Of course, Choi Ji-soo did not say the four words "Oh my God", but that was what she meant, mainly to express shock.
The main reason is that although Choi Ji-soo had indeed met Lu Yanhe at the film festival before, she had never talked to Lu Yanhe face to face in the way she did now. She just sat in the media seats and asked questions with other media.
Cui Zhixiu found it incredible that Lu Yanhe actually remembered having met her under such circumstances.
"How come you remember me? This is incredible." Choi Ji-soo was surprised again.
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "You are very beautiful. You were sitting in the first row and asked me questions."
Choi Ji-soo looked even more shocked.
"You actually remembered that I was sitting in the first row."
It was an ordinary interview, but because of this incident, the interviewer Choi Ji-soo was a little out of sorts at the beginning.
Lu Yanhe turned around and asked, "Do you have any coffee? I just came from the airport and I feel a little sleepy. I need to refresh myself."
At this time, Wang Biao suddenly appeared with a thermos cup.
"Here." He opened the thermos and placed it in front of Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe looked at Wang Biao in surprise.
"We have only been at the hotel for a short time. Where did you appear from?"
Wang Biao looked proud and said, "I guessed that you would like to drink coffee. I went to buy coffee next door after I checked in. There is a coffee shop next to the hotel."
Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "Wang Biao is a very smart boy."
Lu Yanhe took a sip and felt refreshed.
He said to Choi Ji-soo, "Come on, I'm in good shape now."
After hearing the translator's retelling, Choi Ji-soo smiled and said, "Okay, thank you. Actually, I have prepared an interview outline. However, I would like to ask you now. You have been in the industry for many years. How can you still maintain such vitality? I have interviewed many celebrities. Generally, after a long time in the industry, they tend to lose the vitality they had when they first debuted. However, I see that you do not regard yourself as a celebrity at all. This is really rare."
Lu Yanhe was a little confused and puzzled.
"I don't quite understand." He said, "I'm only 21 years old. Isn't it normal to be energetic?"
Choi Ji-soo corrected: "It's not the kind of vitality that comes from age. What I want to say is... a kind of aura. Many artists who debuted early, even if they are not very old, give people a sense of old age."
Lu Yanhe: "I really haven't thought about it, and I don't know how to answer it. I can't say I'm staying active, so I haven't actively maintained it. However, although I debuted early, I only started to get involved in this industry as an artist in the past few years. I still have a lot of passion for this industry and my career. In addition, it may also be related to my life experience? I really haven't encountered any huge setbacks that have greatly changed me. Most of the people I met are quite tolerant of me. No matter what I say or do, they believe in me and support me, including my agent. In short, I haven't suffered much loss or been bullied."
Choi Ji-soo: "You've never been upset?"
She seemed surprised.
Lu Yanhe nodded: "Swallowing one's anger has rarely happened to me."
An expression of incredible envy appeared on Choi Ji-soo's face.
"It's impossible for anyone who debuted as an artist in Korea, whether as a singer, idol, or actor, to say that they have never been bullied." Choi Ji-soo was really surprised. "Is the entertainment industry environment in China so generous?"
Lu Yanhe: "It's not easy to compare. I'm just talking about my own personal situation. If I were to say I was well-off, before I met my current agent, I also met people who didn't care about me that much and treated me perfunctorily. I was in a low period for a few years at that time, but after that period of time passed, it didn't leave any shadow in my heart."
Choi Ji-soo breathed a sigh of relief.
"You have actually encountered this before, but you didn't let it affect you, which is really rare." Choi Ji-soo said, "You are a very optimistic person."
"Maybe? I've never been praised for being optimistic." Lu Yanhe said and looked at Chen Ziyan, "Sister Ziyan, no one has ever praised me for this, right?"
Chen Ziyan looked at him helplessly and said, "You are indeed optimistic about this matter."
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Wang Biao whispered in Zou Dong's ear: "Brother Xiao Lu is such a pragmatic person, how could anyone say he is optimistic? He always prepares for the worst possible outcome when doing anything."
Zou Dong folded his hands over his chest and said, "Prepare for the worst possible outcome and then go all out to do it. How can this not be called optimism?"
Wang Biao was stunned: "..."
It seems to make sense? -
After the interview, it was time for dinner.
Dinner was also arranged by Zhong Benshuo.
What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that there were quite a few people having dinner together.
Zhong Benshuo invited many of his friends in Korea to welcome Lu Yanhe.
This was naturally another move by Zhong Benshuo to express his respect for Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe could only cheer himself up and exchange pleasantries with everyone. The translator was very busy, but fortunately there were a few people who spoke good English and they were able to communicate in English.
After finishing the dinner, Lu Yanhe was ready to go back with Chen Ziyan. Zhong Benshuo said that he was going to take Lu Yanhe to a party to meet some friends in the entertainment industry. Because Chen Ziyan had a work video conference in the evening and could not accompany Lu Yanhe, Zou Dong and Wang Biao accompanied Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe asked Zhong Benshuo who they were so that he could get familiar with them in advance, so as to avoid meeting them and not knowing each other and not being able to call out their names, which would be very embarrassing.
Zhong Benshuo said that it was a party hosted by Korean actress Liu Zhen, and he would not know who would come until he arrived at the scene. However, the parties hosted by Liu Zhen are always star-studded.
Lu Yanhe had heard of Liu Zhen, a South Korean film emperor who had acted in many movies and was very well-known in Asia.
"Senior Liu Zhen loves to organize parties." Zhong Benshuo said to Lu Yanhe, "This time he heard that you were coming to Korea, and he insisted that I bring you over. He really wants to meet you."
