"I just so happened to know them. These college juniors of mine are very talented," Han Xiuche replied. "That's why I should thank you instead for noticing their talents and guiding them."
Sunny looked directly into Han Xiuche's eyes when her phone suddenly rang. It was an old acquaintance.
"Sunny, thanks to the help you provided in the past, I was able to survive in the industry. I heard you've been trying to promote a group of new artists, so I immediately tried to contact you. The university is currently holding a music festival and I think your group should perform there."
"The top singer, Qin Qin will be making an appearance on the stage as well, so you could consider it as a free ride."
"What do you think?"
At a time like this, anyone willing to offer a helping hand could be considered as a true friend. So, Sunny replied, "I will forever remember what you've done for me today."
"You're being too serious. I simply have a feeling that Tiffany will return to Seoul, so I want to prepare a path for myself."
Sunny understood the mutual benefit involved. Since this person helped her, she was going to remember them.
"Don't worry."
"OK, in that case, focus on training your new artists."
Han Xiuche listened to Sunny's conversation on the phone and confirmed that S.A.J. would be making their debut performance. He never expected that his chance would arrive so casually.
It happened so soon...
Han Xiuche thought that Sunny should, at least, enjoy the feelings of success that these four people created for her.
No, to be exact, he felt that she should enjoy it while she still could...
Afterwards, Sunny notified S.A.J. of the arrangements she made and told them, "I know you've performed a lot during your university days. I've checked your stage presence and you are all fine. But, you are now leaving the university to face the entire entertainment industry. So, you need to have a serious attitude. If your first performance fails, you will be immediately destroyed."
After receiving Sunny's guidance, the group viewed their performance seriously.
After all, this performance was their official debut!
"We understand. We will definitely give our all..." the group replied excitedly.
...
Meanwhile, far away in the US, Tiffany heard from Taeyeon that Sunny was trying to debut some newcomers. She was sincerely pleased with this news, "During the years that we spent at Horvejkul, Sunny did a lot to lay out a path for me. She's actually very capable..."
With the mention of Horvejkul, Taeyeon looked at Tiffany and did not say a word. After quite some time, he finally said, "She's still insisting that she doesn't need Sooyoung's help."
"She'll be fine," Tiffany replied as she comforted Seulgi in her arms.
"What about you? When are you planning to return to Korea?"
"Are you trying to say that Ma Weiwei is going overboard?" Tiffany asked, "I've heard about the drama she caused in Seoul..."
"Ma Weiwei has never been of any concern to you. I am trying to ask you when you'll have the courage to face yourself?" Taeyeon received Seulgi from her arms and looked straight into Tiffany's eyes. It was like he was trying to see through her. "I heard you made changes to 'The Ant Queen's' post production."
"I learned a lot during this time in the US. I've also gained an understanding of the difference between Korea sci-fi and Western sci-fi. I don't think I have the ability to undertake the task on my own. Tae, Qiao Sen's wish was to create a sci-fi film that's on par with the Westerners, but, our creativity and quality is so basic..."
"Don't give yourself too much pressure, just do what you can. Besides, the East and the West have always had their differences; things that work for the West may not necessarily work for the East."
Tiffany looked at Taeyeon as her gaze softened, "I won't disappoint you."
"By the way, you need to tell Sooyoung to help Sunny more..."
Tiffany had high expectations for herself, so she also had high expectations for 'The Ant Queen'. Hence, she requested for the post production to be even more refined and detailed.
But, no matter what changes she made, she still maintained the original feel of the story. Even though two directors were involved, she wasn't about to waste Qiao Sen's efforts.
As a result, 'The Ant Queen' would not be seen by audiences until even later...
...
A few days later, the music festival was held at one of the top universities in the nation.
As a famous singer was to perform, the festival was very popular.
Not only students, but also people from the public would be squeezing into the 5000-people-capacity gymnasium.
The famous singer only had two songs and would be leaving right after her performance, so she didn't care that there were newcomers trying to leech off her popularity.
In order to perform while the audience was most focused, Sunny arranged for her artists to perform right before the famous singer.
This was the best way to ensure the highest number of viewers.
Sunny was pleased with her arrangements. After Xia Hanmo died and Tiffany left, Superstar Media had become too weak to put up a fight. To revive it, was not an easy task to achieve. After all, so many big stars wanted to join Superstar Media in the past to become an artist under Tiffany.
But, now...?
