After participating in that variety show with Lan Mengfan, many variety shows approached her. They felt that Song Xinghe had a great sense of variety. Although she didn't talk much, what she said could cause some controversy and laughter. Moreover, she had a high IQ, which is rare among celebrities nowadays.

Xie Dong was very envious, but he knew that Senior Song had arranged for Song Xinghe to become a talented actor. He asked about it with a last glimmer of hope, and then gave up all thoughts.

“Actors need to maintain a sense of mystery and freshness. If they frequently participate in variety shows, it will be easy for the audience to be distracted when watching dramas. Although variety shows are lucrative and easy to make money, StarHub is not short of money. Moreover, if you act well and win awards, not only will your status improve, but you will also receive a lot of endorsement fees. So sometimes it is okay to go on a variety show once or twice for the purpose of promoting a new home, but it is not necessary to be a regular cast member.”

“I know, Mom.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Dong stopped mentioning the plans of some smaller brands to hire Song Xinghe as their spokesperson. He knew that if he did, Senior Song would accuse him of lowering Xinghe's prestige.

"Your primary goal right now is to produce some well-received works."

Xie Dong quickly stepped forward: "I do have some scripts here, Senior Song, Xinghe, would you like to take a look?"

"Which ones do you think are promising?" Song Xia gave him a chance to prove himself.

Xie Dong secretly thought to himself how lucky he was to have made preparations beforehand: "Two of them have Xinghe as the female lead, but one of them is a male lead, and the female lead is just a pampered wife who doesn't contribute much to the plot. I think we can rule that out. The other one is the most popular ancient costume drama on the market right now, adapted from a novel. It won't be broadcast on TV; it will be released as a web series. I've looked up the novel; it's an old novel that used to be very popular, but now it seems to have very problematic values. It might get some popularity after it airs, but it will also be very controversial."

"Anything else?"

Xie Dong understood that Senior Song was not satisfied with either of the two dramas. In fact, he didn't think much of them either, but these were the two better lead roles among the scripts that had been sent.

"The rest are some supporting roles. I have high hopes for a big-budget palace drama. Several supporting roles have invited us to audition. One is the emperor's first wife, his white moonlight. The character is very good, but she only has a few episodes. She dies in childbirth before the emperor ascends the throne. Another is a commoner woman that the emperor meets in Jiangnan when he is old. Because of her outstanding beauty, she is forcibly taken into the palace. After entering the palace and seeing the wealth and power, her ambition grows. She is later used and becomes a victim of palace intrigue."

"I've heard of this drama. The female lead is Xu Xiaoran, the winner of last year's Goddess Award, and the male lead is Ning Yan, who has become very popular in recent years. Both of them are talented actors with high popularity. Because of the huge investment, the novel was also a hit, and the director and screenwriter are well-known figures in the industry, many investors have their eyes on this project," Zhao Xuehua said thoughtfully.

Continuing with a rational analysis: "The production team's invitation to audition may have shown some sincerity, but I think it's more about building hype for the show, letting the audience see how well-prepared the production is, how much effort the team put in, and how much the industry has high hopes for it. Although sending StarHub to audition shows a willingness to use them, the production team can't use all their own people for these supporting roles, so it's indeed very attractive."

What are Xu Xiaoran and Ning Yan's public reputations like?

"You mean they will revise the script? They probably won't. Xu Xiaoran just won an award and wouldn't want to ruin her reputation. Ning Yan is known for his professionalism and respect for the crew. So the show should be quite popular after it airs."

"Xinghe, why don't you go audition? Even if you don't get the role, it'll be good to broaden your horizons."

"Should we try out both roles?"

"Well, if there are other roles you like even more, you can try to get them. There are no good or bad roles; it all depends on how the actor performs. Recently, many actors have become famous for supporting roles or villainous characters. You definitely won't stick to one style in the future, so it's good to try different styles."

"But Mom, aren't you going to have surgery in a couple of days?"

"It's just a minor surgery, it's nothing serious. Yueya probably has some actors auditioning too, I'll have her take care of you."

Xie Dong suddenly felt extremely useless, as he was so distrusted. However, this also made him feel a strong sense of crisis. If Senior Song could not see his value again, would he be replaced?

So he earnestly assured him, "Senior Song, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Xinghe."

He felt that simply protecting Xinghe was not enough; he also needed to understand the various trends in the industry, and find out the preferences of artists, directors, screenwriters, etc., because they might come in handy someday.

After they left, Sister Hua sighed, "You really shouldn't have had Xinghe accompany you. What if something happens..."

Song Xia chuckled and said, "Sister Hua, just wish me well. It's okay, the probability is so small, it's unlikely that I'll run into it. Just hire a post-operative nutritionist for me. Xinghe is still young, I need to take good care of my body."

"If you had thought of this earlier, would you still be suffering like this now?"

"Okay, Sister Hua, I know I was wrong."

"Putting that aside for now, besides the movie you gave to Director Qu, I've also approached you about a few other scripts. I think two of them are pretty good, but they're both for supporting roles."

"After all, it's not my heyday anymore, and I'm getting older, so it's normal for me to play supporting roles. The fact that they still offered me these roles is already a pleasant surprise."

I'm just afraid you'll feel disappointed.

"I am very confident in my acting skills, so no matter what role I play, as long as the audience likes it, that's fine."

"The first character I'm particularly optimistic about in this suspense drama is the male lead's mother. In the drama, the male lead is framed and put in danger repeatedly while investigating the truth behind his mother's murder. He eventually discovers that his own mother is the one who orchestrated all of this. She is not a good person; she is a murderer from many years ago. She did all this to clear the male lead of suspicion. In the end, she orchestrated his suicide to make it appear as a homicide in order to ensure her son's safety."

Song Xia became interested: "This script sounds pretty good, why did you suddenly invite me?"

"Actually, I don't recommend you take the role because the drama has already started filming. The actress who plays the mother felt that she couldn't portray the feeling described in the script after filming started, and she was afraid of ruining her reputation built up over the years, so she broke the contract at the last minute. If you take the role, they will ask you to join the crew immediately in order not to delay the schedule, but you are about to have surgery."

"It's alright." Song Xia waved her hand. "The doctor said that the early surgery is not very invasive and I can recover in one or two weeks. Sister Hua, please try to get me ten days."

Sister Hua sighed, "I knew you wouldn't refuse, so I didn't hide it from you. In short, you must not force yourself."