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“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.”