Chapter 44
At this moment, the Jenkins family brothers were watching two live streams simultaneously. While Phoche displayed various instruments here, Sienna and the others came to the town to perform. Sienna confidently played a guitar song while Jamar danced in front. There were many onlookers; they all liked to join in the fun. However, not many people in the town knew them. Reece was relatively well-known; some people had seen his plays and movies before.
During this live broadcast, Sienna had already finished playing the guitar. Joshua, knowing music very well, compared the guitar music played by Phoebe and Sienna in the two livestream rooms, then looked at Leon gloomily. He couldn’t help but complain, “Leon, how are you defaming Phoebe? You’re tricking Sienna!”
“How did you come up with this idea! How could you get the paid posters to ask Phoche to play the guitar tune Sienna had played?”
Leon was at a loss for words. He was speechless. “I only knew that Phoebe could play the banjo; I didn’t expect her to be able to play the guitar. I thought if she couldn’t play it, she could set off how awesome Sienna was.” He was a layman in music. He said, “I think Sienna played very well. Jamar even danced to the rhythm of this song. The atmosphere is also good,” but it’s much worse than Phoebe’s.
Joshua couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Yes. Sienna played quite well, but…”
“Sienna only played this song in its entirety, but Phoebe played the emotions in it. Anyone who knows guitar and music can tell.”
Leon was speechless, thinking, ‘Alright, I made a fool of myself.’ He said sulkily, “Who knew Phoebe was capable of so many things! Longmally wanted to help Sienna. He had been a manager for so many years, but it was the first time he failed like this.
Cain asked, “How can we salvage the situation now?”
Leon shook his head. “I don’t know either.” This was difficult for him.
Cain grumbled, “Phoebe hid it so well.” Phoebe had been back for over a year but never told them she could play so many musical instruments. He sighed again. “How sad would Sienna be if she knew?” He thought, Sienna is delicate and sensitive, to begin with. She’ll probably be sad if she knows her performance is inferior to Phoebe’s.
He suggested, “Why don’t we get the paid posters to find new dirt to defame Plucher?” It was obvious that Phoebe wouldn’t care about this. They thought it shouldn’t be a big deal if she were defamed.
Leon thought for a moment. “We can’t do it now. If we let the paid posters defame her in other aspects, it will be too obvious. The audience is not stupid. Furthermore, Sebastian’s status in the industry is not low. It’s not good for us to anger him.” Sebastian’s variety shows were all popular. Leon still had a few stars with him. If he angered Sebastian, Sebastian might reject his stars when he had good variety shows in the future. It would not be worth it.
Chapter 11
Cain said sullenly, “Then are we going to see Sienna being defeated by Phoebe and do nothing? Phoebe already stole her identity. Now, Phoebe has stolen her limelight. Tron, you’re such an unreliable ally!”
If Leon had not interfered, Phoebe would not have had such a good opportunity to show off. Leon glanced at him. “Are you blaming me! I went to defame Phoebe for Sienna. Now that something has gone wrong, you think it’s my fault?” If it weren’t for Sienna, he wouldn’t have asked the paid posters to defame his biological sister.
Cain choked. “I didn’t say it was your fault. I mean we have to find a chance to save the situation.”
Leon said coldly, “Of course, we must find an opportunity to save the situation, I know that. You don’t need to remind me. This episode’s variety show is about to end. It won’t be easy to reverse the situation.”
“In the next episode, let Sienna prepare for a counterattack. I believe she will be able to suppress Phoebe.”
Cain could only nod. “Alright. When the variety show ends, let Sienna join the production team for the drama I’m about to film. I think it can make her famous.”
He rubbed his chin and said, “It’s best to convince Phoebe to agree to be the second female lead. The second female lead in my drama is an evil character. She’s ruthless and sinister. She can bring out the innocence and kindness of the first female lead.”
“If Phoebe is the second female lead, and Sienna is the first female lead, the audience will change their opinion of Sienna and not like Phoebe. After all, many viewers would bring their feelings for the characters in the drama into reality.”
Leon understood what Cain meant. He nodded in agreement. “When this variety show is over, go find Phoche and try your best to convince her to act as the second female lead in your show. In that case, it could reverse the audience’s perception of Phoebe and Sienna.”
