Zhong Jiudao did not ask Ji Pan who he could find for help. After thanking him, he waited patiently for news.
He thought that the relationship between their crew and Ji Pan would end perfectly in this way, with no one owed anything. However, a few days later, Ji Pan actually took the initiative to find Luo Huai to talk.
After hearing the name of "Fallen House", she asked through acquaintances and naturally found the cast list submitted by Zhong Jiudao. The poverty of the crew made Ji Pan shocked. She had made her debut by starring in the works of big directors, and she had never seen a crew where all the work was done by the director alone, and the behind-the-scenes staff were even less than the main actors.
There was a character in the cast list that caught Ji Pan's attention, and that character was Luo Huai.
Although Zhong Jiudao had worked in the crew for more than half a month, he was just an assistant director, usually busy with miscellaneous tasks, and rarely met the actors. Luo Huai was different. He was a well-known lucky star in the crew, and he was also a major supporting actor. The female lead also had a lot of hand-to-hand scenes, so Ji Pan was very familiar with him.
So that night, when Zhong Jiudao was weaving a new knot for Luo Huai, Ji Pan brought her assistants and knocked on Luo Huai's door.
During the filming, Ji Pan didn't want anyone to take pictures of her and other male actors alone, so she would bring an assistant with her wherever she went. This assistant was also the person she trusted the most, and even knew that she had had an abortion before, so he was a trustworthy person.
"Ji Pan?" Luo Huai opened the door and saw Ji Pan, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Please call me Panpan. Don't call me sister. It makes me sound old." Ji Pan walked into the room, and her words brought the two closer together.
She saw Zhong Jiudao holding the knot in his hand at a glance, but she just nodded politely to Zhong Jiudao. She did not ask about the relationship between Luo Huai and him, nor did she ask Luo Huai to introduce Zhong Jiudao.
In Ji Pan's opinion, Zhong Jiudao was a strange, handsome and tall man who appeared in Luo Huai's room very intimately and familiarly. If the two were in a relationship, it would be an expression of embarrassment for her to ask directly.
"Then Panpan, what do you want to talk to me about? Is it about tomorrow's play?" Luo Huai asked.
Ji Pan: "It's a work matter, but not a real job. It's the movie you starred in before, "Fallen House", which is currently under review. I believe the results will be out soon. You can tell your producer to find a theater to schedule the film as soon as possible."
"So fast!" Luo Huai's face was full of surprise. In his opinion, their low-budget movie might be shelved for a year, but he didn't expect that it could be released at the speed of light not long after the filming was completed.
"Yes," Ji Pan also looked relaxed as if a grudge had been settled. "I don't know your director or producer, so I can only rely on you to convey my message. In addition, the heroine of this movie is called Qi Wanlian, right? Are you familiar with her?"
Just as Ji Pan finished speaking, a tattered wallet on the desk fell to the ground with a "bang", and a small piece of paper appeared from the gap.
Zhong Jiudao put down the knot, picked up his wallet, and stuffed the paper figurine into his wallet. Ji Pan said, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Ji Pan responded politely and continued to look at Luo Huai.
Luo Huai: "Sister Qi is a very nice person. We filmed together for nearly two months and even secretly had snacks in the middle of the night. But I didn't add her as a friend at the time, and I didn't contact her much after the filming. I haven't seen her for a long time."
"Really?" Ji Pan was a little disappointed. "Before I came to you, I asked someone about her, but she didn't seem to be here. I used all my connections but couldn't find out anything. So I had to trouble you."
"What do you want to talk to her about?" Luo Huai asked seriously, "Although I'm not her friend, she and I are artists from the same management company, so I can pass on her message."
"That's great," Ji Pan said, "It's like this, I recently invested in a movie, but I haven't found a suitable heroine, and my schedule is scheduled until next year, so I'm too busy to do it. I watched all of Qi Wanlian's short videos and your movie, and I think she is very suitable for this role. If she can make time, I hope she can come for an audition."
"Bang!" The wallet in Zhong Jiudao's hand actually fell to the ground, and a piece of paper squeezed out desperately, even revealing a small head.
