The entertainment company Emily worked for was among the top ten in China and one of the top three in A City. There were the best actor and actress in the company, and Emily was quite a celebrity.
However, the entertainment circle was a typical place where new comers would replace those old ones. Youth was everything. Emily couldn't compare with those new comers now. She had been maintaining her skin care with expensive skin care products all the time.
And she dressed herself up gorgeously and tried to be better than others.
But today, she appeared in the company in a mess. The receptionists looked at her curiously.
Emily was sensitive enough to hear those whispers. If it was before, she would never let it go.
"Hey, isn't that Miss. Bai? Why do you look so bad? Are you having too many alcohol recently?" Just as Emily walked to the floor where the artists usually came in and out, she heard a playful sneer. A group of women, all young and energetic, were basically new employees of the company.
And there happened to be a new employee who the company was promoting recently.
Now they faced each other with different thoughts.
"Watch your mouth." Emily was used to be supercilious, but she began to fold her clothes to make the wrinkles obedient. Then she adjusted her hair and straightened her waist to make herself look noble.
"What a terrifying woman! Which rich man does the pure and innocent actress ask for help from this time?" Those people knew that the company was going to give up on Emily. A bunch of hatred piled up in the past.
They began to talk arrogantly. Emily's face suddenly turned pale. But she finally understood that she came here for the business.
She would remember all of them!
Emily snorted and turned to the agent's office. Those people looked at her back and laughed, with mean words more neatly than reciting lines.
There were a lot of people in the agent's office, and so did the entertainment director. Seeing Emily, she had a long face. Emily walked in with a much slower pace.
"Do it well. This is an opportunity for you from the company," the entertainment director said to the agent. The agent nodded busily and sent her away.
Emily still wanted to say something, but her attitude to avoid arousing suspicion was very obvious. It was embarrassing.
The director of the entertainment department came over, telling the agent to take good care of the new comer, not to make trouble in the entertainment industry like Emily did. Therefore, when she saw Emily, the agent announced her end directly. "You've been too tired recently. Have a good rest for a while."
"For a while" could be a short time or a long time, and many people knew it clearly that Emily was going to be abandoned by the company.
Emily was unwilling to accept the result and wanted to say something. Suddenly, the agent's phone rang and she was talking with the advertising company. She kept complimenting the new comer.
Everyone was indifferent to Emily. No matter what happened, she couldn't do anything to them. If she wanted to be the same as before, she had to ask for money by herself.
Emily was good at socializing and she was well connected with many people, but now those people were afraid of her. Nobody wanted to help her in the end, for fear of being implicated.
She felt the reality of the society again and felt the coldness of the entertainment industry. The news about her on the Internet was not decreased.
The attitude of the company became the last straw to crush her.
Media were everywhere around Emily's house. She even dared not go back to her house now.
The car was driving in the city. Finally, Emily drove to the Gu's mansion. After hesitating for a long time, she called Yulia.
"Hello." Yulia's voice sounded casual. It was easy to tell that she was touching her newly manicured nails while answering the phone.
"It's me," said Emily. She was not as superior as she used to be in front of Yulia, and her attitude was much softer now. After all, she was trying to ask for help.
"What's up?" Yulia was surprised that Emily would call her at this time. With a little hesitation, she answered the phone. She was curious what Emily wanted to do at this time.
"I have something to talk to you. I am at the gate of your home, can you meet me outside?" Emily asked. But soon Yulia rejected. Without hesitation, she said, "Just say it on the phone. I'm doing facial treatment."
"Could you help me get through this? Gu family is capable of doing that." Emily came straight to the point. She could more or less feel Yulia's attitude.
But she had no choice. Anyway, Yulia was the daughter of Gu family.
"Emily Bai, have you forgotten what you have said before? If you ask me for help, then you are really asking the wrong person. You and Melinda are two of the people who I dislike. She had already been handled. Why should I help you?"
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