Become famous another day.

After finishing the interview with Variety Show, Lu Yanhe had a ten-minute break.

Only then did he find some time to continue drinking the soup that Wan Qingqing had made for him.

He had almost no time to eat today, so he could only eat something and drink some soup whenever he had time to replenish his energy, like he is doing now.

Chen Ziyan sat next to him and said, "Good news."

"Ok?"

"After your live interview on CBN Morning News, the real-time search for Friends on Maxine has risen to number one, with 320,000 people searching for the show in the past two hours."

“I don’t know how many viewers can be converted.”

"CBN Morning News has millions of viewers. In addition to the interview with you by Cather Murray, several clips of your responses were circulated quite well on the Internet and attracted some attention. If it can eventually bring more than one million effective viewers to Friends, it will be a huge success, and it will be worth it for Maxine to help you get on this show."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"Why don't they arrange other leading actors? I'm just too pressed for time."

"Do you think they are not pressed for time? In China, as long as you are famous, you can be very busy without any overseas schedules." Chen Ziyan laughed, "However, the main reason is that you have always performed well overseas. Not everyone can appear on a highly watched program like CBN Morning News. Even if Maxine got the opportunity to appear on the program through PR, it is not up to Maxine to decide who can appear. Otherwise, Maxine would certainly hope to have more promotional opportunities for Friends."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Is Yan Liang not okay now? The Gold Rush also brought him a lot of attention."

"In terms of the public, there is still a long way to go." Chen Ziyan said, "However, Zhou Pingan did make a good move for him in this regard. Although Yan Liang did not get the publicity opportunity like CBN, Zhou Pingan still used his personal connections and relationships in Asia to help him connect with many media outlets, and they did exclusive interviews and reports on him based on the hits of The Gold Rush and Friends."

"Zhou Ping'an... is so generous? Is he willing to let more people know Yan Liang?" Lu Yanhe was quite surprised to hear Chen Ziyan say this, because this did not fit his understanding of Zhou Ping'an's style.

Chen Ziyan: "Who knows what he is thinking? To be fair, Zhou Pingan is not that dirty-minded. He just does a lot of shady things."

Lu Yanhe: "He is really an amazing person."

Today, Lu Yanhe has to admit this.

The longer Lu Yanhe knew his former agent, the more curious he became about him.

This curiosity is nothing more than wanting to know what is going on in his mind.

Why do they frequently do such things that end up losing the big picture while picking up sesame seeds?

Over and over again, never getting tired of it.

Chen Ziyan: "By the way, Fuli wants to be on the show "The Birth of an Actor", did you know that?"

"know."

"She directly said during the interview that she was not very satisfied with her current development, so she wanted to find an opportunity to improve her career."

"So are they going to have her on the show?"

"We are still discussing it and are a little hesitant. The main reason is that she had a school bullying scandal in the past. Although this scandal was suppressed later, I don't know whether it is true or not. I am afraid that if it is true, it will be exposed again."

"This kind of risk is very easy to explode," said Lu Yanhe.

Chen Ziyan: "But I have seen this girl, she is very ambitious and driven. As long as she never gives up and keeps this attitude, it is only a matter of time before she succeeds. She has really good conditions. Once she has some fame in the future, she will definitely be able to make it in the fashion circle."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

After chatting for a while, Lu Yanhe ended his break and continued an interview with another media outlet.
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Sometimes, many people would question why, in such a big media era with millions or tens of millions of traffic, we still need to do such print media interviews that may only be seen by hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, or do roadshows for movie promotions, which may only have a few hundred viewers at most.

In fact, many people forget one thing: if they want to be seen in an era of big media with millions or tens of millions of traffic, they must first have a promotional point and materials.

Just like Lu Yanhe, except for "Variety Show", the other media he was interviewed by may have their final interview transcripts read by no more than 100,000 people directly. However, many of the content and stories mentioned in them will be re-promoted and disseminated by other media and the publicity parties contacted by Chen Ziyan.

To put it bluntly, a serious interview like this is actually a rich material library in itself, which can be used as raw material for secondary processing by other publicity parties.

The same goes for movie roadshows.

People who are interested can actually take a look at the hot search terms for a movie and the widely circulated news keywords to see how many of them came up during the movie roadshow.

These things cannot be created out of thin air.

It's not like you can just write a script and direct and act it out yourself.

Never underestimate the power of human interaction.

There are always surprises and surprises at roadshows - surprises and surprises are news.

Interviews can also uncover the inner world of the interviewee, things that are unknown or have never been made public - and that is what publicity is about.

Lu Yanhe has deeply understood this truth since the success of "Jump Up", so no matter the size of the media, whether the interviewer is a veteran or a newcomer in the industry, he respects and treats them seriously.

In this line of work, you never know what kind of impact the people and things you meet will have on you and when.

Just like that day when he suddenly made a guest appearance and performed in "Three Mountains" for an entire night. As a result, it became the main reason why many film directors later used him, and it also became a door that led directly to Rome on his film career.
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At noon, Lu Yanhe ate a piece of bread, drank the soup made by Wan Qingqing, and went to take a nap.