After a week of training, S.A.J. was well prepared. But, when they heard the cheers and screams from the stage, they were still nervous.
After all, this was not some kind of graduation ceremony with a few hundred people – it was a music festival with a few thousand people.
"You don't need to be nervous. I applied pressure to you guys before so you wouldn't waste time. But now, it's already too late to turn back. So, relax and give your all. As long as you do your best, even if the results aren't great, I won't blame you," Sunny comforted.
"But, of course, I do hope that I receive calls tomorrow with job opportunities for all of you."
The group members controlled their breathing as they let go of their burdens...
"Go go! Good luck! It's almost your turn!"
Sunny put all her hope on these four people...She assumed the results wouldn't be too bad. But, don't forget, Han Xiuche was lurking in the shadows.
He had led Sunny one step at a time into his trap and was waiting for the right moment to pull the trigger.
Obviously, this was not the time to destroy Sunny yet. At least, he wanted to let her enjoy the success of her hard work for a little bit. Otherwise, he would be too cruel, right?
Faced with such a huge platform, Sunny waited patiently in the backstage.
Although S.A.J. were newcomers, they were young, hip and good looking. Plus, they could pull off extremely cool and difficult dance moves...
So, underneath the stage lights, the group successfully created a small wave of hype. Even though the audience didn't necessarily know who they were, they knew they were cool and had a lot of character...
For Sunny, attracting attention was already halfway to success...
These four members were indeed talented...
However, Sunny would not be feeling this way for long.
As they stepped off the music festival stage, the group of four were out of breath. But from the happy look on their faces, it was clear to see that tonight would be the start to their path of stardom.
Sunny knew exactly how saturated the singing industry was. Since there were so many singing competitions and singers of all different levels, it was hard for the audience to process them all. If one did not have something unique to offer and wanted to advance simply based on singing skills, it was much too difficult.
So, Sunny specifically hired a dance instructor from South Korea to help make up for the lack of dancing skills in Korea.
As a result, after the music festival was finished, Sunny managed to open the doors to a variety of resources and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She then applied a stricter training regime to the group.
When Tiffany was still around, Superstar Media was a professional agency that specialized in rediscovering forgotten artists.
Now that Tiffany was gone, Sunny planned to turn Superstar Media into a breeding ground for newcomers; a place where young groups could be fostered. Superstar Media was about to be known for being 'Young and Stylish'.
After seeing the results produced by Sunny, Han Xiuche's manager sighed. The people at Superstar Media were indeed capable. Although Sunny didn't have as many ideas and methods as Tiffany, she was still very impressive.
As the manager knew that Han Xiuche was the one that introduced S.A.J. to Superstar Media, she was happy to see them succeed.
"You know, apart from drawing manhua, you could go be a talent scout!"
As Han Xiuche stood in front of his drawing tablet and heard his manager's words of praise, he sneered.
"I didn't introduce these four to Superstar Media because I want them to be famous...Did you think that I would that nice?"
"Can't you do something good for once?" the manager turned and glared at Han Xiuche.
"No I can't!"
Actually, the manager knew exactly what Han Xiuche was thinking. On the surface, he said that he hated Tiffany, but in reality, he simply wanted to lure Tiffany out so he could witness her response. He was interested by her, but he was too stubborn to admit it. Plus, he had never learned proper social interaction.
"Even if Tiffany provoked you, it's her bad luck. But, what about Sunny? Sunny placed so much trust in you, why must you hurt her?"
"Do you know why a psychopathic killer kills?" Han Xiuche asked as he put down his pen.
"Why?"
"Because he enjoys it...Sunny means nothing to me, so why should I care about her feelings?"
There were some people in this world who did things for no apparent reason.
Some people couldn't differentiate between good and bad; they simply did what they enjoyed.
Han Xiuche was dumbfounded as she stood up angrily, "I'm not going to bother with you anymore. You can do whatever you want!"
Han Xiuche was proud and arrogant because no one could do anything about him. He could do whatever he wanted.
What was the entertainment industry? It was a place to eat, drink and play. At least, that's what Han Xiuche saw it as.
Was he really waiting to see Tiffany's response?
Tiffany was just a woman with a mask, why would he be obsessed with her? Everything he did was simply so he could see Tiffany in pain?
...
Meanwhile, in the US, the filming for Jones' film, 'The Resurrected Specimen', was nearing its final stages. There were only 2-3 months left before the remainder of the film was to be handed over to post production. This was thanks to the capabilities of American special effects; something Tiffany couldn't easily learn.
