Being a media darling did not mean that the artist could capture the hearts of the viewers.
A majority of the ardent TV viewers were in their middle age. Audience of this age group was unlikely to be crazy, hot-headed following. Instead, in hopes of capturing the hearts of such people, one must consistently appear in the news to increase exposure.
A national presence would equate to confirmed viewership and box-office returns. This would mean that the artist could ask for a higher pay.
An artist's earnings could go up or down like the stock market, but if one managed to become a household name, then a high asking price would be a sure guarantee.
Thus, right now, Yun Shishi needed to capture the audience's heart.
Although she was popular, her national presence was not on par. As such, her commanding price could not be compared to the A-listers.
This was why more efforts had to be invested in selecting the scripts.
