Become famous another day.

"You've made progress. I thought you were going to fight with Liu Manbo."

Lin Suyang smiled at Li Zhibai.

Li Zhibai: "Why would I fight with him?"

"If you had a disagreement with someone in the past, wouldn't you have started a fight with them a long time ago? You really impressed me this time." Lin Suyang said, "You were able to control your temper and not get into a conflict with Liu Manbo."

"Alas, he has no background or say in the crew. If I still clash with him, how can he win the support of the crew?" Li Zhibai was very annoyed. "Then I can only be a little more tolerant."

"You've really grown up." Lin Suyang praised.

Li Zhibai smiled, with the corners of his mouth raised.

Lin Suyang: "Zhi Bai, after making "Nineteen Years" this time, will you still be a producer for your future films?"

If Li Zhibai encountered such a question before, he would refuse without hesitation.

But this time he hesitated.

After a while, he said, "I don't know. It depends on the situation."

Perhaps it is "it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality". Li Zhibai thought again, if he were to act again in the future, especially in a play where he himself starred, would he be able to control himself, just stick to his duties as an actor, and not interfere with other matters of the crew?
Ideally, a crew would run with everyone doing their job. However, in reality, the mentality of more people is to "get the job done". Many times, it's not that every actor changes the script to add more roles for himself, but that the script is really bad. It's not that every actor wants to interfere too much, but that others do a bad job. If they don't intervene, the show will only end up failing.

Li Zhibai had never been so deeply involved in the production of a TV series. After participating in it, knowing that the operation of a drama involves so many intricate and difficult-to-control links, it was difficult for him to turn a blind eye to all of this and only focus on his part as an actor.

There will be more and more conflicts with others in the future.

This is almost to be expected.

But at the same time, he is no longer so passive about how a play can be made.

This feeling made him a little addicted.

"Power." Lin Suyang smiled slightly and told him confidently that this was the desire for power.

Li Zhibai frowned and asked, "Do I have a desire for power?"

"What do you think power is?" Lin Suyang asked.

"Manage... others? Rule others?" Li Zhibai asked tentatively.

"No, it's about making things move forward in the direction you want." Lin Suyang said.

Li Zhibai seemed to be thinking about something.
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On the day Lu Yanhe left Malaysia, many fans came to see him off at the airport.

He signed many photos and posters on the spot and took photos with many fans.

The enthusiasm of these fans is no less than that of Lu Yanhe's fans in China.

Although some unpleasant things have happened in the past, Lu Yanhe's fans are still a very large group and are extremely supportive of him.

After Lu Yanhe returned to China and landed, he did not rush home, but went to Shihuo first and signed his contract with Shihuo.

His agency contract with Star Entertainment will soon end, and Shihuo will be responsible for his agency work next.

At the same time, he also signed his agency contract in Europe and the United States with Williams Agency.

In this way, when he goes to work in Europe and the United States in the future, there will be no need for people in their country to be responsible for him.

Darren Wilson seemed very enthusiastic about Lu Yanhe.

He brought Lu Yanhe endorsement contracts for three brands in the Asia-Pacific region at once - all of which were long-term cooperation contracts that would be upgraded to global spokespersons in two years.

Their attitude and sincerity are sufficient.

The first news released by the studio established by Shihuo for Lu Yanhe was the news of these two signings.

From now on, Lu Yanhe has nothing to do with Star Entertainment.

This can be considered an amicable breakup.

This also surprised the industry. With Lu Yanhe's current status and commercial value, how could Star Entertainment let him go so easily?
At the same time, the news that Lu Yanhe signed a contract with Williams Agency also made everyone realize that Lu Yanhe really planned to expand overseas in the future.

"Will Lu Yanhe shift his filming focus overseas in the future?"

"It could also be like the top actors in South Korea, who are all starting to work with streaming."

"Lu Yanhe will definitely continue to make movies for theatrical releases. His first English-language film grossed 2 million yuan worldwide. If he just wants to achieve results on streaming media, the movies he has made himself will be enough."

