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The Actress's Temptation

Under the brilliant starlight of the entertainment industry, a girl with a dream steps into this world full of opportunities and challenges. She has outstanding appearance and talent, but encountered numerous setbacks and difficulties when she first entered the entertainment industry. However, with her firm belief and unremitting efforts, she gradually emerged in the entertainment industry. During this process, she met a group of like-minded friends and also encountered her own love. But the complexity and cruelty of the entertainment industry have made her path of love full of twists and turns. Can she find her own happiness on the road of pursuing her dream and become the most shinning star?

Fernando_Z · Urban
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A Star is Born in the Desert

The veteran film actress Elizabeth is shooting a new movie again—

Message from Elizabeth: Let's meet in "Deep in the Desert" @Alexander @Amelia @Various Supporting Roles.

Attached is a nine-square grid promotional photo for the movie "Deep in the Desert", with the actor and actress's joint photo in the centre. Another photo of a young girl, whether intentionally or unintentionally, is placed next to the joint photo, especially eye-catching.

In the desert, the girl casually leans against the body of a sightseeing off-road vehicle. In this dry desert, the girl's eyes shine eerily bright, her lips curled into an ambiguous smile.

The top right corner of the picture reads in artistic large letters— "Amelia as the Desert Girl."

This is the new movie of the legendary actress and the young best actor Alexander, "Deep in the Desert".

As soon as the goddess's tweet went live, it exploded on Facebook.

"Elizabeth's Little Proud: Ahh! Goddess Elizabeth has finally returned, looking forward to my goddess's new movie"

"Little Cutie: Mom, Goddess Elizabeth and Film Emperor Alexander have collaborated! It's a once-in-a-lifetime series, just for the actor and actress of this movie, I must go see it."

"Elizabeth's A Blade of Grass: The goddess is amazingly beautiful... Huh? Who is that beauty being next to the actor and actress, why is she also so beautiful?"

"Little Cutie: Damn, the actor is actually Alexander, this actor and actress lineup is simply... so surprising."

"A Little Grain of Salt: +1 above, the god doesn't like to post on Facebook, so we can only appreciate the god's face under the goddess's post"

"Goddess's one of the fans: Wow, the goddess is as beautiful as ever, that person next to the photo of the goddess and best actor Alexander... is she a foreigner?"

...

"Passerby A: Am I the only one who thinks that this newcomer looks a bit like best actress Elizabeth? Only this newcomer has a pretty ancestry."

Then this realist's comment was drowned out by a flood of other comments.

After all, both best actress Elizabeth and her husband Mr. Charles are not foreigners, so even though Amelia shares the same surname as Mr. Charles, they didn't connect this newcomer with the couple.

Everyone knows that the veteran best actor Elizabeth has been married to the famous lyricist and composer Charles for many years, and they have a cherished daughter, but they have kept her well-protected, so to this day, the outside world does not know what their daughter looks like.

So everyone thought that their child would not enter the entertainment industry, especially since up to now, nothing about her daughter has been revealed to the public.

Instead, Elizabeth herself complained online a few years ago that she was too busy filming, and her husband Mr. Charles was the same, which caused their daughter to not be very close to her, only clinging to her grandmother, so from then on, the film queen entered a semi-retirement state.

Now, fans are waiting for her new movie, which is really not easy.

So, on the day itself, related movie hashtags #Elizabeth Alexander Collaborate on "Deep in the Desert" # ranked first, marked with an "explosion" icon. And #Amelia# also quietly made it to the trending list, although ranked lower, but still with notable popularity.

Our Miss Amelia's star career has officially begun!

Speaking of "Deep in the Desert", the cast is full of big names, not only is the director the renowned Edward, the actress is the veteran film queen Elizabeth, and the male lead is the new generation film actor Alexander.

Alexander, debuting for five years, has already won the Golden Vine Award for Best Actor. Though he doesn't have the profound background of a veteran film actress like Elizabeth, nearly every one of his movies is a blockbuster, and international endorsements are continually coming his way, he himself can also be said to be a guarantee of a movie's quality and reputation.

And this time he is actually collaborating with Elizabeth, you can imagine how explosive this movie will be.

So although Amelia only has two or three minutes of screen time in the movie, this start can be said to be quite impressive.

Today they are filming in the desert, and it can be said that almost all the scenes of the movie are in the desert. And Director Edward is famously strict; he shoots movies aiming for awards. So he wouldn't resort to green screens; all are shot on location in the desert.

Amelia plays a girl who guides the protagonists into the "Deep in the Desert". Although her scene is only a few minutes long in the movie, it is very crucial, considered the highlight of the entire film.

So Director Edward also attaches great importance to this scene.

Because the male lead Alexander attended the opening ceremony and encountered an emergency, the director decided to shoot Amelia's scene first, which was also just one scene.

Before shooting, the director and Amelia discussed the scene. Director Edward is very serious when it comes to acting. So even though he knows Amelia's identity, he does not treat her differently; he is as strict as necessary.

Amelia also remembered the instructions from her parents; she must be humble on set, regardless of the size of the role, she must respect it.

