Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Backed by Power, Acting With Impunity
Ivana Monroe smiled politely: "Yes."
The girl with the ponytail said excitedly: "My name is Cora Lawson, everyone calls me Cora. I love the fashion you designed."
Ivana Monroe said: "Hello, Cora. It’s my honor."
Her Majesty the Queen is so nice! Polite, kind, completely different from those entrepreneurs who make a little achievement and then look down on small employees like her.
They chatted and laughed all the way.
Cora Lawson led Ivana Monroe into an office inside the station: "Sister Zhao, President Monroe has arrived."
Before the desk, Sister Zhao, who was busy working, lifted her head. With her bright wavy hair, she had the charm of a mature woman. The moment she saw Ivana Monroe, she was stunned.
This woman looks a bit familiar. Where have I seen her before?
When Ivana Monroe saw Sister Zhao, she also had the same feeling, like déjà vu.
Cora enthusiastically introduced: "President Monroe, Sister Zhao is the director in charge of your interview."
Sister Zhao suddenly remembered, and her eyes lit up. She stood up and walked to Ivana Monroe: "No wonder I felt you were familiar. Two months ago, in the western restaurant, in the restroom..."
With Sister Zhao’s reminder, Ivana Monroe also remembered. That day, she encountered Kiki Jennings’ provocation in the restroom, and they had a confrontation, while Sister Zhao happened to be in one of the stalls.
Later, as Kiki was leaving, she even gave Sister Zhao’s restroom door a hard kick.
Cora was surprised: "Sister Zhao, President Monroe, you know each other?"
Sister Zhao smiled and said: "Fate brought us together."
Ivana Monroe also smiled, agreeing with Sister Zhao’s words.
Sister Zhao then said to Cora: "Cora, go to recording studio number three and check if the props and photographer for the interview are in place. President Monroe and I will be there shortly."
Cora said with a smile: "Okay."
Sister Zhao looked a bit apologetically at Ivana Monroe and explained: "Originally, everything should have been ready in studio number three before you arrived. But this morning, the station had an important MV to shoot, so they borrowed studio number three. Therefore..."
Sister Zhao didn’t deceive Ivana Monroe, she directly told her the truth.
Seeing the helplessness on Sister Zhao’s face, Ivana Monroe expressed understanding. No matter where you work, it’s not easy, especially for a station as famous as Calyx Television. Recording studios weren’t something Sister Zhao could decide on her own.
"It’s okay, I’m not in a rush."
When Sister Zhao saw how considerate Ivana Monroe was, her favorability towards her instantly increased a lot.
Sister Zhao made a cup of instant coffee for Ivana Monroe, and they chatted for a while in the office. When Sister Zhao checked the time and felt it was about right, she took Ivana Monroe to studio number three.
As soon as they arrived at studio number three, they saw Cora standing outside the studio, wiping her tears secretly with reddened eyes.
Sister Zhao’s face immediately darkened, and she asked Cora: "What’s going on?"
When Cora saw Sister Zhao and Ivana Monroe approaching, she felt overwhelmingly wronged, and tears welled up in her eyes: "Sean Vaughn’s MV hasn’t finished shooting yet."
Sister Zhao frowned: "Sean Vaughn is a top star and a graduate from the acting department, his acting skills are on point. How can the MV still not be finished filming by now?"
It started at half-past five in the morning, and now it’s nearly five hours in. It’s just filling a small scene in the studio. What kind of poor acting skills would take this long?
Cora said: "It has nothing to do with Sean Vaughn. It’s all because of the actress in the MV, her performance was too terrible, and she keeps getting cut. She’s throwing a tantrum too, so it’s dragged on until now."
Not only that, but there’s something even worse.
"Sister Zhao, I just went in to negotiate with them, asking if they could let me film first. Who knew that actress would yell at me like a madwoman, telling me to get out, saying I affected her acting."
As Cora spoke, tears flowed again. She wiped them away with the back of her hand and continued: "She also said, today, we can’t use studio number three, even if she finishes filming the MV, we can’t use it."
Damn!
Such an arrogant actress?
Sister Zhao, who is usually calm, was so infuriated by such an unreasonable actress.
Sister Zhao held back her anger and apologized to Ivana Monroe: "President Monroe, this is our work mistake, and it’s embarrassing you."
Ivana Monroe shook her head, saying that there are rude people like this everywhere; they simply rely on their connections and act recklessly.
Ivana Monroe said: "Should I come back next time?"
Sister Zhao did not answer Ivana Monroe, but said: "If President Monroe doesn’t mind, give me half an hour."
She needed studio number three at 10:00 this morning. Sister Zhao had applied for it yesterday. It was now occupied due to an actress’s personal issues, which was not only disrespectful to her but also to the entrepreneur she brought.
Sister Zhao, being a program director, could not allow a small actress to step on her like this. How would she navigate the station in the future?
Sister Zhao had no reason to concede.
Ivana Monroe didn’t want to put Sister Zhao in a difficult position. Seeing Sister Zhao’s firm expression, she thought of herself. When she first returned to the country and took back "GK" from Michelle Monroe, she too relied on firm courage.
A timid woman who doesn’t dare to fight for what belongs to her is destined to be bullied and can never become a strong woman.
Ivana Monroe looked at Sister Zhao with a shared sense of sympathy and understanding.
"Okay, I don’t mind."
Sister Zhao looked at Ivana Monroe gratefully.
When Sister Zhao and Ivana Monroe just walked into the studio, they heard the actress complaining and throwing tantrums.
"It’s all because of that female staff member who came in just now. She disturbed my state, and now I can’t get back into it. I’m very upset. Bring your station’s director here, fire that female staff member, and I can have a smooth mood, only then can this MV continue shooting."
The photographer was really fed up. Blaming the planet’s lack of gravity for being unable to take a shit. Why did the director hire such a problematic actress for Sean Vaughn’s MV?
The director was truly exhausted: "Okay, okay, Missy, you keep filming the MV first. I’ll go find the station’s director immediately, fire the staff member who affected your mood, and calm you down, alright?"
The actress thought, "That’s more like it."
However, she was very tired from shooting until now, firing that staff member was just an excuse to slack off.
The actress arrogantly said: "I won’t film, I need her to be fired first, and then I will."
The director felt like kicking the actress to death but couldn’t afford to offend her with her connections. As he was about to deal with it, he saw Sister Zhao come in with a very elegant and beautiful woman, and the director’s eyes lit up instantly.
That woman should have been cast as the actress in Sean Vaughn’s MV, for sure it would be a huge hit.
The current problematic actress was causing the director heartache and frustration.
The director could only fantasize in his mind, as replacing the actress was basically impossible, he said: "Sister Zhao, you’re here just in time..."