Chapter 218 Help Zhou Lead the Qin Down the River of Hatred (Ch 218)

“Stop talking nonsense, marry or not!”

Zhang Ruonan held Qi Jia’s head with both hands and asked fiercely,

“Marry, marry, marry, but can the first child have my surname?” Qi Jia gave in.

“That depends on my mood. I’ll collect some interest first and then have a bite.”

Zhang Ruonan pinched Qi Jia’s chin, lifted his head, and smiled evilly.

“No, no, you have to promise me first.”

Qi Jia was like a weak girl who had fallen into a devil’s den, shaking her head desperately and struggling.

“Humph! Still want to struggle? Come on, if I say pout, you pout.”

Qi Jia’s face was pinched by Zhang Ruonan, and his lips were forced to pout, making him look like a helpless fish.

“Click, passed!”

After trying hard for a long time, Qi Jia finally squeezed out these words from his mouth.

“Thank you, director.”

Zhang Ruonan immediately let go of her hand, with a very proud look on her face.

“You’re welcome. We’ll continue at home tonight.” Qi Jia rubbed his sore face and said with a wicked smile.

“Pah, you’re so beautiful.”

Zhang Ruonan spat at him, then sat back in her seat and started eating.

…

It was already past two in the afternoon when I came out of the dance studio.

Qi Jia had just returned to the studio when Zheng Weiwen arrived shortly afterwards.

“Director Zheng, I’m so sorry to trouble you to make this trip.”

After asking the other party to sit down, Qi Jia poured him a cup of tea and said sincerely,

Zheng Weiwen waved his hands and asked without giving up.

“Is it really impossible to squeeze in the schedule?”

Qi Jia nodded, smiled bitterly, and explained,

“I’m really sorry, mainly because I took on a web drama produced by San Ye in September, and the time really doesn’t allow it.”

After hearing that it was the Third Master’s play, Zheng Weiwen looked disappointed, but he didn’t say anything more. Instead, he asked curiously,

“So which guest role are you going to play?”

Naturally, he thought that the more roles he had, the better, but it mainly depended on Qi Jia’s choice.

Qi Jia already had the answer in his mind. Although it was a guest appearance, he didn’t want to play the kind of passerby who died in three seconds.

So, after studying the script over and over for a long time,

Finally, I found a role that doesn’t have many scenes but can leave a deep impression on the audience and make them feel sad.

“I prefer the character of Xiao Xingchen.” Qi Jia said.

Xiao Xingchen? Zheng Weiwen thought for a moment and quickly found the character’s introduction in his mind.

With the bright moon and the gentle breeze, Xiao Xingchen, with a whisk and a long sword, has the ambition to save the world and uphold justice.

Zheng Weiwen sighed in his heart, Qi Jia is really good at choosing roles.

This character in the script is no less impressive than the protagonist, especially after he gouged out his eyes to repay his friend, which is even more heartbreaking.

The only downside is that there are too few scenes, only five episodes, but it’s better than nothing.

Zheng Weiwen nodded and agreed without hesitation.

After discussing the role, Zheng Weiwen’s face showed a trace of difficulty again. He hesitated for a while and said,

“It’s like this, Qi Jia, our total investment this time is 200 million, but most of the money was spent on costumes and props.

So the salary for the role of Xiao Xingchen cannot be too high, is three million okay for you?”

Even if it was just a guest role, this price was definitely too little considering Qi Jia’s current popularity.

However, after he said this, Qi Jia was delighted. He pretended to think for a while before saying,

“If it were any other crew, I wouldn’t agree to it.

But who can blame me for looking forward to learning from Director Zheng? Three million is three million.”

Zheng Weiwen’s face lit up with joy and he said excitedly,

“That’s great. To be honest, I know this is too little money for you.

But there is no way, our funds are limited, and we have to ensure the quality of the TV series.

To be honest, we originally planned to pay you 10 million to play the leading role.

If it weren’t for you, the protagonist, I would have only offered 4 million.”

At the end of his speech, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Zheng Weiwen’s face. It seems that a penny can really make a hero fall.

Hearing him say this, Qi Jia smiled even more happily.

“Director Zheng, from what you said, casting is difficult now?”

After Qi Jia was invited, Zheng Weiwen felt that the popularity was guaranteed and felt much better. He also opened up his mouth.

