Choose a day to become famous

Lu Yanhe believes that everyone must have his own difficulties and reasons.

However, it does not mean that everyone has their own reasons, which means that everyone's behavior can be forgiven.

Lu Yanhe didn't know what kind of person Chen Pinhe was.

But ever since he knew that he was the culprit who caused the original body to drown in the river, Lu Yanhe made up his mind that he must avenge the original body.

Even after that, there was no more crisis.

Lu Yanhe didn't know whether it was because of his fame and popularity that Chen Pinhe became afraid and didn't dare to take action again.

But that doesn't matter.

Of course, he could also pretend that he knew nothing and maintain a peaceful and harmonious state.

However, whenever Lu Yanhe thought about this, he would feel angry.

Anger welled up from the bottom of my heart.

Why?

Why should this person be allowed to get away with it, as if he had done nothing wrong?

At first, Lu Yanhe couldn't understand his anger. It was not until much later that Lu Yanhe realized why. Because, in this world, except for him, no one else knew that Chen Pinhe had killed a person.

It's not that some people survived the disaster after falling into the water. It's that some people died, while others were lucky enough to be resurrected.

If he doesn't remember this incident, and doesn't want to take revenge on Chen Pinhe and make Chen Pinhe get the punishment he deserves, then there may be no one else in this world who would do this.

Chen Ziyan also found a reason that it was Chen Pinhe who took action first and it was Chen Pinhe who snatched the movie "Doomsday" first, so they must fight back.

In fact, only Lu Yanhe himself knew that even if there was no "Doomsday" incident, he would not let Chen Pinhe have an easy time.

Even if he doesn't know how to do it now, he will always remember it.

Now, Chen Ziyan told him that Chen Pinhe was a golden Buddha and was not a big threat. The one who could really threaten and harm them was Zhang Yuezhen.

Lu Yanhe thought, no matter who it was, his ultimate target would only be Chen Pinhe.

It can't be anyone else.

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Lu Yanhe could only keep emotions like these in his heart and digest them alone.

In this world, he will always have some things, some secrets, that he cannot share with anyone.

Chen Siqi noticed his emotional problems.

It was a rainy day in late November.

The autumn rain is very cold, as if it is carrying some kind of gloomy breath, passing through the windy and rainy space, and landing in this dark city.

There was no sunshine, and every corner within sight was wet.

This damp feeling is like a moldy corner in my heart.

Chen Siqi had encountered Lu Yanhe's serious depression several times before, but she hasn't encountered it for a long time recently.

Chen Siqi had once worried that Lu Yanhe no longer had such a period of low mood, or that he had become even better at concealing and disguising himself, so even she couldn't detect it.

Because her boyfriend is an actor, a very creative and talented actor, Chen Siqi has actually prepared herself mentally long ago that she may face various emotional problems in the future.

Especially after she became the editor-in-chief of a magazine, she met many writers.

It’s not that every creator will have emotional problems, but the common feature of creators is that they all seem to have a very sensitive and emotional part in them. It seems that only in this way can they create things that are essentially different from others.

So, when she noticed Lu Yanhe's sudden low mood, she didn't say anything and just stayed by Lu Yanhe's side.

"Don't you have to go to the office today?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised to see that Chen Siqi was not in a hurry to go out.

"You don't need to go today." Chen Siqi was making coffee. When she saw Lu Yanhe coming out in his pajamas, she asked, "You don't need to go out today either?"

"I want to rest today."

"That's great, let's stay at home for a day." Chen Siqi said, "Do you want to find a movie to watch together later?"

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Coffee, would you like some?"

"Um."

Chen Siqi poured Lu Yanhe a cup of coffee and said, "Add the milk yourself."

Lu Yanhe took the cup and added a little milk into it.

"It seems like it's raining all day today," he said.

"Yes." Chen Siqi said, "I also saw that it was raining, so I didn't want to go out."

Lu Yanhe asked: "What do you want to eat for breakfast?"

