Jude was no longer a budding starlet, so she did not believe that it was simply a stroke of good luck.
“May I ask why Stardom Entertainment wants to sign me? As far as I know, you prefer to sign male and female groups, as well as artists who can sing and dance. Although there are actors, they aren’t your core focus. Besides, I haven't shown my face around for so long, and there was even an incident where I breached an acting contract when I disappeared after being booked for a role. Thus, may I know the reason Stardom Entertainment wants to sign me?"
Jude felt extremely strange about the whole matter. Firstly, she was not Stardom Entertainment’s preferred type of artist at all. Secondly, she had lost much of her previous popularity, so it was strange that the company wanted to spend money on her since the loss was not worth the gain. It was better to sign a newcomer, as it was much easier for a newcomer to become popular. In addition, the company had always signed celebrities who relied on online popularity. In fact, most of the artists under them were influencers, and the company was also the best at producing such celebrities. What was more, Stardom Entertainment started from a talent show, and so far, there was no other company that could top them when it came to talent shows.
Kenneth also did not shy away from the topic and replied, "Miss Knight, in fact, we have always wanted to transform Stardom Entertainment into something different. I’m sure you know that no company will permanently be at the top in the entertainment industry, so we want to expand the company to do some other types of business and try to sign some better actors. I’ll be straight with you. It will be very profitable for us to sign you on. Now that you’ve terminated the contract with your former company, you probably could not find a suitable company to join. Due to the previous matter, you’re no longer popular, so our price to sign you on won’t be high too. However, your acting skills are top-class, so this will be very cost-effective for us."
What he said was the truth, so it was very convincing to Jude’s ears.
Celebrities in entertainment were also valued for how cost-effective they were to their companies. For example, she had excellent acting skills, but since she was an outdated actress, her price was not that high, and thus she was considered relatively cost-effective. If she became popular again, the company would certainly make a lot of money.
Kenneth passed the contract to Jude and said, “We will do our best to get you a good role. We also hope that you won’t turn down our sincere offer.”
Jude looked at the contract and smiled to herself. The agency contracts were all much the same, so she only needed to look at the final distribution of earnings.
"We will provide an assistant and agent for you. Besides, the daily expenses are clearly stated in the contract. As for the distribution of earnings, I’m sure you won’t be satisfied with it at first, but if you are able to become popular again, we will modify the figure to suit.”
"Okay, I'll go back and think about it." Jude took the contract and got up.
"Looking forward to having you onboard."
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