Become famous another day.

After Lu Yanhe performed his first scene, he became famous overnight in the crew of "The Mist".

In the final analysis, an actor's performance still depends on his acting skills.

This is especially true in a place like a film set.

If you are popular and famous, you can indeed get some preferential treatment, but if you really want to win the recognition and approval of the crew members, you still have to rely on solid acting skills.

Just like some actors are not very famous, but if his professional ability is recognized as strong, when he attends an event, he will definitely get the respect and courtesy of those popular stars - the premise is that the actor's professional ability is recognized as strong. If his acting skills are good but not known to so many people, many people will not pretend to be polite.

Why is this happening?

Because no matter how "traffic-oriented" the actual situation of this era is, in everyone's perception, acting skills are still king.

You may not believe that "acting skills are king", but you cannot say so publicly, because if you do so, you will violate public order and good morals. While being attacked by public opinion, you will also be jointly spurned by the mainstream media.

This is a basic understanding of building the entertainment industry.

In the crew of "The Mist", no matter how famous these young actors are, no matter whether they are very likely to become superstars in the future, here, at the moment, if you act mediocrely or even badly, although no one will say it, they will despise you to some extent in their hearts.

To many people, Lu Yanhe, a young film emperor from China, is a stranger who has never seen any of his works. Those who know him a little better know that he has won the Best Actor award in China's mainstream film awards and that many of his works have won awards at the four major international film festivals, making him quite famous.

So what is the level of his acting skills? After all, "out of sight, out of hearsay, not the truth."

Now, Lu Yanhe's acting skills have a concrete description: he scared Arne Bogut in his first scene.
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"Arne, is that Chinese guy's acting really that exaggerated? Did he scare you in the first scene?"

The muscular man Simon Schmid showed a teasing smile and looked at Arne Bogut with mockery in his eyes, as if he found it funny that Arne Bogut was scared while acting.

Arne Bogut took one look at him and said, "You'll know when you play opposite him."

Simon Schmid curled his lips and said, "You are just timid. I am never afraid of ghosts or anything like that."

Lily Williams glanced at Simon Schmid and said, "You are so strong, of course you are not afraid of these things. We are different from you."

In fact, China’s science education is still good.

At least among the young people in China, most of them are still complete "atheists" and do not believe in the existence of ghosts and gods. But in Europe and the United States, it is different. There is a large group of people who seriously believe that ghosts and gods exist in this world.

Just like what the three of them are discussing now, through their conversation we can find that some of them really believe that ghosts exist in this world.

Lily Williams is one of them.

"When Arne and Lu Yanhe were acting in that scene, I was also there, sitting behind the director and watching the monitor." Lily Williams' eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she remembered something. "Lu Yanhe really was like a vengeful evil spirit. I got nervous and scared when I thought about acting with him like that."

"Lily, you're exaggerating. No matter how well he acts, it's just acting," said Simon Schmid.

Lily Williams immediately said, "Have you forgotten about Ghost Gate?"

"Gate of Hell?" Simon Schmid's face suddenly changed when he heard the name.

Not only him, Arne Bogut's expression also changed.
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"In fact, we can refer to the movie 'Gate of Hell' for the marketing of our movie."

Xin Nalin talked to Muken Sorge about the marketing of this film on the set and said, "Do you know how "Gate of Hell" was marketed?"

"Well, they did a lot of marketing for the actor who played the ghost in the film, saying that he was possessed by a ghost on the set. The actor didn't remember anything that happened on the set. Another actor said that when he was acting, the actor seemed to be a completely different person, as if he was suppressed by something, and had a sense of fear like sleep paralysis." Muken Sorge said, "There were a lot of rumors about the crew to promote the film, and it worked very well in the end, with a global box office of $1.3 million."

"So far they have denied that this is movie marketing, saying it is a real thing, but we all know that this is definitely marketing." Xin Nalin said, "I think our movie should also learn from this approach. Lu Yanhe is Chinese. You know, China has no fewer ghost legends than we do. I think if we can do some similar marketing around him, it will definitely attract a lot of attention."

Muken Sorge shook his head and said, "Impossible. Lu is not an ordinary unknown actor. Many people know him. Your marketing on him will not have any effect at all. You underestimate his fame and influence in the global film industry."

Xin Nalin is indeed not involved in the art film circle, and doesn't know much about Lu Yanhe's situation.

But Xin Nalin still insisted, saying: "It's better that he is well-known. Isn't that a double effect? ​​A well-known actor experienced many unexplained mysterious things during the filming of a horror movie, and even had something that seemed like a ghost. This story must be eye-catching."

Muken Sorge frowned slightly.