"Is there any choice? If not, I'll just cook some oatmeal." Chen Siqi said, "If there is a choice, I want to eat something flavorful."

Lu Yanhe smiled gently.

"Let me fry some dumplings."

"That's great." Chen Siqi's smile became even brighter.

Lu Yanhe found some frozen dumplings from the refrigerator.

"However, if we want to make fried dumplings from these quick-frozen dumplings, do we need to steam them first?" Lu Yanhe was a little confused.

Chen Siqi: "I don't know either. I need to check."

She pulled out her phone, checked it, and smiled.

"I found a lazy way to do it. You can try it."

Lu Yanhe asked: "What's the lazy way?"

"First add oil and fry one side until it's almost golden brown, then pour a little water in, about half the height of the dumplings, then cover the pot. When the water is almost dry, you can turn it over and continue frying." said Chen Siqi.

Lu Yanhe: "Can it be done this way? Let's try."

He did it step by step according to what Chen Siqi said.

Chen Siqi turned on her cell phone and started recording.

“Why are you recording this?”

"Record it." Chen Siqi said with a smile, "If it succeeds, it means I taught you well. If it fails, it means you are clumsy."

Lu Yanhe turned his head and made a helpless face to the camera.

"What can I say? I can't say anything."

-

Lu Yanhe said nothing and Chen Siqi asked nothing.

The two of them were like an ordinary couple, spending the day together in an ordinary way on an ordinary rainy day.

Daily life smoothes out those unknown black holes at a slow pace, like the rhythm of still waters.

-

When the second season of "Friends" reunited, Lu Yanhe had returned to normal.

Lu Yanhe felt genuinely happy to meet everyone again.

Another year has passed and everyone is still here.

It is actually difficult for Lu Yanhe to describe this feeling. In this era of rapid change, it is a rare thing to have a group of people who reunite as scheduled every year.

Under this year's shooting mode, the shooting period of "Friends" is two months, with a total of 16 episodes.

Yan Liang was filming "Dragon Inn" in the desert, and even though he took various sun protection measures, he still became visibly darker.

There was no other way, they could only explain the change in Yan Liang's skin color in the script, which was to set him up in the play to have just gone to Hawaii for vacation and ended up getting tanned.

"How was the filming of 'Dragon Inn' going?" Lu Yanhe asked with a smile.

"It's cool. I like making martial arts films." Yan Liang said, "Although the role I played this time is not a hero, but those action scenes, I don't know how to tell you, when I was shooting those action scenes, I felt as if I really knew kung fu. Then, I would work harder to practice martial arts, practice the action scenes I want to shoot, and practice the moves... If there is an action scene to be shot that day, I will be very excited and go to the set early to prepare. Liu Bige always reshoots, NGs, and is not satisfied, so sometimes, a scene may even take four or five days to shoot, but I don't find it boring."

Lu Yanhe nodded, and could empathize with what Yan Liang said.

Actors are like this, they always have their favorite plays.

Maybe action scenes are what Yan Liang prefers.

Lu Yanhe said: "Since you like action scenes so much, you can take more in the future."

Yan Liang: "That's what I told Zhou Pingan too. Besides, I want to practice martial arts."

"Martial arts training?"

"Yes." Yan Liang nodded, "Real martial arts training is not just about practicing moves for filming."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Go ahead and practice if you like."

"I thought so too, but Zhou Pingan kept saying that I didn't need to be an action actor." Yan Liang was helpless. "Actually, I don't want to be an action actor. After I practice martial arts, I can still act in dramas like The Gold Rush and The Mountaintop."

"This is your choice for the future. You have the final say on what you want to do. It has nothing to do with Zhou Ping'an." Lu Yanhe said, "Zhou Ping'an has not considered your long-term plan at all. Otherwise, he should know that if you know martial arts, it will be of great help to your career as an actor."

It takes time to practice martial arts.

However, among the younger generation of actors who are somewhat famous and popular, basically none of them have any martial arts skills.

This is different from the past when we went to martial arts schools to find actors for action movies.

At that time, when people wanted to make action movies, they would look for real martial artists to shoot them.

