Darkstone Code

Chapter 1089 - 1087: Refusing Once Again

On the weekend, at the Bupen suburbs racetrack, a lot of staff were gathered here.

In the dead of winter, who would choose to film outdoors with nothing else to do?

And why wouldn’t they go to Laridemo, where there are extensive indoor sets that could completely solve most of the scene issues indoors!

But somehow, someone chose to film outdoors at this time.

Penny’s face was somewhat pale, and so was Nelly’s.

Since Severa specifically requested these two girls for the collaborative advertisement shoot, they had no choice but to be here.

If Lynch had asked them to come, maybe they could have pouted or done something, and Lynch might change his mind.

But that was Severa, Mr. Wardrick’s only daughter, the sole heiress to a billion-dollar fortune, the jewel of high society, compared to these two...

No comparison, even their agency, their broker, advised them it was best to comply with Ms. Severa’s request and finish shooting the advertisement as soon as possible.

As for refusing?

Don’t be kidding, just one word, and no cinema would schedule movies featuring them ever again; they and their agency never even considered refusing.

It’s just... it’s so cold, damn that advertisement screenplay writer!

They didn’t dare think this was Severa’s issue, so it was just the writer’s issue. Why did he have to write such an advertisement script?

Exactly, there’s no problem with filming an advertisement, and they were invited, which was an honor for them.

The problem lies with the writer!

For the first time, the two girls unified their stance, continuously cursing that damn writer in their hearts.

At this moment, the director walked over with the script.

"Listen, the core of this scene is to carry over the previous competitiveness; you will play as competitors in this winter swimming race."

"When delivering your lines, you’ll say each line twice, your original lines, and then switch lines, understand?"

The two girls nodded, it’s too cold!

To ensure their safety, an ambulance was on standby not far away.

Penny’s broker privately told Penny that this might be Severa deliberately giving them a hard time. She heard that Severa and Lynch had briefly dated and then broke up.

Therefore, no matter how excessive the demands made by the other side, she couldn’t refuse.

Moreover, there was no need to worry about being humiliated by her, as Severa wouldn’t do that since it would mean she was also humiliating Lynch.

So she would only use some ordinary methods to give her a hard time, but at this moment Penny felt, being humiliated would have been better.

She didn’t care about losing face; she’d rather be in a warm room than here!

As the director took his position, everyone began to prepare.

The two girls took off their thick coats and wore relatively thin clothing, and upon the director’s call of "action," they charged into the camera from outside the frame.

They were running, running in the snowfield, running in the snow forest, the cold couldn’t stop their steps forward.

Sometimes Penny ran faster, sometimes Nelly ran faster, of course, these effects would show up in the final cut.

From the scene, it actually seemed quite boring and dull.

The two girls kept running back and forth, back and forth, with no clear goal, which made the onlookers feel they were rather silly!

"I need some fighting moves!" the director said after calling "cut" once again, then called the writer over, "Their competition should escalate, previous series of advertisements had relatively peaceful competition, now our core has changed."

"Apart from ’Every Moment,’ our core includes lighters; the flame and sparks represent passion, they need to get physical!"

The writer quickly revised the script, and the stunt coordinator began directing them on some collision moves during the run.

These actions were not difficult for young girls to grasp, their excellent physical conditions were enough to support them to perform any moves.

Seeing the girls incorporate fighting moves while running, the director finally nodded in satisfaction.

After finishing this set of shots, they moved to the next filming location, just nearby.

In front of them was a "creek" dug out temporarily, they needed to swim across, and seeing the water emitting "steam," the two girls’ faces turned completely white.

Running on snowfields at minus twenty degrees, they could still manage somehow, but... getting into the water now, were they afraid they wouldn’t die fast enough?

Maybe noticing the worries of the two girls, the director led them to the poolside, gesturing for them to touch the water.

"Warm?" Penny was a bit surprised; she thought the water should be icy cold, but unexpectedly it was warm.

Nelly, too, touched it and expressed appropriate surprise.

The director nodded, "Later, the water temperature should rise a bit more. They’ve rigged a boiler to pump steam in here to maintain its temperature."

