Chapter 592: Chapter 592

The foreign actress sitting next to her had been observing He Jinxia and, noticing a change in Xu Xiuzi’s expression, couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, "Is Emperor Sheng close with that woman?"

Xu Xiuzi glanced at He Jinxia and saw that she showed no reaction, still listening to music, so she replied, "Yeah, the two of them come from the same company, and know each other; the company is very optimistic about He Jinxia."

Xu Xiuzi didn’t directly say that Sheng Yan was backing He Jinxia, only mentioning that the company was fond of her, but who in the entertainment circle isn’t sharp-witted?

With a quick thought, they figured out the reason.

Add to that the fact that Xu Xiuzi answered without particularly lowering her voice in the rather quiet resting room, allowing her voice to be heard by a few more people than usual.

Those who heard her started to turn their gaze and relay the information to other stars.

Before long, He Jinxia’s identity had basically spread throughout the entire resting room, and many stars were looking at her with even more meaningful glances.

Some stars still harbored hostility towards her, but many more were thinking that since she was acquainted with Emperor Sheng, wouldn’t forming a good relationship with her provide an indirect channel to connect with Emperor Sheng?

With that in mind, many people got restless.

Some started to circle around He Jinxia, attempting to catch her attention, while others wanted to talk to her; but upon noticing the earphones on her ears, they pondered for a moment and still did not approach her to speak.

He Jinxia wearing earphones indicated that she didn’t want to be disturbed, and if someone specifically approached her to speak at that moment, what if it aroused others’ annoyance?

It must be said, that was a very serious concern.

So an odd equilibrium formed on the scene, where stars only dared to circle around He Jinxia but none dared to approach and disturb her.

But other members of the crew did not have these reservations, and some stars approached Xu Xiuzi and Xi Jing to engage in quiet conversation.

Xi Jing was very uncomfortable in this kind of situation, responding awkwardly, and didn’t talk much - it was mostly the other stars speaking.

By contrast, Xu Xiuzi thrived in such an environment, mingling very well; the opposite of Xi Jing—it was mostly Xu Xiuzi talking, while other stars listened.

Xu Xiuzi was not foolish; she knew these stars came over to chat with her to inquire about He Jinxia’s identity.

He Jinxia had quite a reputation in Huaxia, and those stars could quickly find out her details with a little research when they got back.

Xu Xiuzi was willing to do them a favor, cherry-picking some of He Jinxia’s public information to share, occasionally glancing up at He Jinxia.

Seeing no reaction from Jinxia, Xu Xiuzi grew bolder and disclosed how He Jinxia had not originally transitioned into an actress but was once a heavy-set singing and dancing vocalist. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ N()velFire.net

Originally, Xu Xiuzi shared these facts with a somewhat malicious intent, hoping the others would view He Jinxia differently, letting everyone know He Jinxia had not always been perfect, or even associate her with many negative things.

These facts were public, and He Jinxia had not hidden them, so Xu Xiuzi was not afraid to speak of them.

But after speaking out, the script did not follow as she had anticipated.

She had thought the others would change their attitude towards He Jinxia upon hearing this, and indeed they did—but it shifted to an even more fervent admiration and esteem for He Jinxia!

In the end, Xu Xiuzi had simply underestimated the stars from other countries, for the stars present all maintained an excellent facade, regardless of their true thoughts, at the very least, they uniformly lavished praise on the surface.

"She’s too incredible, unbelievable, she’s like an inspiration goddess!"

"I totally agree, my goodness, to lose 80 jin in just four or five months, how did she do it? If God granted me this perseverance, would I still fear not succeeding?"

"I really want to ask her for her unique weight loss method. If I could lose that much, I’d definitely go all out to do it!"

"Ah, I remember now, she had a movie called ’Chen Xiaohui Charge Forward’, which was specifically about weight loss. I went to the cinema to watch it on purpose. The scenes about her weight loss in the movie were extremely realistic.

The filmmakers said the weight loss was real, and at first I didn’t believe it. But after watching it, it felt truly like she had really slimmed down through weight loss, so believable, He Jinxia has such great willpower!"

Everyone listed the name of the movie in their minds, planning to find some time to watch it after the Berlin Film Festival was over.

Sheng Yan is a super superstar, a global superstar, a star who has squeezed into the TOP50 of the Star Celebrities List, with a commercial endorsement value exceeding ten digits!

Very few stars can withstand the temptation of money and fame. As long as they have a way to get in touch with Emperor Sheng, they would spare no efforts!

On the other hand, compared to the noisy sounds at the front, there was a particularly quiet spot in the rest lounge where the crew and actors of ’World’, where Sheng Yan was, had taken their seats.

As the male lead of ’World’, Sheng Yan rightfully sat together with the director.

Director Li glanced around the rest lounge and said with a smile, "You were doing that on purpose just now, weren’t you? The young lady can’t take a joke; you need to be careful, lest your teasing ends up angering her to death and she ignores you forever."

Sheng Yan lifted his brows but didn’t say a word.

There were too many people around, and any casual remark he made would be subject to multiple interpretations.

Most times, those words had only one meaning, yet when people overthought them, they became misconstrued into all sorts of nonsensical things, annoyingly so.

To avoid being constantly harassed by paparazzi in the future, and also so Jinxia wouldn’t give him the cold shoulder, Sheng Yan decided to be wise and keep his own counsel, silence is golden.

Director Li waited a while for a response, but when he looked up at Sheng Yan, he found him looking down at his phone, pretending not to hear, which made Director Li laugh inside.

That comment was offhand, but seeing Sheng Yan’s reaction now, it seemed like there was some situation!

Director Li thought about the interactions between He Jinxia and Sheng Yan on set and, after a while, shook his head with resignation.

Too much time had passed, and he could no longer remember clearly; he had even forgotten some of their performance interactions, only recalling that there was a plot segment that the screenwriter had fought hard to include, arguing that it was very much in line with current trends and had a girlish charm.

After some deliberation, Director Li decided to trust the screenwriter once and shot it!

Unexpectedly, that plot segment hit the nail on the head, becoming one of the few outstanding scenes of ’World’.

’World’ had already been removed from cinemas, and there were ongoing discussions about online streaming. Many video websites were inclined to include that scene in their trailers.

Even the film’s initial promotional campaign had used that one scene in the movie trailer.

It’s said that some netizens, after seeing this clip, thought Sheng Yan had a romantic subplot and eagerly rushed to the cinemas to watch.