Next One Is a Babe

Cindy was quite glad to hear Ian say that. Once Aurora had an agency, she would have some backing as well.

If more sticky situations popped up in the future, she could let the company handle them.

Even though her income might decrease, her resources would increase anyway. After some careful calculations, the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.

Cindy said, "That seems nice. Aurora's work in the future would be assured, and you might even get more chances to work with her too."

Ian smiled and mumbled, "Can't say for sure."

He then added, "We'll see."

Cindy didn't think too much about it, whereas Ian asked Cindy what she was doing.

The woman then told him briefly about her sketches.

Ian didn't have too much free time, so they could only chat for so long before someone called Ian, telling him that the filming was about to start.

They ended the call and Cindy flopped on the bed, her pen still in her hand.

She held the pen up to look at it. Humans never know satisfaction, she realized. Every time she thought about how difficult it was for her to meet Ian, she would feel like crying.

However, the more she thought about it, she noticed that their days had vastly improved from what they once were.

To be more precise, her days had gotten better. She didn't have to worry about money anymore, and she could do the things she had always wanted to do at the very least.

For example, the pen in her hand allowed her the opportunity to draw the things she wanted to draw.

This was something she never even dared to imagine before. As such, humans needed to learn to appreciate what they had.

Meanwhile, Ian tidied his makeup, hair, and outfit before he walked over to stand in front of Valerie.

Valerie was obviously in a bad condition, and even her heavy makeup couldn't conceal that.

They had been redoing the scene a few times, and the director even pulled Valerie aside to have a word with her. Ian didn't know what they had talked about, but judging by Valerie's behavior, the director's advice wasn't really working either.

The two repeated the scene once again, but the director still stopped them halfway through since he wasn't satisfied.

Ian could see that Valerie was getting anxious as well. She was a talented actress, so the continuous retakes were making her feel defeated.

The director was at a loss, and he suggested they film the next scene first.

In the end, the next scene was still a no-go. With Valerie's condition like that, her expression in every scene was severely lacking.

The director didn't dare to reprimand Valerie too much either. She was too popular and important to their advertising, so the director didn't dare to offend her too much despite his backing.

As such, the director could only wave his hand. "We'll rest some more. Take a break."