Chapter 642 Start-Up
No matter what kind of surprise it was, Natalie just couldn't get excited. Necklace, pendant, pearl, gemstone, or some fancy handbag? Nah, she didn't need any of that.
Back in the day, Adrian couldn't give Natalie what she really wanted.
Now? Natalie didn't even care anymore.
One day, she'd leave Adrian for good.
The next day, they started shooting Rising Winds. This was the most hyped movie Oscars had cooked up in the last three years. From the moment the news dropped, fans were losing their minds. Natalie was the leading lady, and the male lead? None other than Best Actor Samuel. This pairing had everyone buzzing the moment filming kicked off.
[What? Samuel's the male lead? OMG! That's wild!]
[Samuel's only done one political drama in the past two years, and the rest were just cameos. He's super picky about scripts. Didn't see him taking on Rising Winds.]
[Isn't this a female-led movie? The book's all about the female lead, and she's the main character. All other roles are just supporting. Landon, the male lead, doesn't even have any standout moments; he just tags along helping her solve cases. He's basically a doormat. Samuel must've taken the role to return a favor!]
[Holy crap! Samuel's actually playing second fiddle to a newbie!]
[This movie is totally Natalie's. Isn't she the actress who got caught up in that scandal a month ago? I still remember those nude photos.]
[Those pics were fake. Natalie's team already sued the person who posted them. It's so easy to trash someone online nowadays. Just throw some dirt on a female star, and boom, she's done. The person who posted the pics got sued and has to cough up $500,000!]
[Natalie is a newbie, sure. She's got a lot to learn and needs to hustle, but we believe she'll nail the role of Zoey. With a pro like Samuel on set, Natalie's bound to pick up a lot.]
Most of Natalie's fans were pretty chill.
But Samuel's fans were losing it. After all, Samuel's achievements were no joke. Best Actor in both movies and TV shows, tons of international award nominations, and his movies raking in over a billion at the box office. Samuel's name alone was a ticket seller.
And now he's playing second fiddle to a newbie.
Rising Winds was based on a hit novel that sold over 7 million copies. The book was a massive hit, and the movie was sticking to it. They couldn't just beef up the male lead's role. The whole movie revolved around the female lead.
So no matter how big Samuel was, his role could only be tweaked a bit; it still had to support Zoey. Naturally, fans were pissed.
But fans' tantrums couldn't sway Samuel.
So, a bunch of Samuel's fans started going after Natalie.
[How powerful is the backing behind Natalie? Even Samuel's playing second fiddle to her. It's nuts. If it were any other actress with those scandals, she'd be toast. But look at Natalie, acting like nothing happened, landing a big gig with a famous director. The people backing her must be super powerful. Even Samuel has to bow down. Horrible.]
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