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Lu Yanhe returned home with others, carrying a Golden Globe Award trophy.

Taking the Spring Festival as the critical point, this is the second international award for script/screenwriter he has won this year.

He is very satisfied and content.

And his achievement also made the people in the radio and television industry very satisfied.

In terms of international awards, Lu Yanhe has a stable output every year, and he also leads others to produce together, so that they have something to write on their work reports.

This is also the reason why Lu Yanhe's works basically encounter no resistance in the country.

Because his works can bring benefits to people from all walks of life, people from all walks of life will help him overcome resistance.

The Radio and Television Bureau is about to hold a symposium on "Friends".

Coincidentally, the second season is currently on the air and "Friends" won another award at the Golden Globe Awards.

However, Lu Yanhe had no time at all. January was the "month of death" for him.

The filming of the last few episodes of "Friends", rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala, and the selection of the Lingyun Award for TV series.

And, this Friday, The Call will be released.

It was originally scheduled to be released on New Year's Day, but was postponed for a week due to force majeure (actually because I forgot what was written).

So, after returning to China, Lu Yanhe and his team immediately went back to the crew to rehearse. After filming an episode of "Friends", he immediately went to the premiere of "The Phone Call".

"The Call" held a grand premiere ceremony, not the kind where you find a movie theater to host a special screening for friends, with a red carpet, celebrity friends in attendance, and more than 20 media outlets taking photos and videos on the scene.

It’s not because of anything else, but because the market positioning of the movie "The Call" is a commercial suspense thriller.

This type of film is not destined to have a large box office in the domestic market, but with proper publicity and marketing, it may be able to achieve a box office result of 300-500 million.

This requires some big exposure——

Especially when the film is starred by the popular actress Jiang Yuqian and written by Lu Yanhe.

What a movie needs most is to let the audience know that such a movie has been released, so come and watch it.

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It must be said that at this time, the popularity he and Jiang Yuqian gained at the Golden Globe Awards had a significant positive impact on "The Call".

Lu Yanhe specially invited the entire "Friends" crew to dress up and attend the premiere of "The Phone Call".

In addition to them, Li Zhibai, Chen Siqi, Huang Kairen and others who were free also came.

The stars are shining.

To hold such a premiere, not counting the appearance fees of the celebrities, a relatively luxurious one would need a budget of around 700,000 yuan, which includes the venue rental and decoration, staff salaries, media travel expenses, etc. Therefore, in the Internet age, few film companies would hold such premieres - the cost-effectiveness is not high.

The reason for "Telephone" is that Jiang Yuqian and Lu Yanhe are the producers and investors themselves, so they can definitely promote the show for free. Other celebrity friends are also basically free, and only the host is hired on the spot and costs money. Therefore, they can save a lot on the appearance fees of celebrities by holding a premiere.

Because basically the Golden Globe Awards and the premiere of "The Call" are seamlessly connected.

As soon as Lu Yanhe appeared and came to the media interview area, almost everyone was asking about the Golden Globe Awards.

Lu Yanhe said: "To be honest, the fact that a foreign, non-English series like ours has received so many nominations at the Golden Globe Awards is a kind of recognition in itself, at least that's what I think. The other nominated series are of course excellent, and the creators are excellent, but I also believe that we are also very good. If we hadn't worked hard for so long, we wouldn't have been nominated for a Golden Globe."

The reporter smiled and said, “Everyone says that if you hadn’t been absent from the second and third seasons of Friends, this series might have won international awards a long time ago.”

"How is that possible? The achievements that Friends has made so far, I mean in terms of awards, are all because the audience loves it, so it has gained popularity and influence. I am very clear that the subject matter and performance style of this show, including the image of the characters, are not what mainstream awards tend to favor."

"Does 'The Call' have a chance of getting nominated for acting awards for its two leading actresses?" a reporter immediately asked.

