Chapter 332
"The recording for ''Here Comes the Superstars'' is on, and upon learning that Graham had set
Izabe up for the show, Kristin was livid and confronted him.
"Graham, have you lost your marbles? Why wouldn''t you listen to me? I''ve already let go of the idea
of getting Izabe out, but now you are getting her on a show. Do you think I''m not fierce enough to
win her over and make double the money? Dream on! If you dare to promote Izabe, I''ll spill all the
dirtyundry you''ve been hiding!"
Sitting on the studio couch, Graham stayed silent, absorbing Kristin''s rant.
Finally, at herst sentence, Graham lost his patience and mmed his teacup on the table,
shattering it to pieces.
ss shards flew everywhere, and he red at Kristin, his face stormy.
Graham had been a manager for years, and he had a temper. His sudden outburst left Kristin
speechless, not knowing how to respond.
"The Izabe of now is not the Izabe of the past. I''d advise you not to mess with her, or you''ll be
asking for trouble."
Kristin''s face twisted. She knew Izabe had changed, and it was exactly this change that scared
her.
Take Izabe''s auditionst time, for instance. Her brilliant acting skills could easily shine on any
stage.
She was afraid of Izabe rising to fame, of her bing more famous than her!
Kristin couldn''t stand it, whether it was Izabe''s face, acting, or name!
After venting his anger, Graham gradually calmed down.
Izabe was a threat to him, too, as she had dirt on him. The best way would be to get rid of her
quietly.
He and Kristin sharedmon interests and goals, and this was not the time for them to argue.
Grinding her teeth, Kristin asked, "So what now? Are we going to let her shine on this show and
earn fame because of her acting skills?"
Graham snorted in contempt. "Hiding her dirty past won''t be easy. Acting on stage is different from
auditioning, don''t worry, I''ve got a n."
"What is it?"
"The show decides on the pairing of actors by drawing lots. We can tamper with it here; I''ve already
got my people among the staff there. Ariana is also in the production team, so we don''t have to lift a
finger."
Ariana now despised Izabe for stealing her role. This was why she joined ''Here Comes the
Superstars''. They needed to pull the strings behind the scenes and blow things up.
Over the next few days, Izabe was busy recording the show. The actor''s rank was determined by
the audience''s rating, from S to D, a total of five ranks. Those who ended up with a D rank didn''t
even have the privilege to choose scripts.
Izabe ended up with a D rank, barely having the chance to appear for a day.
After the S, A, and B rank actors had chosen their scripts, the remaining actors without scripts were
to draw lots to choose their opponents; whoever they drew would be who theypeted with on
stage.
This was no longer a matter of luck; the rules of the show were downright devilish.
Making the remaining C and D rank actors draw lots to act with S, A, and B rank actors was like
making rookiespete with professionals; the result was bound to be a defeat.
The remaining actors had mediocre acting skills, no significant works, and were not particrly liked
by the audience. They had topete with seasoned actors, and even given many chances, they
would not seed.
Many were already contemting quitting. Izabe quietly sat in the corner, watching all this,
thinking about what Mr. Kane had said to her a few days ago.
"This is so unfair..." someoneined, "How could I possibly win? Is this how they treat me for
joining a show?"
The entertainment industry is not a ce for fairness. Those with skills will always be famous, and
that''s the fairest it gets.
''Here Comes the Superstars'' is a show that thrives on acting skills; no one would let you take
shortcuts, win by crying, or y the victim. Moaning about it being unfair, would anyone change the
rules for you?
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Sure enough, the director''s team watched quietly, instructing the camera operators to capture every
detail of everyone''s expressions.
When the camera focused on Izabe, it froze.
There were no unnecessary expressions on her face. Resting her chin on her hand, she seemed a
little lost in thought, yet that alone was enough to captivate, like a Queen of the Night-blooming
quietly in a corner.
Feeling someone filming her, Izabe lifted her chin to meet the camera, effortlessly shing a
confident smile.
The cameraman''s heart skipped a beat, then started pounding uncontrobly. He had a hunch that
even this casual shot of Izabe would create quite a stir on the show.
In sharp contrast to everyone else on the scene, Izabe was neither flustered nor self-pitying; she
simply watched everything unfold like a bystander.
Izabecked empathy; she didn''t care about the feelings of those around her. She was thoroughly
enjoying her role as an observer.
Mr. Kane had no patience to soothe these actors. He had said before his show didn''t need fragile
stars.
"Those who want to stay can draw lots, but for those who think it''s unfair, we won''t force you to
stay!"
