Chapter 739
Vonnie comforted me, saying, "It's okay, this is always an opportunity. This role is much better than my previous one by more than a star and a half. Just wait for me to become popular, and then I’ll buy a big villa for you and the kids!"
I smiled and felt a touch of emotion welling up inside. This silly girl, always thinking about me.
The next day, the agency sent the script to Vonnie and asked her to think it over carefully. Just when I saw that script, I was dumbfounded. Isn’t that the script I wrote?
Vonnie also exclaimed, “What a coincidence!” and marveled with surprise, “This is a chance given to us by fate.”
But I always felt that something was not quite right about this. There is no such good thing in the world. If my script was bought by a media company at a high price on the first submission, that was my luck. So what’s the deal with Vonnie suddenly taking on the role of the second female lead in this script? I dare not believe it when they say “no one is helping us behind our backs.”
In the evening, I called Anton on the balcony.
Anton was a person in this circle, and at this point, it was only possible that he was helping me. The phone was answered, Anton’s voice was low and gentle, with a hint of subtle surprise.
“Esmeralda, how have you been lately? How are the babies?”
“Fortunately, we are all fine.”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, I went straight to the point, “Did you buy my script?”
Anton fell silent for two seconds and then smiled, saying, “You can never hide anything from you.”
I self-deprecatingly tugged at my lips. I said, how could the first script I ever wrote in my life be sold so smoothly and for a good amount of money? Originally, it was still relying on connections. At that moment, I couldn’t help but think of all the things I went through when I was looking for a job. In the past, I encountered obstacles everywhere when looking for a job, it was also because Anton helped me through the back door that I was able to work at Winston’s company. It seems that I was really worthless and achieved nothing. Thinking about it, I couldn’t help but feel a little defeated.
I said lightly, “Actually, you don’t have to do this. When your company loses money, I will feel guilty too.”
“How could you lose money? Why are you always so lacking in confidence in yourself?” Indeed, it was our company that bought your script, but that script also underwent strict scrutiny by senior management. Don’t think that the person who bought your script was me, and then think that I was helping you, pitying you, or even making up for you. I looked at your script from a businessman’s perspective, and I thought it was very good with a lot of selling points, regardless of who the scriptwriter was. Including, your script was first seen by the review department, they thought it was excellent, selected it, and then sent it to me, that’s when I found out it was written by you. Apart from this, there is nothing else.
“So Esmeralda, never underestimate yourself.”
Anton spoke earnestly and firmly, and for a moment I didn’t know what to say. After a pause, he added, “As for giving the role of the second female lead in the script to Vonnie, I admit I was a bit selfish.” But don’t you think Vonnie worked really hard on acting and did a good job?