Relying On Works

[Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter because of the comment of the person above me. It's indeed retribution.]

[Shivani's fans are crying. I really don't know what to say.]

[Let's just disperse.]

Because Shivani had already been terminated by TEA Media and her management team was disbanded, there was no one to handle public relations for her. The comments she got were very real.

She had not appeared in public for a long time, and her fans were not strong enough to fight. It took a long time for this trending topic to die down.

This matter did not make much difference to Shivani, who had already hit rock bottom. It could not affect her anymore.

However, someone found Tinki in the video and photos.

This was very normal. After all, Tapas Pratap was the boss of TEA Media. There was nothing wrong with Tinki visiting Shivani and having a personal relationship with her.

But the problem was that Tinki was seen smoking in the photos and videos.

Smoking was prohibited indoors and in public throughout the City. The rule was stipulated earlier on, and everyone knew about it.

Moreover, Tinki was in a hospital, a place where smoking was clearly prohibited.

This matter quickly caused an uproar.

Besides, the entire country was relatively conservative. There were very few women who smoked. Most women were averse to smoking, even if it was second-hand smoking.

From the way Tinki held her cigarette in the video, it was obvious that she smoked a lot.

Soon, this matter was taken seriously by netizens.

[Even if you're a celebrity, you can't have special privileges. Smoking is prohibited, and everyone has a shared social responsibility. Why can Tinki smoke?]

[I think so too. Especially for female artists. How could they smoke?!]

[Come, come, come. I'm reading about the no-smoking law in this City. When it was issued three years ago, it was clearly stated that no citizens were allowed to smoke in public or indoors. If they wanted to smoke, they had to go to a special smoking area. How many rules did Tinki violate? Why didn't the nurses in the hospital call her out at that time?]

[Really! I can't even accept a man smoking, let alone a woman. Can you understand the discomfort of being forced to smoke second-hand?]

[How can the patients and families in the hospital tolerate such behavior?]

The fans began to defend Tinki. [Tinki is definitely just practicing for filming purposes. She's not really smoking! Please pay more attention to the work she produces!]

[Tinki has been living abroad and isn't familiar with the situation in the country. Please understand.]

[What's wrong with smoking? It's your freedom to smoke as an adult! Does Tinki have to report to you whatever she does?]

The netizens almost laughed their heads off at the fans' comments. [Practicing for filming purposes? Isn't that Shivani's ward? Shivani has already left the industry, yet she's still practicing? Who are you defending here? She's not familiar with the situation in the country? Why do I feel that she's quite familiar when eating and drinking tea with the directors? Also, adults are free to smoke. But if you know that you're an adult, you should go to a special smoking area to smoke. This is what adults should do, right?"

The violation of rules was not a big problem, and no one would pay attention to it under normal circumstances. Tinki had also always been very careful and had never been photographed.

However, she did not expect that this time, with Shivani's matter being exposed, it would become even worse.

With her early popularity, she wouldn't have attracted so much attention.

However, she was too popular now. First, she was constantly mentioned by her movie queen mother. Then, because of the political movie, everyone knew about her. Naturally, there would be a lot of trouble if she was popular. Moreover, she had really caused trouble this time.

Someone even said: [How can an artist like her participate in a political movie? Won't she lead the children astray?]

[That's right. You have to pay more attention to such small things. It's not as if we can let her be just because the matter is small. It's these small things that constitute the object of the children's imitation. Smoking is an easy thing to imitate. What if the adolescent children follow suit?]

[I don't think she should be in the political movie either.]

[But do you know that Tinki has deep connections? This matter will definitely be brushed aside. If you don't believe me, you'll see it later.]

Tinki did not expect things to turn out this way.

Ever since the paparazzi came to look for the people from TEA Media to sell dirt on Shivani, she had never taken the paparazzi seriously. She never thought that she would get involved in this.

It was too late for regrets now.

She could only minimize the damage, make a public apology, and say she was turning over a new leaf.

She had no choice. It was too obvious in the video. She couldn't even deny it.

Then, a director called and told her, "Tinki, we can only bear with the pain and find someone else to record your scenes in the political movie."

"Uncle Zha, is there no other way?" Tinki's heart turned cold.

Director Zha had a very good relationship with Shina. Since he said this, Tinki knew that things were indeed not good.

"It's a political movie. And the whole smoking in a hospital thing is a really bad influence."

Tinki bit her lip, unwilling to accept this. She had spent so many days working hard just to suppress Isha Sharma.

But now, everything was ruined.

As high-profile as she had been before, the mockery was overwhelming now.

"I've already admitted my mistake, Uncle Zha. Can I fix things? Can I find the other uncles and aunts to think of a solution together?

Tinki thought about how many of her mother's old friends and family members were on the production team.

Director Zha sighed. "Tinki, it's precisely because we have a good relationship with you that we have no choice but to take action this time. Do you understand? If we were just passersby, we could still argue for you. But now, no matter what we say, others will think that we're deliberately protecting you. Not only is it useless, but it'll also make things worse."

There were two sides to everything.

Tinki had previously created a situation where she formed very good relationships with the directors. Now, it had become a double-edged sword. With the sword pointed at her, no one could defend her.

In other words, her withdrawal from the movie was inevitable.

"If I have other good scripts next time, I'll surely let you know," Director Zha said.

Tinki put down her phone, her palm cold.

Tinki's apology video was still effective and she gained the forgiveness of many people.

However, the political movie was silently reshot. The reshoot calmed the public's anger.

From then on, all her high-profile actions finally ended in a dismal manner.

......

On Isha's side, the movie Mother that was directed by Camilan was officially released.

