Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 76 Poverty

Chapter 76: Chapter 76 Poverty

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He Jinxia, although a second-tier celebrity, had already developed the mental quality and demeanor necessary for a first-tier star.

"Okay, I’ll contact the production team in a bit and make sure to check the contract thoroughly for you."

He pondered for a while, then said, "Don’t worry, if they want to use you as a supporting role, we won’t be pushed around easily. How many shots you should get, how much rest time you have, and so on, I’ll make sure everything is spelled out in the contract.

This is a TV drama, not a movie. Last time you had no choice when filming the movie; this time, you have enough capital to negotiate with the production team."

He Jinxia’s eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded, "Brother Luo, I’ll leave the diligent contract review to you."

Sometimes, popularity is indeed a good thing.

Even if you have no works and only beauty, as long as you can make the national audience recognize you and are willing to spend a little money on you, contributing to the TV ratings, that’s a skill in itself.

And He Jinxia was now enjoying the dividends of her soaring popularity.

"By the way, after the movie wrapped up yesterday, Dong Qiin transferred the remaining payment for your role to your account. Additionally, although the magazine ’L&G Charming Women’ was a resource brought in by Director Dong, you were once a cover model, so the magazine also paid you a fee.

The payments for the first and second shoot were also transferred to your account this morning by the magazine. They were quite generous, a total of twenty thousand. That’s a decent amount for a second-tier star. It seems that your issue made quite a bit of money for Charming."

Luo You couldn’t help but smile, a glint of sharpness in his eyes, "At the same time, Charming has sent you another invitation, suggesting they want you to become a regular model for ’Charming Women’, but I’ve turned it down.

You must remember, as a star, not to casually tie yourself to a brand, especially when you are still rising, and your worth can change at any moment.

Holding out for the right price is a compulsory lesson every star must learn. However, the precondition is that you also have to be self-aware and not become too self-inflated."

He Jinxia smiled slightly, her words carrying a calm steadiness, "Brother Luo, I understand what you mean."

Luo You’s search through the contacts on his phone paused as he looked up at He Jinxia, "No, I don’t think you do understand."

He Jinxia was taken aback.

Luo You, "You’re too modest, you see yourself too lowly. Jinxia, you need to believe that you’re doing very well."

Luo You himself didn’t know why he felt that way; it just seemed to him that He Jinxia wasn’t satisfied with her current achievements, possibly due to her demure character.

To tell the truth, he didn’t think that He Jinxia was very happy with her current success.

Except for the time when she successfully slimmed down, that was the only time joy was clearly visible on her face.

He Jinxia was taken aback for a moment, then after some thought, she slowly said, "Brother Luo, it’s not that I feel I haven’t done well, but that I feel I haven’t done enough. I could have done better."

She tilted her head slightly, as if organizing her thoughts, while Luo You waited patiently.

After a long while, He Jinxia’s crisp and pleasant voice came through—

"You could say that I feel a bit insecure. I need to climb higher, have more works, to feel a little steadier. Maybe when I become a first-tier star, this restlessness will disappear."

He Jinxia truly felt indifferent toward the engagements typically offered to second-tier stars.

In her previous life, she was the Oiran, the belle of the city, skilled in all forms of artistic expression from music to literature, and no stranger to scheming and intrigue—a figure who would be followed and cheered wherever she went.

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Although the work she was involved in this life was different from her last, there was still some overlap.

Compared to her last life, she seemed to have too much free time on her hands this time around, and with only low-level enemies to face, she couldn’t muster any enthusiasm to fight them. Such was the calm disposition of an "aging auntie."

Luo You, seeing He Jinxia’s calm demeanor, suddenly felt an itch in his hand and a desire to hit someone.

After much struggle, he realized that He Jinxia was not satisfied with remaining a second-tier star!

Luo You, with the heart of a middle-aged woman, really wanted to shake He Jinxia awake and instill in her the knowledge of how prominent the pinnacle of second-tier stardom was, but...

Luo You shook his head and sighed, "Ah, you don’t know how many second-tier stars are envious of you. Your popularity is already touching the first-tier, even before your works have been released. That’s something many stars can’t reach in their entire lives, but—"

His words took a turn as he continued, "Young lady, it’s good to be ambitious and hard-working. I won’t say much more. Oh, and I just remembered something I forgot to tell you: you’ve already spent all your acting fee."

He Jinxia’s eyes widened slightly as she looked at Luo You.

Luo You spoke to her with a smile, "You’ve signed a Quasi-A-level contract, so the company will set up a team for you. Your team will have the basic talent pool of first-tier stars—an assistant, bodyguard, stylist, and financial advisor, all inclusive, providing you with one-stop superstar services."

He Jinxia: "..." Now didn’t seem like the time for advertisements!

Luo You continued, "These people are all high-level employees from the company’s talent reserves. If they’re assigned to you, you’re responsible for their salaries. Whether or not you can keep these talents depends on you. So I’ve distributed your acting fee as their basic salaries for the next three months."

He Jinxia gazed at him somberly: "So you mean to say that I don’t have a single cent right now, and I still have to support a bunch of people?"

Luo You corrected, "No, I’ve managed to scrape together ten thousand for you from the financial advisor, as your pocket money. The financial advisor has fifty thousand reserved for you as a basic set-up fund. Oh, right, the financial advisor called me before you came, complaining that I’d given too little money, making it hard for him to find investment opportunities."

He Jinxia: "..."

She swallowed the saliva in her mouth with difficulty and said with rare seriousness, "Brother Luo, maybe we shouldn’t keep—"

Before she could finish, Luo You interrupted her with righteous indignation, "No way, we can’t lower the standards!"

He Jinxia: "... I’m just a second-tier star."

Luo You reminded, "But you signed a Quasi-A-level contract."

At that moment, a thought suddenly popped into He Jinxia’s head—digging her own grave.

Seeing her stunned expression, Luo You was laughing merrily in his heart.

Even with a huge "poor" label hanging over her, life still had to go on.

"With great power comes great privilege," this saying was indeed true.

He Jinxia, suddenly responsible for a whole bunch of people, returned to her dormitory and unleashed a passion for acting that was unparalleled. Consequently, Sheng Yan’s phone was quietly flashing with notifications all afternoon.

When Sheng Yan finally got a break from his meetings and lit up his phone, he was greeted with a staggering 99+ messages. He initially thought it was a group spam, but they were all private chats!

He tapped on "He Jinxia’s" avatar, and a string of performance videos appeared before his eyes. His eyebrows arching, a hint of interest flashed through his eyes. He scrolled up to the very first performance video and started watching.

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