The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1541 - 1532: Untitled (Part 6)
Shang Feifei wasn’t too curious, but when she got in the car, she turned her head to look out the window. Xia Siyu was over there smiling with both flattery and pride, like she could eat a few more bites of food and drink a little more wine, as happy as a two hundred-pound person. Paired with her demeanor of confronting the media and other artists, it was even more amusing.
Perhaps it was exactly this kind of personality that allowed her to not be disturbed by external factors and focus solely on honing her acting skills. She only treated those close to her well, only cared for those close to her, didn’t use her fame to demand high prices, didn’t make bad films, and didn’t worry about all sorts of other trivial matters.
She didn’t lack money, her love life was stable, she had both fame and fortune, and without relying on any company, she registered her own studio. Aside from Wei Jingjing scolding her a bit for not eating too much, hardly anyone managed her.
So she could focus wholeheartedly on refining her acting, acquiring knowledge, and deepening herself. Her parents, family, and friends couldn’t restrict her, allowing her the freedom to do what she loved.
—To be honest, it is quite enviable.
Even for her, her position in the company was unsurpassed; she had won two Best Actress awards, undoubtedly making her one of the top stars in the entertainment industry. Moreover, she was thriving in both film and television, outperforming those who only worked in television and hadn’t broken into the film industry yet, and doing better than some movie stars who failed when trying television. She originally came from television dramas and entered the film industry only after her TV series became hugely popular, but she still took on TV roles. Last year when promoting "Storm," she was filming a TV drama which is about to air soon. Since she just won an award, the selling price is good. Now, selling a drama, as long as it’s sold, relying on its selling price and early-stage sponsorships, doesn’t incur a loss—at least this drama didn’t lose money, but it may affect future development.
But these days, it’s not always the case that big investments and big productions, with famous actors and directors, will produce good films. Sometimes small investments can break through, but that’s a different matter.
In short, even someone like her has to take on some films she doesn’t like to repay personal favors, some offer a lot of money, some are good projects, some become popular, and some flop. She also holds shares in the company, although not a lot, still making her part of the capital, ensuring she will be financially secure even if she retires from the industry in the future.
Shang Feifei’s original plan was to win three Best Actress awards before she turned thirty, surpassing the seniors she admired. After thirty, as her skin and physical condition begin to decline, though she wouldn’t retire, she’d consider marriage and having children. But now, seeing Xia Siyu like this, she hesitated.
What was her ambition? She hadn’t thought about what her life after thirty would be like. Would it be about getting married, having children, living a leisurely semi-retired life, and taking on one or two roles occasionally if the opportunity arose? Or would it be advancing further, stepping onto a better stage?
—"What are your plans for the future?" Over dinner, after a few rounds of drinks, usually this group wasn’t very familiar with each other, and wouldn’t ask such deep and unproductive questions. It was Wang Ju who asked Bo Yan. Wang Ju, being considered an elder and a great director, was sitting beside observing Bo Yan’s directing and filming today. Although it’s hard to conclude anything in just one day, he could sense that Bo Yan’s decision to become a director wasn’t just for the sake of having a title and making money. He had genuinely studied it, had substance, and his foundation was evidently solid.
