Chapter 888 Shrew!
Many child stars were once dazzling, but for various reasons, perhaps they overdraw their luck in life and enjoyed the most dazzling aspects of life too early. The rest of their lives are spent learning how to reconcile with a life that is "going downhill".
The original protagonist of "Home Alone" ruined his life early on due to family reasons and spent many years rebuilding it.
Even adults struggle to cope with the changes brought about by sudden wealth and fame, let alone a child.
Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan put in a lot of effort to maintain the stability of Huang Feng's life, preventing those bad and unclean things from entering his childhood, and trying their best to make everything he did as an actor and star seem like something that happened during a holiday, just a festival, a burst of fireworks, and that when it was over, he would have his own normal life again.
Therefore, even though Huang Feng is currently incredibly popular and a global sensation with numerous job offers, Shi Huo primarily restricts his work to holidays, weekends, and summer/winter breaks, absolutely prohibiting him from taking time off during the week.
It's not about making Huang Feng's grades exceptionally high, but rather about establishing a sense of order in his life.
It would be a terrible thing for a person to grow up in a disordered lifestyle.
Lu Yanhe asked Huang Fenglian, "Does Xiaofeng himself want to continue acting?"
Huang Fenglian nodded and said, "He really likes the film set."
Lu Yanhe said, "You know, Huang Feng is actually quite talented in acting, and he starred in the 'Home Alone' series, which is so successful worldwide. Almost everyone in the world knows him. The income from the 'Home Alone' series is enough for him to never have to worry about money for the rest of his life. He can enjoy the subsequent copyright revenue for the rest of his life. So, I was thinking, now that 'Home Alone' is finished filming, can he let his life return to normal and not be like before, filming during winter and summer vacations, working almost every holiday, shooting commercials, recording programs, and all kinds of press releases? I think that's too hard for someone his age."
When Huang Fenglian heard Lu Yanhe say this, she hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Actually, I've thought about this too. But I'm also thinking, he's already acted in 'Home Alone.' Even if we pretend that none of this happened and let him grow up as an ordinary child, can he really do it? Right now at school, both his teachers and classmates know very clearly that he is the most famous and popular child in the world."
Lu Yanhe: "Indeed, it's difficult. I don't think he can grow up in an ordinary way anymore, or even live an ordinary life. But he can still make choices. He's too young. Acting in 'Home Alone' was certainly a very interesting experience. Besides 'Home Alone,' he was also the lead in 'Tropical Rainy Season,' and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. At a very young age, he achieved what most male actors can't achieve in their entire lives. But I hope he can still make choices. Just because he has everything that others want but can't have doesn't mean he loses the right to give it all up."
Huang Fenglian didn't know what to say for a moment.
“Of course, if he enjoys acting and wants to continue, frankly, we would be happy for him. He's the highest-paid child star in the world. Whether he's acting in our own productions or taking on other projects, he can earn a lot of money. Even if he doesn't act, just doing endorsements and commercials would bring in a huge income.” Lu Yanhe looked at Huang Fenglian seriously. “But is this what he's willing to do right now? A person only has one childhood. He can use two or three years of his vacation time to work and act, but does he want to spend his entire childhood in a place where he might spend the rest of his life? Or could you use his vacation time to take him to see the world, go back to Malaysia to see his old friends, or let him read some books, go to an amusement park, or attend tutoring classes with his classmates?”
Even with his busy work schedule, his friends are never absent from his life. They seize every opportunity to party, dine together, and chat. Lu Yanhe is not only intimately familiar with everything that happens in each other's lives, but there's never a moment when he's completely oblivious.
Because Lu Yanhe clearly understands the significance of these real-life experiences for his life, he sincerely hopes that Huang Feng doesn't need to indulge in temporary fame and attention.
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On this point, Huang Tianlin and Lu Yanhe share the same attitude.
Huang Tianlin even had a fight with Huang Fenglian over this matter.
