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Remakes are not uncommon at all.

Many of the most popular TV series and movies around the world are remakes of each other.

The most successful remakes include the well-known "Infernal Affairs" and the adapted version of "The Departed" starring Leo. The latter is the only time that the great director Martin Scasses won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Another example is "The Accidental Detective", which was remade from an Indian movie and won more than 1 billion box office in one fell swoop. When it became a dark horse at the box office, it also became a classic Chinese-language movie.

Therefore, it is not surprising that South Korea wants to remake "Friends" given its success in Asia.

However, Lu Yanhe has the copyrights for several works, including the TV series "Ode to Swordsman" and "Squid Game", and the movies "Lost on Journey", "Rouge" and "Love Letter". Among these dramas, only "Lost on Journey" and "Rouge" have been released.

TVN is a TV station. Will they be interested in "Lost on Journey" and "Rouge"?

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan discussed it, but they couldn't come up with which drama TVN would be interested in.

None of them sounded very reliable.

But it's not a bad thing to get to know them.

As for doing business, if it doesn't work out this time, it might work out next time.

The next day, they met with TVN people in Singapore.

Koreans really have a way of making people recognize them as Koreans at a glance.

Lu Yanhe and his team arrived a little later.

Two people came from TVN, one named Jin Yanshu and the other named Li Yanmin.

The leader was Jin Yanshu.

Li Yanmin was her subordinate and also served as a translator.

Jin Yanshu didn't know English, so they could only communicate with the translator.

Neither side mentioned Kong Lingfan's behavior on the stage last night. After exchanging pleasantries, Jin Yanshu mentioned that she liked Rouge very much.

Rouge has not yet been released in Korea. She said she saw it at the Jose-La-Seine Film Festival.

She was originally a TV drama screenwriter and later became a TV station manager.

Jin Yanshu hopes to reach a cooperative relationship with Lu Yanhe to remake "Rouge" into a TV series.

Lu Yanhe was surprised when he heard it.

Counting Bingyuan Video, this is the second person who proposed to remake "Rouge" into a TV series.

Is this movie so suitable for adaptation into a TV series?

Lu Yanhe was a little puzzled.

Maybe it was because he preconceived that "Rouge" was a movie with a relatively simple plot, so he never thought that this movie could be adapted into a TV series.

Jin Yanshu said: "This story is very consistent with the current trend of female consciousness awakening."

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.

"Another thing, I also hope that such a story can make girls realize a truth that men cannot be trusted."

Lu Yanhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Jin Yanshu looks kind, but after actual communication, you will find that she is actually a tough woman, a bit like a strong woman.

Li Yanmin, who was sitting next to Jin Yanshu, was also a man. At this moment, he also showed a helpless look on his face.

There are obviously two men here, but Jin Yanshu doesn't seem to think there is anything wrong with what she said.

Jin Yanshu's toughness is obvious.

Lu Yanhe doesn't know why Jin Yanshu thinks she said such a thing, and as a man, he won't be angry.

But he is not really angry, because he knows he is not that kind of person, so he doesn't feel that he is implied.

Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said to Jin Yanshu: "Ms. Jin, in fact, there is also a company in our country that is planning to make "Rouge" into a TV series."

Jin Yanshu nodded and said: "It is normal for others to want to remake this story. The audience groups of Chinese TV series and our Korean dramas do not overlap. I don't think this will affect our filming of the Korean version."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Ms. Jin, I would like to ask, how do you plan to adapt the story of "Rouge"? The movie is adapted from the background of our Republic of China in the last century."

Jin Yanshu said: "We in Korea also have a historical period similar to your Republic of China period. In our adapted version, the main plot and characters will not be changed. The storyline of the movie version of Twelve Young Masters and Ruhua will still be retained, but we will increase the roles of the second male and second female in the modern background to increase the comparison between the past and the present, especially the comparison of women's status and consciousness."

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized why Jin Yanshu was interested in this story.

He did not object to Jin Yanshu's idea of ​​adapting this story, but Lu Yanhe was a little hesitant about her main intention.

