Chapter 152
“Clyde’s already a very popular person, and working with him is all upside for you, no downside. You’re new, you know what public attention means to you, right?”
Astrid kept quiet, not interrupting Irene.
Not until Irene finished her sermon did she lift her head with a smile, “Shouldn’t this be up to my manager?”
“I’ve already talked to Dale, but he shot me down. I figured he values your opinion, so I thought I’d run it by you.” Irene grinned, then said, “Dale usually manages top–tier talent, they don’t need collaborations to boost their visibility, but you, you need to ride someone’s coattails to get noticed.”
“Boost visibility?” Astrid arched an eyebrow, “Are you trying to use me?”
Irene’s face flickered.
Astrid continued, “Clyde’s a crowd favorite, most of his fans are girls. If I collaborate with him, they’ll think I’m taking advantage of their idol.”
“Clyde will get more attention, but I’ll get slammed by his fans. Boost visibility? More like asking for a roasting!”
Astrid tilted her head, looking at Irene. Her smile made Irene a bit uncomfortable.
That was exactly what she had in mind, she just didn’t expect Astrid, a newbie, to see right through her.
In TV and movies, lead actors stirring up gossip is common. Sometimes it’s a joint effort, sometimes it’s a one–sided play.
Irene laughed awkwardly, “Astrid, how could I use you, this is a win–win.”
“No thanks, I’m not interested. I need to get ready for makeup, can’t chat now.” Astrid said, standing up.
trene felt a bit embarrassed for being turned down. Clyde was a popular young actor, but he hadn’t done any good work recently
and his popularity was waning.
Some netizens even dubbed him the new king of trash movies.
She had pulled strings to land Mystic Mysteries. She chose to work with Astrid because she saw the potential, thinking Astrid could be the next big thing.
If she pulled this off, she could gain a lot.
But Astrid flat out rejected her.
As Irene exited the makeup room with a sour face, she bumped into Gracie. Gracie greeted her with a smile, but Irene ignored her and stormed past.
Gracie entered the dressing room and complained speechlessly, “This woman is so rude! She just brought a celebrity, so arrogant? Astrid, you have to get popular so that I can be as arrogant as her! Astrid, did you make a mistake with my paycheck? I heard from our coworkers that it’s just over six thousand, why do I have over ten thousand?” Gracie loves money, but she wouldn’t take what wasn’t hers, so she was puzzled.
Astrid glanced at her, smiled, and said, “You’ve been working hard, so there’s a bonus. Over ten thousand is actually on the low side.”
“Bonus? Wow, thanks boss!” Gracie hugged Astrid’s face and kissed her, “Astrid, have you ever considered keeping me?”
