Silence.
"Do you know your public image is already a dumpster fire?"
Wendy's voice was sharp and irritable, her roar clearly showing she was out of patience.
How could she have any patience left! The internet today was flooded with yesterday's competition. She and Chloe were being compared publicly again.
Without a doubt, she became the punching bag once again. She was harshly criticized by netizens. She had been turned into a laughingstock repeatedly in the past, and now again, all thanks to Jacob!
She was at her wit's end, and now she was supposed to clean up someone else's mess? They'd better steer clear of her!
However, things were going from bad to worse. Just then, the office door was knocked, and the secretary, looking rather grim, stood at the door, and said, "Ms. Wendy, we've just received several notifications of brands terminating contracts with our artists."
Wendy gritted her teeth. "Which ones?"
The secretary stepped forward, handing Wendy the files she had prepared.
When Wendy saw the files, her complexion changed drastically. "What is this? Is this your idea of 'a few'?"
She glared furiously at the secretary standing by, slamming the files onto the table. "Not only the recently discussed endorsements, most of the various shows and scripts are asking for termination, even the brands we have been collaborating with are requesting termination .How many endorsements do our artists have left in the company? You call this 'a few'?"
The secretary remained expressionless, showing complete indifference to Wendy's anger.
Wendy turned pale. Of the recently negotiated endorsements, only a few had actually started filming, and all of those were ones she had snatched away from Starlight International at rock-bottom prices!
Now, apart from those few in the shoot, almost all the endorsements were about to be terminated.
And then what? What could the company rely on to continue operating?
From another perspective, Infinity Media had almost become a no-go zone for major brands. Without endorsements, even without any work, what was the point of Infinity Media's existence? She couldn't possibly spend her own money to keep a bunch of no-goods.
Beverly picked up the files Wendy had thrown on the floor, took a quick look, and suddenly chuckled.
Wendy glared at her, "What are you laughing at?"
The smile on Beverly's face didn't fade. "Most of the artists in the company are facing a crisis of being terminated by the brands and production companies, so what's the point of Infinity Media's existence? Are we supposed to rely on those few artists who just started shooting to survive? Don't make me laugh, I think Infinity Media is in deep water! If you don't want to deal with my issue, fine, terminate or whatever you want, if you don't terminate, I have time to chill. It's not like I have any work,"
She finished speaking and gently put the files back on the table. Her face was filled with sarcasm and helplessness.
Beverly's words made the secretary, who had been standing by, laugh. A grand demonstration of shooting oneself in the foot, she was lucky to witness.
Wendy slammed the table and stood up. "Where do you get off?! What do you mean by if I successfully steal her endorsements, I lose? You must be out of your mind!"
Beverly shook her head in resignation, laughed, and pointed at the files on the table. "Maybe I can put it in a simpler way, do you know what it means to 'kill with kindness'?"
Wendy's face changed dramatically.
"The more you snatch, the more you destroy in the end! You snatch endorsements at a low price, but you can't even recoup the costs! She lets you enjoy the pleasure of snatching endorsements and then lets you face setbacks all at once. We both compete in the competition. Her victory is so brilliant, while your failure is so miserable. Just over a makeup competition, you've lost so much..."
She paused, seemingly thinking of something. The sarcastic smile at the corner of her mouth was becoming more pronounced. "But I think there must be more..."
Taking one last look at the files, Beverly turned and headed for the office door. "There's definitely more to come, just wait and see. Comparing you to Chloe, Ms. Wendy, you're not even close. The gap is massive. You really need to think about it, she didn't do anything from start to finish, and you... you lost big time!"
She pushed open the office door, paused for a moment when she saw the crowd gathered at the entrance, then let out a light laugh and walked briskly past them.
A few people took the opportunity when the door was open and went straight into Wendy's office.
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