Chapter 537 Golden Globe Nomination (130,000 Words Updated!)
The last time Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang performed "Green Apple Paradise" on the Spring Festival Gala, it received a great response. In fact, they were also invited to perform on the Spring Festival Gala last year, but their schedule was not suitable.
When the invitation came this year, it happened that the three of them had time and could participate.
After the three of them confirmed that they would perform on this year's Spring Festival Gala, Li Zhibai asked Lu Yanhe if he would write a duet song for them again this year.
Among Lu Yanhe's many identities, the identity of songwriter is the least noticed.
However, a rough calculation shows that Lu Yanhe has already created several songs that are not low in popularity, such as "Memorial", "Young Battlefield", "Infatuated", and "Green Apple Paradise".
In the past few years, there have been singers who have invited Lu Yanhe to sing songs, but Lu Yanhe declined them all.
He also has a song "Childhood" in his hand, which has been kept in his hand and has not been officially released.
Before, it was because he thought the song was very good and didn't want to release it hastily, so he could save it for a very meaningful stage.
However, later on, his focus shifted to the creation of film and television dramas, and this song was put in the bottom of the box and has not been released.
Chen Ziyan also asked Lu Yanhe how to deal with the song "Childhood". Lu Yanhe felt that it was still the same idea as before. Since he did not choose the path of a singer, he was not in a hurry to release this song.
Such a classic good song, Lu Yanhe believes that no matter when it is released, it will become a performance song for specific occasions for a long time in the future. But what is the significance of this song to Lu Yanhe?
Any work and the creator are inseparable-Lu Yanhe did not say that this song was really written by him. He did not have the idea of "occupying the magpie's nest" because he had been in this world for a long time, and began to blur those works that he did not copy.
Instead, after Lu Yanhe really became an actor, he met many creators in this world, and after watching many works, he had an understanding: in any era and any place, your work must have a story. It can even be said that how high your work can achieve is related to the work itself on the one hand, and the story behind the work on the other hand.
In short, Lu Yanhe has not published "Childhood" until now because he has not found a story suitable for "Childhood".
Well, recalling childhood.
Of course, this can certainly be a reason.
But who doesn't want to recall childhood?
"Young Battlefield" for Yan Liang is a journey of the unity of man and song under the expression of past life and songs.
"Soul-smitten" for Li Zhibai is the unity of the style of the song and the personality of the person.
"Green Apple Paradise" for the three of them is that they look back at their youth decades ago at this age, so a song has nostalgia, and in nostalgia and classics, it is still full of youth and vigor.
These songs, they have stories belonging to another musical personality in another world.
But in this world, they also need to find the musical personality in this world.
There must be something different.
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"When we were on the Spring Festival Gala this time, the director asked us if we wanted to create a song ourselves. Of course, this also needs to be submitted to the director for review." Li Zhibai said, "If the songs we provided are not good, they have also prepared works, but the works they prepared are more positive."
A positive song similar to "Singing praises to our beautiful new era".
Of course they can sing it.
It's just that the three of them finally got together and performed together on the stage, and they still wanted to perform something different and belonging to them.
Lu Yanhe first took out the song "Love" by the Little Tigers, which is a song similar to the style of "Green Apple Paradise" and suitable for them.
It is also suitable for the Spring Festival Gala.
Li Zhibai: This song is nice, and it is very similar to the style of "Green Apple Paradise".
Yan Liang: Yes.
Lu Yanhe said: There is another song, in another style, let's give it to the director and see how the director chooses.
Li Zhibai: Did you prepare another song?
Lu Yanhe: Yes, "Chinese".
This song of SHE was also included in Lu Yanhe's playlist a long time ago.
It is also a song suitable for performance on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
Lu Yanhe sent a short clip he recorded to the group, mainly because there are many rap-like parts in the front, and he felt that he still needed to sing a clip himself so that they could understand the style of the song.
Li Zhibai: Wow, the style of this song... is completely different from the style you wrote before. You actually wrote rap?
Lu Yanhe: I heard you sing a rap song in "Idol Era" before, and I liked it, so I learned it.
Yan Liang: This song is very suitable for the Spring Festival Gala, and "Love" is also suitable. I think both songs are very suitable.
Li Zhibai: It is a loss for others that Yanhe does not compose for others.
Lu Yanhe: I only wrote these two songs this year. If I compose for others, it will be our loss.
Li Zhibai: Hahahaha, that's true, let others lose. We agreed that we should have at least one performance stage for cooperation every year, and we will stick to this agreement.
Yan Liang: That's right.
Lu Yanhe: OK, OK.
Li Zhibai: We didn't close last year.
Lu Yanhe: Last year we all had things to do and didn’t have time.
