Chapter 40: Choosing a Debut Film
Li Xiuman's face was kind, as if he was looking at his juniors.
"Inside, thank you for Mr. Li Xiuman's trust, I do have this intention, it just so happens that I have an unfinished piece before, and I will make a demo for you to listen to in the past few days."
Chi Jingyuan immediately thanked him, Li Xiuman's words were really to his liking, so he didn't take the initiative to bring it up.
"Very good, I'm looking forward to it, you can just give it to me after the demo is done."
Li Xiuman nodded happily, and after a pause, he added: "Jingyuan, the songs and styles of other groups returning are decided by the company, and the choice of the members is very small." That is, you are really good, and in terms of EXO's style, I think you have the ability to put forward your own opinions. ”
"Inside, it's all cultivated by the company, and I'm very grateful to Mr. Li Xiuman for valuing me." Chi Jingyuan stood up and saluted, indicating that he understood.
"Hmm." Li Xiuman patted Ji Jingyuan's shoulder to show appreciation.
The two chatted for a while, and when it was almost over, Li Xiuman finally added:
"Park Jae-hyun joined the company yesterday, and I have arranged for him to go to your EXO's agent team, just as your assistant, it is better for Lee Seung-hwan to follow the team, and it is not suitable for him to follow you every day as an agent director."
"The company is open to the resources that you rely on your own connections or abilities to obtain, Jingyuan, your development prospects are very broad, and I don't want you to be limited to the idol industry."
Li Xiuman, who was wearing a suit, looked quite imposing, but at this time he was not aggressive, and his posture was quite serious.
"Inside, I know, I'll try." Chi Jingyuan understood what the other party meant.
"Hehe......"
When Ji Jingyuan left the office, Li Xiuman patted him on the back vigorously, and his encouragement and appreciation were beyond words.
After Chi Jingyuan left, the smile on Li Xiuman's face gradually retracted, leaving only two small eyes that flashed with fine light, he sat back in the boss's chair, picked up the internal phone, and the affinity when he faced Chi Jingyuan just now had long since disappeared, and his tone was very stern:
"Call SJ's agent and Qiangren for me."
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After Ji Jingyuan returned, the practice room was empty, and all the members left.
The decision to refrigerate has just been announced, and even the members who work hard definitely don't have the heart to practice.
The empty practice room was silent, the wooden floor with countless sweat sprinkled was as smooth as a mirror at this time, and the blue sky and white clouds on the walls still did not change.
It's exactly the same as before, but how awkward it looks in the practice room at this time.
Chi Jingyuan naturally had no intention of practicing, he didn't want to dance any more in the past few days.
However, on the 25th, there will be a stage of the music bank, and even if the members don't have the heart to do so, they still need to come back and continue to practice.
Ji Kyung-won didn't want to stay in this practice room for an extra second today, so he called Park Jae-hyun and made an appointment at a café next to the company.
The shop is located near the SM building, less than 500 meters away, which is not very high-end, but the European-style decoration is very attractive to the petty bourgeois white-collar workers who work around.
The café reverberates with the melodious sound of the piano, mixed with the warm sun, and the soft, long breath fills the room.
Ji Kyung-won sat in the corner and waited for less than 5 minutes, Park Jae-hyun walked in, glanced around, and then quickly came here, said hello and pulled out a chair and sat down.
He was dressed as a standard office worker, with a shirt and tie, trousers and leather shoes, and he didn't wear a suit because of the high temperature, holding a folder in his hand, which looked very formal.
Park Jae-hyun is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, with ordinary appearance but very bright eyes, he has been an assistant to his second brother Ji Jingxu for several years, and now he has joined the broker department announced by SM, and he is full-time as Ji Jingyuan's assistant, and he is also an agent in terms of position.
It's just that compared to the artist's agent, he is dressed more like a stock promoter or insurance seller.
"Why is Brother Zai still like this? Should you sit in the office? ”
Chi Jingyuan glanced up and down, his tone helpless.
"Ha, I'm still a little unaccustomed to it,"
Park Jae-hyun smiled and dusted off his shirt with his hand.
