Supersesses

Broncios

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"We're lucky to have one project with him."

"Yes-yes! You're right," Fella was at a loss for words to describe her current feelings. While his two best friends there whispered, it was different with Giorgia who was now still glued to her place. The woman was speechless, she could only smile there.

Ilario stepped together with Lucio and Ciro behind him. He then approached several artists who would become players in the film he was working on, he stopped before them along with Lucio and Ciro.

"For everyone," said Ilario, smiling warmly at them.

"Morning sir," said they.

"Sorry to wait a long time, while on the road there is something I have to take care of."

"Ah, it's okay. We have also just arrived," Analia represented.

"really? Thank goodness, then we just go in and talk about these projects."

"Good."

"Come," Ilario walked leading towards the room he had provided there. Behind him, the artists followed.

When they got there, they sat down

the table provided. The table was arranged in the form of a square formation following the volume of the room. They sat in empty seats there. Once everyone was seated, Ilario began his meeting. Starting from the introduction and explanation of the film projects that will be worked on. After that, proceed with the signing of the contract and the distribution of the manuscript.

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"All right," Ilario ended his meeting with the final division of the script that the players had to memorize. "You guys will have about a week to prepare, before we start filming. So I hope you all can take care of your health and prepare everything carefully, lest anyone be left behind. And next week we meet again here, we will go together to Venice on the first flight. So I hope none of you are left behind either your goods or your respective selves. Do you guys understand?"

"Yes, we understand" they said.

"Oh and for you as their manager, I hope you guys really pay attention to your actors and artists," Ilario turned his gaze to the few people standing there. They're the managers of every artist that's in there.

"Alright, then you can go home and prepare yourself for next Sunday," Ilario tidied up some of his belongings on the table. The artists who were originally sitting there then began to move from their respective places and began to scatter out of the room.

"Excuse me, Lucio," Analia called Lucio, who was busy working on the script. Hearing Analia who just called him made him spontaneously turn to the direction of the voice.

"A-uh yeah?" He asked a little because he was nervous. Oh, now the man can even see clearly the beautiful woman he has always adored since he plunged into the world of celebrities.

"Because you're my partner in this film, I hope we can work together to build chemistry so that the audience is satisfied with the results of this film."

"Good, I'm happy to have a male protagonist like you who is easy for me to work with."

"I'm happy too."

"Oh, can I have your phone number? So that I can get to know you further and so that we can get used to being closer to you," Analia pulled out her phone and thrust it at Lucio.

"Of course you can" Lucio happily grabbed Analia's phone and typed her number inside the woman's phone.

"Here," he said after finishing saving his number and calling him so he could keep her number on his phone.

"Thank you." Analia smiled knottedly there, a smile that instantly made Lucio's heart there pounding violently.

"Together," he said.

"Then I go first. See you in a week."

"Yes, I'll see you later" replied Lucio.

Analia then moved from her seat leaving Lucio who was still sitting there with Ciro who is now preparing a schedule for her. Analia left with her Elvera— manager. Lucio smiled at the passing of Analia who now disappeared behind the exit there.

Without realizing it since there Piero continued to pay attention to their movements. His sharp gaze was full of jealousy. Piero moved from his seat.

"You take care of everything and get back in the car, wait for me there" he told his manager.

"H-huh? Where are you going?" The man asked Piero, who had now stepped out of the room quickly, leaving himself with several other artists and managers who were still working on the script they received.

Piero did not answer his words and continued to walk regardless of himself who now looked confused looking at him. "He was always alone, my God," the man muttered. Next to his hand, he gently rubbed his forehead.

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"Ng... Analia..a-are you still mad at me?" Elvera asked. Since then, it has been bothering him. Analia silences herself, and she doesn't even speak a word to him after learning that Piero is in the movie. Analia kept quiet and did not answer there, and that made Elvera even more anxious. Elvera lowered her head, she was truly sorry for not daring to speak the truth from the start.

"I'm really sorry that I didn't talk earlier about Piero in the film. I admit I was wrong, and I'm sorry. Actually, I did not intend to lie to you, and I initially wanted to reject the offer of this film because I knew you would object especially after knowing that the antagonist who will act with you is Piero, but at that time Mr. Ilario really wanted you to star in the film and Lucio who would be the male lead. She even persuaded me to let you in the movie, "Elvera explained at length, leaving Analia momentarily silent beside her. Not a word came out of Analia's lips, she even looked very indifferent to the sentence that Elvera had just spoken beside her.

"…I initially only agreed with Mr. Ilario's words so that he was calmer and did not continue to persuade me, but in the end I even talked to you about this. And you said instead that you were going to be in this movie, especially after you found out that the male protagonist's role was Lucio" Elvera continued, but still did not get a response from Analia beside him. The woman just kept quiet and considered as if her words just now were just a wind past, which even blew unnoticed by her. Elvera lowered her head. He knew that the end he got would be like this.

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