"I don't think Lu Yanhe will accept it." Muken Sorge said directly.

"Muken, do you also think that the marketing plan I proposed will be very beneficial to the movie box office?" Xin Nalin asked.

Muken Sorge said: "I believe my film can sell well without this kind of marketing. I have not adopted this kind of marketing in my past two films, and I don't like this kind of marketing. Only low-end horror films need this kind of fake marketing."

A horror movie isn't scary just because it's based on real events.

In this world, most people know that horror movies are not real, but they are still scared to death, and some even die from heart attacks.

Muken Sorge can be said to be a director who has his own ideas and personal aesthetic pursuits in filmmaking.

Although Muken said this, he noticed that Xinnalin's expression did not seem to be convinced by him.
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For Xin Nalin, the pressure is actually greater as to whether the movie "The Mist" can be successful at the box office.

This is a project that Xin Nalin has made possible.

Even though Mucken Sorge's past two films have been box office successes, that doesn't mean the third one will be 100% successful.

Not so.

Now there is a way to reduce the box office pressure of movies and even allow them to start dreaming in advance. How can Xin Nalin give up easily?
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Chen Ziyan came at this time.

She arrived exhausted after a long journey and met Lu Yanhe again after two weeks.

"The last episode of 'Wulin Wai Zhuan' on Northern Lights Video attracted over 30 million viewers in 24 hours, making it the drama that attracted the most new members this year and the drama with the highest revenue from in-stream advertising." Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe, "Congratulations, you've made another TV series that created a ratings miracle."

Lu Yanhe smiled and waved his hand, saying, "When will the second season be released?"

Chen Ziyan said: "It will be broadcast in the winter at the beginning of next year, in time for the winter vacation. In addition, "Wulin Wai Zhuan" will also be broadcasted exclusively on Yuehu TV, with two episodes broadcasted every afternoon. Remember to send a promotional Weibo to Yuehu TV."

"Well, okay." Lu Yanhe nodded, "So what are the ratings likely to be?"

"I don't know, but after the Northern Lights video broadcast, except for the first episode, all subsequent episodes of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" require membership to watch. I think the TV broadcast can still attract a lot of viewers." Chen Ziyan said, "This is also a new model that can be explored. After the online broadcast ends, it will switch to membership to watch the series. If people want to watch this series without paying for membership, they can go to the TV station to watch it."

Lu Yanhe: "But the TV station doesn't broadcast it every day."

"Of course, this just means there are more viewing channels, and everyone can get what they need." Chen Ziyan said, "The key is, look at Friends, it was delayed in being broadcast on video websites, and it was broadcast dozens of times on Beijing and Taiwan, but the ratings are still high, and there are endless advertisements, which shows that this kind of drama has a huge market. No matter how many times you broadcast it, as long as you broadcast it, there will still be people watching it."

Lu Yanhe: "Then I hope that "Wulin Wai Zhuan" can also be broadcast well on Yuehu TV."

Chen Ziyan: "There is another good news that you will definitely want to hear."

"Hmm?" Lu Yanhe was stunned, a little confused, and asked, "What good news?"

"Due to the popularity of 'Wulin Wai Zhuan', the number of tourists in Jiangzhi increased by more than 600,000 last week." Chen Ziyan said, "Jiangzhi's Tongfu Inn is very popular."

Lu Yanhe laughed in surprise.

"really?"

"Really." Chen Ziyan said, "The tourism department of Jiangzhi specially sent us a banner to thank the crew of "Wulin Waijia" for their contribution to the local tourism industry in Jiangzhi. Not only that, Huang Kairen and Liu Zi were also hired as promotion ambassadors for Jiangzhi tourism."

"Great."

Chen Ziyan: "The people at Jiangzhi also said that they will push for "Wulin Wai Zhuan" to apply for various official mainstream awards. This will directly boost the local economy and is of great significance."

"Brother Yunlan and Sister Yiyi must be very busy these days." Lu Yanhe smiled.

"I am very sure of that."

Chen Ziyan: "Because we have to continue to shoot the rest of the filming at Tongfu Inn in the second half of the year, and now Jiang Zhi is so popular, everyone is under a lot of pressure. We are afraid that when we shoot, the popularity will not decrease, which will cause a lot of trouble to the filming."

Lu Yanhe said: "This is a happy trouble."

"It's indeed a happy trouble." Chen Ziyan nodded. "Northern Lights Video asked me to ask you what you think. They want to know if the drama "Wulin Wai Zhuan" can be developed into some spin-off dramas."

