Regardless of whether her speculation was true or not, Jane showed no expression on her face as usual. After finishing breakfast, she drove to Star Entertainment.
Outside the office, Maria had been waiting eagerly and rushed up to greet Jane when she arrived.
“Jane, you finally made it!” Maria exclaimed with excitement.
Jane looked at Maria and said as she opened the office door, “Is there two suns in the sky today?”
Maria was confused and asked, “What do you mean?”
“The queen of tardiness is early today,” Jane clarified with a smile.
“Jane!” Maria finally caught on and stomped her foot before following Jane into the office. “I couldn’t sleep all night.”
“No wonder I see a pimple on your face,” Jane remarked with surprise as she sat down on the couch.
Maria quickly took out her phone and opened the front camera to examine her cheek closely. She saw that there was indeed a pimple there and couldn’t help but feel upset since maintaining good skin was crucial for public figures like actors who faced cameras every day.
“What were you doing last night that kept you from sleeping?” Jane asked curiously.
“It’s because of Lenny’s movie,” Maria explained mysteriously. “I’m worried something unexpected might happen since I recently found out my horoscope is in retrograde.”
“You still believe in horoscopes?” Jane looked surprised suddenly realizing that maybe she was getting old and couldn’t keep up with young people anymore.
Maria waved her hand impatiently, eager to ask about the thoughts she had been pondering all night.
“Oh, let’s not talk about that right now. Have you contacted Lenny? How is the role and the script? Has it been finalized?” she asked.
Jane, seeing Maria’s expression, shook her head helplessly. “Didn’t I tell you? There’s no problem with this role, so don’t worry so much.”
Maria didn’t say anything, but her gaze was fixed intently on Jane, making her feel both amused and exasperated. “Should I contact Lenny right now?”
Maria immediately burst into a joyful smile, as if she wanted to embrace Jane.
“Jane, I feel like my future is bright,” Maria couldn’t help but laugh.
Watching her, Jane couldn’t help but recall the confident Maria from a few days ago.
“I’ll inform your agent about the details. You can go and busy yourself for now,” Jane said calmly.
Maria nodded repeatedly, humming a tune, clearly in a good mood.
“Wait a moment.” As Maria was about to leave, Jane called her back.
“Has Osborn come to the company?” Jane asked.
Maria nodded, pondering seriously. “Oh, I bumped into him this morning. Jane, do you want to find him?”
Jane nodded. “Please ask him to come over for me.”
Maria agreed and left the office. It didn’t take long for Osborn to knock on the door and enter.
“You wanted to see me?” Osborn spoke up.
Jane looked up and handed him the documents in her hand. “It’s nothing important. It’s just that you and Maria’s TV drama needs a singer for the ending theme song, and I think you’re suitable.”
Osborn paused for a moment but took the documents and looked down at them. “Weren’t we looking for a professional singer? Why did it suddenly become me?”
“The price wasn’t negotiated,” Jane didn’t hide it and said directly.
The singer they had previously approached had gained some popularity with a few hit songs on the internet. However, they later discovered that the person had a huge temper behind the scenes.
Indeed, all these people in the entertainment industry wore various masks, and it was impossible to know which one was real.
“But the composition of this song is his,” Osborn said, looking at the lyrics and music credits.
“We bought the rights to this song earlier. It’s just that when we asked him to perform it, he suddenly increased the price. It won’t affect anything else. Get prepared today, and we might start recording in a couple of days.”
“Okay, I understand,” Osborn didn’t expect to be given another task.
Originally, he should have left, but he stood in the office, hesitating to speak. Noticing Osborn’s gaze, Jane looked back at him.
Only then did Osborn softly speak, “Should I… get involved in those matters concerning Maria?”
Jane naturally knew what Osborn was referring to and shook her head. “You don’t need to get involved in those matters.”
Osborn nodded. “If there’s anything, you can directly talk to me.”
His tone was unusually serious, and his eyes hid an ambiguous sentiment.
Jane didn’t notice anything unusual and simply smiled at Osborn. “What’s going on today? Why are you suddenly saying these things?”
Osborn blinked in surprise. “Isn’t this for the good of the company? If it really is for the company’s sake, then I should go back and practice singing properly. I wouldn’t want to trend on social media for being off-key during the recording session.”
Jane teased, and Osborn chuckled helplessly. He gave Jane a deep look and then turned to leave.
Because she had been thinking about Maria’s matter all along, Jane immediately contacted Lenny. Unexpectedly, he didn’t immediately agree but suggested meeting Maria in person.
Jane naturally agreed and, after arranging the time and place with Lenny, informed Maria about it.
At that moment, Maria had just finished shooting a commercial endorsement and was touching up her makeup in the dressing room. She was quite surprised when she received Jane’s call.
“What did you say? Lenny wants to meet me in person!” Maria stood up excitedly from her chair, startling the nearby staff.
She stuck out her tongue, giving them an embarrassed smile, then sat back down and spoke quietly to Jane on the phone, unable to conceal her excitement in her voice. “Really?”
“Of course, can I still deceive you?” Jane chuckled helplessly.
“When and where should I meet him?” Maria asked anxiously.
“Tonight. I will send the address and time to your agent. Just go directly after you finish shooting.”
“Am I the only one meeting the director?” Maria blinked her eyes.
Jane heard her and spoke gently, “Of course not, I’ll accompany you as well.”
Maria seemed relieved, she took a deep breath and placed her hand on her chest. “What should I do, Jane? Just the thought of meeting Director Lenny in person makes me a little nervous.”
Jane chuckled lightly, and just then, someone knocked on the door of her office.