Chapter 554 Attitude (7,000 Words Updated!)
After a long flight, the plane that Lu Yanhe was on landed.
Lu Yanhe looked out the window and saw a vast expanse of white outside.
Although the snow at the airport had been cleared, looking far away, one could still feel a sense of solemnity from the dark gray and the cold white on the horizon.
Winter in the north is always like this.
In the cabin, dense notification sounds of received messages rang out.
Various notification sounds rang out at the same time, and Lu Yanhe realized that there were so many notification sounds of mobile phones receiving messages in this world, and they have all become the most familiar sound forms in life.
Lu Yanhe drank a sip of water and waited for the plane to taxi slowly.
It didn't know which one it was in line. Judging from the speed, it should take a long time to wait until they could leave the cramped cabin.
At this time, Chen Ziyan reminded him to look at his phone.
Lu Yanhe took out his phone.
There were many messages.
Congratulations, comfort, indignation, all of them.
Lu Yanhe ignored them and looked at the message sent by Chen Ziyan.
It was a news report that D19 Film Company announced that it would apply for this year's Oscars for them and would invest seven figures in public relations funds. This report mainly used Lu Yanhe's performance being praised by critics as the opportunity for D19 to make this decision.
Chen Ziyan: D19 really did everything to hype up "The Mist", even reporting fake news.
Lu Yanhe: Huh? Fake news?
Chen Ziyan: If they really wanted to publicize the Oscars for us, they would definitely communicate with us first. If they thought there was a chance, why would they pay for it themselves? They would definitely ask us to pay the lion's share. After all, if they really got nominated, we would benefit more. They published the news but did not contact us or leave any messages, which means they just "published the news" to grab attention.
Lu Yanhe: Tsk.
Chen Ziyan: The domestic media will probably be crazy after seeing this news.
Lu Yanhe: Then should we suppress the heat?
Chen Ziyan: Can it be suppressed? Not necessarily.
Lu Yanhe: Forget it, never mind, it has nothing to do with us anyway.
Chen Ziyan: Qingzhen has already prepared your promotional plan in Europe and the United States this time. Do you want to take a look? It mainly uses your inspiration and success in the entertainment industry as the promotion point, hoping to weaken the impression of you as an Asian. Everyone is worried that if the current overseas public opinion continues, Europe and the United States will form a deep-rooted impression of you, an image of a victimized Asian. Although it is conducive to increasing your popularity, it is not conducive to your long-term development.
Lu Yanhe: Let's listen to you professionals on this.
The two people were obviously sitting next to each other, but they were chatting on the phone because there were others in front of them.
These contents are not convenient for others to hear.
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Chen Siqi came out of the office with her bag.
"Zijun, I'm leaving first. I'll call you if I have something."
Xu Zijun was meeting with several people from the magazine editorial department in the public discussion area, and she nodded.
"Have you finished reading the manuscript for the March issue?" Xu Zijun asked.
"Well, the feedback has been sent to your email." Chen Siqi nodded, "Yanhe has arrived at the airport, I have to go back quickly."
Everyone smiled knowingly.
But only Xu Zijun knew that the reason why Chen Siqi hurried back was not only because Lu Yanhe had just returned from the United States, but also because he had to rush to the crew of "Friends" early tomorrow morning.
Xu Zijun suddenly remembered something, "Don't forget, Lu Yanhe's message for Valentine's Day has not been sent to us yet, you must bring the message back!"
Chen Siqi made an OK gesture and left.
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It took her about an hour to drive back to Ziyuan Bridge.
Fortunately, all kinds of services are very developed now.
When she was halfway there, she got a call and the ingredients she ordered had been delivered to her doorstep.
She learned a few dishes specifically and wanted to cook them herself.
In order to cook a few dishes herself, she worked hard to learn them.
She didn't want to happen to the situation in idol dramas where the heroine made terrible dishes and the hero looked at her lovingly and praised her for being delicious.
The main reason is that they have too little time to eat together.
Chen Siqi hopes that at least they can have more truly comfortable moments when they are together.
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The phone rang again at this time.
Chen Siqi frowned slightly when she saw the caller's name.
