As soon as Jiang Se finished speaking, the set suddenly became quiet.
Xia Chaoqun, who was sitting far away, couldn't help but stand up when he heard this and stared at Jiang Se from afar. Mo Anqi also clenched her fists, a little puzzled, but did not speak.
Cesare pursed his lips. Donald, who had been sitting aside and watching the whole farce in silence, was stunned for a while after hearing what Jiang Se said. Suddenly he turned to look at Cesare, and then he smiled faintly.
Laura was also stunned. Jack frowned and looked at Jiang Se suspiciously, wondering why she did that.
From Laura's reluctance to film today's scene to the dispute that followed, which alarmed the Borgia's top brass, she had been sitting quietly in the corner, watching this farce coldly like an outsider. She suddenly spoke at this time, which showed that she must have some ulterior motive.
Jiang Se has not been in the crew for long, but Jack thinks she is a very smart and cunning woman who will take revenge and is not easy to mess with.
After Laura offended her, she did nothing but just sat there, which seriously affected Laura's mood and the filming. She also fell out with Cesare, which shows the character of this Chinese girl.
At this moment, she suddenly proposed to be Laura's substitute, and Jack instinctively felt that something was wrong.
It has been more than a month since the filming of "God's Redemption" started. Because of Jiang Se, Laura's performance in the crew was not outstanding.
Before joining the crew, the scene that Jack imagined of Laura forming a friendship with Cesare and gaining his appreciation did not appear. Instead, the world-famous director's face was full of disgust, and he did not want to work with Laura anymore.
Jack even believed that if Cesare was given another chance to choose, he would probably resist the pressure from the Borgia Company and oppose Laura becoming the heroine.
Now that Jiang Se has taken the initiative to ask to be Laura's stand-in, will it have any impact on Laura's subsequent performance in the plot
He was worried that Cesare would make temporary adjustments to the script later in the film and reduce Laura's role.
Jack glanced at Jiang Se. Even though they were on opposite sides, Jack had to admit that compared to Laura's increasingly worse impression in Cesare's mind, Jiang Se's performance was obvious to all.
During normal filming, she was very dedicated and always came to the crew early. On the occasional times when the filming time was short, she even ate and lived on the set and did not even go back to the hotel.
Her acting skills were also recognized by Cesare, and even people like Donald were willing to talk to her. She is very good at winning people's hearts.
Not to mention the same 'fire' segment, her performance was remarkable.
Jack knew that Jiang Se's fire retardant oil had been tampered with before filming began. During the filming, her cheeks and neck were clearly burned, and it was said that a section of her hair was also burnt. However, she was able to remain calm and not say a word, and persisted until the filming was completed. Such endurance is really terrifying. Not to mention Laura, even Jack himself was not sure if he could be as calm as Jiang Se.
A girl like her is calm, hardworking, and scheming. If she gets an opportunity, she will definitely make good use of it.
Thinking of this, Jack felt that he could not give Jiang Se this chance. She was too stubborn. She had stayed in the crew for all this time and did nothing, which had caused great psychological trauma to Laura. If she was allowed to continue to develop like this, it might affect Laura's acting skills in the future.
Jack made up his mind and was about to speak when Jiang Se repeated his request:
"If Miss Brown can't find a suitable substitute, I think I can give it a try."
Cesare's gaze gradually became deeper. He looked Jiang Se up and down without saying a word.
In terms of stature, Jiang Se and Laura are not equal. She is half a head taller than Laura. Some people on the set don't understand where Jiang Se got the confidence to make this suggestion rashly.
"Ms. Jiang, your figure is not similar to Laura's." Jack raised his hand and compared the height difference between the two, trying to reject Jiang Se's request:
"If you are used as Laura's stand-in, it would be better to use her stand-in Jenny. Even the thin and short male stand-in in the crew is more suitable than you, isn't it?"
He forced a smile, and Jiang Se walked out from behind the camera. He unzipped his down jacket and threw the thick down jacket aside, revealing the white turtleneck sweater he was wearing underneath.
