But in the end, Jiang Se, who originally had no interest in the entertainment industry, entered the industry under the pressure of lack of money. However, no one knows what happened to Lu Baobao, who pulled her to the set at that time.
When she thought of this, she was distracted for a moment, but quickly refocused her attention on talking to Zhang Jingan.
"I've seen you perform in a few movies," Zhang Jing'an smiled, his expression gentle, as if he was chatting with Jiang Se:
"In the several movies you've starred in so far, you've played a different role in almost every role."
In "Rescue Operation", she would rather die than surrender, and she played the role of a girl who refused to betray her former master when facing the Japanese invaders but was full of desire for life very well.
Zhang Jingan closed his eyes, recalled her look at that time, and smiled slightly:
"In "Beijing Grand Event", you play a socialite born in troubled times."
In "The 99th Love Letter" and "Fake It Comes True", she appears as a vase.
In "About I Love You", she played Zhou Wei, who was a bit melancholy, feeling annoyed with life but also a bit longing for love.
Later, she took on the role of "Devil". Zhang Jingan asked:
"Why is it that the image you choose for movies changes so much?"
After he asked this question, Jiang Se did not answer immediately. Zhang Jingan asked again in a different way:
"Let me put it this way. You keep changing roles. Is it because you are afraid of being stereotyped by one role, or is it because you don't like the script, or is there some other aspect that you couldn't agree on?"
Jiang Se looked straight into Zhang Jingan's eyes. He smiled, with slight wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, waiting for Jiang Se's answer.
"To be honest, I haven't considered the issue of being stereotyped by a role yet." Jiang Se said, "But for me, I don't have the right to choose the script in the early stage, you should also know that."
As soon as she finished speaking, the people in the conference room obviously understood what she meant and laughed softly.
"After the post-production, I mainly choose the scripts based on what I am interested in."
Her honest answer made Mo Anqi a little anxious, but in front of the big director, Mo Anqi didn't dare to speak.
Xia Chaoqun, who was standing by, was not in a hurry and seemed to have not noticed the situation in front of him. Zhang Jingan asked:
"What if you're not interested in my new play?"
The real test came at this time.
The conference room was silent, and everyone was waiting for Jiang Se's answer. Zhang Jing'an took a bottle of mineral water in his hand and said, "You should also understand that my play may not necessarily meet your requirements. If you are not interested in my new play, and we have the opportunity to cooperate, then what will you choose in this situation?"
Zhang Jingan's words were full of traps. If he praised his movie and his fame at this time, it would be too flattering. But if he answered poorly, it was very likely that his subsequent auditions would be cancelled.
Mo Anqi looked at Xia Chaoqun frequently. Xia Chaoqun had his arms folded across his chest, legs crossed, and didn't say a word.
"I haven't even seen your new play yet, how does Director Zhang know that I'm not interested?"
Jiang Se laughed, avoided Zhang Jingan's question, and did not answer him directly.
Her answer was a clever move, not a mistake. On the contrary, she cleverly avoided the trap set by Zhang Jing'an in his words. Mo Anqi just breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Jingan still asked:
"I mean, if, let's say, you have read the script now and you are not interested in it, what will you choose?"
Jiang Se's expression gradually became solemn. Zhang Jing'an was very persistent about this issue and insisted that she make a choice.
How to answer such a question
If I said that I was not interested in his play but still chose to shoot it, it would obviously go against what I said before and make my stance seem too unsteady and unprincipled.
But if she said that she was not interested in Zhang Jing'an's play and chose to give up playing such a role after reading the script, although she was loyal to her previous choice, she might offend Zhang Jing'an.
She thought of Tao Cen who lost this opportunity, and what Xia Chaoqun had said.
It is possible that Zhang Jingan’s new play will be chosen from the actresses of Century Galaxy, but she is not the only actress in Century Galaxy.
Jiang Se smiled bitterly and looked at Zhang Jing'an. Zhang Jing'an saw the helplessness in her eyes and couldn't help laughing out loud. He also understood that Jiang Se must be very embarrassed and conflicted at this moment.
The air-conditioning vent above his head blew a cool breeze. The air conditioning in the conference room was turned on very high, but after Jiang Se sat there for a while, sweat broke out on his back.
She could almost see in the mirror from the corner of her eye that beads of sweat were already oozing out of the wings of her nose. When she went out today, she put on a light layer of makeup just for the sake of courtesy, but the light foundation could not hide her somewhat solemn expression.
Xia Chaoqun couldn't help her at this time. She saw Mo Anqi's anxious expression through the mirror.
She remembered that a few years ago, when she had not yet signed the contract to join Century Galaxy, she seemed to have faced a similar choice in Lin Xiwen's company.
Lin Xiwen offered her the leading role in a low-budget movie, but she finally insisted on choosing "Beijing Events" and tried her best to fight for it. In the end, she got the role of "Doukou" and won an award at the China Film Festival for this role.
At this point, Jiang Se put aside the gains and losses. As Zhang Jing'an said, based purely on the script, if she didn't like the script of the movie, would she take the role because of Zhang Jing'an's fame
She thought about it, and although she felt that it might offend Zhang Jingan, Jiang Se still sighed and shook her head:
"I'm sorry, Director Zhang. I've thought about it seriously. Although I feel it would be a pity, if I don't like the script, I might not accept it, even if you are directing this movie."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Jing'an didn't say anything. Mo Anqi was very anxious and bit her lips. Jiang Se continued:
"I knew it was a good opportunity, but it was because it was so good that I thought about it more seriously."
Zhang Jingan placed the mineral water bottle on her lap, supporting the bottle with one hand and gesturing with the other hand, indicating that she should continue:
"For a film, especially a big production, the bigger the cost, the more cautious the crew will be in every aspect."
For a director of Zhang Jing'an's level, every movie he directs cannot be a small-scale one.
His fame is there, and sometimes fame is not just the applause and flowers that outsiders see, it may carry more. (To be continued)