In addition to the male and female leading actors in the movie who gained both fame and fortune, Feng Nan has also become a hot topic recently. Her background has made headlines in recent days, and even the fact that Feng Zhongliang was a revolutionary soldier was dug up.
The character she played, Miss Eguchi, won the sympathy of many people and gradually gained a group of fans. She began to actively seek endorsements.
In the villa that Mo Anqi rented for Jiang Se, a room was converted into a dance practice room. Xia Chaoqun hired a teacher for Jiang Se, and recently she has been practicing here almost every day in her free time.
Jiang Se is almost nineteen years old and has long passed the age suitable for learning dance. Jiang Se originally had no foundation at all, and the Du family could not have the spare money to train her.
This caused her to feel extremely painful when practicing. She had been practicing basic movements recently, with an hour and a half of practice time every day. When she got home, Jiang Se couldn't even lift her arms.
She had been practicing for a few days and had improved a lot when doing the splits. She endured the pain, but there was still a small part that she couldn't do. The teacher hired by Xia Chaoqun stepped on her leg. Sweat broke out on Jiang Se's forehead, but she still tried her best to endure the pain and straightened her toes.
Mo Anqi squatted aside holding her clothes. Seeing that her face had turned pale, needless to say, she was in pain. She felt both sympathy and envy in her heart.
Jiang Se has great endurance. As an adult learning dance, their muscles and bones are not as flexible as those of a child, but she made rapid progress. In just a short period of time, she could already do the splits quite well.
The teacher was still stepping on her legs. She gritted her teeth and endured it, not daring to make a sound. She had to keep up this action for five minutes. However, after just two minutes, Jiang Se felt sweat pouring down her face.
Mo Anqi's cell phone rang. After she answered the call, she turned around. The dance teacher made a resting gesture, withdrew her foot from Jiang Se's leg, and let Mo Anqi talk to Jiang Se first.
When she left, Jiang Se did not stand up, but continued to grit his teeth and endure it.
"Would you like to take a break?"
Mo Anqi took a tissue and wiped her sweat, with a look of heartache in her eyes.
Jiang Se shook her head. She understood the principle of accumulation and then release. She also understood why Xia Chaoqun arranged these basic courses for her this year.
The more she knows, the wider her acting range will be in the future, which will be more beneficial to her.
The hardships and sweat you endure today will always come in handy one day in the future.
She has not had much work this year and is not well-known enough. Whether it is "The 99th Love Letter" or the currently released "Rescue Operation", her role in them is not important.
Next year will be her main year. In addition to "Beijing Events" which will be released at the beginning of the year, "About I Love You" will be released in the middle of the year. By then, Jiang Se estimates that work will come one after another, and it will not be as easy as it is now.
"Who called?"
She asked while enduring the pain. After Mo Anqi answered the phone, she looked at her. This call should be for her.
"Director Zhao called to arrange a meeting with you tomorrow morning."
After Mo Anqi became Jiang Se's assistant, she had already memorized her courses. She had no classes tomorrow morning and her training was in the afternoon. She took out her mobile phone and wrote down the itinerary. Jiang Se nodded.
Zhao Rang asked her to meet him, probably to discuss the filming of "The Devil".
Zhao Rang is very enthusiastic about this movie. It has been roughly confirmed that she will be the female lead, and the male lead Liu Ye is still in talks, so the possibility of signing him is very high.
Once the deal is done, the film will go through the preparation process and enter the stage. If things move quickly, it may be released the year after next.
"I have already booked a flight to Hong Kong on the 27th, and will return to the capital on the 29th. Sister Xia said that she is trying to get you to endorse Adeele's entire denim series, and it is very likely that you will succeed."
With the popularity of "Rescue Operation", Xia Chaoqun took the opportunity to have someone write a press release because of Shu Peien's film review on that day, taking advantage of Shu Peien's popularity and spreading the rumor that Jiang Se would soon cooperate with Honghua, which led to her recent surge in popularity and also boosted the sales of Adeele jeans. Based on this alone, Xia Chaoqun was confident that he could negotiate for Jiang Se to be the spokesperson for Adeele's denim series products.
Whether a spokesperson is good or not depends on whether she can drive product sales. Recently, the sales of Adeele's jeans have been Jiang Se's biggest confidence. Recently, several manufacturers of niche brands have contacted Xia Chaoqun, but Xia Chaoqun has rejected them all.
Jiang Se and Zhao Rang made an appointment at 9:30 in the morning. The meeting was not scheduled in Zhao Rang's studio, but in a coffee shop in Sheung Wan, Imperial Capital. When Jiang Se came over, Zhao Rang had already arrived.
"Sorry for the wait."
The waiter pulled a chair, Jiang Se sat down and said sorry first, then Zhao Rang shook his head:
"I just arrived early."
There was still a quarter of an hour before the agreed time, and Jiang Se's early arrival made Zhao Rang's frown relax a little.
He had a very good impression of Jiang Se, whether it was when she was a newcomer at the beginning of filming "The 99th Love Letter", or now that she has signed with Century Galaxy and signed to the gold medal agent Xia Chaoqun. She has a backer, but her personality remains the same.
When the two of them were working together on "About I Love You", she was still serious and hardworking.
Zhao Rang has been in this industry for many years and has seen many stars who were timid before becoming famous but became arrogant and domineering later on. Naturally, he likes Jiang Se even more.
So when "The 99th Love Letter" failed at the box office and people in the circle were laughing at him behind his back, he did not take his anger out on Jiang Se. Instead, after filming "About I Love You", he would often ask Jiang Se out to sit and talk about the content of the new movie.
"What's wrong, Director Zhao?"
Jiang Se ordered coffee. After the waiter left, she asked Zhao Rang why he asked her to meet him. When Zhao Rang heard her question, he smiled bitterly:
"Sese, there is something I think you may need to step in."
"The Devil is now finalizing the main roles. The original role of Song Shuming was set in the play. As you know, I originally had my eyes on Liu Ye and hoped that he would play this role."
At the beginning, Xia Chaoqun used this point to make Zhao Rang agree without hesitation to change the role of the heroine in "About I Love You".
Xia Chaoqun has been in the industry for many years and has a good relationship with Liu Ye. With her on hand, the matter should have been a sure thing.
"But Liu Ye has not responded yet."
When Zhao Rang mentioned this, he wiped his face with his hand and said, "I called him the day before yesterday and his agent refused." (To be continued)