After the interview, Wei Lan was basically sure that Ye Jingran was very suitable for his next movie. However, he still needed to clarify the issue of his previous lawsuit and whether he had any drug addiction problems.
However, it is neither convenient nor appropriate for Wei Lan to ask about this kind of information.
In the Wei family villa, Ye Jingran looked at Ye Luoxue opposite him and knew why she invited him.
"Sister Xue, did you know that I went to Director Wei's studio for an audition?"
"Yes." Ye Luoxue looked at Ye Jingran seriously. She still vaguely remembered how stubborn this child was back then. She didn't believe that he would really degenerate. "You didn't tell me before, and I didn't ask you, but it's different now... Answer me honestly, were you addicted to drugs back then?"
"No." Ye Jingran said seriously and affirmatively. He lost his mother in his childhood. After going to the Ye family, he met brothers and sisters who were scheming against each other. His father didn't even remember his mother. Ye Luoxue was the only person who helped him in the most difficult times. She was both a benefactor and a recognized elder. He would not deceive her on this matter.
"I was so immersed in the role during filming that I couldn't get out of it and suffered from moderate depression. In addition, my schedule was busy and my career was on the rise. I had a team to support and I couldn't stop. I treated my depression secretly, not to mention announcing it to the public. It was Qiao Lianqing who got me the medicine. I didn't expect..."
At this point, Ye Jingran revealed a mocking smile: "Others say that I climbed up the high branch of Qiao Lianqing, but little do they know that it was his father Qiao Yu who used my name to get into the company's top management. Even so, I was still used and discarded."
Wei Lan pretended to play with a tablet while secretly observing Ye Jingran's expression. He found no signs of lying or acting in his micro-expressions.
As a director, Wei Lan can detect whether a person is pretending better than most people.
Especially after coming to this world, in the holographic world, the director's control over the status of actors all over the world has reached a very terrifying level, which is not comparable to the naked eye.
Moreover, the medical examination report used as evidence in the final victory of the case also showed that Ye Jingran did not overdose on drugs.
Ye Luoxue nodded after listening to this. She could see that Ye Jingran was not lying.
"You should understand why I came to ask you, Lan... Ahem, Director Wei hopes to invite you to play the leading role in his next movie."
Upon receiving this confirmation, Ye Jingran was delighted at first, as it proved Wei Lan's current popularity. She could be said to be the most popular director in the past five years. If she were not too young and had only three films to date, she would have already been dubbed the 'great director'.
But soon, this joy was overshadowed by a lot of worries: "This... I have always wanted to ask, what is the relationship between Director Wei and you and your brother-in-law?"
Not only the outside media and Ye Jingran were curious about the relationship between Wei Lan and Wei Mingjie, but even the shareholders within Wei's company were very curious about it. Unfortunately, they had never clearly mentioned this matter to the outside world.
Ye Luoxue thought for a moment and said, "They are our relatives."
Seeing that Ye Luoxue did not explain in detail, Ye Jingran stopped asking and expressed his concerns: "With my current reputation... I don't want to cause trouble for you."
Without Wei Lan saying anything, Ye Luoxue simply waved her hand and said, "Don't worry about this problem. As long as you didn't really do these things, the dirty water is just dirty water. The clean ones will be clean. They can't make something out of nothing."
Ye Jingran couldn't help but feel his eyes red at Ye Luoxue's attitude of complete trust. Over the years, from the peak to the bottom, and then back again, he had seen too many human fickleness. Only his cousin was the one who truly had no other demands on him and simply wanted to help him.
Ye Luoxue glanced at Wei Lan beside her, and Wei Lan nodded. She then turned to look at Ye Jingran who was very moved.
"You don't have an agency contract right now. I asked Director Wei for you. She told me before that she was interested in signing you to her studio. What do you think?"
Ye Jingran is an actor whose acting skills are not inferior to Yang Xingyuan, and he and Yang Xingyuan are suitable for different types of roles, which can fill the vacancy in Wei Lan Studio very well.
Although he didn't put much effort into making the studio bigger, but since he had started signing artists... Wei Lan couldn't help but develop the mentality of a card collector, signing any good actors he met to his own company.
And Ye Jingran is obviously a rare SSR.
As long as it is confirmed that Ye Jingran has no basic moral problems and is not really addicted to drugs, Wei Lan does not care about the negative impact from the media. With strong strength and integrity, negative public opinion will only be temporary and will disappear in a gust of wind without shaking the foundation.
"I, of course I do."
Ye Jingran felt his nose was a little blocked. He certainly understood what it would mean if Wei Lan Studio signed him at this time. It would be a hundred benefits for him, while Wei Lan Studio would inevitably face a lot of external doubts and public pressure, and the investment in him would not be able to obtain positive returns in the short term. Even though he was much more mature and downtrodden than in his peak period, at this moment, he really felt an unprecedented sense of importance and belonging.
Wei Lan was watching from the side, wondering if even if he wrote some unfair terms to Ye Jingran at this moment, his uncle would sign his name without knowing it.
In order not to lose his composure, Ye Jingran quickly turned his gaze elsewhere, and this time his gaze turned to Wei Lan who was browsing information on his mobile phone.