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "I don't know. It depends on how the judges of the drama awards view this movie. However, the performances of Sister Yuqian and Wang Jing are absolutely wonderful. I have seen some clips and I am very surprised. Moreover, whether an actor can win an award for a movie is definitely not the primary consideration. So, before watching the movie, everyone should forget about this matter and watch the movie with a normal heart. After watching it, we can discuss this matter again."

After accepting these interviews, Lu Yanhe nodded and indicated that he would leave first.

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"Yes, because there are really many stories in my head." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Also, I often dream, and every dream is a complete story. After waking up, I just write down the story."

He always had to find a reason why he could come up with so many different stories.

dream.

This was the plausible excuse he found for himself.

After all, everyone can accept that when a person dreams, the content of the dream can be a story that has nothing to do with his or her life, and one night, one dream can be a complete story.

Wang Zhong said to Lu Yanhe, "Raise the Red Lantern will most likely enter the main competition section of this year's Xitul Film Festival. When the time comes, will you be free to go to Xitul with us?"

Lu Yanhe said: "It depends on the specific days. If Raise the Red Lantern can be shortlisted for the main competition this year, that would be great. Liu Bige is also one of the judges for the main competition this year."

"I heard that you were originally one, but you declined?"

"Yes, being a judge would take about twenty days of my time. I really can't spare so much time," said Lu Yanhe.

Wang Zhong: "This year, the Bicaro Film Festival contacted me and wanted me to be the jury chairman."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe looked at Wang Zhong in surprise. "Really? This is great."

Wang Zhong: "I hope you can come to Bicaro to show your support this year."

"I'll try to do it." Lu Yanhe said, "Then shouldn't we send more Chinese-language films to Bicaro this year?"

“I heard that the film selection at Bicaro was not smooth this year, and many films were snatched up by Cité Internationale.” Wang Zhong said, “The weaker ones were also snatched up by Venice. Now Bicaro’s influence is slightly inferior among the four major international cinemas.”

"Its commercialization is not very high. Among the Big Four, it is the least popular."

"What about you? Do you have a film? If it's suitable, you can give it to Bicaro?"

"Me? I really don't have any films suitable for submitting to international film festivals. I can at most send Dragon Inn to Jose, but he may not like it. Apart from this, Home Alone, which just started shooting this month, or those Hollywood films, are all pure commercial films and have no chance of getting in." Lu Yanhe said.

Wang Zhong: “That’s a pity.”

Lu Yanhe: "Yes, it's a pity. After all, other filmmakers have cultural barriers. Whether they can really understand what we want to express really depends on luck. If we meet a good and understanding jury chairman, we can get a good result like "Three Mountains", but if we don't meet him, it will be bad."

"Actually, you're pretty lucky. Basically none of your films have been buried, and almost all of them have received immediate positive feedback," said Wang Zhong.

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"That's true. I'm very lucky. I admit it."

Wang Zhong: "I have made two movies with Chen Bige, but I have never worked with you as an actor. After Raise the Red Lantern is finished, shall we work out a script and make a movie?"

"You want me to star in it?"

"right."

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.

Wang Zhong said: "Although I haven't figured out what kind of book to make yet."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"Director, what kind of script do you want? Do you want me to write it yourself?"

“All is fine.” Wang Zhong smiled. “It’s just that after doing Three Mountains, Rouge Button, and Raise the Red Lantern, I want to do a play that’s a little less heavy.”

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"I understand." He said, "Then I'll wait for your call. Tell me when you plan to start filming, and I'll reserve the time for you."

"Yeah." Wang nodded.

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Fortunately, because "The Call" is a movie with two female protagonists, Lu Yanhe doesn't have to worry about stealing the limelight from the male protagonist.

As the main creator of "The Phone", Lu Yanhe has been making arrangements and welcomes everyone's arrival.

Lu Yanhe was busy until the movie was about to start showing, and then he could stop.

Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing were sitting next to him.

Hold your breath and concentrate.

