Chapter 452 Come Work in the Entertainment Industry
Veronica believed Stephen’s words as much as she doubted them.
Larry shrugged before speaking in English, “Don’t ask me. I don’t know. Johansson and Stephen are friends. I don’t really know what goes on between them.”
Seeing the two of them talking about secrets openly, Stephen spread his hands curiously and asked, “What little secrets are you chatting about?”
“No, it’s nothing. I was just asking him if my abilities will disappoint.” Veronica didn’t tell him the truth. However, the men still explained some basic skills and methods to her.
Half an hour later, the production assistant came over and called her for the audition. She was a nervous wreck by then. She might only have three lines, but it was possible that she wouldn’t even have the chance to read her dialogue during the audition.
After entering the studio, Veronica nervously balled her hands and pursed her lips, falling into utter silence.
When Larry noticed this, he put his arm around her shoulders and without caring about how others might look at them, whispered in her ear, “Don’t be nervous. Just let go. Remember this—if you perform well today, and on top of having Johansson and Stephen’s support, it will be easy for you to get into the industry in the future.”
“I wasn’t nervous at first, but you sound like you are saying that I won’t have the chance to join the industry if I screw up today,” Veronica uttered, only half-jokingly.
“Nah, it won’t be that bad.” His hand on her shoulders played with her hair. “With your beauty, you can still earn your keep even without any acting skills.”
To be honest, Veronica had never thought that she would be able to act one day. Her modeling career was only a part-time gig as well. It really was an unexpected surprise for her to be given a shot at acting.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn’t thrilled about it. After she walked in front of Johansson, the director asked her with an indifferent expression, “Are you ready?”
That sharp look of his made her gulp involuntarily as a chill ran down her spine. “Mm. Ready as I’ll ever be.” “Alright, then. Give it a go.” He nodded. With that, everyone stepped aside to give her space.
At that point, Stephen walked up to her. “I am glad to have another opportunity to fight with you. You have to go easy on me, okay?”
“Don’t say that. I am just average,” she denied. She wasn’t used to compliments for fear that she would become conceited.
“Let’s begin.” As soon as the director said that, Stephen immediately turned serious as the smile on his face faded. “Are you Ghislain’s last trump card?”
Ghislain was the villain in this movie, and the plot here was already close to the finale. All of Ghislain’s subordinates were either dead or injured, and only his personal bodyguard, Stana, still stood strong.
“Cut the crap!” Veronica was utterly nervous to the core. She did exactly as Stephen and Larry had told her about making her voice cruel and her eyes murderous. After she threw that one sentence out at the top of her lungs, she unhesitantly bolted toward Stephen.
Next up was the fight scene between the duo. However, as they both were skilled at fighting, there was nothing the martial arts instructor could guide them on.
The fight between the two was in full swing, and it rendered everyone stunned. They didn’t forget to applaud during the more exciting parts. Even the director was caught off-guard by Veronica’s amazing skills.
“This is great! Where did they find someone like her?” As he watched from the side, he started chatting with the martial arts instructor who sat beside him.
The instructor only had a confused look on his face when he replied, “I don’t know this beautiful lady, but she is good. Her every attack is solid. I think Stephen might not even be her match.”
All of a sudden, the instructor felt a sense of danger hit him. How am I supposed to keep my job if there is someone who can both act and fight in the crew?!
The director continued to watch them for a while before he told them to stop, and the two did as he said.
Stephen didn’t seem to have had his fill, but he was in a great mood as he stood in front of Veronica. Giving her a thumbs-up, he stated, “You are really good. I heard from Larry that you are a model, yeah?”
Veronica hummed in agreement. “Any thoughts of jumping into a different industry? With your ability, being a model is… How do you say it in your language? Ah, yes. It is a waste of natural resources.”
“That is over-glorifying it,” she laughed after hearing his words. Right at this moment, Johansson walked up to her with his hands on his hips. As he looked her up and down with critical eyes, he nodded and commented, “I couldn’t tell at first, but you are good. You are not just empty talk.”
Johansson had seen too many women who wanted to get into the industry with their looks, which explained why he was still skeptical toward Veronica.
However, she had won him over when she showed that she knew how to fight during the fight scene between her and Stephen earlier.
“Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Director.” Veronica bowed and smiled with a humble attitude. “What do you do? Can I get you to act in a movie next time?”
Directors often had to source for talents. Women like Veronica especially, were as rare as a blue diamond. “Huh? Me?” She gaped, feeling flattered. This surprise had come to her so fast she didn’t even have time to fully process what was going on.
Veronica had watched a lot of martial arts films as a child, and she knew that actors like Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jackie Chan were discovered by the director, and had their breakthrough into the film industry because of their martial arts skills.
Despite all that, she had never thought that she, too, would catch the eye of a director because of her martial arts one day.
She couldn’t calm down even after a long minute had passed. After she hesitated, she subconsciously looked to Larry, whom she was closest with.
The only person who could give her a sense of security at a time like this was probably the one she was most familiar with.
The man only smiled as he nudged her shoulder. “You are finally making something of yourself, eh? Does this mean that we can film together in the future? Tsk! Look at how unwilling you were to call me Master when I asked you to earlier. It is not too late now. After all, I have a lot of experience.”
He had always been worse off than her from the time they first knew each other. He must be proud to be hitting an UNO reverse card on me today, Veronica mused.
The corners of her red lips lifted slightly and instead of replying to him, she said to the director, “Mr. Director, I have no acting experience, but of course I will agree to it as long as you don’t dislike me.”
Everyone, Veronica included, had the ambition to rise higher in society.
She naturally wouldn’t reject the opportunity, knowing that it was easy to make money in the entertainment industry.
Who would even complain about having too much money?
Not me, that is for sure.
“Alright, alright. Come with me. I will need you to fill out a form and leave your contact information.” Johansson’s attitude toward her had done a 180.
His sudden kindness somehow made her feel uncomfortable.
She then followed Johansson to the lounge, with Stephen and Larry in tow.
As she sat in front of Johansson, they had a brief chat before they brought up the pay for her appearance in the movie.
After discussing it, he decided to pay her 20 thousand as remuneration.
“Twenty thousand? Wow, you are pretty capable, Demoness. You are getting 20 thousand for your first movie appearance. I was only paid 80 a day back when I took up small roles in films.”
