Love in the Limelight

Chapter 152

“Clyde’s already a very popular person, and working with him is all upside for you, no downside. You’re new, you know what public attention means to you, right?”

Astrid kept quiet, not interrupting Irene.

Not until Irene finished her sermon did she lift her head with a smile, “Shouldn’t this be up to my manager?”

“I’ve already talked to Dale, but he shot me down. I figured he values your opinion, so I thought I’d run it by you.” Irene grinned, then said, “Dale usually manages top–tier talent, they don’t need collaborations to boost their visibility, but you, you need to ride someone’s coattails to get noticed.”

“Boost visibility?” Astrid arched an eyebrow, “Are you trying to use me?”

Irene’s face flickered.

continued, “Clyde’s a crowd favorite, most of his fans are girls. If I collaborate with him, they’ll think

get more attention, but I’ll get slammed by his fans. Boost visibility? More like asking for a roasting!”

at Irene. Her smile made Irene a bit uncomfortable.

what she had in mind, she just didn’t expect Astrid, a newbie, to see

and movies, lead actors stirring up gossip is common. Sometimes it’s a

could I use you,

I’m not interested. I need to get ready for makeup, can’t chat

embarrassed for being turned down. Clyde was a popular young actor, but he hadn’t done any good

popularity was waning.

the

to land Mystic Mysteries. She chose to work with Astrid because

pulled this off, she could gain a