Chapter 372 Tricked By The Company

“How could this be?” Immediately, Lily Zimmerman and Snow Fenner felt their scalps tingle. The bearded man chuckled and said, “Manager Zimmerman, Miss Celebrity Snow Fenner, continued flipping to the end. There are also your fingerprints and signatures in there, so are you trying to go back on your word now?” Sure enough, when Lily flipped to the end of the contract, they saw their signatures and fingerprints on the document. The girls felt the world around them spin at once. It was true that she and Snow had signed the paper. They had also placed their fingerprints on it. However, the contents were definitely not the ones they signed for. “Let’s go.” Without another word, Lily tossed the contract to the ground and pulled Snow along as they left. The bearded man did not chase after them, only looking on with a wild and malicious expression. “Go on and leave. You’ll soon be back anyway.” At the parking lot, Lily felt as if the dynamite in her heart was about to explode. Meanwhile, Snow looked terrified. Tears still flowed from her eyes as the incident earlier had truly frightened her. “Sister Lily, what’s going on? Why are things different from what we imagined?” Snow asked. “The company tricked us,” said Lily. After calming down, she quickly regulated her emotions and soon, Lily could, more or less, guess the trick behind all this. “Little Snow, let’s hurry back to the office to find Maxwell Douglas and have him give us an explanation. The contract Maxwell had us sign previously wasn’t anything like this. We were too careless and trusted him too much that we ended up being tricked by him. I never thought he was such a person.” This Maxwell Douglas that Lily had mentioned as Brilliant Media’s boss. Before this, the man was a well-respected boss in Snow and Lily’s eyes. He treated both his staff and the celebrities under the company well. However, never had they imagined that Maxwell would be such a despicable person. Both girls quickly drove back to Brilliant Media. This matter was a race against time. Because if they don’t get to the bottom of this, Lily and Snow would never be able to feel at ease. If this matter had been set in stone, not only Snow’s entertainment career but also her whole life would be ruined. Back at Brilliant Media, Lily and Snow hastened to Maxwell’s office. Just then, Maxwell was sitting in his chair, humming a little tune as he drank his tea. He seemed to be in a pleasant mood. Bam! The office door was kicked open by Lily, and then she walked in indignantly with Snow following behind. Bang! Once inside, Lily slammed her hands down heavily on Maxwell’s desk and questioned in a loud and reverberating voice, “Maxwell Douglas, what is going on? Give us an explanation, right now.” Maxwell put down his teacup as he looked at Lily. “Manager Zimmerman, what’s gotten into you? And aren’t you and Snow supposed to be at White Snake’s casting? Why are you back so early?” “Casting?” Lily was so close to slapping Maxwell across the face. “Tell me, why is that White Snake movie an adult film? And that director isn’t Graham Cabot at all. Maxwell, why did you trick Snow?” “Trick?” Maxwell suddenly narrowed his eyes. “How have I tricked her? Didn’t we already agree? Big production, funding of three billion dollars, Snow will be the number one female lead. Although that director isn’t Graham Cabot, he was nicknamed Graham Cabot in that genre. “So how have I tricked you both? Moreover, I’ve also shown you girls the contract and you girls signed them personally. You even placed your fingerprints, so what do you mean by me tricking you? “Lily Zimmerman, you can put whatever you want in your mouth, but you can’t say whatever you like.” Maxwell was wearing a malicious expression, being completely different from the respectable boss they once knew. The one unable to accept this the most was Snow. She took a deep breath and chewed her lip, trying to keep herself calm. “Boss, I was wrong about you. To think we believe in you so much. I never knew that you were such a person. Why did you want to destroy me?” “Destroy you?” Maxwell smiled half-heartedly at Snow. “How am I destroying you? Isn’t this for your good? While you’re still popular, I got you a series of largely budgeted movies. What more do you want? Do you have any idea, that to raise this production, I’ve invested all of Brilliant Media’s resources into this? What more can you ask for? “Snow, the entertainment industry isn’t as easy as you imagined. Do you really think that after sharing a stage with those huge celebrities at the city center’s concert, after gaining a little popularity, many investors and directors would be asking you for movie roles? “Stop dreaming. If they had the money, wouldn’t they look for actresses like Maeve Lee, who’ve been famous for a long time? Furthermore, what’s wrong with adult films? They can make your popularity explode just the same. So many international celebrities started out this way in the nineties. At most, we’ll just have to spend some time to clear your reputation in the future. “So Snow, listen to my advice. Stop making a fuss. This is the entertainment industry. Be a good girl and finish those three movies. I guarantee you that I’ll help you regain your reputation after that and package you into an actual A-list celebrity within three years.” “B*stard!” Snow couldn’t resist scolding out. These words from Maxwell were no doubt, the biggest humiliation to her reputation. Lily couldn’t contain herself and slapped Maxwell across the face. “Maxwell Douglas, if you want to shoot the film, shoot it yourself, or let your wife do it. You want Snow to shoot a film like this? Never! “Snow, let’s go.” Pulling Snow along, Lily headed for the door. After confirming the situation, it was pointless for them to stay and argue. Although Lily was furious, she knew full well what she should do next. She needed to get a lawyer, the best lawyer she can find to settle this. Behind them, Maxwell laughed out loud. “Go? Do you think you can leave? Snow Fenner, Lily Zimmerman, you are the ones who signed this document yourselves. If you don’t obediently finish shooting these three movies, you won’t be able to bear the consequences. “For the sake of our previous relationship, if you choose to compromise now, I won’t penalize you. But if you girls choose to be stubborn, don’t blame me for showing you no mercy.” “You b*stard!” Lily simply removed her high heels and threw it viciously at Maxwell’s face. Then, the two strode out of the company, fuming, as confused artists came up to ask them what was going on. Why did they suddenly argue with the boss out of nowhere?