Become Famous Another Day

 “Someone is afraid of you.”

Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe.

"Afraid of me...what?" Lu Yanhe asked, "Red?"

"No, I am afraid of the international influence you have shown." Chen Ziyan said, "Although we all know that this does not come entirely from you, but others cannot see so many things, they will only see that you participated Each film will be shortlisted for top international film festivals.”

Lu Yanhe: "But, being shortlisted for a top international film festival will make others afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid your voice will become stronger." Chen Ziyan said, "The film and television industry is not just film and television companies and production personnel, it also has various associations and organizations, and various stakeholders are involved behind it. You see Director Wang Zhong, a Best Director Award at the Situl International Film Festival has made his status in the country skyrocket, and he has directly entered the ranks of top directors. All the top film events in the country in the past year will definitely invite him to attend. The same goes for you. Your current resume is unparalleled among actors, and you are only missing one real award. When you win the Best Actor Award overseas, you will directly enter the top actor category. Club—Although some people say that you have entered, but there is no grand prize, it is still not worthy of the name.”

"This is not the most critical point. In addition, you are also a director, screenwriter, and producer. Think about it, from "Rouge Button" to "People on the Road", your scripts have made Chen Bige come back again. Winning the Best Actress trophy at a top film festival and returning to the peak of his career allowed Huang Kairen to successfully enter the film industry, have a well-received screen role, and make a complete newcomer Wang Dashan famous. "

Chen Ziyan continued: "If you want to make "Love Letters", top celebrities in the industry like Luo Yuzhong will personally help you with the production, Liu Bigo, a director who won the Venice International Film Festival Jury Award, will help you with the photography direction, and Chen Bige will break the link." It is a common practice in dramas to join a new team to play the heroine in your new film less than half a year after leaving the team. Director Wang Zhong also brought Wintour Robey, the artistic director of the Jose Film Festival, to visit your crew for various things. , are repeatedly reminding people in this circle that you have formed a considerable force, and if you want to do something, you have a very powerful force to help you. "

Lu Yanhe gradually realized what Chen Ziyan was talking about.

"Does the tree attract the wind?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"No, the emergence of a new force will inevitably affect the interests of other interest groups." Chen Ziyan said, "For you, this is just a circle of friends, but for others, it means a new threat. You are alone Hong, that's just competition with other artists, but you are not. Tom White, head of HP's Asia-Pacific region, has priority in purchasing your projects, and other people's projects can only be ranked behind. Northern Lights Video has signed a long-term contract with you. Cooperation framework, other people's cooperation with Northern Lights Video will inevitably be affected. Who should be given priority in funding is a very relevant issue. The first generation of "Six People" can not be co-framed in Beijing and Taiwan, but you can handle it. Moreover, it is obvious. , the actors of "Six People" believe in you more and get closer to you."

Lu Yanhe was silent.

"Now, do you know why others are afraid of you?" Chen Ziyan said, "Not only does a big tree attract the wind, but it is also the crime of a common man carrying a jade without any guilt."

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

"Then what should I do? Try to produce as few good works as possible in the future?"

"Of course not." Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes at him, "I'm just reminding you that your current situation and status have undergone tremendous changes. From now on, other people's attacks on you will probably be more and more biased towards things like this one. They say you are greedy for other people's things, or accuse you of being unqualified. In short, we must pull you down from this altar. "

Lu Yanhe: "Sister Ziyan, what do you mean-"

"The reason I'm telling you all this is that I hope you won't be inflamed by what these people say, and stand up and admit that they are right, saying that you do not have the exaggerated influence that everyone says." Chen Ziyan said, "Others will Don’t take off the golden garment you put on yourself. Since many people have lifted you to this position, what you have to do is not to get down from this position, but to stand as firmly as possible in this position.”

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.

Chen Ziyan was worried about the onset of his "moral mysophobia" again, so she went to explain it to make her "identity clear".

“…”

"Sister Ziyan, I think I'm not so naive now." Lu Yanhe never had such an idea from the beginning to the end.

"That's good." Chen Ziyan smiled at him.

Lu Yanhe knew when he saw her smile that she didn't believe what he said.

-You are still very naive.

Her meaning was written clearly on her face.

“…”

-

In the afternoon, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi went to the cinema to watch a newly released movie called "Behind the Golden Coat". This is a feature film about a tailor who secretly conveyed information in a war-torn background and intense situation during the Republic of China. It is similar to a biopic, except that this is a fictional character with no historical prototype. The story of the characters is shot in the style of a spy war.