The movie is in a very dark tone from the very beginning, without any concealment, and the background music is vaguely cold.

Jiang Yuqian uses a "fake natural look" in this movie.

very beautiful.

I didn’t wear any heavy makeup, but I put on some lipstick and drove back home.

This is very different from the image that Jiang Yuqian usually appears in front of everyone. She deliberately made her makeup "plain", but not ugly, but in another style. Therefore, as soon as she appeared, her image was refreshing to everyone.

Lu Yanhe approved of this change.

Because, when an actor's face is known to the audience for a long time, it will definitely lose its freshness due to familiarity. At this time, the actor must work hard on the character's appearance in the movie, such as changing long hair to short hair, changing weight, slightly changing the image and character feeling, or completely changing the style.

It is not necessary to have a complete plastic surgery to change the inherent impression.

Tang Wei's face is the same in both "Late Autumn" and "Beijing Meets Seattle", but the impressions she gives are very different. The former is a decadent literary and artistic attribute, while the latter is an image of an urban girl with more delicate makeup.

Zhang Ziyi's image in "The Grandmaster" is also -

She had been famous for more than ten years and her face had been seen countless times, but Wong Kar-wai still captured a side of her that had never been captured before. Especially when she and Tony Leung Chiu-wai were walking on that quiet and deserted street, looking at the sparsely populated street signs and looking up, the simplicity and loneliness in her eyes at that moment almost formed a scene that she might never be able to reproduce again.

In the movie, Jiang Yuqian’s first twenty minutes are almost entirely her own solo performance.

Before watching the movie, Lu Yanhe was most worried that Jiang Yuqian would overact in this movie. It's not that Jiang Yuqian doesn't have acting skills, she just doesn't know how to do subtraction easily.

However, to his surprise, Jiang Yuqian finally changed her habitual performance style and adopted a more restrained performance approach.

Lu Yanhe whispered in Jiang Yuqian's ear: "Sister Yuqian, the feeling you give me is completely different from before."

Jiang Yuqian smiled and said to him, "Didn't you notice?"

"ah?"

"In this movie, I was actually imitating another actor's acting style," Jiang Yuqian said. "This was suggested by the director. He said that the easiest way for me to change my acting habits was to imitate others. Guess who I imitated."

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

Jiang Yuqian said: "Zhang Lan."

Lu Yanhe widened his eyes in disbelief and looked at her in disbelief.

Everyone knows that Jiang Yuqian’s mortal enemy is Zhang Lan.

I guess one of the important reasons why she has worked so hard in the entertainment industry until now is to avoid being outdone by Zhang Lan.

The same is true for Zhang Lan.

The fight between the two of them had been known since Lu Yanhe started acting, and it has continued until now. Jiang Yuqian has clearly surpassed Zhang Lan. Lu Yanhe can also feel that Jiang Yuqian has not let her guard down. She is still on guard against Zhang Lan all the time, worried that Zhang Lan will make a comeback.

After all, when Zhang Lan was at the peak of his career, Jiang Yuqian also came back from the bottom and surpassed Zhang Lan.

Lu Yanhe thought, why don't you imitate anyone else, why do you have to imitate your mortal enemy?

Jiang Yuqian said: "In the entire entertainment industry, the actress I am most familiar with is her."

The person who knows you best is often your enemy.

Lu Yanhe suddenly understood this sentence again.

"In fact, I used her acting style to act in this movie, and I really got it right." Jiang Yuqian sighed, "Every time the director praised me for my quick changes and good acting, I was speechless. He still doesn't know who I was imitating."

Lu Yanhe: "If this gets out, I think the entire entertainment industry will explode."

Just kidding, the fans of these two are still fighting with each other until now, and neither of them is willing to let the other go.

Jiang Yuqian shrugged.

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If Jiang Yuqian's performance made Lu Yanhe feel refreshing, then Wang Jing's performance shocked Lu Yanhe.

