In the first episode of "River of Silence", the main storyline is not advanced much, and the focus is mainly on character particular, the focus is on the characters played by Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao, and their characters are established from some details.
This kind of shooting method will challenge the audience——
Because in this era of watching dramas, we no longer have enough patience to wait for a drama to finish portraying its characters and then tell a good story.
Everyone's life is so busy that they can't take the time to stop and enjoy a leisurely evening.
Even when watching a drama in a relaxing way, I hope the pace is faster, faster, to stimulate the pleasure of watching the drama.
Chen Lingling did not challenge the audience's patience by saying "I am shooting art". Although the content of the first episode is mainly about portraying characters, she also uses several methods to keep the plot moving and changing. There are almost no long shots, and the screen will not stay on a scene for a long time. Therefore, when looking back at the first episode, the plot is actually easy to summarize, but the amount of information is not less when watching.
Lu Yanhe was also very satisfied with the first episode.
The biggest characteristic of Chen Lingling in filming, which Lu Yanhe believes is an advantage, is that she handles details very well.
Her details are not just a close-up shot, marked here, and told to you once. Every detail captured by Chen Lingling's lens is promoted together with the plot and character portrayal. For example, when Lu Yanhe entered the company twice to greet his colleagues, everyone's expressions were in sharp contrast in the first episode - this different contrast before and after, under the close-up lens, formed a strong impression.
Lu Yanhe said to Li Zhibai: "Director Chen's skills have become more profound. I dare not say anything else, but the editing of this play is quite powerful."
Li Zhibai also nodded.
"There are several transitions that amaze me." Li Zhibai said to Lu Yanhe, "Does Director Chen Lingling have any other scenes later? Can she let me play a role?"
Lu Yanhe said: "You take the initiative to contact her. If you want to act, I think any director will seriously consider it and will not directly reject you."
Li Zhibai: "Damn, you're not going to introduce me to someone?"
Lu Yanhe said: "That's certainly no problem, but from what I know about Director Chen Lingling, she would prefer actors who contact her directly."
"Oh? I heard that she has a bit of a weird temper, is that true?"
"I can't say she's weird, but she is a little different from others." Lu Yanhe said, "Almost all of her mind is on filming, and other things are handled by Huang Cheng, the producer she has worked with for many years. She also trusts Huang Cheng very much. Therefore, she will rely on Huang Cheng a lot in many things. This dependence and childlike personality make her a weird person in many people's talk. In fact, I have worked with her on two dramas, and I like her very much. However, after two dramas, I almost have no personal relationship with her, which is different from other directors I have worked with."
"Oh?"
"So, you should understand what I mean when I say she is a director who focuses on filming."
Li Zhibai nodded.
He glanced at his phone.
"One hour after the premiere of 'River of Silence', the number of domestic viewers exceeded five million." Li Zhibai sighed, "Perfect! I feel relieved."
Lu Yanhe said: "You don't have to worry too much. If a drama is popular and liked by many people, it must have tens of millions of viewers to say so, right? No matter how many fans I have, it is impossible for it to exceed one million. I have never felt that the drama will fail if the fans in my fan club stop watching it. I am not the only one who created this drama. Director Chen and Zeng Qiao are both excellent creators. If my fans don't watch it, their fans will watch it. Even if our fans don't watch it, there are still so many viewers who don't chase stars and only watch the drama."
Li Zhibai: "If your words get out, your fans will cry down the Great Wall again, complaining that you belittled their efforts and support for you."
Lu Yanhe sighed, "To be honest, those fans who truly support me have never used moral blackmail on me. I can't say it's moral blackmail, but it's true. Without their support, I'm nothing. Who would care about me?"
Li Zhibai: "Come on, why are you suddenly belittling yourself? You have been good enough and respectful to your fans. And, to be honest, it's not you who begged them to do those things. You just do your job well, they like you and spontaneously help you promote, and you thank them, isn't that enough? If they think that they have the right to control and direct you because they like you and have done a lot for you, that's their problem. Do you really want to accept this kind of moral kidnapping and compromise at this time? It's not like you can't survive without fans. You haven't relied on fans for a living since the college entrance examination. The only time you really relied on fans for a living was during the one or two years of the competition. Didn't they all run away after that?"
"..." Li Zhibai's way of consolation is unique, but also very effective.
Lu Yanhe laughed.
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That night, many friends watched "River of Silence" and sent Lu Yanhe their feelings.
Most of the comments were positive.
Director Luo Yuzhong still gave Lu Yanhe some very sincere suggestions, saying that he felt that in the scene at the end of the first episode, when he returned to the company from the police and faced the uneasy, confused and vaguely fearful eyes of his colleagues, he could have handled it in a more "confused" and "helpless" manner.
Director Luo Yuzhong said frankly: Your acting skills and sensitivity have reached a certain level now. At this time, you need to use some techniques to make your performance more precise.
Lu Yanhe understood what Director Luo Yuzhong meant.
Many people mistakenly believe that acting is all about getting into the character's state and doing everything right. This is of course a very high level, but to become a truly top actor, one must make sure that one's performance is not only above technique, but also above pure sensitivity.
