Luo Ao stood there for a long while, wondering if Jiang Se had no idea that he might have lost the chance to enter "The Lost City".
But it shouldn't be possible!
If Jiang Se was so slow to react and so stupid, Xia Chaoqun would never have chosen her.
What's more, even if Jiang Se didn't notice that there was something strange about the news headlines related to her yesterday, Xia Chaoqun couldn't have failed to notice it, otherwise she wouldn't have reacted so quickly and replaced Jiang Se with the news about Yao Xiang.
Luo Ao recalled the first time he met Jiang Se three years ago. At that time, she was a newcomer who had just entered the entertainment industry and had just had an unpleasant argument with Zhu Pan from Century Galaxy. But when they met, Luo Ao could not see any grudge between her and Zhu Pan.
"Miss Jiang." When Luo Ao came into the coffee shop, Jiang Se had only flipped through half of the magazine in his hand. He pressed down his tie and sat down:
"Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Jiang Se shook his head, watched him order coffee, and politely asked if he wanted anything else. After getting a negative answer, he still ordered a few desserts. After the waiter left, Luo Ao looked at Jiang Se and smiled:
"Congratulations, About My Love for You is doing very well at the box office."
"About I Love You" has broken the 500 million mark in about a week since its release, and the film has generally received good reviews.
While most romantic art films nowadays have old-fashioned themes, this movie uses an alternative approach to create a unique flavor.
Even though the film is quite long, with good box office performance, major theaters have increased the screening rate of "About I Love You", resulting in the film's box office performance continuing to rise with no signs of weakness.
There are many people discussing this online, and most of the film reviews are good. After watching the movie, many viewers think that it is no worse than several well-known romantic art films in recent years. Many people think that this movie is already a classic in the category of romantic art films.
Luo Ao even keenly felt that if "About I Love You" continued to develop along the current trend, the final box office might not only be the 1.5 billion speculated by the industry, but might even be higher.
This is already a remarkable achievement in a romantic art film.
Jiang Se became completely famous.
When Luo Ao signed her three years ago, she had just started to show her talent. Although Luo Ao was sure that she would become famous, he did not expect that she would become famous so quickly.
She hasn't produced many works in the past two years, but apart from a few minor roles, all the films in which she played important roles are classics. The box office of "Beijing Events" and "Caring" has reached 4 billion so far, which is strong evidence of Jiang Se's box office appeal. Investors will also value this data in the future.
The better Jiang Se's box office performance is, the more it proves that her value is also increasing.
Even though she has few works, this does not affect her reputation and status.
Luo Ao asked her out this time in order to discuss the contract renewal with her.
Luo Ao still remembers the signing scene three years ago. Firstly, Jiang Se was frequently in the newspapers at that time, and Chang Yuhu was there to protect her. She also had a backer, and she herself had very good conditions, so when signing the contract, she proposed a three-year agreement.
Apart from this, Jiang Se did not have any additional requests. He also complied with the company's regulations when Xia Chaoqun later proposed a 60% commission, and did not make trouble by relying on his own conditions.
Before signing the contract, although Luo Ao had objections to the three-year period proposed by Jiang Se, Jiang Se said at the time that she would renew the contract after three years.
Now three years have passed in a flash. Luo Ao has recently realized that some agencies must have seen her potential and extended an olive branch to her. To be honest, the resources that Century Galaxy has given her in recent years are not very good. Apart from Xia Chaoqun, the jobs she has received from Century Galaxy are only two movies and two endorsement advertisements.
It can be said that Jiang Se did not make any money in the first two years. It was not until the filming of "The Devil" that he received tens of millions in film remuneration.
Two years ago, she gradually became famous, but she was still heavily in debt. Now Tao Cen was trying to snatch her role in "The Lost City". Although Jiang Se had mentioned that she would give priority to Century Galaxy if the contract was renewed, Luo Ao was not very sure at this time that she would keep her promise.
The only thing I can be thankful for is that she agreed to meet me, which should be considered a signal.
"Thanks."
Jiang Se smiled, and Luo Ao looked at her inconspicuously:
"The company has two movies recently with good scripts. One of them is directed by Ning Zhanping. I think Sister Xia should have informed you."
Compared with Jiang Se three years ago, she has not changed much. Her eyelids drooped, she reached out to stir the coffee with a spoon, and smiled slightly:
"I have no plans to take on any new roles. I think Sister Chaoqun should have already informed the company."
Luo Ao's eyes fell on her hands. God always has a special preference for beauties. Not only is her face exquisite and impeccable, but her fingertips are also slender, and the skin on her knuckles is white and delicate, so tender that even the thin blood vessels seem to be visible.
The sunlight shone on her, and her fingertips rested on the flawless white coffee cup, like a posed painting, which made Luo Ao couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"In the next few months, I joined the school's archaeology department for internship. Even if I return at the earliest, it will be after January."
Luo Ao frowned, obviously not understanding Jiang Se's plan.
"Excuse me for being blunt," he organized his words in his mind, "I think the archaeological internship has nothing to do with Miss Jiang's future development."
He glanced at Jiang Se meaningfully, and then said:
"Unless Miss Jiang graduates in the future and plans to pursue a career in archaeology or history."
Otherwise, Luo Ao couldn't understand what the connection was between history, archaeology and the entertainment industry. His words were also a subtle question about Jiang Se's plans for the future, and he also intended to bring the topic to the contract.
"That's not the case. It's just that I've missed a lot of time studying in the past two years because of filming."
Jiang Se did not explain her decision in detail, nor did she intend to continue discussing this topic with Luo Ao. She said directly:
"I remember that when I signed the contract with the company three years ago, I also talked to Mr. Luo, right?"
Luo Ao heard that she finally mentioned the main topic, his eyes flickered and he nodded:
"Yes, I asked Miss Jiang to come here to discuss the contract renewal with you."
The waiter in the store brought coffee. It was a young boy who kept looking at Jiang Se from time to time, secretly sizing her up, blushing and heartbeating. He stood there for a long time and still had no intention of leaving. Luo Ao couldn't help but coughed lightly to remind him, and the young male waiter's face became even redder:
"Ms. Jiang, do you have any afternoon tea you like? Our dessert chef is very skilled. If you like any, I'll treat you..." (To be continued)