He had long known that Wang Jing had excellent acting skills, especially her explosiveness. She was very good at acting in scenes with dramatic emotional swings.

However, when Wang Jing became really hysterical, Lu Yanhe was still controlled by her.

As a child abused by her mother, her madness was interpreted on the screen by Wang Jing with a kind of hysteria that had a commanding power, attracting everyone's attention firmly to herself.

A very successful performance.

There were several exclamations at the scene.

When the movie was over, everyone's reaction was a long sigh of relief.

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Lu Yanhe also breathed a sigh of relief.

Apart from anything else, the overall rhythm of this movie is very good, without any drag or boring moments.

If we talk about shortcomings, of course there are some, with the two lines interweaving back and forth and the switching points not being done very well. However, the merits outweigh the flaws, especially the acting between Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing, which is very exciting in the later stages.

It's a pity that although Jiang Yuqian's performance is very good, she is a little suppressed by Wang Jing in the later period because of her character setting. Her best part is still in the first half.

Lu Yanhe pulled everyone to stand up and bowed to express his gratitude.

There was thunderous applause at the scene.

Especially friends in the media area, they seemed to like the movie very much.

Post-screening interview session.

A lot of people asked about that ending question.

Lu Yanhe said: "I'll leave it to the audience to interpret."

The host asked Lu Yanhe what he thought of the performances of actresses Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing.

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "There's nothing much to say. Both of them are actresses I've worked with and are very familiar with. Their performances in the movie amazed me. I even feel guilty for writing this script too stereotypically. Otherwise, they would definitely be the top contenders for major acting awards."

Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing both looked flattered and surprised.

Lu Yanhe turned to Jiang Yuqian and said, "Actually, I want to especially thank Sister Yuqian, and Wang Jing as well."

Everyone was stunned.

Lu Yanhe said: "When I was writing the script, because there were two female protagonists, I was actually worried about whether I could find the right actresses. After I told Sister Yuqian about it, I was also worried that Wang Jing had just debuted not long ago, and whether Sister Yuqian would be willing to bring Wang Jing to star in this movie. She didn't hesitate at all and nodded in agreement immediately."

Jiang Yuqian smiled suddenly, feeling a little helpless.

"Why are you saying this?"

Wang Jing immediately followed up Lu Yanhe's words and said, "Thank you, Sister Yuqian. In fact, Sister Yuqian has been helping me throughout the entire filming process, including today, when we came together to attend the premiere. The dress I'm wearing was borrowed for me by Sister Yuqian."

Lu Yanhe: "I tell you this because I enjoyed watching this movie so much. The two of them acted out their scenes on screen, sparks flew, and that sense of confrontation was the basis for this movie to be so good. If Sister Yuqian had thought that Wang Jing had just debuted and her qualifications and status were far inferior to hers, and had refused to co-star with her, then this movie might have turned out differently."

Jiang Yuqian: "Don't be so harsh, you know very well that as long as it's your play, no matter who you ask to play it, I'm willing to play it."

There was laughter at the scene.

Lu Yanhe: "Is this true? What if I look for someone?"

Jiang Yuqian glared at Lu Yanhe with lightning speed.

"Who do you want to talk about?" Jiang Yuqian was visibly flustered.

Lu Yanhe smiled and waved his hands, "I mean, if I find an actor who doesn't brush his teeth, doesn't wash his face, and hasn't taken a shower for a month to play a kissing scene with you, will you do it?"

Jiang Yuqian: "..."

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After the premiere, more than 20 media outlets reported and commented on the movie "The Call".

What was most unexpected was that seven or eight of the reviews mentioned the shortcomings of the movie.

For example, the amplification and distortion of the evil side of human nature, for example, Wang Jing still did not change her explosive performance style, from the beginning of the "abuse" to the "serial killer", the switching between performance styles was too abrupt, which made people aesthetically fatigued, for example, Lu Yanhe's script overemphasized drama and reversal, lacking a bit of literary quality...

