But Chen Ziyan did not expect that she would receive a call from Lu Qingzhen while driving to Ziyuan Bridge.
"Minglan?" Chen Ziyan was shocked.
Lu Qingzhen said on the phone that she had just received an email from Parameter, inviting Wen Minglan to audition for "Doomsday".
This news was completely beyond Chen Ziyan's expectations.
Wen Minglan?
Wen Minglan is the only actress she currently manages.
As an actress of about the same age as Lu Yanhe, if it weren't for the comparison with Lu Yanhe, her current fame, popularity and status would be worthy of the title of "Golden Hand" agent Chen Ziyan.
However, to say that this is why she would be noticed by a mainstream commercial film like Hollywood and invited to audition for the female lead, Chen Ziyan, who is familiar with the rules of Hollywood, knows very well that this is unreasonable.
Of course, if we have to find a reason, it is because the show "Friends" is indeed more popular because of Maxine. As one of the six leading actors, Maxine Wen is still somewhat well-known because of this role.
But the bad thing is that if she hadn't appeared in this role, not so many foreigners would know her.
It's just like "Game of Thrones". If you mention Emilia Clarke to many Chinese people, probably few people have heard of this name, but if you say Dragon Queen, that impression will emerge in many people's minds.
But the more the role is more famous than the actor himself, the more limited his choice of other plays will be.
Chen Ziyan felt inexplicably that something was a little strange.
Wen Minglan received an audition invitation——
After Chen Ziyan met Lu Yanhe, she said to him, "I always feel like there's something wrong with this matter."
"What's wrong?"
"It's normal for Hollywood mainstream commercial films to have many actors come to audition, but the number of official audition invitations from film producers is not very large. Generally, they go through some public channels in the industry to publicly accept everyone's audition videos. At the beginning, they often just send the relevant information in the form of emails, or complete this step through casting directors and companies."
Chen Ziyan said: "However, Minglan's invitation was sent by Parameter. This kind of treatment usually only happens to actors that the film company is particularly optimistic about. It would be fine if Minglan was really particularly optimistic, but at present, not only Minglan, but Jiang Yuqian and Cai Na also received audition invitations directly from Parameter."
“What’s the problem with that?”
"The biggest problem is that the film will lose value and give the actors the feeling that the film is not a big enough production." Chen Ziyan said, "Of course, this is just my opinion. For Hollywood film companies, strictly controlling the number of officially invited auditions is mainly to give a sense of respect to the actors they actively invite to audition. After all, they are all famous actors, not the unknown actors who have to line up at the audition site to get into the interview room."
Lu Yanhe: "Maybe they also want to do marketing from the audition stage, so they sent audition invitations to so many famous actors, which can also be a marketing point in the future."
Chen Ziyan: "Maybe, there is this possibility, but it seems that the heroine of this movie will probably have a bloody fight."
"Sister Yuqian is still the most competitive, right?" Lu Yanhe said.
"That's the case at the moment, but judging by Parameter's wide-ranging approach, they're not that satisfied with Jiang Yuqian either, and they're definitely still hesitating." Chen Ziyan shook her head, "But that's not the point right now. The point is, do you mind if the actors in Pick Up Fire film with Chen Pinhe?"
"Forget about the bad drama, but why not take this opportunity that will greatly enhance an actor's career?" Lu Yanhe said, "This is just a private matter between me and Chen Pinhe, and I can't let Sister Yuqian and Minglan give up such an opportunity just because of what happened between me and him."
"Yes." Chen Ziyan said, "If you have such an idea, I really want to advise you to give up such an idea. It is not good for you and your friends. This kind of opportunity is too important for 95% of actors. If you can successfully get this role, for Minglan, it can be said that you can directly ascend to a higher level. For Jiang Yuqian, it can also further consolidate her current international fame and popularity. Not to mention Cai Na, her own Thai market is too small. If she wants to become a superstar, she can only go the international route."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"When I think about this movie, I get a little annoyed that the director wanted to cast you in the first place," Chen Ziyan said. "Chen Pinhe actually intercepted this movie, and I didn't receive any news, whether there was a director who wanted to cast you as the lead, or Chen Pinhe intercepted the project that originally belonged to you."
"Chen Pinhe must have other connections behind him. There's no way to know this kind of thing in advance." Lu Yanhe said, "Unless the director contacted me right away, who would have known that he wanted to film with me?"
