Chapter 102: The Protagonist


    Chapter 102: The protagonist


    -Andrea, it was Mr. Durán who sent his assistant to inform the director.


    The words fell on Andrea''s ears, causing her to raise her head in disbelief, and her body rose, tugging


    at the wound on her shoulder.


    However, at this point, Andrea could no longer worry about this, she just looked at the agent with


    paranoia,


    -Is it... Leo?


    Nodding strongly, the agent, who still had some resentment towards Andrea, at this point had both


    eyebrows furrowed, somewhat distressed. She was aware of Andrea''s feelings for Leopoldo, and she


    had never stopped him because it would help his acting career, but she hadn''t expected such a bad


    oue in the end.


    Andrea''s hands were clenched into a fist and her corbone wound was open, with bright red blood


    seeping out and soaking her light-colored hospital gown.


    However, it was as if Andrea did not feel any pain.


    Suddenly, Andrea removed the needle and stood up hurriedly, looking for something on the table in a


    panic.


    When the agent next to her saw this, she frowned fiercely and said:


    -Andrea, what are you doing?


    Finally, Andrea found her cell phone on the cluttered table. She picked it up and pressed the button.


    The call took a long time to be answered.


    Andrea''s eyes sparkled and she hurried to speak:


    -Leo, it''s Andrea.


    There was no response from the other side, but Andrea was not discouraged and continued.


    -Leo, why did you change me? Do you know how much effort I put into this role? You shouldn''t have...


    The cold, hard words suddenly came out of the other end of the phone, leaving her shocked.


    -By all considerations, you are no longer suitable to continue as a female lead.


    After a pause, it urred to Andrea and the corners of her mouth curved into an odd smile,


    -Leo, you promised my cousin that you would take good care of me, have you forgotten? Or is this your


    care? If so, aren''t you worried that my cousin will nevere back?


    Threatening words came from his pale lips and were transmitted to the other end over the phone.


    -There is a price to pay for what you have done.


    After saying this, the other party hung up the phone.


    Andrea was stunned, sitting back on the bed, dazed, her eyebrows slightly furrowed in confusion.


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    The things he did? Suddenly, Andrea remembered what had happened at the investment conference,


    and it seemed that what Leopoldo was talking about was this.


    Was it all Mariana''s fault? Andrea stood up, sweeping all the objects from the table to the floor, her


    voice echoed throughout the room, signaling anger.


    Damn Mariana!


    ***


    Hanging up the phone, the director made a sad face.


    The premises the team rented cost money every day, and they weren''t cheap, even Xavier only left a


    few months for the crew, and now that they were without the leadingdy, they naturally had to find her


    quickly and fill the gap.


    -Things are easy enough for Se?or Durán, he just has to give the order, but where am I going to find


    the protagonist?


    He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth and lit it, the director still looked a little grumbling.


    The producer also took a cigarette.


    Suddenly, a slender figure crossed the producer''s mind, causing his hand to pause and his eyes to light


    up at the thought. Quickly stubbing out the cigarette in his hand, the producer looked directly at the


    director.


    -What do you think of Mariana?


    If I were looking for another leadingdy in the entertainment industry now, no one would be as famous


    as Andrea before. Then you would have to find a special one. Mariana was good looking and had


    endless charm and an excellent temperament. Such a surprising decision on the part of the crew was


    bound to provoke a heated discussion, and by then the poprity of the Holy Empress would only


    increase.


    The director, however, was a bit hesitant when he heard this.


    -Is it a good idea? Not even talking about her character, as a neer, she may not even be able to


    act, and now that time is urgent, we can''t give her time to learn acting.


    The producer smiled, looked at the director and spoke indifferently,


    -Even Andrea''s acting skills can get her to where she is now, I trust you to make Mariana popr!


    -In addition, the video has a negative impact, but Mariana''s poprity has not diminished.


    -From the video you can see that indeed Xavier and Mariana are morepatible, which makes the


    impact that this video brings more and more huge, isn''t it?


    As the producer naturally put profits first, and the measure was whether revenue could be generated,


    other considerations were the director''s.


    The director silently exhaled smoke rings, frowned and thought for a while, and finally could only nod


    his head.


    -Well, but now we have a lot of problems. Anything rted to Empress Santa will immediately hit the


    hot searches, I think it''s better to try it first.


    ***


    -Ah! Mari! Have you seen the news? You''re going to be a star!


    A shout of surprise filled the dressing room, and Ana quickly ran to Mariana''s side with her cell phone.


    Mariana saw a big red headline on it: The female lead role in Holy Empress, which belonged to Andrea,


    had been given to Mariana!


    Below was a slightly smaller sentence, in ck lettering: Xavier and Mariana are together for the first


    time since the scandal!


    -Where does this false gossipe from? How could I ever star in Holy Empress?


    As she handed her phone back to Ana, Mariana felt a little disgruntled. It was probably because the


    haters had increasedtely.


    Her eyes returned to the suit in front of her, Mariana''s expression was serious, focused and devoted.


    -Mari, why don''t you believe it? Since so many influencers are posting this news, surely it can''t be fake,


    think about it, Andrea is in this situation now, how is it possible for her toe back?


    Then, Ana suddenly saw a Facebook post from a member of the production team, implicitly revealing


    that the female lead in Empress Santa would be yed by Mariana, the head of the production team''s


    wardrobe team, and she was immediately more certain of her thoughts.


    She was about to put that test in front of Mariana when she identally clicked on thements, and


    Ana''s face suddenly changed.


    The followingments were full of curses to boycott Mariana''s role as the heroine of the Holy


    Empress, and the words were very nasty.


    Ana looked closely and noticed that there were severalments made by Xavier fans, and they were


    very excited.


    -What''s up Anita?


    Mariana looked at Ana with a puzzled and worried expression.


    At the sound of Mariana''s voice, a look of panic instantly appeared on Ana''s face, and she turned off


    her cell phone and put it in her pocket.