Chapter 304
“Mine? What good news could I possibly have? I haven’t bought any lottery tickets recently,” Ning Ran
repliedzily.
“As if you need to buy a lottery ticket. Youare the lottery ticket! We’re all waiting for you to win the
lottery, so to speak. We’re gonna be rich!” Cheng Xiangyun eximed.
“Just what are you trying to say? Out with it! Stop dragging this on.”
“Keep your pants on, woman. This is great news that I have to say. Let me get in the right mood.”
“The heck? How long are you going to take to get in the mood? Are you going to tell me or not? If not,
I’m heading off to sleep.” Ning Ran stood up.
“Aww, why you gotta spoil my fun? This truly is wonderful news! Like really, really great news!” Cheng
Xiangyun pushed Ning Ran back down on the couch. “Sit down!”
Their banter really had helped to lift Ning Ran’s initial glum mood.
“Hurry up and tell me. It’s gettingte and I really do need to sleep.”
“Do you remember Wang Xiaoou?”
“Do you even need to ask? She’s the manager Star Entertainment assigned to me; of course, I know
who she is! What about her? Did she bully you?”
“No, no. Honestly, she didn’t. However, I was in a meeting with her today, and I have to say, no wonder
she’s one of the best managers around. The way she does things is just so amazing! I really have a lot
to learn from her.”
“Oh, have you been turned over to the dark side already? That’s not like you at all. I thought you would
have felt threatened by her and expected you toin about how annoying she was.”
“Nope. I’m not that petty. She really is a lot more experienced and knowledgeable than I am. I’m being
honest when I say there are so many things I could learn from her.”
“Alright. So your wonderful news is that you were in a meeting with her and discovered how much you
could learn from her? Is that it?”
“Of course not! The good news is the contents of our meeting.”
“What’s there to be happy about in a meeting? I hate sitting in meetings. They’re so damn boring.”
“Our meeting was a discussion about your future development.”
“Me?”
“Yeah. You’re going to be Star Entertainment’s newest artist. We were discussing how to build your
image.”
“That sounds awesome! Am I going to be a star?”
“No, not just a star. You’re going to be a superstar!” Cheng Xiangyun answered excitedly.
“Hey, don’t make such jokes! I’m not a kid, you know. I’m well aware of the extent of my skills.” Despite
her words, Ning Ran could feel tion sweeping through her.
“I’m being serious! It was only after working at Star Entertainment that I realized just how differently
thesergepanies operate. It’s really easy for them to push out a new celebrity. They’lly down
the steps for you; all you have to do is climb them all the way to the top! However, those celebrities that
are forcefully pushed to the top usually don’tst long. That’s why thepany is nning on building
up your image first.”
“Okay. How are they going to do that though? Don’t tell me they want me to get a six-pack?” Ning Ran
said with a smile.
“I’m being entirely serious here! Stop joking around.”
Ning Ran schooled her expression into a solemn look. “Alright, alright. Time to get serious.”
“Since you’re going to be their newest star, thepany will use everything at their disposal to aid you.
They’ve even got your first step nned out! Isn’t that great?”
“It is indeed!” Ning Ran nodded fervently.
“After you’re done with your current drama series, it’s time for you to enter the big screen! Your next job
will be the female lead in a movie! What’s even more amazing is that you’ll be working with several
other first-rate actors!”
By this point, Cheng Xiangyun could hardly contain her glee.
“A movie?”
“Yep! It’s a huge production too. OnceSound of Thunder 2 is released, you’re definitely going to be
famous. That means your new movie will be a huge hit once it releases as well. From then onward,
you’ll be focusing on movies only and refusing all TV series. Oh right, the movies will have to be huge
productions too. Due to having worked overseas, yournguage skills and experiences there give you
an edge. Thus, thepany ns on working together with Hollywood on several blockbuster films.
Eventually, you’ll be famous across the whole of Asia and then, the world!”
“Hold it! Aren’t you being a little too ambitious there?” Ning Ran chuckled.
“Nope! This is all actual nning. With Star Entertainment’s capabilities, it’s not an impossible dream!”
“Well, what you said only works withSound of Thunder 2 actually sells well. What if it’s a flop?”
“Nah, it’ll definitely be a huge sess. The views and ratings are going to be off the charts,” Cheng
Xiangyun stated confidently.
“Why are you so sure about that?”
“It’s not so much me as thepany is confident that will be the case. Rumors have it that Mr. Chen
has dered that thepany uses all the resources at their disposal to advertise this movie. It needs
to be the movie of the year.”
Her friend’s mood was contagious, and so Ning Ran was starting to feel excited as well.
“Am I really going to be working on films?”
“But of course!”
“So what’s the name of this movie?”
“Sound of Thunder: Movie Adaptation. Once theSound of Thunder TV series bes well-known, we
release a movie of it soon after. Riding on the sess of the TV series, the box office sales for the
movie is gonna be huge!”
Ning Ran blinked in surprise before shaking her head. “That’s no good.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean that’s not a good idea. It doesn’t matter ifSound of Thunder 2 sells well or not, we shouldn’t
release a movie adaptation of it so soon.”
“Why not?”
“If the TV series turns out to be a flop, the movie will suffer a negative bacsh from that, and the box
office sales would be horrible. But if the TV series does end up being well-received, the audience would
have high expectations for the movie. Hence, it would be incredibly hard to live up to those
expectations no matter how well we do the movie. Inevitably, they’ll be disappointed with the end
product. Besides, if I only ever act in theSound of Thunder series of films, I would limit myself to a
certain niche. Everyone would just assume that’s the extent of my acting abilities. How am I supposed
to be a superstar if they think I can only act in these types of locally-produced dramas?”
Pausing, Ning Ran stared at the stunned Cheng Xiangyun and finished, “Isn’t that right?”
“Damn, that... actually sounds really reasonable!” Cheng Xiangyun uttered.
“It’s the truth.”
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“Well, you should probably mention this to Mr. Chen then. At least the movie project hasn’t actually
been fixed yet. Whatever the case, you’re going to be a superstar one day. There’s no doubt about
that. Oh wow, seeing as I was your very first manager, I’ll be reaping the benefits as well once you
be a celebrity! Just the thought of it has me giddy!”
“Hello, earth to Xiangyun? I’m not a celebrity just yet.”
“It’s only a matter of time! C’mon, let’s have a toast to your future stardom!”
Cheng Xiangyun happily raised her ss to clink it against Ning Ran’s.
“Okay then. I won’t forget about you even once I’m rich and famous!” Ning Ran announced.
“Hey, I’ll hold you to those words! You’re definitely going to be wealthy in the future. If you ever forget
about me, I’m going to make a doll of you and stab you with a needle every single day! I’ll stab you a
hundred, no, a thousand times each day!”
“Damn woman, is that really necessary? I would never expect that you were such a cruel and heartless
person!”
“Of course it’s necessary! You’re going to look after me once you’re rich; you said so yourself!”
“Don’t worry, I won’t ever forget you. However, you need to strengthen your position in thepany so
that nobody can afford to fire you. Otherwise, we won’t be able to work together anymore!”