Li Zhibai: Let’s set aside time in the future, at least for the Spring Festival Gala. If the Spring Festival Gala doesn’t invite us, we will perform on “Idol Era”.
Lu Yanhe: OK.
Yan Liang: Li Zhibai’s idea is good, let’s do it in the future.
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The three of them made an appointment to go to the recording studio to record demos of the two songs, so that they could send them to the director team of the Spring Festival Gala and let them choose which of the two songs to be performed on this year’s Spring Festival Gala.
Before recording the songs, the three of them had already learned both songs and were very familiar with them.
It only took them one day to record the two songs.
Of course, because it was just a demo, there was no more complicated processing. Only a few instruments were used to make basic accompaniment so that the director team could understand the melody of the song.
When they came out of the recording studio together, it was evening, the sun was setting, and the sky was getting dark.
Li Zhibai suggested: "Let's have a meal together before going back."
"Where to eat?"
"I don't know, let's search and see if there are any new restaurants opened recently?" Li Zhibai looked at Lu Yanhe, "Didn't the gourmets on "Jump Up" recommend any new restaurants?"
Lu Yanhe took out his mobile phone, "I'll ask, but generally, the restaurants recommended by "Jump Up" recently need to queue up, and it's not easy to make a reservation."
Fortunately, there is a restaurant that they rated as four stars but has not yet been published.
Xu Zijun knew that Lu Yanhe and his friends wanted to eat there now, so he said: "I'll help you make a reservation. The last time we went there, we met the boss. The boss gave us the contact information and asked us to call in advance next time and get a 10% discount. The location of that restaurant is relatively remote and difficult to find. The boss also wants to attract more customers in this way. If you go there today, I guess this restaurant will become popular before we publish this store exploration note."
Li Zhibai drove and took them to this restaurant near the Fifth Ring Road.
This restaurant is really hard to find. It is in an alley, winding and winding, and it takes a while to find it.
This restaurant is renovated based on a courtyard house.
The name is "Yuchunyuan", a very ancient name.
They entered the restaurant. The boss already knew that Lu Yanhe and the other three stars would come for dinner - Xu Zijun had already made a reservation at the time. So, the independent box was also ready.
The boss welcomed them in very warmly.
"You three are really a great honor to have you here."
"Not really, not really." Li Zhibai immediately shook his hand, "Boss, we only know about this place after hearing the recommendation of a friend. What are your signature dishes? Recommend us a menu. There are only three of us, so we won't order our own dishes."
The boss smiled and nodded, and said yes.
He added, "Our location is indeed quite remote, so we can only rely on recommendations from old customers and word of mouth to attract new customers. It's rare that you three big stars are here, can we take a photo together later?"
Li Zhibai: "No problem, boss, but before we leave, please keep our news here confidential."
"Okay, don't worry, I have specifically instructed that your box will be served by someone I trust." The boss smiled and pointed at the person standing behind him, a young girl who looked a little restrained with a few freckles on her face, "Then I'll go to the kitchen to order the dishes for you, Xiaolian, you pour tea for the guests."
Xiaolian nodded in response.
She went to get the teapot.
Lu Yanhe and the others sat down.
"Which song do you think the director team will choose?" Li Zhibai asked as soon as he sat down.
Yan Liang said, "I think the director team will choose "Love."
"Why?"
"This song is more suitable for audiences of all ages." Yan Liang said, "'Chinese' is also very nice, but it is still a more relaxed and lively style, and it is relatively more suitable for the National Day Gala, where the main theme is stronger."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I think so too."
Li Zhibai heard this and felt a little regretful, "In fact, compared with "Love", I want to sing "Chinese" more."
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "Really?"
"Yeah." Li Zhibai nodded, "The style of "Love" and "Green Apple Paradise" is too similar. If the three of us perform together on the stage, the second time is still the same style, everyone may feel a little disappointed."
"It's only the second time, the style is somewhat similar, so you won't be disappointed so soon, and this song is very nice." Yan Liang retorted, "You just like the rap-like and brisk rhythm of "Chinese."
Li Zhibai nodded.
"I do like this style more."
The style of "Love" does not match Li Zhibai's own style.
"Both songs have been written, and they must be performed on stage together." Lu Yanhe said, "No matter which one the Spring Festival Gala director team chooses, we will find an opportunity to perform the other one together."
"Okay." Li Zhibai nodded, "In fact, there is usually a Lantern Festival Gala after the Spring Festival Gala, and maybe the Lantern Festival Gala will also invite us."
Lu Yanhe nodded: "Then this is the best result."
Whether it is the Spring Festival Gala or the Lantern Festival Gala, its nature is different from other galas.
The stars they invite are the most popular stars in the past year, or the most representative stars in the corresponding fields in the past year.
Therefore, it is unthinkable for Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang to perform a program together in other evening parties, which would waste their popularity and appeal.
