Chapter 922 Plan
Bai Jin and Yan Liang could actually understand Yin Xincheng's frustration and depression.
Despite suffering such a huge loss, in order to avoid becoming a "scapegoat" and to maintain his image, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and even pay hush money.
Anyone would be upset if they encountered something like this.
Bai Jin never imagined that one day she would say to Yin Xincheng: "Think about it, you never liked Huang Yunlan in the first place. If this hadn't happened, if that child really was yours, you would have been in real trouble. You would have really had to be married to her. You might have lasted seven or eight years, but you couldn't take it anymore and then you would have to get a divorce. By then, seven or eight years of your life would have been wasted. You're cutting your losses now."
Yin Xincheng's face remained gloomy.
Bai Jin: "Besides, this is something you brought on yourself. You're an adult, so you should take responsibility for your own mistakes."
When Yin Xincheng looked up, he asked with a pitiful expression, "Bai Jin, do you think Zhan Yun would agree if I wanted to get back together with her now?"
Bai Jin's vision went black.
After holding back for several seconds, she managed to suppress her urge to unleash a torrent of abuse and utter a violent "Shut up!"
Neuropathy.
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After nearly eighty days of filming, Lu Yanhe finally finished shooting his scenes.
Filming for "Men in Black" is still ongoing.
There were also scenes featuring other people, but those were moved to later for filming. From mid-March to the end of May, the crew focused on filming scenes featuring Lu Yanhe and Xike.
After filming "Men in Black," Lu Yanhe specially invited Xi Ke to dinner for a brief farewell, saying, "Xi Ke, it was a pleasure to work with you on this film, and it introduced me to you."
Sik nodded. "We'll be seeing each other frequently for a long time to come, so I won't say goodbye. When I'm not filming, I live in my own house in Texas. If you have the chance, you can come visit me."
Lu Yanhe agreed.
"You are also welcome to come to China."
Lu Yanhe left the United States in a very good mood.
After being away from home for so long, he can finally enjoy authentic Chinese food.
Upon landing, Lu Yanhe gave his team a break.
This includes Wang Biao and Zou Dong.
"You should also go and rest. You've worked hard these past few days," Lu Yanhe said.
Zou Dong did not refuse. He had been abroad for so long and had not seen his son for a long time.
He said, "I have arranged security shifts for them. There are always people on duty when you go out. Don't think it's too much trouble. Even if you don't call them, they will wait for you at the Ziyuan Bridge parking lot."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Zou Dong's arrangements are always appropriate and thorough.
Although the security environment in China is much better than abroad, if Lu Yanhe is recognized, it can easily cause a traffic jam in the surrounding area. Without professional security, it would be really difficult to leave in time.
Having two people around to look after you is always much better than being alone and out in the world.
After all, there have been instances where celebrities have been caught using public restrooms without bodyguards watching them, and some fanatics have been seen peeking through the cracks in the door to take photos.
It's impossible to guard against.
Chen Siqi picked up Lu Yanhe at the airport.
Although Chen Siqi visited the set twice, the two ultimately spent little time together.
We haven't seen each other for a long time and we miss each other very much.
Chen Siqi asked, "Do you have any other plans for today?"
"No," Lu Yanhe shook his head. "Right now, I just want to lie down and bask in the sun."
Chen Siqi asked, "How about we find a place to go on vacation?"
Lu Yanhe asked, "Can you go?"
“I can go within a week,” Chen Siqi laughed. “However, that will have to wait until July. I’m currently busy preparing for the Critics’ International Film Festival.”
Every June, *Jump Up* magazine hosts its annual International Film Critics Festival, a regular event that forms the basis for its consistent global distribution.
Every year, "Jump Up" publishes a special edition about international film festivals for film critics. With its film reviews, it has a certain readership and stable circulation around the world.
Because of this film festival and this special issue, many people in Europe and America even thought that "Jump Up" was a film magazine.
Abroad, it is far more well-known in the field of film criticism than in other arts and culture fields.
In recent years, Chen Siqi and her colleagues have put in a lot of effort to make the Critics' International Film Festival a success.
It's definitely not easy.
Lu Yanhe said, "It's okay, you go ahead and do your thing. I'm too lazy to go on vacation, so it's good for me to take a break for a while."
After being away from home for so long and dealing with so many people every day, Lu Yanhe really just wants to be alone for a while now, to read books, watch movies, and meet and chat with his true friends.
Give yourself some time to calm down.
Chen Siqi nodded.
When is your next film/TV project scheduled to start?
"Not for now." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "I've already finished filming all the movies I've taken on. The only one left is that movie directed by Wang Zhong, the one starring me and Sister Bige. They haven't been able to set a start date for filming. Every time there's a little bit of activity, it stops again soon after."
"The director probably hasn't figured out some things yet," Chen Siqi said.
“Maybe,” Lu Yanhe said. “That’s fine too. There’s a lot of promotional work in the second half of this year, and it will be hard for me to find time to film another movie. The Notebook will be released in June, Godless in July, Cloud 3 in August, and The Boat will be released in North America in October… All the movies I filmed before will have to be released in the second half of this year. I’ll also start filming Friends in November, haha.”
That last laugh had a hint of self-mockery.
"That's alright, movie promotion usually only lasts about two weeks," Chen Siqi said. "It's much easier than when you're filming a movie."
“Yes.” Lu Yanhe smiled. “So, I’m also going to do something that I’ve been preparing for a long time.”
"What's wrong?" Chen Siqi asked curiously.
Lu Yanhe had wanted to do this for a long time... How come she didn't know?
Lu Yanhe said, "Didn't Li Zhibai and Yan Liang keep saying they wanted the three of us to reunite and hold a concert together? I'd like to see if we can make it happen this August."
