I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 362: I don't want to overlap with other dramas, so I'd rather do it today (asking for monthly tickets)
After hearing Ye Weijie's explanation, Jinli and Sui Lingfang realized that "My Mediocre Life" was not something they could just shoot casually if they really wanted to.

It is difficult to attract investment for this kind of film without attention, and it can only rely on official subsidies.

But once you get attention, everything from investment to site selection and venue layout...it takes a lot of effort, and it is difficult to start filming quickly.

Seeing that Chenxi Entertainment was always urging them to start filming, Ye Weijie asked tentatively, "Does Jinli have any other announcements to attend later, and will it conflict with the schedule of this drama?"

Sui Lingfang pondered for a while and said, "I won't hide it from you. Jinli got an audition opportunity for a commercial film directed by Chu Chenliang. Although she is only the second female lead and her role is not important, we are not sure how long he will take to shoot.

If I pass the audition, I will probably have to wait another month or two. Jinli wants to shoot "Yonglu" first. When I am halfway through the filming and my role is not so important, I can just go shoot Director Chu's drama."

She changed the subject: "Of course, since Jinli hasn't auditioned yet, Director Chu may not want her. We are just preparing for a rainy day and thinking about this concern."

When Ye Weijie heard the three words "Director Chu Chenliang", his heart skipped a beat.

Oh my god, even a big director like Chu Chenliang is going to compete with him for people? How can he ever win over Director Chu?
But when he heard the "second female lead" at the end, Ye Weijie felt relieved.

He has seen every movie directed by Chu. The audience mainly goes for the special effects, which is also a feature of commercial films.

But unlike other directors who make commercial films, Director Chu at least talks about some spiritual core and conveys positive energy to people, so some of his films are called "good and popular" by the outside world.

Although Director Chu tried his best not to make every character in the movie stereotyped, no matter how good the second female lead is, her role cannot compare to that of the first female lead.

Based on his previous experience as a handyman on a commercial film crew, Jinli, as the second female lead, would probably have very few parts.

Even with Jinli's high popularity, she may not be able to get a good performance in Director Chu's film, after all, Director Chu's status is there.

If Jinli doesn't shoot, there are many celebrities who will come to shoot one after another, even without any pay.

Ye Weijie pondered and said, “In fact, the investment and venue I mentioned will take half a month to finalize, but that’s just a rough decision. If you really want to figure everything out, it will take at least one or two months.

How about this, let Jinli go for the audition first, see what Director Chu has arranged, let Jinli go to shoot the blockbuster first, and it won’t be too late to join the crew after the shooting is finished. "

Neither Ye Weijie nor Sui Lingfang mentioned the word "overlapping films". The best situation is to be able to finish filming one film and then film another one.

But if both parties' schedules coincide, overlapping is inevitable.

Although directors don’t like actors to overlap in their roles, there is nothing they can do about it.

The more popular an actor is, the tighter his schedule becomes.

Either the actors have to shoot two dramas at the same time, or the crew will weigh the pros and cons and see if they are willing to postpone the shooting time for the actors.

Ye Weijie and Chu Chenliang bumped into each other... Ye Weijie was very self-aware and it was definitely not Director Chu who had to give in.

As for Jinli, this play of his was brought to life by Jinli, so he dared not have any opinions about Jinli.

Ye Weijie took the initiative to say: "You don't have to worry too much. The crew of "Yonglu" can postpone the filming time for Jinli. It won't be too late to join the crew after Jinli finishes filming Director Chu's film.

It just so happens that I can give "Mediocrity" more time to plan and make it more perfect. I have a lot of ideas but I only have a rough plan, and I am worried that I don't have enough time, so I want more time. "

Jinli thought for a while and said, "Actually, I still don't want to overlap with other projects. It would be best if we can shoot separately. If I pass Director Chu's audition, I will also let him know."

Ye Weijie felt somewhat grateful. Jinli was willing to bring this up with Director Chu, which proved that in her mind, the crew of "Yonglu" was equally important.

Otherwise, who cares whether this drama conflicts with a big director's film or not. If it can be postponed, then postpone it. If it can't be postponed, then she won't shoot it!
Ye Weijie didn't know what he was thinking of, and said, "I have a friend who used to be Director Chu's assistant. He can help me with some words. I'll talk to him too."
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Gong Jiajia is off today. Not only does she make a dinner date with He Yixuan, she also attends an open class with her that the company arranges for the weekend.