However, for the Spring Festival Gala, there is a long queue of stars to perform on this stage.
There is almost no opportunity for a star to perform two programs.
It is usually in the form of sharing tables.
Stars who have appeared on the Spring Festival Gala are likely to be invited to the Lantern Festival Gala. However, the ones with the biggest status will not go, they only appear on the Spring Festival Gala. But it is quite difficult for the three of them to perform a program together on the Spring Festival Gala and then continue to perform a program together on the Lantern Festival Gala.
People will not always arrange the three of them together.
They are not really a group.
Need to communicate and strive for it.
Moreover, such evening parties have certain official task program indicators.
If they can sing their own songs on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, they won't be asked to sing their own songs at the Lantern Festival Gala.
Lu Yanhe thought about it seriously.
"I hope the director team can identify "Chinese" as a song that promotes Chinese traditional culture, so that we can continue to sing it at the Lantern Festival Gala."
Xiaolian poured them tea and brought them fruits and snacks.
Li Zhibai ate a spicy chicken claw first.
"Damn, it's so spicy!" Li Zhibai was so spicy that he exhaled on the spot and drank the barley tea.
Xiaolian immediately looked apologetic.
"This chicken claw is a little spicy. I forgot to remind you. Sorry."
"It's okay." Yan Liang waved his hand, indicating that Xiaolian didn't need to feel guilty. He smiled and took out his mobile phone to take a picture of Li Zhibai, who was blushing. "It's rare to see him like this, so hurry up and commemorate it."
Li Zhibai immediately gave Yan Liang a middle finger.
"I really admire you." He drank a large cup of barley tea and recovered a little.
After being interrupted by Li Zhibai, Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang became curious about the spicy chicken feet. They tried it and their faces turned red.
This time, it was Li Zhibai's turn to laugh at them.
Xiaolian looked at the scene in front of her and pursed her lips slightly.
Lu Yanhe's mobile phone suddenly rang.
Lu Yanhe looked at the caller's name display and found that it was Hua Ruzhen, the wife of Muken Sorge, the director of "The Mist", which surprised Lu Yanhe.
"I'll take a call." Lu Yanhe said to them, took the mobile phone and left the box, came to the corridor outside the door, and answered the phone, "Hello, sister."
During the filming of "The Mist", Lu Yanhe and Hua Ruzhen had already called each other brother and sister.
"Yanhe, I'm back to China and now I'm in Yuming. Are you in Yuming?" Hua Ruzhen's hearty voice came from the other end of the phone.
Lu Yanhe: "I'm here, sister, where are you now?"
Hua Ruzhen said: "I just left the airport and am going to check in at the hotel. Are you free tonight? If you are free, let's go out for a drink later. I haven't been to Yuming for a long time. I need you to take me around."
Lu Yanhe immediately said: "Sister, I'm preparing to have dinner with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang. How about you come directly to our place and I'll take you to the hotel after dinner? You haven't had dinner yet, right?"
"No, but I'm coming here now, isn't it okay?"
"It's just the three of us, it's okay, I'll introduce you to each other." Lu Yanhe didn't even need to ask Li Zhibai and Yan Liang in advance. Asking their opinions, it was because of this relationship, and that was why I wanted to introduce them to people Hua Ruzhen knew when I had the chance, "You should know them, right?"
"Of course, I told you, I'm a senior viewer of Chinese-language film and television dramas." Hua Ruzhen laughed heartily and said, "Okay, then send me the address, I'll change the address and come directly to find you."
Lu Yanhe: "Okay, this place is hard to find, let me know when you're almost there, I'll come out to pick you up, the car can't drive in, and it's hard to find it by yourself, it's like a maze."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe sent her the address, and then remembered to ask: Sister, are you alone? Is Mu Ken with you?
Hua Ruzhen replied: I'm alone, he went back to Germany to accompany his parents.
Lu Yanhe: OK.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe returned to the box and told Li Zhibai and Yan Liang about Hua Ruzhen's coming over later.
"Okay, then just add a set of bowls and chopsticks." Li Zhibai said to Xiaolian, "Thank you for your help."
Xiaolian went.
Li Zhibai asked: "You have such a good relationship with this sister Hua? She came to see you when she returned to China?"
"We were filming in Canada at the time. There were only two Chinese people. How could our relationship be bad?" Lu Yanhe said, "She often cooked Chinese food and invited me to eat. It can be said that if it weren't for her, Director Muken would not have set the ghost in "The Mist" as a Chinese, and I might not have established a personal relationship with Director Muken later."
Yan Liang: "When I heard you talk about her before, I felt that she was a very powerful woman."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "She is a very wise woman."
This is the most profound impression Hua Ruzhen gave Lu Yanhe.
