74 Jewellery (1/2)

After waiting for another ten minutes, both Don and Marissa came out of the production crew's room and went to the living room with cue cards in their hands.

”So production has decided that the first theme for the competition will be- ”Don started and paused briefly so that he could raise the tension of the participants.

”It's Jewelry,” Marissa finished. She had a very impatient personality, so she found it bothersome to pause for a long time for the sake of suspense. In short, she was not fit to host anything. Don glanced at her speechlessly as she continued to explain the rules.

”You will be provided access to a wide range of jewellery, it is upon you to create an advert that is 30-40 seconds long, the best three will be used formally by the Jewelry company and you will be given modelling and part of the production fees. You will also be given an advantage in the next challenge,” Marissa said and gracefully smiled at the camera.

Don had composed himself in time, so he continued to dictate the rules that were set.

”You are only allowed to work individually, however, one other person is allowed to feature in your advert should you feel that there is a need for it. Remember, only one person is allowed. If more than two people appear then you will be disqualified automatically. You can use as much jewellery as you would like, so don't skimp out on them either. But be careful not to appear gaudy. That is not attractive,” Don advised as he directed a pointed gaze to the female models. He knew how easy it was for people to get greedy and go overboard with such things.

”Filming will start in three days, the filming crew will be around to help with filming the commercial, try to submit the plan for the shoot in two days so that the shoot will go smoothly.” Marissa finished.

”We would like to wish you all good luck,” both Don and Marissa said at the same time. After their last statement, the mood instantly became more relaxed.

Marcel knew that they had to stay quiet as they did for the sake of filming, but after listening to what project they will be doing he had quite a number of questions. He immediately raised his hand to ask what he needed to.

”Yes?” Don asked.

”Do we have a budget? And if we end up collaborating with someone else, do we have to pay them? Also, is there a limit to how much the other party contributes to the finished work?” Marcel asked.

”Thank you,” Marcel said after processing what she said and she just nodded in his direction.

”Any other questions?” Don asked, but no one came forward with any more questions.

”You can ask the production team if you have more questions later,” he continued good-naturedly. It was at that moment that Marissa's manager went to say something to the director. Marissa had already sat back down and was observing the people in the house. The CEO had asked her to check if there was anyone here with potential. The thing was, she did see a lot of potential but she just did not want to make any of these young people go through what she had to go through so she was determined not to say anything about it.

She knew that they might end up getting roped into their company anyway because it wasn't like her CEO was blind. She just didn't want to play a part in that scenario.

”We have to go to our next schedule,” her manager came to whisper next to her, and she nodded absentmindedly.