Beijing, at the Beijing Film Academy campus near Jimen Bridge in Haidian District.
This is April 21st.
New week.
Jiang Anqi, who returned to campus, had just finished her morning classes and was still chatting and laughing with two classmates around her in the classroom when her cell phone rang in her bag.
He took out his mobile phone from an orange satchel that looked inconspicuous but was actually Hermès, walked to a corner of the classroom, said a few words, then turned to the two girls next to him who were dressed in ordinary clothes but could not hide their beauty: "Moss, Xiaoxiang, I happen to have something to do, let’s have lunch next time.”
After saying this, Jiang Anqi hurriedly walked out of the classroom without waiting for the other two girls to respond.
Although Jiang Anqi's voice was not high, other students in the classroom had been paying attention to her recently, so they could hear her clearly. After she disappeared and there was a brief moment of silence, someone whispered: "International stars are just different."
The tone seems to be joking, but the sourness is very obvious.
These days, with the news that "Taken" has been a hit at the North American box office, although Jet Lee is the most popular, even if it is just a supporting role, Anqi Jiang has become a celebrity on the Beijing Film Academy campus. You know, the North American box office of "Taken" is only expected to be 80 million U.S. dollars, equivalent to 660 million yuan, which is equivalent to more than half of China's domestic box office in 1996.
Not to mention the qualifications of participating in Hollywood movies.
Just in the Beijing Film and Television Class 94 acting class, there have been numerous inquiries and inquiries about Jiang Anqi from all sides recently. This has made the students in the class who have participated in some film and television dramas tired to cope with it and at the same time full of envy, jealousy and hatred. .
People are more infuriating than people.
While others were still whispering, the other two girls who had just spoken to Jiang Anqi looked at each other, and in a tacit understanding, they quickened their pace and chased out of the classroom together. After following quietly for a while, they saw the man in front of him in a parking lot inside the west gate of the campus. Jiang Anqi talking to a woman in black who just got out of the car.
Slightly speeding up their pace and walking forward, the two women ignored Jiang Anqi's slight frown after suddenly seeing them, showing the surprise of meeting by chance, and took the initiative to say hello.
The woman in black heard the two women greeting each other and quickly understood their identities. She smiled and said, "Are you An Qi's classmates?"
"Anqi?" One of the girls was confused, then realized what she was doing and looked at Jiang Anqi: "Oh, by the way, this is your English name. From now on, Qing Moss and I will also call you Anqi," and then turned to the woman in black. , took the initiative to reach out and said: "My name is Wei Xiang, this is Xie Qingmai, madam, what about you?"
The woman in black stretched out her hand to shake Wei Xiang's hand: "Guan Yinan," she said without forgetting Xie Qingmai beside her. She shook hands briefly and introduced herself as Guan Yinan. She then took out her business card and gave it to the two women, while saying: "Since you guys She is An Qi’s classmate, you can call me Sister Guan.”
Xie Qingmai, who was a little more reserved than the carefree Wei Xiang, took the business card and looked at it. In addition to the name, there was a title on it that made her eyes widen slightly: President of Jinshu Agency.
He raised his head again and looked at the woman in front of him.
He is about thirty-five years old, with an oval face and a somewhat big mouth. His appearance is not outstanding. He is dressed in a black women's suit and has his hair pulled up in a bun, but he looks quite capable.
Of course, the most important thing is identity.
President of Jinshu Brokerage Company.
Already junior students at Beijing Film Academy, Wei Xiang and Xie Qingtai have already been exposed to the film and television industry. Of course they have heard about the rapid rise of Jinshu Media in the past two years. The president of Jinshu Agency in front of them, coupled with Jiang Anqi's relationship, Naturally, there will be no other fakes with the prefix Jinshu.
Jiang Anqi glanced at the changes in the expressions of the two classmates, then turned to Guan Yinan: "Sister Guan, let's go."
"OK."
Guan Yinan agreed, finally smiled at the two women, turned to the Santana car next to him, and helped Jiang Anqi open the passenger door.
This small gesture made Jiang Anqi slightly dissipate from her displeasure at Guan Yinan being too warm to her two classmates. She lowered herself into the car and nodded to the two women standing outside the car window.
