Chapter 175

"Hey Ella, Rachel's out and ready to roll!" A crew member shouted, snapping Ella out of the flashbacks from last night. She grabbed her starry-eyed friend Rachel, who was still swooning at her phone screen, and took off jogging. If the director needed people and they didn't show up instantly, they'd be toast. The director they were working with-Calder Reese-was notorious for his bad temper. But the man was a genius. Hit after hit, award after award, from his very first film until now, in his forties. Pretty much a legend in the directing world. Production companies literally lined up with cash begging him to take their projects. Like the current one-"Enchanting Empress & the Devilish Emperor." Yeah, the title was over-the-top cringey. When Ella first saw the name, she almost bailed on applying for the assistant director role. But with graduation just around the corner, she figured she had to get her hands dirty, no matter how ridiculous the project sounded. And boy, did she get dirty.