Not only director Luo Yuzhong, but also screenwriter Feng Qiyue, who collaborated with him on "Seventeenth Floor", sent a message: The script of "River of Silence" is actually very average, just a second-rate script. It was all thanks to your directing, editing and the actors' performances that it was embellished and made it look like it reached a score of 9 (out of 10). If it weren't for you, just looking at the script, from the first episode, it would have been just a barely acceptable script.
Lu Yanhe especially enjoyed this moment.
People who know him in the entertainment industry follow his work and offer their professional opinions.
Regardless of praise or criticism, this kind of discussion gives Lu Yanhe a sense of satisfaction.
It’s like an author writes an article and gets a lot of comments. It’s like a chef posts a cooking video online and gets a lot of replies and taste feedback.
Lu Yanhe didn't even bother to look at the reactions on the Internet.
In the main creative group of "River of Silence", everyone was chatting and laughing.
Although the main actors of this drama are Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao, there are other actors as well.
The first episode was released today. In addition to leading actors like Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao, who will definitely be bought on hot searches by the film producers or their own companies, other actors will also make good use of the time for promoting the drama to gain greater exposure, increase their popularity, and advance their careers.
However, neither Lu Yanhe nor Zeng Qiao are the type of leading actors who would prevent supporting roles from becoming popular, so there are no so-called warnings, nor is there any behavior that allows the film producers and platform parties to highlight themselves and suppress others.
The other actors all worked their way up in various crews, and they feel the ups and downs of this circle even more clearly than popular stars like Lu Yanhe.
Therefore, the two leading actors, Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao, had no "explosion-proof" means at all, and because of their scandals, almost all publicity and exposure opportunities fell on them, allowing them to receive a lot of exposure at once. It is easy to imagine how grateful they were to Lu Yanhe and Zeng Qiao.
At this time, Maxine released the news: "River of Silence" was online on Maxine for 4 hours, and the number of viewers for the first episode exceeded one million worldwide, and it has reached the sixth place on the real-time popularity list in the Asia-Pacific region.
This is a very valuable data for Maxine.
Maxine also officially announced that she has begun communicating with director Chen Lingling and her team about the second season of "River of Silence".
All these news prove one thing: "River of Silence" is also very popular on the foreign Internet.
The first episode got off to a great start with a result that was both unexpected and reasonable.
The multiple hot searches arranged by Chen Ziyan made all discussions about Lu Yanhe focus on the performance and characters in this drama, without any content outside the drama.
The second episode will be available the next day.
Before this, Lu Yanhe's publicity finally went into full swing.
The first is the online interview with Lu Yanhe by Japan's "Etsu Junpo", and the Chinese and Japanese versions are released simultaneously.
This interview was conducted a week ago. Konishi Toshihide, a special guest commentator for Japan's "Eiden Junpo", came to China and interviewed Lu Yanhe in person.
An hour later, Kim Yumin, a columnist for South Korea's "Film Weekly", published a review of Lu Yanhe's film and television career and made a very long review of his new work "River of Silence".
Subsequently, many Asian media magazines, including Singapore's "The Critic", Vietnam's "The Star", India's "Bollywood Legends", etc., published articles, either with a little interview or a review report, focusing on the actor Lu Yanhe and his new work "River of Silence", and reported and promoted it on their official websites and social media.
In the afternoon, media from Europe and the United States also came online one after another.
French film critic Marion Tucci and American Variety columnist Tom Wynn, who have a long-standing friendship and good relationship with Lu Yanhe, have both updated their social media accounts on their viewing of "River of Silence".
Later, Evan Gardi, executive editor of "Hossi Films", also updated his status, saying: "The new drama "The River of Silence" starring Chinese actor Lu Yanhe, which I have been following, has been aired. I have seen many good reviews, which made me eager to go back and watch both episodes in one go tonight."
This is the work of Chen Siqi and Lin Yu.
To be precise, it was after they communicated with Chen Ziyan that they decided to ask their media friends to step in and create such momentum for Lu Yanhe at this time.
Good or bad, at least during the broadcast period, the latest news about "River of Silence" was released as soon as possible.
At the same time, the film and television self-media account of "Jump Up" did not shy away from suspicion. Whenever foreign media released a related report, they would repost it. This was the case for any foreign media or celebrity with a little fame and influence.
After all, not many people will take the initiative to go to foreign media to pay attention to these things.
Under this kind of "bombardment", the negative situations previously caused by Lu Yanhe's fan clubs threatening to disband completely lost any deterrent effect.
It was not until this time that Chen Ziyan spoke up:
——As Lu Yanhe's agent, this period has been very difficult for both Yanhe and me. No matter how much Yanhe has achieved, in his heart, what he cherishes most are the fans who have always supported him. Because we all know that without the most steadfast support of fans, Yanhe's talent, hard work and each of his works may not have achieved such a high starting point now.
——However, we were very helpless to find out that our desire to focus on our work was challenged from all sides. Our partners wanted Yan He to be more exposed, the platform wanted Yan He to be more talked about, and some fans wanted Yan He to be tougher, more perfect, and more powerful, and become a "supreme god in the entertainment industry."
