Chapter 66: Finding a Script, A New Role (Requesting Collections and Recommendations)

Time passed leisurely, about two and a half hours.

Qi Hui signed his name on the contract.

He read it through; the contract had no issues, a three-year term, and the penalty for breach wasn't much, just two million.

Compared to the contracts of those "little fresh meats," which were akin to selling oneself, Qi Hui's contract seemed like an unequal treaty.

Unequal to the talent agency.

Clearly, to receive such preferential treatment, Wang Jinghua must have done it out of respect for Old Ling.

Seeing Qi Hui sign his name, Yang Siwei also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although the gap between her expectations and reality was large, if such a potentially promising client slipped away and was signed by another company, it would be a huge loss for them.

"Then we are colleagues from now on," Yang Siwei smiled. "Please take care of me in the future; if you have any questions, feel free to contact me anytime."

"Please take care of me," Qi Hui smiled. "However, I do have something I need your help with."

"Uh..." Yang Siwei was slightly stunned, somewhat puzzled.

Qi Hui took out his laptop, opened it, clicked on Douban, found a medium-length novel, and said, "Help me contact this author and buy the film and television adaptation rights to her novel; the money will come from me."

Director Lin had already transferred all the acting fees; he could now, more or less, be considered a millionaire.

Yang Siwei leaned in, pushed up her glasses: "Love's Rebound... 33 Days? Is this novel that good?"

"I feel it's okay," Qi Hui chuckled. "The author is from our school's literature department, and we are from the same graduating class."

"As for the price, offer the market rate, and make sure the contract is clear to avoid any copyright disputes."

Hearing Qi Hui say this, Yang Siwei was somewhat surprised; she could tell his determination to shoot was very strong.

But... did Qi Hui have the ability to push such a project forward?

Yang Siwei was somewhat doubtful, but she wasn't stupid; since Qi Hui hadn't said anything, she naturally wouldn't pry to the bottom, she just needed to do her own job.

"I understand." Immediately, she took out a notebook and scribbled notes down; she would handle it immediately upon returning.

"There is one more thing," Qi Hui said.

"Director Lin Tianyi gave me a supporting role in a historical fantasy drama; I will give him your phone number, and you can contact him then."

"Uh... no problem." Yang Siwei's expression toward Qi Hui changed; was there another role coming?

The talent agency hadn't even exerted any effort, yet Qi Hui's work was already lining up.

This made her feel a bit of frustration; she felt she was just there to add a little flavor.

"There is one more thing!" Qi Hui continued.

Yang Siwei instinctively sat up straight and listened carefully, but quickly realized, I am an agent, not an assistant, I don't need to do this...

"Does our company have any scripts suitable for me?" Qi Hui asked with a light cough: "I start work in a few days."

"Uh... why so urgent?" Yang Siwei looked at the notebook in her hand; she had already prepared two things, and now he wanted another script?

If she didn't hurry, Jing Tian would figure it out... Qi Hui coughed lightly: "Didn't Zhang Ailing say, 'Fame must be seized early'?"

"I am in the midst of striving right now!"

Yang Siwei was somewhat speechless; seizing it early didn't mean doing it like this.

How long has it been since you finished playing the male lead?

However, facing Qi Hui's request, Yang Siwei did not refuse; after thinking for a moment, she said, "How about this, I'll take you to the company to look through the scripts that have been submitted."

"If you think one is good, I can help you operate on it, how about that?"

It had only been a short while since the signing, and they had only known each other for a short time; she couldn't immediately find a so-called suitable script.

So, let Qi Hui choose himself.

"Good." Qi Hui agreed immediately: "Let's go."

"So urgent..." Yang Siwei couldn't help but complain: "Wait until I finish this cup of coffee, otherwise it's a waste."

She was a worker, very poor, plus living in the Imperial Capital was no easy feat.

She couldn't waste money.

Qi Hui glanced at the somewhat plump Yang Siwei, feeling strange; if he remembered correctly, she would apparently be the type of person with a round body in the future.

