THE MAN I DIDN'T MARRY
-teaser-
A concept not only rich ones use but everyone does.
Its a easy way out. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Some people fall in love in this process and some people resent each other.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
You love me?
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
(hesitates) ...... Yes. I do.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
(blank) Then don't. You won't be getting anything out of it.
Some people follow this concept just so that they can stay far away from the beautiful feeling of love. To avoid a potential heartbreak is what they call it. Not knowing that things can work out if given some time and patience.
Sometimes people leave because things don't work and sometimes they leave because they found someone.
RAFFAELE BENEDETTI❤️
We were supposed to marry each other! It should have been me, Camille!
RAFFAELE BENEDETTI❤️
Why did you married that Étienne?
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
You are no one to question me.
A person left in the past should better stay where he or she was left.
There's a fine line between love and hate, and maybe they crossed it a long time ago. They were enemies, no matter the truths.
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
(arrogant) Stay away from her!
RAFFAELE BENEDETTI❤️
(sneers) Or what? What are you going to do?
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
(glares) I will make you!
When ego takes it on itself then there's nothing the heart can do.
And when the boundaries of love and hate are crossed, no amount of repair can bring the things back to how they were from the start.
RAFFAELE BENEDETTI❤️
(cries) This is wrong! You... You can't just kiss me!
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
(blank) I can't undo the things I just did to you.
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
Nor do I want to.
RAFFAELE BENEDETTI❤️
(gasps)
And when finally the rain of love torrents on the deserted and starved heart, nothing can stop the heart to crave for more.
A bruise to the ego hurt more than a break to a bone.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
You started this game.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
I will be the one ending it.
A story so tangled in itself that no one can take anyone's side.
-character aesthetics+introduction-
Background - Comes from a family of famous actors and directors. A nepotism product. Made his debut at 22 but the film got flopped. Was engaged to Camille Moreau but Camille's family broke off the engagement.
Personality - Naive but not a people pleaser. Strict. Kind. Sort of a self-righteous person. Empathetic.
Family - Parents Marco Benedetti and Elena Benedetti née Rossi. Elder brother Luca Benedetti. Grandparents Vittorio Benedetti and Sofia Benedetti.
Background - CEO of Maison Moreau, a production house which was founded by her own mother. Comes from a matriarchal family. Didn't appointed herself as CEO quickly. She worked hard for it. Got married just for business. She is single child.
Personality - Competitive. Egoistic. Doesn't likes unnecessary drama. Calm. Cares for animals more than human beings. Unpredictable.
Family - Mother Aurore Moreau. Father Thomas Girard (not alive anymore).
Background - A self-made successful actor. Came from a middle class family and now he rules the film industry. At just 23 he was the youngest recipient of The Golden Iris. Got married just to make his parents happy but soon started liking his wife.
Personality - Humble. Sharp. Perfectionist. Thinks before saying or doing things. Composed. Territorial. Loves to have control over everything.
Family - Parents Philippe Laurent and Madeleine Laurent. Younger sister Élise Laurent. Wife Camille Moreau.
-two worlds-
Or what they say. A beautiful misconception is all a Parisian would say.
Paris is like any other city out there. Bustling with people who are doing everything to survive in it.
Meanwhile the rich, oh they are a whole different story.
They are trying to survive too, just among the other rich people. That's a different type of struggle no common person would understand.
And between these people who are surviving or trying so hard, there is one person who doesn't needs to do all this.
The person knows who she is.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
What about the series, 'Lui et Moi'? Did the casting director selected any actor?
Jiang Hao (Camille's Secretary)
Ms.Moreau, the director is still adamant on you asking Mr.Laurent for the main lead's role.
