This made Han Xia, who was accustod to being praised by everyone, feel uncomfortable.
Though she’s just a third-rate celebrity, she’s still one of the main artists supported by the company. Wherever she goes, she’s surrounded by her team, receiving ticulous care, and has never been treated so coldly.
Even when attending large events, industry insiders would at least show her so courtesy for the sake of professional etiquette and future developnt.
After all, in this industry, no one can be sure whether an inconspicuous small artist will suddenly beco a hit overnight in a few months.
But Li Jing, on the other hand, didn’t follow the usual rules, was so cold to the point of ignoring her, making Han Xia feel both wronged and stifled inside.
Seeing Li Jing’s indifferent attitude, Han Xia had already ford the idea of leaving. She was planning to give her assistant a signal to find an excuse to say goodbye, but noticed her assistant had been staring at her phone since they entered.
She couldn’t help but frown and just as she was about to inquire, the assistant happened to approach her and handed the phone over.
Filled with doubt, Han Xia took the phone and saw that the screen displayed information about the movie "Mortal," along with detailed information about the main investors and actors.
Evidently, this was sothing the assistant had just found out through connections.
At first, Han Xia didn’t understand the assistant’s intention, but when she saw the actor’s photos, she was suddenly shocked to see that one of the main supporting roles was Li Jing.
As she scrolled down, she was even more shocked to find that Li Jing was also one of the main investors.
She was secretly amazed, glanced at her assistant, who whispered in a low voice, "Sister Xia, this movie ’Mortal’ was the biggest hit last year, and it turns out President Li was the investor behind it."
"No wonder, as soon as I ca in, I found him familiar, so I checked, and sure enough, it’s him."
Only now did Han Xia understand why her assistant had been checking her phone since entering, it was to verify her suspicions.
At this mont, Han Xia’s heart was still in turmoil because of this information.
The movie "Mortal" was the biggest dark horse in last year’s film industry, winning nurous awards and was extrely popular after its release.
Not only did it make the newcor director Wen Lan a hotly sought-after director, but the second female lead, Yang Xiaoxiu, also beca hugely popular because of this movie, and is now the leading figure among the new generation of traffic stars, far ahead of Han Xia.
It was extrely difficult for Han Xia to et Yang Xiaoxiu at events, which shows how hot this movie was.
She never expected that one of the main investors behind this movie was the sa Li Jing who treated her indifferently.
Her mind raced, and seizing the mont when no one was speaking, Han Xia put on a respectful smile and proactively asked Li Jing:
"President Li, you look really familiar, didn’t you act in sothing before?"
Surprised, Li Jing glanced at her briefly and nodded, "Yes, I did act in a movie before, called ’Mortal,’ have you seen it?"
Seeing him admit it, Han Xia was secretly pleased and nodded quickly, "Of course, who hasn’t seen such a hit movie like ’Mortal’?"
"Director Wen Lan and Yang Xiaoxiu both completely broke out thanks to this movie, I honestly didn’t expect you, President Li, to have acted in it too!"
The nearby Zhou Yingying was full of surprise; previously, she didn’t know anything about Li Jing’s background.
After curiously glancing at Li Jing, she quietly listened and even thoughtfully poured him tea.
Li Jing picked up the teacup, took a sip, and nodded, "Yes, I’m friends with Wen Lan and the producers of ’Mortal’."
"At first, there was a funding gap for the movie, so they approached for investnt. I happened to be sowhat interested in acting, so I took the opportunity to have them arrange a role for ."
Han Xia thought, ’So it’s true,’ and couldn’t help but ask, "President Li, are you very familiar with Director Wen?"
"Director Wen is now a well-known great director, so you must have a lot of celebrity friends around you, President Li?"
Han Xia pretended to be curious and innocent, while cautiously probing Li Jing.
Li Jing caught the undertone in her words and did not hide anything, responding, "I don’t know that many stars, but I do have a good relationship with Wen Lan. We chatted on the phone a few days ago."
