Chapter 72
It wasn't that she begged the crew, it was that the crew was afraid she would run away
Ling Sui had always read Zhou Ziqing's scripts before, but now it was suddenly replaced by Sun Jiayi. Yin Mingcheng deliberately gave her some time to digest it.
After thanking the director, Ling Suisui first read the character introduction of Sun Jiayi.
Sun Jiayi is a relatively ordinary girl. Her grades are not that good, but she managed to get into a domestic undergraduate university. After graduation, she didn't want to go to work, so she stayed at home and wrote novels.
While others can support themselves as full-time authors, she has written three or four books with difficulty and has not even signed a contract with the website.
The reason why she was able to support herself after a series of failures was entirely due to the two houses her parents bought for her. According to the plot setting, the two apartments in "Freedom House" are all owned by Sun Jiayi, and she is the landlord who collects rent.
Relying on the rental income, Sun Jiayi was not defeated by the fact of failure. Instead, she became more and more courageous and insisted on writing. She firmly believed that she was gold that has not yet shined and her works were undiscovered pearls in the ocean. Sooner or later, they would become a hit on the website and the copyrights would be sold out.
Well... Ling Sui roughly understood that this was a girl who had sufficient financial support, so she lived a relaxed life and still had romantic fantasies.
For Sun Jiayi, writing is just a hobby and interest. What she values is not money, but the desire for her work to be appreciated and recognized.
Ling Suisui regained his composure, then turned to Sun Jiayi's lines and was stunned.
This, this...Sun Jiayi, what kind of chatterbox are you! So talkative!
Not only does she talk a lot, but she also talks a lot. Her words seem logical but are actually illogical, and her imagination runs wild everywhere.
However, this is in line with the mental state of a failed author (.
Ling Sui went over it in her mind several times, and Yin Mingcheng reminded her that it was almost time to start.
"Can I read the script?" Ling Suisui asked, "It's too much. I can't memorize it all at once."
Yin Mingcheng: "Sure, sure, but you have to finish reading it in one breath. The lines for the role of Sun Jiayi are a bit more demanding."
Ling Suisui nodded and started.
"Hey, let me tell you, the book I wrote is going to be a hit soon, because I've discovered the key factors for a novel to be popular! There must be twists and turns, and there must be popular and trending memes. Listen to what I'm thinking!"
"The title of this story is "The stunning beauty Bai Yueguang, the green tea girl, the real daughter, returns with the baby and goes on a variety show with her rebellious top-tier brother to take care of the baby. After lying down, she goes live to take the civil service exam and becomes famous." What do you think?"
After reading this passage in one breath, Ling Suisui took a deep breath.
The director's words are really modest, this is called "a little higher"...
Fortunately, she had a long breath, otherwise most people would not be able to recite this line.
"Can!"
Yin Mingcheng's eyes lit up; Ling Suisui had given him an unexpected surprise.
Previously, because this girl was pretty, he and her agent had been talking to fashion blogger Zhou Ziqing. He didn't expect that she was so accurate in finding roles, and she captured Sun Jiayi's free-spirited, innocent and dreamy character just right.
One more point would make her look silly, one less point would not highlight the character's personality enough. Ling Sui's appearance was actually not consistent with the Sun Jiayi he imagined, but as soon as she opened her mouth, his idea of the character slowly turned into her face.
Yin Mingcheng made some requests: "This is a comedy, your expressions should be more exaggerated, and your body language should be richer. Also, the character of Sun Jiayi is a bit neurotic, and there will be some ugly scenes. Can you accept that?"
He also told her, "According to the plot, Zhou Ziqing's makeup will definitely look better than yours. Sun Jiayi doesn't usually go out to socialize, and her clothes are very casual, the kind that can be seen everywhere on the street."
Ling Suisui responded without hesitation: "Of course there is no problem with this. I am not picky about roles or makeup."
She acts in sitcoms just to be noticed by the industry, and it would be even better if she could increase her popularity among the public. The plot of making an ugly appearance may seem to affect one's appearance, but if it is performed well, it is easier to leave a deep impression on people.
As an actor, what can’t I act? If someone uses the ugly pictures to discredit her, it would actually be a way for her to market her professionalism.