Closing her eyes, Camille took a deep breath. This again. How many times does she have to tell people to not order her around as if she is their servant or something. One thing Camille never liked is people assuming that they can demand things from her.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
Tell Mr.Dubois that things like that don't work in Maison Moreau.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
There are tons of good actors starving for a fresh role in the industry but still directors like him want a big name just so their films can hit the charts.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
And if they are so keen on having Mr.Laurent, aka my husband then they should themselves go and ask him if he wants to work or not.
Jiang Hao nods and slides a bunch of files in front of Camille who barely looks up. Her attention already on her laptop.
Jiang Hao (Camille's Secretary)
(bows) On it, Ma'am. And Ms.Moreau, the contracts. Its eight of them.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
Anything I should care about?
Jiang Hao (Camille's Secretary)
No.
Camille nods and Jiang Hao takes his leave.
Finally when the door shuts, Camille stops everything altogether. She blankly stares at her laptop.
Leaning back on her swivel chair, she swiveled around and looked outside at the vast, busy city of Paris.
CAMILLE MOREAU🩶
(scoffs) Opportunistic ássholes.
A normal day in Camille's life.
On the other side of the city, the sun's brutal rays weren't sparing anyone. But what can they do? The work has to be done today itself.
Julien Boucher ( Director)
(shouts) And cut!!
Julien Boucher ( Director)
(claps) Good work team!
The crowd released a sigh of relief. Everyone started to gather near the director and actors who just finished their shot.
Julien Boucher ( Director)
(smiles) Great job, Ti. Its always a treat to work with you.
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
(chuckles) The pleasure is all mine, Juls. And it's actually a treat for me to work with you. We are not just a director and actor duo. We are old friends who started together.
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
And I hope we always get a chance to work with each other time to time.
Julien laughed and hugged Étienne. Being a director whose most films are ignored just because he came from a lower class family wasn't something new for Julien.
But Étienne Laurent. The man who every director, producer and every people involved in the industry wanted for their success had always stood strongly by Julien's from the start.
10 years of friendship. Julien would be grateful for God to give him such a good friend.
Julien Boucher ( Director)
(smiles) Now listen. Tonight we all are going to the Chateau Luxe to celebrate. We are finally done with the shooting and our team really seem a little thirsty for something.
The crowd laughed at Julien's remark.
Julien Boucher ( Director)
I wish you would make it there too, Ti.
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
(nods) Don't worry. I will be there.
Julien and the team cheered at Étienne's approval. Everyone dispersed and Étienne finally went back to his vanity. His makeup artist soon started to remove his makeup while he busied himself with his phone.
He stared at the empty call logs.
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
(mutters) Again no calls.
ÉTIENNE LAURENT🖤
*Other people's wives don't leave them alone and here my wife doesn't leaves her work alone!*
Étienne's makeup artist curiously watched her boss but kept her mouth shut for the sake of his peace of mind. Its better not to talk to him about anything right now. The man looks tired as hell.
Outside the vanity, the people from the film set gathered around like always. A gossip session can never look boring even after working under the scorching heat.
Spot boy
Guys!! Did you all noticed after the shooting got finished the actress stormed away from the set???
Dresser
(noda rapidly) Right!!! I saw it too! Not even Julien Sir bothered to stop her!
Dresser
What happened? Why was she so angry?
Electrician
(whispers) You all really don't know? I heard from the production team that the script writer had to rewrite some scenes where the actors had to get intimate.
Electrician
It is said that Étienne Sir strongly rejected the idea of getting intimate with anyone.
Dresser
(nods) Makes sense after all he is now a married man. But why the actress was though?
Spot boy
(laughs) She must be dreaming of getting a piece of The Étienne Laurent. After all who would leave this opportunity? And she is a new face, scenes like these with big names can actually pave a way for her career.
Electrician
(sighs) Things people do to stay in the industry.
The gossip kept going on while others started to soon pack up and leave.
After all they had to rest well just so they could enjoy the treat their director was going to give them tonight.
But no one knows what actually is going to unfold at the grand Chateau Luxe tonight.
Is it going to be a treat or... Something else.
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