Elder brother's garrison

In order not to cause trouble for Xiaobai and his group's work, the makeup artists quickly packed up their props, said goodbye to Xiaobai and Luming, and left the dressing room amidst a flurry of singing and dancing.

The makeup artists chose a casual outfit for Lu Ming that matched the advertising theme. The outfit was simple yet sophisticated, full of details.

Lu Ming stepped down from the dressing table, gently pinched the fabric at her shoulder, and blushed as she adjusted the position of her clothes.

"How is it?" Lu Ming asked Xiao Bai.

"Great!" Xiaobai gave Luming a thumbs up.

Lu Ming silently accepted Xiao Bai's like, then turned his head to look at himself in the full-length mirror.

Lu Ming is already quite beautiful, and with the makeup artists' skillful touch and a little enhancement, her outstanding beauty was brought out even more perfectly.

However, looking at himself in the mirror, Lu Ming's expression seemed rather indifferent... even forlorn.

"What's wrong, Miss Luming?" Xiaobai looked at Luming curiously. "Don't you like this outfit?"

"No." Lu Ming withdrew her gaze and shook her head at Xiao Bai. The inexplicable look of loneliness quickly disappeared into the depths of her eyes. Lu Ming smiled slightly at Xiao Bai with her usual demeanor, "Time to get back to work."

"Oh! Right!" Xiaobai quickly pulled down the brim of his hat.

Leaving the lounge, the outdoor area was already filled with advertising company staff.

The outdoor advertising company didn't seem to have any doubts about Xiaobai and his group, who were so close to Luming. They accepted Xiaobai and his group as if they were ordinary employees.

Amidst the admiring gazes of others, Lu Ming and Xiao Bai arrived at the center of the photography studio.

In the center of the studio, several cameras were already in place, and the director was making final personnel arrangements and scene control. He had just given the last instruction when he turned around and saw Lu Ming walking over with his men. He immediately patted his behind and came over.

"Ms. Lu Ming! You've come at just the right time! I had just finished setting up the scene when you showed up!" The director respectfully handed the script to Lu Ming. "Ms. Lu Ming, these are the lines we'll be using for the commercial shoot later. They're very simple, just two or three lines. How long would you like to familiarize yourself with them?"

Lu Ming picked up the script and looked down at it. Her lips closed slightly, as if she were reciting her lines silently.

After getting acquainted for a short while, Lu Ming nodded to the director.

"Now you can."

"Oh! That's great! Come on, everyone get in position, let's start filming!" the director shouted, waving his arm at the scene behind him.

Chapter 2429 Strongman Locks Up Male

The director took a few minutes to talk to Lu Ming about the scene. After everything was ready for filming, Lu Ming walked to the center of the set.

The lights come on.

The microphone of the sound pickup device was held high in the air.

One by one, the cameras began to work.

Lu Ming, positioned in the center of the camera, closed her eyes and quickly got into character. After the signal to start filming, Lu Ming recited her lines and, with the help of props, danced gracefully amidst the green hills and clear waters.

Xiao Bai and his group stood outside the camera's field of view, watching Lu Ming, less than ten meters away, change poses and put on an acting show under the camera's lens.

Lu Ming's work attitude is indeed very serious. Even for a short advertisement, which would be something that others could just smile and recite lines to finish filming, Lu Ming tries his best to use his acting skills to match the content of the advertisement with the best possible final product.

"Saratoga." Little White looked at the dancing deer and called softly to Saratoga beside him.

"Hmm?" Saratoga turned his head.

“Miss Luming was attacked with an explosive device on set before,” Xiaobai whispered to Saratoga. “So I thought that the person who wanted to harm Miss Luming might use similar methods. If there is an explosion or other accident on set later, I’ll have to trouble you to be the fastest person here to react and rush to Miss Luming’s side to protect her.”

"Hmm!" Saratoga paused for a moment, but quickly nodded. "Don't worry!"

While Saratoga isn't the fastest ship girl, her physical abilities are among the best. Especially in athletic events like reflexes and instantaneous sprints, Saratoga is known as unbeatable within the naval base. If an accident were to occur on set, provided Saratoga is prepared, even if she's currently several meters away from Shikame, reaching her side and protecting her would be a matter of moments.