"But it can’t be too high, or else the snow around will melt, which would look a bit..." the director smiled, "... too fake!"

The two girls finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s enough, let’s start now."

As the two girls fell into the water, the shooting process continued to move forward.

Getting into the water was relatively easy, but getting out was much harder.

The moment she emerged from the warm water, Penny jumped back in, "It’s too cold, we need to think of something."

Nelly gritted her teeth and changed into dry clothes. After a while, she exhaled with relief and said, as if challenging, "It’s actually nothing."

Penny, only twenty years old, couldn’t stand such provocation and quickly got out of the water, glaring at Nelly with a pale face, "Yeah, it’s nothing!"

Everyone watched the competitive dynamics between the two girls with delight, as this was the only way they would truly exhibit a sense of competition.

After five consecutive days, with the slogan "Light up life, every moment," all the filming came to an end.

Listening to the subordinates report on the ad shooting process, Severa had an interesting smile on her face.

"They worked hard, give them some extra pay," she casually ordered, and the head maid quietly left.

Severa’s gaze shifted to Lynch, "We are scheduled to go public in February, are you coming?"

It’s rare to have a fireplace in an office, but this one did.

Perhaps influenced by Mr. Wardrick, or maybe it’s some corporate culture, having fireplaces in an office isn’t common.

It’s not that the design is complicated, it’s just that maintenance is troublesome.

You need to arrange for someone to clean the chimney regularly; if it’s not cleaned for a long time, the condition inside will become terrible.

Large office buildings are even less likely to have these, but here they are; the wealthy can really do whatever they want.

The burning firewood in the fireplace brought a special aroma to the room, the resins seeped out from the burning wood, baked and burned, with a unique fragrance; he didn’t know what tree it was from, but it smelled great.

Lynch took a sip of coffee and shook his head, "If you need me."

"The brokers and investors in Bupen will gain confidence in our stock when they see you; you should come!"

Severa looked at Lynch, aware of his influence in this domain. Many people regarded Lynch as a "miracle kid," with a blind adoration for his investment projects.

But sometimes, it’s not the case; it’s not merely his good luck that his investments consistently make money.

No, it’s because he is very capable, which leads to his success.

If someone follows him, they might not achieve the same success and could end up with a different kind of failure!

"Is this a personal invitation or a business one?" Lynch asked from an unusual angle.

Severa was stunned; she suddenly realized this wasn’t easy to handle.

If she said it was business-related, she anticipated Lynch would refuse, like sending an invitation to the President to attend her company’s public listing.

The President might send a congratulatory letter, congratulating her successful IPO, but wouldn’t actually come.

If it’s a personal invitation... she didn’t seem to have a reason or excuse to invite Lynch.

He was refusing, this damn man!

Severa glared at Lynch, "Fine, we’ll discuss it later."

Lynch’s refusal altered the room’s atmosphere, creating an invisible crack. Lynch then stood up to leave, and Severa didn’t try to stop him.

Up until now, Severa remained unmarried; she appeared to ignore this issue, much like Mr. Wardrick also ignored it.

In truth, everyone has their own thoughts and persistence; people unconsciously compare one person to another.

When there’s no comparison, it’s alright, but once they’re placed side by side... everything goes awry!

When Lynch got home, the two girls were already waiting for him inside the house.

As soon as Penny saw Lynch, she rushed over, jumping up to hug him, with a series of strange whoops.

Nelly was still slightly reserved, just standing aside, cautiously interacting.

Lynch patted Penny’s bottom, "You should get down now."

The latter reluctantly let go, "You’re not romantic at all!"

Lynch chuckled, "Say that again when you’re begging for mercy."

He walked over to the sofa, sat down, and sighed deeply, "Seeing you two makes me realize I’m in trouble."

Penny grinned as she came over again, sitting close to Lynch, "I want to be the lead actress!"

Lynch didn’t catch on immediately, "What lead actress?"

"The lead in ’Lynch’s Adventure 2’, I heard you’ve already agreed to let Fox Film Corporation start the preparations..."