The nap time is fifteen minutes.

Afterwards, take some departure photos before heading to the premiere of The Mist.

On the way over, in the group of three, Li Zhibai suddenly sent a screenshot of his morning interview on CBN Morning News, on which someone had translated their conversation into Chinese subtitles.

Li Zhibai said: From now on, I will give you the title of "Brother Zha".

Lu Yanhe: I don’t deserve it. You are the older brother and I am just the younger brother.

Yan Liang: The older brother is awesome, and the younger brother is awesome.

Lu Yanhe: What about you?
Li Zhibai: An old cadre who practices health preservation.

Yan Liang: Get lost.

Lu Yanhe smiled and asked: Aren’t you guys asleep yet?
Li Zhibai: Fuck you, I'm just memorizing my lines. I took over your job temporarily and came to star in "Friends" for you.

Lu Yanhe: It’s just a few lines, and you haven’t memorized them all yet?
Li Zhibai: No, what’s the matter?
Lu Yanhe: Come on.

Yan Liang: He deserves it. I asked him to carry me earlier, but he refused and said he didn’t need it.

Lu Yanhe: Then why haven’t you slept yet?

Yan Liang: I was reading the script. Zhou Ping'an sent me a script.

Lu Yanhe: He has been busy recently. Is he so interested in you all of a sudden? I heard from Sister Zi Yan that he also arranged a lot of interviews and reports for you from overseas media.

Yan Liang: You've overthought it. He just wanted to consolidate the fact that I have influence and fame overseas so that I can get endorsements. Many brands weren't interested in me before, but he thinks now is my prime time. If I don't get the endorsement now, it will be more difficult later on.

Lu Yanhe: I thought he had changed and started to take your work seriously.

Yan Liang: He is not unserious, but his goal is not to make my career better.

Li Zhibai: After Meng Li arrived at his place, there was no movement?
Yan Liang: No, it seems like she’s busy dating recently.

Li Zhibai:?

Yan Liang: Zhou Pingan said so.

Lu Yanhe: Mengli, you are in love? So you don’t work? I don’t believe it.

This was not the Mengli he had imagined.

It’s okay for Meng Li to have a relationship, but she will never give up her job for love.

Although this woman is crazy, she is very ambitious.

Yan Liang: Who knows.

Li Zhibai: Is the premiere of "The Mist" about to start over there?

Lu Yanhe: We will be on the red carpet in an hour and the screening will start at 2:30 pm.

Li Zhibai: Let’s see if “The Mist” can make you a hit in the United States and reap some box office revenue.

Lu Yanhe smiled: I don’t know, but D19’s market positioning for this film is mainly for Asian audiences and horror film audiences. They are not optimistic about the market for all ages.

Li Zhibai: As a horror film, especially one with the theme of ghost revenge, it is impossible for it to become the main theme for all ages in the United States. There are many religious beliefs in the United States, and horror films are not family-friendly films.

Lu Yanhe: Yes, so it is almost impossible for me to become famous overnight in the United States. This movie does not have the space for that. As long as it can be successful at the box office, that is enough. The box office is the greatest value that this movie has given to Lu Yanhe.

Just like Chen Ziyan's goal, as long as the North American box office of this movie reaches 70 million US dollars and the global box office reaches 100 million US dollars, it will be a success.

His first overseas-produced film was a success.

As for his performance in the movie... Lu Yanhe is still very confident. The reactions of the staff on the set have already given him very positive feedback.

Director Muken is not a newcomer, so it is impossible for him to let the post-production editing mess up his performance.
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The premiere set up a red carpet area for the media to take photos, but it was different from the big red carpet at the film festival. In fact, the red carpet at the movie premiere was just a red carpet laid at the entrance of the screening room with a background board erected. It was not as grand as the red carpet at the film festival.

Lu Yanhe appeared at the back.

The staff assigned to him by D19 had been following and guiding him since he left the hotel.

He was the one who led the whole process, while Wan Qingqing and Chen Ziyan followed by his side.

When they arrived at the red carpet area, Lu Yanhe's car was dazzled by the flashing spotlights in front as soon as it drove over.

The car stopped and the door opened, and the screams outside poured in like a flood.

Lu Yanhe got out of the car, and for a moment he didn’t see everything in front of him clearly.

He just waved his hand habitually and showed his smile to the people in front of him.

Lily Williams, who was standing and chatting with others at the door of the screening room, heard the screams and calls of the media and fans behind her. She looked back and saw Lu Yanhe in front of her.

A very handsome man.

Lily Williams paused for a moment, then turned around and smiled at her friend.

"I never expected that Lu Yanhe would have so many fans in the United States."

A friend said: "Many of his past TV series and movies have gained some loyal fans in the United States, especially the "Friends" series, where his role is very popular."

Lily Williams said: "I can almost imagine how much the critics will like him when they see his performance in The Mist."

