Chapter 877
Once Michael left, Carmen started to count her cash again while giggling. She had earned a total of 200
today—100 was from Michael’s filming crew whereas the other 100 was from the film crew next door
from ‘War of Resistance Against Japan’. For that film, since it was only one scene and she did not show
her face, her pay was only 50. Hence, she clung onto the director’s leg in an adorable manner to earn
herself an extra scene. In the end, the director added another 50 for her. Therefore, Sophia changed the
200 into small bills in 5 for Carmen to add them up.
Michael nced at the daily schedule that Sophia nned for Carmen to check on the scenes that she
had—a passerby in a costume y, the female lead when she was a child in a fantasy drama, and a
young girl in a costume y.
For most of her roles, Carmen did not have any screen time or dialogue. She would have some screen
time in those rare moments, but sadly, she did not have a dialogue for that role.
She had previously shot to fame in ‘The National Treasury Action’, but since there was no continuous
gossip and poprity revolving around her, her fame died down soon enough. He did not want her to
be famous at such a young age, so he deliberately suppressed her poprity. Thepetition in
the entertainment industry was fierce, so without a certain fervor surrounding his daughter, people would
merely forget about her. Therefore, she lost her momentum after a few months. Nobody would know that
she had such a glorious history in her resume even if she became an actress now. Hence, she was paid
as a newbie, which meant 50 a day with 200 being the maximum.
As Michael looked through the schedule that Sophia nned, he noticed that she was thorough in
asking for the details whenever she epted the job on their daughter’s behalf. Sophia would ask
questions that ranged from the kind of scene, director, cast, content, dialogue, location, and much
more. Everything was recorded in detail.
After looking through the schedule, he picked up a pen to scribble on the form while exining, “This film
crew is alright since the director is very responsible and approachable. The extras receive high pay and
on time too. That series is also not bad because it is a big production and the sry will be high with lots
of opportunities. On the other hand, this is a terrible filming crew and the special effects they use are a
joke. The plot doesn’t make sense and none of their films have premiered sessfully. They even owed
the extras their pay. Don’t ept them.”
Michael had worked in the film studio for a very long time, so he was well informed about different crews
andpanies. He scribbled on the schedule to filter the bad ones out for Carmen.
Sophia burst out inughter as she stared at his serious side profile.
Michael thought, I look like I don’t care about much, but I do in reality. She is my own daughter, after all.
How could I possibly not care about her? I just don’t want Carmen to feel different from others and I don’t
want her to feel that she easily gains more attention. She should receive some hard training from a
young age because being spoiled and bing famous at an early age would only bring her more harm
than good.
After Carmen calcted her money, she stared at her father withrge, mischievous eyes.
Michael acted like a tsundere again while making a pointedment, “Are you hoping to chat about the
film with me? Hmph, I am angry right now. I’m not telling you anything.”
A proud Carmen looked away. “Hmph, nobody needs you to do that!”
Sophia was amused as she watched the pair of dramatic father and daughter. It is undeniable that they
are biologically rted.
Michael imed that he would not talk about the film, but he relented in the end and discussed it
whereas she absorbed the knowledge in all seriousness. She slept early that night, but before going to
bed, she ced her hard-earned 200 under her pillow. She was determined to sleep on her second pot
of gold because she was afraid that he would ransack her hard-earned money like before.
On the other side, Sophia and Michael went to business on the couch in the living room. After that, she
rose from the bed to have some water before asking, “Tell me—do you think it’s a good idea for me to let
Carmen work as an actress?”
Michael sighed. “Carmen enjoys acting, so we should let her try it out. She is notmitting a crime
after all and I suppose it’s a good thing for her to build up her resume. If she gets bored of it one day, it
means that she is not suited for this industry. However, if she perseveres, it means that she is suited for
this line of work and will have a bright future.”
Nevertheless, Sophia was anxious. “I don’t think it’ll go down well with Carmen’s grandpa.”
After secretly leaving with him, she did not have the courage to phone Cooper for the past two days as
she did not want to imagine how furious he was.
Michael answered, “Don’t worry; I’ll be around when troublees. I’ll just tag along if father-inw truly
drags Carmen back to inherit his business.”
…
Carmen woke up early the next morning and she emptied her husky bag to keep her money inside.
Sophia had scheduled Carmen’s working hours and they went to work on time. They returned to
Michael’s ce at noon for lunch. He had driven his SUV over, which had a meal cart avable with
delicious food.
Hale brought Fatty along so that Sophia could look after him. Hale had truly hoped that Fatty would be
able to have a career in the acting industry, so she led the two children to search for jobs all over the film
studio, making them have a hectic day.
It was hard to work as an extra, but Carmen was determined to do so even though she was merely
earning 100 to 200 a day. Whenever she had a free day, she would stay at Michael’s filming set while
staring wide-eyed at him acting.
Her hard-earned money underneath her pillow had umted with time. In order to increase her sense
of achievement, Sophia swapped Carmen’s hard-earned money with 1 and 5 banknotes. Therefore,
Carmen had a heavy pile of cash and would start counting her money whenever she had the time.
In the blink of an eye, they had been in the film studio for a week. Cooper had phoned them a few times
to urge them to return home, but Carmen had notpleted the few jobs that Sophia scheduled for her,
hence they were unable to head back.
Cooper lost his patience and arrived in person.
That day, there was thunder and lightning in the film studio, causing a downpour that was apanied
with strong wind. Therefore, most of the filming crews were forced to cease their work.
There was also thunder and lightning near the hotel where Sophia and Michael stayed at. Cooper had a
gloomy and grave expression while he sat on the couch of the living room. In fact, it was the same couch
where Sophia and Michael did their business on a nightly basis.
Cooper stared at Michael coldly whereas thetter smiled from ear to ear. “Mr. Mitchell, it has been such
a long time. Here, please have a smoke.”
Cooper answered coldly, “No, thanks.”
Michael offered, “Have a gum.”
Cooper responded, “No.”
On the other side, Sophia seemed dispirited as she sat beside her father, but she did not have the
courage to utter a word.
Recently, she apanied Carmen to all of her scheduled jobs in the film studio during the day whereas
Michael had drained her of her energy during the night. Therefore, her dark circles were obvious.
The atmosphere was bing more eerie, but a rxed Michael still smiled at Cooper. Michael’s acting
skills were polished and it was perfect.
“Mr. Cooper, are you here to check on the progress of the filming? There’s no need for that because
Sophia has been keeping an eye on the set every day. The progress has been normal thus far!”
“Mr. Mitchell, when are you nning to get the Mitchell International Energy and Technology listed? I
believe you are doing that soon.”
“The weather is wonderful.”
Michael had an awkward monologue with Cooper for the longest time, but thetter seemed unmoved.
His expression was grave when he finally spoke to Sophia, “Pack your things and leave with me together
with Carmen.”
Before Sophia could reply, Carmen started to cry loudly as tears rolled down her cheeks. “I still have
work to do! I am not leaving!”
Cooper was the most helpless around his granddaughter because his hands were tied whenever she
started to cry.
“Kid, please stop crying, alright? I admit defeat to you!”
Carmen answered, “I want to act!”
He responded, “Alright, fine. You can go ahead and act.”
She added, “I want Mommy to be with me!”
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He swiftly acknowledged, “Okay, your mommy will be with you!”
“Grandpa too!”
“Fine, alright. I will be here together with you.”
In the end, Carmen stayed in the film studio to continue her work. Apart from Sophia being there, even
Cooper had to keep herpany. I will always have my way!
Naturally, Michael’s recreational activities during the night also came to aplete stop too…