Become famous another day

Regarding the criticism he received during the Spring Festival Gala, even a person like Li Zhibai, who was quite thick-skinned, was depressed for several days.

However, Li Zhibai didn't have much time to be depressed.

After attending the Spring Festival Gala, there are still several supporting parties to attend.

There was originally a Lantern Festival party, and I wanted to invite Lu Yanhe, but Lu Yanhe didn't go because he didn't have enough time to prepare.

After the Lantern Festival, Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan went to Lin Desheng's appointment.

They went to Lin Desheng's office to talk.

Just as Chen Ziyan guessed, Lin Desheng wanted to negotiate a strategic cooperation agreement with Lu Yanhe.

It actually rose to the level of strategic cooperation... Chen Ziyan muttered when she heard Lin Desheng say these four words. Lu Yanhe is now alone. He can at most write a script, act in a play, and discuss some kind of strategic cooperation.

As a result, when Lin Desheng opened his mouth, both Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan were shocked.

"Don't you have a film and television production company?" He said, "We will inject capital."

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan were silent for a while, looking at each other.

"Our production company has nothing, it's just an empty shell." Lu Yanhe finally told the truth, "It's just for the convenience of participating in some projects in which I star or write the screenplay."

"Don't you plan to do your own projects in the future?" Lin Desheng asked.

This question went straight to the hearts of both of them.

If Lu Yanhe himself doesn't have many formed concepts and ideas, Chen Ziyan already has them.

Especially after knowing that Lu Yanhe can write scripts.

Lin Desheng said: "Northern Lights has invested in your production company. The film and television drama projects you produce will be provided to Northern Lights Video first. Our first cooperation agreement is for three dramas, one of which is a sitcom. For these three For the series, we can give you a production budget of at least A-level resources, and if the evaluation passes, we can even give you an S+-level budget. The copyright is in your hands, and we only invest in it, not let you produce it."

This condition given by Lin Desheng can be said to be very generous.

Chen Ziyan asked tentatively: "How much capital and how many shares does Mr. Lin want to buy?"

Lin Desheng smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, no matter how high it is, it won't exceed 50%. I have no intention of swallowing up your company. You said it yourself. This company actually has nothing. The most valuable thing is You two."

Chen Ziyan was a little relieved.

"If that's the case, then we can have a good talk."

Lu Yanhe didn't know much about companies, equity, etc. Later, it was almost all negotiations between Chen Ziyan and Lin Desheng, and Lu Yanhe couldn't get a word in at all.

He only knew that on the one hand, Lin Desheng was very optimistic about him and even the production company under his name. On the other hand, the prerequisite for them to reach this cooperation was that Lu Yanhe would serve as the screenwriter or star and provide three drama series for Northern Lights.

The current Northern Lights Video can be regarded as one of the top arrays of domestic video websites, but there are still many competitors.

The four major platforms are neck and neck, with almost the same number of users and daily activity, and there is no huge difference.

Under this situation, the major video websites are fighting very hard to compete for high-quality content.

As soon as a creator like Lu Yanhe appears, almost every major platform will offer an olive branch.

Northern Lights Video is the most sincere among them and is the only one whose boss came forward to negotiate.

Therefore, Chen Ziyan gave priority to accepting the invitation from Northern Lights.

The conditions given by Lin Desheng also exceeded their expectations.

Many people come to Lu Yanhe to cooperate with him with high remuneration or royalties.

Only Lin Desheng is not interested in the immediate moment, but in the long term in the future, and wants to directly cooperate with Lu Yanhe in the long term.
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After leaving Lin Desheng's office, Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan went back together. Chen Ziyan said, "Yan He, what do you think of the cooperation proposed by Mr. Lin?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I don't quite understand the company's equity."

"Putting aside these things, if we really want to talk about cooperation with him and implement this cooperation, we will definitely make it clear one by one. It is not just the two of us that can handle it. The key issue is , are you willing to have such a long-term cooperation with Northern Lights Video?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Lu Yanhe thought for a while, nodded, and said, "This has great benefits."