Guan Yinan turned to the driver's seat and closed the door, but first handed a script to Jiang Anqi in the back seat, then started the car and left the Beijing Film Academy and said: "Over there in Hong Kong, Jiahe just sent a script. Jiahe is Jack. ·Take a look at the company where Cheng works."
Jiang Anqi did not let go of the script immediately, but said: "Sister Guan, you shouldn't just give me your business card casually, we are just ordinary friends."
Guan Yinan turned to look at the girl next to him, and slightly curved his lips: "Anqi, you know, our company has been expanding in the past two years. Since they are your classmates, they must be within our recruitment range. However, even if When you enter Jinshu, you can only start from the bottom, and the company will definitely focus on training you and Youhu."
Although Guan Yinan didn't point it out clearly, Jiang Anqi still realized another meaning in the agent's words: don't be too stingy, her two classmates will not threaten her status.
These words made Jiang Anqi feel a little hot. She hesitated a little, turned to look at Guan Yinan, stared at her and said, "What if I don't want them to enter Jinshu?"
Guan Yinan felt the embarrassment in Jiang Anqi's tone, stopped his smile, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Jinshu Agency Company is different from Jinshu Artist Agency Company registered in Suzhou. The latter is just a human resources agency for extras. It is similar to the actors union in Hengdian later, except that the word "union" is used in China. It seemed that it was not harmonious enough, so it was changed to an artist agency.
Jinshu Agency is an agency for professional high-end film and television talents, similar to WMA in Hollywood.
Guan Yinan, 35 years old this year, is one of the executives selected last year after several candidates were called to intern at three major Hollywood agencies for several months. The development goal of Jinshu Agency is also China's WMA.
Of course, the difference is also very big.
Because there is no separation law between brokerage, production and distribution in China, Jinshu Group is currently pursuing the vertically integrated studio model before the Hollywood Paramount Act, and will be involved in various fields.
At present, the Jinshu Agency, like other Jinshu subsidiaries, is in the recruitment stage. This is why Guan Yinan just distributed business cards to two classmates Zhao Anqi. The two major mountains of Beijing Film and Television and China Theater have the talents that the Jinshu department needs. All kinds of high-quality talents.
Inside the Santana sedan.
Seeing Guan Yinan agree so easily, Jiang Anqi once again felt a certain sense of superiority as a 'lady boss'. At the same time, she couldn't help but feel that she was making a fuss out of a molehill. However, she did not change her tune, but looked down at the script in her hand.
This is a science fiction script called "Phantom Agent".
A quick glance at the synopsis of the story roughly tells the story of the love-hate entanglement that arose after three childhood friends received some kind of subconscious training to become top agents.
Guan Yinan next to him quickly said again: "This is actually a story similar to last year's "Black Man". Jiahe's intention is also very obvious. He wants to sell it to Hollywood, so he invited you to participate. They offered 100 The quotation of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars also implies that it is negotiable, which is very sincere.”
Jiang Anqi looked through the script in her hand with great interest. When she heard the quotation of 1 million Hong Kong dollars, her heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, she quickly suppressed some emotions. She was already Simon Westeros's woman, so what else was needed? Value 1 million Hong Kong dollars, which is only a few hundred thousand US dollars.
Then he said: "But, Sister Guan, Simon wants me to participate in that "Huanzhugege", the schedule should be inseparable, right?"
"The filming of "Phantom Agent" will start in the near future, and Hong Kong people are very fast in making movies. "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" is scheduled to be filmed in the second half of the year," Guan Yinan said here, paused, and added: "And, Angel , do you really want to star in this TV series?"
Jiang Anqi was confused: "Is there any problem?"
"Well, Ren Jingxi, we'll see you later," Guan Yinan said, hesitated again, and said, "Actually, she is just like you."
Jiang Anqi was stunned for a moment before realizing what Guan Yinan meant by 'the same'.
However, thinking about Li Youhu and Zhu Momo, she was already mentally prepared for this matter. Although her expression matched Guan Yinan's and showed a little embarrassment, she still said: "I have read some information about this project. Probably, it’s still good, as long as the story is good.”
