At this moment, because Tao Cen took the initiative to expose the information, the people who were caught off guard included the reporters who were asking questions and the netizens who were watching, and Mo Anqi was a little helpless.
At this point, if Mo Anqi still didn't understand Tao Cen's intention, she would be too slow.
The company asked Jiang Se to play a supporting female role in "Criminal Suspect" to act opposite Tao Cen. This was a disguised punishment for Jiang Se by the company, but currently only the company's top management knows about it and it has not been announced to the public.
This matter was mentioned by Tao Cen in advance, probably to divert attention.
She reacted very quickly. At the ELYSEES press conference, the sales data could not be "suppressed". Seeing that it would become a joke, she had to "push back" from other places.
Compared to the temporary withdrawal of Mrs. Zhou and others, it is obvious that the media is more concerned about the news that Tao Cen and Jiang Se are about to collaborate on a movie.
The media's tone suddenly changed, and many people showed excitement on their faces:
"Are you going to work on a movie with Miss Jiang?"
Tao Cen smiled and nodded, then glanced at Jiang Se:
"Yes, in fact, Miss Jiang and I have a lot in common, and our development directions and goals are very similar."
As soon as she finished speaking, the reporters showed subtle expressions on their faces. Tao Cen continued, "I believe everyone knows that we are very predestined to work together, but we are all busy with work, so I feel very sorry that I have not had the opportunity to work with Miss Jiang for such a long time. Until a while ago, by chance, Miss Jiang and I had similar interests and both took a fancy to the same script. After we each made time for ourselves, we were able to work together."
Tao Cen's words did not seem to be spoken casually, and the media asked Jiang Se for confirmation:
"Ms. Jiang is indeed going to co-star in a movie with Ms. Tao?"
Both of them are now considered the top female stars in the Chinese entertainment industry. They each have a huge fan base and fame, and are capable of bringing in box office revenue.
If these two actresses were to appear in the same movie, the movie might become popular before it is even filmed.
"Yes."
At this point, Jiang Se could only nod:
“There is indeed such an arrangement at work.”
Her admission made the media reporters even more excited. Not only the media reporters, but even many netizens who were following the ELYSEES live broadcast on the Internet couldn't help but scream when they saw this scene.
"I wonder which director facilitated your first collaboration with Tao Cen?"
"I'm going to shoot the new film "Criminal Suspect" directed by Huo Zhiming. I liked the script when I read it a while ago, but due to schedule reasons, I haven't had the time to take it on."
Jiang Se grabbed several microphones and answered the reporters' questions seriously:
"I just happened to have some free time this time, so I am very honored to be able to work with Senior Tao and Director Huo."
She was surrounded by reporters. Under the light, her lips were red and her teeth were white. Her temperament was as elegant as orchid. She did not seem irritated or uneasy. She answered the questions calmly and her serious attitude really pleased the reporters.
"Director Huo Zhiming's style is always uncertain. Has Miss Jiang heard of him?"
Jiang Se pursed her lips and smiled. The reporter's question contained a trap, but she seemed not to hear it:
"I've only heard that Director Huo's achievements in film are extraordinary, so I'm looking forward to working with him."
"In this movie, both of you have extraordinary status in the current entertainment industry. In Miss Jiang's opinion, who is the first star, you or Tao Cen?"
This question was finally raised by a reporter. After someone asked the question, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Such a question is not easy to answer. When it comes to Jiang Se and Tao Cen's situation, no one wants to be second and be suppressed by others and unable to raise their heads.
After being humble here, the headline of the news in the evening may be "Tao Cen defeats Jiang Se".
It's no use not answering the question. Jiang Se thought for a moment:
"In the script, Senior Tao's role is naturally the most important."
When she said this, Tao Cen didn't say anything, but stared at Jiang Se with a smile. His eyes were friendly, as if he and Jiang Se had a very close relationship.
"But if it was in the title of a movie, I would be the 'main actor'."
Jiang Se's words not only revealed the identity of the role he played in the movie, but also easily and naturally avoided the sharp questions raised by the reporters. A group of reporters all laughed.
After all, this was the ELYSEES car launch conference, and the reporters surrounded Jiang Se and Tao Cen, so they could only conduct simple interview arrangements.
After digging up such a big news, they asked a few more questions. After asking some simple questions about "The Suspect", they asked Tao Cen and Jiang Se to take a few photos together before letting them leave.
When Jiang Se returned to the backstage, several assistants looked unhappy.
"The company hasn't announced it yet, but Tao Cen couldn't wait to reveal the news. Will it have an impact on Sese?"
Mo Anqi was a little worried. Jiang Se was now in the rising stage of his career, and it was only a matter of time before he caught up with Tao Cen.
