Chapter 191: Chapter 191

Time flies, and the filming of "Customized Girlfriend" is nearing its end.

Because the film crew is so poor, they’ve been tightening their belts and living frugally. Director Quinn Locke decided to treat everyone to a nice meal for the wrap party.

The saved money from investment is all being spent on post-production effects. This time, he’s using his years of savings from writing novels to reward everyone.

He booked five tables at the best hotel in Aethelgard, pretty much spending all these years’ savings of frugal living.

However, Anna Thornton and Mary both know he’s the illegitimate child of a wealthy family, so there’s no need to worry about Director Lucas.

And coincidentally, the "Future Travel" crew next door is also hosting a wrap party on the same day at the same location.

This is certainly not a coincidence; the neighboring crew seems to particularly enjoy the "conjoined twins" promotion mode.

Perhaps they tasted the sweetness of previous promotions and felt that ordinary wrap notices don’t attract enough attention. So every time they issue a notice, they have to include "Customized Girlfriend" to step on their poor and shabby crew.

In the public eye, they probably think it’s Anna Thornton’s small, broke crew trying to ride on others’ coattails.

But no matter how you put it, thanks to others, Quinn Locke has saved a huge amount on promotional costs. Anyway, they get dragged onto at least two hot searches and four headlines each month, so the saved money can all be used in post-production as well.

The corridor of the Starlight Hotel is lined with flower baskets on both sides—

On one side, it’s filled with congratulatory flower baskets for Marilyn Ford’s "great success," extending from the hall to five meters outside the hotel entrance. The names on the red paper of the flower baskets are all well-known stars and directors in the circle, showing how much clout Marilyn Ford has.

Or rather, how much face others give her considering the Ford Family and Conrad Sterling.

On the other side, Anna Thornton received no fewer flower baskets than her. It’s just that the names on her baskets are more singular; only a small part is sent by Florian Hollis, one by Ethan, and most of the flower baskets are signed with Finn Grant’s name.

The wrap party of the two crews is booked at the same hotel, and there will be reporters interviewing and photographing later. Finn Grant wants to back Anna Thornton up.

However, this increased Marilyn’s workload, as the flower baskets kept coming in, and Marilyn had to go one by one and tear off Finn Grant’s name to prevent the media from taking pictures and making a big deal of it.

After Young Master Grant splurged, he proudly called Anna Thornton to seek praise: "Did you receive the flower baskets I sent you? Nine hundred and ninety-nine, aren’t they more impressive than Marilyn’s side?"

Upon hearing this, Anna Thornton glanced at Mary.

Mary, herself, was supporting her nearly crippled waist and waved her hand at her, begging not to send any more.

"Young Master Grant, there’s almost no more space for flower baskets here. Please tell the flower shop not to send any more."

"How can that be? I’ve already ordered them, nine hundred and ninety-nine, representing my feelings for you!"

"I’ve already received your feelings."

"This is just the first step. There’s a surprise coming later! Just wait and see!"

Finn Grant called while he was still in the office, planning to go to Anna Thornton’s wrap party once he’s done.

For some reason, hearing him say this, Anna Thornton had a bad premonition.

"Why don’t you just not come tonight?"

Anna Thornton had just said this when Finn Grant hung up on her.

It seems someone’s intention to give her the second step and third step surprise is very firm.

"Mary, what do you think Finn Grant has planned?"

"I think... there’s a sixty percent chance... he’s going to propose to you!"

The last time Finn Grant proposed to Anna Thornton, she turned him down.

That time, it was because neither of them was prepared enough.

Two or three months later, Finn Grant feels the timing should be ripe this time since he’s not a patient person.

He also won’t let Anna Thornton keep avoiding her feelings forever!

Just as there’s media interviewing today, he can propose publicly to force Anna to take a stance, and help her grab an absolute headline tomorrow over Marilyn Ford.

After finishing at the company, Finn Grant specifically checked the ring he’d put in his suit pocket after getting in the car.

This time, this ring was newly purchased at an auction, bigger than the last diamond.

If there were people from the same auction, they would know that this ring in Finn Grant’s hand was the token of love between an English princess and prince in the last century, with a very beautiful love story behind it. Precisely because of its beautiful meaning, Finn Grant competed fiercely with a mysterious buyer at the auction, driving the price to sky-high levels, and it was featured prominently in the media the next day.

Today, he took it out to tell the world that he wants to give Anna Thornton the best!

And to tell Anna that he’s serious about her!

Very seriously deciding to make her his wife.

At the wrap party, the treatment of the two crews was entirely different.

The "Future Travel" crew had invited a gathering of special guests, attracting attention akin to a film festival red carpet, and it was said that Conrad Sterling would be present shortly.

In stark contrast, in Anna Thornton’s crew, aside from Florian Hollis, the rest don’t even get recognized by the hotel staff if singled out.

Moreover, Florian Hollis has a program recording today and can’t come.

The media reporters are sharp-eyed, naturally knowing where to focus their attention.

Watching crowds flocking next door, Quinn Locke tried to pull one or two to take a photo for his crew and write a news piece.

But Anna Thornton, as the leading actress, wasn’t too bothered, and invited everyone to take their seats first.

They had just sat down when Quinn Locke returned with a discouraged look.

"Director Lucas, where are the people you called?" Mary asked him.

"They... they are seated next door now, saying they can come for interviews with our actors after dinner." Quinn Locke squeezed out a forced smile, reassuring everyone, "It’s okay, let’s just wait a bit."

"No, let’s not wait! Serve the food, let’s eat first."

Quinn Locke sat next to Anna Thornton and murmured, "Anna, I’m sorry!"

"Why are you apologizing to me?" Anna Thornton looked at him, puzzled.

"It’s because I’m an incompetent director, causing you actors to be neglected."

"The director’s ability will only be evident when the movie is released, as for being neglected... the entertainment industry is naturally a place that worships the high and treads on the low, do you think people like us would mind? Everyone’s already used to it."

Mary leaned over, catching their conversation, and suddenly looked at Quinn Locke with interest: "Director Lucas, I now have only one question for you."

"After our crew has been trampled by the neighboring crew, suffering bullying and oppression for months, may I ask if Marilyn Ford is still your goddess?"

Quinn Locke’s goddess Marilyn Ford, tonight as the leading actress of "Future Travel," had her moments. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel_fіre.net

That’s not all, the news of her engagement to Conrad Sterling will be announced today.