"Ms. Jin, I am worried that if a work has too many themes and consciousness, it will lose its artistic quality." Lu Yanhe expressed his hesitation in a tactful way.

Jin Yanshu looked at Lu Yanhe with some surprise.

"You don't want this play to express female consciousness as the theme?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "No, on the contrary, I am very surprised that you can find such a perspective in the movie story. I must admit that when I wrote the story of "Rouge Button", I did not take the expression of female consciousness as the theme. I just wanted to tell the story of a person letting go and the disillusionment and ethereality of love."

Jin Yanshu nodded.

"But when I heard your description just now, this story seems to be completely covered by female consciousness." Lu Yanhe said, "It makes me worry that it weakens the critical nature of the story itself. This criticism is not just directed at the Twelve Young Masters. A male character who has failed Ruhua points to the concepts of the old era and the various discriminations and prejudices that Ruhua suffered. The richness of the character Ruhua, finally letting go of her obsession with and waiting for the Twelve Young Masters is only part of herself. Belief and persistence in love, infatuation of waiting and kindness are not just female consciousness. "

Jin Yanshu said: "This is indeed the feeling that the movie version brings to us, but if the TV series is shot exactly like the movie, and what it wants to express is exactly the same as the movie, why do we need to adapt it? Every creator has his own Perspective, you are a screenwriter and an actor, you must understand this. "

What Jin Yanshu said does make sense.

She made no secret of her intention to adapt the story "Rouge Button" - in fact, she could have given Lu Yanhe some false praise first to show her respect for the original story and coax Lu Yanhe into authorizing the remake rights. She, no matter how drastic changes she made, he couldn't say anything.

But she was frank and showed no pretense at all, which made Lu Yanhe have a good impression of her.

Lu Yanhe said: "I understand, but I don't want "Rouge Button" to become a tool for expressing consciousness."

"I can assure you about this, we definitely give priority to the story and characters, and we don't intend to use it as a promotional tool." Jin Yanshu said, "You can look at the works I have been responsible for in the past."

Her subordinate Li Yanmin took out a piece of information and handed it to Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe took it in his hand and read it carefully.

They were more reliable and did not send a Korean version, but made an English version.

Lu Yanhe looked at the works that Jin Yanshu has released in recent years, as well as the masterpieces in her career.

Although he has never seen any of them, several of the names are familiar to him. They must be relatively popular. He has seen them from other people or on the Internet.

Before they came, Chen Ziyan told him that Jin Yanshu was a very powerful practitioner. She entered the television industry as a screenwriter, gradually became a producer, and then seized the opportunity to become a senior executive of TVN. In Korean dramas She is a very capable woman who works steadily in the circle.

And the film and television projects she is responsible for have indeed achieved good results. However, the biggest shortcoming of her career is that she has no big hits. According to Lu Yanhe's understanding, the so-called big hits are actually dramas similar to "Blue Life and Death" and "My Love from the Star" that many Chinese people may not have seen but have heard of.

Lu Yanhe said to Jin Yanshu: "Ms. Jin, I need to go back and think about it seriously."

Jin Yanshu nodded.

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be settled in one meeting.

They didn't know each other before, and they met for the first time today. Make contact first, communicate initially, and then talk more slowly in the future.

At the end, Jin Yanshu said to Lu Yanhe: "I am not responsible for the drama "Six People", but Kong Lingfan invited you to guest star in the drama "Six People" at the opening ceremony last night. It was his personal behavior to communicate with us, and TVN also entrusted me to apologize on your behalf. Of course, we really wanted to invite you to guest star. We originally wanted to wait until the script was officially released before extending the invitation to you, but we didn't expect that he would be the one to do it. I did what I did last night, sorry.”

Jin Yanshu's attitude satisfied both Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan.

In any case, what happened with Kong Lingfan last night was unpleasant. The Korean version of "Six People" is produced by TVN. If TVN doesn't explain it and gives such a gesture, then Lu Yanhe will definitely not be able to get over this matter in his heart.

