Before this, the only time Jiang Se and Cesare met and talked was at the China Film Festival, and they had not had any private contact since then.
But this time she used Cesare's favorite topic as a starting point and quickly ignited the situation.
Cesare is quick to react, has a wide range of knowledge, and has a strong desire to control. Once the atmosphere is good, Jiang Se doesn't need to talk endlessly, he can almost control the direction of the topic.
Occasionally Jiang Se responded a few words, and the two of them had a pleasant conversation, and their relationship became much closer.
The two talked for nearly half an hour before Cesare asked the chef to start serving the dishes. He rolled up his sleeves, looking much more approachable than his previous well-dressed but aloof image:
"To be honest, I intend to adapt Prisoners into a movie, but it has not been successful so far. Do you know why?"
The roast duck had been cut and placed on a plate. The crispy skin was still sizzling with oil, and the air was filled with fragrance. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and Cesare's figure was reflected on the bright glass, adding a bit of puzzling flavor.
In the parking garage downstairs of Zhouquan Roast Duck, two men were sitting in a car. One was adjusting the camera to aim at the third-floor window, while the other was on the phone:
"… I've already followed up, and have been inside for more than 40 minutes." His voice was trembling, and his tone was filled with excitement that was difficult to conceal: "This is a big exclusive! But, do you dare to publish it?"
In a quiet villa in the imperial capital, Tao Cen had just returned to the imperial capital. He washed off the dust along the way and came out of the bathroom with the phone in his hand.
Her assistant Camilla was wiping her hair, which was still dripping with water, with a towel. Tao Cen turned around and smiled at her, but her hand was holding the phone so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
These things used to be arranged by Xia Chaoqun, but half a year ago, Xia Chaoqun directly resigned from the company and did not plan to train her anymore. Later, I heard that Xia Chaoqun was fully committed to training Jiang Se.
She had worked with Xia Chaoqun for many years, but she didn't expect that Xia Chaoqun would eventually choose a newcomer and abandon her.
"Sister Tao, Sister Tao..."
On the other end of the phone, a woman's urgent call came, pulling Tao Cen back to his thoughts. She said "hmm" as a response:
"Since we've captured it, why not release it as it's such a big exclusive?" She patiently explained:
"I'm worried that Jiang Se's 'boyfriend' will be angry, so I'll change the title."
Tao Cen tilted her head and thought for a moment, "The newcomer Jiang Se met with Italian director Cesare. Maybe they were discussing cooperation on a new film?" She smiled, her eyes sparkling:
"Look, Camilla, I've even thought of the headline for Jiang Se."
The person who was talking to her was Tao Cen's new agent Chen Jiao. After hearing what she meant, she became anxious:
"Sister Tao..."
Tao Cen hurried back to the country this time just for Cesare.
She was originally shooting a magazine in the UK, but unexpectedly learned that the people from Borgia and Roundabout Company were interested in investing in an adventure film, which had been in preparation since the year before last.
Compared to the information Xia Chaoqun told Jiang Se, Tao Cen knew more. She even found out the name of the movie that Cesare was going to shoot.
This film, which is still in preparation, has already decided on the male and female leading actors. The male leading actor is Tom Gleitner, a popular Hollywood actor, who is famous for the "Tears in the Sky" series. He is now one of the most famous male stars in Hollywood. He was once ranked seventh as the world's sexiest man by Time Entertainment magazine. His worth is not low in Hollywood. The crew decided on him as the male lead, which has fully demonstrated their ambition for this film.
"Someone from the Bojier Company once revealed that they were planning to add a female supporting role to The Lost City, but it hasn't been decided yet. Cesare suggested that there is a woman in China who is very suitable for such a role..."
Chen Jiao was sweating profusely on the phone and could barely speak clearly:
"In this case, Jiang Se already has many advantages. If the news is published, it will be even more advantageous to her. Why did you reveal this news to the reporter of Huaxia Information and let them write such a headline?"
Tao Cen sighed, did not answer Chen Jiao, and just hung up the phone.
This is the downside of having different agents.
If Xia Chaoqun was still her agent, and if Luo Yin of Century Galaxy had not arranged for Xia Chaoqun to do two things at once, she would not have to rush back to China for such a matter at this time, as Xia Chaoqun would have handled it all for her.
Even though she had made her words so clear, Chen Jiao kept asking her why on the phone.
Tao Cen suddenly began to doubt whether his horizons had been broadened by following Xia Chaoqun over the years, or whether the difference between a gold medal agent and a first-line agent in Century Galaxy was really as huge as a mountain
She wanted to enter Hollywood and develop in Europe and the United States. In recent years, she has been focusing on expanding overseas markets. Her advertising, magazines and film projects have all been placed in Europe and the United States. However, although she has worked very hard, the results are not significant.
Tao Cen was very famous in China, on par with Liu Ye, but he was unable to make any progress abroad.
Now Cesare is about to direct the hugely invested movie "The Lost City". From the information she has received, the investor Borgia Entertainment is even planning to make it into a series of movies. Rumor has it that Cesare has signed a contract for three movies.
He has more control over the film than many people imagine, and even suggested to investors that a female supporting character in the film should be a Chinese woman.
When Tao Cen heard the news, for some reason, he thought of Jiang Se.
During the China Film Festival, she saw Cesare privately exchanging contact information with Jiang Se. Tao Cen did not ignore this little episode. Afterwards, she used her connections to investigate the situation at the film festival and learned that at the film festival, Cesare had cast his vote for the role of Doukou in "Beijing Events" played by Jiang Se.
After learning that Cesare went to Hong Kong and then booked a flight to the imperial capital, and combining this with the information she had heard in England that day, she boldly guessed that the female supporting role that Cesare suggested to the producers was most likely Jiang Se.
At that moment, Tao Cen was extremely sure that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and she wanted it too!
Unlike Tao Cen's leisurely attitude, Feng Nan learned the news of Cesare's entry into China in the afternoon of the next day.
The news had already spread online, and the people at Jiangnan Entertainment felt something was wrong, so they called a media reporter they were on good terms with to confirm the news. By the time they reported it to Feng Nan, Cesare and Jiang Se had already made an appointment to meet for dinner!
Feng Nan was too busy getting angry at this point. She angrily asked the public relations department of Jiangnan Entertainment:
"Have the reporters from Huaxia Information filmed it? Suppress this news. No matter how much money it costs, Jiang Se cannot be in the spotlight!" (To be continued)