Because of the follow-up influence of these popular searches, Ji Li's Weibo fans successfully exceeded 10 million in just one week.
Looking around, there are very few young actors who have gained such a high popularity within one year of their debut.
Yu Fuya is determined to give Ji Li a long vacation, except for the offline fan meeting of Ying's perfume brand that has been scheduled long ago.
During the rest of the time, Ji Li had no other public activities.
Time flies to mid-September.
After only being idle at home for a month, Ji Li couldn't be idle anymore. He called Yu Fuya, "Sister Yu, I want to make a movie."
So, less than an hour after the phone call.
Yu Fuya and Baozi arrived at his home with three brand new movie scripts.
"Brother Ji! Brother Ji!"
Baozi stacked the scripts in front of Ji Li in one breath, "Sister Yu and I have already screened for you. The three 'winning scripts' have different themes and types, and all of them are male leads."
Baozi patted the top script, "Especially the top one, it's definitely a big IP movie, it's also written by the famous director Zhang Chengye, but it needs to audition for casting."
Ji Li raised his eyebrows slightly, "They all sound good, why? There are a lot of movie scripts sent to the company recently?"
Two months ago, it was hard for him to pick a good script.
Baozi raised his head triumphantly, and his gestures were as exaggerated as he wanted, "Isn't that right? Your current net worth has been rising steadily!"
Yu Fuya explained with a smile, "There are a lot of movie projects starting after the National Day, you can watch them all. If there is a character you particularly like, I'll help you negotiate it."
Xuebing was lazy in the cat's nest, looked up slowly, then curled up and went to sleep again.
Baozi approached, knelt down and teased him, "Brother Ji, why is Xuebing not lively at all?"
"I was free some time ago, so I took him to have his balls cut. I'm depressed recently." Ji Li picked up the script casually and said with a light smile.
Not to mention steamed stuffed buns, even Ji Li, the owner, Snow Cake, didn't care about it.
At the beginning, Ji Li was worried that Xuebing was infected and sick during the operation, so he hurriedly asked the veterinarian, and the answer he got was—
Your pre-sterilization acting was a bit superficial, not enough to be heartbroken and the little one is throwing a tantrum at you.
The powerful freshman who has attracted much attention from the outside world and the former Grand Slam actor, his acting skills were miserably seen through by his own cat.
Thinking of this, Ji Li felt dumbfounded, "You can do whatever you want, I'll read the outlines of these stories and the biographies of the characters first."
"Well, Brother Ji, we won't bother you." Baozi carefully teased with a cat teasing stick.
Yu Fuya stared at Ji Li's focused profile, hesitating to speak.
It took Ji Li half an hour to read the outline of the script brought by the other party.
Yu Fuya asked, "What do you think?"
"You have to read the full script to be sure." Ji Li replied frankly.
There is one thing to say, these three movies are better than investment and big movies. In fact, the outline of the story is not a standout at a glance.
However, Ji Li didn't mean to directly veto it. He wanted to carefully read the details in the script before making a decision, so as not to miss a good movie.
"Ji Li, I actually have a script here." Yu Fuya opened the large-capacity handbag, took out another thick script from it, and put it on the table.
Ji Li looked down, and the cover page was pure black, with a line of English names written in hot gold on it——
"Long Island Iced Tea"
"Long Island Iced Tea?" A trace of curiosity flashed in Ji Li's eyes, "Take the name of the wine as the name of the movie?"
Yu Fuya temporarily stopped the other party from taking the script, she met the gaze of the young man, "Ji Li, before you open this script, I have two important points to tell you."
Baozi, who was still teasing Xuebing, heard about this at first, and immediately sat next to the two of them with the cat in his arms.
"Sister Yu, there is a new script? Why didn't I know?"
Ji Li glanced at Baozi, then solemnly nodded to Yu Fuya, "Sister Yu, tell me, I'll listen."
Judging by Yu Fuya's expression, the weight of this script should not be light.
"The director of this script is Roland Cameron." Yu Fuya announced the name of a director.
Ji Li is not very familiar with foreign directors in this world, but when Baozi heard the name, he immediately stood up excitedly, "Damn! Director Cameron?"
It was the first time that Ji Li was so surprised to see Baozi that he swears, and couldn't help asking, "...what's wrong?"