The caller was Wen Yang, the current executive chairman of the Blue Ribbon Awards Organizing Committee.
Wen Yang has contacted him several times in recent days.
Wen Yang has been trying to invite her to this awards ceremony.
The Blue Ribbon Awards has become a big storm sweeping the entire film and television industry.
Two forces are wrestling.
One side hopes that this awards ceremony will collapse, while the other side insists on reform, refuses to give in, and tries to hold up this awards ceremony.
Everyone is forced to choose a side.
Go, or don't go.
In such a situation, if you choose to go or choose not to go, you are expressing an attitude.
Obviously, the forces behind preventing everyone from going to this awards ceremony are huge.
Although most people can see that the reform of the Blue Ribbon Award means fairer selection rules for such an influential award, few people dare to stand up and say that they will definitely attend the award ceremony.
Chen Siqi didn't know why Wen Yang came to look for her at first.
Probably to invite Lu Yanhe over.
She agreed to go, and they went to Lu Yanhe to convince him with this reason.
To be fair, Chen Siqi is actually quite willing to support the blue ribbon. But the current situation is complicated, and Chen Siqi does not want to get involved easily and cause unnecessary trouble to Lu Yanhe. She didn't say anything before because Lu Yanhe was in the United States to attend the premiere of "The Mist", and now neither Lu Yanhe nor Chen Ziyan knows.
Let’s talk later.
Chen Siqi thought about it and answered Wen Yang's call.
"Teacher Wen." Chen Siqi raised the corners of his mouth, bringing a smile to his voice.
Wen Yang: "Siqi, are you busy? Is it convenient to call?"
"Teacher Wen, I'm driving, please tell me."
"How have you considered the award ceremony we talked about before?" Wen Yang asked.
"Mr. Wen, I'm not sure yet." Chen Siqi smiled and sighed, "As you know, we are preparing for the International Film Critics Film Festival. We have too many things to do. The Chinese New Year is coming next month. We You have to send the March issue to the printing factory in advance, otherwise you won’t be able to catch up with the March release.”
Wen Yang: "Siqi, we hope that the Blue Ribbon can be more pure and objective, and become an award that truly relies on quality, just like the values reflected in the magazine "Jump Up"."
Chen Siqi: "Mr. Wen, our "Jump Up" is just a literary magazine, and we don't dare to wear such a big label."
"You are the only editor-in-chief who has made a fortune in print media in recent years, and you are a rising new force in the field of popular culture." Wen Yang said, "I very much hope that you can be the presenter of the Best Screenplay Award. . This award is also of extraordinary significance, including the International Film Critics Film Festival that you are going to do later. You have an inseparable relationship with the film industry. If possible, I would be very happy to be at the Blue Ribbon Award Ceremony. to officially announce the festival’s activities.”
"Mr. Wen, thank you for your kindness. No need. This is the first time we hold such an event. We still want to keep a low profile." After Chen Siqi finished speaking, he paused and then said: "Mr. Wen, I know what you mean, but... Give me a few more days and I'll think about it carefully before replying to you, okay?"
"Siqi, there is not much time left before the award ceremony. We need to finalize the list of award recipients as soon as possible."
"Teacher Wen, I will give you an answer as soon as possible, I promise." After Chen Siqi said this, Wen Yang ended the call.
Chen Siqi looked silently at a straight road ahead.
Probably because of the winter, no one wanted to go out very much. Today there were not many cars on the usually busy road. There were few traffic lights on this road, making it very easy to drive.
She didn't know what Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan were thinking about this matter.
With Lu Yanhe's current status in the entertainment industry, it will be difficult for him to stay out of it this time.
Many people must even be waiting for his attitude before making their own decisions.
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"Wen Yang came to ask us again."
On the way back from the airport, Chen Ziyan looked at the messages on her phone and smiled helplessly at Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe is an idealist - Chen Ziyan was actually really worried that Lu Yanhe would stand on the side of idealism without hesitation.
But Lu Yanhe has indeed matured a lot.
He also knew that once he rashly decided to participate, it might lead to many associated troubles.
This does not mean that people should give up idealism and become a social dog.