"That's right." Chen Ziyan nodded, "The advantage of this is that we can have a greater say in our own projects, and we will not be suppressed like "Six People"."

"However, correspondingly, the risks we face will also increase." Chen Ziyan said, "This is a big step. If we want to take this step, our situation in this industry will be completely different. You are now Your agency contract is still with Star Entertainment, which will also have a layer of constraints. Many people in the company already have opinions on the fact that you earned a large sum of shares from "Six People". After all, the company cannot enjoy any of this part of the shares. In terms of profit, they can only enjoy a share of the income from your acting work. Now that you want to have such a framework cooperation with Northern Lights Video, how to share it is a matter of debate."

If Chen Ziyan knew that Lu Yanhe would develop so quickly and violently, she might not have let Lu Yanhe sign a five-year contract with Star Entertainment.

In fact, for young people like Lu Yanhe, the five-year contract period is already very short.

Lu Yanhe understood what Chen Ziyan meant.

"Then let's forget it for now?" Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Ziyan: "However, Mr. Lin's proposal reminded me that the script you wrote should not be bought out by others at once. Just like "Six People", if the copyright is in your hands, even if you You will not participate in any subsequent production. As long as they continue to develop this series, they must obtain the copyright from you and pay royalties."

Lu Yanhe: ""Six People" is not my original story. It was proposed by director Bai Jingnian, and the copyright cannot be given to me. To be honest, being able to get 8% of the revenue share of this drama is already beyond my reach. It was an unexpected surprise, and I am very satisfied.”

Chen Ziyan: "I know. What I mean is that you can keep the copyrights of the scripts you wrote later, such as "The Man on the Road", "Raise the Red Lantern", "Rouge Button", and "The Squid Game". Many people think that most of the revenue of a movie comes from the theater box office. In fact, this is not the case. Especially for mid- to low-cost films, copyright is the main source of income. Otherwise, so many movies only rely on theater box office. The box office has long been bankrupt. If you only work as a screenwriter, the script will most likely be bought by a film company. Now that we are our own production company, what we do is another matter. We can definitely find other companies to cooperate with, and find mature ones. The team will do it, and the final copyright can still be retained in your own hands."

Lu Yanhe said: "For example, if we produce "Squid Game" ourselves, do we need production funds and a team to find Northern Lights Video?"

"Yes." Chen Ziyan said, "Mr. Lin actually gave us a very tempting cake."

Lu Yanhe understood what Chen Ziyan meant.

"Now that "Six People" is on the air, your value has increased, but almost no one is willing to offer such conditions." Chen Ziyan said, "Mr. Lin's proposal is indeed the most generous one - actually, I am a little confused. He Why are you proposing such generous conditions?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head.

Things that Chen Ziyan couldn't even figure out, he couldn't figure out even more.
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When "Six" was aired on its seventh episode, the viewership rating peaked at over 3%, causing a heated discussion in the industry.

As this sitcom becomes more and more popular, the industry's discussion and attention on this drama has reached an unprecedented level.

Even the Spring Festival Gala and Chinese New Year did not affect its ratings.

Its influence among young people has reached a high level in recent years.

Beijing and Taiwan are excited about the outstanding results of "Six", but they are also beginning to worry about which drama can take over after the eighth episode of "Six" is aired and support Beijing and Taiwan's ratings.

Other TV stations breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

The former is regretting why "Six" only lasted eight episodes.

The latter is thankful that "Six" only lasted eight episodes.

The popularity of the leading actors lasted for two months, and the freshness of becoming famous has worn off a lot, but it is still the focus of everyone's attention.

Gossip about them appears in various online forums, post bars and even the comment areas of marketing accounts.

Gossip aside, the show has brought quite a bit of excitement to the industry.

A sitcom with only eight episodes, a weekly broadcast mode that only airs one episode a week, the help of exclusive broadcasts on TV stations, and the soaring performance of several actors in "Party of Six" have all made people prefer large-scale, thirty- or forty-episode series. As a platform for super-big dramas with big scenes and big productions, I began to think about the possibility of replicating "Six People".

