Chapter 1138: Chapter 1138: Well Thought Out
Hannah knew immediately who was behind it.
She was as petty as ever, calculative, and loved to be competitive over these matters; otherwise, she wouldn’t spend every day working hard on her "Number One Princess" title, usurping the glory that should have been hers, wishing the whole galaxy knew she was the savior, the protector.
Jin Lian only found out about these things later and exhaled, "This marketing strategy, not many stars on Blue Star can keep up with."
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Hannah received a new movie script.
Arnold Simmons invested money, tailor-made for her. Without interference from other investors, the real big shot in the crew was Hannah alone.
Many directors took the initiative to come to her door, offering themselves eagerly.
People inside the circle were dying with envy, discussing it in private.
Other actors would beg directors for roles, but with Hannah, it was the directors who were begging her to act.
There was no helping it, who could ignore her high status, especially with a backer willing to splurge money on her?
Even though some expressed disdain, they would turn around and quietly submit their resumes to Hannah’s crew.
Even a small role would let them bask in Hannah’s current popularity.
However, the crew made it known that they only wanted actors with acting chops—online popularity wouldn’t cut it here, which instantly deterred many internet celebrities.
In the end, because of this, Hannah even made it onto the trending search again.
Some criticized her, arguing that Hannah herself came from a talent show background, yet now she looked down on actors from the same background, unwilling to give others even a chance when everyone needed room to grow.
The argument made no sense.
There was no need for Hannah to respond personally; her fans and the public had already driven that comment to the top of the hot replies.
——That’s really funny. Audiences want to see acting skill, not your personal growth.
——If you like watching growth so much, go back to watching documentaries; there are all kinds of growth there.
——No one is looking down on popular idols, and no one said they are bad; perhaps it’s just that some fans are too sensitive?
——Hannah has never denied her talent show idol background, but she was already good at acting in her first role, a proper graduate of a film academy, so don’t be envious.
——The boss has money and invests it in his girlfriend’s film; so what if you want to bask in her light?
——Some fans are always asking for a chance for others, for a bit more tolerance. I find it strange—since when is it not a must for actors to perform well in front of the camera? Which actor in the past didn’t put in the hard work? How come it seems so casual now?
Although most of the netizens’ comments were in support of Hannah, the topic still caught the attention of Hannah’s fan club.
Edison Lynch, a rich second-generation, with plenty of time and money, quickly investigated the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out to be a few disgruntled small-time internet celebrities, who failed the auditions for Hannah’s crew, got together and, after some discussion, paid for a trending search spot.
They thought of themselves as representatives of internet fame, and even though they weren’t as hot as Hannah, they still had their huge fan bases. In the past, which director wasn’t eager to have them in their crews?
Being rejected now for lack of acting skill naturally stuck in their craw.
As the saying goes, "three cobblers with their wits combined equal one Zhuge Liang."
They had the power of numbers; were they worried they couldn’t compete against Hannah Winter?
The few of them had everything nicely planned out.
But no one expected that that same night, an article suddenly appeared and shot to the top of the trending searches.
