Chapter 244
A few more days passed with Anastasia learning her lines, checking on the company, and monitoring her shareholders to be sure they weren’t doing any shady business behind her back until the first day for the scene arrived.
Anastasia arrived at the set with her two bodyguards who followed her everywhere, gaining attention with only their black suits and their bulky bodies standing out.
Anastasia couldn’t help but wonder where Xavier got these kinds of people.
As they entered the building, Anastasia waved at her co-stars she was familiar with and tried to engage in a few talks with those she didn’t know. Although she could feel some glaring at her with envy.
In just three years of being in the entertainment industry, she’d been able to break records, getting more business deals faster than some people, and most of all, winning the biggest award in less than a year after her debut.
Anastasia could understand where their envy was coming from, but she paid them no mind.
When she saw Martha, they hugged tightly, exchanged a few words before she left.
After a few minutes of waiting, director Jeunes, and producer Michael came out and announced, “Today is the first day of acting of Fury Veil, and I hope we can all work together to make a good movie. Mistakes are allowed, but conflicts aren’t. So if you have any grudge against someone particular here, keep it outside. When you get outside, you can talk about it p>
“Director Jeunes is right,” Producer Michael seconded. “Now, let’s work together to produce a good movie p>
The actors all cheered happily, clapping their hands together for a few moments before they scattered to prepare for their scenes.
Anastasia was shown her makeup room, finding Allison and Natalie there just as she’d requested a few days ago.
“I missed you two so much!!” She said enthusiastically, rushing to envelope them in a hug. “How was your graduation party p>
The girls went on to fill her in on their graduation party which occurred a few days ago as they got her hair and makeup done.
When they finished, Anastasia got out of the makeup room, ready to walk to the stage to have her lines said.
Furry Veil was a modern movie about a girl who lost her sister and her parents in a car crash. A few years later, the girl finds out that the car crash that killed her parents wasn’t accidental, it was intentional because her parents knew the secret of a well-known politician who portrayed himself as an angel to the people.
The female lead, Anastasia tries to find her sister and make the politician pay, but then she falls in love with the son of the politician.
When the corrupt politician realized she was the daughter of the people he’d asked his men to get rid of, he tried to get rid of her.
Before they buried the female lead alive, she was able to spot the ex-girlfriend of the politician’s son she was in love with, watching as they buried her under the ground without trying to save her.
After she was rescued, she came back for revenge. Towards the end of the movie, the female lead finds out that the ex-girlfriend of the politician’s son was the sister she’d been looking for.
In Fury Veil, Viviana is portrayed as the female lead’s missing sister.
Anastasia sighted Viviana speaking with a few casts but she was too far away to hear what they were saying. When they spoke, she could see them from the corners of their eyes, give her side glances before they would laugh, and then their expression would completely change to irritation as they sized her up.
When it was time, director Jeunes blared, “Action,” nearly deafening the people beside him, including producer Michael who glared at him.
Anastasia tried to fight off with the men who were holding her off but then they were too strong for her to fight.
Her character was still weak, so she tried not to use her actual strength to beat them up and escape.
However, when the scene was shot, the director blared through the microphone again.
“That was great!” Martha praised when she reached where Anastasia was standing. “You did great as always p>
“Come on, she didn’t even do half as good as I expected her to.” They both heard Viviana say from behind them. “You don’t have any talent at all, but somehow, you always manage to get a movie role with the big and influential filmmakers, and I keep wondering why. But I guess what Michelle said years ago was true, you do sleep with the filmmakers p>
Martha and Anastasia glanced at each other, wondering how what they were talking about had initially involved Viviana for her to butt into their conversation without their permission.
“And you’ll continue to do so because you don’t have any talent at all p>
“And I suppose you’re the one who’s got the talent?” Martha stated. “Well then She folded her hands around her chest. “Since you’re so talented, have you won any award with it p>
Anastasia spotted two girls behind Viviana, who muffled their laughter when they heard Martha’s words, and they seemed to be around Viviana’s age.
Meanwhile, Viviana felt like a hot iron had just been used to smack her across the face. Her face turned red in embarrassment, her hands clenched on her dress as she glared at Martha.
“Sweetie, if you know you can’t take a blow, don’t bother throwing one first,” Martha continued, enjoying the girl’s expression.
Viviana had wanted to shame Anastasia, but instead, she’d been shamed by Martha.
“I think you should get going now. Your scene is almost up. Go practice your lines or something and leave us alone,” Anastasia said this time around.
She patted Viviana’s head like a child which only got the latter more annoyed.
“You’re only attacking the wrong person. Michelle was the one who ruined your family. I wasn’t,” she finished.
“Michelle has disappeared,” Viviana spouted with rage.