"Yes, he has several dramas such as Squidward and Friends in his hands. If he just wants to get production funds from streaming media and shoot some dramas that will be released online, he doesn't need to sign a special overseas agency."

……

There is a lot of discussion about the future development of Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi went to Luo Yuzhong's house for dinner together, and Luo Yuzhong asked curiously.

"Do you plan to venture overseas in the future?"

"It's mainly to facilitate my contact with some overseas film projects." Lu Yanhe said frankly, "The Mist was more successful than expected, but because I'm not overseas for a long time and don't have any work relationships there, I don't have any channels for many projects to come to me. Signing with a more powerful overseas agency can help me with many things."

Luo Yuzhong nodded, "I thought you were going to develop overseas for a long time."

"I can't do that. I have so many plays to perform myself." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Teacher, I actually have something to tell you."

Luo Yuzhong asked: "What's the matter?"

Lu Yanhe took out a thick stack of scripts from his bag. He said, "I wrote a script and I want you to direct it."

Luo Yuzhong looked surprised.

"You've already finished filming the play you're working on, so you don't have any other projects, right?" Lu Yanhe knew Luo Yuzhong's recent situation very well. He smiled and said, "You may have heard of it. This is a script I wrote for Li Zhibai, Yan Liang and I. It's a fairy tale drama, The Legend of Sword and Fairy."

Luo Yuzhong was shocked. "A fairy tale drama? You want me to be the director?"

"Teacher, please read the script first. This is different from the popular fairy tales on the market. It is closer to the fairy tales in our traditional culture."

The look of disbelief on Luo Yuzhong's face still remained.

He: "I said you are so busy, why did you bring Siqi to see me today? You said you wanted to eat for free, but you actually had other intentions."

Lu Yanhe: "If you have any questions, please come to the teacher."

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is a drama that Lu Yanhe attaches great importance to, and it is also a gift he gave to the three of them.

The three of them had never filmed a movie together, so Lu Yanhe had always hoped that there would be a movie that could capture them as they are now.

However, shooting a drama like this is very difficult and has very high requirements.

This is true whether it is the difficulty of shooting or the difficulty of post-production.

Lu Yanhe first watched "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" when he was in elementary school. He thought it was good at that time and did not think the show was poorly made. However, when he was in high school and accidentally saw some scenes in the show again, he realized that the show was actually poorly made. At that time, Lu Yanhe was also thinking that it would be better if the show could be of higher quality.

If you want to say that this drama is profound and culturally rich, it is not. But it just fits the current age of Lu Yanhe and the other three, and it is also the passion and chivalry of youth that can only be performed at this age.

Therefore, Lu Yanhe hopes to find Luo Yuzhong to be the director.

"Fantasy-tale dramas are very popular, but it is difficult to produce a high-quality one. I hope to ask a teacher to make it into a high-quality one." Lu Yanhe spoke frankly and stated why he asked Luo Yuzhong to direct the drama.

Luo Yuzhong is very caring towards Lu Yanhe, but that doesn't mean he will accept all of Lu Yanhe's requests.

Especially this kind of thing.

“I want to read the script,” he said.

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded with a smile, "Thank you, teacher."
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After having dinner together, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi were not in a hurry to leave. They sat down on the sofa with Luo Yuzhong's family, watching TV and chatting.

"Qi Qi, how is the overseas film critics' festival that you organized going?" Luo Yuzhong asked.

Chen Siqi smiled and said, "It's almost done. We plan to hold it in June when the weather is better and more comfortable. It can also be held at a different time from the more popular international film festivals."

Luo Yuzhong nodded.

"I saw on your WeChat Moments earlier that 'Jump Up' has both a Japanese and English version?"

Chen Siqi nodded and said, "Yes, but currently only one volume of both versions has been released, and the sales are not very good, so the publisher does not want to release a second volume."

"Will you continue to do this?" Luo Yuzhong asked.

"Of course we will publish it," said Chen Siqi. "We are in contact with other publishers and media. Whether it is electronic publishing or physical book publishing, I still hope that the brand of "Jump Up" can become famous overseas."

