After dinner, Sheng Tang went back to her room to rest.
Qian Zhe Lin indeed went back to make an effort.
The director and the producer walked around the only basketball court in the town, discussing the prospects of the film.
"It’s difficult." The director said, "These three people, the male and female leads are all just pretty faces with terrible acting skills; Sheng Tang is a top student from the Film Academy, I do have some confidence in her acting, but I don’t know if she’s just famous for nothing."
The producer comforted him: "You have talent, a director’s film is not just about the actors, it’s also about his filming techniques and post-editing.
You are good at telling stories, you are very confident in this film. You can make even the worst turnip into a flower, that’s your real skill. You should know, with our abilities, getting five million was already very rare."
The director nodded.
The next day was the script reading session.
The reading session started at eight in the morning, besides Sheng Tang and the other two, four actors with only a few minutes of screen time were also present.
Gu Jiahui arrived at seven-thirty.
He and the director arrived at the conference room first and chatted for a long time about the film’s shooting.
Sheng Tang arrived at seven-fifty.
Qian Zhe Lin came in a bit after her.
Upon entering the conference room, seeing the boss Gu Jiahui, who was only a few years older than himself, Qian Zhe Lin was stunned for a moment.
His company didn’t even invest in this film, when did the boss start personally attending script reading sessions?
He indeed became alert, then felt quite pleased with his five sheets of character analysis. Fortunately, he was smart. If he had just written a few words, he would be seen as having a poor work attitude in front of the boss.
He is a nobody, both in the company and in the entertainment industry, so the boss’s attitude towards him is very important.
"President Gu." He greeted Gu Jiahui.
"Zhelin’s here? How are you adjusting?" Gu Jiahui always appeared gentle and approachable in public.
However, people in the company knew that this boss had a decisive and capable persona, completely separating business from personal matters.
"Very well, the environment here is really nice." Qian Zhe Lin replied, not daring to joke with the boss.
Everyone sat down.
Gu Jiahui casually chatted with him a bit.
It was now eight in the morning.
The conference room was full, but the lead actress Ai Xiao had not arrived yet.
"Let’s wait a bit longer." The director smoothed things over, "Eight might be a bit early, girls love to sleep in."
"If you say that, Sheng Tang might not be happy, she didn’t sleep in." Gu Jiahui said lightly.
The entire crew knew that Sheng Tang was the girlfriend of this second-generation rich boss.
After all, the crew was small and staying in such a small town, with not much entertainment, everyone gossiped when gathered together.
The boss using his girlfriend as an example made the lead actress Ai Xiao look very unprofessional.
The room fell silent.
About ten more minutes passed and Ai Xiao still hadn’t come, so Gu Jiahui said, "Let’s start."
The director started by asking Gu Jiahui to say a few words.
Just as Gu Jiahui was about to speak, Ai Xiao rushed in, her face bare of makeup, having just quickly washed it.
Her assistant had likely just woken her up.
She hurriedly apologized to Gu Jiahui.
Gu Jiahui didn’t look at her, just waved his hand, telling her to find a place to sit.
Ai Xiao squeezed in next to Qian Zhe Lin and whispered to him, "Why did President Gu come?"
Qian Zhe Lin didn’t answer her.
Ai Xiao looked at Sheng Tang.
Oh, this beauty must be President Gu’s girlfriend, maybe he came to visit her?
Over there, Gu Jiahui had already started speaking.
"The theme of this film is very important to me. Our film needs to carry forward culture; the resumption of the college entrance examination is a microcosm of society, a cultural condensation of an era.
So, when the proposal for this film was presented to me, I thought very highly of it. To expedite the film’s progress, I even skipped the meeting and discussions with the company’s higher-ups and invested in the film in my personal capacity." Gu Jiahui said.
Qian Zhe Lin: "..."
Ai Xiao: "..."
Ai Xiao broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.
Oh my god, this is actually the boss’s private investment!