Life was like a dream. There were good things and bad things in the dream.
For a few days, Nelly felt like she was living in a dream. It wasn't so real.
Lynch bought her some "worthless trinkets", but no matter how worthless they were, they were extremely expensive for Nelly.
For example, the snow-white bearskin coat she had seen in many windows. After special processing, the soft white bear hair swelled on the outside. When she put it on, she looked like she had turned into a big snowball.
Every time she saw this coat in the window of some shops, she would stop and look at it for a while.
Every girl had many colorful dreams. She also had them, but she also knew that this was not a dream that could be satisfied. Not all dreams would come true.
Many times, only nightmares could come true in the end.
Tens of thousands of yuan. According to her current income, it would take about 20 or 30 years before she could wear it.
But it was during these few unexpected days that she had worn it decades earlier than she had expected.
The soft fur made her want to hug herself tightly all the time. It was too comfortable. That gentle and smooth feeling made her forget about the passage of time.
There were also all kinds of jewelry and accessories. She had them all.
What surprised her even more was that Lynch bought her a lot of things, but he didn't give her money.
It was strange, wasn't it?
She felt so too. She had paid so much. Although she did get a lot of good things, why didn't Lynch want to give her some money to improve her life?
Didn't people say that one would become rich after being kept as a mistress?
Until the moment she left, Lynch didn't mention this matter, and she was too embarrassed to ask.
This was the biggest difference between her and Penny. If it was Penny, she would definitely choose to ride on Lynch and ask this question.
But Nelly, because of shyness or other reasons, she didn't ask.
Just as she was about to return to Lars' Land, Lynch unexpectedly told her the answer she wanted.
"You are not anyone's personal property, and you are not my mistress. Your personality is always independent."
"I respect your personality. I won't directly use money to humiliate you and make you feel like a small pet."
"In the new era, independent women are appreciated and loved. I believe you can do well!"
"And you don't have to worry about money. Soon you will understand that it is not difficult to get money!"
Lynch's words made Nelly feel a little confused. She felt like she had been played for nothing. But it was different because Lynch bought her a lot of expensive things.
So it was a very contradictory feeling. Those things were worth at least hundreds of thousands, but when it was time to pay, he didn't take out a penny.
Not only would it not make people hate him, but it would also make people feel an indescribable sense of relief.
On the afternoon of the day she returned to Lars' Land, before Nelly had time to leave the station, the staff of Fox Pictures was already waiting for her at the station with a sign.
She was a skinny woman in her thirties. She was wearing a neutral outfit and had short hair. She looked very refined and had a very strong aura.
There were two young people, a man and a woman, beside her. At first glance, they were her assistants. They lacked that kind of strong aura.
Nelly hesitated for a moment and greeted her.
Logically speaking, this kind of pick-up service in the station would not be used for a low-level contracted performer. Only movie stars and company executives could enjoy such treatment.
In fact, she hadn't realized what Boone's journey these days meant. It was not as simple as being "played for nothing." Many things had changed dramatically in the process of "playing for nothing."
"Hello, Nelly, I am your new agent …" The woman with a strong and capable aura took the initiative to reach out her hand, and a smile appeared on her tense face. "From today onwards, your contract has been upgraded to the second tier. I will be fully responsible for everything in your work and life!"
She emphasized, "It's everything. We'll live together."
She turned around and introduced the other two staff members to Nelly.
These two people were also employees of the company and members of "Nelly's team."
This was one of the benefits of coexisting with Lynch, quickly climbing to a high position in the company.
Nelly was a little uncomfortable with this change. "The house I live in now is very small …"
She meant that her small apartment couldn't fit so many people. The new agent had clearly told her that their team would always be together, whether it was work or life, which also meant that they had to squeeze together.
This made Nelly a little embarrassed. The small apartment was really too small.
However, her agent laughed. "It's okay. The company's benefits for the second tier contracted actors include a clause to improve the living environment."
"We have our own community in the suburbs. You will have a stand-alone house in it. Of course, you only have the right to use it. We will live together."
Nelly's eyes widened. She had heard of this place. In fact, the third tier contracted actors were eligible to live there, but they lived with other third tier contracted actors.
Only when they reached the second tier could they live alone with their team.
