I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 58 Parody of Hong Kong Movies

"Changchang, you're not bad either. I heard that a famous director from Hong Kong wants to cast you in a movie. Is that true?" Zeng Li asked Su Chang curiously.

Su Chang blushed and said, "That is true, but I refused."

"why?"

Everyone present was puzzled, as this was an opportunity that many people would kill for.

You know, directors in Hong Kong are in high demand right now. If they want someone to make a movie, they'd practically throw themselves at them. But Su Chang actually refused. That seems a bit unconventional!
"There are scenes where I have to take my clothes off, and I don't want to film them," Su Chang said shyly.

Actually, when her agent told her that a famous Hong Kong director wanted to cast her as the female lead, she wanted to agree immediately. Fortunately, Jiao Enjun, who was next to her, stopped her and told her to read the script first.

Su Chang was confused at the time. After all, he was a famous director in Hong Kong. It was a great honor for him to cast her in a movie. Why should she read the script before accepting the role?
Jiao Enjun was both amused and exasperated by Su Chang's innocent expression.

He was actually doing it for Su Chang's own good; he didn't mean to stop her from taking on roles.

Afterwards, Jiao Enjun told her what had happened to him.

Su Chang was stunned after hearing this; she never expected that Brother Jiao would have such a dark history.

In 2000, Jiao Enjun was tricked by a "miracle drama" that he deeply regretted.

Jiao Enjun is good-looking and has good acting skills. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was definitely the most popular representative of martial arts and fantasy dramas. However, the drama "Ximen Wuhen" caused him to suffer a major setback.

Yang Junjun is the female lead in "Ximen Wuhen".

Yang Junjun was Gu Long's confidante in the 1980s, and it was precisely because of this that Gu Long once lamented: It is a pity that I have never written a martial arts novel with a female protagonist.

With Yang Junjun's support, Gu Long began writing "Ximen Wuhen," but unfortunately, he only wrote half of it before passing away.

The second half was completed by Yang Junjun.

With the help of Gu Long's disciples, "Ximen Wuhen" was finally completed and adapted into a film, with Yang Junjun playing the female lead.

Yang Junjun, still not satisfied with the movie, spent 3000 million yuan of his own money to adapt "Ximen Wuhen" into a 60-episode TV series.

Yang Junjun, who is not short of money, naturally chooses the most popular male lead when making TV dramas. The 90s belonged to Wang Jintao, and he was the first one to catch Yang Junjun's eye.

However, after reading the script and seeing Yang Junjun's good looks, Ma Jintao immediately declined.

At the time, Yang Junjun was 40 years old, while Ma Jintao was still a young heartthrob. In terms of looks, Yang Junjun was not ugly, but the female lead in "Ximen Wuhen" was only 18 years old.

A 40-year-old woman playing a teenage girl—no matter how rich she is, she can't be this capricious.

Ma Jintao naturally didn't take the bait and didn't want to damage his image.

Such a role made Ma Jintao want to gouge out his own eyes. How could he possibly take it? He fled overnight with a bucket, which put his agency in a difficult position, since the company had already received the money and signed the contract.

In order to avoid losing money, the company coaxed and tricked Jiao Enjun into selling himself to Yang Junjun.

Jiao Enjun is an honest and kind person. Since he has signed the contract, he can only accept it. As long as the director yells "Action", he will concentrate on acting opposite Yang Junjun.

He flirted with her, threw himself into her arms, and called her "silly girl" in a sickeningly sweet voice. It is said that there were also many kissing scenes. All of these were arranged by Yang Junjun in private, and Jiao Enjun was willing to sacrifice herself for "art".

"Ximen Wuhen" was never released for various reasons, but based on just a few snippets of footage, Jiao Enjun was labeled as a "gold digger".

But in fact, he was tricked into accepting the role in "Ximen Wuhen".

One wrong step can lead to eternal regret.

When Su Chang heard Jiao Enjun reveal that he smelled terrible, he felt sorry for Jiao.

It's so awkward to think about a young heartthrob calling a 40-year-old auntie "silly girl," yet Jiao Ge (a famous Chinese actor) professionally completed the entire series.

He truly is a brave man. It was Jiao Enjun's self-disclosure that prevented Su Chang from blindly accepting roles, and instead, after reading the script, Su Chang declined.

It's a completely nonsensical historical drama. Guan Yu fighting Qin Qiong, Xiao Qiao fighting Empress Zhangsun, what the hell is this?!
Most importantly, her character, Empress Zhangsun, has to have her clothes ripped off.

Yes, it's when their clothes rip off during a fight.

This left Su Chang completely dumbfounded.

She knew that Hong Kong directors were good at making parodies, but not like this.

It's completely detached from reality.

Su Chang almost burned the script on the spot, but fortunately she was rational and threw the script to her agent so that she could refuse it.

“These days, those big directors in Hong Kong have no bottom line when it comes to making movies. They do whatever they want. Changchang, you were right not to accept the role,” Zeng Li said.

“Pear, you absolutely mustn’t let those people in Hong Kong hear what you’re saying,” Fu Dalong, who was sitting next to Zeng Li, reminded her.

"What's there to be afraid of? I don't want to develop my career in Hong Kong anyway," Zeng Li said nonchalantly.

The 96 class of the Central Academy of Drama's acting program was full of stars, and among them, the most outstanding and amazing was undoubtedly Zeng Li, but she chose to develop her acting career in a more relaxed way.

Therefore, whether or not to go to Hong Kong is completely irrelevant.

Actually, if it weren't for Cheng Sheng's appearance, which led her to play Empress Xiao, she would have received a role in a patriotic film called "The Road Home" this year, co-produced with Hong Kong actors.

It was during the filming of this movie that she met Fu Dalong. The two met while working together on the film and developed feelings for each other, but chose to separate due to their career development.

Even though she didn't participate in the filming of this movie, she still met Fu Dalong in Cheng Sheng's movie and even played Yang Guang's empress.

Although the two eventually recognized each other, it seems that they did not develop feelings for each other, and the butterfly effect still had a significant impact.

"Sister Li, has Scarlett contacted you recently?" Su Chang suddenly asked Zeng Li.

“I’ve contacted her. My sister called me from overseas the day before yesterday,” Zeng Li said with a smile.

She adored her younger sister, who lived in the Venetian.

After returning from Venice, the two kept in touch by phone from time to time, and each of them even invited the other to travel to their respective countries.

“Yesterday my agent received a call from Spielberg, saying he wanted me to audition for a movie. I don’t know if it’s a scam,” Su Chang said.

"what?"

Everyone present was shocked.

Spielberg is an internationally renowned director, and he actually took the initiative to invite Su Chang to audition. Even Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li wouldn't receive such treatment!
"Did you agree?" Zheng Guolin asked anxiously.

Su Chang shook her head and said, "I said I need to think about it."

"What are you thinking? Of course you'll agree! They've already asked you to audition, how could they be a scammer?"

Zheng Guolin was even more anxious than Su Chang, looking as if he was saying, "If you don't agree, I'll have to come."

"But I'm not familiar with Hollywood, what if..."

Su Chang said with some concern.

She was just a small-time actress, and it's normal for her to feel nervous and insecure when she suddenly received an invitation from a famous international director to audition.

(End of this chapter)