However, there is no young actor to fill such a large vacuum, and the reason is simple: no young actor can practice martial arts during their golden years of rise.

Including Yan Liang, he now said that he wanted to really practice martial arts. Compared with the action actors like Jet Li and Zhao Wenzhuo who Lu Yanhe knew were truly trained as martial artists, he would definitely not be able to reach the latter's level.

However, if Yan Liang could persevere and really learn some skills, it would definitely make a difference to his competitiveness as an actor.

It just takes time.

What Zhou Pingan fears most now is time. He doesn't know when Yan Liang will choose to leave him.

The initiative is not in Zhou Ping'an's hands, so he will definitely not accept anything from Yan Liang that involves long-term investment.

However, by the same token, Zhou Ping'an cannot play a decisive role in what Yan Liang wants to do or does not want to do now.

Lu Yanhe knew that Yan Liang must have wanted to practice martial arts himself, but because of Zhou Ping'an's attitude, he was a little confused and hesitant. He was worried that doing so would really waste a lot of time.

Yan Liang now needs recognition and support.

-

When we read the script together, we all became familiar with it.

That's the good thing about sitcoms.

Basically, when everyone becomes more and more familiar with the show and the characters, work becomes easy when everyone arrives on the set.

Because everyone knows clearly what they want to do and what results they want to achieve.

Many plays require actors to add value.

But in sitcoms, actors actually just have to do subtraction.

Everyone read the script step by step, sorted out the characters, and quickly finished the script for the first episode to be filmed tomorrow.

Yin Xincheng asked: "Should we go have a meal together later?"

Zhan Yun shook her head and said, "I have an appointment later."

"Who did you date? It wasn't your boyfriend, was it?" Yin Xincheng asked immediately.

"Yes, it's my boyfriend." Zhan Yun didn't shy away from it at all and raised her eyebrows at Yin Xincheng, "What's wrong, can't I find a boyfriend?"

"I didn't say that."

"But you still have to shoot tomorrow, and you have a date with your boyfriend in the evening. Can you make it back?" Bai Jin asked.

"I'm just having dinner with him, not going to the Sahara Desert." Zhan Yun shrugged helplessly.

Everybody was talking and laughing.

Lu Yanhe asked Wen Minglan in a low voice: "When did Zhan Yun start dating someone else? It shouldn't be made public yet, right? I don't seem to have any impression."

"It hasn't been made public yet." Wen Minglan explained, "It seems like we got together three months ago, if I remember correctly."

"Who is it? Do I know him? Is he someone in the circle?"

"He's not from the industry, but you might know him." Wen Minglan said, "He's the famous third son of the Shijin Group, a rich young man."

Shijin Group’s business does not cover the entertainment industry.

However, the third young master is indeed very famous.

Yang Zhoujin. All his ex-girlfriends are female stars, and they are as well-known as first-tier stars. The media likes him very much. The news related to him usually has good traffic.

Lu Yanhe was very surprised when he heard this.

"Why is Zhan Yun with him?"

"They chased him like crazy," Wen Minglan said. "Before, Zhan Yun was recording a program in France, and they would give her a bouquet of flowers every day. Over time, Zhan Yun was moved."

Lu Yanhe was shocked when he heard this.

Of course, he was not shocked by the fact that Zhan Yun was in love with Yang Zhoujin. He just didn't expect that someone with Zhan Yun's personality would be in love with a rich second-generation guy.

How should I put it? Maybe in the last century, or twenty years ago, it seemed that female celebrities marrying into wealthy families was still a hot topic.

However, with the increase in income of celebrity artists, it is rare to hear news about domestic female celebrities marrying into wealthy families.

First-tier female stars like Zhan Yun, who became famous with "Friends", do not need to rely on wealthy families to change their destiny and become phoenixes.

In this day and age, they themselves are enough to become phoenixes.

Although he was a little confused, Lu Yanhe certainly would not ask Zhan Yun in person why she wanted to be with Yang Zhoujin.