If they reached the first tier, they would directly live in a villa in the city. It was even possible that they would directly transfer the house to their signed stars as a gift.
When they were low-level actors, everyone always fantasized about the arrival of this day. They didn't expect that it would really come true one day, and so soon!
"I still have some things to check in …" She went up to them. Lynch didn't buy a lot of things, but it wasn't too little either. A girl definitely wouldn't be able to carry them, so those things were entrusted to the warehouse to check in.
Her agent put his arm around her shoulder and led her out. At the same time, he took the receipt in her hand and gave it to the male assistant beside him. "What you need to do now is not to think about those things, but to choose a script!"
Nelly's footsteps paused slightly. "Choosing a script … What does it have to do with me?"
She was still unable to react or adapt. She had been at the bottom for too long and had seen her dreams shattered too many times. Even she herself did not believe in these things, so she did not realize that her hard work and sacrifice in Boone had entered the season of reaping the rewards so quickly.
Her agent continued to walk forward with his arm around her shoulder. "Of course, the company is going to take out 300,000 yuan to shoot a romance film. You are lucky to be chosen as the female lead."
"You know, in our line of work, no one is more important than the lead …"
The agent actually left something unsaid. The correct way to put it was that "no one is more important than the person behind the lead."
Until the agent led her to the house allocated to her by the company, she was still dizzy. She gradually understood why Lynch didn't give her money. It was really unnecessary.
She could make money with her own ability. This was Lynch's respect for her. She understood Lynch's painstaking efforts!
Out of the 300,000 yuan shooting fee, 50,000 yuan was her salary. Considering that her popularity was still very low, 50,000 yuan was actually a lot. It was even more than that.
"I personally suggest you talk to the company's production department and take the initiative to reduce your salary …" Sitting in the clean and bright living room, the agent said while peeling fruit imported from Najalil.
Nelly had just eaten the fruit pulp from the agent's hand. She was a little confused. "Why?"
The agent handed over the remaining fruit pulp in his hand, then picked up a wet towel to wipe his hands. "Because your starting salary is too high. In the future, we won't dare to use you for other projects."
"To be honest, although I don't know who hired you, since I took over this job, I have to be responsible for you."
"Now you have no status at all. You are just a newcomer. When other newcomers take on the female lead role at your age, their salary won't exceed 10,000 yuan. Most of them only get 3,000 to 5,000 yuan."
"The company gave you 50,000 yuan. That's too much money. Your starting point is too high. If others want to use you in the future, they will have to pay you at least 50,000 yuan."
"But you haven't been able to prove your value in the industry. To be honest, I don't think you are worth this money."
"I also believe that many people will have the same opinion as me. This will lead to the fact that once you leave the company's business scope, you won't get any film contracts!"
"Others won't take such a big risk to invite you. If you can't film more films with more genres and producers, your development path will be very narrow."
After listening carefully, Nelly nodded. "I will talk to the company. If that's the case, we can lower the salary a little, for example …"
"10,000 yuan?"
The agent did not immediately answer this question. Instead, he asked, "Can you tell me a little bit? Whose path are you taking?"
An unknown student suddenly started to choose a script. Ghost would not believe that there was nothing wrong with this.
This way of quickly rising to the top had both advantages and disadvantages. If she met someone who was not good enough, she might not last for a few years.
But if she met someone who was good enough, her future career could be arranged a little easier.
For an agent, these differences were probably equivalent to the difference between "tickets" and "cars".
Tickets could make Nelly rise to fame quickly. As long as she was good enough, she might be able to stay on the top floor.
But in this case, she had to work harder, of course, in terms of acting skills and management.
If it was a car, it could at least take her to a high enough level quickly. As long as she was not too useless, there would be a place for her in the entertainment industry.
Nelly was a little hesitant, but finally, she told her agent.
From the day she entered the industry, she knew how important an agent was to an artist.
When the name "Lynch" came out of her mouth, the agent gasped.
The way she looked at Nelly also became a little strange. She didn't find anything special about Nelly that could make someone like Lynch take a fancy to her.
She was far younger than Penny. It was said that when Penny and Lynch met, she was only seventeen years old. Age was also an important factor for men.
As for Nelly, she was already twenty-two years old. She had no advantages at all.