Superstar's Development Diary-Chapter 799 - 801: Direct Appointment

Announcements at work, some can be pushed off, while others can’t be ignored.

If not coordinated well, leaving no open schedule, no matter how much one wants to participate in a certain program, it becomes impossible.

Luo You said lightly, "It’s simple, in order to film Xiao Xiangyu’s special effects, Director Liu used up all the investment he pulled in, investing millions more into the post-production. It’s rumored in the industry that he’s been drained financially for this movie, so he likely doesn’t have the money to hire you for promotion.

If he were to talk to me directly, I definitely wouldn’t promote for free, and we’d need to come up with some promotional strategies. He approached you directly to avoid the cost of promotion as a favor.

Liu Director would have the upper hand if I later went to him to arrange strategies, so we can’t just casually set conditions."

He Jinxia was a bit puzzled, "In the contracts signed while shooting dramas, aren’t actors obliged to help promote the drama?"

Luo You chuckled, "Jinxia, that’s because your popularity wasn’t as high before, and your fee hadn’t increased so drastically.

A celebrity’s market value changes daily. Two years ago, you were at a disadvantage in film and television, but since you won an award last year, your fee has changed and is not so cheap anymore.

When I negotiated the contract for "Xiao Xiangyu" for you, because the fee offered by Director Liu was not high, I was stricter with the detailed clauses. Your filming and post-promotion are separate, so if you are required for post-promotion, additional payment is necessary."

Inwardly, He Jinxia praised Luo You as being professional. It must be said, this is the demeanor of a shrewd and capable agent!

Professional and formidable, he doesn’t yield even before a famous director, striving to secure conditions for the actor.

He Jinxia asked, "So how do you plan to handle this? It looks like Director Liu wants to save on that promotion cost."

Luo You pondered for a moment, then said, "Not contributing a cent is definitely not feasible. Your fee was already low for participating in his movie, so if he avoids the promotional fee too, it might cause dissatisfaction or even suppression among industry peers when this spreads. I’ll discuss it with a few other celebrity managers."

He Jinxia reminded, "Act quickly, it’s going to air on the 15th, and there are only two weeks left, time is tight."

She didn’t want this film, which clearly met quality standards, to fade into obscurity online due to inadequate early promotion.

Treating each film she shot as a child, she sincerely hoped "Xiao Xiangyu’s Many Sorrows" would go further.

Luo You nodded, "Don’t worry, we can finalize it quickly. Director Liu is more anxious than we are."

"Alright." He Jinxia finished speaking, preparing to hang up the phone.

Suddenly, Luo You said, "Wait, I have one more thing to tell you. I only found out about it tonight and planned to tell you tomorrow, fearing that you were already asleep."

"Since you’re calling now, I’ll just tell you."

He Jinxia, recalling the first words Luo You said when answering the phone, felt a twinge of curiosity and asked, "What’s the matter? From your tone, it seems like I should know about this?"

Luo You couldn’t help but roll his eyes and said with a hint of annoyance, "First, tell me, did you hide anything from me while filming in the L country?"

He Jinxia was puzzled, hiding something from Luo You?

Could it be Sheng Yan visiting secretly?

He Jinxia blinked and feigned ignorance, "No, when I was in L country, you were my assistant. Didn’t you know everything about where I went and what I did? What could I hide from you?"

That’s right, Sheng Yan didn’t come, yes, she knew nothing...

The art of self-hypnosis works wonders, keep hypnotizing herself a bit more...

Luo You frowned and pondered, "True... I also don’t know how they found you and decided to cast you, perhaps in your past life, you really were a lucky fish."

Unable to figure it out, Luo You decided not to dwell on it and said directly, "Do you know Stanlanca?"

He Jinxia was even more baffled, why bring up this director out of the blue.

"Yes, internationally renowned major director, on par with Rogels, the director of ’Dimension Space’."

"Congratulations, you got the leading role in Stanlanca’s famous best-selling series film ’Devil’s Sea 4: Misty Jungle’!" Luo You announced suddenly.

He Jinxia hadn’t yet processed this, subconsciously interpreting it as an audition notice, and asked excitedly, "An audition? How did they find me?"

A flash of insight struck her, "Ah, I remember now, Wilson had contacted me before, mentioning a work he wanted to recommend to me, but an audition was required.

I couldn’t leave at that time, and Wilson suggested visiting the set. After discussing with Director Qian, Director Qian agreed, and you are aware of this."

Luo You coughed, "It’s not an audition; you’ve been directly named as the leading actress."

This time, He Jinxia comprehended fully, completely stunned, "Lead... actress?"

Luo You: "Yes, lead! Actress!"

He reiterated these words with emphasis.

"No audition needed. Stanlanca’s assistant directly appointed you as the leading actress. They didn’t have my contact information, but they did have Sheng Yan’s agent’s contact, so they reached out to Zhang Ming first, who then informed me."

Honestly, when Zhang Ming approached him, he was also astonished, completely unaware that He Jinxia had the influence to be appointed as the leading actress by Stanlanca!

This was a direct appointment, with no auditions!

In the case of an audition, a backup would exist in the company, especially for a major production like ’Devil’s Sea’.

Zhang Ming purposely checked the backups, knowing that months prior ’Devil’s Sea’ had sent audition invitations to first-tier actresses in the company, but He Jinxia was not among them.

No one expected He Jinxia to silently bring such a huge surprise to the company.

Luo You was even more perplexed than Zhang Ming, when facing Zhang Ming’s question of "how did He Jinxia captivate Director Stanlanca and secure the leading role", he even wanted to ask if Sheng Yan made introductions.

But as the thought crossed his mind, Luo You dismissed it immediately, knowing Zhang Ming would be aware if Sheng Yan had introduced her.

On the other hand, even if there was an introduction, there should be at least an interview. With major directors and productions, even if the project was not highly anticipated, the casting of the leading role couldn’t be this arbitrary.

So, how the direct appointment came to be remained a mystery to everyone.

Initially, Luo You hoped to find answers from Jinxia’s side; now he saw, she was equally baffled!

On the phone, it took a while before He Jinxia’s voice came through, mixed with a surprise, "Brother Luo, why did Director Stanlanca appoint me directly?"