I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 479 Conflict!

Chen Jin and Xiao Li were having a rather rambling conversation.

It's just embarrassing.

It was the kind of polite conversation you had to have with people you weren't familiar with, but in this situation, and Jonah Hill and Rick Yorn would occasionally chime in to try and warm things up.

Then there's even less chance of having a conversation.

"Okay, I think we should go over the lines first!"

Chen Jin didn't want to force a smile on these guys anymore; her cheeks were also quite sore, yet she forced a smile despite not wanting to.

"Ok!"

"Come on, I've been waiting for this for so long!"

Leonardo DiCaprio sat there looking eager to try; he hadn't finished putting on his makeup yet.

Being the male lead is definitely more complicated.

"I also want to see the performance of the Venice Film Festival Best Actor..."

Leonardo DiCaprio added that this guy had also won Best Actor awards at the three major film festivals, also at a young age.

At the age of 23 in 97, he won the Best Actor award at the Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Romeo and Juliet, making him one of the youngest actors to win the Best Actor award at the Berlin Film Festival.

"Berlin Film Festival Best Actor, please!"

Chen Jin also made a joke, and Little Li was laughing.

However, in the next scene, he had to rehearse with Jonah Hill first before the two of them faced Leonardo DiCaprio.

"Okay, Chan!"

"I might be rude to you, because that's how it's written in the script!"

Jonah Hill, standing to the side, shrugged, picked up his script, and began reciting his lines: "Oh, Don, you've finally arrived!"

"Haha, Donnie, long time no see!"

The two of them, each holding a script, hugged tightly.

Jonah was holding him very tightly and was patting Chen Jin's back forcefully.

This guy... is he crazy?
"stop!"

Chen Jin suddenly called a halt and said to Jonah, "Hey, is this just rehearsing lines?"

"Sorry, I got too into character!"

I hope you can understand!

The guy stood there innocently making a surrender gesture. Chen Jin realized that this kid was... trying to sabotage him!

Give him another chance. If he continues like this, Chen Jin will definitely turn against him.

"Continue, or start over?"

Jonah spoke to Chen Jin, who calmly replied, "Start over!"

He wanted to see if this kid would dare to keep filming him.

"Then I'll go first!"

"Oh, Tang, you've finally arrived!"

Jonah spread his arms wide; his chubby body was actually quite imposing. Chen Jin recited his lines: "Haha, Donnie, long time no see!"

The two embraced again, this time Jonah Hill, just like before.

He excitedly hugged Chen Jin, patting and tapping her.

This time, Chen Jin wasn't going to take it lying down. She stretched out her elbow and gave the guy a hard whack.

"Oh, no~~~"

Jonah clutched his stomach in pain, wincing and staring at Chen Jin with an incredulous expression.

"Sorry, you hit me too hard. I just want you to let go!"

Chen Jin clenched his fist, his bones seeming to crack as he spoke to Jonah, but his words were actually directed at everyone present: "This is not a personal attack on the lines!"

"You were the one attacking me!"

Jonah clutched the spot where he had been elbowed and pointed at Chen Jin, roaring, "The script says it's a hug, is that wrong?"

He pretended to walk up to Chen Jin and confronted her with a displeased look on his face.

"That's right, but hugging isn't like that—patting and hitting!"

Chen Jin was clearly not afraid of him, staring intently at him, as if to say, "If you dare to move, I'll kill you."

"Oh, shit!"

Jonah immediately raised his hands, looking quite distraught, though he was actually a little scared.

Because Chen Jin's eyes... are very lethal.

No one doubted that he would take action against him at any moment.

He started looking for allies, turning to Leonardo DiCaprio beside him and saying, "Leon, did I do anything wrong just now? What's wrong with excitedly patting a friend on the back when we haven't seen each other in a long time?"

"Chan, you've gone a bit too far!"

Leonardo DiCaprio shrugged, looking equally puzzled.

"Okay, then I'll play Doni Azoff, okay?"

Chen Jin smiled at Xiao Li, who was somewhat unclear about the situation before him.

Was it a setup by Leonardo DiCaprio to give him a hard time or something, or... was Leonardo DiCaprio kept in the dark?

This is clearly aimed at him.

Regardless, Jonah was clearly looking for trouble.

"It's just rehearsing the lines!"

"Is there any need to change the role?"

Leon frowned, while Jonah was already going crazy: "Leon, I can't work with this bastard, he doesn't even understand the script!"

"Shut up!"