It's just that today, he can think more carefully and think more deeply before making his own decision.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister Ziyan, do you think I should accept his invitation to attend this blue ribbon award ceremony?"
"To be honest, you don't have much to do with the Blue Ribbon Award. Among the three major awards for TV series, you won the Golden Tripod Award for Best Supporting Actor. You didn't win the Blue Ribbon. You don't need it in terms of emotion and reason. Standing up for Blue Ribbon, especially when you will offend a lot of people.”
Chen Ziyan finished speaking first, paused, and then said: "But, this is also an opportunity - just like what you have been doing, if we put it more grandly, we all hope that our entertainment industry will be better, This industry is better. In fact, the trigger for this incident was that Blue Ribbon exposed some public relations nominations and canceled the original preliminary jury system, the single-digit jury and the public review of 500 people. The latter It’s harder to buy tickets, but it’s not difficult to judge.”
Lu Yanhe asked: "But I think those who oppose Blue Ribbon's reform actually have a saying that is right. In the film and television industry, sometimes, we must admit that there are indeed some leftovers - because of the subject matter, because The actor is unknown, so he is not known to many viewers, and , and sometimes, some dramas are just for fun and excitement, and their artistic value is not high. If you rely on 500 public judges who don’t know their origins to select the nomination list, it is very likely that the final ones will be selected with great voices. Big and big productions, those small productions just disappeared.”
Chen Ziyan said: "Yan He, no current mechanism can solve this issue 100%. How to strike a balance between the public and art is a problem that all entertainers have been exploring throughout their lives. Where is the legacy? It is inevitable that there is no award without a legacy. The current question The problem is that if there is obvious unfairness, it must be eliminated. As for whether the alternative plan is perfect, no one knows. This can only be adjusted slowly if the alternative plan is not mature and perfect enough. Do you think it’s reasonable for this unfair phenomenon to continue to exist?”
Lu Yanhe nodded, "I understand what you mean. I am the same as you, Sister Ziyan. No matter what, we must resist the practice of relying on favors and interests behind the scenes to affect the fairness of the awards."
"If you stand up at this time and publicly announce that you will participate in the Blue Ribbon Award, you will face the retaliation of the boycotters. This is the consequence you have to bear, but at the same time, you have done what you said and what you did. adhere to the principle, at the same time, in this entertainment industry, you You should know that there are many people who are just like you. Why do you want to win an award so much? Is it because a clean award represents the recognition of the entire industry? It must be true. The honor, not the trophy itself.”
Lu Yanhe did not expect that Chen Ziyan would persuade him to participate in the Blue Ribbon Award.
According to his initial thoughts, he thought that he would play the role of persuader in the end.
Lu Yanhe never doubted what he would choose.
He just learned to let the bullets fly for a while to make the situation clearer, so that he could consider all aspects carefully and think of countermeasures instead of rushing forward recklessly and then being helpless to face everything that would happen next.
Chen Ziyan: "Your contribution to this industry and your influence in this industry are achieved through each work you make, as well as the decisions you make at critical moments."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I understand."
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Wen Yang held the list in his hand and looked at it for an unknown number of times.
Behind each name, there are various symbols.
The meanings represented by those symbols are agreement, rejection, and pending.
So far, the attendance list for the Blue Ribbon Awards Ceremony has no more than ten celebrity artists confirmed to attend, which also includes this year's nominees.
The current situation is very serious.
Although Wen Yang had been warned a long time ago that if he insisted on changing the rules of the Blue Ribbon Awards, he would definitely face a lot of retaliation, but he still took that step in the end.
Although everything he was facing now had been expected, the severity of the situation still made him feel an unprecedented sense of hesitation.
If it is true that not many people attended the recent Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony, then he, as the executive chairman, must bear the greatest responsibility.
The worst result is to be eliminated.
Wen Yang originally thought that he would be able to gain some supporters in this matter anyway. In fact, he had already greeted many people before he held the media meeting. At that time, everyone agreed and would definitely support him and give him a platform.
Who knows, when things escalated far beyond their expectations, they retreated.
No one wants to offend him, but they also don't want to offend the other side.
