Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 434 - Chapter 434 Chapter 423 Coercion

Chapter 434: Chapter 423: Coercion Chapter 434: Chapter 423: Coercion Tian Pengyu handed the script to him and said with a smile, “This is the screenplay written by Miss Lu, the girlfriend of our Third Young Master. Mr. Qi, I guarantee it won’t disappoint you.”

He wasn’t afraid that Director Qi would reject the script after reading it. Such a good script, he even wanted to give it to his own company’s director to shoot. However, it was Miss Lu who specifically asked for Director Qi, so he couldn’t go against her wishes.

After reading the script, Director Qi also felt it was very well written, and what was more important, there was still no such type of movie in Hong Kong, “The script is good, but the actors?”

If it meant using actors from Wanting Film and Television, he would be unwilling to take on the project, as he didn’t want to tarnish his reputation.

Tian Pengyu was somewhat helpless; this was the bad result sown by the whims of the Fourth Young Master, “As for the actors, Miss Lu wants to find handsome men and beautiful women with acting talent. She wants to select them through auditions. I’ve advised her, but she insists.”

When Jiaxin was studying, she loved watching TV dramas, and she enjoyed domestic dramas a lot. But since she started working back in the country, she stopped liking domestic dramas–they hurt her eyes, all because of the dominance of capital. Now that she is the capital, naturally she wants to film a movie that is pleasing to the eye.

Director Qi, having heard this, felt more confident and said, “I’ll take this script with me, and after I’ve finished reading it, I’d like to have a face-to-face talk with Miss Lu.”

Manager Tian’s words made one thing clear: this film was under Miss Lu’s control. Although he was from the entertainment industry, he had also heard about the business world. This Miss Lu was not someone who climbed up the ranks relying on a man, but someone with real talent.

Tian Pengyu also immediately made his stance clear, he would coordinate with his company accordingly.

Two days later, Director Qi met with Lu Jiaxin, and he pointed out that the script’s concept was very novel, but the conflicts were not strong enough, which would make it difficult to stir the emotions of the audience.

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “Director Qi, you can speak your mind directly. If it’s good, I will definitely adopt it.”

After the two had talked for over three hours, Director Qi left with a smile on his face. Lu Jiaxin had already made her stance clear to him: for the actors, fame didn’t matter, only suitability did, and she wouldn’t interfere in how the movie was shot. As for the lead actors’ costumes and jewelry, they must be provided by Green Forest and Five Auspicious Jewelry, which was beneficial for the movie.

With the script and director confirmed, it was time to select the actors. Subsequently, Wanting Film and Television published advertisements for casting new movie actors.

Fearing rejection, the advertisements featured Director Qi’s name. Even though Director Qi wasn’t very famous now, many who harbored dreams of stardom came to sign up, resulting in a large number of applicants.

Lu Jiaxin wanted handsome and beautiful people, so those who didn’t look good were out in the first round. Today was not like thirty years later when cosmetic surgery was prevalent; the handsome men and beautiful women now were natural, and each was beautiful in their own unique way.

After reading the script, Nie Jingting said to Tian Pengyu that he wanted to play the male lead.

Tian Pengyu didn’t dare to reject him directly, after all, he was the real boss, but now he had an excuse, “Fourth Young Master, this movie’s screenplay was written by Miss Lu, and she is also the investor. Miss Lu wanted to film because she doesn’t have time due to her studies, so the Third Young Master asked me to assist her in completing this film. If you want to play the male lead, you need Miss Lu’s approval.”

His words were to make it clear to Nie Jingting that he was just a runner who couldn’t be the decision-maker. Indeed, this was the case; he had suggested directly selecting a popular actress, but Miss Lu refused and wanted an open casting call.

Nie Jingting immediately called Lu Jiaxin, saying that he wanted to play the male lead in the movie. To his surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the beeping tone on the other side.

At first, Nie Jingting thought there was a malfunction with the phone, so he redialed. However, to his surprise, it was the maid who answered the call, saying that Lu Jiaxin had gone upstairs to rest.

Nie Jingting was stunned; among his peers, no one had ever disregarded him like Lu Jiaxin had. Somewhat angry, he immediately called Nie Zhan to complain.

Nie Zhan not only didn’t console him, but also scolded him, “With your lousy acting, even the best screenplay and movie would flop. Jiaxin put a lot of thought into this script, and you demand the lead role with your lousy acting? Isn’t it right that she hung up on you?”

Nie Jingting unhappily said, “Then she could have just said that. What does hanging up the phone mean?”

He had always had a good impression of Lu Jiaxin, but this incident made him realize that heritage really mattered. None of the young ladies he knew had quite the temperament of Lu Jiaxin.

Nie Zhan said bluntly, “Her hanging up on you is telling you that she won’t let you play any role in the movie. Fourth brother, this movie is Jiaxin’s painstaking effort, and she won’t let any disharmonious element affect it.”

Seeing him still defending Lu Jiaxin, Nie Jingting expressed his displeasure, “Third brother, don’t you think she’s being very rude?”

Nie Zhan retorted, “Aren’t you the one who was rude first? What gives you the right to tell Jiaxin you’ll take the lead role, if not because you’re the fourth young master of the Nie Family, my brother? If you weren’t my brother, would you dare to make such an unreasonable demand to Jiaxin?”

Nie Jingting, hearing the harsh tone, didn’t dare to speak ill of Lu Jiaxin anymore.

Nie Zhan continued, “Nie Jingting, Jiaxin is different from your aunt and sister-in-law. She earned her own billions, so she doesn’t have to look at anyone’s face. You, your aunt, and grandfather included. If you keep this attitude, don’t expect my help in the future.”

Nie Jingting’s ongoing film career was also because Nie Zhan had insisted to the old man that having him and the eldest brother was enough, there was no need to force Nie Jingting to join the company; letting him do what he loved was also quite good. Of course, he genuinely felt that doing what one loved was a happy thing.

Nie Jingting, not realizing the seriousness of the situation, quickly said, “Third brother, it’s my fault, all my fault. Please choose a time, I need to apologize to Miss Lu in person for my earlier rudeness.”

That sounded about right, and Nie Zhan said, “Tonight it is.”

With an aunt and a mother already holding the family back, and Nie Jingshu’s wife being clueless, if Nie Jingting were added to the list, Jiaxin probably wouldn’t marry him.

For dinner Nie Zhan chose Good Fortune Here, which everyone loved to eat.

After everyone sat down, Nie Jingting stood up and said to Lu Jiaxin, “Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, my mind wasn’t clear today, and I hope you don’t take my nonsense to heart.”

After speaking, he picked up his wine glass, “I’ll punish myself with three drinks first.”

Lu Jiaxin was actually a bit tired at the time, and found Nie Jingting’s speech rather amusing, truly lacking in self-awareness. After hanging up the phone, she went upstairs to sleep.

After Nie Zhan saw him finish the three drinks, he then asked Lu Jiaxin, “If you’re still not satisfied, you can make him treat us to a year’s meals.”

Nie Jingting felt he was being too harsh; the money for a year’s meals at Good Fortune Here could cover the cost of making a small movie.

Lu Jiaxin said, “That won’t be necessary. I just hope that the young master will not force others in the future.”

If it weren’t for Nie Zhan’s sake, she wouldn’t have bothered with Nie Jingting at all. Although her words sounded pleasant, she still didn’t regard herself highly in her heart; otherwise, she wouldn’t have so boldly demanded the role.

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