Chapter 81 - No more baldies Part4

"Morning my dear. Guess what is special about me today." Shen Mignani playfully teased her friend.

But she then suddenly realized that there were a lot more people in the room and for some reason they all seemed to be looking at her very weirdly.

She could even vaguely sense an expression of ridicule in their eyes.

Heh. I am so used to this look, that I am even imagining it now!

Shen Mignani shrugged that depressing thought away and asked her manager, "what happened Lang? Are you in some trouble?"

Manager Lang slowly turned towards her and this time the malice and ridicule in her face was obviously unmistakable.

"You bald sŀut. First stay away from me. Don't spread your std germs to me" Lang barked and pushed Mignani back.

Staggering, Mignani held on to a desk to support herself. The room was spinning and her vision darkened.

What… what is happening? Why is Lang sis so rude to me?

"What .. happened? Why .. suddenly?"

Lang sneered and threw a document at her face.

"Here. You contract is terminated as of today. You have caused excessive shame and monetary losses to the company. As a penalty, the company has blacklisted you with our contacts."

The worst had happened. What she tried so hard to avoid, happened so soon and so fast.

But why is Lang behaving this way? Shen Mignani couldn't comprehend.

They were both best friends!

They had gone through thick and think situations together! They had both struggled together to get here!

So why.. she couldn't understand.

After watching the document throwing and the declaration scene, all the extras present in the room, snickered and left one by one.

Some even commenting, "Unlike you, we all have jobs to do."

Finally it was just her and Lang in the room. Lang could bȧrėly contain the contempt in her heart.

"Bitch, the next time you seduce someone else's boyfriend, think twice about it!"

"Oh. Don't you ever lock your back door. Anyone can come in and take a picture you know.. he he... if you know what I mean..."

Lang hysterically laughed and left the room.

Mignani's mind reeled and her head spun. 

The sudden realization of her best friend's parting words stung her to the core.

Did she… No it couldn't be… No…

Her heart rate quickened, with panic and fear rising.

She collapsed on the floor into a puddle of salty tears and misery.

What happened… when did everything turn so bad…

Her dear friend's parting words kept ringing in her ears. Everything slowly became apparent.

After a while, she slowly picked herself back up. Who hasn't faced betrayal in life?

She bit her lips till blood seeped out and steeled her weakening legs. She supported herself on the wall and calmed herself down.

Mignani refused to be a weak woman. Her mom had repeatedly scolded her for trying to be an actress with a balding head.

But had she not successfully achieved the impossible?

So what if everything broke down and fell apart, she had the strength to start all over again.

Shen Mignani staggeringly walked out of the Evergreen studio's building. 

She took one last look at the company, which had risen to fame on her coattails.

Though her eyes drowned in sadness, her lips slowly curved upwards.

"You threw me out at the worst possible time my dearest friend", she sadly muttered to herself.

She then took a cab and headed straight to Su Lin's place.

Before all this madness occurred, she wanted to introduce her best friend/ manager Lang to Su Lin and tell her how this stranger had given her a new lease on life. 

But now, she was all alone.

Wiping the tears off her face, Mignani got off the elevator and knocked on Su Lin's door. 

Su Lin and Runyan were expecting her and greeted her with warm smiles.

Looking at these strangers being more affectionate to her than her best friend, Mignani broke down and balled her eyes out, hugging the stupified duo.

Both the women sat down and patiently listened to the transpired events from the trembling voice.

"Hmm. Wow. It looks like your manager had cleanly planned everything from the start and perfectly executed her plan of alienating you," Su Lin said.

"What?" Mignani asked.

"Yup. I was wondering why was the public response so bad for a single bald spot."

"Yes, you might have gotten some weird nicknames and ugly mentions, but it shouldn't have affected your career that much, with the right publicity."

Su Lin leaned forward and grabbed her hand. "After all, you are still extremely breathtaking," she spoke with a teasing smile.

The beautiful woman who had been crying all day revealed a small smile and nodded.

"If you are willing to stick by me, then I can help you with your comeback," Su Lin declared confidently.

"You have some plans, sis?" Runyan was confused. As far as she knew, this sister of hers knew nothing about the entertainment industry.

"Of course, my dear. After all, I am planning to build an empire. How can I not venture into this glamorous world?" Su Lin smirked.

At the same time, a loud harrumph from another corner of the room interrupted their discussion, as if mocking them.

"Tsk. Tsk. Words are getting bigger and bigger every day. Heh", Luther smirked and smiled sarcastically, lighting a fire under Su Lin almost instantly.

Looking at Su Lin's changing expression, Runyan rubbed her head. Here they go again.

For the past few weeks, things had unexpectedly taken a turn for the worst.

The friendly back and forth banter became constant bickering, with one getting on another's nerves, at every chance possible.

Even their so-called self-defense practice sessions in the morning had turned into full-on sparring sessions, with each beating the other will all the force they could muster.

Every day their fights got only worse and worse. 

But for some reason, much to Runyan's dismay, this guy still kept hanging around them and taunting Su Lin ever so often.

And it looked like one of their epic fights was just about to happen, when Runyan quickly interrupted, "Sis, can you please explain more? Mignani might feel better with more details. After all, she is already an established actress."

Begrudgingly diverting her eyes, Su Lin nodded and spoke, "From what you are telling me, it looks like this sort of thing happens a lot in the entertainment industry."

"This sort of thing?" Mignani was confused.

"I mean, all the backstabbing, playing tricks, pushing down someone with talent. Am I correct?" Su Lin asked.

"Hmm. Not sure to what extent. But yes, at least when it comes to newcomers, only those with connections tend to succeed."

"Else they are forced to sell their body and sleep with numerous men before they can finally get somewhere. This is an ugly side of this industry."

"It definitely looks like there are potentially tons of other talented artists, who have been pushed around and finally erased from the entertainment industry because of certain influential crafty individuals," Su Lin asked.

Both Runyan and Mignani nodded their head, agreeing with Su Lin.

"So we go to these people and offer them a second chance. Well at least to those who deserve it." Su Lin added.

"Being in the industry as long as I am, I definitely can give you at least four to five names on the top of my head. But how are you going to help them come back? It is an extremely difficult task", Mignani wondered.

Su Lin smirked and put a finger to her lips.

"Shh.. It's a surprise. I am going to build an army of heavenly breathtaking beauties on earth."

Mignani laughed and brushed it off as a joke.

But Runyan clearly knew that her crazy sister was not joking in the slightest.

Looks like some nasty bath sessions are going to happen in the future.

She could totally picture a bunch of celebrities sitting in a big hot tub, miserably drowned in dark gooey smelly sludge.

Brrr.... Shaking it off, Runyan reminded Su Lin, "Sis, time for the photoshoot?"