Baozi was not surprised by his question, and excitedly explained, "Brother Ji, this director is super amazing! You always know about Yana International Film Festival, right? It is recognized as the top1 film festival in the world!"
"At this film festival, director Cameron has won the prestigious title of 'Best Director' six times alone!"
"Director Cameron has been in the industry for more than 30 years, and he has brought out seven international-level actor and actresses with his own film works!"
In addition, other film festival awards have never lacked his name.
"Although the themes of his leading films are all literary films, the box office of each film is comparable to commercial films, even better than ordinary commercial films!"
In the latest list of the world's top 100 films, his works alone occupy five seats!
According to Cameron's consistent shooting standards and excellent scripts, as long as Ji Li can accept his scripts, I am afraid that he will directly enter the international film circle!
It's not that Baozi is talking big. In front of the script and team directed by Cameron, the three domestic films they selected are indeed not enough to watch.
Yu Fuya nodded, affirming Baozi's introduction.
"The source of this movie script was recommended by Director Adolf. I had a detailed discussion with Director Cameron's team for more than three hours before I got the chance to read the script for you."
Of course, a strict script confidentiality agreement is indispensable.
Yu Fuya's agent still had the initiative, so he signed for Ji Li.
"Director Cameron has seen your commercial video and thinks your image is still in line with the role of the script. If you are willing after reading the script, they will save time for you. We have to fly to the United States to audition."
Ji Li nodded, feeling that these basic conditions were reasonable.
"Sister Yu, what's the second important point in your mouth?" He asked again.
It's probably not just the cast of the script that makes Yu Fuya, who has a straightforward personality, so entangled and cautious.
"I read the content of the script before you." Yu Fuya glanced at the name of the script with complicated eyes, "This is a gay film."
As soon as these words came out, Baozi opened his eyes wide, "This..."
Ji Li condensed his mind, and his eyes fell back to the script.
He finally understood why Yu Fuya showed such a hesitant look after she took out the script.
In recent years, the domestic film creation environment has been far less open than that in the West, and films with same-sex themes have almost disappeared.
Under such circumstances, domestic actors are far less tolerant of such subjects than foreign actors, let alone young actors like Ji Li who are currently developing well.
However, this movie script has the name of the director 'Cameron' on it. As long as the hardware is enough to pass the test, it is an opportunity to rush to the international stage.
This condition is really attractive.
Therefore, Yu Fuya was a little tangled up in the contradiction between the front and the back.
However, she remembered what Ji Li said at the beginning of the cooperation—
"Sister Yu's choice of film and television scripts, I have the greatest freedom of choice."
Over the past year, Yu Fuya has been deeply aware of Ji Litiao's mature ability and long-term market vision, so she did not immediately reject the script when she learned of the subject matter of the script, but continued to discuss with Cameron's team in detail , to win the script and audition rights for the other party.
Now, she puts this decision in the hands of Ji Li.
"Sister Yu, I never resist any film and television themes, because the focus is always on the content itself." Ji Li's eyes still fell on the cover of the script with gold letters on a black background.
Perhaps, some scripts have their own natural appeal.
As early as the first time he saw it, the curiosity in Ji Li's heart was wrapped up bit by bit, "I want to take a look first."
"Of course." Yu Fuya let go of her hand.
There was finally a gentle curve between her brows, and she did her duty of reminding her agent, and the rest depends on the fate of the other party and the script.
Baozi knew that the choice of the script was a big deal, so he didn't dare to give out ideas at will.
However, let him say in his heart that the same-sex themes and heterosexual themes are essentially the same, and the focus is on good works and good content.
Speaking of the 1980s, domestic good same-sex film and television works emerged one after another, male actors dared to perform for good scripts, and the movies were still loved by people after they were released.
On the contrary, the new generation of actors are restrained, not to mention the same-sex theme, even playing a villain killer is afraid of affecting the public image, which is very boring.
Ji Li leaned on the lazy sofa and began to flip through the movie script.
The script in pure English, with neat and correct letters, is clean and pleasing to the eye.
The protagonists of the script story are two Chinese men, one of whom is named Lu Yao.
As soon as Lu Yao's parents got married, they went abroad to start a business. The two of them started from scratch, and it took them a whole ten years to make a career and a world.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. After getting rich, Lu's father cheated, and he began to dislike Lu's mother who didn't like to dress up.