It was very cold on the set, but she seemed not to notice the cold air. She grabbed the hem of her sweater and took it off. She was only wearing a thin, close-fitting, low-necked thermal top, showing off her beautiful body curves.
Even though she gained ten pounds of muscle, because of her slender frame and tight muscles, her arms are slender, her waist and back are thin, and her tight and raised buttocks embellish the entire body proportions, showing Shireen's vitality and vigor.
Her neck was exposed to the air and trembled slightly due to the cold weather. The burn marks on her neck had long since recovered after a few days of rest.
When Jack saw this, he subconsciously shrank his neck, but vaguely felt that something was even more wrong.
The wound on Jiang Se's neck had healed long ago, but she had been pretending to be seriously injured, and her "acting skills were so superb" that Laura was convinced of her "injury". She was deliberately trying to frame Laura!
If Jack hasn't realized this by now, all his years have been in vain.
Jiang Se looked at Cesare:
"Miss Brown's agent is right. I am indeed taller than Miss Brown, but I have my advantages. I am thinner than Miss Brown. After wearing a heat-insulating suit, my body shape should be similar to hers." She ignored Jack and Laura's glares and slowly stated her advantages one by one:
"I have read the original novel of Prisoners many times, and my understanding of the script and the character of Lanny must be higher than that of the stunt double. I can express body language better, which is convenient for later operations."
She paused, then looked at Cesare's expression again:
"Besides, I have experience in filming 'Fire'. I think I can handle the performance of the sacrifice scene. Even if there are accidents, I can handle it and it will not affect the progress of filming."
She slowly stated her advantages. Cesare stared at Jiang Se with an unfathomable look in his eyes, neither objecting nor agreeing.
What Jiang Se said was true. When she was filming the "fire" scene that day, there was an accident with the protective oil, but she insisted on filming and did not call for a pause.
At this moment, no one would doubt that what she said was false. Even some people on the set had been convinced by her. The assistant director looked at Jiang Se for a long time and spoke hesitantly:
"Cesare..."
"no!"
Jack was still objecting, but did not respond to him. Cesare looked at Jiang Se and Laura for a long time. Laura seemed not to have reacted to what had happened, while Jiang Se had a firm look and allowed the people around him to stare at him without dodging or panic.
"Okay, Jiang, go change your clothes!"
Cesare's eyes showed a faint smile, and he finally let go, with a meaningful tone in his voice:
"Behave yourself and don't let me down!"
"OK."
Jiang Se nodded, and Mo Anqi rushed over, picked up the down jacket that Jiang Se had thrown on the chair before and put it on her. Several people followed the crew's stylist to go to the dressing room to change clothes.
Laura was still standing there. Her agent Jack looked helpless. She sneered at Jiang Se's departing back. Only when Jiang Se entered the dressing room did she snort and turn her head away.
"You shouldn't do this, Laura."
Jack's tone was a little heavy. He vaguely felt that there was something wrong with Cesare's previous words. He asked Jiang Se to perform well and not let him down. If he was just a simple substitute, what was there to be disappointed about
He swallowed, his Adam's apple slid, and he felt a heaviness in his chest.
"You shouldn't give her another chance to show off. If you hate her, you should just keep her under your feet and not let her stand up."
"Jack, why are you so worried? She's just a stand-in. No matter how well she performs, she can't even show her face. After the movie is released, the credit will still be mine! She's just a Chinese who wants to curry favor with everyone who is in her favor, but it's all in vain."
Jack was silent for a while, then sighed and shook his head.
Jiang Se entered the dressing room and prepared for makeup.
She also took off her thin warm clothes. Mo Anqi was a little confused. Jiang Se should have taken this opportunity to teach Laura a lesson, so that she would be influenced by Jiang Se and unable to shoot smoothly.
In a situation like today, Jiang Se should have just sat back and watched Laura die. After all, the more deadlocked things became, the more Laura would be disliked by Cesare and the investors.
But in the end, no one expected that Jiang Se would stand up for Laura and be willing to be her substitute to help her solve the problem and clean up the aftermath.
“Thurse, why do you want to be Laura’s substitute?”
