Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 441 - 442 The Unfinished Ending

Chapter 441: Chapter 442 The Unfinished Ending

Zhang Ming was stunned for a moment; Sheng Yan usually never inquired about endorsement matters, so why did he suddenly ask today?

He recollected and said, "We are still negotiating. The problem is the endorsement duration; they want you to endorse their products globally for three years, but we insist on only one year."

The value of a celebrity changes each year, either increasing or decreasing. For a celebrity still in the developmental phase of their career, the longer the endorsement contract, the less advantageous it becomes—especially for a top-tier superstar like Sheng Yan.

Even the globally renowned luxury brand PDZ couldn’t sign Sheng Yan for three years, only managing to secure him for two years. There’s no way that Huami, a domestic brand of smartphones, could lock Sheng Yan down for three years.

Sheng Yan lightly tapped on the table, pondering, "Three years is out of the question, and one year is probably something they won’t concede. So let’s compromise—sign for a year and a half."

Zhang Ming was pleased; if they only signed for a year and a half, that would mean they took one step back and Huami took three steps back.

"Huami might be somewhat displeased..."

"Then just leak that I only signed with PDZ for two years. They should know what to do."

Although Huami has a strong influence in Hua Country and has achieved the third-best global sales, it is still far behind the second and first in terms of volume, with the difference being three to four times.

Moreover, unlike clothing, smartphones depreciate as technology advances. Luxury clothing also depreciates, but not as severely as smartphones.

Besides, the turnover for clothing isn’t comparable to that of smartphones, and smartphones cannot be as expensive as luxury clothing.

Zhang Ming said, "Alright, I will negotiate this with Huami."

Sheng Yan said, "Make it quick; it’s best if we can finalize it in the next couple of days."

Zhang Ming was puzzled, "Why the rush?"

Huami was set to launch a new product on New Year’s Day, January first, giving them plenty of time.

Sheng Yan looked down at his phone, where he received a WeChat message from Jinxia.

He Jinxia: "I will also become an endorser for Huami smartphones, but only for a sub-brand. Today, the person in charge at Huami said I might end up shooting the advertisement with you, but I’m not sure if it’s true."

He Jinxia: "If it’s true, then we will meet at work next week!"

Sheng Yan discreetly shifted his gaze away and gave Zhang Ming a light and indifferent "Hmm," truly embodying a cold demeanor.

Zhang Ming, seeing him like this, didn’t ask further, assuming there might be some connection between Sheng Yan and someone at Huami.

It wasn’t the first or second time Sheng Yan had urged to expedite things. Initially, Zhang Ming thought Sheng Yan had become earnest about his career, only to later realize it all had to do with his relatives—various aunts and uncles stepping in, making it impossible for Sheng Yan to delay.

In the WeChat conversation.

Sheng Yan: "Yes, we should be able to finalize the contract this week."

He Jinxia: "Does that mean we can really shoot the advertisement together?"

Sheng Yan: "Hmm... probably..."

He Jinxia: "Why do I feel a bit skeptical →_→"

Sheng Yan immediately corrected himself: "Definitely!!!"

He Jinxia: "So fake →_→"

Sheng Yan: "Look at my sincere little eyes.jpg"

Jubilantly, He Jinxia replied: "Now I can shoot advertisements with you; does that mean I can also act with you in the future?"

Sheng Yan paused for a moment and sent over a voice message:

"Better not to act together."

The man’s deep and mellow voice slowly resonated, akin to a cello playing softly by the shores of Lake Rhine.

Unfortunately, He Jinxia did not hear it.

There were other people in the car, so she converted the voice message into text to read it.

Seeing the translated text, she felt a bit itch in her heart and typed in asking, "Why?"

Shortly after, Sheng Yan sent another voice message that was very short, and the translated sentence was just four words long.

He Jinxia’s heart skipped a beat, unable to suppress her longing emotions. She glanced up at Cheng Xiaohua and Luo You sitting in front of her, secretly played the voice message, and then immediately pressed the volume down button repeatedly.

Once the volume was muted, she pressed the button to increase the volume by one notch, put the phone to her ear, and listened to Mr. Sheng’s voice coming from the other end of the phone:

"I can’t bear it."

He Jinxia’s heart fluttered erratically at the words. Just as she was about to put the phone down, suddenly another voice message popped up from Sheng Yan:

"What if you play the villain in the script?"

He Jinxia’s romantic mood dispersed instantly.

Who said she would definitely be the villain!

Hmph, she must be the protagonist, she must be the righteous one—Sheng Yan is the so-called big villain!!

Time blinked to the next week, entering December.

Today was a good day; the week-long cold weather had improved. The sky was no longer gloomy. The sun, like a shy maiden, made a rare appearance, hanging high in the sky, exuding a warm heat.

And He Jinxia had also completed filming today.

The final scene showed Deng Meili, portrayed by He Jinxia, standing next to a big tree, watching the students she had personally tutored enter the examination room, a rare trace of relief in her eyes.

In just over a hundred days, she had experienced many things and had come to understand a lot.

Before long, the students had all left, leaving only Deng Meili in the frame.

Apparently hearing something, Deng Meili slightly turned her head and saw a lawyer approaching her.

The lawyer’s face broke into a smile, his stern face rarely showing a hint of gentleness as he came up to her and asked, "How many people do you think will get into university?"

Deng Meili turned to look ahead and grimaced, "How would I know."

The lawyer took out a document, "Sign this."

Deng Meili didn’t look, "I don’t need this property, donate it."

The lawyer’s tone was meaningful, "Take a look at what it is first."

Deng Meili turned her head to look, and her eyes suddenly widened!

The frame froze at that moment, and "High Energy Classroom" was officially completed!

Without a doubt, "High Energy Classroom" had a poor ending, irrevocably so.

However, undeniably, all viewers seeing the ending could guess that the director had plans to shoot a sequel.

But even if a second part was to be filmed, such an ending was still poor.

He Jinxia could imagine that once this episode was broadcasted, "High Energy Classroom" might trend online, of course, for being criticized.

She had suggested to the director that the ending was not handled well, but Director Zhou, after considering several versions of the ending, still decided on this one.

Because he thought it was the most mysterious and the most captivating.

Upon hearing this, He Jinxia muttered to herself, "It’s also the most likely to annoy people."

She did not attend the wrap party that evening and instead flew to another city to attend an event for Feier.

The next day was sunny, and He Jinxia flew to Imperial City for the shooting of a Huami advertisement campaign.