This "audition" is an excellent opportunity for Jiang Se. At the same time, for Nie Dan and others, it is also a great opportunity for the company to participate in such a big project.
Huaying was established not long ago, but it has the advantage that Nie Dan and others have sufficient funds and no shortage of connections. What they discussed with Borgia and Huandao Company was the opportunity to introduce "God's Redemption" to China and promote it.
China has always had strict standards for foreign films, and has strict controls on the quantity and quality of films. With the growing Chinese economy, China's box office has been able to affect the final revenue of the film. Chinese films are not without the qualifications to negotiate with Borgia and Roundabout.
The filming of "God's Redemption" has been suspended for a few days, and the staff are somewhat helpless about this situation.
Jiang Se goes to the set every day and occasionally asks the staff for advice on shooting techniques so that he can learn more about lighting and positioning to facilitate his later filming.
She met Donald here several times, and the two would discuss the novel "Prisoners" and the characters and plot in the play.
As time passed, Mo Anqi felt somewhat uneasy, especially when Xia Chaoqun left the crew and returned to China, she became even more worried.
She already knew Jiang Se's plan, but the filming of the crew was suspended, and Cesare had frequent meetings with investors, which made her a little nervous.
Jiang Se, on the other hand, seemed to have let go of a burden after the "audition". In her spare time, apart from staying in the crew and occasionally reading the script, she seemed not to care much about the result.
There are only a few days left until the Spring Festival, and the weather forecast in Modena says there will be another snowfall in two days.
The heating was on in the hotel lobby. After lunch, Jiang Se, wearing a thin sweater, sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a script, and silently memorizing his lines.
She hasn't gotten the role of Lanny yet, but she is already preparing for the role.
There were several desserts and coffee on the table, and the air was filled with a sweet scent.
When Laura and several assistants came down from upstairs, they saw Jiang Se and others sitting in the corner of the lobby.
She already knew about Cesare's plan to replace the heroine. Jack even made a special trip back to the United States for this matter, hoping to ask the top management of the agency to intercede and keep her here to see if he could save her.
When Laura saw Jiang Se, her eyes turned red and she wanted to walk towards Jiang Se in her high heels. When the assistant beside her saw her like this, she instinctively wanted to stop her, but was pushed away by Laura.
"Miss Brown."
The assistant was a little anxious when he saw her actions. This time, it was because Laura lost her patience and fell into Jiang Se's trap, which gave the Chinese girl an opportunity to take advantage of her.
Before he left, he instructed his assistant to keep Laura under close watch and not let her cause any more trouble, which would make Cesare even more disgusted with her.
The two assistants couldn't stop Laura at all, and Jack's warning before leaving didn't calm Laura down, but made her even angrier.
Cesare's plan to replace the heroine not only hurt Laura's self-esteem, but also made her very unwilling.
She pushed the assistant away, and when she walked in front of Jiang Se, Mo Anqi stood up, took a step forward and blocked Laura one meter away from Jiang Se. She grabbed Laura's arm with both hands and reminded with a fake smile:
"Maybe your place isn't here, Miss Brown."
Mo Anqi is similar in height to Laura, but she is a karate master. In terms of strength and physical fitness, Laura is no match for her at all. Once she is caught by her, she cannot get away no matter how she struggles.
"Go back to China! You should leave here!"
Laura was held back by Mo Anqi, still somewhat unwilling. Jiang Se was not angry when he heard this. He smiled as he watched Laura getting angry. He picked up the phone on the table and took several photos of Laura's misbehavior.
This action made Laura even angrier, and she cursed with gritted teeth, attracting the attention of the hotel security.
"Give these photos to your agency."
Jiang Se raised his phone, looked at Laura who was restrained by Mo Anqi, and said with a smile:
"I think they will be very happy to apologize for your ignorance and rudeness, Miss Brown, and they will be very sincere."
"I'm sorry Miss Jiang."
The two assistants following Laura were also afraid that she would suffer a loss, and her security guards followed. After Mo Anqi let her go, she stood in front of Jiang Se and stared at Laura vigilantly. She was still rubbing her arms, looking at the script in Jiang Se's hand, and cursing:
"You will be disappointed. Lanny doesn't belong to you, and there is no place for you in Hollywood!"
As she was left with her assistant's arm around her shoulders, she turned back and cursed Jiang Se for not getting the role of Lanny.
Laura's appearance did not affect Jiang Se's good mood. In the afternoon, she heard from Mo Anqi that the heads of Borgia and the Island Travel Company had left Modena and flew back to Rome.
That night, Nie Dan and Xiang Qiuji flew to Italy to fight for the role of Lanni in "God's Redemption" for Jiang Se. Two days later, Nie Dan sent a "victory" gesture. At the same time, Jiang Se received a call from Xia Chaoqun. Her voice was a little tired, but her tone could not hide her joy. She called to report the good news to Jiang Se:
"The investor agreed to the change!"
This simple sentence made Jiang Se feel relieved.
Jiang Se received a call from Pei Yi and learned some of the things that Nie Dan and Xiang Qiuji discussed with the investors of "God's Redemption".
Huaying took over the promotion and distribution work of "God's Redemption" before its release. When introducing foreign films, the share of the publicity and distribution company has reached more than 10% of China's box office share. Now, in order to allow the two major foreign investors to take a risk and follow Cesare's advice to boldly use Jiang Se as the heroine Lanny in "God's Redemption", Huaying took over the publicity and distribution company and voluntarily reduced its share of the film's box office to 1%. After the film's box office reached 10 billion, the share increased to 15%, capped at 18%.
With Cesare's insistence on replacing Laura, the voice of Donald, the male lead in "God's Redemption", and the voluntary concessions made by Huaying and the mediation of Century Galaxy, the investors finally gave in and made the decision to replace Laura.
Jiang Se heard this and sighed:
"Thank Nie Dan and the others for me."
Huaying was willing to make such a big concession, not only because of Pei Yi's concern for her, but also because of the good intentions of Nie Dan and others.
Pei Yi smiled and said:
"You don't have to think too much. This matter is not only good for you, but also good for the company."
"God's Redemption" is a big-budget work, directed by the extremely famous Cesare, and with Donald, who has a strong appeal in Europe and the United States, the film has attracted attention from all parties just after it started shooting.
In fact, Huaying has long been eyeing this film, but it just didn't invest in it. Getting Huaxia's publicity and distribution is also Huaying's goal. It's just that this incident can benefit both the company and Jiang Se, and at the same time it can do Pei Yi a favor. (To be continued)