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Lu Yan arrived at the Golden Temple at the right time. As soon as the car stopped, the security guard standing at the door immediately came over and opened the door. When he saw that it was Lu Yan, his smile became more attentive and his waist bent more, “Brother Lu, you are here.”

Lu Yan did not come to the Golden Palace very often, but he came with He Ming a few times. In addition, the first time he came to the Golden Palace, he made quite a fuss and became a hot topic in the Golden Palace for a while. So in the eyes of these old Golden Palace employees, his status was naturally different.

Lu Yan nodded, “I’m looking for Chen Yue and Su Xi, have they arrived yet?”

The security guard nodded, “Master Chen, Master Su and the others have arrived earlier and are in room 2315. I’ll ask someone to take you upstairs.”

Chen Yue, Su Xi and the others were old patrons of the Golden Palace. As long as they were not newcomers, they could tolerate them.

“No need, I can find it.” Lu Yan said, pointing at Song Hui who was driving to park, “My assistant will be here later, you can find someone to take him up.”

“Okay.”

When Lu Yan pushed the door open and walked in, there were only those young men in the private room. Whenever Lu Yan was present, they never ordered those beautiful girls. On the one hand, they knew that Lu Yan didn’t like those, and on the other hand, they didn’t dare to cheat on Boss Su.

Seeing Lu Yan coming in, several people stood up happily and called him respectfully, “Brother Lu.”

Lu Yan greeted everyone with a smile.

Su Xi looked behind Lu Yan and didn’t see anyone else. He was a little disappointed. “Brother Lu, why didn’t Su Jue come with you?”

“Oh? I thought I was the only one invited today. How come Su Jue is the main guest?” Lu Yan teased.

“Of course not,” Su Xi said quickly, “isn’t it that Su Jue always comes with you every time?”

“It’s just a coincidence.” Lu Yan smiled, “But I’m afraid that right now, the person he least wants to be with is me.”

“Haha, that’s definitely true.” Thinking of how Su Jue looked when they last met him, they couldn’t help but laugh. “If someone takes a picture of him and you, Brother Lu, appearing in the Golden Palace together again, he won’t be able to explain himself even if he has ten mouths.”

“I only now realize how powerful public opinion is!” Even though the person involved was not around, these people definitely didn’t mind adding insult to injury.

“Whoever made Su Jue have a bad reputation, we can take this opportunity to discipline him. Maybe we can really transform a playboy into a loyal man, then we will have done a great thing.”

After laughing at Su Jue, the gossiping heart was aroused again, and someone asked, “Speaking of which, Brother Lu, when are you and Boss Su… um, going yo make your relationship public?”

“Soon.” Lu Yan smiled, “I’m waiting for the right opportunity.”

“Hey, Brother Lu, are you guys planning on having a wedding?”

“I have this plan.” Although he had not discussed this matter with Su Mo, Lu Yan believed that as long as he brought it up, the other party would definitely not refuse.

“Will it be broadcast live nationwide? It’s so cool just thinking about it. Let us be best men then so we can share in the good cheer,” someone suggested.

Others seconded the proposal.

Lu Yan smiled and said, “Okay, then you all will come with me to pick up the bride.”

Several people immediately started talking excitedly about the details of the wedding, as if they were the ones who were going to get married soon.

As they were getting more and more ridiculous, Lu Yan interrupted them with a smile, “You invited me here today, is it just to talk about this?”

“Of course not.” Chen Yue said, “We invited Brother Lu here today to celebrate the success of the first movie invested by Brother Lu’s studio.”

“Yes, Brother Lu, you are amazing. Your first film investment has achieved such good results. Many film companies can’t even dream of it.”

“Brother Lu, I respect you. You are my idol.”

“It’s outdated to say ‘idol’ now. We should say ‘male god’ now. Brother Lu, you are my male god. I toast to you too.”

There was no reason to refuse such a toast. After all, Song Hui was the one driving the car, so it would be okay to drink a little. Lu Yan accepted the toast.

After one round, Lu Yan remained calm and composed, which made the young people admire him even more.

After the group of people had been playing for a while, a few of those who were not very drunk had already fallen down and could not move.

