NovelEnglishChapter 196 At that, Kevin, Benjamin, and Samuel all turned to stare at Xanthea, Xanthea looked utterly baffled by their gazes. Why was everyone looking at her when the n"Orion" cup? Were they that close? "Xan." The fire in Kevin's eyes had vanished, replaced by a gleam of hope, set to pick up stapes, you two seemed pretty cozy. Any chance St tChairman Lockwood was on use his horse ranch for shooting? Don't worry; we'll pay rent!" you could charm him into letting ust Samuel chimed in, "A place of that caliber, even if it's not open for business, the maintenance alone must be costing hundreds of thousands a day." Kevin's face fell, "That's not gonna work. Our budget is capped around 50 grand." Xanthea nodded in agreement. It seemed impossible.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJust the maintenance cost hundreds of thousands; how could they possibly rent it with a budget of mere tens of thousands? And film sets were always chaotic, Besides those ranches specifically for renting, no other ranch would agree to it, let alone such high-end private one.
"So," Kevin looked sheepishly at Xanthea, "Xan, we really need to ask you for this favor." ?? Xanthea frowned unwittingly as she looked at his almost pleading face. How could she negotiate a deal for tens of thousands when the place cost hundreds of thousands just to maintain? Besides, Orion had already repaid any personal favors at the gem betting event. Asking for such an outrageous favor now seemed too...
Benjamin, noticing her discomfort, suggested, "Director, why don't we shoot other scenes for today? Let the staff negotiate with people from Equestrian Meadows Stables, and we can film there later. Or I can also try to reach out to splaces I've worked with before." "Benjamin, thanks for the suggestion, but there's something I haven't told you guys yet. There's a crackdown on various unqualified themes in the entertainment industry, lots of upcoming big projects have been pulled from the schedule.
All the major TV and online platforms have gaps in their programming, and they want our 'Realm of Illusions' to air first, to hit the summer slot. They've even offered lots of free promotional resources. which is why agreed. So, we might have to air the show before we're done filming, and we need to shoot in sequence." What? "Realm of Illusions going to be aired? Across all major networks and platforms, and the schedule being set during summer? This could skyrocket her fame! She could finally get those photos from Isabella! It must be fate "I'll ask him" Chapter 196
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmXanthea suddenly raised her hand, her attitude completely changed, so vigorously it surprised the three men, "Nothing will stand in the way of filming 'Realm of Illusions"!" Kevin was thrilled, "That's the spirit!" First the'd ever seen such a sensitive actress; she truly was his Phoenix! Xanthea stepped aside and called Orion, rehearsing her pitch in her mind. The phone connected instantly.
"Xan?" "Uh." Picking up so fast? What was going on? Was Chairman Lockwood always this available?
At the Twin Towers, in the boardroom where a quarterly meeting was in full swing, the LED screen was flashing data as Orion Επ answered his phone; nearly a hundred executives present were exchanging astonished gazes with each other.
No phone calls during meetings was a rule Chairman Lockwood himself had set Why would he..Could it be that something happened to the company?
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