She had not treated this as a serious problem at the time—even if this was the first time she failed and had been rejected. But after that, everything spiraled out of her control and was beyond what she could imagine would happen.

She sought out her boss and asked him to save her, but she only got more social calls than before.

The payoff for the social calls was better resources for other actresses in the agency.

She demanded an explanation from her boss, and he told her frankly, "You’ve been banned by Mr. Rogers. If you don’t deal with him, no one will dare hire you. But don’t worry, I will always remember your contributions to the agency. As long as our contract remains valid, your luxurious life will always be there."

She knew exactly what she needed to trade to keep her "luxurious life".

She still had dreams and aspirations. She did not want to be some call girl for the rest of her life.

So, she did everything she could to get the invitation for tonight’s banquet in order to