She has always been by Mu Ken's side. She is not a career-oriented woman, but she does not give the impression of a "housewife" at all.
After Lu Yanhe interacted with her, she gave Lu Yanhe a calm, calm and graceful impression.
Hua Ruzhen not only takes good care of Muken's life, she is very clear about Muken's work, and even Muken's working environment and interpersonal relationships, and always helps him out like lubricant at critical moments. Muchen pushed things forward even better.
Not only does she often invite Lu Yanhe to dinner, but she also has a good relationship with many people on the crew.
It can be said that to many people on the crew, she is even more trustworthy than Muken. But also because of the care she takes for everyone after work and the trust she brings to everyone, the crew's operation, especially the support for Mu Ken, is of invisible help.
Lu Yanhe has met many directors' wives.
Although in a sense, director's wife is a relatively "sexist" term in the current context.
——Some people may ask, why is there no director husband?
Putting aside the level of discrimination, the current situation of director wives is that they far outnumber director husbands.
Therefore, what Lu Yanhe really wants to say is that among this group of people, Hua Ruzhen is someone he knows. She has not really become a vassal of the director, and has great wisdom. With the help of such a role, it will not only play a role in her husband's director career. Help, but also make yourself unable to be ignored.
It's not easy.
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When Lu Yanhe received Hua Ruzhen, Hua Ruzhen immediately let out a scream of surprise when she saw him. Then she enthusiastically held Lu Yanhe's face with both hands, rubbed it like an elder, and then let go. hand.
Unlike before when Mu Ken was around, Hua Ruzhen would give him a warm hug directly.
"You look a little stronger than when you played "The Mist" before. Are you working out recently?"
Hua Ruzhen noticed the change in Lu Yanhe's body shape as soon as he came up and asked.
Lu Yanhe helped her get two suitcases and led her forward.
"Yes, I just finished filming the second part of "Seventeen Floors". This film requires me to be a little stronger than when I was filming "The Mist"."
"The second part of "Seventeen Floors" has also been filmed. I'm really looking forward to it. My circle of friends and I like this show very much." Hua Ruzhen said, "Next time you go to the United States and Europe, I will take you there if you have the chance. Get to know the Chinese community over there. There are many people who are your fans. Knowing that I know you, they all want me to introduce you to them."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded, "When "The Mist" is released, there will definitely be a chance."
"Yes." Hua Ruzhen nodded, "They also have some people who are investing in film and television dramas. I heard you say before that you have an idea to write English scripts and it has developed in Europe and the United States. If you know them, If you want to do this later, I might be able to give you some help.”
"That's great." Lu Yanhe smiled and thanked, "Sister, do you have anything to do when you come back this time?"
"Come to meet some friends." Hua Ruzhen said, "Actually, I am in the United States. I have a few friends who are more interested in investing in domestic film and television dramas. However, they are not familiar with the domestic situation, so I will come over. Let’s take a vanguard first and check the situation.”
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and said, "Sister, it turns out you are still doing this kind of business."
Hua Ruzhen: "A small business is different from your big business."
Lu Yanhe thought for a moment, smiled, and said, "The domestic film and television drama market is quite large, but I didn't expect that your circle of friends overseas would also be interested."
"My circle of friends is still mainly Chinese, and I am married to a director, so everyone generally assumes that I know a little bit." Hua Ruzhen smiled and shrugged, "We have been doing some of this before. However, the investment was not very large. Everyone just spent some money to test the water and have fun. This time, someone also sent us two projects that looked good, so I came over. Take a field trip.”
Lu Yanhe suddenly understood.
He nodded.
"I heard that you also opened your own production company?" Hua Ruzhen asked.
Lu Yanhe smiled and waved his hand, "I was just doing it on a small scale, participating in some projects in which I starred or was a screenwriter. It was not a formal, industrialized production company."
Hua Ruzhen nodded, "Many actors have such a production company, and some of them later transformed and became a real production company."
"I still need to work hard on this."
Hua Ruzhen nodded.
Both sides hit the mark on this topic.
When they arrived at Youchun Garden and entered the box, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang got to know Hua Ruzhen under the introduction of Lu Yanhe.
"The three of you are doing great now." Hua Ruzhen said with a smile, "You have become the top three among the young male actors in China."
When Yan Liang heard Hua Ruzhen's words, he was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands.
Li Zhibai said: "Sister Hua, what you say is too scary. Who among the three of us dares to claim this title?"
"I didn't ask you to claim this title." Hua Ruzhen smiled and waved her hand, "This is just a person who has been paying attention to the Chinese entertainment industry and has a little expectation for you. Moreover, what I said That’s right. Among actors of your age, are there any actors who have achieved more than you?”
