Amidst the crowd’s kicking a person when they are down and their ridiculing laughter, Ye Xinyu directed all her anger toward Mi Taotao.
"Mi Taotao, you idiot, how could you lose such an important invitation? Are you intentionally trying to make it easy for some malicious people to laugh at me?"
"Sister Xinyu, I really didn’t do it on purpose. I remember I brought it, it’s just..." Mi Taotao explained timidly.
Looking at Mi Taotao’s submissive demeanor, Ye Xinyu felt even more irritated and viciously poked Mi Taotao’s temple with her forefinger.
"Just what? You’re so stupid, you shouldn’t even be an assistant. It would be better to be a pig. I’d rather keep a dog than support you..."
Ye Xinyu’s insults grew harsher, and Mi Taotao didn’t dare to lift her head, attracting more and more onlookers.
Surrounded by pointing fingers, Mi Taotao’s face grew paler, and she felt so isolated and helpless that she began to sob quietly.
"What are you crying about? Other than crying, what else can you do?" The more Ye Xinyu looked at Mi Taotao, the angrier she got, so she went ahead and pinched her.
From within the crowd, someone suddenly laughed out loud, "Isn’t that Ye Xinyu, the female protagonist from ’Nine Lives Demon Phoenix’? How embarrassing to bring shame to the Cannes Film Festival?"
"Wow, it really is! This drama has been trending lately, but did you know? The reviews on the internet overwhelmingly favor the second female lead, Ou Linlin, and Ye Shu, who only appears in the bloopers. It’s probably the weirdest phenomenon in history!"
"Exactly! Netizens are even saying that Ye Xinyu is the worst female protagonist ever. I didn’t believe it before, but seeing her , I have to believe it now."
The crowd burst into uproarious laughter.
Ye Xinyu’s face turned pale with rage as she angrily glared at them and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I was invited to attend the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for Best Actress. What are you in comparison?"
Saying this, she viciously poked Mi Taotao’s temple again, "It’s all your fault, you idiot. If it weren’t for you, I’d be flashing my invitation right now to blind these shameless jerks!"
Mi Taotao’s cries mixed with the crowd’s jeers, echoing around them.
Hearing the chaos behind her, Ye Shu’s expression darkened slightly, and she paused.
Turning to a staff member beside her she said, "Could you please do Director Sun a small favor and let them inside?" Ye Xinyu’s disgrace was one thing, but tarnishing the entire reputation of ’Nine Lives Demon Phoenix’ was not something Ye Shu wanted to see.
The staff member leading the way was stunned, disbelievingly staring at Ye Shu.
Seeing that Ye Shu was serious, he then approached Ye Xinyu and said, "Miss Ye Xinyu, please follow me inside."
While Ye Xinyu was still scolding Mi Taotao, she paused, lifted her eyes, and saw Ye Shu standing behind the staff member, instantly understanding the situation.
Pushing the staff member aside, she rushed up to Ye Shu and lowered her voice, "Ye Shu, what do you mean by this patronizing gesture? Are you trying to show off that you can enter without an invitation, and you can decide who gets in with just a word? Ha, in the end isn’t it by relying on a man? Show some real ability and get yourself nominated like me!"
"Ye Xinyu, I’m not interested in helping you, nor do I need to show off to someone like you. I just don’t want everyone to misunderstand our ’Nine Lives Demon Phoenix’, nor do I want to see the overall quality and reputation of our production tarnished by you."
Ye Shu stated this coldly and then, without giving Ye Xinyu another glance, she walked straight inside.