Chen Ziyan: "Our layout in Europe and America is still a little lacking."
"Take your time, it's only been a short time." Lu Yanhe said, "I think it's rare to have the current situation."
Chen Ziyan: "Time waits for no one. If Chen Pinhe can make a move once, he can make a move twice. He has the acting skills, the qualifications, and the works. If he really recovers to his heyday and goes head-to-head with you, you may not be able to defeat him. He has accumulated too many connections in the past."
Lu Yanhe: "It's okay, just take your time. I'm young anyway, he will definitely die before me."
"If you can have this mentality, then it's fine."
Lu Yanhe: "But, Sister Zi Yan, you are right. Time is running out. I can wait, but I don't want to sit back and wait. He wants to return to his heyday, and I don't want to see him recover like this. He took away the show that was originally meant for me, so I'll just learn from the enemy and defeat him."
"What do you want to do? Do you want to take over this movie and act in it yourself?"
"I won't fight for it myself, and I don't have any schedule to act, but I can help others get it." Lu Yanhe smiled slightly, "For example, Mr. Jiang Jun, the male lead of "Squid Game", was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, is very popular, and has millions of fans on his overseas social media accounts."
Chen Ziyan suddenly realized and smiled.
"Are you planning to snipe Chen Pinhe?"
"Just give it a try. If you miss, there's no loss." Lu Yanhe said, "Even if you miss, you can still cause him some trouble."
"Jiang Jun is indeed a candidate who can pose a threat to Chen Pinhe." Chen Ziyan said, "In terms of the influence of Chinese male actors, Jiang Jun has really been able to do well in the past two years."
"Besides, if Jiang Jun and Jiang Yuqian, the pair from Squid Game, were to work together again, wouldn't Parameter be tempted?" Lu Yanhe said, "Doomsday is a commercial film, it's for the purpose of making money. No matter how well-known Chen Pinhe is or how high his status is, in terms of the commercial value of the past two or three years, Jiang Jun's is always greater."
"But it's a pity for Jiang Jun. When Squidward was at his peak, he didn't consolidate his international popularity and fame like Jiang Yuqian did, so he had less exposure." Chen Ziyan thought for a moment and said, "If we want to help Jiang Jun get this movie, he alone may not be able to win."
Lu Yanhe asked: "Do you have any good ideas?"
Chen Ziyan said, "We need to make Parameter fall in love with Jiang Jun and let their executives realize that using Jiang Jun will have a greater impact on the box office performance of "Doomsday." She rolled her eyes and said, "I got it. I've got it."
"What?" Lu Yanhe asked.
"Spread the news that you are going to develop a movie of Squidward," Chen Ziyan said, "Let Hollywood film companies know that you want to cooperate with them to develop the show. Given the influence of the show on streaming media, all film companies are definitely interested, but different companies offer different conditions. We don't really want to develop this movie, but through this, we want to draw the attention of all companies back to Jiang Jun. The core message of this movie version is that Jiang Jun returns to star in this movie."
A disguised form of momentum building.
Lu Yanhe said: "Will this allow Parameter to consider Mr. Jiang Jun as the male lead?"
"No, but it can remind Parameter of the actor Jiang Jun. Through this news, the film company can see that Jiang Jun still has a place in the market and is still being watched and expected. There are too many actors, and we must first give them a positive impression that they can work with." Chen Ziyan said, "The next step is public relations. It depends on how to do public relations."
Lu Yanhe understood Chen Ziyan's thoughts.
"There's just one thing. Mr. Jiang Jun may not be willing to act."
"Jiang Jun will definitely be willing to act." Chen Ziyan said, "He just doesn't like socializing, but he's not stupid. He knows how much this mainstream Hollywood commercial movie can help his career. His situation in the industry after the surgery and his long-term lack of popularity have made him cherish everything he has now. Don't think that Jiang Jun doesn't care about these things. The more he cares, the more cautious he is."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Besides, Jiang Jun's contract is finally expiring, and he is coming to Shihuo." Chen Ziyan said, "It is legitimate for us to help him run this movie."
Lu Yanhe: "Sure, that's great."
