This inevitably made her a bit worried. What if only some of the scenes had changed, but the main plot and everyone’s fate remained the same? That would be a real letdown.
So, as a minor character, she still needed to be cautious; until she was strong enough, she should love life and stay away from Jiang Luo!
Zhou Lu: "Mhm mhm! Xiao Lu will listen to everything Brother Ye says!"
On Friday, Jiang Wen called Ye Xian.
"My Baby Ye, you’ve recently done so well and become so popular. Everyone around me has been watching ’Conquest of the World’ and they can’t stop praising your acting. Even my distant aunts and uncles have been asking me to get your autographed photo for them."
Ye Xian slowly picked up her thermos cup, "So you’re here today for an autographed photo?"
"Of course not, I came to give you a surprise!"
"I got you an audition to be the Asia-Pacific Region spokesperson for the game ’Breakthrough Fire Line’!"
The PC game ’Breakthrough Fire Line’, adapted from an esports novel that topped the annual readership rankings, had become the hottest shooting game in the country over the past two years, with peak online user numbers exceeding one hundred million. Even elementary school kids knew about it.
The previous spokesperson was the top influencer in the entertainment industry at that time, with his advertisements plastered all over the streets and alleys. Back then, ’Breakthrough Fire Line’ had just come out and wasn’t very popular, so they had invited a top young actor to endorse it. Now that the game had become popular all across the country, would they really choose him to endorse it? And for the entire Asia-Pacific region at that!
Ye Xian was somewhat incredulous, "Brother Jiang, are you kidding me? You’re trying to secure me a top-tier opportunity? Isn’t that a bit unrealistic?"
"Why would I kid with you? Don’t underestimate yourself. Although you’re not a top influencer yet, once this show finishes airing and I get you a hit variety show, you’ll be there. And you also have the title of KPL champion, ’God Ye’, to boost you. Even though it’s not directly related to this game, you still have a reputation in the gaming world. But let me be clear, this is a top-notch opportunity, and I’ve only managed to get you an audition for it. I heard there are two other contenders at the same time. Although the company behind ’Breakthrough Fire Line’ hasn’t revealed their names, those two... are probably top young actors."
Ye Xian gave him a wry look, a fleeting joy, "If the top influencers are competing, what chance do I have? Just there to make up the numbers?"
"Don’t get discouraged. ’Breakthrough Fire Line’ is already popular enough. What they lack is a spokesperson that fits the image, and I think you’re quite suitable. This time, I’ll go with you!"
Ye Xian glanced at her packed filming schedule, "Forget about it. Just looking at it, I know I’m going to be the bottom-feeder. I won’t waste that time. I’d rather spend it studying the script and focusing on filming."
"Oh..." Jiang Wen sounded somewhat regretful, "Well then, if you don’t want to try, I’ll cancel it. But I still think it’s a pity. It’s a fifty million endorsement deal."
Ye Xian almost choked on the two wolfberries in her thermos from the excitement.
"Fifty million. Game endorsements are really hot now, easily starting at tens of millions. Otherwise, why would even top young actors scramble to compete for it?"
Ye Xian suddenly stood up from her ’senior citizen’ chair, "I’ll go!"
Jiang Wen: "You don’t need to be so shocked."
Ye Xian: "I’m not shocked; I mean I want to go audition!"
?" Jiang Wen, "Didn’t you just say you didn’t want to be the bottom-feeder?"