Chapter 1064: Retiring at the Peak

Hearing this, Shen Li was slightly surprised.

Blind box cooperation?

She was filming with Song Anyu on set yesterday and even ate together after filming, but she hadn't heard Song Anyu mention this.

"You don't want to do merchandise, right? Sister Kuan is just following your wishes, saying that any merchandise plans related to you don't need to be submitted in the future and should be rejected directly."

The staff member felt it was a pity and knew Shen Li was a gentle person, so he said directly without scruples: "A-Li, derivative merchandise is a trend in the circle now. Even those semi-popular people make a lot of money from merchandise. Are you really not considering it?"

"And Song Anyu is a top-tier celebrity now. Cooperating with him, and being a hidden version, would be of great benefit to your traffic. I feel it's a pity to refuse."

Shen Li naturally knew all this, but she still shook her head.

"Forget it. No matter how much money is made, it's the fans who pay for it. Look at the marketing routines of those celebrity merchandise now; they are used to fleece fans. A small card can be hyped up to several dollars on second-hand platforms. Isn't that just purely sick?"

Anyway, she couldn't bear to do such things. Many of her fan groups were still students, and Shen Li felt it was unnecessary to spend money on such things.

Hearing this, the staff member's favor for Shen Li rose to another level. Although he felt it was a pity in his heart, he couldn't help but praise her: "A-Li, you are really too kind. Being your fan is truly a 'worthwhile investment'."

Shen Li smiled sweetly, and after the other party left, she knocked on the door of Sister Kuan's office.

"Eh?"

Seeing A-Li, Sister Kuan was also very surprised: "Why did you come to the company? Aren't you on the film crew?"

"I don't have my scenes today, so I took a day off and came back. I just happened to bring Ziyu to meet Brother Bo."

Shen Li sat on the sofa and took the opportunity to mention the matter to Sister Kuan.

Sister Kuan said: "It's not entirely because of the merchandise cooperation that I refused. Hua Xixi was a character from when you debuted; it's been two or three years, and I don't think it's necessary to bring it up to stir up cold rice now."

"Furthermore, Song Anyu is too popular now. If we still want to be bundled with the other party, there will definitely be some discordant voices, saying we are 'hitching a ride on traffic'."

"But conversely, if we don't cooperate, this set of blind boxes will lack your Hua Xixi. According to the thinking patterns of these netizens, having it will lead to being scolded, and not having it will make them feel 'why isn't it there'? Then what we harvest will be another kind of positive voice."

Shen Li listened and nodded silently, able to understand Sister Kuan's thoughts.

She clearly considered things more deeply and long-term.

"Besides, this is Song Anyu's merchandise. I suppose fans only want to see him alone. The other party's company insisting on finding several actresses who have cooperated to participate, isn't that superfluous?"

"Those actresses' companies definitely want Song Anyu's traffic, but participating will definitely lead to being scolded. It must be a choice between two."

"Moreover, a male celebrity's IP, using a bunch of female celebrities as foils and pendants, what does it mean? So I won't agree to let you participate."

Sister Kuan was originally a master of marketing and hype. She could tell at a glance whether the effect would be good or if the feedback would be positive for many models.

So what kind of traffic to accept and what kind not to, as long as Sister Kuan is in charge, Shen Li doesn't need to worry at all.

"Isn't Song Anyu on your film crew now?" Sister Kuan asked suddenly.

Shen Li nodded: "Yes, we went out for a late-night snack together last night, and he didn't mention this. I guess he doesn't even know about it himself."

Sister Kuan sighed: "This child is quite good, but I know Sun Dongjun, the boss of 'Dawn Entertainment', too well. He is profit-seeking and short-sighted."

"Song Anyu has reached this position now, with sky-high traffic pouring down. Sun Dongjun must be thinking about making money and fleecing fans, but this behavior of finding actresses to cooperate in releasing blind boxes is really not good in my opinion. It's very likely to be manipulated by people with ulterior motives in the end."

"Sister Kuan, what should we do then?"

Sister Kuan looked at her: "You're still worrying about his affairs? Yu Hong probably doesn't have much say in this matter; it must have been decided by the company's top management."

Shen Li said: "We are friends, and I don't want to watch him being used by the company without knowing it. If I didn't know, that's one thing, but they even came to us seeking cooperation. I have to tell him, right?"

Sister Kuan raised her eyebrows: "All you can do is remind him. As for the rest, it depends on whether he can realize the hidden dangers of this matter himself, and whether he dares to fight against the company."

After finishing this matter, Sister Kuan asked Shen Li: "I see you rejected the scripts submitted to you by the company later? What's wrong? Do you think the scripts aren't good enough?"

Now the company will submit new scripts to Shen Li first because the company knows Shen Li doesn't necessarily have to play the female lead; she only picks the roles she wants to play.

But for the scripts submitted in the last few months, Shen Li rejected them all.

She sighed with difficulty and said truthfully: "It's not that the scripts aren't good, it's just that I feel they are particularly boring. Many contents feel familiar, and I can't stir up any desire to try."

Sister Kuan could roughly understand Shen Li's meaning and nodded in realization: "Indeed, the current domestic film and television industry is relatively template-based, repeating those types. You've already acted in mainstream ancient idol dramas and period dramas, and you've also tried youth movies and realistic-themed movies."

"For other types, there are too few excellent scripts. How about we pick again after the suspense unit drama from Goose Factory comes out next year? We can try roles with more complex inner worlds. That kind of villain who is 'white on the outside and black on the inside' is also quite challenging."

Shen Li was silent for a moment, then raised her eyes and said solemnly to Sister Kuan: "Sister Kuan, I want to settle down and go back to school for classes."

Since being admitted to university, she had spent very little time at school. Acting classes and professional courses were all taken sporadically when she found opportunities, and she hadn't learned much professional knowledge.

Sister Kuan was stunned, and after coming back to her senses, she couldn't help but ask in surprise: "At this time?"

Shen Li was clearly not acting on a whim, but had long thought about it. Coming today was to talk to Sister Kuan about this matter.

So she nodded firmly: "Yes, I haven't really stopped for the past two or three years. I feel it's consuming my energy too much, and I want to stop for a while."

Sister Kuan was clearly very surprised by Shen Li's decision. After all, she was considered popular now. Retiring at the peak at this timing, by the time she wanted to come back, her fans and traffic would definitely have been divided up. ===== CHAPTER 1065 =====