Lu Yanhe didn't witness their argument. Since he wasn't filming that afternoon, he and Chen Siqi went for a stroll at a nearby market.
When Lu Yanhe returned to the film set that evening, he sensed that the atmosphere on set was a bit strange. After asking around, he found out what had happened: Huang Tianlin and Huang Fenglian had a big fight that afternoon, so big that the afternoon's scenes couldn't be filmed.
In addition, Lu Yanhe noticed that the way people were looking at him was also a bit strange.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but feel a little confused, so he asked a few more questions, but the other person refused to answer.
Later, Wang Biao finally found out some information and learned why the people in the crew were treating Lu Yanhe so strangely.
Lu Yanhe asked, "What exactly happened?"
Wang Biao said, "Huang Feng's mother had a fight with director Huang Tianlin. In front of many people, she said that Huang Feng did not want to continue being a very popular child star, and asked director Huang Tianlin to talk to her about this matter, saying that if Huang Feng was not going to be given acting opportunities in the future, they should consider what conditions could be used to terminate the contract."
Lu Yanhe: "..."
He stared at Wang Biao, dumbfounded, and didn't come to his senses for a moment.
Wang Biao shrugged and said, "Unbelievable. Director Huang scolded Huang Feng's mother, and Huang Feng's mother blamed Director Huang for not caring about his nephew at all."
Lu Yanhe: "Absolutely amazing."
Wang Biao said, "I also find it incredible. I was incredulous when I heard about it."
Lu Yanhe: "Where is Huang Feng?"
"I don't know." Wang Biao shook his head. "I really never thought that someone would turn the tables on me like this."
Lu Yanhe: "I didn't expect that either."
Wang Biao asked, "Brother Lu, will we still get involved in Huang Feng's affairs in the future?"
"Why shouldn't we get involved?" Lu Yanhe said. "Huang Feng is the lead actor in 'Home Alone' and also a contracted actor with Shi Huo. For both personal and professional reasons, we can't just sit idly by and do nothing about his affairs. As for Huang Fenglian's attitude, she also signed a contract when we initially signed with Huang Feng. Regarding Huang Feng's management affairs, Shi Huo's professional opinions should be the primary consideration. She is merely Huang Feng's guardian, making judgments on whether each job is suitable for Huang Feng. She cannot bypass us and directly help Huang Feng contact any jobs."
Wang Biao: "What if she says something unpleasant to the media and blames you?"
Lu Yanhe: "We have everything recorded about Huang Feng. We have nothing to hide. We have nothing to hide. We don't need to care what she says. If she is lying, then she should clarify. In fact, we were prepared for this from the beginning, weren't we? She has never been an easy person to deal with."
Wang Biao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Indeed."
Lu Yanhe said, "I kept telling her to ask Huang Feng what he was really thinking, but she never answered my question. To be honest, I've known Huang Feng for so long. He's a very clever kid. For us adults, we might be willing to work continuously because of responsibility, interests, and so on. But for Huang Feng, I believe that fame, interests, and attention can bring him temporary happiness and excitement. But I don't believe that he doesn't care at all about the time he sacrifices to play with his classmates and friends, or that other kids his age can stay in school and study properly. He asks for leave from time to time and works almost every winter and summer vacation and weekend."
Something occurred to Wang Biao, and he asked, "Brother Lu, when you were in high school, you worked and studied at the same time, and you found it very difficult, right?"
“Hmm.” Lu Yanhe nodded. “Looking back now, of course I think the intensity wasn’t that great, but I was only a teenager back then, and my endurance wasn’t that strong. I really felt that I didn’t have a moment to relax except when I was sleeping. Especially in my senior year of high school, there was the pressure of the college entrance exam. I wanted to get into a good university, but I couldn’t completely stop working. I was very poor back then, and when I finally got a job, I just wanted to earn as much as I could. Looking back now, it was a very complicated and contradictory situation.”