In addition to being an assistant before, his main job was to drive, and he was naturally dressed in a suit when he followed Ji Jingxu. But agents rarely wear them like this, and most of them wear them more casually, mainly in a comfortable and casual style.
He and Chi Jingyuan are already very familiar with each other, and they get along more casually.
casually chatted about what happened when he joined SM, and the two got to the point.
Park Jae-hyun put the document bag on the table, took out two bound booklets from it, handed one to Ji Kyung-won, opened one with one himself, and introduced at the same time:
"Because you intend to develop in the film and television industry, I have collected some information about the TV series that are preparing to start filming recently, and some of them are crews that are preparing to recruit actors."
"Your uncle used to work at the top of SBS and managed the film and television department, so he has a wide range of contacts in the film and television industry, and many of these materials were given to me by his assistants."
"You can see if you're interested."
Ji Jingyuan nodded, took the booklet and looked at it, and asked while reading, "If I'm interested, can I act?" ”
"It's very simple to act, because there are enough connections and affection."
"But it's hard to say the importance of the role and the number of scenes, some dramas have already determined the main actors, and it's not easy to change. There are also some productions that TV stations pay more attention to, and there are certain requirements for the position and popularity of the protagonist. ”
Saying that, Park Jae-hyun carefully observed Ji Jingyuan and hesitated: "After all, Jingyuan, you haven't made your official actor debut, you haven't proven your acting skills, and your reputation hasn't started." ”
Seeing that Ji Jingyuan didn't make a sound, he was a little worried that he would not be satisfied, and Park Jae-hyun hurriedly added:
"Of course, with our strength, if we want to force the performance, there is a way, but we need to ......"
"Forget it......" Chi Jingyuan casually refused.
He knew that with his family and his uncle's connections, he could force himself to become the leading actor in some well-made TV series, but he needed to pay a certain exchange.
But now that he has just debuted, he has no shooting experience, and his acting skills have not been trained, so there is no need to do this.
"Any recommendations?" Flipping through the film and television drama materials in his hand, Ji Jingyuan glanced at Park Jae-hyun.
"Yes, it's all marked." Park Jae-hyun nodded, took his booklet, and pointed to Ji Kyung-won to introduce: "This "Ghost" is one of the highlights of this year's SBS, and the actor is So Ji-sub. But the main roles have already been selected and filming has started, and it will be released on 5.30. However, you can arrange a supporting role with few scenes as your debut role. ”
"There is also this "Big", which is KBS's moonfire drama, the new work of the Hong sisters this year, starring Kong Yoo, Lee Min Jung and Bae Xiuzhi, but it has also started filming."
"Forget these two, it's boring to squeeze in."
Chi Jingyuan waved his hand, and at the same time glanced at the other party in surprise: "Brother Zaixian, you still know the Hong sisters, it seems that you have done a lot of homework." ”
"Hahaha, of course, you must be prepared to be your assistant."
Park Jae-hyun smiled reservedly.
Since he received this job, he has been studying the affairs of the Peninsula film and television industry, including directors and some well-known screenwriters, and today practice makes perfect.
He went on to introduce several other TV series:
"The main role has been selected, and the TV series that has started filming is really not suitable for addition, this "Golden Time" is a moonfire drama that MBC is expected to broadcast in July, and it is a popular doctor theme recently, the protagonist has been determined to be Lee Sun-kyun, and the supporting role is still being selected."
"There is also this "Xinyi", I recommend this one."
"This is a moonfire drama promoted by SBS in the second half of the year, and the starring role has also been confirmed. It's Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun, and this lineup is very good. Because it's an SBS TV series, we can get some preferential treatment, and we should be able to get a very good supporting role. ”
"The next ...... "To the Beautiful You", this is a drama co-produced by your SM company and SBS, which can be regarded as a self-made drama, adapted from the comics, the starring roles are Choi Min-ho and Choi Shirley, and there are many cameos by artists from your company."
"If you are willing, we can try the position of the leading actor in this drama, it is not a big problem."