Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 205 Time Issue

Chapter 205: Chapter 205 Time Issue

He Jinxia’s cheeks warmed, and her heart fluttered for a moment, a sweet taste spreading to every corner of her body from her chest. Uncharacteristically, she responded coquettishly:

"You’d better mean it. If the movie’s reputation bounces back badly, I’ll [knife][knife]."

Well, even when Jinxia is being coquettish, there’s always a knife hidden in her tenderness, the so-called tough exterior with a tender heart, indifferent on the surface but treasuring it deeply inside, just like her.

No matter what, she would never straightforwardly tell Sheng Yan... she loved that sentence a lot!

"Knock knock!" The door was knocked on, and He Jinxia turned off her phone screen, opened the door, and sure enough, it was Cheng Xiaohua.

She carried a bowl of porridge in her hands and said, "When did you get up? Have you been waiting long?"

He Jinxia stepped aside to let her in, saying casually, "I haven’t been waiting long. You came just in time, I was about to go find you for breakfast."

Cheng Xiaohua placed the porridge on the table, then immediately turned her head and asked eagerly, "Jinxia, do you know how ’Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!’ did last night?"

He Jinxia raised an eyebrow and slowly sat down to open the porridge before replying, "I don’t know, but I checked the news this morning and everyone said the movie was very good, the reviews weren’t bad either."

Bringing up the subject, Cheng Xiaohua nodded vigorously and said excitedly, "Yeah, everyone else in the crew was surprised; they didn’t expect the reviews to be so explosive.

This morning, I specifically went to take a look at Dong Qiin’s room and saw Wu Daxi, Li Li and Song Zilin all in Director Dong’s room. Everyone was really happy, discussing the movie’s reputation."

He Jinxia paused in the act of scooping porridge, a slight, imperceptible glint passed through her eyes. Then she took a spoonful of porridge, tasting it before saying, "Oh? It seems everyone is quite happy. I’ll head over to Director Dong’s place in a bit."

Cheng Xiaohua nodded eagerly, "Go, of course you should! I looked online, and many reports said they were deeply moved by your performance. They even said you carried the whole movie alone, especially the weight-loss scene that was a real highlight!

You have no idea, Jinxia, just the midnight premiere box office alone broke ten million. Brother Luo said that’s a good result, and you are the biggest contributor. They really should praise you if you go to Director Dong’s place!"

He Jinxia chuckled, a smile in her eyes as she replied, "I’m not a student needing praises, and besides, Director Dong isn’t a teacher."

Cheng Xiaohua shook her head, held up a finger and wagged it back and forth in front of her with a serious expression:

"Jinxia, you don’t understand, this is about the pecking order within the crew. Besides, half of the reason people bought tickets is because of you. What’s wrong with getting some praise? It wouldn’t be too much even if Director Dong gave you a big red envelope!"

The entertainment circle, a place where status matters. Since Jinxia sparked the success of the film, the primary and secondary roles should not be confused.

Cheng Xiaohua didn’t want to see Jinxia left out and others benefitting from her success; after all, she found Li Li somewhat displeasing to the eye.

Just look, the movie was entirely supported by Jinxia’s acting, so why does Li Li act as if the movie’s success was all thanks to her and Wu Daxi’s romantic publicity stunt?

Couldn’t they bother to look online at what netizens thought of the film? Barely a mention of them, truly puzzling where Li Li’s sense of superiority came from.

In her heart, Cheng Xiaohua was resolute. Well, Li Li couldn’t take all the glory; that would be too unfair to Jinxia!

He Jinxia’s eyes flickered slightly, and she hummed softly in acknowledgment, not saying much, continuing to eat her porridge.

Was this film driven by her performance or hyped by Dong Qin—everything is still an unknown.

After finishing the porridge, she went to Dong Qin’s room. Before she even entered, she could hear Li Li’s laughter, carrying a hint of a demonic quality.

Upon entering, she saw Li Li leaning on Wu Daxi, covering her mouth with her hand as she laughed. Once the laughter subsided, she said, "Director Dong, don’t forget what you said before. If the box office breaks five billion, you’ll throw a celebration banquet!"

Director Dong’s eyes curved into a smile, resembling the girl next door.

Young directors are indeed different. When He Jinxia met Gu Qiao and Director Li, they smiled approachably. When they were in a good mood, it seemed like they could pat your shoulder and joyfully converse over wine.

Seeing He Jinxia arriving, Dong Qin quickly said, "Here comes our great contributor. Jinxia, your performance greatly boosted the box office for this film. You’ve put in a lot of effort!"

He Jinxia thought that Dong Qin’s beaming look now was akin to the nannies back in her building—after every event, they would praise her, saying that many of the young masters came especially to see her.

At first, He Jinxia believed them and worked even harder on her dancing and the four arts. But later, she realized that the nanny had said the same thing to nearly every popular girl, so she shouldn’t take it too seriously.

She curved the corners of her mouth into a gentle smile and said, "Director Dong, you flatter me."

He Jinxia was already past the emotional maturity of getting carried away by a few compliments.

No matter what she thought inside, the necessary pleasantries had to be observed on the surface.

After some pleasantries, Dong Qin started talking about another matter with a hint of pride in her tone:

"According to the latest data, all across Huaxia, ’Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!’ has already broken one billion at the box office. With the current pace, breaking five billion by midnight is not a problem.

However, five billion only meets the standard of the movie’s presales, so necessary publicity is indispensable for the box office to advance. Due to the good momentum, numerous variety shows and magazines have reached out to the production team with offers."

Dong Qin paused her speech, looked up at them, and said solemnly, "Congratulations to you all, you’re fortunate to have been beckoned by a second-tier magazine—not ’L&G Charming Women’ nor ’Decorum’, but ’Fengshang’!"

Everyone froze, their eyes widening, faces filled with surprise.

’Fengshang’?!

Being involved in a photo shoot for ’Fengshang’ was significantly different from working with the other two second-tier magazine brands.

The other two second-tier brand magazines were Huaxia’s local publications, but ’Fengshang’ was an international brand with influence reaching first-tier status in many countries!

Indeed, if one were to shoot for ’Fengshang’ at the magazine’s headquarters, it would be equivalent to collaborating with the top magazines in the world!

The regrettable part is that ’Fengshang Huaxia,’ established in Huaxia, came too recently—just last year—so its influence in Huaxia had not yet reached the level of a first-tier magazine.

However, everyone in the Huaxia magazine industry knew that it was only a matter of time before ’Fengshang’ would be promoted to first-tier.

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