Wen Yang took a deep breath, lit a cigarette, walked to the window, and looked out the window at the main tone of heaven and earth composed of gray, white and black. They were silent and cold, just like his current situation.
At this time, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Wen Yang turned around.
"Chairman Wen, Ning Xiulian's agent just called and wants to withdraw from the jury."
Wen Yang was stunned.
"quit?"
"Yes." The subordinate's face was also ugly. Knowing this news only made things worse. "She said that Ning Xiulian received an invitation from a foreign movie and it will start shooting next week. There is a time conflict."
Wen Yang sneered, "You suddenly accepted a foreign movie at this time?"
Apart from his sneer, there was actually anger coming from the bottom of his heart.
The jury will be gathering soon for the review meeting.
Leave suddenly at this time!
This time!
No need to ask, Wen Yang knew what was going on.
Wen Yang could only suppress his anger and call Ning Xiulian's agent.
As soon as the call was connected, he didn't say anything, but she immediately started apologizing.
"I'm sorry, Chairman Wen, I really caused trouble for you this time. I'm very sorry, but this opportunity is very precious. It is the new work of director Slender."
Wen Yang had to hide his anger and said: "The review will start soon. Teacher Xiulian's withdrawal at this time will cause a lot of passiveness. We have an appointment in advance, don't we?"
"Of course, of course, we also know that this will definitely cause a lot of passiveness for you, but this opportunity is really too precious for Xiulian. I'm sorry that we have to make this decision. I really hope we can Make up for it in other ways.”
Wen Yang took a deep breath and hung up the phone directly.
It must be admitted that at this time, Ning Xiulian wanted to withdraw from the jury, and he had no countermeasures to stop her.
He couldn't even openly condemn Ning Xiulian - under such a situation, he couldn't make the situation worse.
A judge who can replace Ning Xiulian must be found immediately.
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"I'm so satisfied with my meal today."
Lu Yanhe put down his chopsticks, looked at the few dishes left on the table, and looked at Chen Siqi in surprise.
"Is this a cooking skill you specially learned?"
"Yes." Chen Siqi nodded, "I learned it very seriously. Before cooking it for you, I even cooked it for Linyu and the others and asked them to try the dishes. These dishes were all voted for by them."
Lu Yanhe touched his slightly bulging belly and said, "It's delicious, beyond my expectation."
"Are you worried that I'll cook dark food for you?"
"Of course not." Lu Yanhe said, "It's just that I usually cooked before. When I first started cooking, it was always easy to make it salty or burnt."
Chen Siqi: "If my grandparents knew about it, they would definitely be very jealous of you."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe asked in surprise, "Why?"
"Because they know that I have been wanting to eat it since I started learning cooking, but they haven't eaten it yet."
"My pleasure."
"You are going to participate in the Spring Festival Gala recording this year. Do you know when the recording will be completed?" Chen Siqi asked.
Lu Yanhe shook his head, "I don't know yet. In addition to performing "Chinese", the three of us may also participate in the recording of the opening song or the last song. Both of these sessions include a chorus."
Chen Siqi nodded: "You know, tell me in advance. If you can finish before nine o'clock, I will wait for you to go to my grandparents' house. If you can't finish until after nine o'clock, I will go there first."
Chen Siqi wanted to accompany the elderly to stay up late and welcome the New Year.
This is what she insists on every year.
Lu Yanhe nodded: "Okay."
They cleared the table together, sat on the sofa together, and prepared to find a movie to watch together.
This is something they often do together when they are together.
When Lu Yanhe was looking for a film, Chen Siqi asked: "Did they invite you to this year's Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony?"
"Invited." Lu Yanhe turned to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Are you going or not?"
"Should go."
Chen Siqi said: "They also invited me. Wen Yang called me several times and hoped that I could be the guest presenter for the Best Screenplay Award. But I haven't agreed yet. In the recent period, whether I want to attend the Blue Ribbon Awards Award ceremonies have become a hotly debated issue in the entertainment industry, and I thought you were also hesitant.”
Lu Yanhe: "I did hesitate for a while, but I discussed it with Sister Ziyan. On the one hand, we both agree with the Blue Ribbon Award. We both hope that this industry, especially top awards like the Blue Ribbon, can be clean. Purely, on the other hand, I had to make the right choice considering my own image - my image in this industry."
