Gino was good friends with Elizabeth’s father and had watched her grow up. He was fond of her because she was usually very well-behaved. Although he had very strict acting criteria, he would give Armani another chance for Elizabeth’s sake.
He glanced at Leo’s pale face and asked, “How are you? Are you okay?”
Leo nodded. Armani had messed up 14 times and he had been brutally beaten by Armani 14 times. How could he be okay?
However, Leo still gritted his teeth and endured it. He did not resist even though he knew that Armani was deliberately making things difficult for him. Annetta really cared about this movie, and he could not let her down.
Gino’s face softened a little when he saw Leo’s perseverance.
He looked at Armani coldly, “This is your last chance. I don’t have much time to waste.”
After all, Armani was someone Elizabeth supported, so Gino did not really blame him.
“Yes, yes, I know. I’m really sorry, Mr. Ross. And…” Armani patted Leo on the shoulder, “I’m so sorry, Leo.”
He seemed so guilty for hitting him.
Leo did not say a word and managed to avoid Armani’s arm.
Armani was not bothered at all. He glanced at Elizabeth, who winked at him.
As soon as the shooting began, the assistant director shouted—
“All departments, get ready. Scene 2, Take 15—Action!”
Armani and his gang stood in front of Leo and sneered, “You imbecile—”
Then Armani kicked Leo hard in the belly. Armani had gone for martial arts classes before.
At one last glance from Elizabeth, Armani landed one final hard kick at Leo’s gut.
This is what Annetta saw when she arrived on set. Leo had been kicked so hard that he had flown one metre away and had crashed onto the ground. He was in such agony that he could not get up.
“Leo!” Annetta cried out loudly and rushed to Leo.
Leo was lying on the ground. His face was pale, and he could not seem to stand.
Gino also realized that something was amiss and immediately asked someone to call the medical personnel.
Soon, a few medical staff brought over a stretcher to carry Leo away, but Leo stopped them. He struggled to crawl up from the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat. Annetta hurriedly helped him up.
The pain was unbearable, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted, “I’m fine.”
“What are you talking about? Look at yourself!”
“Oh, Leo, I’m really sorry! I didn’t do the past dozen scenes well, so I decided to make our last take as realistic as possible. After all, the audience is very demanding now, so I accidentally hit you a little hard. You don’t blame me, do you?”
Annetta looked up and saw a carefree face. Armani’s mouth claimed that he was sorry, but his entire being mocked Leo, “You deserve it.”
She immediately understood what had happened.
She asked the medical staff around her to support Leo, then said to Gino, “Mr. Ross, this actor said that they have done this take more than ten times, right?”
Gino nodded.
Gino Ross had been in the entertainment circle for many years, and he had seen all kinds of schemes when he was filming. He had also seen people secretly and openly make things difficult for others. It was fine if the actor or actress came from a wealthy family. Those who did not could only suffer silently.
Gino had not interfered because of Elizabeth’s sake. He thought that with Elizabeth’s character, it would be over once Elizabeth was satisfied.
He never expected Elizabeth’s actor to hit Leo so brutally. Even though Gino loved Elizabeth very much, he was not happy with Elizabeth at this time.
Annetta grunted and turned to look at Armani, “What’s your name?”
Armani was disgusted when he looked at the hideous woman in front of him. He had never seen such a hideous woman. Furthermore, this woman was talking to him!