Chapter 712: Chapter 712

Time flies, and amidst its swift passage, some are beloved by fate, just like He Jinxia, to whom time has not left any mark; instead, it has only matured her and made her more enchanting.

When she arrived at the meeting room, Luo You was already there, and so were the other members of the team.

It was only then that He Jinxia realized that today was the day of the team’s big meeting.

The monthly team meetings, naturally centered around He Jinxia, owing to the team she had established.

If He Jinxia was free, she would join the meetings, but most of the time she was too busy, either immersed in a film set or running around elsewhere.

She joined in the meeting, occasionally discussing with them, and when everything was settled, two hours had already passed.

Soon, the team meeting dispersed, and everyone said goodbye to her before they left the company to work hard for her elsewhere.

In the meeting room, Luo You rubbed his temples, looking somewhat exhausted.

He Jinxia proactively poured him a cup of hot water and teased, "Although working hard is good, I don’t want you to overwork yourself and age prematurely!"

Luo You took a gulp of water and said, "It’s all because you’ve been on such a roll lately that I’ve been desperately thinking about how you can smoothly rise to the top ranks. I’ve come up with several plans over the past few days.

In thinking about them, I also thought about how glorious it would be for me if you became a top-tier star, and that excitement kept me up at night."

He Jinxia asked curiously, "Plans?"

Luo You said helplessly, "Just some wild thoughts of mine. Originally, I had written three plans, but then last night, I had a sudden epiphany and realized that none of them were going to be of any use to you."

He Jinxia was stunned, "How could they be useless? You didn’t tear them up, did you? I haven’t even seen one plan!"

Luo You looked at her, "You wouldn’t want to see them, because all of these plans are about becoming a first-tier star through other means, and your goal has always been to rely on acting and to gain the audience’s approval without taking any shortcuts."

He Jinxia fell silent.

She began to understand what Luo You meant.

Although he said she wouldn’t take shortcuts, he was actually reminding her that she might not land a good role this year to make the advancement she hoped for.

The decision on the next movie she would take on had been delayed, and Luo You was probably anxious.

After all, with the momentum she had this year, combined with the right promotion, she could possibly rise to first-tier stardom.

But such a rise would be considered taking a shortcut, and there’s a high risk of falling from grace, like Deng Zhaoyan, whose fame didn’t last more than three years before she had to look for ways to reinvent herself. This update ıs available on N0veI.Fiɾe.net

Luo You today made a point of discussing this with her, to remind her that if she cannot take on good films this year, based on next year’s contract requirements, he might adopt other methods to help her reach the top rank.

After pondering, He Jinxia spoke gravely, "Brother Luo, don’t worry. It’s only mid-July; there’s still plenty of time.

Let’s do this: if by October I haven’t landed a role in a major production film, then I’ll follow your arrangements and try to rise to the first tier through other avenues."

Luo You breathed a sigh of relief, "I’m glad you understand. The company’s thoughts are similar to mine; everyone sees that your popularity has reached a peak, but you’re still just shy of the threshold, which is quite frustrating."

Luo You then comforted her, saying, "With your current popularity, by next month, let alone October, you’ll likely have new film offers."

If possible, Luo You would also like to follow He Jinxia’s wishes and help her advance to first-tier stardom through a blockbuster film.

But the film market is full of unpredictable twists and turns, and no one knows which film will become the next big hit.

This year, Huaxia had already released two big-budget domestic productions, both of which flopped, barely reaching the status of quality films, and their ability to make money wasn’t even comparable to medium or small budget films.

Brother Luo pulled out a thick stack of documents from the desk and smiled, "Although you have no film projects right now, you don’t have to worry about losing popularity in the second half of the year. Participating in a reality show is one of the strategic moves I’ve planned for you.

And coincidentally, the movie ’Crash Through the World’, which you participated in last year, has been shortlisted for Venice, and combined with your previous achievements, many in the industry have begun to realize that films featuring you have a higher chance of winning awards.

So they have approached me, wanting you to make a guest appearance in their movies as a special guest - all of these are scripts for such cameo roles."

He Jinxia is now in such demand that she surpasses even some first-tier stars!

He Jinxia was somewhat stunned, "But isn’t all that just buzz you’ve created? Do they really believe it?"

Luo You shook his head, "I don’t have the power to turn falsehood into truth. The Weibo trending topic #LuckyFishHeJinxia# is indeed hype generated by me, but insiders don’t just follow rumors like netizens do.

They can conduct their own investigations. The film and television achievements you’ve made in the past two years that fans have posted online are all real."

"Jinxia, haven’t you realized that you’re quite lucky?" Luo You asked in return.

He Jinxia shook her head, valuing skills over luck, which she found too ephemeral and elusive to count on.

"No, rather than saying I’m lucky, I’d say I have good judgment. I choose scripts well, and just happen to pick the right one at the right time, not giving up on movies I believe are valuable."

"Like ’Eighteen Years Old Sky’, if I hadn’t found it interesting and wanted to perform in it, you wouldn’t have scheduled such a small-budget film production for me. What was an accidental planting turned out to be a great oak when I looked back."

"As for ’World’ and another ’Crash Through the World’, those movies were of high quality on their own, not because of me, and their excellence would shine through even without my presence."

Luo You nodded, yet still said, "What you’re saying makes sense, but I still think you’re quite lucky. Many times, luck is a type of strength, and the better your luck, the stronger you are. I hope you can maintain it."

He pushed the documents he was holding toward He Jinxia and said slyly, "Miraculous lucky fish girl, use your discerning eye to pick out one or two movies that could be nominated for film festival awards. Make a cameo to prove your judgment."

He Jinxia looked at the files which seemed to be 5cm thick, her expression stiffened, "Brother Luo, aren’t you making this too difficult for me?"

So many films wanted her to make a cameo; it wasn’t a matter of choosing at this point, even reading through them all would take at least a week.

Luo You personally put the documents into an envelope, handed it solemnly to He Jinxia, and only after she reluctantly, yet inevitably, accepted them did he start to talk about additional matters.

"The executive producer of ’Burn, Boys’ called me personally last night, saying they wanted to talk to me in person. I agreed, but—"

He Jinxia’s heart leaped slightly.