Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 119: Gimmick

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Gimmick

Cheng Xiaohua frowned, "That’s too little, isn’t it? As a second-tier magazine, ’L&G Charming Women’ really values Fat Emperor. I thought other second-tier magazines would also..."

"You’re overthinking it, girl," Tony raised an eyebrow and interrupted her. As a professional in the fashion circle, Tony was particularly clear about the ins and outs within the magazine companies.

"Magazine companies are very proud. For any star who wants to pry open the door to the fashion world, the quickest way is through magazine shoots. To be honest, some magazines don’t even care for some A-list celebrities, so why would they value a B-list celebrity?"

Cheng Xiaohua pouted and muttered softly, "But Charming Women..."

"That’s because Charming sees potential in the baby!" Tony interrupted again, saying, "In the past, magazines only used models, and the aura of models differs from that of celebrities. Frankly speaking, many celebrities don’t have as good an aura as models.

Pretty ordinary people can become celebrities, but absolutely can’t become models. Models have height restrictions, and almost all who can be models are just blessed by genetics.

However, the times are different now. Celebrities have high visibility and are more recognized by the public, attracting a bunch of traffic. Many magazines are willing to feature celebrities on their covers, but this is only limited to A-list celebrities; very few magazines would make B-list celebrities their cover figures, excluding the unknown ones.

Even if Charming values Jinxia, didn’t they still not make her their cover figure? This is a hard and fast rule of the magazine industry. If any magazine company breaks this rule, they will definitely be looked down upon by their peers."

As Tony said this, he turned his head to look at He Jinxia, "L&G Charming Women sees potential in the baby, so they gave her good treatment—it’s like finding a great talent. But not every magazine has such insight.

Rigid, decaying, and unambitious—these are still the main themes of the magazine industry. If the baby wants to get noticed, she needs to become an A-list celebrity first."

Cheng Xiaohua nodded her head as if she had learned something, although she didn’t quite understand it all, she still felt it was very impressive—cryptically impressive.

Seeing that He Jinxia had been silent, Tony couldn’t help but frown and asked, "Baby, do you agree with my view?"

Ever since He Jinxia got into the car, she had been blown by the warm air and felt very comfortable, which caused her eyelids to start fighting with each other.

She kept telling herself not to sleep and tried hard to keep her eyes open, but her body seemed to be out of control, getting heavier and her eyelids drooping lower...

The conversation around her seemed to turn into a lullaby, and the last thing she heard was Tony’s question. She tried to open her lips to speak but lost consciousness the next second.

"Baby? Baby? Baby, how come you’ve fainted!" Tony exclaimed, immediately causing chaos inside the vehicle.

Luo You made a snap decision and drove the car straight to the hospital.

The paparazzi who had been tailing He Jinxia thought this follow would come to naught. Once He Jinxia entered Dongting Lake Garden, they couldn’t capture anything, but now seeing the car change direction, they immediately became excited.

"There’s a story here, the car suddenly sped up, where are they going?" one paparazzo asked eagerly.

"Could it be that they’re rushing to another appointment?" another paparazzo speculated.

"Maybe, but this direction isn’t a common gathering spot for appointments!"

Although today’s celebrity appointments are varied, the paparazzi still managed to compile a list of frequent locations: magazine photo studios, TV variety show studios, or the locales of various luxury brand stores...

"Wait a minute, isn’t there a huge hospital on this road?" one of the paparazzi had a sudden flash of inspiration and blurted out.

At these words, the other paparazzi got even more excited, and a multitude of sensational headlines popped into their heads instantly. Going to the hospital itself was a highly topical matter.

One of the paparazzi looked down at his phone and shouted, "Quick, check out W blog, Li Li from the same crew as He Jinxia has posted a photo together, dispelling the discord rumors!"

Now things were getting interesting.

One was posting a photo to dismiss rumors of discord, while the other might be going to the hospital... Just a little hype and it would be a headline!

"Follow the car of He Jinxia’s agent, this is our chance! Start preparing the topics now, the company will back us up in the hype!" commanded the paparazzi leader, and all the paparazzi got busy.

Being an entertainment reporter isn’t easy these days, nor is running a company that produces entertainment news. Follow count, click rate, readership... like heavy mountains pressuring media to take risks and exaggerate for sensational headlines!

This inflated society...

Luo You knew there would be paparazzi taking covert photos of He Jinxia, but wasn’t sure how many. He Jinxia’s sudden collapse took everyone by surprise, including him.

If the paparazzi caught He Jinxia being admitted to the hospital, they could handle the PR afterward, but her illness was not something that could be treated afterwards so easily, so Luo You drove to the hospital right away.

Upon arriving at the hospital, he quickly got out of the car and carried He Jinxia on his back, rushing towards the emergency department.

The paparazzi who were secretly trailing them "click click" got hold of this scene, and a minute later, numerous articles with similar headlines emerged on W blog and various self-media platforms, instantly drawing a wave of attention.

[Shocking! He Jinxia suspected of passing out due to overwork and being hospitalized!]

[Newly popular Xiao Hua cannot withstand the intensity of work, falls ill and is hospitalized!]

[Is He Jinxia’s life in danger after a suspected accident?!]

[While one celebrity posts photos to dispel rumors of discord, another’s life hangs by a thread!]

The sensational headlines seemed to have taken over the world; clicking into them revealed the content of the articles were all pretty similar.

[He Jinxia, formerly a washed-up ex-girl group star, has been the center of public attention ever since her failed weight loss call out and subsequent withdrawal from the entertainment circle. Upon successfully losing weight, she was dubbed "Fat Emperor" by her fans and referred to as an inspirational goddess by netizens.

Her successful weight loss widened her opportunities in acting, with her authentic performance in the film "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" followed by the summer blockbuster series "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People." Many magazines reached out with offers, making He Jinxia’s future look bright!

However, this afternoon at four o’clock, she was suddenly taken to the hospital emergency room by her agent and was unconscious when she got out of the car, suspected of falling ill due to excessive work intensity.

Before this, she was going to the "Decorum" magazine photoshoot with members of the "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" crew. Crew member Li Li had previously shared a hand-in-hand photo with He Jinxia, dispelling rumors of discord. It’s unclear what might be wrong with He Jinxia’s health, but Yihao Entertainment will continue to investigate for you!]

The promotional account spoke convincingly. In the photo, He Jinxia’s face was not very clear, but Luo You’s face was captured quite distinctly, and many recognized him as the agent of "Fat Emperor".