In order to secure more benefits for themselves, Luo You and the top brass of the production team employed an arsenal of tactics, using both disparaging and complintary linguistic thods. After nearly two hours of heated argunt, the contents of the contract were finally agreed upon.
As for the outco of this final negotiation, representatives from both sides smiled contentedly on the surface.
One party wanted to leverage the fa of others, and the other sought more compensation and protection. Reaching an agreent on the contract was just the beginning; they would have to wait until the drama was completed and released to the market to see the audience’s reaction before they could know who would ultimately prevail.
As the group was leaving, they happened to co across He Jinxia’s costud photo shoot.
The young girl was dressed in a narrow green robe with a dark pattern as base, her waist wrapped with a snow-white silk cloth as a belt, donned with a peace buckle to hold her skirt, her feet in bejeweled pearl-embroidered shoes, and her hair, shiny and black, styled in an unopened flower bun, cascading down her shoulders.
At this mont, she stood prettily in the center of the background, her mouth slightly upturned, her eyes radiating warmth, gazing gently ahead.
He Jinxia’s eyes seed to speak, the watery tenderness unique to won rged with her outfit, bringing forth the aura of a naive and shy girl from the inner chambers, innocent and romantically inclined.
Despite being surrounded by modernity apart from the set backdrop, when the onlookers shifted their gaze to He Jinxia, they couldn’t help but calm their minds, influenced by her serene aura.
At this mont, everyone who saw He Jinxia’s costud photo shoot had the sa thought arise in their minds—
He Jinxia was Su Qingwan!
She was the gentle and shy Su Qingwan, always polite, who gave way to her elder sister!
"Click, click..." The sound of the cara capturing photos rang out, the flash continuously flickered, and the photographer’s voice praising perfection, prompting He Jinxia to change poses, brought the onlookers back to reality, and they imdiately burst into an uproar.
"Who would’ve thought He Jinxia looks so good in ancient attire, she really has a great presence!"
"You don’t know, when He Jinxia ca out, I was standing right beside her, and I was so startled... I thought soone from ancient tis had ti-traveled right next to !"
"Hahaha, bro, that’s hilarious. Ti travel is impossible, it’s never going to happen in a lifeti. At most, she has the deanor of soone from ancient tis, not arrogant or impetuous, serene and gentle. Ah, if only I could marry an ancient bride!"
"You might as well dream on now..."
On the other side, Luo You and the senior crew mbers exchanged glances and shared knowing smiles. The executives were unanimously praising He Jinxia’s beauty and professionalism, and Luo You humbly responded that there was still room for improvent and asked everyone to be understanding.
Who doesn’t know how to make polite conversation?
The old pros followed the routine, casually playing along.
After He Jinxia successfully completed her costud photo shoot and left, President Fang, one of the investors and a top executive of the production crew, still felt uncertain and took it upon himself to consult with the director, Gu Qiao.
Gu Qiao had a sowhat cool temperant and wasn’t one to flatter President Fang, but considering his status as an investor, he still responded:
"Taking good costud photos doesn’t an one can act well. He Jinxia is just a newcor, having participated in only one film, in which she played a role resembling her real self, so her acting skills should be just at the level of a recent drama school graduate."
President Fang didn’t understand the professional jargon of the film industry; he was a real estate developer who decided to invest so spare money into the film industry. Being an investor in "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" was also the result of a series of fortuitous events.
He directly asked, "Just tell , can He Jinxia be a good match for Luo Sifang?"
Gu Qiao’s eyes flickered with a barely detectable trace of disgust; if it wasn’t for the sake of securing investnt for her next film project, she would never have taken on this ancient costu drama.
She said, "President Fang, after this drama is completed, Luo Sifang is certain to beco famous. Landing a lead role in a TV drama right off the bat, plus the support of nurous talented actors—viewers will definitely rember her."
President Fang had specifically added investnts to the production to cast Luo Sifang as the leading lady, all to win over the beauty with a smile, to make her happy. If she beca famous, it would also give him face to show off!
Hearing the director say that Luo Sifang would beco famous, he no longer cared whether He Jinxia could match Luo Sifang or not. Whether she could or couldn’t, as long as Luo Sifang beca famous, the process was all the sa to him.
This is the difference between outsiders and insiders; outsiders only consider the outco, while insiders take into account reputation and public opinion.
Watching President Fang’s departing figure, Gu Qiao no longer hid her expression of disgust and muttered lowly, "Play second fiddle? Do they really think her fans are pushovers? He Jinxia might be passable, but to think another promising young actor would play second fiddle, how naive!"
No matter how tumultuous things were within the "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" production crew, He Jinxia signed the contract Luo You handed over and quietly took the high-speed train back to Qingdu that night to lay low, also taking the opportunity to give herself a New Year’s holiday.
On the last day of the year, the storm known as "He Jinxia" once again swept over Weibo and various major self-dia channels.
It so happened that "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" and "L&G Charming Won" both released photos of He Jinxia on this day without prior arrangent.
One set of photos was from her drama’s costu fitting, and the other set was for the magazine!
The two different styles of photos imdiately sparked enthusiastic discussions among netizens.
[It’s no wonder he’s my hubby; he looks slim in clothes, yet so aty without! Tsk tsk, those abs lines. Hubby, you’re manly enough, no need to keep bulking up. Can you please stop working out? Look at Wu Daxi, like a feeble bottom, can’t even muster a presence.]
[Not only does he have abs, but there are also faint Adonis belt lines, ah, so sexy! But Fat Emperor, please don’t work out anymore. It would be embarrassing if soday your body is worse than his!]
[Pfft, just a mass of muscles, all hard and blocky, what’s there to like, you delusional fans! Sha on you for saying that looks good!!]
[Heh, perhaps what the person above considers good looking is soone with a flat belly, who looks like he barely has any at on him, like a plain boiled chicken. Defined abdominal muscles signify a healthy and powerful beauty, get it? If you don’t understand the aesthetics of strength, then stop spewing nonsense!]
[As soone who doesn’t like muscles, just floating by, I think He Jinxia looks quite good like this. Besides, Fat Emperor’s abdominal muscles aren’t the kind with sharp outlines; they’re more subtly defined, which is even more attractive. Oh, the restraint yet the desire, uh... I might be getting too dirty [nosebleed][nosebleed][nosebleed]]
...
This is the battlefield under the official Weibo account of "L&G Charming Won," while on the other hand, "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" has a completely different, refreshing artistic style.
[My lady, when your hair grows to your waist, may I take you as my wife?]
[My lady, I offer you ten miles of bridal makeup, a lifeti of joy and carefree living. May I have your hand in marriage?]
[No need for many words, a lifeti commitnt for two! If anyone can make a promise better than mine, I will willingly cede a thousand miles of territory, just to exchange for her returning smile!]
...
As soon as He Jinxia’s fans entered, they were greeted with a screen full of flowery romantic lines, and they couldn’t help but joyfully reply—
[A! Bunch! Of! Drama! Queens! Do you really think you can yearn for our Fat Emperor?!]
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