"Yes, yes, if you look at the actors in "Three Mountains" and "Six People", they are no worse than us." Li Zhibai said immediately, "There is also Wang Dashan in "The Journey"."
Hua Ruzhen: "They still can't compete with you, right?"
Yan Liang shook his head and said, "It's almost the same. Almost the same."
Hua Ruzhen smiled, "Okay, since you are so humble, I won't say that. Anyway, the three of you are very good, so keep up the good work. We are all paying close attention to the three of you, including Yan Liang, your performance in "Liu Guang Yin" , my friends and I are very concerned about it.”
Yan Liang was surprised and said thank you.
Yan Liang didn't know the meaning behind Hua Ruzhen's words, but after hearing what Hua Ruzhen was doing this time, he immediately realized the meaning.
Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered something.
"Sister, is there any investment from you behind the drama "Liu Guang Yin"?" Lu Yanhe asked directly.
Hua Ruzhen smiled at Lu Yanhe, admitted the matter, and said, "I invested a little in the early stage."
Lu Yanhe: "No wonder, Yan Liang told me before that he had some disputes with Zhang Lan, the heroine of this drama. It turns out that you, my sister, are supporting Yan Liang."
Yan Liang only reacted at this time and looked at Hua Ruzhen in surprise.
He never knew the composition of the investors behind the show "Liu Guang Yin".
An S-class drama like this on a platform, with an investment of hundreds of millions, is definitely not something that just three or four companies can afford.
In today's environment, it is impossible for any company to put its eggs in one basket.
If something happens to one of the idiots, and the show cannot be aired, it will be in vain——
This is the current situation, so any drama is destined to have multiple investors sharing the risks.
However, Yan Liang did not expect that Hua Ruzhen would be among them.
Hua Ruzhen said: "Our circle will pay more attention to projects starring you, and everyone has great confidence in you."
Lu Yanhe asked with a smile: "Sister, when Director Mu Ken asked me to play "The Mist", you were the one who recommended me behind his back, right?"
"I didn't recommend you seriously, I just made him watch several movies you starred in to let him know you." Hua Ruzhen smiled slightly, "I don't believe that after seeing your performance, he will Choose someone else.”
At this moment, many things suddenly became clear.
Why would a film director who already has a successful masterpiece suddenly notice an actor like Lu Yanhe?
This is not a film by art film directors from the International Film Festival. If they noticed Lu Yanhe and sent him an invitation, Lu Yanhe would understand.
And why did the crew of "Liuguang Yin" support Yan Liang so much? Between Zhang Lan and Yan Liang, they chose Yan Liang without hesitation.
Lu Yanhe had known Hua Ruzhen for some time, and it was only now that he suddenly realized that Hua Ruzhen actually had far more energy than he expected.
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After having dinner together, Hua Ruzhen sighed very seriously.
"This store is really good. I will make a note of it and bring my friends to eat here next time."
When the boss heard this, he immediately smiled and gave him his business card and said, "You are very welcome. If you need anything, please feel free to contact us."
Hua Ruzhen took the business card from the boss and said, "I may hold a private party at my own place in the future. I hope I can invite your chef by then."
The boss was a little surprised, "Huh?"
This was a scope of business that he had not thought of.
Hua Ruzhen laughed, "I promise, I will never poach anyone, I'm just borrowing it, and the price will definitely satisfy you."
The boss didn't understand it clearly at first, so he could only nodded first.
Lu Yanhe sent Hua Ruzhen to the hotel first, while Li Zhibai and Yan Liang went back first.
Zou Dong drove, and Lu Yanhe sat in the back with Hua Ruzhen.
"Sister, why have you never told me before that you are still investing in film and television dramas?"
Hua Ruzhen said: "This is just a hobby, not a serious job. Besides, the small amount of funds I control is incomparable with those real predators. They are just a group of my friends." Let’s get together and have fun, I’m not trying to be modest with you, it’s true.”
Lu Yanhe nodded, "But I didn't expect that you would actually invest in "Liu Guang Yin"."
"Then there are many projects that I have invested in that you haven't thought of." Hua Ruzhen said, "We also invested in the movie "Fire"."
Lu Yanhe looked surprised.
Hua Ruzhen: "However, I am returning to China this time because there are some new situations here. Things have not been settled yet, so I won't tell you now. I will contact you when things are settled. ”
Lu Yanhe was stunned when he heard this.
Hua Ruzhen's words seemed to have some direction.
What's settled, do I need to contact him again?
Lu Yanhe thought of Hua Ruzhen's mention of her investment in film and television dramas today, and emphasized that several times before, it was just a matter of petty fun, hobbies, and casual fun...
Could it be that Hua Ruzhen is planning to make a big move later?
When this idea popped up in Lu Yanhe's mind, Lu Yanhe felt that it might not be impossible to be true.
