“Thank God, you are finally here!”
Lottie arrived at the Filming Town and the group leader was already waiting for her at the entrance.
The group leader grabbed her hand, “We got a big job. Isobel Mitchell, the female supporting actress of the show, Arbroath, requested you to be her body double!”
“And the money she offers is 3 times more than what you usually make as a body double!”
Lottie quickly finished her makeup and got ready for the wirework when she arrived at the set.
Everything was ready, but the director didn’t start the shooting.
The other male body double who was waiting with Lottie got impatient, “What are we waiting for?”
“We are waiting for Ms. Mitchell.”
“Ms. Mitchell said that she wanted to watch you guys in person. She was afraid that the female body double wouldn’t be able to portray the scene the way she wanted.”
After saying that, the assistant director sighed, “Ms. Mitchell is beautiful and professional. You guys could never compare!”
Lottie just wanted to laugh out loud.
Professional?
Isobel had been acting for 5 years, but Lottie was the one who studied the scripts and gave Isobel instructions for every show she acted in. Isobel’s acting was basically polished by Lottie.
Lottie had already read the script for “Arbroath”.
In the show, the character that Isobel played would lose a lot of battles afterward.
Losing battles meant that Lottie was going to be beaten up.
Isobel said that she wanted to come to inspect them. What she actually meant was she wanted to see Lottie getting beaten up in person.
It was pretty hilarious.
She caught Isobel sleeping with her boyfriend red-handed. She didn’t even fight or confront them, but just left crying.
But instead, Isobel made the effort to come to watch her getting beaten up.
As if she was the mistress who had affair with Isobel’s boyfriend.
After a short while, Isobel arrived.
She crossed her legs as she sat on the chair, “I am very strict. I will make her do as many retakes as it takes until I am content with her performance.”
The assistant director was a bootlicker, “You are surely professional!”
“You, the female body double. Did you hear her words? Do your best!”
“It’s your honor to be Ms. Mitchell’s body double!”
Lottie didn’t even bother to give them a reaction.
The shooting finally started.
Lottie and stuntman were partners for many years already. They acted out the fight and the scene looked smooth and natural.
The assistant director was praising Lottie, “This stuntwoman is not bad. Ms. Mitchell, you have a keen eye for talent!”
Isobel’s face turned frigid, “I’m not content.”
“Their fight looked unreal. Make them hit each other for real.”
The assistant director was taken aback.
Fight for real?
They might die!
“I’ll cover the medical cost.”
Isobel waved her fan and looked all relaxed, “I just want the best for the shooting.”
The assistant director quickly ordered, “Make them fight for real!”
Everyone on the scene was stunned.
In the script, the supporting actress got hit until she was disabled. Were they going to do it for real?
The stuntman didn’t want to do that, “How can I hit you for real? Go talk to them.”
“No need.”
Lottie smiled, “We go with her wishes.”
Isobel was purposely attacking her from the start anyways.
Even if she went to plead with her, Isobel would just humiliate her.
Not to mention that the group leader had already signed the contract. Lottie needed to do whatever Isobel said. Isobel knew this and that was why she was acting so outrageously.
And Lottie was a professional stuntwoman. Getting hurt like that was nothing to her.
Lottie fell onto the ground again and again during the fight, and she stood up again every time.
In the end, the bruises on her body couldn’t be covered up with the concealer anymore.
“Ms. Mitchell, she might really die.”
The assistant director was breaking out in cold sweat.
The shooting progress was too slow and the main director finally couldn’t stand it. Only then Isobel stopped tormenting Lottie.
Lottie changed her clothes and walked out of the set without any emotions on her face.
The moment she got out, she glanced and saw Luke who was standing by the entrance.
He was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap. He was in a disguise.
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