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Milly’sgazewastooaggressive,andfor<b>a</b>moment,even<b>Jonathan</b>,whocouldusuallyfaceshingcameraswithoutchanginghisexpression,wasstartled.
“I…Ijustsaidit,didn’tI?Iwasbeingsofoolishbefore,likemybrainwasclouded.Imistookworthlessthingsfortreasures.But<b>now</b>,I’mbetter…”
Thesewordswerespokencautiously<b>and</b>stutteringly,fullofws.
Ofcourse,Millydidnotbelieveit.
Afraidthatshewouldn’t believehim,Jonathanmadea<b>point</b>toemphasizeagain,“Milly,youmightnotbelieveme,butyoucan’tdoubtmyunwavering<b>loyalty</b>.Myloyalty<b>is</b><b>as</b>clearastheheavensand earth!”
Millyremainedsilent.
Itwouldbestrangeif shebelievedthisnonsense.
ButseeingJonathan’sevasivegazeandobviousguiltmaskedbystubbornness,sheguessedthatnomatterhowmanyquestionssheasked,hewouldlikelyevadethemwithvagueanswers.
Itdidn’tmatter.Therewasplentyoftimeinthefuture.Shecouldslowlyprobeandinvestigate.
“Cut!That’sawrap!Verygood!”Mr.Hawkinsppedhishandscrisplyandshouted.
Standingnotfarawayinthecorridor,Milly,withtear–stainedchecks,quicklysnappedoutofcharacter.ShetookthetissuefromJoy,wipedherface,andbowedtoMr.Hawkins.“Thankyou,Mr.Hawkins,”shesaid.
Then,Mr.Hawkinssmiledandwavedhishandcheerfully.
Theassistantdirectornearbyimmediatelybroughtabouquetand<b>said</b>,“Congrattions,Milly,onwrapping<b>up</b><b>!</b>”
Instantly,cheersandapuseeruptedaround.
Intheatmospherefilledwiththunderousapuse,Milly,withtear–<b>filled</b>eyes,eptedthebouquetbrimmingwithblessingsandbowedtoeveryoneagain.
Inherpreviouslife,shehadalsofilmedmanyTVdramasandmoviesandreceivedcountlessflowers andapuse.Shehadthoughtshewouldbenumbtothewrap–up
But<b>now</b>,standingamidthecrowd,holdingthebouquetinherhands,shestillfeltawarmexcitementinherheart…
Itfeltwarmandmoving,likehersteadfasmitmenttopursuinganentertainmentcareer.
Beforeshecouldbaskinthemomentforlong,shewasengulfedinahugbyOliver,with<b>his</b>tearsandsnot.minglingtogether.Oliversobbed,“Milly,please<b>don’t</b>forgetaboutme.”
chuckledandpattedhis<b>back</b>,half–jokingly<b>saying</b>,“Iwon’tforgetyou.Don’tforget,you’rethetop
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Oliversnortedwitha<b>hint</b>ofgrievance.“I’mstillyourjunior.Youhavetothinkaboutpromotingme.Don’tforgetourpreviousagreement”
Millysmiled.Thisguy’smemoryisprettygood.
He’ckinginguageskills.Isn’titjusthelpinghimgetmoreresourcesfromtheTates?Whatjunior‘?
“Alright,Iunderstand.”
Uponhearingherdefinitereply,Oliver’shurtfromtheirseparationinstantlydissipated,<b>and</b>hiseyeslookedhopefullyatMilly.“Really?So,<b>what</b>positionareyounningtopromotemeto?”
Millyreplied,“Uhm…
Isitsotroublesometointroduceresourcesnow?
<i>Do</i><i>I</i>havetoprovidepost–salesservice?DoIhavetoexinexactlywhatposition?
LookslikeI’mgettingold.
However,giventhecurrentsituation,Oliverisalreadyatthetoplevel.Thereseemstobelimitedroomforfurther
advancement…
“Thenwhynotletyoubesecond
“Second?”Oliverperkedupatthesuggestion.
<i>The</i>topspotin theGhostSectrankingsbelongstothesectleader,followedbythehighpriestinsecond<b>ce</b>,and<i>then</i>.thesectmastersofthevariousbranchsectsandtheirfollowers.