"The editing of "The Mist" is almost done." Hua Ruzhen suddenly smiled and said to Lu Yanhe, "The people from D19 should contact your team soon. The film will be released in January next year as planned. At that time, the film will have some promotional schedules. After the Simon Schmid incident, you are now one of the focuses of the film. I think you will be busy next."
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
"The Mist" is scheduled to be released in January, and Lu Yanhe knew about this before.
However, at that time, the film did not ask Lu Yanhe to participate in the entire promotion.
On the one hand, "The Mist" is a horror film, and its promotion schedule is not quite the same as the mainstream promotion method. Lu Yanhe can only attend two or three premieres or promotional activities at most. His contract only stipulates that he will cooperate with three promotional activities.
On the other hand, Lu Yanhe will shoot "Friends" in December, and they will still adopt the mode of shooting and broadcasting at the same time. At that time, December will definitely be a very busy month for Lu Yanhe.
It might be a bit difficult for him to take time out during this period to cooperate with the promotion of "The Mist".
Lu Yanhe thought that he might have to communicate with Chen Ziyan quickly to see how to coordinate and solve this matter.
And just as Hua Ruzhen said, within two days, D19 contacted Chen Ziyan.
"Fortunately, it's a little better than we expected." Chen Ziyan said, "The release date of "The Mist" in the United States is January 6. Now there are several tentative promotion nodes. The trailer will be released on December 6 and the production special will be released on the 20th. We don't need to cooperate with anything offline in December. We just need to cooperate with the promotion online. However, there will be a world premiere in Los Angeles on January 3, which you need to attend. There will also be some media interviews, including shooting by four film magazines. These are all arranged by D19. . This means that we can't stay in China between January 2nd and 5th. "
Lu Yanhe asked: "How will the filming of "Friends" be arranged?"
Chen Ziyan said: "We still broadcast two episodes a week, filming and broadcasting at the same time. I wanted to discuss whether it can be postponed, but the TV station has already scheduled the broadcast and investment, the studio scenery has been completed, and everyone's schedule has been vacated. We can't postpone the filming because of our little thing. This will cause at least seven-digit losses. "
"What should we do?" Lu Yanhe asked.
"Start filming in advance." Chen Ziyan said, "Filming tasks for the week in January when we cooperate with the promotion should be completed in advance."
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
"Can you do it?"
"Try your best." Chen Ziyan said, "If we don't shoot it in advance and prepare it here, we will definitely not be able to shoot in that week in January. The two episodes shot in advance will be consumed in that week. Then when we come back from the United States, the entire crew will have to work at full capacity. If there are any problems in the shooting, there will be no buffer time, and it may be directly blank."
Lu Yanhe had a headache.
Whether it can start shooting in advance is really not an easy thing to coordinate.
A crew with so many people, no one is idle and on standby at any time.
Sure enough, after some communication, the show can start shooting at most three days in advance.
After Hu Siwei knew about Lu Yanhe's situation, he suggested: "If it really doesn't work, let's modify the shooting plan. The shooting plan we made before left more time for shooting. If we squeezed in time, we could actually shoot one more episode per week."
According to their original plan, each week should be like this:
On Monday, sit together to read the script. Each actor will follow his own lines and then propose revisions. The scriptwriter will make fine adjustments based on the opinions proposed by the script reading. Other staff members of the crew also need to adjust their work according to this revised version.
Tuesday is used for rehearsal.
Wednesday to Friday are used to shoot the two episodes that need to be shot this week. If there is a need to go out on location, it may be necessary to use another Saturday, because it takes more time to go out on location.
Sunday is used for rest.
This is the production rhythm of a sitcom that is shot and broadcast at the same time.
At that time, it could have been shot all at once and then broadcast. It was Lu Yanhe who proposed that shooting and broadcasting at the same time can effectively absorb the feedback from the audience and make adjustments in the later plot. So in the end, everyone negotiated and decided to adopt the shooting and broadcasting method of the first season of "Friends".
This also makes everyone very excited.
As an actor, this means that you can't relax at any time.
But it also means that they can gain shooting experience that most film and television actors can't gain.
While shooting, you can get feedback from the audience and then apply it to the subsequent performance.
Lu Yanhe didn't expect that the shooting method he proposed would restrict himself in the end.
Lu Yanhe also signed a contract with "The Mist" and it was impossible for him to miss the promotion there.
After careful consideration and hesitation, it was still Yuehu TV that proposed that if it really didn't work, the broadcast plan would be adjusted from two episodes a week to one episode a week.
In this way, their production pressure will be much less.
Lu Yanhe can go to the United States calmly to cooperate with the promotion of "The Mist". The shooting of "Friends" does not need to be adjusted or modified, and it can still be done according to the original plan.
