Se 18, take 5.

  Billy's role was straightforward; he just had to follow a short script. He had to take a quick p in the pool, and while doing so, he would be sigo approach Winona, who would be waiting in line for a towel to dry off after ing out of the pool. He would then approach Winona and give her a brief smile.

  His blond hair, atuated, -shaven face, though not very muscur and not in shape like some of those who participated in the casting, follows an exercise routine ahy lifestyle as much as a young man who exercises three to five times a week and tries to follow a diet. However, Billy stands out entirely as an actor with above-average ag skills.

  The director decided that the se would be improvised as much as possible, with some scripted lines and some fear about not failing in the versation.

  -Hey, - Billy/Leon said, giving Winona a fresh smile, fog first on her pink lips.

  -Hi, - Winona/Finn replied, giving a quick smile. Both seemed nervous.

  -It's really hot, - Winona sighed.

  -It is, but you take a dip. I'm afraid I don't know you; you're from out of town, right? I hadn't noticed you, - Leon/Billy ented.

  -Yes, I came here for a while, two months to be exact, - Winona replied.

  -It's great to have you here, - Leon/Billy ented, one of his most radiant smiles, ohat was always said to be fabulous.

  -Yes, of course, - Winona replied, somewhat intimidated, or that's what she seemed to imply, stopping to look at Billy's physique, then turning her gaze away. After a while, Billy's smile grew wider as she made eye tact, and he leaned slightly forward, a basic gesture in flirting.

  -Ah... what's your name? - Winona asked, tug a hair behind her ear.

  -Leon. And you? -

  -Finn, - Winona replied.

  -Ohhhh, I see. From Finnd? -

  -No, from my great-uncle, but yeah, I'm Finn. -

  -It's beautiful, like 'the end.' 'Fin,' the end in Spanish. All endings lead to you, - Leon/Billy responded.

  -Cut, - the director ented.

  ...

  All the extras breathed calmly; being immersed in the role was more plex, especially because sometimes they were asked to do activities that were questioned by the filming team.

  -This is the shot, - director Jo Moorhouse ented. Setting up each shot from different angles, each shot had six cameras from various perspectives. The work was meticulous; none of the cameras could be seen by the others, with blind angles and short takes, the director o keep a quick track of each activity.

  -You've improved noticeably, - Winona ented, surprised by Billy's focus. She now doubted her level of ag. Perhaps that's why she hadn't won the Oscar that Billy had mentioned so mu the st three days.

  -Thank you. You always have a deep insight into ag, but you o keep improving, and that's only achieved by peting with good actors. I learned a lot from Man Freeman, Kevin Spacey, and Julie Delphi; they taught me different ag teiques. I asked, and, well, I challenged myself a bit, - Billy ented.

  -What do you mean? - Winona asked, on the verge of exploding. She hated being uimated. She had had great roles with multiple people, with great performances. For example, now, she has decided to act with genuine legends.

  Pretentious!

  "You're misuanding my challenge. I mea's act together, practice, and challenge each other in the program. Let our talent be exposed by the way we act. I have the script in my briefcase; do you want to take a look?" Billy ented.

  -We'll talk ter, -Winona said, cutting him off pletely.

  The extras ran bad forth, making some adjustments to the set aing the thumbs-up from the assistants, while Billy took his position in the pool. The idea was to smile fidently and move with assurance. As he took a step, the shot began to roll.

  Se 19, take 1.

  Billy took a break in the shade, feeling the drops sliding down his slender body as he took a moment to catch his breath. His eyes focused on Winona; her milky legs were beautiful. He paused at her figure, capturing a rebellious gnce from the way nerves lit up Finn, who simply offered a small smile, trying to ignore Billy's shameless behavior pletely.

  In character, Billy gave short smiles to some of the extras walking around the pool.

  -Hey, Finn, - Leon/Billy ented.

  -Leon, how's it going? - Finn/Winona replied.

