The film crew received a lot of flower baskets again on this day. It wasn’t rare for the film crew to receive flowers because it was a common occurrence.
Many nouveau riche often bombarded the film sets with flowers to flatter the female celebrities they liked, and some rich women also did this to flatter their favorite young idols. However, the flower baskets this time were quite different, for they were sent to Taylor by Natasha.
Everyone on the film set knew that Natasha was in love with Taylor. She was eager to please him; not only did she visit the film set in person every now and then these days, but she also had flower baskets delivered to the set from time to time. Looking at the flowers placed on the set, the walk-on ladies and the staff on the film set began whispering among themselves.
“Tsk, tsk. Natasha seems serious, but her feelings don’t seem to be reciprocated!”
“That’s right. Even though he is flourishing in show business, he’s still just an artist after all. Marrying into the Mitchells would be a very good choice!”
All of them sounded jealous as they spoke. Their eyes were filled with jealousy. How they wished they were born into prominent families, or possessed the same cleverness and academic qualifications as Natasha!
On this day, they were filming a scene where the male lead courageously rescued the trafficked ladies, who all looked travel-worn, weary, and wretched after being hidden in a car. The film director forbade them to wear makeup; instead, he told everyone to apply some dirt on their faces and roll on the ground.
Sophia obediently applied some dirt on her face and rolled on the floor. However, after she had done so, she discovered that everyone else simply put a little dirt on their faces after having applied their usual exquisite base makeup, and they didn’t roll on the floor at all.
While other ladies looked delicate and charming with feigned pitifulness, Sophia looked a real sorry sight. Covered in dirt, she huddled in a corner while eating some snacks. As she listened to everyone’s discussion, she couldn’t help saying with a touch of jealousy, “That’s not necessarily so, for Taylor is a married man! It’ll be difficult for Natasha to get married to him!” However, her words were instantly met with unanimous ridicule from everyone else.
“We can tell at first glance that you’re new in show business. Nothing is absolute in the field, for it is normal for celebrities to get married or divorced, and cheat on their spouses for the sake of publicity!”
“It’s silly to talk about love in show business; there is no true love to speak of here. Everyone in the circle is vain. Can Taylor really stay faithful to that wife of his when different ladies want to have sex with him every other day?”
“Romance in show business is the most worthless; it’s not as practical as money and fame!”
“Haven’t you heard it? There’s an unspoken rule on the set whereby all the supporting actresses are supposed to sleep with the lead actors. Who do you think out of so many supporting actresses here stand the best chance to sleep with Miss Taylor?”
“Miss Taylor can sleep with whoever he wants, of course! The way I see it, he’ll most likely sleep with Natasha!”
“I bet Miss Taylor doesn’t dare to touch Natasha, though. If he really sleeps with her, he’ll be bound to the Mitchell Family for the rest of his life, and he’ll no longer be able to play around as he pleases. I wouldn’t be willing to end up like that if I were him!”
Sophia was quite at a loss for a reply, for she found herself unable to join their conversation at all. My idol won’t be as deplorable as they imagined! He has always been chaste! she thought to herself.
Still, Sophia was a bit worried. In general, men were animals that easily succumbed to lust. Now that so many beauties were offering themselves to Michael, what if he really gave in to their seduction one day? What if there really were supporting actresses who wanted to sleep with him? With that thought in mind, she decided to keep a closer eye on Michael.
Michael was playing the male main antagonist this time. Since there wasn’t any romantic subplot for his character, he never had to worry about having to film intimate scenes. Therefore, he was totally unperturbed even with his wife watching him on set.
The ladies waited on the film set for a long time just to film a scene that might last for only a minute or two. Even so, they scrambled to have their faces featured in the scene despite it lasting such a short time.
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