Chapter 1669 - 822: Another Year (10,000-Word Update!)

Chapter 1669: Chapter 822: Another Year (10,000-Word Update!)

"Yuzhen is really popular overseas now."

Zhou Yun said to Yuk Chu during their phone call.

"I’ve heard people talking about her on the streets of France," Yuk Chu laughed, "I’m so tempted to play a crazy villain."

Zhou Yun: "Yuzhen really steals the show. My friends and I watched together, and they were completely captivated by her."

"That’s great, I saw one of Yuzhen’s interviews yesterday. She said before turning forty, she was a nobody in the acting world, but she kept persisting, and then got the opportunities later." Yuk Chu said, "I worked with Yuzhen before, she’s truly a great actress. When we acted together, she was never impatient when I made mistakes, always patiently waiting and guiding me."

Zhou Yun worked with Jiang Yuzhen twice, once on "Heart Inquiry" and the other on "Chen Yin". The biggest impression Jiang Yuzhen left on Zhou Yun was that her acting was very stable, and she excelled at scenes requiring emotional outbursts.

Some people’s emotional outbursts are the "Ma Jingtian-style roars," but Jiang Yuzhen is different. Her method of acting becomes more intense and distinct in layers, drawing the audience in layer by layer.

After chatting for a while, Yuk Chu suddenly said: "Oh, Xiao Yun, I chatted with an editor from a French magazine today, and they mentioned you, saying they’ve arranged for a cover shoot for you in May next year."

"I’m not sure, maybe Sister Lan agreed to it," Zhou Yun said, "I don’t really handle these things, it’s all arranged by Sister Lan."

Yuk Chu: "Filming ’Deep Sea’ with you was really worth it, I never expected this show to be so popular overseas, and it landed me a modeling job with a French fashion magazine."

This time Yuk Chu went to France for work because an editor from a French magazine liked "Deep Sea" and recommended this Chinese actress to both the magazine and brand representatives. Upon seeing that she is one of the other leads in "Deep Sea," they enthusiastically agreed to the collaboration—not for the cover, but for a feature spread, consisting of about eight pages with content including three brands and an interview.

This job didn’t earn Yuk Chu much, but it’s a new expansion. Shooting for a French fashion magazine—in the fashion field—she can boast about this for a year. After all, France is the "grandmother" of global fashion.

This time in France, Zhou Lan accompanied Yuk Chu personally. Besides Yuk Chu’s work, Zhou Lan also had a few film distributors to meet, as she currently has two films to sell: one starring Ning Yao called "Treasure", and the other directed by Liu Qidong titled "Child of Prophecy".

There was general interest in these two films, but they were more keen on movies starring Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun’s fame in France is significant now; she has her fans and a fixed audience. Zhou Lan anticipated and prepared for this, and had already compiled introductions of these two films to give them.

Whether they’re interested or not, she’s just giving them the information upfront. The formal marketing will take place at the Berlin Film Festival.

After finishing the magazine shoot, Yuk Chu could rest. Zhou Lan and Yuk Chu took two days to enjoy France, shot a VLOG, posted it on Yuk Chu’s social media, and then bought a trending topic about Yuk Chu filming a magazine in France. This kind of marketing is essential for an artist on the rise.

One afternoon, after touring the Louvre, Zhou Lan and Yuk Chu had afternoon tea at a nearby dessert shop.

Zhou Lan talked to Yuk Chu about future career planning.

Zhou Lan said: "Xiao Chu, have you thought about what height you want to reach?"

Yuk Chu shook her head and said: "Sister Lan, I have self-awareness. I don’t have much natural talent for acting, not to mention comparing with Xiao Yun, even comparing with Xiao Jing and Xu Siyao, I fall short. My current fame is due to ’Deep Sea’, which helped people recognize me, and secondly because I’m diligent. Although my acting is mediocre, people always get to see me. Even if I won’t become a Movie Queen, I can always be the model worker."

Zhou Lan listened to Yuk Chu’s self-assessment, amused yet knowing that Yuk Chu was right. Fortunately, Yuk Chu has a clear understanding of herself, unlike Su Yan, who insists on believing she’s highly skilled in acting, and blames her agent for not securing enough serious roles just because she hasn’t won awards.