Lu Yan was still in high spirits. Chen Yue and Su Xi didn’t drink much, so they were still energetic.

“Tell me, what’s the matter? You asked me to come here today not just to celebrate for me, right?” Lu Yan looked at the two people who were hesitant to talk, and said straight to the point.

“As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, Brother Lu.” Chen Yue chuckled, “Brother Lu knows that we have opened a film investment company, right?”

Lu Yan nodded.

“After I started, I realized that it was really interesting. Although I haven’t made much money yet, I feel that my pursuit has changed. Now my old man doesn’t scold me for being a spendthrift all day long when he sees me. He even praises me for being sensible. Hehe, this is all thanks to you, Brother Lu. When I first told my old man about it, he didn’t agree at first. But when I told him that it was you, Brother Lu, who came up with the idea, he immediately agreed and told me to do a good job.”

Lu Yan smiled. He just said it casually at that time. He didn’t expect that these young masters would have the patience to do it. Later, he also heard from Su Jue that in the past year or so, they had invested in three movies. They were indeed all investments for young directors who were just starting out. Lu Yan also went to watch it. The movie was indeed not bad. These people still had some vision. It’s just that the main creators were too unknown, and the publicity was not strong enough, so it didn’t cause much response. Except for one of the movies that recovered the cost, the other two lost a little, but fortunately not much. For these people, that little money was nothing. But their enthusiasm for work was higher, and they really had the posture of doing practical things.

Su Xi poked Chen Yue and said unhappily, “Why are you talking so much nonsense? Let’s get down to business.”

Chen Yue quickly changed the subject and said seriously, “Brother Lu, this is what happened. We came across a good script this time, it’s really good. Although the director is a little green, we have seen his previous works and he is quite creative. We all think this movie is worth making well, so we want to find a famous actor to support this movie.”

“Okay, now you can talk about spirituality, it seems you have put in a lot of effort. So, do you want to hire me or let me help you find someone?” Lu Yan understood as soon as he heard it.

Chen Yue smiled awkwardly, “It would be best if you could personally take part, Brother Lu. With your participation, the quality of the movie will be immediately improved, and we won’t have to worry about the box office.”

“That’s a good idea. My pay is not low.” Lu Yan joked.

“There is no problem with the pay, absolutely no problem. It must be worthy of you, Brother Lu.” Chen Yue said quickly.

“Have you brought the script? Let me take a look first.” Lu Yan said.

“I have it, I have it.” Chen Yue said as he pulled out a script like a magician.

It was indeed premeditated. Lu Yan smiled and didn’t mind. As a result, he started reading the script.

The book in Lu Yan’s hand was a script written for actors. It only contained the plot and lines. It was not long and he finished reading it quickly.

After closing the script, Lu Yan pondered for a while.

“How is it, Brother Lu?” Chen Yue and Su Xi stared at him expectantly.

“It’s a good story. If the director is really as spiritual as you say, I think it could be a dark horse.” Lu Yan said directly.

“Then, Brother Lu…”

“It’s a pity,” Lu Yan sighed, “I just took on a new role and it will take at least half a year for me to be able to film it.”

The day before yesterday, Mel called Lu Yan and confirmed that he would be the protagonist of “The great detective”. He would go to Hollywood in half a month, and the shooting time was expected to be six months.

“Half a year is too long. I’m afraid we can’t wait.” Chen Yue and Su Xi both looked very disappointed.

Lu Yan also felt a little sorry and regretful.

Lu Yan searched in his mind to see if there was a suitable candidate to recommend, and suddenly a person flashed through his mind. He felt that the person was quite suitable, and he thought about it and said, “In fact, this movie does not necessarily have to find a very famous actor, because if the director and other actors are too unknown, a single famous leading actor may weaken people’s attention to the movie itself. I think that instead of spending a lot of money to hire a famous leading actor, you might as well use this money to do a good promotion, and maybe the effect will be better. Speaking of the leading actor, I have a candidate here. His acting skills are definitely enough, and he has a certain foundation in fame, but he is not a first-line actor, so the salary will not be very high. I think he is more suitable for your movie than me.”

