"So, you want to know why you didn't get chosen. Right?" Samuel gently asked, glancing at Julia.
The latter slowly nodded.
Samuel sighed and scratched his head. "The scandal was one of the reasons why you weren't chosen.
However, Director Zhang was also forced to choose Leona, who's the producer's mistress. In order to
keep the financial sponsorship, Director Zhang had no choice but to choose her."
"But a person like Director Zhang..." Julia furrowed her eyebrows. Director Zhang was such a well-
esteemed director. Why would he agree to this?
"You are too simple, Julia." Samuel gave her a sad smile. "It's not uncommon in this industry. No matter
how great a director is, they won't be able to film without the proper financial support.
Do you really think the world is filled with good people?"
Julia grimly lowered her head, lost in thought. As she stared, her phone suddenly lit up to reveal a
message from Director Guo.
He asked her how she was amidst the situation and asked when she would be able to start shooting.
Julia's eyes widened in surprise.
She thought that he wouldn't contact her anymore after the scandal. He unexpectedly didn't abandon
her in her time of need.
Julia paused for a moment and typed her reply. "Director Guo, aren't you afraid of my scandal? Won't it
affect the movie?"
She immediately received a reply from him. He revealed that Jean explained to him what had
happened between Julia and her mother. Since the scandal publicly labeled her as an evil daughter, it
was a perfect opportunity as her role was to be a malicious woman. He didn't really care about the
scandal because it was only going to increase the film's publicity.
She frowned upon reading his message.
Samuel looked at Julia and found her scowling. "What's wrong? Why do you look so upset? Please tell
me. I might be able to help you."
Julia thought about it. Samuel was her best friend, so he should at least know what was going on.
She narrated everything to him and asked, "I really can't make up my mind now. I feel like Jean didn't
just help me out of kindness. It feels like a trap and I don't know what to do."
With an aggressive sigh, Julia closed her eyes. "Meanwhile, I'm worried about something else.
Everyone already thinks that I'm a bad person. If I were to play a role that is a vicious woman, the
netizens might attack me again. I'm not really sure if I can make up my mind just yet."
"You are overthinking," Samuel replied. "Supporting actresses give the audience a deeper impression
of the movie. Even if the audience is bad-mouthing you, it means that they acknowledge your acting
skills. Don't you think so?
Not everyone can execute the supporting role well. Think about it, if you do a good job with this, then a
lot of opportunities will open up to you. When you become popular, a lot of directors will approach you
to offer you the leading roles. So what do you say?"
"But..." Julia stammered, worry evident in her eyes.
"What is it?" Samuel furrowed his eye brows at her. "The opportunity is already right in front of you. You
must seize it.
Don't worry. As long as you do your best, then I'll make sure to wipe out all the negative things about
you circulating on the Internet."
Julia didn't ask what he meant, but she knew that he wouldn't tell her even if she insisted.
With a deep sigh, she blankly stared at her phone again. "Of course I know that I should grab the
opportunity. But Jean and I aren't on good terms right now and I am afraid that she won't leave me
alone. I'm just worried what if I can't handle them while we're shooting?"
"You are so silly." Samuel let out a breath and shook his head. "If she wants to maintain her image as a
good woman, Jean has to be careful not to expose how she really is. That is to say she will be very
stealthy and won't do anything out in the open. Just be careful to keep an eye on her. Besides, just
because she troubles you, doesn't mean you can't trouble her either, right?"
"You are right." Julia nodded in agreement, he had a good point.
Since she'd already renounced her ties with her sister, she wasn't going to try to maintain a good
relationship with her.
Jean had laid out far too many traps for her and it was time that she fought back.
Feeling motivated by Samuel's point, Julia informed Director Guo that she could start at any time.
She felt better after sending him the message.
"Are you happy now?" Samuel gave her a dimpled grin. "Let's eat. Everything is almost cooked."
As they conversed, Samuel poured the meat into the pot. It was steaming hot. Julia picked up a piece
of duck to eat and moaned in satisfaction. "I haven't had hotpot since you went filming. It's still so
delicious."
"Then you should eat more," Samuel laughed and placed a piece of beef on her plate.
After eating the beef, she suddenly remembered that Samuel had good news. Julia casted a glance at
him and asked, "By the way, what was the good news you were talking about earlier? What
happened?"
A devilish grin appeared on Samuel's face. He slowly placed his chopsticks on the table and cleared
his throat. "Didn't you tell me that Terence bullied you? I decided to help you vent out your anger."
"What do you mean?" Julia gave him a quizzical expression, she had a bad feeling about what he was
going to say.
However, Samuel didn't notice her change in expression. With a cheerful grin, he said, "A few days
ago, Terence invited me to become the new spokesperson for his company's new product, a sports
drink. I thought it was a good opportunity to avenge you, so I agreed to meet up with him.
I didn't know what I was going to do, but I suddenly had an idea when I saw him."
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