hapter 89
Why did Becky have such good luck?
She had just entered the industry, yet Charlie was featuring her, and Lynn became <b>her </b>manager. Why?
Annie couldn’t help but seek out Lesley to vent her frustrations.
As Lesley watched Annie’s face twisted with anger, a wild thought popped into her head…
On thest reality show, she’d failed to help, J<b>, </b>and her agent scolded her fiercely after the show ended.
Her agent had made her buy thetest clothes from mour Closet to apologize to J, but Becky <b>had </b>scooped up even better stuff from the same store, so she couldn’t hand out the dress that cost her a fortune.
She ended up spending tens of thousands <b>again </b>to buy a designer handbag for J’s agent, Lisa. She begged Lisa to put in good word for her, and Lisa reluctantly agreed, barely managing to smooth things over.
After that incident, J seemed to have cooled down, no longer making her life difficult or sabotaging her career.
But that didn’t mean things were <b>back </b>to normal.
Thepany hadn’t given her any new opportunities for months since then.
Like most of the other artists at thepany, she was on her own to find auditions. The only way to get on a production crew was to pass an audition.
She couldn’t just be assigned to a crew by thepany anymore.
Lesley heard that J was looking at scripts and would soon start taking on roles and filming again
Given J’s fame, the scripts she received were certainly not simple. Landing even a third or fourth lead in a major production would be a far better career move <b>than </b>fighting for the lead in some cheesy web series.
What was more, <b>even </b>in low–budget web dramas, the lead roles were often decided way in advance. They could run themselves ragged every day, but in the end, they were just there to make someone else look good.
Lesley <b>gave </b>Annie a few nomittal responses to get rid of her.
Once alone, she opened WhatsApp and sent a message to Lisa.
[Lisa, I have some news. I’m not sure if I should tell you.<b>] </b>
At Evergrande Entertainment, Lisa was helping J choose scripts when she received a message from Lesley. She frowned as she read it.
[What’s it about?] Lisa replied.
Lesley hesitated for a moment, pressed her lips, and carefully replied: [It’s about Becky. Not sure if J would be interested.]
Becky?‘ Lisa frowned, feeling odd.N?velDrama.Org owns this text.
“<b>What </b>are you looking at?” J noticed Lisa’s distraction and immediately frowned, displeased.
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<b>Lisa </b>snapped back to attention and looked at J, quickly exining, “Lesley <b>just </b>sent me a message. She said it’s about Reba… Becky. She wants to know if you’d be interested.”
“Reba?” J’s expression <b>hardened</b>. She didn’t look happy.
Lisa nodded and held out her phone, showing J the message from Lesley.
<b>J </b>took Lisa’s phone and sent a message to Lesley.
[What news? What has Reba been up totely?
J intentionally used Reba’s real name, not her stage name. Becky. Lesley paused for a moment, and it clicked. This must be Becky’s real name.
Lesley felt a surge of excitement, thinking that “Lisa” was interested in Reba, or rather, in Becky’s information.
If she could use this opportunity to win J’s favor again and then <b>ask </b><b>J </b>to bring her along for the next filming project, maybe…she might have a chance.
[Lisa, I heard J’s looking at scripts. Is J about to start filming something new? Do you think I could….<b>ask </b>J for <b>a </b>favor?]
J looked at Lesley’s messages and instantly understood her intentions. Bringing someone into the crew wasn’t difficult for J at this point.
She thought for a moment and typed: [You want to join the crew with me?]
On the other end. Lesley stared at thetest message in the chat box, her mind nk for a second. Then, she quickly realized that the person chatting with her wasn’t Lisa but J herself!
Lesley was growing excited. She quickly typed back: [J? Is that you?]
J didn’t deny it. She admitted it straight away and pressed for information about Reba: [Yes, it’s me. What was the news you mentioned?]
Lesley’s face flushed red with excitement.
She wondered if this could really work.
If she leaked information about Becky to J, would J really help her get into the crew?
With that in mind, <b>Lesley </b>quickly understood. Yes, J was just a mistress, while Becky was the legitimate wife of Theodore, and of course, J would be desperate for any information about her.
Lesley couldn’t help but smirk. J thought she was hot stuff, but in the <b>end</b><b>, </b>she was just an ignorant mistress.
Despite her disgust, Lesley knew J was her only way to stay in the industry. She had no connections and no other options.
[J, I was hoping to y the second or third female lead in your new drama. Is that possible?] Lesley asked, <b>negotiating </b>terms rather <b>than </b>offering information.
J sneered at the request. ‘She want the second lead? How dare <b>she</b><b>?</b>‘
Lesley waited anxiously for a response, but there was none.
She messaged again: How about the fourth female lead?] Her tone was more cautious this time.
From the beginning, Lesley knew she had no chance at the second lead. It <b>was </b>a crucial role, often as significant as the female lead in some dramas.
But negotiating was all about ying the game. If she’d asked for the fourth lead from the start, J might not have given it to her. Lesley aimed high first, asked for the second lead, and then lowered her request, increasing her chances of snagging the fourth lead.
[Sure.] As expected, J quickly replied to her message.
Lesley breathed a sigh of relief, her excitement barely contained <b>as </b>a smile spread across her face.
<b>[</b>I’ve been auditioning for a role at the Aotori shooting base these past few days, and guess who I ran into during the audition? Becky!]
[Becky was actually in line with us, auditioning for the lead role in Lovey Princess.<b>] </b>