Liu Jianglin hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to go see that person.

But as soon as I got to know it, I realized that this drama was just looking for an actor who only had three scenes to play an Asian woman who the main character met in a bar. Moreover, the content of the filming was almost full of stereotypes of Asian women.

After Liu Jianglin understood it clearly, he gave up directly.

The casting director of the production team saw her appearance and really wanted her to go, so he made three phone calls in a row.

Liu Jianglin refused repeatedly.

She can make a cameo, but she doesn't want to play a stereotypical role.

When Jin Lili heard Liu Jianglin explain why she was unwilling to act, she was surprised and said: "But the roles of Asian women in these American dramas basically have this kind of color. If you are unwilling to act, then there will be no roles for you to act."

.”

Liu Jianglin fell into deep thought when he heard what Jin Lili said.

She felt that she needed to think seriously about this aspect.

…

Different countries have different cultural backgrounds.

Liu Jianglin carefully recalled the images of Asians he had seen in Hollywood films and television works. Indeed, almost all of them had some stereotypes. However, not every character image was negative, and there were many good images.

The key reason why she rejected that role was not the stereotypes about Asian women in that character, but the comments made by other characters about her, which brought scrutiny and ridicule to her.

Liu Jianglin didn't like it.

When she was in China, Liu Jianglin rarely encountered characters that made her feel uncomfortable.

She feels that she can no longer choose plays with the same perspective as choosing scripts and roles here.

However, I can't play a role I don't like.

Liu Jianglin didn't feel that she was wrong in rejecting the drama, but Jin Lili's words gave her a wake-up call.

…

On the seventh day after Liu Jianglin came to Los Angeles, Jin Lili and Chen Zetian got back together.

There are no warning signs.

When Liu Jianglin was preparing to go to bed at night, he suddenly heard Jin Lili hurriedly going out without saying hello to her.

She had a premonition then.

Sure enough, early the next morning, when Liu Jianglin was sitting on her balcony drinking coffee, she saw Jin Lili holding the hand of the boy from that day and walking downstairs to her again.

Jin Lili looked up and saw her, smiled brightly, and waved.

Liu Jianglin smiled back at her understandingly.

A minute later, two people came in.

"Liu Jianglin, thank you for taking me in these days. I'm going back." Jin Lili said.

Chen Zetian stood behind her and nodded to her.

Liu Jianglin hummed noncommittally and said, "Okay, you can just pack that thing yourself."

Jin Lili took Chen Zetian into the house to pack his things, and then Chen Zetian went down first with his suitcase.

Jin Lily came behind Liu Jianglin and smiled awkwardly.

"He, he was drunk last night and called me. I felt soft and went back."

Liu Jianglin smiled and made a gesture of zipping up her mouth.

"I don't care how you get back together with him, you don't need to explain to me."

Jin Lili thought of something else and said, "I, I have been eating, drinking, and living from you these past few days. I will give you the money back."

"No need, you've been running around with me these past few days and helped me get through the few days when I was most unfamiliar with my life, so there's no need to be so polite," Liu Jianglin said.

Jin Lili nodded.

She suddenly bent down and hugged Liu Jianglin.

"Thank you. I'll treat you to dinner later. Let's go."

"Bye-Bye."

Although Liu Jianglin was surprised by this sudden hug, because it was Jin Lili, she was only surprised for a second.

After Jin Lili left, Liu Jianglin finished drinking the cup of coffee and was about to go out.

She is going to Zuomeng today.

Zuo Meng wanted to introduce her to a producer.

It has been a week since he came to the United States, and Liu Jianglin's work has not made any progress.

She met a lot of people, and everyone was basically polite, and there was no story of neglecting her because of racial discrimination. However, as she expected before she came, the roles that everyone could provide her were either relatively simple and had few roles.

And it's very ordinary, or it just means that there is no suitable role.

This is also reality.

Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Jianglin is not known to American audiences, and people are unwilling to give her some roles.

Liu Jianglin needs an opportunity.

"sit."

Zuomeng said to her.

The meeting place was in the producer's office.

But when they arrived, he was still in a meeting. Liu Jianglin and Zuomeng had to wait in the rest area outside his office.

"Have you visited the city of Los Angeles these days?" Zuomeng asked.

Liu Jianglin shook his head and said, "I'm busy meeting people every day. I occasionally go for a walk nearby in the evening."

Zuo Meng said: "This matter cannot be rushed."

Liu Jianglin nodded.

"You are new here, and your reputation in China is not effective here, and your reputation in Asia is not high enough. For Hollywood production companies, your advantage lies in three points. First, you are young, and everyone likes and is willing to do so.

Give young people a chance."

"Second, you are very beautiful. A good-looking face is always an advantage."

"Third, you have a lot of acting experience, and you have samples of previously broadcast works. Everyone can rest assured of your acting skills and will not worry about this."

"But these three points don't help you establish a big enough advantage. From the perspective of a producer, I would like to know an actor like you, just so that if there is a role in the future, I can use you as an alternative. This

It’s not what you want. You definitely don’t want to wait here for two or three years, waiting for others to think that you are suitable for a certain role and then ask you to play it. You still want to take the initiative and join the crew as soon as possible, right?”

Liu Jianglin nodded.

"If I have to wait two or three years here for an opportunity, why don't I go back to China and wait?"

Zuo Meng: "So, your current goal is actually very clear. Find projects that will be launched within half a year, and then find out if there are any roles suitable for you. If so, be less picky first, because you now have a lot of choices.

It’s not very big.”

Liu Jianglin nodded and said, "I understand, I'm ready."

"Yeah." Zuo Meng nodded.

"The person we are going to meet later, just call him Joey. He has a good relationship with me personally. He has a drama that is about to be released. I have read the script and there is a Chinese character in it. The character is okay.

." Zuo Meng said, "I mentioned your situation to him before, and he just wants to see you in person today."
Chapter completed!