Aylen was outside. unable to stop it, somewhat speechless and frowning:
“Ms. Cruise. Susie said it was urgent and insisted on coming in,”
Susie stood there laughing, her complexion radiant, her youthful energy slightly ostentatious yet charming.
But compared to Sophia, it was still slightly inferior.
“I’ve known Ms. Cruise for a long time, there’s no need for an introduction, Aylen, you should leave!”
Sophia glanced at Aylen, nodding slightly.
Aylen had just left the office.
Susie, with a smile, placed a document on Sophia’s desk and cheerfully began to speak:
“Ms. Cruise, please sign this project. Also, I need another favor from you!”
Sophia raised an eyebrow, picked it up for a look, her eyes pausing slightly.
“The cast wasn’t even finalized,
and you wanted Cecilia to play the second female lead? She has always been the one to choose the scripts.”
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“I knew that, so I wanted to ask you to contact Cecilia. Cecilia is also an employee of Eagle Entertainment, she wouldn’t refuse to give this bit of respect to her old employer.”
Susie naturally spoke up.”
Sophia couldn’t help but laugh, looking up at Susic:
“Ms. Wilson, Cecilia’s status didn’t need to be tarnished by her own reputation. Don’t overestimate the company.”
Susie reined in her laughter, unable to resist asking:
“Ms. Cruise, you weren’t afraid that my project would become an instant success, surpass you, and take your director’s position, were you?”
Sophia’s eyes twinkled with amusement, a heavy layer of sarcasm hidden beneath.
“Ms. Wilson, you couldn’t take my place, this was just my starting point.”
Susie couldn’t understand her meaning, but she also realized that she wouldn’t help.
She glared, unapologetically staring at her:
“Sophia, did you think that by driving George away, no one would dare to resist you? Did you know how many people in the company look down on you?”
What gave you the right to sit in this position?
“As long as it could generate revenue for the company, I didn’t see any problem with my plan,” I believed.
Sophia raised an eyebrow, her eyes lively, and couldn’t be bothered to
waste words with her:
“Fine, go ahead and invite them yourself. I’m not obligated to assist you. If you can invite them, then do it. If you can’t, then give up.”
Susie gritted her teeth in anger:
“Alright, you wait!”
She picked up the repellent, turned around with a twist of her waist, and left the office.
Sophia’s gaze flickered slightly, shaking her head.
Cecilia made a drama every year, and it was always a masterpiece.
Just a minor web series, and she was only the second female lead, Susie
really had some wild ideas!
Not many days ago..
Cecilia couldn’t help but call Sophia:
“Why were you looking for my mom and also bothering my agent?”
“What?”
Sophia was utterly bewildered.
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As soon as Cecilia mentioned the matter, Sophia remembered what Susie had brought up.
She wordlessly repeated Susie’s project.
Cecilia couldn’t help but vent her frustration:
“They actually approached me with such a lousy play? How ridiculous! Does the young girl not know the importance of being down–to–earth? Does she think she can climb up by stepping on me?”
Sophia had said a few soothing words, but Cecilia hung up the phone before she had cooled down.
She could only talk to Brycen again, asking him to soothe Cecilia.
That afternoon.
Mike had called Sophia, asking her to go to the office.
This was the first time it was so serious.
Sophia knocked and entered.
Surprisingly, Colin and Susie were both in Mike’s office.
Mike reached out to greet her:
“Ms. Cruise, did you meet Mr. Hamilton?”
“Of course, we had met before.”
Sophia walked over with a smile and sat across from Mike.
Susie stood behind Colin, not sitting down.
A slight smirk played on Colin’s lips:
“This Ms. Cruise you’re looking for has quite a big ego, huh? I invited her over for tea and she refused. Such a temper, she must look down on me. this Mr. Hamilton!”
Mike chuckled, “If she doesn’t even fancy me, let alone you.”
Colin stiffened slightly, looking at him:
“Mr. Brant, after all these years of friendship, you’re still joking with me like this?”
“Alright, alright, just tell me, why did you have me call her over?”
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Mike smoothed things over with a laugh.
Colin had a tense expression.
“Susie had a project that required an actor. Coincidentally, Ms. Cruise was quite familiar with this actor and wanted her to help. Unfortunately, she refused!”
“I guessed that Susie’s reputation wasn’t enough, so I thought adding you and me should make it sufficient!”
Mike’s hand paused slightly as he poured the tea, then he looked at Colin with suspicion, his smile fading away.
“Who was the actor you hired?”
“Are there still actors in the circle that we, Eagle Entertainment, can’t invite? Mr. Brant, can you just tell me if you can help with this?”
Colin wanted to humor him into agreeing to this matter first.
Mike sat there in silence, not uttering a word.
Time slipped away minute by minute.
Sophia pretended not to know the inside story, leisurely sipping her tea without saying a word.
Susie grew increasingly anxious as she stood, unable to resist giving Colin meaningful glances.