“However, the main point is to let Sienna perform well in the next episode, to make it a stark contrast to Phoebe. This way, Phoebe’s fans may become Sienna’s,” Leon added. The fans from variety shows were not that stable. They could change their sides at any time. They wanted to seize on and exploit this.
Cain said, “Alright. After this episode ends and they return, I talk to Phoebe.” Phoebe still respected and cared about Cain as her brother. Previously, he needed a small supporting role in his drama and asked her for help, so she acted in it. He always suffered loss of appetite and weight in the summer. He filmed a drama in the wild last summer and suffered a lot. After Phoebe found out, she made soup that was good for his health and sent it to the production team almost daily. He had no appetite, so she made medicinal cuisine and delicious appetizers and sent them over. She even made a satchel, which could cool him down. Then, she asked him to wear it. The effect was indeed… Therefore, he was confident he could convince Phoebe to act as the second female lead. After Sienna became famous, he would think of a way to make up for Phoebe. For example, she could be the female lead in his next new drama.
“As for how to make Sienna perform brilliantly in the next variety show, I’ll leave it to you,” said Cain. He wasn’t very good at this.
Leon pondered for a moment and turned to look at Joshua. He said, “Joshua, you can write a song for Sienna.”
“I heard that in the second and third episodes of the variety show, they’re going to a big city and might even go overseas. When the time comes, ask Sienna to sing the song you wrote. Let her say that she wrote it herself. We can make her a talented woman.”
The relationship between the siblings and Sienna’s cute and sweet persona didn’t help much in this episode; it would be best if she could change her persona for the next episode of the variety show.
Cain agreed. Phoebe appears very knowledgeable in this episode. She made others think she knows and is good at many things. “I think the audience likes this. It’s good to make Sienna a talented woman.”
He continued, “A straight-A student will do, too. After all, she graduated from a top university overseas. Try to let her play the piano. That’s what she’s learning. She’ll stun the audience.”
“It’s best to find another opportunity to let…”
Joshua interrupted, “Sienna is indeed good at playing the piano. I think this will work. That’s Sienna’s specialty. I don’t believe she can be defeated by Phoebe again.”
Leon nodded. “Alright, I understand what to do.” He looked like he was ready. He would teach Sienna how to surpass Phoebe after she went home. He was confident that he would not fail again.
Ollie, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said, “If they can go overseas for the next episode, I think it will be more beneficial.” Sienna went to college abroad. She had an advantage in foreign language skills and habits.
“After this episode ends, I’ll get my secretary to talk to Sebastian,” said Ollie. He narrowed his eyes. “If they’re not prepared to arrange to go overseas, then I’ll invest in them.”
After he finished speaking, the eyes of his other brothers lit up. That’s a good idea. Who would not like the investment? With Sebastian’s style of doing things, he should agree.
After that, the few brothers urged Joshua to write a song for Sienna. Leon also changed the direction of the paid posters. Instead of defaming Phoebe, they turned to support Sienna.
On the other side, Phoebe didn’t know that her annoying brothers had discussed how to scheme against her. She got more recognized by her teammates again after displaying so many instruments. She also received the old man’s approval. He began to teach her how to compose for the puppet show. Phoebe was smart and reacted quickly. After the old nun said it once, she could do it all.
The old man looked at her regretfully. “You’re talented,” a pity that Phoebe was now a big star and could not enter the puppet show industry. Otherwise, he wanted to introduce this young lady to his old friends in Solara City. Then, he thought, ‘Even if the young lady doesn’t work in this industry, it won’t affect me introducing her.’ Hence, he planned to call his old friends tonight.
Phoebe soon began to do the soundtrack. The old man went to teach Maddox and the other two to act and control the puppets.
Chapter 41
Maddox had acted before and his acting skills were not bad; James was good at acting. The two of them quickly grasped it. Lexie was a singer, so she was much slower in this aspect. However, she was not stupid; she slowly learned it after he taught her a few more times. They made progress after learning for an afternoon. The old man had a good impression of the four young people. The four people could put on a puppet show, though they were not proficient… He realized that they were all learning very seriously. They did not despise him or patronize him.
He said, “You guys can come over tomorrow and practice for the entire afternoon. That should be enough.”
The four of them nodded, “Alright,”
The audience also felt that the performance of the four of them was not bad, especially Phoebe. She was even more impressive. They could not help but look forward to their performance the day after tomorrow.
On the other side, in the town, Sienna’s plan to earn money by performing their skills didn’t go well.