As for the makeup...to be honest, no matter how ordinary the makeup of Freedom House is, can it be worse than that of the one who got a place on the list of successful candidates?
She wore school uniform most of the time in Jinbang, and the few private clothes she wore were T-shirts and jeans. It can be said that there was nothing memorable about her, but she still relied on her face to hold up the show.
Ling Suisui followed the director's requirements, repeatedly adjusted his expressions and movements several times, and slowly developed a tacit understanding.
Yin Mingcheng was very satisfied with her and did not ask her to wait for further notice. He decided on the spot to let her play Sun Jiayi.
Ling Suisui smiled and asked, "Would you like to consider it again?"
"Don't think about it." Yin Mingcheng waved his hand, "I think you are suitable, and you are quite popular now, so you should be able to attract some investment."
Ling Suisui: ...
Director Yin, you are really very down-to-earth.
The role has been decided to be played by Ling Suisui, but the contract cannot be signed immediately. Tong Xiaoman still needs to have a good talk with the crew regarding pay and ranking.
Moreover, Yin Mingcheng also told Ling Suisui that the filming of this project would not start until after the National Day.
Although "Freedom House" is Ochi's own drama project, the platform has not yet secured funding. The reasons behind this are rather complicated, involving negotiations over actor casting and scripts. Yin Mingcheng hopes to get more sponsorship so that he can have more bargaining chips and confidence when negotiating with the platform.
Ling Suisui asked Tong Xiaoman: "Will Aoqi want to replace me?"
"No." Tong Xiaoman affirmed, "With your current popularity, it is definitely enough for you to be the lead in an A-level drama. Yin Mingcheng can use you to reject the people from Aoqi and leave the platform speechless."
"Now it's not you who's begging the crew, but Yin Mingcheng is afraid that you'll run away."
He might be able to find a second actress who is willing to play the role and has decent acting skills, but the other party may not have the traffic and popularity of Ling Suisui.
Ling Suisui thought that Director Yin was quite honest.
Although Tong Xiaoman would find out all that information, Yin Mingcheng could have avoided saying the ugly words in advance, in case Ling Suisui backed down.
The two actors who have been confirmed so far, Ling Suisui is popular, and Song Lingshan has a background, so Aoqi cannot replace them.
Ling Suisui thought about it, then found Yin Mingcheng and asked, "Regarding Zhou Ziqing, can I recommend an actress? She is my classmate and is also in the experimental class of the Film Academy."
Hearing that he was a professional, Yin Mingcheng was a little moved.
He said: "The role of Zhou Ziqing needs to be very beautiful and have a plump figure. Does your classmate meet these two conditions?"
Ling Suisui nodded. Isn’t this talking about Wen Jiayan?
Moreover, she was selected from the Aoqi talent show. If she were to play Zhou Ziqing, the platform would not refuse.
To perform a sitcom, chemistry between actors is very important. If Wen Jiayan could participate, the two of them could save themselves a period of adjustment, and Ling Suisui could also gain favors from both sides.
The plan went smoothly during the planning stage, and Wen Jiayan was very happy to hear the news.
Although this is only an A-level project, she believes in Ling Suisui's vision for choosing scripts.
You know, she has starred in the top two dramas on Yunhe Network, and her roles in them are all remembered by everyone. This is such a terrifying efficiency of becoming famous by using one's face.
If this could come to pass, everyone would be happy.
But how can a person's destiny be smooth sailing and everything he does go as he wishes?
Wen Jiayan failed the audition, and Yin Mingcheng's on-the-spot reply was to go back and wait for notification. A few days later, Wen Jiayan's agent received the news that it was not acceptable.
The reason why Yin Mingcheng rejected her was very simple. He felt that she was not relaxed and was not suitable for acting in comedies.
It is actually quite normal to fail the audition. After all, many actors have experienced rejection and a long wait, and after waiting, they are still rejected.
Wen Jiayan was only depressed for a while before she adjusted her attitude. She thought the matter was over, but the truth was, it wasn't over yet.
Because she went to the audition site in person, someone broke the news that she would be starring in Freedom House. Later, when the marketing account was reposting the news, someone even gave her the treatment of fourth place.