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After Lu Yanhe, Chen Ziyan and others finished talking with Jin Yanshu, they returned to the hotel.

Chen Ziyan said: "Do you want to authorize them to make a Korean version of "Rouge"?"

The copyright of "Rouge Button" belongs to Linghe Film and Television Company. Lu Yanhe must nod before the authorization can be achieved.

Lu Yanhe said: "I don't really like them adapting works with this kind of concept first, but what she said makes sense to me. If I had such a lenient control over every adaptation, I would be exhausted to death. It also doesn’t help other creators to express their creativity.”

"In the future, there should be more and more partners coming to you to authorize adaptations. This is indeed something you need to consider clearly. Should you only control the principled issues, or should you carefully consider each adaptation party? "The direction of their adaptation." Chen Ziyan said, "In fact, the latter itself is difficult to achieve. You have to know that each country's review standards and market conditions are different, and it is impossible for us to authorize many adaptations every time. Explain the specific situation. All we can say is to choose a reliable partner.”

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"I think we should just do principled control." Lu Yanhe said, "Content that slanders China is not allowed to appear, issues of political nature are not allowed to appear, and other things that belong to content creation, we will not impose requirements. Everyone How they want to adapt it is their own business.”

Chen Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's all you want to think about."

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Although the Asian Television Festival also awards awards, its positioning is not just about honors.

More often than not, it's more like a big box store.

Every year, many projects are promoted here and sold to other countries.

The cultural and historical backgrounds of the Asian region are relatively similar, and they are not as different from Europe and the United States, so film and television dramas are relatively popular.

Of course, in the drama market, Korean dramas have always been the hottest in Asia, and all of Asia loves it.

In the past, love was king, but now all types of tracks are in full bloom, with all kinds of themes and masterpieces of all themes.

Lu Yanhe felt it very clearly that Chinese dramas are not as popular as Korean dramas here.

Only ancient idol dramas and modern idol dramas are very popular in Southeast Asian countries.

Many projects have frequently reported news of "selling at high prices". It is unknown whether those prices are true or false. Anyway, everyone is very good at marketing now. The actual selling price is one thing, and publicity is another.

Lu Yanhe stayed here for two days and met with Jin Yanshu again to talk about the adaptation of "Rouge Button" into a Korean drama.

In response to Lu Yanhe's concerns, Jin Yanshu specially asked someone to make an outline of the adaptation and communicated their specific ideas for the adaptation with Lu Yanhe, just to prove to Lu Yanhe that they would never turn it into a "feminist propaganda drama".

Lu Yanhe actually recognized it more and more in his heart.

In the end, the two sides finally reached a preliminary agreement and prepared to start negotiations later.

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When Lu Yanhe returned to China, the first thing he did was to meet Li Quansen, the boss of Bingyuan Video.

He also said at the beginning that he wanted to remake "Rouge Button" into a drama.

At that time, Lu Yanhe also wanted to see their ideas for the adaptation before making a decision. Bingyuan Video also found Miao Yue and wanted Miao Yue to be the screenwriter.

Lu Yanhe first told Li Quansen that TVN wanted to shoot the Korean version, and also mentioned that he had initially decided to authorize it. After that, he proposed that if Bingyuan Video still wanted to continue to adapt "Rouge Button", it would be authorized to them.

Li Quansen didn't mind Korea adapting the Korean version at the same time.

Due to unspeakable reasons, Korean dramas cannot enter the domestic market formally and cannot generate competition.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe first signed a drama adaptation agreement with Bingyuan Video for Rouge and Lost on Journey.

Among them, Rouge was authorized to be adapted into a drama, and Lost on Journey was authorized to be adapted into two web dramas.

The adaptation authorization of the three dramas was sold in a package, with a total authorization fee of 21 million, and also included some subsequent specific divisions.

This authorization fee was not deposited into Lu Yanhe's own account, but the company's income. Because the copyright of these two dramas is in Linghe, not Lu Yanhe's own hands.

Of course, a large part of Linghe's income belongs to Lu Yanhe.

Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "When you let me invest in Linghe, I really took advantage of it."

There are only three shareholders of Linghe, Lu Yanhe, Chen Ziyan, and Chen Siqi. At the beginning, Lu Yanhe held 80% and Chen Ziyan held 20%. Later, Lu Yanhe took out 5% of the shares and gave them to Chen Siqi.

Now Linghe's operating costs are not high. There is no fixed business place and no staff. It is just a shell company. This also means that the company's operating income is almost pure profit.

Lu Yanhe did not expect that copyright income would be so profitable... Of course, this is mainly because the two movies are very popular, so the remake rights can be authorized at such a price. In fact, the authorization price of 21 million is not high compared to the success of the two movies themselves, and it can even be said to be sold at a low price. The reason why the adaptation rights are given at such a price is mainly because they also enjoy the subsequent share of various aspects.

The main focus is on long-term revenue.

Just like the subsequent copyright income of these two movies, it will also be a long-term income.

Lu Yanhe can almost imagine that one day in the future, his income as an actor may be far less than the copyright income he gets as a creator of an IP.

When Lu Yanhe had such an idea, it didn't take long for another old drama theater to discuss the cooperation of adapting "Rouge Button" into a drama.

The story of Rouge is obviously much worse than Lost on Journey in terms of box office performance, but it seems to have more room for adaptation authorization.

When TVN finally bought the Korean adaptation rights of Rouge for $1.2 million, Lu Yanhe once again realized how considerable the income from adaptation was.

Linghe Film and Television released this news, focusing on the promotion point of "cultural export". While moving closer to the official main propaganda direction, it was also to consolidate Lu Yanhe's "international" image.

On this road, Lu Yanhe has been riding far ahead of others.

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At this time, news from Liu Jiazhen and Chen Lingling also came.

Liu Jiazhen agreed to provide story ideas for the second season of Silent River, but would not serve as the main writer of the script.

In fact, when this news was announced, Liu Jiazhen's story ideas had already been provided.

In the first season of Silent River, Lu Yanhe played a criminal suspect and Zeng Qiao played a policeman. In the end, Lu Yanhe was cleared of suspicion and was innocent.

Liujiazhen did not make Lu Yanhe a criminal suspect again on this basis - this was also what Chen Lingling was dissatisfied with before. She didn't want this drama to look like a copy of the first season's model.

Liu Jiazhen turned the policeman played by Zeng Qiao into a suspect in this season's story, while Lu Yanhe's character became the key eyewitness of this season's case. Lu Yanhe saw Zeng Qiao appear from the crime scene with his own eyes, and his appearance time was no more than an hour after the death of the deceased. In this case, Lu Yanhe believed that Zeng Qiao was not the murderer after his contact with Zeng Qiao in the first season. Therefore, when he learned that his testimony made Zeng Qiao suspect, he decided to conduct his own investigation and find evidence to clear Zeng Qiao's suspicion.

When Lu Yanhe heard about Liu Jiazhen's setting, his eyes lit up instantly.

Chen Lingling was also very satisfied with this design.

So Liu Jiazhen enriched the characters and storyline based on this concept.

He promised to provide a detailed story outline within three months.

After that, the specific writing was done by professional screenwriters.

The second season of "Silent River" was officially launched.

Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao both signed a letter of intent and agreed to return.

As soon as the news came out, it was not only a hot search in China, but also on the relevant hot search lists of several overseas social media.

As the creative provider of this season's story, Liu Jiazhen was also noticed by the audience of the first season of "The River of Silence".

He is a well-known suspense novelist, but compared with the audience of film and television dramas, many people still don't know him.

At first glance, he turned out to be the original author of "The Real Crime Record of 19 Years". Some viewers who have seen this bad movie did not know the situation and started to complain directly, wondering why the second season of "The River of Silence" wanted to find the original author of such a bad movie to provide story ideas.

Liu Jiazhen's readers and fans immediately left messages under similar complaints, saying that the film and the book are separated. The original work of "The Real Crime Record of 19 Years" is a highly acclaimed novel, but the movie has become a bad movie. Don't blame the original author.

