Raymond Daschot's fame extends beyond the United States; he is one of the most renowned directors in the world of cinema.
Although Raymond Daschot's two previous films were box office flops, he has an Oscar trophy and has previously achieved excellent box office results. As a result, the investment in "Super Flying Man" is still huge, and it has also attracted many international movie stars to join the cast.
"I'm super awesome!"
"As expected, gold shines wherever it is. Some people mocked me for my soft retirement from the entertainment industry. Sorry, it's just that your trashy Chinese entertainment industry doesn't deserve it. By the way, this 1 billion blockbuster is in US dollars."
"Ji Ruan is amazing!!!"
"Although my identity is only that of an adopted son, the Ji family is happy to support him. My excellence has not only been seen by the Ji family, but also by outstanding filmmakers. Raymond Dascho is much more capable than Zhu Shuguang, right? Ji Yan can't even get a role in Zhu Shuguang's films. Even if Ji Yan knelt down, no one would invite him to these overseas productions, right?"
"It's hilarious, it's really hilarious. No matter how much Ji Yan tries to extort money, he can never catch up with me, Ruan."
"Please, don't link Ji Yan with director Zhu Shuguang yet, okay? It's just fake news spread by marketing accounts. Do you really think Zhu Shuguang can get Ji Yan to be the male lead?"
"I'm so awesome!!"
Ji Ruan's fans had already checked the official website of the Ugly Kingdom. It was confirmed that Ji Ruan would star in "Super Flying Man". In the introduction of the main actors, Ji Ruan's section also mentioned his experience studying at JS Art Academy, which is undoubtedly the best proof of his identity.
Looking at the entire domestic film and television industry, no star has ever worked with Raymond Daschot. Moreover, judging from the ranking, Ji Ruan's ranking among the participating stars is not low, indicating that he is playing a rather important role.
Ji Ruan's fans felt that they had finally vented their anger.
In less than a year, they could only check Ji Ruan's status overseas through Instagram, but they could not see Ji Ruan's stage performances or variety shows. On the contrary, Ji Yan was in the rising period of his career. The two albums of "Wing" were more and more successful, and "I, Nameless" even earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Chang Kong Awards.
In the eyes of Ji Ruan's fans, Ji Yan is undoubtedly the culprit behind Ji Ruan's departure from the entertainment industry.
But now, Ji Ruan has made a splendid comeback with "Super Flying Man", giving Ji Yan a fierce counterattack!
So what if it's Li Xiang? So what if it's Zhu Shuguang? These two directors never even got close to the Oscars in their entire lives. The Oscars are even stingy with nominations. Even if Ji Yan starred in their films, they only achieved some success domestically.
But now, Ji Ruan has been confirmed to star in the international blockbuster "Super Flying Man," and in the film industry, Ji Ruan has already surpassed Ji Yan.
...
On the set of "Young Love Poems," Zhu Shuguang had just heard about the rumors circulating online. Although he didn't pay attention to them, having been in the entertainment industry for so long, he naturally knew the importance of public opinion, and he would usually respond promptly when trouble arose.
"What kind of nonsense is this?" Zhu Shuguang frowned. "I didn't intend to hide the news about who the lead actor is, but what's wrong with Ji Yan acting in my movie? Some people say he's not good enough?"
After hearing the rumors online, Zhu Shuguang was speechless for a full minute.
Zhu Shuguang disliked hearing the online comments that portrayed Ji Yan as utterly worthless, because Ji Yan was indeed the one he had chosen, and he felt that Ji Yan's performance on set was outstanding.
To say that Ji Yan is no good is to say that he doesn't know what's good for him and has a bad eye, right? Later, the assistant director told Zhu Shuguang about Ji Ruan's role in "Super Flying Man". Zhu Shuguang was even more confused. Seeing his extremely bewildered look, the assistant director had no choice but to tell him the story of the Ji family.
Zhu Shuguang rarely reflected on his actions: "...This child is in such a terrible state, have I been too harsh on him?"
Zhu Shuguang usually values his children very much. When he's filming away from home, he always remembers to call them, check on their lives, and remind them to take care of their health. Right now, he couldn't help but put himself in Ji Yan's shoes—if he were gone, and the eldest son abandoned the younger one, treating someone else's child like a younger brother, he would be absolutely furious!
While Zhu Shuguang was chatting with the assistant director, Ji Yan happened to be jogging by. He even stopped to greet the two of them. Seeing Ji Yan's usual sunny smile, even Zhu Shuguang felt a little sorry for him. After a while, he said, "Ji Yan probably can't see those messages online, right?"
"They probably can't see it. They can't get online here and they complain to me all the time."
“What’s the point of being glued to your phone all day?” Zhu Shuguang looked at the assistant director. “Since Ji Yan can’t see it, let’s announce the movie cast first, so he doesn’t have to keep being guessed.”
This is what Zhu Shuguang finds most incomprehensible about the entertainment industry now. Every little thing has to be argued about online. And it's one thing to argue, but they also have to drag one person down to put down another. Can't they just work together and develop properly?
The assistant director didn't dare tell Zhu Shuguang that after the cast of "Super Flying Man" was announced, it wasn't just Ji Yan who was being criticized; Zhu Shuguang, no, the entire Chinese film industry, was being criticized as well.
