Two weeks later, Thea finally returned to the shooting site. She had totally recovered from that injury.
Kevin also recovered. They thus both went back to the crew and started the shooting again.
“Did you check your Twitter?” During the rest time, Candace suddenly came forth, giving Thea her phone, “Look, Nina and Zack somehow got to know another famous director, and they would be involved in the shooting of his new show. That TV series is about 20 episodes. It is less than this one, Cloud & Moon. The shooting just began. I think they’re trying to compete with Cloud & Moon. Nina’s fans are going crazy about this. They both think Nina’s gonna win the war against you.”
The crew of Cloud & Moon soon all knew about this piece of news. None of them said anything. Everyone just secretly got a bit competitive. They were all determined to make their show better than Nina’s.
****
Four months later, Thea’s shooting finally came to an end.
“Mr. Bradley, I’ve done what you asked me to. We’ve made sure Redline won’t pass the CEV examination. The show won’t be aired.”
To make sure there wouldn’t be harmful and disturbing content, there was an organization called CEV to verify the contents of shows before they were aired on TV. If some show fail to pass the verification, they will face re-editing and taking off.
“And… I also talked to multiple channels. None of them would purchase Redline.” Matt continued.
Cody nodded, “Great job. You can go back to the company now.”
Matt turned away and left the office, knowing that Paris Dunn would never have any chance to bounce back. She should feel lucky that she still could get a role after offending Cody.
****
Meanwhile, Paris was pacing back and forth in Derek’s office, feeling utterly angry. Her face looks gloomy while her fingernails dig into her palm.
“This is the only thing I got this year! I’ve pushed away so many ads for this! I waited for this opportunity to change my public image!! CEV hadn’t passed it, and now all the other channels also refused to buy it! What am I gonna do?! Someone must be behind this! Don’t let me find that bastard! Whoever that person was, I will drive him to hell.”
Derek’s eyes were cold, “Now you’re panicking? I thought you’d already anticipated the result when you decided to do those disgusting things.”
Paris abruptly halted her pace, frowning as she stared at Derek, “You mean this is a counterattack? Who did this? Honor Entertainment?”
Derek shrugged his shoulders, “Or who could it be? You offended them, and you need to take the consequence. They’ve been waiting for this chance. They stayed low for months, so they could wait until the day your new show aired. After missing this golden opportunity, you will never be able to bounce back, I guess.”
A shiver ran down Paris’s spine, “But… I was just being angry. I really didn’t think that much during that time. Derek, you’ve got to help me. Helping me is helping your company. You know how much Redline means to me. It must be aired. Or both of us will lose a lot of money, don’t you think so?”
Derek’s attitude was cruel, “Why didn’t you think when you did those stupid things? It’s late anyway. The boss of Honor Entertainment must be really offended to short this kind of revenge. I don’t think your show can be aired this year.”
“You mean I have to wait until next year? But there will be loads of expected shows next year. Redline won’t stand out! This is the best timing!” Paris was so anxious, “Please…. Please… Derek. You’ve got to do something. This is the only chance left for me.”
Derek shook his head, “There’s really nothing I can do. Bradley is backing Honor Entertainment up. I don’t want to offend the Bradley House. You were also born and raised in this city. You know that family basically owns this area. Let me give you a piece of advice. Stop struggling and stay low. Don’t piss Honor Entertainment off, furthermore. Or you will probably be kicked out of this business field in the end. Just get out.”
“But…” Paris whined, and she looked so desperate.
“I said, Get…. Out,” Derek had lost his patience.
Paris could only walk out, however, at this moment. Yolanda happened to walk in.
“What’s wrong, Paris?” Yolanda asked as if she cared.
Paris was still a bit pissed off as she saw this woman. Yolanda was the one who gave her the awful idea to do something to the wire. But that bitch Thea was unharmed, and she even got a lot of attention after that.
Yolanda also got a lot of good resources from the company. The longer Paris looked at her, the angrier she got.
But soon, Paris came out with another idea, “I just talked to Derek about something. You can get in. Oh, by the way, I know a fantastic Japanese restaurant. Do you wanna come with me tonight?”
Paris was the brightest star of the company. Yolanda would never decline her invitation, “Of course. I will see you tonight.
But I really need to go right now.”
“Of course, honey,” Paris beamed, “See you later. I’m heading out too. Bye!”
However, before getting Paris’s call that night, Yolanda got a call from Bentley first.
“Tonight, South Hotel, Room 1081,” The old man’s voice was creepy on the phone, making the hair on the back of her neck stand. But Yolanda knew she couldn’t say no to his invitation.
After being raped last time, Yolanda had never managed to escape from his claws. However, Bentley was not a stingy person after all. He gave her the best resources he could manage in this business. Yolanda knew she couldn’t afford to offend this man. But she wanted to throw up whenever she thought about his fat belly and bald head. She hated that man so much, but not as much as she hated Thea.
She swore that she would do better than her stepsister to step on Thea’s head and tell her she was just a piece of shit.
Yolanda thought for a while, and she could only call Paris to rearrange her date, “Paris, I’m sorry. But I have an emergency to deal with right now. I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend tonight.”
Paris was a bit unhappy, but she made sure to hide her anger well, “What a pity. I’ve booked the table. Guess we can only go there next time.”
After hanging up the phone, Paris asked her assistant to go out and figure out what Yolanda was up to.
Paris’s assistant went to Yolanda’s apartment. One hour later, he saw Yolanda walk out of the building, all covered up so the paparazzi wouldn’t notice her.