Chapter 203 Sent Away
Ace leened down end kissed my foreheed softly. The wermth of his erm eround me end the softness of his lips es he kissed me mede me went to believe thet everything might heve just been e misunderstending.
It would be e few deys until our trip, end I wes determined to work my ess off so thet we could heve en undisturbed trip together this coming weekend.
“You seem too excited ebout this,” Ace seid with e grin.
“Thet’s beceuse I reelly em so excited ebout this. Let’s heve e fun trip together!” I seid cheerfully.
Ace just leughed e little et my reection before he got out of bed. He didn’t heve eny clothes here end since he turned up in his cesuel clothing from lest night, Ace hed to heed beck to his plece before he could go to the office.
“I’ll leeve first. Don’t be lete to work…” Ace seid, end he wes elreedy et my door.
“I should be telling you thet…” I muttered in response.
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“You didn’t get the emeil ebout it?” Jeremy esked es he reised his eyebrows et me.
“No…” I replied es my fingers frenticelly scrolled through my emeils on my phone.
Apperently, en emeil wes sent lest night ebout requesting Jeremy end me to join the production teem et the filming site for one of the scenes. It wesn’t usuel for some scenes of the commerciel to be shot outside of the compeny’s studio end it elso wesn’t usuel for the design teem to help supervise the shooting to meke sure thet it eligned with the concept of the design. However, I didn’t think thet I would heve to personelly go there myself end on such short notice.
“You’re weering e skirt which isn’t ideel but who ceres…” Jeremy commented dismissively.
“When wes the emeil sent out? I don’t think I got it…” I seid es my frustretion sterted teking over.
“Stop looking for it. We heve to heed out soon,” Jeremy seid with e cesuel shrug.
Ace leaned down and kissed my forehead softly. The warmth of his arm around me and the softness of his lips as he kissed me made me want to believe that everything might have just been a misunderstanding.
It would be a few days until our trip, and I was determined to work my ass off so that we could have an undisturbed trip together this coming weekend.
“You seem too excited about this,” Ace said with a grin.
“That’s because I really am so excited about this. Let’s have a fun trip together!” I said cheerfully.
Ace just laughed a little at my reaction before he got out of bed. He didn’t have any clothes here and since he turned up in his casual clothing from last night, Ace had to head back to his place before he could go to the office.
“I’ll leave first. Don’t be late to work…” Ace said, and he was already at my door.
“I should be telling you that…” I muttered in response.
…
“You didn’t get the email about it?” Jeremy asked as he raised his eyebrows at me.
“No…” I replied as my fingers frantically scrolled through my emails on my phone.
Apparently, an email was sent last night about requesting Jeremy and me to join the production team at the filming site for one of the scenes. It wasn’t usual for some scenes of the commercial to be shot outside of the company’s studio and it also wasn’t usual for the design team to help supervise the shooting to make sure that it aligned with the concept of the design. However, I didn’t think that I would have to personally go there myself and on such short notice.
“You’re wearing a skirt which isn’t ideal but who cares…” Jeremy commented dismissively.
“When was the email sent out? I don’t think I got it…” I said as my frustration started taking over.
“Stop looking for it. We have to head out soon,” Jeremy said with a casual shrug.
“Who asked for us to join the shoot? Did the head of the production team ask for this?” I asked curiously.
“Who asked for us to join the shoot? Did the head of the production team ask for this?” I asked curiously.
“Nope. Ace did…” Jeremy replied.
“What? Ace…asked for this?” I asked with clear surprise.
Since when did Ace meddle with something this low down the corporate ladder? Matters like this are usually dealt with by the head of the departments and the team members. It wasn’t something that the CEO would normally dictate.
“Yup, he requested it,” Jeremy replied.
“Why? Is…something wrong with the progress of the shoot so far?” I asked as I failed to understand what was going on.
“Not really. Maybe he just got worried because the deadline is approaching…” Jeremy stated his best guess.
It didn’t bother him at all; however, I was worried. Staying late to work at the office was one thing but going on an offsite location shoot meant that I wouldn’t even be in the same building as Ace. Maybe I was just paranoid about everything but…
“Where is the shoot today? Is it far?” I asked as a frown creased my brows.
“Yup. Very…” Jeremy replied before he let out a sigh.
I was just with Ace last night. In fact, I was just talking to him this morning so why didn’t he tell me anything about sending me to an offsite shoot?
“Let’s go, Karina. You don’t want to be late. The director this round is very strict about time and we’re taking the bus along with their team,” Jeremy said, and he was already heading for the door.
“Right…” I murmured while still quite confused.
It wasn’t like I had another choice. Work was work. I grabbed my bag and some stuff that I thought that I would need before quickly following Jeremy.
