Chapter 175 Rejecting Four Invitations (Ch 175)

“Ahem, of course forget it, it’s just that the second condition is even better.”

The fourth director looked at Yang Mi with resentment, and awkwardly made up a story, which was not so roundabout.

After finishing speaking, he drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat before continuing.

“The second condition is that my company will produce a costume fantasy movie next year.

It was directed by me personally, so you can rest assured about the quality.

The preliminary preparations are almost complete, now we just need a leading actor.

I have watched many of your movies and I think your image and temperament are very suitable.

So I want you to play the leading role in my movie, I wonder if you are interested.”

Seeing that Qi Jia’s expression was calm, the fourth director patted his chest and said,

“As for your movie, don’t worry, I’ve arranged everything for you.

After finishing this ancient fantasy film, I will immediately help you shoot “I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time.” “

Qi Jia’s expression was not calm, but he hadn’t reacted yet. He really couldn’t keep up with the fourth director’s thinking.

It’s normal to make a play appointment, there’s nothing wrong with that, but let me ask you, where is your script?

I don’t even know what you want to shoot, but you want me to star in your movie.

Did you drink too much Sanlu when you were a child, or did you drink Sanhua evaporated milk as a traditional soup when you grew up?

Qi Jia tried to calm himself down and asked,

“Director Four, where’s the script? I have to know what I’m playing before I can give you an answer, right?”

When Qi Jia asked about the script, Director 4 looked a little strange. He took a sip of water to cover it up. Then he smiled and said,

“The script is not important, you can rest assured that I will be directing and writing the script myself!

I’m not bragging, I’m making a huge investment this time. If it weren’t for Mi Mi, you might not get this opportunity.

You should listen to me talk about the remuneration first, and then you will agree to it.

Considering that you have just been promoted to the first-tier and are still so popular, I will give you 25 million this time, what do you think? “

The fourth director stretched out two index fingers and looked at Qi Jia proudly, expecting to see a look of surprise on his face.

He was not disappointed. Qi Jia was indeed a little surprised.

Because with his current status as a top-tier actor, the industry’s average pay is about 15 million.

The fourth director offered 25 million right away, which was 10 million more than the industry average.

It’s almost as much as the price he gets for appearing on variety shows. He is really generous.

At this moment, Qi Jia suddenly felt his calf being gently kicked by Boss Yang’s high heels.

Looking at her expressionless face, it was obvious that she was reminding Qi Jia to be careful of any trap.

In fact, Qi Jia had already realized it without her reminder.

Judging from the personalities of the four directors, since their pay is so high, the script is most likely a huge pitfall.

You must know that the wool comes from the sheep. The fourth director is willing to give himself a premium of 10 million.

That proves that what he wants from me is definitely more than just 25 million.

“Hehe, Director Four, I’m not interested in money, I just like good scripts.

I can’t wait to see your masterpiece, can you let me have a sneak peek?”

After saying this, Yang Mi’s expression was obviously relaxed, but the fourth director’s expression was not very good.

But Qi Jia’s words were so nice that he couldn’t lose his temper.

So, he had to take out a script, handed it to Qi Jia arrogantly with one hand and said,

“Since you insist, let’s take a look first, but I have confidence in my script.”

“That’s right, that’s right.” Qi Jia didn’t care. He took it with a fake smile and then planned to read it carefully.

But soon, he understood that this was just a pile of shit wrapped in words.

No wonder Director Four hid it at first and was unwilling to show it to him.

When he first saw the slightly pretentious title “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity”, he was quite surprised.

I thought the four directors learned from their mistakes and will stop making bad movies and start going for high-quality ones!

After watching it carefully, he realized that the Fourth Director was still the Fourth Director and still couldn’t change his habit of shooting pretentious and immature movies.

He felt a headache watching the plot of the first choice movie.

In one word: “chaotic”. The relationships, dialogues and plot are chaotic.

Then there’s the character’s name. Although it sounds impressive, it’s too hard to pronounce.

As an actor, he has to watch his role several times before he can remember his own name.

You want an audience who has not read the script to be disturbed by the visual and auditory senses of the cinema.

Is it a fantasy to remember the names of your leading actors? If the audience can’t even remember the names of the leading actors,

So do you think he can understand what you are filming in the two-hour fast-paced narrative?

The last point, which Qi Jia could not accept the most, was that this script had two male protagonists.

Qi Jia is not averse to this setting. On the contrary, he respects the setting of two male protagonists, of course, the premise is that the protagonist is not him.

Moreover, from the lines of the fourth director’s script, he vaguely smelled a strong smell of calcium between the two male protagonists.

How could he, a sunny young man who was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze, accept this!

If he accepts the offer, when the movie is released, let’s not talk about whether his fans will be able to accept it.

Even Zhang Ruonan began to doubt whether he had any special hobbies.

After returning the script to Director 4, Qi Jia smiled and said politely,

“I’m sorry, Director Four, my schedule is too full next year and the shooting period of your film is too long.

I am afraid that it will delay the crew’s work, so I won’t trouble you. We can work together again next time if there is a chance.”

Although, I cannot praise the character and reputation of the four directors.

But the other party is Yang Mi’s friend after all, and he has a lot of capital behind him.

He offered himself a sky-high price of 25 million.

Therefore, Qi Jia rejected him tactfully based on the principle of not offending anyone.

I didn’t even have the nerve to say that your script was too bad and I didn’t want to act, but instead I said it was a schedule issue.

The atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point.

The fourth director didn’t expect Qi Jia to reject him so eloquently.

His expression turned somewhat unfriendly, and he really wanted to turn his face away.

But when I think of Qi Jia’s current high popularity and popularity, as long as he can be invited to be the leading actor,

Then my movie will be half successful!

After thinking it over again and again, he still resisted the urge to get angry, laughed twice and said,

“Don’t be so quick to refuse. I am sincere.

I’ll give you an extra 5 million, a total of 30 million, what do you think?”

Qi Jia actually wanted to say that it was not that great, and that he didn’t even make as much as some anchors who sell eyebrow pencils or fake liquor.

However, the urgent attitude of the Fourth Director further confirmed Qi Jia’s guess.

He must also be worried that if his film fails, he will suffer losses and it will be difficult to explain to the investors behind him.

So, I wanted to play the leading role myself.

Once the contract is signed and the machine is turned on, even if I find something wrong, I will be unable to express my grievances.

After the movie was released, he used the name of the leading actor to wield a big knife to cut the leeks of fans.

Even cutting the leeks of those passers-by, after all, after the release of “Better Days”, plus the several movies he participated in before,

In the eyes of passers-by, I am more or less a guarantee of the quality of the film.

In this way, the fourth director not only earned back the 30 million yuan he paid himself,

He can still make a lot of money. As for Qi Jia’s collapsed reputation, what does that have to do with him?

If a lady got injured at work while serving a customer, you can’t blame the groom, right?

“I’m sorry, Director Four, it’s not about the money, it’s just that I don’t have the time.

Why don’t you try Cai Xukun? Not only does he have a good image, he can also sing, dance, rap, and play basketball. He fits your casting requirements better than I do.”

Although the tone of his words was still polite, anyone with ears could hear that Qi Jia’s attitude was very firm.

The Fourth Director is not deaf, so his face fell.