Ji Pan's face changed slightly. She saw that there was a small paper man in the wallet. But in the metaphysical rumors in the entertainment industry, the small paper man was not a good thing. It was more like a curse. Although she didn't believe these claims, it seemed a bit malicious for a person to carry this thing with him.
Zhong Jiudao squeezed his wallet hard and said to Ji Pan directly, "Don't contact her. She won't be angry."
"Do you know Miss Qi?" Ji Pan asked.
Luo Huai didn't know Ji Pan's intention at first, and never revealed Zhong Jiudao's identity. He knew that he was not good at observing people's expressions, so when he didn't understand someone, he could keep silent and not say a word.
Seeing Zhong Jiudao answering proactively, Luo Huai introduced him, "This is Director Zhong Jiudao, who is also the person in charge of our company. He is in charge of all of Sister Qi's work."
Zhong Jiudao and Ji Pan extended their hands: "Hello, Ms. Ji."
The familiar name brought back Ji Pan's memories, and she asked, "Are you the one who replied to me on the short video app?"
"It's me." Zhong Jiudao said, "I appreciate Ms. Ji's kindness, but I have other arrangements for Qi Wanlian's work, so I'm sorry."
What a joke, using these evil spirits as actors is just a stopgap measure due to insufficient funds. Even if they are signed by the company, they will only be odd jobs in the company. After all, Aunt Yang is really useful. In the future, when he shoots a drama, he can use these evil spirits as guest actors or something, but they must be under the supervision of Zhong Jiudao.
With his presence, these evil spirits could be suppressed by talisman arrays and peach wood swords, and they could tear the sky apart. If they were allowed to enter other crews without any restraint, it is guaranteed that there will be no living people left in the crew in two months.
"Really? Then when will she be available next? Even if it conflicts with the filming of a movie, TV series or variety shows will also be fine. She is a very good actress and I don't want her to be buried." Ji Pan said with determination.
Such a good opportunity! Luo Huai, who only had cannon fodder resources, was stunned when he heard what Ji Pan said. He looked at Director Zhong eagerly, with a look of "take it, take it, take it" written all over his face.
"If these invitations are for us Luo Huai, we would be flattered, but Qi Wanlian is not a person in the industry. Acting in my movie is just a friendly help. She is not interested in this." Zhong Jiudao said.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a paper man with its head poking out of his wallet and half of its arm sticking out. It was pointing at him and saying something silently. He knew without even listening that it was scolding him.
"So that's how it is," Ji Pan's face turned ugly, "Then can you give me her contact information? I really like her acting skills and hope to make friends with her."
It's not like Qi Wanlian gave Ji Pan some kind of magic potion in her dream, which made the popular young actress so humble just to make friends with Qi Wanlian.
Unfortunately, the only answer Zhong Jiudao could give was: "I'm sorry, she doesn't want to make friends with people in the industry."
Ji Pan was able to climb to this position at the age of 25. Her intelligence was not low. She never showed her emotions. Today, she was rejected by Zhong Jiudao and couldn't even keep a smile. She gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that I took it for granted. I'm sorry."
After saying this, he turned around and left with his assistant without even saying goodbye.
After returning to his room, Ji Pan was so angry that he threw the pillow in the room as if it was Zhong Jiudao.
She was not angry at Zhong Jiudao's rejection, but she was angry at this man for hiding Qi Wanlian.
With her experience, couldn't she see that their small, broken company was putting all its efforts into supporting Luo Huai? But they couldn't ignore the future of another outstanding actor for Luo Huai, right
Could it be that Qi Wanlian and Zhong Jiudao had some grudge against each other? Was she hated when her courtship failed? Was she banned for not following the company's arrangement to drink with clients
Ji Pan has seen a lot of things, and it was just a case of the transaction of money and sex not being completed. This instead proves that Qi Wanlian is a person with first-class looks, first-class acting skills and first-class character!
In fact, Ji Pan no longer remembered what happened in her dream. She even thought that she saw the short video first and was frightened by Qi Wanlian, so she dreamed about this person at night.