Chen Jin yelled at him in English, saying forcefully, "Memorizing lines isn't the key to getting started. If you're really going to do that, I'm the kind of person who doesn't want to work with a jerk like you!"

"Alright, both of you!"

Leonardo DiCaprio clearly couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up, stretched out his hands, and started acting as a peacemaker.

"Chan is right, it's just rehearsing lines!"

"There was no need to make it like this!"

Leonardo looked at Chen Jin and shrugged: "Can we continue?"

"All right……"

"cannot!"

The second sentence was said by Chen Jin, and the first sentence was said by Jonah.

He may disrespect Chen Jin, but towards Xiao Li Zi, he's a complete sycophant.

"chan?"

Little Li was clearly also a little emotional; he didn't know why Chen Jin had refused.

He strongly objected to Chen Jin's statement that it was impossible.

On set, he has not yet encountered anyone who defies him.

Chen Jin was clearly the first.

"Sorry, Ryan, it's not that I don't respect you!"

"If it's just about rehearsing lines, of course I can cooperate!"

"But I'm afraid that in these scenarios, this guy will try to sabotage me again!"

Chen Jin pointed to the script, which had two scenes between Chen Jin and Qiao Na. One was their first encounter, where the two embraced excitedly.

Jonah's slapping and hitting was absolutely wrong, but if the scene was filmed, would the audience even notice?

As Jonah just said, the audience might think that the two haven't seen each other for a long time, and Jonah's subconscious reaction is that he is very excited.

There's also another hands-on step.

This is described in the script: Jonah, who plays the second male lead Donnie, takes Chen Jin to Leonardo DiCaprio's office and introduces her to him.

Chen Jin can analyze the character by referring to the word "hug".

That's definitely not a good move.

Given Donnie's personality, he would have grabbed Chen Jin forcefully and dragged him to Little Li's office. With his muscular physique, he was definitely capable of doing such a thing.

Then, it's possible that they might seize the opportunity to strike a ruthless blow.

Chen Jin had heard of film crews using the guise of filming to secretly sabotage you in mainland China, let alone in Hollywood, the birthplace of cinema.

It's not impossible that these guys might turn their charade into reality.

To be on the safe side, Chen Jin refused outright. "Leon, if—and I mean if—he offends me again during our scene together later, I have grounds to have my agent intervene!"

Chen Jin spoke to Leonardo DiCaprio in a very serious tone.

Jonah, standing nearby, made an indifferent expression. Leonardo DiCaprio glanced at him and nodded: "Okay, I can agree to it for him!"

"Jonah, try to avoid any unpleasant physical contact later!"

"OK, OK, OK..."

Jonah looked disdainful, and Chen Jin didn't bother arguing with him.

The two returned to their initial dramatic interaction, exchanging pleasantries and embracing again... This time, Jonah didn't dare to touch her, only making a gesture.

After exchanging a few words, Jonah looked up and said, "Hey, Tang, I'll take you to see Jordan!"

"Jordan?"

"Yes, my boss, hahaha!"

Jonah pretended to laugh and walked up to Chen Jin, making a move to hug him. Chen Jin gave him a meaningful look.

This guy obviously knew Chen Jin was not someone to mess with, so he pretended to put his arm around him, and the two of them awkwardly came to stand in front of Xiao Li.

"Jordan, look who I caught in the lobby!"

"Haha, I've caught a genius!"

"Brad Down!"

Jonah was laughing exaggeratedly, but his hand had already let go.

Chen Jin quickly smiled at Leonardo DiCaprio and said, "Hi, Jordan, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, buddy!"

Little Li stepped forward, extended his hand, and Chen Jin gave him a high five.

Then they hugged each other tightly.

This hug was very gentlemanly, like that of an old friend who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

……

This rehearsal was undoubtedly a success. Chen Jin sensed that although Jonah had ill intentions, he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on her.

Despite his strong physique, Chen Jin was confident that he could defeat him directly.

Martial arts training isn't for nothing, and the assassin Wick from "John Wick" wasn't just for show either. Chen Jin has a hundred ways to knock this guy out with one blow!

The three of them went over their lines several times before Leonardo DiCaprio finally gave a gesture: "Okay, that's about right!"

"We'll shoot like this in a bit!"

"Chan's delivery of lines is indeed excellent. Your American English is so authentic that I can't detect a single accent!"

It's unclear whether Li Zi's compliment to Chen Jin was subconscious or deliberate flattery.

