Ruth’s eyes lit up, and she sat up straight. “I’d dare to!”Abel’s gaze was full of doting affection, even if he did not realize it himself. “You’d dare to publicly go against Blakewell Corporation?”Ruth gave a small smile, but her bright eyes sparkled full of life. “I came here today to talk about this, but he’s too busy to meet me. Lockton Corporation belongs to my family, so it’s only logical for me to want its companies. He’ll have to forgive me for wanting to buy them. I believe he’ll be able to understand my reasoning and won’t hold it against a nobody like me.”Abel coolly gave her a reminder. “I thought you said he has a few screws loose in his head and is a bald, single man, who only cares about profit?”Ruth had lost her rationality from anger earlier, and it was only at this moment that she realized that Abel belonged to Grand Empire, and she had just cursed at his boss. She also needed his help…Her smile gained a flattering edge. “Those were just assumptions! If yo
“Correction. There’s no us here. Blakewell Corporation is just delaying the procedure for you. What does that have to do with me? Did you ask me for my opinion when you decided to sell those companies?” Ruth yawned. Since she did not deny it, Callum became sure that she had created this trouble for him. His voice turned cold. “Did you actually think that I won’t have any other way to get money just because you ruined my chance of selling those companies to Blakewell Corporation?”Ruth opened her eyes. Her thick eyelashes covered the sharp glare in her eyes as she waited for him to continue speaking. Just as she expected, Callum had called to disgust her. “Even if the Blakewell family won’t buy those companies, someone else will! I just have to sell them at a lower price and sell more of Lockton Corporation’s assets.”Ruth clenched her phone tightly and hissed, “Do you even have a conscience? Those companies belong to the Lockton family!”“Why don’t you reflect on your action
The Gate to the Heart was a major work produced by Grand Empire. The genius director with great judgment over what was good and what was bad was going to direct it, so everyone in the entertainment industry wrecked their heads to get a role in the show, even if it was just a minor character. They were casting the supporting actress that afternoon. The actresses who came for the audition were all dressed up prettily while they whispered to each other quietly. “I heard that Grand Empire’s boss will be participating in the casting this time.”“Seriously? There’s no way that can be true.”“I thought he never shows up in public?”“Grand Empire has a lot of expectations for this show. They’ve invested a few hundred million in it!”When Harper Williams said that this show would blow up, Grand Empire generously paid eighty million dollars for the licensing fees. Many investors then came forward because they wanted a piece of the pie. Even if it did not become a hit show, they cou
While they were talking to each other, the judges walked in. They sat down. The seat in the middle was left empty, while next to it sat the genius director. Some people were born to join the entertainment industry, such as Vincent Dufor. His first work after his graduation earned more than one billion in the box office. Each and every one of his works after that was also a hit. Apparently, he had been furthering his studies abroad, but came back and even chose to work with Grand Empire to be the chief director for the Gate to the Heart. Some people said that the show was already guaranteed to blow up with Vincent Dufor directing it. However, Vincent Dufor was sitting next to the empty seat in the middle. There was no doubt about it. That seat was left for the investor. Everyone’s eyes sparkled in anticipation. However, when the audition began and Vincent Dufor sternly criticized two actresses until they cried, their focus finally returned to the room. The atmosphere also
Ruth cocked an eyebrow. She was a little surprised. But she still stood up and motioned for Summer to get on stage while she headed to the judges. When Vincent Dufor saw Ruth, his aura immediately changed. He no longer looked as cold and stern as before. Instead, he looked kind of cute, like someone with a sugar-and-ice personality. However, no one else noticed it. Only Ruth heard him ask sarcastically when she got near him. “Who’s she?”The upper management member introduced Ruth to him respectfully. “She’s the second major investor of the show, Ms. Ruth Lockton of Lockton Entertainment.”The judges were all experienced members of society. When they saw the upper management member’s attitude, they did not dare to show Ruth any disrespect and quickly greeted her respectfully. Ruth nodded at them politely and sat down in the middle. To show his respect, the upper management member introduced Vincent Dufor to her as well. “Ms. Lockton, this is Vincent Dufor. I’ve mentioned hi
Eislyn frowned. “I didn’t study her too much. But I’m just going to act with her, right? It shouldn’t be a problem.”Luna shook her head and said in a resigned voice, “You’re too naive.”Eislyn was puzzled. “They’ve basically decided to give her that role. If you go and act with her, you’re only going to become a stepping stone for her! If you want this chance, you’ll have to fight for it!”Eislyn said nothing. She knew this, but she could do nothing about it. Ruth was the investor. As long as the person she picked was about the same level as Eislyn in terms of acting, everyone would pick that person. When Luna saw that Eislyn had accepted her fate, she became even more anxious, so she drew closer to give her a reminder. “New actresses are all worried about other artists overshadowing them. If you humiliate her once, we’ll all know who’s more suited for the role.”Eislyn’s eyes lit up, and she gave Luna a confident smile. “Don’t worry. I’m good at that!”Luna watched Eislyn
Summer managed to net the character of Jodi Lester after that display.However, even after the auditions ended, Victor Dufor could not understand how she managed to master the character. When he got up to leave, he tugged at Ruth’s sleeve. “What did you tell her?”“I told her that Eislyn dumped her idol and even cheated on him, which led to her idol suffering from neurasthenia. He’s now receiving treatment for it.”Victor Dufor was shocked. When they reached the parking lot, Summer was still heartbroken about her idol. Ruth stopped walking to look at her. It was only then that Summer registered what she did and thought that she had failed the audition. Her face instantly turned pale. “I-I’m sorry, Ruth. I got so mad that I forgot where I was and what I was doing…”Ruth said nothing and just stared at her quietly. Somehow, Summer still had the courage to ask about her idol, even though she knew she was dead meat. “But is what you said true? Is Eislyn really that horrible?”
Victor Dufor sat in his car and watched Summer leave. When he saw her repeatedly turning around to look at them, he raised his eyebrows. “I don’t care that you’re bringing up a new actress, but why did you pick this one? She doesn’t seem smart.”Ruth rolled her eyes at him. “And you look smart? How did you end up failing your last movie again?”Very few people knew that Victor Dufor had picked a good script for production two years ago. However, he trusted his disciple too much and was betrayed. While he was casually picking his investors, his disciple wrote a low-budget version of the script, got investments using Victor Dufor’s name, and started shooting the film ahead of Victor Dufor. When Victor Dufor was about to begin shooting the movie, the disciple’s movie had already gone up on the big screens. It blew up. Meanwhile, Victor Dufor could only thank his lucky stars that he had done a proper job keeping the script confidential, so the artists did not know it. No one