“But can one episode per week keep the audience?” Hu Siwei was worried about this.
Lu Yanhe was actually a little worried.
Especially, this is the return season of "Friends". After the collapse of the reputation of "Friends" in the third season, it is hard to say how many viewers are willing to support this series.
Lu Yanhe was the first to reject this proposal.
“No, the broadcast plan of this show must be the same as before. It cannot be changed to one episode per week. Otherwise, this change may make the audience even more unhappy with our show.” Lu Yanhe said, “Our first task for this season of "Friends" is to find all the original audiences again.”
At this point, Lu Yanhe was actually very moved and guilty.
No one blamed him because his movie promotion plan caused so much trouble to "Friends".
Everyone is actively working hard to find a solution.
Li Zhibai saw Lu Yanhe sighing for several days with a frown on his face. Knowing what he was worried about, he said in confusion: "Is this worth worrying about for so long?"
Lu Yanhe asked: "Is this not worth worrying about? Is there any way to solve this problem?"
"Why can't it be solved?" Li Zhibai said, "This is a situation comedy, not a drama that promotes the development of the main plot in every episode. You can add two episodes in the week you are leaving, find a reason so that you don't need to appear in those two episodes, or shoot the scenes in which you appear in advance, so as not to affect other people's filming."
Li Zhibai's words enlightened Lu Yanhe.
Huh?
That's right.
You can do this?
Lu Yanhe stood up excitedly, "Li Zhibai, you can do it!"
Li Zhibai looked at Lu Yanhe with a puzzled and disdainful look on his face.
"You're not going to jump on me, are you? I'm telling you, don't." Li Zhibai said, "I'm not Yan Liang, I can't stand you jumping on me."
Lu Yanhe: "..."
He said, "You've finished filming the movie "Go to Hell" anyway, you can come and make a cameo appearance in the two episodes when I'm not there."
Li Zhibai: "What the hell?"
"Just decided happily."
"Who decided happily with you? I want to rest! I have two more dramas to shoot next year!"
"It's just two episodes, and it only takes a week to shoot." Lu Yanhe said, "Didn't you keep saying that there was no role for you in the series "Friends" before? Now I've written a role for you."
Li Zhibai: "You remember me now?!"
"If I'm absent, then you can only help me save the situation."
"If you say so--" Li Zhibai pouted, "Okay then."
Lu Yanhe immediately told Hu Siwei, Chen Ziyan and others about this idea.
Everyone said it was a good idea!
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Friends has two more episodes for no reason, and the platform is happy, the sponsors are happy, and the actors are happy.
When Friends started filming, it coincided with the release of the behind-the-scenes footage of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".
This also became a highly watched news of the day.
These two sitcoms, one modern and one ancient, are both big hits. Lu Yanhe's return brought "Friends" back to life and directly changed its name to "Friends". After half a year of fermentation, "Wulin Wai Zhuan" has become more and more popular, and its long-tail effect is no worse than "Friends", and the data is gratifying.
"Wulin Wai Zhuan" has become the annual champion of Northern Lights Video in terms of new members and number of viewers in November.
In contrast, although "Squid Game" is popular all over the world, its performance in China is not as good as that of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".
Of course, there are joys and sorrows.
In the previous Golden Tripod Awards, "Squid Game" and "Wulin Wai Zhuan" were not nominated for any awards.
I don’t know if there will be any gains in the Red River Award and Blue Ribbon Award in February or March next year.
The themes of these two dramas are indeed not favored by mainstream awards in the past.
Lu Yanhe does not have much hope for his works to win awards. It is indeed difficult for this type of drama and comedy to compare the artistry and depth with the serious drama.
However, Lu Yanhe feels that whether it is Jiang Jun in "Squid Game" or Liu Zi in "Wulin Wai Zhuan", they have given performances that are absolutely not inferior to any TV King or TV Queen. The difficulty and complexity of their two roles are not inferior to those of the serious drama roles.
Lu Yanhe feels that these two actors should not be ignored in terms of acting awards.
At the start-up site of "Friends", Lu Yanhe was thinking about this matter. Suddenly, Yan Liang came over with a mobile phone in a bit of excitement and said to Lu Yanhe: "Old Lu, look!"
Lu Yanhe was stunned, "Ah?"
Yan Liang took the mobile phone and showed him the screen.
"Look, Squidward! It's nominated for the Golden Globe Awards! Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series, three nominations!"
As soon as Yan Liang finished speaking, Lu Yanhe's own phone rang.
It was a call from Zhong Benshuo.
Lu Yanhe immediately realized why Zhong Benshuo called him.
This time, Lu Yanhe quickly answered the call from Zhong Benshuo.
"Hello, Mr. Zhong."
"Yanhe, congratulations! Our Maxine submitted this drama to the Golden Globe Awards, and Squidward was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards!" Zhong Benshuo said excitedly.
