Chapter 360: Bad News
After Lu Zhen came back to her senses, she scrolled through the screen with trembling hands and saw a second photo. If that revelation had already made the truth bad enough, the news in the second photo was a complete death sentence for Lu Zhen.
The content of the second photo was also posted on Weibo by a marketing account. The title was: “An Sha has fallen. Lu Zhen has taken over a level-one IP drama and become the female lead. I look forward to the return of the television drama queen!”
This Weibo post also had a photo, but it was made with photoshop. It combined a period costume photo of Lu Zhen with the title of an IP drama that had yet to start filming and made it into a poster effect.
Below this Weibo, Lu Zhen’s fans and some passers-by were asking if this news was true. The blogger of the marketing account swore that there was a reliable source of news. The production of this IP drama was discussing a collaboration with Jia Le, and Lu Zhen would enter the production team in the second half of the year.
Lu Zhen’s heart turned cold after seeing this picture.
Samir was an actor who hated people working on more projects at once. While Lu Zhen was fighting for the role in his movie, she actually took on a large-scale series that was expected to film 45 episodes.
It would be fine if Samir did not see this news. After all, this news was much less popular than the previous one. However, if Samir saw this news, he would probably completely blacklist Lu Zhen.
Lu Zhen sat on the sofa, feeling her limbs stiffen and her heart turn cold. How could this be? She had thought that she was very confident, but in the end, it turned out to be such a terrible situation.
It took Lu Zhen a few minutes to pull herself out of her emotions. She took a
deep breath and forced herself to stay awake and rational.
Lu Zhen looked up at Ye Xuan. “Sorry.”
Although what happened was not Lu Zhen’s fault, she still apologized to Ye Xuan. She had lost an opportunity, and all of Ye Xuan’s efforts during this period of time had been in vain.
And Song Jia.
In order to let Lu Zhen get to know Samir, the two of them had used countless connections behind the scenes. There was also the luxurious custom-made cheongsam that Lu Zhen wore to the banquet yesterday, and the expensive jade bracelet on her hand. These details had also taken a lot of effort.
Lu Zhen was feeling very uncomfortable now. Not only did she feel uncomfortable for herself, but she also felt uncomfortable for Ye Xuan and Song Jia. She originally thought that her mentality was already very strong, so strong that she could withstand any accidents.
However, Lu Zhen realized that she was still very fragile. Jiang Fei’s matter had crushed her some time ago, and now, she had encountered such a failure at work. The continuous blows made her break down.
However, as Lu Zhen collapsed, she was also actively adjusting her mentality. She couldn’t let herself sink into a low point and be unable to recover. If the opportunity was gone, she could just continue to develop in the country.
Even if her relationship with Samir was broken, she could make friends with other international directors in the future. It was fine. She was still young. She would still have a chance…
Lu Zhen repeatedly hinted to herself that her emotions had finally stabilized a little.
Ye Xuan looked up at Lu Zhen. Lu Zhen could tell that Ye Xuan’s expression was not as gloomy and angry as before. She had barely regained her composure. It seemed that Ye Xuan had also made mental adjustments.
“You don’t have to apologize to me. You performed very well last night. What happened today wasn’t something you could control. Even Song Jia and I didn’t expect this to happen. The entertainment industry is such a place of open and hidden conflict. It’s very difficult to defend without any blind spots. Your competitors aren’t fools either. I was careless this time.”
Ye Xuan’s analysis was very clear and rational. She did not blame Lu Zhen because she knew that Lu Zhen had already done her best. The two pieces of news posted online against Lu Zhen were really difficult to guard against.
Lu Zhen was getting much more popular. It seemed that she had already made some people feel threatened.
Ye Xuan’s eyes were cold. In fact, she already had a faint guess in her heart, but she had always resisted that guess. She was ambitious, but not ruthless. She did not want to stand against someone she had once fought side by side with.
Ye Xuan took a deep breath. She felt very tired, but she had no intention of resting. The bad consequences were unavoidable, but what needed to be salvaged had to be salvaged. Issuing an announcement, clarifying fake news, contacting the public relations team, contacting the online marketing account… There were still many things to do.
Ye Xuan looked at Lu Zhen. “You don’t have to do anything. Just adjust your mentality. Don’t respond online first. If you need to post anything, I’ll inform you. Xiaoxiao, go to your room..”