Female Novel
Chapter 1451
Chapter 1451
Michael had turned down the gig with Vermont, even if it meant risking their relationship. He believedhe had secured a spot on the Saun family's high-profile event, only to realize he had actually passedup the opportunity to work with the true Saun heiress.
He and Vermont had known each other for six or seven years. When they first met, Vermont's famewas nowhere near what it is today. Green Hill Media was just starting to make waves in the industry.Vermont recognized Michael's skills from when he did makeup for his artists. So, Vermont would oftenreach out to him whenever work was available.
Back then, Michael did not have much recognition. He would take on any job, regardless of how muchit paid. As his reputation grew, he found that the income of a makeup artist was very different when hewas famous. After gaining recognition, the price of his services for A-list celebrities increased manytimes. He became highly sought after, and outsiders would address him as Mr. Caleb. Moreover, hehad significant control over the pricing of his services.
He made a fortune doing makeup for anyone except for Green Hill Media's artists. After his statusskyrocketed, Vermont's payments to him were only half of what other clients paid. This was especiallytrue because Vermont never paid a deposit and only made verbal agreements.
Michael wanted to stop taking jobs from Green Hill Media long ago. So, when Jaylene approached himto do her makeup, he agreed without much thought. She was the heiress of the Saun family in Riveraand the sister of Elegant
Media's owner. He would not be afraid of offending
Vermont if he could make her happy and secure the Saun family's support. His future jobs would onlybe of higher caliber.novelbin
Michael never imagined that the job he turned down from
Vermont was actually for the legitimate Saun family heiress. He had already witnessed how much theSaun family doted on her at the scene just now. 'If I hadn't turned down that job, I would have been theone doing her makeup today,’ he thought. The more the Saun family doted on Stella, the more benefitsMichael would have reaped.
And now, not only did he turn down the makeup job for the true heiress of the Saun family, but she alsoheard the content of last night's call. It was clear that he did not refuse to take Jaylene’s appointmentbecause he did not want Vermont's job. Michael was unwilling to give up this opportunity to climbhigher in the industry.
The reputation of being a top makeup artist had inflated Michael's ego over the years. He had startedto become conceited. He thought all of his success was because of his own abilities. But in reality,Hustuabourg was big. There were far more talented makeup artists than the few he knew. Most peoplejust did not get the opportunity to showcase their work.
When Vermont first met Michael, all he did was focus on doing makeup. He was not much of a talker.Vermont thought he was reliable and had decent makeup skills, so he kept his contact information.Whenever his artists had events, he would call Michael to do their makeup.
Vermont was indeed frugal, but he was not ignorant of social etiquette. After Michael gained fame, thecompensation Vermont offered him increased along with
Michael's status. He just did not think about providing a tip for the makeup team. The reason wassimple: he had a wide network in the industry and had brought Michael a lot of work over the years.This included the several celebrities who paid for Michael's work, all of whom Vermont hadrecommended.
Vermont thought that since he brought him so much work and made plenty of money, it was notunreasonable for him not to tip Michael. However, humans are greedy by nature.
Michael felt that Vermont was taking advantage of their relationship now that he was much morefamous.