"Anyway, I'll see you later," Guan Yinan didn't say any more and said instead: "By the way, I heard the news during the meeting at the headquarters this morning that "Hurricane Rescue" is likely to be introduced into the country."
Jiang Anqi suddenly became energetic: "Really?"
Although news about the success of "Taken" in the United States has been reported in major domestic media these days, because the film has not been introduced, it still feels like there is something behind it. For Jiang Anqi, the most direct benefit of introducing the film is that she can become famous in one fell swoop like Zhu Momo who participated in "If You Have Something to Say".
Guan Yinan confirmed with a smile, and raised an index finger to point to the roof of the car: "However, there will definitely be some deletions, but it's not a big problem. You have to know that Simon Westeros has a very close relationship with the above. OK."
Just last year when someone made a public visit to China, Jiang Anqi understood this.
As the two of them talked, they soon came to a restaurant near the Old Summer Palace, which was not too far from the Beiying University campus. Speaking of it, this place should be regarded as the first generation university town in Beijing, with Tsinghua University, Peking University and Renmin University nearby.
After getting off the car and entering the restaurant together, Guan Yinan explained: "Well, Ren Jingxi occasionally attends Beijing Film Academy recently and lives nearby."
Jiang Anqi was not too surprised, but Guan Yinan couldn't help but think of some gossip after explaining.
Now that she has taken up this profession, Guan Yinan can be regarded as the kind of woman who knows all directions, so she knows that Ren Jingxi was Zhu Momo's assistant some time ago, but unexpectedly, he fell in love with Simon Westeros in a blink of an eye, and even took... Come back from a TV series project. Because Simon Westeros personally greeted him, even though several senior executives of Jinshu were somewhat slanderous, they still provided all kinds of conveniences to a key project of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" Levi Company.
Guan Yinan secretly hopes that this project will fail, so he does not hope that Jiang Anqi, who has just become famous with "Hurricane Rescue", will participate in this TV series.
What a great movie.
Just like the "Phantom Agent" project that Hong Kong took the initiative to send, it has a short cycle and high pay, which is more in line with her agent's interests. The sharing model of Jinshu Agency will certainly not follow that of Hollywood, but as the person in charge, her salary is also linked to performance, and performance naturally comes from the salary of her clients.
At 12:30, the two of them entered the restaurant. The time was not up yet, and Ren Jingxi did not show up, so they ordered tea and waited.
Unexpectedly, the wait was almost 1 o'clock.
Just when Jiang Anqi was dissatisfied and Guan Yinan was about to call to urge someone, he saw a woman hurriedly walking in at the door of the restaurant with two attendants. After asking the waiter, she walked straight towards this direction.
When Jiang Anqi saw Guan Yinan stand up, she also stood up and looked at a woman who was approaching quickly.
At first glance, she looks slovenly. Her hair, which is simply tied into a ponytail, is obviously a bit messy. Her quiet and beautiful face does not have any makeup, and she looks a little tired. The slightly roomy black women's jacket gives Jiang Anqi a kind of look compared to Guan Yinan's black. Completely different feeling. She thinks that this woman wears black probably because she can resist getting dirty.
Looking at her two attendants again, Jiang Anqi couldn't help but curse. Her two personal maids and guards were already in place, including the car and the house. However, in order to keep a low profile, especially when going to school, I will definitely not take it with me.
Guan Yinan shook hands with the approaching woman and introduced her: "Jingxi, this is An Qi, An Qi, this is Ren Jingxi."
"Hello."
Jiang Anqi shook hands with the woman. When she saw that the other party just greeted her like this, she looked at her unabashedly, as if she was choosing a piece of goods. She felt even more dissatisfied, so she simply said: "Hello."
Everyone sat down, and the two female attendants who came with Ren Jingxi took the initiative to sit next to them.
"Sorry, I was discussing the script with someone and forgot the time." Ren Jingxi explained, raised his hand to summon the waiter, ordered the signature beef noodles, and then said sheepishly: "I'm too hungry."
Guan Yinan and Jiang Anqi once again began to slander in their hearts at the same time.
After Ren Jingxi ordered her meal, she looked at Jiang Anqi again with a more serious expression. After looking at her, she nodded and said, "Your costume will definitely be very beautiful, and your temperament perfectly matches the role of Ziwei."
