Chapter 66 Invitation

Director Li wiped away the worry on his face and put out a list of celebrities to be invited.

"The male and female leads that Miss Jiang chose for the "Kwaidan" crew are very good. I heard that some people are born with good luck that can help them avoid disasters. I think Miss Jiang is one of them."

Jiang Ning thought to herself as she thought about the scratch-off lottery winnings in her wallet that she hadn't spent yet.

[If that's the case, I'm really lucky.]

"Director Li, you're too polite. I'm not that great. As for helping the crew choose the male and female leads, I just gave some suggestions."

This attitude of "don't blame me if anything goes wrong" made the director a little hesitant. After all, he was going to make a tribute film. If there were any mistakes in the film, no capital would dare to invest in his film even if he had a high status.

Jiang Qing winked at Director Li, indicating that he should give it a try first.

Director Li sighed. He was really unwilling to leave without doing anything after coming here.

Especially in today's entertainment industry, it's so crowded that it's hard to find a few truly innocent people. He was also worried that if he chose an actor with a lot of negative news, the movie wouldn't be able to be released.

Director Li glanced at Jiang Ning and decided to see if Jiang Ning had the ability. He casually pointed at an actor to be invited and said with a wry smile.

"I have no other choice. This movie is released during the National Day holiday. If anything goes wrong, I will lose face."

"I believe Miss Jiang is lucky. Just give me some advice. If I make a mistake, I won't bother you."

Now that things had come to this, and the other party was a top-notch director in the industry, Jiang Ning couldn't refuse. She lowered her eyes to look at the name Director Li pointed out, and casually opened the "Melon Eating System" to recharge her melon energy.

"This actor looks a bit fierce. Director Li, please reconsider it."

Face reading? Director Li frowned. Jiang Ning is a young girl, what kind of face reading would she know?

Besides, although this actor has been playing villains for many years and has a somewhat fierce face, he has a well-known good reputation in the circle. He loves his wife and children the most. Even when he is filming, he will take time to buy some local specialties and bring them back for his wife to taste.

Director Li couldn't believe how a man who treated his wife so well and was so humble and kind would be associated with the word "evil".

Director Li looked at Jiang Qing with suspicion, as if to say, "You won't team up with Jiang Ning to fool me."

Jiang Qing gave him a look that told him to be patient. The director on the side also poured a glass of wine for Director Li and asked him to wait.

Director Li was about to say something when Jiang Ning's voice reached his ears the next second.

A month later, this actor was exposed for domestic violence against his wife. He locked his wife up at home, even though she had maliciously speculated about infidelity without verifying it, and restricted her personal freedom. After the incident was exposed, he was punished for both crimes and was forced to work on a sewing machine.

Domestic violence, and locking his wife at home? Director Li's breathing became rapid, and some detailed scenes flooded into his mind like a tide.

For example, when an artist saw that the actor lived nearby and wanted to visit him, he refused on the grounds that his children were too active and the house was a mess. Another time, when he was asked to bring his wife to a party, he said that his wife was worried about the children and therefore would not come.

Yes, they had met the actor’s wife before, and his wife would visit the set from time to time, but they haven’t seen her since half a year ago.

Director Li and other actors thought that his wife couldn't leave and faded out of the social circle because they had a child. But if you think about it carefully, both of them have parents, and their parents often pick up the child. How could his wife be so busy that she has no free time?

Director Li had worked with this actor before and knew that the other party had the acting skills to play this role well, so he wanted to invite him. Now, when he thought about this person going to jail, and seeing that the accident happened during the filming, Director Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Fortunately, he came to Jiang Ning's place. Otherwise, if he let this person into the crew and the police took him away from the crew, even if his movie was not stopped, he would have to spend a lot of effort to minimize the consequences of the incident. When the movie was released, the box office might be greatly affected.

"Uncle, I'll listen to you. This actor looks very fierce to me now. He has the face that will get into trouble. We have to be cautious when using him." Director Li's expression became visibly warmer, and he even called himself uncle.

After that, he pointed to another actor's name and asked.

"What about these? Do you think they're any good?"

"Those three aren't good enough, but Sister Wanyou and Sister Ningqiu are both very good in character and acting."

[The first one is a famous ladybug who has recruited several women abroad. The second one cheated on an actress from his previous film. The third one was in a car accident and fled the scene after causing a disability. They are all different levels of badness.]

After all these, there were only two actors who could be used. Director Li was so upset. But with Jiang Ning there, he knew in advance that they were very tough, which made Director Li feel a little relieved.

Just as he was about to turn to the next page of the cast list, Director Li heard Jiang Ning's inner voice.

[The melon is delicious, but it doesn't fill me up. I'm so hungry. When can I eat?]

Director Li changed his words and quickly called the waiter to order all the signature dishes and the dim sum that girls like.

"Uncle is too anxious. Let's eat first." Director Li said with a smile. He was really grateful for Jiang Ning's help. Otherwise, if he signed these people into the crew, there would be no way he could shoot this movie.

Jiang Ning took a sip of juice and said, "Director Li's professionalism is something I admire. I'm young, so it's okay to go hungry for a while."

"But I'm still growing, so if I keep going hungry I'll find a way to slip away."

Director Li straightened his body and hurried to urge the hotel to serve the food. Jiang Ning was his savior, and he couldn't let her escape.

With the help of money, the dishes were served quickly. Seeing that Jiang Ning was full and had the energy to eat melon, Director Li quickly put down his chopsticks and continued to ask Jiang Ning about the list of actors.

Jiang Qing and the director ate slowly, eating melon with their rice, and they enjoyed it so much.

After the meal, Jiang Ning finished his snacks and the melons of the actors on the list. He successfully earned a lot of melon energy, enough to exchange for a weapon, and was one step closer to exchanging for the next high-tech weapon.

Director Li took the freshly-made list, looked at the remaining one-third of the people, and sighed in his heart that fortunately he had put in a lot of backup actors in order to prevent schedule issues with the actors, otherwise the list would be like a field of melons with people growing out of nowhere.

After the main business was over, Director Li looked at Jiang Ning and really wanted to invite her to join the crew. But when he thought about it, it seemed like a good idea.

With Jiang Ning around, any problems that arise during filming can be resolved quickly without delaying the filming progress.

"Jiang Ning, are you interested in making a movie? My movie is divided into several chapters, and I guarantee the script is great. Do you want to play a role? I will definitely not let you suffer any loss in the character design of the script!"

Director Li's movie is full of superstars, and this type of movie is basically a must-see for some units. Now, excluding the problem of the actors themselves, there is a certain box office guarantee, and there is no shortage of box office. If they can star in it and have a good appearance rate, they will have one foot in the film industry.

Jiang Qing, whose family works in the entertainment industry, knew how difficult it was to enter this circle, considering the geographical location and the strong capital consolidation behind the major film and television groups.

At this time, Jiang Qing used his eyes to signal Jiang Ning to agree. Jiang Ning had helped Director Li so much that he would not give her a background role that was too marginal. There were definitely many benefits for Jiang Ning to act in the role.