Chen Siqi showed a look of surprise.
"You guys are finally planning this concert?!"
“Hmm,” Lu Yanhe said. “I was on set for a while, and after work I had nothing to do, so I wrote a few new songs and I’m going to record them and release them together at the concert.”
Chen Siqi: "When? Remember to reserve tickets for our 'Jump Up' team."
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded. "I will."
Chen Siqi said, "The fact that the three of you are going to hold a concert is really explosive news. Once the news is announced, the ticket rush will be a huge event."
Lu Yanhe said, "I plan to discuss with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang that this concert should be a charity event to avoid being scalped."
"Not selling tickets to the public?" Chen Siqi looked shocked.
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Let's invite some of our fans, moviegoers and friends to participate. We won't sell tickets to the public, otherwise scalpers will probably make a fortune."
Chen Siqi: "That's true, but these tickets are even more sought after."
Lu Yanhe said, "At that time, we can also authorize the Northern Lights Video and Icefield Video to broadcast the live. Those who did not get tickets can also watch it on the video platform."
"That's fine," Chen Siqi said with a touch of emotion. "That's really good."
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Both Li Zhibai and Yan Liang readily agreed to the idea of holding a concert and reuniting the three of them.
As for not selling tickets...
They really didn't care at all.
Lu Yanhe dared to propose not selling tickets because he was very clear that neither of them cared about the ticket revenue anymore, nor did they treat the concert as a commercial job.
Yan Liang is currently filming a spin-off movie of "The Gold Rush" and is not in Yuming.
He's in the video.
However, Yan Liang was the most excited.
He was laughing excitedly on the other end of the video call.
Lu Yanhe knew that he had always hoped the three of them would continue to perform together.
Lu Yanhe said, "You guys go ahead with your work. I'll take care of the preparations for this concert. I'll invite Director Hou Jun to direct it. The concert will feature the songs we've sung before, including solo performances and group songs. I've also written a few new songs that I plan to sing at this concert. I'll send you the demos after I record them, so you can learn them yourselves. When the three of us have time to get together, we can rehearse the stage positioning. If we really don't have time to rehearse, we'll just do whatever we want. It's just the three of us on stage, so we can just grab a microphone and sing."
Yan Liang nodded.
Lu Yanhe's eyes sparkled.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing I want to tell you, I'll tell you in advance."
"What?" Li Zhibai and Yan Liang asked in surprise.
"After the concert ended that day, I planned to propose to Siqi."
"What?!" Li Zhibai and Yan Liang exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
Lu Yanhe smiled, lowered his head, and scratched the back of his head.
Is there any need to be so surprised?
"Nonsense!" Li Zhibai said. "Wait, after the concert? Why not during the concert?"
“At first, I also thought about proposing at the concert, but then I thought about it and realized that this probably wasn’t the kind of proposal she wanted. She’s not the kind of girl who likes to make everything public,” Lu Yanhe said. “For a proposal, I still hope that she can be in a place where she truly feels happy, without having to worry about this being a performance. In fact, I also believe that this is about our love, this is about my life, and so many fans and moviegoers shouldn’t witness this without their consent. You can just witness it.”
"So where do you plan to propose?"
"Backstage?" Yan Liang asked on his phone.
Lu Yanhe said, "I'll tell you when I'm all ready. Right now, all I need is for you to help me convince Siqi that I definitely won't propose to her at the concert. She'll most likely guess that I'm going to propose to her at the concert. I'm afraid she'll be waiting for this part of the whole concert and then be disappointed when she doesn't get it."
"Damn it, even if you're disappointed, it'll only last two or three hours. Didn't you propose after the concert?" Li Zhibai was speechless.
Lu Yanhe: "That won't work either."
Lu Yanhe added, "Furthermore, I don't want people to think that this concert was actually held for a marriage proposal."
"Then you'll have to propose after the concert," Li Zhibai continued to tease.
"To be honest, it was she who told me that the proposal should be a surprise, which is why I thought of proposing at the concert," Lu Yanhe said. "However, as I prepared for this, I changed a lot of my ideas. The concert was going to be held, and the proposal was going to be made, but they didn't have to be combined."
"But they must be done on the same day."
“Yes.” Lu Yanhe nodded. “Isn’t this because I was worried that I would become distant from you after I got married? This day is not only my proposal anniversary, but also the anniversary of our friendship.”
Yan Liang revealed an expression of unbelievable surprise.
Li Zhibai was speechless for a moment, and after two seconds, he wore a disgusted and nauseating expression.
"Holy crap—"
Lu Yanhe shrugged.
Neither Li Zhibai nor Yan Liang asked Lu Yanhe what he truly thought or whether what he said was true.
Because it was enough that Lu Yanhe could say that.
Love is precious, and so is friendship.
Husband and wife are people who agree to spend their whole lives together.
Friend, perhaps not.
It was enough that Lu Yanhe thought of his two friends and the concert when he was preparing to propose to Chen Siqi—even if the concert was originally conceived for the purpose of proposing.
If so, taking advantage of the lively atmosphere, saying things to this point is already a bit cheesy; any more and it would be too much.
Li Zhibai knew what Lu Yanhe was trying to express, and Yan Liang knew what Lu Yanhe was trying to express; that was enough.
Li Zhibai suddenly rested his chin on his hand and fell into deep thought.
"You've pulled this stunt, and now I'm a little unsure how to propose to Qianqian."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe got up to pour water.
Yan Liang said, "I have to go filming," and then hung up the video call.
Li Zhibai came to his senses.
"Oh shit."
(End of this chapter)
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