Maybe he was moved by Yang Zhou's enthusiasm in pursuing people.

Zhan Yun's personality is actually very similar to Rachel in "Friends". At that time, Lu Yanhe also found an actor based on the personality characteristics of this character. Zhan Yun is a sweet and rough female star who likes handsome guys and is easily moved.

Bai Jin: "Why didn't he invite us to dinner instead of you?"

Zhan Yun: "We've only been together for three months. I don't want him to be in my circle of friends right now. What if we break up later? It will be so troublesome."

Yin Xincheng: "You two have just gotten together and you are already worrying about breaking up. How bad is he?"

Zhan Yun: "He's not bad, I'm just afraid of trouble."

Lu Yanhe glanced at Zhan Yun thoughtfully.

Yan Liang whispered to Lu Yanhe, "Do you think Yin Xincheng actually likes Zhan Yun a little? Is he a little jealous?"

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Yan Liang: "I always feel that Yin Xincheng actually likes Zhan Yun a little bit, really."

Lu Yanhe: "I didn't pay much attention to it before, but after Yin Xincheng broke up with his ex-girlfriend, has he never dated anyone and has he always been single?"

"It seems so." Yan Liang nodded.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Do you like Zhan Yun?"

"What?" Yan Liang's face turned red when he was asked this question out of the blue, and he looked at Lu Yanhe in shock.

"In this drama, you and Zhan Yun were a perfect couple in the first few seasons."

Yan Liang: "...Don't talk nonsense, I don't have any feelings for Zhan Yun."

"Really?" Lu Yanhe looked Yan Liang up and down, "Don't miss the person you like just because you are busy with your career."

"You think too much, it's not true."

"Then why are you still single?"

"Don't start nagging me just because you have a girlfriend." Yan Liang rolled his eyes at Lu Yanhe speechlessly.

-

Li Zhibai sent a message to Jiang Yuqian: They both joined the crew to film "Friends", where are you? I'm coming to find you.

Jiang Yuqian: I am still recording the program. It will probably be very late today. I haven’t finished the first part yet.

When Li Zhibai saw the message sent by Jiang Yuqian, he immediately replied with a "dejected" expression in frustration.

Jiang Yuqian: Are you free tomorrow? If you are free tomorrow, we can have lunch together.

Li Zhibai: I also have a shoot tomorrow, and I have to go to the high-speed rail station early in the morning, and won’t be back until the day after tomorrow. Will you still be there the day after tomorrow?

Jiang Yuqian: I’m flying to New York tomorrow night and I have two jobs there.

Li Zhibai scratched his head.

I couldn't help but sigh.

Although Li Zhibai knew that he and Jiang Yuqian might have to face many problems when they were together, he always felt that these problems could be solved through the efforts of both of them. However, facts have proved that in the face of many real problems, both of them are powerless even if they want to work hard to solve them.

Because these problems exist objectively and are not caused by their subjective thinking.

Both of them were too busy, and since they didn't make their relationship public, many things were inconvenient, so it was extremely difficult to maintain their secret relationship.

Sometimes, Li Zhibai really envied Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi were rarely together, but they would always find ways to meet and stay together, sometimes even just for a meal.

In fact, if the two of them were in public, like today, even if they couldn't make it together later, he could go to the recording site of the show and wait for her.

Wait until she finishes recording the show, pick her up, and go back together.

However, because it is not public, he needs to take many things into consideration no matter what he wants to do.

In the chat window, neither of them spoke anymore.

-

Li Zhibai went out and drove to the supermarket alone to buy some things.

He called out in the group, asking if there was anything he needed to buy together.

Lu Yanhe asked him in the group: Are you going to buy it and come to the crew to see us?

Li Zhibai: You will have a rest tomorrow, what are you watching?

Lu Yanhe: Although I have a day off tomorrow, I have to start rehearsing the second episode the day after tomorrow, so I can’t go anywhere.

Li Zhibai: Your filming base is just in the suburbs of Yuming. You can come back anytime you want. Let’s stop playing the victim.

