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2.78% Hitting the Entertainment News Spotlight / Chapter 19: Discussion

Chương 19: Discussion

Biên tập viên: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lu Baobao stomped her feet. When she saw Jiang Se turn around, she wanted to call her, but her parents were urging her to go in already, so she could only reply to her parents and close the door helplessly.

Jiang Se was very familiar with the outer circle of the imperial capital.

There were plenty of shops and office buildings with the most expensive luxury brands gathered in the same area. Even the passersby were people with impeccable fashion sense.

Many of the top industries had their headquarters located in the center of the outer circle. Even the Jianghua Group headquarters were there.

The Yijing Building was on the northern side of the outer circle. Jiang Se walked along the street and could see it located opposite the China Film Group Corporation building. Many of the offices here were somewhat related to the entertainment industry. Among the pedestrians, celebrities wearing shades over their eyes could even be seen hurrying into their cars while being escorted by their assistants.

Before Jiang Se entered the building, she let her hair down and combed it with her fingers. Then, she checked her reflection in the glass door.

She was only wearing a simple white T-shirt and had paired it with faded jeans. Although her attire was simple, her slender and long legs were still eye-catching.

She tucked the hem of her shirt into her jeans to accentuate her slim waist which formed a wonderful curve with her pronounced derriere.

The underrated clothes could not suppress her natural beauty. Feng Nan's elegance was coupled with Jiang Se's godsent lovely looks. When she walked into the main lobby, several receptionists at the counter went forward to greet her and asked her softly about her destination.

"Level 13."

The receptionist glanced repeatedly at Jiang Se's face. She was wondering if Jiang Se was some celebrity who had yet to make it big.

There were 50 floors in the Yijing Building and the offices were rented by notable filmmakers.

Working as a receptionist here meant that their chances of meeting celebrities were very high. Sometimes, they would even meet famous stars.

However, Jiang Se's looks and demeanor were far better than the slightly popular female celebrities. She looked pretty even without makeup on.

When the female receptionist learned that Jiang Se wanted to go to the 13th floor, she politely pressed the elevator button for her.

"I hear that 'Pretense to Reality', the film directed by director Gu Jiaer that's about to begin shooting is having an audition on the 13th floor. Are you here for the movie as well?" The receptionist's words confirmed what Jiang Se had heard from the sexy female student she had met at the film academy before this.

As the elevator doors slid open, Jiang Se merely gave her a smile. The receptionist returned an even sweeter smile and said, "I hope to see you in the movie when it comes out."

When the receptionist saw Jiang Se smile and nod at her, she seemed slightly excited. Before the elevator doors slid shut, she waved at Jiang Se and only returned to her post after the elevator went up. She chirped happily, "That girl was beautiful and has great charm. She's much better than the six other young female actresses. She's here for Director Gu's 'Pretense to Reality'. I have a feeling that she'll be famous!"

When the other female receptionists heard this, they immediately grew excited.

"She didn't seem to be the prideful type as well, but I couldn't bring myself to talk to her just now." When someone said this, the receptionist who spoke with Jiang Se just now nodded vigorously.

"She's slightly cold, but she's much better than many of the other celebrities. The famous stars aside, even the third and fourth-tier actors or actresses who aren't all that famous won't even look at you. However, the pretty girl just now was polite. It's clear that she has a much better upbringing compared to the small stars."

Jiang Se had no inkling that the receptionist who had helped her with the elevator just now was intending to become her fan. When she reached level 13, she saw many others who were there for the audition as well.

The receptionist handed her a list and asked her to fill in her particulars. Most of the people here must have been students from the film academy since many of them knew each other and were huddled together.

Jiang Se filled in her details and waited quietly in a corner for her name to be called.

Although she was one of the earlier ones, there was already a queue. She swept her gaze across the room and did not see Lu Baobao. She wondered if she was on her way here or if she was not coming after all.

There were more people in the reception room. However, a majority of the people here for the audition were students, and many of them noticed Jiang Se's unfamiliar face. They isolated her instinctively.

The person who called her name was a beautiful woman with a bob cut. She gave Jiang Se and appraising look before asking, "Jiang Se?"

"Yes."

"Come with me." She beckoned Jiang Se to follow her.

