Jiang Se went to the library on the weekend and borrowed a book to read at home.
Except for weekends, she could only read during her spare time in the dormitory when she was at school. Therefore, she didn't finish a book after several days.
Several girls in the dormitory thought Jiang Se was a little strange. There was a lot of talk about her in the campus forum. Boys from other departments could often be seen pretending to accidentally come over downstairs of the dormitory, but she always turned a blind eye to them.
Several girls are just freshmen in college, but some of them have already been liked by others.
Whenever they talked about these things, the girls were all very excited, but Jiang Se always showed little interest.
After entering college, the girls became more enthusiastic about dressing up than before. Sometimes they would get excited when talking about cosmetics, clothes and small jewelry. They would occasionally go shopping after school, but Jiang Se seldom bought anything. She spent most of her time in the dormitory, reading a book.
On Thursday, Jiang Se had an appointment with director Lin Xiwen's company. After finishing the morning class, she returned to the dormitory. Yu Xiaozhou and Chen Yuwei were both in the dormitory. When they saw Jiang Se coming back, they discussed with her excitedly:
"Go out from the direction of dormitory building No. 3. There is said to be a new western restaurant opened on West Avenue. The prices are low. Someone in our class has been there and said the food is pretty good. The average cost per person is 100 yuan. Yu Xiaozhou and I are just about to ask if you will be back at noon. Shall we go and try it together?"
If someone in the dormitory makes an appointment with him, Jiang Se might agree if he thinks there is nothing else to do.
But today was different. After Chen Yuwei finished speaking, she shook her head:
"You guys go ahead. I don't have classes in the afternoon and I have an appointment with someone." Lin Xiwen's company is in the Western Ring Road of the capital, and the school is nearly half an hour away by subway.
It was already eleven o'clock when she returned to the dormitory after class. She had an appointment with someone at two o'clock in the afternoon, so she didn't have much time. Therefore, Jiang Se prepared to go to the Sai Wan area in advance, have lunch and take a rest for a while, then go to Lin Xiwen's company and wait until two o'clock.
After hearing what she said, Chen Yuwei just gave up.
The two little girls were a little curious about who Jiang Se had an appointment with, but they looked at each other and didn't ask.
Unlike Sheung Wan which is surrounded by commercial streets, Sai Wan has more office buildings and a quieter environment.
Many companies have their headquarters here, and you can see many men and women carrying briefcases coming and going.
Lin Xiwen's company is located on the third floor of West Building 9. Jiang Se entered the building and waited for the building staff to confirm that she had an appointment with Lin Xiwen. She was then led by the building's front desk to the dedicated elevator to the third floor.
Compared with Gu Jiaer's studio in the capital, Lin Xiwen's company is much larger, and he has rented the entire floor of the office building.
When Jiang Se got out of the elevator, he saw the service front desk.
Behind the front desk was displayed the name of Lin Xiwen's company, 'Shangjia Entertainment Media'. Two reception girls were standing behind the counter. When they saw the elevator door open, they both stood up.
The building's service staff had called ahead of time. When they saw Jiang Se, one of the girls came up to them and asked with a smile:
"Are you Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Se nodded, and she quickly led Jiang Se to the living room on the side: "Sister Li has already told you early in the morning that you and her are scheduled for two o'clock."
As she said this, she instinctively looked at the electronic time display above the reception room. It was only 1:40, and there were still 20 minutes until the time Jiang Se had agreed to meet.
"Sister Li still has some things to deal with at the moment. Can you wait for a while?"
Jiang Se came twenty minutes early and was mentally prepared to wait for a while, so he nodded when he heard this.
The receptionist asked her what kind of drinks she needed and soon brought her a glass of mineral water.
'Shangjia Entertainment Media' is a company founded by Lin Xiwen seven years ago, and it has developed well so far.
The reception room is separated into independent small rooms with transparent glass decoration, and potted plants are planted on the sides, which not only retains the independence of conversation, but also adds a touch of green to the reception room with light-colored decoration style.
There were several magazines on the coffee table in front of the sofa. Jiang Se took a look at the cover and it should be a company profile.
Before she came here, she had already checked the history of Lin Xiwen's company on the Internet.
In the entertainment industry, Lin Xiwen's reputation is different from that of Gu Jiaer, Zhao Rang and others. The media's evaluation of him is more of a businessman rather than a director with his own special mark.
The films he made were neither like those of Gu Jiaer, who specialized in the market of boys and girls and whose films were mainly about beautiful love stories, nor like those of Zhao Rang, whose films had his own personal style and characteristics.
Compared with these two directors, Lin Xiwen has directed more films, but most of them have very different styles and received mixed reviews.
The comments about him online are very extreme, but most people think that his movies are very profitable.
He is always able to accurately grasp market information. No matter whether the quality of the film is good or bad, he can always find the hype point to increase the box office of the film.
Below the company's profile album is a list of films that Shangjia Entertainment Media has produced in recent years. For some of these films, Jiang Se felt they were horrible just by looking at the posters, without even having to read the introductions.
She flipped through the pages for a while and heard the crisp sound of high heels in front of the conference hall. The person seemed to be intentionally stepping heavier to remind her of their arrival.
Jiang Se put the magazine down, first looked at the time on the wall, then turned around and saw a middle-aged woman wearing a black sweater dress and with chestnut curly hair coming in with a stack of information.
"You should be Miss Jiang that Director Gu introduced, right?"
The woman came in with a smile and looked Jiang Se over.
Jiang Se stood up and shook hands with her. She then put down the information and sat down on Jiang Se's right hand side.
"Director Gu has already greeted Director Lin and praised you as a very talented actor." She said a polite word first, then glanced at the magazine on the table and asked with a smile:
"You have also read our company profile, and you should have a general understanding of Director Lin's style."
After she finished speaking, she opened the folder she had brought over earlier and took out two information bags from it:
"Director Gu has already explained the specific situation. Director Lin has two films to shoot. Take a look." She pushed two information bags in the direction of Jiang Se and motioned for Jiang Se to look. "You were introduced by Director Gu, so I have asked people to sort out the notes for the vacant roles in the two films."
The company waiter brought in another cup of tea. The female assistant named Li took the tea and took a sip, then watched Jiang Se open one of the document bags.
She took this opportunity to quietly observe Jiang Se. (To be continued)