#436
I want this actor.
“Director Yu, calm down. What did you find?”
Li Tianyang looked at Yu Zheng’s excited expression, completely bewildered, unsure of what he had found.
Yu Zheng gradually calmed himself down, looking at Li Tianyang and speaking with a still somewhat excited tone.
“An actor! Didn’t I say before that my comedy was missing a suitable actor? But just now, I think I found him. That actor, whether in terms of appearance, demeanor, or acting skills, perfectly fits my casting requirements. He’s simply too perfect.”
During this time, he had been worried about the casting for that comedy because the end of the month was approaching. If he couldn’t find a suitable role soon, to meet the Chinese New Year release schedule, he would have no choice but to select a less-than-ideal actor for the role.
Moreover, he had personally searched during this period, but still hadn’t found a suitable role. He himself was starting to give up, feeling that the actor he wanted might not even exist.
Just then, Li Tianyang happened to invite him to watch the recently popular “journey of subduing demons.” He thought about it and accepted, aiming to relax a bit.
But he never expected that while watching the movie, he would discover a highly suitable actor.
The moment that actor appeared, he knew that was the actor he had been searching for all along.
Not tall, a bit silly when smiling, and appearing somewhat simple and honest overall.
This was precisely what his comedy film required for casting, and that actor’s acting skills were also good, meeting his standards.
“You found the role you wanted in this movie? Is it the protagonist?”
Li Tianyang looked at Yu Zheng and asked with some surprise. However, finding a suitable actor just from watching a movie surely meant it was one of the actors in the movie.
“Not the protagonist, but a supporting role.”
Yu Zheng shook his head slightly. He admitted that the protagonist’s acting in this movie was very good, including the acting of the other supporting roles—all were very solid.
But only one of the supporting actors perfectly met his requirements.
“Isn’t that great? Find the cast list, then contact them, and it’ll be fine.”
Li Tianyang said with a happy expression. He knew that Yu Zheng had been looking for a suitable actor but hadn’t found one. Now that he finally did, he was naturally happy for his friend.
“Hmm!”
Yu Zheng nodded, then frowned slightly and said,
“I see this movie is from Lanpian Film and Television, but having been in the film industry for so long, I’ve never heard of Lanpian Film and Television. And this movie is also very peculiar; I don’t recognize any of the actors. They should all be amateur actors.”
“Indeed!”
Li Tianyang nodded. He had also noticed this. The movie had no traffic stars or acclaimed actors.
He wasn’t sure if this was intentional on the part of the film company. If so, it showed great confidence in the film they produced, otherwise, they wouldn’t have dared to not even invite a single traffic star.
And the name of this film company, Lanpian Film and Television, felt vaguely familiar to him. He wondered if he had heard it somewhere before.
Inside the screening room,
Most of the moviegoers had already left. Li Tianyang and Yu Zheng also walked out while talking.
On the way,
Yu Zheng looked up information about Lanpian Film and Television on his phone.
After a while, he said with a slight sigh of emotion,
“I didn’t expect this Lanpian Film and Television to have such a good background. It’s actually supported by a group company. However, I haven’t heard of this group company before. I wonder if anyone in the industry knows them and can help me get in touch.”
“There’s also a group company? Let me see.”
Li Tianyang heard this and looked over curiously.
Suddenly, he saw the words “Tomorrow Group” in the company introduction of Lanpian Film and Television.
Tomorrow Group?
Li Tianyang pondered for a moment. He suddenly remembered why Lanpian Film and Television seemed familiar.
Wasn’t General Manager Chen, who had previously modeled for his Men’s Wear magazine, the president of Tomorrow Group?
And when he had someone investigate Chen Mo’s information at the time, he had also seen the name Lanpian Film and Television in the documents, which was why he had some impression of the name Lanpian Film and Television.
“Director Yu, I actually know a bit about this Tomorrow Group.”
“Oh, do you have a way to contact the person in charge of Lanpian Film and Television?”
Yu Zheng’s eyes lit up, and he looked at Li Tianyang with a surprised expression. He had just been wondering how to contact the person in charge of Lanpian Film and Television, and he hadn’t expected Li Tianyang to know about Tomorrow Group.
Li Tianyang thought for a moment and spoke calmly.
“I’m not very familiar, but I can try. I’m not entirely sure if it will work.”
He was speaking the truth. After all, his connection to Tomorrow Group had Linda in between. If he wanted to contact the person in charge of Lanpian Film and Television, a subsidiary of Tomorrow Group, he would still have to go through Linda.
So, he wasn’t entirely sure if he could make an accurate contact.
“Alright, you try contacting them first. If it doesn’t work, I’ll think of other ways.”
Yu Zheng nodded. He was determined to get that actor into his crew, even if it meant paying a bit more in remuneration, it was no problem.
…………….
Nanhe Coffee,
At a corner table,
Two women sat facing each other.
“Xiao Hui, try this coffee. I had it once before and thought it was very good.”
Huang Xiaoli took the coffee handed by the waiter and passed a cup to Ji Xiaohui, who was sitting opposite her.
Ever since Ji Xiaohui closed a deal worth tens of millions last time, her path to promotion had become a bit clearer.
For this,
She was very grateful to Ji Xiaohui. If it weren’t for Ji Xiaohui’s orders, it would have been impossible for her to get promoted.
“Thank you, Manager Huang.”
Ji Xiaohui instinctively took the coffee Huang Xiaoli handed her and took a gentle sip.
She couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.
“This coffee is good, but it’s too expensive.”
She had just seen the price of the coffee Huang Xiaoli ordered; a single cup was 188 yuan, which she hadn’t expected.
Even though she had earned a considerable performance commission from the two multi-million yuan orders, spending 188 yuan on a cup of coffee was still a bit hard for her to accept.
“Why thank me? I should be thanking you. To be honest, because of these two big orders from you, I now have a chance to advance upwards.”
Huang Xiaoli waved her hand indifferently, then looked at Ji Xiaohui with a serious expression.
“If you can close two more big deals like these, my promotion will definitely be secure. When I get promoted, my current manager position will surely become vacant.”
“At that time, with my promoted position, plus your performance report, I can guarantee that the manager position will be yours.”
“Sister Li, you’re joking. I also want to take on more big orders like that, but even for a group company, the number of cars they purchase is certainly limited. In the short term, they probably won’t buy any more cars.”
Ji Xiaohui shook her head lightly. Her two orders had a lot of luck involved, but luck couldn’t last forever. She was very self-aware of this point.
Huang Xiaoli heard this and also shook her head with a bitter smile.
Having a few more big orders like that really didn’t seem very realistic; she was thinking too much.
“Come on, let’s drink coffee and not talk about those things. Their desserts are also good and very cost-effective.”
“Hmm!”
Ji Xiaohui nodded slightly and took another sip of coffee.
However, her phone on the table rang at that moment. She glanced at the caller ID; it was an unknown number.
But she didn’t think much of it and answered it casually.
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