Chapter 347: Changing roles
On this day, Ji Lingchuan entered the hospital where Fu Xiao was treated in a low-key manner in the evening.
He should have come to visit him a long time ago, but he heard that Fu Xiao's condition has not been very stable, and there are bodyguards guarding outside the ward 24 hours a day, and Fu Xiao's sister personally went to the hospital to take care of him, and no one was allowed to visit.
He asked Mo Qingwan to help inquire, and learned that his health had improved, so he came to visit him this time.
Lu Jingyang was originally going to come over, but he was temporarily notified by his agent, so he was the only one who came.
Before coming, Mo Qing told me that he must not let the media photograph it, otherwise he would cause chaos again, and the recent successive revelations have made the public relations side anxious.
Some rampant sunspots even dared to say that "Fu Xiao's car accident is related to Ji Lingchuan", and she was so angry that she sent several lawyer's letters in a row.
Ji Lingchuan took a deep breath and got out of the elevator with his head down.
He was wearing a black jacket with a low brim of his cap, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw four tall and burly black-clothed bodyguards standing outside Fu Xiao's ward.
Before he could get closer, the bodyguards watched him warily, and one of them stepped forward to stop him.
Ji Lingchuan raised the brim of his hat: "I'll come to see Fu Xiao, please tell him." ”
"I'm sorry, our young master doesn't see anyone at the moment, please go back." The bodyguard didn't know Ji Lingchuan, there was no superfluous expression on his face, and his voice was so cold that there was no trace of warmth.
Just then, the door to the ward was opened, and a beautiful lady came out.
The woman was wearing a long windbreaker, her face was a little haggard, her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Fu Xiao, she was holding a stack of report sheets in her hand, looking down as she walked out.
This should be Fu Xiao's sister Ji Shu. Ji Lingchuan said to her through the bodyguard: "Hello, I'm Ji Lingchuan, Fu Xiao's friend, how is his situation?" Can I see him now? ”
Ji Shu looked at him, she was usually busy managing the family business and was not familiar with the entertainment industry, but she also knew that her younger brother had a few friends in the circle who had a good relationship, and Ji Lingchuan was one of them.
She paused for a moment, and turned her head to look at the ward, the doctor had just come to see Fu Xiao, he was not resting now, but she was not sure if he would like to see someone.
Although the physical injuries are serious, there will always be a time when you will heal after a good rest, but you will only be disfigured...... It's hard to get back to the same as before. She knows how much Fu Xiao likes acting, and even when he first entered the entertainment industry, his family wanted to provide him with resources, but he refused, it can be said that his status in the entertainment industry today depends on himself.
Sudden such a change can not bear even a big man's psychology.
During this time, he refused to be visited by everyone, not wanting to be seen by others, let alone sympathetic eyes.
Ji Shu was silent for a moment, and said to Ji Lingchuan: "You wait a minute, I'll ask him." ”
Seeing this, the bodyguard put down the arm that stopped Ji Lingchuan, returned to his original position, and stood straight behind his back with his hands behind his back.
After a while, Ji Shu came out of the ward: "You go in." ”
Ji Lingchuan thanked him and walked into the ward filled with the smell of disinfectant water.
Fu Xiao was lying on the hospital bed in a hospital gown, holding a newspaper in his hand, turning it gently, the left half of his face was covered with snow-white gauze, there was a hideous scar on his exposed chin, his head was wrapped in thick gauze again and again, and his legs were fixed with a plaster.
In just half a month, he was so thin that he couldn't recognize his original appearance, his cheekbones were slightly protruding, and his lips were so pale that there was almost no blood.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, he put away the newspaper and didn't look at Ji Lingchuan.
"Just like you knew the purpose of my call, I also know the purpose of your coming here today, I have already decided to resign from Mei Ruolin's movie, he should have contacted you over there." Fu Xiao's voice was low and hoarse, "You don't have to worry about me, you should take it, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." ”
On the third day after being transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward, Fu Xiao was sure that he would not be able to appear in the movie, and without waiting for Mei Ruolin to call to inform him, he took the initiative to contact Su Jincheng to explain the situation.
Although the contract had been signed, the car accident was a force majeure factor, and he could not fulfill the contract as scheduled.
Su Jincheng also understood the situation on Fu Xiao's side, and after consulting Mei Ruolin, the two parties terminated the contractual relationship.
As netizens said, this movie has been prepared for too long, it is impossible to delay the start-up time, if it is okay in ten days and half a month, it will be possible to catch up with the acceleration of the progress in the later stage, the key is that Fu Xiao's physical condition is not ten days and a half months to recover, and this movie must be released in the third quarter at the latest.
The movie lacked the most important leading actor, and of course Mei Ruolin was anxious for several days, and soon, he set his sights on Ji Lingchuan, who had participated in the competition.
In fact, he was very satisfied with this young man, in the last round of auditions, Su Jincheng chose him, Yuan Sen chose Fu Xiao, and he also chose Fu Xiao, not because his acting skills could not impress him, nor was it the so-called image, but a very subtle factor......
