I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 450 448. Otherwise... let’s be the daughter of a daughter (Happy New Year’s Eve!)

Magic City, inside Ji Rujing's personal studio.

At this moment, Ji Rujing, Tang Yan, and some managers responsible for handling Ji Rujing's artists were all sitting around the desk in the small conference room, each holding two documents in his hand and discussing.

The content of the meeting is very simple.

Even the preparation for this meeting was hasty.

Because as early as an hour ago, Ji Rujing received a call from Tang Ren.

After hanging up, she called Tang Yan back who was working out. After everyone had arrived, this impromptu meeting was held.

And among the two documents everyone has on hand, one is called "The Xia Family's Three Thousand Gold."

The other one is called "The Strange Man Yizhimei".

"I think the market feedback of "The Stranger" will definitely be stronger than that of "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family". The first is the cast. The protagonist of "The Stranger" is Huo Jianhua, and Huo Jianhua and Tang Yan play Xu Changqing in "The Legend of Sword and Sword III" , Zixuan's on-screen couple image is a beauty in the hearts of countless people.

Moreover, although "The Stranger" is a temporary change of roles, we can just take the opportunity to increase the salary. This is not a lion's mouth, but the price that the Tang people have to pay. We can definitely use the script of "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family" to tell the people of the Tang Dynasty that we are selling Cai Yinong a favor.

The popularity of "Sword and Sword III" has not been fully tapped yet. Compared with this drama, although Tang Yan is definitely a star in "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family", you can tell just by looking at the lineup. Wei Wei is just a singer who debuted in "My Style, My Show". Qiu Ze has been tepid for so many years. From the perspective of others, including others, he is just a grassroots team.

And, most importantly, the director of "The Stranger Iljimae" is still Li Guoli. Li Guoli has basically made no mistakes in the TV drama market. Coupled with our relationship with Tang Ren... including the subsequent series of contracts...

As well as Tangren’s status and fan base in the TV drama market. To sum up, I think this "The Strange Hero Yizhimei" must be better than this "The Three Thousand Gold of the Xia Family". I'm inclined to take this script. "

After hearing what his subordinates said, Ji Rujing said nothing, waiting for other people's opinions.

Tang Yan was sitting next to her, looking down at the script of "The Strange Man Iljimae".

She had already received the script of "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family" at the beginning of the year. The heroine was to play the leading role... She originally attached great importance to this play.

But now the Tang Dynasty suddenly sent the script of "The Strange Man Yizhimei"...

She is actually leaning towards this in her heart.

Moreover, she just learned about the script from Ji Rujing.

Liu Zhishi... for some unknown reason, all activities were terminated by the Tang people.

Hidden in the snow.

The specific reason is unclear, but according to Ji Rujing, the news she received was that Mr. Cai was very angry.

She saw this as an opportunity.

An opportunity to overthrow Liu Zhishi.

Although... everyone had already talked about some things before this. For example, she switched to Tangren after ending her contract with Chengtian. But there is always Liu Zhishi in Tang Dynasty, and before his contract ends, most of Tang Dynasty's resources will definitely be concentrated on Liu Zhishi.

This is obvious.

But things are different now.

Although I don't know what happened, but... the word "Xue Zang" is not used casually.

That means the complete termination of artist performance activities within a company.

If it can be used casually and canceled casually, then "snow hiding" as a means of shocking people will become a joke.

Therefore, just before the meeting started, Ji Rujing told himself that this snow would last for at least half a year, or more than half a year.

There are so many things that can be obtained from the Tang people.

And everyone is right.

How does a script from an unknown TV drama company compare with Tang Dynasty?

They are also heroines.

How to compare?

Therefore, in her heart, she also prefers "The Strange Man Iljimae".

And when she looked down at the script now, she was actually thinking about how to face Liu Zhishi in the future.

Our relationship... can be said to be that of friends.

But it's definitely not that familiar... and that's not right either. It should be said that she and Hu Shi have a good relationship, but their feelings for Liu Zhishi have become competitors since Tang Ren wanted to let her join.

There are only so many resources, and eating for one person and eating for two are completely different concepts.

Shishi's words...

Recalling that the other party always looked aloof from the world, no matter from his mouth or from his own contact.