The main reason is that the production cost of a sitcom is really too low - compared with those big projects that often cost hundreds of millions, the total production cost of "Six People" is no more than 40 million. It is a classic case of making a big difference with a small amount. .

If you want to copy success, you must study the reasons for its success.

Analysis comes, analysis goes, from the market, from the publicity strategy, from the scheduling method, from the content production... In the end, the more I study and discuss, the more I realize that the success of this drama, no matter what aspect is analyzed, seems to be related to Lu Yanhe is inseparable from this person.

A drama that was given up by the TV station before it was broadcast. If it were not for the marketing and publicity about Lu Yanhe, it would be revived. If it were not for Lu Yanhe starring, as the only first-line star among the six protagonists, he would take the lead. If Lu Yanhe had not written an excellent script, making the characters and plot of each episode form several widely discussed topics on the Internet, this drama would not be so popular.

It probably flopped right away on opening night.

This conclusion was difficult for everyone to accept.

Everyone knows how important celebrities are to a TV series, and there is a consensus in the industry on this.

However, it is almost impossible to say which star is indispensable to a project.

Because there are always alternatives.

No matter how top-notch or popular a star is, they can be replaced. At most, the broadcast effect will be slightly worse and they will not completely collapse.

But in the popular sitcom "Party of Six", they could not see the possibility of Lu Yanhe being replaced by others.

Here, his suitability for a role comes second.
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The news that Northern Lights Video CEO Lin Desheng personally talked to Lu Yanhe in the office for nearly an hour slowly spread throughout the industry.

This kind of thing definitely cannot be hidden.

It's not that there are many pairs of eyes staring at Lu Yanhe, but there are many pairs of eyes staring at Lin Desheng's office.

In other words, Lin Desheng set the meeting place in his office for this purpose.

He didn't mind letting others know that he was in contact with Lu Yanhe.

After the news came out, other partners who wanted to meet Lu Yanhe but couldn't find it all realized that they had underestimated the industry's evaluation of Lu Yanhe.

"Six People" has lifted Lu Yanhe to a very special position.

There seems to be no actor of his type in China, a popular actor who can truly independently write a blockbuster comedy.

As a result, the invitation letters sent to Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe came like snowflakes again.

Formal, informal, dinner, or dinner.

On the night when the last episode of "Six" was aired, it was highly anticipated, and its average episode ratings lived up to expectations and exceeded 3, setting an incredible ratings record for this eight-episode sitcom and becoming the highest-rated episode of the year. One of the TV series.

And it's only eight episodes long.

"I received a very interesting invitation letter." Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe.

"What?" Lu Yanhe received too many invitations during this period, and he didn't know what Chen Ziyan meant by interesting.

Chen Ziyan winked at Lu Yanhe and said, "It's an invitation to the "Six People" celebration party."

"Celebration banquet?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

Chen Ziyan nodded, "Beijing and Taiwan will hold a celebration banquet for "Six People"."

Lu Yanhe laughed.

He knew why Chen Ziyan had this look and tone.

"Party of Six" has aired so well, a celebration party will definitely be held.

But now an embarrassing thing is coming.

If a celebration banquet is held, Lu Yanhe, the biggest hero of this drama, has a huge conflict with Beijing and Taiwan because of the previous incident. In this case, if Lu Yanhe refuses to attend, then the celebration banquet will be much inferior.

Chen Ziyan asked: "Are you going to participate?"

Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister Ziyan, do you think I want to participate?" "Who do you think sent me the invitation?" Chen Ziyan did not answer the question, but asked Lu Yanhe a question.

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said he didn't know.

Chen Ziyan said: "He is the director of their public relations department."

"Oh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned and asked, "Are you in charge of public relations affairs in Beijing and Taiwan?"

"That's right." Chen Ziyan said, "Although I said it very sincerely and expressed my great hope that you could take time to attend the celebration banquet, this is their attitude. Last time, Xu Bin hit a soft spot with you. No senior leaders will come to apologize to you in the future."

"Then don't go." Lu Yanhe said directly.