Mother was not an easy movie, but its plot touched people's hearts and ignited the public's enthusiasm for watching it.

Isha's acting skills had long been recognized by everyone.

However, this time, her extremely restrained performance stunned everyone again.

Her face was completely different from the bright and beautiful Isha that everyone knew from every movie.

It was a real character made of flesh and blood.

She was the embodiment of the character she played.

The box office sales of Mother soared and quickly broke through a billion. Profits were guaranteed.

And with every box office breakthrough, Isha became well-known.

With the works she put out, she never had to fear rumors.

It was really a blessing to have high-quality works to rely on.

Fans could use her achievements to refute the brainless anti-fans and mocking passersby.

It was also possible for them to promote their idol confidently.

Her popularity as a celebrity would also increase invisibly.

Although there were also some negative comments such as [Isha's acting skills have deteriorated and are not as good as before], nothing could stop the rising box office sales.

...

Isha booked the entire venue and invited some friends to watch the movie.

Rudra Pratap was naturally among her guests.

When they came out of the cinema, Rudra's eyes were red. "Sister Ishi, your acting skills are really good. The mother is really great. In order to protect her son, she really did something admirable."

Isha smiled. "Thank you."

Rudra switched his phone from silent to normal mode. After coming out of the cinema for a while, his Whatsapp kept ringing with countless messages.

His eyes immediately stopped turning red. He replied: [No, no, I can't get you an appointment. Is my Sister Ishi's schedule that free?]

"Mr. Rudra, are you trying to get in the way of my work? Let's hear it, then. No matter what, I have to earn money to support my son."

Rudra immediately took the phone. "How can this be my job? Those people in my gaming team are all clamoring to see you. They've been pestering me for a long time. I'm really impressed."

"That's good. After all, I'm only someone with the label. If we actually meet, it'll give us away."

Rudra sighed. "It's a pity that Abhay is still too young to go out and show his face. It'll be fine when he grows up. I really want to take my nephew out to show off. When can my nephew step into public and earn me a good reputation?"

Isha smiled. "After he turns 18."

Rudra counted with a bitter face.

Isha had no choice. Children had to be protected. It was not appropriate for them to appear in public too much.

Besides, even if she agreed, it would be useless if Shivam didn't agree.

Rudra finally responded, "You need to earn money to support your son? My brother still needs..."

Isha said righteously, Why? Can't I?"

"Yes, yes, of course, you can. Whatever makes you happy."

...

After the filming of the political movie ended, Isha did not receive a more suitable script. She decided to wait and see for the time being, so she only had some activities lined up.

Usually, she would compare her gaming skills with Abhay and accompany Gungun to read some picture books. At night, she would cook some delicious food for the three of them. Their days were carefree and comfortable.

When she received Director Go's Whatsapp message, Isha sat up from the sofa.

"I didn't expect Director Go to be turning 50," she muttered to herself.

Director Go had always treated her as his daughter. The two of them had always been on good terms in private. This time, Director Go invited her to his birthday party.

Seeing that she was free that day, Isha agreed without hesitation.

When Shivam returned, she asked him if he wanted to go with her.

"I'd like to go with you, but there's a meeting that day." Shivam smiled. "I'll just prepare a gift."

"That will do. I'll deliver your gift to Director Go."

Shivam asked, "Will there be many people that day?"

"Not many. Director Go said he only invited two or three of his best friends and his family."

"Okay." Shivam didn't say anything. He turned around and went to his room to pick a gift.

On Director Go's birthday, Isha wanted to dress up in women's clothes.

But before leaving, Meera made a call. "Isha, be careful these days. There's a lot of paparazzi following you."

"Where did all these paparazzi come from?"

"Haven't they always been around? It's just that you've filmed a lot of movies recently. The outside world has never gotten a clear idea about your private life. Many people want to record you. I'm afraid it won't stop until all the news about you is dug up."

Isha couldn't help but open the curtains and look outside.

Her neighborhood was well guarded.

So far, the paparazzi had not even dug up her residence.

However, after getting out of this protective shield that Shivam had carefully built, the situation was indeed not optimistic.

With that in mind, she turned to change into men's clothes.

Anyway, Director Go had always known that she was Ish Pratap and was used to her wearing such clothes. It was not a problem for her to meet Director Go and his best friends like this.

Moreover, she could avoid trouble. She and Director Go had not worked together recently. What if word got out that there was some scandal between the actress and the director?

Isha went to Director Go's birthday party. There were indeed no outsiders at the party. They were all familiar people and Director Go's family.

Seeing Isha's outfit, everyone smiled.

The entire banquet was as comfortable as a dinner among family.

The atmosphere was very good that night. Isha drank a little. When the banquet ended, Shivam called. "Where are you? I'll pick you up."

Isha gave him the address and waited by the roadside.

Because she was dressed as a man, she did not deliberately avoid suspicion and stood casually.

Soon, Shivam's car came into sight. Isha raised her eyebrows and smiled. When the car stopped, she got in.

Shivam's expression was calm, but when he smelled the alcohol on her body, he frowned slightly. "Have you been drinking?"

"A little. Director Go was happy, and I was there to celebrate his birthday, so I didn't decline."

Shivam reached out and pulled her over. He said in a low voice, "Your stomach hasn't recovered yet. Don't you know that you can't drink?"

Isha felt that her stomach was already very good, but the psychological trauma left by this matter was too great for Shivam to be at ease.

Seeing his serious expression, she begged softly, "Just this once. I won't do it again."

Shivam reached for a bottle of mineral water, opened it, and gave it to her.

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