Later, another media outlet commented on this matter: "I don't know if it's because Lu Yanhe is so talented and bold, or what, but this time, so many media outlets were invited to the premiere, but there was no request to postpone the release of the negative comments from the media. Generally speaking, the film company will ask the media to not make negative comments if they can see the film in advance. The film companies that are a little more relaxed will also require that even if there are negative comments, there is a confidentiality period and the ban can only be lifted after a certain number of days of release. "The Call" really allows the media to comment on it directly, and even though there are so many negative reviews now, they haven't said a word. I have to give it a thumbs up for this."

Not long after that, Jiang Yuqian said in an interview: "Nowadays, the quality of a movie cannot be concealed at all, and the box office will directly reflect it. It is not the past era when people were not well-informed. Moreover, Yan He is also right. Negative reviews of a movie are not necessarily a bad thing, because the audience who cares about these reviews will not go to the cinema after seeing them. In short, the audience is screened in advance, and those who really go to the cinema will give the movie a much higher evaluation than usual, which is not a bad thing for the overall reputation of the movie."

Another day later, Wang Jing continued to add during the promotion: "We are of course very confident about the movie "The Call". No movie is perfect, but whether a movie has achieved its core selling point, whether it has done a solid job in all aspects, and whether it is sincere to the audience and makes the audience feel that it is good, I believe most audiences can tell. In this case, we are not afraid of people saying something bad, as long as no one is leading the rhythm and saying something that obviously does not exist in the movie."

"My acting style is indeed somewhat fixed. In this respect, Sister Yuqian is much better than me. Brother Xiao Lu also said that I should learn from Sister Yuqian in this respect. She showed a kind of acting temperament that I have never shown before in this movie." Wang Jing said sincerely, "I will try my best to adjust it. However, in fact, it is only because of my friends who like me very much and have watched many of my plays that they have made such well-intentioned suggestions. They don't think my acting is bad, but they think I need to expand the content of my performance. I like such meaningful criticism, which is also a kind of encouragement."

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The day before "The Call" was released, Lu Yanhe started a live broadcast.

He said: "I'm sorry to be here so late tonight, because we just finished filming a scene for Friends."

He invited Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing to his live broadcast room to promote "The Call" before its release.

"'The Call' is a very typical genre film. In fact, I would call it a creative film, which is a film that expands on a more imaginative and uncommon idea." Lu Yanhe said, "I wanted to write this script because it is different from the stories I wrote in the past. It is special enough and does not have the problem of homogeneity. Another reason is that it is a challenge."

Jiang Yuqian asked: "So, is our performance the same as what you imagined when you wrote the script? Did it meet your expectations? Tell the truth."

"Wang Jing is similar to what I expected, but her explosiveness is even stronger than I thought. Even though I expected it, I was still caught by her when I really watched her. This is a killer feature of her performance." Lu Yanhe talked about Wang Jing first.

Wang Jing immediately covered her face shyly.

"Sister Yuqian, you are completely different from what I imagined. The way I imagined you to perform is completely different from what you are doing now." Lu Yanhe said, "I will learn your method next time."

"What method?" Wang Jing asked immediately, "Please give me some advice."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister Yuqian, can you tell me?"

"Of course, you can. Why can't you say it?" Jiang Yuqian smiled. "Just find a performance style that is different from yours but very familiar to you and imitate it. Of course, you can't just imitate it purely. This imitation is the process of breaking your inherent performance style."

Wang Jing looked surprised.

"Is this still possible?"

"When you act, you basically act based on your own reasons and emotions, right?" Lu Yanhe laughed, "Basically, it's based on really listening, really watching, and really feeling."

"right."

"Over time, people will think that you are the same no matter what role you play," Lu Yanhe said. "Of course, there are actors like this who are very impressive in the end, but they have to have extremely deep inner strength to be able to do that."

