"Money, that's all money, Chaoqun! Don't you want the money anymore?" Yang Boxi asked this with some sorrow in his heart.
Xia Chaoqun raised his eyebrows: "Money? I have plenty of it."
Just one sentence shut Yang Boxi up and he couldn't say anything.
She is indeed rich. Apart from the fact that she comes from a prominent family in Hong Kong and that her father is a high-ranking official, she herself is already wealthy.
She had the shares in Century Galaxy that Luo Yin had given her, which was already a huge income every year. Even if she stopped working, she wouldn't have to worry. It was precisely because of these bottom lines that she seemed confident in her willfulness.
"What's more, sometimes a temporary concession does not mean a step backward."
She tilted her head, her face resting on her left shoulder:
“Sometimes when I take a step back, it’s not to expand my horizons, but most likely to be a run-up before running.”
This was also the enlightenment that Jiang Se gave her that day.
When Luo Yin brought a stack of resources and asked Jiang Se to pick a movie with a similar role to Doukou in "Beijing Events", Jiang Se refused without hesitation. She did not compromise for the immediate interests. It was not because she was not moved by money, but because the immediate interests were not enough to impress her.
She has a longer-term vision. Just as Xia Chaoqun said, the temporary rejection is for better development in the future, and she is unwilling to give up greater gains in the future for such a small profit.
It was because of Jiang Se’s choice at that time that Xia Chaoqun decided to give up Tao Cen.
She knew better than anyone what Yang Boxi said and the situation he mentioned.
She knew how much Tao Cen earned a year, but Tao Cen was brought up by her. She was able to build Tao Cen from nothing back then, so why was it impossible today
She recalled that she left home to study at a young age. While other people were keen on shopping, dressing up, and partying, she devoted herself to learning and expanding her network. Most of her students in the same school as her went back home to take over their parents' businesses or live on the dividends from their own companies. Although she was young, her life path had already been arranged.
Most of the socialites in Hong Kong of her generation and generation had married and had children arranged by their families at an early age, lived a luxurious life, were controlled by their families and husbands, were confined to a circle, and dared not make any mistakes.
At that time, she gave up the path arranged by her father and entered the imperial capital with great enthusiasm. Everything she has today is the result of her own hard work. She does not have to bow her head to beg for mercy or ask for money from others. She is independent.
She has not lost her enterprising spirit and is still ambitious and full of fighting spirit.
Tao Cen is a good person and makes a lot of money. As Yang Boxi said, if he continues to cooperate with her, perhaps the future will be smooth sailing without any risks. But that would be too boring.
“In a person’s life, the unknown is the most fascinating thing.”
She shook her hair, turned to look at Jiang Se, and smiled again.
The assistant brought in the drinks. Yang Boxi seemed to be thinking about something. After she took the coffee and took a sip, she seemed to be a little disgusted and put the cup down again.
"What are you going to say about Tao Cen?"
"explain?"
She asked back, raising her eyebrow: "Who do I need to explain to?"
Xia Chaoqun corrected Yang Boxi's words:
"I just informed her. I don't need her to agree with me on what to do."
The relationship between the two was originally a cooperative one. If they were compatible, they would stay together, and if they were not, they would separate. When she found that there was nothing about Tao Cen that attracted her, she gave up decisively.
This is her usual calm and indifferent style, which is indeed in line with her personality.
Yang Boxi was somewhat envious of her carefree attitude, but it was just a thought.
He has worked with Liu Ye for many years, but he is not as willful and free-spirited as Xia Chaoqun. The two have different ideas. She is not a child and she knows what she wants.
She is a brave warrior who longs for a battle through obstacles rather than a smooth sailing. No one needs to convince anyone.
But he still felt that Xia Chaoqun was too risky.
Liu Ye, Jiang Se, Zhao Rang and others agreed on the time for the next formal signing, and also planned to have dinner together in the evening. Taking advantage of the absence of Xia Chaoqun and Jiang Se, Yang Boxi found a private opportunity to talk to Liu Ye about this matter, and sighed:
"Chaoqun is a bit messy."
Liu Ye didn't say anything. Yang Boxi thought about Liu Ye's promise to Zhao Rang to star in "Devil" and felt a headache:
"You agreed to Zhao Rang too quickly."
"There are several producers abroad who are interested in extending an olive branch to you. Jiang Se is just a newcomer. Isn't it too high for her to cooperate with you this time? The benefits to her are greater than you..."
Liu Ye raised his hand and interrupted him before he finished speaking:
"She is a newcomer at the moment, but she is developing very well. There is no question of whether she is too high to marry or not."
This industry is always about results and data, and the box office of Jiang Se's "Beijing Events" is her best asset.
"But you finally got a ticket to Europe and America because of 'Rescue Operation'. It's too risky to take on 'Devil' now."
Yang Boxi frowned, somewhat disapproving:
"Brother Ye, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for for many years. Now that the opportunity is right in front of you, why don't you want it?"
"I share the same philosophy as Chaoqun."
Liu Ye blocked Yang Boxi's words, and Yang Boxi asked:
"What if the box office of Demons doesn't do as well as expected? Then the opportunity will be missed."
"If the box office of 'Devil' is not good, it will prove that I am not qualified enough. Even if I am favored by foreign producers at this time, I am not confident enough and there will always be a time when I will be beaten back to my original state."
He agreed with Xia Chaoqun's words that short-term concessions and temporarily letting go of the opportunity in front of him were not because he had truly given up, but simply because he had more ambitions and coveted a bigger piece of the pie.
Yang Boxi shrugged and spread his hands:
"All right."
This was Liu Ye's choice, and he had no right to interfere. After all, given Liu Ye's status, Yang Boxi didn't have the power to speak.
Once the male and female protagonists of "The Devil" were determined, other things became much easier.
Century Galaxy owns the adaptation rights of "Demons", and the most important thing left is to find investors.
In addition, in the later stage, it is necessary to recruit suitable screenwriters and assistant directors to form a crew, and then find various actors suitable for the script and negotiate the remuneration.
There were a lot of things to do afterwards, but they had nothing to do with Jiang Se. After she convinced Liu Ye, she began to prepare for the shooting.
She discussed with Zhao Rang and decided to shoot Zhang Yuqin's later scenes first, leaving the earlier scenes for last.
Although Zhang Yuqin suffered a lot of hardships in life in the early days, she still had hope in her heart, so her figure was not as thin as when she lost her daughter later.
Jiang Se has already lost 12 pounds, and she plans to lose another 3 pounds to be in better shape for the filming. (To be continued)