Xiao Bai smiled reassuringly at Sara (1) Erling Shan Erlin (7) Si Batoga, and then shifted his gaze to Akagi.

"Akagi, what's the situation on your end? Have the carrier-based aircraft found anyone with suspicious movements?"

"...The area around the filming location is full of crowds of passersby and fans." Akagi shook his head regretfully. "If the enemy insists on hiding in the crowd, there's nothing I can do."

"It's alright, let's keep observing." Xiaobai said to Akagi with a smile, "If you see anyone trying to get past the crowd to get closer to the studio, let me know immediately."

"Ah."

With Akagi and Saratoga as double insurance, Xiaobai finally turned his attention back to Luming.

On the filming location, Lu Ming had finished shooting one commercial. The director was praising Lu Ming's performance effusively. However, after the praise, the director added somewhat awkwardly that although Lu Ming's performance had reached the level of a movie, his endorsement of the product seemed to be lacking. Therefore, he hoped to shoot another take.

Lu Ming readily agreed.

So the director returned to his position under everyone's watchful eyes and reorganized the crew for a second take.

"Three, two, one! Action!"

With the clear commands from the stage manager, Lu Ming, under the camera's lens, began his performance once again.

……

While Lu Ming was filming, the staff near Xiao Bai and his group were talking amongst themselves.

"Miss Lu Ming truly lives up to her reputation as a top movie star; her acting skills are on a completely different level from those of third-tier young idols."

"Is this a problem with acting skills? It's a problem with attitude! Lu Ming can even show 120% professionalism when shooting commercials. A true master always has the heart of an apprentice! I really hope that other celebrities who act like divas from the start will learn from him!"

"Seconded."

"My goddess, ah..."

"Speaking of which, when Miss Luming walked past me just now, she smelled really nice. I'm really curious what brand it is..."

"What's wrong? You want to give it to your girlfriend?"

"Celebrities' perfumes are definitely the kind that cost several hundred yuan per drop, far beyond what we can afford. I'm just curious."

"Indeed, that fragrance is quite alluring."

"..."

The staff's discussion gradually shifted from Lu Ming's performance to the question of what kind of perfume he was wearing that day, and the discussion seemed poised to continue.

After hearing the staff's discussion, Xiaobai smiled.

Akagi, standing next to Xiaobai, picked up her perfume bottle and sprayed it twice at Xiaobai.

"Doesn't Your Majesty have any instructions for me?" Akagi asked Shiro.

"Ah? Oh... that's true." Xiaobai looked at Shenhai Akagi, gazing at her slightly resentful expression, and smiled at her, "Then if anything unexpected happens later, you must make sure Kaga protects you."

Xiaobai's answer didn't surprise Deepsea Akagi much.

"...Sigh." Akagi sighed, "Why did my lord take me out today?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"It seems that I'm causing more trouble than anything else by staying by your side, Master," Akagi asked Shiro. "Today isn't like yesterday, which was just for fun. Since there's special work to do today, wouldn't it be better for an ordinary person like me, who has no fighting ability, to stay at home? Why did you choose to bring me here even though you realized this, Master?"

"So that's what you're worried about." Shiro looked at Akagi Akagi and smiled. "It's because Yamato and the others are at work today, and you'll be lonely if we leave you at home alone—and I've never thought you're causing us any trouble. If I really thought that, why would I keep you by my side all this time?"

"With your words, my lord, I feel much more at ease." Upon hearing this, Akagi's eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction. She happily squeezed the perfume bottle in her hand and then sprayed a few puffs of water mist at Xiaobai.

It happened to be this time.

Lu Ming's second take has also come to an end.

The director excitedly shouted "Cut!", then squatted in front of his monitor and watched eagerly for a while before standing up with a look of excitement on his face.

"Miss Luming! That's fantastic! You shot it absolutely brilliantly! This take is perfect! I can feel it! This is the final effect I wanted—no! It's even better than I imagined!" The director, as if he had just created a masterpiece, shouted happily in Luming's direction. "This take is finished. Miss Luming, please come down and rest for a bit! We'll shoot a few more shots in the next take, and then this advertisement shoot will be a complete success!"