Lu Yanhe also posted a Weibo, saying: "The Real Crime Record of 19 Years" is one of my favorite novels, and it is also the first novel I recommend in my live broadcast room. I am very happy to invite Teacher Liu Jiazhen to provide story ideas for the second season of "The River of Silence". As an actor who already knows some of the content in advance, I can say that I can't wait to get involved in the filming of the second season of "The River of Silence".

"Nineteen Years of Crime Records" is once again a hot seller on major e-commerce platforms, directly topping the list.

This is mainly due to the sales contributed by the audience of the drama "The River of Silence".

Many people want to see how the author who provided the story ideas for the second season of "The River of Silence" and was so highly praised by Lu Yanhe, writes his works.

And Liu Jiazhen's other novel "Spiral of Silence" also has high sales.

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October is a busy month for Lu Yanhe, who is not filming.

On the one hand, there are many applications for derivative adaptations of "Rouge Button". Domestic theaters have authorized two forms of drama and dance drama. There is also a top comic company in the industry that hopes to obtain comic authorization and adapt it into comics, etc.

On the other hand, Lu Yanhe was invited to watch the first two episodes of "Squid Game" and made some suggestions for these two episodes. In addition to this drama, Lu Yanhe also talked to a film company about "Those Years, We Chased the Girl Together". They were quite interested in the script, but when they talked, they found that they wanted to make the movie into an idol drama plot, so Lu Yanhe silently crossed it out. Even if they agreed to keep the copyright in his hands, Lu Yanhe gave up.

There is no need to force cooperation if the cooperation concept is not suitable.

There are also many scripts sent to Lu Yanhe. There are more than 20 scripts this month, and these are the ones that have been screened. Lu Yanhe has read a lot of scripts, and the quality is basically acceptable. Some scripts even made Lu Yanhe's eyes red and very touching, but Lu Yanhe did not choose any of them in the end.

It's all because they feel it's not good enough. He recommended several of the scripts to his friends around him, thinking that there are suitable roles in them.

And at this time, Jiang Yuqian suddenly came to him.

"Yanhe, I want to make the movie "Telephone" myself." Jiang Yuqian shocked Lu Yanhe as soon as she opened her mouth.

Jiang Yuqian wanted to be the producer herself and promote this project personally. Originally, this project was supposed to be launched a long time ago, but Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan finally decided to keep the copyright of all future scripts in their own hands, which led to the shelving of the two projects "The Phone" and "Those Years".

"I have attracted an investment. If the rest is not enough, I will pay for it myself." Jiang Yuqian seemed to have made up her mind to make this movie well.

Lu Yanhe reminded: "Sister Yuqian, the risk of making a movie is still quite high. Are you sure you want to invest yourself?"

Jiang Yuqian nodded and said: "Because I want to make this movie as soon as possible, I don't want to wait forever, I like this story. Before, you said that because no other company is willing to make a drama that does not belong to the copyright, I decided to raise investment myself and set up a team."

Lu Yanhe was really shocked by Jiang Yuqian's attitude. Jiang Yuqian had just finished filming "Squid Game" not long ago, and she shouldn't be so anxious to enter the next play. Besides, the movie "The Phone" itself was decided to be her, why was she so anxious?

Chen Ziyan said, "If I were Jiang Yuqian, I would be anxious too."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was even more surprised.

Chen Ziyan: "Think about it, what's going on with you now? "Journey to the Road" is a big hit, "Rouge" is also a big hit, both at the box office and word-of-mouth, so how many people are watching "The Telephone" eagerly? If we don't start filming as soon as possible, from her perspective, no matter how good her relationship is with you, she still faces the possibility of replacing someone? Of course she wants to push "The Telephone" to start filming as soon as possible and make this drama a sure thing. It becomes her play.”

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.

Lu Yanhe felt that there was nothing to be anxious about, since this movie belonged to her anyway.

