Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 465 - 466: High School Musical Series

Chapter 465: Chapter 466: High School Musical Series

Director Wilson held a status of global fame, a renowned director whose films’ capacity to draw box office revenue was no less than that of Director Li, who directed "World".

However, his works had a strong commercial flavor, which resulted in his lack of accolades at various film festivals, and even if he won something, it was usually an unimportant award.

But even so, this did not affect his status in the hearts of actors.

Films that are both critically acclaimed and commercially successful are rare; it’s exceptional to achieve one of the two.

As long as she took part in a Wilson film, even just as a supporting role, it could increase her global influence significantly and provide a foundation for her entry into the top tier.

"The preliminary title of the film is ’High School Musical 2’, and obviously, Wilson is looking to capitalize on the ’High School Musical’ series. His first film in this series allowed him to join the nine-billion box office club.

Given the subsequent rights sales, it’s no problem to reel in an additional billion, making this film a ten-billion box office blockbuster," he affirmed.

"This film was also Wilson’s first, three years ago. In the meantime, Wilson had made films that either surpassed or fell short of this success.

After riding highs and lows for three years, he decided to pick up the sequel. For him and for the fans, it held a unique significance," explained Luo You as he analyzed the prospects of the film.

"The second installment doesn’t need to be better than the first, but as long as it isn’t substantially worse, we can consider it a success.

Wilson can use this to further solidify his position. A film series is one of the best ways to cement one’s value, and for you, whether you can ascend to the status of a first-tier actor, this film might just be the opportunity."

In the entertainment circle, there is a clear distinction between first and second-tier stars; some second-tier stars seem hotter than first-tier ones, but their value cannot compare to that of the first tier.

There are specific criteria for evaluating whether someone has broken into the first tier.

Actors have their methods of evaluation, singers have theirs, and those who become first-tier by other means also have their standards.

For actors, the criterion for entering the first tier is to win a Movie Queen award from an authority with the power to judge.

As for singers, to enter the first tier, they need to win one of Asia’s annual top ten albums or top ten songs or be named the best singer, etc.

Of course, if you manage to snag one of the top ten international music awards abroad, that’s even more incredible. You wouldn’t just be called one of Huaxia’s first-tier singers; you could even be dubbed Asia’s little queen without any issue.

A film directed by Wilson could likely participate in various film festivals. If she could win an award there, her resources would significantly increase, unlocking entertainment resources beyond Huaxia in other countries.

With acting skills and fame, who would worry about not receiving good scripts?

At this point, reaching the first tier was no longer a dream!

As Luo You was still immersed in the delightful blueprint of the future, He Jinxia couldn’t help but raise her hand and ask,

"Wait, there’s something I don’t quite understand. Why did Director Wilson choose me instead of Deng Zhaoyan? I heard that he mentioned the vast market in Huaxia, and he wanted to find a star with higher recognition in Huaxia to gain some box office returns."

Luo You’s brows smoothed as he analyzed, "It’s said that because you remembered ballet after he briefly mentioned it at a banquet, you took it to heart and then, in front of him, you insisted on demonstrating ballet, which moved him.

After a moment’s thought, Luo You added another point, "There’s an even more important reason: you were shortlisted for Berlin."

"For internationally known directors, they prefer to measure a star’s value with professional awards, rather than virtual click counts and heat rankings on the internet. Virtual data can mislead, but professional judging organizations don’t."

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"Although you weren’t nominated for the Golden Bear Award, even if it’s just a small Crystal Bear, and even if this award is given to the director, as long as you’re in this crew, you will benefit from its glory,"

"In their eyes, the script is very important, and so is the actor who can convey the meaning of the script; the two complement each other,"

"If the acting is poor, no matter how exquisitely the script is written, no one will want to continue watching. It’s the actors’ outstanding performances that enable a movie to win awards,"

"Director Wilson was very certain of your acting skills on the phone. I believe that the news of your nomination in Berlin has added quite a few points to you, even playing a decisive factor,"

Luo You’s tone shifted, "Of course, this is just a surface analysis, the specific reason why you were chosen I do not know, as for Deng Zhaoyan..."

"Director Wilson is a man before he is a director, no man likes to be calculated by a woman, no matter how beautiful she is, so I think the director doesn’t have a good impression of Deng Zhaoyan,"

At the end, he added another sentence, "These are just my personal analyses, just listen to them, don’t talk about them in private, and don’t take them too seriously,"

Suddenly thinking of something, he said with a smile, "Oh right, Director Wilson also mentioned someone called Xie Jiahui—that’s the friend who introduced the director to you, right?"

"When you have time, you should get in touch with her more, stars also need to compete in relationships, connections are channels, and channels mean money, don’t let it pass,"

He Jinxia raised her eyebrows, "Alright, I’ll chat with her when I have time,"

Even if Luo You hadn’t reminded her, she had planned to find time to have a chat with Xie Jiahui, to thank her,

If it wasn’t for Xie Jiahui’s introduction, she might not have gotten this opportunity, let alone know what the director wanted to express in the film and prepare in advance for it,

He Jinxia asked, "Is the start date for filming set yet?"

Luo You replied, "It’s been set, we start shooting on January 2nd next year. The original plan was to start on the 1st, but the director thought about it and delayed it by a day. He felt that it was important for you to have a good holiday first, take a relaxed break, so that you’ll have fond memories to look back on when you enter the crew,"

A flicker of interest crossed He Jinxia’s eyes, "Interesting. It seems that the difficulty of shooting this film is not low, even the director doesn’t feel relaxed,"

Luo You said, "Whether this film is going to be easy or not, I don’t know. That’s your concern. You just need to give it two hundred percent effort. I have a feeling this movie is going to be a hit,"

He Jinxia’s expression grew serious as she nodded, "I understand, I’ll do my best,"

After discussing "High School Musical 2," Luo You brought up another film: "I mentioned before that I wanted to find you a film that could be released during next year’s New Year celebration season. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any,"

"Now it’s already December, and most New Year films are already finished filming and have entered post-production, some have even completed post-production and are just waiting to be released,"

"I thought there was no hope, but then you were nominated for Berlin, and so, the opportunity came,"

He Jinxia was stunned for a moment, truly taken aback this time,

She felt as if the world was magical, her luck was just too good, getting whatever she needed just when she needed it,

Suddenly, the thought popped into He Jinxia’s head: Child of Destiny?

That thought flashed by, and He Jinxia herself couldn’t help but laugh,

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