Chapter 931: Chapter 931: No Small Trouble
Henry Thompson stood by the window, staring at the brightly lit street despite the late hour, his expression obscured and murky under the lights.
A shade of indiscible darkness rippled across his glassy eyes.
Henry’s features were gently composed, usually conveying a sense of softness, but his current lack of a smile only made him seem distant.
He looked down and swiped through photos on his phone, his eyebrows knitting tighter.
Finally, his fingertip landed on the face in the photo, and he pursed his lips.
If things were as he suspected, there might be considerable trouble ahead.
...
However, Charlotte Thompson was unaware of Henry’s thoughts. Not long after she hung up the phone, Coco knocked and entered the room.
"Sister Charlotte, here’s the new draft from the design department for this fall’s collection; I brought it for you to see."
Coco handed Charlotte a small stack of drafts, and Charlotte nodded, accepting them.
"Also, there are these." Coco passed over the remaining folders.
Charlotte looked up curiously, flipping through the folders. Her expression turned somewhat perplexed, "These..."
"They are some design-related shows that want to invite you to participate," Coco explained.
With The Birth of Beautiful Clothes having wrapped up its shooting—though not without some hitches—there was no denying it had sparked a new trend in the entertainment industry.
Given the intricate connections between the entertainment and fashion industries, many producers and directors had since jumped on the bandwagon, wanting to create fashion-focused reality shows.
For these directors in the entertainment industry, Charlotte was an appealing prospect.
After all, Charlotte had gained some renown in the fashion world, and with the various events that had occurred, she naturally carried both attention and traffic, prompting many to extend invitations eagerly.
The documents Coco handed to Charlotte were a curated selection, yet Charlotte’s email was already filled with over a dozen invitations.
"Just reject them all; didn’t I say that I wouldn’t participate in any reality shows anymore?"
Charlotte handed the folder back to Coco, speaking nonchalantly.
"Sister Charlotte, didn’t you say you wanted to boost Melissa Tanner’s visibility? I thought you’d take another show to promote it, which is why I gathered these," Coco said.
Upon hearing this, Charlotte pursed her lips and smiled, "I indeed want to enhance Melissa Tanner’s visibility, but what does my participating in a reality show have to do with their brand? It should be Zara Ward’s concern if anyone’s."
Moreover, even if Charlotte set conditions to give Melissa Tanner a chance to promote, it might very well backfire.
Given that Melissa Tanner was quite niche with virtually no fame in the industry, appearing on a show could reduce them to mere background, or they might even be maliciously edited by some directors.
Therefore, to boost Melissa Tanner’s visibility, it was better to manage this upcoming Fashion Week and their collaboration with them effectively.
"Since that’s the case, I’ll decline them all for you," Coco nodded, her mind seemingly on something else as she added,
"By the way, the team from The Birth of Beautiful Clothes has cut all of Zoe Anne’s scenes, not just in the final episode but in several released episodes. They’ve been taken down and re-edited."
"All of them?" Charlotte was somewhat surprised to hear this.
Although Zoe Anne had committed some ethically questionable actions, due to the Anne family’s support, only her previous diva-like behavior had affected her.