Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 229 - 230 All Mine is Yours

Chapter 229: Chapter 230 All Mine is Yours

After closing the door, Sheng Yan looked down at his phone, wanting to call Jinxia.

Just as he pressed the video call button, Jinxia had already sent a video call from her end.

Sheng Yan had no time to ponder and answered the call.

As soon as they saw each other, they both blurted out—

"How could you hide from me that you’ve been blacklisted?"

"Why didn’t you tell me you also invested in ’Chen Xiaohui’?"

After they both spoke, they were stunned and then burst into laughter as if by some unspoken agreement.

He Jinxia said, "There’s an order to everything. You tell me first, when did you invest in ’Chen Xiaohui,’ and why didn’t you tell me?"

Seeing her ’looking for faults’ demeanor, Sheng Yan reflected for a moment, and replied deliberately, "I invested when you joined the cast and started to lose weight comprehensively. I saw the potential of this drama, so—"

He Jinxia interrupted impatiently, "Don’t try to fool me. With your sharp business sense, how could you possibly invest in a drama halfway through its production? What’s the real reason?"

Sheng Yan looked at her, his face unchanging, and said, "My schedule is so busy every day, and Dong Qiin is a director under another entertainment company. Although I know her, I’m not familiar with her films. Even the most capable have their oversights.

"It was because you joined her drama that I discovered its potential, which made me decide to invest. Furthermore, at that time, Dong Qiin’s funds were insufficient, and my joining was like quenching a dire thirst."

He Jinxia’s eyes twinkled mischievously as she said, "So, it seems I gave you the chance to capitalize on an opportunity?"

Sheng Yan watched her unblinkingly, his dark pupils like a night sky filled with dazzling stars, and softly hummed in agreement.

He Jinxia felt slightly uncomfortable under his gaze and shifted her eyes away, asking, "I heard from Dong Qiin that you’re almost matching her investment in this drama. Once the cinema settles the box office revenue, can you split the money with Dong Qiin?"

Sheng Yan hummed again.

He Jinxia, even though she was looking away, could feel the intense stare from the man, her heartbeat quickening slightly, and coughed lightly, "Then, doesn’t that mean I should also get a share from you, since I played a part in connecting this?"

Sheng Yan hummed once more.

He Jinxia blinked, raised her head, and stealthily glanced at Sheng Yan. On meeting his gaze, her heart raced faster, wondering why Sheng Yan was so agreeable today, so willing to indulge her...

It was strangely unsettling.

Thus, He Jinxia once again asked tentatively, "Would you even give me all your share if I asked?"

Sheng Yan hummed, his fist slightly clenched at his side, and said in a low voice, "After all, all these will be yours someday."

He Jinxia: "..."

The stir of emotion was so sudden—Turtle Sheng really didn’t provoke unless he struck precisely where it was most effective, leaving her speechless.

So, He Jinxia couldn’t help but flee dispiritedly.

Seeing the suddenly blank screen, Sheng Yan was at a loss for words, his eyebrows knit slightly, wondering if he had said something wrong?

Actually, it wasn’t that he said something wrong, but rather, he said it too well.

Half an hour later, after He Jinxia had calmed her surging emotions, she dialed a video call to Sheng Yan again.

This time the conversation was about her being blacklisted, and both unspokenly avoided mentioning the previous matter.

He Jinxia said, "I didn’t think it was a big deal, so I didn’t tell you about it."

Sheng Yan frowned, "Not a big deal?"

He Jinxia nodded, her usual calm composure was for outsiders, but around Sheng Yan, there was a sense of arrogance and entitlement, "Just a jumping clown, why bother with him?"

Sheng Yan raised his eyebrows, finding this view rather fresh, "It seems you don’t care at all."

He Jinxia, perhaps recalling something, smiled softly and said, "That Liu Mingxiang is just a small fry, not a major investor, it’s okay to offend him. In the capitalist market, if he wants to blacklist me, naturally there are others who value my fame and want to hire me.

"Besides, no job is easy, who has smooth sailing all the time? Offending people is normal, and you can’t be loved by everyone like the Huaxia Coin. Aunt Rui told me that when you first started acting, some even said you were a gigolo kept by a rich woman!"

Speaking of the past, Sheng Yan couldn’t help but smile lightly, "All right, let’s not talk about this person. It’s good that you’re okay."

He Jinxia nodded, "Right, don’t make any wrong decisions because of this!"

Sheng Yan furrowed his brows slightly, "Wrong decisions?"

He Jinxia blinked at him, "Like in the TV dramas, where they say someone ’rends his garments for a beauty’ and blacklists or attacks others."

Sheng Yan hadn’t thought about this before, but hearing He Jinxia mention it, he suddenly found the idea appealing.

Having been in business for so long, he had only suppressed enemies, never a romantic rival—which, oh wait, this person didn’t even qualify as a romantic rival, just a jumping clown. Yet, he hadn’t tried "rends his garments for a beauty" before.

Sheng Yan thought he might find a time to try it out and see how it felt, but externally he maintained his composure, "Hmm, I understand."

He Jinxia nodded subconsciously, "That’s good to know," suddenly she realized, "What do you mean ’understand’? What do you understand?"

Sheng Yan responded indifferently, "I understand that you don’t want me to bother that person."

—He understood not to bother him, but he hadn’t promised he wouldn’t.

He Jinxia smiled slightly, really wanting to pat Sheng Yan on the head and say, "Good boy, you’re teachable."

Unfortunately, such a warm and lovely atmosphere didn’t last long. Sheng Yan changed the subject, "Why did he want to blacklist you?"

He Jinxia was stunned, a myriad of thoughts rising in her mind.

Telling the truth was not an option, or else how angry would this man become—it was her issue, and she didn’t want to stir up more trouble.

But if she didn’t tell the truth, how could she explain?

"Jinxia, Jinxia?"

He Jinxia snapped back to reality, her mind lighting up as she said, "Oh, because he, he has impure motives, acted lasciviously, grabbed my hand, and in anger, I flipped him over my shoulder, and that angered him into wanting to blacklist me."

He Jinxia hadn’t lied to Sheng Yan; she just omitted some facts.

Sheng Yan’s brow furrowed slightly, but didn’t think much of it; what Jinxia described was common in the industry—female artists being beautiful, not only investors wanting to take advantage, but also some powerful stars, not to mention some targeting male artists as well.

Only top-tier stars with significant popularity and status made investors wary, not daring to be too aggressive.

"I’ve been neglectful. Now that your popularity has increased and you are attractive, it’s probably not just Liu Mingxiang targeting you. How about I hire another bodyguard for you?"

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