The usually silent assistant suddenly asked:
"President Li, you must be quite familiar with Teacher Yang Xiaoxiu too, right? She rose to fa through that movie and is currently a very popular star."
Li Jing looked at the assistant, nodded slightly:
"Yes, she’s quite a nice girl, very hardworking, so I helped her by setting up a studio."
As soon as these words ca out, Han Xia and the assistant were montarily stunned.
They originally only thought Li Jing and Yang Xiaoxiu were close, never expecting there was this deeper connection behind it.
The assistant realized suddenly, "I heard that after Xiaoxiu beca famous, she set up her own studio. It turns out it was President Li behind the investnt!"
"No wonder people in the circle were puzzled back then, how a new star like Xiaoxiu could have the connections and funds so soon; now it all makes sense."
Upon hearing this, Han Xia was once again secretly shocked.
She knew Yang Xiaoxiu’s story, a regular sophomore who beca famous from one show, quickly ford a mature team, owned her studio, and had flowing resources afterwards.
Now it seems all this was orchestrated by Li Jing.
Thinking of this, her previous dissatisfaction with Li Jing’s dismissive attitude towards her vanished instantly, replaced with an even stronger desire to befriend him.
Originally she only valued Li Jing for his money and power, but now that she discovered his deep entertainnt industry connections, she had an idea of wanting to delve deeper.
Even though Han Xia wanted deep down to establish a connection with Li Jing, his attitude towards her remained tepid.
After exchanging a few more words, Han Xia keenly sensed that Li Jing was no longer interested, and it wouldn’t be good to linger. So she quickly stood up and said respectfully:
"President Li, Yingying, I have sothing to attend to shortly, so I won’t disturb you two any longer. You guys continue, I’ll be leaving now."
Li Jing nodded in acknowledgnt, and Zhou Yingying got ready to stand up to see her off. Han Xia quickly stopped her:
"Yingying, dear sister, no need to see off. You stay and keep President Li company. We live close by, we’ll just go ourselves."
Having said this, she subtly glanced at Li Jing and then smiled at Zhou Yingying:
"We hit it off so well. From now on, you’re my little sister. If you need anything, whether in Hai Province or inland, just reach out to Sister Xia.
As long as I can help, I won’t hesitate. Don’t be polite with , got it?"
Zhou Yingying was delighted, clearly understanding Han Xia’s intentions, and nodded rapidly, "Got it, Sister Xia."
Han Xia gave Zhou Yingying a deep look, smiled, nodded, and then left with her assistant.
Just outside the Poseidon Suite, the assistant couldn’t hold it in any longer and eagerly asked Han Xia:
"Sister Xia, President Li is much more powerful than we expected!
Why didn’t you stay longer? Maybe in the future, we could leverage President Li’s resources to boost our career.
Think about it, Yang Xiaoxiu was just an ordinary college student and got this far; Sister Xia, you already have so foundation, your potential is definitely greater than hers!"
Han Xia smiled bitterly, shook her head, and explained helplessly, "It’s not that easy. You saw President Li’s attitude, it’s obvious he isn’t soone we can easily cling to.
At his level, whether it’s a student with no background or a sowhat famous star like , it might not make much difference in his eyes.
On the contrary, maybe the student’s innocence could even make him more fond of her."
The assistant frowned slightly, full of regret, "So are we just going to miss this opportunity?"
After pondering for a mont, Han Xia said, "In this industry, opportunities are hard to co by. Once they appear, you must firmly grasp them.
If directly approaching President Li doesn’t work, then in the future, spend more ti with Yingying."
She turned to the assistant and instructed, "We still have a few short dramas to collaborate on, and there’s a small variety show, right?
Go discuss with them, see if we can replace the people originally slated to go with Zhou Yingying."
The assistant was initially surprised but soon understood Han Xia’s thoughts and nodded heavily, "Okay, Sister Xia, I’ll handle it later."
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