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Since the show was filmed on Wednesday, she only had a couple of days to get an outfit together. Which meant she would have to speak to Lia and formally make her her stylist.

Internally crying at the thought of spending her minimal money to hire a designer and stylist of Lia's caliber, she decided to check her email to see if there were any jobs she could take or if any brand deals had magically shown up.

A quick glance through her email showed that the Platinum Entertainment and the Fallen Angels manager had sent over the forms for her to be on 'Weekly Idol' on Wednesday, clothing guidelines, talking points to mention during the show, as well as a general overview of the program and key episodes to watch so she could get an idea of what to expect. Quickly filling out and signing the forms, she continued looking through her inbox.

The majority of it was junk or requests to give a private interview about the situation with Aaliyah from nosy bloggers, which she quickly disregarded, but two other emails caught her eye.

The first one was a formal disciplinary complaint from Black Rock Entertainment accusing her of several violations of her contract. It was laid out in a lot of legal jargon, but to summarize her violations:

1. She decided to share her viewpoint with the public as well as an incriminating video on an incident that involved another artist in the agency, thereby tarnishing the reputation of that artist and the agency.

2. She decided to host a live session (which was allowed), but she didn't request advice or a statement from the legal department or management on what to say or which questions to answer and ended up tarnishing the reputation of the other artist as well as the agency.

3. She was rude and publicly defamed the character of another artist signed to Black Rock Entertainment at a formal event (Aaliyah Salazar).

4. She injured a Black Rock Entertainment Artist at a formal event (Aaliyah Salazar)

5. She ruined the expensive clothing of a Black Rock Entertainment Artist at a formal event (Aaliyah Salazar) with her body fluids and didn't compensate the artist (Aaliyah Salazar)

6. Accepting multiple outside jobs like the Fallen Angels music video and the variety show without getting approval from Black Rock Entertainment. Additionally, the agency wasn't given their allocated cut of the payment due from outside jobs.

7. Not living in agency-paid housing for over 90% of the time and therefore taking up a vacancy that could have gone to another artist.

8. Outshining the main star of a film on the red carpet by not utilizing agency-provided clothing and makeup for red carpet events and being vetted before stepping out (Spring Love Premier and His Fair Lady Opening Ceremony)

Among those major points were several minor violations as well, and all in all, Black Rock Entertainment was accusing her of being in severe breach of her contract. In response to her violations, they wanted to fine her an exorbitant amount of money, force her to rescind any current or upcoming job offers she had until the fine was paid off, and apologize publicly to Aaliyah for the defamation of her character and for her to be on a performance improvement plan until further notice.

The performance improvement plan would limit the jobs she could take, garnish her wages, and keep her out of the limelight until upper management felt that she had learned her lesson. Additionally, she had to come in person within the next couple of days to speak with management and accept her punishment in person.

Seeing the list of charges, Valentina felt her anger rise up, and she wanted to flip the table and throw her phone at the wall in anger.

Instead, she carefully read over everything once more before closing out the email after downloading the information. This was a serious accusation being brought to her doorstep, and it seemed she would have to have a serious chat with Kaiser this evening. There was no way she was agreeing to these terms and taking the fall for this. It seemed she would have to move up the breaking of her contract.

Holding back an angry sigh, she opened the second email, which was from Director Loewe, regarding the filming schedule. Since Aaliyah had stated she would film despite her leg injury and Valentina had previously assured him she was fine, filming would begin this Sunday.

Since 'My Fair Lady' was set in a somewhat historical setting, the film's location was in an area with classic-style manors with historical value. The manors were located near a small town that had an architectural style that fit the time period, and the majority of the filming would take place there.

The location would take a couple of hours by plane to reach, and it was in a completely different time zone. Considering the fact that she had been stuck in the Imperial City since she arrived in this body, it was going to be a completely new location and experience for her.

As part of the job, each cast member was expected to pay for their own travel to the film set, and they could arrive at any time before the set start date. Basic accommodations such as a place to sleep, transportation to and from the film set from the provided accommodations, and a food budget would be provided for cast members as well as their managers. If cast members wanted higher-level accommodations, food, and travel options, they would have to be secured and paid for by them, and transportation would be handled by them as well.

Since it would be her first time filming away from her home base, Valentina planned on living on the property provided by the filming production. It would be a great way to get closer to the other actors and deepen their bonds, as well as build a great relationship with the director and the crew members.

More importantly, a quick search showed that the only properties close to the filming location were 4 to 5-star hotel resorts or privately owned manors.

Even if she added up all the money she had, she wouldn't be able to afford a room for a week, much less for the duration of filming time. And since the fight with her nominal father, it would be prudent of her to minimize the use of her money since Antonio Salazar had threatened to cut her allowance. With everything that had happened, like Aaliyah being shamed publicly and Black Rock Entertainment sending her the formal complaint, she was sure that she would be financially cut off sooner rather than later.

Adding in the fact that by the time filming was over, she would be moving out of the Grayson house and back into her own space, money would be tight. She now had to be frugal and make sure every penny counted, at least until she became famous enough to get big brand deals so her budget could expand a little. Since she had lived the majority of her previous life being frugal, she just mentally corrected her mindset to living the same way she had while she was in college.

Goodbye, private chef. Goodbye, private driver. Goodbye paid-for toiletries and supplies. Hello discount grocery stores, home-cooked meals, and extreme couponing.

She would now be completely dependent on what was provided by the production team during filming.

Quickly looking up plane tickets and seeing the price wasn't too bad, she bookmarked it and saved it for later purchase. Once she resolved her issue with Black Rock Entertainment, she would apply to get reimbursed if she could.

As Valentina began mentally organizing everything she would need, she felt nervous butterflies running through her stomach. Although she was a bit stressed, she was also a little bit excited at the thought of going to a different location for an extended period of time. Plus, it was her first major role in a large production.

She happily sent a confirmation message to the director before shutting Luca's laptop and leaving Kaiser's office. Although the situation on Black Rocks side was urgent, since the film was owned by Platinum Entertainment and by extension Kaiser, she wasn't too worried about being kicked off the film and if she was, at least Kaiser would give her a heads up.