Chapter 583: Chapter 583

He Jinxia looked at them, somewhat agitated, and a bad premonition began to arise in her heart. She quickly asked, "You guys aren’t planning to surprise me with some bizarre Hanfu, are you?"

The other two actresses also looked at them with puzzled expressions.

Duan Yu, the director, recalled the "War Robe" they had purchased for their special trip to Berlin and couldn’t help but smile mysteriously, "No, the Hanfu we’ve got is absolutely authentic."

For some reason, He Jinxia always had a sense of foreboding.

After some brief exchanges, everyone added each other on WeChat and chatted in the cafe until nightfall, then went out for dinner together before parting ways.

The hotel where He Jinxia was staying was different from the one arranged by the production crew, so they separated quickly.

No sooner had she taken a taxi to the hotel than He Jinxia received a message from Xu Xiuzi, who was adorably inquiring whether she had arrived at the hotel, mentioning that they had just arrived themselves.

He Jinxia thought for a moment and, out of politeness, replied briefly with two words: "I’m here."

Soon after, Xu Xiuzi sent another message, kindly advising her to rest early that night and sharing a few tips to aid her sleep.

He Jinxia looked at the tips and found them quite useful, so she replied succinctly, "Okay, thanks."

On the other side, Xu Xiuzi saw He Jinxia’s response to her message and her heart thumped excitedly. She felt that He Jinxia was more approachable than she had imagined and not at all like the diva, temperamental, and unresponsive person described by the media.

Xu Xiuzi had thought that her messages might be cold-shouldered and had even prepared herself for the possibility that the WeChat account she’d added was merely a formal one. But after adding it and looking through the Moments, she realized that she’d actually added He Jinxia’s personal account!

Having added the personal account was great—it allowed her to observe He Jinxia’s preferences and cater to them to lay a solid foundation for their friendship, which would make it easier to ask for her help in the future.

Xu Xiuzi wasn’t afraid of failing to please He Jinxia; she was worried that He Jinxia wouldn’t even give her the chance to try, and that would really break her heart.

This time in Berlin, adhering to a policy of frugality, the production crew had booked a total of three rooms in the hotel—two doubles and one single. Without counting He Jinxia, there were exactly five people who had come over, and it worked out if everyone squeezed in a bit.

As the primary financier for this trip, Duan Yu naturally chose the single room, while the rest were allocated to double rooms.

In the room, Xi Jing stepped out of the bathroom and saw Xu Xiuzi lying on the bed, eyes sparkling as she stared at her phone, muttering, "He Jinxia isn’t as intimidating as I thought; she’s quite approachable..."

Xi Jing, hearing these words, frowned and asked, "Xiuxiu, what are you doing?"

Xu Xiuzi put down her phone and said nonchalantly, "I’m communicating with my senior Jinxia, hoping to get some guidance from her."

In plain terms, she was trying hard to butter He Jinxia up.

Xi Jing frowned, disapprovingly saying, "Xiuxiu, senior Jinxia has a much busier schedule than us. We have been here since the opening ceremony, while she only had time to come over for the last two days. You need to be careful with your approach. Annoy her by accident, and she could easily have you blacklisted." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

Xu Xiuzi was somewhat skeptical, "Jingjing, although Senior Jinxia is busy, she isn’t as cruel as you imagine. Disturbing her a bit won’t lead her to blackball you."

"There are still many female celebrities in the entertainment circle with quite good temperaments. We are her peers, maybe we’ll even have a lot in common to talk about."

"Besides," she continued, "it’s true that He Jinxia’s acting is not bad, but ’Eighteen Years Old Sky’ isn’t just about her performance, it’s also about ours. This film was nominated in Berlin not just because of He Jinxia’s performance, we both have strengths as well. Don’t sell yourself short."

Xi Jing internally disagreed with Xu Xiuzi’s view. Yes, they had participated in the film, but He Jinxia was different from them.

They had only made one movie, and the movie’s content revolved around the stories of three actors.

Whereas He Jinxia had already filmed a movie where she was the sole female lead, which had grossed a record-breaking 3 billion, entering the realm of top-quality films, not to mention she had also starred in two wildly popular TV series last year.

Though in the TV series one was the lead and the other a supporting role, it had only been a little over a year since her transition, and judging by her filming pace, she would probably release many works this year, and very likely each one would feature her as the main female lead.

Compared to them, who had just entered the film industry, He Jinxia was already far ahead of them, even rivaling veteran second-tier celebrities in terms of fame and popularity.

In her family, there were elders involved in the entertainment business and occasionally when they mentioned He Jinxia, there was an inevitable sense of regret, wondering why they didn’t recruit He Jinxia earlier; such a promising talent actually belonged to their competitor, Tonghua Entertainment!

So although He Jinxia was their peer, their worlds were different. If Xiuxiu was rash in striking up a conversation with He Jinxia without consideration, it could cause annoyance.

She didn’t care whether or not she joined the entertainment circle, but since Xiuxiu had set her mind on pursuing this career, Xi Jing worried her impatience might rub He Jinxia the wrong way.

Xi Jing looked at Xu Xiuzi with hesitant eyes, silently watching without speaking.

Xu Xiuzi felt uneasy under her gaze and uncomfortably turned her head away, awkwardly saying, "Alright, fine, I won’t chat with her then.

You’re right, she has a busy schedule, and even if I want to chat with her, I should wait until she isn’t busy. It wouldn’t be good to offend her if I happen to catch her in a bad mood."

In truth, what Xi Jing really wanted to say was, being stars in the entertainment circle, no matter how innately kindhearted they are, everything is ultimately driven by benefit. Stars chase profit, businessmen chase profit, everyone chases profit.

You choose to associate with things that benefit you.

Apart from their family background, engaging with He Jinxia as equals was nearly impossible for them unless they truly showed potential in their acting that caught He Jinxia’s eye, maybe then she would help them with an investor’s mindset.

Today, Xu Xiuzi was preoccupied with getting close to He Jinxia to offer compliments, her strong intent blinding her from the truth. But Xi Jing, standing aside, could see clearly that He Jinxia didn’t take them seriously at all!

A careful observation during their conversation would reveal that Xu Xiuzi might speak five or six sentences before He Jinxia would respond with just one, and even then, her answers were brief, revealing nothing but the most basic information known to the public, keeping anything deeper about the entertainment circle to herself.

Xi Jing was not optimistic about Xu Xiuzi’s desire to cling to He Jinxia’s coattails, but she would not stop Xu Xiuzi from getting close to He Jinxia.

Everyone has their own ideas, and the paths they take are different. Perhaps Xu Xiuzi is right, maybe He Jinxia has a gentle character and is willing to interact with them?