But she still had an indescribable affection for Qi Wanlian. She wanted to be friends with her and help her to have a smoother journey in the entertainment industry. She didn't expect that even if she took the initiative to extend an olive branch, Zhong Jiudao would actually refuse it with her status!
"Check the background of this Zhong Jiudao," Ji Pan instructed his assistant, "Also, doesn't their movie have a producer named Qian Duoqun? Find out about this person. I don't believe that I can't find out Qi Wanlian's contact information. I will contact her directly and help her get rid of that crappy company!"
The assistant agreed and immediately started to do it. She contacted a few old hands in the industry to inquire, and after sending the message, she carefully asked Ji Pan: "Pan Pan, you are so anxious to find Qi Wanlian, is it because she also has some... special ideas?"
Zhuoyi is Ji Pan's right-hand man. If Ji Pan really has any ideas, she will help him to do it, so there is no need to hide some things from her.
"Of course not, I just want to make friends!"
"You don't have many good friends in the circle. They are all fake sisters in front of the camera." said the assistant.
"Isn't it okay to get along well?" Ji Pan felt that he couldn't explain this matter even if he had a mouthful of words.
Because this kind of good feeling came so strangely, like being possessed by an evil spirit!
In Zhong Jiudao's opinion, Ji Pan was possessed by evil spirits.
Although Qi Wanlian did not take the initiative to confuse Ji Pan, she had just absorbed the resentment of Ji Pan's child, and naturally had some of the breath of the infant spirit on her body. Ji Pan did not like her, but gave all his motherly love to Qi Wanlian. Under such circumstances, they could not be allowed to meet. It would be better if the feelings faded after a while.
Luo Huai held his face and stared at Zhong Jiudao blankly, somewhat confused as to why Zhong Jiudao refused.
Zhong Jiudao weaved the knot and put it on Luo Huai's waist. During this period, he weaved a knot or bracelet every day, and there were more than ten in total. Luo Huai carefully kept each one of them.
"This rope is easy to tie and it never breaks." Luo Huai said.
After putting away the knot, he continued to hold his face and look at Zhong Jiudao.
Zhong Jiudao felt quite uncomfortable with this frank look, so he had to explain: "Qi Wanlian's parents are quite strict, and they don't really want her to enter the entertainment industry. I can't agree on her behalf, her parents still need to agree."
"Oh." Luo Huai accepted this explanation and said dejectedly, "Sister Qi has such good conditions and is so talented. It's a pity that she didn't enter the entertainment industry. Director Zhong, can you persuade her parents?"
"The company's resources are limited, and it can only promote one actress at most. If she becomes famous, you won't have a share. Why do you care so much about her?" Zhong Jiudao tried hard to dissuade Luo Huai from this idea.
"But her resources were not given by the company. Ji Pan helped her find them. And does our company... have good resources?" Luo Huai asked doubtfully.
Zhong Jiu said: "..."
The company's only two resources are Qian Duoqun's bunch of minor roles and Director Zhong's movies that invested millions.
It’s sad to think about it.
With Ji Pan's help, Qi Wanlian will be able to participate in more activities, and the company will be able to become more and more prominent, attract more investment, shoot more movies, and fulfill the agreement with the Zhong family as soon as possible.
But now we really can't let Qi Wanlian go out alone, and Zhong Jiudao can't follow her all the time, unless we can find one or two knowledgeable celestial masters to help watch over Qi Wanlian...
Eh? It seems that it is not impossible. The Zhong family is a large family, and many of Zhong Jiudao's peers and distant relatives want to escape from the Zhong family and become a fashionable young person of the modern era.
But they do not have the courage to betray their family, unless the movie directed by Zhong Jiudao proves to the younger generations of the Zhong family that they can pursue their dreams even if they don’t become heavenly masters!
“After this movie is released, if the response is good, we can use it as a bargaining chip,” said Zhong Jiudao.
"Well, if the movie is a success, Sister Qi's elders will see her talent and maybe they will be more relentless." Luo Huai also said hopefully.
Although the two people were talking about different things, their expectations were the same.
From that day on, Luo Huai and Zhong Jiudao began to count the days with their fingers, and finally waited until the movie was approved and the release date was set, and they could promote the release date on all platforms!