<i>If</i>thenewsectleaderpromotesmetothesecondposition,doesn’tthatmeanI’llbethehighpriest<i>?</i>
Challengingthehighpriest’sposition….
Thateerieman,withhisbodyfullofgloomyaura,longsilver–whitehair<i>like</i>acharacterfromamartirtsfilm,andastrangedemeanourholdingadeadlypoisonoussnake..
Hmm…Justthinkingaboutitisgivingmetheshivers!
<i>If</i><i>I</i>challengehisposition,Iwill<b>stand</b>upaneoutlikewater<i>!</i>They<i>probably</i>won’tevenseeasinglepieceofmyboneleft!
“No,no,secondceistoomuchforme.Thirdisfine,really.Anythirdcewilldo.”
Anysectmasterfromanybranchsectwill<i>do</i><i>!</i><i>I’m</i>notpickyatall!
However,Millyfrowned.
Third?
Shejustwantedtotrytogethimonthe<b>shortlist</b>forthesecondGoldenBullAwardceremony.
Afterall,Mr.Hawkins‘abilitywasthere,andthismoviewouldbenominated.Oncenominated,theycouldenterthelistofcandidatesforroleawards.
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He’salready<i>at</i>thetoplevelnow,andthereisn’tmuchroom<i>for</i>furtheradvancement,sohecanonlyrelyonwinningawardstogainmorefansandboosthiscareer.So,thistime,theycanindeedfight,but….
Didhereallymentionthethird?
TheGoldenBullAwardchangesyearly,andIhaven’theardthatMr.Hawkinsisaimingforthethirdseason’saward.
That’sstrangeindeed!
Millydidn’ttellJordanthatshe’swrappedupfilming.Shewasafraidhe’darrangeforahelicoptertopickherupagain,soallherearliereffortstokeepalowprofilewouldhavebeeninvain!
Shedidn’twant toleaveinahigh–profile wayeither.
Becauseshehadtoomuchluggagetocheckin,Joyarrangedforafewbodyguardstoapanyherandcarrytheluggageaheadoftime.
Millybookedaslightlterflightforherself.
Asshewasabouttoentertheairport,suddenly,afigureblockedherpath<b>,</b>saying,<b>“</b>Excuseme,pleasewaita
moment<b>.</b>
Thepersonwhocamewasanelderly<b>monk</b>,aroundeightyyearsold,dressedinanorangekasayaandholdingprayerbeads.Hiseyebrowsweresnowywhite,andhehadnoluggage,soitwasunclearwhetherhewastravellingorpractisingnearby.
Milly,astaunchsupporterofmaterialismandafaithfulfollowerofMarxistphilosophy,wasmoreperplexedbythemonk’sappearance.
Butthemonkseemedtobpletelyunconcerned,openlyeptingherscrutiny.Heputhispalmstogetherand noddedslightly.
“NamoAmitabha<b>.</b>Madam,IseeaBuddhalightsurroundingyou.Surely,you<b>are</b>apersonwithanaffinitytoBuddhism.Wouldyoubewillingtostayforamoment?”
Millyraisedaneyebrowinresponse.
Haha,ascammer!
These<i>days</i>,scammersaresobold.Blockingpeopleonthemain<i>road</i>toscammoney<i>?</i>Wouldn’titbe bettertostayhomeandliveaquietlifeatthisage?
Millyrolledhereyesandturnedtowalkaway.“Sorry,Idon’tbelieveinBuddhism.Ionlybelieveinscience.
Themonkchuckledwhilefingeringhisprayerbeads,lookingquitecheerful.“Madam,allformsintheworldarelikeillusions,emptyandinsubstantial.Gettingcaughtupinthemonlyaddstoyourworries.Letitgo,letit<b>go</b>
Millywasspeechless.
Dmnit,Idon’tunderstand,
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Herstepsinvoluntarilyquickened,eventhoughshehadwalkedfarenough.Yet,shecouldstillclearlyheartheaffectedvoiceoftheoldmonk.
“Madam,ourfateisnotyetover.Wewillmeetagain.”
Millywasatalossforwords.
Haha.he’syingtrickslikeadeity!
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