Chapter 213 Hit the wall
Jason Blum's initial impression of Liu Jianglin was good.
A young and beautiful Chinese actress with rich acting experience and good English seems to be quite worthy of cooperation.
However, Jason Blum rarely does large-scale commercial productions, which means that he is not actually very interested in the Chinese market.
In addition, people in Hollywood also know that whether a movie can be sold in China involves too many metaphysics and unstable factors.
Jason Blum basically doesn’t think about this.
However, now that the entire mainstream market is talking about diversity, Jason Blum is quite willing to have more Asian faces appear in his movies.
It's just that they are hardly the protagonists.
Basically, he appears as a friend of the protagonist or a supporting character.
Jason Blum looked at Liu Jianglin's acting experience. In the past two or three years, Liu Jianglin has basically been starring in leading roles or guest roles, and has no experience in supporting roles.
Moreover, they are basically dramas.
Jason Blum raised his eyebrows and said, "Miss Liu, do you want to act in a movie?"
"Of course." Liu Jianglin nodded.
Jason Blum said: "However, I see that your performance experience in the past few years has mainly been in dramas. In the new movie directed by Yuan Jinran, you played a... goblin?"
Liu Jianglin said: "A kind of elf-like existence in Chinese mythology, this is just a guest role."
Jason Blum nods.
"Actually, in recent years, most popular actors in your country have rarely taken the initiative to come to Hollywood to act." Jason Blum said, "If you hadn't encountered that incident, you wouldn't have come, right?
"
Liu Jianglin hesitated and replied: "At least I won't come now."
Jason Blum smiled.
"Your own market is big enough. It is no longer the small market it used to be. Everyone is rushing to Hollywood to seek opportunities."
"This is normal, everyone wants the best development opportunities." Liu Jianglin said, "Mr. Brown, I saw that you have produced several films by Korean and Japanese creators before."
"Yes, but that's just to do a favor for a friend. I know your reason for coming. I've also looked at the projects I've been working on in the past two years, but you also know that Asian characters are rare.
, even though a lot more have come out in recent years, the number is still very small, not to mention that there are more and more
The more Asian actors are working in Hollywood, the advantage you have in competing with them is not very big, because you have almost no shooting experience in international productions, and almost no shooting experience in movies. These are your weaknesses. In my hands.
There are basically no roles suitable for you in these plays."
Liu Jianglin nodded.
"It doesn't matter." Her smile was still fresh and moving, "I know there are very few opportunities, but since I'm here, I always want to visit you and get to know you."
Jason Blum nods.
"I will come back to you if I have the right opportunity in the future," he said.
Liu Jianglin nodded and said yes.
After coming out of Dylans Film Company, Jin Lili said to Liu Jianglin: "Why do I feel that that person just now has no sincerity towards you at all?"
Liu Jianglin smiled calmly and said, "You have set aside time to see me. How can this be called insincerity?"
Jin Lili was stunned.
Liu Jianglin said: "In our line of work, if people are willing to meet you, you have already shown your sincerity. Otherwise, you won't even be able to meet them."
It's like a prophecy came true.
The two people Liu Jianglin went to visit afterward, one said they were in a meeting, and the other said they had something to do temporarily. They were on a business trip last night and neither of them saw anyone.
Jin Lili: "..."
Liu Jianglin could see that Jin Lili was already a little discouraged.
She said: "If you are tired, go back and rest first."
Jin Lili shook her head and said, "No, no need."
Liu Jianglin could see that Jin Lili was a little disappointed.
I guess this was not the experience she expected.
Liu Jianglin asked: "Do you feel very disappointed?"
Jin Lili: "Well, a little bit, I originally thought that you were a big star anyway..."
"It's not worth being here." Liu Jianglin said, "Besides, I'm here to look for opportunities, so I can only keep my attitude low."
Jin Lili looked at her in surprise and asked, "Then you don't feel any sense of disparity?"
Liu Jianglin: "Yes, but not much. The real sense of gap has already been experienced in China."
Jin Lili: "Yes, there must be many people who praise me and disapprove of me."
"No, generally only those who don't stand high enough will establish their new position by stepping on you. People who really stand high will always reject you with an elegant gesture."
Liu Jianglin said, "So, I think Jason Blum, the first person we met today, is pretty good. At least he is telling me the truth, unlike some people who keep telling you, okay, let's take a look right away.
Is there any suitable project, but this one has been elusive for a long time.”
Jin Lili suddenly looked at Liu Jianglin pitifully.
She said, "You sound miserable."
Liu Jianglin smiled.
"You are also one of the very few people who will tell me the truth." She said, "Except for you, no one will tell me that I am so miserable."
Jin Lili snorted and asked, "Did I say the wrong thing again?"
Liu Jianglin shook his head.
"If I really say something wrong, don't mind. I am a very careless person. I often say something wrong without even realizing it. Others remind me afterwards."
"Let's find a coffee shop to have a cup of coffee first."
Liu Jianglin didn't want to stand here and listen to Jin Lili's self-reflection, so he quickly interrupted her.
…
"Golden Lily?"
As soon as the two people entered the cafe, someone waved his hand in surprise and greeted Jin Lili.
Jin Lili was equally surprised when she saw them.
"They are some of my friends." Jin Lili explained to Liu Jianglin, "I'll go over first."
Liu Jianglin nodded, indicating that she was free to do so.
She found a seat nearby and sat down.
Someone comes over to place an order.
Liu Jianglin ordered a hot latte.
She usually likes to drink iced drinks, but after recovering from a cold, she decided to pay more attention these two days.
After a while, Jin Lili came over excitedly.
"Liu Jianglin, we are really lucky!"
"Huh?" Liu Jianglin looked at her in surprise, waiting for her to continue.
Jin Lili said: "A friend of mine and her boyfriend are working with a film crew. Their crew needs an Asian woman's face. Will you go?"
Liu Jianglin frowned in surprise.
"What crew is that?"
Chapter completed!