In fact, this seemed quite funny to her.

Indisputable? Not grabbing?

Then why are you in the entertainment industry?

What kind of actor?

Why not go home and raise pigs?

This circle is a circle of survival of the fittest, where you don't fight or rob... Now that my attitude is out, don't blame me for taking the initiative.

You don’t want it anyway, right?

Then I will eat it.

Having made up her mind, she raised her head, and while everyone was debating whether "The Strange Man" or "The Thousand Gold" was better, she spoke directly to Ji Rujing:

"I want to play "The Stranger"..."

"Buzz buzz..."

Before she finished speaking, suddenly, her cell phone on the table rang.

Her eyes instinctively fell on the screen and took a look.

If it was an unimportant call, she would definitely not answer it. This is a meeting after all.

But when she saw the name "Director Xia" on the phone, she immediately stopped talking.

You must answer this call.

Because, this Director Xia was the starting point of all the Shanghai circle resources introduced to her by her godfather.

Even if you are your godfather, you have to listen to him.

Hong Kong is already in decline, this is an indisputable fact. All capable directors want to keep their presence in the mainland, while incompetent directors will continue to stay in the increasingly closed small film market pond in Hong Kong.

And this Director Xia is the godfather of the relationship.

The other party is the director of the commercial department of the Shanghai Film Studio Investment and Distribution Company, who is responsible for external scripts and directors, and the person in charge of negotiating investment and cooperation with the Shanghai Film Studio.

This leg is very thick. If you hug it, you will never say that you can't get a shot or that you can't get in in the film industry.

What's more, his abilities are not limited to Shanghai Film Studio.

There are several private investment companies under Shanghai Film Studio.

On the surface, it doesn't seem to matter, but in fact, these companies are also managed by Shanghai Film Studio.

One sentence can best describe it: the third level of Jingguan University.

That's what I mean.

Therefore, she can ignore other people's calls or not answer them.

But she would answer this call unconditionally.

So, in order to prevent Director Xia from waiting too long, she stopped communicating with Ji Rujing, grabbed the phone and got up and ran out.

When he ran to the door to open the door, he directly connected the phone and said respectfully:

"Hello, Director Xia."

"Well, Tang Yan, where are you?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yan quickly said:

"I'm in the Magic City. Director Xia, just give me your instructions if you need anything."

"Um."

After Director Xia responded, he asked:

"Have you had any contact with Tang people recently?"

"……ah?"

Tang Yan was stunned.

Some didn't respond.

What's going on?

Since when did Director Xia care about the TV drama market?

Director Xia, on the other hand, had no intention of continuing to explore further and said straightforwardly:

"I'm making this call just to say something to you. The boss doesn't like Tang Ren very much. If they want to film a movie with you, just reject it if you can."

"……ah???"

Tang Yan was even more confused.

But Director Xia stopped talking and continued:

"That's all I'm asking you for. Okay, I'll hang up... Oh, yes, it will take a few days before you reject Tang Ren. As for the delay, you weigh it yourself."

Toot.

I won’t mention any specific reasons, pros and cons, etc.

That is Tang Yan's own problem.

He just conveyed the leadership's instructions.

As for the choice... it was left to Tang Yan.

One acts, one doesn't.

You bear the consequences of both choices yourself.

Just an actor.

Then……

Tang Yan held the phone and stood in the corridor outside the conference room, unable to realize what was going on.

What...what are you doing?

Why did this happen all of a sudden?

The Tang people were offended...which leader?

Her brows suddenly wrinkled.

Can't figure it out.

But……

She seemed to have thought of something, quickly picked up the phone and dialed another number.

moment:

"Hey, godfather, are you busy right now?..."

…

About five minutes later, when everyone was already discussing how much Tang Ren would bid for the contract, Tang Yan walked in with a frown on his face.

After hearing what everyone said, he said to Ji Rujing:

"Let me think about this matter, Sister Ji. I have something to tell you. Should I choose "The Strange Man" or "The Three Thousand Gold of the Xia Family"... I will wait for two days to decide."

"...?"

Ji Rujing was stunned.

Others were also stunned.

They all could tell that Tang Yan had definitely encountered something.

But...it's not convenient to tell others.

So Ji Ru nodded:

"Okay, let's break up the meeting first. Let's go to the office to chat."

