Chapter 320 Rejecting the 《Mulan》 Film Crew (Ch 320)

“What about Hua Mulan? This is a great opportunity for your future internationalization.”

Zhao Junkai was delighted, but also a little worried.

From a business perspective, he certainly hopes that Qi Jia can participate in the performance. After all, in addition to his outstanding acting skills,

His extremely high popularity online can also increase the ratings of this drama among young people and allow more young people to learn about this period of history.

But from a personal perspective, he hopes Qi Jia will choose the script of “Mulan”. The salary is one thing.

More importantly, this opportunity will allow him to get to know the top executives of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, which will be beneficial for him to enter the international film industry in the future.

“Yes, Xiao Qi, don’t rush to make a decision, think about it carefully.”

Li Xuejian also tried to persuade them.

Fang Ke was so anxious that he just stared blankly. He wondered if these two were confused. Why did Qi Jia agree but then push people away?

But they all advised, if I sang the opposite tune, I would appear to be too mean, so I could only follow suit and give some insincere advice.

“Yes, Mr. Qi Jia, the national election is still some time away, you don’t have to make a decision so quickly.”

Qi Jia didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Just now, the three of them looked eager, as if they wanted to point guns at him and ask him to take over.

Now that I have agreed, they all started to hesitate.

“No, I’ve thought it through clearly.”

“But don’t you regret giving up an opportunity to enter the international film industry? Once you join my crew, you can’t take other roles during the filming, even if there are no notices.”

Zhao Junkai was somewhat moved, and once again confirmed in a deep voice,

Fang Ke also rubbed his hands and said a little embarrassedly,

“I’d also like to say this, Mr. Qi Jia, the maximum I can give you as a salary is 5 million after tax.”

After saying this, he was worried that Qi Jia might misunderstand him, so he quickly explained,

“It’s not that we look down on you, but because of the subject matter, there are regulations that this type of script cannot offer too high a salary.”

In fact, even if he didn’t explain, Qi Jia would understand. Even from the audience’s perspective,

When you hear that the actors who play pioneers are paid tens of millions, you will definitely feel uncomfortable, feeling that it tarnishes the glorious image of the pioneers.

“Director, I really don’t regret it. I have many opportunities after entering the international film industry, but this is the only chance for me to play Mr. Chen Yannian.”

After Qi Jia finished speaking, he looked at Fang Ke and said with a smile, “As for the issue of pay, if Mr. Fang can directly decide that I will play Mr. Chen Yannian, then I am willing to join the crew for no pay.”

The three of them were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“You are really good at calculating,” Li Xuejian smiled and nodded at Qi Jia.

“You are quite conscious young man. I thought you would choose Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but I didn’t expect you to give it up without hesitation.”

Zhao Junkai adjusted his glasses with a smile, and looked at Qi Jia with admiration.

There was no politeness in his tone. He truly felt that there were too few young artists who had the awareness and determination that Qi Jia had.

“You three big guys came to my house in person to invite me. I have to accept this honor.”

Qi Jia made a small joke, but as soon as he finished speaking, a hint of amusement appeared on the faces of the three people at the same time.

“You are not so narcissistic that you think we came to Shanghai just to invite you, right?”

Zhao Junkai laughed loudly and pointed at Qi Jia with his hand.

Looking at the expressions on the three people’s faces, Qi Jia realized that he must have been overly sentimental.

Sure enough, the next second Fang Ke explained with a smile,

“Teacher Qi Jia, actually, we went to meet with another investor first, and then came to see you.”

Hahaha~ The three of them burst into laughter at the same time, startling the employees working outside.

Next, Zhao Junkai explained the casting time and process again.

The national audition will be held on December 30 at the Beijing Radio and Television Station.

The early casting process is divided into three stages: interview, acting skills and dialogue skills. After passing all three stages, the final competition will begin.

After explaining it in detail, the three of them stood up and left.

Before leaving, Zhao Junkai suddenly turned around and said to Qi Jia,

“By the way, don’t you have other artists in your studio? If their acting skills are good enough, let them try too.”

…

After sending the three away, Qi Jia quickly called Niki Carlo’s Chinese assistant.

Tell the other party that you already have a schedule and cannot participate in “Mulan”.

The other party was obviously surprised after hearing this, and translated the news to Niki Carlo beside him.

There was a scream from the other end of the phone, followed by a series of “I’m not awake” and “Press the play button for me”.

Obviously, Niki Caro could not imagine that a Chinese actor with no international fame would actually refuse the script of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

To her, this was more surprising and unbelievable than the fact that the Seba people said that Jesus was a Sebanishi.

Here, the phone call just ended.

Soon Liu Yifei called, and the first thing she asked was why Qi Jia refused to star in “Mulan”?

After hearing the explanation, she was shocked, but also had to admire it.

“You are really conscious. What a pity! If I hadn’t taken on the role of Mulan, I would have wanted to audition for Age of Awakening.”

Not long after chatting with Liu Yifei, Boss Yang rushed in again.

“Have you really made up your mind? Don’t you regret it? There won’t be such a good opportunity for you next time.”

Qi Jia rubbed his forehead with a headache and said,

“What’s there to regret? If there is no opportunity, we can just create opportunities for ourselves in the future.”

“Besides, playing a fictional character is nothing compared to playing a pioneer of our country.”

Yang Mi was speechless after hearing what Qi Jia said. He thought to himself that this boy was so conscious. No wonder those old men thought so highly of him.

After seeing Boss Yang off, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After drinking a sip of water, he called Zhang Ruonan, Zhou Ye and Chen Yuwen to the lounge. As for Peng Yuchang, his contract will not expire until early next year, and he is still in Yanghe.

When Qi Jia and the other two were talking about the casting of “Awakening Age”,

Thousands of miles away in the Mincheng Tulou, Niki Caro and his crew, who were filming locally, were attending a press conference organized by the local government.

When asked what was the most profound thing she felt when she came to China,

Niki Caro immediately thought of Qi Jia, this weird young artist.

His kung fu made her admire and amazed, but his refusal made her confused and puzzled.

So, I told the story in English with a smile.

When the reporters heard from the translator that a young Chinese artist had rejected the invitation to act in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,

Everyone was so surprised that their understanding was shattered, and they couldn’t wait to ask which artist’s name it was.

The translator relayed the reporter’s question to Niki Carlo. After listening to it, she tried to recall the Chinese pronunciation of Qi Jia’s name when he introduced himself.

Then, facing the camera, she spoke the name that everyone had been waiting for, word by word, in her very unstandard Chinese.

“Qi Jia”