"He is my distant brother."
Sheng Wenxi laughed, "I don't remember any relatives in the Chu family with the surname Ji."
When Ji Qingzhou heard this, he felt a little embarrassed as if he had been exposed.
"Brother?" Sheng Wenxi asked him.
"My friend." Ji Qingzhou.
Sheng Wenxi thought he was just too shy to admit it. He pinched his brows and said helplessly, "Ji Qingzhou, you are very talented, you should cherish yourself."
"I cherish myself very much." Ji Qingzhou whispered, otherwise, he would not have rejected Sheng Wenxi's invitation.
Sheng Wenxi looked at him with mixed feelings. When Ji Qingzhou rejected him, he felt that he was not a professional actor, lacked the spirit of challenge, and was even a little superficial. But Ji Qingzhou's acting skills were very good, and he was full of spirituality, which made him reluctant to give up. He wanted to polish this rough jade, but found that it had already been held by someone else.
The relationship between Ji Qingzhou and Chu Cheng gave him a new interpretation of Ji Qingzhou's rejection - it was indeed a bit too much to ask a controlled canary to pursue art. After all, he was still in Chu Cheng's hands, and what he needed was popularity and money. So Sheng Wenxi wanted to give him money, extra money than he could normally get, so that he could end his relationship with Chu Cheng as soon as possible.
Chu Cheng is the second young master of Xiyu, and Ji Qingzhou is an artist of Xiyu. In Sheng Wenxi's eyes, Chu Cheng wants to get him, and Ji Qingzhou has no room to resist.
"You don't understand what I mean. I'll give you a higher salary, and you can use the money to do other things. If I have other roles for you to play in the future, I will also reduce your salary as appropriate. This is equivalent to an advance payment to you. From now on, you will be my exclusive actor."
Ji Qingzhou didn't understand why things turned out like this. Didn't Sheng Wenxi feel that he was not a high-quality actor and couldn't get out of his comfort zone a few days ago? Why did he suddenly let himself be his exclusive actor now? Was it to teach him better?
"I don't need it." He said, "I don't need so much money for the time being. Besides, if Director Sheng makes this kind of film in the future, I don't think I will be willing to act in it." He said truthfully, "I hope that I can make my own decisions, instead of taking your money and doing you a favor, so I am embarrassed to refuse even if I don't want to act."
“Is the decision in your hands now?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded, "Of course."
"Will Chu Cheng not interfere with your decision?"
"He won't interfere most of the time. He may have opinions occasionally, but they are not big problems." Ji Qingzhou replied.
"Then you're willing to let him intervene?"
"Yes." Ji Qingzhou said bluntly, "He can interfere in anything I do."
"Your acting career should not be interfered with by an outsider like him. If you want to go further, you should have a better plan. Ji Qingzhou, if you are willing, you can sign with my studio. I can help you make a better plan and solve other problems for you."
"No, thanks." Ji Qingzhou didn't understand why Sheng Wenxi suddenly wanted to sign him, but, "I won't leave Xiyu, and I want to plan my own acting career. I think the current situation is good enough."
Signing with Sheng Wenxi, with his backing, it would indeed be easier to get good resources and win awards, but following someone like Sheng Wenxi would definitely make him lose his autonomy. Although he wanted to win awards, he wanted to have his own autonomy even more. Xiyu was very good. Zhou Chengfeng had always respected him, and Lian Jingxing was also very good to him. Moreover, Xiyu belonged to the Chu family. He made money by filming, which was equivalent to making money for the Chu family and for Chu Cheng, which made him feel very happy.
He was still hoping to work hard and earn enough honors for Xiyu within three years so that he could win Chu Xin's favor and sign Sheng Wenxi. Forget about it. He didn't even understand how the topic jumped to this point.
"Director Sheng, I appreciate that you want to sign me, but I don't plan to leave West Entertainment. I like my current situation very much and don't want to sign with other companies. Your script is very good and signing with your company is very attractive, but it's not suitable for me. I will only be an artist of West Entertainment unless one day I don't want to act anymore and leave this circle, otherwise I will not leave West Entertainment. So, I hope you don't waste your time on me anymore."
"Honestly, you've been on the set for the past few days, and everyone's been looking at me. I feel quite burdened. I'm very grateful for your invitation and recognition of me, but I'm a very stubborn and selfish person. I don't have your lofty artistic pursuits, and I don't want my life to be affected by acting. So no matter how long you stay here, I won't accept it. I'm sorry."
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