What Director Lin said on the phone was right.
Except for those movies that the audience has already formed a fixed impression of, such as "007", "Terminator", and "Mission Impossible", these successful series of movies cannot easily replace the leading actors that the audience is already familiar with.
For other films, veteran actors need to carry the show, while also offering audiences a sense of freshness. Some established actors avoid frequent public appearances. They fear audience fatigue, fearing both unfamiliarity and over-familiarity. This would render any role they play inseparably from their true selves, making them the actors themselves, not just characters in the film's story.
To go a step further, some directors particularly like to use "newcomers".
This kind of "newcomer" not only refers to those who have just debuted and are working with the director for the first time, but also those who have never acted in a movie before are considered newcomers to the big screen.
Li Mengjiao is such a "newcomer".
She has certain acting skills and is well-known, but has never acted in a movie. In the eyes of big directors, there is room for training - of course, compared with actors who have only acted in movies since their debut, "newcomers" like Li Mengjiao are no longer pure enough.
But sugarcane is not sweet at both ends.
Although Li Mengjiao is not a pure newcomer, she has her own popularity that pure newcomers cannot match. With a huge fan base, the box office of the movie is also guaranteed to a certain extent.
The director had initially agreed to let Li Mengjiao try, clearly aware of her immense popularity and her frequent headlines. Li Mengjiao hadn't been filming much lately, so her presence in the news had been less frequent. However, any developments within her would surely bring her back to the headlines. This popularity, built over three years after her debut, wouldn't be swayed by any single individual.
Since he knew it from the beginning, why did the director react so strongly after Li Mengjiao's relationship was exposed?
Director Lin, which Director Lin is this?
Wen Ying has always only dealt with Tianjiao and has little contact with the directors in the circle. Although she heard the voice, she still couldn't connect it with the real person.
But Yuan Fenghui takes this very seriously, and it seems like there's only one director named Lin in the industry...
Wen Ying's breathing became a little rapid, and she asked in a low voice, "Is that Director Lin Wenxuan?"
Li Mengjiao, the person involved, looked bewildered. It was obvious that she herself didn't know what opportunity she had missed. Assistant Xiaomei and Wang Shuang also looked ignorant of the situation. Only Dong Runfang, as a member of the management of "Tianjiao", knew about Yuan Fenghui's plan.
Dong Runfang nodded gently and murmured, "If such a good opportunity is ruined by this brat, I will be embarrassed to continue staying in Tianjiao..."
It turned out to be Director Lin Wenxuan!
If it was a new movie directed by Lin Wenxuan, and it was released at this time, Wen Ying already knew which movie Li Mengjiao had lost the opportunity to watch.
--hiss!
Wen Ying didn’t feel anything before, but after guessing which movie it was, she felt heartache even when she breathed!
Although she was heartbroken, Wen Ying still had her sanity. She didn't agree with Dong Runfang's blaming Wang Shuang for the mistake. "If Meng Jiao really missed this opportunity, what does it have to do with Wang Shuang? The culprit is the media that exposed their relationship. I think Teacher Yuan is not the only one who wants such a good opportunity!"
On the other side, Yuan Fenghui had finished her call with director Lin Wenxuan.
Despite Yuan Fenghui's repeated attempts to persuade her to stay, Director Lin was not someone who would easily change his mind and had completely refused to cooperate with Li Mengjiao.
Poor Li Mengjiao didn't even have the chance to audition in front of Director Lin before she was rejected by Director Lin.
Hearing Dong Runfang acknowledge Wen Ying's analysis and confirming that the other party was indeed Director Lin Wenxuan, Li Mengjiao instantly wilted: "I almost acted in Director Lin's play?"
Yuan Fenghui snorted, "Before it was 'almost', now it's far from it! Didn't you hear that Director Lin rejected you?"
Li Mengjiao rubbed her hands together. "If I break up with you now, will Director Lin change his mind? Hey, I'm just saying this is a temporary solution. I'm not really breaking up with you!"
Li Mengjiao felt very aggrieved. She couldn't understand why such a famous director would have such a standard for selecting actors. Could it be that a girl who was in a relationship could no longer act in Director Lin's films? Such selection standards were even stricter than the emperor's selection of concubines in feudal society!
Wang Shuang was almost irritated by Li Mengjiao. Facing his mother Dong Runfang's murderous gaze, Wang Shuang struggled to analyze:
"If breaking up can help you regain Director Lin's favor, I will break up with you without hesitation. But I don't think Director Lin changed his mind because you are in a relationship - at least not entirely because of this reason!"
Wang Shuang has indeed grown a lot. Compared to when Wen Ying first met him, he has grown taller and his brain has become smarter.
If the opportunity Li Mengjiao missed was really the movie in Wen Ying's memory, Wen Ying would probably know why Director Lin decisively gave up on Li Mengjiao.
Wen Ying looked up and her eyes met Yuan Fenghui's.
Obviously, Yuan Fenghui already knew some inside information about Director Lin's new film, so without relying on foresight, Yuan Fenghui also knew the reason why Director Lin gave up Li Mengjiao.
"Wen Ying, let's go out and talk."
Yuan Fenghui did not blame Li Mengjiao for being careless, nor did she blame Wang Shuang.
At this moment, Yuan Fenghui is still thinking about how to save this opportunity!
"good!"
Wen Ying followed Yuan Fenghui out, and before leaving, she gave Li Mengjiao a reassuring look.
The two went to Wen Ying's office at Tianjiao. Yuan Fenghui closed the door and got straight to the point: "Director Lin's new film is very suitable for Meng Jiao. I don't want to give up this opportunity."
Director Lin has clearly refused.
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