Chapter 246: Candid Shots
"See...See?"
John turned the car a corner, and sure enough, he saw a beautiful figure in front of him with his back facing him. The back was so familiar, but when his car approached her, she did not react at all. Until he saw the familiar but obviously aged face when he passed by her, he shouted in surprise.
Qiao Ansi stopped, and her whole body seemed to be "paused" by someone. Then she slowly turned her head and her face instantly burst into wonder.
“John!”
Her eyes burst into crystal clear, and she looked at him excitedly.
John stopped the car and was about to open the car door, Joansi ran towards him happily in his high heels. If time had flowed back for decades, her heart would have been pounding. But now, at the age of fifty, she is no longer young in her face and body, and every step is like an old machine.
John wanted her not to run, but Joans had already run to the door.
The car door opened and as soon as John stood on the ground, Joansi came up to give him an unexpected hug, "John, it's really great. I didn't expect that I would have the chance to see you again in my lifetime!" The words he said, chewing them carefully always makes people feel creepy.
John was hugged by her, and his eyes quickly looked around. He realized that there was nothing unusual, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
There was nowhere to put his arms, and Qiao Ansi felt that the comforting and warm hand was not placed on her shoulder as scheduled. A trace of gloomy and jealousy flashed across her eyes. She deliberately hugged him tighter, tears flowing down her voice, pitiful and moving, "John, I'm so cold, can I hug me tight?"
john knew she had done it on purpose, put her arm on her shoulder to try to separate her slightly, "Si Si, don't do this-"
"No, I'm going to do this! You are so cruel. After leaving for so many years, you haven't even called a phone number and don't want to see me after returning to China. Do you never plan to forgive me in your life?" She lets John try hard to break himself apart, and she hugged him tightly, and she still muttered and accused his "ruthlessness".
John didn't expect this to be the scene, and he regretted coming to see her.
He once again increased the movements on his hands, and at the same time leaned his body back, trying to pull her down from his shoulders, "Don't do this, Sisi, we are friends, I hope you don't defile these two words."
After saying that, Qiao Ansi's movements became stiff and he did not resist hard.
John pulled her away from him, and after the two of them were separated by a safe distance, he breathed a sigh, "Si Si, the past has passed, now we are just ordinary friends, and we are all artists, so we should pay attention to our identity." He looked straight into her eyes and said this.
Qiao Ansi's eyes were even more tears, and he looked at him in disbelief, "When you see me living in the quagmire, are you indifferent?"
John closed his eyes and did not look at her eyes that were easily confusing. He took a deep breath before he dared to open his eyes and looked at her. "I can compensate you, Sisi, you have this potential. As long as you want, I can provide you with some help."
This was Joansi's original purpose, but he unexpectedly mentioned it on his own initiative.
She looked at his expression seriously and confirmed that he had not lie to her. She quickly calmed down and asked in a low voice: "What help do you want to help me?" Although she couldn't re-engage his feelings as expected, it would be OK to get some practical benefits.
John did not ignore the calculations in her eyes, knowing that this was the real her, but everything was expected, so he was not angry, but really said his plans, "Your popularity is not good at home, but if you turn your direction to the international level, it may be better to return in a 'stopping' way, and domestic audiences are willing to buy foreign movie accounts."
The possibility he mentioned made Joansi feel moved.
"Then, can you help me find such an opportunity?" Qiao An thought about his current situation of not even receiving a small advertisement. In addition to being angry, he also placed his hope on John. "You know, I can't even receive ordinary small scripts in China, let alone international productions. Now many directors ignore me at all, or they have ulterior motives..."
As she said that, she wanted to lean on him again.
John avoided a step and told her, "Before I returned to China, Director Smith asked me to cooperate with this movie script, and asked me to recommend a domestic actress. Since you need it, I can recommend it to you."
When Joans heard the director's name, he became excited, "Is it Smith Exxon?"
"Yes, it's him."
"Okay, okay, then please recommend me. I really didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to work with the famous director Smith! john, thank you so much, you'd be the best for me!" After saying that, Joansi rushed to him excitedly. Fortunately, he let go of his arms just after just a hug and did not act out of particular way.
John calmed down and confirmed that she could calm down in front of the interests. He continued, "Don't rush to thank you for your help. I'll just recommend you. Whether you can cooperate depends on your performance during the audition. Smith has high requirements for the actors, so I'll show you the script. You can first figure it out. If you don't understand, you can ask me."