"Are you still going to the "Seventeenth Floor" later?" Chen Ziyan asked.

"After signing the contract, I must cooperate with the publicity. How could I not go?" Lu Yanhe smiled, "The reason why I can so confidently not cooperate with their publicity schedule for "Six People" is because I have already done my own publicity. No matter what, They all meet the contract requirements, and "Six People" is "Six People" and "Seventeenth Floor" is "Seventeenth Floor". One is in charge of Xu Bin and the other is Jiang Lan."

Chen Ziyan: "Then if you do this, you will be openly slapping Xu Bin in the face."

"If this is a slap in the face, what else can I say." Lu Yanhe shrugged, "I filmed such a popular drama for him, no matter what, he took advantage."

Chen Ziyan: "That's true. I don't know how jealous Jiang Lan is. She told me several times that it would be great if she was in charge of this project. She said that if it were her, she would definitely not cause the unpleasant things that happened before. "

"That's not the case. I can see clearly now that in the hands of these powerful people, no matter how popular we are, we are just artists who can be manipulated or bullied at will." Lu Yanhe said, "As long as they have a little respect for us, They would never do that kind of thing again and again, and they never notified us in advance.”

Chen Ziyan understood what Lu Yanhe was talking about.

"It's okay not to go to the celebration banquet. It just so happens that you are leaving for Situr the next day, so just refuse because you have to prepare for Situr." Chen Ziyan said, "Just don't give me any face. , anyway, everyone knows the real reason why you don’t go.”

Lu Yanhe laughed.

He nodded.
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With the completion of "Six People", Lu Yanhe has already had three TV series to meet the audience.

There are three characters, one is a gentle and sunny college student who died tragically to protect his girlfriend, one is a guard who bears a blood feud and is forbearing and tenacious, and the other is a rookie actor with rough lines, a sincere smile, and a simple and interesting heart.

These are three completely different characters. Although the first two are only supporting roles, they are also supporting roles that left a deep impression on the audience.

The specially invited film critic of "Tomorrow Daily" posted a message just after the broadcast of "Party of Six":
There is a sentence I don't know whether to say or not. If I say it, it seems to be a bit flattering to Lu Yanhe. But if I don't say it, I feel that now everyone's attention to Lu Yanhe is no longer just an actor, and many things have been ignored by everyone. After thinking about it, I decided to tell it. A young actor who has only been acting for less than two years has already had three memorable roles that are loved by the audience. Lu Yanhe's transformation from idol to actor is unprecedented. success. And the movie "Three Mountains" in which he participated has been shortlisted for the Situer Film Festival. He seems to have a kind of metaphysics of "prosperity" in him. Whether he is a leading role, a supporting role, or a guest appearance, any film in which he participates is always a hit. It is not easy to be both well-received and well-received. Recently, I have heard many people in the industry talking about him. I especially want to say that I hope our industry can protect this talented actor.

At first, not many people paid attention to what he said.

Until a newly registered account posted an update, but the content was: Beijing and Taiwan are suspected of deleting Lu Yanhe's scenes and scenes in "Seventeen Floors".

This post was seen by people searching for keywords, which aroused surprise and anger among many fans of Lu Yanhe.

——Where did this news come from?
——Are you telling false news on purpose?
——How can this kind of thing be true? Blogger, please stop spreading rumors.

——Lu Yanhe is the male protagonist of "Seventeenth Floor", and the starring role in "Sixteen" has just broken the ratings record. Under such circumstances, how could Beijing and Taiwan delete Lu Yanhe's scenes? Are they unable to cope with the ratings?

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However, there is no smoke without fire, and someone suddenly came out to say something like this, which still aroused a lot of discussion.

Amid this controversy, the "Six People" celebration party was held.

Many loyal viewers grabbed tickets to the event and were invited to attend.

In addition to the audience, many media were also present.

However, Lu Yanhe did not appear at the celebration banquet. This scene sparked a conversation.

Why didn't Lu Yanhe appear at the celebration party of "Six People"?

This has even become a topic and trending on searches.