The husband and wife are divorced, and the love at the beginning is gone, and there are only quarrels day after day. The reason why she is stuck in not getting a divorce is because of Lu Yao, a son who is not yet an adult.
Soon, Father Lu and his lover were exposed.
The lover was very beautiful, she fell in love with the position of the mistress of the Lu family, and began to provoke Lu's mother twice and three times, and later came into the room with the child in her belly.
Under severe depression, Lu Mu chose to take medicine to end her life.
She expressed the hatred of her husband and mistress in the most tragic and decisive way.
But Mother Lu didn't know that the end of her tragedy had brought a huge psychological shadow to Lu Yao, who was only eight years old.
In the following ten years, Lu's father's business grew bigger and bigger, and he gave less and less discipline to Lu Yao. Except for the huge pocket money that he called regularly every month, he never cared about his son.
Lu Yao has become what others call a 'rich second generation', who only knows how to go to bars and drink, and doesn't do a single job.
On his twenty-fifth birthday, Lu Yao, who was traveling, walked into a bar, and it was in this bar that he met the most important person in his life.
After the general background of the characters, the story begins.
Lu Yao fell in love with a man in the bar.
The other party was in his thirties, with a Huaguo face, which stood out among a group of Westerners.
The neck-length hair was tied at the back of the head by the man, revealing a beautiful and charming side face. His suit jacket was not too big, it was even gray and old.
It looks like a long-lost artist.
The man glanced at the wine list in front of the bar, but he still couldn't make a decision.
Lu Yao moved his mind and walked straight to the other side.
He glanced at the down-and-out man at close range, and then signaled to the bartender, "I want a cup of Long Island iced tea, and I'll buy this gentleman."
Long Island Iced Tea also has a different name in the circle, 'lost body tea'.
Because its name is too simple, it can always attract countless people who don't understand alcohol to order it. Once they are drunk with strong alcohol, anything can happen in the chaotic bar.
Over time, the phrase "invite people to drink Long Island iced tea" has added an ambiguous meaning in some small circles.
The bartender knows.
The man who was like a rookie just now, unable to order wine, unexpectedly showed a complex expression.
"You want to buy me a drink?"
"certainly."
Just like that, the two sat in front of the bar, each holding a glass of wine for a drink.
The man seemed to be a person with a strong desire to talk. After drinking half a glass of wine, he said that his name was Wen Qiong.
Wen Qiong was originally a pampered young master, but also a painter. His works once fetched sky-high prices at auctions.
It's a pity that the Wen family's fortunes fell three years ago. His father fell ill and his mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Even though Wen Qiong exhausted all her savings, she couldn't recover from such a losing situation.
The burden of the family suddenly weighed down.
Under this pressure, Wen Qiong found that she had no inspiration to create.
This is a fatal blow to an artist who lives on inspiration. His new works have lost their previous brilliance and have been denied and rejected time and time again.
Wen Qiong's always proud self-esteem is like crumbs thrown on the ground, anyone can crush it.
Last month, Wen's father and Wen's mother passed away in a hurry.
Wen Qiong, who was alone, booked the cheapest discounted air ticket and came to Iceland.
The first stop he got off the plane, he casually approached this bar.
Wen Qiong was short of money, and had indeed struggled with the price of cocktails for a long time. Until Lu Yao suddenly appeared and invited him a cup of Long Island iced tea.
Different family backgrounds, different life experiences, but the loneliness of the two hearts is very similar.
Sometimes love comes in a flash.
Together, the two visited every corner of Iceland.
They stepped on the never-melting glaciers, watched the dazzling aurora at night, blew through the chilly sea breeze, and kissed each other's beating heart.
Lu Yao and Wen Qiong, from hugging, kissing, and taking in the simplest sense, gradually turned into the approaching and snuggling of two souls.
They belonged to each other's salvation. After going through those difficult years alone, a glass of wine named 'Long Island Iced Tea' melted into each other's bones and blood.
Every movie story always has an unavoidable turning point.
Wen Qiong and Lu Yao also failed to escape this established 'turning' point.
Just as they were about to leave Iceland and go to the airport, they encountered an unexpected serial car accident.
After the sudden and desperate impact.
The world of the two began to undergo earth-shaking changes.
…
Ji Li read this in one breath, and even his breath froze. He subconsciously turned the page to continue, but was caught off guard by seeing the blank last page.
"Sister Yu, this script..." Ji Li asked impatiently.
