The departmental divisions of Chaoying Culture are very detailed. It is said to be a simple meeting with the heads of each department, but there are more than a dozen people listed.
This was Ji Li's first time in the company. Although he knew nothing about these unfamiliar faces, others already knew his information very thoroughly.
Yu Fuya returned after three years and signed Ji Li, and also brought him back to his old club Chaoying. Although the boss Tao Mingyang did not say it explicitly, everyone knew it well.
As long as Ji Li doesn't do anything naughty behind the scenes, the company will definitely support him. Just based on his face, it won't be difficult for him to become famous.
A group of people discussed Ji Li's future plans for more than an hour, and the meeting was adjourned only when it was close to the end of the get off work day.
Baozi flipped through his notes and sighed, "Brother Ji, the company's plan for your future is too detailed. My brief notes are already twelve pages long."
Ji Li's eyes moved slightly, and his heartstrings, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed.
Compared with Dream Media's indifferent laissez-faire attitude, Chaoying Culture has done its best for him. With the assistance of such a company, he will be able to devote himself wholeheartedly to filming in the future.
"Ji Li, you rest at home for ten days. After ten days, I will take you to the company to shoot some daily materials, as well as a shoot and interview for an e-magazine."
Yu Fuya confirmed Ji Li's schedule for the past half month and came in to give him instructions.
Because of the other party's emotional breakdown after finishing filming yesterday, she deliberately postponed her rest time for a few more days.
"Okay." Ji Li responded.
Ten days was enough time for him to concentrate on the play and study the script at the same time.
Ji Li glanced at the movie script on the table and suddenly remembered something, "Sister Yu, can you help me contact the screenwriter? When I arrive at the crew later, I want to talk to him in person about his motivation for writing the movie."
Yu Fuya understood, "...Do you think the characters in this movie have prototypes and are not completely fictional?"
“Yeah, that’s how I felt when I read the script.”
Yu Fuya shook her head slightly and expressed her thoughts, "This script involves several reincarnations. Even if there is a prototype story, it may be far from the script."
"I understand what you mean, but I still want to have a deeper talk with the screenwriter." Ji Li insisted.
He is used to understanding the script and the role as thoroughly as possible before filming.
"It's a simple matter. I'll contact you after you join the team." Yu Fuya responded and called Baozi out again. "Go to bed early today. Call us if you have anything."
"Okay, be careful on your way."
After the two left, Ji Li picked up the script on the table and sat back on the sofa. Xuebing seized the opportunity and jumped onto his legs, leaning against them softly.
Ji Li stroked its fur with one hand and opened the movie script with the other.
Yu Fuya is right. This script is not an ordinary youth film. Instead, it combines the concept of infinite time loop and is indeed somewhat out of touch with everyday logic.
But the most ingenious and attractive part of Ji Li is its narrative angle——
They are not the male and female protagonists in people's usual perception, nor are they the second-rate male and female supporting roles, but the third male character Xiang Sui'an's perspective is used as the link.
The opening scene of the play is dark and tragic.
The heroine suffered domestic violence from her husband after marriage and chose to commit suicide because she could no longer bear it.
At her funeral, the long-missing male protagonist suddenly appeared, and in front of the mourners, he stabbed the scumbag husband with a knife.
Xiang Sui'an rushed over and pushed aside the panicked crowd.
In the heavy rain, the scumbag crawled out with difficulty, covering the wound on his abdomen. The blood washed away and dyed the entire cemetery red. The male protagonist ruthlessly stepped on him, raised his knife with murderous intent, and struck him deadly.
Xiang Sui'an looked at everything in front of him, and knelt on the ground stiffly, asking bitterly, "Why? You said you would listen to me!"
The male protagonist came to him like a zombie, "Sui'an, I'm sorry, from the moment she died, I can't go back."
The heavy rain blurred the two people's view of each other.
With heavy breathing and a heartbeat that slowed down little by little, Xiang Sui An fell to the ground like a lost soul.
The past flashed back.
These are all scenes from my student days that are deeply buried in my memory.
The scene changed, and the eighteen-year-old Xiang Sui'an suddenly woke up with sweat on his forehead. His long-time friends gathered around him and asked with concern, "Are you okay? Did you have a nightmare?"
The young and lively face in front of me overlapped and blurred with the hateful face before.
"Forget it, just wake up. Fang Huai has already bought breakfast." The male lead Cheng Yu patted his face and urged, "Hurry up and pack up. We'll wait for you downstairs."
Xiang Sui'an watched him leave before his eyes fell on the calendar on the wall.
He was silent for a long time before he murmured miserably, "…Has it started again?"
Yes, the gears of fate quickly turned back, and the cycle with a certain destined ending began again.
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Several twists and turns in the movie are very unexpected, and the foreshadowing is deeply buried, requiring people to dig out carefully. As for the portrayal of the friendship and love among the protagonists, it is also clear and moving.