Luo Yuzhong nodded.

"You two are quite impressive now. One of you is creating content, and the other is doing publicity. When you two join forces, everyone else has to step aside." He joked, "I hope Chinese-language film and television dramas can reach greater heights in your hands."

Lu Yanhe quickly shook his head and said, "Teacher, when you put on this hat, we are so scared that we dare not speak. How can we have such high ambitions?"

"Why are you being so modest at this time? I'm serious," Luo Yuzhong said solemnly. "I've attended several high-level meetings in the past six months. The General Administration is very satisfied with your dramas that have achieved good results overseas. It's rare for a Chinese drama to be really popular and liked by the audience, especially Friends. They all think that this drama reflects the life of contemporary urban young people in our country, and effectively counters the rumors of overseas media deliberately smearing our country's underdevelopment and false prosperity."

Lu Yanhe: "...These words are so confusing. Teacher, which leader's speech did you hear them from?"

"Just keep joking." Luo Yuzhong laughed, "Anyway, as long as you know what I mean, it's fine. Haven't you noticed that in the past one or two years, as long as it's your drama, whether it's filming, review, or later broadcasting, it's basically smooth sailing without encountering any obstacles? Your drama has been registered with many leaders."

Luo Yuzhong said to Chen Siqi, "The same is true for Jump Up. You have this idea to sell the magazine overseas. Although it has not been successful yet, it is definitely supported. What you are doing is the direction that the top leaders are advocating now. So, to be honest, I really hope that you can bring our Chinese film and television dramas to the world stage to shine. I never think that our film and television art is worse than others, but we are indeed old. In the past, there was not such an environment. Now the environment has changed, and we are willing but unable to do so."

Lu Yanhe: "How can that be possible? You are still the boss. The Chinese Paladin is difficult to film. You are the only one who can make this drama to the quality I imagined."

Luo Yuzhong: "You asked me not to flatter you, but you put one on me right away."

"It's true. If you want to make a fairy tale drama look good and have great special effects, many people can do it. But if you want to make a fairy tale drama with a realistic texture and true heroic spirit, there are really only a few directors I know." Lu Yanhe said, "It's even harder to find a director who can make a fairy tale drama that looks good but has the texture of a serious drama. Anyway, you're the only one I know."

Luo Yuzhong: "What you said, if I don't plan to take your role in the future, what will you do?"

"Then I will continue to visit you three times to lobby and persuade you." Lu Yanhe showed a shameless look.

Luo Yuzhong: “…”
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After coming out of Luo Yuzhong's house, Chen Siqi said to Lu Yanhe, "I feel like Mr. Luo was shocked by your shamelessness."

Lu Yanhe laughed.

"It doesn't matter how thick-skinned you are in front of the teacher."

"But I never thought that you would want to ask Mr. Luo to be the director of The Legend of Sword and Fairy." Chen Siqi asked, "How did you think of Mr. Luo?"

"Because the costume dramas directed by the teacher have very good texture." Lu Yanhe said, "If the Legend of Sword and Fairy can be filmed with very high-quality costumes, props and performances, it will definitely look good."

"It is true. Ninety-nine percent of the current fairy-tale dramas are idol dramas disguised as fairy-tale dramas. They are all the same. It is still quite fresh to see a drama like this." Chen Siqi said, "Ten or twenty years ago, there were actually quite a lot of fairy-tale dramas of this type."

Lu Yanhe: "In fact, the homogeneity is getting more and more serious. Then people get tired of shooting a certain theme and no one wants to watch it. After ten or twenty years, when it is brought up again, it becomes fresh."

Chen Siqi: "If Mr. Luo is willing to direct The Chinese Paladin, the salary cost for the four of you alone will be very high, plus the special effects and post-production costs of the show... You are not planning to have an all-star cast again, are you?"

Lu Yanhe said: "We really need to control the cost and wait until the teacher agrees to direct. If the teacher really doesn't want to be the director, then we will have to find another way to shoot it." (End of this chapter)