Chapter 946 Advancement
"She couldn't be saved, she still died," Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe over the phone.
Lu Yanhe remained silent for a long time after hearing this.
It's not that I feel sad or regretful—not at all.
It's simply a silence in the face of death.
Now, all his legal relatives in this world are dead.
If we don't count Feng Xiu, who is nominally his aunt, and his nominal younger brother.
"What did Fengxiu say?"
"She and her son are going to the United States next week."
"The United States?" Lu Yanhe was taken aback. "Did you arrange this?"
"No," Chen Ziyan denied. "It's Chen Pinhe."
Lu Yanhe frowned even more deeply.
"Chen Pinhe? How did he get involved in this?"
“I told him about Feng Xiu’s threat to you,” Chen Ziyan said. “He won’t allow that threat to exist.”
Lu Yanhe opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but then hesitated, unsure of what to say.
Chen Ziyan: "What do you want to ask?"
"Never mind, it's nothing."
I asked Chen Ziyan, is he able to accept her answer?
Is it necessary to know the truth?
Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Ziyan, Chen Pinhe might not think that everything is over just because Fengxiu and her son went to America."
Chen Ziyan: "What do you mean?"
“They must have regretted not drowning me in the river back then,” Lu Yanhe said. “That would have been a permanent solution.”
Chen Ziyan: "This whole thing was arranged by Chen Pinhe; Zhang Yue was completely unaware of it."
"ah?"
“I want to test what Chen Pinhe will do,” Chen Ziyan said. “I’ve always remembered what happened to you. I haven’t forgotten, and neither has Officer Qiu Ling. In fact, I’ve occasionally kept in touch with her over the years. She has also remembered the incident where you were pushed into the river and has been trying to investigate to see if she can find anything new. Because we have a suspect, we can investigate more effectively. However, we haven’t told you anything until we find something truly valuable.”
Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
"You suspect that Zhang Yuezhen did that?"
Chen Ziyan said, "Zhang Yue is really more suspicious than Chen Pinhe."
"Why?"
“Chen Pinhe was not in the country when that incident happened,” Chen Ziyan said. “Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s completely cleared of suspicion. He could have instructed others to do it. I just think that under those circumstances, he didn’t need to take the risk. After all, at that time, you didn’t pose any threat to him, and you were even close to retiring from the entertainment industry.”
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.
He understood.
Chen Pinhe had been trying to suppress him and force him to leave the entertainment industry. Before anything escalated the conflict, Chen Pinhe wouldn't suddenly want to "ruin" him completely. This doesn't make logical sense.
“Feng Xiu and her son went to the United States. Chen Pinhe will definitely arrange for someone to keep an eye on them. I also arranged for someone to keep an eye on them secretly,” Chen Ziyan said. “It depends on what Zhang Yuezhen will do after she finds out about this. If we can lure the snake out of its hole, then we can dig up the things from back then.”
Lu Yanhe: "Ziyan, is this why you told Chen Pinhe?"
“To be honest, I did it so as not to get my hands dirty,” Chen Ziyan said. “I just hope that everything is alright for you and that you won’t be dragged down by these rotten people.”
“Maybe this world is also about the conservation of matter. I’ve encountered so many rotten people that I was able to meet you,” Lu Yanhe said.
"Oh my, I've got goosebumps."
"Maybe it's just that you're getting older and your skin isn't smooth anymore," Lu Yanhe laughed. "You should take better care of it."
"Get out, get out, get out!"
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At this time, news came from Darren Wilson that Lu Yanhe would be starring in "Legion of the Moon," and that Borai could offer Lu Yanhe a salary of $25 million, but Lu Yanhe would not participate in any subsequent profit sharing.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Is this reasonable?"
Darren said that because the IP of "Legion of the Moon" is big enough, its main actors have hardly ever received any royalties.
Lu Yanhe said, "Has no top-tier actor ever won one?"
Darren said the main reason was that no A-list actors took on the Moon Legion film series during their peak years, so there was no precedent to follow.
Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said, "Then do you think I should accept it?"
Darren said that if you can't participate in any subsequent profit sharing, then the $25 million salary is definitely not enough. Just your appeal in the Asian region alone is not something that can be paid for.
Lu Yanhe thought to himself, $25 million is just "this little bit of salary." Of course, given his current status in Hollywood and the IP of "Lunar Legion," $25 million is indeed "this little bit of salary" compared to its box office which often starts at $1 billion.
Lu Yanhe asked, "So what's your opinion?"
Darren said that "Legion of the Moon" is indeed a huge IP, and it would be very difficult for the lead actors to participate in the box office revenue sharing. This IP does not depend on the actors. If Lu Yanhe accepts, he is prepared to negotiate in the direction of bonuses.
Lu Yanhe said, "Okay."
Darren said this project was likely the last Hollywood project he would help him negotiate.
Lu Yanhe immediately knew that Darren had decided to go to D19.
He asked, "When are you going?"
Darren said, "After the New Year, and before that, there's some work to hand over, including a lot of your work."
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After Darren Wilson, Lu Yanhe needs to find another person to represent him in his brokerage work in Europe and America.
Darren Wilson also recommended someone, and Chen Ziyan also contacted them.
Chen Ziyan said that, judging from the situation in Hollywood, Lu Yanhe shouldn't actually have only one agent serving him right now. Therefore, they could meet with all of them later and assign different business areas to different agents based on each person's expertise.
“In this way, Wang Biao can take charge,” Chen Ziyan said. “Wang Biao is doing a very good job now, but at the business level, he doesn’t have the opportunity to get involved in higher-level work. This is an opportunity.”
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Yes, I think that's better too. This way, I only need to communicate with Wang Biao, instead of communicating with so many other people."
“Yes.” Chen Ziyan nodded. “When Darren Wilson became your agent, he had a high status in Hollywood, and you were just a newcomer. He definitely had more say. But things are different now. It’s better to have more control over things. Especially in your current position, if someone makes a move, it could be a huge loss. In Hollywood, you can’t expect everyone to follow the rules. It’s better to divide and conquer so that they can check and balance each other.”
"Okay." Lu Yanhe said, then sighed, "Things have gotten much better lately, everything's happening all at once."
"Things will get better once the concert is over."
(End of this chapter)
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