"Spin-off series?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

Chen Ziyan said: "This is a martial arts film, and it is also a sitcom. All the stories take place in the environment of Tongfu Inn, but in fact it has a very large world view. They think they can develop some stories mentioned in "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and make them into spin-off series. If you are willing to authorize and agree to let them shoot, they will prepare it."

Lu Yanhe: "I don't have time to write a script for a spin-off series for them."

"I know, and they know too, so they just need your consent." Chen Ziyan said, "If you don't agree, there's nothing we can do about it."

"I think it's ok to make a spin-off series, but let's wait until "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is finished. I don't want other dramas to take over the show before "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is finished."

"Okay." Chen Ziyan nodded. "They won't be that quick. They need to find someone to write the script, prepare the crew, and then shoot and broadcast. It's a long process."

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
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Chen Ziyan only came for two days.

She mainly came to see how Lu Yanhe was doing in the crew.

Lu Yanhe took her around the set.

"It's actually pretty much the same as back home. Our hardware isn't that different," Lu Yanhe said. "But there's one thing that really shocked me. The crew here is very efficient. Everyone knows what they have to do when they get to the set. And basically, we only shoot for about eight hours a day, and then we call it a day."

Chen Ziyan said: "We cannot compare to their hundreds of years of experience in crew management. We should learn more and apply it to our own crew in the future."

"Ah."

Chen Ziyan was watching and chatting with Lu Yanhe when suddenly a woman came towards them.

"This is the producer of our film, Xin Nalin." Lu Yanhe introduced to Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan: "Oh, I know. I've had a video call with her."

As she spoke, Xin Nalin had already walked in front of them, stopped, and smiled happily at Chen Ziyan.

"Zi Yan." Xin Nalin pronounced the word in a fairly standard and loud voice.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan were both surprised.

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, and Xin Nalin said, "It's a good thing that you're here. I also want to discuss something with you."

What Xin Nalin wanted to discuss with them was actually about the film marketing that she had talked about with director Muken before.
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"We can't cooperate with this kind of publicity." After hearing this, Chen Ziyan shook her head without hesitation and refused. "This kind of publicity will cause great damage to Yan He's image as an actor."

Xin Nalin had long anticipated that Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan would have concerns in this regard.

Indeed, unless it is the kind of actor who has passed his prime and needs some topics to become popular again, or the kind of artist whose personality label is very dramatic and never stops saying shocking things, under normal circumstances, no aspiring and rising actor would be willing to be associated with rumors of being "possessed by ghosts".

but--

Xin Nalin continued to try to persuade Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan.

"After the movie is released, we will clarify that all these rumors are just for the purpose of promoting the movie." Xin Nalin said, "We know that you come from a country that does not worship ghosts and gods. Don't worry, we just hope to help more people know about the movie by promoting it before it is released." "Sorry, we can't cooperate with such promotion." Chen Ziyan didn't consider it at all and was unmoved. "No matter how much this kind of promotion helps the movie box office, it is very harmful to the actors."

Xin Nalin didn't expect Chen Ziyan's attitude to be so firm and she refused to give in.

She was silent for a while and looked at Lu Yanhe.

She seemed to want to see if Lu Yanhe had a different attitude.

"This kind of promotional method is likely to make the box office of "The Mist" exceed 100 million yuan," said Xin Nalin.

Lu Yanhe looked at Xin Nalin with a smile and said, "My salary is paid for my performance, not my reputation."
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When he first debuted, Lu Yanhe actually didn't want to be seen as a "difficult actor" by others.

There were various problems that made the crew feel difficult, and he was very uncooperative with the crew.

At that time, I often saw some actors who were known to be "difficult to work with", and I thought to myself that I must not be such an actor.

Later, as he joined more and more crews and encountered more and more situations, he realized one thing: being a good actor does not mean just cooperating.

If you can cooperate blindly, it means you have nothing to stick to and defend.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe slowly changed his approach. Or, he slowly corrected his thinking.

He also gradually realized why many good actors have a reputation for being "difficult to deal with", "difficult to work with" and "weird tempers".

It’s not that they are actually the opposite of this reputation, but, for them, they may no longer care about these things - especially after reaching a certain position, they no longer have to please everyone blindly, they just need to do their part, know what cannot be compromised, and then stick to it.

As for the fact that this may make some people unhappy, then let them be unhappy.
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Xin Nalin did not express any dissatisfaction to Lu Yanhe directly, but dissatisfaction can be felt without having to say "I don't like you" to someone directly.

However, this does not affect Lu Yanhe's acting.

From the very first scene, Lu Yanhe's performance was recognized by the entire crew. Later, even every time he had a scene, some staff members were looking forward to seeing him act on the spot.

