The Common Man's Return in Chinese Entertainment

"Hello, Teacher Siqin Gaowa and Teacher Pan Hong."

"Hello, what a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman."

"Thank you for the compliment, Ms. Siqin Gaowa. Hello, both of you. My name is Ji Qingxu."

"Hello, teachers. My name is Sun Feifei."

"Hehe, hello everyone, come and sit down. We'll be working together soon, so don't be so polite. Let's make ourselves at home."

At Siqin Gaowa's suggestion, the four of them sat down together.

After sitting down, Si Qingao looked Ji Qingxu up and down a few times, then hesitated and said, "Qingxu, I feel like I've seen him somewhere before..."

Pan Hong, who was standing nearby, chuckled and chimed in, "Have you seen his sword dance performance on TV? There's a really impressive kicking move in it, isn't there?"

Upon hearing this, Siqin Gaowa suddenly realized, "Yes, I remember now. I was wondering why he looked so familiar. Qingxu is even more handsome than he appears on TV. I didn't recognize him at first glance."

Ji Qingxu asked with a smile, "Have you two teachers also seen that performance?"

The two nodded and smiled. Pan Hong said with a smile, "I've seen it. It was around April. I remember there was news about you in the newspapers back then, and many TV stations broadcast your performance."

Hearing this, Sun Feifei glanced at Ji Qingxu with envy. She had acted in a TV series in 00 and had been in the industry for more than three years, but she was still unknown. Si Qin Gaowa and Pan Hong did not know her before this. Ji Qingxu had just finished his first year of college, but he had made two senior figures in the entertainment industry remember him with just a "sword kicking" move. He was really amazing.

No wonder that woman, Fan Xiaopang, threw herself at him... Thinking of this, Sun Feifei was stunned. Why did she think of this woman? Glancing at Ji Qingxu's handsome smile, Sun Feifei pursed her lips slightly.

Although Sun Feifei's actions were discreet, Si Qin Gaowa and Pan Hong, who were sitting to the side, exchanged a knowing glance and smiled in tacit understanding.

However, since they had been acting since the 70s, they didn't pay much attention to this situation.

The four chatted for a short while before Chinese actors Zhang Tielin, Wang Zifei, and Jia Yulan arrived one after another, and the conference room quickly became lively.

......

Not long after, they heard a series of hurried footsteps outside the door, and everyone stopped chatting and looked over.

Soon a group of people, young and old, appeared at the door.

"Dear teachers, this is the actor from Xiaobangzi. He will be working with you all in this play."

"Hello, nice to meet you all, please take care of me."

Upon hearing the middle-aged actor leading the group speak Chinese with a strange accent, Ji Qingxu smiled slightly. The little guy was quite sensible and knew the importance of adapting to local customs.

Siqin Gaowa took a step forward and said with a smile, "Hello, welcome to China. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation this time."

Then something surprising happened to everyone on the Chinese side except for Ji Qingxu. Under the instructions of the middle-aged actor in charge, the Korean actors introduced themselves one by one according to their age. They not only knew a little bit of Chinese, but they were also very "polite", with their hands crossed in front of them and bowing 90 degrees, appearing very respectful.

Faced with this situation, the Chinese people exchanged a subtle glance without revealing anything unusual.

After the Korean actors finished their self-introductions, the Chinese actors, according to their age, also stepped forward and introduced themselves with smiles. Well, it was just normal "politeness," not as exaggerated as the Koreans'.

After introductions were completed, everyone sat down on either side and looked each other over, and the meeting room immediately fell silent.

......

About ten minutes later, several footsteps came from outside the conference room door, and everyone in the conference room turned to look.

Several middle-aged men and women appeared at the meeting room door.

Ji Qingxu, who was walking at the front, recognized Zhu Tong, the director of the Zhuangdiantai Arts Center. Last time, Ma Zhongjun brought Ji Qingxu to a banquet in Zhuangdiantai, and Ji Qingxu had toasted him.

After entering the room, Zhu Tong smiled, glanced around, nodded slightly, and then walked to the head seat.

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhu Tong, and also the person in charge of this TV series, the first collaboration between our two countries. Today..."

After Zhu Tong finished speaking, the middle-aged men and women who had followed him in introduced themselves briefly. Chief planner Chen Song, executive producer Wang Guohui, director Wei Lie... Ji Qingxu didn't recognize any of them, but he didn't underestimate them in the slightest.

These people are all heads of various departments of the Taiwan Arts Center. For example, the executive producer Wang Guohui is the head of the film and television department of Taiwan Arts Center. All the films and TV dramas broadcast on Taiwan Arts Center are under his management, except for "Six Princesses".