During the final stages of filming, Jones was worried that Tiffany wouldn't understand what was going on, so he began to explain things in more detail. This was exactly what Tiffany had hoped for. Previously, in England, she felt as though her classes were just a waste of time. No matter how many films she watched and how much theory she studied, it was nothing compared to Jones' experience.
"We haven't had much time together, but everything I've taught you is based on useful experience and filming techniques I've used."
"Tiffany, filming is an art. An art where expressing your own style is a difficult thing to do. This is something you may need to spend a lifetime to discover..."
"From today onwards, you will need to experiment with this on your own..."
"I know you are currently working on a film. I've seen the proposal written by you and the late director...I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product."
Jones did not have any opinion towards Tiffany's film because he knew Qiao Sen'sstory.
Even though Tiffany had learned so much, she did not change the main plot of her film because she wanted to cherish the hard work of the deceased director. This was the reason why Jones was willing to teach Tiffany: she was loyal and righteous.
"I'm also aware that your husband participated in this film."
"I have reason to believe that a film that consists of so many people's combined efforts, can't possibly turn out bad. You need to believe in yourself."
Tiffany felt a little emotional. After all, as 'The Father of Sci-fi', Jones had already done and taught all he could.
Their time together may have been short, but this was their fate.
She couldn't possibly treat the set like a school and Jones like a professor and expect him to systematically teach her everything.
On the last day of filming, Jones got drunk because he knew he'd be announcing his retirement after this last film.
At the same time, Tiffany already began to miss this generous old man, "I hope, in future, I can still visit you."
"You are my one and only student, it is your right to do that. You are always welcome..." Jones laughed. "Tiffany, you are my student, don't disappoint me."
"I won't," Tiffany nodded.
"I have faith in you..."
That night, Tiffany and Jones chatted for a long time, almost like they were father and daughter. Jones also gave Tiffany a lot advice.
"Before we say goodbye, I'll give you a gift. I hope you like it."
These were the last words that Jones said before he returned to his home. Tiffany didn't know what Jones was referring to until a variety of American film companies began to contact her a few days later. That's when she realized that Jones had recommended her to a lot of big names in the industry.
To keep hold of Jones' student, the biggest film agency in the US offered Tiffany some very attractive conditions.
But, Tiffany rejected their offer because she knew where her real stage belonged...
Besides, she knew she didn't truly qualify to work with them, they simply approached her out of respect for her teacher.
...
"Isn't it time you consider returning to Korea?" Taeyeon asked as he strolled hand-in-hand down the street with Tiffany. "You need to eventually return to where you came from."
Tiffany smiled and shook her head, "I'm in no rush. We will continue to refine our skills here in the US, until I'm satisfied with 'The Ant Queen's' post production. I promised that I'd return to Korea with a completed film, but it's only half done."
"Fine then, Director Hwang. After all, you're quite the topic of discussion amongst the directors here in the US..."
"Are you teasing me?" Tiffany asked as she leaned into Taeyeon's embrace.
"I am praising you!" Taeyeon laughed. "Let's go, Seulgi should be waking up soon..."
"Oh, that's right, how's our sons doing?"
"What do you think? Taehyun is fine, but Jonghyun..."
Tiffany understood without Taeyeon having to explain in detail.
"Didn't you say you were going to do a test on Jonghyun?" Tiffany asked. "If this kid turns out to be a genius, then we've made a huge benefit!"
It wasn't unreasonable for a pair of smart parents to give birth to a genius.
But, apart from being smart, Jonghyun was a little weird...
"After you return to Seoul, we'll take him for some tests together."
"OK," Tiffany nodded. Apart from matters related to the entertainment industry, the three kids were currently the center of the couple's world.
However, the fact that their daughter was becoming more and more adorable, tormented Taeyeon. As a man, he was famous for being ruthless and tough, yet, whenever he looked at his daughter, he would have the urge to get close to her.
It seemed, he was going to spoil this child like crazy.
...
Tiffany continued to stay in the US, while S.A.J. made sound progress. They received more activities and each one was more fulfilling than the one before it.
However, Sunny was in no rush to get the group onto multiple stages because she cared more about quality than quantity; exposure had to be just right.
Plus, she had learned from Tiffany to not follow convention. After all, didn't the audience enjoy things that were different?