After noticing this phenomenon, Simon Schmid muttered privately: "Is his acting really that good? It's so amazing."

Simon Schmid had also seen Lu Yanhe act on site, but because he had never acted opposite Lu Yanhe, he did not have the same personal experience as Arne Bogut.

He didn't think Lu Yanhe's acting was bad, but he was sighing -

Isn’t it really that good?

Are you guys being too exaggerated?
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"With your acting skills, will you still be questioned on the spot?" Yan Liang asked in surprise.

That night, the three of them were on a video call. Lu Yanhe talked about his recent life on the crew and mentioned what happened before.

"Now they don't. At the beginning, they all thought I couldn't act scary." Lu Yanhe smiled. "In fact, I think playing a ghost is also very exciting. I can act however I want. It's not like playing an ordinary person. I have to abide by some normal rules and can't be too out of the ordinary. Playing a ghost is very enjoyable. I can design a lot of things myself. Moreover, it doesn't matter if I act wildly and imaginatively."

Lu Yanhe’s performance in “The Mist” was indeed very lively and casual.

Sometimes he even immersed himself in the performance, enjoying the feeling of voyeurism as a ghost.

Everyone else is in the open, only he is in the dark.

He is the one who holds the initiative.

Hatred can flow freely in the body, without the rational constraints of being a human being, and without being imprisoned by human morality - he is playing a ghost, so there can be no boundaries, no sense of propriety, and he can even be so hysterical that he doesn't care about the audience's feelings.

He is no longer a human being. Is there anyone who would use moral standards to look at a ghost that has died a tragic death?
Li Zhibai said: "It sounds like you really enjoyed your performance."

Lu Yanhe: "Yes."

Li Zhibai: "Ah, you must have had enough of acting."

"What's wrong with you?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"It's annoying." Li Zhibai said, "Since the filming of "I Can't Fake My Death" was completed, I have been reading scripts for more than half a year, but I haven't seen a script I like."

"Aren't you preparing "Seventeen Years of Crime Records"? " Lu Yanhe asked.

Li Zhibai: "We are still working on the script, it won't be that fast. After the script is ready, we have to find actors, and it will take a long time to start filming. The Chinese Paladin and Huang Pump's film Go to Hell will not start filming until next year. I can't not join the crew this year, right? There is still half a year left."

Lu Yanhe: "Didn't Lin Suyang get you any good scripts?"

"He didn't. He didn't bring actors in before, and he didn't have that resource network. It was an unexpected surprise that he helped me get Huang Pump's "Go to Hell". As for my affairs, he mainly focused on business and publicity, and I had to rely on myself to shoot the film." Li Zhibai said, "I never thought that one day I would contact the producers and directors I had worked with before and ask them if they have any suitable scripts to recommend to me."

Lu Yanhe: "You are asking too much now."

"What else? I've watched you and Yan Liang become talented actors, and both of you are about to become TV King and Movie King. Oh no, you're already Movie King. Shit." Li Zhibai said, "I don't want to be your background."

Yan Liang smiled.

"I didn't win the Best Actor award either."

"Damn it, you've already won awards for Friends and The Gold Rush, and you have another movie called The Mountain Top coming up. Who knows when you'll win an award?" Li Zhibai said, "I have to plan ahead. I can't wait until you win awards before I take action. That would be years too late. No, no."

Lu Yanhe: "Then you really have to rely on your own efforts. Generally speaking, the projects that started shooting this year have basically already confirmed the actors, especially the roles that are suitable for you now. The actors were contacted at the beginning of the project. Unless someone suddenly explodes and can't act anymore, and you go to save the situation, otherwise, joining the crew temporarily? I think it's very risky."

Li Zhibai: "Let's keep looking. If we can't find it, we can only give up. We can't act in a script that we don't like that much."

"There is another way."

"any solution?"

"Look for movies that are going to be shot in the second half of the year that are directed by big directors and have good scripts that you think. They will definitely be willing to make a cameo appearance in them," Lu Yanhe said. "This way, you can also get to know more people in the film industry."

Li Zhibai: "I took the initiative to ask them to guest star? I won't do such a thing to lower my status. I am Li Zhibai, okay? If someone asks me to guest star, I still have to think about it and see how close I am to this person before making a decision. I took the initiative to look for them to guest star. I must have no role to play to do such a thing."

After hearing what Li Zhibai said, Lu Yanhe had no choice but to give up.

"Where is Yan Liang? What are your plans for the second half of the year?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"I'm filming 'The Flowing Light' now. I've been doing action training. There are a lot of fighting scenes in it. I want to do as much as possible myself and use fewer stand-ins." Yan Liang said, "This is the only drama I'm filming in the second half of the year. There are no other dramas."

