Chapter 846: Chapter 846 Official Business_1
She seemed young, but her attire was somewhat mature.
Upon seeing Hannah, her face switched to a false smile, displaying the necessary politeness.
Hannah nodded, seemingly uninterested.
Teresa Gordon pushed the girl forward, taking the initiative to introduce her, "This is the company’s trainee, your junior, so to speak. You have a music video shoot coming up for your single, don’t you? Do you think she could play the lead role?"
The girl, pushed forward, introduced herself with some reluctance, "Hello, Senior, I’m Lina."
Clearly, she was a foreigner.
Lina had participated in talent shows abroad but didn’t manage to debut, though she gained some fame. Starting over here didn’t sit well with her.
She felt the same about Hannah.
But since Hannah was a senior with enormous popularity, Lina had to bow her head for now.
It wasn’t uncommon for seniors in the company to help out juniors, hitching a ride on their fame.
Hannah had a favorable impression of well-behaved girls, but pretense was annoying.
She picked up things from the table and put them into her bag, "The cast has already been decided, it can’t be changed."
Lina’s smile faded at once.
Teresa Gordon pulled the girl back to her side, "How can it be unchangeable? It’s your song, isn’t it?"
Hannah looked up at her, sitting in a chair with an air of authority, her arms crossed, leaning back, "The leading lady is supposed to be a seductive, mesmerizing mermaid, enchanting all beings. Do you think she fits the role?"
She tilted her chin up, radiating arrogance that seemed utterly natural, not out of place.
Lina was actually quite pretty, with all the benefits of being mixed race; she had a soft face shape and deep-set features typical of foreigners, and even her hair wasn’t pure black.
But as for enchanting all beings, she was far from it.
Besides, mermaids are part of China’s mythology; it made no sense to have a foreigner play the role.
Teresa Gordon didn’t dare to confront Hannah directly, so she could only speak to Hannah in a gentle and polite manner, "Who has been decided for the leading lady?"
Hannah turned her chair and picked up her bag, "I will take the role myself."
This time, Teresa Gordon truly found it difficult to speak further and had to settle for less, "What about the other roles?"
Hannah stood up, bag in hand, and walked up to Lina. Seeing the disdain in Lina’s eyes and the hypocrisy on her face, she smiled, "Let’s have our junior Lina audition. Senior will handle it professionally; if you’re suitable, naturally you’ll be cast."
Having said that, she pushed the door and left the room.
Losing face like that, Teresa Gordon was unable to maintain her composure, and Lina couldn’t help but get angry.
She threw a cushion onto the couch, "Didn’t you say she was easy to talk to, that she would definitely listen to you? You had promised that I’d play the leading role. If I had known it would be like this, I’d have been better off staying abroad!"
Teresa Gordon had helped Lina also because she was the daughter of a high-level executive, but she wasn’t about to grovel, "Enough, don’t talk about that, and don’t throw a fit here like you do abroad. This is China, not your home country. I’ve done what I could for you. If you want the role, go audition yourself, but let me remind you, Hannah Winter’s popularity is not low right now, the higher-ups have to support her. When you go there, don’t you dare lose your temper!"
After speaking, Teresa Gordon left.
Lina was left alone in the room, freaking out, yelling, and throwing things, even her hair became a tangled mess in her own hands.
The assistant stayed well away, fearing she had some kind of "illness."
In the end, it was the staff who had to clean up the room.
*
The words spoken by Arnold Simmons in the conference room that day about giving the position of President to Jimmy Simmons turned out to be true.
From that day forward, he stopped meddling in any decisions at the Simmons Clan, seemingly really about to retire behind the scenes.
