Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 226 - 227 [Hug][Kiss][Tackle]

Chapter 226: Chapter 227 [Hug][Kiss][Tackle]

He Jinxia had transitioned to becoming an actor and had attended many major TV and movie auditions, and she could generally estimate whether she would be selected for a role during auditions.

If it was just a formality, they wouldn’t care much about your performance. Even if you impressed the person in charge during the performance, they would only compliment you superficially, their faces blatantly showing one word—perfunctory.

But this audition left He Jinxia feeling particularly uncertain.

Lost in thought, she walked a distance from the audition room before she realized Liu Mingxiang was standing nearby, watching her.

Seeing him, He Jinxia turned to leave in another direction.

Liu Mingxiang, however, proved to be tenacious and chased after her, blocking her path with a smile, "He Jinxia, you were busy and couldn’t come the day before yesterday. How about today, can you make it?"

He Jinxia looked up at him, without saying a word.

Instead, Liu Mingxiang got excited just by looking into her soft, watery phoenix eyes, thinking he had a chance. He grabbed her wrist and said, "Jinxia, the director is quite pleased with you. You have an opportunity, as long as you follow me—Ah!"

Accompanied by a scream and a heavy "bang", Liu Mingxiang fell to the ground, groaning in pain, his hand clutching his waist, feeling as if his spine was about to break from being flipped over.

Everything was progressing well. Wasn’t He Jinxia’s look at him a sign of interest?

How did it turn out like this in just a moment?

He Jinxia looked down at Liu Mingxiang, who she had thrown over her shoulder to the ground, shrugged her shoulders in resignation, gently blew on her hand, and left after dropping four words.

"Fragile as a flower."

Liu Mingxiang heard those four words from He Jinxia, felt like vomiting blood that was stuck in his throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it.

Enraged, he cursed on the spot, "Bitch! As long as I am here, forget about acting in this film! Damn, how dare you throw me, do you think you are a big star? I will ban you! I will ban you!"

If He Jinxia had known about Liu Mingxiang’s prior thoughts, she probably would have calmly thrown the phrase "wishful thinking" before giving him another shoulder throw.

Despite appearing gentle and delicate, someone who could persist in working out daily and even build abs is nowhere near fragile!

Fighting truly is a great way to vent emotions—when He Jinxia left, she felt utterly refreshed.

Luo You saw He Jinxia come out with a "mysterious smile", and after getting in the car, curiously asked, "So, the director was very pleased with your performance?"

He Jinxia thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "He probably was."

Cheng Xiaohua hissed softly, expectantly asking, "Does that mean you have a chance to vie for the lead role in this drama?"

He Jinxia smiled again, her smile as gentle as a spring breeze, "No, I think it’s impossible for me to be selected."

Cheng Xiaohua and Luo You both felt very confused.

Under their puzzled gazes, He Jinxia casually flicked off non-existent dust from her trousers and said nonchalantly, "I gave Liu Mingxiang a beating."

Cheng Xiaohua: "..."

What exactly is going on?

Luo You: "..."

How can one talk about beating someone so calmly?

He Jinxia’s eyes curved, revealing the full, round flesh under her phoenix eyes and her shiny white teeth as she smiled and countered, "What, can’t I beat him?"

Feeling a chilling murderous aura drawing closer, Cheng Xiaohua and Luo You both quickly nodded, wisely saying, "Haha, it’s good that you hit him. Such scum deserves it. Right, Brother Luo!"

Having received Cheng Xiaohua’s gaze, Luo You nodded again, heavily affirming with a grunt that he firmly stood by He Jinxia’s side!

Following that, the rest of the journey passed in silence, temporarily putting an end to this matter, pressed down and left unspoken by both Cheng Xiaohua and Luo You.

Nonsense, Liu Mingxiang was an investor, and He Jinxia had beaten up an investor—could the crew possibly let He Jinxia play the female lead?

Definitely not!

If the director in the crew had more power, Liu Mingxiang wouldn’t have hinted to Luo You that as long as He Jinxia was willing to please him, he could help her secure the role of the female lead.

It is evident that the crew’s script was good, and the director might also be good, but casting was still under the control of the financiers.

That evening, during her video call with Sheng Yan, He Jinxia didn’t bring up the incident at all—that matter was too trivial to mention and there was no need to ruin the mood.

In the video, Sheng Yan inquired about her upcoming work schedule.

He Jinxia pulled out her itinerary and went through it item by item for Sheng Yan, not feeling at all that this was a waste of time, and Sheng Yan felt the same.

After listening, Sheng Yan said lightly, "My part is about to wrap up, and I’ll be back in Imperial City by July, but by then you’ll be entering a new crew to start filming."

He Jinxia detected the regret in his voice, momentarily thought about visiting the set, but quickly dismissed the idea.

Visit the set?

How could she visit the set?

The two of them didn’t overlap in their acting engagements, finding an excuse would be impossible.

Helpless, He Jinxia could only send an image of a consoling hug to Sheng Yan through the video.

Sheng Yan’s eyes darkened as he stared at her intently, whispering, "I want you to come and hug me personally."

He Jinxia thought for a moment, then sent over a larger image—[Kiss.jpg].

Sheng Yan’s eyes deepened further, still saying, "It’s not like you’re here to kiss me personally."

Ah, such a tsundere man, really hard to please...

He Jinxia smacked her lips, thinking if he wanted a personal kiss, alright then!

She scrolled through her phone and brought out the emoticons from "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" as the movie was somewhat popular and various scenes had been turned into emoticons, with her contributions as the female lead aplenty.

Soon, she found one of herself kissing in a gif, added a few words, and sent it.

Sheng Yan saw it, silently saved the image, quietly pleased, but his expression betrayed nothing as he murmured, "Not enough, lacks sincerity."

Thus, a barrage of ’He Jinxia’ emoticons followed, [Kiss], [Hug], [Sleepy], [Shy], [Pounce]... everything you could ask for.

Eventually, Sheng Yan also joined in on the fun, sending a bunch of his own emoticons.

The two of them, while video calling, exchanged emoticons, enjoying themselves immensely.

*

In the industry, as in any real-life workplace, there’s a universally acknowledged rule—good news stays within; bad news travels a thousand miles.

While He Jinxia was still busy promoting "Chen Xiaohui," news of her being blacklisted by Liu Mingxiang started to spread, eliciting some reactions.

Most noticeably, besides promoting "Chen Xiaohui," she had several other promotional events on her schedule, all of which suddenly informed Luo You the day before that He Jinxia’s attendance was no longer needed.