Entertainment: Starting with a complete collapse

Chapter 90 Replacement 2

now.

The sunset painted the sky above the city.

Standing by the window, Zhang Xiaohua gripped her phone tightly, her face pale. A few meters away on the filming set, Lin Wan, dressed in a white dress, stood there while two makeup artists touched up her makeup.

This was a cosmetics endorsement deal she secured for Lin Wan. If it weren't for Li Yan's phone call, Zhang Xiaohua might have been happy to have secured a top-tier domestic cosmetics brand endorsement for Lin Wan.

After all, the brand offered a ten million yuan endorsement fee per year, and Lin Wan signed a three-year contract. This one endorsement alone can bring Lin Wan a large income.

But now...

Zhang Xiaohua felt a little dizzy.

The incident where Hwang Min almost went bankrupt happened a few months ago. In order to compensate the brand for the damage to its reputation, Hwang Min, who was originally in a fairly good financial situation after his divorce, mortgaged the house he bought for his sister in order to film "The Terror Live," which had a production cost of several million.

This means that if Lin Wan's image collapses, what happened to Huang Min will inevitably be repeated on Lin Wan, and may even be more serious than what happened to Huang Min.

Because Huang Min is just a second-tier actor, and the brands he endorses are not top-tier or luxury brands. Lin Wan is different. In addition to the one she is currently endorsing, she also has four top-tier brand endorsements and two luxury brand endorsements. If... gazing at the shimmering light among the drifting white clouds outside the window.

Zhang Xiaohua's Adam's apple bobbed.

Although the lobby of the GG filming location wasn't cold, she felt a chill run down her spine. She heard the director yell "Action!" followed by Lin Wan's voice: "If you want supple, fair, and smooth skin, you can't do without white birds every day."

Zhang Xiaohua subconsciously turned to look over.

Under the camera's lens, Lin Wan gently flicked her fair cheek, a charming smile on her face.

With the lighting effects provided by the lighting technician, Lin Wan's smile appeared extremely dazzling.

"OK"

The director immediately shouted, "We can wrap this up!"

Upon hearing Director GG say this, Lin Wan greeted every staff member present with a smile. Lin Wan walked over and, seeing her manager's rather grim expression, asked, "What's wrong?!"

"Yang Dong's agent just called."

Zhang Xiaohua didn't hide anything from Lin Wan and said directly, "Huang Min's next project has reached a joint investment agreement with Zhongteng Pictures. Huang Min added a clause to the contract explicitly prohibiting you and Yang Dong from starring in Zhongteng Pictures' projects. Zhongteng Pictures not only agreed to this, but also replaced Director Zhao with the male lead who was originally cast with Yang Dong in the next film."

"..."

Upon hearing this,

Lin Wan was taken aback at first, then asked the crucial question: "Is the script for his next film very good?"

"Received unanimous praise from Wan Hao, General Manager of Zhongteng Pictures, and Wang Zhong."

It was something that could get both entertainment company executives to nod in approval.

The script quality is definitely not a problem. What Zhang Xiaohua is afraid of is that Huang Min's next work will be successful. At that time... he will be a successful director, while Lin Wan will just be an actress. Once this gap is widened, Lin Wan will inevitably face Huang Min's full-scale revenge.

A pure director has limited power; at most, he won't accept Huang Min's roles. Even if Lin Wan were offered a role, she definitely wouldn't accept it, especially since Huang Min wouldn't give her a chance to act in his films. The key point is that Huang Min owns his own company.

Another director.

It's all about capital.

The success of one movie is not terrible; what is terrible is the success of one movie after another. If Dongsheng Film Industry goes public again, Huang Min's personal assets will skyrocket. When that happens, he will completely overwhelm them. Not only will Lin Wan be unable to stop him, but even if all her classmates are called over, they might not be able to stop him.

Zhang Xiaohua is well aware of the power of someone with a net worth of tens or hundreds of billions in the entertainment industry.

Seeing Lin Wan frowning, Zhang Xiaohua continued, "Li Yan made this call and bluntly told you not to bother Yang Dong in the future. If you really have a problem with Huang Min, go after him yourself. Don't drag Yang Dong down with you. He's already lost the chance to play the male lead in Director Zhao's next film because of you."

What do you think?!

Lin Wan asked.

"I……"

Zhang Xiaohua hesitated slightly, but still said seriously, "I don't think it's necessary to keep antagonizing Huang Min. The success of 'The Terror Live' has already put him in a position of power. The further he goes, the higher his status will rise in the entertainment industry, and the stronger his power and capital will become..."

Noticing Lin Wan's cold expression, Zhang Xiaohua finally voiced her concerns: "I think Huang Min will definitely clear his name, and the best way to do that is to find out the truth. We didn't need to worry about him before when he had no money or connections. Now, 'The Terror Live' can bring him at least 200 million in box office revenue. That woman named Su Qing is definitely poaching people everywhere to build up Dongsheng Film Industry's management team."

Zhang Xiaohua did not elaborate on what followed.

But its meaning is already obvious.

Huang Min is different now than he was a few months ago. In particular, the script for his next film has been praised by two senior executives of Zhongteng Pictures, which means that as long as there are no problems with filming, the quality of Huang Min's next film project is guaranteed.

Zhongteng Pictures, on the other hand, owns its own cinema chain and controls more than 5,400 screens. Now that the company's invested projects are about to be released, the company's cinema chain will definitely give them the green light, and the screening rate will definitely be much higher than when "The Terror Live" was first released.

That movie's potential is definitely far greater than "The Terror Live".

"You mean I should apologize to him!?"

Lin Wan's tone revealed her displeasure.

"..."

Zhang Xiaohua was reluctant to speak.

What good is this apology? Zhang Xiaohua doesn't believe that Huang Min can easily let by Lin Wan's apology go unpunished. Instead, she believes he should offer sufficient compensation.

At the very least, if Huang Min stops targeting Lin Wan, there's still room for maneuver. If we ignore it and let it continue, who knows when Huang Min will drag Lin Wan down from her pedestal.

Lin Wan scoffed, "So what if he made a movie that grossed over 600 million? I've noticed you actually take him seriously. Let's wait until he makes a successful movie!"

Done.

Lin Wan walked straight towards the entrance of the filming location's lobby.

Zhang Xiaohua immediately followed and went outside. She quickly held up a parasol and shone it over Lin Wan's head. After Lin Wan got into the car, Zhang Xiaohua went to the driver's seat. While driving, she said earnestly, "I can ignore it, but you and Wang Zhi..."

Lin Wan stared at her intently.

Their eyes can be as cold as they want.

Normally, Zhang Xiaohua would have chosen to remain silent, but today she still forced herself to say, "What if we get photographed..."

"I am divorced"

Lin Wan emphasized, "Even if I get photographed, it won't hurt me. Just take me to Bihe Yayuan."

"..."

Lin Wan's last words made Zhang Xiaohua's expression change.