Chapter 183

Hannah realized how confident Nell sounded. She felt at ease and hung up.

After ending the call, Nell headed straight for the film set to look for Tim.

There would be other scenes to shoot in the afternoon. As the director, Tim certainly could not return to the hotel for a break.

After having a lunch break, he had to resume working.

When Nell found him, he was reviewing the scenes filmed earlier that morning. He was surprised when he saw her approaching him.

“Huh? Aren’t you supposed to rest at the hotel? Your scenes this afternoon will require lots of physical strength, so make sure you can keep up.”

Nell smiled. “It’s fine. Director Coombs, I have something to tell you.”

Tim glanced at her and noticed the way she looked at him, so he nodded.

“Alright, let’s head aside to talk.”

Then, he led her to a makeshift breakroom constructed by the crew.

After entering the breakroom, Tim asked, “What is it? Shoot!”

Nell wasted no time. She fished out her phone, logged into Weibo, and showed him the hot topic.

Tim was stunned and took her phone to have a closer look. Upon seeing the headline and photos, his expression changed and he flew into a rage.

“Bastards!”

He placed the phone on the table and roared, “Who took these photos? Who wrote this garbage? Are they blind or do they not have a conscience? I was drunk and you helped me, and they made up a rumor out of it? What were their intentions?”

Nell smiled and calmed Tim down. “Director Coombs, don’t be angry. Whoever took such photos definitely wanted to ruin my reputation.

Unfortunately, she has most likely failed.”

Tim was appalled and eyed her in a confounded manner.

“Who would want to ruin your reputation? I don’t get it. You’re a newcomer who has just entered showbiz, so how are you supposed to prevent others from getting famous? What good will that person get in targeting you like this?”

Nell raised an eyebrow. “Or... It’s just pure jealousy?”

Tim froze.

Nell kept her phone and said calmly, “I told you about this because I wanted you to be prepared, in case the reporters ask and you don’t know what’s going on. I know you seldom log into Weibo.”

Tim finally reacted and his eyebrows were locked into a deep frown.

“Do you mean... That you don’t want me to get involved?”

Nell nodded.

“Relax, I’ll handle this. I promise nothing bad will happen.”

However, Tim shook his head.

“No, it might seem like a minor issue, but if it gets mishandled, it’ll impact you greatly. Don’t worry, I’ll issue a public statement and secretly send someone to investigate this matter. Don’t interfere with this.”

Nell regarded him and blinked.

“Why issue a statement?”

Tim retorted, “Why not?”

Nell grinned. “It’s a great opportunity to create buzz for the crew. Someone had even reserved the hot topic spot for us, so why waste this precious chance? Just leave the hot topic be and you don’t have to issue any statement. What’s best is that it’ll help to promote our new show.”

Now, Tim did not understand her at all.

“Aren’t you worried that the public will believe what the media says? That you’re a person who secures the lead role by using others?”

Nell looked at him and a smile slowly spread across her face.

“I heard the first teaser will be released at the end of this month, right?”

Tim felt surprised and nodded. “Yes, but what does it have to do with this matter?”

Nell replied, “The best form of proof is not to issue a statement, but to use one’s capabilities to give a slap in the face of others.”

As she spoke, the depths of her eyes glimmered with ferocity and confidence. She uttered each word firmly, “I say it now, the greater some people climb, the more I want to see them suffer when they fall!”

....

When Nell left the film set, Kylie had just gotten some water and walked past.

She entered the dressing room. Celine just had lunch and was taking a nap.

When Kylie entered, Celine opened her eyes and asked coldly, “So? What did you see?”

“I saw Nell coming out of Director Coombs’ breakroom.”

Celine laughed sardonically.

“She probably thought she could get Tim to resolve this issue after seeing those photos? Hmph! Such a fool!”

Kylie stole a glance at her, then quickly lowered her gaze again. She pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.

Celine pondered for a moment and instructed Kylie, “Contact more of those verified accounts and let them spin this piece of news. It mustn’t lose popularity and make sure it stays at the top of the hot topics for a few more days. Spin the news pieces from yesterday as well!”

Kylie held her fingers hesitantly.

Celine saw her standing still and got mad. She threw a paper cup filled with water at her feet.

“Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear my instructions? Do you expect me to teach you how to contact others too?”

Kylie replied hastily, “Yes, got it.”

She left immediately.

That afternoon.

Almost all netizens knew that there was a TV series known as “Cannon Fodder Guide', where the female lead was played by Nell Jennings and the director was Tim Coombs, and the two of them shared a questionable relationship.

These days, hardly anything that took place in showbiz surprised the public anymore. Relationships between the lead actress and the director were nothing new.

Most importantly, these two names were simply unfamiliar. Some people might know that Nell Jennings was Celine Jennings’ sister, but other details were very vague.

As for Nell and Celine’s relationship, despite the scandal which blew up earlier, only those netizens who dug deep into celebrity gossip spread the news around.

Most netizens who scrolled past hardly cared at all. They would just scan through the news piece casually and forget about it.

Furthermore, Celine had appeared in several unflattering news reports, thus the public did not have a good impression of her and could not care less about her.

For the past two days, however, the name “Nell Jennings” showed up among the hot topics for some reason.

Yesterday, Celine and Nell reconciled and the sisters were on good terms again.

Today, Nell got exposed for sleeping with a director in exchange for her role as the female lead.

Everybody was confused. Who the heck was Nell Jennings? Why so much coverage?

Some curious folks began to look up everything related to Nell.

Nell Jennings did not create an actress’ account on Weibo. Her previous account was a business account, which she used when she worked in public relations. The title was still “Chairwoman, Xinghui Entertainment” and “Chief of Public Relations, Anning International”.

Not many people were aware of this account, but when the film crew published posters, she shared them on her account. So, people naturally traced it back to her account.

Still, they eventually realized that it was just a business account.

Apart from work-related news, there was nothing else.

Let alone Nell’s personal life.

The netizens thought it was a bit of a letdown. Gradually, interest in Nell began to peak.

After all, judging from the posters, Nell had an attractive appearance.

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