"What's going on?" the person in charge demanded as soon as they entered the room.
The makeup artist's eye makeup was smudged from crying. With two dark circles under her eyes, she turned around aggrievedly. "I, I accidentally hurt her when I was doing her hair."
Hearing the makeup artist's sobbing voice, the person in charge let out a helpless sigh.
Rumors had it that Amanda was notoriously difficult to deal with. Relying on the support of the Lu Group behind her, she didn't put anyone in her eyes. Now it seemed that the rumors were true.
"Alright, stop crying. Hurry up and clean yourself up. Come with me to apologize."
The person in charge led the makeup artist to the front of Yun Chutong's trailer. With a beaming smile, they gently knocked on the car door.
"Ms. Amanda, it was our negligence that made you suffer. Look, I've brought her here to apologize to you. Please be magnanimous and forgive her just this once."
The car door remained motionless.
The windows of the trailer were covered with a layer of black film, making it impossible to see inside from the outside. The people standing in front of the car were like looking at a mirror, seeing their own reflections on it.
After waiting for a long time, the person in charge knocked on the car door again.
"Shall we open the door?" the assistant asked.
Yun Chutong was swiping her phone. The screen just stopped on a picture of a kitten. She clicked to save it and then exited from Xiaohongshu to WeChat.
Since the assistant didn't get a response, they simply continued to ignore the two people outside.
"Maybe we should just forget it," the makeup artist broke her fingernail and tugged at the person in charge's clothes hesitantly. "I'll go back now. You can arrange another makeup artist."
"Ms. Amanda, can you hear me?" The person in charge dared not show their anger, but their tone revealed their annoyance.
If the company hadn't suddenly changed the shooting plan, she wouldn't have gotten this chance this time.
Being ignored all the time, the person in charge couldn't hold on any longer.
Just as they were about to turn around and go back to make arrangements, the car door opened.
Yun Chutong sat in the car, looking at them haughtily. "Has the new makeup artist arrived?"
Seeing her, the person in charge decided to give it one more try as if treating a dead horse as a live one. They grabbed the makeup artist's arm and pushed her to the front.
"She already knows she was wrong and has reflected on it for a long time. Do you think you could give her another chance?"
"Another chance?"
Yun Chutong glanced at the timid makeup artist disdainfully. Twirling her hair around her finger, she gave the right to speak to the assistant.
"We've made it very clear. Either replace the makeup artist or postpone the shooting to another day."
Hearing this, the person in charge panicked completely. They pushed the makeup artist aside and almost got into the trailer. "We can't postpone it. This shooting is for this issue of the magazine. Everything is ready. We're just waiting for the cover photo."
The shooting schedule was very tight. Later, they still had to retouch the photos and arrange for printing. If they didn't finish it today, there would be a blank period in this issue of the magazine.
Facing the person in charge's anxiety, Yun Chutong and her team showed no sign of urgency.
The assistant said rigidly, "Since the time can't be adjusted, then go and prepare a new makeup artist quickly."
The electric car door closed, separating them again.
They thought that lowering their status and apologizing would solve the problem, but they didn't expect her to be so unreasonable. They had wasted time and words, and in the end, they still had to find a new makeup artist.
It was almost noon when the new makeup artist finally arrived. When the person in charge went to invite Yun Chutong, the trailer had already left.
They quickly called the assistant's phone and learned that Yun Chutong was on her way to have lunch and would come back for the shooting after lunch.
"Damn it! If she's not willing, we'll just replace her. Does she really think she's a top - tier star? Does she really think she's the only one in the entertainment industry?" the photographer complained angrily.
The others were also angry. They all started to talk at once, no longer suppressing their anger in their words.
The shooting site was in an uproar. At the same time, the Internet was even more lively.
LoveFish: It can't be true. She's very dedicated. Didn't the directors she worked with before praise her in interviews?
LifeGoal: There are pictures as evidence. It seems that her previous image was just a persona. Another star has had a downfall. It seems that the domestic entertainment industry is going to be in trouble. Who will be next?
I_Don't_Believe: My thought is just like my username. Amanda is beautiful and kind - hearted. Everyone, don't just guess the story from the pictures. Every bad word you say is a hurt to her.
Wen Sining scrolled through the comments under the breaking news.
"Tsk tsk," she sighed. "Sure enough, she's a top - tier star. She has so many fans."
At first, some passers - by in the comment section criticized Yun Chutong for her bad behavior, thinking that her previous image was all a disguise. But after the fans stepped in, the comment section became clean instantly. The top comments were all questioning the blogger for maliciously slandering her, and they were accompanied by beautiful pictures of Yun Chutong.
It's not an easy thing for fans to silence the passers - by. The number of discussions increased by tens of thousands, and it climbed to the top of the hot search list within a few minutes.
There were also many black fans who took advantage of the chaos in the hot search words. They dug out Yun Chutong's past scandals when she first debuted.
In the trailer, the assistant received a call and quickly took out an iPad from their backpack. They logged into Weibo, and the first thing that came into view was the hot search term about Amanda.
"Something's wrong!"
Yun Chutong scrolled through the articles with negative remarks about her. She casually handed the iPad to the assistant. "It's just some rumors. Don't make a fuss. This kind of thing has happened before. Just handle it as usual."
The assistant contacted the public relations company. A few minutes later, a statement was issued in the name of the studio.
The statement on the one hand explained that the remarks in the hot search were rumors, and on the other hand, it warned some black fans not to try to smear Amanda's reputation. Otherwise, they would be sued for infringing on the star's reputation.
Black fans wouldn't stop just because they were threatened. Many people used her statement as a topic. They even found the weaker party in the picture.
The netizens' ability was comparable to that of detectives. Soon, the shooting company in this incident was found and pushed onto the hot search by the netizens. They were chased to come out and explain.
"It seems that things have gotten out of hand," Yun Chutong's assistant looked at the still - boiling hot search.
In the past, once a statement was issued, the popularity would decline.
The car arrived at the Lu Group. Yun Chutong put on her sunglasses. "You go back to the shooting site first. I'll go there by myself later."
"Maybe you shouldn't have lunch with Mr. Lu today. The online remarks about you are not good. If you're photographed again, it will confirm the content on the Internet, and things will become even more serious," the assistant advised kindly.
The Lu Group was right in front of them. Since they had come, there was no reason to leave.
Yun Chutong didn't care about those remarks at all. She resolutely opened the car door and got out.
She smoothly entered the Lu Group. Lu Luochen's secretary had been waiting for her in the lobby for a long time.
"Ms. Yun, I'll take you up."
The woman who spoke was Xu Jiayao, the secretary in charge of receiving important guests.
When they got into the elevator, Yun Chutong sized up Xu Jiayao carefully. "Where's Special Assistant Jin?"
Jin Yihao was Lu Luochen's personal assistant, mainly following Lu Luochen to complete all his work.
Xu Jiayao explained officially, "Special Assistant Jin is not in charge of reception."