At that moment, while Sunny was focused on securing some high exposure appearances, Han Xiuche was monitoring her every move. However, he was much too patient, he even helped Sunny by helping her strategize.
This made Seohyun and Luo Yinghong slowly let down their guard. If there was actually something wrong with this guy, would he have endured for so many months without making a move?
But, Han Xiuche was just extra cautious. In fact, in the past few months, he had actually met with Ma Weiwei on various occasions.
Ever since the incident with her audition, Ma Weiwei reflected on her experience and quietly practiced her acting away from the public eye.
Although, with her current fame, it wasn't necessary for her to have acting skills, she still felt she should plan for the future after remembering the humiliation she suffered from the Americans. Acting was something that one needed to have, if even just a little.
The two were colluding together and Han Xiuche made sure that Ma Weiwei knew about Sunny's every move.
When she heard about Sunny's efforts at training S.A.J., Ma Weiwei couldn't help but sigh, "If I had been signed with Superstar Media from the start rather than taken to get plastic surgery, my life would not be so painful...I would not be constantly compared to Tiffany and my life would not revolve around her."
"Sometimes, I feel quite envious of the new group that Sunny's training."
"Unfortunately for you, you will always be opposing Tiffany," Han Xiuche highlighted. "Tiffany is just hiding in the US at the moment, unwilling to make an appearance."
"Find a chance to make a move. I can't wait any longer," Ma Weiwei said to Han Xiuche, "I don't want to be her shadow anymore."
"You just sit back and wait for a good show."
Ma Weiwei was extremely curious about Han Xiuche's methods.
After all, Sunny wasn't easy to deal with. How was he going to take Superstar Media from her?
"In that case, I'll be waiting!"
Han Xiuche watched as Ma Weiwei left and leaned back in a relaxed manner.
The only reason why he was so confident was because he had the four newcomers within his grasp. To be exact, even these newcomers were unaware that he had evidence of them sniffing cocaine. He had already discovered it during their university days and specifically introduced them to Sunny because he knew that her efforts would go to waste as soon as their secret was exposed. Worst of all, Superstar Media would also be implicated.
This was Han Xiuche's plan.
It seemed, the four newcomers had realized that following Sunny was an easy path to take, so they tried quitting their drug addiction. But, unfortunately, there were some things that one couldn't turn back from.
And the only reason why Sunny hadn't discovered anything was because they covered for each other. After all, they had experience at keeping this secret from their student days.
Soon, S.A.J. were to partake in a big reality TV show overseas, where they'd get the chance to relax a little...
However, a good show was about to start!
...
Meanwhile, Tiffany was in the US with her post production team, slowly refining their skills and placing 100% of their focus on 'The Ant Queen'. Although their special effects still couldn't compare to the Americans, Tiffany was already very satisfied.
Recognizing the limits of their current capabilities was also an important part of growing up.
"Miss hwang, according to the newest adjustments that we made, our production time can be split in half," the post production manager said.
"Don't lose focus. Don't become sloppy because you want to save time."
"Don't worry, I personally watched Director Qiao Sen draw out his plans, so I'm also hoping to produce high quality results. You need to have faith that we learned a lot from the Americans during this time."
Tiffany was aware that the manager's wife was about to give birth.
As a mother of three, Tiffany understood the helplessness of not having one's husband by their side during Labor, so she smiled and nodded at the manager, "If you are confident enough, let's move the team back to Seoul. I'm beginning to feel a little homesick as well."
"OK, Miss hwang."
Originally, they predicted things to take another 6 months to complete, but now, it didn't seem necessary.
That night, Tiffany gave Sunny a phone call to tell her the good news, "I will be returning to Seoul soon. Do you want to come pick me up?"
"I'm a very busy woman these days!" Sunny joked.
"I heard you've been doing really well with your new group," Tiffany chuckled. "Fine then, since you are so busy, I guess I'll have to come look for you instead..."
"You must be joking. How could I let the student of a big sci-fi master personally come look for me? When are you flying back?"
"I'll let you know as soon as I book my tickets."
"OK. But, you need to know that I'll be going overseas in a couple days. My new artists are partaking in some filming overseas, I need to keep an eye on them," Sunny notified. "It's not easy to manage this group. I can't make any mistakes."
Now that Tiffany was coming home, who would be the happiest? Of course Sunny and Seohyun.