The location for the audition was a meeting room. When Jiang Se entered, there were about a dozen others seated inside. Half of the meeting room had been cleared away, clearly meant to give the audition participants space to perform.

Jiang Se was not very confident in her performance. Although she had earned the internationally acclaimed famous director, Zhang Jingan's praise during the filming of "Rescue Mission", she had no actual acting experience. Naturally, she was not in a position to discuss her acting skills.

She had unwittingly satisfied Zhang Jingan the other day because she had heard the news about "Feng Nan". Even so, she showed none of this on her expression.

"Brother Sun, she's here," announced the beautiful woman who led her into the room before silently retreating to the back of the meeting room. She rested her hands before her stomach and looked at Jiang Se who was making her way to the empty space in the middle.

The others in the room were sizing Jiang Se up. For a moment, nobody spoke. Only quiet breathing could be heard.

Even to those who were used to seeing handsome men and beautiful ladies in the entertainment industry, Jiang Se's beauty came as a pleasant surprise. There was no doubt that she was a newbie. Her face was fresh and her aura unique. The person called "Brother Sun" looked up and gestured toward Jiang Se.

"Turn around for me."

Jiang Se turned as she was told. There were no flaws in her form, mannerisms, or face regardless of the angle. It was as if she was born for this line of work. She looked pleasingly beautiful no matter which angle she was looked at.

Many celebrities looked gorgeous on-screen but might not necessarily be so in person. They were merely suitable for the screen.

However, this newbie was different. She had not put any makeup on while her smooth, long hair was tucked behind her ears, revealing the graceful lines of her chin. Even without smiling, she looked like a flower waiting to bloom as she stood there. She was mesmerizing to look at.

"Is this a freshman from the film academy's Faculty of Performing Arts?" A young man in a white shirt leaned forward from behind Sun Qiming, his eyes shining. "She has great physical appeal."

"She's not." Sun Qiming shook his head before giving Jiang Se another glance. Then, he picked up the list and read out, "She's only 17. She's written Jucai High School in the academy column."

The others whispered among themselves. Gu Jiaer's "Pretense to Reality" was a youth romance film with aesthetic cinematography. It featured good-looking idols as its male and female leads and was a product aimed at the younger viewers.


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Chương 20: Self-recommendation

Biên tập viên: EndlessFantasy Translation

Jiang Se's appearance matched Gu Jiaer's requirements. However, she had not listed down any acting experience. She was also not a student from the film academy. She was pretty, but that was all she was.

"Pretense to Reality" was important to Gu Jiaer. He had even written the script himself, and it had been edited several times before it finally passed.

He intended to contend for the Baihua Film Awards with this film and win it so that fame would follow the merit. Therefore, he was also careful in choosing his sponsors. He was worried that the sponsors would specify for some talentless artiste to be the male or female lead and ruin this film in which he had poured much of his energy and time.

He made repeated considerations for the female lead before deciding on Zhao Ruoyun whose looks and acting skills were up to his standard.

Sun Qiming flipped through the information list. The cast for the male and female leads had already been decided whereas the supporting actors with considerable screen-time had already been named by the larger sponsors.

The characters that the people here would be auditioning for were less important characters. Even so, they needed to have some acting skills.

With Jiang Se's experience, even if she made it into the cast, she would only be an extra, at most.

Sun Qiming placed the list back onto the table. He was about to say something when someone called him softly from the back, "Brother Sun."

He turned around to see a bespectacled man lean forward while his gaze fell on Jiang Se. There was a lecherous look in his eyes. "Isn't Zhao Ruoyun in need of a double in the script?"

Sun Qiming immediately understood what he meant.

"Pretense to Reality" was a romance film, so there was bound to be intimate scenes in the film.

Ever since Zhao Ruoyun made her debut, she had been signed under Huaxing, a famous name in the industry. Huaxing had many connections and was very supportive of her. The company was very strict about maintaining her image as a fresh, high-quality idol.

This time, she accepted the role from "Pretense to Reality" and became Gu Jiaer's female lead. Although Huaxing had relaxed some of its terms, the company rejected the scene whereby the female lead, "Wang Qianqian", had to be shot half-naked. The company requested the crew to find her a double.

There were all kinds of people in the entertainment industry, many of whom wanted to become famous overnight although most of them did not have the resources to. Naturally, there were also those who were willing to strip to become famous.