"Lanlan is still so young, don't let her watch electronic products for too long."
When Ye Luoxue heard this, she immediately felt that she had found a soulmate. She reached out to Wei Lan and poked her body: "Did you hear that? I'm not the only one saying this to you. Your uncle also said so. Put down your phone and take a rest."
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Wei Lan, who didn't expect to be shot in this way, decided to prepare a set of unfair terms for this uncle who bullied the child!
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The studio signed Ye Jingran and confirmed that he would play the leading role in Wei Lan's new film.
On the afternoon of the first day of May, Wei Lan opened his Weibo account, which he had not logged into for a long time, and posted the concept poster of his new movie.
The entire poster is in a cold, stern tone. The picture shows two men standing back to back with their heads overlapping. One is Ye Jingran, wearing a suit with neatly groomed hair and beard; the other is Gu Yun, wearing shabby, futuristic clothes, with messy hair and rough skin.
What’s strange is that the backgrounds of the two of them are completely opposite. The shabby-clothed Gu Yun faces a city full of technology and greenery, while Ye Jingran faces a wilderness full of all kinds of garbage.
The title of Wei Lan’s fourth film – “New World” – is written at the front of the poster.
Right after Wei Lan posted this Weibo, fans who had bought houses on Weibo immediately reposted and commented enthusiastically.
However, the most popular comments in the front row have all focused on the wrong topic:
'Here it comes, targeted sniping, Wei Lan, you still said you were not targeting Director Chen! [Dog head]'
'My girlfriend is a fan of "Rural Teachers". She discussed with me before why Director Wei didn't continue to shoot science fiction. At that time, I said that she would shoot when the third part of "Star Wars" was about to be released. Look, I was right.'
'Shoot the second part of "Soul" quickly! Why are you starting a new pit again! What a lousy director!'
'One of the leading actors is Gu Yun, who is the other one? Ye Jingran?'
I originally thought that the male lead, Ye Jingran, would cause the most discussion, but I didn't expect that this would only rank in the top ten hot searches of the day.
The top five hot search topics related to Wei Lan are: #Director Chen I'm back#, #Subject matter training Wei Lan#, #Another year of science fiction collision#...
Wei Lan, who was completely unprepared for this situation, found the reason by following related topics.
Just twenty minutes before she posted on Weibo, Chen Yuanhang, who had been silent for a year, also posted new news on Weibo.
The final step of the Star Wars trilogy, "Star Wars: Part Two", has officially begun preparations and is expected to meet the audience in half a year.
Although the second part of "Star Wars" encountered the sudden release of "The Rural Teacher" and the box office did not meet expectations, but as the first high-cost, big-budget science fiction interstellar film, it still has many fans.
Moreover, "Star Wars Part II" is the last film in the series. With the plot laid out by the first two films, the appeal of the third film to the audience is unquestionable. It can be predicted that it will be another box office behemoth.
Within five minutes of the announcement, Chengguang's stock price began to rise.
Then I came across Wei Lan posting on Weibo announcing news about his new movie.
As a result, the rising momentum of Chengguang's stock price slowed down subtly, while Wei's stock price began to rise rapidly.
This is also the reason why Wei Lan only has his name on a studio, but can directly enjoy Wei’s resources without paying any obligations, and is still supported by Wei’s other shareholders.
After all, compared to Chen Yuanhang, who has not been heard from for a year, and Cheng Guang, who has not produced any famous works this year, Wei Lan, whose every movie is reported in economic reports, is obviously more popular among the elites in the financial street.
Besides, the last time "Star Wars (Part 2)", which cost more than 1 billion yuan in investment, was sniped by "Rural Teacher", which cost only 5 million yuan, it is still the most memorable movie investment myth in recent years.
Even though "Star Wars" didn't fail too badly because of its early support, which of Wei Lan's next two films failed?
Wei Lan herself expressed that she was innocent in this situation. She had kept the news secret from Chengguang very well, and she really had no idea that the third Star Wars movie would be released in advance. Could it be that the lucky halo of the system came into play?
But making movies is all about creativity, and happening to be involved in Star Wars can’t be said to be a lucky or unlucky thing.
All I can say is that it has plunged the crowd of spectators into another carnival.
The two companies have always been in competition, with a young new director and a director of the previous generation, and the same science fiction theme... Last time Wei Lan had a low budget and some tricks, but this time the two directors are almost standing on the same starting line, what will be the result?
After all, the matter between Chen Yuanhang and Wei is there. Even with the public relations of both sides, there are many versions and it is unclear who is right or wrong, but everyone is enjoying watching the show and is looking forward to the directors contributing wonderful movies and the outcome of this fight.
However, given Wei Lan's current popularity, she still has more supporters here.
Just when netizens were gearing up for this movie clash, Chengguang suddenly intervened off-site.
The case of Ye Jingran, which had been withdrawn, was brought to the table again. This time, Chengguang sued Ye Jingran for breach of contract and taking addictive drugs during the contract period.
This is obviously a rehash of old matters, but Chengguang's goal is not to win the lawsuit at all. Instead, he wants to use the appeal to drag the lead actor Ye Jingran into the vortex of the lawsuit, leaving him with no time or condition to film a movie!
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