"Of course, there is one more thing. If they are willing to use Jiang Jun instead, we can help the film find investors." Chen Ziyan said, "Bring money into the crew, even if it is Parameter, they will not think the money is too much."
"What if I lose money?"
"Investment is always profitable and loss-making. Whoever promises to invest will definitely make money. In a sense, the project "Doomsday" is already a film with great profit prospects. This kind of visual effects film has always had a basic market." Chen Ziyan said, "On the way here, I was thinking about convincing you to temporarily put aside your disgust and resistance to Chen Pinhe and try not to affect other people's opportunities because of your personal relationship. I didn't expect that your idea was more bold, but I like it. You are right. From now on, as long as it is Chen Pinhe's project, we will go for it."
Lu Yanhe nodded: "Although I can't overturn the table, I have to shoot a few shots to satisfy my craving. If I can snipe Chen Pinhe's character this time, I will definitely celebrate. I will hold a big party and invite all my friends to come and play."
"Will you let everyone know that you are celebrating your successful revenge against Chen Pinhe?"
Lu Yanhe's eyes widened.
"Of course, we are celebrating for Teacher Jiang Jun!"
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Just as Chen Ziyan said, when Jiang Jun learned about this opportunity, he immediately expressed his desire.
However, Jiang Jun had another problem.
After he heard that Parameter had already cast Chen Pinhe in this movie, he didn't really want to compete with Chen Pinhe for the role.
Chen Ziyan said frankly: "Before signing the contract, everything is unknown."
Jiang Jun said, "But this is against the rules. How can I steal someone else's play?"
Chen Ziyan said, "Jiang Jun, he is not as noble as you think. The director was going to ask Yan He to play this role in this movie, but he used tricks to snatch it away. Even if Yan He was asked to play the role in the last movie, he would not have time to act and would turn it down, but this is two different things."
Jiang Jun was stunned.
"When Chen Pinhe snatched the role, he didn't let it go just because the director's first choice was Yan He." Chen Ziyan said, "The entertainment industry is a place where the strong prey on the weak. We are not breaking the law or committing a crime. Snatching roles is common for actors and is not something to be ashamed of."
Jiang Jun fell silent.
Chen Ziyan waited for him to think it through.
Like Lu Yanhe, she was unwilling to hide the truth from Jiang Jun and use him as a tool, allowing him to rashly snatch the role without knowing about Chen Pinhe's affairs.
Chen Pinhe snatching the role from Lu Yanhe is a matter between Chen Pinhe and Lu Yanhe. If Jiang Jun really wants to snatch the role from Chen Pinhe, then it will have something to do with Jiang Jun.
Chen Ziyan does not feel any moral pressure about this matter.
She sincerely believes that a good project or a good role is something that an unpromising actor would not fight for.
As an agent, she understands very well that in the entertainment industry, being non-competitive and calm can be a character trait, but it cannot be your behavior - any artist who really has this kind of behavior must have an agent who can protect this behavior well, such as herself.
Lu Yanhe's current purity and kindness are definitely due to her half the credit, as she does not brag or toot her own horn.
Without her, Lu Yanhe would have either been eaten up and eliminated, or he would have struggled and become as strong as a rock. He would never be like this now.
Jiang Jun did not hesitate for long. After thinking for a few minutes, he said, "Okay, tell me if there is anything you need my cooperation. This opportunity is very precious to me and I cannot give it up easily."
"Okay, we will do our best to help you compete for this project and try to use it as a welcome gift for you to pick up the fire." Chen Ziyan said with a smile.
Jiang Jun shook his head: "Let's not talk about these polite words. It's only natural for me to be here to pick up the fire. You guys have always been helping me with my overseas agency. Even if I haven't signed a full contract, you guys basically take care of my affairs. I've actually been a contracted actor of Shihuo for a long time."
Chen Ziyan smiled, "Thank you."
At this time, Lu Yanhe also received a call from Liu Teli.
"I'm sorry, Yan He, I've thought about it for a long time, and this movie is still too risky for me. This is not the screen image I'm good at." Liu Teli said, "I'm not lying to you. I don't dare to take risks. It's not that your script is bad, it's too good. I struggled for a long time before I resisted the temptation to act. I hope we can work together next time."
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I recommend a new book about the fairy tale theme, "The Sword of the Demon Hunter", which has already reached 60,000 words! Let's start! (End of this chapter)
