She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

In Su Lingxi's imagination, Sigourney Garner should be a little more aloof than she is now. This stereotype comes from Sigourney's ever-changing screen image and her private life that has always been shrouded in "mystery" - it stands to reason that an actress who has won the Oscars for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress would often find it difficult to escape the paparazzi, but she did it.

Behind the glamorous star halo, Sigourney lives a reclusive life like a hermit. Since five years ago, people can only hear news about her when her new movie is filmed or released. Except for her public schedule, even her fans find it difficult to find out her whereabouts at other times.

The reason why Su Lingxi knows Sigourney Garner so well is not only because she is half a fan of hers, but also because she regards her as a role model on her own road ahead - there is always a saying in the film industry that actresses who are too beautiful cannot make the audience empathize with the play, and their performance on the big screen is far inferior to those actresses who have a "sense of story" appearance.

Even though Su Lingxi's film performance has long been far ahead of other young actors in China, one can still occasionally hear people using this statement to criticize her.

Su Lingxi herself knows that being beautiful has both advantages and disadvantages for an actor. What she needs to do is to face the disadvantages and then find ways to minimize the negative impact on herself.

——What a coincidence, Sigourney Garner, on her way to becoming an Oscar-winning actress, was often troubled by similar remarks.

Different from those who have resources and support from others in the industry, Sigourney Garner debuted as a magazine model at the age of 17, and only got an audition to play an unknown supporting role in a movie at the age of 18. In the same year, she dropped out of school for her acting career, and worked hard in the industry for five years before she got her first leading role in a movie.

Sigourney went from being an outsider to a vicious supporting actress, and then to a well-deserved leading lady, and even won the Oscar for Best Actress unexpectedly when no one else was optimistic about her.

This legendary life experience cannot be replicated, but both her vision in selecting books and her marketing approach are worthy of Su Lingxi's reference and learning.

So in private, Su Lingxi was very concerned about her news.

Now, she was suddenly praised again and again by the person she had always regarded as a role model. Even though Su Lingxi always behaved calmly in public, she couldn't help but feel a little shy at this moment. "Ms. Ghana, thank you very much for your appreciation."

"That's okay, dear. Your resume may not be perfect, but with such a charming performance, it won't be a problem." Sigourney smiled gently. "I can't guarantee anything, but at least I won't let others bury a talented actor."

"I hope we can work happily together as partners in the future." After saying this, she smiled and opened her arms.

Su Lingxi understood and took a step forward, and the two hugged each other warmly.

"I still have some personal matters to take care of. Maybe we should exchange phone numbers so that we can meet next time." Sigourney picked up the phone and shook it.

Only after the assistant sent Sigourney out did Li Shuo turn to Su Lingxi and took out a contract like a magic trick. "If there are any specific details that you want to modify, we can discuss it slowly."

The entire project of "Evelyn & Charlotte" has just started the casting process. Except for the two heroines, none of the other roles have been selected, the investment funds have not been fully in place, and the start date of filming is nowhere in sight.

Therefore, the contract that Li Shuo gave to Su Lingxi now was more like a letter of intent than a performance contract.

This type of contract does not have as many specific terms as a formal performance contract, so there is naturally no room for bargaining or arguing.

Correspondingly, the content of the letter of intent is relatively small, and the binding force on both parties of the contract is not as strong as that of a formal contract. Not to mention Hollywood, there are many actors in the domestic entertainment industry who only signed a letter of intent and ended up paying the money and running away on the eve of the crew starting filming.

This behavior is very uncontractual, but Su Lingxi doesn't think there is anything to blame.

The ecology of each industry is different. Some crews are obviously a bad team with all the bad qualities. There are even crews that use good scripts for the first few episodes to trick actors into signing contracts, and then use bad scripts for dozens of episodes to perfunctorily finish filming. If you encounter such a crew that specifically cheats people, do you still have to stubbornly fulfill the spirit of the contract?

Knowing there is a pit below, why would anyone be so stupid as to jump in?

But...it's the same letter of intent, but if Li Shuo and she signed it, the meaning would be very different.

Although the cast of "Evelyn & Charlotte" is still a secret, with Li Shuo around, the cast of this film cannot be bad.

He chose this time to sign a letter of intent with her. Su Lingxi could only think of it as a "probation period" similar to when high-end luxury brands choose spokespersons.

It was obvious that Li Shuo was not that satisfied with her, and the role of Charlotte was not so necessary for her - otherwise, what was handed to her now would definitely not be just a letter of intent.

An intention contract means that she may be replaced at any time, even if there is only one day or one minute left before the start of filming.

It was as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his enthusiasm. Su Lingxi felt that his excitement was instantly swept away and his facial expression faded.

"I think there is no problem with the content of the contract. I can sign it at any time." Su Lingxi said politely, "You are the chief director, it depends on your arrangement."

Even if she was in a bad mood, she couldn't vent her dissatisfaction in front of Li Shuo. She still had to do the superficial work she had to do.

"No hurry. It won't be too late to sign after your agent has a look at the contract." Li Shuo glanced at her, and the smile on his face deepened. "I understand that asking you to sign a letter of intent at this time is not a fair decision in your opinion, right?"

"I do feel a little emotional, but I believe Evelyn & Charlotte will be a classic, and Charlotte is a rare role for me, so -" Su Lingxi pursed her lips and remained very polite to him, "I don't think it's necessary to worry too much about it."

If you talk about unfairness, there are many people in Hollywood who are treated unfairly - from Oscar-winning actresses to unknown extras in the crew, who has not been forced to do things they don't want to do?

If a person only does what she wants to do, she is destined to not survive in this circle.

Even Sigourney, who had just won the Oscar for Best Actress, was forced to play a vase in commercial blockbusters due to pressure from CAA to support more famous male actors.

If even the Oscar-winning actress is like this, what else can she win?

After arriving in New York, Su Lingxi had a clear understanding of herself - in Hollywood, all the achievements she had made before were not worth mentioning, and she had to be prepared to start everything from scratch.

Most of Li Shuo's films are director-centered, and the director has absolute say in the crew.

Since he wanted to spend more time observing her, she had no choice but to accept the contract.