Chapter 170 Young man, you shine on me (Ch 170)

“First of all, I will definitely play the male lead myself, saving a lot of money on the film pay.

As for the female lead, I plan to let Ruonan play the role. This is a good opportunity for her.”

Chen Yuwen listened and nodded without interrupting. Qi Jia continued,

“The salary of the leading actor is saved, and the salary of other supporting actors is just a small problem.

There is just one prerequisite when casting. It doesn’t matter how famous the actor is. It doesn’t matter if he is a newcomer, but his acting skills must be good.”

Qi Jia drank some water, thought for a moment, and continued,

“As for the investment, we don’t have to pay for it all ourselves. I plan to cooperate with Sister Mi.

It’s not about money. It’s mainly because Sister Mi has more connections than us. The director and the production team still need her to solve problems.

And with Sister Mi’s help, it will also be beneficial for us in the subsequent film scheduling and publicity.”

Chen Yuwen thought about it and asked, “How do we distribute it?”

Qi Jia thought about it for a moment and said,

“Let’s split it evenly. Although we found the script, Sister Mi also contributed a lot afterwards.

After all, this is the first time we have worked together, so we need to take things slow and steady.”

“Of course, this is just my idea. It depends on whether Sister Mi agrees or not.” Qi Jia finally said,

Chen Yuwen simply ignored his last sentence and nodded,

“Okay, let’s do as you say. I see the heroine in the script is a ballerina.

Ruonan is a little lacking in this aspect, and I happen to have a friend who is a professional ballet teacher.

She has won many awards abroad. I will discuss with her a time to give Ruonan some training.”

Hearing that she had a friend, Qi Jia joked,

“Think carefully, do you have a friend who is a bank president? We can ask him to lend us billions of interest-free loans.”

Chen Yuwen didn’t say anything, but pointed at the door and told him to get out.

Qi Jia went out and handed the missing tooth to the assistant.

“Brother, this stuff is too spicy. Last time, Sister Yuwen tricked me into eating a pack. My butt still hurts when I think about it now.” The assistant frowned and said with a look of disgust.

Qi Jia originally thought it was just an ordinary spicy strip, but now he was immediately happy when he heard it, and he persuaded him earnestly.

“I don’t believe it unless you try it again and let me see. If you do, I’ll give you a hundred dollars.”

Hey!

Unexpectedly, the assistant was not fooled at all. He stood up and walked into Chen Yuwen’s office holding a document.

Before leaving, he gave Qi Jia the middle finger.

“It’s really boring.” Qi Jia was a little disappointed, but then he saw the assistant’s cat walking leisurely.

…

“What do you want to talk to me about?”

Seeing that Qi Jia had just gone down and came back not long ago, Yang Mi looked at him with some confusion.

“Sister Mi, I just found a good script…”

Qi Jia handed the script to Yang Mi, and then told her his thoughts.

“It’s just over 10 million, no problem.” Yang Mi finished reading the script, nodded without hesitation and agreed readily, then continued,

“However, this is the first work since your studio was founded.

Either don’t do it or do it to the best of your ability. Don’t ruin your reputation just to save money.

Otherwise, you will have to work for me in the future.”

Qi Jia nodded and said with a smile,

“Don’t worry, Sister Mi. I’ll trouble you to help find the director and the production team.

If there are suitable actors, please introduce them to me.”

After hearing what Qi Jia said, Yang Mi picked up the script again and read the character descriptions carefully. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

“You know what? For the role of your father, I actually thought of a very suitable person.”

There was nothing wrong with what he said, but Qi Jia felt it sounded strange.

“Teacher Fan Wei, what do you think?” Yang Mi asked directly without caring what he thought.

Hearing this name, a sentence suddenly popped up in Qi Jia’s mind.

“You can use this to test the cadres!”

Combining the description of Lin Guowei in the script and the image of Teacher Fan Wei,

The more Qi Jia thought about it, the more he felt it was appropriate, so he nodded happily.

“It’s indeed a good fit. Sister Mi, are you familiar with Teacher Fan Wei? Can you introduce him to me?”

“If you think it’s possible, send me an electronic script and I’ll ask for you.” Yang Mi said.

“Then Xing Mi, I’ll go back and send it to you when I get it done.” After saying that, Qi Jia got up and went downstairs.