The box office of this movie during the summer release was not very good, with only over 6 million on the first day, and only increased to over 8 million on the second day.

This movie is indeed not suitable for the summer season, which is full of commercial films.

However, the movie received good reviews. Lu Yanhe only found out about this movie when he saw Zeng Qiao recommending it in his circle of friends.

In the cinema, most people are watching "The Myth Returns", which has been the best performer at the box office recently. It is a period fantasy blockbuster that was released at the end of July. It has been in theaters for almost two weeks and has already earned a box office of 1.5 billion. Under the sweep of this movie, other new films including "Escape" and "Assassination of the Ming Dynasty" were swept into the second tier. It cannot be said that the box office performance was poor, but it cannot be regarded as the winner of this summer season. As for the older films that were released earlier, "The Angry Crow" has almost exhausted its market potential, and "The Lost Road" currently only has a few million in daily box office, which is basically fixed at around 640 million. Location.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi waited until the screening room was dark before entering the cinema and sitting in the third row from the bottom.

When buying tickets online, there was no one else in the row to prevent Lu Yanhe from being recognized by others.

However, there were not many viewers in the theater.

Lu Yanhe took a quick look and saw that there were only about a dozen people.

"Why is the movie "Behind the Gold" chosen to be released at this time?" Lu Yanhe asked doubtfully.

Chen Siqi said: "Probably because there are no big stars in "Behind the Golden Coat". They are all powerful actors. Even if it is placed in a small release like the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is still not the kind of cast that can attract audiences to the cinema. It would be better to put it on the summer season when the base is large enough. With proper promotion and operation, it can also get some box office. The production cost of the movie "Behind the Golden Coat" will definitely not be very high. If it can get 30 million in the theater The above-mentioned box office should actually be able to make back the money. Looking at the premiere, it should be able to get nearly 20 million in the first weekend. It has a good reputation. It may be able to stabilize the long-term and make a profit after it is released in theaters. ”

Chen Siqi now knows even more about movie promotion than Lu Yanhe.

She thinks about it a lot and often writes comments on the film and television review section of the self-media "Jump Up". What she writes most is actually analyzing the operation of a film from an economic and market perspective. This is what she is interested in. Writing these articles is not so much for everyone to read, but as a way for her to write down her own thinking process and conclusions.

What Chen Siqi said made Lu Yanhe think it made sense.

The leading actor in "Behind the Golden Jacket" is Fengshuo, a capable actor who basically everyone knows if you pay attention to the film and television industry, but when it comes to fans and popularity, it is really not enough to say how popular he is. Except for Fengshuo, none of the other actors participating are big-name stars or popular stars. They are all actors with a certain degree of popularity but relatively few fans.

When such a movie is released, the early data is definitely not very good. In addition, it is a pseudo-biography, and it is a pseudo-biography without a prototype. If the audience knows a little bit about it, they will basically not choose to go to the cinema. .

In this case, the choice of schedule is really not that important. What's important is how to "fool" as many viewers as possible.

Ten minutes after the movie started, a person suddenly came over.

She is also sitting in this row.

When Lu Yanhe saw this, he immediately lowered his head and made room for others so that they could pass by.

When the other party passed them, he softly said sorry and sat down where there were only two seats across the Luyan River.

Lu Yanhe turned his head and took a look. With the light on the screen, Lu Yanhe could clearly see the other person's profile.

She is a woman in her forties.

Lu Yanhe raised his left hand and placed it on the side of his face, blocking it slightly.

-

In the two-hour movie, there was almost no communication between Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi—

The movie exceeded both of their expectations and was not boring or dull at all as they initially thought it might be.

The whole story is very compact and fast-paced.

The story tells that there was a tailor in Donglin City. Because of his good skills, he was very popular with the wives of various families in the city, and therefore often visited the mansions of various powerful people.

One day, a tailor was going to an adjutant's house to measure his wife's measurements and make new clothes. On the way, he was kidnapped by two men, one named Li Mazi and the other named Ma Chengquan, who threatened him to take them in. His apprentice was kept as a hostage by Ma Chengquan, and he took Li Mazi into the adjutant's house. Li Mazi wanted to go in and steal something. Under his cover, Li Mazi got what he wanted to steal without any risk.

Unexpectedly, that night, Li Mazi knocked on the door of the tailor shop and was seriously injured. They were exposed, and his companion Ma Chengquan had already died. He finally escaped and was seriously injured and on the verge of death. He stuffed a stolen cloth bag into the hands of the tailor and asked him to deliver it to the Ruyi Inn in the west of the city.