Li Zhibai asked: Didn’t Chen Siqi come to see you?

Lu Yanhe: She went to France. We are discussing the publication of French versions of several books that we represent. She will be back in two days.

Li Zhibai: At least she will come to visit the set after she comes back.

When Lu Yanhe saw what Li Zhibai posted in the group, he was stunned and turned to ask Yan Liang.

"Don't you think Li Zhibai's words are a bit strange?"

"What's strange?" Yan Liang asked puzzledly.

"It's just... I can't explain it. It feels a little weird." Lu Yanhe looked at his phone again. "Forget it, it's nothing."

Yan Liang was a little surprised when he saw Lu Yanhe's conversation with Li Zhibai in the group.

“Is there going to be a French version of ‘Jump Up’?”

"No, we have signed contracts with some writers. The copyrights of their books are represented by Tiaoqi, and Tiaoqi is responsible for the development of various copyrights." Lu Yanhe said, "In addition, a large part of the books represented by Tiaoqi are suspense and mystery novels. This type of novel has always had a stable readership in the international market and is relatively easy to be exported. Therefore, Siqi is looking for overseas publishing opportunities for these books on the one hand, and on the other hand, she also wants to open up some publishing outlets in various countries and establish some channels through these books."

Yan Liang nodded.

"By the way, isn't the "Intern" you filmed before going to be developed into a long-running TV series? How is the progress now?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"I'm writing the script now." Yan Liang said, "As you know, this play was originally adapted from a short story. The original work is not big enough to support a full-length play, so the screenwriter held several meetings with the original author of the novel to discuss how to write a full-length play. At that time, they proposed a script idea that wanted Yan Yuling and I to develop a romantic relationship, but I refused."

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "Why?"

"Although sister-brother relationships are a very popular theme now, I'm not against acting in this theme, but when we made this drama, the whole theme actually focused on the process between me, a newcomer in the workplace, and Yan Yuling, the boss, from disliking each other to slowly understanding each other. There are some very workplace parts in between, but the core is still a light comedy about how people get along and understand each other. If it really evolved into a romantic relationship, it would be a bit vulgar. The key is that the vulgarity is not just this point, but that the warm and beautiful things in the previous part all fell into the rut of love, and the most special thing about this drama would be gone."

After Yan Liang said this, Lu Yanhe understood what he meant.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the love that appeared between him and Yan Yuling's characters made the originally beautiful story, which was not cliché, suddenly become cliché.

Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said, "In fact, it is not impossible to add the element of love to this drama, but don't add it to you and Yan Yuling, and don't change the relationship between you and Yan Yuling. Instead, you and Yan Yuling both meet someone you like at the same time, and these two people also happen to be in your working relationship. In this way, there are two more variables, which adds some new elements to your relationship and can derive a lot of drama, while not really destroying the relationship between you and Yan Yuling."

Yan Liang looked at Lu Yanhe in shock.

"What's wrong?"

"The script suggestion proposed by Sister Yuling is exactly the same as what you just said." Yan Liang said.

"Ah? Really?" Lu Yanhe was also a little surprised.

Yan Liang: "She has been performing in dramas before and has her own opinions on scripts. When you were filming "The Mist" before, you told us that foreign actors have been performing on stage since they were young, which is completely different from our growth experience. I didn't quite understand it at the time, but after working with Sister Yuling, I can clearly feel that actors like her who come from the drama stage are not just as simple as having solid acting skills. I think the most amazing thing is that she has a script-based thinking."

"Why do you say that?"

"When she reads the script, she doesn't just look at her own role. She knows very clearly the role of every character and every line." Yan Liang said, "I think I am already an actor who does my homework very seriously, but when I talk about the script with her, I often feel that she understands my role better than I do."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"These great actors are all like this. They will definitely understand the entire script and know how to act and react." Lu Yanhe laughed, "You know, many actors say that the opponent actor is very important, because acting is actually about reaction, the reaction to the opponent actor. But sometimes, you may not be able to meet a good opponent actor, or even a disaster. Not only can he not provide you with any help or stimulation, but he may even mislead you. At this time, if you can read the script and know what the script is about at this moment, no matter how rubbish the opponent actor is, at least you know what you should do."