…

The time has come, December 25th,

After many twists and turns, “Better Days” was finally released today.

Today happens to be Friday.

The audience, who had been waiting for a long time, went into the cinema after work and dinner in the evening.

Qi Jia, Zhang Ruonan and the assistant were sitting in the ticket hall.

I saw that almost every audience member who entered the cinema, especially girls, would gather under Qi Jia’s huge movie poster to take photos.

The assistant came close to Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan, who were covered tightly, and whispered,

“Brother, it looks like tonight’s box office premiere will definitely be good.”

Qi Jia thought so too, but he didn’t say it out loud. He said modestly,

“Don’t jump to conclusions yet. Wait until the results come out.”

Zhang Ruonan, who was standing by, suddenly pointed at the two audience members and said with a smile, “The result is obvious, right? Look, the audience has gone so crazy that they even want to move your human-shaped stand.”

On the other side, the staff also found two audience members who wanted to move the promotional materials and quickly stepped forward to stop them.

“I’m sorry, you can take pictures, but you can’t move it.”

Being caught, the two girls smiled awkwardly and explained,

“No, no, we are just worried that Qi Jia must be tired from standing for so long, so we want to take him to rest.”

“Hahaha~”

The three people sitting not far away heard this clearly. Zhang Ruonan smiled uncomfortably with a mask on.

So, he hid his head behind Qi Jia, took off his mask, and patted Qi Jia’s back while laughing secretly.

Qi Jia turned his head and said helplessly,

“Okay, just hit me twice, otherwise, I’m going to hit you.”

Zhang Ruonan punched him twice more, put on the mask again, sat up straight, and suddenly said,

“Let’s go take some pictures and post them on WeChat Moments.”

“Yes, yes, yes!” The assistant, who had long been unable to contain himself, nodded continuously like a chick pecking at rice.

“Let’s go, Director Zeng and the others will be here soon,” Qi Jia said.

Anyway, everyone is wearing a hat and a mask, so as long as you are careful, you don’t have to worry about being recognized.

The three of them came to the promotional poster. Zhang Ruonan and the assistant each found a position and asked Qi Jia to help take the photo.

After taking a few photos of each of them, Zhang Ruonan pulled Qi Jia over and asked the assistant to take a photo of them together.

A few minutes later, when the three of them finished filming and were about to leave,

Suddenly, a pretty girl who looked like a college student walked up to Qi Jia and said shyly,

“Hello, can I take a picture with you?”

Huh? Qi Jia subconsciously thought that she was recognized, but looking at her expression, it didn’t seem like that.

“Do you know each other?”

At this time, Zhang Ruonan looked at Qi Jia and then at the girl, and asked curiously,

The girl hurriedly explained: “No, no, no, don’t get me wrong, I just think your boyfriend is very handsome, so I want to take a photo with him.”

Zhang Ruonan’s eyes lit up. Even though she was wearing a mask, one could tell that she was smiling with the corners of her mouth raised.

“Do you really think he’s handsome?” She pulled Qi Jia over, as if showing off.

The girl was a little confused by the question, but she nodded honestly and said,

“Handsome, if you don’t like it, you can give it to me.”

Guji~

The assistant who had been hiding and watching the show from the beginning heard it and laughed out loud,

“I can’t give it to you, but I can still take a photo for you.” Zhang Ruonan said with a smile, and then looked at Qi Jia: “Is that okay?”

You’ve already agreed, what else can I say? Qi Jia gave her a look and let her experience it herself.

“Can I not take off my mask? I have a cold and I’m afraid I’ll infect you.” Qi Jia said with a smile.

The girl was so excited that she nodded quickly: “Okay, okay.”

In fact, she wanted to say: If it’s a handsome guy, it’s okay to catch a cold.

But think about it, it’s good enough that they agreed to take a photo, so don’t ask for too much.

After taking the photo and waiting for the girl to leave, Zhang Ruonan looked at the other girls around him who were waiting anxiously, and just as he said,

“Who else wants to…”

Before he could finish his words, Qi Jia covered his mouth, clamped his neck and dragged him away, leaving the girls behind with disappointed looks on their faces.

“I’ll deal with you when we get back.”

After checking their tickets and entering the door, Qi Jia knocked on her head in annoyance, urged the two of them to go in and sit down quickly, and then he went backstage alone to meet Director Zeng and the others.