The Great Showbiz Commando novel Chapter 2

There was no trace of nervousness on Muriel's face. The man in front of her didn't seem to be a well-known top director but just an ordinary man. She calmly nodded at Hudson. "Nice to meet you, Director Hudson."

Hudson's eyes lit up the minute he saw Muriel. He couldn't help but tease the man in front of him, "The stunt double's even more beautiful than the ones playing the leading roles. How about she just try out for the leading role instead?"

Sunny's heart tightened. "Director..."

Hudson chuckled, waving his hand. "Take it easy. I'm just kidding. Look at all those youngsters. It's so easy to rile them up! Come on, let's talk about the plot. Sunny and Muriel, it's time that you learn all the actions for the scene."

After being taught by the director, Sunny had taken it in herself to learn all the simple moves.

However, as Hudson stared at the scene before him, he couldn't help but shake his head. Sunny was horrible! She was moving around as if she was a newly-installed robot. "Sunny, you're a fairy right now. Do you understand me? A fairy! You have to act like one. These things, these actions you're doing, they don't scream immortal fairy! No. They scream like local commoner!"

Sunny flushed in embarrassment at the director's blunt words.

However, the more cuts there were, the more irritated Hudson became. It seemed that Sunny couldn't get a hold of her role. "Cut," he yelled. "Sunny, why don't you have a rest first? Muriel, get into the scene! As for Sunny, we can do some of these actions later on."

He turned to Walter. "Your new stunt-double is good, right?"

Walter coughed sheepishly. "Well, she isn't that bad."

With a sword in her hand, Muriel strode over her designated position. The martial arts director had already told her all the actions she needed to perform and where she should land.

Sunny played the role of a fairy. Since the mortal world was ravaged and taken over by some demonic cult, she was tasked to kill all of them as soon as she landed. The scene they were about to do was where the hero and the heroine were being attacked by hundreds of demons. The fairy would land from the sky and slaughter all of them.

The actions weren't really difficult for Muriel. She nodded at the executive director, indicating that she was ready.

"Three, two, action."

As soon as the executive director motioned for her to start, Muriel's gaze turned calculating and fierce. It was as if she was actually the fairy herself. She raised her long sword and spun in the air. Her colleagues, who were playing the demons, immediately fell to the ground and spat out blood. The special effects team would be responsible for highlighting how powerful the fairy really was.

After landing onto the ground, Muriel immediately rolled forward and clanged her sword against the demons. She quickly stepped onto another surface and made a leap. The long sword twirled in her hand gracefully. Muriel quickly stabilized her hold once she landed. Strands of her hair frayed at the sides of her face, but it just further emphasized her ethereal beauty.

Bang! The ground exploded before her. All the other stunt doubles flew to different parts of the pavement. Some of them spat out fake blood as they stilled. Smoke burst out from either side, clouding the entire set.

Muriel twisted and turned her sword expertly. It whistled lowly as she inserted it back to its scabbard.

There was dead silence. Everyone's jaw dropped as they stared at the girl in the middle of the sight. The smoke hadn't faded away yet as it clouded over her. If they hadn't known any better, they would've thought that they actually met a fairy.

Finally coming to his senses, Hudson immediately played back the scene that he had just shot. Muriel's sharp eyes, her smooth movements, and even her graceful landing were perfect!

There were some stunt doubles who were excellent in fighting but terrible in their landings. Because of this, they would usually need to repeat a few of those scenes over and over again until working it out.

It was the first time Hudson had ever seen a perfect scene with just one cut. After watching it over several times, he became even more ecstatic.

Suddenly, someone clapped from behind them. Everyone turned to see the person who had just clapped.