Now it seems that he really has to do it.
After a short period of consideration, he asked Su Jincheng to contact Ji Lingchuan's agent and told her that if Ji Lingchuan was still willing to star in this movie, he could come to Shanghai directly to go through the signing process, and then start the crew and officially start filming.
After Fu Xiao's accident, Mo Qingwan never thought of letting Ji Lingchuan take his place, she was in contact with the sci-fi movie at the time, and she also asked the producer to dinner.
Su Jincheng's phone call came without warning, almost catching her off guard.
Mo Qingwan did not give an immediate reply, only said that he would think about it for a few days.
Su Jincheng knew her concerns, and she also saw the turmoil half a month ago, Ji Lingchuan was innocently abused because he was not selected for the audition, so much so that now he is occasionally pulled out and ridiculed.
Ji Lingchuan finally came down from the cusp, if he took over this movie after Fu Xiao's car accident, it can be imagined what kind of sensation it would cause.
If she were Ji Lingchuan's agent, out of suspicion, there was a high probability that she would not let him go through the troubled waters.
Su Jincheng was understanding, and just smiled: "If it's convenient, can you let me talk to Mr. Ji for a few words?" ”
Mo Qingwan knew that she saw her hesitation, and planned to start with Ji Lingchuan and try to persuade him to star in this movie.
Ji Lingchuan has always been assertive, and it just so happens that she also wants to hear what he thinks.
She then sent Ji Lingchuan's contact information to Su Jincheng, and sure enough, she called him without hesitation.
Ji Lingchuan listened to her explanation quietly, and immediately apologized that he might have to live up to the teacher's expectations, that is, he refused to act.
His answer was expected by Su Jincheng, she didn't give up because of this, she pondered for a moment, and changed her way: "Do you know why Teacher Mei didn't choose you?" ”
Ji Lingchuan was silent, and now when he mentions that audition, he no longer has a sense of loss.
People are looking forward, no matter how much he likes that movie, if he misses it, he misses it, instead of immersing himself in the past, it is better to look at the scenery in front of him.
Su Jincheng said: "You should know, I admired you very much from the first round of auditions, and I had great expectations for you, and my vote for you in the last round was also voted for, but the teacher finally chose Fu Xiao." I felt sorry for it, and I asked him the reason afterwards, whether he was dissatisfied with your acting skills or your image. ”
Ji Lingchuan couldn't help but think about her words, and after he lost the election, he also thought about his own problems, which were nothing more than the two reasons she said. In fact, he is more inclined to the former, and his acting skills may not be enough to impress Mei Ruolin.
As for the external image, he realized from the role of Tan Zhen that as long as he is willing to work hard, any role can be shaped through post-production efforts, and he didn't fit the role of Qi Lin before the official shooting? Later, it was not overcome.
"He said it wasn't." Su Jincheng didn't sell it, and told him bluntly, "He arranged for you to play a rivalry between the protagonist and the supporting role, not to examine your acting skills, in fact, the first few rounds are enough to see how an actor's acting skills are, and there is no need to add another round." He didn't pick you because he couldn't see how much you loved the character. I don't know if you remember, the teacher asked you and Fu Xiao to assign their own roles, although you were a little hesitant at first, Fu Xiao quickly made a decision, and he expressed a strong desire to play this role. ”
Su Jincheng sighed: "From that moment on, the balance in the teacher's heart has tilted. One of the things he often says is that if an actor can't love the role he wants to play, he won't be able to play the role well, no matter whether the role is good or bad. I know that you may be out of friendship, and it is not good to fight with Fu Xiao, but no one cares about this. This incident also teaches you a lesson, competition is competition, and there is no such thing as comity. ”
She said so much, it was nothing more than telling Ji Lingchuan that he was not bad at acting, nor that his image did not conform to the role, but that he had less love for the role than Fu Xiao.
Even if he stood up and competed with Fu Xiao for two backs and forths at that time, he still played the role of that supporting role in the end, and the teacher might choose him.
I have to say that Su Jincheng is not only an excellent director, but also a master negotiator.
"There is only one chance, Mr. Ji, I hope you can consider it carefully." Su Jincheng said, "If you want, we can show you the script first, and then you can decide whether you want to star or not." ”
After ending the call, Ji Lingchuan fell into deep thought.
After careful consideration, Mo Qingwan told him his thoughts: "Since Director Su has said so, then you can take it." I thought about it, this movie couldn't be filmed as originally planned because of Fu Xiao's accident, and whoever came out to pick up this burden would be criticized. It is not uncommon for something similar to happen in the entertainment industry, the official starring actor cannot appear normally due to an accident, and the re-selected actor will be charged with snatching resources. Then use your strength to prove that you can play this role well. ”
Mei Ruolin's attention made her even more convinced that he was going to win this work for the award, as for his goal of the three major Chinese film awards or a bigger international film award, it is still unknown.
No matter which one it is, it is unattainable for Ji Lingchuan.
Don't pay attention to the voices of the outside world, the road to becoming a god is not so easy to follow.