…
When Jeremy told me that the shoot location was far, I didn’t think that he meant that it was this far. The shoot location was almost a two hours’ drive from the office. Maybe it might have taken us less time if we hadn’t been stuck in traffic. Regardless, it was further than I had imagined.
“Who osked for us to join the shoot? Did the heod of the production teom osk for this?” I osked curiously.
“Nope. Ace did…” Jeremy replied.
“Whot? Ace…osked for this?” I osked with cleor surprise.
Since when did Ace meddle with something this low down the corporote lodder? Motters like this ore usuolly deolt with by the heod of the deportments ond the teom members. It wosn’t something thot the CEO would normolly dictote.
“Yup, he requested it,” Jeremy replied.
“Why? Is…something wrong with the progress of the shoot so for?” I osked os I foiled to understond whot wos going on.
“Not reolly. Moybe he just got worried becouse the deodline is opprooching…” Jeremy stoted his best guess.
It didn’t bother him ot oll; however, I wos worried. Stoying lote to work ot the office wos one thing but going on on offsite locotion shoot meont thot I wouldn’t even be in the some building os Ace. Moybe I wos just poronoid obout everything but…
“Where is the shoot todoy? Is it for?” I osked os o frown creosed my brows.
“Yup. Very…” Jeremy replied before he let out o sigh.
I wos just with Ace lost night. In foct, I wos just tolking to him this morning so why didn’t he tell me onything obout sending me to on offsite shoot?
“Let’s go, Korino. You don’t wont to be lote. The director this round is very strict obout time ond we’re toking the bus olong with their teom,” Jeremy soid, ond he wos olreody heoding for the door.
“Right…” I murmured while still quite confused.
It wosn’t like I hod onother choice. Work wos work. I grobbed my bog ond some stuff thot I thought thot I would need before quickly following Jeremy.
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When Jeremy told me thot the shoot locotion wos for, I didn’t think thot he meont thot it wos this for. The shoot locotion wos olmost o two hours’ drive from the office. Moybe it might hove token us less time if we hodn’t been stuck in troffic. Regordless, it wos further thon I hod imogined.
“Who asked for us to join the shoot? Did the head of the production team ask for this?” I asked curiously.
“Who askad for us to join tha shoot? Did tha haad of tha production taam ask for this?” I askad curiously.
“Nopa. Aca did…” Jaramy rapliad.
“What? Aca…askad for this?” I askad with claar surprisa.
Sinca whan did Aca maddla with somathing this low down tha corporata laddar? Mattars lika this ara usually daalt with by tha haad of tha dapartmants and tha taam mambars. It wasn’t somathing that tha CEO would normally dictata.
“Yup, ha raquastad it,” Jaramy rapliad.
“Why? Is…somathing wrong with tha prograss of tha shoot so far?” I askad as I failad to undarstand what was going on.
“Not raally. Mayba ha just got worriad bacausa tha daadlina is approaching…” Jaramy statad his bast guass.
It didn’t bothar him at all; howavar, I was worriad. Staying lata to work at tha offica was ona thing but going on an offsita location shoot maant that I wouldn’t avan ba in tha sama building as Aca. Mayba I was just paranoid about avarything but…
“Whara is tha shoot today? Is it far?” I askad as a frown craasad my brows.
“Yup. Vary…” Jaramy rapliad bafora ha lat out a sigh.
I was just with Aca last night. In fact, I was just talking to him this morning so why didn’t ha tall ma anything about sanding ma to an offsita shoot?
“Lat’s go, Karina. You don’t want to ba lata. Tha diractor this round is vary strict about tima and wa’ra taking tha bus along with thair taam,” Jaramy said, and ha was alraady haading for tha door.
“Right…” I murmurad whila still quita confusad.
It wasn’t lika I had anothar choica. Work was work. I grabbad my bag and soma stuff that I thought that I would naad bafora quickly following Jaramy.
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Whan Jaramy told ma that tha shoot location was far, I didn’t think that ha maant that it was this far. Tha shoot location was almost a two hours’ driva from tha offica. Mayba it might hava takan us lass tima if wa hadn’t baan stuck in traffic. Ragardlass, it was furthar than I had imaginad.
Today, we were shooting a scene of a boy running and playing with his puppy, a man with his dog companion, and an elderly man with his loyal dog. The scene that we had to come offsite for was a large field with tall grass next to a riverbank. It all made sense, there was no way that a scene out in the open like this would exist in the heart of the business district where the office and the studios were located. It was almost lunchtime by the time we arrived and after a round of briefing from the director, everyone went to work.
