Absent from work for three days, Suny had a lot of catch-ups to do, for example, a meeting.
Everyone in the community knew that Austin had rented all the LED screens in J City just to broadcast his wish for her birthday. It became a paradigm for those who wanted to show affection in public, and people on the Internet even made some jokes about it.
Suny, being the center of the event, felt happy but nothing more.
Earning money mattered more to human beings, in her opinion.
Such an arresting event brought the rumor that Austin and Suny would soon get remarried.
The rumor spread and became absurd, saying that the two had already been remarried and were preparing a banquet for celebration.
Mr. Brooks almost believed the rumor. He even called Austin to ensure the authenticity of the news, despite the risk of getting beaten by the latter one. Anyway, he didn't have to prepare a whip-round for Austin's remarriage, for now.
After finding it was a rumor, Mr. Brooks would scold those who came to ask him about it. And the rumor started to get ended.
Anyhow, Suny heard of the ridiculous news at last.
As for Alicia, a veteran in the entertainment industry for over ten years, she definitely had access to the news.
She knew it was merely a rumor once she was told. But driven by curiosity, she still couldn't resist asking Suny about it when her friend came to attend the meeting in Phantom, "Hey, are you and Austin ready to get remarried?"
A faint smile appeared on Suny's face. She sat on the sofa, shooting back, "You and Mr. Lloyd, are you ready to get married?"
Alicia laughed with embarrassment, "The gossip doesn't come from me. It has spread everywhere these days."
"So, you believe in it?" Suny raised her eyebrow slightly.
"No, but I'm too curious."
Suny got amused, "Heard of 'Curiosity killed the cat', have you?"
Alicia tilted her head to the side, watching her friend's gorgeous face. But she also sensed some kind of danger from the looking as her friend pronounced the word "killed".
"It's better not to provoke her," Alicia thought.
"Fine. I'll shut my mouth."
Suny threw the script in her hand onto the table, groaning, "This script won't do."
She looked at a manager seated next to her, asking, "Who recommend the script to you?"
Under her gaze, the manager felt somehow guilty, answering, "A screenwriter, one of my friends."
Suny smiled a little, mocking "I see. Your friend may need a bit more talent."
The manager nodded repeatedly. He was not sure whether Suny knew the tricks he played in secret. Cold sweat emerged on his forehead as he was stared at by a pair of beautiful but threatening eyes.
"Go ahead with your own business now," Suny sensed his guilt but didn't say anything more.
It was a great relief for him to be able to leave. The manager quickly got out of the office.
Alicia had witnessed the whole scene and kept in total amazement. "Impressive! Wayne kept recommending that script. He didn't listen to my suggestions at all!"
Suny glanced at her, laughing, "That script is probably bought by him."
Alicia instantly got enlightened, "No wonder! That script didn't get voted last week, but he insisted that it should be chosen. He even requested Joan to bring it to me. But I must say its quality sucks."
Working in the film industry for so many years, Alicia was even better than Suny at identifying quality scripts that would go popular. The characters in that script didn't appeal at all. The plot was decent but out of fashion.
Alicia had acted some similar characters in some similar dramas at the beginning of her career. She hadn't expected to come across a similar script after ten years.
Unlike serious dramas, romance dramas without much innovation and inviting plots were unlikely to go viral in today's market.
Wayne told her that the script was written by a talented screenwriter. She was nearly suspicious of her own taste owing to his insisting persuasion. Luckily, Suny came back to work today and she was able to show the script to her friend.
She hadn't expected that he was such a coward under Suny's gaze.
Alicia got angrier and angrier as she continued to complain about the script. She even tried to call Wayne to account. At that moment, Joan knocked and came in, reminding them that it was time for the meeting.
Suny took a sip of her tea, teasing, "Maybe you can go find and scold him, and then we shall have the meeting?"
"Better have the meeting first."
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