When they arrived, they found that the party was actually held in a private residence. From outside the yard, they could only hear some laughter and music from afar. After the car drove in, it went up a small slope and turned a corner. A three-story house appeared in front of them.
Everywhere you look there are people, men and women, drinking champagne and wine, and in the open courtyard, everyone is talking and laughing freely.
The appearance of their car also attracted the attention of some people, who cast doubtful glances at them. Zhong Benshuo got out of the car first.
He seemed to be quite famous, and some people showed surprise when they got off the car. Lu Yanhe didn't understand what they were saying, but from their expressions and actions, he could tell that they recognized Zhong Benshuo and were excited that Zhong Benshuo appeared in this place.
Lu Yanhe also got out of the car.
Lu Yanhe saw doubts and scrutiny on the faces of the people around him. They seemed to be a little confused about who he was and why he was here with Zhong Benshuo.
Then, someone seemed to recognize him, pointed at him in surprise and said something to the person next to him.
At this foreign party, Lu Yanhe felt like he was being stared at like a rare animal. Zhong Benshuo led him forward, and Zou Dong and Wang Biao followed behind Lu Yanhe. Even if the people at the scene didn't recognize who he was, they knew that he must be someone important.
Someone who knew Zhong Benshuo greeted him with a smile on his face.
Zhong Benshuo smiled and responded with two sentences. Lu Yanhe thought he would stop to greet people, but Zhong Benshuo never stopped.
Walking into the house and through the crowd, Lu Yanhe saw Liu Zhen sitting on the sofa.
He knew that face.
Liu Zhen also saw them at the first moment, stood up, walked to them in surprise, patted Zhong Benshuo on the shoulder, and then looked at Lu Yanhe.
Zhong Benshuo introduced the two of them to each other.
In fact, they know each other.
Lu Yanhe took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, Senior Liu Zhen, I am Lu Yanhe."
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Liu Zhen enthusiastically pulled Lu Yanhe's arm and hugged him.
"Before, Jong Ben-suk said you would come, so I told him to invite you. I saw your performance in Late Spring." Liu Zhen said to Lu Yanhe, "It happened that I was in Venice at that time, but unfortunately, I didn't run into you there."
Lu Yanhe said politely: "Thank you, I am also a fan of yours. I have watched many of your movies and I like them very much."
The two sides were communicating, and the people around them were looking at them curiously.
Whether they know him or not, everyone knows that the young man in front of them is an actor from China and one of the most popular stars in China.
Even if many people don't know him, they will be shocked when they hear that the movie "Late Spring" starring him won the Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival last year.
Then again, he is someone in "The Seventeenth Floor" and "Friends", and some people reacted with "Oh, it's him!"
Lu Yanhe was a little uncomfortable with this environment. The main reason was that he couldn't understand what the people around him were saying, which made him feel out of place and rejected.
I greeted Liu Zhen and chatted with her for a few minutes. After about five minutes, the two of us ended our communication and agreed to have a chance to work together on a film in the future. Then Liu Zhen was called away by another person.
Lu Yanhe did not have time to rest because of this.
Zhong Benshuo introduced several Korean actors to Lu Yanhe. Lu Yanhe might not recognize their names or faces, but when it came to the works they had acted in, even if he had not seen them, he had heard of them.
Lu Yanhe greeted everyone politely, got to know each other, and exchanged contact information.
For about half an hour, Lu Yanhe met different people, exchanged pleasantries, and communicated with them. Zhong Benshuo suddenly said, "Yanhe, Senior Liu Zhen said there are too many people here. He is waiting for you on the second floor and wants to have a good chat with you."
Lu Yanhe was ready to leave, but after hearing what Zhong Benshuo said, he had no choice but to follow him up to the second floor. Zhong Benshuo suddenly thought of something and said to Lu Yanhe, "Senior Liu Zhen is the only one in the room. It may not be convenient for your bodyguard and assistant to follow you in."
Lu Yanhe felt a little strange when he heard him say that.
"Is it okay for them to wait for me at the door?"
Zhong Benshuo hesitated to speak, and finally nodded.
Standing at the door of the room were two sturdy men in black suits who looked like bodyguards.
Lu Yanhe turned around and said to Zou Dong and Wang Biao, "Brother Dong, Wang Biao, wait for me here."
Zou Dong nodded.
One of the big men in black saw them coming, knocked on the door and opened it.
Lu Yanhe and Zhong Benshuo walked in.
There was an ancient-style screen at the door, and you had to go around it before you could get in.
The room was dimly lit. Liu Zhen was sitting on the sofa with one hand on the back of the sofa and the other hand around a woman who was very scantily clad. The woman held a lighter in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She put them into his mouth and lit it in a very graceful manner. Her upper body was almost pressing on Liu Zhen's. The low-cut neckline was completely exposed to Liu Zhen's eyes, bright and revealing with almost no obstruction.
Liu Zhen saw them come in and smiled brightly.
"My little brothers are here, sit down!" Liu Zhen gestured for them to sit on the sofa next to them.
Lu Yanhe was confused as he watched the scene in front of him. Zhong Benshuo patted his shoulder and said, "Sit down."
As they sat down, two slender figures walked over from the dim corner.
They walked straight towards Liu Zhen and Zhong Benshuo.
Lu Yanhe immediately realized what was going on. He gestured to the woman who was walking towards him, "Don't come over here." He said to Liu Zhen and Zhong Benshuo, "Senior Liu, Mr. Zhong, I have a girlfriend." (End of this chapter)