Tiffany missed them a lot too. On top of that, it had been a long time since she saw Irene and Shinhye as well.
"But, is 'The Ant Queen' completed?"
"We've already passed the most difficult stage. It shouldn't take much longer..." Tiffany replied.
"That's great. Although you faced many difficulties, you've finally got something new to show. Director Hwang, I'm waiting for you to surprise everyone. When you return, don't let others bully you again...and don't ever leave again!"
Tiffany understood Sunny's hint: it was time to put an end to Ma Weiwei without showing any mercy.
Moreover, she shouldn't retreat from the industry again because of the public's opinion.
In the past, she was held back because she was pregnant or because she wanted to improve, but now, she was already strong enough.
"Don't worry, don't you understand me well?"
Tiffany was always someone that gave an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
However, Sunny may not be able to hold on until Tiffany's return...
Sooyoung returned home while Sunny was packing her luggage. Knowing that she was about to travel for work, he couldn't help but remind her, "Make sure you can always be reached by phone. If you have any difficulties, you can always contact me. Don't endure things on your own."
"I'm simply taking my new group to film a few scenes overseas, what difficulties could I have?" Sunny laughed as she wrapped her arm around Sooyoung's hip and placed a kiss on his lips. "It's only a few days. I'll be back really quickly. Take good care of our daughter."
Before Sunny could move away from his lips, Sooyoung quickly wrapped his arms around her body and increased the passion of their kiss, "No matter if you face difficulties or not, as long as you leave my sight, I will automatically worry about you. Return soon."
"OK," Sunny nodded with her luggage in her hands. As she turned to leave, she said to Sooyoung, "If Tiffany returns, let me know straight away."
"OK," Sooyoung nodded.
After Sunny was satisfied, she smiled joyfully and left to join the rest of the cast and crew with S.A.J..
"Sunny, are you personally accompanying your artists?" one of the camerawomen for the show laughed when she saw Sunny. "It seems like you truly care about these newcomers."
"I have no choice. Newcomers don't understand the rules and youngsters don't know how to watch what they say, so I hope Sunny can help me take good care of them."
"Of course. Don't worry, everyone has experienced the anxiety of being a newcomer. I will try my best to guide them...Look at them, they are so eye catching. No wonder the show sent them an invite so quickly. A group like this is bound to be a big hit..."
These words worked well on Sunny. After all, who didn't enjoy words of praise?
It's just, when she looked at the naive group, she wished they would smarten up soon...
As they were new and they were all good looking, the other artists in the cast took good care of them. During filming they were cautious of their feelings, but they did not treat them better than everyone else. S.A.J. understood this.
On their first day of filming, Sunny kept a close eye on them. Anytime anything wasn't quite right, she would immediately point it out to her artists.
The youngsters weren't stupid and quickly learned the art of interacting with their seniors.
When Sunny saw this, she felt reassured.
Filming was to take three days and things were everchanging. After confirming that the group were OK, she left them in the care of the crew and returned to the hotel to get some rest. She realized that the four brats didn't come out of their training with nothing and that they truly had the brains to survive in the industry.
So, she confidently returned to the hotel.
The first two days of filming did not have any major problems. On the night of the second day of filming, Sunny told the four about their schedule for the following day and they remained within her sight until roughly 1am. But, at 2am in the morning, someone suddenly knocked on her room door.
"Sunny, Sunny, something's wrong!"
As soon as she heard something was wrong, Sunny immediately jumped out of bed and walked over to the door. The camerawoman, Ling stood in the doorway with a troubled look on her face.
"What's wrong?"
"You'll know when you see."
Ling led Sunny to the roof where she found a few people watching over the kneeling members of S.A.J.. The two young men and two young women had their hands behind their heads as they knelt on the floor.
"What's happening here?" Sunny asked confusedly.
As soon as Ling Jie heard this question, she pulled out something that she found from the bodies of the S.A.J. members.
With one glance, Sunny was shocked.
"One of the hotel's cleaners discovered these four sniffing this stuff in the rooftop storage room. Although I've taken control of the current situation, I'm sure this matter will be leaked out by tomorrow. You can decide what to do about this. But, one thing's for sure, filming will definitely be canceled because no one can handle the repercussions of this matter when it gets exposed."
"We can be considered as acquaintances, so I suggest you report these guys to the police. At least you'd be able to protect a bit of your reputation."
After Sunny heard this, she froze for a bit before she said, "This isn't the first time something like this has happened within the industry."
