, the perspective is that of a grown-up son who returns home after many years away because of his mother's illness. During the time he takes care of his mother, he has to face his parents directly and constantly recall the traumas he suffered in his childhood, which intertwine with his experiences of working away from home over the years. In the end, he cruelly picks up a knife and stabs his father in the stomach, attempting to kill him.
Lu Yanhe sometimes really wanted to ask if there really was such a thing as destiny.
Receiving two film scripts in quick succession, "The Boat" and "The Original Father," both related to "patricide," is truly—
When Lu Yanhe was trying on costumes, he was already gradually getting into character.
Compared to "The Boat," the film "The Original Father" gave him a lot more room to perform. Although the film's title is "Father," the entire story revolves around him as the son. From flashbacks of his childhood to the turbulent years away from home, struggling alone, and then to the emotional fluctuations and verbal conflicts he experiences in the present while living with his parents... each episode is interconnected, almost like a glimpse into the first half of a person's life.
It is a biography.
It can also be described as how a person confronts their riddled father-son relationship and self-destructs under the influence of unhealable conflict.
Such a dramatic character.
To some extent, from the perspective of the film as a whole, judging solely from the script, "The Original Father" is inferior to "The Boat." "The Boat" possesses a three-dimensionality with a triangular structure composed of three characters, giving the film an artistic beauty in its character structure. However, "The Original Father" provides Lu Yanhe with a direct, cathartic, and completely immersive emotional depth. He can completely stand from the character's perspective and act his own role "without considering others."
Because every scene in "The Original Father" is actually about facing oneself, smashing oneself, and tearing oneself apart.
After fully immersing himself in the role, Lu Yanhe found himself so excited that his palms were sweating.
He even had an urge to wait.
“Many times before, I would get out of bed in the middle of the night, take a knife, walk to your bedside, and want to chop your neck. You didn’t know that you were sleeping soundly, like a dead pig, snoring louder than a pig being slaughtered. My anger and hatred drove me to pick up the knife like a storm, wanting to chop. You never knew that, did you?”
Lu Yanhe stared coldly at the mirror in the fitting room, at his reflection, and the lines from the script came out of his mouth.
A voice came from outside the door: "Is there a problem?"
They heard Lu Yanhe's voice in the fitting room and assumed he was talking to them.
Lu Yanhe snapped out of his daze, momentarily lost in thought, before suddenly realizing what was happening.
He glanced at himself in the mirror again, then opened the door and went outside.
The image of myself in the mirror remained in the empty fitting room.
He will come out of this soon.
Lu Yanhe knew this clearly, so he didn't need to look back.
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This chapter was harder to write than I expected. It took me a long time, and I only managed to write three thousand words.
I'm not exaggerating; those who watched the live stream probably noticed that I was pausing between sentences as I wrote.
Disaster.
Fortunately, I'm satisfied with this chapter.
I hope I can write more tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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