Although the ranking of group dramas is different from that of idol dramas, Wen Jiayan's fans are still excited.
Yansi felt that the damn Zhuoran Entertainment must have treated Wen Jiayan harshly. It would be fine if this was an S+ project, but you let Wen Jiayan play the fourth role in an A-level drama? Are you crazy! Who are the first three? Are they worthy?
Before Wen Jiayan had time to clarify and appease, the situation was taken to another direction.
Some people took the lead in criticizing the show, saying that "Freedom House" was a bad drama, and listed all the bad films that Yin Mingcheng had made in previous years. They made a fuss under the director's personal Weibo, asking them not to let Wen Jiayan act, and said in a sarcastic tone that Wen Jiayan was out of her league.
Seeing things develop like this, Wen Jiayan felt extremely guilty. She felt sorry not only for the director and screenwriter, but also for Ling Suisui who helped her make connections.
She first dropped into the fan group to clarify that she was not going to play in Freedom House and that the ranking was nonsense. She also asked fans not to attack others anymore. Then she edited an apology essay on her phone and asked her agent to help forward it to the director.
Finally, she did not forget to apologize to Ling Suisui.
If this incident affected Ling Suisui's impression in the director's mind, she would really not be able to face her again.
Ling Suisui comforted her: "It's okay, you don't have to blame yourself too much. People in the industry always separate fans from stars, it's okay as long as you make a statement."
Well... actually this matter doesn't have much impact, because Yin Mingcheng rarely goes on Weibo.
Before he saw the malicious attack, Wen Jiayan's apology came first. The order of events is like this, and he will feel much better when he sees those remarks when he is mentally prepared.
Moreover, during the years when Director Yin Mingcheng was making bad movies, he heard much harsher words than these...
However, what Ling Suisui did not expect was that after this incident, Wen Jiayan actually made up her mind to terminate the contract with Zhuoran.
According to Wen Jiayan herself, she originally thought that the one who took the lead in stepping on the cake was the rival girl, but she found out that it was the makeup artist arranged for her by Zhuoran.
She questioned the company why, and the company's answer was that since the other party didn't want her anyway, why not use the issue to give the fan circle something to do, and abuse the fans at the same time to stimulate them to spend money on her.
When she came to ask, the company was very unhappy and felt that she was ungrateful.
This incident completely destroyed Wen Jiayan's already shaky worldview. She realized that if she continued to stay in Zhuoran, she would either be assimilated or driven crazy.
Both possibilities frightened her, so she proposed to terminate the contract and prepared to file a lawsuit to terminate the contract.
Wen Jiayan was prepared to fight alone, but Xia Tian provided her with a little help.
Although it was only indirect and verbal, it was enough to save Wen Jiayan a lot of trouble and the termination process moved forward a lot.
Ling Suisui asked her, "Have you really thought it through? The contract termination lawsuit won't be concluded so quickly. During this period, no matter what job you take, the other party will think you have a contract dispute and will not give you priority."
"Yeah." Wen Jiayan said solemnly, "It doesn't matter if I don't have a job. I can study at school and perform in dramas in the past two years. If Zhuoran wants these little things, it doesn't matter if I share them with him."
She suddenly remembered that this was the advice Ling Suisui had given her a long time ago.
Study hard and hone your acting skills on the drama stage... But this time, Wen Jiayan didn't say "I wish I had listened to you earlier."
She is an adult and must take responsibility for every choice she makes.
Seeing the changes in Wen Jiayan, Ling Suisui was really happy for her.
She said: "If you don't care about the pay, there is still room for improvement in the casting of Freedom House. Do you want to try again and get up from where you fell?"
After all, Wen Jiayan only terminated the contract with Zhuoran, which does not mean she has fallen out with Aoqi.
The success of an ensemble drama must be based on the success of each character. It is not enough for Ling Sui to shine alone.
The more people who are willing to audition, become reliable after working hard, are agreed by the director and accepted by the platform, the less likely it is to encounter a scam.
After all, Ling Suisui still had reservations about whether Yin Mingcheng could withstand the pressure in the end.
She now sincerely hopes that Wen Jiayan, who was admitted to the experimental class at the beginning of the school year, has not completely lost her past self.
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