Seeing this, everyone on the Chinese side became very serious. The Koreans didn't know, but the Chinese people knew that these people were all very important figures in the Chinese film and television industry. The fact that so many "big shots" attended the press conference for a TV series clearly showed how much the station valued this collaboration.

"Sister Siqin Gaowa, have you two gotten to know each other yet?"

Upon hearing Zhu Tong's question, Si Qin Gaowa replied with a smile, "We know each other. We just greeted each other and introduced ourselves."

Zhu Tong smiled and said, "That's good. Although our Korean friend has undergone Chinese training for a period of time, he may not be very familiar with the language. If you have any language problems when you get together, you can ask Xiao Ji. He speaks Korean."

Upon hearing Zhu Tong's words, everyone in China turned their attention to Ji Qingxu, including the actors from the Korean side.

Facing everyone's gaze, Ji Qingxu said with a smile, "If you have any communication problems with the Korean actors on set, and the translator isn't around, you can come to me anytime."

After a pause, Ji Qingxu looked at Zhu Tong and asked, "Director Zhu, how about I speak with the Korean actors in Korean and see how they react?"

Zhu Tong was quite impressed with this suggestion. "Alright, all talk and no action is useless. Just have a simple chat with them in front of everyone and let them get to know each other."

"it is good."

Ji Qingxu looked at the middle-aged actor who had just led the group, "Anning Haseyo, Cuoneng Ji Qingxu, Jing Song - A, Nesarang, Luo Mingguo Ma Teng Peiwu."

Upon hearing Ji Qingxu's greeting, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged actor leading the group. What an authentic local accent!

"Anninghasayyo, Cuonenglindongzhen, Jingsong-A, Nesarang" Luohuizhangmatenpeu, Wan-Jienzarhasineyo!"

"Aniya yo".

"..."

Hearing Ji Qingxu fluently communicating with the other party's leader, even though they couldn't understand what the two were saying, the Chinese people could tell from the surprised expressions on the faces of the Korean actors that Ji Qingxu's proficiency in Korean was quite remarkable.

At this moment, everyone seemed to understand why Ji Qingxu was able to play the male lead in this play, or at least one of the reasons.

After chatting for a while, Ji Qingxu said with a smile, "I'm sorry to have taken up a little of everyone's time."

Zhu Tong smiled and waved his hand, "Very good, Xiao Ji. If there are any communication problems during filming in the future, remember to help everyone out."

"Okay, Director Zhu."

Zhu Tong nodded slightly and looked at the executive producer Wang Guohui beside him, "Old Wang, the rest is up to you."

Wang Guohui replied with a smile, "Okay, Director."

After finishing his speech, Zhu Tong left the conference room with the chief planner, Chen Song.

After Zhu Tong left, Wang Guohui clapped his hands with a smile, "Everyone, I know you've already introduced yourselves to each other, but let's reintroduce ourselves again to make a lasting impression. Wei Lie, you're the director, so let's start with you."

"it is good."

An ordinary-looking middle-aged man stood up with a smile. "Hello everyone, my name is Wei Lie, and I am the director of this film, 'Beijing, My Love.' I hope to have a pleasant collaboration with everyone during the filming process."

"Splash!"

As the applause subsided, Wang Guohui looked at Ji Qingxu and said with a smile, "Ji, you're the male lead in our play. Why don't you introduce yourself to everyone so they can get to know you?"

Hearing this, Ji Qingxu, like everyone else, was somewhat surprised. Did he value me/him that much?

However, Ji Qingxu was not one to back down from a challenge. Since it was the order from the highest-ranking person in charge of the conference room, Ji Qingxu immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, my name is Ji Qingxu, and I play Luo Minguo in 'Beijing, My Love.' I hope we can get along well during the filming."

"Splash!"

As each actor was introduced, everyone's impression of them deepened, at least in terms of appearance and name.

After all the main members of the production team introduced themselves, Wang Guohui said with a smile, "Now we will have a script reading. This is the first time our two countries have collaborated on a film and television production. This script reading will last for a while until everyone has no major questions about the script before we officially start filming. I hope everyone can come on time every day so we can get to know the script and each other at the same time."

Upon hearing Wang Guohui's instructions, no one raised any objections.

So, at Wang Guohui's suggestion, director Wei Lie and screenwriter Jin Juntai led everyone to familiarize themselves with the script.

After the script reading began, everyone was once again amazed by Ji Qingxu's performance.

Because Ji Qingxu didn't look at the script at all, he recited his lines fluently and even translated for both sides from time to time. He seemed to remember everyone else's lines perfectly and switched between Chinese and Korean skillfully.

This performance impressed everyone in the conference room, and no one had any doubts about Ji Qingxu playing the male lead in the play.