But Jiang Yuqian didn't think so. In the entertainment industry, people may be replaced as soon as the film starts, and his drama is so popular, it is normal for her to worry about being snatched away.

Another thing is that it is neither a lack of investment nor any other flaw in starting the business now. It's just that Lu Yanhe and his company were working on "Love Letter" and couldn't spare any energy to make "Telephone", and other production companies were unwilling to just let Lu Yanhe and his team be the filming team and wanted the film rights, so they delayed it. . Jiang Yuqian doesn't want the movie rights. What she needs is the career boost this movie will bring.

"The advantage of letting Jiang Yuqian do this movie is that we save time and effort. We have a project manager. Moreover, she has high hopes for this movie. She has deep connections in the industry and her resources. Adding us is an addition, but there are also problems, because she has never been a producer, nor has she made a movie. She has no experience. You know how risky and difficult it is to make a movie. After you become the director of "Love Letter", you should know this even more, "Chen Ziyan said, "So, if she does it, there is a high possibility of failure. "

Of course, Lu Yanhe couldn't say that because he had a good relationship with Jiang Yuqian, he gave a script like "Telephone" to Jiang Yuqian to try and make mistakes.

It’s not such a good idea to have a good relationship.

Moreover, Jiang Yuqian said she wanted to take the photos herself, but he just handed them over to her without asking anything or worrying about anything. This was also an irresponsible behavior.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe thought carefully for a long time and felt that he should talk openly with Jiang Yuqian.

Regarding Lu Yanhe's concerns, Jiang Yuqian did not have any dissatisfaction or anger.

"Of course." Jiang Yuqian said, "Even if you don't say it, I still want to listen to your opinion. Making a movie is difficult. I know that it is not something that I can do with my brain. However, I want to learn , I won’t mess around, I will find a good production team and director to make this movie together.”

Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister Yuqian, do you have any ideas about the director?"

Jiang Yuqian said: "Before I came to you to talk about this matter, I had thought about it a lot and had a list in my mind."

Among Jiang Yuqian's proposed invitees are Mo Mo Fan, the director of "The Home I Haven't Returned to for a Long Time," and Huang Pump, the director of "Upstairs." Almost all of them are directors who have had box-office hits in recent years.

"Have you ever talked to these directors?"

"I haven't obtained your consent yet, how could I go and talk to them first." Jiang Yuqian shook her head.

Lu Yanhe said: "If one of these directors is willing to direct, I will be very willing to leave this movie to you."

Jiang Yuqian's eyes lit up.

"Okay, then we've settled on it."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

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During the North American awards season, "Path of Glory" made two more appearances, winning nominations for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor at the Uleta Critics Circle Award and the Boston Film Critics Society Award.

These are also awards that are not considered top-tier awards. As soon as the nomination list came out, "Path of Glory" released the news. While doing publicity, it also added fuel to "Path of Glory's North American awards season tour."

Lu Yanhe has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor consecutively, which makes some people wonder why Lu Yanhe has received three nominations, but the leading actor Shang Yongzhou has not made any news?

A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the door.

Lu Yanhe and the others knew that it was because they spent money on public relations, but Shang Yongzhou did not.

This actually means that if you play according to their rules of the game, others will treat you as entering the game.

And if you don't play according to their rules of the game, then they will assume that you are not interested in winning the award, and they will not consider you when nominating.

This is not necessarily whether the actor wants to play or not. Sometimes, it is the wish of his team or the participating film company.

But no matter who it is, there must be someone to help you figure out the rules of the game.

Of course, there is another key reason. The competition for Best Supporting Actor is much smaller than that for Best Actor. It would be almost impossible for Shang Yongzhou to get nominated for Best Actor with the same public relations budget. For this award, actors, agencies, film studios and other parties work together to win this award. Unlike the Best Supporting Actor category, the competition pressure is much smaller.

The American Green Valley Film Company also obtained an invitation letter for Lu Yanhe to a grand event held in Hollywood at the end of October.

This is an important part of the public relations journey during the awards season every year.

