Chapter 1349
It looked like Bethany was hugging Hanna for compromise. In fact, she was whispering in Hanna’s ear.
“See? You have to do it since I ask you to. Hanna, you are nobody, after all. Who do you think you are?”
After saying that, Bethany took a few steps back and looked at Hanna with a smile. “I’m looking forward to your performance!”
A strike was suspended when Hanna agreed to be a stuntwoman.
Shelly grabbed Hanna and said anxiously, “Are you really gonna do that?!”
“Yeah,” Hanna nodded.
“But that scene…”
“It’s still an act. It’s not real. The staff will get me protective measures later, anyway,” said Hanna.
“Did you apologize and agree to be the stuntwoman because… you didn’t want to implicate me?” Shelly started to realize the reason why Hanna was willing to apologize.
“I was afraid that if this matter got serious, I would have to pay a lot of money to the crew. It has nothing to do with you!” Hanna pretended to be casual.
Shelly’s eyes turned red. “Hanna, I’m sorry. I thought it would be good for you to have your comics picked and produced into a drama, but I didn’t expect…”
“Alright, we’re too close to say that. You haven’t done anything wrong to me either.” Hanna hugged Shelly. “Shelly, you’ve helped me a lot, and I’m only grateful to you.”
“But if I didn’t get you the chance to the comic adaptation, you wouldn’t have suffered such grievance.”
“So many cartoonists wish their comics can be made into dramas, and so do I,” Hanna said. “Think about it. I’ve experienced so many difficulties before, and this is not a big deal at all. I’ll just stay away from Bethany from now on, anyway.”
Shelly admired how strong Hanna was. “Then be careful later when shooting.”
“Okay,” Hanna answered.
Then Hanna followed the makeup artist to the dressing room, put on the same costume as Bethany, and then made the hairstyle.
Because Hanna would just be a stuntwoman, the camera wouldn’t shoot her face, so she didn’t have to put on makeup.
For the shooting, the makeup artist also asked Hanna to wear underwear so that her undergarments wouldn’t accidentally be exposed.
Before shooting, Hanna rehearsed with the background actors who would act as the debt collectors to check the details. Bethany watched them meaningfully not far away.
Bethany thought, “If Hanna really thought I would just let her
go, she would be too naive. Since she dared to embarrass me, she should prepare to suffer. That idiot is even rehearsing with those actors. So pathetic. She won’t know that I’ve already bought those actors. It’s just an act, but they’ll make it real later when they start to shoot! I’ve told them to take off all of Hanna’s clothes when they get a chance, and then the person I’ve arranged will shoot that and post it on the Internet. Hanna’s reputation will completely be ruined by then!”
Thinking of this, Bethany became even more proud.
At this moment, someone hurriedly walked toward Hanna.
Bethany frowned and thought, “That’s… Lorin Esther. I heard that they were alumni, and Lorin is also one of the investors in this drama.”
Lorin ran to Hanna and said, “Don’t shoot this. I’ll talk to the director.” Lorin was in the company today. After hearing that Hanna had been forced to be the stuntwoman and shoot the scene of being beaten and abused, he hurriedly came to the set.
“It’s useless,” said Hanna.
“At least I have to try it first,” said Lorin.
“Because the situation is stronger,” said Hanna. “The one who forced me to act was Bethany. The director and the producer didn’t dare to offend her.” They didn’t dare to offend her backer, actually.
But Hanna didn’t know who Bethany’s backer was. She only heard it from the gossip on the Internet that Bethany had a very strong backer so her resources were so good.
For Bethany, this drama was just a stepping stone. It was said that there was a drama that had a strong female lead waiting for her.
Lorin pondered for a moment and said, “Wait for me!” Then he left in a hurry.
But when Lorin was about to approach the director, someone stopped him.
“Christine, get out of my way!” Lorin said angrily.
“I’m helping you,” said Christine. “You’re going to ask the director not to let Hanna be the stuntwoman, right?”
“So what?” said Lorin.
“Then you won’t succeed, and you’ll also offend Bethany,” said Christine.
But Lorin ignored her and still wanted to walk toward the director.
“Bethany’s backer is the York family!” Christine said meaningfully.
“The York family? Which one?” Lorin paused and turned to look at Christine.
“The York family in Strico. It’s one of the top wealthy families in Strico. Do you think it’s worth offending the York family for Hanna? Besides, even if you are an investor in this drama, there are still other investors. The director and the producer won’t risk offending the York family for you!”
Christine approached Lorin and said in a low voice that could only be heard by them two, “Hanna will just be a stuntwoman and act one scene. It’ll finish soon. But if you really offend the York family, it will have a great impact on your future development. Don’t you think so?”
At this moment, the staff asked Hanna and those background actors to be in position. The cameras and cameramen were also in place. The shoot was about to start.
Hanna looked at the camera and smiled bitterly. She thought, “What am I expecting? Do I really think something will happen since Lorin asked me to wait for him? Nothing will happen.”
Hanna stood in the dark corner, took a deep breath, and let herself stop thinking. She thought, “It’s just an act. Just an act!”
With a sign, Hanna’s body was suddenly dragged into the bush by someone, and she struggled as the script.
But soon, Hanna felt something was wrong.
When they rehearsed, they were pretending to beat Hanna. But now… those background actors were really beating her!
They kept punching Hanna.
“Stop it… Stop…” Hanna shouted, but they were still shooting. No one came forward. Everyone thought they were just acting.
