In Mo Anqi's eyes, Xia Chaoqun was like a female warrior holding a weapon. In Mo Anqi's original words, Xia Chaoqun would probably always be so calm even when she was fighting and killing the enemy.
When she said this, Jiang Se also laughed.
It was rare for Xia Chaoqun to say something like "just ask a question" at this time, which aroused Jiang Se's interest. She paused for a moment and asked:
"Why did you insist on choosing "Criminal Suspect" and even though you knew the director was Huo Zhiming, you still insisted on meeting him?"
Xia Chaoqun was indeed very curious about this, and she didn't even bother to hide her curiosity:
“I thought you also saw the script of “Shadow” in the script I sent you this time.”
"'Shadow' is really good." Jiang Se has not read the script of "Shadow" yet, but he has finished reading the novel. It describes from a female perspective how the heroine suffered psychological trauma in her childhood, which had a great impact on her growth and life in the later period.
"In fact, if you don't mention Huo Zhiming in "Criminal Suspect", you can choose not to take the interview." Jiang Se honestly stated her original intention. She could feel that Xia Chaoqun on the other end of the phone must have frowned when he heard what she said.
"But Huo Zhiming is a very interesting person, and," she said here, stretching out her tone with a hint of laughter in her voice:
“His films are very difficult to fathom.”
No one can tell for sure between the protagonist and the supporting role until the dust settles.
Some people think he is a madman, some people think he is a genius. His ideas change all the time, which causes the films he makes to often go over budget.
These characteristics not only make his colleagues dislike him, but even investors get furious when they mention him. In addition, the box office performance of his films is not stable, which is also the most important reason why he has not had any new works for many years.
"Since you understand everything, why do you still insist on meeting him?"
After Xia Chaoqun asked this question, Jiang Se said:
"Because of you."
"Because of me?" Xia Chaoqun asked back:
“Isn’t it because of the chairman?”
"When I took on the role of 'Devil', Angie once asked me a question."
Jiang Se changed the subject and mentioned the movie "Devil" which had already been completed. The two topics seemed to be unrelated, but at this time Xia Chaoqun strangely understood the meaning of Jiang Se's words.
She laughed softly. She already knew the answer to the question that Jiang Se mentioned that Mo Anqi asked.
"She once asked why she took on the film Demons despite your objections."
When Xia Chaoqun got the script of "The Devil", he objected and pointed out various aspects in which Jiang Se was not suitable. On the surface, it seemed that he was trying to persuade her to give up.
The situation then was very similar to that of today.
"So how did you answer?"
Xia Chaoqun asked with a smile, and Jiang Se said:
"I said at the time, if you really didn't want me to take on "Devils", this script would never have appeared in my hands."
She indirectly answered Xia Chaoqun's question by talking about the conversation she had with Mo Anqi at that time.
By the same token, if Xia Chaoqun really felt that Jiang Se was not suitable for "Criminal Suspect", she would not have mixed this script with a pile of scripts and handed it to Jiang Se.
This has nothing to do with Century Galaxy's Luo Yin, even if Luo Yin and Huo Zhiming have an old friendship, even if Luo Yin wants to promote Huo Zhiming, as Xia Chaoqun said, most of the stars in Century Galaxy have received this script, but if Xia Chaoqun doesn't want Jiang Se to accept it, she will definitely find a way to push it back.
"I'll make the time."
Xia Chaoqun didn't ask any more questions, nor did she want to chat any more. After quickly hanging up the phone, she propped her chin up with the phone and a smile appeared on her face.
She did want Jiang Se to watch the movie "Suspect", and the reason she warned Jiang Se several times was that she was fulfilling her duty as an agent.
When Luo Yin handed her the information about the movie "Criminal Suspect", she did not try to shirk it like most of the agents at Century Galaxy, fearing that their stars would take on this difficult task.
After getting the information and discovering that the director of "Criminal Suspect" was Huo Zhiming, Xia Chaoqun had already analyzed that this could be a trap or an opportunity.
Huo Zhiming's instability represents the unknown, just like a gamble, which is not entirely without benefits for Jiang Se.
First of all, she has gradually opened up a market in China. The release of two hit movies last year has kept her exposure and popularity at a good level.
But in Xia Chaoqun's opinion, this is still not enough. She still needs an opportunity to move her career further.
Although her cooperation with Liu Ye has improved Jiang Se's status a little, in the eyes of the audience, most people would think that Jiang Se's cooperation with Liu Ye is Jiang Se trying to climb up to Liu Ye's level.
This is an inherent impression in the minds of movie fans, that is to say, the audience also has a hierarchy of stars in their minds.
Jiang Se is too young and has been in the industry for too short a time. No matter how good her acting skills are or how hard she works, or whether her performance with Liu Ye in the movie is evenly matched, the audience will think that this is Liu Ye's support for her.
Xia Chaoqun wants more than just this.
However, Huo Zhiming's earlier films were unstable. Before he was about to start filming "Criminal Suspect", his last film was criticized by many people for being pretentious, and most people commented that they simply could not understand what the director wanted to express.
He doesn't have a very good reputation in the circle, and actors and investors don't have a good impression of him. Many people even point out that his movies have no future.
If Jiang Se cooperates with him at this time, Jiang Se's fame will drive the audience's attention to "Criminal Suspect". No matter the audience is looking forward to it or thinks that Jiang Se's participation in "Criminal Suspect" may be another bad movie after Huo Zhiming's previous work, once the attention is increased, there will naturally be no worries about the lack of topics.
The most important thing is that Xia Chaoqun has also considered that even if "Criminal Suspect" does not perform well at the box office and Jiang Se's reputation is affected, her and Liu Ye's "Devil" will be released worldwide in March next year. By then, the publicity for "Devil" will be overwhelming, which will cover up this unpleasant period.
Once the box office performance of "Criminal Suspect" stabilizes, all the credit will go to Jiang Se.
For Jiang Se, although she has fame, beauty and acting skills, she only lacks such an important opportunity.
"Criminal Suspect" is a gamble that does not cause much loss to Jiang Se. When Xia Chaoqun saw the script, he had already thought about the result of the bet. (To be continued)