"Um……"

Tang Yan nodded and came to the office with Ji Rujing. His first words after closing the door were:

"We...can't get so close to the Tang people anymore."

"..."

Ji Rujing's mouth twitched.

As one of the escape routes after leaving Orange Heaven, Ji Rujing has always given a very positive response to Tang Ren's attitude. But now after hearing this, she was speechless at first, but then asked:

"What happened? Is it the reason for Director Xia's call?"

"Um."

Tang Yan nodded:

"There is a leader at Shangying who doesn't like me being too close to Tangren... he's very dissatisfied."

"..."

At this time, Ji Rujing's face also became serious.

If there is anything about Tangren that dissatisfies her the most, it is the lack of film resources.

They... seem to just want to live in that TV drama circle and not come out.

He obviously has the stubble card, but the film resources are completely lacking.

Therefore, her and Tang Yan's plan was to join the Tangren after the contract with Chengtian ended, but they had to specify some things in the contract.

For example, Tang people can only account for a small part of the movie's dividends.

Unless it's a movie launched by Tangren itself.

Another example is how to ensure the independence of Tang Yan's film resources, so that no other artists within the Tang Ren company will come to compete for it.

You want Tang Yan to support your TV drama market, OK, no problem.

But the film resources are produced by ourselves, and this must be clearly distinguished.

And if Tang Yan can start to enter the film market, then Tang Yan will have an incomparable advantage over people like Liu Zhishi.

And if the Tang people are still content with the status quo, then Tang Yan will eat up their TV drama resources, and their film resources will move forward little by little with the support of the Shanghai circle.

The shortcomings in TV dramas are left to Tangren.

In this way, no matter how you walk, your legs will not be lame.

There is no way to lose.

But now...

She quickly asked:

"Which leader is it? Director Xia himself?"

"No."

Tang Yan shook his head:

"Director Xia is the one who always calls the leader. He doesn't like that Tang Ren and I are so close. But who it is, my godfather asked me to find out who it is."

Wang Jie helped inquire...

Ji Rujing felt relieved.

but……

"Have you called Director Wang?"

"Um."

"What did you say?"

"The godfather's meaning is very simple. He gave a very realistic example: If I don't sleep with others, can I get into the Beijing circle? If I can get in, I can ignore the Shanghai circle. But if I don't want to sleep with others, I have to rely on my health. Exchange some resources and work as a maid or grandson for others...

The only thing that godfather can guarantee me is that I can compete with others for resources in the Shanghai circle without any doubt. But if I give up the resources in the Shanghai circle, in terms of movies in the future, except for continuing to go to Xiangjiang to shoot godfather scenes, other things... may not be feasible. "

From Ji Rujing's point of view, this was simply unacceptable.

Isn't it that she and Tang Yan have worked so hard so that Tang Yan doesn't have to go to Xiangjiang, which is already smaller than the mainland market?

If you act in a TV series, you will most likely be a household name star.

But movies are the highest palace for actors.

Even if I say, "How about we just act in TV series honestly from now on"...

Will Tang Yan agree?

Wasn't she stimulated enough by Yang Mi?

In other words... among these actors who debuted around the same time as Yang Mi, who wouldn't be jealous when they see Yang Mi's achievements?

Among actors who can act in movies, who can act in TV series?

Or even talk about a more realistic topic.

When actors who have acted in movies and achieved success in movies come back to act in TV series, their pay will be different from actors who can only act in TV series.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is at least 50%... or even one or two times the difference!

Who has trouble with money?

Thinking of this, she also understood Tang Yan's attitude from her choice.

Clearly, she's more than content with just being a TV actress.

then:

"Then let's play "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family". For the Tang Dynasty, I used the excuse that I had already signed the contract. I will contact the syndicate company in the afternoon."

"Yes, but the reply to Tang Ren will be a few days later."

"……Why?"

"I don't know either. But Director Xia said so..."

"...Okay, I understand. Leave this matter to me, and you don't have to worry about it. Just prepare the script for "Three Daughters of the Xia Family". This is your first time to take the lead alone, so you must do a good job Prepare!"

"Um."

Tang Yan responded, sat on Ji Rujing's sofa and let out a long sigh of relief.

