Ke Fei was waiting for Sheng Tang.
He had already found two roles from the film the company had invested in a few months ago.
Both were supporting roles, appearing for three or four minutes just to fill the film.
Even small roles in big productions attract the attention of many second-tier actresses.
There were also many people in the company who envied these roles, but with Ke Fei’s status, he got to choose first.
"Take a look and see which one you are confident you can perform well," he handed the script to Sheng Tang.
Sheng Tang took it.
She was serious: "Brother Fei, I also have a proposal here. I got it directly from President Gu. Can you take a look at it too?"
Ke Fei was puzzled and took it to read.
After reading the proposal, he also flipped through Sheng Tang’s script and character introduction.
"How is it?" she asked Ke Fei first.
Ke Fei replied honestly: "It’s too orthodox of a story. To put it nicely, it’s an artistic film, but there’s no market for it. It’s hard to even break even. President Gu wouldn’t invest in it."
"But what if it could win an award, like the Qinglan Award, the biggest and most prestigious award?" Sheng Tang asked.
Ke Fei: "..."
He was silent for a while, feeling that Sheng Tang was not as smart as she used to be.
Did she really understand the significance of the Qinglan Award?
That was the top film award. Winning even one award would mean a huge leap forward.
Films of this caliber rarely make it to the Qinglan Award. It’s hard to get nominated, and winning is almost out of the question. Unless there’s some special circumstance in that year, and the film fits perfectly into it.
Currently, the college entrance examination system is very mature, and it’s difficult to spark a heated discussion. This film about the college entrance examination is unlikely to make it to the Qinglan Award.
"...Which character do you like in this?" Ke Fei asked her.
"Li Lan’s character," Sheng Tang said.
Ke Fei read the proposal again. Li Lan is the heroine’s sister. There isn’t a clear antagonist in the story, but this sister is selfish and hypocritical, eventually driving her sister to death and taking her identity to attend the college entrance examination. This character is very unlikable.
"You like challenging difficult roles?" Ke Fei frowned.
Sheng Tang: "No, I just think this character is very layered, and I can perform it well."
In her previous life, she won the Best Supporting Actress award with this role.
She didn’t know how much overlap there was between the two worlds or whether the Qinglan Award’s criteria matched the highest film award in her world.
In short, there were too many uncertainties. She wasn’t reborn into her original world.
She was unsure.
But the film industry changes rapidly. Winning awards, box office success—everything is unknown before success, and no one can predict the future.
Even with a lot of investment, confidence from investors and directors, there are numerous examples of films failing miserably, both domestically and internationally.
Therefore, success involves a certain amount of luck.
Sheng Tang had been plagued by bad luck for the past five years.
Energy in the world should be conserved. If a person has been unlucky for a long time, even five years, perhaps her bad luck has run out.
Next might be all good luck.
Waiting for Sheng Tang was a bright future.
Mrs. Gu once told her that in business, one must put in 100% effort even if there is only a 10% chance of success. That’s how you succeed.
Sheng Tang now had a 30% chance. How could she give up?
"Brother Fei, I want to play this role. It’s a small production, and Li Lan, the supporting character, has even fewer scenes. It’ll be finished in at most one month," Sheng Tang said, "It’ll only take one month, and I’ll come back to audition for other roles afterwards."
Ke Fei was not a domineering manager.
He believed in letting Sheng Tang face some hardships herself so that she would weigh his opinions more seriously.