Li Zhibai said: "You don't know that this kid is a pervert. He goes to action training every day and practices for four or five hours every day."

Lu Yanhe: "It's good to have many skills. Let me tell you, Li Zhibai, you have a lot of action scenes in The Legend of Sword and Fairy. Don't just talk nonsense. You should practice with Yan Liang too!"

"I'm practicing." Li Zhibai said immediately.

Yan Liang followed suit and complained: "Although he did practice, he was actually just fishing for three days and drying the net for two days."

"Damn it, Yan Liang, you actually told tales? Have some shame!" Li Zhi shouted angrily.

Yan Liang made a face.

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"Just shoot well. When you come back, we will record 'Young Days'. It's really rare to get everyone together to record this show." Yan Liang said with a smile.

Fortunately, everyone's schedule this year avoided joining the crew in August and September, so the fifth season of "Young Days" can smoothly welcome the return of everyone.

This program is the only variety show in which Lu Yanhe serves as a permanent guest, which is of great significance.

As an actor, Lu Yanhe actually needs to consciously reduce his exposure except for movie promotion.

Therefore, he seldom appears on variety shows and attends public events, in order to maintain freshness when he appears and to maintain the audience's expectations of him.

If a person appears too frequently, he will definitely lose the interest of some people.

Although Lu Yanhe did not record every season of the variety show "Young Days" from beginning to end, he attended every season.

This is because they really developed a bond with each other during this show.

It can be said that the group of people in "Young Days" is Lu Yanhe's only circle in the entertainment industry.

Apart from this circle, he has never mixed in any other circle of friends.

And now, four years later, with season five about to begin, everyone on this show is getting better and better.

Almost all of them were newcomers at the beginning, but now they have all become big names.

Qin Zhibai, Song Linxin, and Liu Zhiyin are not to be mentioned. The first is a popular original singer in major music variety shows and music festivals, the second is a big contributor to TV drama OSTs, and the third is the current No. 1 Chinese pop female idol. The only host, Peng Zhixing, was originally a new generation host promoted by Northern Lights Video. After several years of training, he has become the leader of the younger generation. Not to mention the actors, except for Su Xiao who has not yet reached a certain height, the others are all first-line stars who can carry the leading role.

This group of people seem to be witnessing and chasing each other's careers, and are getting better and better together.

Everyone thinks, for a show like "Young Days" that can produce so many big names, can it continue?
The pay is secondary. Isn't it even harder to get the schedule together?

However, although it was indeed difficult to get everyone together from the beginning to the end, no one missed the recording of an entire season.

Even if you don’t have time to record from beginning to end, you will definitely participate in the recording of a few episodes.

Just like one year Lu Yanhe even had a lame leg, but he surprisingly showed up in the last episode in a wheelchair, and appeared in the house where everyone lived together.

Last season, in the final episode, there was a question-and-answer session where the directors randomly selected questions from fans of the show and asked the artists in front of the camera.

One of the questions is: Will you continue recording this show?
The artists looked at each other.

In that episode, Lu Yanhe was the first to speak.

"We can't promise that we will keep recording, because there is no program in the world that can be recorded forever, but at least, you see, it's the fourth season, and each of us is working hard to keep coming here and continue to do this program with the familiar directors and friends." Lu Yanhe said, "I dare not say always, nor forever, but the feelings we show in this program are real. Our games and challenges have scripts, but our interactions with each other do not have scripts."

The others all had tears in their eyes.

Liu Zhiyin said at the time: "This is the first program I have participated in since returning to China. All my confidence comes from this program, everyone's care for me, and the support of the audience of this program. For me, this is more than just a program. It is a vacation that I look forward to most when I am tired and busy rushing to make announcements every year. Participating in this program is my annual vacation trip."

Xiao Yun, who is usually the most carefree person, also covered his face with his hands and his voice choked with sobs.

"It's so annoying. I hate being sentimental at this time." She muttered, "I hope we can record for a few more years, until our show ends without any reluctance, regret, sadness or loss, until we have left behind everything that can be left in this show, and then we can end it."

Lu Yanhe thought about this time last year, being in a foreign country, and suddenly he missed these people.

He clicked into the group chat of "Young Days" and originally wanted to say "I miss you guys a little bit", but when he typed this sentence, it sounded pretentious.

After thinking about it, he raised his phone, took a picture of the moon in the night sky and sent it to the group chat.

The bright moon is shared by all, even though we are far apart.
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I continue to recommend my old book "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight", which has been increasing from 7 orders to over orders per day. (End of this chapter)