The third male lead has fewer scenes than the protagonist, but he is more difficult to portray.
The two timelines detailed in the script require the actors to reflect Xiang Sui'an's completely different state of mind under the same scene and story background.
From the tone of voice and body movements to the small details like eyes and fingertips, all need to be changed accordingly.
Ji Li stayed at home, concentrating on studying the script.
In less than ten days, the script was filled with his marks and notes.
In the dressing room, Baozi flipped through Ji Li's script and was full of admiration. "Brother Ji, your research is too detailed, isn't it?"
It's obviously the same character, but after reading Ji Li's comments, Baozi feels like he's going to become "split into pieces".
Ji Li smiled and let the staff put makeup on him.
Today's announcement is not busy, I just need to take makeup photos for the movie role.
The staff member came back after buying a few drinks and casually said, "I just met Mr. Qi An in the elevator."
"Qi An? Why is he here?" Ji Li was obviously surprised when he heard the familiar name.
"This studio is owned by Yexing. The 20th floor and above is Yexing's headquarters. It's not surprising to meet Mr. Qi." The makeup artist gave Ji Li a faint profile and explained casually.
Ji Li was not familiar with the distribution of entertainment companies in Hai City, and was even more surprised when he heard this.
The makeup artist had a favorable impression of him and asked with a smile, "Teacher Ji, don't you know that Lixing is now the largest investor in the film and TV series?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Fuya came back from outside.
Ji Li looked at her through the mirror and asked directly, "Sister Yu, Li Xing and the others invested in this movie? When did it happen?"
"I just found out about this, and the crew called me. Lixing only confirmed its investment a week ago, and it was a project that Qin Li personally selected."
When Ji Li heard this, his eyes lit up slightly.
That day in the lounge, Qin Li flipped through a few pages of his script. He originally thought that the man was just flipping through the book, but he didn't expect that the other party not only recognized his vision for scripts, but also invested in it?
Yu Fuya continued, "The new actors who were originally scheduled for the first and second male roles have all been replaced, and only you, the third male role, have not been changed."
Qin Li's vision has always been accurate, and many people regard his investment as a barometer of box office performance. He took a fancy to "The Time Lobbyist" and invested in it, and it suddenly went from being a low-budget movie that no one was interested in to a popular movie that everyone wanted.
Many actors "followed the taste" and took the initiative to ask to participate. For the sake of future box office, the producers did not hesitate to replace the unknown new actors.
The more investment there is, the more famous the actors will be; the more famous the actors are, the more guarantee there will be for future box office success.
The entertainment industry is a typical "survival of the fittest" society, and the competition is far more terrifying than outsiders imagine.
Ji Li understood this law of survival, and frowned slightly, "Who changed it?"
"The leading male role was replaced by Cai Yishu from Jincheng Pictures, and the second male role was taken by Wei Lai from our company." Yu Fuya felt a little itchy whenever she mentioned Jincheng Pictures.
Zhu Xusheng, who had had a huge fight with her at the beginning, switched to Jincheng Pictures and has now become a shareholder of this company.
For Yu Fuya, what her ex-ex did back then had reached a point where she hated him. Even people and things including Jincheng Pictures were affected.
She let out a long sigh, "Forget it, let's change people. It's better to invest more. Anyway, you are the third male lead, half the soul of the movie script, and we won't suffer any loss."
Yu Fuya paused and changed the subject, "By the way, is our Ji Li the only one taking the photo today?"
The staff member stopped what he was doing and replied, "The two actresses had their makeup photos taken yesterday. Wei Lai from your company will not be available for the photo shoot until tomorrow. Cai Yishu's makeup photo shoot is scheduled for 3pm, but you probably won't be able to catch it."
"The crew will start filming the day after tomorrow, so we'll have a chance to meet." Ji Li replied calmly, taking the white school uniform handed to him by the costume designer, "I'll go change into it first, and we'll hurry up and shoot."
Baozi thought of the gossips about Cai Yishu, and there was a hint of disgust in his eyes.
However, he didn't want to disturb Ji Li's work, so he had to suppress his true emotions temporarily.
Taking the final makeup photos is a piece of cake for Ji Li.
Before three o'clock, he finished his work and got back into the car.
"The opening ceremony will be at 2pm the day after tomorrow. We'll take the morning flight." Yu Fuya explained the schedule and picked up her phone. "Ji Li, the producers said there are some changes to the script. The new version has been sent to you."
Ji Li responded and casually opened the latest version of the electronic script in his mobile mailbox.
For just a moment, his gaze froze—the screenwriter's signature on the lower right corner had changed.
Ji Li felt something was wrong and quickly skimmed through the script. As time passed, his expression became more complicated.
Ten minutes later, Ji Li closed the script page with a cold face.
Baozi and Yu Fuya looked at each other and asked at the same time, "What's wrong?"
Ji Li looked calm and shook his head in confusion, "The script was drastically changed, and several highlights of the third male lead's role were completely deleted."
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