"When this happened to others, they've been able to keep it under wraps with their backgrounds. Moreover, no one's been personally caught in the act before. But this time... I'm not going to say anything else, you can handle it on your own." After she was done talking, Ling turned around and left the windy rooftop.
Meanwhile, the four members of S.A.J. kept their heads down, too afraid to take a glance at Sunny.
"When did this start?" Sunny asked.
"..." the members looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
"Speak!" Sunny roared.
"From...from our university days," they quickly responded in fear. They then tried to explain, "We only do it every now and then..."
"Every now and then?" Sunny scoffed as she looked away. "Does Han Xiuche know about this?"
"No one apart from the four of us knows about this," they answered confidently. They didn't want to implicate the 'innocent', but they had no idea that they were discovered because Han Xiuche hinted the cleaner.
"Good." After she was done speaking, Sunny turned to leave, however, one of the women held onto the hem of Sunny's dress.
"Sunny...are you abandoning us?"
"Do you think there's anything else I can do for you?" Sunny asked. "What am I supposed to do when you were discovered in the act by a staff member?"
"We were wrong...We were truly wrong."
But, what was the use of saying those words now?
Sunny freed herself from the woman's grip and returned to her room without hesitation. However, she suddenly received a video on her phone at that time.
The video clearly captured the disgusting things that the four did on the rooftop.
When she looked at the name of the sender, Sunny was a little taken aback. She then called Han Xiuche's number.
"What's the reason for sending me this video?"
"Sunny, I think we should have a chat..." After Han Xiuche said these words, Sunny heard a knock on her door. After opening it, she found Han Xiuche smiling at her smugly in the doorway, waving the phone in his hand.
Sunny's expression changed. No matter how stupid she was, she definitely knew what was happening.
So, she moved aside and let Han Xiuche into the room...
Han Xiuche glanced at Sunny before he walked into the room and closed the door behind him.
"Why?" Sunny asked with her back facing Han Xiuche. She was so upset that she didn't even notice her hands were trembling, "I was cautious towards you at the start, but after such a long time working together, I trusted in you wholeheartedly."
Han Xiuche shrugged his shoulders and laughed, "There's no why. If I must give a reason, it would be because your relationship with Tiffany is too good..."
"Tiffany? What does this have to do with Tiffany?" Sunny asked confusedly.
"Because Tiffany triggered my interest in women and then destroyed it with her own hands. As a person that doesn't like to be at a disadvantage, I naturally have to give her an eye for an eye," Han Xiuche replied.
"Tiffany provoked me, yet she's too afraid to show herself. First she hid in England, then she escaped to the US. If you must blame someone, then blame Tiffany..."
"Actually, I don't need you to suffer too much. You simply need to give me a bit of Superstar Media's shares and let me be the boss. If you can do that for me, then I'll cover up this matter and S.A.J. can continue filming like nothing happened," Han Xiuche explained.
"Otherwise, everyone will know by tomorrow morning that S.A.J. were caught taking drugs. When that time comes, not only will your efforts be wasted, but the entire Superstar Media will be implicated."
"I'm not the only one that makes the decisions at Superstar Media."
"I know that Seohyun also holds some shares, but the majority are in your hands," Han Xiuche said as he looked at Sunny. "I can guarantee that Superstar Media will continue to operate properly in my hands and won't be any worse than it is now."
"Unless, you actually want to see Superstar Media being closed down?"
Sunny never expected that Han Xiuche would dig such a deep trap for her to fall into.
Now, no matter what decision she made, none of her options looked good.
"Think it over clearly..." Han Xiuche said as he sat down on a sofa and waited for Sunny's response.
"Don't forget, I have a video in my hands and it's very spectacular... Most importantly, if these four get exposed for taking drugs, you may be blamed for spoiling them and covering for them since you are their manager."
Sunny closed her eyes. She felt worse now than when Someone betrayed her in past.
After all, trusted Han Xiuche.
"I don't like being threatened..."
Han Xiuche shrugged again, "But, there's nothing I can do about it..."
"What has Tiffany done to hurt you? Why do you hate her so much?"
"You need to ask her that question," Han Xiuche replied coldly. "Sunny, I don't want to waste any more time. You are handing Superstar Media over today. I will pay you for the shares according to today's market price so you don't make a loss. That is the best I can do for you."
