That evening, Paris’s sex tape became public knowledge. Because it was so revolting and revolting, it sparked a firestorm of discussion on the internet.
No one could believe that it was Paris Dunn, the famous celebrity.
Fans of Paris reacted quickly, asserting that the woman seen in the video was not even Paris. She just looked like Paris.
However, anybody who wasn’t blind could identify the woman on the videotape just by looking at her face. Paris was not the most innocent member of this group, and she had already experienced the embarrassing situation of having images of herself published online. People who were fans of other celebrities began looking for evidence in that video that would indicate the woman was truly Paris.
Some of her supporters even took the opportunity to spread even more false information about her. If she were to fall, it would give other celebrities the opportunity to ascend the ladder.
After watching the tape, Derek experienced a profound level of rage.
Yolanda’s problem was yet to be solved. Now, Paris is in the middle of another scandal again. Would this kind of shit ever be done?
Did they intend to destroy his company? He thought in anger.
“What should we do now?” Derek turned to ask Tony, Paris’s agent.
Tony thought for a short second, “The question now, Boss, is whether you want to keep Paris or not.”
Derek sneered, “Do you even think it’s necessary to keep her?”
“She’s the biggest star we’ve ever had. Surely she’s still valuable to the company,” Tony said calmly.
Derek shook his head, “But how could I even keep her after what happened to her? Even if we managed to keep her with us, she wouldn’t be able to get any exposure in the mainstream anymore. Her image has been completely destroyed.”
The smile on Tony’s face was slow and cunning, “What hurts if she can’t enter the mainstream? She will still make us money even if she has to be cast in porn.”
Derek faltered. And then, he nodded, “That makes sense. As long as she still has fans, she still has value.”
“More than that, we can make her sign a contract where she has to bring exposure to rookies. Apart from Yolanda, we also newly signed that cutie called Stella Clark. Just make sure that Paris uses her connections in this circle to get Stella a couple of roles. Stella is quite pretty. She will become big as long as we ensure her resources.”
Derek was finally persuaded. He thought for a while and nodded, “You’re absolutely right. Paris does have some value left. But how can we protect her this time?”
Tony took out his phone and threw it at Derek, who caught it with one hand neatly. “This girl used to be Paris’s stunt. She shares some similar features with Paris. I heard she needs money recently.”
Derek cast a look at the picture and frowned, “And she would trade her reputation for money? Can’t we find some professionals? I don’t want her to get scared and chicken out suddenly. We can’t afford to make any mistakes anymore.”
Tony shrugged, “It’s already taken me days to find this one. The PR said this was an emergency. Paris would be doomed if we didn’t act fast enough. This girl is the best option we got.”
“Are you sure she wanted to do this?”
Tony scrolled down his phone and showed Derek the message, “I’ve contacted her, and she demanded 20 million. But it’s probably a smaller price to pay compared with losing Paris.”
In the end, Derek sighed, “Fine. Twenty million is as long as we can get it over with that scandal. Twenty million is nothing.”
Tony nodded, “Then…. I will go find Paris now. Just in case she would say something she shouldn’t say.”
Derek didn’t even want to hear this name anymore. He waved his hand dismissively, “I’m leaving the rest of it to you. Just do what you can to finish all of this.”
Tony nodded and left the office with his assistant.
Tony had a lot of friends in this circle, and it didn’t take him too long to find where Leon was. Leon pulled a face as he saw Tony, “Are you here to save her?”
Tony smiled, “Paris was being stupid. Please let her go with me. Just for the sake of our friendship.”
“Have you ever…” Leon narrowed his eyes.
“It’s just Paris being an idiot. How could you suspect me? We are friends, Leon,” Tony was quite polite.
Leon sternly looked at him. Tony was quite fierce in this circle, and everyone knew about that. But this sort of trap was indeed dumb. If Tony wanted to destroy him, he would have chosen a smarter way.
Moreover, Mia was a rich girl from a powerful family. If Tony wanted to make any trap, he would never dare to choose her.
“She ruined my career. I can’t just let her go,” Leon snorted. Tony knew he probably wanted to get some benefits from the company. So he put on a polite smile, “I know. I admit your reputation is harmed. However, boycotting against you is only temporary. As long as you can produce good work, the public will still go to the cinemas to see your movies. What you lost will come back one day. I got a copyright of this famous novel, and I can sell it to you at half of its original price. I believe you will like it.”
Tony was never someone Leon liked on a personal level. This individual was far too crafty. However, he had no choice but to acknowledge that Tony was a key agent. He would make sure that everything was organized and computed. And with that, he shifted his focus to think about the situation from every angle.
Now that he had exacted his vengeance and destroyed Paris’s reputation, he was less irrational than before.
When it came to trading Paris for some perks, Leon didn’t mind using her at all.