"Have you seen the movie yet?"

"Not yet, but he has conquered everyone on the set." Lily Williams said, "He is different from those talented actors. He has a magic that combines method acting with experiential acting, which completely catches your eyes. At the beginning of the script, his character didn't have such a strong presence."

"Lily, your evaluation of him is too exaggerated."

"This is not just my opinion, Arne and I both think so," said Lily Williams.

"You make it sound like he could definitely compete for an Oscar with this movie."

"If it weren't a horror movie, maybe he could." This was Lily Williams' answer.

Suddenly, the next second, a roaring voice came from behind them: "Yellow monkeys, go back to your own place, this is America!"

Even though there were screams and shouts at the scene, this sound still reached everyone's ears very loudly.

Including Lu Yanhe who was present.

His expression was stunned for a moment.
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At this moment, many thoughts flashed through Lu Yanhe's mind.

All his thoughts revolved around one thing: what kind of reaction he should make to be most appropriate at the moment.

Lu Yanhe was also stunned at this moment.

How could he be so calm at a time like this?
Being humiliated and discriminated against in person, I didn't feel angry or shocked at all, just a little surprised.

Is it because I had already thought about the possibility of this happening?

This kind of thing is indeed not uncommon in the United States.

Some Asian celebrities have encountered similar situations, including in public.

In that second, at least ten reactions flashed through Lu Yanhe's mind. Finally, after a second of stunned and astonished expression, he raised his middle finger to the big guy with a look of disdain and anger, and replied to him bluntly: "Fuck you!"

It's English.
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Lily Williams was also surprised.

She herself had not expected that at this moment, she would choose to walk back to Lu Yanhe's side, gave him a huge hug, and then raised her middle finger to the big guy: "You should go back to your home!"

There was applause and screams from the audience.

"Let's go in and ignore him." Lily Williams said to Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe nodded, followed Lily Williams and walked two steps forward. Suddenly he remembered something, turned back and made a few greeting gestures to the photographers on the scene, apologizing to them that he could not continue taking pictures of them.

Many photographers gave him the thumbs-up sign.

Someone shouted: "Lu, we support you! We love you!"

The bodyguards at the scene followed Lu Yanhe closely at all times, fearing that there might be some radical elements at this time who might do something even more terrible.

At this time, Arne also came out, stood at the door, and looked at Lu Yanhe and the others with concern.

"Hey, man, how are you?" Arne asked.

"It's okay, nothing's wrong." Lu Yanhe shook his head and smiled at him, "Thank you."

Arne glanced at the crowd angrily, as if he wanted to see who was such a bastard.

"That person has been removed," Lily Williams said.

The unexpected incident on the red carpet became the topic of everyone's conversation before the movie was shown.

Of course, this also meant that after Lu Yanhe entered, everyone greeted him with concern.

Lu Yanhe didn't expect that the sentence he said most before the screening of the movie "The Mist" was "It's okay, I'm fine."
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In the lounge next to the screening room, the door of the lounge was open and many people could see that D19 Films' publicity director Elena Green and the company's CEO Scott Harris were standing together.

They had just finished talking to Director Muken.

The news coming from the red carpet caused people in the screening room, who were originally preparing to watch a movie, to start whispering to each other again.

Seeing this scene, Elena Green gave Scott Harris a hidden smile.

Scott Harris saw Lu Yanhe, Lily Williams and others come in together, and was instantly surrounded by many people. He said to Elena Green: "Okay, we have to go and comfort them quickly."

"Of course." Elena Green took out her phone and checked the real-time situation on Twitter. "Scott, don't forget what you promised me. The North American box office of The Mist has exceeded 100 million. You have to support me and become a partner."

"We've already agreed on this, haven't we?" Scott Harris gave Elena Green a "none of this is a problem" smile.
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As a columnist and film critic for Variety magazine, Tom Wines of course also attended the premiere of The Mist today.

After he met Lu Yanhe, he expressed his anger and regret to Lu Yanhe very seriously.

"I really hope you can have a good time in Los Angeles."

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said with a smile: "Unhappy things will never affect my inner happiness. I am very happy to see you here."

Tom Wynn nodded and said, "I've heard from people in D19 that your performance in this film is unparalleled. I rarely hear people from an American film company speak so highly of Asian actors."

"Thank you. I hope you won't find this review too exaggerated in the end." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Tom, I really hope to hear your review. I always get something helpful for my performance from your review."

Tom Wine nodded. “I’m glad to hear you say that.”

After some greetings, Lu Yanhe was finally urged to take a seat and prepare to start the movie screening.

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

From the time the incident happened until now, one can simply describe his state with the four words "chaos and disorder".

He didn't have time to think about what had just happened.

Until you sit down here.

Let out a long sigh.

He was distracted for a moment.

Are all the reactions just now OK? Is there anything you didn't notice? What do you think of his reactions?
It was impossible for him to take out his mobile phone and read the comments online in public.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of the so-called indifference and not caring. Damn it. (End of this chapter)