"See you on set later!"

Chen Jin didn't want to stay here any longer; she felt extremely uncomfortable.

He desperately wanted to leave.

Now that we've finished rehearsing the lines, we might as well go to the dressing room next door. It may be small, but it's not worth being unhappy here.

"see you later!"

Little Li forced a slight smile, watching Chen Jin walk out of the dressing room without saying goodbye to the other two.

As soon as Chen Jin left, Little Li's expression completely changed. He spread his hands at Jonah, looking utterly bewildered: "Why? Why?"

"Jonah, tell me why you did this?"

Little Li questioned Jonah.

Jonah glanced at Rick Yorn, who hadn't said a word during their rehearsal.

Rick Yorn immediately spoke up: "Leon, I'm the one who made him do it!"

"why?"

Leonardo DiCaprio turned to look at his agent, with whom he had worked for nearly 20 years and trusted him implicitly.

"I just wanted to test his reaction!"

"Compliance test!"

Rick Yorn casually fiddled with a cigar to the side: "I've heard of this Chinese actor before; he must be a new generation action star!"

"I heard he's very capable; he came to Hollywood all by himself and filmed 'The Killer'!"

"Universal is collaborating with him to develop the sequel!"

Rick Yorn cut his cigar, lit it, held it between his hands, and smiled, saying, "Quite unique!"

"This is the first time I've seen an actor who doesn't respect you!"

Rick Yorn handed a cigar to Leonardo DiCaprio, who frowned: "He... doesn't take me seriously?"

He felt that Chen Jin treated him well.

"This is our territory. He's very domineering, and this actor is difficult to get along with!"

Rick Yorn glanced at Jonah, whose elbow strike from Chen Jin still throbbed slightly: "Yes, this guy is different from some of the Chinese actors I've worked with!"

"He's just a minor character!"

"We can fire him anytime!"

"However, there's no need for that; the Chinese market is still somewhat useful!"

Rick Yorn lit a cigar for himself and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"No, Rick, what do you want him to do?"

“If he listens to us, we can cooperate with him to open up the Chinese market; now…”

Rick Yorn shook his head: "He's not a very good partner. When Martin and I decided to give him this role, we actually wanted it to be released in China, and at the same time, we wanted to see if we could create a distribution channel in China!"

"Can't we just talk to him openly and honestly?"

Leon felt that Chen Jin shouldn't be the kind of person who was difficult to talk to; if she were, he would have just slammed the door and left.

Instead of continuing the rehearsal until the end and then leaving.

This shows that the other party is still quite rational.

"Of course not!"

"We're just using his identity; what we want is an obedient subordinate so we can have him make cameo appearances in our movies in the future!"

"But... the other party has great ambitions and is not so easy to control. The test just now was to probe the other party's personality!"

"He's just like you, arrogant to the core..."

Rick Yorn disliked Chen Jin's attitude and gaze just now.

This person, at least in his own mind, has already been blacklisted from any collaborations.

I will definitely not use Leonardo DiCaprio in any future movies.

"really!"

"You can tell he really wants to make a name for himself in Hollywood!"

Leonardo DiCaprio could sense that Chen Jin shared a similar yearning with him—a yearning for awards, box office success, and everything in the film industry.

"Therefore, he is not worth our energy!"

"All right!"

Leonardo DiCaprio finally understood why his agent had done what he did.

It was about observing Chen Jin's personality.

"Rick, so how should I settle this score with him now?"

Jonah suddenly pointed to the spot where Chen Jin had elbowed him.

"Isn't that simple?"

"Let him film a few more scenes; this is Leon's forte!"

Rick Yorne was laughing, but Leonardo DiCaprio quickly waved his hand: "No, Rick, that's a terrible idea. He's a skilled actor. If we keep making mistakes and can't find the reason behind his outburst, we'll see him throw a tantrum again!"

"Hmm...wouldn't that be even better?"

"Martin will teach this Chinese actor how to be a decent person!"

On set, would you dare disobey the director, especially that tyrant Martin?!
Which actor would dare to cause trouble?
If Chen Jin could throw such a tantrum in the dressing room, he probably wouldn't even be able to leave the film set. The security personnel are not to be trifled with.

Rick Yorn really wanted to see what would happen if the scene in the dressing room was reenacted on set.
"..."

Leonardo DiCaprio sighed. Sometimes Hollywood plays tricks on people without needing any reason.

He can torment you simply because he dislikes you.

(End of this chapter)