The three of them then talked about a lot of behind-the-scenes stories.

It was not until the end that Lu Yanhe brought up the issue of "competition among actresses".

"There are fierce competitions, but there are also people who truly appreciate and support each other. Just like in any workplace, you have colleagues you like and those you don't like. This is not unusual, but because everything about us is put under the spotlight, it is magnified."

Jiang Yuqian said: "Then I had a lot of fun working with Xiaojing, because in some matters, the way she and I handled it was to take a step back when we could, and then communicate more, and not keep things in our hearts. Most of the time, that was enough."

Wang Jing also nodded.

"I was quite nervous at first when I was filming with Sister Yuqian, but after getting to know her, I felt relieved." Wang Jing said with a smile, "Only those who have filmed with Sister Yuqian will know how good she is to young actors like us."

Jiang Yuqian: "Don't come on, you are not a little actor. Your first play was "Late Spring" with Yan He. If my first play could have such a high starting point, I wouldn't have to work so hard for so many years to achieve my current success. You have to seize your opportunity. I'm rooting for you!"

Lu Yanhe asked Wang Jing: "Wang Jing, do you have any plans for your next play?"

Wang Jing said: "Not yet, I'm still reading the script."

Lu Yanhe said, "Why don't you come and help me play a role in my next play?"

Wang Jing nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay."

After nodding, he asked, "What play is it?"

"Home Alone has already started filming. It's a comedy movie starring Liu Teli," Lu Yanhe said. "It's just two scenes."

Wang Jing: "That's great, I can work with Teacher Liu Teli!"

"Well, your character may not have any scenes opposite Teacher Liu," Lu Yanhe said.

Lu Yanhe wanted Wang Jing to play a guest role as an airport ticketing staff, the girl who was a little arrogant at the beginning but was frightened by the mother's sudden outburst later.

Very stereotypical, but very dramatic.

Of course, Lu Yanhe made this invitation in the live broadcast room, firstly to warm up for "Home Alone", and secondly to provide a topic for promotion of the release of "The Call".

As a result, Jiang Yuqian suddenly asked: "Why did you ask Wang Jing to help you with the guest role instead of me?"

Lu Yanhe: "...Wang Jing has no plans to film any movies later, and you're so busy, how can I find you?"

"You asked me to do a cameo appearance, just two scenes, and it can be shot in one day. There is no way I can find time for it." Jiang Yuqian said angrily.

Lu Yanhe paused for a moment, then immediately complained: "This actress, just now she said that actresses can appreciate each other, not just compete with each other, but now she is trying to snatch even a guest role. Wang Jing, if I were you, I would immediately take back all the praise you just said about her."

Wang Jing laughed so hard that she didn't know what to say.

Jiang Yuqian rolled her eyes.

Lu Yanhe: "That's all for today. Everyone remember to watch The Call tomorrow. That's all. Bye."

Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing said goodbye together.

In one night, about eight million people watched his live broadcast online at the same time, and the number of viewers who watched for more than five minutes exceeded ten million, which is a very rare number of viewers for Lu Yanhe's live broadcast room. After all, when he usually broadcasts reading or typing, there are only about thirty to fifty thousand people at most, no more.

After the live broadcast, Lu Yanhe went to check the pre-sale box office results for "The Call" tomorrow.

Very good pre-sale results, exceeding 25 million.

As a movie premiering on Friday, it stands to reason that the pre-sale box office the day before the release often accounts for half of the first day's box office. Based on this calculation, it is possible that the first day box office tomorrow will exceed 50 million. If this number can really be reached, it will definitely exceed 100 million in the first weekend.

That is a very good box office result for a movie like "The Call".

The next day was a rest day.

Today, Lu Yanhe will have to start a preliminary discussion with the judges of the Lingyun Award on who will win each award.

As soon as they met, there was another round of congratulations.

