Chapter 476

Reba, who has been around for 13 years, is in her early twenties, at the peak of her looks, and with her exotic appearance, she indeed catches the eye.

Jiang Heng, who is used to seeing beautiful women, couldn't help but glance a few more times.

"Sit!"

"Hey!"

Reba sat on the edge of the sofa, legs together, hands on her knees, looking obedient.

Jiang Heng laughed, "Don't be so formal!"

"Hey!"

Reba gave a sweet smile, but she wasn't truly relaxed.

Jiang Heng didn't waste words, directly stating the purpose of calling her over.

"I'm preparing a new film; you must have heard about it!"

"Mm-hmm, I've heard of it!"

"This is a completely new sci-fi blockbuster, different from previous genres; honestly, I have no idea whether it will be popular after it's made!"

Reba quickly said, "Your film will definitely be popular!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "No need to be so superstitious about me!"

After a pause, he added, "Your role in the film is a female journalist with military experience, and there are action scenes!"

"Understood, is advance training needed?"

"Yeah, you'll need to train for a while!"

The contracted female artists of Outstanding Rising Film Company basically all have dance training; even if they didn't before, they will undergo various trainings after joining, and simple fight scenes are no problem.

Of course, as the female lead of a effects-heavy blockbuster, the requirements are naturally stricter.

Action, acting, lines, appearance—all must pass.

Using numbers to replace lines, heavily using stand-ins and Photoshop is definitely not allowed.

Before receiving the script, Jiang Heng also briefly explained the plot outline of the film and the female lead's role in it.

The romance subplot naturally has little screen time; if not considering the overseas market, there might be none at all.

The female lead's main task in the film is, as a war correspondent, to follow the male lead's expedition team in performing space jumps, record the extraterrestrial civilization data she sees, and bring it back to Earth.

When they return, many countries on Earth have already gone to war, and the world is on the brink of nuclear war.

It is precisely the data brought back by the expedition team that lets Earth's nations realize that extraterrestrial civilizations truly exist and that they can easily use space-jump technology for interstellar colonization.

So, to fight over Earth's meager resources and start a nuclear war, ending in mutual destruction, would be utterly senseless.

Of course, the script Jiang Heng has currently provided is still relatively rough; many details will be added or cut during filming.

If he thinks of a scene now, it would be at the film's end, as an Easter egg, showing representatives of the remaining countries gathering in Panda Country, demanding the disclosure of space-jump technology.

The most arrogant among them declares that if Panda Country does not disclose the technology, they will still wage nuclear war, dragging everyone down with them.

At that moment, the Panda Country representative produces a small metal sample, claiming it is a special metal mined from extraterrestrials that can instantly disable nuclear weapons.

The representatives of all countries stare in shock; one says, even if this works, if everyone launches simultaneously, it's impossible to intercept all nations' nuclear missiles...

Regarding this setting, Jiang Heng merely has a preliminary idea.

Initially, he wanted the Panda Country representative to produce a piece of vibranium.

Considering copyright issues, he abandoned the idea.

However, if it were made into a series, similar metals like vibranium or adamantium could be added to create a group of superheroes.

Of course, by that time, facing aliens still in the gunpowder era would seem inadequate; a stronger opponent would definitely be needed.

Thus, the worldview would become more grand.

One could say that if this film is done well, it would be almost another Marvel Universe! Of course, these things aren't something to discuss with Reba.

Jiang Heng merely explained the plot outline, gave her a script concerning the female lead, and then let her leave.

Upon leaving Jiang Heng's office, a small assistant came up and asked, "How was it?"

Reba raised the script in her hand, unable to contain her excitement, "The lead role!"

"Ah, fantastic!" the assistant was over the top excited; if not still in the company, she could have jumped for joy.

"Come on, let's go get something to eat to celebrate!"

Upon hearing that, Reba checked the time, thought about her appointment with Yang Mi, and ultimately decided not to call her, otherwise it would be too stimulating for the other party.

……

In Li Xiaoping's office, Yang Mi was absentmindedly listening to the new drama plan, her mind still on Reba's situation.

"What's up?"

Li Xiaoping saw Yang Mi zoning out and couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, nothing, maybe I just didn't sleep well last night!"

Li Xiaoping smiled; such a perfunctory answer couldn't fool her.

"You wouldn't be thinking about Director Jiang's new film, would you?"

"Ah, no, after all, whether I want to or not has nothing to do with me. When I just arrived, I ran into Reba at the door!"

"Oh, so you're saying her luck isn't bad!"

Nowadays, the group company has many affairs; Li Xiaoping couldn't possibly keep track of Jiang Heng's news all the time.

As for Reba being selected, she didn't know, but it wasn't surprising either.

After all, Liu Yifei and Jing Tian have starred in too many big films; audiences are bound to suffer aesthetic fatigue.

The rising stars are just a few; Reba just graduated this year, her luck is truly extraordinary!

Looking over at Yang Mi opposite, she's a surefire hit-drama queen, yet she has nothing to do with films, which makes Li Xiaoping feel a bit sorry for her.

"Later, I'll talk to Director Jiang about finding a suitable role for you, giving you priority. If that really doesn't work, we can create one tailored just for you!"

Yang Mi gave an embarrassed smile, "Having something tailor-made like this is unthinkable. Director Jiang's films are big-budget productions costing several hundred million US dollars; if they made one for me and lost money, I couldn't even pay it back by selling myself!"

Actually, Yang Mi has also been in quite a few films these years—mid- to low-budget productions from iQiyi and other companies—but she has never starred in a big film by Jiang Heng.

Li Xiaoping also understood this, and she chuckled, "Sure!"

After chatting a while longer, Yang Mi left Li Xiaoping's office, intending to go over to Jiang Heng to say hello, but then she inexplicably felt embarrassed.

As she hesitated, she saw Zhang Yimou walking over.

"Director Zhang, long time no see!"

"But I see you on TV every day—your Three Lives, Three Worlds is a huge hit!"

Yang Mi heard this and smiled so wide she could hardly close her mouth, "It's just a popular drama, nothing special!"

"Being able to film a hit drama might involve some luck, but you've turned out one after another—you definitely have talent!"

"Then I'll give Director Zhang even more praise—what brings you here?"

"Oh, I came over to chat with Director Jiang!"

"All right, then I won't disturb you!"

"Sure, go ahead and be busy—don't worry about me!"

Zhang Yimou said that, then leisurely made his way to the door of Jiang Heng's office. (End of chapter)