“Really? Who is it?” Their eyes lit up again.

Lu Yan was about to say the name, but after thinking for a while, he said, “But I don’t know if he has time. How about this, I’ll contact him first, and if there’s no problem, I’ll recommend him to you.”

“Okay, I’ll trouble you, Brother Lu.”

When he returned home that night, Lu Yan made a phone call. Lu Yan used a landline to make the call, and after the call was connected, Lu Yan felt that the voice on the other end was not particularly energetic.

“Hello, who is this?”

Lu Yan said directly, “It’s me, Lu Yan. Is it Song Lian?”

After hearing him introduce himself, the voice on the other end immediately perked up, “Brother Lu, long time no see. Congratulations on your movie’s box office success.”

“Thank you.” Lu Yan smiled sincerely.

The two of them don’t usually interact much, and they haven’t had the opportunity to work together since they filmed “The Bureau” together. However, every time Lu Yan had something, Song Lian would express his support or congratulations on Weibo, blending in with the crowd and not being noticeable. But Lu Yan himself paid more attention to him, so he knew everything.

“Brother Lu, why are you looking for me so late? Is there something urgent?” Song Lian asked.

“Well, there is something. Do you have any schedule now?” Lu Yan seemed to not like beating around the bush, so he asked directly.

“Yes, I’ve been quite free lately. But…well, forget it, Brother Lu, tell me, what’s the matter?”

Lu Yan naturally would not ignore his pause, frowned slightly, and asked, “Is there anything that is not going well?”

“It’s nothing, just some minor things, it should be resolved soon.”

Lu Yan thought for a moment, “Is it related to the brokerage company? If I remember correctly, your contract seems to be expiring soon.”

When they were chatting during filming, Song Lian once mentioned that Lu Yan had a good memory and would not forget something if he wrote it down.

The other party smiled bitterly and said, “Brother Lu, you have a good memory. It’s just a small matter.”

“If you have time, why don’t we find a place to sit down and chat tomorrow?”

“ok.”

The place they agreed to meet the next day was a cafe. It wasn’t located in the city center, but the transportation was convenient. It was neither a holiday nor a weekend, so the flow of people was not bad.

Lu Yan arrived early and sat in a corner wearing sunglasses, waiting.

It wasn’t by chance that Lu Yan thought of Song Lian. There weren’t many people he paid attention to, and Song Lian was one of them.

Although for Song Lian, the first intersection of the two people originated from the filming of the movie “The Bureau”, only Lu Yan knew that the fate of the two people began to intersect when he took over the movie “Sniper”.

Lu Yan did not think that he did anything wrong in accepting “Sniper”, nor did he feel guilty. However, if he must find something he owed in his two lives, it was this one thing. Therefore, Lu Yan would pay special attention to Song Lian’s development.

In his previous life, before filming “Sniper”, Song Lian was just an unknown actor. He had acting skills, but his appearance was not particularly outstanding, but he was quite popular because of his manly appearance. He played various supporting roles or villains in many movies, and became a familiar face, but he was never very popular.

This reminded Lu Yan of himself at that time. However, Song Lian was luckier than him because he encountered a good opportunity.

In his previous life, Song Lian won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Sniper, and his career was much smoother. However, due to his agency not being very supportive, he was always on the verge of becoming a first-tier star. Before Lu Yan was reborn, Song Lian was still a male star whose acting skills were well-recognized but whose fame was never high.

Lu Yan remembered that Song Lian’s brokerage company at that time was the same one he worked for now.

Song Lian arrived ten minutes before the agreed time. After he sat down, he hurriedly apologized, “I’m sorry I’m late.”

Lu Yan smiled and said, “You are not late, I arrived early. Let’s order first and we can chat slowly.”

Song Lian simply said to the waiter who came over, “A cup of coffee, thank you.”

“Sir, we have a lot of coffee here, which kind would you like?”

“Blue Mountain,” Song Lian said casually.

“Okay, wait a moment.”

The coffee was served quickly, and the two chatted about recent developments. Song Lian once again congratulated Lu Yan in person, and Lu Yan smiled and thanked him in return.