Lian Bei said with a smile: "You won the Best Screenplay Award at the Golden Globe Awards, but Friends didn't even get a nomination at our Lingyun Awards this time. This is really unreasonable."

Lu Yanhe smiled, waved his hand, and said, "To avoid suspicion, I won't give myself an award, and I won't participate at all."

Lian Bei said: "There is an old saying that goes, when selecting a virtuous person, one should not avoid relatives."

Lu Yanhe: "But there's no old saying that if you want to promote a virtuous person, you should promote yourself. That's ridiculous."

Everyone laughed.

This year, Lu Yanhe served as the chairman of the jury for the Lingyun Award for TV series, and he did make some sacrifices, that is, he would not participate in the performance awards, screenwriter awards, and TV series produced by Linghe.

So, "Friends" was nominated for Best Series, but Lu Yanhe was not nominated for Best Screenwriter; "Wulin Waijia" was nominated for Best Actress and Best Director, but Lu Yanhe still was not nominated for Best Screenwriter.

There was no way. Even though Lu Yanhe felt that the scripts of these two plays were worthy of awards, he had to withdraw from the selection to avoid suspicion.

But it was precisely Lu Yanhe's attitude that made him respected during this review process.

At the end of the day, everyone had basically discussed each award, and the scope of who would win the award had basically been narrowed down to a choice between two options, or a certain result had been directly locked in.

The next thing to do is to go back and review it carefully. Next time we meet, we can vote and the award will be determined by the number of votes.

Liu Teli, who had taken a special leave to shoot Home Alone, said: "Why not just vote today?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "Teacher Liu, I still hope that everyone can have some time to calm down and think, because there are many things that we say and listen to at the moment, but if we calm down a little, we will return to a more rational track. Discussion is to help us see things beyond the limitations of our own perspective, but in the end, this choice is based on our aesthetics."

Although he is the chairman of the jury, he did not say that his votes are more than others. He just said that if there is a tie, then his vote will go to whoever has it. He does not think that his weight must be more important than others.

He also knew why he was invited to be the chairman of the jury because of his influence in the industry and because this was the first session and they wanted to set a good example.

Therefore, apart from anything else, Lu Yanhe was determined to achieve the most basic fairness and justice.

Liu Teli nodded, "Okay, this is the right thing to do. Although it's a bit hard for us, at least this year's awards were selected cleanly, and we can all hold our heads high and announce these awards."

Everyone nodded in agreement, packed up their things, and prepared to leave.

Lu Yanhe asked Liu Teli.

"Teacher Liu, did the filming of Home Alone go smoothly?"

"Oh, I'm so worried that my hair is falling out every day." Liu Teli looked miserable and shook his head, "It's hard to act."

Lu Yanhe said in surprise: "No way?"

Liu Teli: "I really doubt whether I agreed to the wrong thing and should not have come to act."

"That won't work. You've already signed the contract." Lu Yanhe said, "You can't run away."

Liu Teli: "...I have been acting for so many years, but I have never played such a stupid role. I really don't know how to act. I am worried."

This made Lu Yanhe feel a little guilty for some reason.

Forcing a veteran actor and movie star to say such things...

However, this role is difficult to play, and it cannot be more or less.

Lu Yanhe said: "You find it so difficult to act, let alone others. Fortunately, we invited you."

Liu Teli: “…”

Lu Yanhe said: "I can only feel at ease if I have someone like you around to stabilize the sea."

Liu Teli: "It's useless no matter how sweet your words are."

Lu Yanhe immediately laughed.

"What's useful? You tell me, and I'll do it right away."

Liu Teli: "I am too lazy to talk to you now. I will settle the score with you after the filming is over."

Lu Yanhe: "Wait until you finish filming, and I'll go and apologize."

Liu Teli was helpless in the face of Lu Yanhe's shameless behavior. He shook his head and left.

On the way back to the hotel, Lu Yanhe had time to check his phone.

