Right after Nathan agreed to go on air, the entire company was abuzz with various rumors. It started when Nathan's secretary made an announcement to the media department.
Shortly after, one of the media department staff spread the information to other departments. Eventually, the whole company knew that Nathan, the CEO, was going to hold a live broadcast.
This was the first time in Nathan's history as CEO that he had held a live broadcast. Especially to clarify his relationship with a newcomer actress. Even though before the case with Nichole, Nathan had also been rumored with various actresses but he chose to avoid clarification, and Nathan's decision was right because the news subsided on its own.
Being a young CEO with a perfect figure, financially well-established, and single, makes Nathan an easy target for the media to gossip about. The truth is that Nathan is not interested in a relationship with someone who works in the entertainment industry like himself. Nathan prefers to have relationships with ordinary women.
But what can be made, this time he must help Nichole to clarify their relationship. Nathan decides this because Nichole has been threatened, even from internal company people, namely senior actresses.
Nathan has ordered his secretary to give a warning to the senior actress. If she violates it for the second time, then Nathan will terminate the contract before the contract ends.
Currently, Nathan and Nichole are getting ready to appear in front of the media. Stylists are busy organizing the look of Nichole as well as Nathan. Both have to look their best despite the lack of sleep. The panda eyes must be covered so that the public does not get more curious.
This time Nichole wore a red dress with a long cream coat, her hair was in a bun, and she wore simple red earrings. The combination is very beautiful and fits Nichole's skin. Meanwhile, Nathan wore a dark blue suit and shirt with a maroon tie. The outfit fit Nathan's tall, well-built body perfectly.
"Hold on, let me fix the lipstick," said the stylist.
Nathan looked at the mirror in front of him, this was the first time he had been dressed by a stylist as he usually always decided on his own clothes and even hairstyle.
"You're not blinking," Nichole said.
"I'm not used to doing all this," Nathan replied.
"Do you see how I'm so used to everything? It's also the first time in my life, even in my career." Nichole stood up from her seat. "It's going to take a while anyway. It's not worth the news about me that keeps popping up in the media."
Although Nichole said those words, Nathan didn't reply at all. For Nathan, just doing this live broadcast was already draining his energy, he didn't have time to reply to Nichole's words which were mostly true.
All the teams had finished their preparations. Miley also signaled Nichole to enter the room that would be used for the live broadcast. Meanwhile, Nathan's secretary gave him a note.
Everything had been organized so neatly that everything said during the live broadcast was expected to restore public confidence. The public must know that Nichole received the award by public choice without any manipulation.
Despite being skilled at appearing in front of the camera, Nichole could not hide her nervousness. Nichole's hands tremor, she hides under the table.
Several cameras had been set up facing the table that Nichole and Nathan would occupy. Each camera held one media company. So now they were surrounded by many cameras with the media team monitoring behind them.
"Calm down, you won't lose your career just because of that rumor," Nathan said soothingly. Apparently Nathan knew that Nichole had been trying to hide her hand tremors.
Nichole followed her mother's advice to get rid of nervousness, which was to take a deep breath and exhale through her mouth. She did it for several times until finally the panic, worry, and anxiety began to decrease.
"I'm ready. Can we start now?" asked Nichole.
Nathan gave the code to the media team to start the broadcast. On the count of five, the live broadcast had begun.
Nichole and Nathan's faces are now prominently displayed on the company's social media. The audience on each social media is also huge, exceeding thousands of people. This exceeds the record audience for the live broadcast during the awards ceremony yesterday. Even though the live broadcast schedule was announced only an hour before.
Even other company employees were monitoring the broadcast. They were actually very curious about Nichole and Nathan's relationship, but they didn't have a reliable source of information to turn to. With this live broadcast, it can shed light on those who still accuse Nichole of using Nathan.
As scripted, Nathan started and opened the conversation. He introduces his name and position. Then Nichole introduces herself. After that, Nathan took over again.
"We really don't understand where the rumors came from. Because all actresses or actors working for this company have an employment contract in which there is a rule that they are not allowed to have relationships with fellow coworkers, including bosses." Nathan gave Nichole a quick glance. "We've uploaded Nichole's employment contract to the internet for you to believe, but it seems that the rumors have gone too far. Therefore, I am Nathan as the CEO of GStar to clarify directly with Nichole, that we do not have any relationship, but are merely coworkers."
"Nichole won Best New Actress at the American Film Awards because she worked hard and many fans supported her to win. I hope after this broadcast no one will create any more bad rumors about GStar actresses. We will continue to strive to improve our performance and give our best to our fans."
Everything Nathan said was not exactly scripted, but the gist was the same. Nathan also added a few points emphasizing that Nichole's award was her own achievement.
Now it was Nichole's turn to speak up. She had been monitoring the views of the live stream and some of the comments. Some of the viewers were relieved and encouraged Nichole to continue working. But not a few also thought that this live broadcast was forced because their relationship had become public.
It felt like Nichole wanted to wake up one by one those who still accused her of having a romantic relationship with Nathan. Unfortunately, the thoughts of the public are beyond Nichole's control. So Nichole can only control her thoughts, perceptions, and interpretations on this problem.
"I apologize to everyone who may feel aggrieved over this issue. As a newcomer actress, I will continue to try to be professional. Please support my other works in the future. Thank you to my fans who still believe in me." Nichole bowed her head.
That was the closing sentence of this live broadcast. At the end of the session, more and more viewers joined. But Nichole was grateful that with more viewers, more people knew that she and Nathan were not in a relationship.
All the teams involved breathed a sigh of relief. It was a first time for everyone working at GStar to see their CEO clarify in person. There was no denying that Nathan's aura was terrifying.
Nichole stood up and bowed to Nathan. "Thank you Sir for helping me. May your kindness be repaid."
Nathan also stood up and straightened his shirt. "I'm doing this because the company's shares are decreasing. Pay me back with your hard work."