The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

Chapter 159 - THE ’TROUBLE’

WHATʼS the trouble, you say? Letʼs go back a few minutes in time…

Astrid, Reas, and Laurenʼs assistant stopped in front of the said holographic room. Astrid stared at the door. It looked just like an ordinary door. Who knew that such an amazing technology was hiding inside?

Yes, in his opinion, it was indeed amazing. With this kind of technology, actors and actresses could easily hone their acting skills in a faster pace. Of course, thereʼs the danger of being too dependent on it and having no distinctive acting style. But Astrid was not worried about any of that happening to him.

This room would just be something that could help him get more familiarize with the filming method of this era. Despite how it seemed that he already got it all figured out from the two gigs that he had, he still wasnʼt used to the small cameras floating about. Itʼs still a bit hard for him to find the right angle that could showcase his acting ability to its maximum effect.

Thatʼs why he was interested in trying this room out.

”This is it,” the assistant said before turning to him. ”Thereʼs a panel inside where you can pick a film and what scene on that film you want to try acting. You could also set the duration of the scene you want to practice on.”

Astrid nodded, saying that he understood.

The assistant was about to swipe his company ID on the panel near the door when a voice suddenly shouted;

”Stop!”

All three of them turned to the direction where the voice came from. They saw a young man walking towards them.

He had long ash blue hair that was loosely tied on the side and a pair of hazel brown eyes that were almost shooting daggers at them. His whole features were soft and delicate. With long eyelashes and naturally pink lips. It should have made him looked gentle. But because of his glare and aggressive stance, he looked anything but that.

The assistant sweated quite a bit when he saw this temperamental young master walking towards them. Whenever this young man was involved, it always ended up in a fight of some kind. Even though the other was still technically a newcomer – despite debuting at almost the same time as Lauren – itʼs still quite hard to deal with him because of the otherʼs family background. So, most of the time, he always gets a free pass on whatever trouble he was in.

He truly hoped that that would not be the case today. But that hope was dashed away by the following words that came out of the young manʼs mouth.

”What are you doing, entering that room?” he said in a quite aggressive tone.

The assistant tried to smile and said in a pacifying voice, ”This visitor here is going to try using this empty holographic room.”

He emphasized the word ʼemptyʼ just in case this young man thought that they were trying to get into an occupied room.

But his explanation seemed to not have an effect. In fact, the otherʼs expression became even worse when he heard what he said. It was almost as if he was going to beat him up or something.

”Do you think just anyone could enter these rooms? Whereʼs your work ethic as an employee of Polaris?!”

The young man, whose first name was Blair, coldly glared at the assistant in front of him. He was just about to go to his brotherʼs office when he noticed these group of three. He immediately recognized one of the three as that good-for-nothing playboyʼs assistant.

He was about to ignore them when he accidentally glanced at one of the remaining two – the one with black hair and black eyes. When he saw his appearance, a creased on his forehead appeared almost immediately. With Laurenʼs assistant here, he quickly piece everything and understood the situation. That guy definitely brought his latest fling to the company and asked his assistant to tour him around.

That playboy--! He couldnʼt believe that he would be so shameless to even bring his fling here! Wait until his brother found out about this. Blair would definitely make sure that playboy would be scolded harshly.

Thatʼs why when he saw that the assistant was planning to open the holographic room, he immediately yelled for him to stop.

Astrid raised one of his brows when he heard this guy, who just came out of nowhere, scolding the assistant also out of nowhere.

”Excuse me, is there a company policy that prevents unsigned artists to use the holographic rooms?” he asked.

Because he was sure that if there was, then the assistant wouldnʼt agree when he asked earlier if he could use one of the rooms.

Blair looked at this overly beautiful teenager. When he heard the other said ʼunsigned artistsʼ, he knew that this guy was also in the same industry. Heʼs most likely a newcomer. Because thereʼs no way he wouldnʼt recognize someone who had this kind of appearance. He probably latched on to that stupid playboy so he could accelerate his fame.

He scoffed. What he looked down the most was people like this. He glared coldly at the other.

”Am I talking to you? Donʼt butt in to conversations you donʼt belong.”

Astrid was suddenly tempted to use his mental strength to make this guy faint. Or to say something along the lines of ʼhow could I not belong to this conversation when youʼre practically scolding someone because of me?ʼ. But before he could do any of that, Reas was already one step ahead of him.

”Youʼre the one butting in,” Reas said, his cold glare not losing to the other. ”Weʼre standing here doing our own thing and you just barged like some kind of angry bulldozer. Did we kill your dog or something? Or are you just simply unreasonable and obnoxious?”

After Reas said that, the guyʼs face turned red. Not because of shyness but most likely because of shame. He glared at Reas fiercely. ”You--! How dare you talk to me like that?!”

Astrid quickly stepped in front of his brother just in case the other used violence. He smiled gently and then said;

”This gentleman, how about the two of us make a bet? If you win, weʼll leave this building. But if I win, you have to apologize. How about it? Surely, youʼre not afraid to make this bet, right?”