Now Xia Chaoqun has strict plans for her career and is very cautious in accepting roles and endorsements, preferring to have nothing rather than do something that is not suitable for her.
What she lacks with Tao Cen is an opportunity to catch up, and this opportunity happens to be in "God's Redemption" which will be released next year.
Once Jiang Se is able to play the leading female role in a movie by the world-renowned director Cesare, her status will naturally be higher than Tao Cen's. At that time, her popularity both at home and abroad will completely suppress Tao Cen.
"After the charity dinner that day, although Mr. Luo asked Sese to play a supporting role for Tao Cen in "Criminal Suspect", the company had clearly promised that this matter would be exposed after the release of "God's Redemption."
Luo Yin decided to let Jiang Se play a supporting role for Tao Cen because he knew that Jiang Se had finished performing in "God's Redemption".
Century Galaxy's original intention in making this decision was naturally not to suppress Jiang Se.
The ranking among female stars is also very important. The level of their status naturally determines their status among the Chinese people and their subsequent development resources.
In short, Luo Yin made this decision not to make Jiang Se inferior to Tao Cen, but to help Jiang Se become the pillar of Century Galaxy.
The reason why Jiang Se was cast in the supporting female role in "Criminal Suspect" was purely because of Jiang Se's "disobedient" performance at the charity dinner, which forced the company to give her a certain warning and at the same time break the "false impression of discord" between her and Tao Cen.
When Luo Yin made this decision, he privately told Xia Chaoqun that the news would be suppressed before being exposed.
According to the company's original plan, Jiang Se and Tao Cenxian joined the "Criminal Suspect" crew to start filming the movie, and the news was kept secret.
It was not difficult to do this. After all, Huo Zhiming had not produced many works in recent years, and his previous films had not received good reviews. The audience was not optimistic about him. When he started filming, the media was arranged so that this matter could be kept secret.
After the film was completed, "God's Redemption" happened to be released in the second half of the year.
By then, the news of Jiang Se playing the leading role in Cesare's movie would have swept the world. Once her status was established, even if it was later revealed that she played a supporting role in "Criminal Suspect", it would not have much impact on Jiang Se.
The audience's impression of her has already been fixed as a world-class movie star. When she works with Tao Cen again, everyone will be more inclined to believe in the "deep sisterly love" between her and Tao Cen, which is why they are willing to play a supporting role opposite Tao Cen.
By using such gimmicks to hype things up, both Tao Cen and Jiang Se can benefit, and at the same time, the movie "Criminal Suspect" can also be hyped up.
This is also the reason why Xia Chaoqun did not fight with the company after hearing the company's arrangements.
But now that Tao Cen has exposed the news early, the meaning is different.
According to Luo Yin's arrangement, it would be a win-win outcome for everyone, but it was exposed in advance now, before Jiang Se's "God's Redemption" was released. In layman's terms, "Jiang Se has not yet become a film star with a movie about "God's Redemption", and the Chinese audience's impression of her remains on "she has developed well in recent years and can be compared with Tao Cen". At such a sensitive moment, Tao Cen announced that Jiang Se would be her "supporting role" in the movie. The result is likely to make everyone preconceived that in terms of movies, Tao Cen is still ahead of Jiang Se.
Her actions would give people the illusion that Jiang Se was still being suppressed by her.
Such subtle psychological changes may bring certain troubles to Jiang Se's career development.
Mo Anqi could naturally understand the cause and effect of all this, but she was also very helpless.
Even if the company has regulations, Tao Cen has already said it, and it is not easy to take back what has been said, not to mention that Tao Cen chose to say it in such a public environment. The live broadcast of ELYSEES at the time also brought Tao Cen's words to countless netizens who watched the live broadcast.
There were quite a few people watching this live broadcast. After all, the news about the "endorsement dispute" between Tao Cen and Jiang Se had already attracted a lot of attention. The matter was too big, and it was difficult to suppress it.
"This matter is Tao Cen's responsibility!" Mo Anqi was a little angry, "Sister Xia, what do you think?"
Several assistants talked to each other for a long time, and Mo Anqi realized that Xia Chaoqun had not said a word from beginning to end. He stood by and watched the makeup artist remove Jiang Se's makeup. Jiang Se closed his eyes and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
It would be fine if Xia Chaoqun was so calm, as she rarely had big ups and downs in her emotions, but Jiang Se's calmness made Mo Anqi confused:
"Sese, aren't you angry?"
"This matter is not bad."
Jiang Se didn't mind that Tao Cen exposed her role as a female supporting actress in "Criminal Suspect". She was more concerned about another point:
"Sister Chaoqun, Tao Cen mentioned the common points between her and me."
