Zhang Jingan was a little curious, but Liu Ye remembered something and looked sideways at Zhang Jingan:
"Do you still remember the rumor in the industry at that time that Jiang Se had a boyfriend?"
There have been rumors in the industry that Jiang Se’s boyfriend is a very powerful person. Before Gu Jiaer’s "Fake Come True" was released, Jiang Se’s role was deleted, which almost caused "Fake Come True" to be unable to be released.
Afterwards, it was said that Gu Jiaer personally called Jiang Se to plead for mercy, and promised to restore Jiang Se's role in "What to Expect" and promised that if Jiang Se was willing in the future, she could play the leading role in his film, which enabled the film to successfully pass the review.
"At the opening ceremony of "Beijing Events", Jiang Se also admitted that she had a boyfriend."
The incident made headlines at the time, but she later kept a low profile and was rarely photographed meeting her boyfriend. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Jiang Se’s boyfriend is really a big shot, so no entertainment media dared to broadcast it, so the incident became a legend.
In recent years, Jiang Se has been developing rapidly in the entertainment industry and his fame has been gradually rising, but he has never been involved in any scandals with anyone.
From this point, Liu Ye guessed that Jiang Se and her boyfriend should not have broken up, but they were both very low-key.
"I suspect that if the rumors are true, Jiang Se's boyfriend is really quite influential. I guess that's probably why Mr. Feng looks at her differently."
Zhang Jing'an didn't say anything. Liu Ye thought for a moment and then asked with a smile:
"Do you really want me to work with Jiang Se in your next play?"
The attention of the people around was attracted by Feng Zhongliang and Jiang Se. Some of the celebrities sitting in the back looked in Feng Zhongliang's direction, some turned to look at Feng Nan, and many people were watching the show, secretly gloating.
No one even noticed that Liu Ye was discussing cooperation with Zhang Jingan in the second row of seats at the banquet.
Even the media reporters who noticed this from a distance probably couldn't imagine what Liu Ye and Zhang Jing'an were talking about. They thought they were just like most people, talking about Feng Zhongliang's unexpected appearance tonight and his familiar interaction with Jiang Se.
"I remember that you originally wanted to invite Tao Cen to perform in this play?"
The lights at the dinner were bright. In the distance, reporters were sitting in rows. Everywhere you looked, there were gorgeous actresses and well-dressed wealthy celebrities.
Liu Ye was smiling, with his jet-black hair slicked back with hair oil, revealing his broad forehead. He was wearing a well-fitting suit, a snow-white shirt and a bow tie, looking elegant, refined and handsome.
After he starred in "Devils", he quickly lost weight and returned to his previous shape.
After asking this question, Liu Ye smiled and waited for Zhang Jing'an's answer.
Zhang Jing'an's new play had been in preparation for a long time, and the investors had already been negotiated. Century Galaxy had spent a lot of effort to get Tao Cen into the crew, but in the end Tao Cen withdrew from the performance. The most interesting thing was that Zhang Jing'an actually intended to let Jiang Se take her place.
Compared to the familiar interaction between Jiang Se and Feng Zhongliang, Liu Ye was actually more curious about Zhang Jingan's thoughts and wanted to know why he chose Jiang Se.
Others did not understand the conflict between Tao Cen and Jiang Se, but Liu Ye knew a little about it.
When the famous Italian director Cesare came to China, he had contact with Jiang Se. Liu Ye calculated the time and found that Cesare's "The Lost City" should have been in the casting stage at that time. He found Jiang Se, most likely because he thought she was suitable for one of the roles.
Later the incident was exposed and caused quite a stir. Xia Chaoqun stepped in to suppress the incident and even used a notorious producer in the entertainment industry as a scapegoat. Only then was Xia Chaoqun able to successfully delete the news.
Cesare left China quickly shortly after the incident. Later, in the official announcement of "The Lost City", the main roles had been decided. Except for several Hollywood stars who had been rumored to have been cast, Jiang Se did not get this opportunity. Instead, Tao Cen from Century Galaxy successfully got the role.
Liu Ye has been in this business for quite some time, and he can see through the tricks a bit.
Jiang Se must have been framed by someone at that time. Even though she has an agent like Xia Chaoqun behind her, how could someone else be able to frame her? There are only a handful of people in this circle who can do that.
What's more, who benefits in the end can naturally be guessed who did it.
Tao Cen snatched Jiang Se's role and withdrew from Zhang Jingan's crew due to schedule conflicts.
This world-famous director was abandoned by Tao Cen after being "picked and chosen" in favor of the much more famous Cesare, but in the end Zhang Jing'an deliberately handed the opportunity that Tao Cen gave up to Jiang Se.
The relationship between these two actresses in Century Galaxy, who once worked under the same agent, is a little awkward. Liu Ye finds it interesting to think about whether Zhang Jing'an's behavior was intentional or unintentional and what kind of uproar it will cause in Century Galaxy.
"What's your impression of Jiang Se?"
Zhang Jing'an did not answer Liu Ye's question, but instead asked a question.
After he asked this question, he added:
"You worked with her on "Devils" before. I know that if you are not interested in the script and do not approve of Jiang Se, you will not take on such a script."
Especially in "The Devil", Liu Ye played a villain, which was a big breakthrough for him.
Even if he intended to hone himself, if Jiang Se was not good enough, Liu Ye would never take such a risk.
In other words, Zhang Jing'an's words were also a side response to Liu Ye's meaning. His new play chose Jiang Se as the subject of investigation, not as he imagined, because he was angry about Tao Cen's temporary departure from the crew and deliberately embarrassed Tao Cen.
Even though this great director was disliked after being compared to others, he still calmly analyzed who was the best fit for his new film and had no intention of competing for a moment's favor.
Liu Ye understood the meaning of his words and the smile on his face faded a little.
Regardless of whether what Zhang Jingan said was true or false, his attitude had already been revealed, so Liu Ye naturally followed his words:
“I loved working with her!”
When he said this, his expression was very serious and his tone was very cautious. He didn't seem to be joking, which surprised Zhang Jingan:
"Oh? Tell me."
Liu Ye looked down at the watch on his wrist. There were still about ten minutes before the auction officially started, so there was still time to finish the discussion. So as soon as Zhang Jingan finished speaking, he said:
"When she was filming "Devil", she was already a little famous." Her agent was Xia Chaoqun, and she had Century Galaxy behind her. She had Chang Yuhu, who was awarded the title of special actor by the Chinese government and called her an apprentice. She had a boyfriend who was protected by his superiors. It was obvious that her career was going smoothly at that time. "But I felt that her attitude was the same as when she was in the crew of "Rescue Operation"." (To be continued)