It's late at night and everyone is asleep.

"Is there any movement from Lu Yuan?"

"Nothing happened."

"No movement yet?"

"Yeah, he's always been very low-key... Mr. Xu, why do I feel like Lu Yuan is holding back something?"

"Don't worry, I have a backup plan. Just wait for two more days. By the way, is there anything unusual recently?"

"Nothing is unusual, everything is normal. By the way... Lu Yuan sent someone to sell me their boxed lunches."

"box lunch?"

"Um."

"What kind of signal could this be, or is he laying out something?"

"I don't know, but he disgusts me."

"Anything else?"

"Also... Lu Yuan called me this morning, but I didn't answer."

"Called you? Called you for no reason, at this time?"

"Yes."

In Huajinli, Shen Lianjie felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing.

He looked at Xu Cancan's back.

Xu Cancan looked into the distance silently without saying a word.

Why did Lu Yuan call Shen Lianjie at this time?

Is it a compromise, a declaration of war, or some new means of hype?

She found that she couldn't quite understand Lu Yuan.

Yes.

Other people can use common sense to infer, but since his debut, Lu Yuan has never done anything that can be explained by common sense.

In fact, there is no pattern at all.

To be honest, such an opponent is actually very scary.

But Xu Cancan found it quite interesting.

After all, the more difficult the challenge, the more excited she felt. She had a lot of hype in mind, and if she could defeat Lu Yuan in one fell swoop when he was at his most glorious moment, then it would definitely be a very happy thing.

She even hoped to see an expression of surprise and disappointment on Lu Yuan's face.

"Director Shen..."

"Boss Xu, what's the matter?"

"Call Lu Yuan and see what he wants you to do..."

"Yeah, okay."

Shen Lianjie silently took out his mobile phone, hesitated for a moment, called Lu Yuan, and pressed the speakerphone.

Lu Yuan answered the phone very quickly and the call went through as soon as he made the call.

"Hello."

"Hey, Director Shen, it's been a long night and I can't sleep. I thought I couldn't sleep, but it turns out you can't sleep either. Great minds think alike, we both suffer from insomnia...haha!"

“…”

Lu Yuan's laughter could be heard from the other end of the phone.

When Shen Lianjie heard this voice, he had an urge to hang up the phone.

But he still suppressed his disgust.

"Mr. Lu, why did you call me this morning?"

"Director Shen, the weather has been nice recently, and the sun is shining brightly. How about inviting you to have a cup of coffee?"

"Sorry, Mr. Lu, I've been very busy lately and can't spare the time..." Shen Lianjie felt more and more like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.

Is Lu Yuan’s coffee really that delicious?

fart!

This guy is very insidious and cunning. If you go to have coffee with him, he will definitely rip the skin off your face.

"Yes, yes, I understand. I understand. So when are you free? Tomorrow?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't. I'm sorry to bother you."

"Director Shen, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. No matter how others view us or how they evaluate us, no matter what misunderstandings you may have had about me in the past, in my heart, I, Lu Yuan, always respect you, Director Shen, and I always hope to be friends with you. This time I invited you to have coffee for a very simple purpose. I really just want to talk to you about life, movies, and those romantic things are fine too..."

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your kindness, but I really don't have time. You know I'm very busy recently..."

"I understand, but you still have to eat no matter how busy you are, right? How about this, I'll treat you to lunch?"

"Lu Yuan, just tell me what you want to do. We are not fools. I think it is better to be straightforward about many things. But, let me tell you, I can't let you get any benefits or take advantage of me!" Shen Lianjie finally couldn't help it.

"Director Shen, I've said that my purpose is really simple... And, Director Shen, I, Lu Yuan, am not the kind of person who takes advantage of others. Everyone knows what kind of person I, Lu Yuan, am. I'm not a gentleman, but at least I'm an honest man who never messes up anything..."

“…”

"Hello? Why is there no sound? Is the signal bad?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I may have been rude just now. I haven't slept well recently, so I can't control my temper. I apologize to you here. Sorry, I have to go to bed first. Lu Yuan, you should go to bed early too."

"Hello? Hello?"

“Beep, beep, beep.”

Shen Lianjie hung up the phone.

I don't know why I felt so angry.

He could imagine Lu Yuan's sinister face on the other end of the phone.

He felt more and more that Lu Yuan had bad intentions, and he even thought that this person was using sweet words and tricks to trick him.

Xu Cancan listened to Shen Lianjie's call from beginning to end.

She narrowed her eyes.

"You were right not to meet him. I suspect he is already trying to plot against you."

"I understand."

"Don't say anything about Lu Yuan recently. The casting is proceeding as usual."

"Yeah, okay."

Xu Cancan looked into the distance again.

Lu Yuan...

What are you trying to do?

…

For several days in a row, their song "Dream Traveler" has been the hot topic in the headlines.

Various scandals, various hypes, and fancy news are also on the agenda.

