Chapter 232

At first, it was the crew staff who discovered Li Xiue.

Seeing her walk to Director Yan's side with a calm and peaceful face, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of curiosity—what's going on with this ancestor? Have they already made up with Director Yan?

You have to know that when Director Yan was looking for her, it caused a huge stir, and he even specifically made the whole crew wait for her for a whole morning, but Li Xiue just disappeared like she evaporated into thin air.

They heard that the director's assistant called the emergency contact left by Li Xiue, and they were all empty numbers!

The crew suddenly became silent, and everyone was eating melons and watching the show.

"What's going on, that person..."

"Don't know, let's see, maybe Director Yan called her back?"

"Impossible, Jian Liting and Gu Cheng are both filming... are the management companies behind them fools?"

The actors and the director were all focused on filming and watching the lens, and didn't see Li Xiue.

Finally, Yan Jianqiao watched the lens repeatedly for this scene and decided to pass: "Cut!!"

"Rest for 20 minutes, we'll switch to Scene B, Group B get ready, Group A head to Scene C!"

Yan Jianqiao made the arrangements and found that Gu Cheng suddenly frowned and looked toward him.

Yan Jianqiao:?

Why is this kid's gaze so fierce??

"Director Yan~" A soft, sweet, and coquettish voice rang out, making Yan Jianqiao shiver with disgust, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

This voice...

Yan Jianqiao turned his head to look and saw Li Xiue; his head instantly started to ache.

"Why did you come to the crew? Didn't I tell you not to come over?"

Li Xiue smiled ingratiatingly: "I just came to see if there's anything the crew needs my help with; just tell me."

Yan Jianqiao said with a cold face: "The crew staff is quite complete; there's nothing you need to help with, hurry back."

Li Xiue: "I asked the floor manager before; the floor manager clearly posted on WeChat Moments yesterday saying they were recruiting extras; I can come to be an extra."

Yan Jianqiao:...

He glared fiercely at the floor manager.

The floor manager smiled bitterly and lowered his head; he had clearly rejected this little ancestor on WeChat, he just forgot to block her on Moments—who knew she would specifically flip through his Moments...

No, who knew this person would rather come over to be an extra instead of being the female lead she had before?!

Yan Jianqiao said expressionlessly: "Anyway, the crew currently has no vacancies for you."

Li Xiue said persistently: "I can wait!"

Yan Jianqiao frowned tightly, wanting to scold someone, but ultimately held back and walked to the other side.

As soon as he left, the area around Li Xiue emptied out, and curious staff members immediately crowded around, asking her why she came back when she had already left.

Gu Cheng slowly packed his things at the flower bed next door and listened for a few sentences.

Li Xiue: "I did leave, but I formally terminated the contract with the crew; I compensated the crew with a 500,000 termination fee! My dad already took this money out for the crew, so I have no other conflicts with the crew!"

Li Xiue: "Why can't I come back? My goal is to be an actor, and I also want to find a crew to hone my skills; I think highly of the 'Assassination' crew and want to come over to apply to be an extra or a supporting role, is that not okay?"

Li Xiue: "What's there to be embarrassed about? It was my fault for breaking the contract, but I also gave money... and I don't want to be the female lead; the pressure of being the lead is too great, I just want to be a passerby, is that not okay? You don't have to worry about me running away."

Gu Cheng didn't listen any further and got in the car first.

After ten minutes, Xiao Cheng, who had finished eating melons, came over, and as soon as he got in the car, he excitedly said a bunch about Li Xiue's purpose for coming here.

Xiao Cheng: "She feels the pressure of being the lead is too great, so she specifically ran back to be an extra or a supporting actress, and even said that if the director is willing, she can ask her parents to spend money to inject capital!"

Gu Cheng was speechless.

There are not a few people in the industry who spend money to buy roles, but it's rare to see someone shout it out in front of everyone on the crew.

Gu Cheng said lightly: "No wonder Li Xiue dared to leave when she wanted to leave; it turns out the one Director Yan picked is a rich second generation."

Xiao Cheng asked: "Brother Gu, will Director Yan arrange a role for her? I see Li Xiue looks fearless and wealthy, wanting to use money to pave the way."

Gu Cheng shook his head: "With Jian Liting here, Director Yan won't do that.

Jian Liting is a first-tier celebrity; she won't tolerate a newcomer actor who abandoned the role jumping on her head. This role was abandoned by Li Xiue herself, and then it fell to Jian Liting; how will everyone look at it?"

Xiao Cheng thought for a moment: "Jian Liting picked up a role that a newcomer actor didn't want to play?"

Gu Cheng said lightly: "Something like that."

There is one thing Gu Cheng didn't say: the investment ratio has already been finalized; even if Li Xiue shouts that she wants to send money, he won't agree.