——No one is God, people are just people, so people can only choose what they really want and focus on what they really want.
——There are many roads in this world. Some people tell you that you should choose a road that leads to a higher place. Some people tell you that you should choose a flat road. Some people tell you that you can choose a road full of sunshine and flowers. Some people tell you that you should choose a road that no one has walked on. However, no matter what road it is, we should not choose the road that others tell us we should choose, but the road that we want to take in our hearts.
——In order to stick to the path we want to take, we sincerely and painfully made a decision. From now on, we will disband all fan clubs. Please forgive us. It is not that we no longer need you, but we want to be firm. If you are willing to continue to applaud and cheer for Yan He, we are sincerely grateful. If you feel disappointed and leave from now on, we will also accept it calmly. I hope we can all do what we want and not go beyond the rules.
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Helan's cell phone started vibrating like crazy.
As a die-hard member of Lu Yanhe's fan club, ever since someone started to force Lu Yanhe to do something, Helan made it clear that he did not accept such behavior and had been trying to stop it. As a result, he was kicked out of several groups.
But there were also a few groups that agreed with her ideas and continued to support Lu Yanhe silently.
After hearing Chen Ziyan's voice, Helan let out a long sigh of relief.
Every group was shaken.
Lu Yanhe actually disbanded all fan support organizations.
Although Helan vaguely guessed that Lu Yanhe would do this, when the dust settled, he still breathed a sigh of relief.
The so-called fan club may be a spontaneous organization of fans at the beginning. But in this era, no agency will allow such an organization to expand its power spontaneously and have the power to influence the artist's career without being controlled by itself.
But Chen Ziyan's announcement actually showed an attitude to all sectors of society. From now on, these organizations have nothing to do with them. No fan support organization can speak on behalf of Lu Yanhe and other officials.
As for whether they want to continue to exist in a wild way or disband, it is no longer their business and has nothing to do with them.
In the group, many people were repeatedly confirming, is this true? Lu Yanhe really doesn't care about them so much, is he going to disband the fan club?
Helan originally wanted to help Lu Yanhe explain that disbanding the fan club does not mean that he no longer cares about them.
However, she typed a few words, deleted them, and finally said nothing.
She herself also felt that many of Lu Yanhe's fans had been acting abnormal recently. They seemed to have lost their minds and were going crazy.
She even doubted whether they were really fans of Lu Yanhe?
Helan couldn't tell.
However, Helan was also very clear that no matter what Chen Ziyan said, their move to disband the fan club would always hurt the hearts of some fans.
There is no solution to this... As long as you do something like this, you are bound to hurt innocent fans.
But Helan also understood that Lu Yanhe had to do this.
Lu Yanhe cannot be an actor who is kidnapped by fans.
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Lu Yanhe's drastic disbandment shocked the entire entertainment industry.
There are really few artists who dare to directly disband their fan clubs.
This is not just a matter between a few fans and the artist - no matter how the artist explains it, the signal this behavior sends to the outside world is the artist's attitude towards the fan group.
However, after everyone was shocked, they all applauded.
"Only Lu Yanhe can do this. If even he doesn't dare to cut ties with his fan club, other artists will have no confidence to do so."
"The current entertainment industry has long been dominated by the culture of the fan club. Lu Yanhe is brave enough to stand up at this time and take the initiative to disband the fan club. This is undoubtedly a role model for the entertainment industry. Young artists should not be held hostage by a small number of fans."
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"There is a forum that wants to invite you to give a speech." Chen Ziyan said, "It is a very influential forum. They want to invite you to talk about the relationship between celebrities and artists. What do you think?"
"Forget it, I won't go." Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "I've said what I need to say. I don't want to reinforce everyone's impression of this matter. There are many people who want to make me a role model for cutting ties with fanatical fans, but I don't want to be that role model."
Chen Ziyan nodded, "Okay, I understand."
She patted Lu Yanhe and said, "No matter how big the public opinion is, it will pass. The broadcast of "River of Silence" has achieved good results. This is your greatest confidence."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
"The Asian Television Festival in October this year has invited you to be the award presenter. This is a great event and I am ready to invite you to the event."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded again.
Chen Ziyan: "It's possible that you will also be nominated."
Lu Yanhe: "Hmm? Really?"
"Yes." Chen Ziyan nodded. "But the Asian Television Festival is not particularly professional. It is mainly a commercial event. Who is nominated and who is not nominated depends on who comes to support it."
"It's okay. It doesn't matter whether I'm nominated or not." Lu Yanhe said, "You said you're not very professional. You're just joining in the fun. It's not a big honor to be nominated and win an award."
"It's better to have it than not, and it can prove your influence to some extent." Chen Ziyan said with a smile, "Not every award must be professional and recognized to be a good award. Generally, the nominees and winners of the Asian Television Awards are creators who are relatively popular and influential in Asia. In the past two or three years, Korean dramas, Japanese dramas, and Vietnamese dramas have won more awards. Previously, Chinese dramas were less popular overseas, not international enough, and not loud enough internationally. This time, "Friends" and "The 17th Floor" have enough influence." (End of this chapter)
