Caught in Affairs with Superstar-Chapter 1015 - 596: New York Afternoon_2

Like Wang Jing, she previously struggled with not having a representative work, no fame, and often couldn’t be pushed out. But once she got the Best Newcomer Award, many opportunities Zhou Lan had in hand could be used.

Zhou Lan pitched Wang Jing’s profile to the other party, including one line: "Best Newcomer Award from the Lingjun Award, one of the three authoritative film awards in China," which could make her stand out.

The higher-end an event is positioned, the more it values the artist’s inherent style.

Zhou Lan differentiated between Lu Zhongting and Huang Zicheng. Based on their personalities and interests, she crafted an image for Lu Zhongting with keywords like "fitness, sporty, sunny," and for Huang Zicheng, with keywords like "clean, refreshing, forest style." This differentiation can relieve conflicts over resources between the two to a certain extent.

For Lu Zhongting, being an athlete, business resources primarily focused on brands featuring elements like sports, youth, and self-discipline, while Huang Zicheng’s business resources leaned towards brands focusing on elements like knowledge and arts.

With no other work aside from an interview in the afternoon and several hours left before attending Elizabeth’s party, Zhou Lan brought Zhou Yun and Zheng Xiaojue to a nearby hotel cafe to chat about studio matters.

According to Zhou Lan, Zhou Yun is also the boss of this studio, so he needs to be involved in decision-making processes for studio work in the future.

"The contracts of Xiao Jing and her group are still with Chengqian Entertainment, and I don’t plan to transfer their contracts to the studio," Zhou Lan said. "On one hand, the company won’t agree, especially now since Xiao Jing and Xiao Chu are both popular. Among the signed actresses, the most popular and promising ones are under me. I suppose they want to distribute people to others, more unlikely to agree on transferring their contracts to our studio. On the other hand, transferring to us might not be beneficial for their development, as they’re still heavily dependent on the company, particularly for film and fashion resources. External competition is fierce, and without the company’s support, many things are unreachable."

Zhou Yun nodded.

"The company’s current female artist landscape, Xiao Yun, you stand alone at the top. Behind you are Xiao Jing and Xu Siyao in the second tier, Xiao Chu and Chen Weian leading Jin Lin and Lin Miaoyi in the third tier," Zhou Lan said. "I’m talking about artists under forty; those seniors aren’t competing on the same level with you all."

Zheng Xiaojue said, "The series ’Half City Rain’ Xu Siyao previously filmed with Xin Zhike has aired."

"Hmm?" Zhou Lan and Zhou Yun were taken aback.

"Premiered yesterday," Zheng Xiaojue said, "but just happened to come out when the dynamic image of Sister Xiao Yun with Mr. You Jiang was trending online, drawing away attention from the series."

Zhou Lan said, "Come on, what does whether anyone pays attention to the series have to do with Xiao Yun? It’s not like we’re in an era where the media only focuses on one thing. So many people, so many trending spots; how could Xiao Yun being number one in trending delay it from reaching number two?"

Zheng Xiaojue nodded, "I said the same, but Xu Siyao’s fans claim we deliberately suppressed her new series."

"A bunch of people who can’t think straight about things, just ignore them," Zhou Lan said.

Zhou Yun: "However, isn’t Zheng Xiaojue’s series just finished filming? How is it online already?"

"What is there, this series was prepared to make quick money from the start, and Xu Siyao took it to fill her schedule," Zhou Lan said. "Low cost, low pressure to recoup costs; even if it’s rough, it won’t affect Yuehai Network’s earnings."

Zhou Yun: "It’s streaming on Yuehai Network?"

"It was always a Yuehai Network original production," Zhou Lan said. "Otherwise, why would Xin Zhike play the male lead?"

"I think Xu Siyao isn’t suitable for this drama," Zheng Xiaojue suddenly said. "Watching her play an innocent, lively girl feels odd."

"Huh? You went and watched her series?" Zhou Lan asked.

"Spying on the enemy," Zheng Xiaojue said.

Zhou Lan laughed heartily, "You really are something."

Zheng Xiaojue looked puzzled at her, asking, "Mustn’t we do that?"