The tailor wanted to stay out of the matter and not fall into this muddy water, but he also didn't want this man to die in his tailor shop, so he went to see the doctor late at night. Not far away, he saw a group of people surrounding his tailor shop, and the leader was obviously someone from the Adjutant's Office. They were looking for the stolen cloth bag - which was still in his arms.

Before the tailor had time to think about it, he saw his apprentice being dragged out, unable to find out his whereabouts, and shot to death - the fourteen-year-old child was an orphan, and he picked him up, and the gun was pointed at him. His forehead was on his head, and his legs were trembling with nervousness. Under such circumstances, he refused to reveal the whereabouts of his master.

The gun went off directly.

The tailor's eyes were bloodshot from the stimulation of this scene, and he wanted to rush out, but the scene of Li Mazi being carried out made him regain his composure a little. Only then did he understand his situation and knew that once he showed up, he would definitely end up being killed like his apprentice. Li Mazi was taken away by people from the Adjutant's Office, and the tailor could only go to Ruyi Inn secretly. But when the tailor arrived at the Ruyi Inn cautiously, he happened to be surrounded by another group of people. Only one person escaped. When he was being chased, the tailor saved him. The tailor told him his story and gave the cloth bag to Xu San.

In order to survive, the tailor must escape from Donglin City to avoid being searched by those people. And the man saved by the tailor, Xu San, must escape from Donglin City as soon as possible to deliver things. As the two people tried various methods, they became more and more familiar and close to each other. The tailor regarded young Xu San as his son who had died young. Xu San also learned some needlework from the tailor and said he wanted to mend his own clothes, and he mended them for several days.

However, the guards in Donglin City were too tight and there was no way to get out. At this time, news suddenly came that the revolutionary army was defeated at Huyi Pass, and there was a lively cheer in the city. Xu San became anxious and said that he had to leave the city immediately, even if he died. The tailor said he was going to die for being so reckless. The two had a big quarrel and broke up.

The tailor was discovered and captured by the adjutant's men. The adjutant pressed for the whereabouts of the list. The tailor guessed that the so-called list was probably what Li Mazi had stolen from the adjutant and was in the cloth bag. However, he gritted his teeth and said nothing. He only said that he did not know what the list was. The adjutant asked again if he knew Xu San. He only said that he didn't know Xu San at all.

…

This is actually the story of a small person in the context of a turbulent situation.

Because he had watched the movie "The Wind", when Lu Yanhe saw Xu San learning needlework from a tailor, he roughly guessed what Xu San would do next - in this world, especially in spy war dramas, the use of needlework has not yet appeared. There is a precedent for embroidering messages on clothes to convey intelligence.

When he saw this, Lu Yanhe basically knew how this movie would end.

Xu San is definitely going to die. Only after he dies can the list on his body be taken back by the adjutant, and the "list password" on his clothes can be passed on in the form of a corpse.

But how to write the character of the tailor? What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that Xu San was caught by the adjutant the day after the tailor was arrested. The adjutant asked Xu San where the list was. Xu San would rather die than surrender, but someone investigated his whereabouts yesterday and found him where he was hiding. After the adjutant got the list, he immediately killed Xu San and planned to kill the tailor. However, his wife came forward and saved the tailor's life. She stayed in the house and made clothes specifically for her. Therefore, the tailor became the adjutant's wife. exclusive tailor.

However, the situation of the war suddenly and slowly changed. On the day when the revolutionary army entered Donglin City, the Adjutant's Mansion was immediately surrounded. The tailor, as a tailor in the adjutant's palace, was imprisoned together. Until night, an officer suddenly took him away. When he thought he was going to be killed, he was brought to a familiar piece of clothing. It's Xu San's clothes.

The officer asked him if he knew a man named Xu San.

The tailor said nothing. Over the years, no matter who asked him, he just pretended that he had never known Xu San.

The officer asked him if he could read.

The tailor remained silent.

The officer suddenly pointed to the clothes in front of him and asked him, "Do you recognize this clothes?"

The officer took out a palm-sized piece of cloth from the middle layer of the clothes, with a few lines of words embroidered on it.

The officer said that what the tailor helped Li Mazi steal from the adjutant's house was a list of spies, which contained the list of rats placed by the adjutant in the revolutionary army. At that time, both Li Mazi and Xu San wanted to send this list to the revolutionary army as soon as possible so that these rats could be eliminated.