Wang Biao: "If you don't have to work because of the pressure of survival, the pain that work brings you is actually not that great, right?"
“That’s true.” Lu Yanhe nodded. “Look at my current job, I basically choose them myself, and I don’t have to resist them. It wasn’t like that back then. Back then, I had to try my best to make the most of every opportunity, and the psychological pressure was immense. As for Huang Feng, I didn’t experience his child star stage, but I know that he had to bear a lot of pressure, even though I didn’t experience it myself.”
Wang Biao nodded.
"You're really good to him."
Lu Yanhe: "I know why his mother wants him to keep going and continue acting. Indeed, the opportunity is too rare. There's only one person in the world like Huang Feng who has reached the top at this age. Now, Hollywood film companies are offering him a salary of ten million US dollars, which is outrageous. Perhaps if he stops for a few years and becomes an adult, many people will have forgotten him when he returns to acting. However, I feel that with me and Huang Tianlin around, he can always come back to acting whenever he wants, and he won't lack roles. Even if few people remember him by then, and the market has changed, it's still better than him looking back and regretting not having a childhood. Money can be earned back, and fame can be restored, but a lost childhood is truly gone forever."
Wang Biao: "Huang Fenglian really should listen to this."
Lu Yanhe smiled and shook his head.
“Listening to her is useless; her life experiences have shaped her values,” Lu Yanhe said. “In her mind, her ideas are the best for Huang Feng.”
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The next day, Huang Fenglian left with Huang Feng.
Everyone knows she stormed off in a rage.
It's quite frustrating. However, Huang Tianlin acted as if nothing had happened, and didn't even say a single word to Lu Yanhe about it.
Seeing this, Lu Yanhe naturally didn't bring it up. He let the matter pass quietly.
Suddenly, someone nearby gasped in surprise.
Lu Yanhe turned his head to look.
The other person exaggeratedly covered their mouth with one hand, staring wide-eyed, seemingly speechless, as if they had seen some news.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Is this news related to me?"
The other person shook their head and said, "It's Jiang Yuqian and Li Zhibai. They're actually together!"
Immediately afterward, another exclamation rang out from a short distance away.
Lu Yanhe's first thought was, "Why are so many people on set looking at their phones?"
Jiang Yuqian is a very famous female celebrity worldwide.
News of her romantic relationships spread like wildfire across the world.
As they had predicted, Li Zhibai's fans reacted as if they had been splashed with sulfuric acid, screaming, angry, and reacting with a frenzy of cursing, insulting, and even boycotting Jiang Yuqian.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuqian is a female celebrity with a huge fan base, and even overseas, her fame and popularity far exceed that of Li Zhibai. Therefore, she wouldn't be bullied by Li Zhibai's fans.
Everything that is happening now is within expectations.
Jiang Yuqian and Li Zhibai left China and came to the United States to promote their upcoming film, "Love is Not Blind," which will be released in March.
The rumors of their relationship undoubtedly fueled the film's release.
While some might accuse this of sexism, it's always female celebrities' love lives that attract more gossip than male celebrities who don't follow the idol/popularity route.
The movie "Love is Not Blind," starring Jiang Yuqian and Li Zhibai, quickly rose to the top of the search rankings on various social media platforms.
Many people, unaware of the details, even believed it to be the work that brought them together in love.
The truth, of course, is not like that. But because such an impression would benefit the film's publicity, on the advice of the public relations staff, they did not clarify the matter immediately, but instead allowed the erroneous information to be widely disseminated.
If Jiang Yuqian hadn't been chased to the United States by one of Li Zhibai's extreme fans, who pointed at her and called her an old woman, this matter could have been gradually resolved.
When that extreme fan managed to sneak into the recording of a program with Li Zhibai and Jiang Yuqian, and then lost control and started hurling insults in front of everyone, Li Zhibai immediately stood up, hugged Jiang Yuqian, and angrily retorted: "Try saying another word! You shrew!"
(End of this chapter)
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