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"That's a wrap!" the director yelled, his face looking pleasant.
At first, the director is displeased when the company requested him to do the advertisement with this uprising model. He wanted to work with someone professional, not a newcomer. However, the company are pleased with her appearance, and they're on a tight budget to find other model.But to his surprise, the advertisement runs very well, and he ended up looking for her each time he has sport advertisement. Other girls he worked with are either easily exhausted, sweating every second, and makes stiff moves.
"Director," the camera man pointed to the screen.
He'd put a clip they had taken on slower play speed and it showed how graceful she is while maneuvering the horse. Her hair had flipped when they turned, the sun shines behind her head as the green scenery seemed to look like a fairyland.
They're supposed to make this advertisement for the apparel line. However with this outcome, the owner of this ranch would gladly pay them to make sure their ranch name is publicized.
"This might as well as the best advertisement I've ever taken," he muttered excitedly as he ran to grab a bottle of water he could pass to Elaine.
The sight of the sun falling behind the line of trees made the view looked ethereal. Elaine had jumped down the horse herself, and she looked like a royalty taking a vacation on the countryside with her favorite hose as she's stroked the horse's mane. The camera man is glad that he hadn't turned off the camera, and the director had slowed his pace to get a brief frame shot of the scene.
She has a small smile on her face, barely apparent, but her pleasant aura is apparent even from the eye of the camera. By the looks of it, some of the male crew wishes they're a horse. "Thank you for being extremely cooperative," she mumbled to the horse.
She was extremely nervous and she didn't think that she has ever ride a horse in this lifetime. But the moment she started moving, she felt like she's doing something she'd always been doing. Her nervousness dissipated into excitement, and next thing she knows is the wind blowing to her face as the horse galloped away.
"Have you ever thought of starring in movies?" the Director asked her, passing the bottle which she accepted gratefully.
"I don't think acting is my area of expertise," she smiled politely."
"Well, you wouldn't know if you didn't try. My brother is a movie director, and I could give you a recommendation. See how it'll work out."
Elaine nodded, about to thank the director for his offer when someone suddenly called her name. The both turned, and Elaine looked at the figure uncertainly as her body stiffened. "Uncle Jack?"
The man smiled happily when Elaine recognized him. The director looked at them surprised. Jack Laney is a tycoon who had built his empire abroad, and though he had aged, he's long enough on this field to still recognize him. Why did his presence on the country unannounced, and did Elaine just called him uncle Jack?
Jack nodded to the director, subtly saying, 'please excuse us,' and the director scurried away immediately.
He looked around the set, understanding that she's in a photo shoot, and draws his attention back on her. "Modeling must be a thrill compared to office life, huh," he chuckled. "So, how's everything and the family and the company?"
Elaine stopped in her tracks. She knows uncle Jack since she's small. He'd been extremely kind to her, and when they met abroad, he didn't ask what she's doing and had dragged her immediately to his house out of joy. Her cousins had treated her very well, and they had made her feel like she's part of the family.
"I-" Elaine hesitated, but decided there's no point in not telling him. "I had left the family four years ago, uncle-" she said slowly as Uncle Jack's face revealed shock.
He could sense something is wrong. But for now, he didn't dig further into it. Instead his face revealed sorry, and care towards Elaine.
"Do come visit us when you has time," he smiled. "Me and your aunt are here for a visit. She would love to see you. We're staying at D Hotel, and perhaps you could show us around. Tell, how long are you staying in the city?"
Her family had not originated from this city. That's why she had truly not expected seeing that man at the bar the other day. This city is smaller, and way far away.
"I live here uncle," she chuckled. "If you'd like, you and aunt can stay at my apartment, I could make arrangements," she offered.
Though her apartment is a little lacking of appliances due to her rarely being there, the major furniture are there already such as the beds, and other hardware. It'd be nice to have someone on the place. It's wide, and empty. She wouldn't have agreed to her agent had it not been the good security system they offered as in this small city, there aren't much options to fit the requirements.
An apartment as such in such area would only be available since a few powerful people would need a place to have their peace from time to time without being too far away from the big city. It's not as packed, less the crowed, and most of all, it has a nice countryside vibe, though it's quite a modernized city. She's lucky that there's a ranch at the edge of the city which the company agreed into taking the advertisement at.
"That would be wonderful," he accepted glad fully. Elaine excused herself to check things off the last time with the crew. If everything is well, she would have the evening off, and give her aunt a visit. Perhaps if she agrees, they would check out the next morning to her place.
Meanwhile Uncle Jack glanced at her from a distance and pressed on his phone. "Find out what's going on here the past few years."
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