Sun Qiming had not been in a hurry to find Zhao Ruoyun's double before this. It would be very easy to find a handful of doubles in the industry since there were many who were willing to show their backs on screen.

However, the bespectacled man's words behind him gave him an idea. When he regarded Jiang Se again, there was a meaningful look in his eyes.

There were many unspoken rules in the entertainment industry. He had seen many young and beautiful girls such as Jiang Se who wanted to become famous.

If she wanted to appear on-screen, aside from having the background and acting skills, she could also get the opportunity by capitalizing on her natural endowments.

The people behind him knew about the rules of the games of the industry a long time ago. When the bespectacled man made that suggestion to Sun Qiming, the others acted as if nothing had happened.

Sun Qiming spoke, "You have no acting experience. This time…"

The moment she walked into the meeting room, Jiang Se appraised the people inside the meeting room just as she herself was being assessed.

She caught the expression and attitude Sun Qiming displayed when he talked to the others. Besides that, she noticed the subsequent change in his body language as well. Because she could tell that Sun Qiming was about to turn her away, she immediately cut him short, "When 'Rescue Mission' was filmed in Shen Villa, I was personally nominated by director Zhang Jingan to play one of the characters." She made it sound vague on purpose and did not mention that it was only an extra role with a single line.

However, when Jiang Se said this, Sun Qiming's expression shifted from being distracted to finding focus.

"What?" He sat up straighter. Then, he reached out to see the form which Jiang Se had filled up.

"You were in 'Rescue Mission'?"

"Yes." Jiang Se nodded. Her eyes were determined, and her gaze did not falter. She did not seem to be lying.

Indeed, "Rescue Mission" was being filmed in Shen Villa right now, so Sun Qiming half-believed what she said. "Why didn't you include it in your form?"

"Did I have to write it out?" Jiang Se ran her hand through her hair and displayed a charming smile. "I managed to get into the 'Rescue Mission' cast thanks to Senior Liu Ye. I never filled up anything. I'm sorry. I didn't know about that."

When she said this, she bowed to express her apology, and her long hair fell from her petite shoulders. Her legs were stock straight and her slim waist caught everyone's eyes.

"I'm really sorry about that."

However, the look Sun Qiming was giving her right now was different from the one he had displayed before this. After all, she had mentioned the name of the Best Actor, Liu Ye.

He did not believe Jiang Se completely, but he did not dismiss her words either.

The main reason was that she was beautiful. She certainly possessed the qualities which would catch Liu Ye's attention.

With the mention of Zhang Jingan and Liu Ye, Jiang Se's standing in his heart changed. Sun Qiming reached for the script and the other information sheets again. When she saw him do this, she knew that her words had an important effect on him.

However, despite that, she was not convinced that she would be recruited by the production team.

Sun Qiming's eyes were now skimming over the information sheets in his hands. Some of the important characters the script needed had been listed out. However, most of these characters' names were underlined in red. In other words, the underlined characters were those whose actors had already been determined and could not be changed.

Sun Qiming frowned as he went through the remaining characters, running a finger down the list of names.

Jiang Se had landed a role in "Rescue Mission". Even if it was a minor role, it was enough for him to take her seriously.

Zhang Jingan was a famous director, and "Rescue Mission" was a huge production. When it premiered in the future, aside from Zhao Ruoyun, who played a supporting character, he might be able to create some publicity with Jiang Se.

With this, Jiang Se's status in his heart had immediately changed. After all, she was pretty and was topic material. She would be beneficial for the film in the future.

His finger reached a name labeled "Air Stewardess, Miss Zhang". He looked up at Jiang Se and asked, "Can you speak simple English?"

Miss Zhang's character required the actress to have some basic command of the English language. In fact, Gu Jiaer had mentioned that it would be best if the actress knew some French since she would also be saying some lines in French in the film.

However, that was not a requirement that was easy to fulfill.

Although there were people who knew French in the Faculty of Foreign Languages, there were not many who could express themselves and were pretty enough to be on camera.

Bearing that in mind, Gu Jiaer decided to compromise. He requested that the person who auditioned for this role to have a grasp of simple English.

Sun Qiming initially intended to get an actual air stewardess to play this role.

Upon hearing his question, Jiang Se sighed in relief and smiled.


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