As his words fell, the actors who were sighing moments ago fell silent, obediently drawing lots when
the staff brought them over, praying in their hearts to be allocated to B or A rank, just not S rank, or
they would be sent home after one round.
As Izabe wasst in line, she didn''t need to draw lots. Opening her lot, she saw it was S rank
Harper, an actor from the theater, a seasoned performer who had won many awards.
A spark of eager anticipation shed in Izabe''s eyes. She relished challenges like this.
Harper''s script was ''Golden Age'' and Harper won awards for his role as the male lead in the y.
Just as Izabe was trying to look up information about the script, a voice reached her ears.
"Ariana, you''re an A-level; which script did you pick?"
"Time. My senior brother picked time too, so I naturally tag along."
"You two have such good chemistry, and your acting skills are quite good. Whoever gets drawn into
your group is doomed..."
Izabe followed the sound and saw Ariana, whom she recognized from the fan photos she saw on
the show.
Ariana wasn''t as pretty as her photos suggested, but she still stood out among the crowd.
Feeling watched, Ariana lifted her head, her gaze finally falling on Izabe after scanning the room.
She paused, then cracked a smirk.
Upon hearing that Izabe was participating in "Here Comes the Superstars", Ariana decided to
drop all her current projects to join this variety show.
She wanted to see just how bad Brad York''s taste was.
Ariana joined the show to prove herself and make Izabe regret snatching her role, hoping to make
the "Blood Ties" crew beg for her return.
Instantly, Izabe saw the greed in Ariana''s eyes and her unwavering confidence.
Confident girls were beautiful, but blind confidence wasn''t a good thing.
There was a week of preparation time before the performance. Izabe got the script from the staff,
a ssic segment cut from a movie.
Izabe''s task was to memorize the lines, familiarize herself with the plot, and present a perfect
stage under the guidance of the acting teacher and opponent actor within a week.
They had seven days to rehearse together; they could only discover their strengths and
weaknesses through this process.
Izabe started familiarizing herself with the script, where she would y the role of the wicked
woman, Danielle.
Danielle was a girl raised in a brothel, a master of disguise, who seemed harmless but had plotted
for three years to set the brothel on fire, killing thirty-eight people.
The male lead, Federic, first met her during this fire. He took pity on her and took her home as a
sister.
Little did he know this "sister" had other ideas about him from the start.
Danielle had spent her life in darkness, thinking the fire would end it all, but Federic saved her.
She had never been treated so kindly in her 15 years of life and soon developed genuine feelings
for him.
She felt too tainted to be with Federic but couldn''t resist drawing closer to him, the only light in her
dark world.
Danielle carefully concealed this secret, thinking she could live forever with Federic as "siblings",
until his fiancée "Melinda" appeared.
Melinda had not suffered the same tragic fate as Danielle; she was a pampereddy, born noble.
She was beautiful and kind; everyone loved Melinda, including Federic.
Everyone said Federic and Melinda were a couple.
Danielle plunged into despair, watching the two like a rat in the darkness. Jealousy took over,
leading her to make one irreparable mistake after another.
She drugged Melinda, arranged for her to be vited, and used the underworld to ruin the Navarro
family, reducing the once noble woman to a "prostitute" like herself. Melinda eventuallymitted
suicide, and there was no more enviable Melinda in the world.
Federic found out the truth after Melinda''s death. He couldn''t believe his obedient sister could be so
cruel. And it was he who brought Danielle home, leading to Melinda''s death and the loss of dozens
of lives in the Navarro family.
Danielle confessed when the truth came out, her eyes full of obsession for this "brother".
"I knew this day woulde. Brother, do you hate me now? Hate me enough to kill me? But I''m not
wrong; I just love you so much. You shouldn''t have saved me, saved me just to abandon me. If
there was no Melinda, you would be my brother forever."
"I won''t force you to marry me, brother. We can just be the close siblings we used to be. Oh, do you
know why mom suddenly got sick? It''s because I poisoned her, and the antidote must be taken
daily. If you don''t agree, she may not have another breath."
Danielle always had a backup n; she wanted Federic desperately, wanted to destroy his
character, imprison his body.
But Federic took a surprising step. In Danielle''s horror, he lifted his gun and shot himself.
The story ended with Danielle holding Federic''s blood-stained body, crying andughing.
"You''re dead, but you''re still my brother, the brother I will always love the most."
Izabe finished reading the script in one breath and let out a long sigh. The script she got was from
Danielle''s point of view; she would have to immerse herselfpletely to bring this character to life.
To be honest, Danielle, the wicked woman, was a very appealing character to the audience, but her
mentality was extremely abnormal.