Rona Muir blinked, her gaze flickering.
Emma, if she weren’t several years older than him, she’d almost think Lucas Lin had a crush on her.
Sure, she looked pretty good, but it wasn’t like she was drop-dead gorgeous.
So, best not to get carried away with that kind of fantasy.
They were about to shoot the hot spring scene soon.
Lucas Lin wore only swim trunks, draped in a bath towel as he walked over from the distant changing room. His assistant followed, carrying all sorts of tools, ready to touch up his makeup at any moment.
The director saw Lucas Lin in position and immediately stood up with a big smile. "Shall we get started now?"
Lucas Lin nodded and jumped straight into the hot spring pool.
Steam rose from the pool, making it look stunning on camera.
The director quietly explained to Rona Muir, "Ms. Muir, only natural hot springs can create this effect. The artificial ones just look fake on film."
Rona Muir smiled, "Got it. I wasn’t planning to cut your budget."
The director chuckled, "Ms. Muir, you really are something. Lucas Lin rarely does commercials, and yet Danni Cosmetics got him for two!"
"Why wouldn’t he?" Rona Muir asked casually.
"I heard from their people that the company wants to promote Lucas Lin, so they don’t let him do ads for anything below top-tier brands. It’s only because your brand is so prestigious that they agreed." The director spoke with envy.
Honestly, everyone knew the score.
Danni Cosmetics might be a second-tier brand in China, but all the execs were movers and shakers in the top circles.
Who’d dare disrespect them?
Even though Danni Cosmetics was just a side project for Rona Muir and Cecilia Gu, even without the company, their lives were pure luxury. But still, you had to show respect! People would create opportunities to get close to them, and now, with a real chance, who wouldn’t take it?
Only a fool would pass that up.
So the company that was trying to play hard to get ended up happily signing a contract with Danni Cosmetics.
There are lots of tricks behind the scenes here, but outsiders simply have no idea.
"Splash!" Lucas Lin popped out of the water, facing the camera with a dazzling smile, holding up a bottle of men's shower gel and saying clearly, "For skincare and beauty, I trust this brand. Want to give it a try?"
"Cut!" The director yelled, "Where's the female lead? Where is she?"
At that moment, the young model rushed over in a panic. "Sorry, sorry, Director, I forgot my lines!"
After apologizing to the director, the model turned and bowed to Lucas Lin, "Sorry, Mr. Lin, I didn't mean to."
Lucas Lin wiped the water droplets from his face and smiled at her, "It's fine, let's do it again."
The model gratefully turned and jumped back into the pool.
This take wasn't difficult, but the perfectionist director still shot it repeatedly from different angles before letting them pass for now.
After filming, it was almost noon, time for lunch and a break.
The Grandridge Hot Spring Resort has its own restaurant, so everyone simply ate in the hotel.
Since the hotel offers room service, no one needed to change and head to the top floor to eat—they just waited right here.
Lucas Lin draped a towel over his shoulders, took another towel from his assistant to dry his hair, and walked over to Rona Muir.
"How are you feeling today?" Rona Muir asked with a smile.
"Pretty good," Lucas Lin replied sweetly. "It's way more relaxing than filming a drama. I'm treating these few days as a vacation."
"That's great," Rona Muir said, just about to leave.
Lucas Lin quickly said, "Want to have lunch together later?"
Rona Muir hesitated, then nodded. "Sure. I'll handle some company business first."
Lucas Lin nodded happily and watched Rona Muir leave.
Lucas Lin's agent walked over and whispered, "Getting close to her is definitely a shortcut, but are you sure you want to go through with this?"
Lucas Lin's eyes showed no emotion. He didn't explain to his agent, just replied calmly, "I know what I'm doing."