Chapter 3I Made My Girlfriend a Top Celebrity, But She Publicly Humiliated Me. I Quietly Took Back All Her Resources
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I immediately contacted Golden Harmony Media.
William and I had some history. Because I had given him some resources before, he was still quite polite to me.
"Mr. Zhou, please don't blame me for poaching your talent."
"Sophie said she was planning to end her cooperation with you, said her current contract is with her studio, and told me not to contact you."
"Sophie actually reached out to me first. She's so popular that I was really excited, so I offered to let her join Golden Harmony as a partner, negotiating to give her some luxury brand resources."
So Sophie had contacted Golden Harmony herself.
I laughed.
She wanted to set up a studio, I gave in.
She wanted to take on roles herself, I gave in.
Now she's changing managers without a word to me. What does she take me for?
I naively thought Sophie's personal studio was just a name, but now it seems she had long planned to get rid of me.
Like tossing away a used rag.
Sophie hadn't contacted me for several days, and I hadn't contacted her either.
I should be thinking about my next steps.
One day, just as I arrived at the gym, I received a call from Sophie.
"Charlie, I've been hit. Come quickly!"
She said with a crying voice.
My heart raced. Without thinking much, I rushed out wearing just my gym tank top.
On the way, I called assistant Sarah, but couldn't get through.
I became even more anxious.
When I reached the place she told me, I kicked open the room door and rushed in, "Sophie, where are you?"
As a result, I was sprayed in the face with snow spray and confetti.
A group of crew members from the drama swarmed over, letting out cheers.
"Sophie won!"
I saw Sophie standing in the middle, smiling.
"What's going on?" I stared at her and asked.
"It's like this, Mr. Zhou. Today is Sophie's birthday celebration from the crew. We played a dare game, and Sophie and I competed. Sophie won this time."
Jason walked over with a big smile and said,
"Mr. Zhou, you're so good to Sophie, coming so quickly. But you probably don't know, I taught Sophie some powerful self-defense moves, hands-on. No one would dare hit her."
I didn't say anything, just looked at Sophie who was acting like nothing had happened.
Under my burning gaze, she reluctantly said, "You won't be angry, right?"
Then she looked me up and down, her expression displeased, "What are you wearing? It's embarrassing."
When she called, I was changing clothes at the gym, so I was wearing a sports tank top and shorts, with only one slipper on - the other had fallen off while running.
And my face and body were covered in confetti and snow spray, looking both disheveled and ridiculous.
It was already autumn outside, and I only realized how cold it was in these clothes.
Faced with Sophie's disdainful look, I felt even colder inside.
I turned and left, ignoring the others' calls to stay.
Sarah chased after me, "Charlie, I'm sorry. Sophie wouldn't let me answer your calls..."
I waved my hand, "Go back."
I just wanted to get back to my car quickly. I hadn't noticed earlier how far the entrance was.
I walked quickly with my head down, enduring people's strange looks.
Just as I was about to reach the entrance, someone called out to me.
"Mr. Zhou, wait a moment."
I turned back to look. It was a female actress with a cameo role in this drama.
Her name was Anna, a little-known actress.
With a manager's keen eye, I had noticed her the first time I saw her. Her looks were quite distinctive, with beautiful eyes, but unfortunately she was signed to a small company and couldn't get any decent roles.
"Anna."
Her eyes lit up,
"Mr. Zhou, you actually know me!"
I didn't say anything.
She handed me a few bags, "These are clothes and shoes I bought for my brother, planning to mail to him today. Don't mind, just put them on. It's quite cold outside."
Seeing my slight hesitation, she smiled brightly:
"My brother is about your height, you should be able to wear them. They're not brand name clothes, don't mind."
I took them and said thanks, then opened my phone, "Thank you, add me, I'll transfer you the money when I get back."
Anna wasn't a coy girl. She immediately took out her phone and added me.
As I drove back, Sophie called.
"Can't you take a joke? You left right away, where does that leave my face?"