There was a trace of depression in his chest, and he couldn't get up or down.
"The remaining one-third is still with Director Cameron." Yu Fuya had expected such a question from the other party, and explained in a gentle voice.
The director team said that the following storyline of the script is very important. In order not to cause leaks and affect the interests of the crew, they will not give a complete script.
Unless the filming schedule reaches this scene, the actors can get the script in advance. Otherwise, irrelevant personnel can only go to the theater to watch the movie after it is released.
When Ji Li got this answer, he couldn't help but frowned and sighed, his fingers holding the script didn't relax at all.
He admitted that he was poked by this plot, and even more caught off guard by this unexpected breakpoint.
Baozi came back with a pile of food, "Brother Ji, Sister Yu, let's have dinner first? You can't finish reading the script in a while, so don't starve yourself."
Yu Fuya could get a glimpse of Ji Li's mood from his expression, she patted him on the shoulder, "A good story is one that tantalizes one's appetite."
Just like the day before yesterday, she finished reading this script and couldn't sleep most of the night.
Ji Li nodded and had no choice but to put down the script for now.
After dinner, Yu Fuya and Baozi left first, and the script they brought was still quietly placed on the coffee table.
Ji Li washed up briefly, and then continued to lie on the sofa and read other scripts. Xuebing probably felt bored, and was finally willing to nestle in her master's arms and act like a baby.
No announcements, no need to wake up early.
It took Ji Li about two days to roughly go through the other scripts.
Yu Fuya's vision in selecting scripts is still online. The scripts of these three film projects are all remarkable. As long as the directors and producers work hard, the produced works should not be bad.
If it was in the past, Ji Li would definitely choose one and go directly to it.
But two days later, Lu Yao and Wen Qiong have always been in his heart, and this concern has not decreased but increased.
After thinking carefully, Ji Li finally called Yu Fuya, "Sister Yu, help me contact Cameron's director team, I want to participate in the audition."
Yu Fuya on the other end of the phone chuckled, "It's been arranged a long time ago. We will meet this Sunday night, and we booked the plane ticket for Wednesday the day after tomorrow."
From Ji Li's silence and urgency after reading the script that day, Yu Fuya predicted his answer. So, she contacted Cameron's team early for a meeting time.
What happened to gay themes
A good script, a good director, and a good team, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Ji Li to stand on the international stage.
Not only Ji Li, but also Yu Fuya, who is a manager, also wants to win.
"Have a good rest and prepare well. Baozi and I will pick you up to the airport the day after tomorrow."
Ji Li hooked her lips, "Okay, thank you Sister Yu."
"Why are you being polite to me? This is your own choice."
"Well, I see."
…
Sunday, exclusive banquet restaurant.
Ji Li and Yu Fuya specially dressed up to show politeness.
Ji Li's hair was dyed dark brown, and it was cut shorter than the red carpet look more than a month ago. The gray-blue three-piece suit is calm and playful at the same time.
Ji Li's appearance and body proportions are like a walking clothes hanger. As soon as he entered the restaurant, he attracted many people's attention.
"Good evening, sir, may I help you?"
Yu Fuya calmly nodded to the waiter, "We have an appointment, Mr. Cameron."
The waiter immediately understood the situation, "Please follow me."
"thanks."
The two of them followed the waiter and left the dining hall, passed through winding and quiet corridors, and were brought outside a box.
The waiter knocked on the door.
Soon, a young woman opened the door. When he saw Ji Li at the door, his eyes lit up slightly.
Immediately afterwards, he turned sideways to make way, "Ms. Yu, Mr. Ji, please come in."
She is the daughter of Cameron and one of the directors of this film project, Lan Linta.
Ji Li smiled and walked in calmly.
Before coming, he made further information on the director Cameron.
The other party is fifty-eight years old this year, and his films have always been hailed as aesthetic representatives in literary films. He is extremely good at composing pictures with pictures to extend the artistic conception of the story.
Many fans and friends have said that as long as it is a movie directed by Cameron, any frame can be cut out as a wallpaper.
Cameron is both a director and an artist.
Ji Li immediately saw Cameron sitting on the seat.
He has white hair covered by a square black beret, and his excessively long beard is also white, making him look like an artist.
"Hello director, I'm Ji Li. Sorry to keep you waiting." Ji Li took the initiative to speak.