In the past, Chinese directors did try their best to win the Oscars, striving to cater to and make films that the Oscar judges liked. But now, who among the respectable people wins the Oscars?
If they were truly willing to give it, it wouldn't be wrong for you to try your luck. But after so many years of experience, any director with some talent in China knows that the Oscars are just playing with them. No matter how generous they are, they won't give it to authentic Chinese-language films.
...
The production team of "Young Love Poems" responded quickly that evening, announcing that the male and female leads of the film were Ji Yan and You Kesi.
"Yay! Teacher Ji is in it!"
"I'm so proud of Teacher Ji! I look forward to seeing Teacher Ji's acting skills reach new heights!"
Fans were thrilled to learn from this response that Ji Yan was safe and sound, and that he would be the male lead in Zhu Shuguang's next film.
Ji Yan's fans don't really care what Ji Ruan acted in abroad. As long as Ji Yan has a good career, that's enough. As for comparisons, it's always been Ji Ruan's fans who are comparing the two.
When Ji Yan wasn't famous enough, they mocked him for trying to gain fame by associating with others, saying that Ji Yan could never match Ji Ruan's popularity and talent. But now that Ji Yan has finally made it big and his background has been revealed, they start saying that Ji Yan forced Ji Ruan to leave the entertainment industry and that he bullied Ji Ruan by using the power of the Ji family.
In short, it's all Ji Yan's fault; Ji Ruan is never wrong.
It's Ji Yan's fault that he's prettier than Ji Ruan, it's Ji Yan's fault that "Wings" achieved excellent results in "Mist," and even eating crayfish to celebrate his birthday is Ji Yan's fault.
But—no matter what Ji Ruan does, Ji Yan has always been living his life well, step by step, which is what his fans have seen.
From "Mist" to "At 23", from "I, Nameless" to "Youthful Love Poems", every step Ji Yan has taken has been seen by them.
Even if Zhu Shuguang's film is insignificant in the eyes of Ji Yan's fans, it is a work that Ji Yan chose himself. As fans, they just need to silently cheer for Ji Yan.
However, Ji Yan and his fans' calm demeanor could not stop the attacks and comparisons; in fact, their silence was seen as a sign of guilt.
"Because Zhu Shuguang is no match for Raymond Dascho. Zhu Shuguang has had films in recent years with investments exceeding 5 million US dollars, right? Note the currency, I mean US dollars."
"Incredible! Ji Yan tried every means to drive Ji Ruan out of the country, but Ji Ruan is doing better abroad than he is in China. Ji Yan must be furious!"
Ji Ruan's fans have always been very influential online, although they were a little low-key recently. But now, with the news that Ji Ruan has been confirmed to star in "Super Flying Man", in their eyes, Ji Ruan has become a rising star in the film industry, surpassing even the best-performing actors and box office stars, and is far ahead of the younger generation.
Ji Yan is no longer worthy of being compared to him.
...
Filming of "Youthful Love Poems" has continued for a few more days. Ji Yan has noticed that the other crew members are looking at him strangely these past few days, especially the director, Zhu Shuguang. He used to always be expressionless, but these past two days, for some reason, the other party has been looking at Ji Yan with a gentle...smile.
Ji Yan wasn't sure if it was a smile, because Director Zhu Shuguang was completely unsuitable for that expression; just looking at it gave Ji Yan goosebumps.
Zhu Shuguang even called him Xiao Ji now!
Ji Yan would rather the other person call him "Little Chicken".
Seriously, help!
More importantly, Zhu Shuguang spoke to him exceptionally gently, prompting Ji Yan to complain to He Qing, "What's wrong with the director? Have I done anything wrong lately?"
He Qing shook his head inscrutably.
Ji Yan felt that something must have happened that he didn't know about.
Not only the director, but also the screenwriter Qin Zhen, and his co-star You Kesi... they are all a bit eccentric.
He even called Ye Ying specifically to ask if her agent knew anything inside, but Ye Ying only told him to focus on filming and not to ask about anything else.
Ji Yan could only continue filming in a daze.
But two days later, the situation changed again.
The sympathetic looks that were initially directed at him have now turned into... envy, jealousy, and hatred?
One day, He Qing patted him on the shoulder meaningfully and said, "Brother, I don't want to act anymore. Give me a role so I can enjoy life."
Ji Yan: "? Heh, is this how you beg someone to put on a show? At least you should call me 'brother'."
"Fine, I'm a person with dignity. Even if I don't have any acting jobs, you still have to call me brother."
Ji Yan: "?"
Why did He Qing suddenly bring up the topic of starting a play?
However, Ji Yan's confusion did not last long, because the very next day, he suddenly received a text message on his phone: "9XXXX yuan has been transferred to your bank card ending in XXX."
Then another one came.
Ji Yan received three text messages notifying him that a large sum of money had been deposited into his account.
Ji Yan initially thought it was a scam text message because the number of zeros after the number 9 was a bit too exaggerated. He had never seen so much money in his life. At his current income, he would have to start working from the time of Yuanmou Man to earn that much.
His description was a bit exaggerated, but it was the truth; it really was a huge sum of money.
Are scam text messages these days so low in quality?
But Jiwei suddenly called him.
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