Jiang Anqi didn't know how to answer for a while.
Guan Yinan had no choice but to help and answered: "Jing Xi, how is the script?"
"No, there is still a long way to go," Ren Jingxi said truthfully: "However, if nothing else happens, it will definitely be completed by the end of June. I hope to complete the team building at the same time, and then the shooting cycle will be three to four months. I hope this This TV series can be broadcast during the New Year."
Guan Yinan made some mental calculations and decided to finish the script at the end of June and start shooting in July. According to the four-month shooting cycle, it would not be completed until the end of October. Converted to the lunar calendar, it's probably September. There are still more than three months before the Lunar New Year, but we can make it in time.
But, isn’t this too rushed
Thinking about this, Guan Yinan couldn't help but said: "Jing Xi, as this is the first project you are responsible for, I think you can relax a little. It should be best to complete it in one year."
Ren Jingxi shook his head: "I made a timetable for... Anyway, it's no problem."
Halfway through Ren Jingxi's words, both Guan Yinan and Guan Yinan understood that behind the word 'give', it was obviously a certain man.
I didn't have much expectations for "Huan Zhuge Ge". Since this woman was willing to rush the work, Guan Yinan didn't persuade her much.
Ren Jingxi didn't talk too much. He looked at Jiang Anqi again and said, "Let's talk about the salary. I know that "Hurricane Rescue" in which you participated has just been a big hit in North America. However, I don't have a big budget for this project. I can give you 3,000 yuan per episode, what do you think?"
Before Jiang Anqi could answer, Guan Yinan said, "Jing Xi, isn't 3,000 yuan too little?"
"I think it's very little," Ren Jingxi said with a sincere look on his face: "But, I can only give so much, and I have inquired about the TV series that An Qi has participated in before, and the highest salary was only 1,000 yuan. Every episode.”
"It's different now."
"So I'll give you 3,000 yuan."
“…”
I just read a movie script that asked for a salary of 1 million Hong Kong dollars. Here, a TV series with a salary of 3,000 Hong Kong dollars seems to only have about 20 episodes, which is 60,000. Even if I don’t care about money now, this is not something Jiang Anqi can accept. price tag.
To be precise, relying on the halo she has just acquired in Hollywood, even if Jiang Anqi bids RMB 30,000 per episode to film a TV series, there will still be people hiring her.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, feeling like they couldn't continue the conversation.
In the end, Ren Jingxi took the initiative to speak again, very reluctant to waste time: "Actually, if it weren't for him... Anyway, I don't think we can cooperate. It's too expensive. An Qi and Yi Nan, why don't we just treat him like food?" Let’s get to know each other over a meal, maybe we’ll have a chance in the future.”
Jiang Anqi originally had this intention, but when she heard the woman across from her say something about him again, she couldn't help but feel a little competitive: "But Simon asked me to act."
Ren Jingxi nodded and seemed to have no other reaction to the word 'Simon' in Jiang Anqi's mouth. Instead, he said: "But, I can only give you 3,000 in remuneration, unless you are willing."
I don't want to!
Jiang Anqi thought to herself and turned to look at Guan Yinan.
Guan Yinan felt that if they stopped here, everyone would be happy for the three of them. However, thinking of someone mentioned by the two women next to him, he still had to fight for it: "Jing Xi, 3,000 yuan is enough for An Qi now." It’s really too little, 10,000, what do you think, this is already a very affordable price?”
Ren Jingxi shook his head without hesitation: "I really can't afford it."
“…”
Guan Yinan almost wanted to blurt out, you can't afford it, but your man can afford it.
Ren Jingxi seemed to see through her thoughts at a glance, and said calmly: "He only gave me 6 million, and then told me to do as much as I had. I think it makes sense."
This is impossible to talk about.
Guan Yinan thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Then, will you tell him about this?"
Ren Jingxi nodded: "I'll take care of this matter, so you don't have to worry."
All right.
Everyone is really happy.
However, neither Guan Yinan nor Jiang Anqi was happy at all.
I always feel like something is wrong.
Faintly, as if he missed some big opportunity.