…

Roosevelt Wine Cellar.

Li Minnian stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the box, looking at the scenery of the Bund, and said with emotion:

"I don't know how much the annual membership fee for this place is."

Liu Zhishi said nothing.

Instead, he yawned lazily:

"Ha~~~Hmm."

wake up.

My mood also became better.

I just don't want to move.

I feel so tired.

As for what happened at noon, the so-called "snow hiding", she actually didn't pay much attention to it.

Ever since she gained some popularity by acting in "Sword and Sword III", the company has been arranging various roles for her.

She never had a good rest.

Although she had been taking acting classes, the more she took them, the more boring she felt.

The teacher hired by the company is not a well-known actor.

It's just that the qualifications are relatively old.

If you really have the ability, you don't need to be an acting teacher... Wouldn't it be better to act on your own?

What's more, she has Mimi by her side.

Although Mimi is very careful to maintain her self-esteem and never shows off her acting skills or how good her acting skills are... But from the details that are revealed inadvertently, she can intuitively feel that she and Mimi are difference.

She... was quite anxious.

I’m not talking about catching up, but at least I don’t want to fall behind.

But now that I have some free time, it’s quite good.

She had already thought about it when she went to bed in the afternoon...or made a rough plan for herself.

First, she wanted to ask Xu Xin to get a library card for the Beijing Film Academy Library.

There was nothing she could do, she was really confused about Beiying's teaching materials.

If you search the Internet, you will find "acting skills that are included in the Beijing Film Academy textbook" at every turn.

I feel that the threshold for Beijing Film Academy is extremely low, extremely LOW.

But... Mimi and Xu Xin are both from Beijing Film Academy. My intuition tells me that the great thing about Beijing Film Academy is definitely not the kind of videos where cats and dogs can be included in the teaching materials.

But the details in the library.

She wanted to study systematically and even audit the course.

Second, she plans to imitate Mimi and apply for a national drama troupe such as Renyi.

Maybe she might not be admitted...but it's not just human art, there are other theater troupes and so on. She wants to act in a play.

Mimi once said that the difficulty of drama is that you have to perform it live for the audience. If your acting skills are not good, the audience will not be impressed by your acting skills, so the good and bad will be very intuitively reflected on the scene.

If you can do it, you can do it.

Full house.

If it doesn’t work, it just won’t work. Whoever is embarrassed will know.

It's very challenging.

Secondly, there is the systematic training of lines, stage style, and body shape.

Don't mention anything else, just one line.

If your voice is weak or scattered, and the audience feels tired or simply cannot hear clearly, it proves that you are not good at it.

So practice.

First, focus your voice.

Furthermore, drama is just like the folk art industry. Some plays are very particular about using lines to infect the audience's emotions...

In other words, it is the most important part of blending lines into acting skills and practicing them over and over again.

For actors who have experienced drama, lines, acting skills, body movements, and emotions are all indispensable.

If one link is missing, the acting will not be a whole.

And doesn’t the most basic introduction to being an actor require all of these to be integrated into one?

So, she wanted to act in a play.

Just hide it in the snow.

The Fit was bought by my father.

My father also bought the house.

Even though he is an actor, his father still gives him an allowance of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan every month.

I also gave a lot of lucky money during the Chinese New Year...

I also have money from acting... quite a lot of money.

Busy studying, busy honing acting skills. In your free time, you can have a drink with Mimi, or go camping and outing...

Suddenly, she blushed.

Recalling the last time she and Yang Mi went camping together, Chai Nuan had no power supply in the second half of the winter, and the two of them squeezed into the same bed without heating. She unconsciously spat:

"Pooh!"

Female gangster!

I am still a yellow flower girl!

But no matter what.

This time being hidden, she actually felt very happy.

An extremely relaxed emotion rippled through her, causing her to cover her belly without any loss.

Well……

Why hasn’t Xu Xin come yet?

I am so hungry.

I had a nice meal with him today, then went home and curled up under the covers to sleep~~~

Ah hey!

happy.

At dusk, the young girl who had been quiet for a long time showed a gentle and gentle smile against the backdrop of the setting sun.

In the old year of Renyin, I dare not make big ambitions, but I hope that all the troubles and sorrows in the old year will be put to rest.