  -Well, good to see you. You've been somewhat absent, - Leon replied, bing his wet hair back as he stretched his neck upwards, looking rexed.

  -Ah... I'm a bit worried, but I'd like us to get to know each other better. I'm here for three months, so maybe we'll have some time to hang out - Finn ented, nervous due to Billy's intimidating posture. He gave off the vibe of a lion eyeing its prey—satisfying.

  -I'd like that, - Billy/Leon ented, reag his hand towards Finn's leg. With a delicate touch, he caressed her thigh, and she was startled. Even though it was just a finger, Winona's gaze dropped to her thigh, her cheeks flushed red.

  -We could eat something... delicious. Maybe a piic, - Finn suggested.

  -La vie sans amour, c'est e un jardin sans soleil, - Billy ented in French, a proverb he had used and known for a long time.

  -Oh, it's French, - Winona remarked.

  -It is, my beautiful ation, - Billy ented, getting closer to her and taking the lock of hair that always fell in pce behind her ear. This gesture was Winona's, not Finn's, the character she ying. She looked pletely surprised, and in just a minute, Billy succeeded iing Winona. Although he improvised some parts, he used his body nguage as a means to drive Winona wild.

  Unlike Billy, Winona had her heart pounding in her chest, biting her lip. And like a professional, she lowered her head and nodded vigorously.

  -Yes, -Finn/Winoured.

  -Cut, - the director ented, and everyoook their pces. Billy stretched his body, managing to shoot all the ses in the tryside pool ihan a day. It was simply fantastic for all the partits. They .

  ...

  -You're just shameless, - Winona ented, somewhat furious at Billy's behavior. He was taking advantage.

  -What are you talking about? I'm just doing my part. If you're angry at my ag style, you should know that the role calls for Leon to be a passionate, charming, and somewhat shameless young man, - Billy replied.

  Among all the actresses, there was something she liked about the bck-haired woman above Gwyh or Mili Avital. The way she fasated the woman was different, beyond something trivial. It was her way of being that amused her; the readio get angry in su i way was magnifit.

  -You're impossible. I read the script; I just hope it's as good as you say, - Winona ented.

  On March 8, 1995, there was a signifit drop in Marvel's stocks. The stant problems and the February closures with ive sales published a painful neer indig that Marvel sold fewer than 100,000 copies in February. The blow to Marvel's stocks rogressive fall, just as Ronald Perelman found a tri his finances, and the board pressured Ronald Perelman to act graciously about it.

  The arrival of poor sales, along with the egregious errors of the collectible cards, the athlete strikes, and at the same time, overprodu as iments in numerous bets, the pins started to fall.

  -You shouldn't worry; we've received some good news. The bank is willing to lend me moo sustain the pany. I already have a viewpoint on what we should do in the ing months. This is just a minor setback. If we have faith, we triumph, - Ronald Perelman ented, not denying the unwillingness of each of the partners. He lost Stan Lee whe go of all the artists, but they were ungrateful, demanding more and more money. He lost Avi Arad when he showed weakness.

  -We have faith that things will improve, - Isaac Perlmutter ehe true juggler of the pany.

  On one side, two people were eagerly awaiting the opportunity they were waiting for, while one advocated for creating a Marvel that followed the basic schemes, Avi Arad, who only saw a more measured way to enrich himself. As CEO, he had made some mohrough his tracts; if he could bite more shares, it was just something he wanted.

  Meanwhile, Staified Billy Lux Animation of the situation. Avi Arad informed Karl I to track Ronald Perelman's as, who, despite having blind faith, was not foolish. He held onto how he would revitalize the pany. For now, they weren't bankrupt, but most likely, the suffering would be more painful in the ing months for all involved.

  However, Avi Arad sidered Karl I's involvement as an outside ior, and his first pn was a merger with his pany, Toy Biz. But with Billy's sel that Toy Biz was just another fming wheel, it's possible that Stan Lee would warn against the bad deal with Toy Biz.

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