Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 384 - 385: Truly Innocent or Pretending to be Stupid

Chapter 384: Chapter 385: Truly Innocent or Pretending to be Stupid

Xie Jiahui, seeing He Jinxia like this, suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and turned her head to the other side, making polite conversation, "I also enjoyed chatting with you. Let’s get together for afternoon tea sometime."

He Jinxia paused for a moment, a gentle smile spreading across her face, "I would be honored, beautiful lady. I’ll be staying in the USA this month and will find time to catch up with you."

Seeing this, Xie Jiahui felt even more embarrassed.

Why was there a feeling like others treated her as a friend, but she treated them as enemies?

Xie Jiahui shook her head, quickly dismissing the messy thoughts in her mind. Just then, she caught a glimpse of two acquaintances out of the corner of her eye and her eyes lit up. Eagerly, she hastily moved past the awkwardness and quickly said,

"Aren’t you an actress? I happen to know a director who is looking to cast a female actress from Huaxia for a role. Let me take you to meet him."

He Jinxia’s expression subtly changed, her gaze towards Xie Jiahui taking on a slightly strange hue, but she responded anyway, "Sure."

Honestly, until Xie Jiahui actually brought her in front of a foreign director, He Jinxia did not believe that Xie Jiahui truly intended to help her. For her, such an introduction seemed more like mockery.

But... He Jinxia once again underestimated Xia Jiahui’s simplicity, no, her naivety.

She really did bring her in front of a foreign director, and praising her profusely in fluent foreign language, bluntly implying that he might as well settle on He Jinxia as the Huaxia star for his new movie.

He Jinxia blinked, looked at Xie Jiahui, then at the director, and tried to keep a gentle smile on her face, while internally questioning whether Xie Jiahui truly wanted to help her.

Because the Burberry-hosted dinner was rather extraordinary with many influential personalities from the fashion industry and famous Hollywood actors present, even globally influential TOP100 celebrities could be seen at the dinner.

Fearing that He Jinxia might embarrass herself by not understanding the foreign language at the dinner, Luo You had specially prepared a translation device for her tonight.

The translator was shaped like an earring, discreetly clipped to her ear, allowing He Jinxia to understand the entire conversation between Xie Jiahui and the foreign director very clearly.

Because of this, He Jinxia was even more uncertain about Xie Jiahui’s intentions.

Was she genuinely helping her secure a film role, or was she setting a trap for her to fall into?

He Jinxia did not know.

But the opportunity before her, as long as there was a chance to strive for it, she would not easily give up.

The foreign director looked at He Jinxia, his eyebrows furrowed, a look of confusion in his eyes, muttering, "This actress does look a bit familiar."

He Jinxia smiled faintly, saying, "I’ve long admired you, Director Wilson. I am He Jinxia, a Huaxia actress. You might find me familiar because I recently starred in a movie released in the USA called ’Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!’ where I played a 200-pound woman who managed to lose 80 pounds through her own efforts and became a goddess."

The director immediately realized, speaking in awkward Huaxia, "Right, right, right, Chen Xiaohui, you are Chen Xiaohui!"

Director Wilson is quite famous in the USA, not for his skills in making commercial or art films, but because he excels at making films that blend elements of both commercial and art films, particularly in the genre of youth films.

Youth, caught between maturity and naivety, occupies a very ambiguous zone.

When people were in their youth, they had already moved beyond the naive years of childhood to a new stage of life, yet youth was not mature. It could be naive and emotional, and behind every mistake, there was growth.

These experiences could be unforgettable, laughable, or dismissible... but no matter what, that was youth.

In Director Wilson’s view, youth meant different things to different people, but to him, the epitome of one’s youthful phase was during the vibrant college years.

Not elementary, not middle school, nor high school—he believed in the youth of university days, which is why most of the protagonists in his youth films were college students.

The outside world had mixed reviews about Wilson, with some thinking he was just pretending, using the guise of youth films to make art films.

Directors specializing in art films, however, looked down on him because his films leaned towards commercialism, diluting the artistic essence, and conveying rather superficial points of view.

Commercial film directors, on the other hand, welcomed him since his works were quite profitable, yet Wilson repeatedly denied being a commercial filmmaker in public appearances.

In his words, he felt that his films were not purely commercial and not obviously commercialized.

No matter the external reviews, Director Wilson’s youth films sold very well, and their ability to make money matched that of commercial films, which was enough for He Jinxia.

From previous conversations with Director Wilson, He Jinxia had grasped what kind of Huaxia actor he was looking for—charismatic, with a look that appealed to the aesthetic of Huaxia people, a dancer, and specifically one with a strong dance background.

Moreover, these actors needed to be popular, with the ability to draw Huaxia people to watch the films.

After running these requirements through her mind, He Jinxia’s eyes twinkled slightly, feeling she quite fit the director’s expectations.

During conversation, Director Wilson spoke at length about Chen Xiaohui, and then casually asked, "How’s your dancing background?"

He Jinxia’s heart nearly skipped a beat, but she calmly replied, "It’s decent. Before I became an actress, I originated from a girl group."

Wilson frowned, "A girl group?"

Xie Jiahui clarified, "Uncle, it’s like a band, a singing group, they sing and dance!"

Wilson realized, "Oh, I know that. Didn’t you tell me a few days ago that the groups from H country are quite impressive? Jinxia used to do this?"

He Jinxia nodded, "Yes, back then I spent nearly ten out of every twenty-four hours immersed in dancing. My modern dance, classical dance, and street dance were all quite outstanding."

Actually, He Jinxia only knew classical dance, but in the end, dance was all interconnected. With a good physical foundation, one could master any style of dance with some practice, so at this moment, He Jinxia did not hesitate to embellish her capabilities.

Director Wilson, excitedly inquired, "Can you do ballet?"

He Jinxia paused, hesitated, and shook her head.

From her limited memories, she had never encountered ballet, and if the director were to ask her to perform spontaneously, it would be quite embarrassing.

Upon hearing this, a clear look of disappointment appeared on Wilson’s face.