Chapter 1639 - 811: Speech (7,000 Words)_3

Chapter 1639: Chapter 811: Speech (7,000 Words)_3

Everyone speaks of Xu Siyao with an unusually disdainful tone.

"Did you know? Xu Siyao asked for a sixty million salary in this drama." Someone suddenly said.

"Whoa, really?" Someone widened their eyes, "Sixty million? Haven’t they started wage limiting already?"

"Who knows, anyway, the production side can afford it."

"Sigh, speaking of which, Xu Siyao actually got what she wanted. We are here criticizing her for not measuring up to Zhou Yun, but now she’s a top-tier actress; the salary she earns from a drama is more than we could make in a lifetime altogether."

"Everyone says actors have high salaries and make lots of money, but they don’t see us struggling actors just trying to make ends meet."

"Just try your best. If you get a chance to act with Zhou Yun someday and she thinks you’re worth nurturing, you’ve hit the jackpot."

"Where’s that kind of opportunity?"

"Don’t say that, let me tell you, Zhou Yun is famous for helping people, see how many newcomers she’s supported in the past two years."

"That’s because someone’s backing them, right? You need a platform to back you before you get a chance to act with Zhou Yun."

"That’s not true, let me tell you, all the roles in dramas starring Zhou Yun require auditions, whoever fits gets the part, even if the platform sponsors, it doesn’t work without Zhou Yun’s approval." Someone immediately said, "I once got in touch with a drama from Yuehai, met four times, thought I could sign a contract, but was told by Yuehai’s people that all of us actors have to wait for Zhou Yun to review the list, only after no issues can we sign, and we’ve been waiting until now without news."

"Is Zhou Yun really this domineering in front of Yuehai?"

"Of course, you know, the drama ’Deep Sea,’ just its overseas rights have made Yuehai about five hundred million. I heard from insiders, because of Zhou Yun, ’Deep Sea’ sold incredibly well overseas."

"Five hundred million, wow..."

Everyone fell silent.

Outside the slightly open door, Xu Siyao stopped in her tracks upon hearing her name, clenching her nails tightly into her palms.

Every word those people said inside, she heard clearly.

These people! She absolutely won’t let them have it easy!

A surge of rage uncontrollably sprang from her heart, burning intensely fierce.

At the same time, Zhou Yun’s name felt like a branding iron burned red-hot, fiercely searing into her heart.

Xu Siyao certainly knows she’s being left far behind by Zhou Yun.

Domestically, no one considers her and Zhou Yun to be actresses of the same level anymore.

Previously, some people would say her acting was not as good as Zhou Yun’s, but her achievements in drama series weren’t any worse than Zhou Yun’s.

But now, a single ’Deep Sea’ elevates Zhou Yun’s achievements to a level in drama series that other actresses can hardly reach.

Xu Siyao dares not even imagine if she’ll ever have a drama like ’Deep Sea’ venture abroad and win over foreign audiences.

She knows very well such a thing is unrealistic. She herself doesn’t even like watching the dramas she acts in.

Yet the reality is right in front of her. In the drama series market, scripts like ’Deep Sea’ wouldn’t have seen the light if not for Zhou Yun taking interest; Xu Siyao wouldn’t act in such scripts either. She knows clearly that she doesn’t dare to take risks like Zhou Yun.

Nowadays, Xu Siyao can accept her dramas having poor word of mouth, criticized by many, but she cannot bear her starring dramas lacking heat, unseen by audiences. If that happens, even her only asset is lost.

Xu Siyao doesn’t even realize she’s no longer driven to compete fiercely with Zhou Yun.

In the past, just hearing someone say she’s not as good as Zhou Yun would instantly provoke anger and doubt — how could she not measure up to Zhou Yun? What makes her any less than Zhou Yun?

At some point, Xu Siyao has given up on that thought.

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During the days Zhou Lan was abroad, the already busy Wu Chengbao became even busier.

He has to manage Song Chi’s company and assist Zhou Lan with some public relations concerning Zhou Yun’s media presence.

Originally, the media battle between Zhou Yun and ’Daily View’ newspaper had ended, Wu Chengbao thought his hectic work could ease up, but then ’Variety’ announced the list for actor talks, which included Zhou Yun.