Julia didn't respond and gave Consuela a puzzled expression.
"Would you like to take a closer look?" Consuela handed her the magazine. Julia arched an eyebrow at her friend and pursed her lips. "Stop beating around the bush. I don't understand what you're trying to tell me."
Consuela let out a disgruntled sigh and pointed at the article. "No wonder you can't become a famous star. Look at this feature and tell me what his company is."
"Starry Sky Media?" Julia slowly drawled the name with a hesitant shrug. Suddenly, she realized what Consuela was trying to tell her. "You mean to say... Eric is the CEO of Starry Sky Media?"
"Yes, finally!" Consuela groaned with sarcastic joy and rolled her eyes. "You keep telling me that you don't have any resources. Sometimes, I don't understand what's happening in your head."
Julia awkwardly stammered, "I didn't know that he has such a high position. Besides, he's still my friend. I don't want to use our friendship to achieve my goals. It makes me feel uncomfortable."
"Don't be silly," Consuela spat. "If it were somebody else, they would have already asked Eric for a position in his company. I'm sure he would be willing to help you. You don't have to always work so hard, sometimes you just have to take the shortcut."
"I know." Julia bitterly sighed. "But you know me, Consuela. If I really was that type of person, then I would have been famous a long time ago. Although I can't change the way people look at me, the least I can do is challenge myself to become a better actress by working hard."
"Okay, okay, you win," Consuela angrily retorted back, frustrated at Julia's decision.
Neither of them mentioned Eric's name anymore. When they arrived, they separated ways. While Consuela placed Julia's things in the dormitory, Julia headed towards the set.
"Julia, you're finally here." Director Guo came up to greet her. "Hurry up and change your clothes, we'll film your scene later."
"Okay." Julia obediently nodded and went to the dressing room to find a stylist waiting for her to change. The stylist handed Julia the script and said, "Miss Gu, while you read the script, I'll start putting your make-up on."
She gave the stylist a small smile and skimmed through it, feeling a little uneasy as she read through.
It was about a love triangle, and it was an oblique reference to Terence, Jean, and Julia.
The role that Julia got was the heroine's sister, who loved the hero so much that she decided to drug him. Forced to break up with the heroine, the hero was forced to end up marrying her instead. Despite the love that her character had for the hero, they eventually break up after enduring many obstacles. In the end, he reunited with the heroine and they lived happily together.
Although it was a happy ending, Julia frowned at the storyline.
"Is that Julia? Why is she here?"
Just as she finished reading the script, she looked up to find several young girls entering the dressing room. They were pointing at her.
"Exactly! How could she be so shameless to leave her own mother behind? She really is a vicious woman."
"I really don't understand why Director Guo decided to choose such an outrageous woman like her."
"What do you know? The female supporting role is also vicious. Perhaps she's the best actress to portray her."
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