In addition to the rat list, there is also Xu San's story about being chased and then being rescued by a tailor, and the two of them tried to leave the city together. Xu San wrote on it that if the tailor is still alive when the revolutionary army enters the city, his superiors must thank him on his behalf.

The tailor didn't know until this moment why he was involved in the life and death crisis in the first place.

Towards the end of the film, Li Mazi, whom the tailor thought was dead, was found in the dungeon of the adjutant's mansion. He had been imprisoned there for all these years, and the adjutant even asked a doctor to treat him in order to pry him out of his mouth. Produce more information.

The tailor watched the skinny Li Mazi being carried to the car by his companions, and the car started driving away. He turned back and looked at the dress in front of him, recalling in his mind that he and Xu San were in trouble together and secretly hid in a house. Xu San clumsily followed him to learn needlework. Because they were afraid of attracting attention by lighting up the lamp, they could only do this work under the moonlight.

The tailor scolded him for being poor and fastidious despite his age, and asked him to mend his clothes.

His young face actually showed a shy smile.

This is what he said at the time: "My father is also a tailor, but I rarely have new clothes to wear. Every time my clothes are torn, he mends them for me. I asked him why he didn't make me new clothes. He He said that in such a difficult time, there were so many new clothes to wear. Sometimes, there was only a small tear, and I didn’t think it was a big deal, but when he saw it, he would definitely let me take it off and give it to him. I patched it up, but I said it was too troublesome, so I might as well break a few more and patch them all together. He said that the broken places must be patched in time. If they are not patched, the holes will get bigger and bigger. The more difficult it is to mend it, the more likely it is that you won’t be able to mend it when you want to.”

The tailor looked at the clothes in front of him in a daze. There were many soldiers coming and going around him. No one paid attention to this man who was looking at the clothes in a daze. No one knew what he was thinking behind his dazed eyes.

The film stops at his scene, and then the ending song plays.

-

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie like this in the cinema.”

Lu Yanhe heard a girl in the front row talking to her boyfriend.

"Yeah." Her boyfriend said, "I was quite touched after seeing it."

Lu Yanhe took a long breath, and before the lights were turned on in the screening room, he said to Chen Siqi, "Let's go first."

Chen Siqi nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman sitting on the left side of Lu Yanhe suddenly stood up and wanted to pass first.

Lu Yanhe had no choice but to let her pass first.

However, she stopped beside him.

"Are you Lu Yanhe?" she asked softly.

Lu Yanhe was startled, ah, was he recognized? !

He whispered: "You made a mistake, I just look a bit like him."

"Stop pretending, you must be him, the voice is the same." The woman said very firmly, and then said something that shocked Lu Yanhe, "I am Zhou Changying, the director of "Behind the Golden Coat". It’s a coincidence that I met you here.”

Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi were both stunned by this incredible coincidence.

When you watch a movie, you can also meet the director of the movie.

However, what Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi didn't expect was that twenty minutes later, Zhou Changying would directly propose in the car that she wanted to make a sequel to "Behind the Gold" and ask Lu Yanhe if he was willing to invest.

Lu Yanhe was confused.

Of course, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi would not reply immediately to this kind of matter. They had a brief chat with Zhou Changying, exchanged contact information, and promised to reply after thinking carefully, and then Zhou Changying left.

As soon as they left, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi looked at each other.

Chen Siqi said: "I searched on the Internet and found that she is not a liar, she is indeed Zhou Changying."

"Well, my mind is a little confused right now and I can't react. Why would she... suddenly come to me for investment?"

"Maybe it's because others think you are rich?" Chen Siqi asked.

"I'm not rich enough to dare to invest in a movie." Lu Yanhe complained.

Film investment is a huge gamble.

Chen Siqi said: "The film "Behind the Golden Coat" was produced by Ruyi Pictures. Why did Zhou Changying want to make a sequel? Why didn't he go to Ruyi Pictures? Aren't they willing to make a sequel?"

Lu Yanhe: "I feel like I need to ask Sister Ziyan to help me find out."

Chen Siqi nodded: "Yes."

On the way to the hotel, Chen Siqi sat in the passenger seat and searched for Zhou Changying's information on his mobile phone.

"Director Zhou, his experience is really rough." Chen Siqi said to Lu Yanhe while looking at his phone.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"The film companies she worked for, except for Ruyi Pictures, which she just cooperated with, all collapsed." Chen Siqi showed an incredible expression, "Some media directly said that she is the director of Sangmenxing." (End of this chapter)