Chapter 182

The plot was easy to understand, but at first, Nell found it hard to deliver a real slap.

Nevertheless, Tim had high demands and simulated slaps were out of the questions. However, if the slap was too heavy, she might leave a mark on George’s face and that would affect the filming schedule of the upcoming scenes.

Thus, they were told to head to one side where the assistant director taught them how to deliver a blow that looked heavy but was actually very light.

Celine saw this sight and approached Tim. She smiled. “Is filming going smoothly, Director Coombs?”

Tim, who was sitting on a stool, lifted his head to regard her.

His expression was inscrutable and he responded with a flat “Mm”.

He did not really pay attention to the scandal, but after the whole incident blew up, he was aware of bits and pieces of it. After all, they belonged to the same circle.

As such, he did not have a good impression of Celine. Still, he was a professional person and did not wish to put her in a tight spot.

He decided to cast her as the second female lead this time because he genuinely believed that she fitted this character.

Tim had an eye for casting the right actors. It was an intrinsic ability of his and not everyone could see what he saw. He had a good eye and could pinpoint what he wanted.

Celine had no idea what he felt and assumed that the reason he cast her was due to her fame and immense popularity.

At the very least, it was his way of affirming her acting skills.

Therefore, despite Tim’s lack of warmth towards Celine, the latter still ordered Kylie to get her a stool and she sat down beside him.

“It’s quite regrettable, I must say. Sis and I are biological sisters, but we hardly talked to each other for the past few years. As a result, I didn’t even know that she wanted to enter show business.”

She sighed as she spoke, displaying an expression of helplessness.

“Still, I’ve always believed that no matter which path you take, you must walk with your head up high and prove yourself with your capabilities. I never expected Sis to be so impulsive. I have already agreed to help her, yet she used such a method to create buzz for herself.”

Tim frowned. The more she spoke, the harder it was to comprehend her meaning.

However, he could not care less about deciphering her words. At the film set, all he thought about was his film and he ignored everything else.

Despite Celine’s eager gaze, he stood up and loudly called the assistant director, Nell and George who were still in the midst of a discussion, “Are you all done yet? If yes, let’s do it again!”

The assistant director answered, “Yes.”

“Let’s go! Back to your positions.”

At once, Nell and George returned to their original positions. At the call of “Action!”, a tight slap landed on George’s face.

George’s head swayed to one side as he got slapped. He looked at Nell in disbelief.

“You dare to hit the emperor? Do you know who I am?”

Nell put her hands on her hips and roared, “Who cares! I don’t care whether you are the Son of Heaven! You can’t simply mock... Ah!”

Instead of waiting for her to finish speaking, George grabbed her arm and twisted it around her back. Naturally, Nell refused to surrender so easily and stomped on George’s foot. He yelped in pain and loosened his grip, so she turned around. However, both of them were standing on a slope. At last, this scuffle caused them to grab each other and tumble down the slope.

Tim kept staring at the screen. Once the scene was complete, he said, “Good, that’s how it should be done! Cut!”

After that, Nell and George got up and heaved sighs of relief.

Celine, who was seated aside, noticed how Tim completely ignored her. She bit her lip as she felt a hot flush of embarrassment on her face.

She assumed that Tim Coombs was just a newbie director. She might not be as famous as an A-lister, but in showbiz, she was a popular celebrity who was above the B-list.

Although her reputation was not as good as in the past, she still had commercial value. Any director would have obliged and given her face.

Why would he give her the cold shoulder?

Celine was fuming with rage, but she could not lose her temper because she was on set.

The only thing she could do was to clench her teeth. Soon, she stood up and left angrily.

When Celine got up to leave, Tim finally looked at her back.

He furrowed his brows. Then, he noticed the stool she sat on earlier and ordered dismissively, “Remove that stool, it’s blocking me.”

One of the crew members took the stool away and Tim sat down again.

Nell spent the entire morning filming.

Finally, it was noon and time for lunch and a break. She was exhausted.

She accepted a bottle of water handed to her by a crew member. While she was drinking, she saw Tim walking towards her.

She cried, “Director Coombs.”

Tim acknowledged her with a nod and said, “Later this afternoon, the scenes in the first two hours don’t involve you, so you can take a rest. At 4:00 pm, you’ll shoot a scene with Celine, so get ready for that.”

Nell nodded. “Alright, understood.”

Then, Tim left.

After lunch at noon, Nell went back to her room to rest.

She had just laid down on her bed when she got a call from Hannah.

Nell raised an eyebrow. Instinctively, she thought that something bad had happened again.

Indeed, when she answered the call, a panicky Hannah uttered, “Elder Sister Nelly, bad news! You’re on Weibo’s hot topic again!”

Nell laughed. “What’s so bad about it? It shows that Elder Sister Nelly is getting famous!”

“You aren’t on the hot topic for something good, it’s something bad. Take a look, Elder Sister Nelly!”

Jokes aside, Nell was concerned about her image too. She quickly logged into Weibo and had a look.

This time, the key phrase was #NellDirector#.

She tapped on it and saw a few photos.

There was a dimly-lit corridor. Tim Coombs was supporting himself on the wall and his head was lowered. One of Nell’s hands was placed on Tim’s shoulder. From this particular angle, it looked like she was offering a hug and even wanted to kiss Tim.

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Nell was stunned. Her anger then caused her to laugh.

Seriously?!

Hannah’s voice appeared on the other end of the phone again. “Elder Sister Nelly, did somebody take these pictures on purpose to slander you?!

There isn’t anything going on between you and Director Coombs, is it?”

Nell was speechless and rolled her eyes.

“Of course not!”

What sort of joke was that?

She and Tim Coombs?

Nell rubbed her forehead and said, “I know who did this. Don’t worry! I’ll take care of it.”

Hannah was still a bit worried.

“Elder Sister Nelly, this is your first day of filming, and these photos appeared. Those who don’t know you will assume that you seduced the director to get this role as the female lead! Undoubtedly, that person wanted to smear your name before you become famous. How diabolical!”

Nell was silent at first, then she laughed coldly.

“But she must have that kind of ability before she can succeed. If she ends up playing herself instead, she only has herself to blame.”

Following that, she added in a low voice, “Alright, don’t you worry. Leave the hot topic be and don’t do anything. I know how to handle it.”

Chapter 487 The End Pt. 5