The "historical contradictions" that Beijing and Taiwan had deliberately suppressed before have also been resurfaced.

In the Internet age, the most fortunate and unfortunate thing is that you cannot silence everyone forever. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, or what background you have. It's the hardest thing to keep quiet about Youyou, let alone something that has been known to many people for a long time.

The few things that Beijing and Taiwan did to Lu Yanhe, especially the "cold treatment" publicity before the broadcast of "Six People", were compiled by many people and posted online to tell everyone how Lu Yanhe and Beijing and Taiwan broke up. .

Many people pointed out that Lu Yanhe never cooperated with Beijing and Taiwan's propaganda.

There was a lot of discussion at the "Six People" celebration party.

This kind of discussion never stopped, including when several main creative staff spoke.

Many people on the Internet even asked why Lu Yanhe was not invited to the celebration banquet?

Including fans of Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe's fans didn't know that he refused to go. They thought that Lu Yanhe was targeted by Beijing and Taiwan, so they were not invited. They began to list the excessive things Beijing and Taiwan had done to Lu Yanhe in every corner of the Internet.

This is especially true for fans of "Six". Many people have been looking forward to the second season of "Six" for a long time. However, Lu Yanhe said from the beginning that he would not appear in the second season, which made many fans of the show particularly disappointed.

They don't want to change another actor to play Jiang Cola.

In the last episode of "Six People", Jiang Cole received a notice from a crew, offering him a role, but he would have to go to the crew to film the scene for four months. So, others gave Jiang Kele a farewell party and sent him away. Jiang Cola.

This is also a temporary end for Lu Yanhe's role.

Now that I have made it clear that I will not participate in the second season, I will give my character a decent departure.

In this way, no matter who Beijing and Taiwan find to write the second season, they no longer need to consider the problem that Lu Yanhe cannot play the role.

This is not Lu Yanhe’s consideration for Beijing and Taiwan, but his requirement for the completeness and continuity of a story.

Jiang Cole's departure was not unexpected in itself. In the second episode, he accidentally entered the filming set and made a cameo appearance by accident, which opened the way for him to become an actor later. In the last episode, Jiang Cole Although it is sad to choose to leave, it is also in line with the character's action logic and is not a forced turning point.

Despite this, fans of the drama, especially those who hope that the six-member team can continue to film the second season together, still cannot accept that there will be no Lu Yanhe in the second season.

They all called for Lu Yanhe's return, and asked Beijing and Taiwan to apologize to Lu Yanhe and show the necessary sincerity to allow Lu Yanhe to return to "Six People".

After the celebration banquet, some media reporters chased the creators from behind, asking why Lu Yanhe did not come to attend today's celebration party, asking their opinions on the conflict between Lu Yanhe and Beijing and Taiwan, and asking whether Lu Yanhe really didn't know how to do it. Returning to the second season, everyone avoided talking about various issues and left in a hurry.

Their attitude was posted online by the media, making everyone's suspicions and discussions about the relationship between Lu Yanhe and Beijing and Taiwan even more rampant.
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"I finally suppressed the heat, but why are people starting to talk about it again?"

"Have you communicated with Lu Yanhe? Will they respond to this matter?"

"Tell Chen Ziyan, if they really plan to break up with us, then give it a try and see who has the tougher wrists!"

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Within Beijing and Taiwan, the good atmosphere brought about by "Six People" was affected by the sudden intensification of accusations.

Many people are busy saying harsh words to others. However, those who are familiar with this environment will know that no matter how harsh they say, they can't really do anything to Lu Yanhe.

These people are used to putting on an attitude of doing whatever they want when something goes wrong. When it comes to what they really need to do, no one will be the one to stand out.

Anyway, no matter what happens, it will not affect their jobs and income.

At worst, it's like before, pretending to be an ostrich until the limelight passes.
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In an office, Xu Bin, the deputy director in charge of the "Six People" project, was sitting in front of Shen Tailin, communicating with him about the turmoil caused by Lu Yanhe's absence from the celebration party.

