How To Love A Superstar?

Good Publicity

Donny's POV:

Sobrang aga dumating nila Ms. Jess sa bahay, I woke up late and they seemed pretty upset when they saw me walk down the stairs.

Donny: "You guys are early, do we have any taping today?"

Jess: "Nope, at huwag kang magtaka kung baka sa mga susunod na araw, linggo or taon mawala na talaga ng tuluyan ang mga projects mo. Because first thing this morning pag gising ko dalawang email from leading brands ang nag pull out ng deal because of these."

Ibinato nito ang newspaper na hawak niya with me on the front page, she also flipped her laptop to show me articles online about the fight from last night.

Kits: "Those guys na binugbog mo kagabi, nag labas na ng statement, and people are calling you names online. People are convinced na mayabang ka at malaki na agad ang ulo."

Jess: "Hindi lang yun, even the viral girl, ang daming write ups following the news about your trouble last night, suggesting na baka kaya umiiyak palabas ng building si Dale is because you did something to her, nag aassume na yung mga tao, they connected the dots specially after the statements na nilabas nung mga binugbog mo. Like what I said, this can harm your career, actually it already did Donny, kauumpisa mo palang, and sa isang pikit mata yung sigawan ng mga tao from adoring you sing and dance on the stage, napalitan na ng galit because everyone assumes na mayabang ka at basagulero. And trust me no matter how good you are, sa industriyang ito ayaw ng mga tao sa mayayabang at basagulero. Ayaw ng mga tao ng peke."

Donny: "Well isn't that what we have been doing all along? Faking it, isn't that why I have made it to this industry? What Do this people expect from me? If I give them truth, which is this, they flip fingers and judge me like they know everything about me"

Jess: "Yeah faking it got you in the industry, but you have to be consistent, if you want to stay relevant, you have to please these people. You have to give them what they want-"

Donny: "So what do I do now?"

Kits: "Una sa lahat subukan mong baguhin yang pagka mainitin ng ulo mo, bawasan mo pag lalasing, it doesn't help. And it most definitely ruins your image even more."

Jess: "I don't know what to do yet right now. I called for a presscon, you have to be at your best, kailangan mapaniwala mo silang hindi ka ganung klaseng tao tulad ng mga sinusulat about you online and on print."

The presscon took quite a long time, sobrang daming tanong, at one point I zoned out, these people think I owe them an apology. People are too demanding, too entitled. With one shit, they all think na kilala na nila ako from head to toe. I thought this presscon would kind of save me, but from Jess and kits facial expression, I'm guessing not.

Press: "Paano naman yung kay Dale, napansin ng press na sobrang mugto yung mata niya nung gabing nagkita kayo, ano bang nangyari behind the camera? Sinaktan mo rin ba siya?"

Donny: "I don't hit women. I don't know why she cried, maybe she realized that she couldn't go through it, bigla nalang siyang umalis, so I don't know. I don't even know why I'm getting the lash for this. I only defended myself from those guys cause they were suppose to attack me as well, and that girl Dale, she badly wanted that reunion, and she got it, bakit parang kulang or may mali parin ako? I have nothing else to say right now honestly, people will always have something negative to say, come on, I'm done here. If everyone's here to charge me because you think I'm guilty of something then go ahead, charge me, crucify me I don't give a flying fuck anymore. I'm out of here."

I stood up and just walked out of that conference room.

Jess: "Ano ka ba naman Donny, inilatag na nga namin ang lahat para sayo, aarte ka nalang na nagsisisi, aarte ka nalang na hindi mo sinasadya, ano? Wala parin! No one believed you earlier. Ultimo yung paghingi mo ng tawad napaka insincere, halatang you don't mean it. Grabe, pati yung mga tanong about Dale, halos lahat iniwasan mo, ang lalayo ng sagot mo. Naiisip mo ba kung anong chance tong pinalagpas mo? Nobody believed you. And this would have been your only chance in saving your starting career. Ngayon ewan ko na, himala nalang ang hihintayin natin."