Why would he add another person to share his profits?

Currently, Jian Liting has stabilized the plot rhythm, and their youth campus scenes are already half filmed; at this rate, they might even be able to wrap up ahead of schedule.

Xiao Cheng said: "Then why would the director let Li Xiue into the crew? Isn't it better to have security block her outside? She can't jump in front of Jian Jie either, making the whole crew gossip."

Gu Cheng put on his Bluetooth headset; he also needed to start doing foreign language listening practice, as he would communicate with Jin Li in a foreign language from time to time recently.

He replied: "Li Xiue's family background is good; she took out the 500,000 breach of contract fee just like that, and is shouting about adding investment. Would you go against a rich man's daughter?"

Xiao Cheng was choked for words; thinking about it carefully, yeah...

Anyway, Li Xiue isn't acting in the crew; just treat her as someone who came to visit the crew. For the sake of the rich man, it's not like it can't be tolerated.

Who would go against money?

Unless the person doesn't give enough money!

On Jian Liting's side, she didn't care about Li Xiue's affairs at all.

After she finished filming, she didn't notice that there was suddenly an extra person wandering around the crew and went to a place to rest.

There was another daily scene to film later, and she was trying hard to adjust her state.

Instead, her manager, Yang Li, noticed it, asked around among the surrounding crew staff, and only then learned the ins and outs, and her expression couldn't help but sink slightly.

Although Li Xiue said she wouldn't be the female lead, who knows what she's thinking in her heart? Going back on her word again and again—she has seen too many things like this in the entertainment industry!

Yang Li immediately approached Director Yan and said seriously: "Director Yan, that actor Li Xiue?"

Director Yan explained: "Don't worry, our crew won't use her; she's just here to visit the crew. Her parents are quite rich, so it's not easy for me to offend them too much."

Yang Li: "Then what you mean is, Jian Liting is very easy to offend?"

Yan Jianqiao was choked for words.

Yang Li: "Director Yan, you might not have thought that much, but the role of Li Feifei was voluntarily abandoned by Li Xiue, and ultimately you decided to let Liting also perform the scenes when she was young. Liting pushed away other engagements and came over to help without saying a word.

Now that Li Xiue continues to come to the crew, what will others think? Will they think that Liting is inferior to her, picking up a role she didn't want to play?"

Yan Jianqiao's expression became serious: "How could others have this idea? Absolutely not!"

Yang Li sneered, "Director Yan, what you say doesn't count. You don't have this idea, but that doesn't mean others don't. Why do so many celebrities in the entertainment industry fight for status? Are they doing it entirely for their own face?

Even if Liting is willing to let it go, I can't let her let it go!

Otherwise, if this matter spreads, Liting's fans will think Liting is afraid, and fans of other celebrities will also come to step on her, saying we were stepped on by a newcomer!"

Yang Li heard from Yan Jianqiao's words that Li Xiue's family has some money.

Then it's even more impossible to let Li Xiue stay!

These rich second generations are not here to act seriously; relying on their family's money and some connections, they just play around in the entertainment industry.

They can leave whenever they want when they're not having fun, but what they destroy is the reputation of those who work hard and diligently!

Because Yang Li was unexpectedly strong, Yan Jianqiao thought left and right and hurriedly called the floor manager, telling him to quickly find a way to send Li Xiue away.

The floor manager's face turned into a bitter gourd: "Director Yan, how can I drive her away? I can't just call security to carry her out, right?"

Yan Jianqiao: "We're about to start filming soon; we can't let Jian Liting see her. I don't care how you solve it; even if you have to drag her, you have to drag her out!"

The floor manager still wanted to say something, but Director Yan had already hung up the phone.

He walked back and forth anxiously, a flash of inspiration in his mind, and found an excuse to discuss passerby scenes with her, tricking her to a milk tea shop outside the crew.

The floor manager told security in advance that if Li Xiue appeared afterward, they absolutely, absolutely must not let this girl in!

On Jin Li's side, she didn't know that the "Assassination" crew was having waves of trouble.

She received Fang Jie's notification in advance to go to Chenxi Entertainment for a meeting in the afternoon, and at a glance, she saw three tall boxes piled up in Fang Jie's office.

Jin Li exclaimed: "What is this? Why so many? Are they electrical appliances?"

Sui Lingfang shook her head: "Not electrical appliances, they are specifically for you from Duomi Cosmetics."

"Duomi Cosmetics?" Jin Li was slightly stunned, "The special edition Jin Li thumb puffs they launched?"

Sui Lingfang shook her head again: "No, it's the launch of the New Year concealer gift box."

She picked up a few samples from the table, "I've been talking to Duomi about cooperation these past few days. I don't know if they received some wind; clearly last year they almost kicked us out because of the rainbow special edition, but they have been very actively developing cooperation with us at the beginning of this year."

