Chapter 398 - 398 A WISH FOR MY FRIEND

398 A WISH FOR MY FRIEND

THE weekend quickly passed by like a gust of the wind. Astrid managed to finish shooting everything that was needed for the ad campaign. The photoshoot would be on the next weekend. After that, he would be done with everything.

At least with the first part of the campaign. They still had to wait for the result of the first month sales before they proceeded to the next step.

The official release of the [Eros] perfume line was on the 15th day of next month. Coincidentally, it was on the same day that the first episode of [The Great War] would be released. Even though he would only appear briefly on the first episode, his appearance on the two would definitely have a great synergy effect that could help him tremendously.

If both were done right, that is.

And Astrid had no doubt that they would be. Director Scott, the director of [The Great War], would definitely not release a show with subpar quality. Especially since this was his comeback after three years of hiatus. Even the director he had in this ad shoot was pretty much a perfectionist. The quality of the ad shoot was already guaranteed with that.

[The Great War] had 35 episodes in total which would air twice a week, particularly during the weekend. With that many episodes, it’s probably unthinkable to air the first episode not even two months since filming of the show started. But this was a different era from his past life. It’s much easier to process and edit movies, shows, and anything of the likes.

Besides, from the schedule that was sent to him before, the filming of the remaining episodes was probably still ongoing. Since it would only air twice a week, there’s plenty of time to finish filming the show while the editing and post-processing was happening at the same time.

After the photoshoot for EMMA, there would be a two-week interval before the release of the ads, as well as the premier of [The Great War]. Next week would be the start of the full scale promotion for the latter. So, he didn’t have to worry about an empty schedule.

Aside from teaser trailer, as well as character posters, the main cast would also appear in different programs to promote the show. As the fourth male lead, he would also be part of that promotion.

…..

The problem was, before that, his last public appearance was on that talk show. Which would be a week ago. And if he added this week, then it would be two weeks of him without any public appearances. It would be best if he could at least appeared this week in one program or anything that could expose him to the public.

Thankfully enough, Ellis was also of the same opinion. The other was diligently looking for a job for him since last week. But unfortunately, there weren’t any good ones. After all, they couldn’t just go to any available programs out there who would have them. They had to look at the quality of the program as well.

That would probably be fine if he was a newcomer who only wanted to increase his public recognition by any means possible. But he’s not. He rather preferred quality over quantity. Because after all, the former was infinitely much better for his image than the latter.

Astrid came back to his senses when he heard the professor in charge of the class he was in announced the end of the lecture. He got up and walked out of the lecture hall. Usually, Snow would be with him but it seemed that the other had taken a leave to shoot for [Noble Lawyer].

So, he went to the greenhouse alone.

He arrived there first before Kiran, which was quite rare. Since the other’s class finished earlier than his class. He didn’t have to wait long though because the other came running inside the greenhouse a few minutes later.

Kiran’s face was flushed red. It didn’t look like it was because of excessive running. Instead, it looked more like that of someone who was filled with too much excitement.

“Did something good happen?” Astrid asked the moment the other sat down beside him.

“Yes. I just finished the first song that Polaris commissioned,” Kiran said with a proud grin. “Can you listen to it first before I send the song to Polaris? I would really love to hear your opinion.”

“Of course. But I don’t think I can give a very useful assessment,” Astrid said.

Although he knew how to play the guitar, his musicality was just above average. It’s not to the point where he could confidently give advice on music as he could on acting.

“It’s fine. Just tell me what you feel after hearing it,” Kiran said, waving his hand as if it didn’t matter.

After Astrid nodded, Kiran open his Terminal and played the song he composed.

A soft melodic sound then filled the greenhouse. It was followed by a sweet voice. Just by the melody and the tone of the voice, one would think that it was a love ballad. But surprisingly, the lyrics were completely different from that.

It didn’t talk about love but instead about a one’s aspirations and the desire to reach them. The fact that it was sung in such a sweet way, anyone would have the illusion that it was a love song. This gap made the song even more charming.

“This will definitely be a big hit,” Astrid said after listening to the song.

Kiran showed a shy smile. “You really think so?”

“Of course, why would I lie to you?”

Astrid actually wanted to say that it would even be more so if Kiran would be the one to sing the song himself rather than another singer. But he knew the other was very reluctant to do it. For now, at least.

He truly hoped that a day would come when Kiran could stand on a stage and sing his own song proudly and confidently.