If Lu Yanhe didn't go to such activities and get to know people in Hollywood, it would still be the same. People wouldn't even consider you for many awards in the future. There are too many good movies in this world, and that doesn’t mean they have the obligation to dig out every good movie. As long as the movies they dig out are good movies and good performances, that's enough.

It is said that China is a society of relationships, and in Hollywood, this is no less true. If you don't enter their circle, they won't even bother to talk to you.

However, Lu Yanhe, a Chinese, had never been in the European and American circles before. Apart from a few limited appearances at film festivals, he had no contact with people in the European and American circles. If he didn't show off his social skills at such occasions, he would only be embarrassed. But if he was asked to show off his social skills, he would rather forget it.

Fortunately, Schmidt Lawley, the boss of the American Green Valley Film Company, took him to meet various people.

After this kind of cursory acquaintance, Lu Yanhe couldn't remember a few people at all.

Despite this, Lu Yanhe still had to pretend to be "Oh, I've known you for a long time!" or "We really got along well. Next time we must find an opportunity to have a good chat."

At such events, getting to know and greet Hollywood producers, directors, and actors is secondary. At this stage, Lu Yanhe still needs to get to know more film critics and media people, so that they know him and the movie "Road to Glory".

Lu Yanhe's own image and conversation played a very important role at this time.

The identity of a top student in a prestigious school is accepted in any country in the world.

The public relations strategy that Green Valley Film Company of the United States has formulated for Lu Yanhe is two labels: first, a young talent in the Chinese film industry, and second, a top student who has made a comeback and was admitted to a prestigious university.

These two points are not exaggerated slogans for Hollywood. After all, in Hollywood, there are many more exaggerated things than this. However, for Lu Yanhe, these two labels are currently the most convenient first impressions for Hollywood to know him.

After Lu Yanhe participated in this event in the United States, he was ready to return to China the next day.

Who knew that when he had packed up his things and was about to leave the hotel and go to the airport, Schmidt Laurie suddenly contacted him and said, "Lu, Director Muken Sorge wants to meet you."

Director Muken Sorge was someone Lu Yanhe had met last night.

He is a German who has directed two movies in Hollywood, both of which are horror movies. Both have good box office results. They are classic cases of small wins and big losses with a cost of several million and a box office of tens of millions.

Lu Yanhe said, "Mr. Laurie, I'm on a flight back to China in four hours."

Schmidt Laurie said, "Oh, then I'll ask him. If he can't make it, we can just meet via video. But can you change the flight? He has a movie in preparation, and he wants to see you for a role."

Lu Yanhe said, "I'm sorry, I've arranged work in China, so I have to rush back."

After a while, Schmidt Laurie called and said, "Lu, Muken said he will come to your hotel to meet you and take you to the airport."

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

Thirty minutes later, Lu Yanhe met the German director at the door of the hotel.

As a director, he was not very old, only about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with a little beard.

When Muken Sorge saw him, he immediately came to shake his hand enthusiastically, "Fortunately I made it."

Lu Yanhe politely greeted Muken Sorge and said, "Hello, director."

Muken Sorge looked at the suitcase behind Lu Yanhe and Zou Dong, Wang Biao and others, and asked: "Are you going to the airport now?"

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Muken Sorge said: "Then I'll drive you there. I'll drive over and we can chat on the way, okay?"

Lu Yanhe was surprised and laughed.

However, Muken Sorge took the initiative to come to him, and his attitude and sincerity were so full that Lu Yanhe had no way to say no.

Besides, Lu Yanhe also wanted to hear why Muken Sorge had to see him before he returned home.

"Okay."

So, Zou Dong and Wang Biao took their luggage and got into the car they rented, and Lu Yanhe got into Muken Sorge's car.

Muken Sorge said: "There is a script on the chair. It's the next movie I'm going to shoot."

Lu Yanhe opened the passenger door and saw the loose-leaf script.

He took it in his hand, sat down, fastened his seat belt, and took a look at the cover.

The word "Mist" is written on the cover.

Director/Screenwriter: Muken Sorge. (End of this chapter)