Chapter 444 - A Seat Taken (1/2)
Earlier in FC Hall of Q City.
Xiong Wuyue arrived early.
Because she came early, she got a good spot to sit in front. After all, this was a very convenient spot so that when her name was announced by the host, she could easily walk up to the stage.
The seats were reserved with numbers on them, which usually corresponded to whose seat it belonged to. She simply sat on one of the seats near the stairs leading to the stage. She was used to taking liberties with the seats anyway and left all problems to her manager, so she did not think there was any problem with her actions.
There were only few people inside the venue when she first came. They were the staff and the events planner.
But none of the directors, actors, and investors were present yet.
However, as busy as it was, no one seemed to notice Xiong Wuyue. The woman wore thick foundation and makeup-up to cover her yellowish complexion.
However, her face had gotten much thinner, her cheeks appeared a bit sunken, and her chin was more pointed. Also, her body was covered conservatively with padded clothes to make her body appear fuller.
She was afraid that when she went to the stage, the media would see how extremely thin she became, so to avoid that, she purposely hid her body under thick clothes.
Although stylish in design, the clothes looked a bit off in the current fashion season.
Thankfully, the area inside of the hall was sufficiently air-conditioned.
Xiong Wuyue's appearance was vastly different from what she looked like before, so the people did not easily recognize her, unless they met her face to face.
She was initially blocked by the staff in charge of attendance by the entrance, but after quietly saying her name to the staff member, she was finally allowed entrance.
The staff members were busy with their respective responsibilities so they no longer paid any attention to her. Because this was a Sino-American Hollywood film, the production staff were heavily mixed with foreigners.
A little later, the hall began to become crowded as people started flowing in.
The directors, producers, and the actors arrived first, then the investors.
Xiong Wuyue's row started to get filled with people little by little.
One of the second female leads' assistant was looking for her actress's seat, but she found out that the reserved seat was already taken by someone else.
The second female lead who was standing beside her assistant noticed something was off.
”What's wrong? Where's my seat?”
”Ah… that. There's someone sitting on that seat. Did the staff give us the wrong number?”
”Check it again.”
”I did check already.”
”Just check with the staff again.”
”Alright.” The assistant approached the staff again to confirm.
After a while, she returned to the second female lead. ”We got the right number.”
The second female lead frowned.
To be able to secure a spot on this highly anticipated Sino-American Hollywood film, she was naturally a relatively known actress with a strong fan base in the country.
She was usually respected by other actors, and only those who were more popular than her or had a more powerful background would dare to cause troubles for her.
She looked at the woman who was sitting on her seat, unable to tell who the person was. She did not seem to be a famous person or one with powerful background. After all, everyone else had their entourage of assistants and managers with them, but only this person did not have anyone around her.
The second female lead frowned even more.
”Who is she? Is she from the production team, or maybe one of the investors?”
”I don't know. She is surely not part of the production team nor was she a staff member. I'm not sure if she's an investor with a quirk.”
As for the cast, she did not seem to be any of them. After all, the production team already announced to them via email those who had taken the roles.
An extra? But then, why would an extra appear here? Not to mention, although the clothes were off-season, they were definitely of high fashion taste and looked high class.
It was not something an extra would wear.
”Ask her then.”
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”Alright.”
The assistant went to the front to politely ask the woman sitting on the actress' seat in the front row.
At this moment, Song Xuantin's team came into the hall with flashes of cameras.
The second female lead's eye lit up. She walked forward, waited for other people to finish greeting the person, and came next.
”Hello, Senior Song. I always wanted to meet you. I am your fan. My name's Su Lin.”
In fact, the second female lead entered the industry around four years ago, one year before Song Xuantin did, but did not make any splash back then.
Only more than a year ago was she able to make a comeback and secured a considerable fan base with her reliable acting and good networking in the entertainment industry. She also made sure to deal with her fans well.
Oh, the actress who's recently net red, Song Xuantin thought and warmly smiled.
”Hi, Su Lin. It's nice to finally see you. Are you going to your seat?”
Su Lin was happy to be acquainted with the female lead.
Hugging thighs was her specialty. ”Yes. Unfortunately, someone mistook it as hers. My assistant is arranging it now.”
”Oh,” Song Xuantin nodded.
Then the assistant came back. ”Miss Su Lin, she's not an investor. Also, when I asked her to change seats, the woman said it's hers. She is so adamant in taking that seat. I can't persuade her,” the assistant worriedly said.
She tried to explain things to the woman, however, the arrogant and despising look in the person's eyes made the assistant know immediately that she could not be reasoned with. She had worked in this industry for years already and met all kinds of personalities and attitudes of actors and actresses, so she knew that look.
”I will just ask for a new arrangement,” the assistant added.
”No,” Su Lin said, trying to hold back her annoyance.