Chapter 101

"Doesn't that mean he thinks highly of you?" Tang's mother exclaimed delightedly.

Although when they came, they felt the possibility was low and didn't hold much hope.

But upon hearing that their daughter had a great chance of being selected, Tang Yan's parents couldn't help but feel hopeful.

Jiang Heng's new film is a special-effects blockbuster with an investment of fifty million US dollars, and it's heard that several dozen stars will make cameo appearances; to play the female lead in such a film, as long as the performance isn't terribly bad, one will absolutely become a popular star.

These two people didn't even expect their daughter to make much money; they just felt that if she wanted to be an actress and could have smooth sailing and rapid promotion, it would truly be too fortunate.

Tang Yan laughed and shook her head, "It hasn't been finally decided yet, so it's hard to say!"

At the same time noticing the hostile glances from the surrounding girls, she told her parents, "Let's go back first!"

Tang Yan's parents also became alert, taking their daughter Congcong and leaving.

That evening at six o'clock, a landline number called, letting Tang Yan bring her ID to Outstanding Rising Film Company the next day to sign the contract.

"You mean I've been selected?"

The clerk in charge of notification initially used a formulaic tone, then immediately began to flatter, saying, "Yes, Miss Tang, congratulations, you are truly very fortunate; Mr. Jiang personally instructed me to notify you to come to the company at nine tomorrow morning to sign the contract. You can call me when you're near… I'll come downstairs to meet you!"

"No need, no need, I'll go up directly!"

"It's fine, then I'll wait for you in advance; that's settled!"

After the phone hung up, the family first felt a brief daze, then ecstasy, and later calmed down.

Tang's father said, "Although this is worth celebrating, we should still keep a low profile before signing the contract!"

"Yes, yes, what if it's someone else's prank!"

Tang's mother had only spoken half her sentence when she began to regret it, this isn't purely affecting the mood, is it!

Tang Yan was indeed affected, but only worried for a few minutes, then immediately happily said, "It probably isn't; during the audition, I could sense Director Jiang's attitude, so it should be genuine!"

Even so, the family didn't dare to be too unrestrained, as if fearing that loud laughter would invite misfortune, turning what was originally smooth into trouble.

The next day, the family arrived early at the building where Outstanding Rising Film Company is located; a girl in a women's suit came out and said, "Miss Tang, hello, uncle and aunt, I am the HR specialist of Outstanding Rising Film Company, my name is Song Xiaoya!"

The girl led Tang Yan's family upstairs, first to sign the contract.

"Miss Tang, this is the female lead contract for 'Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother,' and this is your agency contract with Outstanding Rising Film Company; you can take a look first!"

Tang Yan handed the contract to her parents, then immediately began chatting with the girl about everyday matters.

By this point, as long as the contract isn't outrageously like a deed of sale, it's basically going to be signed.

Moreover, after Tang Yan's parents carefully examined it, they found the treatment was quite favorable, so they smoothly signed the contract.

"Congratulations, Miss Tang; you are now the female lead of 'Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother' and an artist under Outstanding Rising Film Company. Please wait a moment; I'll take the contract to Mr. Jiang for review, and later I'll give you your copy!"

Song Xiaoya rose with the contract and went to Jiang Heng's office to report the situation.

Jiang Heng merely glanced at it briefly, then had her go get the company boss's signature and seal, and immediately returned to his own work.

At present, Jiang Heng owns Xianggang Outstanding Rising Film Company, Jingcheng Outstanding Rising Film Company, Jingcheng Broad Sodium Film Industry, Jingcheng Crimson Red Cinema Line Investment (holding shares in China Film Crimson Red Cinema Line) Company, Jingcheng Beautiful Times Special Effects, and also has a small special effects company each in the United States and Australia.

Not long ago, Jiang Heng also donated one hundred million to build a primary school in the southwestern mountainous area, and with the help of China Film Company, acquired a plot of land near Wudaokou that can be used to construct a building; the various accounts and statements involved are still quite numerous.

Thanks to his "Super Microcomputer" assistance, any loopholes or omissions can be found; after repeatedly dealing with several financial staff, the subsidiaries' finance departments know that Jiang Heng not only directs films well but is also extremely proficient in finance, so they dare not slip up.

Even so, Jiang Heng still occasionally checks the financial situations of the various companies.

As for the start of filming for 'Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother,' it was actually delayed until early November.

Considering the earlier uproar over the star cameos and the female lead auditions, this startup was very low-key; they merely held a simple ceremony in front of the gate of China Film's digital photography base and then began shooting.

Following the principle of starting easy then hard, the crew didn't begin with the difficult action scenes but started with the dialogue scenes.

Considering Lan Tianye's good acting skills and older age, the crew first filmed his scenes with Jiang Heng.

"Master, is this Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill really that powerful?"

"The Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill has marvelous uses without end; once mastered, one can roam heaven and earth. However, this skill requires talent and also a fully enlightened mind. As your master, I simply cannot cultivate it no matter what; to save your mother, this is the only way!"

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Lan Tianye's acting is superb, everyone knows it, but they didn't expect Jiang Heng's acting to be that good as well.

The reason is naturally that he used the "Super Microcomputer" beforehand to simulate the parts to be filmed; Jiang Heng repeatedly watched and pondered, so when performing, he naturally achieved twice the result with half the effort.

Thus, the first day's shooting went very smoothly; the scenes between Lan Tianye and Jiang Heng were almost all done in one take.

Occasionally there were retakes, but they were all due to accidents, not because someone failed to perform adequately.

After a day, everyone present was shocked by Jiang Heng's displayed acting skill.

After dispersing, they all exclaimed in surprise, "It's really unexpected; we always thought Jiang Heng was only good at directing, but didn't expect his acting to be this strong."

The next day, they began filming the scenes between Jiang Heng and the female lead Tang Yan.

After Tang Yan signed the contract, Outstanding Rising Film Company arranged an assistant for her, rented an apartment, and urgently launched physical and physique training.

Until the day of filming started, they saw Jiang Heng again, but there wasn't much time for communication.

The second day they shot their opposing scenes; Tang Yan truly couldn't keep up.

After several consecutive NG takes, the little girl herself became dazed; although she was only eighteen and managed to join the cast of 'Splitting the Mountain to Save Mother,' besides her inner joy, she also faced tremendous pressure.

A slight setback would push her to the brink of collapse.

Seeing this, Jiang Heng could only let her adjust a bit first, then shoot scenes with others.

How to cleanly portray the Jade Emperor's younger sister, as well as the related scenes of the Jade Emperor.

In the script revised by Jiang Heng, the Jade Emperor can only be considered a puppet of the heavenly court; the myriad immortals listen to tune but not proclamation, and even threaten the Jade Emperor to severely punish his own younger sister who violates heavenly laws.

Yang Jian's ultimate battle, which slew too many immortals of the heavenly court, led to the later joint signing of the Gods' List by the three teachings, sealing the disciples of the three teachings as gods to fill the heavenly court.

The stars who agreed to cameo happened to come and play the heavenly deities before the 'Gods' List.'

Since the specific roles and scenes had been set, they followed the storyboard to shoot each one with extremely high efficiency.

(End of chapter)