Colin coughed:
“It was Cecilia, Cecilia was also from Eagle Entertainment. Using her was like not letting the water flow into others‘ fields, let alone we treated her well, it wasn’t like we were mistreating her!”
Mike’s brows and eyes twitched, subconsciously looking towards Sophia.
Sophia hung her head in silence.
Mike pursed his lips, “Let’s drop this matter and find someone else.”
“Why? Couldn’t we invite a guest appearance in the name of the company?”
Susie couldn’t help but speak.
Mike gave her a cold glance, didn’t comment on her impudence, he just said to Colin:
“Mr. Hamilton, for such a low–budget web series, I staked my reputation and the company’s image to invite Cecilia. I can’t afford to lose face!”
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As he spoke, he stood up and said with profound meaning:
“Besides, is this wastewater? It’s sewage, isn’t it!”
Susie’s face turned pale.
“There was no need to risk Mr. Brant and the company’s reputation. Ms. Cruise and Cecilia were acquainted, it was just a matter of a simple conversation.”
She insisted on dragging Sophia into it.
Sophia could no longer remain indifferent. She had to put down her teacup, and with a detached smile, she looked at her:
“Oh, I didn’t help.”
She said, standing up and looking at Mike:
“Mr. Brant, I had some other matters to attend to, so I took my leave.”
Mike nodded.
Sophia turned back to look at Susie, opening her mouth to speak with a smile.
“Ms. Wilson, the next time you use my name to arrange a meeting with
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Cecilia’s agent, remember to prepare well. I have always contacted her directly.”
Susie’s face darkened considerably. glaring at her with some resentment.
Sophia left here, her smile deepening, shaking her head.
Oh, the person who didn’t know
the depth!
As soon as Susie and Colin left, Susie couldn’t help but complain:
“Mr. Brant didn’t take you seriously at all, and Sophia didn’t care about me either. It’s clear that they are the ones who call the shots in this company. Where is our place here?”
A glint of severity flashed in Colin’s eyes, he snorted coldly:
“Don’t worry, I knew how to tame such a thorn in the side.”
In the evening.
Aylen came in, holding an invitation:
“This was delivered by Mr. Hamilton, who said it was a special banquet to apologize for the previous incident.”
“A feast? A plot, perhaps?”
Sophia sneered, she was no fool: “No.”
Aylen paused:
“The project for that small web series has already been cancelled,” Mr. Brant said. He suggested it was a gesture of goodwill, reminding
everyone that they were all in the same company and shouldn’t make too much of a fuss.
“Mr. Brant was also attending this banquet, it would be good for you to make an appearance.”
Sophia frowned, would Colin give up so easily?
Why did she always feel that something was not right?
But since Mike had already spoken, her leaving after making an appearance wouldn’t do any harm.
“Alright, I’ll just make a quick visit, show my face and leave.”
Aylen nodded, then went to respond.
At night.
Arrived at the reserved private room in the club.
Sophia pushed the door open, looked at the people inside, paused slightly, Mike wasn’t there
Colin had already waved at her, waving enthusiastically with a warm
smile:
“Ms. Cruise, come quickly, Mr. Brant was on his way, he was about to arrive.”
Sophia paused for a few seconds before she went in.
The atmosphere inside was simple and harmonious, with a faint scent of agarwood and jasmine.
Susic stood up to pour tea for her, instantly becoming much more humble.
“Ms. Cruise, I was too immature with the previous project and didn’t consider it thoroughly. Having an international superstar act in such a play was a loss for our company.”
“I had already withdrawn, I hope Ms. Cruise doesn’t blame me.”
Sophia gave a perfunctory smile:
“Ms. Wilson was being polite, it was all for the sake of the company.”
She sat there, just pulled out her phone, and watched as Susic passed the
tea over.
“This was my apology, Ms. Cruise.”
Sophia laughed, but naturally, she would not let her guard down.
“I wasn’t thirsty, let’s wait until Mr. Brant arrives!”
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Colin laughed heartily, “You don’t trust us, do you? Suspecting we might drug you? In a society governed by law, how could we do such a
despicable thing!”
He said, taking the cup from Susie’s hand and draining it in one gulp.
Sophia breathed a sigh of relief and began to speak with a smile:
“Mr. Hamilton laughed, ‘I really wasn’t thirsty, how could I doubt you guys?”
She looked at the WeChat message Mike had sent her on her phone:
“Traffic jam, arrived late.”
She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
However, suddenly, the scent inside the room felt too strong and somewhat uncomfortable.
She wanted to stand up and ask the waiter to change the flavor.
But as soon as he stood up, he felt a wave of dizziness.
She supported herself on the table with a sickly look on her face, watching the two people sitting there laughing maliciously.
A sinking feeling in my heart, suddenly understanding something.
The problem wasn’t with the tea, it was with the scent in the room!
She gritted her teeth and turned to leave.
But Susic had physically stopped her in the past;
“Where were you going, Ms. Cruise? Weren’t you supposed to wait for Mr. Brant? He was about to arrive!”
She also revealed an innocent smile.
