Bai Qingyue's manager was still fuming mad due to Su Xiaofei's remarks earlier. She believed that Tang Liyan was just using Bai Qingyue to increase her popularity and hated the idea of her talent sharing the stage and spotlight with Tang Liyan.
"I still don't understand why CEO Mo agreed to this arrangement." She muttered next to Bai Qingyue. "Isn't it obvious that they are just trying to use you to boost Tang Liyan's popularity?."
"Don't say that, Luo Cheng. Since CEO Mo has agreed, wouldn't that mean he has confidence that they wouldn't be able to get what they wanted from us? On the bright side, by having me and Tang Liyan in a shoot together, it would prove that our relationship isn't as bad as netizens thought it is. If there's anything, this would keep their mouths talking about us for some time, making myself relevant." Bai Qingyue replied with a gentle smile on her lips. It seemed that she wasn't bothered being compared to Tang Liyan at all.
Her manager frowned, still refusing to accept Bai Qingyue's explanation.
"Whatever you say, I can see that Tang Liyan would reap more advantage than you."
Bai Qingyue shook her head and could only sigh.
"You have to remember that a crisis is also a turning point that we could take advantage of. How many times have other actresses dared to use my name but failed? You shouldn't forget about it, Luo Cheng." She said before they were greeted by one of the assistants of Bellissima.
When her manager didn't say anything, Bai Qingyue gave her a curious look.
"Why? Are you afraid that I will lose to Tang Liyan?" She asked.
"That's impossible!" Luo Cheng exclaimed. In her eyes, no one could be as good and as beautiful as Bai Qingyue, although she was startled when Su Xiaofei suddenly crossed her mind, but she immediately pushed the thought aside.
They reached the conference room before Su Xiaofei and Tang Liyan arrived. Su Xiaofei entered in her usual imposing manner, while Tang Liyan had a calm expression, far from the agitated mood she had prior to their arrival.
She ignored Bai Qingyue and Luo Cheng and turned her head to face Su Xiaofei instead. Tang Liyan was aware of the current fierce competition in showbiz. With new and refreshing faces emerging, left and right, doing her best wouldn't be enough.
She understood now why Su Xiaofei accepted this endorsement, despite her modeling skills which were lacking compared to the more experienced Bai Qingyue. There was no way she would admit defeat easily this time!
Mr. Netto, a senior executive at Bellissima, welcomed Bai Qingyue and Tang Liyan. However, facing Su Xiaofei, he was caught off guard once he found out that she was the one whom he had been discussing with regarding Tang Liyan's contract for the past few weeks.
He didn't think that Tang Liyan's manager could be this young and beautiful. Initially, he thought that this young beautiful woman was a junior Tang Liyan brought with her to accompany her, but who would have thought that she was Tang Liyan's manager for over five years now and Bluemedia's current managing director.
"Miss Su, thank you for making this collaboration possible." He said, giving Su Xiaofei a firm handshake. It had been a challenge for Bellissima to make Bluemedia agree to this collaboration, knowing how fierce the comparison between the two queens was.
The management thought that Bluemedia was giving them a hard time and even went as far as offering Tang Liyan the same treatment and compensation Bai Qingyue would receive, which was far from what Bellissima had decided.
"The pleasure is mine, Mr. Netto." Su Xiaofei smiled, but she was sure it didn't reach her eyes. "I hope we aren't too late for the contract signing."
"Oh, no, Miss Su. You and Miss Tang just made it on time. We haven't even started yet." Mr. Netto replied, gesturing for the two women to take a seat across from Bai Qingyue and Luo Cheng.
After the contract signing with both parties and Bellissima, Mr. Netto's assistant didn't waste time and handed the itinerary of the photo shoot as well as the schedule for the video advertisement to Su Xiaofei and Luo Cheng.
Both parties were expected to have the photo shoot with a renowned photographer the next day. However, seeing his name on the document Mr. Netto's assistant had given to her, Su Xiaofei's eyes narrowed dangerously and started to emit a dangerous aura that was threatening to unleash anytime.
Zhang Ling instinctively stepped back from their miss, not sure what was going on, while her elder sister remained calm, wondering what Su Xiaofei had seen on the paper she was holding for her to act like this.
Even Mr. Netto had sensed the sudden change in Su Xiaofei's expression. He wondered if Su Xiaofei wasn't satisfied with the details of the schedule they prepared for the rest of the week.
"Miss Su, is there a problem?" He asked out of curiosity.
Su Xiaofei blinked and the threatening aura she emitted earlier disappeared immediately, making those people wonder if it was there in the first place.
"No." She smiled, but her face remained cold. "Just thinking that we would be busy these days."
Mr. Netto nodded. "We are indeed on a tight schedule. I wish we could give you a quick tour, but let's consider it once everything is settled."
Su Xiaofei agreed and decided to leave at once, once the pleasantries had been exchanged between them. She remained silent as they made their way out of Bellissima, leaving her companions confused and worried by the sudden change of her mood today.
None of them tried to question her anymore, not because they were afraid, but because they weren't sure how they would be able to help Su Xiaofei if something had upset her.. Su Xiaofei wasn't a person who wore her heart on her sleeve anyway and she rarely expressed what she thought.
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