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After wrapping up the shoot, Zhou Yun didn’t get any rest.
"You haven’t been seen publicly for a long ti. We need to increase your exposure to help you secure that film role, as your advantage lies in your fa. Thank heavens the director isn’t the type who dislikes female celebrities, otherwise if he insisted on choosing a real actor, fa could have been a burden."
Zhou Yun returned to the apartnt.
The apartnt had been cleaned by a hired cleaner since it had not been lived in for a while, it felt strange walking in.
Zhou Lan followed Zhou Yun into the apartnt.
"Tomorrow we’re going to the company to sign a new contract and discuss so matters, the day after tomorrow we’re off to Beijing for a brand event which I’ve arranged for you, Friday VX is opening a store in Nanjing, and as a VX brand ambassador, you need to be there. In the evening, there’s a live broadcast for Xiao Chun Candy, we’ve arranged to go to a major broadcaster’s live stream room, oh, right, Xiao Chun Candy wants to renew their contract with us for another six months. Previously, our endorsent contract was only for six months, I told them if they want to renew, it needs to be at least a year, no more six-month contracts."
"Ok, you decide, just give a schedule when it’s ti," Zhou Yun lazily settled on the sofa, "Ho is still the most comfortable."
Zhou Lan casually sat down on the single-seater sofa next to him, "Don’t sleep yet, there’s sothing we need to discuss. Your current exposure is quite low, which isn’t good as you haven’t had releases recently. Your fans are mostly new, and without maintaining so visibility, your popularity will quickly fade away, which is the downside of not having consistent works. We’ve been relying too much on certain hot topics before."
Zhou Yun asked, "Isn’t ’Eighth Heartbeat’ supposed to air at the end of this year?"
Zhou Lan answered, "They are waiting for the second part of ’Eighth Heartbeat’ to wrap up. They hope to seamlessly premiere the second part then, using your montum to boost it."
Zhou Yun shrugged. "When will it be finished filming?"
"It’s expected to take another month, I heard that they’ve written sixty episodes for the second part," Zhou Lan said. "Double that of the first part."
Zhou Yun incredulously said, "They must be desperate to make money. This is just filler, it’s ridiculous."
Zhou Lan: "Anyway, it doesn’t involve us. ’Eighth Heartbeat’ is expected to premiere around the beginning of next year when students are on winter holiday. The target audience is students and young won. Before that, I plan to get you guest appearances on several variety shows. Variety shows are the best way to maintain exposure and they require less ti commitnt."
"Sure."
"Don’t just agree, pick so yourself. I’ve received invitations from more than a dozen variety shows," Zhou Lan said. "Not many films are looking for you, but there’s no shortage of variety shows. After ’After the Scandal’ aired, everyone really appreciated your performance in the reality show, and your discussion topics are exactly what these shows love."
Zhou Yun took the stack of program brochures handed over by Zhou Lan.
In this stack, there were quite a few familiar nas.
One of the shows’ hosts was Lew Yuan.
There was also a regular guest on another show, Gu Huaichun.
Zhou Lan saw the two pages Zhou Yun had pulled out and chuckled.
"I guessed you would pick these two."
Zhou Yun said, "At least there are people I know in these shows; I’m not familiar with the others."
"Didn’t you also record ’The Charm of Competition’ with Zhou Benyuan?" Zhou Lan took out another show’s brochure.
Zhou Benyuan...
Of course, Zhou Yun rembered that outgoing guy, but they had only t once, so they weren’t very close.
"Sister Lan, which ones do you want to do?" Zhou Yun asked.
Zhou Lan pulled out a program called ’Detective Trip’ and said, "This show is new and hasn’t aired online yet. When you weren’t famous, the director gave you a chance to appear in another one of his shows. This ti he specifically called , asking to let you join the first episode of this show."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yun nodded and said, "Sure."
"Then we’ll set this one for now. What about the two shows with Lew Yuan and Gu Huaichun—are you interested?" Zhou Lan asked.
Zhou Yun said, "I’m okay with it, as long as the schedules don’t clash."
Zhou Lan agreed, "Then let’s settle on these three."
After discussing the variety shows, Zhou Lan pulled out another file.
Zhou Yun felt overwheld, reminiscent of the feelings during final exam preparations while studying.
"What’s this?"
"This is about your current brand endorsents and comrcial contracts," Zhou Lan explained. "When you suddenly rose to fa, the company accepted a mishmash of them. Luckily, back then, many brands didn’t believe you would stay famous for long, so contracts were generally only for a quarter or half a year. Many are about to end now, we need to discuss which ones we should renew and which ones to let go. Many brands have contacted us about renewing."
Zhou Yun yawned and sat upright.
The discussion took nearly two hours.
"I’m hungry," Zhou Yun said.
"Shall we order takeout?" Zhou Lan asked. "What do you want to eat?"
"I don’t want takeout, let’s go out and eat sothing nice," Zhou Yun suggested.
Zhou Lan apologized with a smile, "I’ve already made plans, how about letting Xiaoju accompany you?"
Zhou Yun said, "Xiaoju has been with on set for so long. She finally got back today and asked for leave early in the morning to et a young man from her hotown."
Zhou Lan was surprised, "Xiaoju has a boyfriend?"
"Probably not yet, it looks like they’re in the flirting stage," Zhou Yun said.
"So young," Zhou Lan laughed.
"Sister Lan, how about you?"
"What about ?"
"When are you going to get a boyfriend?"
"I don’t have ti for a boyfriend now; I’m focused on my career."
They smiled at each other.
After Zhou Lan left, Zhou Yun stayed alone in the apartnt, feeling bored. She slept a bit, and then, feeling restless, she fully prepared herself and went to the nearby market to buy so ingredients to cook a al. She spent quite so ti in the kitchen and prepared two dishes and a soup, content with the outco. She took photos, savored the al, and finished it all.
Having just co from the set, Zhou Yun allowed herself so indulgence.
Soon, as tonight passes and tomorrow’s sun rises, a new battle begins.
Buzz.
Her phone vibrated.
Zhou Yun picked it up only to be surprised by a ssage from Chen Fusi, who she hadn’t contacted in a long ti: Xiao Yun, I’m back in the country, in Shanghai. Are you free to et tomorrow?
Zhou Yun was astonished.
She hesitated for a while before replying to Chen Fusi: President Chen, I have to go to the company tomorrow for so discussions, and I’m not sure when they will end. When are you available?
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