On the other side of Star Entertainment Group, Jane was absent from work and no one was in charge of the day-to-day affairs.
Marco was pushed to take over temporarily. His reputation within the company was good, so many employees were willing to follow his lead.
Although Marco’s heart belonged to April, he kept his work and personal life separate and did not give all the good resources to her.
However, soon a new person joined the company. Since Jane had been absent for a long time, Marco went outside and recruited some people because he felt that the company was becoming too quiet.
“Mr. Gibson.”
Marco sat in his office reviewing documents when someone entered. It was Haven Hodge, a new artist who had just been recruited these past few days.
Unlike other artists in the company, Haven’s appearance could be described as perfect but there were countless beautiful people in show business.
However, Marco had another reason for recruiting her – he happened to see Haven practicing singing in a corner one day and she immediately caught his attention with just a few seconds of singing.
Not only that, but he also discovered that Haven had many outstanding qualities. Even her acting skills were exceptional. The video of her crying scene during the audition had already spread throughout the company.
With this, Marco had even higher expectations for Haven.
“What’s wrong?”
Marco’s magnetic voice came through.
“I’ve been training for these past few days, and I don’t know when I’ll be able to release my song,” Haven asked. When she first joined the company, she had tearfully shared her impoverished background, so it was reasonable for her to be eager to release new music.
“You’re ready?” Marco raised an eyebrow. “That was quick. Sing a little for me.”
Haven nodded and, under Marco’s gaze, opened her mouth, filling the entire office with her melodious voice.
After the song ended, Marco couldn’t help but admire her.
“Not bad,” Marco applauded. It seemed he had struck gold this time. This song had a certain level of difficulty, and initially, Marco had doubts about entrusting it to a newcomer. Now, he realized he hadn’t misjudged her.
“Here’s the plan: I’ll take you to the recording studio this afternoon. If the results are good, we can release the song the same night.”
“Thank you, Mr. Gibson,” Haven smiled widely, bowed to Marco, and left the office.
Soon, Marco brought Haven to the recording studio. Although it was her first time recording a song, Haven showed no signs of nervousness. She managed her expressions perfectly in front of the microphone.
Marco admired this, and after just one recording, it was already perfect.
The sound engineer made some adjustments on the computer, but Haven’s voice was already excellent. There was no need for much editing; it was flawless.
Marco was very satisfied, so he released the song on the platform.
Initially, the song received an average response, but soon, with Haven’s enchanting voice and stunning appearance, it instantly attracted a large number of fans.
A singer with both looks and talent is easily favored by people.
Moreover, Star Entertainment had been relatively low-key during this period, so this song caught many fans’ attention.
Haven quickly rose to fame with this song, and she never expected that so many people would love her voice.
As Marco watched the online data improving, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Jane was absent for these few days, and Star Entertainment was solely supported by him. It had been a long time since they achieved any decent results, but now with Haven, the company’s revenue and profits were looking great.
Furthermore, Haven had excellent resources and conditions, making her a valuable asset for the company’s development.
Sitting in her office chair, Haven scrolled through the comments on Twitter, feeling ecstatic.
However, the internet being what it is, there were inevitably some trollers in the comments. But Haven had prepared herself well beforehand and ignored the attacks from those individuals.
By the end of the afternoon, her fan count had silently increased by tens of thousands.
As Haven looked at the online praise and comments about her, she couldn’t stop smiling.
But soon, something bad happened.
Haven discovered that a media outlet had exposed something from her past, and quickly, internet users began to change their perspective.
“The overnight sensation, Haven, how could she rise above the others so silently? Is it due to her exceptional talent? Or is it due to some unspoken rules in the entertainment industry?”
With this headline, it instantly attracted a lot of internet users to click and view the article, accompanied by some photos.
The first photo showed Haven’s chat records with her former boss, filled with vulgar and offensive language, which was extremely unpleasant to see.
The following photos were all about Haven’s dark history, including evidence of her involvement in certain relationships, all of which were exposed by various media outlets.
Haven stood there in shock, unable to believe that these things had been exposed by internet users so quickly. She hadn’t even had the chance to enjoy the feeling of being adored by fans before being plunged into the abyss in an instant.
Haven was unwilling to accept this. She clenched her fists tightly, but the evaluations of her on the internet became increasingly negative. Many people started turning against her, changing from being her fans to becoming her critics.
Haven felt like she was collapsing, but there was even more damning evidence to come.
A person claiming to be Haven’s ex-boyfriend suddenly appeared on Twitter, revealing events from several years ago. He accused Haven of abandoning him in order to pursue a relationship with a wealthy man.
In the man’s tweets, every word and line revealed his longing for Haven over the years. However, in the end, he accused Haven of her wrongdoings, intending to show the unknown side of Haven to the internet users.
In this way, Haven became entangled in the forbidden topics of the entertainment industry. Faced with absolute talent and beauty, these revelations instantly overwhelmed her.
As a result, Star Entertainment also suffered.
Many of Haven’s fans criticized Star Entertainment, claiming that they were irresponsible and that the company hid like a turtle when their artist encountered trouble. More internet users chimed in, accusing Star Entertainment of trying to salvage the situation by randomly recruiting artists since they didn’t have any competent ones to begin with.
This situation made Marco even more distressed.
Setting aside whether these allegations were true or not, internet users only believed what they saw before them. With so many people coming forward, it seemed that the situation was dire.
However, now that Star Entertainment had already signed Haven, and no artist had a completely clean background, if their own artist fell, they had to find a way to pull her back up.