Chapter 424


    This was the first time Nicole yed as the female lead of a film, but the film director was very satisfied


    with her performance. Besides being experienced and skilled in acting, she filmed her role with dedicated


    professionalism, allowing the filming of the female lead’s scenes to go smoothly all the time.


    However, the filming this day wasn’t going well, for it was fraught with multiple retakes of the same


    scenes. This was first because everyone was out of shape due to the hot weather, and secondly,


    because the supporting actress ying alongside Nicole kept making mistakes.


    Standing aside while watching as they filmed, Sophia found that the problem wasn’t with Nicole, who did


    a perfect job as the lead actress and was in shape the whole time. However, the supporting actress kept


    making mistakes during filming, and she had quite a temper.


    Also, she seemed to have quite some backing, because even the film director didn’t dare tosh out at


    her. As a result, the scenes that could have beenpleted that morning were still unfinished by noon.


    After thinking about it for a while, Sophia turned around and left.


    Michael was still eating when he saw Sophiaing back. Delighted, he said, “Hey, you’re back?”


    Sophia didn’t answer him though. After packing some food, she washed her hands, took two pieces of


    bread, and left while carrying a flower basket.


    Meanwhile, Nicole could finally take some rest afterpleting her scenes with much difficulty. Even so,


    the supporting actress who kept holding her back was still very unhappy, and she kept swearing all the


    time.


    Even though Nicole was the lead actress of this film, she was practically new in the film industry. Since


    this was the first time she yed the female lead of a blockbuster, she was tense the whole time; she


    didn’t dare to rx as she strived to do her best in every detail.


    While everyone else was having lunch, she watched the yback of her scenes over and over again to


    search for possible ws. Her talent agency had assigned a personal assistant to her, but the personal


    assistant attended to her half-heartedly and left sooner than she did after mealtime.


    Nicole took a piece of bread from her backpack and ate it while watching the yback. To her surprise,


    she saw Sophiaing toward her.


    Nicole didn’t know Sophia’s real identity, but she remembered thetter’s face even after all these while.


    Pleasantly surprised, she asked, “Why are you here?”


    Sophia answered, “I’m ying as a walk-on on the set next door, so I decided to drop by.”


    Then, she brought the food and the flower basket over, saying, “This flower basket is for you. Make a


    good film.”


    She removed the signed card from the flower basket she had taken from the film set next door before


    giving it to Nicole.


    This was the first time Nicole received a flower basket, and it filled her heart with warmth. Feeling


    especially happy, she said, “Thank you! I’ll do my best in the film.”


    Nicole then ate her lunch while chatting with Sophia about the film crew and the orphanage.


    She had signed one or two endorsement deals previously. They didn’t pay much, but the money was


    enough for her to spend. Her pay for the film ‘War Dragon’ was pathetically low despite her being the


    film’s lead actress, and she had sent the money back to the orphanage.


    Nevertheless, she would no longer have to worry about not being offered film roles as long as she did a


    good job in this film.


    After a while, the staff on the film set returned from lunch and resumed shooting right away.


    Sophia stood aside and watched carefully as the film crew raced against the clock to film the scenes.


    Nicole was truly made for films; besides having a pretty face and a beautiful physique, she was a skilled


    actress with a solid mastery of the basic acting skills. Not only that, but she didn’t even require stunt


    doubles while filming fighting scenes.


    This film would certainly be a box-office hit with her as the lead actress!


    As she watched Nicole filming her scenes, she yed with her cell phone and estimated the time left


    before she had to go back for dinner.


    Suddenly, she heard a strange conversation next to her.


    A voice full of arrogance was heard. “Whose flower basket is this?”


    “This is given to Nicole by somebody else, Miss Olivia,” said the other voice in an extremely groveling


    tone.


    “What? A little-known b*tch who rose to fame by selling her body also has flowers sent to her?”


    Sophia looked over and saw threedies surrounding the flower basket she had given to Nicole while


    ridiculing Nicole.


    Out of the threedies, two looked like personal assistants, whereas thedy standing in the middle


    looked extremely seductive. Looking lofty and arrogant, she was none other than the supporting actress


    who had held the entire film crew back that morning.


