Chapter 284 Fake Body
“Cut!” shouted Pierce, the director, and he jumped out of his chair. “Sarah, what are you doing?”
The woman in the thin dress was at a loss. “Huh?”
“What’s with your face? Is it your time of the month? You’re only scared, you haven’t lost any limbs yet. You’re acting like you’ve already been stabbed a hundred times, when everything has only just started. Again!” Pierce scolded her and returned to his seat.
A moment later, they did another take.
Dumbfounded, Selina said to Luke in a very soft voice, “Is this acting? I thought that the actress did quite well. I would’ve taken out my gun if I ran into her; it did seem like someone was chasing her.”
Luke smiled. “You’ll see what truly great acting is like today. Maybe you won’t look so silly anymore after you watch them.”
Selina was dissatisfied. “Are you any better than I am?”
Luke smiled and didn’t tell her that as a transmigrator, he had been acting since he was five.
After another ten minutes, when even Luke felt that it was too much, the director finally approved the take.
To be honest, Luke really couldn’t tell the difference between the first and last takes. All he knew was that those breasts were indeed huge and perky.
Jennifer was all dressed up. Seeing that Luke and Selina were interested in the filming, she said, “Pierce’s demands can be very high. He often shoots the same scene a dozen times until he’s satisfied. It may seem outrageous, but you have to admit that his work always has a unique vibe.”
Luke nodded, not really interested.
Some strict directors could even literally traumatize the actors and actresses on set.
These actors and actresses had to see a shrink after several months of torture, and it wasn’t unusual for them to take a hiatus for a year or two after they returned to acting.
Just as the crew was preparing the second scene, someone exclaimed in shock, “Ah, Frank… Frank’s dead!”
Everybody looked at the screaming woman, who was Sarah Poch, the movie’s lead actress.
At that moment, she was trembling and pointing at the forest set.
She had clearly been changing into her costume when she noticed the anomaly. Frightened, she pointed at the forest, and had yet to button up her dress.
But few people had the time to gawk at Miss Poch’s partial nudity. Everybody exclaimed and looked at where she was pointing.
Luke quickly patted Selina on the shoulder and said, “Watch Jennifer and don’t get distracted. I’ll go over and take a look.”
Selina immediately withdrew her gaze. She nodded and paid attention to her surroundings.
Luke stepped forward and flashed his badge. “LAPD. Stay where you are and don’t come any closer.”
The few individuals who had been about to come forward stopped and looked at Pierce.
Pierce frowned and glanced at Jennifer.
Jennifer nodded at him and got to her feet.
Hence, Pierce didn’t say anything.
Both of them had known each other for many years and worked together on many movies, and he trusted Jennifer.
Jennifer approached him and told everyone else to leave, before she explained the matter to Pierce and Todd, his writer, in a low voice. On the other side, Luke had entered the forest set and was walking toward the body that was strung up.
The moment he entered, his face changed. Who was this guy? Was this some kind of joke?
When he approached the “body,” his Sharp Nose told him that the man was still alive.
Gloomily, Luke picked up a random branch prop and whacked the man’s butt.
The body suddenly moved and shouted, “Ouch! Stop! That hurts!”
Everybody on set was confused. Exactly what was going on? Even Luke almost exploded with anger, despite his usual good temper. “Get down here and tell me why you’re doing this.”
The “body” obediently unhooked himself from a barely discernible metal rope at his waist, which had been holding him securely to the tree.
When he dropped down, he couldn’t help but lick the sweet and sour taste of the fake blood off his lips.
Luke said, “Name, age, occupation, address, and social security number. I’ll be taking you back to the police department if you don’t give me your details.”
The “body” smiled awkwardly. “Officer, it was just a joke. You don’t have to arrest me, do you?”
Luke turned to the side. “Miss Jennifer Perry, do you think this is a joke that won’t affect your performance later?”
Jennifer’s calm was restored. She shook her head and said, “No, it’s made me uneasy, which may affect filming.”
Luke turned back. “Now, do you want to be a guest in our interrogation room at the police department?”
The “body” could only give in now.
He certainly knew who Jennifer Perry was. Since she was the victim, and he had indeed disrupted filming on set, it was possible that he would be kept in custody for a day or two.
Luke then took him to a corner and interrogated him.
Ten minutes later, Luke calmly returned.
Jennifer was already filming. When Luke returned, Selina asked in a low voice, “What’s that about?”
Luke shook his head. “That guy is just an extra. Somebody paid him to play a dead body, claiming that it would help build up the atmosphere of a horror movie.”
Selina’s eyes bulged. “And he believed that?”
Luke chuckled. “It does happen a lot. After all, many production teams have done bizarre things for a film.”
He even suspected that someone had intentionally fabricated the rumor of frequent accidents in the crew.
“So you let him go?” asked Selina.
Luke said, “No, I handcuffed him to a prop over there. He’ll stay there until Jennifer is done.”