After class, the two opened a dance studio to practice dancing.

He Yixuan has obviously been much freer recently, and Gong Jiajia feels it most deeply because she always comes out every time she is invited to dinner.

Unlike a month ago, when he was either talking about filming a movie, signing up for an acting class, or going to the Grand Theater to watch a senior perform... Anyway, he just couldn't make an appointment.

Seeing that the dance practice was about to end and dinner time was approaching, Gong Jiajia looked at He Yixuan, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

He Yixuan looked up at the large mirror in front of her and said without turning her head, "Ask whatever you want to ask. You've been wearing this bitter face for the whole day. I feel bad for you."

Gong Jiajia immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "I saw the news online. I heard that Xinrui Entertainment got the third female role in "My Life of Mediocre and Inaction". It was specially given to them by Chenxi Entertainment. Since the company can give it to other companies, why can't it be given to you? Do you want to apply to Sister Fang?"

He Yixuan said calmly: "If the company wants to give it to me, it will naturally give it to me. If they don't plan to give it to me, I won't get it no matter how hard I ask for it. There's no need to work hard."

Gong Jiajia didn't understand and said, "Why? Opportunities must be actively sought. If you don't express your ideas to Sister Fang, how can she know what you want?"

He Yixuan curled the corners of her mouth in a sarcastic tone. Why didn’t you try to fight for it?

It's just that between Jinli and her, the agent chose Jinli.

She had seen through it all, so she chose not to fight in the past two years.

Gong Jiajia also thought of the rumors circulating in the company and said hesitantly: "Yixuan, Sister Jinli's position has not been stable before, it is not good to give the notice to other artists, which will also make Sister Jinli feel that she is not valued by the company.

But everyone is different now. Sister Jinli's position is very stable, so it doesn't matter if she gives up her schedule. I have appeared on several music variety shows that Sister Jinli didn't want, and Sister Fang didn't say anything.

I think you should talk to Sister Fang. If you talk nicely, Sister Fang will definitely help you arrange it. It’s better to keep the money within the family. I heard that "My Life of Mediocre and Inaction" is destined to be a hit!"

He Yixuan finally turned around and looked at Gong Jiajia, and said three words calmly: "You don't understand."

Gong Jiajia stamped her feet, she was almost driven to death by He Yixuan.

"Forget it, forget it. I'm worrying about nothing. You're just a taciturn person. Why don't you explain it clearly to Sister Fang? Will you die if you give yourself a chance? You can't even ask?"

He Yixuan: "How do you know I didn't ask?"

Gong Jiajia said anxiously: "You were just rejected once!"

He Yixuan turned her head again and tried to stretch her body: "But you don't know how much she criticized me when I was rejected...Jia Jia, it's not that I don't want to fight for it, but Sister Fang never gave me this opportunity."

Gong Jiajia didn’t understand and was shocked. She felt that their two agents were not the same person!

In her eyes, Sister Fang is obviously a very easy person to communicate with. "You... forget it, I can't argue with you, anyway, I'll just remind you, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it." Gong Jiajia said with a frown.
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The popularity of "My Life of Mediocre and Insignificant" on the Internet was also noticed by Chu Chenliang's team.

Once again, they witnessed Jinli's influence.

——Bringing a drama back to life, this is Jinli’s influence.

The producers who have worked with Chu Chenliang many times, after seeing the hot searches on the Internet in recent days, have all privately contacted Director Chu and asked him several times.

"Why not change Jinli's second female role to the first female role? I think she is totally capable of playing the first female role. She has both the traffic and the acting skills."

But every time, Chu Chenliang would firmly refuse.

"How about we let Jinli be the leading actress?"

In the empty conference room, the assistant director who had worked with Chu Chenliang on many films said this.

Chu Chenliang: ...

He said, "Do you know that you are the nth person I have rejected and the nth time I have rejected you?"

The assistant director shook his head and said honestly, "I only know that many people must have asked you, but you haven't taken any action yet, so you definitely haven't agreed."

Director Chu didn't pretend to be nice to him and said unhappily, "Why did you bring it up when you knew I wouldn't agree?"

The assistant director said stubbornly: "If I mention it more, maybe I can shake your mind. Anyway, Jinli is very popular now. If the drama is based on her, it will be a hit!"

Chu Chenliang: "I think you've read too many metaphysical posts. How about I give you my birth date and time, and you can find a master to calculate for me and see if someone related to water will bring me good luck next year."

