Superstar's Development Diary-Chapter 789 - 791: Thorn Rose

Sheng Yan pondered for a while, and although he hadn’t read the script for "Special Action", he could roughly understand what Director Qian wanted to shoot from the snippets of conversations he had with He Jinxia over the past few months.

Director Qian has big ambitions!

To this day, Huaxia really hasn’t had a modern film featuring intense weapon confrontations, let alone filming in such a chaotic country.

Sheng Yan said, "Take this film seriously, learn what you need to learn, and if you feel a bit rusty, keep practicing in your mind. By the time you shoot, you’ll find your movements will be much more fluent.

This film will be a great help to you, Jinxia. Once it’s released, you can go international. Abroad, they really like this type of film."

He Jinxia, for her part, didn’t have any particular thoughts about it and laughed casually, "If I can become an A-lister by then, maybe some international blockbusters will come knocking.

But for now, I’m just a B-lister. I don’t know what kind of response there will be after this film comes out. International films still seem very far away from me."

Sheng Yan neither agreed nor disagreed, and didn’t tell her how much he expected and looked forward to this film.

If Director Qian’s script is excellent and the weapons and everything else are in place, perhaps by then, Jinxia won’t just be shooting films offered from abroad, she might even make a name for herself internationally.

Sheng Yan continued chatting with Jinxia for a while, but seeing her yawn, he urged her to go to sleep quickly.

He Jinxia hadn’t seen Sheng Yan in a long time and wanted to talk to him more, but she couldn’t oppose Mr. Sheng’s kind intentions and fell asleep with the video call still on.

Sheng Yan didn’t hang up the call on his end. When he went to the company to work on documents, he occasionally glanced at his phone and saw He Jinxia’s peaceful sleeping face, which put his mind at ease.

Shooting in a country like L was never completely worry-free, even with bodyguards around.

Although Sheng Yan didn’t say it out loud, his daily check-ins showed that he always cared about Jinxia.

In Huaxia, the buzz brought by Vanks’s advertisement was hotly discussed by netizens for three days before it finally dropped off the trending list.

Vanks wanted to hype up their couple pairing to trend, but now it seemed that even without such efforts, their watch had already become a hot topic among netizens.

"Pink Moments, Golden Years" - this series of watches had replaced other timepieces and had become Vanks’s hottest selling model of the year.

Vanks was already planning to promote this model this year, and now its popularity had even surpassed their classic best-selling models.

Just then, a foreign director sent someone to investigate the popularity of potential stars in Huaxia, and the investigators, noticing how hot He Jinxia’s endorsed Vanks watches were in Huaxia, included this phenomenon in their report and recommended her to the director specifically.

The foreign director, after reviewing the data displayed in the documents and hesitating for a long time, eventually made a call to Wilson, hoping he could arrange an interview with He Jinxia through him.

He Jinxia was surprised when she received Wilson’s call, thinking there might be some good news about "High School Musical."

But after picking up and chatting, she realized Wilson was actually reaching out on behalf of another director to extend an invitation to her.

With a frowned brow, He Jinxia said, "Director Wilson, I’m afraid I won’t be able to fit it into my schedule. I’m still shooting on set, and this film probably won’t wrap up until January of next year."

Wilson thought for a moment and said, "My friend’s film was originally scheduled to start shooting in December. If he really decides he wants you, waiting until January of next year to begin shooting for your sake isn’t out of the question.

Jinxia, as you know, the bigger the director, the pickier they are about casting. If an actor doesn’t meet his standard, he would rather not shoot at all than settle for an actor that would ruin his character.

My friend has been burnt once in casting, so he’s even more cautious."

He Jinxia, seeing Wilson speaking so cautiously, tentatively asked, "Is the one inviting me a renowned director?"

Wilson smiled and repeated his earlier elusive comments, "Jinxia, all the directors I know are pretty good. The one you’ve seen with Rogels should give you an idea."

He Jinxia’s eyes flickered slightly. Wilson was reluctant to give her specifics, but he hinted at quite a few things.

Since he brought up Rogels, it’s likely that the director’s status is on par with Rogels or, even if lower, not by much.

She had an intuition that it was at least someone much more formidable than Wilson himself.

The name of a major director usually signifies a major production, and Wilson personally extending an audition invitation made it sensible for her to accept, if not for his sake alone.

Not to mention that Jinxia’s curiosity was already piqued by Wilson. She was eager to find out which director wanted her for a film, so without further ado, she readily agreed:

"Sure, when can the audition take place? I hope we can settle on a date soon so I can notify my current crew and have them schedule a time for me to attend."

Wilson said loudly, "Great, I’ll press him for it. By the way, where are you filming right now?"

He Jinxia: "In the country L."

Wilson: "In the country L... wait, you’re filming in country L? Such a dangerous place!"

His voice rose incredulously, "My God, have you lost your mind? Why would you go to such a dangerous place to film?"

He Jinxia felt awkward; she couldn’t possibly explain to Wilson that the script’s specific scenes were only suited to be shot in these countries.

It involved a principle of confidentiality; she couldn’t say much more, only responding vaguely, "The director needs it."

Wilson’s mind wandered, and he suddenly said, "You aren’t shooting something like ’Thorny Roses,’ are you?"

Thorny Roses?

What was that?

Before she could ask, Wilson excitedly volunteered, "It’s about a strong woman, resilient in the midst of war, who can take on men’s roles —a female rose!"

Resilient in the midst of war, He Jinxia nodded, that was a possibility.

Upon reflection, the term ’female rose’ indeed seemed quite fitting.

Adhering to the principle of not revealing the script, He Jinxia couldn’t tell him too much, only vaguely saying, "Something like that."

Just when she thought the topic was closed, Wilson popped up with, "Is it possible to bring someone to visit the set?"

He Jinxia frowned slightly, "Who do you want to bring?"

Wilson chuckled, "Actually, I’m not entirely confident in recommending you for his film.

Of course, you do match the image of the female lead he wants in my mind, but your fame and status might not quite fit. I can’t be sure if you’ll be chosen, but your image and demeanor really resemble the female lead.

I wouldn’t dare disclose the content of my friend the director’s film, but I can tell you for sure that the female lead is a strong superwoman. The film you’re currently shooting somewhat resembles the female lead he’s envisioning. If I bring him over to see, it might reinforce his decision."