Jin Li asked: "What wind?"

Sui Lingfang smiled: "There are many brands that want to launch co-branded items with you, let you participate in sales revenue sharing, and use your fame to sell products.

Chenxi plans to make a plan for your endorsements; in the future, endorsements that are not first-tier brands will adopt a co-branded approach to further develop your fame."

Jin Li glanced at the puff Sui Lingfang handed over; there were three styles in total, one very soft, and the material felt smooth and tender to the touch.

One was the common sponge material on the market, and the feel was not bad.

The other was suede, and the sales volume couldn't compare to the sponge, but it was also okay.

Originally, there were only two styles of Jin Li thumb puffs for customers to choose from, and now another one has been launched.

Sui Lingfang said: "The first one is very skin-friendly, and the touch is like... it's a newly launched style, more suitable for flawed skin, and can be used with cream concealer. The material of the second one remains unchanged, but another upgrade has been carried out, adding an antibacterial function."

She specifically paused and added: "However, we should just look at these functions; they all need to be achieved under specific environments, and the brand takes them out as hype gimmicks.

The third one is suede, very suitable for applying blush, an artifact for creating an atmosphere, and it doesn't absorb much powder.

Besides the new Jin Li thumb puffs, they also launched a concealer gift box; this is cream concealer, one side rotates to reveal the concealer, and the other side is a concealer brush, convenient for blending."

Jin Li listened to Fang Jie's introduction while getting her hands on the new products.

"Duomi's meaning is that they want to launch the concealer gift box and the Jin Li thumb puffs during the big promotion before the Spring Festival, and they want you to help promote them more. You can participate in a certain amount of revenue sharing, but you need to film another advertisement."

Jin Li put down the product: "What's your idea?"

Sui Lingfang pondered for a while and said slowly: "Logically speaking, although Duomi has high popularity and is also a national brand in China, it is ultimately a bit too approachable, and the style is not high enough.

If Duomi cancels the cooperation with us, then we can just cancel it as a matter of course, but now they want to continue deep cooperation. Actually, I personally feel that the brand is already unworthy of you."

"However," her words turned, "people cannot forget their roots. When you first made your comeback, Duomi thought highly of you and gave you an advertising endorsement; the friendship is ultimately different.

And they are willing to launch co-branded items for you and let you participate in a certain amount of sales revenue sharing; the sincerity is also there, so my comprehensive consideration is that if you feel there's no problem, then continue the cooperation."

Jin Li said very simply: "Then let's cooperate, but I will experience the concealer product first. If I feel this concealer is not good, then I won't launch the co-branded item."

Sui Lingfang nodded: "Okay, the initiative is in our hands."

Jin Li doesn't value whether the brand popularity is that high; she is a pragmatic person, only valuing product quality, and doesn't consider the price.

What's more, she doesn't feel that after she became popular, Duomi is unworthy of her.

If we really want to talk about it, Duomi's national foundation is stronger than hers; who didn't have a Duomi lipstick, lip gloss, or blush in their hands when they were young?

"It's just these three big boxes of products, isn't it a bit too exaggerated?" Jin Li looked at the huge three boxes.

Sui Lingfang sneered: "Duomi tasted the sweetness, right? The special edition thumb puffs sent to you before were taken by you to give to friends.

As a result, Pink Girls helped you with publicity, making the special edition that wasn't originally intended to be produced have a wave of fans, and it sold out after launch.

I guess they gave you so many products just to let you take them to give to people; if someone uses them well, give another promotion, isn't the traffic coming?"

Jin Li shook her head: "That matter was just a coincidence, but people don't believe it when I say it. Forget it."

This discussion, besides the product endorsement, also included the only two announcements before the New Year.

One is the filming of "Leisurely Slow Life," and the other is the awards ceremony.

Sui Lingfang mentioned the awards ceremony, her eyes shining, and she was very excited: "The news will only be announced tomorrow; Chenxi Entertainment received the notification from the organizer in advance.

Congratulations, you have been nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress' at the Qianhua Awards, based on your performance in the drama 'The Ideal Husband.'

The Qianhua Awards is a relatively well-known award in the industry, selected by mixing movies and TV dramas, and you are the only one who squeezed in with a TV drama nomination!

I looked at the other two candidates; they were both nominated based on movies. The company internally believes that the probability of you winning the nomination is very high and plans to promote you well."

Jin Li was extremely surprised to hear this news suddenly.

Her first reaction was: "Can I really get the nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress'? Fang Jie, this isn't something the company operated for me, right?"

This made Sui Lingfang happy to hear.

Which company doesn't operate an award, only operating a nomination?

What, participation is what matters??