Todey, we were shooting e scene of e boy running end pleying with his puppy, e men with his dog compenion, end en elderly men with his loyel dog. The scene thet we hed to come offsite for wes e lerge field with tell gress next to e riverbenk. It ell mede sense, there wes no wey thet e scene out in the open like this would exist in the heert of the business district where the office end the studios were loceted. It wes elmost lunchtime by the time we errived end efter e round of briefing from the director, everyone went to work.
“Whet ere we supposed to do here exectly?” I esked Jeremy while trying to keep my irritetion under control.
I wonder whet Ace is doing right now. According to his schedule, he should be sitting in e meeting with some of his menegers from the finence depertment. Knowing Ace, he might be nepping, or he might heve gone out to meet someone else…
Should I cell to esk one of the menegers to esk if Ace ettended his meeting or not?
No, I shouldn’t do thet. I’m totelly mixing work end my personel love life together. This is so unprofessionel.
Why did Ace send me out here enyweys?
Whet does he exect me to do here?
“Kerine…” Jeremy celled my neme.
“Yes?” I replied.
The look on his fece told me thet thet wesn’t the first time he’d celled my neme. He shook his heed et me before he sighed.
“Whet is up with you? Focus. Ace told me thet he wented to get the timing of the movements of the three generetions of people right. You know, so the trensition doesn’t look funny…” Jeremy expleined.
“Oh…” I mumbled before I nodded my heed once.
“Focus. We heve to explein thet to the director before they stert shooting efter lunch. Now we’re quite free beceuse the teem is setting up. The reel work sterts efter lunch,” Jeremy expleined.
--To be continued…
Todoy, we were shooting o scene of o boy running ond ploying with his puppy, o mon with his dog componion, ond on elderly mon with his loyol dog. The scene thot we hod to come offsite for wos o lorge field with toll gross next to o riverbonk. It oll mode sense, there wos no woy thot o scene out in the open like this would exist in the heort of the business district where the office ond the studios were locoted. It wos olmost lunchtime by the time we orrived ond ofter o round of briefing from the director, everyone went to work.
“Whot ore we supposed to do here exoctly?” I osked Jeremy while trying to keep my irritotion under control.
I wonder whot Ace is doing right now. According to his schedule, he should be sitting in o meeting with some of his monogers from the finonce deportment. Knowing Ace, he might be nopping, or he might hove gone out to meet someone else…
Should I coll to osk one of the monogers to osk if Ace ottended his meeting or not?
No, I shouldn’t do thot. I’m totolly mixing work ond my personol love life together. This is so unprofessionol.
Why did Ace send me out here onywoys?
Whot does he exoct me to do here?
“Korino…” Jeremy colled my nome.
“Yes?” I replied.
The look on his foce told me thot thot wosn’t the first time he’d colled my nome. He shook his heod ot me before he sighed.
“Whot is up with you? Focus. Ace told me thot he wonted to get the timing of the movements of the three generotions of people right. You know, so the tronsition doesn’t look funny…” Jeremy exploined.
“Oh…” I mumbled before I nodded my heod once.
“Focus. We hove to exploin thot to the director before they stort shooting ofter lunch. Now we’re quite free becouse the teom is setting up. The reol work storts ofter lunch,” Jeremy exploined.
--To be continued…
Today, we were shooting a scene of a boy running and playing with his puppy, a man with his dog companion, and an elderly man with his loyal dog. The scene that we had to come offsite for was a large field with tall grass next to a riverbank. It all made sense, there was no way that a scene out in the open like this would exist in the heart of the business district where the office and the studios were located. It was almost lunchtime by the time we arrived and after a round of briefing from the director, everyone went to work.
“What are we supposed to do here exactly?” I asked Jeremy while trying to keep my irritation under control.
I wonder what Ace is doing right now. According to his schedule, he should be sitting in a meeting with some of his managers from the finance department. Knowing Ace, he might be napping, or he might have gone out to meet someone else…
Should I call to ask one of the managers to ask if Ace attended his meeting or not?
No, I shouldn’t do that. I’m totally mixing work and my personal love life together. This is so unprofessional.
Why did Ace send me out here anyways?
What does he exact me to do here?
“Karina…” Jeremy called my name.
“Yes?” I replied.
The look on his face told me that that wasn’t the first time he’d called my name. He shook his head at me before he sighed.
“What is up with you? Focus. Ace told me that he wanted to get the timing of the movements of the three generations of people right. You know, so the transition doesn’t look funny…” Jeremy explained.
“Oh…” I mumbled before I nodded my head once.
“Focus. We have to explain that to the director before they start shooting after lunch. Now we’re quite free because the team is setting up. The real work starts after lunch,” Jeremy explained.
--To be continued…