After she said this, Chen Shan looked puzzled, but Xia Chaoqun smiled faintly:
"You noticed that, too."
Mo Anqi and others focused on the surface, but Jiang Se and Xia Chaoqun looked deeper.
It is a fact that Jiang Se is going to play the role of 'supporting actress'. Although it is troublesome to expose it early, it is not something that Xia Chaoqun cares about. What she noticed is what Tao Cen said, 'The common points between Jiang Se and her are that their development directions and goals are very similar'. This sentence sounds ordinary, but after over-interpretation, it will become that Jiang Se has been 'imitating Tao Cen's career development path'.
Whether this matter will become something Xia Chaoqun takes seriously depends on whether Tao Cen can grasp this point.
Now that she has mentioned it, it seems that she will most likely make a big fuss about it, and the trouble it will cause to Jiang Se may be greater than the fact that Jiang Se is going to star in "Criminal Suspect".
"I'll take care of it." As soon as Xia Chaoqun said this, Jiang Se nodded and didn't mention the matter again.
On the other side, Tao Cen was also removing her makeup. Song Yi personally held her coat for her, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at her.
Song Yi thought that Tao Cen would lose face today, but he didn't expect that she would turn the tide with such an incident, diverting the media and public's attention and drawing the attention back to her.
This move was played quite beautifully, and Song Yi thought he had learned something from her.
"Song Yi."
She still had her eyes closed, and her assistant's hands gently massaged her shoulders to relieve her fatigue from attending today's event. She had a mask on her face and her accent was a little unclear when she spoke, but Song Yi still handed his coat to the assistant immediately and half-knelt in front of her:
"Sister Tao, I'm here."
This woman is very powerful. She has been through so many things. Even though there were several incidents that made Song Yi feel quite difficult, she calmly used her strong skills to turn the situation around that was unfavorable to her.
"Did you hear what I said today?"
When Song Yi heard her say this, his scalp suddenly tightened:
"Do you mean that you want to cooperate with Jiang Se?"
Under the mask, the corners of her mouth twitched, revealing an ambiguous smile, it was unclear whether it was sarcasm or impatience.
The facial mask blocked her emotions. If Song Yi hadn't been staring at her, he might not have noticed the subtle changes in her expression.
"Of course not."
She lay in the chair and whispered:
“You have to learn to listen carefully, watch carefully, and study hard.”
Her tone was not harsh, but it made Song Yi sweat on his forehead.
He nodded and responded. After Tao Cen finished teaching, he said:
"What I'm telling you is that Jiang Se's development direction and goals have a lot in common with mine."
She used to be a little obsessed, always focusing on the fact that Jiang Se had made good progress in recent years and was trying to catch up with her, but she forgot that she had a bigger and more useful trump card for Jiang Se.
Song Yi listened to her slowly speaking:
"After Jiang Se debuted in recent years, what do you think is the impression the media and audience have of her?"
After hearing this, Song Yi did not dare to answer.
Jiang Se has had a very good reputation in recent years, with no scandals or any reliable negative news. Except for an unpleasant incident with Zhu Pan, an actress from Century Galaxy, in the movie "Love Letter" when he debuted in his early years, there has been almost no bad news about him in the circle. He is considered a very self-disciplined actor.
In front of Tao Cen, he didn't dare to say such compliments. He thought for a moment:
"She is too arrogant and doesn't respect you..."
"I don't want to hear that."
Tao Cen shook his head, peeled off the cotton pad covering his eyelids, and looked at the assistants:
"What do you think?"
No one dared to say anything good about Jiang Se. Tao Cen thought for a while, then understood and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, you know my character well, just speak out boldly."
She insisted on getting an answer, and Song Yi had no choice but to think about it and still honestly follow the impression of Jiang Se in the minds of the media and the audience:
"She is a box office hit, beautiful, good at acting, and a friend of Cesare. She has endorsed international brands such as Leopard and Federer. She has been nominated twice for the 'Best Actress' award at the French Film Festival and won the title of 'Best Actress in a Leading Role' at the Hundred Flowers Art Awards..."
He said a lot in a row. Tao Cen looked at him with a smile. It was unclear whether he was unhappy or not, but he did not let him stop.
In the end, Song Yi couldn't continue speaking, and his voice became smaller and smaller until he stopped. Tao Cen looked at him and said:
"These are the public's views of her."
She put the cotton pad in her hand back on her eyelids, "But to me, she is little Tao Cen."
As soon as these words were spoken, Song Yi was stunned at first, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
Some nicknames are something you will have for your whole life and can never be revealed. (To be continued)