Chen Siqi said with some surprise: "To be honest, I originally thought that Sister Ziyan would advise you to stay safe. In fact, you don't have to step into this muddy water."
Lu Yanhe nodded: "Indeed, I could have stayed away, but why should I protect myself? Now - I seem a bit arrogant to say this. I must first state that this is not what I said, it was said by Sister Ziyan, Do I still need to protect myself now?”
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"Does Yan He still need the domestic film and television industry to support him at this stage?"
Chen Ziyan shook her head.
After returning from the United States, she made an appointment with her friend Lu Qingzhen to get a Thai massage in the evening.
After the massage, the masseuse left, leaving the two of them lying in the room, drinking red wine and chatting lazily.
Lu Qingzhen said: "No need, you are right. Yan He has already won several domestic awards. Considering his age and his current achievements, he will win another domestic award within ten years." , in fact, it doesn’t mean much anymore, there is no room for improvement, and we have reached the top.”
"He can write his own scripts. He has Northern Lights Video and Icefield Video, as well as Yuehutai as a partner. Not to mention, overseas, he also has HP and Maxine, two big platforms -" Chen Ziyan said, "Even domestically Those in the film and television industry banned him. I am talking about a very extreme situation. We all know that this situation is basically impossible to happen. Even if this situation happens, Yan He can produce and sell it by himself. He doesn’t have to rely on anyone.”
Lu Qingzhen nodded.
"really."
"So, in this case, putting aside personal interests and so on, if I can make some contribution to this industry, I actually hope that Yan He can choose to do it."
"You always say that Yan He is an idealist, aren't you?" Lu Qingzhen joked with a smile.
"I am, but I've been hiding this side for many years." Chen Ziyan took a deep breath, "It's just that it's come out again recently because she doesn't need to hide it anymore."
"Chen Ziyan, I haven't heard you speak so confidently for a long time."
"Nonsense, how could I not be so confident?" Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes at Lu Qingzhen.
"You know what I'm talking about." Lu Qingzhen sat up and poured a little more red wine into the goblets they had already seen the bottom of. "Putting aside work, you and Yan He can decide to attend the blue... Ribbon Award Ceremony, I admire you."
"You and we are on the same front, so you say you are staying out of it." Chen Ziyan smiled.
"After all, we are just workers. We don't have much decision-making power, especially in such critical choices." Lu Qingzhen said, "Do you know? For many workers who are not in decision-making positions, whether their work is on a glorious road depends largely on the company and team they are in. Therefore, every decision you make also affects us. If you are righteous, we are righteous. If you are mean, we are mean too."
Chen Ziyan: "This makes me nervous. The pressure is so great."
"I am praising you."
Lu Qingzhen smiled.
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The next day, the Blue Ribbon Organizing Committee announced that Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi will attend the Blue Ribbon Award Ceremony as award presenters. At the same time, the original judge Ning Xiulian will be replaced by the famous director Liu Jian due to the conflict of work schedule for overseas filming. Director Liu Jian has directed a series of popular works such as "Shanshui Renjia" and welcomes his joining.
The fact that Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi attended the Blue Ribbon as award presenters attracted only regular attention from the public. On the contrary, it was another piece of news that shocked the marketing accounts.
As we all know, Director Liu Jian is the ex-husband of the film queen Ning Xiulian.
The ex-husband replaced the ex-wife as a judge?
What is going on? !
When Ning Xiulian saw this news, the corners of her mouth twitched and her face inevitably turned green.
Shortly after this news was released, the crew of "Friends" also announced that producer Hu Siwei, director Bai Jingnian and the six leading actors would also gather at the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony.
That night, Li Zhibai x-on:the Blue Ribbon Organizing Committee on Weibo, saying: Yan Liang was nominated for the Best Actor, and Lu Yanhe was going to present the award. Can the organizing committee also send me an invitation letter so that I can go to the scene to see it?
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It's really late, and I can't write anymore.
Keep working hard.
The updates may be a little less, and I clearly feel the stagnation in my creation.
I need everyone's encouragement. (End of this chapter)