"Goodbye 2003, come on 2004!"
"Let's say goodbye to 2003 and welcome 2004. I hope to spend 2004 with you all!"
"In the coming year, I will make more good movies for everyone, and I hope everyone will continue to support me..."
“May the company be as lush and green as the grass and trees in spring, may everyone in the company be as carefree as swimming fish, may…”
"In the new year, we will make great achievements..."
“…”
Time goes by day by day.
The end of 2003 came to an end and a new chapter of 2004 began.
As soon as midnight passed, countless words of blessing and short messages of prayer appeared on Weibo.
Wei Changjun, Li You, Zhang Tong, Wei Lai, Zheng Jianguo…
These well-known celebrities from all walks of life also posted their summary and review of 2003 and their expectations for 2004.
In the early morning of January 1st, a tornado of retrospection and wishes swept across Weibo. This tornado ravaged the entire entertainment industry, and almost all directors and celebrities with some fame in the entertainment industry followed suit and posted a wave of messages.
By the time morning came, the pages and daily newspapers of all major entertainment circles were filled with blessings from celebrities, creating a very lively atmosphere.
However, the only thing that made netizens feel strange was that Lu Yuan’s Weibo was always empty.
There is still no news.
"It's strange, why is Er Gouzi missing in this wave of popularity?"
"Yeah, King of Heat, Er Gouzi, why have you been so quiet these past ten days? I'm not used to it..."
"It's a new year, shouldn't Er Gouzi post something on Weibo to express his feelings? Why is there nothing?"
“Is it brewing?”
"It's possible..."
"Don't worry. Given Er Gouzi's character, his current silence is only meant to help him explode. On such an important day, there is no way that Er Gouzi will not show up."
"That's right, I also think this guy is brewing something. Let's wait patiently. Aren't the last few to come up for the finale?"
"You guys install it first. After you finish installing it, I will install it later..."
"Don't be impatient, let the bullets fly for a while?"
"Hahaha."
“…”
Although Lu Yuan did not appear in this wave of retrospection and blessings, the discussion about Lu Yuan has never stopped, and the ridicule has been quite lively.
Everyone has become very accustomed to Lu Yuan's behavior of being quiet for a while and then suddenly appearing and doing a series of weird things.
With Lu Yuan's personality, how could he let others overshadow his brilliance?
Of course he doesn't want to. He must be planning something new, but no one knows when it will suddenly come out.
tentatively……
Is this a surprise?
Something is strange, though.
Lu Yuan remained quiet during the day on January 1st, and everyone thought that Lu Yuan would cause trouble at night.
But, it’s strange…
By around eleven o'clock in the evening, no one had seen any news about Lu Yuan.
Is he planning to come back at a later time?
Showing off at twelve o'clock?
…
China Southeast Entertainment News.
“Has he updated his Weibo?”
"No, not yet..."
"It's already half past eleven, why haven't you updated yet? Are there any other news?"
"Well... I just checked the Internet, and there is no other news about Lu Yuan. Even if there is, it is old news..."
"Huh? What does this mean? There has been no other news about Lu Yuan in the past ten days?"
"No……"
“That’s strange.”
"Editor-in-Chief, what should we do?"
"Keep waiting!"
"Still have to wait? It's almost twelve o'clock. Lu Yuan shouldn't release any news..."
"Lu Yuan never plays by the rules. Let's wait another half an hour..."
"good."
…
"Entertainment News" studio.
Twelve o'clock.
"not yet?"
"No……"
"This is weird. It's already past midnight, why is there still no news? Is this guy really trying to show off by punctuality like the netizens? No, if not punctuality, then what should it be? Wait! This is too much of a show."
"Yeah, that's strange..."
"It's weird, really weird..."
"Then...what should we do?"
"Keep waiting!"
"Wait? If we wait any longer, then..."
"What are you afraid of? I'll stay up all night to get the latest news..."
“…”
…
Joaquin.
Suffering from insomnia, Han Lu stared at Lu Yuan's Weibo.
Brush almost every few minutes.
However, by two or three in the morning, Han Lu still hadn't seen the latest news.
Everything is very peaceful.
It's even so quiet that it makes people feel uneasy.
Han Lu found it unbelievable.
Why hasn’t Lu Yuan posted on Weibo yet?
Now, the overall box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" has begun to decline after a vigorous surge for half a month. At this time, shouldn't it appear in a wave of advertisements, or do some fancy moves to boost the box office?
One billion!
Lu Yuan doesn't want to be the first Chinese director to make a billion-dollar movie?
This is unscientific!
In fact, the more Han Lu thought about it, the more upset he felt.
He actually wanted to be on the hot search list on Weibo today. He has all the resources ready, and is just waiting for the right time to promote "City Fortress".
For him...
wrong!
This timing is very important not only for him, but for the entire crew of "City Fortress".
Lu Yuan is a variable!
Yes!
Lu Yuan is a good troublemaker in all other aspects except that he likes to suddenly run over to grab the spotlight when others are excitedly preparing to bombard the headlines, and then slap the guy in the face to make him leave tragically.
This is not the first time Lu Yuan has done this!
Or rather, this guy often likes to do this in the past year!
Just ask those who are in the entertainment industry, how many of them have not suffered such losses?
Who hasn't experienced such tragedy?
but……
Some things are just weird.
