With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

"Mr. Xu, I can understand your feelings, but we need to distinguish between what's on and off screen. Your daughter is acting out a role, and it's normal for new actors to start with small roles."

Xu's father was well aware of what Lu Jinzhao was saying, but he still couldn't help but feel heartbroken whenever he saw his daughter, whom he had raised with great care since childhood, playing such a subservient role.

After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Mr. Zhang, could you talk to the director and try to prevent her from kneeling down?"

Lu Jinzhao was speechless. How could a maid not kneel? If he loved his daughter so much, why did he have to become an actress?

But considering that the other party was an investor, Lu Jinzhao finally nodded: "Then I'll discuss it with the director and screenwriter, and we won't make her kneel down unless it's absolutely necessary."

Xu's father finally smiled, but the smile still seemed a little forced. It was clear that he didn't want his daughter to continue playing the role of a maid, but he had no other choice.

After the take was completed, the staff swarmed around Shen Li and Song Anyu. The assistant director even prepared two bouquets of flowers to congratulate them on their promotional photos successfully topping the trending searches.

"Ari Anyu, you guys are amazing!"

"Ali's follower growth rate is amazing; she's almost reached four million across all platforms in just a few hours!"

"Congratulations! The buzz is still rising, and the traffic is expected to explode around noon!"

"It's already a huge hit; the official Weibo account has over 40,000 comments!"

Everyone was very enthusiastic. Shen Li and Song Anyu kept nodding and thanking them. Xu Zishan, who was on the outside, was so jealous that her eyes turned red, but what could she do?

Shen Li's rise to fame today is absolutely phenomenal; just one still from the show was enough to set her on the trending topics list.

Ren Jia was equally unhappy. She coldly watched Shen Li being fawned over by everyone on set. In this production crew, it was never Shen Li's turn to steal the spotlight as a newcomer. Not to mention herself, even Song Yun'er was almost overshadowed.

But then Ren Jia couldn't help but sneer. How could Song Yoon-ah's fans possibly let her get away with this attention-seeking behavior?

Just wait to be surrounded and wiped out!

Just then, the publicity team suddenly arrived at the scene and dragged Shen Li and Song Anyu out in the chaos: "Shen Li, Song Anyu, you two come with me now to shoot another set of stills and promotional materials."

"Now?" Shen Li was a little surprised: "I...I have another scene to film in a little while."

Song Anyu nodded; they did indeed have another scene to film later.

"It's alright, it'll only take half an hour at most. Let's film it quickly and capitalize on today's popularity to release it tonight!"

The publicity team for "Jin Xiao" is indeed professional and hardworking; they even managed to squeeze in another set of stills during a spare moment.

Shen Li could only follow the person with a blank expression, while Ren Jia, who was not far away, quickly chased after them.

Reshooting stills?

She's the one who most needs reshoots!

Because there was no professional studio on set, the publicity team decided to use the set as the background for this set of stills, emphasizing a natural and vibrant feel. The scene was set in a garden with artificial hills and pavilions.

"Come on, the girl shows a satisfied and happy feeling, tilting her head slightly to look at the sky. The boy wraps his arms around the girl's waist from behind and gently touches her temple with his chin. The two get a little closer and sweeter, which fans love to see."

"That's fantastic! Let's do one more set! Shen Li, run! Your tulle skirt is flying..."

Having had the experience of shooting promotional photos once, Shen Li was more adept this time, satisfying the publicity team to the point that they didn't stop until three sets of photos were taken.

"Is it okay, teacher?" Shen Li asked, slightly out of breath.

As the cameraman flipped through the photos on his camera, he gave a satisfied "OK" sign: "Great job! If everyone looked as photogenic as you two, our PR team would have a lot less work to do."

Another person chimed in with a laugh: "Exactly! No need to edit the photos, the straight-out-of-camera results are even better!"

Shen Li was still thinking about the next scene, so she quickly thanked the publicity team members and left with Song Anyu.

Seeing this, Ren Jia rushed out and blocked the PR team that was about to leave.

The group was taken aback, but upon realizing it was Ren Jia, they instinctively showed signs of avoiding eye contact.

The entire publicity team received an internal message that Ren Jia should not be included in any subsequent promotional materials for "The Phoenix's Destiny". They did not know why, but it was clear that Ren Jia was currently under a soft ban. At least before the show aired, she could not participate in any promotions.

"Is there something you need, Sister Jia? We're in a hurry."

Ultimately, she is a popular actress, and although the publicity team is unaware of the inside story, they still have to show respect on the surface.

Ren Jia frowned and questioned the group, "You're rushing to take a second set of stills for a newcomer? You didn't have time to notify me for a reshoot?"

The group laughed awkwardly upon hearing this: "Sister Jia, what are you saying? We're just following orders. It's all a task assigned by Brother Qi."

"Don't try to fool me." Ren Jia didn't believe her, but she was determined to reshoot the stills. She immediately looked at the person carrying the camera and ordered, "Start filming! I want to reshoot right now!"

"Sister Jia, please don't make things difficult for us. Isn't this a waste of our publicity team's time?"

"Wasting time? Didn't you say that my set of stills and film were lost, and you didn't even notify me to reshoot? Now you're saying I'm wasting your time?" Ren Jia's voice rose with anger, almost cracking.

The group looked at each other helplessly. Finally, the leader, out of consideration for their past relationship, revealed some information to Ren Jia: "Sister Jia, you're not new to this industry. You should be able to guess what's going on. We're all people working below, and the decisions are made by those above. We can only obey."

"Reshooting these stills won't help; they'll just be lost anyway, you understand?"

This is very clear; it's telling Ren Jia that her stills can't be posted because the higher-ups won't allow it!

Ren Jia did have some suspicions, but the other party's veiled remarks still surprised her quite a bit.

Why?

Why can't she post it? Did she offend someone?

"Hey, Jia-jie, why don't you go ask President Lu? He just happened to be on set today. I think if President Lu hadn't spoken up, Brother Qi wouldn't have dared to do this."

Ren Jia suddenly realized that only President Lu could speak up about this matter; otherwise, who in the company would have such power to dare to create such a huge obstacle for her?

Meanwhile, Lu Jinzhao and Shen Ci were chatting in an air-conditioned room, enjoying the cool air.

"The actors are really suffering in this weather. We were both sweating profusely after watching the whole thing."

As Lu Jinzhao spoke, he took a bottle of chilled juice from the small refrigerator and handed it to Shen Ci.

Shen Ci reached out and took the money, thanked her, and then naturally asked, "Was that gentleman Xu Zishan's father?"