118 The Traitor 2 (2/2)
However, all her groundwork still failed to prepare her for what was coming.
Joann could have sworn she saw the man from XX Tabloid smirk at her before he turned unexpectedly away from her.
'Wait, the question isn't for me?' thought Joann with surprise. 'Perhaps I have misunderstood them all along?'
”Thank you for the chance, Mr. Lee Mu,” began the man with a tone that could be heard throughout the hall. No matter what the content of his message was, he made sure everyone in the room could hear him clearly. The man continued, ”Actually, I have a question for you. Would you be so kind to answer it?”
Joann, alongside most of the people in the room, were shocked. The man had a question for Lee Mu and not Joann?!
However, beyond that, Joann was sure she could hear the undercurrent of a threat lying underneath the man's question. Even though his statement was phrased in the form of a question, it sounded like he was not going to give Lee Mu a choice to answer it or not.
Lee Mu's mouth twitched imperceptibly before he recovered and his easy smile returned. ”Of course, ask away, sir.”
”This movie is not the first time you've worked with Miss Joann Fong. How does the working experience this time differ from others? I hear you guys will be working together again for the sequel, what is your opinion about that?” The man asked.
It was a fairly simple and straightforward question. Joann sighed in relief, so did the director who was ready to call the security to haul the man and his cohorts out. Lee Mu should be able to handle a question that was as direct as this. After all, they had faced similar question in the past.
However, Joann was the first to notice something was wrong. Instead of answering the man directly, Lee Mu went silent for a beat or two and Joann saw a fleeting flash of pain cross her co-star and good friend's face.
Before she could make sense of what that was, Lee Mu straightened himself and spoke something completely unexpected into his microphone. ”Working with Joann has been the worst experience in my life. I would not have wished that hell on any other person. The woman is insufferable and impossible to work with.”
There was an audible gasp in the room. The other reporters soon came out of their shock and they quickly pulled out their voice recorder. This was headline-worthy news!
Lee Mu was not done. ”Joann demands the best treatment like she is the queen of the world but her acting skill and professionalism are definitely lacking. I do not even understand why the crew and the director even entertain such horrible behavior from the woman.
”She comes late to the set every time and lacks the bare decency to even memorize her lines. It baffles me how she even manages to keep her acting career to this day considering how unprofessional she acts.”