Hearing that he might not be able to act, Joansi was stunned for a moment, then laughed brightly again, "It's okay, Director Smith can make you recommend actors, obviously because he believes in you, and the audition is just a formality."
John didn't agree and wanted to remind her to take it seriously, but the atmosphere was a little awkward, so Qiao Ansi took the initiative to break it, "By the way, I haven't asked you, what role the scene you asked me to shoot, is she a likable heroine? You know, my image has been a bit bad over the years, it's best to take on some positive characters. Of course, I know that foreign heroines are generally more casual and unique, I..."
"You misunderstood!" john frowned and interrupted Joansi's imagination. "The role I recommend you to audition is not the heroine, but the third female lead. Of course, the role is still good."
"Female third!" Qiao Ansi screamed, "You actually asked me to play the third female lead!"
He is not even a second female lead!
Qiao Ansi was a little unacceptable to this reality. Tears that had disappeared in her eyes burst out again, as if John was a disheartened man. John didn't expect that she would have any unrealistic ideas and patiently advised her, "You haven't filmed for a long time now. If you don't grasp the role of the female lead, it will easily cut off your future opportunities. It's better to take on the role of the third female lead first. If you perform well, it will be easier for the director to look at you with admiration."
In fact, even the third female lead is usually an international big star. Although Joans has good acting skills, she is not interested in this. She has been so many years and has not made any movies on the street. John is even more uncertain whether she can play this role. It is purely because of so many years of love.
However, she still doesn't like such a role!
"I don't care. I don't want to play the third female role! You go and talk to the director. Can you let me play the first female role directly?" Qiao Ansi grabbed his arm.
John shook his head, "No, the first female and second female have already decided. Now the best character is the third female." His face was a little unhappy, but Joansi didn't notice it and was still asking for the role of the first female.
"John, I think you must have a way, right?" Joans leaned towards him habitually, his eyes widened, and returned to her usual style, but John was not the director and investor. Seeing her performance like this, his face turned dark on the spot.
"Please respect yourself!"
His cold words suddenly made the atmosphere awkward.
After a long time, John took into account her face and sighed and advised her: "Si Si, everyone said, 'real gold is not afraid of fire'. You have also watched the movie directed by Smith. Each character in it is very personal and not redundant. You can use the third female character this time as a stepping stone. When the market is opened, the acting road will naturally become spacious."
Qiao Ansi wanted to say something, but then he heard him say, "Apart from that, I don't know how to help you."
When John spoke, the expression on his face was very sincere, which made Joansi realize that if she refused, she might not get anything in the end. She gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay, I'll act!" But this is not over yet, and she hopes there is another possibility.
"John, are you here to stay in a hotel this time?"
John breathed a sigh of relief for her finally accepting reality, so he didn't care about the profound meaning of her words and nodded and replied: "Yes, the program team of "Return of the King" has arranged for me."
Qiao Ansi felt that the opportunity had come, so he carefully put forward his own suggestions: "But, I remember that you might not be used to staying in a hotel, right? You used to like to buy houses everywhere, so that you can live in your own house when filming. It just so happens that I have a house in the southern suburbs. I have never lived in it myself. If you don't dislike it, you can go there to live there."
Looking at her expectant eyes and the light flashing in her eyes, John quickly understood the profound meaning.
He shook his head, "No, I've been used to staying in hotels for a long time, and now I often sleep on the crew for filming, so thank you for your kindness, I don't need it yet." He pretended not to know her intention and declined her proposal.
Qiao Ansi didn't know if he really didn't understand or pretended not to understand, and hesitated to explain it clearly.
John saw that she was still giving up and worried that when she spoke, they would be embarrassed at the same time, so he quickly interrupted, "It's very late, why don't I send you back to rest first? Wait until the two days of the program recording is over, I will contact Director Smith to arrange your audition. What do you think?"
"Go back so soon?" Qiao Ansi didn't know if her charm had declined.
John nodded, saying: "When I came out, I didn't say hello to the agent. I was worried that he wouldn't come back and see me later, so I would be more worried."
"But you can call!" She also wanted to find an opportunity to start!
"But it's really late. I remember you always have to sleep in beauty, so let's take you back first."
Joansi wanted to say something, but John had already opened the car door and made a "please" gesture to her. Joansi was in a dilemma, and finally slowly got into the car under his gaze. When he closed the car door, he quickly lowered his head and sent a text message on his mobile phone:
"Have you taken all the pictures just now?"
Chapter completed!