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Chapter 3965: A Perfect Match (161)
As soon as he said this, Meng Hao was immediately dissatisfied. Even his tone became indifferent.
âYouâre different now, Hua Jin. Now youâre famous. But donât forget how you got here! You despise the unspoken rules, but donât you think your unbearable past is a stain that youâll never be able to erase? Do you think your past doesnât count now that youâre famous? Ha! Hua Jin, sheâs just an assistant. Do you have to be so protective?â
The actorâs face paled at that, and then he shot back, âDirector Meng, letâs stick to the facts. If you want to take advantage of my assistant, then you might as well get it out in the open. I wonât oppose a consensual relationship between a man and a woman, but donât you think itâs disgusting if you have to lie and use deception?â
Perhaps the use of the word âdisgustingâ infuriated Meng Hao. âWhoâs calling who disgusting! Who knows what kind of person your assistant is, pretending to be innocent? Since she wants to be part of this scene, doesnât she know how complicated it is? Why is she pretending to be innocent with me? Stop acting and get lost!â
The actor was thoroughly incensed by this. âIf it werenât for people like you making up these rules of the industry, you think actors would want to be subjected to unspoken rules?â
One becomes too helpless in this circle. The hierarchy among actors and actresses and the newbies gradually breed a foul atmosphere. And it is these directors and capitalists who allow this ethos, leading to the widespread practice of unspoken rules by many, to make a name for themselves. And those who are truly capable but have principles are buried.
âHeh, donât make it sound so good! Arenât people like you just after fame and fortune? Isnât that what you want? To take advantage of others?â
âHow pompous!â
âOkay, youâve said enough!â Meng Hao interrupted him impatiently. âHehe, people like you are at the bottom of this industry. People like you deserve to please us! Heh, no matter how glorious you are, you will be suppressed by us for the rest of your lives.â
Then the line was disconnected. Clutching the phone, Hua Jin stood by the French window, shaking with rage.
Damn it!
People like you, no matter how glorious, will be suppressed by us for the rest of your lives.
Those words cut like a knife.
......
The actor clenched his fists. The old scars in his heart had been ripped open, along with scabs and skin. He was a bloody mess.
âHua Jinâ¦â Liang Yinâs weak voice suddenly came from behind.
The actor didnât dare turn around lest she saw him in such a sorry state.
Liang Yin was here to return the script when she heard Hua Jin arguing with someone through the door. Worried, she swiped the room key and heard him arguing with Meng Hao.
She felt especially upset when she heard that. For some reason, she felt her heart ache as she looked at Hua Jinâs solitary silhouette. She walked over to him and carefully gripped his shoulder. âHua Jin⦠are you all right?â
The actor shook his head. âIâm fine.â
Liang Yin looked at him quietly, feeling a little uncomfortable. She recalled Qin Zhouâs apparent heartache when he talked about the actor at breakfast that morning.
âActually, Iâm no longer taking on artistes, but Hua Jin is the only exception I make.â
It was also from Qin Zhou that Liang Yin more or less understood Hua Jinâs past.