Chapter 24 Gained Fans
-- [Well, Lloyd is the best!]
-- [Of course Lloyd is the best! Ebony Gibson's words are well-founded, and I can't refute them at all.]
-- [If Lloyd isn't good enough, what more could you ask for? Hahahahaha.]
-- [Can Vernon Hale compare to Lloyd? Oh come on, Lloyd is more than ten times better than Vernon Hale!]
Ebony saw Rita and Teri staring blankly at her at the same time.
She frowned, "Am I wrong? Teri, you don't think Vernon Hale the scoundrel is handsome, do you?"
"Scound..." Teri was dumbfounded; she opened her mouth, but couldn't speak for a long time.
Ebony stood up and asked Rita, "Do you want to lodge a police report?"
Rita's face turned pale at once.
Ebony glanced in the direction of the camera, "Vernon Hale is more popular than you, and now there are probably more viewers abusing you than those sympathizing with you. They will definitely say that Vernon Hale would not have done this if you didn't wear such revealing clothes. They will blame it on you the victim. These netizens are all keyboard warriors. I'm used to being hated. I know their lines by heart even with my eyes closed. I don't care, but if you don't want to be hated, I advise you to call your agent now to discuss whether you want the authorities to intervene."
-- [I've always been hated, but I'm proud of it. I can guess what they will say?]
-- ["Hahaha, I'm gonna hate, hate, hate Ebony Gibson today. Look at my new lines of insults. You're finished," said the haters. "Okay, I'm learning, I'm learning," said Ebony Gibson.]
-- [Hahaha, Ebony Gibson is so funny! This woman has successfully caught my attention!]
-- [It is best to lodge a police report, but her agent may not agree. The crappy Bulllife Media is probably busy saving Vernon Hale's reputation now.]
The room fell into a dead silence at Ebony's words.
Rita looked down and said nothing.
Teri was silent for a long time, and then she said, "You can't rely on the company in this matter..."
Obviously, she knew about the bad reviews regarding Bulllife Media.
Teri hugged Rita and looked at Ebony again, "Let's let her rest tonight and figure it out tomorrow."
"Tomorrow will be too late." Ebony glared at Rita.
Seeing her pitiful look, Ebony said with a cold face, "The best time to deal with a PR crisis is within an hour after the incident. If you want to wait, then don't cry at me when you're being hated. I can't save you as I'm being hated all over the internet myself." Then, she sat back on her bed and cared no more.
Rita and Teri looked at her sulky face, but both remained silent.
Rita did not sleep all night.
The next day, Rita received a phone call. She picked it up and her face turned ghastlier than ever.
The production team had held an emergency meeting, and Vernon Hale had already been sent to the hospital overnight.
Victor Torres asked lazily, "Is the show still on?"
"Yes," said the production crew. "The recording is as usual, and Vernon will not participate in the next day, but it's up to Rita whether she wants to continue."
Everyone looked at Rita who was in the corner.
They all thought that she would not continue with the recording after what had happened.
However, Rita announced with a gloomy look, "Yes! I'll continue!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Rita, do you really want to continue?" Teri could not believe it.
Rita gave a bitter smile and took Teri's hand, "Teri, I have to continue. I'll tell you later."
Lloyd gave Rita a thoughtful look, and then he looked over at Ebony on the other side.
Ebony was also looking at Rita, and immediately looked at him when she saw him looking over.
Lloyd looked away coldly.
Jacob Silva asked suddenly, "Then what do we do next? Will the production team supply us with the lost money?"
The production team refused, "Of course not. The funds have already been given to you, whether it was spent or lost, it's your business."
Rita's eyes turned red instantly. She looked at everyone apologetically.
The production team reminded them, "There are ten minutes before you have to check out."
Ten minutes later, the six of them went downstairs with their luggage.
In the elevator, there was an eerie silence.
Rita hung her head and apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
They could not blame it on her after what had happened, so Jacob said with a sigh, "It's okay. Things will work out."
But this sounded vague.
-- [Rita Obrien might as well quit. At least she won't have to be responsible for the lost money.]
-- [Is the production team really not going to care? So what do they do?]
-- [Do you think that woman can do anything about it?]
-- [If it's that woman, perhaps, maybe, possibly, probably, likely?]
-- [I don't know why, but I have a blind confidence in that woman.]
-- [?? What are you talking about? Who is that woman?]
-- [Never mind them, they're just holding on. This group of people has obviously become Ebony Gibson's fans, but they dare not admit it in order to save face, so they resort to calling her 'that woman'. They're just being stubborn.]
-- [Hahahaha, I am brave, so I will say it straight: I like you, Ebony Gibson!]
It was impossible for the production team to not understand things that even the viewers understood.
Just after Rita apologized with tears in her eyes, almost everyone looked in Ebony's direction right away.
The cameraman also aimed the camera slowly at Ebony.
It was obvious that everyone was waiting for her to take charge of the situation.
The elevator reached the first floor at this moment. Ebony went out first with her luggage, and those behind her followed hastily.
Ebony stood at the doorway of the hotel, and asked Rita composedly, "Where are we going now, Miss Leader?"
Rita burst into tears, sniffling and sobbing: "Ebs..."
"Stop!" Ebony touched her own arms, "Goosebumps all over the place. Speak properly!"
"Ebony..." Rita stepped forward and grabbed the corner of Ebony's clothes, "Please, please help me."
Ebony pulled her clothes back, "Why don't you do me a favor first and shut your mouth."
Rita hung her head with a guilty look. After a while, she looked up suddenly and said, "You helped me last night, and you hugged me."