“Who says it’s not true? Those who are famous and have good acting skills are more expensive, while those who are not famous but have good acting skills are hard to find.

We don’t have either, and we don’t want to use them, so we’re really worried!”

After saying this, he felt like he had said something wrong. He was afraid that Qi Jia would not want to act after hearing how miserable the crew was.

So I couldn’t wait to ask,

“By the way, can we sign the contract first?”

“No hurry.” Qi Jia smiled like a fox that had stolen a chicken. He waved his hand and said with a smile, “Director Zheng, have you chosen someone for the role of Jiang Yanli?”

Jiang Yanli? Zheng Weiwen was stunned for a moment, thinking that Qi Jia had changed his mind and wanted to play this role.

“Not really, but this is a female role, do you want to dress up as a man?”

Seeing that he was misunderstood, Qi Jia waved his hands and explained,

“Director Zheng, you must be joking. I think there’s a girl in my studio who is very suitable, and I want her to try.”

Although it was not stated explicitly, Zheng Weiwen understood that this was probably one of the conditions for Qi Jia to agree to act in the film.

However, he was not unhappy. After all, bundled sales by celebrity studios is a very common practice in the circle.

However, the character of Jiang Yanli is very important to the advancement of the plot.

He didn’t want to hand it over to a newcomer, but he had to give it to Qi Jia.

After thinking about it, he nodded.

“Of course. Is she here now? Let’s go check it out now while we have time?”

I said this, but in my heart I was thinking, if it really doesn’t work, I should just decline politely.

When you replace the character with another one to compensate, you have to give him some face.

Qi Jia did not hesitate and asked someone to go to the lounge to call Zhou Ye over.

During this time, he briefly introduced Zhou Ye’s situation to Zheng Weiwen.

I heard that she was the actor of Wei Lai in “Better Days”, Zheng Weiwen felt that she was more reliable,

After the dinner last night, he went back and watched a movie.

I had a good impression of this most beautiful school bully, so my heart, which had been hanging in the air, began to feel a little excited.

Soon, Zhou Ye came over. When she heard that she was going to audition for the role of Jiang Yanli,

There was a gleam of great happiness in her eyes, and her eyebrows were curved with laughter.

Zheng Weiwen first took a serious look at Zhou Ye and found that her bones were very beautiful, especially her face.

She is simply born to wear ancient costumes. I couldn’t help but nod in my heart and was very satisfied with her appearance.

“Since you haven’t read the script and don’t know much about the character, let me test your acting skills with some micro-expressions today.” Zheng Weiwen thought for a moment and said,

“Okay, thank you for your hard work, Director.” Zhou Ye nodded obediently.

Afterwards, Zheng Weiwen focused on Zhou Yi’s acting skills, both sad and funny.

Because the character of Jiang Yanli has a lot of crying scenes in the TV series, he has very high requirements for these two types of acting skills.

But fortunately Zhou Ye did not disappoint Qi Jia. She burst into tears in a second, with a tearful look.

Zheng Wewen, a veteran director who has been in the industry for many years, felt a sense of empathy when seeing this.

But soon he was infected by her bright and charming smile, and unconsciously revealed a satisfied smile.

The test was successfully passed. Zheng Weiwen excitedly shook Qi Jia’s hand and thanked him again and again.

“Director Zheng, I’m actually a fan of the original novel, and I particularly like the role of Senior Sister Jiang Yanli.”

At this time, Zhou Ye suddenly said,

As soon as he finished speaking, not only Zheng Weiwen, but even Qi Jia was surprised. They didn’t expect that there was such a fate.

So, he casually asked her to talk about the character Jiang Yanli.

As a result, Zhou Ye really didn’t even have to think about it and just opened his mouth to introduce the character’s life and relationship with the protagonist clearly.

Zheng Weiwen’s eyes lit up when he heard this. He looked at Qi Jia and then at Zhou Ye.

I was so happy that I found two great people.

Half an hour later, Zheng Weiwen left contentedly with three contracts in his hands. Two of them would be returned after being stamped.

After solving a major problem, Qi Jia came to Chen Yuwen’s office again, intending to ask her if she had sent the script of “I Don’t Want to Be Friends with You”.

As soon as he entered the room, Chen Yuwen pulled him in front of the computer, pointed at the screen and said,

“Twenty-eight thousand, give me the money quickly!”