    The scenes filmed in the morning were about the female lead oveing numerous dangerous


    obstacles to rescue her trapped younger sister. The supporting actress yed the part of the younger


    sister, so there were many scenes between her and the lead actress.


    The supporting actress looked at the flower basket before her. As the flower basket’s bright colors were


    reflected in her pupils, her eyes reddened, and she ordered the two assistants next to her, “Smash it!”


    The two assistants didn’t hesitate at her words. One knocked over the flower basket, whereas the other


    plucked the flowers out of it and crushed them with her feet.


    “What are you doing?” Seeing the flowers she had given to somebody else as a present being smashed


    like that, Sophia furiously stood up and walked toward them. “Do you even have a basic sense of


    morality? How could you smash other people’s flower baskets as you please?”


    The threedies looked back simultaneously at Sophia. Upon seeing that the person talking to them was


    a dirtily-dressed walk-on, they ignored her and continued stepping on the flowers.


    Sophia took two steps forward and was about to continue speaking, but Nicole quickly emerged from one


    side, telling her, “Never mind. Just let them be; it’s just a flower basket anyway.”


    As the supporting actress seemed to have a powerful backing, Nicole didn’t dare to offend her.


    Sophia understood Nicole’s feelings. Now that Nicole was offered the role of the female lead despite


    having no backing, God knew how many people were jealous of her. Therefore, she had to be very


    circumspect on set to avoid offending these people.


    Suppressing the anger within her, Sophia reluctantly sat back down.


    Unexpectedly, her conceding gesture made the supporting actress even more arrogant. Looking at


    Nicole and Sophia, she mocked sarcastically, “Wow, where is this walk-on from? What a bad temper you


    have! So what if I want to smash your flower basket?”


    Sophia’s eyes widened in anger, but she didn’t say anything. Never mind, I’m not going to bother myself


    arguing with the likes of these nameless actresses!


    Thus, she sat back in her seat and continued ying with her cell phone.


    However, the supporting actress and her two assistants seemed unwilling to let Nicole and Sophia off.


    They came over and surrounded Sophia, asking, “Who are you? Why have I never seen you before? Are


    you a walk-on who just joined the set?”


    Sophia didn’t even bother to speak, whereas Nicole humbled herself to please the actress as she told


    them, “Miss Olivia, she’s a new walk-on, so she doesn’t know much about the rules here. There’s no


    need to fuss with her.”


    Sophia was fuming deep down inside as she watched Nicole, who yed the female lead, speaking


    humbly to a supporting actress. However, she didn’t know much about the entertainment industry, nor did


    she know what made Miss Olivia so influential on the set. Therefore, she couldn’t say anything rashly, or


    else it would be bad if she caused trouble for Michael.


    Miss Olivia was very pleased with Nicole’s humble attitude. Still, she said overbearingly, “New? Ha! Can


    a neer turn up her nose while talking to people? These neers need to be taught a lesson!”


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    Then, she pointed at Sophia as she demanded, “I’m upset. Kneel down before me!”


    Sophia stared at her incredulously before looking at the staff around them. They seemed to know what


    was happening over here, but they consciously averted their eyes, turning a blind eye to such open


    bullying.


    It seems that this Miss Olivia has quite some backing, she thought to herself.


    Nicole seemed to be ustomed to this. After gritting her teeth, she knelt down with a broad smile,


    saying, “Miss Olivia, you may take this opportunity to rehearse the scenes with me. I didn’t do well in that


    scene in the morning.”


    That particr scene was about the female lead risking death to save her younger sister, and many


    shots in the scene required Nicole to crawl and kneel. However, Miss Olivia kept making mistakes during


    filming, causing Nicole’s knees to bleed as she had kneeled multiple times in vain.


    Knowing that the supporting actress was deliberately giving her a hard time, Nicole kneeled down


    without the slightest hesitation. As long as she could do a good job in this film, she would be able to


    make a turnaround. The humiliation she was suffering right now didn’t matter as long as she could gain a


    firm foothold.


    However, before her knees could touch the ground, an arm suddenly dragged her to her feet.


    “Why should you kneel before her?!”