In the main creative group of "The Call", the producer has reported the latest box office news. Today's premiere box office has exceeded 53 million, and it is expected to exceed 56 million at midnight. At the same time, the box office forecasting agency also gave the total box office forecast for this movie: 360 million.

Everyone in the group sent flower-throwing emojis.

Lu Yanhe also quickly added: "Great! Thank you to the publicity and promotion colleagues for their hard work."

He went to the work group and sent out ten red envelopes.

Immediately, a group of people posted “Thank you, boss”.

"The Call" really came at a good time.

In the January period, before the Spring Festival, there were basically no strong competitors, allowing "The Call" to get 47% of the daily screenings. Thanks to the Golden Globe Awards, the movie "The Call" received enough exposure with Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian.

The first day reviews were released, and the overall audience response was good. No one thought the film was extremely well made, but everyone thought it was interesting and worth watching.

This "allowing bad reviews" review atmosphere has aroused the curiosity of many passers-by about this movie.

The topic is extremely popular.

Stimulated by the first day's box office, Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing stepped up their efforts to promote the film.

On Saturday, it increased slightly by 20 million, and on Sunday, it dropped by 30 million. Finally, the box office reached 170 million in the first weekend. The total box office results will depend on the extent of the decline on weekdays, whether it will maintain the third place and strive for the fifth place, or maintain the fourth place and strive for the sixth place.

No matter what, it's a movie that's sure to make money.

Such a box office result is actually of no help to Lu Yanhe.

To the industry, this was just another normal performance by Lu Yanhe.

However, for Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing, it meant a big step forward in their careers.

Jiang Yuqian finally had a movie that performed well at the box office and stepped into the film industry.

After "Late Spring", Wang Jing once again starred in a movie with good box office performance. For a girl of her age, she has acting skills, good reputation, and successful representative works, and has successfully entered the first echelon of young film stars.

What surprised the industry the most was the marketing model of "The Call".

It actually doesn't care about the negative reviews from the audience——

However, under such circumstances, the box office of "The Call" was not affected.

Many people criticized the poor filming aspects of "The Call", but very few people called it a bad movie.

The most important thing is that even though the script of this movie has logical flaws and loopholes, it did not disappoint the audience. They still thought it was good and felt that Lu Yanhe wrote a movie story that they like.

Why?

Do you treat people differently based on their appearance?

Are they treated differently?

Is it just because he is Lu Yanhe?

There is a lot of discussion in the industry.

However, Mr. Huang from Longyan mentioned this at an internal meeting: "Lu Yanhe is really a smart man. He knows very well that the script of "The Call" is not perfect and the movie is just a commercial theme with a gimmick. Therefore, he has long anticipated that there will be voices of dislike for the movie, but he has turned this dislike of the audience into a marketing method. It is not that they do not control negative reviews, but they use a softer method to market the film company's open attitude towards negative reviews, so as to achieve a public impression that these negative reviews do not affect the overall popularity of the movie. As a result, even if people see some not-so-good reviews, they will think that this is normal and worth watching."

Huang Tai took a deep breath.

"Previously, Chen Siqi's Jump Up team did the promotion for Lu Yanhe's films, but this time, the Jump Up team did not participate. The most traditional promotion method was used for "The Phone Call", but it achieved the best results, and the box office far exceeded the pre-release estimates." Mrs. Huang said, "We are now far behind in terms of market sensitivity. While we are still playing the good reviews and excellent works cards, others have already reached another level."

"That's only him who dares to do that. Who among us dares to do that?"

"They dare to do this, they dare to fail. They control costs very well, and they can make a lot of money with 300 million box office." Mr. Huang suddenly raised his voice and said angrily, "They can use a star to its full potential, but you play the all-star card, and you invest tens of millions in film salaries but can't make a splash of the normal size. Have you seriously studied how to use movie stars? Just because they are a star, you can use them, right?"

The conference room fell silent instantly. (End of this chapter)