"Brother Lu, you haven't come to our place for coffee for a long time."

"You are talking nonsense. Brother Lu is a very busy man now, so he naturally has less time to drink coffee. Oh, no, we can't call him Brother Lu now. We should call him Teacher Lu now. After all, our Teacher Lu has taught at Yanying, so his status is different now!"

"Haha, Teacher Lu, how do you feel when Yan Ying is giving your lecture? Are you nervous?"

"Mr. Lu, how did you come up with the song "Romance of Love"? It's really unbelievable. Some people say you are a genius among geniuses. Mr. Lu, are you really that amazing?"

"Yes, Mr. Lu, we all like this piano piece very much. Can you give us some pointers when you are free?"

"Mr. Lu, since we know each other, please sign for us. If we sign now, the price might go up in the future!"

"Teacher Lu, please."

“…”

Lu Yuan could hardly be considered a regular customer of the "Meet You" coffee shop.

He has only been here a few times.

But when Lu Yuan walked into the coffee shop, whether it was the girl at the front desk, the girl playing the piano, or the waitress, they all surrounded Lu Yuan enthusiastically, as if Lu Yuan was a VIP customer of the "Meet You" coffee shop.

They were very happy. Some asked Lu Yuan to teach them how to play the piano, some asked Lu Yuan to help them with autographs, and some asked Lu Yuan all kinds of questions.

Wu Tingting frowned after seeing this scene and instinctively wanted to stand in front of Lu Yuan, but when she saw Lu Yuan shaking his head, she stopped talking.

Mr. Lu doesn't seem to dislike these people?

Although Lu Yuan was somewhat at a loss when surrounded by these girls, after all, these people were not those annoying reporters. Moreover, after seeing that they all had good intentions, Lu Yuan patiently chatted with them, answering all the questions he could answer and explaining all the things he could explain...

Of course, the only two things Lu Yuan refused to do were signing and giving piano lessons.

No matter how these girls coaxed him, Lu Yuan refused to sign.

After all, his handwriting was so ugly, and he was afraid that if he signed it, it would become a black history and would embarrass a lot of people.

As for giving instructions on piano music?

How can I give guidance to such a jerk like him?

Isn't this an international joke...

They felt a little disappointed that Lu Yuan and others refused to sign and declined their request for advice, but it was just disappointment. They did not pester Lu Yuan. After a while of enthusiasm, they all returned to their posts consciously.

They knew that Lu Yuan would not come to the cafe unless he had something important to do on weekdays, so this time he came to the cafe he must have something important to discuss.

They are inconvenient to disturb.

Lu Yuan felt comfortable and he thought the atmosphere here was very good.

But Lu Yihong felt helpless, even a little uncomfortable.

He thinks that he is at least a handsome middle-aged man and a celebrity of some size, right?

He has good looks, charm, and talent. He feels that when he stands with Lu Yuan, he should be the focus of everyone and the most dazzling star, and Lu Yuan should be the foil, right?

But now…

He discovered that he was indeed a star, but Lu Yuan was not a star, Lu Yuan was the moon.

Compared with the moon, there is indeed a big gap between the stars.

He served as a foil for Lu Yuan.

This made Lu Yihong start to feel a little hurt.

Are middle-aged handsome men no longer popular now, and talented men with average looks are popular now?

Lu Yihong was a little confused and couldn't figure it out.

Am I out of temper again?

…

Lu Yuan indeed seldom comes to the "Meet You" cafe.

Even the few times I came, I didn't pay much.

But today, Lu Yuan felt that he had to pay some money.

Director Zhou Yi was so sincere that he came to Hengdian to meet Lu Yuan in person, so I can't be insincere. I have to show my sincerity no matter what.

So Lu Yuan checked in advance what flavor Zhou Yi liked to drink and asked the kitchen to start preparing it.

After doing all this, Lu Yuan looked up at the surrounding environment.

The familiar box, the familiar seats, and the familiar piano music playing below.

He couldn't help but recall the first time he came to the coffee shop. Although he was nervous at that time, he pretended that it was not his first time here, with the intention of fooling people.

Unfortunately, the level of deception is really not good...

Lu Yuan smiled.

Now I think my acting skills were really bad. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was my first time.

This is my own dark history.

Lu Yuan shook his head and took a sip of Blue Mountain coffee.

I miss that time so much.

The sunlight came in through the window and shone on him, making him feel warm.

It's already early winter.

The warm sun in winter is always comfortable.

Then Lu Yuan began to recall what he should have said and what attitude he should have used when discussing things at the online gathering...

At the same time, he simulated in his mind what would happen next and how he should deal with it.

By the way, I went through Zhou Yi's information on Souda Encyclopedia again.

You must be well prepared, otherwise it will be embarrassing later.

Wu Tingting didn't have the habit of drinking coffee, so she ordered a cup of honey tea.

She did not enjoy the warm winter sun like Lu Yuan, but was seriously preparing relevant information and backup contracts.

At the same time, she kept thinking about how to negotiate the terms so that Lu Yuan could get the greatest benefit.

She is Lu Yuan's agent.

This is her duty.

Lu Yihong read the news and then looked at Lu Yuan.

He was also in deep thought.

Lu Yuan's popularity on the Internet has dropped again recently.

This was an opportunity for him.

He wondered if he could discuss with Xia Hong and think of a way to make the headlines, so that he could have some presence in the circle. After all, if he only relied on filming TV series, he would probably be out of favor soon.

After waiting for about ten minutes, footsteps were heard from the cafe downstairs, and the footsteps slowly walked up to the second floor accompanied by piano music.

…

"Hello, Director Zhou."