After chatting for a while, Lu Yan directly opened the topic, “Song Lian, forgive me for being frank. Do you have any problems with the brokerage company?”

Song Lian’s face froze for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and said, “There is a little problem. We have been unable to reach an agreement on the contract renewal. So I have not arranged any work recently and I am very free.”

Lu Yan understood immediately. This is a common method used by some brokerage companies. For artists who are not particularly famous but have some value, if the artist is not satisfied with the contract renewal and does not want to renew the contract, they will use the method of reducing or not arranging work to put pressure on the artist and make them surrender. The entertainment industry is a particularly realistic place. If you are not particularly famous and do not have a large number of loyal fans, you only need to disappear from the public for a period of time, and when you come back, it will be completely different. Many famous artists cannot withstand such consumption, let alone those who are not particularly famous.

In his previous life, Song Lian had already won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, so his worth naturally increased. The agency must have given him a lot of benefits in the contract to keep him, and this was only because Song Lian was nostalgic enough. But now Song Lian was still nothing, so things were naturally different.

Lu Yan asked, “How long will your current contract last?”

“There’s still half a year left.” Song Lian confessed.

“So what are you going to do?” Lu Yan asked.

Song Lian sighed, “What else can I do? If it really doesn’t work, I can only sign it. It’s better than being ruled out.”

Lu Yan was silent for a while, then said, “Song Lian, as you know, I opened my own studio, and I have plans to sign some artists recently. Those who are too famous will definitely look down on my small temple, and those who have just debuted need too many resources to be promoted, so I won’t count them. I think you are very good, you have acting skills, and you have a certain foundation. And I think we get along well. So, if you are willing to come to my studio, I can pay your current breach of contract fee. In addition, a friend of mine has a great script, and I want to recommend you to act in it.”

Lu Yan made this decision after careful consideration.

First of all, if the studio wanted to expand, it was not enough to have only one artist. It was better to sign a few more artists with potential. It did not need to be too many, but they must be of good quality and have prospects. After all, the studio was not like a big company, and the resources were still limited. But it was still okay to just train a few more.

Lu Yan also knew Song Lian quite well. His acting skills were indeed good, otherwise he would not have won the Cannes Best Actor Award so smoothly in his previous life. A good role requires a good actor, and the jury is not stupid. What was more rare was that Song Lian had a good personality, was nostalgic, and knew how to be grateful, which was quite rare in the entertainment industry.

Lu Yan believed that as long as the right method was used and sufficient resources were provided, Song Lian would shine in the future. Although he might not be able to win another international film award, the film award was only a bonus. If he wanted to have a good development, it was not enough to just win the film award. At least, Lu Yan was confident that Song Lian would develop better than in his previous life.

Song Lian’s eyes widened, and he asked excitedly, “Brother Lu, are you kidding me?”

“I’m serious. Of course, if you don’t want to, just pretend I didn’t say anything.” Lu Yan said.

“No, no, that’s not what I meant.” Song Lian said, “I’m just a little surprised. I’m willing, really. Brother Lu, I’ve always admired you. It’s my dream to work with you.”

Lu Yan joked, “Don’t agree so quickly. You can think about it carefully first. Maybe my contract is more demanding.”

Song Lian smiled and said, “Don’t worry about it. I believe in Brother Lu. But…”

“What?”

Song Lian was a little embarrassed. “It’s just that the penalty fee… it’s only half a year anyway, so why not wait for it to automatically terminate the contract?”

Lu Yan smiled and said, “Half a year is not a short time. You can’t afford it, and I can’t wait. Don’t worry, I can afford this little money, and I believe that as long as you sign a contract with me, you will definitely earn much more than this little money for me in the future.”

Lu Yan also considered this aspect. When Song Lian signed the contract with the brokerage company, he was nothing, so there would definitely not be a high penalty. So for Lu Yan, who was now worth over 100 million, it was really nothing.

The matter was settled. Lu Yan quickly paid the penalty for Song Lian and asked him to sign a contract with the studio. He then recommended him to Chen Yue and his team. After the director interviewed him, he was very satisfied and said that this was the male lead in his mind.

After dealing with these things, Lu Yan flew to Hollywood to start filming “The Great Detective”.