A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 379 Preparing for the Birthday Party

Everyone discussed in the reception room for a whole morning and basically determined the action style of the film. During this process, Chen Jinnian discovered that Wu Yue was more accomplished in character performance than in his understanding of action design.

This is really out of line. It is quite normal for a martial arts actor to be not good at acting, or for his excellent skills to overshadow his acting skills, but it is just the opposite for Wu Yue.

The other party seems to have been dragged down by his identity as a martial arts actor and has not found a suitable development direction.

So after getting familiar with each other, Chen Jinnian suggested, "Brother Yue, I think you should give up your plan to be the male lead and take the initiative to accept some villain roles in movies. With your current qualifications, it shouldn't be difficult for you to take the initiative to accept this type of role."

Wu Yue loses out in the role of a protagonist because her face shape is a bit rustic and she lacks popularity on the big screen, making it difficult for her to play a leading role. But if she can calm down and play a villain, she still has the possibility of becoming popular.

"I don't really want to position myself as a villain. I want to broaden my acting range and prove myself as the protagonist." Wu Yue did not accept Chen Jinnian's suggestion.

In terms of martial arts, he is a Wuying-level athlete and has practiced Bajiquan for more than 20 years. In terms of thesis, he is the first among his peers in the acting major. Wu Yue thinks that he is no worse than others. The reason why he is not famous now is just because of bad luck.

"I'm not going to be of much help today." He grinned. "I have a play to rehearse later. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

"Brother Yue, won't you stay for dinner?"

Chen Jinnian quickly stood up to persuade her to stay, but seeing that Wu Yue insisted, he had no choice but to send her out of the company and arranged for a driver to take Wu Yue back.

After everyone left, Li Zhongwei said to Chen Jinnian, "Your judgment is correct. He is indeed not suited to being a leading role. If he adjusts his mindset a little, he can achieve much greater success than he has now."

"I just think it's a pity. Brother Yue does have the talent, but he's just too stubborn. If he can find resources to support himself, it's fine. If not, he'll continue to face setbacks in the entertainment industry."

Chen Jinnian felt that the other party was a top student whose personality was hindered, and he was also a little arrogant. He clearly remembered that Wu Yue had played many comedic roles in his early years.

Regardless of the comedy or villain direction, as long as one can stick to it, it will be much easier than the serious drama route that is being pursued now.

"Everyone has their own destiny." Li Zhongwei said calmly. It is a pity for a good actor to waste his time, but if the previous wave does not cherish himself and is washed onto the beach by the next wave, there is nothing to complain about.

The decline of action films has both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that there are not many opportunities, but the advantage is that the current market is still controlled by the actors born in the 70s, and time has been kind enough to them.

While Chen Jinnian was busy working, Wang Yidi was also busy.

She and Huang Zhitao were both in the booked private room, helping Qiao Yingzi inflate balloons and decorate the birthday party.

After successfully popping another balloon, the three of them collapsed on the sofa in frustration.

"Why don't we just leave it at that? I think the hotel has arranged it very well. The birthday atmosphere is already very grand. There's no need for us to decorate."

Wang Yidi said weakly.

She had just finished strength training this afternoon, and was begged by Qiao Yingzi to come over. After such a long time, she was already exhausted.

"Yes." Huang Zhitao agreed. In order to come and help today, she even skipped a whole class of public classes.

"How do I know the strong laborer didn't come today?"

Qiao Yingzi said a little depressedly. She was not referring to Lin Lei'er, because Lin Lei'er was too small to be relied upon. She was referring to Ji Yangyang who drove every day.

"You don't know him yet. Ever since he started preparing for the rally, he's either been in the gym or practicing on the track. Not only have I not seen him in days, we haven't even chatted on WeChat."

Huang Zhitao threw the balloon in her hand aside. Although she had expected this at the time, she did not expect Ji Yangyang to be so heartless. He really treated the car as his first love and they stuck together every day.

So much so that she now feels like a mistress has taken her place.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Huang Zhitao said.

After seeing the other party leave, Qiao Yingzi quickly sat down next to Wang Yidi and asked in a low voice, "Didn't Jinnian remind Yangyang?"

Qiao Yingzi felt that if Ji Yangyang continued to mess around, it was uncertain whether he could finish the competition next year, but it was certain that he and Huang Zhitao would be finished before next year.

"No, Jinnian has been very busy recently and probably forgot about it." Wang Yidi replied softly.

Compared with the things happening within the company, Ji Yangyang's matter was indeed insignificant, not to mention that it made little difference whether Chen Jinnian mentioned it or not. Now Ji Yangyang was obviously too angry, and unless he was asked to drive a rally, no one's words would be of any use.

"Wow, how could he forget? And these boys are really something. They were so diligent when pursuing her, but they don't cherish her after they get her." Qiao Yingzi said angrily.

However, her words aroused Wang Yidi's dissatisfaction, "Ji Yangyang is Ji Yangyang. You said he is okay, but don't involve Jinnian. My boyfriend is very good."

Qiao Yingzi choked on the sudden dog food and twitched the corners of her mouth. "Aren't you two tired of being together every day?"

"You should hurry up and find a boyfriend."

Just as Qiao Yingzi was about to refute Wang Yidi, she heard a noise coming from outside the door. She quickly shut up, picked up the balloon, and pretended to be busy.

However, the person who pushed the door was not Huang Zhitao, but Qiao Weidong.

Like a thief, he pushed the door open a crack, stuck his head in to observe for a while, and after making sure that Song Qian was not inside, he walked in with a swagger.

"Thank you for your hard work. This is the coffee and dessert I bought nearby. I didn't know what you like, so I bought some." Qiao Weidong put the things he was holding in his hands on the round table.

Then he asked in surprise, "Are you the only two?"

Qiao Yingzi didn't answer, but said anxiously, "Dad, why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to come early? If my mom sees us, it will be all over."

As she said that, she stood up hurriedly and pushed her father out.

"Don't chase me away, I just came to take a look and let you know that the double-layer birthday cake I ordered is finished and will be delivered soon."

"A two-layer cake?" Qiao Yingzi paused. "Didn't I want a three-layer cake?"

"They don't make three-layer ones. The clerk told me that even if they do, the bottom layer is fake and inedible, and it's too high to be easy to deliver, so I just ordered a double-layer one," Qiao Weidong explained.

"Okay, okay, it's almost the same anyway."

Just as Qiao Yingzi was about to push Qiao Weidong out the door, she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from outside.

"Taozi, Taozi, wait for me, where did you book the room?"

"Aunt Song, why are you here so early?"

"I don't have classes this afternoon, so I came here early."

"Oh, that's perfect. It's not far away. It's in this room."

Qiao Yingzi and Qiao Weidong looked at each other and swallowed nervously. Disaster was about to happen. They looked back in panic, looking for a way to escape.