Superstar's Development Diary-Chapter 813 - 815: Let’s Have a Meeting

Stanlanca is an internationally renowned director, with experience that no ordinary director can compare to. He’s seen the ups and downs of this circle thoroughly, and he himself has also experienced the career highs and lows.

This time, shooting "Devil’s Sea 4" is also a testament to his courage in facing difficulties and continuing to take on challenges.

If one can glean some insights from Stanlanca’s words, it would be beneficial for life.

Angus was somewhat inspired by the director’s speech and couldn’t help but ask: "Does this mean I will become a top-tier star, living a life surrounded by champagne and beauties?"

Jinxia couldn’t help but chuckle.

The others were also amused by his naive statement.

Stanlanca also wanted to laugh, but he had to consider the self-esteem of this young lad in front of him. After all, he’s still a child who hasn’t yet entered the workforce or society and doesn’t understand its harshness, let alone the fierce competition in the entertainment circle.

He turned and said, "Come on, Jinxia, share your thoughts. Now that it’s raining and we can’t shoot, let’s hold a meeting to discuss the philosophy of life."

Jinxia’s eyes flickered slightly, sensing the director’s intention to mend her relationship with Angus.

After a moment of contemplation, she had an answer—the ladder handed over by the director couldn’t be refused!

A drama basically revolves around the male and female leads. If their relationship isn’t good, it can be difficult to deliver effective results during shooting.

Jinxia slowly said: "Since you’re a newcomer, you can only be recognized by the audience by starring in a popular project, entering the ranks of secondary celebrities. To become a top-tier star, you’ll have to star in several renowned dramas in your home country; otherwise, with too few works, advancement becomes an issue.

You might not know, to become a top-tier star requires assessment by specialized personnel, an overall evaluation of your popularity, fame, quantity and quality of works, audience preference, and commercial value among other aspects.

You only have one work. Although its quality is good, quantity-wise you’re completely lacking." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Stanlanca humorously added: "Let alone this work hasn’t yet been released. You don’t know if it will be a hit or a flop, but there’s one thing you can rest assured—after airing you can become a secondary actor, but which level of secondary depends on the heat."

Angus muttered, "I feel it’s still pretty simple..."

Jinxia said faintly, "That’s because you’re lucky."

Her thoughts wandered a bit as she shared her experience: "I debuted at the age of 16, initially as a girl group member. I went through a very popular phase but eventually fell into a slump. The consequence of indulgent eating and indiscriminate drug use was that my body rapidly expanded to two hundred pounds."

"Good heavens!"—someone couldn’t help but cry out.

Angus also looked at her in astonishment, unable to imagine that the slim woman before him was once two hundred pounds!

Jinxia smiled nonchalantly: "So four years later, I almost had to retreat to tertiary, leave the entertainment circle, and find a job."

"I was thinking at the time if I couldn’t shed that fat, it really would be better to quit. Otherwise, even participating in a program I’d be attacked by the guests on-site, making fun of my figure. Though as a star one should dedicate oneself for entertainment’s sake, amusing others is also a charm, but I still don’t like that."

Angus asked curiously, "So you?"

Stanlanca smilingly answered for Jinxia, "So she made a public declaration on the show that if she didn’t successfully lose weight, she’d exit the entertainment circle, sparking a buzz online.

Precisely because of this, she gained some attention and received a film offer, which was coincidentally a weight-loss movie."

Angus guessed along, "Jinxia successfully lost weight in the movie, and then her popularity surged?"

Jinxia nodded and shook her head: "Gaining popularity is true, but I didn’t actually get very famous. Even though I transitioned to being an actress as the leading lady, the roles I later got were all supporting roles, lacking a bit of heat compared to leads, unless I went for niche films."

Stanlanca again smilingly said, "She did a supporting actress drama and then a niche artistic film as the lead, which had three female leads with each having about half an hour of screen time. That film was released a year later, but—"

Stanlanca stopped speaking, simply looking at Jinxia.

Jinxia showed a wry smile, feeling the director was too clever. Actually, she really didn’t want to brag, but unfortunately, the director just set a trap for her.

She coughed and said: "That artistic film won Berlin’s Crystal Bear."

"Wow!"—a staff member exclaimed once again.

Jinxia selectively recounted some later events. "...even if my achievements are quite good, major films are still hard to obtain. Getting an invitation from Stanlanca this time was only possible because Director Wilson strongly recommended me to him; it’s a really hard-earned opportunity."

Stanlanca concluded: "So Angus, you now know how lucky you are, right?"

Angus was somewhat embarrassed, "Director, I understand, you don’t have to emphasize it repeatedly..."

Stanlanca gave him a sideways glance: "You youngster never learns. If I don’t say it multiple times, you’ll start thinking too highly of yourself."

Everyone sweats: Are you sure it’s not about emphasizing how joining your film is a great honor?

The rain outside subsided a bit, and Stanlanca didn’t waste time, finishing this philosophical discussion.

"Prepare to shoot. It’s rare for it to rain today; let’s finish all of the rainy scenes today. Also, Angus, even more attractive actors are working hard, get your mind straight and stop playing childish games. Focus seriously on acting!"

Angus gloomily replied, feeling his tall image was shattered by the director.

Now, the whole crew knew him...

Angus wasn’t aware of the gap between someone freshly entering the acting industry with talent and someone who has been immersed in the acting industry for a long time, especially like Jinxia, who lacks neither talent nor effort, as an "aging" actress.

But that didn’t matter, because during the subsequent clash of performances between the male and female leads, he clearly felt the difference between the two.

Amidst the wind and rain, the captain of the Ghost Ship came to the deck, intending to recruit the Elf Princess.

Once he appeared, the Elf Princess noticed him, and Flais’ cold gaze shot over—

It was like an eagle’s cold sharpness, yet like some large predatory animal devoid of emotion, gloomy and haunting, a gaze that made one’s heart pound!

Angus was stunned, the lines stuck in his mouth, unable to speak!

His mind momentarily blanked, under her gaze, he actually felt nervous!