Lu Yanhe laughed.
"Yes, I just saw the news. It's great. It's indeed something worth celebrating."
Chung Ben-suk said: "It's unbelievable that a non-English drama has been shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award! None of us had such hopes."
Lu Yanhe actually didn't expect it.
He knew that "Squid Game" was in its original time and space because it represented the unprecedented height and popularity of Korean dramas, making it the favorite to win awards at that time. It was only with the great support of the streaming media giant Fei that we achieved such results.
"Squid Game" actually did not achieve as explosive results here as the original space and time. This is not to say that it is not popular in Europe and the United States, but it is not that popular.
Moreover, due to copyright ownership reasons, "Squid Game" is still essentially a Chinese drama without the participation of American capital. At that time, "Squid Game" was regarded by Netflix in the United States as a typical case of non-English works becoming popular globally, and the entire company was pushing hard to give it a golden reputation.
Maxine would not do such a thing for "Squid Game".
In this case, why did "Squidward" still get three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards?
Lu Yanhe was also surprised.
Of course, no matter what, this is something to be happy about.
Jiang Jun was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and Jiang Yuqian was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Queen——
It can be said that these are history-making nominations.
Ms. Zhang's international status is largely due to the fact that "Memoirs of a Geisha" brought her a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination, which has firmly defended her status to this day - of course, it is actually certain Not a nomination for this trophy.
But again, many things cannot be quantified. So when everyone wants to evaluate a person and distinguish between them, they can only compare based on quantifiable indicators.
Apart from her, it was also many years later that Ms. Yang won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for "The Universe", making Ms. Zhang no longer the only Chinese actress to be nominated.
Whether or not you get this nomination does not prove that the actor's acting skills are better or more awesome.
But receiving this nomination at least shows one thing. The success of "Squid Game" and the performance of Jiang Jun and Jiang Yuqian have been seen.
Lu Yanhe was very happy for them, and later declined to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony to be held on January 11.
He can no longer take time off from the "Friends" cast.
He has not been nominated for the Best Screenplay Award or the Best Drama Series Award, and 90% of the time he will not win it. He will just go to the red carpet and show his face, and there is no other use.
If he himself is nominated for a personal award, that's another matter.
Zhong Benshuo was shocked when he learned that Lu Yanhe did not plan to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
What?
Not even attending the Golden Globe Awards?
Just because you want to film "Friends"?
Can't you spare some time in the day?
This is the Golden Globe Award!
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"It would be a pity that you can't attend the Golden Globe Awards." Chen Ziyan said, "The exposure and nature of this event are still different from other award ceremonies. In the United States, apart from the Oscars, the Golden Globe Awards have the greatest influence. "
Lu Yanhe said: "I know it has a great influence, but sister Ziyan, I have no nomination for a personal award. Even if I attend, it won't mean much."
"On that occasion, you can make many people in Hollywood know you." Chen Ziyan said.
Lu Yanhe smiled and said: "Sister Ziyan, I believe there will be many opportunities for them to get to know me in the future, and this one is not missing. Besides, it's not that I don't want to attend, it's because I can't sit down for "Friends" in one breath Not for two weeks."
"Actually, there are not two weeks." Chen Ziyan said, "You set off on January 5th, get the Golden Globe Award on the 11th, and come back on the 12th. It's only one week."
"But it spans two weeks, which will affect the two weeks of shooting. You know, "Friends" is not a shooting plan based on days, it is done on a week-by-week basis." Lu Yanhe said.
"We can't ignore one thing and lose the other, and we can't lose the quality of "Friends" because of this. Sister Ziyan, maybe "Friends" will become a global hit starting from this season. Have you seen the data provided by Zhong Benshuo and the others? "Friends" front In the past few seasons, there have been more and more viewers in Europe and the United States, and they have been watching Accumulation, the news of the return of our "Friends" has also become a hot search on overseas social media. Although this drama has not become an instant hit overseas, it has been accumulating viewers and fans. It will become more and more popular as it is broadcast. It’s a popular drama, and we can’t let its quality suffer because of my frequent absences.”
Chen Ziyan sighed.
"Well, I'm just a little sorry that you're going to miss the Golden Globes."
Lu Yanhe understood what Chen Ziyan meant.
This is indeed not an ordinary exposure event. Even in the eyes of many media around the world, attending the Golden Globe Awards event itself is a symbol of identity, status and honor.
But Lu Yanhe also thought very clearly that he didn't need it.
He will have better ones in the future.
The Mist was a start and Squidward was a surprise, but neither was a flash in the pan.
Maybe next year, he can take the crew of "Friends" to the Golden Globe Awards or even the Emmy Awards ceremony. (End of chapter)