Chapter 1622: Such a Shame
Later that evening, Jin Liwei arrived at MusicFest Tonightâs studio. The showâs Director He personally welcomed him and led him to a dressing room.
Jin Liwei stopped outside the door. He fished out his phone and took a photo of his wifeâs name printed on a large card outside the door. It read "Iris Long" in stylish letters.
"Has my wife been here for long?" Jin Liwei asked even though Dom had already informed him about it earlier through text message.
He just wanted to test if the staff of this program had been treating his wife right.
Fortunately, Director He was a friendly acquaintance. He had been the showrunner of MusicFest Tonight for years. He had also been the director when Iris Long made a successful comeback after the car accident that left her comatose for a year.
There were so many people back then who felt pessimistic about Iris Longâs showbiz comeback, but he was one of the first people who gave her a chance.
As a result, his show, MusicFest Tonight, had become part of Iris Longâs legendary rise to the top in the domestic music industry.
Watching Jin Liwei act like a doting husband, Director He couldnât help but release a mental sigh. If only Iris Long hadnât married so early, she might have already been a superstar today.
It was such a shame a talented artist like Iris Long had to put her career on hold to marry and give birth so early. The time lost would have been enough to propel her to superstardom, but she still chose to give birth to her children.
Of course, even though Director He thought this way, he would never voice them out loud, especially in front of the babiesâ children. He just couldnât help but feel regretful on behalf of Iris Long.
It was a good thing that Iris Long wasnât someone who would give up no matter how much time was lost.
Despite the long hiatus, she still worked hard to make another grand comeback.
As someone who had seen her tremendous potential, Director He would of course be more than willing to give her a platform to perform.
"Yes," Director He replied to Jin Liwei. "Iris has been here since early afternoon for rehearsals and also for her hair and makeup. Sheâll be the final performer tonight. Even though this release is so sudden, her fans have been lining up outside since this morning. Only a portion has been allowed inside, so there should still be a lot of her fans camping outside. Weâve set up some monitors outside to let them watch the live show."
"En." Jin Liwei nodded before opening the door.
"Boss, Sir Boss is here!" Dom exclaimed as soon as Jin Liwei and Director He entered the dressing room.
"Youâre here," Iris mouthed with a smile.
She sat in front of the mirror while her makeup artist and hair stylist were doing their magic on her. A nail technician was also painting her nails at the same time.
Iris was only wearing a silk robe. The dress that she would use to perform later tonight was still hanging.
"Iris, how are you feeling?" Director He asked.
Iris gave him two thumbs up and a big smile.
"This stage will always welcome you, Iris. I wish you all the best. I also canât wait to watch you shine again. Go ahead and finish getting ready. I need to check on Mr. Enrique Valdez next."
She gave him another thumbs up.
After Director He left, Jin Liwei grabbed a chair and sat near his wife without getting in the way of her glam team. This was a familiar sight as he had witnessed similar scenes before, but the intensity of everything tonight was on a different level.
He could feel his wifeâs excitement. She was in her element.
Nobody actively chatted with her knowing that she had to sing an extremely difficult song later. They respected her need to preserve her vocal chords for tonightâs performance.
"By the way, Sir Boss," Dom said while waving a lint roller. "Thank you for asking those other companies to share Boss Irisâ comeback post yesterday. They made a huge wave on the internet for Boss."
"Itâs nothing," Jin Liwei replied.
Indeed, he thought that it was nothing.
It was only a matter of instructing Jin Corporationâs social media manager to repost his wifeâs comeback announcement. The other partner companies saw this as an opportunity to get on Jin Corporationâs good side, so they followed suit and shared Iris Longâs post.
Iris smiled at him.
His eyes softened.
"I do wonder, though, who made the decision to share the post on Long Industriesâ side," the hairstylist said. "Long Industries rarely shares anything about Boss Irisâ showbiz career on social media even though they made her into a brand ambassador and used her fame."
Irisâ glam team all echoed the hair stylistâs grumbling. They were aware of how the Longs treated their Boss Iris before. Their resentment was as if they were the ones who had been mistreated. Their Boss Iris didnât mind the past anymore, but they just couldnât let it go just like that.
"Who else has the authority to make a decision like that?" Dom said. "Thereâs nobody else besides Bossâ father!"
The makeup artist paused applying faux lashes on Iris. "Is that true? Is President Long trying to curry favour with Boss Iris? Why else would he do that?"
The nail technician nodded his head. He, too, felt suspicious of anyone from the Long clan.
Despite Long Tengfei having developed a relatively good relationship with Iris Long in recent years, her people still thought that he was a wishy-washy parent who lacked the ability to discipline his children.
Just look at how fiercely his children were battling each other to become his successor.
Their Boss Iris had no choice but to join in the fray to protect her godsonâs rights.
That damn Long Hui was a gigantic scum, but the father wasnât a saint either. Long Tengfei contributed a lot to how his eldest son became such a huge a**hole.
Iris could sense her teamâs hostility towards the Longs. She could only sigh but couldnât speak.
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