Yan Mofei refused directly: "I've only just established myself in China, and you want me to eat myself into a fat man in one go?"

"To be honest, I don't have such big ambitions right now."

"So, let's leave the male lead role to someone else. I can join your apprentice's crew and try to get a suitable small role."

"How about it, is there anything suitable for me?"

Smith shook his head. "I've seen the TV shows and movies you've acted in. Your acting is already very good, even better than many actors in our country. Or let me put it bluntly, it's not an exaggeration to say that your acting skills are at their peak right now."

"I don't think there are many people who can fight you now, not even the Oscar winners."

"You deserve any role."

Smith even felt that it was beyond his reach to let Yan Mofei star in his movie.

Yan Mofei still refused: "I can't take a big step. Even if my acting is good, I still have to fit the character's image. Playing an unsuitable role is not my style."

Smith argued: "You know, acting skills can make up for everything. As long as it's an adult role, your acting skills plus makeup will make it all right."

"Come on, I saved this for you. I've been waiting for years to have you act in my movie."

He and Yan Mofei had known each other for seven years, when Yan Mofei was just a cocky teenager. Smith's career abroad wasn't going well, so he decided to move to Dragon Country.

As a result, after coming here, I encountered obstacles everywhere.

I want to direct a movie, but I can't even get investment.

At that time, Smith was a little self-destructive, lying in the corner of the street in a tattered state.

Yan Mofei was passing by and saw that he was in such a miserable state that he immediately threw him a hundred yuan.

Perhaps because he had never seen such a generous person before, Smith grabbed Yan Mofei and explained in broken Chinese that he was not a beggar.

Yan Mofei said "oh" and quickly took the money back. Smith became interested and decided to treat him to a meal. During the meal, the two began to chat. Smith talked about his lack of recognition and lamented.

Yan Mofei spent two minutes testing his directing abilities, then reached out and made the final decision: "You just want to invest, right? I can do that."

So, a teenager invested millions in him on the spot.

That film did very well at the domestic box office, and Smith went on to direct two more films, which received very good responses and reputations.

He instantly gained confidence, took the money he earned, said goodbye to Yan Mofei, and resolutely returned to his country. His goal was Oscar.

Before leaving, he once said to Yan Mofei: "Yan, as long as you want to be an actor, my door is always open to you."

The two kept in touch at all times and never lost contact.

Smith spent three years to gain a foothold on his own side. When he learned that Yan Mofei was entering the entertainment industry as an actor, he immediately extended an invitation, but was rejected by Yan Mofei.

Yan Mofei knew that with his acting skills at the time, no matter where he was or what he played, he would only be laughed at.

Now, several years later, Smith has become a well-known director and won the award he has always dreamed of. He always has the greatest hope of inviting Yan Mofei to make his own movie.

Now that this wish is finally about to come true, he seems very eager.

Yan Mofei didn't know at the time that he was incompatible with the entertainment industry; he simply invested in Smith. From his words, Yan Mofei knew that Smith would be a good director.

"Smith, I didn't enter the entertainment industry just to film under you. I just came in to have fun."

Smith shook his head: "Yan, you are a person of noble character. You will do your best in everything you do. Even if you just come here to play, you can play to the highest level."

"Yan, come and make my movie and be my leading man."

Seeing Smith looking at him eagerly, Yan Mofei sighed deeply: "It's okay to come to your place to shoot. Forget about the male lead, give me the script and I'll pick a supporting role I like."

"How can you be a supporting role? You are the forever male lead in my heart!" Smith felt it was unbelievable. Who is Yan Mofei? How could he only be a supporting role?

In Smith's heart, Yan Mofei was unparalleled. Even if Yan Mofei's acting was a mess, even if it cost him his job as a director, he would still stand up straight and rebuke everyone. Yan Mofei was the best.

"If you don't play a supporting role for me, I'll leave immediately. I have a pile of scripts waiting for me at home."

Smith certainly didn't want to miss this opportunity to keep Yan Mofei by his side, and immediately said, "Okay, you can be a supporting role this time, but you have to be the leading role next time."

"That's not a big deal. Just watch me show off my supporting role in your crew."

"Pretending to be cool?" Smith laughed. It turned out that this kid was planning this. No wonder he insisted on playing only a minor supporting role.

Smith took out the script and the contract. His apprentice couldn't come over due to some matters, so he had to wait for Yu Mi to fly over. But he had brought the contract with him. As long as Yu Mi agreed, she could just sign it.

It's the same no matter what you discuss with him.

Although Yu Mi was also the female lead in that production, her pay was significantly lower. Because the other party looked down on the people from Longguo, they kept pushing down her pay, and even told Yu Mi and her company that this was a normal price.

After all, it was the first time to go abroad to film, and Yu Mi's company only promoted Yu Mi as the first one to go abroad. Even though they knew that this was lower than the market price, it was still a rare opportunity, so they agreed to it directly.

Yu Mi didn't think much about it. It didn't matter to her if the price was lowered. As long as her acting was good, she would be the one to speak sooner or later.

Now it seems that the remuneration here is the normal market price, but it is the market price in their country, not the foreign market price that they encountered for the first time. This is a very preferential treatment for Yu Mi.

"Are you not satisfied? If so, we can talk again. I trust Yan's judgment."

Yu Mi shook her head: "No, it's already very good."

She also believed in Yan Mofei's vision. Yu Mi signed her name on the spot, and Smith also signed on behalf of his apprentice.

Yu Mi sighed inwardly; she had never imagined that one day she would become an international star through Yan Mofei's introduction. After all, she had broken up with Yan Mofei for the sake of her career. This was a classic case of someone being around someone they didn't realize was a benefactor.

How much has she missed over the years?

Dan Cui also signed two contracts at the same time, feeling filled with emotion.

As for Yan Mofei, he was quietly looking at the script in front of him, choosing his favorite role from it.