Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 228 - 229: Daughter-in-law!

Chapter 228: Chapter 229: Daughter-in-law!

According to the team’s arrangements, even if He Jinxia did everything she could, it wasn’t guaranteed that she would definitely rise to the status of a top-tier star.

Wanting to become a top star, one cannot lack luck, opportunity, or effort. Since He Jinxia had already devised a set of methods to deal with the rules of the industry, he was willing to trust her and follow her judgement.

Otherwise, according to Luo You’s thoughts, He Jinxia shouldn’t have gone out of her way to cater to Liu Mingxiang, but neither should she have offended him so harshly with a figurative judo throw.

As Luo You was thinking this to himself, he let out a small sigh at the bottom of his heart, "I’m aging, aging, ultimately, I am aging, no match for those young people, ah!"

Fortunately, there’s always a way out. It seemed like even the heavens didn’t intend to keep He Jinxia’s team in fear for long. On the very night, when rumors of her being banned spread, and many appearances were canceled, Luo You came clanging in with good news—

A meeting with "Feier Sports Equipment" brand!

This news was like a timely mist of rain, extinguishing all the anxiety and nervousness within He Jinxia’s team entirely.

Especially Cheng Xiaohua, whose excited expression of revitalization was overflowing, almost wishing she could roll up her sleeves and deliver He Jinxia to the brand’s doorstep right then and there, determined to secure the endorsement deal!

Whenever He Jinxia looked at her, she felt Cheng Xiaohua had a small universe burning in her eyes, with an attitude as if the brand didn’t give her the endorsement, Sister Xiao Hua was ready to fight until they would lie down and hand it to her!

As soon as Luo You received the message, afraid of any delays that could bring changes, he promptly set up a meeting for the next day, even willing to cancel the film’s promotion.

Most of the film’s promotions were roadshows, participating in various big and small events, none of which were very important, so it didn’t matter much that He Jinxia canceled them.

However, when He Jinxia called Dong Qiin to ask for a day off the next day, Dong Qiin still asked, with some worry, "Weren’t you banned by Liu Mingxiang? Are you really not coming to the event?"

Hearing her say this, a complex feeling of reassurance ignited in He Jinxia’s chest. She felt her efforts over the past two months running promotions for Dong Qiin were not in vain. Look, there was still some love there.

Considering that Dong Qiin could still say this to her at a time when she was banned, it was quite rare.

In an industry where everyone was scheming against each other, it was very difficult to make genuine friends. Although Dong Qiin was a director with a powerful family background, He Jinxia was still moved.

Thus, she quietly placed Dong Qiin in her circle of trusted friends in her heart.

After thinking it over, she decided not to conceal the truth from her and said, "I have an endorsement interview tomorrow, going to meet the person in charge. I don’t know if it will work out."

Dong Qiin laughed heartily, "Good for you, He Jinxia. This afternoon, Xiuxiu heard about your ban and kept calling me, urging me to have a heart-to-heart talk with you, to advise you to just stop being an actress since you’re facing such grievances everywhere.

She believes you have the potential to be a screenwriter and wants you to switch careers. Just in the blink of an eye, you quietly landed an endorsement. Xiuxiu worried for nothing!"

When He Jinxia thought of the screenwriter Xiao Xiuxiu, her heart softened. Xiuxiu could be counted as one of her closest female friends. Getting a part in the "Chen Xiaohui" crew owed a lot to Xiuxiu’s help.

She cautiously replied, "The endorsement deal isn’t finalized yet, the chances are fifty-fifty. Don’t get too excited just yet. Once the crew finishes the promotion, I’ll invite you out for a meal."

Dong Qiin said with a smile, "It’s rare for you to take the initiative to invite us to dinner. What, not being a homebody anymore? After the crew finishes the promotions, you definitely won’t escape this meal. Oh, and see if you can invite Sheng Yan out too. He also invested in this movie, and his contribution is tremendous."

He Jinxia was taken aback, "He invested too?"

Dong Qiin: "Yeah, how come, you don’t know?"

He Jinxia answered very honestly: "I don’t know."

Dong Qiin laughed awkwardly: "Haha, who would’ve thought Sheng Yan would have a day when he does good deeds without seeking recognition, it’s quite nice. Since you’re his relative, it doesn’t matter whether you know or not, as long as you can make money..."

After He Jinxia hung up the phone, she looked down at the mobile phone in her hand and stared at the name "Sheng Yan" in the contacts for quite some time, a hint of what could be called "danger" flashing in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Sheng Yan had just lain down in bed when his body suddenly shivered, feeling an ominous premonition.

At that moment, the door was knocked on frantically. Zhang Ming couldn’t even wait for Sheng Yan to open the door, used the Universal Card to open it, and rushed in shouting:

"Hey, Brother Yan, it’s not good, your wife is about to get blacklisted!"

"Cough cough cough!" Sheng Yan immediately started coughing.

Zhang Ming walked over and patted his shoulder, first comforting him: "I know you’re concerned about your wife, but don’t get so worked up. You’re a superstar, a mega superstar. What’s a mere blacklisting to you?"

"Cough cough!" Sheng Yan continued to cough, blinked his eyes, and a glint of complexity flashed through, wife?

Hmm, the label "wife" fitted Jinxia quite well, very well indeed.

He certainly wasn’t coughing because he was startled by the word; for some reason, the image of Mrs. He flitted through his mind at that moment, and Sheng Yan felt a little bit...insecure.

He quickly got his breathing under control and asked in a deep voice: "What’s this blacklisting about?"

Zhang Ming: "I just saw it in the company’s agent group chat, gossiping. Seems like someone called Liu Mingxiang is behind the blacklist. Should I go investigate his company or something? He dares to blacklist your wi—"

Suddenly, he paused and quickly changed his phrasing: "No, no, that’s not right, you two aren’t even in an official relationship yet, can’t call her your wife. Let’s use another term, future wife how about that? What do you think?"

Sheng Yan: "..." Don’t you get tired of switching terms? Just drop the "future," drop it!

Deeply resentful in his heart, he didn’t show it on the outside. He stared at Zhang Ming for a long while before finally saying:

"Jinxia has always been measured in her actions, and she wouldn’t offend someone for no reason. There must be a reason behind it all. Go find out why Liu Mingxiang wants to blacklist Jinxia."

Zhang Ming gave an "OK" signal with his hand and turned to leave. When he reached the door, something seemed to occur to him, and he turned back to ask: "Eh, wait, aren’t you two dating? How come she didn’t tell you about something as big as being blacklisted?"

Zhang Ming clicked his tongue, sharing his experienced advice kindly: "Brother Yan, it looks like you’re really not cutting it as a boyfriend. Well, you are a big star, with such a busy schedule, and no proper occasion to publicly show off your love."

It wasn’t clear which remark hit a nerve, but Sheng Yan suddenly popped out coldly: "I think I should just retire and stop acting."

Zhang Ming immediately clamped his mouth shut and tried to maintain a very standard smile, silently closing the door as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

Alright, alright, he’d shut up, he’d just keep quiet. He was actually intending to teach Sheng Yan a thing or two about picking up girls, why did he explode at the slightest thing!

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