"I tried to clean up the trouble Li Tai caused, but Lu Yanhe, a young man with a stubborn heart, refused to accept the olive branch I offered him. I said everything I should say, whatever he wants There are conditions, but they won’t let you in.”

Xu Bin sighed as he spoke.

"What's more, the manager behind him is that girl Chen Ziyan. I don't dare to use any strong tactics."

Shen Tailin: "That girl Chen Ziyan knows her priorities clearly. Why not talk to her directly? Have you talked to her?"

"She and Lu Yanhe vent their anger through the same nose."

"That means you haven't apologized enough yet."

"Shen Tai, I have done everything I can."

"Xu Tai, tell me, will there be a second season of "Six People"?"

"Open it, of course it must be opened, why not?" Xu Bin said immediately.

Shen Tailin asked again: "Without Lu Yanhe, would the second season still have the results it does now?"

Xu Bin: "I can't say for sure, but I will find the best screenwriter to write the script for the second season. Lu Yanhe did not deliberately embarrass us. He still wrote a decent departure for himself in the last episode. Even There is no need to change the actors.”

"So you also know that he didn't deliberately embarrass us." Shen Tailin smiled, "You said that this young man is young, stubborn, and unwilling to accept your kindness. Which young man is not high-spirited? There are thousands of ways to say it , speaking condescendingly is one way of saying it, speaking sincerely is also another way of saying it, if you say you let him make random requests, if you ask me, people will not think you are generous, but will think you are insulting him."

"Am I doing this or insulting him?"

"Why won't he cooperate with you later?"

"this--"

"Because you used him as a target outside, and you were even ready to give up on the drama "Six People" because of these turmoils. Am I right?" Shen Tailin asked.

"Oh, that situation really made me make a mistake in my judgment."

Shen Tailin nodded, "Let's forget the misjudgment, but they relied on their own strength to save "Six People" again. Even I know how big the momentum of "Six People" was in those two days. Do you know that at least ten major companies Companies and big platforms are offering money to ask him to cooperate? Let me ask you, is anyone asking Bai Jingnian to cooperate with money? After "Six People", those advertisers who suddenly took money to grab advertising positions are still so enthusiastic about us. ?"

Xu Bin was silent.

"You actually understand, it's just to see if you take it to heart." Shen Tailin sighed, "We relied on "Six People" to fire the first shot of the ratings recovery, but the person who shot the gun will no longer be with us. If you shoot, how many people will laugh at you behind your back?"

Xu Bin remained silent.

"Don't ruin your good hand." Shen Tailin said, "When the time comes, the opportunity that originally belonged to you will be handed over to others by yourself. No one can blame it."

When Xu Bin came out of Shen Tailin's office, he was already sweating all over his back.

It's only February, still late winter.

Shen Tailin's beating on him just now destroyed his aloof mentality that "Li Tai's crime has nothing to do with me."

Xu Bin sent a message to Chen Ziyan: Ziyan, are you free tonight? Let's find some time to have a good chat? -
Lu Yanhe, who was once again thrust into the limelight because of his absence from the celebration party, appeared at the airport the next day.

When reporters at the airport asked him why he was absent, he smiled and said, "It was because I had to prepare for the West Tur Film Festival. I had other preparations to do yesterday, so I declined. They invited me." .”

Lu Yanhe said: ""Six People" is a very warm crew. If I have time to go, how could I not go? In any case, it is a very precious work for me."

"But you are not planning to return for the second season, are you?" The reporters were a little disappointed and lost.

Lu Yanhe said: ""Six People" will always be "Six People". I just left, but I will always be in that story and be with everyone."

After he finished speaking, he smiled and waved to the reporters.

"I'm going in, bye, we'll talk again when I come back from Situer," he said.

After taking two steps forward, he suddenly remembered something. He turned around, looked at the reporters, and said with a smile: "It is true that I will not return to the series "Six People" again. I can't go back on what I said, but , maybe it will be able to return in other ways in the future. "Six People" is not just a TV series, this is all unknown, why don't we keep looking forward to it together?" (End of this chapter)