"Wow, that was fast!" Xiaobai looked at the director in surprise. "It's over already?"

"It seems Miss Luming took such good photos," Akagi said.

"Huh? What should we do then? Lure the snake out of its hole?" Saratoga's eyes widened.

"Shh! Saratoga, shh!" Little White quickly reached out and covered Saratoga's mouth. "Don't let anyone hear us."

“Waaaaah, ummumm…” Saratoga nodded quickly.

Everyone quickly looked around.

Fortunately.

Saratoga's voice wasn't loud, and the staff nearby were all focused on Lu Ming, so no one noticed what Saratoga had just said.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Saratoga, really... what if your words scare the prisoner away?" Little White said in a low voice, poking Saratoga's stomach.

"Well……"

Saratoga pouted and lowered her head. She glanced in the direction of the deer's cry and was about to say something when a look of doubt suddenly appeared on her brow.

"Little White!" Saratoga whispered, tugging at Little White's arm and gesturing for him to look in the direction of the deer's cry. "Look over there!"

"Huh? What... eh?" Xiaobai followed Saratoga's gaze and suddenly saw a staff member with a somewhat strange expression standing nervously behind the director, sweating profusely as Luming walked offstage.

Under Xiaobai's gaze, the staff member with the strange expression stared intently at Lu Ming, his throat trembling and his face flushed. His condition stood out among the staff around him.

“That person…” Xiaobai narrowed his eyes and immediately tugged at Saratoga’s arm warily, “Saratoga, watch out for him!”

"Ok!"

"If he tries anything against Miss Luming, stop him immediately!"

"understand!"

Saratoga took a deep breath, her eyes fixed on the staff member whose expression seemed off.

The staff member behaving strangely was unaware of Saratoga's gaze; at that moment, he was only staring at the deer calling down from a distance, as if the deer's call was the only thing in his entire world.

Is this staff member... the criminal in this case?

Xiao Bai looked at the staff member thoughtfully.

Lu Ming quickly returned to the director after stepping off the filming stage. Just as she was about to say something to the director, suddenly, the staff member behind the director, who had been behaving strangely, rushed towards Lu Ming like a spring that had reached its limit of endurance.

"Miss Lu Ming!! I'm your fan! I really like you so much!!!" The staff member roared, kicked the director over, and ran towards Lu Ming with his arms outstretched, as if he wanted to open his arms and press Lu Ming's delicate body down hard to enjoy and ravage her.

A die-hard fan!

Xiao Bai was startled.

At the same time, Saratoga, who was standing in front of Xiaobai, had golden eyes and made a move to intercept the fanatical staff member.

But next second.

Before Saratoga could even start running, a thick, massive arm suddenly emerged from behind the staff member who was attempting to attack the Deer Cry, and strangled him before he could act.

Followed by.

A body as large as a small mountain appeared.

"Ugh ugh ...

boom! ! !

A heavy thud was heard.

The staff member who attempted to attack Luming writhed on the ground, screaming in pain.

Chapter 2430 Gang

It happened very suddenly.

From the moment the staff member with the strange expression attacked Lu Ming to the moment he was grabbed by a thick arm and violently slammed to the ground, only a blink of an eye had passed.

Many of the staff present were unaware of what was happening around them when they saw a staff member being lifted up with his claws outstretched and then slammed onto the concrete ground in front of him with a thud. He then struggled painfully on the ground like a dehydrated octopus.

The crowd stared blankly at the person on the ground for a few moments, then looked up at the person who had made the move.

Where everyone's eyes were focused, a muscular, burly man in a suit stood on the ground. He stared at the man on the ground without saying a word, his face dark. Although he did not move, he exuded the aura of a ferocious beast.

"Hey? Isn't this Miss Luming's manager?"

"What...what did he just do?"

"I vaguely heard that the person who was thrown to the ground tried to sexually assault Miss Luming?"

"Wow?"

"..."

The staff present recognized the man, who was as big as a small mountain, and the filming location immediately became abuzz with discussion.

Despite the crowd's discussion, Lu Ming's manager showed no signs of panic. He simply bent down, reached down with one hand to the collar of the man on the ground, and lifted him up like a chick.

"Director," Lu Ming's agent said to the director while controlling the man.