"We have just arrived, please take a seat." Cameron smiled, not looking like a serious director.
Ji Li and Yu Fuya looked at each other, and sat down under Lanlinta's instruction.
Cameron looked at Ji Li and asked, "Do you like steak? The char-grilled steak here is very good."
"Thank you director, I can do it."
Ji Li looked around without a trace, suppressing the doubts in his heart.
What about the audition
This box doesn't look like an audition occasion.
"Have you read the script?"
"Yes, I've seen it, and it's very uncomfortable..." Ji Li looked over, helplessly but sincerely, "It's very uncomfortable to be stuck by the plot of the story."
Cameron smiled heartily, "Please forgive our approach, everything is for the mystery of the movie."
"certainly."
"I have seen the movie you collaborated with Adolf, the one at the dinner party, and your performance is very charming." Cameron praised.
If it weren't for this opportunity, he would not have known that Huaguo still had such a unique face as Ji Li.
He has been preparing for this movie script a year ago, and the Chinese faces of the two protagonists really made him work hard.
Not only must the oral expression ability be strong, but also the actors must meet the standards. The most important thing is that the actors must be willing to go all out to act.
Cameron and his team have read many Yika profiles of actors from Huaguo, but they can't find the one in his mind.
He almost wanted to give up and directly change the character's foreign identity back, but was rejected by the screenwriter.
In recent years, there have been countless homosexual films in the West, and if foreign actors catch a large number, they have long surpassed the novelty of foreign audiences.
What the screenwriter wants to try is the kind of delicate emotion that is beyond the passion and unrestrained, and also wants to show a different aesthetics.
That's why he made both characters Chinese.
Cameron chatted with Ji Li for a while before the latter tentatively asked, "Director, excuse me for asking directly, this audition..."
Cameron raised his eyebrows slightly, "My eyes are the lens for judgment."
Lanlinta on the side added with a smile, "Mr. Ji, don't look at my father's smiling face and think he's easy to talk to."
"Actually, when it comes to choosing actors, he has never been based on rigid acting skills. It's his intuitive feeling for actors and character images as a director."
The so-called going through the back door and relying on relationships will not work here with Cameron.
He has always adhered to a standard - the acting skills that can impress the audience actually come from the character itself.
In other words, the actor's first impression must be that character.
Cameron has seen Ji Li's photos and dynamic videos, and he is 50% certain in his heart. Now that he has seen his real person, the other 50% is certain.
It was the first time Yu Fuya heard about such selection criteria, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
She also thought that the selection of actors by such an international director would be very, very strict, and they might have to go through several rounds of repeated auditions.
"If you want, you can discuss the filming contract with my team tomorrow."
Cameron looked at Ji Li, and added jokingly, "Of course, the salary will not be short of you."
Since Ji Li is willing to come, he is ready to work hard for this role.
Now that he can spend less time fighting for it, he is naturally happy.
"Okay, thank you Director Cameron." Yu Fuya said instead.
"Director, I'm playing the role of Lu Yao? Have you decided on the actor who will play Wen Qiong?"
It is the first time for Ji Li to act in such a subject, and judging from the previous script, there are still intimate scenes. To be honest, he was nervous about his acting partner.
"Wen Qiong's role was decided earlier than yours, and he is also a famous actor in Huaguo."
Cameron and Lanlinta looked at each other, and the latter smiled, "He happens to be in the United States, and we invited him tonight, and the time is probably coming soon."
Before Ji Li could digest the amount of information in this paragraph, the knock on the door sounded again.
Lanlinta replied, "Please come in."
When Ji Li heard the door being pushed open, his heart tightened.
Before he cast a wait-and-see gaze, the next second, an all-too-familiar voice came over.
"Director Cameron, long time no see."
Yu Fuya looked at Qin Li who suddenly appeared in the box, and at Ji Li who was momentarily stunned and surprised.
For some reason, she suddenly felt aggrieved—
It's over.
Prevent coming and going.
In the end, she personally sent her own cub to the mouth of the big tail wolf
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#感恋剧: I've been waiting for a long time, isn't this coming? (Qin long-planned oak √)
#When setting the outline, one of my favorite scripts, I hope to write this story well (clench fist) and the true meaning of the movie name, which will be revealed later!
[Prevent ky] I know that Long Island iced tea has nothing to do with Iceland! I just want to write about this foreign filming location ~ to facilitate the development of the plot!