So now she stands next to the director, her face stern with a similarly serious expression listening to the director, nodding her head from time to time.

She always remembers Elizabeth's words, if she wants to enter this circle, she must forget her identity.

Although her purpose for entering the entertainment industry is somewhat unambitious...

But she still wants to act well!

Amelia is mixed-race; her grandmother is Russian, her father didn't inherit the traits very obviously, but on her, the mixed-race features are very prominent.

Her features are deeper than traditional Eastern faces, very exquisite, looking like a princess from a noble family. Thus, when she's serious, she seems particularly unapproachable, unintentionally exuding a sense of distance.

Director Edward, coming out of a deeply focused state, turned his head and couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like this, jokingly said, "Am I that frightening? I remember you being quite lively as a kid!"

He still remembered when this girl was little, Charles occasionally brought her out, flaunting his beautiful daughter in front of their group of old friends.

Even giving her such a name, as if afraid she wouldn't be beautiful when she grows up!

So, later on, their friends teased Charles that his daughter was a reincarnation of a bewitching spirit, wondering which pillar of society she would bewitch in the future.

Hearing this, Amelia feigned a cough and quietly glanced at actress Elizabeth sitting on the sidelines—

Then, covering her mouth with her hand, she whispered plaintively to Director Edward, "My mom told me to keep my tail tucked outside."

Although her parents told her not to reveal her identity outside, she still remembered that Director Edward was her dad's friend.

"Ha ha, then listen to her," Edward flicked her forehead with the script and said, "Go get ready, we're about to start."

Geez, this girl is quite tall, hitting her head wasn't easy.

"Okay." Amelia smiled elegantly and then walked onto the set.

Director Edward watched her back, shaking his head and smiling, still a child at heart. The Charles family raised this girl so pure and transparent, it was a big step to let her into this cutthroat industry.

If he had such a beautiful daughter, he definitely wouldn't want her to suffer in the entertainment industry.

Amelia's scene didn't require dialogue with others, so it could be shot individually.

She wore an old red dress and walked beside a desert tour vehicle on the set, finding the right angle before looking at the director and nodding, "Director, I'm ready."

Once filming started, Edward immediately became serious, sitting and watching the small screen, waiting for all staff to be ready, then shouted, "Action!"

As soon as the command was given, Amelia instantly got into character, her dignified and elegant demeanor instantly disappeared, replaced by the casual and slightly mischievous air of a desert girl.

Edward was somewhat surprised; the girl had good tension, he hadn't expected the pampered girl to have such acting skills, though still a bit inexperienced.

At this time, male lead Alexander also arrived at the scene, Edward just briefly greeted him and continued to focus on Amelia's performance.

Alexander raised an eyebrow and then focused on the girl acting.

The girl was made up, her dress ragged, her face also smeared with sand dust, lips made to look cracked, but even so, her breathtaking beauty couldn't be concealed, her tea-colored eyes encircled with a ring of deep blue shone brilliantly.

Alexander watched, a momentary dazzle flashing through his deep eyes, but it didn't stir any ripples in his still heart.

However, his momentary different reaction was noticed by Leo, his assistant for several years, who excitedly explained, "Brother Alexander, that's a newcomer found by Director Edward, pretty right? Her name is interesting too... called Amelia, wasn't there an ancient enchantress has the same name? Brother Alexander, you say she's so beautiful, could she be the reincarnation of that enchantress?"

Boss, quickly conquer this enchantress!

Leo was too excited, their Brother Alexander had been like a block of ice these past years, extremely indifferent towards the opposite sex, not to mention dazzled. So he had always suspected that his boss was either asexual or gay, which worried him.

Therefore, seeing his boss finally showing a bit of interest in a woman, he immediately briefed his boss on the fairy's basic information.

Alexander withdrew his gaze, giving him a fleeting look. Leo immediately shut up, embarrassed.

Then Alexander no longer looked, but glanced around, and found actress Elizabeth sitting at the side.

He strode over to Elizabeth, calling out, "Teacher Elizabeth."

Although he was already a Film Emperor, compared to a veteran film queen like Elizabeth, he was still a bit less experienced, so it was fitting to respectfully call her a teacher.

Elizabeth, who was watching Amelia act, returned to reality, looking up and smiling, "Alexander, you're here, was the trip exhausting?"

She quite admired this young man who had won the Film Emperor at such a young age, a pity that he was too cold.

"Not bad," Alexander replied calmly, respectful but not warm.

Elizabeth was warm to everyone, her smile blooming like a flower, "Then go rest for a bit, we'll be up soon after this scene."

Even though Elizabeth was well into her forties, she maintained herself so well she looked like a woman in her twenties, still stunningly beautiful when she smiled.

Alexander nodded, and walked towards the temporary rest area.

He rested for just about ten minutes before going for makeup to prepare for his scene. When he came out, he saw that young girl again.

By then, Amelia's brief scene was already wrapped up, and she had changed back into her clothes, preparing to leave.

The girl at this moment looked even more refined than before, her tea-colored hair naturally curly, casually draped over her back. Her demeanor, unlike during the shoot, was more detached and aristocratic.

Alexander merely glanced briefly before heading towards the director.