"You can either take my money and withdraw with no loss, or go down together. I'll give you three seconds to come to a decision."
At this point, what else could Sunny do?
"Can you guarantee that you won't do anything reckless with Superstar Media?" Sunny asked.
"I can guarantee that as long as I'm the boss of Superstar Media, I will let it operate as usual."
That was, as long as he was the boss.
Sunny took a deep breath. Han Xiuche had been too calculative and she had been too stupid. If she had continued to be cautious of him, would things have turned out differently?
"What's your decision?"
"Do I have any other choice?" Sunny asked.
"I like that you know how to accept your fate. After all, Superstar Media belonged to Tiffany to begin with. Now that you've helped her pay off her debt, everyone's happy."
Sunny turned to look at Han Xiuche and sneered, "I don't know how Tiffany provoked you, but I know she'll definitely take Superstar Media back off you."
"I'll be waiting for that to happen..."
Han Xiuche came well-prepared, so he immediately pulled out an agreement for the transfer of shares and had a lawyer witness the proceedings. Everything happened within the blink of an eye. No one would have imagined, that the once famous Superstar Media, would change ownership overnight.
Afterwards, Han Xiuche stuck by his word and allowed S.A.J. to complete their filming as though nothing happened except for the fact that Superstar Media changed owners.
The people that Sunny fostered and the effort she put in, suddenly belonged to someone else.
And everything happened because of Tiffany....
Even so, Sunny did not reveal to Han Xiuche that Tiffany was about to return to Korea.
When S.A.J. found out that Sunny was leaving the agency, they immediately ran to her room. And, as soon as the door closed, they fell to their knees, "Sunny, we really didn't do it on purpose. Please forgive us...We didn't know that Han Xiuche was using us as pawns."
Sunny packed her clothes into her suitcase and sat on the bed with her back towards the group, "What's the point of saying this now? You guys focus on filming your show..."
"Sunny...are you ashamed of us?"
"What else do you want me to do?" Sunny asked as she turned around. "I've already given you my everything. You guys can manage yourselves from now on." After she was done speaking, Sunny picked up her luggage, walked past the group of four and left the hotel.
Meanwhile, not far away, Han Xiuche was leaning against a stone column with a handsome smile, "I'm sorry for making you suffer such a loss, Sunny. Goodbye..."
Sunny did not say another word as she left the hotel.
She still did not know what she had done wrong and couldn't accept what had happened.
But, she had no one to blame.
However, Sunny did not go back to Seoul. Instead, she simply moved to another hotel and sat there in a daze. She didn't know what else Han Xiuche had planned. But, even if he still had more to his scheme, she was not in the mood to deal with him.
...
When Han Xiuche's manager found out that he had actually taken Superstar Media from Sunny's hands, she immediately turned to him and yelled, "As*hole!"
"Sunny didn't do anything bad to you. So, you're a complete as*hole. From now on, I won't be helping you with anything. I will tell your brother to find you another manager..."
"As you wish."
"Han Xiuche, you just wait. Tiffany's going to bring you to a terrible end."
"Right now, she's too scared to even make an appearance," Han Xiuche laughed.
The manager did not respond. Originally, her job today was to pick up another artist from the airport, but she just so happened to see the Taeny Couple returning quietly to Seoul.
Although they were fully disguised, Tiffany's legs were too iconic.
Plus, with Taeyeon by her side, how could she not recognize her.
But, Han Xiuche was so confident that there was no reason for her to tell him what she saw.
Since Han Xiuche liked to play games, He was going to let Tiffany teach him a lesson and show him how to behave.
Meanwhile, after Han Xiuche arrived back in Seoul, the first thing he did was contact Ma Weiwei, "It's done."
"Are you really planning to give Superstar Media to me? For free?" Ma Weiwei asked curiously. "I don't have any money."
"Of course it's for free. You can do whatever you want with it; even better if you manage to flip it upside down. Make sure to let everyone know about it."
Ma Weiwei officially seized ownership of Superstar Media's shares. If the media found out about this, they would definitely go crazy.
After all, how did Tiffany's possession end up in the hands of her fake replica?
This was a big show waiting to happen. Han Xiuche refused to believe that Tiffany would remain in hiding if that happened.
...
Meanwhile, the first thing that Tiffany did after returning to Seoul, was call Sunny. But, Sunny had turned off her phone.
She had mentioned that she was going overseas for a business trip. From the looks of it, it seemed she was still overseas.