Therefore, the "City Fortress" team and Han Lu were prepared to wait for Lu Yuan to make a splash, and then they would bombard again when the heat gradually faded.
That's what they call timing.
but……
Man proposes, God disposes.
"Fuck! Why don't you come and do something? Damn it, if you don't come, it will be dawn soon!"
"Lu Yuan, are you f*cking crazy? Everyone is preparing for the New Year, why aren't you posting on Weibo?"
"Are you targeting me on purpose?"
"Impossible... No! It can't be directed at me!"
"Wait a little longer."
When the sky gradually turned pale, Han Lu, with dark circles under his eyes, suddenly started cursing irrationally at the computer.
His usual gentle and elegant appearance was completely gone.
Not only him, but his team was also speechless.
In the past few days, his team went to "Remote" Entertainment almost every few hours to inquire about the latest news, but except for Wang Xiaoyang joining "Remote" Entertainment and becoming a new artist of "Remote" Entertainment, other aspects remained frighteningly quiet.
"Is there really no news?"
"How about...wait another day?"
"Well, wait a minute..."
"That's not right. Why has this troublemaker changed his nature?"
…
January 2nd.
The entertainment industry is always quiet.
There was no news about Lu Yuan, but the premiere of an American movie called "Brokeback Mountain" became a hit.
However, no matter how popular the Americans are, it has nothing to do with China.
This kind of film like "Brokeback Mountain" is impossible to be released in mainland China. After all, the plot is really not in line with the mainstream aesthetic of the public.
It did premiere once on the Chinese island of Taiwan, but the box office seemed mediocre and didn't create any waves at all.
Of course, these things are not what the entire Chinese entertainment industry cares about.
What concerns the entire Chinese entertainment industry is that Lu Yuan really doesn't stick to time or schedule.
Everything...
Scary and weird?
Then……
I don't know when all kinds of rumors started appearing on the Internet. Some people said that Lu Yuan was sick, some said that Lu Yuan was hospitalized with a cold, and some said that Lu Yuan had really run out of ideas and there was nothing hot to hype anymore.
In short, all kinds of eye-popping rumors were spreading like a plague in the entertainment industry. When newspapers saw that they couldn't find the latest news about Lu Yuan, they immediately used their ability to make up stories based on pictures, such as the hospital, the ward, and the United States...
There are various versions of the story.
These versions made headlines in the entertainment industry for several days, giving people the feeling that although Lu Yuan is no longer in the entertainment industry, the entertainment industry will always be his legend.
But……
Lu Yuan himself has never responded, and has not even updated his Weibo.
On January 5, Han Lu and his team could no longer bear the inexplicable tension and finally announced the official start of filming of "City Fortress". They also spent a lot of money to buy countless traffic and hot news in the entertainment industry...
After spending a lot of resources and deliberately hyping it up, Han Lu was anxious and this "City Fortress" made the headlines in the entertainment industry and dominated all the popular portals...
After making the headlines, Han Lu and his team were on high alert, and they continued to wait without a moment's slack for any unexpected situation that might arise from Lu Yuan's sudden appearance.
This made all the media and netizens feel like they were seeing something weird.
We have waited for so long, and we have been looking forward to your actions for so long...
result?
No news at all?
Damn it!
What are you doing?
Damn it!
Suddenly went into seclusion?
This is unscientific!
A day has passed!
When Han Lu saw that his hot topic was still on the headlines, he was a little confused and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
Then……
He was so excited that he felt like crying.
This guy Lu Yuan!
Didn’t come!
No one came to snipe him!
Could it be that my time is coming?
People feel refreshed when good things happen!
In his excitement, Han Lu actually felt a little weak, and even a little...
Dizziness and anemia?
Not only was he not sad, but he was ecstatic!
Go to the hospital right away to get a certificate and post it on Weibo. Otherwise, what if the diagnosis shows that everything is normal?
When he was successfully diagnosed with mild anemia, he posted it on Weibo without saying a word and spent money to attract a large amount of traffic.
Han Lu laughed.
Why……
My life is so sad, lonely and boring...
…
Did Lu Yuan really quit the entertainment industry?
Of course it is possible.
Why are you so low-key?
All right……
The headlines in the entertainment industry had no appeal to Lu Yuan at all.
He's a bit of a slacker.
After completing the recording of "A Bite of China", he has been obsessed with psychology every night and has become unable to extricate himself.
At the same time, as the weather got colder, Lu Yuan found that he was getting harder and harder to get out of bed...
He stayed in the company every day and stayed in bed until nine o'clock, when he yawned when Wang Jinxue knocked on the door helplessly.
The first thing he did when he got up was to look at the calendar on the wall.
This year's Chinese New Year falls on February 14th.
The New Year is approaching...
Um!
There is still more than a month left.
Unlike other people in the company who are diligent and conscientious, Lu Yuan is like an employee who wishes the company would close early so that he can go home for the New Year.
He felt that his aura was really incompatible with the company.
He even planned to give all employees in the company a one-month holiday during the Chinese New Year and have them return to work in March.
He also wants to...
Just be a salted fish!
However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop...
Zhou Xianzu from CCTV came to the company with director Li Mingrui.
Today's Spring Festival Gala is directed by Li Mingrui.
Li Mingrui is ambitious and hopes to make drastic changes to this year's Spring Festival Gala.
There is even an idea to change the theme song of the Spring Festival Gala!
so……
How could he let Lu Yuan go?