Scenes of people being burned by fire are actually not easy to shoot. Jiang Se must have suffered a lot when filming Xilin. She must have known the feeling of the fire extinguisher powder sprayed on her face and body. The wound on the back of her neck had not even healed for long.
"Aren't you afraid?"
Mo Anqi still feels scared when she thinks about the scene when her body was on fire. Even though the burns on Jiang Se's neck were gone after applying ointment, Mo Anqi saw the redness and swelling at the time and the subsequent peeling of the skin.
"I'm afraid." Jiang Se looked at herself in the mirror calmly. Mo Anqi and Xia Chaoqun were helping her put on the heat-insulating clothes. Her eyes met with hers in the mirror. Jiang Se clearly saw the ambition in her eyes, which made her eyes bright:
"But I am more afraid that opportunities will be gone in a flash."
She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, cheering herself up.
"I'm not doing this for Laura, I'm doing this for myself."
She wants to star in the drama "God's Redemption" and play a more important role in it.
When the timing was not favorable for her, she could suppress this ambition and play the role of Shilin, but that didn't mean Jiang Se was willing to play Shilin deep down in her heart.
It was just because Cesare was willing to give her a chance and specifically named Shireen. He did not mention any other roles in "God's Redemption", which blocked Jiang Se's other avenues and only gave her the audition for Shireen. Jiang Se had no choice but to work towards Shireen.
Now there is an opportunity for Jiang Se to play Lanny, and of course she must seize it.
In the eyes of Mo Anqi, Laura and others, Jiang Se was Laura's stand-in in this scene, but in Jiang Se's opinion, she felt that this was her audition for the heroine Lanny in "God's Redemption". Although it was a little late, fortunately, opportunities always come. She wanted to show Cesare that she had greater potential and was not just a supporting role who died as soon as she appeared.
Jiang Se was of course afraid of the scene of "burning" people. The terrible scene when she was surrounded by flames last time was still in her memory. The feeling of burning on her neck, chin and other parts seemed to remain in her body. She still felt a burning pain when she thought about it.
But Jiang Se felt that the most terrifying thing was not the shadow during the filming, but that such a great opportunity was in front of her, but she lost it because of fear.
She was able to overcome the memory of being kidnapped as a child, so why should she be afraid of a scene that is not that dangerous
The last time she was injured, it was because Laura asked her for the fire retardant oil to apply, which put her in danger of burns. Now Laura's agent and assistant have checked the equipment again and again. After what happened last time, the crew will only be more nervous about this special scene than she is. What should she be afraid of
"Sister Chaoqun, I'll trouble you with the rest."
Jiang Se asked in a low voice, and Xia Chaoqun responded softly after a while:
"Um… "
Man proposes, God disposes. Jiang Se has fought for the opportunity she wanted, but whether she can get this opportunity in the end depends on many factors, and the ability of the agent is also an important factor.
"As for funding, please send a message back to Huaying for me."
When Jiang Se was striving for this opportunity, she had already considered all the causes and consequences of the matter. At present, because the investors are two large foreign companies, they prefer European and American faces when it comes to hiring. Her identity as a Chinese is a considerable disadvantage, but Jiang Se feels that she is not completely without a chance.
Cesare is already very tired of Laura Brown. If there is a better candidate, he may not insist on working with Laura.
"God's Redemption" has been launched for less than two months. Although there will be certain troubles in temporarily replacing the protagonist, there is not much filming in the early stage, and the reshoot will not affect the progress of the crew much. Funding is not a big problem for Borgia and Huandao. For this kind of capital game, Jiang Se has the company founded by Pei Yi, Nie Dan and others behind him, so he is not completely without confidence.
She has already put on her asbestos insulation suit, and Jiang Se's next job is to be the stand-in for the female lead Lannie in "God's Redemption".
Lanny in the script is a weak and helpless girl. She does not have a strong body, so after putting on the thermal insulation clothing, she cannot put on any other protection outside.
The makeup artist directly painted Jiang Se's skin color on the outside of the thermal insulation suit. This is a very tedious but meticulous project. (To be continued)