During this period, Tianyu has been very low-key, occasionally investing in a few movies, but most of them are low-budget movies. Although the final box office is not very good, it is not too bad. As for other smaller entertainment companies, they are completely incapable of making any waves in this huge trend. Of course, some companies saw the huge potential and hot spots, and immediately followed suit excitedly. The filing of film shootings such as "Dream Journey" and "Fantasy Journey" were also quickly carried out during the film shooting time of the relevant departments. There were enough gimmicks, and they were also labeled as gorgeous co-productions, which created a lot of popularity.

Although, the investment is very bad, basically only about 10 million at most...

But……

It doesn't matter at all, okay?

Under this trend, "remote" entertainment remains silent and still does not get involved in any disputes.

It's as if he is in a state of indifference. There has been no public casting news about "A Chinese Odyssey" and even the start date of filming has not been revealed.

What's going on?

Was Lu Yuan banned?

That's not right!

How could Lu Yuan be banned if he hadn't done anything wrong?

But, if he wasn't banned, why is there no news about him at all?

Fans initially thought that Lu Yuan was holding back a big move, preparing to stir up some waves and engage in a spectacular battle with "Dream Traveler".

However, until July 26, when the public casting for the movie "Dream Travelers" reached its climax, there was still no news about "A Chinese Odyssey".

Fans really can't figure it out.

Damn it.

What happened to Er Gouzi?

Why is it so quiet?

The fans were speechless, and others who were paying attention to this matter were even more speechless.

A bunch of editors and reporters who want to get first-hand information keep watching Lu Yuan's Weibo and refreshing it every day.

They are waiting for Lu Yuan to update his Weibo...

They felt that Lu Yuan would definitely be able to figure it out.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

There was no news from beginning to end.

The silence was unsettling.

It was not until July 27, when all of them were staring with wide eyes, that they suddenly discovered that Lu Yuan's Weibo had been updated.

They were so surprised!

Then……

"All the members of the heroine of "A Chinese Odyssey" have been in place, and filming will officially begin in August. Thank you for your support."

They were stunned when they saw the news!

Not only were they stunned, but the fans were also stunned.

What?

There was no news about "A Chinese Odyssey" before, but now they suddenly announced that the casting was successful?

Who was chosen?

Which ones play who?

Who is the heroine? Who are the supporting roles?

How come there is absolutely no news?

Joaquin’s top management was also completely confused.

They had absolutely no idea what Lu Yuan was doing.

The casting audition was supposed to be a process worthy of hype, but Lu Yuan did not participate in any hype from beginning to end, and did not even advertise his own movie?

Is this still Lu Yuan?

A few hours later, when it was revealed that some important supporting actors of "A Chinese Odyssey" were fresh-faced students who had just graduated from Yanying and had been playing minor roles in other movies, everyone was even more dumbfounded!

What kind of chicken operation is this?

When filming "Groundhog Day" and "The Man From Earth", they understood that Lu Yuan chose new actors.

After all, the investment in these movies is not large.

But "A Chinese Odyssey"...

I heard that this movie, which cost over 100 million yuan, actually played such a trick.

What is this for?

…

Lu Yuan looked in the mirror.

He saw himself in the mirror, square and upright with a righteous look on his face.

This is totally fine, okay?

Moreover, he felt that when he was talking to Shen Lianjie on the phone last night, his voice was very decent and impeccable.

But why is Shen Lianjie still so wary of himself?

Especially after the call, Lu Yuan felt that Shen Lianjie was guarding against him like a thief.

He couldn't think of the reason, so he silently took out the "Dialogue Psychology" he had just bought and read it several times.

After reading a few chapters, Lu Yuan realized that Shen Lianjie and himself were now in a competitive relationship. If they were competitors, then everything he did would be seen as business competition.

Therefore, talking to Shen Lianjie would only make things worse, so it would be better not to call.

The only way to dispel this kind of vigilance mentioned in the book is to let people know that you are harmless.

The reason why Lu Yuan wanted to establish a good relationship with Shen Lianjie was that he felt that Shen Lianjie's crew was very large.

There is also a huge demand for boxed lunches.

As for business, there's absolutely no problem in expanding it a little more and making more money, right?

If you really invest hundreds of millions, this lunch box can make millions by itself!

Money.

Who would complain that it’s too little?

However, judging from the current situation, there is absolutely no possibility that Shen Lianjie will accept himself.

He frowned.

Judging from Uncle Liu's reaction, Shen Lianjie is really very wary of him...

Have you given up?

That won't do.

call!

Forget it, let’s put these things aside for now.

Just at this moment, his phone rang.

“Beep…”

"Hello?"

"Dear Mr. Lu...are you ready?"

"What are you preparing for?"

"Are you ready for California Nights? Our movie premieres on August 1st!"

"Congratulations!"

"Haha, don't be too busy congratulating me. The day after tomorrow I will bring our Hollywood rock band FOX over to promote the movie California Nights. If you have time, sing Hotel California with our FOX members. Captain William really hopes that you can appear on the stage!"

"Ah?" Lu Yuan scratched his head.

FOX?

He hasn't heard of it.

However, after hearing James' excited voice, Lu Yuan felt a little strange.

Is this band good?