"Mi-Cha-ya, you have to come this time. You know the famous director, the one who filmed 'The Love Triangle', right? He's going to film a new drama. He needs an actress for one of the third roles, why don't you come and see for yourself?
"Really, why don't you get it for yourself?" Cho Mi-Cha hung up the phone with a look of annoyance on her face.
Throwing herself heavily on the bed, she gave a helpless bitter smile as she glance at the time which showed ten o'clock in the morning.
She had been playing supporting roles for three years with no advancement. Although, some of her friends had already quitted the entertainment business and returned home to find another job, or even got married, others who used to perform supporting roles with her have become higher-tier celebrities, smiling brightly under the spotlight.
As for her, the dream of becoming a star she once had has now long been shattered. Why should she insist on pursuing it?
Cho Mi-Cha looked at the ceiling, feeling a little dazed for a moment. She had been struggling at the bottom of the entertainment industry but she persisted for so long to no avail. Why was she putting herself through that? Many people praised her for her talent and appearance, but...
Cho Mi-Cha sighed, raised up her hand and looked at it carefully in the sunlight.
She was only 17 years old when she first entered the entertainment industry, and her hands were so tender then. But now, they had become a little rougher, even her face.
Cho Mi-Cha touched her face in dejection. If she didn't take care of herself, her skin condition would deteriorate.
Even if she was born beautiful, she couldn't resist the ravages of time without taking care of herself. If she continued this way, she would be forced to retire from the entertainment industry.
It was not like there was no chance for her to get enough money to take care of herself. A phone call like the one just now was a means, as long as she nodded and said yes.
But she knew that the director would ask to sleep with her. She was always told that as long as she did, it won't be long before she would get the role. But she always rejected them. She wasn't prepared to do that, not in this life, anyway.
Cho Mi-Cha was thinking in a daze when her phone rang, disrupting her thought.
Was it her parents urging her to come home again? The might want to persuade her to come home and find an ordinary job and have a relationship she never had before. In the entertainment industry, perhaps there really was no place for people who could maintain their integrity.
Cho Mi-Cha answered the phone.
"Hello, Miss Cho Mi-Cha?"
"Hello, yes, how can I help you?"
"I'm Chang Mi-Sun, the assistant to Mr.Sang Young. I'd like to invite you to star in our upcoming movie. Are you interested?"
Sang Young? Cho Mi-Cha was stunned. Of course she knew who this was. The biggest surprise in the entertainment industry this year. She knew his film "Atlantis Princess" grossed 1.38 billion at the box office. Even the two songs he wrote directly made Sin Yoon the KPOP queen.
And how could she forget the wager between him Han Suk which directly became the number one trending search. For someone like her who was at the bottom of the entertainment industry, it was like looking at so standing on the clouds.
Cho Mi-Cha felt a surge of longing in her heart, and she wanted to agree immediately, but then, she sneered. How could such a big director be interested in a minor role like her? This had to be fake. Scam calls nowadays were getting more and more sophisticated.
"Ms. Cho, don't hang up the phone so quickly. I know you don't know me, but I got your phone number from Ya Kyung. You can go ask him. If you are interested afterwards, you can contact me. I'll be waiting for you at the cafe opposite Busan Entertainment at 3pm this afternoon." The female voice on the other end of the phone was very nice, which made Cho Mi-Cha feel a little itchy.
Ya Kyung? Hearing this name, Cho Mi-Cha suddenly felt a string pulling her heart. Ya Kyung was a group leader who was very familiar to her. He was a nice person and took good care of her. He always tried his best to reserve supporting roles with lines for her whenever he got the job.
"Miss Chang, please wait a moment. I'll call you back." As Cho Mi-Cha spoke, her voice trembled a little. She hung up Chang Mi-Sun's call in a panic.
A moment later.
"Mi-Cha-ya, that's really Sang Young's assistant! When she asked me for your phone number, I was shocked, I'm not going to lie..."
Cho Mi-Cha could no longer hear what was said on the phone. She quickly rummaged through the box under the bed like crazy, took out her most expensive suit, and ironed it carefully to ensure not a single wrinkle was left.
After getting dressed, she stepped into the radiance of the sun, her eyes revealing a light as bright as the rising sun.