After rejecting my celebrity husband

Chapter 286 - 287: Anger and Joy [4]

"Can I be blamed for this?" Zhu Ting’s face also showed displeasure, "I got you the best roles, but what about you? You were supposed to play a virtuous lady but you turned her into a slut on screen. The internet is filled with condemnation. I arranged a charity event for you to salvage your image, and what happened? You couldn’t even behave properly, instead, you pushed that little girl and got caught on camera by reporters. What could I possibly do?"

"She was so dirty, wanting to touch my dress, of course I had to push her away!" Su Jin defended herself vehemently, then turned and glared at Luo Xiaoqian on the screen, her beautiful face seething with anger, "To be honest, it’s all her fault. If it wasn’t for her, all of this would have been mine, all mine!"

"Su Jin!" Zhu Ting stood up from the sofa, bringing the contract from the coffee table to Su Jin, "I’ve followed you, climbed up step by step. I just want to tell you that you can’t afford to be reckless anymore. Right now, the best thing for you would be to keep a low profile, take on this role, and play it well. Can you do that?"

"What kind of role is that? The second female lead and the pay is pitifully low. You’re asking me, Su Jin, to play a supporting role?" Su Jin asked sharply.

"What’s wrong with being number two? This is a genuine arthouse film that has a good chance of winning at the Berlin Film Festival. If you put your heart into it and win Best Supporting Actress, you’ll still be the big star waving the flag. Do you understand?" Zhu Ting tried to persuade her earnestly.

Her experience with Su Jin was similar to that of Luo Xiaoqian and Yu Tong. Zhu Ting had been a smalltime agent when she first started with Su Jin; it was Su Jin who had brought her up. Thus, Zhu Ting was always thankful to Su Jin and, despite her occasional excesses, she endured it.

"What do you mean by that? Are you saying I’m not a top star anymore? Or are you saying, even you look down on me now?" Su Jin slapped the contract out of her hand, "Zhu Ting, don’t forget, if it weren’t for me, would you have reached today’s position, becoming a top agent?"

"I admit all that. Because I consider you a friend, I’ve been tolerating you, but..." Zhu Ting picked the contract up from the floor and slammed it on the coffee table, "that doesn’t mean I’m really afraid of you."

Su Jin pointed towards the door with her hand, "Get out!"

"Fine, I’ll leave!" Zhu Ting picked up her bag from the sofa, "But before I go, I want to remind you, if you keep going on like this, you’re only pushing yourself into an abyss of no return. By then, no one will be able to save you!"

"Isn’t that even better, just in time for you to climb a higher branch!" Su Jin threw the contract on the table in her direction.

Zhu Ting turned away, watching the contract scatter in the air, a look of disappointment flashing in her eyes as she stomped out the door.

"Fine, you have the guts, just never see me again!" Su Jin lost her temper, scattering the objects on the coffee table all over the place, turned her head, and noticed Luo Xiaoqian’s smiling face on the TV, she grabbed a vase and threw it, "Die, die, just all die..."

The vase shattered, the TV flickered, then went completely dark.

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At the Emperor View Group, CEO’s office.

Leng Zimo watched the live broadcast on TV with a trace of a faint smile.

With his discernment, it wasn’t hard to tell that Luo Xiaoqian was a bit nervous, but thanks to the presence of two familiar hosts, her performance was still reasonably good despite the nerves.

The press conference was nearing its end, and Ouyang Qing brought Luo Xiaoqian in front of the camera.

"I hope your new single achieves great success. The press conference is about to end, Miss Luo, do you have anything else you want to say?"