Drinking latte coffee with added sugar and milk, wasn't she afraid her weight would skyrocket?

Office building, talent agency.

Yang Siwei brought Qi Hui to the file room; there were many files inside, all scripts that had been sent over.

"These are all scripts for film crews currently in preparation; some are movies, some are TV dramas," Yang Siwei said.

"Let's look at the TV dramas first; please help me find ones starting production in the next one or two months," Qi Hui said; it wasn't that he didn't want to step into the film circle.

It was just that he didn't have the qualification now; rushing in would only make the movie stars disdain him, and with his current strength, he couldn't get any good resources anyway.

If it weren't for good resources, why would he work so hard to hide from Jing Tian?

Why not just go and act in "The Warring States"?

Not long after, Yang Siwei came over holding a stack of files: "This is about all of them."

"Take a look first; if none are suitable, I'll help you find more."

Qi Hui immediately began flipping through them; to say he was flipping through them was actually just looking at the titles.

Most were names he had never heard of; looking at them, they were clearly flops, so Qi Hui didn't even bother to open them.

However, there were also quite a few familiar names, such as "Empresses in the Palace."

However, this drama wasn't looking for a lead, but a supporting role, and a eunuch at that, something like Little Yinzi or Little Xiazi; Qi Hui had never even heard of them.

Give up decisively!

Qi Hui flipped through them one by one; soon, the files Yang Siwei had brought were empty.

Yang Siwei stood by, rolling her eyes; what kind of script reading was this? Just looking at the titles.

If Qi Hui didn't have Ling Xiaosu backing him, she might have already kicked him out.

However, seeing Qi Hui's state, Yang Siwei could only fetch another stack of documents for Qi Hui to keep playing with.

Qi Hui continued flipping through the documents and saw a familiar name again: "The Legend of the Xuanyuan Sword".

For the Tang Dynasty script, the main actors had already been decided; the rest just needed some unimportant supporting roles.

This play was mainly to boost Jiang Jinfu's career; even Hu Ge was just there to play a supporting role.

That's right, the one where everyone cheers "Jinfu, Jinfu," Jiang Jinfu.

Qi Hui decisively tossed it aside; besides the role having too few lines and the star power being too low, the timing didn't meet requirements either.

This play wouldn't start filming until half a year later.

【9】 If Jing Tian knew she was being rejected using this excuse, she might get so angry she'd jump up and hit someone.

If Jing Tian knew she used this excuse to reject her, she might jump up in anger and start hitting people.

"Eh?" Qi Hui let out a soft sound of surprise, and another familiar script came into view, and it was even asking for the male lead.

Immediately, Qi Hui opened the script and scanned it quickly.

Seeing the action different from other scripts, Yang Siwei also became curious and hurriedly leaned over.

"I am a special forces soldier... oh, it's this play," Yang Siwei suddenly realized upon seeing the large characters on top.

She knew this play; in the entertainment circle, the male lead role isn't that easy to get.

This play looking for a male lead naturally attracted the interest of many people.

However, after seeing the requirements and the salary, the company's actors all refused without hesitation.

The reason was nothing else: little money, too many tasks, and extremely troublesome!

And it wasn't just generally many tasks or generally troublesome, but extremely many tasks, extremely troublesome!

This script required the actor to go to a military unit to experience life, follow new recruits in training, and once there, stay for one or two months.

Who could stand that?

Also, with all this trouble and hardship, the salary offered wasn't much, not even as high as the market rate.

And, this play required an audition; going didn't guarantee selection.

Most importantly, this play looked like it involved state secrets; whether it could even be broadcast after filming was another matter entirely!

Which normal person would take on such a play?

With that time, it would be better to accept a few more commercial performances, appear on a few more shows, and earn more money.

Those mixing it up in the entertainment circle make millions up and down in minutes, you know!

"It's him!" Qi Hui tapped the cover of the document and smiled: "Help me contact them for the audition."