Chapter 60 Working with Dougal
As someone who has read this novel at least ten times, Miranda was the most qualified to speak on the matter. "Post-Nuptial Passion" was a sweet novel about post-marital love, with a charming and passionate male lead and an elegant yet cool-headed female lead. It's a classic story about a generous tycoon and an elegant beauty. Miranda can easily imagine Dougal and Regina in these roles!
Regina stared at Miranda's Instagram post, wanting to say something, but hesitated. "Miranda, about that post..."
Miranda nodded, looking at Regina with curiosity. "What about it?"
"Nothing."
Miranda smiled knowingly, she understood even without Regina's words. "Weren't you interested in collaborating with Dougal before? I think this script is perfect for both of you. Although Dougal hasn't had any work in the past two years, he has never mentioned retirement. Opportunities are always worth fighting for, and I still have some connections in the voice acting and production circles. What if someone adopts my idea?"
Regina just smiled, watching Miranda's enthusiastic efforts to connect her with Dougal. In fact, she didn't hold much hope. After countless disappointments, Regina no longer liked to do things full of hope.
But Regina didn't expect that the day after Miranda's post, the producer of "The Post-Nuptial Passion" radio drama would contact her via Twitter. They first sent her a DM on Twitter and then added each other on WhatsApp. The producer sincerely hoped that Regina would join the recording of "Post-Nuptial Passion" and collaborate with Dougal!
Regina stared at the chat records on her phone for several minutes. Every word felt familiar, but why did they seem so strange when put together? Did "Post-Nuptial Passion" really invite her to collaborate with Dougal? It felt like a dream.
After careful consideration, Regina finally replied to the producer,
“Regina: [May I ask if Dougal has agreed?].” A few seconds later, she added,
“Regina: [I mean, does he know that I am his partner, and has he agreed?].”
“Producer: [Yes.].” The producer responded quickly “Producer: [Dougal already knows that you will be his partner, and he has agreed. He has also listened to your radio drama and said he is honored to collaborate with you.].”
The producer directly gave her Dougal's WhatsApp.
“Producer: [If you're willing, you can chat privately. I know that neither of you is full-time, and Dougal is usually busy with work, so we have to wait until he is available. As for your schedule, you can tell me when you're available, and I will coordinate accordingly.].”
In fact, it's okay for them to record separately, but Regina still hoped to see him. So when the producer mentioned coordinating the time, Regina felt a little joy in her heart.
'Another wish fulfilled,' She replied to the producer while thinking “Regina: [Okay, I should have some free time after Christmas.].”
“Producer: [No problem, we estimate it will take three days to record; if you're pressed for time, we can compress it.].”
“Regina: [Okay, I got it.].”
After ending the conversation with the producer, Regina scrolled through the chat records and found Dougal's WhatsApp contact. After hesitating for a moment, she sent him a friend request. In less than a minute, Dougal accepted her friend request. Regina was a bit at a loss. She needed to improve at interacting with people, especially those she admired.
Just as she hesitated, deleted, and rewrote several times without sending anything, Dougal sent a message first.
“Dougal: [Looking forward to our collaboration.].”
Regina's reaction was a bit slow, but she gently raised the corners of her mouth and replied with the same message, “Regina: [Looking forward to our collaboration.].”
Douglas had a business dinner in the evening. As an investor in the project, he was the center of attention wherever he went. But tonight, everyone seemed a bit awkward. Besides discussing work-related matters, this big shot seemed uninterested in anything else. People offered him cigarettes and poured him drinks, but he declined. One of the presidents, with a puzzled frown, thought, 'I've seen Douglas smoke and drink on two occasions before.'
"I've quit smoking and drinking. Mrs.Semona doesn't like the smell of smoke, and we're trying to conceive, so please don't offer me these things."
Around the dining table, about a dozen big shots exchanged glances, apparently finding it hard to believe that Douglas would say such things, but the person sitting at the head of the table remained unfazed. The dinner ended relatively early, with several entertainment activities originally planned, but Douglas showed no intention of staying. Others may not know why Douglas was in such a hurry to leave, but Jason, who had been by his side, understood that Mr. Semona was eager to go home and be with Mrs. Semona.
In the underground parking lot, just as Douglas was about to get into the car, he heard an excited shout from behind.
"Mr. Semona, please wait!"
Douglas turned around and saw a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly chubby, walking towards him with a young and beautiful woman. "Mr. Semona, I'm Wesley Carter, it's an honor to meet you."
Douglas squinted slightly, vaguely recognizing the man in front of him. Wesley was brought to the dinner by another big shot today. Considering his position, he shouldn't have appeared at such a gathering. Still, he was not the most inconspicuous person throughout the dinner because he was the only one at the dinner with a woman. She was a somewhat well-known figure in the entertainment industry. She was quite stunning and well-proportioned, but she seemed like a mass-produced product, lacking any memorable features. Perhaps people would forget her after seeing her once, but Douglas took an extra look at her during the entire dinner just because the woman's surname was Valrose.
Now Wesley was rushing out with the woman, obviously with a hidden motive. "Mr. Semona, this is Grace Valrose."
Douglas gave Wesley's flattering face a blank look. But Wesley seemed unaware of who he had offended and instead made self-assured guesses. 'He has been staring at Douglas all night. Naturally, he also noticed the look Douglas gave Grace. A woman who can make Douglas look twice, doesn't that prove that she is the woman Douglas is interested in? Then it's not a problem for him to give his beloved woman to Douglas to play with.'
At this moment, Grace was already impatient to follow Douglas. She was tired of being with these greasy, ordinary men in bed, but she still had to say how comfortable and great it was to cater to them. Who knew that her body reacted the moment she saw Douglas for the first time?
How could someone have such a top-notch figure and face? Even if he didn't have money and power, there would still be a bunch of people waiting to spend money on him. She looked at the man in front of her with extreme desire. Grace was experienced in seduction, and even a glance can exude charm. Jason, standing next to Douglas, frowned and thought, 'Is this woman crazy? Flirting with another boss in front of her boss and getting herself excited?'
