Chapter 171: Of Great Use
Rhona Hughes remained rooted to the spot, growing angrier the more she thought about it.
’Does this mean I have to leave Stellaris to have a future?’
She remembered when she first signed with Stellaris, dreaming of one day becoming a top-tier, dazzling star. But her very first step had been made so difficult, all because of Melody Monroe!
Rose Shaw was simply unreasonable. She forbade her from leaking dirt on Melody Monroe behind her back, yet she openly suppressed her!
’What kind of logic is that?!’
Stellaris always promoted itself to the public, bragging about how great its career development plans were for its artists.
’In reality, it’s just as corrupt!’
’President Sterling is so biased towards Melody Monroe, and it’s all because of her cheap tricks!’
’Melody Monroe is her nemesis!’
’As long as Melody Monroe is around, I’ll never be able to succeed.’
’This is all Melody Monroe’s fault!’
She would never let Melody Monroe get away with this.
’If my career is over, I’ll take Melody Monroe down with me!’
...
When Melody Monroe returned to the set, Raymond Ford, though unable to swallow her anger, didn’t dare to act rashly again.
She had been smeared by Melody Monroe for no reason at all, and she would definitely find a chance to get her back! But for now, she didn’t dare to provoke Melody Monroe so carelessly again.
From this confrontation, she could see that Melody Monroe was completely different from before—like a whole new person! Even she had been outmaneuvered by her.
"Raymond, Rose sent over the latest schedule. Take a look." Leah Young handed a folder to Raymond Ford.
Raymond Ford took it, and as soon as she flipped it open, her expression changed dramatically.
"Why is there so little?"
"Rose said the online incident had a negative impact on you. The endorsement deals that were still in negotiation all fell through, and even some that were already secured have been canceled."
"How could this happen!" Raymond Ford hadn’t expected the fallout to be this severe.
She had so many debts and such high monthly expenses. She had been counting on the income from these endorsements!
’Without this income, how am I supposed to pay off those debts?!’
"The endorsements I didn’t get, did they all go to Melody Monroe?"
"No!" Leah Young immediately shook her head. "When I saw the schedule, I made a point to ask around. There haven’t been any changes to Melody Monroe’s schedule."
Raymond Ford secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"What about Rhona Hughes? How are things on her end?"
"Rhona Hughes is probably finished! The way Rose Shaw is handling things, it looks like she’s trying to force Rhona to leave Stellaris on her own. I also heard that Wayne Payne went to see President Sterling several times, but there was nothing he could do."
"Doesn’t that mean Rhona Hughes must hate Melody Monroe’s guts?"
"She must absolutely despise her!"
A faint smile appeared on Raymond Ford’s face.
’It seems Rhona Hughes is still useful after all. She might even prove to be very useful.’
...
Melody Monroe noticed that the negative news about her online had been decreasing lately. On the contrary, her fanbase was steadily growing, and her once-quiet comment sections were starting to liven up.
A few enthusiastic fans had even set up a fan club for her, and it already had dedicated people managing it!
Normally, these things required a management team’s effort to get established and grow. She never expected her fans to be so capable.
She was still just a nobody, not even a Z-list celebrity. To have such loyal fans already... she was inexplicably touched.
This didn’t seem like Rose Shaw’s management style; it looked like the fans had organized it themselves.
"Melody, look. This is the most active account among your fans."
Melody Monroe opened her phone and tapped on the person’s profile page.
The person’s profile picture was a photo taken from behind, silhouetted against a sunset. You couldn’t see what they looked like; it was impossible to even tell if they were male or female.