"Director Lu, I'm finally meeting you. To be honest, I'm surprised to see you in person."

"Ah? Surprised?"

"Yeah, you're too young. The first thing I thought of when I saw you was 'Heroes emerge from youth'!"

"Um, Director Zhou is too polite. Come, take a seat first, please."

"Okay, you too."

Zhou Yi was indeed surprised when he saw Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan on TV and on the Internet obviously looks older, but Lu Yuan in real life is very young.

He would believe it if someone said Lu Yuan was a college student.

When Lu Yuan saw Zhou Yi, he felt that this man seemed very wise. His eyes would flash a deep light from time to time, as if he could easily see through someone. However, Lu Yuan was not nervous. After all, Zhou Yi's smile was quite approachable.

Zhou Yi's assistant and Lu Yuan's agent looked at each other.

Both sides seemed to be a little wary.

Although it looks like just a relaxing coffee party, to them it is a battlefield.

Each one has his own battlefield.

The next few minutes were naturally a period of mutual praise of Chinese characteristics.

Lu Yuan was not at a disadvantage, because he had done his homework before coming and knew what movies Zhou Yi had filmed. So he and Zhou Yi were flattering each other and he was not at a disadvantage at all. He was even beginning to gain the upper hand.

One is expressing his feelings about a young and promising person with a bright future and enormous talent.

Another one shamelessly labeled Zhou Yi as the first domestic historical director, the leader of the future TV drama industry, a pioneer and innovator of historical dramas who is truly loyal to TV dramas, and used words like "vigorous as a dragon and a tiger", "old but still strong"...

Lu Yuan felt that he was very good.

I've never felt so good.

In short, Lu Yuan praised Zhou Yi in every possible way in the Baidu Encyclopedia.

Lu Yihong almost spit out his coffee while listening to this, and he got goosebumps all over his body...

That’s too much!

This is an exaggeration!

"Ahem, ahem, I'm actually not that great, I'm just praised by everyone. Okay, let's get to the point..."

Even though Zhou Yi was thick-skinned enough, he was still embarrassed by Lu Yuan's flattery and his face was burning hot. He wanted to cover his face.

He couldn't beat Lu Yuan.

He felt that the conversation was almost over.

Everything else is fine, but what does it mean that you are still strong and vigorous despite being old?

I'm only in my early 50s!

I'm not old!

"Well, okay, let's get to the point." Lu Yuan felt a little dry in the mouth, so he took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat.

He was very satisfied with himself for looking up so many comments about Zhou Yi from the outside world and memorizing them last night.

Next time I meet a famous person, I really won’t know how to greet them.

"Director Lu, this is the general story of our "The Qin Empire" and some details. I came here this time with a sincere wish to ask for a theme song..."

"Director Zhou, I've never written songs for TV dramas..." Lu Yuan took the story and took a quick look at it.

The main plot of this TV series is some stories about the time when Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms. It also reveals that Qin Shihuang felt unwilling to achieve his hegemony but failed to obtain the elixir of immortality.

Of course, in Lu Yuan's opinion, the stories here are mainly about various political intrigues, and are not as profound as those historical dramas.

Lu Yuan suddenly thought of a song.

This song seems quite appropriate.

"Director Lu, I believe in your ability. In addition to this, I actually want to ask you if you are interested in the role of Prince Fusu... If you are interested, I think we can work together."

"Director Zhou, I have never studied acting seriously before, and I don't have any representative works, so I personally don't think I am suitable for the role of Fusu."

"Director Lu, don't underestimate yourself. I think you can try some makeup..."

"Haha, forget it."

"Director Lu, I think..."

Although it was obvious that Lu Yuan had no interest in the role of Prince Fusu, Zhou Yi still patiently persuaded Lu Yuan from all aspects of Lu Yuan's temperament, hairstyle, and appearance.

He was unwilling to miss such a good opportunity.

The conversation lasted more than half an hour.

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan kept smiling and refusing. No matter what Zhou Yi said, Lu Yuan just shook his head to say that he really couldn't take on this role. At the same time, he implicitly explained that he was very busy, helping his employees release albums and filming movies. At the same time, he lamented that his team was a bit exhausted now, and staying in the company would consume less...

Zhou Yi is very smart.

But smart people can also make mistakes due to blind spots in their vision.

Moreover, Zhou Yi felt that a talented person like Lu Yuan would not care about money at all. After all, didn’t the talented people in ancient times regard money as dirt?

This is the nature of talented people.

Talking to him about money might just be an insult to him.

So we have been working on it from all aspects.

Unfortunately, the ending was a failure.

Lu Yuan has always refused.

Either way it's a rejection.

Lu Yihong understands Lu Yuan, but Lu Yihong doesn't know how to get involved...

After all, the two of them were interacting with each other and there was no room for him to interrupt, and it was not easy to interrupt.

After all, he was nominally Lu Yuan's employee, and he couldn't interrupt unless Lu Yuan asked him to.

After more than twenty minutes, Zhou Yi finally gave up.

He felt that Lu Yuan was indeed unwilling to take on such a role...

A forced melon is not sweet.

He could only shake his head.

What a pity.

"Since Director Lu is like this, I can't say anything more, but I still have to ask Director Lu to compose the theme song..."

"It's okay, I'll think about it."

"Director Lu, this is our contract. Do you think there is anything that needs to be modified?"

"Actually, I don't understand this... Um, did you bring paper and pen?"

"I brought it, huh? Are you going to sign it without even looking at it?"

"Show the contract to my agent. I don't understand this..."

"Then you are..."

"Director Zhou, didn't you ask me to write a song for you? I wrote the song."

"????"

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Invite song?

Write a song?

What the hell?

Now?