This image obviously suited Zhang Jingan's taste. He raised his chin towards Lin Siyi. Jiang Se finally knew what the scarf that Lin Siyi had taken out from the dressing room earlier was used for.
She took the scarf and covered Jiang Se's mouth and nose, leaving only his forehead and eyes exposed.
With the lower half of the face blocked, the eyes looked more lively and more prominent.
Zhang Jingan looked at it for a while and felt satisfied. He raised his legs and leaned back to a more comfortable position. He did not take out the script immediately, but said to Jiang Se:
"I saw your performance in 'Caring', and Zhao Rang showed your qualities very well."
Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Jiang Se did not show her due acting skills in "About My Love for You". At least compared with her role as "Doukou" in "Beijing Events", the role of "Zhou Wei" can be said to be as bland as water.
Many viewers even think that she only contributed her beauty in the performance of "Caring".
However, Zhang Jing'an went to see the movie after it was released, and found that Jiang Se's acting skills in "About I Love You" had improved a lot compared to "Beijing Events".
When she was interpreting the character of "Douku", she was a little bit forced, especially when "Douku" was suffering in the early days. Although her performance enhanced the appeal and intensified the conflict in the movie, Zhang Jing'an did not like her performance at that time. She can only be said to be a qualified newcomer in the film.
But in "Caring", Zhang Jing'an clearly showed her progress.
She restrained the excessive strength she had during her teenage years and now looked much more natural.
Whether it was the sadness and discomfort that the heroine Zhou Wei felt when she heard about the death of her boyfriend Zhang Zhen in the early stage, or a hint of relief, she hid them all in her pair of talking eyes, which moved Zhang Jing'an at the time.
The key is that her performance in the movie is very spiritual. Zhao Rang chose to temporarily change the female lead in this movie, replacing Zhao Ruoyun with Jiang Se. In Zhang Jing'an's opinion, he made the right choice.
In addition to the special script and Zhao Rang's directing skills, Jiang Se deserves at least half of the credit for the success of this movie.
She perfectly portrayed the role of Zhou Wei, who was numb to love in the early stages and thought that life was stagnant, but still had a glimmer of desire for love deep in his heart.
It is because of her reserved performance in the early stages that the audience will follow her perspective and put themselves into the story, believing that the relationship has come to an end and there is no need to feel sorry about it anymore.
So when you look back later and realize that you have been in misunderstanding all along and missed a true love, that kind of pain is really touching.
When Zhang Jing'an saw Jiang Se's performance, he felt regretful.
As the next heroine of her own movie, Jiang Se is very suitable for the role in terms of appearance and temperament.
Unfortunately, he had already decided on Tao Cen for his movie at that time. From the looks of it, Tao Cen was actually not very suitable for his movie, and Tao Cen could no longer give him what he needed.
In addition to the limitation of age, there is also Tao Cen's eyes. As he grows older, he shows ambition and ruggedness. They are nothing like the eyes he sees now, which are like the first ray of sunlight penetrating into the forest in the early morning, full of vitality.
"Now, I want you to perform a piece."
Zhang Jing'an made a gesture when he said this. He did not do the audition like a traditional director, where he gave a script and a line. He did not give Jiang Se time to prepare. Jiang Se didn't even know what he was going to perform before that.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Se took a deep breath and nodded.
The scarf concealed the nervousness on her face, allowing her to remain calm on the surface. It was actually a good thing that she couldn't see the corners of her lips pursed in the mirror. At least she didn't have to add any extra psychological pressure to herself.
But at the same time, the presence of the scarf also limits her acting skills. Even if she has 60% of her acting skills, once covered by the scarf, only 20% is left.
In fact, she had no idea what Zhang Jingan wanted her to perform, but Zhang Jingan's expression gradually became serious:
"I hope you can perform well. This is related to whether we can work together in the future."
When he said this, Jiang Se became even more nervous. Zhang Jingan lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before suddenly raising his head:
"Now, I want you to act out what it's like to wake up after being kidnapped."
No matter what, Jiang Se never expected that Zhang Jingan would make such a request.
She even forgot how to react, and her body began to tremble instinctively:
"Being, being kidnapped?"
Under the thin silk scarf, her lips were trembling slightly, and the frequency of the trembling was transmitted through the silk scarf.
She forgot how to behave, her mind was blank, and the memories of the past suddenly flooded into her heart.
The things she least wanted to recall all came flooding into her mind. The eerie little house in the woods smelled of mold, mixed with the scent of earth and grass. Several gangsters with Chinese accents were walking back and forth anxiously.
She seemed to hear the heavy footsteps again, and the creaking sound of a door being pushed open, and someone pulled her up:
"Boss, how much do you want?"
A somewhat nervous voice sounded, and she seemed to hear the speaker's voice was a little dry due to nervousness.
"30 million, please! We brothers will divide it up..."
She thought she had forgotten it long ago, but now because of Zhang Jing'an's unintentional words, all the things that she thought she had forgotten long ago came rushing out.
The man's voice sounded oppressive and hideous in the gloomy environment. At that time, it always felt that the sunlight could not shine into the gloomy house. Many years later, when she recalled the scene at that time, even though she had grown up, even though the criminal had been caught, even though she had been reborn, the shadow still remained, following her around, making it difficult for her to get rid of it.
"30 million? This is the fortune of Zhongnan Industry."
A man kicked her. She shrank her body and tried to curl up into a ball, wishing she could shrink into dust and be so small that they couldn't see her. Would this disaster then be over
"Brother..."
"We are both girls, why is it that she can live in luxury and have no worries about food and clothing, while my daughter is poor and starving?"
"After doing this... In the future, my daughter will be able to learn piano, painting, and speak English like her..."
"My daughter is no worse than others, she looks just like me... I want 100 million... After the brothers divide it, go back to the capital and buy a house..."
"… "
In the conference room, Jiang Se was sweating profusely. She had no time to pay attention to the employees of Zhang Jingan's studio outside the glass wall, nor did she pay any attention to the mirror that had bothered her before. She hugged her legs, buried her head between her knees, huddled in a corner, and shivered. (To be continued)