Thirty-one:
Chu Cheng was satisfied after hearing what he said. He exchanged a few polite words with Li Fei and hung up the phone.
Ji Qingzhou never thought that he would become the protagonist in just one moment.
"Me?" He pointed at himself. "You mean I'm going to replace Chen Jiyuan as the male lead?"
Jiang Nan and the director nodded. Ji Qingzhou found it incredible. "But I have played Zhuang Xiangyang for such a long time. Now I play the male lead? Then all the previous shots will be wasted."
"That's okay," the director said. "We haven't filmed this drama for a long time so far, and you don't have many scenes, and Chen Jiyuan didn't have many scenes either. It won't cost too much to just reshoot your scenes together."
"This..." Ji Qingzhou looked at him, "Why did you choose me?"
He originally thought that since Chen Jiyuan had gone on strike and terminated his contract, the crew should have found a new actor to save the situation. Unexpectedly, he was directly chosen to play the leading role. Ji Qingzhou would not believe it unless Chu Cheng had something to do with it.
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "Ji, you know that the filming has already started and has been going on for a while. Chen Jiyuan terminated the contract at this time, so we have to find a suitable actor again. To be honest, it is not easy to find one. In this crew, you have the best appearance and acting skills. Choosing you is the only option."
"Is that all?"
"Of course, Mr. Chu's willingness to invest in this play at this time is also an important reason. As an investor, he specifically asked you to play the role, and we also think you are suitable, so we decided this way."
Ji Qingzhou felt that there was something wrong with this method. "Isn't this the cause and effect?" he asked. "If you want me, you should have decided on me first, and then talked to Chu Cheng about the investment, right? The last time we met, he didn't show any intention to invest. It doesn't make sense that now that the investor is in trouble, he would immediately want to invest and take over. So, you should have decided on me first, and then used my emotional card as the protagonist to get his investment, isn't that right?"
"What's the difference?" Jiang Nan said with a smile, "The result is the same after all."
Ji Qingzhou shook his head. "If Chu Cheng decided to invest first and then appointed me to play the male lead, then I would accept it. But if it's me, then I need to think about it." He looked at Jiang Nan and the director. "You go back first. I'll think about it and give you an answer later."
"Ji, you have to know that in this circle, playing a leading role is far more beneficial than playing a supporting role." Jiang Nan reminded him.
"I know," Ji Qingzhou said, "so I will think about this matter carefully. You guys go out first."
Seeing this, Jiang Nan and the director had no choice but to leave first and leave the space to him.
Zhou Chengfeng watched Jiang Nan and the assistant director leave the hotel room and asked Ji Qingzhou, "Don't you want to act?"
"Of course not."
"So what are you going to consider?"
Of course, I am considering whether Chu Cheng’s investment in this play is worth it.
Ji Qingzhou looked at Zhou Chengfeng and said, "You should go out first too."
Zhou Chengfeng guessed that he was probably going to call Chu Cheng, so he turned around and left without saying much.
Ji Qingzhou watched everyone leave before calling Chu Cheng.
Chu Cheng was chatting with Qin Xue about how he had finally fulfilled his responsibilities as a financial sponsor. Qin Xue was giving him a passionate all, feeling that his teaching had paid off, when Ji Qingzhou called.
Chu Cheng picked up the phone and asked him, "What's wrong? Did you miss me?"
"Why do you always start with this sentence?" Ji Qingzhou said with a smile.
"Why else would you call me? Is someone bullying you again? I just left two days ago, no one would be so cowardly."
"Not only is there no one so daring, they are now determined to let me play the role of Chen Jiyuan." Ji Qingzhou asked him, "Are you going to invest in our crew?"
"Um."
"Why? Because of me?"
"Don't you want to play the male lead?" Chu Cheng asked him, "If you play the male lead and the show becomes popular, you will be the first to become famous, and you can directly rise to the top."
"But I made this movie to make money, and I did get the money. If you invest in this movie now, if it becomes a hit, that's good. But if it flopped, you would lose money. It's not worth it."
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