Rebirth of a Flopped Actress: Career First, Love Second

Chapter 305: Challenging Them Head-On

Recalling Zayn’s earlier suggestion to negotiate with Starlit Entertainment to keep Olivia as the lead, Olivia furrowed her brow and called him. Zayn’s mood sounded low on the other end of the line. The “Tears of Rivers” project, which he had started, had been in preparation for over a year. Now, he had been kicked off the team, a significant blow.

“Well… under the control of capital, we really have no way out. Olivia, you’re a great actress, but unfortunately, we no longer have the opportunity to work together. I tried to negotiate with the person in charge at Starlit Entertainment, but as you can see, I was even kicked out of the project. Olivia, although I don’t know what kind of enmity you have with Starlit Entertainment, from what I discussed with them today, they are likely planning to completely blacklist you. Be careful.”

Zayn spoke earnestly, genuinely admiring Olivia. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been kicked out of the project for questioning whether Olivia was suitable for the lead role.

Olivia listened to Zayn’s words, her eyes narrowing slightly. Starlit Entertainment wants to blacklist me? A cold smile tugged at the corners of her lips as she casually typed a few words in front of her computer. A webpage of a novel appeared on the screen. It was a small, forgotten site, filled with works that deviated from the mainstream taste and mostly consisted of obscure stories.

“Mr. Zayn, since you can’t continue with the ‘Tears of Rivers’ project, would you be interested in collaborating with me on a new movie?”

Starlit Entertainment was putting pressure on all sides to cut off her career, but she was going to make them see. If they thought they could blacklist Olivia, they hadn’t reached that level of power yet.

“A new movie?” Zayn asked, slightly stunned. Olivia looked at the novel on her screen and quickly sent Zayn the link. This novel was in the same genre as “Tears of Rivers.”

“How about we challenge Starlit Entertainment’s ‘Tears of Rivers’ head-on?” A smile curled at Olivia’s lips. She wasn’t going to fade into obscurity. Instead, she intended to face Starlit Entertainment head-on. Even if it was like a tiny insect trying to shake a giant tree, passivity was never her style!

Zayn didn’t respond immediately. Instead, he quickly skimmed through the link Olivia had sent. After just one glance, Zayn was astonished by the novel’s quality.

“This novel is fantastic! How did you find it? Do you know the author? Is the copyright still available?”

Olivia replied, “I’ll handle the copyright issue.”

This novel had been deeply hidden, and it wasn’t until “Tears of Rivers” became a huge hit that this type of IP was recognized and this novel was discovered. Currently, the author of this novel was an unknown young man, living in a rented apartment and having instant food for dinner. Olivia had originally planned to sign with “Tears of Rivers,” and then purchase the rights to this novel. But now, this novel was going to be her first shot back at Starlit Entertainment!

Zayn was greatly encouraged and quickly agreed. After hanging up, Olivia immediately contacted the small website and proposed buying the rights to the novel. The website, facing the threat of closure, didn’t hesitate at all and began discussing the purchase of the copyright with Olivia.

Meanwhile, Amelia, who had been confirmed as the lead in “Tears of Rivers,” was in Liliana’s office.