这段时间的事情一串接一串，对我来说，确实有点头大。

但我庆幸的是，这次的事情发生在微博，而且是在深夜爆发的，这个时间点姑姑和囡囡肯定已经休息了，姑姑的手机也没有下载微博，所以这些事情她不会第一时间知晓，也不用跟着一起着急上火。

不过爆料挨锤这种事情发生的次数多了，对我的名誉影响肯定很大，我也必须尽快处理。

我手上不只有一个物语，还有正在进行中的HERO呢，我这个项目负责人不能让我的新金主失望，名......

我grittedmyteeth,tryingtoprocesstheseriesofeventsthathadunfoldedoverthepastfewdays.Itwaslikeanever-endingrollercoasterride,witheachnewrevelationmakingitharderformetokeepup.ButIcouldn‘tletanythinggetinthewayofmyresponsibilities,especiallynotwhenitcametomylatestproject,HERO.

Astheleaddirector,Ihadtakenonalotofpressurefrommyproducersandinvestors.Theywerealleagertoseetheprojectsucceed,butthatmeantIwasconstantlyunderscrutiny.Onemisstepcouldmeandisasterfornotonlymyreputationbutalsotheentireproduction.

Itookadeepbreathandtriedtofocusonthetaskathand.MyteamhadbeenworkingtirelesslytobringHEROtolife,pouringtheirheartsandsoulsintoeveryaspectofthefilm.Fromthescripttothecostumes,setdesign,andspecialeffects,everythingwascomingtogetherperfectly.Butnow,withthislatestdevelopment,Ihadtoprioritizedamagecontrol.

Iglancedatmyphone,scrollingthroughthevariousthreadsandcommentsonthemicrobloggingplatformwherethenewshadoriginated.Itseemedthatmynamewasbeingdraggedintothefirestorm,withsomepeoplecallingformetobeheldaccountableforthealleged“wrongdoings“ofoneofmycolleagues.Iknewitwasn‘tfair?mycolleaguehadbeenafriendandafellowartist,andIcouldn‘tbelievetheywouldstoopsolowastoruinsomeone‘sreputationlikethis.

Butthatwasjustit?reputation.MynewgoldensponsorhadmadeitclearthattheirinvolvementinHEROwascontingentontheproject‘ssuccess,andiftherewasevenahintofscandalattachedtomeormyteam,theirsupportcouldbewithdrawnatanymoment.

Ithoughtbacktoourmeetingearlierthatday,whenwehaddiscussedtheproject‘sbudgetandlogistics.Mysponsorhadbeenpushingformoreemphasisonactionsequencesandspecialeffects,whichIknewwouldputadditionalpressureonourresources.Itwasarisk,butoneIcouldn‘taffordtotake.Notnow,notwiththislatestcontroversyloomingoveruslikeastormcloud.

Isighedinwardly,feelingtheweightofresponsibilitysettleheavyonmyshoulders.Howhadthingsescalatedsoquickly?Onemoment,wewereallcelebratingthesuccessofourpreviousfilm,andthenext,ourcolleagues‘personalliveswereunderscrutiny.Itwaslikethespotlighthadshiftedfromtheartitselftothepeoplebehindit.

IknewIneededtoactfast,butwheredoyouevenstartwheneveryone‘spointingfingersateachother?Firstthingsfirst,Ihadtoreachouttomysponsorandreassurethemthatthiswasjustaminorblipontheradar.ThatHEROwasstillgoingstrong,despiteanyrumorstothecontrary.Then,Iwouldhavetoaddresstheissuedirectlywithmycolleague,trytofindoutwhowasbehindtheleakandwhattheirmotiveswere.

Butwheredoyoustartwhenitcomestodealingwithbetrayal?Eventhoughweallcamefromthesamecircleoffriends,ourliveshadtakendifferentpathsovertheyears.Maybeoneofthemjustwantedtomakeanameforthemselvesbytakingmedown?

Irubbedmytemples,feelingthetensionbuildinmyhead.AllIcouldthinkaboutwashowthismesswouldaffectnotonlymebutalsothosearoundme?myteam,mycolleagues...evenmyfamily.Howdiditcometothis?Thethoughtsentachilldownmyspine.

Timetoputonmyproblem-solvinghatandtackleeachpieceofthepuzzleonebyone.Firstup:damagecontrolformysponsor;next,anhonesttalkwithmycolleagueandmaybe?justmaybe?someinsideinformationfromthatpeskygossipcolumnistwho‘dbeensnoopingaround...