Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 881: Chapter 881: New Filming Location

[Can’t wait, can’t wait! By the way, which actors are going to join the cast?!]

[Let’s guess! I’m betting Sloane Hawthorne will definitely be in it!]

[Best Actress Duan is possible too, right? She only just made her comeback not long ago...]

[Now that you mention it, I feel like Annelise Mayfield is pretty likely too...]

While netizens were looking forward to the collaboration between Selena Kensington and Asa Carter, they also began speculating which actors would be joining the cast of this new film.

After all, Stardust now practically occupies half the entertainment industry; most of the hottest stars are signed with them.

And given how filthy rich Stardust is, the investment for this project definitely won’t be small.

On top of that, you’ve got two of the most promising up‑and‑coming directors co‑creating and co‑directing.

This film was already a hit before it even started shooting.

Plenty of netizens were convinced this was going to be a big‑budget production.

After the official announcement of Beauty Painting, Selena actually relaxed again.

Because aside from casting and location scouting, which she needed to check in person, everything else Hugh Kensington could handle on his own.

Since the main setting in Beauty Painting is Bellara.

Selena and Asa decided to find an ancient city as the filming location.

On this point, Asa knew far more than she did about the architecture in the major film cities across The Empire, so Selena simply handed this task over to him.

So when Selena received Asa’s call that day, she was a bit surprised.

Asa had found something this fast?

Selena picked up his call right away. "Hello, Director Carter."

Asa’s voice came through. "Director Kensington, I think I’ve basically found the place you described. Take a look at the photos I just sent you and see if they match what you had in mind."

As soon as Asa finished speaking, a few images he’d sent popped up on the computer in front of Selena.

She looked through several of them, and her eyes lit up.

She couldn’t wait to ask, "Director Carter, how did you find this place?!"

In Selena’s mind, Bellara had to have the characteristics of ancient architecture, but also a strange, exotic flair—to bring out how bizarre everything in Bellara is.

And bold, unconventional architectural design would further highlight the power of the person who created "Beauty Painting."

That would explain how someone like that could paint a peerless masterpiece like Beauty Painting.

At first, Selena hadn’t held out much hope; she’d even been prepared to rely on VFX to build Bellara from scratch.

She never expected Asa to give her such a surprise.

"It’s actually an abandoned tourist attraction," Asa’s voice came.

"The place is called Evernight City, meaning ’a city where the lights never go out.’ When it was first built, it drew a lot of people. But not long after it opened, visitor numbers started to drop off. Once they’d been there once, the place just lost its appeal. Combined with botched marketing, the attraction ended up being shut down only two years after opening."

At the start, the developers just wanted to use quirky architecture to attract tourists, but they forgot about proper planning and later operations. So after a brief boom, the attraction vanished from public view almost overnight.

Listening to Asa, Selena’s brows arched slightly. Wasn’t this exactly what people now call a "viral scenic spot"?

Blowing up at first, then inexplicably fading into oblivion.

But none of that mattered anymore.

Selena was very satisfied with this location.

"Got it. I’ll buy it."

Selena spoke mildly.

Asa: "..."

Do all of you former CEOs throw money around like this?

Asa had originally planned to suggest renting the place for a while. Since the attraction had been abandoned for so long, the developers would be dying to rent it out.

So if they wanted to rent it, it would be easy.

But what he didn’t expect was that Selena actually wanted to buy the whole place outright.

Asa thought for a moment and still tried to persuade her. "Director Kensington, we only need to rent it for a period of time."

Selena smiled lightly. "Don’t worry, Director Carter, I don’t do losing deals."

The place had been that popular at the beginning; naturally, there was a reason it blew up.

All Selena had to do was grasp the factors behind that early hype and then add proper management. Then she wouldn’t have to worry about losing money.

Hearing her say that, Asa knew she already had her own plan.

So he didn’t try to talk her out of it anymore.

He went on telling her more about the attraction.

"It’s actually pretty close to us—just outside Aethelgard, in a second‑tier city nearby. It’s only about an hour’s drive from Aethelgard."

Hearing that, Selena was even more pleased with the location.

After all, the two little ones were still so young. She couldn’t exactly drag them all over the place, so the closer to Aethelgard, the better.

After finishing the call about the location with Asa, Selena told Hugh about it.

Hearing her plan, Hugh looked a bit surprised.

But he quickly agreed. "Alright, I’ll send someone to contact their side right away."

Since it was a long‑abandoned attraction, if Hugh wanted to acquire it, it would be very easy.

Those developers were probably desperate to offload the place.

With the filming location settled, the next step was casting...

There are a lot of roles in Beauty Painting, and they’re all female.

And after discussing it, Selena and Asa wanted to present the "self" of every beauty in Bellara.

So even a random passerby couldn’t be decided on carelessly.

And with so many beauties in Bellara, casting was going to be a massive undertaking.

Fortunately, the main cast was already set, so Selena didn’t have to rack her brains over the leads.

As for the rest of the supporting roles, she’d just have to go with her gut...

After finishing the call with Hugh, Selena leaned back into her chair.

Although really diving back into work was a bit tiring, Selena actually liked being in this state.

She couldn’t stay in a cushy, idle state forever.

Besides, right now she had no idea how to move those other matters to the next step...

After resting in the chair for a while, Selena got up and went out.

She’d been in the study for quite a bit; she didn’t know if the two little ones had woken up yet.

Ever since little Celeste had thrown a fit last time because she woke up and didn’t see her, Selena had gotten into the habit of checking the nursery as soon as she finished dealing with work.

After their full‑month banquet, the two little ones had shown an unusually strong attachment to her.

They’d never been like this before they were a month old.

It left Selena feeling both blissful and helpless.

Because when those two got clingy, it was seriously exhausting.

Little Seraphina might not be one for tantrums, but those eyes of his would just quietly stare at you.

Sometimes under that gaze, Selena would even feel a bit guilty and could only stay and keep them company.

Whereas little Celeste was the lively type, making a fuss in all sorts of ways just to grab Selena’s attention.