Female Novel
Chapter 385 Touring The Set
Chapter 385 Touring the Set
Last night had gone wrong, but the money should have been given to Maria in the first place, so it
should be fine on that end.
As for that Mr. Jude, he deserved what he'd got!
She actually didn't know what Max had done to the man. She hadn't lost consciousness completely at
that night that night, but she'd been getting confused.
So she didn't really hear what everyone had said clearly.novelbin
That's why she also didn't know that Max was purging all of Aspen Enterprises from Eqitin.
Dialing Maria's number, she hurriedly beamed, "Maria, I... the attendance fee I was supposed to get
paid yesterday night, could you wire it to me now?"
On the other end, Maria's tone was helpless.
"Sorry, Laura, we might... not be able to get the money now."
Laura blinked.
"What?"
"Did something go wrong last night? They called today to say that you offended a very important
customer, who took back all their previous investment, so..."
Laura was speechless.
"How about this! If you really need money, I've got some spare change on hand I can lend to you. You
can return it any time you want, no rush."
Laura hurriedly said, "No need. Thanks, Maria."
After hanging up, Laura's mood plummeted.
She hadn't thought she wouldn't even get that sum of money from last night.
She clutched her head dejectedly, sighing.
At that moment, her phone rang again.
It was Diego.
Laura frowned and picked it up impatiently. "What is it this time?"
"The money you promised me, sweet daughter. When am I getting it? It's the twenty-fifth. It'll only be a
few days before the month is over. They're putting a lot of pressure on me now.
Laura wanted to reach through the phone and strangle him.
She said through clenched teeth, "I told you I'm going to give it to you when the cast is done, and the
show isn't done shooting yet, right? What's the rush?"
Diego snickered twice.
"Fine. At any rate, it's this month at the latest. If you can't produce the money by then or try to lie to me,
don't blame me for what happens next!"
With that, Diego hung up.
Today, just as Laura arrived on set, she heard that there was a huge investor coming to tour the set.
After asking about it, she learned it was actually Max.
Even though the primary investor in the show was Annie International, there were other investors and
companies.
Max was one of them.
Hearing the news, everyone was riled up.
Who was Max? He was the second son of the Nixon family, one of the four great families. He was
famous for being one of the city's most eligible bachelors.
He was a regular in the tabloids and on everyone's lips all the time, but speaking of, not a lot of people
had met him up close.
And all these years, Max had invested along with Archie in quite a few shows, but he'd never shown up
to tour the set in person.
So, everyone who heard the news grew excited.
A few of the assistant girls on scene were mostly attracted by the sheer beauty that Max displayed on
magazines, and wanted to see their god in person.
And those who'd seen max in social occasions were planning something different all of their own.
Everyone knew that this second young master of the Nixon family was a playboy who really looked
after his women.
They didn't have the chance to approach normally, and with an opportunity to get close contact today,
of course they were going to pull out all the stops to get him to notice them.
As long as they could climb that tree, forget marrying into a noble family, even just being a female
friend of his was worth envy.
So the actresses were losing their cool.
All of them put extra effort into dolling themselves up. Even Josephine, who was usually calm and
collected, spent an additional half-hour on her makeup.
Of everyone there, only Laura was disdainful towards Max's arrival.
She grumbled inside. Tour? They might have called it a tour, but wasn't this just an inspection?
Each and every one of them were so happy. These people really did think they could just springboard
off someone's head to the top, didn't they?
Laura shook her head, exasperated, and ignored those people as she finished her makeup and headed
on her own to the set.
She was shooting three scenes today. A fight scene, and dialogue scene, and an emotional scene.
The emotional scene was first, which went well.
The second scene was the dialogue.
Max had arrived when she started shooting the dialogue.
The dialogue was speaking of how she, to find out the truth and take revenge, was acknowledging a
wicked official as her adopted father.
Laura didn't notice Max's arrival and immersed herself fully in the role. The actor playing the official,
though, noticed the boss man was here and didn't perform right. The director yelled for several retakes
before they managed to pass.
As Laura was performing the scene, Sally had also arrived.
She was in a red dress today, standing not far from Max and looking at him in silence.
Her role was up next, so she was waiting here.
But she'd never thought that Max would come on the scene today. This was the first time she'd seen
him in person from such a close distance. She didn't think the man would be this handsome.
Well-defined features, an elegant aura, the noble atmosphere that he just emanated, it was intoxicating
like a good vintage.
Goodness! How could such a perfect man exist!
Handsome, with a powerful presence, and most importantly, rich!
Even though he sounded a bit like a playboy in the tabloids and rumors.
But he was a rich man, so of course he'd fool around!
And the way she saw it, Max didn't have a girlfriend, so it was natural to be a playboy. If a woman could
claim his heart and fix it in place, he wouldn't be fooling around out there.
Thinking of that, Sally's gaze towards Max began to grow hot.
Max was here, so he was naturally the top dog at the scene.
Even the director was polite and respectful to him, discussing something with him quietly in person.
The filming got halfway when the assistant director at the side, handling the camera, suddenly shouted,
"Cut!"
Then he ran over to yell at the actor playing Laura's serving man.
The serving man had been supposed to carry a stool for Laura to get on the carriage, but he'd taken up
a pillow instead.
Obviously, Max's arrival wasn't just making the actresses nervous, but the actors too.
Seeing that, Sally sneered to the side, "That actor really can't be blamed for that. If the lead actress in
the scene wasn't carrying the rhythm, of course he'd get nervous and make a mistake."
Max and the director both looked up at her, surprised.
Seeing that she'd been noticed, a hint of pleasure flashed through Sally's eyes as she continued, "Of
course, if the lead was an experienced actress, she should have known to use her own aura to bring
her companions around her into the scene and follow her beat. If she'd done that, they wouldn't have
been so easily distracted by things outside of the scene."