310 Chapter 310. The Second Female Lead
Ding Shan slowly shook her head. “You can’t say that. Chen Tong has been gradually moving up the ranks in the past few years. Her company has been supporting her and giving her good resources. She’s just lacking representative work.”
Compared to Ding Shan in her past life, Chen Tong’s situation was much better. If Chen Tong didn’t do anything stupid or sought death and followed the company’s plan, she would one day become a top-tier female star.
However, Ding Shan felt that with Chen Tong’s personality and character, she would probably not choose to work hard in peace.
Xiao Zhao pouted, not understanding why Ding Shan would acknowledge an enemy. “Sister Shan, why are you complimenting her? I think you’re much better than her in appearance and acting. In the past, she only became popular because of your popularity. In the future, she will never surpass you.”
“I’m just giving an objective analysis. Alright, don’t overthink.” Ding Shan looked at the brand list that Xiao Zhao took out and chose two brands. “We can talk about these two but reject the others for the time being.”
Ding Shan’s brand choice was relatively niche, but her taste was not bad.
Although no big brands were looking for Ding Shan to endorse their products, it did not mean that Ding Shan would not have a chance to enter the fashion world in the future. So, she could not just accept endorsements from small brands. Even if she did, she had to take those with a good reputation and taste.
For example, if she chose to take up endorsements for weight loss drugs and wigs now, no matter how popular she was in China, International brands would not consider working with her because they would not lower their style.
Xiao Zhao nodded and took note of the two brands. Then, she sighed. “Sigh, do I have to let Chen Tong’s fans ridicule you now? ”
“There’s nothing we can do about it. She has good resources. That’s undeniable.” Ding Shan was also a little helpless. She had wasted much time with the Ding family over the past few years. Even if she was very popular now, some of the resources were not as good as those of the female celebrities at this stage. She had to fight for some of the opportunities herself.
“Alright, I’ll let the fans suffer for a while and try not to argue with Chen Tong’s fans.” Xiao Zhao was not a brainless person. Although she was depressed, she still knew what to do.
“Well, let them be arrogant for a while. Let’s not show that we care too much about this matter. The more we argue with them, the happier they will be. Sometimes, ignoring them is the best way to fight back.”
Ding Shan walked to the table and took out the scripts she had finished reading. There were about six or seven of these scripts had been sent over recently. She had already finished reading and comparing them.
“Sister Shan, have you thought about who you want to take? I’ve read these scripts, and they’re not bad.” Xiao Zhao said.
Ding Shan nodded slowly and took out one of the scripts. “Other than this, I don’t intend to take on any other scripts.”
Xiao Zhao was shocked. “Ah? Sister Shan, have you thought it through? The only way to get exposed now is through this variety show. Once the variety show is over if you still don’t have any new works …”
” I know, ” Ding Shan looked very calm. “I’ve read all the other scripts, and they were all based on my previous style, but I’ve changed my style, so I can’t take on the same role anymore. To me, the most important thing now is not popularity, but the value of the game.”
Ding Shan now needed a good reputation or representative work that showed her superb acting skills.
Although she had won some awards before, the value of the awards was not very high. She still needed to rely on better-quality work to win more significant awards.
Ding Shan handed the script she had chosen to Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao saw the name of the script and nodded. “This movie is a realistic drama. Although it doesn’t have as wide an audience as a commercial film, it’s indeed very suitable for you to film now that you’re changing your style. Sister Shan, you’re the female lead. With your fame, you might be able to drive this movie’s box office.”
Hearing Xiao Zhao’s words, Ding Shan slowly shook her head and smiled. “No, I don’t plan to be the female lead. I want to be the second female lead. You can talk to the company that sent the script and the director to see if they’ve decided on the second female lead. I won’t take on this movie if they’ve already decided on the second female lead.”
Hearing Ding Shan’s words, Xiao Zhao was shocked and stood up from the chair. “What? Sister Shan, you’re going to be the second female lead? Sister Shan, the second female lead, is a housewife, and her character design isn’t perfect. She’s not popular, so why don’t you play the female lead?”