Water...it can only be Jinli, because Jinli is a koi!

Aren’t koi fish? Fish must live in water.

The assistant director said happily: "Okay, I will calculate it for you after the meeting, and I guarantee that you will be completely satisfied!"

"Hey, wait!" Chu Chenliang hurriedly stopped him, "I was just joking, you took it seriously, it doesn't count, even if I am really water-dominated, it doesn't count!"

He explained: "Actually, when the industry announced that Jinli would take on the show, I was thinking about whether to change the female lead.

But firstly, the actress chosen for the female lead has worked with us twice before, both times playing supporting roles. I have a good impression of her (Director Chu feels that a first-line star is willing to use her own salary to play a supporting role, which shows sincerity). This time, I have already verbally agreed with her to play the female lead, and I don’t want to change my mind suddenly.

Secondly, I haven't figured out Jinli's acting skills yet, and I don't want to hear other directors' impressions of her. I just want to shoot it myself to test her ability."

He paused here and said, "If Jinli's acting is good, and the movie performs well after it is released, and Jinli has contributed to it, then I will consider her as the heroine of the next movie."

The assistant director was speechless.

Every director has a different shooting style, and in Chu Chenliang's case, there is indeed no actress who can play the leading female role from the beginning.

All of his leading female roles were played by actresses who had played supporting roles under him.

Obviously, Jinli could not make him an exception.

"Okay, I have no objection. Let Jinli continue to be popular for a while. However, she has already taken on "My Life of Mediocre and Inaction". It seems that this drama will start filming soon. Does she have time to film our drama?" asked the assistant director.

Chu Chenliang laughed, "Good fellow, Jinli hasn't even auditioned yet, and you want to give her the second female lead?"

The assistant director chuckled and said, "Let's be frank. This audition is just for her. It just looks better on the surface. All the artists who came to participate know that there is not a single top-tier artist."

In the past, when Director Chu’s films were released for open auditions, even if it was a second female role, there would be many first-tier actors vying for the job.

Because those stars know Director Chu's style, they play supporting roles just to become the leading role in the next film.

But this time, no first-line stars participated in the audition, and they knew it well, so as to avoid being a supporting role for Jinli.

After Chu Chenliang laughed, he thought about it for a while and gave a solution: "My Life of Mediocre and Inaction is a rural revitalization film. It's okay if no one pays attention to it. Once someone pays attention to it, it will be difficult to start filming immediately. It will take at least a month to prepare.

The director of this drama is not a veteran, at most he has some experience. I'm afraid the coordination time will be earlier, and our drama will probably be filmed before theirs.

I will try to shoot Jinli's scenes in advance. Even if I can't do it in advance, I can coordinate the shooting time with Jinli, so it won't conflict with the crew of "Yonglu". "

As a big director, Chu Chenliang really hates actors overlapping roles.

But the actresses he worked with were all first-line actresses. Although he tried his best to ask the actresses not to take other roles, he could not stop the actresses' eager desire to make money.

So he later put forward a request that as long as the actors did not run to two crews on the same day and did not go back and forth every other day, they could take on external roles.

For example, they can shoot other scenes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and then shoot his scenes on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Saturday. He can accept that.

At worst, I can just let Jinli do the same.

Just after finishing this topic, Chu Chenliang's phone rang, which was a bit unexpected.

This phone number... sounds familiar!
"Who? Yes, it's me. Um, yeah, okay, sure. Who wants to make an appointment? Do you want me to make an appointment? Okay, I'll send it to you later." Chu Chenliang hung up the phone.

The assistant director asked curiously, "Who is it? They want to meet you. Is it another first-line actor who wants to compete for you?"

Chu Chenliang shook his head: "No, this is Ye Weijie's call, the director of "My Life of Mediocre and Inaction". He asked my former assistant to give me a lecture and wanted to invite me out for dinner.

It just so happens that I also want to talk to her about Jinli's filming arrangements, so why don't we just meet up in the next few days and invite Jinli out as well.

By the way, but before that, Jinli's audition must be held. I have to wait until she finishes the audition before making a decision. Please arrange it for me quickly."

The assistant director said with a smile: "Since you are so anxious, why not have an audition today?

You know that special effects films require actors to have strong imaginations, and most of them are not real scenes. It’s best to give her a more difficult one to see how well she can control her body.”

good night