395: A TIRING DAY

A TIRING DAY

ASTRID walked out of the makeshift dressing room and he was quickly assaulted by the cold wind. Although a filming studio planet was an artificial planet where temperature and weather could be controlled, there were still regions that had a fixed weather. Just like this snowy mountain.  0

He was wearing a thick insulated jacket right now. But he had to remove that once the shoot started. Not only the jacket would have to go away but also his shoes. According to the short scenario for this shoot, he had to walk towards the center of the lake with his feet bare. 

Astrid could literally see his breath every time he exhaled. Showing just how cold it was here. It seemed that he had to finish this shoot quickly. Although almost all common illness could be healed by this era's medicine, it wouldn't change the fact that he would still feel like he was about to freeze to death while doing this shoot. 

It didn't cross his mind that someone was trying to sabotage him because of this. He had seen all the scenarios for the three shoots he would be doing and all of them made sense. It's not like they were just trying to make him suffer. Aesthetically speaking, he also liked the idea they were going for. 

Because of the weather in this mountain, the makeshift dressing room was just a few steps away from the frozen lake. So, the moment Astrid walked out of the dressing room, the staffs waiting near the lake had already seen him. 

He walked towards where the director of the shoot was. 

"Have you read the scenario for this shoot?" the director asked. 

"Yes."

"Good." 

Then the director  explained to Astrid what he should do. From which point on the lake should he start walking and from which point he should stop. The other also gave him suggestion on what expression he should use and the likes. 

"Of course, you're free to do any interpretation that you like. As long as it follows the concept of the shoot, then, I don't have any problems in that," the director added after. "So, shall we start?"

Astrid nodded. Then, he walked towards the point on the lake that the director told him. A staff was following behind so he could give the other his jacket and shoes. When he arrived at the said point, he removed his jacket and shoes, then handed it over to the staff. 

The clothes underneath was finally revealed. The top was a white long-sleeved satin shirt with a deep neckline, completely showing off his delicate clavicle and a white expanse of chest. It was paired with loose black trousers that made a good contrast with his white jade feet. 

His black hair was styled in a curtains fringe, framing his face on both sides. Which also accentuate his features perfectly. He didn't have much make-up aside from the lip tint that made his lips redder.

Most of the people at the scene looked at the teenager standing on the frozen lake with admiration. Even the director was momentarily surprised  by the visual that was transmitted on the virtual screen in front of him via the cameras that was following Astrid. 

He already knew beforehand that the other had an outstanding appearance. But looking good and having presence were two different matters. One could look good and yet not have any presence at all. For any advertisement, using such a person was a huge no-no. 

Knowing that Astrid was just a rookie, the director couldn't help but be filled with doubts and worry. But he was hired to do this job. So, whether the person he would shoot had talent or not, he was determined to make an ad that was both beautiful and satisfying. 

Now, seeing Astrid like this, the director must admit that his worry had lessened a bit. Since he had already confirmed that the kid had presence, now the next thing to do was to see if he had talent. 

"Okay, let's start!" he shouted.

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After a whole day of filming, Astrid was finally able to rest at the hotel that EMMA provided. He was actually quite surprised that the one given to him was a suite room. This was probably the best hotel room he had ever since he started acting in this life. 

  The first thing he did after entering was to take a long warm bath. He was thinking of using the massage chair in the suite after he was done. His muscles were already screaming at him because of too much fatigue. And to think that they only managed to finish shooting two of the ads today. 

Astrid really thought that they could finish all three by tonight. It's not that he was overconfident of himself, it was because each ad had only 10 seconds of footage each. With a total of 30 seconds, surely it didn't need to take a whole day for it. Oh, how wrong he was. 

It's because he didn't expect that the director was such a perfectionist. They had to reshoot a couple, no, countless times until the other was satisfied. He didn't mind though. Being a perfectionist was infinitely much better than someone who was only doing the bare minimum.

Because of the director's push, he was also had to give a hundred times of what he got to reach the other's expectations. Which was not that bad. At least now, he was definitely much more confident that this ad would be a hit. 

Once he was done with his bath, Astrid only put on a robe and went straight to the massage chair. The moment he sat down and turned on the chair, he immediately felt the vibrations on his shoulders and back. He unconsciously let out a satisfied sigh. 

Even though today was very tiring, it was also very satisfactory. He hoped that it would the same for the shoot tomorrow. 

Then, he remembered what Ellis said to him about posting at [Cyberspace] from time to time. He looked down at his robe, well, it was pretty decent. So, he decided to just take a selfie and post it on [Cyberspace].

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