Yan Liang: "Tell me, in Yan Yuling's eyes, am I just a rubbish actor?"

"Then you have too little confidence in yourself." Lu Yanhe said, "Please, you are a very good actor, there is no doubt about that. We just lack experience, but as long as you give us time, we will definitely become very good actors."

-

“Do you think you are an actor or a star now?”

While recording the variety show, Jiang Yuqian did not expect that she would encounter such embarrassment on stage.

During a question-and-answer session on the show, another guest, Luo Jialing, suddenly asked this question.

As soon as the question was raised, the scene became inexplicably awkward.

Since her debut, Jiang Yuqian has been an artist who is more of a star than an actor.

This is also her biggest black spot.

Even though she has starred in serious dramas like "The Golden Age", in the eyes of the public, she is still a female star whose acting skills need to be improved.

Every time she releases a new drama, there will always be a group of haters who criticize her for her poor acting skills.

This has become a common occurrence.

At this time, if she answered that she was an actor, she would be booed after the broadcast. If she answered that she was a star, there would be more people scolding her for admitting that she was not an actor, which would be bad for her image.

Jiang Yuqian really didn't know what to do at this time.

She saw He Heng standing beside the stage, looking at her sternly.

But she reassured her with her eyes, the meaning was clear.

Jiang Yuqian laughed twice.

Fortunately, the program was recorded.

If you really don't answer well, you can probably cut this part out.

Jiang Yuqian suddenly had an idea and said with a smile: "I am a star who wants to be a good actor."

She thought that answering like this should allow her to pass the test smoothly and not cause public opinion after the broadcast, right?

After hearing her answer, others immediately stepped forward to smooth things over.

Jiang Yuqian was smiling from beginning to end.

After recording this segment, Jiang Yuqian went off the stage to touch up her makeup.

Because there were other cameras filming behind-the-scenes footage around her, she couldn't hide her smile.

At this time, Luo Jialing came over and apologized to her, saying that he didn't react immediately on the stage and asked such a question, and he didn't expect to cause her trouble.

Jiang Yuqian smiled with a puzzled look on her face.

"Ah? What's troubling you?" She laughed twice and shook her head at Luo Jialing. "It's okay. It's just a small matter. Don't take it so seriously, okay?"

By the time the program recording was finished, it was already two o'clock in the morning.

Jiang Yuqian got into the car with droopy eyelids and asked He Heng, "What's going on with Luo Jialing?"

“It must be intentional.”

"Is there something wrong with him? He and I have nothing to do with each other, so why does he suddenly do this?"

"He probably wants to vent his anger on Zhang Lan. You should know that he and Zhang Lan have always had a good relationship."

"Although he has always had a good relationship with Zhang Lan, when it comes to Zhang Lan and I, we never need other people to take sides. We have always kept this in mind. Is Zhang Lan getting impatient now?"

"Who knows?" He Heng shook his head. "It's okay. I've already informed the production team. The part where he asks you questions will be cut out and will not be included in the main film."

"What is Zhang Lan doing recently?"

"I don't know. She has starred in several dramas in a row, but the results are not very good. Now I am a little confused about what she is doing." He Heng said, "There is a drama in the company. At first I heard that it was going to be given to Zhang Lan, but now it has fallen into Meng Li's hands."

"Since Mengli signed with our company, the resources seem to have never stopped."

"Who is Zhou Pingan? The artists under him have basically never lacked resources." He Heng said, "If he hadn't had some unpleasantness with Vice President Ma some time ago, I guess there would be no other agent in the entire company who could compete with him now."

Jiang Yuqian paused and asked, "Where is Lin Suyang? Isn't he with Li Zhibai? Can't he compete with Zhou Pingan?"

-

I have a question that I forgot about and need help with.

Did Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang know about Li Zhibai and Jiang Yuqian's love affair? (End of this chapter)