Chapter 152


    “Clyde’s already a very popr person, and working with him is all upside for you, no downside. You’re


    new, you know what public attention means to you, right?”


    Astrid kept quiet, not interrupting Irene.


    Not until Irene finished her sermon did she lift her head with a smile, “Shouldn’t this be up to my


    manager?”


    “I’ve already talked to Dale, but he shot me down. I figured he values your opinion, so I thought I’d run


    it by you.” Irene grinned, then said, “Dale usually manages top–tier talent, they don’t need


    coborations to boost their visibility, but you, you need to ride someone’s coattails to get noticed.”


    “Boost visibility?” Astrid arched an eyebrow, “Are you trying to use me?”


    Irene’s face flickered.


    Astrid continued, “Clyde’s a crowd favorite, most of his fans are girls. If I coborate with him, they’ll


    think I’m taking advantage of their idol.”


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    “Clyde will get more attention, but I’ll get mmed by his fans. Boost visibility? More like asking for a


    roasting!”


    Astrid tilted her head, looking at Irene. Her smile made Irene a bit ufortable.


    That was exactly what she had in mind, she just didn’t expect Astrid, a newbie, to see right through her.


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    a one–sided y.


    Ireneughed awkwardly, “Astrid, how could I use you, this is a win–win.”


    “No thanks, I’m not interested. I need to get ready for makeup, can’t chat now.” Astrid said, standing up.


    trene felt a bit embarrassed for being turned down. Clyde was a popr young actor, but he hadn’t


    done any good work recently


    and his poprity was waning.


    Someizens even dubbed him the new king of trash movies.


    She had pulled strings tond Mystic Mysteries. She chose to work with Astrid because she saw the


    potential, thinking Astrid could be the next big thing.


    If she pulled this off, she could gain a lot.


    But Astrid t out rejected her.


    As Irene exited the makeup room with a sour face, she bumped into Gracie. Gracie greeted her with a


    smile, but Irene ignored her and stormed past.


    Gracie entered the dressing room andined speechlessly, “This woman is so rude! She just


    brought a celebrity, so arrogant? Astrid, you have to get popr so that I can be as arrogant as her!


    Astrid, did you make a mistake with my paycheck? I heard from our coworkers that it’s just over six


    thousand, why do I have over ten thousand?” Gracie loves money, but she wouldn’t take what wasn’t


    hers, so she was puzzled.


    Astrid nced at her, smiled, and said, “You’ve been working hard, so there’s a bonus. Over ten


    thousand is actually on the low side.”


    “Bonus? Wow, thanks boss!” Gracie hugged Astrid’s face and kissed her, “Astrid, have you ever


    considered keeping me?”