Zhang Yi, who was fishing by the river, received a call from Jiang Chen, and his interest was immediately piqued.
"Director Jiang, what can I do for you?"
Jiang Chen: "There's a TV series we're going to film. Are you interested?"
Zhang Yi felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.
"Of course I'm interested."
"I turned down all my jobs just to wait for this opportunity."
Jiang Chen was flattered.
"Really? You've been at home the whole time?"
Zhang Yi: "Yes."
Jiang Chen: "Wouldn't that be incredibly boring?"
Zhang Yi: "So I'm fishing."
Jiang Chen: "You've become a fisherman so quickly?"
Zhang Yi: "With nothing else to do, I can only go fishing."
Jiang Chen: "Alright, hurry up and pack your things, let's fly to Guangdong and the Jiangmen."
Zhang Yi: "Director Jiang, may I ask you a question?"
Jiang Chen: "Go ahead and ask."
Zhang Yi: What role do I play?
Jiang Chen: "Male lead."
Zhang Yi was greatly surprised.
"What? The male lead?"
He thought that since it was their first collaboration, Jiang Chen would only give him a leading role.
I never expected it to be the male lead; I'm so flattered.
"Director Jiang, what have I done to deserve this?"
Jiang Chen: "Your acting skills are obvious to all, so there's no need to doubt your abilities."
Zhang Yi: "I'm not doubting my own abilities, but nowadays almost all male leads are young and handsome; I'm older and don't have a glamorous appearance or good looks, so it's difficult for me to play the male lead."
He hasn't played a leading role in a long time.
He only did it once, occasionally in a movie.
If a film doesn't require acting skills, then he will never be able to play a leading role again.
Jiang Chen: "For me, acting skills are more important than looks."
Zhang Yi was filled with emotion.
"That's rare!"
"It's so great that China has a director like you who sticks to his own opinions!"
"Many investors, film and television companies, and media companies are now afraid to abandon young, handsome actors!"
They believe that making money through dishonest means is better than having no income at all!
Jiang Chen: "The era of young, handsome men will eventually come to an end."
"Film and television works that do not rely on acting skills to gain audience recognition will not go far in the end."
Zhang Yi: "Yes! Acting skills are fundamental; looks are ultimately secondary!"
Jiang Chen: "I will let the audience know that acting skills are more important than anything else!"
Zhang Yi: "So confident?"
Jiang Chen: "If I didn't have confidence, I wouldn't have come to you."
Zhang Yi: "Is the script finished? When will you send it to me?"
Jiang Chen: "I'll send it to you in a bit."
Zhang Yi: "Then I'll go back and pack my things now, and fly to Guangdong Jiangmen."
Jiang Chen: "Mm!"
After the two leading men were secured, the next up were the veteran actors.
Jiang Chen called Ni Dahong, Wu Gang, Zhang Zhijiang, Li Jianyi, Shi Zhaoqi, and Han Tongsheng one by one.
The negotiations went very smoothly.
These veteran actors are all willing to work with him.
Finally, the person Jiang Chen is looking for is the female lead, Li Yitong.
Li Yitong is preparing to film a scene with Teacher Yu Zheng.
After Bai Lu left the company, the company planned to cultivate her talent extensively.
If she's lucky, she'll become a top star.
Just as she was packing her things, preparing to fly to Hengdian, the phone rang.
I checked and it was Jiang Chen calling.
This puzzled her.
Why did Jiang Chen call?
Should we cooperate with her?
Without delay, she answered the call immediately.
"Director Jiang, you were looking for me?"
Jiang Chen: "Yes."
Li Yitong: "What do you want?"
Jiang Chen: "There's a female lead role available. Do you want to play it?"
Li Yitong covered his mouth, his face full of disbelief.
The female lead is the one right from the start; Jiang Chen is too good to her, isn't he?
It's worth noting that "Blossoms Shanghai" made Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei, and Ma Yili famous.
She became the female lead and had the chance to become a huge star.
After a moment's hesitation, she responded.
"want!"
Jiang Chen: "Then you should prepare to come to Guangdong Jiangmen."
Li Yitong: "Not filming in Hengdian?"
Jiang Chen: "Yes!"
Li Yitong: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Li Yitong immediately informed Teacher Yu Zheng about the matter.
"Teacher Yu Zheng, I've landed an important female lead role, so I'm afraid I can't audition for your production."
Yu Zheng asked curiously, "Which director gave you the leading lady role?"
Li Yitong: "Jiang Chen."
It was Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen and his company are competitors.
Now that Jiang Chen is openly poaching his man, he naturally disagrees.
Bai Lu has already been poached. If Li Yitong is poached too, he'll have to spend more time finding actresses.
You can't go.
Li Tongyi asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Yu Zheng: "If you cooperate with him, we will not give you important responsibilities."
Teacher Yu Zheng can give her many roles.
But what's the point of giving out more characters?
She wouldn't be famous if the TV series wasn't popular.
Jiang Chen could become a huge star with just one TV series.
Which one is more cost-effective is obvious at a glance.
"I still want to work with Director Jiang."
Yu Zheng was furious: "Fine, you're not even giving me face anymore. You don't need to come to work anymore."
Li Yitong: "Thank you for your guidance. I would prefer to work with Director Jiang. If you force me to choose between the two, this is the only option I can have."
Yu Zheng: "Alright, then let's not see each other again."
Li Yitong: "Mm."
Although Yu Zheng discovered her and helped her debut successfully.
But she also put in a lot of hard work.
This is a fair trade.
The TV series she filmed made money for Yu Zheng's company, so there is no question of who owes whom.
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